A major expansion in coronavirus testing the u. K. Government extends knock down restrictions for at least 3 more weeks and Brazils Health minister is fired after a dispute with president abbas an hour over the call in a virus response. Chinas economy has suffered its shopping fall since it opened up to the world in the 1970 s. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic Gross Domestic Product g. D. P. In the 1st quarter promenade by 6. 8 percent compared to a year earlier its the 1st time is contracted in decades as speak to our correspondent katrina youre in beijing so a story fall katrina but not a surprise entirely. No i mean outbreak prevention measures saw chinas economy at a standstill for almost 2 months Factory Production was halted businesses were closed and hundreds of millions of people were stuck indoors and the result is this full of 6. 8 percent historic as youve just said and also the 1st disruption to chinas an interrupted worth for almost half a century and we got so
A bailout plan to keep the strain on Airlines Flying but is it enough money. Increasingly isolated over his quarantine measures brazils president by as his Health Minister plus. Road control. Top tips from a spaceman on how to survive life in isolation. Alarming new numbers showing the strain on the worlds 2 biggest economies a from the coronavirus pandemic that is increasing doubt about the u. S. President s 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in 30 states and the same time job losses have swelled to levels not seen since the Great Depression of the 19th assays meanwhile chinas Gross Domestic Product has plummeted in the 1st quarter the sharpest full since it opened up to the wild 40 years ago and theres been a big rise in the death toll in the viruss original at the center now well have the latest from correspondents in both countries but lets start with katrina you and beijing katrina yet more sobering figures from china that will inevitably reverberate around
Or the lack of it remains a critical issue in the u. K. And in nigeria more people have been killed by Security Officials and forcing a covert 19 locked down that have died from the virus also. Already living in miserable conditions now the pandemics causing more problems for yemenis displaced by war also becoming a mass that were talking about is that theres a whole me. And we get advice from a doctor on how to stitch together your own protection during this pandemic. The weather so on the news we begin in the United States where another 5200000 people have lost their jobs in the past week and that means at least 22000000 have been made jobless and acclaiming in less than a month as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in a few hours time President Donald Trump is expected to release guidelines on how and when to reopen some u. S. States but in the meantime hourly workers are especially worried about how theyll pay the bills natasha has more from chicago. If there was ever a boom time
Now working to prevent the virus from spreading. And also hungry and exhausted hundreds of writing rescued but others starve to death on a refugee boat. Lets take you straight to the United Kingdom where the foreign secretary is about to speak to the nation and to the world about the current covert 19 and lets listen in let me update you on the steps were taking to defeat the coronavirus and also the decisions that weve taken today. Step by step action plan aims to slow the spread of course and a virus so good fewer people hospitalized treatment at any one time and thats the way we can protect the n. H. S. From becoming overwhelmed and it is a step in this way when you follow the carefully and deliberately the scientific and medical advice that we received so that we take the right steps at the right moment in time. At the same time were dramatically expanding and modjeska paths still in terms of the number of beds key staff life saving equipment on the front line so people get the car
Hundreds of writing guard rescued but the others starve to death on a refugee boat. Welcome to the program the British Government has announced it will extend its partial lockdown to curb the spread of covert 19 by at least 3 weeks foreign secretary dominic rob says social distancing measures must continue in order to keep the number of cases from rising the advice from sages that relaxing any of the measures currently in place would risk damage to both Public Health and our economy patrick and chris will be able to go into further details on all of this shortly but based on this advice which we very carefully considered the government has decided that the current measures must remain in place for at least the next 3 weeks. Our correspondent is live for us in london while the lockdown continues in the public well well just have to live with the new reality a little bit longer. Yeah the high streets like the one you see behind me this is a certain high street here on the southern outski