the government will help and and guarantees need to be simplify and guarantees need to be on the spot to support this crisis. we will try and support you economically within this period. quickly, a new plan will be put in place, for example, for tourism this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the number of deaths in the uk hotels, restoration and culture and passes 11,000 but the government events will be put into effect. for says the lockdown measures are working. if we let up now, the virus will only take full advantage. it those that are the most vulnerable, will only take full advantage. it will spread faster and it will kill these weeks are also very difficult. i would like to thank mairs, local, more people. the world health organization warns countries gci’oss the world health organization warns countries across the world not to end the coronavirus lockdown too the mairs, local election $0011. associations, who have been asked a lot and have been asked to go in new york, the us state hardest further and to give help, extra help hit by the marys, the governor says to families who have the least with he believes the worst is over. in spain, some businesses reopen children. to let them live and have

after the number of new infections their essential needs, and students falls. and the french president emmanuel macron, is about to give an update who are living far from their families and those who live out of on the coronavirus crisis shortly to the french people. we will bring you that live. the mainland will also be help. from wednesday, the administration will decide what financial means will be put in place. the 11th of may will be the beginning of a new step. it will be progressive, the rules will hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. in a few be adapted because the objective, moments we will bring you that address from the french president the first objective stays the health emmanuel macron, speaking to the of french people. from the 11th of french nation. he is expected to outline the next steps in the fight may, schools, nurseries and sixth against coronavirus in france. there form schools will start to open are signs in some countries that because for me it is a priority. as coronavirus pandemic has reached a the inequalities are being more and plateau, governments are looking at more brought out, children who are how to lift restrictions. but the in poorer areas world health organization has issued more brought out, children who are in poorer areas or a warning on lifting lockdown more brought out, children who are in poorer areas or in the countryside that cannot go to measures too early. in uk, the school, that don't have access to

government says the uk is still not the internet or telecommunication, passed the peak of the coronavirus emergency, but there are some positive signs from the latest data living differently. within this and the lockdown is working. the government says it is too soon to period, inequalities between talk about when it may end or how. families are more marked and these it comes as the number of children need to find a journey to coronavirus deaths in the state of new york has risen to more than get to school. the government will put in special rules, time will be 10,000. it is almost half of all organised and space will be deaths so far across the united organised and space will be organised differently. children and teachers will be protected with the states. the new york state governor right equipment. for students in has said they are controlling the spread. he says, i think the worst universities, schools will not start is over. let's go to france, until summer. the government will be president macron speaking to the french people. clearer with these rules and the translation: anxiety for parents, organisation later for exams, about for ourselves in front of this the exams. the 11th of may, it will virus. tiredness, sadness. this also be a moment in which people might have to start going back to work. we will start to support

difficult period is even harder to industries, businesses and services live when we live in a small space, and the rules we put in place to when we don't have things in our houses to learn, to distract enable reopening and protect workers is the priority. places where people ourselves. even harder to live when tensions are here when risks of violence are part of everyday life are in groups, cinemas, restaurants, and we're all within this period, cafe is and hotels and museums will stay closed at this moment. big what loneliness and sadness is for our elders. but, because of our festivals and events where there's lots of public will not be able to efforts, every day itjust got ta ke lots of public will not be able to take place until at least halfjuly. better. public workers and our the situation will be supported and health workers, our doctors and evaluated from half may. we need to nurses, ambulance workers, army and fire workers have done everything to put in place support and ask people save lives and to be on the front who are vulnerable, elderly or line. our french hospitals have severely disabled or have chronic managed to cure and help those who illnesses, they need to stay at home even after the 11th of may, stay

