Deaths in england and wales have risen sharply new figures show theyve hit a 20 year high they also reveal more than 1,000 covid related deaths recorded at care homes in the week before easter this is bbc news with the latest last week, we were looking at 217 headlines for viewers in the uk deaths that had been registered up to the 3rd of april the true extent of coronavirus deaths in england and wales in care home settings. Now, we are seeing over 1000. Is revealed in latest officialfigures. Well be assessing the latest they are a1 higher than figures from the office for National Statistics the governments daily death toll in the week up to 10th april. Also this lunchtime. As the number of victims grow relentlessly Health Workers, too, find themselves mourning the loss of colleagues and friends compared to the five year average of the same week in the year, it is the tragic story of barbara 8000 deaths above that average, of one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hospital where she had to face death without family or friends which 6200, so, about 8 of those deaths involved covid. 80 . Supplies of facemasks for front line nhs workers will be put at risk,
if the public is advised to wear them, warn hospital bosses. Ministers consider the evidence. We do not have a Clear Scientific steer that it would be right to broaden this to the general population. We would obviously bear in mind the representations from nhs providers about the need to prioritise supply. President trump says hell temporarily suspend immigration into the United States due to the coronavirus. The price of us oil creeps back above zero after going negative for the first time it meant producers were paying buyers to take it off their hands. A well loved and hugely respected a e consultant. Tributes to doctor Manjeet Singh riyat who has died after contracting covid 19. Dentists warn that a critical shortage of ppe in england is forcing patients with urgent problems to take matters into their own hands. And coming up well be hearing from granny rosie
who took her keyboard out onto the street to say thank you to nhs workers during thursdays clap for carers. The number of people who died from coronavirus in england and wales up to april 10th was a1 higher than the daily figures from the government indicated. Thats according to data just released by the office for National Statistics which includes deaths in the community. In other developments, hospital bosses in the uk are warning that nhs supplies of face masks could be put at risk if the public is advised to start wearing them. The governments scientific advisers will meet later to discuss whether the public should be urged to wear masks. In italy, the number of people currently confirmed
to have the coronavirus has fallen for the first time. Officials announced a drop of 20, compared with the day before, with fewer people in intensive care beds. President trump has tweeted hell sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States because of what he called the attack from the invisible enemy a term he has used to describe the coronavirus. Also in the us, oil prices have rebounded above zero, after they turned negative. For the first time in history, producers were paying buyers to take oil off their hands. Lets return to those figures from the office for National Statistics which says theres been a big increase in the number of coronaviris deaths in care homes in england and wales. Nick stripe is the head of Health Analysis at the office for National Statistics. Speaking earlier he put these figures into context. It is the highest number of weekly deaths registered in any week since the first week of january deaths registered in any week since the first week ofjanuary 2,000. As you said, a third of those deaths, about 6200, had covid mentioned on the death certificate, up from 20 the death certificate, up from 20 the week before, about one in five the week before, about one in five the week before, now one in three. Interestingly, that is a higher proportion of that excess level of debt that we saw the week before. Last week when we were speaking, it was three in five of those deaths above average involved covid, the last week we have just reported, about four in five of those excess deaths involved covid. Robert cuffe is the bbcs head of statistics and he joins me now. This is the highest figure in 20 yea rs. You need to put it in context by knowing what we would expect at this time of year. Normally it would be 10,000 deaths. 80 is a hugejump, bigger than we saw in 2015, the same pattern repeated in scotland, Northern Ireland not quite the same but at a good deal. It is not all the debts that have covid mentioned on the death certificate. It is about 60 of them, sorry, 80 of them do mention 80 not all the deaths. Some is not registered. Some are the broader effects, maybe people coming to look for care or other elements it is putting on to society as a whole. What about around the uk . In
scotla nd what about around the uk . In scotland and Northern Ireland, we are seeing similar patterns, very large increases in weekly figures. And a similar pattern for deaths in ca re and a similar pattern for deaths in care homes. In scotland, about 25 of the covid registered deaths in ca re of the covid registered deaths in care homes. In Northern Ireland, a quarter. But we have to be careful. Death certificates will not capture the full story in care homes. If you get sick there and i moved to a hospital, the death is recorded there. Not all the deaths mentioned are ones explicitly mentioning coronavirus. 0ne number which stands out is the number of deaths in care homes from all causes has doubled over the last two weeks. A big increase, larger than in hospitals 01 increase, larger than in hospitals
