this is bbc news — i'm tim willcox — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson spends a second night in hospital — and his first in intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms get worse. he's been receiving excellent care at st thomas‘s hospital and we would like to take this opportunity as a government to thank nhs staff up and down the country for all of their dedication, hard work and commitment in treating everyone who's been affected by this awful virus. political leaders in the uk and around the world send their best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery. 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. the virus has now killed more than 10,000 people in america — as officials warn this could be the worse week yet. and in other news: former vatican treasurer, cardinal george pell, is freed from prison after his conviction for sexually assaulting two boys is overturned. 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. borisjohnson has spent the night in intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms grew worse over the course of monday afternoon.

the british prime minister had been admitted to st thomas‘ hospital in london on sunday evening. leaders from around the world have been sending their best wishes to the british prime minister. president trump said americans are all praying for his recovery — and offered to provide medical assistance if needed. the french president, emmanuel macron, said he hoped mrjohnson would overcome this ordeal quickly. the latest official figures showed almost 5,400 patients have now died in the uk — an increase of a39 on the previous day. in the united states, a senior new york city council in the united states, member has now reversed his earlier warning that a massive increase in virus related deaths could see people being buried in parks — saying they would be buried on hart island, near the bronx. france has reported 833 deaths in the past 2a hours — its highest since

the outbreak began. the figure includes people who died in hospitals and nursing homes. we'll have more on those developments across the world — but first our political correspondent, chris mason reports from westminster — with the latest on borisjohnson. the man tasked with steering the country and the government through a crisis without parallel is this morning still here in intensive care at saint thomas‘s hospital in central london. the prime minister has been attempting to shield us from the very worst consequences of a virus that has now left him stricken. the main thing that comes across with boris all the time is this irrepressible optimism that we will get through and that is what he projects and what he believes, what he tells himself co nsta ntly. believes, what he tells himself constantly. and that is what he was like about a week ago when he knew he had a virus. he thought he would get through it and britain would get through

it and we would all be fine. this clearly shows just how serious it is. this was the prime minister last thursday joining the applause for healthcare joining the applause for healthca re staff stop joining the applause for healthcare staff stop thank you nhs, thank you! is now doc is and nurses less than a mile from downing street in hospital helping the prime minister beat the coronavirus. and so, this man, the foreign secretary dominic raabe has been asked to deputise for mrjohnson where necessary. there is an incredibly strong team spirit behind the prime minister in making sure the plans the premise that has instructed us to deliver a invented as soon as possible and that is the way we will bring the whole country through the coronavirus challenge we face right now. the worsening of the premise that my condition has prompted reaction from around the world, including the white house. we also want to send best wishes toa also want to send best wishes to a very good friend of mine and a friend to our nation, a minister borisjohnson. americans are all praying for

his recovery, has been a really good friend, something really special. strong, resolute, doesn't quit, does not give up. buckingham palace said the queen was being kept informed about the condition of her 14th minister. the capacity of every branch of government was already stretched in a way no—one could possibly have imagined just a few months ago. and for now at least, its leader is sidelined too. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. let's get more on the reaction from the us with david smith — he's the guardian's washington bureau chief. thank you forjoining us on the programme, david. president trump seems really quite emotional when he was talking about boris johnson in emotional when he was talking about borisjohnson in the last few hours. really showing the debt of friendship and political agreement between the two. think it comes as a real

shock to donald trump, like two people around the world. he is close to borisjohnson and much has been said and written about their natural political alliance both as larger than life figures who align on a lots of policies. and i think there was an expectation of a strong political partnership there. donald trump is dealing with the coronavirus, a major crisis in the us, unlike boris johnson early on, he seems to downplay it, seems to believe the country could get through it and this has been a very rude awakening. his sympathies did appear sincere in the briefing room today, wishing johnson a speedy recovery and is describing him as a fighter who does not give up. when you talk about their initial response to this, i mean, it was verging almost on the blase from both men. do you think this will intensify, perhaps,

donald trump's response to the coronavirus now the tone has changed hasn't it over the past couple of days? yes, the tone changed two or three weeks ago when he declared a national emergency. a few days later, calling himself a wartime president and finally seeming to grasp the enormity of this. and then a few days after that, he revealed these figures, predicting between 100,000 deaths in the us. even with that more sombre tone at times, he sometimes slips back into attacking reporters, promoting himself, some of the old trumpet still unveils itself. but i think finally, the science has got through to him, the realisation that if boris johnson can suffer this weight than anyone can and therefore,

