david willis for us. elsewhere, the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has said the healthcare situation there has stabilised. officials have recorded another 752 deaths related to coronavirus but there's been another fall in the number this is bbc news. of hospital and intensive care admissions. 0ur correspondent in welcome if you're watching new york nick bryant here in the uk, on pbs sent this report. in america, or around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: president trump says the us is passing the peak to a city known for its energy of new coronavirus infections, and life, the coronavirus has despite the number of deaths doubling in a week. brought an overriding sense of fear. new york's number of dead has soared past 10,000. as the uk government pledges more victims than all but a few a new coronavirus testing countries and three times regime for care homes, as many people as were leading social care officials killed in the attacks are highly criticial of the government's handling of september 11th. of the crisis. a landslide election victory for south korea's governing party — and its president — over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak. back to school for danish children as more european countries relax sirens still we wake to the sound their lockdowns. of sirens, still new yorkers and he just keeps on walking. worry that the ambulances outside their windows might the 99—year—old military veteran who's raising millions soon end up for medical staff outside their doors. but hospital admissions are down and after one of the most awful months in the city's history, the spread of the virus has slowed. almost everybody is on oxygen on the frontline. and almost everybody

is a covid patient. at a hospital in brooklyn, dr melanie malloy has been keeping a video diary of life and of death. the wards are crowded still with patients dependent on ventilators. hello to you. president trump has said the us has passed the peak of new covid—19 infections. at his daily briefing he claimed that this put american states in a strong position to re—open medics and nurses are the economy. physically and emotionally before we hearfrom mr trump, exhausted, but they're witnessing signs of hope. here's a quick look at some today we have 43 people in the department. of the other developments around the world. that's pretty much full, in the uk, new government advice will allow close family but i have to say, it's doing a lot better than a couple members to say their final of weeks ago when we had 86 goodbyes to dying relatives. to 96 in the department, in denmark, there are some a0 people boarding. positive signs as primary it was really tough, schools are allowed to open again. it was really a bad, bad week. and germany has announced plans to slowly ease some but things are getting social distancing measures. a lot better. but in the us, the number of deaths has risen past 30,000 this is still very much — doubling in a week. a city at half—mast. yet president trump insisted more than 750 new yorkers the situation was improving have lost their lives and under control. in the past 2a hours. the battle continues, but the data suggests that but fears that the health care nationwide we have passed system here would be the peak on new cases. overwhelmed have not been hopefully that will continue realised and the governor and we will continue of new york believes to make great progress. the worst is over. these encouraging developments the coronavirus hasn't managed have put us in a very strong to crush the charismatic

position to finalise guidelines personality of this city. for states on reopening here outside a hospital the country which we'll be in manhattan, the heroes of 9/11 were saluting announcing — we're going to be the new superheroes of talking about that tomorrow. covid—19. applause and in new york, every night at 7, the same wave of gratitude for medical workers that's swept we'll be having a news across the planet. conference tomorrow, sometime during the afternoon. we're going to be announcing guidelines and we'll be talking about various states and it's very exciting. an active civic communion, maybe even a global coming together... 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, has been looking at the data given by mrtrump. earlier i asked him if what the president is saying is true. ..in this season of social and national isolation. it does appear to be at times square, we thought these people were tourists, something we haven't and certainly the health seen here for weeks. but they're medics who travel officials support the here from all over america president in this regard. they say they are past the peak to help new york at its and he says that data was, as he put it, very encouraging. time of maximum peril. they will meet tomorrow, thursday, remotely at least, hopefully, that with the governors of some of the 50 states to consider moment has passed.

nick bryant, reopening the united states. he said in some cases that bbc news, new york. will be before the trump's some newsjust in: president administration's deadline moon jae—in‘s governing party of the first of may. in south korea has won an unprecedented landside some are urging caution. in parliamentary elections it is notjust the president's which were the first to be held own health advisors. he was in conference amid the coronavirus pandemic. with business leaders and ceos today and it has been reported that a lot of them also urged the president to err on the side of caution, saying as well that there should be a lot more virus testing undertaken here in the us before a reopening 00:03:23,924 --> 2147483051:38:26,677 of the american 2147483051:38:26,677 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 economy takes place. their country's so far successful fight against covid—19 was put out the centre of the election. the daily infections are down from a peak of 900 today in late february two under 30 new cases a day. millions turned out to cast their ballot in masks, using hand sanitizer and wearing plastic gloves. the bbc has seen a leaked letter, sent by leading social care officials, which is highly critical of the government's handling of the pandemic. the association of directors of adult social services tells ministers they have presided over a "shambolic" supply chain for personal protective equipment and says it's "shameful" that three quarters of a million nhs volunteers have been left with nothing to do.

