The total number of deaths worldwide has now passed 100,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University in the US.BBC health editor Hugh Pym said that some NHS and care workers were saying they were still struggling to get protective equipment and they felt unsafe, despite earlier pledges by the government. He asked if Mr Hancock was acknowledging the previous plans were insufficient.
"There's enough PPE to go around, but only if it's used in line with our guidance. We need everyone to treat PPE like the precious resource that it is," he said. The government says it has been, in part, a logistical problem. Instead of supplying just over 200 hospital organisations with PPE they now delivering to 58,000 separate organisations including pharmacies, care homes and GP surgeries.However, even if we pass the peak and cases start to fall it won't mean all restrictions can be lifted.
He said Burberry had offered to make protective gowns, Rolls-Royce and McLaren were making visors and hand sanitiser was being made by drinks company Diageo and chemicals producer Ineos.
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Deaths as a percentage of population is a better guide. We are bound to get more deaths per day peak than Italy and Spain as we have more people than them. Another one and a half weeks to the peak and we will get a clearer view of how we will end up.
But Boris is in good spirits
Right BBC and all news networks, don’t let this government off the hook. They are not answering any questions. When reporters as when PPE will be in place, they just waffle on about what has happened so far and how they are following guidelines. They never answer when. Come on.
SkyNews Channel4News why are you not showing bodies leaving UK hospitals in the same way you are keen to show for other countries People need to see what 10,000 deaths look like ! Bodies bring death to reality This government needs to be held to account
But it does include people who would, very sadly, have died anyway. These figures are only meaningful if compared against the total number of deaths recorded over the same period in previous years so we can see how much of an increase there really is.
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Add another 30% like Spain for the deaths in care homes and community to these horrific numbers of tragedies here and we’ll have a more real figures of how many fatalities we’ve had . God bless them all
Late lockdown is deadly, as will be a hasty reopening.
Oh god..bless all the world
What are the real stats then ?
That’s because our little island is over crowded thanks to the Labour Party who let in any Tom dick or Harry and we are now paying the bloody price 😡
If you're including Scotland and Wales in the UK figures then they do include deaths in care homes. Only in England are the population being lied to by the sociopaths whose arrogant ideology and criminal incompetence turned a potential disaster into an imminent catastrophe.
How can we have only tested 1/4 million people in a population of +60m unbelievable
Seems to me that all deaths are being chucked into the pot.
Why do you exclude people who died in care homes?Are not they human beings?
They didn't all occur in one day you chumps, it was recorded in one day. A huge difference and cannot be compared to another Country unless everyone is counting the same way. Why let the truth ruin a good story though eh?
Dreadful news, I’m so sorry 😢
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Prayers for people in the UK, to come out of this safely!
Doesn’t this figure of deaths both here and around the world. Show how China have blatantly lied on their death figures. Shameful
you are joking on India when fights Corona .well first watch your own house than make joke on India 😂🤪👀💀💀 we Indian far better than you
Thanks to the shambolic government.
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BBC News - Coronavirus: NHS workers' lives at risk over PPE shortages, says BMA
This analysis on your website is wrong then
8,958 (0.0014% of population) They are testing for RNA sequence NOT the 'virus'. RT-PCR test has NOT been tested against 'Gold Standard'. Therefore, the ACCURACY of the 'test' is unknown (estimated 80% FALSE positive rate!) Conclusion: Test is less accurate that tossing a coin
Can we see a chart of all other deaths and causes?
The BBC should be holding the Govrt to account on these CRUEL numbers. The daily briefing is all about when the lockdown will end and avoiding key issues. BBC should be doing more by asking the DIFFICULT QUESTIONS SO that the Govrt does everything in its power to SAVE LIVES!
Are you going to mention yesterdays daily new cases 8681 ?
Our death rate is incredible compared to US, (the other country dumb enough to elect an imbecile). Trump wasted two months, Boris wasted two months - for goodness sake let’s make sure they don’t end lockdown too soon. These figures are horrific and borisistoblame.
Why the fatality rate is 12%, this is worst, despite the world rate is around 3-4%. what the hell is happening
This link is wrong...or wrong on purpose? Sending us to a good news story instead of the real one...?
Youd think you'd want to find out how many 'in community' deaths there has been. Like investigate. Be journalists and hold some feet to the fire..... rather than point at Boris and gush
The Tory policy is and has always been herd immunity. No planning no ppe no testing so called government ministers in hiding all clear signs herd immunity is the plan . Well attacking the weak and vulnerable in society is something this far right Tory party love
Please inclue the many hundreds who have recovered and are released each day, as a fourth figure.
