Serving a sentence amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak in prisons we hear from his legal team. It was good to listen. To the. Judge is really just. A little too close to. Hello there this is Art International from moscow its just so 4 pm here now this thursday im kevin. To this 30 minute world news roundup 1st coronavirus is rapidly spreading out around the world the current number of confirmed cases globally stands at nearly half a 1000000 and as of this hour today the death toll has moved beyond 22000 the amount of recoveries there was also on the rise over 117000 thats roughly a quarter of all known infections. Some of the latest developments to report to you russia has registered its 1st 2 deaths from covert 19 so far it currently has 840 cases with more than half of those infected here in moscow all International Flights are said to be grounded from tonight going into tomorrow except for those bringing citizens home moscow and regions across russia have started introducing a series of tight restrictions to halt the spread of the deadly virus our Senior Correspondent regards to explains more. Well unfortunately they were in the demographic that is most vulnerable to the. Virus a 73 year old and an 88 year old with Underlying Health conditions so they developed severe pneumonia and all of their other illnesses came to fore and unfortunately both of them died there had been reports of another casualty earlier on the victim of the virus but doctors later reclassified that to. Do a blood clot so so far 2 casualties to the world of virus in russia 840 people confirmed infected russia has so far carried out more than 200000 tests cruel virus tests and 140 about 140000 people remain under medical observation in self isolation and quarantine musher from the initial from the get to took took the entire at the democrats it was among the 1st countries that clues that border with china restricted air travel and now they have ended all air travel with every country in the world aside from charter flights that are bringing back russian citizens from abroad people who have been stuck in stuck in other countries moscow itself russia itself is going down on something of a quarantine Vladimir Putin came out yesterday with a wide variety of proposals on how to limit the spread of this virus so far russia has been spared the worst of it it isnt suffering anywhere near what europe or the United States are for example and the government seems determined to keep it that way so starting in the 30th of march there will be a paid week of the everybody by the way the World Health Organization is welcomed what russia has done said that russia has prepared thoroughly. Will for the epidemic and mitigate the damage as much as possible some of the harshest measures in russia coming into effect in moscow so started on the 30th of march all restaurants will be shut out shut down all cafes and the de mint venues gyms and swimming pools of already been closed down parks as well for the 1st time in living memory parks shut russia for now preparing for the worst but hooping for the best resorting to right now and so kosofsky host of the epidemic series here in r. T. Spoke with people returning home to russia from viral hotspots about what theyve been through in their quarantines. Just how did you end up in this hospital. Right by a plane at 11 am from bologna to moscow and i went into self isolation the next day to 815 i opened my door and was met by a medical school or i was really afraid that i would like people in plague suits that would yeah exactly i noticed i had a message at 8 in the morning which i only read later that said al flight had people infected with corona virus they moved promptly they gave me just 20 minutes together my stuff and then shoot me away in a medical be call last quarter and ambulance. Yes and i was taken here welcomed filled and documents then they made me under arrest and all my clothes were put in a bag and disinfected all my things were wiped clean i pads telephones everything i had on me they gave me temporary clothes for a day while my clothes were being disinfected. So you were here for how long as a 6777 say you are here what exactly do you do. In the evening and i have a class with my students online i teach painting at the circus on the institute. In the morning i have an Online Sports class i do this every day with my personal trainer i think im already thinner. I flew out from italy because my friends and i couldnt get through on the phone to hospitals even the ones not dealing with the coronavirus i thought it would be safer to just get out and back to moscow im currently in the safest place to take care of yourself at home those of you who can. Actually the world as it were lexie did you wear your olympic tracksuit on purpose in your love of the dont dont shake my hand youre in quarantine dark we are tell us how did you end up self isolating in the system of the can we still have 2 stages of world cup left. One had already taken place in luxemburg theyve been proposed a 1000 times already. Initially it was supposed to be in rome and then only luxembourg could take leadership in also news of all these delays were because of the coronavirus to move troops as. We train for 4 days fenced in the whole team got on the coach we arrived in frankfurt and flew back to moscow. They called me later saying you were in frankfurt you have to self isolate a little of the summer is that its. So you got a phone call we have to put its a computer muslim i cant argue with that its quite normal and i want to use this one who if i can save myself then in this epidemic i can save dozens more or maybe even a 100 more people. And