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 won. 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, different 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. cyprus plans to allow visitors from some countries starting mid—june, 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 won. 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 isn't shared. at least not for now. the jewel of lake como glitters in the stillness. but italy hopes to lure tourists back from two weeks today, when it lifts restrictions to visitors from europe and drops its quarantine. the tranquillity is breathtaking. but the economy is starved. lake como was set for a record year. george clooney‘s villa here, helping to pull tourists. but then the virus hit this region, lombardi, the hardest in italy. tourism councelor luca leoni because watched as all bookings in august have been cancelled here. now they are trying to extend

the season to save it. that means he will keep his hotel open right through untiljanuary, hoping the rooms fill up as confidence returns. the british tourists, the first one is arrived at lake como in the 18th century. we are ready to welcome them again, like we have always been in the past. for us, it's not a question of working with them, but it is to share our feelings with them, our soul and heart with them. because they started the tourism 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, italy is now unlocking fast, bringing forward the lifting of some measures, desperate to salvage its tourism season and the economy. but the balance between welcoming visitors back here and the risk of a 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 effect. translation: i don't think the tourists will come back quickly. they, and we, are scared of the infections rise again. translation: the italian government is making a mistake. we in the north were worst affected by the virus. the south wasn't. so why not open their first, where they are not afraid? lake como exceeds anything i ever beheld in 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. 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 virtual 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 tourism again not just for the right to open up countries to tourism again notjust for the right to have a holiday but for 12 million people across the eu to get theirjobs back involved in the tourism sector, about 6 million are said to be at risk because of the pandemic. there isa risk because of the pandemic. there is a road map in place, a way to open up with cross—border workers allowing to go to country to country

and neighbouring countries opening up and neighbouring countries opening up to each other, which we have seen in the baltic states. and then across europe into opening into the summer. across europe into opening into the summer. what to rehab today? there is no master plan in place, different countries will have different countries will have different strategies when it comes to hotel rules or beach etiquette. in santorini for example they organised for a plexiglass soup greens on some loungers for metres apart to distance people on the beach and in croatia, they are looking at the same thing. different rules for hotels and we are looking foran rules for hotels and we are looking for an interactive guide that is being worked on now so any country to decide if we are to go on holiday, what has the government decided and other things which should be decided in the next few weeks. gavin lee there. let's turn to spain, where the government has won a vote in parliament to extend the state

of emergency for another two weeks. the government says the measure is necessary to maintain control as coronavirus restrictions are gradually relaxed. spain has had one of the world's strictest lockdowns, including an order that all children remain in their homes for six weeks. this sound has been heard daily in madrid and other cities in the past days — protesters angry with the government's handling of the epidemic. some of the demonstrations have been against the lockdown, which right—wing parties have denounced as a "brutal confinement". the government however isn't backing down. in fact, as well as extending the lockdown, for the fifth time, it's also ordered all citizens to wearface masks in public. this applies to everyone over the age of six, where social distancing of two—metres is imposible. here's guy hedgecoe. certainly we are seeing a lot more people wearing masks than we were even two or three weeks ago, it is a

very common sight and they become much more available at pharmacies and supermarkets and people seem to wa nt to and supermarkets and people seem to want to wear them. i think for their own safety said the fact that they are being told that they have to certainly in most circumstances this will apply to cities and larger towns i think that in rural areas and the fact that this new regulation is coming into place will not come as a huge shock or a massive change necessarily because most people or a good number of people that you see out on the streets are already wearing face masks. say you are up to date with the situation across europe. rolls royce says it's cutting 9,000 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 central england — sarah corker sent this report from there. derby is a city shaped 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 of derby have been producing engines for almost 20 years. rolls—royce has a 116 year history in derby, and as 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. sarah corker, bbc news, in derby. 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 £32 million. captain tom said he was looking forward to the ceremony with the queen. 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. the main story... greece has announced plans to restart tourism from the middle ofjune. at least 15 people have died as cyclone amphan, one of the most powerful south asian storms for decades, ripped across parts of bangladesh and eastern india. this satellite map shows the storm making its approach up the east coast of india, with winds gusting up to 185—kilometers per hour, the equivalent of a category five hurricane. 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 building has lost electricity, the telephone network is gone 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 coastal districts that the situation is pretty bad there. thousands of trees and electricity poles are down. how much devastation the cyclone has caused we will get to know tomorrow morning. 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. there's been torrential rain in the area.

