The latest headlines for you from bbc news. President trump tries to calm fears of the coronavirus, telling people the risk remains very low. He has put american Vice President mike pence in charge. He says of the 15 people there diagnosed with the infection, only one is still in hospital. International efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak intensify. More new cases are reported outside of china than inside. The virus has been detected in almost a0 countries, the World Health Organization says it is deeply concerned. Indias Prime Minister calls for calm as at least 27 people were killed in clashes over the citizenship law in delhi. The violence first broke out between people for and against the controversial new citizenship law. Muslim residents have been falling their homes and businesses fleeing. You are up to date on the headlines. Time for wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament as Jeremy Corbyn attacks Boris Johnson over his response to f
Of march today and the weather is looking a little bit quieter. Certainly quieter than yesterdays storm which brought very strong winds and also heavy rain, which has led to dozens of flood warnings being issued across the country. Todayis being issued across the country. Today is quieter, we will see more sunshine around, if you wintry showers, and here winds should start to ease down too. Join me later for all the details. Its sunday, march 1. Our top story doctors could be brought out of retirement to help tackle coronavirus in the uk. Its one of a range of contingency measures being considered by the government if the outbreak worsens. There are currently 23 confirmed cases of the virus here. Andy moore reports. Willowbank school at wokingham in berkshire, were about 180 children in infant classes have been told to stay at home for the next few days. The head teacher wrote to parents saying a member of staff had been diagnosed with coronavirus. The school, she said, would be closed
Deaths to coronavirus but it is the lowest figure for a week and the second day in a row that the daily death toll has fallen. In the midst of the outbreak, sir keir starmer is elected the new leader of the Uk Labour Party the Main Opposition Party to the British Government. Where we see mistakes, orfaltering government, or things not happening as quickly as they should, well challenge that and call that out. Our purpose when we do that is the same as the governments. To save lives, and to protect our country. The Us Government issues clear advice cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But President Trump says he has no intention of doing so himself. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world for all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. As the weather heats up across europe the authorities are ramping up efforts to keep people at home to help fight the spread of the disease. Here in the uk, the association of police and Crim
Virgin atlantic says the business effect of the pandemic is devastating. It plans to cut 3,000 jobs and might end its operation at gatwick. And we meet the choir thats come together online to fight isolation and to support each other. And in the sport on bbc news as other sports voice concern over their future, the English Football League says it could be facing a loss of £200 million. Good evening. In the seventh week of the lockdown, the United Kingdom has now recorded europes highest number of deaths linked to coronavirus. We have overtaken italy, the first country in the world to instigate a National Lockdown to control the pandemic. Dominic raab, the first secretary of state, said the latest figures portrayed a massive tragedy but he warned against making comparisons with other countries until much more information was available on all causes of death. Todays figures show there were 693 deaths linked to the virus recorded in a 24 hour period in the uk thats in hospitals, care hom
It is important that people can get back to work, because there is a massive, massive Economic Cost to what we are having to do for Health Reasons. A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients recieving treatment in an intensive care unit. Russian News Agencies are reporting that the blaze was started by a short circuit in a ventilator. A hospital in the Afghan Capital is under attack by armed men. A doctor who fled the building told the bbc that about 140 members of staff were inside at the time. Figures released by the ons this morning show that the number of deaths mentioning coronavirus has dropped substantially for the First Time Since the epdemic began. Theyre down a quarter in the week up to may 1st. The number of total deaths is also down. Meanwhile today more than six Million People in the uk will hear whether their wages will continue to be subsidised beyond june today. In other developments, borisjohnson has defended his plans to relax the lockdown