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Good afternoon. youre watching bbc news. im jane hill. a reminder of our top story today, that its been confirmed the prime minister, borisjohnson, has tested positive for coronavirus. he is self isolating in downing street. the prime minister was tested in number 10 after experiencing mild symptoms on thursday. a downing street spokeswoman said: the prime minister was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of englands chief medical

The united states, the crossroads of the world, but this is the reality. >> it most certainly is. as you say, the peak only potentially in three weeks time. thanks so much. great stuff. new york city as shes been saying is the focal point of the epidemic. they are facing fears of whats happening out on the west coast. the mayor of los angeles said california could soon become the next new york. we have the disturbing details from l.a. >> i want to be clear, the worst days are still ahead. >> r...

For coping in the coming weeks will be important. alison holt, bbc news. thats it. well leave you with some of the images from across the uk of this evenings "clap for carers" tribute, saluting nhs and care workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. cheering and applause hello, im maz farookhi

Days since the symptoms started so technically i could probably go and see poppy today. we will catch up with you another time. good luck with you another time. good luck with the next couple of days and lets talk again another day. sunshine, it could be worse.” lets talk again another day. sunshine, it could be worse. i trust p°ppy sunshine, it could be worse. i trust poppy doesnt watch breakfast! thats all from us for this morning, but well be back tomorrow from six. you can keep up with al...

Announced there is a jump of 500 cases here in the state of california and now a total of 3,000 cases as the testing expands, a total of 77,000 tests that have been administered. part of it is that the expansion of the test is happening at places like this. you can see that car there. my cameraman having to zoom in to keep our distance and respect patient privacy. the governor is warning that there is a good number of the tests that are out there. the number he anticipates will jump as californi...

Should not squander. >> and we can do that, all of us can do that. and because of the coronavirus traffic at landmarks around the world has come to a halt as cities shut down. these images drive home how serious the world is treating this pandemic. in athens, greece, where soldiers are guarding the monument of the unknown soldier. the golden jubilee foot bridge in london is nearly empty to pedestrians as well. the city of rio de janeiro is quiet with no vehicles on the road and another scene in ...

Greece. soldiers are guarding the monument of the unknown soldier. londons golden jubilee foot bridge is nearly empty and then the streets of rio in brazil are quiet with nearly no cars on the road. theres also almost no one to be seen here in londons square. who would have imagined that? extraordinary images here. finally when we talk about extraordinary, heres to all the health care workers around the world. take a look. [ cheers and applause ] >> we appreciate you. >> thank you.

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But lin has finally hit a dead end. in a bid to self isolate, residents have cut off the entrance to their district.

Lin wenhua has been contacted by a doctorfriend with a request for help. even those on the frontline fighting the virus are unable to get to work. lin arranges to pick up his first passenger, a nurse.