bbc--2020-04-02--US sends warships to Caribbean to stop illegal drugs

The US says it is sending warships to the Caribbean to stop illegal drugs .
`` We must not let the drug cartels exploit the [ coronavirus ] pandemic to threaten American lives , '' President Donald Trump said .
The move comes a week after the US charged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with `` narco-terrorism '' .
It accused them of flooding the US with cocaine and using drugs as a weapon to undermine the health of Americans .
A $ 15m ( £12.5m ) reward was offered for information leading to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government called the US deployment a `` diversion '' from the current pandemic spreading around the US - and the world at large .
The US military deployment will further escalate tensions between the two nations .
• Venezuela : What you need to know Washington has long accused the Venezuelan president of leading a corrupt and brutal regime , a charge he has repeatedly rejected .
It backs the opposition leader Juan Guaidó , who declared himself interim president last year .
But the US deployment comes two days after US Secretary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crippling sanctions against Venezuela if Mr Maduro and Mr Guaidó agreed to a power-sharing deal .
Under the US plan , Venezuela 's left-wing president would `` step aside '' and a transitional council would govern until fresh elections .
The US imposed its latest round of sweeping sanctions against Venezuela last year in an attempt to force Mr Maduro to step down .
However , Mr Maduro has so far resisted all attempts to remove him from power .
What is the new deployment about ?
President Trump made the announcement at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Today , the United States is launching enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to protect the American people from the deadly scourge of illegal narcotics , '' he said .
Mr Trump added that the US was co-operating with 22 partner nations , enabling the US Southern Command to `` increase surveillance , disruption and seizures of drug shipments and provide additional support for eradication efforts which are going on right now at a record pace '' .
`` We 're deploying additional Navy destroyers , combat ships , aircraft and helicopters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveillance aircraft , doubling our capabilities in the region , '' the US president said .
The Venezuelan response came swiftly , as expected .
`` Donald Trump today tried to divert attention ... by creating an escalation of statements and an escalation with Venezuela , '' said President Maduro .
`` We 're going to stay here in peace ... attending to the pandemic , controlling the pandemic . ''
What is the US argument on drugs ?
The charges against Mr Maduro and 14 members of his inner circle were announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug trafficking , money laundering and corruption .
US Attorney General William Barr accused Mr Maduro of conspiring with a faction of the Colombian Farc rebel group `` to flood the United States with cocaine '' and `` devastate American communities '' .
• Who are the Farc ?
Mr Barr said the Colombian rebels had `` obtained the support of the Maduro regime , who is allowing them to use Venezuela as a safe haven from which they can continue to conduct their cocaine trafficking '' .
`` Maduro very deliberately deployed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the health and wellbeing of our nation , '' US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said .
He accused Mr Maduro and his top aides of running a `` narco-terrorism partnership with the Farc for the past 20 years '' .
In a separate statement , the State Department said those named in the indictment had `` violated the public trust by facilitating shipments of narcotics from Venezuela , including control over planes that leave from a Venezuelan air base '' .
Mr Maduro accused the US and Colombia of conspiring against Venezuela and causing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has long accused the US of trying to overthrow him in order to seize control of Venezuela 's oil reserves .
What 's the background to the Venezuela crisis ?
Mr Maduro narrowly won a presidential election in April 2013 after the death of his mentor , President Hugo Chávez .
He was elected to a second term in May 2018 in an election seen as flawed by international observers .
Venezuela has experienced economic collapse - inflation was 800,000 % last year - and 4.8m people have left the country .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfit for office .
He has won the support of many in the country as well as US and EU leaders .
But Mr Maduro has remained in power and is backed by the army - as well as by Russia , China and Cuba .

Mr Trump added that the US was co-operating with 22 partner nations, enabling the US Southern Command to "increase surveillance, disruption and seizures of drug shipments and provide additional support for eradication efforts which are going on right now at a record pace".


bbc--2020-04-02--‘Deep concern’ over coronavirus emergency powers

A group of 13 EU member states have said they are “ deeply concerned ” about the use of emergency measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak .
It was legitimate to use “ extraordinary measures ” , they said , but some powers could threaten “ democracy and fundamental rights ” .
Other states are considering similar measures .
Europe has been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic , with more than 30,000 fatalities .
Spain has seen 10,000 deaths and Italy more than 13,000 , and the numbers are rising across the continent , with daily records reported in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the continent have imposed severe restrictions on movement in a bid to contain the spread .
But there are fears some leaders and parties are using the pandemic as an excuse to tighten control over their countries .
What does the statement say ?
The statement was issued on Wednesday by Belgium , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , Portugal , Spain and Sweden .
Dutch foreign minister Stef Blok posted a link to the statement on Twitter .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fundamental rights must remain strong principles of our societies , also in times of coronavirus , ” he wrote .
Any new powers granted to fight the pandemic “ should be proportionate and temporary in nature '' , respect international law and be “ subject to regular scrutiny ” .
“ We need to jointly overcome this crisis and to jointly uphold our European principles and values on this path , ” the 13 countries say , adding they support the European Commission 's plans to monitor the measures .
What are these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is specifically mentioned , it comes just two days after Hungary ’ s parliament gave the government powers to rule by decree .
The law has no time limit .
• The man who thinks Europe has been invaded Mr Orban pledged to use his new powers `` proportionately and rationally '' , but opposition party leader Peter Jakab said it put Hungarian democracy in quarantine .
More than 100,000 people signed a petition against the measures before they passed .
But Mr Orban ’ s right-wing Fidesz party has a strong majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support the move .
Why it 's not just Hungary Emergency measures have rung alarm bells in countries whose people can remember authoritarianism all too well .
Serbia has been sliding down the Press Freedom Index in recent years - and journalists ' organisations have warned the current crisis is making matters worse .
The government ruled that only its crisis staff , led by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic , should make announcements about coronavirus - warning of `` legal consequences '' if this was not observed .
One journalists ' organisation said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could lead to people being jailed for independent reporting .
Indeed , shortly afterwards , police arrested a journalist who reported on hospital conditions in northern Serbia .
Ms Brnabic has now promised to withdraw the ruling , and apologised for what she called her `` stupidity '' .
Slovenia 's government has also found itself back-pedalling .
Recently installed right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa wanted to give police powers to track phones , use facial recognition and enter homes .
But he 's been forced to give up these plans after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would become a `` police state '' if he went ahead .
But Albania has made some of Europe 's most stringent emergency measures stick .
They include a 16-hour curfew on weekdays - and a 40-hour lockdown at weekends .
The restrictions were due to be lifted tomorrow .
But the government has announced they will now be extended until the coronavirus crisis is over .

Governments across the continent have imposed severe restrictions on movement in a bid to contain the spread. But there are fears some leaders and parties are using the pandemic as an excuse to tighten control over their countries.


bbc--2020-04-01--Coronavirus: How China's using surveillance to tackle outbreak

The coronavirus pandemic may have emerged in China , but the country now has fewer cases than the US , @ @ @ @ @ Chinese government has used tools such as phone tracking to control the outbreak .
Other @ @ @ @ @ at similar technological solutions .
But how does China 's controversial surveillance system work and @ @ @ @ @ scale be justified ?

The coronavirus pandemic may have emerged in China, but the country now has fewer cases than the US, Italy and Spain.
The Chinese government has used tools such as phone tracking to control the outbreak. Other countries are starting to look at similar technological solutions.
But how does China's controversial surveillance system work and can state intervention on this scale be justified?
Reporter: Joe Tidy


bbc--2020-04-01--The man who grew his own Amazon rainforest

A corner of the Amazon that had been cleared and used as farmland has been restored to rainforest .
The @ @ @ @ @ Omar Tello , gave up his job as an accountant and spent 40 years recreating @ @ @ @ @ in Ecuador , stretching just a few hundred metres in each direction .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ landowners to do the same , so they can turn the tide of deforestation .
@ @ @ @ @ the World by Daniel Gordon

A corner of the Amazon that had been cleared and used as farmland has been restored to rainforest.
The man who owns it, Omar Tello, gave up his job as an accountant and spent 40 years recreating a patch of pristine forest in Ecuador, stretching just a few hundred metres in each direction.
He’s trying to encourage other landowners to do the same, so they can turn the tide of deforestation.
A video for People Fixing the World by Daniel Gordon
Drone footage by Felix Frank


bbc--2020-04-02--Coronavirus: Photos show deserted lockdown locations at high noon

Reuters photographers have captured the silent streets and stations of the world amid the lockdown , with each photo taken @ @ @ @ @ and high streets that were once some of the world 's busiest places are shown @ @ @ @ @ lockdowns happening around the globe owing to the coronavirus pandemic .
All photos were taken @ @ @ @ @ and feature a wristwatch or clock showing the time .

