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. the international monetary fund warns the world is facing a recession far worse than the crisis of 2008. at than the crisis of 2008. that time, the global econ shrunk at that time, the global economy shrunk by 0.1%, so it was zero point -- -.1%. shrunk by 0.1%, so it was zero point -- -.i%. we shrunk by 0.1%, so it was zero point —— —.1%. we are talking now about growth of —3%.

british charities accuse the government of airbrushing older people from the coronavirus death toll. president or king? governors accuse donald trump of overstepping his authority when it comes to lifting lockdowns. and italy takes small steps towards easing its lockdown, as infection rates there continue to fall. a very warm welcome to the programme. new economic projections say the coronavirus pandemic will push much of the world into a severe recession this year. the imf, the international monetary fund, says the global economy will contract by 3%, compared to just 0.1% after the financial crash of 2008. when it comes to jobs, you can see a prediction that unemployment will rise agin, for some countries to higher levels than after the finacial crisis in 2008 and 2009. the bbc spoke directly with the imf‘s chief economist, who's in charge of these economic projections. this is something that we haven't seen in any of our lifetimes.

the last crisis, major crisis, was the globe financial crisis. at that time, the global economy shrank by 0.1%. it was —0.i%. right now, in our baseline, we are talking about growth at —3% so this is the worst since the great depression. our business reporter samira hussain in new york spoke with the imf‘s chief economist. here's her analysis of what we heard today. everyone was really prepared for really grim numbers coming from the imf, but i think even economists there were somewhat struck by what they were seeing. yes, we're talking about a contraction of 3% for this year. and remember, just a few months ago, the imf was actually predicting that the global economy was going to grow by 3.3% for this year. so this is an abrupt turnaround. and if you look at individual economies, well, they're expecting the uk economy to shrink by 6% and a half.

_by —— by 6.5%. they're looking at the united states and that economy. the economy here is going to shrink by 5.9% in total. in total, the imf is actually estimating that $9 trillion worth of money will have been lost in the global economy. these are just staggering figures. that's just absolutely staggering. you're absolutely right. there were some partial recoveries predicted for 2021, so we do have to wait. did the imf give any more details about how enough the world can recover from this? well, actually, if you look at their predictions for how the global economy is going to recover, it looks pretty good. the imf is predicting that growth in 2021 is going to be 5.8% for the united states they are projecting that to be 4% and similarforthe uk. but what they were very quick to make clear was that these are just projections and its projections that economists

are basing on health and, you know, sort of the changing landscape with regards to this virus. so they need to be nimble in their projections as well as governments need to be nimble in terms of how they address the economic disaster that this is. so because this is just such a moving target and everything really depends onjust how well economies weather the health crisis. economies like stability, but that is not what we are experiencing at the moment. thank you. across the uk, there were 778 deaths from coronavirus reported in the last 24—hour period, most of those in hospital. and new officialfigures in england and wales suggest that many more people are dying from the virus than the numbers released daily by the british government. according to the office for national statistics, during the week ending april the 3rd, more than 16,000 deaths were recorded. this is the highest number since data of this kind was first published in 2005.

the figure is 6000 higher than the average for the time of year, when deaths normally start falling after the flu season. the department of health confirmed that there have been outbreaks in more than 2000 care homes in england alone — the charity age uk says the virus is spreading like wildfire. the care home figure is proving controversial because the uk, like many european countries, doesn't include people who die from coronavirus in care homes in the daily death toll that's announced to the public. alex forsyth has been speaking to the family of one care home resident who has died. my my mum was a people person. she told eve ryo ne my mum was a people person. she told everyone she loves them and everyone loved her. rose mitchell was a familiar face on her street in southwest london. so much so, her neighbour stood outside to pay their respects on

hearing that she had died. at 81, she passed away in her care home after collecting coronavirus. -- contracting coronavirus. we could hear herjust contracting coronavirus. we could hear her just breathe contracting coronavirus. we could hear herjust breathe in, they held the phone to her ear. we played danny boy, her favourite song. we told her we loved her and said goodbye. karen says what is happening in care homes cannot be overlooked and praise caters like those who were with her mum until the end. i can only say to them, thank you because over the last week that has brought has incredible comfort. -- praise carers. to know that she was not alone. thank you to theirfamily for that she was not alone. thank you to their family for speaking to us. that she was not alone. thank you to theirfamily for speaking to us. —— rose's family for speaking to us. the potentially devastating impact of the coronavirus crisis on the uk economy has been spelled out by an independent tax

