this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's prime minister has moved to intensive care ten days after testing positive for coronavirus. he's been receiving excellent care at st thomas' hospital and we'd like to take this opportunity as a government to thank nhs staff up and down the country for all of their dedication and hard work and commitment in treating everyone that's been affected by this awful virus. political leaders in the uk and around the world to send their best wishes and hope for a speedy recovery. americans are all praying for his recovery. he's been a really good friend. he's been a really good friend. he's been a really good friend. he's been really something very special, strong, resolute,

doesn't quit, doesn't give up. a special report inside one of the uk's biggest intensive care centres as staff face a rising number of patients fighting the coronavirus. the staff here are baking with one of the biggest challenges ever faced by the nhs. they can save many of the patients, but sadly not all of them. the coronavirus has killed more than 10,000 people in america, as officials warn this could be the hardest week yet. 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 british prime minister boris johnson is tonight in intensive care at

st thomas's hospital in london, suffering from the effects of coronavirus. his symptoms worsened evening evening. foreign secretary dominic raab... donald foreign secretary dominic raab. .. donald trump foreign secretary dominic raab... donald trump sent boris johnson his best wishes for a speedy recovery. the french president and many more on... 0ver president and many more on... over 5300 patients have died in the uk. that's an increase of it for under 39 on the previous day. —— 439. in the us... francis reported 833 deaths in the past when he four hours, its highest total since the outbreak began. the figure

includes people who died in hospitals and nursing homes. more on those development across the world but first, our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from westminster on the latest about borisjohnson. less than a mile from downing street, borisjohnson is in intensive care tonight, in a personal fight against the virus that the government and the country is trying to beat. who would have known on thursday night that the health workers he applauded would be caring for him like this? brief glimpses of borisjohnson on social media made it clear he was struggling to shake the virus off. now, after being admitted to hospital last night for tests, he is conscious, but as a precaution downing street says has been moved to intensive care. and the foreign secretary has been asked to step up for now. during the course of this afternoon, the prime minister's condition worsened and on the advice of the medical

team, he was moved into a critical care unit. with the prime minister now in intensive care, this is obviously an extremely serious situation. how worried should we be about his health and who is in charge of the government? the government's business will continue. the prime minister is in safe hands with a brilliant team at st thomas' hospital. the focus of the government will continue to be on making sure, at the prime minister's direction, all the plans for making sure that we can defeat coronavirus and pull the country through this challenge will be taken forward. are you confident, though, that the government is under control tonight? there is an incredibly strong team spirit behind the prime minister and making sure that we get all of the plans that the prime minister has instructed us to deliver implemented as soon as possible, and that is the way we will bring the whole country through the coronavirus challenge that we face right now. just after 8pm, the official statement came from downing street, saying...

good wishes from friends and rivals of borisjohnson flooded online within minutes. from the first minister of scotland, and the brand—new labour leader, and from someone who knows him and the unique job very well. the prime minister is now suffering seriously from a disease that does not pick and choose. downing street itself a place where the virus spread. power, no protection from harm. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the bbc‘s chris mason had the latest details from westminster.

it's a shocking turn of events, isn't it, when the person charged with coordinating the country's response to a national emergency is stricken by the very virus he has spent much of last month trying to ensure impacts the uk in the most minimal way possible? whilst being well aware that the impact was always going to be very grave, both in health terms and in economic terms, and in terms of our liberty. we are now a fortnight on from his address to the country beginning the lockdown and social distancing measures we have been slowly adjusting to over the last couple of weeks. over and over again, this coronavirus crisis which has swept the world and swept the country has had the capacity to surprise us, to do the very thing that 2a hours earlier would have seemed impossible, and here we are again, with the prime minister in intensive care, with downing street having to point out, as of 8pm this evening, borisjohnson was conscious but had been moved to intensive care, having been given oxygen

at around 6pm, i understand. to ensure if he required a ventilator to help with his breathing, he was in the right place to have that equipment available to him. and we understand the prime minister had asked dominic raab to deputize. tell us a little bit about dominic raab. does he have the confidence of his cabinet colleagues? dominic raab is the mp for esherin dominic raab is the mp for esher in surrey. he was appointed foreign secretary by borisjohnson when mrjohnson became prime minister. he was a prominent campaigner for brexit during the referendum campaign and in the months and years that followed the referendum, leading up to the general election just before christmas. has been a minister in different departments around whitehall prior to his elevation to one of the great offices of state. appointed by boris johnson

