British charities accuse the government of airbrushing older people from the coronavirus death toll. President or king . Governors accuse donald trump of overstepping his authority when it comes to lifting lockdowns. And italy takes small steps towards easing its lockdown, as infection rates there continue to fall. A very warm welcome to the programme. New Economic Projections say the coronavirus pandemic will push much of the world into a severe recession this year. The imf, the International Monetary fund, says the Global Economy will contract by 3 , compared to just 0. 1 after the financial crash of 2008. When it comes to jobs, you can see a prediction that unemployment will rise agin, for some countries to higher levels than after the finacial crisis in 2008 and 2009. The bbc spoke directly with the imfs chief economist, whos in charge of these Economic Projections. This is something that we havent seen in any of our lifetimes. The last crisis, major crisis, was the globe financial
Able to recover quickly and strongly and get our lives back to normal. In italy, one of the worst hit countries, some restrictions on lockdown are being lifted. Scientists try to work out why some people with no Underlying Health conditions can still develop severe symptoms. A99 year old Second World War vetera n symptoms. A99 year old Second World War veteran who has now raised £2. 5 million to help britainhealth service. Hello, welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world covering all the in britain and globally. The number of who have died in the uk after testing positive vote coronavirus is now more than 12,000, a rise of almost 800 in the last 2a are as. That news comes as economists warned the pandemic could costs the uk 2 million jobs. Economists warned the pandemic could costs the uk 2 millionjobs. The economic. Today, the International Monetary fund predicted that the worlds economy will shrink pushing much of the world into recession. Shops and businesses have reopene
It is that the future potential of the economy is scarred by business failures, buy less business investment, by the unemployed finding it harder to get back into the labour market. But in italy so badly hit by the crisis some of the restrictions are now being lifted. And we talk to captain tom, the 99 year old Second World War veteran whos now raised £2. 5 million for the nhs. Coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news, sailing to tokyo. The british team stays the same, and thats good news for the olympic champion. Good evening. The latest official evidence of the human cost of coronavirus shows a very sharp rise in the number of deaths per week throughout england and wales, 6,000 more than would be expected at this time of year. The figures released by the ons, the office for national statistics, relate to the week leading up to the 3rd april, since when the numbers have risen again and theres particular concern about the situation in care homes and in the community at large.