it was an upbeat assessment of a country that was in good shape and hungry to get back to work. mr trump said coronavirus testing was being ramped up. this is bbc news with the united states has now conducted the latest headlines for viewers in the uk more than 5.4 million and around the world. new figures show more than a total of 21,000 people tests, nearly double the number tested in any other country, who were not in hospital died more than twice as much as any other country. the president also suggested in the uk up until 17 april — that he may seek damages from china over the coronavirus outbreak which began and that covid—19 related deaths in the city of wuhan in care homes in england and wales and spread around the world. tripled in the space of three weeks. we're doing very serious investigations, as you probably know, and we are not happy a minute's silence is to be held across the uk in an hour's time with china, we are not to remember all those happy with that whole key workers who've died situation because we believe it after contracting coronavirus. beaches in australia reopen could have been stopped after a month of closures at the source, it could have been and thousands return to work stopped quickly and it in new zealand after one wouldn't have spread of the world's strictest lockdowns. all over the world, we think that should have happened. in the meantime, america is slowly emerging from weeks of lockdown. restaurants are open president trump says he's no idea again in georgia why us hotline calls but business has been slow. about disinfectant have risen — after he suggested using it in california, currently to treat coronavirus. enjoying a heat wave, crowded beaches have

angered local officials. the state's governor has warned that i can't imagine why. restrictions may be more i can't imagine why, yeah. rigorously enforced over the coming weeks and he urged people to be patient. reporter: do you take any responsibility? no, i don't. no, i can't imagine. i can't imagine that... the reality is, we are yeah, go ahead, please. just a few weeks away, the french prime minister is due not months away, from making to present a plan for how measurable and meaningful changes to our stay—at—home order. to ease the country's lockdown restrictions. 23,000 people have died from the coronavirus there. # where have all the flowers gone? that is a very optimistic point to emphasise. however, that's driven by data, and how will we remember life under lockdown in years to come? it's driven by behaviour museums ask for suggestions and as we change our behaviour about what we should preserve we can impact the science, to capture this period of our lives. the health and the data. this virus doesn't take the weekends off. go home because it's a beautiful sunny day around our coasts. he said the images of packed beaches were an example of what not to do, and such behaviour could delay reopening the state. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. and china has responded a minute's silence will be held to president trump's threat to sue across the uk in an hour to remember it over the coronavirus. speaking at a news conference

the key workers that have in beijing, a chinese lost their lives to coronavirus. foreign ministry spokesman, the country's prime minister will be geng shuang, suggested that american leaders were just trying to distract among those paying tribute. in the last half hour new figures for the week until the 17 of april from their own failings. show that more than 21,000 people died with the infection — compared with 15,293 deaths translation: american politicians in hospitals in england for the same period reported by nhs england. have repeatedly ignored the truth and have been telling bare—faced lies. they have only one objective, the office for national statistics says there were 11,343 deaths involving shirk their own responsibility and coronavirus in england's care homes divert attention. but the facts — a figure that has trebled speak louder than words and justice in the space of three weeks. inhabits a man's heart. their plot it comes as more than 100 will never succeed. national health service and care staff have died with the virus the chief organiser of the tokyo 2020 olympics has so far, as have transport warned that the games — and other key workers. already postponed until 2021 due to coronavirus — will be cancelled if the pandemic hospitals in england are also planning to restore some nhs is not under control by next year. services that had to be postponed the delay, announced last month, was a blow to japan, because of the pandemic, which had already spent $13 billion with a priority for cancer in preparations for the event. and mental health. the president of the japan medical meanwhile around the rest of the world, some new zealanders association said it was not yet

have gone back to work today clear whether the outbreak as the country eases its lockdown restrictions. was under control in tokyo. translation: i think it would be in the us, president donald trump difficult to hold the olympics has denied any responsibility for an increase in calls about injecting disinfectant, without a vaccine being developed. following his comments last week saying that it could be a possible i'm not saying that japan should solution to tackle the virus. without a vaccine being developed. i'm not saying thatjapan should or shouldn't host it. but i expect it would be difficult to do so. i want and the chief organiser of the tokyo 2020 olympics has to believe that the number of warned that the games — infected people in tokyo is which are already postponed — decreasing, but there is not enough will be cancelled if the pandemic testing being conducted injapan, so is not under control by next year. it is difficult to assess if the number of cases have fallen. returning to the uk, and the minute's silence to honour key workers comes after a campaign by the royal college of midwives, the royal college our sports reporter laura scott says the the comments bring an added level of uncertainty for athletes training of nursing, and unison. to compete at the games. clearly, it had to be postponed. it nick stripe is head of health analysis for the office was deemed there was just no way it for national statistics. could have gone ahead this summer, here he is explaining given what is going on. but everyone is pinning their hopes on it those breaking figures. happening next year and these comments will be a source of worry those figures are about how many for them, for everyone what is people are dying in the community, preparing. the ioc remain committed including care homes and at home.” to trying to make a success of the

games and so do the organisers. be am about to run through some large numbers, just remember that behind each of these numbers as a person with scientists talking about a vaccine, that will be a source of who has lost their life grieving families and friends in very different circumstances. bearing concern. that in mind, for the week ending and for viewers in the uk, we'll be answering your questions april 17, there were 22,351 deaths about coronavirus vaccines, and any concerns around visiting your gp surgery, in your questions answered at half—past two this afternoon. in total, just under 4000 higher we'll bejoined than we were talking about last by nicola stonehouse, professor of molecular virology at the university of leeds — week, and it is 12,000 above the and dr rita issa, a gp registrar. you can send your questions average for what we would expect to in to us, using the twitter see at this time of year. so over hashtag bbcyourquestions, the last four weeks we are about 20,000 deaths above average in that four week period. we have the or emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk statistics based on death registrations by week going back readily to 1993, this is the highest number of deaths registered in a you are watching bbc news. here are the headlines... week since 1993, nearly 2000 higher a minute's silence has been than the previous highest injanuary held across the uk — to remember more than 100 key workers who've died 2000. 0k. as you say, some really after contracting coronavirus. new figures show that covid—19

high numbers, very distressing related deaths in care homes members. what is the number of in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks excess members. what is the number of excess deaths, is that the figure of and total uk deaths outside hospital in the week after easter were nearly 12,000? 12,000 above the five year 13,000 higher than usual at this time of year. average for this week in the year, beaches in australia have reopened — you can call that access above what after a month of closures — we would expect, that is where we and thousands have returned to work in new zealand, after one have seen 27,000 above that average of the world's strictest lockdowns. in the last four weeks. if we think about what proportion of those steps president trump says he's no idea why us hotline calls about disinfectant have risen — involve covid as written on the after he suggested using it death certificate —— what proportion to treat coronavirus. the french prime minister is due of those deaths involve covid to present a plan for how to ease written on the death certificate, the country's lockdown restrictions. 40% of all deaths have covid on the 23,000 people have died from the coronavirus there. death certificate, 8758 have them mentioned, up by about a third from last week. so that access, about a third of all coronavirus deaths in england and wales three quarters of the 12,000 excess are now happening in care deaths figure, they mention covert homes, figures show. on the death certificate, similar to office for national statistics data the week before. —— they mention showed there were 2,000 coronavirus

care home deaths in the week ending covid. that is about 40% in england, 17 april — double the previous week. about 35% in wales, 35% of deaths in projections suggest that they london mentioned covid, 42% in the continue to rise and they put the north—west, 41% in the north—east and 39% the west midlands. number at 4200. let's talk more now to the bbc‘s head of statistics, robert cuffe. liz kendall is the shadow tell us more about what has happened social care minister. to deaths across the uk? these these up figures indicate whereby figuresjust to deaths across the uk? these figures just released come from the ons figures just released come from the 0ns for england and wales, but the numbers are dropping in looking across the whole uk we see hospitals. it looks like it peeked there were just under 25,000 deaths around the 8th of april, but it is a registered in the weekjust after com pletely around the 8th of april, but it is a completely different story around ca re completely different story around care homes. what is your reaction? easter, double what we would expect. that is up on the previous week but they are horrific, the figures and not the same across all other nations. it looks like northern ca re they are horrific, the figures and care homes. it shows that social ca re care homes. it shows that social ireland and wales had flattened out, care staff are absolutely right on maybe a week or two ago, scotland the front line and i think it indicates that more needs to be done have flattened so the increases continuing in england. there are to tackle the spread of the virus, different things driving that, it is not just where you protect care home users and staff

different things driving that, it is notjust where you live, it is what and bring the death rates down. we pa rt notjust where you live, it is what part of england you live in. what could be driving it? the major are not at the peak yet in social ca re are not at the peak yet in social care and we have over 430 thousand driver is deaths in care homes. what we saw this week is that a third of deaths in great britain, northern —— over 430,000. the staff will look ireland do not have these figures, we re ireland do not have these figures, were in care homes, just under 8000. after them and the families miss them terribly. there was a clearly a that is up on last week, last week was about 5500, it has gone by about lack and focus on care homes, but 50%. if it is continuing to rise, now over the last couple of weeks there has been particularly on the issues you raised about ppe and sorry, rising faster than other testing. the government has expanded parts of the epidemic, we see that pattern not just in testing. the government has expanded testing to include care homes and in parts of the epidemic, we see that pattern notjust in england and fa ct wales but scotland, where care home testing to include care homes and in fact all key workers. anecdotally deaths keep rising while other parts of the epidemic are not, so what is speaking to those working in care driving this change are deaths in homes, it seems that ppe is ca re driving this change are deaths in care homes. we have extra dated improving, albeit it is still a today from the 0ns and cqc, just in problem. are you confident that england, so the figures i have been enough of a focus has switched for talking about europe to the 17th of the right measures to be taken?” april, two weeks ago, data from the ca re april, two weeks ago, data from the care quality commission in england think further steps urgently need to

say that if you look to the week ahead, the figure for care homes is be taken. i have written to the continuing to rise. i think we are health secretary today to set out seeing the epidemic certainly has not reached its peak in care homes. some very practical proposals. on what about the rest of the epidemic? testing, care some very practical proposals. on testing, ca re staff some very practical proposals. on testing, care staff need to be an if we look at hospitals, where absolute priority. to many of them are being asked to travel miles to normally most people die, we have get their test, so we need more been seeing for quite a time now local testing centres, more mobile that the deaths in hospitals have testing units and more test being been decreasing, we see that pattern sent directly to care home —— to in england, wales and scotland, they all seem to hit a peakjust before easter, around the eighth or 10th of ca re sent directly to care home —— to care workers' homes. i saw your interview with a care home manager april. they have been coming down quite smoothly since then, it is not earlier, they have ppe, but i am reflected in the figures out today, afraid i have heard from too many we have still seen a bit of a rise front—line care workers that they in the number of deaths overall are not getting enough regularly outside of care homes in the enough. i think there is still a community or hospitals, we had to question about why the guidance on remember these are death registrations, it is not necessarily ppe for care homes in this country when the deaths happened but when is different from that recommended they were registered, it happened by the world health organisation. over a bank holiday weekend, it is there are a couple of other steps, possible you see fewer registrations very important steps that we now

in that period and some may be need to focus on as well. one is to filtering through, we need to watch this space, i know that it's difficult when we are seeing so many provide for intermediate care, care between hospitals and care homes. to figures, but the broad trend we are seeing in hospitals, which are a make sure that people who are good mark for most of the epidemic, discharged from the hospital do not go back into care homes where the is deaths are coming down and have been for a while, what is not so risk of infection is high. we need a clear is what is happening to care new strategy on intermediate care. homes, whether they are coming down, we also need to look at getting more it looks like they are going up. as resources directly to care some of our guests earlier who work providers. and the government could in care homes were saying, they feel consider doing what they have done like the front line of the virus has in ireland which is getting it moved very much from hospitals to straight to the front line. finally, i think the government should look the care sector. thank you, robert at having a new chief care officer cuffe, our the same as we have a chief medical head of statistics. the uk will observe a minute's silence within the next hour officer to provide that very clear for health workers who have died from coronovirus. it follows a campaign focus, independent professional by the royal college advice to the government on what of midwives, the royal college of nursing, and unison. needs further to be done to improve keith doyle reports. this is eileen landers. the situation in social care. you a cleaner at queens hospital burton who's died with covid—19. the hospital said she was have written to matt hancock the dedicated to her work and to protecting patients. health secretary. that implies a her family said she sense of being from the outside in.

