this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister has spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he's said to be undergoing tests ‘as a precaution‘. i'm sure this is very frustrating for him, someone like boris he wants to be and running from the front, but nonetheless he is very much still in charge. scotland's chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. she made a mistake, she made a serious mistake, and people are right to be angry about it. she was right to apologise. it was clear yesterday she couldn't continue to be

the face of the public health advice campaign. the us says it expects the rate of new infections to stabilise in the coming days but the us surgeon general warns the number of dead will continue to rise. the next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment. it's going to be our 9/11 moment. it's going to be the hardest moment for many americans in their entire lives. but it's better news for south korea — as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases falls to its lowest level since the peak of the outbreak. and a tiger — and six other big cats — at the bronx zoo in new york test positive for the coronavirus. it's thought the animals were infected by a zoo keeper.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the uk's prime minister borisjohnson has spent the night in hospital, where he was admitted for tests, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. downing street says it's a precautionary step as borisjohnson continues to show persistent symptoms of the virus. he remains in charge of the government but the uk's foreign secretary dominic raab chaired this morning's coronavirus meeting. scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after being criticised for visiting her second home twice, against her own lockdown advice. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, initially defended catherine calderwood, before agreeing that the doctor's behaviour risked undermining confidence in the government's public health message. elsewhere in the world,

the us has had more than 9 thousand 600 deaths confirmed. the country's surgeon general warned people that the coming week will be their ‘pearl harbor‘ or ‘9/11' moment with deaths from covid—19 expected to peak. in asia, the japanese prime minister shinzo abe has said the government plans to declare a state of emergency as early as tomorrow. he also proposed a stimulus package worth more than one trillion us dollars as new infections from the virus spike in tokyo. spain‘s health ministry says that deaths have gone down for the fourth consecutive day. spain has the highest —— second highest death toll in the world after italy. and austria has announced plans to ease some coronavirus

restrictions, as many countries consider how to move on from lockdowns to a new phase in fighting the pandemic. our first report on the situation here in the uk comes from our political correspondent chris mason. the man charged with leading the country‘s response to this virus is experiencing the unpleasant reality of it. it was a week last friday that we heard the prime minister had coronavirus. hi, folks, i want to bring you up to speed with something that‘s happening today, which is that i have developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that‘s to say a temperature and a persistent cough. and on the advice of the chief medical officer, i have taken a test, that has come out positive, so i am working from home. i‘m self isolating. number 10 made it clear borisjohnson would continue to work remotely from his downing street flat, and he chaired what he described as the first ever digital cabinet meeting from self isolation. last thursday night,

he joined millions of others in expressing his gratitude to those working in the health service. thanks, nhs, thank you. thank you, thanks all. thank you. but, it was clear in another post on twitter on friday, that he was still unwell. although i‘m feeling better and i‘ve done my seven days of isolation, alas, i still have one of the symptoms, a minor symptom, i still have a temperature so in accordance with government advice, i must continue my self isolation until that symptom itself goes. last night, downing street issued a statement. i want to express our nation's well wishes to prime minister borisjohnson as he wages his own personal

fight with the virus. all americans are praying for him, he's a friend of mine, he's a great gentleman, and a great leader, and, as you know, he was brought to the hospital today. but i'm hopeful and sure that he's going to be fine. he's a strong man, strong person. borisjohnson has spent the night not here, but in hospital. his officials are adamant he is still leading the government‘s response to the pandemic. but this virus is crippling the economy, robbing us of our usual liberties and straining the personal capacity of the prime minister to respond to it on our behalf. chris mason, bbc news. let‘s get the latest from our assistant political editor norman smith, who‘s at his home in north london. still bleeding, we heard, but the pressure will build as the hours go

by? hopefully we will get some update at the midday lobbying briefing from the prime minister‘s commission, but it is very possible that they would take the view that he will need to rest, recuperate either at downing street or in hospital, because clearly this has hit him much harder than we had originally been let on. at the daily briefings, we asked about a boris johnson, we were told they were mild symptoms, and we know that the prime minister would be desperate to get out of self isolation, to put himself out and about and be there asa himself out and about and be there as a public face on the governmental effo rts as a public face on the governmental efforts to tackle coronavirus, so he himself would have absolutely wants to get through this. he has not been able to do that and the fact that the medics have decided that they need to take a look at him suggests he has been hit pretty hard by coronavirus. we‘ll have to wait and

see what the doctors decide, whether he comes back pretty quickly to downing street or whether a longer period in hospital as required. on the plus side, the mood music we have had, certainly from the community secretary, it has said it very positive about his condition. today he is in hospital having the test. but he will continue to be kept informed as to what is happening and to be in charge of the government. and as i say, i hope, we all do, that he has a speedy recovery and he gets back to number 10 and can take charge in the way that he would want to as soon as possible. i'm sure this is very frustrating for him, somebody like boris who wants to be hands—on running the government from the front. but, nonetheless, he is still very much in charge of the government. it is worth saying that they say that the prime minister wasn‘t admitted due to a deterioration in his condition, it was just symptoms.

in particular the temperature was continual. in that quote we saw from borisjohnson on continual. in that quote we saw from boris johnson on friday, continual. in that quote we saw from borisjohnson on friday, when he was due to come out of self isolation, he said he was feeling quite a bit better but his temperature was carrying on. it might be that it is just a case of waiting, seeing what the doctors assess, and then the debate will move on based on that, as to whether there needs to be alternative government structures put in place to ease pressure on him. meanwhile, the secretary dominic raab cheered the covid—i9 meeting. what do they have to decide today? to be have big decisions today? to be have big decisions today? i don‘t think we do, actually. it is strange, but we are ina slight actually. it is strange, but we are in a slight political low at the moment where it is all hands on deck in the nhs. we know no that everything is on hold until we

managed to reduce the rate of infections —— we know now. the curve that scientists talk about again and again, untilwe can that scientists talk about again and again, until we can start bending it down and decrease the rate of increase, we don‘t really get into the political debate about whether it means there is the space to ease aspects of the lockdown, and i think we are talking about bits of it, we‘re not talking about wholescale lifting. the sign to state you might be able to ease off with a certain age groups are those who have had the virus in different geographical locations where they have not been as affected. those decisions are pretty much... we know the peak isn‘t due for another seven to ten days, so not until after that, and in terms of an exit strategy, that is still some way off and there really is no agreement yet on what oui’ really is no agreement yet on what our exit strategy is. however, one

would hope that the prime minister would hope that the prime minister would be well and truly back on board before we get to that stage. norman, thank you. earlier i spoke to professor paul hunter who is a professor of medicine at the university of east anglia. i asked him what kind of tests borisjohnson might be having — and what kind of persistent symptoms he might be experiencing. i have no personal knowledge of the prime minister‘s health record but somebody at this stage, i imagine he is probably still coughing and possibly having some degree of shortness of breath. typically, these are symptoms that people get over it within about a week, but it is not unusual for people to continue to have symptoms for a bit longer. if these symptoms are actually getting worse at the moment than getting better, then the sorts of things that will be happening in the hospital,

he would be having chest x—rays, possibly ct scans of his lungs, a range of blood tests and people would be monitoring his vital observations, his pulse and breathing rate, and also quite likely his oxygen saturation, which is a marker of how well the lungs are functioning in terms of getting oxygen into his blood. scotland‘s chief medical officer has resigned after being caught visiting her second home — in breach of her own social distancing guidance. dr catherine calderwood made a public apology and received a police warning after she travelled from edinburgh to her other home in fife, for two consecutive weekends. alexandra mackenzie reports. this is a vital update about coronavirus. to help save lives, stay—at—home. doctor catherine calderwood will no longer fund the campaign fighting against coronavirus.

after newspaper articles, she was forced to admit that she travelled from edinburgh to her second home in fife the last two weekends. ——front. she initially apologised and then resigned, saying... during an uncomfortable briefing yesterday, nicola sturgeon stood by her chief medical officer. her advice and expertise have been invaluable to me and it continues to be so. if i am to do what i need to do to steer the country through this crisis to the very best of my ability, i need her to be able to focus on the job that she is doing. but hours later, nicola sturgeon agreed that she had to go. many have expressed their anger

and disbelief that catherine calderwood‘s actions. police scotland say that they have spoken to her and emphasised that the stay—at—home rules apply to everyone. as we enter a third week of lockdown, which has been observed by most, doctor calderwood will step back. she says that the people of scotland must have complete trust in those who give advice in the difficult months to come. well, in the past few hours, scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon has been giving her reaction to dr calderwood‘s resignation. she made a mistake, she made a serious mistake, and people are right to be angry about it. she was right to apologise. it was clear yesterday she couldn‘t continue to be the face of the public health advice campaign. but candidly, yes, i did hope i could continue to call on her expertise. because, to be frank, in a situation like this at this particular moment in time, it is far from ideal

for me as first minister not to have that continuity of advice, but by last night it became clear that the bigger risk was the damage it could be doing to the important message the government is putting forward right now. so, these are not easyjudgments. at this point in time,the normal rules of politics or news management couldn‘t be further from my mind. i‘m simply trying to do the best things and the right things to best equip us to get through this challenge as well as we can. in the united states, donald trump said he hoped borisjohnson would make a swift return to health — calling him a great gentleman and a great leader. the president also predicted that the us is nearing the peak of the outbreak, saying he could see light at the end of the tunnel. his comments go further than assessments by us health officials, who have been more cautious. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. new york city, still the epicentre of the corona outbreak in america.

