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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. california clamps down again — the governor orders bars and restaurants to close as coronavirus cases surge. and in florida, infections continue to spike. the uk government announces that people in england will need to start wearing face coverings inside shops to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. the world health organization warns that the pandemic will get far worse if basic health precautions are not followed. in american football, the washington redskins say they'll change their name after pressure from anti—racism campaigners.
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hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. i'm tim willcox. in a sign of how the us is struggling to contain the coronavirus outbreak, california's governor is ordering restaurants to close indoor dining and shutting bars and movie theaters. this comes as florida is seeing a record number of new infections. the virus is spreading across america, with more than 3.3 million recorded cases, and the nation's top infectious disease official is under fire from the white house. laura trevelyan reports. hello! you look wonderful! disney world in florida gave people something of a refuge from reality this weekend.
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the theme park reopened despite the record number of coronavirus cases. masks were required, though they aren't compulsory across the state. even as new infections surged in florida, some beaches were packed and police were called to this restaurant holding a rally by people opposed to wearing masks. chanting: don't shut her down! don't shut her down! america's sun belt is suffering. in arizona, where long lines for a coronavirus test are common, nearly 27% results are positive — the highest rate in the nation. cases are rising in more than 30 states in the us. and in chicago, bars must close earlier. the president wore a mask in public for the first time at the weekend after mounting pressure to do so. the white house says more coronavirus tests are being carried out and that's why there are more cases, and the death rate is lower than it was in the spring. we've done 45 million tests. if we did half that number, you'd have half the cases probably, around that number.
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if we did another half of that, you'd have half the numbers. everyone would be saying, "0h, we're doing so well on cases!" dr anthony fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, is now a target of the white house. officials have provided talking points to us media attacking his past statements as inaccurate. but here's what the press secretary says in public. to the notion that there's opposition research and that there's fauci versus the president couldn't be further from the truth. dr fauci and the president have always had a very good working relationship. meanwhile, dr fauci was as realistic as ever about the coronavirus outbreak ravaging the us. we haven't even begun to see the end of it yet. despite everything, wall street began monday bullish. two experimental coronavirus vaccines being developed by a german biotech firm and pfizer have been given fast—track status by the us drug regulator. markets are betting that progress towards a vaccine will be swift, but news of california closing indoordining and bars because of surging cases
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rattled traders at the day's end. laura trevelyan, bbc news, new york. i'm joined now from los angeles by our correspondent peter bowes. let's focus on california. a new crisis there affecting all 58 counties? yes. the order that has just been announced by the governor of california affects the entire state, and that is the closure of bars and restaurants, essentially those indoor spaces where people are considered to be most at risk, cinemas as well. and then in the 30 mysteriously affected states, that orders be extended to hair salons, to churches and to gyms as well, so it really feels as if we're going back two or three months in terms of the shutdown in this state. the governor describes it as flicking the dimmer switch as
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opposed to turning it off. nevertheless, there are people disappointed. equally, a lot of people agreeing. when they hear about these statistics, and perhaps the most stark such a —— said physically of her today, the positivity rate is increased by 21% in the last two weeks —— most stark statistic. number of cases really surging ahead. what about the number of deaths? the number of deaths has not searched as much as the number of cases, but the officials make the point that we simply may not be there terms of the surge. the number of cases being reported any number of cases being reported any number of hospitalizations, which is about 20% in the last two weeks, will inevitably over the next few weeks lead to more deaths, so they're trying to do is nip that situation in the blood, if indeed it is not
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too late already, and trying get ahead of the situation, the kind of situation we saw in new york and the kind of situation that looming in arizona and florida, where the health systems are on the brink of being overwhelmed. one remembers just a few weeks ago the big debate right across the united states, with a lot of people lobbying to get businesses open, they wanted to get the economy back on track. of those people still vociferous as they were, say, three orfour weeks ago? you still hear those voices, and certainly in the state of florida, we heard a lot of people over the weekend, people arguing about whether we should still be forced to wear face masks, whether we should still be forced to wearface masks, situation that still has not really been resolved in florida. here in california, you have to. but in terms of businesses shutting down and especially schools, because in the last few hours, we have heard from los
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angeles and san diego school districts, los angeles being the school district in the country after new york city, that classes will not resume as normal from the new york city, that classes will not resume as normalfrom the middle new york city, that classes will not resume as normal from the middle of next month, which is on the new term is set to start, and that all education will go back online. it's interesting the response to that, especially from the education unions, has been favourable. a majority of teachers and parents believe it is not safe to go back to normal schooling. ok, peter, with the latest there in los angeles, thank you very much. wearing masks is set to become mandatory inside shops in england to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. the government will formally make the announcement on tuesday. —— in the next few hours. face coverings are already compulsory in shops in scotland — but so far, wales and northern ireland have not adopted the policy. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. hello, i'm boris. off... 0n...
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off... and definitely on. this morning, very much on. face coverings and elbow bumps, to boot. thank you for what you're doing. thank you. but does the prime minister want you to wear a mask or not? basically, it's a mobile hospital, isn't it? yes. when in enclosed spaces, should we all get used to this? i do think that in shops, it is very important to wear a face covering if you're going to be in a confined space and you want to protect other people — and to receive protection in turn. yes, face coverings, i think people should be wearing them in shops. 0nly yesterday, senior ministers said wearing masks in shops should not be compulsory and, at the start of the crisis, government scientists suggested they could do more harm than good. but that thinking's shifted. face coverings are already compulsory here on public transport. it's a real contrast to the advice across the uk at the start, as evidence has built of the virus
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spreading through the air. covering up in shops in scotland became compulsory seven days ago. i think we have gone in scotland from being pretty patchy, up until now, to, as of friday, compliance probably being quite close to 100%. but no photo opportunities for politicians covering their faces in wales just yet. they'll only be compulsory on public transport in a fortnight. for the sake of simplicity and consistency, as well as being part of our plan to help reduce the risk of transmission while on public transport, where it is not possible to maintain a two—metre physical distance, it will become mandatory in wales. in other countries, covering up has become part of common culture, as the virus has made its way across the world. but after early doubts, progress has been more halting here.
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