Shareholders vote to accept the governments 9000000000 euro lifeline overwhelmingly approving a rescue package that will see the German Government take a 20 percent stake in the airline which was on the verge of bankruptcy. And russians in 5 coronavirus fears and heads for the polls for a controversial vote on constitutional reform if the last president goes into staying power for another 16 years. Im still going to welcome to the program the United States is seeing a major surge in corona virus cases especially in the south and west of the country florida and texas are amongst the worst hate each recording their highest daily increases in new cases leading to miles long queues that drive through testing sites state leaders the urging businesses from a national hotspots to quarantine themselves every 4 months after the u. S. Reported its 1st covered 19 deaths the country faces a deepening Health Crisis. Back to square one thats how this houston hospital in texas feels about its coronavirus patient count tripling in the last month people got complacent people got a little bit overly confident in our ability to manage you know more normally and its coming back and. Several other states like california have also set new records for increases in infections this week other states like North Carolina have broken previous records for hospitalizations if we dont do anything looking at some of the models coming out of the labs and you received pennsylvania and elsewhere there. Lived in florida a single day case count has surged to triple the level from earlier this month residents there brought traffic to a standstill while lining up to be tested it drive up clinics i think its transmitting quicker right now than it did im in march and april so were going to figure out whether you know if theres a relationship or what but you do see a lot of spread and the timing of lockdown measures being eased is taking the blame. For the fact that we did it so quickly and with so little fart and so little planning isnt now we very likely will have to close again so long term thinking suggests if you do it correctly and you make sure that everyone plays by the rules if that doesnt happen and we have to close again then a lot of places that probably could have made it now wont responsible for despite huge demand to keep the economy open Health Experts are calling on restrictions to be reinforced. And jeffrey levy is professor of Health Policy and management at the Milken Institute school of Public Health at George WashingtonUniversity Welcome to day w. How worried are you about the surges infections. Very worried this is of this was predictable but tragic in its outcome. These are states that never fully implemented the full kinds of control measures that were needed to contain the epidemic and. You know have not some of the simplest. Measures like mandating that masks be worn in public and in businesses so that we could contain the virus the countries and the states in the United States that have been firm about things like social distancing and slowly reopening and forcing the use of masks have seen a much quicker response to the pandemic and have been able to maintain control these are states that have chosen not to do that and were seeing the consequences for right so just to be clear that we would normally expect localized outbreaks when youre dealing with any curable disease thats an essentially become embedded in society but a policy fight here millions that the surge is that were talking about a much much worse if i were you telling us. They are much worse and to some degree preventable when you open up bars and when you have these when you permit much larger gatherings in close confined spaces thats a recipe for disease transmission and everyone in Public Health was warning that this could be a major problem especially when people werent Wearing Masks we are in this absurd position in the United StatesWearing Masks has become a Political Choice that somehow you are you know disrespecting President Trump if you choose to wear a mask as opposed to recognizing that this is a very important Public Health measure how we got there is a much longer story but these are the tragic consequences of that politicization of this epidemic. So this i was going to ask you about how influential the fact that the president to chooses not to wear a mask is but you say its gone beyond that now the actual wearing of a mask in itself is a political statement in some places it has tragically become that and we you know the and the president has joined in setting up this conflict between health and the economy when in reality we know that if we if we dont contain this endemic it will have a much worse impact on the economy yes there are some very serious short Term Economic pain but you know were already seeing in the states that took much stronger measures that theyve been able to gradually open up and open up without these fits and starts that were going to see in states like texas the florida so is it now too late or perhaps politically impossible for these heavily affected states to try and rest back some sort of epidemiological control. Well there are much higher rates of of infection now in those states so control will be more difficult but they can still do it we can still step back i mean new york state is a good example where you know there was a tremendous outbreak and with some strict measures and with the right approaches they were really able to scale things back were going to see several weeks now even if everything were shut down now in texas on florida were going to see several more weeks of increased burden on hospitals