this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the national care forum estimates that the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in uk care homes may be far higher than official figures currently show. reports the uk is looking to gradually lift some lockdown restrictions, such as re—opening schools and allowing some small social gatherings, are rejected by a government minister. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. fears in haiti, the poorest country in the americas, that an inadequate healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed.

some of the world's biggest acts take part in an eight—hour star—studded event broadcast around the globe to honour key workers. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. there are fears that far more people may have died from coronavirus—related conditions in care homes across the uk than has been officially recorded. the national care forum, which represents not—for—profit care providers, estimates more than 4,000 elderly and disabled residents may have died. the last official figure

for england was 217. the virus is continuing to spread rapidly, with more than 2.2 million cases now confirmed in 185 countries. for the second day running, russia has announced another record 6,000 new cases in the past 2a hours with more than 300 more deaths. hundreds of people have taken to the streets in a number of american states to demand an early end to the coronavirus lockdown. a star—studded online concert has broadcast around the world to honour front line workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak. we'll have more on all these stories in a moment, but first, this report on the uk's deaths byjohn mcmanus. the faces change daily, so do the stories, but the heartbreak is the pain. john cook has left behind a

wife and three children. retired paediatrician due to awarded an 0be, just two of the thousands of victims of coronavirus in the uk. the numbers continue to grow. yesterday it was confirmed another 888 people had died in hospitalfrom the virus, bringing the total to 15,464. but those statistics don't include deaths outside wards. now the national care forum, which represents adult care providers, says it has evidence that the number of deaths in care homes in one week was double those in the whole of the previous month. that's more than 4,000. the organisation says the care sector needs the same support as the nhs and has called for more personal protective equipment and comprehensive testing. ifi if i had to hear another story about ca re if i had to hear another story about care home staff in organising ——

organisations that provide support in the community having to reach out to nail salons to get hold of vital ppe, or staff having to resort to making their own scrubs out of curtain liners, ijust think it is an absolute disgrace, really. we are not dad's army. we are not dad's army. the government has been under fire for weeks over the distribution of ppe. after previously insisting that supplies were reaching the nhs, it's now admitted that's not always the case. so far, serious shortages of equipment have only been seen in england. this consignment of facemasks and virus testing equipment landed in glasgow yesterday morning. labour says the government must work harder to guarantee continual supplies. meanwhile, downing street says it's giving local councils extra funding to deal with the crisis and it's also told them they must keep cemeteries and parks open. john mcmanus, bbc news.

staying here in the uk, the cabinet minister michael gove has said the government is not thinking of lifting the lockdown yet. newspaper reports had suggested that ministers had planned to open schools in three weeks, which mr gove denied. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is here. there was some detail stuff in the papers about the possible exit strategy, but michael gove having none of it. a lot of questions in re ce nt none of it. a lot of questions in recent days, understandably perhaps from people wanting to know when we can get back to life as normal and he's lockdown restrictions that we have been living within the uk might begin to be lifted. this morning in the papers there is more talk of plans being drawn up, a possible traffic light system by which there would be a phased return to life as normal, and specifically in the sunday times, claimed that schools could reopen in as little as three weeks. i have to say that was denied

by the education secretary first thing this morning, he was quick out of the blocks on twitter saying no decision has been taken and it would only be taken when the scientific and medical evidence said that it was right to do so. then we have heard from michael gove subsequently this morning, also saying that that date of the 11th of may for schools, some schools to reopen, will simply not true. a bit more of an insight into the government was not thinking about the lockdown and how my them from him, saying that businesses in the hospitality sector would be among the last to exit the lockdown, so we among the last to exit the lockdown, so we might not be popping to the pub fora pint so we might not be popping to the pub for a pint for a good few months yet, i'm afraid to say. mr gove also talked about the importance of testing and contact tracing. that is the idea that if somebody test positive for coronavirus to quickly establish a they have been in contact with and ask those people to isolate and an temp two contain the

spread of the virus, something the government employed early on, but as he explained on the andrew marr programme this morning, is now looking to restart as a way of ensuring the uk can get ready to find its way out of the lockdown. we will be able to test people in the population and also track them through the use of technology. we are working with other countries to make sure that we will have a technology that enables us to detect if an individual has been in contact with others, and ensure appropriate testing is in place. but i think it's important and appropriate to take just one step back. there are a number of things that we need to do in order to be confident that we can relax measures overall. testing and contact tracing are very important. but we also need to make sure that our nhs capacity is as resilient as it can possibly be. and we also need to make sure that we have already reduced the rate of infection in the population and that

