Youre watching bbc newsroom live. Its ham and these are the main stories this morning. Health officials have traced patients of two doctors whove tested positive with coronavirus. Between them, the healthworkers worked at four different places. Worthing hospital is operating as normal today, but there is growing concern in the local community about the latest developments. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to protect people from harmful online content. The road to the us election Bernie Sanders narrowly pips Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary. And a bad night forformer frontrunnerjoe biden he came fifth. A human rights body threatens the government with legal action for what it says is the repeated failure to place people with learning difficulties and autism in appropriate accommodation. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. All 12 patients treated by two british gps with coronavirus have been traced. One worked in a e at Wort
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world hard times ahead President Trump tells americans to brace themselves, as the countrys death toll surpasses that of china. This is going to be a very painful, very, very painful two weeks. The British Government admits it has to do more to facilitate testing for covid 19, with only a fraction if its daily target currently being met. When even a handshake makes news why russias president finds himself at the centre of coronavirus concerns. Saving lives or an invasion of privacy . We look at the surveillance tools being used to track potential cases of the virus. We start with the latest coronavirus developments from around the world. Deaths have accelerated in the us and uk, while italy and spain continue to record high fatality rates. The United States has now declared 3,415 coronavirus deaths, meaning it has overtaken china. Only italy and spain have a higher death toll. In the uk the figures are also
Hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Ben will be here shortly Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. With the weekend weather. But first, a summary of this mornings main news. Time to talk to mike who is very excited about football coming back. Theres evidence that coronavirus is spreading faster than at any time have you missed it . Its gone by in since lockdown measures were eased. The r number which shows the rate the blink of an eye. The shortest at which people are being infected has risen above one for the first preseason ever. 0f the blink of an eye. The shortest time since march. Preseason ever. Of course, International Matches as well so it good morning Welcome Police are warning us not to treat hasnt really been away. The to breakfast with Naga Munchetty this as a Party Weekend, and charlie stayt. Champions league finished. Our headlines today ahead of new coronavirus a sharp rise restrictions which limit in coronavirus case
Against the coronavirus, and has introduced further restrictions to try to curb its spread. Hes forbidden people from leaving home, except for essential reasons, from midday on tuesday, orface punishment. The us treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, is seeking a large stimulus package to prop up the American Economy after the dowjones suffered its biggest ever one day points drop. Economists now no longer doubt that the Global Economy is heading into recession. In britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on people to stop travel and avoid what he called unnecessary social contact. He said if drastic action was not taken now, cases could double every five or six days. He said people showing any symptoms should self isolate for m days. In every part of the uk, people have been taking in the full import of the governments latest advice which marks a very sharp change from just a few days ago. With advice to everyone to stop non essential contact and to avoid pubs, clubs and theatres, the
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Latest death figures from the uk show that more than 30,000 people are now known to have died from coronavirus. The figures show that more than 6000 people died from the virus in english care homes up to the start of may. A Smartphone App aimed at tracking the spread of coronavirus goes live for the first time, in a trial on the isle of wight, the government says the system, which uses bluetooth, is secure, despite concerns from privacy campaigners. We can give very significant reassurances on the privacy aspects, but what i can tell you is if you download the app, then you are doing your duty. A bbc investigation has found an Iranian Airline with links to the revolutionary guard played a central role in the spread of the virus
from china to the middle east. India reports its biggest dailyjump in coronavirus cases and deaths as the pandemic starts to take hold in south asia. Warnings of a lost genera