had a heart of gold. eileen is one of more than 100 we have heard from borisjohnson workers across health and social when he returned to work yesterday care who have died with covid—19 while working on that he very much wants to be front—line services. including opposition parties in nurses and doctors, these conversations. are you having paramedics and cleaners, this as a direct conversation? do care staff and consultants. you feel more on the inside with this issue? i have direct all will be remembered at 11:00 this morning in a minute's silence organised by health unions, conversations with the care minister, also i regulate talk to led by the prime minister. the families of health care workers who have died with the coronavirus the care commission, care providers. while working on front—line services as well as trade unions. i think it will now be entitled to a £60,000 payment. is very important that as a constructive position that wants the families of staff who die from coronavirus in the course government to succeed in tackling this awful situation in social care of their essential front—line work will receive a £60,000 payment. that we put forward practical and positive proposals and i look of course, nothing replaces the loss forward to hearing the health secretary's response. last week the of a loved one but we want to do everything that we can to support families who are dealing with this grief. health secretary was asked in the comments by your party leader kier starmer about the number of care workers that died and there was no a nswer to workers that died and there was no the health secretary also said answer to that. we do now have a

from today some nhs services figure and it is... 16 social care in england, including cancer care and mental health support, which had been paused to help the health service cope during the outbreak, workers. is that the latest figure would be resumed. the latest figures for the number as far as you understand it? when we of people who have died in the uk talk about this, it is a horrible in hospital with covid—19 is 360, thing to talk about figures, but the a fall, but there is usually important part is that people's a reduction in reported whose lives have been lost they must deaths after the weekend. not be forgotten. it is hard because the total number of deaths is over 21,000 but these do not include people who have died in care homes or in the community in england these are people, they are not or northern ireland. statistics, but the truth is if you a sustained reduction wa nt to statistics, but the truth is if you want to deal with a problem, you in the number of deaths is one need to know how big it is, where it of the criteria that will determine when the lockdown restrictions will be eased. is and how quickly it is spreading. wales is expected to announce what is measured is what counts and that there will be a phased return forfamilies for schools, but without what is measured is what counts and for families and care staff, every saying when that will be. death counts. when we have a minute the prime minister has made it clear silence as we did today, when we go the lockdown restrictions won't be eased until the time is right. outside and clap for care workers on i know it is tough. a thursday, we have got to translate and i want to get this economy that remembrance into action because moving as fast as i can, but i refuse to throw away ultimately actions speak louder than all the effort and the sacrifice

of the british people and to risk words. you mention listening to the a second major outbreak and huge loss of life and the interview that i did earlier one of overwhelming of the nhs. theissues interview that i did earlier one of the issues that she raised was that while there's plenty of talk and speculation of the residents who are stuck in about lifting the restrictions, information might come out slowly their rooms are effectively about how they will be eased but not atrophying because they are unable when they will start to be lifted. to socialise their faculties are not keith doyle, bbc news. being used. therefore it is going to new zealand is starting being used. therefore it is going to be causing them problems. those are to ease its lockdown restrictions, saying they have contained the sorts of issues that are going the community spread of covid—19. businesses and schools can reopen provided there is no physical to cause the really long tail today interaction between people. is. how concerned are you about these other factors? absolutely. the public gatherings remain banned, but weddings and funerals of up to ten people can still go ahead. same is true for people who are here's prime ministerjacinda getting care in their own homes that ardern speaking earlier. theirfamilies getting care in their own homes that their families cannot go and visit, i've never come down here, they cannot get outside and i'm sure and have no intention of coming down you know when you have dementia, here and dramatically lifting alert levels in one announcement, without there being a timeline co nsta nt for the way that they will be you know when you have dementia, constant stimulation, singing songs, remembering the past, having your implemented.

of course, you will have seen family there to try and keep you to date that often we've given a period of notice, active mentally as well as whether it's been 48 physically is so important. this hours or others. that's always been so people can virus is going to have a huge impact plan and prepare and so that we can on health over and above the do it in a really confident and controlled manner. i think, by and large, specific issues related to the that's been an accepted approach. pandemic. that is why we have got to meanwhile in australia, isolation rules are being relaxed get ppe and the testing sorted and by the end of the week, households will be able to have two because unless we get this virus visitors at a time. bondi beach and two under control and social care, we neighbouring sydney beaches will not have it under control for were reopened today, the country as a whole. there has after being closed for five weeks. been so much talk about an exit more than 2.4 million strategy, rightly so. all of us are people have downloaded a government tracking app, which monitors and traces talking about it. but the real issue cases of coronavirus. earlier our correspondent shaima khalil said social distancing for social care is we are going to would take place on bondi beach. have to have a transformation. in terms of staffing number, and pay, well, that's really one of the big in resources that go into a as well as ppe and testing otherwise there cautionary measures, a big, big sign will not be a exit strategy for of caution from the authorities as social care. thank you very much for they delivered the good news, much joining us. to the delight of city ciders that the international rescue committee

is warning that the world risks up the famous bondi beach engine of two neighbouring beaches have reopened. to one billion coronavirus infections and up to 3.2 million deaths from covid—19, if action isn't taken to protect —— and another two neighbouring the most vulnerable countries. beaches. we have seen people lining the organisation says the numbers should act as a wake—up call up beaches. we have seen people lining up from very early in the morning to and that there's only a small window ta ke of opportunity to prevent deaths up from very early in the morning to take their first up from very early in the morning to take theirfirst dip in bondi beach in places like yemen, after a five—week ban. but a word of afghanistan and syria. yemen is scarred by caution from officials about large years of civil war. gatherings. last week resort two it reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus earlier this month, other beaches, coogee beach, closed with aid agencies warning the disease could quickly overwhelm the country's after being reopened because of weakened health systems. our middle east editor these gatherings. the premier of new jeremy bowenjoins us. south wales today announcing that jeremy, those countries obviously every household, starting friday, ravaged by war, weekend health will be allowed two visitors, two systems, tell us more about the concerns and the statistics around aduu will be allowed two visitors, two adult visitors with children also allowed. new south wales has really seen a significant decline in the the information that have been put number of cases, it is in single out this morning. i'm afraid i have digits now. 0fficials number of cases, it is in single digits now. officials have said this was for mental health and social lost almost all of your question. reasons but a word of caution again can you repeat it. tell us more

about people not using this easing to hold big parties or big about what is being said about these countries which are obviously gatherings. it would make a big vulnerable to their history of difference for people who can now wa rfa re vulnerable to their history of warfare as well as weak health see their friends and relatives. we systems. they have used figures from are waiting for it in our household, for sure, java couple of friends over. in neighbouring new zealand we have seen traffic flow in the major highways for the first time is the imperial royal —— they have made 400,000 people return to work in different parts of new zealand some very conservative assumptions. today. cafe suggestions have been they assume that every country has allowed to but without direct health care on a level of china, which clearly when you are talking about war—torn nations is not the interaction between people —— cafe is and restaurants. there has been a case. . hospitals, clinics have been huge key with cars lining outside a big fast—food chain in the drive through to get burgers and fries targeted and bound. even with those after more than a month of lockdown. jacinda ardern has been quite conservative assumptions, the adamant that while this is a reopening of businesses in new figures are terrible. they are talking about up to 3 million people zealand it is not a reopening of at risk of dying. that is because if social lives. new zealand is the you just look at any of the pictures

success story in the way it has coming out of there, you can see concepts like social distancing or washing your hands are very, very contained covid—19, and at least two difficult if you do not have running weeks of this easing of restrictions will be crucial. the way people water or clean water. or if you live behave well either me new zealand ina tent water or clean water. or if you live in a tent with your entire large continues its success and eases more extended family. and the next tent is next door and if there is restrictions or you will get a search of those cases and then back to lockdown, which is a scenario 110—year—old girl that we were nobody wants. —— the way people managing to get information from, she was saying that in her camp in behave will either mean new zealand. syria they have 300 people using the headlines on bbc news: four toilets. things like that, new figures show more basic hygiene. plus where the whole than a total of 21,000 people who were not in hospital died in the uk up until 17 april — infrastructure has been destroyed and that covid—19 related deaths and where people are in any way we in care homes in england and wales tripled in the space of three weeks. by war, of course, if the virus gets beaches in australia have reopened after a month of closures, into those places, and so far it has and thousands have returned to work in new zealand after one not really in big numbers, then the of the world's strictest lockdowns. chances of them escaping a very hard president trump says he's no idea why us hotline calls time is very low. can we be about disinfectant have risen, after he suggested using it to treat coronavirus. confident that the virus has not gotten there yet in large number? we

we re gotten there yet in large number? we were saying that the first case has been reported in yemen. presumably under these conditions it will in the united states, spread quickly, but there will not president trump hadn't addressed be testing. no, there are very the media for two days, afterfacing ridicule for his suggestion that injecting disinfectant might be a way of treating the virus. little testing. people here in at his first appearance since then — reporters asked him britain complain about testing that about those remarks. we have, well, it is loads compared to what they can do in countries where it there are such poor reporter: the governor specifically said they had seen a spike in people facilities under no fault of their own. in one hospital in london there using disinfectant after your comments last week. i know you said are more ventilators than in entire they were sarcastic. i can't imagine countries. so you think about those why, again. do you take any sorts of numbers and those chances and it makes it very difficult. they responsibility? no, i can't imagine. have some factors in their favour in some countries. the population there studio: president trump told reporters china could have stopped the coronavirus from spreading around the world, and that serious investigations are under way are young, often 60% or more are into beijing's actions. our north america correspondent under the age of 30 and of course, peter bowes reports. the president of the united states, accompanied as has been well demonstrated, by the vice president younger people have a greater of the united states. resista nce back again to face questions just younger people have a greater resistance to the virus. if those

two days after tweeting that the white house coronavirus briefings were not worth the time and effort. young people are also weakened by it was business as usual for president trump. malnutrition as is the case of today i'd like to provide several million children in yemen you with an update in our war against the coronavirus. who have chronic malnutrition, then their resistance is always going to it was an upbeat assessment be low. the difficulty is as well of a country that was in good shape and hungry to get back to work. mr trump said coronavirus testing was being ramped up. that dona countries that have given the united states has now conducted more than 5.4 million quite a lot of money over the years tests, nearly double the number to start with, there was already some donorfatigue, they tested in any other country, to start with, there was already some donor fatigue, they have got their hands full as well as that. more than twice as much as any other country. the president also suggested that he may seek damages the thing about yemen, the un has from china over the coronavirus outbreak which began been saying that because of cuts in the city of wuhan made by the americans, they cut and spread around the world. we're doing very humanitarian aid to yemen as well as serious investigations, as you probably know, and we are not happy to the who, because of that they are with china, we are not having to cut back in some places by happy with that whole situation because we believe it 80% in terms of what they are able could have been stopped to do. we are talking about the at the source, it could have been stopped quickly and it wouldn't have spread all over the world, we think worst case scenario

that should have happened. to do. we are talking about the worst case scenario of what can in the meantime, america unfold. and you are describing the is slowly emerging from weeks of lockdown. difficulties of getting support. what is being done in a practical restaurants are open again in georgia but business has been slow. sense? i have lost your question in california, currently enjoying a heat wave, crowded beaches have angered local officials. again. but don't leave me.” the state's governor has warned that restrictions may be more sense? i have lost your question again. but don't leave me. iwill rigorously enforced try it one more time. you are back. over the coming weeks and he urged people to be patient. the reality is, we are just a few weeks away, we are talking about the worst case not months away, from making measurable and meaningful scenario of what could happen and changes to our stay—at—home order. the difficulty of trying to get other countries to focus on countries away from home. what is that is a very optimistic point to emphasise. being done in a practical sense to protect these countries? well, aid however, that's driven by data, it's driven by behaviour and as we change our behaviour we can impact the science, the health and the data. programmes are still going. britain still gives a lot of aid to this virus doesn't different countries. david miliband take the weekends off. go home because it's a beautiful sunny is leads the ioc a very large day around our coasts. he said the images of packed

beaches were an example of what not to do, and such us—based aid organisation is saying behaviour could delay reopening the state. rich countries we accept that you peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. have your hands full, but this virus has to be fought notjust nationally but globally as well. by helping the international rescue committee is warning that the world risks up people in seemingly far—flung countries, anything that can be done to one billion coronavirus infections and up to 3.2 to stop the spread of the virus million deaths from covid—19, globally is going to come back and if action isn't taken to protect the most vulnerable countries. help those that are lucky enough to the organisation says the numbers should act as a wake—up call be in rich countries with decent and that there's only a small window of opportunity to prevent deaths health care systems. that is a in places like yemen, laudable aim and it is very logical afghanistan and syria. what he says, but when there is so yemen is scarred by years of civil war. much money being spent and take the it reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus earlier this month, with aid agencies warning the disease could quickly overwhelm the country's british government when there are many practical difficulties in weakened health systems. i'm joined now from dubai dealing with the fight against the by caroline seguin, manager of msf programmes in yemen, virus and covid—19 in terms of ppe and all of that, if we cannot get it and from the yemeni to our country how can we help other

capital sana'a by care people from yemen for example? thank international‘s jolien veldwijk. you jeremy. we got there. he cannot thank you both for talking to us. hear me. in the end. jolien, i wonder if you could tell me about some of the work—out thank you. know an update on our international is doing? it is running wash programmes food headlines. a minute's silence has been security programmes, making sure our held across the uk — to remember more than 100 key workers who've died after contracting coronavirus. most vulnerable communities have new figures show that covid—19 access to an income to meet their related deaths in care homes basic needs. they also focus on in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — reproductive health, which in times and total uk deaths outside hospital in the week after easter were nearly like now is of course very 13,000 higher than usual important, especially because the at this time of year. health infrastructure is very weekend. caroline, iwonder health infrastructure is very beaches in australia have reopened — weekend. caroline, i wonder if you could give a sense of how vulnerable after a month of closures — yemen might be to wait nature and thousands have returned to work in new zealand, after one outbreak of the virus? it has been of the world's strictest lockdowns. ina outbreak of the virus? it has been in a state of war for five years now and they have faced a lot of women, the young and low—paid outbreaks in the last few years, workers are bearing the biggest like a big colour outbreak, like a health and economic risks from the coronavirus crisis in the uk.

