Coronavirus news – live: More than 3,000 extra Covid-related deaths in care homes in a week, new figures show as country to hold minute’s silence for fallen key workers
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A minute’s silence will be held at 11am to remember the key workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 90 frontline NHS workers have died during the outbreak.
Meanwhile, lockdowns were eased in Australia and New Zealand, prompting people to rush to beaches as they were allowed greater freedom of movement following a fall in community-transmission.
Over 3 million people have been infected with Covid-19 worldwide, while more than 211,000 have died.
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More than 5,000 deaths in care homes in England
There have been more than 5,000 deaths linked to Coronavirus in English care homes, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics and Care Quality Commission.
The ONS and CQC have been collecting the number of deaths reported in care homes since the epidemic began, amid concerns the virus has become entrenched in care homes.
No 'lockdown fatigue', health secretary says
Mr Hancock said he does not think there is "lockdown fatigue" or an appetite for an exit route among the public.
"If you look at surveys of the public, if you talk to members of the public, if you look at how much the public are following the measures, the public are following the lockdown brilliantly," he said.
"There's a media debate about it and I understand that.
"But actually the proportion of the public who support the lockdown remains absolutely solid.
"The number of people who are following the rules remains incredibly high. The number of people who are taking journeys, for instance, has barely changed on three weeks ago."
However, the health secretary said there are also "clear consequences of the lockdown".
"There are social consequences, there's economic consequences, and for some people, especially the shielded, there are health consequences, and we've got to take those into account too."
Health secretary grilled on lack of PPE
Mr Hancock was asked by LBC host Nick Ferrari whether he accepted that mistakes were made in the provision of PPE.
He replied: "Well, there are things that we've changed as we've gone through, both because we've learnt more things about the virus, also because things didn't work out as we expected."
Mr Hancock gave the example of changing guidance on funeral attendance after seeing 13-year-old Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab buried without his family due to the previously unclear guidance.
Pressed by Mr Ferrari on whether mistakes were made with PPE, Mr Hancock said: "A huge amount of people are doing everything they can and have done since the start of this crisis, and of course this is a very, very complicated logistical effort but I don't want to play down the enormous efforts of many thousands of people."
Elderly couple married for more than 70 years die from coronavirus hours apart
An elderly couple who were married for more than 70 years died hours apart after both testing positive for the coronavirus, Sabrina Barr reports.
Wilford and Mary Kepler, who wed in 1946, were transported to Froedtert Hospital in Wisconsin on 12 April after Wilford suffered a fall, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
After arriving at the hospital, Wilford tested positive for Covid-19. Mary had been self-isolating at home, having already tested positive for the virus. Six days after being taken to hospital, the couple passed away within six hours of one another.
Couple of 73 years die within hours of each other after testing positive for coronavirus
Wilford and Mary Kepler were married in 1946Nearly one-third of residents die in Essex care home
Jenny Smith, director of care at Westcliff Lodge Care Home in Essex, said nearly one-third of her residents had died during the pandemic.
She told BBC Breakfast: "We're all still adjusting and trying to process the loss. The loss and the pain and the devastation. We have many people off sick as well with suspected Covid, so we've been under tremendous pressure.
"There's so much fear among the staff because this is a virus that affects people of all ages, and that's a really primary difference really compared to normal influenza outbreaks."
Regarding testing of residents, she said: "Of course it wasn't timely enough.
"But I feel that's an issue perhaps beyond this country's control because we didn't have the same set-up, say, as Germany.
"Even more importantly, it perhaps wasn't reliable enough because some people were tested twice and had different results."
'Too many' frontline workers have died, Labour leader says
Sir Keir Starmer said "too many" frontline workers have died during the fight against coronavirus "and we owe them a huge debt".
In a video message, the Labour leader said: "And as we reflect today at 11 o'clock, a minute's silence on behalf of everybody who's lost their lives, we think particularly of all the grieving families that have lost a loved one.
"Nobody should put their lives at risk because they haven't got the right protective equipment. We owe it to them to make sure that we've got the right equipment, in the right place at the right time, and we will continue to press on that.
"We can't go out and clap on a Thursday and pretend that, when this is over, we can return to business as usual. Many of those on the front line have been undervalued and underpaid for far, far too long."
Health secretary challenged over lack of PPE by father of doctor who died
Matt Hancock began to take questions from members of the public and was then challenged by Intisar Chowdhury, the son of Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury who warned the government about a lack of PPE prior to his death with Covid-19.
Mr Chowdhury asked Mr Hancock: "When he was unwell he wrote an open letter to the prime minister appealing for more PPE for NHS frontline workers, it was a request that was ignored, two weeks later he passed away and since then over 100 NHS and social care workers have passed away from contracting the virus.
"Do you regret not taking my dad's concerns, my 11-year-old sister dad's concerns and my wife's husband's concerns seriously enough for my dad that we've all lost?"
The health secretary replied: "Intisar, I'm really sorry about your dad's death and I have seen the comments you've made and what you've said in public and I think it's very brave of you to be speaking out in public.
"We took very very seriously what your father said and we've been working around the clock to ensure that there's enough protective equipment and in the case of anybody who works in the NHS or in social care and has died from coronavirus we look into it in each case to find out the reasons where they might have caught it and what lessons we can learn."
Mr Hancock was then asked to publicly acknowledge that mistakes had been made.
Mr Chowdhury said: "The public is not expecting the government to handle this perfectly - none of us are expecting perfection, we're expecting progression.
