Brazils president whos consistently played down the severity of the virus has made it compulsory to wear masks in public. But Jair Bolsonaro has vetoed their use in shops, schools and churches. At ten oclock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives. Welcome to coronavirus your stories, a programme about how at the Lasting Impact onmedics on the frontline the tiredness, even the trauma, created by dealing with relentless crisis. Later well hear from a spanish lung doctor who got covid 19, got sick, and carried on treating her patients from quarantine. What has that done to her . We begin with what its like to be a first responder. When new york city became americas first virus epicentre, it staggered under the weight of infections and called in extra paramedics from outside, including melroy dcosta, from middl
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. A major easing of the coronavirus lockdown comes into effect in england, with pubs, restaurants, hotels, and cinemas all able to re open. Some hairdressers in england have been open since midnight businesses will have to have new rules and procedures in place. A local lockdown comes into force in the city of leicester. Hospitality businesses arent allowed to open and social gatherings and overnight stays are banned. Seven Police Officers have been injured after they attempted to break up an Illegal Party in west london. President trump has launched a blistering attack on anti racism demonstrators, accusing them of trying to erase americas history. Now on bbc news, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives. Welcome to coronavirus your stories, a programme about how covid 19 is affecting the lives of people around the world. Im Philippa Thomas
Imposed by china, its been announced that up to 3 million residents could be granted rights to live and work in the uk. Nearly 400 people were arrested most for public order offences some face, potentially, a life sentence for calling for independence. Early official results suggest that voters will overwhelmingly approve Vladimir Putins push to change the russian constitution allowing him to stay in power until 2036. Russian constitution allowing him to stay in power unti12036. It suggests a 3 1 power majority but is printed critics call it a power grab. The white house denies reports that donald trump was never told about a bounty on american soldiers in afghanistan. About a bounty on american soldiers in afghanistan. Like many countries, the uk tried to provide Financial Support to people who were not able to work during the coronavirus lockdown, principally through a furlough scheme. But as the economy here starts to open up again, struggling companies are starting to cutjobs. In t
The headlines the british socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court in the United States after being charged with helping the late paedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls. She has previously denied wrongdoing, as well as any knowledge of epsteins crimes. One of hong kongs leading pro democracy campaigners has fled the territory, following chinas introduction of sweeping new security powers. After britains offer of a pathway to citizenship for holders of a National Overseas passport, beijing has called on the United Kingdom to stop interfering in its domestic affairs. The uk is relaxing its quarantine policy for passengers arriving in england from countries judged to be lower risk. Initially germany, france, spain and italy are covered with a more comprehensive register of cleared nations expected to follow. Schools in england
will return full time and at full capacity in september. The plans are based on keeping year groups separate from each o
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Im martine croxall. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The number of confirmed cases now stands at over one Million People. Experts say over 50,000 people have died, with the number of reported cases doubling in the past week. Italys death toll has passed 13,000, and spains reported over 1,000 deaths in a single day, to take its total to 10,000. The United States is the third worst hit country, with over 5,000 fatalities. With nearly a quarter of a million cases in the us, new york has seen over half the countrys deaths. Here in the uk, the Health Secretary announced plans to carry out 100,000 tests every day in england by the end of the month. It was also announced that 569 more people have died in the past 2a hours, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 2,921. Heres our Global Health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, on how medical staff are trying to cope with the