A simple message for all countries terrorist. Test. Welcome to the program the Global Response to the coronavirus pandemic is ramping up but the World Health Organization is improving governments to test far more people with a suspected infection the french president has declared war on the outbreak and is closing frances borders from 1100 g. M. T. On tuesday the European Union has proposed a ban on all nonessential foreign travel to the shang in zone the president of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has pledged to do whatever she can to stop the eurozone from breaking up while the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is now asking people to avoid nonessential travel and pubs. And theaters u. S. President donald trump position similar advice and no social gatherings of more than 10 people it comes as wall street suffered its worst day for more than 30 years well alan fischer brings us more on the latest moves by the us. If theres a cure fo
A virus while the World Health Organization has its own battle but. We have a simple message for all the countries test this test. Thank you very much for joining as the Global Response to the coronavirus been demick is bram thing up but the World Health Organization is imploring governments to test far more people with a suspected infection frances president Emmanuel Mccall has declared war on the outbreak and is closing frances borders from 11 g. M. T. On tuesday the e. U. Has proposed a ban on all nonessential foreign travel to the shanghai end zone while the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is now asking people to avoid nonessential travel and pops clubs and theaters meanwhile theres been a spike in cases in. 125. 00 new infections have been detected back bringing the total to 553. 00 the government has decided to close the border with singapore and in the us President Trump has announced a 15 day plan to fight the fires alan fischer has more
Drinking water how illegal gold mining in ghana is poisoning rivers and trying farmlands and i told you sport italy calls for the european football championships to be postponed and the International Olympic committee except to hold emergency talks about tokyo 2020. Could have you with us welcome to the new leaders of the 7 Worlds Largest economies are about to begin a Video Conference on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic amid a rising death toll and more and more restrictions concern is now about the wider effects been another major plunge on the New York Stock Exchange it dropped more than 9 percent in a few seconds when it opened triggering a trading halt while in brazil paolo Stock Exchange for over 12 percent causing trading to be suspended for the 5th time in a week when our White House Correspondent is standing by but 1st lets go to gabriel is on the whos following the markets in new york and gabe really has to be said that those Circuit Breakers were activated within s
Were also recommending increased social distancing thats the phrase that you hear which means trying to reduce contact between people again to try to delay this transmission that means where businesses can do it and where individuals can do it homeworking is recommended unnecessary travel should be reduced and stop avoiding gatherings in crowded places important and those gatherings big or small are important so that you get the whole thing together its not just the size of a gathering its actually all gatherings which become important and reducing social contacts there are specific measures for the vulnerable groups the people who are most likely to get serious illness with this infection and chris was he will say more about that. Those measures would need to go on for 12 weeks or so across this period maybe a little longer these measures like case isolation that we talked about last week staying at home if youve got the symptoms these new measures have a big effect this is not a seri
And shut their borders despite its tough measures italys death toll has jumped by another 349 in the last day to more than 2000. Service into a hole with its really cool use for the european football championships to be postponed at the International Olympic committee is holding talks about tokyo 2020. Below the World Health Organization has urged countries to step up their response to the coronavirus as the global death toll passes 6 and a half 1000 and the head of the World Health Organization is imploring governments to test far more people with suspected cases of covert 19 i mean to you is considering banning all but essential foreign travels with a block for 30 days despite brechts that this will not include the u. K. Or the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is now asking britons to avoid nonessential travel and in the last half hour canada has issued the same advice to its residents there are mounting concerns the pandemic will cause a globa