for more on what this could mean for the rohingya living nearby, here's the country director of action aids in bangladesh. it is very worrying because you know how the densely populated refugee camps are and it is on a hill that is made basically of mud. there is rain and wind speed is very high, the alerts in the coastal areas is a danger signal. it has already broken parts of other coastal areas and some of the villages copy so it is at high risk and now there is waterlogging and all of this because of the rain and wind, the hills colla pse of the rain and wind, the hills collapse and then we will see serious issues, both health and shelter issues. while it's hard to assess the scale

of the damage right now, officials say they believe the devastation is widespread. our india correspondent yogita limaye reports. nothing stands a chance against the might of the storm. it has plundered its way through the state of west bengal. concord and inside, those use to seeing cyclones every year are stunned by it. i have never seen something like this ever in my life, i have never seen something like this. it went on continuously for three hours without any signs of slowing down and from inside my home a good hear things lying around and trees getting operated. sea water and along with heavy rainfall and has cause flooding in many areas.

over the past two days workers have moved millions to safety but this year the coronavirus crisis is an added fear. social distancing difficult and cyclone shelters. for these people it is hard to imagine what they go home to once the storm has passed us. these are poorer districts inhabited by poor people and it is equally devastating, they will lose property. as it crosses over to bangladesh more homes, lives, and its deadly path. for more on how people have been coping with this extreme weather on top of the coronavirus pandemic, here's navin singh khadka from the bbc world service. in the past authorities kind of had

managed many areas friends since last year when there was a cyclone, it was managed quite quickly. at this time around because of the pandemic people are worried for two reasons, first of all they are worried it might be crowded or overcrowded already as we have seen that in east africa with the floods orand that in east africa with the floods or and other areas where we had a cyclone quite recently. covid—i9 restrictions were lifted and that is being that make people know that is a risk and the other thing is that people are a bit concerned that some of the centres were used for corn time, that is what they are saying. when you ask authorities they say thatis when you ask authorities they say that is not an issue, it has been sanitised and cleaned so that is why people are quite concerned. they do not want to go out but unless they had to stop a they were allowed to

go back and he hurriedly went back home. there is a lot of concern there so tell us a little bit about there so tell us a little bit about the impact of climate change is having on these more powerful cyclones. this extreme weather event that we are seeing right now. one after another climate reports are climate scientists, what they are saying in the wake of global warning our oceans are warming up saying in the wake of global warning our oceans are warming up and that kind of powers cyclones or elsewhere we call them typhoons or hurricanes in the atlantic. the trend is that the cyclones become powerful and as a result you see all the devastations. last year or two years ago there was a special report by the anterior government panel on climate change and a took that this specific report saying that this will be increasingly normal and therefore authorities will have to ta ke therefore authorities will have to take care of coastal areas but the thing is that becomes compounded

when you are also facing pandemics like this and on other things, pandemics, not necessarily the coronavirus that will cause issues and that will happen in the wake of climate change as well. next — remember brexit? well, it's creeping back onto the news agenda. here's ros atkins to explain. hi ros. hi kasia. today the uk government confirmed that, as part of the brexit deal, there will be new checks on some goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the uk. this is from earlier. in orderto ensure in order to ensure that internal qualifies, there will need to be a declaration on goods, this will be electronic and administered by uk authorities. it would be for our authorities. it would be for our authorities to determine any processes using risk and compliance techniques to keep these to an

