The us has overtaken china and italy to become the country that has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases. More than 82,000 people have been confirmed positive. The grim milestone came as President Donald Trump predicted the nation would get back to work pretty quickly. As countries in europe continue to be worst affected, leaders of the 620 countries have promised to do whatever it takes to minimise the damage to livelihoods. Theyre injecting 5 trillion into the global economy. There have been more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours. In the uk, 115 people have died from coronavirus in just 2a hours. The British Government has announced a multi billion pound rescue package for the self employed theyll now be able to claim 80 of their average monthly profits from the state. Now on bbc news its time to click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all to get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. As
The crucial key to stopping it. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. Some countries have really cracked how to do this. South korea, with its drive through ten minute tests, is held up as a model for others to follow. But many countries are struggling to test at scale. In the uk, testing is having to be limited the cost, the infrastructure, the time the test takes are all holding up the battle against the disease. Now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world to try and solve this. And jen has been looking at one close to home in west london. Around the world, companies and increasingly individuals, are racing to find ways to accurately test people for the coronavirus. The situation is changing daily, if not hourly. We simply dont have mass testing
available for the population now and theres a big effort going on to try and get that in place as quickly as possible to be able to manage this. Were in negotiations today to buy a so called antibody test
Now on bbc news, click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all to get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. Theme music. As the coronavirus has swept across the globe, the ability to know exactly where it is has become the crucial key to stopping it. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. Some countries have really cracked how to do this. South korea, with its drive through ten minute tests, is held up as a model for others to follow. But many countries are struggling to test at scale. In the uk, testing is having to be limited the cost to infrastructure, the time the test takes are all holding up the battle against the disease. Now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world to try and solve this. And jen has been looking at one close to home in west london. Around the world, companies and increasingly, individuals, are racing to find ways to accurately test people for the coronavi
This virus from spreading. As it gets into your body by breathing it in or through your eyes and mouth, the best thing to do is wash your hands regularly and properly for at least 20 seconds. Catch colds and sneezes in a tissue and avoid touching yourface. Sneezes in a tissue and avoid touching your face. The two sneezes in a tissue and avoid touching yourface. The two main symptoms of coronavirus to look out for other continuous dry cough and oi for other continuous dry cough and ora for other continuous dry cough and or a fever. If you are sneezing a lot, got a runny nose or a headache, you may be ill but you have probably as the coronavirus has not got coronavirus. So how high a swept across the globe, fever is a coronavirus one . And what the ability to know exactly exactly is a continuous dry cough . Where it is has become the crucial key to stopping it. Well, it is when you cough and there is no mucus of phlegm, basically no we have a simple message for all countries, gui substan
Now on bbc news, its time to click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. Theme music as the coronavirus has swept across the globe, the ability to know exactly where it is has become the crucial key to stopping it. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. Some countries have really cracked how to do this. South korea, with its drive through ten minute tests, is held up as a model for others to follow. But many countries are struggling to test at scale. In the uk, testing is having to be limited the cost to infrastructure, the time the test takes are all holding up the battle against the disease. Now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world to try and solve this. And jen has been looking at one close to home in west london. Around the world, companies and increasingly, individuals, are racing to find ways to accurately test people for the