this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. america's top disease expert warns senators the coronavirus will spread if the country opens up too soon. my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. the afghan president orders his security forces to resume offensive operations against militant groups after two major attacks kill dozens of people. the british government is extending its coronavirus job retention scheme until october,

but businesses will be asked to pick up some of the costs. the world health organisation says the americas are now driving the pandemic and some countries failed to take its warnings about the disease seriously. the world pays tributes to the foot soldiers in scrubs battling covid—19 for international nurses day. welcome. let's start in the us, where the scientist leading the response to coronavirus has warned the senate of "serious consequences" if the country opens up too soon. dr anthony fauci said there could be new spikes of covid—19 and conceded the number of deaths is likely to be higher than the offical number. here's a little of what he had to say. some areas — cities, states or what have you — jump over those various checkpoints and prematurely open up without having the capability of being able to respond effectively and efficiently.

my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks, so therefore i have been very clear in my message to try to the best extent possible to go by the guidelines which have been very well thought out and very well delineated. since the outbreak began, dr fauci has become the most high—profile scientist in america, and not always popular with opponents of lockdown. rand paul is the republican senator from kentucky. we're opening up a lot of economies around the us, and i hope that people who are predicting doom and gloom and saying we can't do this, there will be a surge, will admit that they were wrong if there is not a surge because i think that is what is going to happen. and i think the one—size—fits—all that we are going to have a national strategy and nobody is going to go to school is kind of ridiculous. we ought to be doing it school district by school district and the power needs to be dispersed

because people make wrong predictions. so, i think we ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what's best for the economy and as much as i respect you, dr fauci, i don't think you're the end all. i don't think you're the one person who gets to make a decision. we can listen to your advice, but the people on the other side saying it is not going to be a surge and we can safely open economy and the facts will bear this out. you used the word we should be humble about what we don't know. and i think that falls under the fact that we don't know everything about this virus and we really better be very careful. the plan from the white house is called opening up america again. released last month, it set out two main hurdles states should clear before they ease restrictions. they need to show a 14—day downward trajectory in either documented cases or the proportion of positive tests before they open up. more than 20 us states have now reopened or are about to, but fewer than half of them are meeting both of those standards set by the white house.

and some aren't meeting either of them. analysis by the new york times has identified six states which are opening up their economies despite seeing cases of the virus growing and more of their tests coming back positive. just to take one example, in nebraska, the governor pete ricketts is a strong supporter of lifting the lockdown. since the state reopened last week, it's reported more than 2600 new cases of covid—i9. 100 people there have now died from the virus. here's katty kay with more on what dr fauci had to say. as he had previewed in his remarks, he did say he thinks the death toll has been higher than the official 80,000 reported because some may have died and we did not know it was covid—i9. he also was warning against states opening up too early. and there are these signs that some states are not meeting

the white house guidelines. the key of which is they should have a 14—day period where the number of cases is declining and he is concerned that they are not meeting what are called those gateways. you mentioned nebraska there, and there is nebraska, iowa and arkansas, all midwestern states that people are particularly worried about where they are seeing an uptick in the number of infections. we covered there some of the states that are opening up and are eager to, is there still a public appetite to keep the lockdown going in other states and other parts of the country? it's interesting because the public seems to be a little bit at odds with the politicians who are pushing to open up on this one. opinion poll after opinion poll is showing a majority of americans still don't feel safe about going back to work and the evidence in a way is on the ground in states like georgia, texas,

tennessee that have already started to open up and people are not flooding back into the shops that are open or the restaurants that are open. so there is quite a lot of caution amongst the public and it's also suggested the public is trusting those public officials and people like dr fauci more than they are trusting the politicians and in particular more than they trust the white house on this. the white house says us vice president mike pence is "keeping his distance" from the president for a few days after an aide tested positive for coronavirus. the white house press secretary said it was a "personal decision" on the part of mr pence. president trump's valet also contracted the virus and several other officials are in full isolation. the president, meanwhile, clashed with a journalist during a white house briefing on monday when she questioned his administration's response to coronavirus. why is this a global competition to you if every day americans are still losing their lives and we are still seeing more cases every day? well, they're losing their lives everywhere in the world and maybe that's a question you should ask china. don't ask me, ask china

that question, ok? when you ask them that question, you may get a very unusual answer. yes, behind you, please. sir, why are you saying that to me specifically? i'm telling you, i'm not saying it specifically to anybody. i'm saying to anybody that asks a nasty question like that. that's not a nasty question. please go ahead. ok, anybody else? please, go ahead. it's ok. next, next please. you called on me. i did and you didn't respond and now i'm calling on the young lady in the back, please. ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much, appreciate it. thank you very much. president trump walking out of the press conference there. katty kay told me the white house lost control of the message it was trying to get across.

