This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Doctors in the uk are warning theyre still not getting the protective equipment they need to treat patients with coronavirus. The government must make sure that it delivers the equipment, which it says it has, to the front line. This isnt about plans, this is about what is happening as should be happy now. What is happening as should be happy iiow. What is happening as should be happy now. Going from the business of usual, normal ppe distribution to the unprecedented use of macro now has been a big challenge and we have still got work to do. Number ten say the Prime Minister, boris johnson, is making very Good Progress in his recovery from covid 19. As spains daily coronavirus death
toll falls for the third day in a row to 510 the World Health Organization tells countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early. The United States becomes the first country in the world to record more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Police in the uk urge people to stick to the advice to stay at home over the Bank Holiday Weekend despite the warm weather in many parts of the country. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The British Medical Association has issued a stark warning that medics are unable to access the Personal Protective Equipment they need to keep themselves safe while treating patients with
coronavirus. They said that supplies in some areas are at dangerously low levels. It comes after the Health Secretary said there was enough ppe to go round if it was used according to guidelines, but doctors and nurses should treat it as a precious resource. Matt hancock said 19 Health Workers had died during the outbreak but it wasnt clear how each had contracted the illness. It comes as the uk recorded the largest rise over a 2k hour period yesterday with 980 deaths higher than both italys and spains highest daily death toll. Nearly 9,000 people have died in the uk and there are over 70,000 confirmed cases. In the United States, mass burials in new york signal the toll the coronavirus has taken. Over 18,000 people have died in the country half of those in new york state. Europe is preparing for an easter weekend under quarantine with the coronavirus pandemic forcing many celebrations
to be held in isolation. In the past hour the latest figures from spain show an extra 510 people have died. The lowest rise for 18 days. And the World Health Organization has warned of a deadly resurgence of the virus if lockdowns are lifted too early. Well have more on those stories in a moment but first on the latest in the uk, heres our Health Correspondent laura foster. Almost 9,000 people have died after contracting coronavirus in the uk, including 19 nhs front line staff. Doctors, nurses and physios cant practise social distancing while treating patients. Their protections comes in the form of equipment, such as gowns, masks and gloves. Problem is, not everyone who needs this ppe gear to treat patients safely will get their hands on it. This front line hospital nurse says they are being forced to use things they know dont offer enough protection. The situation is really bad. We are scared. We are seeing colleagues pass away every day, so this is not fair for us. We are on the front line, we dont deserve it. We dont deserve it. We need more. The British Medical Association says the problem is particularly bad in yorkshire and london. A survey of members found more than half of doctors working in high risk environments said they were short of face masks or had none. Two thirds said they didnt have eye protection and more than half said they were being pressured into working in a high risk area, despite not having the adequate gear to protect them. Doctors are also human beings. They dont want to become ill, they dont want their lives to be at risk. They have dependents, they go home to their families, and what is really worrying us is the numbers of Health Care Workers who are now in intensive care units, on ventilators, and who have tragically died. So doctors are naturally afraid, but the one thing they would feel
obviously is important is to give them protection, and that is something the government owes us. The Health Secretary told the bbc it couldnt be certain the nhs staff who have died contracted the virus doing theirjobs. The work is going on to establish whether they caught coronavirus in the line of duty, at work, or whether, like so many other people, in the rest of their lives. It is obviously quite difficult to work that out. The government says delivery of ppe gear to hospitals will happen daily, but says it shouldnt be overused. But the bma says it is not misuse if they dont have any. It is expected the number of coronavirus related deaths will surpass 10,000 by the end of the day. Making sure the Health Service is properly equipped to help look after future cases will be imperative if we are to stop that
rising even further. Downing street has given update on the health of the Prime Minister. 0ur reporter is outside st thomas, where he is, with the latest. What are they telling you about the state of health of borisjohnson . The statement from number ten is that the Prime Minister is making very Good Progress. Borisjohnson was moved out of intensive care on thursday evening and he spent three nights there. He was moved into intensive care on monday as a precaution so that he could be near a ventilator. He did not need that intervention, but he did have some help with oxygen. Since his time in intensive care, we understand that his fiancee, she has been in touch with him by sending letters and baby
scans. She is seven months pregnant as she has been suffering with coronavirus symptoms. Downing street has said that the Prime Minister recently has been making much progress, making short walks. He is watching films and playing sudoku, but it is not clear when he will be fully recovered. Dominic raab is still deputising but not clear how long that will be before the Prime Minister is but able to pick up the reins again. The other aspect we must talk about is this row over ppe for health care staff. We now know that 19 nhs workers have died, i do with all of coronavirus, but there is an argument know whether there is a shortage of ppe, and even how it has been used. That is right, matt
