this is bbc news, the latest headlines now for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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. 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. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. millions of people across the orthodox christian world are marking easter weekend and not all follow their governmnts‘ advice on social distancing.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. the uk government has denied reports that it has drawn up plans to allow some schools and businesses to open in mid—may. ministers say it'll only happen when the scientific advice indicates it is safe to do so. elsewhere, a delivery of some protective equipment for healthcare workers — that was due to arrive in the uk today from turkey — has been delayed. 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 and a star—studded online concert has been broadcast around the world to honour frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak. we'll have more on all these stories in a moment, but first our health correspondent, jane dreaper looks at the situation in the uk. stephen pearson, who died from coronavirus over the easter weekend aged 51, was devoted to his wife and two daughters. he was also a mental health nurse who had given the nhs in the north—east of england more than 30 years service. his younger daughter bethany told me about the family's shock. we said to him, "just humour us. "on a scale of one to ten, one being the best day of your life "and ten being the worst day of your life, how do you feel?" he told us he was a five.

he says, "girls, look, you are worrying about nothing." dad slept upstairs in the bedroom, my mum slepped away from him and woke up in the morning and he was gone. bethany, her mum and sister have since tested positive for covid—19 and have felt ill from the virus in the midst of their grief. please stay at home if you can. my dad could not and he lost his life. so if you can stay at home, i know it is horrible, no one wants to be stuck at home 2a hours of the day, every day, but it is what we need to do right now and if it saves one life by staying in a house then it is absolutely worth it. the government says that is not enough ——there is not enough information yet that would allow the lockdown restrictions to be lifted. ministers confirmed today that hotels, pubs and restaurants will be among the last businesses to reopen and suggestions that children might be back in classrooms soon have been denied.

we want to make sure that we make a balanced judgment about which restrictions can be relaxed at what time. you are quite right to say that we have stressed that the reporting in newspapers that schools will open on the may the 11th, that is not true, we have not made that decision. lockdown is a blunt tool in and of itself. we need a testing and tracing strategy alongside it to help us manage and cope with this virus. let us see where we get to but so far the government has not met the promises they have made before on testing. uk scientists are working at a pace to research a vaccine that could protect against the virus but, as well as testing a new jab for safety, which will take time, researchers say there will need to be a massive effort to sort out manufacturing facilities. those companies need to have new equipment, staff trained in using new protocols and new quality control assessments and all of that

can happen but the companies that we are going to be working with are going to need to stop doing what you would normally do and make this vaccine instead. we need support for them all to make sure that that is done in a fair way while trying to do something that is really very important. today, the drive to get vital ppe to nhs staff suffered a setback. a flight from turkey with a vital shipment, including 400,000 surgical gowns, is not expected to arrive, the government hoped it will be here in the coming days. we know that healthcare workers have a higher risk of contracting covid—19, and have heard devastating stories about many who have died. infection rates among doctors and nurses are higher in some countries than others — and there have been calls all over the world for the provision of vital personal protective equipment for all. from geneva, i'm joined now by howard catton, the chief executive of the international council of nurses.

thank you for being with us on bbc news. is there a pattern to the vulnerability of nurses and doctors fighting covid—19? are the obvious factors affecting at? we have been really concerned for a number of weeks about the level of health worker infections. the world health organization said about 23,000 globally, but that is based on 50, please. we think it is much higher night. —— 50 countries. we think it is ten to 50% in italy and spain. —— 1596. is ten to 50% in italy and spain. —— 15%. tragically, we have seen death of health care workers and nurses around the world. we believe over 100 nurses have lost their lives and a key cause is the lack of ppe but an additional major shortcoming we

haveis an additional major shortcoming we have is that countries are not collecting the data about health worker infections and health worker deaths in a standardised way. this is not collecting data for data's sta ke, is not collecting data for data's stake, this will add to the science. we can know who contracted the virus, worm, how the disease may have progressed as well. —— when. we are calling on g20 widows and governments to collect this data, nurses and health workers count more than ever before. it is very hard to ove i’co m e than ever before. it is very hard to overcome the practical difficulties of supplying the amount of ppe neededin of supplying the amount of ppe needed in the timescale to meet this challenge that is right now, yes? correct. it is a huge challenge and thatis correct. it is a huge challenge and that is why we have written to the 620 that is why we have written to the g20 leaders to say that they need to step in and work together on it. they cannot politically south

