202250th anniversary year. this is news live from the u.k. government under fire for its response to the coronavirus. hospitals prepare for surgery new cases in the country records. critics ask why britain. on the program. faced mass in short supply in many parts of the world. but

finds a way around. i'm still going to welcome to the program britain recorded its largest daily increase in corona virus deaths wednesday in a 2500 people have now died of comfort 19 and the government has been criticized for carrying too few task compared to other countries well sources have opened a series of emergency field hospitals across the country to deal with the massive search in cases. of parts reports from. the finishing touches to london's newest hospital 4000 beds to treat 1000 patients and ease the pressure on britain's national health service which has far fewer beds. its european neighbors what you see here is

a mass mobilization taking place right across the country but also at these new nightingale hospitals. extraordinary team effort. nurses and doctors and therapists and pharmacists. volunteers and some people returning to help 20000 retired doctors and nurses have returned to work most of them could be needed to cover this new hospital alone meanwhile critical care beds across london. doctors and nurses are bracing for a continuous tsunami of corona patients and they're frightened of what's to come they don't have the proper equipment to protect themselves and there is a serious lack of testing one in 4 hospital doctors is self isolating at home at the moment because they can't get tested just at a time when they are needed the most so far only 2000 out of hof a 1000000 frontline n.h.s. staff in england have been tested for the virus now the government has promised to

use all spare coronavirus tests for medical personnel. british industry is doing its part and the crisis instead of vacuum cleaners dyson is now building thousands of latest as well comic us from the world of formula one racing like my c.d.'s and mclaren despite these efforts experts say there won't be enough ventilators ready in time that people in britain are still proud of the health service. and interest here i feel more prepared and more countries that i know. you're absolutely fantastic i can't see any problems to be honest. before christmas in china and we should be impaired before a. just get on with it especially the west is yet to come the peak is expected to reach the u.k. after easter so these next weeks will be the most crucial test for the n.h.s.

since its founding after the 2nd gulf war. that report from. london and she joins us now welcome so clearly testing a big issue that really remains a very big issue and especially for those front line workers of the n.h.s. because they can't get tested we heard there only a fraction of those that are working on the front lines have been tested so far and that means that people who are showing symptoms doctors and nurses i encouraged to just stay at home and self isolate for 7 to 14 days and that means they are missing on the front lines to fight this virus now the government is saying they want to mess a flea stepped up testing boris johnson the prime minister he's sick himself with the virus but he sent this video message out of corentin let's listen and. we're also massively increasing testing i want to say

a special word about testing because it is so important in my eyes i've said for weeks and weeks this is the way through this is how we will unlock the growth of virus this is how we will defeat it in the end well and that is obviously not true because he hasn't been saying for weeks and weeks that testing was so important indeed it has been no testing for anybody basically but very serious cases at the hospital so the number of unrecorded cases here in the u.k. will be much much higher so what does the government now propose to do shell awsome . well there's a lot of confusion in the government's message there because the faces of the crisis the health minister the prime minister and the chief medical officer are all sick and in quarantine at the moment so there is no clear strategy but obviously

testing and tracking hasn't been on the radar so far so the n.h.s. the national health service has been taking matters into their own hands so to say $20000.00 retired doctors and nurses have returned to work at this point there's an army of volunteers over half a 1000000 who have signed up to help those that are isolating the vulnerable and elderly for the next 12 weeks are doing shopping for them or transporting discharged patients so there is a lot of positive movement but this testing really remains an issue and the government saying we don't have enough chemical. agents to do massive testing but the chemical industry in comparison is saying that they have it so really a lot of confusion about what's to come. thank you. well

staying in the u.k. the country's flagship carrier british airways is the latest to take drastic measures to try and ensure its survival the company is reported to be planning to suspend about $36000.00 staff though the company has to stress that there will be no redundancies this week temporarily halted flights out of the u.k. 2nd busiest airport gatwick the coronavirus pandemic has plunged the aviation industry into an unprecedented crisis as carriers are forced to ground their fleets as borders closed and passenger numbers plucked. of the most defenseless are often the hardest hit in any crisis and the corona virus pandemics no exception it doesn't stop at the doors of war torn region is like the syrian province of live where situations already dire of the medical infrastructure almost nonexistent we've been taking a look at why they're afraid of a massive outbreak of the disease. disinfecting tents at

