Isolates on her 103rd birthday. More us states are ordering everyone but essential workers to stay at home, to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Illinois, connecticut and new york made the announcements on friday. Nada tawfik reports. From california to new york, an eerie emptiness across americas normally bustling urban centres. In the age of social distancing, people are avoiding hotspots in hollywood and the big apple. After a week of tightening controls, officials announced even more measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In the golden state, a stay at home order went into effect on friday for all a0 million residents. People were told they could live their homes only for essential business. Having gone through several catastrophic situations in past years just gives us more strength. We had earthquakes, we had two fires. We are used to dealing with situations over which we have no control. New york also took drastic measures, as cases topped 7,000. Governor cuo
Britains most famous wartime singer shares a message for the world as she self isolates on her 103rd birthday. Hello. More us states are ordering everyone but essential workers to stay at home to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Illinois, connecticut and new york made the announcements on friday. Nada tawfik reports. From california to new york, an eerie emptiness across americas normally bustling urban centres. In the age of social distancing, people are avoiding hotspots in hollywood and the big apple. After a week of tightening controls, officials announced even more measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In the golden state, a stay at home order went into effect on friday for all a0 million residents. People were told they could live their homes only for essential business. Having gone through several catastrophic situations in past years just gives us more strength. We had earthquakes, we had two fires. We are used to dealing with situations over which we have
Hi, good morning. I hope youre doing 0k. Im Victoria Derbyshire. Welcome to bbc news. Lets bring you the latest headlines. The Prime Minister has spent the night in hospital, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Hes said to be undergoing tests as a precaution. He will continue to be kept informed as to what is happening and to be in charge of the government. As i say, i hope, we all do, that he has a speedy recovery and he gets back to number 10 and can take charge in the way he would want to. I want to express our nations well wishes to Prime Minister borisjohnson as he wages his own personal fight with the virus. All americans are praying for him, hes a friend of mine, hes a great gentleman. Scotlands chief medical officer resigns after making two trips to her second home during the lockdown. She during the lockdown. Made a serious mistake, and people she made a serious mistake, and people are right to be angry about it, she was right to apologise, it was clear yesterday
Bollywood actor irrfan khan, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, has died at the age of 53. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im victoria derbyshire. The Coronavirus Testing Programme is being expanded by the government. It will include all care home staff and residents, and anyone over 65. The government says the 100,000 target set by the Health Secretary is due to be met by tomorrow. Downing street is this morning still declining to say whether Boris Johnson will appear at Prime Ministers questions in the commons this lunchtime following his return to work. A recession on an extraordinary scale is predicted by spains Prime Minister following the outbreak. Over 58,000 us citizens have now died from covid 19. Thats more than the number of americans killed in the vietnam war. Almost 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in england because of the impact of covid 19, according to researchers. Well have more on all those stories shortly. 0urfirst re
Fall in patient referrals how lockdown could sound the death knoll of thousands of high street shops with independent, family run businesses hardest hit. This is bbc news and tributes are paid im reeta chakrabarti. To the bollywood actor irrfan khan, the headlines at 4. 30 the Prime Minister is back who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, at work in number 10, who has died at the age of 53. After he and his fiancee Carrie Symonds announced the birth of their son this morning. Hell take a short paternity leave later in the year. Millions more people in england are eligible for covid 19 testing, after the government loosens rules on who can apply. More than half of scotlands coronavirus deaths are now happening in care homes, new figures show. And the us economy shrinks by nearly 5 the biggest drop since as news on the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate, an announcement this morning the 2008 financial crisis. From downing street that caught everyone by surprise. The Pr