this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the who reports the biggest rise in new coronavirus infections in a single day since the outbreak began. one of the most powerful cyclones in south asia for decades, hits the bay of bengal — forcing three million people, to take cover. i have never seen something like this ever in my life. from inside my home, i could hear the roof lying around, i could hear trees getting uprooted. the aerospace firm rolls royce sheds 9,000 jobs — the latest industrial giant to count the economic cost of the pandemic. track and trace: the uk government says the system to identify people infected with the virus will be ready in england by the ist ofjune.

and some european countries want to open to tourists — but will the crowds be coming back. 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. as many countries around the world begin to emerge from weeks of lockdown, the world health organisation says 106,000 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the last 2a hours — that's the most in a single day since the outbreak began. in other developments, brazil has overtaken the uk to become the third most infected nation in the world, with official warning that the country is no—where near the peak.

it comes as the nation's government authorised the use of controversial anti—malaria drugs to fight covid—i9, two days after president trump claimed he was taking them to. here, borisjohnson says that there's growing confidence the uk will have a ‘world class‘ system to test people who have contracted coronavirus and trace those, they may have infected, by the beginning ofjune. and europe is planning to kick start it's tourism industry — greece's prime minister has already announced it'll be open to tourists from the middle ofjune, with international flights from the first ofjuly. and we will bringing you all the latest on cyclone amphan — it continues to wreak havoc across india and bangladesh. back to our main story: speaking in geneva, the head of who has warned the world still had a long way to go to defeat the pandemic. we still have a long way to go

element in this pandemic. in the last 2a hours, there have been 100 6000 cases reported to who. —— 106,000. the most in a single day since the operant began. almost two surges of this cases were reported injust four surges of this cases were reported in just four countries. —— surges of this cases were reported injust four countries. —— outbreak began. and if you look at the statistics you can see the world has along way to go according tojohn hopkins university — the we are heading to five million total infection from covid—19. but — two thirds of those new cases centre in four countries, the united states, russia, brazil and saudi arabia. well, so much to get into here — and i'm glad to say we're joined by dr ashish jha, the director of harvard university's global health institute. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. a stark warning from the who today. do you agree

with them? i do. we are early days u nfortu nately with them? i do. we are early days unfortunately in this long pandemic and even if everything goes very welcome and we have a vaccine sometime next year, we are going to have many more months of many more cases so have many more months of many more cases so unfortunately we are still early in this very long journey. he spoke to congress and told him that testing with at the heart of any effort to stop the virus. how do you think countries around the world are doing in this respect? the variation is really quite stunning. some countries obviously have done a very good job, south korea is hailed as a model and rightly so. even countries like germany and others have done a very good job whereas the us has been quite a laggard and has moved very slowly on testing. it is been puzzling to me given it is such an obvious thing to be doing a from a public health point of view why some countries have been slow on this. you have warned that a second peak could return in the autumn. talk me through what that might look like

and how much impact it could have. we are and how much impact it could have. we a re really and how much impact it could have. we are really thinking about the northern hemisphere as it goes into the fall and winter months. i think there is good reason to believe we will have a second peak, there is good reason to believe he could be substantially worse than the first peak that we just saw experience. of course it will coincide with the influenza season which already stresses hospitals and health care system. so we really have to the summer system. so we really have to the summer months preparing for what will be probably a large number of new cases of covid—19 and if we prepare i think we can get through it and if we do not we will be in a lot of trouble. going back to the united states and its preparedness and how it has dealt with. the pandemic, how do you feel us authorities have dealt with the covid—19 in the us? authorities have dealt with the covid-19 in the us? in some ways the statistics tell the story themselves. a third of all of the cases more dense, more than 90,000 have died to i would say your response has been abysmal. a lot of

states have done a good job with the government has been a relatively poor response. we have been slow to test and slow to communicate effectively to the population and i'm hopeful as we get it to the summer i'm hopeful as we get it to the summer much maybe we can turn this around. —— get into the summer months. thank you for talking to us. a major cyclone has been moving across parts of bangladesh and eastern india, making the challenges of staying safe during the pandemic much more difficult. more than three million people were forced to leave their homes, mosly in bangladesh, before cyclone amphan hit. coronavirus restrictions have been hampering the relief efforts, as our correspondent in mumbai, yogita limaye, reports. the might of the storm has left a trail of destruction. amphan has plundered its way through the indian state of west bengal, neighbouring bangladesh also in its path. hunkered inside, even those used to seeing cyclones every year are stunned by the fury.

