As many countries around the world begin to emerge from weeks of lockdown, the World Health Organization is warning that the crisis is far from over. The who says theres been a huge spike in new coronavirus cases. This was the who director general speaking in geneva. In the last 2a hours, there have been 106,000 cases reported to who. The most in a single day since the outbreak began. Almost two thirds of these cases were reported in just four countries. Those four countries are the United States, russia, saudi arabia and brazil. The number of cases in brazil alone is more than 270 thousand, with officials warning that the country is no where near the peak. It comes as the nations government authorised the use of controversial anti malaria drugs to fight covid 19, two days after President Trump claimed he was taking them too. More generally, you can see the number of infections worldwide is rising steadily. John Hopkins University warns that the world is heading towards five million total infections from covid 19. Ive been speaking dr ashish jha, the director of Harvard UniversitysGlobal Health institute. I asked whether he agreed with the whos warning. I do. We are early days unfortunately in this long pandemic and even if everything goes very well and we have a vaccine sometime next year, we are going to have many more months of many more cases so unfortunately we are still early in this very long journey. You spoke to congress and told them that testing with at the heart of any effort to stop the virus. How do you think countries around the world are doing in this respect . The variation is really quite stunning. Some countries obviously have done a very good job, south korea is hailed as a model and rightly so. Even countries like germany and others have done a very good job whereas the us has been quite a laggard and has moved very slowly on testing. It is been puzzling to me given it is such an obvious thing to be doing a from a Public Health point of view why some countries have been slow on this. You have warned that a second peak could return in the autumn. Talk me through what that might look like and how much impact it could have. We are really thinking about the Northern Hemisphere as it goes into the fall and winter months. I think there is good reason to believe we will have a second peak, there is good reason to believe it could be substantially worse than the first peak that we just saw experienced. Of course it will coincide with the influenza season which already stresses hospitals and health ca re systems. So we really have to spend the summer months preparing for what will be probably a large number of new cases of covid 19 and if we prepare i think we can get through it and if we do not we will be in a lot of trouble. Going back to the United States and its preparedness and how it has dealt with. How do you feel us authorities have dealt with the covid 19 in the us . In some ways the statistics tell the story themselves. A third of all of the cases, more than 90,000 americans have died. I would the response has been abysmal. A lot of states have done a good job with the government has done a relatively poor response. We have been slow to test and slow to communicate to to the summer much maybe we can turn this around. Effectively to the population and im hopeful as we get to to the summer maybe we can turn this around. A major cyclone has been moving across parts of bangladesh and eastern india, making the challenges of staying safe during the pandemic, much more difficult. More than three Million People were forced to leave their homes mostly in bangladesh, before cyclone amphan hit. Coronavirus restrictions have been hampering the relief efforts, as our correspondent in mumbai, yogita limaye, reports. The might of the storm has left a trail of destruction. Amphan has plundered its way through the indian state of west bengal, neighbouring bangladesh also in its path. Hunkered inside, even those used to seeing cyclones every year are stunned by the fury. I have never seen Something Like this ever in my life. It went on continuously for three hours without any signs of slowing down. From inside my home, i could hear tin roofs flying around, i could hear trees getting uprooted. On the shores, sea water surged in, along with heavy rainfall, it has caused flooding in many areas. Over the past two days, relief workers have moved millions to safety, but this year the Coronavirus Crisis is an added fear. Social distancing is difficult in cyclone shelters. For these people, it is hard to imagine what they will go home to once the storm passes. It will be the poor who are affected. These are poor districts inhabited by poor people with tin roofs and asbestos roofs and it is equally devastating, they will lose property. And as it crosses over to bangladesh, more homes, more lives, in its deadly path. Yogita limaye, bbc news, india. The uk governments plans for a trace and testing, to control oubtrea ks of the virus, has been debated in parliament. The Prime MinisterBoris Johnson said he was confident it would be operational from the first ofjune, despite the doubts expressed by some experts, as our Health CorrespondentSophie Hutchinson reports. Every day, thousands of new Coronavirus Infections are still being reported in the uk. Tracking the virus down and isolating the infected is widely believed to be the best way to control the pandemic. But today in parliament the labour leader questioned why there had been such a delay in setting up a track and trace system. In the united kingdom, despite 2 million tests having been carried out, there has been no effective tracing in place since march the 12th, when tracing was abandoned. That is nearly ten weeks in a critical period without effective tracing. That is a huge hole in our defenses. We will have a test, track and trace operation that will be world beating and yes, it will be