Resorts are opening again but is it safe 7 hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Im tim willcox. The number of confirmed Coronavirus Infections worldwide has climbed above nine million. The World Health Organization said cases were peaking simultaneously in several large, populous countries. Nearly half a Million People have died. In the united states, the latest official figure is more than 120,000 deaths. A greater number of americans have now died from coronavirus, than were killed in the first world war. But in new york, until recently the global epicentre life is starting to emerge from lockdown. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. In the midst of this viral onslaught, new york has taken on a different character. Its state of mind has been anxious and fretful. A city of the outspoken and rambunctious has been muted, behind protective masks. This morning, new york took its biggest step yet towards reopening, but it was far from and this was the scene today new yorkers still clearly uneasy about gathering at the so called crossroads of the world. People are still nervous, u nfortu nately. We still see a death toll around the country, and until that drops considerably, i think people will continue to be nervous. New york recovers like that, so its just a matter of time. Retail was allowed to reopen this morning, but many shops are still shuttered from the racial protests, that have also had a paralysing effect. New york is americas beating heart the capital of its banking, retail, culture and tourism. Getting this city reopen again is the key to reviving the us economy. So this commercially, at least may well be a concern. The shots we took of wall street before this partial reopening were almost the same as the shots we took today. There are signs of economic life. Restaurants are now allowed to serve food at outdoor tables, although social distancing regulations mean that street cafes now come with the trappings of a crime scene. We could never have gotten here if people had not done so much hard work, so consistently. And it took immense discipline and strength for new yorkers to get us here. States such as florida, that lifted their restrictions early, are now paying a price. The Sunshine State has become a covid hotspot. And south carolina, too, has been setting single day records for new cases. America, nationwide, has just reported its highest number of infections since early may. The cloud of coronavirus is proving hard to escape, and it will be many more months before we see cities like new york in their fullness once again. South Korean Health officials have said that they believe that the country is experiencing a second wave of Coronavirus Infections. South korea has been a Success Story when it comes to keeping case numbers and deaths low. It now says that they expect the pandemic to continue for months. South koreans enjoying a long weekend in may as relaxed social distancing rules came into effect. Now, Health Officials think this could have been around the start of a second wave of Coronavirus Infections. Translation mac in the metropolitan area, they believed it was from march to april, february to march. Its been on the decline for a while and then we see the second wave triggered by the main holidays that have going on. Previously, Health Authorities said that the first wave had never really ended. There was a worrying warning for those who mightve predicted the warmer weather would help translation are forecasts of the Coronavirus Infection with the client in summer, turned out to be wrong. As long as people are having close contact with others, we believe that infections will continue. Some of south koreas more recent outbreaks are centred around bars and nightclubs in the capital. Apart from the country in our reintroducing stricter social distancing measures, as new clusters of cases are identified. But south koreas approaches are still one of the most successful. It has managed to avoid locking down the country, instead relying on aggressive trace test and treat strategies. Its case numbers and death rates remain very low when compared to the outbreaks in some the worst affected nations. 0ur in some the worst affected nations. Our understanding is that the vast majority of cases are linked to existing clusters and south korean authorities still have great visibility over where the virus is. Countrywide, south koreas reporting its lowest numbers of infections nearly a month, and the World Health Organisation says it is still on track with its efforts to control the spread of covid i9. But this new wave will keep authorities alert as they try and stamp out the disease. Australians have been warned to avoid travelling to melbourne, as the countrys second biggest city tightened coronavirus restrictions amid fears of a second wave. Victoria state has recorded more than 110 cases in the past week, many of them in melbourne, prompting leaders of other regions to warn against visiting the citys six designated virus hot spots. Lets speak to Shaimaa Khalil whos in sydney. Up up until now, australia has had quite a good record of keeping the lid on things. Absolutely, they have fared better when it comes to controlling the coronavirus. Mind you, the rest of australia, other state are enjoying really good numbers and have been able to keep very good control on the cases, even though their borders are closed and the easing of restrictions have continued in many states. But it is a very worrying trend for victoria, and its up to nearly a week with double digit increases in covid i9 cases in a state that was really relu cta nt to cases in a state that was really reluctant to ease its own restrictions that have been really careful about the easing of the rules that have been among the less to do it in on them to reimpose the restrictions, Six Districts have not been identified as hotspots and officials have now warned about travelling from and to these hotspots but it covers a huge number of coverage, benefit the victorians lived in those areas. A couple of things a worrying Health Officials. 0ne things a worrying Health Officials. One is that the vast majority of the cases that we find in australia were actually from overseas travel. We we re actually from overseas travel. We were finding now is that these are mainly Community Transmission cases, so mainly Community Transmission cases, so there either in family clusters where families are or among workers, but what is also a worrying is that among the cases, more than 100, some of them have unknown sources. Even though they know its in the community, they do not know exactly one way 01 community, they do not know exactly one way or another and that is really white the tightening of restrictions. Why. Now ten people are allowed outdoors in public spaces, for example, they were due to have more easing of restrictions this week at a stop stop. They are not limited at only 20 as well we have heard from leadership that with the school holidays, coming up to be careful not to travel to these hotspots and actually not to travel to melbourne just for safety. Thank you very much. In england, cinemas, museums and Art Galleries will be able to begin re opening their doors from next month in the latest easing of the coronavirus lockdown. This comes as borisjohnson is expected to announce on tuesday that the 2 metre social distancing rule is to be reduced to one metre thats in england only with additional safety guidelines. Its part of a package to boost economic activity, especially the hospitality industry. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Not much room for maneuver. For ministers or for business Business Owner nurses whove already spent cash to keep the doors open keeping everyone to metres apart. A distance that soon to follow. Actually quite expensive cost us for the three shops over £2000 just for the screens on the signage. And here they are now saying theyre going to go to the one metre rule which means that that money spent was wasted. For days the Prime Minister has been saying watch this space. Two metre rules mark the floors of classrooms, the pavements of high streets and the queues at the supermarket. But tomorrow Boris Johnson is expected to say it can come down to one metre in england. Their hope notjust easier for school but easier to find our new normal. Its absolutely right that there are some natural restrictions as to how far schools can go and welcoming children back. As guidance changes within government as to how we do everything that needs to be put in place at every child is back in the classroom in september. There is good reason for caution still. All shops have been open and wales today but it is sticking
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