"We just want you to openly acknowledge that there have been mistakes in handling the virus, especially to me and to so many families that have really lost loved ones as a result of this virus and probably as a result of the Government not handling it seriously enough.
"Openly acknowledging your mistake is not an admission of guilt, it is genuinely just making you seem more human."
Mr Hancock replied: "I think that it is very important that we're constantly learning about how to do these things better and I think listening to the voices on the front line is a very, very important part of how we improve."
Coronavirus news you may have missed overnight
The global coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than three million people worldwide and an estimated 210,263 deaths have been recorded.
In the UK, more than 157,000 people have been confirmed to have contracted the disease, while the country’s hospital death toll has reached 21,092.
Here is your morning briefing of everything you may have missed overnight, from Chiara Giordano.
Coronavirus news you may have missed overnight
Covid-19 has now infected more than three million people worldwide, with more than 210,000 deaths recordedGovernment distributes more than a billion PPE items
Matt Hancock has said the Government has distributed more than a billion items of PPE.
Speaking to Nick Ferrari on LBC, the health secretary said: "People need to have the PPE according to the guidelines, the guidelines do say that in some cases PPE can safely be reused and that's a good thing because PPE is in global short supply."
When asked if he would wear reused PPE that was originally designed as single-use on future visits to hospitals, Mr Hancock said: "If that is what is clinically advised, then yes of course.
"What we've managed to do during this crisis is improve ways that kit like that can be sterilised and then safely reused and that's work that has been ongoing."
PPE flight to arrive in Wales
A chartered flight carrying 200,000 fluid resistant gowns will arrive at Cardiff Airport from Cambodia on Tuesday.
The flight is the first of two due to arrive this week to replenish supplies of the gowns for NHS and social care staff in Wales.
In total, 660,000 gowns will be flown into the airport on flights from Phnom Penh in Cambodia and Hangzhou in China, the Welsh Government said.
The supplies come days after Wales' health minister Vaughan Gething said fluid resistant gowns and masks were the items of personal protective equipment (PPE) under the highest demand.
Spitfire flypast for Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday 'cancelled over crowd fears'
A planned Spitfire flypast for Captain Tom Moore's 100th birthday has reportedly been cancelled for fear it will attract crowds during the coronavirus lockdown.
The aerial salute over Capt Moore's Bedfordshire home had been planned for Thursday, involving a Mark 9 Spitfire named The Spirit of Kent.
However, the Department for Transport - concerned the flight would draw too many spectators after the intense publicity Capt Moore has garnered for his recent fundraising - has deemed it non-essential travel.
Instead, the restoration company behind the idea, Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, will fly The Spirit of Kent on a circuit around the Biggin Hill airfield at 8pm on Thursday, to coincide with the nation's weekly "Clap for our Carers" event, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The flight will not need the Department for Transport's permission as it will stay within Biggin Hill's air traffic zone restrictions, flying within a five-nautical mile diameter around the airfield, in London's south-east outskirts.
Its planned circuit will take it over the edge of the Princess Royal University Hospital, allowing another gesture towards patients and staff.
Lockdowns eased in Australia and New Zealand
People rushed to the beaches in Australia and New Zealand after their lockdowns were eased.
Australia's most populous state said it will relax some restrictions on movement, amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing will help sustain a decline in new cases of the coronavirus.
Bondi Beach and two neighbouring beaches in Sydney were reopened to local residents on Tuesday after being closed a month ago due to large crowds breaking social distancing rules.
Meanwhile New Zealanders queued for burgers, fries and coffee takeaway after they were freed from a month-long lockdown, which Jacinda Ardern, their prime minister, has credited with eliminating domestic transmission of the coronavirus.
Around 400,000 people returned to work after Ms Ardern shifted the country's alert level down a notch, loosening some of the tough movement restrictions that shut down businesses for weeks.
Minute's silence to be held for key workers who have died during pandemic
A minute's silence is to be held to remember key workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
The tribute at 11am will come from "a sombre but grateful nation," according to Dame Donna Kinnair, chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
Boris Johnson, who is only just back at work after having been struck down by the virus and being treated in intensive care, is among those who will be paying their respects, with government workers also asked to join in.
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and healthcare workers are all expected to pay their respects to their colleagues at hospitals and other services around the country while transport workers will also take part.
More than 90 frontline NHS workers have died since March 25.
Carers and bus drivers are also among those who have died while carrying out their vital work during the pandemic.
Dame Donna said: "This moment will bring together a sombre but grateful nation. Whether in nursing or driving buses, our heroes kept going to work when many had the luxury of staying at home. Nobody should go out to work and risk their life.
"This must not be the last time that sacrifice is recognised. The country and its leaders owes a tremendous debt to these key workers and the many more who are on shift again today."
'It's not going back to normal'
Discussing the potential easing of lockdown measures, Professor Sian Griffiths, co-chair of the Hong Kong government's Sars inquiry, told BBC Breakfast: "It's a matter of who's in your population.
"Italy like the UK has a large number of elderly people... It's about geography, it's about economy, it's about public attitude, it's about culture, it's about politics, it's a combination of all of those things led by the science.
"It's all about how easily is the disease spreading in the community. Once the disease isn't spreading as much in the community you can start to do things like open schools, open garden centres, open shops.
"It's not going to be going back to normal... it's phased, and monitored, and should we see signs of new infection coming along then we can change again."
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