A reminder, you can keep up to date with all the latest information on the lockdown in your area taking the total number and your country on the website, to more than 10,000. And you can contact me the figure doesnt include deaths on twitter at any time. Outside of hospitals. Thank you for watching. One of the governments scientific advisers said the uk is likely to be among the worst affected european countries. The british Prime Minister has left hello. Hospital and is recovering Easter Sunday will be the last day from the virus at his for a wee while that we can speak country residence. Borisjohnson says there is no of temperatures in excess question the Health Service of 20 degrees celsius. Saved his life and admitted it never was that warm further there was a 48 hour period north, across the British Isles when things could have and it is that colder regime that certainly wins out across many gone either way. Locations as we get on through easter monday. You see the scale of the change even 0il producing countries around the world have agreed a record cut as we start the day. In output in an effort to end the top two thirds of a price war sparked by russia the British Isles is in that colder, fresher weather, and it is only and saudi arabia. 0utput will be slashed really by mid afternoon by about about a tenth that we are just hanging of global supplies. Since march oil prices have plunged on to the relative mild airs to their lowest level across the very far south west. In nearly two decades. What exacerbates that cold feel is the absence of sunshine across northern and eastern parts, and a noticeable cold onshore north and north easterly wind, and plenty of it as well. Gusts around 30 a0 mph across the south later
now on bbc news, coronavirus on in the afternoon. What you need to know. This is where we see the very best of the temperatures but, where you see those onshore breezes at their strongest out towards the east seven, nine degrees, something of that order, and it gets colder overnight under clear skies as well. Quite a widespread frost to start the new day on tuesday but at least that means it is a sunny start, save for the northern parts hello and welcome to of scotland, northern and western isles, quite a bit of cloud here, this bbc news special. Im annita mcveigh. Maybe a spot of rain and quite a noticeable wind, stay with us over the next 30 quite breezy again through the channel but, minutes as we share the latest in between, it is a decent enough day. Information on the not too much in the way of wind so those temperatures just wanting to recover a touch. Coronavirus outbreak. Well take you into an intensive care unit in a London Hospital to show what doctors are confronted with as they care for patients tuesday night, on into wednesday, who have severe cases of covid 19. Still pretty clear skies underneath that area of high plus, chris morris from the bbcs pressure, which is wanting Reality Check Team will bust more to slip its way towards of the myths about coronavirus. The continent but it is just doing and a reminder that there is further enough for us to give us that cool perhaps frosty start. Advice, news and information about coronavirus in your area still some cloud and breeze on the bbc news website. Across the far north of scotland. But first, the dramatic spread still some breeze in the channel of the pandemic has put health but, in between, thats a rally services in some countries under pleasant sort of day, immense pressure through the sheer another dry one, plenty of sunshine scale of people requiring
and a little bit of a westerly specialist treatment. In the breeze so up and over 0ur medical correspondent the pennines, well, no fergus walsh and cameraman longer 7, 8, 9 degrees adam walker got exclusive access youre closer to 17, 18, to one intensive care ward at University College hospital perhaps even 19 degrees or so. But in the second half of the week, in Central London to give us this rare insight into what health we are beginning to look down to see professionals are having to face on a daily basis. A low pressure throwing this band of cloud and rain, particularly towards south western quarter of the British Isles. A week old weather front clouding the skies across the heart of scotland, maybe a spot of rain here. But with a south easterly breeze for many, this temperature again trying to recover but over the next few days, we will be looking it is completely unimaginable towards that south western quarter to see more chances of rain moving and we are not at the peak yet. In from the south west. This is the front line in a war. Apart from two patients, every patient we are looking after has covid. We cant cope, we just cant. Every day, some battles are won. This is one of the doctors here. And some are lost. All the patients here are critically ill. We are planning for many more patients, so all our theatres to be
full of Covid Patients and possibly beyond. It is, you know, we none of us have ever seen anything like this. This used to be a Recovery Area for patients after surgery. Now its an intensive care unit for covid 19 patients. A huge part of the hospital has been transformed in order to deal with coronavirus. Ive been in intensive care nursing for about 23 years now and ive never seen anything like this even the london bombings. Never seen it in such a short, condensed period of time. Many of the patients here are elderly or have Underlying Health problems, but not all. I think perhaps i was a bit naive when i we started. Id assumed that it would be the older and sicker. In here, weve got a mixture, from people in their 40s to their 70s, a lot of them have high Blood Pressure and diabetes or a bit of respiratory disease. But some of them who are coming