arrived. these days, these weeks have been the owner of our health confined. studio: that is president macron of france with that address to the workers in cities. on the second french people. as he heard, he said the strict lockdown in france must front line, farmers, teachers, continue until monday the 11th of may. so another month of lockdown in france in order to slow the virus drivers, shopkeepers, journalists, down. he said, we ready for the public workers, i am getting so coronavirus? clearly, we were not ready enough, he said. but we have many, are helped by so many french stood up to it and we have made who have permitted for life to difficult decisions. this virus is still is still unknown, still has continue in the end. and each of lots of mystery to it. we will learn, he said. president macron you, as i called for this third announcing to the french people that they are going to have to go through front line, every one of you by another month or so of lockdown. respecting the lockdown policies and after that, he said the schools because of the work of our could begin to reopen but until monday the 11th of may, the very policemen, you have permitted and strict measures now in place in made it possible for the pandemic to slow down. the results are here, france are going to continue. that

is president emmanuel macron with some regions have been helped. they his latest address to the french have got better. it has gone down in people on the measures they need to take. let's bring you back to the situation in the uk verse 717 people some regions and hope is coming back. i would like to thank all of are now reported to have died from you tonight and say how grateful i am to all of you. where are we ready coronavirus in hospital in the latest 24—hour period. that is a for this crisis? well, clearly not drop from yesterday but that number does not include deaths in care enough, but we stood up to it. in homes or indeed in the community. it france, like everywhere else, we brings the total number of deaths in have had to come in the speed of the hospital in the uk to more than 11,000. ourfirst report tonight is event, make difficult decisions. from david shukman. the grief is sometimes with information that has changed, that has not been clear. as this virus is unknown and it still has lots of mystery today. at the personal. when this lady died, the moment, let's be honest, has shown grief are shared around the world. her daughter emma had been looking into research on her mother's chances. on the left, how many

problems. like lots of countries in people had been admitted. at that the world we did not have enough point, she was on the left, she was on that figure. but when she passed gloves, enough hand gel, we didn't away on the tenth, she was on the right, she was one of the figures of have enough masks that we wanted to death and it is heartbreaking. give to our health care workers. these problems have now been because to everyone else, that is identified. we mobilise ourselves, just a number. but that number was the government, local governments, my mum and i don't think people are connecting numbers and graphs, and businesses, associations have got together to get the material that figures to real, living people. was necessary. but we are aware that people who are not going to come back from this. emma is desperate, like so many who have lost loved ones, for people to follow the international problems mean it we could not get the things delivered. rules. over the holiday weekend, many usually popular spaces have been much quieter. but because of the impact of the lockdown on the french businesses and workers have economy, there are constant started a new french production, questions about when the measures will be relaxed. if we let up now, like in the war. we have opened the virus will only take full front lines, the production has advantage, it will spread faster and it will kill more people. if we

refuse to give into it, if we keep up increased by five and 10,000 refuse to give into it, if we keep up this incredible team effort we respiratory machines will be in five will beat this virus and we will come through this national test. will beat this virus and we will come through this national testm spain, badly hit by the virus, there weeks here. these machines will be precious for reanimation. because of isa spain, badly hit by the virus, there is a slight relaxation of the rules. these efforts, we are able to be factories and construction sites are allowed to reopen. many worry it able to distribute more and more will lead to a resurgence of the equipment. but, like you, i have disease. so to minimise the risk, seen equipment. but, like you, i have the police are handing out masks. seen too many until now, the world health equipment. but, like you, i have seen too many errors, equipment. but, like you, i have seen too many errors, too many slow organization has not recommended procedures, useless procedures and the problems are logistic. we will this, but it is now recognising that wearing a mask is becoming more learn from the consequences in time normal around the world.|j wearing a mask is becoming more and we will have to reorganise. normal around the world. i think the who has become very aware that in these last few weeks have also many countries, there is an increasing concern that unless marked lots of achievements. the people wear masks more widely they may well be exposed to covid because of co nta ct may well be exposed to covid because of contact with people who don't beds for reanimation have doubled, know they have the disease. the the cooperation in hospitals have

