this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. putting the tech to the test — trials begin in the uk of a contact tracing app which could help ease the lockdown. world leaders have a whip—round on webcam, pledging $8 billion to find a covid—19 vaccine. high schools and hairdressers re—open as iceland's lockdown begins to thaw. the struggle to shoot films while social distancing — why the show might not go on for some hollywood productions.

a very warm welcome. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, some people on the isle of wight will be the first to try out a new nhs smartphone app to help trace any cases of coronavirus. it will identify recent contacts of anyone who tests positive. if it's successful, the government wants to expand it app's use across the uk later this month. but some critics have questioned the plan, saying not everyone has a smartphone, and some turn off their location services for privacy reasons. andy moore reports. the nhs covid—19 app let's you know quickly if you have come into co nta ct know quickly if you have come into contact with someone who has symptoms stop this is the nhs up that could buy a key role in stopping a second wave of the virus. it's already been

tried on a small scale at an raf base in north yorkshire. nothing rolled out across the isle of wight. today, council staff and healthcare workers will be able to download it. on thursday, the general public on the island will be able to access it. the new app uses a phone ‘s bluetooth connection to work. once you have installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone you come into contact with someone else who has it, your phone records it. if you tell the app you have symptoms of covid—i9, the other people you have been close to will be automatically alerted and should self—isolate. the app ‘s just one part of a wider strategy to test, track and trace the virus. it is hoped 18,000 specialist staff will be at work by the middle of the month using widespread testing to stamp out any virus hotspots. the idea of test, track and trace, is to hunt down and isolate the virus so it is unable to reproduce. and crucially, test, track and

trace allows us to take a more targeted approach to lockdown, while still safely containing the disease. by embarking on this project and by embracing test, track and trace, you will be saving lives. 288 coronavirus deaths were reported yesterday. that is the lowest daily total for more than a month but may reflect a lack in reporting over the weekend. there have now been a total of over 28,000 fatalities in the uk. there are privacy concerns over the new nhs are free but the government says personal information will not be stored. there are also worries it may not be compatible with similar apps being used overseas and that could potentially cause problems forforeign could potentially cause problems for foreign travel. in the short term, the current knockdown looks set to be extended on thursday and we will have to wait for a broadcast from the prime minister on sunday to find out details of how and when the

restrictions will be eased. andy moore, bbc news. to what extent is this app a game changer and what are the privacy concerns? we will have that discussion with an analyst ina that discussion with an analyst in a business coverage in 25 minutes time. an online summit of nearly a0 countries has pledged more than $8 billion towards developing a coronavirus vaccine. the summit was hosted by the european commission president. the united states snubbed the event, insisting it was already at the forefront of efforts to find a vaccine. rich preston has this report. crosstalk it was a videoconference of the world's most powerful people with the most pressing goal of the moment in mind — vaccines for coronavirus. we need to develop, produce and deploy them to every single corner of the world. and we must ensure that they are available and affordable for all.

and this is why we must all chip in to finance this truly global endeavour. countries across the european union took part, as did those like south africa, saudi arabia, mexico and canada. translation: because we need to accelerate the research and development of a vaccine that can be accessible to all, because we have essential work to do on equal access to diagnostics and treatment, because, in the end, nothing will be possible on diagnosis, treatment and vaccines if we don't support the health system. for this, france will commit to 500 million euros. today, on behalf of the irish people, i'm announcing a new pledge of 18 million euros to gavi, gavi, the vaccine alliance. and the leaders were joined by international organisations as well as philanthropic groups. i just got the message that madonna has announced a contribution of $1 million to the coronavirus

global response, and that shows that the global response must also include social society, civil society and the global community of citizens. there were two notable absence from the conference — the united states, which says it's going alone in its development of a vaccine. russia didn't take part either. china did, pledging $50 million. the event had a political message too, a show of solidarity and support for the world health organization, which has come under criticism from president trump, who withdrew us funding for the un body. norway supports the leadership of the world health organization. without the world health organization, an effective and co—ordinated response to the pandemic would not be possible. in spite of money raised, expert consensus is that a vaccine may still not be available until the middle of 2021. bill hansen, bbc news.

let's get a round up of some more coronavirus news. the united states treasury has said it will borrow a record $3 trillion between april and june in order to cope with the economic fallout from the virus. the increase is needed to fund the government's pandemic relief programmes for individuals and businesses. to put this figure into perspective, the us treasury borrowed $1.3 trillion in the last financial year. research by french doctors has suggested that coronavirus was in the country at the end of december, four weeks before the first recorded case. a hospital in paris has re—examined old swab samples from 2a pneumonia patients — one was found to be positive for covid—19. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, will attend an emergency coronavirus meeting of the australian cabinet today. they'll discuss relaxing their travel restrictions and allowing movement between australia and new zealand without the current two week quarantine period. however, ms ardern said the proposal wouldn't be put in place any time soon.

