this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test to see if they have coronavirus if they show symptoms. there have been fewer people coming forward for a test than we'd expected and that's why we've been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easierfor them to be able to get a test. president trump suggests you can treat covid—19 by injecting disinfectant into the body — doctors call his remarks "dangerous". the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute. a minute. is there a way we can do something like that? like an injection?

scotland's first minister says it's time to have a grown up conversation over when to relax rules on social distancing. in south korea, no new reported deaths from covid—19 in a 2k hour period for the first time in over a month. and the bbc‘s big night in raises more than £27 million for those affected by the pandemic, with the return of some much loved comedy characters and a very familiar face. have you seen anything good on tv? it's hell without eastenders. they tell me tiger king is rather good. yes, i tend to avoid shows on royalty. hello and welcome to audiences

in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in the uk and globally. first to england, where teachers, supermarket workers and delivery drivers are among up to ten million essential workers and their households, who will be able to book a test from today, to tell them whether they have the coronavirus. all key workers will be able to register for a test on the government's website, if they or a family member have virus symptoms. the tests will contribute to the government's target of adminstering 100,000 tests a day by the end of this month. if thursday's figure was just over 23,500, although the capacity has increased to 51,000. meanwhile, in the united states, the president has been lambasted by the medical community after he speculated during a news conference, whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

the president's medical advisers were quick to contradict his comments, which doctors called dangerous and irresponsible. across the world, the death toll from the virus now stands at 190,000. and in the the uk, as well as the weekly clap for carers last night, £27 million pounds was raised during the bbc‘s big night in, which saw children and need and comic relief teams join forces to raise money for nhs charities. jon donnison has this report. applause. it's become a thursday night ritual, as britons once again came together to clap for their carers. from bin collectors to the royal family. for a fifth week a show of support for the nhs and other key workers. it's just a little tiny thing that

i can do to, you know, make some noise just to say thank you. every week. every week? yeah. not missed one? not yet. and we won't. and some of our carers have made the ultimate sacrifice. in st helen's earlier, a funeral earlier for sadeq elhowsh, a 58—year—old orthopaedic surgeon. a husband and a father of four who lost his life to covid—19 as he worked to save others. it's family to me. it's a big loss for me and a big loss for the trust. a big loss for his family. it will be very difficult for me as well, because in every corner of the hospital we have a memory. and the number of people grieving continues to grow. latest figures show coronavirus related deaths in uk hospitals went up by 616 in 2a hours.

but that's the lowest weekday increase in three weeks. it takes the total number of coronavirus hospital deaths to more than 18,700, though that figure is expected to be significantly higher as it does not include deaths in care homes and in the community. meanwhile, the government has announced plans to expand testing for covid—19. all key workers, including supermarket staff, transport workers, and teachers, as well as their families, will be eligible for a test if they're showing symptoms. from today, employers of essential workers will be able to go on gov.uk to get a test for any of their staff who need a test. and from tomorrow any essential workers who need a test will be able to book an appointment on gov. uk themselves directly. but the government, still struggling to meet its target of 100,000 tests

a day by the end of this month, says testing and tracing contacts will be key if the lockdown is to be eased in the months ahead. and some businesses are reopening, thank b&q, which has already reopened 75 stores this week, will reopen a further 80 today, with social distancing measures in place. car makers including jaguar land rover and aston martin have also said they will reopen some of their plants. jon donnison, bbc news. pallab ghoshjoins me now. hello to you. tell us more about how the testing for a key workers, front line workers, is going to work? and how helpful you think this is ultimately going to be in reducing the spread of coronavirus and eventually helping to ease the lockdown that we are in? well, in the short—term it does seem to be

about meeting the health secretary's target of having 100,000 tests, not just an increasing capacity of 100,000, it's been a source of some embarrassment that although the capacity has increased, they've not been able to deliver on the promise of testing. so that was, i would imagine, part of the reason for expanding into a wide range of key workers. the idea of having key workers. the idea of having key workers tested in was to make sure there were enough doctors, nurses and other medical and social care staff, able to get back to workjust as it thawed, just at the point we thought of the nhs would be overloaded. but i just thought of the nhs would be overloaded. but ijust wonder how many shop staff, police, even journalists, are in short supply at the moment and whether they need is that urgent to get them back to work? it does seem to be a priority to get that target the health secretary promised by the end of next week. the key thing we should

mention here is that people should only be applying for this test if they or someone in their household has coronavirus symptoms, is that right? that's right. it is to make sure that if you do suspect that either you or someone in your household, and you are a key worker, has the virus, you can apply directly for a test. and if you or yourfamily directly for a test. and if you or your family members are found to be clear, you don't have to self—isolate for up to 1a days. clear, you don't have to self-isolate for up to 14 days. what happens if someone can't go to a driving test centre? how do they access the test if they need to? well, there has been a big drive to bridge the gap between 100,000 test capacity, which i believe that we will meet next week. the labs have been working flat out to deliver that. and actually having that number of tests, they have been a number of tests, they have been a

number of tests, they have been a number of initiatives. mobile test centres rather than be far away test centres rather than be far away test centres you have to drive to. and also home test kits. although there is some concern also home test kits. although there is some concern as also home test kits. although there is some concern as to how accurate these will be when people who never have taken these will be when people who never have ta ken samples these will be when people who never have taken samples in their life, will begin depositing samples. these are things that will be available to hit that target. but what testing is really all about, apart from meeting the target next week, is to try and get out of lockdown. we need far more than 100,000 a day for that. but testing will be the key to unlocking the lockdown, to try and get people back to their workplace. and if people do is show signs while they are working, rather than having this massive lockdown, those people can be tested. and if they test positive for the virus, then all the people they've been in contact with will be tracked down and isolated.

so that could be a way of getting back to a more normal way of life. but that won't happen for several weeks at the moment. the priority is to be matt hancock's target of 100,000 tests per day next week come what may. palate goes, thank you very much. medical experts have strongly criticised donald trump's suggestion that injections of disinfectant might be able to kill coronavirus. the president made the comment at his daily white house briefing — where he also wondered aloud whether ultra violet light might have a role in treating covid—19. that came after preliminary us government research which suggests the coronavirus dies more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity. here's a little of what mr trump had to say. supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet orjust very powerful light, and, i think you said, that hasn't been checked, but you're going to test it. and then i said, supposing

you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. and i think you said you're going to test that too. sounds interesting. then i see the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute, one minute. is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, almost a cleaning? it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous amount of damage. we are going to have to check that. but it sounds interesting to me. we will see. president trump there making the extraordinary suggestion that a disinfectant could be injected into the body to kill the virus. tim spector, of london's king's college, who is running the biggest virus self monitoring app in the world, told us what he makes of those comments. so, you know, there's some evidence that you can inhibit the virus

by using detergents or direct sunlight or humidity and steam. but to suggest that you can sort of ingest or drink detergent and you will get rid of it — it is complete nonsense and actually quite dangerous. i think it is very worrying that some people might take his words literally and do something about it. i think we just need to separate some of the things he's saying from the idea... we have to keep listening to the medical experts, who do know a lot more than some presidents. it's perhaps worth looking at what the world health organisation has to say about the role of sunlight in this pandemic. on its website, it says it is incorrect to think you can avoid contracting the virus by exposing yourself to sunlight or high temperatures. it advises that you can catch covid—19, no matter how sunny or hot the weather is.

0ur bbc reality check team — led by chris morris — has been looking into the myths which have sprung up around the coronavirus outbreak. just log on to our bbc news website or download the app. our global health correspondent naomi grimleyjoins us now. these comments by president trump are these comments by president trump a re really, these comments by president trump are really, truly extraordinary. and as we are hearing from the medical experts, downright dangerous, in fa ct, experts, downright dangerous, in fact, this notion of injecting disinfectant. tell us more about the reaction to what he said? yes, these are the words of a leading lung specialist in california, professor john barnes. he says the airways and lungs are not meant to be exposed to even an aerosol of disinfectant. it's a totally ridiculous concept. he's from the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. and you

could really see inside the briefing room that there was horror on the faces of the scientists that surround mr trump. some broadcasters have been running footage of doctor deborah blix as he said of those words. you could see she was very uncomfortable and indeed later she did to correct the president to some degree by saying that she had not heard of it being used as a treatment. of course, she was trying to draw the distinction between environmental effects of uv light and disinfectant, and actually putting it into the body, which can be very dangerous. we've seen a response from thejoe biden, president trump's rival in the next presidential election. but has there been any other response from the republican side in the states to what donald trump has been saying? most of the reaction has come from the medical community. there is some frustration that a lot of republicans are keeping quiet

about mrtrump a's of republicans are keeping quiet about mr trump a's performances at this press conference. it is not the first time he has said things that might be theoretical freewheeling from his own thoughts. earlier this week he suggested that coronavirus would not be with the us in the fall, in the autumn. and again he was directly contradicted by doctor anthony fauci, who made it clear that he does worry coronavirus is here to stay. so another example of how mrtrump is here to stay. so another example of how mr trump is saying things that are perhaps not factual and not good to have in the public domain. naomi grimley, thank you. to scotland now, and ministers have come under further pressure to set out the government's lockdown exit strategy after scotland's first minister said the lifting of restrictions north of the border would be a phased process and that any decisions made would be based on how best to tackle the virus. here's nicola sturgeon explaining her position this morning. let me be very clear about this.

i don't come at this from any kind of political or constitutional perspective. i want to do what is best to suppress this virus, while, as far as we can, allowing some kind of semblance of normality to come back into our lives. now i don't start from the premise that we must do everything the same at the same time across the uk. nor do i start from the premise we've got to do things differently in scotland. my decisions will be driven by what is best to tackle this virus and reduce its harms. we're working well on a four nations uk basis. the virus doesn't respect the border between scotland and england, or england and wales. so we must make sure that we try to align our decision making as much as possible. but where it makes sense, and there are good reasons to do things slightly differently, we announced the closure of schools in scotland, slightly, not much, but slightly ahead of the rest of the uk. so these are the kinds of decisions we have to take, but for good reasons. not driven in any way, shape or form by political considerations. that is just not appropriate given the nature of what we're dealing with.

the first minister of wales says he hopes that lockdown restrictions can begin to be eased at the end of the current three week period in may. mark drakeford has set out a three phase "traffic light" approach, beginning with a red phase which would see only "the most careful and controlled lifting of restrictions". speaking to the bbc he said: "we will have had to have hospital admission consistently falling for 14 days, they have been falling for that last week, so it is not impossible that we will get to that point." the headlines on bbc news: millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. president trump suggests you can treat covid—19 by injecting disinfectant into the body — doctors call his remarks "dangerous". scotland's first minister says it's time to have a grown up conversation over when to relax rules on social distancing.

here in the uk, baroness doreen lawrence will lead a review into the impact of coronavirus on black, asian and minority ethnic communities, the labour party says. the campaigner and mother of murdered teenager stephen lawrence has been appointed as labour's race relations adviser by leader sir keir starmer. the review will examine why the virus appears to disproportionately impact those from ethnic minority backgrounds. the government has also commissioned an investigation into the issue. we can speak now to trevor phillps, founder of data analytics firm webber phillips, and an expert on race and equality. he has been asked to be an adviser on the government review of the impact of the virus on bame commununities. thank you very much forjoining us today, trevor. so what is the date is saying to you at the moment?

clearly a lot of investigation, a lot of work needs to be done on the details of the data. but are you getting a sense that black and minority ethnic communities are being disproportionately affected by covid—19? being disproportionately affected by covid-19? well, thank you for having me on. yes. and there are several different sources. my firm was first alerted to this because we have clients with local authorities, police and also the health authorities, who were worried about the two things. one is that of a thought that some of the public health messages were not getting through to some communities. but latterly what they have also been seeing is some suggestion that some communities are more affected than others. i think people we work with are also worried that, to be absolutely frank, the slight madness that we have been hearing from the white house was reflected in conspiracy theories. for example, that black people were basically

immune to this. there was some suggestion that one of the reason is that there had been a real extraordinary level of excess deaths amongst african americans is because this idea got around they were immune and they were slow to respond to it. so we did some early work, but a couple of weeks ago, which showed that local authorities which had particular ethnic minority groups, were much more affected, but also some local authorities were less. so for example, those that had large pakistani, muslim or bangladeshi groups, were less affected, whereas those that had larger indian groups were more affected. that is supported by research published in the times today. on muslim communities you have been talking about whether, in the muslim faith, the washing of hands as part of the faith multiple times a day, might be contributing to lower rates of coronavirus? well,

that was a first question. the thing that was a first question. the thing that people have been saying, which is that this is really correlated to polity —— poverty and overcrowding, is not borne out by the data. if you look at local authority statistics, and we're probably going to look in more detail at individual postcodes, we think that that actually is not borne by the actual data. but we think is much more likely that this reflects is that there are differences in age profiles. so, for example, nhs england data about mortality, about 12,000 plus deaths, when you analyse them, what you can see is that there is a very dramatic difference between ethnic groups. the average for the whole country are something like 22,23 per 100,000 deaths for african caribbean

is its 69. now what is odd, if you think this isjust is its 69. now what is odd, if you think this is just some sort of race thing, is that the rates of deaths amongst africans is about 27. there isa amongst africans is about 27. there is a difference between 27 for africans, and for people like me from the caribbean. and that is not explained by genetics. we need to look closely at this. it is going to bea look closely at this. it is going to be a very nuanced investigation. you are talking about potentially the impact of the age demographics, potentially cultural and faith aspects. we were looking at this issue a couple of weeks ago and i talked to a doctor in the midlands. he had started, based on anecdotal evidence of people from south asian communities, of south asian origin, be more affected in his area. alongside him in a un worker who was talking about the example in the states of chicago, 70% of