or other settings. Most likely attributable to coronavirus. These are the registrations from the week up to good friday. But what is clear is when we have this accurate 0ns data, we can see deaths from covid and non covid related deaths are much higher than the government daily figures. The ability to look back in time enables you to allow for these reporting lags. And look at patterns more clearly. We are seeing as he looked back, when deaths were reported, it is looking more likely that we hit the peak around the 8th of april. The figures are drifting down. The peak we saw announced that
week was 980. It is back to 400. The number will be revised upwards when we look back. It is unlikely it will go we look back. It is unlikely it will 9 up we look back. It is unlikely it will go up to that region very soon. The overall picture is we might be past the peak but it is a hell of a peak, the peak but it is a hell of a peak, the numbers were really bad in that week. It does not mean it will fall away in a few days, it will take time before numbers go down. As the scientists tell us each day at Daily Briefing. Mps are set to approve plans for virtual sittings in the house of commons. Lets speak to our assistant Political Editor norman smith. Hes in westminster for us. These numbers are very sobering and will undoubtedly come up at the daily government briefing later. They are sobering all the more so because they are behind the curve,
these are old figures telling us what was happening a couple of weeks ago, not where we are now. I have spoken to the 0ns, they will not be able to give us more up to date figures that people have been demanding about what has been going on, in particular, in care homes. What we have gleaned is something terrible is going on in care homes, when you look at the numbers which the ons when you look at the numbers which the 0ns is, they say the previous set, 5 of coronavirus deaths were in care homes, now up to 13 . The numbers are increasing dramatically. They say they have doubled, more than 1000 in the past week. Even thatis than 1000 in the past week. Even that is way off what we are hearing from some of the care home providers. We had the care home form at the weekend said they thought there had been 4000 deaths. We do not know what is going on in care
homes because many who become sick with coronavirus, they get pushed over to hospitals and are recorded in hospitalfigures. Care homes do not have testing equipment for residents, so they can never 100 know whether people are dying from coronavirus. Anecdotally, everything we hear from those who work in care homes, those who run care homes, those with family in care homes, that something bad is happening and we do not yet have a true picture of what is really going on. About 50 mps due to come back to the commons, the rest joining about 50 mps due to come back to the commons, the restjoining on zoom. The government will come under scrutiny from notjust the government will come under scrutiny from not just the opposition but their own backbenchers potentially. There is a huge appetite among mps to get back into holding the government to account. Here we are
in National Crisis and the only accountability is the daily news conference. So, there is a huge appetite and imperative really to have that ability for mps to challenge the executive. What we will get is rudimentary. Parliament is not returning as we know it, it is not returning as we know it, it isa is not returning as we know it, it is a hybrid Parliament Coming back, there will be some mps in the chamber. They are being discouraged from returning. Most questioning will be done by Video Conferencing through zoom with mps at home. They will write income in advance, to ask a question the next day. There will bea a question the next day. There will be a random ballot. And then, the next day, they will ask a question and theirface next day, they will ask a question and their face will come up on video screens around the chamber. Far from ideal. At least it is the beginnings
of holding the government much more to account. It will be limited just to account. It will be limited just to statements, urgent questions. No voting or contentious debates, it will be kept basic, a maximum of two hours, three days a week, starting off limited. Clearly, at this moment, mps have many questions. Thank you very much. This breaking news to do with nazanin ghazali la peste. Her temporary release from an iranian gel has been extended to a month according to her mp. She has been freed because of covid 19. Her mp tweeted this this morning, happy to hear from mp tweeted this this morning, happy to hearfrom richard, an extension to hearfrom richard, an extension toa to hearfrom richard, an extension to a month along with other
prisoners in iran. Sentenced to five yea rs prisoners in iran. Sentenced to five years injail prisoners in iran. Sentenced to five years in jail accused of prisoners in iran. Sentenced to five years injail accused of spying, plotting to overthrow the iranian government, a charge she denies. Zaghari ratcliffe. Thank you for your messages on face masks. Bookworm says they will not reopen until it is compulsory to wear a face mask. Michael in chesterfield says, my wife and i use masks out shopping. Luckily we had some left over from shopping. Luckily we had some left overfrom diy. To prevent supplies from being diverted from the nhs in england and this viewer says, do you
think we could have a short tutorial on making our own face masks. Michael says he had a routine appointment at hospital. The receptionist gave me a face mask and said the doctor may ask me to wear it. I was told i didnt have to do in the end. Neither the doctor zero nurses had masks on. In the uk the scientific advisers are reviewing the evidence but wherever you are around the world, do let me know. The advice from the World Health Organization is the only two groups of people who should wear protective face masks are those who are sick, and those shown symptoms, or caring for those who are ill. It says the use of masks can create a false sense of security and lead to people ignoring other protective measures such as hand
