hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments nationally and globally. in the daily press briefing, the uk home secretary priti patel said she was sorry if anyone felt there had been failings over the supply of personal protective equipment for health workers. it comes as the british medical association issued a stark warning that many medics are unable to access the ppe they need to keep themselves safe. priti patel also announced the government would be giving £2 million to domestic abuse services to combat an increase in cases since the start of the lockdown. meanwhile, the coronavirus outbreak in the united states has become the deadliest in the world, surpassing italy to record just under 20,000 deaths in total. andrew cuomo, the governor of the worst affected state, new york, has said the death rate there was stabilising, but at a horrific level. and spain has recorded its lowest number of daily deaths for nearly three weeks. officials say 510 people died, the third consecutive 2a hours in which the daily figure has fallen. more on that soon. but first, let's get the latest on the situation in the uk from our science editor, david shukman. a human cost on a scale unimaginable even a few short weeks ago. and the warning is that we are not through it yet. that more families like that of doreen hunt, who was buried last week, will suddenly find themselves in the grip of covid—i9. the risk is real. me and my mum were actually speaking about this three, four weeks ago. we didn't realise how hard it was going to hit our family, obviously. we all thought it would be somebody else, but we have been hit with it. and people need to realise this is real and listen to what they've been asked to do, and put the measures in place, stay at home. among the casualties, a growing number of nhs staff dying after working on the front line, fuelling demands for more personal protective equipment, ppe. we spoke to a nursing practitioner in the west midlands who doesn't want us to use his name. we got a lot of ppe in the beginning but now, because we're running out, they've changed the policy and are sending us in with covid patients with just a surgical mask only. before, we used to wear a gown. now they're asking us to go inside with just an apron. we're scared, we're seeing colleagues pass away every day. we're on the front line and we don't deserve it, we don't deserve it, we need more. and this emailfrom kingston hospital talks of a national shortage of gowns. reusable gowns will be issued and staff are asked to name and keep them, and wash them down. the government has said it is providing huge quantities of equipment. the health secretary matt hancock has suggested that staff might be wasting it. and he also questioned where the victims became infected. the work is going on to establish whether they caught coronavirus in the line of duty, while at work, or whether, like so many other people, in the rest of their lives, it's obviously quite difficult to work that out. but research by the british medical association shows more than half of doctors working in high—risk environments said they were short of face masks or had none available. around two—thirds said they didn't have eye protection. and more than half said they were being pressured into working in a high—risk area despite not having the adequate gear to protect them. doctors are also human beings, they don't want to become ill, they don't want their lives to be at risk. and what is really worrying us is the numbers of health care workers who have tragically died. so doctors are naturally afraid, but the one thing that is important is to give them the protection, and that's something the government owns us. so at today's government briefing, ministers and officials were repeatedly pushed on when there would be enough personal protective equipment. it's absolutely critical that we get ppe out to all those working on the front line so that they not only are protected, but they feel safe. would it be possible to give a commitment to a date by when the right quantities will reach the right people? because every day we hear from certainly nhs frontline staff that they don't have the equipment that they need. there is a clear plan. we're working with notjust suppliers, but manufacturers to really bolster and boost the supply that we need for ppe, which quite frankly, is unprecedented during this crisis. this question is bound to keep coming up as long as health workers and many others feel they are not getting the support they need as the outbreak continues. david shukman, bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, was released from intensive care on friday and is now said to be recovering well from coronavirus. but our political correspondent ben wright says it could be some time before the prime minister is back in downing street. borisjohnson was very seriously ill, he was in intensive care and i am told is now telling friends that his life was saved by the medical tea m life was saved by the medical team at st thomas public hospital. he continues to get better but it is clear his co nvalescence better but it is clear his convalescence will take some time. number 10 are reluctant to talk about the timeframe in terms of when he might leave hospital or be back at his desk, but i think it is unlikely he will be back at work within the next fortnight oi’ work within the next fortnight orso, and work within the next fortnight or so, and colleagues and doctors are telling him he must ta ke doctors are telling him he must take his time to recover operably. he remains the prime minister of course, but for the moment it is dominic raab in charge of the day—to—day running of the government. this isa running of the government. this is a critical moment as the government navigators response to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the next few days needs to decide whether or not to extend the down further. at the moment all the indications are that it will be extended at the decision will be made with dominic raab in charge. the united states has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 deaths associated with coronavirus in a single day. there have now been over 20,000 deaths there and more than 500,000 confirmed infections. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. easter weekend in new york city. a date in the calendar that donald trump spoke of only a few weeks ago as the moment to reopen the american economy. but the restrictions will remain in place at least until the end of the month, and there were signs today that coronavirus spring could become coronavirus summer. new york announced its schools would remain shut, at least until september. good friday ended up being the most deadly day since the virus reached these shores. more than 2,000 people lost their lives. and america has now surpassed italy as the country with the most coronavirus deaths. 783 people, 777, 799. these are just incredible numbers. depicting incredible loss and pain. for america, this has been by far the worst week of the coronavirus crisis, but there are signs of hope. the hospitalisation rate in new york is down. they believe they are flattening the curve. and evoking a famous quote from winston churchill, the governor here spoke of reaching "the end of the beginning." this isn't an easter ritual. but now, a nightly one in new york. part of the same wave of applause that has gone around the world, the sound of thanks, the sound of admiration for medical workers. the sound that momentarily drowns out the sirens. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. darren walker is president of the international social justice philanthropy ford foundation. he's in new york city. hejoins us now. thanks a lot for joining hejoins us now. thanks a lot forjoining us. tell us exactly why new york is unique in terms of the number of vulnerable communities and vulnerable people who are living there. communities and vulnerable people who are living therelj think the reality of the situation in new york... inequality. it is not surprising to find that the people who are most vulnerable to... are poor or less likely to... are poor or less likely to have access to healthcare, who suffer from chronic... where the idea of social distancing is a fantasy... americans if that date actually have to go to work every day and be exposed... we can to ensure that they are supportive and that they are protected. darren, iam and that they are protected. darren, i am afraid the line is not great at the moment. we will try and come back to you ina will try and come back to you in a little while. but for now, that was darren walker live from new york. we will try and rejoin the interview when the line is a little bit better. in india, fake videos and hate messages are being shared on social media alleging that the muslim community community is responsible for the spread of coronavirus. this is after thousands of suspected cases across the country were traced back to a muslim religious congregation in delhi. bbc‘s divya arya reports on the threats of attacks and economic boycott from the muslim community and that is now facing in india. this piece contains language that viewers may find offensive and distressing. this muslim man was filmed while being attacked by a group of hindu men. they accused him of spreading the coronavirus. three men have now been arrested. but this is not an isolated case. this man tested negative for covid—i9, but took his life after facing hostility from villagers. his family told us he killed himself because of the stigma. translation: people were accusing him of spreading coronavirus, he could not take it any more and went into depression. it weighed so heavy in his heart that he had no choice but to take this extreme step. this targeting of the muslim community began after thousands of suspected cases of the coronavirus were traced back to a big congregation of the muslim missionary movement in the capital, delhi. and misinformation about them infecting others deliberately was spread. there has been a spurt of hate messages being circulated by social media apps like whatsapp, many have come into my phone as well, including this one, which has been shot in this area where muslim vendors are being stopped from selling fruits and vegetables because of the fear that they will spread the coronavirus. translation: it is because of the muslims. we are scared of muslims. who knows where the come from and what kind of vegetables they are selling. translation: it is spreading because our people are keeping safe. the world health organization has said that it is very important to not profile covid—i9 cases along racial, religious or ethnic lines. but some media have been accused of doing just that. the government has issued an advisory against divisive messages, but that may not be enough. it is a critical situation, the prime minister must go on national television. we cannot alienate 200 million citizens of this country who happened to be muslims and we must look for a post—corona india, which will be cooperative, where we will be standing shoulder to shoulder. just over a month back, religious riots in the country's capital delhi claimed more than 50 lives. in an already polarised atmosphere, this scapegoating of muslims has raised fears of heightening tensions. divya arya, bbc news, delhi. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the number of deaths from the coronavirus in the uk exceeds 900 for the second day running, as doctors warn that many medics are unable to access the personal protective equipment they need to keep themselves safe. the united states has overtaken italy with the highest number of deaths from the pandemic in the world. nearly 20,000 americans have been killed so far and more than half a million infections have been confirmed. here in the uk more than a thousand people have been fined for failing thousand people have been fined forfailing to stick thousand people have been fined for failing to stick to social distancing rules. the home secretary and as more funding for support groups who help the victims of domestic abuse. tom simon ‘s reports. day after day, the same demand of the british people. some experts are surprised by how vigorously we have stuck to the new rules of life in lockdown. —— lockdown. but technically that's not allowed. and even this sort of exercise is likely to prompt questions. the police have been told to engage, explain, encourage, and, if necessary , e nfo rce . explain, encourage, and, if necessary, enforce. 