Highest level on a fourpoint scale for nearly two months. A request that bars, restaurants and other establishments shorten their Business Hours will be lifted next week. Tokyo reported the highest daily tally among the countrys 47 prefectures. Across japan more than 600 new infections have been confirmed on friday. In total there have been over 75,000 cases. More than 1,400 peoplele have died. Authorities are also concerned about dealing with influenza spreading at the same time. So the Health Ministry has decided to offer seasonal flu shots starting next month. Officials say theyll give priority to people aged 65 or older because they face a higher risk of falling seriously ill from viral infections. Theyre calling for other people to wait for over three weeks to get a shot unless they have an underlying condition that makes them vulnerable. Business travel between japan and singapore is restarting as they push to reopen their economies. Shortterm business visitors will be able to sk
Demand for fuel continues to collapse. U. S. Futures dropping below 20 a barrel. Bridgewater associates says the pandemic is more damaging than the financial crisis i decade ago. We hear from the cochairman, ray dalio, this hour. Shery here is how markets are trading at the moment. We are seeing stocks continue to gain ground for the third session. We continue to see Downside Pressure for u. S. Futures, which are down 0. 7 . Really accelerating those losses this evening. This after the s p 500 already sank from a onemonth high. We have seen earnings, Economic Data highlighting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Nikkei futures down 0. 4 . As we continue to see an appreciation in the japanese yen, which is now at a two week strength against the u. S. Dollar. When it comes to crude, prices rebounding a little bit after plunging to the lowest level in two decades after the record collapse in u. S. Fuel demand. In his daily coronavirus briefing, President Trump saying there are positiv
A road map for recovery from the coronavirus trump says the state governors should set the pace in a phased approach to getting things back to normal. Muslims in parts of india take the rap for the coronavirus we go to one city where muslims are accused of staging what locals call call grown a jihad even though there is no evidence. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program China is reeling as the full impact of the coronavirus lockdowns becomes clear 1st to the economy has taken a hit with figures for the 1st 3 months of the year showing the 1st drop in output for almost 30 years the 2nd blow is new figures revealing that the death toll in the city of new hong where the virus was 1st detected is half as much more than previously reported now are reports starts with the slump and the economy. The curve may be flattening but chinas economy is taking a dive people can return to work but as the virus moves across a world in lockdown there was virtually no demand. Car sales at 1st dropped then
A National Emergency. 2 very big words. The action i am taking will open up access to up to 50000000000. 00 of. Very importantly for important and a large amount of money for states and territories are localities in our shared fight against this disease in furtherance of the order emerging every state to set up Emergency Operation centers effective immediately. A National Emergency 2 words indeed now meanwhile the World Health Organization think all Health Workers around the world and announced europe is now at the epicenter of the coven 1000 pandemic. More than 132000 cases of corbett 19 have now been reported to deadly tour from 123 countries and territories. 5000. 00 people have lost their lives a tragic milestone europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic with more reported cases and theirs is than the rest of the world combined apart from china more cases out of now being reported every day than were reported in china at the highest of its epidemic. This comes as Top Heal
Fight against this disease in furtherance of the order emerging every state to set up Emergency Operation centers Effective Immediately a National Emergency 2 words indeed now meanwhile the World Health Organization think all Health Workers around the world and announced europe is now at the epicenter of the coven 1000 pandemic more than 132000 cases of call did 19 have now been reported. From 123 countries and. 5000 people have lost their lives a tragic milestone. Europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic wheezes more reported cases and there is than the rest of the world combined apart from china more cases out of now being reported every day than were reported in china at the highest of its epidemic. This comes as Top Health Official for the combine ministration dr anthony foushee said the disruptions from the corona virus could be prolonged and last up to 8 weeks adding its going to get worse before it gets better the death toll in europe continues to rise as spain declar