the prime minister defended his handling of the pandemic during his first appearance in parliament, opposite the new labour leader, kier starmer. the government said it intends to outline its plans for coming out of lockdown this weekend. president trump says the fall—out from the pandemic has hit the us harder than the japanese bombing of pearl harbour. he was speaking shortly after his secretary of state, mike pompeo, again criticised china for failing to warn the world about the virus in time to prevent a global catastrophe. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has come to an agreement with regional leaders on relaxing the country's lockdown. shops, hotels, and restaurants will re—open and football matches will re—start, although social distancing will remain, but restrictions could be re—imposed if new outbreaks of the virus occur.

and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak. hello and welcome to the latest in oui’ hello and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on what you need to know about the coronavirus. i'm victoria derbyshire. italy has been one of the hardest hit, but the country has started to ease some lockdown measures as the number of deaths decreased. ta keaways number of deaths decreased. takeaways and parks are reopening, small funerals can resume and small businesses are restarting but the shutdown has left deep wounds in a country with already serious economic blooms, as mark lowen reports. naples is a city of such spirit, but here, as across italy, it's taken a

real battering from the world's longest lockdown of the pandemic. the measures might now be easing but the suffering isn't. come and have a look this, just one of the many social initiatives that sprung up here. if you've got food to donate, you leave it in this basket. if you're hungry or in need, you take the free food out of this one. solidarity with a lot of social distancing.

some of the poorest parts of naples are, of course, also some of the roughest. we're our way now to an area of the city called scampia, which has some of the real social problems, and we're going there with the police or a brief glimpse into how the lockdown is affected those at the lowest levels of society.

this region, campania, is one of the poorest in the european union. italy might be emerging from its lockdown, but it has left so many scars here. and for people who live in this kind of state of poverty, not much will change. over in the us, there are long queues at food banks throughout the country. it's a measure of the economic despair gripping millions of people despite america being one of people despite america being one of the richest countries in the world. bbc reporter angelica casas went to a food bank in san antonio, texas to speak to some of the people there. it's affected everybody. as you can see, all these people are here. everybody that's had good jobs are here, and some of them are first timers. they are shocked that they are in this line that they never

thought they would be in a line of needing anything. demand for food assistance is rising atan demand for food assistance is rising at an extraordinary rate throughout the united states. got my grandson with me over here, and he asked me what we were going to eat for breakfast and stuff, i didn't know what to tell, whatever you can find, i tell what to tell, whatever you can find, itell him. what to tell, whatever you can find, i tell him. here in san antonio, thousands of families are lining up in the texas heat for help from the local food bank. i'm in the texas heat for help from the localfood bank. i'm used to being able to handle myself, take care of everything, and now i find myself having to look for help and waiting in these long lines just to get by. i live in a two income household. you don't really realise how much the second income actually helps out until you don't have it. is the coronavirus shutdown has caused nearly 30 million people to lose their jobs, nearly 30 million people to lose theirjobs, and nearly 30 million people to lose their jobs, and millions nearly 30 million people to lose theirjobs, and millions of others have had their household income

reduced. one for the former knowledges, one for the paediatrician. especially when the mortgage comes in, that's the first one that needs to get paid. power and then our water bill. we have depleted our savings now, we are at the point where we are living paycheck to paycheck. i have to worry about whether we're going to have groceries next week or not. brenda is a hairdresser. she stopped working two months ago and doesn't know when she's going to be back. everything has been thrown com pletely everything has been thrown completely off balance now, especially with the kids not being able to go back to school until next year. that's what's going to hurt us the most, i won't be able to return myself to work. trying to figure out how we're going to make ends meet if i don't go back to work. they really don't know about the money situation, theyjust know they really don't know about the money situation, they just know that not going to school. for many

struggling families, this endemic has proven to be worse than any other fallout they've had before. usually i donate to the food bank. usually i donate to the food bank. usually whenever we can. now, you know, here i am. i'm going, "oh, well, i think it's time for me to go to the food bank. " anything helps stop the american families are receiving help from the government through a one—time stimulus check but for brenda's family, it's not enough. i'm sure every household across the world is thinking the same thing that we are. for the time being, we're still holding our heads above water, so i think we are blessed that regard. despite the number of deaths from coronavirus in many countries throughout europe, europe and the united states falling, they're still concerned about complacency, and for some, like paramedics, there is no letup in the risk they face, being the first point of contact with someone who may be showing symptoms. the bbc‘s

