Virus to threaten to cause more pain and more heartache in our country. And one of britains most acclaimed film directors sir alan parker has died at the age of 76. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im nancy kacungira. The head of the World Health Organisation has said the effects of the global coronavirus outbreak will be felt for decades to come. Tedros ghebreyesus was speaking to the whos Emergency Committee meeting to assess the covid nineteen pandemic six months after first declaring a Global Public health emergency. The Emergency Committee is discussing what more can be done to control the virus. The pandemic is worse than a Century Health crisis the effects of which will be felt for decades to come. Many scientific questions have been resolved. Many remain to be answered. Have been resolved. And the results from virologist studies are painting a consistent picture. M
Infalling kenya. Thousands of would have been making the annual migration tourists to see them ill be telling you why. The sports news is yet another Major League Baseball team is hit by coronavirus. d basketball returns with social justice high on its agenda well hear from Le Bron James i said this hour. So there now once in a century crisis is how the head of the World Health Organization is now describing the coronavirus pandemic and to underline that the world has just hit another record for new daily infections thats close to 300000. 00 in the United States Health Officials will question for hours by congress over the response to the virus the countrys top Infectious Disease expert says that he is now hopeful of a vaccine by early next year and for the 4th day in a row the state of florida has set a record for daily coronavirus related deaths. 257. 00 people dying in the last 24 hours alone and in the u. K. Restrictions are being reimposed in parts of Northern England after a new
Englands chief medical officer says we may have reached the limits in opening up society, while keeping the virus under control. Also tonight. Three teenagers are jailed for the manslaughter of pc Andrew Harper, who died after being dragged behind a getaway car in a failed robbery. 30 years after iraqs invasion of kuwait, john simpson reflects on a conflict that changed the world. We couldve been anything that we wanted to be. One of britains most acclaimed film directors, im absolutely stunned. And, Glenda Jackson at the virtual baftas, leads the winners celebrating the best of british television. And coming up on bbc news, the government call of permitting crowds into sporting test events for two weeks, including snookers world championship, which started today. Good evening. Tomorrows plans to further ease englands coronavirus lockdown have been put on hold, because of a rise in the rate of infections. Borisjohnson says its now time to squeeze the brake pedal on any further relaxati
A wreck or contraction. And zimbabwes military and police in force a ban on antigovernment protests opposition figures say dozens have been detained. And army wellings with the sports news as yet another Major League Baseball team is hit by coronavirus. People returns with social justice hala on its agenda to hear from the born giants i see this hour. The corona virus has already had a profound impact on the Global Economy changing the way we live work and travel now the World Health Organization says this will reverberate for generations at a meeting of the w h os Emergency Committee the director general Ted Ross Gabrielle sauce said the pandemic was a once in a Century Health crisis effects of which will be felt for decades to come it was more optimistic news though from americas top Infectious Disease expert dr anthony found she believes a vaccine could be available within months were also starting to learn more about the impact of covert 19 on the economy the pandemic has plunged t
Detained. And hong kongs chief executive kerry lamb invokes emergency laws to postpone septembers election for a year. The coronavirus has already had a profound impact on the Global Economy its changed the way we live work and travel now the World Health Organization says the up he will will reverberate for generations at a meeting at the. Emergency committee the director general. Said the pandemic was a once in a Century Health crisis effects of which will be felt for decades to come but there was some optimistic news from americas top Infectious Disease expert dr anthony believes a vaccine could be available within months were also starting to get more of a picture on the impact of covert 19 on the economy the pandemic has plunged the eurozone into a historic recession the sharpest drop in 25 years of records elsewhere about 4000000 people in the north of england are returning to corona virus restrictions because of a surge in infections there but we begin in the United States where