Why are you not giving us the dying in care homes figues each day. We need to see these. We need aggregation. We need facts and full figures
This needs to be given far more prominence in news bulletins and reports. Too much time is being spent talking about ending the lockdown. Dangerously misleading. Could make people think things aren't too bad now, when the figures show things are actually very bad at the moment!
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This is the most shameful indictment of the way this Govt has totally screwed up the Covid 19 issue from Day 1. With more daily deaths than Spain and Italy - those who are Govt and their advisers are a total disgrace to their respective professions and should go.
Government guidelines for care homes state only to use PPE if there is an outbreak in the home. This does not protect residents or staff from contracting the virus!
The important news tho
Given that our population is greater than theirs this is to be expected
And still you refuse to do your duty and challenge the govt's irresponsible, uncaring, unprofessional, thoughtless handling of the crisis. This is nothing to do with not wanting to publicly demean the govt.. If this had happened under Corbyn, the BBC would rightly call it out.
EVERY YEAR IN BRITAIN AN AVERAGE OF 117,000 people die OF THE FLUE
Reactive UK, not pro-active. In my opinion the epidemic management went haywire when sports and other large social gatherings weren't stopped more than a month ago. Super spreaders at Cheltenham etc have gone exponential. Policy shifted to apologism rather than authority.
danroan If you get it, you have a 3.4% chance of dying is that right? Or am I way off
BibiLynch Hospital deaths then. So say that in first line. Number of hospital deaths. Shall I repeat that. That first sentence is so important here. What you trying to cover up for the Government. Ch4 news is only honest news
A 'Herculean effort'? PPE for NHS workers is the *least* the govt should be doing: 'The UK will now ensure daily deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline workers, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said' Why aren't you challenging this BBC? PPEshortage
And THAT means absolutely nothing!
draftsmann ..the testing is pathetic - the lack of protective equipment is a terrible terrible scandal..
BBC adding a little turn of the knife when reporting the numbers.
People who die in care homes - these people die of underlying health issues, not Corona!
BBCLookEast Lockdown not working then?
My heart bleeds for the thousands of lost souls & their families. Tens of thousands could die due to a PURELY POLITICAL DECISION made by BorisJohnson to turn his back on the world's leading experts at the WHO & put wealth before lives. BorisTheButcher
danroan We need % of population figures
Tasred , deaths, confirmed.. NO RECOVERY FIGURES WHY
What are the recovery figures
Why don,t we get a true number
We now need a total lockdown. Supermarkets, pharmacies, police, army, healthcare workers and nhs only. There are thousands not doing as asked. I have to care for vulnerable people and it’s scary out there. Why are people so ignorant, not acting in advice?
The link to this tweet is headlined about the Govn. Herculean effort to source PPE. I can't find anywhere on BBCnews that questions Govn. policy.
Aye cos all you idiots keep spreading it.. Stay in n wash hands.. Not hard
If only jezza and Dianne Abbott we’re running with this, we would have had eleventy seven deaths by the 41st April.
We all knew it was coming, which is why the government made excellent preparations in good time... Oh, hang on a minute. They didn't.
BBCPolitics I imagine there would be at least 1 death in at least half of all care homes so could be double that figure? That would be nearly 2,000 a day in total? carehomes COVID19 r4today
Ohh I wonder why. Wouldn’t be anything to do with all the supermarkets selling shite they don’t need to. And of course let’s not forget the selfish assholes out who should be charged with some type of murder charge.
Not anywhere near good enough. Even if 250,000 tests per week, it would take 5 years to test everyone. Government targets are not ambitious enough. It's procurement should be nationalisation of all laboratories & PPE production. They're still asking the market for help ffs!
980 is number for Eng. UK number is 1038. At least you mention about those not include but.... the number only includes those that died in hospital & had been tested. So those not tested & died at home/nursing home not included on Mar 27th this was a huge number
I would love to see area by area. I am thinking most of these deaths are in London?
Oh look...back in the real world... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Boris Johnson approval ratings: Approve: 61% Disapprove: 22% 1-2 April Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll:
Like the US, the wrong people are in charge at a critical time; plagued by scientific ignorance, a profound ignorance of process and driven by business greed BorisJohnson's delays with 'herd immunity' (around 1.90 million deaths) will still lose many lives.
Well that calls for more street parties..... does it ?
