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tv   Coronavirus  BBC News  April 17, 2020 9:30pm-9:45pm BST

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the worldwide coronavirus death toll has passed a new milestone — 150,000 people have now died across the globe. the chinese city of wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official covid—19 death toll by 50%, taking the national total to more than 4,600. china insists there was no cover—up. a top uk health specialist warns there could be 40,000 deaths in britain by the time the early wave of the pandemic is over — due to in initial errors. there have been 847 deaths reported in the past 2a hours. germany's health minister says the country's covid—19 outbreak is under control after a decline in the infection rate. many experts believe the country's high testing rate is playing a crucial role in containment measures. at ten o'clock sophie raworth
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will be here with a full round up of the days news. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. hello and welcome to the special program. coming up you might‘ve seen video from 2015 the microsoft shows microsoft founder bill gates talking about possible impact ofa global pandemic could have on the planet. we will hear his thoughts now about this covid—19 outbreak. reminder you can always keep up—to—date with up at the latest on the pandemic in your country and around the world on her website. my first, charities and the uk a warning that almost a quarter of the youth clubs that have been closed and locked down may not reopen
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after the restrictions are lifted. it leaves thousands of youngsters with nowhere to socialize. anna adams has been talking to ten managers and youth workers to see how they're doing. normally you'd have 30 to 50 young people here after school on holidays. he's showing me around the dumps youth clubs in south london. it's been closed since the lockdown. in what ways are you having to change the way you work? trying to meet the young people where they are. using instagram. we're basically trying to recreate the youth club and experiences that we can in a virtual environment. hi, missing you. hi, dante. nicola is a youth worker. she's chatting online with kids who
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would normally be here. how do you think you'd feel if you are not able to come here for three months? start freaking out. well, this club is confident it will survive the difficult months ahead while others across the country are worried about the knock—on effect of coronavirus in the lockdown and what that will do to the young people have come to rely on places like this. the national body for youth workers is saying that reports of some young people feeling suicidal and self harming. we're seeing closed and not being able to reopen to provide that support. there are many young people that just aren't being supported today. charities say more than 20% of youth services will not survive this crisis. we came here yesterday, today... youth workers in london around looking for some of the teenagers they've lost contact with. for now, the kids are off the street but can it stay that way? it's those young people who have perhaps been involved in criminal activity or, you know, excluded from school.
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i'd be worried about that group. because those young people aren't on the social media platforms that many of the other young people are. these houses are full of young people trying to keep themselves busy. what are you missing the most? oh, my girlfriend. that's been the hardest part so far. i've missed her a lot. i don't know that i would be able to cope for three months to stay inside. why? i'm not being able to see my friend, to see my family, it's just lonely. better mentally but it's the fact that we don't know so it's like waiting every day. and that uncertainty is the hardest thing these teenagers. no one knows how long this lockdown will last. the question of how close we are to a vaccine for coronavirus is being asked on dean almost daily basis. as scientists around the world brace to find a way to treat covid—19. five years ago the microsoft founder bill
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gates warned about a widespread pandemic. but says he was subsequently exulted and ignored. he's now promised to help fund factories testing for vaccines. he spoke to bbc and explain why he believed they need to be a global response to this outbreak. the tools that are going to reduce death, the drugs, that's a global thing, to get those out. and the thing that will get us back to the world that we had before coronavirus is the vaccine and getting that out to all 7 billion people. and so the efforts to test those, to build factories, to understand you know, is it safe and ready to go? that's a global problem. so i'm glad that people are coming together to find where is the best work and combine that, the factory will be in a different country than the science is in.
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this is the whole world working on probably the most urgent tool that's ever been needed. can i ask you in relation to the vaccine, i know that donated a sum of money to that. talk me through what you think are the key elements around developing a successful vaccine? is it money, is a political will, what do you think are the key elements of that? we definitely need to fund the research and the manufacturing in the distribution. the distribution piece will be gone for the uk's always been super generous on that. the research will need to find about the ten most promising constructs. we won't know in advance which i will prove to be safe and effective. and being effective for older people whose immune system is weak isa huge challenge. if you really amp up the vaccine to do that then you can run into safety issues.
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so we are going to have to take something that usually takes five or six years and get it done in 18 months. there are, there is an approach called an rna vaccine that people that looks quite promising but we can't count on that. so it will back for five of those and for a five companies using a more conventional approach. which unfortunately the schedule for that would probably not be as quick as if this rna platform that we've been funding directly and through sappy over the last decade. you'll be aware, a lot of people in the uk are asking what is a simple and straightforward question which is, when will there be a vaccine? how do you see that? well, it's a perfect question because we want to get back to the life we had before coronavirus.
