welcome to bbc news, i'm simon pusey. welcome if you are watching here on pbs in america, in the uk allaround here on pbs in america, in the uk all around the globe. uk —— or around the globe. our top stories: a further 6.5 million us workers file for unemployment as president trump announces plans to reduce the economic impact of coronavirus. in the uk, another massive rise hello, you are watching bbc news. in the number of reported deaths, but prime minister the headlines. in the united states boris johnson is out of intensive care. another 6.6 million workers have the government says there are filed for unemployment in the past no plans to lift the lockdown. week, bringing the number of claims south america's street traders up week, bringing the number of claims defying the lockdown to feed up to 17,000,003 weeks. new figures theirfamilies. ground control: and lift-off! show up to 60,000 americans could and getting away from it all — die with foreign —— coronavirus, the russian space mission leaving the virus behind. down scaling earlier estimates that here in the uk another massive rise in the number of reported deaths with the prime minister boris johnson who has been receiving treatment for coronavirus moved out of hospital intensive care. a

spokesperson has said his recovery was at an early stage. and street traders in south america say they hello. we begin in the united states, are unable to obey government orders where the number of people seeking unemployment benefits to stay indoors because doing so has surged for a third week would leave them unable to feed as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus pandemic theirfamilies. while intensifies. would leave them unable to feed their families. while official vendor is in chile are closing their the country is now the epicentre of the global pandemic with nearly 17,000 doors, unofficial sellers are still recorded deaths so far. 6.5 million people filed trying to make a living and you can for unemployment benefits in the us last week. get more news on our website. that brings the number of claims to almost 17 million injust three weeks. new figures also show that up to 60,000 americans could die with coronavirus, downscaling earlier estimates. but there's little cause for celebration there as the state of new york reported 799 deaths — now on bbc the highest number in a single day since the outbreak began. 0ur correspondent nick bryant is there, and sent this report. sirens wail. the sound of these sirens has become the sound of new york.

sirens wail. a ceaseless noise — for many, a terrifying noise — that has placed this city under a form of mental siege. people here have become scared of ambulances and scared of the hospitals they end up at. in the past 2a hours alone, new york has suffered almost 800 deaths — bereavement on a scale that's brought back awful memories. we lose 2,753 lives on 9/11. we've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis. ah, that is so shocking and painful and breathtaking... i can't — i don't even have the words for it. this famous cityscape has some jolting new additions. the military hospital ship, the comfort, docked in the piers that used to welcome the great liners. this is central park in the coronavirus spring. a field hospital in an open space they call ‘the lungs of new york'.

sirens wail. and those sirens again, where you'd normally hear the sound of children's laughter. america is not just facing its toughest public health crisis, like the rest of the world. economically, it's being hammered. the fear is notjust of a recession, but a depression. in the past three weeks alone, more than 16 million people have lost theirjobs — that's a higher number than the unemployment recorded during two years of the great recession between 2007—2009. the federal reserve, the fed, is ready to pump in trillions of dollars in emergency relief. ok. it's new york's poorest districts, heavily populated with african—america ns and hispanics, that are being hardest hit by this health and economic crisis. these were food parcels being delivered in the bronx. when you're in one of the poorest communities in the country, it already was a challenge. those small businesses, they can't wait weeks

for the fed to help them. they need it in days. and so, what people are watching right now is what happens when you don't invest in addressing poverty for generations. sirens wail. as it confronts this invisible enemy, there is a martialfeel to life in much of the city. a war footing as america faces what could be its greatest ever peacetime challenge. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. at his daily coronavirus briefing, donald trump celebrated that the us has now carried out over 2 million tests — more in raw numbers than any other country. however, mr trump says he won't guarantee that the us will a establish a nationwide testing system. we want to have it and we're going to see if we have it. do you need it? no. is it a nice thing do? —— is it a nice thing to do? yes. we're talking about 325 million people, and that's not going to happen, as you can imagine, and it wouldn't happen with anyone else either.

