Yellow. The way dph has been approaching it in the past when weve been reopening because our numbers looked good is were being more conservative and instead of opening everything in the yellow, we were beginning to open everything all the way up to the orange for now. And the reason is because from an epidemiological perspective with the discount that the state gives us for the above testing, it was good we got that and it gives us plex ability to open more but we were not there from a disease perspective so as a result, they really were opening up giving up until where we were which is really in orange zone. So, your question about if we get moved back to if the state moves us back to orange at some point in time, does that mean that San Francisco is going to move to red, right. So basically only allow for purple and red so one tier off. I dont believe thats going to be the direction that were going to go. So were not going to be as blunt as that. Because remember, when we started to
We are standing by for the daily task force briefing. Hear that President Trump recently spoke with Vice President joe biden. Also, u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has now gone into the icu. Positive 10 days ago and his symptoms have only gotten worse since then. Rosalind joins us on the phone from london. What do we know about the Prime Ministers condition at this late hour . He had been isolating himself at home for 10 days now. He was attending meetings by video link and sending selfie videos to the public even though he was clearly ill throughout. Concision his condition worsened. He has been transferred to the icu conscious, but as a precaution in case he needs ventilation. That has been a pattern for some patients were around the 710 day mark they take a turn for the worse. They say these are precautionary steps. Emily he did tweet this morning. He said, last night on the advice of my doctor, i went to the hospital for tests. Told dominic raab, the u. K. Foreign secretary, to
Good spirits. This hour brings earnings for samsung. A crucial report amid the virus disruption will show how the chip industry is weathering the global storm. Shery lets start you with breaking news out of south korea. We are getting become your current account balance. Right now, the surplus coming in at 6. 41 billion. Also for the goods trade surplus ining in at 6. 58 billion february. Both numbers are a significant rebound from the plunge that we saw in january when it hit the lowest level in seven years. Exports have been stabilizing after that hit from global trade spats and the double chip industries downturn. For the month of february, we are seeing an update and a rebound with a current account surplus at 6. 4 billion. The goods surplus at 6. 6 billion in february but of course we are headed to seymour economic fallout from the coronavirus outlet, so we will keep an eye on those trade figures out of south korea. For now, lets get you a quick check on markets. He restocks at th
Coronavirus case fails to improve overnight. The u. K. Prime minister is still conscious but has received oxygen treatment dominic raab is deputized. Equities heading for their first backtoback games in two weeks. Futures pointing higher in the u. S. While oil rises ahead of thursdays opecplus meeting. Coronavirusthe maybe reaching a plateau in europe as cases slow across the continent. Italy could start ending its. Ockdown on a gradual basis just under an hour away from the start of cash trading in europe. A quick look at futures here. A gain in futures at the cash trade closed higher yesterday. Gains in u. S. Futures with the 0. 4 the dow s p up 0. 4 . Anna everybody still focused on what is going on with coronavirus globally. Cases are being handled and death rates. We need to get to the first word news update. Prime minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care. His Coronavirus Infection worsened. He had been selfisolating for 10 days, struggling to shake off covid19. Dominic raab is
Unfiltered, at cspan. Org coronavirus. Earlier today, the World Health Organization held a News Conference in geneva on the coronavirus pandemic. The who director general stressed the need for countries to control the virus during the lockdown period, and also talked about president trumps Coronavirus Response efforts, saying the president showed political commitment and leadership. Shortly before the briefing, the United Nations announced the launch of a 200 million humanitarian Response Plan to combat coronavirus. Good morning, good evening, and good afternoon. Hello, and welcome, everybody, to the World Health Organization press briefing on covid19. We have with us as always the w. H. O. Director dr. Tedros, also dr. Ryan and dr. Maria van ker o hove. Dr. Tedros will begin with an update, and when dr. Tedros has finished opening remarks i will open the meeting to questions. If you have connected by zoom, use the raise your hand icon to o asknto the queue t questions. If you are conn