reged ahmad, bbc news.eople who have breached the government's stay—at—home rules after new police powers came into force on thursday. officers are also trying to discourage people from going out in their cars to picturesque locations to exercise. here's our home editor mark easton. get back! these police recruits in surrey are being trained to fight crime in a pandemic — note the gloves. good afternoon, team. welcome back. inside headquarters, the chief constable is joined by a military planner as agencies consider how to use new, far—reaching powers to keep the public at home. we are interpreting the new powers in the style of british policing, in that we police by consent but, of course, some colleagues are having to take steps to really explain to people that treating this as a bit of a holiday is not what this is about. footage has emerged of officers in perth confronting a man who claims to have tested positive for the virus. although this individual did eventually comply, other forces have already us

i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a moment of history — the united states and the taliban sign a deal that it's hoped will end 18 years of war in afghanistan the us sees its first death from the coronavirus, but donald trump calls for calm and says everything possible is being done. we've taken the most aggressive actions to confront the coronavirus. they are the most aggressive taken by any country. polls close in south carolina's crucial primary, where democratic party supporters have been choosing their party's pick to take on trump. one of britain's most senior civil servants quits and says he'll sue the government, accusing the home secretary of a vicious bullying campaign. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states and the taliban have signed an historic agreement which could see thousands of american troops withdraw from afghanistan in the next 1a months. as part of the deal, signed in qatar, the taliban must begin peace talks with the afghan government and break with al-qaeda. our chief

reged ahmad, bbc news. limit the spread of the virus. people in the republic of ireland will not be able to go out for things other than work which is considered essential. food manufacturers have been cranking up production to meet the increased demand. at the kingsmill bakery here in the uk an additional two million loaves a week are being delivered to every uk postcode. and allinson‘s flour mill is now producing an extra 400,000 bags of flour a week. emma simpson's been to meet some of the workers. my name is matt lupton, i am the site manager. my name's katie, i work as operations manager. we make flour and it goes out to the supermarkets. we are just sending out as much stock as we possibly can. lines are running every shift available. so far this morning we've dispatched 140 tonnes to a customer. our machines are working all hours to put flour into bags to go out to the supermarkets and to the british public. we may not be saving lives in hospitals, but i think everybody here knows the impact that the

reged ahmad, bbc news.ht the spread of covid—19. for the next two weeks, people in the republic of ireland will have to stay at home, with limited exceptions. these include travelling to work which is deemed essential. the prime minister leo varadkar said it was time for further action to slow down the virus. fines have already been issued by police in the uk to some people who have breached the government's stay—at—home rules. officers are also trying to discourage people from going out in their cars to picturesque locations to exercise. mark easton reports. all yell: get back! these police recruits in surrey are being trained to fight crime in a pandemic — note the gloves. get back! good afternoon, team. welcome back. inside headquarters, the chief constable is joined by a military planner as agencies consider how to use new, far—reaching powers to keep the public at home. we are interpreting the new powers in the style of british policing, in that we police by consent but, of course, some colleagues are

reged ahmad reports.dam cruise ship have been in self isolation is the number of people showing flulike symptoms have grown. in extremely difficult circumstances, desperate messages of help was sent, waiting for news and coronavirus test kits. translation: they have direct contact with the outside world. everyone is confined to their cabins and the only contact they have is with their lunch drive which is served to them at different times but they do not see anyone. the ship, which has passengers from several nations including britain, the us and parts of europe have been trying to get to florida. the dutch owned operators came up the dutch owned operators came up with a plan to transfer hundreds of the healthy passengers to its sister ship, the rotterdam. in an about—face, panama is allowing the sheep through the anime canal body remains unclear what happens to them after that. some struggling to find a port that will take any vessel as the pandemic spreads. the coral princess has no cases on board but i

i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... could the coronavirus have been in the us state of washington for weeks? scientists say up to fifteen—hundred americans may have been infected. the founder of a religous sect in south korea is facing charges of gross negligence over some of the country's coronavirus deaths. the united nations has urged countries not to use "excessive" force as migrants travel to turkey's border with greece in the hope of reaching europe. a possible early stumbling block for the us—taliban agreement — as afghanistan's president says he won't release thousands of prisoners before peace talks. and new york state brings in a ban on single use plastic bags. hello and welcome to world news today. scientists believe the number of americans affected by the coronavirus could be much more than previously thought — and that the virus could have been in washington state for six weeks. they suggest that up to one thousand five hundred people could have been infected. the state reported the first death from the vir

i'm reged ahmad. our top stories... say up to fifteen—hundred americans may have been infected. the founder of a religous sect in south korea is facing charges of gross negligence over some of the country's coronavirus deaths. the united nations has urged countries not to use "excessive" force as migrants travel to turkey's border with greece in the hope of reaching europe. a possible early stumbling block for the us—taliban agreement — as afghanistan's president says he won't release thousands of prisoners before peace talks. and new york state brings in a ban on single use plastic bags.

authorities believe allowing the city's mardi gras reged ahmad has more. 0 rlea ns this was mardi gras in new 0rlea ns last month. this was mardi gras in new 0rleans last month. the parades area 0rleans last month. the parades are a highlight. beads are thrown out to cheering crowds and people share drinks. these celebrations attract more than a million people. but now authorities feared the decision to go ahead with the festival when covid—i9 had already arrived created the perfect storm. so what we need to focus on now is the fact that we're several weeks post mardi gras and we are starting to see about spikes, and what the government has indicated is that we are on a path to look like italy. new orleans now appears to be at the centre of the pandemic in louisiana, and on course to become the epicentre for the outbreak in the united states. the numbers that we have today are once again very staggering. i hope the entire state of louisiana is looking at these numbers and that they are as concerned about them as i am. authorities are warning the city's hos

there are currently no proven treatments to reduce the severity of the illness, as reged ahmad reports so because we don't have any proven treatments that can reduce the severity of covid—19. now, scientists in the uk are to start drug trials in the hope that early intervention can help stop people from ending up in hospital on a ventilator. the trial will begin with testing a well—known malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine. this intervention right now is aimed at those who are at higher risk of complications in the community and not yet that sick that they need to go to hospital. you might remember that the us president, donald trump, was heavily criticised when he touted the drug as a game—changer, but professor butler stresses that we don't yet know if it works. i think we absolutely need much better clinical evidence before we start making assertions like that. there are other studies into malaria drugs under way, such as in norway and france, but many have focused on patients already very sick and in hospital. it might be quite a heavy lift to expect something like hydroxychloroquine

reged ahmad, bbc news.estrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. all gatherings outdoors will now be limited to two people. those over seventy years old have been advised to stay at home. public spaces such as playgrounds and outdoor gyms will shut, and there is already a strict two week quarantine in place for all arrivals. even though the rate of infection increases has slowed, mr morris warned there were ‘no guarantees‘ this trend would continue. the live page on our website is constantly updated and you can also find much more information in our special coronavirus section. just log on to either bbc.c0.uk/news or bbc.com/news — depending on where you are in the world. the coronavirus outbreak is changing everyone's lives and, for people still dealing with the fallout of last month's flooding in england and wales, it's proving doubly difficult. many victims say they're struggling to cope with living in temporary accommodation, or in damaged homes, and thousands of businesses — which had onlyjus