Happening as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time as terrible. Images from overwhelmed new york braves and makeshift morgues in a city struggling with huge numbers. With the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly r. T. International hello and welcome im you know neal. Lets starts with the latest figures on the kobe to 19. The number of cases around the world continues to rise with more than 1800000 people infected while more than 112000 have succumbed to the virus with billions sitting under lockdown there is some good news over 416000 people have recovered from the disease additionally the 1st trials of a vaccine there are now under way some experts are confident that it could be ready as early as september. Lets get our spotlight focused on russia 1st from next week people here in moscow will need to start getting special Digital Process to travel around the region writes the russian Capital Accounts for some 65 percent of all infections in the entire country the numbers reached almost 10000. 00 the mirrors being giving more details about how the permit system is actually going to work it will be introduced in stages 1st for people wanting to move or rather what is europes largest city and personal vehicles or public transport among the few exclusions are military Service Employees medical stuff journalists taxi drivers can only take a passenger if they have a valid q. R. Code it wrong for not be needed by people on foot for instance shopping for food or visiting a pharmacy or hospital but other restrictions do apply to them that its being introduced because too many people despite the order to stay home are going out onto the streets. The number of confirmed corona virus cases in russia currently sits at just under 16 thaw and 130 people have died from it and love them or putin sees the peak is yet to come this week the president announced a pay rise for all medical stuff involved in combat in the outbreak compared medics treating coronavirus patients to the Army Fighting on the front lines giving them in fact the same insurance car and ts as military personal the host of our t. V. 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 what treatments are you given him its calyptra hasnt been effective it has the fever has gone how well the easy 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 1st and 2nd it took us just a few hours to organize the clinic 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 for 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. Just a note to all my story the chief doctor we spoke to tested positive after the case was filmed and was immediately transferred to working from home our crew also went into self quarantine as a precaution. In the wake we all spoke to the World Health Organizations representative here in russia about the challenges ahead and to get her assessment of the countrys containment measures. And there is that midwives are in the center in the very act the standard of the finite against coverage not only fighting against the coronavirus 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 it but births go wrong. Epidemic does not have a life of its own really people can change it and this is the critical moment this is why russia has been certain to see spared for many weeks because the measures taken were already 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 of test for a day so this will enable to really identify not only people who are sick or share immediate contacts but also to identify potential carriers of people who are completely how to but have been in contact and also there is a possibility opened up to do testing requests 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 large going to enhance our knowledge about their device finding its he didnt ways. Whats been evident from the outset really the coronavirus is taking its greatest toll on the elderly with a picture of devastation emerging from care homes there throughout europe deaths in the facilities have surged but exact numbers arent yet known because of the lack of testing and the laser reporting and its really the Health Director of one nursing home told us there are no resources to help them cope with the crisis. I would describe whats happened as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time its terrible to have not even had time to process whats happened and mourn for those who have died. You know incredibly tough situation for people like the close proximity of residents really all of whom are in the most vulnerable color green means the risk of infection their severe and caroles but in many European Countries they are being left to cope alone by Health Services receiving little or no treatment trying to do and looking into what. Is the grim toll from 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. Most Vulnerable People during peak weeks. The priority of the nation is to protect our elderly you must do it responsibly with commonsense and discipline strong words from those in charge yet woods 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 covert 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 copy 19 and it. Is this equation 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 couvade 1919 is very cruel because you cannot hack your mother you can kiss her you cannot be weak hair. Is very tough for haitian. Relatives we cannot be close to her in these circumstances 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 investigation has been nuanced after dozens died at a nursing home in milan while you work at the facility said the true extent of the risk of infection had been play down whats stop. Had been told not to wear masks. And remember. This situation isnt good this covered everything up there were even 4 people who came including a female doctor who terrorized us we didnt have to use masks in the u. K. Government guidelines say 1000 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 insult to injury by. 19 positive patients is also to basically make Health Suicide notes for people. Were 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 jeevan skee r. T. Paris. Lets turn attention the program to the worlds worst affected covert country every u. S. State is no longer whats called a disaster declaration which means federal funds can be used at 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 only able to cope with the influx of patients a lot of protective equipment its most keenly felt in the countrys infection redzone new york. We are demanding that we get all of the hoarded supplies there exists a 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 line testament im 28 years old we fear that we may not survive this pandemic and yet we show up every day to this hospital. Yeah the figures are quite staggering more than 8 lives have been lost in new york state alone among efforts to cope with the rising number of bodies dozens of refrigerator trucks are being parked off moss graves are being dug a city morgue has become overwhelmed by the huge numbers of dead new studies suggest that black americans are the worst affected demographic for a range of reasons skill up and explain. Someone rich and famous referred to the pandemic as being a great equalizer. Doesnt