Transcripts For BBCNEWS Breakfast 20200410

To clap for our carers. Are you due a refund or just a credit voucher for your cancelled holiday . The rules are pretty clear youre entitled to a refund. But as some travel firms refuse to pay back customers, ill speak tp the head of the trade body abta. The scottish fa has announced a further delay to scottish football. It wont start again now until the 10th ofjune at the earliest. Celebrating the heroes who are keeping britain moving. Well meet the lifeguard whos swapped the beaches of south wales for a bin wagon. And a warm start to the easter weekend but it will get colder and windier forecast here weekend but it will get colder and windierforecast here on weekend but it will get colder and windier forecast here on breakfast. Its friday the 10th april. Our top story. As the easter weekend begins, the message is loud and clear stay at home to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives. 0n breakfast this morning well be hearing from last night it was revealed that borisjohnson is last night it was revealed that Boris Johnson is out last night it was revealed that borisjohnson is out of intensive ca re borisjohnson is out of intensive care and revealed to be in good spirits. 0n breakfast this morning well be hearing from the National Medical director of nhs england on why its more important than ever to keep following social distancing rules. At 7. 20 this morning well be speaking to the friend of a doctor who died from coronavirus weeks after warning the Prime Minister that nhs staff urgently needed more personal protective equipment. And keep your questions coming in well be putting them to a gp at 6. 30. First, lets get the latest from our reporter, charlotte rose. Across the country, it has become a National Thursday night ritual to think that frontline carers putting themselves at risk to fight against coronavirus, and one person in particular was showing her gratitude, the pms fiance reacting to the news that borisjohnson is out of intensive care and st thomass hospital in london. It is brilliant news and also a reminder that people can recover, it is good to have some positive news generally but it is really good to hear that the Prime Minister is on the road to full recovery. I always knew that he would. Iam i am pleased for the Prime Minister and his family. It is a relief for the family and i really have this is a beginning of a speedy recovery, people across the country are wishing him well so that is good news. But while it is good news for the pm, yesterdays riggers were a sobering reminder that not all were so lucky, with 881 deaths in the past four hours, taking the total to nearly eight thousand. Thats why ministers and Police Chiefs say it is so important that people stay at home this easter weekend, despite the good weather. In cumbria, Police Stopped two men who travel to the lakes to go canoeing. They were told to go home. And a warning from one chief constable that they are prepared to take drastic action. We will not, at this stage, be setting up roadblocks. We will not, at this stage, be starting to marshal supermarkets and checking the items in basket and trolleys to see whether it is a legitimate, necessary item. But again, be under no illusion. If people do not heed the warnings the police and i am making today, we will start to do that. The force later clarified, it would not interrogate shoppers. But one cabinet minister has been forced to defend his own actions during lockdown. For weeks the housing secretary has been hammering home the governments message. This is really on all of us and we can all play a part in tackling the virus, in many cases by doing something as simple as choosing to stay at home for the coming days. Last night, responding to a report on the guardian, he explained he travelled a0 miles to deliver food and medicine to his parents in shropshire last weekend, but insisted he had respected social distancing rules. For all of us, another challenging weekend lies ahead and the message stays the same. To help nhs workers and ease the strain on our carers over easter, we all need to stay at home. We will be celebrating more workers later in the programme. Lets get more now from our political correspondent, leila nathoo. Leila, what more do we know about the Prime Ministers health . Positive news from downing street last night saying the Prime Minister had been moved a regular hospital ward at saint thomass hospital in central london. He is said to be having close monitoring and in an early phase of his recovery so clearly that is some encouraging signs. He is still, of course, in hospital. Downing street yesterday we re hospital. Downing street yesterday were making clear that he was not working despite reports of him being in good spirits, the foreign secretary is still in charge and we will hear from secretary is still in charge and we will hearfrom him secretary is still in charge and we will hear from him what we were hearing yesterday in the conference. He does have the authority needed to make any decisions necessary but for 110w make any decisions necessary but for now clearly his cabinet colleagues will be encouraged to hear that borisjohnson is will be encouraged to hear that Boris Johnson is now will be encouraged to hear that borisjohnson is now out of intensive care for the top now, robertjenrick and the front pages, because of his travel between his home and stitch truancy home and then to his parents. Clearly a lot of interest in the behaviour of those urging us to follow the restrictions and we remember last weekend the scottish meet chief medical officer had to step down because she was found to have visited her second home twice. Robertjenrick is a Community Secretary, reported to have visited his parents a0 miles away in shropshire his from home and travelled from london to a family home in herefordshire after restrictions were brought in. It is worth saying that in regards to the visit to his parents he says that his parents asked him to deliver some essentials including medicine stop he said they were both size that makes self isolating due to age and his fathers medical conditions. The guidelines do say that you can visit relatives if they are elderly 01 visit relatives if they are elderly or vulnerable if you can leave supplies on the door. In regards to his other visit that he is reported to have made, that seems to be, he says he was in london for ministerial duties and he left to be with his family in a family home in herefordshire but he maintains he has been following the guidelines but there is a lot of interest in the behaviour of those at top of government who are urging us to follow the restrictions. Thank you very much. President trump says a us drug firm has found what hes called a promising new treatment which might prevent coronavirus from replicating. At his daily briefing, the president said trial for the dug would start soon. He also suggested he wont establish a nationwide testing system for the virus. We wa nt we want to have it and were going to see if we have it, do we need, no . Is it see if we have it, do we need, no . Isita see if we have it, do we need, no . Is it a nice thing to do, yes . We are talking about 325 Million People and that will not happen, as you can imagine. And it wont happen with anyone else either. 0ther imagine. And it wont happen with anyone else either. Other countries do it but they do it in a limited form we will probably be the leader of the pack. We can now speak to our north america correspondent david willis. What we make of his statement about this new treatment and the another announcements at his press conference . A big american pharmaceutical company, pfizer, said it is developing both the treatment and a vaccine for the coronavirus and a vaccine for the coronavirus and President Trump today said that there were encouraging signs that there were encouraging signs that the treatment might prevent the virus from spreading. It is said to be based on a chemical compound that was used to combat the sars virus. Pfizer says that human testing of the treatment is due to begin this summer the treatment is due to begin this summer but it could be some while before most patients get to experience it and, of course, a vaccine is unlikely to be developed until next year. Talk us through the situation in new york as it stands 110w. Situation in new york as it stands now. That is the epicentre of the coronavirus as far as the United States is concerned, charlie. 7000 deaths and for the third day in a iow deaths and for the third day in a row we have had a record set as far as deaths are concerned there. There have been reports that morgues and hospitals are inundated and unable to cope with the number of patients. Meanwhile President Trump has said that he would like to get the country back up and running and the economy booming again as soon as possible and he is not denying suggestions that he is looking to the first of may or thereafter to get things back to normal here. Thank you. Another Nightingale Hospital will be operational later today, its been built at the National Exhibition centre near birmingham. Its not expected to be taking any patients just yet but has a 500 bed capacity which can be scaled up to a,000 if needed. Phil mackie reports. It has taken just two weeks to transform the holes at the building in birmingham to a new hospital. If required you can provide 500 x to beds and even more if needed. The army was brought into help build it. The most unusual thing that we were not really used to doing was designing for oxygen capacity. So there are kilometres worth of copper piping that has had to go in some ways and the piping ducts along here to make sure every single bed has the capacity to be oxygenated. The midlands has seen the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths from coronavirus outside london but while this has been built they have also increased intensive Care Capacity at all regional hospitals. It is providing an enormous comfort blanket to staff and patients across the region that we will not be reduced to the seems we have a northern italy and spain where patients were lying in corridors because there was nowhere for them to be nursed properly. We know that because this facility provides that. But would be a disaster if we not useit . But would be a disaster if we not use it . No. Whether it is used or not, englands second Nightingale Hospital is ready and could take patients if needed later today. Lets get the latest from across europe. Spains Prime Minister says the country is close to passing the worst of its coronavirus outbreak as its parliament approved a 15 day extension to the National State of emergency. The country has europes highest number of confirmed cases, but the death rate has dropped. There were 683 deaths reported yesterday down from 757 on wednesday. In italy, the countrys lockdown is expected to be extended by two weeks as it continues to see a slowing to the increase in the rate of deaths. Meanwhile last night, eu finance ministers agreed on a 500 billion euro economic rescue package to help shield countries from the Financial Impact of the pandemic. A 99 Year Old Army veteran is aiming to complete 100 laps of his garden talking about extraordinary things that people are doing while they are at home and cannot go out, they are making the most of things if they are lucky enough to have a garden. A 99 Year Old Army veteran is aiming to complete 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money for the nhs. There he is. Tom moore, whos received treatment for a broken hip and skin cancer, wants to finish the challenge by the end of april. So far, hes raised more than £9,000 pounds for Nhs Charities together. Do you know what . We have seen a few remarkable things have people doing marathons in their backyards but this is my favourite so far. |j marathons in their backyards but this is my favourite so far. I dont like to agree with you but. Slow, steady but that is a determined walk. And he has placed himself in terms of his not trying to do it all too much. He is recovering from an injury. Good luck to you full of what was it like for you where you we re what was it like for you where you were last night around eight oclock . The sound of applause being heard on streets across the uk. As millions of people took to their doorsteps to show their appreciation for nhs workers. Its the third time its happened since the coronavirus outbreak. Breakfasts tim muffett has more. Noisy, passionate, our new weekly ritual. This is a Council Estate in north london. Very important. They are north london. Very important. They a re lifesavers. North london. Very important. They are lifesavers. They are the heart and soul of this world. The nhs, all the frontline, you cant pull any of them. They are great. The neighbours that are not well, they are important. They are doing a fantasticjob. Are important. They are doing a fantastic job. Are you a doctor. What impact is this happening . It is wonderful. It is great, a sign of a united country. This is the third time we have clapped for carers. For three weeks in any ideas that enthusiasm or participation would have dropped. Well, not here. Massively important. The only way we can communicate because we have been locked in. From newcastle to brighton. The sound of applause filled the streets in disguise. 0ff the coast of falmouth, horns replaced clapping but the sentiment was the same. 200 miles off the coast of aberdeen, workers on this oil and gas platform also wanted to say thank you. Politicians and police in dorset and on londons westminster bridge. Service men and women hosted abroad did not want to miss out. The First Fusiliers Battle Group are currently serving in estonia. We will do what we do, you keep doing what you are doing. Were definitely all in this together. We wa nt to definitely all in this together. We want to make some noise for you to show our appreciation. Fighter jet flies past and across the uk, those able were came out to savour the moment. In Northern Ireland and at the Royal Hospitalfor in Northern Ireland and at the Royal Hospital for children in Northern Ireland and at the Royal Hospitalfor children in bristol in Northern Ireland and at the Royal Hospital for children in bristol and at saint thomass hospital in london where the Prime Minister is still being treated for symptoms of covid 19. The disease that has transformed so many things. Thursday night being just one of them. A threat it does genuinely raise a smile for what many people is a difficult circumstance and we will be talking to some people this morning you know the sharp end it does raise a smile. 0ddly now, those are people doing the right thing in celebrating those doing the right thing but there are some people trying to take advantage of the situation as well. Nearly £2 million has been lost due to coronavirus related fraud in the uk since the outbreak began, according to police. Most of it relates to Bogus Companies selling non existent protective equipment and sanitisers. A bbc investigation has found criminals in west africa have set up hundreds of websites in the last month. Angus crawford reports. About these masks, you can supply 100,000 masks without any problem . Somewhere in west africa, there are facemasks for sale. Hot demand and plenty of suppliers. Look at this. A spirit of the virus spreads, so to the adverts. Everyone is looking for masks, disposable gloves and hand sanitiser. Just one click away. Even a covid 10 testing kit and there are glowing reviews. Except its all fake. Time to bring in an expert. Scammers are fairly parasitic and reactionary in nature when there is spikes in a need for a product. They will blocking towards the need of that knowledge and exploited. The damage is actually huge. I spoke to a business last week that was actually defrauded of £180,000 which was frankly shocking. So just how easy is it to place an order . Do you sell surgical gloves and masks . Yes. Good, good. Im looking for quite a lot. How many can you sell me . The maximum we can supply, can you sell me . The maximum we can supply, 300,000 masks. How many . 300,000. 300,000 masks. But you are not, are you, you are a scammer. We know, you are a scammer. Do you want to be into the discussion . You are a scammer, youre trying rip people off, people in need. So he hung up. I dont think hes got any masks or gloves he just wants my money and then wont send me anything. They dont care at all. So long as they get their money, thats all that matters to them. People are very desperate right now. There is so much of a shortage for these things, people are looking everywhere to try to find them. They feel betrayed, they feel completely ripped off, they feel completely ripped off, they feel completely ripped off, they feel angry. At a time of crisis, fear and exploitation go hand in hand. Angus crawford, bbc news. So many people are going to feel vulnerable. Generally the advice when we speak to ben or nina, if in doubt, put the phone down, talk to someone. If you think someone has got in touch with you with a letter or email that doesnt look right, tried to talk to someone, a doesnt look right, tried to talk to someone, a friend or member of your family and get a second opinion. Someone, a friend or member of your family and get a second opinionm you dont know the source, if its something you havent established before, just be aware. You feel vulnerable anyway. Its easy to fall for one of those. Just be very careful. Lets take a look at todays papers. The Daily Telegraph reports that the Prime Minister borisjohnson is in good spirits after leaving intensive care. The paper says hes now back on a regular ward at St Thomas Hospital in london. Its a make or break weekend according to the mirror, which says falling infection rates are offering hope, but warns we must not be tempted to break lockdown rules this bank holiday. The daily mail says cabinet minister robertjenrick has broken the lockdown rules twice by travelling to his second home and driving a0 miles to visit his parents. The communities secretary tweeted that he was delivering essential supplies and maintained social distancing. 0nline, the guardian has tributes to nhs doctor abdul mabud chowdhury, who has died from coronavirus just weeks after appealing to the Prime Minister to provide medical staff with more protective equipment. Well be hearing from his friend at around 7. 20 this morning. A few stories on the inside pages, what have you got . I will pick up on the nhs. We were clapping for carers yesterday and key workers, everyone going that extra mile and charlie, i know how much you love social media, twitter, instagram, tiktok. Its coming into its own right now. On tiktok, these are making their way onto other social media platforms, nhs staff doing dance routines to boost team morale and encouraging the public to stay home. They have been going around. You have medics at Leeds Hospital receiving more than 50,000 views on twitter. Staff at st james s than 50,000 views on twitter. Staff at stjames s doing a routine to blinding lights by the weeknd, that has gone viral. That fantastic story about the street, so many people out and around. There was a lady making and around. There was a lady making a lot of noise and a dog was barking at the same time. A couple of stories, unconnected with these kind of stories, they tickle me. This is a story from the daily express. Neanderthal man, scientist find evidence that prehistoric man enjoyed knitting. And people of god more time on their hands. Apparently neanderthal man or woman may have unwound from the hunter and in gathering with a sport of knitting. Fibres they think the way theyve been constructed mean that neanderthal man, far from been constructed mean that neanderthal man, farfrom being an oath as is often described, was very handy. And monkeys who sailed 900 miles across the atlantic. According to scientists, they made an improbable sea voyage from africa to south america on a raft, picture it, 3a million years ago. They are saying the only way they could have got there is climbing on a little raft. There you go. Do you believe that . Do you believe it . Yes, i do, why not . Son is coming out this weekend, up in the sky, but also this is a brilliant picture, this is like the interior of the atmosphere of the sun. Im not even going to try to comprehend that in my head. And with that comes what people are doing. There is a japanese tradition, the cherry blossom, if youre lucky enough to do that and lots of people are joining the british hunami, as its called, because the blossoms are out. Stay at home rules all apply so it could be just outside your window. If you are lucky enough to see, share it. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus weve heard lots of Inspiring Stories about what people are doing to help in their communities and heres another one. Zoe coleman was working as a life guard when the pandemic began, now shes retrained to become pembrokeshires first female refuse collector. Brea kfasts Jayne Mccubbin has the details. Good morning. Its 5 05am and im just going to get up now. To get ready to go to work. I just got to work. Before heading to university in september, zoe was working as a lifeguard at a Leisure Centre but when the Leisure Centre closed, she was determined to do something useful. I know that we have to all do our bit to come together now and try and keep everything running as smoothly as possible. When the chance was given to me, ijust took this and i started work straightaway. Zoe is now pembrokeshires first female waste collector. I wanted to take my abilities from my lifeguarding course. Although it might not seem like there are many similarities, i still have to work as a team to get thejob done still have to work as a team to get the job done and carry on using still have to work as a team to get thejob done and carry on using my health and safety knowledge. Good morning. Good morning. Well, we start off in the town centre, right in the town centres that can potentially be right busy. Not many people are meant to be out and about so people are meant to be out and about so there will probably be 20 of rubbish now with extra food waste, people drinking at home, so lots of glass as well. We have to open all of the bits on the laurie and then closed them up. I do think its key, as an essential worker, to carry on working as long as we can and as best we can because nobody knows whats going to be happening over the next few weeks or months to come. We arejust the next few weeks or months to come. We are just going to load now off the laurie. We collected almost two tons of waste just today. Doing really well now, its my second week and so far, so good. Not the way zoe was expecting to spend her spring and summer but for all of us, 2020 is proving to be a year like no other. Zoe embracing her new role. And if ever there was a time to celebrate the refuse collectors, now is that time. All those people who do jobs you dont really think about enough. Lets talk to matt, hes covering the weather. You commented to me privately, that picture of the interior atmosphere of the sun in the papers, can you explain it . That is my personal request. Thats the advantage, you get all the inside scoop on the weather. Its the sun. The interior atmosphere. But i dont understand. I will have a look. Anyway, very good morning to you. Whether watches have been doing their bit assures pictures from their bit assures pictures from their homes, lets take a look at what the weather has in store for us. A warm start across the country but things will turn colder as we go through and windier as well. Lets put some figures on that. Wins warmer compared to eastern coast split notice the blue colour arrive. We will be looking at quite a raw wind and temperatures in single figures across the eastern half of the country. Back to the here and now, should be a fine start to friday and most places are dry. Quite a bit of cloud, mr and fog across the northern side of the pennines. A few isolated showers potentially in the short term. Most places dry to begin with and most places dry to begin with and most places will stay that way, only a few isolated showers across the western later. Temperatures up, particularly eastern coasts. You could see 2a, 25. The chance of a few showers in wales drifting up to northern england. Spreading into the west of scotland and Northern Ireland during the first part of the night. Any bursts of rain around. Itll keep the temperatures up. Again, a frost free night with temperatures foremost around 6 11 degrees. Enter saturday, cloudy start. A few showers around oats and sunny spells. Blue skies for much of england and wales. A few showers developing, South West England towards the south West Midlands and parts of wales. Heavy and sundries temperatures hit 25, maybe 26 celsius. A cooler feel in scotland and Northern Ireland, a bit of a north westerly wind starting to develop which will push across other parts as we go into Easter Sunday. Sunniest conditions towards east anglia in the south east, highs of 23 but the potential of thundery downpours developing across southern counties of england and wales. Winter weather out towards the west of wales but note the temperatures. Eight degrees in the north of scotland. That colder air will win out through sunday night and into monday. I pressure builds in, north to north easterly winds, bringing lots of cloud across eastern counties. A raw fuel here. Still sunshine out towards the west, many staying driver compared to what we will have to start the easter weekend, it will be a colder end. That is how your forecast is looking. Hello, this is breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Well bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. Well speak to the friend of a doctor diagnosed with coronavirus who died weeks after warning the Prime Minister that nhs staff urgently needed more personal protective equipment. Easter would normally be a time when many of us plan a get away so if you have a holiday booked, are you entitled to a refund . Ben will have all the latest advice. And well hear how a 99 Year Old Army veteran is aiming to complete 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money for the nhs. Good morning, heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. Downing street says the Prime Minister is in what its calling the early phase of his recovery from coronavirus having been moved out of intensive care last night. He is continuing to receive treatment in hospital in london. Meanwhile as the Bank Holiday Weekend gets under way and temperatures are set to rise the governments message to us is clear, stay at home to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Meanwhile the housing secretary has defended delivering medicines to his elderly parents during the lockdown. Robertjenrick said he respected social distancing when he dropped off medicines and other essentials to his parents, who are self isolating at their home. A second temporary hospital is set to open in birmingham today to help ease pressure on the nhs during the coronavirus outbreak. The Nightingale Hospital, at the nec complex, will provide around 500 beds, but will eventually expand to a,000. It will take patients from hospitals across the West Midlands. Last night millions of people took to their doorsteps to show their continued appreciation for nhs workers. The sound of applause was heard on streets across the uk for the third time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak as people recognised the vital work done by medics and Health Care Workers. 0nce once again, apm, thursday night, wonderful scenes. Uplifting. We will reflect on that with the care workers this morning as well as we go through the programme. It is now 6 33am. We are always asking you to get in touch with your questions so we can answer them. Joining us from north london is dr anshu bhagat. Whenever we talk to a gp, we always try to figure out festival, how is work for you, working and home life, how are you coping . |j work for you, working and home life, how are you coping . I am an nhs gp, im ina how are you coping . I am an nhs gp, im in a unique position where i am on the front line, we have gps up and down the country where we are trying to mobilise this workforce to get into remote consulting. The front line is very much in primary care, it has turned digital, and we are doing a lot of ourfirst care, it has turned digital, and we are doing a lot of our first Patient Contact through telephone and video. As you can imagine, this has been a huge shift for nhs primary care and the landscape for primary care will not be quite the same again. In terms of personal life it is tough, albeit we have many doctors in the family, you can imagine, often too many doctors can be off and not a good thing and what you end up with is an environment where we are trying to reassure the non medics in ourfamily that trying to reassure the non medics in our family that it is safe for us to go out. We have a process when we go back in, i cannot hug anybody when i come home from work, i have to put my clothes in the wash and have a shower and do our disinfectant techniques that we use. It continues to bea techniques that we use. It continues to be a challenge. I know you wouldnt say this, because for the short time you have been chatting you seem short time you have been chatting you seem like modest person, but i wa nt offer you seem like modest person, but i want offer an insight into your life. You have a daughter who has a chronic treatment, she had her most recent treatment on monday, and as an insight, easy and hugging herfor you is difficult because what you do in your day to day just hugging her is difficult because of what you do in your day to day life. Her is difficult because of what you do in your daytoday life. You are right, this is where as doctors, we are also people and we have families and im also relying on the nhs. She falls into one of the higher categories, categories of risk, in the terms that these are immunosuppressa nts the terms that these are immunosuppressants and the terms that these are immunosuppressa nts and the the terms that these are immunosuppressants and the reality isi immunosuppressants and the reality is i cannot hug her, even when im clea n. Is i cannot hug her, even when im clean. Im trying to keep my distance and trying to keep her as safe as possible. These continue to be intriguing challenges that we are all going to have, and many gps or doctors or nurses have, we all have members of family and staff that we need to look after as well as looking after the public. Need to look after as well as looking after the publiclj need to look after as well as looking after the public. I wish you well with your family. Tapping looking after the public. I wish you well with yourfamily. Tapping into expertise, talking about the change in the way you are operating in dealing with patients, lots of questions coming in. Mike has asked, if you visit any care homes or people in the community, what is your opinion on ppe, what are you seeing when you visit patients . your opinion on ppe, what are you seeing when you visit patients . If i go specifically on visiting, this is one of our Biggest Challenges, how do we, whilst we managed to reduce face to face appointments and we run everything through remote triage, we still have a vulnerable population who are housebound or bedbound, whether that be in Nursing Homes or in their own homes. This will be one of our Biggest Challenges Going Forward and the things that are being set up nationally are covid related Home Visiting services. These arent going into the normal reality we ruc where we do home visits and visit care homes. We must think that the entire population could be carrying this including us, so we could be carrying this including us, so we must make could be carrying this including us, so we must make sure we could be carrying this including us, so we must make sure we don have the right gear in these environments which might be otherwise sterile and we dont want to bring something in. But we also dont want to take anything out. Leading on the ppe question, the advice is there, whilst we have been given ppe which is recommended, in our organisation, we really have gone above and beyond. We are asking all of our gps, we supply them with full face shields and masks, hair covers and arm accounts. Just to ensure that the front line staff remained well. If 25 of the workforce is isolating at home, thats the challenge we have two embrace while still delivering care. Lets try and do a quickfire round, a lot of questions. Can the coronavirus infect you from a cut as well as your eyes, nose and mouth . Yes, the virus can enter in any mucosal surface. It can sit on your skin any mucosal surface. It can sit on yourskin and it any mucosal surface. It can sit on your skin and it wont affect you but if you touch your face all, it can enter through moist mucous membranes, your nose, mouth and eyes. When we say cuts, whilst it cannot necessarily enter your bloodstream like that, if you touch your face bloodstream like that, if you touch yourface or anything bloodstream like that, if you touch your face or anything like that, you can pass it on. Hence why hand washing and hygiene develop at a very important here. Drill that message home. He had asks, his wife who is never ill had a fever for eight days, lost her sense of smell, she is over it, how certain can we be that she actually has coronavirus and the rest of the family is fine . Well, i suppose, and the rest of the family is fine . Well, isuppose, to and the rest of the family is fine . Well, i suppose, to be 100 certain one would need to test and that is a whole different discussion. We must reflect that 80 of the population that suffer from symptoms will have mild to moderate symptoms and can recover quite well. As long as symptoms are manageable and people arent experiencing acute symptoms of breathing problems and such things, we will recover from this. There probably was a good chance, andi there probably was a good chance, and i think this is why we have to assume that we dont see huge amounts of flu in april, so we can assume that people are suffering from flu like symptoms, that it could be corona. Thank you so much, i like your picture behind you, who drew that . My daughter drew that, insisted that we put it up so i pulled it from the front window and put it up behind me rightly so, very good Home Decorating tip good luck to you and your family and at work. A lot of people here in the early pa rt a lot of people here in the early part of that conversation will com pletely part of that conversation will completely get that, the absence of hugs, we know its not forever, and eve ryo ne hugs, we know its not forever, and everyone understands. In lots of different little ways, its difficult, no point pretending otherwise. Lets talk to mike. News on the football front. Yes, so much talk about when and where the football season can assume, any football season, in the summer, especially when players have to go to the preseason training. The scottish football season has been pushed back further and now wont resume until the 10th ofjune at the earliest. There is also a vote of all a2 Scottish Football League clubs later today, about whether the championship, league one and league two seasons will be ended now, and the outcome decided by points average per game so far. Former scotland winger pat nevin says that the vote is about much more than just this season. The clubs will have to vote with their financial heads on, thats just the way it is. Its a shame because they might make the right noises about the fairness and competition and what kind of should happen. In reality, this is crisis management. Is in a panic situation theyre in just now. They will make the decision that they think is not just the best financially for themselves, but to some degree, what might save them. While premier league clubs in england consider whether to follow southamptons lead and put players on some kind of wage deferral, weve been hearing more about the players fund to support the nhs. Bournemouth captain Simon Francis says the players together Campaign Launched by premier League Captains was all down to liverpools jordan henderson. Donations to the initiative will be anonymous and will just depend on what the players are comfortable with. Its not easy being a footballer, you have to go through a lot of hard times to get to the top, of course. I know that more than anybody. Anybody who has played in the lower leagues and then achieved something to get to the premier league is a massive achievement. So for us now to be in a position where we can give something back, as footballers, to a cause which is massive and close to a lot of players hearts with families that are involved in the nhs and just a great time for us to hopefully give something back. The mixed martial arts event ufc 2a9 which was due to take place on a private island to allow bouts to continue during the coronavirus pandemic has now been cancelled. The event was supposed to take place next saturday, with ufc president dana white saying he was close to securing a island venue, but last night he announced that broadcasters had asked him not to go through with staging the contest. Today should have been day two of the masters out in augusta. While there is no golf, or any major sport, going on at the minute, some of the worlds best golfers have come together to bring a video message to golf fans thanking them for staying at home. Hey, everybody. Hello, everyone. To our fans around the world. We know youre doing whats necessary right now. Staying connected. Some are even teaching your kids. Maybe learning some new skills yourselves. We know some of you are working from the front lines and hospitals. And others working in stores to deliver what others need. We know you miss your families. Your friends, enjoying the things you love most. What do i miss most . You. I miss all of you. Thats what i miss. Lets keep doing whats necessary now to get back into the swing of things together. And at eight oclock last night people across the sporting world once again came out of their homes as they took another opportunity to clap for carers. Showing support for the nhs and to mark the moment, the turf at twickenham rugby stadium was changed to a message of support. Chief executive bill sweeney saying. There are no crowds at the home of England Rugby right now. But the sound of a nation applauding the nhs workers is as loud as any rugby crowd. And finally Roger Federer has been challenging tennis fans around the world to practice their tennis while in lockdown. The tennis champion posted a video of himself volleying the ball against an outdoor wall at his home in switzerland. He has called it the 100 volley challenge. And many in the game have taken him up including. Andy murray. Check this out. He has involved his wife kim in the challenge. I think the pictures here are a little bit sped up they managed it too, but not before kim took aim at andy to finish off their