this press event was meant to all to be about testing and testing capacity, and it was that last one minute of the briefing where the president talked to one reporter about china and then refused to answer the question of a reporter from cnn and then said i'm walking off. and that is what has got all the attention, and it is exactly that kind of incident which has made some of the president's allies suggest to him that these briefings are not doing him any favour and why we switched from those long freewheeling briefings you and i reported on early on in this in the press briefing room to some of these more specific and effectively press events still but which are meant to be about one particular issue. where the president feels he can still talk to the american people, but his allies and advisers say they can do it in a more controlled way, except that the last minute of that one degenerated pretty fast and that is what is getting the attention here. staying in the usa, and after elon musk controversially restarted production at his factory, he's found a supporter in the white house. president trump tweeted. ..

the entrepreneur restarted the production line at the plant in fremont in spite a lockdown by county officials. zoe thomas says support from the white house is significant. we expect that might help him a little bit. it's notjust the president of the us, the governor of california has actually also said he thinks that tesla and the local county should reach some agreement. now, you have to remember, the state of california has actually eased some of its restrictions around manufacturing, so elon musk says he is complying with california's regulation. it's just the local county that he is defying. and so having that kind of back—and—forth, having some support from the state should really help him.

and even the secretary of the treasury, steven mnuchin, he said california should do whatever it takes to help tesla reopen. this is a big source ofjobs in the area, big source of manufacturing jobs and if california loses it to say another state, that could be an issue. of course tesla opened other factories in other parts of the world, but this is their biggest manufacturing hub and the biggest in the us. so, california really wants to hold onto that. so, they will reach an agreement having support from all politicians probably will help elon musk. here in the uk, another 627 people have died from coronavirus in the last 2a hours. in all, more than 32,000 people have died from the virus. today, the uk chancellor, rishi sunak, announced the government's furlough scheme, designed to avoid mass unemployment during the outbreak, will now be extended till the end of october. however, the government contribution will be reduced after august. he said the scheme, which currently pays 80% of an employee's salary, is now supporting 7.5 million jobs. our policy editor lewis goodall points out...

our business editor simonjack has been looking at what the furlough extension can do for businesses that have made little or no money since the lockdown began. this brewery in buckinghamshire has furloughed ten workers who will be able to come back part—time injuly with wages partially subsidised. good news for this mum of three. i think it's great that it will be extended, and being able to have a flexible return to work will be terrific while we are still in doubt about children going back to school. the furlough scheme is the most significant and expensive economic response to the crisis. i million businesses are using the scheme. over 7 million people are having 80% of their wages paid

for by the government, and it's costing £14 billion a month. that's roughly what we spend on the nhs and social care every month. from july, employers will be asked to help foot that bill, but many won't be able to. the question is, what happens then? do you acknowledge that there are hundreds of thousands, potentially over a million people, who are effectively now unemployed butjust don't realise it yet? well, i think it will depend on the support we're providing overall and how quickly we can come out of this particular situation. we're not going to be able to protect every single job, but i think, by any international comparison, the fact that we're supporting 7.5 million people through the furlough scheme should be something that should be universally welcomed. when employers have to start paying, tough choices will have to be made. our political editor laura kuenssberg has been speaking to chancellor,

rishi sunak. you will be asking businesses to start contributing. how much? what wee think it's fair to ask businesses at that stage, once everything is up and we are recovering, to make a contribution along with the government in paying people's wages and that will also help us ensure that the scheme can be extended for this period of time. there are going to be thousands of businesses whose doors are still closed, whether that's a pub or a theatre or a holiday venue. where are they going to find the money? well, the plan the prime minister's set out has some clear dates in it that we are all now working towards. the prime minister's made very clear that this plan, this timetable might not work. so, how can you be sure that people will have, businesses will be asked to pay more from october? they might not to be able afford to. we are dealing with something that we have not seen before scale so there's a degree of uncertainty about everything that were doing and i totally accept that. how much is this going to cost? this is an expensive scheme and i've

said that point before. i also believe it's absolutely the right thing to do and what's very clear to me is that the cost of not doing this for our society, for our economy and country would be far higher. and i am simply not going to give up on all these people. is there any way you think we can avoid a recession? this is going to have a very significant impact on our economy. i mean, that's clear. we already know many people have lost theirjobs and it breaks my heart. we have seen what is happening with the universal credit claims already and this is not something we will wait to see, it is our happening. businesses already are shutting and people are already have lost theirjobs. which sectors of the economy are you going to try and preserve? aviation, hospitality, tourism ? you cannot save everything. who is going to lose? i've been clear. we cannot save everyjob, cannot save every business. you mentioned sectors that have been most affected, but what is happening, but those are also sectors where we have tried to direct the maximum amount of support.

