And Nobel Peace Prize lets return to the Northern Irish winner, has died. Politician and Nobel Peace Prize winnerjohn hume, who has died at the age of 83. A bbc investigation finds the number of deaths an architect of the northern from coronavirus in iran is nearly ireland Peace Process, he was regarded as one of the most three times higher than important figures in recent the government claims. Irish political history. Earlier, we heard from the bbcs former ireland correspondent Islamic State militants denis murray, who paid tribute in afghanistan say theyre behind an attack on a prison in the city to the life ofjohn hume. In my opinion, he wasntjust a of jalala bad thats left at least 20 dead and hundreds of prisoners giant of irish politics, he was a trying to flee. Nearly two years giant of irish politics, he was a giant of irish politics, he was a giant of uk politics and i think it on from the collapse of genoas morandi bridge, was a giant of World Politics, as killing 43 people, the italian city prepares well. As witnessed by his being to inaugurate its replacement. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with david trimble. The thing aboutjohn hume that marked him out from other politicians was this, every other politician i think i have met thinks in terms of the next manifesto, the next election or the next parliamentary term or how they get over the next issue that hello and welcome if you re they get over the next issue that they are facing. John hume is the watching in the uk or only politician i met that thought around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis in terms of five years or ten years, even 20 or 30 years. In some ways the department of health in the uk being such a political intellectual is promising new tests for coronavirus that can give in the long term didnt do his party a result in 90 minutes. As much good as it should have. But currently the majority of people as much good as it should have. But as well as being this wonderful deep awaiting tests have to wait two days to find out if they are infected thinking politician, as i say unlike with some tests taking longer. Almost half a million of the new nearly every other politician i have on the spot tests will be made ever met, he could also slug it out available to uk care homes and nhs laboratories from next week. With the best of them. I have never millions more are due to be rolled out later in the year. Seen him bested in debate. I chaired additionally, 5,000 a couple of studio debates way back dna test machines which analyse nose swabs in the 1980s between him and ian for coronavirus will be used in nhs hospitals from september. Paisley, no mean debate himself as the uk government says the new tests will help distinguish im sure everybody remembers, and between covid i9 and other seasonal illnesses. John hume ran rings round him. I the Health Secretary matt hancock remember the leader of the Alliance Says the latest testing innovations will help to break chains partiesjohn krishna of transmission quickly. Remember the leader of the Alliance Parties john krishna in, john remember the leader of the Alliance Partiesjohn krishna in, john was pa rt as our correspondent partiesjohn krishna in, john was part ofan partiesjohn krishna in, john was part of an assembly there was at the Charlotte Gallagher reports. Time. It was called the ruling devolution assembly. The unionists in the fight against coronavirus and stopping people passing it we re devolution assembly. The unionists on to others, testing is vital. Were always smirking and saying there isjohn hume off to dublin to get as orders, or there he is a way but during the pandemic, to america to get his orders. At the the government has been repeatedly challenged about its capacity to do unionists never appreciated was he so, and was sometimes unable was giving dublin the instructions. To say precisely how many he was also the first irish people had been tested. Politician to realise that america, just yesterday, officials admitted if you look for outside help, then there was a limited number the most powerful country notjust of test kits for care homes, in the world but in the meaning the july target to routinely English Speaking world could be there to help, too. I rememberjohn check all asymptomatic staff and residents has been pushed back to september. Saying that the unionists had gone now the department of health has 12 rounds withjohn hume and never laid a glove on him, which was true. Announced a deal with two companies his greatest contribution was this, based in oxford and london, to roll out kits that will provide and this is going to sound weird, but it is true, he is the first results in 90 minutes. Almost half a million tests will be person and the only person he ever available from next week across adult care settings, define what the Northern Ireland and hospitals are expected problem was and is. He said it was to receive them from september. Millions more of the tests will be three strands, relationships within Northern Ireland between protestants rolled out later in the year. And catholics, between belfast and meanwhile, 5000 dna machines, which analyse nose swabs, dublin, and the relationship between will provide 5. 