jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome. the latest country to close its borders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. the measures, which will come into force tomorrow, accompany a lockdown across moscow, which will see residents confined to their homes. the capital has recorded two—thirds of the 1,500 cases across russia according to official figures. in spain, the number of coronavirus fatalities rose by 838 overnight, marking the country's highest daily rise in deaths. much of the country remains in lockdown. 6,500 people have now died from the virus there and there are just under 80,000 confirmed infections. it's one of europe's hardest hit countries, but spanish health officials say the virus there could be near its peak. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has asked for his country's forgiveness after imposing a sweeping coronavirus lockdown that he said had hurt millions of the country's poor. in his weekly radio address, he apologised for the impact of the 3—week lockdown, but said india was in a life—and—death

tom mackenzie texas inside what it is like -- tom mackenzie texas inside what it is like -- tom mackenzies inside what it is like right now arriving at the airport. centerm at a convention in beijing from hundreds of passengers in china, where we are being screened. ♪ [speaking foreign language] tom: it is very busy here. abroad,nese residents and the whole process has been very long. ♪ alix: for more on other stories, go to your terminal. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he wants the onate to pass virus stimulus monday. nancy pelosi come of the house speaker, as well as treasury secretary mnuchin, looking at $1 trillion and $1.2 trillion. the senate should be passing that monday, as mitch mcconnell would like. guy: let's talk about central banks a little, and then what is happening with these markets. markets feel pretty broken right now. to question a lot of people are asking, have central banks done enough to fix them, or will more be required? then there's the longer-term question. what are the long-term implications of what's happening right now? joining us as a man who sh

but get over to our china correspondent tom mackenzie in beijing. china is seeing a dramatic drop in infections, but there are doubts about whether we are getting the full picture from the statistics. tom: the doubts around china's cases, confirmed cases at a natural and local level have never gone away since it was revealed that it was something of a cover-up in the early stages of this disease, at least in december. then you have a change in methodology at least twice in hubei province. now there is the expert consideration, which is it turns out that a national level with national reported cases, china is not including asymptomatic cases. and asymptomatic cases someone who has tested positive for the disease but is not showing any signs of symptoms. level is nottional including those cases. the world health organization says only 1% of the cases in china are asymptomatic, but they do say that 70% of those cases will end up showing full-blown symptoms. there is a question as to whether or not it will prove more accurate in the overall count. as yo

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.: the german personal trainer who's lifting weights and spirits — during these trying times. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: almost 1,300 people have now died from coronavirus in

polly mackenzie and robert fox. good bye. much more about the coronavirus on our webste.est developments — and lots of really informative information, just log on to bbc.co.uk/news — or download the bbc news app. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. the clocks may have taken a step forward , the clocks may have taken a step forward, but the weather has taken a step back. there is a pretty one or more wind making it feel especially cold across england and wales. moving to england across parts of scotland. a few rain showers further south. mostly dry, and certainly western areas staying dry throughout. varying amounts of clouds. some sunshine breaking through. some sunny spells later this afternoon in the south and east. in eastern england, the biggest effect on how it will feel. already below where they should be for the time of year. add in that wind and it should be pretty freezing for most of you. turning into summer british time, it means that wind and it should be pretty freezing for most of you. turning into british summer time, it means the even

jean mackenzie reports.d the world to serve on the front line of this crisis. doctors from russia, cuba and now albania and from every corner of italy too. ijust finished from the hospital after 12 hours. i'm so tired! giuseppe has never worked in an emergency room, he only qualified last year, but he's left his home in sicily for a field hospital at the epicentre. why did you decide to travel to work up here? the emergency was here and it's still here and so i'm here to get my contribution, my little contribution, and help my colleagues. the force at which this virus struck the north of italy has left it exposed. 300 doctors were flown in from different parts of the country last week, but this wasn't nearly enough. the situation in the north is so acute, so many doctors and nurses have fallen sick now, that the government is appealing to people from all over the country to travel up there and help. the north is still in a deep crisis. we have a shortage of specialised people in the health sector because the

