hello, i'm ros atkins, welcome to outside source. we'll start with new statistics from the world health organisation. it's recorded the biggest 24—hour increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. most of the new cases are in latin america and the us — we'll report from washington and sao paulo. the victims of saturday night's attack in reading have been named — they were three friends sitting out on a summer evening. we'll hear about the lives so tragically lost. coronavirus advice is going to shift for the over two million people in england who are shielding because of health vulnerabilities.

the new guidance will be eased in two weeks‘ time. we'll look at that. and we'll look in detail at why slaughterhouses have been at the centre of a number of covid outbreaks. lest any of us think this pandemic is entering its final stages, the world health organisation has recorded the highest rise in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. on sunday, 183,000 people around the world were confirmed to have covid—19 — the global total of confirmed cases is close to nine million. bringing the total number of people who have had covid—19 to nearly nine million. interestingly, though, here's the who on whether these rising infections numbers mean some countries shouldn't ease their lockdowns. some countries that have successfully suppressed transmission are now seeing an upswing in cases, as they reopen their societies and economies. all countries are facing a delicate balance between rejecting their people while minimising the social and economic damage.

all countries are facing a delicate balance between protecting their people while minimising the social and economic damage. it's not a choice between lives and livelihoods. countries can do both. the country with the most infections is the united states. 120,000 people there have lost their lives. the number of infections in the us went up by more than 36,000 on sunday — the total is 2.2 million. the infection rate in new york though is falling. the city was the centre of the us outbreak initially, but now it's starting to reopen. the news is not so good in the rising in the south and west of the us. florida and arizona recorded their highest increase in infections over the weekend, and these states now seem to be on a similar trajectory to the one we saw in the north east of the country through april and may. the most important headline figure — whole infections fell across the us in may — they are now rising again. anthony zurcherjoins us

live from washington. anthony, can we spot any patterns, with regards to where the virus seems to be surging the most? what reasons might there be? well, it definitely seems to be surging in states that have been easing off their shelter in place restrictions, and allowing businesses to reopen. so, places like texas and florida and california and arizona. i mean, it is interesting that these are a lot of southern states, but then again those were states that won't hit the hardest early on. new york obviously has in their cases declined but that is because they had a high number of cases initially. so i think what you are seeing is either people are beginning to stop wearing masks, beginning to stop wearing masks, beginning to stop wearing masks, beginning to start socialising again, beginning to go out to businesses again, and as a result of the virus cases are starting to go back up again. and can we map how the different states have eased

their lockdown is next to their politics? is there a correlation there? like i mentioned, california is one of the states that has seen a rise in cases. california is an entirely democratic —controlled state. meanwhile, arizona, texas, florida, they are controlled by republicans, so much more of a relationship between the decisions to ease off on these business closure and shelter in place orders, rather than the politics of the individual states in question. if you look at arizona, which is showing one of the largest spikes, they do not have any mask restrictions, they began opening very early on. the governor of arizona just announced last week that he was going to let local officials not to make decisions about whether they require masks in public, and whether businesses should be able to continue to have more and more people come in. but

when you have local government is doing that, then you can have a kind of patchwork of response throughout the state, and that is going to be unlikely to be able to arrest the growth of the virus at this point. gottlieb, who is a former fta head, he came out and said, looking at arizona in particular, said that we could reach the point here in that state soon where these kind of gentle mitigation efforts like mask wearing aren't going to be enough. you are seeing hospitalisations go up, you are beginning to see people put on ventilators, the numbers going up, and then it is only a matter of time when death rates start to go up. 0k, anthony, thank you very much. in brazil, more than 50,000 people have now died from covid—i9, and the number of new cases is rising. brazil recorded more than 5a,000 new infections on sunday, and its total past a million. given its low testing rate, the figure could be considerably higher. even so, president bolsonaro remains committed to the reopening of the economy.

