bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: I don't regret what I did, says Dominic Cummings

The prime minister 's chief adviser Dominic Cummings has said he does not regret driving 260 miles from London during the coronavirus lockdown .
He revealed he had not told Boris Johnson when he decided to take his family to County Durham after his wife developed Covid-19 symptoms .
Mr Cummings said he believed he had acted `` reasonably '' and within the law .
Mr Johnson said he understood `` the confusion , anger and pain '' felt and people `` needed to hear '' from his aide .
He added that Mr Cummings had acted `` reasonably '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others '' , but Labour and the Liberal Democrats accused both men of double standards .
• All non-essential shops to reopen from 15 June - PM Meanwhile , the government said the number of deaths among people who have tested positive for coronavirus , in all settings , had risen by 121 to 36,914 Mr Cummings has faced several days of attacks in the media , with many people , including some Conservative MPs , calling for him to go .
Speaking in a press conference in the Downing Street rose garden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said he wanted to `` clear up the confusions and misunderstandings '' .
He added that , despite days of criticism in the press , he had not considered resigning , saying : `` I do n't regret what I did . ''
During his statement , Mr Cummings revealed he had : • travelled from work in Westminster to his home on 27 March after his wife - the journalist Mary Wakefield - fell ill , then returned to work hours later • driven his wife and son from London to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cottage on his parents ' farm • driven on 3 April to pick up his wife and son from hospital , where his son had stayed overnight after he `` threw up and had a bad fever '' • driven around 30 minutes from his family farm to the town of Barnard Castle on Easter Sunday ( 12 April ) - 15 days after he had displayed symptoms - in an effort to test his eyesight and readiness to drive back to London • taken his family back to London on 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MPs , have called for Mr Cummings to be sacked for making his car journey just four days after the lockdown started , while Labour said he had `` clearly broken the rules '' .
But Mr Cummings told reporters : `` I do n't think I am so different and that there is one rule for me and one rule for other people . ''
He added : `` I do n't regret what I did . ''
When he found out his wife was ill on 27 March and after `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happened '' , Mr Cummings said he `` immediately left the building , ran to my car and drove home '' .
After a couple of hours she `` felt a bit better '' , he said , and `` there were many critical things at work , and she urged me to return in the afternoon and I did '' .
Mr Cummings said he realised the family would have been left without childcare in London if , like his wife , he had fallen ill , so they decided to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BBC Newsnight 's policy editor Lewis Goodall tweeted that the `` crux of the issue '' is whether he `` abused '' the guidelines by doing so .
For most people outside of government , and for some inside it , this is the most we 've ever seen and heard of Dominic Cummings .
He cuts an unassuming future ; sitting behind a fold-up table wearing an open shirt speaking calmly and relatively quietly .
There was less bravado than you mighty expect - in recent days we saw Mr Cummings waving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporters `` it 's not about what you guys think '' .
He mentioned writing last year about the dangers of coronaviruses , perhaps an example of his apparent enthusiasm for `` super forecasting '' and predicting future events .
There was criticism of the media and what he claimed to be inaccurate reporting of his actions .
But time and again , in the face of sustained questioning , he said he did n't regret taking his wife and child to Durham during lockdown , or taking them on a test-drive before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has helped or hindered his own standing and that of the government 's will depend on the judgement of individuals .
And whether he keeps his job ?
As Mr Cummings himself said : `` It 's up to the prime minister . ''
He said his sister and his nieces , who live on his parents ' land , had offered to look after his four-year-old son if necessary .
Mr Cummings himself became ill the day after arriving in County Durham , with symptoms including a headache and fever .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around 50 metres from his parents ' home but did not have any contact with the couple , in their 70s , other than shouted conversations .
He added that , while he had not informed the prime minister - who himself caught coronavirus - before he drove north : `` I did actually speak to him later but neither of us can remember what was said because we were both in pretty bad shape . ''
Mr Cummings also said his son had suffered a `` bad fever '' on 2 April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambulance but had not tested positive for coronavirus , and Mr Cummings had picked him up by car after an overnight stay because there were `` no taxis '' .
Asked about his trip to the tourist hotspot of Barnard Castle on 12 April , which included walking `` 10 to 15 metres from the car to the riverbank '' , he replied : `` I was n't sightseeing . ''
He said : `` My wife was very worried , particularly as my eyesight seemed to have been affected by [ Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk a nearly 300-mile drive with our child , given how ill I had been .
`` We agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if I could drive safely . ''
However , John Apter , chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales , tweeted that anyone concerned about their vision should not drive in order to `` test '' their ability to do so .
`` It 's not a wise move , '' he wrote .
Mr Cummings insisted he had not stopped during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may have pulled in on the return to London to get petrol .
He had had to stop so his son could go to the toilet in a woods by the side of the road , he added .
And he believed he had kept to government guidelines , which tell people who develop Covid symptoms to stay in their homes , because they allowed for some leeway in `` extreme '' circumstances .
He said he was not surprised that many were angry about his actions but it had been `` a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Mr Cummings ' appearance before the media , Mr Johnson said : `` To me , he came across as somebody who cared very much about his family and who was doing the best for his family . ''
But Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said the hour-long Downing Street press conference had been `` painful to watch '' .
`` He clearly broke the rules , '' she said .
`` The prime minister has failed to act in the national interest .
He should have never allowed this situation with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A spokesman for the Labour Party added those hoping for an apology had `` got none '' .
Acting Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey urged Mr Johnson to sack Mr Cummings , adding : `` His refusal to have the decency to apologise is an insult to us all .
It reveals the worst of his elitist arrogance . ''
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford MP echoed that sentiment , saying Mr Johnson had `` no option '' but to sack Mr Cummings , and his failure to do `` is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A SIMPLE GUIDE : What are the symptoms ?
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He added that, while he had not informed the prime minister - who himself caught coronavirus - before he drove north: "I did actually speak to him later but neither of us can remember what was said because we were both in pretty bad shape."


bbc--2020-05-25--Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit rocket fails on debut flight

Sir Richard Branson 's Virgin Orbit company has tried unsuccessfully to launch a rocket over the Pacific Ocean .
The booster was released from under the wing of one of the UK entrepreneur 's old jumbos which had been specially converted for the task .
The rocket ignited its engine seconds later but an anomaly meant the flight was terminated early .
Virgin Orbit 's goal is to try to capture a share of the emerging market for the launch of small satellites .
It 's not clear at this stage precisely what went wrong but the firm had warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be only 50:50 .
The history of rocketry shows that maiden outings very often encounter technical problems .
`` Test flights are instrumented to yield data and we now have a treasure trove of that .
We accomplished many of the goals we set for ourselves , though not as many as we would have liked , '' said Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart .
`` Nevertheless , we took a big step forward today .
Our engineers are already poring through the data .
Our next rocket is waiting .
We will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for our next test , which is coming up soon . ''
The company is sure to be back for another attempt pretty soon - depending on the outcome of the post-mission analysis .
The second rocket is undergoing final integration at the company 's Long Beach factory in California and could be ready to fly within weeks .
Most publicity about Sir Richard 's space activities has focussed on the tourist plane he is developing to take fare-paying passengers on joy rides above the atmosphere .
His satellite-launch venture is entirely separate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in small spacecraft that are being designed for telecommunications and Earth observation .
New manufacturing techniques , often involving `` off-the-shelf '' components from the consumer electronics industry , mean these satellites can now be turned out for a fraction of their historic cost .
But they need matching , inexpensive means of getting into space - and the air-launched system from Virgin Orbit is intended to meet this demand .
The 747 , known as Cosmic Girl , left Mojave Air and Space Port to the north of Los Angeles shortly before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20:00 BST ) , carrying the rocket , dubbed LauncherOne , under its left wing .
At 35,000ft ( 10km ) , just west of the Channel Islands , the jet unlatched the liquid-fuelled booster to let it go into freefall .
LauncherOne ignited its NewtonThree engine four seconds later to start the climb to orbit .
But it seems it did n't get very far .
`` LauncherOne maintained stability after release , and we ignited our first-stage engine , NewtonThree .
An anomaly then occurred early in first-stage flight .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mountain of data we collected today , '' the company 's Twitter feed reported .
Sir Richard was not in attendance , but he was following events very closely , Orbit executives said .
Although his space start-up is headquartered in California currently , he is keen to bring it to the UK also .
Orbit is working through the possibilities with the US and British governments , the UK Space Agency and the local authorities in the southwest of England .
Newquay Airport in Cornwall has been identified as an ideal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Britain 's enthusiasm is tied closely to that of its satellite manufacturing sector .
The country is one of the biggest producers in the world of compact spacecraft .
Will Whitehorn is president of the trade body UKSpace .
He also initiated early design work on an air-launched rocket system when working for Sir Richard in the late 2000s .
`` Everyone 's attention right now is on the astronauts launching this week on a SpaceX rocket , but from an industrial perspective [ Virgin Orbit ] is just as significant , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus has taught us anything it is that our world is changing and space is going to be a big part of that .
We could put so much industry outside the atmosphere .
Take just the example of server farms .
We know we could put them in space to harness solar power .
It all comes down to the cost of access to space and that will be revolutionised by this kind of system . ''

"If the coronavirus has taught us anything it is that our world is changing and space is going to be a big part of that. We could put so much industry outside the atmosphere. Take just the example of server farms. We know we could put them in space to harness solar power. It all comes down to the cost of access to space and that will be revolutionised by this kind of system."


