it's behind plagues. the lord takes me through your life. several states like florida have declared church is an essential business, which means they are allowed to be open, while the pastor does observe some social distancing, he says sometimes touching people is necessary. a lot of people will find it difficult to understand why you are still doing things like laying your hands on people. the call that god has placed on my life is to preach the gospel, to lay hands on the sick so that he can heal them. that's my calling. we keep distance. we wash our hands, for the sake of those that are fearful, the bible says he will lay hands on the sick, and the sick will recover. us federal advice recommends cancelling gatherings of more than ten people. stay at home if possible, don't go out on any unnecessary travel or trips. make sure you are staying away from a crowded place is like movie theatres. the pastor says it's important for people to be able to worship

in large groups. they suggested, not an order, suggested not to gather ten people or more. we appreciate that suggestion, but ministries such as mine, i mean, we cannot limit it because the bible says if one of them, i turn away, and they die in their sin, the bible says their blood will be on my hands. so i am responsible before god. the top official health adviser, roberts, has warned of a possible second wave of coronavirus in the country. so would the pastor close his church if he was asked to in the future? if there is something valid you know, i will discuss it, but the politicians and governments cannot hold us back on exercising our amendments, our rights come our constitutional our rights, our constitutional rights, the rates that god has given us. we are essential in the world, and we can never come and will never be shut down. singing. of course, not all us christians

will share the pastor's views. many churches like washington national cathedral have services without a congregation present. but for the minority who do agree with him, the age—old conflict between science and religion looks set to continue. one country that seems to have got its testing strategy right to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control is south korea. back injanuary and february, it had one of the world of‘s largest outbreaks of the virus, bugs, its turn things around outbreaks of the virus, but, its turn things around through widespread testing and contact tracing. fewer than 250 people have died, and the country has stayed out of lockdown. laura bicker reports. these are the better days many people across the world are being promised. it's possible here, because south korea was prepared for a pandemic. now they haven't just

flattened the curve, they have crushed it. the situation looked critical in february. medics were battling one of the worst outbreaks in the world, cases spiralled in the city of diego. they got infection rates under control, fewer than 250 people have died. staff even have time to give us a smile. so how was it done? given the highly contagious nature of this virus, we knew from the very early on, that testing and tracking was critical. they wrapped up testing within days of the first case will stop anyone they wrapped up testing within days of the first case. anyone who thought they had the virus was swabbed. they also got a bit creative, and made it even safer for staff. next, they tracked the spread of the infection. cctv, phone and bank records piece together the movements of covid—19

carriers, to find others who could have been infected. so if someone in this cafe was confirmed with coronavirus, everyone in the area would be sent a text message, telling them that they were at risk. and that they needed to isolate themselves and get a test. public health was valued over privacy. translation: i think it is necessary to provide this information. i myself check on the website to find out about new cases and where they are. translation: yes, it is a violation against privacy, but it is necessary. this is a global fight. we are all in this together. schools are still closed, but some company entrance exams went ahead. temperature checks are now part of daily life. social distancing is still taken seriously. in the search for safe spaces, young lovers rediscovered the romance of the drive through in this movie mad nation.

of course, there is the fear that covid—i9 will return. for now, south korea offers a lesson, and some hope, notjust on how to handle the virus, but they have shown what is possible during this pandemic. although children make up a small percentage of those so far diagnosed and often have milder reactions to coronavirus, there are cases around the world where they have been left needing intensive care treatment. callum tully has been speaking to families about their experiences of coping with a child who is contracted covid—i9. coughing. this is four—year—old lincoln, in intensive care with coronavirus. in a colorado hospital, oxygen is being pumped

into his body to keep him alive. watching it all is his mother, anna, a doctor that specialises in neonatal care. when the doctor came in and told us, told me, that the test was positive, i just started crying. my initial thoughts were "i don't understand, we stay at home, "we pulled him out of activities." that was immediately followed by, "oh my gosh, he has coronavirus, "and he continues to get worse every single hour, where is this headed? "how bad is it going to get?" after three weeks in hospital, lincoln recovered. when he found most helpful to me in the hospital was just trying to stay present in the moment. and not let my mind wander too far down to what it. and not let my mind wander too far down to what if. what if he gets worse, what if he gets intubated, what if he gets sedated. i never let myself go to the "what if he doesn't come home?" i just wasn't willing to go to that place. and it's really hard to do that,

as they are turning up the oxygen every hour, but it did really help me. in the uk, five—week—old peyton is believed to be the youngest person to have had coronavirus. whilst in hospital, her mother, tracy, was only allowed to see her occasionally. if she would've got something, the story of looking at caring a lovely baby in herarms. story of looking at caring a lovely baby in her arms. i probably would've been carrying that baby in a parcel, he wouldn't have been able to eat, obviously. she is here, they save your life, i'm just happy that she is here. do you think it's going to change the way you raise peyton at all? shares... i mean, she's never going with outcome ever. that's right, never. obviously, just ata that's right, never. obviously, just at a point now... tracy isn't the only one who's perspectives been

changed by the virus. across the atlantic, anna's also been affected. my hope is that i don't become somebody who is so overly cautious that i don't allow them to live their lives. but this just that i don't allow them to live their lives. but thisjust really drove it home that my time with my kids is precious. the advice from the experts has been clear. generally, coronavirus poses a greater risk to adults than it does to children, but, a recent alert to nhs doctors warning them to look out for rare but dangerous reactions in children raised eyebrows as it was reported that it could be linked to coronavirus. anna's encouraging people to remain cautious. coronavirus. anna's encouraging people to remain cautiouslj coronavirus. anna's encouraging people to remain cautious. i don't wa nt people to remain cautious. i don't want any parent to be in a position of, i call it the could've, should've, would've come i should've stayed at home, i wish i would've stayed at home, i wish i would've stayed at home, i wish i would've stayed at home, i regret the choice that i made because their child gets sick. it's much easier on a parent

