Other great to have you with us here with your global news this is all. Begin with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of confirmed cases globally has now surpassed 2200000 more than 154000 people with the virus have lost their lives most of those fatalities came in europe and in the United States and so far 581000 patients have recovered from the disease. The coronavirus outbreak in germany appears to be under control after a month long lockdown thats according to the countrys Health Minister germany has a far lower death rate than other major European Countries and restrictions on movement are being ashley lifted but some shops were opening as early as next week but the Government Spokesperson is still urged caution skipped. There are no guarantees that the infection curve will keep flattening out there are also risks and when we take these small careful steps into opening up we must keep an eye on the infection curve and what it means for our Health System and our hospitals. As in many countries germany shut down has devastated the hospitality sector in dresden restaurant workers set out empty tables and chairs on the Central Square to highlight the crisis that theyre dealing with and in munich people held a safe distance demonstration was calling the lockdown disproportionate while most of the population is staying safe refugees in shelters are at much higher risk as peter oliver explains. As germany gets set to ease coronavirus restrictions not everywhere in the country has been successful in stopping the spread of the virus some Refugee Centers have seen a spike in the number of cases at one in the south of the country almost half of the 600 residents tested positive this week due for mood and isolation we suspect that maybe people with coby 19 whove been in the facility for a long time and then they show no symptoms of the disease and that they could have passed on the virus the facility in but involved in bird houses people from nigeria iraq syria and turkey who are waiting to have their asylum applications process the action taken by authorities to this localized outbreak is causing concern there seeing these people as a kind of threat and danger it seems to be an acceptable strategy to pack the Police Outside and make sure nobody comes in and nobody comes out another center not far from frankfurt theres a similar picture with around 60 residents testing positive out of 170 in the far northeast of the country the Refugee Council of mecklenburg West Pomerania has voiced some serious concerns about an Asylum Application Center on their patch weve been bad required minimum distance of 1. 5 to 2 meters cannot be maintained this is added and anyone who recklessly last people leave in a massacre mandation in this situation there have authorities in the region which just so happens to be represented in the bundestag by chancellor Angela Merkel have been quick to rubbish criticism of the way coronavirus is being tackled among asylum applicants in coordination with the Health Authorities every effort is being made to prevent the spread of infection within the countrys primary care facilities and in Community Commendation in the current emergency situation infection control. Asylum seekers and the population is a priority that comes as berlijn is quite rightly being praised for having tackled coronavirus nationally in a robust and fact based way on friday Health Minister yen span described the situation in germany as under control. We have moments to bring the Dynamic Growth back to linear growth the infection numbers have decreased significantly relative increases from day to day the outbreak has now become manageable and controllable again ultimately what these localized outbreaks in asylum sent to show is that if you drop your guard for just a moment when it comes to fighting or trying to stop the spread of this virus then it will be exploited peter all of our r. T. Berlin. President trumper said that he expects between 60 and 65000 americans to die from cove in 19 that is down from his earlier estimate of 100000 the president claims the countrys infection rate has peaked and hes unveiled plans to gradually ease the lockdown at least 20 chavez has more. White house pushing to get the economy moving again our approach outlines 3 phases in restoring our Economic Life and we are not opening all at once but one careful step at a time issuing new guidelines to get the country up and running the 1st phase officials must see a 2 week decline in the number of people with cold it symptoms and the percentage of people testing positive for the virus must also decrease than face to allowing all nonessential travel School Activities and elective surgeries to continue some states will be able to open up sooner than others. But hard hit new york and new jersey have to wait the state continues to see an increase in covert cases new York Governor Andrew Cuomo extending stay at home orders he calls new york pause until may 15th but it could be longer what is the final conclusion of this our great chapter i still believe it when we have a vaccine with more than 226000 infections and more than 16000 deaths new york is still seeing around 2000 new cases a day city remaining the epicenter of the outbreak officials working to open testing sites in the citys poorest and hardest hit communities so were talking about folks in some of the lowest income communities in the city people in communities of color that have borne the brunt of this crisis immigrant communities while Governor Cuomo is issuing an executive order directing all public and private labs in new york to coordinate with the department of health to ensure prioritizing of diagnostic testing he says thats still not enough to test the millions of people needed to reopen new yorks economy we dont have a testing system that can do this or there can be ramped up to do this von. We dont have a Public Health casting system by the way its de minimis if you look at what our Government Departments of health have we need a good. We did approach between the federal government and the states right now the main testing lab for the state can perform about 300 antibody tests per day while officials believe they can grow that number to 2000 test a day in the coming weeks with nearly 20000000 residents in new york the governor says the state needs all the help they can get from the federal