In daily deaths. That could be a start of a primmipri promising trend. Number of deaths are up once again. Number of people we lost and number of new yorkers, 4,758 which is up from 59 but which is effectively flat for two days. While none of this is good news, the flattening possibility of the curve is better than the increases that we have seen. Cnns Shimon Prokupecz is live for us. He would like them, the Javits Center to take Covid Patients as soon as possible. Reporter yes, he did. That ship thats here docked on the highway not far from the Javits Center behind me, that ship is going to take Covid Patients. The governor says hes going to speak to the president this afternoon about it. Remember they said theyre not going to take Covid Patients. Thats going to change. Over the week the president gave some indications that he would be willing to do that. He would tell the military to go ahead and open the ship up to Covid Patients. The reason for this anderson is the strain on hospit
Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. An experimental drug developed to treat ebola has been approved for use on coronavirus patients in the United States. A recent Clinical Trial suggested the drug shortened Recovery Time for people who fall seriously ill with the virus. President trump has confirmed that the us food and Drug Administration authorised the anti viral drug, remdesivir. Heading into the weekend, more than 30 us states are partially re opening their economies. Elsewhere, the uk government says its hit the target of 100,000 coronavirus tests per day. But critics say the claims lack clarity as thousands of tests were sent to peoples homes, and may not have been taken yet. In spain, the government says some restrictions will be lifted on monday. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez described it as a return to a new normality. Australia is being touted as one of the Success S
Hello and welcome. The north Korean Leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the first time in nearly three weeks, ending an absence that prompted international rumours about his health. The countrys official news agency said hed opened a fertiliser plant near the capital, pyongyang. Heres our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker yes, he is smiling, he is cutting a ribbon at a fertiliser plant in sunchon which is just north of the capital, pyongyang. In his first public appearance in state media since april 11. Another photo shows him laughing and state media says all the participants broke into ponderous tears when he appeared. It brings an end to the rumours and wildly speculative headlines that he was dead or in a coma. The south korean government continually played down rumours he was ill. There was no mention of where he has been the last 21 days or why he missed the april celebration for his grandfather the countrys most important day. He has vanished in the past. He vanishe
The north Korean Leader kimjong un is reported to have appeared in public for the first time in nearly three weeks. An absence ending that from that international rumours about his health. The countrys official news agency said he had opened a fertiliser plant near the capital, pyongyang. Lets speak to the bbcs laura bicker in seoul now. Good to see you, we now have pictures of kim jong un. Good to see you, we now have pictures of kim jongun. Yes, he is smiling, he is cutting a ribbon at a fertiliser plant in sunchon which is just north of the b beyond yang. And certainly he appears north of the p on yang. He seems very much alive and well at the moment. Pyongyang. Certainly it sparked rumours that he may have had a heart operation, he may be gravely ill, there were headlines that he was even dead or in headlines that he was even dead orina headlines that he was even dead or in a coma. When it comes to reporting north korea it is extremely difficult, we are reporting on a country that