increasing deaths increasing illness but then we have seen as we saw in other states over time that will diminish i think its politically hard for these governors to backtrack but its the only thing theyre going to be able to do and we saw that today with texas getting to coal back and were going to see other states having to do that as well thats fascinating thank you so much for joining us professor professor jeffrey leaving from George Washington university. Now india is in a record increasing covered 19 infections for the 2nd consecutive day in any 17000 new cases have been confirmed bringing the National Talk to more than 455000 the outbreak is fueling concerns in the hot Deadly Health facilities in the capital are overwhelmed the officials are rushing to expand testing for millions of residents. The sharp rise in cases in delhi has seen the crowned the coronavirus capital of india the government has been heavily criticized for its pull Contact Tracing and lack of medical facilities. Everywhere coronavirus in itself is a huge problem but we should think of implementing policies and facilities that aim to riccis people suffering we shouldnt implement policies that hamper the system and create chaos. In the state of delhi alone infections are expected to surge in the coming weeks government estimates show there could be around 550000 cases by the end of july in response the daily authorizes announced house to house corona virus screening in the city itself. Going door to door will help the government to detect patients and it will help to curb the spread of coronavirus. Part of it is people who have a High Temperature as if they have coronavirus all tested at least they will have the satisfaction of knowing whether they are positive or not if they are positive they will know if they are negative they wont be anxious about it dennis authorities are not only faced with the unprecedented challenge of stopping the spread of the corona virus the shooting of beds is also a major ongoing issue the indian capitals Luxury Hotels and stadiums could be turned into field hospitals even Spiritual Centers in delhi are designated for conversion to covert 19 cafes cities. At a couple of other stories making news around the world the Health Minister of the democratic republic of congo has announced the end of its epidemic described as the longest most complex and deadliest epidemic in the countrys history that began in august 28th in a way home to play more than 2000 lives more than 300000 people besieged experimental vaccines. German Financial Service provider wild card has filed for insolvency after disclosing that almost 2000000000 euros disappeared from its books the companys former c. E. O. Has been arrested what is a saying there are clear indications of an elaborate fraud extending around the world. This is day to lie from but then still to come a new report warns the pandemic could wipe out could wipe out years of progress in fighting poverty in africa i will ask one of the studys authors what can be done to prevent these economies from spiraling deeper into crisis. First one of thousands of shareholders of voted to accept the German Governments 9000000000 euro rescue package for the airline the bailout will make the german taxpayer the biggest shareholder in the countrys largest carrier with a 20 percent stake of tons of her struggle to stay afloat as they coronavirus a crisis disrupts and travel around the world the shareholders werent exactly happy about it but you turn it it was bankruptcy for the company and its 138000 employees the reason was clear. We have run out of money well living from the reserves we set aside in good years without support bankruptcy is looming earlier in the day the European Commission approved the rescue plan then the shareholders gave their blessing including lufthansas biggest shareholder billionaire heinz him until who had been skeptical the deal clears the way for a 9000000000 euro government rescue plan the state will receive 20 percent of lufthansa shares berlin can also increase its stake to avoid hostile takeovers its a heavy price to pay. Stabilization package is not a gift we have to work hard to pay it back it will be an enormous burden to pay the interest and pay back the loan. This is particularly true because no one is expecting a speedy recovery in the Aviation Market 80 percent of lufthansas airplanes are still grounded experts say it will be at least 3 years before the crisis is behind the industry and things will be different on the climb he will be a small of towns a group then with around 100. 00 fewer aircraft and a much slimmer structure. Of tons has already closed some of its subsidiaries and has warned it will have to slash thousands of jobs the company is negotiating wages with unions cabin crew have agreed to take a 17 percent pay cut through the Coronavirus Crisis pilots will have to make similar sacrifices. All the pandemic could it raise much of the progress made in africas fight against poverty over recent years as the conclusion of a new study published by the institute for Security Studies and other organizations says densely populated urban settlements could make the continent particularly susceptible to cover 19 a social and physical distancing is often difficult but also his main concern is expected fall in tax revenues when the crisis is likely Economic Impact they fear a significant increase in the number of People Living in extreme poverty and war the gap between the industrialized world and the african continent could widen. Well yet you salience from the institute for Security Studies in pretoria is one of the studys authors and he explained why the report highlighted debt is a particular problem as the Health Crisis affects africa dick you know africa has been increasing for several years and you know when you are growing at 7 or 8 percent. It may not be a problem but when growth rates in africa decline to 2 or 3 percent as we are expecting then suddenly your a large debt burden becomes a huge problem so we think that covert 19 the Global Impact of covert 19 could mean that the debt crisis could become that the debt problem could really become a crisis so african governments are borrowing additional money to try and deal with the impact of covert but. The i. M. F. Reckons that africa needs about 114000000000. 