the number of deaths is falling and it is only if we can be certain that we have all of those factors in place that we can be confident about relaxing some of the measures we currently have in place. the government has been on the defence of this morning over its response early on to the pandemic. in the sunday times, hearing from various sources, the ministers were slow to respond and did not heed warnings from scientists early on, in particular a claim that the prime minister was not chairing cobra meetings early on in the epidemic, which we knew at the time. they were being chaired by the health secretary, matt hancock. perhaps, with hindsight, many asking the question whether the prime minister should have been in the chair at the time. mrgove should have been in the chair at the time. mr gove reporting several of the claims made in the piece, saying there were a number of things that

we re wrong, there were a number of things that were wrong, specifically though on theissue were wrong, specifically though on the issue of personal protective equipment, that we have heard so much about, he did accept that the uk senta much about, he did accept that the uk sent a consignment to china some weeks ago, but made the point that the uk had received far more in terms of ppe in return than it had sent overseas. this is something that labour are keen to press the government on. they have been asking today for more assurances that firms in the uk who have offered to manufacture ppe have had those offers ta ke n manufacture ppe have had those offers ta ken up manufacture ppe have had those offers taken up by the government. this morning, the shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, said these sorts of issues that labour has been pressing the government on for some time now. certainly, the long—term issues around issues of personal protective equipment and testing were areas that i was very much aware of and deeply concerned about and could not have failed to be because of the report said i have been receiving from the front line. i think that applies across the body of labour mps. we have been very, very worried

about quite how far away we are from some of the targets that have been set up around testing and ppe in particular, that actually what was in that article wasn't revelatory. i mean, ithink in that article wasn't revelatory. i mean, i think it is important that this is out in the public now because ultimately we have got to have these issues dealt with. it is incredibly important and we have got to back up those on the front line. there will be little time perhaps for ministers and others in government to look back in detail at the decisions that were made early on. there are pressing issues to deal with in the here and now. michael gove did say this morning that all governments make mistakes and at some point in the future there will be an opportunity to look back, reflect and learn some profound lessons, as he put it. jonathan, thank you. disadvantaged teenagers in england will be able to borrow laptop computers to help them study at home when schools are closed during the pandemic. it will be up to schools or local

authorities to decide who needs help with access to a computer and 4g routers to help families connect to the internet. an online academy offering pupils 180 lessons every week will also be launched to support remote learning. in the us, demonstrations have continued in several areas against lockdown restrictions imposed by state officials to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. donald trump has criticised state governors, saying they were getting carried away with imposing too many restrictions. rich preston reports. from new hampshire to minnesota, ohio to texas, these protesters want lockdown restrictions lifted. angry at how measures to control the spread of coronavirus have impacted on work and the economy. some have lost theirjobs, their livelihoods and their incomes. and say they would rather risk catching the virus

and continue like this. president trump using saturday's white house press briefing to reaffirm that america will again be open for business. texas and vermont will allow certain businesses to open on monday, while still requiring appropriate social distancing precautions. montana will begin lifting restrictions on friday, 0hio, north dakota, and idaho, have advised nonessential businesses to prepare for a phased opening, starting may the 1st. but there is concern that lifting restrictions to early could lead to more people becoming infected and potential for a spike in the death rate. in new york, by far the worst affected state, a counter protest by this far smaller crowd who say the trump administrations measures haven't gone far enough and that the president is responsible for the deaths of thousands of americans. when the virus first hit america, president trump said the cure

for the disease should not be worse than the disease itself. america is often referred to as a divided nation whether it's on issues like health care or guns, or the environment, but that division remains. even on an issue like this, with the death toll of more than 38,000 people in the world's richest nation. amongst fears that the nation's wealth is now too injeopardy. all ahead of a presidential election due in november. rich preston, bbc news. almost all of europe is still in lockdown, and while some countries are beginning to ease restrictions, many others have extended the measures introduced to fight the virus. the impact is clearly visible, with empty streets being seen all across the continent, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this is madrid, one of the world's great capital cities, looking more like a ghost town.