british government view is the best improved, private clinics and masks must be reserved for health doctors in cities have transferred workers on the front line because if patients into other regions. everybody else wants them, supplies will be even harder to find. more luxembourg, switzerland, germany, austria and i would like to help all and more countries, including the united states believe that because people can have the virus without the organisations and the teachings from distance that have helped us. showing symptoms, they should cover theirfaces. is it possible lots of french have come back, been showing symptoms, they should cover their faces. is it possible that you would change your advice to the british public about wearing masks repatriated from countries from all when they are outdoors? the evidence over the world and the help for the on masks is much more persuasive french from all over the world. from masks stopping you from giving often what seemed impossible for it to somebody than it is preventing yea rs, often what seemed impossible for years , we often what seemed impossible for you catching it. we are continuing years, we made possible in a few days. we have improved, innovative, to look at new evidence as it emerges and if there is evidence that looks like we should change your advice, we would do so. in acted close to the ground and lots thailand, even newborn babies are of solutions have been found. we being given specially made face have to remember this, because this shields to protect them from the is as much strength for the future. virus on the journey from the hospital to their homes. as the my is as much strength for the future. my dear compatriots, if i had to death toll rises here, there will be address you this evening after

demands to assess every possible way of stopping more infections and more having consulted and thought about lots of things these last few days, grief. david shukman, bbc news. it is to tell you what is going to let's hear more about that warning happen in the next few weeks. and that david was mentioning from the the next few months. hope is coming world health organization, which has been telling countries they should back, is being reborn but nothing is not lift lockdown measures to early. sure. in the east of france and the we know that covid—19 spreads fast and we know that it is deadly. ten central region, the hospital services are full. in france and times deadlier than the 2009 flu pandemic. we know that the virus can zones outside, the systems are in spread more easily in crowded trouble. we need to apply the rules. environments like nursing homes. we the more we apply the rules, the more we will save lives. this is by know that early case finding, testing, caring for every case and confinement and lockdown, the strictest lockdown is so important tracing every contact is essential and we must keep going until monday for stopping transmission. we know that in some countries cases are the 11th of may. it is at this doubling every three to four days. period we need to act successfully. however, while covid—19 accelerates

it is the conditions to show the propagation of the virus to enable very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. in other words, the way down more and more spaces to be relieved is much slower than the way up. that in reanimation and to give the means that control measures must be opportunity for our doctors and health workers to get their forces lifted slowly and with control. back. the 11th of may, if it is not that is the director—general of the possible, that we respected those world health organization. we were hearing earlier from rules and the virus has managed to world health organization. we were hearing earlierfrom president macron of france telling the french people he is extending the strict be slowed down, i am fully aware of lockdown until monday may be 11. the effort i am asking of you. in let's go to hugh schofield in paris the effort i am asking of you. in the next four weeks, the rules put with the latest. whether that in place by the government have to announcement from president macron, be respected. they have shown to be will it have come as a surprise to the french people? not remotely. we successful, they must not be have all been prepared for this. reinforced or lightened, but be put what i was slightly surprised by was com pletely reinforced or lightened, but be put completely in place. i am asking all the detail with which he started sketching out the post—11th of may the people who have been elected and world. i was expecting him to say representatives, as the republic makes it possible to make sure that the 11th of may and then maybe more, all the rules are the same in every but he does seem to be indicating

that the 11th of may is going to be pa rt all the rules are the same in every part of our territory, that we should not add rules in the day. in a key moment at which france begins its process of de—confinement. he everyday life we should keep using said for example, from the 11th of the gestures, barrier gestures may schools, creche and universities will start to reopen. which is going standing at a distance and washing to bea will start to reopen. which is going our hands. i would like to remind to be a big change because it will be two months. he said other sectors all the people who have chronic illnesses or suffer from other of the economy should be allowed to start to reopen. but at the same illnesses or suffer from other illnesses should be able to consult their doctors, because it is not time, places where people gather just the virus that kills, it is together like bars and restaurants and so on will remain shut. without also extreme solitary and not being going into great detail, he is indicating to the french that the 11th of may will be a key moment able to use other health services thatis able to use other health services that is dangerous. i hope hospitals which is the beginning of a new phase in this whole saga and that is will be able to organise themselves not going to be just another date that for those that are closest and that will be pushed back once again. put in the right measures and enable just briefly, interesting here in the uk we haven't had a firm road

