Yet with another nearly 800 deaths that could be more convoys like this needed spain now has the 3rd highest number of infections worldwide with around 25000 the death toll has passed 1300 now to help madrid and barcelona are converting Exhibition Centers into field hospitals for the sick germany has had a spike in confirmed cases up to more than 16 and a half 1000 and there are now temporary fences on its border with switzerland the German Government is considering whether to bring in a full nationwide ban on going outside. Where much of europe has already gone with its lockdown and social distancing measures the u. K. Is following economically culturally and socially this is a country that has been transformed in just a few days. By order of the governments the u. K. Is now pretty much closed pubs cafes restaurants gyms museums Nursery Schools and universities all shut for the foreseeable future the capitals buses and metro system are empty dont use them unless your job is critical p
Stabilize the auto industries. Be sure to wash cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern saturday morning. Join the discussion. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced stricter measures of her london pubs and restaurants in response to the coronavirus pandemic. He was joined by the chancellor of the exchequer and deputy chief medical officer. P. M. Johnson yesterday, i said it will turn the tide and i will repeat that determination today. We are going to do it with testing, new medicines, Digital Technology that will help us see the disease added as it is transmitted and thereby and limiting it to stamp it out. Goingove all, now were to defeat this disease with a Huge National effort to slow the spread by reducing unnecessary social contact. And i want to thank everyone for following the guidance issued monday, for staying home if anyone in your household has any of the systems. And i know its been tough and inconvenient, but these actions were all taking together or helpin
And the world and that means anxiety as much as the covered 900. 00 virus itself staff at the worlds most Famous Museum the louvre in paris shut it down for 3 days this week demanding better protection against the virus tourists went to news to there isnt a place in the world that its not going to get to you and you cant just shut down the world and you can though shut down parts of it battling europes most prolific outbreak so far italy will close all schools and universities until mid march in an effort to stem the tide of infections and a rising death toll japan did the same last week and france has also ordered the closure of some schools affecting an estimated 35000 pupils. As dramatic for some italys decision to hold all sporting fixtures in empty stadiums spain has done so to life across the globe is changing fast the World Health Organization continues to stress the importance of containment in places with few infections in the hope of delaying the spread of the disease and to
He called 911 went to hospital he was tested he was positive and then he died one other person from that cruise was also tested positive so the question is what i will the other people from that cruise the health of the apparently all from california the u. S. Congress has approved major funding to fight the virus mike hanna has those developments from washington. Political differences are put aside in the face of the Novel Coronavirus the u. S. House of representatives agrees to allocate 8300000000. 00 the bulk of funds going to the agencies dealing directly with the crisis congress is acting with the seriousness and sense of urgency there coronavirus threat demands President Trump held a meeting with the airline c. E. O. s to discuss the impact of the virus on the travel industry the Vice President was a few civil about missions he says the president has taken to protect u. S. Citizens American People deserve to know the morning or explain. The risk to the average american to contrac
This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. The coronavirus spreads across the globe as countries tried to continue contain the cases riyadh. It is likely this virus will cause a pandemic. Fears about the Economic Impact of the conavirus sent markets tumbling. Wall street was in the red for the second day in a row. Democrats debate in South Carolina tonight trade Bernie Sanders is the want to be. Hosni mubarak has died in cairo at the age of 91. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Health officials and the u. S. Warned that americans should be prepared for the coronavirus to spread as wall street plunged for the second day in a row amid concern about the economic effect. The virus is writing aggressively throughout the globe. On a spanish island, a hotel has gone into lockdown. From island haven to health scare lockdown, italys coronavirus outbreak has spread. The palace hotel now shut off after an italian guest, a doctor tes