Transport hubs and high streets that were once some of the world's busiest places are shown nearly deserted amid the many lockdowns happening around the globe owing to the coronavirus pandemic.


bbc--2020-04-01--Coronavirus: How news is made while there are restrictions

Coronavirus has had a huge impact , and has led to many people either stopping work or altering how they @ @ @ @ @ it is still necessary to carry on , there have been challenges and changes .
@ @ @ @ @ Amol Rajan has been looking at some of the altered ways of working in broadcasting @ @ @

Coronavirus has had a huge impact, and has led to many people either stopping work or altering how they work.
In areas where it is still necessary to carry on, there have been challenges and changes.
The BBC's media editor Amol Rajan has been looking at some of the altered ways of working in broadcasting and news.


bbc--2020-04-01--Coronavirus: Air India pilots 'at risk of infection' on rescue flights

India 's national carrier Air India has been praised for flying a number of flights to rescue Indians stranded in coronavirus-affected countries .
Now , a group of pilots have alleged their safety was compromised - a charge the airline denies .
Air India 's fleet has long been used by the government to help Indians in crisis .
This has included everything from delivering relief materials during natural calamities to airlifting citizens from Middle Eastern countries during the 2011 Arab Spring .
But this time , as Covid-19 sweeps across the world , crew members have made several allegations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the safety of crew and passengers on recent rescue flights .
In a letter seen by the BBC , the Executive Pilots Association , a body that represents senior long-haul pilots of the airline , says they have been given `` flimsy '' pieces of Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) that `` tear and disintegrate easily on rescue flights '' .
The letter , which has been sent to the airline and the aviation ministry , adds that `` disinfection processes [ for aircraft ] are short of international industry best practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chances of viral exposure and equipment contamination and may even lead to community transmissions of Covid-19 within crew members , passengers and the public at large , '' the letter states .
The Indian Pilots ' Guild , which also represents Air India 's long-haul pilots , has written to the ministry citing similar concerns .
The BBC has seen this letter as well .
A senior pilot , who did not wish to be identified , told the BBC it is not that the crew `` does n't want to work in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` All we are asking is that proper safety procedures should be followed .
If we do n't have the right PPE and disinfection processes , we are risking the safety of everybody on the plane , our family , and residents of the buildings where we live , '' he said .
`` We are being compared to soldiers and that is very humbling .
But you have to give the right gear to your soldiers . ''
An Air India spokesperson acknowledged the letters and said : `` Air India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Our crew has shown tremendous strength , integrity and dedication .
All possible measures have been taken towards their health and safety .
Best available PPE are procured for our crew , '' he told the BBC .
The pilot also added that in some cases the norm of following 14-day quarantine period for everybody returning from abroad was not applied to crew members .
The BBC is aware of at least one case where a pilot who returned from a Covid-19-affected country was asked to fly again within seven days .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that `` all crew having done international flights have been home quarantined '' .
`` They have been advised to self-isolate should they develop any symptoms and report immediately .
We are following all government quarantine guidelines , '' he added .
The two letters add that the crew do not have any specific Covid-19-related insurance policies and do n't have medical teams to examine them when they return from international flights .
`` Medical teams all over India are now being covered under a government scheme , although surprisingly air crew are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The pilot added that `` we are not comparing ourselves to medical staff - they really are the frontline soldiers '' .
`` But we are also risking our lives , and an insurance will just give us some peace of mind , '' he said .
The association has also highlighted the issue of unpaid allowances to the crew .
`` Our flying-related allowances , comprising 70 % of our total emoluments , remain unpaid since January 2020 .
This is grossly unfair , '' the letter says .
• Coronavirus information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' I fear hunger may kill us before coronavirus' The pilot added that this went against Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's request to employers not to withhold or cut wages in this time of crisis .
`` I will repeat again that we do not mind serving the nation , but we need our pay to be protected .
We need to be able to look after our families , '' he said .
The airline spokesperson said that `` all salaries have been paid and efforts are on to clear some pending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withheld allowances are around 70 % of their total earnings .
Air India has been saddled with massive debts and several efforts to sell it have failed .
However despite this , the airline is in the midst of planning a massive operation to evacuate foreigners in India at great cost .
The passengers will be collected from several major Indian cities and flown to Frankfurt , but Air India will not be bringing back any Indian citizens who may still be stuck in Europe .
The pilot said `` it 's commendable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need '' but asked why Indians could not be on the return flights as the planes would be flying home empty .
`` I want to stress that we will not stop flying rescue and supply missions at any cost .
We just want to be heard , '' another pilot told the BBC .
`` Otherwise it feels like we are alone in this battle when the need is for all of us to work together and look after each other . ''

"All we are asking is that proper safety procedures should be followed. If we don't have the right PPE and disinfection processes, we are risking the safety of everybody on the plane, our family, and residents of the buildings where we live," he said.


bbc--2020-04-01--Will coronavirus reverse globalisation?

Will coronavirus reverse globalisation?

Globalisation has been one of the buzzwords of the past 25 years .
It may seem a rather strange concept , since any economic historian will tell you that people have been trading across vast distances for centuries , if not millennia .
You only have to look at the medieval spice trade , or the East India Company , to know that .
But globalisation is really about the scale and speed of international business , which has exploded in the past few decades to unprecedented levels .
Easier travel , the world wide web , the end of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and new , rapidly developing economies , have all combined to create a system that is much more dependent now on what is happening on the other side of the world than it ever was .
Which is why the spread of coronavirus , or Covid-19 to be specific , has had such an immediate economic effect .
Professor Beata Javorcik , chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development , says that the pace of change in the global economy over just the past 17 years has been profound .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at the Sars epidemic , China accounted for 4 % of global output , '' she says .
`` Now China accounts for four times as much , 16 % .
So that means that whatever is happening in China affects the world to a much larger extent . ''
Globalisation helps to explain while nearly every major car plant in the UK has shut down - they are dependent on sales and components from around the world .
When both collapsed , they just stopped making cars .
China 's wealth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far more than they used to , but this is not just a matter of scale - there is also a deeper problem with globalisation .
Ian Goldin , professor of globalisation and development at Oxford University , and author of `` The Butterfly Defect , How Globalization Creates Systemic Risks , And What To Do About It '' , says that `` risks have been allowed to fester , they are the underbelly of globalisation '' .
That , he says , can be seen not only in this crisis , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis of 2008 , and the vulnerability of the internet to cyber-attacks .
The new global economic system brings huge benefits , but also huge risks .
While it has helped raise incomes , rapidly develop economies and lift millions out of poverty ; that has come at the increased risk of contagion , be it financial or medical .
So what does this latest crisis mean for globalisation ?
For Prof Richard Portes , professor of economics at London Business School , it seems obvious that things will have to change , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what risks they had been taking .
`` Look at trade , '' he explains .
`` Once supply chains were disrupted [ by coronavirus ] , people started looking for alternative suppliers at home , even if they were more expensive .
`` If people find domestic suppliers , they will stick with them… because of those perceived risks . ''
More from the BBC 's series taking an international perspective on trade : • How are food supply networks coping with coronavirus ?
• Should street food vendors be cleared off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ban , I lost everything' Professor Javorcik agrees , and believes a combination of factors will mean Western manufacturing industry will start bringing work back home , or re-shoring it as it is called .
`` I think that the trade war [ mainly between the US and China ] , combined with the Coronavirus epidemic , will lead companies to actually take re-shoring seriously , '' she says .
`` They will re-shore activities that can be automated , because re-shoring brings certainty .
You do not have to worry about your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gives you an opportunity to diversify your supplier base . ''
However , this is not all good news for Western economies , which may now believe they have become too dependent on globalisation .
Instead this cuts both ways .
A great deal of globalisation is not about moving manufactured goods around the world , but moving people , ideas and information ; something that we in the UK and other Western economies are very good at .
As David Henig , director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out : `` The service sector must have fallen off a cliff , and just look [ in particular ] at tourism and universities .
`` There must be real concern about the number of new entries to Western universities this autumn .
This is a huge export industry… many universities are dependent on Chinese students , for example . ''
The idea that globalisation is just about moving manufacturing or supply chains to cheaper Asian countries is too simple .
It has also led to massive increases in foreign students willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ universities , and a huge influx of wealthy tourists who want to spend money here , to name just two service sector businesses .
Slowing or even reversing globalisation would hit those industries very hard indeed .
But even so , Prof Goldin thinks that this pandemic marks a sea change and that `` 2019 was the year of peak supply chain fragmentation '' .
Although , some factors such as 3D printing , automation , the demand for customisation , and quick delivery , as well as protectionism were already being felt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accelerate that process .
The real concern is , however , not whether these changes happen , but how far they go , and how they will be managed ?
Prof Goldin has a simple and clear way of explaining the options - will the result be more like what happened after World War One , or after World War Two ?
We could , like after 1918 , get weak or weaker international organisations , the rise of nationalism , protectionism and economic depression .
Or , as followed 1945 , more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Marshall Plan , the UN and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade .
Prof Goldin remains cheerful , but worries about who is going to take the lead .
`` We can be optimistic , but we are not seeing leadership out of the White House certainly , '' he says .
`` China ca n't step up to the plate , and Great Britain can not lead in Europe . ''
This is a worry shared by Prof Portes , who points out that : `` The London G20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( £800bn ) package of international cooperation , even Germany joined in .
But now there is no leadership in the G20 , and the USA is absent from the international scene . ''
Will globalisation be reversed ?
Probably not , it is too important an economic development for that to happen , but it could well be slowed down .
The bigger question is , however , have we learnt the lessons of this crisis ?
Will we learn to spot , control and regulate the risks that seem to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cooperation and leadership necessary to make that happen seem to be in short supply .
• Jonty Bloom has also explored whether coronavirus will affect globalisation for a special programme on BBC Radio 4 's In Business show .

