Hello and welcome. The number of people who have died from covid 19 in the United States has now officially exceeded 100,000. The actual numbers are likely to be higher than that, but it is clear that in the past three months, more americans have died from infection than during the korean war, the vietnam war and the conflict in iraq combined. Well, lets take a look at how the us got to this point the first death was reported on february 29. On march 13, President Trump declared a National Emergency as schools were closed. Stay at home orders were issued in california, new york and washington. Within a month, the us passed italys death toll withjust over 20,000, now the highest death rate in the world. Then, President Trump released his guidelines for reopening the country, as anti lockdown protests broke out. Into may, and the president said his task force would continue indefinitely, 2a hours after announcing it would close. The death toll stood at 71,000. And, now, just three months
Hello to you. The number of people who have died from covid 19 in the United States has now officially exceeded 100,000. The actual numbers are likely to be higher than that, but it is clear that in the past three months more americans have died from infection than during the korean war, the vietnam war and the conflict in iraq combined. But the number of new cases has slowed and more states are lifting their lockdowns to ease the economic impact. 0ur north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports from washington. Happy birthday to you. Friends and relatives of more than 100,000 people in america can nowjust cling to the memories of happier times before the coronavirus. My father was a really caring person. And he just wanted to help people and he was really outgoing. He thought he was really funny. Doug was one of the first confirmed deaths back on the first of march. As somebody who lost someone so close to them and was someone obviously very, very dear to you so early on, when
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In the United States thats more than the combined total of fatalities from the korean, vietnam and iraq wars. The uk prime minister, borisjohnson has continued to back his chief advisor under questioning from senior mps. He was also questioned about britains Coronavirus Response which has seen the highest number of deaths in europe as protests rumble on in hong kong the us secretary of state mike pompeo says the territory no longer merits special status under american law, because china is stripping it of autonomy. And the first private Sector Mission to the International Space station and the first crewed launch from us soil in nine years has been postponed due to bad weather. Its now thought that the spacex rocket will be launched on saturday. That is it from me and the team for now. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. In times of crisis we learn plenty about who we really are. So it is that this global coronavirus pandemic is revealing tru
A terrible milestone, more than 100,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the United States. Thats according to official figures, the real number will be much more. 100,000 is more than the combined total of deaths from the korean, vietnam and iraq conflicts. As protests rumble on in hong kong, the us secretary of state mike pompeo says the territory no longer merits special status under american law, because china is stripping it of its autonomy. The territorys position as a global hub is now in question. And the first private Sector Mission to the International Space station, and the first crewed launch from us soil in nine years has been postponed due to bad weather. Its now thought that the spacex rocket will be launched on saturday. Now on bbc news wales in lockdown. The coronavirus will return with a vengeance the coronavirus will return with a vengeance in wales according to a leading health official. He says communicating with the public is key to success. I havejust com