Turn to charities to put food on the table their leader apologizes for the Economic Disaster brought about by the pandemic. Also this half hour filling up fast with more on the way a report on the crude storage crisis from a place known as the worlds oil crossroads. An experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the u. S. 1500000 vials of the drug disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday the regulator gave its approval after a government sponsored study showed the medications shortened patients Recovery Time by about 30 percent and slightly improved mortality rates the ball so good science is that the company that makes them disappear says they are increasing production. And were also fully committed to continue to expand the supply of this medicine and we started investing in this back in january as soon as we came in where the chrono virus this is a long time to manufacture it used to be 12 months its now 6 months
Here as well. Looking at continental europe, spain and france are two countries the hardest hit by the coronavirus along with italy. They are set to ease lockdowns. We have Pedro Sanchez expecting to announce the loosening of measures after the weekly Cabinet Meeting which takes place later today. Later today also, france will be presenting the governments blueprint to the National Assembly on tuesday afternoon, and that should outline how they plan to ease peoples confinement as well. Is the original epicenter of the outbreak on the continent that will soon allow people to leave their homes for the first time in weeks, and that should mean they will be joining other countries including the likes of germany and austria in relaxing of shops to array open up including tattoo studios. In the u. K. , Boris Johnson saying the British Public should keep on obeying lockdown rules to avoid a disasters second wave of this outbreak here as well, coming as the number of recorded deaths from coron
Going hungry around the world. No vaccine but that doesnt mean you know how we look at the different drugs and treatments being used to treat cope with 19. With the pandemic throwing world oil markets into turmoil donald trump says his government will look to support the domestic industry the president says hes told the energy and treasury secretaries to formulate a plan to make Funds Available to ensure the survival of american oil and Gas Companies that follows an unprecedented collapse in the u. S. Prices because of a glass in supply the u. S. Futures market dive deep into negative territory for the 1st time ever on monday the lowest the price of the u. S. Benchmark w t i sank was to minus 37. 00 a barrel the International Benchmark the brant crude on the other hand well thats trading at around 20. 00 a barrel thats still the lowest price its traded since the september 11th attacks in 2001. We begin with our White House Correspondent kimberly how could she joins us from washington d
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Financial rescue plan as the government turns to the International Monetary fund for help. Hello. Thanks for joining us. An experimental antiviral drug has been authorized by the u. S. Food and Drug Administration for urgency use in treating coronavirus patients. 1. 5 million vials of the drug remdesivir will be distributed to hospitals for monday. The fda gave its approval after a government sponsored study showed the drug shortened patients Recovery Time by about 31 percent. When the president brought the pharmaceutical companies here to the white house, you were among them. He said we wanted you to move out quickly to build a new vaccine but he said develop the therapeutics as quickly as you can. We were told that it was possible that by spring we would have therapeutics, and standing here on may 1, our very first therapeutic with emergency use authorization. Onating 1. 5 million doses our task force will be working closely with gilead to make sure that those medicines starting mond