The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Hello, welcome to outside source. This great President Trumpaid of amers handling of covid19, we had done a good job. Day, they have surpassed 3 million infections, by far the highest in the world. At is the official number but we think the number is higher because some are not being tested. The whe house insists the latest wavof cases is flattening out. Because of the extraordinary work of our Health Care Workers around the country, we are encoaged that the average fatality rate continues to be low and study. More from washington on the u. S. Decision to leaveho. This ise not really ws we were looking for, but they say they are looking at evidence that covid19 can be spread by tiny particles in the air. More on that and a few minutes. E u. K. Government has unveiled a 30 billion pound plan to support the economy. Our message to business is clear, if you stand by your in australia, melbourneyou. Begun its lockdown. We speak to one resident who is not allowed to leave h any circumstances. We begin with another start statisc in america. The u. S. Has recorded morcothan 3 millionavirus infections, far more than anywhere else. Ateans the u. S. Has more cases than asia and europe together. Sly, more than 133,000 americans have lost their lives and our sympathies are with all the families. Because of what the American People have done, because of the extraordinary work ofur Health Care Workers around the country, we are encouraged that the average fatality rate continues to be low and study. That may be but this is not going away. In the past 24 hours, america reported a record 60,000 cases. California and texas recorded 10,000ach and testing is being escalated. Anyone without symptoms can be tested in texas, louisiana, an florida. Miami is a parcular concern. Lets bring in Anthony Zurcher live from wasngton. This is a Health Crisis but i assume it is also a political crisis for the trump administration, too. Absolutely. They were promising i that ates began reopening, getting back to business as usual, the economy wld rebound and the virus would not research. The problem is, while he had seen good news with the economy, roon hased, Economic Growth is coming back, at the same time, thvirus has en iking. There are indications that these new closures tt are being ordered, that will take a tolls on the economyell. We are about four months away from a president ial election and the economy is likely turning south again. To what degree can President Trump and mike pence dictate how states handle this, in terms of their restrictions . It has always been up to the governors. Trump has beenee essentially eading or pressuring, depending on the circumstances, to try to get them to take action. Thlatest battleground is in public schools. He is pressuring schools to open in september. Reluctant to do at because the virus is still very much widespread, growing in a number of states. Sour of cant where parents want their kids in school theyre not sure they are safe. Teachers dont want to go back it is becoming a partisan divide where you haveonald trump and republicans saying it is time to do this, though and democrats and Public Health workers are saying you have to find a safe way to do it. W will get worse the clos get to the fall. Another story i want to talk about, the u. S. Began formally withdrawn from the world health organition. Today, mike pompeo has been explaining why. Dont forget the history. This is an institutionnghat got it w on sars, ebola. The u. System to prevent and come up with solutions to the hivaids problem. The uniteddi state that. The world alth orgization has a long history of corruption and politicization. One senior official told cbs news the who failed to make the requested reforms. The president has called the who a puppet of china and that its failures have cost lives. We are not going to underwrite an organization that has historically been in confident and not performed its fundamental function. There is a focus on the failures that took place around wuhan, and the whos tonto fundamental inability of preventing a gloadl pandemic sp germany says it is a setback to international corporation. China chose stronger language. The u. S. s action has broken International Support putting the pandemic and has especially brought up a negative impact on developing countries that urgently need internional suppor urge the u. S. To carry out its internional obligation, to show us the image of a responsible power. Donald tru, if he were to lose the election in november, this may never come to pass. Joe biden has been tweeting, americans are safer when america is engaged and strengtheni global healt in my first day as president , i would rejoin the who and restore our leadership on the world stage. Anthony, im curious, does membership in the who cut ugh in day to day american politics . Probably not. Obviously, they are much more concerned with the virus in economy, and with issues. The the who, i think, represents an ideological divide between donald trump and conservatives, and liberals over the role of International Organizations on a larger scalear tdealing with global issues. If you listen to conservatives and donald tru all of the International Organizations are all of the same piece, they dont help the United States, and they take advantage of the u. S. On the flipside, democrats will say its important to have a role in these organizations and be an International Leader because other countries look to us. It is much better to be working with other countries than to be on the sidelines. To wt extent is his primary pitch to voters, that he will reverse what trump has done . That has been his main message from the very beginning. He is trying toe character donald trump as a blip in american history, a fouryear mistake that can be moved away from. If hes reelected, it would represent a fundamental change in how the United States operates. There is a saying, elections have consequences. Not a lot of americans will vote on who membership,ut it is a very real consequence of the not the United States stays in the organization or leaves. Now we turn to the u. K. Of its plans to manage the covid economic crisis. The chancellor of theer exche rishi sunak says the government will pay businesses around 1200 in a Job Retention bonus for each furloughed person brought back and employedhrgh january. Also plans for a 2. 