this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. 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 italian tenor andrea bocelli sings to an empty duomo

cathedral, but is heard by millions around the world. hello, and welcome to bbc news. 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 hearfrom our correspondent leigh milner reports. the faces of those who have died from coronavirus. described by the health secretary is the invisible killer, which has now taken more than 10,000 lives in the united kingdom. among them, healthcare workers like doctor edmund daisy, who was based in swindon. questions are now

being asked, just how many on the frontline had lost their lives to save others. i don't have an date on the figure of 19 nhs staff who have died, that i gave yesterday, but what ican that i gave yesterday, but what i can tell you is that we are looking at each circumstance to understand how they caught the virus, and making sure that we learn as much as we possibly can, and therefore we of course protect our health workers as much as possible. according to public health england, the number of people in hospital with coronavirus in london is stabilising. but it is now increasing in places such as the north—west and north—east of england, as well as yorkshire. can you all go home, please? it is not a holiday, it isa please? it is not a holiday, it is a lockdown. today marks three weeks since lockdown began. it is understood ministers will meet later this week to review the social distancing measures. despite the warm bank holiday weekend, the warm bank holiday weekend,

the streets of london were empty, and motorways almost abandoned, as people listens to deeply pleased to stay close to home. yesterday the sister of sarah trollope, a matron on a psychiatric ward in north—west london who recently died after contracting the virus, gave this poignant message to the public. for me, stay-at-home, don't let my sister and all the other nhs that nhs staff and all the people who have died from this virus, don't let their debts be in vain. stay at home. with only one day left of the four—day bank holiday weekend, the message remains the same. stay at home, protect the same. stay at home, protect the nhs, and save lives. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has thanked nhs staff after being discharged from st thomas' 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 number 10, 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 borisjohnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away.

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. 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 a 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's a certain continuity to that number. again, that's the one number that i look forward to seeing drop as soon as i open my eyes in the morning. and it has been flattening but flattening at a terribly high level.

so how did dr fauci's comments relate to president trump's belief that he acted quickly to deal with the pandemic? here's the bbc‘s north america correspondent peter bowes. donald trump and his administration is coming under increasing criticism for not doing enough earlier to stop the spread of the virus. dr fauci who has really become the medicalface, if you like, of the fight against coronavirus in the united states, as part of the trump administration, is saying that things could be a little bit different. some lives 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 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 the epicentre of the global pandemic. so the president has defended himself on this charge a number of times. he's 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. saudi arabia and russia have ended their oil price war in an historic deal, which was brokered after a weekend of intensive video calls between opec plus the world's biggest oil producers. the deal, which will cut global production of oil at unprecedented levels, was helped along by president trump, one of many leaders desperate to stabilise the global economy during the coronavirus pandemic. freya cole reports.

planes are grounded, major highways are quiet, and streets around the world are deserted. global demand for oil during the coronavirus pandemic has plummeted. it's flooded the market with excess oil, which has only been exacerbated by a price war between russia and saudi arabia. but after a week of intensive video talks between the world's top oil producers and their allies, a deal has been brokered to cut global crude production. it is the largest cut by opec in supply ever. it signals of this kind of 0pec—ppus cooperation, particularly saudi arabia and russia. there oil price war is over and their cooperation will continue. it was unique because the g20 was a part of it and cooperated in trying to figure out how to bring it together, so you had notjust 0pec but the largest economies in the world. from the beginning of next month, the global oil cartel, 0pec—plus, will cut to 9.7 million barrels a day. that's about 10% of the current

global output of oil. the big producers hope this will stabilise the industry and stop prices from plummeting even further. basically, stem the bleeding. they wanted to keep the oil price where it is, and prevent it from going further down, and oil prices should come down, and gasoline prices should come down, and we should see some tangible difference at the pump. but right now, no matter how cheap the oil price is, it's not going to matter if you are not going out that much. us president donald trump has been a major diplomatic player, confirming the historic agreement on twitter. he said...

