a majority of the minneapolis city council has promised to dismantle its police departments. the move follows the death of an unarmed black man george floyd in police custody nearly two weeks ago. nine of the council's 13 members said they will instead create a new system of public safety. large numbers of people are continuing to take part in peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in the us. tens of thousands gathered in cities including washington and new york, as well as small towns across the country. the protests began as an expression of anger over the police killing of george floyd. thousands of people defied the ban on mass gatherings to join rallies triggered by the killing of george floyd, in police custody in the us. demonstrators in bristol pulled down a bronze statue of a 17th century slave trader, edward colston, and threw it into the harbour. now on bbc news, time

for our regular look at the latest in developments in the fight against the pandemic in coronovirus: what next. hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm annita mcveigh. on today's programme: why scientists are increasingly focused on tracking down the so—called ‘super spreaders‘ of the virus. fewer than 300 people have died in south korea from covid—19, while daily case numbers remain under 50. how has the country managed to keep the numbers so low? also don't forget, you can find the latest updates on the pandemic on our website. but first this week,

gyms and bars reopened in several german towns and cities as the country continues to relax restrictions. germany has gained international recognition for the way it's brought the coronavirus outbreak under control, but there are now fears it may be moving too quickly. the bbc‘s berlin correspondent jenny hill reports from dusseldorf. it's going to be a painful recovery. dusseldorf‘s gyms open again as germany relaxes most of its corona restrictions. "i'm torn," britte tells us. i enjoy the new freedoms but at the same time, i'm a bit scared — maybe it was too early." germany's cautious approach, relaxing now. angela merkel continues to warn repeatedly that this country is still in the early stages of the pandemic. on a day like this, it's hard to believe it. germany has brought its outbreak under control but there is now an intense public

debate about what happens next. this country can still boast low infection rates but it's early days. yes, i think it is too soon just now, we are easing up too fast, we are easing up too much, so we risk a second wave and i don't really understand why this is done so quickly because still more than 80% of the population stand behind the federal agreements which we had some time ago. small but voluble, a minority demanded angela merkel lift restrictions. so, more significantly, did regional leaders, like armin laschet, who's as a leading candidate to replace her when she steps down next year. translation: we have the health problems of the pandemic but there's other damage. children from disadvantaged backgrounds who couldn't go to school, sick people who couldn't get treatment because the hospitals were reserved for covid. people in care homes got lonely. this is damage too, and it's claimed lives.

nothing then to do with raising his political profile? translation: the measures we had to decide are so important, a matter of life or death. you couldn't act on a tactical basis. katarina's not impressed, though the relaxation's meant she has seen herfamily for the first time in weeks. "i'm very sceptical, very sceptical," she says. "it's like tipping over a sack of potatoes." this country, praised worldwide for its initial success, feels rather fragile now. jenny hill reporting. in mexico, the government has also begun to reopen its economy, with a number of industries permitted to return to work this week, but the country has one of the lowest levels of testing in the americas. some scientists say the decision has been taken too early. more than 10,000 people have died in mexico from covid—19. the bbc‘s mexico correspondent will grant reports.

officially, mexico has lost 10,000 people to coronavirus. one of them was omera servando, wh succumbed to the virus in his impoverished town in the state of mexico. his funeral was simple — the indigenous community marking another life lost to covid—19. mexico's poor being buried beneath the dusty earth in their droves. but the true number of dead may be far higher. mexico's testing rate is among of the worst in latin america. fewer than one in 1,000 are tested for covid—19. the policy is only to test the most severe cases, but it's causing confusion and distress for family members. "my boy is here with pneumonia", says rohellio hernandez outside a hospital in acapulco, "but we have no information or any document that says he was tested for covid, no way of knowing what he has."

