this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. president trump says testing for the coronavirus in the us is expanding rapidly as the death toll rises to over 40,000. as of today, we have tested 4.18 million americans — that is a record anywhere in the world. the uk hospital death toll passes 16,000, as healthcare staff call for more equipment to protect them against coronavirus. we look at the different solutions to different covid—19 problems, with our correspondents around the world. one other main headline: a gunman in rural canada kills at least 16 people.

he was found dead hours later. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. president trump says he and the democrats are closer to agreeing at least $300 billion in a stimulus deal to help small businesses in the us, hit hard by the pandemic. mr trump also said he would use the defence production act to compel one us facility to produce at least 20 million test swabs per month. new york's governor — andrew cuomo — says he'll launch an aggressive antibody testing campaign next week, to see how many people have had the virus. he also said the coronavirus outbreak there is ‘on the descent‘. 40,000 people have now died of the virus in the us.

and in the uk, a delivery of vital protective equipment for healthcare workers — which was delayed — is now due to arrive in the next 2a hours. the government said it was working to ensure the shipment from turkey — which includes 400,000 gowns — would reach front—line staff in the coming days. we'll have more on that in a moment, but first here's president trump at his daily press briefing on sunday evening. america continues to make steady progress in our war against the virus. as of today, we have tested 4.18 million americans — that's a record anywhere in the world. the united states has now conducted more total tests than all of the following nations combined — france, the united kingdom, south korea, japan, singapore, india, austria, australia, sweden and canada. the governor of new york says the state is continuing to see a reduction in both covid—19

hospitalisations and deaths. andrew cuomo said that all indications are that infections have passed their high point. he added that the state would now begin "aggressive" antibody testing to identify people who've had the virus. we're going to sample people in this state, thousands of people in this state, across the state, to find out if they have the antibodies. that will tell us, for the first time, what percent of the population actually has had the coronavirus and is now, at least short—term, immune to the virus. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes says the president is keen on ramping up the us testing programme. he wants more and governors around the country want more and, over the last couple of days, the president has come in for a lot of criticism from both republican and democratic governors

that they simply do not have enough tests, specifically to move towards the first phase — as outlined by the president himself last week — the first phase of reopening their individual states and getting people out of their homes, and we have been hearing quite a different story from both the president and the vice president, and what some of the governors around the country are saying. well, we've just heard from the president, his response to that, saying in fact that many, many more tests are on the way, that more than 4 million americans have indeed been tested and also saying that the vice president, mike pence, will be speaking on a conference call on monday to those governors around the country. it remains to be seen whether they are satisfied with what the federal government is now saying about testing but clearly, as we move forward, this is the crucial issue and also hearing what the governor of new york has been saying about the antibody test

which is a step further to the diagnostic test that president trump has been talking about. antibody tests which will show what percentage of the new york population is immune to the virus because they have already had the disease are ready. that is peter bowes. the latest official figures for the uk show there were 596 deaths reported in hospitals in the last 24—hour period. that takes the overall number who've died in hospitals to 16,060. on sunday the british government was again under pressure over the supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare staff, particularly the gowns used in intensive care. a delivery from turkey that was due to arrive in the uk on sunday is now expected today. john mcmanus reports. it's the issue that won't go away. can the government guarantee the safety of both nhs and care workers by providing them with enough supplies of personal protective equipment, ppe? despite initial

assurances that there was enough ppe to go around, ministers have since admitted that in england that has not a lwa ys that in england that has not always been the case and there we re always been the case and there were fears that essential supplies would run out over the weekend. this consignment ppe arrived at glasgow prestwick airport from china on saturday. but a flight on sunday containing supplies from turkey, destined for the nhs in england, never made it to the uk. it was supposed to contain 400,000 badly needed hospital gowns. the british medical association has described the delay is a matter of life and death. and the organisation representing nhs trusts says promises about individual consignments aren't always fulfilled. bitter experience over the last few weeks has demonstrated that because of the erratic nature of the supply, the erratic nature of the supply, you can't really count on gowns being ready to be distributed to the frontline until they've actually arrived in this country, you've checked

the boxes and they are the guns they said they were in the numbers that are meant to be there. across the uk, more than 16,000 people have now died in hospital from coronavirus. that's up by 596 on the previous 24 hours and is the smallest rise in nearly two weeks, but it doesn't include deaths in care homes. 0ne industry body has estimated they run into thousands. across they run into thousands. across the country, the lockdown continues. today would have been the first day back at school for most pupils after easter. at sunday's downing street press conference the education minister poured cold water on the newspaper reported that schools in england would reopen in the middle of next month. i want nothing more to see schools back, get them back to normal, make sure that children are sat around learning and experiencing the i°y learning and experiencing the joy of being at school. but i can't give you a date.

