american coronavirus cases move past a million. that's nearly a third of the global total. a third of the global total. a third of the global total. a third of all deaths linked to camaro the virus in england and wales are not happening in care homes. british airways warns that 12,000 jobs may be loss of the demand for air travel colla pses the demand for air travel collapses france plans to ease its locked down but mask will remaina its locked down but mask will remain a way of life. understanding community, we have a special report on one of the major questions about covid—19.

hello and welcome to our audiences in the uk and around the world. we are covering all the world. we are covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. we start in the united states, which has now registered more than 1 united states, which has now registered more than1 million known cases of the coronavirus. that's roughly four times the second worst affected nation, which is spain. here, the british government says it is significantly expanding access to testing to include all care home residents and staff. in other developments, iag, the pa rent other developments, iag, the parent company of british airways has warned the airline could make up to 12,000 workers redundant. agencies is a lack of resources in conflict zones

should see the spread of the virus continue, while in france, all food shops will reopen for may the 11th, but bars and reopen for may the 11th, but bars a nd restau ra nts reopen for may the 11th, but bars and restaurants will remain closed. we will have much more on all of stories, but firstjudy much more on all of stories, but first judy bryant much more on all of stories, but firstjudy bryant reports. a salute to the covid warriors. the blue angels and thunderbirds paying tribute to those on the front lines on the battle against corona writers. they flew across the northeast and a —— uplifting spectacle for residents and lockdown. new york continues hit, but today a glimmer of hope. what we've seen is clearly progress. when we can start to make some of the move to open things up, but i will say it again, we are being cautious and careful and governed. it will be gathered by the facts. more than 1 million people in the us are 110w million people in the us are now known to have been infected

and the emphasis is on more testing. in manhattan, people lined up at the latest facility. faster, even without the —— other states are moving faster. georgia has opened salons, gyms and some restau ra nts. salons, gyms and some restaurants. most states are making plans, even if they have no clear timeframe. it will go down to zero ultimately. you have to understand when it comes to cases, we do much more testing than everyone else. we will show more cases because we are not doing much, much more testing. double anybody else will someone —— it will be at the appropriate time that will be down to zero. might not even a some businesses open their doors, it's not clear whether americans at home are ready to open there's. consumer spending drives the us economy, but with no care for coronavirus, and social distancing the only proven control so far. they may

not feel safe enough to spend outside. jane o'brien, bbc news. the issue of testing being leveled all around the world. yes, and donald trump again repeating that he believes there are enough testing kits being made available to states around the country to allow those states when the time is right to gradually reopen, and he says that more tests are being carried out in the us than anywhere else. he does not see it as anywhere else. he does not see itasa anywhere else. he does not see it as a major issue right now, although we continue to hear from the states. this is absolutely paramount. not only diagnostic testing, but testing to see if people have the antigen. in other words, they can make antibodies against the coronavirus, which would make

it safe to go back and associate. him being reminded of what he said a few weeks ago, what we've been watching these coronavirus briefings over the last few days or weeks,. it caught my eyes to see mike pence being accused of not following the right procedures of visiting a clinic. there's been a lot of criticism and social media, and it's very striking if you look at the photograph of mike pence, he is the only person that isn't wearing a facemask. his explanation was that he is the vice president and he is

regularly testing along with others in his team. he says he does not have coronavirus and he felt as if he was therefore able to go without a mask and communicate. to fight those people he was —— think those people he was —— think those people he was meeting for their work on the virus. even though the place he was visiting has a role saying people have to wear the face cover —— appropriate face cover. thank you very much indeed. all residents and staff in care homes in england are to be eligible for coronavirus tests from wednesday if they have symptoms or not. scotland, wales and northern ireland are respected to follow suit. figures released earlier revealed that a third were in ca re revealed that a third were in care homes. the number of deaths outside hospital is included in the daily totals are supported by the government. in care sectors as it is now the front line against the pack to make as our social correspondent alison holt reports. at saint cecelia

‘s nursing home, they believe the fight they have been waging against coronavirus for weeks is only now being reflected in officialfigures. is only now being reflected in official figures. they lockdown early. set aside for nursing resident. people stick to their rooms, but still across the three homes in the group, they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid—19. they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid-19. week called and saw her on the day that she died. one of the residents who died was registered to's wife liz. they we re registered to's wife liz. they were married for more than 50 yea rs. were married for more than 50 years. he says it staff did all they could for her. ijust thought that the ministers still recognise the wonderful work that's gone on and goes on

up work that's gone on and goes on up and down the country —— hope the minister still recognise. they are doing a job equal to anyone in the nhs of. information collected by the ca re information collected by the care regulator last friday suggest deaths in care foams are still rising —— care homes. homes like this one continue to struggle to get the of of equipment they need. there are far more people being careful outside the nhs than in the nhs stop loop they deserve better than they got. it's been to whittled too late. the government says home kids are making testing easier and that all residents and staff will be eligible for test. it insists it's also providing millions of pieces of protective equipment. but that offers no comfort here. this woman is struggling to explain to her two—year—old granddaughter why her mother, i ca re granddaughter why her mother, i care worker isn't coming home. 26—year—old sonia died of

coronavirus. herfamily 26—year—old sonia died of coronavirus. her family say she loved her dog looking after others, and they want people to understand the anguish and questions they are left with —— loved herjob. questions they are left with —— loved her job. they questions they are left with —— loved herjob. they showed us the mask sonia bought online to protect yourself. i believe what my sister has confirmed they arrived when she was in hospital. so too late? too late. in time, there will be questions that many families need answering. alison holt, bbc news. let's have a look at some of the other stories into the pandemic. scotland has become the latest place to advise the public to wear masks where areas —— in areas where social distancing is difficult. the uk government has yet to announce its decision on mask, but the health secretary said youth was based on weak science. spain's prime minister

