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. 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 — for covid—19. we‘ll report from

washington and sao paulo. the victims of saturday night‘s good evening and attack in reading have been named — welcome to bbc news. there's been a significant they were three friends sitting out announcement, for more than two million people in england on a summer evening. we‘ll hear about the lives who are ‘shielding themselves from coronavirus. so tragically lost. coronavirus advice is going from 6thjuly, those shielding to shift for the over will be able to meet groups of up two million people in england who are shielding because of to 6 people outdoors. health vulnerabilities. shielding people who live alone, or shielding single parents, will also be able to access a ‘support bubble‘ with one other household. and those classified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable‘ will no longer be advised to shield from the first of august — but the government has said it‘s possible shielding will be put back in place in the future if needed. it comes as 15 more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk in the last 2a hours. this is the lowest daily reported rise in deaths since march 15 — despite lowerfigures being expected on mondays, due to a lag in reporting of deaths over the weekend. the total number of deaths in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the uk now stands at 42,647. the uk health secretary said

the daily number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the country has fallen to below 1,000 for the first time. well mr hancock, explained the latest changes at today‘s downing street coronavirus briefing and said that those who‘ve been shielding have been particularly patient — and given up more than any other group of people. i want to speak directly to those of you who have been shielding. like so many, i have friends, i have friends delete family who have been shielding. and i know what a burden it has been. shielding has involved not leaving your house for months, not seeing people who you love, not being able to go to the park for some fresh air or even pop to the shops for something that you need. these sacrifice though has been for a purpose. and i want to thank every single one of you.

we knew it was a difficult ask. but these measures have been vital in saving lives. right from the start we‘ve been clear that we didn‘t want the shielding advice to be in place any longer than is clinically necessary. for labour, vicky foxcroft, the shadow minister for disabled people — who‘s currently shielding in her lewisham deptford constituency gave her reaction to the government‘s announcement. i think it‘s obviously welcomed that those changes are taking place. i think that a lot of people shielding will still have a lot of concerns. write the way through this pandemic we haven‘t really been updated. and certainly for people who are shielding, they‘ve been waiting since last monday when we were promised an update. to go and get an update on what was happening. welcomed but want to make sure that we are not been forgotten shielding people and the government continues to work during mac throughout future guidance. i think that it will come

asa guidance. i think that it will come as a shock to quite a lot of people. kind of how quickly this has happened. there will be a lot of anxiety about going out where people haven‘t been outside for quite a long time. i think they really want to be reassured by the science. we will want to see the published guidance, to be able to have the opportunity to read through it and think through what peoples own individual risk is. the prime minister is expected to announce tomorrow that the 2 metre social distancing rule is to be halved toi metre — with additional safety guidelines — in a bid to kickstart the economy and support businesses, in particular the hospitality industry. but the government has warned that it would not hesitate in putting a handbrake on such measures to stop the virus running out of control. the change in guidance would bring england in line with much of the rest of europe but the rule is still under review in the rest of the uk. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg takes a look at what we can expect.

not much room for maneuver. for ministers orfor not much room for maneuver. for ministers or for business business owner nurses who‘ve already spent cash to keep the doors open keeping eve ryo ne cash to keep the doors open keeping everyone to metres apart. a distance that soon to follow. actually quite expensive cost us for the three shops over £2000 just for the screens on the signage. and here they are now saying they‘re going to go to the one metre rule which means that that money spent was wasted. for days the prime minister has been saying watch this space. to meet a rules mark the floors of classrooms, the pavements of high streets and the pavements of high streets and the queues at the supermarket. but tomorrow borisjohnson the queues at the supermarket. but tomorrow boris johnson is the queues at the supermarket. but tomorrow borisjohnson is expected tomorrow borisjohnson is expected to say it can come down to one metre in england. their hope notjust easierfor in england. their hope notjust easier for school but easier to find oui’ easier for school but easier to find our new normal. it's absolutely right that there are some natural restrictions as to how far schools can go and welcoming to children back. as guidance changes within government as to how we do everything that needs to be put in

place at every child is back in the classroom in september. there is reason for caution still. all shops have been open and wales today but it is sticking with a two metre rule. 158 workers at a food factory have tested positive for the virus. the disease is fading but it is not forgotten. in northern ireland up to six people will be able to meet indoors from tomorrow as long as they keep their distance. scotland is following the two metres for now. this isn'tjust a straightforward, black—and—white issue. it's not the case that it is a safe distance. risk increases the shorter the distance you have. you have to consider the environment that is in. you have to consider other mitigations and you have to consider the risk overall. i think it's important that these things are done carefully. and opening up might not avoid businesses closing down. along with the change from two metres to one and england hotels and b&bs