high schools and universities have reopened in iceland as the country starts easing measures put in place seven weeks ago to curb the spread of covid—19. the vast island in the north atlantic has registered 10 deaths — widespread testing is thought to be responsible for the low numbers. gail maclellan reports. keeping their distance at this vocational school in reykjavik, every second seat is empty. high schools and universities have begun to open again in iceland, cautiously. that caution could be what has kept the numbers of coronavirus cases across the country so low. just 1,799 cases. another is the world's most extensive testing regime. 14% of the population has been tested. vocational schools have been

amongst the first to reopen. it's difficult to learn some skills via the internet and coming exams need to be practical, test conducted in person. you should have the place to be back. it is so hard being at home, so easy to procrastinate. just sitting at home. it is much better to go to school every day and have a routine. i feel good. it is good to see my friends and be with them again. he gets a little bit lonely being alone at home. many high schools will continue distance learning for the last three weeks of the academic year to avoid the need to find tricky solutions to social distancing in classrooms. hair salons, dentists and other businesses across iceland are also starting to be reopened. though, bars, gyms and pools remain closed. iceland seems optimistic, cautiously, that

normal life is visible on the horizon. there's concern over communities in africa putting their faith in local, untested herbal remedies to fight coronavirus. it comes after at least four african heads of state said they‘ re importing herbal medicines to fight the virus. rich preston has this report. this is the herbal remedy that madagascar‘s president says can cure covid—19 within ten days. it isa cure covid—19 within ten days. it is a herbal tea will stop here it is arriving in west africa. madagascar‘s leader wa nts to africa. madagascar‘s leader wants to see it distributed across the continent. here is another shipment for equatorial guinea. 11 and thousand doses. in east africa, tanzania is also interested. translation:

we are already in touch with madagascar. they wrote us an official letter informing us of the cure. we will send them an aeroplane to pick up the drugs so aeroplane to pick up the drugs so our aeroplane to pick up the drugs so our citizens can also reap the benefits. that he has previously shown promise in treating malaria but its effect on covid—19 are unproven and officials warn against putting their trust in untested medicines. those researchers who have traditional medicines have some potential or are showing some promise, some indication they may work and we will support them in building the necessary clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of those potential, traditional remedies. this is both as a way to protect people from remedies that may hurt them but also to select out those remedies that may actually work in this case. the warning comes as several african countries begin to lift lockdown measures despite no clear sign that the continent is over the worst of the virus.

rwanda is one of them. businesses here opening after a 45 day lockdown. and in nigeria, africa's largest economy, people going back to work in lagos, africa's most densely populated city. lockdown here started five weeks ago but restrictions on movement let to worries about the economy. africa has been impacted by coronavirus, though official rates of infection and iare official rates of infection and i are nowhere official rates of infection and i are nowhere near official rates of infection and i are nowhere near the figure seen across i are nowhere near the figure seen across asia, europe and the americas. scientist do insist however against putting your trust in untested herbal remedies. rich preston, bbc news. a senior european scientist says she has low confidence in the way some countries are reporting virus deaths. dr andrea ammon, who is director of the european centre for disease prevention and control, says people dying of covid—19 were not being counted unless the infection had been confirmed. chris hoy is a research

and policy fellow at the australian national university who's been looking at low and middle income countries. hejoins me from canberra. you been looking at low and middle income countries in particular. how worried about the numbers i counted?” particular. how worried about the numbers i counted? i am particularly concerned because of the fact that this just has not been a widescale amount of testing we have seen in the high income countries. as a result, the true magnitude of the infection is actually unknown. and so therefore, if we don't know how widespread it is, particularly in some countries, that is a real concern isn't it in terms of fighting this? absolutely. there is a horrible trade off between the economy and also the health of society and some work that i've recently published with the united nations university actually showed that up to half a billion people could be in extreme poverty as a result of

the covid—19 economic crisis. at the same time given we don't actually know the extent of the health crisis, it's hard to really provide policymakers with accurate information to be able to balance these horrendous trade—offs. able to balance these horrendous trade-offs. and it is not just horrendous trade-offs. and it is notjust in the low and middle income countries. in many developed western economies, rich economies, there has been questions about how they are collecting data and what numbers they are producing. it is very difficult isn't it to compare one with the other? absolutely. and the reality is, that testing is volu nta ry, reality is, that testing is voluntary, testing is not as widespread as it could be and ultimately people are, because they are into being tested, we can't actually be sure what the true state is of the general population. the correct way to go about measuring that would actually be by trying to do a representative sample of the broader population. and you can

