Here with your global news update this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Start with a look at the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic more than 2000000 cases have now been registered worldwide 135000 lives have been lost the United States has the highest death toll followed by italy and spain and so far more than half a 1000000 people have recovered from the virus globally. The u. N. Childrens fund has warned of a possible resurgence of measles because of the covenanting pandemic according to unicef millions of children are at risk of missing them vaccines and that follows will Health Organization guidelines issued in late march saying that immunization should be postponed beatles is an easily preventable viral disease according to the w. H. O. Targets and these 95 percent of people need to be vaccinated but many countries could fall short of that target of cornton measures continue we heard from robin mundy chief of immunization and unicef he says that any vaccine de
Pandemic more than 500000 people lost their livelihood when it comes to Something Like unemployment the effects get felt more deeply week after week it doesnt all happen to want to guess she gets tougher as we go along so. I think whats coming up is going to be even more of a challenge and thats why were preparing right now to feed everyone this while the citys Homeless Population seeks refuge with no place to go as new york remains the epicenter of the outbreak with over 200000 cases and more than 10000 deaths the city announcing that they plan to move 6000 Homeless People about a 3rd of shelter residents from shelters into hotels by april 20th the coalition for the homeless saying that the move does not come close to meeting the scale or urgency of the need this while new York Governor Andrew Cuomo along with governors from several other Eastern States are working to coordinate the reopening of the region and its economy while governments grapple with how to reopen people on the stre