——coronavirus. as the death toll rises and officials warn they are running out of equipment, the country braces for a major escalation of the pandemic. more than 3,000 military medical personnel have been deployed to hospitals around the country to ease the burden on doctors and nurses stretched to the limit. americans have been warned to expect some of the nation‘s darkest days. the next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment, our 9/ii moment. it is going to be the hardest moment for many americans in their entire lives. we really need to understand if we want it flatten that curve and get to the other side, everyone needs to do their part. latest figures suggests the rate of new infections in new york is slowing down, although officials say it is too early to say whether the fall in cases is significant. at the daily white house briefing, president trump said he was encouraged by the better news. things are happening.

we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully in the not too distant future, we will be very proud of the job we all did. and you can never be happy when so many people are dying, but we will be proud of the job we did to keep the death down to an absolute minimum, the least it could have happened, with this terrible, terrible virus. mr trump praised officials in california, where the virus is spreading more slowly than the country‘s other hotspots. the state was one of the first to introduce social distancing and stay at home orders. one of the president‘s senior advisors said data from italy and spain, where fewer people are dying, could be a sign of how the outbreak is going to progress in the us. we are very hopeful over the next week, although we we‘ll see a rising number of cases of people who lose their lives to this illness, we also hope to see a stablisation of cases across the large metro

areas where the outbreak began several weeks ago. despite the glimmers of hope, americans remain hunkered down as the nation holds its breath for what is to come. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister has spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he‘s said to be undergoing tests ‘as a precaution‘. scotland‘s chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. the us says it expects the rate of new infections to stabilise in the coming days but the us surgeon general warns the number of dead will continue to rise. latest figures from spain show the rate of rise of deaths form the coronavirus has fallen

for a fourth consecutive day. the spanish health ministry said the number of deaths rose from just over 12,400 on sunday to just over 13,000 on monday. spain is also planning to widen its coronavirus testing to include people without symptoms. it‘s seen as a first step to easing a lockdown in the nation which has the second highest death toll from the global pandemic after italy. the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in south korea has decreased to below 50, its lowest daily number since the outbreak peaked in february. south korea has been widely praised for its approach to tracing and testing for cases of covid—i9 but is warning against complacency. laura bicker in seoul has more. eight weeks on and here we are. we now have 47 newly confirmed cases within the last 2a hours,

16 of whom are overseas arrivals, in fact, within the last two weeks, over half of all the cases that have been confirmed here in south korea are people returning home from the likes of europe, the us and canada. however, the vice health minister today has issued a warning. they are extremely worried about complacency. life here is slowly getting back to normal. you must remember, there has been no lockdown here in south korea. they advised people to work from home where possible which people have been doing. they advised people to wear masks, to stay socially distant, two metres apart and most people have been doing that, however, there have been slight breaking of the rules over the weekend as the beautiful spring weather arrived. so, the government has advised people to maintain the social distancing measures for just another two weeks if they can. and that‘s because they are trying to get schools respond.

——reopened. austria has announced it will ease some of its lockdown measures from next week. in the past hour, the chancellor sebastian kurz said small shops will reopen on the 14th of april — if austrians keep to the restrictions over the easter week. according to offical figures, austria has now managed to flatten the curve in the fight against coronavirus. ouraim is to our aim is to allow small shops, up to 400 square metres, as well as hardware and garden shops, to open again by april 14. hardware and garden shops, to open again by april14. of hardware and garden shops, to open again by april 14. of course with very strict safety precautions. from the 1st of may, our mates to allow all shops and shopping centres and he addresses to reopen. all other services, hospitality and hotels, will open step—by—step by mid—may at the earliest. the decision on whether this will be possible will

be made by the of april. the rate of infection in italy may be showing promising signs of stabilising, but authorities are nervous about anything that could lead to a new outbreak. last week, they sealed off an entire villagejust outside rome — all its residents included — after a cluster of cases was discovered. jean mackenzie reports rome. we are 1,900 people. we are in quarantine. once a sleepy hilltop village, now a militarised red zone. everything happened very quickly. army came and said nobody can enter, nobody can exit. the town was sealed off after 77 cases of coronavirus were discovered here last week. how do you feel about this? very upset. we are so confused. people call me on the phone and say — are we sick yet? are we sick? what is up? the virus started in a care

home and spread quickly, without doctors realising. two people died. the rest were taken to hospital. how are you feeling? trsanlation: "i'm feeling well, i don't have a fever." this doctor was also infected. she is recovering in the next—door village. translation: at first it didn't look like coronavirus. it all started with some people getting sick, as they usually do because they are very old. we even have a 104—year—old woman. to quarantine an entire village is unusual but, given everything italy has gone through, authorities were just so nervous about having an area so contaminated and the thought it would be allowed to spread. now, the village is being turned into a human coronavirus laboratory. everyone is to be tested

and this is day one. translation: it is an interesting place because it is a small village and quite contained with a population of more than 1800 people who could be tested quickly. the researchers are trying to work out exactly how the virus spread and then they will trial possible treatments. our sacrifice will be used for the entire scientific community. this tiny microcosm may well provide significant answers on how this virus lives and dies. behind every statistic of the death count in every country, lies a terrible tragedy. last year, areema nasreen fulfilled a lifelong ambition of graduating from university to become a fully qualified nurse at walsall manor

hospital here in the uk. last friday, it was announced that she and a fellow nurse aimee o‘rourke had died. yesterday, the health secretary said 3 nurses have died so far duing this coronoavirus outbreak. areema nasreen‘s colleagues described her as an "amazing nurse‘ who "‘put her patients first and herself last‘. her sister, kazeema, told victoria derbyshire that they‘d lost "an amazing person". she was just she wasjust a she was just a rear girl. notjust at work, —— rail. she picked herself last in the community. rare. if someone needed money, or if someone needed to go to pilgrimage, she used to pay for the period to go. she used to go with them. —— the poor.

it was notjust used to go with them. —— the poor. it was not just work, used to go with them. —— the poor. it was notjust work, she picked herself last in every way, in the community... she helped everyone with everything. we have lost an amazing nurse but also an amazing person in life, which has affected everyone. she was an amazing sister. she was an amazing mum. she went with her sisters, we were so close. we just sat and talked to her before she went on the ventilator, she told me to sit down because she wanted to see me. i think she knew she wasn‘t going to survive. when she first become ill? she did her last shift,

she came home and we told her about what was going on as she had a slight headache. i said that you had had a 12 hour shift, that is why. she text if you are was later to say that the pain was increasing. we never thought it was anything about the coronavirus. we thought it was totally different symptoms. when she found out about the shortage of staff, she is shifting. it was the last shift on a monday as she woke up last shift on a monday as she woke up to say that they were really short, so i went and did the shift with her and i said to her she did not look good, but she wanted to finish the shift and i go on together. i was taking her temperature while at work... we ate

together and then she handed over with the night staff and that was the last handover. i am really sorry, i can hear that this is really emotionalfor sorry, i can hear that this is really emotional for you. what did it mean to your sister to be a nurse? when she first looked after my nan, she was just a little girl, but it inspired her. she applied for a housekeeping job and got it straightaway, then she got me in their a year later. we did everything together. we all were housekeepers at the time. she had a passion for looking after patients and she went into health care. from

that, she just and she went into health care. from that, shejust said and she went into health care. from that, she just said that she wanted to do it but there was no money, she was graduating, but then we asked oui’ was graduating, but then we asked our parents and said that if you wa nt to our parents and said that if you want to do it they should do it. she went into nursing and that‘s when i said, look, go as if the woman, don‘t worry about everything, and come back as a free woman. so she went forfour come back as a free woman. so she went for four years and came back qualified. when she graduated, she turned round and said that it wasn‘t for her sisters she would be standing here right now. her sister remembering her there, she does sound like an amazing person. that isa sound like an amazing person. that is a sort of tribute to all have died during the coronavirus outbreak

so far. let us turn to a story about someone who has tried to give leadership to us. the queen‘s address to the nation was watched by more than 23 million people in the uk last night. in the video filmed at windsor castle, the queen paid tribute to the nhs and key workers keeping goods and services going amid the coronavirus pandemic. the queen gave the message of reassurance to britain and the commonwealth, urging people to remain united and resolute. she also acknowledged the grief, pain and financial difficulties that many were facing but urged people to take comfort in the fact that better days will return. and though self—isolating may at times be hard, many people of all faiths, and of none, are discovering that it presents an opportunity to slow down, pause and reflect, in prayer or meditation.