and spending watchdog. the office for budget responsibility warns that if the lockdown lasts 3 months, with another 3 months of partial lifting, the uk economy could shrink by 35% between april and june this year, before a likely recovery. in the model, experts predicted unemployment could rise to 10% of the working population. this would more than double unemployment levels and increase the number of people withoutjbs by 2 million. speaking at the daily downing street news conference, the chancellor rishi sunak, said he was "deeply troubled" by the figures. this is going to be hard. our economy is going to take a significant hit and, as i have said before, that is not an abstract thing. people are going to feel that in theirjobs and in their household incomes. i very much hope that the measures that we've put in place will allow us to do exactly as 0br have said — bounce back. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg on how feasible that "bounce back" the chancellor talked about actually is. when the shutters roll up, the car parks fill again and the closed

signs flip back over, the report suggests the economy could recover fast, but with two million extra people potentially out of work. labour fears today's predictions. unfortunately, they are quite a good reflection of the situation we're likely to find ourselves in. but of course, this really is down to the measures that can be put in place to sustain businesses and jobs. they are absolutely critical, not just now, but for the future health of our economy. these numbers are well—informed guesses, not fine or not inked in, but the direction is clear, and this virus is dragging the economy down. jobs are being lost and the national income is shrinking. and that affects notjust home ministers balance lifting —— how ministers are balance lifting restrictions in the weeks and months to come, but what governments can and cannot pay for any future, how much they borrow and how much tax we pgy- 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us live.

we will touch on the economy any moment, but let's focus on care homes and it is proving very emotive this idea that the figures from care homes are not being included in the daily numbers that we year during the press conferences. what is the government saying about the reason for that? there has been increasing concern about those suffering from and dying from coronavirus in care homes in the uk. 0pposition parties and charities have been raising this as an issue for some time now. the government has come under pressure to be clearer about the extent of cases of coronavirus in care homes and the numbers who are sadly dying from it. until now, the daily numbers we have had from the government in terms of the number of people tested and those who have died from coronavirus have been largely patients who have been admitted to hospital. the government says it is able to gather those numbers accurately and publish them

quickly. today, the news conference, the chancellor and the representatives from public health england were asked by figures from ca re england were asked by figures from care homes were not being included in those daily totals and the answer was that it is, at the moment, not logistically possible to do that any time frame that the other figures are published within. but the chancellor said that the government was working with the 0ns, the office for national statistics, which publishes weekly data about all deaths, and that is why we have seen that picture today of the highest number of deaths for this time of yearfor number of deaths for this time of year for a number of deaths for this time of yearfor a very long time, and giving perhaps a more accurate reflection of the number of people who are actually sadly dying from this disease. and jonathan, we also heard about how the economy, the prediction that the economy will shrink, unemployment will go up. when it comes to the huge stimulus package that the government is talking about, as their overall agreement across westminster that it is in fact necessary? sorry, you cut

out there a bit. 0n the economy, we did hearfrom the out there a bit. 0n the economy, we did hear from the chancellor a recognition today of just did hear from the chancellor a recognition today ofjust how stark the report from the office of budgetary responsibility was and he did not shy away from that. he talked about the hit that the economy is going to take as a result of any coronavirus. he said these are difficult times and there were more to come. he was asked questions about how the government would eventually try to recover from this and how it would put measures in place to make up for the huge amount of borrowing that it has had to do it, to put in place the schemes to pay people's wages and allow businesses to take out loans to try and get them through this crisis and survive it. but he was not getting into detail, certainly, that any tax raising measures to come in the future, but he did acknowledge that the government would have two, eventually, right the ship of the

economic downturn that will inevitably because by that period. thank you so much. get in question. stay with us on outside source. we are going to be looking at the link between coronavirus and the air that you breathe. to study suggest air pollution can affect the severity of covid—19. the debtor in scotland has passed 600 with just the death toll in scotland has passed 600, with a0 deaths confirmed with a0 deaths confirmed in the past 2a hours. at the daily briefing, scottish first minister nicola sturgeon addressed claims that the nhs in england is being prioritised for personal protection equipment ahead of scotland. we do not yet have any evidence that this is something that is being directed by nhs england. although we wa nt directed by nhs england. although we

want assurances from the government on that. if we get into competition with each other, then i do not think thatis with each other, then i do not think that is an anybody's interests. and certainly, if there is any sense that supplies are being diverted from scotland or any other part of the uk automatically without any discussion about whether that is pa rt of discussion about whether that is part of a cooperative approach, then that would be deeply worrying, so we will take this issue really seriously and everybody is facing real constraints on supplies. is daily body for all of us in government. it is a daily ready for everybody on the front 19 —— a daily worry. we are working incredibly ha rd worry. we are working incredibly hard to maintain supply. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. the international monetary fund predicts the world's economy will shrink by 3% this year, pushing the global economy into its deepest recession in a century. let's go to the united states,

