katya, thanks again, katya adler in brussels. been hearing from front line health workers, about the challenges they face. our health correspondent catherine burns is keeping in touch with a range of staff and has asked them to keep video diaries. today, we catch up with dr sarah edwards, she works in accident and emergency at leicester royal infirmary. this was her shift yesterday. she's been a doctor for nine years now, most of that time in emergency medicine, but sarah edwards says she never imagined working in a global pandemic. it's at times been very scary, because the amount of patients we've been seeing and the increasing number of patients we've been seeing, and some of them are of the same sort of age as i am, in my 30s, who are coming in very, very poorly. i'm finding myself getting ever more anxious going into work, because ijust don't know what the day ahead is going to involve. she's due at the hospital in a few hours but first has to safely wash her scrubs. bagging up my uniform from work when i get changed into a

katya adler, bbc news, brussels.f—isolation as new zealand went into a coronavirus lockdown, she decided to make videos of herself doing impressions of the country's prime minister. take a look. an update on the quite remarkable fundraising achievement of 99—year—old captain tom moore, which has made headlines worldwide. he's now raised almost £12 million — or $15 million — for the charities that support the work of britain's national health service. he intends to walk 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. 0ur correspondent david sillito has the latest. captain tom moore, 99 years old and counting down the days to his 100th birthday with 100 laps around his garden. the original plan was to try to raise £1,000 for nhs charities. today, he was told the total had already gone past £5 million. completely out of this world. thank you so much for all you people who subscribe to the national health service because for every penny that we get, they deserve every one of it. a couple of hours later, another million

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. let's get some of the day's other news.st states for the rest of the year. 77 countries are due to benefit from the agreement which will temporarily delay up to $14 billion in payments. the us navy has accused iran of carrying out dangerous and provocative actions against several american ships operating in international waters in the gulf. it says 11 iranian vessels repeatedly harassed six us ships involved in military exercises, passing close to them at high speed. there's been no word yet from the iranian authorities. the mandate for the israeli opposition leader and parliamentary speaker, benny gantz, to form a government has expired. he had been trying to agree a national unity government with the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, but no announcement has been made since the deadline passed at midnight local time. africans living in the chinese city of guangzhou have reported being evicted from their apartments and forcefully held under quarantine. beijing is more and more concerned about imported cases of covid—19 an

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. of new york state andrew cuomo has said the healthcare situation there has ‘stabilised'. officials have recorded another 752 deaths related to coronavirus — but there's been another fall in the number of hospital and intensive care admissions. our correspondent in new york nick bryant sent this report. to a city known for its energy and life, the coronavirus has brought an overriding sense of fear. new york's number of dead has soared past 10,000. more victims than all but a few countries and three times as many people as were killed in the attacks of september 11th. sirens. still we wake to the sound of sirens, still new yorkers worry that the ambulances outside their windows might soon end up outside their doors. but hospital admissions are down and after one of the most awful months in the city's history, the spread of the virus has slowed. almost everybody is on oxygen and almost everybody is a covid patient. at a hospital in brooklyn, dr melanie malloy has been keeping a video di

there's some brilliant analysis on our website from katya adler on this.on would have helped. but as katya points out, that hasn't even been possible among the states in the us, and it's going to be harder still among 27 independent countries. well today we've heard from angela merkel on germany's easing of the lockdown this week. these are pictures of a secondary school near dusseldorf. this isn't a full re—opening, just for students who are sitting exams and strict social distancing rules are in place. many more schools will reopen in may. angela merkel has said today that germany will remain "clever and cautious" as it eases restrictions. she also emphasised that we remain at the beginning of this crisis. no one likes to hear it but it is the truth. we are not living in the final phase of the pandemic. but we are still at its beginning. we will have to live with this virus for a long time. i've several other important updates in europe for you. 0n care homes the who's dr hans kluge says "up to half of those who have died from covid—19 were resident in l

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc news.old military veteran who's raising millions for medical staff on the frontline. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world—best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. i'm the set this is bbc news — the latest headlines: president trump says the us is passing the peak of new coronavirus infections. the us deathtoll has now passed the 30,000 mark, doub

katya adler, bbc news, brussels.he world. doctors, hospitals and insurance companies are looking at not only containing and treating people in this outbreak but trying to look ahead and prepare should anything similar happen again. dr emma miller is a senior lecturer at the college of medicine and public health at flinders university in adelaide and shejoins me now. thank you very much indeed for your time. how do you expect coronavirus, covid—19, to change the healthcare landscape. hopefully we're going to expect significant change in the future. when will —— when all the dust settles there is going to have to be a really ha rd look there is going to have to be a really hard look at how different health systems have managed the crisis and it's quite clear that there has been great in equity, notjust between countries but within countries and it's to be hoped that those sorts of things will be addressed in the future, just in case we have another out break which surely we will have in the future. it's to be hoped, bu