map like president macron hasjust visits to be able to take a bite. outlined, with a specific date in within these last moments, hopefully about a month's time? neither have we, it is all new here as well and it is psychologically, i think, quite important. which i think was when the security of the workers will be guaranteed they should be pa rt able to produce and have been able quite important. which i think was part of his calculation. remember, through all of this, britain is two to for at least a month already. for 00:12:26,182 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 them, for all of them that need to weeks behind france. every step of the weight when i tune into the british news on the today programme, is what i heard two weeks before in france, preparations, decisions being made, what's missing and recriminations. it is all pretty much following the same script. i wouldn't be surprised if something similar isn't worked out in britain ina similar isn't worked out in britain in a couple of weeks. hugh schofield in paris, thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. hello. if you briefly out on easter

monday i'm sure you will have taken some of the fresh, polar air from northern climes. this evening, temperatures will be dropping rapidly and tonight we are expecting a widespread frost north and south. here is the temperature map. we can see the frost developing across scotla nd see the frost developing across scotland and northern england and into wales. even the towns and cities that don't fall to zero just outside town in rural spots, there will be a frost. let's look at the weather map for tuesday and we are right in the middle of the high pressure. often in the middle of the high pressure, the winds are very, very light. it means no wind on the way for many others with plenty of sunshine. here is the forecast, lots of sunshine right from the word go. noticeably lighter winds on the north sea coast and in the south—east as well and hardly a breath of wind across central part of the uk. the temperatures will also recover a little bit because the sunshine is strong and it is warming up the air so temperatures

possibly getting up to 13 degrees on the north sea coast. the same process continues to wednesday so the high pressure is right over us, very little wind to move things around and that allows the air to warm up around and that allows the air to warm up a around and that allows the air to warm up a little once more. so temperatures could be as high 17 and 19 degrees on wednesday. on thursday there will be a subtle change. we will start to see this area of low pressure developing to the south—west and weather fronts will be travelling in our direction. that means the wind direction is going to change, so it will start to come in from the south and the south—east pushing the cold air towards the north. so things will be warming up. you can see the hint of the weather fronts towards the south—west. there is not a lot of it but if you are a gardener or farmer who wants some rain, you will have to wait until friday and the weekend. by thursday, the temperatures in the sunshine could be getting up to around 20 or 21 degrees. still a net in the air across scotland with aberdeen around

9 degrees. on friday, saturday and sunday the weather fronts will be crossing the country but it will be a slow process because there is high pressure a cross a slow process because there is high pressure across scotland and high pressure across scotland and high pressure tends to slow things down. so there is some rain on the way but the chance of it isn't until the end of the week. goodbye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the number of deaths in the uk

passes 11,000 by the government says the lockdown measures are working. if we let up now the virus will take full advantage. it will spread faster and kill more people. the world health organisations warned country not in the lockdown too soon. covid—19 decelerates much more slowly. the french president extends a country's lockdown. it will now last until at least may the 11th. in new york, the us state hardest hit by the virus, the governor says he believes the worst is over. in spain, some businesses reopen after the number of new investments fall —— infections fall.

there are still shortages being reported. the head of nhs providers in england has told the bbc the supply of gowns for example is hands to mouth at the moment. the government says it is straining every sinew to resolve the problem. basic equipment that can save lives. millions of gowns, masks and gloves have been promised for use in this pandemic, but they still aren't getting to everyone who needs them. to put it politely, i think it's been a shambles. nick is a gp registrar at a hospital in the south—east of england, who says supplies regularly run out. you go onto a ward, you're about to see a coronavirus—positive patient, and then you end up not having... you know, if you have the mask, you don't have the goggles or the visor. if you have the visor, you then don't have the gown.