00 u. S. Dollars to deal with debt and its nowhere near getting that so we are quite concerned about the impact of this could trigger a possibly a requirement as the g 20 is really acknowledged for a some type of debt standstill or maybe even debt forgiveness. Africas 1st Clinical Trial for a covered 19 vaccine has begun its being tested by researchers from Oxford University and johannesburg vince university and its one of more than 140. 00 being developed around the world it usually takes years of research and development to reach human trials stages but scientists are under enormous pressure to come up with something fast 1st shot filled with hope this unemployed young man is taking a risk so that others might benefit. I feel it its good. But. I want to move once we learn this scene its worth telling friends in the us once a week. This is the 1st covert 19 vaccine trial being done on humans on the african continent the vaccine is initially being tested on a small number of people researchers hope it will stimulate their immune systems to produce antibodies against the virus in participants form part of whats called in the group what we should really read is a small group of individuals really trying to steer a Green Organization to push the safety of a scene especially in terms of work to be calling side effects and 2nd of the work involved in this problems against the sea. But even if the results are positive the vaccine wouldnt eradicate the virus just slow its spread among the population south africa has been particularly badly hit by the pandemic with more than 100000 confirmed cases the highest in all of africa to make matters worse the country was already slipping into recession before the virus hit now more than 30 percent of people are unemployed. By getting involved in vaccine trials south africa hopes to at least ensure it can get access to an affordable vaccine and not be left waiting at the back of the queue but take a look now at some other developments relating to the coronavirus pandemic the European Health care regulator has recommended the drug rendez a fair as a treatment for covered 19 trials have shown it to speed patients recovery irans death toll has surpassed 10000 with Health Officials recording more than 100 fatalities for the 7th consecutive day and the dutch government is giving a 1000 euro bonus to Health Care Workers whove helped the country tackle the corona virus outbreak. People under lockdown in germany are complaining that conditions are inhumane local Movement Restrictions were reintroduced in the state of north rhinewestphalia because of a cluster of infections linked to a slaughterhouse but now many of the people in the city have good sizzler say they are suffering locked in and desperate 5 days ago these people were placed under quarantine to stop a coronavirus outbreak that originated at a local Meat Processing plant but instead of just ordering the close to 700. 00 residents to stay indoors and practice so sial distancing the authorities barricaded them in. I feel like a pig like a pig in a small hole we have a family we have a family. Of Officials Say the fence is meant to give residents a chance to get fresh air while in isolation but it also means those infected with the coronavirus are quarantining alongside those who tested negative the Living Conditions inside the buildings make Disease Control practically impossible. Some of the apartments i lived in were very clean but there were exceptions as well it was always very cramped sometimes there were 1012 or even 14 people in a single flat. The 10 year slaughterhouses widely blamed for the outbreak that originated in their local plant and led to the area wide lockdown authorities demand they take full financial responsibility for the crisis the company is currently providing food for their workers trapped behind the fences only a slight relief for a worried community. Yet they ask questions of course and i would do that too if a fence suddenly appeared around my house for how long we tested negative why should we suffer as well they ask about tanyas and many also ask i dont work attorney as i work somewhere else why am i included to. Our budget of chronic quite a few maternity job out of one us moment by concerns that grow louder every day to make the situation more bearable for this neighborhood local authorities or building recreational areas unchastened fields but to the hundreds of people feeling like prisoners inside their own homes this gesture is of little consolation. Political correspondent song when youre welcome simon offenses and god stopping people from leaving their homes while these coroutine conditions so harsh. Yes phil weve seen similar cases in some other places there are the residents of a tower block in the city of dirtying and who havent been able to leave their homes for the past week but this is pretty drastic with these with these fences thats true and i think the reason is that this week g