hello, this is bbc news with simon mccoy. the headlines: borisjohnson‘s top adviser dominic cummings will make a statement this afternoon, as the prime minister comes under increasing pressure to sack him following allegations

he broke lockdown rules. borisjohnson is putting his political interest ahead of the public interest and when trust in a public health message and public health advice is as important as it is right now, the consequences of that could be very serious. the price some children pay in lockdown, as social services warn of an increase in abuse, neglect or harm going on behind closed doors. brazil is declared the latest coronavirus hotspot with more than 360,000 cases, second only to the united states. now on bbc news, it's time for a look at how people across wales have been coping with the coronavirus lockdown. the coronavirus will return with a

vengeance the coronavirus will return with a vengeance if lockdown measures are lifted too early and wales according toa lifted too early and wales according to a health official. he said communicating with the public is the key to success. i have just had my med service and this is what a months worth of meds looks like. hello, that is me. claire is in isolation with her mum caroline, dad steve a nd isolation with her mum caroline, dad steve and auntie em, because they all have serious health conditions which make them vulnerable to coronavirus. —— auntie emma. which make them vulnerable to coronavirus. -- auntie emma. one of theseis coronavirus. -- auntie emma. one of these is in my bag for tomorrow, ready. this is this week's night meds. this is the next six days of controlled drugs. and not done, she is having to manage her own

medication. i am knackered after unpacking all that. and she isn't the only one getting a special delivery. this is the thing that you said to dad, what have you spent money on? a present to cheer you up. staying in is the new going out, love you lots. flowers. you have a rainbow ones to cheer you up. they are rainbow ones to cheer you up. they a re lovely rainbow ones to cheer you up. they are lovely as well.

abigail is preparing for work on the front line as a newly qualified doctor. it is not really the graduation that i anticipated or planned for. i have got a beautiful dress and i thought i would be walking across the stage with my pa rents walking across the stage with my parents watching in order to receive my title, but instead, i got an e—mailand my title, but instead, i got an e—mail and graduation is called off. instead, iam e—mail and graduation is called off. instead, i am starting in a hospital where i trained to help with the staff in crisis that we are challenged with at the moment. but abigail is determined not to be robbed of her big day. so, i am going to start by finding something that i can wear as my robes. what better than a dressing gown? a la ptop better than a dressing gown? a laptop bag. finally, the diploma with kitchen foil. introducing, doctor abigail lewis. i'm just

leaving wales and driving now to start my work. my family are a bit sad andi start my work. my family are a bit sad and i got a bit emotional leaving and packing all of the car and leaving home. but i'm just thinking about how much i love wales. as she travelled across the border to start her career, reality begins to sink in. 708 people died yesterday and it is just unfathomable. i think when i walk onto those wards and into that hospital, then it will become real. a study by researchers at swansea and manchester university say that social distancing measures are having a significant impact on people's mental health.

having a significant impact on people's mental healthlj having a significant impact on people's mental health. i have had obsessive compulsive disorder since i was obsessive compulsive disorder since iwasa obsessive compulsive disorder since i was a child. as i got older, it has become a fear of germs and contamination and with coronavirus it has sort of confirmed my already, what people deemed as a paranormal beliefs, as real. the last 48 hours oi’ beliefs, as real. the last 48 hours or $0 beliefs, as real. the last 48 hours orsoi beliefs, as real. the last 48 hours or so i have had very little sleep because my 0cd has been on overdrive. i am on my third bottle of bleach now. this is normalfor me. every single hour of every day is spent cleaning and being consumed by the thought and the terror of germs because, well i can't explain it, iam germs because, well i can't explain it, i am terrified of the thought of being contaminated. i rarely leave my house anyway but now with

coronavirus going around, it is not happening. it is now literally impossible for me to leave my home. tuesday relies on her mother to bring vital supplies for top but her mother has 0cd, too. bring vital supplies for top but her mother has ocd, too. i'm not really watching the news because it frightens me to death because unfortunately i have to do a run every day on public transport to ta ke every day on public transport to take my daughter medication as she suffers with manic depressive thoughts and she cannot be trusted with all her medication sol thoughts and she cannot be trusted with all her medication so i take it. because of lockdown, the regular therapy they need has been temporarily stopped. i'm just doing

the shopping and you can hear the ambulance. i the shopping and you can hear the ambulance. lam the shopping and you can hear the ambulance. i am feeling very sick how. ambulance. i am feeling very sick now. i cannot wait to get out of the shop. i have got to keep looking around to see if anyone is around me because people still aren't getting it. if she gets up early and she tried to get an early bus and it is full of people, she will not go on it. my mum has asthma so obviously she is even more at risk. it is a horrific thought, i do not like to think about it. there is all the

