this is bbc news. let's go i'm not to the white house where the president is speaking. your governor is doing a greatjob in newjersey. they got hit very hard for some i just want to say that the full power of the american government and american enterprise, this is an all out military operation that we have waged. and especially over the last number of weeks, 50 states and territories have not been approved for major disaster declarations which is very unusual. thanks to the army corps of engineers, new york city's javits centre is one of the

largest hospitals in the united states. it is designated for treatment of the virus, patients and staff by hundreds of federal medical personnel deployed from two army hospital units and they are doing a greatjob. this is something that we didn't expect to do but they need to help in new york and we sent federal troops. not only trips, we sent also very talented doctors, nurses, first responders who are now running javits. also as you know, the usns comfort which is a new york, there has been a wad of publicity about the coming in. that was not supposed to be for the virus at all under any circumstances. but it looks like more and more we're going to be using it for that. so we will see that was supposed to be for people having other medical problems but it is very interesting because there are virtually no cars on the road, no motorcycles in the road. know

anything in the road. things that would normally be taken care of we don't see any more. we haven't seen that in a long time. perhaps a positive. but the ship is ready and if it has to, if we need it for the virus, we will be using it for that. we would prefer not for obvious reasons but for any reason they need it, it is ready, willing and able. we have the best doctors, the best military leaders and the best which is six professionals anywhere in the world and wearer constraining a massive federal response unlike anything our country has ever seen or done. we've never done anything like this. and more and more we are using our medical people because of the fact that jurisdiction states in particular new york, newjersey, connecticut area, long island now has become a hotspot, part of new york. we are sending a lot of things, a lot of supplies and we are sending personnel where it is

needed, military personnel. as of tuesday we will have deployed over 3000 of the terry and public health professionals to new york, new jersey, connecticut, and other parts of our country. that number is going up. and we hope we are seeing a levelling off. in the hottest spots of the mall. you will be seen that over the next couple of days and see what happens. in the last seven days, a fema has airlifted to go supplies and protective equipment from every corner of the earth. they are coming from all over the planet including from within the united states with the equipment isn't as necessary. since last sunday, cargo planes have delivered almost, listen to this, 300 million gloves. almost 8 million masks. and 3 million gowns and many more fully loaded cargo planes are now and three big ones

landed today. and these supplies are being distributed to the hospitals directly and health care providers all across the nation so that massive amount of material that we are getting in is being delivered all over the country. tomorrow we will deliver an additional 600,095 masks to new york city to take care of the needs of the public hospital system was it was a request of mayor de blasio, we have been working great with mayor de blasio, he is in working very hard and we are working very ha rd working very hard and we are working very hard with new york city and with new york state. and at the request of congressman and lee is zelda and out of long island, we will also be delivering another 2000 and 95 masks to suffolk county where they need to bury so we're getting that out on an emergency basis. it should be tomorrow. we will also be deploying millions of n95 masks to other locations that the admirable

detail shortly. you will be up in just a of minutes. over the last 2a hours fema has delivered an additional 500 ventilators to new jersey. 500 and again, the governor has been very thankful. we are working very hard with newjersey including building hospitals. we have also sent an additional 200 ventilators to louisiana, definite hotspot. 302 michigan, working very well i think with the governor. —— 300 two michigan. amazingly 600 will be going or had gone to illinois and there is a governor i hear him complaining all of the time. pritzker. he is always complaining and yet i just pritzker. he is always complaining and yet ijust said give me a list ofa and yet ijust said give me a list of a couple of the things we have donein of a couple of the things we have done in illinois and we are building a 2500 bed hospital in mccormick place, that is the big convention centre in chicago. and we are helping to staff it and end up

staffing at because he is not able to do what he is supposed to be able to do what he is supposed to be able to do what he is supposed to be able to do asa to do what he is supposed to be able to do as a governor. he has not performed well. and we are also sending 100 ventilators to massachusetts. so we have 602 illinois, 100 to massachusetts, 302 michigan, 300 to louisiana, 500 ventilators, 500 going to newjersey being done by fema, being delivered by fema, and it is somejob. think of that when you think about 500 ventilators, a ventilator is a big deal. we are also establishing a federal medical station in the washington, dc area to help washington, dc area to help washington, dc area to help washington, dc and working very closely with the mayor and everybody in washington, dc. at the same time, governor ensley has returned 400 ventilators which will now be the point elsewhere in our country. the