these are issues that, still, we continue to face, no matter how our government would like to believe and say otherwise. across the uk, frontline staff tell a similar story. at this hospital, near cardiff, one doctor reported nurses preparing for work with four visors between a0 of them. the local health board says they do now have enough ppe. doctors‘ leaders and health care unions have written to the welsh government to say their members fear for their safety. people need answers. we can't go on like this, as the death toll increases, as people see colleagues, friends of theirs, you know, loved ones dying, as a result of not having the appropriate type of armour that was needed for them to go out and fight this battle for us. the uk's four nations have agreed to work together on sourcing equipment. at this belfast hospital, they have ppe, but doctors in the city have threatened

to withdraw service because of a scarcity. in residential homes, there's real anxiety too. the head of scottish care says ppe makers have been prioritising orders from england, leaving their stocks low. i will never stand here during this outbreak and say these things are off the agenda because we've fixed them all. we will monitor that and keep on that on a day—to—day basis, such is the vital importance of it. daily deliveries of equipment have been pledged, as part of a round—the—clock effort. but after months to prepare for this pandemic, but some fear it may be too little, too late. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. as borisjohnson as boris johnson continues as borisjohnson continues his recovery from coronavirus at his official country residence, the pa rents of official country residence, the parents of one of the nurses that he singled out for praise have been speaking of their pride in their

daughter. jenny mcgee is from new zealand. herfather said daughter. jenny mcgee is from new zealand. her father said she daughter. jenny mcgee is from new zealand. herfather said she had treated the prime minister with the same care treated the prime minister with the same care she would any other patient. driven to the seclusion of his country residence, chequers, it's here that the prime minister will convalesce from coronavirus. borisjohnson says his illness could have gone either way and, in his first video statement since being discharged, said he owed his life to the nhs staff who had cared for him. 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. those nurses werejenny mcgee, who is originally from new zealand, and luis pitarma from portugal, who has lived in the uk for six years. miss mcgee's parents, who live on south island, said their daughter had described her experience as surreal. it makes us feel exceptionally proud, obviously, but she's told us these things over the years and it doesn't matter what patient

she's looking after, this is what she does and ijust find it incredible. what jenny's doing is what our own nurses in new zealand are doing and nurses and doctors are doing around the world, they are doing their very very best for people who need their care and we just have to be so grateful for them. before leaving hospital, boris johnson testing negative for coronavirus, meaning he's cleared the infection, but what's not so clear is how long it's going to take him to fully recover. but it's probable that it's going to take him weeks, rather than days, before he's back to work full—time. it's reported that mrjohnson's partner, carrie symonds, has joined him at chequers. she too had previously displayed symptoms of covid—19. the couple are expecting their first child in the next few weeks, meaning they may once again be thanking the nhs. sangita myska, bbc news. i'm joined by a political

correspondentjonathan i'm joined by a political correspondent jonathan blake who i'm joined by a political correspondentjonathan blake who is here with us. first of all, what's the latest on the prime minister about my condition? we know he's back continuing his convalescent? downing street says the prime minister is still continuing his recovery there and there is no prospect of him returning to work anytime soon. he's not receiving government patient bears, he's not receiving visitors bond his fiancee carrie symonds and when it comes to that decision be made wary will see him back, we were told today by his spokesman that will be a decision for him taking on the advice of his medical team. so there has been a contrast in the language we've heard from downing street since the prime minister's admission to hospital compared to what they told us before and during that say, he was described as being in good spirits, but after that video update from borisjohnson where it could've gone

either way while he was in intensive care, ithink either way while he was in intensive care, i think there's been a shift to ta ke care, i think there's been a shift to take things a little more slowly and ensure he is well enough to return to work when the time is right. of course the key decision for him and his government is when to ease or lift the lockdown. that's what everybody wants to know. we've just heard indication from president macron in france that they will lift their lockdown on may the 11th probably, in about a month. no such road map or time save in the uk. no time frame beyond the review which the government has to carry out by the government has to carry out by the 16th and april, this coming thursday. into those restrictions put in place three weeks ago, and we heard from dominic raab who is deputizing for the prime minister that we should not expect an change in those restrictions this week. i have to say that was widely expected, so he was pretty much just