effort. You dont need a garden or a tennis racket, i have been doing it at home with a frying pan and a ping pong ball against the fridge. I will be doing that this afternoon trying to get the 100 challenge like Roger Federer. You should have done it against the wall rather than damage the fridge. It doesnt damage the fridge. It is more consistent than the wall, its all about improvising. Labour is calling on the government to be clearer about its lockdown exit strategy and to outline its next steps for handling the coronavirus pandemic. Lets speak to the newly appointed shadow home secretary nick thomas symonds. Very good morning to you. Thank you for your time this morning. We will come unto some of the wider issues shortly. I would like to mark. We know that the Prime Minister is out of intensive care and across the board many will welcome that use. Still in hospital but we welcome that news this morning. Good morning to you and i am pleased to join you. And absolutely that is good news. I think all of our thoughts have been with the Prime Minister in recent days while he has been in intensive care. That goes beyond any sort of party politics. You want to see the Prime Ministers fully recovered as soon as Prime Ministers fully recovered as soon as possible and it is good news that he is out of intensive care. Such an important weekend, easter weekend coming up, like nine we have ever experienced before. And the message to stay at home is so important. It is absolutely vital this weekend. We have put in recent weeks and enormous national effort, an effort by the vast majority of the public who have been respecting the public who have been respecting the enforced social distancing measures and an enormous effort from other front line Public Service workers. We really have to keep going with this. This weekend, of course, it would usually be a weekend, easter, when many people go away or are outside enjoying the weather. Lets not do that this weekend. Lets make sure we stay at home and say that to save lives. Cani home and say that to save lives. Can i ask you what you have made as to how the police have responded and how they are interpreting, if you like, how they can enforce if people are making the wrong decisions . Well, i think the police are getting it just about right at the moment. And i say that because i think the police have been put any very difficult position. As a parliament, we handed the police a quite extraordinary set of powers, really, that we have not seen in peace time since 19a5. And in doing that, we we re since 19a5. And in doing that, we were asking them to do it very difficultjob. And i think in doing that, if they really do need our support, because our front line officers, every day they are putting themselves at risk to help others and to do their very best, tojoin in this enormous national endeavour, which is about saving as many lives as we can during this crisis. There isa as we can during this crisis. There is a great deal of scrutiny on the behaviour of people and generally at this time, and i would specifically like to ask about the housing minister, robertjenrick. He has been criticised for visiting his pa rents, been criticised for visiting his parents, a a0 minute trip, he says to drop off essential food and medicine and that they were vulnerable. I just wonder what your thoughts are on that . Well, as you know, there are the four reasons for leaving your house. 0ne know, there are the four reasons for leaving your house. One is to deliver essential supplies to vulnerable people, and clearly if thatis vulnerable people, and clearly if that is what robertjenrick has done thenit that is what robertjenrick has done then it fits within the four exceptions. It is only for him to a nswer exceptions. It is only for him to answer that precisely what the purpose of the journey that he undertook was. I dont know what you think, do you think the guidance is clear enough . Do you think people are still unclear as to what they can and cannot do . Look, i do think there have been moments when the guidance could have been clearer, but at the same time, we do have those established reasons, if you like, for leaving the house. It is challenging for Police Officers on the front vine to deal appropriately with making sure that the measures are enforced. And it is very difficult for people as well who dont, for example, have a garden that they can go out into. People, you know, who might be any very small property with a number of children. There are all sorts of challenges around us and i think it is important that we recognise them and give credit to the public on the front line workers who are doing their very best to assist others at this time. The labour party has asked for more clarity over what has been termed an exit strategy. What is it that you want to hear, given that everyone accepts that you cant talk about specific dates at the moment. What is it that you are seeking . It is certainly correct that you cant talk about specific dates at the moment. But i think what we need to have is the publication of how the government is actually going to move from the system we have at the moment of these restrictions back to a form of everyday life. And i think it is important. The best expert evidence will need to be taken as to the precise nature of that plan, but it is so important and it is important on the one hand for the public to have confidence in the strategy of the government and know where were heading, but it is also very important for ever front line public to be able to plan for when that situation actually arises, so that situation actually arises, so that it can be policed and serviced in the most effective and best way possible. Thank you very much for joining us. That is the newly appointed shadow home secretary. Nine minutes to seven. Ben is looking into issues about planned holidays being cancelled because you cannot get to them because of the coronavirus lockdown. He is in our newsroom. Lots of people are upset at not being able to go on holiday, but i would imagine even more so if they have only been offered vouchers or credit notes without actually knowing when they can go. Yes, good morning to you both. The easter weekend, many of us might have had trips planned this weekend to go away and hotels are shut, planes are grounded and it means that the holidays have been cancelled. And so, you would expect that you would get a refund. The rule states that you would get a refund within 1a days of cancellation. But, the holiday firms are asking for the rules to be changed, so that they only have to offer you a voucher instead. That is frankly because they just cannot afford instead. That is frankly because theyjust cannot afford to get the money back to everyone. But at the same time, you might think that the customers who might be struggling at work, both some of their income, they just want that money back. Work, both some of their income, theyjust want that money back. The travel firms hope that you will stick with them and to book another holiday and they will get to retain your custom. It is all a bit of a mess and we will talk about it shortly. But many of us might find ourselves in a similar position to jane, who was due to go on holiday. This is what she told us. Recently they wrote to us to advise us that they wrote to us to advise us that the holiday had been cancelled and they could offer us either a rebooking or credit vouchers. I explained to them that my husband fell into the extremely vulnerable category and without any vaccine available, he would be very susceptible to catching covid 19 if we we re susceptible to catching covid 19 if we were to travel within the next 12 to 18 months. But they have only offered us again rebooking or the credit notes, which they have said will be valid until the 31st of december. So, that is janes story. Let us speak to the chief executive of apter, the association of British Travel agents. Good morning, mark. Hopefully you are able to hear the case of jane there. Many are hopefully you are able to hear the case ofjane there. Many are in a similar position. Why are your members not offering refunds when the rules are pretty simple, they should be getting a refund within 1a days . Firstly, i have great sympathy with jane and many others who are in that situation. We take hundreds of calls from customers and i am very aware of the frustration and anger thatis aware of the frustration and anger that is out there at the moment. Travel companies dont want to be in this position and never imagined that they would be in the situation. The rules around refunds have been established for a long time about giving a refund in 1a days, but they cannot cope with the shutdown of the travel industry, we are not only are all the destinations close, so there are multiple claims for refunds, but there are no businesses coming fund those. Travel companies are intermediaries, they take their money of the customer, pass it onto the the airlines and hotels, and it is not like a manufacturing company, so is not like a manufacturing company, so to pay refunds we have to get those monies back. The 1a day window is just not the deliverable for most travel companies. Sorry to interrupt, but we are not necessarily talking about that it mightjust necessarily talking about that it might just take longer than necessarily talking about that it mightjust take longer than those 1a days, we are talking about some companies are outright refusing to offer refunds. They have said to have a voucher instead, because it means they get to hang on to the customer. But you will appreciate that many of your customers right now are facing really tough financial times. We now are facing really tough financialtimes. We reject now are facing really tough financial times. We reject the fact that companies should be denying their obligations under these rules. They do all the customer a refund and the customer must have that right, and we will make sure that abta members follow that rule. We are asking for more time to be able to give that refund. There are two strands, some companies are denying those rights altogether and we refute that and we will take action against other members and we will look for the department for business to ta ke look for the department for business to take action against those companies. We are looking at the middle ground where people are asking for more time, to bring some order to that, so these refund or credit notes, which members are offering, they are clearly attached to the original booking with a date and the customers are fully protected during that, so if the company does fail, abta is protecting that or the atoll scheme. At the end, if the customer has not taken a holiday, they will get that cash back. This is the reality. Companies must do this, we are trying to bring more to the middle of us and to make sure that the customers are confident that that is valid and that their money is protected and their rights are protected. Mark, really quickly in one word, if people want their money back, you can assure people if the holiday is cancelled they will get their money back . If they book with their money back . If they book with the abta member and they have a refu nd the abta member and they have a refund credit note, the holiday is protected and they will get their money. Really good to talk to you, mark, the chief executive of abta. More from me after seven. Thank you. Diana moran, better known as the green goddess, is back with another routine to wake us all up and help keep us moving. So, up off your chairs today, but for some very easy exercises, but of course, it is keeping our bodies moving. So, all i want you to do is step and clap. Step and clap. And once again i am warming up your bodies, ready to go. Use those muscles. But it is extraordinary, when you do this and you are breathing deeply, it is called aerobic exercise, and i always find that the more i do, the more i want to do. Now, one, two, three, clap. One, two, three, clap. Use those arms, clap. One, two, three, clap. Last time. There we are. So, now lets just work the legs a little bit. So, stand up nice and tall. Either hold onto your chair or onto a support, like im doing here, and just literally take a leg forward and to the side. Forward, to the side. Using those leg muscles, thats it. And keeping your body nice and mobile. Lets just turn to the other side. So, here we go, a bit like a ballet dancer. So, here we go. Forward and to the side. Feel those inner thigh muscles working, and the quadriceps, that big strong muscle thats going to keep us walking, getting us out of chairs. Thats lovely. Now, if we are going to go walking, we want to have happy feet. Thats what i call this little exercise. So, one, two. There we are. Point. Heel, toe. Go on, just a few more. And now the other side. Thats good. Keep the ankles nice and supple, and, of course, it is working the quadriceps yet again. Thats good. Now, lets just stretch out a few. Well, one muscle here in particular. Lets stretch out what we call the hamstring, and one leg straight with the toe turned up. And just hold it for about five seconds. And you will feel the stretch in your bottom and at the tops of your legs. Now, turn. The other heel up. Knee bent. This leg straight. And this time, im stretching out at the top of my bottom here and the back of my legs. Thats really, really good. Just loosen up the body again, and you are ready for yet another day of this extraordinary time. Keep fit and carry on. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. 0ur headlines today. As temperatures rise an easter message from the government, stay at home to combat coronavirus. Lets not undo the gains weve made, lets not waste the sacrifices so many people have made. We mustnt give the coronavirus a Second Chance to kill more people and to hurt our country. Boris johnsons partner Carrie Symonds pays tribute to the nhs after the Prime Minister is moved out of intensive care, as the country again comes together to clap for our carers. Are you due a refund orjust a voucherfor your cancelled holiday . The rules are pretty clear, youre entitled to a refund but as some travel firms refuse to pay back customers, ill speak to the head of the trade body abta. The scottish fa has announced a further delay to the scottish football season. It wont start again now until the 10th of june at the earliest. Good morning bore da celebrating the heroes who are keeping britain moving. Well meet the lifeguard whos swapped the beaches of south wales for the bins. I warm start to easter, but as we go to the weekend, things will turn cold and windy. Your full forecast in the next half an hour. Its friday 10th april. Our top story. As the easter weekend begins, the message is loud and clear from the government, stay at home to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Last night it was revealed that borisjohnson is now out of intensive care and is said to be in extremely good spirits at St Thomas Hospital. 0n breakfast this morning well be talking to the National Medical director of nhs england about he Prime Ministers condition, and why its more important than ever to stick to social distancing. First, lets get the latest from our reporter, charlotte rose. Cheering and applause. Across the country, its become a National Thursday night ritual to thank those front line carers for putting themselves at risk in the fight against coronavirus. And one person in particular was showing her gratitude the pms fiancee reacting to the news that borisjohnson is out of intensive care at St Thomas Hospital in london. Brilliant news. Yeah, i mean, its really good news. It is also a reminder that people can recover, more generally. Thats good news. It is good to have some positive news generally, but it is really good to know that the Prime Minister is on the road to full recovery. I was always confident that he would, and it is really good to know that he is now out of icu. Well, i am really pleased for the Prime Minister and his family. It is a relief for them, and i really hope this is the beginning of a speedy recovery, and i think everywhere across the country, people will be wishing him well. So, this is good news. But whilst there is good news for the pm, yesterdays figures were a sobering reminder that not all are so lucky, with 881 deaths in the past 2a hours, taking the total to nearly 8,000. Thats why ministers and Police Chiefs say it is so important that people stay at home this easter weekend, despite the good weather. In cumbria, Police Stopped two men who travelled to the lakes to go canoeing. They were told to go home. And a warning from one chief constable that they are prepared to take drastic action. We will not, at this stage, be setting up roadblocks. Be starting to marshal supermarkets and checking the items in baskets and trolleys to see if it is a legitimate, necessary item. But again, be under no illusion, if people do not heed the warnings that the police and i are making today, we will start to do that. The force later clarified it would not interrogate shoppers. But one cabinet minister has been forced to defend his own actions during lockdown. For weeks the housing secretary robertjenrick has been hammering home the governments message. This is really, on all of us, and we can all play a part in tackling the virus, in many cases by doing something as simple as choosing to stay at home for the coming days. Last night, responding to a report in the guardian, he explained he travelled a0 miles to deliver food and medicine to his parents in shropshire last weekend, but insisted he had respected social distancing rules. For all of us, another challenging weekend lies ahead. But the message stays the same to help nhs workers and ease the strain on our carers over easter, we all need to stay at home. Charlotte rose, bbc news. Lets get more now from our political correspondent, leila nathoo. Leila, what more do we know about the Prime Ministers health . We know he is out of intensive care . Yes, encouraging news, he has been moved from out of intensive care into a regular hospital ward where we are told he has been closely monitored in what they describe as the early stages of his recovery. Its very encouraging news and certainly for his family and cabinet colleagues. We were told by downing street yesterday that he was very by downing street yesterday that he was very much still not working so dominic raab, the first secretary of state, the foreign secretary, remains in charge and has the authority to make decisions should they be necessary. Prime minister borisjohnson is said to be in extremely good spirits, having moved out of that intensive care ward at st thomas is in london. The other question this morning on the housing secretary robertjenrick who said he observed the rules whilst he took a a0 milejourney to his parents to deliver food and medicine. Yes, clearly a lot of scrutiny now of the people who are delivering the message to abide by the restrictions, and we have had reports of the movements of the Community Secretary robertjenrick who is said by the guardian to have paid a trip to his parents house in shropshire, about a a0 mile trip, we are told, and reports in the daily mail that he also travelled from his home in london to another family home in london to another family home in london to another family home in herefordshire after trips to a second home were banned. Clearly this is a bit uncomfortable for the government who are saying, you must just do essentialjourneys, we have the message loud and clear this weekend, we must not