Happening as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time is terrible. Images from overwhelmed new york. City struggling with huge numbers of. Stories from the past 7 days on right up to the moment developments as well this is the Weekly International hello and welcome d i mean in the. Lets start with the latest figures on the kobe 19 demick the number of cases around the world continues to rise with more than 1800000 people now in fact it while more than 111000 have succumbed to the virus with billions sitting on their locked on there is some good news over 413000 people have recovered additionally the 1st trials of the vaccine are now under way some experts are confident that they could be ready as early as september. Lets go through some main aspects now from next week people here in moscow will need to start getting special digital passes to travel around the region right now the russian Capital Accounts for some 65 percent of all infections in the whole country the numbers reached almost 10000 the members being given more details about how the permit system will work it will be introduced in stages 1st for people wanting to move around what is europes largest city in personal vehicles or with public transport among the few exclusions or military Service Employees and medical staff journalists taxi drivers can only take a possum if they have a valid q. R. Code it wrong for not be needed for people who are on foot for instance going shopping for food or visiting a pharmacy hospital but all the restrictions do apply they say its being introduced because too many people despite the order to stay home are going oh its on to the streets. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in russia currently stands at just under 16000 with 130 people now having lost their lives to it love them or putin says the peak has yet to come this week the president announced the pay rise for all medical stuff involved in combat in the outbreak and compared medics treating coronavirus patients to the Army Fighting on the front lines giving the same insurance current tease us military personnel the host of parties series the epidemic spent a day with russian hospital staff. All right lets have a look at the patients this patient has tested positive for cope with 19 wasnt a viral treatment are you giving him its calyptra has it been effective it has the fever has gone how well the z. Hes 38 when we received the 1st group of patients and started analyzing the cases we were shocked i understand because all of them were under they expect the bache yes. Thank you so much guys for your work thank you. For the night between april the 1st and 2nd it took us just a few hours to organize the clinical it was emotionally draining. And i wanted to make my own contribution to the fight against the pandemic i wanted to help the doctors. I volunteered because i saw the to help was greatly needed there is a shortage of medical stuff when i go home i start thinking i should have stayed longer which. Was how long do you usually wear this protective suit of. The longest time was 6 hours you get used to it. The worst case is. The sports indicator low intensity. Is this how viral pneumonia. The way he takes that isnt dangerous for the person but what is frightening is that it might be contagious. Are you scared of working here you know why whats the point of being scared it wont change anything should i just hope coming to work. When the chief doctor from class hospital tested positive after the piece was filled and also immediately transferred to working from home our crew also went into south quarantine as a precaution the 1st one which was well in the week we talked to the World Health Organizations representative in russia about the challenges ahead to get her assessment of russias containment measures. And there is an midwives are in the center in the very at the center of the fight against coverage not only fighting against the corona virus but also maintaining all other House Services which are necessary to our own going. On going Reproductive Health needs of the planet are not diminishing and they have to be maintained rhyolite the same time were seeing that also virus pregnant women are getting in fact did but births go wrong. Demick does not have a life of its only people can change it and this is the critical moment this is why russia has been searching to see spared for many weeks because the measures taken were early on very good obviously at some point we had a group of unrecognized contacts which always can happen but this is now being dealt with russia has increased its testing to 61000. 