As another 847 people lose their lives. While hospitals are being transformed to cope with the pandemic, there are warnings tonight about the impact its having on other people. Its likely there are people who are having heart attacks, who are then subsequently not getting the treatment they need and could be dying as a consequence of this. Scientists in oxford are hoping for a million doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine by september, as the government sets up a taskforce to find one. Confusion over whether to wear a mask or not, but the government says it wont be recommended in the uk unless its Scientists Say it is necessary. Demand for help from foodbanks soars, as many people whose income has suddenly disappeared search for help. Hello the duke and duchess of cambridge urge people to think about the importance of Mental Health in a world of isolation and lockdown. 180. 0h, now then, gets him back on level pegging. And live sport is back. Tonight the inaugural darts home tour, as some of the worlds top players compete from their living rooms. And coming up on bbc News Premier League clubs commit to finishing the season, but there is no date agreed about when top level football should restart. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. There are warnings tonight that people are dying of heart attacks and strokes
because they are so frightened about catching coronavirus that they are avoiding going to hospital when they should. A consultant at one of englands leading hospitals also expressed concern about the rising numbers of victims of Domestic Violence and people whove attempted suicide. The latest official figures for the uk show there were 847 deaths reported in the last 24 hour period. It means that the total official number of deaths in the uk linked to coronavirus is 14,576. That number doesnt include deaths in care homes or in the community in england and northern ireland. Our Health Editor hugh pym has been inside addenbrookes hospital, in cambridge, to see how they are dealing with the virus. One hospitals battle against coronavirus. Many of us have had dark times but together we have supported each other. Patients tell us supported each other. Patients tell us what they are going through. The
doctors and nurses, they do all they can. And the hidden victims of the covid crisis. So, some people will die asa covid crisis. So, some people will die as a consequence of not getting treatment for their heart attack, their stroke. This is the face you now see at the front door of a e. Why are you here . A triage nurse in full protective equipment. They are not taking any chances. Pop inside. Addenbrookes and cambridge invited us addenbrookes and cambridge invited us in to see how the response to coronavirus has transformed every pa rt coronavirus has transformed every part of the hospital. First, in a e. Normally at this time of the day, there are people waiting outside to come into the Emergency Department but right now is empty. It is quite extraordinary, numbers are down 40 month on month. Doctors fear that patients are staying away because they are worried about the virus. Is there potentially quite a lot of
damage to Peoples Health as a result of that . We dont know yet but it is likely there are people who are having heart attacks who are then subsequently not getting the treatment they need and could be dying as a consequence of this. There is a separate red zone in a e with its own entrance. Here, ambulances arrived with suspected covid 19 patients. This is much busier and there are other possible consequences of the lockdown which bring in more patients. What you see more of, in terms of non word macro cases . A lot more Domestic Violence, quite a lot of alcohol related problems and some fairly Nasty Suicide attempts. It is early to know whether this is a true reflection of whats going on but it seems plausible this is a cause for concern. To streamline the system, there is a specialist Assessment Unit for patients with coronavirus symptoms. If you look at anyone wearing a full surgical gown, i am
probably more protected from the neck and chest area now. Consultant matt trains colleagues on how to safely use personal protective equipment, including aprons. So, there below the elbows policy with regards to the arms but i will clean them afterwards. This hospital says it has enough protective equipment, known as ppe. They provided what we used. We donated our own supplies of ppe in exchange. You can probably see by my visor fogging that it gets quite hot. Its quite uncomfortable and you can only do it for a certain period of time. They change some items several times in a shift. Graham is 83, he wanted to talk to us. Graham is 83, he wanted to talk to us. His wife, who has coronavirus, is on us. His wife, who has coronavirus, isona us. His wife, who has coronavirus, is on a different floor of the hospital. Weve been married 62
yea rs hospital. Weve been married 62 years and known each other 66 years. Its a long time. But we will get through it, she is a fighter. Hmm. We will be able to get you to see your wife, we will be able to get you to see yourwife, ok . I know its we will be able to get you to see your wife, ok . I know its really ha rd your wife, ok . I know its really hard for you. We can get you to see her. We will try all we can, all right . 0k. Her. We will try all we can, all right . Ok. If her. We will try all we can, all right . 0k. |f| her. We will try all we can, all right . Ok. If i have her. We will try all we can, all right . 0k. |f| have to get her. We will try all we can, all right . Ok. If i have to get her on face time, we have plenty of mobile phones in hospital and we will get you to see her. We are entering the pod, the five bed area of our intensive care. The sickest come here, to intensive care. Andrew is the consultant and natalie is a Health Care Assistant who helped plan a doubling of Critical Care beds. This is a covid area now. Attached to a ventilator through a tube going into their mouth into their lungs. Those patients require one to one nurse patient ratios. So
