Improving but another environmental problem is piling up that is medical waste. And sport further talks are taking place to discuss English Premier League footballers taking a pay cut a deal is being negotiated that will see players salaries reduced by 30 percent. So the u. K. Government is holding its Daily Briefing on the current virus lets take you live now to downing street in central london. With covered 19 symptoms but the action of hospital admissions in england and wales has regional differences in the number of admissions folks like between the 1st and 2nd of april admissions a study in wales but in yorkshire and the northeast by 30 percent. And in the middle and the rate of hospital admissions has gone up by 47 percent 708 people have sadly lost their lives as a result of cover 19 the highest daily total yet recorded and that means that of those hospitalized in the u. K. The number who passed away now totals 4330 those numbers emphasize again the importance of maintaining social distancing measures to halt the spread of the disease more than ever we must stick with it as the Prime Minister said in his video message now i know that life under lockdown can be challenging on some will be tempted on this sunny weekend to venture out and about but as the Health Secretary underlined yesterday if we relax are a humans to the rules we increase the risk for others thats why its so important to stay at home to protect the n. H. S. And to save lives we need to think of those on frontline and the sacrifices that theyre making for us as the chief nursing officer for england reminded us yesterday ruth may asked us to remember to n. H. S. Nurses who died after contracting covered 1000 or even a serene he was just 36 and in iraq aged 39 each have 3 Young Children they died while doing everything they could to help the sick and the suffering we can all best all of them i thank our part in fighting the disease by staying at home and slowing the spread 7 Healthcare Professionals have now lost their lives to cover 19 and we offer a heartfelt condolences to the grieving families and to the many others mourning the loss of loved ones they include the family of is while Mohamad Abdul one hob who died aged just 13 in Kings College hospital in london his mother and siblings are showing symptoms of the virus and they were unable to say their final goodbyes at his funeral. In their despair the loving dignified tributes from is miles parents truly haunting our thoughts today are also with the family of the 5 year old child with Underlying Health conditions whose tragically died so again you must stay at home to protect the n. H. S. And to save lives whatever the temptations this weekend please dont go outside to visit the lakes the beaches the countryside take pride instead in keeping your own families and communities safe. The more we restrict contact the more we slow the spread of the infection the more time we have to build capacity in the n. H. S. So that we can treat those who are most in need i want now to outline how were increasing n. H. S. Capacity yesterday we were grateful to his Royal Highness the prince of wales himself recently recovered from grown a virus for opening the brand new Nightingale Hospital in east london a testament to brilliant teamwork and determined leadership from the n. H. S. To weeks of hard work of transformed a conventional into a fully functioning Field Hospital that can treat 500 covered 1000 patients on ventilators or through oxygenation new Nightingale Hospitals are due to be built in Birmingham BristolCardiff Belfast glasgow how to get a magister and given that we know that the midlands are a particular area of concern the n. H. S. And the military are accelerating their existing work to transform a National Exhibition center in birmingham into a 2000 bed Nightingale Hospital ive spoken to the mayor of the West Midlands and the street earlier today and hes doing all he can with the n. H. S. To accelerate that work of course a critical part of ensuring the n. H. S. Is resilient is improving the testing of staff 10984. 00 tests were administered yesterday under the Health Secretary outlined on thursday we have a strategy to increase that number to 100000 a day. Testing is a critical part of the clinical poverty that we all follow in seeking to reduce the impact of covered 19 but the next vital step is appropriate pharmaceutical treatment that is why is the Health Secretary explained Clinical Trials are now taking place to see if antivirals which have helped in the fight against hiv and antimalarial medicine such as 100 hydroxy chloroquine can reliably reduce the harm that the corona virus inflicts the next stage in the clinical pathway is ensuring that those patients with impaired lung functions get the oxygen they need and this is where ventilation comes in weve been working to increase Ventilator Capacity across the n. H. S. Ventilation can be noninvasive and invasive effective noninvasive ventilation can ensure patients do not need to be placed on invasive ventilators where theyre injured bit and supported to breathe with machinery which takes oxygen direct into their lungs with acute new noninvasive capacity with the help of u. K. Manufacturers who work to pace to develop new technologies a team from University College london working with Mercedes Benz produced a new device which has been clinically approved they produced 250 yesterday we produce the same number today and tomorrow rising to 1000 a day next week were also increasing the capacity of the n. H. S. To