trump did eventually resist his own temptations to reopen the economy on easter sunday and is going for a longer haul at least until the end of april. by least until the end of april. by geographically, things do appear to be improving. looking for example at the numbers of people affected by this virus in california and what they have done their to try and contain the virus. yes, the united states is fast and a very mixed teacher. washington state, where the outbreak began, has done well in preventing a really major outbreak. california, as you say, a number of cases they are, the biggest hotspot has been new york and even there, and the last couple of days, there have been some initial rays of hope that perhaps finally there, they are reaching the apex and may start to go in to decline in numbers.

the medical experts are warning against complacency. they have said this could be the worst week and they drew comparisons with pearl harbour and the events of september 2001, tax. there is a real need for americans to stick to —— attacks, social distancing and attacks, social distancing and a comic shutdown for now. trump will hope that that passes as quickly as possible to get the economy restarted, especially in an election year. just on the economic consequences of this, despite the bailout, huge amounts of money. a lot of that is not really going to reach people and tell what? august, september? at which time it might be too late? it was an all—time record of more than $2 trillion congress passed in emergency bailouts and there are conflicting words on this. the treasury secretary was trying to reassure everybody that most people would get jack's or direct debits in the next two or three weeks. 0ther

reports suggest that, as you say, for some at least a good drag on until at least august. and small businesses, plenty of measures that been put in place for them but again, there are teething troubles there. some of those could just go out of existence before the money reaches them. there is a great deal of anxiety and probably at the end of april, they will have to be a few very tough decisions to be made about can we prolong the shutdown or do we prolong the shutdown or do we need to partially restart the economy for a heads to something like the great depression. david smith, from the guardian, washington bureau chief for something forjoining us. the german chancellor, angela merkel, says the coronavirus pandemic represents the biggest challenge the european union has ever faced. elsewhere in europe, france has recorded its deadliest 2a hours since the outbreak began. italy's death toll continues to rise by the day, while in spain, there are some improvements. but there are entrenched divisions within the eu,

which have come to the surface, as our reporter freya cole explains. the daily call of sirens through the streets of france. more than 7000 people are in need of intensive care and authorities warn the grim situation is far from authorities warn the grim situation is farfrom over. translation: this is not over, farfrom translation: this is not over, far from it. we translation: this is not over, farfrom it. we are not at translation: this is not over, far from it. we are not at the end of the epidemic‘s ascension and the path remains long and nothing is over. in italy, the lockdown is working stop day by day, fewer people are contracting the virus. but italy's debt toll continues to climb stop more than 16,500 people. the standstill is costing the country stop milan is italy's finance capital, a globalfashion hub, is italy's finance capital, a global fashion hub, but everything must remain closed.

spanish police and nurses shared a moment in solidarity stop they are on the frontline of their country's war against coronavirus. there are signs of hope. the number of deaths has dropped for a fourth day in a row. it is all thanks to these essential workers, putting their lives at risk to save others. freya cole, bbc news. let's round up some of the other main developments: china has reported 32 new confirmed virus cases, all of which were imported, but crucially no new deaths in the past day. according to the data, it's the first time china's national health commission has reported no new deaths since it started publishing its figures in january. there are growing concerns over the situation in indonesia. the country has registered around 2,500 infections and 209 deaths with a confirmed covid—19 link. but with very low levels of testing, indonesia's

doctor's association warns the situation could be far worse than the official statistics suggest. more than 100 campaign groups and development agencies have called for the immediate cancellation of developing countries' debt payments in response to the global health. they say resources must be directed towards the needs of populations, not diverted to lenders. singapore is introducing its toughest measures yet to combat the spread of the virus. most workplaces will be closed from today. schools will follow on wednesday. the city state has been praised internationally for its efforts to contain the virus, but local infections have been rising. let's move away from coronavirus for a moment because the former vatican treasurer, cardinal george pell, has been freed from jail. he's won his appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing

