Stopping and in germany hard hit the various leads of several states and closing down public life almost completely and the debate over whether the entire country should go into lockdown. Im sorry kelly walk into the program the worldwide death toll mounts as the coronavirus keeps up its rapid spread according to John Hopkins University in the United States the coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 10000 people worldwide fears are growing in spain that the Health Care System will not be able to cope it is the worst affected european country after italy and medical staff are already struggling correspondent john Philip Schultz has this report doctors and about hope care workers are sprayed snoot heroes their work has never been as crude. As it is now over time emergency measures and preparations for worst Case Scenarios are the order of the day staff are too overwhelmed to speak to the media eventually we managed to reach a spanish doctor by telephone who was working across the
In spain, concern is growing the Health Care System will not be able to cope. And in italy, the epicenter of the pandemic, a near total lockdown is not slowing the spread of the virus. Brent im brent goff, to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world, welcome. The week is ending with more and more shutdowns around the globe. The British Government has announced it is ordering all pubs, restaurants and gymnasiums to close, in an effort to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Prime industry Boris Johnson says venues should close as soon as possible and not reopen until further notice. He says it is essential to slowing the spread of the virus. The closures include nightclubs, cinemas, theaters, effectively pulling the plug on public life in the u. K. For the foreseeable future. Lets listen to what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today. We need to push down further on that curve of transmission between us. So following an agreement between all the formation of formationsns of the unitede
Are vital in preventing what it calls a disaster within a disaster if water and food aid dont reach survivors. The death toll continues to rise and is now past 2,000 with a similar number injured in hospitals. This is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains. Very few buildings have been left undamaged. Fridays 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south west of the tourist hub of marrakesh. 0ur Correspondent Anna Hooligan reports from marrakesh. Essential aid is on the way. The Moroccan Military has been deployed to distribute food and clear the landslides. International assistance is starting to arrive. Spain and the Czech Republic have sent Search And Rescue teams. British Aid Charities are coming, too. Inside the ancient city of marrakesh, miles away from the epicentre of the quake, a quarter of the population has been affected. This man told me he would rather be at home with his family but he cant afford not to work. If you want to help the people of this country, come t
Nicola sturgeon criticises the uk governments handling of brexit, and hints taxes could rise in order to pay for Public Services. And in california, at least 11 dead in wildfires which have destroyed 1500 homes. Our main story at five, the catalan president is about to address the regions parliament, to present his governments results of the disputed referendum on independence from spain. Carles puigdemont has said on several occasions that he will declare independence, despite opposition across spain and criticism from european governments. Madrid says the referendum was unlawful, and tensions are running high. Security outside the Parliament Building is tight. These are the scenes live in barcelona where mr puigdemont is due to begin his address shortly. There are around 135 members in that parliament who will be listening carefully. Lets cross straight to my colleague tim willcox who is outside the Parliament Building. Iam i am outside the Catalan Parliament where in the next few mi
Notwithstanding the amount, which is huge, of course . Well, look, its 4. 4 billion, but a lot of it is also deferred maintenance, whether its our roads, whether our parks and Recreation Centers and all of it libraries so its important what were doing to make sure that we can focus on our infrastructure. But there are also other aspects. You know, theres one thing, which is maintenance and cleaning up the skin. Its also to exfoliate to sort of grow and generate new skin, which is the, you know do we have any stake in robotics, advanced manufacturing . Do we have any stake in any other future economy machine learning, et cetera . Which we dont. And if we dont if we have our feet grounded firmly in the wet cement of history and preservation of today, eventually that cement hardens. And you have to also think about the future, use the foundation as a jumping board for the future. And i dont think we are doing that right now. Its not the mayors fault, its just, you know, how much money do