People testing positive. The us secretary of state says there is enormous evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a chinese lab in the city of wuhan. And top stars from india and around the world perform from home in a concert raising funds for coronavirus victims in india, where the number of cases is surging. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, the uk government says its looking at ways to lift the lockdown ahead of an announcement next sunday which will set out how the country will get back to school and work. The number of daily tests has fallen to 76,000, after hitting the government target of more than 100,000 a day on thursday. Another 315 people have died with the virus across the uk. It brings the total number of recorded deaths here to 28,416. A new nhs Contact Tracing app is being trialled on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month. Russia has recorded its biggest one day rise in new coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak, with more than 10,000 people testing positive on sunday. However, the mortality rate remains relatively low, with 68 deaths recorded in the past 2a hours. And, in the us, the secretary of state says there is enormous evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in the chinese city of wuhan. Mike pompeo did not present any facts to support his claim. First, with more on the situation here in the uk, heres chris mason. From trains as they used to look to trains how they often look now. It leaves a huge question. How do you very carefully open things back up so more people can travel but not too many . Im looking at working with the train companies, unions and all of the above, and there are a series of Different Things we can do, including for example staggering work times. Classrooms empty or almost empty. Lockdown happened pretty much in one go. Tentatively loosening it is likely to make life more complicated. Waless first minister today said it would take three weeks to get schools back open from the moment the decision to do to so was taken, and even then it will be phased. If we bring particular age groups back in first, that will allow us to spread them out through the school as a whole, enabling us to observe social distancing, and therefore giving confidence to parents and teachers that we are resuming education in a way that puts the Public Health needs of those children at the very front of our decision making. Mr drakeford said it will be a decision for his government as to when this happens. Scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the same today too. Take a look at this. This was leeds this afternoon. Get in the country going again could involve more thanjust changing the rules. Its likely to require persuasion too. Weve got very used to that mantra plastered across the lecterns you are stood behind. Can we expect a more subtle message to come in the next phase to mirror what could be a more subtle and nuanced set of rules . What we need to do is to make sure that the on the ground advice that we give a sufficiently reassuring. It is about making sure that people feel that the point that we are giving about how a workplace can be safe are sensible, reliable, supported by employers and trade unions. That is the most important. Getting back from this to normality is going to be a long and difficult slog. The government is promising to set out the next steps next sunday. Chris mason, bbc news. There are fears that easing the lockdown too far and too quickly could risk a second wave of the virus. 0ur science editor, david shukman, examines what scientists will be looking for as any restrictions are lifted. Across the uk, the numbers needing hospital treatment are generally falling. That is a key indicator that the spread of the disease is slowing down. That the restrictions have made a difference. But the virus has not gone away. The latest estimate of the infection rate, the so called r number, is 0. 7. What matters is that it is below the threshold of one, where one person infected only the passes the virus to one another. Reopening schools might add Something Like 0. 2, so we could still stay below the critical line. But lifting the lockdown entirely could add 2 to the r number, which could see the outbreak accelerate once more. So scientists are warning that there isnt much opportunity to relax any of the measures. Singapore has rushed to install 4000 new hospital beds because infections which were thought to be under control suddenly started to rise. All countries must remain on alert for the possibility of additional transmission, even if they have been successful in suppressing transmission in the first round. Whenever measures do come to be relaxed, testing will be crucial, on a bigger scale than now, to track the virus and spot any new outbreaks. With that comes the job of tracing all the contacts of anyone infected. 18,000 people are being recruited to do this, but the system is not yet up and running. And vital to all this is isolating people who are infected, or think they may be. This whole process is going to be needed for months to come. However the next steps unfold, they will take us into what could be a more complicated phase of the crisis. That is because the lockdown currently affects everybody the same way. But once you start relaxing measures, some people will be at home while others are out and about, which could be confusing, and probably harder for the government to explain. Different people will be doing Different Things differently, and i think that can undermine both solidarity but also possibly trust and adherence, and could engender a degree of resentment. And all the time there is the challenge of keeping people safe. In spain, masks will have to be worn on public transport from tomorrow. Many countries believe this can reduce the rate of infection. The uk government is still considering the option as a way of leaving the lockdown. David shukman, bbc news. The government in the uk announced that an app for mobile phones aimed at tracing the spread of coronavirus will be tried out on the isle of wight this week before being rolled out more widely across the uk later this month. For the software to be effective, between 50 and 60 of the population would have to use it. Duncan kennedy reports from the isle of wight. Surrounded by water and isolated enough for an experiment to take place, the isle of wight trial is set to