At the uk but it hasnt gone away and we need to be absolutely sure that with the new relaxation that we stay rigorously to the things that need to happen in order to stop the spread. The top Infectious Disease expert in the us talks of a disturbing surge of covid 19 cases but says theres been no slowdown in testing. The mens world number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, tests positive for coronavirus after organising a much criticised regional tournament. And a private funeral has started for Rayshard Brooks, who was shot dead, as he fled Police Officers in atlanta. I believe with rays death will finally have the type of Police Reform for black and brown people that includes grace, mercy, understanding instead of fear, judgement, bias and the automatic presumption of guilt. Hello and welcome to the bbc for those watching in the uk and around the world. After three months of lockdown in england the uk Prime Minister has announced details on the biggest easing of restrictions so the biggest easing of restrictions so far but warned that all the steps werent reversible. People in england must now remain two metres apart where possible but a one metre plus rule will be introduced on the 4th ofjuly. Plus rule will be introduced on the 4th of july. From plus rule will be introduced on the 4th ofjuly. From then cinemas, museums and galleries will be able to welcome visitors again. Pubs, restau ra nts a nd hairdressers to welcome visitors again. Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers can also open and two households in england will also be able to meet indoors and stay overnight with social distancing. Meanwhile the Scottish Government said they are planning to reopen schools in august with no physical distancing if coronavirus is suppressed. Both the scottish and Welsh Government say the two metres rule they are will remain in place for the time being. In Northern Ireland the distance has already been cut for schoolchildren. Meanwhile, top Infectious Disease in the us. The top Infectious Disease experts in the us are testifying to congress on the trump administrations response to coronavirus theyve spoken about a disturbing surge of cases. And German Authorities have imposed lockdown restrictions into districts after a spike in cases with over a half a Million People infected. First a night on a programme the bbcs Political Editor on the uk changes. Moving to a new sort of normal. At least in angling pumps will flow and glasses will change. There is life after lockdown, you will be able to raise a pint. Im really happy. Im excited to reopen and see all the regular customers will have a sense of relief one of the biggest thing. We were kind of at a point where it was like make or break for us. Really, really happy. Are you taking account of Public Safety could Prime Minister . After months of the deadly violence revealed everything, derailed. The disease has faded enough to open many of the country stores. You could almost hear the relief in the Prime Ministers voice. Thanks to our progress we can now go further and safely ease the lockdown in england. At every stage caution will remain our watchword. Hairdressers, libraries, playgrounds a long list of places will be back but you will still be asked to keep a one metre distance and still work at home if you can. Our principal is to trust the British Public to use their common sense in the full knowledge of the risks. Remembering that the more we open up, the more vigilant we will need to be. A chance the Prime Minister desperately hopes to do for him to turn the page. Our long, national hibernation is beginning to come to an end. And life is returning to our streets and to our shops, the bustle is starting to come back. And a new but cautious optimism is palpable. But i must say to the house that will be all too easy for that frost to return. Compulsory, legal instructions will become advice instead. And there is still complications ahead. There are no easy decisions to be made here. Any unlocking carries risk, it has to be phase, manage and carefully planned. We will scrutinise the detail, we do wa nt we will scrutinise the detail, we do want more clarity. But we welcome a thrust. But who we can spend time with as well as where is changing too. She will be able to see her boyfriend anywhere for the first time and two months. Friends and families reunited but still a metre apartand families reunited but still a metre apart and only to house holes at a time. Its really good news that my boyfriend can now stay over. And i can stay at his, obviously we cant touch so. But its better thanjust being able to see him for a few hours in the garden. But hold on, the different parts of the uk are moving at different paces. In wales and in scotland the two metres rule is still in place. Its really important not to see this as a binary, simple issue. There is no doubt that if you go from two metres to one metre you increase the risk of transmission from something i think between two and ten times. Its how you mitigate that inclusive risk in other ways. But for number ten its time to move on. Five oclock today, the last occasion this we think will be routine. The two scientists signed sound notably conscious this afternoon Prime Minister does opening up risk not because more risk to health. Will you take response ability for whatever happens next . Yes, of course, i think of responsibility, the government takes responsibility for these decisions. We are indebted to our scientific colleagues for their