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But this is going to be a long battle and there are new hotspots emerging all the time and according to the world health organization, the wider continent of africa is still alarmingly ill—prepared for the virus. andrew harding, bbc news. zoos — like many businesses and attractions across the uk —— have had to shut their doors to visitors as a result of the lockdown. keepers at edinburgh zoo say they would normally be busy at this time of the year, but they are still making sure the anim...

Are making sure the animals are still being cared for during the crisis. lorna gordon reports. the animals of edinburgh zoo. there are over 2,500 animals here. the keepers agreeing to film for us to show how the animals are faring while the gates are closed. so, one of the first things we have to do is check on all our penguins and make sure everybody‘s ok. the famous penguin parade is, for now, no longer happening but the breeding season here has started, so both the penguins and their keeper...

Because they quite like being solitary and he certainly doesnt miss having company. a lot of people worry that if hes on his own, hes lonely. hes not. as long as yang guang has food, he is perfectly happy. the keepers are always careful around their charges, but coronavirus means they are taking even more precautions now. we wear gloves when were handling any food or things like that, but we have started wearing facemasks all the time. one of the things that could potentially is happen is that w...

Insurance companies are warning that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be the most expensive event in their history — with pay—outs totalling £1.2 billion. the government says its encouraging insurers to do all they can to support struggling firms. heres our business correspondent katie prescott. not quite business as usual but both staff and customers are back at this sandwich chain in central london with a reduced service on offer. but most companies still have their doors firmly shut...

Who is outside and having a bite of lunch, so lets go and have a look at him. the solitary creatures are among the most popular animals here. their adoring audiences may have disappeared but it has made no difference to them. with everything that is going on, social—distancing isnt really a problem for pandas, because they quite like being solitary and he certainly doesnt miss having company. a lot of people worry that if hes on his own, hes lonely. hes not. as long as yang guang has food, he ...

We wear gloves when were handling any food and things like that but we have started wearing facemasks all the time. one of the things that could potentially happen is that we could pass coronavirus onto the chimps. as far as i know, there are no known cases of chimpanzees catching coronavirus but they are susceptible to things like the flu, so we really dont want to take that chance. the zoo is a charity so, like other similar organisations, it has worries now its income from visitors has droppe...

As the weathers starting to improve for most of us it would be perfect — under normal circumstances — for a day out. so were bringing you the next best thing. keepers at edinburgh zoo have been doing some filming to show us how the animals there are coping with the lockdown. lorna gordon reports. the animals of edinburgh zoo. lion cubs joined by other additions like this koala joey, venturing out for the first time. there are over 2,500 animals here. the keepers agreeing to film for us to sh...

One said of that little service it was the real thing. and so our remembrance today, small, quiet and homely will be. plays last post. so, as daylight broke, they put their concerns of the coronavirus fight to one side briefly and once more remembered those who fell in what was called the war to end all wars. as the weathers starting to improve for most of us it would be perfect, under normal circumstances, for a day out. so were bringing you the next best thing. keepers at edinburgh zoo have be...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. europe pursues options of lunch, so lets go and have a look at him. to end the lockdown, the solitary creatures are among as belgium sets out a detailed plan the most popular animals here. their adoring audiences may have to relax restrictions. disappeared but it has made no difference to them. people needing medical care with everything that is going on, are urged not to be put off by the coronavirus pandemic...

A lot of people worry that if hes on his own, hes lonely. hes not. as long as yang guang has food, he is perfectly happy. the keepers are always careful around their charges, but coronavirus means they are taking even more precautions now. we wear gloves when were handling any food or things like that, but we have started wearing facemasks all the time. one of the things that could potentially is happen is that we could pass coronavirus onto the chimps. as far as i know, there are no known cases...