That means social distancing
Why cant our National broadcaster give us better transparency? It would encourage more to stayathome Add 50 % to these death figures for something approaching the truth. Deaths in French care homes running at 46% & Ireland 53%.
BBCPolitics Is it time to address the questions of how to build an exit strategy that is regional, flexible and reversible ? Without a vaccine to moderate infection paths the only mechanism available is lockdown. If the lifting generates a huge storm of new cases, we won’t cope.
Don't forget Red China has exported the WuhanCoronavirus to the world. CCP is responsible for the global virus outbreak.
It's called fiscal easing.
Ok but how many people died in care home or community? Why don't we have the number?
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So Patrick Vallance rightly says the graph has not gone higher due to the action that we have all taken. What he did not say was how high it would have been had we taken that action 3 or 4 weeks earlier.
It is all written in Bible! I appreciate what David Lynn did when he was Preaching in Britain 😨 PrayersForCoronaFreeWorld JesusChrist SaviourKing
Spanish population 47 million, Italy 60 million, UK 68 million. It’s bad but let’s get some perspective before you compare and contrast
testing who .HOW MANY . RUBBBBBBISH BBC .
HOW MANY ARE LYING DEAD AT HOME WITH THE VIRUS THAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT DUE TO NHS NEGLIGENCE . REFUSING TO TEND TO SICK PEOPLE CALLING USELESS 111, BEING TOLD TO STAY AT HOME AND DIE. WHAT WE PAYING OUR STAMP FOR ? IMMIGRANTS ? 🤔. UK CITIZENS CAN'T EVEN GET DOC APPOINTMENTS NOW
authoramish Dear BBC, your Indian subsidiary is making fun of India's poor's situation in Corona pandemic. Let me clear one thing. Our poor country India has not even the number of ppl infected as the number of ppl that have died in UK due to ChineseVirus19 so better to keep BBCHindi shut
It does include Scotland care homes.
We will smash through all records. Why? Because we have allowed ourselves to be dictated by religion, lifestyle, culture etc. A big fat reality check after this is required
Remember your imperialist arrogant actitud towards Iran? Are you going to abuse yourselves in the same way? Perhaps you should be invade to teach you how to care for your citizens in a pandemic? COVIDー19
BM Store, Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco all are actually chinese Stores by selling 100% MadeInChina. Probably a Country with most links to China. Government has sold its people. coronavirus COVIDー19
It's not a competition BBC.
A legitimate, serious, impartial news organisation would be delving into the reality of those figures and ensuring they add up. Were they confirmed Covid-19 cases and did they die from or with the virus? Where there underlying health issues or co-morbidities, etc?
And AS NEARLY ONE THOUSAND OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS HAVE DIED IN A SINGLE DAY. What the hell are these people doing to US. conservatives matthancock borisjohnson It beggars belief. That number 980 is ONLY for Covid-19 deaths in UK hospitals. In one day etc etc etc
Yet, we are still the only country not using Hydroxychloroquine. Funny coincidence Spain Italy New York All started prescribing Hydroxy, z-pak & zinc around 14 days ago. All seem to have now turned the corner. Coincidence?
Your just as much to blame BBC! I still remember your news anchors banging on about more people were dying of flu. You are not the voice of the people you are it's oppressor.
That don't matter Boris is safe
And this should’ve been your lead headline today.
Again not recovered data by BBC
The curve is flattening us. Britain had an opportunity to get ahead of this, back in January/February the Conservatives could have chosen to stockpile tests and PPE and increase production of ventilators. Instead they chose HerdImmunity and for us to die ClapBorisInIrons
LabGrassroots A mortality rate of just over 12%. The ONLY silver lining is that due to how poor we are at testing, there’s likely far more cases than have been confirmed which would reduce the mortality rate..but sadly balanced out again if deaths were counted correctly. CRIMINAL 😡
The NHS has lost its 27th staff member to Coronavirus. WeDemandPPENow
But you fucking focused on Johnson and his Dad, didn’t you.
When will the BBC start to focus on the Government’s mishandling of this crisis? The delayed lockdown process, failure of adequate protection for front line healthcare staff! Lack of ventilators available!
Total lockdown and Mass testing of the whole uk population is needed. Then Anybody who is infected including anyone living in the same house should be kept on lockdown in till everyone in the house has tested clear
Do you think that given the number of NHS staff who have died today and remain unreported, and those in care homes who remain unreported...do you imagine it’s 1000 today? Why aren’t you calling this a disgrace. I love you BBC, but you shame yourself. This is the only story.
