Reports it took 90 days for africa to reach 100000 corona virus infections and only 19 passed the 200000 mark the World Health Organization says infections in africa are now spreading fast from urban to Rural Communities those areas dont have adequate access to health care or awareness of preventive measures one of the Biggest Challenges we face in the response continues to be the real ability of supplies. And this is due to the disruptions in the Global Supply chain. The un has a supply Chain Task Force and other mechanisms i am pleased to address these shortages including work done by the African Union and more than 8000000 diagnostic supplies and 200000000 my terms of protective equipment in the pipeline to be a Program Countries south africa algeria and campbell and all the continents hotspots the Global Health but he wants countries must act fast on implementing strong measures and in forcing social distancing but already many nations in africa are opening their economies with mor
A newbie in the city recently retaken by Government Troops from fighters loyal toward Khalifa Haftar. It was a mistake. On the top general in the u. S. And regrets walking with the President Trump for a photo op at a church shortly after Security Forces violently Disperse Protesters outside the white house. Share markets in asia have opened down following large losses on wall street on thursday the falls are being fueled by concerns of a 2nd wave of corona virus infections in the u. S. And fears of a slow recovery the dow jones fell by nearly 7 percent while the 2 other major indices were down by at least a 5 percent thats the worst day for markets since mid march when coronavirus lock downs were announced. Now according to data tracked by the Washington Post since the start of june 14 states and force a ricoh have now experience they were asked week yet for new infections the surgeon cases in states like arizona and new mexico new talk shows that covered 19 is now sweeping across rura
A personal relationship between kim jong un and donald trump 2 years after the singapore summit. Fears of police abuse hundreds rally in the capital of the philippines against a new antiterrorism law that expands the powers of security forces. Share markets in asia have opened done following large losses on wall street on thursday the falls are being fueled by concerns of a 2nd wave of corona virus infections in the u. S. As well as fears of a slow recovery the dow jones fell by nearly 7 percent while 2 other major indices were down by at least 5 percent is the worst day for markets since mid march when coronavirus lock downs were announced according to data tractable the Washington Post since the start of june 14 states and puerto rico have experienced their worst week yet for new infections the surging cases in states like arizona new mexico and utah shows that covered 19 is now sweeping across rural areas what were treating in large urban centers aljazeera is gavel arizona has more
Asia braces for a second wave. This hour brings the latest check on the japanese economy, we await gdp Growth Numbers in a quarter dominated by the outbreak. Lets take a look at markets as we set up the trading session. We are seeing this with u. S. Futures. Backandforth between washington and beijing really dominating our can sentiment at the moment. Seeing new zealand trading on , as new zealand moves out of the restrictions. Positive upside,. 6 higher for australia futures going into the start of trading today. We are watching the yen, which has been seeing strength. Looking at positioning by money positionsnet long yen are being extended. There could be further upside with the japanese currency. Seeing upside continue with wti. Gains ineen the recent oil, shery. Shery we see more economies reopen and we are hearing from apple. They are saying nearly 100 stores globally have opened their doors again. Are refining it doesnt mean stores will not be shot if needed. Apple saying the sto
Welcome you to this primetime edition of washington journal. House Speaker Pelosi outlining a new stimulus plan. The price tag, 3 trillion. Votes this friday. Live on cspan. We will get the details later this hour with a wall street journal congressional reporter. A leading Public Health expert on what is next as some areas of the country begin to slowly reopen. The impact this virus is having on native American Communities with representative deb haaland of new mexico. Our phone lines are open. We want to hear from you. If you are a medical professional, please dial in. We would love to hear from you. Good tuesday evening. We begin with the official numbers courtesy of john hopkins university. Worldwide, the number of cases, 4. 25 million. The death toll in excess of 291,000. Joining us from baltimore is dr. Leana wen. She is the visiting professor at George Washington university. Today it was announced the Washington Post new opinion contributor and Baltimore City Health Commissioner