This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Latest death figures from the uk show that more than 30,000 people are now known to have died from coronavirus. The figures show that more than 6000 people died from the virus in english care homes up to the start of may. A Smartphone App aimed at tracking the spread of coronavirus goes live for the first time, in a trial on the isle of wight, the government says the system, which uses bluetooth, is secure, despite concerns from privacy campaigners. We can give very significant reassurances on the privacy aspects, but what i can tell you is if you download the app, then you are doing your duty. A bbc investigation has found an Iranian Airline with links to the revolutionary guard played a central role in the spread of the virus
from china to the middle east. India reports its biggest dailyjump in coronavirus cases and deaths as the pandemic starts to take hold in south asia. Warnings of a lost genera
Thank you ever so much, liz. On the latter pa rt thank you ever so much, liz. On the latter part of your questions, a few weeks ago much of a debate was about ventilators and the need for more ventilators. There was concerns about the Health Service as to whether the Health Service would be able to cope. What you saw was a National Effort to make sure that we had enough ventilators and what you are seeing in terms of ppe is very much a National Effort to make sure we do that. We recognise we need to be backing up though so many amazing people, not just within be backing up though so many amazing people, notjust within the Health Service but more broadly right across the country. We need the right levels of ppe and we are going to do everything we can do to deliver them. We recognise they are doing an incredibly importantjob and every part of government and every pa rt and every part of government and every part of the nation is doing everything it can do to meet that. Jenny, i am every
After pictures emerge of this in new cases, hospital and icu aer lingus flight to london with no admissions and deaths, apparent social distancing. To be sure that the overall level of infection and the r number are lower than they are now. A new nhs app to trace the spread of coronavirus is trialed which, if successful, could be expanded in weeks. And coming up well be answering your questions in a special look at how the virus good afternoon. Virgin atlantic has announced is impacting education. It is to cutjobs in the uk and end its operation at gatwick, as the Airline Industry continues to struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic. 3000 jobs in the uk are to go. Amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company says it plans to reshape and resize its business in response to the outbreak. Good afternoon. More than 30,000 people have died more than 30,000 people have died with coronavirus in the uk since the epidemic began. With coronavirus in the uk since the epidemic began. New data shows th
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