Aljazeera. Coronavirus cases rockwells approach 00. 7. 00 i think that. This. Morning. Hello im richard gives birth and youre watching the listening post here are some of the coronavirus stories the media angles that were covering from home this week they say numbers dont lie when youre tracking the pandemic though the numbers can mislead and misinformed italy is now more than a month into its National Quarantine we speak with journalists there about the hits and misses in their coverage of covert 19 the latest social media platform taking steps to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation is whats at its laying down some new rules plus our new call of duty can you hear me yes the Conference Call and its no video game. Covert 19 is a news story driven by the numbers how many countries have been infected how many people have it how many have succumbed to the virus what is the recovery rate and is the curve flattening and how quickly the data helps journalists quantify the scale of t
A state of emergency but will people stick to social distancing rules. In the wilds of Oil Producers agree on the biggest cut in production ever but not everyone is ready to turn the tap off. And on peter cymru this. Minister wants his countrys doping been removed while 6 members of barcelonas board removed themselves resign in protest the president calls the bottom thats coming up later this news hour. All the while it is now nearing 100000 deaths from coronavirus the United States has the highest number of infections and in new york now mass burials are taking place as morgues run out of space christensen reports. Part island is new york citys potters field where those with no family or means to arrange a funeral are laid to rest they used to bury 25 people a week here in the age of the coronavirus its about that number every day counting the dead is now part of the daily routine for the gov 911 was supposed to be the darkest day in new york for a generation we lose 2753 lives on 911
Mislead and misinformed italy is now more than a month into its National Quarantine we speak with journalists there about the hits and misses in their coverage of covert 19 the latest social media platform taking steps to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation is whats at its laying down some new rules plus our new call of duty can you hear me yes the Conference Call and its no video game. Covert 19 is a news story driven by the numbers how many countries have been infected how many people have it how many have succumbed to the virus what is the recovery rate and is the curve flattening and how quickly the data helps journalists quantify the scale of this pandemic and allows news consumers to assess the risk the numbers also inform governments on what measures they should take but the next time youre looking at the numbers consider this statisticians say that the way. In which coronavirus data is collected interpreted and reported is inherently flawed were not talking about misi
Plus. The berne tell its not true because he drove reopens for an intimate Good Friday Service. Fellow authorities around the world are warning people to stay at home and abide by tough restrictions to movement as the coronavirus pandemic reaches a significant point the official global death toll has now passed 100000 with more than 1600000 confirmed cases but experts believe the number of deaths attributed to the virus is deceptively low and the u. K. Has recorded europes highest ever number of hospital fatalities in a single day with 980 deaths over in spain the government there says its beginning to see results from its Strict Lockdown as its daily death rate comes down but it does remain europes most effective country after italy with nearly 16000 dying from the disease now despite the success being seen in some countries the World Health Organization has warned governments against prematurely rolling back restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic it says that while the rate of
And celebrating the life of a Country Music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. Im married to evanston thanks for joining us we begin in italy which has reported its biggest ever one day rise in deaths due to corona virus nearly 800 people died from the infection in the past 24 hours alone italys total death toll stands at more than 4800. 00 and authorities have recorded close 254000 infections. This is the chapel at cremona hospital in northern italy. The morgue is full so bodies are being kept here until they can be buried. In the intensive care unit has no bad tonight medical staff are struggling to cope. Its not me. We are here. They are all me we are all for. If you are worth in. Here or there war because we are. Here for the patients. The battle against the spread of the coronavirus is not just in hospitals but on the streets of autonomy in times and Cities Police have been making sure that fresh draconian measures introduced on saturday to further limit peoples moveme