5 billion kickstart scheme to create thousands of job placements for 16 to 24yearolds. He is also announced a stamp duty holiday on the first 500,000 pounds of ses in ireland and new england. People are anxious about losing their job, about unemployment rising. We are not just going to accept this. Thale need to know although hardship lies ahead, no one will be left without hope. E this was position response. He very first thing the chancellor must do is prevent additional economic damage due to the slow Public Health response of his government. As we have seen throughout this crisis, the failure to match soaring rhetoric with meaningful actionas consequences for people across our country. Et me show youurome other me announced by the chancellor of the exchequer today. A vat card that would be applied to food, accommodations, and attraction from next wednesday to the mdle of january. And then everyone will be getting 50 off meals. This applies to 10 pounds ahead for adults andre chi apply monday through wednesday. They eat out to help out discount means people can get up to 10 unds off her head if they diedut between monday and dine out between monday and wednesday in august. Businesses can then claim the money back and the funds will be back in their accounts within five working days. This cafe owner told morthe extra suwould make surviving this year unlikely for many trars. It is good for people to go out and spend within t industry. Hopefully, give the industry a boost, so small businessesan thrive, as opposed to just get by. It has been warmly received by the hospitality sector. A leading figure in the food and drink industry for decad. It is to be welcomed that there is a vat down to 5 . Make and 0 . Why they didnt hopefully, it will be passed on to the customer. Todays measures are music to the years of the u. K. s three point 2 million hospitality workers, but with social distancing still in place, will there be space for those who choose to venture out . O turn back to t coronavirus because there s been a shift from the world health organization. Previously, it played down the possibility of wrbt is called ne transmission. Now it says there is emerging evidence that covid19 can be spread via tiny particles in peoples breath. The theory i when an infected person exhales, micro droplets remain spended in the air. They can then be inhaled by others. Wa the who has emphasized infection by larger droplets that fall onto surfaces, but here is what it is saying now. We believe we have to be open to this evidence and understand its implications regarding the modes of transmiion and also regarding the precautions that need to be taken. Advicthis is confirmed on how to avoid infection may change. Here is more from the bbc health correspondent. There has beeny row in the academic world between virologists around the world whether it is airborne or not. This time, the reason the who has had to take notice is a letter by 230 doctors, clinicians, written to the journal for infectious diseases, ying that it was time for the who to take notice. They cited things like a choir practicen Washington State and also a restaurant in china where people fell ill even though they were not within a matterf a few feet of sick people. That is why it has become so saent now. In a few minutes, a ful update on the coronavirus pandemic in latin america, where there is a continuing spike in cases. Scotlands first minister nica sturgeon says from friday people riving in scotland from dozens of countries will no elnger have toisolate for 14 days. Ee is silar to the one issued for england last she says spain and serbixewould not bet from the measures prevalence of the coronavirus there. With the relevant authosties as wellith airports and airlines to gather more information on control of what other medications such as testing we could possibly put in ac an alternative. This has been a very difficult decision, but as i hope i have demonstrated koday, and iw i have taken some time to do it, it is evidence driven. It is motivated onat by a determn to protect scotland as far as possiblerg fm a rece of this virus in the weeks ahead. We are here in the bbc newsroom. Our lead st is that america has over 3 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, much more than any otheecountry in thorld. Let me run through some of the main stories. Human rights watch report says 140 bodies f have bend in burkina faso in west africa, where Government Forces are fighting a jihadist insurgency, and they say tres evidence of extra judicial killing the army. The u. N. Says its aid agencies dont have the resources to fight famine in yemen. They say die or Economic Conditions are driving families toward starvatio the collapse of the economy has caused a 30 rise in the cost of food in the last few years. A new National Security office has been a opened in hong kong, placing mainline ants in the art of the territory for the first ti. This is one element of the sweeping new security law which outlaws criticism of chinas government. Melbourne has begun its lockdown, meaning 5 Million People are being told y at nthome except for esl trips. Wednesday was the third day in a row the state of victoa recorded more than 100 covid19 cases. Some of those are linked to nine Public Housing towers that e under hard lockdown, in other words, no leaving. 