visit family, weekend, we must not visit family, we must not make nonessential journeys. It robertjenrick very clear that he went to deliver medical supplies and essential to his elderly parents who he says are self isolating, his father because ofa self isolating, his father because of a medical condition. And he said that once he had completed his ministerial duties in london, he went tojoin his ministerial duties in london, he went to join his wife and Young Children in herefordshire. Clearly he thinks he is abiding by the rules and certainly the guidelines do say in terms of his visit to his pa rents, in terms of his visit to his parents, you can pay a visit to elderly relatives to deliver essentials and leave them on their doorstep. I think this all speaks to what is an essentialjourney and i think the scrutiny of cabinet ministers will continue. Separately, labour are talking about the exit strategy for the lockdown. There has been a lot of talk about the lockdown and whether that will be reviewed, we knew there would not be a decision made this week but we have heard this morning from labours shadow home secretary calling for greater clarity from the government on how the restrictions might be easy. What we need to have is the publication of how the government is going to move from the syste m government is going to move from the system we have at the moment of these restrictions back to a form of everyday life. I think its important. I think the best expert evidence will obviously need to be taken as to what the precise nature of that plan is but it is so important, and it is important on the one hand for the public to have confidence in the governments strategy and know where we are heading, but its also very important for our front line Public Services to plan for when that situation actually arises. Clearly a lot of us want to know when these restrictions will end, but i think the message from government is clear, they dont want to get into that yet. They say they dont have all the data that shows how these social distancing measures are having an impact, and they dont wa nt to having an impact, and they dont want to act too hastily. The message loud and clear for now is stick to the rules for now, and we will talk about the exit from the lockdown when the time comes. Thank you. Meanwhile countries across europe are looking at what options they have available for dealing with the outbreak. The Spanish Parliament has approved a 15 day extension to its state of emergency, while italy is expected to lengthen their lockdown by another two weeks. Lets speak to our europe reporter gavin lee who is in brussels. Gavin, good to see you. So, 15 day extension to spain, also italy extending as well, how surprising is that . Well, i think we are looking at governments working outjust that Emergency Health crisis, when is that going to let up slightly on hospitals and when can they balance it with the economy . Similar conversations, probably two weeks ahead of the uk in the sense of the scale that has hit spain and italy. If it gets as bad as that in the uk, many hope it wont. The spanish Prime Minister said, the fire that was sparked by the pandemic and the way it affected spain, he believes it is being brought slowly under control and i believe thats been reflected in italy. The spanish death figure is constantly reducing, just over a00 yesterday, but it was up just over a00 yesterday, but it was up to 950 two weeks ago. In italy, 600 but the percentage spread is a slowly reducing. A big question for government, my understanding is the spanish and will extend two weeks after that, most governments looking at the end of april. I think at the moment, the relief is last night, they came to an agreement, after all of the talks, six and a half hours, with the finance ministers on online chat rooms, saying they would be a 500 billion euros package to shield those worst hit countries in the aftermath of this crisis. Thank you. We have seen a few stories so far about people filling their time, we have had a marathon is done in tiny back gardens. Didnt someone climb everest u p back gardens. Didnt someone climb everest up and down the stairs . Here is one for you. A 99 Year Old Army veteran is aiming to complete 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money no mean feat, either tom moore, whos received treatment for a broken hip and skin cancer, wants to finish the challenge by the end of april. So far, hes raised more than £9,000 for Nhs Charities together. He is determined, there he is, 100 la ps he is determined, there he is, 100 laps by the end of april. Good luck to him. We will be speaking to tom and his daughter later on in the programme so and his daughter later on in the programme so looking forward to catching up with them. |j programme so looking forward to catching up with them. I didnt know we we re catching up with them. I didnt know we were going to talk to him, brilliant it is 12 minutes past seven. Matt will have the weather at about 26 minutes past the hour. When Fiona Mcguigan was admitted to hospital with severe symptoms of coronavirus her family were told to prepare for the worst. She spent 16 days there and said at one point she was too afraid to fall asleep in case she didnt wake up. During that time she remembers acts of kindness like the nurse who held her hand, another who brought her a magazine and another who treated her to a coooked breakfast. Thankfully fiona went on to make a full recovery and when she returned home she wrote to the people who cared for her, lets take a look. All of the staff, nurses, clinical support workers, the domestics, the doctors, the porters, the kitchen staff, everyone, are all afraid, and all putting their lives at risk. But the level of care and compassion hasnt changed. I wouldnt be alive if it wasnt for all of the staff at wishaw General Hospital and im so grateful. You are all my heroes. Giving you a virtual hug. Thanks. Fiona joins us now from her home in motherwell. I bet that sounds good just to hear that, youre back home back to my own bed thank you for sharing that moment there. Tell us he was with you at that moment. I guess you probably didnt know how you would feel writing those thoughts down, and that was your family with you there . My two daughters, i have two sons as well but those were my two daughters, they both work in the hospital. Fiona, tell us a little bit about what you experienced in hospital. When we were introducing this report, we were talking about how one nurse got to a magazine, one nurse got to your favourite cooked brea kfast, nurse got to your favourite cooked breakfast, and we were saying it is the small things. When youre ill and feeling so terrible, the small things make the biggest difference. Yeah, yeah. Even some of the domestics would pass the window of my room and wave and give me a thumbs up. Some of the nurses that i work with, they made a poster and stuck it on my window to say, get well soon, well love you. Just any wee thing like that shows that youre not alone, because you are busy cannot speak to your family. But everybody looked after me, and they were just wonderful. It must have been quite hard actually, to figure out who was who because i imagine they were wearing masks, hence you are saying the thumbs up. Yes, if i passed them now in the corridor, i wouldnt know who they are, they would need to tell me because they had masks on. And what would you say if you did see them . |j would you say if you did see them . would you say if you did see them . would give them big cuddles, i am a very cuddly person, so i probably would end up giving cuddles. When its allowed, im sure they would appreciate it. It might be five to six weeks before i get back to work anyway. What we would like to do, fiona, this morning, we would like to introduce you again to someone who you might recognise and who is helping you with your care. Because we had jade, one of the intensive ca re nurses we had jade, one of the intensive care nurses who help to look after you. And we can speak to jade right now. Fiona, you can speak to her directly. So i just now. Fiona, you can speak to her directly. So ijust wonder, if theres anything youd like to say to jade . Jade was brilliant and she has a very nice, cheery voice. When they moved me upstairs to intensive care, andi moved me upstairs to intensive care, and i knew that you went there when things were bad, but i asked jade, was i going to die . She told me, of course not, you will come through this. And she took my hand and told me that i would be fine. So, hello, jade she is listening to you now, fiona. Anything you want to see directly . Thank you so much for everything that you did for me. You arejust a everything that you did for me. You are just a little start. Lets talk to you, jade. Fiona says you have this lovely, cheery voice. I would love to hear it and taylors habit was treating fiona, one of many you have been treating will you have been working, in motherwell. Hello, they are not. I do not know what you can hear me at the moment . It was an absolute pleasure to treat her. Although she was very ill, she always had a sense of humour. She was absolutely brilliant, and without her strength and courage through it all and believing in herself, she did absolutely amazing. I know that she was frightened to death. She was so scared, but it was so death. She was so scared, but it was so good to see her come through the other end of it. I feel really privileged that i managed to see her at the start and the end, to see the progress that she made. That must be so progress that she made. That must be so rewarding, jade, because unfortunately, tragically, we are reporting on people who are not coming through and who are very, very ill at this moment in time. The story of being able to see someone re cover story of being able to see someone recover and know that you are a part of that, perhaps that offers you some comfort in contrast to what you are also seeing in the hospitals . Absolutely. It is really good to see a success story. Because all we are seeing in the news at the moment are the death rates and things like that. So it is really good to see the success stories, especially when it is someone that myself and other colleagues from ward seven treated. So it is really good to see how well she has done. Something tells me, fiona. I mean, you know better than anyone else, do you worry about the effect on nurses like jade, the toll that might be taking on them . Because you have already explained how much you have relied on them and how much you have relied on them and how much you needed them, and last night everyone was out paying tribute. But i think we are worried about them, too, arent we . tribute. But i think we are worried about them, too, arent we . I know lots of young nurses and i know that they cry a lot. And it does obviously affect them. But they have a little cry and theyjust get back to work. But i do worry about the long term effects on them, because nursing people that, you know, every now and again somebody would perhaps die on the ward, someone really ill, but people who are young and, you know, it is bound to have an effect on you. We should find out from you, jade. 0ne on you. We should find out from you, jade. One big virtual hug from eyes and the team here. I know that fiona has written to give you a big cuddle when she sees you, if that is allowed. Be honest with us, how do you cope . How do you bring some joy into your life outside the hospital and, you know, to make sure that your mental and emotional welfare is protected . So, i have actually got a little four year old boy and he keeps me going on my days off and i enjoy spending my days off with him, we are always busy doing something. At work i have an absolutely fantastic team behind me, the staff on ward seven are amazing. Veronica, our senior charge nurse, she is fantastic. She keeps us updated on all of the policies. But every person that i work with, we always check on each other and we spend just as much with each other as we do with our families, so we always know if something is up. So, we always check in on each other and make sure everything is right and how we are coping and stuff like that. So it is good, especially when you work with a brilliant team. Fabulous people. The nurses, the clinical support workers, the domestics, everyday in the hospital. Specifically my team, that is where i work. So, specifically my team, that is where iwork. So, we specifically my team, that is where i work. So, we are really good on keeping on top of each others Mental Health and making sure everything is all right. And we are open as to our feelings. If we are not feeling 100 we will speak to each other about that. It is quite good that way. I guarantee, fiona, presumably you were out at 8pm last night clapping, where you . What was the circumstance britton i was on veranda and i was banging two pots together. Perfect noise to make jade, where you working . together. Perfect noise to make jade, where you working . I was working and i got home at five minutes to eight. I managed to get the clapton. I want to clap for the likes of fiona, because she has pulled through the other end of this. And she is doing really well at home and i am so glad youre back on with your family, fiona. Because it must have been terrifying being away from them for so long. I am really, really pleased for you. Thank you, thank you, darling. really, really pleased for you. Thank you, thank you, darling. I am very pleased for you both. What does your cushion say, fiona . Happy home, happy heart. You stay at home, lovely to see you both. And jade, thank you for everything you are doing at the moment. Thank you. I love that. Speaking about the clapping, lets find out what happened last night with tim moffat. Cheering and applause. Noisy. Passionate. Our new weekly ritual. This is this is lissenden gardens Council Estate in north london. Very, very important. They are our life savers. They are heart and soul of this whole world. The nhs, all the front liners down to the dustmen, you cant fault any of them. They are great. Love them all. I have neighbours that are not well. A bus driver friend of mine died. Its really important. They do such a fantasticjob. So you are a doctor . How does this feel . What impact is this having . Its wonderful. Its a great boost and a sign of the country being united. Its fantastic. Really great. So this is the third time weve clapped for carers, but three weeks in, any idea that enthusiasm or participation levels might have dropped, well, not here. Massively important. Its the only way we can show our appreciation, because we are locked in. From newcastle. To brighton. The sound of applause filled the streets and the skies. Off the coast of falmouth, horns replaced clapping, but the sentiment was the same. 200 miles off the coast of aberdeen, workers on the oil and gas platform also wanted to say thank you. Politicians. And police. In dorset. And on londons westminster bridge. Service men and women posted abroad didnt want to miss out. The First Fusiliers Battle Group are currently serving in estonia. Well keep doing what were doing, you keep doing what youre doing. We are definitely all in this together. Now we want to make some noise for you guys to show our appreciation. And across the uk, nhs workers who were able to, came out to savour the moment. At Craigavon Hospital in Northern Ireland, at the Royal Hospital for children in bristol, and at st thomass hospital in london, where the Prime Minister is still being treated for symptoms of covid 19. The disease which has transformed so many things. Thursday nights being just one of them. Tim muffett, bbc news. Fiona and jade were the perfect example as to why we have been clapping. Absolutely. The time is 7 25am. A doctor who warned the Prime Minister three weeks ago that nhs staff urgently needed more personal protective equipment has died after testing positive for covid 19. Abdul mabud chowdhury is the latest member of front line medical staff to pass away after contracting the virus. In a post on facebook he called on borisjohnson to ensure every nhs worker in the uk has ppe urgently. He also called for fast track testing to help prevent the disease spreading. We can now speak to his family friend, dr golam rahat khan. Very good morning to you. Thank you so very good morning to you. Thank you so much for your time this morning. The first thing we should say to both you as a friend and his family is that it is such a tragic loss. We will come back to some of the things that he said in that letter shortly. Tell us about him firstly, what sort ofa tell us about him firstly, what sort of a person was he . Thank you. I have known him for quite a long time. It is not easy to describe him in terms of how was he. He was a life loving person and he also enjoyed all of the good things on the planet. He was always thoughtful about the people who were suffering in life and humanity and very concerned about the current world, and he always had a positive approach to everything and the fantastic friend. He was caring, he loved as children and his wife, he loves to work on the nhs, he loved his profession, he was a fantastic doctor as well. He was full of the fantastic qualities of a good human being, that a good person should have. Nothing short of that. We saw some lovely images of him with that wonderful smile, and we start to get a sense of the kind of person he was. And from what i have read and what you have said, he was always someone what you have said, he was always someone that put himself out for other people, not just someone that put himself out for other people, notjust in his private life, but tragically now of course we know in his professional life as well. Exactly, yes. He was a very socialising person. He used to call his friends every now and again and have good chats and a good time. We used to go on holidays together. He loved to live with people around him. We had so many outings with him. We had so many outings with him. We had so many outings with him. We used to go to the isle of wight. He loved his life. Sadly, he has passed away and what can we say . So many people are full of praise for nhs staff, those working on the front line. And we are all very mindful of the risks they are taking. And he is a doctor that had raised this directly any letter to the Prime Minister. Yes, he wrote a letter on the 18th of march and i think we know what he wrote in that letter, and when he wrote that at that time, we didnt have enough supplies due to the Global Crisis we are in. And i know at the time his symptoms had just started. He never had any respiratory symptoms, but he was suffering at that time with a mild fever. And he called my other friends several times, and he was telling them that you should not ta ke telling them that you should not take this lightly, when it comes, it comes, and it will be a devastating virus. That was the realisation and u nfortu nately virus. That was the realisation and unfortunately he was the person who got it. Can i ask you on a personal note . You are an intensive care doctor yourself, and you have lost a very close friend. You have lost him to the virus. How has this impacted on you and your colleagues, your immediate colleagues, about how you approach your work . When you know something. I know how this virus is passed. I think working where i am i am safe and we have the ppe for treatment. Myself and my other collea g u es treatment. Myself and my other colleagues in intensive care wash our hands frequently and we are very