A new hospital which can treat 4,000 covid 19 patients opens today at the excel centre in london. In the us, authorities in new york city and los angeles advise people to wear face masks when theyre outdoors, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. After strong criticism, the governments emergency loans scheme for businesses struggling to survive has been revamped to make it easier for firms to access loans and premier league clubs will meet via video later to discuss a possible restart date and the issue of footballers wages as pressure mounts on top players to take a wage cut during the virus crisis. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. Questions are beginning to mount about how the government can achieve its new aim for coronavirus testing increasing it ten fold. The governments new goal follows growing criticism of borisjohnsons team for failing to test frontline nhs staff enough. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has this morning acknowledged that i
In today’s newsletter: Uncertainty surrounds the country’s succession and foreign policy after a shocking crash which killed the president and six others