Who have lost their lives. Boris johnson says he owes his life to staff at st thomass hospital in london where hes spent the last seven nights. The urgent search for a vaccine billionaire bill gates speaks exclusively to breakfast about how hes trying to help. This is the whole world working on possibly the most urgent tool thats ever been needed. With sport in shutdown, another premier league club are furloughing some staff. Sheffield united are the latest to take action, but will not use the governements Job Retention scheme and will keep workers on full pay. Good morning. A mixed picture weatherwise. Another warm day in the south. Things turning colder for the north and heavy showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. All the details coming up shortly. Its sunday the 12th of april. Our top story the number of deaths among patients with coronavirus is expected to pass 10,000 today. Officials are continuing to press the message to the public to stay at home over the easter weeken
With the highest numbers of deaths from coronavirus in the world, more than 20,000 people have now died. Pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peters basilica. And the Legendary British motor racing driver, sir stirling moss, has died aged 90. In about ten minutes, itll be time for the film review. But first, were showing a special programme coronavirus what you need to know. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im annita mcveigh. Stay with us over the next 30 minutes as we share the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. Well take you into an intensive care unit in a London Hospital to show what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients who have severe cases of covid 19. Plus, chris morris from the bbcs Reality Check Team will bust more of the myths about coronavirus. And a reminder that there is further advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area on the bbc
We now bring a special programme with Annie Mcveigh looking at the effo rts with Annie Mcveigh looking at the efforts in the fight against coronavirus looking at information and advice from the experts. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im annita mcveigh. Stay with us as we share the latest information, we ta ke we take you into an intensive care unitand a we take you into an intensive care unit and a hospital and let it show you what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients who have severe cases of covid 19. Les chris morris from the bbcs Reality Check Team will bust more of the myths that have sprung up more of the myths that have sprung up about the coronavirus, and a reminder that theres further advice news and information about coronavirus on bbc news website. But first, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has been Health Services in some countries under immense pressure through the sheer scale of people requiring specialist treatment. 0ur medical correspond
And now, it is time for coronavirus, what you need to know. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im victoria derbyshire. Annita mcveigh. Stay with us over the next half an hour as we share the next half an hour as we share the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. We take you into an intensive Care Hospital in london to show you what doctors are confronted with as they face cases with severe coronavirus. Plus, chris morris of the bbcs reality check tea m morris of the bbcs Reality Check Team bust more of the myths that have sprung up around the virus. And a reminder that there is further advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area on the bbc news website. But first, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has put Health Services under immense pressure through the sheer scale of people requiring specialist treatment. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker got exclusive access to one intensive care ward in university couegein intensi
At 10pm Sophie Raworth will be here with a full round up of the days news. But first, coronavirus what you need to know. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Stay with us over the next 30 minutes as we share the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. We will take you into an intensive care unit in a London Hospital to show what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients who have severe cases of covid 19. Plus chris morris from the Reality Check Team will bust more myths about coronavirus and a reminder that there is further advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area on the bbc news website. First, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has put Health Services in some countries under immense pressure through the sheer scale of people requiring specialist treatment. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker got exclusive access to an intensive care ward at University College hospital in Central London to give us this rare in