A new battle his fears grow that the kind of virus could strike there. South africa and out as its 1st deaths as police and the military start in forcing a 3 week down. The british Prime Minister virus johnson has tested positive for the covert 19 corona virus as has his Health Secretary but hancock both men announced the news via videos posted online describing their symptoms as mild by mr johnson says it wont stop him from leaving the governments response i developed model symptoms over the coronavirus thats to say a temperature and a persistent cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer ive taken a test that has come out positive so i am working from home im self isolating and thats entirely the right thing to do but be in no doubt that i can continue thanks to that was reborn technology to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against corona bars. Well in spain 769 people have died in just 24 hours thats a record single day figure for the Europe
Additional challenge from the thousands of people but sending hundreds from iran. Plus european 2020 police are deployed outside supermarkets in southern italy as people run out of food and money and fears von briest continued to grow. A math and how to welcome to the program governments around the world a scrambling to find ways to limit the spread of the coronavirus many of imposed restrictions on peoples movements weve also been told to wash our hands and keep out distance from of its in some places especially people if they are ordered to wait months some european governments are now also telling people to cover their faces but opinion is divided well hear from an expert in a moment but 1st this report. Face mosques for years theyve been part of daily life for many in asia and now for parts of europe theyre about to become say to austrias decision to make it compulsory to wear the mosques and supermarkets sparked a debate in neighboring germany. The town of vienna has now become ge
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
Pres. Trump thank you very much, and we have fewer people because of the virus problem, and we appreciate you being here. This is getting to be more and more social distancing, and that is fine, so it should be. It is too bad and we extend our best wishes to the person thatted, and we feel sure he or she will be better very soon. Thank you for being here. To mobilizeinues every segment of our society to turn the tide in the battle against the virus. I want americans to know that we will get through this challenge. Soon,rdship will end and and normal life will return and our economy will rebound strongly. In the midst of this rate national trial, americans must remain united. Pleaseingle american know that the sacrifice you are making is saving lives, many lives. It is important that we protect our asianamerican community in the United States and all around the world. They are amazing people and the spreading of the virus is not their fault in any way, shape, or form. There were killing
With the hopes of going ahead. The Federal Reserve move made a turnaround. That led to selloff yesterday. Dow industrials down 582 points, nasdaq down 18 and s p lower by 67. Reports that u. S. Airlines are looking into voluntary shut down of passenger flights across the country this morning. We will take about it. Ceo of boeing David Calhoun joined me later this morning on asking for bailout, suspending dividend and foregoing his own pay and shuts down. Im going to have a report for you jpmorgan says theres a trillion dollars wait to go flow waiting to flow into stocks. President Boris Johnson putting people in lockdown and banning meetings of more than 2 people. Take a look at asian markets here. South korea doubling coronavirus package. Kospi index off 8 and a half percent overnight. More bad news on the chinese economy to report. Latest survey from china warning economy could shrink to 10 to 11 . Thats just the First Quarter for china. Take a look at 10year treasury rise and settin