imagine that policymakers may be looking to strategies to implement that sort of testing regime into the future. so therefore, if the numbers are hugely underestimated in real terms, what implications does that have? well, the actual degree to which we are underestimating numbers... it's ha rd to underestimating numbers... it's hard to be completely sure of. we can be much more confident in lower middle income countries where it is likely to be dramatically underestimated, levels, compared to high income countries where it is less clear. the reality is you can't contain the spread of the virus if you do not know whether virus is, and if you not testing, you don't know where it is. doctor chris hoy, we appreciate your time and thank you forjoining us from the australian national university. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: a phone app that could track who comes into contact with coronavirus goes on trial in the uk. afundraising campaign involving more than 40 countries and donors

raises more than $8 billion to fund vaccine research. a number of states in the us have begun to make moves to reopen their economies, including california. but it could be many months before the hollywood film industry starts production again and the delays could mean some films and tv series will now never get made. our correspondent sophie long reports. i have done some crazy things in my day. this is the latest american cop drama. la's finest. and this is how it is made. one more time. cast and crew cramped together. action! la was once a hot bed of creative activity. but now iconic locations where films and television series are set lie empty. and while pairs and

beaches good scene reopened to the public, it is unlikely cameras and —— cameras will be likely to roll any time soon. so many industries are built within one production, or insta nce we within one production, or instance we have the regular filming which requires our crew, camera operator who has a dolly group that pushes what the camera sits on. it is almost impossible because they are side—by—side. almost impossible because they are side-by-side. period dramas like the much loved downton abbey present their own unique damages in a post covid—19 world. you make sleeping beauty look alert. the obvious difference between. drama and contemporary drama i is the detail, the hair, the make up, the costumes, there is more need for people to put their hands on you, basically. as films that lie deserted, emptied by the same pandemic as the real streets they

replicate, several scenarios speculate as to how productions could function in the future. one project i heard about was considering quarantining the entire crew just because considering quarantining the entire crewjust because it is interesting and a unique way to do it. it sounds like everyone would be tested beforehand, going to quarantining together, make the movie together, but that would mean a lot of challenges for people, not seeing yourfamily, challenges for people, not seeing your family, and depending how long it is, that could be really tricky. easy as finessing his swing while he waits for work to resume, confident they are ready have the ability to create a safer environment. when we shoot intimate scenes, love scenes and things like that, we really try to keep a close set. this will be the new normal. as a much more valuable than we are. i hate to say it, but they are! and i think we have to do everything we can to make them feel comfortable and safe and thatis feel comfortable and safe and that is what will take time, get them back on set and feel co mforta ble get them back on set and feel comfortable and get them back on set and feel co mforta ble a nd safe get them back on set and feel comfortable and safe so they can do what they do. i think it

is touching that he says that. but the fact is we are all in it together. there is no difference, there is in. the dolly holder is exactly the same importance as the actor, driver, the laundry person. a group of people that depend on each other completely. it is not a matter of when the actors are ready, it is a matter of when we reach a point where we think this has subsided i suppose, and safe for everybody. # as she gets to hungary, for dinner at eight o'clock. .. the work may have halted, but many here were born to perform. in the absence of theatres, every balcony has become a stage. and while much of the city itself a film that lies empty, the creative community are confident the wheels of production will turn again. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.

the composer of one of the most influential songs of the new wave, dave greenfield of the stranglers has died from the effects of covid—19. greenfield played keyboard with the band, which had success in the 1970s and ‘80s with over 20 hit singles and 17 albums. tim allman reports. ‘golden brown' by the stranglers plays melodic, timeless, just a little bit unusual. there aren't many pop songs about heroin that include a harpsichord solo. # golden brown, texture like sun # lays me down, with my might she runs... it may have been controversial, but golden brown is the stranglers' biggest hit and the music was composed by dave greenfield. it had initially been dismissed as a potential single, but it went on to earn them

an ivor novello award. announcing his death on their website, the band described how: on social media, their former lead singer, hugh cornwell, said: # always the sun # there's always the sun... dave greenfield was born in brighton on the south coast of england in 1949. he played in a number of different bands, including a prog rock group called rusty butler, before joining the stranglers in 1975. known for his distinctive sound and playing style, he would be an ever—present member, touring and performing almost until the day he died. # always the sun...

