ijust finished the zoom memorial service for a colleague — dr lorna breen.fe. you know, her family says that it was related to the stress of coronavirus, and that really hurt. in addition, the head nurse that i think i mentioned in one of my previous diaries passed away last week as well. a nurse manager that i know also passed away. and an intensivist downstate, where i trained, also passed away. so last week really, for me, was the worst week of this. it really did feel like a war. and any other event you would stop, you would mourn, you would be with people. tough week. i hope next week's a little bit better. by early may, hospitals are finally starting to see fewer admissions and fewer deaths. and new york is beginning to ease lockdown restrictions. it has been a crisis, and a painful one. but we're coming out of the other side. christina's coronavirus test was negative but she and her daughter chloe have returned to missouri. i will talk to you guys tomorrow. nancy is about to head back to maryland to see her daughter and mum. and derek is continuing in

lorna breen felt unattainable. after overcoming covid-19, she ultimately took her own life by suicide. dr. lorna breen was a hero who devoted her entire life to caring for others. putting others before herself. and while her tragic death cannot be reversed, it should serve as a warning signal about the broader impact this virus. in recent poll by the kaiser family foundation, nearly half of americans reported that the coronavirus is having a negative impact on their mental health one half. that is up from one third. it was in march. in the number of text to the federal disaster distress outline, skyrocketed in april. more than a thousand percent increase. as we continue to discuss what future coronavirus legislation could look like, we cannot ignore the mental health impact. nationwide, we rely on the community mental health centers and community behavioral health organizations to support those battling mental health and substance abuse disorders. but his need for the services has increased, resources have actually

they've been speaking to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon.pened they lost their jobs. because he recently changed jobs he's not eligible for the furlough. i am a seasonal worker, so i'm not eligible for furlough either. so we have had the whole month with no income. the couple and their two children, isabel and oliver, live within sight of loch ness the north of scotland. kamila said the sudden unemployment means that had to cut back to make ends meet. just trying to buy not as much food. we had to cut on our bills quite a lot. everything that we could have cancelled, pretty much, we've cancelled. we've ta ken advantage of the mortgage holidays. we've taken our car off the road. yeah, like everything pretty much we could have cut down we cut down. her husband has now got some work, but money's still tight. i am a bit relieved now when he picked up hisjob, because i know we have some money coming in. it's definitely not — nowhere near what we need. but the past two months has definitely not been easy and i think it obviously gives you stress,

lorna gordon, bbc news, renfrewshire.tancing? first, we have justin maintain social distancing? first, we havejustin relate. "we need to walk more, we need to cycle more." that is going to be the message from the transport secretary grant shapps at the government press conference this afternoon. he is going to say we need to do that to protect public transport. think about it — if we stick to the two metre rule, we won't get nearly as many people on our trains and buses, about 10%, according to estimates. at the same time, if wejump into our cars and drive to work, the roads are going to be choked with traffic. what's the alternative? grant shapps is going to say, "start walking and cycling." he's going to give new powers to councils to close roads, set aside space for pedestrians and cyclists. waltham forest has been doing that for a number of years. that's where i am, in leighton. and i am joined now by clyde loakes, deputy leader of waltham forest, and also the lead on transport. what have you done around here to make

lorna gordon, bbc news, renfrewshire.niversary of their liberation in the second world war today. german troops on jersey, guernsey, and their smaller neighbours, surrendered a day after winston churchill announced the end of the nazi regime. robert hall is in saint aubin in jersey. robert. 75 years ago, the streets ofjersey, guernsey and the other islands would have been ringing with cheers. today, the bunting is up at the streets are silent. this is going to bea streets are silent. this is going to be a very different liberation day but islanders are determined that the story will be passed down to another generation. newsreel: there was heart in the joy of everyone who sailed to guernsey in the destroyer bulldog to bring freedom to the channel islands. the news from the uk had made it inevitable. when taskforce 135 arrived off guernsey, surrender was a formality. stuart snow was in one of the first landing craft to dock. and we pulled in alongside and then somebody shouted, "off you go", and, of course, ijumped. i land

