laura foster explains. our ta keaway it? laura foster explains. our takeaway is allowed ? it?r takeaway is allowed? our lives right now are controlled by something called the r number. it tells us how many people will likely get infected for every one person who gets ill with coronavirus. if the reproductive number is two, one person will probably make two others sick and so the disease spreads. if it is three, it will be around three. without a cure or vaccine, the r number guides every decision the r number guides every decision the government makes. before things we re the government makes. before things were brought in to fight the coronavirus, it r number was between two and three which is why it spread so two and three which is why it spread so quickly. the aim is to be less than one and keep it there so the health service can cope. but when it is less than one we cannot switch back to how things used to be. each restriction that is lifted makes the r number rise. and how restrictions are listed will affect the r number. for instance, what happens if schools reopen? what

laura foster reports.are getting closer to finding a solution to the coronavirus pandemic. here in the uk, it's hoped this golden liquid could mean victory. this is blood plasma, and donations are now being collected from people who have had covid—19. hospital doctor zahid safas is one of them. every step we are taking right now at a government level, hospital level is to find a cure for this disease, which has affected millions of people around the world, so i feel really privileged and excited that i am playing a role in that. when somebody becomes ill, their immune system produces antibodies to fight the virus. the idea is, if these can be given to someone else, it will help them recover more quickly. an important treatment for hospitalised coronavirus patients... meanwhile, in the united states, the drug remdesivir has received emergency approval — not full approval, but a trial has shown it reduced the time people spent in hospital with covid—19. but experts warn it isn't a magic bullet. remdesivir wa

here's our health correspondent, laura foster. who have had the most severe symptoms it can take months, maybe even more than a year. long and intense hospital stays can leave people weak, struggling to breathe, and to walk. morag says her mobility was so bad she couldn't even turn over in bed. i am looking forward to walking up the stairs on my own. and then i'll be independent as far as i'm concerned. it tookjust over a month to turn those former military hospital this former military hospital into a temporary centre dedicated to helping those who don't need to be in hospital any more, and those who are too weak to be at home. but this is notjust about giving physical support. occupational health experts and speech and language therapists will also help patients emotionally. it must be very frightening to wake up knowing that you have probably been ventilated for two weeks, you have lost two weeks of your life. you may be lucky to be waking up. you haven't seen your loved ones. so the effects on mental health, we think, are goin

laura foster, bbc news.ion of children who cannot go to school, so some teachers have been taking lessons to the home via the internet. as an example, this is how parents at cheapside school in berkshire have created a project for children to learn about brazil in way that's fun and interactive. here we are in the united kingdom and brazil is all the way here in south america. all of the green part is brazil and the amazon rainforest. hello is ola. thank you is obrigado. there are jaguars in the amazon and they have two big teeth, like this! do you know what time it is? it's carnival time in brazil! samba music. the climate is mostly sunny in the amazon rainforest. summer is in december and winter is injune, opposite to us. brazil is famous for its coffee, which makes my parents very happy. brazil has great food. the gap between the richest and the poorest people in brazil is one of the biggest in the world. did you know brazil has over 2,500 airports? thank you for listening. we hope you enjoyed our topic o

laura foster, bbc news. the time is 1:16. our top story this lunchtime. minister's chief aide — junior minister douglas ross — says he's stepping down because of the government's defence of dominic cummings. coming up — 80 years on and the miracle of dunkirk is remembered. we hear from a veteran recounting his remarkable story of one of the pivotal moments of the second world war. coming up on bbc news, as the latest round of coronavirus testing in the premier league continues, bournemouth goalkeeper aaron ramsdale confirms he's tested positive. countries across europe are continuing to ease lockdown restrictions, as infection rates fall. greece, where the outbreak has had relatively little impact, has taken another major step. its islands have opened to domestic tourists for the first time in months. quentin sommerville is on the island of milos for us now. greece was one of the first to lock down and now hopes to be one of the first to exit the pandemic. bars and restau ra nts first to exit the pandemic. bars and restaurants reopen tomorrow, reopened ye

