borisjohnson is boris johnson is being borisjohnson is being treated at saint thomas is hospital, where he is on oxygen, but not a ventilator, cabinet colleagues have and —— offered their support. all of our thoughts and prayers are with the prime minister at this time, with carrie and his whole family. and i'm confident he'll pull through, because if there's one thing i know about this prime minister, he's a fighter. we will have the latest on the prime minister's condition on the day the number of deaths in the uk was the

highest for a 2k hour period. but experts say it is actually lower than the predicted long—term trend. also on the programme. inside one of the uk's busiest hospitals, our special report on the kind of treatment patients are getting for covid-i9. treatment patients are getting for covid-19. i have felt times where my body has been willing to just give up body has been willing to just give up completely and i am not, i am a very young and fit individual. in the midlands, a sharp rise in the number of cases there. we report on how the region is coping with the growing pressure. right now, these are ready for you. and the latest exa m ples of are ready for you. and the latest examples of the exceptional community spirit that is providing a lifeline to many isolated people. and coming up on bbc news... football association chairman greg clarke wants clubs

greg clarke warns clubs across the country could vanish because of the economic and financial impact of coronavirus. good evening, the prime minister is to spend a second night in intensive ca re to spend a second night in intensive care being treated for coronavirus, but downing street said today he was in good spirits, having been admitted to hospital on sunday evening. it has been reported that mrjohnson is in stable condition. he is being given oxygen, but is not a p pa re ntly he is being given oxygen, but is not apparently on a ventilator. the queen has sent a message of support to mrjohnson‘s family, including his partner, carrie symonds, who is expecting their child. the latest official figures expecting their child. the latest officialfigures on the expecting their child. the latest official figures on the spread of coronavirus show that 786 have died in hospital, the highest reported so

farfora 2a hour in hospital, the highest reported so farfor a 2k hour period, but experts say that the growth in numbers is actually lower than the predicted long—term trend. now, it brings the total number of deaths in uk hospitals to more than 6,000. there is this evening, letsjoin our political editor laura kuenssberg at westminster. thanks, well, top of the list tonight of course is concern for the prime minister's health. he is still in intensive care, but downing street has been clear he is stable there and in good spirits. but with its leader absent, there are questions of course about how the government is operating at this time of extraordinary political and practical pressure and demand. nothing stops the spring. but the country is on pause. not knowing how deep this crisis will really cut, if the prime minister himself will recover. after a night for boris johnson in intensive care, the foreign secretary in his place at

the lectern. he remained stable over night. he is receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any assistance. he has not required any mechanical ventilation oi’ required any mechanical ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support. he is notjust the prime minister, all of us in cabinet, he is notjust oui’ all of us in cabinet, he is notjust our boss, he is also a colleague and he is also our friend. our boss, he is also a colleague and he is also ourfriend. so our boss, he is also a colleague and he is also our friend. so all of our thoughts and prayers are with the prime minister at this time, with carrie and with his whole family. and i am confident he will pull through because if there is one thing i know about this prime minister, he is a fighter. politicians in other parts of the globe have been laid low, but boris johnson is the only world leader needing this kind of emergency care. sta ble needing this kind of emergency care. stable for now, but in a fast—moving situation. a quick update: the less public limbs of the prime minister was on friday. 0bviously ill, speaking from his flat. admitted to hospital on

sunday, then into intensive care last night. behind whitehall‘s closed doors and government machine still wears, specific cabinet committees are grappling with different challenges from the crisis, the civil service continues whatever happens, but many dilemmas are ahead. with the prime minister absent, at this vital time, if there is a genuine disagreement in the cabinet, who actually makes the decision? decision-making by government is made by collective cabinet responsibility, so that is the same as before, but we have got very clear directions and instructions from the prime minister and we are focused with total unity and we are focused with total unity and total resolve an impending them. of course, any prime minister is actually the ultimate decision—maker. the chancellor rishi sunak on the left to mrjohnson, would take the foreign secretary's place if he fell ill, michael gove on the left of dominic raab, the latest along with

many downing street staff stuck in isolation at home, but a rare appearance from the former boss of this table reassured. the infrastructure is there day by day, it is the infrastructure of the civil service and the cabinet and ministers and junior ministers. and there is always somebody who if the prime minister is not available is able to step into that place and to lead that cabinet government. normal politics on hold. 0ur lead that cabinet government. normal politics on hold. our thoughts are with the prime minister, his fiancee and his family, the labour party will act in the national interest and that is why i have offered to act constructively with the government and support them where thatis government and support them where that is the right thing to do and push them further where we need to do it. i want to send every good wish to him, to his fiancee and to his whole family. we are all willing yuan, boris, well soon. a stressful and strange moment of history and an impromptu posted tapes to mr

