hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the top us health advisor and a key member of the white house's coronavirus taskforce has warned that lifting restrictions too soon could lead to further spikes in cases. dr anthony fauci said the country did not have total control of the outbreak. his message is at odds with that of president trump who is keen to get the economy going again. nick bryant reports from new york. washington continues to look like a scene from some dystopian drama. this, the still surreal sight of senators donning face masks for a hearing on covid—19. one senior democrat resembling a bandit from the wild west. the key voice was america's top pandemic official, anthony fauci, who strongly warned about the dangers of reopening too quickly — a message for the country, a message for his boss, donald trump. if that occurs, there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control which, infact, paradoxically, will set you back, not only leading to some suffering and death that could be avoided, but could even set you back on the road to trying to get economic recovery. we don't want your shutdown any more! the pandemic has demonstrated the polarisation of america. this, a liberty rally in boston, massachusetts, a tea pa rty—style protest demanding the immediate reopening of the economy. donald trump continues to hold press conferences where he often lavishes himself with praise, this time boasting about american testing. but though the reporters are masked, they are impossible to muzzle. this, a chinese—american correspondent from the us network cbs. why is this a global competition to you if every day americans are still losing their lives and we are still seeing more cases every day? well, they are losing their lives everywhere in the world and maybe that's the question you should ask china. sir, why are you saying that to me, specifically? i'm telling you, i'm not saying it specifically to anybody, i'm saying it to anybody who would ask a nasty question... that's not a nasty question. please go ahead. can i ask... ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much, appreciate it, thank you very much. but he left without taking any more questions, an abrupt exit from a president looking for a quick escape from this crisis. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. well let's talk to our north america correspondent peter bowes. peter, we talked some hours ago about those exchanges at the press c0 nfe re nce . about those exchanges at the press conference. as before, we've got different versions of reality coming from the white house, the task force on the president. what has been the response to that? yes, it's certainly a difference in tone, isn't it, and quite a sobering warning of what might be to come if the country opens too fast and that really conflict is with the words of the president from just 2a hours ago when he was talking in much more confident terms about the likelihood of the country getting moving again, getting back to normal business. certainly in the third quarter, definitely by the fourth quarter, predicting next year might be one of the best years america had had in terms of getting back to normal and doing business but dr anthony faucl doing business but dr anthony fauci, and the response to what he has said, has been sobering especially here in california whether torquay has been all day about the state gradually reopening. some shops will be open to people to pick up items outside, some restaurants will be open, a gradual getting back to normal, the governor in california at pains to point out it is a slow process and he is aware of not missing people too much at this early stage. so is dr fauci's warning just being ignored, do you think, or is there an unspoken assumption behind it that more people are going to die but the economy ta kes going to die but the economy takes priority? well, president trump has talked about that over the past week and acknowledged some people could well die as a result of the country reopening but he also says that he believes people are dying as a result of the lockdowns, he talks about people turning to drugs, talks about suicides as a result of the country not getting back to normal and there is a real difficulty here for local planners especially who are very acutely aware of the serious problems that people are having because they can't go to work, because they can't earn money, they are stuck at home and all the problems that brings as well, balancing that with the potential health implications of simply getting people together in groups. it's an extremely difficult of them for all concerned and what officials at trying to do up and down the country is try to find that reasonably sensible happy medium. peter, thank you very much. and, just a reminder that alongside all the facts and stats about the pandemic — our website also has reports and analysis from our correspondents around the globe, including this feature — what happened in the lost six weeks when us failed to contain the outbreak within its borders. that's at bbc.com/news. here in the uk, the chancellor, rishi sunak, has announced the furlough scheme designed to avert mass unemployment will now be extended till the end of october. he said the scheme is now supporting more than 7 million workers. our business editor simon jack has more. holiday season beckons and with international travel in disarray, you would think holiday hotspots like this campsite in cornwall would be set fair but it is currently closed and, even as the lockdown is lifted, social distancing rules will mean communal areas like showers and toilets are unusable. half of the 16 workers here have been furloughed and not all of them will return. well, we are delighted that the furlough scheme has been extended in its current form until the end ofjuly. very worried about how we, as employers, are going to make contributions through august, september and october. the reason for that is, we have had zero income so far this year. my feeling is, there are already many staff that are furloughed whose jobs actually no longer exist. and that is very sad but it is also very real. patrick's furloughed office manager, single mum lindsay, accepts that the future is uncertain. i just don't think there is any job security in our industry. if the business is hit hard, we are responsible for lots of people, but if the business is not secure, the jobs aren't there. mine might not be there. this brewery in buckinghamshire has furloughed ten workers who will now be able to come back part—time afterjuly whilst still having wages subsidised. good news for this mum of three trasna. i think it's great that it's going to be extended and being able to have a flexible return to work will be terrific while we are still in doubt about children going back to school. the furlough scheme is the most significant and expensive government response to the crisis. 