The official number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has been reduced by 5,000, after a change in the way the figure is calculated. Public Health England has agreed to fall into line with the rest of the uk and only count deaths occurring within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. It means the total number of deaths has fallen from from 46,706 to 41,329. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Lockdown restrictions have eased, more people are out and about and today we learned the coronavirus death total has been lower than we thought because of a change in the way its worked out. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland report those testing positive within 28 days of their death isa within 28 days of their death is a covid fidelity but english vessels included anyone who tested positive even if was months before a death which may have had the other cause. They may go now go the same whether the others. There is the graph the others. There is the graph the daily coronavirus deaths in eng
Of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has been reduced by five thousand after a change in the way the figure is calculated. Public Health England has agreed to fall into line with the rest of the uk and only count deaths occurring within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. It means the total number of deaths has fallen from from 46,706 to 41,329. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Lockdown restrictions have eased, more people are out and about and today we learned the coronavirus death total has been lower than we thought because of a change in the way its worked out. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland report those testing positive within 28 days of their death as a covid fatality, but english officials included anyone who tested positive, even if it was months before a death which may have had another cause. They will go now go the same whether the others. Here is the graph the daily coronavirus deaths in england within 28 days of a positive test and here are the deaths which were
Through the course of the night. Its going to be another muggy night, 16 degrees, we have had some very warm nights in the last week or so or more, that is not going to change and tomorrows weather forecast, i think the showers will become more widespread, also across northern parts of the uk, but again, very hit and miss, so some of us will miss the storms altogether. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. As students protest against the downgrading of a level results in england, more confusion as the exam regulator withdraws its guidance on appealing against grades just hours after publishing it. The search for two teenage brothers who went missing in the sea near Lytham St Annes in lancashire is called off by the coastguard. A huge crowd of opposition supporters gathers in the centre of the belarussian capital minsk to protest last weekends disputed election. Now on bbc news, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world a sad bit of news regarding the search for the two teena
From iran to venezuela. The Justice Department said it was the largest seizure of iranian oil ever made by the us authorities. At ten oclock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives in coronavirus your stories. Welcome to coronavirus your stories, a programme about how covid 19 is changing the lives of people around the world. Im Philippa Thomas, and this week were talking about relationships and the way we think about them. What the pandemic has done to change the way that we look at each other. Later, ill ask you to imagine that you just met someone, youve been on a few dates, its looking good and then suddenly its a lockdown and you have to spend every minute of every day together thats what happened to katie and ryan, a canadian and a brit travelling abroad. We will get the verdict on their lockdown love
The United States has brokered a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. World leaders have given it a cautious welcome but the palestinian president says it is a betrayal of his peoples cause. Britain is to impose a fourteen day quarantine on all arrivals from france and the netherlands, after a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. The measure will come into effect on saturday. Up to half a million uk tourists are thought to be in france at the moment. In belarus, workers at a state owned factory have gone on strike, calling on the president , alexander lukashenko, to step down following his disputed re election. The government has announced it will release all protesters detained in five days of clashes with police. The pressures heaped on the nhs in england by the coronavirus pandemic have been highlighted by new figures, showing a record 1. 8 Million People injune, having to wait longer than the 18 week target for routine treatment. More than 50,000 have wait