meanwhile, evidence that the ha rd meanwhile, evidence that the hard work and skill of nhs staff is playing —— paying off. the first patient to be successfully treated at the new nightingale facility in london was able to transfer to another hospital as his condition had improved. applause . applause for him, but for the government questions about its response to the pandemic continue. while much of the global death toll has come from western nations, concern is growing about the rise of cases elsewhere. developing nations — with massive urban populations and under—resourced health systems — could be particularly vulnerable. we'll be taking the view fromjapan, india, south africa, and brazil. first we'll hear from rupert wingfield—hayes in japan — a developed nation which believed it had dealt with the virus — but is now facing a second wave. japan looks like it is now in the early stages of a major outbreak of covid—19. there are more than 10,000 confirmed cases and that's

growing by around 500 a day. the whole of japan is now under a state of emergency, that began in tokyo and other big cities two weeks ago, then it was extended to the whole of japan last week but it's important to notice, this is not the same as the sort of lockdowns seeing in the uk, in europe and in the united states. people are still going to work, shops are still open, the transport network is still open and indeed, over the weekend, we saw large numbers of people still going out to parks and public places recreation and not doing the sort of social distancing we are seeing elsewhere. for the last two months it had looked like japan was going to escape worst of this pandemic, but it's now looking like that has changed dramatically and the failure of the government to take really tough measures to suppress the virus looks like it may have a high price.

india has more than 16,000 coronavirus cases so far, and around 530 people have died of the infection. we are now in our fourth week of lockdown and it will continue until the third of may. doctors and health experts i've been speaking to have told me that the shutdown has reduced the burden on hospitals to some extent, but some of these front—line workers have also told us it's not possible to assess the real scale of the outbreak in the country because it's not testing enough. from what i'm hearing on the ground, this is down to a shortage of testing kits but also the departments responsible for the testing really have their hands full. in the indian government insists it has enough supplies of testing kits to last for a few more weeks at least. mumbai is a coronavirus hotspot in india, it has the highest number of cases and deaths so far. from what i'm hearing from hospitals here, some of them are getting full up and are now having to turn patients away.

for several weeks now, south africa has managed to accomplish the extraordinary feat of holding down the rate of infection. the graph here really unique compared to many around the world. right now 54 confirmed deaths in total nationwide in south africa, but here and across the continent, a growing concern that crunch time, if you like, is fast approaching and within the next few weeks, certainly within the next month or so, the numbers are going to start to rise, that perhaps fragile health systems in many poorer countries across the continent will soon be overwhelmed. but what is very striking right now is quite how much conversation there is across africa is the economic impact, and the trade—offs between trying to tackle the disease and trying to protect industries and particularly jobs in the informal sector, in countries where governments simply don't have the money to offer grants, to offer welfare, to bail out

small companies. doctors in latin america are warning without widespread testing, the official figures could massively underestimate the true problem in the region. meanwhile here in brazil, the worst affected country, presidentjair bolsonaro continues to downplay the severity of covid—19. he has in the past called it "the sniffles." now, last week, he fired his health minister, essentially because he disagreed over the importance of social distancing. he would rather brazil gets back to work to try to save the economy. brazilians here are increasingly angry about the way he has handled the crisis, and it's a crisis that could see the collapse of the health system by the end of the month. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: president trump has said more than four million americans have been tested for the coronavirus and many more testing kits are

being made available. as the uk hospital death toll passes 16 thousand, the government says it's doing all it can to get as much personal protective equipment for healthworkers. the bbc has learned of plans for a possible treatment for covid—19 that involves using the blood of those who have survived the illness. nhs blood and transplant has started approaching people in the uk who have recovered from the virus, asking them to donate blood for a trial of convalescent plasma therapy. the hope is that antibodies in that blood will help combat the virus in others. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. it's a race to save lives, and in the hunt for new treatments, blood may hold the key. the nhs is reaching out to people who have recovered from covid—19. their blood contains antibodies, which are produced by the immune system

and destroy the virus. the hope is to start a clinical trial to see if these antibodies can help patients who are currently ill. scientists have welcomed the move but say the uk has been too slow. in terms of the uk, i think there are many aspects of this pandemic we will look back on and say, i wonder why we didn't move a little bit faster? my hope would be that, within two weeks, we would see the first patients in the uk treated with convalescent plasma, having jumped over the various hurdles that need to bejumped in order to clear the path to do this. the technology for this treatment is straightforward. someone who's had coronavirus needs to have fully recovered. their blood is then collected and the red and white blood cells are removed. what's left behind is called plasma, and this contains the antibodies they've built up while fighting the virus.