what is clear is that mexicans are dying at an alarming rate. across the country, funeral homes struggle to cope and cemeteries are filling up fast. despite it all, mexico is reopening for business. from automobile factories to bike shops, workers are heading back. president lopez obrador has even embarked on a national tour. he remains defiant, but his response has been criticised as badly misjudged. even without widespread testing, it's obvious the crisis is far from over in mexico. here, family members get words of love and support to their hospitalised loved ones any way they can. they urge them to get well, to fight off the virus, to come home soon, because they know the alternative could look like this — a socially—dista nt funeral, a memorial service reduced to a drive—through. mourners not leaving their cars to pay their respects. the government insists the peak has passed, but with testing still so scarce,

many fear the worst is yet to come. now, for the last few weeks, the bbc has had unprecedented access to one of the hospital's hardest—hit by the coronavirus in britain — that's the royal london hospital in east london. clive myrie has been looking at how the nhs in england has tried to adapt to the new reality of a virus which, at the moment, has no cure or vaccine and the continuing grief of those in the local community who have been worst affected. you may find some of the scenes in his report upsetting. piano plays this is the story of one hospital and one community in the time of covid—19.

their harmony in the face of an almighty challenge. what does the future hold for the men and women in and out of uniform? and can the nhs adapt to a new normal way of working with a virus that could be here to stay? we were given unprecedented access to the covid wards of the royal london hospital in the east end. we had permission from all the patients or their families to film. we watched the agonising attempt... ..to save krishn sarnyogan, who was just 55. and we spoke with a nurse, the only person by his side as he slipped away. ijust sat on a chair and just held his hand to be there with him in that time.

krishna was the proud father of four sons, including nith, here on his graduation day. he wanted to speak to us about his dad. hi. hiya. hi. i only got married last year. oh, right! so, you know, it's been one year and a bit. so, yeah, i guess that was, you know... none of us would have thought this time last year, you know, in all that, kind of, happiness, something like this would happen actually, so you have to try and move on. i think that's going to be the hardest thing for the first few weeks and months. he was only 2.5 weeks shy of his 56 birthday actually, so yeah, he didn't even make it to that. but trevor smith has lived to another summer. his 65th. his voicebox no longer silent.

for weeks, his life hung from a plastic tube inserted into his throat to provide the supply of oxygen his body needed that covid—19 had choked off. trevor survived after being in the deepest and darkest of places. now the sun is shining. but when will the sun

shine for us as a nation? when can our collective mourning begin? all the deaths have so far been wrapped up in charts and graphs. close to 40,000 dead. for vetera n co nsulta nt trauma surgeon martin griffiths, it's the humanity of the nhs within this pandemic which is now attracting scores of new recruits. people are running towards it, the medical students are running towards hospital to become healthcare support workers and become doctors and start their training early. we are having to turn people down who are wanting to commit to support the effort, and there was kindness everywhere. the nhs is thriving for now. there are even two new gleaming floors at the royal london for possible covid patients, but what about cancer screening or heart disease? many who are sick in the community have stayed away, worried they might catch the virus.

hello, sir. good morning. intensive—care consultant nick bunker wants them back. all the people who would normally have presented here with ailments, where are they? i suspect some of them have died, some of them are at home. for cancer, we've not been doing a lot of diagnostics. so if you're not doing the diagnostics, you're not picking up the early cancer with the few symptoms people have early on, so perhaps we're just not detecting it. it's still out there. the fervent hope as the lockdown eases is that people will drift back to the nhs or whatever hurts them, and the service will be able to help everyone if we help ourselves. there are friends and there are colleagues who we know who are dying, who are sick.

people i care about have been lost to coronavirus. you can't overstate how simple measures are having a huge effect. i know it's boring, i know it's challenging, but look at it from my perspective — you know, i don't need to any more dead people. —— you know, i don't need to see any more dead people. what happens to the nhs now the clapping's stopped? will the reverence and esteem wane? will the extra funding dry up? whatever happens, the commitment of the men and women we came across at the royal london won't transform, because this is personal. working to help the community they serve is part of a deeper reward. sitting in your car going to work, when you think to yourself, "is this is what i want to do with my life?" and the answer is, "yes, absolutely!" this is the one time i need to stand up

and do myjob, this is the one time i absolutely have to be there. clive myrie reporting there from a hospital in east london. it's six months now since this virus first came to light, and scientists are learning more about it every day. so—called ‘super spreaders‘ are of particular interest — the 10% of infected people who are responsible for 80% of all cases. the bbc‘s science correspondent, rebecca morrell, has more. an outbreak in a nightclub district in south korea. one man with covid—19 is linked to more than 150 new cases. coronavirus clusters aren't unusual. as few as 10% of people could cause 80% of all infections. this is how coronavirus spreads. if the virus is left unchecked, one person will infect three others, who will then pass it on to three more, and this keeps on repeating.

