This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Tests for Frontline Health Service Staff begin in england this weekend ten days after wales started theirs following heavy criticism over a lack of testing for health workers. The english cities of birmingham and manchester join london with plans to open more temporary hospitals to help cope with the outbreak in the uk. The three men spearheading the uks fight against covid 19 self isolate two of them test postive for the virus and the third thinks he may have it. Masses of people try to leave delhi despite india being on its fourth day of lockdown raising concerns of the spread of the virus there. Wuhan the city where the outbreak began has partially re opened for the first time since
it was cut off from the rest of china two months ago. 832 more people die of the virus in spain in the past 2a hours the highest number the country has recorded in a single day since the start of the pandemic. Hello an
Raising concerns of the spread of the virus there. Wuhan the city where the outbreak began has partially re opened for the First Time Since it was cut off from the rest of china two months ago. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. Here in the uk, the number of people to have died from covid 19 is now more than a thousand. 260 people died overnight taking the total to 1,019. The number of positive tests has risen to 17,089. In europe overall, more than 20 thousand people have now died from the virus and around the world more than 600,000 cases have been confirmed. Part of that increase is down to more testing. Here in the uk, front line hospital staff in england are now also being screened for the virus the hope is, it will mean people who have are not infected or who have recovered can return to work. The uk has also been rapidly fitting out temporary hospitals which will provi
Tightening of restrictions to tackle the virus, after being accused of acting too slowly. And coming up as many in the world learn to live with lockdowns, staying indoors doesnt meant you cant still have fun. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. In the us, President Trump says hes considering imposing a quarantine on new york to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. New york has recorded more than 52,000 cases around half of the total in the us and over 700 deaths. In italy, the number of people whove died from the coronavirus since the outbreak began has now passed 10,000. 889 have died in the past 2a hours fewer than the previous day. Meanwhile, spain has recorded 832 coronavirus deaths in a single day its largest number yet. It brings the total to more than 5,500, second only to italy worldwide. Here in the uk, the number of people to have died from covid i9 is now more than
In a few minutes, a gp and a virologist will be answering your questions on the coronavirus pandemic. Hello and welcome to a bbc news special about the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. Were joined by viewers from around the world. Here in the uk, the number of people to have died from covid 19 is now more than 1,000. 260 people died overnight, taking the total to 1,019. The number of positive tests has risen to 17,089. In europe overall, more than 20,000 people have now died from the virus and around the world more than 600,000 cases have been confirmed. Part of that increase is down to more testing. Here in the uk, front line hospital staff in england are now also being screened for the virus the hope is, it will mean people who are not infected or who have recovered can return to work. The uk has also been rapidly fitting out temporary hospitals which will provide thousands of extra beds to help the National Health service cope when the infection reaches its peak. Ano
Quarantining new york and two other states in order to slow the spread of the virus. And here local services suffer as councils across the uk are forced to scale back. Good evening. The number of people whove died after contracting coronavirus in the uk now stands at more than a thousand after the biggest daily increase seen so far. At todays Government Press c0 nfe re nce nhs englands medical director warned every one of us has a part to play if the uk was to keep the death toll under 20 thousand. Two hundred and sixty patients have died in the past twenty four hours bringing the total to 1019. The majority of the deaths were in england, with victims aged between 33 and 100 years old. It comes as testing gets underway this week on frontline hospital staff in england and scotland. Heres our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. The logistics of setting up a new medical facility from scratch. A race against time to prepare the newly named Nightingale Hospital in east london, ahead of the