this is bbc news, the headlines president trump says cases of coronavirus in hot spots are dropping — and more states will be in a position to reopen. he said america has flattened this is bbc news i'm tim the curve but does not want to see willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk another "rebound" of the illness. and around the world. american fatalities have doubled in a week, president trump says exceeding forty—six thousand. here in the uk the chief infection rates and cases medical adviser — professor chris whitty — in hot spots are dropping — has said the policy of social and more states will be distancing will be needed ——

in a until the end of the year. he said the chance of a highly position to effective vaccine being found within the next year was incredibly small. reopen. the world health organisation has warned of a worrying upward these trends demonstrate that trend in coronavirus cases in africa, latin america oui’ these trends demonstrate that and eastern europe. our aggressive strategy to it said most of the epidemics battle the virus is working and in western europe now appeared to be stable — that more states will soon be other countries were now seeing a surge. ina now on bbc news. that more states will soon be in a position to gradually and hardtalk. safely reopen. it is very exciting. here in the uk the policy of social distancing will be needed until at least the end welcome to hardtalk. of the year according the global coronavirus pandemic has to the chief medical officer. the world health prompted governments organisation insists — they warned everyone across the world to take emergency about the virus in good time — and with infection rates rising measures, restricting liberties warns the pandemic will not be over to safeguard public health, soon. and no european nation has gone slipping backwards. why japan is facing a renewed coronavirus outbreak. the bbc gets rare access inside a japanese hospital.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. within the past hour president trump says it's been encouraging to see some us states start to re—open. he's told the white house briefing that america has flattened the curve but does not want to see another "rebound" of the illness. the united states has seen a6—thousand deaths. the start of his briefing saw journalists asking mr trump about an interview in the washington post with the director of the us centers for disease control and prevention, robert redfield that the second wave of coronavirus in the autumn could be worse than the current situation. but mr trump said that if the virus returns, it will not be like the current outbreak. if outbreak. it does. it is not going to come if it does. it is not going to come back on anything near what we went through. but what you

could have is a mess if they come at the same time. if they come at the same time. if they come of the same time, fluids of the greatest thing either, but if they come at the same time and you will have them both. but if you have members of coronavirus coupled with the flu, that is not going to be pleasant. but it is not going to be what we have gone through in any way shape or form. the director of the centers for disease control and prevention was called on by the president to clarify his comments that a second wave of the virus could be worse. president trump said mr redfield was totally ‘misquoted'. this spring that we just went through, we had the benefit of having the flu season ending. so we could use all of our flu surveillance systems to say that this is the coronavirus and that we need to focus. the next fall and winter we could have two viruses circulating and will have to distinguish

which is the flu and which is the coronavirus. so the comment that i made is it's more difficult, does not meet its way to be more impossible, it does not mean that it's going to be, as some people have said, worse, it'sjust going to be more difficult to distinguish between the two and wanting to do it again here is to appeal to the american public to recognize they can really help like they did with mitigation, which they really helped, i need them to help not best prepare us by getting the flu vaccine in taking the flu out of the picture. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. the president was livid about the fake news is he put it. the listening to what doctor redfield said, it did not appear that he had been misquoted. it did not. it appears to have been the case of semantics, if you like. the person taking issue with the headline in the washington that accompanied that story

and they said that it might or might not be. the president very keen to attack the media, of course. they are one of his bogeyman, china, the world health organization are among the others. but this particular occasion in the winter, it could be worse in the current outbreak as said that because it could come at the start of the flu season and asked and pinned down that and said exactly the same thing that he was quoted as saying in the washington post and other newspapers. donald trump very happy that things are flattening out and stabilizing, but state governors are being told to operate and reopen. and the republican governor, was that all about? absolutely. you're referring to brian kemp, the governor of georgia who has a staunch ally of president trump and institute

a stay at home order and he has announced announced the closure advice and starting on friday, that includesjim, hairand and starting on friday, that includesjim, hair and nail salons, bowling alleys, and restau ra nts a nd salons, bowling alleys, and restaurants and cinemas to follow on monday. and opening up follow on monday. and opening up and widest opening up of its kind in president trump not even asked about this unprompted said that this was a mistake and he strongly disagreed with that move and said it was up to individual governments to decide how this reopening of the economies should take place in he was not going to intervene. in georgia has seen more than 800 deaths from the coronavirus epidemic, particularly concentrated in african—american areas.

