That right now except to try to get the best possible care. Also on the day a shaky cease fire has been holding in their province of lives the last battlefield in syrias civil war but for people who survived a decade of war the next enemy is not about to lay down it sounds you know the conscious that the coronavirus people are cocooning the town. Nobody is taking the danger seriously everyones going shopping nobodys taking any precautions. Or black americans appear to be dying of covered 19 in disproportionate numbers 43 percent of deaths and 28 percent of those testing positive in illinois are africanamerican despite black people making up just 15 percent of the states population the governor announced on monday that just over 70 percent of his States Coronavirus deaths. Or of African Americans and detroit which is 80 percent black house they got most concentrated number of cases in the state of michigan is the u. S. President and its showing up very strongly in our data on the Africanamerican Community and were doing everything in our power to address this challenge and provide support to africanamerican citizens of this country who are going through a lot but its been just proportional were getting hit very very hard on the director of Americas National institute of allergy and Infectious DiseasesDr Anthony Fauci of police he knows the answer weve known literally forever that diseases like diabetes hypertension obesity and asthma are disproportionately afflicting the minority populations particularly africanamericans unfortunately when you look at the predisposing conditions that lead to a bad outcome with coronavirus the things that often lead to death they are just those very comorbidities that are unfortunately disproportionately prevalent in the africanamerican populations. Well brian farran is a professor of law at the end of us have a school of law hell such as a Southern Poverty Law Center a nonprofit legal advocacy of a sinking Advocacy Group specializing in civil rights and the thanks of a welcome to day professor dr foxy the right its coronavirus at having black americans hot because of preexisting conditions prevalent amongst them will be. That the data speaks for itself theres no question that many africanamerican communities not just in the south across the south in the midwest are experiencing greater. Virus exposure and and the consequences of their pelf recondition that doctors algy has suggested makes them even more vulnerable so its not that the disease itself discriminates its at the consequences of this kind of novel virus. Impacts vulnerable populations more severely and were seeing exploding numbers and i think tragically the numbers are to get much worse because we dont have the kind of competent leadership that we should have. In washington and across the country weve not taken that to the drastic steps necessary to communicate with an isolate one of the populations to. The insecurity that health is security through security and other kinds of insecurity affects these populations they dont have the 1st personal protective equipment or gear that others would have they cant as easily socially distance as. People with privilege and and more resources and and more space care and social distance so. I think were only beginning to see the disparities. And the. Under gash clime among. Africanamerican and other minority populations i think Austrian Social had a particularly for interrupting you that its just important to just did distinguish what youre saying so so youre saying that as well as these comorbidities that dr fogey was was talking about there is also social factors which mean that black people suffer greater virus exposure. Thats right the act that they are come ability issues. Are always there for populations with limited resources and was limited access to healthcare but im saying is if we had competent leadership if we had compassionate leadership we would be out in front we would have addressed as doctor talked he said weve known for decades that africanamericans suffer preconditions at a larger rate and we know that this virus impacts persons with precondition pre existing conditions at a higher rate and yet theres been limited Communication Limited resources targeting those populations and thats why were seeing skyrocketing numbers its because we dont have competent compassionate leadership at all levels of our government local state and federal and we havent we havent taken the advice and we havent drawn in the experience of other countries that have that took drastic measures. Immediately to begin social isolation communicating which with vulnerable communities and again it is it is simply harder if you if you lived in a place with one or 2 rooms its hard to isolate. So thats at them move the conversation on that theyre also worries that the Coronavirus Health emergency is being a weaponized Wisconsin Health its president ial. Primary election on tuesday and postal voting has not extend its a people who are required to vote in person lets hear from Milwaukee County supervisor a masala nicholson. Black people have been disproportionately impacted by these fires that milwaukee has been quoted as one of the highest in the nation of rates of the coronavirus and that black men are dying at disproportionate rates of his backers as well youre giving people an impasse of whats right by my size or how to stay home or go and vote at the ballot box. Brian faffing the Southern Poverty Law Center what do you make of that accusation. Well. I think the accurate accusation it is is accurate it seems to me its irresponsible to announce a directive that people shelter in place and then hold a primary that its also irresponsible that were not sophisticated enough existed in our history to have those by mail or weve