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.after imposing a sweeping coronavirus lockdown that he said had hurt millions of the country‘s poor. in his weekly radio address, he apologised for the impact of the three week lockdown, but said india was in a life and death battle. faisal ali has more from delhi. with buses and trains suspended, these migrant workers have begunjourneys on foot to reach their villages. they cannot afford a plane ticket. some walked hundreds of kilometres, barefoot, with families and many with children. translation: my wife and son, my brother and i walked all the way from sonipat. it took us two days and one night to reach the bus terminal. the economic cost of the lockdown is taking its toll, particularly on contract workers on daily labourers. most of them now out of work are trying to reach their homes all over the country. there are nearly 100 million internal migrants in india and those working in the big cities are affected by the 21—day shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. that critic

this is one small part of the mackenzie family in yorkshire, and this is a much bigger slice of the mackenziet like so many right now, younger family members are helping older relatives like auntie patricia to master modern technology and keep the family connected, with varying degrees of success. me and techno don't go. i can see you well and clear. you can see me but i know there's a button... all i can see is my fireplace. holdon, hold on! you flip the image so i can see you but you can still see me. i've lost it now. wait a minute. it's complicated. it is complicated, and with the older generation, there's a real worry of if i press the wrong thing, i'm going to break it, what am i going to do, i'm going to lose all the contacts. are you there? iam here! how is that? i'm back on now. the first facetime call i got involved with was when we facetimed pat and that wasn't easy, i got regular messages saying, "where's everyone gone?" but we got there in the end. hello! how are you? we've made it, auntie pat! thank goodness! modern technology at its best! goodness! it makes your head blow, this

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.r, narendra modi, has asked for his country's forgiveness after imposing a sweeping coronavirus lockdown that he said had hurt millions of the country's poor. in his weekly radio address, he apologised for the impact of the 3—week lockdown, but said india was in a life and death battle. faisal ali has more from delhi. with buses and trains suspended, these migrant workers have begunjourneys on foot to reach their villages. they cannot afford a plane ticket. some walked hundreds of kilometres, barefoot, with families and many with children. translation: my wife and son, my brother and i walked all the way from sonipat. it took us two days and one night to reach the bus terminal. the economic cost of the lockdown is taking its toll, particularly on contract workers on daily labourers. most of them now out of work are trying to reach their homes all over the country. there are nearly 100 million internal migrants in india and those working in the big cities are affected by the 21—day shut

jean mackenzie, our correspondent in lesbos.w the future of that wonder of nature is under threat. a record high temperature was recorded in antarctica last month — over 20 degrees centigrade. marine biologists are researching what effect this rise could have on the ecosystem, as our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt reports. antarctica is the most extreme continent on earth. few animals can survive the bitter cold. but one antarctican environment is surprisingly stable — the ocean. but it is cold, —2 centigrade. it is the coldest place on earth that marine animals live. the water is right around the freezing temperature of sea water all the time, year—round. so the temperatures are very, very stable. it's actually very difficult to function at freezing temperature of sea water because everything goes so slowly, so they've optimised their metabolisms for that temperature and they have never seen anything warmer than that in millions of years. her team is studying how these animals, sea spiders, manage to survive and

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.alities rose by 838 in the last 2a hours — marking the country's highest daily rise in deaths.much of the country remains in lockdown. 6,500 people have now died from the virus there, and there are just under 80,000 confirmed infections. it's one of europe's hardest hit countries, but spanish health officials say the virus there could be near its peak. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has asked for the country's forgiveness after imposing a sweeping coronavirus lockdown that he said had hurt millions of the country's poor. faisal ali has more from delhi. with buses and trains suspended, these migrant workers have begunjourneys on foot to reach their villages. they cannot afford a plane ticket. some walked hundreds of kilometres, barefoot, with families and many with children. translation: my wife and son, my brother and i walked all the way from sonipat. it took us two days and one night to reach the bus terminal. the economic cost of the lockdown is taking its toll, particularly

paul: china correspondent tom mackenzie in beijing.tunately lost the connection to you. let's get to our next guest, he theimates the impact of virus outbreak will last until at least may or june. he's a t. rowe price aipac head of multi-asset solutions. i'm not going to be able -- he won't be able to see this chart i'm bringing up, but it illustrates -- i've never had the sensation of being amused by our chart before, but one of the most volatile indexes within the s and p may mean low volatility. volatility is -- we have seen some disconnect on the fx volatility, volatility to equity. we have seen it complex. you have to look out what the starting point was. to your point about low volatility factors within equity, that was in high demand up to the crisis. evaluation was quite excessive. not arise -- it is surprise, given the repricing on the future earnings is going on, that these companies would have some volatility impact with their portfolios. volatility is spreading. there is still some to take on, giving you have some disconnec