Italy was condemned by certain people even in the medical profession from us a neighbour who thought better & allowed people to gather at Cheltenham. In that same week TV celebrity doctor called a whole Nation lazy for imposing a lock down to save lives by the 1000s we now know
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And for this we where asked to ClapForBoris well done Boris leader of the pack..... Arsewipe.
Adds up ?
When will the press start questioning the government about the mismanagement of this tragic situation?
This is 'herd immunity'.....
BBCPolitics And some people still believe china’s figures. They are clearly nonsense.
This is not all deaths from Corona. Why do you report only deaths from hospitals? And hey, how’s that ‘herd immunity’ working out! BbcNews Bbcworld
Jesus
Who are all these people can’t we mourn each death with the family. Can’t we share their pain and pray for them. Just stats stats and famous faces. How can US just drop bodies into a mass grave what are they medi- evil? These are people? I don’t understand 😢😢
It's ok Boris is walking again
mick_minion Was this in Midsommer ... I always knew that was a dangerous place! (Sorry ... that is truly awful news and I shouldn’t be making a joke of this catastrophe ... please take care everyone ... )
Why is this not your headline. You used to report facts but now you just seem to parrot what the Govt want you say. Disappointed, we all expect better from the BBC!!
Sadly numbers are going to be even higher until this govt gets the balls to shut down completely and only allow key workers to be out. 1trip a week to go food shopping, 1person only. No exceptions.
All of these deaths and cases wouldn't have happened if the government had handled it early on in January or December and sorted out health and safety measures in advance instead of dragging their feet and saying rubbish like of we didn't know how serious it would get. Idiots. 😠
Uk government trying to give money. We are not starving. We are dying because of covid-19 not because of money.
Both countries with populations smaller than that of the UK. But, hey don't let that get in the way of a good headline....
Tweeting without political bias, exposing the shitshow for exactly what it is. This isn't the BBC I know. This is more than politics.
There is no car at all Why me and my hole Family had corono19wesufferd 12 days today is our 19 say and we fine thank god not the nhs and Gp no help from any one i even took my 18 year old son with chest pain whent to st thomas hospital did nothıng at all They turne us away
Well the bbc caught up now, published post some 30 minutes ago. When the figures were released this afternoon.
Always_a_Yes The first question at the press conference should have been about these figures and whether mistakes had been made in the UKs approach!! There was silence on this though
Why isnt the death toll the total number of people dying of Covid-19. Why is where the die relevant? Is that why we only test hospital patients so we don’t get confirmation as cause of death as being covid19 and therefore don’t include them in the death toll.
More die in road accidents and cancer every day. Never reported.
But we are still washing our hands, so all good.
This is terrible!
jegteg This is what is headlined when you click the link. Welcome to North Korea
all of this could have been avoided if the world wasn't so hung up on business and profit. China was being crucified by this virus but the message from WHO was, dont cancel your holidays, it's ok to fly, and we must think of the economic damage. F.U. W.H.O
Maybe the Media like The BBC should ask questions of why this is happening rather than put numbers up without digging. It’s a disgrace we are any where near these numbers and the media have a duty to ask the questions why, how and who is to blame
It takes time for social distancing to take effect & the lockdown has only been in place for 2 & half weeks. It will be another 3-4 weeks until we see if it has had an effect. Until then, the death rate will most likely rise. Can’t really compare us to other countries either.
Here immunity fxxked us over Let old people die working Lock down toooo late , damage was done
The populations of Italy and Spain are only 2/3rd of ours. Look at the statistics before writing frightening dialogue. 😡
It’s huge death rate
Why no mention of NI trends tho show England, Scotland and Wales.
deaths or Conservatives murders questions need to be answered upon how much blood every tory politician has on their hands ?
Wrong link. This leads to the 'Herculean effort' to provide NHS protective gear propaganda piece.
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Maybe you should think about leading with this part of the story and ask questions at the daily press conference to hold those responsible to account instead of 'man is feeling a bit better' , 'his dad says this is a wake up call' or 'people without gardens are going to parks'
End house arrest.
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Yeah the Care Homes ones aren't included as they don't seen to matter to the government do they BorisJohnson MattHancock DominicRaab Conservatives Give them PPE and make them count.
But hey, lets go and have a bbq in the sun all together, after all its Easter weekend! COVIDIOTS
Deaths from what, as you are reporting deaths 'with' covid 19
You must question Govt on why care home numbers are not included. Why are people dying in care homes and not getting to hospital for treatment 😔
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Yet this is your headline
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