the u.k.hich the government says is going through the peak of itrmoutbreak. gey says it will keep up its aggressive program of testing. wwacome to the program. we start with another grim milestone which has been reached by the coronavirus pandemic. 180,000 people have died from covid-19. the head of the world health organization warns the global pandemic will notov b soon. the director generallso warns of resurgence in some countries. >> most countries are still in the early stages of their idemics. some that were affected early in theanmic are starting to see a resurgence in cases. make no mistake we have a long way to go. this will be with us for a long time. anchor: a stark warning. he united states where mike pompeo has renewed his attack on fishing, accusing it of a cover-up in the early stages. >> china did not sha all of the information it had. it covered up how dangerous the disease is, didn't report sustained human to human transmission for a month until it was i every province in chi

the u.k. government has announced that it will make a 60000 pounds compensation payment to families of health workers and social care staff who died fighting the outbreak that's about 70000 euros critics of the government's response to the pandemic say today's compensation payment offer reveals that the crisis within the u.k.'s national health system. where the u.k. has seen more than 21000 people die after contracting could 19 years of underfunding and staff shortages and now a severe lack of personal protective equipment have all left the british national health system and its workers buckling under the strain of the coronavirus medics knowing that their work makes them a target of the virus. went on and on sleeve gown that protects him from coronavirus dr ass even munaf almost feels guilty every time he puts one on he's an emergency doctor so he does have access to past not protective equipment or people. but supplies across the u.k. are very limited to simply aren't enough gowns for every

that suggests that about 2% of eft's in the u.k. are in care homes -- of deaths in the u.k.re homes. i think we have got an issue with the data. it is an issue the government are alive to, and certainly matt hancock says he wants to try and solve it. guy: last night, we learned from document rob -- from dominic raab, that the lockdown is going to extend in the u.k. for another three weeks. do you think a true end to the lockdown will only be possible once we get a vaccine? mr. hunt: a true end to the lockdown, yes. but you can look at countries like korea, taiwan, singapore, hong kong, and you can see that they have been able to keep their offices, shops, restaurants open, even throughout the height of the virus. so they are able to sustain a lot more economic activity then we have been able to do in europe and north america because they've taken a much smarter approach to mass community testing, where they have kept it going at scale, and basically, they lockdown anyone who has covid symptoms very robustly. but by doing that, they have been able to avoid looking down the wh

it is 8:00 in the u.k. people are at their windows and front doors applauding those on the front lines battling covid-19. let'as take a look and tak listen. [applause] ros: this is outside tom's house on the news channel,eahe 99old who has raised millions and millions of pounds for the nhs. we can show you people clapping up and down the country. this isheourth time people across the u.k. have been doing this at 8:00 p.m. every thursday. westminster has decided the lockdown will continue for another three weeks. they say it is too soon to relax any restrictions without risking increasing the spread of coronavirus. wereill have pdates from the u.k. in a moment, and across the world, of course. first, let's start in the u.s., where president trump i expected to announce guidelines to reopen the u.s. economy. jobs in america continue to be st at a record rate. the statistics are staggering. another 5.2 million people have filed for unemployment last week. a record 20 million people have lost their jobs in the

-u.k. relations. this is about half an hour. ryan: thank you so much for joining us. if you have not already signed up for my weekly newsletter, it is free, and you can sign up at politico.com. it is my very great pleasure to welcome a heavy weight of foreign policy and global politics, the new british ambassador to the united states, dame karen pierce. amb. pierce: thank you very much. ryan: it is such a pleasure to have you here. we have about 30 minutes for the chat and we will get to your questions as well during the conversation. if you have not sent them already, post them on twitter using #politico. we already have great ones rolling in. ambassador, i want to spend most of our time talking about policy, but we are in such strange times. i thought we could ask some questions about how your job is actually unfolding before we get into the meaty stuff. let's start with the broader context. you have got decades of experience at the u.n. you worked in the u.s. previously, in conflict zone