where president trump is coming under increasing scrutiny over his handling of the crisis. we'll get into the detail of this is a moment, but first, these are the latest figures. more than 211,000 people are now known to have died. the number of confirmed cases is almost at 600,000. that's three times more than any other coumtry. those figures are from john hopkins university in maryland. it released a study in october last year, assessing how prepared countries were to deal with the threat of an epidemic or pandemic. it found america was more prepared than any other country. but that's not how it's turned out. at monday's briefing, a cbs news reporter asked the president what went wrong? i saved tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands. the argument

is that you bite yourself some time, you did not prepare hospitals, you did not ramp up testing. you are so disgraceful. it is so disgraceful. what did you do at the time that you bought? look, you know you are a fake. you know that, your whole network, the way that you cover it is fake. a rather testy exchange there between the president and the reporter. the reporter was the cbs white house correspondent paula reid. she spoke to the bbc earlier today. you don't show up to a press briefing to make friends, you show up there to try to get answers and that's what we could not get from the president yesterday and often when he doesn't have an answer to your question or doesn't like your question, he resorts to attacks, even personal attacks. and this is something that has resonated with his base over the past few years, calling us fake news, but it is unclear right now if that is working. people can see this crisis is not fake. the body count is rising and many people know someone who hads died as a result of coronavirus.

and if they do not know anyone who has died, they certainly know someone who has been economically impacted, so it is not clear that these attacks will really have the intended effect. that wasn't the only controversy to come from monday's briefing. the president falsely claimed he had the "total" power to end lockdowns and "reopen" the country. the president may call the shots on some things, but not everything. the us constitution says that states maintain public order and safety. so far, it has been individual state governors who have issued lockdown or shelter—in—place orders. here's the new york governor's response to the president. the president's position isjust absurd. it's not the law, it's not the constitution. we don't have a king. we have a president. many state governors are finding ways to cooperate without the help of the federal government. on monday, these seven states formed the north—east covid—19 regional advisory council. they have a combined population of around 100 million. 0n the other side of

the country, california, oregon and washington state have now formed the western states pact. here's a tweet from the california governor gavin newsom. "the west coast is guided by science. "we issued stay at home orders early to keep the public healthy. "we'll open our economies with that same guiding principle. "california, washington and oregon will work "together on a shared vision, focused on health, not politics". let's bring in our washington correspondent, anthony zurcher. california governor is also saying that mass gatherings of hundreds, thousands of people unlikely through the summer. they are very much going their own way and showing president trump that he is not in charge when it comes to the scenarios. right. and that is, i suppose, somewhat to be expected because donald trump did

not step into the sets of governors to close down. he left that up to the individual governors to make that determination as the pandemic was spreading. so individual governors, such as gavin newsome, who are a very quick to shut down to all of california, they are the ones that are saying when we are going to decide when to open back up again, evenif decide when to open back up again, even if donald trump says you should open it up. they are the ones that have the power to make that call. if the present has any sort of power, it is more informal. he could talk about the aid of the states are getting —— if the president has any sort of power. 0r getting —— if the president has any sort of power. or he could browbeat the governors to do so. as you mention, it is very clear what the constitution says, what the law says and that is that within each state, the governor has significant authority to determine when it is safe to reopen businesses and ease back on these restrictions. do not go away because there is another thing we want to get your perspective on. the presumptive democratic nominee forjoe biden has picked up a big endorsement, although arguably this one was never

in doubt. the kind of leadership that's guided by knowledge and experience, honesty and humility, empathy and grace. that kind of leadership doesn'tjust belong in our state capitals' and mayors' offices, it belongs in the white house. and that is why i am so proud to endorsejoe biden for president of the united states. no huge surprise that barack 0bama is supporting mr biden, but should we be reading anything into the timing of this? i think that is the big question why he decided to do that today and if you look at it, it comes right after bernie sanders came out and endorsed joe biden. that democratic nomination process had concluded and that is when barack 0bama decided it was best for him to step in. he clearly was waiting for this to play out so that he could come in at the end, kind of to bring the party together and focus them on donald trump in the

fall. if you listen to his speech, he talked a lot about how they needed to stop donald trump, how they need to come together, how they need humility, and organisation and a belief in the power of government asa a belief in the power of government as a what if the democratic platform should be. so looking back four yea rs should be. so looking back four years ago, there were divisions within the party, bernie sanders and hillary clinton were not always on the same page and barack 0bama maybe thinks he did not do enough of a good job to bring it back together again and he is trying not to repeat those mistake this time around. ante, as always, it is great to get your perspective and analysis of this —— anthony. covid—19 is still so new scientists are learning more about it all the time. two studies published this month looked at the link with air pollution. let's have a look at what they found out. in the first study, researchers from harvard university plotted the most polluted places in the united states onto this first map — the areas with the highest particulate pollution are in red.