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and people are seeing the economic destruction, the psychological stress, this is such an unprecedented, very tough thing to deal with. people like myself and toni falchi are saying 18 if everything went perfectly we could do slightly better than that. but they will be a trade—off, will have less safety testing than we typically would have. and so governments will have to decide, do they indemnify the companies and say let's go out with this? when we just don't have the time to do what we normally do. so 18 months is about what we'd expected. we are doing everything we can, we will write checks for those factories faster than governments can and they'll come along. it definitely shouldn't be money limited. it should be all the best constructs, full speed ahead, science limited. as i understand what you're saying,
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it may be that there may be some compromise in some of the safety measures that would normally be expected to create a vaccine because time is so crucial. well, of course if you want to wait and see the side effect shows up two years later, that takes two years. so whenever you're acting quickly like during the hiv crisis they created a quick way of getting drug approval. there is a trade—off there. in that case it worked super, super well. and here i think we will be able to get some safety net in patients but this is a public good. those trade—offs, the governments working on a cooperative basis will be involved in the decision to say hey, the regulator says go ahead even though you haven't taken the normal time period. it's been shown that nature can have a really positive impact on mental welfare. according to various
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scientific studies. so now charities are finding ways to help vulnerable people connect with nature. while stuck indoors. the bbc‘s environment correspondent... we just close our eyes and take in, shallow breathes. imagine where walking at the edge of the seawall. this is a visualization. a virtual walk in the countryside guided by a mental health charity volunteer. there are so many different plants and bushes and trees that come together. being out in nature can have a powerful impact. and it became a kind of lifeline, really. feel like out there was something i could do, there was something valuable and beautiful when i didn't feel there was anything. there are many scientific studies that show the
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health benefits of being in the natural world. so when we're outside our blood pressure down, are heart rate goes up and that's a good thing. 0ur heart rate come down and our cortisol levels are reduced. these are all indicators and reduction in stress. so how to get this on lockdown? ironically, the therapy involves embracing screen time. live online they share fragments of the natural world they can see from the balconies or gardens. my family and i have been in self isolations are almost two weeks. because i've got a nasty car. it is tough but we are lucky enough to have a garden. what about people who don't. i have depression and anxiety. i work for the nhs in east london. i'm in east london and day by day we starting the reality of that. they by day —— saying they couldn't make it. vivian is a nature lover. to cope should normally go
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to the countryside but now even the local park or packs. and what else am i supposed to do to pick myself up? i just felt like there's no point in trying. but, people like emily are trying to help by giving us an intimate glimpse of the private lives of some of our most loved animals. the wildlife trust has set up around 20 webcams across the country. we seem to hundred and 75% increase in the number of visitors watching compared to this time last year. huge people are tuning in and it's an important right now the people are getting major. they're doing it through digital platforms and online programs. it may be some comfort to have a look and see that as human society struggles to cope with the virus the natural world carries on uninterrupted. and just to let you know that you can keep up with the latest device on her website and you can keep in touch with me on twitter 24/7.
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thanks for watching. hello and welcome to the film review rounding up the very best new films currently available for viewing in your home. by by far the most intriguing film to hit uk streaming services this week is seller in the space. the feature date due from writer—director tyree shapiro. set among the warring faction of an elite pennsylvania boarding school. it's a film that's
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like ronan johnson's debut boarding school. it's a film that's like ronanjohnson‘s debut brick. paints high school as a new irish landscape of crime and punishment. creating what po calls clueless meets the godfather. at boarding school there are five factions. they will push you past your limit. and therein lies their collective power. but the story isn't about the factions. it's about her. stella summers. lovely simone is leader of the pack who run the school striving drug network. it's in the spring semester of her senior year and zella who will soon be living is looking for someone to pass her power onto. so when she thinks she's found in upcoming shutterbug paloma. tensions are rising between seller and her right hand man maxie straightening the stability of her empire. beginning life with an online overture in 2014 seller in the spades is been described by its
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creator as a tale of a girl who runs a gang and is totally 0k creator as a tale of a girl who runs a gang and is totally ok with doing whatever it takes to make that gang successful. because when you're 17 you've got a grab onto that control wherever you can and hold it tight for dear life. because they always try and take it from there, don't they? siding fan 1970 novel oreo and violet and daisies influences poe has created something that is simultaneously familiar and surprising. capturing both the hazy nature of teenage years and the more brutal power struggles of adult life. a la rger—than—life brutal power struggles of adult life. a larger—than—life artificial world that seems strangely grounded and down to earth reality. at times i was reminded of the rebellious spirit of celine girlhood. although this has an altogether more surreal air. aided by some beautiful floating cinematography. and by an almost sci—fi inflected

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