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the comedian tim brooke taylor has died at the age of 79 with coronavirus. welcome to bbc news, let's bring you more 110w welcome to bbc news, let's bring you more now on that news in the last hour or so that the british prime minister has now been discharged from hospital after being treated therefore coronavirus. the prime minister will not immediately return to work, his fiancee has said there we re to work, his fiancee has said there were times last week that were very dark indeed. she has put out a series of tweets in fact in the last few minutes just saying i will never ever be able to repay you, the national health service, i cannot thank our magnificent nhs enough. the staff have been incredible. she also said there were times last week that were very dark indeed. my heart goes out to all those in similar situations, worried sick about their loved ones. and thank you to eve ryo ne loved ones. and thank you to everyone who sent such kind messages of support, today i am feeling incredibly lucky. that from the prime minister's fiancee who is pregnant. let's go to our correspondence who is outside the hospital in london. what more can you tell us about the prime minister 110w you tell us about the prime minister now being discharged from that leading hospital in london. the prime minister, as you know, spent a week here in hospital. he was admitted last sunday. we were told asa admitted last sunday. we were told as a precaution but things turned quite quickly for him on monday, we had more shocking news that the prime minister on monday evening was then transferred from a ward into intensive care because his symptoms, his condition, had worsened and doctors clearly needed him to be near a ventilator in case he had to be put on one. he didn't need to be, he had standard oxygen treatment while he was here, but we have learnt, as you say in the last hour 01’ learnt, as you say in the last hour orso, learnt, as you say in the last hour or so, that the prime minister has 110w or so, that the prime minister has now been discharged from the hospital. he is going to continue his recovery at chequers, his official country residence. but good news and relief of course for his fiancee, his family, his colleagues, that he has now been discharged. thank you very much indeed. we are going to edinburgh now because scotland's government is briefing the media on coronavirus measures. let's lessen into that. as at nine o'clock this morning there have been 5912 positive cases confirmed, an increase of 322 from yesterday's figures. as always, let me be clear these numbers will be an underestimate. a total of 1755 patients are in hospital with covid—19, that is a decrease of 100 from yesterday. but it is too early to read anything into that. a total of 221 people last night were in intensive care with confirmed or suspected covid—19, an increase of nine on yesterday's figures. it is, with sadness, that i can report a further 2a deaths have been registered of people who have tested positive for covid—19. that takes the total number of deaths in scotla nd the total number of deaths in scotland to 566. this number is lower than in previous days and should be treated with some caution. people can now register deaths as pa rt people can now register deaths as part of our move towards seven days a week registrations, at the weekend. i am grateful with local authority staff to working with us to make that possible. however, we expect registration numbers will still be relatively low over the easter weekend and there should be taken into easter weekend and there should be ta ken into account easter weekend and there should be taken into account when looking at today's figures and also the numbers for the days following this weekend. i also want to provide some details about further information that will be available this week. last week national records of scotland published their first reports on deaths of covid—19, drawing together information of all registered deaths for covid—19 being the underlying cause of contributory factor. when the next nrs report is published this week, it will break down those figures, but whether an individual has died in hospital, in a care home, at home or in another location. nrs will also provide additional analysis by date of death for all deaths registered by the 5th of april. while there is a time lag in that analysis, it will help us better understand the spread of the virus throughout scotland. but of course, understanding the statistics is important, but these numbers are more than statistics. all of the 2a deaths registered in the last 2a hours are deaths of individuals whose loss is a source of grief to many. i don't everforget whose loss is a source of grief to many. i don't ever forget that and i offer my deepest condolences to all those who have lost loved ones. as health secretary, i also want again to thank all of those working in our health and care sector, for the incredible work you are doing. that thanks is due not only to doctors and nurses, but to the porters, the ambulance drivers, the cooks and clea ners ambulance drivers, the cooks and cleaners in our nhs and our social ca re cleaners in our nhs and our social care settings. everything you are doing right now is vital to the health of our country. and all of you, all of us, owe you a debt of gratitude. i have three issues i wa nt to gratitude. i have three issues i want to briefly update you on today. the first is specifically for those working in adult social care. i want to be absolutely clear that you are as important to me as workers in our health service are. i am determined to get you what you need to do your job as you care for others. earlier this week i reminded nhs boards that social care workers have always been included in key worker testing and asked that boards ensure that they have good systems in place for giving social care workers access to tests. i am pleased that we have had reports of progress made across a range of boards, although there is of course still work to do. for example, in nhs lanarkshire they have reported that hundred and 60 ca re have reported that hundred and 60 care workers or their households have been tested injust care workers or their households have been tested in just the last two days. as of friday, a total of over 8000 health and social care workers or their households across scotla nd workers or their households across scotland have been tested. in addition, in recent weeks, 2000 people have come forward offering to join or rejoin the social care profession and i am grateful to eve ryo ne profession and i am grateful to everyone of you for doing that. i also want to give those working in aduu also want to give those working in adult social care the certainty that they are valued. the scottish government has reached an agreement ona government has reached an agreement on a pay increase for adult social ca re on a pay increase for adult social care workers with effect from the beginning of this month, they will receive as a minimum the real living wage of £9.30 per hour. this agreement applies to all hours worked, including sleepovers and it covers personal assistants, those carers whose work expanded by the local authority but who are employed directly by the person they care for. the scottish government and khosla have also agreed funding for six pay —— sick pay. some of you may know, these are often the subject of quite lengthy negotiations. that could mean that pay increases are not confirmed for several months and then have to be backdated to april. today's agreements means there will be no delay, adult care staff will get a pay increase immediately. i think that all of us are aware of the incredible work being done, often in stressful and difficult circumstances, by workers in the ca re circumstances, by workers in the care sector. ensuring that their pay increase takes immediate effect and that there is clarity on sick pay is the right thing to do. there will be no amount of money that demonstrates how much we value these workers at this time, i am pleased we are able to bring this change into force today. the second point is about transport to covid—19 community assessment centres. if people are invited to an appointment at an assessment centre, there is usually assessment centre, there is usually a likelihood they have covid—19. they are therefore not allowed to use public transport. but this can make it difficult for them to reach assessment centres if they do not have cars. while our ambulance service has met this need so far, we do not want ambulances to be used for this kind of journey. do not want ambulances to be used for this kind ofjourney. not if alternatives can be made available. a range of public organisations, including transport scotland, public health in scotland and nhs national support services have been looking at this in discussion with taxi industry representatives, car hire firms and others. so far we have received more than 100 offers of help from businesses across scotland. we are working with health boards to explore and take advantage of these opportunities, subject of course to appropriate hygiene and distancing measures in place. but this initiative could play an important part in helping people to travel safely to assessment centres right across scotland. i am grateful to all of the companies that volunteer their vehicles and drivers to support our nhs and to everyone who has worked together to arrive at the solution. the third point i want to cover is that it is now almost two weeks since scotland cares campaign was launched. 0n lunchtime on friday more than 60,000 people across scotland had registered to help. not all volunteers will be used immediately but your offer of help is very welcome and i am very grateful to you. at a time when all of us have anxieties and concerns of oui’ of us have anxieties and concerns of our own, it lifts our heart to see so our own, it lifts our heart to see so many people stepping forward to help others. if you want to help out, there is still time to register. you can get information on how to do that by signing up to the website. i am how to do that by signing up to the website. iam now how to do that by signing up to the website. i am now about to hand over to professor fiona maclean, our chief nursing 0fficer then to professorjason leech, our national clinical director. before i do that however, i want to conclude by repeating the main public health guidance. please stay at home. except for essential purposes such as buying essential items or exercise. when you do go out, stay two metres apart from other people and do not meet up with people from different households to your own. by sticking with it, all of us can and are making a positive difference for ourselves, our loved ones and for others. thank you. as the cabinet secretary has already said we have been bowled over by the public's response and by people who want to come and help. we have had