our correspondent katy watson covers brazil. here's part of her report from sao paulo. it was just a little cold, said brazil's president, when the crisis started, and even as infection soared and the death toll climbed, jair bolsonaro carried on. i'm no grave—digger, he quipped in april, as he was quizzed over the numbers. a week later, he was taken to task again. so what?, he answered. i'm no miracle worker. as the situation worsens, the president continues to focus on reopening the economy, and says little to ease the pain of those who've lost loved ones. brazil's hit two more grim milestones in a matter of days. more than a million cases and more than 50,000 people dead. but not even these numbers are prompting the president to change course. in the middle of a pandemic, many brazilians feel they are lacking leadership, and

the numbers keep going up and up. let's look elsewhere in latin america. in peru, new infections increased by more than 3,500 on sunday — its total is past a quarter of a million, and it has the highest rate of infection after brazil. chile and equador are also stuggling, and along with brazil and peru. in all four, 20—25 people have died out of every 100,000. mexico is just behind that, with 15—20 out of every 100,00 people dying. 100,000 people dying. the infection rate is rising there too. just under half of all the states, including mexico city, are still in the "red zone", under the highest alert, with bars and cinemas closed and sporting events cancelled. will grant, one of our latin america correspondents is here. well, why is it still not in control in mexico, given that it seems to be doing what it should be doing? well,

it does in one sense, but somebody i was speaking to, a mexican analyst, this weekend, said to me, in a sense, normal life is carrying on. i think what quite a few of those countries you have mentioned there in your list have in common is the high levels of poverty. they are very rural populations and they are very rural populations and they are very sparse populations too, and obviously great property in their urban centres as well, and for a lot of those people, not working, staying at home, looking down with yourfamily staying at home, looking down with your family simply staying at home, looking down with yourfamily simply can mean staying at home, looking down with your family simply can mean not eating. so we are seeing for example the rates in the karoo that we saw the rates in the karoo that we saw the problems in mexico that you say are sort of right hot on the hills behind brazil are partly i believe coming from the fact that people are still going out to work, in various forms. a friend of mine in tijuana forms. a friend of mine in tijuana for example on the border with us is really lockd own for example on the border with us is really lockdown has not been respected here at all, so i do think thatis respected here at all, so i do think that is a big part of the problem. let me also ask you about cuba,

because there is a country having a lot more success in controlling the virus. i guess it has a geographical head start on many countries. virus. i guess it has a geographical head start on many countriesm does, that's part of it. it acted very early. but also it has a lot of experience in dealing with infectious diseases. it is very proud of its record on things like zika virus and its medical record in general. on some of those things like ordering lockdown, because of the fact it is obviously a police state and run by an autocratic government, if they say don't step outside, or when you step outside you must wear a face mask, people are doing it, because obviously there are serious consequences do not doing so. so it is obviously being followed through a lot more harshly, but it is absolutely having a much better effect. they had three infections in the past 2a hours and just two deaths out of the past 18 days, so cuba is absolutely on top of the problem. will, thank you very much. much more information on the

situation in latin america on the bbc news website. here in the uk, all three victims of saturday's stabbings in reading have now been named. as well as james furlong, a teacher in wokingham, who was described as inspirational, his friend joe ritchie bennett also died. he was a 39—year—old american who had lived in the uk for 15 years. his family in philadelphia say they're heartbroken. and finally another friend who'd been enjoying the summer evening in the park, david wails. with more, here's our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. back at school for the most painful of reasons. through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who a lwa ys they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36—year—old james furlong was the head of history and politics at holt school. with news of his death still sinking in, students and colleagues held a two—minute silence.

silence as the holt community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. our thoughts are with his mum, his dad, his brother and his family and his friends and colleagues. he was a cherished colleague and he will be very sadly missed. applause he wasn'tjust every very sadly missed. applause he wasn't just every average teacher, he was an incredible person, and he wasn'tjust a teacher, he was a human being, and he had family and friends that loved him just as much as we do. 14—year—old lucy last saw mr furlong

