s office for national statistics the oas said it recorded just over 13000 deaths by airport 10th but the government's toll for those who died in hospital until then was around 9000 paul brennan in london for us can you explain the discrepancy here paul. the discrepancy is essentially because the they're not comparing quite like for like but the question is which is the most accurate which is that which is giving the best picture of the reality here in england and wales and you have to say that it was probably the masses and therefore the accusation against the government figures is they're underestimating the scale of the infection in england wales the statistics are as follows what the ins found was that total deaths up to april the 10th. 13121 of them involving 19 but for the same period the government statistics for deaths include from kovac 19 on the government statistics only those people have been tested in hospital 9200 $88.00 that's the figure that the government ministers give on daily basis on a daily basis at that downing street briefing and it's the one that the media has

has now passed 20000 people the figures from the national statistics office suggest the true number is much higher and the world health organization says we do not yet know what level of immunity those who've recovered from the virus have and how long that immunity lasts. now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour speculation continues over the health of north korean leader kim jong un reports say doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health and that he is recovering from a heart operation satellite images now appear to show his special train at the coastal resort town of one son. in israel thousands of people observing physical distancing roles have protested over a coalition deal that leaves prime minister benjamin netanyahu in power is set to go on trial on corruption charges next month egremont ends a 16 month political deadlock in israel. or footage has emerged on social media in recent weeks showing racist attacks on africans in china african migrant communities have become the target of discrimination and harassment as china strives t

has passed 20000 people the figures from the national statistics office suggest the true number is much higher than that and the world health organization says we do not yet know what level of immunity those who have recovered from the virus have and how long that immunity lasts. well one of the biggest criticisms of the u.s. government early on in the corona virus outbreak was that there was a distinct lack of testing especially in marginalized and minority groups the hottest segment of the society with that in mind one group of doctors in california have taken testing into their own hands and opened up a free coronavirus testing center. many people lining up here for months and months the communities had almost given up on trying to find out if they had copd 19 because they didn't have access to testing that was until dr knot i for my name and 2 of the fellow female colleagues set up a free drive through clinic. care for a hot commodity right but there's everyone you know everyone the. doctor often in says she's particularly concerned about african-americans who are more likely to die

quoting numbers from the 1st week of april so a couple of weeks ago already and the statistics office reported excess deaths so more deaths than in any of the previous years compared and the financial times calculated that the number of people that have now died. in the u.k. stands at double the official amount over 40000 people. what's the feeling among people in the british public do they have confidence in the way that their government has been had the pandemic. well at the moment here in london you do hear more ambulances than they used to be played and i think many people perceptions of their governments have changed i think many people have lost trust in their government one of the big problems here is still remains testing only. cases at the hospitals are being tested so that means there is a an enormous number of thing that they just can't protect themselves when they have 1000 patients same counts for care homes and we now know that over $100.00 doctors nurses and caretakers have died of 19 the youngest a 28 year old pregnant. all right that's in london thank you to another e

for national statistics the chief medical officer and public health england yes are saying that you know there's actually good reasons it takes a while for death certificates to be processed and to be collated and to actually get those statistics together what it doesn't quite explain is why there is a discrepancy once those figures are out i mean we're compared to comparing like for like here yes you know we're not comparing this week's figures with the previous weeks on different you know it is not a different basis here so we are comparing like for like and yet as we've said 41 percent by our arithmetic is the discrepancy between the 2 so it certainly bears explanation and testing is certainly one reason but the fact that only testing happens in in hospital scenarios at the moment despite government promises that it would wind out a roll out to occur in areas they said that that would happen last week as far as i'm aware it certainly hasn't happened so far so yeah testing on the discrepancy it's going to put the government on the

s statistics office released new data that includes deaths from old age homes which weren't previously included in government data after declining for 2 days there's been a slight rise in new covert $9000.00 cases in germany just under $800.00 reported on tuesday bringing the total in europe's largest economy to around $143000.00 chancellor angela merkel's urged people to stay disciplined some shops were allowed to reopen and german authorities have canceled this is october 1st the world's biggest beer festival annual event usually attracts 6000000 tourists this will be the 1st time since world war 2 that won't happen that's my lot for today thank you for your company the latest edition of inside story is up next. as economic pain starts to bite worldwide here to the coronavirus pandemic many countries are now beginning to ease lock downs and reopen their economies but what are the risks of a blitz soften the financial impact of the pandemic this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan it's been described as the great lock down by the international monetary fu