should be able to open from july the 4th also. the kitchen hasn‘t been serving and they has been no swimming at the pool at this hotel for three months. and the owners can‘t i sure if the sums will add can‘t be sure if the sums will add up can‘t be sure if the sums will add up on the other side. for us unfortunately, our costs have spiraled. 0ur loans have had to be increased. and we face reopening with a very, very uncertain future ahead of us. we don't know whether our business will survive or not. the coronavirus crisis has touched every corner of our country. and every corner of our country. and every pa rt every corner of our country. and every part of our lives. and in the first phase grappling with the disease itself came before everything else for the government. but now that risk is fading somewhat and economic hardship is here for many ministers are ready to move. and if the disease came roaring back up and if the disease came roaring back up any easing off would be clamped back down. tomorrow the governments advice that shapes our streets and our lives will change again. the

next phase in an extraordinary time. with the risks that simply can‘t be known yet still around the corner. all non—essential shops have been allowed to re—open across wales today, in the latest easing of lockdown measures there. however, the five—mile limit on non—essential journeys remains in place — with a review expected to take place by the 6th ofjuly. our correspondent tomos morgan has more. after almost three months, the customers are ready for high street shops to open again in wales, but the experience this time will be a little different. if they do try something on and they don‘t purchase it, we take the item out of the store room and we steam it. this man has been preparing for some time. aiming to make sure safety is the priority for customers and staff, as the two—metre rule is written into law for employers in wales. he has adapted and done well in online selling clothes during lockdown, but nothing can replace the business

that‘s brought by footfall. we wanted to make customers feel safe, but still let them have that experience of being able to go shopping again. you know, the shopping experience is something, especially for a small independent like ourself, quite personal. we‘ve decided we will let one or two people in at any one time. in preparation for shops to reopen here in wales today, the council here in the city centre in cardiff have put a number of provisions in place to help keep things safe for shoppers. they‘ve extended pavement areas across the city and here on the high street, in the city centre, they‘ve put a one—way system in place so shoppers can go about their business at a safe and social distance. i think it's a very good idea, they've got the measures, and i'm looking forward now after all that lockdown. it's ok. i don't think anyone's really following it, though! like, the systems are in place, but, yeah. three weeks ago, the welsh government told shops to prepare for this day, so long as the virus continued to decline. but some retailers across the country say that still wasn‘t enough warning.

as one sector restarts, further lockdown measures are being discussed on the isle of anglesey to contain an outbreak at a chicken manufacturing plant. work has been suspended there with all 560 workers now self isolating. the stay lockdown rule remains in place in wales, meaning people should only travel within five miles of their home. it will be around another two weeks before that restriction is lifted and people here can travel further afield again. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. face coverings are now compulsory on public transport in scotland as restrictions there continue to be eased. from today dentists are allowed to open for emergency care and places of worship can open their doors for individual prayer. some sport can resume behind closed doors — as our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports.

arriving at glasgow central station this morning. almost everything one was wearing a face covering.|j this morning. almost everything one was wearing a face covering. i think it‘s brilliant i think we should all be doing it. i love it and i love the people wearing it. it‘s hot and sweaty but i think we‘ve got to do it, yeah. yes wearing it on the bus otherwise i don't work normally. find it quite uncomfortable. i think we should've done it long ago. i think they should have done it from the very start. some stations will provide free mask but a limited time only. scotland and the british transport police are confident that people will comply. but you could be fined £60 if you don‘t. people will comply. but you could be fined £60 if you don't. seeing how far levels of compliance. lots and lots of customers have got these coverings. those who don‘t and there‘s lots of help in the stations. there‘s lots of prompts and will keep encouraging people to make sure that they follow the clear rules which is based coverings are

mandatory across the rail network. what are some exemptions if you‘re underfive or certain what are some exemptions if you‘re under five or certain medical conditions including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station there are clear markers on the floors, there is barriers put in place to keep people apart. and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the news based coverings legislation applies across all public transport. but the scottish governments message remains unchanged to work from home is possibly not if possible and only travel if absolutely necessary.

