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This week, a world divided by hope and fear as some countries tentatively emerge from the shadow of the epidemic and others go towards it. Even when lockdown is being lifted, other sorrows are just beginning as we all begin to absorb the scale of the economic damage. But death and destruction do not stop great power politics. The president of the United States has announced a cut in funding to the world health organization, accusing it of going soft on china. My guests on socially distanced screens Isabel Hilton of China Dialogue and Stephanie Baker from bloomberg news. Welcome to both of you. And here in the studio we have the bbcs chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. Welcome to you. Let us start with the who developments. Stephanie, is that defunding
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Since the start of the outbreak. Pakistans president is chairing a meeting on whether friday prayers should be allowed to take place during the outbreak with the holy month of ramadan starting next week. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. Unions representing doctors and nurses in the uk have expressed concerns about revised guidance that allows personal protective equipment to be re used in some circumstances at hospitals in england. An official from the Doctors Union the bma said the change could lead to some frontline staff deciding theyre unable to treat people with covid 19. It comes as the head of the organisation which represents National Health service trusts has warned some hospitals could run out of the gowns used in intensive care units this weekend amid a glob ....
Some of the worlds biggest acts take part in an eight hour star studded event broadcast around the globe to honour key workers. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. There are fears that far more people may have died from coronavirus related conditions in care homes across the uk than has been officially recorded. The National Care forum, which represents not for profit care providers, estimates more than 4,000 elderly and disabled residents may have died. The last official figure for england was 217. The virus is continuing to spread rapidly, with more than 2. 2 million cases now confirmed in 185 countries. For the second day running, russia has announced another record 6,000 new cases in the past 2a hours with more than 300 more deaths. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in a number of american states to demand an ear ....
Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week, a world divided by hope and fear as some countries tentatively emerge from the shadow of the epidemic and others go towards it. Even when lockdown is being lifted, other sorrows are just beginning as we all begin to absorb the scale of the economic damage. But death and destruction do not stop great power politics. The president of the United States has announced a cut in funding to the world health organization, accusing it of going soft on china. My guests on socially distanced screens Isabel Hilton of China Dialogue and Stephanie Baker from bloomberg news. Welcome to both of you. And here in the studio we have the bbcs chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. Welcome to you. Let us start wi ....
Considering its next move and the number of daily fines for illegal Outdoor Activity is on the rise. India enters its fourth week of coronavirus lockdown. Doctors tell the bbc a lack of tests mean they dont yet knowjust how serious the situation is. From what im hearing from hospitals here, some of them are getting full up and are having now to turn patients away. And what part has the loss of Natural Habitats played in thejump of the virus from wildlife to humans . Well be hearing from two experts in california. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. The uk government says its doing all it can to get as much personal protective equipment as possible from around the globe to frontline healthworkers here. It comes as a further 596 people have died in the uk from coronavir ....