careful. But we dont compromise the patient care as well, but we are very careful and so far we have abundant ppe. I think for the icu doctors the government has supplied plenty of ppe because we are the only doctors who are working with the direct care for the covid 19 patients. So, iam not scared the direct care for the covid 19 patients. So, i am not scared of contracting it or any form of as long as i can maintain the equipment that i need to protect myself. Dr khan, thank you so much for sharing your reminisces with your colleague, abdul mabud chowdhury, this morning. Thank you for all that you do and continue to do. Thank you. The time is 7 31am. Lets speak to matt and find out what the weather is doing this weekend. Good morning. Allow to dry weekend but there will be some heavy showers, a largely dry weekend. The temperatures will be turning around, today, widely in the mid teens, good gets to 25 celsius in the south east. That will last until sunday in the south east but in italy monday, nor to north easterly winds will be developing, and it will feel quite raw in the breeze, damages in single figures. It is a misty and hate is for many. A few isolated showers in scotland. High cloud means hazy sunshine but with the sunniest conditions in the south, 2a or 25 celsius possible. Compared to yesterday across the eastern coast, we have lost the breeze so it will feel warmer. We finished the day, north wales could see some showers, substantially north wales could see some showers, su bsta ntially wetter across north wales could see some showers, substantially wetter across north and west scotland and Northern Ireland tonight. With cloud in place, it will not be a cold night. Temperatures well clear of a first uk wide. Into the weekend, a fair bit of cloud across scotland and Northern Ireland, hazy sunshine is in northern england, blue skies in the east. Showers will clear but then returned to their bodies later, and possibly heavy and thundering to the hebrides later, and then possibly heavy and thundery showers there and in the south east. Cool in there and in the south east. Cool in the north and west of scotland, a north westerly wind texas on saturday night. With low pressure closer on the scene, more cloud generally on Easter Sunday. Sunny spells for many, heavy rain in ireland, and temperatures into the low 20s in the counties in the south of england. And then we could see some thunderstorms developing. Temperatures will be dropping widely across the north, and that trend continues into Easter Monday. High pressure building in from the north, bringing cold air down the eastern flank of it. So strong winds through saturday night, sorry, sunday night into monday. Gales across the south east corner. Cloud on the eastern coast, temperatures will feel raw, probably cooler than 9 degrees. Compared to temperatures in the 20s today, on monday, most places 10 degrees cooler. A big turnaround on the way. Thank you, matt. Its the start of the easter weekend and the governments message is clear, dont visit our families and dont go out with friends, stay at home to help the nhs and save lives. Joining us now from london is the National Medical director of nhs england, stephen powis. Good morning to you. Thank you so much for coming on the programme this morning. We have put out the message, the message that the government has been repeating, nhs england has been repeating, do you think it is getting through . england has been repeating, do you think it is getting through . I do think it is getting through . I do think it is getting through . I do think it is getting through, and i think it is getting through, and i think the British Public is responding. We can see that in evidence such as reduced travel, reduce footfall around the cities. As you have just said, its reduce footfall around the cities. As you havejust said, its really critical this weekend that we keep obeying those instructions. As i said last weekend, the son might be coming out but that is not an excuse for us to be out. We are beginning to see the benefits of this social distancing, the stay at home, we do believe that the virus is spreading less and that is translating into fewer hospital admissions. But that will only continue to happen if we do not get complacent and we continue to follow those instructions. So save lives, and this is about saving lives, make sure the nhs does not have access pressure on it, it is coping wonderfully at the moment but there is pressure there, we have to comply with the instructions. You have been observing the waves of sentiment and emotion and press coverage and the questions being asked of where people think we are and how accepting they are of the measures that are in place. You spoke about the rate of infections, please correct me if i am wrong, i understand the rate of deaths, it was doubling every two days and it is now doubling every six days which is now doubling every six days which is obviously an improvement. What right do you need to look at before you can say, the first bit, we have reached a peak or we are over the peak . Its very difficult to predict when any peak or plateau will be, it only when we will look back when we know that for certain. There is a whole host of things that we want to look at, deaths, we want to see them falling, critically. Unfortunately for the next week or so they will continue to be high, because it is the very last thing that changes when you introduce these measures. Asi when you introduce these measures. As i said, hospital admissions, we look closely at that and we look closely at the number of people who are in intensive care units. As you have had last two days, its still too early to really be confident that we are turning the corner. We need to completely and utterly make sure that well comply with the instructions we have been given. Dont give the virus a chance to start spreading more, we want to continue to reduce its transmission and that will give us the best chance to get over this and get on top of it. So, what, then, are you looking for, or what is going to make clear that we are in a period where measures can be eased . Well, its all those things. Clearly, we wa nt to its all those things. Clearly, we want to see deaths falling, and that will be a week or two yet, but we definitely want to see that, thats the whole aim of this approach, to reduce deaths. Clearly we want to see the pressure on the nhs not building any more, we want to see fewer people on intensive care units, fewer people being admitted to hospital with the virus. We want to hospital with the virus. We want to continue to see the evidence that the virus is not spreading as much in the community, that its falling away in terms of transmission. And, of course, we want to be confident that the compliance with the social distancing, stay at home policy, has translated into that. You will no doubt be aware, we were talking to a nurse earlier, jade, and she was talking about going off and having a cry when things get too much. You have mentioned the pressure on the nhs. As the National Medical director of nhs england, how much pressure, or how much capacity is there for more pressure to be laid on the nhs at this moment in time . So, the strategy has really been twofold. Firstly, as we havejust been discussing, to reduce the spread of the virus by staying at home, by complying with government policy, and that it reduces demand on the nhs. At the same time, we have been working for months since this virus emerged to plan to increase capacity in the nhs and my collea g u es increase capacity in the nhs and my colleagues around the country have done an absolutely fantasticjob. So we have surged itu beds into theatre areas and wards. I think the bbc has been on some of those units this weekend you have seen exactly how farour weekend you have seen exactly how far our staff have gone to reduce that capacity. And we still do have capacity so we have always managed to have extra capacity to cope with any demand that has come. You have seen any demand that has come. You have seen the Nightingale Hospitals, one in london opened a couple of days ago and started taking patients. The nhs has done a fantasticjob to stay ahead and make sure that headroom is a lwa ys ahead and make sure that headroom is always there. The really key thing to do is reduce the demand because that will take the pressure off and will save lives. Are you concerned about the toll that this is having personally, emotionally, on nhs staff and carers . Because this is something that none of us have experienced before. Yes, of course we are. And i knowjust how hard my collea g u es we are. And i knowjust how hard my colleagues across the nhs on the front line, but actually everywhere in the nhs and across the health ca re in the nhs and across the health care and social care system, are working to cope with this virus and the illness that results from it. We are doing lots of things to support our staff, but theres no doubt they are dealing with something that they have never dealt with before. This isa have never dealt with before. This is a once in a generation and probably once in a 100 years pandemic. So it is important that we support our staff and as you said earlier, its not just support our staff and as you said earlier, its notjust the support we give, is the support of the public give. And last night certainly at eight oclock, i could hear out of my window, the clapping, i was on hear out of my window, the clapping, iwas ona hear out of my window, the clapping, i was on a call with other officers so i was on a call with other officers soi i was on a call with other officers so i can get out and clap myself. I managed to get my head out of the window. Thats the sort of thing that fills the hearts of our staff because it shows the appreciation that the British Public have on everything they do. Shortly before eight oclock yesterday evening, we had that Boris Johnson eight oclock yesterday evening, we had that borisjohnson had been moved from intensive care come out from that condition, have you heard anything more about him . No, as i have said, the clinicians, the doctors and nurses at St Thomas Hospital are absolutely world class. The intensive care unit and all the staff there are world experts at managing Critical Illness and serious illness. And im absolutely confident he and all the other patients who have been looked after their as patients who have been looked after theiras ina patients who have been looked after their as in a lot of hospitals are receiving world class care. Of course i am delighted that he is improving, im delighted that all patients who are improving are improving. Its important to remember that still for the vast majority of people, this is a mild illness, it is flu like, like a bad cold, it doesnt require hospitalisation. But for those few that do, i have absolute confidence that do, i have absolute confidence that the nhs has set itself up to provide the best world class care. We are learning all the time about this virus. I know my clinical collea g u es this virus. I know my clinical colleagues are discussing this with collea g u es colleagues are discussing this with colleagues around the world as we collectively learn more and more about how to manage this virus. wa nt to about how to manage this virus. want to talk to you about the cross border cooperation in a moment. Just talking about intensive care, we hear so moment. Just talking about intensive care, we hear so many moment. Just talking about intensive care, we hear so many numbers in the media about deaths, infection rates. Can you explain, of those who go into intensive care, who gets to that point where this illness has struck them heavily, of those, how many recover struck them heavily, of those, how ma ny recover after struck them heavily, of those, how many recover after being hospitalised and put in intensive care . That is a very difficult question to answer at the moment because we still have people in intensive care who are being treated. So its difficult to know precisely here in the United Kingdom what the outcome of that treatment is, because there is still a significant number of people who are getting treatment. I think it will become apparent over the next few weeks as we begin to gather that data, and there is lots of data being gathered, to help clinicians and scientists work this through. As isaid and scientists work this through. As i said earlier, we are learning more and more about treatments as the days progress. So not Everybody Needs to have a ventilator, they can use a mask, we have seen developments around masks, so more and more we are learning a variety of ways how we can manage patients. There is a with hope, you have made it clear in the press conferences, that when it comes to testing, and search for a vaccine, work is happening but we are not here yet. News today that pfizer, donald trump may have a drug which prevents coronavirus from replicating. What happens, you are saying you were talking to a chief medical officers collea g u es talking to a chief medical officers colleagues around the world, when news like that happens, what do you do with that . So, we are very, very keen on the United Kingdom and internationally to get Clinical Trials for new drugs established, we have already done that in the uk and thousands of patients have been considered and entered into Clinical Trials. That is notjust a uk effort, it is an international effort. It is important that with any existing or new drug that we do this through a Clinical Trial process , we this through a Clinical Trial process, we need to understand and be confident that the drugs will work and understand any side effects. The key here is that is being done rapidly. We are determined to do it as quickly as possible. We talk about vaccines a lot, vaccines are envelopment and they will be absolutely critical. Are in development. But drug treatments are just as critical and it may be that we will get drugs that will work before we get to a vaccine. It is all speed ahead on understanding what drugs might work, testing them at the same time as doing that work on vaccine element. And of course, we are approaching the easter weekend, we started the interview about whether you thought people were getting the message when it comes to staying at home and preventing the spread of coronavirus, is to save lives and protect the nhs. Robertjenrick, you will be aware, the housing minister, has had some criticism levelled at him about his travel. He has a constituency home, hes based in london, he travelled to that, thats allowed. He then travelled a0 miles to his parents to drop off medicine and essential food supplies, to his parents to drop off medicine and essentialfood supplies, that to his parents to drop off medicine and essential food supplies, that is also allowed under guidance. Do you think, when things like this come up, and challenges are made, do you think the rules are entirely clear . People feel they are open to interpretation. I think the rules are clear, we need to stay at home and maintain two metres distance from others. It is also important that we help the vulnerable and i know there are particular issues around relatives and for people with conditions where we have asked them to shield. It is important that we look after our community and relatives where that is appropriate. But i will tell you what i always say, everyone must follow the instructions and to do their very best to ensure that they remain at home, go out for a little exercise, exercise is important, but at all times keep two metres away. But at all times we must support the most vulnerable in society as well. Iimagine you most vulnerable in society as well. I imagine you are under immense amount of pressure. Im very busy. Are you on . I am fit and well. Keep on going. Everybody in the nhs is working incredibly hard. I think about my colleagues rather than thinking about myself, to be honest. That attitude, so typical of so many in the nhs as well. Thank you so much for speaking to us this morning, the National Medical director of nhs england. No doubt we will see him at the press conferences. Isnt that attitude just typical . Yes, thats my team, thats what i am thinking about. Health first and foremost in the minds of everyone. But logistics and plans, sometimes they have fallen apart. Then has some details. There you are. If things have gone awry, perhaps you had a holiday planned across easter dated back some time, you might have made it some time ago. You will give us the ins and outs of where we stand. Good morning. If you had a holiday planned this easter and can no longer go because of the coronavirus lockdown, are you guaranteed a refund . Yes, its the start of the easter weekend, when many people would have been flying off on holiday before coronavirus caused global cancellations of travel plans. But instead theres a row brewing between travel companies who want a relaxing of the current strict rules on refunds to avoid paying out lots of cash when theyre struggling to survive in an unprecedented situation, and cash strapped customers with cancelled holidays who want their money back. For some people, it is not that simple. They might decide not to travel at all, and quite frankly many people right now need the money, not a credit note for another holiday. Many workers have been laid off and are struggling financially. They might want that money back. If you are not able to use a credit note, it is pretty difficult right now. Lets take a listen to jane, due to go on holiday to dubai later this year about her plans have quite clearly changed and she has said she cannot get her money back. Recently they wrote to us to advise us that the holiday had been cancelled and they could offer us either a rebooking or credit vouchers. I explained to them that my husband falls into the extremely vulnerable category, and without any vaccine available he would be very susceptible to catching covid 19 if we were to travel within the next 12 to 18 months. But they have only offered us again rebooking or the credit notes, which they have said will be valid until the 31st of december. That is the story of jane. If you are any similar position, what are your rights . Let me make it really clear for you. These your rights . Let me make it really clearfor you. These regulations are set by the eu, they are packaged travel regulations and mean that customers are legally entitled to a full refund from your Tour Operator within 1a days. That applies to a traditional package holidays, but also, since 2018, four things you that you might book online. Like a flight that you might book online. Like a flight or hotel. Those are also covered. Here is the rub however. Many travel agents are saying, frankly, we do not have the money coming in right now. We know that customer bookings have disappeared. If everyone asks for their money back straightaway it could be catastrophic for the industry. There isa catastrophic for the industry. There is a forecast that suggested currently 1 is a forecast that suggested currently1 millionjobs is a forecast that suggested currently1 million jobs are is a forecast that suggested currently1 millionjobs are being lost each day in the travel and Tourism Sector around the world. And it shows you how difficult it is for flights, travel firms, hotels, all those things. Earlier i spoke to the chief executive of abta, the association of British Travel agents. He told me why they want longer. He said people will get their money back but rather than their money back but rather than their 1a days