Markets react positively is a drug developed for ebola shows potential for treatment of patients with over 19. And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near term noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello thanks for joining us africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current joe volpe doing testing kits its likely that the numbers are higher than reported well fewer than 2020000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 in t
Accident causing pollution levels to soar. So the World Health Organization is warning that africa could become the next center of the corona Virus Outbreak so far there have been fewer than a fouls and deaths from cave in 1000 across the continent which is a much lower rate than in the u. S. And in europe the United Nations says its likely the pandemic will kill it leaves 3 100000 people on the continent and pushed nearly 30000000. 00 into poverty a u. N. Secretary general intended to terrorism and said africa needs more than 200000000000. 00 to combat the virus the w. H. O. Fears the death toll could already be far higher in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own continent africa. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current challenge of obtaining testing kits its likely that the real numbers are higher than reported. Who is an m. P. Di meola just a professor at Mercy College joins us on skype from in
23000000. 00 to help fight for and. So theres growing concern that the number of deaths from coronavirus may soar as victims from care homes are added to the tally its a figure that has so far been hidden as many residents are elderly and more vulnerable to this virus and other illnesses relatives are now starting to demand answers we have reports from United States and also from europe when not in baba begins our coverage. Disinfecting a nursing home in. The region at the center of italys colleague 19 outbreak these pictures show Russian Military doctors helping out their italian colleagues at a scandal now surrounds italys largest nursing home in nearby milan where at least 143 people have died since the beginning of march. Families of residents there are demanding answers following reports medical staff was stopped from using protective gear prosecutors are now investigating that facility and more than a dozen others italys officially recorded over 22000 coronavirus deaths but most
The World Health Organizations morning that africa could become the next epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. So far, there have been fewer than 1000 deaths across the continent which is a lower rate than the u. S. And europe. Pandemic willthe kill at least 300,000 people on the continent and push 30 million into poverty. The u. N. Secretary general said africa needs more than 200 billion to combat the virus. The who fears the death toll could be far higher. , there hasast week been a 51 increase in the number of reported cases in my home continent, africa. 60 increase in the number of reported deaths. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits, it is likely that the real numbers are higher than reported. To ans speak now epidemiologist and professor at Mercy College who joins us on skype from new york. This morning from the who about numbers being higher, we are talking about 20,000 cases across the continent and less than 1000 deaths. That sounds very low. Indeed, you the
Worst Nuclear Accident causing pollution levels to soar war in ukraine. The air. Thank you very much for joining us in many ways theyve been the forgotten victims of the coronavirus pandemic but now the impact of the outbreak on elderly People Living in camps is becoming fully apparent and is fears many deaths is still going on reported a survey in new york state has found 90 Nursing Homes reported 20 or more deaths in recent weeks but the report only included a fraction of facilities in the states where the figure is believed to be in the thousands and much higher nationally in canada a nursing home near montreal is under investigation after 31. 00 deaths were in ca uncovered that authorities found other residents in and fed in their beds after some staff fled the facility in the u. K. Many deaths in care homes arent included in official figures its estimated they could be as high as 7500. 00 Health Workers if they did for more protective equipment to keep themselves and residents saf