Authorities fear a repeat of attacks on monuments to britains past. I mean look across welcome to the Program Brazil has reached another grim milestone in the corona virus pandemic its official coronavirus death toll has now overtaken that of the u. K. To become the 2nd highest in the world surpassed only by the us the Health Ministry says almost 42000 people have died. Brazilians continue to dig mass graves to bury their dead in man hours the largest city in the brazilian amazon the rows of crosses are a visual reminder of the heavy toll the coronavirus has taken in the country brazil now has the 2nd highest covered 19 death toll in the world and then enviable position with both the daily fatalities and new infections mounting. The World Health Organization says the country is certainly under pressure but not yet overwhelmed. The situation in brazil is of concern the 27 areas are affected weve seen different rates with fiction there were clear hot spots and heavily Populated Areas the
The economy about Health Experts warn the worst is unlikely yet to come. At a standoff in seattle President Trump doubles down on threats to clear a City District controlled by protesters we take a look at the self declared Police Friends are and. Im rebecca races welcome to the program chinese authorities have locked down parts of beijing after discovering a cluster of new corona virus infections the cases a link to a wholesale food market thats a major food supply for the city officials raised the alarm after 45 people out of 517 tested positive for the virus the 1st locally transmitted infections in more than 50 days plans to open schools on monday have now also been put on hold lets cross over now to correspondent it is billing has recently returned to china is currently in quarantine intention that is what we know about this new cluster of cases. Yeah it appeared in the biggest wholesale market food wholesale market in beijing huge market that supplies the whole city with fresh fo
A City District controlled by protesters we take a look at their self declared police for example. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program chinese authorities have locked down parts of beijing after discovering a cluster of new corona virus infections the new cases are linked to a wholesale food market thats a major food supply for beijing officials raise the alarm off to 45 people out of 517 tested positive for the virus the 1st locally transmitted infections in more than 50 days plans to open schools on monday have also been put on hold. Lets cross over now to correspondent that is has recently returned to china is currently in quarantine intention that is what we know about this new cluster of cases. Yeah it appeared in the biggest wholesale market food wholesale market in beijing huge market that supplies the whole city with fresh foods. Though the authorities have released various very early. That they found a sample of the virus on a board used in cutting imported salmon as the
China this is a situation which is inconsistent with all of the modeling is inconsistent with the reporting that were getting from inside the car and i dont really and certainly it is not consistent with the way this virus has acted around the world so i think that we can say with confidence that china is not telling us the truth about the crime of virus infections why why would they not one of a high and low why would they not tell us the truth. You know thats a great question larry and i think it has to do with beijing trying to give the impression that china has recovered and because of that they may want businesses to return to china they Want Congress inside the country to go back to normal levels theyre just trying get back to where it was before the virus hit and that is the only explanation i can come up with you know the other thing of course is that they want to show that their system is subpoena or to our us a so they want to be able to demonstrate that they were able to lif
A high and wont why would they not tell us the truth. If thats a great question larry and i think it has to do with beijing trying to give the impression that china has recovered and because of that they want businesses to return to china they Want Congress inside the country to go back to normal levels theyre just trying to get back to where it was before the virus hit and that is the only explanation i can come up with you know the other thing of course is that they want to show that their system is subpoena or to our s. A so they want to be able to demonstrate that they were able to lift the virus. But it is really to figure out why because you know as this progresses were starting to learn a lot more about whats going on and the inconsistency is dont do china any good. To how gordon chang would you describe the United States chinese relations at this minute. I think theyre tense theres a my sense is that there is anger at the top of the American Government for what beijing has done