this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm kasia madera. on his first full day in office, president biden lays out his strategy to tackle coronavirus and warns it'll require a wartime undertaking to defeat the disease. we've a special report from wuhan — where it all started. a year after china's first coronavirus lockdown, normality has returned. the british prime minster insists it's too early to say if lockdown will end by spring. we have an exclusive report from one of london's hospitals. and in england, people at higher risk from coronavirus will be given oxygen monitors to use at home.

hello, welcome. presidentjoe biden has launched a national strategy to tackle coronavirus in the us. he predicted that america's death toll would reach half a million by the end of next month. mr biden said the pandemic was a national emergency and it was time to start treating it like one. he has set the target for his administration to achieve 100 million covid—19 vaccine doses within 100 days to achieve 100 million covid—19 vaccine doses within100 days. he added that a start had been made, but now this would be ramped up. the top us infectious diseases expert, dr anthony fauci explained how things would now be different. let's get an overview of

everything that is happening there from our north america editor, jon sopel. and the first order i'm going to be signing here... president biden is a man in a hurry. a slew of executive orders has been signed, reversing many trump—era policies. there'll be more later on. and today, the first full day in the newjob, a virtual church service. prayers for the mission ahead, prayers for the united states. and look, everyone in the white house is wearing a mask now. it's obligatory. a big change, and deliberate. one of our 100—day challenges is asking the american people to mask up. unveiling his national coronavirus plan, president biden said the trump administration's vaccine roll—out had been a dismal failure so far and that things were going to get worse before they get better. the death toll will likely top 500,000 next month. the cases will continue to mount. we didn't get into this mess overnight and it's going to take months for us to turn things around. but let me be equally clear,

we will get through this. # meet me in a land of hope #. last night, after a day of tension, amid concerns the inauguration could be disrupted, celebration. with the new president pulling in the megastars for a socially—distanced concert. in the last few weeks and the last few years, we've witnessed deep divisions and a troubling rancour in ourland. but tonight we ponder the united states of america. and there was the sense of a new dawn from those performing. # here comes the sun #. joe biden comes to the job with a mountain of problems, and under the watchful gaze of abraham lincoln, a man who led america through its civil war, spoke of the challenges he must now address. the question is, are we up to it? will we meet the moment

like our forebearers have? i believe we must, and i believe we will. to donald trump's fury, he could never attract the big names to play for him four years ago. the new president had no such difficulties. while the biden family tapped theirfeet, there was an important contribution from the three amigos, three former presidents going back nearly 30 years. but all of them still younger than the new occupant of the white house. well, i think the fact that the three of us are standing here talking about a peaceful transfer of power speaks to the institutional integrity of our country. and america's first woman vice president, first vp of asian and black descent, set out the dream. we shoot for the moon and then we plant our flag on it. we are bold, fearless and ambitious. # you just got toi ignite the light #. the evening ended with

katy perry and fireworks shooting to the stars, and the first couple settling into their new surroundings. there had been a peaceful transfer of power, despite the troubling events leading up to this unique inauguration. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. so anthony fauci is back in favour at the white house after several rows with president trump. —— the white house. and he says the increased roll out of vaccinations is a realistic target. we are certainly not starting from scratch because there is activity going on in the distribute action. but if you look at the plan that the president has put forth about the things he's going to do, namely get community vaccine centre supplement get pharmacies more involved, where appropriate get the defense production act involves not only perhaps with getting more

vaccine but even the things you need to get a good vaccine programme, for example, needles and syringes that might be more useful than that. so it is taking what has gone on but amplifying it in a big way. —— going on in the distribution. antifa fauci talking aboutjoe biden�*s —— anthony fauci talking about the administrations goal to roll out 100 million vaccines in 100 days. president biden has set the target for his administration to achieve 100 million covid—19 vaccine doses within100 day. e—commerce giant amazon has written to mr biden offering to help hit target by vaccinating its employees en—mass and offering its resources in the broader effort. let's get more on this from rebecca klar, she's a technology reporter from the hill and joins me from washington. amazon never missing a trick here. talk us through what they are offering and how realistic it is? �* ., ., are offering and how realistic itis?�* ., ., ., are offering and how realistic itis?�* ., ., , , are offering and how realistic itis? w, , , it is? amazon has a sense this leveraue it is? amazon has a sense this leverage it _ it is? amazon has a sense this leverage it -- _ it is? amazon has a sense this leverage it -- letter _ it is? amazon has a sense this leverage it -- letter to - it is? amazon has a sense this leverage it -- letter to the - leverage it —— letter to the biden administration on their first day in the white house

