this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. america's top disease expert — warns states not to ease the virus lockdown too soon. top us health adviser dr anthony fauci warns states my my concern is that will start to see little spikes that were turn into outbreaks. the uk's chancellor extends the furlough scheme till october — it's currently supporting seven million workers as two attacks kill over 30 civilians, the afghan president orders the military to hit back. anger overseas, but triumph at home. china's leadership enjoys strong support for its handling of the outbreak. we'll look at why.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the top us health adviser, and a key member of the white house's coronavirus task force, has warned that lifting restrictions too soon could lead to further spikes in cases. dr anthony fauci said the country did not have total control of the outbreak. his message is at odds with that of president trump , who is keen of president trump, who is keen to get the economy going again. nick bryant reports from new york washington continues to look like a scene from some dystopian drama. this, the still surreal sight of senators donning face masks for a hearing on covid—19. one senior democrat resembling a bandit from the wild west. the key voice was america's top pandemic official, anthony fauci, who strongly warned about the dangers of reopening too quickly —

a message for the country, a message for his boss, donald trump. if that occurs, there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control which, infact, paradoxically, will set you back, not only leading to some suffering and death that could be avoided, but could even set you back on the road to trying to get economic recovery. 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. let's get more on this from my colleague katty kay in washington. 24 2a hours ahead. you told me a day ago that exchange is going to dominate the news and it has. i would like to take a look at the testimony towards the senate, particularly for the senator said to

him. saying that i do not think you are the end all. what was the rest of that exchange like? the doctor saidi of that exchange like? the doctor said i do not think i am the end either and we have to be humbled by will be no. the point that rand paul was making was that maybe america should look at the swedish model and should look at the swedish model and should not suck down —— shut down this much. and it was not worth it for people who lost theirjobs and the doctor said that i don't think i know everything but there is something that to be cavalier with peoples lives is something that we cannot condone and it was a testy back and forth between those two senators and really, i think the testing this is about the medical people were testifying in the senate and the people in the white house like

president trump are kind of saying that we are through this, we have prevailed, we have done it, effectively. mission accomplished, in other words. that is where the real difference is today. is that the difference between the politicians and the scientists? so, the doctor was asked specifically about his relationship with the president and said it is not confrontational, i present my expertise, my data in the president listens to me. but if you listen to what the doctor was saying, it is certainly not what donald trump is missing. the doctor said that the number of deaths is probably higher than the 80,011 recorded mezzanine that the president has disputed on twitter and this is going to go on longer and it is too early to open up. all of those three messages are not what you hear coming from the president who consistently has put a much more positive optimistic spin on the virus itself and the outcome

and on what when america can open up. senator romney criticisms about testing. yet again, you have got senator romney who is a critic of the president saying that the testing is nothing like enough and this is not something that should be celebrated or praised. again, it is a direct criticism of what president trump was doing that clip of where that run journalist and the whole point of that press event in the rose garden was to say what a great success rose garden was to say what a great success america's testing has been in the big panel by the presence that america leads the road and testing, but that is not what senator romney said. he was particularly sharp in his criticism of the administration specifically when it comes to testing him he came to the handling of the coronavirus

at large. here in the uk — the chancellor, rishi sunak, has announced the furlough scheme designed to avert mass unemployment, will now be extended till the end of october. he said the scheme is now supporting more than seven million workers. our business editor simon jack has more. holiday season beckons and with international travel in disarray, you would think holiday hotspots like this campsite in cornwall would be set fair but it is currently closed and, even as the lockdown is lifted, social distancing rules will mean communal areas like showers and toilets are unusable. half of the 16 workers here have been furloughed and not all of them will return. well, we are delighted that the furlough scheme has been extended in its current form until the end ofjuly. very worried about how we, as employers, are going to make contributions through august, september and october. the reason for that is, we have had zero income so far this year.