in the u.k. from china p.v. becoming increasingly crucial to the whole coronavirus response here may be we don't have the real figures here maybe 20000 have died from grown over it why the briefing from downing street which has been there over the past few weeks against. it is a coming from dominic cummings well it does kind of seem like advised a job yes that does seem to be kind of a theme that's developing in regards to governments media line we're going underground and no longer the only ones 1 asking questions about the transparency of the government's press briefings and whether or not they're actually providing valuable information or if they're just an exercise in kind of real time narrative crafting and smoothing their for the lancet richard horton who will get back to later even called them a shirat at one point the u.k. government declares it is transparent i think arguably the fact it has daily press conferences every day shows that at least part of the problem lies in the limitations of the kind of

the u.k.as told not t expect its lockdown to be relaxed yet despite hopesathat from the virus are slowing. meanwhile in france, president macron announces school will begin to reopen in mid may and says that people will gradually be able to return to work. a warm welcome to you. thanks for joining us. asd countries arohe world count the cost of the em coronavirus pa in human lives and economic damage, there isncreased pressure on governments to ease some of the restrictions in place.he in.k. the government is warning that the country is still not past the peaof the coronavirus energy and that the number of deaths is expected to increase further this week before they may start t plateau. more updates from the u.k. in a mome but first let's go to the united states where the number of coronavirus deaths in the ste of new york has risen to more than 10,000. that is allmost half of devments so far across the country. this is the latest fromew york's governor, andrew cuomo. >> this is going to be no

i think the u.k. will more likely be in line with the european trajectory in terms of an economic recovery, but this will hinge on the degree to which deaths over this period get subsequently worse or anulled. recovery sheet, it will be slow, so that is the key determinant. simon french from panmure gordon stays with us. note, rising 40 since its closing in march, we did see that for the dax slowly after the european open, which was at 8:00 a.m. london time. up byx higher, the cac 40 2.6%. coming up, jp morgan is ready for the storm. we will discuss that and global markets next. this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg. ♪ nejra: economics, finance, politics, this is "bloomberg surveillance." i am nejra cehic in london. let's get a business check with viviana hurtado in new york. viviana: a surge in internet offset a drop-off in smartphone demand. $5 prophet was around billion, sales rising about 5%. the companies will break out the numbers. now to boeing, the company said 787pending work at its dreamliner plant

well meanwhile in the u.k. more than $17000.00 people have now died from covert 19 in hospitals but the true extent of the outbreak is feared to be much higher the u.k. says it will start human vaccine trials on thursday may have barker has. an intensive care unit in scotland. where the youngest to test positive has only just been born. ringback the medics here are traumatized by what they're dealing with. for the stuff to. hurt so far and now research by the office of national statistics suggesting the actual death toll in england and wales in early april was 40 percent higher than the number reported by downing street. those daily government figures don't include deaths outside hospital in care homes hospices or in the community they also classify what counts as a covert 19 deaths in a slightly different way there are concerns the u.k. could soon have the highest number of deaths in europe putting pressure on the search for a vaccine human trials will begin at oxford university on thursday this is uncertain s

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there are concerns the u.k.e highest number of deaths in europe, putting pressure on the search for a vaccine. human trials will begin at oxford university on thursday. >> this is uncertain science, but i am certain we will throw everything we've got at developing a vaccine. the u.k. is at the forefront of the global effort. we put more money than any other country into the global search for a vaccine. correspondent: the crisis is also defining the shape of britain's democracy, with mp's making plans for a virtual parliament. the proposal allows 120 out of 650 mp's to join the debate via videoconference. others will be sitting in the chamber, spaced apart. some believe the chamber should close altogether given prime minister boris johnson's recent about of coronavirus. -- bout of coronavirus. others insist it must remain open. technology offers a compromise. but it does not provide easy answers on the number of rising deaths. in germany, where infection numbers have fallen sharply, volkswagen makes preparations

to our viewers in the u.k., welcome to "outside source."rime minister boris johnson has left the intensive care after poti steps in his treatment of the coronavirus. the primeinister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the war where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery. they add he is in extremely good spirits. we wl have the latest from outside st. thomas's hospital in a moment whest the prime mi has now been moved from intensive care. we wish him all the best. let's bring you up-to-date with the figures from the u.k. on coronavirus. mbthey show the of confirmed cases in the u.k. are at just over 60,000. there were 8 deaths reported over the past 24 hours. this is the third day in a row with such high number is here in tuesday, there were nearly 800 deaths. wednesday, 938 people died, the thigh daily total so far in the u.k., pushing the cumulative tal two people dying from the virus above 7000. let'som go back topositive news, the prime minister has been moved from the intensive where

