To rebuild the Health Care System. Bring you the latest global headlines this is R T International thanks for joining us. Well lets start by taking an overview of the code 900 pandemic the number of confirmed cases worldwide is now more than 600000 thats up 20 percent over the past 24 hours the virus has claimed more than 27000 lives so far 133000 people have recovered. Lets focus 1st on the u. K. Where the government has been ramping up its coronavirus containment measures police have been given new powers and are deploying drones to ensure that citizens stick to the rules and stay at home. The video message was posted by police in the county of darby sure it urges people to avoid all nonessential movement that includes walking the dog in the pastis Peak District or even going for a long hike instagram as have been singled out to theyre told not to go out of their way to take a good selfie and this governments around the world come up with new ways of fighting the pandemic there are fears that things might never get back to normal and his majesty of takes a look at how the global lockdown could change our lives. This pandemic will and already it is changing us society i do mean the economy or social distancing i mean privacy freedoms these are now a danger to our health this isnt about judgment condemnation or endorsement this is a Global Health crisis many lives are at stake and desperate times call for Desperate Measures but look and see whats happening before our very own eyes troops and Armored Vehicles on the streets of western cities drools patrolling cities and ordering civilians to return to their homes. Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. Nationwide look downs police and troops detaining civilians for violating curfews a lot in the middle east or china but in europe and italy alone more than 100000. 00 people have been charged for violating the law down drones monitor citizens from above where they walk their dogs where they pog where they congregate robots robots patrolled streets governments attending neighbors and friends and family to report each other if they find out someone violated quarantine we have created an online report in porto where people can submit a form to advise of and a gathering that are not in it here is with the guidance and easy to demand on one on one all of this was completely unimaginable a few months ago but its all about. Stopping the virus at whatever cost in the fight against this senator a crisis it is paramount that we anticipate the spread of the pandemic and its likely peak in each country in israel they started tracking peoples movements with their phones to catch those violating 7 quarantine or to warn people who have been someone who was infected in america in europe in russia theyre talking about doing the same thing mobile phones have been turned into tracking devices for our own good they say its hard to argue with that and personally for the duration of the crisis i dont mind my question isnt when this will end this total control my question is will it head and the European Data protection supervisor of stresses that such developments usually do not contain the possibility to step back when the emergencies go home how often the government or police give up powers you dont need me to answer that you know full well yourself were all afraid were all confused and worried for our loved ones fear has gripped world our society because of that we have given up without complaint our freedoms to our governments for our own good im not here to judge im only stating the obvious with the hope that when this nightmare is over and that fear passes will get our freedoms back. Italy has recorded almost a 1900 deaths in just a single day thats the highest figure since the start of the outbreak hospitals there are under huge strain as admissions continue to soar and intensive care unit in the northern italian city of brasher is now running at 5 times capacity we heard from a doctor there who said that the medics are having to improvise to save lives. Or hospitals at the forefront of many aspects of treatment and intensive therapy we have suddenly found ourselves having to invent new treatments and use new machinery that we would have never used in normal conditions. About 2 thirds of the patients spend a long period in intensive care. The number of beds has to be consciously increased because there are always more people coming in than being discharged i spend 13 to 14 hours a day here at the hospital my colleagues have triple their duties and are working night shifts to cope with the influx of patients. And the new reality of self isolation millions of white Collar Workers get to work remotely but for most Blue Collar Workers thats not an option including Delivery Services and the unions in europe of raise concerns about the safety of their staff and he surely do biskit explains. Just a few weeks ago they were deemed unskilled workers im talking about the people who stack supermarket shelves or deliver our groceries books clothes and gadgets now as covert 900 forces us to hunker down in our homes they have become alongside Health Professionals some of the most essential workers of our time without those people we wouldnt be able to run as a nation like you wouldnt have an economy and people wont be able to put food on the table. Just various upsets to issue. New roles at school and roles weve always done. It demonstrates how important. In getting these products out. Just like doctors and nurses who are fighting a war against this virus delivery ringback drivers are also putting themselves on the front line and potentially at risk of be lying if i wasnt if i was saying that it wasnt fear