this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. italy's prime minister sets out plans for a staged easing of his country's coronavirus lockdown. after recovering from coronavirus, borisjohnson will chair his first meeting at downing street this morning following a 3—week absence. a million australians register for a contact tracing app, but critics question the technology. and home at last: the group of stranded dutch schoolchildren who sailed home from cuba after the pandemic struck.

a very warm welcome to all of you watching us in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with more than 2.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in 185 countries. the total number of people known to have died worldwide is now more than 206,000 according to figures collated byjohns hopkins university in the united states. the us has suffered more than a quarter of those total deaths — 54,000. here in the uk, 413 deaths in hospital were announced on sunday. that's a decrease on the few days before, although delays in reporting over the weekend may be understating the true number.

meanwhile, the prime minister, borisjohnson, who was hospitalised with coronavirus three weeks ago, is expected to return to work later on monday. several european countries are continuing to take steps to ease lockdown restrictions, including those countries which have been hardest hit by the virus. rich preston has this report. much of the focus in europe is on italy, the continent's worst hit country with more than 26,500 deaths. the number of new cases every day has been falling. italy was the first country to invoke lockdown measures six weeks? seven weeks ago. now officials say it is time to allow italians some freedom. translation: thanks to the sacrifices made so far, we are managing to contain the spreading of the pandemic and this is a great result. there

have been moments in which the epidemic seemed to be out of control. as of next week, parks will be opened, restaurants will be opened, restaurants will start selling takeaway food and people will be able to visit theirfamily. food and people will be able to visit their family. some businesses, like manufacturing and construction, can start up again. two weeks after that, libraries and museums will open, sports teams will be able to train together, and from june, you will be able to eat ina june, you will be able to eat in a restaurant, hairdressers and beauty salons will also open. spain has had one of europe's strictest lockdown. now, those restrictions are easing. 0ver now, those restrictions are easing. over the weekend, children under the age of easing. over the weekend, children under the age 01:14 we re children under the age 01:14 were able to leave their homes for the first time in six weeks. they are now allowed outside for an hour a day. but parks remain closed and schools shut. the rate of infections in spain is on the way down. if

that continues, the prime minister says restrictions here will be relaxed even more. france has had strict measures in place since mid march. but is expected to announce in the coming days how it will start easing these. europe's first reported death from coronavirus was in the middle of february. injust ten weeks, was in the middle of february. in just ten weeks, more than 100,000 people have died. now, flickers of hope for the future and a way out for this continent in lockdown. more now on borisjohnson continent in lockdown. more now on boris johnson public resuming control of the uk's response to the pandemic today. here's the bbc‘sjohn mcmanus. it was a low—key return to downing street for boris johnson. like many, the prime minister will be back at his desk, chairing a meeting of senior cabinet ministers. and there is a lot to get through. not least the growing pressure from some political colleagues and businesspeople to either

end or ease the lock down. 0r even just sketch out an escape route. the government has repeatedly said that it will be led by the science, but in the end, it is a prime minister who will have to decide on any change of direction. but the man who has been deputising for him that it would be irresponsible to announce concrete proposals until there was evidence to support them. we need to take a surefooted step forward, which protects life, but also preserves our way of life, we are very focused on doing our homework that can allow us to do that. but you are absolutely right, for example, the social distancing measures, they are going to be with us for some time. but labour wants the government to publish its land to help businesses prepare to adapt and it says so it can work with downing street. businesses and schools and other organisations need time to plan if they are to reopen. they need to put in place social distancing measures, they need to bring back their workers, they need to reactivate supply chains. i do

think this is important. government also need to put in a range of measures to ensure that the lifting of the lockdown works, and that includes met —— mass testing at a community level, contact tracing and shielding the most vulnerable. testing has challenged the government. many key workers have struggled to access one. it is now rolling up access one. it is now rolling up nearly 100 mobile testing units, but it has until thursday to reach its own target of 100,000 tests carried out each day in england. meanwhile, 413 more deaths were reported yesterday, the lowest daily figure this month. it took the total deaths in uk hospitals to 20,732, but those numbers don't include the terms in the community or in care homes. whatever the covenant wa nts homes. whatever the covenant wants with the lockdown, it won't necessarily be mirrored by the uk's devolved administrations. if, i am not saying we're likely to get into

