Now on bbc news, as wales begins to emerge from lockdown, bbc wales investigates looks at why people from ethnic minority backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus. Its been a struggle, but its been a blessing as well, having a home. Yasmins 84yearold mom is one of more than 100 thousand people till shielding in wales. Her family are well aware that black and asian people in the uk are more susceptible to covid 19. In fa ct, susceptible to covid 19. In fact, they are almost twice as likely to die with it. This was one of the last ones where we bought the dogs. Nicolas partner was a busy warehouse manager, looking forward to the birth of his second grandchild. Isaid to birth of his second grandchild. I said to him, i really dont wa nt i said to him, i really dont want you going to work, its really scary. The position we we re really scary. The position we were in obviously, and normal everyday bills was like, you know, ive got to go to work. Cant afford to have ti
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First the total number of people known to have died from covid 19 around the world has now reached 190,000, according to figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. And the us is the worst affected country, with 50,000 confirmed deaths around a third of those are in new york state. But there are signs that the number of confirmed new cases is starting to decline in the worst affected countries. In the us, seven European Countries and iran, the five day averages of new cases are falling. And the search for a vaccine is gathering pace. There are now 70 candidates for possible vaccines in development around the world, of which five have begun clinical trials. Two are in china, two in the usa and one here in the uk. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh was invited to the university of oxford to witness the first doses bei
The lockdown might look like. Some social distancing measures are here to stay for months she says well have to get used to a new normal. Talk of lifting the lockdown as if its a flick of a switch moment is misguided. A tribute in death to a man respected in life colleagues of dr Sadeq Elhowsh bid farewell as the cortege passes his place of work. And the nurse who cared for borisjohnson when he was taken to intensive care was just doing herjob, she says. He was just another patient that we were trying to do our best for. So it was business as usual. And coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news. Phil neville will stand down as lionesses boss next summer after three years in the post. But should he leave now . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The first human trial in europe of a Coronavirus Vaccine has begun in oxford. Its a highly significant moment in the scientific response to the pandemic which has led to more than a 185,000 deaths worldwide. In the last 2a ho
A thousand voices shouting love. Good night, god bless you applause a scientific milestone, as the first vaccine trials for coronavirus in europe get under way in oxford. Two volunteers have been injected today. Hundreds more will follow in the coming weeks. It seems like the right thing to do, to ensure that we can combat this disease and get over it a lot faster. The team at Oxford University have created the potential vaccine in record time but it will be months before they know if it works. Everybody agrees its the only way were going to get out of the lockdown, the social distancing, and really be able to still have people protected as they go about their daily lives. Millions of key workers and their families can apply online from tomorrow to be tested for coronavirus if they develop symptoms. Living long term under lockdown no sign of crowds returning anytime soon, but an indication from scotlands first minister of what may lie ahead. More than 100 Health Care Workers are now kn
The total number of people known to have died from covid 19 around the world has now reached 190,000, according to figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. And the us is the worst affected country with 50,000 confirmed deaths. Around a third of those are in new york state. But there are signs that the number of confirmed new cases is starting to decline in the worst affected countries. In the us, seven European Countries and iran, the 5 day averages of new cases are falling. And the search for a vaccine is gathering pace. There are now 70 candidates for possible vaccines in development around the world, of which five have begun clinical trials. Two are in china, two in the usa, and one here in the uk. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh was invited to the university of oxford to witness the first doses being given. This could change everything. A vaccine against coronavirus. A way out for all of us. Ok, so a little scratch. The first volunteer to receive it