When im singing. Death condition that on tuesday the i open my own voice uks failure to increase testing rates earlier in the crisis may have to the power of music. Cost the country dear. Cost the uk edition of now its got to this fifth week, the financial times, majors on the news that its very difficult for him. Virgin atlantic is preparing to cut sams mum, ann, keeps a video diary, almost a third of its 10,000 workforce in the uk here filming his daily exercise. And close its gatwick operations as it scales back thats lovely. In an attempt to survive good lad. The impact of coronavirus. Shes in her 70s, her husband in his 80s, both with severe for the times the main Underlying Health conditions. News is that the uk chancellor rishi sunak will next the carers who once visited sam week announce plans to wind every day cant come any more. Down the governments were sort of struggling along furlough scheme from july. With it, and the carer usually does it through the phone for him. The paper reports options include cutting the 80 per cent wage subsidy come on, sam, youve got to get in the bath, and lowering the currently cap youve got to get washed. On monthly payments. And things like that. It also claims the treasury will prevent self employed workers it means no more face to face with profits over 30 thousand pounds sessions with his beloved choir. From claiming government grants. Founded last year by the charity new lifestyle reads soundabout, and at the centre the japan times. Of life for dozens of special needs the japanese government has called people in oxford. On residents to maintain for different families, a new lifestyle even different challenges. After restrictive measures over the new coronavirus choir drummer Matthew Nicholls have been relaxed. Was born blind and unable to speak. He cherishes the human touch in singapore, the strait times leads on how the country is seeing of his brother, c], of his parents. One of its worst retail slumps ever, with recent takings at the till but matthew lives in registering their sharpest supported accommodation and, because of the virus, drop in nearly 22 years. Cant have visits. His mum, sophia and father, on the front page nigel bring freshly baked bread of the daily mirror, which they leave at the entrance it shows the uks coronavirus death for their child. Toll has topped italys to be europes worst. You know, he likes to give you a big hug and a squeeze and a kiss. We miss him quite a lot. And on the front page i must be honest and say that i do miss him. Of frances le figaro, i miss him, because also not more than 100 vaccines knowing this how long this are in development in a bid to combat coronavirus. Lockdown is going to be for, so lets begin. You think, if its only a few weeks, which is what i thought it was originally, wed at least be able to see him, but now, you know, we dont know how talking to claire and eve. Welcome both of you to the program. Thank long its going to be. You very much for taking the time but in a time of general anxiety, this evening tojoin whats striking about the choir you very much for taking the time this evening to join us virtually. Families is their optimism claire, lets start with you. If and good humour. Your paper and exclusive the lot of 14 years ago, edward shryane was too weak to cry. Professor. This is the man basically listen to him now. Whoa oh oh, on the radio. Whose advice prompted borisjohnson to lockdown the uk has resigned what does the sound of the choir mean to you . After he himself broke rules of incredible. Its changed my life, and i think. Lockdown. An incredible story. It is im just lost for words. And congratulations to my colleagues who got this amazing school. I mean, can i ask you a very fundamental question . I dont personally mind too much what does he mean to you . You mean everything, dont you, eds . About the details of the professors oh, my god personalize. For me and for many thank you thats the right answer. People im sure its the hypocrisy i mean, thanks. Of his actions. I mean do is i say drives me insane. Are not as i do. Which will really thank you, that is the right answer. Hit home over this story. For weeks and weeks weve been told to stay but there is another reason for laughter. Home, to protect the nhs to save lives and that a message that he at using a video conference, the choir the forefront of theirs. It is a overcomes isolation and reunites. Member has really pushed himself and driven hard. It was only a couple of weeks ago he said if we lifted and matthew hears the sound lockdown too soon we would see of his mothers laughter. 100,000 deaths in this country. And iwe 100,000 deaths in this country. And i we discover that he hasnt been matthew, hope you have following the advice himself on top so following the advice himself on top so its really hypocritical. And i a really good week. Absolutely understand why he had to go. Because we are seeing a time in lily bartlett, blind, britain where we are already having with special educational needs, taught herself piano and leads a bit ofa britain where we are already having a bit of a wobble over lockdown. In the choirs version raising increased traffic on the road, more people starting to be out of an anthem for our times. And about. And if he had been allowed to stay it wouldve sent the message that well, its ok and i when you got what you want but not think that lockdown wouldnt have helped. Eve, his position untenable . What you need lights will guide i think sadly his position was untenable. When you think of the you home normal front pages they often do and ignite your bones include a bit about romance and a bit about people just being so attracted to one another