this territory, the decision that i thought were prep premature in terms of coming out of the lot down, then clearly i would want to make sure that scotland did want eitherjudge was best to protect the population. the next review of the lockdown restrictions is due in a week and a half. john mcmanus, bbc news. a senior doctor on the white house covid—19 task force says she believes social distancing will be needed throughout the summer in the united states. dr deborah birx was responding to remarks by vice president, mike pence, that he thought the epidemic would be mostly over by the end of may. in an interview on nbc‘s meet the press, dr birx said, however, the infection rates in some cities do appear to have peaked. it's very much based on detroit, louisiana and other groups, and then looking at seattle, that never really reached a peak and has never really had a large outbreak, and trying to understand what we can do as a people to ensure social distancing

will be with us through the summer, to really ensure that we protect one another. with more on this, here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. she does seem to be at odds somewhat with mike pence, the vice president. she is talking about social distancing still being enforced until the end of summer, whereas mike pentz, the vice president, radio interview, suggested this might all be over by the end of may. the medical advisor being much more cautious in terms of how she thinks things my progress over the coming months. she was rather more optimistic when she was talking about the lowering number of hospital admissions in places like chicago and boston, which did give some hope that things would be improving and the spread of the virus might be slowing down. there has been a lot of confusion over the last few daysin confusion over the last few days in terms of messages coming out of the white house, not least what the president

said about the use of disinfectants and ultraviolet light as a possible way inside the body of killing the coronavirus. he has poses as a question to his experts, but it led to some companies, some disinfectant companies warning that these chemicals under no circumstances should be ingested by people are very, very dangerous to do that. larry hogan, the republican governor of the state of maryland, has left into this debate as well, saying he is concerned about mixed messages going as far as to say he has had many phone calls to a hotline from people in his state who have been concerned about what they have heard, and the governor saying it is very important in situations like this epidemic, to have clear m essa 9 es this epidemic, to have clear messages from the country's leaders. a million australians have downloaded and registered with a new coronavirus contact tracing app in the first few hours of its release. the app was launched on sunday to help monitor and identify infection rates as parts

of the country start to ease lockdown rules. the australian government says 40% of residents need to take up the voluntary app for it to be a success and says only state health authorities would qualify for the apps stored data amid privacy concerns. professor lyn gilbert is an infectious diseases expert at the university of sydney. welcome to the programme, professor gilbert. 0ur welcome to the programme, professor gilbert. our key is this sort of app in terms of controlling the virus going forward ? controlling the virus going forward? i think it will be very useful in both monitoring and understanding the spread of the virus, and more particularly, in identifying contact particularly, in identifying co nta ct of particularly, in identifying contact of people who are actually infected more quickly. it is probably not absolutely critical, but i think it is going to be very important and will make it much easier to

monitor the effects of loosening up of restrictions, which are already being contemplated, but very cautiously, as you can understand. we have done pretty well in australia in terms of keeping the epidemic under control, and we don't want to risk that by opening up... lifting restrictions too quickly. that is the key, isn't it, because for many scientists and governments around the world, they are very concerned about a second wave, a third wave, especially as we are being told that if you have had it once, you don't necessarily have immunity, you could get it again. we don't know the answer to that yet. we are hoping it will at least, that one episode of of infection will at least confer immunity for a period of time, as many respiratory viruses do. but we really don't have the evidence for that yet. and of course in australia, we arejust and of course in australia, we are just starting to come into

winter, and so we have, in theory at least, some concerns that the outbreak could be exacerbated because we usually have respiratory outbreaks during winter, and of course, the flu season will be coming on as soon as well. sorry to interrupt. how open are people to this app? i know there has been a big uptake of the app since its launch, but are people concerned about privacy or not in australia? yes, they are, and they have been notable attem pts are, and they have been notable atte m pts to are, and they have been notable attempts to increase on—line monitoring of people's health if you like in the health that have failed. i think there are concerns and it is encouraging in many ways that so many people have taken it up altogether. are they of course may have been the ones who a lwa ys may have been the ones who always would have done. i think we don't know. we just have to wait and see. and certainly, i

think that we... there has been a pretty good narrative about the fact that privacy will be respected, that a very limited amount of data will be collected, and that it will only be released on consent of somebody who becomes infected and who agrees to the data that is stored in their phones, not anywhere else, stored in their phone then being released to the state and territory health authorities so that the people they have been in contact with for 15 minutes or more, bluetooth contact, who have had the app on the phone as well in the app on the phone as well in the proceeding however many days that it will be traced back for several days, but it is usually only the two to three days before the onset of symptoms that we believe the people are infectious. all right. professor gilbert, thanks for your time. we do appreciate it. an infectious disease expertjoining us from

sydney. let's talk about some other stories coming up in the programme. this is bbc news. a reminder of our headlines: italy is planning to ease coronavirus restrictions. but schools will remain shut and social distancing will be in force for months. borisjohnson will consider the state of the uk's coronavirus lockdown when he returns to work at downing street this morning. well, as medical teams focus on the pandemic, there's been a sharp fall in the number of patients seeking non—urgent hospital treatment. some fear they may contract the virus if they go into hospital, whilst others, including cancer patients or those awaiting a long—standing non emergency procedure, have seen their appointments postponed or cancelled. joining me from newport beach in california, is cardiologist and director of disease management at hoag hospital, dr dipti itchaproia. welcome to the programme.

