Hes been tested before, and its come back negative, but now on the 4th procedure, brazils president has tested positive for coronavirus. Jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the virus, in a country that has the second highest number of covid 19 cases and deaths in the world, after the us. He is now taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug he and President Trump have promoted but which is unproven as a treatment for the disease. This from our south america correspondent katy watson. Brazils graveyards, a testament to the countrys crisis. Every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the countrys shocking statistics. Tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that Jair Bolsonaro has often dismissed, but now he is one of them. The president went on television to announce the test results. For once, wearing a mask, but leaving very little distance between him and journalists as he shared his experience of the virus. Translation it star
And we hearfrom one American Family how they are coping with a death from covid 19. Hello and welcome. Hes been tested before and its come back negative, but now on the fourth procedure, brazils president has tested positive for coronavirus. Jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the virus, in a country that has the second highest number of covid 19 cases and deaths in the world, after the us. He is now taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug he and President Trump have promoted but which is unproven as a treatment for the disease. This from our south america correspondent katy watson. Brazils graveyards, a testament to the countrys crisis. Every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the countrys shocking statistics. Tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that Jair Bolsonaro has often dismissed, but now he is one of them. The president went on television to announce the test results. For once, wearing a mask, but leaving very
Theres more good news about the Coronavirus Vaccine being developed by pfizer and biontech. Final trials show it is 95 effective in people over the age of 65. Whats more, it has passed safety checks, making it ready for approval by authorities around the world. Its due to role out later this year. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Yet more good news on vaccines. Last week, Pfizer Biontech were the first to show their vaccine protected against covid. Now we have more detail. Pfizer says the vaccine is more than 94 effective among the over 65s and showed the same consistent protection among volunteers from different ethnicities. There were 170 cases of covid 19 across more than 40,000 volunteers. 162 of those were among the volunteers who got dummy or placebo jabs, and only eight in the vaccinated group. There were no serious safety concerns, but a small minority of volunteers suffered significant headaches orfatigue. I think this is good news, and also very encouraging that the v
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Theres credible evidence that Australian Special forces unlawfully killed at least 39 civilians, farmers and prisoners in afghanistan. Thats the conclusion of a long awaited investigation by the Australian Defence force into misconduct by its forces. The inquiry investigated 57 incidents and heard from hundreds of witnesses. It uncovered, quote, a shameful record of a warrior culture by some soldiers, according to the chief general angus campbell. He apologised to the afghan people. To the people of afghanistan, on behalf of the Australian Defence force, i sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any wrongdoing by australian soldiers. Ive spoken directly with my afghan counterpart, general zia, to convey this message. General campbell also outlined a culture of toxic competitiveness within the special air service regiment. The report says that none of the alleged unlawful killings were described as being in the heat of batt
Theres credible evidence that Australian Special forces unlawfully killed at least 39 civilians, farmers and prisoners in afghanistan. Thats the conclusion of a long awaited investigation by the Australian Defence force into misconduct by its forces. The inquiry investigated 57 incidents and heard from hundreds of witnesses. It uncovered a shameful record of a warrior culture by some soldiers, according to the chief, general angus campbell. He apologised to the afghan people. To the people of afghanistan, on behalf of the Australian Defence force, i sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any wrongdoing by australian soldiers. Ive spoken directly with my afghan counterpart, general zia, to convey this message. General campbell also outlined a culture of toxic competitiveness. The report says that none of the alleged unlawful killings were described as being in the heat of battle. It is alleged that some patrols took the lot into their own hands. Rules were broken, stories concocted, l