mr trump also convinced mexico, a country which refused to agree with its 0pec member states. but countries which are not included in the oil cartel, like the us, brazil and canada, are also expected to slash production, because the oil crash of 2020 is a global problem, and one where there is currently no end in sight. freya cole, bbc news. bernadettejohnson is vice president of strategic analysis at enverus. she's in denver, colorado. good to have you on the programme. give us your reaction to this agreement, finally, between saudi arabia, russia, other big oil producers, about this huge cut? absolutely, the cut is historic. 9.7 million barrels plus an additional 3.7 million

barrels expected to come out of the us, canada and brazil, and thatis the us, canada and brazil, and that is a natural market phenomenon. the 9.7 is big. if you look at pricing, asian markets have been open for a few hours and the price is only up few hours and the price is only up about $1.30. so it is too little too late. the market consensus is that demand is actually positive 20 million barrels, so this will help, but it is not going to balance the market between now and the end of the second quarter or whenever folks are to move around again and these quarantines are lifted. because as you say, and as freya said, we have seen demands dropped by almost one third, and also, when this whole story of coronavirus is really taking hold globally and markets were reacting to that, saudi arabia and russia were engaged in a price war, almost exacerbating the problem. that is exactly right. the crude market was really facing a battle from both sides, supply and demand. i would say 80— 90% of the

problem is actually the demand side. the supply issue and the price war and the resolution there, and these negotiated cuts, are important. but the main issues demand. we have 20 to 30 million barrels a day that are off—line. we do not have that effect when folks are able to start moving around again, when people will be interested in taking our travel window families again, those are big unknowns in the market stop you are seeing this as a result of the opec meeting but we're not seeing a healthy price that is recovered to previous levels. do you think that therefore we shall see another production cut agreement in near future? just because, as you say, in terms of looking at the market reaction so far, we have not seen reaction so far, we have not seen a reaction so far, we have not seen a big spike in the price of oil in reaction to this, have we? we have not. i would say it is really more an issue of timing, when we get tojuly and august and hopefully folks are moving around again, this cut should be significant enough to make a difference, and then you should see prices start to come up. between april, may, even intojune, it will be lower prices. i think

thatis will be lower prices. i think that is just the reality. we are going at record levels, the us is still running 581 oil rigs, though it is much lower thanit rigs, though it is much lower than it was before. we have to much supply. some of that supply just takes time much supply. some of that supplyjust takes time to come down. who is suffering most in all of this? 0bviously down. who is suffering most in all of this? obviously we talk about countries that rely on their oil income. saudi arabia can weather the storm, you have got shale producers in the us, et cetera. who is suffering most? i would say it is certainly shale producers in the us. we have had a bankruptcy of seymour. russia feels a lot of this pain although they have a sovereign fund because they sell a lot on the stock market are not long—term contracts. countries like ecuador, libya production is almost a zero anyway. you are seeing pain across the board with prices at this level. 0k, bernadette, thank you very much your time. bernadettejohnson from colorado. you are watching bbc news. these are the headlines this hour: 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 british prime minister has said there is "no question" that the health service saved his life after he became seriously ill with covid—19. boris johnson is now continuing his recovery at his country residence. singapore's strategy of containing the pandemic is contact tracing — including a mobile phone app that tracks potential exposure to the virus. since its launch in march, the tracetogether app has been downloaded more than a million times. other countries like germany and the uk are looking at emulating singapore's app but face questions about privacy in the battle to contain covid—19, as sarah toms reports. shyam and his partners at this special effects company are getting set for a tight month ahead, as singapore locks

down even further to contain a recent spike in cases. but he feels some sense of security from an app designed to support contact tracing efforts in the event of an infection. it's about taking responsibility for your actions as well and for those around you, whether they are colleagues or friends. so the faster i'm notified, the faster i can get them out of harm's way. singapore has been praised for its handling of the outbreak and one of the government's tools is this app, called tracetogether, which connects via bluetooth to other uses nearby. contact tracing is extremely difficult. try doing it when you have a fever, you have aches, and you are feeling unwell. you have to do this over the phone, give contact numbers, at the same time remember what has happened the last 3—5 days. it's almost impossible. and yet the better we do it the better the results. the app takes over that. as other countries look