the numbers we were speaking about from the office of national statistics, they go to the 3rd of aprilcoronavirus mentioned on the death certificate, but if you look at the figures from the department of social care, there are about 4000 deaths, so they are capturing more deaths by looking at registrations and by going outside of hospitals. i know the figures of scotla nd of hospitals. i know the figures of scotland and wales and —— include some figures in care homes, but most of these figures are in hospitals. the ons of these figures are in hospitals. the 0ns figures, 6000 extra in a week, they have said 3500 had covid—19 mentioned on the death certificate. what about the others, what is happening there? that is the question, there could be a couple of reasons, biologically it could be deaths because of coronavirus that had not been registered, it is not on the death certificate, it could be deaths that are sometimes due to coronavirus but not directly, so people not getting access to care or treatment being cancelled, things like that. or in some cases it could be the effects of the

for the 19 countries block since 1905 according to the european statistics office euro stat the e.u. economy had expanded by point one percent in the 4th quarter of 2019 and of course contraction is expected as the crow virus pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc but it should be noted that lock downs in the e.u. did not actually start until early march so you still have 2 months before those lockdowns took place weighing heavily on the economy now looking at some of the largest economies in the bloc france the g.d.p. felt by 5.8 percent over the quarter as did spain's economy declined by 5.2 percent now german officials had also announced this week that they expect their g.d.p. to decline by 6.3 percent for the year overall meanwhile the european central by. announced thursday it would keep interest rates where they are 0 but added they will continue stimulus measures until the economy stabilizes. and here in the united states new filings for unemployment reached 3400000 for the week ending the 24th of april now this brings the total number of claims over the last. 30000000 des

s office for national statistics the o.m.'s said it recorded just over 13000 by april the 10th but the government's toll for those who died in hospital until then was around 9000 paul brennan is in london now on why the government and the o n s a saying 2 different things. the discrepancy is essentially because the they're not comparing quite like for like but the question is which is the most accurate which is that which is giving the best picture of the reality here in england and wales and you have to say that was probably the masses and therefore the accusation against the government figures is they're underestimating the scale of the infection in england wales was the to 6 are as follows what the ins found was that total deaths up to april the 10th were. 13121 of them involving 19 but for the same period the government statistics for deaths include from cope with 19 and the government statistics only those people have been tested in hospital 9002 $188.00 now that's the figure that the government ministers give on daily ba

s office for national statistics the o.m.'s said it recorded just over 13000 for the 10th but the government's death toll for those who died in hospital up until that date was around 9000 paul brennan joins us live from outside the house of commons in central london paul why the disparity between the n.h.s. figures the u.k. government figures and the o n s stats as well. well 1st of all the government figures only include those people who have been tested in hospitals and been positive for corona virus whereas the office for national statistics figures go from death certificates which have been issued where coronavirus has been mentioned the cause or a contributory factor in the death there is also a lag between the ins figures coming out and the actual deaths taking place so for example there are less figures relate to the week up to april the 10th whereas the daily figures which are issued by the u.k. government for the previous 24 hours the reason that's given for the different methodology is because the government says wel

indeed, because of how it is noted down on the death certificate and helvin office for national statisticsyou. -- and how the office. tony in norfolk says, my understanding is that there are an average 1600 people who die under normal circumstances in the uk every day. how many of those deaths are now associated with covid—19, meaning that the non—coronavirus death rate is in fact reducing? i think i will a nswer is in fact reducing? i think i will answer this in two parts. clearly, we are having nearly 1,000 deaths a day at the moment, although looking at the figures, this is hopefully going to fall quite quickly. so clearly, with 1600 people dying, normally, and then another 1,000 on top of that, there is going to be clearly most of those would not be people who would have died that week. what is well recognised when there has been a bad flu winter is there has been a bad flu winter is the number of deaths in the winter increased, but if you look forward into the summer, there is a number of deaths which are somewhat lower and that has been a transfer forward are people who would have di