get the message across look at this new picture. Of this thursday in a clear message the russian aerobatic group 1st flight youre watching here theyve been writing out some sound advice with stay home and resist this written in both russian and english its all in support and solidarity with citizens here who are spending time in quarantine yourself isolation because of the pandemic lever there nice little thing to do the big thing to do all right lets look at whats happening elsewhere around europe the french president has given the green light to operation resilience a military plan that will see the Army Deployed to help with the logistics and medical support there in defeating coronavirus. I have decided to launch operation resilience it will be entirely devoted to providing aid in support of population these as well as to supporting Public Services to deal with the corporate 19 epidemic both in mainland france and in the French Overseas departments. Now whats the plan for the army as he visited a makeshift Field Hospital on wednesday its been forced to take patients as regular hospitals are struggling right now with the virus paris has also promised a Huge Investment for the Health Care System but medical workers in front say they feel its been a Long Time Coming with demands going back for said investment more than a year already so with the extra money being promised by governments worldwide on the back of mass quarantine shiela do bensky next looks at why the money wasnt injected before and for how long nations can keep up the spending. Economies across the world have ground to a halt kilian measures have been announced. To the government offering to pay full salaries to cannot work there is a scramble to inject amounts of money into the system to counter the economic fallout of the pandemic the costs are expected to exceed germany from economic crisis to natural disasters in recent decades as knock downs are implemented with no clear end in sight the real question perhaps is now how long could the world afford this this pandemic has brought the 3rd and most serious economic financial and social crisis of the 21st century the strict measures applied around the world although essential to control the spread of the virus plunge our economies into an unprecedented paralysis from which they will not come out easily or automatically already we know that some 67000000. 00 us citizens are worried about how they going to pay their credit card bills because of the pandemic other fears about finding money for the more essential basic needs of life accommodation and food while the multitrillion for now will keep things taking a long and over some point that will end governments will have to choose between keeping the economy running or treating populations it is impossible to leave even in self isolation and to cure people if we do not continue the Economic Activity that quite simply allows us to live in this country our daily life so that eating out to restaurants going to the cinema meeting friends perhaps for a drink or even having a haircut these are all activities that contribute to. Keeping our economies taking over the money top sliced off by our governments in taxes then goes towards paying for essential services be that the doctors and nurses who are currently at the frontline of the war against covert 19 all the ability to purchase ventilators and other essential medical equipment governments need money and money comes from a healthy working economy we have already been warned that when containment measures finally and this will not be over the virus will not magically disappear. This idea that if you close schools and shut restaurants for a couple of weeks you solve the problem and get back to normal life thats not whats going to happen this virus is going to be circulating potentially for a year or 2 so we need to be thinking on those times goes. Social distancing may provide a rest spike from infection peak rates the socalled flattening the curve model but the impact that could have term economies could some believe provoke spikes in deaths elsewhere in the u. S. State of massachusetts a Suicide Prevention hotline has seen a surge in cools the majority of people call me lately im mentioning all talking about fear of contract in the virus Economic Impact and prison loneliness or isolation we anticipate and there will be an increased need for Services Like ours for a time to come in countries where social safety nets on particularly robust or or perhaps nonexistent this is a real concern President Trump is well aware of this that despite lawmakers agreeing on a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package trump knows like china he may have to prioritize the economy we have people get tremendous anxiety and depression and you have suicide over things like this when you have a terrible economy you have death probably i mean definitely would be in far greater numbers than the numbers that were talking about with regard to the virus governments who they enact a draconian lockdowns now face an even bigger di lemma given that a vaccine for the virus is still possibly a year or even 2 years away and that were being warned by Health Experts that kovac 19 will remain a deadly force when recess or taishan of the Financial System becomes the more pressing issue how will they sell the exit strategy from containment. Yeah back to the here and now the Health Crisis is smashing into economies and hurting Small Businesses and freelancers are this bits new in over 3000000 people in the u. S. Applied for Unemployment Benefits just last week but numbers unlikely to stop anytime soon with the virus still spreading rapidly across