The idea that globalisation is just about moving manufacturing or supply chains to cheaper Asian countries is too simple. It has also led to massive increases in foreign students willing to pay to study at our colleges and universities, and a huge influx of wealthy tourists who want to spend money here, to name just two service sector businesses.


bbc--2020-04-01--Coronavirus: Fighting al-Shabab propaganda in Somalia

Muslim clerics in conflict-hit Somalia are moving to the front-line of the battle against coronavirus in a bid to counter the propaganda of militant Islamists , writes BBC Somalia analyst Mary Harper .
The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has warned Muslims to beware of infectious diseases such as coronavirus , which it says are spread `` by the crusader forces who have invaded the country and the disbelieving countries that support them '' .
The militants control much of southern and central Somalia and have been a powerful force for well over a decade .
Although there have only been a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Somalia so far , the authorities are deeply worried that if the disease takes hold they will be unable to cope .
About 30 years of conflict have devastated health facilities .
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are crowded into camps , with limited access to soap and water , and no way of practising social distancing .
The message from al-Shabab only adds to the government 's concerns , especially as it could oppose medical help from international aid agencies just as it resisted most food aid during the 2010-2012 famine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimated to have died .
Somalia 's mainstream Muslim clerics have now decided to fight back .
Koranic schools - known as madrassas , which nearly every child in Somalia attends - have been closed to help stop the spread of the virus .
The ministries of religious affairs , health and information have been working with Muslim leaders to transform teachers and mosque Imams into what has been dubbed as an `` anti-corona army '' .
`` They will stand with loudspeakers at every crossroads , every gathering place , to spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of Covid-19 , '' says Koshin Abdi Hashi , deputy co-ordinator for the prevention and countering of violent extremism in the office of the prime minister .
`` They will drive around in vehicles mounted with loudspeakers , and transmit messages from the minarets of mosques , '' he adds .
Mohamed Ali Ibrahim , a university professor and senior adviser in the ministry of religious affairs , says the messages will include religious elements .
`` We will talk about hand-washing and social distancing , but also speak of how Islam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and how there were dangerous diseases at the time of the Prophet Muhammad . ''
• Wash hands before and after eating • Wash hands after going to the toilet • Wash hands , face and feet before each of the five daily prayers • Wash a person after death ; some clerics say it is fine if this can not be done in current circumstances The `` anti-corona army '' will monitor people , making sure they wash their hands thoroughly and regularly with soap and water , and maintain a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that so many Somalis live in overcrowded camps and other dwellings , this will not always be possible .
Hand-washing facilities have been set up in some of the camps , but as Mr Hashi says : `` Social distancing is an abstract issue . ''
Osman Aden Dubow , deputy minister of religious affairs , says : `` We have to use the sheikhs [ religious leaders ] and koranic teachers to fight this disease as they are the most respected community in Somalia .
`` People trust them more than anybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they say but follow their instructions . ''
However , the religious community is going to have a hard time combating some of the coronavirus myths taking hold in Somalia .
Some believe Covid-19 is a divine punishment imposed on China for its treatment of the Muslim Uighurs .
Now that it has taken hold in the US , some say Americans are being punished because they oppress Muslims .
Others simply believe that if one is a good Muslim , one can not catch the disease .
More on Africa and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fight against the coronavirus Somalia 's most senior sheikh , Ali Dheere , is adamant that the involvement of the religious community will help bust myths and encourage Somalis to do the right thing .
He says that , even though most Somalis are observant Muslims , they will understand that life can not continue as usual .
They have been encouraged to pray at home and either not attend burials or to maintain social distance during the funeral service .
`` In Islam , anything that causes harm is not permissible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the holy mosques in Mecca and Medina , '' Sheikh Dheere notes .
`` If a person dies from coronavirus and it is not safe to wash the body , our religion allows someone to be buried without being washed , '' he adds .
There are fears that al-Shabab will try to exploit some of the religious leaders ' initiatives for their own advantage .
For example , they could attack the decision to close koranic schools or adapt religious practices .
They could step up their campaign to blame `` infidel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Somalia , as those initially infected with Covid-19 came from abroad .
However , some believe al-Shabab might lose support if coronavirus takes hold in the regions it controls , as it has even more basic health facilities than those in many government-controlled areas .
UN Secretary General António Guterres has called for a `` global ceasefire '' in the face of the pandemic .
The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to stop fighting ; separatists in mainly English-speaking Cameroon have declared a temporary ceasefire .
But diplomats doubt that al-Shabab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the group has continued to carry out attacks since the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared coronavirus a global pandemic .
But there is hope that the outbreak could open the door to negotiations , in order to prevent mass deaths .
Low-level discussions have previously taken place during humanitarian crises to enable the delivery of some food aid and other assistance .
Optimists believe similar talks to help contain the spread of the virus could take place , and develop into more substantial negotiations , perhaps eventually leading to compromise and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflict .
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : How do I protect myself ?
• AVOIDING CONTACT : The rules on self-isolation and exercise • MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak • STRESS : How to look after your mental health

The message from al-Shabab only adds to the government's concerns, especially as it could oppose medical help from international aid agencies just as it resisted most food aid during the 2010-2012 famine, when more than 250,000 people were estimated to have died.


bbc--2020-04-02--Coronavirus: How will it change national security and spying?

A senior intelligence officer rushes in to a meeting with the latest report and places it in front of anxious politicians and policymakers .
In the past , it might have contained details about a planned terrorist attack - perhaps a cell in the Middle East looking at a new way of taking down an airline .
This would lead to the well-practised national security machine cranking into gear .
But in the future , that report may instead be about an outbreak of a virus in a far-off country which was being concealed by its government .
Since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national security has been dominated by terrorism .
But there have been voices over the years who have argued the notion of 'security ' should be broadened and the coronavirus crisis has raised a significant question about whether global health security should be a more central part of national security .
Under the last review , an international pandemic was classed as a Tier 1 national security risk in the UK - meaning it was judged to be of the highest priority - but that has not been reflected in the resources or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been tackled when compared with the other three threats at the same level - terrorism , war and cyber-attacks .
But just as in the wake of 9/11 , there are people who feel they were not listened to when they warned the lights were blinking red about our health security .
• Five things the military can do during a pandemic • Under surveillance and confined at home in Taiwan For spy agencies , adapting may take a significant gear change .
A priority for policy-makers will be knowing the ground-truth about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For agencies like MI6 and the CIA that recruit human sources , it may mean ensuring you have agents in the right place who can report back on what is really happening .
There may also be shifts in what agencies who intercept communications look for and in technical intelligence , satellites may be tasked to look at medical or even burial sites .
Just as technology was developed to remotely 'sniff ' for traces of nuclear material , new devices may be required to scan for health and bio-threats .
But that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence gathering .
The real future may be in the use of more complex data sets and artificial intelligence to spot , understand and predict developments in a population .
Analysing meta-data from phones , online searches or other forms of activity could be used .
Four years ago , the then-director of digital innovation for the CIA told me about work the agency was doing to study population-level data of a whole country using AI and techniques like 'sentiment analysis ' .
The idea was to be able to spot events - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order and the potential for a revolution - before it was necessarily obvious .
Here the US and China are already engaged in a race for superiority , which many in Washington fear they may be losing as China has invested hugely in building capabilities and acquiring data .
One of the major unknowns is how this crisis will play into rising nationalism in recent years .
It could be the spread of the virus underlines the global , interconnected nature of our world and this leads to greater collaboration , including in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Or it could be that borders close and countries turn inwards - refocusing the need for intelligence gathering on what other countries might be doing and hiding or new breakthroughs they may have made .
'Biological espionage ' has a long history - in the Cold War , the West and Soviet Union were desperate to understand what secret biological pathogens and nerve agents the other side might be developing .
In the future , the emphasis may be less about weapons and more about vaccines .
The long-held fears that terrorists or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be turbo-charged by recent events with already some signs that far-right groups have thought about deliberately trying to spread the virus .
The US Department of Justice has said those intentionally doing so could be charged as terrorists .
The shift in the last few years to understand and counter disinformation by hostile states already looks to have a continuing importance in this world , but there are also challenges domestically .
One of the questions that may emerge from the current crisis is how far countries with a greater domestic surveillance capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any virus and also understand and control the movement of people to prevent further spread .
China has been using smart-phone tracking software to do this .
Russia has been using CCTV and its facial recognition system to look for people breaking restrictions .
Other countries have created 'electronic fences ' to notify the state when people move out of quarantine areas .
The UK and US have also been talking to tech companies about what they can do .
But civil liberties advocates are worried surveillance tools could be introduced to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place or be repurposed by a country for political control .
• A SIMPLE GUIDE : How do I protect myself ?
• MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak • HOW FAST IS THE VIRUS GROWING ?
The UK spread compared to other countries • WHAT WE DO N'T KNOW How to understand the death toll There will also be a need for a different set of skills for those who analyse intelligence .
Health experts will need to sit alongside military experts to process and write reports based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policymakers , but they may be wary of being 'securitised ' by other parts of the state .
A key question for analysts at the moment is how far the virus is undermining the capability of governments and their militaries to act and who else might take advantage of that .
There have already been signs the intelligence world is moving to adapt .
Israel 's foreign intelligence agency , the Mossad , reportedly carried out an operation to bring 100,000 test kits from abroad although they may have been lacking crucial parts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security agency Shin Bet began to use phone data to track those who may have come into contact with the virus to warn them .
In the US meanwhile , the intelligence community provided a series of classified briefings to policy-makers in January and February about the dangers of coronavirus based on what it could glean from China .
However , it has also been reported these made little impact with the White House .
That is a reminder of something spy agencies have always known - however good the intelligence is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top do n't listen .

