This challenge. And were proud of what we have accomplished. But were exhausted. Were disenheartened. Reporter in may, a vmc doctor created suicide in their Medical Center office, and then last week another doctor attempted suicide. Its too many in such a short period of time. Reporter doctors say the Staff Shortages are also affecting patient care, especially for nonemergency services. One patient we spoke to said it can take months to see a doctor. Hospitals and county managers declined to comment on the doctors concerns. But one other physician said the problems can be traced to cost cutting and dollar stretching. Health care decisions are being made by people with no medical training based on spreadsheets that have dollar signs on them. Reporter doctors have been working without a contract for two years and say the work is piling up, but pay raises are not. Len ramirez, kpix 5. A survey from the American Medical Association found one in five doctors plan to leave their practice wit
The course of pressure. Through the course of sunday, hopefully that slips southwards and we replace our easterly winds to a south easterly. It may not feel as bitter but it will feel like winter first thing in the morning without frost. But hopefully that low cloud on the east coast will lift and break to reveal sunshine. More sunshine for north east scotland and Northern Ireland and our weather front is moving away for a time. More sunshine and less wind hopefully equates to it feeling a little bit warmer if you are out. Overnight though, tomorrow night into monday, it turns better again, very little cloud to prevent those temperatures plummeting, widespread frost as we go into monday morning, a sharp frost in the glens of scotland, 6, minus seven celsius. The nights are long at the moment despite having gone through the spring equinox. Frost around, increasing amounts of mist and fog as we lose those winds over the mornings into the start of
the new week but by monday that rain is a
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines the National Health service could soon be overwhelmed if people dont practice social distancing to tackle coronavirus. Thats the warning from the british prime minister. Londons mayor urges people to act responsibly. Unless people stay at home, unless people stop using Public Transport unless its essential, unless people stop interacting with each other, more people will die. Borisjohnson urges people to make the heroic and collective National Effort to slow the spread of the virus. He cautions against visiting loved ones on mothers day. Nhs england writes to 1. 5 Million People who are most at risk, strongly advising them not to go out for 12 weeks to protect themselves. Spain reports nearly 400 more deaths from coronavirus. Thats up by a third in 2a hours. The countrys state of emergency has been extended by 15 days. In india, more than a billion people have been asked to observer a m hour long curfew
to try to limit the epidemic. And in america
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The uk Prime Minister warns of tougher measures if social distancing advice isnt followed he says people who are acting irresponsibly are putting lives at risk. We will keep the implementation of these measures under constant review and yes, of course, we will bring further measures if we think that is necessary. Nhs england writes to one and half million of the most high risk people, who are told to not leave home for 12 weeks to shield them from the coronavirus. Spains state of emergency has been extended for another two weeks while in italy the death toll from the virus has risen again. Germany bans gatherings of more than two people in order to try and control the spread of coronavirus. Now on bbc news. The travel show. This week on the show our look at the impact the Global Pandemic is having on International Travel. Im stranded. Virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. Were trapped in our hotel for what seems like 15 days. I would love to get
This week on the show our look at the impact the Global Pandemic is having on International Travel. Im stranded. Virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. Were trapped in our hotel for what seems like 15 days. I would love to get home, yeah. What are your rights if youve had trips cancelled . How do you cope if youre stuck in a country in lockdown and just what does the future hold for all our travels . Just a year ago and the headlines from places like paris and venice were very different. We all learned the word overtourism as we saw that cafes and attractions of some of our most loved places heaving with holidaymakers. Its a very different picture now. Many destinations are in lockdown as people are being asked to stay at home to protect their health and that of others. It means that tourists are being left stranded, holidays cancelled and Airline Bosses are predicting a grim future. Its unsettling to see some of the biggest and most popular attractions totally deserted. The taj mahal,