Of dollars to assist the public but the World Health Organization warns its the u. S. Which could be the next global epicenter of the pandemic. Hello there this is our to denationalize from moscow welcome to the program its just 14 pm here this wednesday with a slightly new show julian place for you for the time being to give you the best service my names kevin o. In with me im a colleagues will be here with you every day at this time to update you on the latest in a full 30 minutes for world news roundup from russia ok well lets start with the overall starts around the world the overall number of coronavirus cases confirmed around the world this supposed 500 in 400 let me get this right 435000 with the death toll over 19000 but that said there is plenty of hope more than 111000 people have recovered since the outbreak started late last year. So to be a world leader during these times well here in Russia Vladimir Putin is expected to address the nation on the current coronavirus break here where it stands in russia its been for the last hour or so the total number of cases in the country here in russia moments reached 658. 00 lets go to central moscow says it turns across it yes weve been keeping an eye on the feed coming out from the kremlin this thing is imminent of course theres a lot of information for putins advisors to take on board for him to take on board to make the best plans here and i suppose the plan is its going to be very much up to the minute and this is changing by the minute so hence i suppose the delays here what exactly and also washing president making an address of this kind is actually pretty unusual so barring new years televised address as that happened annually the last time that president putin did this was actually back in august 28th and so clearly its an important event as you quite rightly said with coronavirus things are changing our numbers are going up and down borders are opening and shutting so i think we can be rest assured that hes making sure that he has the very latest information before he steps out especially since it was very last minute and quite unexpected in fact he was due to be in some petersburg today on a walk trip but then we got an announcement from the Kremlin Press Secretary who said that actually no hes going to be in moscow and hes going to give a nation wide address so lets actually listen to that announcement that was made. The president has rescheduled his trip to St Petersburg and will stay in moscow today hes currently working on his nationwide address which he will finish in the coming hours thats after yesterdays lengthy meeting on the me a logical situation before his visit to the hospital one after another meeting on supporting citizens and the countrys economy and. So given the urgency its clear that he has something very specific that needs to be said and given the whole world from the people on the street to the news the only thing that anyone seems to be able to talk about is coronavirus thats likely to be the primary topic of conversation russia has not been immune to it carney there are 658. 00 cases within the russian borders and its hit 55. 00 of russias 85 regions on top of that we have around 112000 people who are under constant medical watch which means that theyre not exhibiting symptoms but they have been in contact with an infected individual so its a precautionary measure so its possible that president putin will be discussing measures that are already in place things like quarantining certain risk groups like people over the age of 65 for people with chronic illnesses as well as indeed future measures that might be taken in order to try and deal with coronavirus for example weve heard that the Defense Ministry has said that putin did ask them to check their readiness in the fight against coronavirus its possible that one of the measures that might be used might involve the military similarly weve heard today that the senses have approved a fixing of Retail Prices on medical equipment and medication also unconfirmed but there are rumors that potentially what would also be mentioned in that is dress is how certain measures that would be used to support the National Economy which i mean weve seen the russians not unique can be struggling at the moment. Coronavirus has caused Global Markets to crash and then also were hearing a potentially might be a discussion about moving the referendum on changes to the constitution which is carney to take place in april 2020 april april the 22nd of this year so but we dont know about a potential date and thats a. Thats not confirmed. We know that on tuesday putin was very busy spending. Several hours with many people from different spheres he spoke to the moscow mayor as well as the other politicians like the minister of Health Talking about the situation he also did speak to medical professionals and in fact visited a hospital on the outskirts of moscow where we can actually look at a moment where he was dressed up in full hazmat suit respirator gloves taking absolutely all the necessary precautions and speaking to coronavirus stricken patients on the wards. Now. You. Can go to. Prove. Youre going to movies that are really going to get you. Were. You. Were we are we now figures in russia are considerably farther behind European Countries weve of course seen those terrible images from its me from spain on the lockdown now of course in london but nonetheless it is sensible all preparing for any scenario here in russia and its the medical services who of course are going to suffer the most that they are taking the most preventative action were seeing new testing aborts these open with seeing whats being reconstructed in hospitals in fact most i was saying a brand new hospital being built and the moscow mess says that hes very hopeful that its going to be running already within 3 weeks so they are preparing for any potential eventuality of development of the situation