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.e are just under 80,000 confirmed infections. it‘s one of europe‘s hardest hit countries, but spanish health officials say the virus there could be near its peak. the us government‘s leading infectious disease expert, dr anthony fauci, says at least 100,000 americans will be killed by the virus — and possibly up to twice that number. some cities, including new york, have warned that they may soon run out of medical supplies. the latest figures show there‘ve been 237 more deaths in new york state over the past 2a hours. and if you want a reminder of the restrictions the government has introduced, you can find a full list of them on the bbc news website. the senior lawyer who represented alex salmond during his recent trial for sexual assault has been recorded making highly derogatory comments about him. mr salmond, the former first minister of scotland, was cleared of all charges last week after nine women made complaints about him. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. gordonjacks

tom mackenzie in beijing with the latest. rba decision is about 19 minutes away, that's get back out to our anchor david ingles. what are you seeing, and given we heard from parmenter's through -- prime ministers scott morrison saying that the policy of the rba was very aligned with what needs to be done to support the economy, that is a strong signal we will see a move from the rba today. uevid: it is almost china-esq when you look at what the pboc does, the whole gamut of economic planning agencies. out, in theto point last 90 minutes or so, you have a look at -- in australia, it's the first time since i joined bloomberg that it is 50-50. you have 17 economists saying but thatgoing to cut, doesn't mean they will cut 25 basis points. you look at markets, clearly we are expecting a cut, and if they don't cut you will get a reaction there. , just to mention that as well, there is a story on the bloomberg but i will summarize. they are saying huey might be qesible by q4 -- saying might be possible by q4 and come in the form of

paul: tom mackenzie in beijing. meanwhile, europe bracing for mo re fallout as italy saw a new coronavirus cases surge 50% in one date. that brings total infections to 1700. our rome bureau chief joins us on the line. just how fast is the infection spreading? >> well, experts are saying now the infection may be what they call at the exponential phase. are no longer growing linearly but transmission from person-to-person is going so fast that we see as we have seen today the numbers rise 50% in only one day. for now they have not been more further infections within italy. which make up for 1/3 of the economy in virtual lockdown but the rest of the country continues normally, especially the center and the south here in rome where i am now. but we might see more measures in the coming days. the u.s. has advised all americans to avoid all travel to italy and american airlines have suspended flights to milan. so, what is the government's response so far? >> well, the finance minister has announced today tourism measures

good mackenzie in bellingham. lots. now to some of the other stories making news around the world a retired f.b.i. agent who asked been missing in iran since 2007 has died in iranian custody according to his family up 11 singer vanished while reported a working as a private investigator iran has long denied knowing his whereabouts and details office desk remains on clay. because it was government has collapsed over its response to the coronavirus pandemic the prime minister lost a confidence vote just 7 weeks after taking power the move could take the country to early elections. new figures show sales of toilet paper in germany have more than tripled since the start of the coronavirus crisis some supermarkets have been limiting the number of rolls customers can buy in recent weeks after panic buying cleared shelves the german statistics agency also says so persons's have quadrupled and prices up to hundreds. what is the pandemic doing to the world's use a recent study from china has found out while most children tend to

joining us from beijing is bloomberg's china correspondent tom mackenzie.have you with us. this came as a surprise as a decision to keep the lpr on hold. what are the implications, and what might happen next? and as a signal from the people's bank of china that they are not going to follow the signal of other central banks around the world, including the fed, in its aggressive rate cutting move. the pboc taking a more targeted approach. monday, they disappointed the markets because they pumped in about $14 billion u.s. using this medium term lending facility, but they did not lower the rates. they kept them at 3.15%. traders expected a move lower by about five basis points, but we did not get that. they kept it 4.05%. it underscores this approach from the central bank in china of targeted measures and more emphasis from policymakers on the fiscal side. there is also consideration about the pressure of the banking sector is under in china already. they have been leaned on by the central banks to give some of the loans to corporate. playingpart of what is int