00 of test for a day so this will enable really identified not only people who are sick or dare immediate contact also to identify potential carriers of people who are completely healthy but have been in contact and also there is a possibility opened up to do testing request so people who may think that there have been in contact somewhere but cannot really put their finger on it also be able to test that is by and large going to enhance our knowledge about their device finding its he didnt weigh. What we know at this stage the crude a virus is taking its greatest toll on the elderly with a picture of devastation emerging from her homes throughout europe deaths in the facilities of surge but exact numbers arent yet known because of a lack of testing and delays in reporting and thats lee the Health Director of one nursing home ses there are no resources to help cope with the crisis. I would describe whats happened as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time as terrible but have not even had time to process whats happened and mourn for those who have died. Be close proximity of residence all of whom are in the most vulnerable culture green means the risks of infection are severe and care homes but in many European Countries they are being left to cope alone by Health Services receiving little or no treatment charlotte reports. As the grim toll from covert 19 continues to mount official figures often amid deaths outside hospitals including those in nursing and care homes a picture is now emerging of how the virus is laying waste to some of the most fragile while many older people have been self isolating a home and hopefully safeguarding the health as much as possible it seems that others in care homes are more a true risk in front the death toll rose rapidly off due to merge how many people in care homes had lost their lives to the virus those deaths now account for more than 30 percent of total fatalities but this isnt surprising from the very start we were warned that older people were at highest risk the most important task would be to protect and most Vulnerable People during peak weeks. The priority of the nation is to protect our elderly you must do it responsibly with common sense and discipline strong words from those in charge yet words that some say have wrong hollowing as the elderly bear the brunt of the virus in spain nursing and care homes have been struggling to stop the spread of. 19 its estimated that a march alone nearly 5000 people in care homes in the madrid region died a correspondent from our sister channel r. T. Spanish francisco told me that in some places care homes have become defacto hospitals when they spread out. And its very cool to keep you know. There were. Parties. There is a lot of what they were defined inside. Heres. A 19 and it. Is a situation becomes very difficult for care homes because. For them they need to act as our hospitals franciscos mother was living in one home but following complications shes been transferred to a hospital where shes fighting pneumonia although its not yet been confirmed she is also being treated as if shes been infected by kuwait 1919 is very cruel because you cannot hack your mother you cannot kiss her you cannot be with her. Its very tough for haitian. Relatives we cannot be close to her or in the soup was found says the outbreaks in care homes in spain have led to a collapsing staffing last month the military was called to help but over time and it found elderly residents whod been abandoned and in some cases dead in their beds meanwhile in a chilly infestation has been launched after dozens died at a nursing home in milan one who work at the facility said the true extent of the risk of infection had been played down what stocks had been told not to wear masks. This iteration isnt good this covered everything up there were even 4 people who came including a female doctor who terrorized a sane we didnt have to use masks. In the u. K. Government guidelines say couvade 900 patients can be safely cared for in care homes if precautions are taken but some care home managers say that by doing so the government is sacrificing the elderly. That would be tantamount to importing into care homes and i think to add insult to injury by asking us to take over 19 positive patients is asking us to basically make Health Suicide notes for people in care we are taught from a young age to respect our elders to look after our elderly yet as the panic has ensued with the pandemic those key lessons those reassuring overtures from leaders feel like in some cases they have evaporated shoulder to even ski r. T. Paris. From france to america the worlds worst affected covert country every u. S. State is no longer what is called the disaster declaration which means federal funds can be used on a local level to deal with the crisis more than 21000 deaths have been recorded which is more than any other Country Health care workers in many areas say theyre all nabl to cope with the influx of patients a luck of protective equipment its most keenly felt in the countrys infection redzone new york. We are demanding that we get all the hoarded supplies that exist p p e so that we can protect ourselves our families and our beloved patients and communities we cant do it if were dead every day when i go to work i feel like im going to slaughter my colleagues and i are writing our last will and testament im 28 years old we fear that we may not survive this pandemic and yet we show up every day to this hospital. More than 8000 lives have been lost in new york state alone among efforts to cope with the rising number of bodies dozens of refrigerated trucks are being parked all graves are being dug d a city morgues become overwhelmed by the huge numbers of dead new Study Suggests that black americans are the worst affected demographic for a variety of reasons explains. Someone rich and famous referred to the pandemic as being a great equalizer. Doesnt care about. The great. Well the queen of pop was dead wrong as the United States tops the world in terms of coronavirus cases and voices compare it to 911. 