Tonight at 10 the latest government promises to residents and staff of care homes in their fight against coronavirus. Theres a pledge to do far more testing. Anyone going from hospital into social care in england should be tested for the virus. But the governments target for nhs testing is still way off, so ministers are asked how realistic their new promises are. As we build capacity further over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, well expand further those who are eligible for tests. Well have more on the latest pledges and well be reporting on the picture in scotland, where a quarter of all coronavirus deaths are happening in care homes. Also tonight. One of the latest nhs staff victims was a pregnant nurse from luton, but her baby was delivered and is doing well. A new device an alternative to a ventilator designed by clinicians, engineers and formula one, is now being delivered to the nhs. Its back to school already in denmark, where s
But the practicalities have yet to be worked out. Also today. A new device, an alternative to a ventilator designed by clinicians, engineers and formula one, is now being delivered to the nhs. Many small firms are warning theyre not getting access to the emergency loan scheme announced by ministers and the application process is painfully slow. Unless there are immediate changes by the government to get this funding into the Event Industry right now, we are going to see businesses failing, not next month, but next week. Hope to see you soon, darling. See you soon. See you soon. And how the lockdown has forced many people to change their ideas about relationships and dating. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. The Tour De France has been pushed back to the end of august. Well hear from the 2018 champion geraint thomas. Good evening. The main focus of concern as the coronavirus pandemic claims more victims remains the situation in care homes and in the community at
Quite a moment. The bourdon bell has sounded just once before and that was in the month when former president jacques and that was in the month when former president Jacques Chirac died. Now here are the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government promises to try to help care homes in the fight against coronavirus with a pledge to do far more testing ministers claim that there is capacity to increase testing in the care sector despite the pressures elsewhere, but theres no detail on the timescale. We are introducing new procedures so we can limit the risk of infection while wherever possible giving people place closest loved ones a chance to say goodbye. The head of the World Health Organization calls for the International Community to unite and not get caught up in recriminations. This is a time for all of us to be united in our common struggle against a common threat. A new device, an alternative to a ventilator designed within weeks by clinicians,
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