this is bbc news i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: allowed out to exercise for the first time in seven weeks, but spaniards get strict time slots for an hour outdoors. the first time that i ride with my bike this morning, it was incredible, really incredible. more us states start lifting their lockdowns but there's no let up in new cases of coronavirus. the uk government pledges millions for charities tackling domestic abuse and homelessness. human rights groups call for an investigation after more than a0 people die in a prison riot in venezuela

hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start in europe where coronavirus restrictions are gradually being eased, as the continent's daily death toll continues to fall. with the easing comes an increased requirement for facemasks on public transport. this will now be compulsory in spain and portugal and on eurostar trains between london and mainland europe. one country where the number of deaths remains stubbornly high is britain. the total number of fatalities now stands at over 28,000 — close to that of italy, europe's worst affected country. in the united states, new york's governor, andrew cuomo, has dismissed calls to lift lockdown measures in the state. nearly 300 deaths were reported there on saturday, a figure mr cuomo called obnoxiously and terrifyingly high. but some good news coming out of spain where people have been allowed outside to exercise for the first time in seven

weeks, after one of the strictest lockdowns in europe. here's damian grammaticas. 0nto empty streets, tentatively, spaniards began emerging today, released from 48 days of confinement. then the numbers began to swell. adults first, allowed out to take a walk, to exercise for the first time in weeks. until now, the only acceptable reasons for leaving your home were to buy food or go to the chemist. it's amazing. the first time i ride with my bike this morning, it was incredible, really incredible! it's the fresh air in yourface. some clearly wanted to capture the moment. for others, just being out in the sunshine was a relief. then, at ten in the morning, it all changed, adults back indoors

so the elderly could have two hours to themselves. spain is segregating people by age, specific times of the day reserved for specific age groups to protect the most vulnerable. these two insist they're not afraid. instead, they are frustrated. translation: we need tests for everyone to know if we're clear, if we can meet with ourfamilies, have a life. i have five grandsons and i can't see them. and after midday, children, who are allowed out now in the afternoons only. it means more work for the police, here monitoring valencia's beach today. everyone in spain is limited to one hour outdoors a day. police are trying to ensure people stick to the rules. translation: it is forbidden for people to swim or sunbathe. you can only walk on the beach

or in the afternoon, play with the children. but elsewhere, people were already taking to the water. this was spain's north coast and this, barcelona's seafront, the numbers surging. it is spain's worry, how to control what happens as the restrictions ease. with this relaxation, spain's government is dipping a cautious toe in the waters to see what happens. if virus cases continue to trend downwards, there'll be more easing in the coming days. if they surge again, the lockdown will come back. so these moments of liberty could mark a turning point or prove fleeting. damian grammaticas, bbc news, valencia. local journalist is in barcelona and had been monitoring the easing of the lockdown. people were really looking forward to this moment after seven weeks of tight knockdown and it was, in certain places,

it was quite crowded, quite busy, especially in the seafront, by the sea, and big towns, big cities like madrid and barcelona. but people tended to respect the social distancing, the safety distance as far as distancing, the safety distance as farasi distancing, the safety distance as far as i have witnessed from my experience and also from footage, so people, most of them are aware of what is going on, although of course you could feel the joy of people setting a foot on the street to just go for a stroll, go for a walk or do exercise for the first time in 50 days, almost. that is an incredibly long time, isn't it? a huge relief by so many people, i am sure. and some changes, we have been hearing about the shift system that people will be allowed out

end, but also from next week, wearing masks on public transport. in some countries, in asia particularly, large numbers of people are very used to wearing masks, this isn't something that is so usual in spain. not at all, we are not used to it. and some people, before this health crisis even mocked some asian tourists for wearing face masks, but we have to it. it is still hard, and people are still getting used to it, and certainly from monday or commuters, everyone using public transport will have to wear these facemasks, so have to wear these facemasks, so it will be a remarkable change. have you had any indications of when the lockdown will be eased completely? some countries, like ireland for example, have set out a hopeful timetable for when things get back to normal, any indications there in spain? the spanish government has set

