Despite a Record Number of new infections pakistan starts easing its coronavirus lockdown. And the crowded virus spreads and colombias crowded prisons parent anger a sturdy percent of inmates and one jail are in fact. Forces loyal to libyan war largely for our have fired dozens of rockets into tripoli only functioning airport its believed a civilian plane at the airport was hit has been trying for months to take control of the libyan capital but his attempts have been repelled by the u. N. Recognized government lets go to tripoli now my head is live there with the latest what else will be learned since this happened. Well lou schiller the. Operation a military counter offensive Facebook Page has just posted that thats the counter offensive led by the government of National Accord to defend tripoli from house to us forces has just posted that one civilian has being killed in these attacks and he also mentioned that. Forces targeted the made to get airport and other. Areas near the Capit
Terrorism and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Welcome to the program for weeks weve seen lines at food banks stretching for miles and job centers being overwhelmed its giving us a picture of how badly the u. S. Economy has been hit by code 19 but now we have the most concrete figure yet 14. 7 percent thats the Unemployment Rate for april which tripled from the month before to put it another way thats more than 20000000. 00 jobs gone for perspective its worse than the global recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis and its created a new postwar record previously set in 1902 when unemployment reached nearly 11 percent so its never exaggeration to say this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. When one in every 4 American Workers had no job from washington d. C. Is particle. Its a remarkable statistic 20500000 americans are out of work numbers not seen since the Great Depression almost 15 percent of the countrys workers lookin
Sirens wailing and flags at half staff china honors its victims including Health Care Workers. Also air Water Pollution may have been improving but another environmental problem is piling up medical waste. Another 708 people have died from coven 1000 in the United Kingdom its biggest daily its in a 3 week lockdown right now to try to slow these infections down which are now above 42000 but warmer weather this weekend could tempt people to be outdoors there is potentially better news from europes the worst affected country that is italy its seen its 1st drop in patients receiving intensive care elsewhere the u. N. Is warning the pandemic could put another 8000000 people into. Extreme poverty all across latin america. He would tell us about that from colombia we will also have mike hanna and washington d. C. With details of the latest numbers from new york are just cochairman tony is in milan italy will go to him and now mary joins us live from london so lets start with merriam samarium
With an aid worker on the ground. And Colombian Police get creative as they urge people to comply with a nation wide lockdown. Im calling aspen thanks for joining us as more and more countries impose lockdowns over the coronavirus india faces a larger challenge than most its 1300000000 people have been ordered to stay at home since last week but for the informal workers who form the backbone of the economy that means losing their income practically overnight leaving many without enough money for food and those hardest hit by the lockdown may now also be at risk of catching the virus. Social distant. Thing is a privilege that these people cannot afford all across india daily bers rushed to transportation hubs carrying whatever they could. The nation wide lockdown has put millions out of work and started a mass exodus from the citys. For these people who are leaving new delhi for their home towns the fear of starving is currently greater than the fear of infection with the coronavirus. I
Spread. The u. S. President s travel ban on 26. 00 european nations comes into effect hours after he declared a National Emergency. China says the worst of the Virus Outbreak is over as the number of fatalities dips and life starts to return to something approaching normal. On a virus that wipes out most of the world that may just Sports Events the English Premier League the Boston Marathon a formula one all off try in the global sport calendar into chaos. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing countries around the world to take extreme measures affecting all aspects of life for billions of people in iran theres been a spike in new deaths with 97 reported in one day that brings the total death toll there to 611. 00. There are more than 12700. 00 infections colombia is shutting its land border with venezuela its a crossing used by thousands of venezuelans every day looking for food and medicine during the devastating economic crisis there in the u. S. A travel restriction affecting 26. 00