measles outbreak. —— a big colour outbreak. it would be very difficult that's according to a report by the resolution foundation, an independent think—tank, which looks at living standards if they had to face a covid for those on low to middle incomes. maya gustaffson is outbreak. the ministry of health is co—author of the report. not able to cope with this disease, shejoins us now. hello, thank you thatis not able to cope with this disease, that is for sure. do you see for joining shejoins us now. hello, thank you forjoining us. tell us more about the research you have been doing. evidence yet of an outbreak?m our report focuses on the workers that is for sure. do you see evidence yet of an outbreak? it is extremely difficult to say. we are convinced there is local who have the biggest consequences of transmission ongoing but the the coronavirus peer i would like to capacity of testing is very, very say everyone has been touched by low, so we are not able to know this crisis. there is not a single exactly how many cases are in the person who has not received some effects like giving up seeing loved population today, but we are convinced that there is local transmission and people are dying at ones, changing job routines, effects like giving up seeing loved ones, changingjob routines, being affected by the virus. but our home. jolien, i wonder what the report shows that some people are international community can do to more affected than others. looking help these very vulnerable countries? i think it is weedy at two risk. we got 810 a half important, even though we have many million people who are in key worker jobs. they are the ones that are —— really important, even though we

have many crises around the world critical to the function of society relating to covid—19, that we do not you have your nhs workers, social forget about yemen. what the ca re you have your nhs workers, social care workers and people who work in international community can do is remain strong advocates for a peace the grocery shop. these people face deal, for all of... for a ceasefire, huge risks to their health and lives just going to do the job because and we had to think about the other social distancing is not really possible in these jobs because of national crises happening in yemen the nature of what they do. another now. we have had widespread floods, big category we have are the people in particular areas of the country, who used to work in jobs that have which will lead to an outbreak of cholera, which is triggered by been directly affected by locked out malnutrition, lack of access to safe issues. over 6 million people have drinking water, these are all things had theirjobs dry up, completely we need to work on to make people disappear. because of lockdown and stronger against covid—19. we agree social distancing measures. and with msf and so does the retail, hospitality, your local high street selling close that are not international community inside yemen. we think covid—19 is already deemed essential, but because of here, testing is indeed very lockdown measures they cannot go to difficult so we have to... we adhere work. they have either lost their jobs or they have been put on furloughs. they are facing huge economic and personal consequences.

toa difficult so we have to... we adhere to a mandated programming principles, so the way we do they are a lot greater than other distribution is in smaller groups, people who can weather the crisis we keep social distancing in place, from their home, working home. we which is very difficult in a country like yemen where people are used to be enclosed together, especially in have two really big groups. you are this month, the month of ramadan which last week. we need to keep saying disproportionately it is women and the young who are in those thinking as an international community outside of yemen, how can groups? absolutely. when we look we support yemen? keep advocating across the groups, there are some common trends. women, the young and for a ceasefire, keep advocating for funds coming to yemen to support the most vulnerable, to look at their the low—paid are all overrepresented access to safe water, too through in these groups. looking at other dance, of course, more than ever, access to health —— access to safe insecurities and vulnerabilities, these groups have a society going water, to food. what kind of medical into the crisis, before it, looking provision is available to people in at housing and job insecurity. three yemen, caroline, should they catch out of four every worker on coronaviruses? it is extremely zero—hour contracts belong to these difficult. (inaudible) risk groups. that is not good enough i difficult. (inaudible) , especially in the south. we are trying to set up a corona treatment for the people that are carrying the

ce ntre trying to set up a corona treatment rest of us through this crisis. they centre that it is very difficult because there is a lack of are the critical workers who are protective equipment in the country, giving up their livelihoods and some of them their lives and these are at the time being there is a lack of very important workers that the rest icu medics and it will be extremely of us depend on. are they covered by difficult to retrieve an icu bed, the schemes the government have been put in place? could you repeat? are knowing the lack of capacity in the country. what we see as well is some hospitals are trying to cope with they all covered by the schemes the government has put in place to cover covid by transforming the hospital the financial implications of what into a covid centre, the problem is might be happening withjobs that by doing that they are decreasing the number of beds for other people. in yemen the number of beds available for hospital is the financial implications of what might be happening with jobs they have been put directly at risk from already an issue. we are worried for this crisis. some of these people covid but we are as well worried for will be covered, but some might not non—covid disease and access for the because their hours might have been population to proper hospitals. reduced and they might have to apply again, i would like to highlight the for universal credit support. and fa ct again, i would like to highlight the fact that the international some might be unemployed right away. there are many things going on right community has extremely big

now what is sure is all of these difficulties to access to yemen today, from supply but also to bring people are seeing economic consequences to their personal expatriates to help the ministry of health to cope with this new lives. when we get out of this situation. for example, that was scheme and get out of the lockdown, five weeks that nobody was able to we do not know what is going to happen to these jobs, so it might be go in or out of yemen. again, to the case that some people can go back to work and take up what they supply yemen, it has begun to be extremely difficult. we are very had before, but in some sectors worried. thank you for telling us these jobs had before, but in some sectors thesejobs might had before, but in some sectors these jobs might not exist any more. don't know what the world is going about the situation, both of you, to look like after this. these people are facing and nor make caroline from nsf programmes in economic risk at the moment and also yemen, and jolien from care international. thank you for your uncertainty in three to six months time. going forward. thank you very much. councils in england are warning they may have to reduce support for crucial services as they struggle to cope with the additional costs councils in england are warning caused by the pandemic. the government recently they may have to reduce announced extra funding, support for crucial services, but some district councils say as they struggle to cope they're facing financial collapse. with the additional costs here's our political caused by the pandemic. the government recently announced extra funding, but some district councils say correspondent, alex forsyth. they're facing financial collapse. here's our political councils provide services we all rely on but many were already correspondent, alex forsyth. struggling financially

and the challenge of coronavirus has increased the pressure, councils provide services with rising costs to help we all rely on but many were already the most vulnerable, struggling financially and the challenge of coronavirus has increased the pressure, while income from fees and charges has fallen. with rising costs to help the most the government recently said it would give councils an extra vulnerable, while income from fees £1.6 billion to help, and charges has fallen. making a total of £3.2 billion the government recently said it in extra funding since would give councils an extra £1.6 billion to help, the start of the crisis. some county councils that making a total of £3.2 billion provide social care, say they need the bulk in extra funding since of the latest funding or crucial services could suffer. the start of the crisis. some county councils that provide social care, say they need the bulk of the latest but district councils, funding or crucial whose services range from bin collections to helping the homeless, services could suffer. say this time around they should get but district councils, whose services range from bin a greater share, warning some are on the brink collections to helping the homeless, of financial collapse. say this time around they should at the same time, care providers get a greater share, want the government to make sure warning some are on the brink extra money given to councils of financial collapse. gets through to them, a sector under strain. at the same time, care providers want the government to make sure the government says extra money given to councils gets it is providing a significant through to them, package of support which responds a sector under strain. to the range of pressures councils have said they are facing the government says it is providing and will support them to protect vital services. a significant package of support which responds to the range this competing demand though shows of pressures councils have said just how stretched some

of those services are. they are facing and will support alex forsyth, bbc news. them to protect vital services. this competing demand though shows just how stretched some of those services are. alex forsyth, bbc news. the french prime minister in the uk we will be marking the will reveal a plan later today of how to ease minutes's silence held in half an the country's lockdown restrictions. hourfor minutes's silence held in half an hour for front line workers, nhs, ca re hour for front line workers, nhs, care staff, other key workers who 23,000 people have died from the coronavirus in france. have lost their lives to coronavirus edouard philippe will present the exit strategy to parliament where it will then be debated in the course of doing theirjobs. and voted on.our paris correspondent this suggestion from john is as a is hugh schofield. country we should nationally find a way to recognise and pay tribute to those nhs and care staff members who have lost their lives as a result of we know the broad outlines. may the contracting coronaviruses whilst fearlessly performing their medical 11th is the key day. it was laid out and care duties looking after so by the french president out two weeks ago. schools will begin to many others. john says there is a memorial at the national arboretum to recognise those members of the return to work, it will be a phased armed forces who lost their lives in the course of serving this country. return to work, it will be a phased return and we are not clear how that in light of this, john says a will be affected. that is one of the suitable site should be selected to similarly recognise the nhs and care

workers who also paid the ultimate things we will be talking about this price serving this country. this afternoon. what order will schools tweet says i will be taking part in be opening? will it be a question of the mena's silence for every single some having half the students? all person who has died from these questions are yet to be coronavirus, not just person who has died from coronavirus, notjust the key workers. thousands of families are explained. it is putting the detail affected. laura says there needs to down which people are waiting for bea affected. laura says there needs to today. on issues like masks. will be a specific day every year on which we remember them, similar to remembrance day. gary said we should they be obligatory? only on public honour those who have died. of course, that we should honour those transport in paris? all sorts of still with us with a decent pay rise. this e—mail, i was asking for questions, but we know that the people on the metro system who run those who worked in the care sector, it, are very worried that if the visits from a woman whose name i strict social distancing we —— they will not mention, she says i am a front line care worker in a care home in staffordshire, i have been shocked in the last month. i have will only be able to carry about a worked with suspected covid—19 cases, some of them have been taken to hospital by ambulance, they have quarter of the customers. there's a been tested positive and have been lot of questions about how these things and practice will be carried sent back for palliative care within two hours, and then put back on out. and for viewers in the uk, units with other supposedly healthy we'll be answering your questions about coronavirus vaccines,

residents. care is working with both and any concerns around visiting your gp surgery, being swapped shifts to various in your questions answered at 2:30pm this afternoon. units wearing fancy masks, no we'll bejoined bubbles, plastic aprons, and they by nicola stonehouse, professor of molecular virology wonder why we lost a whole unit of at the university of leeds — and dr rita issa, a gp registrar. you can send your questions residents within one month, only introducing testing within the home in to us, using the twitter last wednesday. i have booked my own hashtag bbcyourquestions test, i am 65 and retired and you're watching bbc news. worried for my family. thank you for that. you are very welcome to get in time for a look at the weather with touch, particularly if you have pertinent experiences. matt. hello, a much different the french prime minister will reveal a plan later today of how to ease the country's lockdown restrictions. weather view looking out the window 23,000 people have died considering what we have had the from the coronavirus in france. edouard philippe will present past few weeks. it has been the the exit strategy to parliament where it will then be debated and voted on. our paris correspondent sunniest on record. the yellow and is hugh schofield. orange colours are indication that art seeing above average amounts of sunshine. the dark amber colours are we know the broad outlines of what where they are seeing close to is going to happen, made the 11th is double the amount. here is a little the key day, that was outlined by bit of irony with this photo. not president macron if you remember about two weeks ago so in two weeks, the monday of that week, schools much sunshine today. persistent rain. it has been a while since will begin to return to work, it

we've seen that. particular in east wells, the midlands and east anglia. will begin to return to work, it will begin to return to work, it will be a phased return. and we are the far north of england may avoid not clear how that will be affected the rain, but in other places it'll and that's one of the things which beaof the rain, but in other places it'll philippe will be talking about this be a of sunshine. temperature will be a of sunshine. temperature will be if the highest at 13, 14 degrees. afternoon, what order schools will reopen, will it be a question of there is a big drop from the 20 some schools having half of their degrees that we saw the recent days. ina big pupils? all of these questions have degrees that we saw the recent days. in a big drop in the pollen levels yet to be explained so it's really as well. the rain will be there this putting the sort of detail down evening across many parts of england which people are waiting for today, that aren't issues like masks, will and. most places becoming dry by the time we hit dawn. there could be masks be obligatory everywhere? will some rain in scotland and ireland. . they be obligatory only on public transport, in paris? all sorts of questions, we know for example the this is where we will see some of the chilli as conditions. today the people on the metro system, who runs the metro system are very worried that if there is a strict social rain should soften. tomorrow it will distancing on the metro, they will only be able to carry about a quarter of the normal number of bea rain should soften. tomorrow it will passengers. there is an enormous be a bit more. it won't last as amount of detail that has yet to be explained and there's a lot of long. an hour or may be two. it will

people in france looking this afternoon for explanations about how quickly sweep its way to the north things will in practice, be carried ona quickly sweep its way to the north on a blustery wind. it will become out. persistent in the afternoon in northern ireland and may be french into the south scotland. only hello, this is bbc news isolated showers for the rest of with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... scotland. thunderstorms will arrive new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in the evening. the temperatures in england and wales trebled will be up from today. the rain band in the space of three weeks — and total uk deaths outside hospital won't really do very much. it will in the week after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual clear out. low pressure is on the at this time of year. scene for thursday anchored across much of england and well, a story of sunshine and thundery showers. they a minute's silence is being held will be slow moving. they could here in half an hour's time — rattle through quickly. at times the to remember more than 100 key workers who've died winds will be strong. temperatures after contracting coronavirus. beaches in australia similarto have reopened — after winds will be strong. temperatures similar to tuesday at around ten to a month of closures — and thousands have returned to work 14 degrees. in new zealand, after one of the world's strictest lockdowns. president trump says he's no idea why us hotline calls about disinfectant have risen —