it reminds me of the very first broadcast i made, in 1940, helped by my sister. we, as children, spoke from here at windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away 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. 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 every one of us. we should take comfort

that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again, we will be with our families again, we will meet again. but for now, i send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you all. that message from the queen. you are watching bbc news. hello this is bbc news with carrie grace. the headlines... the british prime minister has spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he‘s said to be undergoing tests "as a precaution". scotland‘s chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. the us says it expects the rate of new infections to stabilise in the coming days but the us

surgeon general warns the number of dead will continue to rise. but it‘s better news for south korea as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases falls to its lowest level since the peak of the outbreak. and a tiger — and six other big cats at the bronx zoo in new york — test positive for the coronavirus. it‘s thought the animals were infected by a zoo keeper. there is a warning of a global surge in domestic violence due to the covid—19 restrictions. the un secretary general is appealing for the prevention of violence against women to be made a key part of the world‘s response to the pandemic. in the uk, a national domestic abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls and online requests over the past week as tomos morgan reports.

it‘s been bad. i didn‘t care if i didn‘t wake up from the night before. i just knew what was going to happen. ijust wanted the days to go past, but itjust got worse. tara told me she has been mentally and physically abused by her partner for six months. he deleted her social media account, stopped herfrom seeing herfamily, and controlled all aspects of her life, and, since having to isolate with him, things escalated. you must stay at home. it‘s been getting worse since the lockdown, as well. mentally abusive, verbally. erm, been hitting me, just causing an argument from nothing. if i fire back and say something wrong, he willjust hit me. new figures seen by the bbc give a picture of the potential consequence of lockdown for victims. the national domestic abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls and online requests over the past week. refuge, the country‘s largest

domestic abuse charity, who run the line, say there has been a daily rise of 150% in people visiting the website. tara has now fled her abuser and is being supported by a charity in wales. but charities and campaigners have expressed concern that those in violent relationships could be at serious risk as the lockdown continues. the homicide rate will go through the roof. you can‘t stop the perpetrator unless he‘s visible. rachel williams suffered violence from her husband for 18 years. when she decided to leave, he shot her with a sawn—off shotgun. she is now one of the country‘s main campaigners battling on behalf of those still suffering. we will never do enough until we eradicate domestic abuse and violence — end of. we have an epidemic in the uk with a pandemic on top. police chiefs and both governments in cardiff bay and westminster say help is available for anyone experiencing domestic abuse,

and that people should contact if they need advice or feel they are at risk. with me is fiona dwyer — the ceo of islington—based domestic abuse charity, solace women‘s aid and also i‘m joined by solace ambassador, sarah. she has personal experience of this. firstly, fiona, how much are you hearing from women in the community under lockdown with the problems they are facing? we have seen a large increase in referrals to our services, they are receiving huge levels of referrals from the police. what we have seen in terms of our advice line is we saw 49% spike in the days leading up to the lockdown, and we have seen a decrease sense. however, what we are seeing is an

increase in the complexity of the cases coming through. many of the women getting through our homeless. they are desolate, nowhere to go. we are they are desolate, nowhere to go. we a re really they are desolate, nowhere to go. we are really concerned that the lockdown is placing immense pressure on survivors of abuse. can ijust ask whether you think there is a danger that one of the reasons why possibly numbers of calls from some types of those in need may have gone down is because they can‘t actually get to the phone in privacy? absolutely. i mean, what women and men experiencing domestic abuse is that they will have no access to their mobile phones. isolation and controlling behaviour limits the use of technology, phones and social media, a common tactic used by perpetrators of such abuse. we know this is happening more frequently to those currently on lockdown or trapped within their homes. now sarah, you have experienced domestic

abuse, iam sarah, you have experienced domestic abuse, i am sure that you must be very worried about those in these lockdown situations. yes, it is very concerning, because when you are in an abusive relationship, for myself, it was like being taken hostage, but i could take these kids to school, even though my every move was monitored. and every phone call was monitored. and every phone call was monitored. being stuck inside, where if you go in another room, they can hear if you are on the telephone. so, it is very, very difficult to make any contact, because for myself, i was being constantly monitored, everything that i did. when he didn't like me being on my phone he would smash it. and i feared for my life. so, actually being locked in with your perpetrator without being able to get awayjust sounds impossible, impossible. and i know, sarah, in many of the situations there are triggers which produce particular outbursts from abusers, and i

suppose financial pressures, excessive drinking, lack of exercise, everybody... you know, the children making noise. potentially these are all triggers. so, we see these are all triggers. so, we see the difficulty in women getting to voice their concerns, but also an increase in the problem. yes, it would exacerbate it totally, and the thing is, when you have young children and you know that your abuser is coming home, you are consta ntly abuser is coming home, you are constantly trying to keep them quiet. if you have to keep them inside all the time, that is going to be very difficult, and i know from my own experience, if i cooked something it was either too hot or too cold. they don't even need an excuse or using reason to be violent towards you. but this makes it easier because they know that you can't contact anybody and the perfect thing for them is to isolate

you and in situations like this you are you and in situations like this you a re totally you and in situations like this you are totally isolated. fiona, it does sound very worrying. what is the advice you are giving people who can actually get through to your helplines? so, one of the key pieces of advice we are telling people is to call the police. if you are concerned about friends or family members, call the police. if you are trapped within a home and you call the police and are unable to do anything, we suggest you cough, press your keypad or if you get a chance to go to the automated system, press 55. we would tell women to make sure that they do not find themselves locked or trapped in eras like the kitchen where there is easy a ccess eras like the kitchen where there is easy access to weapons, bathrooms or other rooms that have no outside escape. and some of that advice obviously applies to women and as you have pointed out, sometimes men, although less so. if they can‘t actually phone you, apart from the advice about avoiding kitchens and

other places where there may be weapons, what other advice can you give people to help them? the only advice really we can give is to try to find reasons to get out. so, try and make sure you are the person doing the shopping. if your perpetrator allows you to do that. and in that case, seek advice. i would say to the wider public to be aware of what is happening around you, what is happening with your neighbours. if you have not heard from friends and family for a while, checkin from friends and family for a while, check in with them as much as possible. as sarah said, perpetrators use isolation and often destroy phones. so it is really important to try to find those opportunities, those one opportunities, those one opportunities to find and seek help. sarah, from your own personal experience of this, what would you say to the victims of abuse who might be watching?” say to the victims of abuse who might be watching? i would tell them that if they can get out, get out and try to speak to somebody or

phone somebody,, and try to speak to somebody or phone somebody, , the and try to speak to somebody or phone somebody,, the other thing i would like to say is that a lot of schools, i work any school, they are making phone calls home to every family each week. so, if you are getting a phone call from the school, if you have young children, two also may be mentioned that. in some schools they are taking children into the school and if there is domestic abuse going on at home are can alert the school to that. what advice would you give to abusers if they are watching? we have talked about the advice to those being abused, but if there are abusers sitting and watching the tv at the moment, any uk or globally, what would you say to them?|j at the moment, any uk or globally, what would you say to them? i would say that there is help and support available. you do not need to continue to abuse your partner or your children. respect, the national perpetrator organisation, it has produced fantastic guides for

perpetrators and that is available on their website. they also have a specialist advice line for perpetrators and that continues to run. i would say to any perpetrator, seek help, it is not inevitable, it is not due to the current situation, you can have an opportunity to change your behaviour. and, sarah, fiona, we are grateful to both of you for speaking to us and we continue to hope you have success in your endeavours. thank you for joining us today. if you are affected by any of the issues in that report, you can call the freephone 24 hour national domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247.

or go online to www. nationaldahelpline. org.uk let‘s go global again... turkey has one of the fastest growing outbreaks of covid—19, with a steeper rise in cases than italy, spain or the uk. than italy, spain or the uk. more restrictions on movement have been introduced, but a full lockdown is not in place. over 27,000 cases have been confirmed, and 574 people have died. orla guerin reports from istanbul. police checkpoints at the edge of istanbul. the latest stage of turkey‘s fight against the virus. 31 cities now sealed off to all but essential traffic. still, president erdogan says, the wheels of the economy must keep turning. so many are still going to work. wearing masks is now compulsory.

staying home is not, except for those under 20 or over 65. istanbul‘s mayor, a key opposition figure, has a lot on his hands. his city has the highest number of cases. he told me there should be a general lockdown before it‘s too late. translation: when we counted, there were about 1.1 million people using public transport on a workday, and we‘ve seen a lot of private cars out on the streets. 15% of the normal population is still on the move, so between two and 2.5 half million people — equal to the population of a european city. do you think it‘s crazy that this number of people are still being allowed to move around? absolutely. here, as elsewhere, the virus is killing those trying to save others...

like dilek, whose relatives shared this video with us. she was a nurse and an only child. turkey‘s death toll is still in the hundreds, not thousands, but its corona outbreak is one of the fastest growing in the world. i cannot sleep well. i am so concerned. my grandparents are old — 89, 90. this turkish molecular biologist, based in the us, is tracking the virus in his homeland. the cases are increasing very rapidly, much more rapid than many countries, including italy, spain and the us and china, so this is very alarming. as the virus spreads, many of istanbul‘s storied streets have fallen silent. the blue mosque, a historicjewel, no longer open for communal worship. the message now — pray at home.

