Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
Future to u. K. Watchers and this one of this restocking points here if theres no deal before the end of the deadline what happens. Well i think its fair to assume that were going to see a lot of chaos because both sides dont seem to be heard for such a worst Case Scenario then of course if there is no trade deal we are going to see tariffs on imports from the exports to the we are going to see customs checks and that could mean delays in even delivery of medicines for example we can see. Of florries way to to to cross the border and very a lot of issues would be affected if there is no trade deal from. Traveling in general to even you know transporting your pets from from the u. K. To the european. Phenomenon thank you. In venezuela the socialist president Nicolas Maduro has held a gigantic election win at hands in control of the National Assembly and cement his position and. Almost 70 percent of the vote was just 31 percent opposition parties called for a boycott international condem
The state remains a stubborn hotspot for corona virus infections all now its facing the toughest measures in the country and other states could follow suit and some exciting weekend soccer action in the bundesliga and germanys Business Leader rather by in labor cousens scoring goals and stopping them on their way to 2nd place in the bundesliga well tell you how they extended it remarkable a newbie in st. Why arent thank you so much for your Company Everyone british and european negotiators are once again locked in talks with time fast running out to secure a post briggs it trade deal European Commission president or zavada lyon is due to speak to Britains Boris Johnson later this afternoon to evaluate how the talks are going while that use chief negotiator nischelle banyan is downbeat about the chances of a breakthrough saying key sticking points remain on this fight to grow. Fears of economic chaos if britain leaves without a deal at the end of the year london has once again said it w
A controversial election victory what does that mean for people struggling on a crippled because. Also lufthansa says that by the end of this year it will slash 29000. 00 jobs thats a 5th of its total workforce and thats not all there will be more job cuts next year. And some exciting weekend soccer action in germany has been asleep by a lever whos scoring goals. And stopping on their way to 2nd place in the district i will tell you how they extended a remarkable unbeaten streak. Welcome to the program british and european negotiators will today resume talks to secure a post bragg. Trade deal with an agreement hanging in the balance the latest round of talks is taking place in brussels ahead of an e. U. Summit later this week the e. U. Is offering tariff free access to the Single Market in exchange for britain agreeing to e. U. Rules on state environmental and labor regulations britain will leave the Single Market trading block at the end of the minds. Joined by the. Nominee and brusse
Future and of course there is a question of fishing rights how much exercise european fishes will get in the future to use u. K. Waters fishing represents just one percent of the u. K. G. D. P. But it seems to be a very symbolic and emotional issue for the u. K. And now is are finally what happens if they dont reach an agreement. Well i think we are going to see a lot of kiddos disruptions and still a if there is no trade agreement there will be tariffs on goods customs a checks new customs checks and we are probably going to see lines of trucks at the border of wait we can see delays in the delivery of medicine its likely that of course we need to deal with a lot of paperwork and many areas from the v. A. Shouldnt travel in general to transporting transporting you pats are going to be affected by sort of phenomena reporting from brussels thank you. And in the german state of bavaria ngukurr and a virus infections remain among the highest in the country well after crisis meeting on sun