certainly in the uk, we have heard and seen a big drop off ina number of heard and seen a big drop off in a number of people seeking medical help in hospital when they have desperately needed it, and in some cases they have died sadly, is that what you are seeing in the us? yes, we see that the magnitude is real and consistent and this drop we are seeing is both in the united states as well as europe. there have actually been three studies, one that looked at nine major hospitals in the united states in the midwest that showed that there was almost a 38% decrease in the number of patients being treated for heart attacks. there was a study that was published in the european heart journal that looked at austrian centres that also showed a similardrop and the centres that also showed a similar drop and the national cardiovascular disease registry in the united states that looks at all heart attack patients also showed, this is

preliminary data but it shows about a one third reduction in terms of the number of patients coming in with heart attacks that are being treated and being taken to the lavatory to have their arteries opened up to treat that problem. as i ask you this next question, just adjust your camera upwards so we can see you fully, that's fantastic, much better view. it's a real problem, isn't it, you can understand people's concerns, but people must seek medical help they need if they in danger? absolutely, and that has been our concern, hoag hospital, in newport beach where ims has reached out through public service announcement to ease the worry that patients have. we want to let them know that, number one, they do need to pay attention to their symptoms, number two,

that we can keep them safe if they come to the hospital, we have the protective gear, we have the protective gear, we have ways to protect them against all of that but it is really important that they get their care so that we prevent worse things from happening in the future, because we are also seeing a 50% decrease in the number of strokes that are presented, so we are definitely seeing a decrease in all of the non—covid—19 type illnesses and i think patients are worried that we are so busy with those patients that there is no room for any others which is not true. tell us what it is likely you are, you are in a hospital in newport beach california, what is the pressure like on you at the moment as you deal with that pandemic?” you at the moment as you deal with that pandemic? i think the key for us from a cardiology standpoint is to let the patients know that more patients know that more patients die of cardiovascular disease than will die of covid—19 and they do need to get attention so we can't

ignore our patient that have cardiovascular disease. if they have symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, they do need to contact their physicians, it is safe to come to the emergency room, the hospitals are here, their safety is first and foremost to us safety is first and foremost to us and we really do want to make sure, covid or no covid. we thank you for taking time—out to talk to us. coronavirus is far from the first health emergency the world has faced. in africa, ebola, tuberculosis, malaria and hiv have claimed lives, but they have also forced scientists and doctors there to innovate. the bbc‘s senior africa correspondent, anne soy, takes a look at how the health emergencies of the past have put the continent in a stronger position to tackle covid—19. ebola in the democratic republic of the congo has had

neighbours on high alert for months. this was the routine at the arrival lounges in many african countries. in came covid—19 and screening at ports of entry continued. 0n covid—19 and screening at ports of entry continued. on this front, africa had a head start, and the arrival of the disease helped many people to prepare. i think africans had the gift of time, being able to see the way different parts of the western world, different parts of asia have reacted, and i have been struck. there has been less of a denial that has been less of a denial that has been prevalent in the west and china, i have seen less of that in africa which is encouraging, i see africans taking it seriously. habits are also changing in communities like they had to during outbreaks of ebola. movement across

countries is now limited to cargo. and even here, there is caution. in the 80s and 90s, this highway from the port of mombasa became away hiv spread into rural areas, places where truck drivers stopped for the night became of infection. and with covid—19, countries have quickly identified them as a high risk place. hair —— here in kenya there is screening. south africa has the largest outbreak on the continent, but a massive community response is under way. to burke... testing equipment has been repurposed, set up in dozens of mobile

laboratories and sent to townships and villages for maths testing. the west has commandeered most of the materials for this testing because they are facing crisis, and we are sort of further back in the queue asking for these sort of things, so for us to try to get access to it, we are probably going to have to develop a lot of the technology ourselves. that is what scientists are trying to do at this laboratory. 0ngoing research into a possible test for tobacco laces where are collected from breath are now looking at covid—19. it is the race to find homegrown solutions for a global problem. the continent's chances of averting a major disaster lie in the success of its swift and ha rd in the success of its swift and hard response to the pandemic, but it is still too early to say if it is working. anne soy, bbc news, nairobi.

