people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a jersey you know. the un read news it's called for a global ceasefire to help combat the coronavirus and. the need these urgent because $1000.00 storm is now coming to all the sea there's it's gone. i mean this is a live from doha also coming. new york is in crisis helping new york. another appeal from the governor america's worst hit state has new york records

more than 100000 coronavirus cases and nearly 3000 deaths almost 700 people died in the united kingdom in the past 24 hours and under pressure the government promises to test $100000.00 a day by the end of the month. taiwan accuses the world health organization of not sharing coronavirus information due to chinese pressure. but we start with this the u.n. saying that 70 countries that's more than a 3rd of the world indoor states call for a global ceasefire as corona virus spreads out in the lobby right around the world warring parties in libya and syria and yemen and 8 other conflict zones say they're willing to lay down their weapons but the u.n. chief warns a lot more needs to be done. there is a huge distance between declarations and deeds between translating words

into peace on the ground and in the lives of people there are enormous difficulties to implementation as conflicts ephesus for years distrust these deep with many spoilers and many suspicions we know that any initial gains are fragile and easily reversible and in many of the most critical situations we have seen no letup in fighting and some conflicts ever even intensified we need robust diplomatic efforts to meet these challenges to silence the guns we must raise the voices for peace but our diplomatic editor james bays is at the united nations and he says that the u.n. felt this call was absolutely vital. because they are concerned that the places that have been the places have been worst affected so far from code 19 are places with reasonably robust medical systems and the places that haven't been affected

yet tend to be in the developing world and particularly conflict zones they are worried about the impact of this for example in central african republic where there are 45000000 people 3 ventilators and for that reason the u.n. has pushed this call and actually the u.n. i think has been quite positively surprised by this call from a global ceasefire it's resonated we've had others who have echoed the call most notably the pope but also the campaign organization has now got. some 1000000 people who've signed their petition it's not just the fact that they are worried about these places they see a window of opportunity because some of these are very long festering conflicts and perhaps something could come good out of this very difficult situation for the world and that's why i think the secretary has come out a 2nd time to make this call 10 days after the 1st time the secretary-general aren't likely to echo this in the coming days because the u.n.

security council has been pretty paralyzed in the opening days of this virus and the response to the virus is finding ways to work again. british health so sure about hank uk holding the daily government briefing let's listen in right now is the frontline in the last 24 hours 2 nurses and 2 health care assistance have tragically died fighting coronavirus every life lost to this dreadful disease makes me more determined than ever to push for victory. and today i want to update you with the latest on what we're doing to boost n.h.s. capacity so the capacity we have to care is always above the need for that care 1st we're delivering more critical care beds this morning i attended the opening of the new nightingale hospital in east london and with ruth and many others it was

planned constructed and fully staffed in just 9 days and that is next standing achievement and i pay pay tribute to ruth and all who've been involved in its construction it shows what's possible when we come together as $1.00 team in one national effort i pay tribute to the extraordinary work of everyone the n.h.s. the military the construction industry who both donated supplies and of course their expertise the engineers the electricians the plumbers the caterers and others all playing their part to build a place of hope and a place of healing it was really inspiring to go and see the sheer scale of it and the teamwork going on there and lastly i want to thank you i want to thank everyone who is at home because you are giving the n.h.s.

the time to expand so that it can save lives by staying at home you are saving lives we have more nightingale hospitals planned and on the way in birmingham and manchester and glasgow and today we've announced that we will begin the work on 2 further nightingale hospitals in bristol and how to get the bristle nightingale will have a capacity of up to a 1000 beds and inherit a capacity of up to 500. the nightingale hospitals are not only. not the only expansion we've seen across the n.h.s. since the start of this crisis we've been did the number of critical care beds to care for corona virus by over 2500 that's before the addition we'll get from the nightingales bittles and the result of this

extraordinary work is that in every hospital in the country we have managed to expand capacity and as we stand today over 2000 critical care beds are free and available and they're ready should they be needed and that's before the nightingale hospitals come on stream and of course we're working round the clock to deliver essential deliveries of p p e across the whole n.h.s. across social care key public services and in all 4 nations of the u.k. yesterday more than 26000000 people the products were delivered to 281 different organizations and i've agreed with the northern ireland executive that we will immediately pre providing more p.p. to northern ireland to meet their needs over $5000000.00 items including goggles and aprons and masks. over 7000 and it just stuff have now been tested and

