Set off another disaster. The band of viral hit from a russian techno group inspires people all over the world to dance their way through quarantine. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show we begin by announcing something close to our hearts the joy freedom of speech award each year since 2015 weve been honoring reporters working under often extreme pressure this year the award highlights journalists who have been persecuted for their work on the Coronavirus Crisis we are only naming 17 but they represent all those journalists bloggers and citizens who have defied curbs on Media Freedom to report on the virus their. Ward also coincides with the Worlds Press Freedom day. Threatened attacked arrested press freedom was already a contentious and often dangerous issue in countries governed by repressive leaders such as china russia or venezuela now the Current Crisis is making it even more difficult for journalists to do their job. In january 2020 these images were secretly shot by chin
Another disaster. And President Trump hails a medication approved for use in treating covert 19 in the United States as the world waits for a vaccine. They have now been almost 3 and a half 1000000 coronavirus cases around the world and some 245000 deaths but more than a 1000000 people have also recovered from the disease many aspects of which still have doctors baffled michael oku welcome to the program in a moment coronavirus and press freedom but 1st a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic. Japans death toll from the virus has now topped 500 with more than 15000 infections across the country italy the 1st european country to impose a nationwide lockdown will begin easing some of its restrictions on monday germanys foreign minister heiko mosse is urging caution on rolling back International Travel curbs but he added europes borders shouldnt stay closed a day longer than necessary new york has dispatched a 1000 police into the streets this weekend to enforce social di