absolute minimum. so that's michael gove today. northern ireland is, of course, part of the uk, but it shares a land border with the republic of ireland, which is a member of the eu. at the moment, because we are in the brexit transition period, that border is effectively invisible — people and goods move freely across it. in orderfor it to remain just as open, something new was always going to be needed between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. in reality we've known since the withdrawal deal was agreed last year that there would be checks with trade going this way. the problem is — the messaging from the government hasn't always been clear on this. in some cases, the prime minister categorically said that there wouldn't be any checks. it's a matter of parliamentary record, in fact. when the prime minister was asked last december by an mp for northern ireland whether the guarantee that there would be no checks applied to goods going both way, the prime minister said "emphatically it does." well, it didn't. the prime minister has also made confusing statements about goods travelling from northern ireland

into great britain. in november, he was filmed on a visit to northern ireland telling one company that it would not have to fill in customs declarations for goods leaving northern ireland for britain. here's a bit of that recording. you will obsolete not happen and if somebody asked me to do that, tell them to bring up the prime minister andl them to bring up the prime minister and i will direct them to the platform. then in december, leaked uk treasury documents suggested that there would be checks, the prime minister told sky news "there's no question of there being checks on goods going ni—gb orgb—ni." later in the interview he clarified that there mights be checks in some cases where goods were going from great britain into northern ireland with the republic of ireland

as the final destination. so if you're feeling very confused about all this — it seems either the prime minister has been too — or he's chosen not to clearly explain what he intended to do. here's the bbc‘s ireland correspondent emma va rdy. this has been the most agonised part of brexit because goods that enter the eu, they need to be checked said this plan came about to avoid the need for those checks taking place on the irish land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland because keeping that border invisible has been a keen part of the peace process for many years so instead of the border has effectively been moved here to northern ireland's ports and what that means is goods from great britain entering northern ireland here will be subject to new checks, meaning new paperwork for great britain businesses to fill out if they are exporting goods over here and those goods will be mostly on food and animal products. northern ireland will also have to keep abiding by rules on manufacturing goods and it is supposed to be

operational here by january. goods and it is supposed to be operational here byjanuary. it is a arrangement that democratic unionist party northern ireland are uncomfortable with. date did not like northern ireland having to seek to eu rules i the uk has left the eu and the uk government and the eu still did not see eye to eye on a few elements of this as well. there is concern from the eu this will not be enough for northern ireland to be used as a sort of back door so still a few things to be ironed out on this between now and january when it all kickstand. there are more detail on that part of the story and all other parts of the story on the website. thank you so much and thanks for reminding us that brexit is still around. coming up shortly we will look at the situation for latin america and coronavirus and schools and education, what is happening? we will look at the uk and worldwide.

if you want to get in touch, i am on twitter. we would like to hear from you, goodbye from now. —— for now. 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.

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 in 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. over to latin america — and brazil is marking its deadliest day from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. the country's daily death toll has hit 1,000 for the first time. the country now has the third highest deaths from coronavirus in the world — behind the us and china. as infections soar — warnings from brazil's biggest city, sao paulo are dire. officials there believe hospitals are close to collapse. translation:

we are losing the battle against the virus, that's the reality. the virus at this moment is winning the war. these days coming up, the holidays, i don't see them as holidays, i see them as battle days. the most important days in the fight against the virus. there's been many twists in president bolsonaro's strategy in tackling the pandemic. and here's another one. today the government loosened its protocols of the use of the unproven drug hydroxychloroquine to treat covid—19, despite warnings by experts that it has dangerous side effects. here's a physician at a hospital in sao paulo. the only way hydroxychloroquine could be a solution to and social isolation measures would be if hydroxychloroquine would have a huge would have a huge effects in preventing covid—19 to getting worse. and this huge effect is not observed anywhere in the world. we already have some publications from new york, from other places