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from 1 July

Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from 1 July , the government has announced .
It said the measure had been finalised in a cabinet meeting on Monday .
Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya had previously said the requirement would be lifted in July , without giving a date .
The news comes as the UK government prepares to bring in its own 14-day quarantine policy from 8 June .
Travel firms and other industry bodies say the UK should relax the measure for visitors arriving from countries where people are at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain normally attracts 80 million tourists a year , with the sector providing more than 12 % of the country 's GDP .
Opening up the holiday market again before the summer season is over is seen as crucial to the Spanish economy .
But under the UK 's new policy , any tourists returning home after taking holidays in Spain and most other foreign destinations would have to spend two weeks in self-isolation .
Several airlines including EasyJet , Jet2 and Ryanair have announced that they plan to resume flights and holidays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from 22 airports across Europe from 15 June , as well as regional flights across the UK .
But there will only be one international flight from the UK - from Gatwick to Nice in France .
Jet2 is planning to resume full services from 1 July , and will fly to several Spanish and Italian destinations , before opening up to Greece and Croatia later in the year .
And Ryanair will be restoring 40 % of its flights from 1 July and will resume flights from most of the 80 airports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups wrote to Boris Johnson on Sunday saying the quarantine would have `` serious consequences '' for the economy and calling for `` air bridge '' deals to be struck with other nations .
In their letter to the prime minister , bosses of airlines EasyJet , Tui , Jet2 and Virgin Atlantic , as well as industry bodies Airlines UK , the British Chambers of Commerce , UK Hospitality and manufacturing association Made UK said they had `` serious reservations '' about a `` blanket approach '' to all arrivals into Britain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more `` targeted , risk-based '' approach when establishing air links with countries that have high infection rates from the pandemic .
`` The alternative risks major damage to the arteries of UK trade with key industry supply chains , whilst pushing the UK to the back of the queue as states begin conversations for opening up their borders , '' says the letter .

Easyjet will be resuming flights from 22 airports across Europe from 15 June, as well as regional flights across the UK. But there will only be one international flight from the UK - from Gatwick to Nice in France.


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: 'I see a lot of people, I don't see any masks'

Scores of people visited US beaches over the Memorial Day weekend and not everyone abided by the guildelines .
All @ @ @ @ @ with varying degrees of restrictions .
Dr Deborah Birx , the US coronavirus taskforce chief @ @ @ @ @ to wear masks if they could n't appropriately social distance .
She added that she @ @ @ @ @ the crowded scenes .

Thousands of people visited US beaches over the Memorial Day weekend and not everyone abided by the guildelines. All 50 states have partially reopened with varying degrees of restrictions.
Dr Deborah Birx, the US coronavirus taskforce chief, urged people to continue to wear masks if they couldn't appropriately social distance.
She added that she was "concerned" by the crowded scenes.


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: WHO halts trials of hydroxychloroquine over safety fears

Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because of safety fears , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) says .
Trials in several countries are being `` temporarily '' suspended as a precaution , the agency said on Monday .
It comes after a recent medical study suggested the drug could increase the risk of patients dying from Covid-19 .
President Donald Trump has said he is taking the drug to ward off the virus .
The US president has repeatedly promoted the anti-malarial drug , against medical advice and despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could cause heart problems .
• What 's known about anti-malarial drugs and Covid-19 ?
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Last week , a study in medical journal The Lancet said there were no benefits to treating coronavirus patients with hydroxychloroquine , and that taking it might even increase the number of deaths among those in hospital with the disease .
Hydroxychloroquine is safe for malaria , and conditions like lupus or arthritis , but no clinical trials have recommended its use for treating Covid-19 .
The WHO , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drugs to assess which might be beneficial in treating the disease , has previously raised concerns over reports of individuals self-medicating and causing themselves serious harm .
On Monday , officials at the UN health agency said hydroxychloroquine would be removed from those trials pending a safety assessment .
The Lancet study involved 96,000 coronavirus patients , nearly 15,000 of whom were given hydroxychloroquine - or a related form chloroquine - either alone or with an antibiotic .
The study found that the patients were more likely to die in hospital and develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a comparison group .
The death rates of the treated groups were : hydroxychloroquine 18 % ; chloroquine 16.4 % ; control group 9 % .
Those treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine in combination with antibiotics had an even higher death rate .
The researchers warned that hydroxychloroquine should not be used outside of clinical trials .
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Last week, a study in medical journal The Lancet said there were no benefits to treating coronavirus patients with hydroxychloroquine, and that taking it might even increase the number of deaths among those in hospital with the disease.


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: Joe Biden emerges from quarantine on Memorial Day

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has made his first public appearance after more than two months in quarantine amid the Covid-19 crisis .
Wearing a black face mask , the former vice-president laid a wreath at a ceremony in his home state of Delaware .
It was part of event to mark Memorial Day - an annual holiday held on the last Monday of May in honour of those who died serving in the US military .
The date also marks the unofficial start of summer .
`` It feels good to be out of my house , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding : `` Never forget the sacrifices that these men and women made .
Never , ever , forget . ''
Standing alongside his wife Jill , the 77-year-old then presented a wreath of white roses at Delaware 's War Memorial Plaza , before observing a moment of silence to commemorate the military personnel who fought in World War Two and the Korean War .
Mr Biden last made a public appearance about 10 weeks ago .
Shortly before defeating his Democratic rival Bernie Sanders in primary elections in Florida , Illinois @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to self-isolate because of the spread of coronavirus .
Following the election results , he gave a webcam speech appealing for Mr Sanders ' supporters from his home in Wilmington , Delaware , where he has continued his virtual campaign .
Meanwhile , US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania also took part in a wreath-laying ceremony as part of Memorial Day commemorations .
The president visited Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and then the historic Fort McHenry in Baltimore .
Mr Trump , who has been reluctant to wear a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do so `` where it 's appropriate '' , appeared without any face coverings at both events on Monday .
The US has more coronavirus cases than anywhere in the world .
It has over 1.6 million known infections and is nearing 100,000 deaths linked to the virus .
All 50 US states have now partially reopened after a two-month shutdown .
However , remaining restrictions vary across the country .
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It was part of an event for Memorial Day - an annual holiday held on the last Monday of May in honour of those who died serving in the US military.


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: Lufthansa agrees €9bn rescue deal with Germany

Lufthansa has agreed a rescue deal worth €9bn ( £8bn ) with the German government that saves it from collapse .
The German airline has been severely affected by a decline in travel due to the coronavirus and closed its budget airline Germanwings in April .
The German government will take a 20 % stake in the firm , which it intends to sell by the end of 2023 .
But the deal still has to be approved by the firm 's shareholders and the European Commission .
As part of the rescue package , the German government will also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is known as a `` silent participation '' .
Part of these funds can be converted into an additional 5 % equity stake , which would enable the government to veto any potential hostile takeover bids .
European markets rose on the news , with Lufthansa shares closing 7.5 % higher , while Germany 's Dax jumped 2 % .
The Frankfurt-based index closed at its highest level since 6 March .
The Cac 40 index in France meanwhile rose 1.5 % , and the pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 climbed 1.1 % .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ expects airline passenger revenues to drop by more than 40 % this year and warned that more than 25 million jobs in aviation and related industries are at risk .
`` The support that we 're preparing here is for a limited period , '' said Germany 's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz at a press conference on Monday .
`` When the company is fit again , the state will sell its stake and hopefully ... with a small profit that puts us into a position to finance the many , many requirements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only at this company . ''
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The bailout deal is the result of weeks of talks between Lufthansa and the German government about financial aid and will help save up to 10,000 jobs .
The German government has set aside a fund of €100bn to help shore up companies struck down by the pandemic .
The airline had previously been operationally healthy and profitable with good prospects , but had run into trouble because of the coronavirus lockdown measures implemented by governments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 40 aircrafts in April and said it would look to offload aircrafts in its other businesses , which include Austrian Airlines , Swiss and Eurowings .
The airline had warned that it does not expect demand for air travel to return for `` years '' .
Lufthansa is not the only national carrier that has needed to be rescued .
On Sunday , the French and Dutch governments pledged a lifeline of more than €11bn in loans and guarantees to support Air France-KLM .
Lufthansa has the most passenger traffic in Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to aviation analysts , the Centre for Aviation .
The UK government has indicated that it is preparing its own plan to rescue large British firms .
Last week , the bailout plan , named `` Project Birch '' , was mentioned by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps in Parliament during a discussion about the survival of the aviation industry .

"When the company is fit again, the state will sell its stake and hopefully ... with a small profit that puts us into a position to finance the many, many requirements which we have to meet now, not only at this company."


bbc--2020-05-25--Suriname election: Will a convicted murderer be re-elected?

