temperatures cardiff, plymouth and here only getting up to 13 degrees. this is bbc news of the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a message to the british public after uk's highest death toll so far in coronavirus pandemic. and we all share responsibility to tackle this virus first and foremost by staying at home. after weeks of criticism over a shortage of personal protection equipment, the british government insisted that there is now enough if used correctly. new york starts to bury some of its debt in mass graves, more coronavirus cases than any single country outside the united states. we report on a migrant still hoping for a better life.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. you're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first we would like to ta ke globally. first we would like to take you to the live pictures from the vatican. these show a stripped down good friday service inside the vatican itself and normally on good friday, pope francis would move over to the coliseum on the other side of rome where romance would pack out to see the pope was also the bishop of rome. but the vatican has stripped back with the plans to do and that is st. peter's square there and there are eight to ten parishioners in that procession and the pope himself. we will see him in the

second. there he is alone on the stage the podium and st. peter's square stage the podium and st. peter's square on stage the podium and st. peter's square on good friday. the united kingdom has recorded the highest increase of death due to coronavirus after week of tragic news for families. this been the third day in a row which the british government has announced close to a thousand deaths in a single day. the uk daily briefing was led today by the health secretary matt hancock who confirmed their bid manager daily reported deaths of the virus and the biggest daily increase so far. that takes the total number of deaths in the uk to 8958. globally, there been nearly 1.6 million cases recorded of coronavirus. in more than 100,000 people are reported to have died. that is according to the university in the united states. massive burials are taking place with the death torment time with more cases of the virus reported in new york

state than any other single country. backin state than any other single country. back in the uk, the prime minister borisjohnson is back in the uk, the prime minister boris johnson is out back in the uk, the prime minister borisjohnson is out of intensive care, downing street says he continues to improve in hospital where it says he has spent the whole clinical team treating them for the incredible care he has received in downing street says his thoughts are with all of those of been infected by this terrible disease. european union finance ministers have agreed that an emergency rescue package with half e1 trillion of the economies worst hit by the pandemic. the first reported that consumer health editor. work on birmingham's new temporary hospital has progressed so fast it's ready to take patients today. that was the message from local health leaders at the latest nightingale hospital for coronavirus cases based at the national exhibition centre. it will be well—equipped, but it comes at a time when some health staff elsewhere are worried about their safety. they say they're still not able to get the right personal protective equipment and some feel anxious what they do get is not adequate.

we're getting a lot of messages from doctors on the front line that the current situation is, in many parts of the country, inadequate, that people are feeling unprotected, that they feel scared when they're a work, they feel unable, in some places, to use the kit that they're able to bring in from home because other members of the team haven't got it, and that they don't feel confident in what's being provided. staff at newcastle—upon—tyne hospitals trust say they've had confusing messages. 0ne e—mail this week said due to the current national issues with supply and demand of gowns, an apron instead of gown or a long—sleeved apron should be used for aerosol generating procedures — that means release of airborne particles. a few hours later, they were told that an apron instead of gown should be used in non—confirmed coronavirus patients. a doctor told us, i feel betrayed by those who are meant to be our leaders, it is like we're being sent to war without armour to protect ourselves, serving as cannon fodder.

in a statement, the newcastle hospitals trust says requirements from public health england had changed numerous times over recent weeks, that current advice was fully in line with those, and staff could be assured there were sufficient supplies of protective equipment. today, the government announced a new plan to get more equipment, known as ppe, to health and care workers. there will be a lot of scepticism, won't there, still about another plan being published. i mean, what guarantees can you give that people will be made to feel safe with the right equipment? what i'd say is that it is a constant effort to get the ppe to the front line, a huge logistical effort. we acknowledge the challenges, of course we do, we face them every day. and we are doing everything in our power to get that ppe to the front line. and those with concerns about ppe at the front line, we're making sure they have a place that they can go in order to call for help.