isolate work together —— they must work together to help with the distribution across borders, with customs issues, flights... work together to demand the data and information on the number of deaths we are seeing. the other call we would make no to g20 leaders —— we would make no to g20 leaders —— we would make no to g20 leaders —— we would make now, we are hearing the applause and recognition of health workers, but when that fall silent and we move beyond this, what has been exposed is the weakness in our health systems. that needs investment. our g20 readers could be giving reassuring messages and commitments now about how they will be —— improving preparedness. commitments now about how they will be -- improving preparedness. we can look at what we have learned from this experience was it is over and plan for the future. there are those who say we knew this was coming and

there were lots of predictions about viral infections and vulnerability. george w bush made a famous speech about this but he was still president of the usa. should we have prepared for this better? absolutely. this is exposing the fragility of our preparedness plans. i have heard of people having to create stockpiles because there are none there. we have a 6 million shortage of nurses around the world. we know there may have been some simulation exercises but it has not properly been rehearsed and what we are seeing isjust properly been rehearsed and what we are seeing is just how intertwined oui’ are seeing is just how intertwined our health and well—being is to our economic prosperity, to our national security, our ability to go for a walk in the park to visit your elderly residents —— relative on their birthdays. it is all impacted because we have not in —— invested

in health and that is why g20 leaders and government officials should come out no to confirm the level of commitment to be admitted to health in the future. we could all very well be going into times of recession and history tells is that people post my ears fall silent to health funding in a recession. make that commitment now, alongside applause. please. thank you very much. let me bring you an update on the figures we have just received from the department of health. i am just receiving them at the moment, there has been an additional 41 deaths in the uk who have tested positive for covid—19 in wales. 41

deaths, bringing the number of confirmed fatalities in wales to 535. that is a rise of 334 in terms of reported cases in wales. hundreds of people took to the streets of cities in a number of american states last night to demand an early end to the coronavirus lockdown. president trump said some businesses would re—open tomorrow in texas and vermont and accused some democrat state governors of "getting carried away" with their restrictions. andy moore has this report. my body, my choice. open ohio now! in states across the us, there have been noisy protests against lockdown. america will reopen. for many of these trump supporters, the right to liberty

is as fundamental as their right to bear arms. we need to reopen our country. we need to bring our economy back up, it's killing businesses doing this. i feel the government has taken advantage of a virus and overstated it. we have 37 deceased in our state and that's a very low number. mr trump has been accused of fuelling these protests with tweets about the need to liberate some states. a charge he didn't exactly deny. i know there's a lot of protests out there. i just think that some of the governors have gotten carried away. you know, we have a lot of people that don't have to be told to do what they're doing. graphs were unveiled to show that america's per capita mortality rate was lower than most countries.

china is number one, just so you understand. china's number one by a lot, it's not even close. they're way ahead of us in terms of deaths. it's not even close. you know it, i know it, they know it. in new york, the state hit hardest by coronavirus, another much smaller protest outside mr trump's hotel. demonstrators laid out fake body bags, claiming the policies of the president and the vice president have been responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. andy moore, bbc news. further breaking news on fatality figures, from scotland. the figure is that there have been a further ten deaths in the last 24 hours people who tested positive with coronavirus. 903 people who have tested positive have died during the course of the outbreak in scotland. 411 tested positive for covid—19 in

the last 24 hours, meaning that last night there were 1170 —— people in hospital with suspected covered 19 —— covid—19. it is a very modest drop of numbers in a curiously about eight. ten further deaths and 903 people have tested positive and died over the hybrid. 41 further deaths recorded in wales as well. we will bring you the england and northern ireland figures were to have them. millions of orthodox christians are holding their easter celebrations under tight restrictions. officials in europe, the middle east and africa urged people not to attend services, fearing it would lead to a spike in coronavirus infections. but in the former soviet republic of georgia, orthodox leaders are at loggerheads with the government, over their decision to keep churches open — and offer holy communion using a shared spoon.