x, general mackenzie answers questions on the president 2021 defense budget request and how the coronavirusoutbreak is impacting the middle east. >> our meeting will come to order. the committee meets today to receive the testimony of the united states central command. i would like to welcome our witness, general frank mckenzie, commander of the united states central command. i want to add that immediately following this morning's open hearing we'll move to svc-217 in the senate visitor center for a closed session which will be an opportunity for general mackenzie to answer some of the questions that might make a note of questions that come along that are not appropriate answer in the setting so that we can do it later. i would like to begin by recognizing two united states marines, gunner sergeant diego pongo and captain moises navas, who were killed earlier this week during a mission against the isis stronghold in iraq. i also want to recognize that two additional americans who were killed yesterday, whose names have not yet been released. released. that was in a rocket attack in taji. th

tom mackenzie has more in beijing. we note that these privately held enterprises tend to be hit higher. are the expectations that the government will provide more support? >> the are rounding out this unprecedented pain for the manufacturing sector that there under. 40.3 is well below the estimates and the january numbers. it is the sme's. the small private companies that are taking the brunt of this coronavirus pain. officials are focusing their efforts to try to support the sme's. survey suggests there may be as -- as a third of them that could run out of cash within the week. this is well below the estimates. record lows. in terms of what the economists are doing crunching the numbers, you could see a contraction of 2.4%. the contraction may be as much as 6%. in the second half, you could see a rebound but others say you may not get a v shape. you're not seeing a massive flood of stimulus in china. it is still focused on sme's. they may look at the benchmark deposit rates. they will have additional measures around t

i found two other pieces of evidence, canadian prime minister mackenzie king as a close relationshipith fdr and after a meeting with fdr in november of 1941 mackenzie king comes back and writes in his diary they believe a break in chinese resistance will lead to a break in russian resistance showing the close connection between the survival of china and the survival of the soviet union. the same happens when churchill advises roosevelt anxieties about china and it enormously increased and it was generated at that time, you will see the issue of keeping china in the war to sustain the soviets is very much in mind. that is the moment as i indicated when i think the wars become truly fused together even before the attack on pearl harbor. i end the trilogy with the japanese empire, the run after december of 1941, this enormous empire covering seven time zones. within that empire they now have 516 million human beings or just under, just over a fifth of the total population of the world and they are dug in and preparing to defend it. the narrative of the first volume ends with the surrend

mackenzie joining us from beijing. financial support for struggling small businesses and workers. social gathering restrictions were put into effect over the weekend. our chief asian correspondent david engel joins us from hong kong now. as they add more tighter social distancing measures, they are going to be more help for some of these small and medium businesses out there. david: that is right. you and i know the hong kong economy is built on the mom and pop and small and medium-size businesses. they are struggling after the protests for months and the coronavirus outbreak, so they need some help, and matthew has recognized that, the chief secretary of hong kong, the number two official after carrie lam, and in a blog post, he says another stimulus package for hard-hit businesses and particular for the workers who have a hard time making ends meet will be addressed in this package. however, it is a blog post, and no details were posted other than they are working on that and there is no timeline. it comes, of course

and cnn's david mackenzie is live from johannesburg. he joins us now. david, you talked to the head of the cdc in africa. what did he have to say about this first case reported in nigeria? and of course, how the continent will handle any outbreak? >> well, rosemary, he said that nigeria passed the initial test. but there is a long way to go. that italian national traveling from the northern part of italy to lagos for work, then was detected. got sent, quickly isolated, and diagnosed. now, the head of the african cdc told me there are twin threats to africa. diagnosis and then containment. you know, when this outbreak first started in china, only here in south africa and west africa and senegal had the capabilities in their lab system to test for this new virus. over the last few weeks, the african cdc has been working with governments to try and rapidly expand that diagnostic capability. they are now standing at around 40 countries. but if you cannot quickly diagnose people and contain them, the public health system in africa, in many parts of the conti

