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
Prime minister Boris Johnson back at work after recovering from cope with 19 promises to set a lockdown exit plan next week. And with the economy in freefall and unrest growing lebanons leader says hell seek a rescue deal from the i. M. F. Ok lets get going beginning with the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost another 4000000 people in the u. S. Applied for unemployment support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made claims since march the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in march it jumped to 4. 4 percent some economists believe it could be as high as 20 percent and the figure for april is released next week hoping to begin clawing back some financial ground more than 2 dozen states and moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions on business and social life. I think were going to have a really good year we want to be where we were and i think we can actually surpass where we were and we were th
Americans that suddenly found themselves out of work this is just another bleak indicator we seem to be reporting on them every day that reminds us just how bad things have gotten in the United States as a result of the stay at home orders that were probably put in place to you know keep americans safe and well it has certainly resulted in a lower number of deaths than was initially projected there are certainly some very dire impacts economically and this is the latest measure of that now for his part of the u. S. President has been speaking at the white house today he was meeting with yet another governor this time new jersey of course a very hard hit state about reopening the economy this is something that is going to be done very gradually and as a result this means that the sort of jobs returning is not going to be a very quick snap back even as the u. S. President continues to project optimism why is he continuing to sort of cheerily the economy of this economic recovery well bec
Secretary general criticizes World Leaders he says a falling short when they need it more than ever. And is locked down restrictions disrupt Food Supplies in india farmers struggle to sell their crops. We begin with yet more bad news out of the worlds biggest economy nearly 4000000 people in the u. S. Applied for unemployment support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made claims since march of the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in macia jump to 4. 4 percent some economists believe the figure for april could be as high as 20 percent more than 2 dozen states hoping to call back some financial ground and are beginning to relax restrictions but as politicians in michigan debated whether or not to do that armed protesters surrounded the State Capitol building some even made it inside calling for an end to confinement mashes our White House Correspondent kelly health that has more on the latest unemployment numbers in the u. S.
No more come on peter told me youre watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up a record hit to the euro zone economy after lockdowns turned cities into ghost towns and plunged nations into recession. Also ahead a frustrated u. N. Secretary general lashes out at the World Leaders he says are falling short when theyre needed now more than ever. Lets get going we begin with the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds biggest economy almost one of the 4000000 people in the u. S. Applied for Unemployment Benefits support last week meaning more than 30000000 have made claims since march the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in march it jumped to 4. 4 percent some economists believe it could be as high as 20 percent when the figure for april is released next week hoping to begin clawing back some financial ground more than 2 dozen states are moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions on business and social