from georgia, rayhan demytrie, reports. holy communion in the time of pandemic, taken from a shared spoon. georgia's orthodox church has refused to adapt the sacred ritual, despite the risk of spreading infection. translation: we parishioners come here in such high spirits that it is impossible to have doubts and fears. holy communion is the greatest thing. under georgia's state of emergency gatherings of more than three people are banned, but last week on palm sunday in tbilisi's main cathedral there were no police to enforce it. these markings here indicate the distance that people should be

keeping apart from each other, but unfortunately outside, and most importantly inside the cathedral, these rules are not being observed. inside the cathedral, worshippers are kissing icons with no disinfection in sight. some keep their distance, but it is difficult to maintain even in a building of this size. georgia's most revered man, the patriarch, ilya ii, has ruled that the easter services will go ahead. this promo video shows the georgian police in action, issuing hefty fines for those not complying with the state of emergency. so, many people are questioning why the authorities have not penalised the church. they believe that the church is a chief political ally which they cannot alienate.

they came to power in 2012 to a large extent because of the support of the church. the country's prime minister says his government has been trying to strike a balance. by keeping its doors open, the church says it is providing a much—needed spiritual relief to the nation. but with covid—19 infection rates going up, the country's health authorities are calling on people to listen to the science for the sake of their country. let's speak to erica hunter, a senior lecturer in eastern christianity at soas in london. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us andi thank you very much for being with us and i should say first of happy easter. can i ask you what you make

of this use of the shared spin? is that a common part of the orthodox ritual? yes, it is traditional. what is the significance of sharing at? ten shares in the bodies of christ, the body and the blood of christ. but the otherjudges are avoiding this. is there a reason why the georgian church should have chosen to go georgian church should have chosen togoa georgian church should have chosen to go a little way in this? of course, the shared spin —— spin is similarto course, the shared spin —— spin is similar to the shared showers, so the church is going its own way —— chalice, so it makes sense that they are continuing the services to bolster and sustain the faith of the

people in very difficult times. we heard that one of the wash posting something similar to what you said, to the values of faith, it banishes all doubt, but if people become infected as a result that could result in a child to the church, yes? obviously no one would want infection to spread, but i think the the analogy of soldiers who go to war that, they know in their activities that there is quite a likelihood that they may die or be seriously injured. these people have the mentality of spiritual soldiers, so the mentality of spiritual soldiers, so they are not oblivious to the fa ct so they are not oblivious to the fact that they may have the possibility of being infected, but they have the same belief of the soldier in war. what is the pattern

of orthodox churches across the eastern world? is it the —— is there a tendency to accept what the secular authorities are saying? the prime centre of faith, they have... i would suspect that this is largely in response to the authorities in israel tried to maintain a very strong institutions at this time. thank you very much for being with us on thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. our apologies for some of the dropouts on the line there, but i think it was pretty clear what she was saying. some of the biggest names in music have joined forces to celebrate healthcare workers — and raise money —

in a globally televised concert. lady gaga, paul mccartney and billie eilish were among those who performed songs from their homes. the rolling stones even managed to play — from four separate locations. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, was watching. # when i saw her today at the reception. # a glass of wine in her hand #. one world at home has already been dubbed, the living room live aid. the rolling stones had filmed their parts individually on mobile phones. # so i went down to the demonstration. charlie watts clearly didn't have a proper drum kit to hand. # to get my fair share of abuse. # who finds the money when you pay the rent? 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 better than i ever did. # looking like a true survivor. # feeling like a little kid #. and sir eltonjohn‘s piano had been wheeled into his garden. # 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 # now the dark days are done and the bright days are here billie eilish played a cover of the 1960s 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 #. a uk version of the event will be shown on bbc one tonight, with extra british performances added. calling it the wi—fi woodstock may be a bit of a stretch, but there won't be many more occasions when a beatle and the stones play on the same bill. colin paterson, bbc news, the living room. tonight, viewers in the uk will be able to watch coverage of the us concert, with additional material and more performances from british artists at 7.15 this evening on bbc one. here with me now is jan younghusband, the lead producer of tonight's show and the bbc‘s head of music tv commissioning. you can see how we you can see how we are you can see how we are not quite in the habit. i am saying that you argue with me, but you are at home? thank you forjoining us. tell us

about the additional material, because that is the key difference tonight. you have got some really stellar performances to add. yes, people have said to me, why did you not sure it lies? but it was on at midnight last night to our show tonight is coverage of the global events but we are also adding content events but we are also adding co nte nt to events but we are also adding content to the show so that it is releva nt to content to the show so that it is relevant to the uk audience and we surely would like to see it. can you give us a hint on any of the names? i think give us a hint on any of the names? ithinki give us a hint on any of the names? i think i am allowed to. judge the port has written something specially for us —— george the poet. we have tom jones, ellie goulding, jess