look for lorna m.on legislator will pass legislation to make sure that these workers, frontline workers that are fighting for us, get the protection that they need. it is very important and if we get this legislation passed, it is not just for now, but it is for in the future. they must have enough -- they must be able to be able to work without thinking about going home and taking the virus home to their family. they got to be able to protect themselves and so this is what we're fighting for and we want to make sure if you go to lorna m. johnson, global institute, sign the petition, call your congress people, call your governors, and make sure that we have hazard pay, medical equipment, as well as medical service for any of our employees get sick during this pandemic because that's what it is. it is a war that we're fighting and we -- in order for us to win and maintain our infrastructure, we must support these nurses and make sure they have the proper guidance, proper equipment they need. >> we'll ma

lorna, thank you very much. lorna gordon there. as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford explained, there are still further processes looking at mrjohnson‘s conduct. he will still face an investigation by the oversight committee of the greater london authority. the allegation was that his close relationship with the american businesswoman jennifer arcuri meant that she had somehow got money and trips, access to overseas trades missions, because of that close relationship. and what the independent office for police conduct found was that there was no evidence that he had influenced those decisions. however, what it did find was that those around borisjohnson believed that there was a close relationship between the two, and that may have influenced how they behaved, and the independent office for police conduct also found that there was definitely a close association between boris johnson and jennifer arcuri, and there may have been an intimate relationship. and as they put it, it would have been wise for borisjohnson to hav

lorna, thank you very much. being made available on the isle of wight today in a key trial that will help shape the government's strategy for easing the lockdown. council and health care workers will be the first to try it, with the rest of the island able to download it from thursday. there are some concerns over privacy but if the trial is successful, it could be rolled out nationally within weeks. duncan kennedy reports. what are the indications in terms of take—up of this? what are the indications in terms of take-up of this? we just expect to be leader of the isle of wight cou nty be leader of the isle of wight county council about 20 minutes ago and he thought there might be a take—up of about 80% so welcome is this app on the island. 0thers take—up of about 80% so welcome is this app on the island. others are more sceptical, with concerns about privacy and a take—up might not be quite as high as that. the government has told the council hear that as long as it is above 50%, this trial will be valid. there

lorna gordon, thank you.sands of applications for loans under the government's new bounce back scheme, which was launched this morning. the loans are aimed at small and medium—sized businesses. let's speak to our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. what is the take up bin? it has been big. banks have been talking about a wave of applications on the first day. these bounce back scheme loans filling a gap. there is a coronavirus business interruption loa n coronavirus business interruption loan scheme for businesses to borrow up loan scheme for businesses to borrow up to £5 million. but the very smallest illnesses and sole traders have found that tricky. it's a difficult application process. and less likely for them to succeed. whereas this one, the loans of 100% guaranteed by the government. the bank does not have to think very quickly or very much about it. the application process is just quickly or very much about it. the application process isjust seven questions on the form. so quick, easy and

lorna gordon, thank you very much.inal investigation into his relationship with the american businesswoman jennifer arcuri while he was mayor of london. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is with me now. does this mean he is out of the woods? he is out of the criminal woods? he is out of the criminal woods for now on this, but he will still face an investigation by the oversight committee of the greater london authority. the allegation was that his close relationship with the american businesswoman jennifer arcuri had meant that she had somehow got money and trips, access to overseas trade missions because of that close relationship. what the independent office for police conduct found was that there was no evidence he had influenced those decisions. however, what it did find was that those around borisjohnson believed there was a close relationship between the two, and that may have influenced how they behaved, and the independent office for police conduct also found that there was definitely a close assoc

