She is fine. Guy johnson with us from london. The imagery of the korean speaking and all the pageantry the imagery of the queen speaking, explain to us in the mood in london. Queen, in some ways, was beating towards the idea that this is a Second World War moment. Of class andind character that needs to be that that is the kind of class and character that needs to be exhibited. Has been some criticism of the Prime Minister for trying to be a little too shale in his stoicism. He is being hit quite hard. He is over the road on the other side of the break or at st. Thomas hospital. She is being treated there. Officials at number 10 downing street say he is still running the government. Secretary as the person who has been tasked to effectively step in for Boris Johnson. There is a great deal of talk. We dont have a Vice President here, it needs to be made a little clearer how things are going to work and how Boris Johnson is going to spend time away because he needs it. Stay with us. On t
We are standing by for the daily task force briefing. Hear that President Trump recently spoke with Vice President joe biden. Also, u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has now gone into the icu. Positive 10 days ago and his symptoms have only gotten worse since then. Rosalind joins us on the phone from london. What do we know about the Prime Ministers condition at this late hour . He had been isolating himself at home for 10 days now. He was attending meetings by video link and sending selfie videos to the public even though he was clearly ill throughout. Concision his condition worsened. He has been transferred to the icu conscious, but as a precaution in case he needs ventilation. That has been a pattern for some patients were around the 710 day mark they take a turn for the worse. They say these are precautionary steps. Emily he did tweet this morning. He said, last night on the advice of my doctor, i went to the hospital for tests. Told dominic raab, the u. K. Foreign secretary, to
Good spirits. This hour brings earnings for samsung. A crucial report amid the virus disruption will show how the chip industry is weathering the global storm. Shery lets start you with breaking news out of south korea. We are getting become your current account balance. Right now, the surplus coming in at 6. 41 billion. Also for the goods trade surplus ining in at 6. 58 billion february. Both numbers are a significant rebound from the plunge that we saw in january when it hit the lowest level in seven years. Exports have been stabilizing after that hit from global trade spats and the double chip industries downturn. For the month of february, we are seeing an update and a rebound with a current account surplus at 6. 4 billion. The goods surplus at 6. 6 billion in february but of course we are headed to seymour economic fallout from the coronavirus outlet, so we will keep an eye on those trade figures out of south korea. For now, lets get you a quick check on markets. He restocks at th
Coronavirus case fails to improve overnight. The u. K. Prime minister is still conscious but has received oxygen treatment dominic raab is deputized. Equities heading for their first backtoback games in two weeks. Futures pointing higher in the u. S. While oil rises ahead of thursdays opecplus meeting. Coronavirusthe maybe reaching a plateau in europe as cases slow across the continent. Italy could start ending its. Ockdown on a gradual basis just under an hour away from the start of cash trading in europe. A quick look at futures here. A gain in futures at the cash trade closed higher yesterday. Gains in u. S. Futures with the 0. 4 the dow s p up 0. 4 . Anna everybody still focused on what is going on with coronavirus globally. Cases are being handled and death rates. We need to get to the first word news update. Prime minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care. His Coronavirus Infection worsened. He had been selfisolating for 10 days, struggling to shake off covid19. Dominic raab is
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