The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Latest headlines for the u. K. And around the world. Ole terribleof the coronavirus. In the u. K. More than 40,000 have died. But there is some more positive news. The latest figures suggest infections are falling. A 75yearold man assaulted by police in new york state as protests over the death of george floyd continue. Meanwhile, u. S. B figures so show the Unemployment Rate has fallen. President trump has been criticized for bringing comments about george floyd into the economy. Pres. Trump rig now george floyd is looking downs nd saying it good day for our country. It is a great day for him and everybody. It is a eat, great day, iit terms of equ lewis in pakista doctors are warning the already weak Health Care System could be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. A new bs, tim devi is the bbcs newng director, promisi chan when he takes up the role. Lewis hello, and welcome if you are watching in the u. K. Or around the world. Please stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and around the globe. Bl the tertoll of covid19 on the use on the u. K. Has been starkly highlighted with the passing of another milestone. The number who have died after testing positive is 40,000. Itain only the second country in the worldo reach that figure after the u. S but the number of new infections is falling. With the latest, heris our health editor,ugh pym. Hugh am fory and friends of the beaved, there have been months of grief and emotional turmoil. My mum, she was my best friend. She was kind, funny. This is thworst pain in the world. I he worked without the proper protection. More things like this and more families will lose a loved one. Hugh since theirst u. K. Death in early march, a total of 40,000 have died after testing positive for coronavirus. Scientific advisor said keeping the death total to 20,000 or below would be a good outcome. It is now above 40,000. Assess that outcom given where we are now . The day that the nuer of goess from coronavirus over 40,000 is a time of sorrow for us all. We have to rememb each one of ese is an impact on a family that will never be the same again. Oumy heart goeto them all. It makes me redouble my determination to deal with this virus. Hugh how did we get here . On march 11 the World Health Organizationormally icclared a pand that day, spanish football fans liverpool the next day, testing and tracking of new Community Cases was stopped with resources focused on hospitals. The four day racing festival was in full swing. Mah 16 peopl were told to avoid pubs and social venues and work from home if possible. The next day the chief scientific advisor made this prediction if we can get this down to numbers, 20000 and below,oo that is a outcome. Hugh on march 23 lockdown began across the u. K. On the 21st of april, the death the overall total has climbed to 40,000 deaths, though this does not include those in all settings where there was not a test. Some experts argue the government should have reacted more quickly after seeing what was happening in italy we had two to three weeks more time to get ready for this. I think we took it too easy, to be frank. We assumed we were different, that somehow we would respond in a different way, that we could pe. By the time they realized they had aem proit was too late. Hugh the u. K. Covid19 death toll around 40,000 is ahead of other european countries, with italy next at just over 3500, followed by france, spain and belgium. Adjusted for size of population, elgin has the highest death rate around 84 per 100,000 people. There are slight differences in the way each country calculates its figures. This virus has hit lots of developed nations with Robust Health systems and infrastructures and it has taken a lot of people by surprise. The u. S. Is not alone in being taken by surprise. We need to wait until the end of the pandemic and have a dissection of what happened. Lewis for now, authorities will focus on testing as many people as psible d tracing their contacts, seen as the best way to trace the virus. Hugh pym, bbc news lewis new figures suggest Coronavirus Infections are falling. The u. K. s office for National Statistics says the number is down from 8000 a day last week. The one study says in the northwest and southwest of england, the rate awhich it is producing, coulde near 1, suggesting infections are on tg. Cusp of ris here is our science editor, david shukman. David with people out and about across the u. K. Over the last week or so, what do we know ab at the virus whether it is under control . Despite the sca of the death toll, there are some signs things may not be going in the right direction, at least for the moment. The latesty surows how the percentage of the population testg positive for covid19 has fallen in each of the last five weeks, which is of course good news. But bear in mind there is a wide margin of error with this study. Also, swab tests were carried out by people. Because that is not easy, the results may not be accurate. It is incredibly important not to lose sight of the fact this is a virus tt is incredibly contagious, can transmit easily and efficiently between people. Il most of the virus have not seen this virus and are susceptible. That allowit to spread rapidly if we let our guard down. David the big worry is that more contact will mean more what is the latest assessment about the speed with which the virus is being spread . At the height of the outbreak the infection rate, the number, was running at about 3. That means each person infected on average passed it to three others. The goal is toet it to 1. The latest estimate is tart we for the whole u. K. Running at about 0. 7 to 0. 9. Below 1, but not falling rapidl if we break that down across the u. K. , the number varies. In most areas of england, the rate is thought to be below 1. Except in the northwest and southwest, where it is estimated to be right on 1. Scotla, wales or Northern Ireland are 0. 