andy moore, bbc news.d number of new coronavirus cases. the figure of more than 6000 represents a 21% increase on saturday's figures. the nationwide tally is now nearly 43 thousand. more than 300 people have died. moscow is bearing the brunt. the city's mayor has launched a programme to buy blood plasma from patients who it's thought have antibodies to the coronavirus. the kremlin has admitted that russia is in the foothills of the pandemic, not at the peak. there are concerns in the uk that people with serious conditions such as heart attacks and strokes may be delaying help due to the fear of contracting the virus. dr katherine henderson is the president of the royal college of emergency medicine. she also works as an emergency medicine consultant at at a central london emergency department. thank you for being with us. in terms of the work you do, it is in accident and emergency settings rather than intensive care units. by the time people get to intensive care, you know they have covid—19. you don't kn

andy moore, bbc news. biggest names in music have joined forces to celebrate healthcare workers and raise money in a globally televised concert. lady gaga, paul mccartney and billie eilish were among those who performed songs from their homes. the rolling stones even managed to play from four separate locations. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, was watching. # when i saw her today at the reception. # a glass of wine in her hand #. one world together at home has already been dubbed the living room live aid. the rolling stones filmed their parts individually on mobile phones. # so i went down to the demonstration #. charlie watts clearly didn't have a proper drum kit to hand. there was a beatle via broadband. sir paul mccartney. let's tell our leaders that we need them to strengthen the health care systems all around the world. so that a crisis like this never happens again. # i'm still standing betterthan i everdid. and sir eltonjohn's piano had been wheeled into the garden. # smile though y

andy moore, bbc news. 0ur health editor hugh pym joins me now.ng today, about the figures? did you detect any suggestion or hint from the government's experts that we might be heading towards some kind of improvement? quite a lot of interest has been taken in a remark by the chief medical advisor, chris witty, at the briefing, when he said we are probably reaching the peak overall, he was talking about a flattening of the curve. 0ne peak overall, he was talking about a flattening of the curve. one of the child's showed the hospital patient numbers in different parts of the uk, in london they have condemned a bit -- uk, in london they have condemned a bit —— one of the child's showed. —— in london, they have come down a bit. no data was available for northern ireland. we are not yet at the point where we could confidently and safely say this has gone past the peak, he went on to say, and we can the peak, he went on to say, and we ca n start the peak, he went on to say, and we can start thinking about the next phase. he warned death numbers may com

andy moore, bbc news.tails on that shipment later. joining us now from westminster is our political correspondent iain watson. the government's senior scientific advisers are meeting today — what can we expect from those discussions? wearing face masks will be discussed by the scientific advisory group. there are competing claims as to the usefulness of masks being worn by the general public. it is certainly the general public. it is certainly the case that the world health organization takes the view there is no evidence to support widespread use, but some countries have been insisting or recommending their use, especially for those who may be asymptomatic and the risk of spreading infection rather than necessarily a protection for the wider public. but the concerns though if there is more demand for face masks, will that than to some extent increased risk? taking supplies away from those who really needed, including frontline service workers. —— need it. needed, including frontline service workers. -- ne

andy moore has this report. my body, my choice. open ohio now!ill reopen. for many of these trump supporters, the right to liberty is as fundamental as their right to bear arms. we need to reopen our country. we need to bring our economy back up, it's killing businesses doing this. i feel the government has taken advantage of a virus and overstated it. we have 37 deceased in our state and that's a very low number. mr trump has been accused of fuelling these protests with tweets about the need to liberate some states. a charge he didn't exactly deny. i know there's a lot of protests out there. i just think that some of the governors have gotten carried away. you know, we have a lot of people that don't have to be told to do what they're doing. graphs were unveiled to show that america's per capita mortality rate was lower than most countries. china is number one, just so you understand. china's number one by a lot, it's not even close. they're way ahead of us in terms of deaths. it's not even close. you know it, i know it, they know it. in new yor

andy moore in north london, thank you for that update.ks to help slow the spread of coronavirus? advisers to the world health 0rganisation are weighing up recent research into whether a cough or sneeze can project the virus further than previously thought. 0ur science editor david shukman has more. how far can a sneeze travel? and would a mask help stop the spread of coronavirus? new research suggests that the infection could be reaching further than previously thought. and now advisers to the world health organisation are weighing up the evidence. masks are suddenly becoming a common sight all around the globe, from supermarkets in california to police officers patrolling the streets of france. until now, the advice has been that healthy people don't need them unless caring for someone who may have the disease but that guidance may change. it might be that wearing a mask is equally as effective or more effect than distancing, provided that mask is worn properly and provided that people don't infect themselves when they are taking the mas

andy moore, bbc news.g — the local government minister simon clarke says at the moment there is no scientific steer that rolling out face masks to the broader population is right — and that supply must be prioritised to the nhs and front—line workers. we will always be guided by the advice that emerges from the scientific community about the wearing of face masks. and indeed all other questions. at the moment, there is no consensus that this is the right thing to do. we are focused on making sure that we get proper supplies of ppe both to the nhs and indeed to all parts of the front line in the fight against coronavirus. as i said, at this point, we do not have a clear scientific steer that it would be right to broaden this to the general population. we would obviously bear in mind the representations from nhs providers about the need to prioritise supply to where it can do the most good. we can speak to our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. what is the evidence about what role masks can play? the evide