after he suggested using it to treat coronavirus. the french prime minister is due to present a plan for how to ease the country's lockdown restrictions. 23,000 people have died from the coronavirus there. care homes across the world have been particularly ha rd—hit by the coronavirus outbreak. figures out this morning in the uk show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales tripled in the space of three weeks. graham satchell reports. # save your kisses for me, save all your kisses for me...# when she's singing kisses for me and she's blowing kisses, that was beautiful. that was at the christmas party last year. i am just glad we got that little piece of footage. it's a lovely bit to remember her by. barbara wells died of

covid—19 on easter monday. she was 96 and fit and healthy. the care home where barbara died, stanley park, has lost 15 of its residents — a quarter of the people this is bbc news with living there. the latest headlines who do you think is responsible for viewers in the uk for your grandma's death? definitely not the care home. and around the world. they could not have done any better than what they did. a minute's silence has they locked down before lockdown been held across the uk to remember more than 100 was supposed to be happening. key workers who've died it was definitely the government, after contracting coronavirus. as far as i am concerned. we should have locked down a couple of weeks earlier and, if we had, it is important to remember people who are no longer with us, because like a lot of europe locked down earlier, my grandma would still be here. they're the innocent. they came to work to do a good job, to care. this is wren hall nursing home in nottinghamshire. these pictures taken for us by a member of staff. they have lost a quarter of their residents to the virus — 13 in all. new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes when we had ourfirst confirmed case in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — of covid—19 in the home, and total uk deaths outside hospital after easter were nearly 13,000 i cried because i was fearful, higher than usual. beaches in australia reopen — i cried because i did not know after a month of closures —

and thousands return to work what i was supposed to do and, in new zealand, after one of the world's strictest lockdowns. for a healthcare professional, president trump says he's no idea why us hotline calls i am a nurse, i like to know about disinfectant have risen — after he suggested using it what i am doing and i like to, to treat coronavirus. you know, follow best practice in the best way i can, and i did not know what this i can't imagine why, virus was going to do, i can't imagine why. reporter: do you take i did not know how we tackled it. any responsibility? no, i can't imagine, i can't imagine. yes, go ahead, please. it was something that we had never planned for before and never dealt with before. staff were quickly overwhelmed. they struggled to get protective clothing, and how there was no testing available. will we remember life under lockdown in years to come? this is the hardest 3—4 weeks i have museums ask for suggestions experienced in the whole seven about what we should preserve to capture this period of our lives. years of caring that i have done. it has been challenging in so many ways. it really has. it has been heartbreaking. have you been tested? myself? no. does it feel there has been enough testing? no. new figures being published today are expected to show a significant rise in the number of deaths a minute's silence has been held

across the uk to remember in care homes. the key workers who have we have an n95 mask, we've got lost their lives to coronavirus. a shield and then we've got a gown. prime minister borisjohnson, labour leader keir starmer and the scottish staff at wren hall do now finally have the correct clothing, and welsh first ministers joined much of it donated. wearing full protective hospitals, supermarket workers equipment like this has unforeseen consequences, and people across the particularly at the end of life. country to pay tribute. we are wearing the full ppe. more than 100 national health service and care staff have died we can't even feel that skin on skin, even on that last few with the virus so far, as have transport and other key moments, brushing their hand gently workers. or moving their hair out of the face with your hands so that they can latest figures show that there were 4,343 deaths feel warmth or just for them involving coronavirus in care homes in england to actually recognise your face. and wales up until april 24 — a figure that trebled in the space of three weeks. i mean, it isjust...it‘sjust not what we ever do. meanwhile around it is just not the same. the rest of the world, some new zealanders have gone back to work today it is hard to even describe as the country eases when you have been caring for somebody that long its lockdown restrictions. and you're losing them. and the chief it is like you are losing part organiser of the tokyo 2020 olympics has warned that the games — of yourself day by day. which are already postponed — the government in westminster told will be cancelled if the pandemic is not under control by next year.

us all residents and staff with symptoms can now be tested, here are some of the images from but was enough done early around the uk as that minute's enough to save lives? silence was held. certainly, at the beginning, the care homes were totally being forgotten about. and it was just awful. i mean, the care homes were doing the best that they could possibly do but... i think it was a little millions of people paused to honour the sacrifice made by those on the front line, bit too late. in roles ranging from doctors and nurses to carers, cleaners, porters and bus drivers. well, it was for my grandma, anyway. hospital staff at the royal it is barbara's funeral tomorrow. bournemouth hospital took part only four members of in the minute's silence. the family are allowed to go. her death, an appalling tragedy, our corresondent duncan kennedy was there as colleagues remembered one that is being repeated in care nhs staff who have died homes across the country. around the country. graham satchell, bbc news. 50 members of staff here from the royal bournemouth took part in a small memorial service, not only standing still and silent at 11 and obviously those figures have now been published in the uk, 21,000 o'clock, but also taking part in a people who were not in hospital died small religious service after that in the uk up until the 17th of

to remember their colleagues across april. covu) in the uk up until the 17th of april. covid 19 related deaths in the health region who have given ca re their lives in the fight against april. covid 19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales tripled in the space of three weeks. this virus. one of those leading the staff isjoining me in the rain. her from dealing with a surge in panic buying to making sure the most vulnerable can get the essentials — supermarkets have name is fiona hoskins, the deputy had a huge role to play throughout the pandemic. this week, tesco has fulfilled director of nursing. i'm going to 1 million online orders tell the viewers that we are for the first time ever, standing socially distant apart to after a huge surge in demand. our business correspondent emma do this interview. can you tell us why so many of your colleagues, simpson has been speaking particularly in the rain and the exclusively to the boss dave lewis chill wanted to come out and pay about the challenges he's facing... their respects today?” chill wanted to come out and pay their respects today? i think for all of our health care staff working we follow a dedicated today, whatever professional group sequence of one way. nay sit in, they wanted an every business is having opportunity to pause, take time to to adapt and tesco has been in the thick of it. reflect about these difficult times it has been quite incredible. that we are working and in just about everything particular about colleagues that we in our business has changed. know of in other organisations who we had nearly 50,000 colleagues are sadly no longer with us, because who were either self—isolating or in the vulnerable group, unfortunately they have lost their for 12 weeks, so we had recruit lives whilst coming into work and nearly 50,000 new colleagues, delivering care. when one of your train them at a time when the business was health family, shall we call them changing massively. those, does lose their life, what effect does that have on the wider how did you feel in march

team? i think initially when we hear when the supermarket shelves were stripped bare, about particularly those that are day after day? closer to home, so in dorset or it's never a good time in retail hampshire of staff who have lost when you can't give customers what they want and to see just their life initially, we are very the amount of demand. saddened and quite shocked that certain categories, as i say, there would be seven weeks of sales going in one or two days. during our lifetime health care so just being able to keep up professionals are losing their lives. but it brings in a sense of with that level of demand was almost impossible, so we had to rebuild that over the last two or three weeks. i am pleased to say that is now anxiety among our staff as they come very well established. in trying to cope with those demand also soared online. emotions of caring for parents and who doesn't want a home delivery now? understanding other colleagues aren't able to come to work any more tesco has hired thousands and deliver that care. around 38 of new drivers and pickers. members of your staff, nhs workers it normally does 590,000 online and others have tested positive for coronavirus, can you put into words slots a week, that has reached 1 what it has been like these last few million, and it is set to hit weeks as the health care 1.2 million in a fortnight. professionals that you, deal with the priority is those in need this crisis. i think there is an of the most support. element that it has been busy, we there is still more demand are all professionals and we will than we are able to supply and it is important that we keep get on and deliver the job. there

are times when we are numb to what is going on around us and you go stores 3s safe 3s we can. home from work at the end of the day and you go back to a family who are if the online market triples there will still be 80% not out and about and delivering of the food will need to be bought in stores, their normal work and you feel like and that is where all the provisions you're living in a different world and social distancing, queueing outside, numbers in stores so people to them. but really at work, we are can keep a distance. doing ourjob, that is what we are like other big grocers, elderly and vulnerable customers paid to do, we are here and we get their own time to deliver it to the best of our shop and they like it. it gives you a chance. ability. because we are not as nimble out of the thousands who have died with coronavirus, as all the youngsters. more than 100 are nhs staff we have all adapted and other health care workers. the bbc has been to the new retail rules tracking their deaths during the pandemic — but will coronavirus permanently among them are a pregnant nurse who died before she could meet her daughter, change the way we shop? and a grandmother who colleagues say was one the unsung it's really very interesting, heroes of the nhs. you can read about some of their before this crisis, stories on the bbc news website — people were looking more for unpackaged, loose produce. go to bbc.co.uk/news and click people interestingly now are going back to prepacked produce because they believe that is a safer on the coronavirus tab. purchase so it will be interesting to see whether those sorts of trends continue after the crisis. but during it, he says, shoppers

are going back to old habits. the latest figures for the number of transactions coronavirus deaths in england and wales compiled by the office in a store across tesco is reducing for national statistics are 35% significantly but the size of the basket has increased also, higher than the total so people are shopping once a week. for the same period published a little like they did ten or 15 there were 24,686 total deaths years ago, rather than two, registered in the uk in the week three or four times a week of the easter bank holiday. that was happening that'512,832 - or 108% - before the crisis. above the expected number of deaths what do you think the impact for this time of year. of coronavirus will be here's the bbc‘s head of statistics, on retail more broadly? robert cuffe to explain on our high streets? what that means. if we look across the whole of the uk, we see there were just it is very difficult to say. under 25,000 deaths registered retail outside of in the weekjust after easter. food has pretty much closed down through the crisis. that's double what we would expect to see. so that is up ton previous week, the interesting thing but it is not the same will be to see how across all the nations. much is rebuilt when it looks like northern ireland the market opens up again. and wales, they have flattened out, maybe a week or two ago. i think the crisis has shown scotland, they have also flattened. the importance of food so, the increase is retail. continuing in england. but there are different i think in the past perhaps a little bit we may have things driving that. taken it for granted. i think during the crisis people it's notjust where you live, it's like what part appreciated much more how important it is so i hope that as a nation of england you're living in. we will think carefully about food, so let's go through the things that food strategy, food distribution. could be driving it then. the major driver of the increase a lot of people might be thinking

is deaths in care homes. tesco is coining it in from the coronavirus crisis. so, what we saw this week is that a third of deaths in great britain, do you think your profits northern ireland don't have these are going to go up this year? figures, were in care homes. i understand where that'sjust under 8,000. that comment comes now that's up on last week. from because sales can be quite last week it was just about 5,500. high, particularly in food of people so it's gone up by 50% in a week, forget the downside of 70% decline so it's continuing to rise. and of course if it is continuing in clothing and fuel sales. to rise, that means other... sorry, it is rising faster than other parts of the epidemic and we are seeing that pattern not just in england and wales, but also in scotland, where care home deaths keep extra, the cost of running stores on rising, while other parts has significantly increased during of the epidemic are not and as a response to the crisis. going at the same pace. years of change in the space so really what's driving this change are deaths in care homes. of a few weeks for all our we have got extra data that's come supermarkets. out today from the ons that when lockdown is finally eased, it is clear that just look at england. many more shops will have to adapt to the new reality. so the figures i have been talk emma simpson, bbc news. about are up to 17th april, how will we remember life under which is almost two weeks ago. lockdown in years to come? and data from the care quality depends on what has happened to you, commission in england say if you look further, i suppose, or members of your if you look into the week ahead, family. will there be a particular image that figure for care homes is continuing to rise. or item that best sums up this so, i think what we're seeing

is that the epidemic certainly strange and uncertain time for you? museums are asking hasn't reached its peak in care homes. for suggestions about what we should and what about the rest of epidemic? preserve to capture this moment, well, if we look at hospitals, as our arts correspondent, david sillito has been finding out. which is where normally most people # where have all the flowers gone? die, we have been seeing for quite a time now that the deaths # long time passing...# in hospitals have been decreasing. you see that pattern in england. so, this is a song that we did you see that pattern in wales and scotland. but they all seem to hit right at the beginning a peakjust before easter, of the lockdown. around the 8th, 10th april. we have singers from the royal opera house, we have singers from italy, so they have been coming down quite from america, but we also have smoothly since then. it is not quite reflected neighbours, friends, in the figures that are out today. kids, all mixed together. we have still seen a bit of a rise # when will they ever learn?# in the number of deaths over where have all the flowers gone? all outside of care homes, in the community as well as a video made to raise money hospitals, but we have to remember for unemployed musicians these are death registrations. is being preserved for the nation. so it is not necessarily this is a moment in history that's when the deaths happened, unique because of just it's when they were registered. how much of it has been filmed. it happened over a bank holiday weekend. it is possible that you do see fewer registrations in that period, this incredible insight into the state of mind so some may be filtering through. of the nation, often so we have to watch this space. within their own homes — i know it's difficult to do that the boredom, the frustration, the difficulty, the highs and the lows — they're when we are seeing so many figures. all being captured on video. but the broad trend that we're

and the bfi wants to seeing in hospitals, which are a good marker for most find more like this. of the epidemic, is that deaths henry iddon's film are coming down and have been of a blackpool bank holiday under lockdown. coming down for a while. and what isn't so clear is what's happening to care homes, whether they're coming down. it looks in fact that it's one of the things that has they're going up. struck me is the sound and how quiet it is. let's speak to nadra ahmed, chair you can hear your feet as you walk along the pavement. of the national care association. everything looks different, she's in maidstone. everything sounds different. you know, the whole sensory experience is totally unique. and all the bedrooms are empty so the lights are off thank you forjoining us. these are in the bedrooms. so, once the sun sets, it's dark. really, i mean every week when we everywhere is in darkness. get these figures from the office of national statistics, they're distressing and just to look at the the fact that i can way that the number of deaths are hear birdsong this loud in what is the middle of the city, the quietness, the new daily habits, increase ing so dramatically in care there's so much to remember. and the issue for museums is — homes. how do you feel when you hear how do you capture what it feels like? how do you capture emotions? these numbers? well, i think you i've gotten really good at call of duty. the museum of the home, for instance, wants to hear know, every death is regrettable.