lorna gordon, bbc news, paisley.ack men and women compared with white people. the risk factor is also high for other ethnic minority groups, including those with a pakistani or indian background. the government has ordered a review into this, and that will report by the end of the month. the bbc asian network's shabnam mahmood has been looking at the issue in one of the worst—affected areas in london. wembley, home to english football. it's also home to one of britain's most diverse communities, many now united in grief after losing loved ones to the coronavirus. the underlying issues were just diabetes and stuff, which is common nowadays, but it wasn't enough to take his life. in the shadows of wembley stadium is where mahindra shah from india spent most of his life, surrounded by family and friends. but he died alone in hospital, something his daughter and her family are still coming to terms with. driving across wembley, it's not difficult to find other families also suffering the pain of loss. this disease has hi

a toll on america's mental health last week emergency room doctor released devastating news doctor lorna breen in the trenches battling this virus for weeks working long hours as many are to tell the family the devastation she was seeing every day and contracted covid-19 and took a week and a half off to recover and then went back to work eager to help her she could. shortly after her family intervened and brought her home to virginia to rest to spend a little time withim her family. sadly, tragically what she was facing felt untenable after overcoming covid-19 c-1 she took her own life by suicide. a hero devoting her entire life to care for others and put others before herself with the tragic death cannot be reversed it should be a warning signal about the virusr impact of the with the kaiser family foundation nearly half of americans that the coronavirus is having a negative impact that's up to one third in march and the number of the distressed outline skyrocketed in april 1000 percent increase and to discuss what future legislation will looke, like in the mental health impact we rely

lorna breen hero fund to bring mental support to health care providers.ate snow, nbc news. >> such a heart wrenching story. >>> we're back in 60 seconds with richard engel and surprising news in the race for a vaccine. >>> in the search for solutions tonight, the mayor drug company partnering with oxford university to make a potential vaccine aiming to get it done much faster. here is richard engel. >> reporter: in a major show of confidence, one of the world's top drug companies today announced its pushing ahead to produce millions of doses of a trial coronavirus vaccine even before the research is complete. >> i'm going to have a vaccine that can be available to the public on an emergency use basis but the end of the year. >> reporter: and how many of these emergency vaccines do you want to have ready by the end of the year >> at this stage, we have a goal to produce up to 100 million doses by the end of the year, and from there and go beyond this next year. >> reporter: the company is betting big, making the vaccine developed by the u.k.'s oxford unive

. >> lorna breen was an e.r. doctor who took her own life last sunday evening.he medical director of the emergency department at new york presbyterian allen hospital. she contracted and recovered from covid-19, but her family says she never recovered from the stress she experienced treating others. >> she had 12-hour shifts. and when she finished, she said i can't leave. nobody's leaving. i have to stay and help. and i kept telling my sister, you know, you can't -- if you can't function, you can't help anybody. you have to sleep. you have to rest. she didn't want to give up. she would not give up. she would not let it break her which, of course, it did. >> joining us now is dr. wendy dean, the co-founder of moral injury of health care. she has served as an e.r. doctor and a psychiatrist. welcome. >> thank you very much for having me. >> clarify that term in your group's name, moral injury. what is moral injury? >> so moral injury is when a physician or another health care provider, a clinician, knows what their patient needs and is unable to get it to them becau

lorna gordon. —— thank you very much.the looting starts, the shooting starts." a third night as you say of writing and looting on the streets of minneapolis, all of it culminating ona minneapolis, all of it culminating on a cord around the central police station being breached and the premises are set on fire. now, several small fires were then lit in the building, but by that stage people had been evacuated, the people had been evacuated, the people inside. 500 national guard officers have now been deployed throughout minneapolis to try to restore order there. but the anger over the death of a local black man by the name of george floyd shows very little sign of abating. video of his arrest shows mr floyd on the ground with a white police officer with his knee to mr floyd‘s neck. now, george floyd can be heard calling for the police officer to give him room to breathe and so on. eventually his body goes limp and he was pronounced dead in hospital. there have been calls for the four police officers involved in george floy