laura foster explains. when will schools open?retty much controlled by something called r nought, also known as the r number. it tells us how many people will be infected for every one person who has the virus. if the reproductive number is two, one person will make probably two people sick, so it will spread. if it is three, it is around three. without a cure or vaccine, this r number guides every decision governments make. the spread, the r number was between two and three. that is why it spread so quickly. the aim is for it to be less than one. but r nought is less than one, we can't switch back to how things used to be. each restrictions that is lifted makes the r number rise. some more than others. but it is not clear how much — and how restrictions are lifted will affect the r number too. what happens if schools re—open? what if only some pupils go back? these decisions have to be made for everything and the answers are not clear. governments carefully need to balance this need to get countries moving while still keeping the

laura foster explains. controlled by something called r nought, also known as the r number. it tells us how many people will be infected for every one person who has the virus. if the reproductive number is two, one person will make probably two people sick, so it will spread. if it is three, it is around three. without a cure or vaccine, this r number guides every decision governments make. before changes were brought in to reduce the spread, the r number was between two and three. that is why it spread so quickly. the aim is for it to be less than one. speak going to keep it there, so health services can cope. but r nought is less than one, we can't switch back to how things used to be. each restrictions that is lifted makes the r number rise. some more than others. but it is not clear how much — and how restrictions are lifted will affect the r number too. what happens if schools re—open? what if only some pupils go back? these decisions have to be made for everything and the answers aren't clear. govern

laura foster, bbc news. in haiti prepare for a spike in coronavirus cases, which they believe could overwhelm the country's healthcare system. the country has just 60 ventilators for a population of 11 million and is ill—prepared for the pandemic. the bbc‘sjon hunt has more. while in britain, we may be past the peak of the pandemic, in haiti, cases are rising sharply. at this hospital set up by a uk charity, they are having to improvise, making ppe out of raincoats and diy masks. uh...this is actually made out of a ladder. rob dalton is an a&e nurse from surrey, volunteering for the charity. i've been working six days a week, sometimes too busy to get to eat and things. there's so much to do here. they need all the help they can get. the preparation of the hope health action hospital is being co—ordinated from crawley in west sussex. the charity's founders say one of their biggest challenges is access to oxygen. there's no access to a ventilator at a hospital. there's only 15 to 20 icu beds for the whole cou

laura foster explains.hing called r nought, also known as the r number. it tells us how many people will be infected for every one person who gets ill with the virus. if the reproductive number is two, one person will make probably two people sick, so it will spread. if it is three, it is around three. without a cure or vaccine, this r number guides every decision governments make. before changes were brought in to reduce the spread, the r number was between two and three. that is why it spread so quickly. the aim is for it to be less than one. and to keep it there, so that health services can cope. but r nought is less than one, we can't switch back to how things used to be. each restrictions that is lifted makes the r number rise. some more than others. but it is not clear how much — and how restrictions are lifted will affect the r number too. what happens if schools re—open? what if only some pupils go back? these decisions have to be made for everything and the answers aren't clear. governments need to

laura foster, bbc news. london will be the one with area we re london will be the one with area were temperatures probably peeking around 27 degrees, but for some of us we around 27 degrees, but for some of us we have got a little bit more in the way of cloud in the sky, still plenty of sunshine around. the cou nty plenty of sunshine around. the county it has been around northern england and wales where we have the re m na nts of england and wales where we have the remnants of a cold front. it is not bringing any rain, just a bit patchy cloud that is breaking up and drifting southwards. 0vernight tonight, we could see some low cloud fall south—west england, the coastal hills perhaps in some fog patches and temperatures 13 and 14 overnight, fresher airfare and temperatures 13 and 14 overnight, fresher air fare northern england, northern ireland and scotland. a fine and dry day for tomorrow. they could be a little bit of light patchy rain, perhaps working into northern ireland for a time, otherwise it is dry f

