this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. if you've been dreaming of beaches like these — greece has announced plans to restart tourism from the middle ofjune. our weapon is the passport of security, reliability and health that our country has one. rolls royce has announced plans to axe a fifth of its workforce worldwide because of the coronavirus pandemic. but it's in the uk that

mostjobs will be lost. one of the most powerful cyclones for decades has hit the bay of bengal — forcing three million people, to take cover in bangladesh and india. we'll hear from both countries. in the uk, the row over when schools should open continues — we'll take a look at how the pandemic has affected education around the world. welcome. greece has announced plans to re—open its holiday resorts — as the threat from coronavirus begins to recede — and allow foreign holiday—makers to return, from next month. all across europe countries whose economies depend on tourism are in a race against time, to prove it is safe to re—open, before the summer. portugal says it will allow some international visitors from the 6th ofjune. but hotels won't let guests check in to their rooms until 2a hours after the previous occupant has departed, to allow for deep cleaning.

france on the other hand, hasn't said when its ban on foreign tourists will be lifted. the beaches are currently open to domestic visitors, but sunbathing is banned. from mid—june, cyprus plans to allow visitors from some countries, but not from the uk or russia, which happen to be its two biggest markets. tourists might have to disinfect their luggage when they arrive. holiday season will begin in greece on the 15thjune with most international flights starting two weeks later. the prime minister announced the move in a televised address. translation: sample coronavirus testing will be conducted to our visitors and our general health protocols will be adhered, without them however, overshadowing our bright sun or that natural beauties of greece. our weapon is that the passport of security, reliability and health that our country has one.

from greece now to italy — which is hoping to open up to foreign tourists in just two weeks' time. despite being the first european country to impose a nationwide lockdown, things there are starting to return to normal. mark lowen reports from lake como. perfection is not shared, at least not for now. the jewel of the lake glitters in the stillness but it really helps to lord tourists back from two weeks today when it lifts restrictions or visitors from europe and drops its quarantine. the tranquility is breathtaking but the economy is starved. the lake was set for a record year, george clooney‘s bella helping to pull forests. but then the virus hit this region the ha rd est then the virus hit this region the hardest in italy. the tourism counsellor has said that bookings

have been cancelled here and are trying to extend the season. he will keep us up through trying to extend the season. he will keep us up throuthanuary and hopes the rooms will fill up as the confidence returns. they arrived at the end of the 18th century so we are what ready to welcome them again like we have been in the past and for us it is not a question of working with them but to share our feelings with them, and our soul and heart with them because they started the two arrests for us and we want them to be back as soon as possible. local businesses need them badly, italy is expecting a recession this year of almost io%. having imposed a national lockdown before any other country in italy is now unlocking fast, bringing forward the lifting of some measures, desperate to salvage its tourism season and the economy but the balance of welcoming visitors back here and the risk of second wave is what italy and every

other country is now trying to strike. at the local market restarting today there is little to keep them busy, traders want the custom back but not the possible side effects. i do not think the tourists will come back quickly, they and we are scared the infections rise again. the italian government is making a mistake, we hear and government is making a mistake, we hearand then government is making a mistake, we hear and then north are worst affected by the virus, the southwest and so why not open their first where they are not afraid. lake como exceeds anything they ever beheld and beauty wrote shelley, this place is poetry but it wants an audience. it's entirely possible that the countries that open early will attract the most visitors this summer. but, germany's foreign minister had this warning on monday, for anyone hoping to steal a march on the competition. many countries in europe

depend on summer tourism, especially german tourists, and it is quite understandable that many countries wish for quick bilateral solutions. but this would not go with the european spirit, to which we are committed. we don't want a european bidding competition for tourists. tourism ministers from around europe had a virutal conference today to discuss how to co—ordinate getting summer back on track. here's gavin lee. this was the second big meeting between ministers to work out how to open up countries to terrorism again, not just for a right to have a holiday but for 12 million people across the eu to get theirjobs back involved in terrorism sector again about 6 million are said to be at risk because of the pandemic and there is already a round bath and place and a way to open up a border starting with cross—border work from country to country and the neighbouring countries being able to open up to each other, we have seen that in the

baltic states already and across europe internal borders reopening in the summer selectively have today? we think the take away as there is no master plan in placed. different countries will have different strategies and we know in santorini for example and pass the days i have organised for glass screens to distance people on the beaches and croatia say they are looking for the same thing. they also had different rules for the hotels and what you andi rules for the hotels and what you and i we get is an interactive guide which has been worked on at the eu level so we can look at any country and decide should we go down on holiday and what are the government doing and what are the hotels doing and that should be available next few weeks. rolls royce says it's cutting nine thousand jobs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. most of them are in the uk, where the company makes plane engines.