the second map shows deaths from covid—19. and, there is a correlation. in fact, people living in the most polluted areas are 15% more likely to die from coronavirus than those living in places where polution is only slightly lower. a separate study in italy looked at the regions where coronavirus was proving most deadly. across italy as a whole, 4.5% of those known to have caught covid—19 died from it, this was towards the end of march. but in lombardy and emilia romagna the rate of fatality was far higher, around 12%. and those areas with higher death rates are among the most polluted in europe. so again, there's a correlation. but can we know for sure if there's a link? gretchen goldman is from the union

of scientists which advocate for science —based policy joining of scientists which advocate for science —based policyjoining is live now. is it simply too early or do you think we can categorically state that there is a link between death rates and air pollution when it comes to coronavirus? it is early research, but this is compelling evidence that suggests that air pollution may be playing a role in what makes covid more deadly and this is important research we need to keep looking at and expanding what we know. given that it is a respiratory disease, is it pretty obvious that if the air quality is worse, it will impact our lungs were, our capability to be? what is your understanding of this? were, our capability to be? what is your understanding of this7m were, our capability to be? what is your understanding of this? it isn't surprising because we know that the diseases that are effective at air pollution at the same diseases that make covid worse for people, these underlying conditions like respiratory illness. like cardiovascular issues. and so, it is

not surprising, but this is alarming to see this much of an effect as we see from the harvard study. we were looking specifically at these two studies, they are looking specifically at the us and italy. what about other countries with high pollution rates, i'm thinking specifically places like india? what is the research saying there so far question it has now been a chance to have a look at that yet? i have not seen research come out of india yet, but i'm very concerned about how this will play out in countries with higher pollution rates and other risk factors. i think there is potential for air pollution to be an exacerbating factor in many of these places. it has been fascinating... 0r sorry, we do have a little bit of time. when it comes further down the line, as scientists, as you study this summer, where do you think we

will end up with these findings? —— study there's more. i look forward to see it being broken down by demographics, does it affect age or race differently or do we see it differently in different places. i hope and decision makers will use this information both in the short term and long term to see where resources should go to fight this disease and limit it its impacts and any long term to reduce air pollution to lessen the impact. is it too early to say whether the virus is carried on plated particles in the airor virus is carried on plated particles in the air or is it the pollution that damages are internal organs and that damages are internal organs and that adds to the disease having such a devastating impact? it is likely there is a view mechanism happening. 0ne there is a view mechanism happening. one of them is that air pollution causes inflammation. we know that. it causes inflammation in the lungs,

potentially in the cardiovascular system and when you have information, that makes it harder for you to fight a disease that covid. and we are seeing covid patients finding it harder to fight it when your lungs are experiencing inflammation, have a pre—existing condition or another irritant and so it seems like it is a deadly combination. we do not have much time, but briefly, when it comes to gathering and collating the data, what it is that you assign to sneak from the governments? we need data to be collected quickly and systematically and we need to make sure that testing is done in a fair and systematic way. that helps us get good data sets to be able to study this and the sooner that can happen, the better, of course. gretchen goldman, i think that is a pity clear —— i think that is pretty clear. much were on a website and to

stay with me an outside source. i will be back very, very shortly. thank you for watching so far. good evening it has been a dry day across the country with just a little bit of a cloud around. that been through the kent coast and up into the far north of scotland. elsewhere, lots of sunshine coming through and just a light breeze. it was a cool out there, but still pleasa nt was a cool out there, but still pleasant enough to dry the washing outside. the high pressure that is responsible for the study at the moment, that continues to slip its way south and east, but stays with us way south and east, but stays with us and with clear skies through the night, temperatures are going to follow me again. it will be another chilly start across the majority of the uk. even if you pockets of light frost. it is going to be a driving, lots of sunshine around. the exception, yet again, the far north—west. a little more breeze here will more cloud across the west

facing coasts of scotland. maybe just nudging towards the far north of northern ireland as well. elsewhere, lots of sunshine coming through, dry and a tad warmer in septemberjust through, dry and a tad warmer in september just peeking into through, dry and a tad warmer in septemberjust peeking into the high teens. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, we have got a frontal system into scotland which will introduce yet more cloud here. there is any of the pressure into the south—west could bring if few showers, so a slight change to the study. i had a bit, we have got a south easterly breeze, so the temperatures are set to climb across england and wales are back into the low 20s. that culture and will bring more cloud to scotland, northern ireland and behind the contract, the temperatures are disappointing. a few scattered showers into the south—west by the end of the afternoon, but we could see highs of 21 celsius in london. 10 celsius in aberdeen. the low pressure in the south—west will stay with us for the end of the week. that could bring more significant rainfall to parts of england and wales. 0n

more significant rainfall to parts of england and wales. on friday, we will see a spell of wet weather for a time, potentially, and we will move up from the south—west, taking its time arriving, pushing across wales, perhaps towards the isle of wight as well. more cloud into scotla nd wight as well. more cloud into scotland again, but largely predominantly dry, a good deal of dry weather through eastern england as well. disappointing in aberdeen, where it celsius. 17 or 18 further south. that area of low pressure stays with us by the start of the weekend. it will bring some wet weather across england and wales. the best of the dry weather. take care.

