Rishi kapoor, dies at the age of 67. Hed been suffering with cancer. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has said that the uk has passed the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. But those hoping for an early easing of a nationwide lockdown will have been disappointed. Boris johnson was speaking at his first downing street Daily Briefing since recovering from covid 19, and returning to work at the beginning of the week. The uk recorded another 674 deaths in the past 2a hours. Taking the total number of deaths in care homes and hospitals to 26,771 the third highest in europe. The government also said that nearly 82,000 tests were carried out on wednesday yesterday which is short its own target of 100,000 the end of the month. Lets hear some of what Boris Johnson had to say earlier. Ican i can confirm today that for the first time, we are past
A musical tribute to the champions of the pandemic the classic rock band queen says the money raised will go to Global Health charities. Hello. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. Worldwide there have now been over 230,000 coronavirus deaths, and over 3. 2 million infections. The uk recorded another 674 deaths in the past 2a hours taking the total number in care homes and hospitals to 26,771 the third highest in europe. Borisjohnson wouldnt give a date for the countrys lockdown to end or be eased, but did say thered be a menu of options next week. The Us Intelligence community has advised the govenment that covid 19was not man made or genetically modified they say theyre still investigating the origins of the virus. And the reduced demands for energy caused by the pandemic will lead to a decline of almost 8 in co2 emissions the largest decrease ever recorded. Those are the the main developments. 0ur north america correspondent, david will