s office for national statistics says the number of people have died after contracting coke at 19 in england and wales is much higher than previous figures indicate the onus figures include the deaths outside of hospitals in lebanon one protesters died after clashes with security forces in tripoli people defied a lockdown there and in bay ridge to demonstrate against the government's handling of the economy on monday night and u.s. president donald trump says the number of coronavirus tests will be doubled as some states begin easing their restrictions but he also criticized china again for its handling of the outbreak which by jane called bare faced lies. nigeria is set to ease its lockdown restrictions in several cities including lagos on the puja for may the 4th but all nonessential travel between states has been banned also wearing masks outdoors has been made compulsory in lagos the state's governor says those who don't comply will be punished. well nigeria's president also says easing restrictions won't apply to kano state where they have been a rise in cases. with regards to c

let's return to those figures from the office for national statistics which says there's been a big increasecoronaviris deaths in care homes in england and wales. nick stripe is the head of health analysis at the office for national statistics. speaking earlier he put these figures into context. it is the highest number of weekly deaths registered in any week since the first week of january deaths registered in any week since the first week ofjanuary 2,000. as you said, a third of those deaths, about 6200, had covid mentioned on the death certificate, up from 20% the death certificate, up from 20% the week before, about one in five the week before, about one in five the week before, now one in three. interestingly, that is a higher proportion of that excess level of debt that we saw the week before. last week when we were speaking, it was three in five of those deaths above average involved covid, the last week we have just reported, about four in five of those excess deaths involved covid. robert cuffe is the bbc‘s head of statistics and he joins me now. this is the highest figure in 20 yea

toll in england and wales could be much higher than government figures indicated the office for national statistics says by april the 10th it had recorded more than 13000 deaths in england and wales that was 41 percent higher than the government's figure of around $9000.00 until that day. joins us now live from london so how are the discrepancies being explained. well the discrepancies in the row about them has been raging on for over a week now since last week when the office for national statistics came out and showed a 14 percent difference between its figures and the official government figures on the basic explanation is that there are 2 different methodologies going on here the government counts death and infections by looking at the figures that are coming from hospitals and that is patients who have presented at hospitals with coronavirus symptoms and have been tested and proved positive they go into the infections or actually died of their symptoms and they go into the death total the office for national statistics use a different methodology they use death certificates issued by current u

office for national statistics has released the latest numbers which include those who died outside of hospitals it says the actual number of deaths in england and wales for the week leading up to april 17th was much higher than government figures indicated it recorded just over 21000 deaths in that week where the government's toll for those who died in hospital was around 13000 journalists in london he says these weekly updated numbers are a shocking wake up call for many britons. these are figures released by the office for national statistics covering overall death numbers related to 9000 in england and wales they were released on tuesday last tuesday they began to set bells warning bells jangling because they appeared to present a picture that was very much worse than the official numbers that are released every day that running total updated daily it only represents deaths in hospital settings not in the wider community in particular not in places like care homes the oh and s. numbers do and this week they confirm that the picture is very much worse than people up to now have thou

on track to record one of the worst death tolls in europe the office for national statistics released numbers which are much higher than those provided by the health ministry where figures include people who've died outside of hospital the british government says the people who die from coronavirus outside hospital will now be included in its daily fatality numbers the decision comes after that. the publication of numbers by the office for national statistics which included care home and community deaths that figure much higher than has been previously given by the government the proportion of coronavirus deaths in care homes is around a 6th of the total which is just below what we see in normal times i want to make sure that we bring as much transparency as possible to enforcement information like this and so from tomorrow we'll be publishing not just the number of deaths in hospital each day but the number of deaths in care homes and in the community to. this is something that wasn't previously possible. to how is in london with more on why there's such a difference in the data. but

amount of research by the office of national statistics suggesting the actual death toll in england and wales in early april was 40 percent higher than the number reported by downing street. those daily government figures don't include deaths outside hospital in care homes hospices or in the community they also classify what counts as a covert 19 death in a slightly different way there are concerns the u.k. could soon have the highest number of deaths in europe putting pressure on the search for a vaccine human trials will begin at oxford university on thursday this is uncertain science but i'm certain that we will throw everything we've got at developing a vaccine. the u.k. is at the forefront of the global effort we've put more money than any other country into the global search for a vaccine the crisis is now also defining the shape of britain's democracy with m.p.'s making plans for a virtual parliament the proposal allows up to 120 m.p.'s out of 650 to join the debate by video conference a further 50 will be in the chamber sitting spaced apart there are some who believe the parliam