and they are not taking anything for granted or being complacent. The dynamics are higher in a serious situation is unfolding all the more so as we see quite a lot of people coming from abroad self quarantined at their homes and have not been tested theyre feeling fine thank goodness but the fact is there are far more infected people in reality. So why at this is at the moment the situation in russia seems to be fairly calm and seems to be under control weve learned anything over the last couple of weeks is that things are changing by the net so many now anticipating that nationwide address from the russian president Vladimir Putin and hoping that hell provide some clarity and monks in this unprecedented situation 2. You just saw in there about that big hospital will be finished in a few weeks on the outskirts of moscow would lead you think to believe that maybe the authorities are thinking the worst Case Scenario isnt quite here yet its what you know because this storm going to be this is the low but how small can they keep this storm well thank you for a very diverse as soon as president putin speaks well go across to it now and really get on with give us more info from his conduct was later. While talking about the situation elsewhere around the world so much worse than russia at the moment really sad to report billions of people around the world being told to sit tight at home but one of the nations currently unlocked is spain where the numbers of infected have grown by 20 percent overnight hundreds of dying the daily making it the 2nd worst hit country globally in terms of fatal cases at the Moment Health workers to stretch to the maximum as they try to get any kind of handle on the break it is a courageous admirable job what they are doing but it comes with so much risk to letting you know that according to the latest figures medical staff there are accounting for almost 14 percent of those infected doctors say that besides equipment shortages theyre fast reaching capacity when it comes to helping those in need. Icing on the most call find ourselves in an extreme situation in which weve all experienced extreme emotions and stance anguish emotions that many of the professionals may have experienced previously but this iteration of will make it even more intense fear anger anguish sadness a very difficult to handle and were lacking workers and when people go out to the streets you know what happens they get sick where like an equipment and medication i mean well despite germany also facing a huge number of coronavirus cases its been managing to keep it small the rate very low compared to space in so whats the difference here europe correspondent peter all overlooks mexico both countries have been dealing with the brakes respectively. Here in berlin we havent seen the type of lockdown thats being put in place in other parts of europe although social distancing itself isolation being practiced germany thankfully hasnt seen the type of cases and fatalities of covert 19 that have been seen in countries like italy and most recently spain patients are having to lie on the floor as there simply arent enough beds to treat them in hospitals while in a car but twist of necessity this ice rink normally a place of enjoyment is having to be used as a makeshift mortuary so far spain is the 2nd hardest hit in europe but the pace at which the deaths of saud to almost 3000. 00 shocked many and those figures continue to grow madrid has been the epicenter of the spanish out brick authorities have had to put in place the strictest measures in their attempt to stop the spread of the momo and very tough waves coming in as the difficult days are coming theyre going to test on a boat with a very limited capacity of resources and. Look about without doubt our balance as a society the coronavirus has overwhelmed some of spains medical facilities so quickly in fact that some of those that were most at risk from the virus were left behind in the panic dozens of elderly and sick people were found dead at home the situation made all the more harrowing when the army had to disinfect their resting places the army during certain visits found some older people completely abandoned sometimes even dead in their bats Spanish HealthCare Services fighting against collapse this is a significant problem for our Health Care System this collapse which is being talked about could happen in some places germany seems to have the spread of covert 19 under some semblance of. Roll a quick glance to our neighbors elsewhere in europe like spain shows just how quickly the situation can do generate and with such tragic consequences peter all of our artsy berlin you know just look at whats happening in britain the c. Boris johnson is just talking to parliament very says a quarter of the worlds population is current some sort of a lockdown over this one european stock markets theres talk about them theyve been breathing a little sigh of relief when this day bucking recent trends with a jump in prices on opening for a bit it comes after us announced plans to unveil its biggest economic stimulus package in the countrys modern history 2 trillion dollars set aside to help businesses and individuals impacted by coronavirus this agreement is really an outstanding agreement to them to all americans i say help is on the way. Big help and quick help the deal was struck after 5 or long days of intensive debate and after democrats twice blocked it going through insisting on concessions the legislation will provide direct payments and Unemployment Benefits as well as loan programs but the International Monetary fund all that said is not so upbeat with its predictions of what lloyds head health aside it says that the Health Crisis will cause a global recession this year. The human cost of the corona virus pandemic our already measurable and all countries need to Work Together to protect people and limit the economic damage is the outlook for Global Growth for 20. 