Onto this any longer than hang onto this any longer than necessary but to keep it as long as the Scientists Say that it has to be there. Chris, thank you. Dont go away. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Youre watching a bbc news special. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments globally and here in britain. Were expecting the uk news briefing by downing street in the next few minutes. Chris mason is here. Chris, we were talking about some of the messages government is giving out, trying to prepare people for what might be a long haul. What are the statistics saying at the moment . A new set of statistics being published every afternoon, and they are always bleak. A total in the uk of 1228 patients have died after testing positive for coronavirus, that was the figure at 5pm last night. That was up 209 on the
previous 2a hours. In terms of deaths that was the second biggest day on day rise we have seen in this pandemic in the uk, 21 higher than t
Welcome to this bbc news special, as the lockdown enters its second week, we will be bringing you the daily press c0 nfe re nce we will be bringing you the Daily Press Conference from downing street as soon as we get it but lets first of all take a look at todays main div elements. The death toll from coronavirus in the uk has now risen to more than 1400. It comes as the government insists it is ramping up its capacity to test health and social care workers for the virus, amid confusion over whether it has reached its target, set for yesterday at 10,000 tests a day. Doctors leaders has warned shortage of tests has quality responds for the Health Service. This afternoon downing street has said that over 900 front line nhs staff were tested for the virus over the weekend. That is in addition to tests being carried out in a clinical setting. It comes as the Prime Minister announced 20,000 former nhs staff have returned to work to help in the fight against the virus. Also today, a breathin
Of the pandemic. In the us, President Trump extends restrictions on movement till the end of april as the number of cases there continues to rise sharply. A minutes silence is held in madrid for victims of coronavirus, as spains death tolljumps to 7,340 a rise of 812 in 2a hours. Two flights bringing british people home from peru arrive back in the uk. But the Foreign Office says there may be as many as a million other britons abroad. And we look at how farms are coping, as they respond to the increase in demand from supermarkets. The government has insisted it is ramping up its capacity to test health and social care workers for the coronavirus, amid confusion over whether it has reached its target set for yesterday of 10,000 tests a day. Doctors leaders have warned the shortage of tests has caused Serious Problems for the Health Service. It comes as the Prime Minister announced 20,000 former nhs staff have returned to work, to help in the fight against the virus. A breathing aid that
Time, ten days maximum, we will see a drop in positive cases. And President Trump decides not to impose quarantine on new york and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday that he was considering the move. Another 838 people die from coronavirus in spain marking the countrys highest daily number of deaths. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Youre watching a bbc news special. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments globally and here in britain. The uk government has said all parts of the country are now on an emergency footing, as the pandemic continues. At the latest downing street briefing, it was announced that millions of items of personal protective equipment were being delivered to nhs staff. Across europe, the number of People Killed by the virus has risen to more than 20,000. Italy has seen the most deaths from coronavirus and the countrys Deputy Health minister says he believes italy is currently experiencing the peak of the outbr