this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk passes 10,000 — the health secretary calls it a ‘terrible marker‘. the fact that over 10,000 people have now lost their lives to this invisible killer, demonstrate just how serious coronavirus is. the british pm continues his recovery at his country residence. he says there's no question the health service saved his life. saudi arabia and russia have decided to end their oil price war by agreeing to make the biggest production cuts in history. and pope francis delivers his traditional easter service in an almost deserted st peter's basilica — a prayer for those

affected by the pandemic. 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. the number of people who've died in the uk from coronavirus has passed 10,000. it comes after one of the government's senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. in the latest figures, 737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. but that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community. in other developments, the british prime minister borisjohnson was discharged from hospital after being treated for coronavirus. he paid tribute to the staff

who helped him recover — saying ‘it could have gone either way.‘ italy has reported its lowest number of deaths in over three weeks. a31 new deaths were reported today. and the us coronavirus death toll is now the world's highest — more than 21,000 people have died there. we'll get reports from around the world shortly — first let's hear from our science correspondent david shukman. a painful story with every loss. sara trollope was a matron on a psychiatric ward in hillingdon in north—west london when a patient developed symptoms and by the time she was given protective equipment it was too late, leaving herfamily, like so many, totally shocked. stop seeing your family. stop meeting up. because when this is over, you can meet up with your family, yourfriends. you can give them a kiss, you can give them a hug and tell them you love them. when this is over, we can't say goodbye.

with so many losing their lives and the death toll rising, questions are raised about the uk's handling of the crisis, with this warning from one of the government's own advisers. i do hope we're coming close to the number of new infections reducing and in a week or two, the number of people needing hospital reducing, and tragically in a couple of weeks‘ time, the number of deaths plateauing and then starting to come down. but, yes, the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe. what is your reaction to the comments of one of your own advisers, sirjeremy farrar, that the uk may be on course for the worst outcome in terms of death toll in europe? well, i think that sort of comment merely reinforces the importance of the central message, which is that people should stay at home, because that protects the nhs and saves lives. we get advice from all sorts

of experts and we take it all very seriously. and we assess it throughout. still a source of concern is a lack of personal protective equipment, ppe, not just for hospital staff but for anyone having to work closely with others. gowns in particular are in short supply. some hospitals fearing that they'll run out, exposing medical staff to even more danger. there are a number of our members who are saying they are now critically short of gowns. so what's been happening over the last 72 hours is the entire nhs has mobilised to solve that problem. the government is under constant pressure over this and won't commit to a date when it will be sorted. it's impossible because the quest is to get the right ppe to the right people on the front line at the right time across many millions of people across the nhs and social care.

one of many shocking aspects of this daily death toll is that we knew it was coming because three orfour weeks ago the virus was spreading so fast. since then the rate of infection seems to have fallen because of social distancing but we haven't seen the benefits of that yet in terms of reducing the numbers dying. and today, at such a grim milestone, a poignant and powerful message from the sister of sara trollope. for me, stay at home, don't let my sister and all the other nhs staff and all the people that have died from this virus, don't let their deaths be in vain. stay at home. david shukman, bbc news. meanwhile, the british prime minister boris johnson has thanked nhs staff, after being discharged from st thomas‘s hospital in london, where he spent a week being treated for covid—19. in a video message the prime minister said there's no question the nhs saved his life. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has that story.

borisjohnson returned home to chequers, weary but relieved — and very grateful. i have today left hospital after a week in which the nhs has saved my life, no question. we will win because our nhs is the beating heart of this country. it is the best of this country, it is unconquerable. it is powered by love. so thank you from me, from all of us, to the nhs. in the video posted by number10, mrjohnson reflected on his time at st thomas‘ hospital in london. the prime minister was hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. mrjohnson spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank

two people above all. i hope they won‘t mind if i mention, in particular, two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. they‘re jenny from new zealand — invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason, in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching, and they were thinking, and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. the prime minister‘s pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street‘s other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. ben wright, bbc news.

