this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: in the us, states reimpose restrictions as covid—19 cases increase: business owners say it's a devastating blow. we did everything, our staff we re we did everything, our staff were wearing masks, we had sanitising stations, did weekly tests, we limited occupancy, we did everything that was asked. malawi's opposition leader wins the presidential election, a dramatic reversal of last year's discredited result. a power—sharing government and a new prime minister after months of deadlock. quashing the quarantine: arrivals to the uk from a number of european countries will soon be exempt from m days of self—isolation.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states has surpassed 2.5 million coronavirus cases — it comes as the surge in daily records continues. restriction are being reintroduced in some states. business owners say it's another devastating blow. tanya dendrinos has this report. another day, another record. more than 9500 new coronavirus cases in 2a hours in florida, 600 more than the record that on friday. republican states like florida and texas had been keen to push ahead with a reopening of their economies early, but with a surge in cases, some of those decisions have been reversed. last drinks we re have been reversed. last drinks were called in florida. a bitter pill to swallow for

those who feel they did all the right things. we did everything. 0ur right things. we did everything. our staff wore masks, we had sanitising stations, we did weekly tests, we limited occupancy, did everything that was asked. it isa everything that was asked. it is a tough conversation to have with everybody that we will not be able to provide them with a place to work. on friday, bars also ordered to close in texas with restaurants required to limit their indoor capacity. we certainly share everybody‘s concern about what was going on, but we didn't think we were at the point we would go backwards like that. nationally, the us registered its largest single day increase of the pandemic with more than 45,000 of the pandemic with more than a5,000 new cases on friday. more than 125,000 people 115,000 new cases on friday. more than 125,000 people have 110w more than 125,000 people have now died of covid—19, the grim figure far higher than any other country when it comes to officially recorded deaths. more than $7 billion have been pledged by world leaders and private investors at a fundraising summit to help

find a vaccine for coronavirus. the event, hosted by the european commission, was attended online by world leaders, sports stars, actors and musicians. simonjones reports. a globally streamed concert. sta rs a globally streamed concert. stars like miley cyrus joining an international call to pledge money to fight coronavirus. the culmination of a summit aiming to unite the world online. first, we need a vaccine. then we need to make this vaccine affordable. a clear goal, but not a simple task. the president of the european commission brings together more than a dozen world leaders with the aim of making any future treatment universally available. this pandemic threatens eve ryo ne this pandemic threatens everyone of us, defeating it is the most important shared and ever of our times, and when we do so, it will not be a victory

for one nation, but a triumphant for all humanity. translation: we can only beat the covid—19 pandemic and its consequences by working together. germany will continue together. germany will continue to play an active role. there is only one certain way out of the pandemic, and that isa out of the pandemic, and that is a vaccine. coronavirus cases have been rising sharply in latin american countries. in brazil where this stadium in rio de janeiro has brazil where this stadium in rio dejaneiro has become a temporary hospital, there have been what more than one point million —— 1.3 million confirmed cases. a deal has been signed to produce a vaccine locally which has been developed by oxford university and a british drug maker. a desperate need for it means production is being scaled up before trials have even finished. translation: with the agreement that will be signed, we will be placing the country in the forefront of the development of the vaccine. the agreement provides for the purchase of lots of vaccine and the

tra nsfer of lots of vaccine and the transfer of technology. africa's first trial of a vaccine is now under way in south africa. but until one is found to be effective, coronavirus will be something we have to live with, overshadowing our routine worldwide. simon jones, bbc news. malawi's newly elected president, lazarus cha kwera, has said that his victory is a win for democracy and justice. the election result is being seen as a democratic first in sub—saharan africa. a flawed election was overturned and the opposition has gone on to win power. counting and tallying the votes earlier this week, this election was a rerun of a discredited presidential poll from 2019. when the incumbent peter mutharika won a narrow victory last year, the opposition disputed the election, sparking anger and months of anti—government protests, a rare sight in malawi.

by february, the country's highest court, in a decision described as landmark, overturned the results, citing systematic and grave regularities. now, the final results have come in and the opposition candidate, lazarus chakwera, has been declared the winner. the preliminary results showed him as having a lead, and this result appears decisive. malawi's current president has been in power since 2014, but since he cast his ballot in a fresh poll, he's also complained of irregularities. but some of the governing party's election monitors have been attacked by the opposition, with 15 now missing. this election is the worst in malawi's history. the opposition has denied the allegations. the president has not yet called for the vote to be

