this is the w. new school live from for let the u.s. reaches a week milestone more than 200000 americans have now died from coated 19 president trump calls the death toll a shame but says it could have been worse his management of the crisis is a line of attack for us democrats with the presidential election just 6 weeks away . also coming up at the u.n. general assembly trying to uses his pulpit to pass blame on to china. we must hold accountable the nations which unleashed this plague on to the world china.

meanwhile the w.h.o. reports a surge in the spread of the virus worldwide at the u.k. battles a 2nd wave of coronavirus prime minister boris johnson called on britons to do their bit either adhere to new restrictions or risk a 2nd lockdown. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program more than 200000 people in the united states have now died after contracting the coronavirus it is the highest number for any country in the world even though the u.s. accounts for only about 4 percent of the global population in the capital washington the u.s. house of representatives held a moment of silence for the victims led by speaker nancy pelosi. rise for a moment of silence in remembrance of those more than 200000 americans who have

passed away from the cobra 19 virus palosi has blamed the deaths on the disk in formation and negligence in tackling the pandemic by the white house president donald trump insists that the u.s. is rounding the corner in the pandemic a claim that he has been making for months. the high death toll is putting his handling of the corona virus outbreak in the spotlight as he campaigns for his 2nd term in office. we asked u.s. citizens in the city of denver what they had to say about this tragic milestone. i mean that others can have a recall country in the world could have such an extensive public health crisis or we have relieved to. remember the much smaller we think represent a good job. i think that there is a story on the other side that wants to say how bad he's handled it but nobody knew

where nobody knew where it was coming from in the beginning or what it was all about and correspondent stefan simon said this update from washington on whether the country is likely to change its course in dealing with the pandemic. well the president didn't promise anything now today or yesterday or last week or the week before that the president is busy campaigning saying that he did everything possible and more than that to curb the threats and the. outcome of this covert 19 pandemic or cope with 19 infections here in the united states so on part of the president everything is done very very well and he saved the lives of millions in his mind the democrats are theories about how the president handled this covert 1000 crisis here and say 200000 death. in just doubling the number this number just doubling in 2 or 3 months is

a clear sign that the president mishandled this crisis this pandemic in a very very very very large and significant way i can't foresee any scenario that the united states at the moment will unify after those numbers after today after this milestone passing 200000 deaths to combat this coronavirus pandemic in any other way. and that was stefan simons in washington amid the criticism of his handling of the pandemic president trump has lashed out at china blaming it for spreading the virus trump went on the attack in a previous court of message to the u.n. general assembly as the world body marks 75 years since its founding the annual gathering took place with coronavirus restrictions in place it's. the perfect riverside spot for a fractious global family get together at u.n. headquarters. face masks and tight security even though the most

distinguished guests joined by video link a precaution to avoid worsening the coronavirus pandemic that has already killed almost 1000000 people worldwide. to a half empty hole of socially distant u.n. ambassadors u.n. chief antonio good terrorists warned about tensions between the u.s. and china threatening to tear the organization and the world apart if it's very quick the 5 course meal. own world cannot afford a future where the 2 margins. are great for action. on trade and financial rules are going to american but if you feel intelligence capacity. at diplomacy global economic environment resteal everything we do i mean you would use that and really very very well the last word we use at all costs. and the increasingly difficult relationship between the 2 superpowers was on show as soon as president

trump's prerecorded statement started rolling. to address the united nations general assembly 75 a us leader said the u.n. should hold beijing accountable for the covert 19 crisis. and trump championed his policy of putting his country's national interests fast. for decades the same tired forces propose the same failed solutions pursuing global ambitions at the expense of their own people as president i have rejected the failed approaches of the past and i have proudly putting america 1st just as you should be putting your country's 1st. with early voting for the u.s. presidential elections already underway in some u.s. states trump speech attacking china on trade and the environment was aimed as much

at u.s. voters as other world leaders in which i'm sure all the pre recorded speeches from russia's president putin and chinese president xi jinping urged a global response to the coronavirus pandemic and more cooperation between countries. we should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future we should see there is members of the same big family to see win win cooperation and not fall into the trap of a clash of civilisations. theseus general assembly debate underscores how hard it is to keep countries talking to each other instead of past each other. while in europe it is the u.k. which is reporting the official of the highest excuse me official coronavirus death toll now only 42000 people there have died from cove and 19 and as new delhi infections 3rd prime minister boris johnson has called on the nation to observe

stricter rules on masks and social gatherings at the new measures are flouted johnson said that he could not rule out introducing even tighter restrictions. britain's shouldn't expect a return to normality this year just weeks ago workers were being encouraged back to their offices but the government's stock changing tarn fall is a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases as a trade off to entering a 2nd lockdown prime minister bars johnson announced new restrictions aimed at keeping the climbing caseload at bay i'm deeply spiritual reluctant to make any of these impositions or infringe anyone's freedom. but unless we take action the risk is that we will have to go for tougher measures later when the deaths have already mounted and we have a huge caseload of infection such as we had in the spring. the u.k.