i have never seen something like this ever in my life. it went on continuously for three hours without any signs of slowing down. from inside my home, i could hear tin roofs flying around, i could hear trees getting uprooted. on the shores, sea water surged in, along with heavy rainfall, it has caused flooding in many areas. over the past two days, relief workers have moved millions to safety, but this year the coronavirus crisis is an added fear. social distancing is difficult in cyclone shelters. for these people, it is hard to imagine what they will go home to once the storm passes. it will be the poor who are affected. these are poor districts inhabited by poor people with tin roofs

and asbestos roofs and it is equally devastating, they will lose property. and as it crosses over to bangladesh, more homes, more lives, in its deadly path. yogita limaye, bbc news, india. let's get some of the day's other news... two men wanted on suspicion of helping former nissan boss, carlos ghosn, escape from japan have been arrested in the united states. former us special forces soldier, michael taylor, and his son are set to appear in court in boston later today. carlos ghosn fled while on bail awaiting trial after being charged with under—reporting his income and misusing company funds. war crimes investigators have asked that rwanda's most wanted man be transferred from france to a united nations tribunal today. felicien kabuga was arrested on saturday in paris, where he had been living under a false identity for a quarter of century.

he was indicted for genocide in 1997, and is accused by prosecutors of bankrolling the rwandan genocide that resulted in the massacre of 800,000 people. rolls royce, one of the greatest names in british engineering, is the latest major company to reveal the economic cost of the pandemic. the firm , whose main business is making aircraft engines, is to cut nine thousand jobs, a fifth of its global workforce, most of them in the uk. sarah corker reports. 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. i mean 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 a cost of living goes.

it employs people from generations, and it will have an effect on every family in derby. unfortunately a lot of people have lost their jobs, a lot of people have lost their businesses. just a sign of the times. demand for new aircraft and engines that rolls—royce makes has slumped so it is cutting a fifth of its global workforce. the covid—19 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 actually 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 record—breaking engines for almost 20 years. for over a century rolls—royce has created highly skilled, sought after jobs for generations

of families in derby. it remains one of the uk's world leading manufacturers. they have been through lean times before but nothing quite like this. the car parks here are virtually empty because rolls—royce has furloughed thousands of staff, managers know though that that scheme can't and won't last and describes this as a 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 that entire factories could close as the company tries to save £1.3 billion. we are not oblivious to what is going on out there. we see the difficulties and the challenges that employers and businesses face, but that shouldn't mean that the workers pay the price of that. every rolls— royce job loss that is four it lost in the supply chain industry so it is massive, it is huge. this is another sign that big

business has excepted that there will be no immediate bounce back and the economic recovery will be slow and painful. sarah corker, bbc news, in derby. the uk government's plans for a trace and testing system to control oubtreaks of the virus has been debated in parliament. the prime minister borisjohnson said he was confident it would be operational from the 1st ofjune, despite the doubts expressed by some experts, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. every day, thousands of new coronavirus infections are still being reported in the uk. tracking the virus down and isolating the infected is widely believed to be the best way to control the pandemic. but today in parliament the labour leader questioned why there had been such a delay in setting up a track and trace system. in the united kingdom, despite 2 million tests having been carried out, there has been no effective tracing in place since march the 12th,

when tracing was abandoned. that is nearly ten weeks in a critical period without effective tracing. that is a huge hole in our defenses. 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. there will be 25,000 trackers, they will be able to cope with 10,000 new cases a day. those trackers will help to trace the contacts of people who have the virus. they will use phone calls, texts and e—mail to alert anyone who has recently met up with an infected person and give them advice. we spoke to one of the new recruits, a graduate, he asked to remain anonymous. he started work three days ago on his home computer but described a chaotic system with barely any training. i had one day in the classroom, 90 odd people in a group

with one teacher. whenever we ask questions he would try but the main answer was wait for the coming days, you will get an e—mail or something. right now i am just sat scrolling through netflix. a lot of people are chilling on games. people say we cannot complain, we are getting paid which is very true but at the same time it is like why would they set us up doing this, if we are just sat around waiting? it is not very productive at all. but even if the government does get the 25,000 new tracker recruits up and running in 11 days, there are still questions about whether this app, intended to trace the contacts of those infected will be ready anytime soon. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: is africa winning the war against the virus? it's been spared the worst of the covid crisis, but there are fears that could change.

