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 its 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 more than £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, our world looks at oil—rich venezuela, which has been in an ever—increasing state of crisis since hugo chavez died in 2013, and global oil prices crashed.

last year, the world watched as millions of venezuelans poured across its borders, escaping a country whose economy and infrastructure are struggling to function. venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, and was once the richest country in latin america. but 20 years of a populous government, populist government, first led by hugo chavez and now nicolas maduro, has left the country in ruins. people took to the streets to protest. inflation in venezuela is now the highest in the world. the healthcare system has collapsed.

more than 30% of the population doesn't have enough food, and many people don't have regular access to fresh water or electricity. by the end of this year, it's expected that more than 6 million people will have left venezuela. around 20% of the entire population. for those left behind, what started as a crisis has become the new normal.

olga martinez lives in the town of machiques in the north—west of venezuela. she runs a shop from the front room of her house.

ten years ago, most venezuelans could afford to go to the supermarket and buy what they needed for the week. today, an estimated third of all venezuelans don't have access to enough food. for many of olga's customers, it's a daily struggle. for those without cash, olga lets her customers barter with what they have.

to buy supplies for her shop, olga travels to the centre of machiques.

in oil—rich venezuela, petrol used to be virtually free, but today, the oil industry is in ruins and petrol is scarce.

machiques used to be the ranching capital of venezuela. but the farming industry was decimated when the government expropriated farms and turned them into state—run collectives. with food in short supply, olga now grows her own food in her garden.

she also grows medicinal remedies. when chavez was in power, he poured money into a universal healthcare system, funded with money from the oil industry. but when global oil prices fell, the money dried up and the healthcare system collapsed. today, basic medicines

like paracetamol are almost impossible to find. in the capital caracas, this woman is trying to find somewhere she can buy her medication. the state of venezuela's healthcare system is driving people like this

deisy to seek alternative treatments. for the past few months, she's been seeing a spiritual healer.

the healer deisy sees lives in petare, the biggest slum in caracas. she follows a uniquely venezuelan religion that claims to heal people by channelling the spirits of the dead. many hospitals lack even

the most basic provisions, such as running water and cleaning supplies. half of all operating theatres have closed and thousands of doctors have migrated. if patients do decide to have an operation, they have to buy the surgical equipment the doctors need. in the absence of a functioning healthcare system, seeing a spiritual healer is a last resort for people desperate for any kind of relief. today is deisy‘s third appointment with irian.

the fall in living standards in venezuela has forced around the 10% of the population to leave the country since 2015. deisy‘s husband and son are in chile.

they send her back a few dollars a month to help her survive.

in maracaibo, venezuela's second biggest city, life is returning to the streets. businessman ruben fernandez has decided to invest in the food industry.

at the beginning of 2019, inflation in venezuela was over i,000,000%. with social unrest threatening the presidency of nicolas maduro, he decided to relax a long—standing ban on trading in dollars. it allowed some businesses to get going again, easing pressure on maduro. now more than half of the country's business is carried out in dollars. ruben has just invested in supermarket jeffrey's.

food here looks plentiful. that's because it's now possible to import and sell using dollars. for public workers like doctors and teachers who are paid in bolivars, $3 is equivalent of a month's pay, but life is very different for those who can earn in dollars.

the growing diaspora is another major source. this year, it's estimated that $4 billion will be sent back by family members abroad. those with dollars can now shield themselves from some of the worst aspect of the crisis. aspects of the crisis.

years of underinvestment in infrastructure have left the country suffering from chronic electrical blackouts. in 2019, venezuela's main hydro—electric power station failed and much of the country was left without electricity for over a week.

olga had electricity for most of her adult life. now her grandchildren have to do their homework by torchlight. as olga tries to adapt to her new situation, many fear the worst is yet to come. during the week—long blackouts in 2019, hospital generators failed. nurses had to pump ventilators by hand. young and old died. covid—19 has been detected in the country.

without the medical resources to tackle it, it is feared venezuela could become the epicentre of the outbreak in latin america. hello there. the rest of the weekend will continue to bring some sunshine but also a scattering of showers. probably more showers on sunday than we had on saturday. this weather front is approaching the south—west. it is weakening but it will bring more cloud on sunday to south—west

england and south wales, some of the cloud affecting the south—east for a while. any rain and drizzle will tend to peter out. there will be some sunshine elsewhere and some showers breaking out across the northern half of the uk. eventually through the midlands towards east anglia as well, and those showers could be heavy and thundery. temperatures on the whole a little bit lower on sunday but still making 18 degrees in the south—east of england where it should be dry and bright. but quite a few showers continuing into the evening further north. and again, they could be rather heavy too. the weather front that's in the south—west weakening as we move into monday, high—pressure starting to build down from the north—west across the uk. but we are still left with some cloud and some of the showers left across eastern parts of england, especially in yorkshire, lincolnshire and into east anglia. those become fewer during the afternoon and many places will be dry with some sunshine. it is continuing to cool off a little bit, except in the south—west of england and south wales where we should see a bit more sunshine on monday. but that will change on tuesday because we've got this weather front arriving.

still got high—pressure dominating the most part, dominating for the most part, pressure is lowering in the south—west and so the winds will be strengthening. we will see this band of rain mainly affecting the south—west of england pushing into south wales, perhaps towards the south—east of england. we will certainly have some stronger winds for england and wales and for northern ireland, and whilst many places will be dry it will feel a little bit chillier in that wind because it's coming in from the east. but from mid week towards the end of the week, with the winds becoming lighter, most places will be dry with some sunshine and it should be turning warmer as well. that weather front continues to weaken on tuesday night as we keep that area of high pressure dominating for most of the uk. the winds won't be as strong on wednesday either. we are still left with some cloud towards the south—west and there may be some showers around too. but away from here it is dry weather, lots of sunshine, the winds continuing to ease down, it will feel warmer, temperatures are rising, 18, 19 degrees across western scotland

and also the south—east of england. we've got warmer air coming in from the south from continental europe as our winds just gently come in from the south. but there is still lower pressure across more western parts of the uk. so here we've got the chance of more cloud and perhaps some showers. but head further east, it is likely to be dry, more in the way of sunshine, those gentle winds from the south or south—east lifting temperatures perhaps as high as 21 degrees. now, looking beyond that and into the following weekend, things change. this is our normal computer model, the ec model, you are used to seeing that. this one brings areas of low pressure and turns it more unsettled next weekend fairly quickly. the other model is the gfs model and this keeps higher pressure closer to the uk with low pressure moving down towards iberia. the chance of some showers but on the whole it looks a bit drier. so there is big differences. what both computer models show is it turning cooler.

but there is a lot of uncertainty about how and when the weather is going to break down. and it's possible that the gfs is right and it stays drier for longer. we'll see. goodbye.

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