this is bbc news. the uk's highest daily death toll so far. almost a thousand more people have died. this is the message to the british people. we all share a responsibility to tackle this virus first and foremost by staying at home. new york starts to bury some of its debt in mass graves. the state has more coronavirus cases than any single country outside the united states. how worshippers around the world are marking good friday, amid the coronavirus pandemic. and could protectionist

measures put in place by national governments to fight the pandemic signal the end for globalisation? hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we are covering the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. the uk has recorded its highest daily increase in deaths due to coronavirus at the end of another week of tragic news for thousands of families. today is the third day in a row in which the british government has announced close to a thousand deaths reported in a day. the daily briefing today was led by health secretary matt hancock who confirmed there had been 980 reported coronavirus deaths in the last day, the biggest daily increase so last day, the biggest daily increase so far. it takes the total number of

deaths in the country to 8958. globally, there have been around 1.6 million recorded cases of coronavirus. more than 100,000 people are reported to have died, according tojohns people are reported to have died, according to johns hopkins university in the us. new york, mass burials are taking place as the death toll remains high, with more cases reported in new york state than any single country. the uk, prime minister boris johnson than any single country. the uk, prime minister borisjohnson is out of intensive care. downing street says he continues to improve in hospital, where he has thanked the whole clinical team treating him fought downing street says is the incredible care he has received. it says his thoughts are with all of affected by this disease. european union finance ministers have agreed an emergency rescue package worth half e1 trillion for the countries worst hit by the pandemic. 0urfirst report is from health editor hugh pym. he warned about the lack of protective equipment for nhs staff. soon after that, dr abdul mabud

chowdhury contracted coronavirus. he died on wednesday. the warning came in a social media message to the prime minister, saying health workers had to protect themselves and their families. his son spoke to the bbc today. he was a courageous, brave man, and that is something that he's passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers didn't have enough ppe, and he made a call for that, he made an effort for that, and maybe at the time it didn't 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're heard, that my father's voice is heard, and that my father's passing is not in vain. problems getting hold of the right masks, gowns and visors have been reported for several weeks. the government said there were enough supplies and distribution would be improved, but still, some feel anxious they can't obtain appropriate personal protective equipment, known as ppe. 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 at 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 been provided. staff that one trust say they've had conflicting messages, with guidelines on whether to use an apron or gown changing twice in two hours. a doctor told us... i feel betrayed by those who are meant to be our leaders. it's like we are being sent to war without armour to protect ourselves, serving as cannon fodder. in a statement, the newcastle upon tyne hospital's trust said requirements from public health england had changed numerous times over recent weeks, but 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 boost ppe supplies,

including a plea to businesses to produce more. if you've got production facilities and you can meet our published technical specifications, we want to hear from you. so that we can make this kit here in britain that'll keep people safe. there will be a lot of scepticism, won't there, still, about another plan being published 7 what guarantees can you give that people will be made to feel safe with the right equipment? what i'd say is 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 power to get that ppe to the front line. and there was a sobering assessment of the latest data on the spread of the virus. we are in a dangerous phase still and i need to reinforce that again to you — that this is not over. scotland's first minister, who toured the new temporary hospital for coronavirus patients in glasgow, 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. 0rdinarily, that is a time to see friends and family, it's a time to get out and about or 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. hugh pym, bbc news. let's look at other countries. france has recorded almost a thousand deaths in the last day. the authority site almost a third of the deaths so far had taken place in nursing homes and other care facilities. in ireland, taoiseach

leo varadkar said current restrictions on movement will stay in place for at least another three weeks but he said it was his fervent hope to gradually ease those restrictions afterwards. in italy, 570 people are confirmed to have died from covid—19 in the past 2a hours, a0 fewer than the day before. the number of confirmed cases slowed from just over a200 to almost a000. italy is one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic with over 18,000 confirmed deaths. pictures have emerged of a mass grave in new york, as the death toll continues to rise. almost 800 more people have died in new york state alone. 0fficials almost 800 more people have died in new york state alone. officials say burials are being ramped up at the site on hart island off the bronx. it has long been used for people with no next of kin or families who can't afford a funeral. new york state now has more coronavirus cases than state now has more coronavirus cases than any other single country in the world. 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 state 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. and so many new york hospitals have had to bring these refrigerated lorries in to act as makeshift morgues. the whole health care system is creaking. there is an important glimmer of good news, though, and that is the number of people being admitted to hospital is falling sharply. and donald trump, at his briefing today, says he thinks america may be over the worst. the number of beds being used, we were just saying, are substantially reduced. that's usually the sign that it's

heading in the downward curve. and he wants to reopen the country for business as soon as possible. i want to get it open as soon as we can, we have to get our country open, jeff. can you say, sir, what metrics you will use to make that decision? the metrics right here, that's my metrics, that's all i can do. on a normal weekend, a tourist venue like the lincoln memorial would be packed with visitors. but america is closed. donald trump hopes to reopen the country on may 1st, but his medical experts are saying be very cautious. 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. lord, let us come out with a thriving economy... the president had originally wanted america to reopen for this weekend, with churches packed.