we have a nurse oi a one to one nurse patient ratios. So we have a nurse or a physiotherapist by the bed space looking after every patient. The atmosphere is calm and quiet but the intensity of the work can take its toll. Its only by teamwork that weve managed to do it. Many of us have had dark times, but together, we have supported each other and we are getting through it, together with the support of the community. Theyve been absolutely fantastic with the attitude they are showing us. Where we are so involved normally with the families are making sure we are with them every step of the end of life process, it all of a sudden now being in that environment where it isjust us all of a sudden now being in that environment where it is just us with the patient is very difficult. But, you know, what i will say is we are always with them, they are never alone. There is always a nurse holding their hand and we do the best we can. Nothing in their training has prepared them for this. They know it is now the reality of
their working day. And they dont know when it will end. Hugh pym, bbc news, addenbrookes hospital in cambridge. Scientists in oxford are hoping to have a million doses of a Coronavirus Vaccine by september, and hundreds of millions by the end of the year. They are one of a group of Research Teams wholl receive funding from a new government taskforce set up to find a vaccine. Meanwhile, the pressure to carry out more tests on front line staff continues the Health Secretary says it will be extended to the police, fire and prison service. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. More than 70 scientific teams across the world are trying to do in months what would normally take many years, develop a Coronavirus Vaccine. One of the leading groups at Oxford University says manufacturers in europe, china and india are set to produce their vaccine so its ready to roll out in september if by then
it is shown to be effective. Its pretty clear the world will need hundreds of millions of doses, ideally by the end of this year, to end this pandemic and end us out of lockdown and ensure we can do that safely. A vaccine is the exit strategy for this pandemic. The government has announced a Coronavirus Vaccine task force to help scale up manufacturing and support teams like this one at Imperial College london. At the number 10 briefing, the scale of the challenge and its importance was all too clear. Producing a vaccine is a colossal undertaking. A complex process which will take many months. There are no guarantees but the government is backing our scientists, betting big to maximise the chance of success. When we do have a vaccine, how will you prioritise who gets it first . Well,
first of all, i think we have to get a vaccine. That isnt two days away oi a vaccine. That isnt two days away or two months away. Making a vaccine isa or two months away. Making a vaccine is a difficult, complicated process. It doesnt only have to work but it has to be safe. I think it will be important that we vaccinate in the way that you normally do for these diseases, which is to make sure the most vulnerable are protected and then to roll out to wider vaccination. But that is some way off. If coronavirus is to be brought under control, then Community Testing of all those with symptoms and Contact Tracing will be crucial but the capacity simply isnt there yet. Today, the government announced testing will be extended to front line police, fire and prison staff but many nhs workers are still not getting checked. Welcome to this session of the house of commons. Committee of mps led by the former Health Secretary was told britain should expect further waves of
covid i9. Should expect further waves of covid19. Where system errors led us to have probably the highest death rates in europe, and we have to face the reality of that, we were too slow with the number of things. But we can make sure in the second wave we can make sure in the second wave we are not too slow. We could see 40,000 deaths by the time is over. It isa 40,000 deaths by the time is over. It is a sobering thought and a reminder that social distancing is the crucial measure that will ensure the crucial measure that will ensure the epidemic here is brought under control. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Nine residents have died at a care home in West Dunbartonshire from suspected coronavirus. A further 16 residents at hill view in clydebank are displaying symptoms of covid i9 and one has tested positive. Operators advinia said the deaths all occurred in the home, which has 127 residents, since the start of april. Lets get more now with our Health Editor hugh pym. Another high daily death toll today and also an admission from theHealth Secretary matt hancock that the number of people who are dying in care homes is higher than we thought . That is right. He was giving evidence to the select committee, matt hancock, and he said when asked whether the figures suggested that only 2 of covid deaths were in care homes, that was suggested by the last figures, he said those figures were two weeks out of date, they are produced for england and wales and when they were more up to date and he wanted to bring them more up to date, it would be higher than that 2 . The scottish figures already suggest a quarter of coronavirus deaths are in care homes. They are more timely at the moment and the figures for england and wales. We saw your report earlier on about whats happening at addenbrookes hospital in cambridgeshire and the effect is are having on staff . The extraordinary professionalism of the nhs staff is really very moving to see. The pressure they are under, the
