30000000. 00 residents and everyone showing symptoms. Shareholders those who accept the governments 9000000000 euro lifeline it overwhelmingly approved a rescue package that will see the German Government take a 20 percent stake in the airline which was on the floor of bankruptcy. Im still girl welcome to the program the United States is seeing a major surge in corona virus cases especially in the south and west of the country florida and texas are amongst the worst hit in trick ordinary hives increases in new cases leading to miles long queues and drive through testing sites state leaders urging visitors from national hotspots to quarantine themselves nearly 4 months after the us reported its 1st covered 19 deaths the country faces a deepening crisis. Back to square one thats how this houston hospital in texas feels about its coronavirus patient count tripling in the last month people got complacent people got a little bit overly confident in our ability to manage you know more normally and its coming back and. Several other states like california have also set new records for increases in infections this week other states like North Carolina have broken previous records for hospitalizations if we dont do anything looking at some of the models coming out of the labs and you risk in pennsylvania and elsewhere there. Lived in florida a single day case count has surged to triple the level from earlier this month residents there brought traffic to a standstill while lining up to be tested at 5 up clinics i think its transmitting quicker right now than it did im in march and april so were going to figure out whether you know if theres a relationship or what you do see a lot of spread and the timing of lockdown measures being eased is taking the blame. For the fact that we did it so quickly and with so little fought and so little planning isnt now we very likely will have to close again so long term thinking suggests if you do it correctly and you make sure that everyone plays by the rules. If that doesnt happen and we have to close again then a lot of places that probably could have made it now wont responsible despite huge demand to keep the economy open Health Experts are calling on restrictions to be reinforced. And jeffrey levy is professor of Health Policy and management at the Milken Institute school of Public Health at George WashingtonUniversity Welcome to day w. How worried are you about the surges infections. Very worried this is of this was predictable but tragic in its outcome. These are states that never fully implemented the full kinds of control measures that were needed to contain the epidemic and. You know have not some of the simplest. Measures like mandating that masks be worn in public and in business is so that we could contain the virus the countries and the states in the United States that have been firm about things like social distancing and slowly reopening and forcing the use of masks have seen a much quicker response to the pandemic and have been able to maintain control these are states that have chosen not to do that and were seeing the consequences for right so just to be clear that we would normally expect localized outbreaks when youre dealing with any curable disease thats essentially become embedded in society but a policy fight here megan is that the surge is that were talking about a much much worse is all you telling us. They are much worse and to some degree preventable when you open up bars and when you have these when you permit much larger gatherings in close confined spaces thats a recipe for disease transmission and everyone in Public Health was warning that this could be a major problem especially when people werent Wearing Masks we are in this absurd position in the United StatesWearing Masks has become a Political Choice that somehow you are you know disrespecting President Trump if you choose to wear a mask as opposed to recognizing that this is a very important Public Health measure how we got there is a much longer story but these are the tragic consequences of that politicization of this epidemic. So this i was going to ask you about how influential the fact that the president to chooses not to wear a mask is but you say its gone beyond that now the way out to wearing of a mask in itself is a political statement in some places it has tragically become that and we you know the and the president has joined in setting up this conflict between health and the economy when in reality we know that if we if we dont contain this pandemic it will have a much worse impact on the economy yes there are some very serious short Term Economic pain but you know were already seeing in the states that took much stronger measures that theyve been able to gradually open up and open up without these fits and starts that were going to see in states like texas in the far so is it now too late or perhaps politically impossible for these heavily affected states to try and rest back some sort of epidemiological control. Well there are much higher rates of of infection now in those states so control will be more difficult but they can still do it we can still step back i mean new york state is a good example where you know there was a tremendous outbreak and with some strict measures and with the right approaches they were really able to scale things back were going to see several weeks now even if everything were shut down now in texas or florida were going to see several more weeks of increased burden on hospitals increasing deaths increasing illness but then we have seen as we saw in other states over time that will diminish i think its politically hard for these governors to backtrack but its the only thing theyre going to be able to do and we saw that today with texas getting to coal back and were going to see other states having to do that as well thats fascinating thank you so much for joining us professor professor jeffrey levy from George Washington university. And india has seen a record increasing covered 19 infections for the 2nd consecutive day you need 17000 new cases have been confirmed bringing the National Total to more than 455000 they are breaking is fueling particularly concern in hard hit Delhi Health Facilities in the capital are overwhelmed and officials are rushing to expand