Organization warns africa could become the next step the center for the pandemic and taking the outdoors indoors how exercise is being adapted for a more confined space. Thank you for joining us in many ways theyve been the forgotten victims of the corona virus pandemic but now the impact of the outbreak on elderly People Living in care homes is becoming painfully apparent and as fears many deaths a still going unreported a survey in new york state has found 90 Nursing Homes free for to 20 or more deaths in recent weeks but the report only included a fraction of facilities in the state where the figure is believed to be in the thousands and much higher nationally in canada a nursing home in montreals is under investigation after 31. 00 deaths were uncovered. Authorities found other residents dirty and unfed 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 workers have p
World Health Organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. With infection rates falling germany says its got the outbreak at manageable levels. Ground control to me. And top tips from a former astronauts on how to come to grips with life in isolation. And on time how much now have all the sporting commuting plans are and the motion to complete this seasons European Champions League with all this 29th a pencil then before the final. Alarming new numbers are showing the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on the worlds 2 biggest economies this increasing doubt about the u. S. President s. 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in 30 states 22000000 americans have made jobless claims in the past month numbers not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. Chinas Gross Domestic Product has plummeted by almost 7 percent in the 1st quarter the steepest fall since it opened up to the world or 2 years ago and theres been a big rise in the death toll in the or
President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization walled 300000 people could die across africa. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services they need. Welcome to the news hour its 1500 g. M. T. 6 oclock local here in doha welcome to the news hour we begin in china where the coronavirus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. In the 1st 3 months of this year shrank for the 1st time since records began on the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of where the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died than. Its the reported from beijing our correspondent katrina you reports. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the uninterrupted growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the
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
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