this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 1,228 people have now died from coronavirus in the uk — a rise of 209. this is bbc news with the latest deserted roads and empty parks — headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a top official says the uk 1,228 people have now could face up to six died from coronavirus months of restrictions. in the uk — a rise of 209. over time, probably over the next six months, we will have a three week review. the uk government says all parts we will see where we are going. of the country are now on an emergency footing. we need to keep that lid on and then gradually, we will be able to hopefully adjust some this is an unprecedented step in of the social distancing measures. as italy grapples with the world‘s highest death toll from coronavirus, peace time. we haven't done anything there‘s a severe shortage of medical staff in the north. like this since the second world war. and president trump decides not to impose quarantine on new york 10,000 people in italy have died from the virus — and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday the biggest death toll in the world — but ministers hope infections have we are living in the peak of this epidemia. i believe in one week's

time, ten days maximum, we will see a drop in positive cases. and president trump decides not to impose quarantine on new york and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday that he was considering the move. another 838 people die from coronavirus in spain — marking the country's highest daily number of deaths. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. you're watching a bbc news special. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments globally and here in britain. the uk government has said all parts of the country are now on an "emergency footing",

as the pandemic continues. at the latest downing street briefing, it was announced that millions of items of personal protective equipment were being delivered to nhs staff. across europe, the number of people killed by the virus has risen to more than 20,000. italy has seen the most deaths from coronavirus and the country's deputy health minister says he believes italy is currently experiencing the peak of the outbreak. elsewhere, australia is reporting a decline in the rate of infections. in south korea, everyone arriving from overseas will have to undergo two weeks of quarantine. the country has nearly 10,000 confirmed cases. let's listen to what the uk's communities secretary robertjenrick had to say about the country's response to the pandemic at a press briefing a little earlier. we haven't done anything like this since the second world war. this means we are establishing strategic coordination centres

across the whole country. each centre is led by gold commanders. we're bringing together senior members of the emergency services, the police, the fire service, the ambulance service, with local authorities and the nhs to lead communities through this challenging period. mrjenrick also said health care workers will get the personal protective equipment they need. we have a clear plan to ensure that those serving this country at this time have the right equipment. we have established a national supply distribution response team supported by members of the armed forces and other emergency services who are working around the clock to deliver the equipment to the people who need it most. 170 million masks, 32.8 million gloves, 13.7 million aprons. 182,000 gowns.

almost 10 million items of cleaning equipment. and 2.3 million pairs of eye protectors. all delivered to 58,000 nhs trusts and health care settings including gp surgeries, pharmacies, and community providers. that was the communities secretary robertjenrick. at that same news conference, england's deputy chief medical officer has said it could be up to six months before life in the uk returns to "normal". it would be foolish of us to start something one day and assume that it was going to have an impact the next. for all of us, was going to have an impact the next. forall of us, it was going to have an impact the next. for all of us, it has taken quite some time to get used to this new way of living, to ensure that we

practise social distancing and we to that. as a population, we have evidence that we are getting better at that. people are staying at home 01’ as at that. people are staying at home or as they should, they are using transport less and they are only going to work when it is essential. those measures have now been in place solidly for a week or two. we need another couple of weeks to see that through. as i mentioned earlier, the issue of the three weeks is for us to review where we are and see if we have had an impact jointly on the slope of that curve. but to make it clear to the public, if we are successful, we will have squashed the top of that curve, which is brilliant, but we must not then suddenly revert to our normal way of living. that would be dangerous. if we stop then, all of oui’ dangerous. if we stop then, all of our efforts will be wasted and we could potentially see a second peak. so over time, probably the next six months, we will have a three week review and see where we are going. we need to keep the lid on and then

gradually, we will hopefully be able to adjust some of the social distancing measures and gradually get us all back to normal. so i think three weeks for review, two or three months to see whether we have really squashed it, but about three to six months ideally and lots of uncertainty in that, but then to see at what point we can get back to normal. it is plausible that it could go further than that, we just need to wait to see how successful we have been. and of course, the bottom line is, keep practising good social distancing because we will manage it quicker and better between us. another worker in england's health service has died after testing positive for coronavirus. 55—year—old amged el—hawrani died in hospital in leicester. he worked as an ear, nose and throat surgeon at the queen's hospital burton. in a statement his family said he was "a loving and much—loved husband, son, father, brother, and friend". they went on to say "his greatest passions were his family and his profession,

