tv Our World BBC News May 3, 2020 3:30am-4:01am BST
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for the first time in seven weeks, spaniards are able to exercise and they limited to one hour a day and there are times for different groups. the prime minister says wearing face masks will be compulsory from monday. in the uk, ministers announce help for those in society worst affected by the lockdowns, charities, victims of domestic abuse and the homeless will get millions of pounds in extra funding. the prime minister boris johnson reveals his extent of the virus, saying his condition was so virus, saying his condition was so virus, a statement announcing his death was prepared. the trial begins in london to see if a blood plasma of people who have recovered from covid—i9 can help treat patients. it is thought thousands of lives can be
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savedif is thought thousands of lives can be saved if treatment is successful. 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
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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.
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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. now on bbc news, oil—rich venezuela has been in an ever—growing state of crisis since hugo chavez died in 2013 and global oil prices crashed, as our world now investigates. 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.
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but 20 years of a populous 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.
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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.
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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.
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at the beginning of 2019, inflation in venezuela was over 1,000,000%. with social unrest threatening the presidency of nicolas maduro, he decided to relax a long—standing ban on the trading of dollars. it allowed some businesses to get going again, easing pressure on maduro. now more than half the country's business is carried out in dollars. ruben has just invested in supermarket jeffrey's.
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by family members abroad. those with dollars can now shield themselves from some of the worst aspect 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
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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.
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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, 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
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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
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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.
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this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. 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. human rights groups call for an investigation after more than a0 people die in a prison riot in venezuela. singing.
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