Youre watching R T International coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 1 am welcome to the program. We start with the latest on the current a virus which has now claimed almost 13000 lives a worldwide the number of confirmed cases is edging towards 300000. Italy has seen nearly 800 fatalities in the past 24 hours alone the pandemic has now killed more than 4800 tonnes significantly more than died in china and russia stepping in to help the Defense Ministry it will be sending a planeload of disinfection equipment along with a teams of viral just to italy starting on sunday r. G. C. Goes on im joined me earlier in the studio with the details. There is no other place in the world where it is as bad as it is in italy right now so amid this crisis russia is indeed going to help out so what is it doing firstly moscow will be sending personal protection to italians such things as mosques for example also russia is promising to ship mobile disinfection units truck based essentially so that italians can air assault the streets with in fact and spray also russia will be sending some medical equipment to help diagnose and treat more italians all of that will be it will be shipped through the russian Defense Ministry in this small school is joining beijings efforts china has already promised to to help out italians china being the 1st country the origin country of the covert 19 so obviously they have right now they have way more experience with dealing and containing this disease than any other country in the world and the situation in italy is indeed for instance some italians have been massively outraged when it was revealed that their country allowed the United States to ship out of italy and into tennessee. Almost half a 1000000 of covert 1000 testing kits italians saying that how on earth can this be going on when they are dying by the hundreds in italy and theres not enough means to help the italians and their government is giving in just giving it away in the past 24 hours alone almost 800 italians have died let the let the figures sink in for a moment in just the past 24 hours now this number is particularly large because italy is stressing that they are counting not just those who were killed by covert 1000 itself but also theyre counting those who died of preexisting conditions that because of covert 1000 so this fear. 800 almost 800. Is these 2 groups of people combined so this whole thing has put a massive strain on Funeral Homes and nestle and in fact crematoria are saying that they might stop accepting new bodies because theyre overwhelmed with it obviously this situation creates an abnormal amount bringing us to an emergency phase making us very likely to hold for a few days in order to be able to recover some space. For us to use our premises dedicated for the final farewell as you can see this farewell room has become a provisional space so just to give you another example in the town of instantly some some bodies are literally out there in the streets waiting to be waiting to be burnt in the criminal area because they simply cannot its a small town and it has been hit particularly. Even even by italys standards and so a lot of people are dying by their bodies cannot be all processed by the existing means also for instance in palermo in sicily soldiers patrolling the streets to ensure that people are indeed stay home and not expose themselves dangerous so it is really bad and it seems that russias help will be more than welcome at this time of crisis and italian Lawyers Association earlier addressed an appeal to president putin it mentioned the European Unions lack of support for adelaide during the crisis we heard from Alexander Maria to rally president of italys criminal chambers of european and International Law one of the people who penned that letter. I can understand very well the reason why italians are not very very happy because each as you know as they your old time and theyre required to access to this you know to the Central Bureau and we are completely aware d that in case of need we dont receive almost everything we eat directed to good Russian Federation because d we understood that you wrote was not you know very trustful on there this is this is reality and i have a very clear provision that. Could be just 2nd kountry up her u. K. To more about roma from European Union thats why the tragedy unfolding and lay there are still some positive stories one doctor from the city of baghdad now who like thousands of his colleagues across the country is battling the disease recently became a father for the 3rd time. I was on judy in the covered 19 ward when my wife who herself had previously tested positive for the corona virus went into labor but i still tried to stay in touch with her as much so i could and i heard from her until the moment she was taken for a c section my friends and colleagues from the hospital she was asked let me know as soon as my daughter and i was born they told me she and my wife were right my biggest fear at the time was that my wife would have to respect or treat prices during the delivery would end up in intensive care that didnt happen we were very lucky i mean if a girl was tested for covert 19 and the result was negative that we would tell our daughter that she was born in a very difficult time for europe but that she was holding out like a really morea point and we will tell us how much i love thinking about Infectious Disease specialists are about to kowtow believes the lockdown and italy needs to continue to provide an even bigger catastrophe. The epidemic is a dramatic and we are facing a very big epidemic we should keep a very strict measures the whole lockdown in order to reduce the literary still spreading the virus at the same extent that in the center 6 and in this one in part that of italy so you have to remember especially in the north the reason a