A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Its been confirmed a new virus spreading across china can be transmitted between humans. More than 200 people have been infected with the virus so far and a short time ago a fourth death has been confirmed. Cases have also been reported in japan, thailand, and south korea. The World Health Organization will hold an emergency meeting later this week. Rich preston reports. Its now been confirmed, the virus known as 2019 ncov can be passed from person to person. Despite early effo rts from person to person. Despite early efforts to contain the virus, cases have been reported in shanghai, shands in and beijing. Cases have also been reported injapan, south korea, and thailand. This latest Development Comes as millions prepare to celebrate chinese new year, making journeys of hundreds of m
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to spend a second night in intensive care being treated for coronavirus. Its being reported that hes in a stable condition and in good spirits. Hes being given oxygen, but is not on a ventilator. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus deaths in uk hospitals rose by its highest daily total so far up 786 to more than six thousand, but experts say the growth in numbers is actually lower than the predicted long term trend. Elsewhere, in the us, the state of new york registered its highest single day increase in deaths from coronavirus, with 731 fatalities. In france, the lockdown is being tightened with new restrictions banning outdoor exercise during the day in the capital paris. While in china, officials claimed there were n0 coronavirus deaths today for the First Time Since they began releasing daily figures three months ago. The figures three months ago. Countrys on pause not i how
Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week another rollercoaster of hopes and fears. There are lockdowns lifting in some parts of the globe and hopeful talk of vaccines and treatments, but elsewhere infections still rising. And warnings that half the worlds workers are at immediate risk of losing theirjobs. In fact, week by week, the economic fallout of this pandemic looks worse. And everyone wrings their hands and says we need a Global Response. So where is it . My guests, on socially distanced screens, are indian journalist ashis ray and german commentator thomas kielinger. Welcome to you both. And here in the studio, observing the two metre rule, the bbcs chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. Lyse, thanks for being with us again. Now, lets focus first on india, so big that everything can happen there at once in different places infections still rising in some parts of the country and a partial lifting of the lockdown in others, but the damage to repai
Good morning, after a showery end to the week it looks like our weather will settle down a little for the weekend. Nothing too warm to come just yet, we will save that for the end of the week ahead. More details a little later. Its saturday 2 may. Our top story the us authorities have approved the use of an anti viral drug which they believe may help to treat covid 19. Its called remdesivir, and is already used on ebola patients. Here in the uk, the government says it has beaten its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests in england per day but that includes 40,000 home tests being posted out with the results yet to be processed. John mcmanus reports. A moment of hope. Dane hardwick hugging his partner after spending five weeks being treated for the coronavirus at thameside General Hospital. His life, like so many others, saved by an nhs working at near full capacity. But with 27,510 people in the uk now having died with coronavirus, other families are grieving. This is 60 year old Deliver
Either a miracle or a mystery. Because, a country as vast as india with a population of 1. 3 billion, has today less than 1500 deaths. Now, the big question is, is this the real situation or is it Something Else . There are reports that many deaths may not have been recorded because india is a country where underprivileged people can die without diagnosis or treatment. In the second story which has emerged, doctors are being quoted, that many patients have come to hospital or been brought to hospital after they have died and no postmortems have taken place nor have died and no postmortems have ta ken place nor testing have died and no postmortems have taken place nor testing of families and friends have taken place. So india isa and friends have taken place. So india is a situation where, if one is to be kind, the low testing is of great concern. Because low testing leads to low tracing and therefore containment becomes difficult. But, asi containment becomes difficult. But, as i said,