this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: doctors in the uk are warning doctors in the uk are warning they're still not getting they're still not getting the protective equipment they need the protective equipment they need to treat patients with coronavirus. to treat patients with coronavirus. the health secretary also confirms that 19 nhs workers have died — the government must make sure that since the start of the pandemic. it delivers the equipment, which it says it has, to the front line. this isn't about plans, this is about what will happen in a week's time, this has to be happening now. going spain has recorded its lowest number from a business as usual, normal, of deaths in three weeks with just relatively low levels of ppe over 500 foot artist. distribution into the unprecedented level of use of ppe now has been a big challenge and we still have work

to do. the health secretary also confirms that 19 nhs workers have died since the start of the pandemic. the united states becomes the first country in the world to record more as spain's daily coronavirus death toll falls for the third day in a row, to 510, the world health organization tells countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early. the united states becomes the first country in the world to record more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. police in the uk urge people to stick to the advice to stay at home over the bank holiday weekend, despite the warm weather in many parts of the country. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world.

we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the uk health secretary, matt hancock, has said there've been cases where medical workers have used more personal protective equipment than they needed as they tackle the coronavirus outbreak. the doctors' union, the british medical association, has said many of its members are still not getting the equipment they need, and staff are being forced into impossible situations. mr hancock also said that 19 nhs workers have now died after catching the coronavirus. it comes as the uk recorded the largest rise over a 24—hour period yesterday, with 980 deaths, higher than both italy's and spain's highest daily death toll. nearly 9,000 people have died in the uk and there are over 70,000 confirmed cases. in the united states, mass burials in new york signal the toll the coronavirus has taken. over 18,000 people have died in the country, half of those

in new york state. europe is preparing for an easter weekend under quarantine with the coronavirus pandemic forcing many celebrations to be held in isolation. in the past hour, the latest figures from spain show an extra 510 people have died, the lowest rise for 18 days. and the world health organization has warned of a deadly resurgence of the virus if lockdowns are lifted too early. we'll have more on those stories in a moment, but first on the latest in the uk, our correspondent simonjones reports. 0n the front line in the fight against coronavirus. but the british medical association says staff need more equipment now, and if those treating the disease are not appropriately protected, the nhs faces a disaster. the government insists more than 700 million pieces of protective gear have already been delivered.

this is a herculean logistical effort. we have brought together the nhs, private industry and the army, in fact the armed forces, to create a giant ppe distribution network on an unprecedented scale. that network is now delivering daily to our front—line heroes. every nhs hospital has received a delivery of critical ppe once every 72 hours, and over the next week, we are making a daily delivery. the latest daily death toll has risen by a record 980 people. that is higher than spain and italy's worst days, and that number doesn't include people who've died of coronavirus in care homes or in the community. it brings the total number of deaths in hospital in the uk to 8,958. one of those to lose their lives is east london doctor abdul mabud chowdhury. he had raised concerns on social media about the lack of ppe. he was a brave, courageous man, and that is something he has passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers

didn't have enough ppe and he made the call for that. maybe at the time it didn't get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, it will get the attention it deserves and we're not going to stop, we are getting this everywhere. the british medical association says dr chowdhury is one of 11 doctors who have died. the chief nursing 0fficer wouldn't confirm the numbers, saying she would need the permission of theirfamilies to talk about them. some hope is being taken from this graph, showing the number of occasions in critical care appears to be beginning to plateau. but it comes with this warning. we are in a dangerous phase, still, and i need to reinforce that again to you — that this is not over. that's why, once again, there are pleas for people to stay at home this easter weekend, with another warm and sunny day forecast. 0n the beach in brighton yesterday, some were still barbecuing. i would suggest every 50 metres there would be someone trying to sunbathe on the beach. whether that is inadvertently not

understanding that they can't be on the beach, or that they shouldn't be, we are having to explain to people that really, by one person being down, here it sets a bad example, other people think they can then come and take part as well. 0verall, most people do seem to be staying at home. this was the scene in scarborough. keswick also resembled a ghost town. and patrols in this park in birmingham were ensuring people stuck to social distancing. sitting on the bench, you're all right walking around, but staying stationary... are you from the same household? but the government admits this easter will be a test of the nation's resolve, with no end to the lockdown in sight. the latest figures from spain show the lowest rise in numbers of deaths in18 the lowest rise in numbers of deaths

