Where he was staying. Massive forest fires in the Arctic Circle. We have a special report on the blazes moving across siberia. We start with coronavirus and figures from the World Health Organization showing that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe now exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. The un body has also warned of alarming rates of transmission across the region. It came as the uk government announced almost 3 00 new infections on thursday. To help prevent the spread of the virus, almost two Million People living in the north east of england will be subjected to tougher restrictions from friday. Spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2000 were in the madrid region, which is planning targeted lockdowns. And in france 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday the highest single day count since the pandemic began. Well have a report from our correspondent in marseille, a new french virus hotsp
And russian opera singer Anna Netrebko is admitted to hospital with coronavirus. The number of officially recorded coronavirus cases across the globe has climbed above 30 million. According to figures from Johns Hopkins university, in the us, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. The worst affected countries remain the united states, india and brazil. But theres been a surge in positive tests across europe in recent weeks. Figures from the World Health Organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Well, lets look at some European Countries spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2,000 were in the madrid region, which is planning targeted lockdowns. In france, 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday marking the highest single day count since the pandemic began. In the uk, t
Another add in some sunshine, another please nt add in some sunshine, another pleasant september day. This is bbc news the september surge, the World Health Organization warns coronavirus is spreading across europe at an alarming rate. The continent set a new record last week, with 5a,000 cases recorded in just 2a hours. The figures do reflect more comprehensive testing but weekly cases are now exceeding those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Some 10 Million People in britain are living under tighter, local restrictions, 2 million of them live in the north east where new measures will come into play at midnight tonight. Also in the programme. The fbi warns the russians are at it again. Director chris wray says theres been a concerted effort by russian proxies to undermine joe bidens campaign. More floods are forecast on the Us Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm sally leaves devastation in her wake. Hello im Christian Fraser in london and Laura Trevelyan is in washington. Cor