johnson's own hero. get well m essa 9 es johnson's own hero. get well messages from the ward and from windsor, the queen sending her a message of support to the prime minister's family and fiancee, expecting her first child. minister's family and fiancee, expecting herfirst child. boris johnson, prime minister, politician, a partner and a father, too. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. welcome as we have heard, the prime minister is being treated at st thomas' hospital, just across the river thames from the houses of parliament, and political correspondent vicki young is there. and what more do we know today about the prime minister's condition? well, really, there hasjust been that one update from downing street today. making the point that he has been stable overnight, although still in intensive care, that he is in good spirits. he has been receiving what they call standard oxygen treatment and they say that means he has not needed mechanical ventilation. a more serious point, of course. 0r noninvasive respiratory support. we are told also that he doesn't have pneumonia.

downing street say they want to be transparent about all of this, but they have to weigh up that these are private medical details, treatment of courses up to the doctors here at st thomas‘. but of course, there is the public interest in all of this. it has been striking today i think that political opponents have been making the point that at a time of national crisis, our country does need its leader. now, of course things can change quickly. this time yesterday, we were told the prime minister was working from his hospital bed on government papers and within a couple of hours, he was taken into and within a couple of hours, he was ta ken into intensive and within a couple of hours, he was taken into intensive care, but there is nowhere jet on when the prime minister might be back at his desk. thanks for the latest at st thomas‘, vicki young. and downing street revealing earlier today that while the prime minister was being given oxygen in intensive care, he has not been placed on a ventilator. so when patient suffering from this disease go into intensive care, what kind of treatment can they expect and indeed what are their prospects of making a full recovery? 0ur health editor

explains more. therefore the sickest patients. intensive care units in hospitals have sophisticated monitoring equipment and highly trained staff who are constantly checking those in their care. patients will normally require an oxygen supply, sometimes with devices like this, continuous positive airway pressure. we sometimes apply a tight—fitting pressure mask which if you are wearing it feels a little bit like looking out of a car window, there is additional pressure to help keep your lungs inflated and help with your lungs inflated and help with your breathing. if conditions worsen, some patients would be placed on a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe. this involves a tube inserted into the airway and the patient will be sedated. rio was in hospitalfor an the patient will be sedated. rio was in hospital for an operation and was then diagnosed with covid—i9. she describes what it was like to be an intensive care patient. there was a

point where i wasn't sure if i would come out of the hospital. that was the truth. sorry. it was very hard because i didn't even have the breath to ask the questions. the nurses, the doctors were by my side, they thought of everything i needed before even i could think of it. i over my life. my situation started to worsen again. fez from bradford was also moved to an intensive care unitand was also moved to an intensive care unit and stayed there for five days. the first thing was the wires coming out of you, that was so scary. and having this mask put on to me for about 12 hours. that was really scary. and it was also really weird. each time i would call for a nurse oi’ each time i would call for a nurse ora each time i would call for a nurse or a nurse would come into the room, they have to put all this protective gear on they have to put all this protective gearon and it they have to put all this protective gear on and it sometimes took 15 to 20 minutes to put on. but they were

fantastic. the latest survey showed that the average age was 64 covid—i9 patients in intensive care, 73% are men and 27% are women. those with a bmi over 25, defined as overweight oi’ bmi over 25, defined as overweight or obese, made up 73% of the patients and those who had to be put ona patients and those who had to be put on a ventilator within the first 24 hours accounted for 63%. two patients who are still very unwell after two weeks are most likely to need intensive care and that will require at least a week in hospital. doctor daniels, who heads the sepsis trust, is a critical care consultant and he says it can take a long time to make a full recovery. for those who had been critically unwell enough to need to be on a ventilator, but degree if it is more thana ventilator, but degree if it is more than a few days, which is the majority of patients, we should not expect them to return to their full level of function for several months after the illness. this is really going to hit people hard. after the illness. this is really going to hit people hardm after the illness. this is really going to hit people hard. it all depends, patient experiences in

