Postponing the games may be inevitable as at least two countries decide theyre not even sending athletes there. Well, new infections and shutdowns as the coronavirus pandemic deepens and the world worries about another week of economic chaos. Johns Hopkins University is now reporting more than 339,000 cases globally with a death toll approaching 15,000. Italy is suffering greatly. The virus killed another 651 people there in the past day. Nearly 5,500 overall. Thats more than in china. The Italian Government is now asking u. S. Military personnel stationed in italy for help. Specifically, requesting critical medical equipment like ventilators as well as field hospitals. No response yet from the pentagon. Now, this comes as the u. S. Grapples with life under lockdown. Almost one in three americans are being ordered to stay home. The figure is only likely to rise. The white house has now activated u. S. National guard units for three of the hardesthit states, california, new york, and wa
Some secondary pupils in england facing gcses or a levels next year have returned to school, meeting their teachers face to face for the First Time Since the lockdown began in march. Government guidelines only permit a quarter of the chosen year groups 10 and 12 to be on site at any one time. Pupils from all age groups in wales will return at the end of this month, and scottish and Northern Irish schools will reopen in august. Our education editor branwenjeffreys has more. For ella, time to see friends again. In year ten, she will now get a day of school each week before summer. How do you feel about me going back to school . I have got mixed feelings, really, to be honest. By the time they reached the school gates, theyre thinking about how much has been missed. Im feeling nervous, because weve been off for three months, i think, but im also happy because i get to see my friends and finally return to normality with like, learning. Next years gcse exams already on the horizon. Im not s
Us that it happened very quick ly. That a lot of them heard it and really didnt see it take place. But two people who talked to israel radio describe this man as being all dressed in black. You see he leaves that bag behind. Were also hearing a clip behind from that gun. This is all crucial pieces of evidence going forward. He said they still dont know if this is criminal or a terrorist attack. But we have seen those. Theyre telling residents to go about their daily lives, be more precautious. The police are saying they didnt have intelligence leading up to this. A big manhunt under way. Theres also been a frightening incident at a mosque in france. A driver tried to run over soldiers guarding the mosque. They opened fire after he rammed into them twice. The driver and a number of soldiers were injured. All of this happening as two busy train stations in munich reopened after a Terror Threat closed them new years eve. Senior International Correspondent frederick pliek ennis covering th
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