Under the last review, an international pandemic was classed as a Tier 1 national security risk in the UK - meaning it was judged to be of the highest priority - but that has not been reflected in the resources or the way in which the issue has been tackled when compared with the other three threats at the same level - terrorism, war and cyber-attacks.


bbc--2020-04-02--BBC to air memorable sporting highlights including London 2012, Euro '96 and Wimbledon

The London 2012 Olympics and Euro '96 are just some of the memorable moments that viewers on the BBC can relive this summer after the coronavirus pandemic decimated the sporting calendar .
The 2012 opening ceremony will air on BBC One in the spring , along with a number of highlights programmes showcasing the key moments from the Games , including Super Saturday .
With Euro 2020 postponed to 2021 , the BBC will air some of football ’ s most memorable football matches in June and July - including the best of Euro '96 .
July will also see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air once again , including Andy Murray ’ s maiden triumph at SW19 in 2013 .
• Match of Their Day will air on Saturday nights , as the BBC ’ s football pundits choose their favourite Premier League matches and top moments from years gone by .
• Football Focus will continue every week with classic matches broadcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon .
• The BBC Sport website will stream some of the best matches from the archive , as part of a weekly ‘ Rewind ’ series .
• April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replaced by some of the best matches from tournaments gone by .
• In July , highlights from both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics will fill the void left by Tokyo 2020 ’ s postponement .
• Test Match Special will mark the 40th anniversary of its ‘ View From The Boundary ’ feature by making 40 of its best episodes available to listen on BBC Sounds .
• The BBC will offer a range of podcasts - including the fourth series of the award-winning That Peter Crouch Podcast .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on Saturday afternoons .
• A range of sport documentaries are available to watch on the BBC iPlayer .
Exact scheduling details will be confirmed in due course .
“ In these unprecedented and difficult times we are delighted to bring some of the most incredible sporting events from years gone by to our audiences over the next few months , '' said director of sport Barbara Slater .
`` From glorious moments at the Olympics including the magic of London 2012 , thrilling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the best of World Championship snooker , there is something for everyone to enjoy .
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Team GB won 65 medals at London 2012, including 29 golds
The London 2012 Olympics and Euro '96 are just some of the memorable moments that viewers on the BBC can relive this summer after the coronavirus pandemic decimated the sporting calendar.
The 2012 opening ceremony will air on BBC One in the spring, along with a number of highlights programmes showcasing the key moments from the Games, including Super Saturday.
With Euro 2020 postponed to 2021, the BBC will air some of football’s most memorable football matches in June and July - including the best of Euro '96.
July will also see some of Wimbledon’s greatest moments air once again, including Andy Murray’s maiden triumph at SW19 in 2013.
Other highlights include:
Match of Their Day will air on Saturday nights, as the BBC’s football pundits choose their favourite Premier League matches and top moments from years gone by.
Football Focus will continue every week with classic matches broadcast every Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
The BBC Sport website will stream some of the best matches from the archive, as part of a weekly ‘Rewind’ series.
April’s World Snooker Championships will be replaced by some of the best matches from tournaments gone by.
In July, highlights from both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics will fill the void left by Tokyo 2020’s postponement.
Test Match Special will mark the 40th anniversary of its ‘View From The Boundary’ feature by making 40 of its best episodes available to listen on BBC Sounds.
The BBC will offer a range of podcasts - including the fourth series of the award-winning That Peter Crouch Podcast.
A brand new Question of Sport podcast will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on Saturday afternoons.
A range of sport documentaries are available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.
Exact scheduling details will be confirmed in due course.
“In these unprecedented and difficult times we are delighted to bring some of the most incredible sporting events from years gone by to our audiences over the next few months," said director of sport Barbara Slater.
"From glorious moments at the Olympics including the magic of London 2012, thrilling Euro 96 matches, wonderful Wimbledon moments and the best of World Championship snooker, there is something for everyone to enjoy.”


bbc--2020-04-02--England rugby union coach Jones agrees new deal to 2023 World Cup

Eddie Jones has agreed a contract extension to coach England through to the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023 .
The 60-year-old 's current contract was due to expire in August 2021 , but he had been set for a new deal since leading England to the World Cup final last year .
Jones has a 78 % win ratio since taking the role at the end of 2015 .
`` We have a great team and I am excited about raising the standards again , '' Jones said .
The timing of the announcement comes in the midst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the RFU and in the wider rugby community fearing for their futures .
`` My thoughts and those of all of us at the RFU are with everyone impacted by Covid-19 , both across the country at large but also within our own rugby union community .
In exceptionally difficult times , we are pleased to be sharing some good news , '' said RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney .
Jones added : `` The extension is a great honour for me , but in the current environment , it is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world is facing .
We are all looking forward to a time when we can get back to playing rugby and use the sport as a force for good in bringing people back together . ''
Jones was appointed in December 2015 , replacing Stuart Lancaster after a disappointing home World Cup that autumn .
He led England to a record-equalling unbeaten run , which included a Grand Slam in 2016 and a Six Nations title the year after .
The team 's form slumped in 2018 , but Jones arrested the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There , superb victories over Australia in the quarter-finals and New Zealand in the semi-finals established Jones ' men as favourites to beat South Africa in the final , but an inspired Springboks performance condemned an under-par England to a 32-12 defeat .
Concerns over the impact of that loss in the final were exacerbated when England were beaten by France in Paris in their 2020 Six Nations opener , but they rallied with victories against Scotland , Ireland and Wales to seal the Triple Crown before the Championship was curtailed because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set out four years ago to be the best team in the world and unfortunately we missed that by 80 minutes , '' Jones said on Thursday .
`` Now we want to be the team that is remembered as being the greatest team the game has ever seen .
It 's a big ambition but I believe we are capable of doing it . ''
If Jones does lead England through to France in 2023 , he will eclipse World Cup winner Sir Clive Woodward as the country 's longest-serving boss .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woodward as one of England 's greatest ever coaches , but successive RFU chiefs have had to reprimand him over his conduct .
Following the win over Wales at the start of March , the RFU apologised on Jones ' behalf after he suggested referee Ben O'Keefe was biased in his decision-making .
But Sweeney is clearly comfortable that the occasional controversy that surrounds Jones is a fair exchange for re-establishing England as a leading force in the global game .
`` We reached an understanding soon after returning from Japan but there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure worked for both sides , '' Sweeney added .
`` We have announced Eddie 's contract extension a few weeks later than planned as our focus was diverted to support the English rugby community during this difficult time .
We are now turning our attention to developing plans to support the rebooting of rugby and a winning England team will provide a vital role in that . ''
England are third in the World Rugby rankings , behind South Africa and New Zealand .
Last month , Jones joined members of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay reduction in excess of 25 % , predominantly in the form of forgone bonuses , as a response to the financial impact of Covid-19 .

