And han where the outbreak began and the number of virus deaths are revised up by 50 percent. Below africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000. 00 people will die when the virus takes hold there and thats unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own continent africa and a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its unlikely that the real numbers are higher than reported but here are there are growing calls for more clarity on care home deaths that says Italian Police broaden their investigation into dozens of deaths at the countrys largest rest home but there was good news from germany where the Health Minister announced the outbreak there h
Health problems make africa particularly susceptible to the virus of a number of deaths from cover 1000. 00 is continuing to rise throughout europe but there are concerns the official figures could be far too low as they dont include victims in care homes that are has more. Disinfecting in Nursing Homes in both remote in long body the region at the center of italys koblick 98 outbreak these pictures show Russian Military doctors helping out their italian colleagues but a scandal now surrounds italys largest nursing home in nearby milan where at least 143 people have died since the beginning of march families of residents there are demanding answers following reports medical staff was stopped from using protective gear prosecutors are now investigating that facility and more than a dozen others italys officially recorded over 22000 coronavirus deaths but most care who deaths are not included in some doctors suspect the real figure could be twice as high. In spain the government ordered
Markets react positively is a drug developed for ebola shows potential for treatment of patients with over 19. And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near term noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello thanks for joining us africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current joe volpe doing testing kits its likely that the numbers are higher than reported well fewer than 2020000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 in t
And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near to a noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than faults in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its likely that the real numbers are higher than reported fewer than 20000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 the next 3 to 6 months nearly 27000000 people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the outbreak thats the warning from the Uns Eco
Accident causing pollution levels to soar. So the World Health Organization is warning that africa could become the next center of the corona Virus Outbreak so far there have been fewer than a fouls and deaths from cave in 1000 across the continent which is a much lower rate than in the u. S. And in europe the United Nations says its likely the pandemic will kill it leaves 3 100000 people on the continent and pushed nearly 30000000. 00 into poverty a u. N. Secretary general intended to terrorism and said africa needs more than 200000000000. 00 to combat the virus the w. H. O. Fears the death toll could already be far higher in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own continent africa. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its likely that the real numbers are higher than reported. Who is an m. P. Di meola just a professor at Mercy College joins us on skype from in