at developing similar apps, singapore has made its a software freely available, but it also raises concerns about security and privacy. the government says that this app it collecting only the data it needs and not checking locations or contacts. if, however, i happen to get too close to someone infected with the virus for too long, the ministry of health will be in touch. otherwise, the encrypted data will disappear after 21 days. shyam and his american business partner paul feel that having the app outweighs concerns about security. to begin with, you wouldn't have social media accounts, things like that. and because we live in a small country, it wouldn't be difficult to find out anything about you if the government really wanted to. i feel that we're fairly well protected, but overall at this point i'm thinking it's more a benefit of the greater good. security and privacy... still, some security experts worry governments could use the data to spy on citizens and that companies could profit

from an invasion of privacy. we have to strike the right balance. we do want to end the lockdown. we do want to combat coronavirus. but we don't want to pay such a high price of the kind that could change the way society works forever. here in singapore, people are generally in step with the government measures, whether its temperature checks or the tracetogether app. but as other countries strive to contain covid—19, the balance between the community good and individual liberty may not be so easy to achieve. sarah toms, bbc news, singapore. italy's government has told the bbc that some businesses will not be allowed to fully reopen until a vaccine is found. restaurants and bars face the most uncertainty and some have already collapsed since the lockdown began five weeks ago. the restrictions have been extended for another three weeks, while the government plans its next steps. jean mackenzie

reports from rome. the tables still set for meals we re the tables still set for meals were never served. chiara built this place for the people of rome to meet, eat, and play music. but it has been five weeks since every restaurant in italy was shut down and, as the lockdown drags on, she is preparing to close for good. and this is the reality. when shops and businesses are reopened, it will be gradual and the places where you can't keep your distance will be

last. we can't have a concert, we can't have a cinema. what about bars and restaurants? now it is impossible to imagine that the restaurants can reopen until the discovery of a vaccine, it's impossible to imagine that you can return to a normal life. in the meantime, the government is offering loa ns to the government is offering loans to keep them going. but these businesses are struggling to see their place in a socially distant future and fear that either time allowed to reopen the damage done will be so great it will be irreversible. this bar now resembles a ghost ship. another business on the edge. how busy does it get? now nothing.

and while this country waits to be reopened its streets are being silently redrawn. the places which given so much of its sole most at risk. jean mackenzie, bbc news. let us stay in italy. it's notjust church services that have been streamed online, musicians too have been taking to the internet. one in particular, is the famous italian opera singer andrea bocelli, who held a special concert online from an empty milan cathedral. reged ahmad reports. # ave maria...

andrea bocelli, one of the world's most famous and enduring tenors. he sang alone in this iconic milan cathedral, save for an organist. bocelli's voice filling the cavernous, empty space. the tenor was invited to sing by the mayor of milan and the body that looks after the cathedral, streaming his performance live online for free on easter sunday. translation: first of all, i would like to specify that it is not a concert but a prayer. that is what it is. and that is what it is meant to be. bocelli is one of a long line of musicians performing on social media during the coronavirus lockdown. many other artists have been singing and playing

from their homes at a time when they can't hold concerts in person, posting their performances on social media as a way of reaching theirfans. andrea bocelli's concert was aimed at uniting people during a time of social distancing. but it had a special meaning too. milan cathedral is in the northern lombardy region, one of the hardest hit in italy. as the tenor sang, pictures of the area on lockdown were shown on the screen. italian officials do say they hope they're over the peak of covid—19 cases. # amazing grace. # how sweet the sound...

the tenor ended his concert outside the cathedral, singing amazing grace to an eerily empty piazza. as many in italy no doubt wait for the day it can again be filled with the sound of people. reged ahmad, bbc news. a stunning performance there on esther sunday. watched by millions globally. let me just remind you that we have a live page on bbc online. it is updating all the time with the very latest news on what's going on. when i arrived here this morning, i have been off for a week at home with my children, i did ask you to get in touch to say how you are doing. how are you coping with lockdown and the measures? many of you have been in touch. hugh says living alone i get lonely but my main problem is boredom.