african—americans states of chicago, 70% of african—america ns they are states of chicago, 70% of african—americans they are dying from coronavirus even though they made up 30% of the population in the city. she was talking about certain groups being more heavily employed, or more heavily exposed to coronavirus because of the nature of their work. is that something also that you will be looking at here? their work. is that something also that you will be looking at here ?|j was that you will be looking at here?” was going to say, we think one of the variables we need to look at is age. at the other, which we think is very, very important, is probably going to be occupation. and one of the possible explanations is that some groups are preferentially employed in areas where they are much more frequently in contact with large numbers of the public. so, for example, people who worked on the front line operational end of transport. but having said that, there has been a lot of talk about there has been a lot of talk about the disproportionality within the national health service. a new piece

of research which came out of newcastle, published the day before yesterday, suggests that there is actually no particular difference between health service workers who are in contact with patients, and health service workers who are not. and though there is an ethnic disproportionality, it's much more likely to be being acquired in the community than in the health service occupation. it sounds like it may ta ke occupation. it sounds like it may take quite a long time to get to the bottom of all of this. when do you hope to report? can you say that yet? we are only one actor here. we are providing sub—technology and some experience. this is going to be led by public health england. i think they will probably publish some data within the next couple of weeks. but i think actually it may not take as long as we think. as long as we are able to get the right data. may i just long as we are able to get the right data. may ijust say, i think one of

theissues data. may ijust say, i think one of the issues that this whole episode illustrates is that our data collection and data protection regime is some way out of date. most organisations have been discouraged by the data protection regulators from collecting and keeping data about as 90s —— ethnicity. so if we had been keeping regular data we would have known all about this a month ago. we are at least a month behind where we need to be, simply because people have been too squeamish to collect data about ethnicity. this is a lesson for us for the future. trevor phillips, thank you very much for your time today. my pleasure. south korea has gone 24 hours without recording a coronavirus death for the first time in more than a month. the country was one of the first after china to suffer a widespread outbreak. but a rigorous programme of testing and contact tracing has been put in place — as our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, explains. i think when it comes to the success

of the south korean model, health officials here saying they are not being complacent, that they remain vigilant. they still fear a second wave. but i think that the people of south korea, this is being seen as a huge success. now only last week did they manage to hold an election in the middle of a pandemic, now they are showing what is possible when it comes to keeping these figures low and without a lockdown there has been no major movement restrictions. how they've done this right from the start was creating a test. right from the day they got their first case in january 20th. they saw how infectious this virus could become. and they realised then that they'd use a test and test quickly. they got one within a matter of weeks. there were over 600 testing stations across the country. anyone could be testing in drive—through is, they had these fancy pop—up stations that you could go and be tested. next came the contact tracing and that is also important. they used a mixture of interviews and also technology, to find out

where the virus had been. so, those details were then sent as emergency text alerts to people in affected areas. it meant that you could look at the text alert and think, right, have i been in that area? do i need to isolate myself and do i need to get tested? how close have i come to this patient? and that is what allowed them to get this under control to this stage. laura bicker reporting. the belgian government will present a plan today to ease lockdown measures meant to stop the spread of coronavirus. the country has one of the highest ratios of deaths per million of the population — but that's attributed to the fact the government has chosen a reporting system that differs from many other countries' methods of counting. while most countries are only counting confirmed deaths in hospitals, belgium is including all potential deaths in nursing homes, even if covid—19 has not been confirmed as the cause of death. tobias arndt is a medical

researcher in brussels. thanks forjoining us on the bbc news. tell us more about the way belgium has been collating the information on deaths? and ultimately, do you think that is going to be more useful as a way of getting out of the lockdown? well, belgium has been collecting, as you said, already data about people that also died in care homes, which are not confirmed, which they think are highly probable cases. they say it isa highly probable cases. they say it is a more honest approach to counting. and we will obviously no with the excess death rates, this is how epidemics are being measured. this is just how epidemics are being measured. this isjust a different how epidemics are being measured. this is just a different approach that started from the beginning. labelled more honest and pointing to

a problem that is very important here in belgium, which are the deaths in the care homes, which is a big problem. we have 80% of care homes in brussels with the virus. and it's a big issue, of course, in many other countries as well, tobias. what then is the belgian government going to say about using the lockdown? what might that look like? yeah, so they're coming together this afternoon. it's not about next week. it is about the week after. we are talking about the 4th of may, what is happening after the 4th of may. 0n the table of the national security council is a step—by—step reopening of shops and businesses. and of cultural and sports venues. so shops, businesses, cultural and sports venues. what advice is going to be given about

maintaining some sort of social distance while reopening all of those various sectors?” distance while reopening all of those various sectors? i just want to add schools. schools open on the 18th of may. 0n to add schools. schools open on the 18th of may. on that of course all of the distancing and hygiene rules that are in place should be maintained. additionally, the introduction of masks, whether they will be mandatory. it seems that for sure in public transport masks will be mandatory. and just briefly, tobias, is there a system in place of the belgian authorities see that these measures, a relaxation of these measures, a relaxation of these measures, a relaxation of these measures, is leading to another spike in the virus, to shut everything down quite quickly again? yes, that is what the prime minister keep saying. if this doesn't work out she is going back. they are going to step back. yeah. ok. thank you very much for your time.

hello this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. there are fewer people coming forward for a test unexpended and that's why we have been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easierfor them to be able to get a test. president trump suggests you can treat covid—19 by injecting disinfectant into the body — doctors call his remarks ‘dangerous' the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute. a minute. is there a way we can do something like that? like an injection? scotland's first minister says it's time to have a grown up conversation over when to relax

rules on social distancing. in south korea — no new reported deaths from covid—19 in a 24 hour period for the first time in over a month. one of the worst—affected countries in the coronavirus epidemic is italy, where a tough lockdown has been enforced for several weeks. now, psychologists there are warning of a growing mental health emergency, which the medical services are ill—equipped to deal with. jean mackenzie has this report from rome. simona is haunted by how her grandmother died.

so, many lives here have been touched by loss but the psychological scars spread far further. scars of isolation, of fear, and it's leaving this support centre overwhelmed. some people call because they say they want to commit suicide because their life is not so good any more. some of them are very angry, some people call shouting and screaming. i scream, sometimes i go crazy with my head. for luca, who is a student, the lockdown has become unbearable. stuck in a small flat now for seven weeks. what was your reaction when they extended the lockdown last time? i got crazy with my parents, with my friends by video chat.

i said to them, really?! we have to stay more time at home?! this isn't a country that talks much about mental health and there is no national system in place to help people through this pandemic, meaning charities must step in. the most important situation right now is mental. these food bank volunteers aren't trained for this. their grocery rounds have become doorstep counselling sessions. they need to talk with somebody. they need to smile with somebody. what started as a health emergency is morphing

into a psychological one. and the true spread of the trauma is not yet visible. some people say this is not life any more, they cannot see the end of this. jean mackenzie, bbc news. if you've been affected by a mental health issue, help and support is available. visit befrienders international for more information about support services. that's at www. befrienders.org. the annual islamic holy month has begun, but in a pandemic how will bans on religious and social gatherings affect ramadan? many local mosques are closed, the virus has shut islam's holiest sites and social distancing forces the daily fast to be broken in isolation. we asked our middle east editor jeremy bowen whether the month ahead is going to be difficult. very difficult for people, i think,

because ramadan is, apart from its sanctity, in the evenings, it's a very sociable time. when people break the fast, traditionally, people do it collectively. there are usually, in most countries, well always, there are large public tables where people can go if they don't have enough money, to have a decent meal themselves. benefactors, sometimes local authorities or government, set out long tables in streets. and the evenings are really lively events. and of course the days are quieter. but with the restrictions on social distancing, and in quite a lot of places outright curfews, that is going to be really hard. a number of countries have said none except inside the home. where quite a lot of people don't have enough money, if they can't rely on the kind of public

events going on, it will make it very tough. let's bring you some pictures now from jakarta, the biggest muslim—majority city in the world, on the first day of ramadan. indonesia has reported nearly 8,000 cases, and approaching 690 deaths from covid—19. it's being reported thatjakarta's main airport has suspended commercial flights to all domestic and international routes however, there there have been gatherings of several thousand people at thursday evening prayers in the biggest mosque in aceh province. that was despite the government's advice for people to stay at home for prayers instead. the world travel and tourism council has urged g20 tourism ministers to have a coordinated response on how the tourism industry will survive once global coronavirus lockdown measures are eased. it comes as tourism ministers will virtually gather this afternoon, for a meeting hosted by the saudi g20 president,

to discuss the immediate response needed to the challenges facing the travel and tourism sector during the covid—19 crisis. we are nowjoined by kurtjanson. director of the tourism alliance, which comprises over 50 tourism industry organisations. good to have you with us today. perhaps begin by telling our viewers exactly what the tourism and travel sector means to the uk, in terms of the money it brings in, the number of people employed. sure, the uk tourism industry is one of the largest tourism industries in the world and is a significant component of the uk economy. it brings in about £147 billion in revenue to the uk each year, that's domestic and inbound tourism. it employs about 3.3 million people. sojust under 10% of the uk's entire workforce

works in a tourism —related business. you would have seen from the ons business. you would have seen from the 0ns figures yesterday that while uk businesses as a whole have a fur low rate of about 26%, its over 80% in accommodation, hospitality, attractions and cultural activities. so it is a very hard—hit industry. and the world travel and tourism council globally is saying 75 millionjobs in travel council globally is saying 75 million jobs in travel and tourism are being affected by covid—19. how worried are you about the ability of many of these businesses, and at times we are talking about individuals, self—employed individuals, self—employed individuals, small businesses like bed and breakfasts, as well as larger businesses, how worried are you about the ability of many of them to actually recover from their situation, to recoverfrom this lockdown? yes, we are hugely worried about the impact on the industry and how we get out of the situation that

we are in at the moment. realising that we have the summer season occurring in the next few months and if we are unable to restart the tourism industry at that time, we then go into the autumn period and businesses, unless they continue to be supported by government, will colla pse be supported by government, will collapse at that stage because they will not be able to survive the winter period until we get back to the summer in 2021. so tourism is in a limbo, there are many unknowns, we don't know how long the situation will go on for, when people will feel safe and confident about travelling because that will it be worth going to places of attractions on open? what would you like to see coming from the meeting of g20 ministers by the way of concrete steps and help? sure. it's important to realise the tourism industry is a chain of individual businesses. there are the tour operators which help in

overseas markets and help attract people in the first place, the operators to get them here, the accommodation provided so they have accommodation provided so they have a place to stay, then the attractions people want to visit in the first place. so we need all these links in the chain to open up at the same time because if you miss one of the links, then we don't have a tourism industry. so this really does need international coordination, so that we are all introducing the same rules at the same time and being able to get people to flow freely between countries. 0k, countries. ok, you envisage a situation where we are looking at domestic terrorism perhaps reopening, in respect of countries, before we get into that global, that long haul tourism? countries, before we get into that global, that long haultourism? -- domestic tourism. domestic tourism will start up before international tourism because it's a lot easier, you don't need international agreements to do that. also,

domestic tourism in the uk is people travelling from urban to rural and seaside areas and it's much easier to practice social distancing in a rural environment or on beaches to stop so that area of the industry will definitely open up first. ok, kurtjanson, will definitely open up first. ok, kurt janson, thank you will definitely open up first. ok, kurtjanson, thank you for your thoughts on that story today. in the uk, women say uncertainty surrounding maternity services is making a stressful situation harder. the bbc‘s found services vary, with some nhs trusts no longer allowing home births or partners on a ward following a birth, while others can. anna collinson has been talking to some new and expectant mothers about how covid—19 has disrupted their birth plans. nadia is more than a week overdue. she is prepared that the coronavirus means her birthing plan is no longer possible and she's anxious her husband can only stay with her for a short time following the birth. i understand any decisions that any

trusts are making are going to be for the benefit of my health and the midwives' health. but it's just quite sad that, you know, you kind of have this image in your mind of what you'd like and then it's not kind of working out. evie budden was born on good friday. her dad tom was allowed to be present for her birth but was soon asked to leave the ward. it was incredibly difficult saying goodbye to tom after our baby had just been born. the midwives on the ward were amazing and really, really supportive but it's just not the same as having your husband there for you. the coronavirus has hit maternity services hard. staff shortages mean hospitals are having to reduce services. though some are having to do it more than others. the situation is constantly under review, though some women have told us the uncertainty is making a stressful situation even harder. we've asked 16 nhs trusts and boards across the uk about their maternity services.

