This figure could be as much as 10 percent higher because it does not account for those who have not been tested or who got the virus without being tested for it so certainly these are exceedingly grim figures indeed in the midst of this president continues to insist that the testing protocols are more than sufficient saying that it is the best in the world to twice as many people being tested in the u. S. As in any other country had a meeting with Corporate Leaders in the course of the day but still mixed messages emerging from the white house Vice President mike pence the mayo clinic in rochester and there he did not wear a surgical mask a mask to cover his face many observers commented on this the video footage from the pool accompanying the Vice President show that he was the only person without a face mask at that particular clinic now the Vice President s spokesperson subsequently said that the Vice President gets tested for the virus once a week and therefore there is no need fo
From seoul. Its almost 2 months since churches like the Catholic Church decided it was simply too risky to hold masses and services instead preferring to hold Services Online and its only now this sunday that the Catholic Church has decided it is safe for people to come back to churches but only under the most stringent of precautions were at the main cathedral here in seoul its able to take a congregation of up to a 1000 people but the congregation for each mass is around about a quarter of that only 260. 00 people are being allowed in for each service and the older to get into the cathedral you have to turn up early you have to take a number when all of your details are taken who you are where you could be contacted in case there is a case of infection they will know exactly who is in each congregation its all part of the Contact Tracing that the South Koreans seem to be so expert at then you have to line up a 2nd time to get into the cathedral with the usual precautions being taken
Correspondent kimberly health has more. Record highs and expected to keep climbing because the reason that we dont believe were at the peak in terms of filings yet is that this is just an older system throughout the United States that was never set up for this abundance of claims to be filed so we expect the numbers are going to continue to climb for at least a few more weeks you know the projections of gone as high as 46000000 in terms of the number of americans that lost their job overnight now this weve seen this sort of manifest in a number of ways weve seen very long lines at food banks weve seen people wondering how theyre going to pay their bills of course they some americans did get checks in part of one of those rescue packages from the u. S. Congress but Many Americans a single individuals got just 1200. 00 and the cost of rent plus you know just a weeks worth of groceries could easily go far beyond that so Many Americans wondering how theyre going to make ends meet weve seen
Receiving a daily death toll that reflects numbers of people dying in hospitals only without a clear picture of those people who have died of code 90 in their own homes in the community and particularly in care homes and social care settings the office of National Statistics putting out their numbers on the Tuesday Morning now throughout this crisis of deaths across all of those sectors and across all causes of death as well and then comparing and narrowing down to those that have coded 19 on the death certificate they indicate that theyre running total up to april the 17th is an 11 day lag time in all of this the running total of deaths that have coded 19 on the death certificate was joint 21284. 00 as of april the 17th if you compare that to the official number being put out by the government and the n. H. S. Of deaths in hospitals at the same time it was 13917 suggesting that the actual picture as of the 17th of april was 35 percent worse than the public were being made aware of and
Sheltering in place. Addressing the impacts of cove in 19. Its also part of the future of democracy series with Additional Support from the initiative. And a collaborative local center and donor. We hope others will support their examples. I am thrilled to be talking about two experts on a lot of things including the effects of covid19 and the effect it is having. Here in u. S. And around the world. He has written for that magazine since the late 1970s. He takes the human approach to some of the most pressing issues. The authors of the recent beth bestseller. James, thank you so much for being here. He is the director of policy. They had have a impressive career. It has taken her to the International Institute for strategic studies in london. I remember her from in the bay area. In the National Security council. Thank you so much for your time. Its a great pleasure. Thanks to being here. Thank you for joining us. We do want to answer your questions as part of this conversation. You can