Nada this is b world news america reporting from new york, i am nada tawfik. President trump announces he is virtually shutting down americas border with mexico, as a new way of life in the u. K. , as Prime Minister orders pubs and restaurants closed to prevent the spread of the disease. Rforgn on your wedding day imagine a global pandemic. The story of one cple whose wedding day, today, isnt happening. By now would be eatinges cheese and nib without parents with r parents. But noto be. Nada for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. The world is limpin into the weekend with the fight against the coronavirus taking place on multiple fronts. In italy, the death toll sort by moreha600. The country had the most fatalities from overtaking ciena the day ea the british Prime Minister ordered bars and restaurants closeds of this evening. Here in the united states, Financial Markets closed the an restrictions of fal crisis, as those especially in big ci
Nada this is b world news america. Reporting from new york, i am nadaprawfik. Ident trump announces he is virtually shutting down americas border with mexico, as new york state tells people to stay indoors. A new way of life in the u. K. , as Prime Minister orders pubs od restaurants closed to prevent the sprethe disease. Forget rain on your wedding day imagine a global ndemic. The story of one couple whose wedding day, today, isnt happening. By now would be eating cheese and nibbles without parents with our but not to be. Nada for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world newica. The world is limpin into the weekend with the fight against the coronavirus taking place on multiple fronts. In italy, the death toll sort by more tn 600. The country had the most fatalities from overtaking china the day earlr. The british Prime Minister ordered bars and restaurants closed as of this evening. Here in the United States, Financial Markets closed the restrictions of finan
The government calls on retired doctors and nurses to come back to work and help fight the coronavirus outbreak. Letters are being sent to 65,000 retired nhs staff in england and wales telling them their Health Service needs them. We are saying to anybody who has had a recent qualification and has let that qualification lapse, a doctor, nurse, to come back to the nhs, your nhs needs you. It comes as ministers promise all hospitals will get enough Personal Protective Equipment for their staff. Also this lunchtime. New measures expected from the chancellor today to protect the jobs and wages of workers plunged into uncertainty by the crisis. Schools out the gates close this afternoon on schools across the uk but some will stay open for the children of key workers no end in sight to the panic buying frontline healthworkers make a desperate plea for people to be less selfish people are just stripping the shelves of basic foods. You just need to stop it she sobs. And we talk to one of the t
Hospital becomes the first in the uk to temporarily run out of critical ca re to temporarily run out of Critical Care capacity for coronavirus patients. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has ordered the shedding of bars, pubs and leisure centres. Many of the places we all visit regularly. It came as the chancellor, rishi sunak, announced a dramatic package of measures to help protect businesses, jobs and the vulnerable. Weve never had state intervention like this in this country before, he said. Rishi sunak said the government would pay up to 80 of peoples wages and thats up toa 80 of peoples wages and thats up to a maximum of £2000 a month for those whose jobs are at risk. And gcioss those whose jobs are at risk. And across the uk, the Prime Minister demanded the immediate shutting down of the vast majority of places where we socialise and exercise. It came as government advisers issued a sobering warning that social distancing measures would need to be in place fo
Coronavirus patients. And the government suspends driving tests for up to three months with the exception of key workers who will still be able to take their tests. Music. And as the pubs are ordered to shut, we see how revellers have come up with a novel solution by taking their club night online. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In an unprecedented move the government has ordered the shutting down of bars, pubs and leisure centres, many of the places we visit regularly. It came as the chancellor rishi sunak announced a dramatic package of measures to help protect businesses, jobs and the vulnerable. Saying weve never had state intervention like this in this country before. Rishi sunak said the government would pay up to 80 of peoples wages, up to a maximum of £2,500 a month to those whos jobs are at risk. And across the uk, the Prime Minister demanded the immediate shutting down of the vast majority of places where we socialise and exercise. It came as government advisers issue