home life has been changed... and i worry about the way that the i really miss my football. data has been collected over the ..by quarantine. we are at the beach! period of time. and you know we are yeah, the beach! and they want photos. where we are, because we had no we'd like to see photographs certainty about what was happening of people's homes and, before, there was no testing in the crucially, we're asking ca re people not to tidy up. before, there was no testing in the care homes, despite calls, so that this isn't an instagram version we could try and mitigate the risks of how people are living, we want the real deal, as much as we can. we work on a we're delving deep. i mean, we want people to really dig in and tell us prevention agenda, that is what we do, we manage infection in our what they're feeling. this is our family lockdownjigsaw — 1,000 pieces looking services on a regular basis and that at the world of william shakespeare — fiendishly difficult, but is what our staff are trained to do. surprisingly addictive. but when this pandemic hit, there maybe it's the things that was no thought about what might have kept you going. happen in care services. you know, too much memorable things have happened in the lockdown. we weren't able to access ppe very one, my mohawk — i'd never be able to have that at school. quickly, which is what should have been happening. we should have been and, two, this chicken. one thing that is really important able to get the testing in care to me and means a lot to me is my wool and my yarn. services immediately. again that is or sights like the amazing night skies. still patchy, as i speak to you now. but now is the time to think about just how we'll remember this moment. i've been playing bug bingo a lot. we are not sure about spread within

david sillito, bbc news. the services and where the sources the headlines on bbc news... are. our staff, you know, new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes the services and where the sources are. ourstaff, you know, our main concern is that we keep the people in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — in your communities within our care and total uk deaths outside hospital services safe. and i think it is in the week after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual reg retta ble. services safe. and i think it is regrettable. i think it is a huge at this time of year. source of regret and something that everybody will have to dig deep to beaches in australia understand. why were care services have reopened — after a month of closures — and thousands have returned to work just left on the sideline just for in new zealand, after one of the world's strictest lockdowns. so just left on the sideline just for so long before anything started to emerge that could look like it would help us with our prevention agendas? president trump says he's no idea why us hotline calls about disinfectant have risen — ? you've outlined a lot there around after he suggested using it to treat coronavirus. how you wish things should have been and how they actually were. obviously, the prevention agenda that you would have liked seen a minute's silence will be held across the uk very shortly at 11 wasn't there, where we are now, are o'clock this morning to remember the key workers that have you comfortable that enough is being lost their lives to coronavirus. the prime minister, borisjohnson, will be among those paying tribute. done that the ppe is getting through

and the testing is filtering through a little earlier, i spoke enough to change changes?” to anne marie rafferty from the royal college of nursing — one of the unions involved and the testing is filtering through enough to change changes? i think the terms you use are appropriate. in organising the silence. they're filtering through. the ppe i also spoke to michael tun, the son of dr peter tun is available a bit more now. but it who died from coronavirus. is available a bit more now. but it dr tun worked at the royal berkshire is still very expensive. providers hospital in reading. he died on april the 13th, are sourcing it as much as they can three weeks after emailing his bosses asking for ppe. from wherever they can in order to protect and our staff are not going on that front line unless they have he and his team did not have the ppe. that is what providers are very focussed on. they're spending surgical masks. so they were trying huge amounts of time trying to do to make a case to get them onto the that and it is unacceptable that we are only getting the testing now. we wards and unfortunately, they were are only getting the testing now. we are six or seven weeks into a pandemic. that is a huge amount of time to leave these services to having to build quite a strong case manage on their own. i'm glad it is just to get the basics. and what was the response from the hospital? that feltering through, of course it is better than nothing, but actually they would bring it back when the you know this is something that is ward had suspected or confirmed having an impact on our staff.

cases which my dad responded as it they're watching people that they're would be too late at that point. trying to support consistently cases which my dad responded as it would be too late at that pointlj see. because there were no suspected through this infection. we are 01’ see. because there were no suspected or confirmed cases on his word, that seeing, i'm hearing from lots of was the reason they said him and his providers who telling us we have tea m was the reason they said him and his team could not have masks? yes. and brought three people out of isolation today, we brought five people out of isolation, they're i spoke to my dad separately as well, his point was that everybody creating zones in their services. they're running minihospitals and you have to remember we have nursing needed to be treated as suspected. home that have nurses in them that yes. how do you rationalise the fact have an advantage and we have residential homes where there are no that your dad asked for face masks nurses. we are having to upskill our but did not receive them, either for himself or his team? it was quite a staff to be doing things that they wouldn't normally be expected to do tough read, if i'm honest, but i and they're wouldn't normally be expected to do and they‘ re rising wouldn't normally be expected to do and they're rising to the challenge and they're rising to the challenge andi and they're rising to the challenge and i think you know they're rising tried to find a balance, that the the to the challenge despite the fa ct the to the challenge despite the fact that they haven't had the support they need. but of course i'm grateful for what's happening. i decision making was part of a just think they need to be much process , decision making was part of a process, beyond individual quicker and make the testing accountability. in a statement, the available across the board, to anything working —— anybody working royal berkshire nhs foundation trust

said everyone in the trust is deeply in social care, being supported by social care, so that we can continue saddened by the death of doctor peter, so many messages of sympathy to prevent the spread of this and condolence from a wide range of stop and it shows how popular and infection and do it quickly. so that respected he was by all who knew and worked with him. our priority is to we are not procrastinating. we don't give our patients and staff safe and have time to procast nate. there are properly protected and we followed the strict national guidelines on people who are prematurely losing the strict national guidelines on the correct and appropriate use of their lives. i understand people ppe. i wonder how you would respond to that? my issue is the statement with complex health care conditions and they are most vulnerable, but surely that is the reason we should have been moving much faster. thank around strict guidelines were followed. the challenge with that in you. my opinion is it lacks total let's take a look at what is happening around the rest accountability. i'm not sure if of the world. new zealanders are beginning to return to work as they begin to ease anybody has actually read the lockdown restrictions. guidelines, i understand they have businesses and schools are reopening. changed, i've looked at them myself. public gatherings remain banned, but small weddings and funerals can go ahead. there is no mention of the word district unless i am looking at the the us—based relief group the international rescue committee wrong guidelines. and guidelines in says the world could be facing up principle is not strict. so, i think to one billion coronavirus infections, if action isn't taken to protect the most vulnerable countries.

the group is asking for international financial support and humanitarian aid to help stop the spread of the virus. there's a lack of proper management and the chief organiser of guidelines. how would you of the tokyo 2020 olympics has describe, the last few weeks for warned that the games — yourfamily? which are already postponed — will be cancelled if the pandemic describe, the last few weeks for your family? it's been quite a bit ofa your family? it's been quite a bit is not under control by next year. of a shock. we built a life with our new zealand says they have contained the community spread of covid—19. dad. me and my wife we live in here's prime ministerjacinda australia. it's not been easy but i ardern speaking earlier. we ardern speaking earlier. are at level 3, we are not understand it's not easy for a lot the we are at level 3, we are not out of the woods. it is a recovery room of of otherfamilies understand it's not easy for a lot of other families as well, we are not alone in this. how do you regard sorts, to assess if the incredible work that new zealanders have done the one—minute silence today to at level 4 to break the chain of commemorate nhs and care workers and other key workers like your father? transmission has worked. so with more people going back to work today, we need to be even more i think it's very nice. it's a very vigilant at level 3, to prevent any spreading of the virus. nice touch. but i also think if you in australia, isolation rules are being relaxed and by the end of the week,

really wa nt nice touch. but i also think if you really want to remember them and do households will be able to have two them justice, some of the key issues visitors at a time. should be challenged and solved. bondi beach and two neighbouring sydney beaches were reopened today — after being closed for five weeks. more than 2.4 million people have downloaded like protective equipment, you mean? a government tracking app, which monitors and traces cases yes, absolutely. supply and of coronavirus. distribution of a couple make sure it's the right equipment, understand earlier our correspondent shaima khalil said social distancing would take how it should be used. at ground place on bondi beach. level. the health secretary well that is really one of the big, big cautionary measures, a sign of announced yesterday that the caution from the authorities families of nhs and care staff who as they deliver died with coronavirus would receive this sum of £60,000, mr hancock said the good news, much of course nothing replaces the loss to the delight to citysiders, of course nothing replaces the loss ofa of course nothing replaces the loss of a loved one but we want to do everything we can to support that bondi beach, the famous bondi beach families who are dealing with this and another two neighbouring beaches have re—opened. grief. what would you say to the we have seen pictures health secretary this morning?” of swimmers lining up from really very early morning to take theirfirst dip in bondi think it's done with good intentions beach after a five—week ban. andi think it's done with good intentions and i think it will hopefully help all of the families on a practical yes a word of caution from officials level. but i would say it should not about large gatherings. distract from the key issues that last week we have seen two other still remains. which is to protect a beaches re—open and then really quickly shut,

because of big gatherings. but we are seeing a bit of easing of the strict social lot of these people on the ground. distancing measures. the premier of new south thank you very much peter, for talking to us and for telling us wales today announcing about your dad. the son of doctor that every household, starting friday, will be allowed two adult visitors with children michael who died in the royal berkshire hospital in reading. also being allowed. anne—marie rafferty from the royal this as new south wales has seen couege a significant decline in the anne—marie rafferty from the royal college of nursing joins, one of the unions campaigning for the minute's number of cases, it is silence today. good morning in single digits now. officials have said that this victoria. i note you were listening was for mental health and to what peter said, i wonder what social reasons, but again a word of you think about the fact that he caution about people not using this easing to hold big parties, doesn't want the silence today to detract from some really important or big gatherings. issues around the safety of front so it would make a big difference line workers? absolutely. i think for people who can now see their friends that's what this minute's silence is and their relatives. reminding us of. the college has i tell you, we're waiting for it in our household, for sure to have a couple of friends over. been relentless in keeping the pressure on government to ensure in neighbouring new zealand we have seen traffic flow in the major that logistics and distribution, the highways for the first time as 400,000 people return to work in supply of ppe in particular, as well as testing, is actually available different parts of new zealand today

cafes and restaurants have been allowed to open, but without direct front line staff at their own hour of need. and what is your assessment interaction between people. of need. and what is your assessment of where your members are currently, really interesting footage this morning of a huge queue of cars lining outside regarding ppe and access to testing? a big fast food chain in the drive well actually, we've been doing a survey and we found 50% have through, to get their burgers and their fries after more reported that they don't have full than a month of lockdown. access to the kit that they actually but againjacinda arden has been quite adamant that while require. and indeed, one in ten have this is a re—opening reported that they've been making their own and that is confirmed by of businesses in new another survey that myself and zealand, it is not a re—opening collea g u es another survey that myself and colleagues have been undertaking as of social lives and you know by any measure, victoria, new zealand well. which is demonstrating that is a success story in the way it has got a handle and contained covid—19. 45% of our sample said they did have and these two weeks of the easing of restrictions are going adequate kit and it's causing to be crucial really. the way people behave will either mean that new zealand considerable, a third of our continues its success and easing more of the restrictions, or that you get a surge of those cases responders, said they were having and then back to lockdown, experience of severe mental which is of course a scenario that distress. and when did you talk to your members, i'm just trying to nobody wants to see. work out the timescale of when they we re work out the timescale of when they were reporting that back to you? well, with the college survey that

was two weeks ago and our survey well, with the college survey that was two weeks ago and our survey was before that, it was an online survey and that was four weeks ago. have as scientists race to find a coronavirus cu re, researchers are looking at an old tuberculosis vaccine as a possible source of hope. things improved since then, as far one study suggested that countries as you are aware? i think there's which routinely use the bcg vaccine in newborns have reported lower lots of calls coming into the numbers of coronavirus couege infections and deaths compared lots of calls coming into the college and the fact is we still are with places which don't. but not everyone is convinced. live now to geneva, receiving those alarm bells, i think where we can talk to, dr grania brigden, director ppe access is number one of the of the department of tuberculosis, at the international union against tuberculosis strea m ppe access is number one of the stream of ppe access is number one of the stream of concerns ppe access is number one of the stream of concerns that members are actually raising. so we have to keep why might it work against covid—19? the pressure up, it's absolutely imperative. i wonder how your just to start off at the moment this members react to the announcement of is purely... a hypothesis. there is the £60,000 which will go to families of nhs and care staff a recent, as you mentioned the study who've died with coronavirus in the course of doing theirjob? i'm not that looked to see that there was a aware of what the reaction is per se at the moment. but certainly i think hypothetical association between bcg it's a strong acknowledgement by the vaccination programmes and less government that these groups need to severe covid—19. we know that the