offering its services whether it be operational or communications or information as well as potentially using its facilities as vaccination centres. and they urged the biden administration as they had done with the previous administration to make their essential workers privatised in the back scene —— vaccine roll—out. the biden white house has not responded to the letter. . , , letter. realistically it could potentially _ letter. realistically it could potentially be _ letter. realistically it could potentially be done. - letter. realistically it could potentially be done. it - letter. realistically it could potentially be done. it is i letter. realistically it could l potentially be done. it is the second largest employer in the us. how many people does it employ? us. how many people does it emlo ? , ., ., j~:::: 11:11: employ? they have over 800,000 essential workers, _ employ? they have over 800,000 essential workers, and _ employ? they have over 800,000 essential workers, and those - essential workers, and those are workers on the front lines and cannot work from home in data centres or in warehouse facilities. ., ., , data centres or in warehouse facilities-_ facilities. potentially 'ust nettina facilities. potentially 'ust getting aufi facilities. potentially 'ust getting all of i facilities. potentially 'ust getting all of them h facilities. potentially just - getting all of them vaccinated nearly brings them to the target thatjoe biden is targeting? target that joe biden is targeting?— target that joe biden is taruuetin? ~ ., targeting? well, some of those workers may — targeting? well, some of those workers may fall _ targeting? well, some of those workers may fall into _ targeting? well, some of those workers may fall into other - workers may fall into other categories as well. within the bond administration, but i think through this letter,

amazon as well as other tech companies are trying to welcome in the biden administration and set a new tone perhaps to the previous more contentious tone that tech giants had with the trump administration. film. that tech giants had with the trump administration. oh, that is interesting, _ trump administration. oh, that is interesting, do _ trump administration. oh, that is interesting, do you _ trump administration. oh, that is interesting, do you think - is interesting, do you think they are trying to win favour with the biden administration coming in? i with the biden administration coming in?— coming in? i think it is in their favour— coming in? ithink it is in their favour to _ coming in? ithink it is in their favour to be - coming in? ithink it is in their favour to be more | their favour to be more welcoming theirfavour to be more welcoming and other tech companies have praised other actions that biden took yesterday towards immigration policies and to some on climate policies. i think they're trying to be more welcoming but i'm sure they were also be struggles with the biden administration as democrats try to push through regulation of tech as they done in the past few years. tech as they done in the past few years-— tech as they done in the past few years. tech as they done in the past few ears. ~ ., ., .,~ few years. what do you make so far of what _ few years. what do you make so far of what you _ few years. what do you make so far of what you have _ few years. what do you make so far of what you have seen, - few years. what do you make so far of what you have seen, only | far of what you have seen, only day one, the full day of the bride and presidency but what do you make of his approach of the pandemic. —— the biden presidency. i the pandemic. -- the biden presidency-— the pandemic. -- the biden presidency. i think that taking a different _ presidency. i think that taking a different approach _ presidency. i think that taking a different approach from - presidency. i think that taking a different approach from the | a different approach from the trump administration pushing

more of a federal response as opposed to how the trump administration left most decisions about vaccines and testing and mass requirements up testing and mass requirements up to states. it will be interesting to see how that goes through but it doesn't seem like on day one, this has been his focus through different executive orders whether on vaccines, testing or different social distancing requirements.— different social distancing reauirements. ., different social distancing reauirements. , ., requirements. rebecca thanks so much for getting _ requirements. rebecca thanks so much for getting your _ requirements. rebecca thanks so much for getting your thoughts . much for getting your thoughts across to us on that. really interesting story. rebecca klar, feet the hill's tech reporterjoining us live from washington. well, as the us and much of the world continues to deal with the fall out from coronavirus, this week marks one year since the world's first covid lockdown when the chinese government confined almost 60 million people to their homes in the city of wuhan and the surrounding province. it was the first real glimpse of the devastation that was soon to sweep the world. but as our china correspondent john sudworth reports, one year on it is a city remembered not for a disaster, but as the scene of a great victory.