confirming what we already knew. nevertheless it is significant because that takes you further into the future, but as to the questions of how long the restrictions will continue and when and how the government might make a decision about how to lift them, we really have no idea about how that process is going to work and for how much longer we will be living here in the uk with those restrictions in place, but after president macron's timetable here this afternoon, people will no doubt make that comparison. a couple of weeks —— we're a couple of weeks behind the french in the uk, so people may look at that as an example of when and how restrictions might begin to be lifted. certainly no sense yet from the uk government. thank you jonathan. among those hoping for a return to normal is the us state of new york. a number of coronavirus deaths there has not risen to more than10,000. deaths there has not risen to more than 10,000. that's almost half of all deaths so far across the united states. the state's governor andrew

cuomo says they are controlling the spread. this is what you have to say today. there will be no morning where the headlines has "all it's over." that will not happen. but yes, i think you can say the worst is over because the worst year are people dying. that's the worst. the worst doesn't get any worse than this worse and this is that people die. andrew cuomo there, governor of new york state. russia has reported its biggest increase in deaths with two and half thousand new infections they are. more than half are in moscow, which remains the most affected area. 18,000 cases have been reported across the country. steve rosenberg has the latest. compared to other countries in europe, these figures are still relatively low. in america you've

got 560,000 confirmed cases compared to russia's18,000. but it's important to say that a few days ago, the moscow mayor made it clear the peak in russia was a long way away. he said russia was basically in the foothills of this pandemic, so in the foothills of this pandemic, so there is a concern that the situation here is going to get far worse and already, there are reports that the health system in moscow is feeling the pressure under an enormous strain. president bruton's spokesman said the situation in moscow hospital was intense —— president putin. he talked about the heroism of russian doctors and interestingly, yesterday, russian state tv which normally paints quite a rosy picture of events, they showed a russian doctor who said basically his hospital could not cope. they only had 13,000 beds and

1300 beds and 1500 patients. so there is a sense here that the situation is getting worse. steve rosenberg, our moscow correspondent. italy has passed another terrible milestone today with official confirming that the death toll there is now over 20,000. the government has decided a narrow range of firms will be able to start work again on tuesday, but some businesses won't be allowed to fully reopen until a vaccine is found. some restaurant and bar businesses have already collapsed since the lockdown began five weeks ago. jean mackenzie reports from rome. the tables still set for meals that were never served. kiara built this place for the people of rome to meet and play music. but it's been five weeks since every restaurant locally was shut down and has a lockdown drag on, she's preparing to close for

good. 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 concerts. we can't have cinema. what about bars and restaurants? now it's impossible that the restaurant can reopen until the discovery of a vaccine. it's impossible to imagine you can return to 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. they fear

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 doesn't get? the last year? nothing. and while this country waits to be reopened, its streets are silently being redrawn. the places which give it much of its sole most at risk. jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome. spain, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus, is beginning to ease strict lockdown measures wet

have brought its economy to a standstill. people in construction and some services are being allowed to return to work, but must stick to strict safety guidelines. staff and a british care home say they're devastated after it was revealed that 13 residents have died with coronavirus symptoms there. the suspected outbreak at the stanley park home in county durham was last month. peter harris has this report. the death toll continues to rise two weeks on. this care home confirm the number of deaths with suspected covid—19 has presented double figures. only one who died in hospital was actually tested for coronavirus and came out positive. but the symptoms of the others who died are consistent with the disease. the regional director carolyn morrison —— karen morrison said they are devastated at the loss of the residence and they said their