i've been speaking to rain newton smith, chief economist at the confederation of british industry, about what the extension will do to help businesses. i think what is most important is that the chancellor has announced that he will extend the scheme. we know already it's supported around 7.5 millionjobs and we know it will continue in its current form until the end ofjuly. that means businesses across sectors from pubs to hotels to manufacturers will be breathing a sigh of relief. i think what's also been really welcome about what he announced today is he said there will also be a second phase of the scheme that will continue running until the end of october. so that also gives a lot of businesses and of course people who are being supported through the scheme through the scheme a lot of reassurance. it does give reassurance to an extent because businesses will be asked to step in in those later months.

and pay the salaries rather than the government. what we know is the government will pay a significant proportion of those salaries and then businesses will be asked to top up. i think what is important is important is that the employees will still be getting 80% support and of course businesses can top that up to 100% if they choose to. i think the other thing that's really important is in that second phase, when certainly i think by then we are hoping we will see much more of the economy open for business, is they will be able to partially furlough staff and that is something that businesses have been saying is usually important. as you look to reopen in manufacturing and looking to reopen shops and so many other businesses, many other businesses, often what you want to d is to bring some of your staff back into the workplace for two days at a time while you wait for demand to pick up in the wider economy. so having that flexibility will help to support so many businesses and as we look to reopen

the economy i think that flexibility is important. it avoids the cliff edge, but that will not be enough to save everyone and there will be people who are furloughed at the moment and simply will not have jobs to go back to. i think the reality is we know we are facing a hugely challenging time for the country and for the nation and for our health and for our economy, and i think it is impossible for us to protect every single job forever. so, i think we will see some adjustment in the economy and we know if you look at other countries, you know the rise in unemployment has been so much higher. i think what is important is the job retention scheme has saved jobs saved jobs in real time, but i think the other thing about is as we look to the autumn there will be young people coming onto thejob market who will not have any

connection with this existing employer and i think we also will need to think about how we support them. so, i think it is important that the support the government is setting out starts to evolve as the economy starts to reopen. i think we do need to think about some of the other people who may need support over the medium—term. stay with us on outside source. still to come, we'll update you on brazil where the president is reopening gyms and hair salons despite deaths surging in the country. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has urged companies not to call staff back to work early while the coronavirus lockdown remains in place. she says her government is working with employers and trade unions on how staff can return to work safely. have a listen. we must be cautious, we must not prematurely lift these restrictions and risk the virus running out of control or, before too long, it won'tjust be questions about should we or should we not have gone into lockdown more quickly, it will be why did you lift lock down early? so i make no apologies for being cautious about this

and i will say to employers of all shapes and sizes in all sectors that you should be following in scotland scottish government advice. we are not yet encouraging any businesses that are not open right now or any workers who are not working right now to be back in operation. of course that will change in the weeks ahead and we want to get back to as close to normal operation for businesses as quickly as possible, but that has to be done safely and it has to be done in the right order. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. america's top disease expert anthony fauci has warned senators the coronavirus will spread if the country opens up too soon. let's turn to brazil. president bolsanaro has consistently been out of synch with most world leaders on covid—i9, and he's not changing course. despite widespread criticism and the fact brazil is approaching

the same number of infections as italy, he's now said gyms and hairdressers can reopen. ros atkins has more on this. the world health organisation says the americas are now driving the coronavirus pandemic. at the centre of that is the us, with the most cases of any nation, and brazil, with the most in south america. the who adds... both brazil and america have presidents who dismissed the threat of the virus initially. and whose arguments have often sounded similar. for his part, president bolsanaro has said things like this.