Eddies Jones signs new England contract: 'Project not finished yet'
Eddie Jones has agreed a contract extension to coach England through to the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023.
The 60-year-old's current contract was due to expire in August 2021, but he had been set for a new deal since leading England to the World Cup final last year.
Jones has a 78% win ratio since taking the role at the end of 2015.
"We have a great team and I am excited about raising the standards again," Jones said.
The timing of the announcement comes in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, with many at the RFU and in the wider rugby community fearing for their futures.
"My thoughts and those of all of us at the RFU are with everyone impacted by Covid-19, both across the country at large but also within our own rugby union community. In exceptionally difficult times, we are pleased to be sharing some good news," said RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney.
Jones added: "The extension is a great honour for me, but in the current environment, it is only right to acknowledge what a difficult time the world is facing. We are all looking forward to a time when we can get back to playing rugby and use the sport as a force for good in bringing people back together."
Jones was appointed in December 2015, replacing Stuart Lancaster after a disappointing home World Cup that autumn.
He led England to a record-equalling unbeaten run, which included a Grand Slam in 2016 and a Six Nations title the year after.
The team's form slumped in 2018, but Jones arrested the slide before the World Cup in Japan.
There, superb victories over Australia in the quarter-finals and New Zealand in the semi-finals established Jones' men as favourites to beat South Africa in the final, but an inspired Springboks performance condemned an under-par England to a 32-12 defeat.
Concerns over the impact of that loss in the final were exacerbated when England were beaten by France in Paris in their 2020 Six Nations opener, but they rallied with victories against Scotland, Ireland and Wales to seal the Triple Crown before the Championship was curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We set out four years ago to be the best team in the world and unfortunately we missed that by 80 minutes," Jones said on Thursday.
"Now we want to be the team that is remembered as being the greatest team the game has ever seen. It's a big ambition but I believe we are capable of doing it."
If Jones does lead England through to France in 2023, he will eclipse World Cup winner Sir Clive Woodward as the country's longest-serving boss.
Jones' win record puts him alongside Woodward as one of England's greatest ever coaches, but successive RFU chiefs have had to reprimand him over his conduct.
Following the win over Wales at the start of March, the RFU apologised on Jones' behalf after he suggested referee Ben O'Keefe was biased in his decision-making.
But Sweeney is clearly comfortable that the occasional controversy that surrounds Jones is a fair exchange for re-establishing England as a leading force in the global game.
"We reached an understanding soon after returning from Japan but there were some things that we wanted to make sure worked for both sides," Sweeney added.
"We have announced Eddie's contract extension a few weeks later than planned as our focus was diverted to support the English rugby community during this difficult time. We are now turning our attention to developing plans to support the rebooting of rugby and a winning England team will provide a vital role in that."
England are third in the World Rugby rankings, behind South Africa and New Zealand.
Last month, Jones joined members of the RFU executive board in taking a pay reduction in excess of 25%, predominantly in the form of forgone bonuses, as a response to the financial impact of Covid-19.


bbc--2020-04-02--World Cup finals, Champions League epics & league finales - football's greatest games

As football around the globe remains suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic , BBC Sport 's chief football writer Phil McNulty takes a look at his top 10 favourite football matches .
From World Cup finals , to Premier League finales , to Champions League epics , he revisits the matches that he has been at and reported on that have really stuck in the memory .
You will get the chance to have your say on your own top footballing matches and moments in a live text on the BBC Sport website from 11.30 BST on Thursday .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out at Anfield in late May - a fixture delayed because of the Hillsborough disaster at the FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest on 15 April that claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans .
Arsenal needed to win by two goals to take their first title since 1970-71 , anything less and Liverpool were champions .
Anfield was calm until Alan Smith glanced home Nigel Winterburn 's free-kick shortly after half-time to give the visitors the lead .
In a nerve-shredding atmosphere , Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon famously signalled 'one minute ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arsenal needed .
As the great ITV commentator Brian Moore offered the words `` it 's up for grabs now '' , Michael Thomas decided the destiny of the title with a right-foot flick over Bruce Grobbelaar - virtually the last kick of the season .
And those of us working on the Liverpool Daily Post saw our 24-page `` Liverpool Double Winners '' special edition - all written and waiting for the final glorious chapter to be written - go straight in the bin .
One of the great Premier League games @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kevin Keegan 's superb Newcastle United side were laid bare .
Newcastle had conceded the Premier League leadership to Manchester United , having led by 12 points at one stage , but they still harboured title hopes while Liverpool had similar ambitions .
In a match of searing tension , brilliance , mistakes and a classic finale , Robbie Fowler put Liverpool ahead but Les Ferdinand and David Ginola gave Newcastle the lead .
Fowler restored parity again early in the second half before Tino Asprilla 's touch of class put Newcastle back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First with the equaliser , then with the late winner in front of the Kop .
Keegan 's dug-out slump illustrated the damage done to Newcastle 's title tilt .
It was the summer football was `` coming home '' after 30 years of hurt , when Euro '96 hysteria gripped the nation .
England swept the Netherlands aside 4-1 in the group stage , before beating Spain on penalties in the quarter-final , setting up a last-four meeting with old nemesis Germany .
Wembley was a cauldron of national fervour , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's header was levelled up by Stefan Kuntz 's quick equaliser , setting up the Golden Goal jeopardy of extra-time .
Kuntz had a header disallowed for offside while Paul Ince headed off the line from Marco Bode .
Darren Anderton hit a post before , most agonisingly of all , a second 's hesitation by Paul Gascoigne meant he ended up a fraction away from Shearer 's volleyed cross .
We all know how it ended .
Andreas Kopke saved from Gareth Southgate .
Andy Moller scored .
England lost , Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Czech Republic in the final .
Munich 's Olympiastadion was the temple of German sport , where the 1972 Olympics had been staged and where West Germany had won the 1974 World Cup against the Netherlands .
Germany had closed the old Wembley with a 1-0 win in a World Cup qualifier in October 2000 , prompting Kevin Keegan 's resignation - meaning Sven-Goran Eriksson was in charge when they met again .
England were underdogs as Germany had never lost such a qualifier on home soil but the mood around the camp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Carsten Jancker put Germany ahead on six minutes .
What followed was truly remarkable .
Michael Owen quickly equalised and went on to grab a hat-trick as his then Liverpool team-mates Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey were also on target in the rout .
Germany got over it to reach the World Cup final in Yokohama the following year , losing to Brazil who had beaten England in the quarter-final .
Five World Cup finals covered and all producing a story of their own - from Ronaldo 's redemption with Brazil 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Yokohama in 2002 , to the coronation of Kylian Mbappe as the game 's new superstar when France beat Croatia 4-2 in Moscow 16 years later .
This 2006 World Cup final brought the curtain down on the international career of a superstar , but France 's Zinedine Zidane left the stage in shame .
The two protagonists in the moment that scarred a stellar career had already made their mark in Berlin 's historic Olympiastadion .
Zidane had audaciously chipped in an early penalty but Italy 's highly combustible defender Marco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 minutes from the end of extra time when Materazzi and Zidane exchanged words before the latter turned and headbutted the Italian in the chest .
Most of us inside the stadium were following the ball and only saw the full extent of Zidane 's attack on replay - the assistant referee informing Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo , who produced the red card .
Various versions of events were told about what was the catalyst , with Materazzi claiming he made remarks about Zidane 's sister , while Zidane himself said it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was ill in hospital at the time .
Italy went on to win the World Cup on penalties - but the story of that final , outside of Italy , will always be Zidane 's France finale .
This even topped Michael Thomas 's title winner at Liverpool for late drama - arguably the greatest game of the Premier League era .
Manchester City needed victory over relegation-threatened QPR on the final day to edge out rivals Manchester United , who were away at Sunderland , on goal difference .
Pablo Zabaleta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an atmosphere of near hysteria , QPR equalised through Djibril Cisse then , despite losing Joey Barton to a red card , went ahead through Jamie Mackie .
Manchester United were winning at Sunderland and winning the title as the board went up for five minutes of stoppage time .
Three minutes to win the title .
90+5 - Sergio Aguero takes Mario Balotelli 's pass , one touch with his right foot to make space , a second to drill a finish past Kenny and City were champions for the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's players and manager Sir Alex Ferguson , waiting on the pitch at the Stadium of Light , were plunged into despair as ecstasy enveloped Etihad Stadium .
This was the night Chelsea claimed their Holy Grail in Bayern Munich 's own AllianzArena .
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had been in pursuit of the Champions League since buying the club in July 2003 .
Under interim manager Roberto di Matteo , they arrived in Munich after the drama of a semi-final win against Barcelona without suspended trio John Terry , Branislav Ivanovic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bayern in front with seven minutes left , Chelsea looked on course for heartache again .
Step forward Didier Drogba as he headed an 88th-minute equaliser .
The Chelsea striker , who was rescued by Petr Cech 's penalty save from Arjen Robben after he fouled Franck Ribery in extra time , then rolled in the winning spot-kick in the shootout , running the length of the pitch swirling his Chelsea shirt in the air .
And one more abiding memory - the fantastic sportsmanship of Bayern 's fans after losing the final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am asked about the game and occasion I would attend again if given the chance , this would be my pick .
Brazil 's 2014 World Cup was about redemption , cleansing their sporting soul from the wounds of the defeat inflicted on them by Uruguay in the final in their own iconic Maracana Stadium 64 years earlier .
We had been dispatched to Belo Horizonte , Brazil 's sixth largest city , for the semi-final against Germany in the Estadio Mineirao .
The areas around the stadium were packed hours before kick-off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost poster boy Neymar to injury against Colombia in the quarter-final and the whole nation was high on emotion and expectation .
It was all too raw for Brazil .
Ice-cool Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 minutes .
Countless Brazil fans , young and old , were reduced to tears inside the stadium .
The final score was 7-1 , Brazil 's first competitive home defeat in 39 years .
It was a night that will never be forgotten by anyone who witnessed it and I wrote about it in greater detail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occasion .
This was a spine-tingling day , the climax of one of the greatest stories British sport has ever known as Leicester City , 5,000-1 and relegation favourites before the start of the season ( I tipped them to go down ) , won the title under their charismatic and popular manager Claudio Ranieri .
It was the day the trophy was presented amid scenes of pure theatre at King Power Stadium .
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli , blind since the age of 12 , fulfilled a promise to Ranieri to perform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ title .
Even those of us who are fairly immune to the emotions surrounding a sporting event were choked at these wonderful moments before kick-off .
Bocelli was accompanied to the centre circle by Ranieri , who demanded , and was given , silence before a truly wonderful rendition of Nessun Dorma .
The formalities of the trophy presentation were completed after the game on a day that now has added poignancy after Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha , who helped build that title side , was one of five people killed when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on 27 October 2018 .
Spurs had a narrow 1-0 advantage from the first leg of this Champions League collision of Premier League superpowers .
No one could have predicted the scale of this drama .
Five goals inside the first 21 minutes reflected the chaotic brilliance that was reflected by the ever-changing mood inside Etihad Stadium .
Raheem Sterling first for City .
Two from Son for Spurs .
Bernardo Silva and Sterling again for City .
3-2 at half-time .
Aguero gave City a 4-2 lead before the hour only for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give Spurs a foot in the semi-finals .
And then it all happened in stoppage time .
Sterling scored again .
Etihad Stadium exploded in celebration and City manager Pep Guardiola ran down the touchline in jubilation .
Spurs counterpart Mauricio Pochettino and his players slumped to the floor .
City were in the semi-final - or were they ?
Time stood still as the video assistant referee delivered its verdict .
Aguero was in an offside position because of Bernardo Silva 's feather touch on Christian Eriksen 's pass .
Spurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
It was a night to scramble the senses on and off the pitch .
A magnificent football match .

