‘need ‘ need to treat they need to treat patients with coronavirus. i'm very sorry if people feel there have been failings. at the same time, we are in an unprecedented global health pandemic right now. the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk has gone up with coronavirus in the uk has gone up by with coronavirus in the uk has gone up by 900 since yesterday. the first on the queen has recorded the easter message where she offers hope and says that coronavirus will not ove i’co m e says that coronavirus will not overcome us. says that coronavirus will not overcome us. police in the uk said there has been a 21% drop in overall crime in the past four weeks but more than 1000 finds of an issued to people breaching social distancing rules. united states has become the first country in the world to record more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. as spain's delete coronavirus death toll falls the root of the organisation tells country to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early.

we now bring a special programme with annie mcveigh looking at the effo rts with annie mcveigh looking at the efforts in the fight against coronavirus looking at information and advice from the experts. hello and welcome to this bbc news special. i'm annita mcveigh. stay with us as we share the latest information, we ta ke we take you into an intensive care unitand a we take you into an intensive care unit and a hospital and let it show you what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients who have severe cases of covid—19. les chris morris from the bbc‘s reality check team will bust more of the myths that have sprung up more of the myths that have sprung up about the coronavirus, and a reminder that there's further advice news and information about

coronavirus on bbc news website. but first, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has been health services in some countries under immense pressure through the sheer scale of people requiring specialist treatment. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker got exclusive access to one intensive care ward at the university college hospital in central london to give us this rare insight into what health professionals a re insight into what health professionals are having to face on a daily basis. it is completely unimaginable. this is the front light in the war. every patient looking after has got covid. we cannot cope with the big spike. we just can't. every day, some battles are one... and some are lost. all the patients here are critically

ill. we are planning for many more patients, so all of our theatres to be filled with patients and possibly beyond. none of us have ever seen anything like this. this used to be anything like this. this used to be a recovery area for patients after surgery. a recovery area for patients after surgery. now it's in intensive care unit for covid—19 patients. huge pa rt unit for covid—19 patients. huge part of the hospital has been transformed in order to deal with coronavirus. i've been in intensive ca re coronavirus. i've been in intensive care nursing for about 23 years now, and have never seen anything like this, even the london bombings. never seen such a store and condensed period of time. —— short. many patients are elderly or have underlying health problems, but not all. perhaps i was a bit naive tomorrow we started i thought, i assumed it would be the older and sicker. and here we have a mixture of people in their 40s, to people in

their 70s. a lot of them have highbred pressure and diabetes are a respiratory disease. but some of them are coming through who are young and fit. the patient here have severe pneumonia, information of the lungs. he must be heavily sedated while on a ventilator, a machine that takes over their breathing. patients can spend two weeks like this. many drugs are being tested, but there is, as yet, no proven treatment for coronavirus. so it is oxygen and... organ support, and amazing nursing care. one thing it does help us turn the patients under their friend, increases does help us turn the patients under theirfriend, increases the does help us turn the patients under their friend, increases the oxygen getting into their lungs. what seems like a getting into their lungs. what seems likea simple getting into their lungs. what seems like a simple procedure takes time. and lots of pairs of hands. everyone all right? ready, steady... with

ventilation patients extreme care is needed. all of this with staff wearing full of personal protective equipment. their only barrier against coronavirus. every time a doctor or nurse goes on to the unit they must don full safety gear. you can't wear this and work for more thana can't wear this and work for more than a couple of hours because you've got a crushing headache, you got dry mouth, you have to get out. staff write their names and their aprons so they can be quickly identified. there's an emergency on the itu, and the head of critical ca re was the itu, and the head of critical care was seen via walkie—talkie he could give a second opinion. but he needs to be there, so the full kit has to be put on. they use walkie—talkies because their visors mean they cannot communicate on phones. it is draining physically

and mentally. it's really hard, and so of our staff cannot cope with that. we've got huge numbers of nurses, doctors and for ceos and all of them can deal with that so they could only spend a short time, or not just any time, could only spend a short time, or notjust any time, is not uncommon for his art staff to have panic attacks and just finding this so, so stressful. so we've really got to support people and some of them just can't do it. despite the possible risk to themselves can the medical staff carry—on, 12 hour shifts, 60 hours a week. they worry about the patients, about each other and about those they love. i think it's very ha rd those they love. i think it's very hard on our families. my kids are at home, my wife is home—schooling. it's easy, in a way, for me. i'm doing myjob and busy all day, they don't know what it's like here and whether we are bringing home the virus. they have just been amazing. it is me do what i need to do and i

am incredibly grateful for them. what is striking here is the sense of calm. in the face of adversity, doctors and nurses simply get on with thejob. doctors and nurses simply get on with the job. the staff you are dealing with the biggest challenge ever faced by the dealing with the biggest challenge everfaced by the nhs. they can dealing with the biggest challenge ever faced by the nhs. they can save many of the patients, but sadly not all of them. and still more patients keep coming every day. and no one is sure how long this will last. for now they can cope, but that depends on all of us playing our part. what is your message to people watching, or listening to this? if people don't stay—at—home, and they sneak out for this is going to continue to happen, and our staff are going to be exposed for longer, we are not going to have the equipment to do the best that we can buy everybody that needs it. we do need to flatten that needs it. we do need to flatten that curve and it is so serious, and

