A little higher tomorrow. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines the british Prime Minister warns the National Health service could soon be overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. Borisjohnson urges people to make the heroic and collective National Effort to slow the spread of the virus. He cautions against visiting loved ones on mothers day. Nhs england writes to 1. 5 Million People, who are most at risk, strongly advising them not to go out for 12 weeks to protect themselves. More than a billion people in india are under a 14 hour long curfew to try to limit the epidemic. In europe, italy edges closer to complete shutdown. Spain races to create more space to treat the sick after the number of deaths rises by a third. And in america, one in five people are ordered to stay at home as state authorities struggle to control the pandemic. Before the papers, a full round up on sport from the bbc sport centre. Heres richard ascomb. Good morning. With most professional sporting events postpone
And quite sharp frost once again. The only exception being the north and west, where this thick cloud is approaching. With the wind light as well we might see some mist and fog. Heading into monday, some showers for the Channel Islands as well. Quite a sharp frost as we approach monday morning. Yes, a chilly start but we should lose the easterly wind weve seen through the weekend and so temperatures will lift more readily. Well see increasingly hazy sunshine for Northern Ireland and scotland with this weather front and some patchy rain coming to the highlands and the islands. Here with the strengthening wind, touching gale force, it will temper our temperatures. But most will see 12 and 13 and on the east coast, where its been so chilly, double figures. One or two showers for the Channel Islands. That rain will hang around for the north west of scotland, and a met Office Warning is in force here. It will push south to scotland and Northern Ireland on wednesday. Hello this is bbc news.
Heres our health correspondent, richard galpin. The streets across this country are now quieter, this following increasingly urgent calls from the government for people to stay at home. Even the churches are closed, and this is mothering sunday. And now, the government is implementing even more stringent measures to protect 1. 5 Million People who are most at risk. Effectively putting them into a 12 week lockdown. Most at risk. Effectively putting them into a 12 week lockdownm most at risk. Effectively putting them into a 12 week lockdown. If you are one of these into videos, i understand he would be very worried. We wouldnt have done this lightly. We wouldnt have done this lightly. We are doing this because it is absolutely critical to save lives. At the same time, we will be setting out to you how we are going to help them so they might be staying at home for a long time but they should not feel alone. Is a 1. 5 Million People who will receive letters or Text Messages in the coming d
Coronavirus in the country to 233. Islands in the stream. And in other news, the American Country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. Good evening, youre watching bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. Well have the latest on the coronavirus worldwide, and we start in italy, where nearly 800 people have died within the past 2a hours from the virus. Its by far the worst single day total worldwide since the pandemic began, and it brings the total number of deaths in italy to 4,825. Bbc World Service europe editor danny aberhard reports. The danny aberhard reports. Figures are frightening. 0 average the figures are frightening. 0n average one coronavirus patient is dying in italy every two minutes. That is despite nearly two weeks of lockdown in the worst affected regions. The Northern Region of lombardy is especially hard hit including one of its cities, bergamo. Lorries have had to help transport its dead cemeteries and crematoria elsewhere. The head of
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