hi good morning. how are you? victoria derbyshire with you this monday morning on bbc news and here are the latest headlines. the number of people who've died from coronavirus in uk hospitals, passes 10,000, as the country enters its fourth week of lockdown. the nhs has saved my life, no question. out of hospital and grateful to be alive. the prime minister recuperates at his country residence chequers, after praising nhs staff. he singled out two nurses, jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal, for caring for him at his bedside at the most critical time. nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. the two european countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, italy and spain, are easing some of the restrictions imposed last month. but with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000 restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. 0ur correspondent leigh milner reports. the faces of those who have died from coronavirus, described by the health secretary as the "invisible killer," which has now taken more than 10,000 lives in the uk. among them, health care workers like dr edmond adedeji, who was based in swindon.

questions are now being asked just how many on the front line have lost their lives to save others. i don't have an update on the figure of 19 nhs staff who have died, that i gave yesterday, but what i can tell you is that we are looking into each circumstance to understand how they caught the virus, and making sure that we learn as much as we possibly can, and therefore 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's now increasing in places such as the north—west and north—east of england, as well as yorkshire. tannoy: can you all go home, please? it's not a holiday, it's a lockdown. today marks three weeks since lockdown began. it's understood ministers will meet later this week to review the social distancing measures.

despite the warm bank holiday weekend, the streets of london were empty, and motorways almost abandoned, as people listened to the pleas to stay close to home. yesterday the sister of sara 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 staff and all the people who have died from this virus, don't let their deaths 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 nhs, and save lives. borisjohnson is recuperating at his country residence, chequers, after spending a week in hospital with covid—19. in a video message, the prime minister paid tribute to the nhs,

singling out two nurses, jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal, who looked after him at his bedside. jenny's parents have been talking to tv nz about their daughter. well, it makes us feel exceptionally proud, obviously. she has told us these things over the years and it does not matter what patient she is looking after. this is what she does, and ijust find it incredible that she, any nurses, can do this for 12 hours, sit and watch a patient and twiddle away with all the different knobs and things they do to keep their patients alive. it's absolutely amazing. let's talk to our political correspondence helen catt. no one is expecting this trick is to eat for a while but by thursday, the government by law has to review them. when these were originally

brought in, boris johnson them. when these were originally brought in, borisjohnson said in his television address that they would be kept under constant review and after three weeks, the government would look again. they then wrote in the law the legislation, the statutory instrument, as it is known, that was signed by the secretary of state, matt hancock, and in it it says every 21 days, the secretary of state has to look at it and decide if it is necessary to keep them. it also said the first review had to happen by the 16th of april which is on thursday. what it does not set out is what the review process has to be and what it has to include. we have heard from government in the last few days that it will be looking at the data that goes to its scientific advisory group, called sage, which will be available towards the beginning of the week. but nobody expects these things to be changed in any way, really, because the whole point of these, the government has always said, was to get us through the peak of the pandemic and to make sure the nhs was not overwhelmed. seeing as we still seem to be pretty much in the thick of it, i don't think anyone is expecting the rules to change this

week. now, mps easter holidays officially end on the 21st of april, thatis officially end on the 21st of april, that is when the easter recess ends and obviously, they are not coming backin and obviously, they are not coming back in person so what are they going to do? we should say as well, we call it easter holidays but they are not on holiday, most of them have seen a massive uplift in casework so they will be helping constituents particularly at the moment but you are right, they are not coming back in person, that would be a terrible idea in the current climate so there are proposals to have a kind of virtual parliament instead. it is still being worked out how it might work but it would include things like mps being asked to be able to ask questions in the chamber via video link to ministers because the argument goes and sir keir starmer has been pushing this particularly in the last few days, that they need to be able to hold the government to account when they are having to make such massive decisions. trying to find a way to do that virtually, and in terms of virtual questions, perhaps virtual voting, trying to find a secure way of doing that is something that is being worked on at the moment. thank you forjoining

us. nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. personnel from all three strands of the armed forces will be sent to work at five ambulance trusts. they will carry out a range of tasks, including driving emergency response vehicles, moving critical care patients between intensive care units, and taking calls from the public. the two european countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, italy and spain, are beginning to ease some of their lockdown restrictions. in spain, staff working in industries such as manufacturing and construction will be allowed to go back to work from today. italy will also let some businesses re—open from tomorrow, which the government there says is crucial for the economy and for people's psychological health. joining me now with the latest is our correspondent damien mcguinness who is live in berlin. good morning. tell us which restrictions are going to be lifted. so what we are going to see today,

as you say, some workers so what we are going to see today, as you say, some workers are so what we are going to see today, as you say, some workers are going to be able to go back to work in spain so we are talking thousands of people, really, because it is construction and manufacturing and some other industry sectors. in italy, some shops like book shops will be able to open from tomorrow. it isa will be able to open from tomorrow. it is a big week for europe in general, when it comes to looking at easing restrictions in germany as well, on wednesday, angela merkel is going to be meeting regional leaders to discuss also an exit strategy from the lockdown. really, that is because the tough measures, both on banning social contact but also shutting shops, restaurants, businesses across all sectors, has had a catastrophic impact on the economy. that is why pressure is now building across europe to exit this lockdown. when we are looking at italy and spain, we are still talking about the minor easing of the restrictions so it is to get some businesses back to work as soon as possible but really, most of the lockdown is still very much in place. in italy, it is until the 3rd

of may at least that people are still going to be banned from going out, leaving the house unless it is really necessary. so people's lives won't change very much but the aim really, victoria, is to try to get the economy moving. of course, that is the very big challenge, economic shutdown, there is a massive social implications for all sorts of people as well as the economic implications. that is the real juggfing implications. that is the real juggling at that governments across europe are facing, how to get the economy working again while at the same time preventing a fresh outbreak of the disease. and the spanish and italian people, do they broadly back what the governments are doing right now? it is quite controversial, actually, the ruling to get manufacturing and construction for example back to work comes from madrid, from central government, and the government in catalonia, the regional government says it is irresponsible. it is a controversial issue. i think we are seeing this debate across europe because nobody really knows what the correct thing to do is. it is about balancing the least worst scenario.

the difficulty is, how to get the economy moving and then what safety restrictions you have in place in order to stop a fresh outbreak. for example, what spain is doing is the government is saying authorities will be handing out 10 million masks in public transport systems and they are going to impose strict hygiene restrictions on businesses going back to work. but the question is, will it be enough? some international bodies like the who, for example, say it is far too early to ease the restrictions so it is a challenge but i think what happens this week in europe will be key to seeing how all countries really can exit the lockdown. absolutely, we will watch carefully. thank you for joining us. china has reported 108 new cases of the virus, the highest daily figure in more than five weeks. most of the latest infections are among chinese nationals returning from overseas. let's speak to our correspondent robin brant who's live for us in shanghai. good morning. how worried are the

authorities about these new cases? they are particularly worried about imported cases, international travellers coming into china and bringing coronavirus with them. at the moment as well, there's a real cluster emerging in a province in the north, near the border with russia, and we are seeing in recent weeks that a number of chinese nationals crossing that border, a bit of a game of cat and mouse going on up there, bringing covid—19 with them. there is evidence as well, evenin them. there is evidence as well, even in today's figures, we are seeing seven new domestic cases in that province, evidence people are bringing it in and then they appear to be spreading it. their numbers that have been revealed in the last 24 that have been revealed in the last 2a hours of 108 new, confirmed cases in china, that is relatively small, obviously. but it will be worrying because that is the largest number of confirmed new cases in the last five weeks. it continues a trend of these numbers ticking up and up. we may even see more stringent measures

on international travellers coming into china coming in. already, there are no direct flights to beijing. all international visitors face 1a days of quarantine. and now, the province i mentioned up north near the russian border, the capital there, harbin, anyone who wants to go into the capital if you are coming from abroad, you face 28 days of mandatory quarantine. so if they wa nt to of mandatory quarantine. so if they want to bring these cases down again, does that mean chinese nationals flying back in may have to go into quarantine? well, they do have to go into quarantine now, everybody coming in internationally but i think another question that maybe you are a looting too is will they stop chinese nationals coming in? they are the bulk of the cases bringing coronavirus back to china come back to the country where it began and there is no way china is going to ban its own citizens from coming but it is trying to discourage them by limiting the number of flights and insisting that they face varying levels of quarantine once they come in. but like i say, the obscure board up