it's nice to have you back. it is good to be back, hugh. i will read out more comments later in the programme. stay with us. hello. easter sunday will be the last day for a wee while that we can speak of temperatures in excess of 20 degrees celsius. it never was that warm further north, across the british isles and it is that colder regime that certainly wins 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 really by mid—afternoon that we are just hanging on to the relative mild airs across the very far south—west. what exacerbates that cold feel is the absence of sunshine across northern and eastern parts, and a noticeable cold onshore north and north—easterly wind, and plenty of it as well. gusts around 30—110 mph across the south later

on in the afternoon. this is where we see the very best of the temperatures but, where you see those onshore breezes at their strongest — out towards the east — seven, nine degrees, something of that order, and it gets colder overnight under clear skies as well. quite a widespread frost to start the new day on tuesday but at least that means it is a sunny start, save for the northern parts of scotland, northern and western isles, quite a bit of cloud here, maybe a spot of rain and quite a noticeable wind, quite breezy again through the channel but, in—between, it is a decent enough day. not too much in the way of wind so those temperatures just wanting to recover a touch. tuesday night, on into wednesday, still pretty clear skies underneath that area of high pressure, which is wanting to slip its way towards the continent but it is just doing enough for us to give us that cool perhaps frosty start. still some cloud and breeze across the far north of scotland. still some breeze in the channel but, in between, that's a really pleasant sort of day, another dry one, plenty of sunshine and a little bit of a westerly in the breeze so up and over the pennines, well, no longer7, 8, 9 degrees — you're closer to17, 18, perhaps even 19 degrees or so. but in the second half

of the week, we are beginning to look down to see a low pressure throwing this band of cloud and rain, particularly towards south—western quarter of the british isles. a week—old weather front clouding the skies across the heart of scotland, maybe a spot of rain here. but with a south—easterly breeze for many, this temperature again trying to recover but over the next few days, we will be looking towards that south—western quarter to see more chances of rain moving in from the south—west.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the latest business stories as well. cutting off the taps — the world's biggest oil producers strike a historic deal by announcing the biggest crude cuts in history. and europe first! the eu's competition chief encourages governments to buy stakes in their country's firms to prevent cheap chinese takeovers.

let's focus on our let's focus on our top let's focus on our top story let's focus on our top story in let's focus on our top story in business. let's start with oil, because the world's biggest producers have struck an historic deal which will slash crude production by around 10% members of opec and it allies, which includes russia, announced daily oil production will be cut by 9.7 million barrels a day. the deal, agreed on sunday via video conference, is the largest cut in oil production ever to have been agreed. major producers, like saudi arabia, will be hoping the cuts will bring an end to tumbling oil prices, which have fallen by more than 50% since the start of the year. brent crude is currently trading at $32 per barrel, compared to being priced at $66 at the start of january. let's get some reaction to all of this. fiona cincotta

is from city index. lovely to see you fiona. this deal talk a lot of negotiations, didn't it? videoconferencing going on for days over the weekend, a historic deal, but will it do the trick? that is the big question and the key question. we have seen a bit of volatility this morning, and the pickup in oil has not been as great as perhaps some expected because the big question here is will this be enough to counter the head to demand that the coronavirus knocked down is causing, and that will be the question. the a nswer that will be the question. the answer is we do know the answer right now, and the demand head is uncertain right now. estimates are around one third, demand has been pulled down by a third but again, it an

estimate, so with unemployment in the us extremely high, with travel still banned, lockdown still in place, the head to demand could be much worse. the issue as well is for how long will the last in various countries around the world, for example, in the united states, if it goes right through summer, when you if it goes right through summer, when you see if it goes right through summer, when you see a real demand in oil, all these factors play a part. it depends how long this lockdown will last and then whether it is just the one lockdown because if there is a second wave of this then we will have to face a further lockdown, or further measures going forward, so this isa measures going forward, so this is a real problem that we will have. we will see some relief in financial markets, we may have lost, but the point i was going to make was we will perhaps see some relief in financial markets, the stand—off between saudi arabia and russia may have come to an

