Good afternoon and welcome this is r. T. International. Where we start of course with the latest coronavirus figures and globally the total number of infections is now risen above 4300000 more than 293000 people have lost their lives more than 1600000 for a covered. And with tight restrictions slowly being lifted around the world people are starting to think about the possibility of life after lockdown walks in the park through to even a 1st vacation but experts are sounding the alarm because examples from asia show that the threat of a 2nd wave of infection that is very real for example the chinese city of who had work over 1000 was 1st detected was one of the 1st to lift restrictions due to the success of its Strict Lockdown measures but a new cluster of cases as recently a birds their cities or thirtys are planning to test all residents within the next 10 days to try to stop the spread south korea has also been praised for quickly managing the pandemic which to a large extent was because of its high level of testing however starting from last week the country also witnessed a spike in new cases authorities have linked it to nightclubs and bars in the capital seoul w h os representative to russia later when of which told me earlier how she sees the situation developing. But what Health Organization has been saying from the beginning we do regard to the need to ease down. Is that vigilance is needed because the virus. Around us the virus is still here and it continues to. Measure we need to be taken into account for the new reality that we are having and that is the capacity to create. New cases or. Quickly identify all the just and challenging rather care and i would say small clusters of. 4 who are locked out of society and unfortunately we believe that this is going to be. Operation until. Hartman unit to reach. 1 probably a vaccine we still have to wait for from purely health would you preferred lockdowns to been kept for longer we manage still have this is called distancing of people if people take it on their new way of living certain precautions probably we can go to a series of face is that. Hell. Kirby. Kirby that one verse and a lot o. In. Comic life that the world needs so this is uncharted territory Uncharted Waters and i think jointly we have to experiment with a lot of caution and new. Behavior and i think if we get the people on board fully understanding and. Including the this is an ovation i think thats the way forward rather than having. If we see countries relaxing measures allowing people in greater numbers together will people be able to maintain even just simple social distancing a bunch of people been stuck indoors for several months now the weather is getting good do you think people will be able to police them so will the temptation just to go back to their old way of living but to much. Well thats difficult to answer but i do believe in people i am as Everybody Knows im really an optimist people are very strong they have a doctor they have. 8 1 color are they have all come played they have overcome smallpox and various other diseases and i think hygiene as a measure that we have sort of forgotten in a more than well well get a new evidence and this is all this sensing rather than social distancing and how we can do things about being heroes like you know im sick to work for me but when i hear 6 high so the aged and making sure i do not infect others and also using the houses in a new way using also digital technology. Consultation i think the world has so much songs available that we just need to know if i am the way how to use it and yes i do believe in people i will be able not to police themselves but to adapt to a new reality. Italian police have arrested more than 90 Sicilian Mafia suspects across the country in whats being dubbed a mega rate they believe mobsters are behind a recent spike in crime rates that have been taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to increase their power it also comes after a number of mafia bosses were temporarily released from prison and this was part of a controversial plan to stop the spread of the virus in italian jails or the convicts are under supervision at home the Justice Minister has vowed to return them to jail as soon as possible to some though the very notion of mafia bosses being allowed out of prison is unacceptable worse than just liberating the mafia the government have put them in house arrest back in the future where they have to arrest people for years. Just you know it was in the governments decision the decision was based moon total memory circulated by the department of Prison Administration asking prison officials to list those over a certain age and with Certain Health conditions who might be at greater risk in case of Coronavirus Infection the officials were then asked to send a list to the supervisory magistrates who in italy oversee the release of inmates from prison by issuing that memo the department made a mistake as it didnt mention an article in the saudi and penal code that differentiates between common inmates and those in prison for serious crimes such as matthew activities and terrorism that article affords lawyers the opportunity to call for the suspension of special dispensations to prisoners with Health Conditions unfortunately this led to the release of some important figures. Among the senior members released but under house arrest was franco cattell though he was serving a life sentence for kidnapping the son of an informant in one of what was one of italys most infamous and traumatic murders the boy was held hostage for 2 years before being strangled and dissolved in acid tensions erupted in the countrys overcrowded prisons back in march at least National Prison a rights advocate immediate action to prevent the spread