all said one birth partner can be present during labour but only a quarter are allowing partners on the postnatal ward. around a third of trusts and boards we spoke to are still allowing home births and in the weeks after a birth, there's now an increased reliance on virtual support. home visits are still happening but one trust only allows face—to—face contact if it's deemed absolutely essential. having a baby at any time can be an uncertain and sometimes difficult time for women, particularly now, though. what would be your advice to anyone watching who is feeling isolated and alone? we really want the women to continue to access their midwife and maternity care, so that they are safe during this pandemic. our advice to women is contact your local service. contact your midwife and find out today, tomorrow and this week what is happening for you? because it changes by the day. due to social distancing, this is the closest kim's family have got to meeting three—week—old

william. kim says she had a positive birth but wishes she could have more face—to—face contact with health workers now. they've all said they are at the end of the phone for whenever we need them, it's just it is very bizarre that you can't just walk into your midwife unit and say, "is everything 0k, is this normal?" it's just really lonely that we can't interact with anyone else yet. anna collison, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus — if they show symptoms. president trump suggests you can treat covid—19 by injecting disinfectant into the body — doctors call his remarks "dangerous". scotland's first minister says it's time to have a grown up conversation over when to relax rules on social distancing. the markets for garment industries

have all but disappeared during this crisis and that's put millions ofjobs at risk. in bangladesh, more than three billion dollars of orders have been cancelled or suspended — as akbar hossain reports from dhaka. protesting for their livelihood, these women, like millions across bangladesh, have been out of work for over a month. they used to work in garment factories but so many have now shut down because of coronavirus. anisa lives on the outskirts of the capital, dhaka. she and her husband are unable to work because of the lockdown. she used to earn $100 a month, now she is living off her small savings. translation: there are seven in my family and my husband and i could survive on one meal a day but with children it is impossible. they ask for food and we are under

a lot of pressure from our landlord to pay the rent. the garment industry is considered to be the lifeblood of bangladesh's economy, which employs more than four million workers. many factory owners are not able to pay salaries as western brands have cancelled orders. many feel the bangladesh social stability will suffer if industry suffers. this is what garment factories normally look like — busy floors that employ millions to produce clothes for big brands including h&m. but this is what it looks like now. the business is entirely based on exporting to the european and american market. if they stop buying, the whole domestic industry comes to a standstill. what we are facing right now is a situation we have never

actually encountered in our lives. this factory has been here since 1991 and this is the first time that it has actually ever been closed. this is notjust our factory — it is every factory in bangladesh which has now shut down. currently we are facing massive... it would be an underestimation to save massive financial difficulty. we are facing almost certain ruin. he employs around 16,000 workers and like so many other garment factory owners, hopes to reopen soon. but their staff often work in overcrowded spaces and it would be very difficult for them to keep social distance. it may be several months before they are allowed to go back to work. the garment industry makes up around 80% of the bangladesh export market and it could be devastating for the country's economy. let's get some of the day's other news.

thousands of students in hong kong have been sitting their final secondary school exams, after spending months under lockdown. the tests are being held four weeks later than scheduled — everyone taking part had their temperature checked and had to wear a face mask in the exam hall. officials in sydney have closed three beaches which were re—opened this week to allow exercise, after too many people started using them. a spokesman said that coogee, clovelly and maroubra had to be shut because they were too crowded for safe social distancing. food carts in the afghan capital kabul are being re—purposed as mobile sanitation stations, to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. they're being used to allow people to wash their hands, collect face masks, and even be sprayed with disinfectant. afghanistan has reported 40 deaths in its outbreak so far, with just over 1,000 confirmed cases. sweden's approach to the coronavirus has stood out from many countries.

no lockdown at all there, except for the most vulnerable. but the number of infections and deaths has been rising steadily, with more than 2,000 fatalities. so, have the swedes played a smart long game, or are they simply courting disaster? gabriel gatehouse has been there to find out. stockholm feels like a parallel universe, where life as we once knew it continues as if unchanged. i think there has been a huge overreaction in most countries around the globe. they're doing the wrong thing. that's what i think. they should be doing more like sweden does. government advice is this: keep your distance, and if you feel sick, stay at home. the priority, to protect the elderly and the vulnerable. but otherwise, swedes are free to do almost all the normal things that, to an outsider, now feel dangerous.

trust is at the heart of the swedish strategy. social distancing measures are requested, not dictated, and in return, most citizens, more than 75%, according to a recent poll, have faith in the authorities' approach. i think to great parts we have been able to achieve what we set out to achieve. i mean, swedish health care keeps on working. basically with a lot of stress, but not in the way that they turn patients away. what has not worked out very well is our death toll. and that's very much, i mean, it's partly due to the strategy, but not very much — it's mainly due to the homes for elderly not being able to keep the disease out. today, the public health agency estimated that by the end of the month, a quarter of the capital's residents may have been infected with covid. progress towards herd immunity?

perhaps. but the truth is no one knows the real numbers. i've spoken to a doctor who works with covid patients in a hospital. he didn't want to appear on camera but he told me, "i'm afraid." he said, "there are so many things we don't "know about this virus. "why are they taking this risk? "they‘ re gambling with people's lives and they're "gambling with the lives of those who are trying to save lives." compared to sweden's neighbours, the numbers don't look good. deaths from covid here are three times higher than in denmark and six times those of norway and finland. those countries have imposed strict lockdowns. i think it's too early also to say, is a lockdown good or bad? because many countries are now having a discussion within the political sector, but also in the whole society. should we lift the restrictions, in what way, what will happen? that is not the debate in sweden

and it's not something the government is preparing for. we are not lifting any restrictions for the moment. if lockdown is a treatment that is being trialled globally, then sweden is the control room. this is not about going out and getting your hair done, or meeting your mates down the pub. this is about whether the course the rest of the world is on is sustainable or even beneficial in the long term. i don't think we'll have more deaths. come back one year from now and i think we will have the same proportion of deaths. this is a hunch? it's likely. it will be some time before we know whether this hunch is proved right. for now, it does feel like a big gamble. here in the uk, more

than £27 million has been raised for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the bbc charity special, the big night in. the government has promised to double the total. lizo mzimba reports. music plays. like children in need night and red day the show followed the familiar formula of featuring many of entertainment‘s biggest names. but this time they were taking part from their homes. who do they? who are they? david walliams and matt lucas reunited to bring viewers the first new little britain material in years. now, andy, i've just been to the supermarket for you — only took 11 hours — and i've got all your favourites for your tea. the vicar of dibley herself, dawn french, recorded a special monologue. those of you who are with me last sunday will know this room was crammed with easter eggs from the floor to the ceiling and now — voila — just the one left. while david tennant attempted to help catherine tate's lauren with her homeschooling. you've got to stand two metres away otherwise you could infect me with the virus. don't be ridiculous. social distancing, sir. stephen fry as blackadder‘s lord melchett was joined by the duke

of cambridge before they led the nation's clap for carers. there was a performance from some of music's most famous faces of the song sing, written by gary barlow and andrew lloyd webber. the stars of strictly got the country involved in a dancing challenge. and the cast of eastenders took part in a queen vic virtual pub quiz. the money raised will go towards helping people in need during the current crisis. and it's notjust celebrities doing their bit, peter kay recreated his famous amarillo video, with clips sent in by key workers and members of the public from around the uk. lizo mzimba, bbc news. we are saying goodbye now to viewers

on bbc capnext world. thank you now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. they warmth and the sunshine continue across many parts of the uk through today. yesterday, we saw temperatures away from eastern coasts quite widely in the low to mid 20s, peaking at 24 celsius in herstmonceux. butjust a bit of context on where we should be at this time of year, we should be actually in the mid—teens. these are the sort of temperatures we are more likely to see as we go into next week. 0ut there, as i mentioned, warm and sunny again as we go into the afternoon. early morning mist and fog clears. one or two low cloud patches very close to some north sea coasts and a bit cloudy across northern ireland today compared with yesterday. temperatures, though, as i said, away from those cooler eastern coasts widely into the 20s, even if in the south it's down a degree or two on what we saw yesterday afternoon. later on, there is a chance south

west england and wales could just see one or two isolated sharp showers develop over the hills, very few, though. most places staying dry. that will be the case tonight as well. but tonight, mist and fog in northern and eastern scotland and eastern england become more of an issue. where you've got some clear skies inland from that, there's a chance of a touch of frost but most frost free to take us into the start of the weekend. it's a weekend which will only slowly turn cooler from the north. the main difference will be in scotland and northern ireland by sunday. by this time, a greater chance ofjust one or two showers. but if your garden is desperate for a drink of water at the moment, no guarantees, and that is certainly the case on saturday. if you see a shower isolated, most will be dry again. mist, low cloud and murky conditions across eastern areas to begin with, breaking up to some sunny spells. most will cease sunshine again on saturday. temperatures down a few degrees in what we see today but still warm for the time of year in the sunshine we do have. saturday night into sunday, low pressure starts to develop to the north—west of us and that means a greater chance

of a few showers but also introduces the cooler air. the blue colours toward scotland and northern ireland. turning cooler through the day and a bit breezy in scotland and northern ireland. a few showers, very much hit and miss. some sharp ones could develop across england and wales into sunday afternoon, but i can't guarantee any one garden will get that welcome drop of rain for so many places will still stay dry. staying warm in the south, temperatures 22—23, much cooler in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures in the low teens. the cooler air will do with us all is going to next week but with it, a greater chance of a few splashes of rain. bye for now.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. there have been fewer people coming forward for a test than we'd expected and that's why we've been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easier to be able to get a test. the world's biggest disinfectant manufacturer says their products should never be injected into the body after president trump suggests it could be a way to treat covid—19. when i see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do something like that?

by by injection inside. scotland's first minister says it's time to have a ‘grown up time to have a "grown up" conversation' over when to relax rules on social distancing. in south korea — no new reported deaths from covid—19 in a 24 hour period for the first time in over a month. and, the bbc‘s big night in raises more than £27 million for those affected by the pandemic, with the return of some much loved comedy characters and a very familiar face. have you seen anything good on tv? it's hell without eastenders. isn't it? they tell me tiger king is rather good? yes, i tend to avoid shows about royalty. hello and welcome to audiences

in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in the uk and globally. first to england, where teachers, supermarket workers and delivery drivers are among up to 10 million essential workers and their households, who will be able to book a test from today, to tell them whether they have the coronavirus. all key workers will be able to register for a test on the government's website, if they or a family member have virus symptoms. the tests will contribute to the government's target of adminstering 100,000 tests a day by the end of this month. thursday's figure was just over 23,500 — although the capacity has increased to 51,000. meanwhile in the united states, the president has been lambasted by the medical community after he speculated during a news conference, whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. it led to the world's biggest manufacturer of disinfectants to issue this stark rebuttal, saying that under no circumstance

should disinfectant products be administered into the human body. across the world, the death toll from the virus now stands at 190,000. and in the the uk, as well as the weekly clap for carers last night, £27 million was raised during the bbc‘s big night in, which saw children and need and comic relief teams join forces to raise money for nhs charities. jon donnison has this report. applause. it's become a thursday night ritual, as britons once again came together to clap for their carers. from bin collectors to the royal family. for a fifth week a show of support for the nhs and other key workers. it's just a little tiny thing that i can do to, you know, make some noise just to say thank you. every week. every week? yeah. not missed one? not yet. and we won't.

and some of our carers have made the ultimate sacrifice. in st helens earlier, a funeral earlier for sadeq elhowsh, a 58—year—old orthopaedic surgeon. a husband and a father of four who lost his life to covid—19 as he worked to save others. it's family to me. it's a big loss for me and a big loss for the trust. a big loss for his family. it will be very difficult for me as well, because in every corner of the hospital we have a memory. and the number of people grieving continues to grow. latest figures show coronavirus related deaths in uk hospitals went up by 616 in 24 hours. but that's the lowest weekday increase in three weeks. it takes the total number of coronavirus hospital deaths to more than 18,700,

though that figure is expected to be significantly higher as it does not include deaths in care homes and in the community. meanwhile, the government has announced plans to expand testing for covid—19. all key workers, including supermarket staff, transport workers, and teachers, as well as their families, will be eligible for a test if they're showing symptoms. from today, employers of essential workers will be able to go on gov. gov.uk to get a test for any of their staff who need a test. and from tomorrow any essential workers who need a test will be able to book an appointment on gov.uk themselves directly. but the government, still struggling to meet its target of 100,000 tests a day by the end of this month, says testing and tracing contacts will be key if the lockdown is to be eased in the months ahead.

and some businesses are reopening, b&q, which has already reopened 75 stores this week, will reopen a further 80 today, with social distancing measures in place. car—makers including jaguar land rover and aston martin have also said they will reopen some of their plants. jon donnison, bbc news. earlier, we heard from our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, who explained more about how the uk government hopes to expands its testing capacity. in the short term, it does seem to be about meeting the health secretary's target of having 100,000 tests, not just an secretary's target of having 100,000 tests, notjust an increase in capacity of 100,000. it has been a source of some embarrassment, that although the capacity has increased they have not been able to deliver on the promise of testing. so that was, i would on the promise of testing. so that was, iwould imagine, part of on the promise of testing. so that was, i would imagine, part of the

reason to expanding it to a wide range of key workers. the idea of having key workers tested initially is to make sure there were enough doctors, nurses, medical and is to make sure there were enough doctors, nurses, medicaland social ca re doctors, nurses, medicaland social care staff enable to get back to work just at the point when we thought the nhs would be overloaded. i wonder how many shop staff, police and even journalists are i wonder how many shop staff, police and evenjournalists are in i wonder how many shop staff, police and even journalists are in short supply at the moment and whether the need is that urgent to get them back to work? it does seem to be a priority to get that target that the health secretary promised by the end of next week. if you do suspect that either you or someone in your household, and you are a key worker, has the virus, you can apply directly for a test. if you and your family members are found to be clear, you don't have to self—isolate for up to 14 days. where there has been a big drive to bridge the gap between 100,000 test

capacity, which i believe we will meet next week, the labs have been working flat out to be able to deliver that, and actually having that number of tests, there have been a number of initiatives, mobile test centres rather than the far—away test centres you have to drive to. also home test kits, although there is some concern as to how accurate these will be when people, who have never taken samples in their life, will be depositing samples. these are all things that will be available in order to try and hit that target. what testing is really all about apart from meeting the target next week, is to try and get out of lockdown. we need far more than 100,000 a day for that. but testing will be the key to unlocking the lockdown, to try and get people back to their workplace. and if people do show signs while

they are working, rather than having this massive lockdown, those people can be tested and if they test positive for the virus, then all the people they have been in contact with will be tracked down and isolated. so that could be a way of getting back to a more normal way of life. but that won't happen for several weeks at the moment. the priority is to meet matt hancock's target of 100,000 tests per day, next week, come what may. let's speak to mike eyre who is a secondary school teacher in boston, lincolnshire. he's been self—isolating since monday after getting symptoms and has applied for a test. yes, i have been suffering symptoms since monday and today i have lost my sense of smell and taste.” since monday and today i have lost my sense of smell and taste. i am sorry to hear that, i hope you are not feeling completely awful?” sorry to hear that, i hope you are not feeling completely awful? i felt better, let's say that. it is pretty

brutal, everyone says so. you applied for a test and you were pretty quick off the mark in doing so? yes, i did it at ten past midnight this morning. how easy was it to log on and register? it was very easy to log on and register, it said he would receive a text message which will take a few minutes, but it might take a little bit longer if it might take a little bit longer if it is busy. i have still not had a text message, so i am assuming they are busy. so 11 hours after you apply, you have still not had confirmation. how information do you have about where you have got to go, because they are saying we should not have to travel much further than 45 minutes away from home?” not have to travel much further than 45 minutes away from home? i have not got any information about that yet, iam not got any information about that yet, i am assuming that will happen once i go on to book the test. what are your plans? you are supposed to be self isolating, but you are also a key worker and i am guessing they we re a key worker and i am guessing they were expecting you to be in school?