and he dedicated his life to both". england's deputy chief medical officer also spoke at the news conference — our political correspondent chris mason has been giving me more details on what she had to say. perhaps the most explicit setting out of a likely timeline in terms of the impact on our day—to—day lives and movement suggests that over a six—month period there might be a turning on and off of the restrictions we have got used to. she was at pains to point out a distinction between that and a lockdown for the full period of time but the expectation from her at least being you would not be able to suddenly liberalise things in a couple of weeks, that there is a time lag so when you institute a measure it takes a couple of weeks to work out whether it has had the right effect and she thought the next 2—3 months you would need to, as she put it, be seen to keeping the lid on the growth of the number of cases

and then adjust gradually try to ensure that the peak of cases is kept as low as possible. that is key to ensure that at any one point in time, the nhs can cope. at the end, from dr harries, saying right now there is plenty of capacity in the nhs to cope, despite the news we have received about the number of deaths which has risen to 1,228 in the uk. and another thing from the communities secretary, the infrastructure is being put in place to help the most vulnerable, those shielding themselves from society for a period of at least 12 weeks, particularly those who might not have people to collect medicine on their behalf or deliver food. these parcels, food parcels provided by the government via infrastructure involving the nhs, local authorities and army, the first 50,000 are due to be sent out by the end of this week.

a relatively small number in the context of 1.5 million people who are shielding, but i suspect many who are shielding will have made arrangements locally or with family to receive what they need. clearly, a huge effort to the government is putting in place to try to ensure those in england get what they need. i suspect we will get similar announcements from scotland, wales and northern ireland. the italian deputy health minister, pierpaolo sileri, says he believes italy is currently experiencing the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. more than 10,000 people have died there — the highest death toll anywhere in the world. he told the bbc that the country might see a drop in the death rate in a week or ten days‘ time. mr sileri was speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr. i believe the lockdown starts to work, we started the lockdown in the middle of march.

we started with the first lockdown between the 8th and 9th of march. so we obviously need to wait at least 1a, 17 or 18 days after that to see the reduction in the number of infected people. over the last few days, we had an increase of infection. this was due to the increase of the swabs being performed. so we are searching more and we have more results of positive people, mainly without symptoms. sorry, can i ask you to explain exactly what has changed, do you think? over the last two or three days, we started to do more swabs, especially to trace... testing more? we are testing more, exactly. and obviously when you test more, you may find more positive people and this will explain the increased

number of positives that we found over the last two days. but i believe that we are living in the peak of this epidemia. i believe that in one week's time, ten days maximum, we will see a drop of positive cases. the number of coronavirus fatalities in spain rose by 838 overnight — marking the country's highest daily rise in deaths. 6,500 people have now died from the virus in spain, and there are just under 80,000 confirmed infections. it's one of europe's ha rdest—hit countries, but spanish health officials say the virus there could be near its peak. the government are going to approve these new restrictions. they will come into force from tomorrow. they will mean that, essentially,

nonessential workers — these are, for instance, construction workers, postal workers, people working on production lines which don't relate to the epidemic, for instance, car workers. some opticians and even people running shops that are not related to food. they will not be allowed to go to work for the next two weeks and will have to stay at home. the government is saying that they are cheered to some extent by the fact that the number of cases is beginning to level out. however, when you speak to doctors in hospitals, they say, well, that may be what the government is saying, but it seems that, actually, the problem is that not enough people are being tested, because there's a there's a shortage of testing kits. so the real picture may not be quite so optimistic. syria has confirmed its first death from coronavirus. the united nations has said all parties in the war—torn country

must stop fighting ‘to avoid further catastrophe‘ — calling coronavirus a ‘deadly threat‘. the world health organization says syria‘s health system has been acutely weakened by years of conflict in the country. india‘s prime minister, narendra modi, has asked for his country‘s forgiveness after imposing a sweeping coronavirus lockdown that he said had hurt millions of the country‘s poor. in his weekly radio address, he apologised for the impact of the three—week lockdown, but said india was in a life and death battle. translation: first of all, let me seek forgiveness from all countrymen. my conscience tells me that you will definitely forgive me, as i had to take certain decisions which have put you in a lot of difficulty. especially when i look at my poor brothers and sisters,

i definitely feel they must be thinking, "what kind of prime minister is this who has placed us in this difficulty?" i especially seek their forgiveness. possibly, many will be angry at me for being locked in their homes. i understand your troubles, but there was no other way to wage a war against coronavirus. for a country like india, with a population of 1.3 billion, it is a battle of life and death and we have to win it. meanwhile, pressure has been growing on the uk government to bring back british nationals stranded in india after all international flights were cancelled there. my colleague, reeta chakrabarti, spoke to amanda mcgorry from oxford. she‘s in rishikesh in northern india and appealed to the british government to help her get back home.