end, we cannot put fiona back on the screen but we will bring her to use. saudi arabia and russia have been in a price war for some weeks now, the fact they have come to an agreement isa they have come to an agreement is a great step forward, isn't it? definitely. definitely a step forward. the timing of the price war between russia and saudi arabia could not have been worse. this is definitely a step in the right direction and this is something, i mid biotech, which will be chaired as the markets began. good to see you fiona, and thanks for getting up and getting dressed, she will get back in her pyjamas, probably go back to bed. the european union's competition chief margrethe vestager has urged governments to buy stakes in their companies to stave off the threat of chinese ta keovers. speaking to the financial times, vestager said there was a ‘serious risk‘ that many european businesses were vulnerable to lowball offers. let‘s go to singapore and talk to shara njit leyl.

some might see some opportunity fire sales going on. we have been looking into this, this is really interesting. i would imagine many governments and companies feel vulnerable right now? indeed, and no more than the europeans, i guess as you say, the competition chief for the eu saying that the eu is having to come up with plans to try to protect its businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak. in fact, margrethe vestager was quoted saying that there is a real risk that businesses are vulnerable, and can be the object of a takeover she says the eu needs to work really intensively to prevent this. eu regulators are already working on proposals to grant eu countries are sweeping powers to derail unfair competition from state backed enterprises, especially ones from china. there is a fear that a sharp

economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak and steep falls in the share prices across the continent, this is all increase the potential for overseas beds. the best solution would be to draw up regulations that act as a deterrent because the eu were not actually want to put off people from coming to do business in europe. these developments all follow pressure from germany and france for regulators to ensure a level playing field between european and chinese competitors, but any proposal would have to go out to consultation, and eventually be ratified by the parliament and across the european commission, have the authority to demand greater transparency in foreign companies‘ accounts. these are some of the things they are working on. our correspondent in singapore. let‘s get some of the day‘s other news. uk residents who can‘t leave home may now be able ask a trusted friend or volunteer to withdraw cash at any post office using a single—use voucher.

the post office scheme is being extended and offered to all banks, building societies and credit unions. if the bank allows it, someone can ask for a one—time barcode sent via text, email or post for a stipulated amount. the world bank has warned that south asian nations, including india, are on course for their worst economic performance in forty years because of the coronavirus. the bank says it expects at least half the countries there to fall into deep recession. pakistan, afghanistan and the maldives are expected to be among the worst hit according the world bank‘s latest report on the region. disney says it will temporarily suspend 43,000 workers in florida after its theme park closed last month due to the pandemic. its workers will be able to continue their health coverage for one year. the union that represents the largest single—site employer in the us says its members will not lose pay, benefits or seniority once

they return to work. the uk government has announced support packages worth tens of billions of pounds to try and ease the economic damage caused by the impact of the covid—19 pandemic. businesses and workers who have lost theirjobs continue to contact the bbc concerned that they will not be able to access enough or any support to stay afloat through the crisis. our business correspondent katy austin has been speaking to some of them. asking for help to ride out the pandemic. the government‘s emergency support schemes include enabling millions of

employees to be furloughed, while the state pays a proportion of wages, grants for some businesses in england, loa n some businesses in england, loan and financing schemes for small and larger companies, gra nts small and larger companies, grants for millions of self—employed people and a range of other measures of. many firms and workers tell us they fall through the cracks, including julia, previously self—employed, he started a new job in mid march but has since been made redundant he started too late to be furloughed. we have been trying to make phone calls, to universal credit, my wife, she is in statutory maternity leave, i now have no salary, and this is not the best time to be looking for a job. chimney sweep jonathan is sole director of his own limited company, not eligible for the self—employed package, and he hopes the local authority grant scheme would apply. it doesn't because i don‘t have a premises, the payroll scheme applies but in an incredibly limited ways to able to limp on for a little bit or if i don‘t take it, the business is still likely to fail. this tiny bristol event caterer is in the same position. i do face reality, i may not be able to get my business going. i would like to

see the net being widened by local authorities to include businesses that are based in mixed use buildings. the business interruption loan scheme has been revamped following criticism. but this tech company, hit by supply issues in age and now low sales, says three banks have turned it down to get is not yet profitable. - asia. we cannot innovate a way out of this alone, we need support from the government, otherwise we need to really change all of our plans and make a significant cut. make no mistake, the support packages from governments are huge, unprecedented and complex an attempt to help as many firms as possible survive and protect millions of people ‘s‘ income.

