We. Begin with the crowd a Virus Outbreak that spread across 6 continents and more than 100 countries lets take a look at some of the updates from around the world in south korea theres been a jump in the number of new cases thats reversing a 10 day trend of slow and infections more than 200 new cases have been reported in seoul many of them at a call Center South Korea has the highest number of corona virus infections in asia outside china where the situation seems to be improving few new cases and deaths something reported aging says it will allow some companies to resume work and ruhani which is the epicenter of the outbreak but the number of infections in the u. S. Says increased is now more than a 1000 confirmed their National Guard troops have been deployed in a suburb north of new york city has been sealed off after a cluster of cases were reported and in the u. K. A Health Minister has become the 1st british politician to test positive for corona virus doris is now self isolati
How should Drug Companies handle the coronavirus pandemic pharmaceutical firms rushing to find a vaccine could potentially make billions of dollars. What was be done to ensure they dont put profit before saving lives this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Maryanne Demasi scientists around the world on our racing to find a vaccine and a cure for the coronavirus governments are pledging millions of dollars of taxpayers money for research in both public and private funds the Global Vaccine Market is estimated to be worth nearly 60000000000. 00 annually pharmaceutical companies have been criticized in the past for being too slow in combating diseases like saws and it botha and charging high prices for new drug treatments the president of the European Commission hopes of vaccine will be available vote later this year. In addition we are accelerating research yesterday i spoke to the managers of an innovative European Research company they work on a Promising Technology to
Geneva in switzerland is someone who has advised a shadow chancellor who has a guy standing cofounder of the basic Income Earth Network guy thanks so much for coming back on so after years of tory austerity the un called it callous policies driven by a political desire for social reengineering how well prepared is the chancellor to offer policies in response to Something Like coronavirus well to be frank i think its almost irresponsible to be having a budget today the chancellor is a young man whos never had a senior government position before and hes been in the job for weeks to prepare a complex budget and an extremely sensitive moment in our modern history when weve not only got the pandemic rushing towards us but the World Economy is at the very very fragile state where bad mistakes at. National and International Level could lead us into a big recession i want to get to those macro level top topics in a 2nd but im not sure in geneva or if youve been following it but obviously Boris
A wave of violence in cameroon we speak to the man claiming responsibility for the attacks. And in support coronavirus threatens the opening race of the formula one season 3 team members are placing quarantine in melbourne awaiting test results as calls grow for organizers to take action in australia. Ok lets get going beginning with the coronavirus here on the news that spread to more than 100. 00 countries across 6 continents its only remains the worst affected country outside asia with a nationwide locked in effect indonesia has just reported its 1st death and south korea is being hit hard more than 200. 00 new cases are reported there many of them a call center in the capital the crisis in china though seems to be easing with fewer new cases and 3. Ported the government is allowing some companies to reopen in the epicenter of the outbreak but beijing is now tightening rules on International Flights into the capital well get you more on that in just a moment in the United States the
Chinas hu by province where people are venturing out says that 50 day lockdown starts to ease. And Global Schools whos facing unprecedented upheaval with the most major events now councils all of the leading european football competitions have been suspended. Hello welcome to the program our top story spain becoming a 2nd country now to order its entire population under lockdown to stop the rapid spread of the coronavirus 46000000 people is subject to the new decree which orders everyone to stay at home unless they need to buy food or medicine or go to work 193 people have now been reported dead with more than 2000 new cases in the last day another 97 people have died in iran taking the death toll in that country to 611 with nearly 13000 confirmed cases a growing list of countries are also closing their borders including colombia its shot its border with venezuela making it harder for people crossing for supplies they cant buy at home and then nepal has said that its. The spending clim