be recognised for the contribution bcg vaccine which is used to protect that they have made, health care and children from tb has some effects on social care and nhs staff in particular but i think we need to other processes, such as leprosy and look at the detail because the word eligible is actually in the text and in some cases is used as a treatment just drill into that in more detail for bladder cancer. we know the bcg and found out exactly what it means. let me put this to you what the bma can work in other things apart from says on the record for the payment, tb. at the moment the association of it says it doesn't go far enough, while a single payment seems a its potential effect for covid—19 is sizeable sum comes nowhere near compensating families the lifetime income their loved one may have really just a associating, earned if they hadn't died its potential effect for covid—19 is reallyjust a associating, rather than anything that has been prematurely fighting this crisis on the front line. well it's certainly confirmed with solid clinical trials. many say the correlation a gesture and a welcoming, of course doesn't mean there is causation. it note some can't compensate for the is important to get to the bottom of loss of life but it's certainly a it, how is that being done? there step in the right direction and i think we should look at it in that light and then look forward as well are three clinical trials under way to what else might actually have to be done. in the netherland, australia and south africa to look at the

protective effect of the bcg vaccine in health care workers, these trials will go a long way to giving us the answer. it is important to make sure that these trials do not divert bcg good morning. you join us for trials from the groups where we have coverage of a minute's silence here the evidence that it works and that in the uk. which will take place at is children. we need to make sure 11am this morning to commemorate health care and other key workers who have died with coronavirus. now, that the pcg programmes for young children continue. wouldn't it be a you are seeing pictures of the royal gloucester hospital. staff are fair assumption if it was really gathering right now to show their effective in countries where there respect. the silence is being isa effective in countries where there is a national programme of immunisation and china is one and observed right across the united kingdom. with the prime minister and there are others, covid—19 wouldn't get a toe hold at all. exactly. i other senior politicians taking part in the tribute to those who lost think this is the challenge with the their lives to the pandemic in type of study that has highlighted recent weeks. more than 100 nhs and this potential protective effect is that it looks at it at a population ca re recent weeks. more than 100 nhs and care staff have died after contracting the virus. as have many level and that the countries that

transport and other key workers. the they have looked at, they have all silence has been organised by the been at different stages of their main health care unions. covid outbreaks and also there are countries like germany that has not had a routine bcg programme in place you can see people preparing to pay for a number of years, their respects in derby. had a routine bcg programme in place fora number of years, but had a routine bcg programme in place for a number of years, but haven't had the stat... severe covid let's go to glasgow, we can talk to outcomes that have been seen in our scotland correspondent lorna other countries. and all in all it gordon, tell us where you are this morning. this is a chance for people highlight it is importance of taking right across the country to show the contribution made by those nhs, care and other key workers who died, that these potential advances, but doing robust science to prove whether they their contribution is remembered and appreciated. i'm at the scottish air are the case or not. thank you and it is something we are going to be ambulance and specialist transfer watching closely to see what unfolds unit, excuse me, at glasgow airport, on that fronts. they do 4000 transfers a year from some of the most remote parts of scotland. in service, even as the french prime minister will reveal a plan in a few recently as yesterday. ready to take

hours of how to ease off again at a moment ‘s notice. the country's lockdown restrictions. twenty—three thousand people have died from the coronavirus in france. they have been used to take teams to edouard philippe will present the exit strategy to parliament where it will then be debated some remote parts of scotland and and voted on.our paris correspondent is hugh schofield has more details. help in the transfer of covid 19 we get the broad outlines of what —positive patients, remembering all will happen may 11th is the key day. those who have died both here in scotland, and right across the uk. this was outlined by president macron two weeks ago. so that week thank you very much. let's talk to duncan kennedy, our news correspondent, who is at the royal bournemouth hospital and telus will schools will begin to return. it be turning out to pay their respects will be a phased return and we are there. duncan. the staff are not clear how that will be affected. that is one thing that philippe will gathering in the car park, in the rain. important for them to remember be talking about this afternoon n their colleagues, right across the what order will schools be re—opening. will bit a question of whole health region. here at the royal bournemouth hospital itself some schools having half their i've had 38 members of staff who pupils? all these questions have yet have tested positive for coronavirus to be explained. so it is putting but as yet, mercifully, they tell me the detailed plan that people are this morning, none of them have died awaiting for and that on issues like but as you can see, they are standing in silence, ready for this moment at 11am, they can join masks, will masks with obligatory

every where or only in public collectively with the rest of the transport in paris? all sorts of nation to pay their respects to the thousands of members and people in questions. we know the people who britain who have died, particularly members of the nhs, the 100 or so run the metro system are worried if members of the nhs, the 100 or so members of the nhs, the 100 or so there is strict social distancing, members of the nhs and care workers who have lost their lives to this they will only be able to carry a virus. what they tell me, i've spoken to a couple of them this morning, they want one simple quarter of the normal number of message to come out of this silence, passengers. a lot of people in thatis, message to come out of this silence, that is, they simply won't forget france are looking for explanations these people who have died and they are very grateful to them for about how things in practice will be everything that they have done and their thoughts are with the families carried out. now as they go through the grieving process. now you can see nicola sturgeon, in the united states, scotlandpos macro first minister. we president trump has spoken to the media for the first time in two days, afterfacing ridicule are approaching 11am. the labour for his suggestion that injecting disinfectant might be a way leader, circular storm. —— of treating the virus. at his return, reporters were keen to ask him about those remarks. are approaching 11am. the labour leader, circularstorm. —— circular storm. and boris johnson. governor larry hogan specifically said leader, circularstorm. —— circular storm. and borisjohnson. as we they have seen a spike approach 11 o'clock. you're watching people using disinfectant after your comments last week. i know you said they were sarcastic.

bbc news. it's coming up to 11 o'clock in the uk. people are i can't imagine why. falling silent now to commemorate do you take any responsibility? the key workers who have died with no, i can't imagine, coronavirus. i can't imagine. your watching bbc news. councils in england are warning they may have to reduce support for crucial services, as they struggle to cope with the additional costs caused by the pandemic. the government recently announced extra funding, but some district councils say they're facing financial collapse. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. councils provide services we all rely on but many were already struggling financially and the challenge of coronavirus has increased the pressure, with rising costs to help the most vulnerable, while income from fees and charges has fallen. the government recently said it would give councils an extra £1.6 billion to help, making a total of £3.2 billion in extra funding since

the start of the crisis. some county councils that provide social care, say they need the bulk of the latest funding or crucial services could suffer. but district councils, whose services range from bin collections to helping the homeless, say this time around they should get a greater share, warning some are on the brink of financial collapse. at the same time, care providers want the government to make sure sir keir starmer, the leader of the extra money given to councils gets through to them, labour party who has been observing a sector under strain. a minute's silence to pay tribute to the government says it is providing a significant nhs and care workers who have lost package of support which responds to the range of pressures councils their lives due to coronavirus. the have said they are facing and will support them prime minister, boris johnson, to protect vital services. paying his respects this morning. this competing demand though shows just how stretched some of those services are. and we have brought you... people alex forsyth, bbc news. from all over the uk in what has we'll answer your questions been a very, very poignant moment in about coronavirus vaccines, and any concerns around this crisis in this country. outside visiting your gp surgery, in your questions answered at 2.30 two this afternoon. hospitals, inside hospitals, inside

supermarkets, on the tarmac at we'll bejoined glasgow airport. people right across by nicola stonehouse, professor of molecular virology at the university of leeds the uk spending the time to reflect and dr rita issa, a gp registrar. you can send your questions on how some families' lives have in to us, using the twitter hashtag bbcyourquestions, been changed forever, because of or emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. or this pandemic. remembering nhs e—mailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. workers who have died. care workers now it's time for a look who have died. radiologists, nurses, at the weather with matt taylor. the sun may be out in parts of gps, care assistants, surgeons, scotla nd the sun may be out in parts of scotland and northern ireland. but for england and wales we have midwives, hospital cleaners, care replaced the blue skies with grey skies and persistent rain. easing a co—ordinators, nurses, paramedics, bit this afternoon in southern ca re rs co—ordinators, nurses, paramedics, carers support specialists, clinical counties. north of that, there will support workers. and goodness, there be some sunshine around. but across isa support workers. and goodness, there scotla nd be some sunshine around. but across scotland and northern ireland and is a round of applause from staff the far north of england, some at...a is a round of applause from staff at... a hospital in gloucester. very moving. people from across the uk slow—moving showers. temperatures around eight or nine in the midlands and east wales. a big drop from what paying their respects to health care and other key workers who have died we have seen in the recent week. tonight most of the rain will turn

with the virus, joined by the prime minister and senior politicians. our lighter and patchier. still some coverage continues now on the bbc news channel and bbc two. for now we cloud and drizzle around in the say goodbye to viewers on bbc1. morning. in the north and east the chance of some france. —— frost. wednesday one system gets out of way and many start dry. but another speu and many start dry. but another spell of wet weather will sweep across england and wales and northern ireland. that was the minute's silence that has been observed across the country and a round of applause to mark the end of it, paying tribute to all of those key workers who have lost their lives in this crisis so far. a rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes across the uk has pushed the overall numbers dying with the virus to a record high, according to the latest figures. there were 24,686 total deaths registered in the uk in the week of the easter bank holiday. that's 12,832 - or 108% — above the expected number

of deaths for this time of year. the office for national statistics says there were 4,343 deaths involving coronavirus in care homes in england and wales up until april 24 — a figure that trebled in the space of three weeks. nick stripe is head of health analysis for the office for national statistics. he explained how many people are dying in the community, for example in care homes and at home. i'm about to run through some large hello you are watching bbc news. numbers and just to remember that here are your headlines... a minute's silence has been behind each one of these is a person held across the uk — to remember more than 100 key workers who've died who has lost someone. bear in mind after contracting coronavirus. new figures show a third of all coronavirus deaths in england and wales are now happening in care homes. and... beaches in australia have reopened — after a month of closures — and thousands have returned to work that is just under 4,000 in new zealand, after one of the world's strictest lockdowns.

that isjust under 4,000 higher than we we re that isjust under 4,000 higher than we were talking about last week and 12,000 above the average for what we president trump says he's no idea would expect to see at this time of why us hotline calls about disinfectant have risen — after he suggested using it year. raise over the last four weeks to treat coronavirus. there are about 27 thousand deaths above average in that four—week period. we have the statistics based on death registration by a week going back to 1993. this is the the first minister of scotland, highest number of death registered nicola sturgeon is holding the daily coronavirus briefing in edinburgh. ina week highest number of death registered in a week since 1993. nearly 2,000 i update you in regards to the key higher than the previous high ners statistics. i can report as of nine 2000. o'clock this morning there have been some really high numbers. what is 10,721 positive cases confirmed. that is an increase of 200 from the number of excess deaths? is that yesterday. a total of 1754 patients the number of excess deaths? is that the figure of 12,000. 12,000 above are in hospital with confirmed or the figure of 12,000. 12,000 above the five—year average for this week in the year. so you can call that suspected covid—19. that is a excess a bove decrease of eight from yesterday. a in the year. so you can call that excess above what we would expect. we have seen 27 thousand above that

average in the last four weeks. if total of 126 people last night were we think about what proportion of in intensive care with the suspected the deaths involve covid as writ on cases of the virus and that is a decrease of eight since the figures the deaths involve covid as writ on the deaths involve covid as writ on i gave you yesterday. the show —— the death certificate. about 40% of that excess, sorry... 40% of all they give us calls for cautious deaths put covid on the death optimism. iam they give us calls for cautious optimism. i am able to confirm today serretive katd. —— certificate. that the positive news that since the 5th of march, a total of 2408 that have is up by about a third. that is tested positive for the virus have three quarters of 12,000 excess been able to leave having recovered deaths figure mentioned covid on the deaths figure mentioned covid on the from it. we wish all of them well. death serre kif kate. which is —— — and a sadder note i have to report certificate. that is about 40% in that in the last 24 hours 70 deaths england, 35% in wales. london at 55% have been registered of people who of all deaths mentioned covid. 42% have been registered of people who have been registered of people who have been confirmed through a test in the north—west. 41% in the as having covid—19. that takes the north—east and 39% in the west midlands. total number 1332. tomorrow we will see the publication of the national