00 or pearl harbor its anything but equal and whos being affected we are seeing the disparity because right now slightly more than 70 percent of all of our deaths are among africanamericans and thats a state where less than a 3rd of the population is black these kinds of disproportionate results are playing out throughout the country in michigan africanamericans are only 14 percent of the overall population but they are 40 percent of coronavirus deaths you know illinois 15 percent of the population is black but so far africanamericans account for 29 percent of coronavirus cases and 42 percent of deaths the mayor of chicago a major city where africanamericans represent over half of coronavirus cases and 70 percent of deaths did her best to explain the situation this is not just about racial and ethnic disparities in the outcomes the distribution of this disease is tells a story about resources in any quality a story about Unequal Health care access job access and Community Investment it would be naive and in fact scandals to ignore the point that the virus there is a disproportionately negative impact on the low income you oftentimes of afraid to say so that 8 people in a native american hope living in sort of 3 was so yes this is a question of a bow quiet and rates. But its not only in terms of direct infection the Unemployment Rate is expected to go as high as possibly of bov 30 percent and for many African Americans losing a job doesnt only represent loss of income it also represents a loss of health care this is a post from a nurse in new york city that went viral whos going to pay for it last words ill never forget the response my patient gosp doubt between labored breaths to me and my team have to explain that he needs to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. If you test positive for coded 19 and require treatment you could be financially devastated hospital bills for coronavirus patients usually add up to between 42074004 those who are uninsured or for those who get treatment that is deemed out of network by their Insurance Company and even for those with insurance using in Network Providers out of pocket expenses can add up to 21000. 00 or even 38000 dollars thats not a bill most americans can afford and because of our of for Profit Health system. Hospitals have been closed our clinics have been eliminated oh and you have a disproportionate number of poor people who like those basic Health Services so what we are seeing with this pandemic is net so most of the fact that is the pandemic itself but the pandemic has exposed the structural contradictions of economic systems this is a issue that goes across communities there are real serious. Contradictions in the u. S. That this pandemic is is exposing in a very graphic ways growing numbers of observers are saying that the u. S. Mishandling of this crisis isnt simply about a shortage of masks and ventilators its about the long standing inequalities and the irrationality of the profit based Health Care System kaleb up and artsy new york. More of the headlines of the past 7 days to come heartbreak head ecuador where coronavirus victims bodies are having to be left in the street cardboard boxes used as improvised coffins desperate residents tell their stories when the weekly returns and moment. The world is driven by a dream shaped by. The day or thinks. We dare to ask. The outbreak and spread of the corona virus has become a black swan event for the Global Economy is no longer whether the u. S. And other economies will slip into recession the question now is how long the recession will last its going to get worse before it gets better. Were back at the weekly on r. T. E. Ecuador is one of the worst hit coronavirus countries in south america oficial 315 people have died of the disease but testing is Still Limited even the president admits the actual figure is much higher with hundreds reportedly dying at home on a daily basis in many cases grieving relatives have no word to bury their loved ones. I was god i came here to look for my dead relatives with all the papers i cant find the body one day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days and they call find it. Im sleeping here outside the building i have on taking piracy to mow my bones hurt and all that because i want to bury my mother in law. Was. That they believe they did good donating those things but they are worthless and worthless because they. When our relatives bodies it cant be long in their coffin. They get wet but if they go you know when kabul gets wet what happens it disintegrates doesnt imagine transporting a corpse and it starts raining it will disintegrate. Hospitals across ecuador say they are unable to cope with the influx of covert 1000 patients many have been refused treatment and died of the ecuadorian leader has ordered an investigation into the humbling of the bodies of victims we spoke to a doctor who asked to remain anonymous and saved dozens of medics have also died. We see shortages in all pharmacies both public and private hospitals where there are not enough birds no ventilation device is key to saving lives unfortunately we often had to wait for one patient to die to give another his bird and breathing apparatus more than 40 Health Workers have died in the pandemic doctors and nurses this is hidden from the public it is important to understand that medical personnel cannot work in such conditions so for example on friday hospital and will had to be closed as there were simply no protective equipment the situation with the burns and decaying bodies will cause the pandemic to worsen due to diseases caused by the decomposition of corpses if i could contact the w. In the Pan American Health organization i would ask them to intervene in ecuador and provide this distance to the city of gaia quil needs. Earlier this sunday it was confirmed that the british Prime Minister has been discharged from hospital after being treated for corona virus Boris Johnson will no spend time recovering at the p. M. s oficial country residence checkers wont immediately return to work hed spent a week in hospital including 3 nights in intensive care during which britains daily number of deaths reached a record more than 900. 