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5,000-1 or 'Aguerooo' - MOTDx pick their moment of the decade
As football around the globe remains suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty takes a look at his top 10 favourite football matches.
From World Cup finals, to Premier League finales, to Champions League epics, he revisits the matches that he has been at and reported on that have really stuck in the memory.
You will get the chance to have your say on your own top footballing matches and moments in a live text on the BBC Sport website from 11.30 BST on Thursday.
Michael Thomas scored the crucial goal that won Arsenal the title against Liverpool in 1989
Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal - Anfield, 26 May 1989
This was the First Division title decider played out at Anfield in late May - a fixture delayed because of the Hillsborough disaster at the FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest on 15 April that claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool fans.
Arsenal needed to win by two goals to take their first title since 1970-71, anything less and Liverpool were champions.
Anfield was calm until Alan Smith glanced home Nigel Winterburn's free-kick shortly after half-time to give the visitors the lead.
In a nerve-shredding atmosphere, Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon famously signalled 'one minute' to his team-mates but that was all Arsenal needed.
As the great ITV commentator Brian Moore offered the words "it's up for grabs now", Michael Thomas decided the destiny of the title with a right-foot flick over Bruce Grobbelaar - virtually the last kick of the season.
And those of us working on the Liverpool Daily Post saw our 24-page "Liverpool Double Winners" special edition - all written and waiting for the final glorious chapter to be written - go straight in the bin.
Stan Collymore scored twice as Liverpool beat Newcastle in a classic in April 1996
Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle United - Anfield, 3 April 1996
One of the great Premier League games in which the brilliance and flaws of Kevin Keegan's superb Newcastle United side were laid bare.
Newcastle had conceded the Premier League leadership to Manchester United, having led by 12 points at one stage, but they still harboured title hopes while Liverpool had similar ambitions.
In a match of searing tension, brilliance, mistakes and a classic finale, Robbie Fowler put Liverpool ahead but Les Ferdinand and David Ginola gave Newcastle the lead.
Fowler restored parity again early in the second half before Tino Asprilla's touch of class put Newcastle back in front.
Cue Stan Collymore. First with the equaliser, then with the late winner in front of the Kop. Keegan's dug-out slump illustrated the damage done to Newcastle's title tilt.
Highlights - England's Euro 96 penalty heartache
England 1-1 Germany - Euro '96 semi-final at Wembley, 26 June 1996 (Germany win 6-5 on penalties)
It was the summer football was "coming home" after 30 years of hurt, when Euro '96 hysteria gripped the nation.
England swept the Netherlands aside 4-1 in the group stage, before beating Spain on penalties in the quarter-final, setting up a last-four meeting with old nemesis Germany.
Wembley was a cauldron of national fervour, as England's perfect start from Alan Shearer's header was levelled up by Stefan Kuntz's quick equaliser, setting up the Golden Goal jeopardy of extra-time.
Kuntz had a header disallowed for offside while Paul Ince headed off the line from Marco Bode.
Darren Anderton hit a post before, most agonisingly of all, a second's hesitation by Paul Gascoigne meant he ended up a fraction away from Shearer's volleyed cross.
We all know how it ended.
Andreas Kopke saved from Gareth Southgate. Andy Moller scored. England lost, Germany won and went on to beat the Czech Republic in the final.
England thrashed Germany 5-1 in a World Cup qualifier in 2001
Germany 1-5 England - World Cup qualifier, Munich's Olympiastadion, 1 September 2001
Munich's Olympiastadion was the temple of German sport, where the 1972 Olympics had been staged and where West Germany had won the 1974 World Cup against the Netherlands.
Germany had closed the old Wembley with a 1-0 win in a World Cup qualifier in October 2000, prompting Kevin Keegan's resignation - meaning Sven-Goran Eriksson was in charge when they met again.
England were underdogs as Germany had never lost such a qualifier on home soil but the mood around the camp was remarkably relaxed, although it dipped when Carsten Jancker put Germany ahead on six minutes.
What followed was truly remarkable.
Michael Owen quickly equalised and went on to grab a hat-trick as his then Liverpool team-mates Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey were also on target in the rout.
Germany got over it to reach the World Cup final in Yokohama the following year, losing to Brazil who had beaten England in the quarter-final.
World Cup moments: Zidane's headbutt
France 1-1 Italy - World Cup final, Berlin's Olympiastadion, 9 July 2006 (Italy in 5-3 on penalties)
Five World Cup finals covered and all producing a story of their own - from Ronaldo's redemption with Brazil's goals in their 2-0 triumph over Germany in Yokohama in 2002, to the coronation of Kylian Mbappe as the game's new superstar when France beat Croatia 4-2 in Moscow 16 years later.
This 2006 World Cup final brought the curtain down on the international career of a superstar, but France's Zinedine Zidane left the stage in shame.
The two protagonists in the moment that scarred a stellar career had already made their mark in Berlin's historic Olympiastadion.
Zidane had audaciously chipped in an early penalty but Italy's highly combustible defender Marco Materazzi headed an equaliser.
It was 10 minutes from the end of extra time when Materazzi and Zidane exchanged words before the latter turned and headbutted the Italian in the chest.
Most of us inside the stadium were following the ball and only saw the full extent of Zidane's attack on replay - the assistant referee informing Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo, who produced the red card.
Various versions of events were told about what was the catalyst, with Materazzi claiming he made remarks about Zidane's sister, while Zidane himself said it was an insult aimed at his mother, who was ill in hospital at the time.
Italy went on to win the World Cup on penalties - but the story of that final, outside of Italy, will always be Zidane's France finale.
Sergio Aguero scores an injury-time winner for Man City to secure the Premier League title
Manchester City 3-2 Queens Park Rangers - Etihad Stadium, 13 May 2012
This even topped Michael Thomas's title winner at Liverpool for late drama - arguably the greatest game of the Premier League era.
Manchester City needed victory over relegation-threatened QPR on the final day to edge out rivals Manchester United, who were away at Sunderland, on goal difference.
Pablo Zabaleta gave City a first-half lead but, in an atmosphere of near hysteria, QPR equalised through Djibril Cisse then, despite losing Joey Barton to a red card, went ahead through Jamie Mackie.
Manchester United were winning at Sunderland and winning the title as the board went up for five minutes of stoppage time.
90+2 - Edin Dzeko heads David Silva's corner past Paddy Kenny.
Three minutes to win the title.
90+5 - Sergio Aguero takes Mario Balotelli's pass, one touch with his right foot to make space, a second to drill a finish past Kenny and City were champions for the first time in 44 years.
Manchester United's players and manager Sir Alex Ferguson, waiting on the pitch at the Stadium of Light, were plunged into despair as ecstasy enveloped Etihad Stadium.
Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League in 2012
Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea - Champions League final, Munich's AllianzArena, 19 May 2012 (Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties)
This was the night Chelsea claimed their Holy Grail in Bayern Munich's own AllianzArena.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had been in pursuit of the Champions League since buying the club in July 2003.
Under interim manager Roberto di Matteo, they arrived in Munich after the drama of a semi-final win against Barcelona without suspended trio John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Raul Meireles.
When Thomas Muller put Bayern in front with seven minutes left, Chelsea looked on course for heartache again.
Step forward Didier Drogba as he headed an 88th-minute equaliser.
The Chelsea striker, who was rescued by Petr Cech's penalty save from Arjen Robben after he fouled Franck Ribery in extra time, then rolled in the winning spot-kick in the shootout, running the length of the pitch swirling his Chelsea shirt in the air.
And one more abiding memory - the fantastic sportsmanship of Bayern's fans after losing the final in their own home.
Germany hammered hosts Brazil to reach the World Cup final in 2014
Brazil 1-7 Germany - World Cup semi-final, Estadio Minerao, 8 July 2014
When I am asked about the game and occasion I would attend again if given the chance, this would be my pick.
Brazil's 2014 World Cup was about redemption, cleansing their sporting soul from the wounds of the defeat inflicted on them by Uruguay in the final in their own iconic Maracana Stadium 64 years earlier.
We had been dispatched to Belo Horizonte, Brazil's sixth largest city, for the semi-final against Germany in the Estadio Mineirao. The areas around the stadium were packed hours before kick-off. It was fever pitch.
Brazil lost poster boy Neymar to injury against Colombia in the quarter-final and the whole nation was high on emotion and expectation.
It was all too raw for Brazil.
Ice-cool Germany were 5-0 up inside 29 minutes. Countless Brazil fans, young and old, were reduced to tears inside the stadium.
The final score was 7-1, Brazil's first competitive home defeat in 39 years.
It was a night that will never be forgotten by anyone who witnessed it and I wrote about it in greater detail here.
Leicester 3-1 Everton: Foxes lift the Premier League trophy
Leicester City 3 Everton 1 - King Power Stadium, 7 May 2016
Not the game but the occasion.
This was a spine-tingling day, the climax of one of the greatest stories British sport has ever known as Leicester City, 5,000-1 and relegation favourites before the start of the season (I tipped them to go down), won the title under their charismatic and popular manager Claudio Ranieri.
It was the day the trophy was presented amid scenes of pure theatre at King Power Stadium.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, blind since the age of 12, fulfilled a promise to Ranieri to perform at the stadium should Leicester win the title. Even those of us who are fairly immune to the emotions surrounding a sporting event were choked at these wonderful moments before kick-off.
Bocelli was accompanied to the centre circle by Ranieri, who demanded, and was given, silence before a truly wonderful rendition of Nessun Dorma.
The formalities of the trophy presentation were completed after the game on a day that now has added poignancy after Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who helped build that title side, was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside King Power Stadium on 27 October 2018.
Tottenham knocked Man City out of the Champions League quarter-final after a night of high drama
Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham - Champions League quarter-final, Etihad Stadium, 17 April 2019 (Spurs win on away goals)
Spurs had a narrow 1-0 advantage from the first leg of this Champions League collision of Premier League superpowers.
No one could have predicted the scale of this drama.
Five goals inside the first 21 minutes reflected the chaotic brilliance that was reflected by the ever-changing mood inside Etihad Stadium.
Raheem Sterling first for City. Two from Son for Spurs. Bernardo Silva and Sterling again for City. 3-2 at half-time.
Aguero gave City a 4-2 lead before the hour only for substitute Fernando Llorente to bundle in another to give Spurs a foot in the semi-finals.
And then it all happened in stoppage time.
Sterling scored again. Etihad Stadium exploded in celebration and City manager Pep Guardiola ran down the touchline in jubilation. Spurs counterpart Mauricio Pochettino and his players slumped to the floor.
City were in the semi-final - or were they?
Time stood still as the video assistant referee delivered its verdict.
Aguero was in an offside position because of Bernardo Silva's feather touch on Christian Eriksen's pass.
Spurs were through again. Manchester City were out.
It was a night to scramble the senses on and off the pitch. A magnificent football match.