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister has spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he‘s said to be undergoing tests "as a precaution". scotland‘s chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. the us says it expects the rate of new infections to stabilise in the coming days, but the us surgeon general warns the number of dead will continue to rise. in gaza, people are bracing for a coronavirus outbreak with 12 cases confirmed. everything is shut, including vital food aid centres, and people are being asked to stay at home.

the health system in the strip, which is home to nearly 2 million people, has been shattered by an israeli blockade lasting more than a decade. nawal al—maghafi has more. there is a place where lockdown and isolation are the norm, but never before with a deadly pandemic. gaza, a small enclave of nearly two million people, is bracing for an outbreak of coronavirus, and people here know that they are far from being ready for it. this woman lives injabalia, one of gaza‘s refugee camps. she says that since they heard of the pandemic, her family is stuck at home, expecting the worst.

the world health organization and medics are warning of a catastrophe if gaza sees a wide spread of the virus. the health system is just too fragile after nearly 14 years of blockades and cross border conflict with israel. one group, physicians for human rights in israel, warns that gaza has only about 70 icu beds, some of which are already occupied. a drop in the ocean of what people here would need. the pandemic has already taken its toll on other basic aspects of life in gaza, like food aid. the un‘s palestinian refugee agency, unrwa, has closed aid centres for fear of potential outbreak.

back in her home, this is the last portion of flour they have. people here like her normally take it one day at a time, with worries of war, siege and dire poverty. now a deadly pandemic that sneaked into their lives will add to their many woes. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news. millions of people in india have followed the prime minister‘s plea to switch off, and light up candles for nine minutes, in a show of solidarity during the coronavirus crisis. but government critics have been quick to dismiss the movement, saying there‘s an urgent need to assist the country‘s poor. priyanka deladia reports. the victory of light over darkness —

prime minister modi‘s message during india‘s battle against covid—19. the country of 1.3 billion people were urged to light candles or torches at 9pm for nine minutes — a show of national unity. so to stand in solidarity, we have light the lamps and did some meditation also and hope that india survives this and we come out victorious. but government critics say it was nothing but a picture opportunity for the prime minister, who is under increasing pressure to do more, especially for the country‘s poor. the former finance minister made this direct appeal to the leader. he said...

india is in the grip of a strict 21—day lockdown. almost all shops, including large factories, have closed leaving workers on a daily wage with no source of income. the prime minister has announced a $22 billion package to assist the poor, but many fear the financial aid won‘t go far enough or come quick enough. chaos is also breaking out in some of india‘s poorest neighbourhoods. in the central city of indore, an angry mob was filmed attacking two female doctors who came to check on a patient who had symptoms. the doctors say people are frightened by their presence and fear that they are a source of spreading the disease. there are now more than 3500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in india. almost 100 people have died. there are fears the numbers will rise significantly. but for many people on the lowest of incomes, their greatest fear is starvation and not having work to go back to after the lockdown.

priyanka deladia, bbc news. a tiger at a zoo in new york has tested positive for the coronavirus. the four—year—old female — named nadia — is thought to have contracted the virus from a keeper at the bronx zoo, who didn‘t have any symptoms. it‘s believed to be the first known case of an animal infected by a human with covid—19. alan radford is professor in veterinary health informatics at the university of liverpool, from where he joins us. can you confirm this is the first confirmed case of an animal being infected by you human? hello, good morning. that is probably not quite true. we have been aware since the end of last week that there have been very rare cases of pets living

with covid—19 owners who have tested positive, like this tiger. two or three cases, and we have just last week seen some early evidence from chinese researchers that have shown that cats and ferrets and to a certain extent dogs as well, they can be infected under experimental conditions. so, maybe not quite the first, but it is certainly the highest profile. this will worry many viewers, many of whom have cats. our cats more vulnerable than other animals? some of the species that researchers have looked at, that researchers have looked at, that seems to be true. obviously, researchers are likely most focused on human infection and human disease, but there are now scientists turning to animals and looking to see what species are susceptible, and the cat along with

a ferret seem to be the most at risk species. i am sure that viewers in the uk and around the world would like to have it clarified that even infected animals will not transmit toa human, infected animals will not transmit to a human, that this is not an animal to to a human, that this is not an animalto human to a human, that this is not an animal to human transition at this stage? i think people can be reassured by that. we can never say never. i think that is important to say. most people on this planet who become infected, and there have been over1 million people infected now, most will be infected by people. but there is a risk that animals could transmit it, particularly in cats. and i think we can take some sensible small precautions to minimise that risk. and i suppose one thing that might give reassurance to pet owners who love their cats dearly is that cats so far seem to have fairly mild

symptoms? yes, that is true. there was a cat in belgian —— belgium and they were tigers in the bronx zoo that showed mild symptoms. apologies, we have to cut you off there. thank you joining us. you are watching bbc news. time for the weather with carol. hello again. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, 22.2 celsius and wales. through the week, some of us could see something higher than that. today, it is cooler than yesterday, sunny spells, but also if you scattered showers. the rain that we had this morning continues to push away, leaving brighter skies behind, eastleigh‘s and the isobars in the north—west meaning it is just as one day, gusting at 55 mph. slowly coming down a little bit in the afternoon. behind the rain this

morning, a lot of sunshine. a few showers around, some in parts of scotla nd showers around, some in parts of scotland and northern ireland could be heavy and thundery, but in between, we will see sunshine and a top temperature today getting up to 18 degrees. through this evening and overnight, under clear skies, the temperature drops quite quickly. there will be shower still around and the wind across the north—west continues to ease. we could see some patchy mist and fog forming. that should not be problematic. the temperatures you can expect in towns and cities will be lower in rural areas, and some of us will see a touch of frost. a colder night than last night. tomorrow, there will be a lot of sunshine around, some fair—weather cloud building through the day. not as when the across the north—west. we have a weather front to your close by with some thicker cloud and there will be patchy rain too. the temperatures tomorrow range from nine in lerwick to 20 in london. from tuesday into wednesday,

high pressure is with us, but look at how the isobars turned to a more southerly direction. and also across the north—west of the country will have a weather front introducing some cloud and also some rain. that slowly slips southwards. so, here it is, that rain will be fairly patchy, you might get some drizzle out of it. brighter skies follow behind, we hang onto the sunshine and ahead of it across england and wales the temperatures could get up to 23 or 24 degrees. somewhere in the south—east. more likely around the london area. by the time you get to thursday, there is a lot of dry weather around, we have a weather front, it is a weak feature producing this cloud. that is across scotland, northern ireland and england, with highs of around 22 or 23.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister borisjohnson spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he‘s said to be undergoing tests ‘as a precaution‘. i‘m sure this is very frustrating for him, someone like boris, who wants to be out and running things from the front, but nonetheless he is very much still in charge of the government. the pace of spain‘s coronavirus deaths slows again. the number of deaths each day there has been falling since a peak last week. scotland‘s chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. she made a mistake,

she made a serious mistake, and people are right to be angry about it. she was right to apologise. it was clear yesterday she couldn't continue to be the face of the public health advice campaign. turkey toughens up its measures to try and curb its rapid increases in covid 19 cases — but is accused of being too slow. and a tiger — and six other big cats — at the bronx zoo in new york test positive for the coronavirus. it‘s thought the animals were infected by a zoo keeper. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we‘re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the uk‘s prime minister borisjohnson has spent

the night in hospital, where he was admitted for tests, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. downing street says it‘s a precautionary step as boris johnson continues to show persistent symptoms of the virus. he remains in charge of the government but the uk‘s foreign secretary dominic raab chaired this morning‘s coronavirus meeting. spain has recorded 637 deaths from covid—19 in the past 24 hours, the fourth consecutive day the number has fallen. it‘s the lowest daily total in nearly two weeks. spain still has the second highest number of deaths after italy. scotland‘s chief medical officer has resigned after being criticised for visiting her second home twice, against her own lockdown advice. scotland‘s first minister, nicola sturgeon, initially defended catherine calderwood, before agreeing that the doctor‘s behaviour risked undermining confidence in the government‘s public health message.

in the united states, more than 9600 people have died. the country‘s surgeon general warned americans that the coming week will be their ‘pearl harbor‘ or ‘9/11‘ moment — with deaths from covid—19 expected to peak. injapan, the prime minister shinzo abe says the government plans to declare a state of emergency as early as tomorrow. he also proposed a stimulus package worth more than one trillion us dollars as new infections from the virus spike in tokyo. and austria has announced plans to ease some coronavirus restrictions, as many countries consider how to move on from lockdowns to a new phase in fighting the pandemic. our first report on the situation here in the uk comes from our political correspondent chris mason. the man charged with leading the country‘s response to this virus is experiencing the unpleasant reality of it.

