Now have enough tests to be testing those people in Critical Condition in hospital is. We need the test that will tell if you have got it now, and the new test which will come on stream soon to say whether you have had it. 16,000 staff may be needed when the newly converted Nightingale Hospital in east london reaches capacity. President trump warns the us to expect a rough two weeks and to stick to social distancing saying its a matter of life and death. Italy mourns the thousands of victims of its coronavirus outbreak as some question whether doctors have been given the necessary equipment. The prince of wales who has himself recovered from coronavirus sends a message of support particularly to older people. None of us can say when this will end, but end it will. Until it does, let us try and live with hope and with faith in ourselves and each other, look forward to better times to come. Hello and welcome to a bbc news special on the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. We
Nearly ten times the usual number. After weeks of Strict Lockdown in italy a taste of freedom as some families are able to take their children for a walk. And David Hockney in lockdown in france shares with us some of the ipad drawings that have kept him busy. Coming up on bbc news, wimbledon is cancelled for the First Time Since world war ii because of coronavirus, as the summers entire Grass Court Season is abandoned. Good evening. Theres been another rise in the number of people who have died from coronavirus in the uk as the government warned that this invisible killer is the biggest threat our country has faced in decades and that worse was to come. 563 patients have lost their lives in the past 2a hours, taking the total number of deaths in hospitals to 2,352 in less than four weeks. The latest increase in deaths is sadly in line with scientific predictions. Most of the cases are in london but nhs england says the threat is everywhere and the growing number of hospital admissions
Of all this is burying the dead, and the fact that social distancing rules mean hardly anyone can attend a funeral now. Maybe 10 people at most all 2 metres apart. Cremations are closed to the public. Only a small number of mourners are allowed at graveside burials. Some funerals are now being streamed online. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports. The last time i seen her was when she was being put into the ambulance. Its heartbreaking. Just heartbreaking. I wouldnt wish it on anyone. No church service, only a prayer at the graveside for anne best from fermanagh, who died from coronavirus. Despite a lifetime together, her husband of 51 years, tom, now in isolation, was unable to be with her at the end. I told myself that i was going to break all the rules and walk up there and see her buried, and i couldnt do that because it would be selfish on the other people. At least now theyre together, and theyre not suffering any more, you know, or in pain. Yeah. So thats the main thin
In his 50s, has died after treating an infected patient. His family say he wasnt wearing any protective equipment. If hed just had the right equipment then maybe we wouldnt have even been in this predicament, maybe it wouldnt have escalated the way it did and he wouldnt have deteriorated the way that he did. After weeks of Strict Lockdown in italy a taste of freedom as some families are able to take their children for a walk. And David Hockney in lockdown in france shares with us some of the ipad drawings that have kept him busy. And coming up on bbc news. Wimbledon cancelled for the First Time Since World War Two because of coronavirus, as this summers entire Grass Court Season is abandoned. Good evening. There has been another significant rise in the number of people in the uk dying with coronavirus as the government said this invisible killer was the biggest threat our country has faced in decades. 563 patients have died in the uk in the past 2a hours, taking the total number of dea