dr abdul mabud chowdhury posted a message to the prime minister on social media, warning about the lack of protective equipment for nhs workers. that was five days before he was admitted to hospital after contracting coronavirus. he died on wednesday and his son spoke to the bbc today. he was a courageous, brave man, and that's something he's passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers didn't have enough ppe, and he made a call for that, and maybe at the time it did not get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, we're giving it the attention it deserves, and we are not going to stop, we are getting this everywhere, we are making sure we are heard, that my father's voice is heard, that my father's passing is not in vain. scotland's first minister, meanwhile, repeated the guidelines to the public on social distancing. the message remains exactly the same as it has been. people need to stay at home. i know how difficult that is, and i know how difficult that will be, particularly over this

easter weekend. ordinarily, that is a time to see friends and family, and a time to get out and about and even take a short break. none of that will be possible this year. today some were enjoying the sunshine, keeping their distance and exercising in line with official advice, but there's still a long bank holiday weekend ahead. testing positive for coronavirus in the statement this evening, the former liverpool player and family said that the 69—year—old remains asymptomatic. he was routinely tested for the virus while breeze being treated for an infection that required intravenous antibiotics. the forecast is going to hit 25 degrees in some parts of the uk this weekend of the government has repeated again the need for people to stay at home apart from going up 01’ to stay at home apart from going up or exercise once a day, shopping for

basic necessities and getting care and help for vulnerable people. people can also leave their homes to work but only if they cannot work from home. they look like scenes from the world from before the coronavirus. but we filmed these crowds nearly three weeks into the french a picture postcard, and that is because the crowds are missing. what would have been unusual is now the norm. you wouldn't be able to move down here, honest to god, you wouldn't, it'd be absolutely heaving, chock—a—block, beach, pathways, all the shops would be busy, everything. 0ur town and every town, certainly on the seaside, we need people to stay at home, keep away, keep themselves safe, to keep us, the nhs safe, so we can save people's lives. other coastal resorts were also deserted —

from southend—on—sea to southwold. and skegness, where on a normal easter weekend it would be impossible to park. sir! no running! that's it. you can only walk on the river walk. in london, officials have been reminding people to keep a distance. sir, could you dismount, please? thank you. sitting on the beach — you're all right walking around, but staying stationary, are you from the same household or...? in birmingham, rangers have been patrolling the parks. stay indoors because of covid—19. so you're saying i am not allowed on my front garden? you cannot come on yourfront garden. in rotherham, one householder thought the police were taking things a little too far. south yorkshire police have since apologised and described the incident as well—intentioned but ill—informed. messages like these in scotland have been seen across the uk's tourist spots, and they appear to have made a difference. there was also a reminder today that people can die one month after being infected, so staying apart and staying at home is vital. right now, you have to remember there's still a lot of virus

circulating, and if we keep ourselves away from other people, the only way you're going to get it is from an infected person, so staying apart from other people is the key to breaking the transmission chain. it doesn't get more isolated than this, and it's hoped the easter weekend will look exactly the same. let us have a look at what is happening in other parts of the world. france has recorded almost a thousand deaths in the past 2a hours. it brings the death toll there did 13,000. the authorities there did 13,000. the authorities the arms the third of those steps of taking place in nursing homes and other care facilities. in ireland, they have set the current restrictions on movement will remain in place for at least another three weeks. doctor fred cursus adduces hope to gradually ease those restrictions afterwards. many confronted die in the past 2a hours.

that is a0 fewer than the day before. the number of confirmed cases is also slow down from just over a200 to just under a000. italy is on the countries hardest hit by the pandemic with more than 18,000 confirmed deaths. pictures have emerged of a mass grave in new york as the death toll there continues to rise, almost 800 more people have died in new york state alone and officials say that burials are being ramped up at the site on the island off the bronx. for people with no next of kin are those who cannot afford a funeral. new york state and house more coronavirus cases than any country in the world. here is our north american correspondent. it is somehow unimaginable, unbelievable, that in the most famous city of the richest country in the world they're digging mass graves for those who can't afford a funeral, and for those who died

of coronavirus with no next of kin. this is hart island, just off the bronx in new york city. nearly 8000 people have died in this night alone, and they're struggling to deal with all the burials. we are in total control of our destiny here. what we do will affect literally life and death for hundreds of people. the glimmer of good news is that the number of people is starting to believe that the worst is now over. on a normal weekend, a tourist venue like the lincoln memorial would be packed with visitors. donald trump is hoping to reopen the country on may 1st, but his medical experts are saying be very cautious indeed. the virus kind of decides whether or not it's going to be appropriate to open or not, so even though we're in a holiday season, now is no time to back off. as i say so often, now is the time to actually put your foot on the accelerator, because we're going in the right direction, let's keep in that direction. we want this plague to pass over,

we want everyone in america to be safe, psalm 105 says... the president had originally wanted america to reopen in time for easter, with churches packed. but in the oval office today this was the reality — no crowded pews, just a blessing from a bishop. and for nearly all other christians, this unique easter will be online, virtual and socially distanced. turning me now as a member of the new york city council. —— joining me. bearing victims in mass graves must be extremely hard to bear. on the front cover here in new york city, it was just incredible this morning. to realise that there are so morning. to realise that there are so many people who do not have next of kin orfamily and the biggest city and probably i would say, one of the greatest cities in the world. it is just too hard to think about.

