World Health Organization just both nations to stay vigilant its. Going down isnt just about a lock down and let go. To get down from the numbers not just stabilize. The redoubling of Public Health at 1st also ahead mexico declares a Health Emergency and asks people to observe fallen terry confinement and the brace for a vaccine scientists across the world work flat out to find a way to protect a soul from night. We begin in the u. S. Now the global at the center of corona virus cases more than 3000 people have died over a 1000 in new york alone new york state that is the worst affected region across the country more than 160000 die infected after dismissing the dangers posed by cove in 19 in the early stages of the outbreak u. S. President donald trump now says his administration is ramping up testing. Today we reached the historic milestone or a war against the. Euro virus over 1000000 americans have now been tested more than any other country by far not even close. And test it accur
Docks in new york to help the citys struggling health care system. And lockdown in senegal but with limited access to clean water there are fears of how far infections could spread. But 1st to japan where the government is imposing a series of new social restrictions amid a recent surge in cases of coronavirus its also urging citizens not to travel to 73. 00 countries in regions thats a 3rd of the world its expected to close its borders to people coming from the us canada china south korea and from most of europe japan has so far been spared a major outbreak of the virus but the number of infections is now approaching 2056 people have died. And the world bank is warning the pandemic could force up to 11000000. 00 people into poverty across the Asia Pacific Region its expecting growth in china and developing asian economies will fall heavily warning significant economic pain is now unavoidable lets get the very latest now from across asia katrina is our correspondent in beijing so 2 ver
Sometime it is creates tension. Its not always a bad thing. I think you want to see behind the curtain. I think we want transparency as far as what the federal government is doing. And ed certainly has an opinion on it. But its, in fact, there are things going on in your city then your mayor and your police chief or Police Commissioner should know about from the federal government. There should be a regular change. I agree completely. But ed, what commissioner kl kelly has done is expand more than most of the plaid counterterrorism unit of your own. Even do interview say in new jersey, famously enough. Have you learned from that . Do you think you ought to expand your counterterrorism in boston so you doing things normally given to the fbi do . I think as it relates to home grown violent extremists, yes . I think there are people in the community we should be working with and, you know, sort of keeping an eye on. If they pose a threat. That is part of our responsibility is to keep our
Like the new 1,000 per pill hepatitisc drugs. Everyday drugs to treat conditions like Blood Pressure more than doubled over past few years. Those prices are expected to go even higher. Despite the promise of generics to bring prices down. For more on this, lisa gill, prescription drugs editor at Consumer Reports joins me now. Lisa, welcome back to the show. Thanks. Gerri weve had 11 increase in drug prices since 2007 and that is despite the fact that generics comprise 86 of all pharma out there. So i thought prices were supposed to crater, not go up . It is true. A lot of blockbuster drug prices have dropped but meanwhile other prices on some of those key remaining branded drugs and specialty drugs are boeing way up. Gerri theyre driving overall Prices Higher . They are. A couple of other things. More people are taking medications first of all and you have a aging population. That is another issue. Gerri well that adds into the mix too. I was looking forward to some of these prices act