Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC World News 20200526

A political row here in the uk which exploded over the weekend linked to the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate the news agenda. It led to the resignation of a junior government minister and calls from nearly a0 conservative mps for the prime ministers top adviser, Dominic Cummings, to resign. Douglas ross, the minister who quit, said the way mr cummings had interpreted the rules, was different from the vast majority who had done as the government had asked. But Dominic Cummings was supported by the Cabinet Office minister, michael gove today, who said, his account of his actions had been exhaustive, detailed and verifiable. In europe, countries are taking more steps to ease lockdown restrictions including opening up economies, and relaxing their borders to encourage tourism. And the World Health Organisation has warned that the americas could be the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Its worried that outbreaks are accelerating in countries like brazil, which currently has the most cases in the world after the united states. British doctors at one of the hospitals hit hardest by coronavirus in the uk have spoken of theirfears of a second peak as lockdown restrictions loosen. The bbc has been given unprecedented access to the royal london hospital. Hundreds of people have died there with people from ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected. The medical staff say a rise in cases is now inevitable, as people have more and more contact with each other. Clive myrie reports. In times of crisis, we find out who we really are. I have felt broken and a lot of my colleagues have. When souls are laid bare. In this time of coronavirus, one hospital and one community reflect on these troubled times. Coming upforairto reveal their souls to us. We saw the fragility of life. We saw its strength. And all the while, one fear looms another peak of infections to rival the first. We were 20 beds away from being overrun. Dont be fooled by the gentle pace. Time is tested here. Time is twisted here. On the royal London Hospitals coronavirus ward, while many patients inhabit ventilated worlds of slow motion dreams and hallucinations, the doctors and nurses charged with bringing them back to life inhabit the real world, where time moves too quickly, as this cruel disease eats away at human lungs with frightening speed. But the medical staff, including this consultant, have their own nightmares. Are you expecting a second wave . I would have to say yes because once the lockdown is relaxed people of course are going to have more contact with each other so that is the way this is going to spread. Then, as our interview ends, hes called away. His two minutes turn into several agonising hours. We had permission from all the patients and their families to film