how are hospital scoping in your area? i represent the hospital in queens, elmhurst has 5a5 beds all taken. now, they're going to be moving people over to the tennis stadium which is probably about a mile or so away from the hospital because we can no longer fit patients into elmhurst hospital and it is been tragic. my community is 68% immigrants in the immigrant community really does not have many alternatives other than to go to elmhurst hospital, especially those that are undocumented. so it is a real tragedy here in my community. how our neighbourhood scoping in general? it has been difficult. the next issue that i am dealing with is food. we're running out of food and there are many grocery stores that

do not have food or are not open. there are long lines and the supermarkets and people have the space themselves six feet apart from each other and so finding food in particular area of queens has been difficult. and we are handing out meals on a daily basis in the public school system and public schools i have three of them in my district, they are giving out over a thousand meals a day. new york went through a different trauma almost two decades ago with 9/11, how does this trauma compare? we have never seen anything like this before. 911, we lost about 3000 people and i think we are up in new york state now to over 8000 deaths and so that is a huge difference to what happened. we have many more hospitalizations and this is hitting people are very personal

way. to get through to the end of this, every new yorker will know somebody who died from coronavirus. thank you so much forjoining us. stay with us on bbc news. still to come. the empty beach is still the story as spin records at the lowest death toll from coronavirus does it have lessons that other countries can learn.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines. a message to the public is they record their high tally. dead in mass graves, this state has more coronavirus cases than any country outside the united

states. spain will begin handing out masks at metro train stations on monday as some countries reopen after two—week hibernation period. the news came as spin recorded its lowest daily death toll from the new coronavirus in 17 days with 605 fatalities over the past 2a hours. i spoke to a researcher at the spanish research council and ask if she agrees with the prime minister, the fire is starting to come under control. the number of deaths, the number of infected people and also the number of people recovering from disease. the numbers are in the right direction. so, we can say that we have the worst of the fire over, but we have to be very cautious because the numbers to see how they react in next few weeks. we need to

see, staying at home is been the right thing and it looks number of infections, there is a long way to do in infections, there is a long way to doina infections, there is a long way to do in a lot of important work to do. many people have followed what is happened to spain in recent weeks and have seen the pictures. what kind of lessons can other countries learn from what spain has had to endure in recent weeks? the first lesson is that we know that in spain, battling in other countries, asa spain, battling in other countries, as a people spread the virus. it is very important to quarantine these people because before and after having the disease, the virus spreads. so, it is important to support these people in quarantine. another important thing is to be very careful with elderly people and also, these people, we should avoid

that they get the infection because we know already that the disease, are the the british red cross as there are thousands of refugees and asylum—seekers living in the uk and across the channel in france, many migrants from men in makeshift camps open to cross over to the uk. reports and of the coronavirus campaign is affecting those who fled persecution in poverty. we film these crowds nearly three weeks into the french government's walked —— lockdown.

-- lockdown. coffee. wash her hands! no hot food either, a sandwich given by the state. the soul meal of the day. this campus on the edge of an industrial estate. it might as will be on another planet. we are sick. how difficult is it for you here? very difficult in here. there is no good food, no anything, water, no shoes, too much problems. french volu nteers shoes, too much problems. french volunteers help every day. you wouldn't do this to a dog, would you? but you are doing this to human beings. i am ashamed. i cannot sleep at night. i am sick of this. these are people. and they have suffered, they are not criminals. they are the

opposite. they have been raped, assaulted, they have been ransomed, they have been tortured. everyone here wants to get to britain. even under lockdown, it seems a better prospect. migrant experiences in london, for people who are already living on the margins, the arrival of the coronavirus has been nothing short of catastrophic. but suppose they do make it here. migrants will find an asylum system already backlogged and struggling with the impact of the virus. when undocumented migrants said that she has survived on ourjobs and help from friends, we marked her words to protect her identity. we have no way of paying rent and cannot go