where scientists here in germany and in the u.k. are starting trials on humans in what has become a global race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus research and trials are already happening at an unprecedented speed on average it usually takes about 4 years to develop a vaccine researchers say the earliest that we can expect a vaccine on the market is sometime in 2021 possibly 2022 in the meantime with no cure or treatment the only weapons that we have against the virus are our behavior including hygiene and social distancing and what we wear that means face masks now the world is a patchwork of countries some requiring some not requiring people to wear facial protection in public here in germany chancellor angela merkel she has been a vocal champion of the facemask always recommending that people wear them but today in all of germany's 16 states that recommendation was replaced by a requirement starting next monday across the entire country it will be mandatory to wear face masks on public transportation and in shops

the u.k. prime minister is still conscious but has received oxygen treatment dominic raab is deputized. equities heading for their first back-to-back games in two weeks. futures pointing higher in the u.s. while oil rises ahead of thursday's opec-plus meeting. coronavirusthe maybe reaching a plateau in europe as cases slow across the continent. italy could start ending its .ockdown on a gradual basis just under an hour away from the start of cash trading in europe. a quick look at futures here. a gain in futures at the cash trade closed higher yesterday. gains in u.s. futures with the 0.4% -- the dow s&p up 0.4%. anna: everybody still focused on what is going on with coronavirus globally. cases are being handled and death rates. we need to get to the first word news update. prime minister boris johnson is in intensive care. his coronavirus infection worsened. he had been self-isolating for 10 days, struggling to shake off covid-19. dominic raab is temporarily taking over. scientists predicting

u.k. . the u.k. government's flagship covered 19 home testing website shuts down hours off your evening despite promises from the health secretary that says wales follow scotland with a lot down exit plan. the opposition labor party claims dozens of companies have offered to make personal protective equipment for frontline medical staff but have been ignored by the government. research finds that 70 percent of all coronavirus deaths among frontline staff are people from ethnic minority backgrounds as the opposition labor party launches a review into the impact of the virus on these communities we hear from an equality campaign a. stark difference in virus that's between northern ireland and the republic leads to questions about the u.k.'s approach i'll be talking to an irish doctor. and the e.u. accuses the u.k. of dragging its heels on post breaks it talks saying it can't refuse an extension if it doesn't keep moving forward we'll hear from my europe correspondent. the u.k. government's coronavirus

the u.k.'s prime minister boris johnson has held his 1st weekly cabinet meeting since falling ill with the coronavirus he had his top but his does a lot of extra pressure off the new figures put the death toll there to more than $26000.00 it's now the 2nd highest in europe after italy we're waiting for the daily briefing to begin in london within the next few minutes from mr johnson will be making his 1st appearance there since falling seriously ill with cove at 19 and of course his subsequent recovery out a seriously back up will be analyzing what we hear he's with us now in a rainy downing street leave what can we expect from this press briefing today the 1st with boris johnson back at the helm. yeah it is all. in press conference of the prime minister the chief decision maker has been out of the picture for some time and we have been hearing of differences of opinion within the british cabinet when it comes to easing the lockdown in this country of course it's costing the british economy and

the u.k. health secretary said testing will be rolled out to all residents and staff. anyone who is working o living in a care home will be able to get access to a test chether they have symptoms are not. : france announces plans tout ease its lockdown prim minister says the country will have to learn to live with the virus. sin germany lockdowns are eased, infections rise. we will have the latest. welcome to this edition of "outside source." a rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus acrs the u.k. s pushed the overall numbers dying to a record high according tohe latest figures. 25,000 deaths from all causes were reported in the week of the easter bank holiday, twice that expected for this time of year. -- twice thanec ed for this time of year. of the deaths linked to do code -- linked to covid-19, most were in care hes. that was in april. the number of deaths in hospitals continues to fall. it is now thought one in three deaths fromon cirus in england and wales are happening in care hom

