we don't want your shutdown any more! the pandemic has demonstrated the polarisation of america. this, a liberty rally in boston, massachusetts, a tea party—style protest demanding the immediate reopening of the economy. donald trump continues to hold press conferences where he often lavishes himself with praise, this time boasting about american testing. but though the reporters are masked, they are impossible to muzzle. this, a chinese—american correspondent from the us network cbs. 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 are losing their lives everywhere in the world and maybe that's the question you should ask china. sir, why are you saying that to me, specifically? i'm telling you, i'm not saying it specifically to anybody, i'm saying it to anybody who would ask a nasty question... that's not a nasty question.

please go ahead. can i ask... ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much, appreciate it, thank you very much. but he left without taking any more questions, an abrupt exit from a president looking for a quick escape from this crisis. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. china's handling of the pandemic in its initial stages continues to be questioned internationally but at home the chinese authorities say it's been a triumph. there have been no recorded deaths from the virus for over two weeks now and the official infection rates have fallen dramatically, as our china correspondent john sudworth reports. for two months, they had no work. but now these hairdressers are once again doing their usual morning team—building routine, bouncing back just like the wider chinese economy. they have no doubt who they have

to thank for their salons reopening. "we all trust the communist party", the owner tells me, "and we have faith in china". accused of covering up the early outbreak and facing accusations that the virus came from the illegal wildlife trade or even an accidental leak from this lab, china knows it's under pressure internationally. but you wouldn't know it from state—run media, showing china triumphing over the virus at home and as a powerful provider of medical aid to a world in disarray. nothing says returning normality in beijing quite like a trafficjam. and while the world grapples with the big questions over china's involvement in the crisis, it would be wrong of course to dismiss everything it's done as authoritarian folly.

for others hoping to get out of lockdown, there may be lessons here too. might masks be one of those lessons? some scientists believe they may have been the key to china's success in reducing infection rates so dramatically. in china, it is almost compulsory to go out with a mask. and perhaps it made a big difference because we know that many covid—19 patients are asymptomatic or very mildly symptomatic. so they won't go for testing at all, so you will never detect it. masking is a continuous process which can protect you and others from getting infected as a result. in wuhan, the city where the outbreak began, the authorities are now planning to test all 11 million residents, the result of a small new cluster of cases, according to state—run media.

there are other aspects of china's approach that may be hard to emulate, like forcing people to download apps that track their movements. but whether by coercion or common sense, few can doubt that this country appears to have turned the corner, seemingly against the odds, and it's celebrating. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. it's international nurses day and around the world people have been expressing their gratitude to a profession that's been under intense pressure since the start of the year. and among those saying thanks were senior members of the royal family, led by the queen, as our correspondent daniela relph reports. my family and i want tojoin in the course of thank yous... it is a familiar sight for those family calls during lockdown but this was a grid of royal faces.

thank you for everything you are doing. a huge thank you from us all. thank you so much. and for professor kathleen mccourt, representing commonwealth nurses and midwives, there was a phone call from the queen. good afternoon, your majesty. it's amazing that you're still able to continue the support and the care... the duchess of cambridge and countess of wessex spoke to seven commonwealth countries. i hope you're feeling some of the love as well. we are feeling the love! we are happy to be here. from the bottom of my heart... and at home, the duke of cambridge thanked nurses at the royal marsden hospital in london. i hope you know how appreciated everyone is, what you are all doing. what you do at the aberdeen centre is so very special. this was a group appreciation of nurses and midwives during testing times. thank you all so much for the diligence and courage

that you have shown. daniela relph, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

welcome to bbc news. it's now time for a look at the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are laura hughes, the political and diplomatic correspondent for the financial times, and sam lister, the deputy political editor for the daily express. let's have a quick look at tomorrow's front pages... let's start with the ft. it says the decision by the uk government to extend its flagship job retention scheme until the end of october has been welcomed by businesses and unions. the same story makes the front page of the i. it says a cliff edge has been avoided for 7—and—a—half million people. the sun focuses on the mounting covid bill after that decision by the chancellor to extend the uk furlough scheme. the times reports on uk ministers‘

efforts to get the country's housing market moving again. it says buyers will be given the go—ahead to go and visit properties. the daily mail also leads with attempts to restart the uk's housing market, but it comes as families are told they're unlikely to get to go abroad this summer. the mirror says there are concerns over the risks to jobs and health as thousands get set to return to work on wednesday. according to a treasury estimate seen by the telegraph, the coronavirus will cost the uk exchequer almost £300 billion this year. and the international edition of the new york times leads on the reopening of schools in germany. so let's begin. laura and sam, that evening to you both. we will start with the times. housing market kick started by dell not given go ahead. one important loophole here, if you want to visit yourfamily and loophole here, if you want to visit your family and you aren't allowed