emma vardy spent a 12 hour shift with paramedics on the frontline in northern ireland. covid positive. it's a covid positive. in the battle against the virus, these are the emergency responders when symptoms become too much. they never know quite what they're heading towards, and saving lives now carries its own risk. the first call is to a care home. it's a rush to put on protective equipment when every second counts. a 93-year-old male, he's taken second counts. a 93-year-old male, he's ta ken unwell, second counts. a 93-year-old male, he's taken unwell, he is covid positive. that's really all we know right now until we go in. everyday, paramedics have to make difficult decisions about who they ta ke to difficult decisions about who they take to hospital. this time, the patient remains at the home. he's nine days positive. being with the venture is hard as well because they don't understand, and what is covid

toa don't understand, and what is covid to a 93—year—old? don't understand, and what is covid to a 93-year-old? paramedics now carry a heavier burden than ever, because of the pandemic they are often the last ones families loved ones are taken away. the sad situation now is no matter what you go into hospital with, you're going on your own. it may be coded, may be a heart attack, maybe a stroke, maybe a heart accident, you're going on your own. that's us. in northern ireland alone, the ambulance service is receiving up to 300 covid related calls each day. just a lady dealing with covid symptoms last eight days, managed at home, this morning felt a wee bit short of breath. while our health services attempt to weather the storm of coronavirus,

other hazards in life continue too. we've got a 25—year—old rtc down a ditch. it makes it a wee bit different stop the your actually happy to a different type of call compared to... bear bear with me, we are around here somewhere stop you there we go, we are right at it.|j around here somewhere stop you there we go, we are right at it. i would slip down the hole, was shouting and nobody could hear me. i can't wait out of here. darling, you're very lucky to have got out of their. she somehow managed to crawl out of the front windscreen and got herself to the verge. normally family would travel in the ambulance. but despite the ordeal, they must go home. unfortunately you cannot go to the hospital. it's hard, i appreciate it's hard. sorry. all right. sorry. take care. all right?

she doesn't have her phone, her phone is in the car, even she is anxious, she's down on her own strapped up. that's scary. the virus is an ever present fear. 27 frontline ambulance staff in northern ireland have tested positive for coronavirus and hundreds more off work with suspected cases across the uk. hundreds more off work with suspected cases across the uki think they're absolutely amazing, i don't know how they do it. especially now more than ever, putting their health and their families' health at risk. for today, the pa ramedics‘ families' health at risk. for today, the paramedics' work is over. it's draining — a 12 hour shift — what's striking is the personal sacrifices many are making to keep going. to protect her family, tina has moved into a hotel. i miss my daughter and i miss my pa rents i miss my daughter and i miss my parents who live across the street. i miss home. yeah...

in iraq, there are fears the virus is only just in iraq, there are fears the virus is onlyjust beginning to take hold, as the country tries to come to grips with the outbreak. shame and stigma mean people are wary of admitting they are ill, or even whether they need to get tested. the bbc‘s quentin somerville reports on how the pandemic is upending centuries of tradition there. iraqi thought it had nothing to learn from death and then came coronavirus. end of this ambulance the body of a 72—year—old who died of covid—i9. they have been turned away at checkpoint after checkpoint. fear of infection has made him untouchable. funeral rites are sacred here. and covid—i9 is

upending centuries of tradition and ritual. there is no last goodbye for him and his family are denied the right to wash his body and wrap him ina simple right to wash his body and wrap him in a simple cloth. for the most devout, this is a fate worse than death. instead, his funeral is left to strangers in the desert night. the stigma of illness, quarantine, i’u ns the stigma of illness, quarantine, runs deep here. baghdad is in partial lockdown. it is ramadan but the city is quite and hardly at peace. few here want to admit having the disease or even get a test. at baghdad's hospital, this doctor has

not been home to his family since the end of february. few of his patients came willingly. this 72—year—old is now recovering from the disease but she still fragile. she is asking to go home. she sees herself as better than before but i see she's not stable. the doctor's workload is heavy but the covid—i9 count is low. fewer than 100 deaths ina count is low. fewer than 100 deaths in a country of 38 million people but few trust those figures. finally laid to rest, buried in a pit five

metres deep. farfrom generations of his ancestors and without his descendants at his graveside. for yea rs descendants at his graveside. for years iraq has been ravaged by death but, with coronavirus, nothing is sacred. few families want an end like this. in britain the restrictions placed in people ‘s lives have not been seen since the second world war stop while the majority are obeying the lockdown rules, new research suggests many would be uncomfortable leaving home evenif would be uncomfortable leaving home even if the government ordered an easing of restrictions. we have been speaking to people across england. has anyone had any symptoms yet? in a warehouse in north london, a group of 20 young people have been documenting their lives in lockdown. this crisis is quite stressful. survey shows younger people are struggling with the restrictions

much more than younger people. 42% of 18-22 much more than younger people. 42% of 18—22 —year—old say they are not coping. more than twice the proportion of over 65's. many have been made unemployment, busy social lives put on hold. the warehouse community told me they feel lucky to have each other but there is still a sense of lost opportunity. have each other but there is still a sense of lost opportunitylj have each other but there is still a sense of lost opportunity. i am 23 and trying to plan my next steps, feeling for a moment that i could choose so many different paths to ta ke choose so many different paths to take and they have been closed in.|j am worrying about what happens... you get a sense of how young people are coping. me and my partner have isolated separately because we are both still living at home. it puts a strain on the emotional and mental well—being.