next alongside testing we're in 10 simply researching drugs and treatments rices the start of this crisis we've been clear that all our plans are based on the best possible science and that science gets better every day but there's still a lot that we don't know about how to treat and potentially prevent covert 19 so research about treatments is absolutely central to our plan the u.k. of course has a long tradition that we're very proud of of being the best in the world in this sort of science and we are a world leader in clinical trials and we're putting this to use right now bringing together some of the finest research minds in the country to design new trials and we're delivering them at record pace as well. we've established 3 national clinical trials covering each major stage of the disease primary care hospital care and crystal good critical care for the most seriously ill and just like the nightingale

one of these trials was in fact put together in just 9 days which is breathtaking speed these trials are looking at the effect of existing drugs and steroids repurposed for treatment of covert $191.00 of the trials which is called recovery which deals in hospital care is the largest of its kind in the world with 926 patients enrolled we've also set up an expert therapeutics taskforce to search for and shortlist other canned candidate medicines for trials and i'm advised on that work by my brilliant colleague jonathan van tam the deputy chief medical officer who is one of the finest research scientists of his generation and jonathan will say a bit more about this in a few minutes we need more patients to volunteer to be part of these trials because the bigger the trials the better the data and the faster we can rollout the treatments if and only if it's proven to work these treatments will help us as the

science develops but for now the only way to protect yourself and your family from this disease is to stay at home and of course while this is a national effort to find these treatments it's also an international effort in the same way that we've donated more money to the global search for a vaccine than any other country so too we were lead the world in the science of these treatments and whatever we learn we will share because we are all on the same side in this war. earlier today i spoke to my counterparts in the g 7 to coordinate our research efforts over this and other things and whether it's treatments or equipment or n.h.s. capacity we will strain every sinew we will move whatever menton need to be moved we need everyone to keep playing their part and that includes you the only

way to protect yourselves and others now is to stay at home and the one final thing i want to say is this we're set for a warm weekend in some parts of the country but the disease is still spreading and we absolutely cannot afford to relax the social distancing measures that we have in place we cannot relax our discipline now if we do people will die so i end with the advice that we all know this advice is not a request it is an instruction stay at home protect lives and then you will be doing your part i'm not going to hand over to ruth mae the chief nurse to say

a little bit about the nightingale hospital and then to jonathan van time to talk about the treatments and the data that we've got rick thank you think you've been listening to matt hancock is the health secretary for the united kingdom talking about reiterating really the need for the u.k. population to stay at home and talk about the capacity of the u.k. is always above the need for care and the port of u.k. citizens who are here into this the home regulation let's bring in that in barbara his life in london he was listening in there what did you make of what you just heard. well nick i think that it was a slightly different tone look from of those days which was a noticeable shift seeing the house secretary matt had just come out of isolation after getting cope at 90 on thursday he was really admitting mistakes admitting there hadn't been enough tests of the population stressing that protective equipment would be available for all and it shows start he wanted them and so on

but i think just in the last few minutes he's been taking a different approach a different line he's been putting it back to the public after saying this is what we've done appealing to the public to continue to observe those social distancing gallito items keeping 2 meters away from others when people do have to leave their houses for essential reasons like medico visit or to go to the shops to buy food or daily exercise he has been stressing that it's not a request but an instruction of course there'll be lots of debate here in britain as well as you know with countries as to how far the police didn't have the power to enforce these measures but he said that there would be in some parts of the u.k. good weather in the coming week tended to the next 2 days and that should not tempt anybody to break the guy going so all those rules because that has been seen in

previous weekends by and large people are observing the guy goings and certainly if you measure it on number of road trips taken in the number of people public transport it's clear that life is not go or here in the u.k. but those figures indicate that the cases and the number of deaths continue to go up as predicted. after the imposition of those restrictions in one day a new record number of new deaths at $684.00 the total number of positives. case is now in the u.k. at almost $38000.00 confirmed cases and the number of deaths in fact seems to be doubling now around every 3 days it's possible as the government is hoping but in 2 or 3 weeks we will have reached the peak of infection but still the death toll will continue to go up they have been outlining

that not just here in london where a large percentage of the cases have been confirmed but around the country in major cities like burning in the glasgow they're setting up temporary hospitals but now expanding that to other parts to smaller towns getting ready for the expected influx of culbut 19 cases and he. did say that even before those temporary hospitals were constructed the country had 2000 critical care beds available so just so he's messages there shouldn't be any panic about capacity in the health service but there certainly is a lot of worry still about protective equipment and he outlined just on thursday. a total a large number of units were sent out around the country including gloves aprons and so on which meet the new guidelines which are being brought into line with world health organization regulations so reassurance that the health workers