state of washington is done very well. —— governor inslee. they will not need some of the ventilators centre, 400 is a lot. and we appreciate that he is able to give them back. he feels confident that they are in good shape for the coming weeks. until we can't declare a final victory. in the days ahead, america will endure the peak of this terrible pandemic. our warriors in this life and death battle are the incredible doctors and nurses and health care workers on the front line of the fight. we pledge to them our eternal and everlasting support. they make all of us very proud. our country is very proud. we have people they love our country. the world loves of a country. most of it. probably all of it, theyjust don't say it. i can report today that the united states has not tested and given results, gotten

results of 1.67 million people, that isafar results of 1.67 million people, that is a far more than any other country has been able to do. and you remember we inherited a broken system. a lot of this has been developed. by to say, 100,000 brand—new rapid care testing kits have been produced by abbott laboratories, a great company. and they will be distributed to all of our public health labs, a 15 minute test, even less as well as the indian health service, the cdc and the strategic national stockpile. so we're going to have 1200 and on a weekly basis, we are making a lot more, they are fast and accurate tests for some and other countries are wanting them. at the right time we will be able to do that but right now we're getting them to all of ours. we have done1 million, 670,000 tests, 100 670,000 tests and we have a grace is enough. . we have

a great system but the other thing we bought a terminus amount of is the hyd roxy we bought a terminus amount of is the hydroxy corps: —— queen. which i think you know it is a great malaria truck, it is worked which i think you know it is a great malaria truck, it is worked unbelievably. it is a powerful drug on malaria. and there are signs that are worse on this, some very strong signs. and in the meantime, it has been around a long time. it also works very powerfully on lupus, lupus. so, there are some very strong lupus, lupus. so, there are some very strong powerful signs and we will have to see because it is being tested now. this is a new think that just it is being tested now. this is a new think thatjust happen to us, the invisible enemy we call it. and if you can, if you have a new science of heart problems, as a reminder —— the medicine which will kill

certain things that you do not wa nt certain things that you do not want living within your body, it isa want living within your body, it is a powerful drug. if you don't have a problem, a heart problem, we would say what your doctor think about it. but as a combination, i think they are going to be... i think there are two things that should be looked at very strongly. now, we have purchased and we have stockpiled 29 million bills of the hydroxychloroquine. 29 million, or what of drug stores have them, by prescription and also, they are not expensive. also we are sending them to various labs, our military, we are sending them to the hospitals, we are sending them all over. ijust think it's something. you know the exception i have use it for certain reasons, what you have to lose? what you have to lose?

and a lot of people are saying and are taking it, if you are a doctor or nurse, a first responder, a medical person going into hospitals, they say taking it before... you have been watching president trump giving an update in the white house on us efforts to tackle the coronavirus. at the beginning of that briefing, he passed on his best wishes to the british prime minister borisjohnson who has just been hospitalised for precautionary tests. before i begin i want to express our nation's well wishes to prime minister boris johnson as he wages his own personalfight johnson as he wages his own personal fight with the virus. all americans are praying for him, he'sa all americans are praying for him, he's a friend of mine, a great gentleman, a great leader and he is as you know brought to the hospital today. but i am hopeful and sure that he is going to be fine. he is a strong person. let's go back to our north correspondent peter

bowes. peter, but having learned so far from the president's briefing? the president's briefing? the president as ifjust heard outlining the measures of the federal government is taking to help the states around the country deal with this ongoing fight against the coronavirus talking about 3000 troops deployed two different states, to different hospitals depending on the relative needs of those places. that reflects something the president has been saying all along that the federal resources will be shifted around and moved according to the level of the outbreak and different places, new york of course is still the epicentre in the united states but we are seeing a steep rise in places like louisiana, michigan as well. there has been a germanic rise in the number of cases. and those medical personnel, no —— military medical personnel being deployed in hospitals to help the medical workers, the doctors, and nurses. the president going out of his way

to talk about potential experimental at this stage pharmaceutical interventions that could be made and again this is something that he talks about quite a lot. certainly a lot of tests to be done but his attitude is what is there to be lost for some individuals perhaps in dangerous situation whether they be firefighters or doctors or nurses, perhaps they are threatened by this virus. he believes it is something thatis he believes it is something that is worth trying. there are sceptics around the country who perhaps think the president is being too optimistic there but nevertheless scientists are working on it. the surgeon general has warned americans to be prepared for a pearl harbour moment for somebody said earlier this year that the flu might be more worrying than the coronavirus. this certain -- the surgeon general and donald trump have talked quite a lot the past few months about how serious the american public and the number of deaths as a