testing for millions of residents. The sharp rise in cases in delhi has seen occur around the coronavirus capital of india the government has been heavily criticized for its pull Contact Tracing and lack of medical facilities. Were coronavirus in itself is a huge problem but we should think of implementing policies and facilities that aim to reduce people suffering we shouldnt implement policies that hamper the system and create chaos. We have a government. In the state of delhi alone infections are expected to surge in the coming weeks government estimates show there could be around 550000 cases by the end of july in response the delhi authours has announced house to house corona virus screening in the city itself who is going door to door will help the government to detect patients and it will help to curb the spread of coronavirus. Part of here is people who have a High Temperature as if they have corona virus all tested at least they will have the satisfaction of knowing whether they are positive or not if they are positive they will know if they are negative they wont be anxious about it dell is authorities and not only faced with the unprecedented challenge of stopping the spread of the corona virus the shooting of beds is also a major ongoing issue the indian capitals Luxury Hotels and stadiums could be turned into field hospitals even Spiritual Centers in delhi are designated for conversion to covert 19 caf a sillett is. Take a look at some other developments in this pandemic now will start in neck california where the government Gavin Newsome has declared a budget emergency in americas most populous state blaming expenses and the economic downturn caused by the pandemic the European Health care regulator has recommended the drug grab desi via the treatments are covered 19 trials have shown it to speed patient recovery irans death toll has a past 10000 with Health Officials recalling more than 100 fatalities for the 7th consecutive day and the dutch government is giving a 1000 euro bonus to Health Care Workers who help the country to tackle the outbreak. Some of the stories making news around the world another tell all book about u. S. President donald trump play the legal obstacles on its way to publication next month a judge dismissed an effort to stop the president s niece mary trump a publisher from selling the book which is subtitled how my family created the worlds most dangerous man. The Health Minister of the democratic republic of congo has announced the end of its a bona epidemic describing it as the longest most complex and deadliest epidemic in the countrys history it began in august 28th and went on to claim more than 2000 lives more than 300000 people received experimental vaccine. And russians have begun voting on constitutional reforms that would allow president putin to stay in power until 2036 the president proposed changes in january and they were swiftly adopted by Parliament Critics say the changes will effectively make him president for life. And love fans or shareholders have voted to accept the German Governments 9000000000 euro rescue package for the airline the bailout will make the german taxpayer the biggest shareholder in the countrys largest carrier with a 20 percent stake loved the odds and has struggled to stay afloat says the Coronavirus Crisis disrupts their travel around the world. The shareholders werent exactly happy about it but your turn it was bankruptcy for the company and its 138000 employees the reason was clear. We have run out of money well living from the reserves was set aside in good years without support bankruptcy is looming earlier in the day the European Commission approved the rescue plan then the shareholders gave their blessing including lufthansas biggest shareholder billionaire heinz him until who had been skeptical the deal clears the way for a 9000000000 euro government rescue plan the state will receive 20 percent of lufthansa shares berlin can also increase its stake to avoid hostile takeovers its a heavy price to pay. A stabilization package is not a gift we have to work hard to pay it back it will be an enormous burden to pay the interest and pay back the loan. This is particularly true because no one is expecting a speedy recovery in the Aviation Market 80 percent of lufthansas airplanes are still grounded experts say it will be at least 3 years before the crisis is behind the industry and things will be different and the climate will be a smaller loved ones a group then with around 100. 00 fewer aircraft and a much slimmer structure to do tons of has already closed some of its subsidiaries and has warned it will have to slash thousands of jobs the company is negotiating wages with unions cabin crew have agreed to take a 17 percent pay cut to the Coronavirus Crisis pilots who have to make similar sacrifices. In football liverpool have been crowned premier League Champions clinching their 1st English League title since 1990 after beating Crystal Palace formula one this day they needed their closest rivals Manchester City to lose or draw or made you drop points in london when they faced chelsea i mean jurgen klopp has become the 1st german coach to win an english title. And footballs world governing body favre selected australia and new zealand to host a 2023 womens world cup of rival bidders colombia the joint bid was singing as the financially a more viable choice of countries are also a prize for the hunting of the coronavirus pandemic this is the 1st time the region gets to host the womens world cup both 202213 in their favor. This is day 2 of the news is a reminder that top story the u. S. State of texas is forcing plans to reopen its economy and made a big surging covered 19 k. Just several states are saying record numbers of new infections are forcing many to rethink bad decisions to east lock down restrictions. I mean years cop was launched a massive coronavirus containment campaign with a number of cases racing high advantage plans to fold the healthy trails maybe 30000000 residents and test everyone showing symptoms. More world news other top off beat out abroad watch well have the Business Update in just a moment but. Cut. The global corona trysts you can find more Information Online in fact e. W. Dot com and on t. W. Social media channels