Role coronavirus cases being reported the pandemic is spreading rapidly but some countries still dont have the capacity to test people so is that hampering efforts to curb the disease this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter davi now the number of people infected by covert 19 is more than 700000 globally the number who have died over 34000 those are the estimates from Johns Hopkins university but do those figures accurately reflect reality if were talking about pure math curves usually indicate how severe cases are in a country and they show its ability to control a crisis but there are other factors too governments denying risk facts suppressed a lack of access to poor people and limited testing but be it in the slums the townships countries suffering conflicts and those without democracy is what is unknown is whether the outbreak is bigger than politicians are admitting or theyre able to handle correspondence in beijing johannesburg and mexico city report now o
Public gatherings are banned find out next why senegal is edging closer to a full law down at the corona virus continues to spread. In other headlining stories the unprecedented drought thats making life difficult for millions of people in chile. As get going the numbers get more alarming by the day more than 300000 people around the world now the coronavirus with 13000 the epicenter its only reported nearly 800 on saturday alone more countries are ordering lockdowns such as india where more than a 1000000000 people have been asked to stay indoors a 14 hour nationwide curfews in place as confirmed cases near 300 australias Prime Minister is warning of tighter restrictions closing all beaches to end for. Social distancing some states and territories shutting their internal borders thailand is reporting its biggest daily increase with 188. 00 new cases taking the total to almost 600. 00 the capital bangkok is under a partial shutdown from sunday we have standing by for us in hong kong fo
Cspan. Next, the World Health Organization holds a briefing on the coronavirus outbreak. We heard about social distancing, testing needs and how closing schools and canceling sporting events can slow the spread of the virus. This runs an hour 10 minutes. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for watching this press conference on covid19. Whether you watch it on our twitter, facebook, Youtube Channel or you have dialed in and are watching through zoom. Today we have dr. Tedros, our directorgeneral, dr. Maria and our chief for operations and support and logistics. We also have dr. Cryer on the phone who will be able to answer some questions. Before i give the floor to dr. Tedros, two small announcements. W. H. O. Has activated its continuity plan in order to deliver public guidance and deliver on its mandate. From today, staff is performing functions through teleworking arrangements. Only staff whose critical function can only be performed on site will have access to the campus.
Mondays losses on the dow eclipse the first day of the wall street crash in the great depression, as the ceo of nasdaq says it is critically important to keep markets open. Macron callsuel for unity in the battle against the coronavirus. The e. U. Closes its borders, as im a trump admits the u. S. Could enter a recession. Unknown, volkswagen says the economic fallout from the pandemic is impossible to predict, as car plants across europe are shut down. Anna good morning everybody. A grizzly monday on wall street following a 100 basis point cut from the fed after an emergency meeting, the dow fell almost 13 , the biggest plunge since 1987. Oil hit its lowest level in over four years. President trump says the coronavirus may cause economic disruption against the summer and it could send the u. S. Economy into recession. Pointing, u. S. Futures up and european features also pointing to gains. The s p has fallen or risen by 4 last six days, an incredible record of volatility. And, lets loo
Namazie in london ill have the top stories from europe including. People are dying every every minute every day. The 1st woman to run a hospital in neutral syria tells us why she has little hope the situation in libya will improve. And in sports steph curry has made his long awaited return to the n. B. A. He scored 23 points for the Golden State Warriors in his 1st game in 4 months. We begin this news hour with the latest on the coronavirus all break which is forcing people around the world to drastically change the way they live travel restrictions are being tightened millions of students are off school and the Global Economy is feeling the pinch all those developments in a moment but 1st lets take a look at the global picture a covered 19 as the virus is official. Known as being tracked by Johns Hopkins university in the us has come up with this dashboard was using figures from various sources including the World Health Organization the centers for Disease Control in the u. S. And eu