the list of those that say they still cannot access any or enough support is much longer than we have a been able to actually hear and the crucial thing now is that money gets to them quickly enough. the crisis will inevitably damage businesses and livelihoods, one of the many unknowns is how much of that can be prevented. as the coronavirus reaches every corner of the world, some of the planet‘s wealthiest business people are helping the global effort to combat the outbreak. but the sensitive nature of the pandemic makes it a potential minefield for companies and their brands, even when they have the best intentions. joining us now from bristol isjeetendr sehdev, who an author and branding expert. welcome to the programme, give us an welcome to the programme, give us an example of business leaders who have put themselves out there and got it right. absolutely. i have been following the brands quite closely for the past four

weeks. there are some brands that are doing very well, and the usually do two things in particular, they look at ways in which they can meaningfully contribute to the coronavirus conversation, and number two, they are doing it quickly, not overthinking. when we think about the actual leaders who are doing that very well, disney is having a problem with disneyland at the moment, but the chairman of disney was one of the first to actually forgo his salary for the year for the organisation. we have seenjack dorsey, the ceo of twitter doing a quarter of his personal wealth, $1 billion to attacking covid—19, so those are significant. also when it comes to how companies treat their workers, we are hearing a lot about that. there is a lot of attention on those companies that are trying to make it so possible for them to work from home, that kind of thing. to ca re home, that kind of thing. to care for the worker. absolutely. the brands that are going to be the most human and going to be the most human and going to be the most authentic at this time i going to win. i would have to say that brands like louis vuitton, the first to start this luxury movement

and contributing towards the covid—19 by using their production factories to create free hand sanitiser for the french health authorities, after that we saw the likes of burberry produce gowns and masks in their factories, tiffa ny masks in their factories, tiffany donated over $1 million to help cope with 19, they are big winners, and we can‘t forget the rihanna, who has donated over $5 million through charities to help fight covid—19 as well. charities to help fight covid-19 as well. what will the outcome of this be? will we see a surge in philanthropy or will this be a momentary thing? the outcome of this for brands, you have to remember that brands are creating emotional connections with consumers first and foremost, that is why we are willing to pay three times more for a pair ofjeans than we otherwise would. consumers are very savvy and

they will remember the actions of brands after this, after we have come through this crisis of. this is a great opportunity to connect with consumers and bond with them emotionally and really show the values of an organisation, people who are really stacking up and are contributing meaningfully are the ones that are going to win in the long run. interesting, thank you for getting up as well, with your take on companies and leaders and what they are doing at this time. let‘s stay on subject. the start of america‘s baseball season, like so many sports, is on hold because of the coronavirus. so the maker of major league uniforms decided to switch to making medical masks and gowns instead. just one of the many ways in which american companies are responding to the pandemic, as michelle fleury has been finding out. fanatics makes uniforms for major league baseball, but

instead of jerseys, its major league baseball, but instead ofjerseys, its factory in eastern pennsylvania is now making medical masks and gowns that are in short supply for hospital workers. if the fabric feels familiar, it is. they are using the pinstripes of the new york yankees and philadelphia phillies. we thought it was our responsibility to help out. michael rubin is the founder of fanatics, who was part of the philadelphia 76ers.” philadelphia 76ers. i don't watch much live television other than live sports, and with no live sport i have to watch the news, and i went to bed one night after hearing about the need for ventilators and masks, and testing, and i woke up in the middle of the night and said we have a manufacturing facility that actually makes official jerseys that you see the players wear, andi that you see the players wear, and i said to my guys, can we use this to make masks? the a nswer use this to make masks? the answer was yes. we now, the goal is to make 1 answer was yes. we now, the goal is to make1 million masks in the next 60 days. he acknowledges it is not the most cost—effective way of doing this. we don't have the capacity in 60 days, there are more cost—effective labour

markets, this is not an interim step to help those in dire need. how important do you think it is for those who are leaders of companies to help step up? this is a responsibility, i am a job builder, creator, and i love creating opportunities for people, and companies have to do right by themselves because they need to make sure they are here for the long—term. the most important thing a business thinks about is how do i get to the other side? they are not the other side? they are not the only company stepping up to the only company stepping up to the plate. we are trying to add something to the hospital syste m something to the hospital system that we can produce very quickly. these volunteers for sports paraphernalia are assembling facemasks for hospital. many other companies have repurposed their facilities to do the same.