00 twentieths negative and recession at least as bad as during the Global Financial crisis or worse but we expect recovery in 2021 to get more on it we also spoke to the chief economist and c. E. O. Of saxo bank who told us covert 19 a spread on the back of globalization. So i think its important to understand from here you have said this is the worst crisis ive seen in 30 years for the western markets this is only parallel to that we can find use in 1920 s. And 1930 s. In terms of magnitude if you shift you remember that 3 things happened at the same time the Global Supply chain broke the global demography down because people got contained and had to stay ahold of the social distancing and finally we had the oil war that at a time where the market needed a little bit of support inclusion created a huge amount of capital destruction in the Energy Sector a little bit a National Level but also a company that will ive never seen 3 machree in polls at the same time comes to the market and hitting it in the way that it sort of this is the biggest president ever so its pretty clear that he had an off travel holiday and business trip over the last 1020 years has just exploded you precede the Airline Companies the demand on reducing your our planes the amount of discount travels around the world a country like china in his own sense 500000000 people into the risks that are well in the database so of course globalization through travel has become a global and interconnected basis and best one of the ways we see the at the virus spread so quickly. Infecting coma so much no matter how big how Small Businesses are reeling from a pandemic no one giant this is a surprise to you maybe in particular has been slammed for asking the public to help make donations to help it out this time were talking amazon its been under fire over stuff safety of late and only agreed to paid time off after coming under intense scrutiny but caleb maupin next reports on why the richest man in the world might be asking for the average joes help. Amazon is one of the Biggest Companies in the world owned by the worlds richest man jeff bezos but now the online giant is begging for money from the public or its employees whove been exposed to cowrite 19. 00 this fund has an initial donation of 25000000. 00 from am isnt the company will continue to make additional contributions to the fund as its needed while we arent expecting anyone to do so you can make a voluntary donations to the fund if you desire to do so jeff bezos makes 25000000. 00 in less than 2 hours but amazon is expecting the public to cover the rest the website has been updated to say they dont expect more contributions thats not what they said before the fund relies primarily on individual donations from individuals and support from amazon dot com services l. L. C. To fund this Program Every contribution helps and when combined with the donations of others can provide a tax free grant to help a fellow individual in need when they are facing the unexpected amazons move has garnered a strong reaction from the public. I cant even process this amazon you know the one run by the richest man who won the sales have shot up during a pandemic is doing an online fundraiser asking all of us to donate to support its warehouse steps and flex drive as he by called it a mess and set up a relief fund for his employees and hes asking us to donate amazon is worth nearly one trillion dollars and paid in negative federal income tax rates in 2018 they paid nothing but got millions in government subsidies how is this real so if amazon employees are exposed on the job they dont automatically get assistance they have to apply for a grant from this charity that the company set up with american stuck in their homes do that pandemic amazon deliveries are their lifeline amazon is hiring employees like crazy right now obviously there are big risks and Amazon Warehouse in new york has already been exposed to the virus amazon staffers are concerned so are members of the u. S. Congress and the failure of amazon to keep its workers safe theres not just put their employees at risk it puts the entire country at risk americans who are taking every precaution might risk getting infected with copd 19 because of amazons decision to prioritize efficiency and profits over the safety and wellbeing of its workforce or gap my mother about roma virus or amazons problem we know what to do knowing we can feed them disregard for the value of our lives. You cant tell us that we got it right you dont buy it and are now amazon has been kinder to its employees in light of the pandemic it has extended fade over time however the fact that if amazon employees get exposed to code that 1000 on the job they have to beg for private charity doesnt exactly make jeff bezos look like the worlds greatest boss. Baze those 70000000000. 00 theyre worth over a 1000000. 00 is an individual call upon the American People in this time who are credible hardship selfsacrifice so many donations seems the amazons doing better than ever those so many people are relying on online shop but what this really shows is that the polarizing issue in the United States the d c. E. O. s in the banks wall street all depend on the everyday workers but the work is a saying no we dont want to risk the how of. Russias top 20 pos for this wednesday afternoon were waiting for him put him a protein is about to address the nation on the state of the corona pandemic here in russia areas. We see that the situation with the corona virus in the world is becoming more and more serious in many countries where we see the confirmed cases rising the whole Global Economy is being dealt a heavy blow for a cause say that there will be a downturn in Global Economy growth thanks to the measures that we apply weve been fending of the spread of the disease. Whether we need to understand. That russia do you do graphical position cannot isolate