britain's death toll of nearly 13,000 fatalities doesn't include those who have passed away in care homes. now the government has promised action including a new testing regime for both residents and staff. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. it was his lifetime ambition, and graham achieved it last november. co—piloting a plane — a gift from his family. at 77, he was still very active. he recently went to hospital with cancer. the family assumed graham would come back home, but he never returned, having contracted covid—19. his grandson's wife emma, who herself now has coronavirus, spoke of their sadness and frustration. no—one was there to hold his hand, and it's not a way you want to go. 0nly ten people can go to the funeral, and we have a big family, so we can't go.

and he can't get the send—off he truly deserves. finding a way out of the coronavirus crisis will depend largely on a big increase in testing. ministers have called on academic and business laboratories to join a national effort to boost capacity. some big companies have said they will help out, but one business manager with laboratories told us how he felt that his offer hadn't been taken up. understandably frustrated, a little unhappy. i mean, it would be very easy to sit and enjoy the sunshine and wait until things open up again, but i feel like i have a duty to the country, and my team, to keep them busy, to do something worthwhile. the number of tests carried out each day hasn't gone up a lot, though there has been a bank holiday weekend. it stands atjust under 16,000. but that still a long way short of the 100,000 a day target set by the government by the end of this month, just two weeks away. nhs workers will be tested

if they need it, including drive—through centres like this, letting them get back to work quickly if they test negative. that will now apply to social care staff in measures for england announced today, following wales a few weeks ago, including testing of care home residents and those returning from hospitals. we will now ensure that everybody who has symptoms gets tested, and the critical other change is that those leaving hospital will now be tested, and they will be put to isolation until those test results come through. how are you actually going to cover this large number of social care staff and nhs staff and hospital patients? how is it going to be achieved? so now we have testing available right across the nhs and social care for all those who need it. and i'm very pleased we've been able to expand capacity so that can happen. and as we build capacity further, over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, we'll expand further.

he also said that relatives should be allowed to visit loved ones who are seriously ill with coronavirus for final farewells. the peak of pressure on the nhs was expected about now, with a surge in covid—19 patients. health leaders say there are still critical care beds to spare and most hospitals appear to be coping, but the peak could last some time. we think we can say with increasing confidence that the nhs should be able to cope with this initial peak. the interesting thing, though, is there is now a load of new challenges the nhs faces, of which the very obvious one is if we are going to have this demand spread over a long period of time, how are we going to support our staff? and there was uplifting news when connie, aged 106, left hospital in birmingham. she said she felt very lucky to have shaken off the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. let's focus now on the situation in brazil, where the handling of the coronavirus epidemic has

also opened a dispute within the government. the country became the first in the southern hemisphere to record 1,000 deaths. more than 1,700 have now died and there have been over 28,000 confirmed cases. but numbers are expected to be higher. for weeks president bolsonaro and his health minister have been at odds over the country's coronavirus response. in brazil, many expect the president to fire the health minister at any time. earlier, i asked journalist gustavo ribeiro, from the brazilian report, where the differences between the two come from. well, the health minister and the president have not seen eye to eye on how to tackle the covid—19 pandemic. the health minister wants brazil to follow who recommendations. he is in favour of social isolation, though the president says that brazil's first and foremost worry should be saving jobs and that he says that putting the economy to a halt would cause a human toll much worse than the coronavirus itself. and the problem is right now

we should discuss how to increase testing or how to avoid having our healthcare system collapse, or even how to avoid economic catastrophe, but we are discussing whether or not the health minister is going to have a job tomorrow, which at this point it appears more a question of when he will be fired than if he will be fired. as you say, it seems clear the presidentjust doesn't accept that coronavirus is as serious as other countries have found it to be and he thinks the threat to the economy is greater than the threat to life. there is a political problem for the president, though — i think the polls suggest the health minister is more popular than the president. yes, he is twice as popular as the president and now the health minister and the president are playing a game of chicken, because bolsonaro wants him out of the cabinet but he does not want to pay the political cost of firing such

a popularfigure. the health minister in turn is willing to make bolsonaro pay the price and make bolsonaro fire him. he has said time and again that he will not resign, so at this point we are in a situation where a lot of people in braziljust don't know whether or not they should follow the recommendations of the health minister and stay home or if they should listen to the president and just go about their business as usual. gustavo ribeiro from the brazilian report. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: and he just keeps on going. the 99—year—old military veteran who's raising millions for medical staff on the frontline. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated

