About the importance of Mental Health in a world of isolation and lockdown. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. We start here in the uk, where a leading Health Expert was warned that there could be a0 thousand deaths in the uk by the time the pandemic is over. Speaking to british mps, professor Anthony Costello said britain could well end up with the highest death toll in europe and criticised the uk government for being too slow to take action. Latest figures show that in the last 2a hours, close to 850 people died in uk hospitals having tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number to more than 1a and a half thousand. At the daily downing street press conference the business secretary announced the government had set up a new task force to back the development of a Coronavirus Vaccine. It will bring together experts in government, industry and academia. B
Answer your questions about when it will be resolved. And there are calls for the public to be urged to wear face masks to halt the spread of the virus. Also this lunchtime as chinas economy slumps, the International Monetary fund warns the outlook for other economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted. The duke and duchess of cambridge speak to the bbc about the need to protect Mental Health during lockdown and their feelings when Prince Charles was diagnosed with coronavirus. I thought to myself, if anybodys going to be able to beat this it will be him, and actually he was very lucky. He had mild symptoms. And actually he was very lucky. And also speaking to him made me feel more reassured that he was ok and he was through the worst of it. And the leeds united legend Norman Hunter has died, after contracting coronaviras. He was 76. And coming up on bbc news, as premier league clubs meet to discuss plans to finish the season uefa is working on a plan to stag