equipment is keeping those in need out of the dentist s chair. good morning. the government rejects claims that it was too slow to cancel big sporting events. it comes after some coronavirus deaths were blamed on liverpool s champions league game against athletico madrid last month. good morning! today we are looking ata good morning! today we are looking at a briskey wind for many, it will feel chilly along the east coast but we lose the patchy rain from the south west. i ll have more at x 20 seven a.m.. “ south west. i ll have more at x 20 seven a.m.. at 27 minutes past. it s tuesday, april 21. our top story the latest measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, including whether people should be told to wear masks when not at home. that will be discussed by the government s scientific advisory committee later today. nhs providers, that s the body that looks after hospital trusts in england, has warned this could lead to further shortages for staff, as andy moore r
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in maharashtra and gujarat states. you are watching bbc news now. let s take a look back at today s downing street briefing, which was led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab and the deputy chief scientific adviser angela mclean. good afternoon. i m joined by professor mclean chief scientific professor. first let me give an update on the latest data that we have unk rotavirus. i can report that through the governments ongoing monitoring testing problem as of today they have now been i million 83 , 842 test today they have now been i million 83,842 test for coronavirus across the uk including 85,806 test yesterday. we know that 195,900 thousand people have tested positive. that s an increase of 5506 cases sent yesterday. and of those who have tested positive 29,000 500 27 have very sadly died. and our hearts go out to everyone who was lost a loved on throughout the coronavirus challenge. we continue to see evidence of a flattening of the peak of this virus. but as the figur
hasn t done that yet. but hancock was saying that would not happen in the isle of wight, where they are testing that app. but when we come out of lockdown, it would be interesting if the government were to impose restrictions on a more targeted way than before. a couple of minutes to go before we hear from dominic raab. let me ask you about virgin atlantic, they have said that they are cutting potentially 3000 jobs, pulling out of gatwick, another illustration of the economic damage being caused by coronavirus? that s right. the pilot you were speaking to from balpa was saying it was a difficult issue. labour has been talking about having a national consensus on the coronavirus, but not specifically when it comes to the economy. i amjoined by angela maclean, the chief scientific adviser. let me give an update on the latest data we have an coronavirus. i the latest data we have an coronavirus. i can the latest data we have an coronavirus. i can report to the government s ongoi
we can take another look at the daily downing street press conference here in the uk, today led by the environment secretary, george eustice. i want to begin by updating you on the latest data relating to the coronavirus outbreak. 2,000,270 2000, 552 tests for coronavirus have now been carried out in the uk. including 89,000 carried out yesterday. 2a8,818 people have tested positive, that s an increase of 2412 cases since yesterday. 10,000 people are currently in hospital with the virus and that s down 17% from the 11,000 last week. sadly for those that have tested positive for coronavirus across all settings 35,341 have now died. that s an increase of 545 fatalities since yesterday. of course her thoughts are with the families of all of those who have lost their lives to this virus. avoid turn to the work that we re doing to ensure that we are able to harvest this yea r‘s that we are able to harvest this year s farm that we are able to harvest this yea r‘s fa rm harvest