a four phase is of lockdown, and each phase, at least will last two weeks, until this four phase ends so we can go to end ofjune, late june at least, phase ends so we can go to end ofjune, latejune at least, if everything goes well, so authorities always emphasise that this is, as long as everything goes well and the figures continue in this downward trend, so that would mean, late june, we downward trend, so that would mean, latejune, we could return to normality or this new normality, that is the new concept that authorities are now emphasising, it is not going to be the same as before march or before february, it will be a new normal but at least in theory, by latejune oi’ least in theory, by latejune or earlyjuly, lockdown will be com pletely or earlyjuly, lockdown will be completely eased. let's take a look at that latest from the united states now. there are now more than 1.1 million confirmed

coronavirus cases there. new york city remains the worst—hit area, and has reported almost 18,500 deaths. but despite the high numbers, president trump insists the country should start to open up. several states have started phasing out their lockdowns. the president himself has left the white house for a weekend at the presidential country retreat, camp david. rich preston has this report. large parts of the us are slowly starting to open after weeks in varying state of lockdown. in texas, beaches have opened. for many, it couldn't come soon enough. it is so awesome to be out of the house, and in galveston, the beach is beautiful. we've just been desperate to get out of our houses and the beaches are one of our biggest things. it's really going to bring a somewhat sense of normalcy back. but authorities say they're still taking care. we're trying to dress as best we can, but our main goal is, you know, if we have a couple of thousand — couple of hundred thousand people down here, our main

thing is we just want to get them home safe. in california's orange county, this beach is supposed to be closed, but thousands turned up to protest against the lockdown, arguing for their state to open up. meanwhile, authorities in san francisco have extended the ‘stay in place' order until the end of may. i think it's a really smart decision, just to keep everybody safe, and i think we can do this together. we feel so fortunate that our mayor, london breed, has really — was the first one in the whole country, and she locked us down, put a shelter in place so early, and we've really crushed the curve. thank you, thank you. the president himself has left the white house for a weekend at the presidential country retreat, camp david. he's keen for the country to open up, to be back in business again, conscious of an election on the horizon and an electorate in rising numbers of unemployment and with the economy suffering.

military jets flew over several us cities on saturday, honouring healthcare and essential workers. over new orleans... ..phoenix, arizona... ..and washington, dc... ..the might of the us military on show for a fight that is far from over. rich preston, bbc news. here in britain, prime minister borisjohnson has said he was given "litres and litres of oxygen" to keep him alive, when he was in hospital with the coronavirus. he also revealed that "contingency plans" had been made in case of his death. ministers are studying plans to get the economy restarted, including measures to help domestic violence victims. chris mason reports. this is what relative liberation looks like right now — being able to throwjunk into a skip. in manchester this afternoon,

the prospect of a trip to the reopened tip had people queueing to get in. just couldn't wait to get rid of the stuff before it piles up anymore! at this time of year, everyone is in lockdown in the garden and you are piling up waste all the time. and you need to start emptying them as soon as possible. at today's government news conference, the focus for the communities secretary was offering new support for victims of domestic abuse in england. today, i can announce a package of over £76 million in newfunding to support the most vulnerable in society during the pandemic. this funding will help charities support survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. the government's proudly talked up the huge expansion in its capacity to test, but the next colossal challenge, as restrictions are eased, is tracking and tracing new outbreaks so that they are contained, including via an app for us to use.