dave greenfield was described as a kind, generous soul, a true innovator and a musical legend. it was 75 years ago this month that the second world war came to an end in europe. the surrender document signed by germany was drafted not by senior diplomats or ministers, but by an officer in the british army who was, by training, an actor and theatre manager. few people, including his own daughters, realised the role that he played on ve day, as my colleague reeta chakrabarti explains. meetjohn counsell, the british army colonel who played a pivotal role in ending world war ii. an actor and theatre manager, in 1940, he was called up into the theatre of war. but army life,

his twin daughters told me, wasn't for him. what sort of soldier was he? inept, i think the word would be. his battery commander said that he was the worst soldier he'd ever come across. jenny and elizabeth were small children at the time. theirfather, despite being a poor soldier, was a good writer, and was propelled into ghost writing official reports for the allied commander general eisenhower. newsreel: nazism was crushed in the rubble of german cities. by the spring of 1945, with germany overpowered and hitler dead, the country's surrender was inevitable. the momentous task of drafting the surrender document fell to john counsell. he was ordered to go away and write a document in 1.5 hours for the germans to sign, top secret, only he and the stenographers, as he called then, the typists, should know about it. so off he went, and rather stunned, sat down at his desk.

extraordinary — what a huge responsibility. yes, at first, he really didn't know what to put, apart from act of military surrender. and then he remembered that in the office somewhere was an old peace document that could sort of show him the style of how these things were done, and so he sat down, and began to write, "we, the undersigned. oh, jenny, you say this because you're better at doing this than i am, go on. i remember it by heart. i know, go on. "we the undersigned, acting by authority of the german high command, do hereby surrender unconditionally. " newsreel: a german delegation, headed by generaljodl, germany's chief of staff, have arrived for the fateful ceremony. the general puts his signature to the document, which acknowledges the complete defeat of the german armed forces by those of britain, russia and the united states. did he have a sense of how important his role was? yes, he did. he knew he was making history, and it astounded him, because basically he was an actor. he said it was really

rather like a first night. there was a mixture of terror and excitement, as he knew what he had to do, and it was terribly important. it's lovely to think, you know, when i see the footage of the crowds in piccadilly circus dancing in the streets and cheers and the famous shot of churchill with his v sign, i thought, "oh my gosh, my daddy did that!" what an extraordinary thing for him to have done, to actually save lives. with a sheet of paper. a fascinating new insight into the events of ve day as told by reeta chakrabarti. stay with us here on bbc news. coming next, we are discussing all the top business stories, including the new uk car

registrations falling by 97% in april. i will see you injust registrations falling by 97% in april. i will see you in just a moment. hello there. the highest temperature on monday was 20 celsius, that was in west wales. today is going to be cooler across the board. but as the week goes on, so temperatures will rise once again, peaking on friday in the sunshine. for many parts of the country, our weather is dominated by that area of high pressure, keeping it dry and clear. the fly in the ointment, and it's a big fly, is this weather front here that's bringing some wet and windy weather into the south—west. through the early hours, and as we head into tuesday morning, it's a wet start in the south—west of england, some heavier rain, some strong and gusty easterly winds across devon and cornwall, the isles of scilly and the south—west of wales. gusts of 50, even 55mph. those winds will ease down later on in the morning and through the afternoon. at the same time, the rain will edge eastwards along the south coast of sussex,

northwards into south wales and then become lighter and more patchy in the afternoon. elsewhere, it's likely to be dry, lots of sunshine around. a bit of a keen breeze to start with across england and wales, perhaps northern ireland. the winds will ease down and the highest temperatures are going to be across western scotland and north—west england, but cool underneath the rain in the south—west, only 12 degrees here. the rain continues to peter out during the evening. the cloud a little more reluctant to break up overnight, and there'll be some cloud spilling its way around the top of the area of high pressure into shetland and orkney. but where we have the clearer skies in eastern scotland and the north—east of england, there could be a pinch of frost in some rural areas once again. that cooler air is going to get pushed away by the gentle, southerly breeze, which will bring the warmth up from the south—west and temperatures will rise. by the time we get into wednesday, most places will be dry with a good deal of sunshine. there's just the chance of a shower in the far south—west, and there will be more cloud coming in across the northern isles

of scotland, so cooler here. otherwise, a warmer day on wednesday. those temperatures getting up to 20 or even 21 celsius in the sunshine. and those temperatures continue to rise for many areas during thursday and friday. there'll be a bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few showers. for england and wales, probably dry, and in the sunshine in the south—east, temperatures could reach 25 degrees on friday. what a shock to the system for this weekend — the wind changes to northerly and strengthens and draws down cold air, unusually cold air for the time of year. cold enough even for some wintry showers.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. stuck in reverse — uk car sales fall to a record low in april — dropping 97% — the rest of europe show a similar trend. and contact tracing as a weapon against the coronavirus — we evaluate the pros and cons as the uk government is the latest to launch an app. hello and welcome.