my name is lorna and i run a cosmetic car repair business. with my husband, simon. my name's rachel whitfield and i run a training company. hello, my name's kirsty. i have a shop in somerset with my husband and we supply and install fireplaces. they're all different, but they all have something in common — they feel forgotten by the government. we're the ones taking the risk, trying to keep our businesses open, yet we are not being supported personally to support our families, the same as everybody else. sales have gone up in smoke. they're trying to get a loan for the business and live on £600 each month, all they're entitled to on furlough from the government, because they got most of their income from dividends. not sleeping properly, feeling stressed, starting to feel low. how urgent is this situation? we've probably got another sort of month and it depends how much money we can borrow on a credit card. small businesses are the backbone of our economy. many are set up as a limited company. their directors or owners typically pay a minimal

there was no risk—free way to do this because the virus had not gone away 0ur scotland correspondent lornas. she set out this roots map, if you like, for how she sees life going back to some sort of normal in the weeks and months ahead. the first phase, from next thursday, will involve primarily outdoor activities, people being able to see others from another household as long as it is outside and social distancing is maintained, some outdoor sports resuming such as tennis, bowling, fishing and golf, and outdoor businesses like agriculture and forestry able to resume as well. garden centres will be able to reopen, as will recycling facilities. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. the white house is under pressure as the number of americans to have sought unemployment benefits since march nears 40 million. here in the uk, nhs workers, carers, hospital patients and care home residents will be among the first to be tested for coronavirus antibodies from next week. the government has agreed a deal with the pharmaceutical company roche and abbott labs to buy the tests, which will

lorna's beings seemingly. going to be here they were all searching for something. 'd all. 'd such strange creatures. the world is in a big mess the more they get more they want. president bush after 9 or served our urge all americans to go sharpen this but it wants to make me money it's the thing in me i grew up in the way that i would still make money even if i was never in the doesn't mean there is some money in the it's nice to say. there aren't enough people think they need that's what the marketing strategy is is that it always tells you shouldn't begin to. mention this one and all humans are by nature an. evolution as soon as times and as long as it's mechanism doesn't become too dominant and he it will make as it sounds the goals of the individual a perfectly as individual. the shrewd avoid to survive today i'd go so far as to say it's a symptom of an all nice. i wonder if world viable form of life. may me for just a novel version or why action the plan will be set right next to the dinosaurs or the cartridge museum. i kept asking myself. why are we like this. carin

there was no risk—free way to do this because the virus had not gone away. 0ur scotland correspondent lornaif you like, for how she sees life going back to some sort of normal in the weeks and months ahead. the first phase, from next thursday, will involve primarily outdoor activities. people being able to see others from another household as long as it is outside and social distancing is maintained. some outdoor sports resuming, such as tennis, bowling, fishing and golf. and outdoor businesses, like agriculture and forestry able to resume as well. garden centres will be able to reopen, as will recycling facilities. this is 0utside source live from the bbc. china plans to impose a new national security law that will give it an even firmer grip on hong kong. at least 84 people are now known to have died in one of the most powerful cyclones to hit india and bangladesh for years. cyclone amphan uprooted trees, brought down electricity and telephone lines, and flattened houses in states along india's coast and south—west bangladesh. yogita limaye reports from mumbai. it hit west bengal on wedne

lorna breen took her own life recently.onnelly worries about the emotional well being of his recovering firefighters. >> to take this job you have to feel a little invincible. when things go wrong. your mind says i'm having problems with this. that those are chings in the armor that can weaken the system. >> donnelly and other firs responders acknowledge there are professional stigmas associated with firefighters, er doctors and others who need help for anxiety and depression. some actually are punished for seeking that help even before this pandemic, er doctors were at higher risk for suicide and advocates on average before the pandemic, suicide killed more firefighters each year than actual fires. >> these first responders are real heroes and we're grateful to them. thanks for that report. more news just ahead. okay... okay! safe drivers save 40%!!! guys! guys! check it out. safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's ri

