very interesting there that angela mclean, the scientific adviser, making it clear that she was very this, and jeremy hunt arguing that they had much, much more robust tracking and testing and tracing in place well before the united kingdom, and earlier on today, a couple of the government's advisers speaking to the health committee were saying, it was a problem of capacity at one stage, we did not have testing at scale, and the government working to point out that we have since ramped that up, although the number of tests that we re although the number of tests that were done, just under 85,000 yesterday, still falling short of this 100,000 target. what downing street are saying about that, it was a bit ofa street are saying about that, it was a bit of a glass half full kind of answer, because they were saying that because there are fewer hospital admissions, fewer people are being tested in that way, and perhaps because of lockdown, fewer key workers have been tested having contracted the virus, but they are emphasising they have the capacity to test more than 100,000 people, even

it was led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab and the deputy chief scientific adviser angela mcleanber of uk deaths has risen by 693 in all settings. that brings the total number of deaths to 29,427 — which means the uk has now surpassed the number of deaths in italy, which today reported 29,316 deaths from coronavirus. dominic raab says that 84,806 coronavirus tests were provided in some form on monday, that's below the government's 100,000 tests—a—day target. let's talk through some of those figures. that is that i had learned today that the british death toll now appears to be worse than italy. there are lots of caveats we need to put on that. heaps of them really. i think politicians will say that but they are right to say you cannot make a proper comparison until the pandemic is over. what we have seen is the uk passing italy and a number of people dying after contracting coronavirus. we also know the uk is behind the curve in the pandemic said the next few days and weeks we can expect the uk number to rise faster than italy's does but in terms of the caveats and the things tha

i will now turn to angela mclean, who will give us further updates on the coronavirus. thank you.have the next slide, please. this slide shows the way people are moving around using their own cars, like goods vehicles or heavy goods vehicles or in public transport in the three graphs at the bottom. the data runs from the 16th of march to the 17th of may and what we see is although there is some increase in the use of private cars and also in light goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles, that the reduction in the use of public transport, whether that be national rail, tube and buses in london, or buses elsewhere, held very low and has stayed very low. that is very good news for all of us, because it means that people are continuing to respect the fact that if we can, we must stay at home in order to prevent the transmission of this virus. next slide, please. this next slide, the top air in red, that shows the number of tests done each day and what you can see is that it has been very much higher for the second half of the graph, so the graph runs from the 6th of april to the 19th

, which was led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab and the deputy chief scientific adviser angela mclean. good afternoon. i'm joined by professor mclean chief scientific professor. first let me give an update on the latest data that we have unk rotavirus. i can report that through the governments ongoing monitoring testing problem as of today they have now been i million 83 , 842 test today they have now been i million 83,842 test for coronavirus across the uk including 85,806 test yesterday. we know that 195,900 thousand people have tested positive. that's an increase of 5506 cases sent yesterday. and of those who have tested positive 29,000 500 27 have very sadly died. and our hearts go out to everyone who was lost a loved on throughout the coronavirus challenge. we continue to see evidence of a flattening of the peak of this virus. but as the figures that i read out show it's not over yet. so, figures that i read out show it's not overyet. so, in figures that i read out show it's not over yet. so, in the coming days sage will update ministers without latest scientific advice. and as e

listening to that, laura, professor angela mclean, one of the leading scientific forces unless said itng well before decisions were made about how many children should return to school. do you agree with her? would you think the reopening should happenjust her? would you think the reopening should happen just when her? would you think the reopening should happenjust when it is in place? i think it is important to look at the science on this. everything i have said so far, i have asked... he has been clear that children get a very mild form of this virus and that they don't think that children are the super spreaders, they are for example like with flow. the plan is the government has put in place mean that children will be in very isolated bubbles with their teachers when they do go back and it will be ina very limited when they do go back and it will be in a very limited and vague manner to make sure we are checking on any response. for example in denmark, the reopening in schools has had an extremely limited impact on the numberof extremely limited impact on the number of cases. i do

know, dame angela mclean, the chief scientific adviser said that essentially, changes to lockdown reportand isolating new cases systems to be put in place. and there's definitely wording now that downing street had said that borisjohnson wording now that downing street had said that boris johnson always said that the 1st ofjune was always the earliest that school should be open provided the tests were being met. so there is a degree of it looks like there's a bit of movement now, there's obviously on survey —— opposition from councils and unions, and obviously concerned from parents. my son is a year seven people so he's in secondary school, and it is not so much a concern thing because he's not currently in line to go back, but i've heard from many parents who are seriously worried about sending their children back. and you just touched there on councils. the front page of the guardian talks about rebellion amongst some councils joining the opposition to the plan. group birmingham, called her dale in west berkshire — these councils are saying they may not force schools to reopen sabella

