Turn to charities to put food on the table their leader apologizes for the Economic Disaster brought about by the pandemic. Also this half hour filling up fast with more on the way a report on the crude storage crisis from a place known as the worlds oil crossroads. An experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the u. S. 1500000 vials of the drug disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday the regulator gave its approval after a government sponsored study showed the medications shortened patients Recovery Time by about 30 percent and slightly improved mortality rates the ball so good science is that the company that makes them disappear says they are increasing production. And were also fully committed to continue to expand the supply of this medicine and we started investing in this back in january as soon as we came in where the chrono virus this is a long time to manufacture it used to be 12 months its now 6 months
Than thoughts prayers. The canadian Prime Minister just in food bans 1500 types of assault weapons in response to the countrys worst mass shooting. Also ahead filling up fast with more on the way to report on the crude storage crisis from a place known as the worlds oil crossroads. An experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use in freezing coronavirus patients in the United States 1500000 vials of the drug disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday the regulator gave its approval after a government sponsored study showed the medication shortened patients Recovery Time by about 30 percent and slightly improved mortality rates the boss of sciences the company that makes room disappear says they are now increasing production. And were also fully committed to continuing to expand the supply of this medicine and we started investing in this back in january as soon as we became aware of the krona virus this is a long time to manufacture it used to be 12 months
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1500 types of assault weapons in response to the countrys worst mass shooting. Also ahead with technology evolving to help us track and contain cope with 19 we look at concerns about surveillance and privacy. An experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the United States 1500000 vials of red disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday the regulator gave its approval after a government sponsored study showed the medications shortened patients Recovery Time by about 30 percent and slightly improved mortality rates from washington mike hanna told us about the strict rules attached to the announcement. It has been given an emergency use flagged by the f. D. A. Which means that it can be used under very tightly controlled conditions which will be part of the ongoing survey into the take a c. Of the drug now within the u. S. The f. D. A. Some urgency rissa lucian was given on the basis of a single trial in which patients we
Lebanon as a currency crash pushes the economy to the brink. President taking. Place in the philippines are accused of abusing human rights as they enforce strict coronavirus measures. Full of stories to come but were going to start with lebanon where violence has escalated during a 2nd night of protests in the Northern City of tripoli demonstrators set fire to a bank and hold rocks at Security Forces who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets the protests are bernie growing as the crisis hit economy crumbles further because of the corona Virus Outbreak monday one protester was killed during the riots has more for us from tripoli. Hunger and hopelessness are driving lebanese to the streets the economy is close to collapsing protesters vent their anger at banks for preventing people from accessing their savings and a long serving political elite is being blamed for mismanagement and corruption in recent days the local currency has sharply devalued against the dollar there were casua