Economy but democrats say they are vague and inconsistent and are calling for a major expansion in coronavirus testing the u. K. Government expense knock down restrictions for at least 3 more weeks and Brazils Health minister is fired after a dispute with present votes in iowa over the corner virus response. Thank you very much for joining us chinas economy has suffered its sharpest fall since it opened up to the world in the 1970 s. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic Gross Domestic Product in the 1st quarter plummeted by 6. 8 percent the 1st time its contracted in decades and speak to our correspondent in beijing katrina you katrina a historic plunge but not entirely surprising. No we were expecting this we have some more information now about this plunge minus 6. 8 percent we havent seen this kind of fall since records began here in china mall figures above around this so manufacturing investment in china fell year on year by 25 percent in the 1st quarter Infrastructure Inv
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Mrs. , and State Governments impacted by the pandemic. Businesses, and State Governments impacted by the pandemic. Governor cuomo good morning. Thank you for being here today. I think you know everyone who is here. Let me start on my far right. Derek rhodes, deputy superintendent of the department of financial services. Worked with me. Part of the attorney generals office. Part of the swat team. We have the president of empire college. Dr. Zucker. Melissa derosa, secretary to the governor. And also the budget director. We have a lot of interesting news today, things are moving. Current status, we still have the trajectory going up. We have not turned the trajectory, nor have we hit the apex. Remember what the line will do, it will go the high point, tip, go down. Were still on the way up the mountain. Number of infections that have been coming in 80 , still, selfresolved. About 15 of the people who test positive require hospitalization. And then there are degrees of hospitalization, ri
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