to say" i did everything possible, and this still happen." oh my gosh, we took him to a playground, we didn't take it seriously, now both my kids are in i see you in the hospital on a ventilator. is government's around the world were nice not to lose patience with the lockdown, they will be hoping that images like these remind us that we all have a stake in making it work. many say doing something creative while being stuck at home is importance, whether to distract from news that could be upsetting, but also to keep everyone's mind active, and young people entertained. the bbc‘s arts editor, will gompertz, spoke to this artist on why art has the power to uplift during the pandemic. there was a lot of anxiety and a lot of people get down in a crisis, arts can hopefully lift you out of that.

a gives you go back the rain come after the gloom, there is kind of you know, something bright, you know, the sun it comes to shine. the rainbows are really a great optimistic thing. the great thing about art, it's helpful to him it's optimistic, for me, it gives people something that they can't get any other way. it's like... something that they can't get any otherway. it's like... i something that they can't get any other way. it's like... i think it allows you to find something inside yourself as well, which was —— maybe yourself as well, which was —— maybe you didn't know was there. paintings are going really well, i seem to be... when i'm painting to my often have lots and lots of problems to resolve you know, kind of struggle with it a lot more, whereas, i don't know, for some reason, i seem to be resolving lot —— a lot more than i normally would. that's it for now. a reminder that you can always keep in touch by following me on twitter. head to the bbc news website for the latest information on the pandemic. thanks for watching.

hello there. looks like april 2020 will come out to about the fourth warmest april on record. but that despite that commanded him to chilly and showery note, that continued into friday. the weekend looks as if we will be to you next see if showers, and it will feel a little bit warmer again because of the later winds, it's not altogether drive this weekend, the low pressure is still in the north sea, and meandering around, so it still threatens some more heavy showers as we have seen across scotland and also central and northern parts of england. at the odd shower can't be discounted elsewhere, but what we do feel is that with dry weather, later winds, a bit more sunshine round commit will feel a bit warmer than it has done to end the week. sunday is very similar, a chilly start i think, perhaps a little bit of misting is around, probably bright, still that chance of showers in eastern areas, so still that chance of showers in eastern areas, so holding the temperatures down a little bit here, because of the north breeze. but,

for most, light winds and feeling pleasa nt for most, light winds and feeling pleasant enough once again. but we will pick up a chilly wind as we start the new week, particularly in the south, where they could be some rain. but, for many, the week ahead is looking largely dry. that's because high—pressure is returning to our shores. that low pressure, by the time you get to monday's moved away to scandinavia, this is the high—pressure moving in. there is low pressure to the south, and it's not come as i say, altogether dry, because there is still the chance of showers and eastern areas as you can see on monday. we have got potential rain coming into the south and west around that area of low pressure. so, there are some complications to this forecast of largely dry weather, and it's still quite chilly near the east coast, and it's becoming quite chilly with that wind picking up. you can see those tightly packed isoba rs picking up. you can see those tightly packed isobars here around the area of high pressure, being squeezed. that with different pushes northwards come tuesday. so, quite a chilly day in the south, and, also, potentially a wet one. uncertainty as to how far north that rain will come at the moment. we are thinking the southern half of england and wales, and it will therefore feel

much cooler, because you have got the rain and that wind. that wind is notable for the eastern and coastal counties in both england and scotla nd counties in both england and scotland as well. so the temperatures peg down a little bit. after that, high—pressure starts to build through that weather front once again. just keeping that a low pressure at bay, and we will find that we get southerly or south—westerly winds coming around that, so temperatures start to rise. so the weather front is still with us so the weather front is still with us in so the weather front is still with usina so the weather front is still with us in a way on wednesday, but with pressure rising through it, probably very little rain left on it, just a little off a lot of clouds, southern and western areas, probably the best of the sunshine for the north and east, and hopefully, that wind will start to ease down as well, as we go through the day on wednesday. of course, that will come as i say, temper the feel of things, particularly on the east coast. temperatures responding little bit more to that sunshine and the weakening wind by that stage. so high—pressure stays with us, the jet strea m high—pressure stays with us, the jet stream is to the north, steering lows that way. this flow out towards the atlantic will just lows that way. this flow out towards the atlantic willjust come at times, threats of showers to the south and west, but what it will do

is throw a south—westerly wind our way. the warming things up during the week, but then it looks as if that high—pressure will reestablish itself as we go into next week and that allows a northerly breeze to set in and things to cool down again. so we do have that contrast, potentially, taking place towards the end of next week, and obviously, some uncertainties in the forecast, chances as you can see here that there may be a few showers thrown up in the south and the west. but, for many, the week ahead is looking largely dry and settled as ever, plenty of information on the website.

tonight at ten — the government achieves its target of 100,000 daily tests for coronavirus. its aim — to hit that number across the uk by yesterday. the health secretary said testing was crucial to tackling the outbreak. it helps remove the worry, it helps keep people safe and it will help us to unlock the lockdown. but there are questions about how the government has reached its target — and what its overall strategy is. also tonight... the risk of death from coronavirus is twice as likely if you're from a poorer urban area, according to new figures. it's a covid positive. a day in the life of a paramedic — the first responder to any seriously ill coronavirus patient.