then there was this now infamous exchange last month, when president bolsonaro was asked about a record number of coronavirus deaths in brazil. translation: so what? i mourn the deaths. what do you want me to do? i can't perform miracles. all of that and more led the british medicaljournal the lancet to publish an editorial arguing that the biggest obstacle to brazil combating covid—i9 was president bolsonaro. it wrote... so, what has brazilian society done? katy watson is our correspondent there. i think the lack of unity is a big problem. people here are confused. yes, there is a lot of anger and frustration with how bolsonaro has handled the crisis,

but at the end of the day he is still president and a lot of people still look to him for direction. the state governors have been enforcing lockdowns and quarantines depending on the severity of the problem within the state. and those who could lockdown locked down early, but many people, especially in poor neighbourhoods, are unable to do so. and because of this confusion as well there seems to be a bit of people running out of patience. the social isolation is certainly decreasing more and more people are going back to work and leaving their homes. this could not come at a worse time for the country. now, the president's argument for his move to allow gyms and hairdressers to open is that this will make people healthier. he says... on that, most scientists would argue that while there are certainly merits to keeping healthy, busy gyms may make containing the virus harder

and so at the moment, many countries are only allowing outdoor exercise. the president goes on... nail hygiene hasn't been high on the who's priorities, but of course the president is seeking to make a broader point, and it's as much about the economy as it is about health. and that is a political calculation. here's katy watson again. jair bolsonaro came to power promising a better economy, but it does not look like his legacy will be economic success. so, he is really going hard on the economic issues effectively because he knows he can blame the state governors when the crisis, economic crisis hits and say this was not my doing, it was because of their drastic measures that closed down the economy. but it's a risky strategy because of course that's banking on brazil coming out of this relatively unscathed

with a low death toll and handling the crisis well, but with the death toll climbing here in brazil, he certainly is not looking very good. well, while the president is holding on to many supporters, others have turned away. sao paolo's governor used to be an ally. it's amazing when you have two viruses to combat. the coronavirus and bolsonaro virus. and with that kind of criticism and a climbing death toll, you'd be right to wonder if the president is showing any signs of shifting his position. here's katy once more. well, he stopped calling it the sniffles. that's a positive, but he is still not uniting with other politicians, especially political adversaries in trying to come up with one unified plan to try and tackle the crisis. last week, when the numbers of people who died started to drop, he said the worst was over and then the numbers soared again. he is much more extreme in his politics than donald trump. and backing down does not

look likely for now. and sojust as in the us, we are seeing splits between the president and regional leaders, we're seeing rhetoric that appals and resonates depending on the audience, and we're seeing a virus that's oblivious to all of it. brazil's death toll is past 11,000, america's is past 80,000. and, as i said at the start, the americas are now driving this pandemic. before we go i'd like to show you these extraordinary pictures from peru. these are street performers in the south of the country who were arerested for flouting lockdown rules. more than 20 of them in all, who were taken to a local police station after being caught holding a mother's day parade. peru extended its lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus last week as it struggles to flatten the curve of new infections. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones

this is bbc news bye—bye. hello. high pressure will govern the weather across the uk for the rest of this week, into the weekend and into next week. that doesn't, though, mean there will be no changes. a lot of fine weather, yes, but temperatures are going to change quite significantly by the weekend. at the moment, we are sitting to the east of the high. arctic air, pretty chilly. the high re—orientating itself. it starts to pick up mild air from out in the atlantic, feed over the top of the high and into the uk, warming up all of us. it looks like it could be the case into next week as well. tonight, though, a chilly story for scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the weather front slides south,

some rain, some snow possible for the pennines, showers following. temperatures as low as —3 in rural spots. further south, more cloud, and that will mean a milder night. we will see lows of around six or seven degrees. quite a bit of cloud. i think it will tend to brighten here as the day pans out. the breeze a little bit stronger for the south east and along the south coast on wednesday. coming off the north sea, a cold wind that will feed in the odd heavier shower. seven, eight, nine here, perhaps 1a toward the south west. for thursday, best of the sunshine i think first thing. cloud tending to build again across the uk as the hours go by. the south west perhaps staying clearest, a high here of 15 degrees, but notice just a change in wind direction allows things to become milder for northern scotland and parts of the north east of

england. friday, another fine day, the high still with us, but some showers do try to sneak in. day by day, we manage to increase about a degree or so. come the weekend, we'll probably notice the most significant increases in our temperatures. some areas to the south perhaps by a factor of around ten degrees. a lot of settled weather will take us through the weekend ahead.

