At 10pm Sophie Raworth will be here with a full round up of the days news. But first, coronavirus what you need to know. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Stay with us over the next 30 minutes as we share the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. We will take you into an intensive care unit in a London Hospital to show what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients who have severe cases of covid 19. Plus chris morris from the Reality Check Team will bust more myths about coronavirus and a reminder that there is further advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area on the bbc news website. First, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has put Health Services in some countries under immense pressure through the sheer scale of people requiring specialist treatment. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh and cameraman adam walker got exclusive access to an intensive care ward at University College hospital in Central London to give us this rare in
In here, weve got a mixture, from people in their 40s to their 70s, a lot of them have high Blood Pressure and diabetes or a bit of respiratory disease. But some of them who are coming through are young and fit. The patients here have severe pneumonia, inflammation of the lungs. They must be heavily sedated while on a ventilator a machine which takes over their breathing. Hello and welcome to patients can spend two weeks like this. Many drugs are being tested but there is, as yet, no proven treatment for coronavirus. This bbc news special. So its oxygen and. . 0rgan support, and amazing nursing care, really. One thing that helps is turning the patients onto their front. It increases the oxygen getting into their lungs. What seems like a simple procedure takes time. And lots of pairs of hands. 0k, everyone all right . More of the myths about coronavirus. And a reminder that there is further yep. Advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area ready, steady. 90. With ventilat
Overwhelming. We had to adapt to a new change, so fast. It feels like a tsunami. The government is handing out 300,000 Smart Devices stop there are huge digital gaps to fill, even in this tech savvy country. This charity is delivering food parcels to make sure children from low income households can focus on school work and they are offering tech support including free wi fi to thousands. Translation when i talk to the parents, they are less worried about the access to Smart Devices and more worried about whether the kids will be able to learn properly by themselves. The fear is that some students will be left behind in an already tough education system. The government admits this is an experiment but in admits this is an experiment but in a time when normal life has become a distant dream, this is as close as stu d e nts distant dream, this is as close as students can get, for now. Laura bicker, bbc news. Now on bbc news its the coronavirus newscast, hello and welcome to this bbc news
Options to end the lockdown belgium sets out a detailed plan to relax restrictions. And we cant go to the zoo at the moment but weve got the next best thing a virtual tour round Edinburgh Zoo courtesy of its keepers. The number of people known to have died from coronavirus in the uk has now passed 20,000. Britains home secretary priti patel says the entire nation is grieving after passing a tragic and terrible milestone. But the figure 20,319 people doesnt include deaths in care homes or the community in england and Northern Ireland. The latest figures showed another 813 deaths were registered across the united kingdom. The home secretary said the current restrictions were likely to remain in place for now, and that it was essential people followed the guidelines on social distancing. Britain is only one of five countries to have passed above 20,000 deaths from the virus, behind the united states, italy, spain and france. It comes as the world health 0rganization says people who have r
Scotlands first minister says its time to have a grown up conversation over when to relax rules on social distancing. In south korea, no new reported deaths from covid 19 in a 2k hour period for the first time in over a month. And the bbcs big night in raises more than £27 million for those affected by the pandemic, with the return of some much loved comedy characters and a very familiar face. Have you seen anything good on tv . Its hell without eastenders. They tell me tiger king is rather good. Yes, i tend to avoid shows on royalty. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in the uk and globally. First to england, where teachers, supermarket workers and delivery drivers are among up to ten million essential workers and their households, who will be able to book a test from today, to tell them whether they have the coronavirus. All key workers will be able to register for a test on the governments websit