but in the oval office today this was the reality — no crowded pews, just a blessing from a bishop. we bless them and america, injesus' name. and for nearly all other christians, this unique easter will be online, virtual and socially distanced. but one church that will be open is the biggest anglican cathedral in the us — this new york landmark isn't going to be available for worshippers, though. it's being readied as an additional field hospital. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. earlier, i spoke to a member of the new york city council, who described what it was like to see mass burials of new yorkers with no next of kin. to see that on the front cover of the two dailies in new york city was incredible this morning. to realise that there are so many people who do not have next—of—kin or family in

the biggest city in, i would say, one of the greatest cities in the world. it's too hard to think about. how our hospitals coping in your area? recognise jackson heights and elmhurst in queens, and we have elmhurst in queens, and we have elmhurst hospital, and elmhurst hospital has 5a5 beds, or taken. now they are going to be moving people over to a stadium about a mile or so away from the hospital because we can no longer fit covid—19 patients in. so it has been tragic. my area is 68% immigrants, and the immigrant community really does not have many alternatives other than to go to hell hurst hospital, especially those who are undocumented, so it's a real tragedy in my community.

those who are undocumented, so it's a realtragedy in my community. how our neighbourhoods coping in general? because it's been difficult. the next issue i am dealing is the food. we are running out of food, at many grocery stores do not have food or are not open. there are long lines in front of supermarkets. people have to space themselves six feet from each other, so themselves six feet from each other, so finding food in this particular area of the borough of queens has been difficult. we are handing out meals on a daily basis at the public school system, and those public schools, i have three in my district, 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 this trauma compare? we have never seen anything like this before. 9/11, we lost about 3000 people. i think in the state we are at over 8000 deaths now. so that is a huge difference from what happened on

9/11. of difference from what happened on 9/11. of course, we had many more hospitalisations, and this is hitting people in a very personal way. i think, hitting people in a very personal way. ithink, when hitting people in a very personal way. i think, when we get to the end of this, every new yorker will know somebody who died from coronavirus. stay with us. still to come, queueing forfood in stay with us. still to come, queueing for food in calais, stay with us. still to come, queueing forfood in calais, with no social distancing. the migrants still hoping for a better life. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power a 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, because his works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news. the headlines. the message to the public as britain records its highest daily tally of coronavirus fatalities in hospital, 980. new york starts to bury some of its debt in mass graves. the state has more coronavirus cases than any single country outside the states.

what kind of protectionist measures by national governments during the coronavirus crisis hastened the end of globalisation? china has put restrictions on exports of masks and protective equipment. the us says it will cease exports of key ppe until it determines whether they should stay in the country. the wta predicts global trade close my contract as much as 32%. some experts are warning the pandemic could be the trauma that breaks the back of economic globalisation. chad bauman is an international trade expert. hejoins me from washington. is this the end of globalisation?” hope not. i agree that it's been put to the test right now, as you mentioned, the latest test is lots of trade restrictions, export restrictions, something very new. countries are imposing these on

personal protective equipment, masks and respirators and gloves, the things there are shortages of around the world, as hospitals fight this disease, but they really are not a good sign for globalisation and economic cooperation. even before the crisis, president trump had protectionist instincts himself, so this is a continuation, could it be said, of the policies he was already pursuing? absolutely. before this crisis, president trump was waging this trade war with china, and one of the things he had done was to put ta riffs of the things he had done was to put tariffs on a fair amount of the medical equipment, personal protective equipment, respirators and masks and things that americans need right now. a month ago, those we re need right now. a month ago, those were subject to the tariffs of his trade war, so he has flipped and now he is still being protectionist, just ina he is still being protectionist, just in a different direction. now he doesn't want the stuff we make to

be exported. one country is trying to extend into new areas. china, where the virus was first detected, for sending doctors to other countries and huge amount of kit and potentially tests. does china economically see this crisis is a chance to extend its influence?” think it's partially that. i think china at the moment, it is also probably the world's largest supplier of a lot of this equipment that countries are going to need to fight the pandemic. i looked at the data before this whole thing started and china supplied about half of world imports of gowns and respirators and masks and all of this equipment that hospitals need. they got the disease earlier than everybody else, so their economy was shutin everybody else, so their economy was shut in february and now they seem to be back up and running whereas

most everybody isn't quite back up there yet, so we might need to rely on china, paradoxically, for a while to get us a lot of the supplies, to get a lot of countries through this stage of the crisis. one interesting point recently, i believe germany accused the uk, or the us, rather, of piracy to some extent, going from talking about free trade to talk about piracy. that's quite a surprise! it really is, and this is pa rt surprise! it really is, and this is part of the problem. shortages of this equipment virtually everywhere in the world, and governments and hospital workers are doing anything they can to get their hands on it. it's obviously being sold to the highest bidder, but sometimes, i'm sure, out there in markets, there are nefarious things taking place to try and get their hands on this stuff however they can. thank you for joining stuff however they can. thank you forjoining us. the british red cross says there are thousands of

refugees and asylum seekers living in poverty in the uk and across the channel in calais in france many migrants remain in makeshift camps open to to the uk. fergal keane reports on how the pandemic is affecting those who have fled persecution or poverty. they look like scenes from the world from before the coronavirus. but we filmed these crowds nearly three weeks into the french government's lockdown. no social distance for the migrants of calais. good morning! bonjour. bonjour, salut — coffee! try to wash your hands sometimes! no hot food either — a sandwich given by the state, the sole meal of the day for hundreds. this camp is on the edge of an industrial estate about a mile from calais. it might as well be on another planet.