let's bring you right up to speed now on the latest business stories. and we'll ask: how do you lead thousands of workers from home? we hear from some of asia's top ceos on how they make it work. but first, the lockdown has been particularly brutal for the car industry. preliminary data from the society for motor manufactuers and traders in the uk says sales of new cars in april fell by 97% compared with the year before — that's the worst results since 1946. sales elsewhere in europe have also fallen sharply. 97%, let's remove that graphic which says 72. yesterday we learned that french car registrations were down 89% last month. we also get german data later today. chancellor angela merkel is holding a conference call with senior representatives of the auto industry to discuss the way forward.

mike hawes is chief executive of the smmt. thank you for being on the programme. i thank you for being on the programme. i mean, thank you for being on the programme. i mean, dramatic figure for april but that was expect surely given the lockdown? yes it was. car showrooms have been shut for nearly six weeks now. obviously, the only way you can purchase a vehicle over the last six weeks has been online. deliveries, while permissible, haven't been easily given so many companies were trying to respect the instruction not to do unnecessary travel and so was the general public. the greats of rise but deeply, deeply disturbing to the industry and those who work in a. as you say, really challenging times for the industry. you expect 1.68 million registrations this year, new ones. last year it

was 2.3 early on. tell me how you have but that figure for this year given how difficult it is to predict. it is difficult to predict but given what we have lost over the last six weeks, clearly we don't know exactly when we will be allowed to reopen. hopefully soon. allowed to reopen. hopefully soon. an immediate piracy is to make sure we are reopening in a safe environment for retail and manufacturing. looking at that, trying to anticipate demand, 20 very difficult. he is clearly going be very weak because households have so much uncertainty about job security and household income. that is why we are talking to government about the possibility potentially of some sort of incentive mechanism to help this restart. as you say, you're going to need all the help you can get because it is not just coronavirus stop help you can get because it is notjust coronavirus stop we have falling sales in the uk a nyway have falling sales in the uk anyway for various reasons. a huge drop in demand for diesel cars, brexit of course concerns about whether cars will be made in the uk, which companies

might pull in or out. it is extremely challenging and there are headwinds all over the place. house, going into 2019, we knew it was going to be a tough year. —— yes. with the environmental challenges and exit and the trade challenges in terms of what is happening with the us and china and so forth. no—one expected the severity of a global pandemic that was to hit. the challenge for the industry is to reboot, to boost the industry both in terms of registrations and manufacturing. while we are on a slight downturn, the fundamentals remain strong. wearing an incredibly productive place to make cars. it's generally very unattractive industry to be in and for the consumer, the benefits of buying a new car in terms of improved safety, year—on—year, in terms of fuel economy and environmental performance — we can actually make a new car cheaper to run. we got now to re—establish the reputation of this still being a real driver of economic growth because so manyjobs in

the uk, over 100,000 jobs in the uk, over 100,000 jobs in the uk, over 100,000 jobs in the uk depend on this industry and we need to be healthy and so and we need to be healthy and so does the economy —— 800,000. this briefly, what would you wa nt this briefly, what would you want from the terms of incentives for people to buy cars? we've been talking to the government over the duration of the pandemic and even before that, about the industry and the effect it was lovely to have on it. the support mechanisms have been in helping workers. the fellow scheme has been infinitely helpful. we need to get more liquidity into the industry first and foremost because cash flow is becoming a real challenge. when you drop 97% of sales, revenues effectively stop. when talking about how you need to attract customers back into showrooms when they're allowed to reopen which makes it a real driver of economic growth. thank you mike, the chief executive of the smmt there. we've been hearing about this contact tracing app that has been launched in the uk this week. the idea behind contact tracing apps is simple —

if you catch covid 19, they allow governments to identify who you've been in contact with recently, so those people can be isolated to prevent the spread of the virus further. in the uk a test version of the nhs's coronavirus contact—tracing app has been published to apple and google's app stores and will be tested on the isle of wight this week. project chiefs have said their so—called centralised approach gives them advantages over a rival scheme advocated by the us tech giants and some privacy experts. but many — including apple and google have raised security and privacy concerns. joining me now is raoul lumb, senior associate at smab. good to see you. just tell us, this worry, this is a centralised approach the uk is going for. talk us through the difference. there are two different ways the contact tracing up could process your data. the way that the uk has gone for is to say that every individual whose data is collected by the app will send that letter to a centralised database which will sit with