this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. america's top disease expert warns senators the coronavirus will spread if the country opens up too soon. my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks. the afghan president orders his security forces to resume offensive operations against militant groups after two major attacks kill dozens of people. the british government is extending its coronavirus job retention scheme until october,

but businesses will be asked to pick up some of the costs. the world health organisation warns the americas are now driving the pandemic, and that some countries failed to take its warnings about the disease seriously. the world pays tributes to the foot soldiers in scrubs battling covid—19 for international nurses day. welcome. let's get the latest from across the world on the coronavirus pandemic. france has overtaken spain in the number of coronavirus deaths it has recorded, making it the world's fourth worst—affected country behind the us, russia and the uk. the news comes as schools re—opened today with strict social distancing measures in place. the latest daily toll of 348 deaths took the total to nearly 27,000. let's move to russia, which now has the second highest number of cases of coronavirus in the world after the us. latest figures show more than 230 thousand people have

tested positive and more than 2,000 have died. however, some analysts say hundreds of excess deaths remain unexplained. among those infected is this man, dmitry peskov, president putin's spokesman. the bbc‘s sarah rainsford is in moscow with the latest. dmitry peskov has confirmed that he does have coronavirus and he is being treated in hospital, as is his wife. who is given a little more detail. she says that mr peskov got here first —— ill first and it was him who brought the illness back from work. they both been treated in hospital. his wife had said they are both 0k. hospital. his wife had said they are both ok. she said she's coming out of it, but peskov is also cave. he also clarified it's been some weeks since he's been in direct contact

with president putin. the chances of him passing him onto mr putin are nonexistent. vladimir putin has been out of public contact for some weeks 110w. out of public contact for some weeks now. he's been working in his residence outside moscow, holding video conferences over his regional governors, very much staying away from contact and possible infection. peskov on the other hand appears to have come into contact with someone somehow, but we don't know how we got infected. staying in russia, because despite the spike in cases, millions of construction, farming and factory workers are returning to work as restrictions are gradually lifted. here's sarah again. it's interesting. for weeks, we've been hearing questions and answers about when russia will reach the peak in terms of infection rate, but we don't know any more. instead russia talked about having a high

infection rate. we've seen more than 10,000 cases every day in russia for the past more than a week now. so that's continuing to push up. officials are now saying don't look at the number, that's because of the infection rate here in russia is very high. that's why we are detecting so many cases. they are saying look at how many people are ina saying look at how many people are in a serious condition in hospital and they say that remains relatively low. they say capacity of hospitals is ok and that's why russia can move gradually slowly, very carefully to removing some of the restrictions that have been in place for six weeks now. here in moscow, the infection rate remains extremely high and there is a limited reversal of the lockdown. construction companies are going back to work, some factories are going back to work, but not the service sector. just outside moscow in the region, the rate is even higher, even construction workers have not gone back to work. it's a little

confusing. people don't really know what to make of it. they don't understand when the infection rate is still climbing, they are being told to go back to work. also in russia, a fire in a hospital in saint petersburg has killed five people being treated for coronavirus in an intensive care unit. these are pictures from the scene. staff evacuated 15 patients from the ward, but they were unable to rescue five others who'd been hooked up to ventilators. it's believed the ventilators caused the fire. here's olga ivshina from bbc russian service. it's actually a second time in less than seven days when a ventilator catches fire in hospital. the previous case happened in moscow. both ventilators, one in moscow and one in st. petersburg, has already caused the discussion that may be there are troubles with the machine itself. there is an alternative theory that there was troubles with theory that there was troubles with the electricity supply. specialist

agree that at the moment, the pressure on health care systems, including ventilators, is tremendous. this could be one of the most possible versions why the ventilator caught fire. the details are emerging. turning from russia to india, where the prime minister narendra modi has announced an economic support package worth 270 billion us dollars to help mitigate the economic impact inflicted by the coronavirus. so far, modi has extended his country's lockdown twice, and today he hinted it would continue for even longer, although in a more relaxed form. our correspondent divya arya is in delhi. we've seen it really shocking stories of misery, deprivation, deaths due to hunger, and a lot of uncertainty in the last 50 days that the lockdown has been in place. it has been one of the strictest lockdowns, and there has been a huge demand by small industries, cottage industries, medium industries, for help from the government, and this package is supposed to do just that.

there were no further details from the prime minister when he announced the big number, but he did say that the focus of the package will one, be to alleviate suffering, but the other, to make india self—reliant and turn this crisis that the covid—19 pandemic has thrown at us into an opportunity. also in india, the country has partially restarted its national rail network between the capital, delhi, and other major cities. online ticket sales have been limited to prevent overcrowding, and passengers must wear a mask and undergo screening. india's rail network, which usually transports about 20 million people a day, shut down in march. here's divya arya again. the new railway station, which is generally bustling with thousands of passengers trying to get to their trains, today it's barely... 15 cities have been connected with deli