but this is the average picture. in reality, some people won't pass the virus on at all, especially if they're self—isolating. others, though, will spread it more widely, so one person could give the virus to 10 other people and a few of those could do the same. this is a super—spreading event. right now, this is the only way to sing together, but pre—lockdown choirs saw several super—spreading events. bars and restaurants also had clusters, and gyms too. it's not just about close indoor contact. there were more clusters linked to zumba classes than there were to pilates, for example. so it might be not only the noise level in the settings, you're having to shout, you're having to expel more breath, that might cause

transmission or you're engaged in an exercise that causes you to breathe more heavily and deeper, as opposed to more gentle breathing. with lockdown easing, we're being encouraged to spend time outside, but what's the risk? definitely being outdoors is less risk for transmission than being indoors. but if you spend a lot of time together in a group and sharing food, and if you don't maintain social distancing or hand hygiene, then there is still a risk of infections. it's crucial to know where super spreading is most likely to happen. scientists say targeted restrictions will help to control the spread of covid—19. rebecca morrell reporting. south korea has been a coronavirus success story.

fewer than 300 people have died there, and daily case numbers remain under 50. laura bicker has been taking a closer look at how they have achieved it. each gasp for breath, each drop of blood painted an alarming picture. wan yu, from wuhan, china, south korea's first coronavirus patient. her scans revealed she had been ill for days before showing symptoms. doctors realised then that carriers could infect others

without knowing they were sick. at the peak of the outbreak, hundreds of contact tracers were mobilised. lessons korea had learned from previous epidemics. she's allowed to ask personal questions and record private details because of special laws brought in to combat infectious diseases. tracers then hit the streets to seek out cctv footage. they'll look at phone and bank records to get the most accurate information. the details are sent out as emergency messages across the country. tracking down covid—19 carriers once took days. after gaining access to even more data, it now takes less than an hour. how are you feeling? pretty tired, actually. we came from south carolina. technology is used at the border, too. and you have no symptoms? luckily not! parkjoo—yun is taught how to download a quarantine app on her phone.

she won't be allowed to switch her phone off or move from her quarantine address for 1h days. this foreigner is told he will be deported if he doesn't comply. butjoo—yun feels this is right. i'm so grateful i can be on this territory, honestly. nothing is better. i'm just so glad. few have complained about any intrusion or privacy. it's been seen as a price worth paying. track and trace has kept this country out of lockdown. meanwhile, hugs from dad at the arrival gate are replaced by a hosing down with hand sanitiser — an act of love in itself in these extraordinary times. finally, during this pandemic, doctors have had to deal with death

more often than many are used to. and due to restrictions, they‘ re often the last person to spend time with a terminally ill patient. the filmmaker paul miles spoke to five doctors who had to administer end—of—life care during the crisis. once you've been told that someone is dead, myjob is to go out and confirm that death, checking for life signs, listening to their chest. normally after that, you might spend another 30 seconds just in there, i suppose, maybe saying goodbye to them in the weirdest way. just acknowledging they've gone, and then you pull this sheet over their head. it seems so incredible that what you're seeing is the culmination of someone's whole life.

the only things that unify us is that we are all born and we will all die. death is not abnormal, it is perfectly normal. the best deaths, i guess, are those that are comfortable, peaceful. even if someone is unconscious or confused, they may recognise a tone of voice, a perfume, the touch of a hand. wejust quietly read him his favourite poem just at the moment when he died. his wife and his ex—wife spent the night sat in the hospital room drinking a bottle of wine with him. it just seems a happy way to go. news archive: this afternoon, the foreign secretary said the lockdown across the uk will remain in place for now. he said deaths are still rising and we haven't yet reached a peak of the virus.