The people of Suriname will decide on Monday whether President Dési Bouterse , who has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison , will continue to lead the South American country .
Voters will cast their ballots for members of the National Assembly , who in turn elect the president .
Mr Bouterse said he was confident of winning a third consecutive term .
His appeal against his conviction is due to be heard in June .
He first came to political prominence when he led 15 follow non-commissioned officers in overthrowing the government of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Suriname after independence from the Netherlands .
In his role as National Military Council chairman , he was Suriname 's de facto leader for much of the 1980s .
What was he convicted of ?
It was during this time , in December 1982 , that soldiers rounded up , tortured and executed 15 of Bouterse 's opponents .
Bouterse claims the victims , which included trade union leaders and journalists , were shot as they were trying to escape from the colonial-era fortress in which they were being held .
In 2007 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for what has become known as the `` December murders '' but he has always denied personal responsibility .
A trial started that same year and three judges concluded 12 years later , in November 2019 , that Bouterse was guilty of murder and should serve 20 years in jail .
However , no arrest warrant was issued .
But the murder conviction is not his only conviction .
In 1999 , a court in the Netherlands found Bouterse guilty of smuggling more than a thousand pounds of cocaine and sentenced him in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bouterse has always denied the drug-smuggling allegations .
How did he return to power ?
Bouterse has never been far from power even though he spent much of the 1990s in the wings .
In 2000 , he won his first democratic election and was elected as member of the National Assembly .
In 2010 , the Mega Combination coalition he leads won most seats in the National Assembly and he was elected president .
In 2015 , his coalition won 26 of the 51 seats and he was re-elected to a second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assembly , he said he was confident his NDP party would win enough seats to guarantee he would get re-elected to a third consecutive term .
However , polls suggest the NDP could face losses especially in the capital , Paramaribo .
Polls close at 19:00 local time ( 22:00 GMT ) and partial results are expected some hours later with full preliminary results expected on Tuesday .
Whether he is re-elected president or not , Bouterse 's appeal against his murder conviction is due to go ahead in June so he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process is exhausted .
Despite his convictions , Bouterse , who is of mixed Amerindian , African , Dutch , French and Chinese ancestry , has in the past managed to transcend the ethnic lines along which much of Suriname 's politics are organised .
But pollsters say surveys indicate his party 's appeal may have waned due to a recent economic downturn .
Bouterse 's government , which wooed poor voters through handouts , has overspent with economists saying it is at increased risk of defaulting on its debt .
A curfew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus has been lifted to allow for voters to go to the polls .

Bouterse has never been far from power even though he spent much of the 1990s in the wings. In 2000, he won his first democratic election and was elected as member of the National Assembly.


bbc--2020-05-25--Non-essential UK shops to reopen from 15 June

All non-essential retailers will be able to reopen in England from 15 June , Boris Johnson has announced , as part of plans to further ease the lockdown .
However , the move is `` contingent on progress in the fight against coronavirus '' , and retailers will have to adhere to new guidelines to protect shoppers and workers , the PM added .
Outdoor markets and car showrooms will be able to reopen from 1 June .
It comes as the number of coronavirus deaths in the UK rose by 121 to 36,914 .
Mr Johnson said new guidance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` detailing the measures they should take to meet the necessary social distancing and hygiene standards '' .
`` Shops now have the time to implement this guidance before they reopen , '' he said .
`` This will ensure there can be no doubt about what steps they should take . ''
He added : `` I want people to be confident that they can shop safely , provided they follow the social distancing rules for all premises . ''
Commenting on the development , Business Secretary Alok Sharma said : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a critical step on the road to rebuilding our economy , and will support millions of jobs across the UK . ''
The British Retail Consortium said it welcomed the announcement , adding it provided `` much-needed clarity on the route ahead '' .
A spokesman for the Confederation of British Industry added that the new guidance would help retailers to open `` safely and securely '' .
However , not all businesses are pleased with the announcement .
The British Association of Independent Retailers said many small shops had been preparing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It is therefore a little disappointing for the smaller retailers not to be able to open until June 15 , especially as they can make it safe to do so . ''
This is extremely welcome news for a sector that was struggling even before the pandemic .
The problem of falling footfall on the High Street looked like a walk in the park compared to months of shuttered windows .
When 15 June comes around , shops will look rather different to what we 've been used to , with limits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and restrictions on how people move around shops .
There might also be screens in place , and hygiene products on arrival .
However , some of these measures will be harder to implement than others - such as encouraging customers to avoid handling products while browsing .
• I do n't regret what I did , says Cummings • What did Dominic Cummings do during lockdown ?
• 'Virus may be here for year ' so schools must open The announcement at the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing came after a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief adviser , Dominic Cummings .
Mr Cummings has been facing calls to resign after it emerged he had driven his child and ill wife 260 miles from London to County Durham during lockdown .
But at the press conference , the former Vote Leave chief said he did not regret his actions and believed he had acted `` reasonably '' within the law .
On the subject of why he then drove his family to the town of Barnard Castle - 15 days after he had displayed symptoms - he said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could make the trip back down to London .
Asked about the matter at the daily briefing , Mr Johnson said : `` Do I regret what has happened ?
Yes , of course I do regret the confusion and the anger and the pain that people feel . ''
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The British Association of Independent Retailers said many small shops had been preparing to open from next week, adding: "It is therefore a little disappointing for the smaller retailers not to be able to open until June 15, especially as they can make it safe to do so."


bbc--2020-05-25--India coronavirus: The girl who cycled to save her father

Jyoti Kumari came to Gurugram - a suburb of the Indian capital Delhi - to take care of her father @ @ @ @ @ an accident .
He was recovering from his injuries when the lockdown started on 25 @ @ @ @ @ out of money to buy food and medicines .
There was no transport available for @ @ @ @ @ She then decided to take her father on a cycle on this incredibly tough journey @ @ @ @ @ rides in lorries on their 1,200km-long ( 745 mile ) journey .
Her efforts have @ @ @ @ @ hearts on social media .

Jyoti Kumari came to Gurugram - a suburb of the Indian capital Delhi - to take care of her father after he got injured in an accident.
He was recovering from his injuries when the lockdown started on 25 March. They soon ran out of money to buy food and medicines.
There was no transport available for them to go home. She then decided to take her father on a cycle on this incredibly tough journey.
They cycled and hitched rides in lorries on their 1,200km-long (745 mile) journey.
Her efforts have made global headlines and won hearts on social media.
Video by BBC Hindi


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus outbreak: Five ways Europe is easing lockdown

Europe is opening up further , with its citizens tasting freedoms they missed during the coronavirus pandemic .
The scope of the relaxation varies but here are some of the highlights .
The beer-loving Czechs can finally get back into pubs , albeit with social distancing and mask-wearing indoors .
It is the country with the highest per capita beer consumption in the world .
Monday marks the final stage in the Czech Republic 's staged easing of lockdown .
It has been hit far less hard by coronavirus than several other European countries , but was the first to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not clear how strictly mask-wearing can be enforced indoors while people are eating and drinking .
Spain had one of Europe 's toughest lockdowns but in the big cities parks , museums and other cultural centres are reopening under the country 's four-phase easing of restrictions .
There are strict limits on numbers : indoor sites can only operate at one-third capacity , while outdoor events are limited to a maximum crowd of 200 .
Phase one of easing covers more than half of the population and includes Spain 's two main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both bars are now allowed to open terraces at 50 % capacity and people can meet in groups of up to 10 .
Previously Spaniards were allowed to leave home for exercise only during certain time slots , in an area close to home and according to age group .
Now joggers have returned to Madrid 's famous Retiro Park .
But free movement is not allowed between Barcelona and its wider metropolitan area .
Other regions are entering phase two of easing which will see beaches and swimming pools reopening .
3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy is reopening gyms and swimming pools , but with strict hygiene and social distancing rules .
Besides Lombardy , the reopening is also being delayed in Basilicata in the south and in Bologna .
Sports facilities in Lombardy remain closed until 31 May .
There are elaborate rules for gyms and swimming pools , as reported by Ansa news agency , including : • Only a few users allowed into changing rooms at a time , and they must stay 1m ( 3ft ) distant from each other • Use of hand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swimming pool • Gym users to stay at least 2m apart during exercise session , no group activities , but no mask necessary • The area of pool allowed for each swimmer is 7 sq m , to limit numbers • Poolside loungers to be spaced 1.5m apart and swimming instructors must wear masks Greece is opening up its many islands to travellers from the mainland , but not to foreign tourists yet .
It means many Greeks with island holiday homes can get to their places to relax - and support the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relief for many after two months of lockdown .
It is also an important step towards restarting the wider tourism industry , which makes up at least one-fifth of the Greek economy .
Last week , Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the country would open up to international tourism from 15 June .
He said most flights to Greece would resume by 1 July , when seasonal hotels will reopen and a two-week quarantine for foreigners will no longer be in force .
Spain 's government says the country will reopen its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the current two-week quarantine requirement for foreign visitors will be lifted .
Tourism accounts for more than 12 % of Spain 's economic output .
Italy is also due to reopen its borders to foreign tourists from 3 June .
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Polish children can go to school Across Europe many children have already returned to school , but the scope of that return varies widely .
On Monday it is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to class .
But some parents have said they will keep their children at home as the school year is due to end on 26 June and they do not think it is worth risking infection for a few weeks in the classroom , the BBC 's Adam Easton reports .
Primary schools and universities are partially reopening : primary schools will have limited lessons for the youngest children ; universities are restarting classes for final-year students .
Class sizes are limited , with social distancing .
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It has been hit far less hard by coronavirus than several other European countries, but was the first to make mask-wearing in public compulsory. It is not clear how strictly mask-wearing can be enforced indoors while people are eating and drinking.


bbc--2020-05-25--Nikoloz Basilashvili: Georgian tennis star charged with assaulting ex-wife

Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been charged with assaulting his former wife .
Basilashvili , 28 , is accused @ @ @ @ @ her in front of their five-year-old son .
Basilashvili , ranked 27th in the world @ @ @ @ @ , saying that the truth will be proven in court .
On Sunday , he @ @ @ @ @ Georgian lari ( $ 31,300 ; £25,700 ) bail by the court in the capital @ @ @ @ @ he faces three years in jail .
A preliminary court hearing has been scheduled for @ @ @ @ @ feel your support and love , '' the tennis player told followers on Facebook , @ @ @ @ @ want to make any further comment .
During his career , Basilashvili won three ATP @ @ @ @ @ to progress further than the fourth round in any of the four majors .
His @ @ @ @ @ in the world in May 2019 .

