Rather than shake the hand of the incoming president. Hello im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Its election day in the us state of georgia. Yes, another one. This time two senate seats are up for grabs, in a pair of races that will decide which Party Controls the us senate. Its the most important election in america since well the last election in america. Democrats and republicans have spent hundreds of millions of dollars because why not drop a few more million on an American Election ensuring their candidates have the best chance of winning. 33 year old democrat jon ossoff is hoping to defeat the incumbent david purdue. And Kelly Loeffler a favourite of the trump crowd is looking to hold off a challenge by the democrat, reverend raphael warnock. So heres a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. The senate currently stands at 50 republicans and 48 democrats. There are two vacant seats. If ossoff and warnock win their races, democrats would ha
N95. That and 95 masks nationwide n95. That means we secured nearly four times as many n95 masks in recent weeks. Over a matter of a couple of weeks. You are watching bbc news. You are with President Trump at the white house. Over a couple of weeks. Moreover, we are bringing supply chains back home and we have learned a lot about supply chains. We have learned that it is nice to make things in the us. I have been saying that for a long time. One of the reasons iranfor a long time. One of the reasons i ran for office because we started making things everywhere but here, and if one thing comes out of this, more than anything else, is that we should make product in the United States, and the supply chains, they sound wonderful, but it one country has a problem, the whole chain is ruined, andi problem, the whole chain is ruined, and i have been saying for a long time. I ran partially on that. I ran on
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. No time frame for schools in england to reopen as the government says its too early to set a date and children are told there are no plans to keep them in school over the summer. I know that you will be missing your friends, your teachers, your lessons, and i want you to know that you are such an important part of this fight to. As uk hospitals warn that stocks of personal Protection Equipment are running low, a new delivery to replenish stocks due to arrive today has been delayed. More protests across the us, calling on governors to reopen economies which were shut to stop the pandemic spreading. Well look at the Different Solutions to different covid i9 problems with four of our correspondents around the world. Singing and from the homes of the stars in celebration of healthcare workers everywhere. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavir
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. As a vital shipment of 400,000 safety gowns from turkey is delayed, some hospitals in england warn theyre down to their last few days of supplies. The government says its doing all it can. We are doing absolutely everything we can to bring as much ppe in from right across the globe. We recognise its a big challenge. I cant give you a date the education secretary says schools wont reopen until the uk meets its five tests, but says there are no plans to have them open over the summer. While spain looks towards relaxing lockdown measures, by allowing children to go outside from next monday, italy is still considering its next move, and the number of daily fines for illegal Outdoor Activity is on the rise. India enters its fourth week of coronavirus lockdown. Doctors tell the bbc a lack of tests mean they dont yet knowjust how serious the situation is. From what i am hearing from hospitals here, some of
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. More warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of Personal Protective Equipment. Some say supplies of gowns are critically low. It comes after a delivery of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. Ministers call on all companies to do their bit, to help bolster supplies. I would urge any companies that feel they have not had a response from government and have got that capacity, do continue to come forward. Were working with Companies Across the board. Scientists are looking into whether blood from covid 19 survivors could be used in a new treatment for those infected. From this morning, businesses in the uk can apply for grants to cover 80 of the wages of staff who have been temporarily laid off. And germany is relaxing some of its lockdown measures from today, with the outbreak there, now said to be under control. After a weekend of warnings that some supplies of Personal Protective