This is bbc news. The headlines. As spain and italy begin to relax coronavirus restrictions, the uk faces its fourth week in lockdown, with the government set to assess how social distancing measures are working. The mother of one of the nurses praised by borisjohnson for helping save his life says shes exceptionally proud of her daughter. It doesnt matter what patient shes looking after. This is what she does. And ijust find it incredible. Any nurses can do this. The Prime Minister is recuperating at chequers, after leaving hospital yesterday. With millions of people continuing to work in essential services, well see how britains Electricity Companies are keeping the lights on. And revving up to help, the bikers from cornwall whove been helping Vulnerable People
by delivering essential shopping and medication. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. As the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of corona virus.
Start to ease some of their lockdown restrictions. Some construction and factory staff are returning to work in spain. And nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support Ambulance Services in england and wales. Good morning and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Im victoria derbyshire. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. As the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as the two European Countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, italy and spain, are easing some of the restrictions announced last month. But with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000, restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. Members of the armed forces are being deployed to support Ambulance Services in england and wales. 0ur correspondent leigh milner reports. The faces
0n the lockdown, scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said while there are optimistic signs its working, until theres solid evidence, its unlikely that restrictions will be lifted. It comes as one of the European Countries worst hit by the pandemic, spain, relaxes some of the restrictions it announced last month, allowing manufacturing and construction workers to return. And an nhs boss has warned the number of protective gowns available to front line nhs staff in parts of the uk has become critically low in recent days. 0ur Health Correspondent katharine da costa is with me. Another very miserable number again today, the number of people who have died of coronavirus in the last 2a hours, 717. But we look every day and every week at the trends in terms of the number of deaths and cases so terms of the number of deaths and cases so how do you read this . Thats right, often you see a delay in reporting deaths over at weekends as we saw last weekend and with this being the ankle
Than a third of the global population confined to their homes because of covid 19, the world is going through an unprecedented social experiment. Heres Martine Croxall with stories of life in lockdown. Hello, and welcome to this special programme on the world in lockdown. Im Martine Croxall. We start this week in new york, one of the places the world hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, notjust the city itself, but new york state has recorded more than 10,000 deaths from covid 19. Anna and jango, who live in brooklyn, are engaged and were planning on going to venice to get married, but unfortunately, jango fell ill. Heres what happened next. Clapping and cheering so, thats anna and jangos story of life in lockdown in new york, but for other couples, especially those in new relationships, the experience can be slightly bewildering. We asked three couples, including kellyn whos been quarantining with a man shes just met. What living circumstances look like for them during lockdown .
Boris johnson recuperates at his country residence chequers, after praising nhs staff. He singled out two nurses jenny mcgee from new zealand and luis pitarma from portugal for caring for him at his bedside at the most critical time. China reports the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in more than five weeks most of them imported from overseas. Some construction workers in spain return to work, as the country starts easing restrictions after four weeks in lockdown. And nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support Ambulance Services in england and wales. A group of bikers from bodmin in cornwall have been helping lets cross to edinburgh, where first minister Nicola Sturgeon is giving an update. Good afternoon. Thank you again for joining us today for this media update and can i begin by thanking everybody across scotland for staying at home over this holiday easter weekend. It seems from all of what we can tell that people have overwhelmingly been doing the