And in care homes, the latest figures show more than 11,500 deaths linked to the virus since the beginning of march. In the us President Trump repeats his claim that hes taking an anti malaria drug to ward off coronavirus, despite the opposition of health officials. And a very rare upside of the past few months the world has seen a dramatic improvement in air quality. And in the sport on bbc news theres been six positive tests for coronavirus from three premier league clubs, as the top flight prepares to resume in june. Good evening. We start tonight with the chancellors sombre warning about the prospects for the uk economy, in the wake of the pandemic. Rishi sunak says its not obvious there will be an immediate bounceback once lockdown restrictions are eased more fully, and it could take some time for the economy to get back to normal. His warning came as the latest figures showed the number of people claiming benefits for being out of work had soared in april the first full month of
The number of people claiming Unemployment Benefits in the ukjumps to its highest level in almost 2a years. The figures for april, the first full month of lockdown, show a 70 rise in claims, as the chancellor warns that unemployment will rise sharply. It is not obvious there will be an immediate bounce back as it takes time for people to get back to the habits that they had. The extent of the impact on human life has become clearer today with 55,000 excess deaths recorded in the uk since the start of march. More than 11,000 people have died in care homes in britain during that time as the goverments criticised for not acting fast enough. 0ne positive effect of lockdown the biggest fall
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