An apparently organised attack. To slow the spread. And we talk to a doctor about all the sensible things the trophy itself was you can do to avoid on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. Now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has getting infected. Become an international search. Above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats good morning. Its 9am in singapore, of the west, offering 1am in london, reunification as quickly as possible, and thats what the voters wanted. And 9pm in washington dc, where the Us Central Bank has cut Interest Rates to almost zero in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus. Its the Federal Reserves second emergency cut in a fortnight and it took the action in Co Ordination with Central Banks in canada, europe, britain, switzerland and japan. Heres president this is newsday on the bbc. Im mariko 0i, in singapore. Im kasia madera, in london. Trumps response. Our top stories dr
To world news today. Severe restrictions on movement are in force in several european countries, as governments struggle to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. To limit the spread the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has annonced measures to pool resources among member states. In spain, a state of emergency is now in force to protect residents from what is the second biggest outbreak in europe, after italy. There are nearly 8,000 reported infections in spain, with almost 300 deaths. 0ur correspondent Damian Grammaticas is in madrid and a warning, you might find some of his report, particuarly the start, distressing. Shes gasping, grief stricken, and infected with the virus. Last night, in this hospital, her husband died. Today, doctors have told her to go home. There arent enough beds to treat her shes not sick enough, not yet. Around her, trying to calm her, are her children, now at extreme risk too. They warn us to wear masks, keep a distance. Spain is
Central banks around the world, led by the us Federal Reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The fed slashed Interest Rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multi billion dollar package of quantitative easing, to encourage spending. It said it expected a rate of virtually zero to be maintained until the bank was confident that the economy had weathered events. Heres President Trumps response. The Federal Reserve is going to be purchasing 500 billion of treasuries and 200 billion of Mortgage Backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, its really great for our country. Its something that were very happy, i have to say this, very happy. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis explains why the ferderal reserve are acting now. They are acting now out of concern, i think its to say, mayram, over the effects of the coronavirus in the
If people are considerate. The eu warns its Member States against closing borders, saying checks at frontiers are increasing the risk of shortages. In this moment of crisis, it is of utmost importance to keep our internal market going. Good evening. The government says that in the coming weeks, it will advise people over the age of 70 and those with Underlying Health conditions to stay at home to protect themselves from coronavirus. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, warned that when this measure comes, it will be for a long period. So far, in the uk, 35 people have died, with nearly 1,400 infected. The Health Secretary says he will ask manufacturers to see if they could switch their production lines to making extra ventilators for the nhs. Also today, supermarkets are warning against panic buying. Well have reports about the situation in the uk and around the world. And later in the hour, well be asking some of your questions about coronavirus symptoms and self isolation. But first,
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