During his career, Basilashvili won three ATP titles, but is yet to progress further than the fourth round in any of the four majors.


bbc--2020-05-25--In pictures: Indigenous nurse on frontline in virus fight

As the coronavirus pandemic has spread across Brazil , indigenous people have been among the worst affected .
On the outskirts of the city of Manaus , Parque das Tribos is a settlement of descendants from 35 different tribes .
Many homes lack plumbing and electricity , and there is no public health clinic nearby .
Nurse Vanderlecia Ortega dos Santos has responded by volunteering to care for her indigenous community of 700 families .
`` Our people are dying from this disease here and they are not being recognised as indigenous people by the state , '' she told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also be interested in : • The Afro-Colombian village which celebrates Christmas in February She has been monitoring some 40 patients suspected of having contracted Covid-19 .
To treat them , she gives her patients painkillers and other basic medicines , while offering guidance on limiting contagion .
She makes house visits wearing protective equipment - sometimes under a traditional Witoto headdress of macaw feathers .
Restrictions imposed to slow the outbreak have damaged the local economy - including for women who work as maids and the men who labour on building sites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when health officials visited , demanding medical attention for indigenous people .
She has also taken to wearing a mask which reads `` Indigenous Lives Matter '' .

"Our people are dying from this disease here and they are not being recognised as indigenous people by the state," she told the Reuters news agency.


bbc--2020-05-25--Thailand: Elephants on 'great migration' to survive coronavirus starvation

With the collapse of the tourism industry due to coronavirus , many of Thailand 's captive elephants are now at @ @ @ @ @ of their keepers are leading the animals out of the country 's tourist hubs and @ @ @ @ @ is food .
BBC Thai followed one group of elephant keepers on what charities have @ @ @ @ @ migration of elephants in Thailand 's history '' .

With the collapse of the tourism industry due to coronavirus, many of Thailand's captive elephants are now at risk of starvation.
BBC Thai follows one group of elephant keepers journeying into the mountains to find food.
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bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: Artist adds Queen in face mask to collection

An artist who started making colourful , pop-art inspired works to deal with post-natal depression has added a painting of the Queen wearing a face mask to her series during lockdown .
Emelie Hryhoruk said the picture , called We Will Meet Again , `` highlights vulnerabilities alongside powerful traits '' and `` shows everyone is vulnerable no matter who they are '' .
She is offering free paints and other art materials to families living near her studio in Corsham , Wiltshire , to help them deal with feeling scared during the coronavirus pandemic .
`` When I paint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment and the feelings this promotes .
On reflection , the process is what brought me out of my depression .
`` No matter how dark your life is , the colour will always come back - the radiance of the colours I choose to work with lift me and instil positive feelings and calm . ''
Hryhoruk said she knew things were `` not right '' after the birth of her first son , Charlie , in 2009 , and the feelings worsened after her second , Isaac , arrived in 2013 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' and fell into `` dark times straight away '' .
She said having post-natal depression left her feeling `` lost , scared and angry '' and led her to `` throw down the brightest colours '' to escape the `` black cloud that was smothering me '' .
When she drew a portrait of Wonder Woman after seeing the film , she saw her creation as `` a reflection of my inner self - strong yet broken '' .
`` On that day I realised something had happened to me and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shed some light . ''
You might also be interested in : The protesters running a campaign from home Over the next few years she sought counselling and help from Mind and the Samaritans , while creating The Empowered Collection .
The works , done using spray paint , have been exhibited at the home of Pink Floyd 's Nick Mason for his Open Garden Event , the Peacock Arts Trail , and the Saatchi Art Gallery .
She has printed the series , which is a departure from the seascapes and yacht @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to T-shirts to raise money and awareness for charities including Mind and Wiltshire Hospice Dorothy House .
Profits will also be donated to NHS Charities Together .
`` I hope the [ images ] help people tap into their own inner superhero to find their strength , '' she said .
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Hryhoruk said she knew things were "not right" after the birth of her first son, Charlie, in 2009, and the feelings worsened after her second, Isaac, arrived in 2013. She said she "resented him" and fell into "dark times straight away".


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak

Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world , with more than 5.4 million confirmed cases in 188 countries .
More than 340,000 people have lost their lives .
This series of maps and charts tracks the global outbreak of the virus since it emerged in China in December last year .
How many cases and deaths have there been ?
The virus , which causes the respiratory infection Covid-19 , was first detected in the city of Wuhan , China , in late 2019 .
It then spread quickly across the globe in the first months of 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this page use a different source for figures for France from that used by Johns Hopkins University , which results in a slightly lower overall total .
The US has by far the largest number of cases , more than four times as many as any other country , according to figures collated by Johns Hopkins University .
With nearly 100,000 fatalities , it also has the world 's highest death toll .
The UK , Italy , France and Spain are the worst-hit European countries .
In China , the official death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed cases , although critics have questioned whether the country 's official numbers can be trusted .
The outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) on 11 March .
This is when an infectious disease is passing easily from person to person in many parts of the world at the same time .
The WHO has warned that the pandemic is a long way from being over and said it is particularly concerned about rising cases in low and middle income countries .
The true number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher than the reported figures , as many of those with milder symptoms have not been tested and counted .
Globally , more than 4.5 billion people - half the world 's population - have been living under social distancing measures , according to the AFP news agency 's estimates .
Those restrictions have had a big impact on the global economy , with the International Monetary Fund warning the world faces the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s .
The United Nations World Food Programme has also warned that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people suffering acute hunger .
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While some countries are starting to see confirmed cases and deaths fall following the introduction of strict lockdown restrictions , others are only now seeing them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Latin America has led the WHO to say the Americas are currently at the centre of the pandemic .
These charts show four countries where deaths are on an upward trajectory - as shown by the red lines .
There is particular concern about the situation in Brazil where more than 22,000 people have died .
The country 's president , Jair Bolsonaro , has repeatedly downplayed the risks of the virus and is pushing for restrictions on businesses to be eased .
Brazil now has more than 360,000 infections , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it is thought that the real number could be much higher , due to a lack of testing .
Bruno Covas , mayor of Brazil 's largest city , São Paulo , which is home to 12 million people , has warned its health system could collapse because of the growing demand for emergency beds .
On Sunday the US announced travel restrictions on non US nationals who have visited Brazil in the last 14 Days .
Mexico has also seen a spike in new infections , while Ecuador saw its health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , Russia has seen infections rise rapidly and now has the second highest number worldwide , according to official data .
In Africa , South Africa , Egypt , Algeria and Nigeria have been worst-hit .
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European countries are now slowly beginning to ease restrictions brought in to slow the spread of the virus .
The UK , Italy , Spain and France , along with others , now appear to have passed the peak , with the number of new confirmed cases and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that tourist resorts would be open from July , and that top flight football could resume behind closed doors on 8 June .
The UK and Italy have seen more than 30,000 deaths , while France and Spain have both recorded about 28,000 .
However , differences in population size and how countries report their figures , with some including deaths in care homes , or deaths of those suspected but not confirmed of having the virus , means international comparisons are complicated .
European countries have varied in their plans to ease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all nations to adopt a `` slow , steady '' approach .
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New York the worst-hit in US outbreak With more than 1.6 million cases , the US has the highest number of confirmed infections in the world .
It has also recorded nearly 100,000 deaths .
The state of New York has been particularly badly affected , with nearly 30,000 deaths , but the number of new cases there has been on a downward trend in recent weeks .
On Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toll has dropped below 100 for the first time since late March .
At one point , more than 90 % of the US population was under mandatory lockdown orders , but all 50 states have now begun to loosen their stay-at-home restrictions and allowed some businesses to reopen - a move health officials fear could further spread the virus .
Top US infectious diseases doctor Anthony Fauci has cautioned against opening up public life too soon , warning of further `` little spikes '' which could become bigger outbreaks .
President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice , has made it clear he is keen to reopen the US economy `` vaccine or no vaccine '' .
The latest figures show 39 million people have lost their jobs since the outbreak hit the US .
That 's nearly a quarter of the American workforce .
The rise means the jobless rate is now worse than at any time since the Great Depression of the 1930s .
• Are US states reopening too soon ?
The data used on this page comes from a variety of sources .
It includes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , national governments and health agencies , as well as UN data on populations .
When comparing figures from different countries it is important to bear in mind that not all governments are recording coronavirus cases and deaths in the same way .
This makes like for like comparisons between countries difficult .
Other factors to consider include : different population sizes , the size of the a country 's elderly population or whether a particular country has a large amount of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In addition , countries may be in different stages of the pandemic .

