The coronavirus outbreak is making it worse. Anchor hello. Authorities around the world are warning people to stayathome and abide by tough restrictions to movement is the coronavirus pandemic reaches a significant point. The official global death toll has now passed 100,000 with more than 1. 6 million cases confirmed. Experts believe the number of deaths attributed to the virus is deceptively low. The u. K. Has recorded europes highest ever number hospital fatalities in a single day with 980. In spain, the government says it is beginning to see results from its strict lockdown, but it does remain europes most affected country after italy with nearly 16,000 dying from the disease. So despite the success being seen in some countries, the World Health Organization has warned governments against prematurely rolling back restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic. It says while the rate of infection has been slowing in some countries, others are seeing an alarming surge in cases. I know
The director of the department of Public Health, dr. Grant colfax. The director of the department of emergency management, mary ellen carroll. The director of the department of Human Services trent rhorer. The director of the department of homelessness and housing, abigail stewartkhan and our police chief bill scott. Thank you for joining us this afternoon. I want to start by providing the most updated numbers currently. We have 1,058 cases here in San Francisco of those diagnosed with the coronavirus. And sadly, we have 20 people who died from this illness. And for more information, please visit data sf. Org covid19 for our full tracker and more information that you may be interested in reviewing. Today i just wanted to talk about the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. This weekend marks the 106th anniversary of the earthquake. When we all can look back on our history and remember during that time, not only did the earthquake hit and it really physically destroyed buildings and many
And stakeholders. The gig workers, jobs with justice. Jobs with justice is doing a lot of outreach. They have been in touch with a variety of Community Organizations through this process. Thank you. Any more comments or questions for mr. Goebel . Is it too late to add a question to the survey . I can check with the survey team. The covid19 survey is going to wrap up next week. I could ask the survey team that. I wanted to know the federal relief package included gig workers. I wanted to know if they applied for that, what is the status, do they know about it, have they going to apply for it . I dont think the checks have been issued. They are coming, and if they had received any relief. That was my question. I had another question and i forgot about it. Sorry. That was the question. It is a very good point, madam chair in terms of unemployment. I have been reading reports about gig workers having difficulty accessing it. It is delayed until the end of the month. All kinds of problems.
A Global Pandemic we go back to where it all began the wildlife markets of asia the being blamed for the crisis. So yes the u. K. Is closing in on the grim figure of 10000 kroner virus related deaths as we go to where its the new hot bed of the pandemic in europe and the number of casualties just keeps on climbing another 917. 00 people have died of the disease in hospital taking the total to almost 9900. 00 Health Officials have warned the outbreak is yet to reach its peak and the british home secretary says police will use new powers including fines to enforce lock down measures the start figure is highlight the gravity of this National Emergency. The devastating impact of this virus and the unprecedented but necessary action that we are taking to tackle it is affecting every aspect of our daily lives but my message to anyone still refusing to do the right thing is clear if you dont pay your part our Selfless Police who are out there risking their own lives to save others will be una
Including its 2 biggest cities. And a month on from the declaration of a pandemic we go back to the one of life markets of asia to blamed for causing the chaos. So the United States has become the country with the highest death toll from corona virus according to the Johns Hopkins university tracker more fatalities were confirmed in the past day taking the u. S. Past italy which is on 19 1468. 00 deaths you can see that top right and heres the United States where the total is now 19701. 00 as you can see a confirmed cases in the worlds biggest economy have been skyrocketing in the month since a pandemic was declared and lets speak to mike hanna who joins us now from washington d. C. So mike now the United States has small fatalities and anywhere else. Weve lost our connection there with my camera well try to get it back a little bit later in the program now critics of President Donald Trump say his slow response is largely to blame for the high numbers in the u. S. Lets hear now from o