the 50 states we heard from economics professor Richard Wolffe who believes action should have been taken much earlier. We are growing worse condition of unemployment now when unemployment goes up right along like every conceivable struggle szell problem we. Are all little child that you warst you name it golds read it thats one of the reasons you can either believe predict the fallout of all of this everything that government has done since we 1st learned about the a coronavirus in december of last year has been too little and way too late and my judgment as best i can see it now is that this bill are still mostly in the form of h one n finally there will also be true little and julie. Wiki leaks said it in june in a songe is being denied bail in the United Kingdom is Health Concerns over code 19 strike fear into prisons just recently one prisoner has been confirmed dead in the country because a coronavirus is trailing whistleblowers lawyers now say hes at risk in britains high security belmarsh jail weve spoken to claiming at least 100. 00 workers at the facility are off sick with symptoms of the virus. It was pathetic to listen today. To the National Court just relied in on the prison authorities reliable records and there was no coldly 19 pages inside belmarsh prison while we little more lawful good stuff for bill mahers our lives 10 years of our detention has left him in a very poor health these are very vulnerable individual at this moment it is unjust and ensure we made in light of the cries that we will facing. And this international is now calling on the u. K. Authorities then to release julian this sanjay if he is risky is currently awaiting possible extradition to the u. S. After British Police forcibly removed him from his London Ecuadorian Embassy of course weve been holed up for 7 years as sound his lawyers say that on top of existing Health Conditions connected to isolation hes also got a lung problem we spoke to a member of his legal team. Yes. Considering the possibility of an infection outbreak in overcrowded belmarsh prison you understand his Health Condition after almost 7 years of imprisonment he should be released immediately the peculiarity of the prison is that there is a large turnover of people beside it overcrowded already so prisoners are in close contact with each other the British Government itself warns about the situation can appear in prisons in all countries besides assad is not convicted officially in britain hes just going through an extradition process he hasnt been convicted hes not serving a sentence. Of course if Julian Assange is extradited to the United States he could face up to 175 years in prison for leaking confidential data lawyers fear is hearing a possible trial that could be politically motivated over his publishing of ledged u. S. War crimes or wednesday the judge looking into a sound his bail to clearly still pose a flight risk but one former u. N. Expert on arbitrated tension who spoke to us says the coronavirus pandemic now means that that argument falls totally flat 1st of all he sought refuge asylum in Latin American Embassy it well. Is it likely that he could seek refuge in refuge in any similar embassy now i dont think so and it secondly its Free Movement much more restricted today than it has been a month ago so the likelihood of somebody being able to leave the United Kingdom under the extreme. Form of Political Police surveillance that mr sonner misled would be. To use it as a site in press following him its not likely hes house has deteriorated into terrorism thats not a question of finally argument its a question of the man being in a situation where hes health is well hes life he may not survive this. Extra added risk of the current and b demick is extremely serious this man should be kept in isolation in a private facility and not in a prison. Guards international today much more because stick around after the break with the u. K. Bringing in strict new lockdown measures on monday seems some brits are still ignoring the warnings. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest on the world of politics sports im showbusiness ill see you then. Exactly 21 minutes past the hour next hundreds of new coronavirus cases have been confirmed across the u. S. In the last 24 hours with the total number of deaths now over 1000 World Health Organization has warned america could become the next global epicenter of covert 19 in washington the big Decision Makers are divided though over the best measures to take as Constitutional Rights could be put in limbo here we go what here are some of the rights that could be pulled stateside 1st up free speech and possible prosecution for media thats given giving false reports on the coronavirus also the closure of gun shops as nonessential could infringe on the 2nd amendment and theres also discussion on tech giants using geolocation data to track the viruses spread with the privacy of millions to be put in doubt we heard whether its the right call them to put safety 1st over rights during this pandemic we spoke to american constitutional lawyer Robert Barnes and Christian Mancera a lawyer and former congressional candidate. When the government says youre not allowed to leave your home youre not allowed to associate with anyone else for political or religious purposes youre not allowed to purchase a gun youre not allowed to have your privacy protected your medical privacy is no longer fully protected and we can take away your job occupation profession or business or enterprise without due process of law or any compensation none of those are actions that are consistent with the constitution and all of them are the de facto definition in many