in the united states, reporting that there is no benefit. and if there is a benefits, which will be detected by a randomised controlled trial will soon be publishing their results. it will be something of a smaller magnitude, and it's not enough and it's not enough to end social distancing measures. brazil correspondent katy watson joins me now from sao paulo. not everyone agrees with brazil's president when it comes to this unproven drug. no, but it's been long been a desire of his to push this drug through for people with mild symptoms, that's exactly what he's done in fact it's mild symptoms, that's exactly what he's done in fact its cost him two health ministers, one who he fired just a month ago because of the disagreement over social distancing, and lastly, we saw the second health minister walk—out, believed to be

because he disagreed with bolsonaro when it use the drug. these posted through today, it means that anybody even with mild symptoms will be able to use it, but they do have to sign a waiver make sure that they know what the side effects may be. katie, stay right there. ——stay right there katy, because we want to turn to manaus, brazil's biggest city in the amazon. even in a remote rainforest coronavirus is taking a terrible toll. just look at this: this is drone footage of mass graves being dug in manaus. according to local reports, workers are burying 100 corpses a day. the guardian calls it an utter disaster. this report says covid—19 struck at the end of the rainy season — when respiratory illnesses are common and hospitals are stretched. back to katy watson. so even somewhere as remote as they

are, covid—19 very much present. absolutely. i mean, brazilas are, covid—19 very much present. absolutely. i mean, brazil as many different countries, if you like him here in sao paulo, it's one of the really well resourced cities with intensive care beds. you go further north into the amazon, manaus is the most isolated city in the country, and one of the most under resourced, and one of the most under resourced, and they have seen in the last few weeks this health system collapse, these mass graves being built, and of course, the threat, of course, is not just a normal threat, of course, the threat, of course, is notjust a normal threat, it's also the concern over indigenous groups, many of whom who lived in manaus and on the outskirts and beyond, and there concern for those people and their communities, how this virus is going to affect them. you've got deforestation while everybody‘s been told to come indoors, you have got land grabbers and illegal miners, people who are taking advantage of people who are taking advantage of people not on the ground to be able to kind of wheedle their way in and

cause havoc within the amazon. it's a terrible situation up in the north of brazil at the moment. how are we doing in brazil when it comes to testing? brazil is one of the countries that tests the least, and that's one of the biggest concerns is that you speak to scientists who are modelling that the curve here in brazil, people say they don't even know where the curve is, where brazil is on the curve, that there could be 12 or 15 times as many infections in real life as to what the statistics show, and that is the concern is that this real situation here in brazil is probably much worse than these daily figures that we hear that come out every evening here in brazil. that is certainly worrying. for the time being, thank you so much. katie watson there, our correspondent in sao paulo.

-- if —— if countries lowered —— the neck —— the the covid—19 outbreak in africa has spread slower than projected but experts are warning that it could get spiral out of control if countries lower their guard. un secretary general, antionio guterres, described the pandemic as being in its ‘early days' on the continent and is calling for a global response package , which could see africa receive an additional 200 billion dollars. anne soy is the bbc‘s senior africa correspondent, she takes a look at the response to covid—19. here, it's an all—out war against a new enemy. like many african countries, the nation acted swiftly, but it's far from containing the outbreak. in the new front line, gallant soldiers are making huge sacrifices. translation: the last three months, i have not seen my family or my infant child. i've taken a personal decision not to go home so as to reduce the risk of infecting my family and to save my people as long as i live. whole countries and cities have gone quiet. there are lockdowns, curfews

and border closures across africa, and they seem to be paying off for now. in southern countries, we are seeing percent hundred in southern countries, we are seeing 30%—100% doubling of the rates on a daily basis. with a locked on overtime, it decreased to about 5%, with a lockdown over time, it decreased to about 5%, so for sure, the lockdown played a very important role in slowing the spread of the pandemic on the continent. that we can ascertain. but measures are not working as intended everywhere. we drove around one of nairobi's hotspots. this is the first time i've been here since the government announced restrictions into and out of the estate. i'm really shocked. you don't get a sense that this is being taken seriously here. with the rest of the world consumed with their own responses, africa is now more exposed than ever. but the uk says its support for health programmes will continue, and it's giving more

