Wave, we have begun to see a gradual decline. The number of people in intensive care units due to covid19 went from 4900 to 4300 today. From this data we see the peak of the second wave of the epidemic is over with. Last time i spoke, we were worried figures would be even worse than this. We avoided those. Firstly because our efforts, yours efforts have paid off. The spirit you displayed was effective. Furthermore, we learned to better cope with and treat patients to avoid some of the serious forms that could have struck down our fellow citizens and weighed more heavily on our ic units. I would like to pay tribute to devotion of the hospital and Health Care Providers who cope with this in spite of the fatigue. I pay tribute to the associations, volunteers, professionals, who also provided assistance. All of us together have been able to save lives. We have been successful in slowing circulation of this virus, but we mustnt lose sight of our other health concern. First, we must continue
Now, one third of the economy is back under partial lot. Six more regions in italy saw curves tighten. Florida is bracing for a second hit from at a bank. It now has top sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. The storm has been in the gulf of mexico. Forecasters say the western part of the state could see up to four inches of rain today as well as flash flooding. Global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg. Powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Im vonnie quinn welcome to bloomberg markets. Today inuturn rotation trait. Stocks climbing as big tech rallies. Fromt perspective later on a guest from oppenheimer. I will be speaking exclusively with the ceo, chairman, and cofounder of marathon asset management. Marketsest case for the as coronavirus crashes through europe and the United States. As joe biden ones of a dark winter, Companies Like carnival and American Airlines are racing to raise mo
Prime minister johnson born the house of commons the number of deaths could be twice as high as the first wave in the spring if National Action is not taken. Pubs, gyms, and nonessential shops will close for four weeks under the plan, which is subject to parliamentary approval. Hurricane zeta, which tore through this out last week, may point 4 insurers four billion. The damage was mostly from wind and storm surges. The storm affected nine u. S. States. The biggest losses were in louisiana, mississippi, and georgia. Formedrricane zeta has in the caribbean sea. It will bring heavy rain and wind and storm surge to central america. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 5 00 p. M. In london, and 2 00 a. M. In hong kong. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. Here are the top stories we are following on th
Deputies is held on more than 6 million bail. Find out how investigators identified him. Pressure to stay open. Well investigate claims federal officials pushed a local Health Department to let a poultry plant stay open during a deadly coronavirus outbreak. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Biden is too weak to lead this country. His supporters were saying he should cancel the rest of the debate. The Debate Commission looking into change iing. I dont know who proud boys are, but they have to stand down. President trump walking back his comments about White Supremacists. They are very proud of it. It said proud boys. Stand down but stand by. Thousands of airline employees are about to lose their jobs when a federal aid program is about to run out. If theres a fair compromise, were prepared to do it. We didnt have days, we had minutes. There was no time. The death toll continues to climb from the devastating wildfires in californias wine country. Everything we
Are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our Team International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us lets get right to our breaking news this hour all right a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government Officials Say at least 78 people are dead and more than 4000 injured the blast went off in the citys port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut. Wall. Was. Going to let. Her out. But. We heard from a reporter in beirut she gave us a sense of the severity of the explosion. The devastation here in the lebanese capital is very modest if it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blast was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are for and through it. Scores theres no compa