Deadliest mass shooting. It is 9 00am in singapore and 1 00am in the morning here in london, where borisjohnson has given a stark warning about the threat posed by the coronavirus, saying that it is the worst Public Health crisis for a generation. In france they have gone further, emmanual macron calling it the worst Health Crisis in a century. He has ordered all schools to close. In italy, already in full lockdown, with travel severely restricted, the death toll has passed 1,000. In a moment we will look at the worst day for finanical markets in decades. But first, here is what the british Prime Minister had to say about the human cost of this pandemic. Ive got to be clear, weve all got to be clear. This is the worst Public Health crisis for a generation. Some people compare it to seasonal flu. Alas, that is not right. Owing to the lack of immunity, this disease is more dangerous, and its going to spread further. And i must level with you, level with the british public. More families,
The leading official dealing with Infectious Diseases in the United States, Anthony Fauci, has described the american system for coronavirus testing as inadequate. President trump has been insisting that the set up is tremendous. About 11,000 tests for the disease have been carried out in the us. Dr Anthony Fauci was answering questions at a congressional hearing. He had a very different view from mr trump on how easily people in the us can get tested. The way people in other countries are doing it, the system is not geared to what we need right now. What you are asking for. It is a failing. Thats admitted. The fa ct failing. Thats admitted. The fact is, the way the system was set up is that the Public Health component that doctor redfield was talking about was a system where you put it out there in the public and a physician asks for it and we get it. The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we are not set up for that. Do i think we should
Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing 500,000. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there has now topped 1,000 and there are more than 68,000 confirmed cases. Around half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. In the past hour, the us senate has unanimously passed a 2 trillion stimulus package to ease the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Thats after objections were raised by four republican senators. Vote against this to dollars rescue
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are 60,000 confirmed cases. Half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Weve been spending a lot of time with new york officials because that is by far the hottest spot. Theyve got a number of very tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing a very good job. I spoke to th
Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are more than 60,000 confirmed cases. Around half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Congressional leaders and the white house have agreed a two trillion dollar stimulus package to ease the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. The package is now before the senate, which is expected to vote on it shortly