he singled out two nurses, jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal, for caring for him at his bedside at the most critical time. china reports the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in more than five weeks, most of them imported from overseas. the two worst hit european countries, italy and spain, start to ease some of their lockdown restrictions. some construction and factory staff are returning to work in spain. and nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. good morning and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i'm victoria derbyshire. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. it comes as the two european countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, italy and spain, are easing some of the restrictions announced last month. but with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than

he singled out two nurses, jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal, for caring for him at his bedside at the most critical time. nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. good morning and welcome to bbc news. as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. the two european countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, italy and spain, are easing some of the restrictions imposed last month. but with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000 restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. 0ur correspondent leigh milner reports. the faces of those who have died from coronavirus, described by the health secretary as the "invisible killer," which has now taken more than 10,000 lives in the uk. among them, health care workers like dr edmond adedeji, who was based in swindon. questions are now being asked just how many on the front line have lost their lives to save

the intensive care nurse, jenny mcgee. our top story this lunchtime...irus vaccine are expected to get under way at oxford university today. but the government's chief medical adviser has warned it's highly unlikely a vaccine will be available this year. coming up — children in need and comic relief come together for the first time for the big night in, to raise money for people most affected by the coronavirus outbreak. coming up on bbc news... premier league matches could be shown on free to air television once the season resumes — most likely behind closed doors — after talks with the government. eu leaders will meet — virtually — in the next hour to discuss the bloc‘s response to the pandemic, and there's expected to be bitter division over the huge aid package being set up to help economies recover. there's been criticism of the eu's handling of the crisis, particularly from italy, the worst affected country. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen reports. italy has lived through hell. the first in europe to fall to the virus, the first to call for help.

recuperates at his country residence chequers, after praising nhs staff he singled out two nurses — jenny mcgeerom new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal — for caring for him at his bedside at the most critical time. china reports the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in more than five weeks — most of them imported from overseas. some construction workers in spain return to work — as two of the worst hit european countries — italy and spain — start easing some lockdown restrictions and nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week: following phones to track the coronavirus. how to come together whilst staying apart. and now that's what ai calls music. hello. we are still here. and so are you — so welcome. i hope you are well. we are, and we have been working hard on a new—look click that will work when we can't get out and about as much. so my living room is now also my studio, and welcome to my sofa. the good news is, though, you don'tjust get to look inside my house. we get

jenny mcgee is from new zealand. herfather said daughter. jenny mcgee is from new zealand. is from new zealand. herfather said she had treated the prime minister with the same care treated the prime minister with the same care she would any other patient. driven to the seclusion of his country residence, chequers, it's here that the prime minister will convalesce from coronavirus. borisjohnson says his illness could have gone either way and, in his first video statement since being discharged, said he owed his life to the nhs staff who had cared for him. i hope they won't mind if i mention in particular two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. those nurses werejenny mcgee, who is originally from new zealand, and luis pitarma from portugal, who has lived in the uk for six years. miss mcgee's parents, who live on south island, said their daughter had described her experience as surreal. it makes us feel exceptionally proud, obviously, but she's told us these things over the years and it doesn't matter what patient she's looking a

jenny mcgee has been talking to tv new zealand. as a unit, he was just another patient we were trying to do our best for, so it was business as usual. so you weren't even a little bit nervous? no, i honestly don't think i was. when i got in the car after work each night, and i could hear things about borisjohnson on the news, that was very surreal because i thought, wow, i've just been looking after him. but i really wasn't fazed by looking after borisjohnson. and what about in terms of icu, do you think they lowered the bar just because of who he is? no, everyone — we take it very seriously when people come into intensive care. these patients who come in to us, it's a very scary thing for them. so we don't take it lightly. and he absolutely needed to be there. talk to us about how he found out you werejenny from new zealand? we just chatted away and it naturally came up. yeah, he was interested in where i came from, what my story was. we spent a lot of time together. yeah, we talked away about new zealand. you have been lauded not

jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis from portugal who he said stayed by his bed all through the night right interventions to help him pull through. he will be recuperating at checkers, that a minister‘s country residence in bucks. —— chequers. we had a sombre reminder that while the premise to may have been lucky, many thousands have not with the death toll now surpassing 10,000 people. it will be a big job still for dominic raab who is deputising for the prime minister while he is recuperating at chequers and for the cabinet as they keep trying to tackle this virus. behind every death is a life cut short by a virus unknown to the world just a few months ago. our special correspondent, allan little, looks at the stories of some of those, who‘ve lost their lives. they are a cross—section of modern britain in all of its diversity. they remind us that none of us is beyond the reach of the worst of the virus can do. healthcare workers have begun treating and mourning their own colleagues. not all of the key workers we depend on are in the nhs. 36—year—old max drove a fort london bus was a