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bbc--2020-05-25--Balbir Singh: India mourns loss of hockey legend and independence hero

Indian sport is mourning the loss of one of its greatest heroes - hockey player Balbir Singh - who helped the newly independent country win its ever gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics .
Singh died at the age of 95 in the northern city of Chandigarh after a prolonged pulmonary illness , his family said .
In an illustrious career , Singh won two more Olympic gold medals .
Even after retirement he coached the Indian team that won the World Cup in 1975 .
But it was his exploits at one of the more unusual Olympics that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1948 Olympics were held in a London still emerging from the chaos of World War Two and were known as the Austerity Games .
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Food was still subject to rationing and members of the British team supplemented their meagre diets with whale meat .
Athletes , who were housed in RAF camps and school halls , were told to bring their own towels and medals were handed over without ribbons to save money .
The Indian men 's hockey team met hosts Great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4-0 with centre-forward Singh - then aged 23 - scoring twice in the first half .
In a 2014 interview , Singh recalled the charged atmosphere in a packed Wembley Stadium and seeing Queen Elizabeth - mother of Britain 's current monarch - who had been the last Empress of India until independence a year before .
He said British supporters shouted `` well played Balbir '' after the Indians clinched gold .
`` It 's impossible to explain the feeling of joy and happiness , '' he said .
`` You have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happy .
I was on top of the world .
The memory of my first Olympic Games in 1948 is still fresh in my mind . ''
In another interview he told The Times of India how it had felt to see the Tiranga - the tricolour flag of the newly independent India - being raised in the medal ceremony .
`` The Tiranga rose up slowly .
With our national anthem being played , my freedom-fighter father 's words 'Our Flag , Our Country ' came flooding back .
I finally understood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was rising off the ground alongside the fluttering Tiranga , '' he said .
The victorious Indian team received a rapturous welcome on its return home .
In his autobiography , The Golden Hat-Trick - My Hockey Days , Singh recounted how huge crowds met them in Mumbai ( then Bombay ) where many of the players were from .
`` We were swept off our feet and it was here that I realised what the victory meant to our nation , starved as it was of world class accomplishments .
Hockey was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ray of golden hope , something to cheer for and celebrate . ''
The Indian team successfully defended its title in the following two Games in Helsinki and Melbourne .
In the 1952 final , Singh scored five goals in India 's 6-1 victory over the Netherlands - a record that still stands .
At the 1956 Games he captained his team when they scored 38 goals in five matches and conceded none .
They took gold in a close 1-0 victory over Pakistan .
Singh added silver medals to his collection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1962 , before beginning a successful career as a coach .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among those who paid tribute .
`` He brought home lots of pride and laurels , '' Mr Modi tweeted .
`` He also made a mark as a great mentor .
Pained by his demise . ''
Hockey India president Mohammed Mushtaque Ahmad said they had not only lost their greatest hockey legend `` but we have also lost our guiding light '' .
`` His achievements in the post-independent era have been well-documented , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its brightest star and everyone at Hockey India is pained by this news . ''

"We were swept off our feet and it was here that I realised what the victory meant to our nation, starved as it was of world class accomplishments. Hockey was the only sport that gave the country a ray of golden hope, something to cheer for and celebrate."


bbc--2020-05-25--Indonesia: Alone in a sinking village

Indonesia: Alone in a sinking village

The village of Bedono , Central Java was once home to more than 200 families .
But now , it @ @ @ @ @ island is taken over by rising sea levels , and only one family still lives @ @ @ @ @ , in Indonesia , is sinking because of intense groundwater extraction , the destruction of @ @ @ @ @ due to climate change .

The village of Bedono, Central Java was once home to more than 200 families. But now, it's under water as the island is taken over by rising sea levels, and only one family still lives there.
Researchers say Java, in Indonesia, is sinking because of intense groundwater extraction, the destruction of mangroves and rising sea levels due to climate change.
Produced by Ayomi Amindoni and Rebecca Henschke
Filmed by Anindita Pradana
Edited by Kevin Kim


bbc--2020-05-25--Italy's medical workers: 'We became heroes but they've already forgotten us'

Doctors and nurses in Italy have been celebrated as heroes for treating desperately ill coronavirus patients .
But now , they are suffering .
Lombardy was the hardest-hit region in the world and medics are struggling to hold it together .
Paolo Miranda is an intensive care nurse in Cremona .
`` I 'm more irritable , '' he says .
`` I get angry easily and I pick fights . ''
A few weeks ago , Paolo decided to document the bleak situation inside the intensive care unit by taking photographs .
`` I never want to forget what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become history , '' he tells me .
In his photos , he wants to show how his colleagues are coping with 'Phase 2 ' as life goes back to normal in Italy .
`` Although the emergency is slowing down , we feel surrounded by darkness , '' he says .
`` It 's like we are full of wounds .
We carry everything we 've seen inside us . ''
It 's a feeling echoed by Monica Mariotti , also an intensive care nurse .
`` Things are much harder now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` We had an enemy to fight .
Now that I have time to reflect , I feel so lost , aimless . ''
During the crisis , they were overwhelmed and had no time to think .
But as the strain of the pandemic fades , so does the adrenaline .
All the stress accumulated in the past few weeks is coming to the surface .
`` I have insomnia and nightmares , '' Monica says .
`` I wake up 10 times each night with my heart racing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elisa Pizzera says she felt strong during the emergency but is now exhausted .
She does not have the energy to cook or take care of the house , and when she has a day off she spends most of her time sitting on the couch .
Martina Benedetti is an intensive care nurse in Tuscany and still refuses to see family and friends as she fears she could infect them .
`` I even social distance from my husband , '' she says .
`` We sleep in separate rooms . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Every time I try to go for a walk , I feel anxious and I have to go back home immediately , '' Martina admits .
Now that she 's finally got time to reflect , she is full of self-doubt .
`` I 'm not sure I want to be a nurse anymore , '' she tells me .
`` I 've seen more people die in the past two months than in the whole six years . ''
Some 70 % of health workers dealing with Covid-19 in Italy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a recent study shows .
`` This is actually the hardest moment for doctors and nurses , '' says Serena Barello , the author of the study .
When we deal with a crisis , our body produces hormones that help us handle stress .
`` But when you finally have time to reflect on what happened , and society is moving on , it can all come crushing down and you feel more exhausted and emotionally distressed , '' says Dr Barello .
She worries that a lot of doctors and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PTSD ) symptoms long after the pandemic .
This is when the impact of a traumatic experience affects a person 's life , sometimes months or even years later .
For health workers , this could impede their ability to keep working with the intensity and focus their jobs require .
Around the world , frontline doctors and nurses are being hailed as heroes for risking their lives to treat patients .
But in Italy , this love is ebbing away .
`` When they were scared of dying , suddenly we all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us , '' says Monica .
`` We will go back to being seen as people who wipe asses , lazy and useless . ''
In Turin , nurses recently chained themselves together and wore bin bags , a reference to how they had to improvise in wards because of a lack of PPE .
They staged a protest to demand recognition for their work .
`` In March we were heroes , now we 've already been forgotten , '' one nurse shouted through a megaphone .
They were promised a bonus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen it .
At least 163 doctors and 40 nurses died from Covid-19 in Italy .
Four of them took their own lives .
And yet , many health workers now feel that it 's almost as if this pandemic never happened .
`` I feel overwhelmed with anger , '' says Elisa Nanino , a doctor who dealt with Covid-19 in care homes .
Since the lockdown has been lifted , she constantly sees people drinking and eating together with no face masks and no social distancing .
`` I want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their face , tell them they 're putting everyone in danger , '' she says .
`` It 's so disrespectful to me and all my colleagues . ''
One thing all the health workers agreed on is that public support helped them get through the crisis .
`` I 'm no hero but it made me feel important , '' Paolo says .
Public recognition is the most powerful way we have to help health workers struggling with PTSD , according to Dr Barello 's study .
`` All of us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now , '' she says .
`` We have to make sure we do n't forget what doctors and nurses did for us . ''
Soldiers can leave the battlefield and deal with their trauma back home .
But for these doctors and nurses , the next 12-hour shift is always around the corner .
They have to cope with all of this in the very place where they suffered so much .
`` I feel like a soldier that has just returned from war , '' says Paolo .
`` Obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies in the street but in many ways , I feel like I was in the trenches . ''

"I feel like a soldier that has just returned from war," says Paolo. "Obviously I didn't see weapons or dead bodies in the street but in many ways, I feel like I was in the trenches."


bbc--2020-05-26--Coronavirus: Call for clear face masks to be 'the norm'