in 18 days. it is quite remarkably low figure, if you consider that just over a week ago, the number was 950 on the worst day for the death toll. i think there may be a bit of an easter impact in this, maybe some paperwork is not working through the system as quickly as other days, but still, no question that we have had four weeks now of a complete lockdown, families at home on this quiet easter weekend, there are going anywhere, and i think spain is taking a bit of a brew 30 day. it looks like the worst of what could just be the first wave is heavily over. we have had four weeks of family lockdown, two weeks where no—one has been allowed to go to work except key workers. that ends after this weekend, and some people are worried that perhaps that will have... there is markets isolate impact, so probably next week there will be lowerfigures,

impact, so probably next week there will be lower figures, the hospitals will be lower figures, the hospitals will continue to make out their caseload, but in the week after that, perhaps people going back to work will start have a negative affect. that is a huge dilemma for governments all over the world, how to balance these very difficult judgments. meanwhile, we do have a warning from the world health organization that governments must avoid rushing to lift their lockdowns. exactly, it is incredibly delicate situation and, let's face it, there is also an economic aspect, if all workplaces are closed down, revenues are not being made, tax income will not come in later on. the government in spain is paying 70% of the wages of 3 million people on a temporary lay—offs, so there is obviously a very delicate balance. but this case of workers going back to work, there are epidemiologists from the government committee that are supposed to

advise the government that said the government did not check with them on this one. so it looks like the government's almost felt forced by the economic elements that it cannot keep up this complete lockdown indefinitely. what's important, i suppose, is that the health service users this time of relative respite to prepare for a possible future spike, getting better material, protective material, in and knowing exactly how they will deal with another influx when it arrives. the us has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. according to numbers compiled byjohns hopkins university, 2108 people died in the last 24—hour period. the united states has the highest number of cases in the world — it's just passed half a million. it's also recorded the second—highest number of deaths,

over 18,700, just behind italy. new york state alone now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any single country in the world. our north america correspondent david willis has more now on what has been a difficult 2a hours for the country. the united states has seen the deadliest day of coronavirus attacks, or deaths, if you like, than any country has seen so far. more than 2000 people died of the virus today, that brings the total of deaths here to nearly 19,000. 500,000 americans have been infected by the coronavirus and the united states is on track to surpass italy's total of the most number of deaths worldwide. now, more than half of those deaths occurred in new york state, but there is a glimmer of hope there, because the governor revealed today that the curve appears

to be flattening, as they say. the number of hospitalisations there has stabilised. and that's a statistic that donald trump has seized on in his bid to get to this country back in business as quickly as possible. he announced today that he's assembled a taskforce to advise him on that and the trump administration is not downplaying suggestions that this country could be back in action, to some extent, anyway, by the 1st of may. let's return to the situation in the uk, the health secretary, matt hancock, has said there've been cases where medical workers have used more personal protective equipment than they needed as they tackle the coronavirus outbreak. the labour leader, kier starmer, has responded to this in a tweet, calling the comment insulting to front—line staff. let's talk to our political correspondent, jessica parker. i'm joined now by dr claudia paoloni, president of the hospital consultants and specialists association,

which represents all hospital doctors across the uk. thank you forjoining us, this is turning into an increasingly heated argument. where do you stand on the provision of adequate ppe and the health secretary's comment that perhaps some people had used more than they needed 7 perhaps some people had used more than they needed? firstly, i think we've got to step forward in that matt hancock has now acknowledged continues to be a distribution problem, which only a week ago, jenny harries was saying had been sorted to. as we have been saying and our members have been saying, ye continues to be a problem, so at least there is a embellishment of the problem. however, i'm very concerned by the comment that is, in part, this is due to the misuse of the equipment, which is the safety net that all the health care workers have. to say they are misusing

something that is keeping them safe is somewhat insulting and very concerning. that was going to be my next question, whether you agreed with the labour leader's, that this was insulting, this description of what was going on? it is. we have to understand, the health care workers are putting themselves into a vicinity of high risk, an area of high risk. they‘ re vicinity of high risk, an area of high risk. they're exposed to an awful lot more virus than the normal public walking about and about, doing exercise, so they need the protection equipment. it gives them the feeling of security and safety. even just not knowing whether the ppe is coming in as an additional burden to them which is unacceptable. to say that people are misusing it is not right. going back to the health secretary's efforts to provide it in the amount set front line health workers need, he's talking about daily deliveries, he's

talking about daily deliveries, he's talking about daily deliveries, he's talking about businesses of every kind to get involved manufacture and supply if they can. your comfortable government is doing what it can at this point? i think they're now addressing the problem. i raised my concern that we are three weeks into a lockdown, almost, i know the 3—strand plan comes out. however, at least were no addressing the issues. i think domestic manufacturing is an essential part of that. we have known it since the beginning, when it was coming out of china, who want about a global shortage of ppe. we knew this was coming back in january, we had ourfirst death in march. i'm glad and grateful it's happening, but we need to ensure the ppe gets to our health care workers, oui’ ppe gets to our health care workers, our doctors, nurses, allied health professionals. my only other comment about that would be, the precious resource, is matt hancock referred to, is not the ppe, it is the staff,