recently done a census thats going on we have to be creative and responsible in responding to this fire is taking it seriously for everyone that there should not have been a primary in wisconsin there shouldnt be any primaries. If its not safe for people to gather and thatll read been told by our medical to include 2 leaders so what were saying you know im the one part of what youre saying is that this is a pandemic which is highlighting i think exacerbating any qualities you think any good can come out of this terrible situation. Well its. You know when people lose to lose loved ones that they should not lose. Its hard to say that any good comes out of it im hoping that will come out of this is that we will see the interconnectedness of of our Global Community and what happens and in in a small province in china can impact the whole world and that we will see the value of competent leadership and decisive leadership that rule will be more compassionate towards one another that we will we will respect each other that we will care for each other even the most vulnerable the poorest among us who are most vulnerable to a pandemic like this the but is that is a response just about the leadership an obvious figures just about leadership at doesnt have to do with as well as social structures i mean ive even something as simple and basic as health can assure possible health and i have said again sure absolutely we have millions of americans who dont have ready access to health care we have millions of americans who experience Food Insecurity every day whoever has ng insecurity issues we have a Homeless Population that exploded in the United States all those are our issues as well but to me again having leadership that gets out in front on issues that play and we should have been planning for a pandemic a decade ago and and and we should be planning now for the next one and and when you have incompetent leadership theres no planning theres just reaction theres a sense of trivializing something as as lethal as this as simply the common flu which is again irresponsible talking or thank you for joining us live brian fath of the Southern Poverty Law Center are going to join you of whack. Well Bernie Sanders as ended his bid to become the democratic process president ial candidate clearing the way for joe biden to challenge the President Trump in november the 78 year old senator from vermont performed well in the primaries but later fell behind biden whos built a substantial lead in the race for delegates i wish i could give you better news but i think you know the truth and that is that we are now some 300 delegates behind Vice President biden and the pair of point victory is virtually impossible so while we are winning the ideological battle and while we are winning with support of so many young people and working people throughout the country i have concluded that this battle for the democratic nomination will not be successful and so today i am announcing with the spectrum of my campaign straight to date of his washington correspondent stephan seamans welcome stephan how surprising was this decision. Not really surprising many many many had hoped for that to happen a little bit earlier than now but Bernie Sanders took his sweet time went to his most senior staff and prominent supporters financiers of his campaign and they had a long think and a long talk and now they have it the math just didnt add up impossible for him to get the delegates in the remaining primary votes which will or will not happen in one way or another due to the Current Crisis here so. I think there are great party is more or less very very relieved that its came to this now because now the full weight of the entire party in every wing in every section of the party can go behind the Biden Campaign to help give him the best chance in their view of course to stand out against donald trump in november he seemed to start really well but then ran out of steam why. Bernie sanders had always a way with very young with very enthusiastic voters with young voters who came new to politics so sander stands for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party the problem was a the young people he was so proud of having gathered in his campaign and supporting him didnt really show up in big numbers at the at the. Primaries number one number 2 biden really capitalized on the moderate democrats and on the africanamerican votes they went in droves to joe biden because they thought joe biden and do think joe biden is more electable than Bernie Sanders in a fight with donald trump and they have it Bernie Sanders didnt get the numbers biden has the broader support biden is the candidate so joe biden clearly pleased about this but will those supporters necessarily flock to him. Yeah thats a little bit thats a very good question theres a big question mark about this i think they will maybe well largely hopefully at least hopefully in the sense of that by the needs to reach out and needs to have all all wings and all different sections of their great party under his wing so to speak of the progress its have to kind of if biden wants to have a solid chance against donald trump in november have to go in his direction and have to support his agenda by nobody reacted to Bernie Sanders announcement said you are important your followers are important and you can see in the last few weeks that joe Biden Campaign made a lorries and affair through. What Bernie Sanders stands for the more progressive ideas that the will and and strays from significant change in the society so this is going to be very very interesting in how much and how well joe biden can capitalize on the senders campaign and the scent is left over so to speak thanks for that stuff and simmons into washington. Another