i know there is a big noise being made by the media and social media, but the government doesn‘t seem to be listening. i saw the briefing this morning, i don‘t know which minister it was, i get confused because they seem to change. but they said there were no immediate plans and they were encouraging all uk citizens to return home as soon as they could. we can‘t. i wish we could, but we have no way of doing it. we are stuck, and there are people all over india having a terrible time. i am relatively safe here. the people at this school are lovely and are looking after me for 110w. lovely and are looking after me for now. but people are having a tough time elsewhere. they have been thrown out of their accommodation. we are not welcome. and there are people on the streets who are running out of food. some indians are having trouble finding food and water, but so are the tourists. i know of a chap who was beaten with a

stick by a policeman for walking down the street. and if the virus ta kes down the street. and if the virus takes hold here, this is not somewhere i want to be. it is a wonderful but overcrowded country, with a groaning infrastructure and health service. it sounds a very difficult situation. how are you keeping yourself going? well, i am still doing the course. there are only three of us left on it, but we are sticking at it. and that‘s it. it's are sticking at it. and that‘s it. it‘s tough. 0bviously, are sticking at it. and that‘s it. it‘s tough. obviously, we are all really concerned. this is your moment to issue your message to the british government. what do you want from them? i would like to be rescued. can they please send planes, can i talk to the indian

authorities and organise airlines or the raf, just organise planes to get us the raf, just organise planes to get us out? the situation is getting worse, not better. and people are in dire straits, having a very uncomfortable time. i am very concerned and i really want to come home, please. us president donald trump has backed away from imposing a quarantine on new york and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday that he was considering the move. instead, residents are being "strongly advised" against non—essential travel. freya cole has more. new york city. home to more than 8.5 million people, now a dangerous hotspot for the spread of disease. there are more than 53,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the city alone.

across the entire state, more than 700 people have died. president trump told reporters he was considering a two—week quarantine to stop the spread in new york and two other states, but just hours later, he backed away from the idea, saying on the recommendation of the white house coronavirus task force and upon consultation with the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut, "i have asked the cdc to issue a strong travel advisory". effective immediately, the centers for disease control and prevention urged residents in the three states to stop all nonessential domestic travel for 1h days. it says the advice does not apply to employees of critical infrastructure industries, including trucking, public health, financial services and food supply. the idea of an enforced quarantine had outraged some city leaders, who feared it would paralyse the economy and cause mass confusion. i didn‘t speak to him about any quarantine. i haven‘t had this conversation. i don‘t even know what that means.

the united states now has the highest number of cases in the world. some medical workers say they no longer feel safe. they are pleading with residents to do the right thing and stay at home. south korea says it will quarantine all new arrivals from overseas for a fortnight. officials say half of all new confirmed cases in recent days have been diagnosed in people who have come into the country. 0ur correspondent, laura bicker, was at incheon airport as a flight arrived from london. this setup is all about protecting south korea from a fresh outbreak of coronavirus. all arrivals from europe will be tested at one of the stations. there are eight of them, all standing by. over the last few days, around half of all south korea‘s new coronavirus cases have

come from overseas. many of them from europe. and that is one of the reasons why everyone is being tested. to wait for the results, you are taken on a bus to a residential centre and get your results in about 12 hours. these testing centres are outside, but others within the country, you get these sort of plastic phone booth—type testing centres, where you can walk in and be tested in a matter of minutes. before you arrive here into this area, you go through a series of checks. a temperature check, then you have to fill in all your contact details and they verify that. all arrivals have to download this application on their mobile phone, a quarantine app, and have to fill in their symptoms for 1h days while they are in self—isolation. if they fail to do so, the authorities will track them down. when it comes to self—isolation, the government has said that anyone who breaks these rules,

if south korean, will be fined, and if you are a foreigner you will be deported. the latest measure that they have introduced is that all passengers coming in on flights must pass a temperature check. if they don‘t, they will not be allowed on the flight. now, the south korean authorities are coming under increasing pressure to close their borders. people here feel like their own outbreak has been dealt with. the one thing they are worried about now is people coming from outside the country and reintroducing this virus. a fresh cluster could emerge. let me bring you some breaking news. i‘m afraid this is more deaths, updates of the latest figures. for anyone whose family is affected by this, it is a painful reminder of news they have had in the last 2a hours. first of all to dublin, where the republic of ireland says ten more patients have died. that brings

in the republic the number of deaths to 46, in the republic the number of deaths to a6, according to their department of health, 200 more confirmed cases who are now with or have had the infection. to give a complete picture from the island of ireland, 600 people with coronavirus died in northern ireland in the previous 2a hours. 86 new cases were reported in northern ireland on sunday. the number of confirmed cases stands at a10. scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon has confirmed that another 139 people have tested positive for covid—19 in the last 2a hours — taking the number of confirmed cases to 1,38a. she said one more person had also died of the virus — making the total number of deaths there now a1. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow. she gave us the latest on the coronavirus situation in scotland a little earlier. the first minister spoke earlier this afternoon,

