A few days ago brazil the worst a country in the region has over 5000000 people infected with the coronavirus 157000 people there have died. Across the world theres been Something Like 42000000 people infected 10000000 of those are in latin america so its got around about a quarter of all the cases in the world and the number of deaths approaching the 400000 marks a grim picture right across the region very few bright spots to be had anywhere the numbers only seem to be going up every everywhere you look a year or so ago the world bank predicted that the whole region economies in the region would grow by 1. 8 percent theyve now revised that talking about a 7. 2 percent drop across the region and were already seeing the consequences of businesses closing tens of thousands of people losing their jobs and many many people moving having to move out onto the streets. U. S. President donald trump has cast an early ballot near his private resort in florida he went to a polling station in West
Thousands have been asked to stay home although the total number of cases outside China Remains relatively small we are concerned about the number of cases which is more clearly tickling so i just travel history to jail all contact with her valid case were especially concerned about the increasing cases in the Islamic Republic of iran where there are no 18 places and for those in just the past 2 days. But pride is in the Southern City of daegu with more on the white reaching impact on south korea. These latest figures do make for very grim reading once more showing a doubling of this basically a pattern now has been established over the past few days that we have a doubling each day it seems this time last night friday we were talking about just over 200 cases in south korea were now talking about well over 400 and the focus still is very much on this area daegu and the adjoining chung go county where we have a number about half of all of the cases are now reported to be members of thi
Loud to end an important caveat though as it seems that normal one residence if you dont have a specific reason for having to leave the city youre not going to be allowed to leave still so its not like were going to see a massive exodus but this is a significant significant change and it does signal some positive movements meanwhile south korea is still on high alert over the outbreak its announced another big jump in new coronavirus cases the number of deaths from the virus in south korea stands at 7 after 2 more were announced on monday the Israeli Military has carried out strikes on gaza and the syrian capital damascus after the Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad fired 21. 00 rockets into southern israel to the groups members were killed in the strikes the group said it launched its attack after Israeli Soldiers fired on a group of palestinians killing one of its members forces in west jerusalem he says the israeli airstrikes came as no surprise. Well certainly the strikes inside gaza
And tens of thousands of italians have been told to stay home as a precaution if. There is a high level of panic now where in a mosque is the right thing to do but i think there is too much paranoia plays now on the streets going too far thats an attack at that on a woman that of course there is a lot of panic the situation mariza us all we can do is wait and see what happens doctors suspect a hospital near cafe have helped spread the virus and theyre trying to limit the outbreak. In the avian to meet this. We are working to identify the people who came into direct contact with those who are confirmed to have the virus these tests weve done so far appear to show 3 more cases of the coronavirus. The corona virus has spread to 8 countries in europe including germany france and the u. K. Catherine stansell aljazeera. Meanwhile china has reported an increase in new krona virus infections at the epicenter of the outbreak in hoop a province 630 more cases were confirmed on saturday from almo
United states the ability to say well there wont be a signing ceremony on february 29th because the taliban have not held up their end of the deal multiple u. S. Officials have been else this question both within the state department and at the pentagon and no one wants to put a figure on how much violence is enough for the deal to go forward and for the signing ceremony to go forward between the u. S. And the taliban theres also the question of how much of offensive strikes does the United States military have to stop carrying out how much does the Afghan Military have to stop carrying out this isnt just breasting on the taliban soldiers all 3 components have to actually stop or reduce significantly the amount of sense of strikes against enemy targets in order for next saturdays signing ceremony to go forward iranians have been acting and new parliament that set to become more conservative the result is expected to change the face of the countrys legislature as thousands of moderate a