government. You all of us politicians continue to blame china for the pandemic and republican senator Lindsey Graham suggested washington should punish beijing with sanctions as the largest state sponsor of pandemics this is the 3rd or 4th pandemic that came out of china what should we do to the largest state sponsor of pandemics on the globe which is saying in china since the coronavirus appeared in december numerous conspiracy theories of flooded the internet and the idea that the virus was created in a Bio Weapons Lab and that is widespread coverage in the us media and the trumpets ministration have been more than willing to fuel that speculation. That a lot of people are looking that seems to make sense they talk about a certain kind of bat but that was it in that area if you can believe this thats what theyre doing to know is vats but that is not in that area that was in seoul that went zone it wasnt sold there that bad is 40 miles away so a lot of strange things are happening but there is a lot of investigation going on and were going to find out if we know they have this lab we know about the wet markets we know that the virus itself did originate in a way so all those things come together are still a lot we dont know. A member of the White House Coronavirus task forces debunked the theory of the virus being created in a lab and she has a leading expert on Infectious Diseases said that the pattern of mutations shows the virus jumped directly from an animal to human in march and reserves the us to stop making claims with no scientific basis. Officials have repeatedly stated that there isnt any evidence that new coronavirus was produced treat many well known medical experts in the world also believe the socalled laboratory leak hypothesis has no scientific basis the British Foreign secretary has echoed the anti china rhetoric coming out of washington dominic rob said there can be no business as usual with beijing after this crisis and that hard questions need to be asked about the break started jonas daniel is our belief that the blame game being led by donald trump is merely a way of deflecting responsibility. Clearly what were seeing here are charges that are political in nature i mean trump has mishandled this whole crisis so scandals like america has got maybe a few cases having more cases than any other country in the world in a matter of 2 months and trump has been contradictory half hearted ineffectual saying once any one moment another thing another moment so this crisis began so clearly trying to strike out at a distract attention from his own theres more record and by attacking china thats just plain as day the evidence so far as it against the allegations that theyre really fighting an uphill battle they have nothing to go on its religious based on pure anti chinese still that. Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating easter and a much anticipated ceremony is now taking place in jerusalem just a few minutes ago the holy father was lit at the church of the holy settles down the events takes place inside a chapel in the center of the church which also talks believe is considered to be 2 of christ additionally thousands of pilgrims travel to jerusalem to like candles from the flight that is not happening this year for the holy father will be flown to Orthodox Christian nations including greece and russia was fully has more on the celebration. Now the fire has always been a symbol of hope hope that the end of the world has not yet come but this easter the most significant religious holiday for some 300000000 people things are different this easter is different we will not go to our villages we will not barbecue in our yards we will not go to our churches and of course we will not gather in the homes of relatives and friends for us to continue being together this year we stay apart there are no could find a position snow had. And kisses no joyous celebrations that christ has risen this is the main church where the miracle takes place but it is closed as part of a nationwide lockdown its all part of the governments attempt to push back on the coronavirus and as a result has banned all mess gatherings something that has the countrys Ultra Orthodox Jewish community up in arms was. Was murdered by a doctor that in. The hour all across the world churches urged people to pray and stay at home some churches even live streamed through social media other Christian Communities celebrated easter 7 days ago with pope francis praying alone in st Peters Square many Christian Churches urged programs to spend this holy day at home. Russia has reduced the more than 4700 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours its the highest single day increase as yet and the death toll stands at 330 here in moscow the bearers of data they digital past system which had some glitches earlier in the week is now automated as such a teller explains up to 50 people new matches which is used here in the capital which is suffering the brunt of the crater virus in russia essentially has now hottest which means that you need a passport everything especially to travel to and from what now is the most dramatic stand out that passes do we get extended until the last of may he did also admit that the closing of the past is jim did how its cheating issues at the very beginning. So the main issue that we stalled out was that trying that was needed or sorties to physically check each and every part of it which is why as part of that you may. Starting from a next wednesday the 22nd of april everything will now be done and of china automatically so here in moscow it doesnt cost the detroit cut that he used to travel on the matchups from next wednesday you have to link your travel public to that card so essentially if you dont do that put your car down and try to get what the bar is just wait open and boy be allowed to travel through we also saw a build up of cars especially in the size 24 hours of passes dont was introduced we had stories of people waiting for up to several hours as authorities very diligently checks through all that document that also is going to be made much more efficient because now cameras will be chatting and scanning which cars have the white pants and which tote now us against the plan and thats the most magic you recognize of course this is not a plan for one western nation is causing quite natural and