this morning at indian air force plane carrying mr guy department by the london and delhi, the president of india walked to the plaintiff to solemnly witness to god these final return on the political battlefield. ireland has voted in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it is become the first country in the world to approve the change in the national referendum. it was a remarkable climax of what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a p0p extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far but suddenly police are here guessing the crowd. we don't know why. the prelaunch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits but just here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, this is become the newest nation. it was a lady data for a new country and challenges are daunting. but for now it is time to celebrate.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the who reports 106,000 new cases in the last 2a hours — the biggest rise in new coronavirus infections in a single day since the outbreak began. one of the most powerful cyclones in south asia for decades, hits the bay of bengal, forcing three million people to take cover in bangladesh and india. on to brazil now where the government has authorised the use of controversial anti—malaria drugs to fight covid—19, two days after president trump said he was also taking them. brazil's health ministry has just reported 888 new deaths from the virus and a record of nearly 20 thousand new infections. brazil has the world's third—highest number of infections, behind only the united states and russia.

let's get more on this from katy watson in sao paulo. president from katy watson in sao paulo. bolsonaro has dow continuously president bolsonaro has downplayed continuously the seriousness of covid—19 but the numbers in brazil tell a very different story, don't they? absolutely. every day there is another grim milestone, this time today we have seen the largest number of new cases in 2a hours as you just pointed out. nearly 20,000 cases in 2a hours. the situation here is very difficult but also very difficult to know how far along the curve we a re difficult to know how far along the curve we are here. because there is very low testing rates here, and a lot of scientists estimate it could be anything between 12, 15 times as much the real number of infections compared to what the official statistics are telling the. . in the meantime, the government and brazil has also authorised the use of

anti—malaria drugs to fight covid—19. and the media, president bolsonaro has often been described as trump of the topics and this really is playing into that. isn't it? donald trump is a man he admires and he openly talks about the similarities the two men have. but of course we heard donald trump say he would take the drugs and shortly afterward president bus said he was going to the guidelines so they can be used even with mild stages. —— president bolsanaro. something he has no one to do for a long time. they cost them two of his health ministers, just about a month ago, he fired one of his health ministers because of disagreements, social distancing, but then we saw last week that the next health minister decided to leave and the belief was because of their differences over the use of the antimalarials and treating covid—19. but now he has an

interim health minister who is clearly doing what his boss would like him to do, which of course bolsonaro gets what he has been pushing for finally. thank you, katie. the continent of africa has yet to see the kind of numbers of infections and deaths , seen in other parts of the world , as a result of coronavirus. the latest figures show just under 3000 deaths, across the whole of africa, and experts are already saying that some valuable lessons could be learned, as our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. in the heart of mogadishu, it's an all—out war against a new enemy. somalia has known no peace for nearly three decades. its health system is among the world's most fragile. now, covid—19 is testing its resilience. like many african countries, the war—torn nation acted swiftly, but it's far from containing the outbreak. at this hospital, medics are doing

all they can to save lives. translation: the last three months, i have not seen my family and 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 serve 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 certain countries, we are seeing a 30% to 100% doubling of the rate on a daily basis. with the lockdown, over time, it decreases 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. it's the first time i've been to eastleigh since the government announced restrictions into and out

of the estate, and i'm really shocked. you don't get a sense that this has been taken seriously here. in tanzania, a completely different approach. testing stopped a month ago and the government has urged people not to let fear disrupt normal life. with the rest of the world consumed with their own responses, africa is now more exposed than ever. and the un is appealing for more support from donors. 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. most european nations have been grappling with the mammoth task