statistics. that's according to the office for national statistics.gures released by the department of health and social care show that across the uk a further 828 people have died from the virus — taking the total number of deaths to over 17,000. figures from the office for national statistics also found that there has been a surge in the number of people dying in care homes because of coronavirus with more than a thousand covid—related deaths. so, lots of tough questions for the government as parliament returned to business today. mps agreed new voting arrangemets for a new hybrid parliament — with mps dialling in via zoom. also today, the prime minister borisjohnson will speak to president donald trump later on and will hold a telephone conversation with the queen later this week. and captain tom moore who has raised more than 27 million in his walk for the nhs has opened the new nightingale hospital in harrogate today. this report from our health correspondent richard galpin. for those living in care homes across england and wales, the figures are

something has been going on that that that there were cases that have not been included in the officer statistics of course we do not know what extent this new figure is accurate and what the real death toll was but it comes at a moment when china is under thiis criticism for its cover up from the u.s. but also from the french president mccraw who has criticized the cover up so it might be something like a gesture towards these critics to take some wind out of the sails of the critics to give a new figure. so this previously clearly under reported figure will not be used permanently against china but we cannot say really what the real extent is all the figures from china have to be treated with caution. bond and china correspondent is building out there to india now where 1300000000 people are halfway through a 6 week national lockdown the government insists that the restrictions are the key to breaking the chain of transmission boss the battle against the virus also has a dimension of religious prejudice to w. correspondent emissions as well as travel to the northern city of mirrors to find out

figures due to be released later from the office of national statistics will give an indication of thee. at this care home run by care uk in durham, 13 residents have died after showing symptoms of coronavirus. the government said there have been outbreaks of coronavirus at over 2000 care homes in england. care home operators say better access to protective equipment and testing is vital. i'd like our teams to have access to testing, that is now beginning to happen. but i'd also like our residents to have access to testing. at the moment, the only people who get tested out of care homes are people who go into hospitals. and they are then tested when they get there. we have very large numbers of people in care homes who are passing away who are exhibiting covid—19 symptoms, but who aren't being classified as having the coronavirus because they haven't been tested. over the easter weekend, the overwhelming majority of people stayed at home, according to the government, whose scientific advisers will meet later to review the lockdown. at yesterday's downing street briefing, the indication

we'll be assessing the latest figures from the office for national statistics — also this lunchtime.. number of victims grow relentlessly — health workers, too, find themselves mourning the loss of colleagues and friends the tragic story of barbara — one of many disabled covid patients to be transferred to hospital — where she had to face death without family or friends the collapse in oil prices — at one point producers were paying others to take barrels off them. but will it mean cheaper petrol at the pumps? and portraits of nhs heroes. the artists who decided to celebrate the work of health care workers — by painting them and in sport, a government adviser says a possible link between coronavirus and liverpool's champions league match against atletico madrid needs to be investigated. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the figures are already out of date — but they're no less shocking for that. in the week up to easter deaths in england and wales hit a 20—year high with 8,000 more people dying than would be regarded as normal at this time of year. and care homes are

on track to record one of the worst death tolls in europe the office for national statistics released numbers which are much higher than those provided by the health ministry as figures include people who've died outside of hospital standing in the rain in london for us is out of service jonah jonah the government daily coronavirus press briefing has just got underway the government says it won't be changing social distancing rules any time soon what do those numbers that we mentioned appear to show. but if anything they reinforce the government's position that it is too soon to start talking about easing the lot but they also expose the fact now that the actual death toll from covert 19 in england and wales at least and by extrapolation the rest of the u.k. is quite substantially higher than the official numbers suggest the numbers released from the n.h.s. and put out by the government take into account only the deaths taking place in hospitals versus the owen s numbers that take into account the much wider picture of deaths from co 1000 taking place in the community at home also in

s office for national statistics says the number of people killed by coke at 19 in england and wales is 35 percent higher than government figures indicate the oas that reported just over 21017 which includes those outside hospitals and $7000.00 more than the government think it's a new zealand suffered a in some of its strict lockdown measures introduced 4 weeks ago to stop the spread of coronavirus the country's import of nearly $1500.00 confirmed cases and at least $900.00 and it's. on to other news and forces loyal to the libyan warlord honey for half of attacked residential neighborhoods in a town just east of tripoli overnight they fired dozens of rockets into the town of . monday half there in the all peace talks with the un recognized government his forces have been involved on his fighters for nearly 2 weeks without the one head in tripoli says half as comments well they could be nothing more than grandstanding . has been saying. big news but everybody here is familiar that this is not very significant especially has been repeating all the time the abolishment of the libyan p