i wonder where we are in terms of an update in the staff that are being trained, and the extent to which that system needs to be fully up and running before we'll see any noticeable shift in an ease of the restrictions around lockdown. there are some very experienced people already in public health teams and local authorities, for example, working under directors of public health, and in public health england, as well. but clearly, to get this up and running at scale and effectively is another significant task. but lots of preparation under way. the medical, economic and societal challenges posed by this virus remain vast. one positive, though, has been delivered very, very quickly — the near—eradication of rough sleeping. ministers now want to ensure that as few people as possible return to a life on the streets after lockdown. more than a0 people have been killed in a riot at a jail in venezuela. the venezuela prison observatory described

the deaths at los llanos jail, in the western city of gwan are ay, as a "massacre", and has called for an investigation. the watchdog said the prisoners were rioting over a lack of food and water after nationwide coronavirus quarantine rules kicked in. for more on this, i'm joined by the bbc‘s candace piette. what do we know about what has happened in this present? there has been two versions of two now of what has happened. the minister for now of what has happened. the ministerfor prisons in venezuela said that the prisons had been ordered by a prison gang leader to break out of prison and this jail break out, they had to stop with venezuelan police, but local ngos, and particularly the venezuelan prison observatory said that the riots started because of a lack of food and water in the jail, because they

we re water in the jail, because they were saying they were going to stop, or they had stopped visitors and families being able to come in and bring the food and water that they need, because of the coronavirus quarantine that has been in place in venezuela over the past few weeks. and that specific issue, moving more generally, candice, is more difficult, the issue of present and coronavirus right across the region. absolutely, there have been riots all over latin america, recently in argentina and in peru, last week where there were nine prisoners killed, you are getting the same kind of story everywhere, prisoners are terrified of being infected, they are living an immensely overcrowded and unsanitaryjails, an immensely overcrowded and unsanitary jails, very little chance of washing your hands and social distancing, and they are also very concerned for theirfamily are also very concerned for their family members outside their family members outside the jail, so when the prison visit stop, as the authorities in many countries have been doing, that is when you get

these outbreaks of violence. and interestingly, some countries have been releasing prisoners out ofjails, to try to help with social distancing and issues like that, to try to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, but other countries are taking a very different approach and not doing that at all? that's right, in argentina the government has been very proactive in terms of coronavirus, it has very low death figures at the moment, they have been quite impressive, actually, and they we re impressive, actually, and they were quite quick to start releasing, have a prisoner release programme, remember that many prisoners and latin americanjails are that many prisoners and latin american jails are in a pre—trial situation, held for yea rs pre—trial situation, held for years and he is waiting for theirjudgement, and years and he is waiting for their judgement, and so years and he is waiting for theirjudgement, and so in argentina they started releasing them, in fact there we re releasing them, in fact there were demonstrations across the country against that, people we re very country against that, people were very concerned about

prisoners being let out into the community. in july prisoners being let out into the community. injuly also that has been attempted as well. ——in chile also. that concern about who was going to be living next door to you with an electronic tag on his or her ankle or on house arrest but this is one of the things that a few countries have been trying. 0k, a few countries have been trying. ok, thanks candice. you're watching bbc news. a reminder of our main stories: in spain, adults are allowed their first outdoor exercise in almost seven weeks as europe's lockdowns slowly ease. in the uk, thousands of people have registered to take part in a trial that uses blood plasma from people who've recovered from coronavirus, to treat sick patients. it's one of the latest trials in progress aimed at helping the worst affected people fight the virus. our health correspondent, catherine burns reports. could this golden liquid be an effective treatment against coronavirus? it's not an expensive new drug, but blood plasma, freely

given by survivors. jo's not a regular donor but she's doing it, slightly squeamishly, because her whole family got coronavirus. her husband was ill enough to need hospital treatment. i'm somebody that would not have donated, purely because i'm quite terrified of needles and giving blood, but everybody needs to do their bit. we're all getting touched by this virus one way or another and if this is something that's going to help, i would urge people to seriously think about doing it. it's not that bad. the idea is simple. donors need to have had coronavirus and have fully recovered. the liquid part of their blood, plasma, contains antibodies produced by their immune system to recognise and fight the virus. researchers say when this is given to critically ill patients, it gives them some instantaneous immunity. more than 6,500 people have already gone online to volunteer. they need to either have had