under current rules, you can tell yourfamily to under current rules, you can tell your family to put their house on the market and then you would be able to go and visit the house and see them. exactly. this is one of the extraordinary things we've seen in recent days. the government announcing measures that are quite confusing to the public. we are allowed to of —— we are now being told you can visit a property. it's not entirely clear as to whether or not entirely clear as to whether or not two people could go in and visit the house at one time because the guidance had been very strict. we are only allowed to see one person outside our house every day. it's an effort by the government to rip open pa rt effort by the government to rip open part of the economy that has been com pletely part of the economy that has been completely frozen. over half a million people in the middle of moving are now stuck at the moment.

it will be reassuring to a huge industry here. those numbers are really interesting. 450,000 people we re really interesting. 450,000 people were in the middle of a house move on march the 23rd when the lockdown was imposed. presumably, there is half a million people in this country who want to get on with the move, either renting or buying. absolutely. people's lies are put on hold. this is quite a big deal. it's a big announcement by the government to get the economy moving again. but you have to wonder, are those people who were in the middle of a move, how many will want to continue with this? we are and very uncertain times. people may have lostjobs or fear they will soon. so you wonder how many people are actually going to want to go ahead with this. it's also quite interesting that this does affect renters as well.

particularly in london, some young people are in accommodations and that's been tough for people during the lockdown. they might be trapped ina the lockdown. they might be trapped in a house with four or five people. this might be a point of liberation for quite a few people. it might be. you might find people are desperate to get away from others. one interesting bit i saw on the front page of the time, commuters can share cards with people from other households as long as they keep the windows open. again, that's incredibly confusing to people who have been told that you can't meet both parents, only one or one friend. yet apparently it's ok to sit ina friend. yet apparently it's ok to sit in a car with a number of colleagues. we know scientists have said the risk of transmission is much lower outside, but it's not clear that being in a car with a window open will dramatically reduce the risk of infections because people will beast still touching ——

be touching the door handle and sitting in close proximity. it's an example of confusion and the government has pulled on people to use their common sense. when things aren't this vague, it does put some complaint on them. people are then going home and sharing a household with someone who might be vulnerable, sharing a car with someone vulnerable, sharing a car with someone and going into work every day, there was some frustration. borisjohnson day, there was some frustration. boris johnson talked day, there was some frustration. borisjohnson talked about people going back to work but didn't the issue of whether or not we would start to see friends and family. i think for a lot of people, that actually is unfair. to see the inconsistencies is probably going to be frustrating. the daily mail has the same story. what we briefly stay

with houses, i thought one rather interesting point was the government is encouraging people to use online viewing. we are told our entire lives never trust the pictures that you see, you always have to check! absolutely. that's for sure. i think as you say, there's two sides of this. the housing market reopening is good news for the economy and people want to get on with their lives, but manhattan —— matt hancock this morning... i don't know how many people are actually expecting to go ona many people are actually expecting to go on a long travel, so i'm not sure isa to go on a long travel, so i'm not sure is a massive surprise. there's a huge application for the travel industry which we know is an absolutely dire trouble. laura hughes from the financial times thought that summer had already been cancelled. i don't know anyone who

had been planning a particularly long and jealousy inducing holiday this summer. i would imagine we would all be ready to hunker down anywhere. potentially now to look at anywhere. potentially now to look at a state agency if we need. one interesting thing to look out for tomorrow is that brussels is coming out with tourism guidance and there sums of destin today that perhaps countries in europe that have similar —— that are similarly experiencing this pandemic might allow the public to move between countries and go on holiday to support the tourism industry. there we re support the tourism industry. there were supports today —— report today in the sun newspaper that british holiday—makers may be able to go to france in the summer. that's been played down today by an number 10, only essential travel. i think most people probably get presumed

long—haul exciting holiday are off the summer, but i think there was what about eurostar? what about going to lingering countries that have managed the crisis in the same way and have the our reproduction level —— r reproduction level. it could make sense. i don't know anyone who really seriously think they are going on holiday this summer. they are going on holiday this summer. i have they are going on holiday this summer. l have seen on they are going on holiday this summer. i have seen on twitter some people suggesting they may have to ta ke people suggesting they may have to take eurostar to france to get a haircut today and come back to the uk. that may be the only time they can. this is about germany starting up at schools. we know the school 's reopening is crucial to reopening the rest of the economy because obviously we heard we were —— these workers need their children to