Lockdown is imposed in 31. 00 provinces across turkey including the biggest cities of istanbul and ankara. Google and apple a developing and alerts to let you know if youve come into contact with someone whos infected but does it infringe on privacy. And im peter same to you sport prosecutors dropped one of 2 cases against former fee for president sepp blatter. Say then the u. K. Is 0 in on the grim figure of 10000 coronavirus related deaths as we go to air it is the new hotbed of the pandemic in europe as the number of casualties just keep on climbing another 917. 00 people have died of the disease in hospital taking the total to almost 1900 and the Health Secretary warns its yet to reach its peak lets go straightaway to Marilyn Montague joins us on skype from london and 980 yesterday friday 917 today the numbers are still extremely high. Thats right the daily death toll that were guessing that rate of increase is nearing the 1000 figure and really feel as though the u. K. Has seen th
Have ordered coronavirus lockdown all right its time to boost your news i q. Tensions are once again heating up in the persian gulf after a brief confrontation on the seas between the u. S. And iran which resulted in president calling for the take down of iranian gunboats that come too close Rachel Blevins us following the story shes joining us now from the news room with the details to this rachel whats happening there well manella President Trump is now arming the u. S. Navy with the shoot down a new stronger order after a Close Encounter with iran has increased fears of escalation in the persian gulf trump took to twitter wednesday morning writing i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down destroy any and all iranian gunboats if they harass our ship. See his warning follows an incident last week in which the us claims 11 vessels from irans revolutionary guard came within 10 yards of u. S. Navy and coast guard ships in the gulf near kuwait while the Navy Released footage
As the curfew came into force more than 30 cities across the country are affected. China has recorded an uptick in imported infections of coronavirus now africans living there say theyre being a victim and harassed on the streets as chinese officials accuse them of spreading the virus. Im Claire Richardson welcome to the show we begin here in germany where the federal president will shortly speak to the german people in a rare televised address Frank Walter Steinmeier will urge the country to show solidarity against the coronavirus pandemic and while many germans are off work for the long easter weekend he will ask them to do their part and stay at home we can now listen it to an excerpt of that prerecorded speech. Now it is a pond immuno this pandemic is not a war. Nations do not stand against other nations soldiers against soldiers rather this is a test of our humanity it is bringing out both the best and the worst in people and let us show each other the best in us and let us show t
Deserted as the curfew came into force more than 30 cities across the country are affected plus. The champion a mountain biker in france who is helping his community cheer and walked out and hes back on his bike to provide a personal Delivery Service and shopping for anyone who needs that. Im kyra trades and welcome to the show we began here in germany where the federal president has urged the german people to show solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic in a rare televised address a friend asked the germans to do their part by staying home over the long easter weekend his speech also looked beyond germany to the Global Response to the pandemic. And will we surge worldwide for a joint way out of the crisis will we fall back into isolation and unilateralism tile and lettuce pool all of our knowledge and all of our research so that we can find vaccines and treatments more quickly. And lives ensure within a Global Alliance that the poorest and most Vulnerable Countries also have access
The origin of the corona virus has been a politically sensitive issue for china and a bone of contention between democrats republicans and President Trump who refers to it as the chinese virus now to u. S. States and germany plan to sue china accusing the country of lying and covering up the virus what it 1st appeared back in the fall of 2019 for more on this will bring in our chief fronsac ferret how significant are these lawsuits and do they have any bearing so many of the short answer to that is probably not missouris attorney general eric schmidt is leading the case and after talking with economists at the university of missouri the state is looking to get upwards of 44000000000. 00 and now you also have mississippis a. Saying that shes getting ready to file suit now missouri is the 1st state to file against china mississippi the 2nd all the seek damages and it could be the 1st of many states doing this now according to the missouri lawsuit it reads quote during the critical weeks