a positive coronavirus test or, like me, to have self—isolated with symptoms. people can'tjust turn up to their blood donor centres asking to give plasma. they need to make an appointment at least a month after being ill. the first priority will be confirmed cases and researchers will be ringing these people, asking if they would like to be involved. so far, about 150 people in england have donated plasma, each one hopefully giving enough to treat another person. every donation is checked to make sure there is a high enough level of antibodies. now, the intensive care consultant running the trial is looking for patients to give that plasma, too. so far he's still waiting, because he's not seeing as many seriously ill people with coronavirus now. it's a good thing that the pandemic, there is a semblance of control of the pandemic here, so i'm actually happy and feel that we are ready if the second wave happens,

yes. this will help us immensely in the future because we can store this plasma, freeze this plasma, thaw it and use it in patients if there is a second wave in the future. the hope is that, if this trial works, we will have an effective treatment against coronavirus. catherine burns, bbc news. the indian government is making it compulsory for all public and private sector employees to use a controversial contact tracing app, as it works to ease its coronavirus lock down in some parts of the country. meanwhile migrant workers, millions of whom have been particularly hard hit by the strict measures, continue to struggle. reged ahmad reports. the moment these men climb out of the barrel of a cement truck — caught by roadside police check, as they attempt to travel across the country. it is not clear how these men came to be in the cement mixer, but millions of india's impoverished migrant workers

have been struggling to return to their villages during the country's strict and sudden lockdown. translation: we found 18 people from maharashtra were travelling to lucknow, and they were found inside the truck. they were being taken in a very insensitive manner. overnight, industries were shut down and transport links severed. fearing starvation, many walked sometimes hundreds of kilometres to get back home. weeks later, and people are still trying to return to their villages using special government trains. india has extended its lockdown measures, but hopes to ease them in some parts of the country less affected by covid—i9. unlike many other countries, the government has introduced a contact tracing app as part of its plan. the technology alerts users if they've come into contact with those who have tested positive for the virus.

india's app, called bridge to healthcare, is now compulsory for public and private sector employees and has come underfire from privacy groups. india's main opposition congress party has also slammed it. rahul gandhi described the app in a tweet as a "sophisticated surveillance system", saying it "raised serious data security and privacy concerns". the government denies any infringement on privacy, saying all data will be anonymous. in the normally bustling mumbai, thousands of flamingos flock to enjoy the quiet. india's lockdown is the largest of its kind in the world, impacting more than a billion people, many of whom just want a way back out. reged ahmad, bbc news. coronavirus myths and speculation have been rife on social media during the pandemic — with authorities often frustrated in attempts to tackle the source of misinformation. marianna spring reports.

celebrities, influencers, neighbours, friends. all influential, all spreading misinformation. but to stop the spread, you need to remove the source of disinformation. within the maze, some sources come from a sinister place, in search of clicks and money. others create posts as a joke. i faked a gov.uk text message telling people that they'd been fined for leaving their house over three times a day. and i thought it would be funny to, sort of, scare them with a fake text message. and then there are conspiracy theorists. whilst these conspirators want to push their message, there are politicians wanting to protect theirs. i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. one minute. and is there a way we can do something like that? in the fight to stop misinformation, authorities and social media

companies are working across a range of front lines. it's not just about the spreaders. if sources are identified and targeted, their misinformation can be prevented from going viral in the first place. but the government is struggling with the fine balance between monitoring online comment and free speech. it tells the bbc that... experts like chloe colliver say the government's need to protect free speech should not mean that sources of fake news are left to peddle misleading content. despite all the efforts of companies and governments over the last few years, there's still enormous work to be done in dealing with bad actors, who are exploiting crises like this to spread their own harmful agendas. tech companies will ban

