Transit travel permit system after crowds at metro stations. And south koreas election, which saw high turnout, despite the coronavirus. Thank you for joining us. Worlds has he regrets the u. S. President s decision to suspend funding for the agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Is reviewing. H. O. The impact of the funding withdrawal and will work to fill any financial gaps. Largest is the agencys donor, providing it with 400 million last year. Donald trump halted that funding accusing the body of mismanaging pandemic. When we are divided, the virus exploits the cracks between us. We are committed to serving the worlds people and to accountability for the resources with which we are entrusted. Course, performance in tackling this pandemic will be reviewed by Member States, and the independent bodies in place to ensure transparency and accountability. Focus, isur focus, my on stopping this virus and saving lives. Trumps decision sparked alarm and condemnation. Dangeroussi called it and said it would be challenged. The billionaire philanthropist and microsoft cofounder bill gates, whose foundation is the agencys secondbiggest owner, wrote this on twitter. Holding funding for the World Health Organization during a crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of covid19, and if that is stopped, no other organization can replace them. The world needs the who or than ever. Cross to our white house correspondent. She joins us now from washington. Correct me if i am wrong. The president does not have the power himself to suspend or stop this payment. It has to go through congress. Why do you think he has made this statement and why in the middle of a crisis . There is no question polics the u. S. President , who is running for reelection, is looking for someone to blame. There is certainly already, across the United States and the world, some review of the World Health Organization, but the u. S. President has taken that a step further and now is firmly pointing the finger against that body in order to try and perhaps share some of the blame in terms of the response, given the fact the number of infections and deaths in the United States are so high. Americanse 614,000 infected with covid19 and the number of deaths has spiked in the last 24 hours, now being recorded at 30,000. The u. S. President is defending his actions of suspending funds, saying he will never hesitate to take necessary steps to protect the health and safety of the american people. At the same time, there are many members of his own task force that are defending the relationship between the United States and the World Health Organization, specifically the head of the centers for Disease Control or cdc. Here is what he had to say about the partnership between the United States, the cdc, and the World Health Organization. Cdc and w. H. O. Has had a long history of working together, as we continue to do. Productive a very Public Health relationship. We continue to have that. You mentioned numbers earlier. Give us more of an overview about the virus situation in the u. S. Reporter this is still a country that is in the midst of a crisis, and that crisis is exacerbated in some areas and not as serious in others, but it is still a country that is grappling to deal with this and has not gotten ahead of the socalled curve. While we have had encouraging data in terms of flattening of the country is still in the midst of combating this disease. We see it manifesting across the country, whether here in washington, d. C. , where the mayor has extended the stayathome order for another month that means schools are closed, only nonessential rather, only or essential businesses are allowed to remain open, but essentially, the Nations Capital is shut down. Further north in michigan you have demonstrations. People unhappy with the stayathome orders feeling they are arbitrary. In new york city, the epicenter of his outbreak, the governor is saying people cannot leave the house without facial coverings. Economic impacts. Less than 24 hours from now we are going to get unemployment numbers coming out. We know it is not going to be good. We are hearing the number could be above 22 million americans now that have lost their jobs overnight as a result of coronavirus. Crisis, wet of this know the u. S. President is working hard to reopen the economy. Again, it is not going to be the flip of a light switch as one of our top Infectious Disease specialists has said. Just the opposite. This is going to happen slowly and more rapidly in certain parts of the country, given the fact this country is still battling covid19. Washington. T in thank you. For the first time, a u. S. President s name will be printed on federal relief checks. Asricans are receiving 1200 part of a stimulus package to boost the economy. Many will get a direct deposit into their bank account. Those receiving paper checks will see president donald j. Trump printed on the lefthand side. Treasury officials have denied reports that distribution of the checks was delayed because trump wanted his name on it. 20 of the Worlds Largest economies have agreed to put the debt of the poorest countries on hold. The g20 nations agreed to freeze debt payments for a year and urged private lenders to do the same. Top eu leaders are urging Member States to Work Together on using lockdown measures. The European Commission has warned moving too quickly could have devastating effects. Sweden appears to be paying the price for its softer approach to the virus. Its death toll has jumped sharply to 1203. 170 deaths were reported wednesday, up from 114 the previous day. As cases rise in russia, the launch of digital travel permits haselp police the lockdown halted long queues at metro stations. Hit europe, its Member States divided along national lines, creating a password response. Patchwork response. The question of when and how to consider lifting restrictions is problematic. Austria, finland, and denmark have begun a tentative path to normality. At eu headquarters, the Commission President wants the European Union to set the pace. She warns in the borderless member area, the piecemeal strategy will undermine mundane tasks. Peopleo not want to have moving from one member state to the next to use this opportunity. It is important that the coordination between neighboring an excellent is one. Good neighbors speak with each other. In spain, the number of new deaths fell on sunday. The country still has one of the toughest lockdowns in the eu. In the first parliamentary session singed since controls were imposed, there was a debate about exit strategy. 