to boost the continental response to covid—19. so what we are looking at is the demployment of african experts because we believe african experts will be best for this. and rapid responders all across the continent to bolster national public health responses. covid—19 has touched every aspect of life, and all predictions point to it being with us for much longer. the winners will be the countries that manage to control its spread, minimise its impact and move on with everyday life safely. but no one has a template. anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. stay with us on oustide source, still to come: we'll take a look at how the pandemic has affected education around the world. the uk enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far, temperatures in some parts of the country reached 28 degrees.

sarah campbell has spent the day on brighton beach where people have been trying to sunbathe and social distance at the same. sun, sea and social distancing. it's not easy to find an isolated spot on the beach when so many other people have the same idea. for businesses, too, there is a balance between wanting customers and keeping them safe. it's too busy. this doesn't feel like brighton today, it feels like a horrible day in brighton where it's quite dangerous. i do feel safe because it's quite a big beach, so it feels possible to stay two metres away. i think everybody has just got to abide by the rules, it's not hard. it's just one of those things, everybody has to get on with it. the hot weather has certainly brought people to the beach in brighton. the challenge, here, as elsewhere, is how best to remind them to keep their distance.

in the peak district, walkers were out in force, along with their dogs. not far away in glossop, there was time for a round of golf, and city dwellers have enjoyed their local green spaces. this was kings heath park in birmingham. while in england, rules regarding travel and exercise have been loosened, but it remains the case in scotland that you have to stay in your local area. the same is true in wales, and in both you can't meet up with members of different households. in northern ireland, you can drive somewhere to exercise, but it can't be too far from home. on the beach at weston—super—mare. social distancing was very much in evidence. the queues for the loo and a snack, perhaps not always two metres. as the summer heats up, so will the pressure on the tourist hotspots.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. greece has announced plans to restart tourism from the middle ofjune. next — ecuador. the president has announced major public spending cuts, in efforts to tackle an economic crisis that's been made worse by the pandemic. the government says several embassies and consulates in malaysia, nicaragua and iran will close. while several state run companies, including a newspaper, a tv station and a state airline will also shut. spending cuts will also reduce the wages of thousands of state workers. president lenin morayno says austerity measures will save four billion dollars which, is needed to control huge debt. in a tv address he said: "we are fighting to stop infections and reduce the number of deaths wrought by coronavirus.

this is how it went down in the capital, keeto. these rallies took place on monday. many holding up signs that say "no cuts". protesters are demanding greater government assistance. the pandemic has left 150,000 people unemployed. ecuador is among the worst hit by coronavirus in latin america. more than 3,000 people have died and 33,000 people have been infected. hospitals are overwhelmed. we showed you these images last month of mass graves being dug in gwigha—keel the centre of ecuador‘s outbreak. bodies were dumped on the streets and left in people's homes because cemeteries didn't have the capacity to collect them. concern though has shifted here, to the capital keeto, where 2.8 million people are under lockdown. lets hear from the mayor.

translation: the maximum peak of this pandemic seen around the world starts to happen after day 70, so that would be around may the 26th for quito. we are doing follow—up, and tests will be carried out throughout the city. we will be the city with the largest number of tests per million inhabitants. but we must never think we are out of the danger because it's obviously a very unpredictable illness. matias zibelljoins me from kwenka. we saw the protests against the govenrmenmt cuts, ecuadorians are visibly not happy? focus shifting to keeto, as the next centre of outbreak? -- if —— if countries lowered —— the the protest started last week even before bolsonaro announced the public spending cuts. the cuts in the budget of the public universities, a lot of students went to the streets to protest. so we