8 million tests the two capitals, london and dublin. In the coming months. The test is going to be similar the good friday agreement was done on that basis. It operates to this to the tests weve had already. Day. I remember within a week of it is detecting the virus nucleic them coming up with this definition acid, but whereas in the past tests have had to be done via a swab of the problem ian paisley accepted it and and that has to be sent of the problem ian paisley accepted itand said of the problem ian paisley accepted it and said that is the definition of the problem, we can all move to a laboratory, what we now have is a test which can be done forward on that basis. No other in the place where the unionist leader could be seem to sample is being taken. Disagree with ian paisley. He is not the tests, which will go to pop up only the man who in a big way helped labs, will also be able to detect common winter illnesses such to frame the solution, he is the guy as the flu. Who defined the problem that they theres hopes more widespread we re who defined the problem that they were there to solve and you cannot testing could flag localised solve a political problem unless you outbreaks before they take hold have actually defined it. After and regional lockdowns have to be put in place. With concerns about an increase that, it was how do you keep a lid in cases in the winter, on the security and have fit for london, for dublin it was how do you and the strain that will place on the nhs, keep the rest of ireland out of it. There will be calls for even more testing across the uk. Charlotte gallagher, bbc news. Nobody had ever come up with this as weve heard, two companies definition. It has stood the test of are producing these new tests, one in oxford time. He was an extraordinary man in and the other in london. His ability to think like that and to ta ke earlier, i spoke to his ability to think like that and to take political risks. He was whats challenged by gerry adams in professor chris toumazou. About 1984 to set up at pan it is a bit larger than nationalist front with sinn fein. Of a printer cartridge. Course, john hume could not possibly we decided you could either use do that so he described gerry adams as the monkey and that he ran to the a very small nasal swab, a paediatric swab, minimally organ grinder in the shape of the invasive, or now, we are testing the saliva swab. Ira. He was brought after this room so the swab just goes in your mouth, summerfull of just a couple of swabs around various cells, then it goes into the orifice ira. He was brought after this room summer full of masked men ira. He was brought after this room summerfull of masked men in of the cartridge. Military uniforms and he said, im you then close the bung, not talking to you guys. One of the you pull out the swab, you close it, and then the viruses contained. Studio debates that i chaired, ian paisley was very angry with him for meeting the ira. He said, ifjohn and just buy a Simple Movement does that, then i can possibly talk to him again. The first thing that of a little motor, in a little box, there is a little motor, john hume said was said was, if the first step is to actually deactivate the virus. If there is virus it ian paisley takes that attitude, he gets deactivated. Will be a hypocrite. He shouted across the desk at him. It was very then, you extract from the rna difficult for ian paisley to come of the virus, purified dna. Back from that. Nobody really got john hume into a position where they and it is that purified dna could say you have gone too far with we are really interested in, republicans on one side were too far because that will then get spread with the brits on the other side. A over these little holes, remarkable balancing act. It has which are called wells, been evident for some years. He and these have a number of different covid detectors, it is has been declining for quite some time. Everyone who lived in derry the chemistry, almost like the fish would be able to tell you that he was losing his powers for a bait looking for the fish to bite considerable length of time. My it, we have the bait thoughts are very much with his of the various genes of covid i9, so, effectively, widow, pat, who is a really, really think of the dna as the fish, wonderful person. Without whom i so when the fish is spread over expectjohn hume might not have been these wells, it will bite the success he was. On the bait identified and if it the bbc veteran ireland correspondent denis murray, talking to my colleague carrie gracie. Bites on any one of those genes it means you have got covid i9. Obviously the fish are quite small. A tribute from the Prime Minister, borisjohnson. Dna molecules are very small, so you have to amplify the fish, and that process is known as pcr, effectively you heat the double helix which separates the two strands, then you add some synthetic dna by cooling, you then heat and cool, and heat and cool, and each time you do that, you are amplifying the amount of dna. That makes the fish bigger to bite the effective bait. That is all done in this device not much bigger than a shoe box called the nudge box. Once you have taken the sample, the sample goes into the nudge box. You can see it closes, and then, each of those heating and cooling episodes takes about 30 seconds, so that swipe takes just over one hour to amplify the dna, and once the dna is amplified it a bbc investigation has found gets sent to the hospital the number of deaths Information System or goes directly from coronavirus in iran is nearly via phone or an ipad, three times higher than to the patient so that is not done the government there admits. In a laboratory, that is the key. Almost 42,000 people have died with covid 19 symptoms, according to official medical it is all down to records passed to the bbc by a whistle blower. Miniaturisation and utility. Iran s Health Ministry has the wonders of science, there. Rejected this, insisting that the country s reports to the World Health Organization are accurate. A bbc investigation has found Behrang Tajdin from the bbc s the number of deaths from coronavirus in iran is nearly three times higher Persian Service has the story. Than the government there claims. Almost 42,000 people have died with covid i9 symptoms according to official medical groaning. Gasping forair in records passed to the bbc the last hours of life. By a whistle blower. This man became irans First Official coronavirus victim iran s Health Ministry has on the 19th of february. Rejected this, insisting that the