The numbers. We begin with the fight against covert 19 and a breakthrough in the race to develop a vaccine the Lancet Medical Journal has published encouraging results from scientists at Oxford University whove been conducting early human testing they found there vaccine appears to be safe and produced a strong immune response right now is being tested in large numbers in the u. K. As south africa and brazil there are more than 250. 00 different vaccines being worked on around the world 23. 00 of them already in human trials well the World Health Organization has welcomed the progress but says that any viable vaccine must be available to everyone. With political commitment of course. Thats the only way you can get you know Fair Distribution but one of the warning part of this we see is. Some countries moving the other direction of course more and more countries are joining the. Benefits the advantages of making this Global Public good. Paul brown has more now from oxford. Phase one rea
Politicians divided over a new covered 19 aid bill there as the number of cases in the country edges closer to 4000000. 00 plus. Im going home reporting from the island which used to be the largest exporter of life in the world well tell you why the numbers appeared to do it before. But theres been a breakthrough in the race to develop a curve a 1000 vaccine the Lancet Medical Journal has published some promising results from scientists at Oxford University who have already been conducting early human testing Scientists Say its safe for humans and also triggered the critical immune response which could stop the virus in its tracks while the findings are encouraging larger trials still need to be done and has more from oxford. Phase one really couldnt have gone much better for the oxford team early positive signs now confirmed in the published research so this is an important milestone on the par but were now moving rapidly forwards to trying to evaluate whether the vaccine actually pro
Politicians divided over a new kind of a 1980 bill there as the number of cases in the country edges closer to 4000000 plus. Im going for you reporting from my lead which needs to be the largest exporter of rights in the world well tell you why the numbers are continuing to pour. Now after 4 days and nights of marathon of an acrimonious talks e. U. Leaders have clinched a deal on a multi 1000000000. 00 Coronavirus Rescue Fund the recovery package will provide almost 860000000000. 00 in grants and loans to counter the effects of the recession they had been major divisions over how much of the package should be loans and how much would take the form of grants that dont need to be repaid leaders have labeled the deal historic. We thought we spent 4 long days and nights of negotiation more than 90 hours but it was worth it this agreement is a signal that europe is able to act after all people often accused europe of being too little too late for us here were demonstrating that the opposite
To leave the city and india says 20 of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with chinese troops at a disputed border in the himalayas. Im burnt off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin with what is being called a breakthrough in the fight against the corona virus researchers in the u. K. Say theyve identified the 1st drug that significantly reduces the risk of death in patients hospitalized with coated 19 in a major trial the low cost steroids dex method was found to cut by a 3rd in patients on ventilators and by a 5th in patients receiving oxygen doctors are expected to begin treating people with the drug immediately. And one of the trials chief investigators is hailing the findings as a potential. Game changer in the fight to save the lives of people with advanced coded 19 it really sharing going to significant things and its really important because the drug itself is very widely available its on most every pharmacy shelf in e
Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines groups including right wing activists have clashed with police in Central London as they gathered near houses of parliament. Officers have been trying to stop the far right groups from reaching hyde park, where a Peaceful Anti racism rally has been taking place. In paris, Riot Police Fire Tear Gas and charge at pockets of violent protesters at an anti racism rally. The queens official birthday has been marked with a ceremony at windsor castle. Now on bbc news, deforestation has skyrocketed in colombia since the peace deal of 2016. Our world joins a team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew, as they go on a mission into virgin tropical rainforest. They hope to discover and save rare plant species before they are destroyed and vanish forever. In the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. Since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. Im frank gardner, and i am heading into what remains of the virgin tropical rai