it was a week last friday that we heard the prime minister had coronavirus. hi, folks, i want to bring you up to speed with something that‘s happening today, which is that i have developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that‘s to say a temperature and a persistent cough. and, on the advice of the chief medical officer, i have taken a test, that has come out positive, so i am working from home. i‘m self isolating. number 10 made it clear borisjohnson would continue to work remotely from his downing street flat, and he chaired what he described as the first ever digital cabinet meeting from self isolation. last thursday night, he joined millions of others in expressing his gratitude to those working in the health service. thanks, nhs, thank you. thank you, thanks all. thank you. but, it was clear in another post on twitter on friday, that he was still unwell.

although i‘m feeling better and i‘ve done my seven days of isolation, alas, i still have one of the symptoms, a minor symptom, i still have a temperature so in accordance with government advice, i must continue my self isolation until that symptom itself goes. last night, downing street issued a statement. i want to express our nation's well wishes to prime minister borisjohnson as he wages his own personal fight with the virus. all americans are praying for him, he's a friend of mine, he's a great gentleman, and a great leader, and, as you know, he was brought to the hospital today. but i'm hopeful and sure that he's going to be fine.

he's a strong man, strong person. borisjohnson has spent the night not here, but in hospital. his officials are adamant he is still leading the government‘s response to the pandemic. but this virus is crippling the economy, robbing us of our usual liberties and straining the personal capacity of the prime minister to respond to it on our behalf. chris mason, bbc news. let‘s get the latest from our assistant political editor norman smith, who‘s in north london. at who‘s in north london. this time of day there is normally at this time of day there is normally a briefing for political correspondence, is that still happening? not yet. it is going on as we speak, we will be getting the latest update on the prime minister was my condition and when he can be released. we‘ll have to wait slightly longer until we get clarity about how years, but we know that he

was admitted overnight and is still in hospital waiting for the outcome of those tests and we presume his condition must be perhaps more serious than number ten downing st had let on. last week we were told that they were mild symptoms, it was due to selves isolation on friday but clue that did not happen and we know that any prime minister would have axed so that we want to get through this, be back out there on the front lines, but that has not been possible. we are told that due to the persistence of the symptoms, in particularly temperature, we need to be doctor to tell him to come then, it was not the prime minister saying that he should go. there are going to get further test to get a sense of is going. the committee secretary was saying everything he had heard so far was that the pm was doing ok. today he is in hospital

having the test. but he will continue to be kept informed as to what is happening and to be in charge of the government. and as i say, i hope, we all do, that he has a speedy recovery and he gets back to number 10 and can take charge in the way that he would want to as soon as possible. i'm sure this is very frustrating for him, somebody like boris who wants to be hands—on running the government from the front. but, nonetheless, he is still very much in charge of the government. in the meantime, today‘s covid—19 corporate meeting, which is usually chaired by boris johnson corporate meeting, which is usually chaired by borisjohnson via video link, was done by dominic raab, who is technically number two, even though we do not have a deputy prime minister. he chaired this morning‘s meeting and i guess he will continue to do so until borisjohnson returns. and we have fears and

pressures about testing and ppe. how much stream is on the government these days with borisjohnson in hospital? —— strain? the truth is, we are still waiting to see if we can still use the number of hospital admissions and ease the number of new infections, to lower the curve. once we get to that point, and we are told that could be seven or ten days away, then we will move into a critical decision—making phase. firstly, can there be any easing in the lockdown? if not all at once, maybe a little bit gradually with those age groups who are less vulnerable, it was part of the country which are less vulnerable, or those people who have had coronavirus and built up some immunity. after that, we will have to have very big decisions be made about how we exit from this, what is

our strategy out of this. at the weekend, the main scientist advising the government in terms of the modelling, he was candid in saying that they do not have a clear and precise exit strategy yet. that is still some way off and we would hope that by the time we got to that point of the prime minister would be backin point of the prime minister would be back in action. norman, thank you so much. norman talking about lowering the curve. in spain, deaths from the coronavirus have fallen for the fourth day running. the spanish health ministry says that 637 deaths have been recorded over the past 24 hours, the lowest number for nearly two weeks. spain is now planning to widen its coronavirus testing to include people without symptoms. it‘s seen as a first step to easing a lockdown in the nation which has had the second highest number of deaths after italy. spain‘s health ministry said the fall in the lastest figures was very encouraging.

translation: what we are seeing is that the rate of increase from this pandemic is falling in practically all parts of the country and this decrease is also reflected in the number of secondary infections. this is a very good indicator, in epidemiological terms, for us and we will be monitoring, carefully, this decrease over the coming days. let‘s cross now and speak to graham keeley, a journalist for the independent this is incredibly well —— welcome news after a tragic and difficult ordealfor news after a tragic and difficult ordeal for spain. absolutely, it has been a ordeal for spain. absolutely, it has beena grim ordeal for spain. absolutely, it has been a grim time for spain. when you listen to the figures for today it means 600 people have lost their lives but you think about how it was just a few days ago, when over 900

people had lost their lives in 24 hours. it is very welcome news. there is cautious optimism. hours. it is very welcome news. there is cautious optimismm hours. it is very welcome news. there is cautious optimism. it is a measure and what we have all come to in terms of expectation, that we can even think that over 600 people dying ina even think that over 600 people dying in a day being relatively good news compared to, as you say, what was happening last week. but 13,000 deaths in total in spain. a three—week lockdown already, imposed until the end of the month, but as we have just been until the end of the month, but as we havejust been mentioning there are some hopes of a glimmer at the end of the tunnel. absolutely and it is significant that the camp —— government are beginning to think about the escalating the lockdown. they are going to widen the —— d escalating. they are going to widen the testing to essential workers. then they will widen it so that they

can perhaps envisage the lockdown being relaxed, possibly by sometimes into may. that seems realistic however epidemiologists that i have spoken to have said that the government are not going to relax lockdown until they see a significant decrease in the number of new cases, and we have not reached that point yet and possibly we are not near that. obviously, testing is hugely controversial here in the uk, in terms of unavailability of tests for key sections of the workforce who feel that they need them, notjust the front line workers in hospitals, but those on buses and in care homes. the spaniards now feel that their access to testing are accessed by all the essential workers? doctors do not do that. the general puke —— public don‘t do that. —— feel that.

there were talks about getting test from china that turned out to be defective, and not buying enough quickly enough. they do not feel there has been enough testing going on and if the order should be more. the government have defended themselves on that point, saying they are doing as many as they can and getting spanish firms to produce as many as they camped at the buy more in from abroad. still, there is the general perception that there could be more done and done faster. it is interesting that your answer implies that there is confidence, given the targets that they are talking about for the end of april, there is confidence that they can actually do this? that they can get the chemicals they need, they can get the private labs to step in and they can handle the logistics of getting out across asymptomatic citizens? yes, indeed. it is

encouraging. i think there is a co nsta nt encouraging. i think there is a constant strain on essential workers and we need to make sure that they can get back to work and then work their way through other sections of their way through other sections of the society, testing them, possibly, to get the economy back on the road, which is of course a ground to it —— grounded to a standstill. thank you. scotland‘s chief medical officer has resigned after being caught visiting her second home, in breach of her own social distancing guidance. dr catherine calderwood made a public apology and received a police warning after she travelled from edinburgh to her other home in fife, for two consecutive weekends. well, in the past few hours, scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon has been giving her reaction to dr calderwood‘s resignation. she made a mistake, she made a serious mistake, and people are right to be angry about it. she was right to apologise.

it was clear yesterday she couldn‘t continue to be the face of the public health advice campaign. but candidly, yes, i did hope i could continue to call on her expertise. because, to be frank, in a situation like this at this particular moment in time it is far from ideal for me as first minister not to have that continuity of advice, but by last night it became clear that the bigger risk was the damage it could be doing to the important message the government is putting forward right now. so, these are not easyjudgments. at this point in time the normal rules of politics or news management couldn‘t be further from my mind. i‘m simply trying to do the best things and the right things to best equip us to get through this challenge as well as we can. nicola sturgeon, the edges —— first minister of scotland. we have got a couple of lines coming through from

our political editor. the cabinet will not meet tomorrow, but the —— announced tomorrow, but the meeting also happen tomorrow morning. no indication on who will lead that. dominic raab let it this morning, which takes us into our headlines on bbc news. the prime minister has spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he‘s said to be undergoing tests ‘as a precaution‘. the pace of spain‘s coronavirus deaths slows again. the number of deaths each day there has been falling since a peak last week. scotland‘s chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. in the uk, the political focus has largely been about what is going on in hospitals, but there is also growing concern about the state of the social care sector. some care staff are self—isolating,

and others have had problems getting personal protective equipment to deal with vulnerable residents in care homes who may have the virus. we can now talk to karolina gerlich, chief executive of the national association of care and support workers. thank you forjoining us. what is the picture as far as you can tell? the things that we are hearing from the care sector are mainly issues around ppe provision, general underfunding of the sector in this crisis. i have had information from provider associations were around 2596 provider associations were around 25% of staff and many care providers are self isolating or off sick. that is having a huge affect on the