in place, it will be in place byjune the ist. There will be 25,000 trackers, they will be able to cope with 10,000 new cases a day. Those trackers will help to trace the contacts of people who have the virus. They will use phone calls, texts and e mail to alert anyone who has recently met up with an infected person and give them advice. We spoke to one of the new recruits, a graduate, he asked to remain anonymous. He started work three days ago on his home computer but described a chaotic system with barely any training. I had one day in the classroom, 90 odd people in a group with one teacher. Whenever we ask questions he would try but the main answer was wait for the coming days, you will get an e mail or something. Right now i am just sat scrolling through netflix. A lot of people are chilling on games. People say we cannot complain, we are getting paid which is very true but at the same time it is like why would they set us up doing this, if we are just sat around waiting . It is not very productive at all. But even if the government does get the 25,000 new tracker recruits up and running in ii days, there are still questions about whether this app, intended to trace the contacts of those infected will be Ready Anytime soon. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. To michigan in the United States, where two dams have collapsed after days of heavy rain. 10,000 people facing historic levels of flooding have been evacuated from their homes in central michigan. The high waters are also threatening a dow chemical facility. The company says it has shut down the plant. The governor has declared a state of emergency for the affected areas. The bbcs jane obrien has more. The moment a rain swollen river breached a dam in midland county, michigan. One of two catastrophic failures in the area that sent water pouring across fields and towns. So often in recent years, disasters have been measured by records broken. And this was no exception. More than seven inches of rain, causing historic flooding in a state already reeling from the coronavirus. While were in the midst of a public pandemic it is really important that to the best of our ability, we observe the best practices to keep ourselves and our family safe. We will get through this. It is a tough time to be sure but we are going to get through this. John anglia, a midland youth pastor, has onlyjust recovered from the last major flood three years ago. Now he and thousands of other residents have been told to evacuate their homes. I feel weve almost forgot about covid. We went from staying home or staying safe to leave your home, the safest place is not in your home. So this one kind of supersedes the first one. John, do you everfeel or do you everjust think, how much more can people actually take . Ive had to rely a lot of my faith and almost wonder is god punishing. That is what you go to. The rebuilding just kind of finished up from the last one, so how do you redo that again . How do you get enough strength to do that again . It seems near impossible. President trump says he is monitoring the situation, praising First Responders just hours after accusing the state of voter fraud and threatening to cut funding. Meanwhile, the water continues to rise. Prompting fears that the worst is yet to come. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come parts of kenya are supposed to be in lockdown against covid i9 but the message isnt getting through. This morning an Indian Air Force plane carrying mr gahndi departed from london and arrived in delhi, the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness to gahndis final return on the political battlefield. Ireland has voted in favour of gay marriage. In doing so, it is become the first country in the world to approve the change in the national referendum. It was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. Its been a peaceful funeral demonstration but suddenly police are tear gassing the crowd. We dont know why. The prelaunch ritual is well established here. Helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. In the last hour, this has become the newest nation. It was a bloody trail for a new country and challenges are daunting. But for now it is time to celebrate. This is bbc world news, the latest headlines. The World Health Organization has reported the biggest rise in new Coronavirus Infections in a single day with growing numbers in poorer countries. Cyclone amphan, one of the most powerful south asian storms for decades, has killed at least 15 people in bangladesh and eastern india. The government in brazil has authorised the use of controversial anti malaria drugs to fight covid i9, two days after President Trump said he was also taking them. Brazils Health Ministry has just reported 888 new deaths from the virus and a record of nearly 20,000 new infections. Lets get more on this from katy watson in sao paulo. Every day there is another grim milestone, this time today we have seen the largest number of new cases in 2a hours as you just pointed out. Nearly 20,000 cases in 2a hours. The situation here is very difficult but also very difficult to know how far along the curve we are here. Because there is very low testing rates here, and a lot of scientists estimate it could be anything between 12, 15 times as much the real number of infections compared to what the official statistics are telling us. In the meantime, the government in brazil has also authorised the use of anti malaria drugs to fight covid i9. In the media, president bolsonaro has often been described as trump of the topics and this really is playing into that. Isnt it . Donald trump is a man he admires and he openly talks about the similarities the two men have. But of course we heard donald trump say he would take the drugs and shortly afterward president bolsonaro said he was going to the guidelines so they can be used with mild