Doctors in england say theyve discovered the first drug that dramatically reduces deaths in covid19 patients, and it turns out its already on the market. Reses inges a lowcost steroided trial, it cut deaths among the ird. Est coronavirus patients by a third. Tonight, doctors are cautiously optimistic that if the research pans out, the drug could eventually help save hundreds of thousands of lives. The new study comes as nearly half of the states in the u. S. Are struggling with spikes in cases, including in florida, where tonight, the state has its highest number of new infections since the pandemic began. Oklahoma, texas, and arizona are also reporting record highs in new cases today. And as we come on the air tonight, more than 116,000 people have been killed by the virus in the u. S. , and there are more than 2. 2 million confirmed cases nationwide. Tonight, theres also new research that says Wearing Masks could prevent hundreds of thousands of infections by stopping the spread of v
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You cant fell it to roll over you cant get it to fetch. Somehow people imagine there is discipline to the process that the action falls clear patterns. For example, when you get a spike of infections, the average is supported to get clobbered and that is what happened friday monday new ball game nasdaq advancing 1. 20 the bulls look at the spiking number of covid cases next to the not spiking number of fatalities and figure we made Real Progress fighting this disease so buy stocks into any kind of weakness we almost got back to even on the dow because mortality rates look like they are dropping. They are buying recovery stocks, not stay at home stocks. If you believe the spike in infections isnt an issue you want to bail on the covid stocks too many states are gradually shutting down to write this off as no big deal more on the index later in the show what happened today . Lets go over key parts. First, we have a reason that can actually be time stamped to turn around the market. This
Protests were peaceful however in the last half hour that in the least one part of the city has changed where there have been isolated clashes between police and protesters flames now flickering in the night flash bang this being thrown by the police but also it appears as well that some of the protesters or elements among the protesters are throwing firecrackers back at the police so what has been a genuinely calm day and now not so different. In washington d. C. Giving us an update mike thank you for that. Our time for short break here now to 0 when we come back. Mexico prepares to start reopening on monday despite infections to rising and we join our medics on the front lines of the pandemic morning stay with us. For. Some very tranquil topples across central and southern areas of china ready for the last several days and all this county can see is talking pulse of the system just lying across the entire region but it was you know in the fall southwest that was really impacted sever
Against her own office space. Also ahead a milestone mission nasa astronauts entering the International Space station after a landmark journey for private enterprise. People are defying curfews in the us to protest against Police Brutality and racism it is a 6 day of demonstrations after an unarmed black man died in Police Custody more than 4000. 00 people have been arrested since the protests began on thursday so this is the scene in washington d. C. Where fires were set near the white house this is earlier a curfew is now in effect George Floyds death has prompted a wave of outrage across the country i cant i has details from washington d. C. There were some moments of tension but generally the demonstrators kept their distance from the police the white house itself was barricaded behind a series of drawings of defense secret service on the in a perimeter then u. S. Park Police Metropolitan d. C. Police keeping the demonstrators distance of about 200 meters away from the white house