nowadays in wuhan it's the mundane normality that's striking. with the traffic jams and the bustling streets — all such a far cry from this. in january last year, wuhan was ground zero, the place where the pandemic began and the first to experience lockdown. one year on the city's moved on and a remarkable new narrative has taken hold. "the virus came here from other countries," this stall owner tells me. "china is a victim." where did it come from? "it came from america," this woman insists. there's even official backing for the idea the virus may have come from somewhere else. can you tell us why china is promoting this narrative,

in the absence of scientific evidence? translation: your. question reveals your prejudice against china. reports have emerged from australia, italy and many other countries that the coronavirus was found in multiple places in the autumn of 2019. from the scientific consensus that the outbreak began here, to the more controversial theory that it leaked from this wuhan laboratory, all are now rejected with equal force. instead, this giant wuhan exhibition celebrates a great victory. the allegations of cover—up, the suggestion the authorities hid the initial outbreak, rejected too, with one man centre stage offering lessons for the world. there may well be something to learn, of course. china's mass testing programme, for example.

but other aspects of its approach — perhaps not so much. in the harsh enforcement of its lockdowns, the need to balance control with individual rights has been far less of a constraint on its model of success. the struggle of democratic countries to contain the virus is viewed here less with sympathy and more with a sense of vindication. for china, wuhan is not a reminder of a political disaster that allowed a virus to spiral out of control. it's a symbol of triumph. with her brother one of the first to die from covid, ms wong — who doesn't want to use herfull name — believes the authorities should have warned people earlier. she shows me the letters she's written in her futile fight for justice. china is celebrating what it calls a great

victory over this virus. do you think it's a victory? "it's their victory," she tells me. "it has nothing to do with me." this city's past has been turned into propaganda, and truth — just like the virus — is being brought under control. john sudworth, bbc news, wuhan. fascinating insight into life in wuhan. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a new tool in the race to fight covid — and all for the price of less of less than a meal out. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be

only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altman is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. president biden lays out his

strategy to tackle coronavirus from the white house, warning americans the worst is yet to come. throughout this week, our colleague clive myrie has been speaking to those on the front—line of the coronavirus pandemic here in the uk. in his final report from the royal london hospital, clive looks at the impact covid—19 is having on patients, their families and the entire national health service. and a warning, you may find some scenes upsetting. hello, am i speaking to shamima? my name is dr healy, i'm ringing from the royal london hospital. it's about your husband, asif. consultant marie healy�*s words will sting. one of her covid patients isn't doing well in intensive care. he is quite sick, he could die from this, i'm sorry to have to say that. we've only been

married for two years. he is the light of your life. he is. you know, he's never been away from me, for even a day. this is shamima, who already knows loss in this pandemic. on your wedding day? her brother—in—law was buried last month, a victim of covid—19, and this week herfather—in—law died from the virus. now her husband's life hangs precarious. it is a feature of the second wave that whole families have been blighted. we feel so empty and for me not to have my husband by my side, life is too short and you want to spend it with your loved ones. because i have to be strong for my mother, i have to be strong for my sister—in—law. you know, they kind of rely on me and if i break down, then, you know, i don't know what's going to happen to the family. asif lies limp, one of close to 4,000 people across the uk now breathing with the aid

of a machine due to covid—19. that's more than 4,000 families praying for the best, fearing the worst, lives on hold. the nhs is a family, too, and it has mourned its own. more than 200 front line staff have died in the pandemic. and see you because they didn't want to get you tired. senior charge nurse dom wood at the royal london feared he wouldn't make it after contracting the virus over christmas. i was doing everything i could to try and deep breathe and everything that i tell everyone to do and that's quite a scary moment. because... you see... the trouble here is,

in the first wave and the second wave, i've seen what can happen. it's scary. we're all scared... ..that the grave—diggers will keep working due to covid. this cemetery in north—east london has had to expand because of the pandemic dead. today, across the uk, more than 94,000 — that's over 20,000 more than the number of civilians who died in our country in world war ii. we're all scared, that things will get worse before they get better.