condolences are with the families. she also praised the staff here who she said have been absolutely amazing in these difficult circumstances and she emphasised that they have been using personal protective equipment, meticulously throughout the outbreak. in addition to the mentalities, a further resident is in hospital. that patient has tested positive for coronavirus. peter harris, bbc look north. major charities are calling for the british government to publish a comprehensive plan to support social care through the coronavirus pandemic. the alzheimer society, care england and independent age have written to the health secretary to agree a care package for the most vulnerable in society and for people who care for them. kate lee is chief executive of them. kate lee is chief executive of the alzheimer society. she joined just now. thanks for being with us. what would you like the government to do exactly? i think is you just

heard in that previous report, care homes across the uk are really, really struggling. we would like the minister to make sure that care homes have got the same access to ppe. we've heard all the challenges about getting a hold of it, but the nhs is being prioritise. care homes are kind of forgotten in this battle gets coronavirus. number of deaths happening in care homes every day now., so it's really important that testing for staff is on par with nhs testing. we need to make sure that we can get care home staff back to work safely. we want to make sure residents that are being moved in and out but particularly into homes are being tested before they moved because that is a key way we think the virus is getting into some of these home. through people going into step down care. we want a period of isolation or people to be

tested before they‘ re period of isolation or people to be tested before they're moved into residential care homes. the other really important thing is we want ca re really important thing is we want care homes to be supported in allowing families to visit, particularly if loved ones are at end of life. it's not humane to have families unable to visit loved ones when they know they're in those final few hours. we when they know they're in those finalfew hours. we know when they know they're in those final few hours. we know it's not safe to have family coming in and out for normal visit, but we've got to get enough protective equipment into nursing homes so that families can be with loved ones in those key last few hours of life. so there is a huge amount to be done here. this really is quite a forgotten workforce at the moment, by the government. of use that word forgotten government. of use that word fo rg otte n a government. of use that word forgotten a few times now. —— you have used that word. we focused on the need to get the nhs optus speed in terms of protective gear and capacity. we focus on the number of hospital deaths. —— up to speed. in

terms of care home, just really is a very forgotten number of people who are so very forgotten number of people who are so seriously affected and also the number of deaths there, not included in that daily toll that we hear about every day. and not including that daily toll, so it's really, really ha rd including that daily toll, so it's really, really hard to understand exactly what's going on with corona deaths across the uk. 70% of people in care homes have got dementia, so that's where the alzheimer's society feels particularly strongly that we must make sure that we're looking after these really, really vulnerable people in society. we've got our dementia support line operating, that's really flooded with calls over the last week from really worried relatives asking what they can do, how can they visit, how can they stay connected to families. and it's really, really scary, frightening times for families, as well as lots of residents who don't understand what's going on. our

incredible staff around the uk are trained —— aren't trained for this kind of response. they do offer end—of—life care, but not at the scale. so it's so important that we just focus on that essential social ca re just focus on that essential social care staff. just focus on that essential social ca re staff. i just focus on that essential social care staff. i would love to see there's a's clapping for our amazing ca re there's a's clapping for our amazing care home staff across the uk. they are doing the most incrediblejob. lately, good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. one of the world's best known opera singers andrea bocelli has performed a live concert alone in the famous cathedral of mainland, central of the area was hit by the pandemic. it was stream live worldwide and featured. # 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. here the uk, one unexpected upside to the restrictions has been how native animals have been enjoying the quiet. there aren't any really dangerous predators left in the wild here, so being able to see wildlife up here, so being able to see wildlife up close, even here, so being able to see wildlife up close, even our here, so being able to see wildlife up close, even our houses has been something of a boost for many of us. our site correspondent —— science correspondent victoria gill reports. while so many of us are stuck indoors, lockdown hasn't