lorna senator rick scott will be here for his take on your tax dollars bailing out blue states. and we have all the latest on joe biden. a string of mental malfunctions this week including those sexual assault allegations. we will remind you what president trump said about a tweet from joe biden earlier this evening. please send us your thoughts. would love to hear from you at steve helt engine hilton next. florida congressman matt gate and fox news contributor lisa booth. before we get in to some of the details, i just wanted to give you my overall thoughts on what we saw, it's fascinating, two things really stood out to me. first of all there was an immediate sense of what's going on right now, the response to this crisis, it seems to me very clear evidence that president trump is on top of the details. i think this format really suits him. a church chance to show just how hands-on he is. you got all the details at his fingertips. he talks about every aspect and i think it's really reassuring, especially to all those critics who love to make out that the response to this has b

lorna gordon, bbc news, renfrewshire. industry will have to return slowly, so health protocols can be tested and passenger confidence restored. here's our business correspondent katy austin. every time these ships visit southampton, northern europe's busiest cruise port, the city normally gets a multimillion—pound boost, but for now, there are no passengers. normally the customers for local hotels, restaurants, tourism and travel businesses. this taxi firm used to get up to 4,000 cruise—related jobs per weekend. no ships, no work, we are going to have to make a few harsh decisions. we monitor it on a daily and weekly basis, personally i don't think cruise will return this year. the large cruise supply network is also suffering. some crew are still on board but vast orders for passengers, food and drink have disappeared. it's fallen off a cliff. we are 90% down. we are owed over £1 million. we have £1.6 million of stock here going nowhere. we've furloughed 24 staff. currently we have to see if it starts up, how rapidly. ar

lorna breen who subsequently saved lives and subsequently committed suicide. is obviously having major health effects, mental health specifically. dr. harstene, have you seen an increase in many of these issues among front line workers? and how are they dealing with them? >> you know, there is an increase we're seeing. we're noticing that, you know, calls to suicide hot lines are up, call toes crisis hot lines are up, so it's not just front line workers. across the board, we're feeling a global stress. put yourself in a doctor, emt, firefighter position where er dealing with this stress and trauma firsthand. and i think we believe that we need a mental health diagnosis to die by suicide or have depression or anxiety. and the truth is, the mere presence of the stress and the trauma every day over and over with the risk of your own health, at the risk of your family's health, all of these things is enough in and of itself to create an increase in depression, to create a increase in hopelessness, an increase in fear, that it could lead to some of these things. so

also lending their voices read paisley and lorna lena.steven curtis chapman and lauren alayna. watch. >> well, thank you so much for an opportunity to be with you. and thank you, lauren. i can't see you, buddy know you are there with me as well. i've been having a chance to play on the opry more recently. it has connected me with artists from different genres. particularly country music. and so many others that you are the same faith, share the same beliefs, and that's of course the roots of country music go way back in gospel music as well. it has been such a cool thing connecting point for me. so this song, which if i may say, was inspired in a lot of ways. you guys had an amazing program together, america, keeping the faith. that word, and hearing that word, particularly, coming from a television set, as you guys know, it's not the word we have heard a lot in recent months and years. and it was so refreshing, and inspiring to me. because it is what we are all longing for, it is what we are made for. relationship, togetherness. it inspi

lorna thorp, the director of the epidemiology division at nyu health. glad to have you both with us. dr. thorp, let me start with you, and this article out of north dakota. north dakota is the only state to meet the estimated need of 30 contact tracers per 100,000 people. a contact tracer is someone who says okay, you have covid-19, who have you interacted with, let's backtrack and get all of those people tested and isolated. you can fit north dakota's population into manhattan. twice. and president trump kind of alluded to that variance in tonight's town hall meeting. here is another clip from tonight's event. >> in some states, you can do a lot less than in other states, and in new york, i think you would have to go around with masks for a while, you're going to have to do separation, distancing, you're going to have to do that for a while. but some states, you are doing so well. >> dr. thorp how do we make contact tracing work in larger, denser cities? >> well, it's helpful to remember that contact tracing is not new. health departments have been doi