away from the pandemic at the moment, yemen has rejected a claim of self—rule in the south. the announcement came early on sunday morning as troops from the southern transitional council rolled through the port city of aden, saying they were taking over the area, defying a peace deal signed with the government last november. translation: we are now in front of the yemeni central bank in aden after it was taken back by the southern forces led by the southern transitional council, like the other vital infrastructures here. yemen's government called it an act of armed rebellion and warned of catastrophic repercussions. this latest confrontation only adds to yemen's problems. it's already locked in a bitter civil war between government forces backed by saudi arabia and houthi rebels, who are backed by iran, a war lasting five years, that's killed tens of thousands

of civilians and pushed millions to the brink of starvation. the stc claim to have taken control of the southern port city of aden, a vital piece of territory in the government's fight against the houthis, who control much of the country's north, including the capital, sanaa. the stc had been fighting alongside government forces in the war against the houthis. this act against the government is a blow for the coalition and its saudi backers. the transitional council get their international support from saudi arabia's neighbour, the united arab emirates. the stc believe the south of the country should be an independent state and say their former allies in the government have conspired against them, causing tensions to grow, in what is being called a civil war within a civil war.

when the pandemic struck, one group of dutch schoolchildren found themselves with a problem. — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. it's fair to say, school trips don't normally end like this. akin to a conquering hero, the wild swans sailed into port. on board, 25 children, aged between 1a and 17, who had journeyed across the high seas. an extraordinary trip for them and their teachers. i was planning to marry next month, but that's not going to happen. yeah, i don't know. i will see. i think that's what most children learn here on board, that the plans change all the time, they've got a hat with ‘subject to change' on it.

the pupils were taking part in a six—week study programme on board the ship when the virus hit. their flights from cuba were cancelled, so it was decided they would sail back across the atlantic — a 7000 kilometre journey that took them five weeks. on board the vessel, they kept up their lessons, made sure everything was shipshape and in bristol fashion. sometimes it's difficult, a boat is a very tiny space and you are with a lot of people, so it is sometimes very difficult and you can get annoyed very easily, and you are very close to each other so, there are a lot of friction and sometimes fights or something but it is very quickly solved because you are in a small space where you have to solve it quickly. after docking, the children were let off, one at a time of course, to be reunited with theirfamilies. life on the high seas is all well and good but there's no place like home. tim allman, bbc news.

what an incredible experience for those students. you will see you in a moment. —— i will see you in a moment. —— i will see you in a moment. —— i will see you in a moment. hello there. we've had weeks of sunshine and dry weather, thanks to high pressure, but that's all about to change. this upcoming week is looking more unsettled, thanks to low pressure. it's going to feel different. it's going to feel cooler than it has done of late. the temperatures returning closer to the seasonal norm, and we'll see a fair amount of rain at times, too, particularly across the south of the country. for monday, we've got low pressure in charge. 0ne weather front bringing a lot of cloud to england and wales, the other side of the weather front bringing further showers and cloud to the north of scotland. further south, we should see some sunshine — northern ireland, southern scotland, the far north of england. you could see some sunshine breaking out as well across the south—east into the afternoon. there will be quite a bit of cloud elsewhere, and one or two showers or longer spells of rain. a cooler day for all, certainly for england

and wales, where we could still make 19 or 20 degrees in one or two places in the south—east of england. but with cool air, more cloud around, a few showers, the tree pollen levels will be lower on monday, so generally for most of us around moderate. now, as we head to monday night, we'll hold onto the showers across the north. some clear spells, but notice rain popping up across the south, as a new area of low pressure moves northwards to southern england and wales, and that rain will be heavy and persistent. but, with all the cloud around, temperatures shouldn't fall much below nine or ten degrees here. but a cold night to come again across the north, a touch of frost in some of the scottish glens. here's the picture for tuesday, then. this area of low pressure will be more significant. it's going to bring some persistent, at times heavy rain across the southern half of the country, whereas further north should be a little bit drier, brighter at times. maybe just one or two showers in the far north of scotland, but most of the rain will be across england and wales, particularly central and southern areas. it will be heavy and persistent in places. could brighten up later in the day across the extreme south, but that might set off

the odd heavy shower. temperature—wise, the low to mid teens celsius, so feeling cooler, certainly, where you have that rain. as we move on into wednesday, there's a legacy of cloud across the country from tuesday's low. you could see a little bit of brightness in places, but then the next frontal system will push up from the south to bring stronger winds and some heavier rain to wales, the south—west of england, and in towards the midlands through the afternoon. but it could brighten up later in the day across the extreme south—west. again, the temperatures reaching highs into the mid teens celsius. it stays pretty unsettled to end the week. there'll be further cloud with a few showers on thursday and friday.