according to the national office of statistics, me than 16,000 deaths were rorded.is the highest number since date of this kindis was first pud in 2005. the figure is 6000 higher than the average for this time of year, whenst debts normallt calling after the flu season. so the department of health has confirmed there have been outbreaks in more than 2000 care the charity says the virus is spreading like wildfire. ca home figures have proven controversial because the u.k., unlike some european countries, does not include people who die from coravirus in their homes in the daily death toll announced to the public. alex has been speaking to the family of one homecare resident. >> my mom was a people's persone toryone that she loved them. everyone loved her. >> rose mitchell was a familiar face on her street in south london. so much so, her neighbors stood ctoutside to pay their reson hearing that she had passed away. she passed away in her care he after contracting coronavirus. her daughter in the rest of the family on the other end of the phone. >> we could hear her b

statistics, robert cuffe, is with me now. we heard about the few figures that we have got today, the daily figures but also the ones from the officeerm trends, but the most striking thing, think of this graph is that we are only for right—hand side. these last figures where we an upturn. this is as a covid death start to filter through into the death certificates. instead of heading down with that 10,000, were heading down with that 10,000, were heading upwards and at 16,000 deaths any single week, an extra 6000 deaths any week, it has a remarkable figure. and we know, that of those extra 6000 deaths, not all of them have been recorded as being from coronavirus? that is true. about 3500, roughly 60% of men, coronavirus mentioned on the death certificate —— 60% of them. another 2500 are contributing to it, it is still a big deal in itself, where it is not mentioned and we can only hypothesise where that might be the case. it could be deaths where there has not been a diagnosis of coronavirus art has not been entered on the death certificate or it could be other effects, stresses on the health system, people not coming to a&e, not l

tragedy of that becomes even more difficult to bear when we consider that new data from the office of national statisticsoffice of national statistics is incorporating care home deaths and deaths in the community. and when you factor that in, it looks like the death toll in britain could actually be around 41% higher than what we've been told by the government. this had long been a concern, because those in care homes are of course the most vulnerable to this, they are the oldest and often have other comorbidities. all of that being said, there still remains a problem with personal protection equipment in the united kingdom. the governments say, they maintain that is enough. they say margins might be tight but there is sufficient ppe. that is not the story i had a h from the front line, jake. the leader of the main opposition party in the and you kingdom says the same, there is a big discrepancy between what the government is saying and what doctors and nurses are saying. they're having to feel pressured to perform their duties without the requisite ppe. and also, jake, i've been learning today there's a

of myths that the lockdown is set to continue for the forseeable future that says the office for national statistics reveals the number of coronavirus deaths is far greater than the government speakers suggest should it was that she joins me live for more on this here in the studio so it should have any idea how long this lockdown is expected to continue while say it is the scientific advice great to imagine sees a meeting later today to review the current lockdown measures but by and large what they do is look at that data collected to strive and track the effectiveness of these restrictive measures that also be trying to monitor when this virus might end up enough for laying off but just yesterday dominic rob the man of course standing in for the prime minister who himself is dealing and fighting off at 19 dominick rob said that despite the positive signs the lockdown must continue. we still not past the peak of this virus. so please continue to follow the advice now more than ever to stay home save lives and protect our n.h.s. . this week sage will review the evidence of the effectiveness of the

s office for national statistics says the number of people who have died after contracting covert 19 in england and wales is much higher than previous figures indicate they recorded just over 21000 deaths in the week leading up to april 17th some 7000 higher than previously reported that includes deaths outside hospitals john halls in london. well i think it's very worrying it's a very revealing and potentially quite shocking to the british public has been receiving a daily death toll that reflects numbers of people dying in hospitals only without a clear picture of those people who have died of code 90 in their own homes in the community and particularly in care homes and social care settings the office of national statistics putting out their numbers on the tuesday morning now throughout this crisis of deaths across all of those sectors and across all causes of death as well and then comparing and narrowing down to those that have coded 19 on the death certificate they indicate that they're running total up to april the 17th is an 11 day lag time in all of this the running total of