they are asking for up to four months and asking the government to change the rules. They do all the customer a refund and the customer must have that right and we will make sure that abta members follow that rule. We are asking for more time to give that refund. There are two strands, some companies are denying those rights altogether and we completely refute that, and we will take action against their members and look for the department for business to take action against other companies. In the middle ground where people are asking for more time, we are trying to bring order to that. These are refund credit notes which members are offering, they are clearly attached to the original booking, have a date, the customers are fully protected during that, so if the company does fail, abta is protecting that, or the atol scheme. At the end, as the customer has not taken a holiday, they will get their cash back. That is the view for the association of British Travel agents, abta. You will understand why people are nervous, it is all well and good if you intend to travel, but there is a big question over the future of such travel companies and there is the question as to whether they will survive to get that money back later in the year. Jet2, they have told us that the level of calls they are getting is unprecedented so they are asking customers to please bear that in mind and they have politely reminded eve ryo ne mind and they have politely reminded everyone to wait for us to get in touch and they will approach you if you are due a refund. Secondly, they are proactively contacting anyone affected as fast as possible to try to amend future travel options. They will discuss different options with them, so many of the travel firms have said that they will try to work their way through rearranging something else. But if you absolutely cannot travel today, they will process that refund but it could take a little longer. Thank you, ben. We like a good story on brea kfast. Yesterday we told you the remarkable story of nhs worker karen mccabe who was being treated in intensive care after catching coronavirus. She talked to us from her hospital bed in edinburgh. Lets take a look. Hopefully my oxygen stats are back up as well as my bp. That was the problem yesterday. I am hoping that the consultant will pack my bags and kick me out of the door today, i hope. And the good news is she returned home yesterday. Heres the moment she was reunited with her children. That was very nice, wasnt it. When you get home, can you take it off. can take it off now. So, here we go, here is karen and the whole crew. We can speak to karen and her children anna and matthew from their home in edinburgh now. Good morning. How are things, please tell us about that moment when you got back on . It was lovely, good. Some of the neighbours came out to make sure i was ok. We banned the pots last night at 8pm. The neighbours were out and glad to see me home and just really relieved because they have been supportive and sending messages as well. It was nice to get home and to sit down. I couldnt move very far, i had one child hanging off of each arm i had a nice bath last night and an early bed in my own bed lovely, and anna, what is it like to have your mum home . Very good, i missed all of the hugs and kisses and before bed to be do this handshake and i had been missing that. Show as that handshake, please. It is quite long lovely there is more. I will clip that and send it round to everyone on social media. That has made my morning matthew, what is it like having mum home . It is really good andl having mum home . It is really good and i love her so much. Robert, we must speak to you as well. You have been holding the fort while karen has been added. Been very difficult because i know that karen, you said yesterday, you didnt really want the children to see you looking so l. Robert, you have been the conduit between karen and the kids, how has that been for you . Very hard going, actually. With karen being in hospital, you are not seeing your loved ones and worrying about them being 0k. Loved ones and worrying about them being ok. That is the hardest part, knowing that someone is unwell. But the kids have been great. They have been doing as they have been told. We have been doing the facetime thing with mum as well. So it has been good. But it is very difficult when Something Like this happens. Robert, you probably thought if you locked in the background we would not ask any questions. But i am going to ask you another question. He has not shaved for a fortnight people are learning from everyone elses experiences. We are learning from each other and i wonder, karen and robert, what can you tell other people about going through difficult times, because there will be other people just starting the process that you have been through . Yes. I think people will be frightened, there is no doubt about that. You cant get away from that. But just trying to hold onto the fat that the medical nursing teams are there to help you get better. At the first sign of symptoms, especially if you are in the high risk categories, make contact with nhs 24 and try to get in as early as possible, because Early Intervention really important. Very quickly, you have Underlying Health conditions and i know so many people will be scared and thinking, ifi people will be scared and thinking, if i get this, i am not going to get through this. You did, so the message to those who are scared. dont know howl message to those who are scared. dont know how i did it to be honest, but i did. The fact that at the height of my symptoms and i think i got the Early Intervention and that was really important. I have type one diabetes and another condition that affects the lungs. The odds were stacked against me. So if anyone else has got anything, dont hesitate and think it isjust a bit ofa dont hesitate and think it isjust a bit of a cough. Call nhs 24 and let them make the call as to whether you need further assessment and get help as quickly as possible. The quicker you get in and assessed, the better. What i would like you to do now, it will not be as good as what happened last night, for the benefit of others here, can we have a family, a group hug . Brilliant. That is bringing usjoy. Karen mccabe and herfamily. Anna, is bringing usjoy. Karen mccabe and her family. Anna, matthew, is bringing usjoy. Karen mccabe and herfamily. Anna, matthew, robert and of course karen. Thank you so much and take care. Goodbye. See you soon. Much and take care. Goodbye. See you soon. That feels like the picture of the day. Perfect. Matt, i am sending you a virtual hug. And to you. We could all do with a big group hug. And one to you at home as well this morning. Lovely weather shot coming in from powys this morning. Ruth sent this view from her home. Share your views throughout this easter weekend. We will see a big turnaround in the temperatures, one or two isolated showers but the temperatures are the big story. A warm start this good friday. Temperatures as high as 25 degrees perhaps in the south east. Winds coming from the south through the day but watch how they change as we go through the weekend. Switching into a north to north easterly direction and by monday we have added wind chill for the east coast, temperatures into single figures, even without that. This morning, most even without that. This morning, m ost pla ces even without that. This morning, most places warming up. A hazy, misty start over the pennines. Slim risk of an isolated shower across the east of scotland. The main chance i think will come later, Northern Ireland into scotland. That said, most places are dry with sunny spells, the bluest of skies across england and wales. 2a, 20 five celsius possible for central and southern england. A warmer day than yesterday across the eastern coast. Northern wales could finish with an isolated heavy shower and that could drift into the north of england later. Turning wetter overnight across scotland and Northern Ireland. Heavy bursts of rain around too. Keeping the temperatures up frost free as we go into saturday. Saturday, it begins with mist and fog in the south, but the sunniest of conditions here. More cloud in the north. Sunny spells, isolated showers to begin with. They will fade and more rain into the hebrides later. Potentially, parts of South West England and wales could catch a sharp but thundery downpour to finish saturday. Temperatures, 25, maybe 26 in the south east corner. Turning cooler across the west of scotland and Northern Ireland thanks to developing north westerly breeze. That breeze will be both us in the north for the start of saturday. Winds falling light on sunday, but with low pressure more on the scene light on sunday, but with low pressure more on the scene by sunday, there will be more cloud around with sunny spells. Many will be dry, the bulk of the rain for the republic of ireland. Later across the southern counties of england, we could see a line of thunderstorms develop as temperatures climb to 22 degrees. Turning cooler. Substantially so further north, and that cooling trend will continue through Easter Sunday night and into monday, wednesday night to take it into Easter Monday with gales for the south east corner, and for Easter Monday itself, cloudy with added wind chill in the east. Some are in the west and temperatures are down on what we are used to. That is how the weather is looking. We have the headlines next. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. 0ur headlines today. As temperatures rise, an easter message from the government stay at home to combat coronavirus. Lets not undo the gains weve made, lets not waste the sacrifices so many people have made. We mustnt give the coronavirus a Second Chance to kill more people and to hurt our country. Boris johnsons partner Carrie Symonds pays tribute to the nhs after the Prime Minister is moved out of intensive care, as the country again comes together to clap for our carers. Good morning. Bore da. Celebrating the heroes who are keeping britain moving. Well meet the lifeguard whos swapped the beaches of south wales for the bins. The scottish fa has announced a further delay to the scottish football season. It wont start again now until the 10th of june at the earliest. Well talk to the 99 Year Old Army veteran raising money for the nhs by completing 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100. Its friday, the 10th april. Our top story. As the easter weekend begins, the message is loud and clear from the government stay at home to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Last night it was revealed that borisjohnson is now out of intensive care and is said to be in extremely good spirits at St Thomas Hospital. Lets get the latest from our reporter, charlotte rose. Cheering and applause. Across the country, its become a National Thursday night ritual to thank those front line carers for putting themselves at risk in the fight against coronavirus. And one person in particular was showing her gratitude the pms fiancee reacting to the news that borisjohnson is out of intensive care at St Thomas Hospital in london. Brilliant news. Yeah, i mean, its really good news. It is also a reminder that people can recover, more generally. Thats good news. It is good to have some positive news generally, but it is really good to know that the Prime Minister is on the road to full recovery. I was always confident that he would, and it is really good to know that he is now out of icu. Well, i am really pleased for the Prime Minister and his family. It is a relief for them, and i really hope this is the beginning of a speedy recovery, and i think everywhere across the country, people will be wishing him well. So, this is good news. But whilst there is good news for the pm, yesterdays figures were a sobering reminder that not all are so lucky, with 881 deaths in the past 2a hours, taking the total to nearly 8,000. Thats why ministers and Police Chiefs say it is so important that people stay at home this easter weekend, despite the good weather. In cumbria, Police Stopped two men who travelled to the lakes to go canoeing. They were told to go home. And a warning from one chief constable that they are prepared to take drastic action. We will not, at this stage, be setting up roadblocks. Be starting to marshal supermarkets and checking the items in baskets and trolleys to see if it is a legitimate, necessary item. But again, be under no illusion, if people do not heed the warnings that the police and i are making today, we will start to do that. The force later clarified it would not interrogate shoppers. But one cabinet minister has been forced to defend his own actions during lockdown. For weeks, the housing secretary robertjenrick has been hammering home the governments message. This is really on all of us, and we can all play a part in tackling the virus, in many cases by doing something as simple as choosing to stay at home for the coming days. Last night, responding to a report in the guardian, he explained he travelled a0 miles to deliver food and medicine to his parents in shropshire last weekend, but insisted he had respected social distancing rules. For all of us, another challenging weekend lies ahead. But the message stays the same to help nhs workers and ease the strain on our carers over easter, we all need to stay at home. Charlotte rose, bbc news. Lets get more now from our political correspondent, leila nathoo. She is looking into everything that is happening. Good news. The Prime Minister is out of intensive care. We had the Prime Minister has gone back into a regular ward and moved out of intensive care where he had been for a few days. It had been a bit of a shock when we were told he was in intensive care, even though we we re was in intensive care, even though we were told it was a precaution. He was not on a ventilator and only receiving standard oxygen treatment. The fact he is now on a ward and being closely monitored during the early phase of recovery will be very encouraging news, for his family and cabinet colleagues. We have heard from the father of Boris Johnson, sta nley from the father of Boris Johnson, stanleyjohnson, from the father of Boris Johnson, stanley johnson, who from the father of Boris Johnson, stanleyjohnson, who said he thought the illness of borisjohnson had been a bit of a wake up call for the country are now the country has started to take it seriously and realised how serious a disease that can be, having seen what happened to borisjohnson. He can be, having seen what happened to Boris Johnson. He he can be, having seen what happened to borisjohnson. He he is talking to the today programme. borisjohnson. He he is talking to the today programme. I think this is all straightforward now. He must re st all straightforward now. He must rest up. As i understand, i am not close with the medical side of things until but i understand he has moved from the icy you into a recovery unit. I dont think he is at of their words, he has to take time. De icu. I do not believe you can walk from this and get straight back to downing street and pick up the reins without a period of readjustment. Boris johnson are still in hospital, not in intensive ca re still in hospital, not in intensive care but it is unclear when he will be released from hospital and how long it will be before he is able to be back at work. The foreign secretary, the first secretary of state dominic raab, is deputising for him at the moment. He said he had the authority to make any decisions that were needed. The impression from government is they are getting on with the plan devised by borisjohnson are getting on with the plan devised by Boris Johnson and are getting on with the plan devised by borisjohnson and i will be no vacuum by borisjohnson and i will be no vacuum in authority before Boris Johnson comes back in charge. Thank you for bringing us up to date. Another Nightingale Hospital will be operational later today, its been built at the National Exhibition centre near birmingham. Its not expected to be taking any patients just yet but has a 500 bed capacity which can be scaled up to a,000 if needed. Phil mackie reports. Its taken just two weeks to transform the halls of the nec in birmingham into a new hospital. If required, it can provide 500 extra beds and even more than that if needed. The army was brought in to help build it. The most unusual thing that we werent really used to doing was designing for oxygen capacity. So theres kilometres worth of copper piping thats had to go in all the subways and the piping ducts along here to make sure that every single bed space has got the capacity to be oxygenated. The midlands has seen the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths from coronavirus outside london, but while this has been built, they have also increased intensive Care Capacity at all the regions hospitals. Its providing an enormous comfort blanket to staff and patients across the region that, as i say, we will not be reduced to the scenes we had in northern italy and spain where patients are lying on corridors because there was nowhere for them to be nursed properly. We know that, this facility provides us that backdrop. But, you know, would it be a disaster if we didnt use it . No, quite a good thing, actually. Whether its used or not, englands second Nightingale Hospital is ready and could take patients if needed later today. Phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. We are going to talk about the lockdown now. It is easter weekend and people are being asked to stay at home. House parties, even bouncy castles. These events parties, even bouncy castles. These eve nts ha d parties, even bouncy castles. These events had been broken up by police in the last few days. Greater Manchester Police said officers have dealt with 660 parties during the pandemic and with more hot weather expected this weekend they are warning people not to breach the rules of social distancing. Lets speak to chief executive of visit cornwall, malcolm bell and greater manchesters deputy mayor most people are abiding by the measures, the rules. They are taking this very seriously. There will a lwa ys this very seriously. There will always be people who decide they do not apply to them. How much of that proportion of society are you seeing . We are seeing it less and less. This week and met with the sunshine, it is very important. As a tourism boss it is strange to be telling people not to come here and not to move around. The sooner we get on top of this, theyre sooner not only things like tourism can go back at the quality of life can go back at the quality of life can go back out. It is in all of our interests to stick to the rules. We are seeing beautiful pictures of the wonderful place that is cornwall and devon. How do rules apply to beaches, for example . Take us through the basic stuff. Even if you live locally, how does it work regarding what you are allowed to do . As a local resident, even if you live within 20, 30 yards at the beach, you are allowed to walk on the beach to exercise, not to sit on it or go surfing or do recreational water sports. They are all excluded. It isa water sports. They are all excluded. It is a matter of taking your one hours exercise and keep social distancing, walk on the beach. It is not acceptable to drive on the beach or walk on the beach and sit down for half an hour and had a picnic. It is only about exercise. If you are lucky enough to walk to the beach and back home within an hour, thatis beach and back home within an hour, that is acceptable, keeping social distancing. 