the chinese city of shanghai has told all schools to hold classes remotely from monday as coronavirus infections increase. shanghai s education bureau has also ordered kindergartens and childcare centres to close. cases have been rising since beijing abandoned its zero covid policy ten days ago, and there are concerns the country s health infrastructure is not prepared to cope with a rapid increase in patients. the number of state sanctioned executions in the united states has fallen to its lowest level for more than three decades. that s according to figures compiled by the death penalty information centre. let s take a closer look at their report. it suggests that 7 out of 20 execution attempts were botched due to incompetence, failure to follow protocols, or defects in the protocols themselves. executions had to be put on hold in the states of idaho, ohio, tennessee and south carolina due to failures. in all, fewer than 30 people were executed. and across the us fewer than 5
of executions, 18.6 per year, is said to be the lowest in more than 30 years, a 74% decline over the course of one decade. let s now speak to robert dunham who is the executive director of the death penalty information center a non profit organization providing analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment to the public and media. hejoins us live from washington dc. many thanks for your time. it is important to establish upfront where your organisation stands on the issue of the death penalty. i take it you oppose it and these figures basically aerate your view, is that right? that right? first of all, thank ou for that right? first of all, thank you for having that right? first of all, thank you for having me that right? first of all, thank you for having me on. - that right? first of all, thank you for having me on. the i that right? first of all, thank - you for having me on. the death penalty information centre doesn t take a position for or against the de
look at their report. it suggests that 7 out of 20 execution attempts were botched due to incompetence, failure to follow protocols, or defects in the protocols themselves. executions had to be put on hold in the states of idaho, ohio, tennessee and south carolina due to failures. in all, fewer than 30 people were executed. and across the us fewer than 50 people were sentenced to death. the five year average for executions of 18.6 per year is said to be the lowest in more than 30 years. that s a 74% decline over the course of one decade. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains how problematic some of the executions have been. the statistics are quite damning of all of the executions that took
let s take a closer look at the report. seven out of 20 execution attempts reportedly failed. the reasons are claimed to be incompetence, failures to follow protocol, or defects in the protocols themselves. this was mainly because executions had to be put on hold after officials were not able to carry out execution protocols in four states namely, idaho, ohio, tennessee and south carolina. in all, less than 30 people were executed. and across the us fewer than 50 people were sentenced to death. the five year average of executions, 18.6 per year, is said to be the lowest in more than 30 years. that s a 74% decline over the course of one decade. our north america correspondent
the reasons are claimed to be incompetence, failures to follow protocol or defects in the protocols themselves. this was mainly because executions had to be put on hold after officials were not able to carry out execution protocols in four states idaho, ohio, tennessee and south carolina. in all, less than 30 people were executed, and across the us, fewer than 50 people were sentenced to death. the five year average of executions, 18.6 per year, is said to be the lowest in more than 30 years. that s a 74% decline over the course of one decade. our north america correspondent peter bowes explains how problematic some of the executions have been. the statistics are quite damning. of all of the executions that took place in the united states