has outlined the aim of getting back to something like normality by the end ofjune. social distancing will remain but schools will not reopen until september. president hooton the peak of the outbreak in russia has not yet been reached president putin and has extended the deadline. so far there have been 867 recorded deaths. the number of dead in brazil has now passed 5000. it's the worst affected country in south america, with infection rates of 72,000. the caption of a submarine has been relieved of his duties for

allowing his crew to hold a barbecue during a lockdown. a royal navy investigation found commanderjonathan royal navy investigation found commander jonathan lewis royal navy investigation found commanderjonathan lewis had made several errors of judgement. british airways is set to make up to 12,000 workers redundant because of the plunge and demand for air tribal caused by the plan to make. its parent company predicts it will be several yea rs predicts it will be several years until the passing numbers return to the number see last year. tom burridge has this. parked up for weeks. but no one knows when they'll be flying again. tonight, british airways prayer and company announced plans to lay off up to 12,000 staff —— parent company. that's more than a quarter of its entire workforce. in a letter to staff, the boss said it was unclear when companies will reopen borders. the airline had to be reimagined and reshaped.

he said substantial change was required to get through the pandemic and withstand longer—term reductions in customer demand. staff who work for british airways are shocked. i've been in touch with some of them this evening. it's a real bog out of the blue. now begins a tricky negotiation with the unions. they didn't ask for any government bailouts. they told their force that they would survive comfortably. then they turned around and announced 12,000 job losses. now they have to come up with some very good reason for that. i'm not convinced about any of those reasons yet. i suspect there is a bit of optimism going on by british airways. ba's trans atla ntic british airways. ba's trans atlantic rival virgin atlantic is in atlantic rival virgin atlantic isina atlantic rival virgin atlantic is in a much worse financial position. it has applied for a bailout from the government.

first it needs to attract new investors. it's a hugely competitive industry. it's populated by a lot of carriers. they operate on the thinnest margins. we could possibly be seeing an end to cheap air travel. paint apart and maintain them is costly. —— paying to park. airlines are him a haemorrhaging cash. more job losses are almost inevitable. tom burridge, bbc news. more on that story. stay with us on bbc news. a warning that a billion people worldwide could be infected by the virus. actions taken to help the poor in war—torn countries.

our latest headlines... american coronavirus cases move past a million. that's nearly a third of the global total. a third of the global total. a third of the global total. a third of all deaths linked to coronavirus in england and wales are now happening in here co. —— care homes. france is set to ease lockdown measures next month. schools and jobs will begin reopening and people can travel within 100 km of their home. but that depends on infection rates remaining low. lucy williams reports. of all the lessons learned during lockdown, the hardest for the government has been working out how to end it. these four children have been studying at home since the middle of march. primary schools will reopen on the 11th of may, but she says it's too soon. i don't think my kids are going back in may. i'm

going to wait before i send them into a group environment. the prime minister warned today that france risked the collapse of society if it kept the restrictions in place for too long. translation: . never in the history of our country, not during war, never has the country been confined as it is today. it can't go on forever. if infection rates stay low, most major restrictions will start to beep lifted next month. schools will open from 11 to may on a volu nta ry open from 11 to may on a voluntary basis. all shops will reopen and people will be free to move within 60 miles. but beaches, cinemas and large museums will stay close. a decision on bars and restau ra nts decision on bars and restaurants has been pushed back to the end of may. pressure to lift the lockdown here is coming from the top. earlier this month, president

micron set a date of the 11th of may to ease restrictions —— president macron. his government has pulled together a plan on how to do that but there is strong opposition from those on the ground. teachers unions have described the reopening of schools next month as unworkable. even mission impossible. the scientific advisers have proposed that classes are staggered. the children are a metre away from each other at all times, that they shouldn't circulate in the corridors. all this will cause a somewhat —— corridors. all this will cause a somewhat “ enormous corridors. all this will cause a somewhat —— enormous problem. the plan rests on keeping new infections low, under 3000 a day. some areas may need to relax the rules more slowly. but the task of containing this epidemic is shifting from government responsibility to individual response. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

china has insisted it should not be blamed for the outbreak. president trump has made it clear he feels beijing should have been more —— not more when the virus emerge. china's ambassador to london that it was the virus rather than the country which the us should be targeting. since the outbreak, i think president trump keeps a very close contact. they had to come “— very close contact. they had to come ——i very close contact. they had to come —— i just very close contact. they had to come —— ijust would like to let america know that china is not an enemy of the united states. this virus is the enemy of the united states. they need to find the right target. chinese ambassador to london. you can watch his full interview with the ambassador on wednesday and thursday here on wednesday and thursday here on bbc news. until now the

virus has largely been concentrated in europe, the united states and china. health systems a re united states and china. health systems are well—established. so far developing countries have been less affected but are particularly vulnerable should the virus take hold. the dangers are amplified if parts are affected dangers are amplified if parts a re affected by dangers are amplified if parts are affected by conflict. jeremy bowen explains. welcome home. syria's crossing back from turkey face 1a days quarantine. and regularly disinfected —— did dormitories. with almost 1 disinfected —— did dormitories. with almost1 million people displaced by war. social distancing and washing hands are not jana about the