two choirboys when he was archbishop of melbourne. his lawyers successfully argued the trialjury had failed to eliminate reasonable doubt of his guilt. 0ur correspondent shaimma khalil is in sydney. he's been in custody for i think more than 400 days but the appeal won on a key plank really of the trial, what he was wearing at the time? that's true and this is really what the defence have been trying to hammer home with the seven judges of the high court. key details they say the jury had not considered properly, including what you mentioned about his attire on the day will stop essentially, what the defence has been able to convince those seven judges of was that the jury did not properly consider all evidence given to them, had not been

able to eliminate reasonable doubt and glide heavily on the testimony of a single victim. while they said the testimony was compelling, it remained uncorroborated and that the jury uncorroborated and that the jury were not able to put enough weight on other testimonies and other evidence presented to them. in the end, thejudges of the high presented to them. in the end, the judges of the high court agreed, they acquitted george pell and ended a case that really shocked this country and deeply embarrassed the catholic church. mainly because of what you mentioned, who this man is, you mentioned, who this man is, you cannot overstate the status of george pell stop the ex— vatican treasurer, a very close aide and very close adviser to the pope. he had been serving a six yearjail sentence today and he was free. given he has now walked free, thatis given he has now walked free, that is now an alleged victim. it did x. —— and expose abuse within the church, there was a

royal commission. much of the report was redacted. what is going to happen on that? also, what has the reaction been from those victims groups have fought so hard to bring this to court? on the first point, there will now be caused to reveal more of that royal commission, to reveal those redacted parts. we will have to wait and see what the authorities do with those requests, and in terms of reactions, we have been speaking to some victims who have been really concerned about this decision is who say that this is a dark day in australia's history and this will have a really detrimental effect on many of them is, it. them from coming forward as they say they will not be believed. george pell himself has been reacting. he says he holds no ill will to his accuser and that this position

isa accuser and that this position is a severe injustice. thank you very much indeed. this is bbc news. the headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has spent a second night in hospital and his first in intensive care after his symptoms for coronavirus worsened. political leaders in the uk and around the world have sent their best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery. 0n on that note... 0ur news reporter rich preston is here with me. political friends and foes are sending their best wishes. whatever political colour or flavour you are, the messengers have been coming thick and fast. the chancellor tweeted say... my thoughts tonight are with @borisjohnson and @carriesymonds. i know he'll be getting the best care possible and will come out of this even stronger.

justin trudeau... my thoughts are with prime minister @borisjohnson and his family this evening. i wish him a speedy and full recovery. the president of the eu commission. he has added as well it is extraordinary how many people have contracted this, but as with justin trudeau's have contracted this, but as withjustin trudeau's wife, he is recovering. and the french president... with the social media sphere, we heard president trump at his press co nfe re nce we heard president trump at his press conference saying americans are praying for boris johnson, a friend of mine and a friend of the american people. iwe friend of the american people. i we going to get any daily updates or hourly update, as we do with public figures from the hospital about boris johnson? we don't know. we are waiting to see if the hospital gives us any information as the day breaks. thank you very much.

when germany's finance minister unveiled what he described as a ‘bazooka', many were taken aback byjust how much the country was willing to spend to protect its economy against the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic. the rescue package, which forced germany to taken on new debt for the first time in years, is worth more than 750 billion euros. businesses all over the country have applied for help, and as our berlin correspondent jenny hill has been finding out, some have already received funds. the german government has never moved so fast. in a matter of hours, politicians agreed to throw hundreds of billions of euros at their own economy. throw hundreds of billions of euros at their own economym is serious because i am a freelancer... freelancers and small businesses, that means a payment, not a loan of at least 9000 euros. this filmmaker applied within a few days, the money was there. it is a relief. it is just great that somebody is taking care of

people like me who are freelance, who were not able to work and give you just a hand for a certain period of time. for germany's the medium—sized companies which underpin its economic success, the model is different. the government is offering them loans. the man who runs this business doesn't wa nt to ta ke who runs this business doesn't want to take on debt. hello! hello! we first met paul when he was worried about brexit. that, he says, was nothing compared to this. translation: every month, every day that passes in this frozen country is fatal. there are costs that can't be postponed. i can't expect the landlord to give me the property for free. everything is interlinked. the longer it lasts, the harder it gets four companies. i think many won't survive. germany's industrial giants sleeping now. it is two weeks since the last