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lorna breen was the medical director of the emergency department at new york-presbyterian allen hospitalut had been staying with her family in virginia at the time of her death. she herself had contracted the coronavirus and had to leave her position to recover from the illness. her family blames her job for her death. her father in an interview, she described harrowing scenes from the hospital. said, "make sure she's praised as a hero, because she was," her father, dr. philip breen, said in an interview, adding, "she's a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died." andrew solomon, can you comment on her death and the pressure that health care professionals are facing right now? you refer to this saying, we're used to dealing with sick peoeoe and sing tererrible t things too talklking about doctors and nurses, but what is devastating with covid is the sheer volume. it is likeke drinking fromom a poisonous fire hydrant." >> well, i think the first thing to say is that she was a hero and thatat we shouould all be breathless with admimiration for somemebody who is wiwillintoto k so h

lorna breen who died by suicide and that was the worst examples of the trauma the people are feeling. is there any other advice, practical advice you can give on a daily basis to those on the front line working 12 hour shifts? she spoke to her sister feeling she couldn't leave after 12 hours, others were still working and that she had to stay. >> right. the well-being of workers is definitely being stressed, not only in light of the fact that they're working very hard but described by folks which is social isolation, anxiety, changes in one's home, fear of uncertainty. so we created a collaborative with other programs, a large work force going to the floors where folks are working to meet their needs, just to know they're there. we have mental health liaisons, chaplains around the hospitals now, letting people know there are services. we developed a lot of services already, beginning with meeting basic needs to meeting psychological needs, all sorts of things. we started this a few months ago. this program is going to be very much focusing on letting people know that there's no stigma

lorna breen was an emergency physician. john mondello was an emergency medical technician.your message to health care workers who might be having suicidal ideation right now because of how overwhelmed they feel and how they're confronted with this horror day in and day out? >> there is no shame in speaking out. i hope that the communities of health care providers can encourage each other to speak out. they're undergoing trauma, they're undergoing stress. it's almost like being in a war in certain ways. as a culture, much as we say support our troops and then we don't necessarily fund their mental health services, we also have to do the same here. think about what it means to support our health care providers. it means give them resources, give them the ability to say i feel traumatized, i feel like i can't cope. and for them to be able to avail themselves of the resources out there. there are suicide hot lines, they're seeing an increase over this time. we also have a suicide crisis in this country even pre-pandemic. rates have been rising for the past two decades in the un

lorna gordon, thank you, for now. barnard castle "might have been minor breach" of lockdown rules, according to durham police. a round trip of 50 or 60 miles, depending on what you read. let's go now to our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, who is in north london. tell us more about what the police force is saying, daniel? what we are dealing with now is what kind of police enforcement there should be, it is not for the police to find someone it is not for the police to find someone guilty of hypocrisy, their job is to work out whether there has been a breach of the health protection regulations and if it was a serious enough breach to warrant a punishment orfine. a serious enough breach to warrant a punishment or fine. do a serious enough breach to warrant a punishment orfine. do not a serious enough breach to warrant a punishment or fine. do not forget that throughout this crisis, the police's method has been to educate people firstly, to make sure they are aware of what the guidelines are and to get them

lorna gordon, bbc news, renfrewshire.ng our best to be quick. this covid has brought us all together. cheese. and we are doing our best for the patients. it is a busy one, busy station. working for the nhs has been raj‘s ambition. the nhs, because of my wife. his wife was a nurse in guildford. she was a sister in charge in the royal surrey hospital, she passed awayjust one and a half year ago with cancer. she is my inspiration. she was a very lovely lady, always giving. that is why i'm here. raj started work here a week ago, but the decision has worried his sons. they said don't, don't, don't. already we've lost mum, we don't want to lose you. my younger son was saying, no. my eldest son was saying, no, but i said no, i am go. this is the time to go, not to sit at home and i am happy here. i enjoy doing this. there's been lots of changes because of the covid, we are doing a lot more meals for staff now. we are open 24 hours a day, almost 24 hours a day for the night staff and we are using a lot more disposable plates, spo