this is 0utside 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. the international monetary fund warns the world is facing a recession far worse than the crisis of 2008. at than the crisis of 2008. that time the global econo shrunk at that time the global economy shrunk by .1%, it was —.1%. right now and are based i were talking

about —3%. and italy takes small steps towards easing its lockdown, as infection rates there continue to fall. india's prime minister narendra modi has extended a nationwide lockdown until 3 may, as virus cases reach 9,000 and we'll speak to the musician behind this star—studded song — which was inspired by italians singing from their balconies. music. welcome. first to europe, and spain's death toll has passed 18,000. but there is some promising news. the rise in new infections has dropped to its lowest level since the nationwide lockdown there came into force last month. at its peak at the beginning of april, the daily death toll in spain was close to 1,000. it has since fallen, with 567 deaths reported on tuesday. the spanish prime minister says his country is still "far from victory". guy hedgecoe is in madrid, where lockdown measures have

been eased slightly. we have seen to the return to work of nonessential workers, people in the construction sector or manufacturing and other heavy industries since yesterday, as of today the whole country is now finishing with easter holiday, the impact of that returned to work. it has been criticised by some members of the opposition who say it's a risky move, its even reckless but the prime minister has insisted this decision has been taken with full caution and that the remainder of that lockdown which has been in place for the last four weeks or so is going to remain there, it's going to continue for at least another couple of weeks, probably more and it's going to be very tightly policed. italy remains the worst hit country in europe. more than 20,000 people have died. but, fewer people are dying each day now and the number of patients in intensive care has dropped for 10

days in a row. the country remains in lockdown — but certain shops are allowed to reopen — including booksellers, stationery shops and stores selling baby clothes. mark lowen reports from rome. a tiny step towards unlocking italy. camilla's baby shop reopening today after five weeks is this country dips its toe back into normal life. in limited experiment to see how italians react with new rules on hygiene and limiting numbers inside. we are hygiene and limiting numbers inside. we a re really hygiene and limiting numbers inside. we are really glad and really excited. 0f we are really glad and really excited. of course it's not normal time so we are worried at the same time. we have to work. we have bills to pay, we have rent to pay could we have rates to pay. leaving your business that you started is like

leaving your baby. i feel more strange for them for the babies and my children. we have to be happy and somehow brave. translation: i'm really pleased says eight—year—old alayna because i have not been out since the 11th of march. billy found itself is the testing ground for the rest of the world for how to respond to this outbreak and how to respond to this outbreak and how to respond to this outbreak and how to lock down the country. now once again it's an experiment of how to ease those restrictions. the hope here is that it does not become an example of reopening too soon and the virus spiking again. it's a risk that this country is taking. computer production and paper manufacturing have also been allowed to restart. jean mackenzie is in rome. factories of them putting a lot of pressure on the government to allow them to restart in the government has said it will go to the next

couple of weeks and see if some factories can be open and it's going to be led by the health situation in effect today they've introduced even more strict restrictions on people coming into the country from abroad so you can only travel into italy for health and for work reasons. and people coming into the country will having their temperatures checked before they get onto planes and once they arrive they will have to go into quarantine for two weeks regardless of whether or not they've got symptoms. this is italy now trying to protect itself from the rest of the world. the restrictions in italy differ from region to region, and some areas like lombardy in the north — the epicentre of italy's crisis — have decided to keep shops shut. the european commission is urging eu countries to co—ordinate any plans to gradually ease restrictions, warning that even phased measures will lead to a corresponding increase in new cases. around the continent — denmark plans to ease its lockdown faster than originally planned and reopen schools for younger children.