car plant workers headed home after their final shift. the national carrier grounded as well. one of many big businesses which the government says it would rather take under its own wing than leave vulnerable to collapse or foreign takeover. it is unacceptable —— unavoidable. foreign takeover. it is unacceptable -- unavoidable. we need a much stronger european solution and that is where the german government needs to push ahead, agree to compromise, because we must realise the german economy is a very open one, very german economy is a very open one, very dependent on trade, dependent on trade in europe, and a country like italy colla pses, and a country like italy collapses, that certainly can't be in interest anyone in europe, especially not germany's. europe has weathered some storms in recent years. the eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, brexit. but it is this, the coronavirus crisis which is finally forced german politicians to abandon a cherished principle and take on new debt in order to finance

their own rescue package. for a country which values certainty and stability, these are the most unsettling of times. many families are finding it difficult to buy nappies in supermarkets at the moment. hundreds of parents have been relying on donations, but in hartlepool in the north of england, even that has become an issue because their local baby bank has closed. now, one if its volunteers, herself a mother, is going from house to house, delivering items to women in need. fiona trott reports. another busy day for emily. dozens of mums have called her and need her help. inside this container are things they can't find or struggle to afford. hundreds of nappies, toys, clothes all donated to the baby bank that emily set up. it

works like a foodbank, and in this town, some parents can't manage without it. at the moment, i had to ask all my relatives to stay at home because of health reasons or because of health reasons or because they have young children. so there isjust me trying to reach as many families across hartlepool as i can. how is it going? busy! good! first up is charlie parliament house. she has an underlying medical condition and is self isolating. she is looking after her baby son, but her daughter is having to live elsewhere —— charlie's house. it is heartbreaking. ijust wa nt to it is heartbreaking. ijust want to be able to hug and kiss her. sorry... it is breaking my heart. if it wasn't for people like emily, then jesse heart. if it wasn't for people like emily, thenjesse would have to go without because i wouldn't have another way to have access. we have lost our safe space because we can't use our buildings. we have lost our

community feel. and now we're just trying to reach as many isolated and lonely families as we can and just do what we can. i suffer with anxiety and depression, so being in big supermarket isn't my kind of thing. and i think there is that fear there now that there isa that fear there now that there is a virus going about and you have a child, that you don't wa nt to have a child, that you don't want to go to the shops, so the baby bank want to go to the shops, so the ba by bank have want to go to the shops, so the baby bank have been brilliant and giving me the things i can't go out and get myself. demand has just been incredible. we were concerned about my son's asthma. should i still do this? we decided i had to because no—one else is doing it. other provisions are not in place for families, not in place for families, not in place for families, not in place for tiny babies. it is people looking at elderly but not looking at pregnant women, not looking at pregnant women, not looking at how scary it is to be 30 weeks pregnant and told to confine yourself to 12 weeks when you haven't finished

your shopping. how positive are your shopping. how positive are you about the future? we see a problem and we find our own solution because we are used to being forgotten by the government and used to being left on our own. we are not pa rt of left on our own. we are not part of any authority so we are used to grafting and coming up with our own solutions. so that is why we will because we always have and we always will. some of the stories linked to the coronavirus pandemic. a reminder of our main story this hour. british prime minister borisjohnson has spent the night in an intensive care unit at the central london hospital. it is just across the river from the palace of westminster. the problem —— prime minister taken into the problem —— prime minister ta ken into intensive the problem —— prime minister taken into intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms grew worse on monday. mrjohnson was given oxygen as part of his treatment. reports suggest he had four litres of oxygen before being ta ken

had four litres of oxygen before being taken to the facility. world leaders have been sending their best to him and hopes for a speedy recovery. we a re and hopes for a speedy recovery. we are back in a two minutes with all the business news. hope to see you then. 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 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 north—west with the odd shower

perhaps for the western isles, perhaps northern ireland by the end of the day too. also quite breezy, particularly for the north—west 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 the 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're 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 or 14 degrees, whereas further south, one or two spots could get up to 23, possibly 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.