of the virus into jails including stopping family visits since then some 376 maffia members and drug dealers have been moved from jails to house arrest giuseppe and thought she again from the foundation that studies the math here believes that the move was a retreat in the fight against the mob. Would you look at what. The widows who lost their loved ones in the fight against the mafia think this measure how would the victims children feel i wonder what my own daughters might have thought seeing those people set free had i someone from my unit been murdered by the mafia one of those nights we should always be very careful in finding the right balance between the needs of the state which would never appear to retreat in the fight against the mafia and the needs of the citizens who probably lost someone to mafia and who should never see port. Get out of prison its unacceptable. And im from texas with a rare disease is struggling to get to the only clinic offering him a potential treatment thats because its in russia with the current virus having closed most borders crn with his condition deteriorating hes hoping to catch a rare flight that still exists between the u. S. And russia. I family and then the usual disease called inclusion by my own size is relatively rare probably somewhere around 87 to 15 people out of a 1000000 happen in all isolated birmingham are going to be somebody who has that and it is a disease that there is really no cure for in fact very little is known about it i was diagnosed with is at the mayo clinic in rochester minnesota in december 2015 and essentially there is always at the time there is nothing you can do for it or it least also mentally to complete them permanent disability earlier and in a wheelchair or on bed rest in fact if you were to look at my hands youll notice that my fingers dont bend anymore and now because what was left of the muscles in my arm and after feet to the point where i can no longer do things like my shirt tie my shoes items off the ground. And also im very unsteady on my feet so a tremendous muscle after. The disease that alan spencer that suffers from is a progressive muscle disorder it causes weakness of muscles followed by atrophy sometimes like in alans case it also effects the ability to swallow and its still unclear what causes it in the 1st place the Medical Center in the russian city of pm is known for its expertise in dealing with complex diseases he said of the studies around the lymphatic system which roughly speaking plays a vital role in the mean response and many foreigners favorites approach. What has happened here its brought to mind what they have come up with a treatment plan and theres been absolutely amazing the doctors here will not tell you that it is amazing they will tell you that this science but for some one who has lived with pain for 25 years it is amazing so that the core issue and stead of dealing with symptoms nationally nikka but as i knew millions of their clinic works with the lymphatic system and has been working with it since its Foundation Actually has been treating many foreigners with difficult cases in recent years many of those who couldnt get treatment at home or those working in russia all of them are being provided with full spectrum treatment and he now wants to get to russia as soon as possible while theres still something for doctors to work with. Although inclusion body myositis is a slow acting disease when you get to a certain point it begins to excel rate and ive hit a point where i have gotten. Relatively worse since i started talking to the clinic confirmed in the middle of february and so their concern is that if i lose too much muscle mass they may not have much to work with and so we were there their concern was to try and get me there as quickly as possible before i got to the point where i could no longer be helped and so that was the concern we had is that with the way. On into the future if we dont get there soon they may not have much to work with for millions of americans losing their job soon the pandemic could also be bad news for the health and new Study Reveals that roughly half the u. S. Population has Health Insurance thats provided by employers and 7000000 of them wouldnt have access to any alternative if they were made jobless killam open explains. In april the United States lost roughly 20000000 jobs and a new study indicates that 43000000 americans are in danger of losing their Health Insurance at a time when an demick is sweeping the country and access to healthcare is more important than ever the status quo is incredibly inefficient its incredibly unfair its tight employment for no real reason this problem exposes a lot of the net of chrysis in our system now before the pandemic broke out roughly 160000000 americans had access to health care through their job now for those who lose their job due to layoffs they have access to Health Care Including medicaid or the cobra law quite complicated polls show that 68 percent of americans dont know what their options would be if they lost their job when it comes to Health Insurance furthermore Research Indicates that 7000000 americans are unlikely to find a new Health Care Plan if they lose their job whos going to pay for it last words ill never forget the response my patient gasped out between labor breaths to me and my team have to explain that he needs to be intubated and placed on a ventilator and this is not just bad for individuals its bad for the health of the entire country means people not going out to seek the help they need and staying sick one out of every 7 u. S. Adults report that they would have void 2nd health care for a future and a dry cough due to concerns about their ability to pay for it when framed explicitly as believing to have been affected by the