the u.k. sees its highest daily death toll yes in the crown of our sun break another $708.00 people have done. and i'm to put al this is all just there live from doha also coming up spain reports more than 800 new photos he's from code 19 the 2nd straight day of decline . iran considers partial easing of social distancing restrictions to reduce the economic strain of the corona virus outbreak. a 2 week or intake for prisoners across the u.s. federal jails try to limit the spread of coronavirus amongst inmates. we begin in the u.k. where another $708.00 people have died from corona virus that's a 20 percent surge from the previous day that brings the total now to more than $4300.00 dead there since the outbreak began nearly 42000 have tested positive for the virus including prime minister barak johnson the government has repeatedly called on people to stay indoors to slow the spread of the virus spain remains one of the major hotspots the latest figures there show more 800 more people have died

the u.k.lso record its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day as the infection rate gathers pace. 381 people died. and we go to a refugee camp in greece to find out how people there are dealing with the threat. hello and a warm welcome. we start in the united states where the death toll from the dcoronavirus has now pas china's. more than 3400 people have died concern -- confirmed cases.0 outhree out ofamericans are now are about to be under some form of lockdown, has more states now tighten measures to fight e virus. we are expecting an update from president trump in the next few hours about whetheesthose guidelill be toughened up. before that, listen to what he ard yesterday. >> by vigorously following these guidelines, can save more than one one million american lives. fuoure is in our own hands, and the choices and sacrifices we make will determine the fate of arabic every.nd really debate we will have a great victory. e.we have no other cho >> the president is talking abouvi

in the u.k. almost one million people have claimed universal credit welfare payments in the from 100,000., up the surge coincides with when the u.k. imposed dramatic restrictions on the public. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. toncine: let's go straight the impact of the coronavirus on the markets. joining me now is tony gibb, product manager, fil investment management. great to have you on the program. when you look at the number infected and the number of deaths, are you hopeful of stabilizing, or is it early? , and i think it is early there is a lot of volatility in the numbers. the data from the last few days from italy, spain, germany is encouraging. the rates of infection is deaths are also slowing. in terms of what the market is focusing on, the rate of change, there are positive signs. that is what the market is reacting to. we are seeing positive reaction to

correspondent shotor potts in london welcome shelter so why has the u.k. changed its counting methodology. well it's of course a huge number huge jump in one day there so before the department of health which is responsible for the counting had only included those that were affected by cold and died in the hospital not outside in the community or in care homes the government when pressured from journalists about this always said that it was too difficult to include those that died in the communities and in care homes but the pressure was too high and the government needed to change that and that explains this huge jump in numbers and it also shows you how widespread the virus is in the u.k. and how deadly it has been it has really affected here not only the elderly and the vulnerable but today's death toll for example included a 14 year old boy who sadly died of covert $99.00 she was otherwise healthy. lack of testing in the u.k. there must be warnings that the real figure is even higher than not. yes some say even in the thousands higher so far the govern

and whether the u.k. could have or should have signed up for the european union program to buy more of them. there were four invitations extended to the u.k. government, all turned down. partovernment says for its that this program didn't offer anything that it couldn't do on its own. tensionseeing those that international trade about what the u.k.'s relations with other parts of the world are and you are seeing them being coming to the form. alex: i really appreciate you taking the time, it was obviously a staggering headline. thank you very much. now i want to get an update on what is making headlines in the market. taylor: let's take a look at some of the major averages, because coming off the highest of the session, this is at the volatility has been increasing just a little bit or so. there are some headlines could be crossing this. the number of u.s. homeowners with mortgages who have stopped making payments down to 2.6%. that is up from a quarter of 1% just a month ago and the loans that are suppor

the u.k. has 50,000 cases. the british government, warning the lockdown could be tightened if the public defies the rules. health secretary matt hancock people ignoring social distancing and gathering or sunbathing in parks. queen elizabeth ii, urging the sameo adopt discipline and resolve the got the u.k. through world war ii. >> everyone will be able to take pride in how they respond to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. oilana: we continue with trading lower after a delay to the planned meeting of top producers. of opec-plushering was scheduled for monday, but postponed to thursday. as saudi arabia and russia traded barbs over who was to blame for the collapsing oil prices. they both want the u.s. to join any pact, but donald trump showing little willingness to do so. sticking with the white house, it sees signs that the u.s. coronavirus outbreak is beginning to level off, citing a day-to-day reduction in deaths in new york. that's the u

