On a mission to save lives we look at the army of cuban doctors traveling to virus affected countries. And Bare Necessities a simple act thats keeping children entertained while living under lockdown. In the u. S. President says social distancing should remain in place for another month to slow the spread of chrono its a reversal from his comments just last week when he predicted the situation would return to normal by mid april the backtrack comes as the number of deaths linked to the virus in new york state rises above 1000 across the u. S. At least 140000 people have now been infected and Britain Health officials are warning it could be 6 months before strict social distancing measures are lifted the u. K. Was put under a partial lockdown last week and china some people are going back to work where this virus was 1st detected the city who has been under strict quarantine for 2 months now or on that in a moment versus get this update from robin holes in the u. S. So empty beaches are
On a mission to save lives we look at the army of cuban doctors traveling to virus affected countries. And assess cities a simple act thats keeping kids entertained despite living under lockdown. And the u. S. President on trump says social distancing should remain in place for another month to slow the spread of the coronavirus that is a reversal from his comments just last week when he predicted the situation would be back to normal by mid april the backtrack comes as the number of deaths linked to the virus in new york state rises above 1000 across the u. S. At least 140000 people have now been infected but in Britain Health officials are warning it could be 6 months before strict social distancing measures are lifted the u. K. Was put under a partial lockdown last week meanwhile in china some people are going back to work where the virus was 1st detected the stable han has been under strict quarantine for 2 months now more on that in a moment 1st lets update the situation in the u.
And we will overcome this together i thank you. Thank you very much or at risk we will start with questions that will remind your analysts that we can take only one question per person so we can advance as much as possible so we will start with the loser news agency thats a portuguese speaking news agency can you hear us yes or can you hear me yes is it antonia yes this isnt on you thank you please go ahead well i would like to ask a question on the issues of birth and newborn care and breastfeeding does they dont do it just recommend any restrictions on breastfeeding presence of partners in the liberal rooms and skin and skin contact between mother and child because of the pandemic because of Health Authorities and country like my own portugal ban these practices for women that are infected thank you. Thank you for the question so we have recently published some guidance on Clinical Management of individuals who have covert 19 which includes pregnant women and lactating women Breast F
Lets firm up our competence together we will definitely win the battle. And well win and china will win. Meanwhile iran struggling to contain the spread there have been more than 7100 active and at least 237 people have died that number is believed to be much higher now unlike italy and china iran has not placed anyone under quarantine the u. S. Is also working on how to combat the spread of the virus and Vice President mike pence announced Insurance Companies have now agreed to cover copays per coronavirus testing. Please you reported as you requested mr president the Insurance Companies here. For today. To waive all copays and coronavirus testing. Extend coverage around our. You know your benefit plan and your direction here in america last week already made clear to Medicare Medicaid beneficiaries the coronavirus testing and treatment would be covered these private carriers extended as well currently the us reported 761 cases the death toll now at 27 but the number is expected to sk
Around the globe we have a packed show for you today so lets go and dive right in. The corona virus continues to spread across the world as europe and the United States prepare to see a sharp increase in the number of cases italy continues to enforce its walk down of some 60000000 people with 1000 new confirmed cases the European Union press president met with Prime Minister is Via Video Conference on tuesday afternoon to cordon they offered to combat the virus and this comes as chinese president xi jinping made a visit to hunt china this was his 1st time since the start of the outbreak china recorded its lowest numbers of infections there were just 19 and they were all in speaking to doctors behind a screen she thanked some of the medical workers. You are wearing protective clothing so i can see your real faces. But in my heart you are the loveliest people in the world so what you should do now is to firm up confidence lets firm up our confidence together we will definitely win the ba