respects of what the effects of martial law would be so the fact that there is claiming its not martial law simply by relabeling what sounds like martial law in its effect on the Constitutional Rights of ordinary citizens makes it de facto martial law in this context so i think that we were not prepared for this and then were going to think that having the army present allows people to have confidence and trust that the government is doing what they have to do and in no way this is limiting any personal liberty or movement from anybody is just allowing the government to do its job to prevent this from growing creating or causing more of more deaths. As the u. K. Now braces itself for those regular 20 for Health Updates from the Prime Minister and officials on the effects of the coronavirus across the country hospitals in london and facing an unprecedented wave of patients on wednesday it was confirmed that the head of the british throne had been infected Prince Charles testing positive and reporting mild symptoms the 71 year old prince of wales is self isolating then off the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnsons unprecedented step to set up a nationwide lockdown for at least 3 weeks but it seems some britons of funding the measure is unnecessary and inconvenient to them continuing to go out of doors its been called reckless by fellow citizens whove started the hushed cold call of idiots on twitter. If you were. And you want. To break. These bloody idiot seem to think theyre enjoying a summers day in the park the u. K. Is in lockdown for sake its a Lockdown People not a holiday still at home the longer you persist in behaving like idiots the longer this is going to continue people ignoring the key log down and treating it as a special holiday event video its. So as people come to terms with those day to day challenges parts of the u. K. Like empty aside from the odd post he or traffic warden its not just the streets that are bare in britain though either we can report parties polyploid took a quick trip out on the hunt for that medicine cabinet staple personal. Im going out to some essential oils and some painkillers if i can find it right. Standing outside. Near reality. So you have power seeking while. No piracy tomorrow. There are no cars on the street. Or stop parking whartons. It seems to me you buy the well. And its a very considered essential ok this is an amazing thing essential was being carried out there is the post man hello there so thank you for the what. I think. Essential work is see the post man i understand. You to get into the pharmacy excuse me sorry do you have our feet from alt how long havent you had it for our. Latest sorry do you buy some parsley tomorrow. How long have you had it for. 2 weeks. Ever see tomorrow. Again its only thing but when you go there they would you do well thats it for this live update from martys main studios here in moscow and kevin 0 in thank you for watching out this time every day well continue to bring you live bulletins from here in russia also from r t u k theyre going to be on air in fact in 30 minutes from london the team theyre on the team in washington d. C. In the last few years theyre out to america will be on here as well around the clock you can find the latest headlines at r. T. Dont carmen stay in touch with us social media as well many ways to keep in contact with us at r. T. International we thank you for it. As the election cycle rages on the media highlights or even invents to be important even right. What they dont tell you is how the Political Center is collapsing in Todays Campaign is what voters think about the status quo. Thinks. We hear to ask. Welcome to the show from storming the home of the Northern Irish assembly 100 years ago the elderly those of this province to clear the Promised Land for a protestant state after 20 years of peace with things are very different no but were father political change on the way. What is the future of unionism and Northern Ireland today to true leading politicians with very different views as to how the Unionist Community should address the future. Im a mess but assemblyman former leader of the also Unionist Party the assembly is back in business whats going on that storm again changes afoot the election in the republic. The breaks that settlement bring on board the the i. C. C. Whats your reading of how thats going to impact on the medium term a normal the only certainty i think is that the old certainties have gone things have changed tremendously alex i mean if you contrast the visit of Pope John Paul the 2nd in 79 when over a 1000000 came tonight to a mass and the more recent visit of pope francis where to my mind when one greeted him here furtively surge of holiness are really really welcome but dont be touching anything because its not yours anymore you know and 100 years removed i think we look back and say that the old unionist battle cry of home rule was room rule had a certain validity but that validity has gone and in the same way that Northern Ireland was created to have a protestant majority that has gone to we are a minority we are a country of minorities and its not even a question in some unions quarters of why are we going to react to that its a step back from that do you even realize that this is annoyed the case and then once we absorb that fact hi we can react to it and to my mind we react to it by looking at it as an opportunity and truly embracing the diversity that we tried to celebrate of the belfast good friday agreement from 1900 so perhaps some of these initiatives you seem to be trying to build a center of global and or politic
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