glenn... there are about a hundred artist involved in this event altogether. and i think my hot tip would be... would have also got surprises that care workers, so nice things like that. if you are a harry potter fan things like that. if you are a harry potterfan or call things like that. if you are a harry potter fan or call the midwife fan, watch. we have got eddie vedder, so many others, and the kingdom choir. you have now planted an image in my mind of miriam margulies getting involved, and we never know! how are you constraining this? we are writing left by viewers in pewsey world, patel is briefly how to constrain it. the point was that we wa nted constrain it. the point was that we wanted tojoin constrain it. the point was that we wanted to join this amazing event

that global citizens are put on and tom jones is extraordinary, because he was in bed for two years with tuberculosis as a child and he makes a very moving message for everyone, andi a very moving message for everyone, and i think we wanted to do this to to support the health workers i keep them safe. thank you very much will be with us, 715 on bbc one. you can find all the updates on the global coronavirus pandemic on the bbc news website. i promised you the uk figures as we got them, here they are. the number of people, the additional deaths, that has risen across the uk by 596. that is from 15,000, -- 50,464 died

across the uk by 596. that is from 15,000, —— 50,464 died yesterday, it is now a total of 16,000 360 patients who have lost their lives asa patients who have lost their lives as a result of covid—19 in the uk. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. the early morning cloud that some others had at the start of the day is all pretty much cleared out of the way to reveal blue skies. it is pretty much nationwide. the only place that held on to some cloud this afternoon was northern ireland. high pressures firmly in charge of our weather. it is this which is being the dry weather and it is going nowhere very fast and that means that next week it is looking dry, with plenty of sunshine each day. overnight we are going to keep clear skies, but it never gets that cold for most of us because it will be quite breezy and the breeze keeps the temperature from falling too far. 7 degrees in london, perhaps some frost in the countryside. on into monday, the area of high pressure is actually strengthening

but in the south and area of low pressure is moving north into the mediterranean. what that does is it will squeeze the isobars together. that means it is going to be a windier day for us in the uk. on monday, plenty of dry weather and sunshine all day for many others. could be patchy cloud for the channel islands, but for most it stays sunny but windy, gusts up to around 30 or 40 mph coming in from the east. that is significant because those wins are coming in across the chilly north sea, only seven that will keep some of our eastern shores little on the cool side and temperatures aberdeen will be around 12 and 30 celsius. ——13 degrees. come away from those north sea

coasts and it gets a little warmer than that, temperatures reaching 19 degrees, but these temperatures still tempered by a degree by those brisk winds. those will be back again with us on tuesday, and tuesday is looking very similar in terms of weather. maybe some showers pushing into the channel islands but there is some uncertainty about that. for most of us it is dry and sunny and warm. temperatures could reach 20 degrees in cardiff and those eastern coasts would still be on the cold side. high pressures remaining through the rest of the week, wins following from the mid week and it is set to get warmer. temperatures will push into the 20s in england and wales.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... 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. 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. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough.

millions of people across the orthodox christian world are marking easter weekend — and not all follow their governmnts' advice on social distancing. now on bbc news, it's time for your questions answered. thanks to the thousands of you have been sending in questions, some about the financial concerns due to coronavirus. we've got two experts with us to help answer them now. jasmine birtles is the editor of moneymagpie.com, and annie shaw is a financial agony aunt. jasmine and annie thank you for joining us. nice to have you once again. annie, iwill start joining us. nice to have you once again. annie, i will start with you and this is from one viewer. he is

saying i had to pay a deposit for a holiday to italy any week in august. the payment date has been moved by the travel agent 30 days before the trip. iam the travel agent 30 days before the trip. i am concerned it will take the balance from my card and secondly i have not arranged travel insurance at the time of booking. if i take it out now, will i be covered ? i take it out now, will i be covered? this is such a sad situation. it is happening to a lot of people. i would say that the best thing to do at this stage is to wait and see. we still have a time to go. i would hang on until then. that's obviously very tough thing to happen. but if the holiday company actually cancels, they would... you could get a refund from your credit