this is bbc news with the business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. italy, the first country in the world to impose a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, has set out a timetable for easing some restrictions. and can new york's famed small restaurants survive the lockdown? our team in the big apple finds out. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world.

let's focus on the type of business stories. firstly, italy has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it recorded its lowest daily death toll since mid—march. curbs will be relaxed from 4 may, with people being allowed to visit their relatives in small numbers, but wearing masks. parks will reopen, but schools will not restart classes until september. several other countries, among them belgium, spain and south africa, have also announced early plans for easing lockdown restrictions in the coming weeks. the french government will outline its plans later this week. all of them can, to one degree or another, be thought to be inching their way towards finding a "new normal". but, what does this new normal mean for the economy and businesses? joining me now is arnaldo abruzzini, ceo of eurochambres which represents over 20

million businesses in europe, more than 93% of them small and medium sized enterprises. welcome to the programme, good to talk to you again. as different countries in europe begin to exit lockdown, very slowly and in a very measured way, how are businesses reacting to this? are they ready? yes, they are ready, in thinking a new way of making business for the future, and there are certain elements of that business owners and entrepreneurs have to consider, and starting with the distance and starting with the distance and the contact free economy, it is something we are not used to in many of our businesses, but we need to get used to that. absolutely because it is all about the safety of employees, but also customers,

those that come and go with regards to these businesses are. to what extent have those who provide essential services like supermarkets illustrated, demonstrated how it is done? in reality, this is a completely new system that is coming into our life, and just consider that for certain businesses, this is actually a very profitable time, all businesses that sell online, this is something they have never experienced, they can grow their business dramatically, but for all the businesses that have a personal service, that would use to have a contact service with people, including the supermarket, yes, it is true, they can still be in business, adopting security measures or distance, and having less customers in at a time, but that does not necessarily mean that those businesses will remain profitable, because that means

less customer in a time, and how we can cope with that is yet to be understood. also in terms of thinking about new normals, you can't have a crammed transport system in the big cities, i suppose. we have to think about people working on chefs, so that those travelling in and out are spread? yes, and there are certain tests that have been donein certain tests that have been done in cities where the number of people allowed to enter public transport have been reduced dramatically. that certainly means that we cannot get to the office altogether, we cannot get to the shops altogether. that means different structural ways of doing business, that probably will have longer hours with less customers per at a time. what i want to say is there is a completely new way of making business which is coming, and

small businesses need information, they need to know how to handle all of this, and they need support from governments and mr — in this delicate face. how have your members cope with the lockdown they are experiencing, and talk through different countries and how they are managing? in a european perspective, it is not an easy thing, because reactions have been very much within the national borders insofar. globally i would say business has been touched very much on three elements to be the first element is there employees. businesses are com pletely employees. businesses are completely closed down in some cases and they are struggling in knowing and understanding how they can keep their employees on board because once the economy starts again, they will need those employees, so

the temporary unemployment measures supported by governments, it is an essential pa rt governments, it is an essential part of this. the second part is information, how to deal afterwards, what other measures they must include into their business habits to be able to reopen the business? and the third element is liquidity, cash flow. all of this has put a break in the cash flow, and if you put that, how can you restart a business? you cannot buy, you cannot pay rent, you cannot pay your suppliers, how does that work? liquidity is the third element of this equation. we appreciate you getting up so early for us, and good to talk to you, and good luck to your members as they cope with all of this. one of the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak is hospitality. in new york, restaurants lost nearly $2 billion in sales in the first 22 days of march. the city's bars and restaurants face a tough choice — stay open despite the risks,

or close with no guarantee of re—opening. michelle fleury reports from brooklyn, which has one of the highest concentrations of coronavirus cases in the country. 0vernight, bars and restaurants in this south brooklyn neighbourhood were forced to close their doors because of the coronavirus a this 26 heat wine bar now sits empty. this has been a very stressful time. john owns the ‘s had wine bar. he was forced to get creative —— 0wl's head. he now offers take—out and —— 0wl's head. he now offers ta ke—out and delivery. —— 0wl's head. he now offers take—out and delivery. ‘s bar social media's presence is what is driving sales. that has allowed him to keep on his three staff, but the bills are still mounting. i still don't know what my deal is with my

