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 into that. discouraged, but full of hope, they sailed for britain... on the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of the windrush generation, more people are urged to claim the compensation they're owed. and we'll look in detail at why slaughterhouses have been 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 has now passed 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 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 — but they are now rising again. to find out more about the rising number of infections in some us states, i've been speaking to anthony zurcher in washington. 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 weren't hit the hardest early on. new york obviously has seen their cases decline 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 start socialising again, beginning to go out to businesses again, and as a result, the virus cases are starting to go back up again.

and can we map how the different states have eased their lockdowns 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 officials start 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 governments 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 fda 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. 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 passed 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 passed 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 100,000 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. here's one of our latin america correspondents, will grant, on why the number of infections in mexico is still going up. 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 sparse populations too, and obviously great poverty in their urban centres as well, and for a lot of those people, not working, staying at home, locking down with your family simply can mean not eating. so we are seeing for example the rates in peru that we saw the problems in mexico that you say are sort of right hot on the heels 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 for example on the border with us said really lockdown has not been 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. it 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 and its medical record in general. and its medical system 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 to 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. we will come back to other areas of the pandemic a little later in this edition of outside source. 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 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. bell rings.

as a 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. thank you. he wasn'tjust every average teacher, he was an incredible person, and he wasn't just 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 at a history lesson before lockdown. well, first he told us everything was going to be fine, 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 describe 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 years ago. bbc radio berkshire presenter sarah walker was a close friend. she delivered this on—air tribute. it matters to me today that you know

that joe 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. tonight, the third victim 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. police are continuing to question a 25—year—old libyan man, following saturday's attack. khairi saadallah was initially arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident on saturday, and later re—arrested under the terrorism act. from reading, our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford sent this report.

this is thought to be the moment, just minutes after the attack on saturday night, that unarmed police officers detained the man suspected of killing the three friends. but the careful process of gathering and examining evidence for the investigation, being run by counterterrorism policing, is still at an early stage. nobody has yet been charged. the home secretary, priti patel, was in reading this morning to lay flowers, to meet the officers, some of them student officers, that she said ran towards danger, and to discuss what is known about the man in custody. we have to look at all aspects of this individual‘s history, which dates back over several years. i think we should be clear about the origins, the information, that's part of the intelligence gathering and obviously the picture that has to be put together. the suspect, khairi saadallah, is 25 and libyan. he came to the uk in 2012

and claimed asylum. he was allowed to stay here permanently when he was given leave to remain in 2018. he came to the attention of m15 last year as someone who might take part in terrorism overseas, but they assessed that he was not a genuine threat or an immediate risk. neighbours said he threw a tv from his top floor flat this year and had a mental health key worker. khairi saadallah's family told us that he originally left libya to escape the violence there and because he was suffering from post—traumatic stress from the civil war, although he had been thinking of trying to return. they said that his long—standing mental health problems had been exacerbated by the coronavirus lockdown. an eye witness has told the bbc that the knifeman walked through the park before attacking the group of gay men sitting on the grass. while reading town centre remains dominated by police tape and forensics teams, faith leaders came together

to pay tribute to the dead friends. our prayers are very much with the people who have died as a result of this terrible stabbing. our prayers too are with the survivors. he said they would say prayers too, for the attacker, that he would see the evil of his ways. inafew in a few minutes on outside source, we will talk about how wildlife researchers want detailed study of how the animal world has been reacting to lockdown. victoria gill will take us through this, in particular what an anthropause is. 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. 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 accued 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". that's from the bbc afghan service. tens of thousands of south african commuters have been left stranded by a strike by minibus drivers. major roads in johannesburg and pretoria were also blocked.

the drivers are demanding more financial support from the government, saying coronavirus restrictions have reduced their income. from bbc‘s african services. the coronavirus lockdown in france has eased up even further millions of students up to the age of 15 went back to school — as attendance became compulsory. swimming pools and cinemas also reopened. we also learned today that disneyland paris is going to open in phases, starting onjuly 15. france is by no means back to normal though. here are some of the remaining restrictions. people are supposed to maintain 1—metre distance from each other in public, masks are required on all public transport and gatherings of 5,000 or more will not be allowed until at least the end of august. many of the people in these crowds in paris on sunday night weren't following the social distancing rule. they were celebrating the annual

"fete de la musique" music festival. police intervened to disperse people and enforce social distancing. there were six arrests for throwing projectiles, and one for violence committed against police. spain lifted its state of emergency on the weekend. among other things, that means it's reopened its borders to visitors from most of europe and allowing british tourists in without having to quarantine. damian grammaticas took one of the first flights out and is on the beach in alicante. spain has ended its emergency, opened up to new arrivals, scrapped its quarantine, and, yes, it looks enticing, doesn't it? the beaches are open, the kempes and bars are open, but there are big differences to remember. so, on the beach, distancing is being enforced. i don't know if you can make out, but there are posts on the beach with colours on the top, there is meant to mark how you are supposed to stay apart from each other. you are

supposed to leave a gap down by the sea where people can get in and out of the water. if you go into town, most hotels are still closed because they are waiting for more arrivals to come, and the journey here very different too. so i was on that flight different too. so i was on that flight today from east midlands airport. it was one of the first. only about 20% of seats on that plane had been sold. as soon as you got to the terminal, you were temperature checked just to get in. you had to wear a mask from that point on, onto the plane and through the entire journey, you point on, onto the plane and through the entirejourney, you can't point on, onto the plane and through the entire journey, you can't take your mask off. you're only allowed out of your seat on the plane if you wa nt to out of your seat on the plane if you want to go to the toilet. if you buzz for the cabin crew who come and tell you if it is free and there is no queue there. otherwise you just have to stay seated throughout the entire flight, and when you land, then again you are temperature checked on arrival in spain. you have to fill out contact details, in case anyone on the plane turns out to be carrying the virus, and you

then have to give all of your travel plans as well. so once you get here, it will be a very different experience, but remember, at the minute, the uk still has quarantine, so minute, the uk still has quarantine, so going back you will still have to do two weeks quarantine in the uk. 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. unprecedented is probably the most overused word in the reporting of the pandemic, but this is an unprecedented lack of human activity, so through the most tragic of circumstances we have pushed the pause button on human movement and