8. For the moments, advice is still to keep at least 2 meter apart. Barriers and signsave been springing up to remind people. Th lockdown has suppressed the virus, but not killed it off. David shukman, bbc ne lewis the Parent Company a british airways, aig, is considering a legal challenge to the new quarantine rule. Avelers entering the country will have to isolate for two weeks. Iag argues it was not consulted over the plans. Were upset over its absence yesterday to discuss the proposals. Protests about the death in Police Custody of george floyd continue. President trumphat every american must receive equal treatment from law enforcement, regardless of rac gender or eed. This comes as a new video emerges over a 75 euro man being pushed to the ground by police in new york state. Thise report contains s content that some may find distressing. We are noleaving. Alee the is no sign that theyre are. Not outside the white house, despite driving rain, not around the country, including chicag to the streets with protesters. There continue to be staggering and disturbing incidents wit in buffalo, new york,ol a 75yeard protester was shoved to the ground by an officer. He was motionless and bleedi from his skullol asice filed past without coming to his aid. Nwo officers have b suspende but it is just the latest in a torrent of apparent unjustified use of force at these protests. Auan a from behind in seattle. The arrest in charlton of man peacefully trying to reason with officers. And police and police in l. A. Driving into protesters, to name but a few examples. Particularly troubling, given the incident that sparis. Three officers have no appeared in court, charged with aiding in additing murder, to the one already charged with murdering george floyd. The president called for authorities to continue to be tough on the streets, but has also talked to equality for black people. Pres. Trump hehave to receive fair treatment from law enforcement. Avtheyto receive it. We also what happened last week. We cannot let that happen. G hopefullyrge is looking down right now and saying, this is a great thing happening for our country. This is a great day for him, a great y for everybody. Nody has ever done for the black community what President Trump is doing. Think it. Aleem as it isto say there should be fair treatment for africanamericans, but given the deeprooted racism in this country, and as we see with police culture, it is harder to achieve in practice. Aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington. Lewis as we heard in the report, President Trumps remark george floyd was looking down an t seeing the grengs happening the u. S. , joe bo en, expected the democratic partys candidate called this commt despicable. Disturb ayden Georges Floyd last words, i cant breathe, i cat breathe, echoed all across this nation and the world. For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of george floyd is despicable. The fact he did so on d a when black unemployment rose, hispanic unemployment rose, black youth unemployment skyrocketed, tells you everything you need to know about this man and what he really caresbout. Lewis President Trump has been commenting on the jobs figures, stating the u. S. Econll take off like a rocket. Some forecasts addict the Unemployment Rate would rise to 20 . Instead, it felt a 13 with 2. 5 million jobs. Here is what the graph looks like. The big rise from coronavirus, and perhaps the beginning of a recovery at the end. As joe biden was pointing out, job numbers are gettise for afghan americans. Samira hussain is our Business Correspondent in new york. Do these numbers count as the beginning of some kind of recovery . Samira they are not as bad as anyone was expecting. Was a surprise to both economists and journalists like myself. We were expectingo see an Unemployment Rate iexcess of 20 , but in fact, the u. S. Economy added 2. 5 million jobs in the last month. What economists are suggesting, we are lookingt a may jobs report that we thought would be the nadir, and we would see a recovery in the unemployment market. But it is possible this recovery is starting earlier. At least that is possibly what these numbers are starting to highlight. Lewis will millions of amicans simply get their jobs back when it reopens, or is it more complicated . Samira it is more complicated than that. These initial job creations we are seeing has to do with the fact states are rolling back some of the harsh restrictions put in place to try to control the spread of the coronarus. As these businesses start opening, we see theseirms are starting to rehire. But the are still 42 million americans without a job. The longevity of some of these businesses is being put into question. Yes, some businesses have been able to reopen, but therere lots of other businesses that have not been able to weather the storm and have already cled their doors. Wis 42 million americans witht a jo a ar of them getting Government Support . Samira no, certainly not. Most wilhave applied for Government Support. Those who have applied, by and large, perhaps are getting the help they want. But because systems have been overwhelmed by the sheer number of people looking for hel there are still millions of people reporting the not been able to get any of the funds they needed or hee full amount are due. Lewis samira hussain, u. Ank in pakistan, doctors warning the countrys already weak Health Care System coulde overwhelmed. The outbreak has not been as bad as some have fead, but the rate of new cases is at the highest level so far. Secunder kermani reports. Intensive care units for coronaviruse patients der pressure. There are only a handful of dedicated icu beds still free in a city of 15 million peopl they are racing to build new tifacili, but local officials and doctors have been frustrated by the central governments decision to lift nearly all lockdown restrictions. [indiscernible] afr the easing of lockdown, our medical services have reached their limit. We have been