the united states "could have saved lives" if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier — that‘s according to one of the country‘s top health officials, dr fauci. his admission came as the us overtook italy as the country with the highest number of coronavirus—related deaths in the world. more than 21,000 people in the us diagnosed with coronavirus have now died. there were 758 coronavirus—related deaths in the past 2a hours in the state of new york alone. the state‘s governor andrew cuomo described the figures as ‘horrific‘ — but pointed to a stabilisation in the number of new deaths. you see also the flattening in the number of lives lost at a terribly high rate but if you look back over the past several days, you see there is a certain continuity to that number.

again, that is the one number that i look forward to seeing drop. as sooner they opened my eyesin drop. as sooner they opened my eyes in the morning. and it has been flattening but flattening ata been flattening but flattening at a terribly high level. joining me now from los angeles, our north america correspondent, peter bowes. peter, doctor acra one saying earlier that —— doctor fauci saying the numbers could have come down if introduced measures were introduced quicker. donald trump has been criticised for not doing enough earlier to stop the spread of the virus. dr fauci who has been the medical phase of the fight against coronavirus in the united states, as part of the united states, as part of the trump administration, said things could be a little bit different. some lights could have been saved if those mitigation measures had been brought in earlier, but to use his words, he said there was a lot of pushback at the time against measures to close down the country. and donald trump

would say that he in fact did ta ke would say that he in fact did take action earlier, at the end of january he effectively closed the borders to those foreign nationals who had been in china, china at the time was that global epicentre of the pandemic. the president has defended himself on this charge and has also pointed out that dr fauci has complained in the past about a lack of information, presumably again touting china, a lack of information about the disease and its potential to spread. and trump has always been keen to talk about opening up the american economy but more voices are calling for the country and to get the country working again. yeah, a lot of people saying this. of course, americans who have school to go to, ajob to americans who have school to go to, a job to go to, want the country to get moving again. but governors talking about this, medical experts, are expressing a lot of caution. dr

fauci saying that may could be the time allegedly for the country to get back to work. he said it will not be like a light bulb going on, it won‘t happen everywhere at the same time. two things the experts as they needs to happen. more testing, more diagnostic testing, more diagnostic testing, for the virus, not just for health workers first responders, a much greater number of people around the country and especially antibody testing to try to determine those people who may well have been infected, perhaps they didn‘t realise because they didn‘t realise because they didn‘t have any symptoms, but if they were infected and that can be proven, they will be immune to the disease. and those people could perhaps again to go back to work. peter bowes from los angeles on the latest with donald trump and dr fauci and all of the rest of the information coming out of america on the coronavirus, thank you very much indeed. let‘s get some of the day‘s other news. in spain — another 619 people with coronavirus have died. the rise comes after spain recorded its lowest increase

in deaths yesterday. the country, one of the worst hit by the pandemic, has now recorded just under 17,000 deaths associated with covid—19. italy has reported the lowest number of deaths in more than three weeks from the virus. officials there say they believe the outbreak has peaked. the a31 new deaths were the lowest since march 19. turkey‘s interior minister has resigned over the implementation of a two day curfew, to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. in the brief period before the lockdown came into effect on friday, thousands of people rushed to buy food and drink. latest figures indicate that just under one hundred people died with coronavirus in turkey in the past 2a hours. the un‘s biodiversity chief has called on a man on wildlife markets to prevent the outbreak of future pandemics. it is

thought the it poses a threat to human health as well as endangered species. some experts believe the current global coronavirus pandemic originated in a market in wuhan where live animals were bought and sold, although there is still no definitive proof for this. elizabeth maruma mrema is the acting executive secretary of the un convention on biodiversity. she‘s in montreal. why are you calling for a ban on wildlife markets? i think i need to make myself clear. yes stop when still need to be careful about it. we are not calling for a total ban because there are communities which

depend on wild animals for their food security in those rural, communities. what we are saying therefore is we need to ensure the wet markets are regulated, they are clean, because it is said that the current pandemic originated is the result of wet markets. it is notjust wild animals in these markets, there is also fresh food and other perishable goods which are sold in these markets. and hundreds of traders which both mix between farmers and official —— fishermen who bring their food. the problem of course has been a degree at which these markets have been organised in terms of