advice continually. But it is oui their advice continually. But it is our response ability to choose. Professor, you previously said very clearly you would like to see the two metre rule stay until the end of the pandemic, have you change your mind . The advice to stay at two metres if you can stay at two metres remains. And the one metre is the one metre plus medications which bring it into line with other areas. Thats why people must take it incredibly seriously. Personally am i comfortable with a . This is a balance of risk. Its like many things in medicine you dont go for an operation unless you absolutely have to. Its a balance of risk. So the risk is not gone. And next weeks changes have come too late for some. This pub has already closed its doors for the final time. Over absolutely devastated. Conditions have to change. Obviously a huge impact. The end of the emergency phase for the government may be but the impact of the corona crisis is certainly not a thing of the past. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent iain watson. The Prime Minister going through sector assert a sector of the changes that are coming in in the last few days. Thats right the biggest easing of the lockdown in england before the virus peak since march. So its very, very significant and certainly the Prime Minister has moved to listen to many of his own members of parliament and Hotel Industry that the social distancing guidance will have to be changed. Its not one metre although stressing with mitigations. At his press c0 nfe re nce stressing with mitigations. At his press conference i think, hes toned bya press conference i think, hes toned by a large is quite upbeat. He said had still love to do all the things you cant do yet in england including playing cricket and so on. There are still restrictions and plays on swimming pools, and a range of other areas. In a sense proceeding with caution. It sounded to me as though the medical and scientific advisers sounded even more cautious still than the last of their regular Daily Press Conference updates. They have determined not to go out on a high. For example, sir patrick balance the chief scientific adviser making it very clear that the virus risk was not down to zero. Its still good be there for a very long time to come. And professor chris whitty the medical adviser making it very clear that there could be an uptick in the virus. Certainly if people didnt follow the governments advice. And could still have the virus amongst us a year from now. So still have the virus amongst us a yearfrom now. So what still have the virus amongst us a year from now. So what i think was interesting about the announcements at the Prime Minister made was that certainly, there are some Health Risks Involved but there also political rest too. He rather than the scientific advisers took responsibility for his actions. If he does subsequently have to in his words, basically prolong the delete not put on the handbrake and reverse in his handling so far it will come under even greater scrutiny. Whether or not he has Daily Press Conferences. Thank you very much for that update. Thank you very much for that update. In the last couple of hours the British Medical Association has issued a statement calling for face coverings to be used in all settings. Lets talk to deputy chair of the British Medical Association dr helena mcewan thank you so much for being here with us. In terms of the easing of lockdown, is that the right move or is it too quickly as the former chief scientist has been saying . Well matthew, we do have concerns that we are moving very rapidly. We know that 35,000 people are infected, one in every 1700. As the Health Secretary himself has noted. What we cant do is assume its safe. And what the British Medical Association is calling for is a wearing of facemask as we ease this lockdown. In particular indoors full such as in shops. Tell me youve made that call, at the moment its on public transport why do you think it should be widened across the board . It doesnt seem logical that public transport requires a mask about going to one of the shops does not. Weve calculated at the British Medical Association with our scientists and Public Health representatives. But if you are carrying this and you are not wearing a mask and you come into contact with someone whos healthy there is a possibility or probability of transmitting the infection of 70 . However, if you are carrying you might not know youre carrying, you cant reduce that probability of transferring coded 19. Two healthy contact even why one is not wearing a mask from 70 to 5 . However, and this is where it gets even better covid 19. If youre carrying and wearing a mask and the healthy contact wearing a mask and the healthy co nta ct a wearing a mask and the healthy contact a metre away inside that shop also has a mask you can reduce the transmission probability to 1. 