in particular, two nurses, jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal.hey stayed by his bedside for a8—hours. and the reason, in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night, they were watching and they were thinking and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. miss mcgee's parents speaking to television new zealand said they were exceptionally proud. she has told us these things over the years and it doesn't matter what patient she's looking after, this is what she does. and ijust find it incredible. for otherfamilies, it is a different story. the virus has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people in the uk. wendy's dad, 77—year—old barry parker, has been on a ventilator with covid—19 for a fortnight. she and her family have been told to expect the worst. i can't express how good they are, how compassionate they are and the doctors, they are alljust so kind. as i have said, we can't be there to hold his hand so they are doing that for us. the government priority has been to protect capacity

jenny mcgee is from new zealand, and herfather says she had treated the prime minister with the samegita myska has more. driven to the seclusion of his official country residence, chequers, it's here that the prime minister will convalesce from coronavirus. in his first video statement since being discharged, borisjohnson said he owed his life to the nhs staff who'd cared for him. i hope they won't mind if i mention in particular two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. those nurses werejenny mcgee, originally from new zealand, and luis pitarma from portugal. miss mcgee's parents said their daughter had described the experience as "surreal". it makes us feel exceptionally proud, obviously. but she has told us these things over the years and it doesn't matter what patient she's looking after, this is what she does and ijust find it incredible. what jenny's doing is what our own nurses in new zealand are doing and nurses and doctors are doing all round the world — they're doing their very, very best for people who need their care and we ju

jenny mcgee from invercargill said that at first she thought mrjohnson‘s television shout out to herre was a lot of media interest about him being in hospital. probably was the toughest thing of the lot. he was just another patient, where it would trying to do our best for her. it was business as usual. so you weren't even a little bit nervous? no, i honestly don't think i was. when i got the car afterwards each night i can hear things about boris johnson afterwards each night i can hear things about borisjohnson on the news that was very surreal because i thought wow, i've just been looking after him. but i really wasn't fazed by looking after boris johnson. and what about in terms of icu, do you think they lowered the barjust to because of who he is? know. we take it very seriously everyone who comes into intensive care. these patients who come into us, it's a very scary thing for them. so we don't take it lightly. and he absolutely needed to be there. talk to us about how he found out you were jenny from new zealand? wejust found out you were jenny from new zealand? we just chatte

he singled out two nurses — jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal — for caring him at his bedside at the most critical time. china reports the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in more than five weeks — most of them imported from overseas. some construction workers in spain return to work, as the country starts easing restrictions after four weeks in lockdown. and nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support ambulance services in england and wales. a group of bikers from bodmin in cornwall have been helping let's cross to edinburgh, where first minister nicola sturgeon is giving an update. good afternoon. thank you again for joining us today for this media update and can i begin by thanking everybody across scotland for staying at home over this holiday easter weekend. it seems from all of what we can tell that people have overwhelmingly been doing the right thing. ido overwhelmingly been doing the right thing. i do not underestimate a single second how difficult this will have been for so many of you, but your actions this weekend

nurses he singled out for particular praise have been speaking of their pride in their daughter. jenny mcgeeted the prime minister with the same care she would any patient. sangita myska has more. driven to the seclusion of his official country residence, chequers, it's here that the prime minister will convalesce from coronavirus. in his first video statement since being discharged, borisjohnson said he owed his life to the nhs staff who'd cared for him. i hope they won't mind if i mention in particular two nurses who stood by my bedside for a8 hours when things could have gone either way. those nurses werejenny mcgee, originally from new zealand, and luis pitarma from portugal. miss mcgee's parents said their daughter had described the experience as "surreal". it makes us feel exceptionally proud, obviously. but she has told us these things over the years and it doesn't matter what patient she's looking after, this is what she does and ijust find it incredible. what jenny's doing is what our own nurses in new zealand are doing and nurses and doctors are doing all around the world — they're

jenny mcgee is from new zealand.she had her father said she had treated the prime minister with the same care she would any patient. driven to the seclusion of his country residence, chequers, it's here that the prime minister will convalesce from coronavirus. borisjohnson says his illness could have gone either way and, in his first video statement since being discharged, said he owed his life to the nhs staff who had cared for him. i hope they won't mind if i mention in particular two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. those nurses werejenny mcgee, who is originally from new zealand, and luis pitarma from portugal, who has lived in the uk for six years. miss mcgee's parents, who live on south island, said their daughter had described her experience as surreal. it makes us feel exceptionally proud, obviously, but she's told us these things over the years and it doesn't matter what patient she's looking after, this is what she does and ijust find it incredible. what je