users who repeatedly breach their guidelines. but, ultimately, we're all responsible for slowing the spread of misinformation. marianna spring, bbc news. for many people, life has been put on hold by the pandemic. plans have had to be postponed, and big events delayed for another time. but one young man in colombia was determined to seize the day, and not let covid—nineteen ruin his lovelife. and, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports, he had a little help. this woman is 22 years old and an assistant nurse. she was in an assistant nurse. she was in a shopping centre in the western city of cali when she was stopped by police. they asked herfor identification and told her she was facing a fine. and they ordered her to solve a puzzle, a somewhat unusual law—enforcement technique. translation: iwas really scared because when i was putting the puzzle together, i thought, was putting the puzzle together, ithought, a was putting the puzzle together, i thought, a fine for what? what is it? once i assembled the puzzle, it said,

"do you want to marry me?". congratulations to them. this is bbc news. hello. the weekend weather continues with perhaps a greater chance for catching a shower in the day ahead compared with saturday. there will still be some sunny spells around, but actually for a large part of england and wales, there will still be some sunny spells around, but actually for a large part of england and wales, it'll be a cloudier day compared with saturday. that's because this frontal system is bringing at least some cloud up from the south, and to start the day across parts of southern england and south wales, there may just be a bit of patchy light rain around. it does mean more cloud across a large part of england and wales compared with saturday. still sunny spells, though, for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, but this is where some showers are going to break out. some of those may be heavy and possibly thundery. you may also see a few towards north wales, the midlands and east anglia on through the afternoon. as for temperatures,

mostly in the mid—teens. looks like a cooler day across northern and eastern scotland compared with saturday, especially where you're seeing some showers, and notice how some of these will continue as we go into the night across parts of eastern scotland and the eastern side of england. they may merge to give a longer spell of rain across yorkshire and lincolnshire. and as for these temperatures, most of them are holding up underneath the cloud cover. chilly enough for maybe a touch of frost in the coldest parts of northern scotland. monday starts with a few showers across particularly eastern parts of england. a lot of those are going to die away. the best of the sunshine in the west. the breeze starts to pick up across parts of england and wales, especially the further south you are. it does turn things a bit cooler across eastern parts because it is an easterly wind around this area of high pressure. but weather fronts to the south get a new lease of energy going into tuesday and bring some rain back in towards, we think, parts of south west england and south wales. still a bit of uncertainty about the position of this, but for some of us here, tuesday's looking like quite a wet and windy day as well.

whereas further north, you could get some sunshine, especially northern ireland and scotland staying dry here. those are the winds. gusts will be be a bit higher, particularly across the south west of the uk. and as for those temperatures, still cooled in the east by the wind. where you have some sunshine across parts of western scotland, it will certainly feel quite pleasant. now, once that system has gone midweek onwards, a selection of locations for you here. not necessarily clear blue sky, but it is looking dry with high pressure in control. temperatures edge up a little bit, and the wind eases as well. so, either rain or showers for some of us to start the week, but for midweek, most are looking dry.

this is bbc news, the headlines: for the first time in seven weeks spaniards are allowed to leave their homes to exercise. they're limited to an hour a day and there are special time slots for different age groups. the country's prime minister says wearing face masks on public transport will be mandatory from monday. here in the uk, ministers announce help for some of those in society worst affected by the lockdown. charities for victims of domestic abuse and the homeless are to get millions of pounds in extra funding. prime minister borisjohnson reveals the extent of his experience of the virus saying his condition was so serious a statement announcing his death was prepared. and a trial begins in london to see if blood plasma from people who've recovered from covid—i9 could help treat sick patients. it's thought thousands of lives could be saved if the treatment is shown to be successful. now on bbc news, dateline london.

hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week — another roller coaster of hopes and fears. lockdowns lifting in some parts of the globe and hopeful talk of vaccines and treatments but elsewhere infections still rising. and warnings that half the world's workers are at immediate risk of losing theirjobs. in fact, week by week the economic fallout of this pandemic looks worse. and everyone wrings their hands and says we need a global response. so where is it? my guests, on socially distanced screens, indianjournalist ashis ray and german

commentator thomas kielinger.