it warned it will take several years for the airline industry to recover. unions have accused the company of "throwing workers under the bus". rolls royce's main site is in derby in the north east of england — sarah corker sent this report from there. derby is a city shipped by manufacturing. rolls—royce is one of its largest employers. but tonight, thousands ofjobs at this huge site, the company's aviation headquarters, are now at risk. and that will send a ripple effect through this community. it is huge. and to lay off a lot of those people will be devastating for the area. rolls—royce is the backbone of derby, really, as far as wages and cost of living goes. it employs people from generations. it is a big hit for every family in a derby. unfortunately, a lot of people have lost theirjobs and businesses, a sign of the times.

demand for the aircraft and engines that rolls—royce makes has slumped, so it is cutting a fifth of its global workforce. the covid—i9 pandemic has grounded planes across the globe, and it could take several years for passenger numbers to recover. it is a very difficult day for our employees all around the world, but we need to get on and do this now, because it is about creating a sustainable business for the future so that ultimately, we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. the rolls—royce workshops have derby have been producing engines for almost 20 years. rolls—royce has a 116 year history in derby, and is one of the uk's world leading manufacturers, it has created highly skilled, sought after jobs. the car parks here are virtually empty, because rolls—royce has furloughed thousands of staff. managers, though, know that that scheme cannot and will not last,

and have described this as a deep crisis. and while the bulk ofjob losses are expected to be here in derby, the company has sites at 30 other locations across the uk. the scale of these job cuts has raised fears of factory closures, as the company plans to save £1.3 billion. we are not oblivious to what is going on out there. we absolutely see the difficulties and challenges that employers and businesses face. but that should not mean that the workers pay the price for that. everyjob lost at rolls—royce is fourjobs lost in the supply chain industry, so it is massive. this is another sign of that big business has accepted there will be no immediate bounce back, and the economic recovery will be slow and painful. stay with us on oustide source, still to come... one of the most powerful cyclones for decades, has hit the bay of bengal, forcing three million people to take

cover in bangladesh and india. here in the uk, the world war ii veteran captain tom moore has been speaking about his delight at the news he's to be knighted. he was nominated by the prime minister borisjohnson after his fundraising efforts for the national health service charities. you probably remember those pictures — he walked 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday last month. he ended up raising almost £32m. -- £32 —— £32 million. this honour is so outstanding that i really cannot say how i feel. i certainly feel it had been given at a very outstanding honoured by the queen and the prime minister and i think them all very much. i am certainly delighted and i am

overawed by the fact that this has happened to me. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our main story... greece has announced plans to restart tourism from the middle ofjune. cyclone amphan, the first super cyclonic storm in the bay of bengalfor 20 years, has made landfall in bangladesh and india in the last few hours. this satellite map shows the storm making its approach up the east coast of india. it's been categorised as an extremely severe weather system, with winds gusting up to 185—kilometers per hour, the equivalent of a category five hurricane. the cyclone system is around five hundred kilometres in diameter. these pictures were sent into the bbc by a local resident in kolkata in the state

of west bengal which as you can see has experienced the full force of the storm with torrential rainfall. the bbc‘s amitabha bhattasali is in kolkata and described the situation there. my my building has lost electricity, i am here with a candle. the mobile network however is still going on but the situation just out side the window is worse. i went outside to record something but i was nearly blown away. i am getting reports from across the city as well as other states that the situation is pretty bad there. thousands of trees and electricity poles are down. how much that this cyclone has caused will be known tomorrow morning. and evacuation measures are taking place.

these are some pictures from the east coast of india. millions of people have now been evacuated but the situation has been complicated by coronavirus, with authorities trying to limit the number of people in shelters. originally classed as a super cyclone, amphan has been moving north over the bay of bengal for the last few days. the system is hundreds of kilometres wide, and poses a huge risk to the south coast of bangladesh, including the rohingya refugee camp in cox's bazar. coronavirus restrictions have also been hampering relief efforts. yogita limaye sent us this update from mumbai. we have these cyclones every year in the bay of bengal. a lot of effort over the last two decades has been put into the sort of early warning systems, into than cutting people moved to shelter and prepping these shelters, so they're pretty practised when it comes to actually evacuation. what has, however, made it difficult this time around, that's what the disaster response chief was talking about,