ijust wish that curve and it is so serious, and i just wish people would that curve and it is so serious, and ijust wish people would really listen to what the government, and we are saying. it is harrowing to see the devastation caused by coronavirus. and humbling to witness the resilience of nurses and doctors. the heroes of this crisis. 0ne doctors. the heroes of this crisis. one of the latest countries to advise peoples to wear metal cover their faces advise peoples to wear metal cover theirfaces in advise peoples to wear metal cover their faces in public advise peoples to wear metal cover theirfaces in public is the united states despite the guidance from experts at the world health organisation that medical masks should be reserved for health care professionals, and not used by the general public. israel, indonesia and morocco are now amongst countries that have made wearing a facemask in public compulsory. the bbc‘s science editor has been investigating how effective wearing them can be. a computer simulation of someone coughing any supermarket. this is new research still to be confirmed

that shows how coronavirus can spread and linger in the air infecting people nearby. the scientist evolves that the obvious conclusion is to avoid places that might be busy. don't go there if you don't need to go there. if you need to go there, go there only as seldom as possible. and number three, stay there as short a time as possible. if someone is showing symptoms they should not be going to a supermarket or anywhere else, but there is growing evidence that people can have the virus and did not show symptoms. and that's one reason why the us government and many others are now urging people that if they do have to go out there wear a mask. and morocco, for example, there's not a government order to wear masks. with the threat of prison or fines to back that up. but the world health organisation, and the british government cannot believe that

measures like this are just not needed. here in the uk the guidance is that it's needed. here in the uk the guidance is that its health care workers and ca re rs is that its health care workers and carers who should wear masks. and the worry is that supplies might run out if the public are trying to buy them as well. there are different views about this among scientists. 0ne views about this among scientists. one is that if you wear a mask you might reduce the risk of passing virus to others. another is that once you put a mask on, you might get a false sense of security. make it close to gulick it or stop watching your hands often and you might treat the mask too casually. wearing a mask must be consistent. it's not on to wear a mask and then ta ke it's not on to wear a mask and then take it up to smoke a cigarette or eat a meal, and must be worn full time. at the same time when the mask is taken off the outside surface may be contaminated as well and has become contaminated and could serve asa become contaminated and could serve as a source of infection. in any

event, more and more countries are to many people wear masks, and indonesia they are handing them out. indonesia they are handing them out. in the italian region of tuscany is scaling up deliveries because eve ryo ne scaling up deliveries because everyone will have to wear one. attitudes are changing fast. retro serious who been hearing from chris morris and the bbc reality check tea m morris and the bbc reality check team who have been myth busting some of the fake stories, treatments and cu res you of the fake stories, treatments and cures you may have heard about never went 19. we are all going to be in this a long call it separating fact from fiction is really important. here are some more myths you should be aware of. myth number one, the images protect you from covid—19. there have been plenty of claims about things you should eat and drink to thwart coronavirus. the lemonjuice mythjust will drink to thwart coronavirus. the lemon juice myth just will not go away. it started with a viral social media post containing advice from a fa ke media post containing advice from a fake chinese scientist. to be clear,

lemonjuice is obviously fake chinese scientist. to be clear, lemon juice is obviously not bad for you, in fact all fruit and vegeta bles you, in fact all fruit and vegetables are essential in nearly all of us have to stay at home. they had help keep you healthy but they don't stop you getting a virus like this. we all know you can get other diseases from mosquito bites, but there's no evidence at all the little brutes can with coronavirus. remember this is a respiratory virus spread mainly when someone who is ill coughs or sneezes. the best way to protect yourself is to avoid close contact with anyone who is sick. and keep washing your hands. myth number three, blood donations will get you a free test. some people are hoping they might get a free coronavirus test if they donate blood. that's absolutely not the case. and a persistent false belief

on social media that it might be. the best advice for now try to stay healthy while scientists work towards medical breakthroughs. a reminder you can keep up—to—date with the latest information on the bottom in your area and your country on our website, and you can contact me on twitter at any time. thanks for watching. now i bbc news, the recommendations for the best in cinema viewing from your own home. it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode. rounding up the best new releases that are now available to watch in your own home. this week saw the

straight—to—streaming release of trolls world tour. the phosphorescence equal to the 2016 animated hit that, let us not forget, was nominated for an oscar for best original song. # woke up in the morning light. # today is the day that i do everything right...# in that original film, an experience i likened to sticking your head into a candy floss machine, the happy huggy trolls were terrorised by carnivorous burgens from whom they had to be saved. crazy train plays. what's going on? i'm queen barb of the hard rock trolls. in this sequel, the trolls are at war with themselves, having split into musical tribes of pop, country, funk, techno, classical, and rock. now thrash merchant queen barb is trying to invade all the other

troll lands, silence the music, and steal their magic strings, making them one nation under rock. all of which comes as a surprise to pop—loving queen poppy, thatjust wants to give the world a hug and get everyone to live together in perfect harmony. yes, now that's a good connection. the plot of trolls world tour is basically an uncredited rip—off of the 19605 oddity gonks go beat in which the warring inhabitants of beat land and ballad isle are visited by space aliens. that film featured such rock royalty as lulu, ginger baker and the nashville teens alongside the likes of kenneth connor, frank thornton and terry scott. oh, and arthur mullard. trolls world tour boasts the voices of anna kendrick and justin timberlake, alongside ozzy osbourne, maryj blige, and george clinton. oh, and james corden. poppy. you know you can't go back on a pinky promise. with visual nods to mad max: fury road and jokes about the evils