and how difficult is it for you here? french volunteers help here every day. have some pity, have some... you wouldn't do this to a dog, would you? so you're doing it to human beings who are fleeing the war. iam ashamed. i can't sleep at night. i'm... i'm sick of it, you see? these are people, and they've suffered. they're not criminals — they're the opposite. they've been raped, they've been assaulted, they've been ra nsomed, they've been tortured. everybody here wants to get to britain. even under lockdown, it seems a better prospect.

i'm on a journey through migrant experiences in calais and in london, and 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 the impact of the virus. 0ne undocumented migrant from africa told us she'd survived on odd jobs and help from friends. we've voiced her words to protect their identity. we're desperate, we have no way of paying rent, can't get any where. there are no places offering accommodation, no—one giving you money to buy groceries. foodbanks are closed. in calais now, there are many migrants — a lot of them from africa — who want to get here. what would you say to them? i would tell the migrants in calais not to think it gets easier, not to have that much hope.

just because you're not in the camp doesn't mean that you're going to be treated human, or it's just the same circumstances, different setting. even if they can start the asylum process, new arrivals won't get more than about £5.a0 a day to buy necessities. is there anything in there that you think they'd like more of that? a few foodbanks still operate. this british red cross centre in north london opens twice a week for all who are hungry. abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa. i have a daughter and i have a wife, onced worked for restaurant. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion

in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. worshippers worldwide have found ways to mark good friday amid the pandemic. while some church services have been broadcast or streamed online, there have also been more unusual methods.

do stay with bbc news. hello there. good evening, with temperatures close to 25 degrees, it's been the warmest day of the year so far, but, it's been the warmest day of the yearso far, but, of it's been the warmest day of the year so far, but, of course, we have not been able to get out enjoyed as we normally mate on a good friday, not bad if you've got a parasol in is the satellite picture, you can see a lot of clear sky clear sky across the uk. this cloud of stripe, one or two shower because that p°pped one or two shower because that normed up one or two shower because that popped up across parts of wales through the afternoon, though sure is continuing to drift eastward, may be the odd thunderstorm across parts of moving within seven sky more comfort scotland and over the night, some outbreaks of patchy rain from to my clearest guys for the south, one or two places in the south and east of england, may be getting down to around a degrees, most places having a mild night and a mild start

to tomorrow. plenty of more sunshine across england and wales, that sunshiny be turning hazy at times, with an area of high cloud, a cloudy start to tomorrow. plenty of more sunshine across england and wales, that sunshiny be turning hazy at times, with an area of high cloud, quality service, see some more cloud and the odd spot of rain into the northern and western aisles, but will also be turning breezy and rather cool. 9 degrees, south though, very warm, 25—26d, and with that warmth, we could just see the odd afternoon shower or thunderstorm. some of those two wales, the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire, will continue into the evening. now, for sunday, ithink again across england and wales, we will see 1—2 showers breaking out, perhaps 1— does make more showers by this stage. some rain trying to push in from the west. a northerly wind developing across scotland and northern ireland command that is going to make it feel considerably cooler here. for this there are still some warmth, 23 degrees perhaps in london. but, it turns cooler for all of us as we head out of sunday into monday. low pressure

down to the south, high—pressure squashing in from the north, with the feet of wind around, high—pressure and this clockwise direction, and that will draw this much colder air down across the uk, and it will feel particularly chilly, given the strength of this north— north easterly wind. quite a lot of blood feeding into northern and eastern scotland and down the eastern side of england, the best of the sunshine and the further west you are. those of the average wind speeds, the gus a little stronger and a particularly blustery for some eastern coasts. single—digit temperatures here, the highest temperature, cardiff, plymouth, but even here, only getting up to 13 degrees.

this is bbc news. the the headlines. the current of aristotle has surpassed its previous amount. the british public has been urged to stay indoors this bank holiday weekend after the uk's heights daily death toll so far in the coronavirus pandemic. after weeks of criticism over a shortage of personal protection equipment, the british government informed the health secretary has insisted there is now enough of that equipment if it's used correctly. the us state of new york has started to bury some of its deadin york has started to bury some of its dead in mass graves. the state now has more coronavirus cases than any other single country outside the united states. hospitals in some neighbourhoods say that they are overwhelmed. 0ther neighbourhoods say that they are overwhelmed. other areas say that they are struggling to cope.