begin. The island is home to 140,000 people, which is a big enough sample for a credible test to take place. The app uses a phones bluetooth connection to work. Once youve installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has the app, your phone is both record that fact. Then if you tell the app you have symptoms of coronavirus, that will alert the phones of those other people. They will then need to self isolate. So what do those on the isle of wight think . The more people that get involved, the better. The only problem is that probably a lot of people dont have a smartphone. That could be a problem, ifear. I think its a good idea, and i think it is a good place to try it. I feel that the island is essentially being used as a testing ground, and i dont like the thought of us being used as guinea pigs. To the app should help automate the whole process of finding out who has the virus, but getting it to enough people wont be easy. For the app to work properly, you need Something Like 50 or 60 of the population to take part in it. Here on the isle of wight, thats about 70 or 80,000 people. Anything less than that, and the experiment wont be valid, the virus wont be traceable. The government says if the app works on the island, it will get a National Roll out. We will be asking the whole country, where possible, to download this mobile phone app which will help automatically to remove the need for people, individuals, to be involved. The government will now recruit 18,000 people to help with the tracking of individuals once the app is in place. We are now moving into the next phase of this National Effort to control covid 19. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight. Lets take a look at some of todays other stories in brief. Figures for Coronavirus Infections in saudi arabia increasingly suggest that the overwhelming number of confirmed cases are among male expatriate workers. The Saudi Health Ministry said that foreigners accounted for more than 80 of the 1,550 cases newly detected in the past 2a hours. The un has expressed concern over the plight of millions of Migrant Workers across the gulf, as the pandemic has spread through the region. The afghan Health Ministry says 500 random coronavirus tests carried out in the capital, kabul, have revealed that more than 150 people have been infected. A spokesman said the results from the city of more than four Million People were concerning. Italy has registered the lowest daily number of coronavirus related deaths since just after its lockdown started, two months ago. It comes as the country prepares to relax some restrictions on peoples movements, including exercise. 174 more people have died. But the numbers of those currently infected with the virus continues to fall. Spain has also recorded its lowest daily number of deaths linked to coronavirus since its lockdown was declared in mid march. Another 164 people have died. There have been 838 new infections, the first time the number of cases has been under 1,000 in a similar period, despite higher rates of testing. Spains Health Ministry emergencies coordinator said the figures were good, but cautioned that weekend numbers are sometimes lower. Churches in germany opened for sunday services for the first time today since the coronavirus lockdown began in march. However, strict safety guidelines were in place and singing was banned to help stop new infections. Germany is just one of many European Countries that are gradually easing restrictions as the number of infections comes down, with austria now allowing all shops to reopen and portugal lifting its six week state of emergency. Russia has recorded its biggest daily increase in confirmed coronavirus cases. There have been more than 10,000 new cases reported over the past day, bringing the total number to around 135,000. More than 1,200 people have died from covid 19 so far. More than half of all cases and deaths have been reported in moscow, from where Sarah Rainsford sent this report. Moscows hospital wards are filling up. The number of coronavirus cases is still rising. Around 1,700 patients are admitted now every day. This week, the Prime Minister was one of them. After loud assurances that early action would help russia sidestep the worst of this pandemic, its now in the top ten Countries Worldwide for cases. 0fficials here say they are detecting covid 19 because they are actively looking for it, running 170,000 tests a day. The official death rate is low. Up to half of the new cases are said to be in people with no symptoms. Some are front line medics, who get screened every week. In moscow, many are now sleeping in hotels between exhausting shifts, to keep their families safe. Yevgeni was a Plastic Surgeon before the outbreak. Now, he says, beauty will have to wait. Like many, he switched to treat coronavirus. Its the start of the long may holidays here, and moscows streets would usually be crowded. This year, even outside exercise is banned. Cities across russia are in lockdown to try to slow the spread of this virus. Hospital facilities in the regions are a far cry from those in the capital. Russians are getting restless with all the restrictions, but moscows preparing thousands of extra temporary hospital beds and warning that the worst still lies ahead. The headlines on bbc news. The uk government considers a series of measures to control the spread of coronavirus post lockdown. It comes ahead of an announcement next sunday which will set out its next steps. Over 76,000 tests were carried out in the uk yesterday a sigificant dip, after hitting the target of 100,000 a day by the end of april. The phone app which will track and trace people with covid 19 will be piloted on the isle of wight this week. The us secretary of state says there is enormous evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a chinese lab in the city of wuhan. Mike pompeo made the claim in an interview on american television, but did not provide any information to back up his statement. On thursday, Us Intelligence said it concurred with. The widespread Scientific Consensus that the virus was not manmade or genetically modified. But it also said it would continue to rigorously examine whether the outbreak was the result of an accident at a laboratory in wuhan. Mr pompeo says hes giving the Intelligence Community time to verify the theory. Heres some of his interview. Do you think they intentionally released that virus, or