47 million spaniards have been confined with no hope other than two more weeks of lockdown because you are incapable of carrying out a plan four masked testing. Mass testing. The confinement measures are working because we began with a daily infection rate of 35 . Today we are at 3 . That is a consequence of increasing the number of kits. Measures are saving lives and benefiting spaniards regardless of where they live. Russias Virus Outbreak is on an upward trajectory and restrictions are tighter on wednesday, creating traffic gridlock around the capital of moscow. , anybodyexceptions outdoors needs a permit in the form of a machinereadable qr code. To Security Officers having check each one manually, crowds built at metro stations. On social media, the citys mayor said he had intervened to prevent seams being repeated. All of which risks losing sight of the ongoing struggle of medical staff and their patients. With more than 85,000 deaths and rising, europe remains the worlds worsthit region in terms of coronavirus fatalities. Earlier, theioned death toll has risen sharply in sweden, which has taken a softer approach to the virus. A further 170 deaths were confirmed wednesday, up from 114 the previous day and much lower figures than the weekend. More than 1200 people have died from the virus in the country and 12,000 have tested positive. Sweden has come under criticism for resisting the lockdown measures adopted by other european countries. Reporter today they have reported the greatest new number of deaths since this crisis began, 170. However, they say this is exaggerated because there was a lower number reported over the easter weekend. Opposite to it being the greatest number of deaths, they say the level is actually going down. But they are coming in from a great deal of criticism. One of their harshest critics has said today the only way to undo the damage, what she is calling a highrisk social experiment, is to immediately put stockholm in lockdown. What the Health Agency would say is, ok, we are mainly recommending things, but people are generally following them. People are working from home in great numbers. People are holding social distance. People are not visiting elderly relatives. Is ok to an extent in a general sense, but there are parts of society that cannot do this. Ago i was ineeks an area that, like the hardest affected boroughs of new york, is a place where people live closely together, often large families in the same apartment. I spoke to the Somali Community there, some of the elders for the initial people to die in the corona crisis. They have been pointed out as one of the worst affected parts of society. They cannot work from home. They are taxi drivers, bus drivers, nurses. They have to go to work on the frontline. And they are being heavily affected now. A senior Brazilian Health official leaving the countrys fight against the coronaVirus Outbreak has resigned. Senior members of Brazils Health ministry have been at odds with the president bolsonar o over the virus. He has played down the gravity of the virus. Local media have also been speculating the Health Minister will be fired in a matter of days. From bogota, it is not great to have a senior Health Official resign in a pandemic. What do we think is behind it . Definitely. Especially this official. Liveira had been leading the task against the virus in brazil , a man who designed practically all the measures that have been introduced by the brazilian also a verynd trusted man, the minister of , mandetta was seen sitting next to him everyday in the briefings. He was openly criticizing the bolident for the fact that sonaro has been minimizing the impact of this crisis, playing down the risks that coronavirus brings to brazil, saying he still thinks the country should be reopened. And we understand that after his resignation, wanderson de oliveira sent an email to his age saying it is clear at this point bolsonaro will sack the minister of health at some point this week, and that he wanted to start preparing himself and his team to leave together with the minister. Haveinister and bolsonaro been at odds publicly about the fact that the minister is insisting stringent restrictions need to be put in place. They have been put in place in a number of regions across brazil, but not nationwide. Understand that all sonora bolsonaro is considering to sack him in the coming days. Mandetta himself has been speaking to a number of people in his ministry saying he will remain in place until somebody to take his place will be found by the president , just because having this kind of crisis in the middle of a pandemic could be very dangerous in a country that is already at the center of the spread in latin america, with more than 25,000 cases and 1500 people who have died already. Meanwhile, going to columbia where you are speaking to us from, the government has said it will send 4000 older and weaker to try to contain the spread in prison. Two inmates died in the past days. Have seen another country in other countries struck by covid19 how prisons have been the focal point of contagion. What reaction has there been in columbia to this decision by the government . Reporter it is a decision that was expected. It is coming not only after two inmates have died, it is also coming almost a month after some of the worst riots columbia has ever seen inside prisons. Particular in the capital 23 inmates died. 83 people were wounded during those riots, which shows just how bad overcrowding is in prisons. Not only here, but across the country. There were expectations for a decision to come from the government. There were talks for up to 15,000 inmates to be released or sent home to home detention. The government decided this will be for 4000 of them for at least six months, at least for now. This is definitely something that was expected inside the prisons, were tensions remain high, fearing a possible spread of the covid19 disease. Thank you. Hour,to come in this half trying to find the truth in occupied East Jerusalem. Why Coronavirus Infection numbers could be twice the published rate. Plus. Dames great bell rings again a year after the cathedral was devastated by a fire. A lot of finance sunny weather across europe at the moment. High pressure very much in charge. Areas of cloud and rain, lowpressure. Some disturbed weather in scandinavia. Into the western side of russia. Lively weather toward greece and turkey. Some snow across the greek mountains recently. It will clear up over the next couple of days. I wish i could say the same for spain and portugal. This area of low pressure is going to continue bringing wet weather through thursday and into friday. Warm generally dry, sunshine around paris. 