hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're 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 it's 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, here's 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, they're digging to stop their work and reduce mass graves for those support for large numbers who can't 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 they're 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. that's usually the sign that it's 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, that's my metrics, that's 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 it's going to be appropriate to open or not, so even though we're 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 we're going in the right direction, let's 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 won't be available for worshippers, though. it's 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 he's receiving, and says his "thoughts are with all of those who have been affected by this terrible disease". here's 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 he's passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers didn't have enough ppe, and he made a call for that, he made an effort for that, and maybe at the time it didn't get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, we're giving it the attention it deserves, and we are not going to stop. we are getting this everywhere, we are making sure we're heard, that my father's voice is heard, and that my father's 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 can't obtain appropriate personal protective equipment, known as ppe. we're 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 they're at work. they feel unable, in some places, to use the kit that they're able to bring in in from home, because other members of the team haven't got it and that they don't feel confident in what's been provided. staff at one trust say they've 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 tyne hospital's 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 you've 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 that'll keep people safe. there will be a lot of scepticism, won't 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 i'd 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. scotland's 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, it's 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 there's 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 europe's 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 that's that the ban ona a new order that's 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 governor's 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. what's 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 doesn't 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. we've already moved our churches services, whether it is to youtube or facebook or some sort of social media gathering of that respect. we don't 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 what's 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, you're 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 century's 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 magazine's offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: mass burials in new york signal the toll the coronavirus outbreak has taken and across america there are now more than half a million cases. the uk has recorded it highest daily death toll — almost a thousand people died in british hospitals in the past 2a hours. the british red cross says there are thousands of refugees and asylum seekers living in poverty in the uk. and in calais in france, many migrants remain in makeshift camps hoping to cross to the uk. the bbc‘s fergal keane reports on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting those who have fled persecution or poverty. they look like scenes from the world before the coronavirus. but we filmed these crowds nearly three weeks into the french government's 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 planet. and how difficult is it for you here? french volunteers help here every day. have some pity, have some... you wouldn't do this to a dog, would you? so you're doing it to human beings who are fleeing the war. iam ashamed. i can't sleep at night. i'm... i'm sick of it, you see? these are people, and they've suffered. they're not criminals — they're the opposite. they've been raped, they've been assaulted, they've been ra nsomed, they've been tortured. everybody here wants to get to britain. even under lockdown, it seems a better prospect. i'm on a journey through migrant experiences in calais and in london, and for people who are already living on the margins, the arrival of the coronavirus has been nothing short of catastrophic. but suppose they do make it here — migrants will find an asylum system already backlogged and struggling with the the impact of the virus. 0ne undocumented migrant from africa told us she'd survived on odd jobs and help from friends. we've voiced her words to protect their identity. we're desperate, we have no way of paying rent, can't get any where. there are no places offering accommodation, no—one giving you money to buy groceries. foodbanks are closed. in calais now, there are many migrants — a lot of them from africa — who want to get here. what would you say to them? i would tell the migrants in calais not to think it gets easier, not to have that much hope. just because you're not in the camp doesn't mean that you're going to be treated human, or it's just the same circumstances, different setting. even if they can start the asylum process, new arrivals won't get more than about £5.a0 a day to buy necessities. is there anything in there that you think they'd like more of that? a few foodbanks still operate. this british red cross centre in north london opens twice a week for all who are hungry. abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa. i have a daughter and i have a wife, once worked for restaurant. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion, in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. liverpool football great sir kenny dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus. in a statement, the former liverpool player and manager's family say the 69—year—old "remains asymptomatic". he was routinely tested for the virus while in hospital, where he is being treated for an infection which required intravenous antibiotics. the spread of the pandemic has pushed people — and technology — to the limit. many health workers have voiced concerns about the lack of medical and protective equipment. but it has also inspired people to come up with new ideas and new solutions — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. in the age of coronavirus help can come in all shapes and sizes. this is an isolation capsule, the brainchild of the peruvian air force. the idea is simple, you can transport people within a hospital, but you avoid any risk of spreading the virus. translation: patients often had to be moved from one place to another. they may be in intensive care and they may need some tests, such as a scan. that transfer can be done in this capsule. scientists in uruguay have developed a new type of ventilator. they say it is affordable, easy to make and, crucially, patent—free — that means any person or company can build one, hopefully easing the strain on the country's health system. translation: we are definitely pleased with our work. it is really fulfilling to have contributed, even in a small way. we hope they will not be needed. if they are, we have made a positive contribution. there are new inventions but also new uses for existing technology. these vending machines popping up on the streets of poland, do not sell chocolate orfizzy drink. they provide facemasks, gloves and hand sanitiser — vital, necessary equipment in the world under lockdown. and here, in the glamorous french city of cannes, they are using drones to disinfect the streets. any advantages technology can bring is being embraced. tim allman, bbc news. that is just about it from me for now. but before we go. a reminder of our main news: the number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus around the world has now passed 100,000. the united states has become the first country to report more than 2,000 deaths from coronavirus in one day. figures from john hopkins university say 2,108 people have died in the past 2a hours. the us is now the country with the second highest number of deaths, only just behind italy. healthcare workers at mount sinai hospital in new york city have held a vigil for their colleagues who died from coronavirus. the world health organization has warned governments to be cautious about lifting restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the virus. and you can find out more about the pandemic on the bbc website, including the latest on the british prime minister and how president trump plans to support coronavirus hot spots in the us. that's all at bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. that is it from me for now. do stay tuned. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey. hello there. good friday brought temperatures of 25 degrees in parts of cornwall and in jersey. the warmest day of the year so far. i think saturday will be every bit as warm. high pressure not far away from the british isles, but also areas of low pressure and frontal systems encroaching from the north—west. as these fronts work in, they will be bringing areas of cloud and some splashes of rain. so rather a cloudy start for much of scotland and northern ireland. some showers here and there. we see this band of cloud getting down into northern england through the day. so for parts of scotland, for northern ireland, it should brighten up with some sunshine. for north of scotland likely to see cloud and patchy rain, with a brisk breeze as well. the further south you are across england and wales, long spells of sunshine lifting those temperatures. in one or two places, up to 25—26 degrees. and with that warmth, i think we will see some quite isolated but potentially heavy downpours and thunderstorms breaking out, as we go through saturday evening, and into the early hours of sunday. another frontal system will bring cloud and patchy rain back in across scotland and northern ireland, on what will be, well, not a particularly cold night. temperatures typically between 6 and 10 degrees. so for easter sunday, it's northern and western part of the uk that have the greatest chance of seeing some outbreaks of rain. this frontal system here making quite erratic progress in from the north—west. the further south and east you are across england and wales, still some sunshine. one or two showers again. some warmth to be had here, with temperatures up to around 23 degrees but, with a northerly wind developing across the northern half of the british isles, well, here feeling much, much cooler. and that cooler trend takes us into easter monday. this area of low pressure just slides away southwards. and high pressure builds in from the north. while the wind flow around high pressure is in a clockwise direction and that will pull this much colder air down across the uk. with that, a fair amount of cloud feeding into northern and eastern parts of scotland, down the eastern side of england. the best of the sunshine where you get some shelter from the winds, towards the south—west of england, wales, perhaps parts of northern ireland as well. but that wind will be noticeable, especially for northern and eastern coasts so that's going to make it feel really chilly. seven degrees at best in newcastle and even for cardiff and plymouth, the top temperatures 00:28:02,854 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 of just 13 degrees.

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