tanya dendrinos, bbc news.: the main event in the netherlands may have been cancelled, but plans are afoot to host an ‘alternative' eurovision song contest — we'll be finding out more.. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: with empty streets from new york to california — president trump says he doesn't expect to impose a national lockdown in the us. in the uk, the government has announced unprecedented measures to tackle the economic impact of the corona

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.outh wales government has closed bondi beach in sydney. local media is reporting the measure will extend to other beaches if social distancing advice is being flouted. let's get more on the social consequences of the coronavirus. professorjamil zaki, a psychologist at stanford and author of the war for kindnessjoins me from san francisco. professor, it is clear that not eve ryo ne professor, it is clear that not everyone is heeding that advice. psychologically, why would people around the world, with all of the data and evidence, ignore all of it and go and hang out with each other and potentially spread this virus? many reasons. this is one, outbreak presents a paradox. 0n the one hand for the service of public health we must stay apart from each other but on the other hand, the fundamental need to be together, especially during these times we are being asked to be apart at the moment that we most need each other. there are obviously changes of self isolation for sectors of society, c

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.lisabetta groppelli, who's a virologist and lecturer in global health at st george's university in st george's hopsital, london. we are grateful for your time, welcome to bbc news. i know you have been looking at how the virus is progressing. what have you been finding? selecting at the data for some of the countries, and i am italian, so i do pay particular attention to italy, there has been some quite welcome relief in a number of cases, and also in the number of cases, and also in the number of cases, and also in the number of patients decreasing, the patients that require intensive care units. however, the situation is still critical and we still need at least two or three weeks to confirm that the situation is getting better. we been hearing about these figures from spain, but it needs just into the bbc that the spanish foreign minister has told us that the latest figures in the country show that the virus's upward curve seems to be flattening out. could that be a cause for optimi

tanya dendrinos, bbc news. touch with us about what you are experiencing where you are in terms of coronavirus. are you in isolation? are you unwell? do get in touch. we will discuss some of your experiences a little later in the programme. let us now focus on the uk. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, who's self—isolating with coronavirus, has revealed that 20,000 doctors and nurses have offered to return to help the national health service. in a video posted online, the prime minister insisted the country would get through the crisis together. rich preston reports. it has been a week since boris johnson first said life in the uk will have to be written severely restricted but the message from britain's deputy chief medical officer at sunday's downing street press briefing was clear. we need to keep that lead on and then gradually we will be able to hopefully adjust some of the social distancing measures and gradually get us all back to normal stop so i think three weeks for review, two or three months

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.limit the spread of coronavirus will be extended until the end of april. the president had previously said he hoped america could re—open for business at easter. now mr trump says the country will be well on the way to recovering byjune the first. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports this is how america's normally bustling city centres look today. chicago, empty. philadelphia, deserted. and new york city, unusually quiet. everyone ordered to stay at home except essential workers like nurses. and this is how it's going to stay. no more talk of getting back to work by easter. now president trump says social distancing guidelines will be extended to the end of april to slow the spread of covid—19. the peak, the highest point, of death rates, remember this, is likely to hit in two weeks. nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won, that would be the greatest loss of all. but many more americans are expected to die in the weeks ahead. dr anthony fa