growing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic could set off another humanitarian disaster in it live and asked battlefield in syrias civil war a shaky sea is fast been holding that but a the organizations are warning that the province which is home to more than 3000000 people is wholly unprepared for an outbreak has been keeping in touch with people and it lives and this is a story. Whats it like to live in it live in constant fear of assads approaching forces in constant fear the Aerial Bombardments will resume. For weeks now 26 year old students are has been sending us her impressions images from the last rebel held city in syria where the coronavirus is on everyones lips and im taking it seriously but its difficult when i go outside i try to wear a mask and gloves i worry that my family or i will get infected im not any the ceasefire has been holding an ad lib for 4 weeks now the city is coming back to life and the streets and markets a bustling but just as people savor the sweet taste of freedom the threat of the coronavirus is looming. In other countries but the coronavirus people are cooling the town here in nobody is taking the danger seriously everyones going shopping nobodys taking any precautions. In the refugee camps around the corona virus seems a distant threat to hundreds of thousands of people live here and die a conditions essential Health Measures such as keeping a safe distance or washing hands are impossible in many of the camps Health Workers are trying to raise the alarm however they can. Quote you will have to understand help dangerous the situation is we as doctors have extremely limited means at our disposal to tackle this pandemic. Dr catto is an anesthesiologist and general manager at one of the few hospitals still operating in a province hes trying to prepare the clinic even though it only has 2 intensive care beds and a single ventilator there are only 95 ventilators for the whole region with a population of more than 3000000 dr says it could get worse than an italy. There could be right soon we will have to make some really terrible decisions here the who should get a chance to live and who should be let die. Because we have no people no gloves and above all no ventilators or in the. Clinic staff posted this photo on facebook will stay here for you you stay at home for us but the appeal has fallen on deaf ears satu has stopped wearing a mask when she leaves the house she says she cant stand being stared at and laughed at any more and more tough times are ahead. 2 weeks ago today new zealands coronavirus Protection Measures moved to level for a fall. Into our dan announced the matches on the 23rd of march there were stringent on the question back a van was what the country accept them. After 48 hours the time required to ensure essential services are in place we will move to level 4 these decisions will place the most significant restrictions on New Zealanders movements in modern history this is not a decision taken lightly but it is our best chance to slow the virus and to save lives when New Zealander suffered more than 1200 confirmed or suspected cases nearly 300 recoveries and only one virus related death and the number of new cases is falling so whats behind these remarkable statistics Pete Mackenzie is a journalist in a new zealand dont welcome today dont you paint how tight is this lockdown so the law is quite tight not only are new travellers to the country encouraged to go on social isolation but the entire country is that so far so why should everyone apart from situ workers so super market we believe its Police Officers medical personnel are confined to their homes and so that means that they can go all locally to science and they can go for trips to the supermarket but apart from that they have to stay or they have to stay with their bubble is the term thats being used a small group of friends and family who they are surprised but it works and the people respecting the lock down. By and large yeah so for the 1st 2 weeks the government relied on voluntary compliance to the most part so Police Offices were in the streets and they were quarreling with people who were out of their homes were doing so for valid reasons but they were essential personnel going to the supermarket that kind of thing but by and large the countries complied have seen the importance of staying at home of self isolating and going along with us now the 1st 2 weeks of that lockdown period have parts of the governments moving into a new state so the police are taking a more stringent approach to people who break the law down the feed the very small minority who own them and theyre pushing back so some people have been arrested for the lock down but by and large its voluntary and the results are impressive i mention that just just the the the one death amongst nearly 1200. 00 confirmed or suspected cases but new zealand is a 3 and a half hour flight from its nearest populous neighbor australia its a long way from anywhere in the world but beyond australia i just been lucky. So new zealand no doubt is incredibly lucky as a result of the geographical. Isolation approach that the lockdown process was much easier in new zealand a small island nation compared to nations in europe elections in the americas which have large land borders which are much harder to police and much harder to lock down that suit new zealand also took advantage of that natural location those natural advantages with very strict and very Quick Reaction so when you compare for example the number of flights that are currently going on in new zealand to the number of flights that are going on in other countries dealing with the crown of our us flights being one of the main victims of spirit and you see that there are very few flights if any flights to new zealand compared