simon jones, bbc news. has warned americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of coronavirus deaths, saying the us faces the toughest two weeks of the pandemic. he's deploying 1,000 military medical staff to help combat the virus in new york city, which has the worst outbreak in the us. the state's governor andrew cuomo has warned that hospitals aren't prepared. freya cole reports. sirens wail. sirens fill the streets of queens, one of new york's worst—hit neighbourhoods. paramedics are in a constant rush to transfer sick patients from home to hospitals, which are struggling to cope. new york governor andrew cuomo has warned the worst is yet to come. we are not yet at the apex. part of me would like to be at the apex and just, let's do it, but there's part of me that says it's good that we are not at the apex, because we are not ready for the apex, either. we are not yet ready for the high point. we're still working on the capacity of the system. the more time we have to improve the capacity of th

we'll have more on developments across the world, but first our reporter simon jones has more on borisjohnsonsion to hospital. boris johnson was taken to hospital at around 8pm on sunday evening, uk time. that was coincidentally the same time queen elizabeth was addressing the nation about the coronavirus crisis. now, we understand he has been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. that's what downing street are saying. he has spent the past ten days in self—isolation in a flat above downing street. but his symptoms have persisted over those ten days, particularly we understand, a high temperature. so, having discussed the situation with his doctor, it was decided the best thing to do was for him to go to hospital where he could be seen in person by medics where he could undergo further testing. we have seen a bit of him over the past ten days since he was diagnosed with having the virus. he was last seen on thursday evening just outside the door of downing street, joining people across the nation clapping to thank the emergency services and nhs staff, what they're doing on the front l

simon jones, bbc news. dead from coronavirus continues to rise, with nearly 600 deaths recorded in just 2a hours. police are strictly enforcing the government's tough quarantine measures over the easter holidays. in paris, railway stations, airports and major roads will be monitored to prevent people leaving the city. lucy williamson reports. it is not only nations that thrive on liberty. epidemics too. at stations across paris today, every journey began with a police check. freedom of movement, a new national threat. do you have your piece of paper? of course. johann made it through. he is on his way home to brittany after through. he is on his way home to britta ny after two through. he is on his way home to brittany after two years abroad, but even the smallest mistake means being turned away. i wrote the wrong date. not today's date. they told me i need to go back home to prepare another form. i have to go to work but i can't. france carried out almost 6 million cheques during the first fortnight of con

simon jones, bbc news. with us is our political correspondentjessica parker.r political correspondent jessica parker. what of the governments own advisors here is saying that the prime minister and his cabinet should have acted much sooner. this is sirjeremy farrar and he is on the sage committee as it is known, this key scientific committee which advises the government on its approach to tackling coronavirus, it has a number of sa ntas tackling coronavirus, it has a number of santas on it. the government has consistently said it ta kes a government has consistently said it takes a science led approach and listens carefully. as you say, in the interview on andrew marr, he said it was clear it was going to be a global phenomena, but the speed and the pace could not have necessarily been predicted. sir jeremy farrar is also director of the welcome trust and he was also asked whether the uk was headed for the worst death rain in europe. the numbers in the uk have continued to go numbers in the uk have continued to 9° up numbers in the uk have continued to go up a

simon jones, bbc news.est daily death toll of anywhere in the world — more than 1,300 people. americans have been advised to wear face coverings — but president trump has admitted he won't follow the guidance. from recent studies, we know that the transmission from individuals without symptoms does play a more significant role in the spread of the virus than previously understood. so you don't seem to have symptoms but it still gets transferred. in light of these studies, the cdc is advising the use of non—medical cloth face coverings as an additional voluntary public health measure. so, it is voluntary, you don't have to do it. now they're suggesting it for a period of time. but, this is voluntary. donald trump, speaking there. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. president trump, of course, has long downplayed the severity of the coronavirus. he revealed once again that he doesn't always take the recommendations of his medical advisors all that seriously. 0r certainly as seriously as they

simon jones, bbc news.cialist in infectious disease and has been advising brent dashwood if it is common. he warned the uk could end up common. he warned the uk could end up with the highest number of deaths in europe from covid—19. the numbers in the uk have continued to go up. i do hope that we are coming close to the number of new infections reducing and in a week or two the number of people needing hospital reducing, and tragically in a couple of weeks‘ time, the number of deaths plateauing and then starting to come down. but yes, the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe. sirjeremy farrow from the welcome trust. the united states has overta ken trust. the united states has overtaken italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. more than 20,000 people in the country have died. new york state has become the centre of the outbreak accounting for almost half of those deaths. governor andrew cuomo described the figures as horrific bu

simon jones, bbc news.ent is preparing to release up to 4,000 prisoners from jails in england and wales because of the coronavirus. inmates with two months or less to serve will be eligible for release on temporary licence. the prison service says sex offenders and those convicted of violent crimes will be excluded from the early release scheme. in france, the number of dead continues to rise, with nearly 600 deaths recorded in just 2a hours. police are strictly enforcing the government's tough quarantine measures over the easter holidays. in paris, railway stations, airports and major roads are being monitored to prevent people leaving the city. spain has recorded its lowest number of coronavirus deaths in a week. it's the second day in a row that the daily death—toll has fallen, suggesting the outbreak there is stabilising. a total of 809 people died from the virus in the past 2a hours, down from 932. the number of new infections was also lower than friday's figure. china has come to a standstill for thre

