Now on bbc news, coronavirus life in lockdown. Hello, im victoria derbyshire. Welcome to the latest in our special programme of the world in lockdown, as billion around the world adapt to life at home because of coronavirus. Well start in brazil. Ana terra athayde is a video journalist who lives in copacabana. Her ancestors are from the amazon, where hundreds of thousands of Indigenous People have closed access to their lands against the threat of covid 19. Shes been following their plight. The United States currently has more than four times as many confirmed cases of coronavirus as any other country. To understand the impact lockdown is having on the lives of people across the country, the bbcs online team have Young American photographers to document their story. Heres maddie, a University Student in ohio. Hi, my name is madeleine hordinski. Im 22 and right now im living in cincinnati with my little sister, sabina, and my parents. I have been thinking a lot this week about where ohi
Thousands of jobs. Virus deaths surge in brazil it now has the second highest toll in the world. Londons top Police Officer tells those planning to join anti racism protests today to stay off the streets amid a warning that far right groups could try to disrupt events. In an interview with the bbc, the dalai lama, the leader of tibetan buddhism says hes been inspired by the compassions shown during the coronavirus crisis. No footguards, no carriage ride and no flypast how the queens official birthday will be a socially distanced celebration at Windsor Castle today. Coming up, well be live in windsor with highlights of a special military parade to mark the official birthday of her majesty the queen. But first on bbc news, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid i9 has changed their lives. Welcome to coronavirus your stories, a programme about how covid i9 is changing the lives of people around the world.
Of people on nhs waiting lists could double to 10 million by the end of january. The nhs confederation, which represents all nhs trusts, is concerned about challenges ahead as hospitals try to restart treatments that have been put on hold. Health correspondent Catherine Burns reports. A Birthday Party in lockdown is never the best, butjock needs an operation because he is deaf. Cochlear implant. What does that mean . It means i hear better. His family were hoping he would have the surgery before he turned five. So his operation was cancelled pretty much the day before surgery, and it wasjust before lockdown. The news for us was really, really devastating. Every week, every month that goes by, he is getting older and the outcomes will not be as good. The nhs braced itself for coronavirus, partly by cancelling routine surgery. Now, a prediction that four Million People on waiting lists in england could turn to 10 million by early next year assuming theres no serious second wave. The nhs
track and trace system aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus is working well in england. However, new figures show tracers failed to get in touch with a third resources, i guess, because it is tribal governments of the people they were chasing. That were heres our health editor, hugh pym. Talking about and different tribal governments . If you test positive, nhs test and trace will contact you to trace people you might have infected. Testing and tracing is vital to prevent future coronavirus outbreaks developing. A new system for england was launched two weeks ago. Now we have some details of how its working. In the first week, two thirds of those testing positive handed over details of people they had so, you knew already that theres recently been in contact with. A situation with underlying save lives. Health conditions, problems for native american communities, and yet when it comes to Something Like are you a bit concerned that coronavirus, this isnt somewhere where the federa
The brother of george floyd, whose death in Police Custody in minneapolis has ignited anti racism protests around the world, has called for meaningful changes in american policing. Philonise floyd told a congressional hearing his brothers death did not have to be in vain. Democrats have introduced legislation on Police Reforms in congress. The british Prime Minister has announced an easing of lockdown restrictions for single people, but only in england. From saturday, theyll be able to form support bubbles with one other household, allowing them to stay at each others homes without social distancing. Authorties in the indian capital delhi have warned that Coronavirus Infections in the city could shoot up to more than 500,000 by the end ofjuly. They say the city would need 80,000 hospital beds by that time, compared with its current capacity ofjust 9,000. Health experts in england are warning that the number of people on nhs waiting lists could double to 10 million
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