towards the south—west brings new life and brings in a spell of heavy rain here and particularly toward south—west england. some uncertainty about exactly where it is going to sit before it fizzles out later on tuesday and just about gone by the time we get into wednesday. as high pressure builds back in. but it does bring the chance of seeing a bit of rain towards southern, south—western parts of england and south—west wales on tuesday. drier, though, on wednesday, and throughout the week for much of scotland and northern ireland it is looking dry with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. but where you are starting the week with a bit of rain, from mid week on it is looking mainly dry.

hello, this is bbc news with james reynolds. the headlines. ministers in the uk look at proposals to get the economy restarted — including easing some measures of the lockdown. in spain, the country has begun to ease some of own strict lockdown rules — adults have been enjoying their first outdoor exercise in seven weeks. rolls—royce prepares to cut thousands ofjobs due to coronavirus — a decision on the exact number will be made by the end of the month. the uk government pledges over £76 million to the most

vulnerable in society during the pandemic. an experimental drug is authorised by us officials for emergency use on severely—ill coronavirus patients. and — how authorities are attempting to tackle coronavirus myths and speculation during the pandemic. now on bbc news, annita mcveigh has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. hello and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on what you need to know about the coronavirus. i'm annita mcveigh. it's estimated that nearly half of the world's workers could lose their livelihoods because of this pandemic. that's according to the international labour organization, who say informal workers have already been worst affected.

the bbc‘s population reporter stephanie hegarty spoke with people in four different countries who used to get by on a daily wage, but since lockdown are struggling just to eat. food is not something that these people used to worry about. this pandemic doesn't treat everyone equally. when you're living on a daily wage, being out of work means no money forfood. this is not animals, this is hungry people! their world is being ripped from under them. the international labour organization says that 1.6 billion people could be out of work as a result of this pandemic. that's half the world's workers.

rosa and her daughter were let go from theirjobs as domestic cleaners. with no pay, now they rely on a food bank. speaks spanish governments all over the world have plans to help people on the breadline, but it's not getting to some fast enough. and there aren't always food banks to fill the gap. it can be a choice between respecting the lockdown or trying to survive.

we wanted to speak to anju again, but she left the city to her parents' village, where at least she can grow something to eat.

they can rely on friends for now but they are also on the edge. they've had nothing from the government so far. lockdown restrictions have cut prisana off from her local market, and stocking up is not an option. as lockdowns go into their second month, the next problem is keeping a roof over their head.

more than 20 million americans have lost theirjobs in the last few weeks because of the pandemic, and for many, that also means losing health insurance. half of americans rely on health insurance tied to theirjobs, so how are they coping? this is susan. she's a breast cancer survivor and has asthma. until recently, she was a bartender at this new york city theatre. then, the coronavirus arrived in the united states. everything's changed. i lost myjob, i lost my health insurance. that's because susan's health insurance was linked to herjob. half of the country relies on this type of insurance sponsored by an employer, and as us unemployment figures climb to an historic high because of the pandemic, millions like susan are also losing their health coverage. so how did we get here, to a system that relies heavily on employment for access to healthcare? it's actually an historical accident. before the 20th century, there wasn't much need for health insurance because there wasn't

much healthcare to buy. healthcare was virtually unregulated and health insurance non—existent. physicians practised and treated patients in their homes and the few hospitals that existed provided minimal therapeutic care. with millions of workers going off to fight in world war ii, the us faced a severe labour shortage in the 1940s, so businesses wanted to raise wages to attract labour, but economists had one big concern. the federal government was trying to prevent wages and prices from inflating and going through the roof, so they told employers that there were wage and price controls. if you needed more workers for your factory, because of defence production, let's say, the only thing you could do is offer more benefits. you had to offer them something like health insurance as an extra perk. by 1950, more than 70 million

americans had employer—sponsored health insurance. today, it's more than 156 million, including the spouses and children of some workers. so what other options do americans have? the us does not have a national health insurance system. we have a patchwork of different types of insurance policies and that includes employment—based. then you have public sources of coverage. public sources of coverage are based on eligibility. that can come in the form of medicaid for children and low income families or medicare for people older than 65. if you don't meet either of these requirements, have no insurance through an employer and can't afford your own insurance, well, you're out of luck, like susan and millions of working—class families. it's a scary thing because i'm at high—risk for having a recurring case of cancer. the fact that my follow—up appointments for my cancer treatment are now potentially gone because i don't have a job is insane to me.

it doesn't make sense. 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's largest outbreaks of the virus, but it turned 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, and now they haven'tjust flattened the curve, they've 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 daegu.

but they got infection rates under control. fewer than 250 people 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 very early on that testing and tracking was critical. they ramped 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. tv, phone phone and bank records pieced together the movements of covid—19 carriers to find others who could have been infected. if someone in this cafe was confirmed with coronavirus, everyone in the area would be sent a text telling them they were at risk and 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. 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, and social distancing is still taken seriously. and in the search for safe spaces, young lovers rediscover the romance of the drive—through in this movie—mad nation. of course, there is the fear that covid—19 will return. for now, south korea offers a lesson and some hope, notjust on how to handle the virus,

but they've shown what is possible during this pandemic. many say doing something creative while being stuck at home is important, 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 artist damien hirst on why art has the power to uplift during the pandemic. there's a lot of anxiety running, and a lot of people get down in a crisis, and i think art can help lift you out of that. it gives you hope after the rain, after the gloom. there's kind of, you know, something bright and the sun comes to shine, so the rainbow‘s a really great, optimistic thing.

the great thing about art, it is hopeful, optimistic, something they can't get in any other way. it allows you to find something inside yourself as well, which maybe you don't know is there. paintings are going really well. i seem to be... when i'm painting, i often have lots and lots of problems to resolve, and i kind of struggle with it a lot more, but for some reason i seem to be resolving a lot more than i normally would. that's it for now. a reminder, you can always keep in touch by following me on twitter — @annita—mcveigh — or head to the bbc news website for the latest on the pandemic. thanks for watching. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode,

rounding up the best new films available for viewing in the home. the most eye—opening film getting a digital release this week is the assistant, a high—impact drama about a day in the life of a young woman working for an abusive and strangely familiar entertainment mogul. what is it? the wife. say he is in a screening. they told me you were smart. julia garner is jane, a college graduate with dreams of becoming a film producer who finds herself on the bottom rung of the industry ladder.