through are young and fit. The patients here have severe pneumonia, inflammation of the lungs. They must be heavily sedated while on a ventilator a machine which takes over their breathing. Patients can spend two weeks like this. Many drugs are being tested but there is, as yet, no proven treatment for coronavirus. So its oxygen and. . 0rgan support, and amazing nursing care, really. One thing that helps is turning the patients onto their front. It increases the oxygen getting into their lungs. What seems like a simple procedure takes time. And lots of pairs of hands. 0k, everyone all right . Welcome to bbc news. Yep. Ready, steady. 90. Im simon pusey. Our top stories
the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk passes 10,000. The Health Secretary calls it a terrible marker. The fact that over 10,000 people have now lost their lives to this invisible killer demonstrate just how serious coronavirus is. With ventilated patients, extreme care is needed. All of this while staff wear full the british Prime Minister continues his recovery at his country residence. Personal protective equipment. Well done, thats great. He says theres no question 0k, can we check on the ventilation . The Health Service saved his life. Their only barrier against coronavirus. Every time a doctor or nurse saudi arabia and russia goes on to the unit, have decided to end they must don full safety gear. Their oil price war, by agreeing to make you cant wear this and work the biggest production for more than a couple of hours because youve got a crushing cuts in history. Headache, you know, youve got a dry mouth. Italian tenor, andrea bocelli, you have to get out. Sings to an empty staff write their names duomo cathedral, but is heard on their aprons so they can by millions around the world. Be quickly identified. So theres an emergency on the itu. The head of Critical Care was asked via a walkie talkie if he would give a second opinion. But he needs to be there, so the full kit has to be put on. They use walkie talkies because their visors mean they cannot communicate on phones. It is draining, physically and mentally. Its really hard, and some
of our staff really cannot cope with it. You know, weve got a huge number of nurses, doctors, physios and not all of them can deal with it, so they can only spend a short time, or notjust any time. Its not uncommon for some of our staff to have panic attacks and finding this so, so stressful. So weve got to support people some people just cant do it. Despite the possible risk to themselves, the medical staff carry on. 12 hour shifts, 60 hours a week are the norm. They worry about the patients, about each other, and about those they love. I think its very hard on our families. My kids are at home. My wife is home schooling. Its easy, in a way for me im doing myjob, and busy all day. They dont really know what its like here, whether we are bringing home the virus. And theyve just been amazing. Just let me do what i need to do, and im just incredibly grateful to them. What is striking here
is the sense of calm. In the face of adversity, doctors and nurses simply get on with thejob. The staff here are dealing with the biggest challenge ever faced by the nhs. They can save many of the patients but sadly, not all of them. And still, more patients keep coming every day. Coughs. And no one is sure how long this will last. For now, they can cope. But that depends on all of us playing our part. What is your message to people watching or listening to this . If people dont stay at home and they sneak out, this is going to continue to happen, and our staff are going to be exposed for longer, we are not going to have the equipment to do the best that we can by everybody who needs it. We do need to flatten that curve and it is so serious. And ijust wish people would really, really listen to what the government and we are saying. It is harrowing to see the devastation caused by coronavirus and humbling to witness the resilience of nurses and doctors the heroes of this crisis. I didnt take this seriously enough. Imran isjust 37 and has breathing difficulties due to the virus. You dont know how bad it is until it actually hits you and so, i would absolutely urge everybody to listen to the government guidance and stay away from people. He has a wife and two children everything to fight for. I have felt times,where my body has been willing to just give up completely. And im not im a very young and fit individual. From the moment patients arrive at a e, nurses and doctors face the risk of infection. I do worry about my staff, because they are being exposed to patients who have a dangerous disease. The man in charge of the hospital throughout this crisis leads from the front. I am a doctor myself, i work in a e with coronavirus patients. Im also anxious. But on the other hand, we are all professionals, we know how to protect ourselves and we know the risk, so we can deal with this. The biggest transformation has been in intensive and high dependency care, where the number of beds has increased fivefold, with plans for even more. But will it be enough . Can they cope with the surge . All those questions are really critically dependant on three things, really people, kit and oxygen. We got enough people, thats difficult, because inevitably weve had staff go off. We currently have enough oxygen. Our current problem today is having
