brazil's health minister, nelson teich, has resigned after less than a month in the job following disagreements about the government's handling of the crisis. over the past week around 700 people a day have died of covid—19 in brazil. the rate at which coronavirus spreads has gone up across the uk and is now close to the point where infections may rise again. the reproduction, or r number, needs to stay below one to control the outbreak. virus spread in care homes and hospitals is believed to be behind the rise. president trump has announced a new plan to fast—track a coronavirus vaccine to be in use by the end of the year. he said m potential vaccines produced around the world had been selected for accelerated research and approval. but experts have warned that it could take 12 months or more to develop. this weekend is the first

since lockdown restrictions were eased in england, allowing unlimited exercise and travel in order to enjoy the open air. but the rules vary depending on where you live in the uk. the easing of england's guidelines has been welcomed by some, but others in tourist areas worry about a possible big influx of people, as sian lloyd reports. these residents of stratford have been a fixture for generations, but for the past eight weeks their surroundings have been significantly quieter than usual. the historic town is a magnet for tourists from far and wide, and the economic impact of the lockdown has been felt here. but after the government advice was changed for people living in england, visitors are beginning to return. this couple have travelled some 50 miles from their home in leicestershire. because boris said we can go further afield, we've made the most of it. this is our normal life. we like to get out and about.

so, we're just going to have a walk around the river and we brought our own flask of coffee, and we're going to have that and then we'll have a steady ride home. we are sensible, but i think these twojust needed to blow off a little steam and have a little bit of a change of scenery really. this family live within the same county, now able to visit one of their favourite places. set up a picnic. a little picnic and feed the ducks, and it'sjust been nice to just get out. especially since lockdown‘s been a bit eased a little bit more. as long as sticking to the guidelines. the countryside in england is beginning to reopen. the national trust will unlock the gate to this car park tomorrow morning. but people are already parking here to walk, and the charity says it expects a huge influx over the weekend. they're urging people not to travel long distances to their favourite destinations and to visit places closer to home for the time being. you have to understand, i think, as a visitor that obviously local

communities near places you like to visit are rightly concerned about huge volumes of people arriving, so we ask you to be extra thoughtful and respectful about their concerns. and obviously if a footpath goes past a house, make sure you're really mindful of that. many restrictions are still in place, and fines are imposed when rules are broken. authorities here are welcoming people to the town, but warn it's not business as usual. sian lloyd, bbc news, stratford—upon—avon. in a moment on bbc news, the film review, but first here's click. hello you, and hello,

lara, how are you doing? hello, i'm good thank you, and you seem to have cut your hair. yes, the haircut has finally happened, and i have to say, the relationship survived. there was no blood and to be honest, i think she has done a pretty good job, don't you? it is looking good, but has the colour changed a bit? yes, i am trying a new artificial silver colour, shall we say — don't worry, i will be returning to my natural colour of suspiciously brown as soon as i can get back to a proper hairdresser. you have had a good week, you had a lockdown birthday. that's right, it was very nice but i don't think the years need to count in lockdown. in your house, though, there has been an important birthday. i had the terrifying task of hosting a 10th birthday for my son and seven of his friends on video chat. and it's notjust children who are missing events. we all are. and music has been a real casualty of this — so much has been cancelled, music festivals are off, the venues are closed,

and it's hard to imagine when we'd next be going to a concert. true, but musicians are not giving up so easily. this is not your typical gig venue. but earlier this month, more than 700,000 people logged in live to watch helsinki's annual may day concert performed in this virtual arena. complete with digital fireworks. fans far away as the usa and germany jammed online with finnish rappers jvg. now, virtual gigs aren't new. last year 10 million people watched dj marshmello headline the first concert held inside the game fortnite. then in stomped rapper travis scott to smash that record in april when 12.3 million players logged in to watch his astronomical

event live. now i assumed that despite the huge audience figures, thisjust wouldn't appeal to the more traditional musicians, who thrive from playing to a live audience. i mean, world—famous jazz genius jamie cullum would think was an absolute travesty, right? i love this idea. i am a big computer game fan, so in recent years as computer games have got more advanced, i am not an online player so much but i love the big open—world games like grand theft auto, the last of us, red dead redemption they really thought very hard about their soundtracks. i've actually discovered music through the radio stations as you drive around in a stolen car in grand theft auto. i would be first in line if they had opened up a jazz club in grand theft auto and i could play in it — or any type of concert.