ata 14—year—old lucy last saw mr furlong at a history lesson before lockdown. well, first he told us that everything was going to be fine, you know? corona is going to end and we are going to see him again, but you know, we're not really, are we? we're not going to see him again. former pupils also came to pay their respects to someone they described as an unforgettable teacher.|j respects to someone they described as an unforgettable teacher. i came back today because i feel like i had a really personal connection with mr furlong. he was one of the teachers who was always there for me. the person who tried to put a smile on everyone's faces. he used to come in and dress up as henry viii. he had really funny catchphrases. he always made us laugh. james furlong was in this park in reading on saturday when he was stabbed to death. today it was confirmed his friend joe ritchie bennett was killed alongside him. an american who lived in the uk for 15 years, he lost his husband to cancer several yea rs for 15 years, he lost his husband to

cancer several years ago. bbc radio berkshire presenter sarah walker was a close. she delivered this on air tribute. and it matters to me today that you know thatjoe lived a great life. he was loved by so many people, and he made us all feel that life was a much better place with him in it. to make the third victim of the attack has also been named. 49—year—old david wails. of the attack has also been named. 49-year-old david wails. he was always happy. everyone had their problems but he always left that at the door when he walked into the pub, he always made people smile. three friends who had just gone for a catch up in the sunshine. three lives taken for no reason.

stay with us on oustide source, still to come: wildlife researchers want to study how the animal world is reacting to lockdown. victoria gill is going to talk us through what's being called the "anthropause". if you're one of the over two million people in england who's been shielding because of a pre—existing health condition, restrictions are easing in a fortnight, and ending at the start of august. you'll be able to meet up to six people outdoors and form "support bubbles" with other households. in scotland, the restrictions will continue until at least the same time, the start of august. that's when northern ireland's restrictions are due to end. the welsh government says restrictions will continue until mid—august. this means many clinically vulnerable people could be heading back to work. there's concern about whether that's safe. here's the uk health secretary. it's so important that employers work with us, and, crucially, work

with their employees to support them to get back to work in a covid secure environment, and it is critical that work is provided in a covid secure way for people who are shielding. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. there's been a record number of new coronavirus cases in one day — 183,000 people around the world. the third person killed in the reading stabbings has been named. david wails died, alongside joe ritchie—bennett and his friend james furlong on saturday. there's been a lot of attention recently on slaughterhouses — and how some have been the centre of covid outbreaks. for example, this meat processing plant in germany. more than 1,300 positive tests have been linked to the factory.

and 7,000 employees and their families are now in quarantine. the outbreak is so large that on its own it's helped to push up the r—number — this is the measure of how fast the virus is spreading. scientists want to see it under one — in germany, it's risen to 2.8. the plant's in north—west germany. its management say the outbreak may have begun when workers travelled to eastern europe at the end of germany's lockdown. maybe — but focus has shifted to the working conditions at the plant. the owner is the billionnaire clemens tonnes. and he held a press conference over the weekend. translation: as a businessman and someone who puts people first, i can only offer my complete apology is because we are the cause of this issue and carry full responsibility, me as issue and carry full responsibility, measa issue and carry full responsibility, me as a businessman and the company asa me as a businessman and the company as a whole. this focus on meat—processing plants is not isolated to germany. outbreaks have forced plants to shut in other parts of europe, in the americas and australia.

here in the uk, three sites were closed last week after clusters of infection were discovered. 150 people tested positive at a bacon plant in cleckheaton. there have been further outbreaks at a food plant in wrexham and elsewhere in wales at the 2—sisters plant in anglesey. it's the uk's biggest chicken factory. all 560 workers are now self isolating. none of this is a huge surprise. conditions inside slaughterhouses make them ideal breeding grounds for covid—19. there are many factors at play. the us agency the cdc has documented some of them. it describes cramped conditions along processing lines, long hours in close proximity to workers, plus the layout on the factory floor as barriers to social distancing. it adds that the pace of work and the physical demands make it difficult to wear face coverings. other research has been carried out into noise. this research was conducted by a team in london — it looks at how the presence of loud noise can bring workers physically closer. socio—economic factors

