Lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the author of unity, remind our lawmakers that people accomplish laudable goals more through unity than division. May our senators remember that all of us are more effective than any one of us. As our legislators pursue effectiveness in their work, give them the wisdom to forge alliances that make the difficult become easy and the impossible become probable. In their search for common purposes, inspire them with the conviction that nothing is impossible for those who believe. We pray in your omnipotent name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa is recognized. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for one minute. The pres
Koike said she wants abe to use tokyo asas a reference for deciciding whehether to declcla state of emergency. Translator tokyo is on the brink of an explosive e increas of infections. We are trying to prevent a a situation like thahat and tryin to prevent further spread on various levels. This is done by the state. Its needed now. There are more than 2,200 confirmed cases across japan, not including 712 cases from the diamond princess cruise ship. A total of 77 people have died, including 11 from the cruise ship. One of the main concerns among officials is the coronavirus spreading through cluster infections. One such case is three University Students who returned to japan from europe on march 14th and have tested positive for the virus. They likely spread the virus to more than 30 people across at least ten prefectures by attending gatherings and traveling to their hometowns for spring break. The rising concerns are compelling Large Companies to encourage their employees to work remo
Ministry Officials Say this helps reduce the risk of inhospital infefections while allowiwing effective testing. The method has already been introduced in parts of the country. The Ministry Says japan now has capacity for up to 12,000 daily tests. It plans to increase the figure by supporting the installment of more testing equipment using the emergency economic package recently announced by the government. The ministry also aims to secure more workers to help conduct the test. For the week ending april 6, 4,000 tests a day on average were happening. Across japan overr 500 new cas werere reported on wednesday, a record high. More than 4,900 people have now tested posititive. Another 712 cases were linked to the diamond princess cruiseship which was quarantined near tokyo earlier this year. More than 110 people have died, including 11 from the ship. In france, the coronavirus death toll has topped 10,000. That makes it the fourth country to pass that mark after italy, spain and the Unit
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Put in the column of the former Vice President jo joe biden in e state of missouri and mississippi as he continued to build on his recent momentum. Pass was the case in south carolina, biden did very well with late deciders. We saw that play out in missouri. People who decided late, many of them went for bind. In mississippi, it was expected to be and turned out to be an easy winter biden. Its really tough for us to pick out any patterns and read anything into them. North dakota is a caucus state. No way to make a call there so early in the evening. A quick runthrough and the rest of the night. The first state in the industrial midwest to vote is michigan. The primary was held there four years ago. Hillary clinton was a huge favorite coming in to primary night. Bernie sanders pulled off the upset. He barely did it in michigan, but he did win it. The. With his opponent being i favorite, it will be difficult, and thats what biden will be. 1991 is your magic number. Biden with a 100delega