card. that is something to bear in mind. you have to act fast so that they don't take the final payment from you as the holiday is to go ahead. i think the situation is still difficult at the moment. annie, sorry, very difficult to hear you on your line. i think you are suggesting it is inconceivable if the holiday company cancels the responsibility comes to them? and the worst that could happen is that you could lose the £100 deposit, which could be a lot of money for someone who has not had a holiday for ten years but better than losing the entire cost of the holiday. jasmine, we have a question from an anonymous viewer. someone who does not want to discuss their private financial arrangements on here, perfectly understandable. she has saidi perfectly understandable. she has said i am on a two—yearfix their mortgage contract ending in may. what should i do? with the low interest rates translate into lower interest rates translate into lower interest rates translate into lower interest rate mortgages and should i fix for a longer term if so? yes,

there are some really good deals around at the moment. online i have seen1.5%, 2%, 2.5%. around at the moment. online i have seen 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%. however, a lot of the mortgage companies have pulled mortgages that have a high loa n pulled mortgages that have a high loan to equity rate. so, loan to value. so it very much depends on how much equity you already have in your home. if you are just looking for a 60% mortgage, for example, there is quite a lot to look for. but if it is higher, a lot of those have gone for the moment. now, i think whatever you do, it is a good idea to start looking now because it is taking a long time for mortgages to happen. because if you get a new mortgage with a new company you need to have the place surveyed and surveyors are not generally going out at the moment. so there is quite a backlog of that. so, i would look

now but my guess, personally, i would fix probably for a good five years, because rates are low. as long as you are looking for a relatively low loan to value. it is a gamble. honestly, it is a gamble whatever you do, whether you fix or not, because frankly, nobody really knows what interest rates will do any long or short—term. but my feeling is that rates are going to continue to be low for at least six months, but they will try to put them up as soon as they can. jasmine on that, are you finding it...? i have heard anecdotally that banks and mortgage companies suddenly asking for larger deposits than normal? this is the thing. they are generally worried at the moment because they are having to give these mortgage holidays to millions of mortgage owners. so, they are looking for a surety. they are looking for a surety. they are looking for a surety. they are

looking for help wherever they can, andl looking for help wherever they can, and i think this is why they have pooled a lot of their high loan to value mortgages. so, you know, you are looking at 70% plus, really. it is quite hard to find those mortgages. they have pulled them and certainly higher than that, forget it. annie, we have a non-travel certainly higher than that, forget it. annie, we have a non—travel one coming up shortly. paul smith, he has said that they are thriving on people not being able to afford the final payments because they have suddenly found income has dropped through the floor or is even nonexistent. what can be done about this? if you cannot afford final payment for a holiday but you booked itp payment for a holiday but you booked it p pandemic when everything was fine and you thought your income or secure? this is the same problem as before. everything has changed since people have booked their holidays and everything is uncertain. i take issue with the fact that the holiday companies are doing well out of

taking people's deposits. i think they are hurting very badly and that is possibly why we are finding that airlines are not getting refunds. they are giving vouchers. they actually don't have the cash or the money, and it is possible many will go bust. it is very sad if something cannot be done, if people cannot make that payment. i do not know when this holiday is due to take place. but if it is well in the future perhaps you could get some further borrowing from a credit card ora loan, but further borrowing from a credit card or a loan, but otherwise i think you are back to what you would be an pre—pandemic, and if you can't afford it you might have to cancel and lose your deposit. if they cancel, the holiday company, because they are not going to run the holiday, you would then have some recourse i look to a refund from them if they are still in business or to get a refund from the credit card. thank you, annie. claire

ashton asked why there is nothing being done to financially support pa rents being done to financially support parents who are forced to take time off from work in order to look after their children who are now at home? well, what you should be able to do, if you are a parent and you need to look after your children, you should be able to ask your employer to follow you. so even if they are continuing their operations, if you need to look after your children, you can demonstrate that and you should speak to your employer and ask them to attempt to —— annie you. with furlough you get 80% of your salary if you're not working for the company and your employer gets that money back from the government. and as of this week, finally, they can actually ask for it. this has been a problem for quite a lot of employers. in the past two weeks, they have had to get the money out of their own pockets, basically, to pay their employers and then wait to get the money back from the government. but things are actually happening now, so that employers

