Calls for help are going on answered. Russian president Vladimir Putin is working remotely after a doctor he shook hands with last week tested positive for the virus. So the u. K. Is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected in europe by corona virus they have been more than 500 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time despite comes as a 4000 bed hospital is jus to open in east london to treat covert 900 patients a temperate hospital was set up in 2 weeks governments under growing pressure to increase testing especially for its National Health Service Staff nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus and spread away to london to downing streets where at the business sex trade. Look sharma is hosting a 3 fingers im joined today by dr yvonne toil who is the medical director of Public Health england before yvonne provides an update on the latest data from our copra coronavirus fact file id like to update you on the steps that we are taking to defeat this pandemic are step by step action p
Reach 1000000 confirmed cases a stark warning from the World Health Organization is the coronavirus pandemic closes in on a new global monster. A u. S. Navy captain says infections are spreading uncontrollably on his ship and that his calls for help are going on out. And russian president Vladimir Putin is working remotely after a doctor he met last week tested positive for the fires. So then the u. K. Is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus in europe there have been more than 500. 00 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time including a 13 year old child the government is again being forced to defend its plan for testing saying it hopes to get hundreds of thousands of tests a frontline staff within weeks has been under growing pressure to expand the program especially for vulnerable and National Health Service Workers nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus. Can i just make it absolutely and the Prime Minister has been very clear about this is as well
A look at how the pandemic is fueling anti asian racism in the United States. Tear gas and bullets claims kenyas police are going too far as they enforce cope with 19 curfews. So the United Kingdom is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected by corona virus in europe they have been more than 500. 00 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time including a 13 year old child the government is again being forced to defend its plan for testing saying it hopes to get hundreds of thousands of test frontline staff within weeks its been under growing pressure to expand the program especially for vulnerable National Health Service Workers nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus can i just make it absolutely and the Prime Minister has been very clear about this is as well is that increasing Testing Capacity is absolutely the governments top priority were now at 10000. 00 tests a day were rolling out Additional Networks of labs and testing sites and in terms of ph d. For the last 2 weeks. 390000
A new global milestone. And its. How the pandemic is fueling anti asian racism in the United States. And austria joins 3 other European Countries in making the wearing of masks outside the home compulsory. Pillows growing numbers of people follow the advice of governments and stay home cities empty and businesses shut up shop the rapidly spreading corona virus continues to yield a bleak string of statistics spain has marked another record high with 864 people dying in the past 24 hours while infections pasta 100008 is hoped though that the peak might have been breached and the World Health Organization says the number of deaths internationally has doubled in the past week and in the next few days the 1000000 infections mark should be passed wall street slumped on the news that the us should be prepared for as many as 25040000 deaths the dow jones closing down nearly a 1000 points or 4. 4 percent and say further 563. 00 people have died in the u. K. Its worse daily death figure 2000 Fro
We are reall i think, sitting on a time bomb. Woodruff all that and mo on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by the william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50g ears, advanceas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individual this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pio stfrom viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff a new week has dawned in the era of covid19, and the pandemic keeps burning through the u. S. Population. Infections across the nation are at 160,000 and still rising, with some 3,000 deaths. W rk state remains the nations number one hotspot for the virus, and the governor is appealing for outsine help. We bwith this report from nawaz at the eer of the u. S. Coronavirus outbreak. New york undertakes new steps to care for the continuing tide of patients, as state Health O