the uk government. and it's from the data base the uk government. and it's from the database that any m essa g es from the database that any messages from other individuals who need to self—isolate will be sent. the problem that gives you is that the databases in place. the alternative, the apple, google system, the data is decentralised. meeting that the data stays on your phone and it is your phone that makes the decision about whether other devices need to be contacted so that their users might self—isolate. the advantage they would say is that all of the data sets with the user. the disadvantage you would say is that these systems are easier compromised. if you wa nted are easier compromised. if you wanted to, you could open up your phone, make the app behave ina way your phone, make the app behave in a way that was strange, unusual or unwanted. so, why do you think the uk has gone for the former, i.e., the centralised approach given all of the privacy concerns about it? and also the security issues of all of the data being among place? it's worth saying that the amount of data the app is collecting is minimal, to start with. it is quite hard,

at least for me to see, what an individual would do if that data that would jeopardise the actual, sort of, rights or security of an individual. a centralised database security of an individual. a centralised data base it's security of an individual. a centralised database it's quite well with the uk government's strategy today. uk government has testing and its unique, almost in the world, in having almost in the world, in having a totally centralised healthcare system. so it's perhaps not surprising that the uk government wants a central database to sit alongside those other two strands of its response programme. all right, thank you for explaining that. it is interesting, so many questions about the app and a lot of detail on the website about that as well. now, a lot of you watching us this morning will probably be getting ready for another day of working from home. that can be a challenge at the best of times, but what if you are the boss? we caught up with three business leaders in asia, and asked them what it's like to run a multi—million dollar company, without leaving the house. it's always good to have time to... to communicate, set

expectations. don't indulge in overeating or drinking a lot. employees... i have a to—do list for tomorrow and then i also have a list that i need to do. what articles i need to read, what exercise i need to do. but also, taking breaks from meetings, during the workday. like today, i got my 100% ups into my work schedule so 100% ups into my work schedule soi 100% ups into my work schedule so i feel very proud of myself right now. —— push—ups. so i feel very proud of myself right now. -- push-ups. human beings, we are gregarious, social animals. i think we want to see people, of course all of us to see people, of course all of us have these zoom parties and charts and all that is a lot of fun. but nothing like having people in the same room. the ability to see them, to watch

their body language, to look at expressions on their face, to make eye contact, that is very important for me. i read a lot, all kinds of books. and then i talk a lot and run a half marathon on the weekend. in the evenings, we generally sort of gather around and watch netflix, which i never used to do. we cannot go to the office but in the meantime, very few opportunities, particularly for working parents to be close to theirfamily to working parents to be close to their family to really spend time and watch them grow. this is also the last year of my daughter being in high school. sometimes i feel like it is a gift from god. it is a difficult time, it is her last yearin difficult time, it is her last year in high school and next year in high school and next year she will be off to college andl year she will be off to college and i probably won't see her a lot. i

and i probably won't see her a lot. lam and i probably won't see her a lot. i am kind and i probably won't see her a lot. lam kind of and i probably won't see her a lot. i am kind of glad that i have all this time to spend with her. interesting, isn't it to get their perspectives on what many of us are sprinting at the moment. —— experiencing. let's get some of the day's other news. they're going to be talks today via that will take place in a fortnight. around a hundred negotiators will take place on a side. carmaker nissan will reportedly pulling back from europe and elsewhere, to focus on the united states, china and domestic market japan — that's according to the newswire reuters. the three—year plan — which represents a new strategic direction for the embattled carmaker — is said to be due to be released at the end of the month. new zealand and australia are talking about re—establishing travel between the two. remember, the two countries did pretty well in suppressing coronavirus. this idea has been dubbed ‘a travel bubble', and in an unusual move, prime ministerjacinda ardern joined australia's cabinet meeting today.

mariko oi is following the story from our asia business hub. mariko, tell us more. travel and between new zealand and australia prior to coronavirus was fluid, wasn't it? indeed and of course, both countries have decided not to allow a ny countries have decided not to allow any country two visitors in order to contain a virus. those countries as you mentioned have done relatively well. they are now starting to talk about resuming that travel and it's really nice to have good news for once, isn't it, or at least a glimmer of hope. as you said, prime minister ardernjoined the as you said, prime minister ardern joined the cabinet meeting of australia for the first time ever in fact to discuss that travel bubble idea. we are expecting a joint announcement later today. we we re announcement later today. we were reading, a couple of days ago and are hoping they would include other asian countries like south korea and singapore

which have also done relatively well to contain the virus, to come up with guidelines in resuming essential business travel. but miss ardern said that the country will not have open borders with the rest of the world for a long to come. but at least, for those done under, there is hope that they can under, there is hope that they ca n start under, there is hope that they can start travelling and businesses in the aviation, as well as the tourism sector can obviously benefit from this. tourism is one of new zealand's biggest industries, directly employing 10% of the country's workforce. so it is a huge deal. thank you very much indeed. that is maricojoining us indeed. that is maricojoining us from singapore. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: afundraising campaign involving more than 40 countries and donors raises more than $8 billion to fund vaccine research. now, it's time for coronavirus explained, where we take a more in—depth look at one particular aspect of the pandemic. here's more from my colleague yalda hakim.