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.scientists and a formula 1, racing team —— russia is beginning a nonworking week. these are some of the measures it has put in place to try and enable those in russia to avoid contracting the coronavirus. that is something we have been looking into earlier. a breathing aid that can help coronavirus patients out of intensive care which has also been created in just a few days. the device which has been invented in collaboration with the mercedes for chiller —— mercedes formula 1team, for chiller —— mercedes formula 1 team, here is fergus walsh. it isa it is a small device which could make a big difference. known as continuous air pressure, it pushes oxygen into the lungs, keeping them open, making it easier to breed. they are already used in the nhs but her info —— short supply so a tea m her info —— short supply so a team modified and improved an existing in less than a week which has since been approved by health regulators. allan normally this would take years and in this instance we

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jean mackenzie reports from rome. a lifeline lands in lombardy.o a mobile hospital, this morning the german military flew critically ill patients from italy's worst—hit region to hospitals around germany. italy's outbreak has been so concentrated in the north that hospitals are struggling to cope. doctor constantinez was one of the first to be overwhelmed. in my town, the situation is a bit improving. i think we are a couple of weeks ahead of the rest of lombardy, so we now are on the plateau of the curve of the new covid infections. at first, it was beds and ventilators in short supply, but now, it's people. nurses and doctors. because we have some free beds inside our hospitals, we could use for patients, but we don't have any more nurses 01’ doctors. today, italy has reached a sobering milestone. more than 10,000 people dead after nearly 900 more deaths were recorded since yesterday. there is some hope here. the rate of new infections has slowed over the past week, an indication that this lockdown, which began nearly three weeks ago, is startin

alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow for us.ola sturgeon has been speaking in the last few minutes? that's right, she has, and over the weekend she has been speaking in an increasingly stark and serious language as this virus has spread quicker than they had originally thought it would. scotland's first minister has spoken in the last few minutes and this is what she had to say. let me be blunt, the stringent restrictions on our normal everyday lives i am about to set out are difficult and they are unprecedented. the amount effectively to what has been described as a lockdown. i know how difficult all of that is and i am not going to seek to sugar—coat it in any way. but these measures are essential for the protection of all of us. so life in scotland is going to be incredibly different for everyone. but the reason for that, as the first minister has been telling us is to save lives and to make sure our nhs is not overwhelmed. alexander in glasgow, thank you. in the past few minutes the first minister of wales, mark drakeford ha

authorizes feared would be used as a platform for neo nazi propaganda to get more from journalist to pete mackenzie and the new zealand capital wellington welcome paint the defendant had previously denied all charges so why did he change his plea to guilty that in its motivation is unclear you're exactly right up until this point he pleaded not guilty and it seems that on tuesday he changed his mind and you know life as lawyers like to change that plea to guilty for the mighty charges when state formal notice was given and by the state court it convened persecution in which. terrorists were convicted he raised the question about one of the maidens when they were presented to them but at the ins place guilty to war charges it does save the country and the victims from the ordeal of the probably 6 week trial which would have a real let's go to the events in a deeply traumatic way but it remains unclear what exactly the terrorists motivation those ok so what happens now. so what's next is that on the 1st of may we call convene for a special airing to sit for a sentencing because of the intense restric

jean mackenzie reports from lesbos. where are you from? congo. how old are you? ten. ten?lesbos's newest arrivals, trapped on the island, now behind bars. i've been here for three days. three days? yeah. what's it like in here? not enough food, no sleeping. we want to go to a better place, not here. hundreds of migrants from afghanistan, syria and the congo have made it across the sea since turkey opened its borders last week. most have been kept in this holding pen. can they leave or are they detained? they can leave? no, so they are detained? for years, this island has been overcrowded. more than 20,000 refugees now live in a camp that was meant forfar, far fewer, stuck here while europe struggles to agree on what to do with them. thousands make their way from the camp to the port, desperate to leave. these flare—ups have angered locals and that anger has turned to violence. migrants and journalists have been attacked. and an aid centre has been set on fire. some aid workers are now leaving the island. the medical clinics, which treat hundreds every day, have been closed