is that you also have a coronavirus outbreak to contend with. and in sort of lashing rain and in gusting winds, you can't necessarily maintain all of those particles, so then when you get to the shelters, that's when you try to make sure that everything is clean. they've been trying to sanitise them. they say, thankfully, schools and colleges have all been closed here because of the coronavirus crisis, and so they've been able to take those in as additional cyclone shelters so that they can allow for some social distancing. let's pick up on yogita's point with the bbc world service environment correspondent, navin singh khadka. how do people in eastern india and bangladesh escape from the cyclone's ferocious wind and rain while also adhearing to social distancing rules? they are very concerned, they are very concerned because they knew that in the past authorities had

kind of managed in many areas for insta nce kind of managed in many areas for instance last year with a different cyclone, but because of the pandemic people are worried for two weeks to make reasons, they are worried about the crowd or crowded already like we have seen that area in east africa or in the pacific islands where we have cyclone harold recently and they had the restrictions lifted. that to my people know that is a risk and the other thing is people are concerned that some of the centre were used for quarantine and they ask authorities know that is not an issue, everything has been sanitised and clean. that is why people are quite concerned, they do not want to go out but they have to and now for instance it is a state

and now for instance it is a state and people were able to hurriedly go back home. tell us about the impact climate change is having on this more powerful cyclones, this extreme weather events that we are seeing right now. one of the claimant reports, what they are warning is in the wake of global warning, oceans are warming up and that kind of powers cyclones or we call them typhoons or hurricanes and in an increasing manner, these cyclones are becoming powerful and as a result you see all the devastation. last year or two years ago there was a special report by the intergovernmental panel on climate change came up with the special report saying that this will be increasingly normal and therefore authorities will have to take care of coastal areas but that becomes

compounded when you're also facing pandemics like this and on top of that scientists are warning that there are other kind of viruses that will cause issues and that will happen in the wake of climate change as well. thank you so much refilling us as well. thank you so much refilling us and on both of those contacts. we have much more on the cyclone on our website. the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted education in most countries in the world — and where schools are closed, of course parents, children and teachers want to know when schools might reopen. ros atkins has the latest on this. hi ros. thanks kasia. education's been disrupted in over 150 countries — some are still working out how to reopen schools, while others have begun. these pictures are from south korea, where students have been going back in for the first time. south korea postponed

the re—opening five times because of new outbreaks of the virus. but this time it happened — though this is in fact the start of a gradual process. the first to go back are third graders. and this is certainly not school as normal. students have to line up to have their temperature checked, masks must be warn, motorbikes are spraying disinfectant around the schools and all students must complete daily online checkups. here's one of them in seoul. translation: it is really exciting to face my friends and teachers but we have to strictly follow the disinfection guidelines to prevent the spread of covid—19. i am very worried but it is still nice to see them again. well here's the bbc'sjulie yoon in seoul on how the day went.

today was no ordinary day, students lined up at the gate all wearing masks and waiting to get their temperature taken. in the classroom desks where rearranged so there is enough space for social distancing and in the cafeteria had tables were divided with plastic protections and there was also challenges for teachers, i talked to a high school english teacher earlier today and he told me that teaching a class with a mask on the whole time was very tough. breathing becomes really difficult when you are trying to project your voice wearing a mask. and there was another unexpected challenge with masks, when everyone is wearing basically identical masks, identifying students becomes very challenging. here in the uk, the government has already announced a gradual re—opening of primary schools in england — beginning with 3 year groups on i june. but this is proving controversial.

two of the year groups are reception and year one — so children between the ages of 4 and 6 — and many doubt they are old enough to understand or stick to social distancing. and there are also concerns that contact tracing isn't yet ready — and the ability to trace who has been in contact with people who have the virus is seen as crucial to any moves to ease lockdowns and reopen school. borisjohnson was asked about this today. we have a growing confidence that we will have a test, track and trace operation that will be world meeting and will be in place byjune the 1st. just repeat the figures, it since he has invited me to do so, they will be 25,000 trackers and they will be 25,000 trackers and they will be able to cope with 10,000 new cases a day and that is very important because currently new

cases are running at about two and a half thousand a day and they will be able to trace the contacts of those new cases and stop the disease spreading. so the prime minister says contact tracing will be in place byjune. but many experts have expressed doubts over whether that target will be met. in this bbc article, our health correspondent nick triggle says not to expect a fully—functioning perfect track—and—trace system to be up—and—running by onejune — instead what will be launched will effectively be a prototype. well here's the bbc‘s political editor laura kuensberg on why contact tracing and the reopening of schools are so connected. it is proving complicated and it is something that ministers and government scientists have said they want to be in place in order to make it more possible for children in years one end to end year six to be able tojoin the kids of key workers who have already been back at school and some vulnerable