care about. How rich. The great equalizer 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 in 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 of one of the low income you oftentimes of afraid to say so that 8 people in a native american hope living in sort of 3 whoops so yes this is a question of a bow quietness and rates. But its not only in terms of direct introspection 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 labor 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 core people who like those basic Health Service and so what we are seeing with this pandemic is now so must the fact it 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 up and artsy new york this is our to international more of the headlines of the past 7 days the cullman clearing heartbreak in ecuador where coronavirus but the bodies are having to be left in the street cardboard boxes use those improvised coffins desperate residents tell their stories when the weekly returns and over. I dont trust medical authority at all. And the reason for that is i had this horrible autoimmune disorder growing up and it turns out it was completely alleviated with very drastic dietary measures and i went to a number of doctors to discuss what happened to me and i was basically laughed at like diet has nothing to do with our immune disorders so my suggestion to people who have Health Issues they cant figure out if theyre going to see a medical professional and theyve been going for 10 years and theyre still in the same place they should probably take it upon themselves to Start Testing things out testing out diet testing out exercise and try and figure out things on their own. The outbreak of the coronavirus has become a black swan event for the Global Economy theres no longer whether the u. S. And other economies will slip into recession but question. How long the recession is going to get worse before it gets better. 20 minutes into the welcome book ecuador is not one of the worst hit coronavirus countries in south america officially 333 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 every day and in many cases grieving relatives have no word to bury their loved ones. Yeah i was i came here to look for my dead relatives with old papers i cant find the body one day see days 3 days 4 days 5 days and they called find it. Yet. Im sleeping here outside the building i have on taking piracy to my bones hurt and all that because i want to bury my mother in law. Was. Taken that you know. They believe they do 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 it imagine transporting a corpse and it starts raining it will disintegrate. The hospitals across ecuador say they are unable to cope with the influx of covert 1000 patients many you know being refused treatment. The ecuadorian leader has ordered an investigation into the handling of the bodies of victims we spoke to a doctor who asked to remain anonymous he saved dozens of medics of 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 hes bread 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 we will have to be closed as there were simply no protective equipment the situation with the banda decaying bodies will cause the pandemic to worsen due to diseases caused by the decomposition of corpses if i could contact the w. H. O. In the Pan American Health organization i would ask them to intervene in ecuador and provide this distance to the city of goma quil needs. Earlier this sunday it was confirmed that the british Prime Minister was this charge from hospital after being treated for coronavirus Boris Johnson will no spend time recovering at the p. M. s official country residence checkers and will not say mediately returned to work he had spent a week in hospital including 3 nights in care during which britains daily number of deaths reached a record high more than 100 both friday and saturday they totaled of the virus is now known to have claimed more than 10000 lives in the u. K. No after coming out of intensive care johnson praised hospital staff saying he owed them his life the Prime Minister received oxygen treatment but did not require a ventilator. Lets stay in britain. With concerns the conditions are ripe for spreading coronavirus the u. K. s releasing thousands of low risk prisoners but it Standing Firm and keeping the wiki leaks founder behind bars even though the capitals belmarsh jail recorded a covert 1000 deaths on tuesday 2 m. P. s from his native australia are appealing to london to transfer him to hostile. So theyve agreed to replace paypal who. Are standing nonviolent people who only have a few weeks to go of the sentence now Julian Assange is not a violent person hes not been accused of any. 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 mr parliamentarians assigning the u. K. Prisons have coronavirus ripping through them spoken with julian assad his 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. 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 released and put in home detention. Mr assad is awaiting a hearing on extradition to the u. S. 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 songes hearing will still go ahead and may spawn the current locked out of his lawyer for a postponement he argued that hes been unable to communicate with this line for 3 weeks because of the pandemic it will be impossible to hold a fair trial next month the judge refused saying it is too early to tell whether the courts will even be in operation in may the editor of wiki leaks told r. T. Why the hearing shouldnt go ahead under current conditions. It is absolutely absurd to not take into account the situation and not to move the hearing which is planned for may 18th further 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 with their presence in the courtroom also keep in mind that now for 3 weeks the lawyers have not been able to see do 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 come through or with with a client he was not even able to take part in the hearing 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 where are all the prisoners are using to appear the video. Thats going to quick look through some of this Easter Sunday as world news the pope delivered his easter address in st peters basilica but without the usual crowds of catholic worshipers a stream site this the faithful had to watch it from home a services are being held lockdown restrictions pope francis said he was sending a message of hope having compared the current fight with the pandemic to the suffering of jesus. The temptation to get outside during the sunny warm Easter Holiday is has proved too much for people in some european cities despite advice to stay home people in london are still heading out into parks on the berlin similar scene showed busy green spaces making social distancing all but impossible. Just briefly away from the coronavirus russian cosmonauts on the international. Station marking a pioneering date april 12th. Commemorating the 1st time into space. Made world changing trip 59 years ago but celebrations all this year. The stories that shape the week will bring you more of the many. Coronavirus in about 30 minutes time. Many across the world currently. For your global. This is a ridiculous situation right