hancock said this morning that it was important that staff used ppe as a precious resource. He said it was very important that it was not overused and he has received heavy criticism. The labour leader has said that his comments are frankly insulting to imply that front line staff while wasting ppe. The chief executive of the Royal College of nursing said there is no truth to the suggestion, that staff are not using ppe properly. 0ver the suggestion, that staff are not using ppe properly. Over 700 million pieces of ppe guns, gloves, and so forth, gloves, happy child challenges around distribution but there are plans to get more of this equipment to the front line. Thank you very much, jenny. In spain, the number of daily deaths
from covid 19 has continued to slow. The latest figures show 510 more people have died the lowest rise for 18 days. This takes the total number of deaths to just over 16300, the Spanish Health ministry has announced. 0ur correspondent, guy hedgecoe, says the mood is one of very cautious optimism. These are the best figures we have seenin these are the best figures we have seen in terms of daily deaths since march 23. It is a drop from yesterday, almost by 100, compared to yesterday. Clearly that is encouraging and it would appear to continue this trend that we have been seeing over the last week or so, will be daily deaths have been dropping. However, you have to bear in mind that we are in the easter weekend at the moment and experts have warned that these figures have to be taken with a pinch of salt because local authorities might be under reporting the number of deaths we are seeing over the holiday period. You have to be very cautious about them but over the last few
days we have been seeing encouraging signs, both in terms of the number of daily deaths and the spread of the virus itself, which has been snowing. There is a tremendous amount of uncertainty as they have had a terrible time of it over the last month or so, but intake terms of the Health Care Crisis there are fears they could be a spite of deaths again. That is another aspect, which is the economic aspect. I think the country is bracing itself for a really serious economical crisis. Members of the last eurozone crisis are still very fresh and that crisis hit spain very hard. Ithink fresh and that crisis hit spain very hard. I think people are worrying about that a lot. It is very much a mixed response at the moment, looking ahead to what the future holds. We have just had the latest coronavirus death toll number in for
england, not the whole of the uk. Englands coronavirus hospital death toll has risen to 8937 from 8114 from the previous day. That is an increase of 823 deaths, of people dying of our waste for the buyers alone in that 24 hour period. The us has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. According to numbers compiled byjohns hopkins university, 2108 people died in the last 24 hour period. The United States has the highest number of cases in the world its just passed half a million. Its also recorded the second highest number of deaths over 18,700 just behind italy. New york state alone now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any single country in the world. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has more now on what has been a difficult 24 hours for the country. The United States has seen the deadliest day of coronavirus attacks, or deaths, if you like, that any country has seen so far. More than 2000 people died of the virus today, that brings the total of deaths here to nearly 19,000. 500,000 americans have been infected by the coronavirus and the United States is on track to surpass italys total of the most number of deaths worldwide. Now, more than half of those deaths occurred in new york state, but there is a glimmer of hope there, because the governor revealed today that the curve appears to be flattening, as they say. The number of hospitalisations there has stabilised. And thats a statistic that donald trump has seized on in his bid to get to this country back in business as quickly as possible. He announced today that hes assembled a taskforce to advise him on that and the Trump Administration is not downplaying suggestions that this country could be back in action, to some extent, anyway, by the 1st of may. Meanwhile, the us Surgeon General has sparked controversy after urging minority communities to stop drinking, smoking and taking drugs to reduce their risk of contracting covid 19. Drjerome adams said the virus was disproportionately affecting black and latino populations and was criticised by some for his use of language. Call your friends and family, check in on your mother, she wants to hear from you right now. And speaking of mothers, we need you to do this, if not for yourself, then for your abuela. Do it for your grandaddy, do it for your big momma, do it for your pop pop. We need you to understand, especially in communities of colour, we need you to step up and help stop the spread, so we can protect those who are more vulnerable. Prime minister Narendra Modi is considering indias nationwide lockdown as part of his governments response to the coronavirus pandemic. The measures were due to prolong. Chief ministers have requested he extends it nationwide. The travel restrictions that restrict the movement of 1. 3 billion people have left Migrant Workers jobless, but epidemiologists say it is still an early end their academic experience. Lets speak now to dr Vivekanand Jha whos director of indias George Institute for global health. He joins us from chandigarh. Thank you forjoining us on bbc