we're all scared of the cruel ripples of the pandemic — lockdowns, mental health problems, economic shock. so where is the light? martin griffiths is a consultant trauma surgeon at the royal london, more used to dealing with gunshot wounds and stabbings. now he is helping out giving people vaccine jabs. what do you think of anti—vaxxers? they have my thoughts and prayers. they're wrong. they're so wrong. and either by a lack of knowledge, a lack of understanding, an unwillingness to accept reality of what we are seeing, they are actively contributing to the detriment of our society. next, please. salvation, then, at the end of a needle.

and maybe soon we'll all be able to smile. it's true, the nhs is here for us from cradle to grave, part of the origin myth of post—war modern britain, but coronavirus has given us a glimpse into a dark future, a time when the men and women of the service can't help everyone as they would like. is that the true lesson of this pandemic — that to see the nhs crumble means losing a part of who we are? clive myrie, bbc news. so—called islamic state says it carred out a double bomb—blast in baghdad which has killed 32 people and injured more then 100. the attack happened on thursday morning in a crowded marketplace as paul hawkins reports. and a warning that you may find some images in this report distressing.

this was a rock's but day for 18 months. two suicide bombers and detonating their explosives in a second—hand clothes market. but what happened is disputed. 0ne military spokesperson said the attackers were chased by security forces. 0ther were chased by security forces. other reports suggest that the bombers moved freely through the square. bombers moved freely through the square-— the square. transect we were there by the _ the square. transect we were there by the stands. - the square. transect we were there by the stands. one - the square. transect we were i there by the stands. one came, there by the stands. 0ne came, fell to the ground and started complaining my stomach is hurting and he pressed the detonator in his hand. it exploded immediately. people were turned to pieces. a lot of people were in it.— were turned to pieces. a lot of people were in it. many people died and were _ people were in it. many people died and were injured. - people were in it. many people died and were injured. this - people were in it. many people | died and were injured. this was the moment the second bomber then reported blew himself up as of this came to help the victims. less than three km away, relatives anxiously check twists outside the hospital. translation:

the injured are same when doing well. the prime minister is following up closely. the hospital is preparing ice used to treat stable case for free. in the immediate aftermath, no one claimed responsibility. but the responsibility —— the authorities had their suspicions. translation: it is clear, so there is no official— it is clear, so there is no official declaration as far as an officer but we think may be the terrorist organisation islamic— the terrorist organisation islamic state is behind this criminal— islamic state is behind this criminal instant.— islamic state is behind this criminal instant. more than 12 hours later. — criminal instant. more than 12 hours later, is _ criminal instant. more than 12 hours later, is finally - criminal instant. more than 12 hours later, is finally claimed| hours later, is finally claimed responsibility. the un report last year reported more than 10,000 fighters remained active in iraq and syria. the suicide bombings here are rows of aggressions isis was defeated. the un report last year said more than 10,000 fighters remain active in iraq and syria. suicide bombings here are relatively rare since is was defeated. none of that however will come as any consolation to the families of

the dead. more victims of iraq's long—running insurgency. paul hawkins, bbc news. let's return to the situation of coronavirus. and small, cheap devices that you slip on your finger. but they can help save lives. the nhs in england has bought hundreds of thousands of oxygen monitors for patients with coronavirus to use at home — in what's an unprecedented roll out. the devices are being given to patients aged 65 and over and others at high risk — but the doctor behind it says everyone should consider getting one as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. it could've ended completely differently. so, you know, i suppose i do owe them my life, really. dorset, where they've taken the fight against the coronavirus into people's homes. lessons learned from the first wave have highlighted the danger of leaving some patients to sit out the infection alone. we have seen people who are critically low on oxygen, and we've heard stories of people dying at home, because they haven't

been recognised. so, i do think this simple bit of kit really could save your life. the bit of kit is a small relatively cheap device known as an oximeter, which measures oxygen levels in the blood. covid—positive patients like michael kerr, who are aged 65 and over, or who are at high risk, are now being given the devices by gps and then monitored. yeah, i'm fine. i feel certainly... oximeters are seen as vital because some patients with the virus are not breathless despite having low oxygen levels. this dangerous condition is known as silent hypoxia. it's been reassuring for not only me but the family as well. yeah. relatively small drops in oxygen levels can be an early warning sign of serious covid—19. a reading of 95% and above is normal. but patients with 93 and 94 should... at 92 or below, people are asked to recheck it and then...