intensive care vary a lot, but they are all there because they are seriously ill. hugh pym, bbc news. welcome across the uk, nhs staff say they have to deal with the dark challenge of rising numbers of patients while struggling with limited resources. yesterday, our medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker brought you the story of the doctors and nurses working in the intensive care unit at university college hospital in central london. well, his report today looks at how the hospital has today looks at how the hospital has to be completely reconfigured to help treat patients with the disease. tameka has changed everything. would afterward has been cleared for covid-i9 afterward has been cleared for covid—i9 patients. i didn‘t take this seriously enough. imran is just 37 and has breathing difficulties due to the virus. you don't know how

bad it is until it actually hits you. and so i would absolutely urge everybody to listen to the government guidance and stay away from people. he has a wife and two children. everything to fight for.|j have felt times where my body has been willing to just give up com pletely been willing to just give up completely and i am not, i am a very young and fit individual. from the moment patients arrive at a&e, nurses and doctors face the risk of infection. i do worry about my stuff because they are being exposed to patients who have a dangerous disease. the man in charge at the hospital throughout this crisis leads from the front. i am a doctor myself, i work in a&e with two patients. i am also anxious. but on

the other hand, we are all professionals, we know how to protect ourselves and we know the risk, so we can deal with this. the biggest transformation has been in intensive and high dependency care, where the number of beds has increased fivefold, with plans for even more. but will it be enough? can they cope with the surge? all those questions are really critically dependent on three things, people, kit and oxygen. we have enough people, that is difficult because inevitably, staff had have to go off. we currently have enough oxygen, our current problem today is having enough itu grade ventilators. if you are purple, you are a confirmed tempo pace. oranges suspected. the very sickest patients will need a ventilator to breathe for them.“ you look at the itu, there are two non—corona patients, both of them longer stay weaning off ventilator slowly, the rest has been taken over

by corona. we have another hospital doing urgent cancer, but this place is essentially becoming a huge corona centre. everyone going into intensive care must wear full protective clothing will stop beds have been created in every available space. so this is an anaesthetic room attached to an operating theatre. and just look inside here. this operating theatre has now been repurposed for two intensive care beds. it is actually rather overwhelming because itjust reinforces the level of threat, the level of preparation is going on here. and just what we are facing. it is the same layout in ten operating theatres, leaving just two for emergency surgery. you are

feeling stronger, yes? all hospital visits have been stopped. 0nly feeling stronger, yes? all hospital visits have been stopped. only in exceptional circumstances might a family member of a very sick patient be admitted. it is the personal case of what is happening to patients which isjust of what is happening to patients which is just devastating of what is happening to patients which isjust devastating sometimes. it is really hard because we can't let all the relatives and to see their loved ones. while the patients may not be aware, the relatives are really feeling this. like all of us, the doctors and nurses wonder when life will return to normal. certainly, in my family, we have a holiday booked in august. we have all got that as a date, i don't know if that is a hope. like everyone in the country, i mean, in some ways, i have got a job, i am getting an income, i know that i am not suffering like a lot of people are. the whole country is suffering here. the whole country knows it owes a n here. the whole country knows it owes an immense debt to nhs front line staff. putting themselves at risk from coronavirus day after day.

to save lives. and fergus is here now. another star kill inspiration in your report of the huge pressures on these staff, stark illustration. and on the day we had the last official figures, what do they tell us? the biggest single daily number of deaths, 786. and each one of those represents a family grieving. now, if there is one small comfort from those grim statistics, it is that the trend is not rising as fast as it was. had it been rising as fast as it was ten days ago, we might have been expecting i400 as it was ten days ago, we might have been expecting 1400 deaths in a day. in terms of cases, 3634 confirmed cases today, that is down, and early signs, very early, tentative signs that that may be pa rt tentative signs that that may be part of the trend, so some green

shoots as well. there's been lots of focus in recent weeks on the difference between germany, for example, and the uk and the way in which they have been approaching this crisis and at today‘s official briefing there was a something of a frank admission. yes, from the chief medical officer, chris whitty, who said that germany‘s testing has been ahead of the uk acro pass. we have managed 14,000 tests in the last 24 hours, well short of the 25,000 target, so up going to around 100,000 a week. germany does 500,000 ina 100,000 a week. germany does 500,000 in a week. and not only that, it is seeing signs that the outbreak is peaking there, so a frank admission that really, testing is the achilles‘ heel. we need to be testing all nhs front line staff, then all key workers, then the general population. test, test, test. that is how we will get on top of this as long as we keep the

social distancing. fergus, once again, many thanks. while the london region has seen the highest number of deaths and confirmed cases in the uk, the midlands has seen a sharp rise in infections. the mayor of the west midlands has insisted the region‘s hospitals are prepared, but the cabinet minister michael gove has called the wider midlands region ‘a particular area of concern‘ with a total of 212 deaths reported there on friday, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. distressing to watch, a 37—year—old nurse struggling for breath in intensive care. 29 weeks pregnant, and compelled, michelle wright says, to send a message to those still not following advice aimed at halting the spread of this virus. please, please, please, listen. listen to the government advice.

