Restrictions there will continue. More than 9 million workers are the government target to reach expected to be furloughed under the 100,000 tests per day by the end of the month labelled a stretch. A governmentsJob Retention expected to be furloughed under the governments Job Retention scheme. Spain records a further rise in representative of the Francis Crick deaths. More than 14,500 have died institute explain how his Research Unit is upping the numbers when it there. Life in wuhan, the chinese comes to testing but the 100,000 figure is ambitious. About three city where that pandemic began, weeks ago we decided at the francis sta rts city where that pandemic began, starts to return to normal as some Crick Institute that testing would restrictions are lifted. In other be important, but it particularly news, just breaking, a lorry driver testing of Health Care Staff would from Northern Ireland pleads guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people, be critical, from duke and we including one
Keep it going. Good evening. We are at the special retirement home for all 94 residents of turned out tonight for a very special rendition of the national anthem. The average age is around 85 in the oldest person is 94 years old. They have reworked the national anthem, especially for tonight so they can think not only the nhs, but also the care system as well. Theres been so much in the news this week. All of these people are out to say thank you, not only to the nhs, but also to the doctors and the nhs, but also to the doctors and the nurses in the care was the look after them here. Day in, the nurses in the care was the look afterthem here. Day in, day the nurses in the care was the look after them here. Day in, day out in this Residential Care home in their messages, the nhs in the care home system, thank you for everything. Welcome. Number 23 here, you can see townsend and richard orchestral musicians that are leading this street and a great rendition of over the rainbow down the r
App which will be trialled on the isle of wight, people will be asked to download it, and then when they develop symptoms, they put that into the app which then alerts anyone they have had close contact with thatis they have had close contact with that is deemed at risk. I think we will hear about privacy assurances, because clearly it would contain a lot of personal information, but from what i understand, it works by people having a randomised anonymous id, so the government would never know who we are or where we are, and i think there will be a lot of assurance about that, because they are keen to get as many people as possible using the app, if it does work in the isle of wight and is launched nationally, they want lots of people using it. And we know that a few weeks ago, everybody was worried that the nhs would be overwhelmed by coronavirus, and thats when those nightingale Field Hospitals were set up in just a few days. But now we are hearing that the one in Londons Excel Centr
You are watching bbc news. Were covering all the latest lets hear what was said coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. At todays downing street briefing earlier today. World leaders from 30 countries it was led by the health and social pledge 8 billion to help develop care secretary, matt hancock. A Coronavirus Vaccine at an online summit. President of the Eu Commission calls good afternoon and welcome to the it the start of unprecedented global co operation. Downing street coronavirus daily briefing. Im joined by the partners are many, the goal is one, to defeat this virus. Downing street coronavirus daily briefing. Imjoined by the downing street coronavirus daily briefing. Im joined by the deputies medical officer and byjohn newton, oui medical officer and byjohn newton, our coordinator for testing. I want to update you with the latest plans for our programme of test, track and trace, how were going to use this massive testing capability that we have built order to ge
Its believed 1 in 400 outside of hospitals and care homes have caught covid 19. Lets go, well start cutting at 12 01, so come on in. People queue at midnight for much needed haircuts, as new zealand reopens thousands of businesses at the end of lockdown. When tiers are in your eyes. And the hospital choir whose bridge over troubled water got a shout out from paul simon. Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one and the bbc news channel ahead of the daily downing street coronavirus update. The government has announced that a further 428 people have died with the virus in the uk bringing the total number of deaths in hospitals and the Wider Community to 33,614 people. The news comes as Scientists Say a new blood test, which detects whether someone has had coronavirus, is a major step forward. The test looks for antibodies which could indicate some immunity to covid 19 in the future. It was approved last night by Public Health england, and ministers say they want to roll it out as