This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The Prime Minister sends a letter to every household in the uk warning that the Coronavirus Crisis will get worse before it gets better. Ministers say the public should prepare for a significant period of social distancing. I wish i could predict when this will end but it is vitally important that, at the moment and four weeks ahead, that people maintain a strict social distancing guidelines that people have laid out. Ten thousand people in italy have died from the virus the highest death toll in the world but its Health Minister hopes infections have now peaked. Spain is to introduce even tighter limits on who can leave their homes as it announces 838 virus deaths
in the past 2a hours, a new record. In the uk, government commissioned trials for possible treatments have begun. We speak to one of the scientists leading this early research. And the worlds oldest man is celebrating his 100 and twelfth b
Onto this any longer than hang onto this any longer than necessary but to keep it as long as the Scientists Say that it has to be there. Chris, thank you. Dont go away. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Youre watching a bbc news special. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments globally and here in britain. Were expecting the uk news briefing by downing street in the next few minutes. Chris mason is here. Chris, we were talking about some of the messages government is giving out, trying to prepare people for what might be a long haul. What are the statistics saying at the moment . A new set of statistics being published every afternoon, and they are always bleak. A total in the uk of 1228 patients have died after testing positive for coronavirus, that was the figure at 5pm last night. That was up 209 on the
previous 2a hours. In terms of deaths that was the second biggest day on day rise we have seen in this pandemic in the uk, 21 higher than t
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The british Prime Minister sends a letter to every household in the uk warning that the Coronavirus Crisis will get worse before it gets better. Ministers say the public should prepare for a significant period of social distancing. I wish i could predict when this will end but it is vitally important that at the moment and four weeks ahead, people maintain the strict social distancing guidelines that have been laid out. Ten thousand people in italy have died from the virus the biggest death toll in the world but its Health Minister hopes infections have now reached their highest level. We are living in the peak of this
epidemic. I believe in one weeks time, maximum ten days, we will see a drop, a significant drop of positive cases. Spain is to introduce even tighter limits on who can leave their homes as it announces a new Record Number of deaths in the past 2a hours. In the uk, government commission
Despite saying yesterday that he was considering the move. Another 838 people die from covid 19 in spain the countrys highest daily number of deaths. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. The British Government has said all parts of the country are now on an emergency footing and it could be six months before life in the uk returns to normal. At the latest downing street briefing, it was announced that millions of items of personal protective equipment were being delivered to nhs staff. Across europe, the number of People Killed by the virus has risen to more than 20,000. Italy has seen the most deaths from coronavirus and the countrys Deputy Health minister says he believes italy is currently experiencing the peak of the outbreak. Us President Donald Trump has backed away from imposing a quarantine on new york and two adjoining states, despite saying yesterday that he was considerin
South korea from a fresh outbreak of coronavirus. The worlds oldest man is celebrating his 112th birthday, but without a party to celebrate. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Countries around the world are grappling with the coronavirus as the global death toll reaches nearly 31,000. There are now more than 665,000 confirmed cases worldwide. Heres the latest. Every person arriving in south korea from overseas will have to undergo two weeks of quarantine. The country has nearly 10,000 confirmed cases. The british Prime Minister has warned that the crisis will get worse before it gets better. More than 1,000 people have died there, with over 17,000 cases reported. Across europe, the number of People Killed by the virus has risen to more than 20,000. Spain has ordered all nonessential workers to stay at home for two weeks after reporting more than 800 deaths in one day. Australia is reporting a decline in the rate of infections. And in the us, the global epicentre of the outbreak, the number