It 's now part of daily life now for many of us - struggling to work out what someone in a supermarket or at work is saying when they 're wearing a face mask .
But for people who are deaf or have hearing loss , masks can prevent them understanding anything at all .
`` You might as well be speaking in French , '' says Fizz Izagaren , a paediatric doctor in the UK who has been profoundly deaf since the age of two .
`` I can hear one or two words but it 's random , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing a face mask I 've lost the ability to lip read and I 've lost facial expressions - I have lost the key things that make a sentence . ''
It is a problem she shares with the some 466 million people around the world who , according to the World Health Organization , have disabling hearing loss .
Standard face masks , which have become widespread as countries try to stop the spread of coronavirus , muffle words and obscure the mouth .
But now charities and manufacturers alike are coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ la Main ( Hand in Hand ) , an association which supports deaf and hearing impaired people in Chevrières , northern France , is among the organisations around the world that have created a mask with a transparent window .
Its founder Kelly Morellon worked with her mother Sylvie to devise a design that covers the nose but makes the mouth visible , and can be washed at a high temperature to reduce infection .
`` The basic aim of these transparent masks is to allow deaf and hearing impaired people to read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Kelly told the BBC .
`` But they are also very useful for autistic people , people with learning difficulties and small children who might be scared of masks or need to be able to see facial expressions .
`` In any case , a transparent mask allows you to see each other 's smiles , and at this sad time this could not be more important . ''
Unlike some companies around the world - in Scotland , the US and Indonesia , for instance - Kelly and her mother @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a commercial basis .
Instead , they are advising people on how to make their own and there are multiple guidelines online to help .
Their top tip is to use a little washing up soap to stop the plastic screen fogging up .
• Why some countries wear face masks and others don't But one setting where homemade masks are not suitable - but where both PPE and communication are vital - is in hospitals .
There is just one company in the US that has secured Food and Drug Administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks for clinical use .
Five hundred of these masks are being used at Brigham and Women 's hospital in the US city of Boston .
At the moment they are being reserved for staff to wear when they are speaking to patients with hearing loss , or vice versa .
Sign language interpreters , who use facial expressions and lip movements alongside body movements to create more complex and culturally rich signs , also wear them .
`` When we saw the Covid-19 pandemic beginning… we soon realised there was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of PPE and how that would create communication barriers , '' said Dr Cheri Blauwet , who leads the disability task force at the Brigham .
`` We 've had glowing feedback from patients and we 're getting broader requests from other parts of the hospital , especially the paediatric floors . ''
In the UK , there are no approved manufacturers providing clear masks to hospitals .
And the sole US manufacturer is not taking any more orders as it deals with overwhelming demand .
Fizz Izagaren , a paediatric registrar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK who is also deaf , says standard masks prevent her from taking patients ' histories verbally .
She also says she feels isolated at work because she is not able to speak to her colleagues .
`` Clear masks should be the norm for everyone in a healthcare setting , '' she says .
She is now working with a product designer to try to come up with a mask that the NHS could use widely .
But even once a design and a manufacturer are found , this could take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meantime , there are concerns the current PPE could stop medical staff getting the required consent from patients .
An intensive care nurse working in London , who is profoundly deaf , told the BBC she had one experience where a patient , who also had hearing loss , was not able to understand her or her colleagues when they were explaining a procedure .
The patient could not give consent and the procedure could not go ahead .
`` [ Clear masks ] would make things a lot easier for me , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to do my jobs properly and safely .
I would have more independence rather than having to rely on others . ''
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In the UK , eight charities have written to NHS bosses calling for clear masks to be commissioned , warning of `` potentially dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NHS England has not yet responded to the letter , or to the BBC 's request for comment .
The UK government says it is supporting CARDMEDIC , which provides digital flashcards and other communication aids to NHS Trusts .
There are also apps that transcribe speech into text on a mobile phone .
But deaf workers say these workarounds are not always suitable for sensitive or emergency situations .
`` As masks become more widespread in the community - it 's going to get harder and harder , '' Dr Izagaren says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going to get more and more frustrated and there will be more discrimination towards the deaf community . ''
It is not just people with hearing loss who could benefit , she says .
Experts suggest that other professions such as taxi drivers or even teachers may find clear masks useful as the coronavirus crisis continues .
A niche product initially designed to help the deaf community , could in fact make everyone 's lives better .

Five hundred of these masks are being used at Brigham and Women's hospital in the US city of Boston. At the moment they are being reserved for staff to wear when they are speaking to patients with hearing loss, or vice versa. Sign language interpreters, who use facial expressions and lip movements alongside body movements to create more complex and culturally rich signs, also wear them.


bbc--2020-05-25--Coronavirus: The strangers reaching out to Kyrgyzstan's lonely teenagers

Like teenagers around the world , Maksat has n't been to school in weeks .
As Kyrgyzstan imposed quarantine restrictions , the 15-year-old feels isolated like never before .
He has been trapped at home with a sister he does n't get on with , a father he struggles to communicate with and a mother working abroad .
He is comfortable talking only to an internet chat bot .
Maksat ( not his real name ) feels alone and misunderstood .
He often expresses suicidal feelings - a noticeable change , his teachers say , from the boy they knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And then he met a `` phone pal '' - Jalalbek Akmatov , a university student in the capital Bishkek .
Jalabek is one of around 100 young adults taking part in a project to reach out via phone to teenagers just like Maksat , thousands of whom have been stuck at home for weeks .
The scheme - called You Are Not Alone - was launched after seven teenagers took their own lives in the first two weeks after Kyrgyzstan started coronavirus lockdown in in March .
At the time , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical facilities , lack of protective equipment and impact of coronavirus on the economy .
But as news of the teenagers ' deaths spread , a group of activists decided there was also a need to focus on the country 's children and their mental health .
`` I was dismayed .
We had had one coronavirus death and during the same period [ so many ] children committed suicide , '' said Banur Abdieva , one of the project 's founders .
• How to protect your mental health during the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths were directly related to the lockdown , but people like Kurmanjan Kurmanbekova , a psychologist from a refugee centre in Tubingen , Germany , feared the strain it was putting on children 's mental health .
`` And as a symptom of depressive conditions , we get a suicide mood , '' she explained to the BBC .
Schools closing in Kyrgyzstan mean many children have limited options for interaction , especially in rural areas where education offers a respite from the relentless drudge of housework and a rare opportunity to communicate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were concerns from experts over any potential increases in domestic violence , which could possibly be exacerbated by isolation and parents ' loss of income .
But how do you reach teenagers like Maksat , who live in remote villages ?
The answer , the project team decided , was to keep it simple - to start a network of volunteers who would befriend teenagers considered `` at risk '' by calling them up for a regular chat .
`` Their aim is to show moral support and engage in social interaction so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isolation , '' Ms Kurmanbekova explained .
Volunteers approached local schools and state education agencies which sent them a list of students in a `` group of risk '' - mostly children without parents or who live with relatives and may lack attention and care .
There are now more than 100 volunteers and nearly 400 children aged 12 and older in their database - and the list is growing .
Crucially , volunteers are not just on the end of the phone to talk about the problems their new friend is facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves .
Instead , they focus on their new friend 's future goals and potential .
Take volunteer Ayperi Bolotzhanova , who is 25 .
She bonded with her 12-year-old phone pal over taekwondo .
`` I offered to teach her some tricks and she agreed , '' said Ayper .
`` Now , I send video of my practices and she sends back her own . ''
But it is not always easy to take the first step , the volunteers admit .
`` I was very nervous before my first phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently lives in Budapest , recalled .
`` I was afraid that she would refuse to be my friend . ''
Of course , there was distrust : a total stranger calls you up out of the blue and offers friendship .
But most of the volunteers found their `` mobile relationship '' took off after a few conversations .
Indeed , the volunteers were surprised how most teenagers were keen to talk to them .
What do they want to discuss ?
Other than the skills needed to milk a cow - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're much the same things teens across the world want to talk about : K-pop , Instagram , the difficulties of finding love .
Drawing famous Japanese cartoon characters and learning languages were other topics that cropped up .
And they were all united in one thing : how much they hated online education during the quarantine .
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Every response , every question the volunteers receive from their teenage friends is seen as a success .
Jalalbek got particularly excited that - after a difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him together with his family in the mountains .
For some volunteers , the cause is very personal .
Eldiyar Manapov , 24 , joined the project because he considered suicide as a teenager .
Like his phone pal , he grew up without parents and now feels a particular connection with his new friend .
`` I experienced what he is going through now , '' he told the BBC .
`` You are constantly in need of some things like clothes .
Children mock you that you do n't have parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel all this pain , I want him to chat , to be distracted . ''
Even though the idea is simple , the challenges the activists face are not .
One of them - a lack of mobile phones - could easily derail the whole project .
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`` It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when most children do n't have personal phones , '' said Banur Abdieva .
`` Volunteers have to negotiate with parents or guardians .
Sometimes they even ask teachers if they could come to the gate at a designated time .
And it 's quarantine , so they need to sanitise their phone and pass it on to the child . ''
Activists launched a fundraising campaign to buy phones for the project .
Some people donate their used phones , which volunteers try to deliver to children living in remote regions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown .
`` Just imagine how happy my friend will be if he gets his own device , '' said Eldiyar , whose phone pal is using a mobile belonging to a cousin .
`` He will be able to learn more and communicate more .
That means he will have less time for all bad thoughts . ''
If you 've been affected by a mental health issue , help and support is available .
Visit Befrienders International for more information about support services .

Of course, there was distrust: a total stranger calls you up out of the blue and offers friendship. But most of the volunteers found their "mobile relationship" took off after a few conversations. Indeed, the volunteers were surprised how most teenagers were keen to talk to them.


bbc--2020-05-25--Dominic Cummings: Who is Boris Johnson's senior adviser?

