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My upstairs. And another news the World Health Organization is the director urges countries not to pursue herd immunity in the approach dangerous and unethical. How do we get. Through. And through through naturally infection and whats going to be whats going to cause least harm to our societies overall the lockdowns happening or not if its a good thing or not and now about issues of herd immunity and so its coming down to who is communicating the right message. Governments and big pharma are all vying to get out the 1st covert vaccine but it appears Peoples Health is not their main priority. Hi there thanks for joining us this morning on r. T. International. The ceasefire agree between armenia and azerbaijan back on saturday is reportedly being repeatedly violated with combat activity occurring over the disputed enclave of not going to care about the conflict flared up over 2 weeks ago but has roots going back 3 decades with on and off balance of fighting a contested region is mostly i
Against former National Security advisor john bolton over his book, the room where it happened. Decided to accuse bolden of breaking contract with the government for disclosing classified information. The government sued in june to prevent the release but the book was published and scheduled. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny blames president of Vladimir Putin for poisoning him. He told a german magazine that the russian leader is behind the crime and, i dont have any other version of events. The kremlin has denied responsibility. It said navalny is taking orders from the cia. Former president jimmy carter marks his 96th birthday. It is the latest milestone for mr. Carter who has lived longer than any other former american president. A spokesperson for mr. Carter says he plans to celebrate at his home in georgia with his wife of 74 years, former first lady carter. He was in office from 1977 until 1981. He has largely receded from public view but this summer he recorded an addres
Contact by 80 to curb the spread of the virus. Theyve also asked nonessential businesses to close. A team of experts in japan is warning people not to become complacent about staying safe. The worstcase scenario could see more than 400,000 people die worldwide if no measures are taken to contain infections. Translator if the epidemic is allowed to spread without any measures being taken the number of seriously ill patients will exceed the number of artificial respirators at hand. He added that at the peak, which is still to come, 850,000 people could be in serious condition. 22 other people at the home already tested positive this week. As the government tightens travel restrictions andnd stepsp quarantine measures, the number of visitors to japan drastically dropped last month. The Japan National Tourism Organization estimate thats about 194,000 visitors arrived in the country in march, down 93 from the same month last year. Foreign travellers from china and south korea each dropped m
But as the pace of the outbreaks slows, some countries are beginning to scale down containment measures. Germany is among them. Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced plans to gradually ease her countrys lockdown. Germany will start that work next week, when it allows some small shops to reopen. Then, in early may, some schools will open their doors. But restaurants will remain closed except for takeout and delivery services. Major events will still be banned until the end of august. The situation in russia is getting worse as confirmed cases topped 24,000 on wednesday. One doctor used social media to shed light on the outbreaks crushing effect on the healthcare system. Moscow has seen 60 of infections in response the government is imposing strict, new conditions on travel within the city. The head of the World Health Organization says the agency is weighing the impact of americas funding freeze. We regret the decision of the president of the United States to order a hold in funding to