Novel Coronavirus 9 percent still report that they would avoid seeking care left wing voices have certainly been raising the alarm when a 1000000 people lost their jobs last month the American People do and want their health care to the employment they want medicare for all theyre in a pandemic in which millions have already lost their Health Insurance when theyd to be guaranteeing health care for all not taking it away lack of health care of the unemployed may also explain the desk for. Ration of some americans to end the lockout. Was. That was. It was while other countries have built up bigger wealthier states the United States has long stuck to the mantra if you want things in life youve got to work for them so when a pandemic when people are actually prevented from working you can understand why that just for ration and fear is rising it will happen artsy new york. Format could or president and r. T. Host discuss the us Health Crisis with pink floyd cofounder activist new york state president roger waters has the new york on the mic been a shock yes but you would expect it because theres no Health Service in the United States for america well or Israel Service for it is only for the very wealthy men in consequence theyre completely unprepared really to Say Something like that and also theyre not used to acting together as a community and in consequences so its this is hitting very very hard to expect significant changes in a post and that makes us this is the thats the big question at the beginning and i hope so i mean i hope so wouldnt it wouldnt be great this election thats coming up in the United States in november if there happens will be a great indication of. Well as we cant we could go into that subject its not much of a choice frankly. Germany provokes the fury of brussels after its constitutional cold questions the legality of the European Central banks money tree policy ensuring up the euro zone and threaten to stop cooperating with it for you the full story after the sprog. We go to work so you stay home from. School seemed wrong. Wrong just dont. Get to shape out these things become educated and engagement equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Welcome back now while germany has started to ease its border restrictions with some neighbors including france and austria isnt quite so friendly towards everyone else in europe the countrys highest court is demanding the European Central bank prove its bond buying scheme designed to bring stability to the euro zone is in fact legal otherwise its threatened to stop any further monetary cooperation and the movers and raise the e. U. Commission peter all of a closer look at the spat. The coronavirus pandemic is putting pressures and strains on many relationships one of those thats feeling the pinch is not between brussels and when it comes to financial burden sharing in the eurozone germanys highest court said the European Central banks corona bond plan would need to prove it was fit for purpose if the single currency is largest economy was to take part the e. U. Commission boss didnt like that one bit the recent ruling of the German Constitutional Court to put under the spotlight to ease use of the European Union the euro system and the European Legal system the final word an e. U. Law is always spoken in luxembourg nowhere else so with their well not quite that statement from a sort of on the line gave those that will be vying for the job of german chancellor next year when Angela Merkel calls it a day an opportunity to show just how tough they are the statement from the commission in particular that bar the european law all this takes precedence over national law especially in such a conditional form is simply an accurate chancellor merkel herself has said that countries needing a fiscal helping hand due to corona should rely on existing other news like the european stability mechanism despite the e. S. M. Being viewed as a slap in the face by Member States like italy who remember all too well the crippling austerity that was forced upon greece after it availed itself of the e. S. M. Help there are some voices in germany including that of president of the bundestag and former finance minister Wolfgang Schauble are saying perhaps this isnt the economic hale should insist on dying on and that this whole argument puts more the National Pride at risk it may well be that the existence of the euro is now also questioned in other e. U. Member states because every national Constitutional Court can judge for itself make no bones about it eurozone economies are going to need some see. Financial help not only in a post corona world but in the immediate short and medium term as well in order to get that help in a way that suits the likes of italy in spain and in brussels theyre going to have to stop playing might cause its bigger than your court which doesnt look likely any time soon peter all over r. T. Berlin. The president of the geopolitical Analysis Organization europe continent the spirit manual to iran believes that most power needs to be residing in the hands of the Member States as opposed to the e. U. Is one body. Part of. Who is in power or European Union. Is it. Your buddies who do sions. Extending there are all competencies revolved limits all the Member States put city limits to competences of union the french and italians or such a country would like the new we give more power to e. U. To trivialize more Europe Europe in order to force germany to pay more for them but i think this is dangerous because in v. N. Each we are rigs used the power of the Member States who are supposed to be were master of the treaty in this case the German Constitutional Court say well ok the e. U. Lol is. Above national law but only if e. U. Law is applied in the appropriate way