this is bbc news. i am lewis vaughanjones. coronavirus spreads into rural india, putting intense pressure on struggling hospitals. cases are increasing in the smaller cities, in the towns which were previously not affected, and that's a matter of great concern. the bbc speaks to the scientist who diagnozed early cases in china and now believes there was a cover up. australian supreme court orders a ban australian supreme court orders a ban on black lives matter protests d u e to the pandemic. the body of the late congressmanjohn lewis makes a finaljourney in selma, alabama, crossing the famous bridge where he helped lead a march for voting rights in 1965.

farewell to one of hollywood's greats — double oscar winner, dame olivia de havilland has died at the age of 104. hello and welcome to the programme. india is one of the countries worst affected by the pandemic, with health facilities in some areas being put under intense pressure. some parts of the country have re—imposed lockdown restrictions, while others have chosen not to, for economic reasons, but the infection has spread to villages. the government says it's seeing an encouraging recovery rate despite the rising number of infections. our correspondent yogita limaye reports now, on india's battle with covid. covid—19 has reached rural india, where hospitals are often just buildings with no staff or equipment.

"bring oxygen," a woman pleaded, searching for doctors at a medicalfacility in the eastern state of bihar. herfamily struggled to revive her father—in—law, who was unable to breathe. he died before a doctor could see him. many are asked to take loved ones to the nearest big city, patna, but here, too, conditions are grim. mani bhushan‘s uncle was treated in an icu, where there were dead bodies lying in the beds right next to him, for nearly 36 hours. his family claims doctors rarely did the rounds. avdesh singh died a few days after the video was made. translation: the situation in bihar is so pitiful. the government says there are facilities, but you realise when you go to a hospital that only god can save your life. more than 1000 miles away, the scene is starkly different now, in a part of india

that was the first to be badly hit by the virus. this is one of many field hospitals built in mumbai to treat covid patients. now that they've opened, people aren't struggling to find beds like they were a month ago. because of facilities like these, even with the highest number of cases in the country, mumbai, for now, is being able to cope with covid—i9, as is the national capital, delhi. but given its size and population, india is almost like a small continent, and there's been a variety of responses to the pandemic. the eastern state of bengal has decided it will shut down for two days every week. madhya pradesh in central india has reimposed stringent restrictions, while the southern state of karnataka lifted a planned lockdown because of economic compulsions. india will never reach simultaneously a peak. each area will have its own peak. the higher the density,

the higher the peak. as coronavirus spreads rapidly, floods have killed scores in the country. the threat of disease even higher during india's rainy season. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. the vice president of india's health federation says he's worried about rise in a rural cases. when at the pandemic started in india, it was the biggest cities, delhi, mumbai, who got the initial raid and in fa ct, who got the initial raid and in fact, in june, it who got the initial raid and in fact, injune, it seemed these healthcare facilities would get overrun but luckily, with the containment measures undertaken, both these cities actually plateaued and now the

cases are on a downswing. in delhi, as of today, 80% of covid beds in various hospitals are empty. conversely, at the same time, in this month, slowly and are more rapidly, cases are increasing in the smaller cities, in the towns which were previously not affected and that is a matter of great concern because, especially in the smaller towns, the healthcare facilities are not as good as they are in the bigger cities. professor kwok—yung yuen was pa rt professor kwok—yung yuen was part ofan professor kwok—yung yuen was part of an investigation team in wuhan injanuary and says they were gaps in the actions taken and a reluctance to acknowledge the number of cases. carrie gracie reports on

why china's response of the crisis contributed to the global outcome. last december people started turning up in hospitals in wuhan with a mystery pneumonia. for three weeks, from the end of december, chinese state media played down the risks. they said there was no reason to suspect the virus was transmitted through humans, and no medical personnel had been infected. on the 12th of january, hong kong doctor, kwok—yung yuen, diagnosed a family with coronavirus in shenzhen. the eminent microbiologist knew family clusters signalled human transmission. i have the experience of diagnosing cases in shenzhen and i know how efficiently the virus was spreading and i know that it is acquired from hospitals, and i know that it can go with people by flights, on one city to thousands of miles away with people. professor kwok—yung yuen