fortu nately were expecting you to be in school? fortunately my colleagues are covering for me, so i don't need to be in school, we are doing it on a rotor and we are delivering a lot of online streaming to our students. i will be live streaming to my stu d e nts will be live streaming to my students in about 50 minutes, so i am still managing to continue to do that because we think it is really important. —— 15 minutes. looking forward to doing that. how important is it for you to have this test? forward to doing that. how important is it for you to have this test7m is it for you to have this test7m is important because i am going into school to support key workers' children and relieve colleagues, so we are spreading around the viral load, if you want to think of it like that. we spread it between ourselves and each of us are not taking too much of a hit at once. it is nice to be able to make sure we are helping colleagues out as well. what are you trying to do to find out more information about where you have got to go, when you can turn

7 have got to go, when you can turn up? i have got to go, when you can turn 7iam have got to go, when you can turn 'ng have got to go, when you can turn up? iam guessing if you have got to go, when you can turn up? i am guessing if you don't have a confirmed test, they might turn you away, even if you manage to find a test site? exactly, i didn't find anywhere on the site to phone up if i have not heard anything back. so whether we will get some more information from that shortly, i don't know. hopefully. yes, hopefully. i hope you managed to find out and i hope your symptoms don't get too much worse because i think the idea is to be tested fairly soon after you start to develop signs? i still have a temperature that is coming and going. plenty of paracetamol and rest seems to do the trick. you are one of the many, many teachers in the country who are trying to keep things going for children, how difficult is it for them when they know there are lots of kids staying at home and are not being taught?” have got to say, our students have been absolutely phenomenal. especially with having the easter

break. because they have come back online saying they are glad to have something to do. actually, they feel sorry for their sort of peers who are not getting the level of input we are managing to give. i think we have gone a little bit above and beyond and all staff are on board to do that. because we just want to make sure that the children doubtful behind in their studies.” make sure that the children doubtful behind in their studies. i hope you know that so many people are appreciative of all of those efforts you are making. it sounds like the stu d e nts you are making. it sounds like the students are, too. good luck with the test, hope you feel better soon. thank you very much, goodbye. bit of breaking news from transport for london. they are telling us they are going to play 7000 members of the staff on furlough from monday next week. it will save them an estimated £15.8 million every four weeks. that is because there has been a huge reduction in passenger numbers, as

you can imagine in london because of covid—19. since london went into lockdown on march the 23rd, tube journeys have fallen by 95% and bus journeys have fallen by 95% and bus journeys by 85%, meaning the organisation's main source of income has almost disappeared. so 7000 members of staff are transport for london on furlough from monday. medical experts have criticised donald trump's suggestion that injections of disinfectant might be able to kill the coronavirus. the president made the comment at his daily white house briefing — where he also wondered aloud whether ultra violet light might have a role in treating covid—19. that came after preliminary us government research which suggests the coronavirus dies more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity. here's a little of what the president had to say. supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet orjust very powerful light, and, i think you said, that hasn't been checked,

but you're going to test it. and then i said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. and i think you said you're going to test that too. sounds interesting. then i see the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute, one minute. is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, almost a cleaning? it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous amount of damage. we are going to have to check that. so we're going to have to medical doctors. but it sounds interesting to me. we will see. president trump there making the extraordinary suggestion that a disinfectant could be injected into the body to kill the virus. we asked tim spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at london's kings college, what he makes of those comments. so, you know, there's some evidence that you can inhibit the virus

by using detergents or direct sunlight or humidity and steam. but to suggest that you can sort of inject or drink detergent and you will get rid of it — it is complete nonsense and actually quite dangerous. i think it is very worrying that some people might take his words literally and do something about it. i think we just need to separate some of the things he's saying from the idea... we have to keep listening to the medical experts, who do know a lot more than some presidents. it's perhaps worth looking at what the world health organisation has to say about the role of sunlight in this pandemic. on its website, it says it is incorrect to think you can avoid contracting the virus by exposing yourself to sunlight or high temperatures. it advises that you can catch covid—19, no matter how sunny or hot the weather is.

0ur bbc reality check team, led by chris morris, has been looking into the myths which have sprung up around the coronavirus outbreak — just log on to our bbc news website or download the app. 0ur global health correspondent naomi grimley tells us what she makes of president trump's comments. yes, well these are the words of a leading lung specialist in california, professorjohn barnes. he says the airways and lungs are not meant to be exposed to even an aerosol of disinfectant. it is a totally ridiculous concept. he's from the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. and you could really see inside the briefing room that there was horror on the faces of the scientists that surround mr trump. some of the broadcasters have been running footage of a doctor as he said those words. you could see

she was very uncomfortable and indeed, she did later correct the president to some degree by saying she had not heard of it being used asa she had not heard of it being used as a treatment. of course, she was trying to draw this distinction between environmental effects of uv light and disinfectant and actually putting it into the body, which could be very dangerous. and we've heard from the world's biggest manufacturer of disinfectants this morning issuing a stark rebuttal of president trump's suggestion that injecting them could help treat coronavirus. rb, the makers of dettol and lysol, are warning against any internal use of the products. "as a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body through injection, ingestion or any other route." to scotland now and ministers have come under further pressure to set out the government's lockdown exit strategy after scotland's first

minister said the lifting of restrictions north of the border would be a phased process and that any decisions made would be based on how best to tackle the virus. here's nicola sturgeon explaining her position this morning. let me be very clear about this. i don't come at this from any kind of political or constitutional perspective. i want to do what is best to suppress this virus, while, as far as we can, allowing some kind of semblance of normality to come back into our lives. now i don't start from the premise that we must do everything the same at the same time across the uk. nor do i start from the premise we've got to do things differently in scotland. my decisions will be driven by what is best to tackle this virus and reduce its harms. we're working well on a four nations uk basis. the virus doesn't respect the border between scotland and england, or england and wales. so we must make sure that we try to align our decision making as much as possible. but where it makes sense, and there are good reasons to do things slightly differently, we announced the closure of schools in scotland, slightly, not much, but slightly ahead of the rest of the uk. so these are the kinds

of decisions we have to take, but for good reasons. not driven in any way, shape or form by political considerations. that is just not appropriate given the nature of what we're dealing with. the first minister of wales says he hopes that lockdown restrictions can begin to be eased at the end of the current three week period in may. mark drakeford has set out a three phase "traffic light" approach, beginning with a red phase which would see only "the most careful and controlled lifting of restrictions". speaking to the bbc he said... "we will have had to have hospital admission consistently falling for 14 days, they have been falling for that last week, so it is not impossible that we will get to that point." let's speak now to our wales correspondent hywel griffith. this is what you get when we have devolved powers to different parts of the united kingdom, different

approaches can come forward? absolutely and the health systems have been devolved for 20 years now. wales can control its own destiny. wales can control its own destiny. wales was actually the first place within the uk to close schools, rather than scotland, only about a matter of minutes. but even so, it has taken some of these decisions on its own. 0thers has taken some of these decisions on its own. others they have collaborated with. but this is the first time you have heard from any of the four nations as to a potential date when changes might be made. we know we are in a second set of three weeks in terms of uk wide lockdown. this is the first indication that potentially at the end of that, there may be some modification. although, how much change it will make for most people, we are yet to hear. there is no detail of the red phase, the first tentative steps out of lockdown might look like. given there are no borders between the different parts of the united kingdom, how important is it going to be that the governments in all of the four

nations are doing the same thing when it comes to lifting the restrictions? well, as nicola sturgeon mentioned earlier, the virus doesn't recognise these devolved boundaries. actually, the border between wales and england is one of the most porous within the uk. we have patients living in wales who depend on english hospitals. for example, in places like powys. it would be strange for those patients to be tell yes, you can walk about and go about your daily basis in wales, until you cross the border to go to wales, until you cross the border to gotoa wales, until you cross the border to go to a big supermarket or to that hospital. some people have the children educated across the border. some things need to be ironed out and made very clear to people. all four nations keep pointing out the fa ct four nations keep pointing out the fact they are together. it is labour in parts of the welsh labour government and it has done things differently, introducing testing for

front line nhs workers before england. it has been very keen to point out those differences without trying to gain too much political capital about them. how confident are members of the public been in wales about the approach the assembly has ta ken? wales about the approach the assembly has taken? overall, people here are abiding at the same levels they are elsewhere. it doesn't stop they are elsewhere. it doesn't stop the political wrangling, certainly questions about the health minister this week and his not very successful use of video conferencing when he swore about one of his own party. some of that has been a distraction and by and large people seem to be abiding by the measures, seem to be abiding by the measures, seem to be confident that lockdown is the right solution at the moment. there is very much a long—term concern about the future of the welsh economy, so dependent on tourism which is already taking a huge hit. 0ne tourism which is already taking a huge hit. one study suggesting wales, economically could come out of this the worst of the four nations. but by and large there is public confidence in what the welsh

government has done. the key is keeping that confidence as we make those decisions about an exit strategy. thank you very much. south korea has gone 24 hours without recording a coronavirus death for the first time in more than a month. the country was one of the first after china to suffer a widespread outbreak. but a rigorous progamme of testing and contact tracing has been put in place — as our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, explains. i think when it comes to the success of the south korean model, health officials here saying they are not being complacent, they remain vigilant, they still fear a second wave but for the people of south korea this is seen as a huge success. not only last week that they managed to hold an election in they managed to hold an election in the middle of a pandemic, now they are showing what is possible when it comes to keeping these figures low and without a lockdown, there has been no major movement restrictions. how they have done this right from

the start was creating a stack, right from the day when they got their first case onjanuary right from the day when they got their first case on january the 20th. -- their first case on january the 20th. —— creating a test. they saw how infectious this virus could become and they realised they needed a test quickly. they got one within a test quickly. they got one within a matter of weeks and there were over 600 testing stations across the country. anyone could be tested. they have this fancy pop—up drive through stations. next came the contact tracing and they used a mixture of interviews and technology to find out where the virus had been. those details were then sent as an emergency test alert to people in affected areas. you could look at the tasks —— text alert and think have i been to near to the station. that is how they have got to the

stage. laura bicker. one of the worst—affected countries in the coronavirus epidemic is italy — where a tough lockdown has been enforced for several weeks. now psychologists there are warning of a growing mental health emergency — which the medical services are ill—equipped to deal with. jean mackenzie has this report from rome. simona is haunted by how her grandmother died. so, many lives here have been touched by loss but the psychological scars spread farfurther. scars of isolation, of fear, and it's leaving this support centre overwhelmed. some people call because they say they want to commit suicide because their life is not

so good any more. some of them are very angry, some people call shouting and screaming. i scream, sometimes i go crazy with my head. for luca, who is a student, the lockdown has become unbearable. stuck in a small flat now for seven weeks. what was your reaction when they extended the lockdown last time? i got crazy with my parents, with my friends by video chat. i said to them, really?! we have to stay more time at home?! this isn't a country that talks much about mental health and there is no national system in place to help people through this pandemic, meaning charities must step in. the most important situation right now is mental. these food bank volunteers aren't trained for this. their grocery rounds have become

doorstep counselling sessions. they need to talk with somebody. they need to smile with somebody. what started as a health emergency is morphing into a psychological one. and the true spread of the trauma is not yet visible. some people say this is not life any more, they cannot see the end of this. jean mackenzie, bbc news. here in britain, the captain of a royal navy submarine has been sent home on leave,

after allowing his crew to hold a dockside barbecue and party during the lockdown. this video has been posted on social media, which appears to show the crew of hms trenchant enjoying a gathering while being held in isolation. the nuclear powered submarine was undergoing repairs at the devonport base in plymouth. an investigation by the navy is on—going. women say uncertainty surrounding maternity services is making a stressful situation harder. in the uk, the bbc has found services vary, with some nhs trusts no longer allowing home births or partners on a ward following a birth, while others can. anna collinson has been talking to some new and expectant mothers about how covid—19 has disrupted their birth plans. nadia is more than a week overdue. she is prepared but the coronavirus means her birthing plan is no longer possible and she's anxious her husband can only stay with her for a short time following the birth. i understand any decisions that any trusts are making are going to be