country s reports to the World Health Organization are accurate. His brothers, who are doctors, posted this video on social media. Berang tarj dean from the bbc s Persian Service has the story. Groaning. After that, officials were left with no choice but to admit that covid 19 was killing iranians. But it turns out his death from the virus was not irans first. Tajdin. Gasping forair in the bbc has seen what appear the last hours of life. To be two official this man became irans first government documents. Official coronavirus victim they contain every hospital on the 19th of february. Patient they think was infected his brothers were doctors, by covid 19 and all those and they posted this they suspect died video on social media. With the virus. After that, officials were left with no choice but to admit that covid i9 was killing iranians. Together, they show irans but it turns out his death epidemic started earlier and was far deadlier from the virus was not irans first. Than the officials said it was. The bbc has seen what appear to be now we know the first death was actually a full month two official government documents. Before officials came clean. They contain every hospital patient they think was infected by covid i9 and all those they suspect the data suggests that, on some days in february and march, died with the virus. Covid 19 deaths were more than ten times higher than what officials were announcing. Together, they show irans epidemic started earlier and was far deadlier than the official said it was. In total, 41,952 people have died in hospitals after the 20th ofjuly. Now we know the first death was actually a full month before officials came clean. Three times as many as the official death toll. The data suggests that, this figure puts iran amongst the five worst hit on some days in february and march, countries in the world. Covid i9 deaths were more than ten times higher than what officials were announcing. This is an extraordinary leak. The files include a vast amount in total, 41,952 people have died of personal and medical details, names, addresses, in hospitals after the 20th ofjuly. Phone numbers and whether they three times as many had a history of respiratory as the official death toll. Or cardiac disease. This figure puts iran there are nearly half amongst the five worst hit a million records listed countries in the world. In the two files. This is an extraordinary leak. And the bbc has made strenuous efforts to authenticate the data. The files include a vast amount the whistle blower told us that of personal and medical details, passing on this information names, addresses, phone numbers was dangerous, but worth it. And whether they had a history of respiratory or cardiac disease. Act ors voice risking my life, im sending you the lists there are nearly half a million of Coronavirus Infections and deaths in all the records listed in the two files. Hospitals of the country. And the bbc has made strenuous i urge you to publish these figures as you see fit, efforts to authenticate the data. So we can save some patients lives. Why would iran cover up the whistle blower told us that passing on this information the true scale of the outbreak . Was dangerous but worth it. The pandemic started actors voice risking my life, in the run up to parliamentary im sending you the lists elections in february. Of Coronavirus Infections and deaths in all the hospitals of the country. It was only after those elections that iran started i urge you to publish these imposing some restrictions figures as you see fit, to stop the spread. So we can save some patients lives. As the economy was already why would iran cover up the true in deep recession, the government let businesses scale of the outbreak . Reopen in the spring. The pandemic started in the run up to parliamentary the leaders of the Islamic Republic fear any sign elections in february. Of weakness may be used by its enemies. It was only after those elections that iran started imposing some maybe thats why they hid restrictions to stop the spread. The true scale of the pandemic. Behrang tajdin, bbc news. As the economy was already in deep recession, the government let businesses reopen in the spring. The sports retailer and gym group dw sports has said its the leaders of the Islamic Republic going into administration fear any sign of weakness as a result of the pandemic. May be used by its enemies. 1,700 jobs are at risk. Maybe thats why they hid the true andy verity is our scale of the pandemic. Economics correspondent. Behrang tajdin, bbc news. Tell us more about what they are the Northern Irish politician, saying. Well, its pretty bleak and Nobel Peace Prize winner, john hume, has died news. We did already here from dw at the age of 83. Sports that it was planning to shut an architect of the Northern IrelandPeace Process, a third of its 75 stores. Now they he was regarded as one of the most important figures in recent are saying theyre going to shut all irish political history. We can speak now of them and put the business into to the former bbc ireland correspondent denis murray. Administration. Dw fitness owns 73 james and often they are accompanied it is wonderful to talk to you about by stores alongside. Some of those this giant of the political scene, gems will stay open, the majority so for so long. In my opinion, he far at least, but 1700 jobs are wasnt just a giant threatened. Dw has an interesting for so long. In my opinion, he wasntjust a giant of irish politics, he was a giant of uk history. It began as jjb sports back politics, he was a giant of uk politics, and i think he was a giant in the early 1970s, controlled and of World Politics as well, as built by dave whelan, who owned witnessed by his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with david wigan athletic, which also u nfortu nately went into trimble. 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