President bolsasonaro rejects claims that hes broken the law after firing the head of the federal police. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First the uk governments new website for coronavirus tests has been swamped and shut down for hours as it was inundated by key workers. Meanwhile, the nhs is launching a campaign to encourage people to seek Urgent Medical treatment from hospitals or gps even if its not related to the coronavirus. A big fall in the number of patients asking for help for other conditions has fuelled concern that Serious Problems are being missed. Jon donnison reports. Much of the fight against covid 19 has been about keeping people safe and out of hospital. But today the nhs is telling people not to be afraid of seeking treatment for non coronavirus conditions. It comes as figures from Public Health england suggests that people going to a knee in england i
Virus fears meant they were repeatedly turned away from shore. And troubling signs out of turkey single doctors there say the countrys outbreak could be much worse than official reports. The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic is now double the second worst hit country, italy. More than 50,000 people have died, according tojohns hopkins university. Around 16,000 of those deaths have happened in the state of new york. The World Health Organization has launched a Global Initiative to find ways of preventing and curing the new coronavirus. The United States has declined to participate. It comes as a surreal debate has been brewing in washington, with the president claiming he was being sarcastic when he suggested injecting disinfectants may be a way to fight the disease. He has also refused to take questions at the daily briefing. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, reports. Co ntroversially, some of floridas beaches reopened last week. But maybe it was a smart
And as the daily death toll rises again, well be looking at the latest evidence of the momentum of the pandemic. Also tonight another day of concern about the availability of protective equipment, as ministers say theyre talking to suppliers. In new york, the economy in crisis and long queues forfood, as the president says he wants a temporary ban on all immigration. And leading artists respond to the work of the nhs with striking portraits of some front line staff. And coming up on bbc news, european footballs governing body, uefa, stages further talks, as it admits completing the current season will be impossible for some leagues. Good evening. The heavy human cost of the coronavirus pandemic is laid out in the latest official figures. They show that, in the week ending the 10th of april, the number of deaths in england and wales was double the level normally expected, and the highest level for 20 years. During that week, there were 18,500 deaths registered in england and wales. More
Troubling signs out of turkey. Doctors there say the countrys outbreak could be much worse than official reports. A political crisis in brazil, president bolsasonaro rejects claims that hes broken the law after firing the head of the federal police. The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic is now double the second worst hit country, italy. More than 50,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins university. Around 16,000 of those deaths have happened in the state of new york. The World Health Organization has launched a Global Initiative to find ways of preventing and curing the new coronavirus. The United States has declined to participate. It comes as a surreal debate has been brewing in washington, with the president refusing to take questions at the Daily Briefing after earlier claiming he was being sarcastic when he suggested injecting disinfectants may be a way to fight the disease. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. Controversially, some of florid
Everyone gets access to them. And troubling signs out of turkey. Doctors there say the countrys outbreak could be much worse than official reports. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic has now reached 50,000. Thats double the second worst hit country, italy. More than 16 thousand of those deaths have happened in the state of new york. The World Health Organisation has launched a Global Initiative to find ways of preventing and curing the new coronavirus. The United States has declined to participate. It comes as a surreal debate has been brewing in washington, with the president claiming he was being sarcastic when he suggested the injection of disinfectants to fight the disease. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. Controversially, some of floridas beaches reopened last week. But maybe it was a sma