This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The global number of deaths from covid 19 has risen to more than 35,000 with the majority of deaths in europe. In the uk the death toll has risen to more than 1400. It comes as the governments chief scientific adviser says social distancing is having an effect in reducing the number of contacts. We see a massive reduction in the amount of transport being used, germanic fallen footfall, we know in places of restaurants and pubs where people aggregate have been close. We are seeing a big change in contact. A New London Hospital
built in a week will be ready to treat patients from wednesday. The people of madrid remember the more than 7000 whove died in spain from covid 19. President trump extends restrictions on movement until the end of april, as the number of cases there continues to rise sharply. A Navy Hospital ship docks in new york as the citys mayor calls on donald trump for more help. And comi
Hello, you are watching afternoon live. The city of glasgow wants to become Carbon Neutral in the next ten years leading the fight against Climate Change. Carbon neutral by 2030 is a big challenge, its certainly one that were taking very seriously, and its not enough for a few people in the council to be working on it. Its a challenge that everybody has to take part in, that we need to get everybody across the city engaged with, and that we need to be working on now. How h ow exa ctly how exactly will glasgow deliver on that goal . What sort of change is needed and how quickly . Im at the Glasgow Science Centre where i will be putting those questions to our guests throughout the afternoon. Psychiatrists call for social Media Companies to hand over their data so they can research what the online
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The number of people known to have died from the coronavirus Global Pandemic is now more than 150,000, according to the latest figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. 37,000 have died in the us itself. Italy, spain, france and the uk make up half of the worldwide toll. The World Health Organization has cast doubt on the usefulness of antibody tests for covid 19 which many countries had hoped to use to determine if people have developed immunity to the virus. Who officials in geneva said there was no evidence that having had the virus would guarantee immunity. 847 people have died in british hospitals in the past 2a hours. It brings the total number of deaths tojust over 1a,500. The uk government is setting up a new task force to back the development of a vaccine, but itll be many months before one is available. The demand for help from foodbanks has soared in some areas as a result of the pandemic with many people suddenly finding they have no income. In west
Glasgow aims to lead the fight against Climate Change, the city wants to become Carbon Neutral in the next ten years. I ,it , it comes amid fresh warnings about Global Warming with the last decade the hottest on record. Carbon neutral by 2030 is a big challenge, its certainly one that were taking very seriously, and its not enough for a few people in the council to be working on it. Its a challenge that everybody has to take part in, that we need to get everybody across the city engaged with, and that we need to be working on now. And as one of the worlds biggest companies, microsoft, promises to remove all the carbon it has created since 1975, we look at how that ambition can be achieved. Also this
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A sharp rise in the uk death toll 87 people died in the past 2a hours, as hospitals prepare for a surge in coronavirus cases. This Conference Centre in london will open as a temporary hospital next week, for up to 4,000 patients. Tonight, a stark warning from a e doctors. We are seeing patients in their 20s, patients in their 30s. We dont know what the outcome for some of these patients will be. They will go to intensive care. They may be in intensive care for some weeks and some of them will die and its completely heartbreaking and harrowing. With tight new measures now in force across the uk, deserted streets today and shops were shut as people were told not to leave home for three weeks unless absolutely necessary. The more we follow the rules, the sooner we will stop the spread. And so everybody has a responsibility to follow those rules and, where possible, to stay at home. Keeping customers apart. Supermarkets and other essential services introduce new measures to ensure people d