have only a short time to wait before they get their money back. so, i really would have a serious word with your employer, because they don't have to, but most of them are and they really should be able to do that. it is not going to cost them. very good advice. i think a lot of people didn't realise that they could proactively do that, go to their employer. they have a very good case for doing that if the employer will not be financially losing it in any case. annie, your non—travel question. lisa valente and bromwly has said her mot was put on hold for six months if we are currently not having to travel to work why are we having to be carrot insurance if your car is not being used? well, you might or might not be regarding what are your car is being used. insurers would suggest you are using it for other things like shopping or a sensual trips. so you would need insurance for that. i

think some insurers have reduced their premiums for some people —— essential trips. what if the cover is related to high usage. if you are definitely not using your car at all, you can get what is called a statutory off road notice which means you basically are getting your vehicle packs back, you are taking the car off the road. then you can cancel your insurance altogether, but your car has to be off the road literally, in other words, you cannot have it parked outside of your house. and you must have taken out this statutory off road notice, thatis out this statutory off road notice, that is one way of not having to be your insurance, to take the car off the road. but i expect that most people, although they have very little or message —— less usage, they are probably still using their carfor they are probably still using their car for something they are probably still using their carfor something and they are probably still using their car for something and will need insurance for that. thank you.

jasmine, are the banks allowed to demand additional assurances from small businesses to cover the loans given? these are the loans backed by the government up to 80%. at the moment, no, they don't have to... they do not have to ask you for security up to £230,000. above that it isa security up to £230,000. above that it is a bit different. and you can kind of understand that, because, you know, say somebody wants a loan for £1 million. 80% of that is cove red, for £1 million. 80% of that is covered, but 200,000 is not. if you haveif covered, but 200,000 is not. if you have if you have those the bank will get a bit worried. and this is why there have been calls for britain to follow switzerland and germany, and their governments are backing loans of 100%. germany started with 80 and then move to 100%. there are calls for this and i think nothing has happened on it yet, but maybe it will change. annie, finally, david

bennett from newcastle—under—lyme has asked you to gaze into your crystal ball! he asks travel insurance rates are likely to go up when restrictions are lifted, especially for the high—risk population? in other words, especially for the high—risk population? in otherwords, i especially for the high—risk population? in other words, i assume david as including himself and thus, although i don't want to be too personal! yes, if you remember, the thing with the volcano, the ash cloud. a lot of people found they we re cloud. a lot of people found they were not insured and had to get it incorporated into insurance policies because people decided that they wa nted because people decided that they wanted it. so, i could see that it might do. but i don't know how it will affect the travel industry. again, you need a crystal ball for that. do people actually want to go on cruises and long distance after this? it might have given them a shock to the system. i do not know what will happen. i think there will bea what will happen. i think there will be a shake—up in the travel industry and probably insurance, too. is it

too late to take out insurance now for a holiday? well, it would be for the coronavirus section, you would not get cover for that and now if your holiday was cancelled because of the coronavirus. but i am sure you wouldn't take out a policy if it was just lost you wouldn't take out a policy if it wasjust lost baggage... you wouldn't take out a policy if it was just lost baggage... if you have already booked your holiday and you are looking for insurance for coronavirus, you're not going to get it. and that is a lesson to everybody, take out your insurance when you book! yes, absolutely. annie shaw, jasmine birtles, thank you very much for your questions answered. now on bbc news, click looks at how care homes around europe are using technology to provide some

contact for isolated and elderly people. hey, welcome back. here we are again. and thank you so much for all the kind comments about last week's programme. they meant a lot to us, mainly they were comments about the cushions and the painting, but i will take it. look who else is back, its lara — hello mate, how are you, what have you been up to? hello, i have been very busy mastering the art of the zoom dinner party. have you tried it? no, i haven't, that sounds very middle—class, i have been down the pub virtually with some friends, but i haven't done a dinner party yet. is this something you dress up for? of course, what else is there to get dressed up for at the moment? and the thing is, i have worked out

how to do it so it is not awkward. your guests arrive, you have a nice chat before you start eating, then you turn the video and microphone off for a bit while you're serving food, so people aren't walking in and out of shot or peering around trying to get into shot, and also, no awkward chewing and talking at the same time, i know it happens in real life but no need for it at the moment, and then after dinner you get together again. but of course many of us are using conferencing apps at the moment for many different reasons. a lot of them far more important than my dinner parties. spencer, what do you think this lot are up to? both: the health and wellbeing of my patient will be my first consideration. both: i will respect the autonomy and dignity of my patient. it certainly sounds very important, doesn't it? i dunno, go on. yes, they are medical students taking their hippocratic oath. because without that, they can't become nhs doctors. and of course right now, we need all the doctors we can get. so newcastle university has accelerated the process with a virtual graduation,