1 million businesses are using the scheme, with 7.5 million workers having 80% of their wages paid by the government, and it is costing £14 billion a month. that is roughly what we spend on the nhs and social care every month. from july, employers will be asked to help foot that bill, but many will not be able to. the question is, what happens then? do you acknowledge that there are hundreds of thousands, potentially over a million people who are effectively now unemployed but just don't realise it yet? well, i think it will depend on the support we are providing overall and how quickly we can come out of this particular situation. we are not going to be able to protect every single job but i think, by any international comparison, the fact that we are supporting 7.5 million people with the furlough scheme should be something that, you know, should be universally welcomed. when employers have to start paying, tough choices will have to be made. i think the big elephant in the room is going to be what the employer contribution is going to look like that the chancellor referred to. from our point of view, it is absolutely critical that any change to the scheme doesn't result in an additional spike in unemployment. the scheme has helped this cornish holiday park and a million other businesses hang on to staff, but many will be exposed as this flood of government cash eventually, inevitably, begins to recede. simon jack, bbc news. turning to brazil now, where president bolsa naro is under pressure over his handling of the epidemic there. more than 11,000 brazilians have died from covid—19, by far the most in the region. bolsa naro has downplayed the risk, and called on gyms and hairdressers to reopen. our south america correspondent katy watson has more. i think the lack of unity is a big problem. people here are confused. yes, there is a lot of anger and frustration with howjair of anger and frustration with how jair bolsonaro has handled the crisis but at the end of the crisis but at the end of the day, he is still president, a lot of people still look to him for direction. the state governors have been leading the way with lockdowns and quarantines depending on the severity of the problem within the state and those who could lockdown locked down early but many people, especially poor neighbourhoods, are unable to do so and because of this confusion as well, there seems to bea confusion as well, there seems to be a bit of, people are running out of patience, the social isolation is certainly decreasing, more and more people are going back to work on leaving their homes and it couldn't come at a worse time for the country. jair bolsonaro came to power promising a better economy but it doesn't look like his legacy will be economic success so he is really going hard on the economic issues, effectively because he knows he can blame the state governors when the crisis, economic crisis hits. you can say, this was not of my doing, it was because of their drastic measures which closed down the economy. but it's a risky strategy because of course that is banking on brazil coming out of this relatively unscathed with a low death toll and handling the crisis well but with the death toll climbing here in brazil, he is certainly not looking very good. last week when the numbers of people who died started dropping, he said the worst was over —— worst was over and the numbers still expect sword again. i think he is much more extreme in his politics than donald trump and backing down doesn't look like it will happen now. china's handling of the pandemic — in its initial stages — continues to be questioned internationally. but at home the chinese authorities say it's been a triumph. there have been no recorded deaths from the virus for over two weeks, but a few new cases in wuhan over the weekend prompted plans to test each of the city's 11 million residents. from beijing, our china correspondentjohn sudworth reports. for two months, they had no work. but now these hairdressers are once again doing their usual morning team—building routine, bouncing back just like the wider chinese economy. they have no doubt who they have to thank for their salons reopening. "we all trust the communist party", the owner tells me, accused of covering up the early outbreak and facing accusations that the virus came from the illegal wildlife trade or even an accidental leak from this lab, china knows it's under pressure internationally. but you wouldn't know it from state—run media, showing china triumphing over the virus at home and as a powerful provider of medical aid to a world this in disarray. nothing says returning normality in beijing quite like a trafficjam. and while the world grapples with the big questions over china's involvement in the crisis, it would be wrong of course to dismiss everything it's done as authoritarian folly. for others hoping to get out of lockdown, there may be lessons here too. might masks be one of those lessons? some scientists believe they may have been the key to china's success in reducing infection rates so dramatically. in china, it is almost compulsory to go out with a mask. and perhaps it made a big difference because we know that many covid—i9 patients are asymptomatic or very mildly symptomatic. so they won't go for testing at all, so you will never detect it. masking is a continuous process which can actually protect you and others from getting infected as a result. in wuhan, the city where the outbreak began, the authorities are now planning to test all 11 million residents, the result of a small new cluster of cases, according to state—run media. there are other aspects of china's approach that may be hard to emulate, like forcing people to download apps that track their movements. but whether by coercion or common sense, few can doubt that this country appears to have turned the corner, seemingly against the odds, and it's celebrating. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. afg hanistan's president has ordered the security forces to resume offensive operations against militant groups including the taliban, after dozens of civilians died in two major attacks. in kabul, gunmen stormed a hospital, killing 16 people, including newborn babies. elsewhere, 21 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral service near the border with pakistan. do stay with us on bbc news if you can. we news if you can. meet those recovering from the we meet those recovering from the worst of the virus. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the ‘butcher of lyon,‘ klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! cheering welcome back. very glad to have you with us on bbc news. our top story this hour: the american expert advising on the country's coronavirus response has told a senate committee that easing the current restrictions too soon will lead to needless death and suffering. well, after months of disruption, some people in the northern hemisphere are understandably hoping the coming summer will help to dampen outbreaks. it is true that many infectious diseases such as seasonal flu and typhoid wax and wane with the seasons. but experts are warning against pinning hope on the warmer weather. let's go live now. professor thomas a russo is an infectious diseases expert with the university at buffalo in new york state. professor, thank you very much for your time. do you think someone for your time. do you think someone will bring respite or escape? well, i agree it would be great if this virus quietly went into the night with warm weather or perhaps started heading for the southern hemisphere and friends down there. unfortunately, ithink there. unfortunately, ithink the likelihood of that happening is extraordinarily small and we will likely be plagued by this virus over coming months. i wouldn't wish upon anyone else. in the heat and humidity, perhaps the droplets fall out of the air faster and therefore it is harderfor faster and therefore it is harder for the faster and therefore it is harderfor the to faster and therefore it is harder for the to spread? well, thatis harder for the to spread? well, that is certainly the case for influenza virus, but there are some key differences here waiting that won't be the case with the new coronavirus. and i think the number one reason is that influenza virus in other respiratory viruses tend to be seasonal because only a small population sample is susceptible in a given year due to vaccinations or natural infection. with this new coronavirus we are all susceptible. so even though some weather—related conditions can dampen the spread a little, there are so many people at risk of getting infected that the virus has continued to propagate with all of those susceptible hosts. what do you say to people in areas that are not just say to people in areas that are notjust warmer, but say to people in areas that are not just warmer, but too say to people in areas that are notjust warmer, but too hot say to people in areas that are not just warmer, but too hot to be out? there are concerns about air—conditioning, aren't there? i think the major concerns with air—conditioning would be if you are in a building with other individuals and not taking proper protective measures and someone happens to be infected and you are downwind, so to speak, of that individual in a restaurant or other place. it's possible we don't get a vaccine, we don't have a vaccine for hiv, for instance. if we have to live with this, what you think would slow it, if anything? we're all hoping for a vaccine andi we're all hoping for a vaccine and i do think that will become and i do think that will become a reality at some point. but thatis a reality at some point. but that is a ways off, you know. in the short term, the only thing that can slow this virus is our public health measures and that is the combination of widespread mask usage, social distancing, and hygiene... and also with good weather and people trying to get out a bit, some eye protection in the form of some sunglasses, that could provide some protection. we know that iris can potentially infect us through our eyes stop professor russo, thank you so much for your time. my pleasure. let's get some of the day's other news: twitter has told employees that they can work from home forever if they want to. the company said that it had continued to operate effectively with its staff homeworking in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown and would be willing to let them continue to if their roles within the company allow it. the compa ny‘s workforce of 5,000 people has been remote working since early march. india's prime minister, narendra modi, has announced an economic package worth more than $260 billion to support farmers and small and medium—sized businesses. he hinted there might be a further easing of the lockdown. on tuesday, passenger train services partially resumed. a law firm acting for celebrities including lady gaga, madonna, rod stewart and eltonjohn says hackers have accessed their data including contracts, e—mails, and non—disclosure agreements. the hackers have posted some of the details online and are demanding payment. officials here in the uk are saying about half of patients with covid—19 don't survive intensive care. for those that do, the recovery is lengthy, both physically and mentally. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has been to university college hospital in london, meeting patients at the start of their rehabilitation. and you're feeling tired? 