The troops have seized control of 3 cities from the warlord khalifa haftar. Fears of a 2nd wave in some parts of asia over 100 covert 19 survivors in south korea test positive again. But the economic fallout of the pandemic hits aid budgets the World Food Programs cutting rations for more than a 1000000 ugandan refugees. And install professional baseball has made its 1st appearance of 20 twentieths on one is hosting games behind closed doors with mannequins replacing real specked sites. More than half of the 115000. 00 people who have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic a from europe but the rate is slowing and parts of the consulate in some countries are now cold. Starting to ease restrictions in spain some workers in the construction and manufacturing sectors returned to their jobs on monday from minister Pedro Sanchez as warm that his country is far from victory with strict rules still in place for most people and its only as allowing some Small Businesses to reopen including
Journal live at seven eastern saturday morning. Join the discussion. At a Coronavirus Briefing in geneva, World Health Organization officials confirm theres more than one half a million positive cases. More than 20000 deaths from the virus worldwide. The director general also announce the first patients at historic drug trial to test treatments. Good evening, good morning, good afternoon. Welcome to the World Health Organization press briefing on covid19. We have with this, as always the who director general dr. Tedros. Doctor michael ryan and doctor maria technical lead for covid19. Dr. Tedros will give us an update and when he has finished remarks we will hear a message about the solidarity trial, after that, ill open the meeting to questions. If you have connected via zoom, please use the ratio hand icon to get in the queue to ask your question if you are connected by phone please hit star nine on your keypad to indicate you want to ask a question i apologize now who miss out as we
The enormous strain of indias coronavirus lockdown millions of Migrant Workers are struggling to return home and self isolation is an option for many so what can be done to lessen the impact this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im homage enjoy him its been a week since india began the worlds biggest lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus 1300000000 people live in order to stay home in the as around 1600 infection so far but with one of the lowest testing rates in the world scientists fear the number could be much Higher Health workers are trying to track down around 2000 people who stayed at the headquarters of a muslim group in new delhi 128 people who attended a religious gathering there 2 weeks ago have since tested positive 7 have died organizers denied breaking social distancing rules saying they were forced to accommodate visitors after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced some measures with just 4 hours notice delhi chief minister has urged police to file
End of this. Are really just beginni we are seeing case numbers climb on a dai basis. Judy all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Fidelity investments. Consumer cellular, american cruiselines. Entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems. The lenelson foundation, improving lives through invention. Supported by the johnd and Catherine T Macarthur foundation, wking toward a more just and peaceful world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible broadcasting and byblic contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy the United States h more than 60,000 people infected wit use coronav p the pandemic is now taking more than 600 lives in this country alone some 300 of those are in new york city wherergent efforts e underway to cope with a is,geoning Public Health cr but the
A phase of panic because there is this dangerous in this is a bill virus which is wrecking havoc and there is there is panic and there is concern but that should actually lead into asking questions on what to do to strings in. Our system and to improve. Or to use the vulnerabilities that we have so there is which is coming to our Health Professionals is because of we can assist them the reason why we are not detecting or preventing the outbreak easily or quickly is because of we call a system because of serious but not ability and i dont think that is from what we have seen now nor country is immune. Nor country can claim that it has a strong public old system what a strong system so we have to really be honest and our service and address this problem to provide Better Services start people but at the same time to protect the Health Professionals to. Thank you very much. Next question comes from brazil or an appeal to ms been to can you hear us. Oh yes. Yes please go ahead and get your