Suspending programming in person through april that we have a virtual programming go to Commonwealth Club. Org that is updated regularly you can watch while sheltering in place. This is to address the impact of covid19 on our society also part of the future of democracy theories with that Zuckerberg Initiative and then others will follow that example. Im thrilled to be talking to two experts with the effect of covid19 and the effect it is having around the us and around the world the correspondent for the atlantic and has written for the magazine since the seventies. He and his wife deb are the authors of the 100,000mile journey thank you for being her here. And the director of foreign and defense policy studies at aei in washington dc a career defense policy and with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Usa Department and the National Security council. It is a great pleasure spirit thank you to being here and also to the audience for joining us if youre watching on yo
Accuracy and transparency of these government figures especially given that this number the National Toll a total for kovan 1000. 00 cases now is 8260902 of course that is significant but its still much lower than what were seeing in other countries such as the u. S. Or in europe President Donald Trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u. S. Economy as it continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic but its up to governors to decide when to ease knockdowns in the states Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called the guidelines vague and inconsistent and says more coronavirus testing needs to be done 22000000. 00 americans have made claims for Unemployment Benefits over the last month. And an investigation is underway in the u. S. State of new jersey after at least 17 bodies were found in a makeshift mall that an elderly peoples home 60 people recently died at the facility half of them tested positive for colvin 19 the discovery has raised concerns about the number of virus
Trade likely to shrink by up to with. Bowing out of the race Us Democratic president ial hopeful Bernie Sanders ends his bid for the white house. Now were going to get on to the latest in coronavirus in a moment but were going to begin with the announcement of a cease fire right across yemen it came from the side United Coalition thats been fighting hooty rebels since the war began in 2015 its juta last 2 weeks and its going to come into force at noon thursday but in the past few hours have been reported attacks from both sides this is the result of one set to be carried out by the who thieves the missiles fired into the city of money but the saudi glad coalition is based. The u. N. Special envoy to yemen has welcomed the move calling it a critical moment muhammad ali. He says the ceasefire should help yemen struggling Healthcare System deal with the pandemic its an Important News because the situation in yemen is very difficult for the Health Care Sector to counter the coronavirus in
Correspondents around the world to tell us how daily life in their region is being turned upside down. Im Claire Richardson welcome to the show more than a 1000000 people have now been infected with the coronavirus around the world 50000 are dead covidien 19 is heading spain especially hard with more than 10000 fatalities the virus is also creating an economic crisis nearly a 1000000 people have lost their jobs since mid march healthcare workers meanwhile are overwhelmed and desperate for more essential protective equipment. Stretched to breaking point the wards are philippas hospital the now the county so coronavirus patients lie in the corridors just north of barcelona medics have turned the Hospital Library into an intensive care unit spain is one of the worst hit countries the number of coronavirus deaths has no jumped to more than 10000 after a record 950 deaths in the space of a day. The Health Workers on the frontline say they are being put in an unthinkable position. Were lacki
Beating the lockdown blues how people forced to stay at home are turning to music and anything else they can think of to fill those endless hours. Im Claire Richardson welcome to the show more than a 1000000 people have now been infected with the coronavirus around the world 50000 are dead 19 is hitting spain especially hard with more than 10000 fatalities the virus is also creating an economic crisis in the a 1000000 people have lost their jobs Health Care Workers meanwhile are overwhelmed and desperate for more essential protective equipment. Stretched to breaking point the wards are philippas hospital the now the county so coronavirus patients lie in the corridors just north of barcelona medics have turned the Hospital Library into an intensive care unit spain is one of the worst hit countries the number of coronavirus deaths is now you jumped to more than 10000 after a record 950 deaths in the space of a day. The Health Workers on the frontline say they are being put in an unthinka