psychological distress to a lot of people but that it is necessary and that it is bringing results so in that mix he said that while the numbers of rising in russia that are actually not growing exponentially and he actually to pad moscow to new york because their cities are roughly the same population and he said that so far here in washington managed to avoid the development of that american scenario. The u. N. Is warning that Economic Hardship caused by nationwide shutdowns could cost more lives than the coronavirus itself that story after the break. Almost seemed wrong. To me but yet to shape out these days. And engage with. Betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Im not for decapitating anybody but i am for day capitalizing all the wall street bankers by shifting the center of gravity of money from the dollar and fear to bitcoin and thats perfectly within our purview into our scope as the global citizens who wish Justice Justice truth free competition and hard money thats the only justice stud matters thats just staying up all thats real that doesnt rely on politicians. Welcome back economists to making die for addictions for the long term impact of the pandemic according to the International Monetary fund the us will surface worst recession since the Great Depression chinas economy the impact has already been severe function we can see theres a sudden thats actually good 19 has indeed had a pretty big impact on the Economic Performance country which should be in the 1st quarter so its a Major Economic indicators clearly your client buys we must also see that in money theres indicators showed signs of a rebound and a decline has been reduced. The Oxford EconomicsResearch Firm is predicting a global recession in the 1st half of 2020 far worse than the last financial crisis of 2008 theyre saying the global output will contract 7 percent and china is facing a 12 percent downturn financial commentator Charlie Boyer believes the impact will be long lasting. Most of the economies around the world will have recovered from initial shock but people have to understand. Their economy before its not going to be the same and after theres going to be a permanent loss and destruction of that economic productivity. Because people they should be doing nothing for 2 or 3 months economically its going to take years you or i think this is a global problem pretty much everyones got the same issue but if you remember what happened before we came into this crisis we already had large levels of debt in the world and. This is are as a direct result and in my opinion on the back of years of austerity never really got over 3 dimensional crisis in 2008 so this is really going up to nancy to try and make our entire system a lock for a so i think it will get the people to harvest in pretty much every country were going to have to again increase the deficit and debt and future generations are going to have to pay. The head of the Uns World Food Programme has warned that the economic shock of the cove in 1000 pandemic could in some countries be far deadlier than the virus itself he says at least 30000000 people are at risk of dying of starvation if a critical funding is cut on quarter reports as the worlds battle with the coronavirus rages on one has to wonder what will happen when the smoke clears tens of millions of people are already dependent on the Uns World Food Program for meals if that were to lose funding all of those people would be threatened with starvation if we lost our funding a minimum of 30000000. 00 would die over a 3 month period that would be 300000 people dying per day thats why leaders have got to balance out the response with keeping the economy going because otherwise a lot more people will die from starvation and economic deterioration than from cove it itself even before the panda. Mc the world had a serious food crisis on its hands the World Economic forum says that over 820000000 people were going to bed hungry now Many Organizations are indicating that the situation can get much much worse we could be with you over and the 1st us to be told of the measures that they can place the board but we also believe that will go pollute the food chain. To be able to hold up by low for consumers to move the potential risk over on the north and of course forward its a crisis of the International Markets under the lockdown the very supply chains of transnational corporations are breaking apart food cant be processed delivered all received between countries within countries everywhere for the developing world that means famine could be just around the corner especially now that humanitarian relief is also being obstructed by the lockdowns widespread poverty a reliance on imported food and rising prices are all a recipe for disaster according to the United Nations for the millions living in lockdown countries that fit that criteria food is running out across africa clashes between hungry people in the police are already taking place was. The many governments of the developing world are struggling with a terrible dilemma see their people die from the coronavirus or see them die from starvation while in the developed of the main die lemma is containing the corona virus through look downs and then dealing with the Economic Impact in the developing world apart from containing the virus and dealing with the economic crisis the biggest worry now is people dying of hunger that doesnt mean the journey from farm to plate isnt obstructed in the developed world in the United States dairy farms are dumping thousands of gallons of milk a day because they cant be sold. At the same time retailers are fearing a shortage of milk and then limiting the amount that consumers can buy as for fruits and vegetables 5000000000. 