this is bbc news with a look at the latest in business around the world. the bristish pound comes under renewed pressure after prime minister boris johnson is admitted into intensive care. but stock markets around the world stages an amazing rally on renewed hope of a slow down in the virus spread. and — how the virus outbreak affect the world's second largest garment and textile producer, bangladesh. 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. especially in this part of the programme about the effect of the economy. world markets rallied on the back of hopes that the speed at which the coronavirus is spreading is trailing off. this is the markets in asia. all up as you can see there. the japanese nikkei is also reacting to a stimulus package announced by prime minister shinzo abe, who is also expected to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus. the state of emergency could ta ke the state of emergency could take us right through to 0ctober. the real big moves were on wall street monday evening when all the major indexes closed more than 7% higher. and the pound clawed back some recent losses against the dollar, but sentiment for sterling remains very fragile

after british prime minister borisjohnson was moved to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. but what lies ahead in these uncertain times. bill street, group chief investment officer at quintet private bank joins me now. an explosive rally, based on, predicated on what the future could potentially hold. is it sustainable, do you think? good morning. we've had two or three days, green day is on the stock market this week already. the investors are trading with the infection curve is quite simply. what they're looking for is the infection curve switches ultimately giving them a leading indicator in terms of what shape their recovery will look like. whether it will be a

orau look like. whether it will be a or a u shaped recovery. there is also an eye on what is going on in the east in china as well because there infection rates have dropped very radically over the last couple of weeks. the high—frequency economic data that is coming out of china is looking actually quite positive. china seems to be bouncing back and opening up their economy. i think investors are seeing this as an early signal of positive news for the west. it's a rosy view, an optimistic view, because when you look at the figures in terms of unemployment for example. tens of billions of people still not in work and many not getting a paycheck as well, that is the real economy isn't it? oh, absolutely. we are not out of the woods yet by any are not out of the woods yet by a ny stretch are not out of the woods yet by any stretch of the imagination. but, what i would say is, i meani but, what i would say is, i mean i think the us is the key inflection point for the global economy here. they have the last wave of the infection

cycle if you like from east to west and there is still some concern about the high—frequency data coming out of the us. because testing levels are still pretty low compared to europe and asia. but to your point, the economic shock has been significant. these unemployment numbers are something that no investor has seen something that no investor has seen for decades and decades. so there is still significant work to be done but what i would say is that the policy stimulus and policy efforts to support and give that safety net is something that we have never seen net is something that we have never seen before even. thank you, bill street, from quintet. thank you very much indeed. garment workers across southeast asia face an uncertain future as the coronavirus outbreak batters global demand for clothing. in bangladesh, the world's second—largest garment and textile producer after china, the coronavirus pandemic is threatening the jobs of more than a million factory workers.

it's accounts for 80% of the country's exports. joining me is rubana huq — president of the bangladesh garment manufacturers and exporters association. this must be absolutely devastating. how many people are affected devastating. how many people a re affected by devastating. how many people are affected by this at the moment? well, we have 4.1 billion workers working in the government sector —— 4.1 million in the sector. as the latest reports of virus cancellations go we currently have three billion dollars of cancellations impacting the lives of almost 2.13 million workers. that is a sizeable numberand at workers. that is a sizeable number and at the same time, these are only factories that are reporting and uploading and are reporting and uploading and a quarter. there are many outside of this as well stop so potentially, we are also stuck with at least 75% of our import

liability which will probably come to something close to $10 billion. almost worth, three months of production from bangladesh. is there any protection for these workers and for these factories. as you point out, there is very much a black economy there as well which is providing unregulated clothing. number one, 8496 of our economy and our exports depend on the garments. so it is an economy that primarily depends on governments and these workers, of which at least 70% are women, our primary breadwinners of the family. so if you canjust imagine, one worker supporting five people in the family, so it is very clear that at least 20 million people are directly impacted by this. what we are basically doing is depending on the buyer's payments and as

soon as the buyer's payments and as soon as they come through, that is how we pay the workers. after we export, we submit our documents to the bank and that is how we do it most of the time. at this point of time, from the 15th of march onwards, we haven't been able to exports and also, at the same time, the buyers have been literally telling us that everything is cancelled. a couple of them have come forward and say, we going to take the goods, it's going to take the goods, it's going to take the goods, it's going to be a deferred payment and will pay you after what hundred 80 days. some are saying they will take it but they don't know when. some have come back saying that they can't contact head office because everybody is self isolating. the reality is, in your part of the world, now pa rt your part of the world, now part the world — totally different. while you also have and we understand, with the respect we understand what you're going through, but our reality is one of a manufacturing reality where we have very, very poor people out there waiting to be paid. so our government has announced a