00 on both friday and saturday in total of virus is now known to have claimed more than 10000 lives in the u. K. After coming out of intensive care and johnson praised hospital staff saying he owed them his life the Prime Minister received oxygen treatment but did not require a ventilator. Of thing in britain on with concerns that conditions are ripe for spreading coronavirus the u. K. Is releasing of the risk prisoners but it is Standing Firm on keeping the wiki leaks founder behind bars even though the capitals belmarsh jail recorded a covert 1000 death on choose the 2 m. P. s from Julian Assange his native australia are appealing to london to transfer him to hospital. So theyve agreed to replace paypal who is paid monder standing nonviolent and people who only have a few weeks to go off of they sentence now Julian Assange is not a violent prisoner hes not been accused of any vomit kron and in fact he hasnt even been sentenced yet so thats why he should be added to this list i think thats thats clear and thats what a lot of people including a strong in parliament ariens assigning u. K. Prisons have coronavirus ripping through the spike and would join in a songes mother she has told me that julian does have preexisting Health Conditions which my came i guess a bigger target for bang at critical patient for banks someone who catching this farce it could potentially be fired will and thats why we assign that the appropriate precautions now need to be taken by the u. K. Government and jonas and should be replaced and put in home detention. Mr a songe is awaiting a hearing on extradition to the us there he could face a 175 year sentence for publishing leaked evidence of u. S. Military wrongdoing in iraq and afghanistan a British Court has ruled that a son just hearing will still go ahead in may to spite the current lockdown his lawyer had asked for a postponement he argued hes been unable to communicate with his client for 3 weeks because of the time it will be impossible to hold a fair trial next month the judge refused saying its too early to tell whether the courts will even be in operation in may the editor of wiki leaks to see why the hearing should not go ahead under current conditions. It is absolutely absurd to not take into account the situation and not to move here in which is planned for may 18th down the road its not just the situation probably will be still very bad and theres a lot of witnesses that have to fly its not possible to to continue without their presence in the courtroom also keep in mind that now for 3 weeks the lawyers have not been able to see julian ourselves they have not been able to meet him documents on and actually discuss the case how on earth can you continue as nothing has happened when the lawyers have not been able to confer with their client he was not even able to take part in the hearing of the video link because its simply not safe to move around inside the prison and to go to a Holding Cells and then into the booth were other prisoners are using to appear the video. Ok lets get a quick check in some of this Easter Sunday as world news the pope delivered his easter address in some peters basilica but without the usual crowds of catholic worshippers the faithful had to watch it from home a services are being held under lockdown restrictions pope francis said he was sending a message of hope of income per the current fights with the pandemic to the suffering of jesus. The temptation to get outside during the sunny warm Easter Holiday proved too much for people in some european cities despite advice to stay home people in london are still heading out into part in berlin similar scene showed busy green spaces making social distancing all but impossible for many. But just briefly away from coronavirus here are russian cosmonauts. On the International Space station marking a pioneering date april the 12th is cosmonaut 6 day commemorating the 1st time ventured into space celebrate cosmonauts yuri get darren made the world changing trip 59 years ago celebrations are all on the line this year. With up of the stories that shape the week well bring you more of the very many specks surrounding coronavirus in 30 minutes time. And if youre isolating like so many across the world currently stay safe thanks for choosing r. T. For your global news update. This is a murder that it was caught on video a murder was committed by the crips it was an inhouse murder meaning that they. Killed another street crypt often times cold and one of the code says to never commit crimes against your own gang members in this particular scenario Murder Investigation there was a