the staff of the precious resource that need to be protected. just before we let you go, i think it's also worth noting that the health secretary said today that 19 workers, doctors and nurses, had died already doing exactly what you're describing. they are and they are at risk, which is why it is so, so are at risk, which is why it is so, so important for the ppe to get to the right place and not to be having organisations asking other doctors and nurses to report on each other if they are much producing excessive amounts of ppe. that is inappropriate and inappropriate to suggest they're misusing it. they need access to it at all times. normally the easter weekend marks an important date in italy's religious calendar. but this year the coronavirus pandemic means church doors

will remain closed and spectators forced to watch the few remaining processions through their windows. the government has announced it is extending the country's lockdown until may the 3rd, which will mark nine weeks since the measures were first put in place. since the start of the outbreak 18,279 people have died in italy — more than any other country. let's speak now to father paolo bena nti, a franciscan priest and academic. he joins us from rome over skype. good morning. easter, normally a happier time, a time of togetherness, and yet, given the lockdown, given that the numbers of deaths, it is a great burden of grief and loneliness and fear you must be grappling with? absolutely, yes. it is a sad moment here in

italy microeconomic believe it, you looked out of the window and you see the sun shining but you're locked in and all the passion you would like to celebrate easter has to be confined inside the house. this does not mean that priests are without work, because thanks to the digital, we are trying to be in contact with people, not in our church or cathedral is, but the digital channel and making this time a time of isolation something to not become a time of loneliness and depression. and does it work to do religious communion and all the spiritual rituals of the catholic church, does it work to do that virtually? are you finding that you're surprised by how well it works or are you frustrated by the ways in which it

limits you? the catholic church is a long history, it's not the first time in the history that people cannotjoin the liturgy. of course, my generation and a lot of generations before me do not remember that time, but if you look inside the history book, you can see a strange phenomenon. what happened was that people cannot go to the church, not only because of pestilence or war or other things or also for a cultural problem — there was a time in which were used to celebrate in latin and people cannot understand — in that time, something new happens inside the church, francisco and, at that time in the middle ages, started to bring the celebration and a new way to the people were something that we can call popular devotion. it's a kind of pop version of celebration. digital is today the new channel of this pop version of. we are connecting people that are not just alive or out

we are connecting people that are notjust alive or out celebration from distance, it's also something new, a new way to hear what is inside the heart of people and a new way to bring you comfort to people. of course, we really aware this is not a real celebration of the catholic faith, because digital is so catholic faith, because digital is so powerful but cannot simulate 100% life. to give you an example, can you describe the smell of lemons through the internet? no, of course. or something new and something that is helping to not remain alone in this time. one question i have that has been preoccu pying this time. one question i have that has been preoccupying me, i am not a christian, is a question that whether at easter the message of easter, the story of easter, the suffering and the resurrection and the redemption, whether that is a message which particularly resonates, given the coronavirus crisis, beyond the catholic community, beyond the christian

community, beyond the christian community, even, to everybody in the world 7 community, even, to everybody in the world? yes. in the last years, we have such a huge advancement in biotechnology and we could have forgotten that we are really a fragile, living being. and today, when we face the fragility of the human being, when we face that our life is so precious, it's so unique, but also so fragile, everyone is bringing back to the human condition are. the human condition is connected to the fact that we are, with our foot on the heart, but we talk with our heart and spirit, we are looking to something else. this is something that is really resonating with the religious messages. gospel and all religious m essa 9 es messages. gospel and all religious messages go to this human condition. thank you for talking to us, we wish you, insofar as you are able to have

a happy easter, to have a happy easter. happy easter to everyone. with war, with new hospitals having to be made from scratch throughout the pandemic, we've heard about comparisons with war, with new hospitals having to be made from scratch in a matter of days. well, one person who can talk about this is carol betteridge, who has served with british forces in afghanistan. she was a commanding officer of camp bastion field hospital. she's now with the british charity help for heroes, which provides support to army veterans. thank you forjoining us. obviously, war isa thank you forjoining us. obviously, war is a time when priorities have to be reordered, we have to do things at a speed or under threat and we have to show solidarity. do you think the virus is, in a way, producing a wartime mentality? thank you for having me today. help for