and have been allowed to go out of the station, but strict measures for social distancing are in place. there are barricades in back of nerves “— there are barricades in back of nerves —— and there are barricades in back of nerves “ and passengers can there are barricades in back of nerves —— and passengers can only enter 90 minutes before their departure. it's among the largest in the world. transports are around 20 million people each day. that was completely shut down almost 50 days back when the lockdown was imposed across the country. now when restrictions are being eased, along with these passenger trains, special trains are also being run to take stranded migrant workers back to their home states. this relaxation comes at a time when india is seeing a huge spike in numbers over the past week. now more than 70,000 people have tested positive for covid and almost 2300 people have died. other news out of india, co2 emissions have fallen for the first time in four decades, and notjust as a result

of the countrywide lockdown. according to analysts, falling electricity use and competition from renewables weakened the demand for fossil fuels even before the coronavirus hit. however, the sudden lockdown in march tipped india's 37—year—emissions growth trend into reverse, with carbon dioxide emissions falling 15%. china is planning to test the entire population of wuhan — eleven million people — after a cluster of new coronavirus cases there. the city was the original epicentre of the virus in january, and it's been gradually reopening over recent weeks. officials want to test all residents within the next 10 days. let's move to south korea where more than 100 people have now tested positive for coronavirus, linked to a nighclub district in seoul. police are working to track down other clubgoers, but it's thought many gave fake names and numbers on the door. the government had started relaxing social distancing rules after extensive track and tracing brought down numbers. here's laura bicker in seoul.

8500 officers are involved in tracking down over 10,000 people who believe to have been in these various clubs. it was a holiday weekend. the area was entirely packed. this is a cell's party district. i realise people will be asking what on other people doing during a pandemic —— seoul. things are complicated. by the fact that a number of these clubs were used by the lgbtq number of these clubs were used by the lg btq community. number of these clubs were used by the lgbtq community. when it comes to being lg btq the lgbtq community. when it comes to being lgbtq in this country, it comes with a lot of discrimination. it can be extremely difficult to come out. it could mean losing your job, losing your family, come out. it could mean losing your job, losing yourfamily, and that is why health officials are now saying privacy is important. they are putting that at the forefront of

their campaign. they say people can come forward without giving their names and they can be tested. that is the kind of message that is going out on these emergency text alerts that we are getting. urging us to go and get tested, and that's the message that officials are using when they track these people down. staying in asia, and singapore is easing lockdown measures that have been in place since april. with more, here's karishma vaswani. we see today, a small cluster of businesses being allowed to open. these are things like hairdressers for a simple haircut. you can go to the pet store now and even to the ba ke ry the pet store now and even to the bakery to buy some desserts and cakes. all of this is being extremely carefully controlled and managed. the singapore government has been relying on technology to ensure that the people who do go into the shops go into the offices, they have to virtually check in and check out using an app called safe

entry, and that's because the government wants to keep plans on people in case there's a new cluster of infection. afg hanistan's president has ordered the security forces to resume offensive operations against militant groups, including the taliban, after dozens of civilians died in two major attacks. in kabul, gunmen stormed a hospital, killing sixteen people including newborn babies. ishmael sadaat sent this report from kabul. gunshots people in kabul take cover, as violence erupts in the city. gunmen target a hospital in the afghan capital. the attack, by several men, began with a series of blasts, followed by gunfire. the hospital's maternity ward is run by the international medical charity medecins sans frontieres and employs some foreigners. local residents witnessed the violence. translation: a man wearing a police uniform arrived and started shooting at guards and some women in

the hospital entrance. i saw around four to five people were wounded. translation: the attackers were shooting at anyone in the hospital without any reason. it's a government hospital and a lot of the people that come in for treatment are women and children. security forces rushed to the scene, eventually rescuing several people, including children. the taliban, who signed a withdrawal agreement with the united states more than two months ago, have denied involvement. similar attacks on foreign and other civilians in this mostly—shia area of the capital have been attributed to the islamic state militant group. and this was not the only violence in the country on tuesday. in the eastern province of nangahar, a member of the provincial council was among those killed in the attack on the funeral procession of a local police commander. despite the continued hopes of peace, the violence continues to impact the people of this country, including in the heart

of the capital itself. ishmael sadaat, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on outside source. still to come, many ethnic minorities are at higher risk of coronavirus. we visit one of the worst affected communities in the uk. well, as of tomorrow, people in england are advised to wear face coverings when taking public transport or in places where social distancing may not be possible. sarah corker has more. face coverings are not a replacement for social distancing or other precautions, but could help reduce the spread of the virus. wash your hands before and after your journey. on the trams in manchester today, some felt it was an added layer of protection. the facemask is assembled by my family. i've come without mine