the first weekend of lockdown in scotland. she acknowledged that this has been a weekend like no other. she also said there will be many weekends like this. they are talking about possibly 13 weeks that there may be some restrictions in place. she acknowledged that this is going to be extremely difficult, but she also said it's essential to save lives. another thing she talked about was the provision of personal protective equipment, for hospitals, social care and for gps. she wanted medics on the front line to know that they are available and they are being distributed. an area of concern that has, i know, been expressed in recent days is around provision of personal protective equipment for those on the front line of our health and care services,

so i can confirm today some new steps to improve even further the supply of ppe for those who are working on the front line. over the past four to six weeks, around 3a million items of ppe have been delivered to hospitals across scotland that are providing care for covid—19 patients and other conditions. in addition, all health boards now have a single point of contact to manage local ppe supply and distribution and that should help to ensure that the right equipment reaches the people who need it. she also talked about the increased capacity for testing for covid—19. at the moment she said around 800 people per day are being tested, and in scotland they plan to increase this to 3,000 per day. that will initially be with key workers for the nhs, anyone who is isolating at the moment, if they test negative for covid—19, then they would be able to go back to work. she also talks about the volunteering programme

which will be launched this week. it will be called scotland cares, which is to take pressure off the nhs and others who might be able to help within the community. nicola sturgeon acknowledged the death rate in scotland is relatively low, though there was one further death in the last za hours, but she also said no level of death is acceptable. she said the focus in the next few weeks will be to reduce the number of deaths and her message remains the same to the people of scotland, to stay at home. 0ur correspondent, alexandra mckenzie. let‘s end on a more positive note. football and live music are two essential parts of life in spain and the coronavirus has put them both on hold. to lift spirits, the country‘s football league, la liga, has held a live virtual music festival to raise money for hospitals. the proceeds from the four—hour concert will be used to buy medical supplies,

which are running low across spain. good to see the spirit of cooperation is alive and well all over the world. thank you to viewers of the bbc internationally, who leave us at this moment. you‘re watching bbc news with me, shaun ley. in the past few hours we‘ve been hearing from the communities secretary robertjenrick, who‘s been giving the government‘s daily news conference in downing street about the coronavirus outbreak. as of 9am today, 127,737 people have 110w as of 9am today, 127,737 people have now been tested for the virus. 108,215 have tested negative. 19,522 have tested positive. of those who have tested positive. of those who have contracted the virus, 1228 have

sadly died. the virus is indiscriminate. it doesn‘t matter who you are, where you are or how old you are. we each have a part to play by staying at home, protecting the nhs and helping to save lives. we all have a duty to one another to keep everyone safe. so today i would like to give you two updates before answering questions. the first is on the plans that i have put in place to ensure that every corner of the country can confront the coronavirus epidemic. second is on the government is doing to shield the most vulnerable people in society. 0n the first question, i have put in

place in all parts of the country procedures to ensure that everywhere can be ready to move forward together. all parts of the country are now on an emergency footing. this is an unprecedented step in peacetime. we haven‘t done anything like this since the second world war. this means that we are establishing strategic coordination centres across the country. each centres across the country. each centre is led by gold commanders. we are bringing together senior members of the emergency services, the police, the fire service, the ambulance service, with local authorities and the nhs to lead communities through this challenging period, from cornwall to cumbria. we have embedded within each of these groups members of the armed forces

including some of the finest military planners in the world. these groups are planning the local response to the virus. using their expertise, theirjudgment response to the virus. using their expertise, their judgment and response to the virus. using their expertise, theirjudgment and their leadership to ensure a comprehensive, coordinated and consistent response across the country. one issue that they have been helping us to coordinate and about which i know there is a lot of concern is the provision of personal protection equipment. we simply cannot and should not ask people to be on the front line without the right protective equipment. we have a clear plan to ensure that those serving this country at this time have the right equipment. we have established a national supply distribution response team and they

are supported now by members of the armed forces and other emergency services who are working around the clock to deliver the equipment to the people who need it most. 170 million masks, a2.8 million gloves, 13.7 million aprons, 182,000 gowns and 2.3 million pairs of eye protectors, all delivered to 58,000 nhs trusts and health care settings including gp surgeries, pharmacies and community providers. every single gp practice, dental practice and community pharmacy has had a ppe delivery. all care homes, hospices

