The worst is over possible signs of hope in the u. S. Coronavirus at the center but the new york governor warns its no time to relax. And americans line up for miles that food banks across the country trying to feed their families during the virus lock the. Welcome to the program the number of coronavirus case is now nearing 2000000 worldwide but theres some signs of light at the end of the tunnel china has approved 2 new experimental coronavirus vaccines to be tested on humans Clinical Trials are also under way in the United States elsewhere india is extending its nationwide lockdown until may 3rd more than a 1000000000 people there have been ordered to stay indoors and all nonessential businesses have been closed in the u. S. President trump and his top disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci say that. A the number of new infections is not growing as fast as before more than 1500 americans have died in the past 24 hours alone bringing the total number of dead to over 23000 is the highest any
Pandemic disrupts fresh Food Supplies in america some processing factories shut down in part use goes to waste. And its back to work for some italy and spain begins easing a fuel coronavirus restriction. The number of new coronavirus cases is now nearing 2000000 worldwide but there are some signs of light at the end of the tunnel china has approved 2 new experimental vaccines to be tested on humans similar trials are also underway in the u. S. But meanwhile chinas reported 89 new cases in the past 24 hours nearly all of which came from abroad with sarah flock joins us live now from Hong Kong Sara what more do we know then about these experimental chinese vaccines. Well as you mentioned chinas approve these 2 experimental coronavirus vaccines to enter the next phase and thats oversee the Clinical Trials and we know that the vaccines are being developed by 2 operators one its a beijing biased Biotech Company and its in partnership with the will hand biased pharmaceutical group it was ann
Economy reopens the state governors say nothing will change until its safe. Russia has reported another record daily rise in new covert 19 cases more than 2700 infections the government says 170 russians have died the total number of infections now more than 21000 lets go live to neve barker who joins us from london so 1st of all need how much of a long down is being put in place in russia to respond to what seems to be rapidly increasing cases every day. Yes well according to the kremlin the number of cases is going up or at least is expected to go up by about 16 to 18 percent today so yesterday the number of new cases was around 2 and a half 1000 as you mentioned its 2774 thats the figures that we know about lets of course remember exactly how big russia is it is the largest country on the planet its called 11 time zones all the way from moscow in the west of lot of os talk in the far east policing any kind of restrictions on peoples ordinary and daily lives is going to be very very
United states the authority is told. Hell decide when the u. S. Economy reopens but state governors say nothing will change until it is safe. Its stalled. And just today in canada the great forces transplant patients to keep waiting for lifesaving surgery. And support a top nascar driver has been suspended for using a racial slur entering an east Sports Events i believe you can hear me. Kyle larson has apologized for what he says was an inexcusable mistake. We begin in russia where officials have today announced another record daily rise in new code with 19 infections more than 2. 1700 cases were confirmed in just the last 24 hours the government says 170 russians have died and there are more than 20000 cases of spain loosens its locked on measures the death toll has surpassed 18000. 00 with another 567. 00 fatalities reported overnight there are signs the infection rate there is slowing because its seen the lowest increase in new cases in nearly a month in france the president emanuel
Keeps getting worse for the airlines the industry warns carriers will lose 314000000000. 00 in revenue with 80 percent of flights grounded. When somebody is the president of the United States the authority has told. Donald trump to close hell decide when the u. S. Economy reopens but state governors say nothing will change until its safe. As the infection rate slows in australia business groups push for restrictions to be lifted. The International Monetary fund says the coronavirus pandemic will cost the worlds economies 9. 00 trillion dollars over the next 2 use warning comes as countries around the world face prolonged lock downs as they try to contain the outbreak the i. M. F. Chief Economist Says it is the worst economic shock since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. Flattening the spread of coal with 19 using lock downs allows Health Systems to cope with this crises which then prove permits a resumption of economic activity. In the sense there is no tradeoff between saving lives