annulled, instead asking malawians to move on peacefully. some are seeing that it is a sign that the president may now be willing to move on himself. whatever happens next, these fresh elections have been viewed by some as a key test case for malawi and the african continent. in the powers of the courts to tackle electoral fraud and restrain presidential power. reged ahmed, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. mississippi lawmakers have taken the first step towards changing the state's flag. nationwide protests against racial injustice have refocused attention on the last remaining state to feature a confederate emblem. the state's house of representatives voted in favour of a bill creating a new design that won't contain the confederate flag. princeton university has decided to remove the name of the former us president, woodrow wilson, from a building on its campus because of his racist beliefs and policies. wilson led america during the first world war and then founded the league of nations. but he also supported segregation, banned black students from princeton, and also approved

of the ku klux klan. protesters have surrounded the police department building in aurora, colorado, demanding justice, they say, for a young black man who died in police custody. elijah mcclain was put in a chokehold and injected with the sedative ketamine in denver last year. the authorities are to re—examine his death after a petition was signed by more than 2 million people. his case is among several to receive renewed attention following the death of george floyd last month. thousands of people have gathered across england to mark the first anniversary of the death of a 12—year—old refugee girl who drowned in a river in greater manchester. shukri abdi came to the uk in 2017. her family don't believe her death in the river irwell last june was an accident. the british government will make it easier for holidaymakers to travel to much of europe this summer, including spain, france and greece. from july 6, people arriving in the uk from a country considered to be at "low risk" from coronavirus

will not have to self—isolate for 1h days. but there are calls for further clarifications, as our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. jetting off abroad should soon become easier because much of europe is said to be exempt from the government's travel quarantine. self—isolation would be a real barrier to going away because of the timing of our holiday, so when we get back, we haven't got 1a days before our little ones need to go back to school. they have missed out so much, we can't have them missing out on any more. a series of travel corridors are set to take effect from july 6, meaning people won't have to self—isolate. it is almost certain that big holiday destinations like spain, france, italy, greece and turkey will be included. however, the final list is expected to be much longer than that. countries like sweden will probably not feature and there is confusion over portugal.

anybody else? ferry companies are getting ready. the number of passengers crossing is set to rise. but emma jane, who has been shielding, has cancelled her holiday to france. quarantine makes no difference to me. i've got a motorhome with air conditioning and a fridge, i'm happy, i've got my ice cream. but if i can't get across the border, that is a whole different thing because the air corridor doesn't mean they will guarantee the ferries are running, it doesn't mean that they are going to guarantee they are not going to shut the tunnel. it'sjust too high risk. i can't risk not being able get home. we believe it can be safe to operate without the need for quarantine. but for airlines, which have been battered by the pandemic, it is a move in the right direction. we really need to move quickly to establish some safe corridors. we are not talking about throwing it open to the entire world. where it is safe to operate, we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. eurotunnel says bookings have exploded in the past 2a hours

since the government said it will relax its travel advice abroad. german tourists have already been filling flights into majorca. if brits are also to be welcomed in european resorts, the virus needs to remain under control back home in the uk. that was the warning from greece. given the fact that the uk is in the right direction, it's a matter of a few days or a few weeks to ensure that all restrictions are lifted. managing the crowds might help, but no—one can predict what will happen in different countries throughout the summer. tom burridge, bbc news. a new government is being formed in ireland after two parties, which have been rivals for decades — fine gael and fianna fail — agreed to enter into a coalition with the green party. the leader of fianna fail, micheal martin,

has been elected prime minister by members of the parliament. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. after three decades in parliament and fourjobs in the cabinet, micheal martin has reached the pinnacle of politics in ireland. amidst the celebrations, there was a very visible reminder of his immediate challenge. politicians met in socially distanced format and away from their usual debating chamber to formally approve the new government. the head of the coalition said its priority was to deal with the social and economic havoc caused by covid—19. recovery and renewal — these are the themes which underpin everything in the programme for government which has been agreed between fianna fail, fine gael and the green party, and has been ratified by our members with overwhelming majorities. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments here in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition together. they grew out of two sides in the irish civil war in the 1920s, and their historical rivalry

has been intense. though both parties broadly have the political centre, fine gael has tended to be slightly to the right of fianna fail. the fine gael leader, leo varadkar, has stood down as taoiseach to be the deputy prime minister, but under the deal, he'll swap positions with mr martin and be taoiseach again in 2.5 years' time. this is a historic occasion. i believe civil war politics ended a long time ago in our country. but today, civil war politics ends in our parliament. in other big change, sinn fein, led by mary lou mcdonald, is now the main opposition party here. this country's facing a second pressing international issue besides the coronavirus. as the uk's close neighbour, it'll be hugely affected by the brexit trade talks. micheal martin's leading an unprecedented coalition for uncertain times. chris page, bbc news, dublin. this is bbc world news.