laura foster, bbc news. has just 60 ventilators for a population of 11 million and is ill—prepared for the pandemic. the bbc‘sjon hunt has more. while in britain we may be past the peak of the pandemic, in haiti cases are rising sharply. at this hospital set up by a uk charity, they're having to improvise — making ppe out of raincoats and diy masks. this is actually made out of a ladder. rob dalton is an a&e nurse from surrey volunteering for the charity. i've been working six days a week. sometimes too busy to get to eat and things. there's so much to do here. they need all the help they can get. the preparation at the hope health action hospital is being coordinated from crawley in west sussex. the charity's founders say one of their biggest challenges is access to oxygen. there is no access to a ventilator at our hospital, there's only 15—20 icu beds for the whole country. so we are focusing on provision of oxygen but that can be a struggle. we've invested to get a number of oxygen concentrators out to th

laura foster, bbc news.rts to those who may have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for covid—19. we'll be discussing the pros and cons with our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, at around 20 past seven, but we'd love to know what you think. we'd love to know what you think. there are so many different elements about how the government is using it, will that data be held centrally? in some countries it's held on the app itself. are you concerned about privacy, security? you can send in your thoughts in the usual way, either by email to bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk or on our social media pages — @bbcbrea kfast. lots of ways to get in touch. lots of you getting in touch with questions already. thank you for those. one of the things i really miss, matter, is that kind of view. look at it, beautiful cornwall. good morning. i know. good morning. we will enjoy it again soon. our weather watchers lives on the coast. you can see some white horses. choppy seas. a windy start in the south—w

laura foster, bbc news.uk has fallen dramatically in the last couple of months but the number of crashes hasn't. now, one of britain's biggest police forces is warning drivers to stop using empty roads as if they were racetracks, as phil mackie reports. racing down the m6 toll in staffordshire, this driver was clocked at over 140 mph, and he is not the only one using excess speed since lockdown began. on this stretch of dual carriageway in the black country, another driver was stopped doing i24. even here where the speed limit is 30, some drivers are doing nearly twice the speed limit. the amount of traffic on our roads during lockdown has fallen significantly, but the number of crashes and accidents has fallen by nearly as much, which is why west midlands police are running operations like this to remind people that an empty road isn't an excuse to speed. people who drive ordinarily very safely, some of them are now seeing these roads are clear, and they are driving far too fast. there is a real hazard in d

laura foster, bbc news. hospitalfor 16 days, of which, as you say, nine days, of which, as you say, nine days were on a ventilator, two further days were in intensive care and then the remainder was in what i would call a recovery ward so that was my total 16 days. so still a lengthy period in hospital. how much of that time when you are on a ventilator do you remember, what memories you have of that period?” had no memories of being in a ventilator because basically you‘re, i don‘t know how you describe it, but you are knocked out for the duration of that time. the memories you have and afterwards, which are pretty traumatising in terms of getting hallucinations which are... well, in my place i thought people we re well, in my place i thought people were going coming to killing... seeing people suffer and pass away and experiencing a lack of oxygen which is best described as imagine someone is putting a pillow to your nose in your mouth and very occasionally you just grasp a bit of air that is what it feels

here‘s our health correspondent laura foster.ak, struggling to breathe and to walk. her mobility was so bad she couldn‘t even turn over in bed. i'm looking forward to walking up the stairs on my own. then i‘ll be independent, as far as my own. then i‘ll be independent, as faras i‘m my own. then i‘ll be independent, as far as i‘m concerned. my own. then i‘ll be independent, as far as i'm concerned. it tookjust over a month to turn this former military hospital into a temporary centre dedicated to helping those who don‘t need to be in hospital anymore and those who are too weak to be at home. but this isn‘tjust about giving physical support. psychologist, occupational health experts, and speech and language experts, and speech and language experts will also help patients emotionally. it must be very, very frightening to wake up knowing that you‘ve probably been ventilated for two weeks, you‘ve lost two weeks of your life stop you may be lucky to be waking up. you haven‘t seen your loved ones, so the effects on mental health, we thi