this is then given to someone who has covid—19. the hope is that the donor's antibodies could help the patient to attack the virus. 0ne person's plasma can be given to up to three other people. in the united states, doctors have been collecting plasma. injust three weeks, a nationwide project has been organised, involving 1,500 hospitals, and more than 600 patients have now been treated. it's very early days, but doctors say they're not seeing any safety issues, and some patients seem to be responding. we're going to learn more about what's in the plasma, the components, the antibody levels and other factors that are there as the weeks go on but sometimes, as a physician, you just have to try and take a shot on goal when you have a shot. plasma therapy isn't new. it was used more than 100 years ago to treat spanish flu, and more recently for ebola and sars, but it relies on people offering to donate. in new york though, which has been the epicentre of the pandemic in the states, there's no shortage

of volunteers. people have been amazingly keen, coming out in droves. we've had hundreds and hundreds of donors, and we've been able to collect over 1,000 units already. it's really heart—warming to see the people who have gone through the infection in various degrees and now their main concern is — "how can i now help others?" plasma therapy won't be a magic bullet, and scientists still need to assess how effective it is. but, with no current treatments for covid—19, this could help until a vaccine is found. rebecca morelle, bbc news. in other news, at least 16 people have been killed by a gunman in the canadian province of nova scotia. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau described it as "a terrible situation". matt graveling reports. dressed as a police officer, he posed as a protector, even driving around in a marked car. but instead, 51—year—old gabriel wortman took a gun and started killing

innocent people. his 12—hour rampage began on saturday night, leaving bodies at a number of different locations across nova scotia. police first became aware of the shootings after reports of firearms being used. tragically, one of those sent to help became a victim of the attack. it's with tremendous sadness that i share with you that we've lost constable heidi stevenson, a 23—year veteran of the force, who was killed this morning while responding to an active shooter incident. heidi answered the call of duty and lost her life while protecting those she served. police were first called to a residence in the rural town of portapique. they located several casualties, but not the suspect, gabriel wortman. an overnight search for wortman led police to a number of areas, including some where structures were on fire. they asked people to stay indoors, posted the gunman's believed location online and said he may be wearing a royal canadian mounted police uniform, despite not

being employed by the service. the canadian prime minister began his regular briefing on coronavirus to focus on the shooting. before we get started, i want to touch briefly on the unfolding events in portapique, nova scotia. i know we've been watching this on the news. my hearts go out to everyone affected in what is a terrible situation. i want to thank the police for their hard work and people for cooperating with authorities. police said the suspect was driving what appeared to be a police car before changing to another vehicle. on twitter, they notified people of the car's registration. and then, just before midday on sunday, police informed people that following a car chase, gabriel wortman was dead. they added, as his victims were killed across nova scotia, authorities were still trying to establish the final death toll. matt graveling, bbc news. across europe, supermarkets have had to make contingency plans to continue importing food produce in light

of the extra demand during the coronavirus confinement. a large part of europe's fresh fruits and vegetables is produced in spain, but there are questions over how some spanish companies are treating their migrant workforce. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee reports from almeria. this is what the spanish call the sea of plastic. the highest concentration of greenhouses in the world. there are so many of them, you can see them from space. fruit and vegetables from here are sent to europe's major supermarkets, almost all of the workers are migrant. they are supposed to be paid spain's minimum wage, but in many cases that is not happening. youssef has been in spain over ten years. translation: if you are

prepared to work like a slave then there is a lot of work, but if you ask for your rights, you are out. yusuf decided to secretly film his bosses as he confronted them about his salary. after refusing to sign, this happened. after the incident, youssef reported his boss. when challenged by the bbc, the owner said he lost his temper but didn't respond to claims of underpayment. at a separate farm run by a different company, we were told about a strike. translation: we are on strike because the boss wa nts to are on strike because the boss wants to sack seven of us and the others can still work but for 5 euros the others can still work but for5euros an the others can still work but for 5 euros an hour, but he should pay what the law says. is clear the straight is causing tension between the workers and a neighbouring farmer who starts shouting at