poland says it will gradually lift restrictions on its economy from sunday. and austria, which was one of the first countries in europe to impose a strict lockdown, is now allowing garden centres, hardware stores and small shops to reopen. bethany bell is in vienna. i hope that it will go well and the number of . but it's good to do something to help the economy. translation: i think it's good to be you have to stay at home and there's plenty to do in the garden. translation: hopefully people will stick to the rules so we can stimulate the economy. things may be easing up at that here slightly, but there's a strict safety rules when it comes to shopping. you cannot go inside a shop and those are wearing a basic facemask like this covering your nose and mouth. 0nce

a basic facemask like this covering your nose and mouth. once you're inside a shop you have to keep your distance. our thanks to bethany from the update. health care workers around the world are facing some of the most difficult challenges during this endemic. healthcare workers around the world are facing some of the most difficult challenges during this pandemic. a lack of personal protection equipment and mental health concerns are just some of issues. bbc minute has been speaking to doctors and nurses at the forefront about their experiences. it is stressful to be a doctor will stop. we do not have any place in hospital any more. it's even worse than a war. i never cried. i have kind of anaesthesia as it comes later with soldiers. when they go to war. and then they have ptsd when they come back to home. it will probably be

the same for us. it's not more than 100 health care workers have died in italy. florida usa. i'm scared as well but of course i am here to serve. well but of course i am here to serve. working as a nurse during this pandemic is stressful. we already have a nursing shortage and patients are not the only ones being admitted being a doctor is not being admitted being a doctor is not being a machine. we have feelings and we are afraid more than you. we have a shortage of personal protective equipment. there's days worry fought against isis and the hospital was full of soldiers. it has most cases in ecuador, workers are unable to keep up with the removal of body so authorities are handing out cardboard coffins to families. authorities are handing out cardboard coffins to familieslj authorities are handing out cardboard coffins to families. i had a patient who was hospitalized because she had a kidney problem.

and i could not resolve it because the medical personnel were positive for covid—19. the hard thing to do is to make choices about how to take ca re of is to make choices about how to take care of a person. that's the things that a doctor should never perform but in this pandemic we are forced to. how can you help health care workers? if a person can decide to follow all the rules can be the hero this time. that piece was from bbc minute video journalist 0livia le poidevin — whojoins me now. although all these doctors in such different countries, they share similar experiencies. absolutely i was really struck by how all unified of these health care professionals were in their experiences and certainly what

stands out is a lack of protective personal protective equipment, a shortage of hospital beds and also just other themes like the emotion and the exhaustion as well whilst they are trying to treat patients and trade you treat what is right now a mysterious disease. which previously and medical studies, each and every one of them would have been able to rely on evidence—based medicine to treat their patients but right now that's clearly extremely challenging. yes, we'rejust learning so much about new disease. when it comes to their emotional behaviour as well with the emotional toll then on these health care workers? i think it's really interesting is speaking to the doctors in italy is telling mejust sometimes i wish it could scream or cry orjust sometimes i wish it could scream or cry or just feel something. sometimes i wish it could scream or cry orjust feel something. but right now i can't come all i feel is numbness and in a way that is his way of coping with the crisis, and a

way of coping with the crisis, and a way of coping with the crisis, and a way of getting through the day to day incremental horror. and as well, in terms of the exhaustion, these doctors are working at least 12 hour days, they are very uncomfortable and this protective equipment and seeing their own colleagues get ill with this disease. we heard there from the surgeon in ecuador was about to perform a kidney operation ona about to perform a kidney operation on a patient who had a severe kidney stones and then suddenly out of nowhere found himself unable to do such a procedure because his own collea g u es such a procedure because his own colleagues were actually ill themselves. extraordinary circumstances. thank you so much for bringing their stories to us. we are very grateful to the health care workers around the world and 0livia's video is available on our website if you want to take another look. a really poignant moment there. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has extended his country's lockdown to the third of may.

the three week measure was announced last month with only a few hours' notice — and meant millions of poorer workers lost theirjobs. india has reported nearly 9 thousand active cases and 339 deaths so far. from delhi, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. jobless in this city for weeks. all they want is to go back to their families. there is no home to stay inside here. beaten and chased away, many simply find shelter wherever they can. mohammed islam, a construction worker, is living on a footbridge. he told me he's been throwing up of his rented room because he has no money. food, he says, is hard to come by as well. that's a railway station, the initial locked and and so lots of workers who live in the city but are from india's villages thought that perhaps they could get to go home.

but the shutdown has been extended and police are using all means possible to ensure people stay indoors. even drones. we can see if you come out of your homes, they announce. health care workers are going door to door in mumbai slums screening people for symptoms. many believe the lockdown has slowed the spread of the virus. but those on the front lines of say this statistics don't reflect reality. i spoke to a doctor at a mumbai state hospital and he didn't want to be identified fearing reprisal from the government.