as well that come to the public if you like saying you've got to do your. are not in thanks very much did not in bob and following that briefing from the u.k. health sector met hancock. let's move across to the united states now and new york's governor has made a desperate plea for more medical supplies with a number of creative hours cases in america's worst affected state now exceeding 100000 new york has recorded 562 more deaths its highest daily death toll to date a total of 8 toiletries across the state are approaching approaching 3000 and the governor andrew cuomo says hospitals are at capacity and cannot handle the influx of patients forget testing vaccine is that's a separate project that's not where people are going to die in the near term people are going to die in the near term because they walk into

a hospital and there's no bed with a ventilator because there's either no bed or no staff or no p.p. or no ventilator that is what is going to happen. spain has recorded more than 900 new deaths for the 2nd day in a row health authorities say that 932 people died in the past 24 hours at slightly less than the number on thursday it brings spain's total to almost $11000.00 in germany chancellor angela merkel has ended her self quarantine after testing negative for the virus even from isolation she's been held up as an example of how will it leaders should manage this pandemic health officials there say early widespread testing has helped to keep the death toll relatively. china's government is warning people in the city to stay indoors amid concerns over a resurgence of infections this follows the imposition of a lot 160-0000 residents in neighboring province china is slowly easing restrictions but countries around the region are doing the opposite fearful of new

clusters of the disease emerging jessica washington says report. this theater in mohan has been empty for months after weeks of being locked down in their homes the stage is set for residents to cautiously try to go back to their normal lives these volunteers hope to return the theater to what it was before the outbreak began in december. there are many volunteers helping the city fight the virus by teammates and i feel happy to do this because we're helping our hometown efforts to contain the virus in will hire an easing although the government advice is still to minimize activities outside the home on the subway system is back in action and from next week residents can leave the city and local authorities say domestic flights will start again to everywhere except the capital beijing there's some skepticism about china's numbers and the suppose a dramatic drop in cases but as the city slowly edges closer to some kind of

normalcy others around asia are doing the opposite authorities in thailand hope a curfew will help curb the spread of the virus in addition to the curfew latenight public transport services will also be suspended in the capital bangkok. i would like to announce a nationwide curfew between 10 pm and 4 am starting from friday medical personnel bank workers those involved in necessary supplies and fuel and shift workers are exempt. thai authorities have asked citizens abroad to delay their return to reduce the threat of importing the disease in singapore schools universities and all workplaces except essential services will close from next week the city state bolstered its efforts after new confirmed cases of local transmission 1st stay at home as much as possible 2nd avoid socializing with others

beyond your own household gatherings should be confined to your household in australia the government says it's on top of the situation the only numbers i have total faith in are the israeli numbers frankly because we have the highest testing right in the world the health minister says a stray millions have risen to the challenge following social distancing measures that have completely transformed their lives jessica washington out of syria. that's geneva that is dr ted ross who is the chief of the world health organization giving his try weekly briefing we're also expecting to hear from the international monetary fund chief at this briefing christina georgieva let's listen in to that yes we are joined by dr now you have a cough and dr mike ryan dr terrace please thank you tariq

good morning good afternoon good evening our study said we're delighted to be joined today by. you know to give or the money doing director of the international monetary fund. welcome my sister crystal you know will say more in a few minutes about the economy impact of the pandemic and what the i.m.f. is doing to support countries and the global economy more than 1000000 confirmed cases of corporate 19 have now been reported to a deadly job including more than $50000.00. but we know that this is might more than a health crisis we are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic there are 3 actions many countries have put in place to protect held are taking a heavy toll on the income of individuals and families and the economies of

communities and nations we're in a shared struggle to protect those lives and livelihoods in the short term countries can ease the burden on their populations so do social welfare programs to ensure people have food and other life essentials for some countries debt relief is essential to enable them to take care of their people and our void economy collapse this is an area of corporation between doubly sure the i.m.f. and the world bank but ultimately the best way for countries to end restorations and ease their economic effects is to attack the virus with the aggressive and comprehensive package of measures that we have spoken about many times before find test isolate and treat every case and trace every contact if countries rashed to lift restrictions too quickly the virus could resurge and

the economy impact could be even more receive year and prolonged financing the held response is therefore an essential investment not just in saving lives but in the longer term social and economic recovery there are city main areas for countries to focus on 1st we call on all countries to issue record public health measures are fully funded. including finding testing contact tracing collecting data and communication and information campaigns 2nd we also call on countries and partners to strengthen the foundations of failed systems that means health workers must be paid their salaries and health facilities need a reliable supply of funding to pitch