but as the u.k.'s daily death toll surpassed diddled us the tone of the reporting was less alarming more measured and broadcasters still led with news of boris johnson's recovery downing street says he's sitting up in bed gauging positively but the staff say thomas is hospital it's really stark that when the death toll started mansingh in. you know the role of the press to me to fight so in us understanding the scale of the calamity and yet has been extraordinary living through the same moment in person where the death toll you struggle to even see it on the front pages of the newspapers on the front page of news websites and the speed which is being put out on a daily basis is instead becoming the headlines in the talking points there's been a real step change in the last few days. where the press is becoming more aggressive and we are becoming more and. taken were we to get. there has been some aggressive uncompromising reporting on called good 19 in the british media most of it takes place a long w

the u.k.'s finance minister said there's not a tradeoff between people's health and the economic well being of the country that's after forecasters predicted that the economy could shrink by 35 percent over the next 3 months. russia has reported another record daily rise in new infections with more than $2700.00 reported on tuesday the government says $170.00 russians have died with the total number of cases of known cases now more than $21000.00 thousands of shops across austria reopening as the government loosens its lockdown measures authorities say it's the 1st phase of a gradual process to restart the economy in austria strict social distancing rules will remain in place uganda has extended its strict lockdown measures by another 3 weeks it's closed its borders and banned international flights did that the day after the 1st case where there was identified so far have been 54 confirmed cases turkey has to release tens of thousands of prisoners as part of measures to stop the virus spreading

now the u.k. government is considering issuing immunity certificates for those who have recovered from the virus speaking at the government's daily press briefing health secretary matt hancock said the move could release these people from their lock down earlier than the rest of the u.k. we are looking at an immunity certificate and how we can how how people who are have to have the disease have got the antibodies and therefore have immunity can show that and so get back as much as normal to as much as possible to normal life. well hangup said the documents could be issued once antibody tests which determine whether a person has had the virus are developed and rolled out german authorities are looking into a similar permit scheme while those hoping to enter q 8 or thailand require medical certificates proving they don't have the disease but critics argue testing the whole population would be time consuming expensive and could lead to a false sense of security if the virus mutates and re infects th

u.k. . 685 people die from corona virus in just 24 hours and you read pork life in the u.k. that says prime minister boris johnson himself continues to struggle with corona virus as it emerges britain repeatedly ignored warnings for months testing from the world health organization. health service staff are turned away at testing facilities that's this footage reveals facilities across the country are still empty. shell secretary says communities could allow those through for recovered from the virus to leave isolation but critics claim a system requiring wide scale testing would be nearly impossible for a country already struggling to test a top we hear from both sides of the debate. on the coronavirus pandemic reaches migrant counts in france as refugees to flee across the english channel and charities warn of a humanitarian disaster but those already in the u.k. could be left destitute by cutbacks in simple. welcome to r.t. u.k. $684.00 people have died from corona virus in the past 24 ho

u.k.health secretary matt hancock has used the government's coronavirus daily press briefing to warn the public that social distancing rules must not be relaxed over the weekend or linus will be at stake it comes after the 24 hour death toll hit 684 a record number in the u.k. and the government was accused of ignoring warnings about the need for mass testing a lot you case is around the house the latest either recess so it's pretty much it was a stark warning from the house secretary wasn't absolutely we've been seeing these daily updates from the government every day really around the same time 5 pm today it was again the top of the health secretary matt how he called and he took the opportunity to take to the t.v. cameras to ask the country to continue doing what they're doing which is to stay in or to help the n.h.s. to fart this crisis and also all sing them to resist the temptation of going out this weekend when the weather is expected to be warm. we're set for a warm weekend in some