north, the land border with russia, there is a bit of cat and mouse going on, it is now closed but that is where we saw over recent weeks people coming in and a renewed spike in confirmed cases of coronavirus as people came into northern china from russia. thank you forjoining us. the fire brigades union is urging the government to start testing firefighters in england, who are self—isolating because they have symptoms. testing has either started or been promised in scotland, wales and northern ireland. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. we are supposed to be in lockdown but firefighters still had to deal with this fire near bolton, thought to have been caused by a barbecue. and today the firefighters union is warning that the need for staff to isolate themselves is affecting the number of front line firefighters and controllers. according to the union, bedfordshire is the worst affected with 12% fewer staff overall. the london fire brigade is down 10%. that is 472 firefighters and control room staff.

the west midlands service is missing 7.5%, while the control room at west yorkshire fire service is coping with 16% fewer people. shake it out, make sure it is all opened out. firefighters are taking on new roles in the crisis so the union wants staff tested to get them back to work. it says in northern ireland 50 firefighters with symptoms have been tested. there are programmes planned in scotland and wales, but there are no firm commitments from the home office in england. i think we're increasingly frustrated at the approach of central government, particularly in westminster. we've got some progress in scotland, some testing of firefighters starting in scotland. some in northern ireland. but we've seen no progress from the westminster government so far. and it seems to be just left to the fire and rescue service to get on with it or not

and that is not acceptable. in a statement, a westminster government spokesman said fire services were doing incredible work helping with the crisis and it was working with fire chiefs to ensure they had the resources and support they needed. the post office is to make it easier for those in self—isolation to allow a trusted friend to withdraw cash on their behalf. they'll be able to ask their bank for a single—use barcode, which can be exchanged for cash at a post office branch. the scheme, which is already in place for named carers, aims to stop the vulnerable from handing over a bank card and pin. the headlines on bbc news. the number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus exceeds 10,000, as the uk faces its fourth week in lockdown. the prime minister recuperates at his country residence chequers, praising two nurses, jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal, for caring for him at his bedside.

nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. over 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus in uk hospitals; it's a really distressing and shocking number of people. and all those people were wives, husbands, sons, daughters, mums and dads. wendy skett‘s dad, 77—year—old barry parker, has been on a ventilator with covid—19 for two weeks now. she and her family have been told to expect the worst. we are going to talk to her now. wendy, thank you so much forjoining us. good morning. good morning, what is your dad's condition at the moment? they have taken off the ventilator. he has just

moment? they have taken off the ventilator. he hasjust got moment? they have taken off the ventilator. he has just got nasal prongs for oxygen. they are giving him medication to keep him calm and relaxed and it is just a matter of waiting now for him to just fade away peacefully. so you are effectively waiting for a call from the hospital to say that he's died? yes, the nurses are with him, holding his hand, because obviously, we can't be there. they have been absolutely marvellous. i'm so sorry, wendy. they let us speak to him on the telephone, they put the phone by his ear. so that he could hear our voices. right, you have been able to talk to him, have you? yes. wejust talked to him about the albion, saying, "come on, you've got to try

to fight to get better to see the albion get promoted," because he was a big albion fan, he loves the albion, just normal things, what we we re albion, just normal things, what we were doing in the day, how many wishes and best wishes we have had from family and friends, and from the albion social media, which is where you picked the story up from. when did he become ill? when was he taken into hospital? he was taken in 16 days ago. he had been ill at home two weeks before that. he had not been out of the house, well before lockdown, a week before lockdown, him and my mum had decided to stay in and not go out, but obviously, it was too late, he'd already picked it up. and what has happened in the last 2a hours, then, in terms of the hospital staff looking after him ? what did they say to you? welcome to