our main headline: a milestone in the us — more than 2.5 million people have now been told they have covid—19. staying in the us now. many states, particularly republican ones such as florida and texas, that were starting to open up economically, have had to reverse some of that. and unlike other parts of the world, in the us, the issue of restrictions and especially the wearing of masks has become one of politics as well as of public health. you may have already seen this clip doing the rounds on the internet, of palm beach county commissioners holding a town hall debate a few days ago. they voted to make mask wearing mandatory, but not all citizens were in favour. masks are meant to be world for six people and also meant to be disposed of, not to keep wearing the same mast, which people are doing and you're more likely that and i know people have really spoken about this that you are more likely to touch your face more often which is spreading the germs.

where do you derive the authority to regulate human breathing? i ask you this because this is very important. you are all playing doctors and you are not. i have been a music teacher for 24 years, how doi music teacher for 24 years, how do i play the saxophone with us god? how about people who cannot breathe with the myriad of conditions. what about ptsd from child abuse situation? i was left in a hot car, you want to cover my face, i will hyperventilate. i do not wear a mask for the same reason i do not wear underwear, things have to breathe. mack bernard is a palm beach county commissioner and he was one of the officials who voted to make facecovering mandatory.

what we are having, some people are making it an issue of wearing masks a political issue where, in palm beach county, we're not making it a political issue. this is a of protecting the public and so we have the right and responsibility to protect the public and so that is the reason we voted unanimously to require a mask in public places. i saw a clip of people who oppose it but thatis of people who oppose it but that is just a small number of people who oppose wearing masks andi people who oppose wearing masks and i think in the us it is about 16% but overwhelmingly most of the people want to make sure that they do not only protect themselves but also protect themselves but also protect their neighbours and family members and that is a reason why we passed it. if i came and went for a stroll down the street, would i be able to say, that person wearing a mask is democrat and that person not wearing one is republican?

is democrat and that person not wearing one is republican7m is more complicated than that. in palm beach county, we have had over 12,000 residents testing positive. 0ver had over 12,000 residents testing positive. over 490 deaths and many hospitalisations. we are dealing with people in hospitals dying with covid—19. we're asking about that political alliances. we only ca re political alliances. we only care about their health. we looked at republican and democrats but also another issue, young and old. young people might feel they are invincible and much less likely to catch it in a bad way? first of all, when the crisis started, it was impacting older residence in the county and over one third of our residents are over 65 and older so right 110w are over 65 and older so right now the numbers have pressed in terms of the younger

population. 25—34. we have to doa population. 25—34. we have to do a betterjob of spreading the message to things like facebook, tik tok, whatever we have to do. so that not only protect themselves but they have to protect their grandparents, parents that have compromised immune systems. have you been able to have a conversation we have been speaking to someone who does not wear a mask and has been persuaded? yes, because what we have to do is have those conversations and educate the residents. just think about what we are dealing with, not just here but in the us, over 37 million americans have filed for unemployment claims in the past 14 weeks. in palm beach cou nty past 14 weeks. in palm beach

county 14% unemployment rate and in last may it was 3% so we have a 14% unemployment rate and while we're telling the residents you have to help us get the economy back on track and understanding that you have to do yourjob in terms of protecting yourself. let's stop the spread, practice social distancing, where the mask because we do not have time to coat the public that needs jobs. and that is the only way to do that. thank you so much. thank you for having me. india now has half a million cases of coronavirus and the rate of infection appears to be rising. health experts have expressed concern over the rapid increase with more than 18—thousand new cases declared yesterday, the highest number so far. zubair ahmed reports from delhi. a waiting hall in delhi being turned into a coronavirus care centre. the improvisation is the need of the hour, as india struggles

to cope with a massive surge in covid—19 cases. but even this 100—bed facility is for treating only mild cases. big cities such as mumbai and delhi are facing acute shortages of beds and critical facilities in icus. translation: we were expecting that the cases of coronavirus would increase, but the cases increased more than we would have expected. and in the first week of june, we witnessed a shortage of beds. we were lagging behind in testing in delhi. and because of the shortage of beds, when some people were not getting beds, the death rate also increased. as the virus spreads rapidly, even the new facilities may not be enough. hospitals are turning away suspected coronavirus patients because there are not enough beds. translation: if we talk about delhi, the situation is not good,

whether it's in private hospitals or government hospitals. there's no proper system of treatment. people have lost faith in hospitals, so residents think it's better to be self—reliant, to save their own lives. they're all trying to do that now. swab tests are still commonly used to detect coronavirus, which take a few days for the results to come out. for quick results, digital x—rays and ct scans are being increasingly used now. experts warn that the peak is still a few weeks away, and that will be a massive challenge for an already fragile health care system. zubairahmed, bbc news, delhi. here in the uk, staff working in psychiatric units say the personal protective equipment they've used during the covid—19 outbreak is not helping to keep them or their patients safe. healthcare workers have found protective gear either gets in the way or is too easily pulled off if a patient becomes distressed or tries to harm themselves or others. a study is now being launched into the effectiveness of ppe in mental health hospitals,