have been living a week of protests that, obviously, after the announcement yesterday has increased. mattias, we saw those desperate images of bodies being dumped in the streets, now, however, the focus of the centre of this epidemic in ecuador is turning to quito. yes. this has changed from everything has started in the coastal area of ecuador, but now it's in the mountains. quito suffers an increasing number of deaths in one week. last week, we had in quito 106 dead people by coronavirus. this week, we have 216. so hundred people deadin week, we have 216. so hundred people dead injust one week, we have 216. so hundred people dead in just one week, that's the biggest increase since the first case was confirmed in the city last zist case was confirmed in the city last 21st of march. really worrying their, and when it comes to the figures, how trustworthy are they,

and how was the testing situation there? the number of tests has increased. the images that you show from last month, for example, today, that goes from the red light in this traffic light system that the government declared, to a yellow light, so the city is more affected by the coronavirus last month, now, it's coming back to normality, for example, the curfew will not start at 2pm but at nine p:m.. now, the country is looking at the capital city and looking up the same time starting to look to it the amazonian providences committee of the poorest in the country, and they are starting to register the first cases of coronavirus. ok, mattias, joining us of coronavirus. ok, mattias, joining us live. thank you very much for talking as to the situation in ecuador. thanks.

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. a lot of you, a lot of us are looking for answers on this and as we can understand it come education is actually been disrupted in over 150 countries. some are still working on how to reopen schools. others have begun that process. have a look at these pictures from south korea, where students have been going back in for the first time. south korea postponed the reopening five times because of new outbreaks of the virus, but as you can see, it's happened this time around. this is in fact the start of a gradual process, the first to go back are those students there, third—graders, and this is certainly not school as normal. students have to line up to have their temperature checked, masks have to be worn, motorbikes are being used to spray disinfectant around the schools, and all students have to complete

daily online checkups. here is one of them in seoul. translation: it's really exciting to meet my friends and teachers face to face. but we have to strictly follow the disinfection guidelines in order to prevent the spread of covid—19. i am very worried but it's still nice to see them again. well, here is the bbc'sjune aoun 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 were rearranged so there's enough space for social distancing. in the cafeteria, tables were divided with plastic partitions. and there was also challenges for teachers. i talked to at high school english teacher earlier today and he told me that, actually, 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. 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 had already announced a gradual reopening of primary schools in england, beginning with three—year groups on the 1st ofjune, but that decision is still proving controversial. two of the groups are in year one, so children between the ages of 4—6 and some people are questioning whether these kids are old enough to understand or to stick to social distancing, and they are also concerned about contact tracing, and that process isn't ready. 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 to reopen schools. the prime minister, 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 beating and, yes, it will be in place, it will be in place byjune the 1st. just to repeat the figure, since he's invited me to do so, there will be 25,000 trackers, and they will be able to cope with 10,000 new cases a day. that's very very important, because currently, new cases are running at about two and a half thousand day. they will be able to trace the contacts of those new cases and to stop the disease spreading. so the prime minister says contract tracing is going to be in place byjune the 1st, but many experts have expressed doubts on whether that target is going to be met. in this bbc article, he confided on the bbc news website from our health correspondent, nick trickle, said... from our health correspondent, nick triggle, said... here is the bbc‘s political editor, laura kuenssberg, on why contact tracing and the reopening of schools

are so interconnected. 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 to make it more possible for children in years one and 2 and year six to be able tojoin the kids of key workers who have already been back at school and some bondable children as well, who have been as primary 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, other people might've thought, "i'm not sure if it feel safe enough with the outbreak 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, many 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 broadcast 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. if you are like me and homes going at home, with a bizarre effect, let's hope the schools reopen soon. just remind you, so not the world health organisation says 106,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported globally in the past 2a hours — the highest number since the outbreak began. two thirds are from just four countries. let's and on a slightly more positive note, because astronomers believe that they may have found the first direct evidence of a new planet being born. this is a dense disc of dust and gas which has been