0k. slowly, delicately, patients almost broken by coronavirus are being restored. can i ask you to roll over to the other side now? jake, who has a heart condition and diabetes, spent three weeks on a ventilator. it was touch—and—go whether he would survive. my chances were, ithink, very, very low. he's still so weak, getting him into a chair is far from easy. but it's an essential part of his rehabilitation at university college hospital in central london. jake still has a tracheostomy, an opening in his windpipe which used to be attached to a ventilator. my understanding is recovery works in very small steps. we're just going to get you into a fully in a chair position now. lovely. i'm not going to give up, not a chance. i was given a chance, and i'm not going to waste it. psychologically, has it been difficult? now that i know that i will go back to my family, go back to work, go back to the normal routine, i mean, psychologically, i'm much, much stronger. jake, who's 55, hasn't seen his wife natasha and 17—year—old daughter emily for over a month, except via video. so, every time the doctor would call me, they would say he's not out of danger. it was the hardest time of my life. me and mum find it difficult, so it's brilliant to see him at least once a day on video call. physios, occupational and speech therapists, dietitians, health psychologists, there's a huge team involved in rehabilitation. a lot of physical rehab because they've got a lot of weakness, and then there's the cognitive impact as well, so the delirium that comes from being in an intensive care unit, the confusion that comes with being asleep for many days and waking up to the reality of all of this, so, it's huge. can you put your feet on the floor? eddie is struggling with the impact of covid—19 on the mind as well as body. he'sjust emerged from intensive care after a month on a ventilator. i'm 66 years old, and ifelt nearest to death than anything else with this coronavirus. can you touch my hand? as well as physical therapy, he will need psychological support. hallucination—wise, so many terrible things that you think are real, even when you wake up, you think they were real. you lived through them. do you mind telling me what sort of things you were imagining? i've got a little bit of plot where my dad was buried, and i could see the grave ready there for me to go in there, saying, "come, come, you have to come in there, it's ready for you." simply surviving intensive care after this disease is quite an achievement, but the legacy of coronavirus will be felt by many patients like jake far into the future. fergus walsh, bbc news. and of course we will stay across it there. there is much more of all of the news, and national and international, on the bbc news website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcmikeembley. stay as safe as you can. hello there. well, we may well be heading towards the middle part of may, but i'm sure yesterday felt more like winter for some. take sennybridge in wales for example, with a temperature to start the day at —4.7. it was the coldest may night for 25 years in wales. further north, the wintery fun didn't stop there because in shetland we had some snow falling, and down south, relatively, in orkney, we had a bit of snow covering the grassy surfaces as well with that colder air arriving behind this cold front. now, as we go through the next few hours, that is pushing southwards. it's weakening all the while, but it's still going to be enoughjust enough to knock down the temperatures a few degrees across eastern parts of england. so it is going to feel a little bit cooler as we head into wednesday. as i say, though, the front itself is going to disintegrate, so any rain will tend to die away over the next few hours. and in many ways, it's a reversal of fortunes compared with last night. england and wales, quite a lot of places frost—free. scotland, a sharp frost developing here. so, wednesday, a cold start to the day. scotland, northern england with some sunshine, a few showers across northern and eastern areas. and after a cloudy start across wales, parts of the midlands, east anglia, southern england, that cloud will probably tend to break up with some spells of sunshine coming through. and as for the wind, may sunshine is quite strong, so it probably will feel ok. but underneath those cloudier moments, and particularly where it's breezy with the onshore winds, it will feel quite chilly. now for thursday, we've got the winds turning more to a north—westerly direction, not the warmest of directions, but it will be bringing some slightly less cold air in across scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures popping back up to around 12—14 degrees or so. it will be cloudy, there'll be some patches of rain at times across the north—west. bright skies further south. and then for friday, again, we've got another weak weather front working into the north—west of scotland, bringing a few patches of rain here. otherwise, it's a dry picture with cloud thinning and breaking at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures rising, highs of 17 degrees in both london and cardiff. now, into the weekend, our area of high pressure that's been influencing the weather for a few days now begins to slip its way a little bit further southward whilst weakening. and that will allow these atlantic fronts to move in across northern areas of the uk. so, it will turn quite cloudy across northern parts, with the threat of some rain scotland, maybe northern ireland, too. england and wales, largely dry and bright and a bit milder for most as well. this is bbc news, the headlines: one of america's top infectious disease experts has warned a us senate hearing that reopening the economy too quickly could lead to needless death and suffering. dr anthony fauci — who advises president trump — said the sitution was improving but the country did not yet have the outbreak under control. britain is extending until the end of october its scheme to subsidise the salaries of employees laid off by the coronavirus crisis. the government said employers would be asked to share more of the burden after august. the furlough arrangement has supported seven —— 7.5 million jobs. brazil has seen a record daily rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus, but president bolsanaro has again insisted the economy must be allowed to run smoothly. the health ministry says 881 people died in the past 2a hours.