shortage of. Such as a physician nurses able to face of these at demick very few Infectious Disease expert to our of a level now with the and that is a whole sort of the fact that a considerable number of alcohol work has been contaminated and they are not working optimistic view is are defective that day by day that is a constant percentage of increase of the new cases in respect of the total number of target our goal is to reach as soon as possible d the level of below 10 which means about the transmission as a celebrated that and we can look at the future with a little more hope. Her reasons pay tribute to the doctors and nurses on the frontline of the battle against the deadly virus a chorus of applause was heard from balconies across the capital on friday night. Thank you. More than 12600 cases have been confirmed in france but 450 dead all regions are now factor despite a nationwide lockdown the French Health system is under him are extreme frenchie and sharing with r t france a statement from one medic who volunteered to work with congress patients. My 1st day in intensive care for corona virus patients. Closed premises i want to share my feelings today ive seen terrible things and ive never in my life seen such images. Ive seen people in Critical Condition are called you dont do much because of everything that could take care of yourself take care of your Family Friends you until everyone. Police officers enforcing the lockdown in france are threatening to strike they claim they dont have the basic equipment needed to protect themselves from the virus are to charlotte in ski reports. As millions of people in from own saw in confinement there is a cool group of workers who are continuing the daily grind including police offices. Yet many continue to flout these regulations despite hefty fines and the risk of being locked up in jail. What. The authorities are tearing their hair out over frances citizens known compliance with the confinement restrictions. There are people who think theyre modern day heroes by breaking the rules while they are in fact. When i see people still going to the park to get together or heading to the beach or to open markets they seem not to understand the message from the authorities a lot of our fellow citizens are still taking this too likely but as they blame people for not abiding by the rules the authorities themselves are being accused of not taking proper care of those they placed on the front line unions are furious that the ministry of interior hasnt provided offices with basic equipment such as face mosques so much so the Biggest Police union has warned its members will walk out unless such things are made available there is no reason why we should be victims of a government failure to plan we want to carry out our duties to their fullest but need to be able to guarantee. Our own safety if the police themselves become contaminated or strike who will monitor the streets seducer Security Offices police and other people who are. In the country need to be protected all this porous does not distinguish between Police Medics and of the citizens and were not even sure that we Police Officers not potentially infecting people when we do our checks so we need mosques and other protect quitting and to keep us safe and others. If the police get infected who will be able to keep the peace to morrow as force is quarantined drags along each day the list of what citizens can do is being tightened the police are called part of keeping order here if they walk out if an infection takes hold within the ranks sones could face an uphill battle to carry out its plans in the war on code 19 solar jeevan ski r. T. Pairs economic ramifications of the virus are starting to hit Major Company as the worlds biggest carmaker volkswagen is suspending production worldwide the company which owns brands like skoda audi and porsche built more than 10000000. 00 vehicles last year given the present significant deterioration in the sales situation and the heightened uncertainty regarding parts supplies to our plants production is to be suspended in the near future factories operated by a group bronze the decision fall similar moves by other auto manufacturers toyota b. M. W. And fia are among those who have shut their plants during the crisis in the e. U. Alone the sector is responsible for around 14000000. 00 jobs. In the latest episode of artes boom bust automotive expert the car coach lauren fix told us the Auto Industry will take a long time to recover after the crisis. For the Auto Industry of global basis were looking at a huge impact with every single manufacturer pretty much shutting down production were not just talking about high end cars but everyday cars weve already seen a huge negative downturn when it comes to china theyre off by about 80 percent so far for the 1st quarter but that may change theyre starting to get back on line but here in the u. S. Were looking at last years sales 17100000 cars. Is recommending and theyre stating theyre somewhere around 14900000. 