of reopening countries to tourists, whilst remaing safe. greece has said it plans to start its tourist season onjune the 15th, with international flights operating from the 1st ofjuly. the uk foreign office still advises against all but essential overseas travel — but all the major european destinations are now gradually relaxing their lockdowns. france currently allows only essential travel from abroad. it hasn't said when its foreign tourist ban will be lifted. but many beaches are now open — with sunbathing still banned. and as we heard spain has started loosening its restrictions on a region—by—region basis. and in italy beaches, restau ra nts a nd bars will gradually open from june — along with all airports. mark lowen reports from northern italy, where the resort of lake como hopes to welcome tourists. 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, lombardy, the hardest in italy. tourism councillor luca leone has watched as every visitor who had booked has cancelled until at least august. now hotels are planning to extend the season to try and save it. that means he will keep his one open right through untiljanuary, hoping the rooms fill up as confidence returns. to the british tourists, the first they arrive on lake como at the end of the 18th century,

so we're now ready to welcome them again, like we've always done in the past, and for us it's not a question of working with them but it's to share our feeling with them, our soul, our heart with them, because they started 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 10%. 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 effects. translation: i don't think the tourists will come back quickly. they and we are scared that the infections rise again. translation: the italian government

is making a mistake. we here in the north were worst affected by the virus. the south wasn't, so why not open there first, where they're not afraid? it was shelley who wrote, lake como exceeds anything i ever beheld in beauty. this place is poetry, but it wants an audience. mark lowen, bbc news, lake como. an italian woman has won a picasso still—life painted nearly a century ago in a worldwide lottery. her ticket was pulled out in a live draw at christies auction house in paris. the event had twice been postponed, once to sell more tickets at more than $100 apiece, and then due to coronavirus restrictions. the charity care hoped to raise more than $19 million for rehabilitation and water projects in cameroon, madagascar, and morocco. i wonder if she will keep it or sell it. who knows. thank you for your

company. back with the paper review inafew company. back with the paper review in a few minutes' time. goodbye. hello there. although we've seen a little sea mist around and some fog, for the vast majority, wednesday was a sunny day, and it was the warmest day of the year so far in scotland, england, and in wales. the high temperature was in england, 28 celsius. but for all, it will feel a little fresher today, notably in the north and west. and that's because of a weather front tha's been meandering its way eastwards. and then, behind that for friday, and unseasoned very deep area of low pressure, which means rain but also very windy weather with the trees in full leaf, that's a concern. so look let's look at the progress of this weather front, which will give some rain, as you can see, as it crosses northern ireland and scotland. not as much for england and wales, and it mayjust be a few sharp but potentially torrential downpours across southern and eastern clears parts through the morning before it

clears to the brighter skies in all but the far north, where we've got some fog through shetland and coastal mists elsewhere, and it could stay date elsewhere, and it could stay dank and grey here for most of day. and looking at temperatures, they're several degrees down from yesterday — still 26 celsius possibly in london with that residual warmth. and then, as we go through the evening and overnight, that low pressure starts to escalate, making its presence felt. so some rain for many, perhaps a few sharp showers again to start the day in eastern areas on a very warm night. but clearly, the concern is the amount of rain, and for the northwest of scotland, we could have 100mm of rain in the coming few days as that low pressure stays close by. so for all, a much windier period of weather on friday as that rain clears, lots of showers rushing through. but those winds do escalate through the day all morning into the afternoon, up to gale force in the north and the west. you can see those gusts of wind, but even in the 30—40s further south, which is very unusual in may. so clearly a concern for that.

we'll be keeping you updated on that. and as a result, even though temperatures in the high teens or low 20s, it will feel cooler because of that strong wind and that rain which willjust continue for, as i say, the northwest highlands. but gradually through the weekend, the showers will reduce in number. the winds ease in the south as a ridge of high pressure returns to sullen parts of england and wales. but a very different—feeling weekend for most of us, and still with that low pressure to the north into the beginning of the new week, as well, we still have the potential — at least on the weekend — for some unsettled weather.

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the headlines... cyclone umpun has killed at least 15 people in bangladesh and eastern india. it's the first major storm to form over the bay of bengal in more than two decades. authorities there are struggling to co—ordinate relief efforts amid the ongoing covid—19 outbreak. the world health organization 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. two men wanted on suspicion of helping the former nissan boss escape from japan have been arrested in the united states. carlos ghosn fled while on bail awaiting trial after being charged with under—reporting his income and misusing company funds. and 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.