which have more than 18,000 inpatients in england alone. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has been given a unique insight into the way covid—19 changed life in one psychiatric hospital. it is ten to seven in the morning and i'm about to start my early shift on gray forest psychiatric intensive care unit. laura will spend the day ahead looking after acutely mentally unwell people here at wotton lawn hospital in gloucestershire. morning, she isjust checking our ppe stock for the day. as a nurse, she and other mental health staff have had to rethink how they work. access to secure wards like this is rare. here too covid—19 has changed life dramatically. masks now obvious hurdles to vital human connections. we are having to follow various different procedures, having to wear masks, scrubs and also having to think about how we deal with people that are maybe suspected

or positive for covid—19. across england about 18,000 people are living in mental health hospitals. psychiatric inpatient units like this one look after people when they are acutely mentally ill. providing that support at a time of coronavirus under lockdown is particularly challenging. the doors are locked. it is not normally how we do things but at the moment we are locking the area. the layout of the wards has been altered to separate people who might have the virus from others but when someone is in crisis, seeing staff in full protective gear can addto their paranoia and distress. and restraining someone in ppe is difficult. staff have been hit, they have been kicked, spat at. if a patient is being resistive or continuing to act aggressively and violently and we can't safely let go, the situation does become very uncomfortable.

staff are overheating. they have found the usual protective equipment isn't up to the job so they are now part of a research project looking at how to protect people better. we assessed a lot of the traditional ppe, for example, aprons and the face visor—type ppe and in a situation where someone is actively resisting the care and help your offering, much of that was ineffective. it came off and frankly in some circumstances it was a hazard. for dan, a patient on the low security unit, covid—19 has delayed him leaving because of reductions in community—based services. he worries about getting the virus. staff are scared, patients are scared, but we are all in this together. and the pressures have underlined the importance of strong relationships between patients and staff in helping

people get better. i'm going to turn it off now because we talk about private things. alison holt, bbc news. now let's end on some stunning aerial shots of the uk's red arrows flying off the northeast coast of britain. and if you want to know what it's like to fly in that formation, then here you are. the rafjets carried out a fly past above the coastal town of scarborough to mark armed forces day in the uk. a reminder of our top story: the united states has surpassed 2.5 million coronavirus cases — it comes as the surge in daily records continues. restriction are being re—introduced in some states. including texas, arizona and

florida. business owners say it's another devastating blow. more on our website and twitter. stay with us. hello. well, the fresh weather is here to stay for the foreseeable future, at least the next week or so. so, plenty of showers in the forecast, and on top of that, it's also going to be windy, particularly on sunday. really quite blustery for the time of the year. now, the reason for it is this low pressure that swung out of the atlantic is being propelled by a jet stream. that jet stream has also introduced that much fresher air, and it's here to stay. this is what it looks like through the early hours. so, the possibility of catching showers almost anywhere through the early hours, but more especially, i think, across the north west of the uk and really across parts of northern ireland, the north—west of england, and the south—western

as well as western scotland. it could be really quite wet during the course of sunday. you can see these weather fronts spiralling into the area of low pressure, and around it, we've also got those strong winds circling. you can see those winds circling about scotland. this low pressure is also quite slow—moving, which means that this weather is just going to carry on for the next 48 hours or so at least. and you can see where the heaviest the rain is across the north—west of the uk here. further south, it's going to be brighter. there certainly will be some sunshine around, but those winds will be strong. gusting in excess of 40 mph in places. that's near gale force — a real blustar out there. let's have a look at the weather around 4pm in the afternoon. so, actually not looking bad at all for the south, the london area, east anglia and much of the midlands, and then we get into wales and further towards the north and west, you can see the pulses of heavy rain. now in scotland, it looks as though these more eastern areas will probably be a little bit drier and brighter. so, let's have a look at the forecast, then, as we go through

the course of monday. the low pressure is still very much with us. you can see heavy rain affecting parts of northern britain once again, but to the south, so the further you are away from that area of low pressure, you can see it's drier and brighter with temperatures getting up to around about 19 degrees celsius. so not even making 20 early in the week. now, the temperatures will probably creep up little bit into the low 20s through the course of the week, but plenty of showers, i think, on the cards across more northern parts of the uk. so, as i say, the fresh weather is here to stay.

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the headlines: more than 2.5 million people have tested positive for covid—19 in the us. some of the worst—affected states are now reimposing restrictions they had lifted. they include florida and texas. some business owners say it's a devastating blow. malawi's electoral commission declares the opposition leader, lazarus chakwera, the winner of the presidential election. a re—run was called after last year's poll, won by the incumbent peter mutharika, was annulled by the constitutional court when evidence emerged of widespread vote rigging. here in the uk, the government's to ease travel restrictions meaning arrivals from certain european countries will no longer have to self—isolate. the 14—day quarantine will be scrapped for passengers coming from places, including spain, france and greece. the new rules apply from july 6.