slowed down the flurry of springtime activity outside. and as urban areas fall quiet and more people put out food in their yards and gardens, wild animals are showing up in some very domestic settings. so could nature be making the most out of lockdown? it's a very strange time for all of us. how might different animals be adapting to it? places that were quite noisy and busy and typically dominated by human activity, there is more space now for animals and wildlife generally. a lot more space now for animals and wildlife generally. so i think a lot of species will respond to that, particularly hedgehogs, we think. so it might be up to a fifth of the population killed annually on the roads. and if that is the case, if something like lockdown was much less traffic, it could have a real impact for hedgehogs. something like lock down with much less traffic could have a real impact for hedgehogs. uk road traffic plummeted by almost three quarters in the first week

of the stay—at—home order. while that might benefit some species, it could actually be bad news for scavengers like crows and buzzards. but conservationists point out that the other usually shy birds and mammals could be easier to spot. what sort of animals do you think people might see in urban environments? if you do go out exercising and you're on your own, then it's quite quiet which means you're likely to come across things you've not seen before. if it is part of your daily exercise on that time that you are allowed to go out, that's great. i've had people reporting they've seen stoats for the very first time whilst they been out on runs because it's been very quiet. animals such as foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, animals that are usually quite sensitive to disturbance. things like deer, we might say. here's my little foxy loxy. many people are sharing wildlife encounters on social media and conservation organisations like the people's trust for endangered species and the rspb asking people to spend some of their lockdown time on surveys

that could help them study native wildlife. so just a view out of a window could help us stay connected with the natural world at a time when our own worlds have become so much smaller. victoria gill, bbc news. that's it for this hour. present micron has announced a strict lockdown will continue in france until monday, may the 11th, a month from today. here in the uk, the foreign secretary dominic raab who is standing in for borisjohnson, said ministers are not anticipating relaxing the lockdown measures of the uk for the time being. that's latest for me. you're watching bbc news. hello. if you are briefly out on easter monday, i'm sure you will have taken

easter monday, i'm sure you will have ta ken and easter monday, i'm sure you will have taken and some of that fresh polarair have taken and some of that fresh polar air from have taken and some of that fresh polar airfrom the have taken and some of that fresh polar air from the northern climes. this evening, the temperatures will be dropping rapidly and tonight, we're expecting a widespread air frost north and south. here's our temperature map. you can see the air frost developing across scotland in northern england into wales too. even the towns and cities that don't exactly fall to zero will just see a frost. let's look at the weather map for tuesday. we're right in the middle of the high pressure. often in the middle of the high—pressure, the winds are very, very light. that means a windless day on the way for many of us with plenty of sunshine. here's the forecast then. lots of sunshine right from the word go. noticeably lighter winds on the north sea coast and in the southeast as north sea coast and in the southeast as well. hardly a breath of wind across central parts of the uk. temperatures will also recover a little bit because the sunshine is strong. it's warming up the air, so temperatures possibly getting up to

13 degrees on the north sea coast. the same process continues wednesday. the high—pressure ‘s right over us, very little wind to move things around and that will allow the air to warm up a little once more. temperatures could be as high around 70 to even 19 degrees on wednesday. on thursday, there will bea wednesday. on thursday, there will be a subtle change in our weather pattern. we will start to see this area of low pressure developing to the southwest of us, and weather fronts will travel in our direction. that also means that the wind direction is going to change, so it will start to come in from the south in the southeast. it will push the cold air towards the north, so again, things will warm up. there's not an awful lot of it was the southwest. if your gardener or farmer and want some rain, you have to wait for friday and the weekend. by to wait for friday and the weekend. by thursday, but sunshine could get up by thursday, but sunshine could get up to around 20—21d. still a nip in the air across scotland, aberdeen around 9 degrees. on friday, saturday and sunday, these whether

fronts will be crossing the country, but it will be a slow process because there a high pressure across scotland. the high—pressure tends to slow things down. once again, there is some rain on the way, but the chance of it isn't until the end of the week. goodbye.

this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. in new york state, the number of people who have died has now passed 10,000. however the authorities are optimistic the worst of the outbreak is now over. the world health organisation warns countries across the globe not to end the coronavirus lockdown too soon. while covid—19 accelerates very fast,