00 we have not seen a downturn like this since 2008 this is going to impact a lot of us because if you look at the dow jones half of it is impacted by the Auto Industry either by a supplier or something that supports the Auto Industry so this is going to be a huge impact and its going to go a long time for us to recover. I dont to be to doom and gloom here but we have had guest after gas telling us we are already facing a recession maybe even a depression is coming will all of these auto manufacturers the giants will they make it out of this crisis or we could see consolidation what is going to happen moving forward. So i think youre going to see some consolidation it makes sense that Companies Partner to Share Technology to share platforms and share drive trains everybody makes it to a leader turbo engine if more people start sharing that technology what thats going to do is allow them to make it personalized when it comes to the vehicle the features themselves so i think youre going to see a lot of consolidation i dont think were going to see anyone going out of business but the impact to the stocks is going to be a long time to turn around theres also some talk about the Auto Industry wanting to delay the implementation of the u. S. Embassy a trade deal known as the new nafta do you know whats going on there. Yeah the us n. C. A. A. Is supposed to start on june 1st but everyones now off no ones working and so this is a problem so they cant get the regulations in place so theyre asking to push it back to delay because thats going to make 75 percent of cars being built here for north america using north american components which is good for restarting the industry but we dont have the regulations in place that are asking to push it back just a little bit its supposed to go in place june 1st and that all depends on this pandemic and how long it takes for us to start were covering the pandemic is starting to show up in the u. S. Job market figures for the countries Unemployment Rate thing one of the largest spikes on record u. S. Labor department has reported several 100000. 00 claims being filed recently Jeffrey Tucker editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research warns that the Global Economy is under severe strain. Is there were i dont even think economists have a word but its not a recession its not its its its unimaginable levels of of shock and the data are going to reflect that even give you a clear prediction what the unemployment numbers are going to look like that were going to be seeing soon but i almost certain that millions have already lost their jobs and this just cannot go on much longer without dismantling everything we call civilized life just just cannot go so the pressure is growing by the day by the hour by the minute tour for the politicians to line up their decisions Public Policy decisions with actual documented health risks which are becoming ever clearer as testing has is going on. Several u. S. Senators are in the spotlight for selling off millions of dollars of shares just before the recent market crash details after this break. This outbreak really highlights that our system for Global Governance is weak and add that not only is it International Health regulations which dozens of countries are currently violating but its just the broader system in which we tackle these challenges and i think this highlights we need to do better in the future i mean for one thing certainly when so many countries are breaking International Curricula sions to make sense to revisit that instruments after this outbreak is over but also our system more broadly for how we govern those challenges that Transcend National borders. To. Go. A little bit messed up bio d. N. A. And something way over the complete im bored now surely isnt such a great thing you know im sure you look better now than when you had hair. Well thats nice of you to say so but i do i went through when i was 25 i knew it wasnt so great then. Welcome back for us on the doors are being accused of cashing in on the kobe 1000. 00 pandemic Insider Trading they offload millions of dollars worth of shares just before the market nosedive allegedly using their privilege access to information and has the story. Richard burr u. S. Senator and head of the Senate Intelligence committee reassured everyone that the Us Government had the coronavirus situation completely under control here is what he said back in march luckily we have a framework in place that says put is in a better position than any other country to respond to a Public Health threats like the coronavirus his words sounded quite calming especially from someone who receives daily briefings about the spread of the coronavirus although a few days earlier he was telling a group of wealthy donors and constituents of a very different story heres a secret recording of richard burr speaking at the Capitol Hill Club we want. You to. She is. Probably. You need to. Burry even offered some advice to his wealthy friends every company should be cognizant of the fact that you may have to travel you might have to look at your employees and judge whether the trip theyre making to europe is essential or whether it can be done on a Video Conference why risk is needless to say accusations are now flying that richard burr used his capitol hill inside info to help out his pals financially you remember when the stock market tanked right and tonight stock market futures are pointing to a higher open after the biggest point drop in history the dow losing more than 2000 points today and lot of investors repriced that a little shy of the crash we started markets in the 2000 point swing on the dow fears over the coronavirus leading to the biggest point drop in History Today well richard burr was pretty well unaffected because the gun loaded up to 1700000 dollars of u. S. Stocks just a week before the plunge now he says this is not because of any Insider Information he had overnight solely on public news reports to guide my decision regarding the sale of stocks on february 13th put richard burr is not the only capitol hill dweller to make some slick stop. Market moves at just the right time. As into tam and sent to bergen private briefings amount coronavirus weeks and then you know how bad it would be to tell the truth to him spouse adonis showing the public that we were fine that she saw 1006 men on the phone he needs to resign senates a buzz should resign and prepared to spend some quality time with a federal grand jury that maybe theres an honest explanation for what he did if there is he should share it with the rest of us immediately otherwise he must resign from the senate and face prosecution for Insider Trading now all of them are saying they had no