today, on coronavirus explained we are taking a closer look at the impact of the covid—19 in africa. more than 2.5 months after egypt became the first country in africa to confirm a coronavirus case, the outbreak has reached almost every nation on the continent of 1.3 billion people. of africa's 54 countries, only lesotho has yet to report a case of the virus. there are currently nearly 45,000 cases across the continent, so that is relatively few, compared to europe and the us. so far, just over 1,800 deaths have been reported, which is much less than some models had predicted. the world health organization has warned that coronavirus cases in africa could shoot up from thousands now to 10 million within three to six months. if there was an explosion

in cases, there are barely five intensive care unit beds per1 million people in africa, compared to 4,000 in europe. public hospitals only have 2,000 medical ventilators between them to serve the whole continent. but some african countries bought time by a locking down early before even their first death was reported and sub—sa ha ran africa has an average age ofjust 20, compared to 43 in europe and 38 in the us. well, to discuss this further, i am joined from addis ababa byjohn nkengasong, the director for africa centers for disease control and prevention, and from nairobi by monique wasunna, director for drugs for neglected diseases initiative. thank you both forjoining us here on the programme. john, i will begin with you. when this pandemic — we really understood the scale of it, it really — there were many people who were worried about how it would hit africa. just give us a sense of how

things are on the ground now. thank you for the opportunity to join your programme and contribute. on the ground now, as we speak, today there are 44,000 people that have been infected on the continent. and that has resulted to about 1,800 deaths. we continue to see moving numbers increase. compared to last week, this week we are around 39% increase compared to last week, so i think we are still on an upward trend. it might delay, but i don't think we are on the peak of it yet. so it is an upward trend, but are you seeing hospitals across the region overwhelmed? not so. as indicated, we currently have about 1,800 deaths and i would not characterise it as an overwhelming situation, butjust the number of hospital attendees is increasing and countries are beginning to make alternative arrangements on how to triage

patients that are visiting hospitals there. but i would not characterise it as being overwhelming at this point. monique, let's come to you. you are in nairobi, you're also a medical doctor. just give us a sense of what things are like there for you. thank you very much for having me and thank you for this opportunity. yes, in nairobi, we have tested about 20,000 people and we have about 465 cases and about 24 deaths. 167 people who have recovered. so the issue is that the patients that are coming, they look mild, they have a mild disease, and at the moment, very few need ventilation. but what the government is doing is really, really

something commendable, because we have — the government has a partial lockdown in some of the country and also a reduced — a targeted lockdown in some areas. i mean, i know — monique, i know nairobi quite well, and doing social distancing in a place like nairobi is virtually impossible. yes. in crowded places, it is really, really impossible, but the government has tried to do its best. for example, even in the supermarkets, you know, one gets in, you get gloves and this is the distance that you have to be and control the number of people, but of course in formal settlements, there are lots of people and that cannot be really achieved. and for those informal settlements,

have you seen many cases there? no, no. the cases are relatively small. i think that in kiberra, in one of our settlements, i think there are just a few cases, and in other settlements, but some of them have 24, some of them have 2, so the numbers are low and the government... let's just bring john back in because this is quite extraordinary what monique is saying, that some of these settlements are so incredibly crowded, and so if there were cases there, it would be devastating, and yet we are sitting and waiting and watching, and as yet, as you say, africa hasn't been totally overwhelmed by this. you are absolutely right.