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

the latest headlines: president trump says the us is passing the peak of new coronavirus infections. the us deathtoll has now passed the 30,000 mark, doubling in a week. as the uk government pledges a new coronavirus testing regime for care homes — leading social care officials are highly criticial of the government's handling of the pandemic. germany has announced the first easing of the measures imposed to contain the spread of covid—19. chancellor merkel said that some schools would reopen from may 4. the european union has been discussing how to co—ordinate strategy among member states for relaxing restrictions as our europe editor katya adler reports from brussels. three days into spain's partial lifting of its coronavirus lockdown and there's still a lot of confusion. police say people are unsure if they're allowed back to work or not. in fact, spain has only lifted restrictions

forfactory and construction workers — an attempt to kick—start this covid—19 battered economy. many are scared. translation: i feel bad, like i'm in danger, but what are you going to do? i need to provide for my family, i need to go back to work. spain's prime minister hit back at his critics today. he only made decisions after taking scientific advice, he said. applause juggling economic, social and health risks is daunting for every government in this pandemic. it's a big challenge for the eu too. remember its messy initial response to the crisis? today, brussels called for a co—ordinated exit strategy from lockdown measures, but only if...

there is a significant decrease in the spread of the virus over a sustained period of time. sufficient health system capacity is needed. there needs to be a reserve and you need sufficient surveillance and monitoring capacity in form of large—scale testing. with 27 different health care systems and 27 different economic priorities, the european commission admits that, in the end, each eu country will decide for itself when to lift restrictions. but it's worth noting that no—one here or in eu capitals is talking about getting back to normal — lifting lockdown altogether. this is a targeted, gradual lifting of the restrictions, which would be reintroduced again if there is another big second wave of infection. today, the eu's biggest economy said shops in germany would start opening as of monday. schools as of 4 may. but angela merkel insisted... translation: this isn't a race, however well—intentioned. we have to understand we'll be living with this virus

until we have the medication or a vaccine to deal with it. delighted to see friends, unaware of their parents‘ nervousness, danish children streamed back to primary and nursery school today. these are nail—biting moments for the eu as well. the lid is lifting on europe's lockdown, but no—one knows for how long. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. let's get some of the day's other news. the g20 has announced it's suspending debt payments owed by the world's poorest states for the rest of the year. 77 countries are due to benefit from the agreement which will temporarily delay up to $14 billion in payments. the us navy has accused iran of carrying out dangerous and provocative actions against several american ships operating in international waters in the gulf. it says 11 iranian vessels repeatedly harassed six us ships involved in military exercises, passing close to them at high speed.

there's been no word yet from the iranian authorities. the mandate for the israeli opposition leader and parliamentary speaker, benny gantz, to form a government has expired. he had been trying to agree a national unity government with the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, but no announcement has been made since the deadline passed at midnight local time. africans living in the chinese city of guangzhou have reported being evicted from their apartments and forcefully held under quarantine. beijing is more and more concerned about imported cases of covid—19 and is stepping up scrutiny of foreigners coming into the country. danny vincent reports. for two days, simon, fortwo days, simon, nigeria national, has been locked in this hospital room against his will. to protect his identity, he asked for his name to be

changed. he was evicted from his apartment and forced into quarantine over fears that the african community and guangzhou was spreading the coronavirus. he says he's lived in guangzhou for three years, has no recent travel history and does not come into contact with anyone with covid—19. he says he's tested negative for the virus but he remains in quarantine. the bbc has spoken to dozens who say they were forced into quarantine regardless of whether they tested negative for the virus. thousands of africans live in guangzhou. it has been a hub for traders from across the continent for well over a decade. china now fears imported cases of covid—19 could lead to a second outbreak

but the guangzhou government says it has tested every african in the city. community leaders say africans have been evicted from their homes and forced into hotels. those without funds have been sleeping on the streets. the chinese government maintains that china has zero tolerance of racism. transmack china's friendly policy towards africa has not changed and african countries and people's friendly feelings towards china will not be shaken. as much of china begins to return to normality after months of social isolation, one community in guangzhou remains under lockdown. danny vincent, bbc news, hong kong. millions of children have been forced to stay at home because of the coronavirus — and many of them have been taking lessons online. but that's not been entirely straightforward for one rather unlucky italian boy. the bbc‘s tim allman

