hello this is bbc news. lam i am lewis vaughanjones. the headlines. lam i am lewis vaughanjones. the death toll in italy has seen another dramatic rise — nearly eight hundred people have died in the last 2a hours from coronavirus — the highest total anywhere in the world since the outbreak began. there's been a dramatic rise in the number of deaths in spain too — an increase of more than 300 — bringing the total to more than 1300. more beds, ventilators and thousands of extra staff will be made available from next week — after a deal between nhs england and the nation's independent hospitals. another 56 people with coronavirus have died in the uk, bringing the total of deaths in the country to 233. a senior british government minister has appealed for people to be responsible when shopping — it's estimated £1 billion worth of extra food has been stockpiled. now on bbc news — with exclusive access to two film—makers inside the chinese city of wuhan, our world tells the story

of life under lockdown. wuhan, central china, with a population of 11 million, it is bigger than greater london. this is where the coronavirus outbreak began, last december. injanuary, as it started spreading across china, the government took an unprecedented step, to lockdown wuhan. two residents began to film.

police barricades ring the city. all roads out are shut. lin wenhua, a travel logger,

heads out with his camera. lin has lived in wuhan his whole life and knows the bustling city like the back of his hand, but today it is empty. many factories, offices and shops are closed. the lockdown is a huge gamble to stop the spread of the virus to the rest of china by shutting off wuhan. residents do not know what it

will do to infections within the city and there is no word on when it will end. two dozen people have already died. wuhan central hospital is the epicentre of the outbreak. it is under unprecedented strain. li ting is a nurse in the emergency department. she has been treating patients for several weeks and shared her concerns with her husband, cai kaihai.

but the hospital needs workers like li ting. despite herfears, she believes it is her duty to carry on. the government has shut all public transport — it has paralysed the city. lin wenhua has been contacted by a doctorfriend

with a request for help. even those on the frontline fighting the virus are unable to get to work. lin arranges to pick up his first passenger, a nurse.

after driving several doctors and nurses to work, lin drops in on his friend, lil lil. it is chinese new year.

families often travel across the country to be together at chinese new year. the lockdown was implemented to avoid this epic movement of people and stop the spread of the virus beyond wuhan.

the people's liberation army now arrives in wuhan. construction starts on two new mega hospitals to be run by the military. 40,000 medical workers from around china are drafted in and, to solve the transport problem, the government organises buses and hotels for hospital staff, but doctors have struggled to understand the virus and protect themselves from it. many are becoming infected. cai takes his wife, li ting, to her shift in the emergency department. she is not feeling well. soon after, she calls him.

li ting is told the hospitals do not have space to treat her so, like thousands of others, she is sent home to self quarantine. avoiding infection requires extreme measures.

it has been over a week since the lockdown. new infections have grown by 500%. there are reports that people

with the virus who have stayed at home are infecting their families and neighbours, and that some are dying in their homes but, with hospitals full, the self quarantine policy continues. li ting has now had the virus for five days. but her condition has worsened. cries.

until a bed becomes available, the couple are stuck at home. 10,000 wuhan residents have become infected in the last week. the two new mega hospitals have opened. sports stadiums and conference halls have been converted into giant mass—confinement centres. everyone suspected of having

coronavirus now has to be in hospital. only a country with china's command system could react this fast. lin wenhua is helping to deliver medicine. although there is currently no cure, the government has advised that hiv drugs may help ease the symptoms. hiv patients have donated their drugs to people with the virus who cannot get them through the hospitals.

breathes heavily.

nurse li ting needs to go to hospital. it is the first time she has been out of the house for 12 days.

the doctor is checking her lungs with a ct scan. they have to go home. cai desperately calls the hospitals asking for an available place but no luck. in bed, li ting speaks to him by phone in the next room. the next day, li ting is finally admitted to hospital.

lin has now driven over 1000 miles around wuhan. there are thought to be up to 50,000 volunteers like him. it is a lifeline for the city. but they are exposing themselves to extreme risk.

but lin has finally hit a dead end. in a bid to self isolate, residents have cut off the entrance to their district.

the lockdown has slowed the spread to the rest of china. but in just one month, nearly 50,000 people have become infected in wuhan. now, the government escalates the lockdown. it orders every residential complex must close its gates. cai goes to pick up a delivery. food supplies are now organised by the management of each apartment block. anyone who tries to leave risks being arrested. fewer new infections are now being reported. li ting is still in hospital

but she is finally on the mend. lin wenhua is also now confined to his complex. he is unable to carry on his volunteering work and he is having to miss a big family event.

good evening. if you have been following the weather forecast for

the last few days you would know we have been talking about a lot of dry weather over the weekend. and that certainly is true and has been true today and it will continue tomorrow with high pressure around. in fact, for many this week but for the northwest in particular some very wet and windy weather. the gales is due in for the start of the new week and we could have as much as three to four inches of rain. but elsewhere, for most of us, this should be dry weather with plenty of sunshine but we will pay with some frosty nights and hopefully however we will lose the chilly wind in the next 2a hours. that's been quite keen today, limiting our temperatures in the east coast, and the north sea is at its coldest this time of the year. the result will probably pick up in some parts of england and scotland and we still have our weekend and we still have our weak weather front passing close by to the western northern isles, perhaps giving as a little bit a drizzly rain here and preventing a frost but for most, it is a cold night. a widely frosty night, —5, —6 in scotland.

under that ridge of high pressure. through the course of sunday, hopefully that slips a little bit further southwards we replace that easterly wind and gradually for a southeasterly. so it may not feel quite great out and about to be caught in that wind, but what it will feel like winter first thing the morning with that frost. hopefully that low cloud will lift and break through the day to reveal sunshine. more sunshine for scotland hopefully then today and northern ireland. 0ur weather front is moving away for a time. more sunshine and slightly less when hopefully a equates with feeling warmer if you are out. 0vernight, into monday, it turns bitter again. very little cloud to prevent the temperatures from plummeting in a widespread frost. again it will be a sharp frost in the glens of scotland and —6 and minus seven celsius. the nights are still quite long despite having gone through the spring equinox. a little bit of frost around. possibly increasing amounts of mist and fog as well as we lose those winds.

but by monday, you can see the rain arriving for the highlands and the island. coupled with the strong gale force winds. a very different day here but for the vast majority, a lot of fine and dry weather and we will see more cloud coming in across northern ireland and scotland and eventually some rain working its way to these parts by midweek.

to follow guidance to stay at home, to protect the nhs and save lives. he warns the country is only two to three weeks behind italy — where almost 800 people have died in the past 2a hours. it comes as the nhs has struck an unprecedented deal with england's private hospitals to secure thousands more beds, ventiliators and staff. but there are still concerns that people are failing to heed official advice to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. this is the time in your lifetime whereby your action will