as the lockdown eases, social distancing rules designed to keep us all safe are having a huge impact on all our lives. but for many deaf and blind people the new distance rules and wearing of face masks has made the world almost impossible to navigate. as our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox reports, many campaigners say the government has "forgotten" deaf and disabled people. i think i would describe it as feeling pretty helpless and cut off, disconnected. if i feel somebody bump into me when i leave the house, i get really stressed. i get scared too. for both these women, life as we ease out of lockdown has become much harder. measures designed to keep us safe are having a negative impact on the lives of people with hearing and sight loss. for ayesha, it‘s a routine appointment she is dreading. i am quite nervous. nurses, doctors, they‘ll all be

wearing masks and i won‘t be able to understand what they‘re saying. along with sign language, ayesha relies on lip—reading and facial expressions to fully understand what‘s going on. but now the interpreter will also be wearing a mask. i don‘t know what‘s happening, what they‘re saying. it takes quite a lot of your power away and your self—esteem, i think, knowing that you can‘t communicate with anybody. part of the nature of my eye condition is that i don't have any depth perception, and it's also difficult for me because i don't have any peripheral vision, so i'm really relying on other people being good at following the rules, because i can't. with a husband who is shielding, it‘s down to holly to do the basics like shopping. but safety measures designed to keep us safe have made her world almost impossible to navigate. there's nothing about being visually impaired that makes me more vulnerable medically to covid, but the situation has made me more vulnerable.

charities supporting people with sensory loss have seen a dramatic increase in calls to their helplines as we ease out of lockdown. they're struggling with the facemasks, when using public transport and when getting out and about, they feel forgotten about. they are not understood by the public and the government. we feel these people have been really disadvantaged with the easing of the lockdown. do you think disability has been thought of? we are constantly learning and receiving advice. with face coverings, visors are being used across transport networks. we‘re investigating tactile signage as well. importantly, discrimination law has not changed in the pandemic. people have to be treated appropriately and equally. following pressure, the department of health and social care has said it‘s looking into the possibility of securing transparent face coverings, which would help ayesha. but three months into the pandemic and with many reasonable adjustments yet to be made, many deaf and blind people

fear they‘ll be the last to get out of lockdown. nikki fox, bbc news. so, let‘s return to the downing street briefing and hear with more detail what the health secretary matt hancock had to say today. i would like to take you through the latest data if we could have the first slide, please. this shows the number of tests carried out, now over eight million in total. it also shows that for the first time since the peak, the number of cases confirmed, positive cases, is under 1000, at 958. the second slide shows the number of people in hospital. the top shows the number of people admitted to hospital with covid—19, which is 380, down from 432

a week ago. the bottom chart shows the number of ventilated patients, that is patients on a mechanical ventilator, and that number is 330, down from 395 a week earlier. clearly, the number of people going into hospital and the number of people in the most serious condition in hospital, on ventilated beds, both coming down. the regional picture is broadly the same across the country and for the first time since the peak, there are fewer than 5000 people in hospital with coronavirus. if we go to the final slide, thank you, thankfully, the number of people who have died from coronavirus each day is also coming down. the latest data show that yesterday,

15 more deaths were reported, the lowest figure since mid—march, since the 15th of march. and each of these deaths is someone who is loved and who we mourn, and each death is one to many. nevertheless, the fact that we have a figure of reported deaths that is 15, much lower than any previous figure since the peak, is good news, however it is a weekend figure and we do see the number of deaths reported tending to rise after a weekend. nevertheless, having set out all those statistics, if you take into account the number of people in hospital, the number going into hospital, the number of people testing positive and the number who sadly have died, all of those figures are coming down, pointing in the right direction. it shows that while there

is still much to do, we are clearly making progress. we are working through our plan and this data shows that that plan is working. we protected the nhs, and thanks to the patients and the sacrifice of everyone watching, infections are falling, the nhs is restoring and the virus is in retreat —— the patience. a month ago, around one in 400 people had the virus and now it is around one in 1700 and this means that tomorrow the prime minister will be able to set out the next steps in our plan to ease the national lockdown. but there is one group who have been more patient and given up more than any other and that is the 2.2 million people who have been shielding in england. wales, scotland and northern ireland have their own shielding programmes so what we say today is about england only,

and since the start, the clinical advice has been to protect those who are clinically extremely vulnerable. 0ur shielding programme has delivered medicine, support and more than three million food boxes, and it has been integral to that plan. before turning to doctor harries, i want to speak directly to those of you who have been shielding. like so many, i have friends and family who have been shielding. and i know what burden has been. shielding has involved not leaving your house for months, not seeing people who you love, not being able to go to the park for some fresh air or even pop to the shops for something you need. the sacrifice, though, has been for a purpose, and i want to thank every single one of you. we knew it was a difficult ask, but these measures have been

vital in saving lives. right from the start, we have been clear that we did not want the shielding advice to be in place any longer than is clinically necessary, and i‘m very grateful to the clinician who led the work and kept the advice under review. doctor harries will now set out the next steps in that clinical advice and i will set out the practical support that we will be maintaining. thank you, secretary of state. i thought it might be helpful to say a few words on the clinical basis for the current shielding programme. what we are advising now and what we might see in the future. and that is particularly to the adults but are specifically also the children who have been shielding. this is a new virus, we are continuing to learn about its transmission, and that knowledge will continue to grow over the coming years. at the start of the epidemic in the uk, using the information