so all bets are off, it seems, and anything is possible. while i have been at the jazz clubs, minecraft gamers have taken it upon themselves to create their own massive gigs from their bedroom. 0pen pit started in may 2018 when producer/dj/friend max schramp decided to throw his 21st birthday in minecraft. it went better than anyone expected. since then hundreds of thousands of fans attended their festivals to see massive music stars like 100 gecs and charli xcx. it's the only game that really allows us to do what we do. we have no affiliation to microsoft or minecraft and we can still run our events completely independently. and musicians have started to build their own arenas too. as a tribute to the cancelled music festival south by southwest, indie band courier club have launched block by blockwest. if you are a small artist

in a small musical niche, it's going to be really hard for you to pack a club out and tour the world, or rather, even tour your nation. but if you can book a show on a virtual platform and bring everyone that is spread out in your community together, you can put on a full show, and you could monetise it and the money can go directly to the artist, rather than kind of circumventing through third parties. the idea is that it breaks down financial barriers, it breaks down geographical barriers and it kind of disrupts the whole festival circuit. and for artists like pussy riot, breaking down political barriers is just as important as breaking financial ones. to me it opens up the possibility to play for a russian audience, like i really wish i could play physically, but even when it was not coronavirus, pussy riot are still enemies of the state so sometimes when we just leave the house, cops are arresting us forjust bleep leaving the house.

i'm originally from a small provincial town, and western musicians never come to these cities, it doesn't matter if it is coronavirus not coronavirus time. so it doesn't matter where you are, you can have access to this concert, that's awesome. so i think that is the future, to just cut all the people in the middle who take the money, basically, while producing nothing. and so to the question of money. in these extraordinary times, many artists are giving their performances away for free, or like during twitch streamaid, to encourage donations for health workers. but if artists are already making less money from their music sales, can they really afford to give away their live performances for nothing? you have got what erykah badu is doing, who is charging for hers and making it like a full production.

and her argument is even though i'm not about to go bankrupt, i have a big crew of people and by bringing them together and making some money out of this we can keep things going. she has done some incredibly experimental stuff. of course there is no substitute for a real gig, but i think it is wonderful for artists to stay connected to the people who love their music. and just as physical venues split concerts fees with the artist, virtual venues are exploring the same idea. over the course of the last few years we have seen a quadrupling in the amount of non—gaming content on twitch. i do think that one of our sustainable strengths over time which ensures that musicians have a high likelihood of broadcasting on twitch after social distancing ends is that they will see this is an entirely new revenue stream. even if artists can make money from online performances, you have to admit the atmosphere of an actual live performance is pretty unique.

i asked chart topping artist andrewjohn hozier—byrne, better known as hozier, about gigging online. it is just that hard feeling of knowing that there could be hundreds of thousands of people looking at you at the moment and you are in stark silence. that is very odd. once the messages start coming in there is a sense of 0k, there is a community there, and that is a very, very good feeling. i am reading your messages, guys, thank you so much. i was quite surprised i have to say how fulfilling that was, having interacted in real time with people. which, to be fair, is not something you can do in a gig. # take me to church, # i'll worship like a dog # at the shrine of your light...

one of the biggest culprits of bad quality video on a conference call is poor wi—fi signal. maybe you are sitting too far away from the router with solid walls between you and it, or perhaps other people in your household are hammering the wi—fi network with streaming videos and games. we also host diplomats and other foreign leaders when they visit. or it could be that the channel your wi—fi is being carried on by your router is just too crowded with other routers. this wifi analyzer app for android will reveal what is going on around you. there are a range of channels available and most routers default to the same few. that is why you see everybody crowded around down here. but see this? that's me out of my own, a bandwidth hog of the ninth order. so how did i get that vip channel just for me? well, it's not that hard. but don't tell everyone, 0k?

you need to open your router's admin tools, which can be accessed by entering the default gateway ip in the address bar of any browser on a device connected to the router. your ip address may well be the same as mine, so give that a try. if not, open your network and internet settings, then view your network properties to find the default address. you will need the admin password, which if you have never accessed this part of your router before, should be in the paperwork that came with it. in the wireless settings, if five gigahertz is available make sure that it enabled, to change your wi—fi channel you might need to take it off auto settings, then just use a different channel and see if it improves the signal. one final quality tip to get you going — set your camera at eye level and make sure the strongest light source is in front of and not behind you.

we've been looking at some of the entertainment that's been cancelled, andi entertainment that's been cancelled, and i had been looking forward to the eurovision song contest. the ai contest filmed a few weeks ago — would you believe, i picked the winner? my favourite was australia's uncanny valley and it was the public‘s favourite too. i think it was the bonkers lyrics that did it. maybe, and clearly you're very talented at being able to predict computer—generated cheesy pop. that's it for the shortcut this week. the full—length version is waiting for you right now on iplayer. you can find us at bbc

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