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bbc--2020-04-02--Aintree to donate 10,000 tickets to NHS for next year's Grand National festival

Aintree has donated 10,000 tickets for next year 's Grand National festival to NHS staff and carers on Merseyside .
This year 's Grand National - scheduled for this weekend - was cancelled because of coronavirus .
The Jockey Club has named Thursday , 8 April 2021 NHS Day and will distribute the tickets next year .
`` We understand just how hard NHS and professional carers are working right now and this is our way of showing our gratitude , '' said director Dickon White .
As well as NHS staff , the Jockey Club says it will ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also benefit from the initiative .
Jan Ledward , chief officer at NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group , said : “ Across local health and care , staff are working tirelessly to keep services running and give people the care they need , often in the face of significant challenges .
`` Whether in GP practices , hospitals , community and mental health services , care homes , social care - or the many other areas that make up our local system - teams are showing incredible resilience and dedication .
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Aintree has donated 10,000 tickets for next year's Grand National festival to NHS staff and carers on Merseyside.
This year's Grand National - scheduled for this weekend - was cancelled because of coronavirus.
The Jockey Club has named Thursday, 8 April 2021 NHS Day and will distribute the tickets next year.
"We understand just how hard NHS and professional carers are working right now and this is our way of showing our gratitude," said director Dickon White.
As well as NHS staff, the Jockey Club says it will ensure professional carers from the social care sector will also benefit from the initiative.
Jan Ledward, chief officer at NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “Across local health and care, staff are working tirelessly to keep services running and give people the care they need, often in the face of significant challenges.
"Whether in GP practices, hospitals, community and mental health services, care homes, social care - or the many other areas that make up our local system - teams are showing incredible resilience and dedication. We’re delighted to see this enormous effort recognised.”


bbc--2020-04-02--Coronavirus: Where has all the hand sanitiser gone?

Shelves all over the world are empty , there 's slim pickings online and the few suppliers that are selling are pricing at way over the odds .
We 're being told to wash our hands and use hand sanitiser - but a lot of people are struggling to find any .
If everyone in the world had one small bottle of sanitiser we would need 385 million litres of the stuff .
Before coronavirus , the world produced less than a thousandth of that per year , about 300,000 litres , according market analysts Arizton Advisory and Intelligence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the pandemic sweeps the world , a problem getting hold of it .
On Amazon , if you try getting alcohol-based sanitiser - the type recommended by the World Health Organization - you 'll find all of the usual brands are sold out .
Here in the UK , just a few days ago only one seller seemed to have any in stock .
A 500ml bottle was priced at £30 ( $ 35 ) - at least 10 times what it would have been in February .
It 's since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still about seven times pre-pandemic prices .
It 's easy to accuse sellers like these of price-gouging and many reviews underneath the listing did just that .
But the company selling it , Herts Tools , says it 's not that simple .
`` We 've been getting an unfair bashing really , '' said the friendly man who answered the phone , Paul Stephenson .
`` There are people out there saying we 're taking the mickey but I can assure you we 're not .
`` We 're in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ margin on the hand sanitiser just to keep ourselves afloat . ''
The company usually sells and rents tools to the construction industry and it only started selling sanitiser because customers were requesting it .
But it has struggled to get hold of supplies and the cost is rising every day .
`` I ca n't even guarantee what I paid today I 'm going to pay tomorrow , '' says Stephenson .
And that 's because the price of the key ingredient - alcohol - has increased dramatically .
• A SIMPLE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • STRESS : How to protect your mental health • MAPS AND CHARTS : Visual guide to the outbreak The sanitiser Herts Tools has been selling is made by a UK-based skincare products company called Zidac Laboratories .
Its director , Jurica Weissbarth , has been fielding a lot of calls lately .
Zidac can make 150,000 bottles of hand sanitiser a day , but for the past two weeks the production line has been down .
It has n't been able to get ethanol , the alcohol it puts in its sanitiser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least 60 % for it to kill viruses ( and bacteria ) effectively .
Weissbarth used to pay around £700 ( $ 800 ) for a tonne of ethanol - enough for 32,000 bottles of hand gel .
Last week a new supplier offered him a tonne for £10,000 - more than 10 times the ordinary price .
He politely declined .
But this week he was in celebratory mood after buying a batch on Tuesday for only three or four times more than usual .
The BBC called several distributors of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the phone was close to tears ; the company she worked for was closing down due to lack of stock .
Others were so busy that staff were overwhelmed and could n't talk .
One website said requests for orders had gone from 300 a day to more than 6,000 .
None were taking new orders .
If sanitisers are n't made from ethanol , they 're made from isopropyl alcohol , also called IPA .
There are a limited number of companies that produce these types of alcohol on an industrial scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , France , Germany , the Netherlands , the UK and the US .
In France the government has ordered all IPA made in the country to stay there .
Other countries could easily follow suit .
`` That is pretty extreme in Europe , where we are supposed to be all as one , '' says Steven Willekes from chemical supplier DutCH2 in the Netherlands .
He thinks any country that does n't have its own supply of these alcohols could run out of sanitiser very soon .
And that explains why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which makes Absolut Vodka , and Diageo , which makes Johnnie Walker whisky - and other smaller companies from London to New York , to Manila in the Philippines - are now providing alcohol to be used for making sanitiser , or are planning to make it themselves .
The Indian government has expressly asked the alcoholic drinks industry and the sugarcane industry to provide ethanol to hand sanitiser companies .
Chad Friese of the Chippawa Valley Ethanol Company in the US says there is enough alcohol out there to make an awful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being used in different industries .
His factory is running at full capacity and is sending as much as possible to the sanitiser industry , but it has other commitments too .
`` I think there 's plenty of production it 's just not going into the right channels right now .
Somebody that 's producing alcohol for Diageo or somebody like that , they have a commitment to send it to them and not to someone who is making hand sanitiser , '' he says .
`` It 's just about getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' So when Britain 's third-richest man promised to build hand sanitiser production plants in the UK , Germany and France within days , and to supply hospitals free of charge , it would have been logical to wonder where he would get the alcohol to fill his production lines .
Well , he should n't have too much of a problem .
Sir Jim Ratcliffe owns Ineos , one of Europe 's biggest manufacturers of both ethanol and IPA .
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"I think there's plenty of production it's just not going into the right channels right now. Somebody that's producing alcohol for Diageo or somebody like that, they have a commitment to send it to them and not to someone who is making hand sanitiser," he says. "It's just about getting the supply to the right people."