she maybe? 7 77 n 7 she maybe be 77 n 7 she maybe be a 7 n 7 she maybe be a bit 7 because she has 0cd. maybe be a bit more tolerant of people with this illness. new research suggests around but a quarter a million people in wales have had their working hours cut and laid off or been made redundant as a result of the pandemic. i want everyone to see the reality of the situation. everyone is cancelling, which is fine because they can't. i am scared to carry on anyway. beauty business owner,

janet, lost all her income when weddings were cancelled because of lockdown. —— jenna. she weddings were cancelled because of lockdown. ——jenna. she had to move into the salon because her parents had to cipher isolate. they both have underlying health problems, nothing serious but with the coronavirus you just don't know. -- her parents had to self—isolate. coronavirus you just don't know. -- her parents had to self-isolate. six weeks on, things are looking up. since my last diary entry, things have got lots better. i havejust come out to get the shopping for my dad and my brothers so i am on my way. hello! are you 0k? dad and my brothers so i am on my way. hello! are you ok? i have got your shopping for you. how are you feeling? yeah, they are fine. i have managed to furlough the girl's work hours. i have applied for grants and

things for the business. just looking at how beautiful it looks. basically, i have been using my down time to get the shop ready for when we reopen, so time to get the shop ready for when we reopen, so i pretty much painted the shop from top to bottom and i have made masks. i have done a little test. it has been great really, because i've now had this time. i think we will actually come back stronger from time. i think we will actually come back strongerfrom this. time. i think we will actually come back stronger from this. i feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel. i did not know if there was before but i think we will eventually appreciate the smaller things in life and things can only get better. and until she has brides to work on, jenna is putting her make up skills to a different use. i'm trying to stay positive and

focus on the good things rather than the bad things. the first minister told bbc wales that plans are being drawn out for when schools in wales can reopen. the decision will be based on scientific advice. in the neath valley, nine—year—old mason is missing school. i should be going to school but there is no one going. i miss my friends and my teacher. he has type one diabetes and is vulnerable to coronavirus. his dad, ross, is the local pharmacist and moved out of the family home to protect mason and keep serving the

community. we havejust had protect mason and keep serving the community. we have just had some lunch and now we are going to do a puzzle. leanne also worked at the pharmacy, but is staying home to look after the children. hi! we had these lovely t—shirts left on the doorstep and a little note saying, just a little thank you for what you and ross are doing. leanne has set mason and phoebe a new home—schooling challenge. mason and phoebe a new home—schooling challengelj mason and phoebe a new home-schooling challenge. i want you to write some letters today, i know it will sound weird, but i want you to write... just put down all your feelings, what you have been doing a lot down and put them in these time capsules as well. so shall we do that today? yes. the government's chief medical officer has said some elements of the social distancing

would need to stay in place until there was a vaccine or a drug to reduce the severity of covid—i9. there was a vaccine or a drug to reduce the severity of covid-19. we are not safe to re—enter the community until there is a vaccine. even then, there has been a better discussion with me and my mum because they vaccine it could be quite risky. we wouldn't really have a choice but to try it. i think six to 12 months, we will still be sitting here talking about whether there is a vaccine or not, but we are ok. we have got everything we need. we have got amazing games box. i'm still not doing a jigsaw. they have come up with a new game to pass the time. what with cheer you up if someone was coming the time. what with cheer you up if someone was coming outside the house? bradley cooper and lady gaga.

he was your celebrity crush? —— who is. i would not want to liberty crush, i would want to be in the botanical gardens on my own. thus micro—celebrity crush. it is abigail lewis' first day on the ward is a newly qualified doctor. the hospital is so empty and i'm used to so many visitors bustling and chatting and having coffee together but it is just so quiet. there's nobody around at all. she is not working on a coronavirus

ward but the virus is still having an impact. it feels very odd here, very strange. it is slightly unsettling. it is just full of staff, most of them with their masks on. i saw a really good quote today that said that you can tell if someone that said that you can tell if someone is smiling from their eyes, which is really nice. so, i tried to do that a lot, even though i am worried that people change the mask on my face, but i try and do that and i'm perfecting my wing. i'm having a bit of reflection on this lockdown situation and if i was home ido lockdown situation and if i was home i do would bejogging round the castle and obviously be with my pa rents castle and obviously be with my parents and grandparents and sister. that would be good. but yeah, just

things to look forward to when this is all over and it will be so much sweeter when we is all over and it will be so much sweeter when we are is all over and it will be so much sweeter when we are all together again, which will be good. downing street has suggested it is too soon to say if the look and will be lifted in time to allow people to have summer holidays. thus micro—the lockdown will be lifted. chris and jane would normally be heading off on their travels. it does look rather beautiful. but they are self isolating it because chris has a lung condition and early onset dementia. the road is quiet, it is giving me hope that people are listening and staying in. today, they are expecting a visitor.|j

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