once all players have been tested for coronavirus that from the chief executive of the league managers associationgue for not consulting the lma before they sent out a letter saying that they sent out a letter saying that the season could be complete within 56 days of a restart. richard bevan told our sports editor dan rohn that he doesn't think that timeframe is fairand he doesn't think that timeframe is fair and players on that testing is key to getting us back as soon as possible. our managers do not want to be back on the pitch unless players have been tested but at the same time, the government must be confirming that is ok because the tests must be made available first if there is a shortage to the care workers, the patients, the families of the nhs. and also the nhs staff themselves. that is where the testing must go first. once that has happened, by all means access it in sports. all major football leagues across europe are wondering how to com plete across europe are wondering how to complete the season and in scotland, they are one foot away from ending they are one foot away from ending

players have been tested for coronavirus and that is from the chief executive from the league managers associationue for not consulting them before sending out a letter saying that it can be completed within 56 days of a restart. he does not think that timeframe is fair on players in the testing is key to getting back as soon as possible. all managers do not want to be back on the pitch. u nless not want to be back on the pitch. unless players have been tested. 0f the government must be confirming thatis the government must be confirming that is ok because the test must be made available there is a shortage to the care workers, the patients, the families of the nhs and also the nhs staff themselves. that is where the testing must go first. 0nce nhs staff themselves. that is where the testing must go first. once that happens, by all means, accesses and sport. many are wondering how they can complete the season ended in scotland, wonderful away from ending the season early in team seven voting on whether or not to resume the campaign that is safe to do so and also finish it now, the majority of vote

the chief executive of the league managers association has criticised the english football league foring the season can be completed within 56 days of a restart. a letter sent out to all 71 clubs by efl chairman rick parry says the season could be finished in under two months once it's safe to resume. but richard bevan has told our sports editor dan roan, that isn't realistic. the season finished on the 14th of march. 49 days left. then you have the 56 day potential proposal. that is going to include the play—offs and the finals and that makes it amazingly tight. to do that you are going to have to get the goodwill of the players because they're going to have at least three weeks of training to get back on the pitch, at least. and you are going to have to get the support of the coaches and managers. you do not do that by not talking to them. you do not get strong leadership, you do not get the end product of all working together if you just send a letter out without actually taking their advice. football clubs in scotland are voting whether to resume the current season when it's safe

with nature using webcams to help mental health and in sport on bbc news, the head of the league managers associations professional football should not restart in england until all players have been tested for coronavirus. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. almost 9000 people in the uk have now lost their lives to coronavirus in the past five weeks. the latest daily death toll has risen by a record 980 people — that's higher than spain and italy's worst daily death tolls. and that number does not include people who have died from coronavirus in care homes or in the community. it brings the total number of deaths in hospital to 8,958 at the end of another week of tragic news for thousands of families across the country. today has been the third day in a row in which the government has announced close to 1,000 deaths in a single day. the government's deputy chief medical officer has warned that the uk is still in a dangerous situation and lockdown measures are still needed to keep the situation under control. meanwhile, despite fresh claims from front—line staff about a lack of personal p

we are going to start with the chief executive of the league managers association, who has criticisedg the season can be completed within 56 days of a restart. a letter sent out to all 71 clu bs restart. a letter sent out to all 71 clubs by rick parry, vfl chairman, says the season could be finished in under two months once it is safe to resume, but richard bevan has told oui’ resume, but richard bevan has told our sports editor that isn't realistic. the season finished on the 14th of march. 49 days left. then you have the 56 day potential proposal. that's going to include the play—offs and finals. that makes it amazingly tight. to do that, you are going to have to get the goodwill of the players because they are going to have at least three weeks of training to get back on pitch, at least. and you're going to have to get the support of the coaches and managers. you do not do that by not talking to them. you do not get strong leadership. we do not get the end product all working together if you just send a letter out without actually taking their advice and thoughts. football clubs in

48 hours ahead you feel for premier league clubs and their players, they had this meeting with associations like the players football association, the league managersterday, that meeting set to continue today. as yet, no blanket agreement for premier league players on big wages to ta ke premier league players on big wages to take a big wage cut but there is increasing pressure to do so. growing donations for clubs that have opted so far to use the governments tax payer retention scheme, as it battles coronavirus and football is off until next month at the earliest, probably longer than that, some big clubs have announced they are putting i suppose nonplaying staff on to leave and reducing their salaries but as yet, no blanket agreement on wage reductions for the premier league stars. will they follow, the likes of barcelona, juventus, that is the expectation at some point and some english clubs like leeds in the championship and birmingham have had wage deferrals, it is expected in the next 48 are some announcement was coming. 0k, mike, thank you very much for that. you've been contacting us in your thousands with questions about covid—19. we're go

manage these two site in fort lauderdale and pompano. like the florida consortium of urban league affiliates, there are many existing networks willing to partner, willing to make a difference, like the florida state medical association that represents over 2000 lakh doctors across the state of florida -- black doctors across the state of florida. this coronavirus is killing african-americans at a greater rate than any other group across the nation. we do not want florida to reflect the nation in this way. that is why the governor's support and what he is doing here today, and the office of minority health, and the bureau of chronic disease prevention, and using models of social determinants of health is so important for us now, and will be imperative for us in the future. respecter of no age, race, ethnicity, income, or geography. it does not discriminate. we must speed up every effort we can to test and educate, to be able to prevent the spread and deeper penetration of this disease in our community. we know one way to reverse this is access to testing, like we are doing today in pompano and will be doing tomorrow here at the urban league. that is how we will slow this disease and hopefully end it in time to come.