using microsoft's flipgrid software. all: upon my honour. that hippocratic oath is brilliant, isn't it, it's so important to people who work in medicine, they are the true heroes in this. there are many people who are particularly at risk from the virus, and those are the people we're properly trying to shield at the moment, many of them will be elderly. and when you are completely locked in your home and you are not allowed out, that is when we really need technology to help stay in touch with those people and help them keep busy. and jen copestake has been looking at what's on offer. concerns for people living in care homes across the country are increasing as many become ill with the coronavirus and are separated from their loved ones. while there's little human comfort for many during this incredibly difficult time, some care homes are employing technical solutions to try and provide some outside connection, and if not, a little distraction

for their residents. in belgium, 60 zorabots have been deployed to care homes around the country to entertain residents kept in their rooms in isolation. zorabot plays classical music this includes henry, zorabot plays classical music. this includes henry, who spoke to me on the zorabot which visited his room. henry said it was too difficult to talk about how the isolation makes him feel, but he was very happy to speak on the robot. that's the biggest problem, is the isolation, that they are far from theirfamily, and they are not allowed to go outside or to see them or to hold them in the arms, and so we are doing all what we can to give them their contact with the family. in the netherlands, these sara bots were used in care homes before the pandemic, but now the company is providing them for a month free to anyone who would like to try them out.

while sara's off visiting the ward, this 95—year—old woman uses a tablet in her room to speak with staff. but she's regularly spent time with sara. and for the first time in a care home, sara is being used in a trial to visit a patient who is critically ill with coronavirus. on thursday we got a phone call from the care homes, and they told me, "we have a corona patient, and in this case it is really sad because we know she is not going to survive this," so there was really — they were in a hurry. so they told me, they asked us, "can you help us with this robot?"

so we said of course, and the next day we brought a robot in. here in the uk the nhs‘s innovation team, nhsx, are looking at how technology can be used here to alleviate isolation and bring families together. a trial with facebook‘s portal device in care homes and hospitals is under way. chd care homes in surrey were using the portal before the crisis in a programme called adopt a grandparent. volunteers call in to in to speak to care home residents. i still work. you still work? that's nice, what do you do? a few weeks ago they put out a special call for the covid crisis to ask for more adoptions. how old are you? and the response we've had is now 70,000 volunteers registered worldwide. it's been absolutely phenomenal. just for your care homes or care homes all over the world? 70,000 just for our care homes. wow! ijust think it is fantastic that there is potentially

a technology answer to such a really human problem, because i'm a big believer in the power of technology, and here's potentially something that is undeniably making things better for people in a really tough situation. when the pandemic is over, some of these solutions may be permanently implemented to help look after our elderly relatives. but everyone we spoke to emphasised how much they would like to see us in person. we need to think carefully about the impact replacing humans may have on the future of care and the shape of our future society. that wasjen looking at how technology is in a small way trying to help in what is a really difficult situation. lara, you have been looking at something similar in the volunteer space, yes? that's right, something to help those doctors and nurses who are working around the clock. because for those with children, there is an extra logistical issue in the equation. so medical students who are not quite ready for the frontline have found a way

that they can still help. so we made the facebook group and it just snowballed. within, like, the space of 24 hours, we were like oh my goodness, we were like, oh, my goodness, we have really got something here, this is really wild. babysitting app bubble one was that took on the task of helping connect them to nhs parents. more than 500 nhs workers have already booked free childcare through the apps pool of over 1,000 safety—checked volunteers. a lot of us are working in emergency rotas now so the hours we might have been doing before, or the pattern of work has changed considerably. so this would provide us with those extended hours of service that we would need. healthship is another service built by medical students looking to make good use of their spare time. students from 95 universities have signed up to help nhs staff. today i'm picking up a prescription and delivering it to a patient.