landlord, what arrangements we will have, he has been nice right now but we have no idea what that means in the future. fathers, the decision to stay open was too big a gamble. all 24 open was too big a gamble. all 2a staff at this restaurant we re 2a staff at this restaurant were laid off, like 80% of restau ra nt were laid off, like 80% of restaurant workers are statewide. we applied for everything we could, immediately, the first day. the us government created the paycheck protection programme, or ppp, loans to help small businesses cover expenses for eight weeks. larry, one of greenwood park's owners apply for that help, but he says it is flawed. people make more money now in unemployment and i wouldn't want to come back here, i don't want to ask them to, they make less money, and then we don't get to open. the timing of the pandemic has hit larry particularly hard. a

popular beer garden, in the summer popular beer garden, in the summer months, one of the busiest. this season will be like no other. he doubts that it will ever be the same. like no other. he doubts that it will ever be the samelj can't see us ever being able to be fall again, or not for a long time, not until a vaccine or whatever they are talking about comes out. restaurants account for the majority of the country's jobs lost. yet they receive less than 9% of the first round of small business loa ns. first round of small business loans. ina first round of small business loans. in a recent survey, one infour loans. in a recent survey, one in four american restaurants said they would not make it if the lockdown is lasted another month, and they argue that it is not just an month, and they argue that it is notjust an economic issue, it isa is notjust an economic issue, it is a cultural one. after all, bars and restaurants are where we go to celebrate, to commiserate, to reconnect with old friends, and to make new ones, and right now, they need help. central banks and the actions

they have been taken have been critical in terms of the economic impact of coronavirus. we have just heard news from the bank of japan. lets go to sharanjit leyl who is following that story from our asia business hub in singapore. shara njit, what have they announced ? that's right, they essentially talk more measures, they said they are going to wrap up risky asset purchases, so they can buy unlimited government bonds to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, so from the coronavirus epidemic, so they are essentiallyjoining the global counterpart in all this unprecedented expansion and monetary stimulus as the coronavirus continues to hammer the world economy. this was widely expected move, we saw them maintaining short—term interest rates, targets at -o.1%, interest rates, targets at —0.1%, we knowjapan is one of the few countries that has had negative interest rates was sometime. many are watching federal reserve in the us with its monetary policy decision, with its rates near zero at the moment. the bank ofjapan's

measures this time around focus on supporting lots of the struggling companies, with financing, and analysts are saying that they have had a chance to do this, giving them a bit more breathing space because they have had a relative stability in stock markets, and there has been a reduced concern over the strengthening of the yen as well. which is why they were able to do this. we also know that they are taking this action before the fed and the european central bank meet later this week, so it won't be seen as later this week, so it won't be seen as lagging behind, the marketer because human asia we re marketer because human asia were anticipating this which is why the nikkei has not fallen too far. let's get some of the day's other news. airbus chief guillaume faury has warned employees that the planemaker is bleeding cash and needs to quickly cut costs to adapt to a radically shrinking aerospace industry. a plan to slash production by one—third announced

earlier this month may not reflect the worst—casescenario, he said. brazilan planemaker embraer is facing an uncertain future after boeing abruptly walked away from a $4.2 billion deal. it would have given the us—based airplane manufacturer a bigger stake in the south american market for smallerjets. embraer had already furloughed more than 90% of its main brazil plant due to the coronavirus. the company says it will pursue all remedies against boeing for the damages incurred as it scrambles for a plan b. japan's 0saka prefecture says it will name and shame more pachinko parlour gambling outlets that are defying coronavirus lockdown requests. this after three out of six locations it identified on friday subsequently closed. japan declared a state of emergency in tokyo and six other areas on april 7 that it later extended to the rest of the country. africa's biggest airline says rising demand for cargo is proving crucial

in its fight for survival. like many carriers around the world, ethiopian airlines has been forced to slash flights by more than 90% amid the coronavirus pandemic. the airline's boss has been speaking to our correspondent theo leggett, and says the costs associated with the outbreak have been daunting. the industry is going through its perhaps unprecedented global crisis because we have never seen a global crisis because we have never seen a global crisis of this magnitude taking place in a very fast and dynamic situation. i think the investment, the substantial investment, the substantial investment that we made, some six or eight years ago in cargo has now become a life—saving for us. now that many of the countrycountries that you would normally fly to a closed off because of travel restrictions, but you have to reinvent yourselves a little beyond

supply more cargo flights? we will register flights very soon, but the problem is even if we start flying, it will ta ke if we start flying, it will take us a longer time to put these passengers because there is still a fear of flying. even with the extra cargo flies this must be costing you an enormous amount of money. planes sitting on the ground and not earning money. how long can you survive without help? air planes sitting on the tarmac don't add any money, rather, they cost a lot of. preservation costs, maintenance, cost of service that we borrow to buy those expensive air machines, and then rental and lease costs, so this is a huge and daunting challenge, but on the other hand, we have also decided to maintain our staff, so we have