s coronavirus lockdown laws catherine calderwood was cautioned by taking weekend trips u.k. citizens have been warned not to travel to your holiday destinations to avoid spreading the virus. in new york the coronavirus death toll has topped 4000 opp nearly 600 from the day before that rises slightly smaller than the previous 24 hours and there was also a decrease in new hospitalisations bob governor andrew cuomo says it's too early to say whether the pandemic has reached its eye. millions of indians have switched off their lights and lit candles in a show of solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus families confined today harms by a nationwide lockdown gathered at their doors and windows india has seen a rise in 19 cases in recent days to more than 3 and a half 1000. german chancellor merkel has said it's still too early to say when coronavirus lockdown measures across the country can be relaxed but policy makers here already exploring new ways to prevent infections wants restrictions lifted one option is a smart foreign app that tracks people's movements and warns th

so the u.k. is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected in europe by corona virus they have been more than 500 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time despite comes as a 4000 bed hospital is jus to open in east london to treat covert 900 patients a temperate hospital was set up in 2 weeks governments under growing pressure to increase testing especially for its national health service staff nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus and spread away to london to downing streets where at the business sex trade. look sharma is hosting a 3 fingers i'm joined today by dr yvonne toil who is the medical director of public health england before yvonne provides an update on the latest data from our copra coronavirus fact file i'd like to update you on the steps that we are taking to defeat this pandemic are step by step action plan is aiming to slow the spread of the virus so fewer people need hospital treatment at any one time protecting the ability of the n.h.s. to cope through our response to corona

in the u.k. the prime minister says the country is past the peak of its corona virus outbreak on the stress that the u.k. should risk a 2nd spike of the virus and now has the 2nd highest number of deaths in europe after. yemen has recorded its 1st 2 coronavirus related deaths leading to fears of a major outbreak in a country already by civil war the official number of infections is 6 but the un says it is likely spreading undetected yemen is already dealing with a color outbreak and only half of its hospitals are fully functional those are top stories stay with us one no one east thailand's last resort is thanks thanks for watching if i. want a prime minister takes a lump of coal into. that coal means a lot of the country's fortunes we bring you the stories and developments the rapidly changing the world we're living. in that whatever the problem is of course just counting the cost on al-jazeera. with its tropical climate natural beauty and traditional culture thailand has long been a popular tou

let's go to the u.k. now where the government insists that the prime minister boris johnson is still running the country despite being in a hospital bed he tested positive for covert 1910 days ago or a challenge reports from london after a night spent inside london's in thomas' hospital boris johnson sent a characteristically optimistic message i went into hospital for some routine tests as i'm still experiencing coronavirus symptoms he tweeted i mean good spirits and keeping in touch with my team as we work together to fight this virus and keep everyone safe 10 days after coming down with coated 19 britain's prime minister hasn't thrown off the virus johnson is still leading the government for now but he's handed over daily coronavirus meetings to foreign secretary dominic robb. the big questions don't really have adequate answers yet how sick is the prime minister really because his spokesperson dodged the question of whether or not he had pneumonia and also if boris johnson he's getting the medical car

of test kits which were supposed to help turn the situation around appear to be ineffective and the u.k. is among the top 10 worst affected countries in the world for coronavirus. johnson's in hospital who's in charge of the british government while he's there downing street says johnson remains in charge the u.k. doesn't actually have an official deputy prime minister however the foreign secretary dominic robb will be taking over from johnson he will be chairing some meetings on monday as far as we know now johnson is only one of several senior members of the u.k. government who've been affected by coronavirus symptoms others include the health secretary matt hancock who has since recovered but as well some of johnson's senior advisers and even the chief medical officer of the u.k. says some of the people who are supposed to be leading the country at this critical time have been or are incapacitated just before we found out that boris johnson was going to hospital we heard from the queen she gave a red televised address to the nation what did she have to say well she started off by tha

yes yet again the u.k. has posted its worst day the death toll for the coronavirus an epidemic so far 563 deaths recorded over the last 24 hours compare that to 381 the day before and 180 the day before that we're saying though these are only the deaths that are being recorded inside the u.k. hospitals there will be more people who are dying perhaps 20 percent or 25 percent more outside of the hospitals in care homes or in their own homes and we won't know those figures for a few days as those filter into the statistics. the trajectory that the u.k. is following wouldn't when it comes to new cases except for is still closely tracking italy's just a week or so behind and that i think proves that there is going to be real need for this facility there i'm standing in front of here this field hospital that's being set up in a few days' time perhaps on friday it will have its 1st patients inside and it just nightingale there will be 4000 beds when this reaches capacity and this is not going to be the only one th

