Hello and welcome to bbc news. Brazil has overtaken the uk to become the country with the second highest number of coronavirus deaths, only the us has recorded more. The total number of deaths in brazil now stands at 41,828. The World Health Organisation says the situation is concerning, with some intensive care units close to reaching capacity. Katy watson sent this report from sao paolo. Siren. Another covid call out in brazils biggest city, and the epicentre of the pandemic. The traffic is lighter these days because of quarantine, but this is still a city of 22 million, and the roads are as bad as ever. The team is attending a woman in her 90s with covid 19. 70 of their callouts are now related to the virus. She had been unconscious and struggling to breathe, so the family made the call. In these uncertain times, people just dont know if this might be the final goodbye. The patients who make it to hospital are, in a sense, the lucky ones. The team says three times as many people are
Been worse hit by coronavirus, according to new figures. The Prime Minister says its absurd and shameful that a statue of churchill has had to be boxed up to protect it from anti racism protesters. And tomorrows official birthday celebrations for the queen will go ahead but not like this. And coming up on bbc news. Another blow to the formula 1 season as three more races are axed. The grands prix in singapore, azerbaijan and japan have all been cancelled. Good evening. The dramatic economic effect of the lockdown was laid bare today. In april the uk economy shrank by more than a fifth thats the largest monthly contraction ever recorded as we spent our first full month in lockdown. The slump of 20. 4 in Economic Growth is three times larger than the decline seen during the whole of the financial crisis 12 years ago. The office for National Statistics says its affected almost all areas of Economic Activity with housebuilding and car manufacturing particularly badly hit. The uk is now on
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk economy shrinks by over 20 in april, the first full month of lockdown. This is bbc news large swathes of the economy ground with the latest headlines to a halt, in the sharpest for viewers in the uk contraction on record and around the world. The uk economy shrinks by over 20 in april, the first full month of lockdown. It is going to be tough for a few large swathes of the economy ground months but we will get through, we will bounce back. To a halt, in the sharpest contraction on record. The uk government rules out prolonging trade talks with the eu beyond december but checks on goods coming to the uk will be phased in next year. It is going to be tough for a few the uk Prime Minister says its months but we will get through it absurd and shameful that a statue and we will bounce back very of churchill has had to be boxed up, strongly indeed. To protect it from anti racism protesters. India ov
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