as first secretary of state, which in many ways is often an honourific title which means very little other than occasionally deputizing for the prime minister at prime minister's questions when the prime minister is that a european summit or an event overseas that prevents him being here at westminster on a wednesday lunchtime. i don't think mr raab could've possibly imagined when he accepted the job he would asked to be a potentially stand in prime minister for an unknown period of time if the prime minister, borisjohnson, is not able to fulfil the range of obligations and duties that normally fall his way. i thought it was quite striking, james, this evening, that mrjohnson had asked mr raab to deputize where necessary, so it wasn't a wholesale exporting of his duties to mr raab, and the british constitutional system does not set out a clear path down which power is handed if a prime ministerfinds themselves incapacitated. it's a cabinet system of government where cabinet

ministers are all equals, with the prime ministerfirst ministers are all equals, with the prime minister first among equals amongst them. a big part of the general election campaign in the autumn was built around borisjohnson and his personality, known in the uk pretty much by his first name, such is his recognition value. and for a lot of people, frankly, they won't know a great deal about this man, dominic raab, who could quite conceivably be taking quite significant decisions on behalf of us all. chris mason there. messages are pouring in for around the world. this was president trump a short while ago. i also want to send best wishes to a very good friend of mine and a friend to our nation, prime minister boris johnson. we are very saddened to hear that he was taken into intensive care this afternoon, a little while ago. americans are all praying for his recovery. he's been a really good friend. he's been really something very

special — strong, resolute, doesn't quit, doesn't give up. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young has been at st thomas hospital, where borisjohnson been at st thomas hospital, where boris johnson is been at st thomas hospital, where borisjohnson is being treated. she sent us this update. well, after nine days in self—isolation, he came under the care of doctors here last night and was admitted to hospital. now, we know that he has been suffering from a persistent cough and temperature, something he couldn't shake off, which is why he was brought into hospital in the first place. now, it's worth saying st thomas' hospital is one of the top hospitals in the country. it's just across the bridge from the houses of parliament. now, we were told by downing street earlier the prime minister was working from his hospital bed here. we understand that he was given oxygen before that decision was made to move him to intensive care. now, we are told that that has been done as a precaution. it's been done in case he needs ventilation to aid his recovery. now, like thousands of other families who've been affected by the coronavirus, this is an extremely worrying time for him

and for his family. especially, of course, his fiancee, who is pregnant and has been suffering with symptoms of the coronavirus herself. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more on how the uk government has planned for situations like this. the foreign secretary now is technically in charge, as he is the prime minister's official understudy, he has been requested by downing street to do because for him as and when. and government insiders are pretty confident. they say the way to cabinet committees are being designed to trace with coronavirus, for different groups, that will continue to ta ke groups, that will continue to take over for groups, that will continue to take overfor someone groups, that will continue to take over for someone cabinet minster said to me the decision—making was pretty crisp, pretty efficient, and this is been happening whoever was in charge. the prime minister of course is much more than a political mascot. they are of course also the most senior decision maker in any government and at a time when there are so many dilemmas about the health and the wealth of the country, this is obviously a very serious moment

for the government and the whitehall machine. even for the prime minister, who was popping up prime minister, who was popping up every now and again, try to sort of say that he was fine and he was getting better throughout this, it has created a sense already of not that much stability with him being ill and evenjust much stability with him being ill and even just when much stability with him being ill and evenjust when he much stability with him being ill and even just when he was in the downing street flat. and now with him in intensive care tonight, even though we should emphasise it is said to be as a precaution, this is obvious he a grave moment, one that is unsettling for the government. and of a time like this which isa and of a time like this which is a genuine national emergency, irrespective of your politics of course, this is clearly a terrible time for the government to be without its figurehead. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, the latest reaction to borisjohnson‘s admission to intensive care.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines... britain's prime minister borisjohnson — who has coronavirus — has been moved to an intensive care unit in a central london hospital after his symptoms worsened. political leaders in the uk and around the world have sent their best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery. let's go over the timeline of events. on march 26th, it was announced that the prime minister had tested positive for coronavirus. on sunday, he was admitted to st thomas' hospital in london after his symptoms had persisted for ten days. and this evening, it was announced that he'd been moved to intensive care afer his symptoms worsened. 0ur news reporter rich preston is here with me. rich, this is a time, if anyone looks on social media, you see almost everyone sending good wishes. what have you been

what have you been able to find? well wishes. president trump said earlier the american people are praying for boris johnson, saying he's a good friend to president trump, and to america as well. on twitter, rishi sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, my thoughts tonight... the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau, saying... the president of the uk -- eu —— eu commission... the chief eu negotiator, michel barnier, saying... and the french president emmanuel macron on twitter as well. all my support

