Hello and welcome to bbc news. Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are 60,000 confirmed cases. Half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Weve been spending a lot of time with new york officials because that is by far the hottest spot. Theyve got a number of very tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing a very good job. I spoke to th
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us senate has unanimously passed an historic 2 trillion bill to stimulate the American Economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Its the largest financial response to date to the crisis, which has devastated financial and Healthcare Systems around the world. The bill will pass before the house of representatives, probably on friday. More on that in a moment. First, lets take a look at some of the main developments in the global crisis. More than 20,000 people have now died, while the number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 4,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths spain and chinas death tolls are both now more than 3,000. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 1,000 and there are more than 66,000 confirmed cases. The American Economy has been battered in recen
Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb are the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing 500,000. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths, but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are more than 60,000 confirmed cases. Which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Weve been spending a lot of time with new york officials because that is by far the hottest spot. Theyve got a number of very tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing a very good job. I spoke to the governor, Governor Cuomo last night and this morning
Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are more than 60,000 confirmed cases. Around half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Congressional leaders and the white house have agreed a two trillion dollar stimulus package to ease the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. The package is now before the senate, which is expected to vote on it shortly
Remain stranded abroad with flights cancelled and some borders closed. And hundreds of thousands of people sign up in a single day to volunteer with the nhs, helping the most vulnerable self isolators. The call for 250,000 the call for 250 , 000 volunteers the call for 250,000 volunteers is looking to help people with their shopping, with transport, and then also simply, if you like, calling on isolated people. Hello, good afternoon. The prince of wales has tested positive for the coronavirus. Clarence house says Prince Charles, whos 71, is displaying mild symptoms but is otherwise in good health. The duchess of cornwall has also been tested, but does not have the virus. Buckingham palace says the prince last saw the queen nearly two weeks ago and that her majesty is also in good health. In some of todays other developments, the chancellor is to unveil a package of measures tomorrow aimed at helping the 5 million self employed people who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. Ne