Flares again in lebanon 19 is pushing the economy closer to the brink of collapse. And the 2 kilometer wide asteroid from the depths of our solar system is due to zip past within a few hours. More lives have not be lost to the corona virus pandemic on u. S. Soil than ole of the americans killed during the war in vietnam a tally by Johns Hopkins University Shows the death toll is beyond 58300 and more than 1000000 people have been infected lets go live now to washington and our correspondent mike hanna so another grim milestone of a statistic mike. Indeed yes. Membrane to that that death toll in vietnam was over a 10 year period whereas the death toll in the pandemic has been within a 2 to 3 month period so certainly a very grim statistic over 1000000. 00 americans infected what that means is that roughly one in every 330. 00 americans contracted the virus but observers point out too that the figure could be far far higher because this is just those who actually tested for the virus and
The edge of our solar system and students it passed within hours. More lives have now been lost to the coronavirus pandemic on u. S. Soil then all of the americans killed during the vietnam war a tally by Johns Hopkins University Shows more than 58300 people have now died and more than 1000000 people have been infected eberle and is on the reports from new york the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak. We could needed fly over by u. S. Air force and navy planes over new york city a display of gratitude for Health Care Workers and 1st responders here in what is the epicenter of the u. S. Krone by risk crisis a crisis that has put more than 20000000. 00 americans out of work in only one month and at one point had more than 300000000. 00 americans under stay at home warders transforming even the busiest cities like new york into ghost towns the crisis has now hit a new milestone over. 1000000 cases in the u. S. President trump is accused of being slow to take over the bank teen seriously in la
A currency crash pushes its economy to the brink. This new in may president. Police in the philippines are accused of abusing human rights as they enforce strict coronavirus measures. So the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic are being felt in many parts of the Global Economy aviation and oil in particular and they are hitting the big players has already said its bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed and announced it would cut production by a 3rd now its posted a 1st quarter loss of half a 1000000000. 00 the chief executive of the European Aerospace company is warning this is the greatest crisis the industry has ever known its u. S. Rival boeings already announced plans to cut 7000. 00 jobs with its chief executive predicting Global Airline revenues could drop by more than 300000000000 dollars this year and the industry will take years to recover and in the u. K. British airways is set to shed up to 12000. 00 jobs about a 3rd of its workforce the airline has suspended 96 pe
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Other restrictions around the world are becoming more severe as countries step up their efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus iran has issued one of the most dire warnings so far saying millions could die if they continue to ignore advice and move around the country malaysia has imposed some of the toughest restrictions seen in asia outside china closing its borders and clamping down on movement on the same date recorded its 1st death france has entered nationwide lockdown with thousands of police on the streets to find people if they cant prove that buying food or going to work and the euro 2020 football tournament which was due to be held in 12 different cities across europe has been put back by a year. Spain has reported another 182. 00 deaths bringing its total toll to 491. 00 it also has nearly 2000 new confirmed cases with infections there topping 11000. 00 police at the border have turned back vehicles trying to enter the country as part of strict new measures to control