not laid off any staff, and we don't plan to lay off any staff, so it is very very tough challenge, but i think we can survive with the cargo business. this is bbc news. a reminder of our headlines. italy is planning to ease coronavirus restrictions, but schools will remain shut, and social distancing will be in force for months. borisjohnson will consider the state of the uk's coronavirus lockdown when he returns to work at downing street this morning. whilst the lockdown has had a huge impact on lives around the world, for people with autism and their families the pandemic has been particularly tough. some families say they're struggling to access tests, whilst others have lost carers,

and a national uk charity says autistic people are at the bottom of the pecking order. jim reed reports. this is the only contact andrea can have with her son, a video sent by his care home. got a message from mum and ali, they wa nt to message from mum and ali, they want to say that they miss you and love you lots... simon is 52 and severely autistic. a few months ago he started to develop a and fever. i felt sick with worry, because i was just thinking the worst. what on earth is going to happen to him if he is so ill he has to go to hospital? andreas says her son, whose speech is limited, would be terrified in a hospital ward. she has only praise for the care home staff but says he hasn't seen a

doctor or been offered a test for the virus. that is the whole problem, we don't know what we're dealing with and it has this terrible, terrible, probably the most stressful week of my life, because... sorry. i don't know what's wrong with him. it must be very, very concerning as wrong with him. it must be very, very concerning as a mum to go through something like this. it is. very. do you think he understands what's going on? no. no, he doesn't. he wouldn't have any idea at all. i can't imagine what is going... since we filmed, simon's condition has started improving. he is one of 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the uk. charities say it is a group thatis charities say it is a group that is at risk of being forgotten. unfortunately lots

of autistic people and disabled adults feel that they are at the bottom of the pecking order. it is also extraordinarily difficult for ca re extraordinarily difficult for care workers and family carers who are living in their own homes to know how to support people through this crisis and we haven't had enough guidance from government. the government has said all care home residents with symptoms will get tested as capacity increases. continuing develop autism specific guidance. chris has a less severe form of autism. he lives by himself but the virus means he has lost both his long—term carers, one for health reasons, the other to look after her children. has mother says her son is struggling. gets very confused and frustrated with any form of change to his timetable or his daily routine. when situations like this arise, you get a lot of anxiety from him. the family are rallying around as best

they can, dropping food at his door, but jane lives with another vulnerable person so she has to keep her distance. what is the biggest fair for you? is what is the biggest fair for you ? is it what is the biggest fair for you? is it the virus itself or the lockdown and everything that goes along with it? think it is the lockdown and everything that goes with that. for him not to have contact, he is safe but at what expense? this crisis, then, is about more than the virus. stopping the impact of the lockdown on public health may be felt for many years to come. so here in the uk, it's the start of week six of lockdown , 35 days in which life as we know it has changed completely. here's dan johnson. it's tested our strength... they must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay—at—home. 0ur endurance... this advice is not a request. it is and instruction. we will

be with our friends again, we will be with our families again, we will meet again. in leicestershire, tony has adapted. he is a martial arts sensei, mastering new skills and new technology at 71. try holding it. maybe if you hold it... ama bit of an old fuddy duddy when it comes to this. from tony's class, now taken online, you get a sense of the lives upended. i hate it. everything that you love is suddenly taken away.|j everything that you love is suddenly taken away. i am missing my friends. working and schoolwork and being stuck in the house is difficult. for to ny‘s the house is difficult. for tony's daughter it means getting used to homeworking. tony's daughter it means getting used to homeworkingm is almost business as usual, really, and i think there will be an adjustment period having to go back to the world as it

once was, so to go back to the world as it once was, so that is also going to be an adjustment for me, going back to normality. work and play, friendships and family have all been shaken up. the crisis has recast ben and his dad luke as pupil and teacher. there has been a lot to learn, but the good thing about it as it has brought us closer together in terms of being more involved with his schoolwork. and there are some other positives. i don't have to be late for school fam ever late for school... we will edit that out... but ali and brother calen have missed old routines. learning at school is a better environment for it instead of sitting at a computer all day. making new connections has helped. weave contacted our grandparents over facetime which was new for them. they haven't used that technology before. and there is newfound

