sophie hutchinson, bbc news.ight from homes, along streets, up and down the nation, to show gratitude to nhs workers, britain's carers and key workers, the people who are saving lives and keeping the country going. david sillito reports. applause. felixstowe. cheering and applause. east london. bagpipes. glasgow. pontypridd. applause . leeds. applause for the carers, and also supermarket workers. applause. this is for delivery drivers, shelf stackers, care workers, childminders, refuse workers, eve ryo ne childminders, refuse workers, everyone who is helping to keep the show on the road while we stay at home. people like the grounded airline crews who are now volunteering to offer refreshment and moral support to the nurses and doctors at the whittington hospital. it is lovely how people have come together and working as a team and a community and helping support us, to try to keep us hydrated and well fed so we can try to keep us hydrated and well fed so we can give the best care to our patients. indeed, the hea

our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has more.111,000 people who have died with covid—19 in the uk. aged 88, he and his wife had just celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. their daughterjulia was allowed into hospital to say goodbye. i took his hand. even though i had my glove on, you know, i squeezed his hand, and he squeezed my hand, and he was like peeling his eyes open, like he was trying to open his eyes from a really deep sleep. and he knew that i was there. this was whatjulia wore into hospital. she bought most of the protective kit on the internet and was shocked when she saw the staff on her dad's covid ward. that masks were very much like this, very sort of... not very fitted, you know, whereas mine was close fitting. and ijust looked and it occurred to me, my goodness, my ppe is better. and how can that be? and one of the nurses said, excuse me, where did you get your ppe from? and at st thomas‘ hospital in london, where the prime minister was treated, an a&e nurse has told us he feels restrictions on ppe use ar

our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports.cook, one of the now almost 14,000 people who have died with covid—i9 in the uk. aged 88, he and his wife had just celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. their daughterjulia was allowed into hospital to say goodbye. their daughterjulia was allowed into hospital to say goodbyelj their daughterjulia was allowed into hospital to say goodbye. i took his hand. even though i had my glove on, i squeezed his hand. even though i had my glove on, isqueezed his his hand. even though i had my glove on, i squeezed his hand and he squeezed mine. he was peeling his eyes open, like he was trying to open them from a deep sleep. he knew that i was there. this was what julia walks in hospital, bringing most of the protective kit on internet and was shocked when she saw the staff on her dad's covid ward. that masks were very much like this, not very fitted, you know. whereas mine was close fitting. and ijust whereas mine was close fitting. and i just looked and it whereas mine was close fitting. an

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. are learning about it all the time and there's still a lot of confusion about what it does to people's bodies. how much do we now know about what the virus does to us once we've caught it? here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. the virus uses its surface proteins, these spikes on the outside, to hook onto a docking point on the surface of human cells. after it has docked, the coronavirus is able to insert its genetic material, rna, into the cell. once inside, it hijacks the machinery of the cell nucleus to make multiple copies of itself. these burst out of the cell, destroying it, and then infect other cells. now, for most people, their immune system mounts a response and they begin to feel better after around five days. but in some, the immune system goes into overdrive and starts attacking the lungs and other organs as well as the virus. this can cause pneumonia and breathing difficulties and damage to other organs. fergus walsh there. well, hugh pym joins me now, a signific

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.so new — that scientists are learning about it all the time and there's still a lot of confusion about what it does to people's bodies. how much do we now know about what the virus does to us once we've caught it? here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. the virus uses its surface proteins, these spikes on the outside, to hook onto a docking point on the surface of human cells. after it has docked, the coronavirus is able to insert its genetic material, rna, into the cell. once inside, it hijacks the machinery of the cell nucleus to make multiple copies of itself. these burst out of the cell, destroying it, and then infect other cells. now, for most people, their immune system mounts a response and they begin to feel better after around five days. but in some, the immune system goes into overdrive and starts attacking the lungs and other organs as well as the virus. this can cause pneumonia and breathing difficulties and damage to other organs. hugh pym joins me now. 563 people

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. it's never been more important to separate fact from fiction.ne. we're all going to be in this for the long haul and separating fact from fiction is really important. so, here are some more myths you should be aware of. myth number one, lemon juice protects you from covid—19. there have been plenty of claims about things you should eat or drink to thwart coronavirus, and the lemonjuice myth just won't go away. it started with a viral social media post containing advice from a fake chinese scientist. to be clear — lemonjuice is obviously not bad for you. in fact, all fruit and vegetables are essential while nearly all of us have to stay at home. they can help keep you healthy, but they don't stop you getting a virus like this. myth number two, mosquito bites can infect you with the virus. we all know you can get other diseases from mosquito bites, but there's no evidence at all that the little brutes can infect you with coronavirus. again, remember, this is a respiratory virus spread mainly when someone who is ill coughs or sneezes. the best way