the us secretary of state, mike pompeo has renewed his attacks on beijing questioning if there had been a cover up in the early stages of the pandemic and he accused china of censoring those who tried to warn the world. we strongly believe that they did not report the new outbreak ina timely did not report the new outbreak in a timely fashion at the world health organization. even after the cc d the coronavirus outbreak, china did not share all the information they had it did not report the human team in transition, it tried to prevent those and halting the testing of samples and destroyed existing samples. they still have not shared the virus sample from inside of china with the outside world,

making it impossible to track the disease evolution. our correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington for us with more on mr pompeo's comments. mr pompei was defending the decision to suspend funding to the world health organization and the middle of a pandemic. he said that the who should have gone public when it became clear that china was not complying with international regulations on reporting health threats and its territory and then he went on to strongly criticize that china did not a timely fashion from human—to—human and that it had not provided live virus samples to other countries. critics have said that the administration probably has occasionally comes to chinese cover up occasionally comes to chinese cover up disinformation, but the fact that it is focusing solely on this suggests that it is trying to deflect blame from its own mistakes in handling the pandemic in trying to shift them onto china. in the world health organization for its

pa rt health organization for its part has said that it is not trying to report them and at the right time and countries of had enough time to respond. the british government's chief medical officer, chris whitty, has warned that social distancing measures to limit the coronavirus could remain in place for up to a year. mr whitty said the chance of a highly effective vaccine being found within the next year was incredibly small. our science editor, david shukman reports. we've been warned repeatedly of a long haul, that the momentous restrictions to try to contain the virus cannot be lifted soon. and now we're learning more about what that really means. everything hinges on a massive research effort to try to develop vaccines, to create immunity, and also drugs to manage the disease. and, at the moment, we don't have either. so, at today's government briefing, the chief medical officer for england said that social distancing would have to continue while we wait for

those vaccines and treatments. until we have those, and the probability of having those any time in the next calendar year is incredibly small, and i think we should be realistic about that, we will have to rely on other social measures, which of course are very socially disruptive, as everybody is finding at the moment but, until that point, that is what we will have to do, and it will have to be the best combination that maximises the outlook, but it's going to take a long time and we need to be aware of that. professor whitty pointed to this graph to show that even though the rate of deaths is falling in britain, and in other countries, it's a very slow process. this disease is not going to be eradicated or disappear so we have to accept that we are working with a disease that we will be with globally for the foreseeable future. if people are hoping that it's suddenly going to move from where we are now, in lockdown, suddenly

into everything is gone, that is wholly unrealistic. we will have to do a lot of things for really quite a long period of time. the question is, what is the best package, and that is what we are trying to work out fell. what that means is learning to cope with the disease, rather than trying to beat it. and mass testing is a vital step to doing that, to know who's got it, and where it's spread. using apps to track people's contacts will help work out how the virus is being transmitted, so any future outbreaks can be isolated. for the moment, the scenario of quiet streets is set to continue and the government's challenge is that every option for easing restrictions carries the risk of a resurgence of the virus so right now it's hard to see when or indeed if we will get back to normal. for businesses, large and small, this means more anxious times. this chain of bars in manchester has a 600 staff, for businesses, large and small, this means more anxious times. this chain of bars in manchester has a 600 staff, almost all now furloughed.

it will be pretty disastrous for our restaurants if we open them. i think they would barely be profitable and, with our bars, it would be impossible. the capacity of the bars and restaurants have been reduced so much by social distancing measures that i think it will cause us to be closed rather than open and then we would lose less money. tonight among the public, disappointment but also a sense of resignation. it's not nice but we have to do it because otherwise the virus is going to be bad for people, you know? we have to do what we have to do. if you have parents or grandparents, you have to look after them. it seems a bit extreme, but if it's necessary, maybe we have to go that way. the struggle against the virus is exacting a very high price. vaccines and treatments can't come soon enough, but no one can predict when we will get them. but, for the moment, it's keeping people apart

the head of the world health organisation has said, that the global coranvirus pandemic will not be over soon. the director general, doctor tedros adhanom ghebreyesus also warned of the danger of a resurgence of the outbreak in some countries. he's been speaking at a news conference in geneva —— where he also defended the organisation's handling of the crisis, after criticism by president trump that it had been slow to respond —— and too supportive of china. you'll make most of the epidemics in eastern europe appeared to be stable or declining. all the numbers are low we see them coming upward trends in africa, central and south america and eastern europe. most countries are still in the early stages of