focus to our thanks and praise. a re—evaluation of what we treasure, and tasha advises charities. it's that sense of belonging, seeing my friends, friendly faces kind of keeps me going, and i'd just add that the martial arts bed, it helps you to keep mentally fit and it gives you that fighting spirit. iama gives you that fighting spirit. i am a fighter and i am going to fight this. other challenges keep coming. i had to cut his hairfor keep coming. i had to cut his hair for the first time yesterday. he was very patient with me and understanding. yesterday. he was very patient with me and understandingm turned out well! and the end still isn't insight. just keep yourself busy. time will go clap. time will go quick. the 40th london marathon, which was due to take place on sunday, has been pushed back to october. so, after months of training, elite athletes, and also the not—so—elite, have been forced to think of other ways

to raise money for charities. natalie pirks reports. it's the biggest one—day fundraising event in the world, attracting more than 40,000 runners every year. but this weekend, the capital's iconic sights looked rather different. i am going to do the 2.6 challenge for women's aid. to fill the void, organisers came up with the 2.6 challenge, where people have to do something with the numbers two and six, like sophie, who swam 2.6 km in her back garden, or dani watts did challenges like 26 steps for the rfu's injured players foundation. they helped her adapt to life in a wheelchair after she was paralysed playing rugby. most of these challenges i've done in quite a lot of extreme pain. the pain i get is like someone is literallyjabbing a hot poker in you, and just

crunching through your bone. like, i can't explain it any more than that. but this challenge has kind of relit the fire that went out, for the sport, a few years ago. well, it would have been considerably busier than those here in blackheath at the start line of the marathon, and the worry now is that this will make things very quiet for charities. last year's marathon alone raised more than £66 million, and it is estimated the lockdown could cost charities more than £4 billion in lost donations. mind's estimating that we'll lose between £12 million and £20 million in donations this year, partly as a result of our shops be enclosed, but also from the postponement or cancellation of events like the london marathon, and many other community events where people choose to run for us. the 2.6 challenge has already raised more than £4.6 million. britain is showing charity really does begin at home. natalie pirks, bbc news.

you are now up to date. i hope you have a lovely day. hello there. we've had weeks of sunshine and dry weather, thanks to high pressure, but that's all about to change. this upcoming week is looking more unsettled, thanks to low pressure. it's going to feel different. it's going to feel cooler than it has done of late. the temperatures returning closer to the seasonal norm, and we'll see a fair amount of rain at times, too, particularly across the south of the country. for monday, we've got low pressure in charge. 0ne weather front bringing a lot of cloud to england and wales, the other side of the weather front bringing further showers and cloud to the north of scotland. further south, we should see some sunshine — northern ireland, southern scotland, the far north of england. you could see some sunshine breaking out as well across the south—east into the afternoon. there will be quite a bit of cloud elsewhere, and one or two showers or longer spells of rain. a cooler day for all, certainly for england

and wales, where we could still make 19 or 20 degrees in one or two places in the south—east of england. but with cool air, more cloud around, a few showers, the tree pollen levels will be lower on monday, so generally for most of us around moderate. now, as we head to monday night, we'll hold onto the showers across the north. some clear spells, but notice rain popping up across the south, as a new area of low pressure moves northwards to southern england and wales, and that rain will be heavy and persistent. but, with all the cloud around, temperatures shouldn't fall much below nine or ten degrees here. but a cold night to come again across the north, a touch of frost in some of the scottish glens. here's the picture for tuesday, then. this area of low pressure will be more significant. it's going to bring some persistent, at times heavy rain across the southern half of the country, whereas further north should be a little bit drier, brighter at times. maybe just one or two showers in the far north of scotland, but most of the rain will be across england and wales, particularly central and southern areas. it will be heavy and persistent in places. could brighten up later in the day across the extreme south, but that might set off the odd heavy shower. temperature—wise, the low to mid teens celsius, so feeling cooler, certainly,

where you have that rain. as we move on into wednesday, there's a legacy of cloud across the country from tuesday's low. you could see a little bit of brightness in places, but then the next frontal system will push up from the south to bring stronger winds and some heavier rain to wales, the south—west of england, and in towards the midlands through the afternoon. but it could brighten up later in the day across the extreme south—west. again, the temperatures reaching highs into the mid teens celsius. it stays pretty unsettled to end the week. there'll be further cloud with a few showers on thursday and friday.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: the uk enters its sixth week of lockdown as political pressure grows to start easing restrictions. boris johnson is back in downing street and will chair this morning's cabinet meeting on coronavirus. are you struggling to get a refund for a flight or holiday? the industry watchdog says it will name and shame firms that aren't paying out after a massive rise in complaints. sport edges towards a cautious return. arsenal are back at their training ground this morning, while italy says it's top sides

will be back to work