We must follow the evidence. There are short cuts and a warning from the World Health Organization over the use of untested medicines to treat the virus. Welcome to the program a sad page in history those are the words of italys president as the death toll from the virus continues to mount on friday its only reported the highest number of virus related deaths of any country after 919 people died in just 24 hours well the number of confirmed cases has increased as well there are now more than 86000 infections there meanwhile the Spanish Government has called on the European Union to provide urgent financial help more than 750. 00 people died there in the last 24 hours meanwhile in the United States President Trump has signed into law a 2. 00 trillion dollar stimulus package it will speed up government payments to americans and increase jobless benefits for millions out as it was rob reynolds begins our coverage. The u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy sailed into Los Angeles Harbor equipped
The 1st time in recent history chinas considering a delay to its annual congress the earths biggest political meeting as the country grapples with new cases and more tests because of the corona Virus Outbreak the numbers are choose to take a look at this tracker this is from Johns Hopkins university right the red circle showed the extent of the outbreak and china alone nearly 2000 more infections reported on sunday bringing the total number to the mainland to over 71000 right there more than 1770 people have died so far globally chinas military is sending hundreds of doctors and nurses to war han that is the epicenter of this outbreak well it Health Organization is sending its own team of experts to beijing and 2 provinces japan has confirmed 99. 00 further infections on board that quarantine ship in yokohama port and thats taken the total number of cases. To 500 in that country hundreds of american passengers have been flown back home 14 among them are confirmed to have the virus but