andy moore reports.he raf plane loaded with personal protective equipment that's so desperately needed in the uk. it's part of an 80—tonne shipment that's said to include 400,000 gowns, one of the items in shortest supply. ministers said this flight was due to arrive on sunday. nobody has been able to give a clear reason as to why it was delayed. just some of the thousands of people who have died with coronavirus. in fact, figures from the office for national statistics revealed deaths in england and wales at a 20—year high. the daily figures for hospital deaths showed 823 fatalities reported yesterday, bringing the total to 17,337. it's now believed a peak of hospital deaths was on april the 8th. so, the worst of the first wave may be over but vaccines will be needed to stop the virus spreading again. there's hope on the horizon from two trials in this country. the vaccine from the oxford project will be trialled in people from this thursday. in normal times, reaching this stage would take years. and i'

andy moore, bbc news.immigration into the united states. he made the announcement in a tweet, saying he was acting to protect the jobs of american citizens amid the pandemic. the us has already agreed to extend border restrictions on non—essential travel with its neighbours in canada and mexico, and travel is currently limited from both europe and china. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. as america itches to get back to normal, a surprise announcement from the president in a late—night tweet. "in light of the attack from the invisible enemy, as well as the need to protect thejobs of our great american citizens, i will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the united states!" the "invisible enemy" is the term mr trump has used to describe coronavirus. more than 22 million americans have applied for unemployment benefits in the last month, and there are fears the economic fallout from covid—19 could last for years. there are already bans on travel to the us

andy moore reports.t last. the raf plane loaded with personal protective equipment that's so desperately needed in the uk. it's part of an 80 ton shipment that is said to include 400,000 gowns, one of the items in shortest supply. ministers said this flight was due to arrive on sunday. no—one has been able to give a clear reason why it was delayed. just some of the thousands of people who have died with coronavirus. in fact, figures from the office for national statistics revealed deaths in england and wales at a 20—year high. the daily figures for hospital deaths showed 823 fatalities reported yesterday, bringing the total to 17,337. it's now believed the peak of hospital deaths was on april 8, so the worst of the first wave may be over, but vaccines will be needed to stop the virus spreading again. there's hope on the horizon from two trials in this country. the vaccine from the oxford project will be trialled in people from this thursday. in normal times, reaching this stage would take years, and i am

andy moore reports. manage eat sing riat with the uk's first seek nhs consultant. —— manjeet singh. there will be discussions over facemasks in public, with many countries in europe discussing the policy. the mayor of london says they should be worn on public transport but nhs match -- nhs public transport but nhs match —— nhs dividers warns masks might be in short supply at the general public are scrambling to find them. yesterday's figure for hospital deaths with coronavirus in the uk stood at 449 coronavirus in the uk stood at 419 bring the total to 16,509. hospital 4119 bring the total to 16,509. hospital in admissions with covid—19 are roughly stable across the country as a whole but falling in the capital. here in london, this is now the seventh day in a row that those numbers have fallen so that means the balance between people going into hospital because they fallen ill and people going home because they are well again now is in the opposite direction so there are fewer people each day in hospital with covid—19. fewer people each day in hospital with covid-

andy moore has this report. here at last. plane loaded with personal protective equipment that so desperately neededin equipment that so desperately needed in the uk. it is part of an 80 ton shipment that is said to include 400,000 gallons, one of the items in shortest supply. ministers said the flight supply. ministers said the flight was due to arrive on sunday. no—one has been able to give a clear reason why it was delayed. just some of the thousands of people who have died with coronavirus. in fa cts , died with coronavirus. in facts, figures from the office for national statistics revealed deaths in england and wales at a 20 year high. the daily figures for hospital deaths showed 823 fatalities reported yesterday, ringing the total to 17,337. it's now believe the peak of hospital deaths was on april the eighth, so deaths was on april the eighth, so the worst of the first wave may be over, but vaccines will be needed to stop the virus spreading again. there is hope on the horizon from two trails in this country. the vaccin

andy moore is at a testing facility in wembley. it's the second day of the operation there.here were many members of the public who had misunderstood what was going on here and thought they could turn up on spec to get a test. that's not the case. even if you are a member of the nhs you have to be invited to come along for the test, you have to be on the list. so there we re you have to be on the list. so there were nhs members of staff, doctors and nurses who want to come back to the front line, who came along yesterday and were turned away. so the second day today, may be the word is getting through as to how the process works. you might be able to see some of the five days behind me where people drive in, they will have a swab taken from the back of their throat and then knows. when they get into the bays it should be a swift process. it will take some time to get over the rough edges of the bedding in here, and this centre was very busy yesterday. 0thers around the country have also been set up. reports of a similar one at the chessington world of adventures in surrey ye

andy our doctor who treated covid-19 patients in new york city took her own life. doctor lorna breen was just 49 years old. thanks for joining u.s.. attorney and i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore and even at this very hour countless doctors and nurses are working around the clock to protect lives from the coronavirus governor newsome tweeted today there are now more than 46,000 confirmed cases of covid-19 across california about 3500 of them are in hospitals with about 1200 people in intensive care units force gayle ong joins us live now with ways that doctors and nurses and other hospital staff. >>can help better take care of themselves during this pandemic scale. >>pam and ken the coronavirus has been described as an invisible war and medical experts say a lot of what health care workers are seeing is similar to what members of the military sees in combat anyone in the business to heal and care it is okay to reach out for help. >>anybody who's a who's providing health care is under stress. and deserves mental health support and hope they will take the time and trouble to get it doctor david spiegel is a professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at s

andy laughed. i think it probably was ruth's songbird. thanks for watching and thanks for all of your comments and questions as well. yes, tomorrow we will bring you of course coverage of captain tom mooreand publish its strategy for ending the coronavirus lockdown. we do need to take the public with us. we need the public to comply, and therefore they need to know that the government has a strategy for what comes next, and they need to know the government's planning for that.