hygiene and physical distancing. Masks can be a source of infection when used incorrectly as well. Some countries still see them as safer and more considerate. In france, the authorities will provide masks to people when lockdown measures are eased next month. Germanys state of bavaria will make facemasks compulsory from next week when they begin to lift restrictions and americans are being urged to wear cloth Face Coverings in public spaces where social distancing is impossible. With more on the latest measures the uk government will be discussing, including whether to advise the public to wear facemasks, heres andy moore. Manjeet singh riyat was the uks first sikh a e consultant. He died at the hospital in derby where he worked. He was described as hugely respected as well as much loved. Today, expert government advisers will discuss whether the general public should wear face masks. Many countries in europe have adopted the policy. The mayor of london says they should
be worn on public transport. But nhs providers, the organisation that represents trusts in england, warns that masks might be in short supply for Frontline Health professionals if the general public are scrambling to find them. Yesterdays figure for hospital deaths with coronavirus in the uk stood at 449, bringing the total to 16,509. Hospital admissions with covid are roughly stable across the country as a whole but falling in the capital. Here in london, this is now the seventh day in a row that those numbers have fallen. So that means the balance between people going into hospital because theyve fallen ill, and people who are going home because they are well again now, is in the opposite direction so that there are fewer people each day in hospital with covid. But there will be more official figures out this morning showing the number of deaths in care homes. Last weeks figures showed 210 deaths. Many people in the care sector say the true toll numbers in the thousands. Parts of the nhs continue to experience problems getting a hold of personal protection equipment. Over the weekend, ministers said a flight was due to arrive from turkey shortly with 400,000 much needed gowns. An raf aircraft has flown to istanbul to pick up the shipment but there is no word on when it will return. Andy moore, bbc news. President trump has said he is suspending all immigration into the United States. He made the announcement in a tweet, saying he was acting to protect the jobs of american citizens amid the pandemic. The us has already agreed to extend border restrictions on non essential travel with its neighbours in canada and mexico, and travel is currently limited from both europe and china. Our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. As america itches to get back to normal, a surprise announcement from the president
in a late night tweet. In light of the attack from the invisible enemy, as well as the need to protect thejobs of our Great American citizens, i will be signing an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States the invisible enemy is the term mr trump has used to describe coronavirus. More than 22 million americans have applied for Unemployment Benefits in the last month, and there are fears the economic fallout from covid 19 could last for years. There are already bans on travel to the us from europe and china. President trump highlighted support he had received from the governor of new york. I want to draw your attention to governor cuomos remarks during his press conference today. He said, the president is right, the states testing is up to the states to do, which will implement the tests and logistically co ordinate the tests. We have about 300 labs in new york. And they do, theyre great labs, actually. And its myjob to co ordinate those 300 labs. I think the president s right when he says that the states should lead. Mr trump says hell discuss the pandemic with andrew cuomo at the white house. It comes as the country is slowly beginning to lift restrictions on movement imposed to protect people from covid 19. Some beaches in florida are already open to the public. In georgia, laterthis florida are already open to the public. In georgia, later this week, gyms, hair salons and bowling alleys will be back in business. From next week, restaurants. Elsewhere, americans are running out of patience. In phoenix, demonstrators gathered to protest the continuing order to stay at home. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. This, from spain, their latest death toll from coronavirus. They had 21,282 people who have died with coronavirus on tuesday, that is up from 20,852 yesterday, according to the Health Ministry. The number of people who have died in spain from coronavirus rises up to 21,282 people. The price of American Crude Oil fell below zero yesterday, meaning suppliers would pay people to take it away. The price of west texas intermediate plunged as low as minus 37 a barrel because of the drop in demand caused by coronavirus. There arent enough places to store the oil being produced, so buyers were being paid to take the supplies off producers hands. Uk investment manager
justin Urquhart Stewart says the price drop provides a strong indicator of the state of the worlds economy. Weve never seen anything like this, weve lived through periods of oil prices being over 100 a barrel but here we are, negative. Its really quite astonishing but we should take it seriously, even though this is just one contract because we know actually, the price will be bouncing back to about 35 a barrel, round about that, but its an indication of actually whats happening in the world. And you have to go back to 2007, oil was a very useful indicator as to the weakness there which came out of course in 2008. We should look the same with this oil price move like this, it does give us a bad outlook, im afraid, for the Global Economy, not so much for recovery but i suspect some form of resuscitation, but regardless, theres a rather sick, oily canary in the coal mine, im afraid. Italy may be turning the tide on coronaviru