children as well who have been at primary in england throughout this. but when the prime minister announced that that was his ambition a few weeks ago at the desk in downing street, while some parents might have been cheering from the rafters come other people might've thought, "i'm not sure if it feel safe enough with the a break still continuing." and since then, day by day, whether it's parents, teachers, unions or councils, there has been a lot of head scratching and a lot of hard work to actually try to figure out how it will actually come into place. now, inside government, there is maybe a bit of frustration that they have tried to answer lots of the questions that people have. for example, many people might wonder "how do you keep a bunch of wriggling five—year—olds at least two metres apart from each other?" whereas the government says, actually, according to the guidance, as long as children are keeping in smaller groups of no more than 15, they actually can be closer to each other than the rest of us are advised to do. now while schools have been shut here in the uk, children have had their schoolwork

organised via the internet. of course for that's not possible for all children around the world. we're going to uganda next where less than half of the population there has access to the internet — and so the government is using radio broadcasts to help teach them. catherine byaru hanga reports from kampala. this radio is a lifeline for 18—year—old angel. she is one of nearly 15 million learners in uganda having to study at home because of covid—19 lockdown measures. the government or outcast lessons on radio and television and hands out printed study guides. next year, angel is set to take her exams, a standardised test for all students in the country, but she's worried that this support is not enough to stop herfalling behind. some of my colleagues have their tvs and their phones. that's the way they get their notes and they consult, they always

consult their teachers, because our teachers give us their numbers to consult them whenever we get stuck. this small room angel shares with six family members makes it difficult to focus. plus her mother is finishing off building their shelter after their last one was destroyed by flooding. children in poor communities already struggle to get an education — now experts are worried that the covid—19 pandemic will further widen the gap in access to learning between the rich and the poor. so kasia, those are three persective from uganda, the uk and south korea — and as with all aspects of this crisis, each country in the world is very much plotting its own course. as always, thank you so much. lots

more on our website. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera join me for the next edition of outside source and half an hour. hello. it's been the warmest day of the year so far out there for many of us. certainly the sunniest day of the week so far in scotland — where temperatures topped out at 2a degrees in the highlands. so, the warmest day of year so far in scotland. in england, just above 28 degrees celsius, and for wales as well at around 26 degrees. didn't quite get there in northern ireland. we are all turning cooler, not cold, but cooler. at the end of the week, there's a chance of rain as well, and with this area of low pressure — once it comes in thursday night into friday, lasting into the start of the weekend — it will be much windier too, especially the closer you are to that in scotland. let's take a look at things through the night and into the morning. we are bringing a weather system in from the atlantic, it's not a particularly dramatic one, but it will give some

rain to northern ireland into western scotland, perhaps in wales and western england later in the night. and early in the morning, temperatures not going down too far. this continues to push east tomorrow morning. now, if you really want some rain the further south you are, there isn't a huge amount, but the risk anyway of some torrential thundery downpours — parts of the midlands, more especially east anglia in the southeast before that clears away. as it will in the northern isles into the afternoon to leave plenty of afternoon sunshine, although temperatures are still high teens, low 20s quite widely. mid 20s for parts of eastern and south east england. those temperatures are down compared with today. then look at this. overnight into friday, that deep area of low pressure comes in, pushing rain northeastwards and winds picking up all the while. some heavy rain overnight and into friday morning, that clears away eastwards, we'll have sunshine and showers. one or two for wales, western englad, frequent for northern ireland, prolonged downpours into western scotland, and it will be a much windier day across the uk.

just the flavour of some of the wind gusts from north wales northern englad, northern ireland and scotland, gusting around 50 mph in places — and through the day, those wind gusts will start to approach 60 mph in northwest scotland. and as you would imagine, those temperatures have come down a few degrees as i suggested earlier, still not cold out there, certainly still sunny spots across parts of england come into the low 20s. the bank holiday weekend approaching, still wet and windy for some towards the north and west of the uk to start the weekend, turning dryer, a bit warmer and the wind easing too.

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the headlines. greece has announced plans to re—open its holiday resorts from next month. all across europe countries whose economies depend on tourism are trying to prove it is safe to re—open, before the summer. the aerospace giant, rolls—royce, has announced plans to cut at least 9000 jobs worldwide, more than one—sixth of its workforce, because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. the world health organisation says 106,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported globally in the last day — the highest number since the outbreak began. two thirds are from just four countries. one of the most powerful storms to hit south asia in decades has been tearing through parts of bangladesh and eastern india. nearly three million people have been moved from coastal areas. you are watching bbc news. now here's another chance to see some of today's