particularly in this area, the hospitals are full with covid patients. a colleague described to me having seen someone in the morning who walked through the door who had died by the afternoon. i would get called to look at one or two deaths whereas now it seems like there's often 10 people dying each night in hospital. i've had to look after a few patients. they were actively dying, and they couldn't see the faces of anyone who was looking after them, including me. you're sort of trying to smile with your eyes, and you try and like show them some emotion, a human side, to make them feel they're not alone at the end of their life. there was one jamaican gentleman, we made the concession of allowing his elderly wife to come in and see him. as he was dying, she had to wear a mask, she had to wear an apron and gloves to see

and touch her husband at the end of his life. i got called to see a patient in the middle of the night who was very unwell. as i came in, his mobile phone was ringing. before really doing everything else than that, we got moved onto focusing and trying to optimise his oxygen. he passed away before the morning. i wondered afterwards if there was anything else we could have done to help him speak with his wife. we've now had to make a blanket rule for all the family members not to even come into the intensive care department. people aren't even able to come into the mortuary to be there with the body of their loved one because of infection control reasons and i think there's going to be a huge amount of emotional trauma that comes out of the back of covid because people haven't been able to process

the deaths of their loved one. some of the staff are struggling coming in, and finding that their list of10, 15 patients, there's only two alive, for example, after literally one night. there's a real issue in palliative medicine with emotional burnout, but we're doing what we can to give people as comfortable and normal death as possible, but this a completely abnormal situation. we're learning as we're going along. i do think in the uk, we are quite resistant talking about death. potentially something that this awful pandemic will do is making people much more aware of their own mortality, and making it much more acceptable to be talking about. when we are scared, the first instinct is to turn your face away from what is scaring you. and i think it's not

a time to be doing that. i think it is a time to connect, converse, and just be clear about what's important. this too will end, and we will come through this. and we may have changed, and some of that will be for the worse, but some of that also must be for the good. that's it for now. a reminder, you can follow me on twitter at @annita?mcveigh or go to the bbc news website for the latest information. thank you for watching. hello there. the first week of summer has certainly brought a big change in the weather pattern. over the weekend, cool northerly winds, some rain and a good deal of cloud around as well. interestingly, at loftus in redcar in cleveland, there's been more rain

in the last week than we've had during the whole of spring. the start of the new week, though, looks a lot drier, the winds won't be as strong either. that's because we've got this area of high pressure, or at least the nose of it heading towards the uk. now, many places will have a dry day on monday, the sunshine coming and going. there'll still be a few light showers blown onto some of those north sea coasts. during the afternoon, watch out for some heavy slow—moving showers in wales and the south—west of england. but on the whole, a lot of dry weather around. temperatures not very different from what we had on sunday, but we'll find that the winds are a good deal lighter today. and those light winds continue into the evening. it shouldn't be too long before we see the back of those showers from the south—west, and overnight into tuesday morning, it's going to be dry pretty much everywhere. a fair bit of cloud around, perhaps not quite as chilly across scotland and the north—east of england as it will be first thing on monday morning. moving into tuesday, and there's still quite a lot of cloud in the picture. whilst most places will be dry, there's the odd shower

developing through the day ahead of the main change, which is this band of rain here arriving into western scotland and northern ireland, probably very late on in the day on tuesday if not into the evening. temperatures on the cool side for many, 15 to 17 degrees. then more significant changes arrive from mid—week onwards. we've got that weather front driving some rain southwards, pressure is dropping, we end up with an area of low pressure across the uk on wednesday. we have got some cloud, some outbreaks of rain pushing towards the south—east, and whilst it may well brighten up a bit further north, look at all the showers developing, and those actually could be heavy and thundery. because there is more cloud and more rain around, temperatures will be a bit lower, 1a to 16 degrees. that area of low pressure is still going to be around during thursday and perhaps into friday. it's drifting further south as well. so the wetter weather as we head towards the latter part of the week more likely to be across england and wales, we will see the winds picking up, but by the end of the week, it could be a warmer wind.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm aaron safir. council members in minneapolis pledge to dismantle the city's police force following the death in custody there of george floyd. thousands continue to take part in peaceful protests against police brutality and racism in the united states — this is the scene live in los angeles. thousands of people across britain take part in more anti racism protests. in bristol a statue of a 17th century slave trader is torn down and rolled into the river. it represents years of hurt and just a lot of emotion and hatred that has been built up inside of us