news. How successful has the lockdown been in india . I am sure it must vary in different parts of the country. As you know, it varies in different areas, but by and large there has been a fair amount of support from the lockdown, except for the sudden need of migration in a large section of the society, especially those that work in unorganised sectors, and suddenly we have neither food to eat or house a linen or money. They have no choice but to move back to their homes and that has resulted in a lot of negative stories and bad circumstances that a lot of people. People have observed the work done pretty well by and large, and there are reports that the lockdown should be extended by at least two more weeks, and that is good to test the patience of people more than it has in the past, it is likely to create
further hardships for all these People Living in villages who are unable to earn their living. How can you assess the economic impact, never mind the human impact, of what this is due to india . The economic impact, according to most experts, will be a catastrophe. The government have released a large sum of money, by indian standards, but overall need it is still a very small amount and the people are going to be disproportionally affected, they are the ones who are already extremely vulnerable and are subject to going into extreme poverty, even with a little bit of pressure on their economic circumstances, such as those working in unorganised sectors, shoppers shopkeepers, farmers. For varying
the restrictions from one part of the restrictions from one part of the country to another . the restrictions from one part of the country to another . I did not hear your question, can i view it . What are the arguments being made for perhaps varying the severity of the lockdown in one part of the country compared to another . The arguments being made is that in some parts of the country the number of coronavirus cases are very small, and back to have been no cases reported on two different states in india. But in some other states, like in new delhi and mumbai, in the last few days the number of cases that have been picked up has been quite large and it is feared that, especially in some areas like the slums of mumbai, transmission can walk very rapidly. There is a feeling that the lockdown needs to
be much more stringent, but it can be much more stringent, but it can be relaxed in areas with relatively little. Social distancing in slum areas is very difficult for people to observe, and as you say, there could be an increase anytime soon. But in addition to having to cope with the reactions from the public, the authorities are also having to cou ntera ct fa ke cu res the authorities are also having to counteract fake cures that have being peddled, this information that is being distributed. What are some of the ideas, the fake ones, that are doing the rounds . There has been are doing the rounds . There has been a number of extremely fantastic ideas that have been proposed, which go from cow ideas that have been proposed, which o from cow oure ideas that have been proposed, which go from cow youre in to cow dung to dalek to certain kinds of herbal medicines, even a number of traditional western medicines that
are being sought after and used in large numbers. These false kinds of m essa 9 es large numbers. These false kinds of messages are being spread quite rapidly through social media, like whatsapp and facebook, and people who work in those communities also learn from each others apprehensions and their superstitions. Thank you thank you very much for your time. Thank you. We were talking if you moments ago about the number of deaths in england, and we were saying that the death toll has now risen, in england alone, to 8937. We are now being told that those who died, of the 823 people who have died from our waste
coronavirus, were aged between 11 and the hundred and two years of age. 33 of them had no known Underlying Health conditions. This is according to nhs england. A very big age range, from 11 202 years of age. We have also 102. Figures from the Scottish Government no, they are saying that 47 people have died in college related deaths. Scottish government now. That brings the total to 542, a rise from 495 yesterday and the day before there had been 48 deaths, so it has gone from 48 to 47, no real change. The Scottish Government is saying that there are 542 people who have now died from coronavirus related illnesses. With warm weather
forecast for much of the uk this weekend, there are fears that people will gather on parks and beaches, but the government are urging people to stay at home during easter. Ive corresponded to regents park in london. Police officers are saying that most people are now abiding by restrictions, but there are Police Forces saying that two weeks into this lockdown it is getting to the stage where they have done enough engagement and encouragement and education, they will now start to ta ke education, they will now start to take enforcement action against individuals who are flouting the rules. You should only be out once a day for exercise or for necessary shopping or medical need, visiting or taking care of someone who is vulnerable, are going to work if you absolutely cannot work from home. They are trying to avoid unnecessary
gatherings, putting pressure on the nhs, taking up vital intensive care beds. An upside down world where everything seems to be unbelievable, the glorious weather on a Bank Holiday Weekend is astonishing, but in the main the majority of people are resisting the temptation to be out in it. Sport now, a full round up from the bbc sport centres. With the bar around the world suspended with no return date, a second england football, west ham say that they will dock their players wagers. David moyes and the vice chairman will take a 30 pay cut as part of the deal, but also see the clubs owners put £30 million into the club. A similar move has been made by southampton. Dundee united are the only team not to have voted as to whether the season should and now continue when conditions allow in scotland. There one vote is crucial. The spf that wa nted one vote is crucial. The spf that wanted response by friday evening but it later emerged that clubs had 28 days to respond. English rugby winner winner is going back to gloucester at the end of the season. Winner. He says he was proud of his time at his current team but it had worked out. Hadnt worked out. It should have been the masters this weekend but the tournament has moved to november. According to the man who has won it more than anyone else, jack nicholson, it says that the conditions will have different challenges at the end of year but