to borisjohnson, twitter as well. all my support to boris johnson, his twitter as well. all my support to borisjohnson, his family and the british people at this difficult time. i hope he ove i’co m es difficult time. i hope he overcomes this ordeal quickly. rich preston, i'm sure throughout the night we will continue get updates as people follow the story into the night. thanks so much. the latest official figures on those affected by coronavirus across the uk were released a little earlier. they show that — in total — 5,373 people have died in hospitalfrom the effects of covid—i9. that's a rise of a39 on sunday's figure, although they do not account for people who have died in the community or in a care home. as intensive care units in hospitals across the uk come under increasing pressure — including st thomas's, where borisjohnson is being treated — we have a rare insight into conditions at one of the biggest facilities in the uk — university college hospital in central london.

this special report is by our medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker. this used to be a recovery area for patients after surgery. now, it is an intensive care unit for covid—i9 patients. a huge part of the hospital has been transformed in order to deal with coronavirus. i've been in intensive care nursing for 23 years now, and i've never seen anything like this. even the london bombings. never seen it is in such a short condensed period of time. many of the patients here are elderly, or have underlying health problems. but not all. i think perhaps i was a bit naive when i, when we started, i had assumed it would be the older and the sick. in here we have a mixture from people in their 40s, to people in their 70s. them are coming through who are young and fit. the patients here have severe pneumonia. inflammation of the lungs.

they must be heavily sedated while on a ventilator, a machine that takes over their breathing. patients can spend two weeks like this. many drugs are being tested, but there is as yet no proven treatment for coronavirus. so it is oxygen and... 0rgan support and amazing nursing care, really. one thing that does help is turning the patients on to theirfront. it increases the oxygen getting into their lungs. what seems like a simple procedure takes time. and lots of pairs of hands. everyone all right? ready, steady, 90. with ventilated patients, extreme care is needed. all of this while staff wear full personal protective equipment. that is great. their only barrier against coronavirus.

every time a doctor or nurse goes on to the unit, they must don full safety gear. you can't wear this and work for more than a couple of hours, because you've got a crushing headache, you know, you have a dry mouth, you have to get out. staff write their names on their aprons so they can be quickly identified. so there is an emergency on the itu. the head of critical care was seeing via walkie—talkie whether he could give a second opinion. but he needs to be there, so, the full kit has to be put on. they use walkie—talkies because their visors mean they can't communicate on phones. it is draining. physically and mentally. it is really hard. some of our staff really can't cope with it. you know, we've got huge number of nurses, doctors and physios, and not all of them can deal

with it, so they can only spend a short time, or notjust any time. it's not uncommon for some of our staff to have panic attacks, and just finding this so, so stressful, so we have to really support people. some people just can't do it. despite the possible risk to themselves, the medical staff carry on. 12 hour shifts, 60 hours a week are the norm. they worry about the patients, about each other and about those they love. i think it is very hard on our families. my kids are at home, my wife's home schooling. it is easy in a way for me, i'm doing myjob, i'm busy all day. they don't really know what it is like here, what, whether we are bringing home the virus, and they have just been amazing, just let me do what i need do and i'm just incredibly grateful to them. what is striking here is the sense of calm. in the face of adversity, doctors and nurses simply get on with the job. the staff here are dealing with the biggest challenge everfaced by the nhs.

they can save many of the patients, but sadly, not all of them. and still more patients keep coming every day. that report by fergus walsh. more than 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the us — as the country is braced for the most difficult week of the outbreak so far. there are more than 347,000 confirmed cases, with around a third of them in new york state. the authorities in the city of new york might start temporarily burying victims in a park because the city's morgues are almost full. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has the latest. this is life inside an intensive care unit in brooklyn, new york. our partner network in the us, cbs, were allowed in, and everything about it seems frantic and on the edge.

right here is a patient who didn't have much underlying health conditions but has developed severe respiratory failure, as well as kidney damage, from the virus. though the administration says there is no shortage of personal protective equipment, the reality is otherwise. i would like a mask like yours, i would like all of us to have masks like yours. a white suit like you have. what do i have on? what is that? it looks like a garbage bag. it is a garbage bag. this patient needs to have his breathing tube changed over. and look how much equipment it takes to keep one patient alive. the critical care doctor puts on ski goggles to carry out the procedure. it's very, very difficult. it's like something out of the twilight zone. i don't think any of us going through it will ever be the same. where new york is right now, other states and cities like washington, dc are forecast to follow in the coming days and weeks.

