Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were focusing on the latest coronavirus developments nationally and globally. And new figures show that the United States has suffered its largest one day death toll. According to numbers compiled byjohns hopkins university, 2,108 people died in the past 2a hours. The United States has the highest number of cases this is bbc news. In the world nearly half a million. The headlines it has also suffered the second highest number of deaths 18,500. New york starts to bury some its onlyjust behind italy. Of the dead in a mass grave, as the city tries to deal new york state alone now with the rapidly growing has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any single number of deceased. Country in the world. Pictures have now emerged of a mass grave being used in new york city as the death toll there the state now has more coronavirus cases than any single country. Continues to rise. Latest figures record that over 7,000 have died from the coronavirus. The uk records its highest daily death toll so far. Hart island has long been used almost 1,000 more people have died. For people with no next of kin or by families who cannot it comes as the British Government afford a funeral. Has asked the public to stay home, heres our north america amid fears that the easter weekend editor, jon sopel. Combined with warm weather will see some ignore the stay home policy. It is somehow unimaginable, unbelievable, that in the most famous city of the richest country Many Charities have had in the world, theyre digging to stop their work and reduce mass graves for those support for large numbers who cant afford a funeral, of vulnerable people. And for those who died the British Red Cross says there are thousands of refugees of coronavirus and Asylum Seekers living with no next of kin. In poverty in the uk. In calais, in france, many migrants remain in makeshift this is hart island, camps hoping to cross to the uk. Just off the bronx in new york city. Nearly 8,000 people have died in this state alone, and theyre struggling to deal with all the burials. We are in total control of our destiny here. What we do will affect literally life and death for hundreds of people. And so many new York Hospitals have had to bring these refrigerated lorries in to act as makeshift morgues. The whole Health Care System is creaking. There is an important glimmer of good news, though and that is the number of people being admitted to hospital is falling sharply. And donald trump, at his briefing today, says he thinks america may be over the worst. The numbers of beds being used, we were just saying, are substantially reduced. Thats usually the sign that its heading in the downward curve. And he wants to reopen the country for business as soon as possible. I want to get it open as soon as we can, we have to get our country open, jeff. Can you say, sir, what metrics you will use to make that decision . The metrics right here, thats my metrics, thats all i can do. On a normal weekend, a tourist venue like the Lincoln Memorial would be packed with visitors. But america is closed. Donald trump hopes to reopen the country on i may, but his medical experts are saying be very cautious. The virus kind of decides whether or not its going to be appropriate to open or not, so even though were in a holiday season, now is no time to back off. As i say so often, now is the time to actually put your foot on the accelerator, because were going in the right direction, lets keep in that direction. Lord, let us come out with a thriving economy. The president had originally wanted america to reopen for this weekend, with churches packed. But in the oval office today this was the reality no crowded pews, just a blessing from a bishop. We bless them and america, in jesus name. And for nearly all other christians, this unique easter will be online, virtual and socially distanced. But one church that will be open is the biggest anglican cathedral in the us this new york landmark wont be available for worshippers, though. Its being readied as an additional field hospital. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. The uk has recorded its highest daily increase in deaths in hospital due to coronavirus. And friday was the third day in a row in which British Health authorities said almost a thousand people died from covid i9. That takes the total number of deaths in the uk to almost 9,000. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is out of intensive care and continues to improve in hospital where he has thanked the whole Clinical Team treating him for the care hes receiving, and says his thoughts are with all of those who have been affected by this terrible disease. Heres our health editor, hugh pym. He warned about the lack of protective equipment for nhs staff. Soon after that, dr abdull mabud chowdhury contracted coronavirus. He died on wednesday. The warning came in a social media message to the Prime Minister, saying Health Workers had to protect themselves and their families. His son spoke to the bbc today. He was a courageous, brave man, and that is something that hes passed on to us. He saw that nhs workers didnt have enough ppe, and he made a call for that, he made an effort for that, and maybe at the time it didnt get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, were giving it the attention it deserves, and we are not going to