a is essential medical supplies said we call on all countries to remove financial barriers to care if people delay or for goal care because they can't afford it they now want only harm themselves they make the pun demick harder to control and put society at risk several countries are just suspending user fees and providing free testing and care for $19.00 regardless of a person a seizure and citizenship or residency status we encourage these measures this is and i'm president that crisis which demands an unprecedented response suspending user fees should be supported we's measures to compensate providers for the loss of revenues government should also consider using cash transfers to the most

vulnerable households to overcome barriers to access. this may be particularly important for refugees internally displaced persons migrants and the homeless the pundit mique is also having an effect on the fight against other diseases like polio. as you know in recent years we have driven polio to the brink of eradication this has been a massive global effort started by a rotary supported by many other partners and led by thousands of workers vaccinating children in some very difficult and dangerous areas many of the workers are now supporting the code 19 response their tracing contacts finding cases and providing public health information to communities to reduce

their risk of increasing transmission of coded 19 the polio oversight board has med the hard decision to suspend house to house vaccination campaigns knowing that this may lead to an increase in polio cases to reduce this risk we will support countries to maintain essentially mina zation for all vaccine preventable diseases w.h.o. has published guidelines for countries on how to maintain essential services even while responding to this crisis the global polio eradication initiative is working to ensure that one is it safe to do so countries can be supported to rapidly restart polio vaccination campaigns while all our energy may be focused on 19 now our commitment to eradicating polio is on shakable sadly there are reports from some countries of an increase in domestic violence

scenes the 19 outbreak began as people are asked to stay at home the reason of intimate partner violence is likely to increase. women in abusive relationships are more likely to be exposed to violence as are their children as family members spend more time in close contact and families cope with additional stress and potentially economy or job losses woman may have less contact with family and friends who may provide support and protection from violence we call on countries to include services for addressing domestic violence as an essential service that must continue during the 19 response if you are experiencing or at risk of domestic violence the speak to supportive

family and friends 6 up or trauma hotline or seek out local services for sat by those make a plan to protect yourself and your children anywhere you can this could include having a neighbor friend or relative or shelter identified to go to shoot you need to leave the house immediately there is never any excuse for violence we abhor all violence of all forms at all times finally the global response to cope with 19 would not be possible without the generosity of countries and partners. 2 months ago w. joe issued its strategic preparedness and response plan with an initial i ask of $675000000.00 to support their response i'm delighted to say that

almost $690000000.00 has now been pledged or received of this amount sorry 100000000 has been given to support their religious work and the rest has been given on a bilateral basis or to other organizations involved in the response i would like to tank the state of coed which today is becoming one of the largest donors with a total of $60060000000.00 u.s. dollars separately w.h.o. solidarity response fund has now raised more than 127 $1000000.00 from more than 219000 individuals and organizations i would like to time tencent for its contribution of $10000000.00 u.s. dollars i'm also pleased to announce that i have invited uni safe to join the

solidarity response fund unicef has extensive experience in fundraising and implementing programs and now the partnership will help us to work together closely to save lives and thank you so much my sister henrietta for accepting my invitation we still have a long way to go in this fight doubly to is working every single day was all countries and partners to save lives and to me to get the social and economic impact of the pandemic the i.m.f. is a key partner and i would now like to hand the floor to my sister crystal united to make a few remarks and take you so much for joining as crystal in a thank you. thank you very much dr dress for the invitation but most importantly for the work you and your staff do and i want to express from the bottom of my heart

a gratitude to all health workers that are on the front line to safe lives sometimes risking their own idea out said i would like to make 3 points 1st. this is a crisis like no other never in the history of the i.m.f. we have witnessed the world economy coming to a stand still we are now in recession it is way worse then the global financial crisis and it is a crisis that requires all of us to come together w.h.o.

is there to protect the health of people. is there to protect the health of the world economy they bought and c.h. and only united we can do our duties i want to stress the message that you and i have sent to the world that saving lives and protective life. ought to go hand in hand we cannot do one without the other. and in that spirit we at the i.m.f. are concentrated on making sure that their isa a strong response to the health crisis as well as protecting the straight

strength of the economy my 2nd point is about emerging markets and developing economies they are hard hit and they have very often less resources to protect themselves against this crisis help any konami crisis. we know that in many countries health systems are weak we know that in a fight in flight to safety a lot of capital has left the merging economies the developing quote nearly $90000000000.00 have flown out this is way more than during the global financial crisis. and some countries are highly dependent on commodity exports which prices collapsing they're hit yet again.