Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and mega munchetty. Our headlines today applause the nation comes together in an emotional thank you to nhs and care workers battling coronavirus. And this is an absolute nightmare, so its time that were alljust having to stand together, shoulder to shoulder, and show our appreciation. The chancellors multibillion pound bailout for self employed workers, but many wont receive payments for months. The United States passes china and italy to record the highest number of coronavirus cases anywhere in the world. If youre moving house, dont. The government warns house buyers and sellers to put off completion until after the outbreak, as home sales are forecast to slump 60 . Dont go out National Parks remind potential visitors they are are not open for business ahead of the weekend. And in weather, with the exception of scotland, plenty of sunshine around today. But it changes this weekend. More cloud, and it is going to feel significant
The Prime Minister and the Health Secretary matt hancock have both tested positive for coronavirus. Ive developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, thats to say a temperature and persistent cough. And on the advice of the chief medical officer, ive taken a test. That has come out positive, so i am working from home, im self isolating. He was in public last night taking part in the nationwide applause to thank health workers. This is the scene live in westminster right now. Well have the latest live from westminster. Also this lunchtime it comes as fears grow that certain hospitals may soon be overwhelmed. Health Officials Say some intensive care units face a tsunami of demand. Work is continuing to turn the excel Conference Centre in east london into a 4,000 bed hospital. We are facing the greatest Health Emergency that we have seen ever in my career, and indeed the history of the nhs. The us now has more confirmed cases than anywhere else, though President Trump says the country will
In air passenger numbers how will europes tourist hotspots it is both, of the country wanting it is both, of the country wanting cope . It to open up, to grow again and the other half saying it is too soon. And applause for a military veteran whos spent five weeks in intensive care after six brutal weeks, and is now over the worst West Virginians have been given the all clear to resume normal life. That is the scariest thing richard will open his restaurant ive done in my life. Next week and is taking out ive been shot at, been blown up, a number of the tables all sorts of things, but that to maintain social distancing. This popular spot is called when you dont know whats the rabbit hole, but he fears that in opening too soon, on the end of it, thats scary. West virginia may be going down one. We desperately need to reopen. And in sport, premier league clubs and we need the income. Hold a meeting to discuss possible steps towards resuming the season we need people to get back to work,
On the last day of april. But efforts to increase testing will continue. Labours Shadow Health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has welcomed the news but says testing is only part of the solution. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk it part of the solution. Is welcome that testing has and around the world. Increased, it is welcome that testing has increased, but testing, the testing tens of thousands ofjob cuts figure in itself is not a strategy, are looming in whats been called the worst crisis what we need is a proper contact in the history of aviation. I think we can be sure facing strategy, thats what we have that there will be more big been calling for, that is going to announcements to come in terms been calling for, that is going to be crucial in breaking the chains of of cuts and i also dont think any airline is really safe at the moment. Transmission, so, testing, yes. You the uk government announces it has also need to find people with the exceeded its
Its covid positive. A day in the life of a paramedic the First Responder to any seriously ill coronavirus patient. The uks new land army the britons stepping in to pick crops as coronavirus cuts off the usual european workforce. And yet another empty stadium but rugby league is to receive a multi Million Pound loan from government to help it through the crisis. And coming up on bbc news, premier league clubs hold a meeting to discuss possible steps towards resuming the season when it is safe to do so. Good evening. The Health Secretary has announced that the government has reached its goal of carrying out 100,000 tests per day for coronavirus a target that it set itself for the end of april. Matt hancock said that yesterday 122,347 tests were conducted that figure does include home test kits which were dispatched to people this week. Mr hancock said the government would now move to increase Contact Tracing thats tracking everyone who comes into contact with a person who tests positive,