data from the office for national statistics show there were 2000 coronavirus care home deaths in theeek ending the 17th of april. that's double the previous week. we can speak now to gavin edwards, senior national officer on care homes for the trade union unison. thank you very much forjoining us. iam sure thank you very much forjoining us. i am sure like many you are very upset to hear this news but perhaps not surprised. give me your assessment of it. on the care home debt figures, it's a tragedy and national scandal that we have seen so national scandal that we have seen so many deaths in scare homes —— ca re so many deaths in scare homes —— care homes. that these are rising so rapidly now, they announced the never to be released on daily basis is welcome but that should have been happening from the outset. anyone looking for evidence that the care sector has not been prioritised in the right way during this pandemic need only look at the fact that here we are weeks into this crisis and those figures are only now going to be released in this way. this has happened because of ppe,

statistics, as you know, unfortunately, if you have lost someone, unfortunately, if you have lost someone, it takes a while for a death certificate to be issued, and for that to be registered with the officeatistics. so, there is inevitably some difference between those two bars, and we are not comparing apples with apples. we are comparing apples with pears. but it does, i hope, help you understand the trends in the mortality data, and we need to see that turn. we will have to wait a little longer, but we need to see that turn. thank you. finally, iwill show but we need to see that turn. thank you. finally, i will show you a slide i've shown you before. this is about global debt comparisons. again, asi about global debt comparisons. again, as i have said before, the slide is indexed on time .0 when our country declares its first 50 cumulative debts. now, for almost all of the countries on this slide, they are reporting, as in the uk, has been for hospital debts. and you can see there that there are broadly three patterns. the united states on its own, the european countries, other than germany, in the middle of the pack, and some outliers who had very low rates of death. on the slide com

organization that also take into account at death tolls in care homes for example the office for 'd national statistics now according to the office national statistics more than 4300 people died in cabos from the virus of a 2 week period from the 10th until the 24th of april now half of those deaths occurred in just the last 5 days of that period indicating the melting of the large increase in those dying in cabos over this period that takes the death toll at over $25000.00 for that period now again it's likely that that number is higher because of course these figures are studied and figures obtained from some of the largest care home change and that the death toll has been rising between 50 and just under 80 percent over the last fortnight and of course it's came to we have to be keen to stress that said it doesn't necessarily suggest that these figures indicate the government is deliberately holding these numbers back to just that their own methodology or the only way of doing things is to use those who have died in hospital so that they figures and there is a lag with getting the care home and numb

take us through the statistics from the office of national statistics.down through the year, and that is what the redline did so far, but once you come into the last two or three weeks, it starts to turn and jump up three weeks, it starts to turn and jump up in the last few weeks, where we would expect 10,000 deaths a week at this time of year, last week it was 16,000 this week 18,000, and we are seeing a similar pattern in scotla nd are seeing a similar pattern in scotland and northern ireland, a sudden spike in the same level of increase. most of it has coronavirus written on the death certificate, but not all of it. if you look at the death figures in the england hospitals, a very high figure but we are starting to see a trend. yes, an emerging pattern suggests we could be past the peak. if we bring up the figures, it is important to remember the figures are showing when deaths occurred, but that is not what we're hearing the daily briefings. if you look at the figures in that way, it looks as if we may be past peak in—hospital deaths in england since

but new figures earlier today from the office for national statistics, for the week ending april therd, which include deaths in the community, show that more than 16,000 deaths were recorded — the highest number since data of this kind was first published in 2005. the figure is 6,000 higher than the average for the time of year, when deaths normally start falling after the flu season. the department of health confirmed that there have been outbreaks in more than 2,000 care homes in england alone. in a warning on the economy, the uk's spending watchdog said a three—month lockdown could cause uk growth to drop by 35% byjune, sending the rate of unemployment to 10%. our health correspondent lauren moss is with me. if we can look at the figures we have got today, two sets of figures. talk is through them. the first ones you mentioned were released by the office for national statistics and came out this morning on the spot all deaths that have occurred in the community, not just in all deaths that have occurred in the community, notjust in hospital and they go up to friday the 3rd of apri

this is a joint project with the office for national statistics bringing their experience of runningousehold surveys and the university of oxford bringing their world leading scientific expertise will stop in total, 25,000 people will take part in the first phase with plans to expand it up to 300,000 people over the next 12 months. there will be samples taken from self—administered swabs, and questions answered from home visits from trained health workers and these tests will help us strengthen our scientific understanding and inform us on the big choices we have to make about social distancing measures and how we start returning to a more normal life. letters are arriving on doorsteps from today. please, if you are asked, take part in this vital research for your country. the early signs from today are that there is huge enthusiasm for those who have received letters taking part in this survey. if you get a letter, please respond to it as soon as you can because you will be doing your bit. as we ramp up our ability to test in large numbers and as we slow the spread of the virus, we

