A leading Health Experts slams the governments pandemic response. Also the u. S. President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. Welcome to aljazeera because in china where the credit virus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. Is in the 1st 3 months of this year that shrank for the 1st time since records began the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of new hardware the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died there the previously reported from the Capital Beijing has katrina you. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the 1st time in decades for the 1st quarter of 2020 chinas g. D. P. Contracted by 6. 8 percent that woul
About whether it will work. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services that they need. Hello welcome to the program the w hate show have just been giving of their Daily Press Conference from geneva and talking about the upcoming concert a global concert that will be that many will be participating in from the music world a world that continues james bays our diplomatic editor joins me now from the u. N. Of course a lot for the w. H. O. To talk about not just the Upcoming Events change and also their Daily Briefing along with the u. N. Lets just start with what the w. H. O. Had to say about the general pandemic news that were facing. Well all weve really had from the w. H. O. Of this briefing that happens 3 times a week is their latest figures 2100000 cases 140000 people dead around the world we know that the numbers that they publish are not going to be the complete numbers we know that many people are not being tested so certainly the numb
And han where the outbreak began and the number of virus deaths are revised up by 50 percent. Below africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000. 00 people will die when the virus takes hold there and thats unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own continent africa and a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its unlikely that the real numbers are higher than reported but here are there are growing calls for more clarity on care home deaths that says Italian Police broaden their investigation into dozens of deaths at the countrys largest rest home but there was good news from germany where the Health Minister announced the outbreak there h
Markets react positively is a drug developed for ebola shows potential for treatment of patients with over 19. And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near term noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello thanks for joining us africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current joe volpe doing testing kits its likely that the numbers are higher than reported well fewer than 2020000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 in t
And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near to a noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than faults in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its likely that the real numbers are higher than reported fewer than 20000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 the next 3 to 6 months nearly 27000000 people could be pushed into extreme poverty by the outbreak thats the warning from the Uns Eco