deploy invasive ventilation weve been buying invasive ventilators from partners abroad including germany and switzerland and today 300 new ventilators arrived from china id like to thank the Chinese Government for their support in securing that capacity and we developed new sources of supply here in the u. K. With existing and modified models being made in greater numbers and new models designed to come on stream soon the 1st bottles which are being scaled up as part of the ventilator challenge will be coming off production lines this weekend. More to come into operation in the coming weeks subject to safety and Regulatory Approvals as part of the province of call to manufacturers to scale up production increasing its production has involved securing supplies of critical components from libya and batteries to flow regulators from across the globe to assemble here the 1st of the ventilators that the government has ordered from panel on a medical Devices Company based in oxfordshire will begin arriving in hospitals this week for final clinical checks grateful to the m o d personnel who will be delivering them as we are all the companies who devoted time staff and resources to fighting government in the 1st devices from smiths group have also been received at mo d. Donington a military Logistics Hub interim these have been approved by the regulator the initial dispatch is the result of scaled up manufacturing of an existing mechanical ventilator design and were grateful for the efforts of an Industry Consortium including g g k n aerospace and rolls royce these ventilators will be distributed to hospitals this week and next week u. K. Production of another ventilator device from the companys dime medica and plexus will start at their factory in kelso in scotland the design is based on an existing product already in use in the n. H. S. More ventilators invasive and noninvasive available to the n. H. S. The more patients can get the care they need when they need it but the process of design Testing Assembly and manufacture does take time we need to make sure that these devices are safe and their manufacture scalable the challenges in increasing numbers of the middle which is why the commitment of the scientists engineers designers and Civil Servants involved in this work is so impressive. But you do need to be assigned a storage unit to help them or you need to do is to observe the social distancing guidelines that have been put in place the more we all stay at home and slow the spread of the disease the more time we buy for more ventilators to come on stream and for the n. H. S. To become more resilient finally i want to turn to the way in which all parts of our country a coming together to fight this invisible enemy teachers have kept schools open for those who need them and parents have kept their children at home wherever possible so we enter the Easter Holiday weeks with School Attendance having been around just 2 percent ensuring that the most vulnerable can be cared for for children at which a bill for Free School Meals vouchers will be available over the holidays to support press holdings but im conscious that more must be done particularly over the holiday period to support children at risk and the need o. B. Sing more next week about work in this area i also recognize that were asking a lot of the british people and we in government therefore have a responsibility to communicate as clearly as possible clear factual timely information and an honest assessment of the difficulties that we all face as well as proper recognition of the achievements of those on the front line who are doing so much to fight this disease adapting to this pandemic has meant developing guidance implementing new policies and coordinating efforts across government at an unprecedented pace and evidently there has therefore been criticism of some government actions i recognise that that criticism has been designed to challenge governments performance and to improve our response which is why i welcome it even as we unite in our efforts to defeat the virus we must also recognise that robust scrutiny is to be welcome is the duty of the media. Which is why were acting to both share robust information and support our media by investing more in our government Information Campaign which is being disseminated through the National Media and local newspapers and radio well share essential Health Advice and information on the support packages which are available from the chancellor for workers and businesses will share details of how you can help volunteer to support our n. H. S. Or help the vulnerable and also how you can help a Great British farmers by buying more locally grown products will also list other ways in which you can join the National Effort against the coronavirus were also using social media in particular to reach young people some of whom have been more reluctant than others to follow social distancing rules and in this united National Effort where we need both constructive challenge and a shared spirit of National Endeavor we want to make sure that we all work collaboratively to help defeat the virus thats what weve been coordinating daily with our colleagues in the devolved administrations when i spoke yesterday to my friends in the trade Union MovementFrancis Ogrady and Len Mccluskey and what the Prime Ministers written today to the leaders of all opposition parties including the new leader of the labor party secure stahmann id like to congratulate sick on his victory and wish him well in his