provision of social care. care workers are doing their absolute best, there are care workers across the country moving into care homes for two weeks to help protect people they work with. there are care workers in the community doing extra visits add extra miles of travelling to make sure that everybody receives the support that they need and deserve. unfortunately, the recognition for social care is not there at the moment. we have also heard of cork is being abused and being scared to wear their uniforms because the oven —— the government are not understanding the vital role. —— heard of co—workers being abused. we are looking at the financial crisis facing care workers, because of the lack of funding many are having to isolate either on just statutory stick pay or without pain whatsoever. that is why we have started our fundraiser, to provide those care workers with

emergency grants so they do not go into debt and go hungry because they are doing the right thing, so they can go back to work after self isolating and feel like they have been supported. that is an alarming list of problems and it is a list which will alarm the government authorities and their health sector authorities and their health sector authorities as well, because if there aren‘t care workers to help these vulnerable elderly people, they will end up in hospital? there is not enough recognition therefore the fact that social care plays a vital role. that is in the supported people in care homes, supported living in their own homes, which very often stops additional hospital admissions and also the role that social care plays after people leave hospitals and the support that its provides. health care cannot really exist without social care and there was the time to finally start

properly recognising that i‘m providing the same support to social ca re providing the same support to social care that is being given to the nhs and the health service.” care that is being given to the nhs and the health service. i suppose one additional worry is that, going back to the provision of ppe, that a lot of the care workers in question are in their40s lot of the care workers in question are in their 40s and 50s and not younger workforce. the care work system a re younger workforce. the care work system are pejoratively female and over 50 and 60, so we have heard from care workers who have had to shield for 12 weeks because of pre—existing health conditions and there are financial consequences to that. —— majority of way. the workforce itself is over 40 in the large part and we have to make sure that ppe is there to protect people because if care workers are not

protected they will not be able to provide the care that is so desperately needed right now. thank you for coming to talk to us about that, we wish you all the best. turkey has one of the fastest growing outbreaks of covid—19, with a steeper rise in cases than italy, spain or the uk. more restrictions on movement have been introduced, but a full lockdown is not in place. over 27,000 cases have been confirmed and 574 people have died. orla guerin reports from istanbul. police checkpoints at the edge of istanbul. the latest stage of turkey‘s fight against the virus. 31 cities now sealed off to all but essential traffic. still, president erdogan says, the wheels of the economy must keep turning. so, many are still going to work. wearing masks is now compulsory.

staying home is not, except for those under 20 or over 65. istanbul‘s mayor, a key opposition figure, has a lot on his hands. his city has the highest number of cases. he told me there should be a general lockdown before it‘s too late. translation: when we counted, there were about 1.1 million people using public transport on a workday, and we‘ve seen a lot of private cars out on the streets. 15% of the normal population is still on the move so between two and 2.5 million people — equal to the population of a european city. do you think it‘s crazy that this number of people are still being allowed to move around? absolutely. here, as elsewhere, the virus is killing those trying to save others.

like dilek, whose relatives shared this video with us. she was a nurse and an only child. turkey‘s death toll is still in the hundreds, not thousands, but its corona outbreak is one of the fastest growing in the world. i cannot sleep well. i am so concerned. my grandparents are old — 89,90. this turkish molecular biologist, based in the us, is tracking the virus in his homeland. the cases are increasing very rapidly, much more rapid than many countries, including italy, spain and the us and china, so this is very alarming. as the virus spreads, many of istanbul‘s storied streets have fallen silent. the blue mosque, a historicjewel, no longer open for communal worship. the message now — pray at home.

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. austria has announced it will ease some of its lockdown measures from next week. the chancellor sebastian kurz said small shops will reopen on the 14th of april — if austrians keep to the restrictions over the easter week. according to offical figures, austria has now managed to flatten the curve in the fight against coronavirus. translation: our aim is to allow small shops, up to 400 square metres, as well as hardware and garden shops, to open again by april 14. of course, with very strict safety precautions. from the 1st of may, our aim is to allow all shops, shopping centres and hairdressers to reopen. all other services, hospitality and hotels, will open step—by—step by mid—may at the earliest.

i‘m sure that is encouraging to some who are waiting for their countries to be doing with this lockdown. we stick by noted viewers of bbc world. in the uk — it‘s two weeks since borisjohnson announced a partial lockdown. so what‘s the evidence that it‘s working? our head of statistics robert cuffe is here to look at the data. the number of people dying in hospital with coronavirus is still doubling every few days, but confirmed cases tell a happier story. let‘s take a look at the deaths. these are the new deaths and is everyday, plotted on a steel worker straight line means doubling every three and a half days. not every three and a half days. not every day is on trend, their chance to be dipped on sundays and mondays, but overall the numbers are following that pattern closely. in

one sense, you do not need the stats to tell you tally of the lockdown is working. look at the window, fewer people out there means fewer chances of spread. so why does it take so long to show up? even if all infection stops on lockdown, we would still be seen new deaths reported a month later. it takes time before an effect to become symptoms or before they get worse, treatment in hospital and intensive ca re ta kes treatment in hospital and intensive care takes time and if someone dies the death has to be recorded and reported, which takes days, sometimes weeks. there is better news elsewhere. the growth in new cases has started to fall behind that long—term trend in the last week, it is still growing but slower, and that is after allowing for nhs workers to be tested as well is hospitalised patients. site is a corn on the governance report is vigour separately, arguing it is like reporting figures for wales only and then adding in scotland, of course the figures will spike. to

understand the trends, you have to report it country separately. avoid reading too much into new cases until further information. look out for the weekend dips. there are hopeful signs here, but we may still see record highs in the coming days. the queen‘s address to the nation was watched by more than 23 million people in the uk last night, and many more around the world. in the video filmed at windsor castle, the queen paid tribute to the nhs and key workers keeping goods and services going amid the coronavirus pandemic. the queen gave the message of reassurance to britain and the commonwealth, urging people to remain united and resolute. she also acknowledged the grief, pain and financial difficulties that many were facing but urged people to take comfort in the fact that better days will return.

we will succeed and that success will belong to everyone of us. we should take comfort, better days will return. we will be with our friends again, we will be with our families again, we will meet again. but for now i send my thanks and one wishes to you all. you are watching bbc news. hello, this is bbc news with carrie gracie. the headlines... the british prime minister boris johnson spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. he‘s said to be undergoing tests "as a precaution". the pace of spain‘s coronavirus deaths slows again. the number of deaths each day there has been falling since a peak last week.

scotland‘s chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. the us says it expects the rate of new infections to stabilise in the coming days, but the surgeon general warns the number of dead will continue to rise. but it‘s better news for south korea as the number of newly—confirmed coronavirus cases falls to its lowest level since the peak of the outbreak. in the uk, the national domestic abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls and online requests for help over the past week — that‘s according to refuge, the country‘s largest domestic abuse charity. it says there was also a 150% rise in people visiting the helpline‘s website. these are the first statistics which give a picture of the potential consequences of social distancing for abuse victims. tomos morgan reports.

it‘s been bad. i didn‘t care if i didn‘t wake up from the night before. i just knew what was going to happen. ijust wanted the days to go past, but itjust got worse. tara told me she has been mentally and physically abused by her partner for six months. he deleted her social media account, stopped herfrom seeing herfamily, and controlled all aspects of her life, and, since having to isolate with him, things escalated. you must stay at home. it‘s been getting worse since the lockdown, as well. mentally abusive, verbally. erm, been hitting me, just causing an argument from nothing. if i fight back and say something wrong, he willjust hit me. new figures seen by the bbc give a picture of the potential consequence of lockdown for victims. the national domestic abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls

and online requests over the past week. refuge, the country‘s largest domestic abuse charity, who run the line, say there has been a daily rise of 150% in people visiting the website. tara has now fled her abuser and is being supported by a charity in wales. but charities and campaigners have expressed concern that those in violent relationships could be at serious risk as the lockdown continues. the homicide rate will go through the roof. you can‘t stop the perpetrator unless he‘s visible. rachel williams suffered violence from her husband for 18 years. when she decided to leave he shot her with a sawn—off shotgun. she is now one of the country‘s main campaigners battling on behalf of those still suffering. we will never do enough until we eradicate domestic abuse and violence — end of. we have an epidemic in the uk with a pandemic on top. police chiefs and both governments in cardiff bay and westminster say

help is available for anyone experiencing domestic abuse, and that people should contact if they need advice or feel they are at risk. if you are affected by any of the issues in that report, you can call the freephone 24—hour national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247. or go online to www. nationaldahelpline. org.uk. a tiger at a zoo in new york has tested positive for the coronavirus. the four—year—old female — named nadia — is thought to have contracted the virus from a keeper at the bronx zoo, who didn‘t

have any symptoms. it‘s believed to be the first known case of an animal infected by a human with covid—19. alan radford is professor in veterinary health informatics at the university of liverpool. i asked him if this was the first known case of human—to—animal transmission. there have been very rare cases of pets living with covid—19 patients who have tested positive, a little bit like this tiger. just two or three cases. and we have also just last week seen some early evidence from chinese researchers that have shown that cats and ferrets, and to a certain extent dogs as well, can be infected under experimental conditions. so, maybe not quite the first, but it is certainly the highest profile. this will worry many viewers, many of whom do have cats.