3000 peoe are affected by that , and the police are making sure they stay put. One of the residence is a 21yearold student. Initially, we were not allowed to leave the towers to go shopping ortock up. There was a miscommunication as to what was supposed to occur. S there avy Police Presence immediately, even prior to the announcement going o th was made on live t, rather than direct contact with the residents themselves. I do believe there is slightly less than the first three days of lockdown, but there is still Police Presence at every access point. Communicate with neighbors,o mobile phones. We would like to limit the physical communication or contact with our neighrs. Our department of health and services drops off food that was not culturally appropriate on the first night. The shopping was delivered in Early Morning around 4 00, 0 a. M. , maybe hours after he was being requested emergency items such as baby formula. There was a b comnication issue initially, and a supply issue. Fortunately, yesterday set of groceries. Eived the first personally, me and my family, we were content with what we received. A number of cases in australia is low in a global context. Nearly 9000 have been recorded california recorded on tuesday. The focus is on the risinte infection ran victoria. It is now one of the many checkpoints on the new closed state border between New South Wales and victoria. Rons of thousands of people would normally c over in both directions every day for workmi, to visit , or for medical appointments. Now the new permits before being allowed to new southes w as the covid19 spike continues in melbourne. Tate capital we are all known bernie and snow when it mes to the challenges we face. We are all victorians now because we are all australians, and that is where the challenges right now. For the twin cities on a New South Wales side and on the victoria front, this is a community now divided. There is a feeling of uncertainty about how people and businesses will get by. The mood here is one of confusion. In a community that has not been split li that in 100 years. It is also step back for australia which until recently had the virus under control, but that has all changed because of what is happening 300 kilometers south of the border in melbourne. Health officials are worried about how quickly the virus is holding taki hold again, with melbourne in aore dangerous position than when the pandemic began. Its a stark reminder that the covid19, things can get a lot worse, even after they s bm to be gettiter. I want to bdang you a full te on covid19 in latin america. Updates on mexico, uruguay, and brazil in a moment. Colombia has extended its locked down by two weeks. Case numbers continue ke. It has 124,000 cases and. 4500 deaths locked unrestricted will now last into august. This is the center of columbias outbreak, the surrounding region accounts for 3 of cases and over half of the deaths. Uruguay next. We have not tked about it much because unlike its neighbors argentinand brazil, it has largely kept the virus under control. Out of a population of 3. 5 29 deaths. Here are a because of these low figures, uguay welcomed its First International flight on friday after a ban. I should note, only nationals, residents, and diplomats are allowed to enter in brazil, president Jair Bolsonaro told us he tested positive for covid19. Here he is talki about a pill he is taking, andro un medication. He says he is feeling great. Inevitably, that video has gone viral, with his supporters and opponents. In mexo, the figures are sobering. More than 260,000 confirmed cases, 32,000 hs. However testing remains relatively low, so the figures may be higher. The mexican president is in washington at the moment, his first visit since being elected. He took a commercial flight come it took economy class, and wore a mask as the rules state that he should. Good to speak with you, rafael. Why has the president chosen to go to washington now . That is a question that a lot of media in mexico aing themselves. There are no big security threats to mention right now. Eth is the mexican esident is saying they have to celebrate the coming of the new trade deal which was touted by trump, canada, and mexico, and they arehe celebrating usmca, which will come into eect right now. O i also want task you about mexicos drug cartels. They are responding the pandemic in a number of ways. This article dcribes how they are trying to recruit pilots out of work because of the panmic. E job is line drives from venezuela to mexic the reward is 177,000 for a single flight. One pilot told the newspaper, old aircraft, ask to land on highways, roads, and crops. He says if t government or the narcos dont kill you because they dont want, witnessu die on the plane. Help us understand the moves of these cartels king during the pandemic. Cartels is very complicated, especially with o cartel. Ey have been hiring and employing people during the pandemic whoave no money to get along during the crisis. Specifically with the pilots, one pilot said he earns 800 for pay with the airlines as you werein s the salary offered by the cartels is much higher. So the situation for some pilots. Ntthese messages areesting because these messages are being sent to pilots through social media platformsfacebook, instagram. Also through whatsapp, with groups that are pilots. I have to apr you about ident Jair Bolsonaro. He knew what he was doing when he took the treatment for covid19, which he knows is proven not to work. Surely, this video has been watched millions of times. Yes. A lot of the videos that he is posting on his social media platforms, whee h is seen in his home, there has been a lot of criticism and backlash in regards to him. One particular column that we saw in one of the dailies in brazil said that the president should die from coronavirus, and it generated a lot olash. It was saying that the president may double down on saying that this is just a little cold, if he overcom it. A month ago but it is worthore asking again given the state of the pandemic. To whategree are latin american countries coordinating as they face this virus . Limited aspects amongin very themselves. Ieach country h own separate set of rules. Codination does not seem to be getting along as well as we might expect. Thank you very much indeed. Live in miami. If you speak y spanish, can get coverage of the covid19 crisis by bbcmundo. Com. Otherwise, bbc. Com news, or you can download our bbc news app. Bye bye. Narrator funding for this presentation of this program is provided by. Language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. Raymond james. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewyos like you. Than yuyi i came to the unitedpbs. States when i was 24 years old. I did not speak any english. I lt very, very lost, really not knowing what to do with my life. 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