for the benefit of my health and the midwives' health. but it's just quite sad that, you know, you kind of have this image in your mind of what you'd like and then it's not kind of working out. evie budden was born on good friday. her dad tom was allowed to be present for her birth but was soon asked to leave the ward. it was incredibly difficult saying goodbye to tom after our baby had just been born. the midwives on the ward were amazing and really, really supportive but it'sjust not the same as having your husband there for you. the coronavirus has hit maternity services hard. staff shortages mean hospitals are having to reduce services. though some are having to do it more than others. the situation is constantly under review, though some women have told us the uncertainty is making a stressful situation even harder. we've asked 16 nhs trusts and boards across the uk about their maternity services. all said one birth partner can be present during labour but only a quarter are allowing partners

on the postnatal ward. around a third of trusts and boards we spoke to are still allowing home births and in the weeks after a birth, there's now an increased reliance on virtual support. home visits are still happening but one trust only allows face—to—face contact if it's deemed absolutely essential. having a baby at any time can be an uncertain and sometimes difficult time for women, particularly now, though. what would be your advice to anyone watching who is feeling isolated and alone? we really want the women to continue to access their midwife and maternity care, so that they are safe during this pandemic. our advice to women is contact your local service. contact your midwife and find out today, tomorrow and this week what is happening for you? because it changes by the day. due to social distancing, this is the closest kim's family have got to meeting three—week—old william. kim says she had a positive birth but wishes she could have more

face—to—face contact with health workers now. they've all said they are at the end of the phone for whenever we need them, it's just it is very bizarre that you can't just walk into your midwife unit and say, "is everything 0k, is this normal?" it's just really lonely that we can't interact with anyone else yet. anna collison, bbc news. in the uk — more than £27 million has been raised for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the bbc charity special, "the big night in". it was children in need and comic relief‘s firstjoint fundraiser and the government has promised to double the total. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, watched the three hour television special. music plays. like children in need night and red day the show followed the familiar formula of featuring many of entertainment‘s biggest names.

but this time they were taking part from their homes. who do they? who are they? david walliams and matt lucas reunited to bring viewers the first new little britain material in years. now, andy, i've just been to the supermarket for you — only took 11 hours — and i've got all your favourites for your tea. the vicar of dibley herself, dawn french, recorded a special monologue. those of you who are with me last sunday will know this room was crammed with easter eggs from the floor to the ceiling and now — voila — just the one left. while david tennant attempted to help catherine tate's lauren with her homeschooling. you've got to stand two metres away otherwise you could infect me with the virus. don't be ridiculous. social distancing, sir. stephen fry as blackadder‘s lord melchett was joined by the duke of cambridge before they led the nation's clap for carers. there was a performance from some of music's most famous

faces of the song sing, written by gary barlow and andrew lloyd webber. the stars of strictly got the country involved in a dancing challenge. and the cast of eastenders took part in a queen vic virtual pub quiz. the money raised will go towards helping people in need during the current crisis. and it's notjust celebrities doing their bit, peter kay recreated his famous amarillo video, with clips sent in by key workers and members of the public from around the uk. lizo mzimba, bbc news. millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. there have been fewer people coming forward for a test than we'd

expected and that's why we've been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easier to be able to get a test. the world's biggest disinfectant manufacturer says their products should never be injected into the body after president trump suggests it could be a way to treat covid—19. when i see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do something like that? by injection inside. around 7000 staff working for transport for london are to be furloughed. in south korea — no new reported deaths from covid—19 in a 24 hour period for the first time in over a month.

first to england, where teachers, supermarket workers and delivery drivers are among up to 10 million essential workers and their households, who will be able to book a test from today, to tell them whether they have the coronavirus. all key workers will be able to register for a test on the government's website, if they or a family member have virus symptoms. if they or a family member figures if they or a family member from yesterday showju over figures from yesterday show just over 23,000 tests were carried out in the preceding 24 hours, up slightly from wednesday. let's speak now to an nhs gp in windsor. he is also part of the new gp service which offers video appointments to patients over social distancing. thank you forjoining us. what are the different types of coronavirus tests that are currently on offer in the uk? so the various types look eitherfor the uk? so the various types look either for the virus itself,

the uk? so the various types look eitherfor the virus itself, so the uk? so the various types look either for the virus itself, so that is called pcr testing which is being offered to nhs staff. we can look foran offered to nhs staff. we can look for an antibody response as well, which kits, which some people have been offered to do at home through a finger prick test. but actually, the tests which are being rolled out and concentrated on at the moment of the pcr tests, to see if somebody is actively infected at the moment and whether they are at risk of infecting others with the virus. 10 million people in the households will apply for a test if they are showing symptoms. how long does it ta ke to showing symptoms. how long does it take to get the result, what will happen when they turn up at one of these test sites? so the length of time to get the tests back does vary a lot. it is about 24 hours at the moment. what will happen is they will be met by somebody in full ppe, so full protective gear. and a nasal swa b so full protective gear. and a nasal swab usually is taken, really far backin swab usually is taken, really far back in the nasal passages to actually detect the presence of

viral rna itself. then there is a complicated process to be followed within a complicated process to be followed withina lab, complicated process to be followed within a lab, where there is a chemical label applied to the rna. we look for evidence of the rna. it is not a simple process and that is why there is some delay sometimes in getting the results. why is it so important to increase the testing for essential workers?” important to increase the testing for essential workers? i recently took two weeks off in isolation and i have subsequently had an antibody test which came back negative. if i had been aware that i had been affected, i could have cut short my isolation, gone back to work and been more help. this is very releva nt been more help. this is very relevant now to all nhs staff and ca re rs relevant now to all nhs staff and carers because there is a lot of unnecessary isolation going on because we just don't know whether we have got symptoms which are hay fever, cold or covid—19. this will be very useful in trying to work out

which it is so we can decide we can continue to isolate or go back and continue to isolate or go back and continue to isolate or go back and continue to work. how accurate are the test? a number of nhs staff had to be retested because their results we re to be retested because their results were found to be faulty. why is that happening and how accurate are they? i wouldn't want to quote accurate figures because i cannot find any. i would say there is a number of factors and the government is to change suppliers. so there must have been some issue. i would suspect, i don't know, with the accuracy of the test they were initially using. it is also very time sensitive. we are looking directly in the nasal passages. the virus is only there for a limited amount of time, so we say anywhere from two to five days, i have seen up to seven days as well. it tends to migrate after that to the lungs. the only way you can use a chain reaction test is through sputum, which most people are not providing. you can see where a

number of factors can go wrong and it is an involved process when it gets to the lab. with the processing isn't carried out. we have spoken to somebody today who are still waiting 11 hours after registering for a test whether he can go for a test and weara test whether he can go for a test and wear a test site is. are you aware there have been teething problems with this roll—out?” aware there have been teething problems with this roll-out? i work quite closely with carers, for example. i think it has been easier for nhs staff but carer colleagues i work with have said they have had to drive to testing centres which are sometimes very far away from where they are located, 40 to 100 miles i have heard sometimes. clearly, that impact will be on the people who are going to be tested as well. if you

are near a testing centre, it is not are near a testing centre, it is not a problem, but if you are not, it really is and entail some unnecessary travel. the solution is to have more testing centres. we appreciate you talking to us, thank you. it is a pleasure. social distancing means breaking the daily first has to be done in isolation. these pictures from islam's holiest shrine in mecca in saudi arabia show a reduced friday prayer. ramadan is usually the time moslems converge in large numbers of mosques, especially at night. king salman said he was saddened that muslims cannot pry at mosques because of coronavirus restrictions. we asked jeremy bowen how difficult the month ahead is going to be. very

difficult for people, i think, because ramadan is, apart from its sanctity, is, in the evenings, a very sociable time. when people break the fast, traditionally people do it collectively, iftar, there are usually, in most countries, there are large public tables where people can go if they don't have enough money to have a decent iftar themselves. benefactors, sometimes local authorities or government set up local authorities or government set up long tables in the streets, and the evenings are really lively events, and of course the days are quieter, but with the restrictions on social distancing and, in quite a lot of places i would write curfews, thatis lot of places i would write curfews, that is going to be really hard, and a number of countries have said no iftar except inside the home. but in a region

where people do not have a lot of money, if they cannot rely on the public events going on, it is going to make it very tough. we can bring you some pictures from jakarta, the biggest muslim majority city in the world, on the first day of ramadan. indonesia has reported nearly 8000 cases, approaching 690 deaths from covid—19. it has been reported that the main airport has suspended all commercialflights. the main airport has suspended all commercial flights. however, there have been gatherings of several thousand people at evening crowds in the biggest mosque in one province, despite government advice for people to stay at home for prayers instead. the markets for garment industries have all but disappeared during this crisis, and that's put millions ofjobs at risk. in bangladesh, more than three billion dollars of orders have been cancelled or suspended — as akbar hossain reports from dhaka. protesting for their livelihood, these women, like millions across bangladesh, have been out

of work for over a month. they used to work in garment factories, but so many have now shut down because of coronavirus. anisa begum lives on the outskirts of the capital, dhaka. she and her husband are unable to work because of the lockdown. she used to earn $100 per month, now she is living off her small savings. translation: there are seven in my family, and my husband and i could survive on one meal a day, but with children it is impossible. they ask for food and we are under a lot of pressure from our landlord to pay the rent. the garment industry is considered to be the lifeblood of bangladesh's economy, which employs more than four million workers. many factory owners are not able to pay salaries as western brands have cancelled orders. many feel the bangladesh social stability will suffer if industry suffers.

this is what garment factories normally look like — busy floors that employ millions to produce clothes for big brands including h&m. but this is what it looks like now. the business is entirely based on exporting to the european and american market. if they stop buying, the whole domestic industry comes to a standstill. what we are facing right now is a situation we have never actually encountered in our lives. this factory has been here since 1991 and this is the first time that it has actually ever been closed. this is notjust our factory — it is every factory in bangladesh which has now shut down. currently we are facing massive... it would be an underestimation to say massive financial difficulty. we are facing almost certain ruin. he employs around 16,000 workers

and like so many other garment factory owners, hopes to reopen soon. but their staff often work in overcrowded spaces, and it would be very difficult for them to keep social distance. it may be several months before they are allowed to go back to work. the garment industry makes up around 80% of the bangladesh export market and it could be devastating for the country's economy. the headlines on bbc news: millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. the world's biggest disinfectant manufacturer says their products should never be injected into the body, after president trump suggests it could be a way to treat covid—19. around 7,000 staff at transport for london are to be furloughed in a move that will save millions

in order to safeguard vital services during the pandemic. retail sales in the uk fell a record 5.1% in march as many stores shut up shop in the face of the coronavirus lockdown. the figures from the office for national statistics show food and online shopping increased with alcohol sales jumping by more than 30%. let's get reaction to those retailfigures — we can speak now to retail analyst kate hardcastle. kate, what are your thoughts on seeing those figures? it is very clear to understand what is happening, because these are led by consumer buying, we buy emotionally, and reactive to the situation that we are in, so we are obviously using online because we want to minimise the shopping experience externally with just buying essential is when

we need to. we have maximise grocery shopping to make sure everyone in the house is fed, and things like clothing and fuel, not needed right now, not essential, but these will have a devastating knock—on effect toa have a devastating knock—on effect to a retail sector, particularly the nonessential, that was really having a hard time of it. the high street has been in decline for ten years, many of the middle market brands have had challenging times, and what we are not going to see is the end of lockdown and an immediate return to normal. these will be change for ever and a very slow walk back to the new normal. you mentioned the fa ct the new normal. you mentioned the fact that the high street has been in trouble for quite some time, but don't these figures suggest, though, how much we still do use the high street? there have certainly been brands

that have been affected, like primark in the fashion space, and we have seen brands that have been able to come in and move competition, change the face of the high street, but generally what we have seen in the figures today, as people have moved to online, 22% of online shopping now is done online, sorry 22% of shopping done online now, so as we change our habits, we are working more towards this, and when they high street reopens, the retail offers are going to have to be the best of the best. it can'tjust be bland brands any more, it has got to stand for something and gave a value back the consumer. so as much about the experience is what you are buying? sometimes experiences spoken about too much, because consumers are incredibly savvy, they don't just look for the nice shopping experience, they certainly look for

the value, and we have seen that with where success has been in grocery, the huge growth of discounted brands, and also in the fashion, nonessential market, but we buy emotionally, so what happens when we do go and use a traditional retail environment, bricks and mortar, we react to what is around us. 0nline, it is more black and white, we are detailed, more meticulous, it will help very much if you have a retail experience to try to get people to buy when they hadn't considered buying, increasing purchases makes a big difference when it comes to retail. kate, good to talk to you, thank you very much. 99—year—old war veteran captain tom moore has now raised more than £28 million for the nhs. he set out to raise money by walking laps of his garden and his success has caused others to follow.

unlike a mile, a metre or a foot, a step is a personal distance, part of a personaljourney. captain tom moore has inspired so many to, if you like, follow his footsteps and raise money for an nhs that, in some cases, has saved them. as a 13—year—old, miranda meldrum spent four months on a ventilator following a stroke and, despite her locked—in syndrome, she is now walking 100 laps on a treadmill to raise money for new ventilators. frank mills, who has spina bifida, set an objective of walking ten metres.