was it an accident in the lab . I dont have anything to say about that, i think theres a lot to know. But i can say this, weve done our best to try and answer all of those questions. We tried to get a team in there, the World Health Organization tried to get a team in there and they have failed, no one has been allowed to go to this lab or any of the other laboratories. There are many labs inside of china, martha. This risk remains, this is an ongoing challenge, we still need to get in there, we still dont have the virus samples we need. This is an ongoing threat, an ongoing pandemic and the Chinese CommunistParty Continues to block access to the western world, the worlds best scientists, to figure out exactly what happened. So i cant answer your question about that because the Chinese Communist party has refused to co operate with world health experts. With more, heres our correspondent, peter bowes, taking a closer look at mr pompeos claims. Well, thats the thing, he hasnt provided any evidence. He didnt talk about any facts to back up those statements that we have just heard. They do echo what President Trump has been saying over the last couple of weeks, that he believes there is evidence that the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of virology. What seems to be in question, at least in their minds, is whether this was a virus that was released deliberately or it was released as a result of sloppy laboratory work. Either way, the Us Administration, the Trump Administration would say that china is to blame for this and it clearly is a legitimate question to ask, how this virus managed to get out of china, where it originated. But was it deliberate, was it accidental . The Us Administration saying china is not cooperating with its investigators and with investigators from the World Health Organization in terms of getting into that institute to establish the facts. He also said, i understand, in the interview, that those responsible in china should be held to account. What might he mean by that . Well, the president talked about this as well. He framed it in terms of possible sanctions against china. Of course china and the us have been engaging a lot over recent months, before this viral outbreak, in terms of trade, reaching a trade agreement. And that was always that all that President Trump used against china, in terms of imposing restrictions on the importing of goods from china. And its likely that if there is any retaliation in terms of the blame for this virus, it could come in terms of more sanctions against china. Its emerged that more than 2,000 coronavirus patients in intensive care in england, wales and Northern Ireland had to be treated for kidney failure as well as respiratory problems. Those affected received specialist renal support treatment, and that led to a shortage in essential equipment. Angus crawford reports. Meet maurice marshall. Before covid, singer and student. And now, survivor. I was terrified, petrified. Well, as i got into the ambulance, looked at the house, i thought, say goodbye to the house. Youre not coming back. I was struggling to breathe. He spent 22 days on a ventilator. The virus attacked his lungs and then moved on through the body. So, my kidneys failed several times, so what people do fail to realise is that, with covid, its notjust about things like pneumonia, you know, you get the heavy duty flu, or you have trouble breathing, it does go for other internal organs. The latest figures show more than 20 of those in intensive care suffer kidney failure. Many need specialist treatment. Some with this kind of machine, delivering whats called renal replacement therapy. The virus can be seen within the very fine structures of the kidneys, and it also affects the stickiness of the blood. The blood becomes very sludgy. Because the kidneys are full of little blood vessels, it sludges up the kidneys, and therefore, the kidneys start to fail. Leading to a worldwide surge in demand for machines, tubes, filters and fluids. This german factory has increased production, but there is a warning of severe disruption to supply in the uk. British doctors are having to use new techniques to conserve equipment. Some patients are now sharing machines. The volume of kidney failure has reached the point that neither myself nor my colleagues have ever seen such a great surge in the incidence of acute kidney injury, and that is certainly putting stress on the system. But a word of reassurance, too these machines are only used in intensive care, not for the 30,000 also people who need regular dialysis in the community. That service shouldnt be affected. This thing, its a vicious, its non discerning, it will go for anyone. We really have to focus and not get lax about it, because thats when things will get worse again. Angus crawford, bbc news. International and indian celebrities have been performing from their homes for a concert to raise funds for the battle against coronavirus in india, where the number of cases is surging. The performances have been livestreamed by facebook. As well as raising funds its hoped the concert will entertain some of the 1. 3 billion people in inida who have been in lockdown since march 25th. The bbc Asian Networks entertainment reporter Haroon Rashid has been following the concert. It certainly entertained me. Madhuri dixit nene, one of the most famous bollywood actresses of all time, took on ed sheerans perfect and sung accompanied that while her son played the piano for her. These are moments that no one could have imagined wed get to see, right in the middle of our home, performing to millions of people worldwide. There was varun dhawan, who did this excellent dance performance. Varun dhawan, again, being one of the most famous bollywood stars in this current generation of celebrities. There were so many stars. Another a list to play the piano while singing a famous song, and this concert, timely as it was, was an opportunity to pay homage to two 0llie would legend who passed away this week. They were paid tribute to. Definitely an entertaining few hours. I understand there was a chance during the singalong people to fight fake news and fake videos. Yes, this concert was organised by hollywood producers as an opportunity not just to hollywood producers as an opportunity notjust to entertain but to educate, so some celebrities actually interviewed medical professionals during the period of the broadcast, and