As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, putting the country technically into recession. The World Health Organisation says up to a quarter of a billion people in africa could catch coronavirus this year. But says the outbreak is likely to be less deadly than in europe and the us cafes a nd restau ra nts have begun reopening in many parts of australia, but with limits on the number of customers allowed in. And calls for nhs workers in the uk whove treated coronavirus patients to get the same Mental Health support as soldiers returning from war. It would be like having, you know, 15, 20 patients who are really on the edge who are going to die in the next few hours if you dont do anything every 12 hours. That is how bad it is. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Annita Mcveigh with the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak in the uk and around the world. Here, unions representing teachers and school staff will meet the governments top scientific advisors today, as they dem
Governor would loosen restrictions. Not until yesterday did we know how that would be tied to Health Metrics and because most bay area counties are still having rising infection rates, Health Officers are sticking with these stricter local restrictions. While there is pushback, theyre also okay with waiting a little longer like this owner in napa. Always a good thing for the economy, but theres some mixed feelings, of course, too. Are we going to be able to be safe . Is there enough testing . Thats the big question. Reporter you were talking about that clarity, marcus. In order to meet the guidelines for lifting restrictions counties must meet testing and tracing requirements, they must have two weeks with no covid19 deaths. There must be a plan for health care to handle a surge in case infection rates spike again. Counties must provide for testing. Infection rates are lower and social distancing easier because it is a rural area. Theyre following the states guidelines. Well talk about
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Of its best trips this year. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. World leaders from the g7 nations have begun arriving in biarritz ahead of this weekends summit. They are set to tackle a range of issues from the state of the Global Economy to the fires in the amazon rainforest. Boris johnson will tell the gathering that britain wont retreat from the International Community as it leaves the european union. Ahead of the summit mrjohnson warned his brexit critics they were gravely mistaken if they thought the uk was set to lose its place on the world stage. From biarritz, heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. Hes had one on one meetings with some european leaders but today, Boris Johnson will take his first steps on the global stage as Prime Minister when he attends his first proper international summit. The seaside resorts of biarritz in Southern France has been locked down in tight security ahead of the annual gathering of g7 leaders, who are expected to discuss Climat
A life thank you chinas condemned protests at hong kongs airport as near terrorist acts after 2 men from the mainland were beaten by demonstrators on kongs Airport Authority says its now security an injunction to stop protesters from disrupting operations planes are flying again after thousands of demonstrators flooded terminal buildings causing mass cancellations there were violent confrontations on tuesday when riot police moved in with the taunts and at 1st for. Police in hong kong tonight using excessive force. The home police have always facilitate peaceful and orderly protests over the years but the extremely radical and fallen have sons in the eye and not to the most severely condemn. The police. To all citizens in hong kong that we would take steps to bring to justice thank you. Josh along as an opposition politician for the mrs stowe a Group Pushing for greater democracy in hong kong he says dialogue is the way forward no one would love to see a clash no one would love to see