we had available and our best understanding gained from other respiratory viruses such as flu and sars, we recognised that some people would likely be more vulnerable to severe outcomes from diseases and others. this included older people and those with underlying medical conditions, who are normally the people who would have a flu vaccination each year. this clinically vulnerable group we advised to be particularly stringent in following social distancing guidance and that recommendation continues. but senior clinicians recognise that for a small subset of the population, there may be an even greater risk, for example those who may be on particular high combinations of immunosuppressive treatment or where their disease was particularly poorly controlled and this group, the clinically extremely vulnerable, were those that we advised to shield. shielding does not alter the risk to an individual of illness

if they become infected but it does reduce the likelihood of meeting the virus in their daily lives. now we are out of the peak of the epidemic in the uk and estimated levels of community transmission and infection are back to those before shielding commenced, we are in a position to start relaxing the shielding advice over the next few weeks. we may well actually have some summer weather little in our favour as well and therefore our advice to those shielding is to take some steps now to start coming back to a more normal lifestyle. this has been a very difficult and sometimes frightening period for people who have been shielding and therefore to give people time to prepare, we are setting out the advice in a stepped approach. first, from the 6th ofjuly, which is a time period from when other lockdown measures have been eased so we can ensure we are monitoring the epidemiology continuously, we are advising that people who are shielding may want to start meeting in groups of up to six

people outdoors, including those outside their household. if you live alone or you are a lone parent, you can think of forming a support bubble with another household. those in a support bubble can then spend time in each other's homes including overnight. secondly, from august one, we will pause shielding. we will still be advising people to stay at home as much as possible and to minimise contact with others outside their household, but from august the 1st, our advice would be that people can go out to more places, to see more people which might include going to the shops, for example, or visiting a place of worship. if you do leave your home, you should continue to keep a safe distance from other people at all times, regularly washing your hands for 20 seconds is still one of the most effective ways to protect yourself. if you are unable to work from home, from august the 1st you can return to work as long as the business is covid safe.

hello. summer solstice is behind us and officially summer has started. at least from an astronomical point of view. right on cue the temperatures are set to soar. a heat wave looms love it or loathe it temperatures will be hitting around 33dc. the current forecast by the time we get to thursday or friday. as you can imagine the heart is coming in from the spain and france and will be spreading across the uk into scandinavia. actually a large chunk of your can see a big dome of heat developing over the next few days across the continent. by the time we get to the weekend low pressure is going to swing in off the atlantic and the fresher atlantic winds will push the heat away further towards the east so that temperatures will come right down. that is still to come. this is what it looks like in the short term. we have this boundary here between the hotter continental

air and the fresher atlantic air and this boundary is a by the front. it‘s cloudy and raining and it‘s pretty much going to sit here for at least a couple of days. bringing outbreaks of rain two parts of northern ireland also question scotland for that you can see where that by the front is stuck between high—pressure and across europe and the low pressure in the north atlantic. for belfast and glasgow the forecast is a cloudy one with some rain at times where much of england and wales is in strong sunshine. uv levels are expected to be very high. top temperatures on tuesday 28 degrees and the mid—20s in the northeast of england. wednesday is the proper onset of the heatwave. a really hot day in fact so much so that hot air spreading across the uk pretty much evaporating clouds here in the northwest. temperatures widely to about 30 degrees across england and in excess

of 30 in a few areas. this is thursday. apart from the odd shower and thunderstorm perhaps in the north it is mostly sunny day. with higher humidity however higher uv levels. some very strong sunshine and those temperatures reaching around 32 celsius was up that is 90df. and the hottest day of the lot is probably going to be friday. as this by the front approaches the wins just increased ever so slightly from the south. that‘s going to give some of that heat from the continent and extract push just ever so slightly. temperatures in the southeast could peak actually on friday to around 33 degrees. notice they could beat some showers out towards the west. this is the onset of that fresher weather across the uk on friday. off the atlantic for them in fact this low is expected to eventually win as we head into saturday. a cold front is expected across the country bringing showers, thunderstorms possibly. and those temperatures

will come right down by the time we get to saturday, sunday. high—pressure once the low moves away is expected to build across the uk. the outlook from around the peak of the heat wage which is wednesday, thursday, friday. temperatures into the 30s then that change happens when a cool front approaches over the weekend those temperatures come back down again and by monday we should be closer to the average for this time of year. 00:28:25,318 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bye— bye.