Are criticised by the manager of one care home who says the sector was forgotten at the start of the pandemic. Weve clapped them in the streets. Now were being asked to shine a light from our windows as we Mark International nurses day. It comes as the head of nhs england says theres been a huge increase in the number of people interested in a career in nursing this is an opportunity not only to thank current nurses but also to invite bright, brilliant and committed people across the country to consider nursing as a career. And the queen, the prince of wales and other members of the royal family speak to nurses from around the world in a show of support, solidarity and gratitude. Good afternoon. The chancellor rishi sunak has announced the governments Job Retention scheme will be extended until the end of october. He told mps its currently supporting more than 7. 5 million workers in the uk. The chancellor said changes will be made to the package from the end ofjuly, when employers wil
To announce whether the furlough scheme will continue, and how. Elite sport is given the go ahead to start again from june i, but there will be no fans in stadiums for a long time, with no date set for when theyll be allowed to reopen. Elite sport is given the go ahead to start again and widespread frost for england and wales, parts of scotland could see snow. Details later. Its tuesday may the 12th. Our top story. Borisjohnson has defended his plans to relax the lockdown rules in england at a faster rate than the rest of the uk. The government has issued guidance to try to clear up some of the confusion that has surrounded the proposals. In england from tomorrow people can go outdoors as often as they want and can meet with one person from another household in a public space as long as social distancing is respected. If you cant work from home the advice is to go back to work from tomorrow. Guidance on how public transport can cope will be issued later today. In a new development for
But businesses will be asked to pick up some of the costs. The World Health Organisation says the americas are now driving the pandemic and some countries failed to take its warnings about the disease seriously. The world pays tributes to the foot soldiers in scrubs battling covid 19 for International Nurses day. Welcome. Lets start in the us, where the scientist leading the response to coronavirus has warned the senate of serious consequences if the country opens up too soon. Dr Anthony Fauci said there could be new spikes of covid 19 and conceded the number of deaths is likely to be higher than the offical number. Heres a little of what he had to say. Some areas cities, states or what have you jump over those various checkpoints and prematurely open up without having the capability of being able to respond effectively and efficiently. My concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks, so therefore i have been very clear in my message to try to the b
Good eving from new york. Im chris hayes. Even as donald trump and the white house try to consign the coronavirus, were over that, were on to other things. As they tell people to go out, get back to work and throw their bodies on the live grenade that is the coronavirus, Donald Trumps own government knows thats not the case. The virus is very much not over. A report obtained by nbc news and compiled by the white houses Pandemic Task force shows this. Coronavirus rates are spiking in heartland community. The report details how ten top areas record ed surges of 72. 4 or greater, including nashville, tennessee, des moines, iowa, and central city, kentucky. This unreleased report is, of course, at odds with the president and what hes telling americans. Yesterday, he said all throughout the country the numbers are coming down rapidly. The data, this data shows its not the case. While true in the aggregate the numbers are trending down, there are places throughout the country that are likely
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 top us health advisor, and a key member of the white houses coronavirus taskforce, has warned that lifting restrictions too soon could lead to further spikes in cases. Dr Anthony Fauci said the country did not have total control of the outbreak. His message is at odds with that of President Trump, who is keen to get the economy going again. Nick bryant reports from new york washington continues to look like a scene from some dystopian drama. This, the still surreal sight of senators donning face masks for a hearing on covid 19. One senior democrat resembling a bandit from the wild west. The key voice was americas top pandemic official, Anthony Fauci, who strongly warned about the dangers of reopening too quickly a message for the country, a message for his boss, donald trump. If that occurs, there is a real risk that you will trigg