katya adler, bbc news, brussels.rs about the challenges they face. our health correspondent catherine burns is keeping in touch with a range of staff, and has asked them to keep video diaries. tonight we catch up with dr sarah edwards. she works in accident and emergency at leicester royal infirmary — this was her shift yesterday. she's been a doctor for nine years now, most of that time in emergency medicine, but sarah edwards says she never imagined working in a global pandemic. it's, at times, been very scary, because the amount of patients we've been seeing and the increasing number of patients we've been seeing, and some of them are of the same sort of age as i am, in my 30s, who are coming in very, very poorly. i'm finding myself getting ever more anxious going into work, because ijust don't know what the day ahead is going to involve. she's due at the hospital in a few hours but first has

among them a product designers katya instance ava's. the trigger for that work is the amount of trash that they themselves produce. with. the couple have long been aware of the issue. but despite their best efforts they're aware that avoiding packaging altogether is still extremely tricky. for about 15 years ago we were standing in our pantry wondering why a 3 person household generates a bag full of plastic waste each week. even though we're very careful this is. i'm every day food items cooked meats cheese coffee and tea it all has to be packaged apartment 2 years ago there's a vis started producing compatible film and bags made from cellulose from which waste which decompose when they come into contact with bacteria in the soil in france italy and switzerland you can put them in the organic waste bin indictment of my germany this isn't possible at the moment we're working to provide evidence that our film decomposes brilliantly in industrial composting facilities and together with waste management companies we're also striving to fin

the eu has been discussing how to co—ordinate strategy for loosening restrictions. 0ur europe editor katyaifting of its coronavirus lockdown and there's still a lot of confusion. police say people are unsure if they're allowed back to work or not. in fact, spain has only lifted restrictions for factory and construction workers — an attempt to kick—start this covid—19 battered economy. many are scared. translation: i feel bad, like i'm in danger, but what are you going to do? i need to provide for my family, i need to go back to work. spain's prime minister hit back at his critics today. he only made decisions after taking scientific advice, he said. applause. juggling economic, social and health risks is daunting for every government in this pandemic. it's a big challenge for the eu too. remember its messy initial response to the crisis? today, brussels called for a coordinated exit strategy from lockdown measures, but only if... there is a significant decrease in the spread of the virus over a sustained period of time. sufficient health system capacity is needed. there needs to be a reser

our europe editor katya adler is in brussels. i hope!icking together on this? well it's an emotional as well as a factual answer. you supporters will say, well, the block has taken a bit of a while to get its act together but yes, eu leaders are poised to sign off half e1 trillion to help businesses and workers and eu countries, most affected by covid—19, there is talk also of a recovery plan to be put together. that's when the public health crisis begins to slow down and attention turns to rebuilding shattered eu economies. from a solidarity point of view german hospitals have been taking in patients from other eu countries and nations have been sharing protective medical equipment but critics of the eu can also point out that covid—19 has highlighted one of the biggest problems with the eu and that's when it comes to a crisis, we saw this with the migration crisis and the financial crisis, each country puts itself first, its population, its national orders, its national politics of example, we've just seen orders, its national politics

here's our europe editor katya adler on the eu strategy.ow is before you start lifting her locked key please co—ordinate into not even think about it unless the number of infections as been going down for sustained of time a republican syste m sustained of time a republican system is able to deal with the spike of new infections and to much of the testing capacity to trace new infections and protect the general public will be out and about. with the hope here is to prevent a new wave of infections across europe. this is not about that, it's by the easing of restrictions and reducing them again if necessary if there's a new wave of infections. germany has extended social distancing rules until 3 may, and is now strongly recommending the wearing of face masks in public. some small shops will be able to open next week and schools can re—open from 4 may. it has a much lower death rate than many other european countries — germany has more than 133,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,600 deaths. it's believed the high rate of testing in germany has

our europe editor katya adler explains that member countries are being asked to co—ordinate their relaxationlth risks and it's a big challenge for the eu. you will remember its response at the beginning of the covid—19 crisis was messy. what is now saying to member countries as before you start lifting your lockdown, can you please co—ordinate and don't even think about it unless the number of infections has been going down for a sustained amount of time and the public health system is able to deal with the spike of new infections, and unless you have the testing capacity in place to trace new infections and protect the general public who would then be out and about. the eu knows that with 27 different health systems and 27 different economic priorities, each country will decide for itself when to start lifting the measures like you say gemini will be opening like you say germany will be opening schools at the beginning of may and shops as of monday, denmark opening primary school today. but, what the hope here is to prevent a new wave of infections across europe. it is not about getting bac

here's our europe editor katya adler on the eu strategy.ng her locked key please co—ordinate —and don't even think about it unless the number of infections as been going down for sustained of time, your public health system is able to deal with the spike of new infections and to much of the testing capacity to trace new infections and protect the general public will be out and about. what the hope here is to prevent a new wave of infections across europe. this is not about that, it's by the easing of restrictions and reducing them again if necessary if there's a new wave of infections. reintroducing them again. germany has announced that some small shops will be able to open next week — and that schools can reopen from four may. it's also extended social distancing rules until 3 may. and is strongly recommending the wearing of face masks in public. bear in mind that germany has a much lower death rate than many other european countries. it has more than 132,000 confirmed cases and just over 3,500 deaths. it's believed the high rate of testi