they do bad i will try to fix you. Things. This is certainly one of those cases. He was visited by obviously, a long time friend. Was it really interesting about this story is he is a medical man. He applause said that he actually had tested positive for the coronavirus was up fergal keane, bbc news, oxford. And then because he felt he had some symptoms, i think, and then because he felt he had some symptoms, ithink, he quarantined himself for two weeks and didnt go out for two weeks. And then thats it. Obviously, thought it was say. Perhaps this is telling something now on bbc one, time about immunity. Because thats the for the news where you are. 00 05 10,642 4294966103 13 29,430 have a very good night. Question the whole country is asking. If you patted are you immune from ever getting it again . I think its sad, i think a lot of people who are in lets say, distant relationships and romances of 1s owii relationships and romances of 1s own or another really feel very sympathetic towards the couple. Do you think claire, they will feel sympathetic or angry that this man have done what they probably wish they could have done over the last several weeks . I think they could have done over the last severalweeks . I think youre right. I think they will feel angry because we are all, many of our suffering under this lockdown divider for my loved ones whether they be romantic partners or parents or siblings or just good friends. And our lives have been severely curtailed and thatis have been severely curtailed and that is a message that professor ferguson has been hammering home for weeks and weeks. And looking one for him and another for everyone else. Weeks and weeks. And looking one for him and another for everyone elselj think him and another for everyone else. think could make a very short novel at the end of this. You know the doctors love affair. Remember doctors used to be regarded as romantic heroes. Do you remember all those books that were written about doctors and nurses and all the rest of it . It could bring it back. It could but i suppose the main point is low, this guy is obviously a scientist is not a politician, is he . Should we take that into account when thinking about his private life are not . Im afraid the private now leads into the public does in a . When you are him and youre on stage and youre at the forefront of the lockdown for which actually we should be very grateful. Im afraid you cant separate the two. Which is rather sad but you cant. But hes a man of clinical silence and i think when it comes to behavioural science he really hasnt hit the one note there. No, i think he really hasnt hit the one note there. No, ithink thats he really hasnt hit the one note there. No, i think thats true. He really hasnt hit the one note there. No, ithink thats true. If there. No, ithink thats true. If there only was womans and womans owfi there only was womans and womans own this would be a story when athat he resigned pretty quickly didnt he . Even before the story came out. He did. He saw the writing on the wall. You cant sort of bang the drum so strongly for weeks and weeks and weeks and then sort of get away with behaving that way yourself as i think he wouldve known straightaway. Lets move on, talk about the number of deaths in the uk. Its on the front page of some papers, the daily mirrorfrom bad to worse. The uks coronavirus toll has topped italy is to be europes worst. This is obviously, hugely upsetting in terms of the human cost. The number of those who have died in the uk is significantly higher than many countries. Higher than italy right now and the government says it is difficult to compare. What do you think claire, is it difficult to compare with other countries . Should we be comparing, is it the right thing to do . I think its human nature to wa nt to do . I think its human nature to want to compare. Its a stark headline on the front of the mirror and its a tragic one. I think there are and its a tragic one. I think there a re caveats and its a tragic one. I think there are caveats and that we dont necessarily have all the excess numbers yet from countries like italy. But, at this stage it looks farand italy. But, at this stage it looks far and away like we do have the highest toll in europe. Its not a race to the bottom anybody wants to win, is a . Coming a headline like this coming in a week which is fairly key for the government. They all are fairly key for the government. They allare up by fairly key for the government. They all are up by this week weve got the second, third week lockdown on thursday. Weve got borisjohnson supposedly setting out his road map to end lockdown on sunday. So to see a sort of, a stark front page like this ina a sort of, a stark front page like this in a really tragic number of deaths emerge like this in the week will not be filling with positive for any of us. I agree with everything that claire said. I also feel of course, that we have a much Larger Population than italy. Of course, london is one of the most dense, biggest cities in the world. So its very hard to compare london to rome or milan. But that doesnt ta ke to rome or milan. But that doesnt take away from the fact that they did say they were hoping the 20,000, werent they . And weve got well, figuresjust werent they . And weve got well, figures just astronomically higher than that. The other thing is i think, the care home situation is so tragic. We have to remember care homes are not run by the National Health service. They are run privately, they run to make a profit. They run all sorts of ways and there are brilliant ones and less brilliant ones. But the tragedy of having a parent died in one of those homes, who died on their