Hopes infections have now reached their highest level. We are living in the peak of this epidemic. I believe in one weeks time, maximum ten days, we will see a drop, a significant drop of positive cases. Spain is to introduce even tighter limits on who can leave their homes, as it announces a new Record Number of deaths in the past 2a hours. And the worlds oldest man is celebrating his 112th birthday, but therell be no party due to self isolation. Now on bbc news, Victoria Derbyshire has the latest information and Health Advice on coronavirus including what the symptoms are and how to self isolate. Hello and welcome to this special programme. Im Victoria Derbyshire. Over the next half an hour, we are going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you that you can share the information with others. For the latest on the spread of the disease, you can always head to our website for information on how its affecting people in your community and your country. The main
Has warned the situation there is deteriorating very fast. And well be getting some of your questions answered on coronavirus when we speak to a gp shortly. Good morning. European stock makets including the ftse 100 share index in london have plunged nearly six per cent in early trading despite efforts by leading Central Banks to try to limit the impact of the coronavirus on the world economy. Airline shares have been badly affected as Major Airlines plan to largely ground their fleets of aircraft through april and may. The owner of British Airways, iag, says it will be cancelling 75 per cent of flights. Downing street is stepping up efforts to keep people informed about its plans for tackling the coronavirus outbreak and how to protect themselves. From today, borisjohnson or a senior minister will hold daily news briefings. He will also convene another emergency cobra meeting and take part in a Video Conference call with the other g7 leaders to discuss a co ordinated global response.
And millions of Small Businesses like this gym, fear the government wont help them survive this lockdown. No, they are not helping financially to support our businesses. So youre on your own here . Yeah, we are on our own. But the immediate challenge here is overcrowding and hygiene. No Running Water here and a0 people sharing this toilet. If i have that virus and im using this toilet, then im going to affect 39 people. This is famously the worlds most unequal society. The virus looks set to expose that cruel fault line, that chasm between the very rich and the rest in the harshest possible way. And so those who can, try to get out of town. This family hoping for a last minute bus to the countryside. We are leaving, we are evacuating ourselves. Before an entire nation locks down. Within the last few minutes, that lockdown has got under way here. The police and the army heading out onto the streets to try to enforce it. There is so much at stake for south africa, but not just there is s
American President Trump says hes considering imposing a quarantine on new york to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Well, this would be an enforceable quarantine and, you know, id rather not do it, but we may need it. The number of deaths in the uk from the coronavirus rises to more than 1,000, with another 260 people dying in a single day, officials warn that social distancing restrictions must be kept in place. If we can keep deaths below 20,000, we will have done very well in this epidemic. Tests for frontline nhs staff begin in england this weekend, following criticism over a lack of testing for health workers. The english cities of birmingham and manchester join london with plans to open more temporary hospitals to help cope with the outbreak in the uk. The total death toll in italy as a result of the coronavirus has now risen to over 10,000. That brings the total number of people across europe killed by covid 19 to more than 20,000. Now on bbc news, the latest informati
Deserted roads and empty parks a top official says the uk could face up to six months of restrictions. Over time, probably over the next six months, we will have a three week review, we will see where were going. We need to keep that lid on and then gradually we will be able to, hopefully, adjust some of the social distancing measures. As italy grapples with the worlds highest death toll from coronavirus theres a severe shortage of medical staff in the north. Another 838 people die from covid 19 in spain the countrys highest daily number of deaths. Americas leading Infectious Diseases expert has warned that up to 200,000 people in the us could die from the coronavirus. Dr Anthony Fauci said millions of people in the country would catch the virus. Now on bbc news, the latest information and Health Advice on coronavirus including what the symptoms are and how to self isolate presented by victoria derbyshire. Hello and welcome to this special programme. Im victoria derbyshire. Over the ne