Coronavirus relief negotiations. Well also take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. As the United States approaches 5 million confirmed covid19 cases, White House Coronavirus response coordinator dr. Deborah birx says that we have now entered a new phase of the pandemic. Good morning, its monday, august 3, 2020. We will start the program talking about that new phase. We will hear comments from dr. Birx on the state of the Union Yesterday and we will look at other headlines as well. Thes how to be a part of conversation. For those of you in the eastern and central time. 202 7488000 mountain and pacific, 202 7488001. Send us a text if you like, 202 7488003. Make sure you tell us your name and where you are texting from. Your tweets are welcome as well, cspanwj, and we will look for your posts on facebook. One view from abroad, bdc and the reporting on her comments yesterday, headline from the new phase oftering coronavirus out
Efforts on developing in fact the 1st human trials such begin to treat. But i must we begin in southern germany where the state of bavaria has canceled this years october fest because of a coronavirus endemic the famous the festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear allowing the event to take place could trigger a spike in infections he. Went to the site of the 1st where things look very different this year. In a normal year they would start setting up for the october fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where im standing right now is where all the big beer tents would be but the only tents that are going to be here this year are from that coronavirus testing facility over there normally millions of people travel to munich for october 1st visitors from around the world sitting down saying celebrating but the risk was deemed too high this year. No crowded party tents no giant mugs of be
Welcome to the program where the current about to spend economies around europe the question of how the bloc will respond in the socalled form of debt among you nations has been mooted as a solution but thats exposed a rift between countries like italy and spain calling for the bonds and others like germany and the netherlands war against them it is one of the elements testing your. In a time of crisis. Hospitals in italy have faced a massive challenge to treat all their patients critically ill with cove in 1000 disease spains Prime Minister has called the pandemic europes biggest crisis since the 2nd world war with but help has come for some in the form of the German Air Force specially equipped planes have flown kovi patients from italy and france to hospitals in germany in all more than 200 sick people have been transferred from European Countries even in the time of corona germany sees itself as a good european. If. We want to and he will show solidarity weve proved that in the pas
A virus death toll rises in britain the government is focusing its efforts on developing a vaccine the 1st human trials are set to begin this week. Im nearly 4 almost done well we begin in southern germany where the state of the of area has canceled this years october fest because of the coronavirus pandemic the famous the festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear it along the bend to take place could trigger is spike in infections it obvious bustin hosack went to the site offer you a fest where things look very different this year. In a normal year they would start setting up for the october fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where im standing right now is where all the big beer tents would be but the only tents that are going to be here this year are from that coronavirus testing facility over there normally millions of people travel to munich forked over 1st visitors from around
Britain is on the countrys hardest hit. With the deaths of 17000. 00 the government has faced criticism for being too slow to prepare for the outbreak and imposing. It says it is quote throwing everything at a vaccine but the 1st human trials due to start today. A country scrambling to deal with a coronavirus pandemic this Convention Center in Northern England has been turned into a makeshift hospital the transformation took less than 3 weeks the u. K. Is racing to increase Hospital Capacity to cope with an ever increasing caseload the British Government has been heavily criticized for failing to prepare for the outbreak its now hoping to beat the virus by investing heavily in vaccines being developed at universities in oxford and london trials on humans are set to begin on thursday in the long run the best way to defeat corona virus is through a vaccine after all this is a new disease. This is uncertain science but im certain that we will throw everything weve got at developing a vacc