Who have lost their lives. Boris johnson says he owes his life to staff at st thomass hospital in london where hes spent the last seven nights. The urgent search for a vaccine billionaire bill gates speaks exclusively to breakfast about how hes trying to help. This is the whole world working on possibly the most urgent tool thats ever been needed. With sport in shutdown, another premier league club are furloughing some staff. Sheffield united are the latest to take action, but will not use the governements Job Retention scheme and will keep workers on full pay. Good morning. A mixed picture weatherwise. Another warm day in the south. Things turning colder for the north and heavy showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. All the details coming up shortly. Its sunday the 12th of april. Our top story the number of deaths among patients with coronavirus is expected to pass 10,000 today. Officials are continuing to press the message to the public to stay at home over the easter weeken
This is bbc news and we will be bringing you todays downing street press c0 nfe re nce bringing you todays downing street press conference with all the latest on the battle of the virus. Our top stories. As a guest figure in the uk rise by 917, doctors are warning the store are not getting the macro to be needed to treat patients with coronavirus. The government must make sure that it delivers the ppe, which it says a cat has, to the front line. Going from the business of usual, normal ppe distribution to the unprecedented usage now has been a big challenge, and we have still got work to do. Number ten say the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, is making very Good Progress in his recovery from covid 19. As spains daily coronavirus death toll falls for the third day in a row to 510, the World Health Organization tells countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early. The United States becomes the first country in the world to record more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in a single
Last four weeks, but over 1000 fines have been issued to people breaching social distancing rules. In the us, coronavirus deaths top 19,600, the highest reported number in the world, exceeding italy. Spains daily coronavirus death toll falls for the third day in a row to 510. The who tells countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early. Welcome to audiences in the uk and those around the world. The number of people who have died in the uk in a single day after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 900 for the second day in a row. Yesterday the uk recorded europes highest daily death toll yet. The british home secretary, priti patel, said she was sorry if anybody felt they had been failings over the supply of ppe for Health Workers in the fight against the pandemic. It comes as the British Medical Association issued a stark warning that many medics are unable to access the ppe they need to keep themselves safe while treating patients with coronavirus. Earlier, th
Now. Just a few days ago, the rma said they were considering postponing and now they have said it is definitely cancelled. And you talk us through what changed . Yes, i think they have said they considered absolutely every option to try to get the open championship to be played. Ultimately, they found a com plete played. Ultimately, they found a complete and utter roadblock. They couldnt see a way forward. I think it is worth bearing in mind that the build of the infrastructure, the temporary stands that would have been erected at royal st georges, that would have started this month. That was the schedule and obviously that would have proving extremely difficult. And then as you multiply through and go into the demands of the rest of the golfing calendar, particularly in a ryder cup year, where there is an awful lot of anxiety to get that played in september. Ultimately they couldnt wine find a way through. I think they would have been all sorts of further implications at play, and if
Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. Hello there. And welcome to tuesday in parliament. Coming up, the Government Faces claims that it should have prepared for a pandemic by stockpiling more protective equipment for nhs workers. How can the government claim to have delivered a billion items of ppe, when this number included counting individual gloves and paper towels . Ministers bring forward a bill to better protect those fleeing Domestic Abuse. It is staggering that some 2. 4 Million People experience Domestic Abuse each year. And scotlands first minister explains why she is advising the public to cover their faces when they are out and about. When you will be with other people and it will be difficult to keep the recommended two metres of social distancing, then those are the circumstances in which you should wear a face covering. A minute silence has been held across the uk to commemorate the key workers who died of coronavirus. Prime minister Boris Johnson who returned to work