and home care providers have or will shortly receive a delivery. to nhs and social care workers, all those who rely on this equipment and to theirfamilies who rely on this equipment and to their families and loved who rely on this equipment and to theirfamilies and loved ones watching this afternoon, we understand and we will not stop until we have got you the equipment that you need. this weekend it has been turning colder and this afternoon, you were lucky to get to 9 degrees, feeling much more like winter. high pressure has been in charge, an unusually strong area of high pressure sitting just to the west of the british isles, the winds around high pressure flow in a clockwise direction so that has been drawing some very cold air down from the

north and talking of those wins, they have been pretty brisk and that has accentuated the chilly feel. while it stays quite blustery to tonight, those winds will ease. cloud around, some showers for northern and eastern scotland and eastern england. temperatures are tending to hover around freezing and sums spots may be a touch below. a frost locally for some. tomorrow, fairly large amounts of cloud, some sunny spells but also showers across northern and eastern parts of the uk, possibly going over the midlands and into wales. still quite windy but not as windy as it has been, so it is feeling a little bit less close than it might cold. temperatures below average for the year. monday and tuesday, the area of high pressure starts to slip its way southwards and that will allow the airto way southwards and that will allow the air to come from somewhere slightly different, the air is starting to come in from the atla ntic starting to come in from the atlantic and this doesn‘t mean any kind of heatwave or anything like

that, but it is just going to feel a little bit less cold, you can see the temperatures of nine or 10 degrees, large amounts of cloud again, some sunny degrees, large amounts of cloud again, some sunny spells and the odd shower. for many of us, wednesday is a similarday shower. for many of us, wednesday is a similar day particularly across england, wales and northern ireland. in scotland, the week where the front will be bringing some showery rain from the north and the temperatures will be between nine and 11 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, the area of high pressure continues to retreat, low— pressure high pressure continues to retreat, low—pressure dives close to the north of the uk and its frontal system will push southwards bringing some rain until snow across scotland, some colder air trying to dig back in from the north but by the end of the week, it looks like milderair the end of the week, it looks like milder air will win out. so, the end of the week, it looks like milderairwillwin out. so, aftera chilly start to the week, we will see some rain and snow in the north, drier further south and turning milder further south.

the uk could face up to six months of restrictions, says a top official, to help control the spread of coronavirus. deserted roads and empty parks... as the death toll exceeds 1200, the deputy chief medical officer for england said we could be in for the long haul. 0ver over time, probably over the next six months, we will have a three week review. we will see where we are going. we need to keep the lid on and gradually we will be able to hopefully adjust some of the social distancing measures. this afternoon the nhs announce the death of an ear, nose and throat consultant from the coronavirus. also this evening... they‘re our masks, that we‘re desperate for,

and hoping for a supply very soon. the care workers who say they‘re vulnerable — because face masks, gloves and hand sanitisers are being diverted to the nhs. as italy grapples with the world‘s highest death toll from coronavirus, there‘s a severe shortage of medical staff in the north. and the oldest man in the world and the uk‘s oldest woman both celebrate their 112th birthdays. good evening. there‘s a warning tonight that the coronavirus crisis will get worse before it gets better, with england‘s deputy chief medical 0fficer saying it could take up to six months before life in the uk returns to normal. the government has now confirmed more than 200 people have died since yesterday.

the vast majority of deaths are in england, with over 1,000 fatalities, followed by a8 in wales, a1 in scotland and a total of 21 deaths in northern ireland. 0ur science editor, david shukman, has the latest. the stark reality of fighting coronavirus, from this park in leeds, one of the biggest in europe, now almost deserted, to trafalgar square in london, usually crowded. evidence of social distancing in action. but we won‘t know how well it‘s working for two to three weeks. in this critically important time, the prime minister borisjohnson, himself infected, has been chairing meetings whilst in sci—fi summation. he‘s written a letter to be sent to 30 million homes across the uk, in which there is a stark message: it‘s important for me to level with you, he says. we know things will get worse before they get better. but we are making the right preparations,

he says, and the more we all follow the rules, the fewer lives will be lost and the sooner life can return to normal. but the signs are that won‘t come soon. the daily briefing at number ten made that very clear. 0ver at number ten made that very clear. over time, probably over the next six months, we will have a three week review and see how it going. we need to keep that lid on and then hopefully we will be able to adjust some of the social distancing measures and gradually get us all back to normal. i think three weeks for review, two or three months to see if we have really squashed it, but about 3—6 months ideally, and lots of uncertainty in that, but then to see at which point we can actually get back to normal. that idea of a long hallway is echoed by scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon. 13 weeks is likely to be the kind of period we have to have

