I can work from home and i think we should if it means that the infection rate remains low. So, i think we need to do everything. I feel sorry for people with parents and children, being stuck at home. In scotland, the first minister Nicola Sturgeon goes further from tomorrow people will not be allowed to visit each others homes. By acting early and substantially, we hope these new measures will be in place for a shorter period than would be the case if we waited longer to act. As plans for fans to return to stadiums are put on hold, sports clubs call for emergency funding. And the coronavirus death toll in the United States has now passed 200,000 the worst hit country in the world. The Prime Minister has further tightened restrictions across england to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. Borisjohnson told mps the country is at a perilous turning point and that now is the time to act. He said the measures are likely to last for the next six months. They include reversing government
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A german air ambulance carrying russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has taken off from russias omsk airport. It is heading to berlin where hes to receive treatment there after falling into a coma. Lightning strikes spark several hundred more wildfires in california including some of the biggest ever seen in the state. Protestors in belarus form a human chain across the capital, as the Opposition Leader tells the bbc the campaign against the president goes on. Just we have no right to step back now because. If not not, well be slaves. The World Health Organisation says the pandemic could be over in two years could volunteers choosing to get infected play a part. Hello and welcome to bbc news im aaron safir. We start in russia where an hour ago a german air ambulance carrying russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny took off from siberias omsk airport. It is heading to berlin where he will undergo
This is bbc news, im aaron safir. Our top stories. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been driven out of hospital in siberia and is expected to travel by air ambulance to germany he remains in a coma the governor of california says lightning strikes have sparked several hundred more wildfires including some of the biggest ever seen in the state. A human chain across the capital in belarus, the latest protest against the president , as the Opposition Leader tells the bbc she won t give up. We have no right to step back now because if not not, we will be slaves. And swifts gift why a london student is celebrating her taylor made donation. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We start in russia where in the past half hour News Agencies citing eyewitness accounts say the seriously ill opposition politician Alexy Navalny has been driven out of hospital. His spokeswoman says an air ambulance will take him to germany for treatment. His supporters say he was intentionally poisoned and they
Here are the headlines. A breathing aid that can help keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care has been created in less than seven days, and if trials are successful is expected to go into production next week. A week after strict measures were introduced, englands deputy chief medical officer warns it could be at least six months before life in the uk returns to normal. Boris johnson announces 20,000 former nhs workers have returned to the Health Service to help with the crisis. One thing i think Coronavirus Crisis has already proved is there really thank you to everybody who has now coming back into the nhs in such huge numbers. Doctors and nurses, its the most amazing thing. Spain tightens its coornavirus lockdown even further as the death toll continues to rise. All nonessential workers are told, stay at home. President trump extends federal coronavirus restrictions, to the end of april as a leading government expert predicts 200,000 americans could die. Australia tightens i
Thank you ever so much, liz. On the latter pa rt thank you ever so much, liz. On the latter part of your questions, a few weeks ago much of a debate was about ventilators and the need for more ventilators. There was concerns about the Health Service as to whether the Health Service would be able to cope. What you saw was a National Effort to make sure that we had enough ventilators and what you are seeing in terms of ppe is very much a National Effort to make sure we do that. We recognise we need to be backing up though so many amazing people, not just within be backing up though so many amazing people, notjust within the Health Service but more broadly right across the country. We need the right levels of ppe and we are going to do everything we can do to deliver them. We recognise they are doing an incredibly importantjob and every part of government and every pa rt and every part of government and every part of the nation is doing everything it can do to meet that. Jenny, i am every