a new facility to help cope with a sharp rise in cases in the midlands is being prepared. this nightingale hospital on the outskirts of birmingham willadmit hospital on the outskirts of birmingham will admit its first patients in the five days‘ time. and testing is being increased. a new centre at the edgbaston cricket ground opened just yesterday. the wider midlands region has recently been described as a particular concern by the government. and a spike in the number of deaths is being investigated. those involved in coordinating the response on the ground say they currently have enough capacity to copia. but they admit that understanding more about the transmission of the virus would help. some of the work we are doing here is understanding the density of the population, so we have a lot of families in the west midlands that are large family groups that perhaps live in smaller properties, may be

flats, so that may be a factor. wally is one of those who has died. his son is preparing for his funeral tomorrow. i had to watch the doors shut on the ambulance and he went alone, and i waved to him and his nurses are doing an amazing job, and they are trying to be there, medically and support as family in the dying moments for people who cannot be there with their loved ones, you know? this family values the support given by the health service, but the midlands is being described as the next coronavirus hotspot and with that, a message from michelle wright. in scotland, a further 74 deaths have been recorded, bringing the total so far to 296. and there‘s particular concern

about the high number of deaths occurring in care homes. 0ur correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. here in scotland it was confirmed today that 29 care home residents have died after exhibiting coronavirus symptoms having come from five separate care homes in scotla nd from five separate care homes in scotland and unions believe that more widely the figures are likely to be far higher will stop it‘s very upsetting and distressing time for the families and for the staff in these homes. we are hearing absence rates of around 30% and staff are self isolating as others pick up the slack. care workers say they are also worried about the lack of testing on what they say is a lack of protective equipment. 0ne care worker said she was in tears at the start of her shifts because she was so worried. scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon said

providing adequate ppe for care workers was an issue of intense focus and that the safety of those on the front line will always drive the decisions being made on protective equipment. lorna, thank you very much. after heavy criticism in recent weeks over the slow response by banks in supporting businesses, the boss of britain‘s biggest lender has defended its response to the coronavirus outbreak. the boss of natwest group, formerly known as rbs, says it has struggled to cope with the huge call volumes from customers. chief executive alison rose is now receiving almost ten times the number of enquiries per day. she‘s been speaking exclusively to our business editor, simonjack. it's it‘s an economic race against time. this bar and wine shop in stockport has been paying suppliers staff and rent and cash is running out fast but £330 billion in government backed loans from the banks has been slow in coming. we are really struggling and really need some help with cash flow right now. it‘s been

too late. anything that comes now is more than welcome, but we really, really, really need the help now. request to his own bank, natwest, and others, have so far gone unanswered. i put his case to the boss of the uk‘s biggest lenders to business. 0ne boss of the uk‘s biggest lenders to business. one of your customers was promised to call the very next working day two weeks ago and has heard nothing. what is going wrong? 0ur call centres normally take 3000 calls a day and we are now receiving 25,000, which is why we are redeploying staff and retraining staff and getting people to help, and the money is starting to move but i appreciate it is a very desperate situation for a lot of businesses. we have removed the requirement... last week the chancellor tried to make it easier to get access to loans, removing personal guarantees for smaller loa ns personal guarantees for smaller loans and letting firms go straight to the emergency ones rather than jump to the emergency ones rather than jump through normal hoops first. to the emergency ones rather than jump through normal hoops firstlj think jump through normal hoops first.” think those changes will make a significant difference hopefully to

your company and thousands more like yours. 11 years ago, banks were saved by billions of taxpayers money. many feel this time the banks should take some losses on the chin themselves and accept they may not get back all of their money.” recognise the sort of challenge you are putting down, which is why we structured our business and refocused our people and we are putting the fun is out as quickly as we physically can —— the funds out. to help businesses during this period. many uk businesses are unable or unwilling to burrow their way out of this crisis. more radical solutions are being discussed, including governments or banks taking an ownership stake in thousands of businesses. a decade ago, the banks were part nationalised. this time, it could be pa rt nationalised. this time, it could be part of the entire economy. today, thousands of volunteers who‘ve stepped up to support the nhs in england during the crisis have been given details of what tasks they can do to help. more than 75,000 people signed up to join the ‘volunteer army‘ —

