This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world hard times ahead President Trump tells americans to brace themselves, as the countrys death toll surpasses that of china. This is going to be a very painful, very, very painful two weeks. The British Government admits it has to do more to facilitate testing for covid 19, with only a fraction if its daily target currently being met. When even a handshake makes news why russias president finds himself at the centre of coronavirus concerns. Saving lives or an invasion of privacy . We look at the surveillance tools being used to track potential cases of the virus. We start with the latest coronavirus developments from around the world. Deaths have accelerated in the us and uk, while italy and spain continue to record high fatality rates. The United States has now declared 3,415 coronavirus deaths, meaning it has overtaken china. Only italy and spain have a higher death toll. In the uk the figures are also
And now on bbc news, Annita Mcveigh has more information and Health Advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im Annita Mcveigh. Stay with us as we share the latest information, Health Advice and reports about the coronavirus. Well show you exactly what scientists think of the virus covid 19 is and ask how close are we to a vaccine . And a reminder that theres further advice and information about the pandemic on the bbc news website. But first, this coronavirus may be dominating headlines around the world and changing the lives of hundreds of millions of people but what exactly do we know about covid 19 . And how close are we to a vaccine . The bbcsjim reed reports. Sars cov 2 is the technical name for the virus that causes covid 19. Its part of the coronavirus family one of at least six that can affect humans. Were in the amazing position today where we can get the genetic code of a virus really quickly, and it turns out
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