this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i am james reynolds. ‘needless deaths and suffering' — the warning from america's leading anti—disease expert, if control measures are relaxed to soon. measures are relaxed too soon. my concern is that will start to see little spikes that were turn into outbreaks. continuing help for seven and a half million people — the uk government extends itsjobs furlough scheme until october. afg hanistan‘s president orders security forces to resume offensive operations against islamist groups — after a horrific attack on a maternity hospital. and — after the lockdown, china's economy is bouncing back — and the communist party is getting the credit.

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 advisor, and a key member of the white house's coronavirus taskforce, 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 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, in fact, 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. during the hearing sentaor rand paul said to dr fauci that he didn't think that he was the ‘end all‘. my colleague katy kay was following the exchange... he saidi he said i do not think i am the

end—all either may need to be humble about what we know. what grandpa was making was maybe america should look at the swedish model and should not shut down as much, at least not all of the country and that too much economic damage had been done. and it was not worth it for people wet lost theirjobs and they said that i do not think i know everything but there is also that we do not know about this virus to be cavalier was the word with peoples lives is something that was something he could not condone. a testy back and forth between those two senators and those two individuals but really, the test is between the medical people like doctor and the people like donald trump we re the people like donald trump were saying that we have been through this, we are testing, we have done it effectively and mission accomplished in other words. that is where the real differences today. is that a

public fault line now between these scientists and the politicians? doctor fauci was asked about that specifically about the president. he said it is not confrontational, i present my medical expertise in data and the president listens to me. but if you listen to what doctor fauci was saying, it is certainly not what president trump has been saying. doctor fauci has said that the death toll is probably higher than the 80,000 officially recorded that medicine me 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 messages are now would you hear coming from the president who consistently has been putting a much more optimistic spin on the virus itself and the potential outcome and on when america can open up again. yes, there is a difference between what the health minister sang with the people are saying and the white house. criticism from senator

romney about testing. yet again, we have got senator romney who is a critic of the president saying that the testing is nothing like enough and that this is not something that should be celebrated or praised. again, it is a direct criticism of what president trump was doing that little clip before he had a run with the fema journalist yesterday, the fema journalist yesterday, the whole point of that press eventin the whole point of that press event in the rose garden was to say what a great success america's testing has been, the big panel there and saying that america leads the world in testing but that is not what senator romney said and he is particularly sharp in his criticism of the administration specifically when he came to testing and 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 any job 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 but just 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. ‘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 cooperate and bring to justice the perpetrators to justice. in one assault, gunmen stormed a maternity hospital leaving 16 dead — including newborn babies. ismael saadat 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. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: recovery for those who have suffered the worst effects of coronavirus —— is a prolonged process. we've been to meet some just starting that long journey.

this is bbc news, the main story this hour. the american expert advising on the country's

coronavirus response, has told a senate committee that easing the current restrictions too soon will lead to needless death and suffering. british businesses have welcomed the uk government's infectious diseases i asked her about the states approach. it still looks like their cases are ata it still looks like their cases are at a steady plateau. you cannot trust the data given the data like. up to the next couple of weeks, we have seen a plateau and cases. but definitely seeing plenty of cases 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?

any wherever you feel you cannot proactively protect people using lots of ppe, or prevent people from coming in within each other‘s airspace evenif within each other‘s airspace even if they are protected in such a fashion that they may be sharing droplets and places where you feel that you cannot test people at will for the virus and i think those are probably markers that you are not ready to reopen and u nfortu nately we not ready to reopen and unfortunately we do have some better testing —— fortunately better testing —— fortunately better testing —— fortunately better testing in georgia than we did a few weeks ago but we are not in an area where we can perform for testing for all employees and not an area where we can all afford masks and protective equipment for all employees and we are not in a place for everyone will know how to approach this and use all of these things. i wake up in the morning to get my nails done, going to a tattoo in go