their epidemics and some that we re their epidemics and some that were affected earlier in the pandemic and can see a resurgence in cases. make no mistake, we have a long way to go. this virus will be with us for a long time. we triggered the highest level of emergency when the rest of the world had only 82 cases and no deaths. so, looking back, ithink we declared an emergency at the right time. and when the world had enough time to respond. when the rest of the world had enough time to respond. let's get some of the day's other news in italy the number of patients being treated for covid—i9 has fallen for a third successive day. the daily number of deaths recorded has fallen by almost 100 to 437.

it comes as the country's official death toll by almost 100 to 437. it comes as the country's official death toll topped 25,000. millions of italians remain under lockdown. all of germany's states have announced plans to make face masks compulsory to combat the spread of coronavirus. bremen became the last federal region to back the measures. masks will be compulsory on public transport throughout germany, and nearly all states will also make face coverings mandatory when shopping. south africa is to deploy seventy—thousands troops to help keep order, after struggling to enforce a lockdown. enforcing a ban on alcohol sales is also proving difficult. south africa has almost three and a half thousand confirmed coronavirus cases. and for more on the coronavirus outbreak, visit our website at bbc.com/news —— which has plenty of reaction and updates from the united states and around the

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this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president trump says infection rates and cases in hot spots are dropping — and more states will be in a position to reopen. here in the uk the policy of social distancing will be needed until at least the end of the year according to the british government's chief medical adviser. until recently, japan had been one of the success stories in controlling the spread of covid 19. in february and march, the country succeeded in suppressing early cluster outbreaks, and in keeping total infections in the hundreds. but now, japan's capital tokyo appears to have a developing

epidemic, with nearly 3 and a half thousand cases. our tokyo team have been inside one hospitaljust south of the capital. this is the red zone. inside the st marianna university hospital in kawasaki, dr shigeki fujitani shows me the new covid unit, built from scratch in the last two weeks. this is their new control room. this is the airlock through the window, here? this is the green area. this is green zone, this is the airlock, and that goes into the red zone in there? from here, dr fujitani and his staff can monitor the patients from a safe distance and preserve their dwindling stocks of protective equipment. this hospital has 1,000 beds. but the covid unit has just 15, and already 11 of them are filled with very sick people. dr fujitani says, if the outbreak in tokyo isn't controlled soon, these beds will not be enough. because tokyo is a

pandemic, with sick patients. and the number of icu beds are limited, compared with other countries. so we are reaching the limit, especially in tokyo. on the monitors, we see nurses attending to an extremely ill patient. all of the patients here are men. all are under 60. dr fujitani says too many people in japan still think this virus will not get them. people think the younger generations, if they suffer from this covid, the symptoms is not so bad. but that's not true. many patients in the hospitals are in their 40s and 50s. but, out on the streets of tokyo, lots of people don't seem to be getting that message. when you come out onto the streets of tokyo, like this, it is very strange. because it is still very busy. so are the parks, so even the beaches. why don't japanese people have more fear of this virus?

why don't they think it could get them? well, part of the reason is the number of deaths from covid—19 here are still — relatively speaking — very low. the other is that the japanese government's communication about the threat from the virus has been very confusing. when he called the state of emergency, prime minister shinzo abe made it clear it would not be a european style lockdown. life would go on. and so it does. there is no two—metre rule here. no one in, one out at the supermarket. many here believe wearing a mask will be enough to protect from the virus. medical experts say that is a huge mistake. we need a further concrete message to stay home, and don't go out, and keep a distance of two metres away if you have to go out. these messages are not very

effectively delivered, and a lot of people believe that wearing a mask is the solution. which it is not. japan has been attempting to control the virus, while keeping the economy open. the result is a health system that is now struggling to cope. st kitts and nevis has confirmed its first recovered case of covid—19, leaving the number of active cases there at fourteen. with a population ofjust fifty six thousand, it's the smallest country in the western hemisphere and has reported no deaths from the virus. tourism represents much of the country's income — but radical measures including turning away cruise ships and restricting the inflow of tourists appear to have slowed the spread of coronavirus there. dr timothy harris