new figures from the office for national statistics — they have published analysis of deaths involvingge and sex breakdowns and pre—existing health conditions. nick stripe is the head of health analysis for the office of national statistics and he gave us a summary. what we can see is that of all deaths that occurred in march, the actual rate of death in march, over 3912 involving covered. 0f actual rate of death in march, over 3912 involving covered. of those, 86% of them had an underlying cause of death of covid—19, so that was the cause of death. 86%. that makes it the third most common cause of death in march as a whole, 7% of all deaths, and you need to remember that the number of deaths from covid was relatively low until the start of march, so until the 1st of march, 28% of all deaths occurring on that day were due to covid. 91% of people dying with covid had at least one pre—existing health condition. now let us put that into context, so between 30—a0% of all adults had one existing pre—existing condition, and about two thirds of adults over the age of 65 had at least one, so o

office of statistics will have those later on.hrough, they might look at a strategy and using the lockdown in the next ten days, but eve ryo ne lockdown in the next ten days, but everyone is expecting dominic raab to announce tomorrow effectively a further three weeks of lockdown —— chris whitty. this major decision is coming in the uk tomorrow that the lockdown, meaning britons can't leave their homes except to exercise, go to pick up megan sin, will be in three weeks. the government's the science advisers gathered to determine whether the lockdown needs to continue. everybody at the top of the johnson government is expecting the lockdown to be renewed for another three weeks, which will take it sometime at the beginning of may. but significantly, chris whitty, the medical officer, did say he things we are at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. there are still hundreds of new deaths every day with some very tragic stories... i thought he said reaching the peak? i know that is a subtle distinction but i don't think he reached th

the figures released by the ons, the office for national statistics, relate to the week leading up tord april, since when the numbers have risen again, and there is particular concern about the situation in care homes and in the community at large. the new figures show that more than one in five deaths in england and wales are now linked to coronavirus. across the uk, there were 778 deaths reported in the last 24—hour period — most of those in hospitals. it means that so far, the official number of deaths in the uk linked to coronavirus is more than 12,000, but it's important to note that that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community in england and northern ireland. the impact of the crisis on the economy is also causing concern. an independent report says that a three—month lockdown could cause the economy to shrink by as much as 13% this year. more on the economy in a moment, but first, our health editor hugh pym on the latest figures. my mum, she was my best friend, she was kind, funny... candice remembers her mother, ann, who died with covid—19. she last saw

according to the office for national statistics, during the week ending april the 3rd, more than 16,000rded. that's the highest number since data of this kind was first published in 2005. the figure is 6,000 higher than the average for the time of year, when deaths normally start falling after the flu season. it comes as charities warn that older people are being airbrushed out of overall numbers, because they only cover those who die in hospitals and not in care homes or the community. the department of health confirmed that there have been outbreaks in more than 2,000 care homes in england alone. in a warning on the economy, the uk's spending watchdog said a three—month lockdown could cause the economy to shrink by 13% in 2020, sending the rate of unemployment to 10% and the deficit soaring. we'll have more on those developments in a moment, but first this report from richard galpin. in care homes like this in county durham, coronavirus is proving particularly deadly. 13 people have died here. across england and wales, more than 2000 care homes have faced outbreaks of the virus. but d

the figures released by the ons, the office for national statistics, relate to the week leading up toril, since when the numbers have risen again and there's particular concern about the situation in care homes and in the community at large. the new figures show that more than one in five deaths in england and wales are now linked to coronavirus. across the uk there were 778 deaths reported in the last 24—hour period, most of those in hospital. it means that, so far, the official number of deaths in the uk linked to coronavirus is more than 12,000, but, crucially, that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community in england and northern ireland. the impact of the crisis on the economy is also causing concern. an independent report says that a three—month lockdown could cause the economy to shrink by as much as 13% this year. more on the economy in a moment, but first our health editor hugh pym on the latest figures. my my mum, she was my best friend, she was kind, funny... candies remembers her mother anna who died with covid-i9. her mother anna who died with covid-