it's like stiff upper lip, isn't it? you sort of think, "i'm all right, i'll be ok..." hospital is where denise nicholson ended up after the oximeter detected dangerously low oxygen levels. if it hadn't have been for the monitoring service, i don't think it would've been picked up. i don't think that it would've been highlighted that i had covid pneumonia. it could've ended completely differently. so, you know, i suppose i do owe them my life, really. and doctors behind the scheme say small tweaks to patient care can make a huge difference. because by getting to patients earlier, we can hopefully prevent their severe deterioration and, potentially, their future need for a ventilator and an intensive care admission. and doctors say everyone should now have one of these devices at home — a small but important step in the quest to protect lives. sophie hutchinson, bbc news.

i really interesting report there. ourthanks i really interesting report there. our thanks to sophie. a lot more on coronavirus and flooding in the uk on our website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @ bbc kasia madera it will be great to hear from you. stay safe. goodbye. hello there. flooding continues to be of concern but the weather certainly isn't going to make things any worse over the next few days. the current situation — well, the number of flood and severe flood warnings has just started to edged down. so, things are slowly improving for some communities. other rivers though taking longer to respond. for example, the ouse in york. well, that's not going to peak until later in the day on friday. so, forsome, it could still get worse before it gets better. lots of snow around of course. that snow still with us at the moment across the high ground in scotland. still some strong winds and further accumulations. otherwise, it's a cold night with the frost. the showers, there is a risk of icy stretches dotted around the country. so, it will be another cold start to the day as we edge into friday. cold north—westerly winds with us pulling in this chilly air.

it will be a day of sunshine and showers for sure, but some of the showers could be quite interesting. one of those particular showers that i've got my beady eye on is this clump of cloud you can see herejust west of ireland. that's, ithink, likely to push across ireland and then work into wales through the afternoon, and probably into the midlands as we head towards the evening. more about that in a moment. i think broadly speaking though for most of us on friday, it's going to be a fine day with sunshine. again, there will be showers around, wintry at times, a bit of snow mixed in still across the north—west but conditions improving compared with recent days, i think it's fair to say. then, that clump of showers, well, i think it might go in across parts of wales as we head through the afternoon. could be heavy showers. if they're heavy enough, we might well see some sleet and some snow mixed in with that, and then that clump of showers if it's still there may well edge into parts of the midlands for the evening time. there is a bit of uncertainty about that but that might be something that you see during the day on friday. now, saturday's weather, again it's a showery kind of set up. showers wintry again, most

frequent across the north—west but we do have a low pressure system just going in close to the south coast of england. that has rain and snow mixed in with it and it's not far away from south east england. so, we'll have to keep a close eye on developments there — if there are any. for most of the weekend, though, it isjust going to be a sunshine and showers kind of set—up. on into saturday evening and night—time though, we've got another trough that's going to be moving in. and that pushes in across england and wales and is more likely to bring a bit of snow even down to low levels. there could be some changes in the position of that feature. but nevertheless, a few of you will be seeing some snow at some point during the weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines. in his first day in office, president biden has asserted federal control over the fight against coronavirus. he promised to end what he called dismal progress in vaccinating americans, saying a—hundred— million would be immunised in his first hundred days. he's also emphasising testing, and stricter rules on wearing masks. republicans in the us senate are asking the democrats to put off the trial of donald trump until around february the eleventh, to enable the impeached former president to prepare his defence. house speaker, nancy pelosi, said the trial would show america hadn't forgotten that people died during the assault on the capitol hill. european union leaders have decided to introduce tighter travel restrictions for the bloc�*s internal borders to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants. nonessential travel is discouraged and travellers from countries with high infection rates will be required to take a test before departure and undergo quarantine.

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