are cats more vulnerable than other animals? i think of the species that researchers have looked at, that seems to be true. obviously, researchers are rightly most focused on human infection and human disease, but there are now scientists turning to animals and looking to see what species are susceptible, and the cat, along with the ferret, seem to be the two most at—risk species. i am sure that viewers in the uk, and around the world, would like to have it clarified that even infected animals will not transmit to a human, that this is not an animal—to—human transition at this stage? i think people can be reassured by that. we can never say never. i think that is important to say. most people on this planet who become infected, and there have been over a million

people infected now, most will be infected by people. apologies, we must cross to edinburgh where the first minister of scotla nd edinburgh where the first minister of scotland is conducting her first news co nfe re nce of scotland is conducting her first news conference today. i want to convey my thoughts and my condolences to their loved ones. the death as a reminder that the people working on our health care services are not just working on our health care services are notjust showing immense dedication and expertise, although they are doing that, but they are displaying great courage, and i am sure everyone in scotland once again is reflecting on the considerable debt that we owe to each and every one of them. i want to see a brief what this morning about boris johnson. one of the things about the covid—19 virus of course is that it does not discriminate. it can potentially affect anyone and

everyone. the fact that the prime minister is undergoing tests as a further reminder of that and i would like to take the opportunity on behalf of the scottish government andi behalf of the scottish government and i am sure on behalf of all of the people of scotland to wish him all the best. we hope that he makes all the best. we hope that he makes a very speedy recovery. and i want to ta ke a very speedy recovery. and i want to take a moment to introduce doctor greg smith, whojoins me here today. gregor is a gp and a former medical director for gregor is a gp and a former medical directorfor primary gregor is a gp and a former medical director for primary care gregor is a gp and a former medical directorfor primary care in north lanarkshire. he has been deaf to chief medical officerfor lanarkshire. he has been deaf to chief medical officer for the last five years and has been closely involved in the government‘s work on the coronavirus. —— gregory smith. following the resignation of catherine calderwood, gregor has agreed to act as the chief medical officerfor agreed to act as the chief medical officer for the foreseeable future and we‘ll see if you words after i have finished. it has been a difficult 24 hours for the government and i am acutely aware thatis government and i am acutely aware that is as nothing compared to the difficulties faced by those who have contracted covid—19 or who loved

ones get it or indeed the health and ca re ones get it or indeed the health and care staff we are calling on to treat them. supporting and helping them will always be our chief priority and that is my and the government‘s total focus. i want to update you on some of the key sister sta kes update you on some of the key sister stakes in relation to the progress of covid—19 in scotland. —— statistics. i can confirm that as of nine o‘clock this morning, there have been 3000, 961 positive cases confirmed, that is an increase of 255 from the figures reported yesterday. —— 3861. these numbers will be an underestimate. —— 3961. that is an increase of two on yesterday. a total of 1599 patients are currently in hospital with covid—19, that includes those in intensive care, and that is an

increase of nine from the figures are reported yesterday. also, in the last 24 hours, there have been two further reported deaths of covid—19, that takes the total number of deaths in scotland now to 222. once again, however, as i said yesterday, that figure will not give a true account of what has happened across scotla nd account of what has happened across scotland over the weekend. as i explained yesterday, our new system for reporting covid—19 deaths uses information validated by national registers of scotland. work is under way to move the nra system to a seven day a week operation. as a result, the figure i report today like yesterday will be artificially low, although i want to stress that each death matters and is a source of sadness to family, friends and of course two hours. the figures will be reconciled tomorrow and on wednesday and i can confirm on wednesday and i can confirm on wednesday at the national registers of scotla nd

wednesday at the national registers of scotland will publish a report on deaths in the community as a result of covid—19. we expect these figures welcome confirm the trend that we have seen over the past ten days or so ofa have seen over the past ten days or so of a rapid increase in the number of covid—19 cases in scotland and also sadly the number of deaths. u nfortu nately, also sadly the number of deaths. unfortunately, there is almost certainly worse still to come before we turn the corner of this virus, andi we turn the corner of this virus, and i want to summarise today some of the key steps we are taking to prepare health and key services and to protect our health and key workers. we established a network of community hubs and assessment centres two days ago to triage and treat individuals with worsening covid—19 symptoms. we asked people to no longer contact their gp with covid—19 related concerns. it is maybe worth stressing that for most people, the nhs inform website should be the first place to go for advice on covid—19. however, for

example, if your symptoms worsen, you should call the nhs 24111 number. for non—covid—19 related medical advice, contact number. for non—covid—19 related medicaladvice, contact your number. for non—covid—19 related medical advice, contact your gp practice. if your practice is closed and your medical if you cannot wait until it reopens, you should also contact the 111 number. on the first day that we introduced our new system, nhs 24 receives almost 12,000 calls to the 111 number. that figure has been slowly decreasing. we had just over 4000 calls on friday, although there are still peaks, for example, at weekends. on the figures available, approximately 596 the figures available, approximately 5% of telephone inquiries resulted ina 999 5% of telephone inquiries resulted in a 999 call being placed. a further 65% resulted in the collar being referred to a treatment topper. 13% resolved and the collar being asked to look after themselves at home. this system ensures that people get the best advice in the

safest way possible, putting as few as people possible at risk and that the benefits are felt across the country. we have also quadrupled our testing capacity to around 2000 tests each day and that will increase further in the coming weeks. and we are starting to make testing available to our key workers. by the beginning of this month, helford estimates suggest approximately 5000 nhs workers and family members had been tested, and we expect the numbers tested to rise considerably in the days ahead. presently, and i know this is an issue that has been raised by many, just under 6% of nhs scotland staff are absent from work as a result of this virus. finally, we continue to prioritise the delivery of personal and protective equipment, not some little hospitals, but also to care homes and to keiras. health protection scotland has published revised guidance last week as to how ppe should be used. the nhs social

ca re call ppe should be used. the nhs social care call line which helps provide us care call line which helps provide us with urgent equipment has been running for two weeks. in that time, asi running for two weeks. in that time, as i previous dimension, more than 6 million pieces of personal protective equipment have been delivered to more than 1000 care homes and other locations across the country. more broadly, we are in close contact with the care inspectorate to understand how covid—19 is affecting the delivery of care across scotland. we have also set up a dedicated contact point for front—line professionals to raise any concerns that they might have about the availability of ppe. finally, and briefly, i have three other items to update you on today. the scottish government has been working on how we address drug and alcohol misuse with our drug death task force and other organisations, including the scottish drugs forum, scottish families affected by alcohol and drugs and public health scotland. today we are providing funding of £166,000 to support those with drug

and alcohol issues. amongst other things, this will fund a publicity campaign helping people to know where they can get support during this pandemic, and it will improve access to a medication that reverses opiate overdoses. we know that at times like these, difficult for everyone, people will need help to do with alcohol and drug—related problems, and we want to make sure that that help is available. the second point is that an additional £8 million has been made available to help third sector organisations. amongst other things it will enable them to provide emergency accommodation for those who might otherwise be homeless. and also to distribute food to families and individuals who otherwise might be going hungry. finally, this afternoon we will publish further guidance for the construction industry to stop this guidance which has been developed with construction scotla nd has been developed with construction scotland and the trade unions maintains the scottish government‘s commitment to the precautionary

commitment. the construction site should not be open unless actively contribute into the health and well—being of the nation. the final point is to underline once again that although these updates set out what government and partners are doing to tackle this virus, it remains a job for every single one of us. the decisions that we make about keeping our distance and mixing with other households and, of course, staying at home, except for essential purchases, will help to determine how rapidly the virus spreads and how well we get through this. i do not underestimate how difficult these restrictions are, andi difficult these restrictions are, and i know that they will seem harder as the weather improves, and as frustration inevitably sets in. that would be particularly true for families with children. but they continue to be crucial, doing the right thing and staying home is the way in which we can slow the spread of this virus, protect our national

health service and save lives. so once again i want to thank everybody who is helping us do that. and i will hand over to doctor greg smith who will say a few words before i hand over to the health secretary. thank you, i want to begin today to pay tribute to those health and social care staff across scotland who are contributing so much at the moment. there is an incredible amount of work and commitment which has been displayed right across staff in scotland. and i wanted to re cord staff in scotland. and i wanted to record my personal thanks to each of you. i have had conversations over the course of this weekend with clinicians from various backgrounds andl clinicians from various backgrounds and i think it is really important that i continue to get a sense of what it feels like as you are delivering care, out there at the moment, and that i can take your experience and wisdom that you are able to give me about that experience into how we develop things further. i wanted to highlight again to the people of