anywhere. there are no places offering accommodation. no one giving you money to buy groceries, food banks are closed. there are many migrants from africa who want to get here. what would you say to them? i would tell them not to think it gets easier, not to have so much hope, just because you're not in the camp doesn't mean you're going to be treated human or just camp doesn't mean you're going to be treated human orjust the same circumstances, different setting. evenif circumstances, different setting. even if they can start the asylum process , even if they can start the asylum process, new arrivals will only get £a a0 a day to buy necessities. a few food banks still operate, this red cross centre in north london opens twice a week for all who are hungry. and asylum—seekers from north africa. i have a daughter and i have a wife. my family does not

have food at home. that is the thing. this is a lifeline to those who were surviving with very few resources and while this is a charity, the workers are to the level best to make it feel about sharing. living up to the larger rhetoric of unity and compassion in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times in the margins getting much harder. let's go back to the vatican now or pope francis is leading one of the most unusual friday services of the catholic church. the pope there in st. peter's square with almost no one around him. normally on a good friday, pope francis would cross the river and sit near the coliseum and

people would queue up to see him as he does the good friday service as parishioners and faithful marked the way of the cross, the 1a stations of the christian worshipers marked on good friday. but because the coronavirus, the pope cannot do that and he is bishop of rome, of course. but tonight on good friday, it is almost as if he is now the bishop of the vatican and he cannot leave, he cannot invite people in and so only a few catholics are allowed to take pa rt a few catholics are allowed to take part in this particular service,, the most solemn day in the catholic calendar. the pope will return to st. peters to mark the sunday services. for christians, this will bea services. for christians, this will be a moment of rebirth for christianity and for the world, this

easter, this may not be a rebirth. as the good friday service continues. to stay with bbc news. with temperatures close to 25 degrees it is been the warmest day of the year so far but we have not been able to enjoy it as we normally might ona been able to enjoy it as we normally might on a good friday, and i bet if you have a pair of soul in the garden. this is a satellite picture that you can see a lot of this across the uk and towards the northwest, one or two showers just p°pped northwest, one or two showers just normed up northwest, one or two showers just popped up across parts of wales through the afternoon and the continuing making the odd thunderstorm across parts of northern england in southern scotla nd northern england in southern scotland generally for scotland in northern ireland and some outbreaks of patchy rain with clear skies for the south, one or two places places in the south and east of england may begin doctorfor degrees in the south and east of england may begin doctor for degrees in in the south and east of england may begin doctorfor degrees in most places having a mild night and a

mild start to tomorrow. plenty of sunshine across england and wales and accenture sunshine across england and wales and accentu re may sunshine across england and wales and accenture may be turning hazy with areas of high clouds in the cloister for scotland and northern ireland that brightens up but then be six or more cloud and rain into the northern western isles we will also see some breezy and rather cool 9 degrees and for south, very warm with 25 or 26 degrees and with that warmth we could to see the odd afternoon shower or thunderstorm with some of those into wells and the midlands and east anglia in lincolnshire which will continue into the evening. for sunday i think again come across england and wales we will see where two showers breaking up by this afternoon and the wrenching depression from the west and northerly wind developing across scotland and northern ireland and that is going to make it feel considerably cooler here and further south there is still some warmth, trade degrees in london but it turns cooler for all of us as we head out of sunday and monday, low pressure down to the south with high—pressure

squashing in from the north with winds around high pressure in this clockwise direction and that will trot this much colder air down across the uk and it will feel particularly chilly given the strength of this northern northeasterly went with clyde a lot of cloud feeding into scotland and on the eastern side of england, the sunshine and the further west you are, but the average wind speeds to the gus a little stronger than a particularly blustery for some eastern coasts with temperatures here, the highest temperatures cardiff, plymouth but even here only getting up to 13 degrees.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the number of coronavirus related deaths worldwide has surpassed 100,000, thatis worldwide has surpassed 100,000, that is according tojohns hopkins university in america. the british public has been urged to stay indoors this week and after the uk's iv -- indoors this week and after the uk's iv —— highest daily death tolls so far in the coronavirus pandemic. after weeks of criticism over a shortage of personal protection equipped, the british government has insisted that there is now enough equipment if it is used correctly by medics. the state of new york hasn't started to bury some of its debt in mass graves near the bronx. the state now has more coronavirus mass graves near the bronx. the state now has more coronavirus cases than any other single country outside the united states. hospitals in some neighbourhoods in new york say they have been overwhelmed and some areas are struggling to cope.

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