immediately alerted officials in beijing, but china did not tell its public or the rest of the world for a critical week, in which the virus was free to spread inside the country and beyond. on the 18th of january professor yuen joined a team of experts in wuhan. he learned the market initially blamed for the outbreak had been disinfected before samples could be taken from all the animals. when we went to the wuhan seafood markets, of course, there was nothing to be see because the market was clean already. you may say that the crime scene is already disturbed. because the seafood market was cleared we could not identify animal hosts which is giving the virus to humans. professor yuen helped identify the sars virus 17 years ago. back then beijing withheld information for four months. the response was faster this time but he says wuhan officials were slow to admit rising patient numbers and infections among

medical staff. i do suspect that they have been doing some cover—up locally at wuhan. the local officials, who are supposed to immediately convey information, has not allowed this to be done as readily as it should. for three weeks, beijing had silenced frontline doctors but onjanuary 20, it sighted the evidence from shenzhen and wuhan, to acknowledge what many had warned from the start. three days later wuhan was locked down. china says it has been open, transparent and responsible and its firm measures bought the world time, but researchers now say, if lockdown had happened sooner, the vast majority of infections could have been prevented. let's get some of

the day's other news police in france have re—arrested a man in connection with a major fire that damaged a 15th century cathedral in nantes last weekend. the man, originally from rwanda, worked as a volunteer warden — and was responsible for locking up the building the night before. prosecutors are treating the fire as arson. president trump has declared a state of emergency in texas after hurricane hanna lashed parts of the us state with heavy rain and strong winds. officials say life threatening flash flooding remains a threat. the governor of texas said coronavirus had complicated the work of emergency services. a second storm system is bearing down on the hawaiian islands. the supreme court in sydney

australia order protesters to halt plans of a protest because of the coronavirus pandemic. there is a great deal of nervousness in new south wales about what is happening in victoria and the big spike we have seen so thejudge the big spike we have seen so the judge in the supreme court said it was just too risky for those protests to go a head and cited what is happening in victoria and those hundreds and those hundreds and hundreds of cases we have seen on a daily basis as part of the reason for blocking permission for the protests. despite the low number of community transmission in new south wales the state was on a knife edge, as he put it, for an escalation so protests planned for choose ——— tuesday are not authorised. will people come out onto the street anyway?

the organisers have been rallynig and standing outside the supreme court say they will appeal against that decision and regardless of what happens, it will go ahead and people will take to the streets. this is almost the same scenario that happened more than a month ago in earlyjune when protests we re ago in earlyjune when protests were blocked by the supreme court and the police but then thousands and thousands of people took to the streets. when we were there, they made a point of almost everybody wearing a mask, distributing hand sanitiser, even to us, of course there was not much social distancing so many people took to the streets and this is what they are going to try and do, make the point of ta ke try and do, make the point of take into the street and being covid safe and many pieces of advice on facebook for people attending. all of that to pick up momentum from what is happening with black lives matter globally to draw attention to aboriginal deaths

in custody here in australia. we know so well the black lives matter movement and what it means in the us. what is different in australia? it is really interesting, it really hit home in australia when george floyd was so very publicly killed in the united states. aboriginalfamilies have reacted so strongly to that because for them it reminded of what they have been experiencing for years. in the last three decades alone and after a national enquiry, more than 400 aboriginal people died in custody, whether in prisons or police custody and rallies and what protesters and what protesters and organisers are doing is trying to pick up that momentum and drawing attention to it. i met the mother of david dungay, a young aboriginal man who died

in custody back in 2015 and his last words with the exact same words as george floyd, "i can't breathe". the mother said it brought back the trauma and also gave the trauma and also gave the impetus to take to the streets and ask for justice and ask for justice and accountability. i think that is really what the organisers, the activists are trying to do — take that momentum, the global attention and bring it here to australia and ask for change. the late american politicianjohn lewis has made a final crossing over the bridge in selma, alabama, where, more than four decades ago, he led a march to campaign for voting right of african americans. it was part of a multi—day celebration of the life of the civil rights icon and congressman who died earlier this month at the age of 80. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the final crossing and a symbolic moment. draped in the american flag, john lewis's casket was taken by horse—drawn carriage

over the edmund pettis bridge in selma. alabama state troopers saluted the civil rights campaigner while members of his family walked behind in silent tribute. a sombrejourney back to montgomery, 55 years afterjohn lewis took part in a march led by martin luther king jr to challenge the state governor, george wallace, over voting rights for african—americans. but the day, later dubbed bloody sunday, ended in violence as the march was declared illegal. lewis suffered a fractured skull when he was hit in the head by a club wielded by a white police officer. his efforts and suffering were not in vain. congress would soon pass the voting rights act of 1965, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting. john lewis went on to a career spanning three decades in the house of representatives. he was known as the conscience of the us congress. john never gave up hope. his optimism is what he