measures in place. of course, we will continue to keep under review the type of measures and we will not keep measures in place for any longer than we have to do. all this ona longer than we have to do. all this on a painful day made worse by the loss of an ent surgeon, dr adil el tayar. confirmed to have died of covid—19, he passed away at glenfield hospital in leicester. he‘d been volunteering in a&e. in a statement, his son said... we have had confirmation of the very sad death of an ent surgeon, what do you think that says, what message does it send to nhs staff on the front line? i'm very saddened by the fa ct front line? i'm very saddened by the fact one of our professional colleagues has passed away. it clearly is a worrying event. it is

worrying for the nation because it's another death are now statistics, it's another loss to a family and it will be a loss to an nhs family, as well. once again, a reminder of the incredible importance of everyone making an effort to stop the spread of the virus. a slow and difficult process. david shukman, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is at westminster for us tonight. we have had today a clearer picture of what life might look like for us for the next few months. that is right. i think the most explicit setting out yet of the possible timeline in the coming months now from the deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england. from the deputy chief medical officer for england. and from the deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england. and a from the deputy chief medical officer for england. and a sense that things will take a long time to return to normal. it could be 0ctober. now, it could be sooner than that, it could take longer than that. explicitly, doctorjenny harris did not say we would have to adjust to being in this current

state for all of that time, but that there measures that were put in place a week ago will have to be removed very, very gradually, to ensure there is an sudden spate of cases a couple of weeks after that. so what we now know is that this virus is going to have profound effects for a day—to—day lives for quite some time to come, affecting oui’ quite some time to come, affecting our income, the education of our children, our capacity to move around the country, our ability to see our relatives. this is going to be quite some slog. ok, thank you. chris mason, our political correspondent. some care workers, supporting the most vulnerable people, say they are running out of protective equipment for frontline staff dealing with patients during the coronavirus outbreak. they have called on the government to provide more supplies — including face masks, gloves, and hand sanitiser. with many orders diverted to the nhs, some care providers have had to ask for donations from local businesses, as our home editor, mark easton, reports.

these are masks that we are desperate for an hoping for a supply very soon. as i say, our mask order has been delayed. they are down to one 01’ has been delayed. they are down to one or two days of protective masks at this care home in northampton. supplies of hand gel are running low, too. desperate staff fear they won‘t be able to protect vulnerable residents from a virus that might well kill them. there masks that we are using, we‘re not sure how to prioritise who has a mask first or which service user we go to that has a mask. so we are managing at the moment but we don‘t know where our next apply would come from. the company that runs the centre has repeatedly ordered new masks for their 2000 carers across the uk but supplies have told them the protection equipment has been diverted to the nhs. we are really down to the bare bones now with masks and gel in terms of supplies. and we are desperate, really, to try and get some more equipment through quickly so our care staff can be

fully protected and delivered the important service that they do. the government says it‘s working around the clock to give the social care sector the equipment and support it needs the english local authorities have written to the health secretary to say supplies are not reaching the front line. councils across england are so front line. councils across england are so worried about the shortage of masks for carers that they are appealing to a closed nail bars, construction firms, anyone who has got supplies to consider donating them to social services. mr ali died a few days ago after he tested positive for the virus in a london ca re positive for the virus in a london care home. 0nly positive for the virus in a london care home. only a handful were able to attend his burial. the family say more should have been done to protect him. anyone who has family ina care protect him. anyone who has family in a care setting should make the effort of talking to the care home. really should find out what measures are in place so that they left ones are in place so that they left ones are being cared for. this man who

has parkinson‘s and advanced dementia need carers for times a day at his home. his wife as they arrive on public transport without masks to protect him or themselves. they have to go within two metres of him and there is no protection. they could be asymptomatic but contagious and give it to him. if he gets it... i doubt he‘d survive, to be honest. this is ourdining doubt he‘d survive, to be honest. this is our dining room... the government says every social care provider will get their supplies they need and denies the health services being prioritised but this isa services being prioritised but this is a sector that has long felt it has played second fiddle to the nhs. mark easton, bbc news. the head of italy‘s coronavirus response team has told the bbc there is now a severe shortage of medical staff in the north of the country — the area worst hit by the pandemic. doctors and nurses from across the country are being asked to volunteer to work there. there have now been almost 11,000 deaths from covid—19 in italy, with over 97,000 confirmed infections. jean mackenzie sent this report.

