A warning from the white houses top expert on the coronavirus tony 1000 you says the u. S. Could see needless suffering and deeper economic damage if kobe lockdowns park ended too soon. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today people across europe have been wondering if this years Summer Travel will be possible with uncertainty about the length of lockdown measures but later today the European Commission is expected to recommend easing restrictions to allow some travel new guidelines. Could give conditions for reopening borders for schenkkan countries now under normal circumstances these countries allow passport free travel among Member States expected are new guidelines on hygiene for hotels and other tourist accommodations it is anticipated that the commission will also recommend that masks are worn on trains and in restaurants. That have used max sanders following the story for us in brussels good morning to you max its sounding like good news what can you what can you tell u
Sanctions and infections we look at the businesses struggling to survive in iraq. One other International News story state security agents been zimbabwe been accused of abducting and torturing female opposition leaders. With sports as football returns to germany but now as we know its been scored 4 goals that no fans to celebrate. Health officials in china are dealing with new clusters of the coronavirus in the Northeastern Province of jilin the government is sending medical teams and hundreds of staff to that area with one district there raising its covert 19 risk level from medium to high thats despite the countrys best efforts to end the outbreak its most ambitious goal is to test all of who hands 11000000 residents in just 2 weeks following a cluster of new cases the World Health Organization has advised countries to test as many people as is possible but most countries dont have that type of capacity with the virus largely under control across the country the rest of china is slow
A sworn into their shared job at the top of israels government ending more than a year of deadlock plus. A lot of them arent even pretending to be in charge. Former u. S. President barack obama once again criticizes his successes administration for its response to the coronaVirus Outbreak. Budget against rosco with sports as football returns to germany but not as we know it pretty adult when scored 4 goals but had no fans to celebrate with. We begin this news hour with the coronavirus pandemic which continues its relentless spread not least in that america and brazil the worst affected country protest is the heading back out defying lockdown orders to demand an. Easing of restrictions officials there have recorded more than 15000 deaths more than the rest of the region combined 230000 people are known to be infected but limits on testing are likely hiding the truth much larger figure at present diable sanaa is still downplaying the risks and pushing hard to reopen the economy while in
Sport Lewis Hamilton takes pole for the final race of the formula one season but theres reports he could be planning a move away from mercedes to their rivals ferrari details in action coming up later. Hello Iraqs Parliament will meet in the next few hours on the Prime Ministers resignation will top the agenda. Has formally submitted his resignation but thats done little to calm public anger theyre demanding a complete overhaul of the system demonstrations continuing in parts of the country 432. 00 people have died in the violence since protests began in october simona fulton is in the capital. The day Prime Minister other of the mothers submitted his resident. Nation crowds in Tahrir Square showed no intention of packing up and going home banners were still held high doctors remained on standby to treat the wounded and new street art sprang to life depicting the aspirations of the protest movement. For many the Prime Ministers departure is just the 1st perhaps the easiest step on a lo
Which he is a member. These are strange times for democracy. Its the law of the land, and he is under an obligation to obey it. If he doesnt obey it, then he can be taken to court and, if necessary, the court will issue an injunction ordering him to do it. And if he doesnt obey the injuction, he could be sent to prison. Satellite images appear to show an Iranian Oil Tanker off the syrian coast after it was previously impounded in gibraltar. The Foreign Office says tonight the reports are deeply troubling. The number of People Killed as a result of Hurricane Dorian in the bahamas has risen to a3. Ukrainian prisoners are united with theirfamilies following an exchange of 70 detainees with russia. Its hoped it will ease tensions between the two neighbours. Thank you for your company this afternoon. We have all the latest at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday, with me, Lizzie Greenwood hughes, and gavin ramjaun. The headlines this