as the uk's coronavirus death toll rises above 28,000 prime minister borisjohnson has described preparations to announce his death when he was in intensive care for coronavirus. he says he needed ‘litres and litres‘ of oxygen. there's been a rare exchange of gunfire between north and south korea along the demilitarized zone separating the two countries. it comes a day after the reappearance of kim jong—un following a mystery absence. more us states have begun lifting their lockdowns, but there's been no let up in new coronavirus cases nationally. the us now has more than 1.1 million recorded cases and more than 65,000 people have died. churches in germany are reopening for sunday services for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed there in march.

now on bbc news, it's time for a coronavirus news special with annita mcveigh. 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.

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. femi can rely on friends for now, but they're 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. the reports of coronavirus patients dying alone without their families because of social distancing measures is tragic, but it is equally distressing for the families whose relatives may be in hospices. there are often strict limits on visitors, meaning those at the end of our lives might be dying without family around,

even though they are not affected by covid—19. our special correspondent, ed thomas, has been to a hospice in cheshire in the north of england. every day, they're there for me. every mealtime, they bring me beautiful food. they're just so kind, so considerate, in every way. dina's been in east cheshire hospice for eight days. a much loved grandmother, mother and sister. there you are, sweetheart. coronavirus restrictions mean her family can't visit. these guys have replaced my family. i'm very happy, very at peace. my family are a little bit devastated they can't come. i've got six brothers and sisters, and i thought i'd never see them ever again, so these guys here have kept me going. dot taylor is 96. she's a great—great—grandmother.

anybody who went around, they were always almost forced to have a bit of whiskey and tea, only because it flavours it. at the very end of a patient‘s life, two family members are allowed inside the hospice. it's ok. so only now can chris and nigel be with their mum, even though she doesn't have the virus. mum came in last wednesday. at that point we were told no visitors. what we haven't had is an opportunity to talk to my mum, because me mum's now at that stage where she's not able to talk to us in that way, but just listen to us. it's cruel in many ways. we'll eventually have to say goodbye to me mum, and that's a different level of cruelness. can't have a pint with me brother. i've just been saying,

"we're here, mum," just letting her know we're there for her and just holding her hand, really, and that's it. coronavirus has prevented some families from reaching their loved ones. i sat with a patient a couple of weeks ago, ijust held his hand and said he was quite safe, and that his family send their love to him, and just told him not to be frightened. and just, as i say, held his hand and stroked his hand until he actually passed away. the hospice told us that five patients have died with suspected coronavirus symptoms. now all medical staff wear ppe. it's completely different to what we're used to doing. it's really hard, especially because most of us are huggers, aren't we?

yeah, and the other day there was a patient who was very upset and i couldn't hug her, and i said, "i send you a kiss," and she said, "caught it". eight staff members here have tested positive for coronavirus. five more have suspected symptoms. are you worried about coronavirus? all: yeah, of course. you have to get on with it. it's something we do — you can'tjust walk out. some here believe more should have been done to help hospices during this crisis. we were the last to get tested and we were the last on the list for ppe. but we're used to it in the hospice movement. we package up death and we hide it in a box somewhere in a peaceful setting, so we don't want to have to think about it. well, you know what, coronavirus has made us all think about it. they are angels, trust me. they're god's guardian angels, guarding over me, and they will be doing everything they can in their power to make me comfortable and very happy.

they will always be there, right till the end. i know they will. 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 this 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 practiced 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 of 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 or 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 have 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. staying in the us, over the last two weeks, groups of people across the country have been protesting against restrictions in place to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. for many, it's about the economy — they say they need to get back to work — but for others, it's about something at the core of the us constitution, the right to worship as they please. our global religion reporter, lebo diseko, has more. a clash between faith and coronavirus restrictions. at stake, a vocal minority

of christians in the us say, is their religious freedom. among them, florida—based pastor rich vera, who said he predicted the demonstrations. you say i'm not going to stay like this anymore! let me tell you something, if you keep controlling society and the church and the nations, they will come soon, they're going to stand up and say, "enough of your nonsense!" while many us churches are closed, some are still holding in—person services. pastor vera says the virus is a spiritual attack that requires a spiritual answer. coronavirus, that we know, it comes from the devil. there is a spiritual dark force behind sickness, behind plagues. several states, like florida, have declared a church is an essential business, which means they are allowed to be open. while pastor vera does observe some social distancing, he says sometimes touching people is necessary. a lot of people will find difficult

to understand is why you're doing things like laying hands on people. my core purpose in life is to preach the gospel and lay hands on the sick so he can heal them, that's my calling. we keep distance, we wash our hands. for the sake of those who are fearful, the bible says you 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 an any unnecessary travel or trips and make sure you are staying away from crowded places like movie theatres. pastor vera 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 01’ more. we appreciate that suggestion, but ministries such as mine, we cannot limit it to ten people 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'm responsible before god. top us health official cdc director robert redfield has warned of a possible second wave of coronavirus in the country, so would pastor vera close his church if he was asked to in the future? if there's something valid, i would discuss it, but politicians and government cannot stop us exercising our amendments, our rights, our constitutional rights, the rights that god have given us. they are essential in the world and we can never and we will never be shut down. of course, not all us christians will share pastor vera's views. many churches, like washington national cathedral, have services without a congregation present. but for the minority that do agree with him, the age—old conflict between science and religion looks set to continue.