professional baseball, like so many other sport is on hold at the moment. that has left firms like fanatic searching for a new purpose, and perhaps the biggest question is what happens to these companies financially when this is all over? as for the reaction from sports fans, with a protective gear made from the same material players use on the field, some who support opposing teams have joked that they would rather go without. you are watching bbc news. these are the headlines this hour. 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 british prime minister has said there is "no question" that the health service saved his life after he became seriously ill with covid—19. boris johnson is now continuing his recovery at his country residence. almost five years ago,

the world health organization declared liberia free of ebola. now the government is trying to halt the spread of covid—19. but over the weekend, frantic scenes painted a picture of unrest — with some residents fearing lockdown restrictions will do more harm than good. tanya dendrinos has this report. a scene of chaos in munrovia. people running as police in riot gear storm through with truncheons. confucian in a city of more than 1 million truncheons. confucian in a city of more than1 million people, with many misled on social media, believing a curfew was in place, rather than a lockdown —— confusion. liberia‘s president declared a state of emergency would come into effect last friday, but in a country where more than half the population lives in poverty among people are more concerned about where their next meal will come from. some people cannot even afford to buy necessities of life. if you

tell them tomorrow is an emergency and everyone should be in quarantine how can you expect them to be fed? while these were the market lines on saturday morning, by 3pm the markets were empty. informal stalls being destroyed by authorities and satellite. well before the lockdown a rush to withdraw money. q is tightly packed. the hope is to avoid a situation as dire as the ebola out—brake in situation as dire as the ebola out—bra ke in 2014, situation as dire as the ebola out—brake in 2014, where riots we re out—brake in 2014, where riots were sparked by residents lacking food and water. it is because of that we are putting into place all the measures to ensure. . .

now the test, with a state of emergency spanning at least three weeks. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the number of people known to have died across the planet after contracting coronavirus has now topped a hundred and 13 thousand. behind every death, is a life cut short by a virus unknown to the world, just a few months ago. our special correspondent, allan little, looks at the stories of some of those who‘ve lost their lives. they are a cross—section of modern britain in all its diversity. they remind us that none of us is beyond the reach of the worst the virus can do. healthcare workers have begun treating and mourning their own colleagues. dr edmond adedeji worked in emergency medicine in swindon. he was 62. his family said he died doing thejob he loved, serving others before himself.

not all the key workers we depend on are in the nhs. 36—year—old meks nyack ihenacho drove a numberfour london bus and was asthmatic. he was an absolute charming, charming boy, man, who loved his family. it‘s notjust the elderly. luca di nicola from italy was 19. he was judged too young to be at risk and tested positive for covid—19 only after he‘d died. emma clarke taught science in runcorn in cheshire. she was 35. her school said she was much loved and gifted, a brilliant teacher and very popular with her pupils. ryan storrie from ayrshire had been working in dubai. he‘d come home to celebrate his 40th birthday. he died after telling his wife he did not want to go to hospital, where he would be alone.