asked them questions that are spreading through whatsapp and other apps, news which isnt clarified by medical professionals, and there was a lot of clarity in that process. Remind us of clarity in that process. Remind us of the Health Situation in india with that virus. All the celebrities mentioned several social causes which are significant and important, like the rise in Domestic Violence cases during the period of lockdown. Somebody else talked about child abuse and somebody else about animal cruelty. This was an Opportunity One of the most entertaining part was seeing everybodys living room and their homes, and we dont often get to see into celebrities lives. A serious and Important Message we we re serious and Important Message we were given as well. I cant resist asking, which living room stood out for you . A popular actress, she performed in her bedroom, and her bedroom looked nothing like what you would expect a celebritys bedroom to look like, it looked normal like any other persons. Some of them not showing off the lavish side of their front rooms. The man who did that dance performance, his front room looked quite lavish. The coronavirus outbreak prevented thousands of students taking part in the ten tors race on dartmoor in South West England this weekend. But, undaunted, hundreds of teenagers found a way to complete the challenge without breaking the lockdown. John henderson reports. Cheering. The alternative ten tors. Oh, my god well done. That was by far and away the hardest thing ive done under my own steam ever. Minus dartmoor, butjust as tough. 64k yesterday, pretty much 25 today. And a massive, massive sense of achievement. I personally found it more challenging to walk by myself than in a team, because you dont have the support of each other. Normally, 2,800 students would be returning to this. Coronavirus forced its cancellation but, in pjs and with poppers, there were still celebrations. Well done, whizzy why . Because plenty turned to their gardens, nearby fields and lanes to put their training into practice. Still painful though. Im so tired. I just want to stop but ive got to get to the end. They started at the crack of sparrows yesterday and camped out overnight. Some of the team leaders struggled with that one. In true dartmoor fashion, i got wet and rained on. The weather was worse today, but there wasnt a snowflake in sight. My first 35 miles, and it was quite hard, but we raised over £3,000 forthe nhs, so its all been worth it. It would have been the 60th ten tors. For some at least, this years challenge will take some beating. Well done to all of them. There is more on our website. And i am on twitter. Please stay with bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with nick miller. Hello. Its been a cloudy day for much of england and wales. Where there has been some sunshine, northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland, there have been some showers around, in fact some heavy and thundery showers in places. This is a solar powered birdbath not up to much today of course with the heavy rain that went through the newcastle area and still keeping a few of the showers overnight and into tomorrow down the eastern side of the uk. Elsewhere, its High Pressure that will give a fine monday. The showers that weve had in eastern scotland, north east england will lose a bit of their intensity overnight but some will continue to push down through lincolnshire, towards east anglia. Whereas elsewhere weve got clear spells, lowest temperatures will be in northern scotland, cold spots here are a few degrees below freezing. Cold enough for a touch of frost in the cold spots of Northern Ireland too, under clear skies. But here there will be lots of sunshine on the way tomorrow. Across scotland, too, once we lose any early showers towards the south east. Eastern areas of england keeping a scattering of showers, western england and for wales there will be a lot of monday sunshine around. The breeze does start to pick up, particularly down towards the south and south west of the uk. Its an onshore breeze along these north sea coasts thats Holding Temperatures down but further west in some sunshine, if you are in that it will feel quite pleasant. 0vernight, monday into tuesday we are seeing an area of heavy rain that will push through the channel islands, isles of scilly towards cornwall and into devon as well. This mayjust advance a little bit further north and east as we go on through tuesday. Perhaps more of southern england into south wales with a brisk and cool wind as well, though slowly easing as tuesday goes on. Whereas elsewhere there is a lot of fine weather around. These are average speeds the winds will be gustier down towards the south west, particularly overnight and into tuesday. And as for the temperatures, it will feel quite cool, where you have some of this rain and cloud and still a long some of these north sea coasts, but pleasant in the sunshine, as you can see, in western scotland. For the remainder of the week, High Pressure holds on although low pressure to the west mayjust introduce a few showers sometimes, but there is a lot of fine weather around and temperatures will start to creep up a bit as well. By the end of the week, an increasing chance of getting a few showers. I willjust show you a few locations in our forecast here. So an increasing chance for showers particularly toward scotland and Northern Ireland later in the week and one thing perhaps you really notice in this, just look at how much colder it gets as we go through next weekend. Hello this is bbc news with james reynolds. The headlines the uk government considers a series of mesaures to control the spread of coronavirus post lockdown. It comes ahead of an announcement next sunday which will set out its next steps. Over 76,000 tests were carried out in the uk yesterday a sigificant dip after hitting the target of 100,000 a day by the end of april. The phone app which will track and trace people with covid 19 will be piloted on the isle of wight this week. Russia reports a record one day rise in Coronavirus Infections, with more than 10,000 people testing positive. The us secretary of state says there is enormous evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a chinese lab in the city of wuhan. Now on bbc news, our world. Oil rich venezuela has been in an ever growing state of crisis since hugo chavez died in 2013, and Global Oil Prices crashed