dedication they give to their patients and wearing that protective equipment, having to change it for times a day and the emotional toll it can take but yes, the whole hospital has been transformed, as almost every other hospital has come into focusing on covid i9. They are working within capacity but what is not happening, what we heard is there a patient is not going to a e, possibly storing up Real Health Problems for the future. They are getting sad cases through a e as well. What about the work that isnt happening, the elective surgery and routine operations that are not happening . We have a new normal but how will we get back to the sort of nhs people are normally familiar with . Hugh pym, thank you. The government says it is reviewing the evidence about whether the public should wear face masks in crowded places to help stop the spread of the virus. The mayor of london has called for masks to be worn in public for additional protection. A growing number of European Countries are recommending using them. Heres our science editor, david shukman. Popular in asia before
the pandemic, masks are now appearing in more and more countries around the world. The government here is weighing up the options and the mayor of london believes we should cover our faces anywhere crowded. Think about when youre using public transport, if you really have to, or youre in a shop and you cant keep two metres apart. Wearing a non medical facial covering makes it less likely you may inadvertently give somebody else covid i9. One reason is that coughs and sneezes can travel much further than previously thought. Another is that people can spread the virus before they have any symptoms. But the government has a serious worry, that the best masks, which are vital on the medical front line, will get snapped up by the public. Here is how you can make your own Face Covering in a few easy steps. That is why in the united states, the authorities are urging people to make their own masks. Americas top medic showing how. Then you fold either side to the middle, and you have yourself
a cloth Face Covering. An old t shirt is not going to do a greatjob of protecting you from the virus, but think of it the other way round. Covering your face with Something Like this might actually protect others from you. Thats because you might be if infected with the virus and be passing it on without even realising. If youre wearing a double layer of cotton masks and you cough and someone eight to ten inches away, there is a very dramatic reduction in the percentage of virus that is getting to the other person. They still get some, but it is a small fraction of what they would have got if you hadnt been wearing a Face Covering. I protect you, you protect me. The Czech Republic was one of the first European Countries to insist on masks, and now many others are following. They could help with the process of reopening factories and offices
whenever the lockdown is relaxed. But thatll be a big step and so far, the government has held back from taking it. David shukman, bbc news. The demand for help from foodbanks has soared in some areas as a result of the pandemic. Many people are suddenly finding they have no income. In west london, a hall at the Olympia Exhibition Centre has been turned into a food parcelling centre. Our social Affairs CorrespondentMichael Buchanan reports. Each box represents a family in need. They hold they should have been showcasing wealthy houses to wealthy londoners. Instead, an army of volu nteers wealthy londoners. Instead, an army of volunteers are supporting the citys poorest residents. Olympia has donated the area to the local council, hammersmith and fulham, and the food bank to meet soaring demand. It has quadrupled in the last couple of weeks. An average week, we would be giving out 110
parcels, feeding or benefiting about 250 people each week. We are now doing pretty much those numbers in a day. A small survey by the independent Food Aid Network suggests that demand for help has risen hugely, by almost 60 between february and march. Food banks they many of their new clients are the formerly self employed and the newly unemployed. Jeremy simmons says he lost hisjob in unemployed. Jeremy simmons says he lost his job in the unemployed. Jeremy simmons says he lost hisjob in the property unemployed. Jeremy simmons says he lost his job in the property sector asa lost his job in the property sector as a consequence of the pandemic, and has turned to the food bank for short term help. And has turned to the food bank for shortterm help. Have you got any coffee here . It is a completely different way of life at the moment. You work all your life and then something happens and you have to make drastic changes. At this food bank, they have seen a 300 increase in demand. Here, families who need help to feed children who would ordinarily be in school are a key group needing help. Some may have been on free school meals, but there is an issue with the voucher system
not working. Both the food banks and their new clients hope and expect this surge will decline when the lockdown ends. The trouble, of course, is that no one knows when that will be. Michael buchanan, bbc news. The government rescue scheme for workers who have been furloughed, and so are not able to work, has been extended for another month until the end ofjune. Meanwhile, the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, has called on banks to get on with lending money to Small Businesses struggling to cope. Our economics editor faisal islam is with me. So this rescue scheme is evolving, as is the cost . There is movement around two big elements in terms of the governments rescue package around this pandemic for the economy. There is thisjobs retention scheme, which is designed so th