our health correspondent laura foster has been finding out more about it.d up on a hospital ventilator, he feared he'd never get to see this family again. it's why when he recovered, he wanted to help others by donating plasma in his blood. instinctively, the last thing you want to do is go in a hospital environment again and have a needle put, but then i thought actually that i had been given so much and literally, like, you know, those people saved my life and you feel so hopeless and you feel so unable to help others, and that was the only way i could figure at that point to give some of this back. when alessandro was sick, his immune system produced antibodies to help fight the virus. these antibodies are found in the gold—coloured part of our blood known as plasma. the idea is that this plasma can be given to other people whose immune systems are struggling, to help them fight coronavirus. the nhs wants more people who've had covid—i9 to donate their plasma. it's making its donations centres bigger and creating pop—up ones so they can take up to 8,000

laura foster explains. 0ur lives right now are pretty much controlled by something called r nought, alsone person will make probably two people sick, so it will spread. if it is three, it is around three. without a cure or vaccine, this r number guides every decision governments make. before changes were brought in to reduce the spread, the r number was between two and three. that is why it spread so quickly. the aim is for it to be less than one. but r nought is less than one, we can't switch back to how things used to be. each restrictions that is lifted makes the r number rise. some more than others. but it is not clear how much — and how restrictions are lifted will affect the r number too. what happens if schools re—open? what if only some pupils go back? these decisions have to be made for everything and the answers aren't clear. governments need to carefully balance this need to get countries moving while still keeping the public safe. finally, with school cancelled for millions around the globe, making the workplace work. at a factoring crew, workers are returning after a 7— week

laura and sam. goodbye for now. hello there, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. hours voicing their concerns about the resumption of the premier league. raheem sterling says for the safety for everyone of the ball, notjust the players, has to be guaranteed. the disproportionate death rate in the bame community is also a major concern for players and their families. i've spoken to trey townsend, who's son is the crystal palace forward, andros. i love watching my son play football. that goes without saying. i love watching his team play and i love every aspect football brings, but these are uncertain times, and ultimately i don't want to be watching him with a worry right across my face. and that's what i think it would be at the moment because there is uncertainty. what are we allowing him to go back into and what are we allowing his team—mates and obviously anyone that plays this game, what are we allowing them to go back into? unfortunately, we've seen some stats come out where it seems that more people from the black and ethnic minority communities have been af

famous episode that's going on in history where laura and catch adler had a laugh about a naughty new story from denmark. social media sensation maggie fosteras managed to dig up that episode and here is what she did with it. no! so coming up to general election especially with populism on the rise for traditional politicians it how do we get closer to the people? how to where make sure we re to the people? how to where make sure were in touch? so this danish politician in order to try and make a name for himself said he wanted to go where the people were and so he has an advertisement on a pawn site. our various port sites. i'm not sure. ican't our various port sites. i'm not sure. i can't even tell you what it says. let'sjust sure. i can't even tell you what it says. let's just leave this out. what does it say? what does it say? vote for me and why?” what does it say? what does it say? vote for me and why? i can't remember, i can't remember. vote for me after you finished. no, so he wants to put himself in the same... that's it. that's it. memories of me is mejust that's it. that's it. memories of me is me just saying that's it. that's it

that's gone down in history where laura and katya adler, our europe editor, had a laugh about a very naughty news story from denmark. now, social media sensation meggie fostering queen, has managed to dig up that episode. and here is what she did with it. no! so denmark's coming up to general election. and you know how these days, especially with populism on the rise, the idea for traditional politicians, is how do we get closer to the people? how do we get more and show that we're more in touch? so this danish politician, in order to try and make a name for himself... i know where this is going! ..said he wanted to go where the people were. and so he has an advertisement on a porn site or various porn sites. i mean, i'm not quite sure. which one did you see it on? i can't actually tell you what it says. it basically says... let's just bleep this out. what is it say? what does it say?! vote for me and what? i can't remember, i can't remember... vote for me after you finished... no! so, he wants to put himself in the same... anyway... we're going to have to... he won't be posting a link! i have memories of that as me just saying, come on, let's get back to t