is the prime minister of st kitts and nevis. hejoins me now. thank you forjoining us in bbc news. what are the most recent developments was ? we are observing a 24 hour lockdown tomorrow and a sense of more relaxation where we will allow for some flexibility of movement and hopefully return to the curfews. how is the 24 hour curfew working? are people being kept in their houses or are they allowed to shop for essential supplies? 24 hour lockdown is no movement. recommendation is let people stay within their homes for that period of time. in the period of relaxed curfew, you

are allowed to go to shops, pharmacies and do the necessary. and how have people respond to that? it is a new way of living and i wanted to commend the discipline of the people. they understand that we are ina people. they understand that we are in a changing world, very difficult world and each one has to play a part. so your responses been extremely good so far. is this because you have not got the medical facilities on the island to do at the large outbreak. how many ventilators, how many intensive ca re ventilators, how many intensive care units do you have there? what i would say is that we have the strongest position. we have the strongest position. we have adequate ventilators for this part particular period of time and we have been able to invest in ventilators so as we speak today, we have six times the stock that we've had before the stock that we've had before

the arrival of covid—19. our health system is not being overwhelmed and the reason why is because we took strong measures early and be prepared well for this. but tourism is the lifeblood of your economy. you are turning away cruise ships. what is the economic knock on effect of this and are you going to get any bailout? the economic impact has been severe for the rest of the world. tourism is allowed but not the only segment of the economy and we have had significant loss of jobs. but because they have been managing the country well, we have developed a significant surplus and we will be there to do in the region of $120 million targeting the victims of covid—19 and setting a frame up

to get the country back to work soonest. when you think that might be? we are doing all within our power to get kids ready for when the world is ready for when the world is ready for when the world is ready for engagement. in a way that our principles, countries with which we engage for tourists, for goods, united states of america in europe, they are basically in a crisis situation and we have been fortu nate situation and we have been fortunate that there is no hospitalization at this point in time and gently in accordance with the rules to get our country back to work and ready for the next. we wish you the best with that. thank you the best with that. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. now, the boston marathon was meant to happen this week. of course, it was delayed, so what's an eager runner supposed to do? well, laps on

the roof, of course: stephen england completed the 26—point—2 miles by running circles on the top of his manhattan apartment building. one—thousand and 98 laps to be precise, over five—and—a—half hours. it was all for a good cause. a diabetic himeself, stephen raised money for a diabetes center at columbia university. you can reach me on twitter, hello there. wednesday was com pletely hello there. wednesday was completely dry day across the uk in the sunshine at temperatures into the

low 20s in southern england, 22 degrees in dorset. likely to be the warmest day of the week. mind you, a bit of a chilly start for 5 degrees typically may begin to but frost incidents, the northern england preps into the northern england preps into the midlands as well. it will not last long, it's quite a bit dry and sunny day with the sunshine a bit hazy at times for the northern half of the uk. but the winds will be even later and it will feel warmer and temperatures will be a bit higher as well. to 25 degrees and hampshire and oxfordshire and hampshire and oxfordshire and berkshire brightly 19 or 20 but a bit cooler on some of those north sea coast. even across western scotland, temperatures may reach 20 or 21 celsius. orfrom temperatures may reach 20 or 21 celsius. or from scotland, temperatures may reach 20 or 21 celsius. orfrom scotland, we still have that high pollen level on thursday where we see tree pollen at this time of year. we're looking at the oak tree in particular. and friday, we see a missed and low cloud

and will be over very quickly and will be over very quickly and a bit of blood towards the southwest threatening the shower but probably going to be a dry day and for the sunshine again with a very warm day at the time of year with temperatures peaking at 21 or 22 celsius. into the weekend, couple things can be pretty sure about. temperatures will drop all the warm for this time of year. the winds will remain light but there's a chance of showers. a lot of uncertainty about those, particularly on sunday. on saturday, first of all, more cloud to the southwest and this is where we are more likely to catch a shower to two although there will be more cloud coming into the northwest of scotland and the northwest of scotland and the chances will be drought the chances will be traveling sunshine around and still very warm temperatures around 19 or 20 to the south west of scotland, 20 or 21 in the southeast of england. and there is much more uncertainty because now, looks like the shower band could move its way further south into england and wales with a cluster of showers that would return to a

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