over 16,000 nurses, midwives, doctors, scientists, volunteering to come back and play their part in what is the biggest emergency in public health that we have seen in our lifetime. naturally people are focused on the covid—19 response and we have seen an amazing response right across our health and social ca re right across our health and social care system to make sure we have the right capacity in our nhs, people have the right skills, so we have been supporting people who either in out been supporting people who either in our current workforce have come back, in education and training, around how to care for covid—19, and we have also been remembering our staff who have been the absolute backbone of our nhs, who have been coming in day in, day out, over weeks, months and years and we are absolutely relied and depended on them. just because we are focusing oi'i them. just because we are focusing on covid—19 and a lot of our attention, rightly so, has been to make sure the right personal protective equipment, our ventilators, our system is geared up to supporting people with covid—19, doesn't mean to say the rest of our nhs has changed course. because it is still there. people continue to need day to day care from our nhs andl need day to day care from our nhs and i wanted to talk to you a bit today about what our response has been towards that. the guidance about minimising the people who are coming into your house, minimising essential or eliminating all but essential or eliminating all but essential visits, is applied across out essential visits, is applied across our health care workers just as much as applies to us as individual citizens. what we have done is across the health and social care syste m across the health and social care system is look at how we can minimise contact but still keep our nhs system working. that issue is if you do need a gp appointment, if you need to see your midwife or health visitor or the district nurse, that will still be there and for many of you, our nurses and midwives across the country will be providing the same care as they always have been. 0ur same care as they always have been. our community nurses providing palliative and end—of—life care, of course they are going to be with you. there are going to come, deliver the care in a sensitive person centred way that they always have. our midwives are taking a slightly different approach. what should be a joy is an exciting time for new parents and for expecting parents, can at times also be anxious, never mind having covid—19 on top of that. you may find your midwife may look electronically to link up to you in video capacity, but the advice will always be there throughout your pregnancy and of course your birthing partner will be able to come and support you during the birth of your child. once you go home the midwife will be there to support you as i when necessary and will then hand over to a health visitors. help visitors across the country are used to supporting young families, giving advice to parents, grandparents and they again may minimise the numberof grandparents and they again may minimise the number of home visits that they have, but they will be available by telephone, by technology, and also by carrying out what we agree to be essential home visits. that will be agreed between you and your health visitor or practitioner what is essential in these strange times. similarly our family nurses are out supporting young mums and again technology has beena young mums and again technology has been a great way of doing that. but also making sure that where necessary the in—person visits take place. people with mental health problems may find increasing distress, we know that people with autism or learning disabilities sometimes struggle not to go out and to have two stay—at—home, so our nurses are there to support you. people need to access, however you would normally have access, whether it is through direct links with your health practitioner, whether it is through your gp practice or nhs 24. we do need to be mindful that yes, we are living in different times but our health service, right across the country, our paramedics are doing an amazing job, first point of contact for people you need them and for health and social care, the traditional services are therefore essential purposes. they may be provided differently but our nurses and midwives right across the country are there to serve you, to ca re country are there to serve you, to care for you and look after you in that person centred compassionate way, and i would hope that you would continue to reach out and look for the help that you need and i am confident that the services are there to give you that help and support. thank you very much, i have three brief messages. message number one is to reiterate what the cabinet secretary has said and that is the safe st secretary has said and that is the safest place for you and your family is at home. the best protection against this virus is your front door. so stay at home, even in this easter weekend. that feel strange for all of us but stay at home as much as you possibly can. my second message is to do those of you with children. i am message is to do those of you with children. lam hearing message is to do those of you with children. i am hearing stories across the whole of the uk and in fa ct across the whole of the uk and in fact across the whole of europe about people being scared to take the children to hospital. please do not be. if your child lives with asthma, diabetes, this was some neurological condition perhaps that you feel is deteriorating you must access the health care your child needs. you will be safer if you go, not if you stay home, for those deteriorating kids. if you need help with that, please phone your general practitioner or phone 111 out of hours. my third point is some confusion perhaps around the difference between self isolation and social distancing. if you have symptoms or anyone in your household has symptoms, you should stay home for seven full days if you are symptomatic. you shouldn't go out for any reason, you should have your shopping, your essential supplies brought by somebody else, a neighbour, a friend or family member. they should not enter your house. the rest of your household should stay home for 14 days, there is as much information as you need on nhs inform website. let me go back to my first message again, please, please stay—at— home. back to my first message again, please, please stay—at—home. you are not stuck at home, you are safe at home. so please keep following the guidance. cabinet secretary. now we will go to ourjournalists and take their questions. first is that gillian sharp with the bbc. thank you, i wonder if you could tell us why the care inspectorate so far has not released figures on suspected coronavirus cases in care homes. after all, if they are robust enough to inform your policy, why can they not be published? i want to say two things about this, we have always said andi things about this, we have always said and i think have shown so far that we are determined to make sure that we are determined to make sure that the information we have is shared with you as transparently as we possibly can. but it is really important that we are confident about the robustness and the a ccu ra cy about the robustness and the a ccu ra cy of about the robustness and the accuracy of that information. we are currently working with the care inspectorate to check and double—check the information that they are working with before we have they are working with before we have the confidence to release that to you and we intend to be able to do that later this week. next we have va nessa that later this week. next we have vanessa kennedy from scottish television. thank you, after hearing that half of the care homes in scotland have suspected covid—19 cases, what is the status on providing people working at care homes with ppe? and the same question for people who may be exposed to the virus daily, working in supermarkets, delivery services, how much of a priority is it that the government provides those people with essential ppe? we have had, the ca re with essential ppe? we have had, the care inspectorate, have had reports of covid—19 or suspected cases in 406 adult care homes. that is the number in part i was referring to in response to gillian there from the bbc. that is 37% of the total number of care homes in scotland. as i said, we are looking to ensure that the information on the number of cases the information on the number of cases from that number of care homes is as robust as we can possibly make it, as accurate as we can be sure of, before we release that later this week. in terms of the work to ensure that staff in care homes have the personal protective equipment and so on that they need, we recently come out last week, reached an agreement with kozlova and the trade unions that was very clear about the national clinical guidance. it said that care home staff and staff working in social care, so care at home, may wear masks as well as aprons and gloves, and less their own professional judgment told them that was not needed. we have put in place a dedicated audio line for care homes and social care and dedicated distribution points for delivery for both of those, as well as, i have said before at these briefings, that very dedicated government e—mail address for anyone in health and social care who has any concerns about the delivery of ppe or their own requirements, to e—mail us and we act on that straightaway. it has that ministerial oversight. i am going to askjason to talk a little bit about the wider public sector, but before i do, fiona, do you want to say anything more about ppe? no, i think you covered it. the issue is that we are put the supply chains in place so people in care homes have the right ppe and to make sure that is available for them. some of it is direct delivery to care homes and some is through their traditional way of securing ppe. let's go back to first principles, about what we understand about this virus for a moment. what we are trying to do is interrupt the chain of transmission from person to person, the virus does not spread itself. people spread the virus. so if you have symptoms, you stay at home, that breaks the chain of the virus. if you wash your hands, the most important single public health measure and all of this advice, if you wash your hands you break the chain of the virus. if you are treating covid—19 patients, if you are looking after them in a hospital, in a care home, you need to break the chain of that virus by washing your hands and having the correct ppe in that moment. the who just this week reinforced that the research around the world says that people without symptoms don't spread this virus very easily or very much. it is principally about those with symptoms, those who are coughing and sputtering, in whatever form that happens to take. to think in your head all the time about interrupting the chain of that virus. the most important thing for those who are out in the public sector and providing services is to wash your hands, whether you are driving a bin lorry or whether you are in social ca re lorry or whether you are in social care or in a supermarket helping us with our food supply. jack foster from global. good afternoon, we have heard today that the royal college of nursing or advising staff to refused to treat patients with covid—19 if they haven't been given sufficient ppe as a last resort. we also understand this advice applies in scotland as well. we know that the scottish government is obviously pushing for adequate supplies of personal protection equipment but we also know there are shortages and problems with the delivery. what impact has this advice likely to have on the care of people diagnosed with coronavirus, that they can expect from the nhs, also the efforts to source ppe equipment for health care workers? is this likely to focus minds more? i spoke with the rcn just on friday at the end of last week and we will continue to keepin last week and we will continue to keep in touch with them, as i do weekly with the bma, with the unions, iam weekly with the bma, with the unions, i am speaking to unison next week and with scottish care. ppe is a co nsta nt week and with scottish care. ppe is a constant source of activity and scrutiny and oversight, on my part, but also on the part of my ministerial team. we constantly are looking at the stock levels we have, at the supply chain we have, about whether or not we can encourage existing suppliers to increase their production, what they might need to help them to do that and where we can extend that list of suppliers in order to increase the availability. there is a global demand, as i am sure you know, on ppe, that we have to make every single possible effort to make every single possible effort to ensure that we have a constant strea m to ensure that we have a constant stream of supplies to meet the demands that are rightly there, based on that clinical guidance. based, as jason said, about breaking the chain of transmission and protecting our health and social ca re protecting our health and social care staff. protecting our health and social ca re staff. we protecting our health and social care staff. we will continue to work with rcn to ensure that their members, our nurses, have the ppe they need, that where there are any glitches in the distribution, be that at hospital level or be it in social care, that we identify what those are and we resolve them as quickly as we can. we have already been doing that and i have no doubt we will continue to be doing that in the weeks ahead. what is important, to me and my colleagues, to the entire scottish government, is that we make every single possible effort we make every single possible effort we can to ensure that our staff be theyin we can to ensure that our staff be they in health or social care have they in health or social care have the ppe they need in order to do the difficultjobs the ppe they need in order to do the difficult jobs that they are the ppe they need in order to do the difficultjobs that they are doing. we are working to ensure that the supply reaches those who need it, to make sure that where there are difficulties raised we fix those problems and to constantly look at the supply into our national procurement centre, whether or not we can get our existing suppliers to increase the productivity, where there are new suppliers checking they will provide us with quality we need and placing disorders. studio: that is the latest from scotland. we were hearing at that news co nfe re nce scotland. we were hearing at that news conference there in edinburgh that 24 people who tested positive for covid—19 have died in scotland in the last 24 hours. total number of covid—19 deaths in scotland 566. time for a look at the weather now. hello, warm and sunny across many parts of the uk but big changes going on in the air, the colder air has already reached scotland and northern ireland and for many of us easter monday is going to be a lot, lot colder. this is what the satellite picture shows and you can see the cloud across central and northern areas, a weather front in advance of the cold arctic air that is invading other parts of the uk. these are the temperatures at eight o'clock in the evening, you can see only 5 degrees in aberdeen, still 21 in london. in advance of the cold weather we could have some showers and understands breaking out across wales and parts of the midlands. this is what it looks like early on monday morning, around freezing in the north, temperatures of around 9 degrees in the south, look at the arrows will stop that is the cold air, some strong winds around some of these coasts. it is going to be very chilly, huge drop in the temperature by more than 10 degrees for some of us. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk has now passed ten thousand a leading government scientific adviser says the outbreak in britain may be the worst in the region. the uk is likely to be one of the worst if not the worst affected in europe. the british prime minister, borisjohnson leaves hospital to continue his recovery a week after he was admitted following his testing positive for coronavirus. spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus rises by 619, having fallen for three days in a row. the us overtakes italy to have the highest death toll
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