respecting hygiene, ensuring also the extent of the regulations of the wild animals, to make sure they are not also linked with illegal trade. give us a bit of historical context. if you will. this isn‘t the first thing —— the first case of this kind of thing happening, is it? yes. as you have indicated, there is a large belief that the current pandemic is the result of the transmission from wild animals to human and then human to human transmission so basically the disease spilt over from animal to the disease spilt over from animalto human the disease spilt over from animal to human which has increased has been the result of also our ecological footprint. you know over the last 60 years, the majority of

the diseases have emerged as a result of human activity and, particularly, related to our unsustainable land use. a lot of new forestation has happened, the way we have managed agriculture and food production, all have resulted into pushing animals away from the forests because of deforestation, into contact with human and ended up infecting human and human and human transmission than emerged and increased so, of course, the ban of these wet markets will help to reduce the potential future risks of outbreaks. but, of course, we are not calling for a total blanket ban because calling for

a total blanket ban may also create the risk of liberal trade —— illegal trade of species and some people use and preferred, medicine and especially in communities with strong culture background are using these wild species at... you do not want to push it underground because they could almost increase the popularity. that is all we have time for. thank you so much forjoining us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: italian tenor andrea bocelli sings to an empty duomo cathedral, but is heard by millions around the world. pol pot, one of the century‘s greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible

for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine‘s offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc news the latest headlines:

the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk passes 10,000, a record the health secretary calls a "terrible marker". another 737 deaths have been reported in 2a hours. the world‘s largest oil producers have finalised a historic deal to cut global crude production by a record amount, to counter the slump in demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak. according to the agreement, the oil cartel known as 0pec plus will cut production by 9.7 million barrels per day which represents one tenth of global supplies. since early march, oil prices have plunged to their lowest level in nearly two decades. president trump has tweeted saying, "the big oil deal with 0pec plus is done. sandy fielden is director of oil research at morningstar. he‘s in austin texas. tell us more about this deal and why it is so significant.

thank you for having me. this is an unprecedented agreement because it is notjust between opec because it is notjust between 0pec and because it is notjust between opec and opec because it is notjust between 0pec and 0pec plus which is russia but the largest supplier in the well, the us, as well as other g20 countries which have agreed to support the agreement both in reducing production and also in using up some of the surplus by putting it into storage. can you give us contacts storage. can you give us co nta cts of storage. can you give us contacts of just how storage. can you give us contacts ofjust how important the oil industry is? everything ru ns the oil industry is? everything runs on energy. right now the big issue is we are not using so much energy because of the lockdown. consumption of transport fuel has dramatically fallen by about a third. this really reiterates how dependent we are when the economy is on energy for everyday life when we are running. what does this

mean for saudi — russia relations? the agreement shows that they have buried the hatchet. 0bviously, both the economies are suffering because of the oil prices and so for them, they needed to reach an agreement to try and stop the 60% cut in oil prices we have seen since the beginning of the year. does this solve the overall supply problem in the future? it is unclear. right now the market in asia show oil prices have not really reasons. so far the market is sceptical. —— reason. the challenge is that drop in supply, 9.7 million barrels per day plus the additional barrels offered by the g20 countries is not enough to counter the impact of

the coronavirus on demand which is by some estimates 30 million barrels a day, three times the cut 0pec agreed to. barrels a day, three times the cut opec agreed to. in layman's term, what will consumers at home see in terms of petrol prices? it does not seem to be moving the needle so far so we would expect prices to stay pretty much as they. they will not fall further but they will stay much lower than they were at the beginning of the year. thank you so much forjoining us. christians around the world have been celebrating easter sunday, despite restrictions that have left many people confined to their homes. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, recorded his traditional easter address online from his kitchen, where he hailed the heroism of frontline workers. and pope francis held the traditional easter vigil, in a virtually deserted st peter‘s basilica, as our religion editor, martin bashir, reports.