other countries do it, but they do it in a limited form. we'll probably be the leader of the pack. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has been taking a closer look at the virus‘ economic impact and how president trump has responded. those jobless figures reveal the devastating impact that the coronavirus has had on the world's largest economy. 6.6 million people have lost theirjobs in the last week, on top of the 10 million americans who lost theirjobs in the previous fortnight. now, that means that roughly 1 in 10 of the workforce here, the labour force here, is currently out of work, and economists are predicting that in this month, april, 20 million people here will lose theirjobs. now, compare that to the figures from 2008, the financial crisis back then, when 9 million people were thrown out of work in the united states. little wonder then that donald trump is itching to get

this country back to normal and get the economy back on its feet. he reiterated that desire today, touting the stabilisation in the number of hospitalisations, despite the very grim death figures. and he said that he hoped this country would be back on its feet opening up again, as he put it, very, very soon, simon. and a big ongoing spat between donald trump and the world health organization? he criticised them a few days ago and they hit back recently. tell us a little bit more about that. yes, that's right. president trump believes the who has minimised the threat of the coronavirus. he believes that it is biased towards china and he is calling for his administration to conduct an investigation of the who and threatening to withhold millions of dollars in us funding for it. now, the who, of course, criticised donald trump's decision to impose a ban on travellers

from china to the united states back at the end of january, and that is a move that mr trump has touted as being among his most successful to date as far as controlling the virus is concerned. a lot of people, even his own supporters, are questioning, though, the timing of this threat to withdraw funding to the who at a time of worldwide pandemic. david willis speaking to me a little earlier. here in the uk, there's been another massive rise in the number of reported deaths but the prime minister boris johnson, who's been receiving treatment for coronavirus, has been moved out of intensive care at a london hospital. a spokesperson has said his recovery was at an early stage. earlier, dominic raab, who's been deputising for the prime minister, ruled out lifting the lockdown across the uk for the time being. latest figures show that another 881 people died in uk hospitals in the past day. here's our health editor, hugh pym.

it was just so dreadful that no—one was able to visit him for three weeks, and furthermore, no—one was able to be with him during his final hours and minutes. emily remembers her grandfather tony, who died yesterday. he'd gone into hospital with another health issue, and then contracted covid—19. i cannot imagine what... she told me visitors weren't allowed because of the virus risk, but she's reassured to know two nurses were with him in his final hours. for me and my relatives, it is really comforting, just to picture those two amazing people at his bedside, comforting him and saying all the right things at the right time, and we'll forever be in their debt. we are just so grateful for everything they did. i raised the issue at the downing street media briefing today. we've heard some harrowing stories of people dying alone because family can't be with them, for understandable reasons to do with the virus risk. what do you say to the british public about how things

will develop from here? we don't know conclusively that we're beyond the point at which we could start considering whether the measures will be relaxed, so we must keep it up. and i think the key thing is for people to understand how much of what they've already done has helped contribute to avoiding an even worse situation, in terms of the spread of the virus and the number of deaths, and how important it is that we don't slow up or take our pressure off at this critical moment before we've come through the peak. there was a clearer prediction than before how long deaths would go on rising. in general, i'd expect the deaths to continue to keep going up for about two weeks after the intensive care picture improves, and so we're not there yet, in terms of knowing exactly when that will be. the latest analysis of data in england and wales suggests that death rates go up with age in both men and women, but men are ahead of women in all age groups. alex died in hospital with the coronavirus ten days ago.

none of his family could be with him. but staff did set up a video call, and his son says that made all the difference. it felt like we were together. it was really rich, it was really real. he was weak. but we also connected as a family, so often there'd be three or four of us on the telephone, a group video call, and we could speak with each other, comfort each other, make plans. we felt together, which is... ..i've not really experienced that before. this is what patients will be aware of around them — staff like these in papworth hospital in masks, visors and gowns. it's confusing and communication is difficult. that's tough for doctors and nurses, as well as those who they care for. dr rachel clarke, who specialises in end—of—life care, says it can be an emotional drain. sometimes at the end of the day, you know, you take off your gown and mask and you just cry your eyes out in the car on the way home because you have seen things you don't want to see but,

at the same time, you've tried your utmost to be there at a time when perhaps a loved one, a son or daughter or spouse, can't be there, and you're literally all the patient has and with every fibre of your being, all you want to do is support that patient. the upward trend in deaths appears to be slowing. but whatever the statistics say, there are life—and—death issues for thousands of families to confront every day, in every part of the country. hugh pym, bbc news. street traders in south america say they are unable to obey government orders to stay indoors because doing so would leave them unable to feed their families. while official vendor is in chile are closing their doors. unofficial sellers are still trying to make a living with some in mexico saying the pandemic has seen their business half. —— half. for

decades 76—year—old maria has made ends meet by selling from this spot. as well as making money to survive, she also supports her family. translation: i have to live. i have to eat. the coronavirus has affected me in sales. look how it has affected me. since i arrived i have not sold anything yet and i have to be here until three or four anything yet and i have to be here until three orfour p.m.. look what i have sold. it gives me no more sales but for these little eggs today. these once bustling streets of santiago and our home to a trickle of passing trade, part of the city had been put under quarantine for several weeks but maria says the restrictions will not stop her. translation: i raised my children, my granddaughters, great—grandchildren, i have raised them all working here the street. julie is reporting almost 6000 cases of coronavirus with 57 deaths. official traders have obeyed government orders with shopping centres closing their doors.