bbc--2020-04-02--Recovering from coronavirus: Three harrowing stories of surviving Covid-19

While the number of coronavirus deaths has risen above 2,000 in the UK , most people who contract the virus go on to get better .
Some people experience relatively mild symptoms , or even no symptoms at all .
Others have no option but hospital treatment .
We have spoken to three people who were hospitalised after developing Covid-19 .
All are at different stages of their lives , and are recovering in isolation . '
I was fighting for mine and my baby 's life' Karen Mannering from Herne Bay in Kent is six months pregnant with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a persistent cough and a fever during the second week of March , but hospital staff were wary of bringing her in .
On day 11 , that changed .
`` I called 999 and my breathing sounded so bad an ambulance was at our house within minutes , '' explains Karen .
`` I was literally gasping for air so they put me on oxygen straight away . ''
Karen tested positive for Covid-19 .
She had pneumonia in both of her lungs and was isolated in a hospital room for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed to come and see me , '' she says .
`` It was a very lonely , dark time .
I was bed-bound for two or three days .
I could n't even go to the toilet .
If they needed to change the bed sheets , they would have to turn me over .
`` When I struggled to breathe , I would buzz for help and would have to wait for staff to get their protective equipment on before they could attend to me .
I was constantly on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calm .
I was scared I was going to die and my family say they had prepared for the worst .
`` I was fighting for every single breath .
I was fighting for mine and my baby 's life . ''
Karen says she will never forget the feeling of crisp , cold air on her face the day she left hospital .
`` My husband and I drove home with our face masks on and the windows open , '' she says .
`` The breeze felt amazing .
I suddenly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Karen is now self-isolating at home , but in a room away from the rest of her family .
She is getting stronger , but still has a dry cough which could last months .
She believes she could have contracted coronavirus at the beauty salon where she works , but she may never know for sure .
She may also never know how her family seems to have escaped the virus .
`` I just wanted someone to help me '' Jessie Clark from Sheffield knew she would be vulnerable if she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease and five years ago had a kidney removed .
When the 26-year-old started coughing and becoming increasingly breathless she started to worry .
Within days , she was struggling to walk .
`` I also had a lot of pain in my ribs , back and abdomen , '' explains Jessie .
`` I felt like I had been beaten up . ''
Two days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the UK was going into lockdown , Jessie 's fiance Tom drove her to A & E .
They were quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was scared to be alone , but I was so poorly I just wanted someone to help me , '' Jessie says .
`` I was given a green mask with a wired bit around the nose to keep it up .
I was taken to a unit which seemed to be being used for Covid-19 patients .
Social distancing was in place so we had bays separated by walls with a bed in each bay .
`` I was n't tested for Covid-19 .
My doctor told they 'could n't swab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assume I had it ' .
He said the pain I was experiencing was the inflammation from my lungs and that I should keep self-isolating and taking painkillers .
`` I have never had breathing issues before .
It is scary not knowing if you are going to stop breathing or if what you are feeling is normal for the virus . ''
Jessie was in hospital for six hours .
Tom waited for his fiancé in the car park , unsure what was happening .
He is a key worker and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accidentally gave Jessie the virus .
Five days after leaving hospital , Jessie still struggles to walk and sleeps up to 18 hours a day .
She sometimes has coughing fits but can breathe more easily .
`` I think some young people think they 're invincible , but most are taking coronavirus seriously now , '' she said .
`` There has been a lot of information telling us this virus does n't affect people my age , but it definitely does . ''
`` I was within a whisper of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost certain he contracted coronavirus at one of his choir meetings a few weeks ago .
`` We were all social distancing when we met on the Thursday , but by Sunday a high number of people had come down with flu-like symptoms , '' he says .
Over the following 10 days , the 64-year-old 's health declined .
`` It 's quite subtle at first , '' he explains .
`` But then I would try to climb the stairs and be wheezing like an old man .
Soon I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move at all .
The virus was attacking my lungs and I was losing the capacity to fight back . ''
Stewart 's family called 111 and he was taken to hospital .
`` It was like something out of a movie , '' he says .
`` I was wheeled into the 'red zone ' and there were loads of tests being carried out and swabs being taken .
They thought I had coronavirus so they upped my oxygen .
There were a couple of hours where I was within a whisper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought , 'maybe my time is up ' .
But I wanted to live .
`` I could feel the battle in my lungs and it required all my reserves to get through it .
The extra oxygen gave my lungs a break and gave me the added energy to push out the disease .
The NHS staff were incredible , but all they can do is help you fight the virus .
There 's no vaccination or magical potion that can save you .
It 's about your own resilience . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now self-isolating at home .
He has been drinking a lot of water to help his lungs and throat recover .
Meanwhile , his choir has performed a special song for him via Zoom .
`` The song was about looking after me and holding me .
It was stunning , '' he says .
`` I 'm a long way off to getting my singing voice back .
All I can do right now is croak . ''

"I was scared to be alone, but I was so poorly I just wanted someone to help me," Jessie says. "I was given a green mask with a wired bit around the nose to keep it up. I was taken to a unit which seemed to be being used for Covid-19 patients. Social distancing was in place so we had bays separated by walls with a bed in each bay.


bbc--2020-04-02--Coronavirus: Volunteers help protect NHS workers

BBC Stories meets the army of volunteers making scrubs for doctors , sending spare masks to hospitals and making hand @ @ @ @

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bbc--2020-04-02--Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases pass one million

More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally , according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University - another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic .
More than 51,000 people have died and more than 208,000 have recovered , according to the university 's figures .
The US accounts for the most cases ; Italy the highest death toll .
The disease , Covid-19 , first emerged in central China three months ago .
Though the tally kept by Johns Hopkins records one million confirmed cases , the actual number is thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month and a half for the first 100,000 cases to be registered .
A million was reached after a doubling in cases over the past week .
Nearly a quarter of cases have been registered in the United States , while Europe accounts for around half .
On Thursday , Spain said 950 people had died in the previous 24 hours - thought to be the highest number of deaths of any country in one day .
The number of confirmed Spanish cases rose from 102,136 on Wednesday to 110,238 - an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rate recorded in previous days .
Authorities believe the virus is now peaking and say they expect to see a drop in figures in the days ahead .
`` We continue with an increase of around 8 % .
This points , as we have already seen , to a stabilisation in the data that we 're registering , '' María José Sierra , from the Spanish health ministry 's emergency co-ordination unit , said at a news conference .
Spain , the second-worst hit nation in terms of deaths , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US on Thursday said it saw a record 6.6 million new unemployment benefit claims .
How did we get here ?
In China at the end of December , a 34-year-old ophthalmologist named Dr Li Wenliang tried to send a message to other medics warning them about a new virus in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province .
He was later visited by the police and accused of scaremongering .
Dr Li died on 6 February after contracting the virus while treating patients in Wuhan .
On 3 January , the BBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` mystery virus '' in Wuhan .
At the time , 44 cases had been confirmed , 11 of which were considered severe .
Many feared there would be a repeat of the 2003 Sars outbreak that killed 774 people .
By 18 January the confirmed number of cases had risen to around 60 - but experts estimated the real figure was closer to 1,700 .
Just two days later , as millions of people prepared to travel for the lunar new year , the number of cases more than tripled to more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Beijing , Shanghai and Shenzhen .
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• LEADING THE WAY : The US governor who saw it coming early • ON FRONTLINE : 'Nurses prepare for the worst but not this' • REASON TO HOPE : The good that may come out of this crisis On 23 January , Wuhan went into lockdown .
At that point , 18 people had died and 570 others had been infected , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , South Korea and the United States .
Ten days later , a 44-year-old man in the Philippines died of the virus - the first death reported outside of China .
A week later , an 80-year-old tourist died in France - Europe 's first coronavirus death .
The virus appeared in Iran five days later - two people died within hours of their diagnosis being announced .
Iran would later become a hotspot for the virus .
Italy saw a major surge in cases on 23 February , and 10 towns in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the whole of Italy .
On 23 March , British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a three-week lockdown in the UK .
Three days later , on 26 March , the US officially overtook China as the country hardest-hit by the coronavirus outbreak , with more than 86,000 confirmed cases .
By 2 April , this had risen to more than 217,000 - almost double the number of cases in Italy .
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The number of confirmed Spanish cases rose from 102,136 on Wednesday to 110,238 - an 8% rise that is similar to the rate recorded in previous days. Authorities believe the virus is now peaking and say they expect to see a drop in figures in the days ahead.