Than a third of the global population confined to their homes the world is going through something unprecedented. Heres Annita Mcveigh with stories of life in lockdown. Hello and welcome to this special programme on the world in lockdown. Im Annita Mcveigh. Coronavirus has now infected more thani Million People worldwide, but its impact extends far beyond those whove had the illness. By the end of march, well over 100 Countries Worldwide had instituted either a full or partial lockdown affecting the lives of billions of us. John owen reports now on the potential medical solutions that might ultimately help bring this to a close. Across the globe once bustling cities are eerily quiet. I must give the british people a very simple instruction you must stay at home. Every decision that were making is made to save lives. Governments have imposed historic restrictions on our freedoms and have brought Economic Activity to a sudden halt. Were talking about a multitrillion dollar effect on the
Youre watching bbc news. The uk government has admitted there are huge disparities in the health of the nation after a report confirmed that those from black, asian and minority ethnic communities are more likely to die from coronavirus than white people. Public Health England said it was unclear why. Speaking at the governments daily briefing, the health secretary, matt hancock, said he was determined to address the problem. The phc investigation into the way in which the virus targets people unequally and disproportionately has been put on the website. And this is a particularly timely publication. Because right across the world people are angry about Racial Injustice. And i get that. Black lives matter. And i want to say this to everyone who works in the nhs and in social care, i value the contribution that you make, everybody, equally. And i want to say it right across society too. I want to thank you and i want you to know our whole country cares about your well being. I value too
This is the scene in George Floyds home city houston where his family and supporters are gathering for a peaceful march as the protests grow outside the white house, condemnation from Church Leaders after donald trump visits a second religious landmark. The bbc hears from one bishop who calls the president s actions blasphemy. There is no evidence for me that what he is doing in handling this crisis has anything to do with the teachings of the scripture. In the uk an empty Coronavirus Test Centre as the government is rebuked by officials for how it presents data on testing. Also coming up. An exclusive interview with the man leading afg hanistans peace talks with the taliban. Welcome. President trump is coming under intense criticism over his response to the biggest wave of protests to engulf america for decades. Protests have taken place in 75 us cities over the death of an unarmed African American man, george floyd. This is the scene in houston right now George Floyds home city. Here
no showers in the north. they could be heavy and thundery with hail. wintry on higher ground. blustery winds. cloud crossing england and wales breaks up and here once again looking at sunshine and showers with a high of 18. that scenario plays out much of the rest of the week. thank you. great relief that the skies are blue and the sun is shining for this commemoration event. at the heart of the event will be the veterans themselves. some have gone to normandy already. many will be here to meet the king and queen and see this terrific concert. over the past weeks, we have heard amazing stories from them, the people involved in that d day operation back injune 80 years ago. this morning we want to tell you the story of tom
of the wind gusts, it will be a fairly breezy day today. the wind picking up across the south west of england and west wales, gusts up to 40 miles an hour through the afternoon. these other temperatures, 16 in lerwick, 21 in aberdeen, 23 in london, 24 in norwich. if you are heading to wimbledon today, we expected to stay dry. a bright start, some sunshine, areas of cloud crossing through the day but as we head through the rest of the week it will turn that bit more unsettled. low pressure driving our weather, hence the nature of the weather. through the evening and overnight, rain pushes across scotland, starts to fragment, we have a weather front trailing behind it to bringing more heavy rain across parts of england and wales. it will be muggy tonight once again in the south. a little bit fresher as we push further north in comparison. here is the trailing