Out of lockdown china lifts restrictions on the city where the corona virus pandemic began 4 months ago but is it too early and walk to the lessons for the rest of the world this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program. Much of the world is now imposing strict lockdowns to stop the spread of corona virus but the chinese city where the pandemic began is easing restrictions after a sharp fall in new cases 11000000 people who have been sealed off from the outside world since late january a giant light show counted down the moment when people were allowed to leave the city once again chinas government is handling this as a milestone in the global fight against covert 19 but questions have been raised about whether china has been underreporting its number of infections and Deaths Health officials a keeping a close watch to avoid a 2nd wave of infections a set a clock now reports. Packed and ready for departure tens of thousands of people from the city of woo han are on the move after
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At home we talked to b. M. W. About the future of the industry. For their survival as governments are. Counting the cost to 0. On up front today its the biggest story in the world as a coronavirus pandemic keeps spreading how is it that south korea seems to have controlled it and what is the United States so far behind ill ask a top scientist in seoul and the Top Republican in the us. South korea has more than 8000 cases of the coronavirus but so far remarkably theyve managed to avoid the staggering death tolls weve seen elsewhere in the world from covert 19 the disease caused by the virus how do they do it and should other countries follow their lead joining me now to discuss this is dr jerome kim a leading american physician and Research Scientist based in the south korean capital of seoul where hes director general of the International Vaccine institute dr kim thank you for joining me from as the coronavirus throws the entire world into unprecedented chaos south korea has been haile
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Rinks being turned into a makeshift morgue or hearses arrived on thursday the death toll has risen to more than 4000 overtaking china. And italy still europes worst affected country to date have been temporarily stored in churches before being sent for commission but army truck in a deserted European Parliament chamber the Commission President urged europeans to show solidarity several a u. Countries including germany and france of the exports of protective gear to avoid shortfalls at home ursula vonda land warns the practice undermined europes joint response to the crisis we all share this responsibility none of us can do it alone and certainly no member state can handle this crisis on their own. And because in this crisis and in our union more generally it is only by helping each other that we can help ourselves. In paris Health Workers are conducting drive through testing in the streets frances death toll rose by 28 percent on thursday tracing the spread of the virus is vital for co