i'm shaun ley with the latest from bbc news.e're covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. unions representing doctors and nurses have expressed concerns about revised guidance that allows personal protective equipment to be reused in hospitals in england. an official from the doctors‘ union, the bma, said the change could lead to some front line staff deciding they're unable to treat people with covid—19. it comes as the head of the organisation which represents national health service trusts has warned some hospitals could run out of the gowns used in intensive care units this weekend amid a global shortage. in other developments, the world health organization has questioned whether tests for covid—19 antibodies are effective in showing immunity to the disease. some countries hoped the tests would be a way to end lockdowns. president trump has defended a series of tweets encouraging protests against lockdown measures in minnesota, michigan and virginia, three states with democratic party governo

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley.le to stick to the strict lockdown restrictions. in the uk, police say they will only use their authority if they have to. when we come to enforcement, that really is at the last resort, because in a way, if we come to enforcement, than everything has failed to understand the significance of this endeavour. in the midst of the outbreak, sir keir starmer is elected the new leader of the uk labour party, the main opposition party to the british government. emotional tributes are paid to two nhs nurses in england who died after contracting coronavirus, each leaving behind three children. china remembers. klaxon sounded across the country for the thousands who died from covid—19. the us government issues clear advice — cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. president trump says he has no intention of doing so.

now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley.lcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading specialist journalists with the foreign correspondents based here who file their stories with the dateline "london". joining us from home: stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for germany's die welt. michael goldfarb presents the frdh podcast — that's the first rough draft of history. and, boy, what history is he reporting on now. welcome to you both. and with me again — at a safe distance — the bbc‘s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. good to have you again. grounded she may be by covid—19, but her curiosity about the world remains undiminished. we'll begin here in the uk. it's week two of the "great stay at home," and the statistics suggest it's working — dramatic falls injourneys on public transport, little activity at airports, quieter roads. this, though, is the calm before the storm. because of the time lag between becoming infected and showing signs, those who are dying now were infecte

this is bbc news with shaun ley.some personal protective equipment is in short supply. speaking at a press conference this afternoon communities secretary robertjenrick said more must be done to get ppe to frontline nhs workers. he said 84 tonnes of it were due to arrive tomorrow from turkey. last night public health england issued advice suggesting health workers should either substitute or reuse personal protective equipment when treating covid—19 patients. this has raised concerns among doctors and nurses. the department of health has insisted the advice is in line with guidance from the world health organisation. it comes as new figures show more than 15,000 people have died in the uk with coronavirus. latest official figures for the uk show there were 888 deaths reported in hospitals in the last 24—hour period. it brings the total number of people who have died in the uk to 15,464. that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community in england and northern ireland. here's our health corresponden

hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... is warned by police for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. people have told me that i am irresponsible, that i have behaved as if my advice does not apply to me. i want people to know i have seen all of that and i have heard the comments. what i did was wrong. i am very sorry. queen elizabeth is to make a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. england's health secretary has warned the government will look again at allowing outdoor exercise if people flout social distancing rules. if you don't want us to have to take the step to ban exercise of all forms outside of your own home, then you've got to follow the rules. one of the uk's top scientific advisors says there is currently no precise exit strategy from the lockdown. exit strategies from this were very problematic, challenging. there are a number of ideas in play. president trump warns americans to prepare for a big increase in th

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines...re rejected by a government minister. the national care forum estimates that the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in uk care homes may be far higher than official figures currently show. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. millions of people across the orthodox christian world are marking easter weekend — and not all follow their governmnts' advice on social distancing. now on bbc news, it's time for your questions answered. thanks to the thousands of you have been sending in questions, some about the financial concerns due to coronavirus. we've got two experts with us to help answer them now. jasmine birtles is the editor of moneymagpie.com, and annie shaw is a financial agony aunt. jasmine and annie thank you for joining us. nice to have you once again. annie, iwill start joining us. nice to have you once again. annie, i will start with you and this is from one viewer. he is saying i had to pay a deposit

now, earlier on bbc news my colleague shaun ley wasjoined by lisa minot, the travel editor at the sunvel—related questions my wife and i are due to go on holiday to south africa at the end of august. this is from john daly. we didn't book it through a travel agent. should we cancel? it depends whether they would like to lose the money. technically, according to government advice which is against all but essential travel, indefinitely, that means that if they have taken out travel insurance they should be able to claim on the travel insurance for any of their losses because of this indefinite amount of time before we are being told we are allowed to travel again. practically it might mean that companies are quite difficult to get your money back from. we are seeing a lot of companies dragging their heels, and not giving out those refunds anywhere near as quickly as people should have them. thank you very much for that. let's move on, now. this i think will be of interest to abta. my forthcoming cruise holiday was cancelled by the travel company — they have offered me credit to use for