they have come from around the world to serve on the front line of this crisis. doctors from russia, cuba and now albania and from every corner of italy, too. i just finished from the hospital after 12 hours. i‘m so tired! finished from the hospital after 12 hours. i'm so tired! giuseppe has never worked in an emergency room, he only qualified last year, but he‘s left his home in sicily for a field hospital at the epicentre. why did you decide to travel to work up here? the emergency was here and it‘s still here and so i‘m here to get my contribution, my little contribution, and help my colleagues. the force at which this virus struck the north of italy has left exposed. 300 doctors were flown in from different parts of the country last week but this wasn‘t nearly enough. the situation in the

north is so acute, so many doctors and nurses have fallen sick now that the government is appealing to people from all over the country to travel up there and help. the north is still in a deep crisis. we have a shortage of specialised people in the health sector because they have been contaminated. so, of course, more of them now are observing a quarantine period. with 4000 nurses now infected, hundreds more are being drafted in over the next two days. simona is one of them. customer growth the hospital, its full. and so crowded. all the people that were hit by that virus like a

train, likea that were hit by that virus like a train, like a tornado. it's terrible. tonight, there‘s been an improvement. the rate of new infections and deaths is slightly down but make no mistake, this country is still in crisis, with a long, hard fight ahead. jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome. in spain, the number of coronavirus fatalities rose by 838 overnight — marking the country‘s highest daily rise in deaths. much of the country remains in lockdown. 6,500 people have now died from the virus there, and there are just under 80,000 confirmed infections. it‘s one of europe‘s hardest hit countries, but spanish health officials say the virus there could be near its peak. the us government‘s leading infectious disease expert, dr anthony fauci, says at least 100,000 americans will be killed by the virus — and possibly up to twice that number. some cities, including new york, have warned that they may soon run out of medical supplies.

the latest figures show there‘ve been 237 more deaths in new york state over the past 2a hours. and if you want a reminder of the restrictions the government has introduced, you can find a full list of them on the bbc news website. the senior lawyer who represented alex salmond during his recent trial for sexual assault has been recorded making highly derogatory comments about him. mr salmond, the former first minister of scotland, was cleared of all charges last week after nine women made complaints about him. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. gordonjackson represented alex salmond in court and celebrated with him outside as he was acquitted of 13 charges of sexual assault. during the trial, he was secretly recorded on a train talking loudly about his client. he‘s heard using the term "sex pest" but goes on to say that‘s not

what he is charged with. there is a strict court order protecting the anonymity of the nine women who made allegations against mr salmond yet gordonjackson can be had naming two of them in public. all of the women have signed a joint letter in which they described the trial as traumatic and say they were devastated by the verdict. gordon jackson calls one of the complainers "a flake" and described how he planned to discredit her during the trial. he also says he thinks alex salmond was a nightmare to work for when he was first minister. gordonjackson has referred himself to the scottish legal complaints commission and said in a statement he does not regard alex salmond as a sex pest. sarah smith, bbc news. now, to reach a 100—years—old is quite a milestone. but to reach 112 is even more astonishing. well today, not one, but two people in britain are having their 112th birthdays. bob weighton from hampshire and joan hocquard from dorset,

were born on the same day in 1908. bob is now also believed to be the oldest living man in the world. duncan kennedy reports. they are britain‘s oldest man and woman. bob weighton and joan hocquard. incredibly, both 112—years—old today. bob from hampshire is now also the world‘s oldest living man. born on the 29th march 1908, he‘s seen everything but never coronavirus, which means only his family and carers can get close for his birthday. corona... ..virus around. who knows what‘s going to happen? certainly, there will be no parties, there‘ll no special visitors. i don‘t know.

joan? joan did have a little party. she‘s also in quarantine with her young partner, ken, who‘s a mere 92. but it wasn‘t always like that. joan‘s early life was in london and africa. speaking last year at her home in poole, she looked back on her school days. i was very naughty. very naughty! laughter. 0nce, two of us went down to the town. yes. to the shops. and with our green uniform, they recognised us! although joan and bob live in neighbouring counties, they‘ve never met. but they do share one enduring philosophy that‘s so relevant for today. even in adversity, they say, family and friends are at the heart of everything. duncan kennedy, bbc news.

neither has a secret to longevity but bob says the best thing is to keep life simple. i've learned how to ta ke keep life simple. i've learned how to take things as they come, i guess. yeah. and trust that all will be well. and it usually has been! all well with bob and joan. 112 today. duncan kennedy, bbc news. amazing, are very happy birthday to them both. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with the late news. hello i‘m katie shanahan with the latest sports news.