and i feel more anxious. i think people my age think they cannot get it. i think they should wear them, because you could be going home and spreading it to the family. so you are wearing it to protect your family when you go home? yes, yes. our trams and buses are set to get busier as those who cannot do theirjobs from home are encouraged to return to work from tomorrow. and, for the first time in england, the government is now advising people to wear these on public transport and in shops. you can buy face coverings and masks at pharmacies on the high street for as little as £1 50, but medical masks should be prioritised for nhs workers, so the government has put out instructions so people can make them at home, using anything from old t—shirts to bedding sheets. two of these guys are going to get the chop, quite literally. this dad from hampshire tried making a t—shirt mask for himself on his youtube channel. not coping very well with the elastic bands.

and you can put a tissue in. and in the west midlands, tracy has a crochet alternative. so, if you want something a bit different, get your hooks out. they come in all shapes and sizes. this is government guidance although it remains a personal choice. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. america's top disease expert anthony fauci has warned senators the coronavirus will spread if the country opens up too soon. early research here in the uk has shown that covid—19 is disproportionately impacting black men and women compared to white people in the uk. the risk factor is also high for other ethnic minority groups, including those with a pakistani

or indian background. the bbc asian network's shabnam mahmood has been looking at the issue in one of the worst—affected areas in london. wembley, home to english football. it's also home to one of britain's most diverse communities, many now united in grief after losing loved ones to the coronavirus. the underlying issues were just diabetes and stuff, which is common nowadays, but it wasn't enough to take his life. in the shadows of wembley stadium is where mahindra shah from india spent most of his life, surrounded by family and friends. but he died alone in hospital, something his daughter and her family are still coming to terms with. ithink... getting to grips with it all, still, trying to understand.

driving across wembley, it's not difficult to find other families also suffering the pain of loss. this disease has hit people from all religions in the area. sadia lost her mum and her aunt within days of each other to the virus. herfamily is of a pakistani muslim heritage, which often means hundreds of people gather for a funeral to pay their respects. a month on, i went on friday to the graveyard and it's hard for me to accept not seeing my mum around, or because i haven't grieved, i haven't hugged my brothers or sisters, i haven't hugged my dad, so... i don't feel like i've let it out. she believes government messages on lockdown and keeping safe just didn't reach communities like hers. what is being done for those people,

those ethnic minorities? is the word getting out to them? that's my worry. i don't think it's getting out to them. there isn't a family that will not tell you that they've not lost someone. just a few streets away, sharon fraser has lost seven people close to her to coronavirus. i've lost my uncle dante, my oldest daughter has lost her grandfather, we've had one family in the area that lost mum, dad and a sister. i worry about what do we do with our grief, you know? experts say the virus doesn't discriminate, but here there's a story of disparity in places where black, asian and minority ethnic communities live. shabnam mahmood, bbc news. as we continue our coverage of the coronavirus, let's bring in ros atkins, because, not for first time, ros, statistics are a central part of this story.

hi ros. the human cost of covid—19 is in many many ways immeasurable, but numbers and statistics remain crucial to all of us as we try to assess the impact of this virus. and the uk death toll is estimated to be higher than the government figure. the uk government's statistics say that as of may one, 28,000 had died in connection with covid—19. in fact, if you look at death certificates that list covid—19 for this period, the figure is several thousand higher. that though still is not considered the most accurate measure. for that we need to compare how many people we would have expected to die between mid—march and now, and how many people have actually died. this is called "all—cause excess mortality", and the number is sobering.

this is the bbc‘s head of statistics robert cuffe. all the deaths that might not have been diagnosed or the deaths that are caused indirectly by the virus or maybe even by the lockdown, that figure goes above 50,000 deaths across the uk. that's a pretty staggering number, so we might put it in context for people. which is that if you go back to the winter of 2017—18, the total extra deaths that we saw compared to normal at that time of year was around 50,000 as well. at the moment, we are reaching that kind of stage of a particularly tough winter with a bad flu and that's after some lockdown has been implemented. it's also worth looking at this graphic. it tells us that the rate at which covid—19 is taking lives is falling, but also that hundreds of people are still dying every day — at a rate that is well well above what we'd normally expect. the uk's office for national statistics plays a crucial role in the information about the crisis that's made public. nick stripe is its head

of health analysis. here he is speaking about the most recent figures. the total number of deaths across england and wales was just under 18,000 deaths. 70,953. that's about 4000 lower than it was the week before. but it is still 8000 above the average we would expect to see in this week at this time of year. so is actually the seventh highest weekly total since then that is thought started in at 1993 so we have had for out of the top seven weeks in the last four weeks. and while numbers can't tell the whole story, the caution that we've seen from the uk government this week, placing caveats against plans for ease restrictions injune and july, well, that caution is underpinned by the knowledge that while the numbers are improving, they still tell of a real and present danger.