loa n our government has announced a loan for us based on which we can pay the government backing two years but this will last us for about a month to three months at the map ‘s. —— max. but this first basis will only last a few months because we pay over $400 million. ok, rubana thank pay over $400 million. ok, ruba na thank you pay over $400 million. ok, rubana thank you very much, best of luck over the next month or three as you say. let's get some of the day's other news: south korean auto company hyundai, and its affiliate kia, said they have suspended half of their overseas manufacturing plants in keeping with efforts by local governments to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. car—makers around the world have had to shut down factories, and vehicle sales are also plunging. xerox — the photocopierfirm — says its rapidly scaling up the production of inexpensive, disposable ventilators that could be used instead

of hospital—grade ventilators which are now in short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic. its working with vortran medical, a small medical device manufacturer to scale up production and aims to make 150,000 to 200,000 devices a month byjune — with the goal of making as many as a million. samsung's profit rose 3% in the first quarter of this year — according to it's preliminary reading — which beat analysts forecasts. let's get more on this from karishma vaswani who's in our asia business hub in singapore. good news, talk us through it. you know, this is better than what analysis were expect thing, tim, so some positive signals coming from samsung. it is the well‘s biggest manufacturer of smartphone memory chips. given the fact that more people are working from home now given shutdowns and lock towns all over the region on their laptops and smart devices, that is likely to ramp up demand for memory

chips which could help to offset the fall in demand for new products like televisions, smart phones. because, as people lose theirjobs, there are worries that they won't be able to spend money on those sorts of things. now, samsung did ramp up its production in its factories in vietnam and india when at the facilities in china were shut down because of the coronavirus. a little earlier, i spoke with an industry analysis, mark einstein, who told me what was driving the demand for samsung memory chips. i think that the huge orders that their semiconductor businesses got we re semiconductor businesses got were largely from companies that are making 56 smart phones because this was supposed to be the first year of real 56. and so the first year of real 56. and so that has helped samsung and i think, going forward, the demand might just be i think, going forward, the demand mightjust be absolutely pummelled. in south korea, for example, which is right now global leader in 56. we are getting two—thirds discounts on the phones are out as i am very concerned about and very

concerned about and very concerned about and very concerned about the man. i think, this really depends on what and how this pandemic pans out but i think fourth quarter this year, even into 2021, is when we could see a recovery in the market. with that news and the market. with that news and the latest from singapore, you very much charisma. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has spent a second night in hospital and his first in intensive care after his symptoms for coronavirus worsened. political leaders in the uk and around the world have sent their best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery. the latest official figures on those affected by coronavirus across the uk were released earlier. they show that in total 5,373 people have died in hospital from the effects of covid—19. that's a rise of 439 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. it is completely unimaginable and we are not at the peak yet. this is the front line in a ward. apart from two patients, every patient we are looking after has covid. we can't cope with a big spike. we just can't. every day, some battles are won... is one of the doctors here? ..and some are lost. all the patients here are critically ill. we are planning for many more

patients, so all our theatres to be full of covid—19 patients and possibly beyond. it's, you know, none of us have ever seen anything like this. this used to be a recovery area for patients after surgery. now, it is an intensive care unit for covid—19 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 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. a lot of them have high blood

pressure and diabetes, or a bit of respiratory disease, but some of 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 the ventilated patient 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've got 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's very hard on our families. my kids are at home, my wife's home schooling. it's easy in a way for me, i'm doing myjob, i'm busy all day. what — whether we're 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. and no—one is sure how long this will last. for now, they can cope, but that depends on all of us playing our part. what is your message to people watching or listening to this? if people don't stay at home and they sneak out, this is going to continue to happen, and our staff are going to be exposed for longer. we're not going to have the equipment to do the best that we can by everybody who needs it. we do need to flatten that curve.

it's so serious and i just wish people would really listen to what the government and we are saying. in another part of intensive care, we met ertan, who wanted to speak to us. 70 years old. he is a bus driver. he fell ill over a week ago and ended up in a&e. what has it been like? well, with me, it was a terrible time. because my breathing. symptoms got started with the temperature, shortage of breath and tiredness. instead of a ventilator, ertan's oxygen is being regulated by this tiny device. if trials go well, they will be mass produced for the nhs in the coming weeks.

