Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are more than 60,000 confirmed cases. Around half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Weve been spending a lot of time with new york officials because that is by far the hottest spot. Theyve got a number of very tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing a very good job. I spoke to the governor, Go
Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing 500,000. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there has now topped 1,000 and there are more than 68,000 confirmed cases. Around half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. In the past hour, the us senate has unanimously passed a 2 trillion stimulus package to ease the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Thats after objections were raised by four republican senators. Vote against this to dollars rescue
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing half a million. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are 60,000 confirmed cases. Half of these are in new york, which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Weve been spending a lot of time with new york officials because that is by far the hottest spot. Theyve got a number of very tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing a very good job. I spoke to th
Hello and welcome to bbc world news. In the United States more than 900 people have now died from coronavirus, and there are 60,000 confirmed cases. Half of those cases are in new york state, where the governor has again appealed for more help from the federal government. Despite the mounting numbers, the governor said there are early signs that stringent restrictions on social gatherings and other measures could be slowing the viruss spread. President trump mentioned new york when he spoke about the coronavirus a short while ago, saying hes focused on helping the state. They have a couple of tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing ahead of them. The governor is doing a good job. I spoke to Governor Cuomo late last night and this morning. 0ur correspondent nick bryant has this report from new york. New york is paying a price for being the worlds most global city. The very thing that makes it great also makes it vulnerable during this planetary pandemic. It saw the tourists and
Another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step up efforts to curb are the spread of the coronavirus. More than 20,000 people have now died. The United Nations secretary general says the pandemic is a threat to all humanity. The number of those infected globally is nearing 500,000. More than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. Italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths, but spains death toll has now also surpassed that of china. Us President Donald Trump says america is gaining ground in its war against covid 19. The death toll there now stands at more than 900 and there are more than 60,000 confirmed cases. Which the president says is by far the biggest problem. Weve been spending a lot of time with new york officials because that is by far the hottest spot. Theyve got a number of very tough weeks ahead of them. The governor is doing a very good job. I spoke to the governor, Governor Cuomo last night and this morning