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. 0ur political editorjust treated some extraordinary figures.icy was enacted on the 16th of march. normally it would be around... 10,000 people have been moved into help that demand and another sign of the real economic stress that shut down is causing here in the uk. in the united states many medical officials on the front line are comparing the conditions that they face to what it is like in war zones. 0ne chicago emergency doctor spoke with to cbs correspondent david begnaud during a few chaotic moments on his shift. this is the most scary i have ever been. it is not because of me but because of my wife and two—year—old and one—year—old at home. i do not wa nt to and one—year—old at home. i do not want to expose them. people say it is ourjob. it is not ourjob, it is our duty and what we signed up for a. that is doctor scott, an emergency room doctor at mount sinai hospital on the west side of chicago. this is the only thing that scares me. how chicago. this is the only thing that scares me. how many chicago. this is the only thing that scares

, 44 people had no other health problems — including a 25—year—old. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinsonrus. rabbi neil kraft, one of a growing number of people in the uk who have lost their life to covid—19, described by those who loved him as warm with a wicked sense of humour. his was a traditionaljewish burial, given a helping hand using the latest technology. extraordinarily there are over 600 people joining latest technology. extraordinarily there are over 600 peoplejoining us together now and that is 600 computers and laptops and phones which may mean more than 1000 people. a fellow runabout was the only mourner at the ceremony. social distancing rules meant friends and even his closest family were not able to be at the graveside or even at his bedside in hospital as he lay dying. his wife of 28 years is still taking it all in. honestly, one of the many surreal moments was the realisation that we couldn't go and see him we couldn't leave the house. we are in self—isolation until next week, so we are not the only ones, it's tough for many people, this is our story. the best estimat

our health correspondent sophie hutchinson is here.ry borrowing so much, and it is notjust the uk, we are seeing in the states extraordinary unemployment figures 26 million losing theirjobs in the past month 01’ losing theirjobs in the past month orso, losing theirjobs in the past month or so, that is more than the population of australia, so this is a health crisis but a serious economic crisis too. thank you. explain what is needed and what can be done about this? it's a very serious situation, the government has said there is a severe disruption, in the supply of certain products needed, in intensive care for treatments that are potentially life—saving, which give patients, who have problems with their kidney function, we know a bit more about patients who are critically ill with covid—19. the latest figures in the uk suggest almost 30% need some kind of kidney support, and that has led toe a sharp rise in demand for something that is called home mow filtration, now that is a delicate process that mimics the kidney function and it c

our health correspondence sophie hutchinson there.o that briefing i'm sure. the foreign secretary was asked if it was time to ease up, and he said no, we must keep going. is that the right approach, do you think? we face an unprecedented threat, and we have said all along, we must follow the science, and we must follow the evidence, but alongside that, what we need is transparency, and it is really important that every step of the way the government is sharing that with the public to build public trust, build public confidence in the measures that are being taken, and alongside the science, there are and alongside the science, there are a set of political decisions. the problem we have at the moment is the conversation going on about their wee left of the lockdown or do we not, and we have seen in other countries such as in singapore where lifting it has led to a second wave of the virus hitting, and i think what we do need is a bit more of a plan around some of the choices that could be made about trying to lift the lockdown graduall

let's speak to our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, who's here with me now. am sure there will be lots of questions for mrjohnson and the chief medical officer about testing. it had been, so they hoped, around 100,000 a day by the end of today. the latest figures from yesterday suggestjust over 50,000? yes, we are only halfway there. whether they have pulled a rabbit out of the hat today, i think people would be pretty surprised if they get to the 100,000 they say will be tested by now, coming up to the end of april. if you look back even further than that, the prime minister had actually said he thought that very soon, that was about a month ago, there might be tests of 250,000 a day, he was hoping for. we are way off any kind of figure like that. there has been criticism that other countries like germany, one where the example is often given, they have been testing half a million people a day, a week for a number of weeks now and questions about why aren't we there? what is it we should be doing? the government has said there is more availability for tests

to pick up on that last point from jonathan with our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. the caveat was of course we can't know for sure for a week or so but we are beginning to see a change, he suggested.” so but we are beginning to see a change, he suggested. ithink so but we are beginning to see a change, he suggested. i think what they are talking about is the fact there is no big escalation here. they are not seeing these cases, they are not seeing deaths either, really swing up. we are on a trajectory that seems to be steady and he repeated the word steady over and he repeated the word steady over and over again. it is still rising, there is no doubt about it, but the great concern was that it might start to literally rise out of control. they don't think that is happening. they think they know at the moment it is on this particular trajectory so perhaps we are seeing around a000 new cases per day in the uk. and in terms of admissions to hospital in london, which has the largest amount, we know london is a real problem area, around a000 admissions per day. after tha