Has announced his resignation. We know that we can do this. We can vote back talks on libya, wrap up with rival groups, agreeing on a date for national elections, but not now. And his 4th, Dustin Johnson has won the 2nd major title of his career, the american claiming the masters with a record breaking score. So in the last hour or so, weve had some more encouraging news on the corona, virus vaccine front with news from another major drug Company Currently in clinical trials. It is the us pharmaceutical firm, modernity, which is early results from its vaccine show. It is 94. 5 percent effective. Remember donald trump made a deal with madonna back in august to purchase 100000000 doses of the vaccine when it was ready. But then is the 2nd candidate with a shot at getting approval. Pfizer announced last week that its vaccine was 90 percent effective in the late stage trials. So promising news of course, infections continue to climb this man, the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson, himself
And have to choose whom we take on who gets to be treated. Should it be deferred or if the 16 year old. Belgium has the highest teen in fiction right per capita in europe well take a look inside a hospital struggling to come. And children in mali head back to school after months of covidien choose to closures but the pandemic is still threatening to cost millions of children in the region a chance at an education. Anyhow thanks for joining us there are just 10 days left before the u. S. Election but President Trump has already voted he joins tens of millions of americans who have also cost their ballots before next tuesdays election the surgeon early voting in the in the u. S. Is being fueled by concerns about coronavirus and trumps handling of the pandemics. U. S. President donald trump returned to his adopted home state of florida to cast his ballot and doubts about the security of mail in voting secure for much more secure that when you send in a ballot i could tell you that everyth
Close in tanzania as president ial and parliamentary elections but Opposition Party say the vote has already been corrupted by manipulation and violence. And the call for good to have you with us germany closes down at least partially today german chancellor Angela Merkel announced a limited National Walk down for most of november the goal is to stop an out of control rise in corona virus infections bars gyms and theaters will shut next monday the bundesliga will have to proceed without stadium audience but schools and shops will stay open the government is earmarking up to 10000000000 euros and Financial Support for businesses hit by the shutdown. The deserted streets of the spring are about to become all too familiar again in germany for 4 weeks from november 2nd the entire country will be under a partial look down faced with another record high of daily coronavirus cases on wednesday chancellor Angela Merkel in the country 16 state premie is quickly found consensus. Theres a. Lot of
Of the country to the gulf region estimated value is over a 1000000. 00. Im told me all logic well welcome to the program the 2nd wave of the corona virus pandemic has arrived in europe and its prompting National Lockdowns island has become the 1st e. U. Country to return to an almost full nationwide lockdown as it battles to stop a surge in corona virus cases Prime Minister Mikhail Mohsin said that all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting at midnight on wednesday schools will be allowed to stay open but bars and restaurants will only be able to be able to serve takeaways and people have been told to stay within 5 kilometers of their homes for all but essential purposes the Prime Minister appealed to the nation to respect the new measures. I understand and i feel very personally im profoundly the sense of disappointment the feelings of loneliness perhaps even this the despair that this announcement will bring for money the days are getting shorter and colder but i ask
Make moment bed each count against the club from istanbul. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us the number of confirmed corona virus cases worldwide has passed 40000000 with well over a 1000000 deaths the u. S. Brazil and india are reporting the highest numbers europe is also facing a surge in coded 19 infections with record daily highs in many countries let me give you a quick overview of how the situation has developed on march 1st this year Health Departments across europe registered 401 new cases keep in mind that testing was not as widespread then as it is now so actual numbers could have been much higher but you can see a clear. Trend of rising daily infections in the spring peaking at the end of april and early may well by then most of europe was in lockdown and you can see the effect of that here with new infections dropping to a low point in mid july but since the numbers have been creeping up again with new cases rising steadily since august on friday more than 1370