with a complete towns we decided from the Member States. With the United Kingdom taking its 1st tentative steps towards easing restrictions at the same time its bringing in new want such as a 14 day quarantine for people arriving from abroad for the Prime Minister a surprise somewhere revealing that france would be exempt following a phone call with the french president it was stated those coming from france wouldnt face the restriction the countries issued a joint statement saying the new measures will be taken in a reciprocal manner earlier Boris Johnson had clarified the quarantine move was needed to stop new infections from spreading to prevent reinfection from abroad i am serving notice that it will soon be the time with transmission significantly lower to impose quality on people coming into this country by a year later the Prime Minister said that the rule would apply not just to those coming by but also by train and ferry we asked people in london what they think of the me. Too late thats been done from day one we should happen soon but i guess better late than never the government should are poor because they dont got. Maybe. Thats not right from any where youre coming from in this country you should be quarantined were doing what were doing it of conscious of doing Different Things it should be one rule for the whole. Everything. Thats linked and. I dont understand i dont want someone they would be exempt to be quite honest with you because theyre infected like most of the worlds. Russian diplomats in prague has received threats should they have to check media published his identity ok mr journalist speculated the manager arrived in the country in mid march in order to poison local politicians Russias Foreign Ministry counterparts to guarantee security for its employees and picks up the story. Were all weary of the pandemic all the restrictions the fear the endless News Coverage so why not to lighten things up with a little drawn into the pot before the pandemic when the baddest thing in the world was russia had king elections compromising president assassinating spies and now it seems irrelevant mayers according to our source is a russian man pretending to be diplomats and using a diplomatic passport travel to prague airport it was discovered that hes not a diplomat is a member of the Russian Secret Service according to the police and other Security Services he was a real threat to prague minas policy politicians who criticize kremlin policy or pursued actions which of course concern in the kremlin he was travelling to the airport with a suitcase and there was information that he would be carrying rice and the sheer amount of ridiculous in the story is stupefying so this baby faced diplomatic worker is apparently a kremlin link secret Service Agent says someone who wants to remain anonymous hide their faces and claims to work for check intelligence or what it says thats called the weak but these these next part is rock bottom he was apparently found carrying rice in in a suitcase raisen is a toxic agent and a lethal deuce 22. 00 micrograms for reference a microgram is one millionth of a gram and they claim this guy had enough to stuff a suitcase. Grayson is an extremely Effective Police toxic in small doses also fairly easy to overlook during the autopsy this entire circus was found by czech press and initiated apparently by the government which claims essentially that russia hates them yes attack selections and haps hospitals and is now out to kill a bunch of Municipal Workers the kremlin apparently has Nothing Better to do. We have a number of contentious points with russia it is not just a case of a colony of statute which i consider a side issue i dont think we should pursue an aggressive policy like russia our diplomacy efforts accordingly as do i personally officially the Czech Counterintelligence Agency b i as has refused to confirm anything by the way guess what the fellow did have in his suitcase this in fact and yes this in fact and in the middle of a pandemic what are the odds the end result has been that the Russian Ambassador is now receiving threats there is now a very real danger to someone direct and verifiable not based on Anonymous Sources they embassy has asked the Foreign Ministry of the Czech Republic to take all appropriate measures to prevent any encroachment on the person freedom and dignity of the employee check media deployed a personal bullying complain against the Russian Ambassador who began to receive threats as a result so they do a little distraction from all the coronavirus news courtesy of a very bored czech press a russian operative brings in a suitcase full of poor isnt enough to presumably kill thousands in order to assassinate a local mayor and his 2 friends because they tore down a statue that russia really liked. The check fiction thanks for staying with r. T. As we continue to keep you informed through our website social Media Channels and our live broadcasts of course from here in moscow as well as london washington d. C. The world is driven by a dream shaped by the person of those. Who dares thinks. We dare to ask. About is the. Police. Operation in dying while some of the wealthier neighborhoods its been far more contained in the numbers are much lower than some of the more a neighborhood start to see if we think were working with going to source outside of the state is there just so it is here so i think that it is. Greetings and sell you take. Since the start of the pandemic amazon dot com has quickly become one of the most essential tools of survival during these bizarre and brutal stay at home times from groceries to face masks to board games you can damn near find anything you may need or desire to help you survive and get through living in these sequestered in this sequestered era