spain has been one of the ha rdest—hit countries with more than 20,000 dead. the prime minister says the state of emergency is to be extended for another 15 days. nearly 500 more fatalities in italy, but that figure is down from the day before, the death rate appears to be slowing. applause. in france, more positive news, this military field hospital is being partly dismantled as the city in the country improves. heading east, the capital of azerbaijan, where the streets are being sprayed with disinfectant. quarantine will last at least another two weeks. the countries borders remain closed. in lithuania, they have seen a record jump on the number of coronavirus cases, just one day after the health minister insisted the outbreak and reached its peak. the hotspot, this time just outside vilnius, military police stopping anyone

getting in or out. translation: it's been decided to test all adult residents in time. tests will be carried out to not only find active cases of the disease, but also to try to identify residents who already might have immunity. this situation is indeed dangerous. in poland, the presidential election is due to take place next month, but how does a country of 40 million people vote in the middle of a global pandemic? translation: the coronavirus epidemic is the reality for a couple of months coming, and a personal election will be possible in two year's time at the earliest. if the parties don't agree, the only secure form of conducting a presidential election is postal voting. this is istanbul, where europe meets asia, another place

where the streets are deserted. a two—day curfew is in place, anyone younger than 20 or older than 65 has been told to stay home. the fight against the virus goes on. tim allman, bbc news. saudi arabia is to hold a virtual meeting of health ministers from the g20 countries, to discuss the global impact of the coronavirus. representatives from the world health organization, world bank group and other international economic groups will also take part. john sfakianakis is an associate fellow with the middle east and north africa programme at chatham house. he is also the chief economist at the gulf research center in riyadh, which is where hejoins us from now. thank you so much forjoining us. what specifically will this virtual meeting be looking at? well,

primarily it is to get everybody to pitch in financially. also there is a need for multilateral institutions, such as the g20, to be more and more involved. saudi arabia is chairing the g20 efforts, so that is chairing the g20 efforts, so that is very important. 0verall, is chairing the g20 efforts, so that is very important. overall, it is essentially the help and support that the 620 essentially the help and support that the g20 can land to what is happening today, which is very essential. do you think that they should differentiate between the sort of help that needs to be given to richer countries and the sort of help that developing countries need? absolutely not. they have to support everybody because this is a global crisis, unique crisis. it needs all the firepower the world and the g20 can provide. this is not the time to be selective because we know very

well that if one country in the developing world falls apart with covid—19, you can really ricochet and go everywhere. i think my point was more that developing countries in the sense needed financial help more than the developed world does. i think the point has been made that those lockdown measures that we have seen those lockdown measures that we have seenin those lockdown measures that we have seen in europe and america have simply not worked in countries like india, where people live much more closely together, where they can't afford to not work because there is no welfare state to fall back on. absolutely. to your point, i think the 620 absolutely. to your point, i think the g20 need to highlight that because it involves a lot of countries from the emerging world and saudi arabia is leading the emerging world. that needs to be highlighted again because this is a global answerfor a global highlighted again because this is a global answer for a global problem and these developing countries need all the support they can get. you are speaking to us from riyadh.

describe the situation in the middle east when it comes to coronavirus. the saudi authorities have been very steadfast, exemplary in many ways, to ta ke steadfast, exemplary in many ways, to take advanced measures to control this. remember that the gulf region has a large expatriate blue—collar labour force, and that is also a great concern. the middle east is facing a big issue because half of the population cannot be tested, the other half are all scattered. the middle east is very close to europe. they are facing a very big challenge indeed. we will have to leave it there. thank you so much forjoining us there. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. one of the poorest countries in the americas, haiti, is to begin to ease its lockdown, allowing textile factories to re—open. 0fficial numbers suggest just three people have died from covid—19 there so far,

but the world health organisation is warning against complacency. haiti's healthcare system is already on the brink of collapse, as will grant reports. nowhere in the americas does coronavirus pose a greater threat than in haiti. with 60% of haitians living below the poverty line, the potential for the pandemic to devastate the population is clear. while many nations would struggle to cope with the serious covid—19 infection, haiti might never recover from one. the respiratory therapist in porto—au—prince told me the country is woefully underprepared. to tell you the truth, there was about approximately 40 ventilators in the country, for the whole country and we are 11 million people. and out of that 40, probably 20 are working and for those 20 working we have very, very limited amount of doctors that knows how to run it. with so few ventilators and icu beds available,

preventing a major outbreak is the only way to save lives. grassroots organisations are carrying out some basic, but vital tasks. distributing dozens of hand washing stations to the neediest communities. places like this, a mountainous village outside port—au—prince, where most families scratch a meagre living from the land. clean water is a precious commodity in haiti and the ngo's initiative could be crucial in helping residents combat the spread of the virus. but when it comes to self isolating, many face a stark choice. this man is a motorbike taxi driver and says that staying indoors isn't an option if he is to feed his family. translation: if i don't go out to work, we can't eat. he describes self isolation as impossible. translation: we want to respect the rules, but we can't. this is his wife. translation: i see what governments

