from coronavirus in the world. more than 20,000 people have now died. pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peter s basilica . and the legendary british motor racing driver, sir stirling moss, has died aged 90. 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 number of people who ve died in the uk from coronavirus, has passed 10,000. the health secretary, matt hancock, said this is a sombre day, that reinforced why the public must adhere to social distancing rules. it comes after one of the government s senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. 737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. but that number doesn t include deaths in care homes or in the community. in other developments, the british prime min
affected by the pandemic. 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 number of people who ve died in the uk from coronavirus has passed 10,000. it comes after one of the government s senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. in the latest figures, 737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. but that number doesn t include deaths in care homes or in the community. in other developments, the british prime minister borisjohnson was discharged from hospital after being treated for coronavirus. he paid tribute to the staff who helped him recover saying ‘it could have gone either way.‘ italy has reported its lowest number of deaths in over three weeks. a31 new deaths were reported today. and the us coronavirus death toll is now the world s highest more than 21,000 people have die
turns each human tragedy into a statistic. every person lost in this pandemic is a life cut short, family and friends bereft. and that toll is today expected to reach a grim milestone of more than 10,000. 0n saturday, the uk recorded 917 new coronavirus deaths, taking the total hospital deaths to 9875. a stalling in recent days in the number of new infections has provided a glimmer of hope, but it s still too soon to conclude that the lockdown has finally curb the spread of this virus. i do hope that we are coming close to the number of new infections reducing. and in a week or two the number of people needing hospital reducing, and tragically in a couple of weeks time, the number of deaths plateauing and then starting to come down. but yes, the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst, if not the worst affected country in europe. but this morning the government said it has stood by the actions it is taking to fight the virus. it has stood by the actions it is taking to
people have now died. pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peter s basilica. and the legendary british motor racing driver sir stirling moss has died aged 90. 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 number of people who ve died in the uk from coronavirus has passed 10,000. the health secretary, matt hancock, said this is a sombre day, that reinforced why the public must adhere to social distancing rules. it comes after one of the government s senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. 737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. but that number doesn t include deaths in care homes or in the community. in other developments, the british prime minister boris johnson was discharged from hospital aft
has saved my life, no question. maintaining the lockdown trying to stick to the rules on a sunny holiday weekend. and the archbishop s easter sunday service delivered from his kitchen. good evening. the number of people who ve died in the uk after being diagnosed with coronavirus has passed 10,000. the health secretary, matt hancock, said this is a sombre day that reinforced why the public must adhere to social distancing rules. it comes after one of the government s senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. boris johnson, meanwhile, has been paying tribute to the nhs after being dischaged from hospital, saying there is no question it saved his life. well, another 737 people have now died in hospital in the latest 24 hour period, but that number doesn t include deaths in care homes or in the community, so the overrall total is 10,612. our first report tonight is from our science editor, david shukman. a painful story with ev