Again piece it over here in doha youre watching elf to 0 also coming up the u. S. President Donald Trumps Campaign Account is briefly banned from tweeting over a coronavirus pose deemed to be misinformation the same post has been removed by facebook also ahead. 75 years after hiroshima the threat of covert 19 forces japan to scale back ceremonies commemorating the victims. Lebanons government has declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut a day after a massive explosion devastated large areas of the capital at least 135 people are dead more than 5000 are injured and around 300000 have been left without a home from beirut zina harder reports. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins.
President of the European Commission ursula fund arline welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us thank you its good to be with you. On monday the European Union is joining forces with Global Partners to raise 7500000000 euros in a worldwide pledging initiative to support coronavirus diagnostics and vaccines what is the top thing that you hope to achieve. Well for us its important that we give a strong answer to the corona virus because we know it knows no borders it knows no nationalities and we can only defeat that virus by a vaccine and for that we need a global coordinated action because we want to prevent that there is a run to the vaccine once we have it for those who can afford it so we need to coordinate research on the vaccine when we have it and we start right now already we have to build up capacities to manufacture and zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world right now fear and affordable price and tha
But will it be enough to protect hundreds of thousands of people to live there and hundreds of protesters some armed to gathered in the Capital Building in the United States state of michigan to demand and and to coronavirus restrictions. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the European Union aims to raise 7500000000 euros next week to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus as well as developing new treatments and more efficient testing but you Commission Says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and tests that are available to all who need it and at an affordable price the hope is that donors will continue to stump up funds and can in the coming months so that the effort. In be scaled up and to help pay the cost of distributing the vaccine and to medical equipment. Earlier i spoke with the president of the European Commission ursula funder line i asked her whether she agreed with the u. N. Secretary general that a vaccine should be along to the entire world. Wel
Government banning entry to 2 refugee camps as fears grow over the spread of the virus but will it be enough to protect the hundreds of thousands of people who live there and hundreds of protesters some armed to gather in the Capitol Building in the u. S. State of michigan to demand an end to coronavirus restrictions. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel and french president of manual mock wrong have thrown their support behind to raise billions of euros to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus the e. U. Is convening a donors conference next week in a bid to raise 7500000000 euros the e. U. Commission says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and. Tests that are available to all of those who need them and at an affordable price the hope is that donors will continue to provide funds in the coming months so that the effort can be scaled up the money will also help pay the costs of distributing doses of the vaccine and medical equipme
There and South Africans get some exercise as they celebrate being allowed to leave their homes theyre locked down one of the strictest in the world is being teased. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program but European Union aims to raise 7500000000 euros next week to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus as well as developing new treatments and more efficient testing the e. U. Commission says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and tests that are available to all who need it and at an affordable price the hope is that the donors will continue to stump up funds in coming months so that the effort can be scaled up and help to pay the cost of distributing the vaccine and medical equipment. And i am now joined by the president of the European Commission ursula fund arline welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. Thank you its good to be with you. On monday the European Union is joining forces with Global Partners to raise 7500000000 euros in a worl