stop. We are getting this everywhere, we are making sure were heard, that my fathers voice is heard, and that my fathers passing is not in vain. Problems getting hold of the right masks, gowns and visors have been reported for several weeks. The government said there were enough supplies and distribution would be improved, but still, some feel anxious they cant obtain appropriate personal protective equipment, known as ppe. Were getting a lot of messages from doctors on the front line that the Current Situation is, in many parts of the country, inadequate. That people are feeling unprotected, that they feel scared when theyre at work. They feel unable, in some places, to use the kit that theyre able to bring in in from home, because other members of the team havent got it and that they dont feel confident in whats been provided. Staff at one trust say theyve had conflicting messages, with guidelines on whether to use an apron or gown changing twice in two hours. A doctor told us in a statement, the Newcastle Upon TyneHospitals Trust said requirements from Public Health england had changed numerous times over recent weeks, that current advice was fully in line with those, and staff could be assured there were sufficient supplies of protective equipment. Today, the government announced a new plan to boost ppe supplies, including a plea to businesses to produce more. If youve got production facilities and you can meet our published technical specifications, we want to hear from you. So that we can make this kit here in britain thatll keep people safe. There will be a lot of scepticism, wont there, still, about another plan being published 7 what guarantees can you give that people will be made to feel safe with the right equipment . What id say is that it is a constant effort to get the ppe to the front line, a huge logistical effort. We acknowledge the challenges, of course we do, we face them every day and we are doing everything in our power to get that ppe to the front line. And there was a sobering assessment of the latest data on the spread of the virus. We are in a dangerous phase still, and i need to reinforce that again to you that this is not over. Scotlands first minister, who toured the new temporary hospitalfor coronavirus patients in glasgow, repeated the guidelines to the public on social distancing. The message remains exactly the same as it has been. People need to stay at home. I know how difficult that is, and i know how difficult that will be, particularly over this easter weekend. 0rdinarily, that is a time to see friends and family, its a time to get out and about or even take a short break. None of that will be possible this year. Today some were enjoying the sunshine, keeping their distance and exercising in line with official advice, but theres still a Long Bank Holiday weekend ahead. Hugh pym, bbc news. Countries across europe are preparing for an easter weekend under quarantine with the coronavirus pandemic forcing many celebrations to be held in isolation. Italy and spain now have a combined death toll of almost 35,000 while france saw almost 1,000 deaths in just 2a hours. Despite the high totals some countries are experiencing a reduction in daily deaths and authorities are considering relaxing restrictions. Matt graveling reports. This was meant to be a time of togetherness, instead, worshippers at this Good Friday Service must watch from their windows and doors as a priest walks the empty streets of northern italy. Translation celebrating easter without the faithful, that really leaves they wound in your heart. Really, this holy week, which is very popular in our country, has always had a very strong participation of the faithful. Today, the churches must be deserted because of the coronavirus. The country confirmed 570 people had died of covid i9 in the past 2a hours, a0 fewer than the day before. The lockdown here has been extended until the third of may, although some businesses will reopen on tuesday. Italy remains one of europes most hardest hit regions with almost 19,000 dead. Spain has now recorded more than 16,000 apps but saw their lowest daily death toll for two weeks with just over 600 people losing their life due to the virus. But while restrictions kept communities apart, this church near valencia is bringing its congregation together. Translation it is a way not to be alone in church and for people to feel like they are accompanying me every day during holy mass by putting the picture on the benches. The Health Crisis that we are experiencing has made the church have to reinvent itself and so now, we broadcast the holy mass every day on tv and the internet. The spanish Prime Minister has said that countries close to passing the worst of the outbreak and authorities are preparing to be some restrictions. Countries have received a boost ahead of the easter weekend with finance ministers allocating half 1 billion euros to help resurrect cloning economies. This is totally unprecedented. We have never, ever reacted so quickly toa never, ever reacted so quickly to a crisis as this one. But there is still a lot of work to be done to stop france recorded almost a thousand deaths in the past 2a hours, bringing the total death toll that to more than13,000. In ireland, total death toll that to more than 13,000. In ireland, the Prime Minister has said that current restrictions on movement, due to expire on sunday, will remain in place for at least another three weeks. So while Easter Services will still be held in isolation across europe this weekend, as the global death toll exceeds 100,000, a new life after coronavirus may still be some time away. Matt grayling, bbc news. The governor of the us state of kansas is suing the legislature to stop them overturning her order to limit the number of people at religious gatherings. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly ordered that services and funerals should be limited to ten or fewer people because of covid 19, but that was overturned by the republican led legislative co ordinating council. Melissa brunner, managing editor at the local television station, wibw tv, has more. The governor had issued a statewide stay at home order and there was also a previous executive order limiting gatherings to my death no more than ten people. What happened was, we came upon holy week and easter holiday, she wanted to make it clear that the Public Health reasons, she issued a new executive order and that removed the exemption for religious services. She issued a new order thats that the ban ona a new order thats that the ban on a more than ten people would extend to religious services as well. That includes Church Services, funerals and things of that sort. Legislative co ordinating council is a group of seven members, they are the legislative leaders of the house and the senate and make up this group. 0ur legislature is on its breakup from a session right now and on the break, they said they wa nted the break, they said they wanted the lcc to be able to have a review of the governors executive orders and revoke them if they so desired. That first statewide stay at home order came out, they reviewed it and let it stand. This new executive order that removed exemption for religious gatherings came out, the republicans hold the majority. That republican majority, five of them to the two Democratic Leaders voted to revoke that order. Those arguments are going to be heard by the Kansas Supreme Court tomorrow, saturday morning in a videoconference session which is another unique thing. So there is a lot going on there. Quite a detailed, cognitive story. Tell us a bit about Public Opinion on this. Alice also about kansas, how a state is it . We are a fairly conservative state politically when it comes to that. A lot of people practice faith and practice their faith very diligently. Whats interesting is that a lot of the Church Services have already moved online was not what the governor is challenging specifically with her legal filing is that the lcc maybe doesnt have the authority to act on its own to revoke those executive orders. But perhaps only the full legislative body should be able to do that. That is legal argument here. Healthwise, without a lot of local Church Leaders they were not going to have these Mass Gatherings anyway. Weve already moved our churches services, whether it is to youtube or facebook or some sort of social media gathering of that respect. We dont hear this wide push when everybody says, great, going to have a Major Service on sunday morning. They are still saying that not going to have those big gatherings. When it comes to the science and the medical side of it, have any Health Officials waiting on whats really happening . The Kansas Department of health and environment secretary doctor lee norman has mentioned that the need for this came because they have been somewhat Larger Church gatherings that took place before these limits were enacted and there have been some covid 19 cases link to these church gatherings. In particular, there was money in the kansas city area which is the kansas city area which is the large metropolitan area right on the kansas misery border. They had a large Church Conference took place. Several covid 19 cases link to the including three resulted in deaf. You mentioned the videoconference happening tomorrow. When can we see a conclusion to all of this . The governor wants that to be a decision made on this by easter sunday. That typically is not how quickly the Kansas Supreme Court operates. Normally, youre waiting several weeks if not several months for a decision to be handed down. So, we will find out more perhaps more tomorrow morning if the court is going to expedite it that quickly or if we may not have a willingness this weekend. It was Melissa Brenner speaking to me a little earlier. Stay with us on bbc news. More to come, including how new technology is helping frontline staff find solutions to the greater virus. Coronavirus. Pol pot, one of the centurys greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. He and the Khmer Rouge Movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1. 7 million cambodians. There have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. Traditionalist Muslim Leaders have expressed disgust. The magazines offices have been attacked, and its Editorial Staff have gone into hiding. 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But we filmed these crowds nearly three weeks into the french governments lockdown. No social distance for the migrants of calais. Good morning bonjour. Bonjour, salut coffee try to wash your hands sometimes no hot food either a sandwich given by the state, the sole meal of the day for hundreds. This camp is on the edge of an industrial estate, about a mile from calais. It might as well be on another pl