result of flu. but that has changed. certainly in the last few days and weeks, there isn't so much talk about influenza although it is still a big threat. and the message now from the surgeon general couldn't be more ominous in many senses. it is talking about pearl harbor one of the darkest days in american history, 9/11, the attacks still etched in the memories of many americans as being what such an awful day when thousands of people died saying that this week could be akin to those events. indeed the numbers could be higher and talking once again about perhaps there might be some light at the end of the tunnel but if only people would abide by the instructions, the stay at home instructions, social distancing, all those guidelines that have been brought in, that there might be just some light at the end of the tunnel. but in the meantime tragically, he is saying that we will see a lot of death and

we will see a lot of death and we are hearing this from other scientific advisers to the president as well, doctor anthony fauci who has become a very familiarface anthony fauci who has become a very familiar face on american television over the last few days and weeks and he is a vetera n days and weeks and he is a veteran working with other presidents over the years in terms of dealing with medical problems similar to this, maybe not quite as bad as this one but he also is talking in very dire terms about what americans should expect. he said numbers that will be shocking to some. peter bowes, thank you so much. as we have been hearing, the prime minister has been admitted to hospital. downing street sent mrjohnson had persistent systems —— symptoms and having tests of the hospital. he tested positive for the virus ten days ago. a little early are restrained by our political correspondent chris mason for the latest.

downing street is saying that the prime minister has gone the hospital because of the persistence of existing symptoms rather than necessarily that there had been a further deterioration where for instance he may have been struggling for breath. we know he has had a persistent high temperature. we were told yesterday he was continuing to self—isolate because of a high temperature and why he had not come back out and been out and about after the seven day period people are told isolate when they first demonstrate the symptoms, you are told to continue self isolating if the symptoms don't go away. it's the persistence of those existing symptoms and the high temperature that led to the decision by his doctors that he should go into hospital for what is described as routine tests. it was not an emergency admission. his doctor believed that it would be sensible given the ongoing nature of his symptoms that he was seen face to face by doctors rather than being consulted from self isolation over the phone. he was taken to a london nhs

hospital this evening. he is staying in overnight. dominic raab the foreign secretary and first secretary of state will run the government's daily 9.15 meeting on its response to the coronavirus. this is a national crisis of course, can a prime minister who is not well run a country in a crisis from hospital room? clearly i think it is a statement of fact that it is not as easy for a prime minister who is sufficiently unwell to be in hospital to meet the country with the same attention that he would be able to do in full health from downing street. —— to lead the country. that's just a basic statement of fact. downing street are pointing out that he remains in charge. he is leading the government's response to the crisis. what we do know in the last week to ten days that several senior figures of the top of government have had to self—isolate.

matt hancock tested positive and self—isolated for a week and had significant symptoms albeit they do not require hospitalisation. he has been back on the front line of meaning the government response publicly. we know dominic cummings is also in self isolation having shown symptoms. there are other senior figures around the prime minister who have similarly been unwell. the brutal reality is at the top of government amongst chareged for delivering the nation's responses, they are not able to approach that with the gusto and energy they would be able to normally. the prime minister alongside the queen who we heard from a couple of hours ago personify the public‘s response to this pandemic and in the prime minister's case it seems to be the unpleasant reality of it.

dominic raab will be chairing the morning meeting. that's a pretty big meeting. should we be seeing him as the deputy prime minister or an acting prime minister? i don't think we can attach either of those labels to him but we can say he is number two in the government so whilst he doesn't carry the title of deputy prime minister he does carry the title of first secretary of state meaning the next person down the line. it would conventionally fall to him to deputise for the prime minister. he has not been doing that long enough to do that long enough to do that at prime minister's questions which sometimes happens but in this instance he would be the first person requested to substitute behind the prime minister. i suspect the reality of this will be how long does he stay the prime minister, in hospital, that will determine just how much work work dominic raab has to do in his behalf. chris mason. for only the fifth time

in her 68 year reign — queen elizabeth has addressed the uk and the commomwealth — outside her annual christmas broadcast. she paid tribute to the national health service — and key workers keeping goods and services going amid the coronavirus pandemic. here's our royal correspondent, nicolas witchell. from windsor castle, a broadcast by the longest—serving head of state in the world. a speech without parallel in her reign as britain and the wider world face an unseen threat. while we have faced challenges before, this one is different. this time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. we will succeed and that success will belong to everyone of us. she spoke first to those facing the most immediate challenge. i want to thank everyone on the nhs front line as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles who selflessly

continue their day—to—day duties outside the home in support of us all. i'm sure the nation willjoin me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times. together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it. she praised the way people had come together to help each other and support the health services and she thanked those who followed the government guidelines to stay at home. "our collective response," the queen said, "would define us." i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any.