yesterday morning, he was on a ventilator, they tried to reduce sedation to make him more alert so they could remove the ventilator but he got very distressed. his body was distressed, his respiratory rate went up. so they put him back under sedation again. but he got worse, deteriorated quite quickly to the point where his bodyjust could not ta ke point where his bodyjust could not take the ventilator any more. they we re take the ventilator any more. they were trying to push so much oxygen through him because his lungs are in a state, what the covid has done to his lungs. so did they have a conversation with you, wendy, about whether you would want him resuscitated? yes, they spoke to my mum and asked us as a family to make a decision. they said they did not think resuscitation would work anyway, because he is so poorly. so

we had to make that decision for the ventilator to be removed and for him to just... pass away peacefully. ventilator to be removed and for him to just... pass away peacefullylj mean, to just... pass away peacefully.” mean, it's unbearable, wendy. iam so sorry. i can't be with my mum, she's on her own, we can't be with her because of... we could pass it on to her, so we can only be by the front door, and she is a couple of rooms away, and we are just shouting at each other. it is an absolute nightmare. i don't want any of the family to have to go through this. people must adhere to the rules and stay in. it is just for a short time in their lives, they've got their rest of their lives to party, barbecue, socialise. just to stop otherfamilies from barbecue, socialise. just to stop other families from going through this, please, don't be complacent, you must stay within the rules. how

is your mum? um, she's... well, she's terrible. it's, it'sjust torture. it is torture. how long where your mum and dad married for, wendy? um, 56 years in june. wow. did your... i mean, your dad didn't have any underlying health conditions, clearly, he's in his 70s so considered to be vulnerable. yes. do you have any idea how he picked it up? well, he did have underlying conditions, some neurological problems, but it could have been from anywhere. he had been to several places beforehand. it was to the point where the government were saying for the over 70s to stay in, and they did, they stayed in but he'd already got this. and tell us

about the commitment and the care that your dad has received. i know he's been in a number of hospitals but in particular the staff at warwick hospital. yes, he started off at sandwell hospital, that is where he was first. and then as he was the most stable patient in the critical care, and there were so many waiting in casualty to come up to have the treatment, they moved into warwick last week. —— moved him. but the care that he's had, i can't express how good they are, how compassionate they are. they are risking their own lives. to help other people's families. and the doctors, they are just also kind. other people's families. and the doctors, they arejust also kind. as isaid, we doctors, they arejust also kind. as i said, we can't be there to hold his hand, so they are doing that for us. yes. and they are talking to him as if he is theirfamily. us. yes. and they are talking to him as if he is their family.” us. yes. and they are talking to him as if he is their family. i mean,

thatis as if he is their family. i mean, that is one of the painful truths with this virus, that we can't be alongside our loved ones as they are dying. no, no. so we have to trust in the health care workers... yeah. to be... he was part of a charity at sandwell hospital, a charity for a cancer group, cancer that my mum suffered from some years ago. they have raised thousands and thousands of pounds for charity to buy equipment and for research at sandwell hospital, so he is a well—known person at the hospital, and obviously at the albion is welcome everybody knows him. he was just such a lovely person, well, he is such a lovely person. when you hear that over 10,000 people have died in hospital in the uk from this virus, what do you think? it isjust awful. i knew it was going to be

bad, but you don't realise just how bad, but you don't realise just how bad it is. it's... to think that there's all these many family suffering just the way we are, and all many families, they are ill, they have not passed away, they are fighting for their lives, it has just affected so many people. and it's just... it's just awful. just affected so many people. and it'sjust... it'sjust awful. it's like a living nightmare. why was it important for you to speak to us today? if this saves one person, one person's family from going through what we are going through, then i feel like i've achieved something andi feel like i've achieved something and i hope that my dad would be proud of me. he definitely would, wendy, honestly. thank you so much. thank you. i am so, so sorry and