gulf nation and welcome to today's downing street press conference i'm joined by professor angela mclean chief scientific advisor. first let me give an update on the latest data that we have on corona virus and i can report that through the government's ongoing monitoring and testing program that as of today we have now being 1000000 383842 tests the corona virus across the u.k. including 84806 tests yesterday we know that 194990 people have tested positive and that's an increase of 4406 cases since yesterday and of those who have tested positive 29427 have very sadly died and the hearts go out to everyone who has lost a loved one throughout the course of our challenge we continue to see evidence of a flattening of the peak of this virus but as the figures that i've just read out show it's not over yet so in the coming days sage will update ministers with their latest scientific advice and does it or we will make sure that we continue we continue to be guided by their advice as we take the decisions on next steps in fighting these fires. alongside the advice that we get from say our 5 te

i will now turn to angela mclean, who will give us further updates on the coronavirus. thank you.heavy goods heavy own cars, like goods vehicles or heavy goods vehicles or in public transport in the three graphs at the bottom. the data runs from the 16th of march to the 17th of may and what we see is although there is some increase in the use of private cars and also in light goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles, that the reduction in the use of public transport, whether that be national rail, tube and buses in london, or buses elsewhere, held very low and has stayed very low. that is very good news for all of us, because it means that people are continuing to respect the fact that if we can, we must stay at home in order to prevent the transmission of this virus. next slide, please. this next slide, the top air in red, that shows the number of tests done each day and what you can see is that it has been very much higherfor the second half of the graph, so the graph runs from the 6th of april to the 19th of may. 0n the 19th of may, there were 89,784 tests, and what that transla

together with the app by the start of june, as place together with the app by the start ofjune, as angela mcleanterday was necessary? ok, i will try and remember those further points. in respect of the contact tracing, the prime minister announced fantastic progress at lunchtime today. we have now recruited 25,000 contract racers. that will enable us to undertake a 10,000 traces. given that we are currently at the stage where there is 2400 cases, that is huge progress and that will be by the beginning of june. that is really important progress. in respect of the indefinite leave to remain, i know that we owe hospitals and others that huge debt of gratitude and that's why i said what i said about keeping the policy under review. is there anything else? i think it's a matter for government in keeping the policy under review. all i can say is a doctor who has worked on the front line for many years, how much i value the entire multidisciplinary team. everybody from porter to to nurse who absolutely work together asa nurse who absolutely work together as a team in managing this sort of crisis, but a

will be led by george eustice the environment secretary and he'll be joined by professor dame angela mclean andy verity reports. this is how snowed up britain looks from the airand this is how snowed up britain looks from the air and this is london 's mainline station. snowdrifts forced the railways and the economy into a deep recession from which it quickly rebounded the next year. today with the economy shut down for a very different reason and 2.1 million people claiming benefits due to unemployment, ministers acknowledge it will get worse. so far, the employment stats are indicative to the end of march and we will not have the more detailed understanding for about another month, so at the moment the universal credit claimants is where we are focusing our interest. meantime, the department is also working across government on what we can do to help people get back into the labour market once the economy properly recovers. today's figures show jobless claims which fell in the 19905 jobless claims which fell in the 1990s and naughties are getting back up 1990s and naughties are getting bac

number has been above one for two days in a row and angela merkel has warned if the cases spike, germany risks another lockdown. >>> i'm scott mcleanin, where stores, churches and restaurant terraces will be able to open at limited capacity starting today. this applies to a little more than half the country, including the island of eby zibiza. the island heavily relies on tourism but spaniards aren't allowed to travel outside of their home regions. it's hard to distance at a nightclub. one outdoor venue had weeds growing up through the dance floor like an abandoned parking lot. the island's president is hoping domestic tourists will be able to return this summer but wants to see every single one tested before they arrive. >> our thanks to correspondents around the globe. back here in the u.s., georgia's attorney general now asking the justice department to investigate the handling of the ahmaud arbery case. remember it took more than two months for the suspects to be arrested. cnn's martin savidge is live in brunswick, georgia, with more. what's the latest, martin? >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. easy to understand why this requ