heroes to support all veterans, not just army veteran is, i want to get that in straightaway. today, our heroes are the nhs staff, the key workers, the carers, working alongside the armed forces and some of our veterans. they're working as a team, as we did. they're leaving theirfamilies, donning a team, as we did. they're leaving their families, donning a a team, as we did. they're leaving theirfamilies, donning a uniform and working in unpredictable environments against a silent and unseen enemy, which takes a lot of courage and strength. everybody at help for heroes wants to get them oui’ help for heroes wants to get them our support. we are looking at ways of how we can do that. with our spirits of veterans, we understand that working on the challenging environments will take its toll on them today, and weeks to come, in months to come, we are looking at ways in which we can help them through that experience with online packages, with resilience training, anything at all that we can do. there are so many parallels between what is happening now and what we've

experience in the past in afghanistan and in other conflicts. but here, the casualties are so much greater than any we've seen in recent conflicts, so we must remember that, it's vertical for them to work in this environment is. it's interesting that you put it in that framing, given that the wider public are increasingly familiar with the stresses that veterans of the armed forces have suffered during those conflicts, and some of the mental health issues, post—traumatic stress disorders and other issues, that come out of the back of those conflicts. are you worried that some of the front line health workers that are dealing with so many deaths in our hospitals, day m, so many deaths in our hospitals, day in, day out at the moment, that they too may suffer some of his long—term mental health issues? very much so. with our affections, they have been through really traumatic experiences, physically and

psychologically. so i think the thing is being seen here, the very moral decisions that are having to be made, will have an impact on them and we do need to be prepared for that and we need to work together with the nhs and other agencies to provide that support now and in the future. because as we see with vetera ns, future. because as we see with veterans, some of these things affect them years on, ten years on. so we must be prepared to do that game. the other thing i want to say, the applause we give staff does have an impact. i was talking recently with a colleague of mine about the letters we received when we were deployed, and i think we need to look at that applause and that support we're given all the key workers as the letters of saying, we're here, supporting you and applaud you. that will help them very much. it is fascinating to listen to you make those points, and one other thing i wanted to ask, the

top pedalling today in this country is all about ppe and the difficulties and heartbreaking choices of wanting to serve and wanting to do your front—line job as well as feeling, i'm not sure what the right word is, i don't want to put words into any medical or nurse, but some feel let down or don't have the equipment they need. that resonates with some of the people we sent to the front line in afghanistan or iraq in the last decade or two felt about being disappointed or a sense of betrayal over their equipments. do you think there is apparel there? over their equipments. do you think there is apparel there ?|j over their equipments. do you think there is apparelthere? i think over their equipments. do you think there is apparel there? i think with any conflict like thus, it is really unpredictable what will happen. no—one could have seen the number of people would have been affected by this virus and the response it would take. i think the government is doing everything it can like all of

us, to try and make the situation as best we can. but as a battle, sometimes were asked to do difficult things in difficult environments, andi things in difficult environments, and i think that's why i'm saying that all these people are heroes of today. thank you so much forjoining us. we say goodbye to viewers no on bbc world news. time for the weather, here is sarah. something of a transition and weather through the easter weekend, the warmth and sunshine that has been here gets replaced with something cooler by easter monday. for monday, most places largely dry and warm once again. not dry across the board, front smoothing in from the board, front smoothing in from the north west, light rain at times and also high—pressure dominating

tummy most of us, keeping things mostly dry. summer thunderstorms in the south later this afternoon, perhaps. to before that, such an around lunchtime as the cloud clues away from scotland, northern ireland and northern england. temperatures around 16 degrees, whereas further south, highs of 26, the warmest day of the year so far. these are the temperatures in the afternoon, perhaps a rub of thunder too. it will be a mild, frost free nights. if your plans to do any gardening on sunday. cloud and spots of rain across parts of scotland to northern ireland. cooler air across parts of scotland to northern ireland. coolerair in across parts of scotland to northern ireland. cooler air in scotland and filtering south, some of those showers pushing into the far west of england and wales. but for the bulk of england and wales, another dry and warm day on sunday, temperatures in the mid 20s towards the south east. contrast that that the north,

just nine in aberdeen. that cooling trend continues as we head into easter monday. overnight, sunday into easter monday, the cold front is working south, high—pressure building end, and then the return of the cold air mass, moving in for easter monday. your notice the breeze across eastern scotland and england, more cloud in the east whereas further west, wore a blue sky and sunshine. many of us noticing the different feel to the weather without breeze around the eastern coast and english channel in particular. but it was temperatures, temperatures are cooler than today. around about 13 to greece on monday. the week starting a fairly cool, largely dry, warming later on, but remember to stay home wherever you 00:28:52,106 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 can. bye—bye.