and panic especially with everything thats going on us in the media well weve obviously implemented lots of protective measures and social distancing to make sure that were not at as much risk and that was some minimized as these new kiwi. Because are ensuring essential and non essential deliveries many of those once considered important stuck at home either an able to be economically active or at best working remotely the french and british governments are amongst those that have offered to cover a significant proportion of the wages of people who called to be in their place of work during the lockdown unions warned that this led to a feeling of inequality. There is an impression of an equality between blue and white Collar Workers Truck Drivers delivery and postal workers those in trade and management many employees are in the front line mostly women in the working class and like the executives who shuddered when they didnt leave for their holiday homes this is causing more and more anger theres also concern that remote work is only possible if youre a socalled white Collar Worker so if you tend ball work as a salesperson in a closed shop its pretty impossible right now to continue that type of employment now these roles are often based on short term always 0 hours contracts meaning employers dont have to keep the morning when they need to tighten their belts give food already precarious nature of such work if containment measures become the new norm while a vaccine is being sought could promote working itself why didnt economic inequality show that you can ski r. T. Paris. And we got some reaction to the story from political commentator. Market analyst craig. Really its a test to to our enemies and throw away were out of this in the next few months this is obviously our present situation in iraq and were afraid things like this for a long long are its the old train obviousness which is really really vulnerable to these kinds of shocks and you know a little longer they become i dont find ive gotten better because im going to where you were means to go on same way and hopefully governments can come together to support their citizens for the next few months or years and right now through this pandemic what were seeing is one of the benefits of being a white Collar Worker is that in many cases and thats not all cases but in many cases the ability to work from home is much easier than maybe even offices previously envisaged we would now that weve been forced into the situation what were learning the more i think want to continue to learn over the coming weeks is once you have the infrastructure in place at home and now many people will have the infrastructure in place its actually much more simple than what we previously envisaged well here in russia a 4th coronavirus patient has died she was a 56 year old cancer survivor with only one lung to russia now has more than 1200 confirmed cases to help contain the spread of the virus starting from today restaurants cafes and shops are closing their doors only supermarkets and pharmacies will remain open food another deliveries are still permitted the public parks are being closed president putin earlier announced a weeklong paid holiday for nonessential workers starting from monday to discuss the pandemic and russias response with rush alis the countrys top pediatric surgeon and an expert at the World Health Organization dr rochelle told us that this crisis is a test for humanity. Sure humanity has endured other terrible epidemics the plague and cholera before this one weve had 3 other types of corona virus this is another one and will not last forever this is a new virus it will also pass but with losses is the question. Will. The hype the fear mongering for russia i am for size is not very relevant the situation in russia is not so tragic the media will not be able to ask collate the cas to russia i support the measures if a quarantine was imposed factories and transport would stop and this would cause a collapse that is worse than the virus. It is good that you know im not a fortune teller in a best case 2 or 3 months. For me this is a test a few manity how ready we are for up and dammit if i were an examiner looking at what is happening in need to leave spain and other countries i would give a c. Minus great the most important lesson for us is to rebuild the Health Care System we must be prepared for serious disasters we must be prepared for serious pandemics we must be prepared for serious terrorist attacks we must be prepared for everything and above all our Health Care System must be prepared. For us as Health System is currently coping and that is not as overstretched as in some countries frontline workers are there and bring round the clock to keep the virus that includes one of those by the airports which seem to be brothers that decided to show their appreciation. It was him who decided to volunteer and give free coffee to all medical stuff and airport workers who are in the vanguard of the fight against the corona virus in this country our idea is to help with all that we have we can make coffee so its not difficult for us to do those tackling the virus. National day of things that we dont have any medical education so we can help them treat people the only thing we can do is make coffee and give some sweets to help them through this tough time the ultimate idea is that if we can help theoretically anyone can too. Because in the u. S. Are being accused the stockpiling medication for themselves and their families will bring that full story when we return. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. Welcome back the United States has the most covert 1000 cases now in the world the number exceeds 104000 thats up from 85000 yesterday and more than 1500 americans have died from the virus but until it is are in short supply President Trump has ordered the automotive giant General Motors to produce the devices for coronavirus patients he also accused the company of wasting time he said that fast action is needed to save lives meanwhile officials across the country say the situation in hospitals is desperate these john hardy reports from miami. Basques you know that and i did 5 mask weve talked so much about over the past few weeks surgical gloves and of course ventilators among other things running out in fact as weve seen and continue to hear about medical professionals from florida to New York New York to california expressing their frustration about not having enough p. P. S. That were being zion that theyll need more and all those things the gallons the gloves the facemask the ventilators will eventually run out as they continue to be besieged by new coronavirus cases theres been the contention between the governors of various states most notably Governor Andrew Cuomo of new york and Charlie Baker of massachusetts and President Trump and other federal officials about adequate supplies being delivered by the federal government to the various states or or that are available as of now well today president tweeted 1000 and im assuming this is a typo but 1000 of federal government the liver ventilators found in new york storage new york must distribute now in texas the Associated Press shot video of 750095 masks just sitting in a houston warehouse basically in limbo because the governor of texas accuse the distributor of price gouging something the warehouse owner that distributed denies doing but instead saying that he sold them the willing businesses or individuals who planned to distribute them to Health Care Workers and or hospitals like that remains to be seen we dont have really more details on that but President Trump has essentially told states to order their own p. P. S. Rather than rely on the federal stockpile which is something that governor baker said that his state did expressing his frustration during comments to the media listen to this. I said in here is is someone who is confirmed orders for millions of pieces of gear evaporate in front of us and i cant tell you how frustrating it is you know we know other orders that are outstanding. Are probably quote unquote confirmed but weve literally got to the point where a basic position is until the until the thing shows up here in the turmoil of the mess that doesnt exist. But im telling you people are spending hours and hours and hours trying to get this stuff year new york there really seems to be at this point as far as this overall issue disconnect between Governor Cuomo sconce yesterday during his press availability that the states hospitals are now stocked up on p. P. S. And the head of new York State Nursing Association basically the Union Representing all the nurses and says that the governor is wrong that nurses are having a really is their equipment because of the ongoing shortage is so while that debate continues so does this ongoing fight for more ventilators some doctors in the u. S. Have reportedly started to stockpile medication for themselves and their families thats according to pharmacy regulators in several states and now a strict sins are being imposed on just how much medication one person can buy weve heard from 2 pharmacy Board Members about the crisis. Initials groups the pharmacists reported to us were filled for large quantities the report was the prescriptions were written for 180. 00 tablets with 6 refills for the physicians and members of their families and the pharmacists a regular patients who were on this medication routinely for other indications and that they were concerned that they would not have enough medication or the patients who have been stabilized on this medication because of this type of prescribe being bored a pharmacy promulgated a new rule. Pharmacists from dispensing more than a 14 day supply to any one patient unless they were previously established on the bed occasion and that those patients can get their usual refill we just wanted to. Tell the pharmacies what they you know give guidance to them for dispensing the medication so that there would not be shortages for patients who are being treated for things like lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis and that needed to medication and more r. T. Established on those drugs of course is now a huge demand for drugs that are considered possible treatments for covert 19 but none of them have been officially approved for that purpose commonly used to treat malaria lupus and other diseases the pharmacy Board Members again say hoarding drugs could cost patients lives. I cant presume what the doctors are thinking but certainly the article that came out that the drug has shown some promise with the treatment and maybe perhaps even with profile access the covert 19 paris i think is what informing their decisions we have seen some runs on medications not only hydroxy chloroquine and chloroquine but that there are is that theyre myosin as well. And so were starting to see those not just in our state but across the country 6 or 7 other states have taken similar action after we made our rule they put similar rules in place in their states as well and all the states are currently looking at it would be appropriate to do and theyre in their jurisdiction if theyre being prescribed these in large quantities and dispensed that way it can certainly have an impact on on other patients as well it could also impact if there is proving to be that it is a treatment