spotted surrounding a young star around 520 light—yea rs spotted surrounding a young star around 520 light—years away from earth. so, new and old beginnings. thanks for watching. i'm back tomorrow. see you then. hello. wednesday was another one of those warmest day of the year so far days. temperatures soaring the sunshine into the upper 20s. the sunniest day of the week so far in scotland, but there are weather changes on the way for all of us, probably most notably so in scotland, as high—pressure moves away eastwards and we are about to get to quite a deep area of low pressure heading our way from the atlantic to end the week. that's going to turn things cooler. wetterfor some of us, but windy for all of us, but closest to that low pressure, you are likely to be windiest and wettest across parts of scotland. and there are a few changes as thursday begins. we have got a weak weather system moving east, with cloud and patchy rain in the morning, may be a few thundery downpours,

parts of the midlands, east anglia, southeast england. that's gone for the afternoon to leave plenty of sunshine, and although its warm out there, it's not quite as warm as it was on wednesday. let's take a look at that area of low pressure that comes in thursday night into friday. here it is. now, it's got some rain associated with it, probably not as much as you want where it's been so dry this month so far across southern parts of the uk. it certainly got some wind associated with it as well. so here comes the rain on thursday night. some of this could be heavy and thundery as it spreads its way north eastwards. it will clear away during friday morning to sunshine and showers for northern ireland, wales, western england and prolonged downpours continuing in western scotland. and it is much windier. these are the wind gusts. north wales, and anyone, northern ireland and scotland could be around 50 mph, closer to 60 mph towards northern and western scotland. trees in full leaf, there could be a few problems as a result. and although it's not cold, clearly temperatures have come down a bit as we have changed the flow of air slightly. more of south—westerly rather than a south—southeasterly.

now, low—pressure and to the start of the weekend is close to scotland, so here it is going to be wettest towards the north and west windiest here still as well, whereas elsewhere, it sunshine and showers, not too many of those reaching across the central and eastern parts of england, where many will remain dry. and temperatures, friday we are still quite warmer, coming down a few degrees on saturday. now, for part two of the weekend, the low—pressure has been beginning to edge away from northern scotland, but it's still quite breezy, not as windy as it has been. not as wet as it has been as well, but by the time we finish with this rain towards western parts of scotland, especially into the highlands, we could be ending up with some spots having amassed about 100 mm of rain, but noticed how it eases down on sunday, just as some patchy rain his left ear, perhaps affecting parts of northern ireland in northern england for a time. england for a time. temperatures heading up that way, you have got the sunshine the further south you are, that's where you are closer to high—pressure. that into next week is going to expand back across the uk, at least to start the week. that means plenty of dry weather again on monday and plenty

of sunshine as well. now, there may still be a bit of code towards the far northwest of scotland, still quite breezy here, but nowhere near as wet and windy as it has been. in the sunshine, temperatures are widely high teens, low 20s, mid 20s again in the warmest parts of england. now, that high—pressure hangs around during the week, but gets squeezed a bit south and east, so its influence felt more towards england and wales, where it's largely dry. isobars closer together for northern ireland and scotland, maybe a few weak weather fronts giving some occasional cloud and patchy rain. but, really, with the influence of high—pressure, we will still have some warmth coming our way with temperatures above average. but, where you really want some rain, and particularly across southern parts of the uk where may has been so dry the wait will go on.

tonight at ten: rolls royce is the latest industrial giant to count the economic cost of the pandemic. management says the firm — whose main business is making aircraft engines — is to cut 9,000 jobs, most of them in the uk. it's 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. it's warned it will take several years for the industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but the unions say the action is notjustified. nobody's trivialising the challenges we face here, but i think it's rash and it's premature for rolls—royce simply to resort to sacking and throwing under the bus thousands of uk workers, loyal workers. we'll be asking what this tells us about the wider pressures on the economy

in the wake of the pandemic.