how the u.k. is scaling up the number of intensive care units beds how there are more ventilators being brought on line and how personal protective gear is being tossed tracts g. frontline stuff the medics that don't exist in the. battling with the forests on the wards in the u.k. hospitals this visa being the big questions and in some eyes that the main scandals of britain's response to coronavirus so foghat doctors and nurses don't have the right kits that they're on snuff and so late is that u.k. i.c.u. capacity these lacking behind other european countries particular countries like germany. that we're also hearing from the u.k. chief scientists and they were saying that the way that the trajectory of the pandemic is playing out in the u.k. it's still that the u.k. is lagging behind other countries is its tracking fraunces tracking it's early but it's a week or 2 or 3 weeks behind those other. trees so the chief science officer was saying that he expects deaths to start coming down in a couple

what do we know about the u.k.'s approach from here with boris johnson still in intensive care, particularly as we are in a third week of lockdown which was supposed to be -- >> that's right. we saw the highest fatalities in the u.k. yesterday with 786 be losing their lives. the government is saying there are some signs for optimism in the numbers in the u.k. because seem to beon rate stabilizing. they need to stay stable for a number of days beyond that. that said, there are forecasts that the disease will still have a large fatality rate in the u.k. through the next week, including from the imperial college of london saying that the u.k. could be the hardest hit through the next week and as that is happening, we have a government that is without it's prime minister. boris johnson spent a second night in intensive care. he is still said to be stable, on oxygen, but not requiring a ventilator, but the longer he is in intensive care hospital, recovery from what has been a very serious illness, the bigger the question

and u.k. got off to quite slow starts when it came to testing because healthcare systems they are reliant on tests from a single government source and those government sources didn't respond very rapidly so despite getting top marks for their health care system. and reports like the global health security and the structural aspect of how the u.s. and u.k. were set up to deal with a possible pandemic might now be making a big difference in the overall numbers. did abuse derek williams and he'll be back of course tomorrow to answer more off your questions for now that was our 900 special i'm going to jones in berlin for more on the pandemic to check out our social media channels and our websites that is d w dot com where we have information on covert 19 and more than 30 languages. now we would like to leave you with a story that shows we really are all in this together. at a hospital in taiwan people wait in line to make donations to help italy in its fight against the coronavirus a so far donat

now the u.k. government has announced it will make a $60000.00 pounds compensation payment to families of health care workers and social care staff who would die fighting the outbreak that's around the $70000.00 euros a critics of the government's response to the pandemic say it's highlighted the crisis within the u.k.'s national health system. our correspondent is with us from a lot to tell us more about this event of paying tribute to frontline workers across britain. well this could be the prime minister boris johnson making his mark he's back at work this week and he wanted to set the tone right i guess and have the symbolic gesture of the whole country just honoring the health workers which i think is a very moving moment for a lot of them to have so much support in the british public you can see everywhere in in windows rainbows which are symbolizing the n.h.s. symbolizing the public support of the n.h.s. and recognizing really the sacrifices that many of them have made because we have over

the death toll the u.k. death toll from covered 19 is rising and we know those figures don't include deaths in care homes yet we hear the foreign secretary saying that everyone's efforts have paid off. well that's just not the case yet at the moment because it is slowly flattening but definitely not going down the u.k. death toll need to be reaching 14000 today and you mentioned care homes hundreds of people across the country have died in care homes suspected of covert 19 but again the issue of testing no tests are available so these deaths are not on the record yet another issue at care homes at the moment also protective gear and not enough mosques and gloves for the workers there and that remember with doctors and nurses at the front lines in the hospitals here they complain that they can't protect themselves and we have now reached a point where over 20 doctors and nurses have died in the u.k. as a result of cope with 19. points and london thank you. leaders from g 7 nations have met in a video conferen