Ministry in colombia announced. That 1000000 figure 30000 death you mentioned in the world to past that grim milestone is the 3rd in latin america. A few days ago brazil the worst country in the region has over 5000000 people infected with the coronavirus 157000 people there have died. Across the world theres been Something Like 10000000 people so 40 to 42000000 people infected 10000000 of those are in latin america so its got around about a quarter of all the cases in the world the u. S. Vice president s chief of staff mark shorts is tested positive for corona virus and is in quarantine is the 2nd day to mike pence to test positive this week pence has been in close contact with shorts but is reportedly in good health and tested negative on saturday. U. S. President candidates donald trump and Democrat Joe Biden atory battleground states as election day looms opinion polls show biden in the lead nationally but its a tight race in the swing states a mosque in france as held president tr
Just hours after white house staff aide hope hicks tested positive for the virus. Since that many top level regularly in contact with the president and hope hicks have been getting tested for the virus. And diagnosis of course comes just days after the first president ial debate on tuesday. The president shared a stage with former Vice President Joe Biden Biden says that he has been tested several times today and both he and his wife are negative for the virus joining us now live from washington dc is jesse to noren jesse just a stunning turn of events just weeks now about a month away from the election. How does this shape the month that we have now before we have a president ial election. Yeah thats a good question really isnt so much is still up in the air president Trumps Campaign did say that all of the scheduled events these next few weeks. Would either go to a virtual platform or be postponed altogether and like you mentioned really a month away from the election were less than
Borders to prevent the spread of the virus. Has more on the outbreak in latin america the difference between latin america and europe i think is that the infrastructure in general around latin america is far worse less investment in schools and hospitals so right from the very beginning they were suffering with trying to do contact and trace and there are certainly less beds available for those who need it intensive treatment that is really impacted latin america very hard also talking also about the economy many people here many millions of people work in the informal economy so when governments say to them stay indoors you cant you cant go out they really have no choice they have to go out with contracting the virus or they dont eat. Polands president has also tested positive for corona virus under is due that is said to be feeling well but is in quarantine poland like much of the rest of europe is imposing more restrictions to try to slow the high infection writes again his Election
Humanitarian organizations including the red cross are expressing alarm. We are seeing and hearing is that people are. Terrified and being forced to make really impossible decisions. On the one of the morning here so good morning from russia the 6th of october my names kevin owen here at arties World News Center with the latest and trouble overnight to tell you about the weekends parliamentary Election Results may be an old in the Central Asian republic of. According to a president ial Spokes Person in the last few hours one person has died in mass riots there over the disputed vote the countrys Health Ministry is also reporting about 600. 00 injured and more than 100. 00 taken to hospital. Except thats. What you get the latest just lost all respect to the Senior Correspondent more gals do you have to give us a more complete picture of whats happening there. Really kicked off there overnight more or did a lot of it seemed peaceful enough when these protests begat really people taking t
Are expressing alarm. We are seeing and hearing is that people are absolutely terrified and being forced to make really impossible decisions. Today for russia the 6th of october im kevin know in what arties World News Center with the latest and trouble overnight later developments to tell you about 1st in kurdistan chaos in the Central Asian republics following a disputed election at the weekend the latest is then the countrys Electoral Commission is now an old that vote result so far one person has died during a large scale riots over the last 24 hours the countrys Health Ministry is also reporting around 700 people injured with more than 100 taken to hospital. That was. A now to several regional heads of resigned their offices probably voluntarily as well as the capitals may protesters proclaimed a new mayor in bishkek earlier monday is a Senior Correspondent for the full picture of whats going on. It really kicked off there overnight more or did a lot of it seemed peaceful enough wh