and geta done, going to a tattoo in go and get a coffeei can do all of that? yes. sure you could. and no one, people are fine with that? they want to do that?l lot of people do not. there is an overwhelming fear of this virus and reasonably so, but there are some people who either because they're so desperate to get out of the house or perhaps they feel they are making a political statement by being out of the house who do this and there are those that feel there making a political statement by not wearing a mask and is a little bit difficult to understand but as you know, the whole concept of prioritizing public health isa of prioritizing public health is a political issue in the us. 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 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—i9 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. recovery for those

who have suffered the worst effects of coronavirus — is a prolonged process — both physically and mentally. men are more than twice as likely to need intensive care than women — and around half of all of those who go into intensive care — survive. our medical correspondent fergus walsh have been to university college hospital in london — to meet some patients at the start of their rehabilitation. and you're feeling tired? 0k. slowly, delicately, patients almost broken by coronavirus are being restored. can i ask you to roll over to the other side now? jake, who has a heart condition and diabetes, spent three weeks on a ventilator. it was touch and go whether he would survive. my chances were, ithink, very, very low. he's still so weak, getting him into a chair is far from easy. but it's an essential part of his rehabilitation he's still so weak, getting him into a chair is far from easy. but it's an essential part

of his rehabilitation at university college hospital in central london. jake still has a tracheostomy, an opening in his windpipe which used to be attached to a ventilator. my understanding is recovery works in very small steps. we'rejust going to get you into a fully upright position now. lovely. i'm not going to give up, not a chance. i was given a chance, and i'm not going to waste it. psychologically, has it been difficult? now that i know that i will go back to my family, go back to work, go back to the normal routine, i mean, psychologically, i'm much, much stronger. jake, who's 55, hasn't seen his wife natasha and 17—year—old daughter emily for over a month,

except via video. so, every time the doctor would call me, they would say he's not out of danger. this was the hardest time of my life. me and mum find it difficult, so it's brilliant to see him at least once a day on video call. physios, occupational and speech therapists, dietitians, health psychologists, there's a huge team involved in rehabilitation. a lot of physical rehab because they've got a lot of weakness, and then there's the cognitive impact as well, so the delirium that comes from being in an intensive care unit, the confusion that comes with being asleep for many days and waking up to the reality of all of this, so, its huge. can you put your feet on the floor? eddie is struggling with the impact of covid—i9 on the mind as well as body. he'sjust emerged from intensive care after a month on a ventilator.

66 years old, and i felt nearest to death than anything else with this coronavirus. as well as physical therapy, he will need psychological support. hallucination—wise, so many terrible things that you think are real, even when you wake up, you think they were real. you lived through them. do you mind telling me what sort of things you were imagining? i've got a little bit of plot where my dad was buried, and i could see the grave ready there for me to go in there, saying, "come, come, you have to come in there, it's ready for you." simply surviving intensive care after this disease is quite an achievement, but the legacy of coronavirus will be felt by many patients

like jake far into the future. it's international nurses day and around the world people have been expressing their gratitude to a profession that's been under an immense amount of pressure since the start of the year. and among those saying thanks were members of the royal family — 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 royalfaces. 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. you can find more on our website. and if you would like to let me know how you have been marking international nurses stay. do let me know.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @james bbc news. hello there. well, we may well be heading towards the middle part of may, but i'm sure yesterday felt more like winter for 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.

this is bbc news, the headlines one of america's top infectious disease experts has warned a us senate hearing that reopening the economy too quickly could lead to needless death and suffering. dr anthony fauci — who advises president trump — said the sitution was improving but the country did not yet have the outbreak under control. britain is extending until the end of october its scheme to subsidise the salaries of employees laid off by the coronavirus crisis. the government said employers would be asked to share more of the burden after august. the furlough arrangement has supported seven and a half millionjobs. afghanistan's president has ordered security forces to resume offensive operations against the taliban and other islamist militant groups. he was speaking after a horrific gun attack on a maternity hospital in the capital, kabul, targeting new—born babies, new mothers and nurses. 16 people were killed. the taliban has denied involvement. now on bbc news, hardtalk.