that the attributes of self—discipline, of quiet good—humored resolve, and a fellow feeling still characterise this country. the pride in who we are is not a part of our past. it defines our present and ourfuture. she recalled her first broadcast as a teenager during the second world war when she had sought to comfort children who had been sent away from their homes for their own safety. today, once again, many will feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones. but now as then, we know deep down that it is the right thing to do. "for all the current hardships," the queen said, "we will come through it." we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again. families again.

we will meet again. but for now, i send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you all. it had been an exceptional broadcast for an exceptional moment. nicholas witchell, bbc news. italy has recorded its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks. jean mackenzie reports. on these balconies there is desperation. people who have not been able to work now for weeks. tito started bringing food to those who can no longer afford to buy it. like stefano who sells houses for a living and now can't feed his two young children.

casual work is common here so for many the money has simply stopped. like for maria rosa. yesterday her money ran out. these sacrifices have helped fight the epidemic here, the situation is finally improving. but the price has been high. this virus has taken thousands and thousands of lives but it's also taken people's livelihoods, people's futures. it's taken some people's very last pennies.

the government has promised to pay part of people's wages but four weeks into this strict lockdown, the money hasn't arrived. applications only opened last week. do you accept it has taken too long for this money to come through? here, they have given up on political promises. italy may be starting to control this virus but it's unprepared for the devastation it's leaving behind. jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome. how are you getting on?

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews. i would love to hear from you. please do stay with me this evening. how about there, the weekend brought plenty of sunshine for many of us and temperatures responded accordingly. sunday was the warmest day of the year so far, 22.2 degrees the highest temperature we recorded in west wales but for monday, something a little bit cooler. there will be sunshine around but there will also be some showers. so that plume of very warm air that wafted northwards across the uk through sunday is being replaced by something cooler from the atlantic moving in behind this frontal system. this front will continue to bring some operas of renter monday morning, becoming slow moving across east anglia and the south—east. you can see

these outbreaks of rain trudging eastwards and for east anglia and the south—east the rain will turn heavier for a time during the morning. behind it we will see brighter skies and sunshine, one or two showers across england and wales, one or tomorrow across northern ireland and scotland which could be thundery for some fairly windy again across the far north—west. temperatures down but 12—18 degrees still respectable for this time of year. as we move through monday night with light winds and virtually clear skies overhead it will turn cold, certainly a colder start to tuesday morning. temperatures in towns and cities close to freezing, some spots in the countryside will get down to freezing and a frost for someone freezing and a frost for someone tuesday morning and wa nted someone tuesday morning and wanted to fog patches. to say is about high—pressure building its way in from the near continent promising lot of dry weather. yes the chilly start but we will see plenty of sunshine. the wind starting to come back up from the south so

there will be warmth and that sunshine with top temperatures in london getting up to around 20 degrees. further north request co—morbid 14 or 15, a lwa ys request co—morbid 14 or 15, always some patches applied for northern ireland and scotland turning sunshine hazy here. still high—pressure to the east, areas of low pressure and frontal systems pushed in from the atlantic and the squeeze between the two will bring a renewed surge of warm air from the south. notice northern scotla nd the south. notice northern scotland holds onto something cold there but elsewhere, ca ptu res cold there but elsewhere, captures climbing. 23 degrees is likely in the south. it doesn't way we would see some operas of rain moving into the west on friday. —— outbreaks of rain.

this is bbc news, the headlines. british prime minister boris johnson has been taken to hospital, ten days after testing positive for covid— nineteen and going into self—isolation. his office says he's still suffering symptoms, including a high temperature, and has been admitted for tests as a precaution. he's expected to remain in hospital overnight. the queen has given a televised address in which she urged the people of britain and the commonwealth to remain united and resolute in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking from windsor castle, she said countries around the world were joined in a common effort against the disease. us president donald trump has been holding a press briefing, saying the country is well prepared to fight the coronavirus. meanwhile, a top official has warned that the american people face a pearl harbour or a 9/11 moment as outbreak is expected to peak in places including new york.