maria lawrence ran a market stall and a local charity in derby. she launched a scheme to help people who were alone at christmas. she was 48. her sons said she was full of joy. everyone knew of her, but she never wanted to be in the spotlight. a genuine angel working for the greater good. she‘s left a widespread legacy of selflessness, kindness and happiness. she ran charity schemes, protected the elderly and vulnerable, and made sure every single person smiled. kevin rowson worked on matchday security for nottingham forest football club. one player said, "we have lost a true gentleman, a legend in his kindness and humility." carol jamabo was 56 and a mother of two. she worked caring for the elderly in greater manchester — another of the key workers placing themselves in harm‘s way to help meet the needs of the vulnerable. gino renoldi was the landlord of the railway tavern in stanford—le—hope in essex. a gentleman and legend. the place will never be the same without him, are just some of the things

posted on social media. he ran this pub for 20 years with a smile on his face, and only recently did he realise his dream of opening his own restaurant, where he served with great care, kindness and pride. marita edwards was a fit 80—year—old. she was the first person to die after contracting covid—19 in hospital. she‘d been admitted to the royal gwent in newport for a routine operation. pooja sharma was another key worker, a pharmacist at eastbourne district hospital. she was 33. herfather, sudhir sharma, an immigration officer at heathrow airport, died the day before her. one of pooja‘s friends posted this online. "please, please, please, inform family and friends to take this very seriously and to self—isolate and socially distance as much as possible." allan little, bbc news. when you focus on the real people, the real stories, it‘s

really, really tough and the loss is quite incredible, isn‘t it? and we appreciate you getting in touch with us to tell us what you are experiencing, how you are coping, and your situation where you are stop all over the world you have been in touch with us. just today for example i have had from any of you. charlie is watching us in colorado says "all this loss of life can be overwhelming, it‘s difficult to shield the children from it." we have also heard from kerry. kerry says "hanging in there, go about when a need to, they wear a mask because i am compromised bya mask because i am compromised by a low immune system and asthma, then it‘s right back home stock" and that his is welcome back to me. it is good to be back. live says "good morning, sally, a messaging from down under, all good here, we‘re looking forward to some unwinding of the lockdown in a week or so. they have an interesting paper on the virus. cani interesting paper on the virus.

can i send it to you? "yes you can. i‘ve sent you my e—mail address. to get in touch. this is bbc. have a good day. hello. easter sunday will be the last day for a wee while that we can speak of temperatures in excess of 20 degrees celsius. it never was that warm further north, across the british isles and it is that colder regime that certainly wins 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 really by mid—afternoon that we are just hanging on to the relative mild airs across the very far south—west. what exacerbates that cold feel is the absence of sunshine across northern and eastern parts, and a noticeable cold onshore north and north—easterly wind, and plenty of it as well. gusts around 30—40 mph across the south later on in the afternoon. this is where we see the very best of the temperatures but, where you see those onshore breezes at their strongest — out towards the east — seven, nine degrees,

something of that order, and it gets colder overnight under clear skies as well. quite a widespread frost to start the new day on tuesday but at least that means it is a sunny start, save for the northern parts of scotland, northern and western isles, quite a bit of cloud here, maybe a spot of rain and quite a noticeable wind, quite breezy again through the channel but, in—between, it is a decent enough day. not too much in the way of wind so those temperatures just wanting to recover a touch. tuesday night, on into wednesday, still pretty clear skies underneath that area of high pressure, which is wanting to slip its way towards the continent but it is just doing enough for us to give us that cool perhaps frosty start. still some cloud and breeze across the far north of scotland. still some breeze in the channel but, in between, that‘s a really pleasant sort of day, another dry one, plenty of sunshine and a little bit of a westerly in the breeze so up and over the pennines, well, no longer7, 8, 9 degrees — you‘re closer to 17, 18, perhaps even 19 degrees or so. but in the second half of the week, we are beginning

to look down to see a low pressure throwing this band of cloud and rain, particularly towards south—western quarter of the british isles. a week—old weather front clouding the skies across the heart of scotland, maybe a spot of rain here. but with a south—easterly breeze for many, this temperature again trying to recover but over the next few days, we will be looking towards that south—western quarter to see more chances of rain moving in from the south—west.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and louise minchin. our headlines today: the number of coronavirus deaths in passes 10,000 as the uk enters its fourth week of lockdown. out of hospital and grateful to be alive. the prime minister recuperates at his country residence chequers. the two worst hit european countries, italy and spain, are easing some of their lockdown restrictions. tributes are paid to one of formula one‘s greats. sir sterling moss was regarded as the best driver never to win the world title. he passed away aged 90.

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