scotland that the nhs is there for you, it is open, and if you needed it is important that you try to access it. there has been much which has been said around about how we should respond if you have symptoms which might be covid—19. we must not forget that people get ill for other reasons. our strong encouragement todayis reasons. our strong encouragement today is that if you are experiencing symptoms worrying you, particularly things like chest pain or new symptoms such as a new type of leading, please do not hesitate to contact your nhs and the way that you normally would. it is really important that you continue to get the care that you need at the time that you need it, and that you do not ignore the symptoms and simply put them. gp practices across the country remain open and although you might see that there is a different type of service that you get from them in different ways of contacting them, it is important that you do not ignore the symptoms. i also wanted to highlight to you, as the first minister has outlined, the new

centres and hubs which are running in the community. one of the gps i spoke to at the weekend described his experience of working in a hop in inverness and he said to me that it was a very controlled environment, where people were able to manage the volume of calls very, very well and provide advice to people at the time that they needed. the majority of people who develop covid—19 will have mild symptoms. again, i would like to emphasise this. most of you developing symptoms like cough or fever will be able to manage those symptoms very easily at home using advice from the nhs inform website. if those symptoms are deteriorating or if they become prolonged, it is important that you are seeking further advice and you can do that very easily by phoning nhs 24111. when you do that and access the people that the other end of the phone who are there to help you, they will guide you through the

process as to how you can be properly and fully assessed. some of that will take place over the phone or perhaps by some of the new methods of video conference. but we necessary, some of that will take place in person so you get a proper physical assessment. place in person so you get a proper physicalassessment. but place in person so you get a proper physical assessment. but please be clear, if you have symptoms that you are concerned about, i do not want you to sit at home worrying about them, iwant you to sit at home worrying about them, i want you to seek help about them. there are many, many ways that you can access that help, and my advice to you is to take advantage of those. the nhs will remain here and open for you at all times. thank you, gregor, and i hand overto and open for you at all times. thank you, gregor, and i hand over to the health secretary before taking questions. thank you very much, first minister. can i add my thanks to everyone working in the health service and social care service for the considerable amount of work they have done? as we have said before, our response to covid—19 requires a

huge effort across all areas of health and social care, and this morning i want to see a bit more about all of those individuals who have come forward, either as retired health professionals or students and health professionals or students and health care to offer their services to our national health service, and to our national health service, and to social care. as of this morning, 12,725 people have come forward to offer their skills and expertise during the coronavirus outbreak. these numbers are, of course, over and above doctors and other health professionals who may come forward asa professionals who may come forward as a result of the work of the professional regulatory bodies. in terms of breakdown of that, almost 13,000 individuals, 1470 have registered with nhs greater glasgow and clyde, 1700 with nhs lothian and the remaining 9655 have come through the remaining 9655 have come through the dedicated nhs for a —— dedicated

nhs scotland recruitment photo. 24% are nursing students, 10% doctors, 2796 are nursing students, 10% doctors, 27% of nurses, 20% have experience in social care. in addition, we have people coming forward who are physiotherapists, medical students, occupational therapist, dentist, midwives, paramedics. a whole range of individuals who are stepping forward to offer us they are much valued and needed care and experience. depending on the specialism, there are different plans in place for students in particular to carry out paid employment in the nhs, whilst also being able to complete their qualifications. new recruitsjoining the service on fixed term contracts will be entitled to a maximum 6p entitlement, the same as staff with a five year service. disclosure checks are being fast tracked so that we can get the benefit of those

new recruits as soon as possible. that response so far any relatively short space of time shows the incredible dedication of our health ca re incredible dedication of our health care community, current, retired in future, to give us all of their skills and expertise to help us meet the challenge ahead and to help us deliver the highest quality health care, and they have my deepest and most sincere thanks for doing so. thank you, health secretary. i will now go to questions. i have a large number today. again, iwould now go to questions. i have a large number today. again, i would appeal toa number today. again, i would appeal to a journalist i have a question has already been asked, please do not feel that you need to ask the same question again, and people get through as many as possible. kieran jenkins, channel 4 news. through as many as possible. kieran jenkins, channel4 news. first minister, how many care workers had been tested? i do not have that figure right now. as i said before, we are gathering more data on testing and we intend to make more

data available during the course of this week about the numbers being tested within all of the priority areas we have set for testing, including key workers, and that will not just be care including key workers, and that will notjust be care workers, it will be nhs workers. we are undertaking to make as much of that informational available as quickly as we can. but we put information into the public domain, we want to make sure that is robust and reliable. there will be information on a range of different things published over the course of this week, more information on the number of deaths, the breakdown of some of these figures, and more information on testing. we speak to workers inside care homes and they have said they cannot get tested and ppe is not reaching them. they are very worried about themselves and their patients. i absolutely understand the concern of people working in the care home sector. i understand that concern generally, andi

understand that concern generally, and i particularly understand that concern in the wake of the developments, the tragic developments, the tragic developments at the burlington care home over the weekend. i have talked already today in my statement about the flow of ppe and i would say to any ca re the flow of ppe and i would say to any care worker that we have set up any care worker that we have set up a hotline for any worker in health or social care who believes they are not getting what they need to phone us and we will rectify that. there have been millions of pieces of equipment already gone to care homes and we are working hard to make sure that that distribution and artful continues. on testing, i have been very open and candid about the priorities we have set for testing and the need to build up the capacity of testing in order that we can capacity of testing in order that we ca n test capacity of testing in order that we can test more workers. there has been a focus in terms of key worker testing on the nhs to try to get people back to work. but as we build up people back to work. but as we build up the capacity, we will be able to test more people and that why that is such a priority area of for us.

peter smith, itv news. hello, first minister. i am aware that you are very keen to move on from the events that happened over the weekend. in the interest of doing that, can i ask how much damage do you think has been done to your public information campaign? we are hearing a lot of people saying that the chief medical officer, if you do not believe it is that serious to take her own advice, what do you make of that? there is also a question over your government was manhandling over this. can you clarify, we held on saturday night you spoke to doctor calderwood when these allegations came to light. there was a statement given by your government telling the people in this country that she essentially went to her holiday home as a one—off. essentially to secure the property. we then heard the next day that was not true and she clarified in the media briefing she had been

twice for seemingly leisure purposes with her husband and family. getting to the point your... iam to the point your... i am sorry, that question was a little bit long and we don‘t have time for the answer. we will get back to that later. a couple of lines coming in. london has announced new specialist teams to help deal with covid—19 debts at home. the duchess of cornwall is out of solitary isolation. she went into social isolation after prince charles was infected. the 12th of july parades are cancelled. that is our —— an announcement from the orange order. now we get the weather with carol kirkwood. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, 22.2 celsius in wales. we could see higher than that today

in some places. we have if you sunny spells and scattered showers around. the rain this morning continues to push away leaving brighter skies behind. a squeeze on the isobars in the north—west telling us that it is windy here, 55 mph, but through the afternoon it slows and drops a little bit. behind the rain this morning there is a lot of sunshine. some showers are in parts of scotland and northern ireland and could be thundery. in between we will see some sunshine. under clear skies the temperature will fall away quickly. there will be a few showers and the winds across the north—east continues to ease. there could be some patchy mist and fog forming. not problematic however and these are the temperatures in towns and cities. in rural areas, temperatures are lower, and some of us will see just a touch of frost. a colder night than last night. tomorrow,

they will be a lot of sunshine around. more or less across the board. fair—weather cloud building through the day. not as when the across the north—west. we have a weather front close by introducing thicker cloud. at times some patchy rain. the temperatures tomorrow range from nine in lerwick to 20 in london. from tuesday into wednesday, high pressure is very much with us but look at how the isobars turn to a more southerly direction. and also across the north—west of the country we have a weather front introducing some cloud and some rain. that slowly slips southwards. here it is, that rain will be fairly patchy, you might get some drizzle out of it. brighter skies follow on behind. we hang on to the sunshine ahead of it. especially across england and wales. temperatures could get up to 23 or 24 degrees. somewhere in the south—east, more likely around the london area. by the time we get to thursday, there is a lot of dry weather around, we will have a weather around, we will have a weather front as a weak feature producing this cloud across

scotland, northern ireland and the north of england, with highs by then of 22 or 23.

the government insists borisjohnson is still "very much in charge" despite being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. the prime minister, who‘s been ill for ten days and has worked while in self—isolation, will be back as soon as possible, says a cabinet colleague. i hope, we all do, that he has a speedy recovery and can get back to number 10 speedy recovery and can get back to number10 and take speedy recovery and can get back to number 10 and take charge in the way that he would want to. we‘ll be asking how challenging it will be for the prime minister to continue in his work from his hospital bed. also this lunchtime... scotland‘s chief medical officer, catherine calderwood, resigns after making two trips to her second home, against her own lockdown advice. continued concern that sunny

weather is making people linger longer outside than absolutely necessary when going to exercise.