Dominic Cummings is more than just a run-of-the-mill adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson .
In many ways , the government 's agenda has been forged by his ideas and Mr Johnson has relied heavily on his strategic insights into the mood of voters , gathered from focus groups .
It was Mr Cummings who devised the high risk strategy of pushing for an election last year to be fought on a `` Get Brexit Done '' ticket , focussing on winning seats in Labour heartlands , something no previous Tory leader had managed to do in decades .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` take back control '' message he devised as mastermind of the 2016 Vote Leave campaign , helped win the Brexit referendum .
Although very different in character - Mr Johnson likes to be popular , Mr Cummings seems to actively court unpopularity - the two men formed a strong bond during the referendum campaign .
It still surprised some when Mr Cummings was brought in to the heart of government as Mr Johnson 's chief adviser , when he became PM , given his past record of rubbing senior Tory politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ style and uncompromising attitude towards those he regards as lazy or intellectually inferior , which would include most MPs , have made him few friends at Westminster .
The team around him at Downing Street , some of whom are Vote Leave veterans , are fiercely loyal to Mr Cummings and share with him a sense that they are outsiders battling an entrenched `` elite '' .
He is close to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove , for whom he served as an adviser during Mr Gove 's time as education secretary , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans to rewire the government machine .
The `` levelling up '' agenda - moving power and money out of London and the South-East - is also a Cummings project , as are plans in the Tory manifesto to spend more on scientific research and make better use of data .
For these reasons , losing him as an adviser and an ally would be a severe blow to Mr Johnson , and would help explain his determination to hold on to him , amid mounting pressure to cut him loose .
Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upper reaches of government and the Conservative Party for nearly two decades and has made a career out of defying conventional wisdom and trying to upset the established order .
He has never been a member of the Conservative Party and has little time for what he sees as some of the time-servers and publicity addicts that populate the Commons benches .
He has a similarly dismissive attitude to the media or at least those whose job it is to `` doorstep '' people outside their homes .
In May 2020 he came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MPs - over allegations he breached lockdown rules implemented to stop the spread of coronavirus .
He denied any wrongdoing and said he had not considered resigning .
Responding to a wave of criticism , from the press as well as members of the public , Mr Cummings denied he was `` looking for loopholes '' in the lockdown regulations to excuse his actions .
`` I was looking to try and do the best that I could in a complex situation . ''
He added : `` The way that I dealt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody concerned , A longstanding Eurosceptic who cut his campaigning teeth as a director of the anti-euro Business for Sterling group , Mr Cummings 's other passion is changing the way government operates .
He grabbed headlines in January when he posted an advert on his personal blog for `` weirdos and misfits with odd skills '' to work in government .
The career civil servants and `` public school bluffers '' in Whitehall are singularly ill-equipped to take decisions about complex issues , he has argued at great length on his blog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and data scientists should be given a far bigger role - and he has made an effort to educate himself in these fields .
It has been reported his WhatsApp profile listed his priorities as `` Get Brexit Done , then Arpa '' .
This is a reference to the Advanced Research Projects Agency set up by the US in 1958 that led to the creation of Silicon Valley .
Mr Cummings is a native of Durham , in the north-east of England .
His father , Robert , was an oil rig @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a teacher and behavioural specialist .
He went to a state primary school and was then privately educated at Durham School .
He graduated from Oxford University with a first-class degree in modern history and spent some time in Russia , where he was involved with an ill-fated attempt to launch an airline , among other projects .
After a stint as campaign director for Business for Sterling , he spent eight months as chief strategy adviser to then Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith .
He played a key role in the 2004 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his native North East .
In what turned out to be a dry run for the Brexit campaign , the North East Says No team won the referendum with a mix of eye-catching stunts - including an inflatable white elephant - and snappy slogans that tapped into the growing anti-politics mood among the public .
He is then said to have retreated to his father 's farm , in County Durham , where he spent his time reading science and history books in an effort to attain a better understanding of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special adviser to Michael Gove , who became education secretary from 2010 and turned out to be something of a kindred spirit .
The pair would rail against what they called `` the blob '' - the informal alliance of senior civil servants and teachers ' unions that sought , in his opinion , to frustrate his attempts at reform .
He left of his own accord to set up a free school , having rubbed a number of people in the ministry and in the Conservative Party up the wrong way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as `` thick as mince '' and as `` lazy as a toad '' and so irritated David Cameron , the former prime minister , who called him a `` career psychopath '' .
His appointment as head of the Vote Leave campaign - dramatised last year in Channel 4 drama Brexit : The Uncivil War - was seen as a risk worth taking by those putting the campaign together but he left a controversial legacy .
Vote Leave was found to have broken electoral law over spending limits by the Electoral Commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Parliament for failing to respond to a summons to appear before and give evidence to the Culture , Media and Sport Select Committee .
On the few occasions he has been scrutinised by MPs , there have often been rhetorical fireworks and bad blood on both sides .
Mr Cummings , who is married to Spectator writer Mary Wakefield , has since criticised the failure of MPs to devise a plan for Brexit and believes the government should have waited longer to trigger Article 50 .
On becoming prime minister , Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be his senior adviser - a job which involved trying to get a Brexit deal through Parliament .
A deal was eventually passed in January , once the prime minister secured a strong majority in the 2019 election .
Mr Cummings has hinted in blog posts that he does not want to spend too long in his current role at No 10 but he has given no sign he is planning to leave any time soon .
In May 2020 , some Conservative MPs called for his resignation after it emerged he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his family during the lockdown when his wife had coronavirus symptoms .
He was emphatically defended by the prime minister who insisted he had acted `` reasonably and legally '' .
When the criticism refused to go away , Mr Cummings held an unprecedented press conference in Downing Street garden to explain the reasons why he chose to travel to his parents ' farm in March - at a time when he believed both he and his wife were about to be laid low with the virus - in order to guarantee his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't regret what I did , '' he told journalists .
`` The situation I was in was exceptional circumstances .
I think I behaved reasonably . ''

All that has changed in recent weeks, but it would be a brave person who said he had now joined the ranks of the former Westminster insiders who make their living as pundits - a class he appears to view with as much disdain as he does his former colleagues in government.


bbc--2020-05-25--Ighalo set for China return as Man Utd struggle to agree loan extension

Striker Odion Ighalo looks set to return to China when his loan deal expires on 31 May , with Manchester United struggling to agree an extension with Shanghai Shenhua .
The Nigerian , 30 , was signed on a short-term loan deal in January as cover for striker Marcus Rashford , who had been ruled out by a back injury .
However , the impact of the coronavirus pandemic means Ighalo 's loan will end before the Premier League 's intended June return date , by which time Rashford is also expected to be fit .
United have already decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not given up hope of getting a short extension to his loan .
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like him for the rest of the season , given they are still in three competitions and could play up to 18 games in just over two months .
A lifelong United fan who has scored four goals in eight appearances for the club , Ighalo wants to stay at Old Trafford if possible .
However , negotiations with Shanghai have proved difficult , with the Chinese Super League club insistent the player returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with United last week and it is understood he will report to Carrington this week as the club explore any opportunity to keep him until the end of the season .
Meanwhile , United have waived future fees , and back dated some , of three clubs with players on loan .
Hearts , Burton , and Bolton are each expected to save a five-figure sum on their loan deals for - respectively - Joel Pereira , Kieran O'Hara and Ethan Hamilton .
United have made the gesture in recognition of the financial @ @ @ @ @

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Ighalo has scored four goals in eight games for Manchester United
Striker Odion Ighalo looks set to return to China when his loan deal expires on 31 May, with Manchester United struggling to agree an extension with Shanghai Shenhua.
The Nigerian, 30, was signed on a short-term loan deal in January as cover for striker Marcus Rashford, who had been ruled out by a back injury.
However, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic means Ighalo's loan will end before the Premier League's intended June return date, by which time Rashford is also expected to be fit.
United have already decided not to sign Ighalo permanently, but have not given up hope of getting a short extension to his loan.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like him for the rest of the season, given they are still in three competitions and could play up to 18 games in just over two months.
A lifelong United fan who has scored four goals in eight appearances for the club, Ighalo wants to stay at Old Trafford if possible.
However, negotiations with Shanghai have proved difficult, with the Chinese Super League club insistent the player returns as planned.
Ighalo returned for training with United last week and it is understood he will report to Carrington this week as the club explore any opportunity to keep him until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, United have waived future fees, and back dated some, of three clubs with players on loan.
Hearts, Burton, and Bolton are each expected to save a five-figure sum on their loan deals for - respectively - Joel Pereira, Kieran O'Hara and Ethan Hamilton.
United have made the gesture in recognition of the financial strains some clubs face.


bbc--2020-05-25--Ligue 1: Lyon president calls on French PM to reconsider termination of season

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has called on French authorities to reconsider their decision to end the football season early .
On 28 April , it was announced the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic .
In a letter to France 's prime minister and sports minister , Aulas said French football would face an `` unprecedented economic and social crisis '' .
Lyon were seventh when the season was ended , so miss European qualification .
Ligue 1 is the only one of the big five European leagues to have ended its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the top flights in Spain , Italy and England hoping for June restarts .
The Dutch and Belgian leagues have also been terminated .
`` The Bundesliga resumed matches on 16 May , Spain will resume matches on 8 June .
Italy , Russia and Portugal have resumed collective training and England is working on a resumption after 19 June , '' Aulas said .
`` How can France not be downgraded very quickly and see its professional football devalued ? ''
The French government is expected to announce an easing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Many developments and hopes are expected on this date , so that France can gradually regain a good dynamic , '' added Aulas .
`` Could we imagine that 2 June is also a great opportunity to rectify the mistake concerning French football and to allow , with a health protocol used everywhere , a gradual resumption of training and , why not , a resumption of the 2019-20 season over the months of July or August ? ''
Last week , Lyon were one of three clubs , alongside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeals against ending the Ligue 1 season early rejected .