recorded nearly 5000 new cases in shoestring the highest daily rise since early my the figure is now 4 times what it was just a month ago. in response pubs and restaurants were now close a 10 pm masa now mandatory in more public spaces and people are being urged to work from harm where possible pasha penalties have also been introduced for those court flashing the new measures a greater police presence to monitor compliance too with the possibility of putting soldiers on the streets is back up. to new rules have been met with mixed reactions . nor can work from home and i think it means that you can make a play card that we need to do everything. on the side it has to be done but i'd rather they look at other options i don't want it to have an opt out of it think anybody does but if that's going to save lives and that it should have an issue

then. experts are now worried about the increased risk winter poses especially if the new measures fail to bring the latest outbreak under control. and correspondent there get mass in london sent this assessment of the new restrictions that was one of the most striking messages from bros johnson today that he said perhaps we're looking at restrictions for about 6 months so really past christmas and this is not the usual optimistic borers jones and the people of the u.k. have voted for you somebody you usually quite often is ridiculing what he calls dues this and going. always tries to put us on the perspective on things but in this instance his message was very very stern but the country has to brace itself for further restrictions and put quite

a long time. that was parrot mass in london let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world european council president sean the show has gone into quarantine after one of his security guards tested positive for coke at 19 the surprise announcement means that a summit of e.u. leaders that was due to begin in 2 days time has now been postponed until october 1st in brazil flash floods have hit the city of rio de janeiro blocking roads and leaving cars stranded residents have been struggling to make their way through waterlogged streets after torrential rains hit neighborhoods to the south of the city. thousands have taken to the streets of bulgaria for an independence day march against the government people gathered outside parliament in sofia to demand the resignation of prime minister boyko foreign stocks and his cabinet they accuse them of corruption and having links to all of our. all the european union is set to

unveil its long awaited pact on migration the new pact will require member states to take in more migrants from nations on the front line of europe's migration crisis the aim is to put an end to overcrowded refugee camps like the one in moria on the island of lesbos which burned down 2 beeks ago but the pact is facing tough resistance from some e.u. members among them poland a new life in poland mohammed najib is syrian after studying in the united arab emirates he moved to krakow for his masters degree while he has been welcomed by some he has also faced animosity from others. they joked a little bit about if i'm carrying a bomb or not i told them back no i left it at home because you know if i'm coming to study here for example i had the hands go away of my face with an angry i had. not replying. mohammed is worried about the anti immigrant rhetoric of

poland's conservative government this rhetoric targets one group in particular refugees while the country has welcomed an estimated 2000000 people from ukraine since 2015 it has refused to relocate refugees from the count's increase and it's only. now going to receive if you stay legal if he is not going to go through the legal. status of refugees to be a refugee by the international law you have to flee to the 1st safe country anything that serious our neighbor but according to anna wilkins got an expert on muslim migration relocation refugees to poland is legal that's because e.u. countries are obliged to take in a share of asylum seekers even if they 1st arrived in greece for example she says politicians are using the migrants as scapegoats. it's very easy to get people

scared about the things that they don't know easy to tell a lot of stuff about them to gain votes to gain political power poland is expected to oppose the upcoming e.u. migration pact the government says it doesn't want to be forced to take refugees from the camps especially after accepting millions of ukrainians. we believe that every country of the e.u. should be involved in resolving the crisis the migration crisis but not every country in the same way we are now directing our thought a little bit different geographical direction but this is a european problem as well the conflict in ukraine the conflict situation in the east is a problem doubts european union will also face back in krakow mohammed has made a home for himself with good friends that is why he'd like poland to open its doors to more migrants. it's unfair for the for the syrians who would like to have

a life like like myself he hopes the e.u. will find common ground on the migration pacts. and with that now you're up to date on t.w. news i'm sarah kelly and berlin up next my colleague monica jones has just taken. we can see that. sometimes you sense that. what connects people is stronger than what separates them. is so strong that it can be true.