lorna gordon, bbc news, paisley.now that nurses are getting used to the clubbing on thursday night, but why is today's all—important? —— clapping. today is an annual day in the calendar. international nurses day. it happens to fall this year on the anniversary of florence nightingale. the thursday clapping has been an additional support, but now more than ever, we have seen the value of nursing across the world, and certainly in our own country, countries across the uk. so it is the moment in time to reflect again on the commitment and professionalism that nursing professionalism that nursing profession has shown through this pandemic, and also to reflect on our collea g u es pandemic, and also to reflect on our colleagues who have lost their lives through this time as well. to mark this, you have put out a video, and let's just have a look at this. these are the hands that touches first. feel your head. find the pulse. and make your bed. these are the hands that tap your back. test the skin. hold your arm. wheel the

lorna gordon, bbc news.". the letter contained a number of claims regarding the organisation's record during the coronavirus outbreak, taking particular issue with the way the who supposedly failed to gather and share information. joining me now to discuss the veracity of president trump's claims is our reality check correspondent, chris morris. let's start with this claim that the who failed to adequately get and share information. this is talking about the early phase of the outbreak. the who said they were informed by china of an unknown cause of pneumonia... they put out a statement asking for more information from china. on the 21st of january they sent a team to wuhan to investigate. at the end of the month i declared a global health emergency. you can argue that it could have acted quicker, but you can certainly make the arguments of that of many governments around the world. the crucial point is the who doesn't have the power to force or compel any government to do anything, including handing over in

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been following the journey of one new nurse who cut shortghtshift. she is one of more than 2000 nursing and midwifery students in scotland tojoin the and midwifery students in scotland to join the workforce early when the call for extra help was made to ppe now just another part call for extra help was made to ppe nowjust another part of call for extra help was made to ppe now just another part of the uniform. patients can only see my eyes so i think the way i speak to people is important. sometimes we can talk too fast and so you slow yourself down and still have the empathy for patients who only ever see your eyes when you have all that equipment on. i amjust see your eyes when you have all that equipment on. i am just walking onto the war difficulty patients she is helping to care for have tested positive for covid—19.” helping to care for have tested positive for covid-19. i think i wasn't mentally prepared for what i wasn't mentally prepared for what i was seeing. patients appear quite well and look healthy that they are clinically unwe

our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been giving us more details of the gradual changes whichthe lockdown because of the virus has not gone away, but she did set out this, this route map, if you like for how she sees life going back to some semblance of normal in the weeks and months ahead. this first phase as you said from next thursday on wards will involve outdoor activity, people being able to see others from another household as long as it is outside and social distancing is maintained, some outdoor sports being able to resume like tennis, bowling, fishing, and golf and outdoor businesses like agricultural and for industry able to resume. garden centres will be able to re—open, as will recycling facilities the as well. these measure, most of which have an outdoor focus are not in place yet, let me stressed that and they are dependent on us continuing to suppress the virus. they will be monitored carefully, as they do take effect. however, we view them as a proportionate and suitably cautious set of first steps and i hope they will bring improvement to people's wellbeing a

and then lorna. she was a charlottesville native who was working as an emergency room physician at new york presbyterian and was so stressed out by what she saw, she developed coronavirus. she went back to the hospital to work as soon as she could. and it was too much for her. she went home to be with her family in charlottesville and about ten days ago died by suicide, facing a tremendous burden of being a first responder. i want to mention all of them and all of those, everyone in this chamber has direct personal ex-cans. the suffering is massive and likely to continue. and because of this, congress should do more. the american public's expects us to, we shouldn't let them down. so what should be our next priorities? one way to look at the legislation that we've already passed is this. congress has provided aid to five basics pillars, aid to i had haves and families, grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations, loans to medium- and large-sized businesses, aid to local and state governmen