00 worth had been wasted for the same reason one of americas largest support processing plants has even been closed because of the virus the closure of this facility combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shifted across our industry is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of all meat supply and it is impossible to keep all Grocery Stores stalked if up loans are not running the counts of the free market is rearing its ugly head in more ways than just one week by week millions more are flocking to unemployment lines and food banks the early indicators of a global food crisis are there before our very eyes we should ask ourselves how much farther can the global Food Supply Chain bend before it breaks a senior economist at the u. N. Seat in one cultural denies ation told us the crisis needs a concerted International Response than people to stay home and work and stay home does obviously create disruptions to. Value chain for food no food gets harvested then it has to be processed that it has to be put on the shelves obviously there may be disruptions in this in this line because of the lockdown and because of the fact that people let the Seasonal Workers cannot probably move around from one place to another so that is want to the problem and the other sort of problem is that lot of people especially poor people if they dont go to arik they dont have any they dont have the money they cannot buy the pool youre talking about also countries where man you 2 should already is huge government would need to have you know finances you know safety nets to be able to reach these people and to make sure that they have the minimal food that is really needed the problem is these countries cannot afford it so they need help they need support and the help has to come. From the richer countries if the richer countries today or very good of course will do wrong people. Feel we do not forget the poor what you call the problem is not the root of all globally you will come back and on your body again. From high up in the International Space station back down to a pandemic ravaged earth a us russian crew has landed safely in cannes expand after spending more than 200 days in orbit as a precaution they were greeted by a t. V. Litter spent a month in the medical observation now amid the global lockdown lisa faced travelers may find it difficult even to get home one cosmonaut needs to reach moscow 2 astronauts are looking for houston. In. The sense of one madrid neighborhood found a new way of communicating the same time each evening they step out onto the balconies and wave mops at each other 2 friends came up with the idea theyd lived on the same streets but were unable to leave their homes the ideas also hold on pretty swiftly spain has lost 20000 lives to corona virus making it the worst hit country in europe. And also in jakarta has 2 medical robots assisting the Frontline Health workers each of these robots can deliver medicine to patients rooms and allows doctors and nurses to maintain a safe distance indonesia has more than 5000. 00 confirmed cases of covert 19 with almost 500 deaths. Thanks stay with r. T. As we keep you up to date on the coronavirus pandemic virus website r. T. Dot com social Media Channels are live broadcasts from studios in moscow london and washington d. C. Stay informed stay with r. T. Has changed american lives but pharmaceutical companies have a miraculous solution. Based drugs the people who are chronic pain and believe that their opioid prescription is working for them in the remedy. To the price at the. Grocery dependency and addiction to opiates to long term use that really isnt scientifically justified in our study actually suggests that. The long term effects may not just be absence of benefit but actually that they may be causing long term. Im after it and soon youre watching going underground the whole team here hope youre all safe were away until wednesday the 22nd of april but in the meantime were screening some of your favorite episodes of the year so far coming up in this show what does a u. S. Funded u. K. Lawyer mean when he references a case of secret cia Nuclear Warhead blueprints smuggling to iran as a benchmark for sundries extradition to virginia we talked to the espionage act convicted former cia spy name checked in court jeffrey sterling and 24 hours ahead of the 120th birthday of the u. K. Labor party whose trade unionist and socialist beginnings began a new age in Political Representation of the working class we ask a former labor cabinet minister whatever. Happened to raising the scarlet standard high on the small coming up in todays going underground 1st extradition proceedings are underway today in london as the usa tries to get its hands on the most famous publisher and journalists in the world Julian Assange faces 175 years in jail in the q c for the usa james lewis is citing former cia spy jeffrey sterling to secure the australian wiki leaks found his removal to virginia jeffrey sterling now joins me via skype from st louis in missouri jeffrey thanks so much for coming on the show so you know all about the tactics of the u. S. Deep state racism persecution at the cia what do you make of your name being quoted in court and i find it incredible that their name dropping. The course of their position and saying i guess they were returned after a certain seeing me shows how reasonable it can be one thing to mention was that in my prosecution persecution over yes you know there was absolutely no evidence yeah they they obviously said it was circumstantial evidence so the u. S. Authorities say but james lewis has his q. C. His exact words were your case and the case did involve pretty bizarre covert to smuggling of Nuclear Warhead blueprints to iran to perhaps create war who knows specifically lewis said you and that case was a relevant benchmark for the prosecution and sentencing does that mean we will get a 175 years at least i was facing are also over a 100 years based on yes you know its our chance that i was alone and i did he may not only in my case that be you know that the judges are going to be clear in stating that the sensing geir arts or where they are about i think she realize and understood that it was a completely circumstantial evidence with no chase and the government actually nothing but dark being on the government sorry she certainly could. To hear and sentence me to i guess she thought it was a me your only are 42 months in prison lined out that mr assad will receive that same sort of mercy or weve talked to people who have been in the court they say they can see all the u. S. Officials and then you hear a british q. C. To speaking the words what do you think or why do you think they might have been using your case so early on in the proceedings at this south london court and they trying to tie up the cia are they trying to connect a publisher and journalist is someone who like you consider themselves a wrongly convicted former cia officer im sorry what theyre doing its