my feeling is, 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. patrick's furloughed office manager, single mum lindsay, accepts that the future is uncertain. ijust don't think there is anyjob security in our industry. if the business is hit hard, we are responsible for lots of people, but if the business is not secure, the jobs aren't there. mine might not be there. this brewery in buckinghamshire has furloughed ten workers who will now be able to come back part—time afterjuly whilst still having wages subsidised. good news for this mum of three. i think it's great that it's going to 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 government

response to the crisis. 1 million businesses are using the scheme, with 7.5 million workers having 80% of their wages paid by the government, and it is costing £14 billion a month. that is 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 will not 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 are providing overall and how quickly we can come out of this particular situation. we are not going to be able to protect every singlejob but i think, by any international comparison, the fact that we are supporting 7.5 million people with the furlough scheme should be something that, you know, should be universally welcomed. when employers have to start paying,

tough choices will have to be made. i think the big elephant in the room is going to be what the employer contribution is going to look like that the chancellor referred to. from our point of view, it is absolutely critical that any change to the scheme does not result in an additional spike in unemployment. the scheme has helped this cornish holiday park and a million other businesses hang on to staff, but many will be exposed as this flood of government cash eventually, inevitably, begins to recede. simon jack, bbc news. ‘an act of sheer evil‘. that's how the us secretary of state has described attacks in afghanistan that have killed dozens of people. mike pompeo called on the government of afghanistan, and the taliban, to co—operate and bring to justice the perpetrators to justice. in one assault, gunmen stormed a maternity hospital leaving 16 dead — including newborn babies. ishmael sadaat reports 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. let's get some of the day's other news. the world health organization says the americas are now driving the pandemic, and that some countries did not take its warnings seriously. the who was referring to brazil and the united states, whose leaders have tried to play down the seriousness of the virus. india's prime minister,

narendra modi, has announced an economic package worth more than two— hundred— and— 60 billion dollars to support farmers and small and medium businesses. he hinted there might be a further easing of the lockdown; on tuesday passenger train services partially resumed. a law firm acting for celebrities including lady gaga, madonna, rod stewart and eltonjohn says hackers have accessed their data — including contracts, emails, and non—disclosure agreements. the hackers have posted some of the details online and are demanding payment. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:. britain's royal family pays tribute to nurses around the world to mark world nurses' day.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the us expert leading the coronavirus response has told a senate committee that easing

the current restrictions too soon will lead to needless death and suffering. let's stay with that story. and georgia was one of the us states to first start relaxing its lockdown measures. dr keren landman is a specialist in infectious diseases and award winning medicaljournalist. doctor fauci is warning against states reopening too early but is georgia doing just that? absolutely, yes. depending on which businesses you are looking at a couple of weeks, it still looks like our cases are studying plateau and i mentioned are studying plateau and i mentioned a couple of times that you can't really trust any of the data that you be given over the past couple weeks given the data lag but over the last couple of weeks, we have seen a plateau in cases that were definitely still sing plenty of

cases all around georgia. what kind of businesses do you think should not be reopening at the moment from a medical point of view is yellow anywhere where you feel that you cannot proactively protect people using lots of ppe. or going into other peoples airspace even if they are other peoples airspace even if they a re protected other peoples airspace even if they are protected in such a fashion that they might be sharing droplets and places where you do not feel that you can text people at will for the virus. i think those are probably markers that you are not ready to reopen. we do have some better testing in georgia than we did two weeks ago, but we are not at a place 01’ every weeks ago, but we are not at a place or every employer can perform at will testing for their employees. we are not at a place for everyone can afford or is purchasing masks for all the employees and people do not

understand entirely how to approach this. can i wake up in the morning and decide to get my nails done, get and decide to get my nails done, get a tattoo and then going to have a coffee ? a tattoo and then going to have a coffee? i could do all of that? yes. i'm sure you could. and people are fine with that? they want to do that? a lot of people do not. there is an overwhelming fear of this virus and reasonably so. but, you know, there are some people who either because they are so desperate to get out of the house or perhaps they feel they are making a political statement by being out of the house they do this and there also people who do this and feel that they're making a political statement by not wearing a mask. it isa statement by not wearing a mask. it is a little difficult to understand but as you know, the concept of prioritising public health. a sharp observer of my daily habits. thank you so much.