adriana sells cosmetics in mexico city. she says stopping is not an option. translation: they told us that from monday, we're not going to be to go out. those of us who sell cosmetics, clothes, it puts us ina very cosmetics, clothes, it puts us in a very difficult situation because i'm sorry, my son depends on me. mexico is reporting over 3000 cases of coronavirus with 174 deaths. when the customer fails to come, come take the trade to them. daniel buys old items to sell for a profit. translation: it affects all of us. it is true for me personally. you have to go out to work and if we do not we do not have a salary. we have nothing. we work day today. if we're going to eat we have to sell a mattress, a washing machine. we have to do this every day because we work daily. but

while quarantine restrictions remain in place, so does the question faced these traders # obey orders or feed the family? matt grayling, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: stay with us, plenty more still to come, including... the singers and musicians striking the right note in the time of coronavirus. 25 years of hatred and rage as theyjump up on the statue... this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power. the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past.

i think that picasso's works were beautiful. they were intelligent and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a further 6.5 million us workers file for unemployment as president trump announces plans to reduce the economic impact of coronavirus. statewide lockdowns have been

ordered and there are problems regarding the easter weekend. this'll be a different easter, most churches have closed their doors but not this one, some christians believe that religious freedom is under attack and meeting physically is an act of faith. i am telling you what, no virus can touch me until god is through with me! there are political battles over all churches should stop meeting in person and go online but those who stay open so they can protect members. at this church in houston, families are seated six feet apart. jesus is his word. his words as we should come together. pastor insists

that gathering publicly is an essential part of worship. we have done the service on a temporary basis for the 15 days that president trump asked for but when it turned into holy week on palm sunday and now approaching easter sunday, this isa approaching easter sunday, this is a special time of year, it has never been shut down and so we must do this. but the challenge, even the adventure of experiencing god ‘s presence in other ways is how many worshippers will remember this easter. and many argue that staying out of church is the christian thing to do. the spending worship is notjust about protection in those ago to the actual church services, it is about protecting the lives of every single grocery store worker, gas station attendant and healthca re worker. it is literally about loving thy neighbour and healing the sick, these are things thatjesus told us to do. in this brooklyn church, janice russell has been making

music for decades. normally her ensemble would take part in a two choir brass band extravaga nza two choir brass band extravaganza at easter. this year, there will only be a soloist on a facebook live strea m soloist on a facebook live stream but with new york at the epicentre of the corona crisis, even that is something to be thankful for. the fact we can do it from home and still be somewhat connected to others, i cannot imagine what it would be like if we did not have the internet, if we did not have zoom and all of these things where we can at least see a face. we cannot touch each other but we can see a face. perhaps this easter, the traditional story of death and resurrection will be heard in new ways. according to new research,

people living in areas with high levels of air pollution are more likely so our vaccine is one of the ones that the coalition for epidemic preparedness innovation, or cepi, tasked back injanuary to begin its progress and so we are in the middle of our preclinical studies, just prior to getting to our clinical work, where we go into phase one clinical studies with vaccines in humans in latejune so the critical point we have reached is that we have just begun studies with our colleagues in the netherlands, in rotterdam, to do the critical production studies in an animal model to determine whether our vaccine actually protects those animals from challenge by the live virus. we've already gone through our studies to show that we induce a very potent immune

response and we are also going through other animal studies to determine toxicology so that's the sort of data pack we need to have in play for going forward into human clinical studies. and the usual processes and procedures are being bypassed to try and get a vaccine out as soon as possible. tell us a little bit more about that. so i guess the procedures are not being bypassed in terms of safety and efficacy of the vaccine, so we absolutely have to be sure when we go into human trials, that all that is in play but the process, the vaccine pipeline process which is normally a linear thing, where we reach a milestone and success defines whether you move onto the next stage, has defined that 5— to 10—year timeline for most vaccines previously and what we've been trying to do, we thought of as a month ago, so we can uncouple some of the pipeline and bring it forward, some aspects, so we can actually shorten it, so what we're doing at the moment is advancing manufacture, so even before we got confirmation in clinical studies that this is a viable

