Also representatives passes a Sweeping Police Reform bill sending it to the senate where it has no chance of being approved. And liverpool fans celebrate the clubs 1st English League title win in 30 years. The u. S. Centers for Disease Control believes the true number of americans infected since the pandemic began could be as high as 20000000 and that would be about 10 times higher than the 2300000 cases that have been confirmed officials have long known many have become infected without knowing some cases are being missed because of gaps in testing meanwhile the w. H. O. Says that europe is facing an upsurge in cases its happening as countries like britain ease restrictions thousands crowded onto a beach in southern england on thursday. Pandemic didnt used to accelerate with a Record Number of the new group of those cases reported on sunday with 183000 confirmed in 24 hours last week europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the 1st time in months. Brazil has Just Announced to almost
Grounds a 3rd of its pilots for fake or dubious qualifications. And Liverpool Fans celebrate the clubs 1st English League title win in 30 years. The World Health Organization says europe is facing an upsurge in coronavirus cases as the disease continues to ravage the americas the w. H. O. Warned some European Health systems risk being overwhelmed yet governments continue to lift restrictions in britain thousands of people took the relaxed a little too far cramming a south coast beach on the hottest day of the year the w h os europe chief says the virus is not done with the continent yes. To make the news to accelerate with a Record Number of the new group of those cases reported on sunday with 183000 confirmed in 24 hours last week saw an increase in weekly cases for the 1st time in months still here is caseload compares favorably with that of the u. S. And latin America Brazil has Just Announced almost another 40000 cases and more than a 1000 deaths of just the past 24 hours some u. S
We begin with breaking news out of malaysia where the Prime Minister monitor mohamed has offered his resignation to the king and his Political Party has quit the Ruling Alliance doubt this decision shocks malaysia and it comes in the midst of plans by a high chair supporters to team up with opposition parties to force the transition of power to his name successor Anwar Abraham lets go live to Florence Louis and kuala lumpur so im florence what have you been able to learn is this as i said news has come out. Well we learnt that Mahathir Mohamad submitted his letter of resignation to the king of malaysia as about 1 pm local time this afternoon now its not yet known whether the king has accepted the resignation but according to constitutional experts because the kings role is largely a ceremonial role he will have to then what happens next is also a little bit unclear the king has to appoint someone who commands the majority or confidence of parliament so then it becomes a numbers game bu
Mahathir had indeed tended allows letter of resignation to the king well there was no reason given for the resignation but weve since heard in the last couple of minutes the finance minister coming out and saying that mahathir attended his resignation because he did not want. You to not want the party to have to work with im not now im you know is the party that was in power in malaysia for decades it had ruled malaysia since the country gained independence from british in 1957 and it was only ousted in the last general election in 2018 its leader was its former leader was a former Prime Minister of this country not your brother whos been accused or whos been charged and is on trial for corruption hes been accused of stealing billions of dollars from a state Investment Fund now were not sure whether the king has accepted the Resignation Letter from my heart that mohamed but many constitutional experts say the king because his role is largely ceremonial he has no choice but to accept th
And his allies resign from the coalition government. Else which is Prime Minister goes to court over the murder of his former wife. State television is reporting the National Peoples congress will be postponed because of the corona Virus Outbreak that will be one of the 1st times in modern chinese history the annual session of parliament has been postponed it was due to start our march 5th its unclear when it was actually happen now the death toll round the world continues to rise in iran the Health Ministry says 12 people have now died although an m. P. In the city of call says the figure could be as high as 50 the outbreak is spreading across the middle east kuwait iraq bahrain and afghanistan all have confirmed cases in europe a 4th person has died in italys north there are almost 200. 00 cases there the highest concentration outside. Asia and south korea and factions have surpassed 800 and authorities have raised the Infectious Diseases warning to the highest level at least 7 peopl