the latest figures for coronavirus deaths in england records of scotland weekly and wales compiled by the office for national statistics are 35% statistics that cover notjust people who died having had a higher than the total for the same period published by public health england and public health wales. positive test, but also those where here's the bbc‘s head of statistics, robert cuffe to explain covid—19 is presumed as a factor in what that means. the death. these numbers as i stress if we look across the whole of the uk, we see there were just under 25,000 deaths registered in the week just after easter. are not and never will be seen as just statistics. behind each and that's double what we every one of these numbers is a would expect to see. unique and irreplaceable individual whose loss is a source of grief to so that is up ton previous week, but it is not their friends across all the nations. whose loss is a source of grief to theirfriends and whose loss is a source of grief to their friends and family. once it looks like northern ireland again, iwant and wales, they have their friends and family. once again, i want to send my thoughts flattened out, maybe and deepest condolences to everyone a week or two ago. scotland, they have also flattened. who has lost a loved one to this so, the increase is continuing in england. virus. i want to thank again as i but there are different things driving that. it's notjust where you live, it's like a lwa ys virus. i want to thank again as i always do and consider it important what part of england you're living in. that we always do, our health and so let's go through the things that could be driving it then. ca re that we always do, our health and the major driver of the increase care workers. everyone across scotla nd care workers. everyone across scotland are grateful to you for the is deaths in care homes. extraordinary work that you are so, what we saw this doing. many of us willjoin the week is that a third of deaths in great britain, minute's silence at 11 i am today northern ireland don't have these

figures, were in care homes. that'sjust under 8,000. now that's up on last week. for the health care workers who sadly lost their lives. it was a reminder of the selflessness of our last week it was just about 5,500. health and key workers choosing to so it's gone up by 50% in a week, treat and care for others during a so it's continuing to rise. time of crisis. it was a reminder of and of course if it is continuing to rise, that means other... sorry it is rising faster the government's duty to do everything we can to keep these than other parts of workers safe. i have two issues i the epidemic and we are seeing that wa nt to workers safe. i have two issues i want to update you on today. the pattern notjust in england and wales, but also in scotland, where first, relates to testing. we have care home deaths keep on rising, while other parts of the epidemic are not going at the same pace. been making steady progress on so really what's driving this change increasing the testing capacity over are deaths in care homes. the past month from an initiating —— we have got extra data that's come out today from the ons from an initial starting capacity that just look at england. that could cope with 350 tests a day so the figures i have toa been talk about are up that could cope with 350 tests a day to 17th april, which is to a capacity of at least 3500 a day almost two weeks ago. by the end of this month. we will and data from the care quality in commission in england say get a further update on testing if you look further, capacity at the end of this week if you look into the week ahead, that figure for care homes which is the end of this month as is continuing to rise. so, i think what we're seeing is that the epidemic certainly hasn't well. as a result of what we have reached its peak. been doing to build capacity, we reached its peak in care homes. and what about the rest of epidemic?

have been able to expand testing and well, if we look at hospitals, which is where normally most people die, some priority areas. the tests are we have been seeing for quite a time currently available and processed now that the deaths in hospitals within the nhs labs. for people have been decreasing. you see that pattern in england. within the nhs labs. for people you see that pattern in wales and scotland. within hospital with symptoms of but they all seem to hit covid—19 and patients in intensive a peakjust before easter, care. people who have been referred around the 8th, 10th april. so they have been coming down quite for testing by their local covert smoothly since then. hubs. local care homes who have it is not quite reflected symptoms and people who are being in the figures that admitted to care homes and key workers in our health and care are out today. we have still seen a bit services and where appropriate of a rise in the number of deaths over all outside of care family members. in the last category homes, in the community as well as ican family members. in the last category i can report that more than 20,000 hospitals, but we have to remember people have been tested. in addition these are death registrations. so it is not necessarily when the deaths happened, it's when key workers in other sectors like the prison service, are able to book they were registered. tests online for the drive through centres that have been established it happened over a bank holiday weekend. at different locations around the it is possible that you do see fewer registrations in that country. today we are confirming a period, so some may further expansion of testing. all be filtering through. so we have to watch this space. i know it's difficult to do that when we are seeing so many figures. nhs have been put in procedures to but the broad trend that we're seeing in hospitals, which are test everyone over 70 years of age.

a good markerfor most of the epidemic, is that deaths are coming down and have been coming notjust test everyone over 70 years of age. not just those with test everyone over 70 years of age. notjust those with covert down for a while. test everyone over 70 years of age. not just those with covert symptoms. as we know the virus can have and what isn't so clear is what's happening to care homes, especially severe impact on older whether they're coming down. it looks in fact that people, so although we don't usually test people without symptoms because the test is not totally reliable, we they're going up. think there could be a benefit in testing older people both on their admission to hospital and our news correspondent thereafter. they will be tested on a duncan kennedy is at mission and then every four days royal bournemouth hospital. after while they are in the here around 50 members of staff came hospital. that will help us identify if the virus is being transmitted out and took part in a small within a hospital and if so, how and memorial service, not only standing where. it will help us provide still and silent at 11 o'clock, but better ca re where. it will help us provide better care for older people in taking part in a small religion hospitals and therefore contribute service after that to remember their to our wider efforts to slow down the spread of the virus. the second collea g u es service after that to remember their colleagues across the health region and across the country, who have issue i want to address is relevant given their lives in the fight to everybody watching at home. it against this virus. one of those relates to face coverings an issue leading the staff has joined me against this virus. one of those leading the staff hasjoined me in the rain. she is fiona hoskins. i'm which has attracted lots of

attention recently. guidance on this issueis attention recently. guidance on this issue is just been attention recently. guidance on this issue isjust been published on the going to tell the viewers we are scottish website —— the scottish standing socially distant apart to government website. i want to stress do the interview. but why have so many of your colleagues wanted to at the outset a very important point pay their respects today?” and ask you to bear this in mind, i many of your colleagues wanted to pay their respects today? i think am talking here about face for all of our health care staff, coverings, made of cloth or other they wanted an opportunity to pause, textiles, such as a scarf. i'm not ta ke they wanted an opportunity to pause, take time to reflect about these difficult times that we're working talking about medical grade in and in particular about colleagues that we know of in other facemasks that you would see health organisations who are sadly no and so were workers wearing. the longer us with, because unfortly guidance that we are publishing today says that the most important they have lost their lives while step we can all take to prevent coming into work and delivering transmission of the virus is to care. wen of your health family does continue staying home social lose their life, what effect does that have on the wider team. distancing and hygiene rules. face initially when we hear about stories coverings are not a substitute. it and those closer to home in dorset makes clear that the evidence on the use of face coverings is still or hampshire of staff who have lost limited. it recognises that there may be some benefit in wearing a

their lives, we're saddened and face covering if you leave the house shocked that they're losing their and intoa face covering if you leave the house and into a close space where he will lives. but it brings in a sense of come into contact with multiple anxiety among some staff as they people at a safe social distance —— come into work every day and are and save social distancing is difficult for example on public delivering care and trying to cope transport or in shops. this would with those emotions of caring for patients and understanding other imply it particularly in food shops. colleagues can't come to work any to be clear, the benefit comes more. around 38 member of your own mainly in cases where someone might have the virus but not aware of that staff have tested positive for because they are not experiencing coronavirus. can you put into words symptoms. therefore, they are not what it has been like dealing with isolated completely. wearing a face this crisis? it has been busy and we covering in this circumstance might will get on and deliver the job. stop them from transferring the there are times when we are numb. to virus to others. we are recommending the use of face coverings in these what is going on around us. and you go home from work and you go back to limited circumstances as a precautionary measure. given that a family who are not out and about the evidence is relatively limited, and delivering their normal work and we are not making this mandatory or

you feel like you're in a different suggesting that it will be enforced, but we will be keeping that under world. but at work, we are doing our job. that is what we are paid to do. review as we go into future phases we are here and deliver to it the of managing and tackling the best of our ability and everyone pandemic. it is worth bearing in here is doing a good job. why is it mind that there are some people for example people with asthma, who important to remember those who have might have very good reasons for lost their lives? i think it is choosing not to cover their mouth important for us to remember people and nose when they are out and who are no longer with us, because about. and we are not will recommending the use of face they're the innocent they came to coverings for children under the age work to do a good job, to care. i of two. to repeat, we are recommending that you do wear a face understand that health care covering if you are in and in close professionals and key workers not just who are working as medical and faced with others where social distancing is difficult. for nurses, but porters and kitchen example, public transport or in a staff have lost their life and it is shop. i want to emphasise the key as important to remember they were delivering a service like everyone point here which is you should not else and that wasn't what they came to work for. although doctors and really be in these situations very nurses get a lot of attention, you often like that if you are complying mentioned hospitals are run by other people who have been caught up in with the stay—at—home rules. the guidance states that there is no this? we couldn't survive without evidence at this stage that there any of our additional staff that

work and support us in this are benefits to wearing face hospital. they're essential to covering outside except for in these everything that we do as a hospital specific situations. we also have and it is about the whole team. not just about us, but the delivery information as to how to safely apply and wash face coverings. when drivers, the staff in the tescos who you are applying it and removing it help us to get our food in at home. you are applying it and removing it you should wash her hands and avoid it is the whole sort of service that touching your face and after each even's providing. fiona hoskins time you wear it, you must wash it at 60 celsius or dispose of it thank you very much. i did speak to safely. the detailed guidance is a couple of nurses earlier who had available on the scottish government's website. and the nhs gathered here before the minute's silence and i said, why are you website will also be updated soon. coming outside and pretty much you the most important point i want to stress again is this one the wearing can paraphrase what they said by saying they wanted to remember their of face and coverings is an extra colleagues, those people who work with them on what has been called precaution that you can and we are the front line and others call it suggesting that you should take. it just a place of work. they wanted to might do some good in limited circumstances, but it is not and join with the rest of the people must not be seen as a substitute for around the country and be part of the other rules and guidelines that something, just like thursday have been stressed and asking you to evenings where we gather and clap for the nhs, this time it was a

comply with. in particular anyone moment for silence for those in the with symptoms of covid—19 and all nhs and the care system. members of the household regardless whether or not they have symptoms, thank there is guidance for them. physical distance and handwashing, covering up distance and handwashing, covering up costs with disposable hankies or with your sleeve remain the most important and effective measures we let's talk about the care sector and what is happening there. can all adopt to prevent the spread of the virus. please above all else continue to follow the rules that we raise the latest figures for those have set out. stay—at—home, except being cared for in care homes who for extensional purposes as buying have died has tripled in three food or medicine or exercising. if you leave the house, you should stay at two metres apart from other weeks. anita astle is managing director people and you should wash her hands of wren hall nursing home, a specialist dementia care nursing regularly and thoroughly. i know is home in selston near nottingham. thank you forjoining us. i last i say every day but every day it becomes ever more true, that sticking to these rules is really, spoke to you a couple of weeks ago really difficult, but it remains and at that point nine of your essential. it is how all of us can residents had died and you said you help to continue to slow down the

we re residents had died and you said you were broken. what are things like spread, continue to protect our nhs now? obviously, as a team, we have from being overwhelmed and continue still mourning the people that we to save lives. thank you for sticking with it and please continue to do so. i'm going to hand over have lost. there is a sense of briefly to the national clinical grieving for their families and we are grieving for what life used to director to say a few words and then be like. you know, we're supporting of course as usual i will take questions. jason's. —— jason. people who have been with dementia, an emotional connection is important of course as usual i will take questions. jason's. -- jason. let me first say that scotland is doing an for their well being. and we're excellent job and you have to stick having to isolate people in their with it. as the first minister said, we are beginning to see early signs of what your behaviour is doing, so own rooms, we are watching people please continue to do that. i want because deconditioned, because to take a moment to acknowledge the they're not having their exercise work of another relatively unsung like they used to do, they're not pa rt of work of another relatively unsung part of our social care workforce. socialising. so they're losing a lot of their skills. and that is really approximately 11,000 social work ends are working 20 47, extremely upsetting for us to see. so now we ha rd ends are working 20 47, extremely hard to protect vulnerable children and adults in every one of our are having to really consider how we communities. their work is best support people. is it the right particularly vital at this time because those they serve like the

re st of thing to isolate people living with because those they serve like the rest of us are confined in no way the dementia, or are we better that makes seeking help and assistance more difficult. they work for local affair —— they work for socialising them, but using social distancing? and that is a really local authorities. they work in difficult decision to make in these times when we're living with prisons and hospitals in every village, town and city of our covid—19. country. they protect us and promote times when we're living with covid-19. you have outlined a whole independent living, quality of life are those they support and they take extra dimension to this, that we difficult decisions every day on our haven't discussed much, because it has been about fire fighting with behalf. like other elements of our those with covid—19 and that is a real concern for you and for those service, others that have left the who have loved ones in care homes profession have responded to the call because of the pandemic. we about them to use the word you used, have almost 200 retirees and 90 being deconditioned. you are going return errors that have volunteered to have to be making some difficult to rejoin the front line. i want to decisions, what do you weigh up in give a particular thanks to them. making those decisions? like we do demonstrates their vocation and selflessness. like so many others, every day when covid—19 isn't in our lives and that is what is best for the social workers have stepped up to the response and i are very each person. so we can't say, we