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Lyon finished the season in seventh, missing out on European football
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has called on French authorities to reconsider their decision to end the football season early.
On 28 April, it was announced the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter external-link to France's prime minister and sports minister, Aulas said French football would face an "unprecedented economic and social crisis".
Lyon were seventh when the season was ended, so miss European qualification.
Ligue 1 is the only one of the big five European leagues to have ended its season, with the Bundesliga having resumed and the top flights in Spain, Italy and England hoping for June restarts.
The Dutch and Belgian leagues have also been terminated.
"The Bundesliga resumed matches on 16 May, Spain will resume matches on 8 June. Italy, Russia and Portugal have resumed collective training and England is working on a resumption after 19 June," Aulas said.
"How can France not be downgraded very quickly and see its professional football devalued?"
The French government is expected to announce an easing of restrictions in the country on 2 June.
"Many developments and hopes are expected on this date, so that France can gradually regain a good dynamic," added Aulas.
"Could we imagine that 2 June is also a great opportunity to rectify the mistake concerning French football and to allow, with a health protocol used everywhere, a gradual resumption of training and, why not, a resumption of the 2019-20 season over the months of July or August?"
Last week, Lyon were one of three clubs, alongside the relegated Amiens and Toulouse, to have appeals against ending the Ligue 1 season early rejected.


bbc--2020-05-25--'The lads were buzzing to kick a ball about with their mates' - Championship resumes training

Players at Championship clubs were allowed to return to training on Monday - the first step towards the potential resumption of the second-tier season .
On Friday , the English Football League provided safety protocols and guidance for clubs to follow upon their return .
Players took part in non-contact sessions and trained in small groups .
A total of 1,014 Championship players and staff were tested for coronavirus towards the end of last week , with two people testing positive .
Hull City confirmed on Sunday that the two positive cases were from their club .
The EFL said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now self-isolate in line with the guidelines provided by the EFL and only those who have tested negative will be permitted to enter training ground facilities '' .
Some Premier League clubs started non-contact training in small groups on 19 May , while the government provided guidance about the next phase - returning to contact training - on Monday .
'All of the lads were buzzing' Liam Cooper , captain of Championship leaders Leeds United , told BBC Radio Leeds : `` We 've been able to train in a group of five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a midfielder in our group this morning .
`` All of the lads were buzzing to be able to kick a ball about with their mates again .
`` We 're making small steps and hopefully we can get back to normality in the near future . ''
Meanwhile , Barnsley captain Alex Mowatt told BBC Look North : `` It was good to be back .
We did a little bit of running and it was a hot day as well , so it was a tough first day back .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in your kit , then go into your training session straight away , and once you 've finished you 're back in your cars and you go home straight away .
`` We were in small groups of five and keeping our distance from each other .
`` I wanted to get back training .
I 've been doing a lot of running by myself and there 's only so much you can do without getting bored , so I wanted to get back as soon as it was safe to do so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only Championship clubs to resume training on Monday ... No Championship matches have been played since 8 March , with the season suspended five days later .
There has been no specific date set for a resumption , although the EFL said in a statement last week that Championship clubs have `` indicated that it is their wish to play on and conclude the season '' .
West Bromwich Albion chief executive Mark Jenkins said in a statement on Monday that the Baggies , who occupied the second automatic promotion spot when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complete their nine outstanding games .
`` We certainly welcome the clarity the EFL have now provided as to its future intentions in terms of resolving the conclusion of the 2019-20 season , '' said Jenkins .
`` However , let me say at the outset that West Bromwich Albion 's position in this remains the same now as it was back when fixtures were halted - the club is resolutely behind finishing the campaign , if it is at all possible , where it belongs and that is on the pitch .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ also the apparent wish of all the governing bodies and the majority of our fellow Championship clubs . ''

Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Championship's leading scorer this season, was among the players back in training at Fulham on Monday
Players at Championship clubs were allowed to return to training on Monday - the first step towards the potential resumption of the second-tier season.
On Friday, the English Football League provided safety protocols and guidance external-link for clubs to follow upon their return.
Players took part in non-contact sessions and trained in small groups.
A total of 1,014 Championship players and staff were tested for coronavirus towards the end of last week, with two people testing positive.
Hull City confirmed on Sunday that the two positive cases were from their club.
The EFL said external-link those who had tested positive "will now self-isolate in line with the guidelines provided by the EFL and only those who have tested negative will be permitted to enter training ground facilities".
Some Premier League clubs started non-contact training in small groups on 19 May, while the government provided guidance about the next phase - returning to contact training - on Monday.
'All of the lads were buzzing'
Liam Cooper, captain of Championship leaders Leeds United, told BBC Radio Leeds: "We've been able to train in a group of five, so there was the back four and a midfielder in our group this morning.
"All of the lads were buzzing to be able to kick a ball about with their mates again.
"We're making small steps and hopefully we can get back to normality in the near future."
Meanwhile, Barnsley captain Alex Mowatt told BBC Look North: "It was good to be back. We did a little bit of running and it was a hot day as well, so it was a tough first day back.
"You get out of your car in your kit, then go into your training session straight away, and once you've finished you're back in your cars and you go home straight away.
"We were in small groups of five and keeping our distance from each other.
"I wanted to get back training. I've been doing a lot of running by myself and there's only so much you can do without getting bored, so I wanted to get back as soon as it was safe to do so."
Leeds and Barnsley were not the only Championship clubs to resume training on Monday...
Albion 'resolutely behind finishing campaign'
No Championship matches have been played since 8 March, with the season suspended five days later.
There has been no specific date set for a resumption, although the EFL said in a statement last week that Championship clubs have "indicated that it is their wish to play on and conclude the season".
West Bromwich Albion chief executive Mark Jenkins said in a statement on Monday that the Baggies, who occupied the second automatic promotion spot when the season was suspended, want to complete their nine outstanding games.
"We certainly welcome the clarity the EFL have now provided as to its future intentions in terms of resolving the conclusion external-link of the 2019-20 season," said Jenkins.
"However, let me say at the outset that West Bromwich Albion's position in this remains the same now as it was back when fixtures were halted - the club is resolutely behind finishing the campaign, if it is at all possible, where it belongs and that is on the pitch.
"We take comfort that this is also the apparent wish of all the governing bodies and the majority of our fellow Championship clubs."


bbc--2020-05-25--Man Utd let keeper stay; Everton chase Napoli star - Tuesday's gossip

Everton have made a £40m move to sign midfielder Allan , 29 , but Napoli want closer to £60m for the Brazilian .
( Il Mattino - in Italian ) The Toffees have also made a £25m offer to Barcelona for French defender Jean-Claire Todibo , 20 , who is currently on loan at Bundesliga side Schalke .
( Mail ) Bournemouth owner Maxim Demin came close to selling the Cherries to a Saudi Arabian business consortium in January , only to see the deal break down over a disagreement in the club valuation .
( 90min ) Manchester United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goalkeeper Dean Henderson , 23 , finish the season on loan at Sheffield United with the current deal ending in June .
( Telegraph ) Chelsea have decided against using their buy-back clause on Sassuolo 's Ivory Coast international winger Jeremie Boga , 20 , who has been linked with a move to Napoli .
( Guardian ) On-loan Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho , 27 , may not play for Bayern Munich again after the Bundesliga leaders decided not to sign him permanently from Barcelona and has been offered to Chelsea , Arsenal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inter Milan and Argentina striker Mauro Icardi , 27 , is moving closer to a permanent transfer to Paris St-Germain for around £54m .
( ESPN )

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Everton have made a £40m move to sign midfielder Allan, 29, but Napoli want closer to £60m for the Brazilian. (Il Mattino - in Italian) external-link
The Toffees have also made a £25m offer to Barcelona for French defender Jean-Claire Todibo, 20, who is currently on loan at Bundesliga side Schalke. (Mail) external-link
Manchester City have identified Bayer Leverkusen's Jamaican winger Leon Bailey, 22, as a replacement for Leroy Sane. (Mail) external-link
Tottenham may offer 23-year-old defender Kyle Walker-Peters in part exchange for Southampton and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 24, this summer. (Football Insider) external-link
Manchester United will grant an extension to let English goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 23, finish the season on loan at Sheffield United with the current deal ending in June. (Telegraph) external-link
Real Madrid are set to launch a bid to sign Donny van de Beek from Ajax, with Manchester United also interested in the 23-year-old Dutch midfielder. (Le10 Sport) external-link
Barcelona are willing to listen to loan offers for French winger Ousmane Dembele, 23. (Mail) external-link
Porto and Mexico winger Jesus "Tecatito" Corona, 27, is a target for Chelsea if they cannot sign 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho. (Star) external-link
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Chelsea have decided against using their buy-back clause on Sassuolo's Ivory Coast international winger Jeremie Boga, 20, who has been linked with a move to Napoli. (Guardian) external-link
On-loan Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 27, may not play for Bayern Munich again after the Bundesliga leaders decided not to sign him permanently from Barcelona and has been offered to Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham. (Sky Sports) external-link
Former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson expects Coutinho to join the club and believes the Brazilian would be a good signing. (Football Insider) external-link
Inter Milan and Argentina striker Mauro Icardi, 27, is moving closer to a permanent transfer to Paris St-Germain for around £54m. (ESPN) external-link