enough medical grade ventilators. If you are purple, you are a confirmed coronavirus case, orange you are suspected, which is the very sickest patients will need a ventilator to breathe for them. Look at the intensive care unit, there are two non corona patients, both of them a longer stay, weaning off ventilators slowly. The rest has been taken by corona. Weve got another hospital thats doing urgent cancer, but this place is essentially becoming a huge corona centre, yep. Sorry. Thats ok. Everyone going into intensive care must wear full protective clothing. Beds have been created in every available space. So this is an anaesthetic room attached to an operating theatre, and just look inside here. This operating theatre has now been repurposed for two intensive care beds. I mean, its actually rather overwhelming, because itjust reinforces the level of threat, the level of preparations that are going on here and just what we are facing. Its the same layout in ten operating theatres, leaving just two for emergency surgery. Are you feeling stronger . Yeah . Great. All hospital visits have been stopped. Only in exceptional circumstances might a Family Member of a very sick patient be admitted. Its the personal cost of whats happening to patients, which is just devastating sometimes. Its really hard because we cannot let all the relatives in to see their loved ones, so while the patients may not be aware, the relatives are really feeling this. Like all of us, the doctors and nurses wonder when life will return to normal. Certainly in my family, weve got a holiday booked in august. We ve all kind of got that as a date, i dont know if thats a hope. Like everyone in the country, in some ways, ive got a job, im getting an income, i know im not suffering like a lot of people are. But the whole country is suffering here. And the whole country knows it owes an immense debt to nhs frontline staff, putting themselves at risk from coronavirus day after day to save lives. That report by our medical correspondent fergus walsh with cameraman adam walker. Next, its becoming clear that widespread testing for coronavirus is going to be crucial as countries try to navigate their way out of the crisis. But there is confusion about what that means and how it
might be achieved, as jim reed reports. Most scientists agree that testing for this virus is critical part of the way we can save lives and break out of the lockdown. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. There are two main types of test for coronavirus. At the moment, we are using something called a pcr test, normally taken with a swab. These look for genetic material related to the virus. Youre asking the question does that person have the virus in their system at the time of the test . So it detects the rna genome of the virus itself. So pcr testing can tell if someone currently has the virus crucial for both patients and healthcare workers. But it needs to be analysed in a laboratory. That takes time and is expensive. It needs Skilled Staff and chemicals called reagents, which are in short supply. Thats one reason why many countries have struggled to increase testing rates. Some, like south korea, have moved much faster than others. Testing, along with infection tracking, is partly how its managed to keep deaths at a low level. Translation weve set this up as an alternative, where many people could get tested in a short space of time. The second type of test looks for antibodies in blood. This is much faster. Itjust needs a prick of blood that can either be sent off in the post or even analysed at home. So the Antibody Testing reveals whos been exposed and who has mounted an immune response to the virus. So its a pretty good guess as to whether a person may already be immune to this virus. An Antibody Test is cheap and doesnt need a laboratory to process the results, but it doesnt work straight away it can take weeks after infection to produce enough antibodies to measure and there are real questions about the accuracy of the tests produced so far. If we can prove they work there are clear advantages. It will allow us to test Health Care Workers and their families to see if they have had a covid infection. And that might allow a lot of Health Care Workers to return
to the front line. The other topic that has been widely discussed is the use of some sort of covid i9 passport to say youve had the infection and you can now return to work more generally. The idea is an immunity passport might allow some to leave lockdown if tests show theyve already had the disease but its controversial. Its going to open up ethical issues about will we create a tiered society, one group allowed to go back to work, the other is not . We are already being accused in the media today of a police state. Theres an awful lot of societal ramifications about how this is going to be used. There is a third type of test which firms are developing rapid antigen tests. These should be far cheaper and quicker. Based on a nasal swab or saliva sample. That could be critical for parts of the world that might not have
advanced testing facilities. We might expect some companies would be able to deliver a rapid test, that would be a game changer, especially if after ten minutes we could identify a large proportion of those who have been infected. The next step is to prove these tests can work effectively and quickly. Its not one but a combination of all these technologies that can, perhaps, help us keep the virus in check until a vaccine is developed. One of the latest countries to advise people to wear masks or cover their faces in public is the united states. Despite the guidance from experts at the World Health Organisation, that medical masks should be reserved for Health Care Professionals and not used by the general public. Israel, indonesia and morocco are now amongst countries that have made wearing of face masks compulsory in public. The bbcs science editor has been
investigating how effective wearing them can be. A computer simulation of someone coughing in a supermarket. This is new research, still to be confirmed, that shows how coronavirus could spread and linger in the air, infecting people nearby. The scientist involved says the obvious conclusion is to avoid places that might be busy. First of all, dont go there if you dont need to go there. If you need to go there, go there only as seldom as possible. And stay there as short a time as possible. If someone is showing symptoms they shouldnt be going to a supermarket or anywhere else but there is growing evidence that people can have the virus and not show symptoms. And thats one reason why the Us Government and many others, are now urging people that if they have to go out, they wear a mask. In morocco, for example, there is now a Government Order to wear masks. With the threat of prison or fines to back that up. But the World Health Organisation and the British Government believe measures like this