Important Role id also like to emphasise once more that all of us can do our bit this weekend in that united National Effort by staying at home protecting the n. H. S. And saving lives and now ill hand over to ski. Thank you very much well as you all now know the key to getting on top to beating this virus is to reduce contact with each other to stay at home and to stop the spread of the virus and as the 1st chart this afternoon shows that we are continuing to see people adhering to those instructions transport use in particular public transport use remains extremely low and its absolutely critical as you just heard that everybody follows those instructions so the sun might be out but that doesnt mean you should be art we all need to make sure that we resist the temptation whatever the weather to disregard the instructions that are so clear we need to stop social contact reduce social contact stop transmission and reduce spread of the virus and by doing that we will start to protect the n. H. S. And to save lives and as the next chart shows. The new cases in the u. K. Of continue to rise but in the last few days they have stabilized now its really important as ive said before not to read too much into a day or a few days dates or but if we do reduce social contact we know from the Scientific Evidence we know from the experience of other countries that we will see a reduction in infection rates. Ok youve been listening to steven palace right there hes the n. H. S. The England National medical director for n. H. S. And of course this briefing was started off with michael go the Cabinet Office minister. Many many leads many takeaways from this but one being and that is that the horrible number 4113 people have lost their lives to corona virus in the u. K. That is a 20 percent increase and just one day a mayor in a mafia standing by in london has also been listening to this briefing which we have been following every day merriam water and what are some of the top lines that youre true that you heard there. Right so we were hearing there about a number of cases in other parts of the country because weve been speaking about london be larry much the epicenter of the virus here in the u. K. But its so interesting to hear Cabinet Office minister michael gove saying that were also seeing an increasing number of cases in other parts of the country so well see got more cases popping up in the West Midlands and also in the northeast of the country so far and it has been slightly ahead of the rest of the country which you perhaps would expect because of the density of the city but it looks as though other parts of the country are perhaps now catching up to the capital also very interesting that michael spoke there about some of the recent deaths from coronavirus that really an attempt to try and humanize the death toll figures that weve been getting so he spoke about the case of the 36 year old man the mother of 3. 13 year old boy who died from the virus as well his siblings have now contracted over 1000 and then also the case that weve had just today a very sad case of the 5 year old child who has died of the myras making that would be the youngest victim of the virus here in the u. K. So michael gove deliberately mentioning that the cases of some of the youngest victims of the virus to persuade people that everyone is vulnerable to this so while the government may have been a little late to really get to this this mantra of socialist and saying they are very much clearer that this is what they still want to happen Larry Michael gove expressed some frustration that some people arent doing that and particularly how concerning might this be considering the weather is nice now. Yes so this is a real fear for the government right now and the weather has been improving but typically this weekend you have warm sunny weather typically people would venture outside they would take day trips with their families they would perhaps drive to the coast they want to see more friends and family but the government is saying that people should not do this they are saying that there is a great danger in that this spread continuing and that would affect transmission rate so theyre really trying to get across to people not to be tempted to venture outside even though the weather is improving already supposed to go outside of food or medical supplies or the work if you dont have the option of working from home then you are allowed out for exercise as well but there is a fear that the weather might tempt people to go outside and the government really wants to drive home the message that this shouldnt happen because it could cost lives as the disease continues to spread ok mary keeping us posted there from want to marry him thank you very much ok lets pivot now to Martha Herrera who is in madrid spain has reported another 809 deaths and 24 hour some are the 1st question is where do things stand with the state of emergency in spain. Well a spanish Prime Minister better santa at the dress to nation to announce an excess of 15 days extension of the state of emergency lockdown until they pulled 20 states he also reported to this wont be the deadline of the state of emergency that love down and it will be extended but they will study in which the terms will conditions these this 2nd extension would take place if it will be progress saved or who they will keep this stuff the measures he has a where the spaniards that we are facing 2 very tough tough weeks and he needs comprehension from from our side and hes also asking Political