if people want more analysis of the statistics released by bbc news today, they are available through the bbc news app and the bbc news website, which is bbc .com/ news. thanks very much. finally, we want to pay tribute to the superheroes in scrubs for international nurse's day. people around the world today have been reflecting on their huge contribution in the fight against covid—19. tributes are also being paid to nurses who've died during the pandemic. the uk royal college of nursing received a very special phone call. on this international nurses day, my family and i want tojoin in the chorus of thank yous to nursing and midwifery staff all over the country and indeed the world. extraordinary times call for extraordinary people. thank you from the bottom of my heart.

thank you for everything you're doing. a huge thank you from us all. thank you so much. thank you for what you're doing. a reminder of our top story. in the united states, the scientist leading the response to coronavirus has warned the senate of serious consequences if the country opens up too soon. doctor antony fauci said there could be a new spike of covid—19 and the number of death is likely to be higher than the official number. that's about it from this addition of outside source. thanks very much for your company and for being with us. you can get me any time online on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones

you are watching bbc world news. thanks very much, bye—bye. hello. high pressure looks at to be a pretty constant companion for us weather—wise. up to perhaps at least ten days in our forecast period. that means a lot of fine weather for the rest of the week ahead and into next week and the biggest change possibly will be as the area of high pressure that things start to get warmer. we start of the week especially chilly with a biting northerly wind coming down from the arctic. still around for the next few days. later on in the week, the high starts to reorientate itself and drags much milder air across us from the atlantic and eventually across us from the actually things start to get quite warm as we go on into the following week. back to the here and now, we have got the remnants of a weather front to clear the south of the uk

first thing wednesday. a few showers in the south east initially. but quite a chilly northerly wind coming down the north sea on wednesday. will mean for many here temperatures will struggle to get into double figures and there will be some showers around at times, too. scattered showers across eastern scotland and definitely drier to the north than it has been on tuesday and more in the way of sunshine and some sharper showers pushing into northern england and getting across to the pennines and maybe getting a bit wintry across the tops of the pennines and a few could make it into the midlands. windy across the south east of england and the southern coast with gusts up to 30 mph. notice how subtly the heatjust shifts on wednesday into thursday. bigger gaps in the isobars sitting across the uk. that's a key factor for thursday in that it will mean lighter winds so that will change the way things feel. also i think generally we are just starting to move in very slowly that milder air so temperatures are beginning to rise by a couple of degrees at least.

felt most vividly in northern scotland and on north sea coasts. again thursday and friday, it's a slow transition at this point but you can see pretty wide open isobars on friday. so light winds by this stage and just a chance of a few showers trickling into the far north of scotland and the best of the sunshine early on and more cloud in the afternoon, but temperatures quite widely getting up into the mid—teens and could even see 17 across parts of southern england and the south wales. and then it's the weekend that i think we'll really start to feel the influence of the atlantic air pulling into the uk. potentially up to 21 in london by sunday. i will not promise you faultless blue skies and sunshine, and in fact we could pull in quite a lot of cloud to the northern half of the uk where it looks like a weather front will bring some rain into the far north of scotland for the likes of inverness and aberdeen for the weekend. on into the following week, there is the high.

still with us also at the moment, it looks like the most likely outcome in terms of our forecast with just a chance though that low pressure may come more strongly into play later on in the period bringing some wet weather into the far north west but will have higher temperatures as that high sticks around on into the following week and a much warmer picture across the board so we could be looking at a quite widely the following week at temperatures in the high teens to the low 20s and certainly it looks like there will still be a lot of dry weather around. and the obvious question mark is that risk of the rain into the north west at the moment. and as ever, we will keep you regularly updated.

tonight at ten, the emergency scheme to save millions ofjobs by paying people's salaries will be extended until the end of october. but as many firms and businesses stay closed, the reality is that thousands ofjobs have already been lost. there are already many staff that are furloughed whose jobs actually no longer exist and that is very sad, but it is also very real. the chancellor tells us the loss of jobs is "heartbreaking", so he's extending the furlough scheme and acknowledging the hard economic impact. is there any way that you think we can avoid a recession? this is going to have a very significant impact on our economy, that's clear. we'll hear the chancellor's thoughts on getting the economy moving again