just arent needed. Here in the uk, the guidance is its Health Care Workers and carers who should wear masks. And the worry is that supplies might run out if the public are trying to buy them as well. There are different views about this among scientists. One is that if you wear a mask, you might reduce the risk of passing virus to others. Another is that once you put a mask on, you might get a false sense of security. You might think you can get close to people again or stop washing your hands so often. And you might treat the mask much too casually. Wearing a mask must be consistent, its not on to wear a mask
and decide to take it off and smoke a cigarette or eat a meal, it must be worn full time. At the same time as the mask is taken off, the outside surface may be contaminated as well. And hands become contaminated and then could serve as a source of infection. In any event, more and more countries are demanding that people wear masks. In indonesia, they are handing them out. And the Italian Region of tuscany is scaling up deliveries because everyone will have to wear one. Attitudes are changing fast. Were headed to cape town now, where an unprecedented truce has broken out between rival gangs in the townships around the city. South africa is trying to control the spread of coronavirus. Gang leaders have halted their turf wars and turned the Delivery Networks usually used for drugs trafficking, to get foods into poor households instead. Andrew harding, the bbcs africa correspondent, reports. These are some of the most dangerous streets in south africa and the world. Poor communities fought over relentlessly by rival drugs gangs. But today a virus and nationwide lockdown, many have achieved what the police and
the army failed to do. This is the american gang. Most of these men have been injail, some are killers. But today, instead of selling drugs and robbing people, they are backing up Food Supplies for hungry families. I got a phone call from different gang leaders saying weve never asked you for anything but i thought, hey, if these guys are starving, they are at the top of the food chain, the rest of the community will be in serious strife. To help, the gangs are drawing on their own particular skill set. The best distributors in the country, they know how to distribute things, they are used to distributing other white powders but they are distributing things and they know everybody. What does the Community Think of the criminals sudden change of focus . There is relief here for sure, that gang ceasefire has taken hold during lockdown. We rely on one another to help each other, even if its gangs, people, not gangsters. There is no such thing as gangsterism, in these times all of us stand together. But it is hard to tell what people here really think about the men who have terrorised their neighbourhoods for decades. The authorities are sceptical. I dont think it exonerates you when youve done so much evil, one good deed doesnt wipe it all away, maybe they can commit to slightly more long term good, put away arms permanently and stop intimidating and robbing residents. Then we are good. Because of the lockdown, im not able to film. I am in johannesburg, not cape town but leaders agreed to talk over the phone. Do you think south africa, your community will be changed
by this experience . Yes, it as well. And thats whats happening now . Yes. Do you think that will last . Maybe, maybe not. Once the virus is over, may the fighting will start again . Maybe the fighting will start again, but we trust in god. God will make a way. So, a temporary ceasefire, temporary lockdown and just a sliver of a chance that the virus will bring lasting change to some of the most dangerous streets in the world. Andrew harding, bbc news, south africa. Finally, throughout our series, weve been hearing from chris morris and the Reality Check Team who have been myth busting some of the big stories, treatments and cures you may have heard about covid i9. We are all going to be in this for the long haul and separating fact from fiction is really important. So here are some myths you should be aware of. Number one. Lemonjuice protects you from covid i9. There have been plenty of claims about things you should eat or drink to thwart coronavirus. And the lemonjuice myth just wont go away. It started with a viral social media post containing advice from a fake chinese scientist. To be clear, lemonjuice is obviously not bad view, in fact, all fruit and vegetables are essential while nearly all of us have to stay at home. They can help keep you healthy. But they dont stop you getting a virus like this. Myth number two. Mosquito bites can infect you with the virus. We know you can get diseases from mosquito bites but there is no evidence at all that the little brutes can infect you with coronavirus. Again, remember, this is a respiratory virus, spread mainly when someone who is ill coughs or sneezes. And the best way to protect yourself is to avoid close contact with anyone who is sick. And keep washing your hands
myth number three. Blood donations will get you a free test. Some people are hoping they might get a free coronavirus test if they donate blood. Thats absolutely not the case. But theres been a persistent false belief on social media that it might be. To be clear, you dont get tested for covid i9 if you give blood. The last thing staff who man blood banks want is sick people coming in. Nor, of course, can you get the virus from a blood donation. So, the best advice for now, try to stay healthy, while scientists work towards medical breakthroughs. Thats it for now. Before we go, here are some of the latest striking images from the last few days as the coronavirus continues 00 24 46,534 4294966103 13 29,430 to affect so many of us
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