doctor lorna breen who had just recovered from coronavirus took her own life recently.lly worries about the emotional well-being of his recovery firefighters to take this job to do this job you have to feel a little invincible when. >>things go wrong. your mind says i'm having problems with this that doesn't change sunny armor that can weaken the system. brian todd, cnn. >>and don't forget we have always got the very latest coronavirus related stories on our website at kron 4 dot com. as you can see the latest from orange county a up on the web site right now we just mentioned that a moment ago again updated minute by minute with the latest information you need to get through the you need to get through the (alarm ringing) wake up to great tasting flavor. (alarm stops) belvita breakfast biscuits. flavors like delicious blueberry or decadent chocolate, gently baked in a tasty biscuit. (alarm ringing) belvita breakfast biscuits. it's time to taste the day. and your medicine, abbvie may be able to help. myabbvie assist has been providing free abbvie medicines to qualifying

host: let's talk to carlos calling from miami beach, lorna and he has been -- miami beach, florida ande has been furloughed. caller: good morning. host: what industry did you work in? caller: i manage a hotel. manage a large team concierge, front desk, housekeeping. i had to lay off all my employees which is about 4000 plus. that being said, a lot of people worry -- i get multiple calls and emails a day sing whenever going back? we were promised we were going to be back in may. then i got pushed back to june and now people are worried. everybody wants to come to south beach and enjoy themselves but what i'm trying to promise is when do we bring our workers back? we need to go back to work. if not, we are going to fall as a country. we can do this if we work together and that is what i want to say. host: you said you used to manage a hotel. when you bring the people back, do you expect to bring back a full strength or only certain number of people? or do not have any idea how it is going to work? caller: we have a strong plan. that is the thing. -- the people off we had laid off we had

peter: cindy, lorna. guest: your book endings have a definite conclusion. brad: good question. yes they do pretty soon i do conclude except peter is mad about the way i ended spy master. i have done a couple. just a couple of my car that had a cliffhanger at the end i get the same reaction peter gammon this morning. so by and large, yes they do and. everything is tied up in all of that kind of stuff. peter: so why didn't "spy master" in that way. brad: they told him to commit the murders. they told me what to do in the months . i have no willpower when it comes to music. i have to do with music tells me peter. peter: hello if you have this news. it is often on. she flies away. she comes back, she finds way. one of my favorite people when it comes to the art of writing is stephen. his amazing author. he wrote a book about the war of art how artists deal with or overcome writer's block. he also wrote about the battle, it's a fire required reading in the military circles. stephen prestel. if you want to be a writer for an artist of any kind in youth watching this, the war of art i

even if initially that was only possible out of doors and not indoors. 0ur scotland correspondent lornassessment of nicola sturgeon in scotla nd the assessment of nicola sturgeon in scotland is perhaps a bit further behind the rest of the uk in terms of where it is with the pandemic? real level of detail in both the briefing today and the document released at the same time, the framework for decision—making released by the scottish government. it states they estimate there are currently around 26,000 infectious people in scotland and that is too many to consider the virus under control. it also stays while the modelling is uncertain, there is some evidence the r number, is higher in scotland than elsewhere in the uk. not certain why that is but some suggestions it might be because scotla nd some suggestions it might be because scotland is on a slight lag compared to some other areas in the uk, the virus hit harder here later. nicola sturgeon warning if schools reopen fully at this point, it would likely bea fully at this point, it would likely be a new spike of infections which could ov

lorna gordon, bbc news. it's a quarter past six, tuesday morning.porary care workers transmitted coronavirus between care homes as the epidemic grew, according to an unpublished government study. the metro reports that 200,000 people might have had coronavirus, but failed to self—isolate because the official symptoms didn't include a loss of the sense of smell. it also has a large picture of two women enjoying ‘la dolce vita' in milan now that italy has eased its lockdown. the times has the same picture. and it says that britons have been given a "fresh hope of a summer holiday abroad" after the transport secretary announced plans for so—called air bridges between countries with low coronavirus infection rates. and online, the scotsman says the lockdown there will start to be lifted on may the 28th — that's a week on thursday. it also carries a picture of a young celtic fan celebrating an historic ninth consecutive league title after the top—flight football season was declared finished yesterday. and i'm sure sally will be talking about the english