donald trump says there is light at the end of the tunnel. there may be the worst hit areas — but for much of america, the darkness is yet to come. this is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most americans' lives, quite frankly. this is going to be our pearl harbor moment, our 9/ii moment. 0nly, it's not going to be localised, it's going to be happening all over the country. meanwhile, in new york, they are struggling to manage the sheer number of deaths. refrigerated lorries have become makeshift morgues and a senior health official has warned that burials may have to start taking place in public parks. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's get some of the day's other news. angela merkel has said coronavirus is the "biggest test" the european union has ever faced. the german chancellor said it is not yet time to talk about easing restrictions in the country, where public gatherings of more than two people have been banned. she added that a key lesson from the pandemic should be that europe becomes self—sufficient in producing masks.

in france, the number of people who died from coronavirus infections in hospitals increased by 10% in a day — bringing the total to over 8,000. there's also been an increase in deaths at nursing homes. in both cases, the rate has accelerated again after several days of slowing. italy's coronavirus death toll has shot up from its lowest level in more than two weeks. it rose from 636 on monday from 525 the day before. but the rise in new infections has fallen to a record low. italy's lockdown has been officially extended to april 13. austria is to 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. and there's a lot more on the bbc news website, from the latest news updates to pieces explaining

the science and how to stay safe during this pandemic. a reminder of our top story. the british prime minister boris johnson — who has coronavirus — has been moved to an intensive care unit in hospital following a worsening of his condition. he has been suffering for the last ten days. in a statement on television, the foreign secretary dominic raab, who is deputising for mrjohnson while he receives treatment, said the prime minister was in safe hands at london's st thomas' hospital. mr raab said the business of the british government would continue. he said he had been asked to deputize for the prime minister where necessary. the prime minister, who is 55, was admitted to hospital on sunday after showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus infection. more, of course, on our website. and if you'd like to

send me a message, i'm on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. please do stay with bbc news. hello. the warmth of the weekend was replaced by something a little bit fresher through the day on monday, but many of us were able to enjoy a bit of blue sky and a bit of sunshine from our windows and our gardens too. a bit more of the same on tuesday, things are looking mostly dry after a chilly and a misty start. but high—pressure very much dominating our weather through the day on tuesday, and into wednesday too. things are going to turn a little bit warmer over the next few days. because, as you can see, the blue colours, the colder air that's been with us gets pushed away, and these yellow colours, the warmer air, starts to move in from the south. but for the here and now, tuesday dawns on quite a chilly

note, touch of frost, and some mist and fog patches, particularly across england and wales. lots of dry weather with some long spells of sunshine. cloudier towards the far northwest, but the odd shower perhaps for the western isles, perhaps northern ireland by the end of the day too. also quite breezy, particularly for the northwest of scotland, but, elsewhere, lighter winds and the sunshine lasting through the day, but there will be more cloud just pushing into southern counties of england as we head on into the afternoon. but temperatures likely to reach about 20 degrees in london. elsewhere, typically the mid to high teens. so, we're looking at a largely dry night tuesday night into wednesday, particularly across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland will have more cloud, and a few outbreaks of patchy rain moving in here. if you've been during some gardening recently, we are not expecting a frost overnight tuesday into wednesday, so it won't be as cold as it will be first thing tuesday morning. through the day on wednesday, again, most places, largely dry. plenty of sunshine across england and wales, a little bit of cloud drifting around too. thicker cloud for scotland and for northern ireland, with the odd light shower. across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures here around 13—14 degrees, whereas further south, i—2 spots could get up to 23—24 degrees. wednesday probably being the warmest day of the week. into thursday, high—pressure still holding on.

so, again, quite a bit of dry weather, if you're able to open the window, get out in the garden, perhaps go for a walk if you can on thursday. temperatures in the warmest spots up to about 21 celsius, always a little bit cooler and fresher though further north. into good friday, and it's all change, as we start to see this weather front moving its way in from the west. so some patchy outbreaks of rain heading west to east, and things are turning cooler into the easter weekend. so a bit more unsettled, a drop in temperature, but whatever the weather's doing, remember the rules on self isolation, social distancing, wherever you can, stay home and stay safe. bye— bye.

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here, the prime minister borisjohnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. he was admitted to st thomas' hospital in london for some tests after doctors said his symptoms were persisting. 0n social media, the prime minister said that he was in good spirits. president trump has joined political leaders in the uk and around the world in wishing borisjohnson a speedy recovery. mr trump said the prime minister was "strong, resolute, doesn't quit and doesn't give up." he added that americans are "all praying for his recovery." in the us, more than 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus — as the country braces for the most difficult week of the outbreak so far. there are more than 360,000 confirmed cases. 0nly italy and spain have higher death tolls. more now on borisjohnson: bronwen maddox is the director of the institute for government.