those striking. within seconds, he threatens our cameraman with a hammer. he then quickly drives off. some workers don't need to protest to get their salary because their bosses respect the law. so, these bosses are not above the law. the farm's boss is david, he says claims of exploitation are false. translation: we have a lwa ys false. translation: we have always paid what the law says. we have documents and bank tra nsfers to we have documents and bank transfers to prove at. translation: no, he's got no proof. he never paid this, never. this man has worked for them for 16 years. translation: falsifying the payslips, that's his evidence. fake. he shows us a record of the hours he has worked. translation: a work an average of 200 hours a month and they don't even get 1000 euros. we have heard similar claims from

many other workers and also been sent evidence supporting their allegations. the boss continues to deny any wrongdoing and claims it is a widespread attempt to discredit the company. the hope is that funds will be better policed and more thoroughly scrutinised so that workers are not splintered for profit. —— are not exploited for profit. harry and meghan have told britain's tabloid newspapers that they are to end all forms of briefing and cooperation with them. the former royal couple have sent a letter to the sun, the mail, the mirror and the express newspapers saying they will no longer engage with them because of what they feel has been unfair and inaccurate treatment. some of the biggest names in music have joined forces in a global televised concert to celebrate healthcare workers. lady gaga, sir paul mccartney and billie eilish were among those who performed from their homes, while the rolling stones managed to play from four separate locations. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was watching.

# well, i saw her today at the reception # a glass of wine in her hand... one world: together at home has already been dubbed the living room live aid. the rolling stones filmed their parts individually on mobile phones. # ..was a footloose man # so i went down to the demonstration... charlie watts clearly didn't have a proper drum kit to hand. # i get my fair shares of abuse... # who finds the money... 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 around the world so that a crisis like this never happens again. # i'm still standing betterthan i everdid...

and sir eltonjohn's piano had been wheeled into the garden. # ..feelin' like a little kid # smile though your heart is breaking # smile even though it's aching... the event was curated by lady gaga, who opened the show with a charlie chaplin classic. # you'll get by... # i know delusion when i see it in the mirror... while taylor swift showed off some very natty wallpaper. # ..you make the best of a bad deal hello and welcome to the show... the uk version was shown on bbc one this evening. for an event encouraging people to stay at home, many on social media questioned the decision to have three presenters in the studio. # you've got to laugh a little # cry a little... the extra british performers included sir tom jones.

# your touch alone is enough to knock me off my feet... and little mix, who chose a song with a title that no—one should obey — touch. 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 appear on the same bill. colin paterson, bbc news, his living room. fantastic performances all round. it was a really good watch. we have been asking you to get in touch with us today via. -- to get in touch with us today via. —— via twitter, to ask you what changes have been imposed on you because of lockdown and various on you because of lockdown and various measures on you because of lockdown and various measures in place in the countries around the world where you are that you would actually like to keep in place. the changes to your lifestyle perhaps some people are thinking of working from home more once lockdown measures are lifted. 0ne

more once lockdown measures are lifted. one person has been attached saying for me it is like identifying areas of negativity and starting the day ona negativity and starting the day on a positive note, so when this is all over i will be able to see my we grandson again. we are all looking forward to those connections, aren't we? they will see you again in a moment. hello. although monday gets off to a fairly chilly start, temperatures are going to rebound. garden time by the afternoon. quite pleasant with plenty of sunshine out there, although you'll need to take some shelter from a brisk easterly breeze. and there is a lot of fine, dry weather to come this week. high pressure centred close to scandinavia — its influence being felt across the british isles, blocking any weather systems from coming our way. and these are your starting numbers for monday morning, then. most of us above freezing, but there will be a frost again across parts of highland scotland, but again, those temperatures are going to rebound. and while most are sunny, there is a bit more cloud around the channel islands, perhaps parts of cornwall, the isles of scilly, a shower can't be ruled out

but most places will stay dry. this is a brisk easterly wind, though, especially in england and wales, average speeds gust 30—40mph, and it's coming in from quite a chilly north sea at this time of year, where temperatures are around 7—9 degrees. so the air is cooled closer to that temperature, and you'll notice that right along north sea coasts if you are outside here, we're around 10—14 degrees, whereas elsewhere, although there's still a breeze to notice, temperatures will be rising mid—to—high teens and close to 20 degrees celsius in the warm spots here. now, as we go on through monday night, that breeze stays with us. we're mainly clear, that will prevent much of the uk from seeing a frost again. a frost is possible across parts of scotland. and the rain and showers mayjust pep up towards the channel islands, parts of cornwall, south devon and into to the isles of scilly. uncertainty about who gets what but the potential is there for something wet, anyway, overnight into first thing on tuesday. and then on tuesday, it's for most of us another day of sunshine with an easterly wind and those temperatures contrasting between the north

sea coasts and those elsewhere that could see temperatures rising close to 20 degrees celsius. taking a look at the big picture wednesday into thursday. the isobars open up, the winds turn lighter and it looks to be turning warmer as well. in fact, by thursday, some spots will be around the mid—20s. friday into the weekend, temperatures start to come down a few degrees. more cloud around, there is a chance of seeing some showers. but until then, it's another dry april week to come with plenty of sunshine — a brisk easterly breeze, especially along north sea coasts.

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk

and around the world. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. germany loosens its lockdown laws, as europe's biggest economy tries to fight back against the pandemic. and japan's exports fall by more than expected in march, dropping to their lowest level in four years. hello and welcome. let's focus on the top business stories. let's start with germany, because europe's biggest economy is loosening its lockdown laws today

in an attempt to get its economy back on track, after entering recession territory in march. from today, shops of up to 800 square metres will be able to restart their businesses, provided they have plans to maintain hygiene. some of the businesses likely to open their doors include car dealers, bicycle shops and book stores. last month, the german government passed a stimulus package worth $816 billion in a bid to help ease the affects of the virus. joining me us now from berlin is 0liver wieck, secretary general of the german international chamber of commerce. hejoins us from he joins us from burley and. thank you for being on the programme. tell us, which businesses are allowed to reopen today? as you mentioned, particularly the bigger shops may open, there is big discussion in germany white 800 square metres or not less or more. this will be the main

businesses that will benefit, and then we will have headdresses, particularly mainly in the service sector, shops that are allowed to open. how have businesses been faring in germany? i think as in any other economy, the german economy was heavily hit by the coronavirus, we are one of the biggest exporter nations, we are heavily dependent on international supply chains, and besides the automotive industry, we have mainly cattle goods which are produced, and these goods are not demanded right now during such a crisis. that is on the negative side. 0n the positive side we have a flexible response, we are able

to put as much into the international supply chains is the bigger companies, and also, a different outlook towards its employees. we have the apprentice programme which somehow is closing the relation between employer and employee, and right now within the support programme by the government, we also have a short time worker —assisted programme, and both of these programmes very much help keep the employees on board and not sending them off. how concerned are you about the future, given the fact that germany is in a really tough spot economically, as are all its trading partners around the world ? as are all its trading partners around the world? i am quite optimistic, i think the german business, the german economy has shown that it can be very flexible, especially during the

crisis, we have been offered support in producing instruments, goods, to protect against the coronavirus, and this will be honoured by the people, this will be honoured by society and also it helps for the company to survive during such difficult times. that doesn't mean that every company has this chance, but a lot of companies are flexible enough to react to these changing demands. we have to leave it there but thank you so much for getting up early for us, the secretary general of the german international chambers of commerce. let's take a quick look at the markets now. what is grabbing all the headlines is the price of oil. asian markets under pressure, not huge declines but look at that number at the bottom, a barrel of light crude, going forjust under $16 each barrel.

$15.18 actually per barrel. that is quite a decline, and we will discuss that in more detail ina will discuss that in more detail in a moment. some grim economic news coming out of asia now, with japan announcing its exports fell by 11.7% last month, which is its biggest drop since 2016. that will have impacted trading in tokyo. analysts had been expecting a fall of around 10%. mariko 0i nowjoins us from asia business hub of singapore. nice to see you, we will talk about oil in a moment but personable, japan, we were expecting bad news, but this is worse? indeed exactly as you say. we knew it would be bad, it was worse than what economists have been expecting, exports falling for the 16th straight month as external demand literally collapses. 0f course japan's economy relies less on trade compared to other asian economies, in fact private consumption makes up

about 60% of the country's gdp, but that has also been hit hard by the sales tax hike late last year, and of course now with the state of emergency being declared, nationwide, that will be effected even further the japanese government has announced a huge stimulus package, accounting for 20% of gdp, but there are a few concerns about the country's huge debt and also some economists are concerned whether they will be able to implement them in a timely manner to help those who are affected. let's talk about oil. a barrel, of crude, and a 21 year low. there is a situation where demand is drying up. indeed, as you mentioned, the benchmark for us oil dropped by much as 40%, touching levels not seen since 1999. too much supply and not enough demand, with factories around the world