diverting cases to other hospitals. [indiscernible] secunder these were shoppers in the capital, islamabadshortly before the eid festival. Since then, the rate of new cases has increased. The government isntroducing fines for those not social distancing or wearing masks, but enforcement is likely to be difficult. Pre minister imran khan has been clear. With recorded deaths comparatively low, he believes poverty is a greater threat than coronavirus. There are 50 Million People here who cannot afford two meals a day. If we impose lockdown, what will happen to them . Say the critics government is sending mixed messages. Heconspiracyories are spreading. A number of hospitals have been attacked by angry militants. They say medics are paid by the World Health Organization to wrgly declare patients covidpositive. Here, a mob tried to take a dead patients body away, furious at the prpectf not being able to hold a traditional funeral, insisting coronavirus is a hoax. Tensio are aggravated by a lack of resources. I spoke to one docr, aggressively confronted by a crowd of relatives of a critically ill woman who died with no icu bed available. She is calling for more securitr and sed awareness. Activists were shouting i covid19 israel, is real, why isnt it affecting the doctor . My husband was also a doctor. He was pushed inside the ward without being able to see the patient. He had to do cpr. I was outside trying to control the mob. Face other threats, too. At least 30ave died so far from coronavirus. Doctors have warned of a lack of protective equipment for some staff, and the dangers of undiagnosed patients spreadctg the inn. While certainpitals might be filling up, there is still plenty of capacity across the country. Equipment imr staff has proved. T for now, the number ofs new case set to continue rising. Secunder kermani, bbc news. Lewis the European Unions chief negotiator Michel Barnier has accused u. K. Of backtracking on previous deals however, david frost says the latest round of talks has been positive and the u. Remains committed to a successful outcome. Time is running out with six months to reach an agreement before the end of the u. K. transitional arrgements with brussels. We cannot and will not accept this backtracking. At the same time, we request the rfullpect of the withdrawal agreement. Ches our reality correspondent chris morris has this. T chris was the fourth round of postbrexit trade talks taking remotely in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis. That has not helped matters, but it is not the only reason these talks have not made much progress. There is no agreement on the structure they are trying to negotiate. The e. U. Once one deal, but the u. K. Sees that as keeping it more tied to european institutions. The u. K. Argues there should be a series of separate agrments, but the e. U. Sees that as anothe exale of the u. K. Trying to cherry pick the benefit it wants, while avoiding obligations of e. U. Membership. There are also specific issues on which they hit a brick wall. A level plane field, insures businessesotn one side do have an unfair advantage over their competitors on the other. Emall trade agts have these, but the e. U. O once the u. K. Stick closely to e. U. On workers rights, environmental regulations and subsidies for businesses. Then, there are fisheries. Th u. K would like to have full access to the e. U. Marketo sell their fish. In return, the e. U. Once full access to boats to fish in u. K. Waters. Then, theres the governance over future agreements,re how fu agreements will be enforced, and the role of the European Court of justice. It normally takes years to do a trade deal,ut this process only has a matr of months left. Th u. K. Left the e. U. On january 31 and wsi are in a tron period. Al the rules, regulations and payments stay the same until the end of the year. If no agreemead is by then, the u. K. Will not have any rmal deal with its closest neighbors, which account for nearly half its total trade. T law, any extension period have to be made by the end of this month. The u. K. Say they are willing to talk about a transition. Extension. Theme u. K. Gove has repeatedly ruled it out. Can any basic deal still be done . If there is political will to make concessions on both sides, thenes, perhaps itan. The Prime Minister will get directly involved, holding talks with the European Commission and Council President s on how negotiations are going. Highlevel political involvement can lead to progress. If it does not, businesses on both sides of the channel have fohad six months to preparan abrupt change in the way they trade, at a time when many are struggling to stay afloat. Those economicge challfrom covid could provide cover for those who favor a more radical break from the e. U. Lewis People Living in the public of iland will be able to travel anywhere in yeir own counrom monday, instead of being limited to a range of 20 kilometers from home. They are easing lockdown, upallowing groof up to six to meet, provided social distancing is maintained. Fr monday, dentists in england will be allowed ck to work. A survey suggests two thirds a not planning to open on that date. They will not be able to offer a full range of services. Some said they did not have time make adjustments, inclg. Ing fitt the bbc appointed a new director general for september. Tim devi is currently the head of bbc studios, one of the commerci subsidiaries. Among his priorities will be the future of the license fate. He was briefly the acting director before tony hall took ov. He came to the bbc from a very commercial bround. He was marketing director at pepsi company. He likes to run a marathon. Interestingly, the last came bcfrom news and he came from a commercial background where he has been cutngeals across the world with distributors. That matters because his first d foremost task is making a deal with downing street. There will be a tense negotiation over the licensing. That will be nasty, brutish and long. After t