do in other countries, but here they don't do anything. meanwhile, the picture in haiti's shantytowns is especially grim. market days have been cut back and demand for basics food supplies is growing desperate. the government has been distributing food parcels to the most vulnerable households, but people are angry at having to jostle and crowd for food. translation: the way they are distributing food is humiliating. people do not respect social distancing. the government should organise it better. i'm very concerned at the sanitary conditions. it is very worrying. a looming health care crisis is a huge threat to haiti, but then that is true of most of latin america. what is especially deadly here is the combination of the pandemic with the crippling economic crisis. one which would deny the continent's most impoverished people the opportunity to even go outside to earn a living. will grant, bbc news. russia has registered a record

number of new coronavirus cases. the figure of more than 6,000 represents a jump of a fifth on saturday's figures. the nationwide tally is now nearly 43,000. some of the biggest names in music have joined forces to celebrate healthcare workers in a globally televised concert. lady gaga, paul mccartney and billie eilish were among the artists who performed songs from their living rooms. colin paterson was watching. # when i saw her today at the reception. # a glass of wine in her hand #. it has already been dubbed the living room live aid. many of the biggest names in music rocking where they reside for one world together at home, not a fundraiser, but designed as a celebration of front line workers tackling covid—19 around the world. the rolling stones had filmed their parts individually on mobile phones and then been

edited together to look like a rock and roll zoom call. # see, we are going to vent our frustration! # lady madonna #. indeed, this was not a live concert. due to the reliance on the internet, each act's song for the two—hour event had been recorded in advance. # to make end's meet #. there was a beatle via broadband, sir paul mccartney. let's tell our leaders that we need them to strengthen the health care systems all round the world, so that a crisis like this never happens again. # oh, i'm still standing betterthan i everdid. # looking like a true survivor #. and sir eltonjohn's piano had been wheeled into his garden — the basketballs were an unexpected accessory. # on my mind! # smile, though your heart is breaking.

# smile, even though it's aching #. the event had been curated by lady gaga, who opened the show with a charlie chaplin classic. # you will get by! # sunny! # thank you for the smile upon your face #. billie eilish played a cover of the 19605 standard, sunny. # sunny! # i know delusion # when i see it in the mirror #. while taylor swift showed off some very natty wallpaper. # fading in, fading out #. in the uk, a version of the event will be shown on bbc one tonight, with extra british performances added. calling it a wi—fi woodstock may be a bit of a stretch, but they won't be many more occasions when a beatle and the stones play on the same bill.

colin paterson, bbc news, his living room. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello, there. it is a dry, settle story for many but there is an exception, and if you look at the satellite picture you can see where iam satellite picture you can see where i am talking about, some stubborn glide across wales, northern ireland and south—west england at the moment. elsewhere, lots of sunshine. at press easterly breeze on the east coast, and that should publish some of the cloud further west. northern ireland may well stay overcast throughout the day. the highest values of 18 degrees. an area of high pressure due to the north—east of the uk. it will stay with us for a couple of days. a few more isobars to the south of that high, so the

winds will continue to strengthen. for monday, a largely fine and dry story. maybe a few isolated showers in the extreme south—west. winds gusting in excess of 30 miles an hour, so they are strengthening throughout the day. top temperatures between 12 and 19 degrees.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the national care forum estimates that the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in uk care homes may be far higher than official figures currently show reports the uk is looking to gradually lift some lockdown restrictions, such as re—opening schools and allowing some small social gatherings, are rejected by a government minister. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. fears in haiti, the poorest country in the americas, that an inadequate healthcare system could soon be overwhelmed. and some of the world's biggest acts take part in an eight—hour, star—studded event, broadcast around

the globe to honour key workers. time now on bbc news for dateline. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, a world divided by hope and fear as some countries tentatively emerge from the shadow of the epidemic and others go towards it. even when lockdown is being lifted, other sorrows are just beginning as we all begin to absorb the scale of the economic damage.

but death and destruction do not stop great power politics. the president of the united states has announced a cut in funding to the world health organization, accusing it of going soft on china. my guests on socially distanced screens — isabel hilton of china dialogue and stephanie from bloomberg news. and stephanie baker from bloomberg news. welcome to both of you. and here in the studio we have the bbc‘s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. welcome to you. let us start with the who developments. stephanie, is that defunding from president trump a symbol of american withdrawal from global leadership, or is it something else? well, it's another example of american withdrawal from global leadership, but i fear it's a more cynical political move than that. i think he's trying to shift blame for his mishandling of the crisis

onto an international body, and the irony here is that trump