we‘ll start with news from formula one as they are considering cutting down a race weekend to two days instead of three, and letting the season run through untiljanuary next year. that‘s according to ferrari boss, mattea binotto. already this year f1 has seen the first eight races cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. with all the details, here‘s the bbc‘sjennie gow. the formula 1 world championship could go into january of 2021, that is according to ferrari boss. eight races have already been called off, the british grand prix due to take place injuly the british grand prix due to take place in july is the british grand prix due to take place injuly is one of the next to be under threat. but, place injuly is one of the next to be underthreat. but, he place injuly is one of the next to be under threat. but, he said that the teams are in constant dialogue with formula 1, they could have at least three races injanuary with formula 1, they could have at least three races in january and could change the format of a race weekend as well. currently, the seasonis weekend as well. currently, the season is due to end on the 29th of november. italy‘s sports minister is planning to extend the country‘s ban

on all matches and competitions until the end of april. the lockdown currently taking place is due to expire on friday. but italian health experts say, they still need to continue to reduce the spread of the virus, which will probably last weeks beyond that... vinchenzo spadafora said that talks about restarting serie a on 3rd may were unrealistic, with some clubs like lazio and napoli pushing to restart training as soon as this week... the sports minister says that he‘s hoping serie a officials will show "a serious desire to change." juventus‘ players, including cristiano ronaldo and manager, maurizio sarri have agreed for their pay to be stopped for four months to save the club over £80 million during this coronavirus pandemic. now much of europe is in lockdown, but belarus is one of the few countries which hasn‘t imposed any strict measures related to the coronavirus outbreak. it‘s president alexander lukashenko has controversially suggested that playing ice hockey is an “anti—virus remedy.“ he also said "it‘s better to die standing on your feet than to live

on your knees." lukashenko took part in a match with his presidential hockey team yesterday and even managed to provide an assist for a goal. many athletes around the world are coming to terms with there not being an olympic games in tokyo this summer. instead, they‘ll have to wait until next year to perform on the global stage. at the 2016 olympics, rugby 75 made it‘s debut at the tournament, with team gb winning silver. earlier i spoke to england rugby 75 player, alex davis, who admits, that he was gutted to hear that the games had been postponed, especially after just returning from injury are 1a months out. it felt quite inevitable, i guess it was going to be postponed at some point, wejust weren‘t was going to be postponed at some point, we just weren‘t really sure to what extent, would itjust be postponed by a year, would be cancelled, there was a lot of uncertainty around that but, i guess it is very saddening to not be able

to look forward to the summer 0lympics, representing team gb, but obviously for the health of everyone around the world it was the right decision and it gives us all another year to get decision and it gives us all another yearto get in decision and it gives us all another year to get in the best shape possible and to perform on the global stage next year. engand rugby sevens players are finding other ways of keeping themselves entertained and showing their support during this crisis. alex davis is now rounding up the rugby and sporting community to help raise money for the nhs. the fundraiser is called shave, donate, nominate on instagram with rugby players from england 7s, bath, saracens and sale sharks, plus members of the public to help raise money for nhs charities during this covid—19 pandemic. that‘s all of the sport. there‘s plenty more on the bbc sport website. bye for now. hello good evening. 0ver

hello good evening. over the last week we have had some signs of spring, from the weather. temperatures have got up to 19 degrees earlier in the week but not s0 degrees earlier in the week but not so this weekend, it has been turning colder and this afternoon, you were lucky to get to 9 degrees, feeling much more like winter. high pressure has been in charge and an unusually strong area of high pressure sitting just at the west of the british isles, the winds around eye pressure flow in a clockwise direction so that has been drawing some very cold airdown that has been drawing some very cold air down from the north. the winds have been pretty brisk which is accentuated the chilly feel. while it stays quite blustery through tonight, the winds will ease to some extent. large amounts of cloud around and showers for north—eastern scotla nd around and showers for north—eastern scotland and east england. temperatures tend to hover around freezing, some spots may be a touch below, so a frost locally for some into tomorrow morning. through tomorrow, another day of large amounts of cloud, sunny spells but

also showers, across northern and eastern parts of the uk, potentially over the midlands and into wales. still quite windy, not as windy as it has been so feeling a little bit less cold. temperatures are still below par for this less cold. temperatures are still below parfor this time less cold. temperatures are still below par for this time of year, nine to 11 degrees. monday and tuesday, the area of high pressure sta rts tuesday, the area of high pressure starts to slip southwards and that will allow the air to come from somewhere slightly different. the air starting to come in off the atlantic. this doesn‘t mean any kind of heatwave or anything like that but it is just going to feel a little bit less cold. you can see there‘s temperatures, nine or 10 degrees, large amounts of cloud again and some sunny spells, just the odd shower. for many others, wednesday is a similar day, a bit of a change for scotland, a week where the front bringing some showery rain in from the north and again, there‘s temperatures between nine and 11 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, the area of high pressure continues to retreat, low— pressure pressure continues to retreat, low—pressure dives to the north of the uk and this frontal system will

push southwards bringing some rain until snow across scotland. some colder air trying to dig back in from the north but by the end of the week, it looks like milder air will win out. after a chilly start to the week, we will see some rain and snow in the north, drierfurther south 00:59:16,903 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and turning milder later on.