and i suppose what carrie symons has been saying maybe offers reassu ra nce to carrie symons has beeneassurance to people out there who are pregnant and who are worried about getting the virus? yes, i think that is the message that she is wanting to send. obviously, she is a high profile, being the partner of the prime ministerand being the partner of the prime minister and the baby is due in the summer. she said she has been in bed for a week. but she is on the mend and she said she has been very reassured by the advice, in that it doesn't appear this virus is especially dangerous to babies. but we especially dangerous to babies. but we don't know. it is a very worrying time if you're having a baby and obviously we wish her and all pregnant women well. it is a worrying time for everybody, but especially if you're expecting a baby. we have the mail on sunday and they have a piece about divisions within the government, at the highest levels, divisions between matt hancock and the chancellor, at war say it is mail over the best way out of lock down. that is the main topic of debate for

the prime minister‘s pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week,worried sick about their loved ones. downing street‘s other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. the united states "could have saved lives" if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier, that‘s according to one of the country‘s top health officials, dr fauci. more than 21,000 people in the us diagnosed with coronavirus have now died. there were 758 coronavirus—related deaths in the past 2a hours in the state of new york alone. the state‘s governor andrew cuomo described the figures as ‘horrific‘. you see also a flattening in the number of lives lost at a terribly high rate, but if you look back over the past several days, you see there‘s a certain continuity to that number. again, that‘s the one number that i look forward to seeing drop as soon as i open my eyes in the morning. and it has been flattening but flattening at a terribly high level. earlier i asked our north america correspondent

the prime minister‘s pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week,one worried sick about their loved ones. downing street‘s other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. ben wright, bbc news. the united states "could have saved lives" if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier — that‘s according to one of the country‘s top health officials, dr fauci. his admission came as the us overtook italy as the country with the highest number of coronavirus—related deaths in the world. more than 21,000 people in the us diagnosed with coronavirus have now died. there were 758 coronavirus—related deaths in the past 2a hours in the state of new york alone. the state‘s governor andrew cuomo described the figures as ‘horrific‘ — but pointed to a stabilisation in the number of new deaths. you see also the flattening in the number of lives lost at a terribly high rate but if you look back over the past several days, you see there is a certain continuity to that number. agai

starmer saying, i hope this is the start of the speedy recovery and then there was this tweet from carrie symons the prime minister, i think we could call that an enthusiastic round of applause for key workers including nhs staff and care workers who have been looking after her fiance here over these last few days. cabinet ministers say may have been extremely relieved by the news tonight although one i spoke to said it is very important that the prime minister takes his time getting back to work, that a full recovery is much more important than getting back behind the desk and no one at this stage knows how long that might take. thank you. police have told people to stay at home over the easter weekend, and warned they'll crack down on anyone found breaking the rules. warmer weather is forecast over the coming days with temperatures set to reach 25 degrees in certain parts of the uk. danny savage reports from cumbria. the signs are clear, but, still, not everyone is getting the message. pc andy docker was guarding one of the main roads into the lake district today and there's a need to do so. i

it is such an extraordinarily roller—coaster time for boris johnson and carrie symons.or coronavirus and now a baby boy. cynical hacks like myself, when we could not get clarification, maybe he is not that well and they don't want to force him to do a full 45 minutes, maybe he is not up for it, maybe it was a health reason. no, much better, much happier news, it is because he is a proud dad. i suppose also it leaves keirstarmer proud dad. i suppose also it leaves keir starmer with a bit of a challenge only because already the tone changes a bit because we are in the middle of coronavirus, so it is much more serious and sombre moment, but now it makes it much harder, i would for sir keir starmer to go out and out on the attack. but we shall see. in terms of details about the birth, we have not got much more than what you have already indicated. born in a london hospital, and nhs hospital, perhaps saint thomas', where borisjohnson was treated for coronavirus. goodness me, he has had his money's words out of saint thomas' if that is where the baby was born. we don't know w

his pregnant partner carrie symons had coronavirus symptoms, too, but she's recovering.oris johnson has handed over the running of the uk government to dominic raab as britain passes another grim milestone in this pandemic. more than 5,000 people have now died here although there is some evidence that the spread of the infection may peak this coming week. anthony? >> elizabeth palmer in london, thank you, liz. >>> a white house memo reportedly warned back in january that the coronavirus could be devastating. president trump repeatedly downplayed the threat in public for weeks afterwards. now as ben tracy reports, he's giving a thumbs down to new internal warnings about efforts to fight the virus. >> most of the critical needs are being more than met. >> reporter: president trump insists the federal government is rushing supplies to hard-hit areas, but he dismissd an inspector general's report released monday showing hospitals are lacking critical supplies and dealing with long delays for coronavirus test results. >> give me the name of the inspector general. could politi

you mentioned carrie symons, his fiancee, herself recovering.tective gear, it's a lonely experience, clearly, that is something borisjohnson experience, clearly, that is something boris johnson will be experiencing himself in protective gear. looking on social media, not just high—profile people and politicians from across the divide, normal british citizens are saying, come on, boris, get well soon, we are rooting for you, which is good to see, isn‘t it? are rooting for you, which is good to see, isn't it? yes. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister has spent the night in an intensive care unit being treated for coronavirus after his symptoms worsened yesterday evening. the prime minister is in intensive care, being looked after by his medical team, receiving the very, very best care from the team at st thomas‘ and our hopes and prayers are with him and with his family. the foreign secretary is standing in for the prime minister ‘where necessary‘ — the queen is being kept informed about mrjohnson‘s health. japan‘s prime mini

all of our thoughts and prayers are with the prime minister at this time, with carrie symons and withhe helm leading us through this crisis in short order. and for us in cabinet, we know exactly what he wants from us and what he expects from us right now. following the cabinet discussion today i can reassure the prime minister and we can reassure the public that his team will not blink, we will not flinch from the task at hand at this crucial moment. we will keep all of our focus and resolve with calm determination on delivering the government's plan to defeat the coronavirus. it is with that objective and that unity of purpose that the cabinet turned to business today. we have reports from four ministerial groups on the actions we are taking across all the strategic priority areas including nhs capacity, procurement of ventilators and personal protective equipment, the delivery of public services including social care, on the economy and our support for both businesses and workers and on the international action we are taking to reinforce our efforts on the home front. as we have exp