0ur our thanks for that report. stay with us on 0ustide source, still to come... are the answers in our genes? scientists examine dna to try to find out why some people are affected by the coronavirus worse than others. president buhari's decision to extend nigeria's lockdown for another 1a days has been met with protest. police broke up groups of demonstrators who say the lockdown means their families can't eat, as chi chi izundu reports. this is not a joke, it's a matter of life and death. the words from the president to the people of nigeria and his address last night. he said the last two weeks of the lockdown have allowed authorities to try and find the people that may have come

into co nta ct find the people that may have come into contact with positive coronavirus patients, so they need more time, contact trace more people and therefore extending the lockdown in the federal territory to try and find those people who may be positive of covid—19. the health minister says that people should try to wear masks, recommended that eve ryo ne cover to wear masks, recommended that everyone cover their mouth and nose to try and prevent the spread of covid—19. hearing legos they are going door to door to find anyone that may have been contact with anyone tested positive in saying people should not be stigmatized, but for the people here of the people living in nigeria, too big problems. first is non—security, numerous reports of armed robbers taking advantage of the lockdown and looting people's homes. police say they arrested him hundred 91 people.

there robbery everywhere. the other day was going out and i was robbed. and they robbed me of my money. i had to borrow money, i have a lot of debts, people are not going to help. i was outside my house. but the break into peoples houses and rob because of coronavirus. the second complaint is that they're angry because they are hungry. the people around us here say they have not heard from the government, been offered nothing as they are concerned about not just offered nothing as they are concerned about notjust their hunger but how much longer they can sustain this for. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. the international monetary fund predicts the world's economy will shrink by three percent this year, pushing the global economy into its deepest recession in a century.

british charities are accusing the government of airbrushing older people from the coronavirus death toll. a vast store of dna in britain is being studied to see if genetic make—up is linked to how badly people are affected by the coronavirus. it's thought that genetic differences might explain why some people — with no underlying health conditions — can develop severe illness. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has the story. it's a big mystery why coronavirus can strike different people in so many ways. with the lockdown, our streets are empty, so we've had to recreate a crowd. some people who are infected have no symptoms or get a mild to moderate disease. about one in five people have a much more severe illness, and can go on to need hospital treatment. a small number will die. scientists think the answer could be in our dna. what looks like an ordinary warehouse could,

in fact, hold the key. inside is genetic material from halfa million volunteers donated to uk biobank. it's followed their health for more than a decade, and now it will also track those with covid—19. we're looking at the data in uk biobank to understand the differences between those individuals. what are the differences in their genetics? are there differences in the genes related to their immune response? are there differences in their underlying health? so it is a uniquely rich set of data, and i think we could go very quickly into getting some very, very important discoveries. scientists are looking for tiny variations in patients' genetic material. they'll be examining genes like one that's involved in making a structure on the outside of cells in ourairways. it acts as a docking site for the virus, allowing it to enter and infect the cell. they'll be examining genes like one that's involved in making a structure on the outside of cells in ourairways. it acts as a docking site for the virus, allowing it to enter

and infect the cell. it could be that differences in people's dna change this, making it easier for the virus to lock on, resulting in a more severe illness. and we're not at the peak yet... intensive care units are filling up, and some patients are younger with no underlying health conditions. they're now the focus of a new study starting in new york. for diseases like flu and herpes, some people carry genetic variations that make them seriously ill and this could be the case with coronavirus. it was discovered by our group and other groups that there were surprisingly inborn errors of immunity that make people... that render human beings specifically vulnerable to one microbe. and this inborn error of immunity can be silent, latent for decades, until infection by that particular microbe. so what our programme does is essentially testing whether this idea also applies to covid.

the rapid spread of coronavirus means there's no shortage of patients to study. it's hoped this work could identify those most at risk and help in the hunt for new treatments. rebecca morelle, bbc news. 0ne artist who's been tirelessly telling fans to stay indoors is the japanese musician, yoshiki. he's also donated 100,000 dollars to the grammy‘s fund which supports musicians who've been affected by covid—19. yoshiki also accompanied bono, will. i.am and jennifer hudson on piano, in their song sing a life, which was inspired by italians singing from the balconies. let's have a listen. # singh!

# sing. # sing. # you're never alone. # you're never alone. # sing. # sing. #isan # sing. # is an active resistance. # is an active resistance. # though your heart is overthrown. yoshiki joins us live from his home in la. i know you are in an isolation and lockdown like so many of us. when it comes to killing hundreds of thousands of fans to stay indoors what response you getting?” thousands of fans to stay indoors what response you getting? i go back and forth betweenjapan and los angeles, so that i really, really ca re angeles, so that i really, really care about my fans health including my family care about my fans health including myfamily and care about my fans health including my family and friends, so it depends on where you live that information

you get was different. in america one month ago people did not think about this being such a big deal. and japan happens to be a little bit delayed in the information. getting information little bit later. of the surgeon for my japanese fans to prepare for this. don't take this lightly. i was really concerned about my fans health and everything. you've got a lot of fans. how were they reacting to you because it's really important and save lives and protect yourselves and stay inside, carmarthen listening to you? yes completely. not only my fans my colleagues, bandmembers and musicians. there really like, you know, they take it seriously. be extra cautious. better safe than

