Senates lack of progress on a coronavirus to miss bill pushes Global Stock Markets into the red and italys daily coronavirus death toll falls but still exceeds 650. 00. Thank you for joining Us Singapore Airlines and its regional and low cost arms are grounding 96 percent of their feet aviation is reeling from collapsing passenger numbers and border closures due to the coronavirus been dead make the United Arab Emirates home to the International Hub dubai is suspending all passenger flights including transit travelers meanwhile japans Prime Minister shinzo lobby has conceded a postponement of the tokyo games must be considered thats after weeks of insisting the major sporting event could go ahead in july as planned and lets take a look at the global snapshot this from the u. S. Base John Hopkins University about 336000 infections since the outbreak began just under a 3rd of those almost 99000 have recovered more than 40 and a half 1000 people have died. Now when i speak to Andrew Herdm
Battered and bruised the entire u. S. Economy affectedsttion considering a 1 trillion rescue plan, including possible Cash Payments to all americans. This is not an ordinary situation, so it requires extraordinary measures. Just ahead how soon could help be on the way. And clean sweep. Joe biden takes a nearly insurmountable lead as voters head to the polls in three states as the nation faces a health crisis, the growing pressure to end the democratic primary. Today wednesday, march 18th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today the coronavirus pandemic with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Hi, everybody welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on wednesday morning. Things look a little different i feel a little lonely here. Im missing my partner in crime. Im usually 6 feet away here miss guthrie, where are you . Now were really socially distancing, arent we . Its unusual. Im at home. Im in my basement right now here is whats happening i wasnt feeling my best a
Surgeon general is issuing this stark warning when it comes to the pandemic. Everyone needs to act as if they have the virus right now. Test or no test, we need you to understand you could be spreading it or getting it from someone else. Stay at home. General powell spoke sternly with the today show saying the public is not taking it seriously and again, if you are not infected Everyone Needs to act like they have coronavirus to stop its spread. New at 111, students return to belongings left behind in classroo classrooms, picking up books and computers as Online Learning should start as soon as tomorrow for students. One dad says its hard for the graduating class. So no graduation. How do they feel about that . They dont like that. They miss their friends, they know its the last year together. A lot of emotion as well. Most parents are saying they are hopefully getting classes it start as soon as possible and kids will be ready because theyre restless at home. In bay area more than 790
A few of their routes as the pandemic continues to take its toll on the Global Economy and we report from india where a lot made this of largely silent sunday. Hello for the 1st time in days italys daily death toll from coronavirus has fallen but still more than 650 people died there in the past 24 hours Prime Minister just says the pandemic which has claimed the lives of nearly 5500 people in italy is the countrys toughest crisis since world war 2 spain will extend its state from urgency for a further 15 days 10 percent of all cases there have been Health Workers and germany is banning public gatherings of more than 2 people and chancellor Angela Merkel herself will be isolated after being in contact with an infected doctor. While in colombia at least 23. 00 were killed in a prison riot caused by corona virus panic visitors have been banned from colombias prisons and in efforts to stop the spread so its been another busy day with developments right across the globe for chalons begins
Minister announces new travel restrictions and hell deploy the army to help distribute food and medicine. New yorks mayor says nearly a 3rd of all caught on the virus cases in the u. S. Said in his city with more than 8000 people infected. And saying good bye a team of cuban doctors heads off to help treat patients in italy. The human and Economic Cost of the coronavirus pandemic is mounting by the hour as the outbreak continues to sweep around the world in europe the epicenter of the crisis the number of deaths in italy has reached almost 5 and a half 1000. Reported another 651. 00 fatalities. Spain has decided to restrict entry into the country for most foreigners via air and sea ports for the next month the Prime Minister has also extended the state of emergency until april the 11th after the country saw nearly 400. 00 more deaths thats up a 3rd in 24 hours and germanys chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a 2 week ban on meetings of more than 2 people in public outside work to co