it means i can give back to the community and help those who are vulnerable in this pandemic. by far and large, the vast majority of interest has been in childcare, which makes sense because that's where the help is really needed. any of us have a chance to volunteer in this crisis. over three quarters of a million brits have signed up to the good sam app to help others. when the news story came out that they were looking for volunteers, i thought, "brilliant, that is exactly what i want to do." proof that not only are we in this together but community spirit definitely does exist. i'm in hastings, famed for its history, castle and mediaeval tapestry and i am here to get a taste of some of the culture they have got an offer, but not where you might imagine.

i'm just going to connect to hastings right now, so that's just outside of london, certainly not somewhere i'm allowed to go at the moment. that's right, i'm going on a gallery tour inside a robot. welcomes to hastings contemporary. this is a collaboration between the gallery and bristol robotics laboratory. the idea is to adapt these telepresence robots so we can all enjoy art without leaving our homes. today i'm being shown around by director of the gallery, liz gilmore. ok, here we go. sorry. ok, so my bad driving aside, this project is about more than just bringing in virtual visitors during the lockdown. this technology's been developed for a while as being used in videoconferencing, but not before in a uk gallery. so it was opportunistic for us. we knew one of our trustees who is a disabled artist,

she had been using this for her own communications and meetings, and so was able to ask bristol robotics if we could use this robot as a trial during this period at the gallery. from my end, all i need is a web browser and a prearranged slot to drop in to the gallery. it's hard to argue that robo tours like this are anything but a positive idea right now. but what about when galleries reopen to in—person visitors? if you think about access to art, et cetera, you know, some people are able to afford those holidays to go across to venice or paris, and see the louvre for instance, and that's not available to everyone. at its heart, this project could mean more people who wouldn't usually get the chance to see out like this can enjoy it. one can also think about this as a way of bringing people together in different ways. well, that was great! i've just been to a gallery!

you know, when it comes down to it, that's reallyjust a very elaborate video call, but there is something quite nice about being able to walk around, discover the place yourself, find all the nooks and crannies as you would if you were actually there. pretty cool! that was absolutely brilliant. that's steve driving a robot round an art gallery! you cannot ask for more, can you? and he didn't crash it down the stairs. however, if you do want more, you can have more. this is the short length version of the programme, the full length is available for you right now on iplayer. please go check it out. thank you so much for and we will see you soon.

hello, there. the early morning cloud has cleared to review these beautiful blue skies, pretty much nationwide. this photographer spotted this beautiful watermill. northern ireland hiding onto the cloud this afternoon. high pressure is hanging on to our weather. for the week ahead, it is looking dry with plenty of sunshine, day by day. overnight tonight, we will keep clear skies, but it never gets that cloud for most of us because it will be quite a breezy night, and the breeze keep the temperature from falling too far. five in norwich, seven in london, perhaps a few patches of rust in the countryside in scotland and some of the shower glance. from monday's forecast, this era of high pressure is strengthening. to the south, this era of low pressure moves north from africa into the mediterranean and

that will squeeze the isobars together and that means it will be a windy day for us in the uk. from monday, plenty of dry weather, for many of sunshine from dawn till dusk, but there could be some patchy cloud for the islands, perhaps brushing into cornwall and devon, too. for most, staying sunny but pretty windy with gusts of around 30 or 40 miles pretty windy with gusts of around 30 or40 miles an pretty windy with gusts of around 30 or 40 miles an hour, coming pretty windy with gusts of around 30 or40 miles an hour, coming in pretty windy with gusts of around 30 or 40 miles an hour, coming in from an easterly direction. that is significant because the winds are working across the chilly seas, the north sea only seven or 9 degrees at the moment and that will keep some of our eastern shore is a little on the cool side. temperatures in aberdeen for example and hull around 1230 celsius. coming away from the north sea coast it gets warmer than that, temperatures could reach high or —— highs around 11 degrees. the brisk winds return on tuesday and tuesday as a summer day weather wise. a few showers for the channel

islands, but some uncertainty. for most it is dry and sunny. if anything it will get warmer. temperatures could reach 20 degrees in cardiff. the eastern coast still on the cool side with those onshore winds but the high pressure remains with us for the rest of this week and there were winds for the right and there were winds for the right and it is getting warmer for the rest of the week with temperatures pushing up in england and wales and warming upfor pushing up in england and wales and warming up for scotland and ireland too.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 596 more people have died in hospital in the uk from covid—19 — that's the smallest increase in nearly two weeks. 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. 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. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. millions of people across the orthodox christian world are marking easter weekend and not all follow their governmnts' advice

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