control over these Investment Decisions theyre also emphasizing that this was just good luck they had no insider knowledge or looks pretty bad especially for senator burr and laughlin who are pretty well connected of course senator byrd the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee he was privy to you know secret briefings on the coronavirus and what the response to the coronavirus was going to be and how bad it might be all of that would be a problem for him as for the the senator from georgia she has a nother problem and that her husband is the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange presumably pretty well connected and shes on a committee that oversees the Health Industry the Bigger Picture here is that we have Public Servants we have members of congress who are using their power and position not only in stock trades the problem is that the u. S. Government has human. Goodies to give out so its impossible for these for some of these people to resist a minute ashville crisis americans want their political leaders to be solving problems managing the issues and getting things done it seems like theyre certainly doing that but on a more personal level caleb mop and r. T. New york meanwhile the u. S. Secretary of state has accused several countries including russia of spreading false information about the pandemic. Issue with this information is there any particular locus for this decision or mission or is a. Pretty diffused unfortunately but weve certainly seen it come from places like china and russia and iran but there are coordinated efforts to disparage what america is doing an activity to and to do all the things the president trying to set in motion here because theres well accusations against russia with this information and thanks about the Coronavirus Spread in europe and the whole world are being disinformation and going to solve this lets take a look at the presumption of innocence is there are you know an avid institution out of there can be any clean dashing you know how it can be used as a part of such an aggressive for informational. Earlier donald trump place the blame for the spread of the coronavirus china store alleging that the situation would not be better if hed known about the virus earlier the president added that he would the world was paying a very big price for beijing suppose that in action join in the blame game accusing china of putting lives at risk. A Chinese ForeignMinistry Spokesperson took to twitter to lash out at the accusations demanding that pompei oh stop lying she noted that chinas efforts have actually saved lives citing the World Health Organization antiwar activists can stone things washingtons accusations of a long running pattern of blaming others while the whole worlds been looking with our admiration at the way socialist countries such as china and cuba have handled this and. The Us Administration has been exposed completely as an effort in dealing with the corona virus trump has discovered that the easiest most least controversial way to deal with a problem in the us is simply to blame it on russia or china. Many people facing quarantine will probably turn to Video Streaming Services to help pass the time but can they cope with a spike and demand and will you be left disappointed artist probably broken has been finding out self isolation where being on it is as much about spending time with netflix as it is about saving your grandma from coronavirus. Catching up with your favorite shows that arent getting one its. A guilt free. Definition but as were all settling in to this florentine. Stream of thought ran though which are our animal videos. Its met lakes and you tube have let us all down this certain concern that the volume of netflix and chilling which is about to take place will break the internet very reducing less streaming quality by 25 percent just when we needed them the most guys pornhub is offering its premium content for free now that its customers. Thats a news break down for this hour if youre looking for more you can always head on over to our website r. T. 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Invasion of iraq which would lead to tens of millions across the middle east killed maimed or displaced coming up in the show as coronavirus displaces all of the news we ask legendary activist and inspiration for the Rolling Stone street fighting man tariq ali if anything has changed since he took part in the biggest global peace protest of the 21st century against the un. Checked imperialism the destroyed iraq and destabilize the world plus as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage europe what does it mean for capitalism kashmir and the future of the worlds most famous publisher julian a songe also more coming up in todays going on the ground but lets go straight to one of the greatest living political activists and writers who has inspired antiwar figures from malcolm x. To John Lennon Tariq Ali joins us from his north london home via skype tired thanks so much for coming on the program i have to declare an interest because you brought me to channel 4 in the 1980 s. And you were my boss but what would you say now to the millions who have been inspired by your work the fight for freedom and justice that youve undertaken in your life what would you say to them who are now profoundly pessimistic about the neo liberal response to a pandemic let alone gross inequality around the world well basically we fight on. Its difficult to come out on the streets because the nature of this epidemic but i think what the epidemic actually teaches us is that the system under which we live is a. Belief lot. And it does not alter the worlds future that is worth living to boarded at its heart i mean the notion that well is the only do not in nature prove the survives and then still this state wealthy people will get their way. By sea