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome.oronavirus fatalities rose by 838 overnight — marking the country's highest daily rise in deaths. much of the country remains in lockdown. 6,500 people have now died from the virus there, and there are just under 80,000 confirmed infections. it's one of europe's hardest hit countries, but spanish health officials say the virus there could be near its peak. the government are going to approve these new restrictions. they will come into force from tomorrow. they will mean that, essentially, nonessential workers — these are, for instance, construction workers, postal workers, people working on production lines which don't relate to the epidemic, for instance, car workers. some opticians and even people running shops that are not related to food. they will not be allowed to go to work for the next two weeks and will have to stay at home. the government is saying that they are cheered to some extent by the fact that the number of cases is beginning to level out. however, when you speak to d

jean mackenzie reports from lesbos. where are you from? congo. how old are you? ten. ten? on the island, now behind bars. i've been here for three days. three days? yeah. what's it like in here? not enough food, no sleeping. we want to go to a better place, not here. hundreds of migrants from afghanistan, syria and the congo have made it across the sea since turkey opened its borders last week. most have been kept in this holding pen. can they leave or are they detained? they can leave? no, so they are detained? for years, this island has been overcrowded. more than 20,000 refugees now live in a camp that was meant forfar, far fewer, stuck here while europe struggles to agree on what to do with them. thousands make their way from the camp to the port, desperate to leave. these flare—ups have angered locals and that anger has turned to violence. migrants and journalists have been attacked. and an aid centre has been set on fire. some aid workers are now leaving the island. the medical clinics, which treat hundreds every day, have been closed. why are you locking up? because

let's get over to tom mackenzie invasion. what do we know about this? korea, beyond china, is the hotspot in asia. the vast majority of cases are in and around daegu city. that is where the u.s. has warned its citizens from traveling to. clearly, there is a lot of concern about what is happening in that country given that the rate of infection seems to be increasing at a pretty steady rate. we will get the next set of numbers and we will see if that confirms that unfortunate trend. we heard that hospitals are short staffed, do not have enough workers, but also do not have enough equipment. this is very much a global disease as your previous reporter was pointing out. european officials have put together a special task force to monitor what is happening in places like spain and italy. cases reported for the first time in places like berlin. the number of cases of the u.k. around 40 or 50. the spread in europe is being focused on as well. in the middle east, iran is the hotspot. at least 1500 confirmed infections. of course, the health system is not adequ

this drop underscores the fallout now facing the global economy as the virus spreads. , tom mackenziebeen living there. tom, very good to see you. where has most of the economic pain been felt? really, it has been across the board. it has really crushed estimates to the downside. industrial production, retail sales and investment. production you saw 13.5%. retail sales absolutely hammered down more than 20%. this is for the january to february period. down almost 25%. another key number is the unemployment rate in china. a 6.2%, the highest number we have seen since this data set started to be published back in 2016. that will be a concern to leaders here in beijing. see them step up in terms of stimulus. what does it mean for gdp? you're expecting to see contraction in first-quarter gdp for the first time since 1989. bloomberg economics has a gdp tracker suggesting january to february, you are looking at -20% for gdp. clearly the pressure as a result of this virus is felt. the estimate got it completely wrong. it was much worse. matt: any advice, tom, for residents of the western wor

when turkey opened its borders following an influx of refugees from syria. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzieu? ten? these are lesbos‘ newest arrivals, trapped on the island, now behind bars. i have been here for three days. what is it like here? not enough food, no sleeping. we wa nt to not enough food, no sleeping. we want to go to a better place, not here. the hundreds of migrants and refugees who have made it across the sea in the past week have been kept in this holding pen. can they leave 01’ in this holding pen. can they leave orare in this holding pen. can they leave or are they detained? they can leave ? or are they detained? they can leave? no. so they are detained? for yea rs, leave? no. so they are detained? for years, this island has been overcrowded. more than 20,000 refugees now live in a camp that was meant forfarfewer. refugees now live in a camp that was meant for far fewer. stuck here while europe struggled to agree on what to do with them. thousands make their way from the camp to the port, desperate to leave. they are pushed back by police. these flare—ups have angered lo

when turkey opened its borders following an influx of refugees from syria. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzied are you? ten. ten? these are lesbos‘ newest arrivals, trapped on the island, now behind bars. i've been here for three days. three days? yeah. what's it like in here? not enough food, no sleeping. we want to go to a better place, not here. hundreds of migrants from afghanistan, syria and the congo have made it across the sea since turkey opened its borders last week. most have been kept in this holding pen. can they leave or are they detained? they can leave? no, so they are detained? for years, this island has been overcrowded. more than 20,000 refugees now live in a camp that was meant for far, farfewer, stuck here while europe struggles to agree on what to do with them. thousands make their way from the camp to the port, desperate to leave. these flare—ups have angered locals and that anger has turned to violence. migrants and journalists have been attacked. and an aid centre has been set on fire. some aid workers are now leaving the island. the medical clinics, which treat hundre