108a people have been fired in 37 forces so far. but it does seem to be working. there are some grey areas. but, for the most part, you know, there has been a decrease in people out and about stop by the first police officer to attend the daily briefing said this was a new world. for the public, but also the police. they have new responsibilities. they are tackling new risks. the streets are empty, businesses are closed, as we all adapt to a new way of life. but much does remain the same. 0fficers new way of life. but much does remain the same. officers are still out in their communities, fighting crime, rejecting victims, and tackling antisocial behaviour. of course, enforcing this is not the only thing the police have to do, even now. lockdown has changed everything, including crime. and today we heard that the number of offences reported to police as fallen by 2i%, compared to the same time last year. but there is now a big worry that crime has moved into oui’ worry that crime has moved into our homes. it's a prison without the luxuries of prison. after the bbc broadcast this report about domestic violence during the lockdown, a national hotline reported a i20% increase in calls. the government is spending £2 million on improving services for the ms. but it is also an area police will have to prioritise, along with patrolling the parks. we return to one of our top stories. that is that the united states has become the first country in the world to register more than 2000 deaths associated with coronavirus in a single day. earlier we were speaking to karen walker, the president of the philanthropic ford foundation. he is in new york city —— darren walker. you live in new york, yourfriends live there, tell us what it is like right now. it is slightly disorienting and airy because the city has been depopulated and the neighbourhoods are very quiet and there are very few ca i’s quiet and there are very few cars on the road, so it is absolutely not a typical new york date —— eerie. absolutely not a typical new york date -- eerie. one of the things you're most passionate about is talking about vulnerable communities and no—one seems to be more vulnerable than prisoners and people locked up in prison, especially at the moment. it is pretty impossible to practise social distancing in a present. not only is it impossible to practise social distancing, and manyjails practise social distancing, and many jails and prisons practise social distancing, and manyjails and prisons in this country, prisoners don't even have access to basic sanitation, to soap, hand sanitiser, with some prisoners may, they don't have access to because it contains alcohol, which is a contraband. so places like cook county jail in chicago have higher rates of infection than wuhan or milan on the worst days. so we have to ta ke on the worst days. so we have to take action to address the issue of prisoners. we also have to recognise that the larger challenge of covid—i9 and the communities across this country reflects the inequality. it is no surprise that the people who are dying at the highest rates are the same people who have the highest rates of poverty, low levels of access to healthca re, live in the most unsanitary or poor quality housing, suffer from chronic disease. these are all the americans who are at much higher rates, i mean, the rates of death among african americans in this country is shocking, is appalling, but it is consistent with other indicators of well—being, maternal mortality, the levels of hiv and aids infection, all of hiv and aids infection, all of this is consistent, reg retta bly, of this is consistent, regrettably, with what we are seeing with this virus. covid—i9 in some ways is like a heatseeking virus that finds the most vulnerable people in this country and kills them at much higher rates than it does for whites. yes, sectors of society that may otherwise be forgotten about. what are you and your organisation authorities to do with yellow first we need to reduce inequality in our society. we need an economy that produces better jobs need an economy that produces betterjobs for more people. we need healthcare for all americans. we need to produce a system of healthca re americans. we need to produce a system of healthcare that provides for everyone. and we needed to address the issue immediately, urgently, of people who are incarcerated. —— incarcerated. many governors have started to release elderly oi’ have started to release elderly or infirm prisoners or accelerate the release of people who are within weeks or months of their release date. this is a humane approach. if we are to get through this crisis it will be because we extend to others compassion, grace, generosity, and love. extend to others compassion, grace, generosity, and lovelj would see the criticism has been divided in america, is it so been divided in america, is it so often is, in terms of the fed response. how would you say andrew cuomo has done in terms of new york lizzie lowe i think we you new yorkers are very proud that he has been a great advocate for the state —— new york lizzie lowe. it gives is educated about the status of oui’ educated about the status of our state and new yorkers. as you yourself are a new yorker, how do you feel living there? they gather a lot of your friends have left the usdate. they gather a lot of your friends have left the usdatelj would not rather be anywhere in the world but new york city today. they feel safe, feel secure, i'm about to go out for a walk. and i love new york. i will never leave. darren walker, thank you so much, enjoy your walk, be safe, thank you for telling us about the inequalities in new york and america. thanks for having me. the queen has sought to reassure the country that "coronavirus will not overcome us" in what is thought to be her first easter message to the nation. in a special broadcast on the royal family's social media channels, she talks about the easter message of hope and said that while celebrations would be different for many this year, the country needed them as much as ever. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. this is believed to be the first time the queen has delivered an easter message. coming less than a week after her televised broadcast from windsor, it underlines the gravity of which the current situation is regarded by the monarch. the theme of the audio message is light overcoming darkness symbolised on the royal social media channels by the image of an easter candle. we know that coronavirus will not overcome us. as dark as death can be, particularly for those suffering with grief, light and life are greater. may the living flame of the easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future. the queen stressed the importance of the lockdown by keeping apart, she said we keep others safe. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. spain has recorded its lowest number of daily deaths for nearly three weeks. the total number of people who've died in the country now stands at more than 16,000. the government plans to ease some lockdown restrictions next week. italy has extended the country's strict lockdown for a further three weeks. a limited number of businesses will be allowed to re—open, but most have been told they will have to remain closed until early may, prompting warnings of an economic catastrophe. and sweden's prime minister, stiefen leerveyan, has admitted his country was not properly prepared for the pandemic. sweden has allowed restaurants and pubs to stay open, as long as customers have enough space to observe hygiene precautions. he warned that they would be shut down if they didn't comply with social distancing measures. zoo keepers are working to keep gorillas and other animals safe during the coronavirus pandemic, as it remains unclear whether endangered species are at risk of contracting the virus from humans. there are fears an outbreak could have catastrophic implications for conservation, as reged ahmad reports. this gorilla and her newborn baby hanging out at a german zoo. they‘ re members of endangered species. and zoos have worked hard to increase the numbers in captivity. through breeding programmes like this one. should it be found that covid—i9 can affect great apes, our closest living relatives, then the outcome could be catastrophic. so, zookeepers have been taking every precaution. translation: we have now reduced our team to a specific core team. this means that anyone that doesn't have anything to do with great apes must now do other work. and it's notjust gorillas. zoo caretakers around the world are on high alert for each of their animals, many endangered watching nervously for any signs of the virus. so for animals we are looking for signs of a respiratory issue, we're looking for things like coughing, potentially sneezing, nasal discharge, animals being lethargic is a very good key that they may not be feeling 0k. fears were heightened when this tiger at new york's bronx zoo tested positive after developing respiratory symptoms. it's hoped the new york case is an isolated incident but conservationists don't want to take any chances. in africa, great apes have already been put on lockdown with gorilla tourism suspended in an effort to protect the animals. back at the zoo in germany, she is pregnant too. gorillas have been known to catch human illnesses so the focus now will be to protect as much as possible our primate cousins from covid—i9. reged ahmed, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. the uk has recorded 9i7 new coronavirus deaths — it's the second day in a row that the number of victims was above 900. following criticism from doctors, the home secretary, priti patel, has said she is sorry if anyone felt there had been failings over the supply of personal protective equipment for medical staff. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey. stay tuned to bbc news. hello there. the weather is set to change through the second half of this easter weekend, after a couple of very warm days, things are going to be turning cooler. initially in northern areas through easter sunday and then all of us much cooler by easter monday. there will be a few showers along the way as well this is the weather set up. it's quite complex. my prezza to the west, the press up prezza to the west, the press up to the north—east. another area of low pressure developing just about here. all you really need to know is this whether set up is going to bring us a northerly wind over the next couple of days and that will bring this cold as southwards across all parts of the uk, particularly by easter monday. but as far as the day ahead goes, but as far as the day ahead o but as far as the day ahead goes, we are but as far as the day ahead goes, we are going to start off with cloud and some patchy rain through southern scotland and northern ireland, but thinking very slowly south—east woods. for the northern half of scotland, and brightness for a time but more bright and patchy rain remaining here. it will start to feel really chilly. further south across england and wales and spells of sunshine, but into the afternoon a scattering of really heavy and possibly thundery downpours, partly due to another day of warmth. 25 degrees there in london, but further north, ii for aberdeen, that cold air making its presence felt. now, during sunday night we will continue to see some hefty and possibly thundery downpours across england and wales. but more and more of a star to feel the effect of that northerly wind. so while monday morning will be a mild affair across south england south wales, further north a chilly start of the day. that is us up for what is going to be a cold feeling day across the british isles. a lot of loud feeding into northern and eastern part of scotland and eastern part of scotland and down the eastern side of england. the best of the sunshine further west, parts of wales, south—west and north—west of england, south of scotland, northern ireland. a noticeable wind, thick lee for southern and eastern coast. the channel islands could see gusts of if you mild per hour. and look at these temperatures, way, way down where they have been. seven degrees there in newcastle, cardiff, plymouth a0 degrees abas. as high pressure builds strongly across the british isles through tuesday morning, you can see this blue shade on each eye, a widespread frost. it is want to bear in mind if you have spent the weekend guarding the medical feeling day on tuesday, but a fairly dry weather through the weekend in terms warm up once again. this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk has recorded 9i7 new coronavirus deaths. it's the second day in a row that the number of victims was above 900. following criticism from doctors, the home secretary, priti patel, has said she is sorry if anyone felt there had been failings over the supply of personal protective equipment for medical staff. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has thanked staff at st thomas' hospital in london, where he is being treated for coronavirus, for saving his life. he is recovering from the virus, but is expected to spend the coming weeks convalescing. the united states has overtaken italy for the highest number of deaths from pandemic in the world. nearly 20,000 americans have been killed so far. the governor of the worst affected state, new york, has said the death rate there is stabilising, but at a horrific level.