vaccine, we are confident that it is, but before we even get that data, are going to be ramping up manufacture so the whole idea is to move what is usually that end—stage manufacture after approval up to parallel what we're doing with the clinical studies and knock about six months, we think, off the timeline, so that 18—month timeline everyone has been talking about which is radical in and of itself, we are trying to bring down to about 12 months. if you're looking for somewhere coronavirus—free, you may need a russian space rocket to get there. a new crew has blasted off to the international space station and one of the cosmonauts on board says right now it's the safest place to be. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. with a pandemic sweeping the world, here is an idea. leave the planet. a russian soyuz rocket

blasts into space. confirmed separation of stage two. strapped inside are cosmonauts anatoly ivanishin and ivan wagner and a nasa astronaut chris cassidy. the new crew for the international space station. coronavirus had affected pre—flight preparation. the three men have been in a tighter quarantine than usual before a launch, with contact kept to a bare minimum. and that meant no family members present for liftoff. obviously we would love to have our families here with us but we understand we have to do this to be safe. you do not want to come down with covid—19 up here. but assuming they stay healthy, the crew will be well away from the dramas back on earth. translation: although spaceflight always carries a particular risk we understand that for the next few months the international space station

will probably be the safest place on earth. of course, self isolation comes naturally to a spaceman. no popping off to the shops orjogging in the park up here. 250 miles above the surface of the earth, the crew will be setting an example to us all, on the international space station they will be staying home for the next six months. theatre cinemas and musical venues have had to close their doors and some entertainers have gone online to inspire and the latest example could be considered highbrow. on account of three, two, one. isolation

doesn't have to mean desolation. being socially distant does not mean you have to stop being creative. performers from all around the world a re performers from all around the world are still able to work together. this is the quarantine opera, a performance ofan aria quarantine opera, a performance of an aria from carmen, but probably unlike any operatic rendition you have ever seen before. cast list actually includes five different carmens, ten choir members, 14 and one conductor. each one performed their respective part on their own from the comfort of their bedroom or kitchen. the organisers described this

asa the organisers described this as a wonderful experiment and the first step on an exhilarating journey. their plan, they say, tojoin exhilarating journey. their plan, they say, to join the world together in music. bold ambition but proved perhaps that even in the time of coronavirus, the show must go on! that's all from the bbc newsroom for now — and our top stories, the number of people seeking unemployment benefits have searched for a third week as the toll has intensified. the country is now the epicentre of the global pandemic with nearly 17,000 recorded dates in the united states. new york is in the highest number of deaths in a single day since the start of the outbreak, 799 people died on wednesday. that is it from

me. thank you for watching and do stay tuned. hello there. most parts of the country will be dry and warm today. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far in wales with temperatures of 23.5 degrees in cardiff, similar temperatures again today and some parts of southern england may reach 25 degrees. yesterday under the cloud in newcastle was only 9 degrees so today will be warmer, a bit warmer across central and southern parts of scotland. over the weekend we will see the high temperatures getting squeezed down towards the south—east of england, it will start to seem cooler from the north, significant change for all of us on monday with cool and northerly wind. these are the temperatures that we start off with on friday so mild even in the south where we have clearer skies. much milder across northern scotland this time but there will be rain to clear away from the northern isles and then we see some sharp showers coming

in across scotland, perhaps the far north of england before it brightens up and we get sunshine, the rain holding off until the evening. sunshine across england and wales and the high—temperature is likely to be in the midlands, wales towards the south—east of england 24 maybe even 25 degrees. some of that heat could trigger thundery downpours late in the day across north wales moving to northern england and there is also wet weather coming into parts of scotland as well. there will still be showers around on saturday morning across scotland and the north of england. those should tend to fade away and they should all brighten up again and for much of the country should be dry into the afternoon. a few sharp showers developing in wales in the south—western that means the high temperatures are more likely to be in the south—east of england. 26 degrees is possible. more significant changes are coming in on sunday. northern parts of the uk will be cooler and cloudier, further south we will have some sunshine but there is more likely to be showers developing across more southern parts of england and wales. those could be heavy

and thundery. 22 degrees still possible in the south—east with the heat is beginning to ebb away. and that is because we have a change in the wind direction. while we will see the back of the showers eventually it is a cold area of high pressure moving down from the north and bringing with it more northerly wind and some stronger wind overnight and into monday. it may blow in more cloud across the eastern side of the uk, sunshine further west but the high—temperature this time is 14 degrees. for many, those temperatures are below average for 00:28:31,936 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 the time of year.