are well documented too. we know for instance, that in europe and the us — the meat industry relies on cheap migrant labour. many travel to work by bus or in shared cars — making it easier for the disease to spread. communication presents another challenge. the cdc points to one factory in the us where a0 different languages are spoken. this ft article uses germany as a case study. working up to 60 hours a week, the migrants live seven to eight per accommodation provided by subcontracting agencies". there's one other important factor — the cold environment at these plants. here's one virologist on that. so the cold temperature doesn't help, because we know that humidity and heat helps destroy the virus, so that means the virus will be on surfaces for longer, which therefore increases the potential for transmission. really when one looks at the epidemiological factors that are most involved in transmission, it is density of people, so it

really is the number of people in one place for an extended period of time. this issue is acute in the us. nearly 200 meat—packing plants have reported outbreaks. for example, in indiana, 900 employees at a pork factory caught the virus. more than 800 were infected at another facility in south dakota; and eight people died in greeley, colorado. here's another statistic to digest. according to the food and environment reporting network, 20,000 meat—packing workers in the us have fallen ill. all of which has put pressure on food supplies. in april, donald trump used presidential powers to force some meat processing factories to stay open — citing national security reasons. anthony zurcherjoins us again, from washington. is it overstating it, anthony, to say this single issue is applying pressure to the food supply chain? absolutely. it is not only with these facilities are shutting down because of outbreaks within them,

but when they are reopening again, the process has to be changed to ensure work is's safety, so the production rate declines, which causes backlogs in the supply chain, 01’ causes backlogs in the supply chain, or the way from the people who are producing the pork, raising the hogs and beef, to the grocery stores in the neighbourhood. so when you get disruptions to the supply chain, two things happen. one, you get less of the supply, so there aren't as many pieces of meat on the shelves in stores and also prices have gone up, and you have seen both those things happen in the us over the past couple of months, although i will say recently it seems like the chain has been restored somewhat, so the supply at least has increased, if not the prices going down. and does the meat processing industry in the us accept that it has a particular issue with reference to covid?|j think they do acknowledge that there

isa think they do acknowledge that there is a threat to workers‘s safety. you see each company handle it a little bit differently, and of course the trump administration as you mentioned in april in came with that order under the defence production act, saying this was critical infrastructure, and essentially prevented states and localities from imposing additional requirements on these meat production facilities, beyond what was recommended by the federal government. if you talk to meat—packing producers, they say they are doing everything they have to, they are doing everything that is necessary to protect the health and safety of their workers, although there are worker unions and advocacy groups that are saying there are still not enough, people are still getting sick, they are being forced to get back to work or forgo a paycheque, and that they are essentially sacrificing their health in order to ensure their financial security. anthony, thank you very much. anthony in washington, dc. let's look at some of

the day's other news. the bbc‘s arabic service is covering saudi arabia's announcement that it will be holding what it calls a "very limited" hajj this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. only pilgrims already in the kingdom will be allowed to take part. the afghan government says last week was the deadliest for the security forces in the last 19 years. it's accused the taliban of killing nearly 300 members of the security forces during more than 400 attacks. the taliban described the claims as "propaganda to disrupt the peace process". tens of thousands of south african commuters have been left stranded by a strike by minibus drivers. the drivers are demanding more financial support from the government, saying coronavirus restrictions have reduced their income. that is from bbc africa. there've been plenty of stories of animals behaving differently during lockdown — with us out the way, some have been making the most of it. well, researchers have a name for this — an ‘anthropause' — and they're urging further study of what's been happening.

our science correspondent victoria gill is here. hi, victoria, what is an answer reports? it is this kind of unique —— anthropause. this is an unprecedented lack of human activity, so through huge human and economic cost through the most tragic of circumstances we have pushed the pause button on human movement and activity through lockdown all over the world. so what the scientists are saying, they are basically involved in tracking animal movement and looking at how we share the planet with lots of other species in every continent all over the world. what they are saying is we need to bring together that data where all these different species have been tracked so that we can really measure exactly what has gone on before, during and after lockdown. we can measure the impact

