From coronavirus in the world. More than 20,000 people have now died. Pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peters basilica. And the Legendary British motor racing driver, sir stirling moss, has died aged 90. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The number of people whove died in the uk from coronavirus, has passed 10,000. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, said this is a sombre day, that reinforced why the public must adhere to social distancing rules. It comes after one of the governments Senior Scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. 737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. But that number doesnt include deaths in care homes or in the community. In other developments, the british Prime Minister Boris John
With the highest numbers of deaths from coronavirus in the world, more than 20,000 people have now died. Pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peters basilica. And the Legendary British motor racing driver, sir stirling moss, has died aged 90. In about ten minutes, itll be time for the film review. But first, were showing a special programme coronavirus what you need to know. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im annita mcveigh. Stay with us over the next 30 minutes as we share the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. Well 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 bbcs Reality Check Team will bust more of the myths about coronavirus. And a reminder that there is further advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area on the bbc
Turns each human tragedy into a statistic. Every person lost in this pandemic is a life cut short, family and friends bereft. And that toll is today expected to reach a grim milestone of more than 10,000. 0n saturday, the uk recorded 917 new coronavirus deaths, taking the total hospital deaths to 9875. A stalling in recent days in the number of new infections has provided a glimmer of hope, but its still too soon to conclude that the lockdown has finally curb the spread of this virus. I do hope that we are coming close to the number of new infections reducing. And in a week or two the number of people needing hospital reducing, and tragically in a couple of weeks time, the number of deaths plateauing and then starting to come down. But yes, the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst, if not the worst affected country in europe. But this morning the government said it has stood by the actions it is taking to fight the virus. It has stood by the actions it is taking to fight the v
People have now died. Pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peters basilica. And the Legendary British motor racing driver sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The number of people whove died in the uk from coronavirus has passed 10,000. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, said this is a sombre day, that reinforced why the public must adhere to social distancing rules. It comes after one of the governments Senior Scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. 737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. But that number doesnt include deaths in care homes or in the community. In other developments, the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital after being treate
Of life in a time of death. And the Legendary British motor racing driver, sir Stirling Moss, has died aged 90. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were in the uk and around the world. Covering all of the coronavirus were covering all of the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. In the past few moments the european death toll has a capacity 5000 with spain announcing their latest casualties. The number of dead air has risen by 619 in the past 2a hours taking the total number of deaths to 16,972. Here one of the governments most senior advisers has warned the uk is likely to be one of the worst, if not the worst, affected countries in europe by the coronavirus pandemic. It comes as uk debts are expected to pass pass 10,000 today. We will find out the figures later today. The leader of the comments Jacob Rees Mogg says parliament will return on april the 21st. It is expected to reconvene using Technology Rather than in the usual way. Els