thank you for talking about your dad and we are sending you and your family so much love and strength right now. thank you very much for letting me speak. not at all, that is why we are here. thank you, wendy. thank you, goodbye. wendy talking about her father, barry parker, who, as you heard, is being treated in warwick hospital but they have now had to remove his ventilator because the staff, who have done everything they can for him, are not able to do any more and thatis him, are not able to do any more and that is just so unbearable. amid the lockdown, millions of people are working to keep essential services running. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been to sizewell b power station in suffolk, to see how britain's electricity companies are making sure the lights stay on. the routine checks chemist rochelle grimmer is making help ensure sizewell b nuclear power station continues to run smoothly. it provides electricity to more

than 2 million british homes. day—to—day tasks are a bit more laborious, says rochelle. 0bviously, washing hands multiple times a day is a big one. we work a lot with gloves in our chemistry section, so changing those frequently, and, obviously, complying with our social distancing at all times. here on the suffolk coast, sizewell says it started putting in place its pandemic plan over two months ago, before the first coronavirus cases were even reported in the uk. we have effectively got half of the normal staff complement here at the moment. we have split them into two teams. one is sat operating the power plant, as we are here today, the other is at home, safe and isolated. and in the eventuality we did see some sickness on site, the other team would be ready to come in and maintain operation. the nuclear reactor is below this dome. the overriding priority is to make sure nothing goes wrong in there. so what happens just

if there is an issue with international shipping and the power station can't get supplies? the early stages of our plan, which we enacted two months ago, is to build up our commodities and spare stock levels. so we are ready for this. we don't need to refuel this power station until 2021. so don't worry, your electricity dependent lockdown lifestyle isn't at threat any time soon. justin rowlatt, bbc news, suffolk. if you are getting in touch with us this morning, you are very welcome, send us an e—mail or you can message me on twitter. one of the world's best known opera singers, the italian tenor, andrea bocelli, has performed a live concert in the empty duomo cathedral in milan, the centre of the italian region that's been worst hit by the pandemic. his music for hope concert was streamed live worldwide and featured four hymns. 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 their fans. 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. it's coming up to half past nine on this monday morning. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. things are staying mainly try but you will notice its much colder. colder air mass, brisk northerly winds around today, especially around eastern coast of england and eastern scotland, brisk northerly wind, were cloud, towards the west

lighter winds and sunshine on offer. temperatures in the warm response towards the west reaching 1a degrees, down the east coast 6—8dc, you'll notice in the breeze as in the east. this evening and tonight the east. this evening and tonight the breeze easing, skies clearing, expect a cold night with frost, temperatures in some towns and cities in the north getting below freezing, colder than that in the countryside. expect frost first thing tuesday morning but another dry day, some sunshine around, but more cloud in the south—east far north—west, temperatures still the cool side, 10—14d. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... the number of coronavirus deaths passes 10,000, as the uk enters its fourth week of lockdown. the nhs has saved my life, no question. out of

hospital and grateful to be alive. the prime minister recuperates at his country residence, chequers, after praising nhs staff he singled out two nurses — jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal — for caring for him at his bedside for 48 hours at the most critical time. nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. and coming up before 10 we put your coronavirus questions to our experts — dr. kit yates — a mathematical biologist at the university of bath and nicola stonehouse, professor of molecular virology at the university of leeds colette has tweeted to say what a wonderful lady wendy was, sharing her story about her father.

absolutely, if you are getting in touch, you are welcome. you can send mea touch, you are welcome. you can send me a message on twitter or e—mail me. care homes have seen a surge in the number of deaths of residents as a result of coronavirus, with staff members also losing their lives. 0ne care home in luton said last week that 15 people had died during the crisis, including five who tested positive for covid—19. three care homes in scotland announced 30 deaths between them last week, with further deaths being recorded over the weekend. at st davids care home in forfar, 12 staff members have moved into the care home for a month, to try to stop residents from contracting the virus. they've become known as the ‘dedicated dozen' and we're talking to two of them now — christine macrea who is one of the cooks and lynn morrison, the deputy manager. good morning both of you, thank you