being shuts, and we saw huge slabs in demand while us storage facilities are struggling to cope with the glut of oil, and there has been that infighting among oil producers about reducing output earlier this month, 0pec members and its allies finally agreed to a deal to/ global output by about 10%, but a nalysts say output by about 10%, but analysts say the cuts just weren't big enough to make a difference. thank you for now, filling in the gaps there for us on filling in the gaps there for us on those stories. let's get some of the day's other news. us president donald trump has confirmed his republican party are close to agreeing a deal with the democrats on another stimulus package to support the american economy. small businesses are likely to be the main beneficiaries of the agreement, which is expected to be worth around $300 billion. trump added the deal may be signed in the next 24 hours. disney will stop paying more than 100,000 of its employees — that's nearly half of its entire workforce,

mostly its staff working in the theme parks and hotels. but the company is still protecting its executive bonus schemes, and a $1.5 billion dividend payment due injuly. asda has announced its cancelling a quarter of orders with clothing suppliers, despite seeing record food sales during the coronavirus pandemic. the supermarket chain has also told suppliers that it would only pay for part of such cancelled orders. a spokesperson for the supermarket said that covid—19 had had a significant impact on the fashion industry. here in the uk, the government's newjob retention scheme will begin accepting applications from today. this is for employees who have been kept on the payroll despite not having worked due to covid 19. the government will cover 80% of workers' wages, up to £2,500 a month, if they've been put on leave.

elsewhere, the government has also announced a £1.3 billion package to support innovative new companies that are not eligible for existing coronavirus rescue schemes. joining us now to go through this is craig erlam, who's the senior market analyst at 0anda. nice to see you again craig. let's start with the job retention scheme, and people can apply today. there will be a huge rush for that, won't their? enormous. what they are saying is they have seen a much higher demand for the scheme than they expected. i certainly know plenty of people who have been furloughed, and more than i expected over the last few weeks, so i expect that these numbers will be extremely high. it will be necessary for most because of the many businesses, especially in the low skilled sectors that would have opted to lay off staff and rehire and

rehire ina to lay off staff and rehire and rehire in a few months time, if feasible, and it is determined to see a strong recovery after the coronavirus and after the economy reopens, then it will be absolutely essential that people have money in their pockets in order to find that, so yes, higher demand, but i think it will be a price worth paying. also the news that that scheme is extended to the end ofjune, and the treasury was forced into decision, wasn't it, by businesses that said if you don't extend it we will start redundancy processes. absolutely, and one of the schemes that will be absolutely necessary , schemes that will be absolutely necessary, especially because businesses, because we have to remember the treasury is not interested in the post coronavirus world, it will be the poster brexit world and the government wants to position itself as a supporter of many of these small businesses that are high—risk, high reward businesses which is why they haven't been included in part

of previous schemes. alternative measures are having to be put in place to support the best businesses that are available out there that will find this economic growth in the future. that is the new package that has been announced by entrepreneurs, small businesses, but the question is when they get their hands on this financial support? many businesses are telling us that they are really struggling to get that cash they desperately need now. that is hugely important, and one of the things we have said for many weeks is all of these schemes sound perfect when on paper, but if the application of them is not done well, many struggle to get access to these loans because the banks are effectively at risk for 20% of them. it also comes back to the government pay schemes, all of these things are linked to stop if they don't work perfectly, then more companies are going to quickly run into cash flow problems and rather than rely on the schemes themselves, they will look at alternative means,

and that is unfortunately going to mean layoffs, and it will be companies who otherwise would be viable, not being viable for very much longer, so this is where the true test of the schemes, it is all well and good meaning well but if they don't deliver, it is no better than a scheme that doesn't exist. we appreciate your time, thank you very much, from oanda. over to australia, where the government has ruled out a coronavirus levy to fund the stimulus package it recently announced, valued at over $46 billion us. the package aims to protecting jobs and businesses. from sydney, phil mercer has more. hanging on, but onlyjust, the skywa rd hanging on, but onlyjust, the skyward climbing hanging on, but onlyjust, the skywa rd climbing centre hanging on, but onlyjust, the skyward climbing centre in syd ney skyward climbing centre in sydney is closed, and its staff sent home. its own hopes it can survive the covid—19 lockdown, that has forced businesses across australia to shut. definitely hard, we were just starting to pick up after a couple of months of people starting to understand what it was and get into it, and i think that momentum has been com pletely think that momentum has been completely killed. you drop from being really happy with

how everything is going to scared, and a little bit worried about what will happen onceit worried about what will happen once it all comes back. legions of australians are unemployed and government support. welfare offices have been swamped, and the economic collapse has been sudden. in march, 1 million jobs were lost in a single week. it's horrible to be quite honest. i am nearly 60, and week. it's horrible to be quite honest. iam nearly 60, and i have never been unemployed in my life, aber. iam have never been unemployed in my life, aber. i am devastated, but i am sure there are people ina lot but i am sure there are people in a lot worse situation than i am in. we have four adults in ourfamily and am in. we have four adults in our family and three of us are unemployed as of this week. covid—19 is causing economic calamity. many businesses simply won't survive. australia is usually such a vibrant optimistic place, but in so many ways you can feel its confidence ebbing away. real estate agents are trying to solder on. social distancing rules mean that online auctions