inspired in all of us. we're all infused with that optimism. can't you hear him? find a way to get in the way! good trouble! necessary trouble! john lewis made his final public appearance last month, at the height of the protests over racial inequality and police brutality. it'll be part of his legacy that he never stopped campaigning. john lewis lived to see the generation that i believe will lead this nation to our ideals and our full promise to all. like him, they're protesting peacefully, nonviolently. they love this nation just as much asjohn did. john lewis's finaljourney is moving onto washington, where he'll lie in state at the us capitol for a two—day public viewing. peter bowes, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: farewell to one of hollywood's great, who has died at the age of 104. ? the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one in on one's own

in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, "you are doing something wrong. " six rare white lion clubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and already they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah and sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: coronavirus spreads into rural and india, putting intense pressure on hospitals. and's foreign minister has insisted that its country is bringing coronavirus outbreaks under control and it is safe for tourists to visit. she was speaking after britain abruptly

ordered travellers returning from spain to spend 14 days in quarantine. for thousands of british holiday—makers, relaxation suddenly turned to frustration here in barcelona. it's a bit crazy, considering the restrictions in place in spain already are really good, with the masks, with disinfecting everything, with hand wash in the shops. that's better than what we have in london. others think it is the right move. since the number of cases here in spain are rising, i think it's probably a sensible measure, and i was expecting it, to be honest. the decision has major implications for spain. britons make up nearly a quarter of all those who travel to the country. several parts of spain, like barcelona, are grappling with a resurgence of coronavirus, with a number of areas seeing a spike in cases. the spanish government insists that this is not a reason for tourists to stay away, and is calling for popular destinations to be excluded from being on the quarantine

list. in particular, our dialogue efforts at the moment are focused around excluding from the quarantine measures the balearic and the canary islands, for two reasons. number one, these are islands, very safe territories. number two, their epidemiological data is extremely positive, well below epidemiological data in the uk. despite the new restrictions, some in ibiza arejust happy to be on holiday. still going to ride it out. we're going to have a good time and deal with it when we're back. like you say, it's one of them, we need probably two weeks... recovery. but for now, spain is paying a high price for the virus‘s continued spread. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. north korea state media has reported what it calls the country's first case of

coronavirus. north korea's now infamous star newsreader on state television, announcing the latest line in her usual dramatic stale. that north korea's leader kim jong—unin north korea's leader kim jong—un ina north korea's leader kim jong—un in a meeting had declared an emergency, saying the coronavirus may have entered the state. describing it as the country's first suspected case of covid—19, the newsagency said the town near the south korean border had been locked down over fears a defector that had returned last week was infected. the border town is a symbolic area. and a liaison building to help with peace talks, but as relations soured, north korea blew up

that building in june soured, north korea blew up that building injune and a huge explosion. the north says the person who crossed back into the state had defected to the south three years ago, normally an occurrence likeness ina normally an occurrence likeness in a heavily fortified border would be unlikely. south korean military officials they are very well have happened and they are investigating. the secretive state has sealed all ofan secretive state has sealed all of an previously stressed it was virus free as the pandemic spread around the world, but a nalysts spread around the world, but analysts have doubted that claim. they say north koreans may have been crossing into china to smuggle the before the border was shut down. earlier this month, kim jong—un border was shut down. earlier this month, kimjong—un had hailed what he described as his country's training success and dealing with the coronavirus. this latest announcement is certainly designed to send a message both to the outside world and to those within. in less than an hour the

american consulate in the chinese city of chengdu will close. chinese state tv has already shown the flag being lowered up by consulate. relations between the us and china have been deteriorating for some time. a sign of the times. the american consulate in chengdu. it's been in china's seventh—largest city for 35 years, employing 200 people, including 150 locally—hired staff. but not anymore. forced to close by china after the us forced china to close its consulate in houston on friday. the us accusing china of stealing intellectual property, another sign of the rock bottom relationship between the us and china over a number of issues including the coronavirus pandemic... it comes from china. ..china's new hong kong security law... today i also signed an executive order ending us preferential treatment for hong kong. ..the use of chinese technology in the west... we convinced many countries, many countries.

