Interactions that. Was being promoted in the name of health is actually the erosion of human contact you have sold our social isolation is a privilege for those that dont have to work in close proximity or die of starvation not an option for several billions of peoples around the world. Hello welcome to the program is just 14 pm here in moscow this monday im kevin 0 in with his 30 minute world news round up for you and 1st here is where we are on the numbers as we enter a new week this hour its 4 months now since the 1st infections began to cause concern around the world as for now more than 1800000 cases have been logged more than one 115000 people have so sadly died the number of people known though to have recovered from covert 90 is now over 434000. Next to new york the worst affected state in the worlds most affected country the governor of new yorks planning to launch a fund to support medics but theres been skepticism from the unions there who blame him for the budget cuts which they save squeezed resources and left the ill equipped for the pandemic now with more on that and the similar struggles elsewhere around the world is our senior correspondent. Isnt is astounding that something super tiny a virus which isnt even technically considered alive has humbled us through all our technology for all our knowledge and hubris amis robots rockets with powerless we have nothing to fight it with but there are those who fly to a godless every day into the jaws of infection or warriors in this life and death battle the incredible doctors and nurses and Health Care Workers on the front line of the fight physios radiograph was pharmacists who kept coming to work kept putting themselves in harms way for years we took what medical professionals did for granted this is a given they didnt get parades all fireworks it took a pandemic for the world to wake up to the service that sacrifices that medics make is a process well the commitment of that i make tonight for Health Care Workers and for the entire nation is that once the crisis is over a massive Investment Plan and an upgrade of career paths will be put in place for our Hospital System we think the federal government should set up a heros Compensation Fund to compensate our health care and other front line workers for what they did here oh theyre thankful now they are on camera he didnt mention how under him and his predecessor they eliminated 20000 hospital beds to cut costs the french president doesnt mention how successive governments tried to skimp on health care for years alice few of beds nurses doctors less equipment and less money. With the world while military budgets explode. That politicians ruled the dice on which hospital to close next and no one can claim that they didnt warn us for the current odd that. The end result has been that we dont have enough of anything that we need not beds nor hospitals no ventilators 1st world nations with astronauts in space ascending the nurses to work in trash bags here troll to use one mouse over and over a period of cruel irony over and over to their mouths or if youre given this condition and told to you for the entire week dont applaud politicians they were warned time and time again that this could happen sure it would have been expensive to prepare the turns out it would have been cheaper than doing nothing. The world is not prepared for a fast moving global respect that could kill up to 80000000 people devastate economies and create social chaos and yet those medics that we try to skimp and save money on they cant for us every day in america france or russia these medics goo to work every day knowing that theres a serious risk of infection and with the dignity to avoid mentioning that they warned us were unprepared as Health Care System one that was already broken prior to this and is completely destroyed at this point we were unprepared as a country its unfortunate how it everything played out how every the personality sponsible for making sure we were protected so that we could do our work properly and save other people fail to do that they completely let us down they betrayed us every Single Agency every single federal government fell does every Single Person that was there that was supposed to provide us what we needed that was supposed to assist us and give us support during these difficult times so that we could do what we needed to do would be properly if equally fail to do that we were left alone. To figure it out on our own were going to be damaged as a result of this i dont know what are we going to end up i dont know what were going to look like after this but if were never going to be there say health care is never going to be the same healthcare workers are never going to be the same this is as completely destroyed. Everything that it could. Even. Our trust is still so many knowns in the midst of this ever looking ahead to think where is it going to go next well there are growing calls in france over the urgent need to develop an exit strategy from the covert 1000 locked down president across due to give a nationwide address on monday evening of paris correspondent sheila do principally told me a bit earlier we might expect to hear later them. President macklin is due to address the french nation on monday evening where its expected he will announce that the lockdown will be extended again its been in place since march 17th but the suggestion now is that will go on until at least made may theres also suggestion that he will announce schools will not reopen until september this comes as the