0therwise exercising your own area. There are other beautiful places to walk in cornwall. There is no real reason for people to drive for exercise. suppose it would be remarkable if someone suppose it would be remarkable if someone got into a car and headed down south to have a trip, as they might have done in other circumstances. It seems unthinkable that someone might do that. The message is still out there that that isa message is still out there that that is a complete no no. Message is still out there that that is a complete nono. It is a nono. We do want people back when it is all over. Come back later, come on cs again. At the current time, where are is where your Health Service is, normally at this time of year, a beautifully step in that we would be talking about 180,000, 200,000. 0ur system cannot talking about 180,000, 200,000. 0ur system ca nnot ta ke talking about 180,000, 200,000. 0ur system cannot take that at this time of crisis. Start to dream about your holidays in the future but do that from the comfort of your own garden or your sofa. One quite hot topic at the moment in second homes and people who have second homes. They are being told it does not count. Going to a second home is not allowed, it is not part of your daily routine. 0nly allowed, it is not part of your daily routine. Only if you are fortu nate daily routine. Only if you are fortunate enough to live by the beach can you go on it for a walk. How do you achieve it . Festival your own conscience. I would say to other people, if you see people sitting down, ina people, if you see people sitting down, in a quiet way, naji from afar. People should be using their own consciences. afar. People should be using their own consciences. Nudge then. Afar. People should be using their own consciences. Nudge then. What about the second homes . That is very difficult. Cornwall council has been brilliant. There is a line where people can e mail in and the council can go and look at it. You can report it to call council and we will pass it on. If people came down toa will pass it on. If people came down to a second home before the restriction started, they did nothing wrong. That is the awkward thing of knowing when someone arrived. Thank you for giving us some insight from visit cornwall. Lets speak to greater manchesters deputy mayor. Thank you for your time this morning. It is interesting to see how different areas are dealing with the issue. The Police Service in manchester with great dismay reporting figures about some people, a minority people that some who still did not get the message. Absolutely right. Coming into this weekend we have launched a very big campaign, telling people to stay home, stay safe. We are really grateful to the vast majority of the public who are complying. There is a significant majority who are not and flouting the regulations. 0ur campaign, he many personalities and front line workers have joined campaign, he many personalities and front line workers havejoined in, creating home made videos to support this message, to say to people, this isa this message, to say to people, this is a national emergency. You should not be on the streets make you should not be in your cars. You should not be in your cars. You should go out only for essential things. When so many people in the Health Service, on the front line, waging a war actually. 0ther Health Service, on the front line, waging a war actually. Other Public Sector workers, shop workers are coming out, trying to help the rest of us keep safe as much as possible. 0ne of us keep safe as much as possible. One thing we can all do which can have a tremendous influence on what might be the course otherwise of the illness is to stay at home, not to have co nta ct illness is to stay at home, not to have contact with people. We limit the contagion and we limit the number of people who die of it and we help the Health Service to deal with those who do get sick. Thus far, most Police Forces had taken the normal approach of trying to do things in agreement with the public, with their cooperation. Is this a point in time where there will be a significant change in approach from Manchester Police, for example . Our approach is first and foremost to engage with people, to encourage them and to explain the reasons. I would prefer people not to go out. We are having to deploy Police Officers to respond to hundreds of calls from the public about people flouting the regulations. We need those Police Officers to do other things to support the emergency. Where people do congregate, police will encourage them to disperse and explain the reasons why. If they do not and come back again, as we had last weekend to parties where the police stand up and said, please do not do this, you know the reasons why. They went away and when they thought the police had gone they came back. That particular lady was the first one we have charged under the first one we have charged under the coronavirus act. We will turn to Enforcement Powers are people do not accept the reasons why they need to not congregate. Thank you for your time this morning. The deputy mayor for policing and greater manchester, talking to us about the weekend with the clear advice to stay at home. There had been some really Inspiring Stories, particularly about what people have been doing to help their community. Zoe coleman was working as a life guard when the pandemic began, now shes re trained to become pembrokeshires first female refuse collector. Brea kfasts Jayne Mccubbin has the details. Good morning. Its 5 05am, and im just going to get up now to get ready, go to work. Just got to work. Before heading to university in september, zoe was working as a lifeguard in a Leisure Centre. But when the Leisure Centre closed, she was determined to do something useful. I know that we all have to do our bit to come together now and try to keep everything running as smoothly as possible. When the chance was given to me, i had to just take this and i started work straightaway. Zoe is now pembrokeshires first female waste collector. I wanted to take my abilities from my lifeguarding course, although it might not seem like theres any similarities, i still have to work as a team to get the job done and carry on using my health and safety knowledge. Good morning, bore da. Well, we start off in the town centre, right in the town centre, so that potentially can be quite busy. Not many people are meant to be out and about. Yeah, there will probably be plenty of rubbish now with extra food waste and people drinking at home, so lots of glass as well. We have to open all of the bits on the lorry and then we close them up. I do think its key as an essential worker to carry on working as long as we can and the best we can. Nobody knows whats going to be happening over the next few weeks or months to come. Just heading over to the tip now to load off our lorry. Weve collected over two tonnes of waste yesterday. Settled down really well now, this is my second week and so far so good. Not the way zoe was expecting to spend her spring and summer but for all of us, 2020 is proving to be a year like no other. Jayne mccubbin, bbc news. Zoejoins us now from pembrokeshire. Good morning. Good morning to you. You are with some friends. Who are they . Simon menace to my left. My lovely ladies are here and they are very helpful. What are you up to this morning . We have quite a busy route today. We are doing this one area now is this afternoon we had a particularly busy area. We are expecting it to be quite busy as we have a lot of glass waste and food waste. It has been really busy the past week and the last few weeks. We will Work Together and i am sure youll get it done in good time today. Do you know what . You are doing a job, today. Do you know what . You are doing ajob, a today. Do you know what . You are doing a job, a lot of people are guilty of not considering in everyday life. These days we are so grateful to the refuse collectors for carrying on and helping us in everyday life. Are you finding people are more friendly, saying hello, appreciating you guys more . 100 . People are leaning out of the windows, clapping and giving thanks. Notes on top of the bins saying thank you in showing gratitude. It is nice to see. It puts a smile on our faces is nice to see. It puts a smile on ourfaces and is nice to see. It puts a smile on our faces and boosts our day. Zoe is the new one on the team. What is the assessment of her skills so far . Yes, she is good. Ithink assessment of her skills so far . Yes, she is good. I think she assessment of her skills so far . Yes, she is good. Ithink she has done a bit of gym work, a bit of running, so she has managed to keep up running, so she has managed to keep up with us, no problem. Her attitude is excellent and she does it all with a smile on her face. is excellent and she does it all with a smile on her face. I want you to come forward a bit. I know you are keeping social distancing, which is absolutely right. How is she doing so far . Yes, she is doing really well. As simon just said, doing so far . Yes, she is doing really well. As simonjust said, she does it with a smile on her face. She does thejob does it with a smile on her face. She does the job really good. Have you guys got a timing or target you had to meet . How does it work . Is it just the route that needs to be completed in terms of efficiency . Just the route that needs to be completed in terms of efficiency7m isjust the route has completed in terms of efficiency7m is just the route has to completed in terms of efficiency7m isjust the route has to be completed really. We have set routes every day, so that is it really. Zoe is already bossing everyone around. Tell us a bit about the atmosphere. Everyone watching you and watching the programme now, they are kind of appreciating you guys in a way they did not before. You have been doing thisjob a while did not before. You have been doing this job a while longer than zoe, have you noticed the difference . We went down one street and i think they had all planned it but they had all come out on the doorsteps, in their gardens and we had a standing ovation, which was weird because we we re ovation, which was weird because we were just throwing rubbish ovation, which was weird because we werejust throwing rubbish into ovation, which was weird because we were just throwing rubbish into a lorry. We were like, thank you, thank you. There are more risks at the moment and people are appreciative of what we are doing for them. A lot of people will understand this question. How much more recycling of glass is there . There is quite a lot really. With the pubs being closed, people are drinking more. It is nice weather. It soon piles up. A lot more glass. Zoe, you found fame with the joy of technology. Tell us about the video you put on ticktock . After i had training from the council, i was ecstatic. I tried on my uniform and i watch ticktock, lets make a video. By the time i went to sleep and it had 2000 views and the next day 20,000. | and it had 2000 views and the next day 20,000. I thought, oh, and it had 2000 views and the next day 20,000. Ithought, oh, gosh, what is happening . As time went on, i think it is 300,000 views now. The feedback and comments have been overwhelmingly kind with people giving well wishes and being really friendly. Reading those is really nice and gives credit to the whole tea m nice and gives credit to the whole team really because i am passing on the well wishes to everyone else and eve ryo ne the well wishes to everyone else and everyone gets an overall boost, so it has really been a good turnout. Good to chat with you all this morning. Everyone is appreciative of the work that you and others are doing. Good luck with the rounds today. Thank you. Delighted. What a nice career. Their thursday clap for carers, as it began, they have broadened it out, havent they . It is about people doing jobs that are absolutely essential and not getting the praises they deserve. The sound of applause was heard on streets across the uk last night. Breakfasts tim muffett has more. Cheering and applause. Noisy. Passionate. Our new weekly ritual. This is this is lissenden gardens Council Estate in north london. Very, very important. They are our life savers. They are the heart and soul of this whole world. The nhs, all the front liners down to the dustmen, you cant fault any of them. They are great. Love them all. I have neighbours that are not well. A bus driver friend of mine died. Its really important. They do such a fantasticjob. So you are a doctor . How does this feel . What impact is this having . Its wonderful. Its a great boost and a sign of the country being united. Its fantastic. Really great. So this is the third time weve clapped for carers, but three weeks in, any idea that enthusiasm or participation levels might have dropped, well, not here. Massively important. Its the only way we can show our appreciation, because we are locked in. From newcastle. To brighton. The sound of applause filled the streets and the skies. Off the coast of falmouth, horns replaced clapping, but the sentiment was the same. 200 miles off the coast of aberdeen, workers on the oil and gas platform also wanted to say thank you. Politicians. And police. In dorset. And on londons westminster bridge. Service men and women posted abroad didnt want to miss out. The First Fusiliers Battle Group are currently serving in estonia. Well keep doing what were doing, you keep doing what youre doing. We are definitely all in this together. Now we want to make some noise for you guys to show our appreciation. And across the uk, nhs workers who were able to, came out to savour the moment. At Craigavon Hospital in Northern Ireland, at the Royal Hospital for children in bristol, and at St Thomas Hospital in london, where the Prime Minister is still being treated for symptoms of covid 19. The disease which has transformed so many things. Thursday nights being just one of them. Tim muffett, bbc news. Rightly so. It feels natural now. Every time i see that it puts a smile on yourface every time i see that it puts a smile on your face and, most importantly, as we know from talking to them, a real left but those working in those sectors. It is appreciated. Someone who always puts appreciated. Someone who always puts a smile on my face. Heres matt with a look at this mornings weather. It is going to be one of those easter weekend where we see a big change in temperature fortunes across the country. I think it will be the temperatures many will talk about. A noticeable chill is on its way. Today we will see temperatures peak at about 25 celsius in the south east corner. As we go through the weekend, notice how the warmer orange colours disappear. By Easter Monday temperature is below average for the time of year and an added wintel down the eastern coasts. Today the eastern coast are not as chilly as yesterday. An isolated shower in eastern scotland cannot be ruled out. One or two developing across scotland and Northern Ireland later. A misty, hazy and foggy start with good sunny spells later. Temperatures may be higher than yesterday, 2a celsius, 25 celsius possible. North wales, and isolated showers spreading into the north of england. Scotland and Northern Ireland will see more wetter weather giving the garden is a drop of rain. Many places will stay dry and it should be frost free temperatures well clear of freezing. Into saturday, a misty and hazy star particularly in the south. More clout in the north of the country. Start particularly in the south. In the south west, temperatures could be higher than today. Cooler in the west of scotland and Northern Ireland stopped by the end of the day there will be a westerly breeze into saturday night, easing into sunday stocked with low pressure on the charts on sunday can expect more cloud. Heavy rain in Northern Ireland with sundry downpours developing across southern counties of england before the day is three. Temperatures 23 celsius. Further north, temperatures certainly lower. High pressure building in from the north but with the wind coming round from the north and the east plus john wins overnight and into monday. And strong winds overnight. Lower temperatures. Monday will be dry almost uk wide. That is how it is looking. Had a safe and happy easter. Back to you both. Is that it from you . I will be going back home. Look forward to seeing the pictures you post on social media. Have a brilliant weekend and a lovely weekend. Welcome to breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Lets bring you up to date with all the latest stories. Downing street says the Prime Minister is in what its calling the early phase of his recovery from coronavirus having been moved out of intensive care last night. He is continuing to receive treatment in hospital in london. Meanwhile, as the Bank Holiday Weekend gets under way and temperatures are set to rise the governments message to us is clear stay at home to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Meanwhile, the housing secretary has defended delivering medicines to his elderly parents during the lockdown. Robertjenrick said he respected social distancing when he dropped the items off to his mother and father who are self isolating at their home. A second temporary hospital is set to open in birmingham today to help ease pressure on the nhs during the coronavirus outbreak. The Nightingale Hospital, at the nec complex, will provide around 500 beds, but will eventually expand to a,000. It will take patients from hospitals across the West Midlands. Tributes are being paid to a doctor who has died after testing positive for covid 19, just weeks after warning that nhs staff urgently needed more personal protective equipment. Abdul mabud chowdhury is the latest member of frontline medical staff to pass away after contracting the virus. Earlier, we spoke to his friend golam rahat khan. He was a fantastic friend, he was caring for his children, wife, working in the nhs. He loved his profession. Being a neurologist, he was a fantastic doctor as well. He was a fantastic doctor as well. He was full of the qualities of a human being, good human being, good human person should have. So thats him, in short. Family friend there, himself, also an intensive care doctor. We can now speak to dr Chaand Nagpaul who is chair of the british medical association. Its a very sad when anyone loses their life but we are hearing of frontline staff losing their life, very sad for both family and friends. Absolutely. This is really tragic when you consider that many of these doctors, almost all of them, have come from overseas, theyve given their lives to the nhs, to caring for patients, saving lives themselves. And its so tragic that this particular doctor warned about the risks of becoming infected through lack of protection. And our hearts go out to him and all the other Healthcare Workers who are providing frontline care, in fact, over the past few weeks and over this coming easter weekend and beyond. Can you tell us what you see is the overall picture in relation to that equipment that weve heard so to that equipment that weve heard so much about for frontline staff . First of all, there is now growing evidence across the world that Healthcare Workers are at higher risk and are infected at higher rates and then receiving greater levels of Critical Care are becoming ill and we believe this is because of the fact that if you imagine we talk about a two metres social distancing, doctors are treating patients often inches away. So if you are so patients often