strain on the emotional and mental well-being. we run out of things to talk about. without quarantine i do things that other people do. and thatis things that other people do. and that is what i find so hard. how ha rd hazard that is what i find so hard. how hard hazard been having been furloughed or lost your job? hard hazard been having been furloughed or lost yourjob? the paea get knows nothing compared to what used to. i do not like being stuck at home. accommodation, work. it is anxious. have any of you be tempted to break the rules? to think, they held with this? quite a few of you. i still go to my friends. stuck in a house, you don't necessarily feel trapped but... coming out of locked will bring its own pressures, especially if the partial relaxation undermines the sacrifice so far. it will be a test of the countries resolve and

character. tackling the sources of misinformation is a really big challenge and frustrate efforts by regulatory bodies around the body. in the uk, the government's misinformation unit says that while it is taking action to address false on line, it also champions freedom of expression. celebrities, influences, neighbours, friends, all influential, all spreading misinformation but to stop the spread, you need to remove the source of information. within the maze, some sources come from a sinister place, in search of clicks and money, others create it as a joke. i got a golf. .uk message telling people that they are fine leaving the house over three times a day and i thought it would be funny

to scare them with a fake text message. then the right conspiracy theorists. there are politicians wa nted theorists. there are politicians wanted to protect that messages. this infected dock set out in a minute. one minute. and is there a way to do something like that? in a fight to stop misinformation, authorities and social media companies are working across a range of frontlines stop it is notjust about the spread is, if sources are identified and targeted, then misinformation can be prevented from going viral in the first place but the government is struggling with the government is struggling with the fine balance between monitoring on line comment and free speech. it tells the bbc that... experts say the government says the need to protect free speech should not mean the sources of fake news

should continue. there is still enormous work to be done in dealing with bad actors who are exploiting crisis like this to spread their agendas. ultimately, we are all responsible for slowing the spread of misinformation. albert garcia is a professional dancer and he is in lockdown with this partner in valencia, spain. since restrictions, he has not been able to dance freely but that changed the moment he embraced taking the rubbish out as an act of freedom. (music playing).

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that's it for now. you can follow me on twitter or had to the bbc website for the latest information. thank you very much for watching. hello there. over the next few days, it looks like the temperatures are going to creep upwards. we could be looking at the mid—20s celsius across some southern parts of the uk, but we'll also have building humidity as well, and that could increase the chance of some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. now, the pressure chart for thursday shows high—pressure largely dominating the scene, particularly towards the eastern half of the uk.

further west, we'll have these weather fronts, but it will introduce more cloud and outbreaks of rain. so it could be fairly wet in one or two places during thursday morning, the patchy rain spreading northwards into scotland. and then further south, we should see some sunshine developing but a few heavy showers on into the afternoon. central—eastern parts of the country seeing the best of the drier and the sunnier weather. we could see highs reaching 23 degrees in the south, but up to 19 or 20 in the north too. now, there could be some evening showers or thunderstorms across england and wales — into the midlands, certainly. these will tend to die off through the night. most places will be dry, but it will stay rather cloudy and damp across the north and the west of scotland. and a milder night to come as well, temperatures in double figures across central and southern areas. so, for friday, it starts off milder. so it's going to be a warmer day. bit more cloud around generally. certainly across the north and the west, we'll have further outbreaks of rain. certainly for northern scotland. elsewhere, some thundershowers will develop into the afternoon once again, particularly northern ireland, england and wales.

look at those temperatures — up to 25 degrees across the south. now into the weekend, as we start to see some changes. for saturday, a cold front begins to push southwards across scotland. much colder air behind it, as the name suggests. some rain on it too. further south, it'll be another warm day with sunny spells but increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. those temperatures, again, reaching the low to mid 20s in the south. much colder in the north, as that cold front begins to slip southwards. and then during saturday night, it'll advance its way southwards, right across the country, so by sunday, it's going to feel very different. unusually cold air for the time of year will make it feel very chilly indeed and we'll see some wintry showers across northern and eastern parts of the country, maybe even some settling snow across the north in scotland, even down to lower levels. that said, apart from a few showers, there will be some sunshine around. but look at these temperatures compared to what they expect for the next few days — ranging from 6 to 12 degrees.

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