death rate for kovac 19 has been decreasing in the country over the past few days and the suggestion is the number of people in the intensive care unit has also gone down now for 4 consecutive days but what is the exit strategy as many are saying the lockdown just cant continue indefinitely but one medical institute is warning that needs to be a strategy in place and its warning that so far it isnt clear that one is and without that they could be a 2nd even more deadly wave that could overwhelm the Health Systems left in lockdown with no exit strategy in place in abbottabad large rebounder fact as the immunity of the population is estimated to still be very low profile one to 6 percent meanwhile theres pressure on the government to try and get the economy moving we know that france is already in a recession and some people are suggesting that this is the worst recession since 1945 remember some 30 to 40 percent of businesses are just completely shut down with no ticking at all now the head of the Employers Union in france this is made it is actually warning that when we do go back to work that french citizens may have to work harder and longer we will have to ask ourselves the question of working time sooner or later Public Holidays and paid leave to accompany the recovery and to facilitate by working a little more the creation of additional growth well as you can imagine thats not everybodys cup of tea and in fact workers unions of. Serious. It is utterly indecent to ask people to work more its not up to them to pay the costs of the Coronavirus Crisis and theres huge pressure on the president in this address tonight it will be one of several addresses is made to the nation since the start of the pandemic and the lockdown here in france and it comes at a time when some 38 percent of people in one poll suggest that they just dont trust the government to deal with this crisis but well be watching to see exactly what president says or bring you the latest here yeah thats the picture of france russia and new in president putin saying the outbreak in this country is worsening there was another daily records this monday with 2558 new registered infections more than 1300 of them here in moscow but mr putin says the country is continuing to stay ahead with its actions to try and contain the spread. We see that the situation with coronavirus changes daily and unfortunately not for the better the reason increasing cases particularly severe ones the next weeks will define everything all our actions should be optimized taking all factors into account to continue our preemptive course even though the situation is not Getting Better were still managing to make preemptive moves we need a good professional projection for coming 3 to 7 days. So more on those routes a digital permit system is rolling out here in moscow today monday to try and cattail nonessential travel around the region the mayor is also bordering the majority of nonvolatile enterprises to stay shut as more of the capitals new restrictions. But im just standing opposite the Mayors Office right here in the center of moscow and its located on the main street all the way down to red square and not direction is kind of the equipment of londons Oxford Street cars to shanties a new yorks 5th avenue so usually its obscene jump packed with police cars and people but today you can see there are relatively few cars and almost no pedestrians why well new harsha knocked out matches have come into effect this monday so from now on until the touches of april trouble within the city will be regulated by a strict cost system so how to set up all 33. 00 stages to the 1st stage of comments from people traveling to and from the us the 2nd stage of the trip of up the frying tees and the 3rd stage will actually be to limit movement within the old neighborhoods now so far around 780000 parts have already been given out just to give you an idea must the house around 13000000 residents im actually one of the 718000 you can see right here this is my permit it comes in an electronic form its got various information so its obviously got my name its got my email address its got my possible information its got the time limits of mine is going to last until the 13th april but the most important thing it has is right here at the very top and that is a sin old code not this is the code its a policeman comes up to me and says can i see your comment that is the code ill give him hell check it interested and then heard from you also let me carry on and ill be trying this with me everywhere i go if im going on a tux if im going on the cheap from walking down the street the only time that i will safely leave that i hope is fun throwing up my rubbish or walking my unfortunate imaginary dog or going to my local shop now this is a significant tightening over the restrictions on till now weve just been requested to sit at code but given the recent surge in the number of coronavirus cases here in russia the moscow authorities said. They were really left with no other option but to impose more stringent measures so that the latest count is that ill just tell you that 18000 cases here in russia around 2500 new ones in the last 24 hours and the death toll partly stands out 148. 