We need to develop a vaccine. We need to produce it. And to blois it in every single corner of the world. Its a race against time theres little chance of beating the coronavirus without a vaccine but when will it be ready. Scientists across the world are working around the clock to develop one from china to the United States germany and britain new technologies are helping speed things up more than 100 potential vaccines are in development some are already at an advanced stage and being tested on volunteers. The pace may be unprecedented but theres still a long way to go in the battle against the outbreak. Welcome to the night in special and you news i want to jones thanks for joining us the world is waiting for a vaccine in a moment well talk to the internationally renowned medical researcher Jeremy Farrar but 1st an update on where we stand. Around the world more than 100 projects have been launched to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. But its still far from clear whic
Week. In new york today, the governor compared the pandemic to september 11, calling it evil and stressing that people should continue to stay at home, even though there are signs that the curve may be flattening. Thats because fewer people are being admitted to the hospital now, but more people are still dying each day. Nationwide, there are now 425,000 confirmed cases, though there are still concerns that without widelyavailable testing, those numbers may not represent the total amount of infections. And as we come on the air tonight, a plan to add another 250 billion to that fund to loan money to Small Businesses has stalled in congress, even as the number of americans who have thats twice the population of new york city. Our team is covering every angle of this ask well get to the financial fallout in just a moment, but mola lenghi leads us off tonight in the epicenter of the crisis, new york city. Mola. Reporter well, norah, Health Officials canceled plans today to open up another
Work since the crisis began. Long lines americans struggling to feed their families, now waiting hours just tot food. So why is congress fighting over more funding to help those in need . Close to home a doctors struggle. Why we cant care for the patients he cares about most, his parents. Im so helpless in this whole process. Odonnell preventing the next outbreak inside the effort to close those markets for composite animals where the deadly virus was first spread. Why are they still in business . And moments of grace, americans coming together in crisis. The meaningful ways tonight that were all growing closer, even when were forced to be apa ws withah odnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin tonight with breaking news. Two stark numbers that show how dramatically coronavirus has changed life in america. Tonight, the death toll nationwide has now reached more than 16,000, and more than six million americans hav
With more than 100,000 applications isolate then you have a large family made yesterday alone. And a large number of children, the levels of stress are going to be an ice rink in madrid becomes a temporary mortuary as spains death toll overtakes chinas. Huge. We need clarity, not confusion and we need delivery and not the other. This is an emergency. The truth is the health and economic costs of this virus are deepening by iam i am personally, iam personally, i i am personally, i am volunteering to do some driving. My name is the day. People deserve strong robert. Leadership. A plan for the my name is robert. Self employed is promised tomorrow. It isa and the nhs army of volunteers self employed is promised tomorrow. It is a ghost town, all the staff more than 400,000 people sign up just left. But none of the mps who to help in just 2a hours. Scrutinised it will be here. It is and in sport on bbc news. All options are on the table quite eerie walking to the commons. For rescheduling th
Ever had. Especially in indonesia, weve never had these kind of results before. 15 year old youtube star nikki lilly was diagnosed with an extremely rare and life changing condition when she was just six and has had to have more than a0 operations. Shes about to be awarded a bafta for her outstanding bravery. Well talk to her at half past ten. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Well have more on those latest waiting time figures in a few minutes. Do get in touch if youve had to wait a long time in a e. Use the hashtag victoria live. If youre emailing and are happy for us to contact you and maybe want to take part in the Programme Please include your phone number in your message. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lots of you already getting in touch on our exclusive film about plastic burning in indonesia. Monty on twitter is this how our government is reducing its carbon output to net zero . appalling finlay on twitter shockin