Ways about it. And its had to pay out almost £1 million of public money to its own disabled employees. The dwp is constantly paying out tribunal claims around disability, someone tribunal claims around disability, someone ought to be asking the question, is something fundamentally wrong going on here . Wales, home to 57 year old harry calcott a nd wales, home to 57 year old harry calcott and his family. Whats that over there . Wheres that . Anglesey. Anglesey, yeah. Like nearly 8 Million People of working age in the uk, barry is disabled. It was lovely, sitting on the wall, the anglesey wall. Barry has been diagnosed with a serious panic and anxiety disorder. At times it can get so bad it can trigger life threatening asthma attacks. Im a chronic asthmatic and ive always suffered from stress and anxiety. Anxiety can make you sort of panicky and bring on an asthma attack. The attacks that come on suddenly and violently are the ones you can die from. For over 30 years, barry worked in fi
Now have enough tests to be testing those people in Critical Condition in hospital is. We need the test that will tell if you have got it now, and the new test which will come on stream soon to say whether you have had it. 16,000 staff may be needed when the newly converted Nightingale Hospital in east london reaches capacity. President trump warns the us to expect a rough two weeks and to stick to social distancing saying its a matter of life and death. Italy mourns the thousands of victims of its coronavirus outbreak as some question whether doctors have been given the necessary equipment. The prince of wales who has himself recovered from coronavirus sends a message of support particularly to older people. None of us can say when this will end, but end it will. Until it does, let us try and live with hope and with faith in ourselves and each other, look forward to better times to come. Hello and welcome to a bbc news special on the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. We
Care staff are going to have to make difficult decisions about who should be admitted because there may not be enough staff, beds or ventilators. This professor, who is coordinating the network of icus in italys lombardy region, is warning that the uk must get ready. What happened to us is like a bomb which exploded. So they have to be ready to take care of a huge number of patients, and a number of patients that is growing day by day and that can certainly exceed the capacity of icu admission of any health care system, no matter how efficient and modern it is. Also this morning, well be talking to two of the 140 brits whove been stuck on a cruise ship off the coast of california. Because of coronavirus. One word, nightmare. We have just been confined to our cabin since thursday. Luckily we can get outside because we have a balcony, unlike other passengers. Not a lot we can do. The cabin is very small, probably 12 paces up and down it, so you cant really do anything. No exercise, nothi
Social care officials in the uk deliver a scathing assessment of the governments handling of the pandemic in a leaked letter they describe the distribution of protective kit for carers as shambolic. And the 99 year old war veteran captain tom moore completes 100 laps of his garden before turning 100 himself raising over £12 million for the nhs. Im surrounded by the right sort of people, so yes, i feel fine. I hope youre all feeling fine too. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. And here, the uk Health Secretary says everyone can see it is too early to make changes to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Matt hancock says a formal decision will be announced this afternoon. The Opposition Labour Party says it will back the government, but is asking for more clarity on how and when the lockdown will end. Well, as the number of people whove died rises, tributes have been paid to a
It is vital that our collective efforts of focused on preventing the disaster of eight second spike. We must remain cautious to because the public and now well used to hearing grand announcements from the Prime Minister only to u turn on them days later. Botched test and trace its system, wasted millions of taxpayers money in the process too. This is why it is essential that the next steps are solely directed by the science rather than political pressures, so send the science rather than political pressures, so send the Prime Minister confirmed that it will publish notjust minister confirmed that it will publish not just the minister confirmed that it will publish notjust the conclusions but the full review on social distancing measures in the scientific advice given. We know that a review of quarantine measures following foreign travel net was due next week. Can the Prime Minister confirmed any review on air bridges will be based on Public Health assessment is not economic assessments