i did this myself for the most part, not to use huawei. ..and originally, trade, although the deal was done in january. together we are righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of economicjustice and security. since then, the relationship has gone into reverse with the latest allegations including espionage. it means the us now only has three consulates in mainland china, for now. paul hawkins, bbc news. one of the last remaining stars from the golden age of hollywood, olivia de havilland, has died. she was 104. during a career spanning several decades, she appeared in films including gone with the wind, the adventures of robin hood and the heiress, which led to one of her two oscars. our correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at her life. despite its controversial depiction of race and slavery, gone with the wind is seen as a hollywood classic.

as the virtuous melanie, opposite vivien leigh as the wayward scarlett, olivia de havilland won an oscar nomination. what a lovely dress, scarlett, darling. india wasn't able to come tonight. will you be an angel? i do need you to help me receive my guests. yet she'd taken the part against the advice of her boss at warner brothers. jack warner himself said to me, "oh, you don't want to be in gone with the wind!" he said, "that's going to be the biggest bust in town!" i said i'm not hungry. so you did. i'd forgotten. her career at warner's had blossomed with a series of adventure films, in many of which she starred opposite errol flynn. but later she won a legal battle against the company which helped break the stranglehold hollywood studios had over their contract stars. he came back with the same lies. once free of warner brothers, her career flourished. she won two oscars, the second in 1949...

he has grown greedier with the years. ..for the heiress. olivia de havilland herself stood back from hollywood in the 1950s, but not before her talent had made an indelible mark. olivia de havilland, who has died at the age of 104. just before a go, i've got this story about a camel. take a look at this, this is a 20—year—old homesick camel went ona 20—year—old homesick camel went on a trek through the desert to try to return to his former owner. he was sold last year, walked for seven days back to his true home. when the original ownerfound the his true home. when the original owner found the camel he was so touched he promised never to sell him again. the

poor thing didn't like being sold! that's it from me. hello. it's been a fairly mixed weekend of weather, and we start with the new working week on an unsettled note. we've got some wet and windy weather around during the day on monday. but after that clears away, the middle of the week does look quite a bit drier and brighter, and then things are set to turn quite a lot hotter, especially in the south, as we head towards the end of the working week. but for the here and now, we have got low pressure that's moving in from the atlantic. it's already brought a lot of rain through the night. we're going to continue to see this area of low pressure on monday pushing its way northwards and eastwards, bringing rain to many parts of the uk. heaviest monday morning across parts of wales, northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland as well. fewer showers down towards the south east of england. mostly dry for a time here.

and for the north west of scotland, too, we've got some dry weather on the cards. that rain will gradually push eastwards to be replaced by some drier, brighter spells coming in from the west. temperatures only about 14—21 degrees, but feeling colder when you add on the strength of the wind. it's going to be a windy day, especially in the south and the west, too. gusts of wind about 30—40 mph, even stronger than that in the south west. so, blustery, wet conditions through much of the day on monday, but that area of low pressure clears away relatively quickly overnight as we head on into tuesday. so, tuesday brings quite a fresh northwesterly wind. it'll be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. the majority of those showers will be across northern and western parts of the uk. fewer showers in the south and the east. temperatures still not great for the time of year, about 14—20 degrees through the day on tuesday. those showers that we've got on tuesday should die away fairly quickly overnight into wednesday because there's a ridge of high pressure that's moving its way in from the south—west. so, that will quiet the weather down, squeeze those showers away. a largely drier picture through the day on wednesday,

with some long spells of sunshine for many parts. through the day, the cloud will tend to build and bubble up, and there's just the chance of the odds splash of light rain in the west, affecting perhaps northern ireland and western parts of wales, too. in the sunshine, wednesday looks a little bit warmer than tuesday, so highss about 17—22 degrees for most of us. moving through, then, into thursday, and you can see this approaching warm front here. that is going to be introducing a much warmer air mass, particularly in the south. the weather front itself could bring a bit of rain to northern ireland and scotland, but look at those temperatures. we could see 30 celsius in the south by the time we get to friday. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines: coronavirus cases have been spreading into rural india putting intense pressure on countryside hospitals. the indian prime minister says while things are improving in big cities like mumbai and delhi, rural areas are struggling to cope. nationwide almost 350,000 new cases have been reported, in the past week. one of china's leading scientist who diagnozed early coronavirus cases believes officials covered up the initial of the coronavirus. an australian court has ordered a ban on several black lives matter protests following concerns about the covid—19 pandemic. the organisers say they will appeal. several thousand people had been expected in a practice