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, but a few new cases in wuhan over the weekend, prompted plans to test each of the city's 11 million residents. from beijing, our china correspondentjohn 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. it's international nurses day — and this year more than any other the crucial work the profession does is being acknowledged around the world. in the us nursing numbers are bolstered with filipino—america ns —an estimated 150,00 work as nurses and the covid—19 pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on them. madelyn yu is the president of the philippine nurses association of america, an organisation representing filipino—american nurses thank you so much forjoining us. i understand that this is a really ha rd understand that this is a really hard time for you and for your colleagues. yes it is. and thank you for inviting me to speak to you. i

am representing 150,000 nurses in america. and the philippine nurses association of american is the premier organisation nurses are exposed to the covid—19 virus and contributing significant outcomes, the health care society as front miners, we have been severely affected. one in four filipinos in the united states as a health care worker. recently reported, there are 30 nurses who have died because of the coronavirus. i, myself, am a survivor of the disease. however, i am well on my way to recovery. my husband succumbed to the disease and he died. a few weeks ago because of

the coronavirus. now, many in new york and newjersey area, are mostly critical—care nurses. but nursing is the opposite of social distancing. six feet away from the other person but in the health care setting, nurses take care of patients. we called the patient‘s hands, administer medicine, we are there with them at all stages of their illness. we are present at the time of death. sometimes, the nurses are the last people that the patient was —— will see. -- will see. thank you very much and we are -- will see. thank you very much and we a re really -- will see. thank you very much and we are really sorry for your loss.

and here in britain the queen to has been paying her respects to nurses, as 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. good afternoon. this is rather an important date. oh, it is, it is quite special, the international nurses day being recognised by the general public. yes, because they've obviously had a very important part to play recently. 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. the latest figures that we have come at the university and the united states has been monitoring the progress of the disease across the world says at least 4 million torture 22,000 people around the world a re torture 22,000 people around the world are known to have contracted the virus at least 287,809 people have died and the united kingdom reports that another 627 deaths in

this country. please do stay with bbc news. hello there. well, we may well be heading towards the middle part of may, but i'm sure yesterday felt more like winterfor some. take sennybridge in wales for example, with a temperature to start the day at —4.7. it was the coldest may night for 25 years in wales. further north, the wintery fun didn't stop there because in shetland we had some snow falling, and down south, relatively in orkney, we had a bit of snow covering the grassy surfaces as well with that colder air arriving behind this cold front. now, as we go through the next few hours, that is pushing southwards. it's weakening all the while, but it's still going to be just enough to knock down the temperatures a few degrees across eastern parts of england. so it is going to feel a little bit cooler as we head into wednesday. as i say, though the front itself is going to disintegrate, so any rain will tend to die away over the next few hours. and in many ways, it's

a reversal of fortunes compared with last night. england and wales, quite a lot of places frost—free. scotland, a sharp frost developing here. so, wednesday, a cold start to the day. scotland, northern england with some sunshine, a few showers across northern and eastern areas. and after a cloudy start across wales, parts of the midlands, east anglia, southern england, that cloud will probably tend to break up with some spells of sunshine coming through. and as for the wind, may sunshine is quite strong, so it probably will feel ok. but underneath those cloudier moments, and particularly where it's breezy with the onshore winds, it will feel quite chilly. now for thursday, we've got the winds turning more to a northwesterly direction, not the warmest of directions, but it will be bringing some slightly less cold air in across scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures popping back up to around 12—14 degrees or so. it will be cloudy, there'll be some patches of rain at times across the north west. bright skies further south. and then for friday, again, we've got another weak weather front working into the north west of scotland, bringing a few

patches of rain here. otherwise, it's a dry picture with cloud thinning and breaking at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures rising, highs of 17 degrees in both london and cardiff. now, into the weekend, our area of high pressure that's been influencing the weather for a few days now begins to slip its way a little bit further southward whilst weakening. and that will allow these atlantic fronts to move in across northern areas of the uk. so, it will turn quite cloudy across northern parts, with the threat of some rain scotland, maybe northern ireland, too. england and wales, largely dry and bright and a bit milder for most as well.

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the leading expert on infectious diseases in the united states has warned that lifting restrictions too soon could lead to further spikes in cases. anthony fauci said the country did not have total control of the outbreak. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, says he's ordered offensive operations to resume against the taliban and other islamist militant groups. two separate attacks left more than 30 people dead — including new born babies after a maternity hospital was targeted. some train services have resumed in india after nearly two months as lockdown eases. before the pandemic the rail network carried over 20 million people each day. tesla's chief executive elon musk has reopened an electric car plant in california, despite lockdown orders in place against manufacturing. president trump has tweeted his support, saying the plant can be open "safely and fast". early research in the uk has shown

that covid—19 is having