of our own absence, because as you can imagine in an increasingly crowded planet, it is very difficult to measure human absence and he is a unique activity —— opportunity. to measure human absence and he is a unique activity -- opportunity. what sort of thing do you think they are expecting to find? what they are keen to understand is how we might ta ke lesso ns keen to understand is how we might take lessons from lockdown, and makes them easy and attainable changes that might have a good impact for wildlife and nature. so we know and site fully expect that say the road network being so very quiet will be very good for a lot of species, especially migrating species, especially migrating species, terrestrial land animals that can move around much more easily, there will be a lot less road kill. they are even suggesting, some scientists, that that might have population scale impactful species like hedgehogs in the uk for example, where they reckon about a third of those animals per year, a third of those animals per year, a third of those animals per year, a third of the mortality of those animals per year is on the roads. so we know that it is potentially going

to have some beneficial impacts. what they are looking at is where the biggest impacts are, so if you find certain spaces while you are tracking animals is where that movement increases and where you get some beneficial effects, then maybe thatis some beneficial effects, then maybe that is where you could put in a wildlife corridor or a crossing, or maybe where you could reshape the transport network a little bit so that we could take some of those beneficial impacts out of lockdown and into the future, so we can sort of share our space a lot more successfully. presumably there is a flip side to this, a detriment, which is as lockdown eases, all these animals who had got used one thing have to get used to it changing again? yeah, we would expect that transport in particular, the roads would get busier, so that is the realaim, the roads would get busier, so that is the real aim, to take some long—term lessons from this. is the real aim, to take some long-term lessons from this. thank you very much indeed. it would be interesting to talk once that work has been done on how nature has responded to us disappearing for a little while and then returning. remember, much more on all the stories recover through the bbc news app and the bbc news website. i will

see you for the next edition of outside source in half an hour's time. loveit love it or loathe it, but we are in for the hottest spell of weather since last summer, and by the middle of the week, widely across england temperatures will be approaching or even exceeding 30 celsius, and with that will come also very high uv levels, so some strong sunshine out there. and here is the europe—wide heatwave. the current of hot air coming out of spain and france spreading across the uk. the thinking is that by the time we get to the weekend, low pressure from the atlantic is actually going to bring pressure conditions, so this low is going to win and push away the heat further towards the east, and with that also we will get some showers and thunderstorms, but that's not until the weekend. this

is what is happening in the short term. here in fact is the weather front, it is a boundary between the fresh atlantic air and that hot and continental air, and where we have that boundary, we will have a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain, but it is also quite humid here because the airstream is coming all the way from the south, so 1a, 15 in glasgow overnight whereas under the clearer skies in england, temperatures will be around 11 degrees first thing in the morning. that weatherfront be around 11 degrees first thing in the morning. that weather front will continue to be stuck between the hot high across the continent and the low pressure out of the atlantic, so rather than this weather front moving across the uk, it will be sliding along itself, so that means that pulses of rain will move through ireland, into belfast and glasgow, and right across the western isles. but eastern scotland and much of the country, certainly england and wales come in for a bright if not sunny day, and a hot one further south, up to 28 on tuesday. here's a wednesday's weather map. in fact, the hot air is

expected to spread northwards, reaching northern england too. temperatures in newcastle around 26 degrees, and widely 30 or more across central and southern england. on thursday, those temperatures will rise a little further, probably peaking at around 32 in london and in the lowlands of scotland, around 26 celsius. and then towards the end of the week, we will start to see low pressure approaching, clowns will start to gather in the north of the country, and then by the time we get to the weekend, those temperatures will be quite a bit lower, but we could peak at 33 on friday in the south—east.

this is bbc world news, the headlines the number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide has climbed above nine million. nearly half a million people have died. the world health organization said cases were peaking in several large, populous countries. the third person killed in a series of stabbings in a park in reading, to the west of london, has been named. david wails is seen here on the right. police continue to question the suspect, khairi saadallah. the afghan government says last week was the deadliest for the security forces in the last nineteen years. it's accued the taliban of killing nearly 300 members of the security forces during more than 400 attacks. novak djokovic is being criticised for staging a travelling tennis tournament in croatia and serbia after two players and two support staff tested positive. for