sorry. they took it very seriously. and you got into a collaboration with bono, jennifer hudson, how have people been reacting to sing for life? are the going down well? the purposeis life? are the going down well? the purpose is to lift up their spirits. even though we are kind of staying home alone we are physical distancing. i would home alone we are physical distancing. iwould rather say physical distancing over social distancing. we are not completely alone, we can still connect we can share our thoughts and hearts and everything. the song is about we are not alone. your concern is about fellow artists have been affected. tell us about what you been doing personally is to support them. yes,

i donated to the covid—19 relief fund. asa i donated to the covid—19 relief fund. as a musician i like to support my fellow colleagues. but at the same time we are not the only one hit by this crisis. so as of now health care workers, the other ones saving our lives. so i'm glad to keep supporting these people. and most importantly my life was surrounded by death, and my band member died, but my fans want to save me, saving my life and i really wa nt to save me, saving my life and i really want to support my fans. i'm sure that they will be very heartened to hear your support, thank you for your kind words and thank you for

your kind words and thank you for yourtime, and your kind words and thank you for your time, and musician joining your kind words and thank you for your time, and musicianjoining us live from los angeles. thank you for joining us here an outside source. stay safe. try and settle for the many over the next couple of days besides there could be rain in the forecast as we had to the weekend. tuesday many of us have blue sky and sunshine and could enjoy the beautiful spring blossom from our windows. a different story however for the north and west in thicker cloud across much of the northwest of scotla nd across much of the northwest of scotland and enough of the odd spot of two or truthful. these were the watchers and the satellite pictures, you can see what i'm talking about. the reason why i'm showing you tuesday whether it's because wednesday will almost be a repeat performance. still under the influence of high pressure we will have light wins for many just a westerly breeze dragging and more clouds to the far north. clear skies overnight and it's a chilly start to our wednesday morning, low single figures perhaps just below in a few

places so there could be a touch of light frost and a few sheltered rural areas. will be a dry settled start for many without westerly breeze driving them more clout for the northwest of scotland and here temperatures a little more subdued. because he temperatures peaking once again to england and wales into the high teens. movement of wednesday into thursday to friends and need to point out to you, this cold front will introduce more cloud and scotla nd will introduce more cloud and scotland and it stays cool behind it, this area of low pressure and its front will start to influence the story into the southwest bringing a few showers ahead of it from the southeast breeze will continue to drive in more warmth. for scotland and northern ireland in northern england potentially a cloudy story and cooled northerly breeze on exposed coast. more sentient risk of showers could see temperatures peaking at highs of 21 degrees in london and only 10 degrees in london and only 10 degrees for aberdeen. degrees in london and only 10 degrees foraberdeen. moving degrees in london and only 10 degrees for aberdeen. moving out of thursday into friday looks like this

area of low pressure will really influence the story through friday and potentially for the weekend as well. high—pressure into scotland and so we see a bit of a contrast with the weather story towards the end of the week. some of that rain can be quite significant across out england and wales, much of into the wells have not seen any significant rainfor wells have not seen any significant rain for nearly a month now and that will spill its waste steadily northwards. clausen to scotland, height of eight to 1a degrees in temperatures not as warm either for the south. that rain could turn quite heavy as we move through friday night into saturday to move across northern ireland, across wales in the mid length and into the london area during the early hours of saturday morning. rain and much—needed rain for gardeners and growers , much—needed rain for gardeners and growers, the exception is for the north. we can could look like this for the city forecast, saturday easing away with sunshine continuing

into scotland. we can further ahead to that area of low pressure is going to move off into the near continent and allow a weak area of high pressure to build so the quieter theme is set to return. however the milder air is not going to stay with us for long, is going to stay with us for long, is going to be pushed out of the way for a return to northerly winds once again endedin return to northerly winds once again ended in next week northerly air continues to dominate and that means this temperatures could be potentially disappointing for this time of year. looking ahead into the weekends some shower he ran for england and wales, the dry weather is set to return to a cool breeze to become a feature to our weather story once more. that's it, whatever you do, take care.

tonight at 10: we have the latest official evidence of the heavy human cost of the coronavirus pandemic. new figures shows a very sharp rise in the number of deaths per week in england and wales — 6,000 more than would be expected at this time of year. there's particular concern about care homes. 0ne charity says the elderly have been forgotten — ministers say that's not true. i would say to all those people working in care homes up and down the country, you know, whether it's the people in them, whether it's the people looking after them, you have absolutely not been forgotten. the economic impact of the crisis could be devastating. we report on the warnings of significant damage this year. the government's official forecaster

says the immediate hit could