simon jones, bbc news. jessica parkerjoins us now., there have been questions raised, where is the british parliament in all of this? yes, well actually it is now in easter recess. interestingly, sir keir starmer, the new leader of the labour party, has written to the leader of the house of commons saying parliament must resume in one form or another. i don't think you will find many people who think mps from across the country should come back to westminster, where parliament is crowded into the house of commons chamber, and start hosting pmqs micro. at what we understand is the leader of the house of commons, jacob rees—mogg, has said parliament will return on the 21st of april, when it was due to, but they are looking at technological solutions. what we could see potentially are some kind of virtual parliament, something we have never seen before. they have been something —— doing something quite similar in the welsh assembly, holding virtual sessions, where you see people and video conferencing calls. as for the prime minister, bo

simon jones, bbc news.ericans have been told they should now wear a face mask in public, following new medical guidance on coronavirus. however, president trump says he will not be wearing one himself, and here in the uk the advice remains that masks do not stop the virus from spreading. the us now has nearly a 250,000 confirmed cases. david willis reports. this president trump has long downplayed the severity of the coronavirus and, once again, made plain he doesn't always take the recommendations of his medical staff seriously. the cdc is advising the use of non—medical cloth face covering as an additional voluntary public health measure. so was volu nta ry. public health measure. so was voluntary. you don't have to do it. they suggest it for a period of time. but this is voluntary. i don't think i'm going to be doing it. the advice to americans to cover their faces in public comes in the light of new evidence that suggests the virus can be transmitted notjust by people who are coughing and sneezing, but

across the world, but first let's get more on boris johnson's admission to hospital. 0ur reporter simon jonesw. number 10 is saying these were precautionary measures. but does this mean some sort of medical intervention is now needed? downing street are stressing this was not an emergency admission. they say he discussed the situation yesterday, on sunday, with his own doctor and it was decided, because he still had persistent systems, namely a high temperature, that he should go to hospital where he could be seen to hospital where he could be seen face—to—face by the medical teams there. we expect it will undergo further tests. do not really getting a running commentary from downing street what they are going to do there. i think it is the fact he tested positive for coronavirus ten days ago, but has been unable to shake those symptoms, namely the high—temperature symptoms, namely the high—temperatu re that they symptoms, namely the high—temperature that they are particular concerned about. high—temperature that they are particular concerned aboutm is not just particular concerned aboutm is

simon jones, bbc news.the labour party, sir keir starmer, has urged the government to publish its exit strategy, explaining how it would ease coronavirus restrictions. writing in the sunday times, the former brexit secretary said the government has made serious mistakes in its handling of covid—i9. let's speak to our political correspondentjessica parker. jessica, good morning to you. so keir starmer, day one on the job, and already critical of the government response to coronavirus. as you say, sir keir starmer elected as labour leader yesterday, taking over from as labour leader yesterday, taking overfrom jeremy corbyn. as labour leader yesterday, taking over from jeremy corbyn. he had as labour leader yesterday, taking overfrom jeremy corbyn. he had been widely expected to win, come pensively and that is exactly what happened, and yesterday he talked about engaging constructively with the government but said he would call out mistakes where he saw them. that appears to be what he is doing in this sunday

simon jones, bbc news.nson has paid tribute to the doctors and nurses at st thomas' hospital in london, where he is still being treated. we can speak now to our political correspondent, jessica parker. jessica, it may well be some time before the prime minister is back to work? i understand that he will spend the coming weeks resting and recovering having been diagnosed with covid—19. he then did get pretty ill, treated in intensive care for three nights. he was not put on a ventilator but was given oxygen. he has been telling friends he owes his life to the dock as and nurses at saint thomas 's hospital in london. down the street reluctant to be drawn on a precise timeline as to when he might leave st thomas's hospital and back behind a desk stop however, it is unlikely it will be in the next fortnight or so. doctors telling the prime minister he has to take his time. dominic raabe, he will continue to be in charge as a government looks to whether extend the lockdown measures. then news we have had so far

simon jones, bbc news.he number of dead continues to rise, with nearly 600 deaths recorded in just 2a hours. police are strictly enforcing the government's tough quarantine measures over the easter holidays. in paris, railway stations, airports and major roads are being monitored to prevent people leaving the city. across the uk, hospitals are pulling together rapid strategies to cope with a surge in covid—i9 cases. the luton and dunstable university hospital in bedfordshire has turned operating theatres and recovery rooms into intensive care facilities to increase its capacity to treat critically ill patients, as jon 00:07:15,1000 --> 00:07:18,489 ironmonger reports. this is what an epidemic does to a hospital. there are no outpatients oi’ hospital. there are no outpatients or visitors and fewer staff members. the battle now is with covid—i9, managing symptoms, stopping the spread. to that end, a&e has become a hot zone, all patients are treated to silent carriers, while the real work takes care in intensi

simon. he's in san francisco, and cnn correspondent athena jones in new york where 10,000 people have died. athena, on the good side, the worst expectations or fears did not materialize last week in terms of getting to that point where there were more patients than icu beds, or more patients than ventilators. how did that happen? >> reporter: hi, jim. that's exactly right. according to governor cuomo that didn't happen because of the way people are acting, people following social distancing guidelines, doing that has helped bring down the number. but as you mentioned, 10,000, a very large number of people to die when this has only been going on for a few weeks. the state of new york has reached nearly 200,000 cases, but as governor cuomo has said, the curve is flattening at a bit of a high level. total hospitalizations remain high, but they're going in the right direction. a key way of looking at this is the fact that the center behind me, the javits center, the temporary hospital, has 2500 beds. about 300 of them are now occupied by covid patients, so that gives you a sense that they were

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