March and early april. How is it in london and the United Kingdom . Is the same tension there . Francine attention remains around the world but i think if politiciandoner, a in the u. K. , france, and spain, look at states that reopened may be more quickly than others, maybe without the same precautions than others, to try to give you a sense of what you should be doing. In london, if you look at our rate of infection, still below 1. Boris johnson this week said bars could reopen july 4. We will see as the number of cases around the world increase, exactly if consumers will go out and spend like the Prime Minister has asked them to. Return one has done the to sport like english premier football. It has been extraordinary. Their distinctive from the disaster that is american sports. Speaking of that, jason kelly in february began a project in speaking to the basketball star lebron james. Little did mr. Kelly know that this would be an extraordinary moment for bloomberg and also the spea
Toefing on their efforts combat the coronavirus pandemic. Here is the director general. Evening,orning, good good afternoon everybody, and thank you for joining this briefing. We have a very special guest we are honored to have with us. Thank you very much and good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening, wherever you are. Ago, who six months and signed an agreement to Work Together to promote health football. What weot know then know now. Emergenew virus will that would bring many parts of society to a standstill. The beautiful, beautiful game itself. Matches have stopped, but our collaboration has become even more important during this difficult time. It has given us the opportunity of working together more closely then we imagined with fifa. Football can reach millions of people, especially younger people that Public Health officials cannot. Today, it is my great pleasure , thelcome my dear brother president of fifa, to talk about our joint campaign to pass the coronavirus. Ck out thi
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2. 3 billion trillion dollar stimulus package that is providing relief to Small Businesses. One of the biggest of that is 386 billion set aside to help Small Businesses with loans, checks, money that can be outright grants, Edward Lawrence has been following that because a lot of banks are handling the transactions, bank of america was up and running on this. He has the latest on all of th that. Reporter very interesting, Community Banks have led the charge on the spanking figure going forward, at 830 this morning, Steven Mnuchin has been on top of this to make sure. Look at the latest numbers, as of 1130, there was 2330 banks loans that have been given out for a total of 889 million that is direct stimulus into the u. S. Economy for the Small Businesses to keep people on pay checks and to give people pay checks and keep their lights on and pay the rent. On the jobs numbers, we expected was going to be bad but the number was really a surprise. Look at this a 4. 4 unemployment over all
A new round of primaries can he beat trump and for a left wing candidate Bernie Sanders is at the beginning of the at. Last art imitating life a new exhibition at londons tate modern explores the im delusional genius of and your home and how i are feeling shaped this art. Was. The arab. Im sunni so misconducts good to have you with us german chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70 percent of the german population is likely to contract the corona virus as germany reported its 3rd death from the disease merkel said the country must do everything it can to slow the viruses spread and to prevent the Health Care System from being over while shes calling on people to show solidarity with the elderly and those with underlying illness as ones who are most likely to be severely affected if they become infected americal said after its were also being made at the European Union level to contain the disease and the economic fallout it was the 1st time the chancellor had tackled the issue