0ne 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. cctv, phone phone and bank records pieced together the movements of covid—19 carriers 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. 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 has contracted covid—19. this is 11—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 me that the test was positive, i just started crying. my initial thoughts were, i don't understand. we stayed 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 and how bad is it going to get?" after three weeks in hospital, lincoln recovered. what i 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 the ‘what if‘ — what if he gets worse? what if he gets intubated? what if he gets sedated? i never allowed myself to go to the ‘what if he doesn‘t go home‘, i wasn‘t willing to get to that place, and it‘s really hard to do that as they‘re turning up the oxygen every hour, but it did really help me. in the uk, 5—week—old peyton is believed to be the youngest person to have had coronavirus. while in hospital, her mother, tracey, was only allowed to see her occasionally.

i think if she'd have got symptoms, it surely wouldn't have been, " look at who's carrying a lovely baby in her arms," and probably been carrying a baby in our hearts. we want to be able to obviously love her for the rest of her life. she's here and we're just lucky she is here. do you think it‘s going to change the way you raise peyton at all? ijust don't know if i'm ready to give up any more time with her. i mean, my dad is saying she's never going to get to move out, like, ever. that's right, never. because we're obviouslyjust at that point now where we feel as though we've missed so much with her. tracey isn‘t the only one whose perspective has been changed because of the virus. across the atlantic, anna‘s also been affected. my hope is i don‘t become somebody who is so overly cautious that i don‘t allow them to live their lives, but this just 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 a rare but dangerous reaction in children raised eyebrows as it was reported it could be linked to coronavirus. anna‘s encouraging people to remain cautious. i don‘t want any parent to be in a position of... i call it the shoulda, coulda, wouldas, ishould have stayed at home, i wish i would have stayed at home and regretting the choices they made because their child got sick. it‘s much easier on a parent to say i did everything possible and this still happened than oh my god we took them to a playground and we didn‘t take it seriously and my kid is in the hospital on a ventilator. as governments around the world warn us not to lose patience with the lockdown, they‘ll be hoping 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 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, 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. with 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. hello. before we start looking ahead with our forecast for the next few days, i‘m just going to take take a quickjump back into april because april 2020 was quite exceptional. it turns out to be the sunniest april on record, many of us seeing 50% more sunshine

than we typically would. it also, though, was very dry. the april showers were few and far between. the darker the brown on the map, the drier it was, some parts of northern england seeing less than 20% of their monthly rainfall. and dry weather will play a large part in our forecast for the week ahead. looking at the chart behind me, you might think, "ooh, "there is a weather front to the south, don‘t they "normally bring rainfall?" well, yes, but not that much today for southern areas. just a lot of cloud, i think, across southern counties of england and south wales. the more significant rain today is likely where we start the day with clearer skies and will develop showers across scotland, northern england, parts of the midlands into east anglia through the afternoon. some locally heavy and thundery downpours to come here and these showers will persist on into the evening and the small hours of monday. to the south, some drizzly rain across southern parts of england, very misty and murky, but mild, temperatures in double figures. clearer skies across northern scotland and a patchy frost

to take us into monday. still quite a lot of cloud across northern and eastern england through monday morning and some further rain here before the showers pull out into the north sea. come the afternoon, it is pretty much a case of dry and sunny weather across the board. still chilly along the north sea coasts, highs of 11—12 degrees, looking at 19 or 20 degrees for cardiff. but cast an eye toward the south—west and it looks like this weather front coming in overnight monday into tuesday will be more significant in terms of rain. the exact position is our biggest forecasting headache at the moment, how far north will it run? certainly, it looks like for the south—west of england and south wales there is a wet and windy and chilly day to come on tuesday, certainly much cooler in cardiff, perhaps just the mid—teens. our hotspots on tuesday will probably be the scottish borders, where there will be a lot of sunshine. for the rest of the week, though, the high pressure will dominate and we will lose that rain from the south—west as the sunshine becomes increasingly

widespread and we will also see some warmth building as well.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the uk‘s coronavirus death toll rises above 28,000, the prime minister describes preparations to announce his death while he was in intensive care for coronavirus. churches in germany reopen for sunday services with strict regulations in force and singing forbidden. a rare exchange of gunfire between north and south korea along the demilitarized zone, a day after kim jong—un‘s reappearance following a mystery absence. the uk plans to start live testing a phone app in the coming days to speed up covid—19 contact tracing and help the country out of its lockdown.