but it's also brought out a great deal of community spirit, as alexandra mackenzie has been finding outing that washing their hands is important, but it can also be fun. they're filming a music video with a specially composed song about hand washing. they want to encourage families around the world. excellent! i think it's important to wash your hands because then you will get all the germs in your hands and you will get ill all the time. wash your hands to get off the germs. there is germs spreading around because people are sick. so to avoid the germs you have to wash your hands. the message seems to be getting through to these youngsters. washing our hands often helps us slow down the spread of covid—19 and other germs. if i can save the lives of one child, if they are going to see ourcampaign, and the importance of it, then i would be so happy. here in stenhousemuir in falkirk, it is the elderly who are being looked after. shop owners jawad and asiyahjaved have spent around £2000 of their own money on hand sanitiser wipes and masks for some of the older people in their community. da

alexander mackenzie is in glasgow.t was striking there is this real sense of frustration that some are not taking these measures seriously enough. explain the anecdotal evidence that the pubs were staying open last night. yes, most of this had come from social media. a couple of pubs were named on social media. police had gone along to a couple of those pubs, but at this stage, they do not have the power to close those pubs down. what the first minister has said, that emergency legislation will be brought through, and those pubs can then be closed by police officers who turn up. but what she has said is that pub and restaurant owners should not wait for that. they should do the right thing and close their promises now. that will save lives. i was quite struck by something the chief medical officer of scotla nd something the chief medical officer of scotland said in a news briefing about how when they had seen the figures, the estimates of the number of potentially fatal infections that could come, she saw the figures o

has now recorded 9,000 deaths from the virus — the highest number so far. 0ur correspondentjean mackenziefrom rome. the uk has been told that it is only two or three weeks behind the situation in italy. what is happening there at the moment? last night as you said we had that devastating news that italy had recorded more than 900 deaths in a single day, more than has ever been recorded here in a single day. more than 500 were recorded in one region alone in the north of the country where most of the cases of the virus are concentrated and that is one of the reasons why the death toll has been so high, they are so concentrated. the hospitals in the north of the country are overstretched and so many staff have fallen sick. the german military has sent one of its planes converted into a coronavirus hospital to take some of the most critical patients out of the region back to germany for treatment. also the government has called on hundreds of nurses to volunteer to go up to the north to start working to ease some of the pressure. thousands responded and to start hundreds could be deployed in

some very stark contrast to what we've heard come out of depended on today where general kind of mackenzie's called the strikes a success strikes against positions of ukrainian back groups that would help keep calling troops safe that would help deter their ability to conduct future air strikes we've heard condemnations come from the joint operations command here in iraq which governs all military activity and what is particularly infuriated them is the fact that 5 members from the army and police were killed in these strikes these are security forces that used to partner with american troops in their fight against isis of course this is unintended and something that has been raised military actors here in europe and also had a condemnation from the president's office the foreign minister has some passages from both the u.s. and the u.k. and we've also heard from some of these iranian backed groups who have used the casualties used as example of these drugs that have resulted in the deaths of 6 people to call for further action against u.s. troops who are present here so the backlash from ir

our europe correspondent jean mackenzie is there, and she described the atmosphere on the island.out 1000 people walked out from the main camp to the port here. there heard there would be a fairy here to take them to the mainland. these are people desperate to get off this island. so when they found out this wasn't the case, there was a standoff between right police. but skirmishes like this are becoming more common here. skirmishes like this are becoming more common here. what has really changed in the last few days is the attitude of locals. a small group of people have become quite aggressive. we've spoken aid workers and migrants who have been harassed, some even attacked in the last day or so. some even attacked in the last day or so. aid agencies have taken the decision to pull some of their workers off the island. there is a real sense here that everyone on the island is at breaking point now. in the united states, at least 22 people have died after two tornadoes ripped through central tennessee, including the state's biggest city nashville. the tornadoes also caused widesp