i mean, our greatest fear has been all along concerning what would happen if covid—19 hit some of those slums around capital cities like kiberra and it hasn't happened. that continues to remain a serious concern for us, not just the slums around capital cities, but also refugee centres. and informal settlements as well. that continues to be a fear. the numbers are low, but i continue to encourage countries to intensify their efforts because this is a very dangerous virus, it is a treacherous virus and it can seep into a vulnerable population very quickly, as we have seen in europe and the united states and china. when you say it hasn't hit the way that we thought, why do you think that is? well, for now,

we just don't know. there are several hypotheses for now. the first hypothesis is — are we testing enough? i think definitely the answer is no, we are not testing enough as we should be. as a continent, we have tested about 750,000 people. for a continent of1.2 million — sorry, 1.2 billion people — that is nothing. we should be increasingly ramping up that testing so much. so our concern is we are not seeing the full picture? and is that going to hurt us going forward? i think that is key. the second possibility is that countries took drastic measures very early on. if you study the reaction across the continent from mid march or early march to now, they reacted swiftly and drastically. some countries shut down their system just when they reported a first case or even no cases at all. even no cases, yes. just because we're short on time, i wanted to bring

monique back in. monique, do you think that the health care system where you are is prepared for any kind of outbreak if it does happen? yes and no. i think that right now, we are prepared for the cases that are coming, which are not very many, but as the pandemic grows and numbers become more, i think most of the african health systems, even ours in nairobi, are very fragile, with very few health workers as well, and so i think that coping will be a problem. but people have been innovative, they have not been sitting back. people have been able to aid in terms of testing kits, even ventilators, universities are trying their best and trying to improve the infrastructure. but i think what is key for us

is to be able to be involved in the research, to try to understand what is happening, because i think people, not very many people understand what is happening, certainly in our setup. we need to understand what is happening, so, therefore, we need to be able to do research. for example, as i said, the cases are mild. and we should, therefore, try to prevent these cases from getting severe, so research is key and that is why we have formed the coalition of clinical research globally, so that we will be able to address this, questions like this in lower income countries and be able to have africans lead this kind of research.

there is a lot of information online about the mobile app, the nhs tracing app that is going to be tested this week in the isle of wight. academics advising the nhs estimate 80% of smartphone users, that is 60% of the population, would have to be heavily using this app if it were to really have an impact in terms of suppressing coronavirus in the country. if we want to make a comparison, 67% of uk smartphone users currently use or downloaded what's up, for example, so that just or downloaded what's up, for example, so thatjust gives you a sense of the undertaking here if this app is to have a significant impact in terms of tracing —— whatsapp. we will have to see of course. that is all we have time for on bbc news. you are up—to—date. thank you for your company and have a really good day.

hello there. the highest temperature on monday was 20 celsius, that was in west wales. today is going to be cooler across the board. but as the week goes on, so temperatures will rise once again, peaking on friday in the sunshine. for many parts of the country, our weather is dominated by that area of high pressure, keeping it dry and clear. the fly in the ointment, and it's a big fly, is this weather front here that's bringing some wet and windy weather into the south—west. through the early hours, and as we head into tuesday morning, it's a wet start in the south—west of england, some heavier rain, some strong and gusty easterly winds across devon and cornwall, the isles of scilly and the south—west of wales. gusts of 50, even 55mph. those winds will ease down later on in the morning and through the afternoon. at the same time, the rain will edge eastwards along

the south coast of sussex, northwards into south wales and then become lighter and more patchy in the afternoon. elsewhere, it's likely to be dry, lots of sunshine around. a bit of a keen breeze to start with across england and wales, perhaps northern ireland. the winds will ease down and the highest temperatures are going to be across western scotland and north—west england, but cool underneath the rain in the south—west, only 12 degrees here. the rain continues to peter out during the evening. the cloud a little more reluctant to break up overnight, and there'll be some cloud spilling its way around the top of the area of high pressure into shetland and orkney. but where we have the clearer skies in eastern scotland and the north—east of england, there could be a pinch of frost in some rural areas once again. that cooler air is going to get pushed away by the gentle, southerly breeze, which will bring the warmth up from the south—west and temperatures will rise. by the time we get into wednesday, most places will be dry with a good deal of sunshine. there's just the chance of a shower in the far south—west, and there will be more cloud coming in across the northern isles of scotland, so cooler here.

otherwise, a warmer day on wednesday. those temperatures getting up to 20 or even 21 celsius in the sunshine. and those temperatures continue to rise for many areas during thursday and friday. there'll be a bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few showers. for england and wales, probably dry, and in the sunshine in the south—east, temperatures could reach 25 degrees on friday. what a shock to the system for this weekend — the wind changes to northerly and strengthens and draws down cold air, unusually cold air for the time of year. cold enough even for some wintry showers.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: a phone app to track the spread of coronavirus will be available to some people from this morning in a trial on the isle of wight. we'll find out how it will work, whether it will go nationwide and discuss concerns about privacy. health secretary matt hancock willjoin us later in the programme. the challenge of caring for some of the most vulnerable in their own homes during the pandemic. we have a special report. a complete collapse in car sales — with production paused and showrooms shut, are the wheels coming off the car industry or is it ready to step it up a gear? as football struggles

to find a safe way back,