00 now moscow was russias largest city accounts around 2 of cool russian codes it 19 cases now you dont actually need to look at the figures to see that increase just looking around on the street there are noticeably more ambulances in fact of the 2 recently came out showing a few of confidences when taken to drop top us suspect is covering a high risk. Patients not to clinic on the outskirts of moscow now on average jane 1300 people have been transported by ambulance to the top 500 just a week to do these new restrictions with police it brought in because unfortunately some people are still refusing to abide by the state october diakite something that w h o says is obviously only busting situation yes the sun is shining yes bring has arrived but its a Health Crisis to people are staying in and that doing that part to ensure the health and safety of all the thought i must go bites. And the sound of voices can tailor their will russia so far conducted more than 1300000 coronavirus tests one of the major testimony for sure is getting backing from the Russian Direct Investment Fund which is the government vehicle for Economic Investment i asked chief executive carol dmitri of direct where russia is in terms of testing at the moment. Well we already manufactured 500000 tests and wheels of track to have more than 1000000 deaths manufactured every week and what is unique about the system that weve invested in and look at the way to system 7 we believe testing is very important is a system is what was the most precise and more systems in the world we can test wasnt 20 people or well known mobile units of looks like a suitcase and it can be used at airports and schools in different places and factories and we believe at best it has to be much more ubiquitous and we believe that russia is moving forward to do more testing we can find 100 units of virus which basically means that we can identify a person on the 1st day of the infection and this is important because of the test and systems you know find people one week later or 2 weeks later but identifying people early it allows us to treat those people sooner and allows them to in fact 5 fewer people so we believe in early testing as a key criteria of success insofar as the virus and by the way out deaths have been used in australia and u. A. E. And other countries and we believe in International Cooperation we believe its very important that countries share information share the colleges share prochoice we have a local or from china or you know lots of countries have a lot to learn from russia i think International Cooperation is vital to fight for the virus well. Well most all the misery and gloom some happiest of talk about the lock downs casting a tranquil silence around the world a mother natures brady a cyber leaf of red the air for a start is a clearer than normal and normally polluted cities and one loss making the most of the nearly deserted streets to some great pictures here theyve been shared online check it out. Yet are still run over a period of is where we get back at the theater he said when to tell us its a family. Broad this is all i see on the way could a personal interrupt shouldnt be changed forever as we get used to this social distancing a leading american doctor says we should permanently did charm shakes for all future health what you think about that we talk about it after the break. The world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those with. No dares thinks. We dare to ask. Anyone else to show the same wrong why dont we all just dont all. Get to shape our disdain become educated and engage from an equal betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart when you choose to look for common ground. Again so the way we personally greet each other could be better changed forever as one of americas most probably the experts on Infectious Diseases suggests we should all give up hand shakes youve given the elbow its been claimed that stopping the centuries old tradition would not only prevent the spread of coronavirus now but also more generally the common cold i dont think we should ever shake hands ever again to be honest with you not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country you know discuss it with an expert panel and just how the pandemic might affect tell we all are the future. If it was somehow universally adopted out how big a difference would it make you know a sense what what what was being promoted in the name of health is actually the erosion of human contact and human solidarity and it seems to me that if you begin to medicalize human relationships and contacts into is being suggested it simply makes the divisions and the tension that already exists so much more difficult to bear i think thats something we should very strongly oppose and that is that a lot of people are talking about now and i watch television and i see people very close to each other there are strangers talking to each other or people shaking hands and they get there disgusted i think thats quite unsettling this is a class pandemic that is several billions of poor people around the world crowded in quarters in the worlds megacities theyre forced to do jobs that involve physical contact and close proximity to others they have no other choice social isolation is a privilege for those that dont have to either face work in close proximity or die of starvation in the future after the pandemic is over such things as no longer handshaking were having physical contacts not an option for several billions of peoples around the world how easy do you think it will be after being told for so long to move away you know social distancing isolation supermarket rushing how do you expect the public to react when when the measures are lifted as this as the measures begin to recede hopefully we will see ourselves going back i think older forms of social contact think