well, hopefully you'll be able to see your wife again soon. i'm hoping so because she's waiting. i've got daughters, grandchildren, they're all waiting for me to go home, and hopefully i will. i will fight this. definitely. and so will the medical staff here. it is harrowing to see the devastation caused by coronavirus and humbling to witness the resilience of nurses and doctors, the heroes of this crisis. that report by our correspondence fergus walsh in central london. the coronavirus infection rate among the religious ultra—orthodox community in israel is double the rest of the population. they've also shown resistance to government measures like social distancing. the community often trusts its religious leaders more than the politicians.

so, as tom bateman reports, the government has a difficultjob ahead. they are known as the god—fearing. impact neighbourhoods, lives follow scripture, faith protects as much as science. but danger is visiting israel's most devout. the new virus in an interconnected world hitting the poor and crammed households. but also, hitting police against the pious. the ultraorthodox community make up around 12% of israel's population. but they are counting for a far greater proportion of coronavirus cases. we spoke to some of the major hospitals in israel who told us that of the virus patients they are treating, between 30 and 50% come from the ultra religious communities. this woman prepares herself to help. at an

army of volunteer paramedics whose founder, her father, army of volunteer paramedics whose founder, herfather, has been seriously ill with coronavirus himself. how do you start to protect the sick when few have smart phones, even tvs 7 few have smart phones, even tvs? sometimes it is hard because they want to talk with their rabbis and we have to wait for their rabbis and we have to waitforan their rabbis and we have to wait for an answer to know what is the next step. but the 0rthodox community wants to know more and wants to help with the disease. police hover as they try to break up crowds below. then officers go in. some in secularjewish israel accused the ultra religious of not playing their part. failing to distance. here was a rabbi's funeral where hundred gathered. in onejerusalem funeral where hundred gathered. in one jerusalem neighbourhood, religious fervour turns to

rebellion. nazis, some shouted police. it is a very, very strict 0rthodox community. everything the government is telling them, even to save their lives, they will still go against because it is the government. but many do vote for the powerful religious parties. first came resistance. but israel's leader now seems to have convinced their rabbis of the need for social distancing. very hard for us because normally here in this city we are always together, we try to do the best even though it is much more healthy than other places. one of the big ultraorthodox areas is now locked down. a military operation is planned to evacuate the over 80s. now, masks and social distancing joint prayer and protecting people here. john bateman, bbc

news, jerusalem. it has been more than three weeks since croatia suspended classes in schools and universities because of the pandemic. after receiving a letter from pupils telling him they missed school, ivan petranovi decided to pay them a visit, cycling to each of their houses, and playing them a song. matt graveling reports. this is a music lesson with a difference. the musician, 18. the audience, his pupils. difference. the musician, 18. the audience, his pupilslj difference. the musician, 18. the audience, his pupils. i am in third grade. i am in grade six. i don't go to school yet. translation: two days ago i visited and saying to eight of them. today, this is my third stop and i have arrangements for ten more. not us here in the centre, but to other areas as well because the kid had to move out of their homes after the earthquake. some even live outside of the city. but i have to go and see them too.

translation: i take my hat off to the teacher for the initiative. especially in the time when we must not go out. it means a lot for their motivation. translation: it is nice. music brings laughter and joy. it stops people thinking about everyday worries. music always helps, doesn't it, especially at this time. and finally, the actress honor blackman, probably best known for her role as a bond girl, has died at the age of 94. who are you? my name is pussy galore. having trained at the guildhall school of music and drama, honor blackman starred in goldfinger, and played cathy gale in the avengers. in a statement, her family said she died peacefully of natural causes at home in east sussex.

she was 94. farewell. from me and the team, see you soon. 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 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 north—west with the odd shower perhaps for the western isles, perhaps northern ireland by the end of the day too. also quite breezy, particularly for the north—west 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're 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 or 14 degrees, whereas further south, one or two spots could get up to 23, possibly 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.

good morning — welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: boris johnson is admitted to intensive care by doctors treating him for the effects of coronavirus. his medical team took the measure after his condition worsened — the foreign secretary has been asked to stand in for him where necessary. 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, to get them implemented as soon as possible.