symptoms. Something he has wanted to do for a long time. It cost him two of his Health Ministers, just about a month ago he fired one of his Health Ministers because of disagreements over social distancing, but then we saw last week that the next Health Minister decided to leave and the belief was because of their differences over the use of the antimalarials and treating covid i9. But now he has an interim Health Minister who is clearly doing what his boss would like him to do, which of course bolsonaro gets what he has been pushing for finally. Lets get some of the days other news. Two men arrested in the United States on suspicion of helping the former nissan boss, carlos ghosn, to escape from japan have appeared before a federaljudge. Michael taylor, a former member of us special forces, and his son peter appeared by video wearing orange prison jumpsuits and face masks because of the coronavirus pandemic. War crimes investigators have asked that rwandas most wanted man be transferred from france to a United Nations tribunal today. Felicien kabuga was arrested on saturday in paris where he had been living under a false identity for a quarter of a century. He was indicted for genocide in nineteen ninety seven and is accused by prosecutors of bankrolling the rwandan genocide that resulted in the massacre of eight hundred thousand people. The continent of africa has yet to see the kind of numbers of infections and deaths, seen in other parts of the world, as a result of coronavirus. The latest figures show just under 3000 deaths, across the whole of africa, and experts are already saying that some valuable lessons could be learned, as our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. In the heart of mogadishu, its an all out war against a new enemy. Somalia has known no peace for nearly three decades. Its Health System is among the worlds most fragile. Now, covid i9 is testing its resilience. Like many african countries, the war torn nation acted swiftly, but its far from containing the outbreak. At this hospital, medics are doing all they can to save lives. Translation the last three months, i have not seen my family and my infant child. Ive taken a personal decision not to go home so as to reduce the risk of infecting my family and to serve my people as long as i live. Whole countries and cities have gone quiet. There are lockdowns, cu rfews and border closures across africa, and they seem to be paying off, for now. In certain countries, we are seeing a 30 to 100 doubling of the rate on a daily basis. With the lockdown, over time, it decreases to about 5 , so for sure the lockdown played a very Important Role in slowing the spread of the pandemic on the continent. That we can ascertain. But measures are not working as intended everywhere. We drove around one of nairobis hotspots. Its the first time ive been to eastleigh since the government announced restrictions into and out of the estate, and im really shocked. You dont get a sense that this has been taken seriously here. In tanzania, a completely different approach. Testing stopped a month ago and the government has urged people not to let fear disrupt normal life. With the rest of the world consumed with their own responses, africa is now more exposed than ever. And the un is appealing for more support from donors. Covid i9 has touched every aspect of life, and all predictions point to it being with us for much longer. The winners will be the countries that manage to control its spread, minimise its impact and move on with everyday life safely, but no one has a template. Anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. Most european nations have been grappling with the mammoth task of reopening countries to tourists, whilst remaing safe. Greece has said it plans to start its tourist season onjune the 15th, with International Flights operating from the first of july. France currently allows only essential travel from abroad. It hasnt said when its foreign tourist ban will be lifted. But many beaches are now open with sunbathing still banned. And spain has started loosening its restrictions on a region by region basis. And in italy beaches, restau ra nts a nd bars will gradually open from june along with all airports. Mark lowen reports from northern italy. Perfection isnt shared, at least not for now. The jewel of lake como glitters in the stillness, but italy hopes to lure tourists back from two weeks today, when it lifts restrictions to visitors from europe and drops its quarantine. The tranquillity is breathtaking, but the economy is starved. Lake como was set for a record year George Clooneys villa here helping to pull tourists. But then the virus hit this region, lombardy, the hardest in italy. Tourism councillor luca leone has watched as every visitor who had booked has cancelled until at least august. Now hotels are planning to extend the season to try and save it. That means he will keep his one open right through until january, hoping the rooms fill up as confidence returns. To the british tourists, the first they arrive on lake como at the end of the 18th century, so were now ready to welcome them again, like weve always done in the past, and for us its not a question of working with them but its to share our feeling with them, our soul, our heart with them, because they started tourism for us and we want them to be back, as soon as possible. Local businesses need them badly. Italy is expecting a recession this year of almost 10 . Having imposed a National Lockdown before any other country, italy is now unlocking fast, bringing forward the lifting of some measures, desperate to salvage its tourism season and the economy. But the balance between welcoming visitors back here and the risk of a second wave is what italy and every other country is now trying to strike. At the local market, restarting today, there is little to keep them busy. Traders want the custom ba