Holds an emergency meeting as the 1st suspected covert 19 cases reported in the secretive country. 6 months on from the 1st covered 19 infection in ruhani the citys residents are now facing a new threat. Nearly 16000000 people worldwide have been infected with corona virus in the u. S. Case numbers continue to rise with authorities struggling to get the pandemic under control for the 5th consecutive day more than 1000 americans have died of the virus and 68 bells of new infections have been reported in the past 24 hours the countrys top Infectious Diseases expert dr anthony felt she has urged state governments to hit pause on reopen exe to cope with the surge and infections the states of florida texas and california remain some of the worst hit areas and many in florida are blaming the governor for easing the lockdown measures too soon as honey joe castro reports from maryland. The death toll in florida is rising as well about one person in florida is dying a covert every 10 minutes an
Im Adrian Finighan this is counting the cost on aljazeera a look at the world of business and economics this week as rich nations cornered the market for covert 19 vaccines and treatments what does that mean for the worlds poor we find out about the real cost of developing drugs. Im joined now in scotlands East Kilbride where the Worlds Largest trial of possible coded 19 treatments has produced results that are already being used to save lives. And a hack possibly by teams that took twitter by surprise we talked to the c. E. O. Of a Silicon Valley company that does away with the need to remember possible. The race to develop vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus pandemic is entering a crucial stage with large scale trials on the way the debates of opaque pricing has raised concerns that pharmaceutical companies could be charging way too much for covert 900 treatments the latest pot of disquiet was triggered by gilly ads rendez of the of americas decision to monopolize supply is a
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And violence in west jerusalem as thousands of protesters call on the israeli Prime Minister to resign over corruption charges and his handling of the pandemic and ethiopia says heavy rains have begun filling his controversial dam on the blue nile as the government continues to negotiate with its neighbors egypt and saddam. With the sport b. N. F. L. Agrees to scrap the 2020 preseason games as another 95. 00 players taste positive for corona virus. Thank you very much for joining as we begin with the growing tension between the United States and china the u. S. Government has ordered beijing to close its consulate in the city of houston in texas saying its a way to. Protect American Intellectual property a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign ministry has denied media reports that stuff at the consulate had been burning documents inside the building and is accuse the u. S. Of violating International Law in response china is threatening to close the american consulate in war and has warned