each milestone, or metre—stone, is marked in chalk on the pavement. he wanted to raise £99 for nhs charities, 99 because that is the age of captain tom, but like the man who inspired him, the six—year—old has smashed his target and, so far, has hit almost £195,000. there you go. ten metres! well done. mike biggar played rugby for scotland 40 years ago, making 24 appearances and was a captain of his country. he sustained severe brain injuries in a nearfatal car crash in 1992. he's had several setbacks since, but retains a great sense of humour and great determination. for mike, it's100 steps for nhs charities and so far almost £25,000. really, it is almost like payback time, you know?

how lucky i am to be here and... i am lucky to be here, and just that. celebrating the fact that i have been given a new opportunity. the idea is he is going to try 100 steps and raise money for the national health service to say thank you. of course, with everything that's going on at the moment, the national health service needs everything it can get. age is a futile barrier, as we know from captain tom. young cousins maisie and jack are aiming for 100,000 steps jack is autistic and nonverbal, so wrote out the reason why he wanted to take part. he is a hero to us and he helped the uk to win the war, world war ii.

tell me what you do when you are walking along. when i am walking along, like, when we go into the children's forest, we go into where the trees are and everything, so it is more fun. so whether it is a foot or a mile, a fiver or a grand, captain tom's new army are marching on and saving lives. john maguire, bbc news. and we salute you all. the threat of the coronavirus has brought the music industry to a halt. the representative body for uk record labels said that before the pandemic, the nation's music industry remained the world's most successful exporter of music after the us. but now, the livelihoods of thousands of musicians and other self—employed workers in the industry are at risk. so what is in store for them in the future? 0ne artist who's questioning exactly that is singer—songwriter tom grennan, who's just released his newest single 0h please.

hejoins us now. music plays just a flavour of what is in store from his new single, has your music career been affected by the pandemic? yeah, everything is on pause at the moment with, like, touring and releasing and stuff like that, but, like i say, i am trying to do all i can with releasing singles and are getting on social media, just trying to do it that way, i suppose. how do you keep in touch with fans? a bit easier with all the social media platforms, i am guessing. yeah, we are keeping in contact, i have been on instagram, i have discovered tiktok, which is a whole different world, but i am just trying to keep communication up and be as interactive as i can be, i suppose. how does this lockdown

affect your creativity, inspires you, ina affect your creativity, inspires you, in a nutshell, or clamp things down? ina you, in a nutshell, or clamp things down? in a way... wouldjust quickly. in a way, it has inspired me to write, to create more video contact komla dumor covers, like i say, just trying to do as much as i can. some, good luck, tom grennan, this is bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. the warmth and sunshine continue across many parts of the uk through today, yesterday we saw temperatures away from eastern coast quite widely in the mid to low 20s. butjust to put a bit of context and where we should be at this time of year, we should be at this time of year, we should be at this time of year, we should be in the mid teens, and these are the temperatures we are more likely to see into next week. asi more likely to see into next week. as i mentioned, warm and sunny into the afternoon, early morning mist

and fog cleared, cloudy across northern ireland and on the north sea coasts. away from those cooler coast, widely into the 20s, even if in the south it is down a degree or two on yesterday afternoon. later on, there is a chance we could see one or two isolated sharp showers developed over the hills, very few, 90, developed over the hills, very few, go, most places staying dry, that will be the case tonight as well, mist and fog in north and eastern england. where we have got clear skies inland, the chance of a touch of frost, but mostly frost free into the start of the weekend. and it will only slowly turn cooler from the north, the main difference will be in scotland and northern ireland by sunday, by this time a greater chance of one or two showers, but if your garden is desperate for a drink of water, no guarantees. isolated showers across wales, the south—west and the hebrides, most dry again,

mist and motocross eastern areas to start with, most will see sunshine, down on the temperatures for today, but still warmed in the sunshine we do have. saturday into sunday, low— pressure do have. saturday into sunday, low—pressure starting to develop to the north—west, instead of high pressure, a greater chance of a few showers, also introducing cooler air, the blue colours in the charge towards scotland and northern ireland, turning cooler through the day, a few showers, very much hit and miss, some shop across england and miss, some shop across england and wales on sunday afternoon, but i can't guarantee any one garden will get a welcome drop of rain, many places will still stay dry. warm in the south, 22, cooler in scotland and northern ireland, the low teens for the vast majority. that cooler airwill be for the vast majority. that cooler air will be with us into next week, but waited a greater chance of a few splashes of rain. bye for now.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. there have been fewer people coming forward for a test than we'd expected and that's why we've been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easier to be able to get a test. the world's biggest disinfectant manufacturer says their products should never be injected into the body after president trump suggests it could be a way to treat covid—19. when i see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do something like that? by injection inside.

south korea's success in fighting the coronavirus pandemic has been underscored by its first 24 hour period without a death in over a month. the islamic holy month of ramadan has started — but a ban on religious and social gatherings is having a big impact. and, around 7,000 staff at transport for london are to be furloughed in a move that will save millions in order to safeguard vital services during the pandemic. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in the uk and globally. first to england, where teachers, supermarket workers and delivery drivers are among up to 10 million essential workers and their

households, who will be able to book a test from today, to tell them whether they have the coronavirus. although in the past hour, the department of health has had to close the website for booking tests, because of what it called significant demand. under the new plan, all key workers should be able to register for a test online, if they or a family member have virus symptoms. the tests will contribute to the government's target of adminstering 100,000 tests a day by the end of this month. thursday's figure was just over 23,500 — although the capacity has increased to 51,000. meanwhile in the united states, the president has been lambasted by the medical community after he speculated during a news conference, whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

it led to the world's biggest manufacturer of disinfectants to issue this stark rebuttal, saying that under no circumstance should disinfectant products be administered into the human body. across the world, the death toll from the virus now stands at 190,000. and in the the uk, as well as the weekly clap for carers last night, 27 million pounds was raised during the bbc‘s big night in, which saw children and need and comic relief teams join forces to raise money for nhs charities. jon donnison has this report.. applause. it's become a thursday night ritual, as britons once again came together to clap for their carers. from bin collectors to the royal family. for a fifth week a show of support for the nhs and other key workers. it's just a little tiny thing that i can do to, you know, make some noise just to say thank you. every week. every week? yeah. not missed one? not yet. and we won't. and some of our carers have made

the ultimate sacrifice. in st helens earlier, a funeral earlier for sadeq elhowsh, a 58—year—old orthopaedic surgeon. a husband and a father of four who lost his life to covid—19 as he worked to save others. it's family to me. it's a big loss for me and a big loss for the trust. a big loss for his family. it will be very difficult for me as well, because in every corner of the hospital we have a memory. and the number of people grieving continues to grow. latest figures show coronavirus related deaths in uk hospitals went up by 616 in 24 hours. but that's the lowest weekday increase in three weeks. it takes the total number of coronavirus hospital deaths to more than 18,700, though that figure is expected to be significantly higher as it does not include deaths in care homes

and in the community. meanwhile, the government has announced plans to expand testing for covid—19. all key workers, including supermarket staff, transport workers, and teachers, as well as their families, will be eligible for a test if they're showing symptoms. from today, employers of essential workers will be able to go on gov. gov.uk to get a test for any of their staff who need a test. and from tomorrow any essential workers who need a test will be able to book an appointment on gov.uk themselves directly. but the government, still struggling to meet its target of 100,000 tests a day by the end of this month, says testing and tracing contacts will be key if the lockdown is to be eased in the months ahead. and some businesses are reopening, b&q, which has already

reopened 75 stores this week, will reopen a further 80 today, with social distancing measures in place. car—makers including jaguar land rover and aston martin have also said they will reopen some of their plants. jon donnison, bbc news. medical experts have criticised donald trump's suggestion that injections of disinfectant might be able to kill the coronavirus. the president made the comment at his daily white house briefing — where he also wondered aloud whether ultra violet light might have a role in treating covid—19. that came after preliminary us government research which suggests the coronavirus dies more quickly when exposed to sunlight, heat and humidity. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. it caroline hawley reports. is still the epicentre of th pandemic. it is still the epicentre of the pandemic. in new york, the spread of coronavirus has at last started to slow, but the number of cases across

this vast country continues to rise. more than 50,000 americans have now died of the disease. that is approaching the number killed in the vietnam war. at the start of the pandemic, president trump predicted it could all be over come the summer. research is under way by the department of homeland security on the effects of sunlight and heat on the effects of sunlight and heat on the virus. prompting this from the president. the question that probably some of you are thinking of if you are totally into that world, which i find to be very interesting. so supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it is ultraviolet or very powerful light? and i think you said that hasn't been checked but you are going to test it? i said, suppose you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. his own advisers seemed aghast. not as a treatment.

certainly fever is a good thing when you have a fever, it helps your body respond, but not, i have not seen it asa respond, but not, i have not seen it as a treatment. but mr trump had other suggestions up his sleeve. when i see that disinfectant knocks it out in a minute, one minute. maybe there is a way we can do something like that by injection inside or, almost a cleaning. it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. it would be interesting to check that so you will have to use medical doctors. his comments caused an immediate outcry, makers of disinfectant have issued strong warnings that the products should never be put into the human body. across the world, the medical community has reacted with alarm. to suggest that you can sort of inject ordrink suggest that you can sort of inject or drink detergent and you will get rid of it, is complete nonsense and actually quite dangerous. i think it

is very worrying that some people might take his words literally. in washington, outside the trump international hotel, protesters showed what they think of their president and his handling of this unprecedented crisis. caroline hawley, bbc news. south korea has gone 24 hours without recording a coronavirus death for the first time in more than a month. the country was one of the first after china to suffer a widespread outbreak. but a rigorous progamme of testing and contact tracing has been put in place — as our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, explains. i think when it comes to the success of the south korean model, health officials here saying they are not being complacent, they remain vigilant, they still fear a second wave but for the people of south

korea this is seen as a huge success. not only last week that they managed to hold an election in the middle of a pandemic, now they are showing what is possible when it comes to keeping these figures low and without a lockdown, there has been no major movement restrictions. how they have done this right from the start was creating a test, right from the day when they got their first case on january the 20th. they saw how infectious this virus could become and they realised they needed a test quickly. they got one within a matter of weeks and there were over 600 testing stations across the country. anyone could be tested. they have these fancy pop—up drive through stations. next came the contact tracing and they used a mixture of interviews and technology to find out where the virus had been. those details were then sent as an emergency text alert to people in affected areas. you could look at the text alert and think have i been

to near to the area. more now that in the past hour, the department of health has had to close the website for booking tests for essential workers in england, because of what it called "significant demand." 0ur health correspondent lauren mossjoins me now. this only opened for individuals to book on at midnight last night? yes, it is for essential workers if they have symptoms of coronavirus or if they live with someone who does. this is only in england initially, but it only went live at midnight and already we are hearing there has been significant demand for parking test. the department of health is treating to say they are continuing to increase availability for testing and more tests will be available tomorrow. it is part of the health

secretary's pledged to increase testing to 100,000 a day, capacity standing at 51,000, getting up to 100,000 by the end of the month. initially just testing the 100,000 by the end of the month. initiallyjust testing the most poorly as patients in hospital, that was increased to nhs workers, front line and key workers. then care workers and residents in care homes as well. but now it is all essential workers. i could be millions of people. and clearly, as we can see, no one can book onto this today, less tha n no one can book onto this today, less than 12 hours after it launched, there is huge demand for this. we heard from a teacher today, in lincolnshire who registered just after midnight last night, but 11 hours later still waiting to find out where to go for a test? yes, some of the details about how long it will take for them to find out when they will get a test and where it will be done are still being ironed out. as we know, people can refer themselves online or their employer can do it for them and they get a text message or receive an

e—mail about where and when that test will be carried out. could be they could go to one of the 30 regional drive through sites. the aim is to have 50 of those regional sites set up by the end of the month so everyone is within 45 minutes of reaching one. or it could be a home testing kit that is being set up with the royal mail and amazon, swab tests delivered to somebody and they will be able to test themselves by inserting a swap through the nose of the throat to find out if they have got the virus and that then get sent off toa got the virus and that then get sent off to a laboratory and test will be between 48 and 72 hours. the government aim is to get as many tests done as quickly as possible, so you would like to think that if someone has registered in the early hours of this morning, they would be finding out more details about when that test will be carried out quite soon? the purpose of this is to enable people who have got symptoms that are essential workers to know whether they are really safety returned to work? it is about containing the spread of the virus.

at the moment, the uk only testing them as sickest hospitals in. making any decisions on what can happen in terms of lockdown and where we go from here. it is quite difficult to do if you don't know exactly where the viruses. it is a cornerstone of reaching that big ambition of 100 tests by the end of the month. keep your eye on their website if you are an essential worker. thank you very much, lauren moss. to scotland now and ministers have come under further pressure to set out the government's lockdown exit strategy after scotland's first minister said the lifting of restrictions north of the border would be a phased process and that any decisions made would be based on how best to tackle the virus. here's nicola sturgeon explaining her position this morning. let me be very clear about this. i don't come at this from any kind of political or constitutional perspective. i want to do what is best to suppress this virus, while, as far as we can,

allowing some kind of semblance of normality to come back into our lives. now i don't start from the premise that we must do everything the same at the same time across the uk. nor do i start from the premise we've got to do things differently in scotland. my decisions will be driven by what is best to tackle this virus and reduce its harms. we're working well on a four nations uk basis. the virus doesn't respect the border between scotland and england, or england and wales. so we must make sure that we try to align our decision making as much as possible. but where it makes sense, and there are good reasons to do things slightly differently, we announced the closure of schools in scotland, slightly, not much, but slightly ahead of the rest of the uk. so these are the kinds of decisions we have to take, but for good reasons. not driven in any way, shape or form by political considerations. that is just not appropriate given the nature of what we're dealing with. the first minister of wales says he hopes that lockdown restrictions can begin to be eased at the end of the current three week

period in may. mark drakeford has set out a three phase "traffic light" approach, beginning with a red phase which would see only "the most careful and controlled lifting of restrictions". speaking to the bbc he said... "we will have had to have hospital admission consistently falling for 14 days, they have been falling for that last week, so it is not impossible that we will get to that point." we're expecting to hear further at around 12.30. here in the uk, around 7,000 staff at transport for london are to be furloughed — that's around a quarter of tfl's staff. it's in a move that will save millions in order to safeguard vital services during the pandemic. tube journeys have fallen by 95% and bus use by 85% since last month's lockdown, with people urged only to make essential journeys.

