Group that was targeted. Several countries across asia have begun lifting restrictions on some businesses as well as other aspects of life after weeks of being in lockdown malaysia is allowing the majority of businesses to reopen but large gatherings are still not allowed schools and universities also remain closed and people have been asked to continue social distancing thailand also ease deadlocked on over the weekend its allowed restaurants sols a pet shops to reopen no new deaths have been reported in days all incoming flights have been banned until the end of the month. The philippines has followed suit all Incoming International flights have been barred for a week the government wants to free up quarantine facilities for returning overseas workers some 24000 people have already arrived home many after losing jobs because of the pandemic. In a moment were going to hear from Florence Louie on whats happening where she is and quite an important 1st lets talk talk to scott hyla whos
States balance of pressure and reopen but protests continue in several cities. Because that is the last. And game set and mismatches tennis stars put on a vets will show for charity. Now to may just Southeast Asian nations are taking tentative steps to lift coronavirus restrictions thailand and malaysia have spent weeks and locked down but at the start of a new working week malaysia is allowing the majority of businesses to reopen large gatherings hasta last allowed and schools and universities remain closed people have also been asked to continue social distancing while thailand is allowing restaurants salans and pet shops to reopen no new deaths had been reported there in days but all incoming flights have been banned until the end of the month well well hear from scott hides in bangkok shortly but 1st lets speak to florence who is she joins us from the capital quite alone for france malaysias easing restrictions talk us through what that means practically for people there and how th
Rising and the president flouts distancing guidelines. Is the last of her. And game set and mismatches tennis stars put on a virtual show for charity. Now 2 major Southeast Asian nations are taking tentative steps to lift coronavirus restrictions thailand and malaysia have spent weeks and locked down but at the start of the working week thailands allowing restaurants salans and pet shops to reopen no new deaths have been reported in days but all incoming flights have been banned until the end of the month while malaysia is allowing the majority of businesses to reopen but large gatherings are still not allowed and schools and universities remain closed people have also been asked to continue social distancing well hear from scott hyde like hes in bangkok shortly but 1st france who is in malaysias capital quantum of bull. Most businesses are now allowed to reopen including retailers like this one and shopping malls but theyre going to have to implement certain Safety Measures including
Military vessel and that he doesnt think its there for the reason that were being given and he wanted to warn me entire world about this his train theres the picture plowed or it hit the ship now we should tell you this National Mental Health Officials are advising all of us to look out for each other at this time im going to give you a number if youre watching us in the states this is the national u. S. Help hotline if you need help or know somebody who does Mental Health heres the number to call 180180662 help 180662 help meanwhile heres another breaking story that were following for you right now this one involves 2 cruise ships off the coast of florida that are said to have as many as. A 1000 or more passengers. We dont know the exact number of them that are ilb but it may be somewhere between 50 and a 100 at this point that are sick on the ship and some that have died still on the ship. At least one passenger who died has already been taken to the morgue state and local officials
Across talking of multipolar world im joined by my guest james detritus in washington hes a former u. S. Diplomat and former advisor to the u. S. Senate Republican Leadership also in washington brian becker he is director of the answer coalition as well as host of loud and clear daily new show on radio or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate james let me go to you 1st im the reason why i want to do this program at the end of the year is because we tend to look at events in a micro fashion you know whats going on in this country that country Trump Administration brags that you know which of course we do in the news media but i sometimes think that we love we missed the very big very big pictures of whats going on and the major changes that are happening around the globe and and the International System and this whole idea of multipolar world which is kind of foreboding to talk about in western media because by default