in rome, pope francis delivered his annual easter message in chastened and starkly different circumstances to those normally associated with the joy of easter sunday. no flowers around the basilica, no pilgrims in the square. and the context of the coronavirus pandemic clearly shaped the content of his message. translation: this is not a time for self—centredness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all without distinguishing between persons. after the second world war, this beloved continent was able to rise again thanks to a concrete spirit of solidarity. it is more important than ever, especially in the present circumstances, that these rivalries do not regain force.

in bergamo, the worst—hit province in italy, the church of the blessed redeemer live—streamed its service to a parish where more than 150 have lost their lives. after so much suffering... the leader of the anglican church, archbishop justin welby, who normally preaches from canterbury cathedral, delivered his easter message from a kitchen table at lambeth palace. he said the country should use this pandemic to change direction. we cannot be content to go back to what was before as if all was normal. there needs to be a resurrection of our common life, a new normal, something that links to the old but is different and more beautiful. in cyprus, the greek orthodox church, which is a week behind the anglican liturgical calendar,

marked palm sunday without worshippers, but live—streamed their celebration by a single camera phone. in the philippines, which has also cancelled services, a church north of manila found a way of gathering its congregation together, creating a fellowship of photographs to celebrate easter. martin bashir, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter — i‘m @sipusey. one of the world‘s best known opera singers, andrea bocelli, has performed a live concert at the empty cathedral in milan. sings amazing grace the tenor‘s music for hope concert was streamed live worldwide, as billions of people remain at home due to coronavirus restrictions. milan is at the heart of the italian region that‘s been worst hit by the coronavirus. andrea bocelli performed several hymns, including

ave maria and amazing grace. # i want was lost... #. esther sunday will be the last day for a wee wild we can speak of temperatures in excess of 20 degrees. it is that colder regime that winds out across many locations as we get on through easter monday. you see the scale of the change even as we start the day. the top two—thirds of the british isles is in that colder, fresher weather and it is only by mid afternoon that we are hanging onto the relative mild as across the far south—west. what exacerbates the goldfield is the absence of sunshine in northern and eastern parts and unnoticeable cold onshore wind.

gusts of a0 mph across the south later in the afternoon. this is where we see the best of the temperatures where you see the onshore breezes, out towards the east, seven, nine degrees and it gets colder overnight under clear skies. 0therwise widespread frost to start the day on tuesday but at least that means it is a sunny start, so for the northern parts of scotland, northern and western isles, maybe a spot of rain unnoticeable wind and quite breezy through the channel but in between a decent enough day. not too much in the way of wind so temperatures recovering a touch. tuesday night, onto wednesday, still pretty clear skies underneath that area of high pressure which is wanting to slip its way towards the continent but is just way towards the continent but isjust doing way towards the continent but is just doing enough. way towards the continent but isjust doing enough. breezy across the far north of scotland. breeze into the channel but, in between, another dry day, plenty of

sunshine and a little bit of a westerly in the breeze so up and over the pennines, no longer 7—9d, closer to 18, perhaps 19 degrees. in the second half of the week, we begin to see low pressure flowing this band of cloud and rain towards a south—western quarter of the british isles. clouding the skies across the heart of scotland with maybe a spot of rain. with a south—easterly breeze for many, this temperature trying to recover but over the next few days, we will be looking towards the south—western quarter to see more chances of rain moving in from the south—west.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the uk has recorded almost 7a0 new coronavirus—related deaths, taking the total number to more than 10,000. the figure doesn‘t include deaths outside of hospitals. one of the government‘s scientific advisers said the uk is likely to be among the worst—affected european countries. the british prime minister has left hospital and is recovering from the virus at his country residence. borisjohnson says there is ‘no question‘ the health service saved his life and admitted there was a a8—hour period when things "could have gone either way". 0il producing countries around the world have agreed a record cut in output in an effort to end a price war sparked by russia and saudi arabia. 0utput will be slashed by about about a tenth of global supplies. since march oil prices have plunged to their lowest level in nearly two decades.