that‘s three times the government‘s original target. the volunteers may have to deliver food and medicines, drive patients to appointments and phone those who are isolated, as our north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports. this chemists in leeds has never been busier, but it‘s not that the shop is full of customers. it‘s the increased need for drug deliveries which is adding the pressure. that‘s why the pharmacy has started using volunteer drivers who have signed up through the nhs. it will be a huge help. there will be a lot of patience, especially those who are self isolating and wanting deliveries, so with the extra help from these drivers that will be a massive bonus for everyone. the pharmacy is using nhs transport volu nteers pharmacy is using nhs transport volunteers to get its medicines out. right now these are ready to deliver. nigel works right now these are ready to deliver. nigelworks at right now these are ready to deliver. nigel works at a primary school nearby and has done his first trial delivery. it went really well

and it was literallyjust delivering prescriptions, and again, a big thank you from the people and making sure they are ok. nigel is one of three quarters of a million volu nteers three quarters of a million volunteers who have registered. all signed up, ready to go, just waiting to hear from somebody who needs some help. i'm able to make and receive the telephone calls to the most vulnerable people. the nhs got three times the number of applications than expected for the scheme. there has been some frustration amongst volu nteers has been some frustration amongst volunteers who say they have not been asked to help yet. but those organising the programme say they are starting it slowly and it will mmp are starting it slowly and it will ramp up overcoming are starting it slowly and it will ramp up over coming weeks. steve has helped with one shopping delivery so far, but is furloughed from his job and would love to do even more. i've got plenty of time on my hands and i can go out and help somebody in a heartbeat. if i got a call now, i can leave and help somebody do some shopping, pick up some prescriptions or anything, and

shopping, pick up some prescriptions oranything, andi shopping, pick up some prescriptions oranything, and i think shopping, pick up some prescriptions or anything, and i think there are hundreds of thousands of people who probably think the same. there is still a need to fill roles not included in the scheme. in southport and 0rmskirk, the hospitals are appealing for help with jobs from laundry to cleaning. right now, every volu nteer laundry to cleaning. right now, every volunteer is vital. well, this is first time that a sitting british prime minister has been hospitalised in intensive care while trying to manage a national crisis. our home editor mark easton has been to borisjohnson‘s constituency of uxbridge on the outskirts of west london to ask people how they view see the traumatic events of the past 24 hours. in the midst of a national emergency, the country‘s leader is on the front line fighting a personal battle with the enemy that threatens us all. in borisjohnson‘s constituency today, people of all political persuasions said their thoughts and prayers were focused on

the memberfor thoughts and prayers were focused on the member for uxbridge and thoughts and prayers were focused on the memberfor uxbridge and south rice lake. prayers. prayers for all of them. he is a front line. i'm not sure we can do without him at the moment. who knows? whether you agree with his politics, he's a person with his politics, he's a person with a family who loves him and we are praying he gets well soon. it's got out of control, as far as i concerned, there is nothing he can do, andi concerned, there is nothing he can do, and i hope he‘s all right. good luck, boris. whatever people's opinion borisjohnson, luck, boris. whatever people's opinion boris johnson, is extravagant personality means he has an airof the extravagant personality means he has an air of the indestructibility that makes his need for intensive care all the more shocking and disturbing. the head of the nation is dying, near enough, and he‘s a strong, healthy man and he‘s gone down just like that. strong, healthy man and he‘s gone downjust like that. it strong, healthy man and he‘s gone down just like that. itjust shows that people who aren't taking it seriously, no one is untouchable. prince charles got it before him and that was a big shock and obviously it can affect anybody. when somebody like him goes down with it, we all

have to take notice, don‘t we? like him goes down with it, we all have to take notice, don't we? in leeds today, the sentiments were similar. right now the country wants a leader to guide the nation through the crisis. i'm feeling a bit more nervous. because he‘s supposed to be helping us and telling us what to do, but yeah, ijust hope he recovers. i don't agree with his policies but to see anyone in that condition brings it home. no, i feel sorry for him, especially having thatjob. sorry for him, especially having that job. with the focus of the nation on the prime minister in his hospital bed, so our thoughts are on the front line and the remarkable nhs staff who risk their own lives caring for him and countless others. mark easton, bbc news. so as the prime minister faces a second night in intensive care, let‘s talk once again to our political editor laura kuenssberg. and in that official briefing, obviously a determined attempt by ministers to say it is government business as usual, despite the fact

that the prime minister is incapacitated.