across europe shows ever coronavirus fatalities are happening in others it comes as the office for national statistics reveals deaths in britain . when government figures suggest. campaign has called on the home office to suspend the minimum blue come visa requirement to avoid families being ripped apart during a pandemic joined by an immigration lawyer at a later. and broadcasting watchdog called more which is an investigation into comments made on c.b.c. payment poses on the conspiracy linking 5 g. technology to the brothers. the chancellor has admitted the economy will be hit hard by the coronavirus but says we will bounce back says the office for national statistics reveals the number of coronavirus deaths is far greater than the government's figures suggest that it was dusty joins me live here in the studio for more on this so shot in the chance of being very frank about the economic impact absolutely in fact if you see it again leading today's daily briefing on the coronavirus crisis paying particular attention to the economy now he really did acknowledge that these a very tough times ahead but

could cope but this is taking a toll on business and the office of national statistics the ins have released own figures on this according to them 24 percent of companies across the u.k. have temporarily closed a small number 0.3 percent of permanently stop trading but there are fears that number could rise significantly if you lock down measures continue for a significant period of time now in the creative industries 4 fifths of companies say that they've had to stop trading for the time being while 66 percent of companies claim that they are still trading but not at normal levels and 60 percent of say that they do currently have enough financial resources left to cope with the lock down although of course that number will dwindle as lock down continues and it remains to be seen exactly if it will be extended any further thank you very much indeed for all of that we'll have some more news for you after a short break. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy you confront a shouldn't let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development the only personall

s the office for national statistics they have their own figures and they're a lot higher than those recorded by the government you know in a suggest that the actual corona virus death saw 41 percent hiring in the wales compared to those of the government hospital figures just over 13000 deaths were recorded up to 8 to 10 according to the ins the department of health figures only reported 9000 in the period in hospitals just over 600 deaths occurred outside of hospital with a of 1000 folds of died in counties alone and there's also been 8000 excess deaths asked in the time leading up to april 10th that's the best and 8000 more than the 5 year average and that's the highest weekly total since 2000 so it just goes to show that the extent of death figures as a result of those who have tested positive for code at 19 and also now the differences in those numbers between those really speier the department of health and the office of national statistics and he said the government still on the far over protective equipment. absolutely sort of the weekend the government coming under fire beca

according to the office for national statistics, during the week ending april the 3rd, more than 16,000 this is the highest number since data of this kind was first published in 2005. the figure is 6000 higher than the average for the time of year, when deaths normally start falling after the flu season. the department of health confirmed that there have been outbreaks in more than 2000 care homes in england alone — the charity age uk says the virus is spreading like wildfire. the care home figure is proving controversial because the uk, unlike like some european countries, doesn't include people who die from coronavirus in care homes in the daily death toll that's announced to the public. alex forsyth has been speaking to the family of one care home resident. my my mum was a people person. she told eve ryo ne my mum was a people person. she told everyone she loved them and everyone loved her. rose was a familiar face in south—west london. so much so, her neighbours stood outside upon hearing that she had died. at 81, she passed away in a care home. her daughter and her family in she pa

independently run office for national statistics says the number of people who died after contracting covert 19 in england and wales is much higher than government figures indicate it's recorded just over 21000 deaths for the period up to april 17th but unlike the government theo and this counts those outside hospitals. one protester has died after clashes with security forces in tripoli in lebanon people defied a lockdown to demonstrate against the government's handling of the economy on monday night. u.s. president donald trump says the number of coronavirus tests will be doubled or some states begin easing restrictions trump also criticized china again for its handling of the outbreak which beijing is calling bare faced lies. forces loyal to libyan warlord after have attacked residential neighborhoods in a town just east of tripoli overnight dozens of rockets on the town of. on monday. and it all peaceful talks with the u.n. recognize government whose forces have been advancing on half the fighters for nearly 2 weeks who is in tripoli with the latest on this so where do we stand on

police office for national statistics numbers that cover england and wales. released weekly last week 1st set alarm bells ring. because they showed that the actual death toll related to covered 19 was substantially higher than the official numbers released by the government and the n.h.s. hospital hospitals like this one behind me suggested the official number only looks at deaths in hospitals the owen s number looks at the much wider picture of deaths in the community in care homes and in hospitals the figures released today make that picture look even worse they go back to april the 17th is an 11 day lag time on this at which point the ins records 21284 deaths from coded 19 at that same time the official figure was 13117 that is a difference of 52 percent it puts britain firmly ahead of france and spain in terms of the severity of their epidemics not yet though ahead of italy and there is a particularly stark picture emerging in these numbers out of the care home sector in this country housing of course some of the most vulnerable elderly people in society