david be disappointed. campanale with that report. david campanale with that report.te for you. thank you for watching. hello there. there is plenty of dry and very warm weather in the forecast for the next few days. now, during tuesday, the very highest temperatures were found across eastern and southern parts of the uk, 27 degrees west of london. it was a bit cooler further north and west. not an awful lot cooler, but actually as we go through the next few days, we're going to see this area of high pressure, which is really dominating the scene, shifting a little further eastwards. now, the winds out ofthe high pressure flow in a clockwise direction. so as the high shift eastwards, that will allow us to waft warm air northwards across just about all parts of the uk. but we start wednesday morning with the very mildest conditions across the south — 13, 14 degrees in cardiff and in london. not quite as mild further north. but as we go through the day ahead, we're expecting lots of fine weather, some spells of sunshine, a bit of patchy cloud towards the south and east

with more, here‘s david campanale. graves freshly dug in brazil‘s largest city, sao paulo.ed — not only the most number of deaths, but also the highest number of confirmed new infections. with over a quarter of a million people with the coronavirus, only the united states and russia have recorded higher numbers of cases. it‘s a disease clearly not under control. the trajectory of recorded deaths is heading sharply upwards, and experts say insufficient testing might mean the real infection rate could be 15 times higher. translation: we are losing the battle against the virus, that is the reality. the virus at this moment is winning the war. these days coming up to the holidays, i don't see them as holidays, but i see them as battle days, the most important days in the fight against the virus. the country‘s right—wing president, jair bolsonaro, has dismissed the risks and compared covid—19 to a little flu. despite the deaths, he still has support for his strategy of opposing lockdowns, including among those outside his presidential palace chanting "chloroquine", the name of a

david campanale, bbc news. a physician at a hospital in sao paulo who told me how bad well earlier, ided hospitals with a higher complexity level. as a physician i see colleagues burden and tired and getting infected. in brazil we have been having one of the highest rates of health care deaths related to covid—19. right now, we are trying to keep track on that. we have at least 80 physician deaths due to covid—19, and more than 100 nurses deaths. so that is really worrying on a day—to—day basis. do you think brazil... absolutely. ..ordinary brazilians are paying a price forestieri are paying a price for a a president who simply hasn‘t taken this seriously? absolutely. it is very hard to understand, we are in may, in the middle of a huge crisis. there is no doubt that covid—19 is lethal. it is a public health problem and our president is still insisting it is no big deal and as long as you have hydroxychloroquine, you will be fine. well, he has been pushing that and we heard that news from the health ministry. you have been doing trials on this antimalarial drug in connection with covi

david campanale, bbc news.in an accident in 2017. max's uncle is the bbc news presenter rogerjohnson. if you could have perfect child, it was keira. she loved life, people, animals, she just wanted to help anybody and anything. keira ball was nine when she was killed in a car crash in devon in 2017. with her mum and brother seriously injured in hospital, keira's father, joe, took the decision to donate his daughter's organs. meanwhile, nearly 400 miles away in newcastle, another nine—year—old, max johnson, my nephew, had been waiting in a hospital bed fun more than six months critical need of a heart transplant. max had developed dilated cardiomyopathy after contracting a virus. his heart was failing. after a few months, you almost stop expecting or hoping for a call because if you think too much about, will the phone ring today? each day is a disappointment. i love you both. we love you too. a documentary crew was filming the work of the transplant team at the freeman hospital where max's operation took place.

david campanale, bbc news.land. a daily update of seven more deaths linked to covid—19 in northern ireland, that is according to the figures from stormont department of national health. three have happened to today, for having earlier. the number recorded by the department is now 501 and the note says that this includes mostly deaths in hospitals, but not all just setting. that brings the total number of cases in northern ireland to 4000 481, -- 4481, in number of cases in northern ireland to 4000 481, —— 4481, in northern ireland. the latest update from there. the company working with the university of oxford on a coronavirus vaccine says it now has the capacity to make one billion doses. )astrazeneca has also announced that it has received money to make the vaccine in the united states. the us government has ordered three hundred million doses of the potential covid—19 vaccine and is commiting over a billion dollars to help speed up the drug's development. the tokyo olympic games could be cancelled altogether

david campanale, bbc news.to prevent malaria which are now being trialled to see whether they could be used to counter coronavirus. hydroxychloroquine ,along with chloroquine, will be given to more than 40,000 health care workers from around the world who have been in contact with covid—19 patients. earlier this week, president trump drew criticism from doctors after announcing he was taking the drug as a preventative measure, despite public health officials warning it may be unsafe. joining me now is the coordinating investigator for the uk of the international trial, professor martin llewelyn from brighton and sussex medical school. thank you forjoining us. it is quite confusing isn't it, when we hear about this this morning and yet reflect on the criticism that donald trump brought when he said he was taking one of these drugs and there was an outcry saying he should not be doing it because it was dangerous and so on. explain to us what is going on. absolutely, the timing of this is coincidental. we have bee