20 degrees celsius in london. Still seeing showers around the western side of russia on thursday. These will move further east friday. To the southeast, it brightens up. Sunshine coming through. Wet weather coming into england and wales. Staying unsettled across a good part of spain and portugal. Some wet weather also affecting the far northwest of africa. One or two showers in northern libya. A reminder of the top stories. The head of the World Health Organization says he regrets Donald Trumps decision to suspend u. S. Funding for the agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. This as the death toll in the u. S. Is reported to have passed 30,000. In sweden, the country has resisted lockdown restrictions with a further 170 deaths. Health care officials have warned using restrictions too quickly could have devastating effects. A senior Brazilian Health official leaving the countrys fight against the coronaVirus Outbreak has resigned. There is speculation that the Health Minister could be fired this week. In occupied East Jerusalem, there is concern the coronavirus is spreading through palestinian neighborhoods undetected. The number of cases rose to 41 this week, but health workers. The real figure may be double that. At this hospital in occupied East Jerusalem, an improvised new ward has been set up. 16 beds ready to isolate patients who test positive for coronavirus. Five patients have been moved to other hospitals. Some were infected by one man visiting his father in a geriatric word. Hospital directors as the Israeli Government has failed to prepare East Jerusalems Health System to tackle the pandemic. Not enough active equipment. 23 ventilators between three hospitals serving 350,000 people. This is why we urged our please our population, stayathome. If the upgrade goes out of control, there is nothing we can do. The israeli Health Ministry has said covid19 patients from East Jerusalem could be treated in the west of the city and that a major outbreak is not expected. Cases here have started to spike despite attempts by local committees to enforce lockdown measures. Israeli occupation was not happy with this. They clashed with the groups. I think israel must understand all humanity, we are in a war against corona. It is not the time for issues like who is sovereign. Reporter jerusalem has the highest numbers of any city on the israeli ministries list. It has been reported Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods account for three quarters of them. Officials say palestinians have abided by the lockdown restrictions. They may have been protected by a younger average age and fewer contacts with people who have been overseas. There has also been a lag between Testing Facilities being set in jewish areas and palestinian once. More and more Testing Centers are opening for residents of occupied East Jerusalem, but the concern is the delay is preventing Health Authorities from getting an accurate picture of how widespread this disease is. Palestinian israeli population has demanded greater testing capacity. Now he is calling on palestinians to use it, putting aside worries about social stigma. In order to convince people that it is wrong not to be tested. It is right to go and to be tested for the sake of yourself and your community. Reporter the Israeli Government committed to provide testing for 150,000 palestinians living in parts of East Jerusalem cut off by the separation wall after a Court Petition by palestinian israeli rights group. More densely packed communities where the scale of the spread has been, so far, unknown. The israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and his rival benny gantz are less than two hours away from their deadline to form a coalition government. The two were supposed to finalize an agreement monday. The president ed for an extension. Both have expressed a desire to form a coalition as the Coronavirus Crisis is worsening. Israel could face its fourth election in 18 months. South koreas parliamentary election has resulted in a big win for the governing Democratic Party and a high voter turnout. It is one of the first countries to hold an election during the pandemic and many see it as a referendum on the governments handling of the crisis. Reporter as soon as possible been, it became clear people were turning out in large numbers. If they were worried after weeks of social distancing, they did not seem to show it. I think they are doing it quite safely. They are taking measurements and doing it right. Koreans and people around the world are equally concerned, but we should not cancel. We should hold elections. Of early two days voting last weeks record numbers, including coronavirus patients able to vote in specially segregated polling stations. Special arrangements are being made for the thousands of South Koreans currently in selfquarantine. To leave their homes and vote, so long as they are not showing symptoms. At the end of regular polling, some stations are being kept open just for them. This outbreak has changed the way Candidates Campaign and what they are campaigning on. The issue of north korea has been significant in all elections, until now. This person used to be the north Korean Deputy ambassador in london until his defection. He has now won election in south koreas most affluent district. National Security Issues are no exception to this friend situation. Current situation. Reporter the leader of an Opposition Party volunteered to help out in the epicenter. His partys popularity has improved. Jaein wasnt moon lacking in opinion polls with domestic scandals and poor Economic Performance until his handling of the outbreak, which has been widely viewed as a success. I got more interested in his election because of coronavirus. I am looking at how politicians are responding to it. Moon has handled the outbreak well. I will vote accordingly. Reporter a majority of the electorate agreed. This ballot giving moons governing party a convincing win. And giving South Koreans a further milestone in the struggle back to normal life. Lockdown will be imposed in libya for 10 days on friday for the spread of the coronavirus. Restrictions will allow people to be outside on foot for four hours each morning to purchase basic supplies. Areas under control of Khalifa Haftar have loosened restrictions. Libya has reported 35 infections and one death. Russian investigators have released dramatic new video of a train crcrash that happepened at a year ago. The plane had to make an Emergency Landing in may, 2019. Only 30 minutes after taking off. Airliner,ulfed the killing 41 of the 78 people on board narrator on this episode of earth focus, Climate Change is forcing traditional Dairy Producers to look for more sustainable methods. In central california, farmers have found wayays to reduce and evenen reue methane gas, while in eastern africa, drought is creating a market for an unexpected source of milk