everyone fifiyr mfr. Nab air. All applause for everyone helping at the National Effort to save lives and keep the country going during these extraordinary times. That is it from us for now, i will be back with the latest at 10pm. Goodbye. Youre watching outside source on bbc news. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson has left intensive care after positive steps in his treatment for coronavirus. In a statement downing street said, the Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery. He is in extremely good spirits. we will have the latest outside the hospital where the Prime Minister star has now been moved out of intensive care. We wish him all the
best. They confirm number of cases in uk arejust over 60,000. 881 deaths reported, this wasjust over the past 2a hours and this is the third day in a row with such high numbers here in the uk. 0n tuesday, there were nearly 800 death
This is bbc news, im clive myrie. Well be bringing you todays downing street News Conference shortly, with the latest on the battle against coronavirus, but first our top stories. The number of people who have died a leading government scientific adviser says the outbreak in britain may be the worst in the region. The uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst, if not the worst affected country in europe. The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, leaves hospital to continue his recovery a week after he was admitted, following his testing positive for coronavirus. I have today left hospital after a week in which the nhs has saved my life. No question. No question. Spains daily death toll from the coronavirus rises by 619,
having fallen for three days in a row. The us overtakes italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world more than 20,000 people have now died. In his easter message, pope francis has delivered a prayer for those affected by the pandemic that has k
Today at 5pm battling to contain the coronavirus theres a shortage of protective clothing and masks worldwide, as the numbers of people infected continues to rise. On board a cruiseliner quarantined in yokohama, a british man is one of more than 60 people to have contracted the virus. One of whom is a friend of ours, on honeymoon, who has been, who was going to be split from his wife, you know, on honeymoon. Ill be speaking to a professor of Infectious Disease, who has been working with the World Health Organisation. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A gp who committed 90 sexual assaults on female patients has been given three life sentences, with a minimum term of 15 years. I have made this decision, which is essential for i have made this decision, which is essentialfor me, i have made this decision, which is essential for me, and i have made this decision, which is essentialfor me, and essentialfor my head, and that is principally the reason that ive done this. Phillip schofi
A historic day in the global fight against coronavirus 90 year old Margaret Keenan is the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Vaccine outside trials. So begins the biggest Vaccination Campaign in the history of the nhs. Were live across the uk as hundreds follow in margarets footsteps. Id say, go for it. Go for it because its free and its the best thing thats ever happened. At the moment. So do, please go for it, thats all i say, you know . If i can do it, so can you. It was really, really emotional. I cant tell you just how much emotion there was in that vaccination centre. This is a truly historic day, a turning point in this pandemic. Its being dubbed v day but along with the celebrations theres a note of caution. I urge people to contain their inpatience. Their impatience. Its a very, very exciting moment but theres still a lot of work to be done and a lot of discipline to be maintained. Well have all the latest as the Vaccination Programme gets under way. Also this lun
The government insists borisjohnson is still very much in charge despite being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. The Prime Minister, whos been ill for ten days and has worked while in self isolation, will be back as soon as possible, says a cabinet colleague. I hope, we all do, that he has a speedy recovery and can get back to number 10 speedy recovery and can get back to numberio and take speedy recovery and can get back to number 10 and take charge in the way that he would want to. Well be asking how challenging it will be for the Prime Minister to continue in his work from his hospital bed. Also this lunchtime. Scotlands chief medical officer, Catherine Calderwood, resigns after making two trips to her second home, against her own lockdown advice. Continued concern that sunny weather is making people Linger Longer outside than absolutely necessary when going to exercise. A sharp spike in calls to a national
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