for the corona virus that it could also impact peoples ability to get it when that does you know is shown to be true. Or the coronavirus pandemic starting to take hold in the palestinian territories now and doctors in gaza have warned of an impending catastrophe with this is that really quick to cope for years of living under the israeli blockade on things paula slater reports im standing at the checkpoint between jerusalem and the occupied west bank city of bethlehem every day until recently thousands of crowds would queue here the large crowds the poor ventilation was the perfect opportunity for the coronavirus to sprayed the israeli army is now closing all checkpoints and at the same time its tossed the police with trying to stop the spread of the virus however in the case of gaza people they will find themselves trapped in the dangerously populated strip with a fragile Health Care System which accord. The United Nations has been crumbling away before the pandemic but the last 3 in the gaza and the west bank are fragile areas due to the continue siege there has been deteriorating all our medical capabilities for the 14th year in a row its meant the gaza strip has lost all its basic facilities which provide health and Human Interest here and thats the condition and which today were facing this virus wont be able to fight this problem if we dont receive significant need for the Health Sector especially medical supplies and i see youth. The World Health Organization which visited gaza this week also gave its verdict the strips failing Health Care System will not be able to deal with a pandemic or law rather even superpowers couldnt control these waters not to mention the high density of population here which can lead to severe escalation of the pandemic so. The situation here now is harder than any war we had before and weve witnessed 3 of them that this scenario is definitely worse. We ask all concerned countries to show a bit of humanity and stand with us we dont have enough money to buy those masks we buy only one per day and even this not everybody can afford it most people can only buy food and most of the youth are unemployed despite this so far as he singles are trying to be prepared for whatever is coming they are building a Quarantine Center to host up to 500. 00 people while issue factory in the west bank has now switched to making medical mosques its reportedly the only place in the area that produces the vital protection israel also apparently understands the severity of the problem is they will deliberate hundreds of medical kits to the enabling observation of the virus also there are joint and professional medical workshops participated both by israeli and palestinian medical staff where they are given the knowledge regarding the virus and proper tools and dealing with. But with a population of more than 2000000 people its clearly not enough and dancer is calling for the United Nations and International Community to provide it with urgent aid to battle the crisis in 2013 the american pluck bester world war z. It predicted that a common enemy a zombie plague would force israelis and palestinians to unite and end the decades long conflict it remains to be seen with a covered 19 can do the same. R t m checkpoint we have asked israeli authorities to comment on the situation we await their response journalists to get in levy says that israelis are now getting a taste of what life has been like for the palestinians. For many years israel is heard about their reality of curfew all heard about the reality in which people move from one place to the other heard about petro a bet or soft soldiers and policemen in villages in streets in cities but they never experienced it and now all of a sudden its becoming a reality in our hometowns in our cities in our villages what we are doing to the palestinians for over 50 years now is becoming a grid you really our reality it is the un comparable because what they face in routine times is still 100 times worse than what we are now facing in our closure but i hope that some israelis will make their miller g. And remember that we are doing it for so many years the palestinians maybe now we understand a little bit more about their situation. Ok with that with the latest news updates in hope for the. Thats the Crucial Point of the book at bottom line of the book namely i think youre pretty much stuck with your looks but if you have other things that youre good at either music or running or doing intellectual work or politics then one should take advantage of ones advantages and project powers and forget about the fact that you may not be the best looking person on the block. The Atlantic Alliance the bedrock of the post world war 2 Global Security order is slowly but surely unraveling more and more often in washington in brussels by virtue of important Foreign Policy issues today europe has a choice to defend its interests or fade into oblivion. In critiquing the system we of course we need to to criticize also the power of the companies and we need to criticize what corporate lawyers do but we also need to point fingers at the states and have we have to really say look. States created the systems and states have the power to get rid of the system thats and even if they are colombia or peru or developing countries even if the mali and what have you the states have the power to get rid of the system if they chose to do so. But do they really want to governments and big business are often complicit. Divide the group for example had the chancellors ear she even appointed its x e e just of sin to be her personal advisor on energy transition. Most heads of state are ambivalent. For a new economy fast