are the only way to sell houses, but the market is in deep trouble. if we see 5096 reduction in our income and property management, and zero sales income, and it is almost unfathomable that that would happen stop if it gets to that point, the world has ended. help is on the way. a historic $80 billion rescue package aims to protect the jobs of 6 million australians, that half the workforce. it will pay wages to staff in businesses that are in lockdown. it will be several weeks before they get that money, and we will know the number of businesses that are registered and ultimately how many are paid through the jobkeeper component, but how long they can endure that for is the next question, how long can the government endure the payments? subsectors including supermarkets will continue to operate during the pandemic. but many businesses are facing the fight of their lives to

survive. one of the groups hit hardest by the coronavirus lockdown is domestic workers. many have suddenly been laid off by the families they work for, and since many have travelled abroad to find work, they have found themselves jobless and stranded in a foreign country. here are just a few of their stories from india, uganda and the philippines. translation: due to the coronavirus lockdown, my family and they are struggling. i am not getting any income now. my husband is a driver and he took a loan on it. we have mortgaged our house to pay for that loan. if the lockdown continues, i don't know how we will survive. iam don't know how we will survive. i am praying to god.

my clients stopped me from working because they were concerned that i will bring in the virus since so was the only one working in the house, that means i am not going to be paid as an undocumented immigrant, i can't access any government assistance or apply for unemployment. if they don't work, it is going to be a struggle for me to feed my family. lama i am a single mother of three, andl i am a single mother of three, and i have a sister and a mother that not work, so i am the one having them all. they suddenly have the virus in hong kong, that is why they tell me that i can't go out for two weeks. after two weeks, they

asked me again not to go out for a third week but i asked them, go out for a few hours to buy things and food also, because no food they are giving me is not enough, then after that the third time they ask me, and until now and did not go home because it's a ban here because of that virus, so i am stuck here, no food, no transport to go there, to go home, to see my kids. some very tough situation for many around the world. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: president trump has said more than four million americans have been tested for the coronavirus and many more testing kits are being made available. as the uk hospital death toll passes 16,000, the government says it's doing all it can to get as much

personal protective equipment for healthworkers. the coronavirus pandemic came late to latin america, following asia, europe and north america. but now the region is feeling the full effect on its already stretched healthcare systems and economy. 0ur correspondents have sent these reports — beginning with camilla mota in brazil. brazil, the biggest country in latin america has been hugely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. the healthca re affected by the coronavirus pandemic. the healthcare system here is so close to collapse that they have been converting football stadiums into temporary hospitals. inside this one and sao paulo there are more than 200 beds for patients with covid—19. as for lockdown, cities and local authorities have been putting them in place themselves, but them in place themselves, but the country's president is against the idea. he says he is worried about the economic impact of such measures.

ecuador is at the moment the latin american country hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. thousands of people have died in the province, because of the virus and other conditions can't beat treated when the health system collapsed. mortuaries and morgues were also overwhelmed and bodies had to wait for days to be collected and buried. a nightmare no—one wants to see replicated in other countries of the region. many economies in latin america are already weak, and venezuela is the wea kest of weak, and venezuela is the weakest of them all. it has beenin weakest of them all. it has been ina weakest of them all. it has been in a deep economic crisis for years. here, while there are not that many official debts, the healthcare system is one of the most stretched and badly prepared in the region. medical centres like this one are trying to get ready for covid—19, but doctors say that there are nowhere near enough tens of care units if the virus

spreads. the government has put in place a shutdown, but many are worried that it could be a crisis on top of another crisis for venezuela. many of these countries, many people live from the informal economy, they buy and sell goods for cash every single day. this street is normally full of street vendors, people who are selling things, but the lockdown has practically phrased the informal economy and these people have no source of income. authorities say that the lockdown is the only way to avoid health systems collapse. here in nicaragua, people continue with daily life. the government has ignored messages from public health experts. markets and shops are still open and sporting events like a small are still going on. the government says the economic

