And welcome to the dispatch box. Thank you very much, m to respond to the Prime Minister, he is making a good recovery and in good spirits. The coronavirus pandemic presents us with one of the Biggest Challenges we have faced is a country in decades. Our message to the British Public is clear, please stay at home to protect in hs and save lives. Is a government we continue to take the right measures guided by the signs and medical experts was i paid tribute to the enormous contributions our nhs and other frontline workers made to tackling this virus, we owe an enormous debt of gratitude and continue to do whatever it takes to support them. The aim is to save lives and incredible support, we are doing that with the peak of this virus. Thank you for your efforts to ensure parliament can meet in private scrutiny and we embrace, the house meets in challenging times and we will defeat this virus. We do wish the Prime Minister a speedy recovery but the house withdrawal, i am welcoming in the
America. 10 million americans have lost their jobs in two weeks as the economy shuts down to slow the spread of coronavus as the global number of ces crosses one million. Rethinking the facemask. Why experts have new reasons to think we should be all wearing them right now. In sence inside spains intensive care unit as the death toll tops 10,000. Getting the message across. Police in mexico promote handwashing amid anger er the governments handling of the crisis. For a of you watching on pbs, welcome to world news america. Ndthe coronavirus ic has infected one Million People around the worldhe and u. S. Is the epicenter of the outbreak with more than 235,000 cases. Trthe virus ising at the heart of the u. S. Economy, a record 6. 6 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. The scale of the dister is stunning with the u. S. Shutting down to contn the virus. Here is jon sopel. It is a perfect spring day in washington. Is is one of the busiest shoppingtreets. Except stor
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ce on bbc news. We are covering all the latest lyronavirus developments here in britain and glob British Government is forced onto the back foot, concerns of a supply of protective equipment for allrs hospital wor we work in the nhs because we wantato tatients. We never thought we would be puttin by doing that. At ri a number of european countries, including germany, start opening up for business. In the u. S. , oil prices have slumped the mid1980s. N since hello and welcome to outside source. Officials in the uks say Coronavirus Infection rates are flattening out as the death toll from the virus continues to fall. But the government is under sustained pressure about the lackec of personal prve equipment, ppe. A lack of gowns for Health Care Workers is critical, according to nhs providers. The latest figures show 449 e deaths reported in thst four hours, reflecting a steady drop over the last few days. It means
Calls for nationwide lockdown and continues to downplay the severity of the pandedemic. Plus, live in serious refugee camps is hard enough, but what will happen to the thousands of people stuck there when the pandemic hits . Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. 50,000 dead, and over a million infected. The numbers are bringing the global scale of the Coronavirus Crisis into plainview. Covid19 has exacted a heavy beat heavy told around the world, but spain has been especially hardhit. The country has passed a grim milestone in total for tallies and has seen a record surge in daily virus related deaths. It has created an economic crisis as well, nearly a Million People have lost their jobs since mid march. And while the countrys Health Care Workers are overwhelmed, still lacking critical protective gear. Stretched to breaking points, the wards are full in this hospital as coronavirus patients lie in the corridors. Just north of barc
Occupied in lockdown. Boxerjoseph parker tries out his hugh grant love actually impression. Good afternoon. The Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has tested positive for the coronavirus. He says he has mild symptoms and will self isolate in downing street, but will still lead the governments response to the crisis. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, is also having to work from home, after testing positive. Boris johnsons diagnosis came amid growing concern that nhs hospitals may be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients as early as this weekend. Well, a total of 759 people in the uk have now died of the illness thats an increase of 181 in the last 2a hours. Theres particular pressure on hospitals on the outskirts of london, where some Health Bosses have warned that intensive care units face whats being described as a tsunami of demand in the coming days. Globally, the us has overtaken china as the country with the most confirmed cases more than 85,000. And here, police have started issuing f