the annual islamic holy month has begun and bans on religious and social gatherings because of the pandemic are already having a huge effect on ramadan. the virus has shut some of the most important sites as well as many local mosques, while social distancing means breaking the daily fast has to be done in isolation. these pictures from islam's holiest shrine the grand mosque in mecca in saudi arabia show a reduced ramadan friday prayer. this is the birthplace of the prophet muhammad and the faith itself and would normally be packed. we asked our middle east editor jeremy bowen how difficult the month ahead is going to be. very difficult for people, i think, because ramadan is, apart from its sanctity, in the evenings, it's a very sociable time. when people break the fast, traditionally, people do it collectively. there are usually, in most countries, well always, there are large public tables where people can go if they don't have enough money, to have a decent meal themselves. benefactors, sometimes local

authorities or government, set out long tables in streets. and the evenings are really lively events. and of course the days are quieter. but with the restrictions on social distancing, and in quite a lot of places outright curfews, that is going to be really hard. a number of countries have said none except inside the home. where quite a lot of people don't have enough money, if they can't rely on the kind of public events going on, it will make it very tough. let's bring you some pictures now from jakarta, the biggest muslim—majority city in the world, on the first day of ramadan. indonesia has reported nearly 8000 cases, and approaching 690 deaths from covid—19. it's being reported thatjakarta's main airport has suspended commercial flights to all domestic

and international routes. however, there there have been gatherings of several thousand people at thursday evening prayers in the biggest mosque in aceh province. that was despite the government's advice for people to stay at home for prayers instead. major businesses in the uk such as jaguar land rover, b&q and taylor wimpey have announced plans to start resuming work in a bid to help the economy. luxury carmaker aston martin says it will reopen its st athan plant in south wales on the 5th of may after it temporarily suspended all manufacturing operations in the uk at the end of march. let's speak to the chief executive of aston martin, andy palmer. thank you very much forjoining us. why do you think it will be ok to restart production at least at one of your plants? yes indeed, the 5th of your plants? yes indeed, the 5th of may is our welsh plant. let me be clear, our absolute priority is the safety of our employees, their

families and partners. we will start com pletely families and partners. we will start completely and line with the protocol to keep all staff say. we have been working on the protocol on how to build cars maintaining that two metre distance and the use of ppe to do that safely. we think we are ina ppe to do that safely. we think we are in a position to start the production of our suv basically on the 5th of may. how much of this is driven by the fact you cannot afford to stay closed any longer? clearly we have got over 2000 orders from customers for our suv. we would like to satisfy that order as quickly as we can. but in no way prejudicing the safety of our employees, it is a lwa ys the safety of our employees, it is always with the employees in mind.

we have been working at another plant making scrubs, cloaks and visors for the nhs, so we do have a bit of practice in terms of how to manufacture things with the two metre distance in. what have you done as ecky tips in the company to reduce the outgoings, in terms of the changes to your pay? obviously, thatis the changes to your pay? obviously, that is very much where we are focused. 0bviously that is very much where we are focused. obviously there is no income coming down when the factories are close. 0bviously one has to look at cutting costs as much as possible. 75% of our staff at the moment are furloughed. i have fog on my twe nty20 moment are furloughed. i have fog on my twenty20 bonus and i have weighed 35% of my salary, as have the nonexecutive directors on our board. about 20% cut of our executive committee and generally across the board, some reduction of salaries

all round. everybody is contributing towards cost reductions. the best thing we can do is start making cars as long as it is safe to do so. also you have the dbx, it is crucial to aston martin? it is a very important vehicle for us. it is the first time we have made an suv. the factory and the car is sitting in south wales waiting to go. as soon as it is safe for us to build the car, we are keen to get on with it. the chief executive of aston martin, thank you very much for talking to us. here in the uk, baroness doreen lawrence will lead a review into the impact of coronavirus on black, asian and minority ethnic communities, the labour party says. the campaigner and mother of murdered teenager stephen lawrence has been appointed as labour's race relations adviser by leader sir keir starmer. the review will examine

why the virus appears to disproportionately impact those from ethnic minority backgrounds. the government has also commissioned an investigation into the issue. speaking to the bbc earlier, the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer, explained why he had set up the urgent review. for the labour party, i havejust appointed doreen lawrence as my race relations advisor. she is going to lead on this piece of work with other women and equality shadow minister. we are going to do rapid work because what we are concerned about is we understand the numbers and the disproportionate impact, but also, and this came through very strongly on the coldest money, urgent action is needed because the guidelines at the moment make no reference to the ethnicity of people and the risk factors and what mitigation can be put in place.

baroness doreen lawrence has also been speaking to the bbc about her appointment to lead that labour review into the impact of the virus on bame communities. she says she has been shocked by the disproportionate impact on black and asian people. when i heard the news, i was really shocked. i thought it was level across the board. but when you start seeing the photographs and listening to the news, you realise. then i began to wonder why is this affecting black and asian communities rather than the white population? that, i couldn't understand. i still don't understand. i still don't understand. yes, there is the reason is about housing and economics, but it is still quite shocking figure to read about. even to hear about 119 deaths within care homes, it is unbelievable. and baroness lawrence went on to explain why she thinks coronavirus seems to have had such an impact on bame communities. she says she thinks it is a sign of the racism

and inequality still in society. it does show the racism and inequality that is there. within the black community, we know about all that already. i think sometimes the government don't understand, or they pretend it is not as important, or we are not as important. yes, we make up so much of the medical profession that is treating people within the hospital and still don't have the protective garments they need to carry out their work. i was reading somewhere where the doctors found it difficult to complain or raise any questions why they are not having those protective garments. but they should. i think that what has happened to us, we tend not to wa nt to has happened to us, we tend not to want to speak out when there is an discrimination happening around us.

doreen lawrence, who will be heading that review, launched by the labour party. much more on how countries around the world are coping with the coronavirus pandemic on the bbc news website. in the uk — more than £27 million has been raised for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the bbc charity special, "the big night in". it was children in need and comic relief‘s firstjoint fundraiser and the government has promised to double the total. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, watched the three hour television special. music plays. like children in need night and red day the show followed the familiar formula of featuring many of entertainment‘s biggest names. but this time they were taking part from their homes. who do they? who are they? david walliams and matt lucas reunited to bring viewers the first new little britain material in years. now, andy, i've just been to the supermarket for you — only took 11 hours —

and i've got all your favourites for your tea. the vicar of dibley herself, dawn french, recorded a special monologue. those of you who are with me last sunday will know this room was crammed with easter eggs from the floor to the ceiling and now — voila — just the one left. while david tennant attempted to help catherine tate's lauren with her homeschooling. you've got to stand two metres away otherwise you could infect me with the virus. don't be ridiculous. social distancing, sir. stephen fry as blackadder‘s lord melchett was joined by the duke of cambridge before they led the nation's clap for carers. there was a performance from some of music's most famous faces of the song sing, written by gary barlow and andrew lloyd webber. the stars of strictly got the country involved

in a dancing challenge. and the cast of eastenders took part in a queen vic virtual pub quiz. the money raised will go towards helping people in need during the current crisis. and it's notjust celebrities doing their bit, peter kay recreated his famous amarillo video, with clips sent in by key workers and members of the public from around the uk. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the day may have begun foggy over eastern areas of the country but sunshine for the rest of the day. a bit more cloud for northern ireland than yesterday and we could see cloud build up in wales and the south—west to produce one or two isolated showers. temperatures for many not far off yesterday, down a degree or two but one for the time

of year. as we go into tonight, mist and fog become more of a feature across eastern part of the country. further west some clearer skies, but the chance of frost very limited. many parts of north and eastern scotla nd many parts of north and eastern scotland and north—east england to ta ke scotland and north—east england to take us into the start of the weekend. it will be a grey start across eastern areas on saturday morning. a lot of the cloud thin and breaking in sunshine developing. isolated chance of a shower wales and the south—west and showers late in the day in the hebrides and that will bring a change of something cooler as we head into sunday.

hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test for coronavirus if they show symptoms. there have been fewer people coming forward for a test than we'd expected, and that's why we've been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easier to be able to get a test.

the world's biggest disinfectant manufacturer says their products should never be injected into the body, after president trump suggests it could be a way to treat covid—19. when i see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do something like that? by injection inside. south korea's success in fighting the coronavirus pandemic has been underscored by its first 24—hour period without a death in over a month. the islamic holy month of ramadan has started, but a ban religious and social gatherings is having a big impact.

let's go to a live event where we are hearing about the negotiations between the eu and britain, this is michel barnier, let's listen in. three trade with zero quotas, that would mean unprecedented access for the uk as a third country to this market of 450 million consumers and citizens, and a market that is on the uk's doorstep. 0ur economic partnership will be broad and comprehensive, encompassing trade and goods and services, including transport, fisheries and energy. 0ur

offer shows the eu's level of ambition. but we must be equally ambitious in guaranteeing high social and high environmental standards. we must be equally ambitious in preventing unfair trade distortions and unjustified competitive advantages, for instance on state aid and relevant tax... michel barnier talking about brexit negotiations, if it wasn't immediately clear, setting out his stall, there was negotiations still going on, britain trying to strike a trade deal with the european union by the end of this year, so it doesn't crash out without a deal. the first minister of wales says he hopes lockdown restrictions can begin to be eased at the end of the current three week period in may, let's listen to mark drakeford now. 0ver let's listen to mark drakeford now. over the last five weeks have had a

positive impact on the course of the disease, and i want to thank eve ryo ne disease, and i want to thank everyone once again for all their ongoing help and support. today we are making some small changes in wales to the coronavirus regulations following the first three week review. some areas of the regulations are being strengthened, and others are being eased, but i wa nt to and others are being eased, but i want to be completely clear, the overarching stay at home regulations remain in place, even as we look to the future. and that future is at the future. and that future is at the heart of the framework that is being published today. it sets out how we will determine when the time is right to begin the process of relaxing the stay at home regulations. now, we have worked closely with governments across the

united kingdom throughout the pandemic, and i want this to continue. publishing the framework is part of our contribution to that work. the framework sets out a three stage process. it sets out how we will know when the time is right to begin safely to ease the restrictions. for example, when hospital admissions have fallen for a sustained period. it then sets out the seven questions we will use when we consider each option for relaxing restrictions. would easing the restrictions. would easing the restriction have a negative effect on containing the virus? does a particular measure pose a low risk of further infection? how can it be monitored and enforced? can it be reversed quickly if it creates unintended consequences? does it

have a positive economic benefit? does it have a positive impact on people's well—being ? and, importantly, does it have a positive impact on equality? now, as the restrictions are lifted, whenever that comes, it is inevitable that the virus will begin to circulate again. that is why the third part of our framework focuses on the public health response we will need to monitor and to respond to the position on the ground. now, there isa position on the ground. now, there is a long road still ahead of us towards recovery to pre—pandemic levels. that will not happen until an effective treatment and vaccine are in place. in the meantime, the framework we are publishing shows how the start of the journey can be identified and navigated, as we work

together to address the health and economic crisis caused in all our lives by a coronavirus. diolch yn fawr. thank you. i am going to go to felicity from the bbc first. fawr. thank you. i am going to go to felicity from the bbc firstm fawr. thank you. i am going to go to felicity from the bbc first. if i could ask you for the first answer in english and then in welsh, please. in terms of the seven questions you have laid out as your test, obviously, many of those questions will be informed perhaps even partially answered by the scientific data, but some of them are quite subjective, do you accept that ultimately this decision, however difficult it is, will be a political decision when you make it? it will be a matter ofjudgment. i certainly accept that. i seven tests are notan certainly accept that. i seven tests are not an algorithm, you do not just put the questioning at the top and the answer falls out at the bottom. they will, in the end, involvejudgments, bottom. they will, in the end, involve judgments, weighing up bottom. they will, in the end,

involvejudgments, weighing up of these factors one against another, coming toa these factors one against another, coming to a decision in the round. will that decision be essentially political? well, i don't think so, it will still be a decision fundamentally informed by the medical advice, the scientific advice. in the end, decisions have to be taken, and the tests we set out in the framework document are the questions we need to ask ourselves as we work to the different measures that we could take. so... he speaks welsh we are listening to the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, just answering the same question in welsh that he has just answered in english, saying that although it will be politicians who ultimately makes a decision about when restrictions are lifted in wales, it will be informed by medical advice. he said earlier that some

restrictions in wales could be eased at the end of the current three week lockdown period. you have used a traffic light metaphor, but as you start to get beyond the red light, as it were, community testing becomes increasingly important. are you confident that you will have a syste m you confident that you will have a system and a capacity robust enough to stand up to the demand that will be required at that point, and will be required at that point, and will be key in suppressing the virus, given the problems that you have had to date with testing? well, i definitely agree that community testing regimes, attest, trace, isolate system, it is called, will be essential as lockdown measures are progressively lifted. what i am keen to do is to make sure we use the time we have got to put that system in place, and our chief medical officer has already set out the elements that he thinks we would need. we have asked our public

health wales colleagues to draw up a plan, and at the start of next week, i will be working with them and others to translate the plan into actual delivery on the ground in different parts of wales. so that is a challenging task, definitely, but the purpose of publishing a framework is to show people in wales that we are not waiting for two weeks, we are not waiting to get to that point to ask how that can happen, we want to use all the time we have got with our colleagues to put that system in place and then the interplay between the speed at which we can lift measures, that will be something we will have to look at as that system, that traffic light system comes into view. thanks very much. i am going to go to... my order says adrian next, but i can

see andy on the screen, i am happy to ta ke see andy on the screen, i am happy to take whoever. .. see andy on the screen, i am happy to take whoever... i have one question on the immediate changes and another on the longer term significance. first, how will you e nforce significance. first, how will you enforce the local area restrictions? would you expect people to inform on others, and wouldn't that lead to social division? well, i don't think it isa social division? well, i don't think it is a matter of people informing on one another, that has certainly not been the spirit in which the current restrictions have been enforced in wales. what we are saying is that if you unlock any of the measures, it is inevitable that more of the virus will circulate than ina more of the virus will circulate than in a system where we are in com plete than in a system where we are in complete lockdown. what we need is a system in place that quickly identifies local outbreaks and allows contacts of people to be traced and isolation measures taken.

