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. the latest figures charting the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic have passed another grim record. 150,000 people have now lost their lives. just how we know who has died has come under the spotlight again as china has released new figures for the city where the outbreak began. it announced a 50% jump in the official total of people who died in wuhan. the total number of confirmed deaths in china is now over 4,500, a rise of more than 1,200. state media also reported another key number china s economy had contracted by a substantial 6.8% the first time it had shrunk for three decades. taken together, the numbers have led some to accuse china s government of concealing just how bad the outbreak was and how seriously it affected the country. but officials say there has been n0 cover up. 0ur correspondent in beijing, steph
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the worldwide death toll we re covering all the latest to the coronavirus has passed coronavirus developments a new terrible milestone passing here in britain and globally. 150,000 for the first time. a top uk health specialist warns first. the country could end up we begin in china with the highest death rate in europe due to early errors where a set of new statistics are showing the coronavirus pandemic made in the pandemic. in a different light. the first a 50%jump we have to face the reality of that. in the official total of people we were too slow with who died after testing postive a number of things. but we can make sure that, for covid 19 in wuhan in the second wave, the city where the virus originated. we re not too slow. the total number of confirmed deaths germany s health minister says the country s covid 19 in
answer your questions about when it will be resolved. and there are calls for the public to be urged to wear face masks to halt the spread of the virus. also this lunchtime: as china s economy slumps, the international monetary fund warns the outlook for other economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted. the duke and duchess of cambridge speak to the bbc about the need to protect mental health during lockdown and their feelings when prince charles was diagnosed with coronavirus. i thought to myself, if anybody s going to be able to beat this it will be him, and actually he was very lucky. he had mild symptoms. and actually he was very lucky. and also speaking to him made me feel more reassured that he was ok and he was through the worst of it. and the leeds united legend norman hunter has died, after contracting coronaviras. he was 76. and coming up on bbc news, as premier league clubs meet to discuss plans to finish the season uefa is working
economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted. the duke and duchess of cambridge speak to the bbc about the need to protect mental health during lockdown and their feelings when prince charles was diagnosed with coronavirus. i thought to myself, if anybody‘s going to be able to beat this, it s going to be him. and, actually, he was very lucky. he had mild symptoms and, obviously, speaking to him made me feel reassured that he was ok and he was through the worst of it. and the leeds united legend, norman hunter has died, after contracting coronaviras. he was 76. a leading expert in global health has said there could be 40,000 deaths in the uk by the time the coronavirus crisis is over and the country will probably have the highest death rate in europe. giving evidence to the commons health select committee, professor anthony costello said the government had been slow to act. the health secretary, matt hancock, told mps that testing will be ex
hunter was one of the towering defenders of his era, and it was some era. hunter! a goal! hunter has scored! norman hunter represented england 28 times, largely because jack charlton and bobby moore stood in front of him. hunter was in the 1966 world cup squad. he had to wait over a0 years to receive a winner s medal. at the time, only the starting 11 got one. norman hunter played over 100 times for bristol city before he retired. he was a manager, too, in the ‘80s, at barnsley and rotherham. but he will be forever associated with leeds, a team which won matches and not always friends. between hunter and lee, and it looks to me as if it has broken out again. but make no mistake, norman hunter earned wider respect. hunter! when england s professional footballers presented their first ever players‘ player of the year award, it was norman hunter who won it. norman hunter, who s died aged 76. captain tom moore, the war veteran who s fundraising for the nhs, has now raised mor