grateful. i will hand it over to can't treat everybody the same, because we all have different needs. but we have to think of each fiona. i am building on jason's individual, what is in their best interest, what they do want to point. people who were there to help happen? it is more difficult with our community and society. i want to people who are living with the dementia, because they can't always say something to the children and make an informed decision. so we their parents and their carers. i have to try different ways of trying recognise that this is a wonderful time for some young people and for to support them to make real others it can also be a worrying time. making sure children and young decisions. and that is what we're trying to do now. in terms of people all healthy physically and covid—19 and how things are in the have good mental health is probably ca re covid—19 and how things are in the care home now, i mentioned that the never been more important as it is number of those who have died of now with the restrictions that have suspected covid—19 in your home has been placed on everyone. making sure gone up to 13. do you think you that children are eating healthy get still have people with suspected out once a day, taking real covid—19 and how many and how do you ca re covid—19 and how many and how do you care for them? covid—19 and how many and how do you care for them ? obviously covid—19 and how many and how do you care for them? obviously if all of advantage of the exercise time and those people had gone into hospital they would have medical treatment, the family and the social distancing. but also when they are you don't have those, that in the house, there are great equipment, those skills in the home opportunities to make sure that they are keeping active and healthy. some

there? no, and it wouldn't be children and young people may appropriate for our ladies and gents to be gent lated. they —— already have chronic physical health conditions or mental health problems ventilated. they are older people, they have got complex needs and and the practitioners who care for them are still there. they may be actually a ventilator would be very harmful to them and may never come available in a different format at off that ventilator if they were put on. so it is not, i don't want to looking at remote ways of give anybody the impression that consultation, but they are there and waiting and ready to support people are being withheld treatment, wherever there is a problem. because they certainly are not. in nursing of what people have been doing the homes we have got extremely skilled nhs has not been overwhelmed. nhs is registered nurses, that are delivering exceptional care. in open for business. it is safe, whether it is within the gp primary ca re whether it is within the gp primary care surgeries or hospitals or the residential homes, equally there are skilled staff supporting people. emergency department. we have just on the point of the staff, are excellent control measures in place you happy now with the level of ppe and all the institutions are safe that you have? so, yes, fortunately for you to visit if you are worried about any aspect of health of a child or young person. if you... the we have not run out of ppe. because

we have not run out of ppe. because we have not run out of ppe. because we have had lots of generation donations on top of those things that we have purchased. thank you very much. gp surgery is open as well in a different way. 111. parents of young children perhaps use health visiting services, the midwives as well are also available, able to do home let's take a look at what is visits, but ideally through a remote happening around the rest consultation peer if you are worried of the world. in any way at all with any aspect of new zealanders are beginning to return to work as they begin to ease the health or well— being in any way at all with any aspect of the health or well—being of a young lockdown restrictions. person, mental health or physical businesses and schools are reopening. health, do not hesitate to contact public gatherings remain banned, but small weddings and funerals can go ahead. the us—based relief group the routine way that you would the the international rescue committee says the world could be facing up to one— billion coronavirus infections, if action nhs or 111 or isn't taken to protect the most vulnerable countries. the routine way that you would the nhs or111orany the routine way that you would the the group is asking for international financial support nhs or 111 or any department. and humanitarian aid to help stop the spread of the virus. similarly public health materials and the chief organiser such as vaccination, are still open of the tokyo 2020 olympics has warned that the games — which are already postponed — will be cancelled if the pandemic for business. it is incredibly is not under control by next year. important that people remember that, know that and access the services

new zealand is starting wherever they might be for whatever to ease its lockdown restrictions, saying they have contained they might need to keep our children the community spread of covid—19. and young people and families healthy and well. questions as here's prime ministerjacinda ardern speaking earlier. we are not out of the woods. as i usual. the first is his firm scv. in have said before, it is a recovery room of sorts. to assess if the incredible work that new zealanders regards to testing to have figures about the update ? have done at level 4 to break the regards to testing to have figures about the update? you say you want the capacity of 3500 at the end of virus has worked. so with more the capacity of 3500 at the end of the month, do we know how many people are actually using the tests, people going back to work today, we need to be even more vigilant at whether it is nhs front line staff or regular member of the public a in level 3 to prevent any spreading of the virus. regard to face coverings it seems meanwhile in australia, like a simple recommendations. in isolation rules are being relaxed and, by the end of the week, italy for example many people were households will be able to have two walking around in mass., is that may visitors at a time. bondi beach and two bea walking around in mass., is that may be a recommendation that could have neighbouring sydney beaches were reopened today, been given earlier to help prevent after being closed for five weeks. more than 2.4 million people have downloaded a government tracking app, the spread of the disease around which monitors and traces cases of coronavirus. shops? we have figures of negative

earlier our correspondent and positive cases, so we have the shaima khalil said social distancing would take place on bondi beach. number of test fluctuating, we are working to increase that well that is really one of the big, progressively so the tests can meet the capacity that we have set out of big cautionary measures, a sign of the good news, much to the delight to citysiders, at bondi beach, 3500. i think we will exceed that. the famous bondi beach and another two neighbouring when we get to the end of the week, beaches have re—opened. the end of the month, we will set we have seen pictures of swimmers lining up from really very early morning out where we are in capacity but also where we are in terms of the to take theirfirst dip in bondi beach after a five—week ban. usage of that capacity. the final point to make on that is that both yes a word of caution from officials of these figures will continue to about large gatherings. develop in the weeks to come. as we last week we have seen two other beaches re—open and then go through the next number of weeks, really quickly shut, i don't know how many yet, and move because of big gatherings. but we are seeing a bit of easing into a phase where we are slightly of the strict social easing some of the restrictions the distancing measures. the premier of new south importance not as a complete wales today announcing solution, but as part of an overall

that every household, starting approach of a test, trace and friday, will be allowed two adult isolate strategy becomes more visitors with children important and clearly we need to also being allowed. this as new south wales has seen build up testing capacity to be able to do that. as well as doing more a significant decline in the number of cases, it is testing perhaps in different in single digits now. categories. what we will set out at officials have said that this was for mental health and the end of this month, this week social reasons, but again a word of will be where we are now, but nobody caution about people not using this should assume that that is the end easing to hold big parties, or big gatherings. of the line on testing. there is a so it would make a big difference different phase that we are already for people who can now working to move into. with see their friends and their relatives. facemasks, as we know more about the i tell you, we're waiting for it in our household, for sure to virus, evidence and advice on a have a couple of friends over. in neighbouring new zealand we have whole range of aspects is changing. seen traffic flow in the major we have been keen to get the highways for the first time evidence and advice as far as we can as 400,000 people return to work in different parts of new zealand today toissue evidence and advice as far as we can to issue the guidance that we have cafes and restaurants have been today. there are two related reasons allowed to open, but without direct that i think it's important we are interaction between people. doing this. first, the evidence now really interesting and asi doing this. first, the evidence now and as i said, it is limited, it is footage this morning of not the most overwhelming evidence i

have ever seen, but there is some a huge queue of cars lining outside a big fast food chain in the drive evidence now that in that kind of through, to get their burgers and their fries after more limited circumstances i set out, than a month of lockdown. there can be some benefit. that is a but againjacinda arden has been quite adamant that while this is a re—opening benefit in the form of somebody with of businesses in new the virus without knowing it, being zealand, it is not a re—opening of social lives and you know by any at reduce of transmitting it to measure, victoria, new zealand somebody else. i think if we think is a success story in the way it has got a handle and contained covid—19. there is some benefit it is important we set that out. the second reason is anecdotally it and these two weeks of the easing of restrictions are going to be crucial really. seems to me more and more people are the way people behave will either choosing to wear cloth face mean that new zealand continues its success and easing more of the restrictions, or that coverings and the other reason i you get a surge of those cases wa nted coverings and the other reason i wanted to make sure there is and then back to lockdown, guidance is to put that in the which is of course a scenario that context of yes, the benefit of what we think there might be, but also to nobody wants to see. stress the limitations. what i don't wa nt stress the limitations. what i don't want is people thinking they are invincible because they are wearing a face covering. i want to stress in the united states, president trump hadn't addressed the point that i have already made the media for two days, afterfacing ridicule 01:24:55,125 --> 2147483052:19:12,277 for his suggestion that injecting 2147483052:19:12,277 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 disinfectant might be a way that in these kinds of circumstances it is an added precaution you can take. it is absolutely not a

substitute for the other things that we should do. it does not give you licence to do things the rules say you should not be doing. in the circumstances that you are permitted to be out right now to go food shopping for example, it will give you an added bit of protection. i wa nted you an added bit of protection. i wanted to make sure that there was —— i wanted to make sure to set out there were some benefits but also give you the limits of that benefit. i'm going to move now to lisa summers from bbc scotland. on facial protection, you have gone for a fairly cautious approach unlike countries like germany who made it mandatory. can you spell out who you expect to wear these facemasks? people and factories for example? cani people and factories for example? can i also get some clarity given that we have had a minute's silenced today to honour those who have died on the front line services, can you tell us yet or explain why we have

not had number of scotland health ca re not had number of scotland health care workers who have died?” not had number of scotland health care workers who have died? i want to go into that directly. i think i gave some of the rationale of this last week. i will do so again. on the face covering, let me say as is the face covering, let me say as is the case with so many aspects of how we deal with this virus, this guidance may well evolve and develop. we are not making it mandatory right now because as i said, the evidence is not overwhelming about this. given that there evidence has or might be some benefit, in limited circumstances that we have suggested, we are recommending that people use these face coverings. if you are in an enclosed space with other people and it is not easy to keep the two metres distance. the examples i gave our public transport and shopping, but of course that is not exhaustive. enclosed space with

other people where you feel you may be coming into close contact. i stress again, that under the current rules, you should not be in those kind of circumstances very often. they should be limited occasions in which you find yourself in the circumstances. but when you do, this is an added caution, not a substitution. we are not making it mandatory right now, but as we go into a phase of perhaps starting to lift some of the restrictions and some of the people are coming into contact with others more than they are now, we will review that. and maybe in the future we will take a tougher stance on that. is important we do not get too far ahead of where we do not get too far ahead of where we are right now and of the evidence. i don't want people putting so much emphasis on the face coverings that you forget the important things you should be doing. staying at home, not mixing

with people outside of your household, standing two metres apart from people and following all of the hygiene rules. on the issue of people who die in health or social ca re people who die in health or social care settings as a result of the virus, those who work in the health and social settings, it is really important to the public, but i can tell you it is very important to me personally that we gather this information in a robust and reliable way. we have been putting in place processes to make sure we do that, so we are processes to make sure we do that, so we are not relying on anecdotal information and not inadvertently underestimating. we are firstly doing that amongst other things, it is important, i think that we do ta ke is important, i think that we do take the opportunities with the consent of families to pay tribute to people who die in the circumstances. before i say this

next bit, please every single person who dies in this circumstance is a tragedy i'm not trying to minimise. in scotland, we are still talking about relatively small numbers. as you have heard when we are reporting the statistics, there is a threshold below which we do not publish numbers for fear of identification of individuals when perhaps the families would not want them to be identified. that is why we have not yet published numbers, but when we are ina yet published numbers, but when we are in a different position to that we will be publishing the numbers and we will have put in place the processes to make sure those numbers are robust and reliable as i think everybody would expect and want us to do. james matthews from sky news. thank you very much. what is the advice that has changed your mind on face coverings in the past few days?

and where did it come from? also, you have a uk audience with these news briefings, what do you say to people outside of scotland watching this listening to you, thinking why has my government not told me that face coverings are a good idea and what should i do? the advice that has come to me now it it is what i have set out, there may be some benefit in limited circumstances, but i have said why on balance for that reason. i don't want people thinking there is more benefit... that was nicola sturgeon with her daily update. coming up next, we have bbc news at one. right now it is time for the weather, bye—bye. hello. a much different weather view out the window for many through today compared with what we have seen over the past few weeks. in april, the met office revealed that it has been the sunniest in record. the yellow and orange colours

are areas that have seen above average amounts of sunshine. the darker, amber colours where some have seen close to double the normal amount. with a little bit of irony, to follow the shot of the satellite image showing lots of cloud across england and we. not much sunshine today. from it, some persistent rain. it has been a while since we have seen that, particularly across parts of east wales, the midlands and east anglia into the afternoon. drying out a little bit the far south. far north of england, may avoid the rain today, and in scotland, northern ireland, the story of sunshine and one or two sharp showers developing through the day. temperatures the highest in west of scotland, northern ireland's, southwest, 1314 degrees. parts of midlands and wales just eight or nine celsius, a big drop from 20 degrees that we saw in recent days. and a big drop in pollen levels too. thanks to the rain. the rain is still there this evening across many parts of england and wales. it is turning lighter and patchier. and most places becoming drier by the time we get to dawn. we could see some rain in the southwest of scotland and northern ireland, a few showers in the far north too. clear skies across the north and east of scotland

as temperatures chart suggest. this is where we will see some of the chilli as conditions just a chance of frost. that will take us into tomorrow. today, the rain will soften up. tomorrow the rain won't be soaked in more. it will not last as long. an hour or maybe two. it will quickly sweep its way towards the north. it will turn lighter and patch your as it goes. it make french into the south of scotland, but the northern half will stay largely dry only isolated showers. very sunny in wales before thunderstorms arrive in the evening. temperatures up on today. the rain band does not really make much inroads into scotland. low pressure is on the scene for thursday, it will be anchored across much of england and wales, a story of sunshine and thundery showers. it will be slow moving. they could wrap up will be slow moving. they could wrap up quite quickly around the english challenge —— england —— english

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