cost of the shutdown would be too much, but experts are warning that if the country doesn't take action now, it could see an uncontrolled spread of the virus and it could end in disaster. in major south african cities, homeless people are being rounded up and taken off the streets and placed in makeshift shelters. three weeks into the country's now five—week long lockdown, many are concerned about how these vulnerable communities are coping, especially those addicted to substances. the bbc‘s pumza fihlani went to one of these makeshift camps in cape town to find out. south africa is scrambling to minimise the impact of the coronavirus on its health system, economy, and its people, and those people include most vulnerable. the homeless. across the country, homeless. across the country, homeless people have been moved

into temporary shelters like this one, rounded up from street corners, parks and underneath the country's highways, while many don't have to worry about where their next meal will come from, they are exposed to other risks. this is usually one of the busiest parts ofjohannesburg, and in the evening these pavements become beds for those without homes. in the government seven have been commended, experts warned that those link addiction, swapping opioids and alcohol abruptly can be life—threatening. so what is the solution? some centres are now providing methadone, a replacement drug to help the body cope with withdrawals. 0pioid withdrawal is really, extremely uncomfortable. you need to manage the withdrawal and the cravings in order to

stabilise the lockdown of homeless people. people like this man has lived on the streets for ten years and has been on heroin for nine of these years. i didn't think there was going to be people in here, they were going to run away... homelessness is a long—established issue in south africa. because of the coronavirus, the government has moved fast, but what happens after the lockdown? is it back to the streets? all our resources together and make sure that it remains high on the agenda. concerns have been raised about a lack of social distancing and erratic food supply at some centres. the minister except the criticism but says covid—19 is a learning curve for everyone. when a look at what was done from the

beginning to now, then the fact that we are saying to the provinces, please don't take them into someplace because we need to give them that, they deserve it. the weeks ahead are uncertain for all south africans, but amongst the homeless, there is some relief that for the time being, they too have not been forgotten. so, i would like to highlight a story that is worth looking at if you are a parent in the uk, anywhere around the world for that matter because of course today, the summer term begins and certainly in uk schools are still closed, so this article, coronavirus, how do i homeschool my children, it is a new article that explains what we can do to support our children while they are learning at home. this off the back of the education secretary gavin williamson saying

yesterday in the government's daily briefing that schools in the uk will remain shut for the foreseeable future. thanks for your company, i hope you have a good day. hello. although monday gets off to a fairly chilly start, temperatures are going to rebound. garden time by the afternoon. quite pleasant with plenty of sunshine out there, although you'll need to take some shelter from a brisk easterly breeze. and there is a lot of fine, dry weather to come this week. high pressure centred close to scandinavia — its influence being felt across the british isles, blocking any weather systems from coming our way. and these are your starting numbers for monday morning, then. most of us above freezing, but there will be a frost again across parts of highland scotland, but again, those temperatures are going to rebound. and while most are sunny, there is a bit more cloud around the channel islands, perhaps parts of cornwall, the isles of scilly, a shower can't be ruled out but most places will stay dry. this is a brisk easterly wind, though, especially in england and wales, average speeds gust 30—40mph, and it's coming in from quite a chilly north sea at this time of year,

where temperatures are around 7—9 degrees. so the air is cooled closer to that temperature, and you'll notice that right along north sea coasts if you are outside here, we're around 10—14 degrees, whereas elsewhere, although there's still a breeze to notice, temperatures will be rising mid—to—high teens and close to 20 degrees celsius in the warm spots here. now, as we go on through monday night, that breeze stays with us. we're mainly clear, that will prevent much of the uk from seeing a frost again. a frost is possible across parts of scotland. and the rain and showers mayjust pep up towards the channel islands, parts of cornwall, south devon and into to the isles of scilly. uncertainty about who gets what but the potential is there for something wet, anyway, overnight into first thing on tuesday. and then on tuesday, it's for most of us another day of sunshine with an easterly wind and those temperatures contrasting between the north sea coasts and those elsewhere that could see temperatures rising close to 20 degrees celsius.

taking a look at the big picture wednesday into thursday. the isobars open up, the winds turn lighter and it looks to be turning warmer as well. in fact, by thursday, some spots will be around the mid—20s. friday into the weekend, temperatures start to come down a few degrees. more cloud around, there is a chance of seeing some showers. but until then, it's another dry april week to come with plenty of sunshine — a brisk easterly breeze, especially along north sea coasts.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of ppe — a number say supplies of gowns are critically low. a much needed delivery of equipment from turkey has been delayed. the government hits back at claims it was slow to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, saying it's working day and night to support the nhs a big day for business as the government begins paying workers' wages. the long—awaited job retention scheme opens today — i'll ask the man who's rolling out the sheme, the head of hmrc, how it will work,

when businesses will see their cash.