We now bring a special programme with Annie Mcveigh looking at the effo rts with Annie Mcveigh looking at the efforts in the fight against coronavirus looking at information and advice from the experts. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im annita mcveigh. Stay with us as we share the latest information, we ta ke we take you into an intensive care unitand a we take you into an intensive care unit and a hospital and let it show you what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients who have severe cases of covid 19. Les chris morris from the bbcs Reality Check Team will bust more of the myths that have sprung up more of the myths that have sprung up about the coronavirus, and a reminder that theres further advice news and information about coronavirus on bbc news website. But first, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has been Health Services in some countries under immense pressure through the sheer scale of people requiring specialist treatment. 0ur medical correspond
And now, it is time for coronavirus, what you need to know. Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. Im victoria derbyshire. Annita mcveigh. Stay with us over the next half an hour as we share the next half an hour as we share the latest information on the coronavirus outbreak. We take you into an intensive Care Hospital in london to show you what doctors are confronted with as they face cases with severe coronavirus. Plus, chris morris of the bbcs reality check tea m morris of the bbcs Reality Check Team bust more of the myths that have sprung up around the virus. And a reminder that there is further advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area on the bbc news website. But first, the dramatic spread of the pandemic has put Health Services 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 one intensive care ward in university couegein intensi
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
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
The drama today. Jon . Reporter diane, the white house and Senate Republicans appear to be on a collision course with some prominent republicans dead set against the president s leading candidate for secretary of state. Talk about a test of diplomatic skills, susan rice on capitol hill meeting with republicans determined to stop her from becoming secretary of state. Rice herself asked for the meetings, but the effort to smooth things over didnt exactly work. The senators demanded answers on why she tied the attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya, to an antimuslim video. They didnt like what they heard. The concerns i have are greater today than they were before, and were not even close to getting the basic answers. It is clear that the information that she gave the American People was incorrect. Reporter the president hasnt yet decided who hell nominate to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, but rice is the leading candidate. If i think that she would be the best p