has his story. giulio giovannini wants to learn, but in the middle of a global pandemic, that is easier said than done. with no internet at home, he and his mother have to drive through the remote tuscan countryside, looking for a signal on their phone. once they find one, he can log on and classes can begin. translation: on the days when i have lessons, i bring a table, a stool, a bag with my tablet and the books i need. mum and i come here with the car, and we set everything up and we are ready for lessons. it is a rather picturesque setting, but little giulio says he misses being with his friends. his mother, gloria, isjust happy he's getting an education. translation: we are in a bit of a particular situation because our telephone line is out of order, we don't have the internet or anything so to take part in his lessons, we have to come up here

where we can at least get connected. my mobile phone is the router for him to follow lessons online. as long as the weather is ok, he can continue to study in the great outdoors. most of the time, giulio says he is able to concentrate but he admits he has been interrupted by the occasional noisy goat. tim allman, bbc news. an update on the quite remarkable fundraising achievement of 99—year—old captain tom moore which has made headlines worldwide. he's now raised almost £12 million — or $15 million — for the charities that support the work of britain's national health service. he intends to walk a hundred laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. 0ur correspondent david sillito has the latest. captain tom moore, 99 years old and counting down the days to his 100th birthday with 100 laps around his garden. the original plan was

to try to raise £1,000 for nhs charities. today, he was told the total had already gone past £5 million. completely out of this world. thank you so much for all you people who subscribe to the national health service because for every penny that we get, they deserve every one of it. a couple of hours later, another million had been added. then another, and on it went. tomorrow, he'll complete his 100th lap and no—one is predicting how much he will have raised then but he's not planning on stopping. if the money keeps coming, he's going to keep on walking. david sillito, bbc news. president trump has claimed the data suggests the united states has passed the peak of new coronavirus infections. he says

on thursday, he will announce new guidelines for appending the economy but the number of deaths in the united states is still growing. that's it for 110w. still growing. that's it for now. much more on all the news international and national on the bbc website. and you can reach most of us on twitter. hello there. yesterday was a warmer kind of day. again, plenty of sunshine for most of us, with just a little bit of high cloud crossing the skies. we had some rather dramatic skylines, for example, in the shropshire area. now, it was the north—east of the uk that had the day's highest temperatures. durham and parts of aberdeenshire seeing highs up to 21 degrees, but look at this drop in temperatures on the way through thursday. for some, it's going to be around 10 or 11 degrees cooler. the cooler weather is arriving with a cold front. it's this stripe of cloud that is sinking its way southwards across scotland right now, leaving the clearest

of the skies and the lowest temperatures further south across england and wales, where there could just be a few patches of frost in the countryside. for thursday, well, it gets a little warmer across england and wales, but across the far north of scotland and increasingly into eastern scotland and north—east england, we've got the colder air setting its way in. now, into the afternoon, we may well see a few brighter spells for 0rkney and shetland, but otherwise, for much of scotland, it's a cloudy day. the cloud could be thick enough for an occasional spot of rain. not amounting to too much, mind you. for most, it will stay just about dry. it's going to feel a lot colder, though. temperatures 9 to 11 degrees, 11 degrees the high in durham rather than the 21 we had on wednesday. further southwards across england and wales, again, most areas will have lots of dry weather and sunshine. there'll be a little bit more in the way of higher cloud moving in, and, yes, we could see just a few isolated showers across south—west england, southern wales, but even here, the majority will probably stay dry. a little warmer, temperatures into the low 20s more widely. for friday, an area of low pressure that's been affecting spain and portugal wobbles a little bit close to our shores, and it looks

increasingly likely that we'll see some rain arriving. although the amount of rain you see from place to place across parts of england and wales is going to vary significantly. still mild, but those temperatures are falling back a little bit. highs of 17 in london, the cold air in scotland tending to seep down some of these eastern areas of england, knocking the temperatures back in norwich to just 12 degrees. now, the weekend, scotland stays fine and dry throughout, but it looks like we could see a little bit of patchy rain still left over across parts of england, wales and maybe northern ireland on saturday. sunday, for all of us, looks like the driest day of the weekend. that's your latest weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump says the us is passing the peak of new coronavirus infections and that many parts of the country were in a strong position to re—open the economy. he's been at odds with state governors about the timing for easing restrictions. the bbc has seen a leaked letter which is highly criticial of the uk government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the association of directors of adult social services tells ministers they have presided over a "shambolic" supply chain for personal protective equipment, and for the thousands of nhs volunteers who've been left with nothing to do. school children up to 11 years old are returning to their classrooms in denmark as more european countries relax their lockdowns. germany says some schools would re—open from may the 4th. the european union has been discussing how to co—ordinate strategy among member states for relaxing restrictions.