ill bejust as challenges at the end of year but ill be just as good. A lot of fans will want to come, even in november. It isa will want to come, even in november. It is a pretty time of year. There will be flowers but it will be good and it will be a good test of golf. Iam and it will be a good test of golf. I am delighted to see the gusto to do that and i think it is great for the game of golf. Dame kelly holmes has been doing her best to keep peoples spirits up during the lockdown, boasting exercise classes from her living room. She is also trying to help wheelchair users during self isolation. Trying to help wheelchair users during self isolationlj trying to help wheelchair users during self isolation. I thought i would do each year worked out because actually more people who are isolated are maybe immobile, in a wheelchair, elderly orjust want isolated are maybe immobile, in a wheelchair, elderly or just want to work upper bodies. I started doing each worker and that added a little chair challenge to a song and now on
a tuesday at 2 30pm we do a chair work out on instagram and twitter live, and it has been so much fun. Horse racing is continuing behind closed doors at some australian tracks, and a horse one written by tom markland. He won his first top level race last month. Many people are getting shopping delivered or take ways, but what about awards . In these strange times, said petersburg decided their player of the month was going to get his award no matter what it took. This is from the russians club twitter feed. A drawn travel to the player boss mike house and presented it to the striker through a window in his apartment. Player of the
month, i wonder how much he actually played . I month, i wonder how much he actually played . I hope month, i wonder how much he actually played . I hope you wipe the award down afterwards. We will be back later. Thank you very much. There are concerns that younger people who cannot meet up with friends will struggle. Normally you would have 30 to 50 young people here after school. I am to 50 young people here after school. Iam being to 50 young people here after school. I am being shown around the dumps youth club that has been closed since the lockdown. And what way are you having to change the way you work . Im trying to meet people where they are, using instagram. We are trying to recreate the youth clu b we are trying to recreate the youth club as best as we can in a virtual
environment. Nicola is a youth worker and is chatting online with kids who would normally be here. How do you think you will feel if you cant come here for several months . I will miss it. This club is confident they will survive the months ahead but other people around the country are worried about the knock on effect on young people who have come to rely on places like this. The National Body for youth workers say it is already getting reports of some young people feeling suicidal. We have seen youth working clubs close, not be able to open to provide that support. There are millions of young people not been supported. 20 of millions of young people not been supported. 2096 of Youth Services will allegedly not survive this crisis. Youth workers in north
london are out looking for some teenagers they have lost contact with. For now, p street the kids are off the streets, began travesty that way . That way . There are lots of young people who have been involved in criminal activity, or, excluded from school. I will be away from that good because those young people arent on the social media platforms that many of the other young people are. In suburban state organs, these houses are full of young people tried to keep themselves busy. What are you missing the most . My girlfriend. That has been the hardest part is over, is still far, i miss hera lot. I dont thinki over, is still far, i miss hera lot. I dont think i would be able to cope for three months. Why . I have been able to see my friends or family, it is just have been able to see my friends or family, it isjust lonely. If i were to know how long it would last for, that would be better mentally, but it is the fact that we dont know so we are kind of waiting every day. That uncertainty is the hardest thing for these teenagers. No one knows how long this lockdown will lastand. Knows how long this lockdown will last and. Just before we go to the weather forecast, let me tell you what we are hearing about the number of total uk deaths. The uk is reporting 9875 deaths out of four oclock yesterday afternoon. Sorry, 5pm. That is up from 8958 from the previous day. That is an increase of 917 deaths, nearly 1000 deaths again. As you can see on the screen there, the nhs is keeping that cumulative cope total. There are
now 78,991 people who have tested positive for coronavirus, and that isa positive for coronavirus, and that is a daily increase of 5234, but it is a daily increase of 5234, but it is that death toll which we obviously need to have firmly and our minds, when being asked as we cannot take any chances and stay at home at eye so it were possible. We need to reduce the strain on the nhs, reduce our social contacts, reduce the spread, and we have to try and flatten that curve, as we have been asked to do know for many weeks. 970 people have died in the uk. Lets take a look at the weather forecast. The chance of some heavy thundery showers across parts of england and wales, but mostly dry and warm. England and wales 2025dc, mid to high teens in scotland and Northern Ireland. Cloud increases across scotland and Northern Ireland later on today, continues through
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