totally reliant on a team which included nursejenny mcgee. reliant on a team which included nurse jenny mcgeery for them so we don't take it lightly and he absolutely needed to be there. when i got into the car after work every night i could hear things about boris johnson on every night i could hear things about borisjohnson on the news. that was very surreal because i thought, wow, i havejust been looking after him. as the country waited nervously for news and best wishes were sent, nursejenny mcgee stayed by his bedside. there was a lot of media interest about him being in hospital and to be honest that was probably the toughest thing of the lot. as a unit, he was just another patient we were trying to do our best for, so it was business as usual. on his release from hospital and to the nurse's surprise, the prime minister gave the public and personal thank you. two prime minister gave the public and personalthank you. two nurses prime minister gave the public and personal thank you. two nurses who stood by my bedside for a8 hours when things could have gone either way. they are jenny from

the new zealand nurse, jenny mcgee had -- >> she has told us these things boe over the years and it does not matter what patients she's looking after, this is what she does. >> i find it incredible. cnn nick payne walsh is in washington. how is boris johnson doing right now? >> reporter: he's leaving the hospital and he tested negative and appears to be continuing to improve. he's not back involved in day-to-day government business at this point. we are dealing with a much serious illness here. his first statement says he owe his life to the nurses of the u.k. health services and that video he went onto say it could have gone either way. it was 50/50 between life and death of the prime minister making everyone look back at what the office behind me on downing street were saying at that moment in time. doctors not having political officials next to them in the hospital. perhaps also officials not wanting to alarm the public or british adversaries suggesting that their key leader were in dire moment. he keep on he we keep on hearing the phrase that he was in good spirit. that was the langu

jenny mcgee was one of the nurses who cared for the prime minister when he was being treated in intensiveis month. borisjohnson said she was one of "two nurses who stood by his bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way". ms mcgee, who is from new zealand, has been speaking to tvnz about her experience. it was business as usual. you aren't even a little bit nervous? no, i am don't think i was. when i got in the car afterwards each night i could hear things about boris johnson car afterwards each night i could hear things about borisjohnson on the news. that was very surreal. because i thought, wow, i havejust been looking after him. but i really wasn't phased by looking after boris johnson. and what about in terms of them lowering the barjust because of who he is? no, everyone, we take it very seriously who comes into intensive care. these patients are coming to us, it is a very scary thing for them. we don't take it lightly. he absolutely needs to be their —— needed to be there. lightly. he absolutely needs to be their -- needed to be there. talk to us their -- needed to

jenny mcgee was one of the nurses who cared for the prime minister when he was being treated in intensivel and to be honest, that is probably almost the toughest thing of the lot. as a unit, he was just another patient who we were trying to do our best for, so it was business as usual. so you weren't even a little bit nervous? no, i honestly don't think i was. when i got in the car after work each night and i could hear things about borisjohnson on the news, that was very surreal because i thought, well, you know? i have just been looking after him. but i really wasn't fazed by looking after borisjohnson. and what about in terms of icu? did you think they lowered the levels, just because of who he is? everyone, we take it very seriously, who comes into intensive care. these patients who come in to us, it is a very scary thing for them, so we don't take it lightly and he absolutely needed to be there. talk to us about how he found out you werejenny from new zealand. well, we just chatted away and it just naturally came up. yeah, he was interested in where i came from, what my story was and

jenny mcgee was one of the nurses who cared for the prime minister when he was being treated in intensiveing to go into specific tasks, which is normal observations, normal things we do. can you give us an idea of responsibilities at all? we are a lwa ys responsibilities at all? we are always asked to constantly observe, to constantly monitor. we are co nsta ntly to constantly monitor. we are constantly tracing therapies and feeding it back to the doctor. but we also have a lot of autonomy as well. what was the toughest part of yourjob? all shifts are tough for whatever reason. i think there was a lot of media interest about him being in hospital. to be honest, that probably was the toughest thing of the lot. he was just another patient we were trying to do our best work. it was business as usual. see you want even a little bit nervous? no, i honestly don't think i was. when i got in the car after work each night i would hear things about boris johnson on work each night i would hear things about borisjohnson on the news. that was very surreal because i thought, wow, i havejust been looki