i think people in wales will understand that, i think people will wa nt to understand that, i think people will want to help one another to make sure that those who need to be treated get it quickly, and i think all the experience of the last five weeks is of a strongly communitarian spirit, rather than one in which people think that, you know, informing one another or telling tales on one another is the right answer. studio: mark drakeford there in that community testing will be an important part of lifting the restrictions that have been in place in wales. let's go to scotland now and listen to the first minister, nicola sturgeon, who was also giving a briefing. playing a critical part in our overall national endeavour to tackle the crisis, and i want to put on record today my heartfelt thanks to each and every one. let me close today by saying something about this weekend. i am conscious, as you will

be, that this will be the fifth weekend since the country went into lockdown, and i know that this only gets harder as time goes on. i know also that this weekend will be particularly difficult for scotland's muslim communities, who are now observing the holy month of ramadan, and! are now observing the holy month of ramadan, and i wish ramadan mubarak to all of you. this will be tough for a muslim communities not to be able to host people in our homes or visit friends and family or to attend local mosques, and the justice secretary, who is himself observing ramadan, will say more about that shortly. but i want to end by emphasising that the sacrifices everybody is making, and these are big sacrifices, are having a positive impact. there is no doubt that we have got a long way to go, i shared some of that with you yesterday, but it is equally true to say that we are seeing hopeful signs, and so it is really vital that we stick with it and build on the work that we have done so far.

by the work that we have done so far. by doing that, we are right now slowing the spread of this virus, we are protecting our national health service, and despite the horrible statistics i report to you on a daily basis, we are never saving lives. thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you for playing your part in doing that. let me now handover briefly to professorjason leech, our national clinical director, who will say a few words before i hand over to bejustice secretary. thank you, first minister. following on from that final point, and before we hear more about ramadan, i wanted to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of scotland's faith communities during these very difficult weeks. it is even more appreciated now. i have seen amazing examples of community help from many faith groups all over the country. we recognise the difficulty in being able to come together, and i have

seen wonderful examples of faith groups learning how to gather virtually using zoom or facetime or whatever, however faith communities are resilient, you have demonstrated that by helping those most in need and finding new ways to communicate, you can continue that resilience. fate is such an important part of many people's lives and the ability to come together to celebrate festivals, such as ramadan, is often key to that, but the restrictions are vital. we continue to engage with faith leaders and communities and support them. we have funded a numberof faith and support them. we have funded a number of faith organisations to support engagement with their congregations, as well as to provide food and other necessities where thatis food and other necessities where that is required. we remain committed to those faith communities. it also gives me an opportunity to move from there to perhaps a group of people who are not often celebrated within our health and social care community, and that is our spiritual care and

chaplaincy teams, who provide support to family 365 days, 20 47. chaplains, like many and i was health and social care environments, have had to find new ways of work, often no longer face to face, and a huge amount of this work has been done by telephone or video conferencing, particularly falstaff and bereavement support. when a patient sadly guys, chaplains have been giving invaluable support to families and staff, passing on messages and ensuring every effort is made to involve families as much as we can with the restrictions in place. i genuinely want to thank those teams are chaplains and spiritual terrors across our health and social care system. my final point leads me to funerals, and you have heard us say from this podium a numberof times have heard us say from this podium a number of times how hard it is for us to have those funerals restricted, but we recognise how important ritual and gatherings are for people grieving the passing of a

loved one, particularly at a time like this. however, those attending a funeral service should be kept to an absolute minimum, and direct family, and! an absolute minimum, and direct family, and i was there should, if they are in different households, keep the two metres physical distance in if they possibly can. where possible, iwould distance in if they possibly can. where possible, i would urge those not able to attend you view them in some other way, and organisations who help with funerals all over the country are now in a place to advise you about how to do that. so once again, thank you for everything that you are doing. thank you, jason, and my thanks to add to that. i will handover to the justice my thanks to add to that. i will handover to thejustice secretary. let me begin by thanking people across the country who continue to comply with lockdown measures, obeyed the rules, and followed the government's guidance. i cannot emphasise enough the importance of these measures, the importance they are having in helping us save lives, reduce the infection rate, and indeed reduce the spread of the

virus. police scotland out to be commended for the role they play in ensuring physical distancing is being complied with, which has been our central public health response to the crisis. police scotland have takena to the crisis. police scotland have taken a common—sense approach, they have sought to engage, educate, encourage and only as a last resort to use enforcement action. latest figures from police scotland, which i received yesterday afternoon, confirm the total action between the 28th of march and the 22nd of april in relation to noncompliance with the legislation is as follows, 27 premises have been closed, 3646 compliant disposals, five medical detentions, 1009 compliant disposals, five medical detentions,1009 disposals compliant disposals, five medical detentions, 1009 disposals after warning, 1637 fixed penalty notices, 112 persons forcibly taken home, and 78 persons arrested for failing to

disperse. i must emphasise that these have been a minority of interactions, the vast majority of interactions, the vast majority of interactions we have seen people comply with the regulations and indeed with the instructions from police scotland. i speak regularly with the chief constable of police scotland, and i am reassured and pleased to report that compliance with regulations remains very high, andl with regulations remains very high, and i thank the people of scotland for their continued recognition of our shared responsibility in dealing with the ongoing challenges of covid—19. going forward, i urge everyone to act in a way that helps to curb, curtailand everyone to act in a way that helps to curb, curtail and control the virus. during this time, we have all been asked to stay at home, but unfortunately for many people, home is not a safe haven. those suffering domestic abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviours, can feel isolated and vulnerable, they can feel unheard and unseen. i want to stress that help and support is

available 24/7 by of course calling the police but also calling scotland's domestic abuse helpline on zero 800 0271234. help is available and you are not alone... studio: the scottishjustice minister, humza yousaf, speaking about the actions of police during the lockdown, and before that professorjason leech, the national clinical director in scotland, praising faith communities for how they have supported people in scotla nd they have supported people in scotland during the coronavirus crisis. thousands of transport for london staff are to be furloughed to address the huge financial impact of the coronavirus lockdown. 7,000 staff will be affected from monday. that's around a quarter of tfl‘s staff. it will save an estimated £15.8 million every four weeks. since london entered lockdown on march 23, tube journeys have fallen by 95% and busjourneys by 85%. i'm joined by the mayor

of london, sadiq khan. ina way, in a way, as regrettable as this is, do you regard this as a sign that people have been heeding your request not to travel? yeah, i am going to be honest and upfront with londoners, and on the one hand it is fantastic news that there are fewer people using public transport because they are following the advice, which is not optional, these are instructions, to stay at home, only go to work if you really, really, really cannot work from home. the consequence of this exemplary behaviour from the vast majority of londoners is beef is that we rely upon to provide the services in the absence of a government grant have dried up. the consequence of this is that a quarter of our staff, from monday, will be furloughed on the government scheme, and we will be topping that up scheme, and we will be topping that up so they get their full salary. the second part is that we are in

negotiations with the government to ask them to give us a grant so we can continue to run public services in london, bearing in mind that even when lockdown is lifted, we will not get anywhere near a sort of passengers on our network that we received before, so we need another way to provide the services. why are you only following a quarter of staff, when so few services are still being used ? staff, when so few services are still being used? because we are still being used? because we are still providing a huge service in london to avoid social interaction. during the rush hour, more than 90% of our buses are still running, our tubes, north of 60% during rush hour, trams and the overground similarly. we cannot afford to diminish the service too much, because that will lead to social interaction, social distancing rules not being abided by in the infection

spreading more. how will you use the money? to provide public transport in london, we spend around £600 million a month, so it is important that we make whatever savings we can, but we have now got minimum cash reserves to provide two months worth of service, we had rich reserves before the crisis began, we we re reserves before the crisis began, we were making good progress in reducing the deficit, and the reserves we had of more than £2 billion have been used up over the course of the last three weeks. and thatis course of the last three weeks. and that is why we are in negotiations with the government, and unless they step into help us, we will not have the money provide services, we will have to massively cut services, which could lead to social distancing not being abided by, and it would be really bad for public health in london and elsewhere as well. how likely is it, do you think, that a lot of people and businesses, for that matter, will decide not working from home has

been quite a good idea during this coronavirus lockdown, and is actually sustainable in future, and therefore there will be fewer people potentially coming into london by public transport and car in the future? that will affect your revenues. we have seen for some time now a change in people's work patterns, leisure activities, more people enjoying leisure at home, shopping from home, they can work from home. we are already adapting to that. what we have seen in the last five weeks is seismic, though, so before the crisis began, on a good day, we would have more than 5 million journeys good day, we would have more than 5 millionjourneys on the good day, we would have more than 5 million journeys on the tubes, more than 6 million on the buses. the reality for the foreseeable future is that is not going to happen, and so we have to be sensible about planning going forward, and that is why the government must step in and help us as we reconfigure our services. the reality is, though, sometime in the future we will make sure we can provide a full service

we need to provide for our city that relies on public transport, but in the short to medium term we have got to get through this. sadiq khan, mayor of london, thank you for talking to us. the 99—year—old war veteran captain tom moore has now raised more than £28 million for the nhs. he'd set out to raise money by walking 100 laps of his garden and his success has caused others to follow. john maguire has been talking to some of those who have been inspired. unlike a mile, a metre or a foot, a step is a personal distance, part of a personaljourney. captain tom moore has inspired so many to, if you like, follow his footsteps and raise money for an nhs that, in some cases, has saved them. as a 13—year—old, miranda meldrum spent four months on a ventilator following a stroke and, despite her locked—in syndrome, she is now walking 100 laps on a treadmill to raise money

frank mills, who has spina bifida, set an objective of walking ten metres. each milestone, or metre—stone, is marked in chalk on the pavement. he wanted to raise £99 for nhs charities, 99 because that is the age of captain tom, but like the man it's who inspired him, the six—year—old has smashed his target and so far has hit almost £195,000. there you go. ten metres! well done. mike biggar played rugby for scotland 40 years ago,

making 24 appearances, and was a captain of his country. he sustained severe brain injuries in a nearfatal car crash in 1992. he's had several setbacks since but retains a great sense of humour and great determination. for mike, it's100 steps for nhs charities and so far almost £25,000. really, it is almost like payback time, you know? how lucky i am to be here and... i am lucky to be here, and just that. celebrating the fact that i have been given a new opportunity. the idea is he is going to try 100 steps and raise money for the national health service to say thank you. of course, with everything that's going on at the moment,

the national health service needs everything it can get. age is a futile barrier, as we know from captain tom. young cousins maisie and jack are aiming for 100,000 steps to support their local hospital. jack is autistic and nonverbal so wrote out the reason why he wanted to take part. he is a hero to us and he helped the uk to win the war, world war ii. tell me what you do when you are walking along. when i am walking along, like, when we go into the children's forest, we go into where the trees are and everything, so it is more fun. so whether it is a foot or a mile, afiverora grand, captain tom's new army are marching on and saving lives. john maguire, bbc news.

out now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the day may have begun foggy over eastern areas of the country but sunshine for the rest of the day. a bit more cloud for northern ireland than yesterday and we could see cloud build up in wales and the south—west to produce one or two isolated showers. temperatures for many not far off yesterday, down a degree or two but one for the time of year. as we go into tonight, mist and fog become more of a feature across eastern parts of the country. further west some clearer skies, but the chance of frost very limited. many parts of north and eastern scotland and north—east england to take us into the start of the weekend. it will be a grey start across eastern areas on saturday morning. a lot of the cloud thin and breaking in sunshine developing. isolated chance of a shower wales and the south—west and showers late in the day in the hebrides and that

will bring a change of something cooler as we head into sunday. a coronavirus test has stopped taking bookings — just hours after it was launched. up to ten million key workers and their families are now entitled to a test if they have symptoms — but the system isn't coping with the demand. it was very easy to log on and register. itjust said that you would then receive a text which would take a few minutes but it might take a little bit longer if it's busy. and i've still not had a text yet, so i'm assuming they're very busy. we'll be discussing where this leaves the government's testing strategy. also this lunchtime — the biggest drop in retail sales since records began — down by more than 5% because of the coronavirus lockdown. exactly one month since the lockdown began,