More than half a Million People worldwide have now lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. By far the worst affected country is the United States, with more than 125,000 deaths. The governor of texas, greg abbott, said matters have taken a very swift and very dangerous turn. His remarks coincide with a rise in infections in several southern and Western States, mostly those that had eased restrictions early. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. Applause. The us Vice President attending a Church Service in dallas. Texas is one of several southern and Western States where record numbers of people are testing positive for covid 19. It is a huge setback for a region that once thought it had seen the worst of the outbreak. If we will but hold this is bbc news, the headlines fast to him. We will see our more than half a Million People worldwide have now lost their lives way through our challenging as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Times, we will restor
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Exit polls in polands president ial election suggest that the incumbent, andrzej duda, has finished first, but without the votes for an outright win. Mr duda, a socially conservative right winger, is projected to have won just under 42 of the ballots. Thats 12 Percentage Points above his closest rival, Rafal Trzaskowski. President duda is an ally of the ruling law and justice party, and if he loses, the opposition could force a big change in polish politics. 0ur correspondent in warsaw, adam easton, told me the significance of the likely result. None of the candidates won enough votes to win outright today. That means president andrzej duda and Rafal Trzaskowski, the warsaw mayor, will now face off in a run off vote in a second round onjuly 12. Now that we are going to a second round, how will that affect the chances both of the incumbent and his closest rival . Now i can incumbent and his closest rival . Nowl can start inc
Hello and welcome. More than 500,000 people worldwide have now lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. By far the worst affected country is the United States, with more than 125,000 deaths. The governor of texas, greg abbott, said matters have taken a very swift and very dangerous turn. His remarks coincide with a rise in infections in several southern and Western States, mostly those that had eased restrictions early. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. Applause. The us Vice President attending a Church Service in dallas. Texas is one of several southern and Western States where record numbers of people are testing positive for covid 19. Its a huge setback for a region that once thought it had seen the worst of the outbreak. If we will but hold fast to him, well see our way through these challenging times, we will restore our nations health, we will renew our freedom. But this is a daunting struggle for the Lone Star State with Governor Greg Abbott i
The number of people whove lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic around the world has now reached more than half a million. The worst affected country is the United States, followed by brazil. Most europen governments believe they have the situation under control, but there are warnings that the easing of restrictions could lead to further outbreaks. And its feared that countries like russia or india with a high number of infections could eventually see a large number of deaths. Simonjones has been assessing the global situation. Another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic counting the cost of coronavirus. Still alone has more than 75,000 deaths as the global toll reaches 500,000. Tea rs global toll reaches 500,000. Tears and applause to remember those who lost their life in the capital city full of the World Health Organisations as the pandemic is still in an intense stage of growth in the americas. In haiti, the poorest nation in the region, International Ai