a portion of global humanity is going to be more cautious theres going to be of course the psychological trauma of having emerged from this pandemic but again i see the world from the viewpoint of thats 34b5b that in the most outcast in the most downtrodden and their secondary concern is shaking hands and physical presence maybe the 1st is that still going to be daily survival in this in stream leon equal global system. I agree that we live in what the pandemic has done is that its created a 2 tier system it made it even more rigid many respects what a pandemic has really done is reinforce trends theyre already exist in existence in the economy prior to that but it accelerated it it intensified it and in that sense divisions and differences in lifestyle are going to become even more pronounced what happens now or are we still helping to be monitored cut it encourage people to test snitch on each other to the authorities whats your take is the next stage in exchanging our freedoms for security which is basically to make our private lives negotiable and i have a little bit worried in the way in which theres all the stock work governments into using these new outs that will monitor us but it does seem to me that it does give enormous power over to the authorities and my understanding of Human History is that whenever you get all your freedoms the authorities didnt just go back to you there is a very potentially quite a quite a difficult situation coming up as far as question of freedom is concerned. You know a lot of seriousness now a search check of some of these in brief theres been a corona Virus Outbreak on board that ship you saying there a French Navy Aircraft carrier 50 cases are registered in michelles a goal which is current up to the mediterranean port of 2 long 3 sailors are in hospital as a precaution while the remaining crew are quarantined on board for 2 weeks and wearing face masks. Now while some police shoes those drones to check on social distancing compliance theyve got a much bigger in germany in one area really where they using this airship its to look for people or groups around the picturesque Lake Constance near the swiss border the 3rd who say theyre doing it because its better for higher altitude monitoring and its quieter over the sunny easter weekend we brought you the pictures yesterday we saw a lot of gatherings of people in berlin parks pretty close together despite that strong. Strong advice to not do that and stay at home elsewhere. While a positive know this alfresco concept coming courtesy of the Spanish Police who gave staff for the madrid hospital are tuneful bit of time off theyre up against it right now although some of the medics joined into the got a bit of energy left singing along to Popular National songs nice to see it. Talking of things creative whiling away the long hours stuck indoors and not raiding the fridge too often is definitely bringing out peoples hidden talents here in russia its isolation are those doing the thing a Facebook Group where people are uploading images of themselves recreating masterpieces with whatever comes to hand at home its become a huge hit worldwide with more than 400000. 00 followers so lets finish now with a little exhibition sure. But 2. Good on may 1st if an hour cover though and here it are to international h. Q. Moscow thanks ever so much for watching a reminder well be live bulletins at these times every day for you to keep you totally posted throughout all this mess and social media teams are working around the clock as well plus if you download our up youll get any breaking news as it happens straight to mobile device for now stay safe and have a good evening. 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. Im after a time soon youre watching going on the ground the whole team here hope youre all safe were away until wednesday the 22nd of april but in the meantime were screening somebody a favorite episodes of the sofa coming up in this show 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 unchecked 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 judy and. 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 chart 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 you know to the millions who have been inspired by your work the fight for freedom and justice that you want to take in 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 find. It difficult to come out on the streets because of the nature of this epidemic but i think what the epidemic actually teaches us is that the system under which we live is a proof hound really for naught and it does not alter the world a future that is worth living through but it adds. I mean the notion that well is the only do not innate to prove the. Right and thats to this date wealthy people will get their way you know by saving their lives i dont write to them that well what about the rest of the world so i take the newton broke up into a system which is being in full snout effectively since the eightys and charge since the ninetys of the last century needs to be dismantled all the countries there are seriously attempting to come to grips with this epidemic i mean macro in france was korea it was election is based on making france and to be near liberal state has now been full struve us all that and offering to pay the utility bills council tax you know people not so well off except current shows that deep down this entire and they owe through worse major government in the western world are aware that the system which theyre being defended and supporting dont