very much forjoining us. how are you? good, thank you. good. christine, when and why did you all move in? we moved in on the 19th of march. we've been here ever since, obviously. it was a no—brainer, you know? to keep the residents safe. because there nobody coming in or going out. basically, that was it. and lynn, did you ring round and say, what do you think of this idea, to the other members of staff? say, what do you think of this idea, to the other members of staffim was the manager wendy who found everybody and asked everybody about it and all the people who are here, their response was the same, yes, we will do it. how is it going? great, yes, it's been fun stuff it's hard work but it's good, we are having good fun. what do you say, christian? yes, it's fun, it's hard

work, a lot of good memories and you know, fun times with them, you know. the residents are enjoying it as well, they are sitting talking to us and telling us things we haven't really heard before, you know? we've got more time to spend with them, we are the only ones that are here. you have effectively sealed off yourselves and the residents from the outside world? yes, we have, yes. has anyone been ill? no, no. because no one is going out and no one is coming in? that's exactly right. what are yourjobs, then? i'm the deputy manager. i'm one of the cooks. i do the cooking, help out when i can and for i can. do you have families, what have you said to them, do they understand? i've got a

partner and family, they are very supportive. they said, do what i have to do, yes. this is where i have to do, yes. this is where i have to do, yes. this is where i have to be for the well— being of have to do, yes. this is where i have to be for the well—being of the residents. this is where we are. yes, i have a daughter and grandchildren. they were all the same, very grandchildren. they were all the same, very supportive, it's not as if we cannot see them, we can facetime them, we have a balcony that overlooks into the car park, you can come and we've got plenty of distance between us, you know? it's not as if we are not seeing them at all. it's fine. the residents can also use the balcony as well to see their family, if they want to come and see them. they can chat, a bit, like at a distance. that's good, they can still see their relatives but they must be incredibly grateful. not just the but they must be incredibly grateful. notjust the residents but theirfamilies as grateful. notjust the residents but their families as well, they must be incredibly grateful to you and the others who have moved in there? they are, quite a lot of them have been sending us goodies, some nice parcels, it's been nice. they are very appreciative. according to the

nursing notes, as of yesterday, they say it's believed that about a0 health and social care secretary and is have died from covid 19. health and social care secretary and is have died from covid19. how do you respond to that? —— health and social care secretary. we are quite protected here, we are carrying this on for another week and other staff will be coming back in but we have lots of procedures in place to try and minimise risks, we will be working different shift patterns, working different shift patterns, working 12 hours instead of working what we were before, so they will split the building in half, less contact with different residents, so yes, trying to make it as safe as possible. understood. one more week of this particular arrangement. yes. well, it's incredible devotion and dedication and it's really good of

you to talk to us today, thank you christine and lynn, thank you for coming on the programme. take care, ta ke coming on the programme. take care, take care. restrictions may be easing in italy and spain, but the italian government has told the bbc 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. 0ur europe correspondentjean mackenzie reports from rome. the tables still set for meals that were never served. chiara built this place for the people of rome to meet, eat, and play music. crowd sings. but it's 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 loans to keep them going. but these businesses are struggling to see their place in a socially distant future and fear that by the time they're allowed to reopen the damage done will be so great it will be irreversible. this barge bar now resembles a ghost ship. another business on the edge. how busy does it get?

it's good, the last year. now nothing. and while this country waits to be reopened, its streets are silently being redrawn. the places which give it so much of its soul most at risk. jean mackenzie, bbc news. here's an e—mail from louise, here's an e—mailfrom louise, i have sobbed at wendy's story, sending love to her. and this from a christian, i wish to praise wendy for her strength and being capable

at this time speaking live on national television, telling the story of her father. —— this from christine. i wish everybody was listening to that so the message gets through to people. important to say wendy wanted to come on today to pay tribute to her father, she didn't want her dad simply to be a statistic as she told us yesterday. a group of bikers has been delivering shopping to those who are vulnerable is. it started as one man but grew to a number of volunteers. patrick tells us more. travelling on cornwall‘s now empty roads, these bikers are on a mission. i'm guy. i work in the emergency services and iformed bodmin bikers. bodmin bikers is a delivery team

for medication from doctors surgeries to pharmacies. we are also a food delivery so if you need your essentials, bread, milk. do you know what? we haven't had any pasty deliveries yet. the group don't charge for delivery and were set up to help vulnerable