To help countries worst affected by the pandemic. New york starts to bury some of its dead in mass graves, with nearly 160,000 people infected with coronavirus across the United States. A bbc investigation reveals businesses have lost nearly £2 million in coronavirus related fraud buying non existent medical equipment online. And, at just after 9 30am, we will put some of your questions on the coronavirus to two medical experts. Stay with us for that. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. As the easter weekend begins, the government has repeated its warning to people not to go out unless its absolutely necessary. A Publicity Campaign has been launched telling people to stay home to have a safe easter as temperatures are expected to rise to as much as 26c in some places. Police forces across the uk have warned the public that they will take action if necessary including issuing fines and arresting people who refuse to comply with measures. The Prime Minister is now o
Websites selling protective equipment that they cant provide. Urs camera, though, arent you . Youre trying to rip people off, people in need. Good afternoon. There have been more than 900 for the deaths of people with coronavirus across the uk. We expect more detail on those figures shortly. The government has launched a Publicity Campaign with the message stay home and have a safe easter. Borisjohnson is out of intensive care and is said to be in extremely good spirits at St Thomas Hospital in london. Police in scotland have handed out more than 500 fines to people who have flouted lockdown rules. New york state now has more coronavirus cases than any other country outside the us, with almost 160,000 people infected. And, European Union finance ministers have agreed an Emergency Rescue package worth half a trillion euros for the economies worst hit by the pandemic. More on all those developments later but first heres later, but first heres Richard Galpin with the latest. The bank holi
Just behind italy. The state has more confirmed cases than any single country in the world. Pictures have now emerged of a mass grave being used in new york city as the death toll there continues to rise. It is somehow unimaginable, unbelievable, that in the most famous city of the richest country in the world, theyre digging mass graves for those who cant afford a funeral, and for those who died of coronavirus with no next of kin. This is hart island, just off the bronx in new york city. Nearly 8,000 people have died in this state alone, and theyre struggling to deal with all the burials. We are in total control of our destiny here. What we do will affect literally life and death for hundreds of people. And so many new York Hospitals have had to bring these refrigerated lorries in to act as makeshift morgues. The whole Health Care System is creaking. There is an important glimmer of good news, though and that is the number of people being admitted to hospital is falling sharply. And d
Nearly £2 million lost in virus related fraud including through scam websites selling protective equipment they cannot provide. And bringing the outdoors in, how to stay connected with nature during lockdown. In sport, scottish clubs today are voting on whether to end the season now or complete the remaining games, with much is suspended until at leastjune due to the coronavirus. Matches. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. With good Weather Forecast for much of the country, the government is reminding people only to go out when absolutely necessary. It comes as the Prime Minister has been moved out of intensive care onto a regular hospital ward. His father stanleyjohnson onto a regular hospital ward. His father Stanley Johnson said the family was amazingly grateful for the care he had received, but that his son will need to rest up before he can return to work. And the communities secretary robertjenrick has defended severaljourneys hes made from london to other proper
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