596. Very very significant thing. In terms of the science and the statistics, back on the 5th of may the chief scientific adviser told the chief scientific adviser told the Health Select committee and uncle, the risk at one metre is about ten to 30 times higher than the risk of two meters. In your view or your understanding, is that still the science . Yes, we do have concerns regarding the difference between two metres and one meters. We understand that he was minister government has done this to benefit business and households. Our business and households. Our business at the British Medical Association is to look after doctors so association is to look after doctors so they can look after patients. So we can try and ensure that they Health Service is not overwhelmed by a second wave. In particular in the winter. You talked about the number of cases, we still are seeing daily and terms of track, trace, isolate, that basic building block, how important is it that we get that in a robust place and when do you think thatis a robust place and when do you think that is likely . Its essential. Im sorry, i dont know when its going to happen. Ive heard many promises and many predictions. And unfortunately, they are just not good enough yet. And that is one of our concerns regarding reducing distance from two metres to one metres without the measures as well. Thats why we are calling for the we st thats why we are calling for the west minister government to ask that the wearing of face protection, particularly indoors, and we must assure that the government provide this to people who cannot afford them or cant get them. And we should be stepping up manufacturing, domestic manufacturing of face coverings to make them widely available. Final thought, coverings to make them widely available. Finalthought, we had an outline from the Prime Minister they are saying to ian watson, they went through every sector in the coming weeks and that the changes we are likely to see our night sleep and are not likely to see, in terms of easing bma also want to see how the government will measure the impact of those restrictions. How important is that and what sort of data are you talking about . Well, we would like to have full transparency of the data. We would like to understand what Public Health england are going to say every day. And be in that conversation. And for the public to be informed. We have to leave it there. Thank you so much for joining to leave it there. Thank you so much forjoining us on the program. Lets turn to the us because they are the top disease experts have been testifying in congress over the trumpet trump administrations, reaction to the virus. Doctor anthony ethology conceded the progress in the country is a mixed bag. There are some parts of the us that are clearly struggling. Some parts of the us that are clearly struggling. A couple of days ago there were 30,000 new infections. Thats very troublesome to me. The way you address that, i said this over and over again is you have to have the manpower, the system, the testing to identify, isolate and Contact Trace in an effective way so that when you see those increases you can understand where they are coming from and you can do something about them. Talking about stateside texas and florida the real upsurge weve seen in numbers the last few days. Aileen marty is a doctor on the front line in florida shes also a professor at Floridas International university. She told me what she was seeing at first hand when it came to numbers. Over the last week and a half or so we are seeing over the last week and a half or so we are seeing more over the last week and a half or so we are seeing more people come to covid i9 symptoms. In addition to that we are admitting more patients, 21 more patients than we were at the beginning of the month and so its definitely alarming. In terms of the wise we know about the political dialogue and disputes going on but in your assessment, what have you seen . Did they open up too soon, is it attitude of the public . What do you think is the root of why were seeing those numbers by . Its definitely the attitude of the public. We can open up safely if people follow the new normal guidelines that weve spent weeks and weeks and weeks examining and going to businesses and figuring it out with them how to do things south neck safely. But we have a problem with our public not adhering to the new normal guidelines. With our public not adhering to the new normal guidelineslj with our public not adhering to the new normal guidelines. I read yesterday that the median age in florida for a new covid i9 cases fell from 65 back in march two 35 this week. How worrying is that what youre witnessing . Its a reflection ofa youre witnessing . Its a reflection of a false sense of belief in the younger population that they are immune. Ina younger population that they are immune. In a lack of understanding of the seriousness of this particular virus will top this is a monster. And people who dont understand that think that oh, im young and ill probably be get asymptomatic infection ill be done with that. And a mute for the rest of my life with which is absolutely false. There is no proof whatsoever that immunity last. In fact many studies are indicating that particularly in the asymptomatic individuals, they are neutralising antibodies only last two or three months. So they can be reinfected and with a different strain and may have a much worse prognosis the second or the third time that they get the infection. We have to get the virus out of the community. There are three ways to do it, to move them pharmaceutical and one is Public Health. I mentioned the politics a short while ago. We are seeing Anthony Fauci give evidence. I know you told our producer you know him very well and you felt sorry for him. Sorry for him why . Because hes a fabulous, wonderful man who is a brilliant scientist who is having to deal with a problem of getting the message across to the entire population. Because he is not properly backed by the people who should be backing him. At all times. The latest there from the us. Doctors there on the in florida. Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus after organising tour events in serbia and croatia. Hed been criticised for holding the matches, at a time when most people are observing strict restrictions and for fuelling vaccine conspiracies on social media. A number of other players have also tested positive. The bbcs specialist disinformation and social media reporter Marianna Spring is here to explain more what conspiracies has many many people in the tennis world was so puzzled when this tournament took place . Theres been lots of criticism of this tournament three other players as you said tested positive for coronavirus as a consequence. The term had been called off but Novak Djokovic has now tested positive. In croatia rules have been relaxed was up there we re rules have been relaxed was up there were images of players out in nig htclu bs were images of players out in nightclubs dancing, shaking hands at the net after games, and thousands of bands and who were attending these games. And so there was lots of criticism from different people across the tennis world, from auntie maria, the australian said it was a boneheaded decision to hold this tournament. And if youre many people will think oh what a surprise, it was likely that this would be the outcome. So many people focusing on the lack of social distancing. Both that they tournament we saw him dancing and clu bs tournament we saw him dancing and clubs in belgrade, in terms of the conspiracy theories that also revolve around the story, take me through some of that. The interesting element to this is not throughout the pandemic djokovic has become no stranger to conspiracies. He had a Facebook Live said that he opposes vaccinations and had specifically made a number of comments about mandatory vaccinations. Those comments are fuelled online conversation particularly in large facebook groups. There is one for instance that promotes conspiracy theories about vaccines and bill gates was they have repeatedly shared Novak Djokovic comments as a way of justifying false claims about vaccinations. Thats been a big issue. Another problem has been his wife is not just issue. Another problem has been his wife is notjust Novak Djokovic but is why she had an instrument imposed which promoted the conspiracy that sg which promoted the conspiracy that 5g is linked to coronavirus. That is false and it was labelled as such by instagram for top again, these are claims that being promoted by lots of followers and lots of people who really like Novak Djokovic and his wife. Is it possible to assess the damage to the wider tennis tour. They are trying to work out how to come back, when to come back, you also have Serbian Health officials urging him not to actually get involved in all this because of the damage done. Because his voice is so big they are. In the region and globally. Yeah, ithink big they are. In the region and globally. Yeah, i think there is a lot of damage done by this particular incident in many different ways. One it was an example of public figures not practising social distancing and not being careful. And also shown that thats resulted in negative consequences. The credit to the next pa rt consequences. The credit to the next part of coronavirus and everyone is worried about. I think the conspiracy element is incredibly concerning. Because public figures like Novak Djokovic giving airtime to conspiracies inevitably fuse that online. He has a large following and lots of people that want to hear what he has to say and we found public figures including sports figures have been guilty of spreading and promoting conspiracies. Thank you for taking us through all of that. In the us, the funeral is taking place this evening of Rayshard Brooks, a black man who was shot dead while fleeing by a Police Officer in a fast food car park. The funeral is taking place at Ebenezer Baptist church in atlanta, georgia. A policeman is to be charged with Rayshard Brooks murder. There were protests in atlanta after his death, which came after the killing of george floyd whose death triggered protests right across the United States and indeed many other countries. Lets bring you some live pictures now from the Ebenezer Baptist church in atlanta, where the private funeral of Rayshard Brooks is taking place. Mr brooks was died after being shot by a policeman in a fast food car park almost two weeks ago. Lets talk to our correspondent, nada tawfik, in new york. Another incident that a shock so many people in the United States and beyond. Absolutely, ithink many people in the United States and beyond. Absolutely, i think that is the message in this service the black church is always been at the centre of the civil rights movement. We see that notjust at centre of the civil rights movement. We see that not just at this location the historic Ebenezer Baptist church where several rights leader Martin Luther king jr. Baptist church where several rights leader Martin Luther kinng. Was Baptist Church where several rights leader Martin Luther king jr. Was a co pastor leader Martin Luther king jr. Was a copastor until he died. Also his youngest daughter doctor bernice king speaking at this service. Saying that brooks really reminds her of how she felt when she was just a little girl, five years old losing her father. She just a little girl, five years old losing herfather. She fully just a little girl, five years old losing her father. She fully urged eve ryo ne losing her father. She fully urged everyone they are to keep the