inches away. So if you are so close to a patient, the most important protection you can haveis most important protection you can have is to have the right equipment. And one of the real concerns, real worries for us is that there are shortages and lack of supplies that we are hearing about from the frontline. So even though the government has repeatedly assured us that there are millions of units being delivered to hospitals and gp practices, we did a snapshot survey, the bma did a survey only last weekend which showed that about 50 of doctors did not have access to some of the most vital masks when they were working in intensive care facilities. Which is probably the highest risk area where i doctor it may become infected. In fact, only about 2 of gps felt properly protected in carrying out their work and only about 12 of doctors so there is a real concern we are not being adequately protected, or the supplies arent adequately available. And in italy, where over 100 Healthcare Workers have u nfortu nately 100 Healthcare Workers have unfortunately died, the doctors there have come out very clearly, saying that this has been attributed in part, to a lack of protective equipment. So this is something that the government really needs to take responsibility and act upon. It is unfair, its not right, it is not moral, that doctors or Health Care Workers should be caring for patients, saving lives, but in doing so, not being protected properly with regards to their own health and their own lives. Does that necessarily mean, then, that they are faced with the agonising choice if they havent got the correct equipment, of knowingly going into a role for obviously, they are doctors, medics, they know the risks but their ethics mean they will carry on working but in the sure knowledge that they dont have the right equipment . You know, i would a nswer right equipment . You know, i would answer that in a different way to say no doctor or Health Care Worker ina say no doctor or Health Care Worker in a nation like ours, should be put into that position. The government has said there are enough stocks and supplies to protect Health Care Workers. So what we need to do, as of this moment is to rectify that, and to deliver that equipment to the frontline and make sure no Healthcare Worker is knowingly going into a situation, caring for an infected patient, and putting themselves at risk. The government must make sure that delivery is available across the uk. And surely, you know, given we are asking industry to manufacture ventilators from scratch, surely it wouldnt be as big a technical feat, from scratch, surely it wouldnt be as big a technicalfeat, to produce the masks, the gowns, the eye protection, that are frontline staff need . In fact, protection, that are frontline staff need . Infact, in protection, that are frontline staff need . In fact, in some instances, hospitals and gp practices have resorted to asking local schools to donate eye protection, for example, including some local Industry Manufacturing additionally for local hospitals. Now, we shouldnt be relying on that sort of effort, we are told there is enough equipment, lets just see it delivered on the frontline. Doctor, thank you very much for your time. It is coming up to 20 minutes to nine. Lots of stuff to 20 minutes to nine. Lots of stuff to talk about when it comes to sport, mike, its not action but its about what is not going to be happening. Yes, and plain, and if for now, people for instance can return. I know in the context of things its not the most important but forfans, things its not the most important but for fans, clubs and players they are keen to know how many weeks, months it could be before football is played again. The scottish football season has been pushed back further, and now wont resume until the 10th ofjune at the earliest. Whats more, there is also a vote of all a2 Scottish Football League clubs later today, on whether the championship, league one and league two seasons should be ended now, and the outcome decided by points per game so far. Its not just about this season, but the financial predicament some clubs find themselves in that could affect the vote. As youve been seeing, at 8 o clock last night, people came out of their homes to clap for carers and to mark the moment, the turf at twickenham was changed to a message of support for the nhs with chief executive bill sweeney saying. There are no crowds at the home of England Rugby right now but the sound of a nation applauding the nhs workers, is as loud as any rugby crowd. And finally, Roger Federer has been challenging tennis fans around the world to practice their tennis while in lockdown. The tennis champion posted a video of himself volleying the ball against a wall at his home in switzerland. He has called it the 100 volley challenge and many in the game have taken him up including. Andy murray. Check this out. He has involved his wife kim in the challenge. They managed it too, but not before kim took aim at andy to finish of their effort. All in good spirits. You dont necessarily need a garden, ive been doing it in the kitchen with a ping pong ball and a frying pan, you could get some string, mark out your own little court. I asked my wife emily to be an umpire, said in the chair but she had other things to do at the time quite right too, just leave my doing whatever he does. Can ijust ask one leave my doing whatever he does. Can i just ask one question . Leave my doing whatever he does. Can ijust ask one question . Go on, go on. I dont understand why you needed to market your territory if you were standing against the fridge banging a ping pong ball you were standing against the fridge banging a pingpong ball yes, the fridge represents the opponent, you serve it, you play it against the and if it lands, out, beyond the spaghetti or the string, whatever you are using, thats a point, do you are using, thats a point, do you see . You try and imagine the fridge is the opponent. Mike s world, i see the title of a film. Its great, very exciting. May i look back at Roger Federer . We all know very dapper, this is just casual this is just, know very dapper, this is just casual this isjust, i dont know, get up on a wednesday morning. Pop some stuff on, there you go, he looks like that. Im impressed by the wall. A lot of us are just staying in our pyjamas all day, working from home, but not roger you dont get to be that good a tennis without knowing how to dress for the part. Very skilful. The pace, exactly. Isuppose for the part. Very skilful. The pace, exactly. I suppose he must have a collection of tennis whites in his wardrobe that he can wear. Mike, lovely to see you, thank you very much. See you tomorrow. Lovely story coming up. A 99 year old war veterans decided to walk 100 lengths of his back garden to raise money for the nhs. Tom moore from bedfordshire is aiming to complete the challenge before his 100th birthday at the end of the month after receiving treatment for skin cancer and a broken hip. Lets take a look at his story. How lovely is it to see that . Its just brilliant. And we can talk to tom and his daughter hannah now. Good morning to you both. Charlie, we we re good morning to you both. Charlie, we were talking to my earlier about Roger Federer dressing well for the part, this is an example of people who dress up well for the part. Thank you so much for making the effort, tom. Why did you decide to do this, i know your deadline is your 100th birthday. Why did you decide to do it . Why . Ive had some marvellous service from the national Health Service, particularly the nurses, after i broke my hip. I had some marvellous service from all the staff. Their patience and kindness that i got from all of them, top to bottom, was absolutely amazing. Anybody who was helping with me in the national Health Service, they have done so much for me and they are doing so well for everybody else at the moment. That i think we must say well done, national Health Service. I think there would be very few people who disagree with that sentiment, tom, but what many people will be baffled by its how you are doing this, just a couple of years, year and a half after having a hip operation, you broke your head . How are you finding this challenge . How are you finding this challenge . How are you finding the challenge, how are you finding the challenge, how are you finding the challenge, how are you managing to walk . With difficulty but some people are a lot worse. I cant get about, i work slowly. Some people run about too fast. But ive manage and i will continue to manage as long as i possibly can. Tom, can i ask, what is your daily routine, and fascinated. Weve seen pictures of you outside the house. Can you give usa you outside the house. Can you give us a sense of your routine, what are the things that keep you going . Well, my daily routine, i get up quite early. I listen to you when you are giving out your news. I am always ta ken aback you are giving out your news. I am always taken aback with the appearance of both of them, you are super. At that time of day. How you cant manage to look absolutely perfect, i find cant manage to look absolutely perfect, ifind it cant manage to look absolutely perfect, i find it very difficult. But i give you full marks, both of them, looking absolutely super, so early in the morning. And talking to all souls like me who are still managing to get up. Hannah, i know your dad is struggling to hear, can your dad is struggling to hear, can you say a big thank you, thats the nicest thing anyone has said he was in ages. But the question was about how tom is doing his day. They want to know how you manage your day and get outside, shall ijust pick that 7 get outside, shall ijust pick that he get outside, shall ijust pick that up . He is an early riser. Weve lived together, tom has lived with us for 12 years, we all rub along together really well. He gets up, let the dogs out, has his breakfast, watches you. Read his newspaper. Daily ritual, we make sure the paper gets to him. And then at some point during the day, he takes himself out for his ten lengths of the driveway. Tom, firstly, im going to say thank you for being so kind to us this morning. Secondly, im going to ask you, some words of wisdom at this time in the morning. Im just reading all the things youve done. You were in the second world war, he rose to the rank of captain, you fought in burma, instructor at the armoured vehicle school, trained regiments on how to use tanks. You have lived and you have seen some tough times in this country. Can you inspire people who are watching now, just reassure them that it will be fine . Do you understand . Youve done so fine . Do you understand . Youve done so much in your life, you faced so much adversity and challenge. What theyd like to know is how would you advise the nation to stay calm and carry on . Its interesting to speak to you, so often ive listened to you. We all know that feeling what was the question . What would you say to the nation, in order to help us all keep calm and carry on. to the nation, in order to help us all keep calm and carry on. I think so. All keep calm and carry on. I think so. The thing to remember is tomorrow will be a good day. Tomorrow you will find everything will be much better than today, even if today was all right. Mike tomorrow will still be all right. That is the way i think i have always looked at things, tomorrow will be a good day. Im loving that. Im going to let that positive sentiment set out there because hannah, you must be very proud and i wish you well stop how long have you got . Take us through how long this will take, how many more laps . Very quickly, it only started last sunday, with the lovely weather. He started to walk so we just developed this idea that we could raise money for the nhs. And hes doing ten laps a day. How many links have you done . 50 lengths so far. Im hoping to do, the plan is to do 100 before my birthday but i will do more than that. Because really, the reason im doing it is because of the service that i have personally got from the national Health Service, from the Super National Health Service, from the super nurses who are national Health Service, from the super nurses who are always so kind and patient. Ive always found them to be like that. Wherever ive gone, ive had the same Beautiful Service from all of the staff and i can never, ever complain about anything that ive had from the national Health Service and good luck to them i hope that people will contribute to this fund. They all deserve, they deserve so much more than we can possibly give them. But maybe, the best we can do is what we should do. Tom, you are an inspiration, absolute inspiration and if inspiration, absolute inspiration and if i may, can we come back and chat to you a bit further down the path and see how you are getting on, can we link up again, we would love to do that. Definitely, and to a nswer to do that. Definitely, and to answer that question, he has until the 30th of april, he will be 110. He is planning to do 100 lengths, thats how it all started, 100 for his 100th but hes smashing it it would be really nice to give you an update half way through the process. And we are so thrilled so far with all the support weve been given so thank you all very much to everyone who has supported us. We will stay in touch, do the halfway thing and if we are invited, we would love to celebrate the birthday. You are invited for sure. Hannah and tom, i will be mindful that tom is watching andi will be mindful that tom is watching and i speak on behalf of us both, we will endeavour to stay smart. Keep it up what a delight. What a delight virtual attractions . Heard about those. You might think the lockdown means you cant visit the zoo or a museum this weekend . Well, youd be wrong. Thats because many attractions have started opening virtually instead. Lets find out some more from Kirsten Wicks a keeper at chester zoo which is offering tours online. And kati price who is from the victoria and Albert Museum in london. Kirsten, good morning and tell us what youre doing a zoo. We are bringing the zoo to you at home. Introduce us to who we can see. At the moment im hoping you can see the moment im hoping you can see the youngest giraffes. They are both about a year old. Weve also got some mallards who wanted to get on the show why wouldnt you . Why wouldnt you want to get involved in the show, ducks are very wise. I suppose, for kirsten, you can see things moving around, thats automatic entertainment, i suppose, but kati, how are you doing this at the victoria and Albert Museum . Weve got lots of content planned for across the website, we are thinking of different activities to do at home, whether you are a maker, or do at home, whether you are a maker, ora do at home, whether you are a maker, or a mum or do at home, whether you are a maker, ora mum or dad do at home, whether you are a maker, or a mum or dad stuck at home with the kids or whether you want to see the kids or whether you want to see the exhibitions that sadly had to close because of this crisis, weve got ways to get you behind the scenes of the museum, weve got interviews with curators, lots of exclusive content that shows you some behind the scenes stories. Kirsten, i think we need to go back to you for an update, and watching carefully. The giraffes and the ducks, the relationship between them, the giraffes at the moment are following and then getting a bit frightened of the ducks . The baby giraffes are always very playful. 0ne giraffes are always very playful. One of their favourite things to do is chase, matter if its a duck or more hen or a pigeon, they love chasing them but as you quite rightly point out, as soon as they get close, they get scared and they chicken out. The joy of what youre doing, people can get involved, they can watch and see what youre up to even though they cant go. Absolutely. We are used to having thousands of visitors and at the moment, the zoo is a really quiet place. But for us, the keepers, its business as usual. We still need to be here caring for the animals. Its a really important thing that we can still find a way to connect with all of our visitors and fans as well. Kati, quick word, easter holidays, lots of pa rents kati, quick word, easter holidays, lots of parents desperate to give the kids occupied, its notjust for adults, is it, what you are doing . Not at all, weve got lots of kids activities planned, available this weekend and next weekend. The learning team has exciting stuff planned for wednesday but this weekend, take a look at an interactive piece that looks at fabulous 18th ce ntury hairstyles, you can create your own way, spanish galleons, feathers, all kinds of Amazing Things involved in that to recreate your own style at home. Fabulous, good to talk to you both. Thank you. Thank you to the g i raffes , thank you. Thank you to the giraffes, the mallards, thank you. Its 8 55am. Diana moran, better known as the green goddess, is back with another routine to wake us all up and help keep us moving. So, up off your chairs today, but for some very easy exercises, but of course, it is keeping our bodies moving. So, all i want you to do is step and clap. Step and clap. And once again i am warming up your bodies, ready to go. Use those muscles. But it is extraordinary, when you do this and you are breathing deeply, it is called aerobic exercise, and i always find that the more i do, the more i want to do. Now, one, two, three, clap. One, two, three, clap. Use those arms, clap. One, two, three, clap. Last time. There we are. So, now lets just work the legs a little bit. So, stand up nice and tall. Either hold onto your chair or onto a support, like im doing here, and just literally take a leg forward and to the side. Forward, to the side. Using those leg muscles, thats it. And keeping your body nice and mobile. Lets just turn to the other side. So, here we go, a bit like a ballet dancer. So, here we go. Forward and to the side. Feel those inner thigh muscles working, and the quadriceps, that big strong muscle thats going to keep us walking, getting us out of chairs. Thats lovely. Now, if we are going to go walking, we want to have happy feet. Thats what i call this little exercise. So, one, two. There we are. Point. Heel, toe. Go on, just a few more. And now the other side. Thats good. Keep the ankles nice and supple, and, of course, it is working the quadriceps yet again. Thats good. Now, lets just stretch out a few. Well, one muscle here in particular. Lets stretch out what we call the hamstring, and one leg straight with the toe turned up. And just hold it for about five seconds. And you will feel the stretch in your bottom and at the tops of your legs. Now, turn. The other heel up. Knee bent. This leg straight. And this time, im stretching out at the top of my bottom here and the back of my legs. Thats really, really good. Just loosen up the body again, and you are ready for yet another day of this extraordinary time. Keep fit and carry on. We are all done for today. We are back tomorrow morning from 6pm 6am. Have a lovely good friday. This is bbc news with the latest headlines. The government issues an easter message to stay indoors this weekend to stop the spread of coronavirus. So to save lives, and this is about saving lives, and to make sure the nhs doesnt have excess pressure on it, it is coping really wonderfully at the moment but there is pressure there, we have to comply with those instructions. Its critical. The Prime Minister is spending a sixth day in hospital after leaving intensive care his father urges him to rest