a refugee camp in a province a prevention efforts being carried out by the volunteer rescue group right helmets almost half a 1000000 people are packed in here at times up to 10 people share attend and the catastrophic had genet conditions many of them have fled civil war only to be threatened by the corona virus pandemic children are taught the most essential prevention methods that parents often desperate oh. yes i've heard about the coronavirus i'm scared for my children there is no prevention happening hardly any disinfectant nobody takes care of it. syria is ill prepared to deal with the corona virus outbreak so far authorities claim to have only 10 cases but the actual number is likely much higher. matter much to him as a doctor at one of the few hospitals in italy he alone tells us about 50 suspected

cases this old man has trouble breathing. but on the off another has high fever and is feeling sick the entire province of italy has roughly 100 intensive care bats and 47 ventilators for a population of over 3000000. 0 my god i thought up moment i don't know we're doing the best we can to prepare for the coronavirus and we've installed a quarantine ward. but we would be out of our league to confront a virus like this should it break out here may god prevent us the shuttle hologram going up but. here in the capital damascus a curfew is in place from 6 in the evening till 6 in the morning just like the rest of syria but during the day life still moves at its normal pace even in italy the shops are still open nobody is under quarantine. owns a small street shop. and like you i do have the virus is dangerous for all of us

but we need to work in order to survive how can we stay at home i do what the world health organization has so far sent only $300.00 corona test kits to eat according to local health officials who have a stern warning we. actually. receive your fear is reduced if you want to. if the corona virus spreads and it will hit those who are defenseless and have nothing to counter it. so here's a look at small ways that coverage 19 is impacting the world and there's growing concern that the scale of the crisis in the u.s. with president trump warning of vicious days ahead the death toll in new york state doubled in some just 2 hours more than 1900. and the president of the philippines

has ordered police to shoot dead anyone who causes trouble in knock down areas audrey could deter taser televised speech came just hours after a group of people was arrested in a manila slum for demanding the government do more to help feed the poor. welcomes around the world reporting shortages of protective equipment like facemasks for medical staff and for ordinary citizens but one country that's avoided this problem is taiwan so how did they do it and could very pro-choice be emulated by others i d w zefi because reports from taipei. this handmade face mask of a can be washed and reused for a day or 2 amid shortages like the so many others here face masks have become a necessity in josie's everyday life the virus with bradford dropped but i have to take about 2 hours every day so it's more than one hour that i to share the same space with more than 30 people in it made me feel

a bit without hearing and. while getting a mosque can be no easy task in many parts of the world it's another story here in taiwan to ensure the safety of its population of $23000000.00 taiwan imposed an export ban on such a con mosques as early as january the government then began rationing mosques to 3 pope person and soon after made them available online. nowadays you can place an order for face masks with an up purchase history is recorded by one national health insurance card so that it can be 3rd fight before sales for those who don't want to order online software developer kyung fin john has developed a real time last map to track facemask stocks and pharmacies people can check their availability before heading out this is among the dozens of online tools that have mushroomed on the island during the epidemic an exhibition of public private partnership and mutual trust. it's not difficult to create such

a map but the key to the successful rationing system is that the government is willing to share its data with us taiwan's well established health care system is our advantage the data of over $6000.00 pharmacies across the country has already been connected to the official database it's enormously beneficial once the data is open to society panic can be eased as a result. by collaborating with other programmers across east asia his map was also adapted into a korean version to solve a similar problem facing south korea 10 days after placing the order josee picks up a surgical masks at a convenience store. in my car i know people can buy in a really fair price you can buy 3 man left there one euro and this is really cheap if i go for so equality for us we can achieve our like the healthy for right for

everyone and you can have them back to protect yourself and that is invaluable in these difficult times taiwan's health care system and the absolute serve it not only help provide musk's but much needed comfort and stability. you're watching day w coronavirus special is next i'll be back at the top of the hour and of course there's news around the clock on the web sites t w dot com leaving now where they look at some of the normally busy votes and public spaces silenced by the pandemic of into. her.

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