This is bbc news withjoanna gosling with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Scientists warn that Contact Tracing this is bbc news with in the uk isnt good enough the latest headlines to prevent a second, even bigger, for viewers in the uk wave of covid 19, once and around the world. Schools re open for the new term. Scientists warn that Contact Tracing the government says it is improving. In the uk isnt good enough this is not something we have ever to prevent a second, even bigger, wave of covid 19 once had to do before schools re open for the new term. And the lancet are absolutely right to say this matters the government says its improving. But dont underestimate what we have achieved here. This is not something an increase in exam weve had to do before, pass rates in scotland and the lancet are absolutely right as students are awarded grades after covid 19 forced to say that this matters, their exams to be cancelled. But dont underestimate what we have
Global pandemic. Lawmakers were told this week that the virus would continue to spread in this country and that the worst is yet to come. We will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now. How much worse well get will depend on our ability to do two things, to contain the influx of people who are infected coming from the outside, and the ability to contain and mitigate within our own country. Bottom line, its going to get worse. Paul dr. Borio, the former director for medical and biodefense preparedness policy at the white house, a position she left in 2019. Welcome, doctor. Appreciate you coming in. Thank you. Paul lets talk first about testing. This is a big issue of contention. Where do we stand now on the availability of tests for the coronavirus . So, testing is just now becoming more available. In addition to the Public Health lab testing, academic labs are beginning to test. The good news is that some private Developers Already have tests authorized for us
Their lockdowns. Hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world and i want to begin this hour with a quick look at some of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic in the uk, new government advice will allow close relatives to say their final goodbyes to dying relatives. In denmark, some positive signs as primary schools are allowed to open again and germany has announced plans to slowly ease some social distancing measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus. Also, a british woman aged 106 believed to be the countrys oldest covid 19 survivor has left hospital after three weeks. But in the us the number of deaths has surged past 30,000, doubling in a week. But beginning his daily News Conference President Trump said the crisis was peaking and under control. While we must remain vigilant, it is clear that our aggressive strategy is working and very strongly working, i might add. New cases are declining throughout the new york metropolitan area. Cases in
Deployed throughout the country. Were going to first to the white house and nbcs monica alba. Monica, good day to you. Something else happened big time overnight. That was the president fires a state department watch dog. What is this about . Reporter exactly. Alex, the president notified congress he wishes to remove steve linik, and democrats indicated he had opened an investigation into secretary of state mike pompeo, and a political appointee who may have been doing some personal tasks both for the secretary and hi wife. I want to read you what eliot engel said in a statement. He called this outrageous, and also indicated that this firing, amid such a probe, strongly suggests this is an snowfall act of retaliation in engles own words. Whats also striking here this is nots first of the inspector generals. The president hayes made moves to out others since the pandemic began. And also the defense department, alex. They usually happen late at night, sometimes on a friday evening, sort
Does it wield any real power in todays changed world . Ill talk to u. N. Secretarygeneral antonio guterres. And the u. S. Once pointed to italy as the worst Case Scenario it hoped to avoid on covid. Now america is faring worse than italy was at the peak of the crisis. What in the world happened . But first, heres my take as the United States has faltered in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, many experts have warned that china is using the situation to enhance its influence across the world. This is part of a familiar pattern in which the u. S. Has worried that its competitors or adversaries were ten feet tall and growing. But, in fact, a striking feature of the recent International Landscape has been chinas strategic blunders. The most significant example is chinas recent incursion into india in the valley long under dispute by the to countries for reasons not entirely clear. Chinese forces have reportedly taken 23 square miles of arid land, sparking a deadly skirmish. This has