Strongest anywhere in the world that we are the strongest. And staying in the u. S. Dozens of bodies have been found a decomposing in an refrigerated trucks outside a funeral home in new york city the bodies were being stored on ice funeral have been struggling to cope after 18000 coronavirus thats in the state. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson led to the daily Coronavirus Briefing after struggling with the self the u. K. Death toll from covert 19 it now stands at more than 26000. 00 reports from london. Back leading britains Coronavirus Response after his personal battle with the virus and only a day after his fiance gave birth the Prime Minister faces mounting criticism of his governments response to the outbreak and questions over how to ease current restrictions amid a backdrop of rising death but now a glimmer of optimism in britains battle with covert 19 i can confirm today that for the 1st time we are past the peak of this disease were past the peak and we are on the dow
Stashed in rented trucks outside a funeral home passed at the peak the u. K. Prime minister is optimistic as virus deaths. And after months of protests are planned to tackle lebanons financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spot. The u. N. Secretary general as head out of what hes called a lack of leadership globally during the chrono virus pandemic and tony good terrorist says the International Community is the vida and isnt doing enough to help developing countries most at risk from the outbreak are diplomatic editor james space has more now from the United Nations in new york. Speaking to reporters by video link the frustration of the u. N. Secretary general is clear its well over a month since he demanded a global cease fire but the fact the u. N. Security council has been unable to pass a resolution that was the result of what he called a dysfunctional relationship between the major palace and that makes it difficult for the Security Council to
Prime minister Boris Johnson back at work after recovering from cope with 19 promises to set a lockdown exit plan next week. And with the economy in freefall and unrest growing lebanons leader says hell seek a rescue deal from the i. M. F. Ok lets get going beginning with the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost another 4000000 people in the u. S. Applied for unemployment support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made claims since march the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in march it jumped to 4. 4 percent some economists believe it could be as high as 20 percent and the figure for april is released next week hoping to begin clawing back some financial ground more than 2 dozen states and moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions on business and social life. I think were going to have a really good year we want to be where we were and i think we can actually surpass where we were and we were th
Deaths from the virus slow the Prime Minister warns its still too soon to ease lock down measures and after months of protests a plan to tackle lebanons financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spiral. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter economies around the world another 3800000 people are filed for unemployment in the u. S. This past week this means an unprecedented 30000000 americans have now sought on Employment Benefits in just 6 weeks and the numbers are still rising the jobless rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between the summer and february but in march it jumped to a 2 and a half year high to 4. 4 percent equating to more than 7000000. 00 people as state governments now try to kick start the economy their relaxing containment restrictions more than half of u. S. States including florida will partially reopen by the end of the week. As the Johns Hopkins that board shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Have contracted the viru
Hello and welcome im peter w. Watching al jazeera live from doha with our continuing coverage of the pandemic and its impact also ahead this hour the Economic News isnt any better in the eurozone its economy has shrunk by almost 4 percent and. Were past the peak and were on the downward slope. The u. K. Prime minister back at work after recovering from covert 19 promises to set out a lockdown exit plan next week. We begin with the impacts of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost another 4000000 people in the u. S. Apply for unemployment support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made a claim since march the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in march it jumped to 4 point. 4 percent some economists believe it could be as high as 20 percent when the figure for april is released as of next week hoping to begin clawing back some financial ground more than 2 dozen states moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions