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continues, wiping out every job created in the last decade. a russian facebook or is recruiuiting to reimagine some classic [indiscernible] >> -- a russian facebook group is recruiting to reimagine some classic [indiscernible] our viewers on pbs, the united states welcome. today, europe apologized to italy. the president admitted that europe was unprepared and it failed to help when italy became the center of the outbreak. european countries were slow to
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send help. urszula vendor line apologized and said europe has come together like never before to overcome the pandemic. >> it is true that no one was really ready for this into many were not there when italy needed a helping hand and for that, it is right that europe as a whole offers a heartfelt apology, but saying sorry only counts for something if it changes behavior and it did not take long before everyone realized we must protect each other to protect ourselves and the truth is that europe has now become the world's beating heart of solidarity. >> earlier, we spoke with
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richard walker in brussels and asked if the apology is an omission from the commission president that the european union failed italy. >> i think there are two aspects to this. earlier, individual countries going at it alone, shutting down borders in uncoordinated ways. on the other side, as a whole, the system not recognizing what a danger this pandemic would be so i think all of that is equally important and it is something she has hammered home a few times, but now beginning to look to the future.
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one of the biggest challenges, how would they find the money. italy will the right at the center because there is a huge amount of debt, so getting on board on how to fund that recovery is going to be really important. i think she will be happy that the prime minister has welcomed those words today. >> no change in the u.k. britain will keep its latest lockdown measures for another three weeks. ending the lockdown early wouldd be too risky. today, he said relaxing physical
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-- physical distancing measures would erase the gains in place. rob laid out the government's plan to keep efforts focused on stopping the spread of the virus. >> we must be confident that it will not risk a second infection that overwhelms the nhs. the worst thing we could do is to ease up too soon. it would be the worst outcome not just for public health, but for the country as a whole. >> are very own correspondent has been following this story and here is her take on the latest. >> the governments emphasis on at least three weeks because the
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conclusion is the crisis is far from over. we heard the secretary saying a simple message, stay home, saved lives and they are apparently behind the scenes talking about exit strategies, but at this point it would be too early. only about 20,000 tests done so far and doctors and nurses, the government has no idea how far it has spread in this point. >> the coronavirus crisis has put a spotlight on society's unsung heroes -- health care workers, supermarket cashiers, the guy who delivers your pizza. political leaders are underscoring one message more
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than others, solidarity is more important than ever. >> a new gesture of appreciation . >> greetings mr. preresident. >> this video shows the german president making phone calls during the coronavirus crisis. these are the people who keep germany going despite the lockdown. the calls are meant to show solidarity with those on the front linee, doctors, emergency workers. >> i i hope we can do a little t to ensure that recognition i is given to you and your colleagues. that is why i am calling you. > the trash boot -- trash collector says he is enjoying a
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level of appreciation than ever before. >> a smile is enough. i think solilidarity is the most important thing. >> importance of solidarity is also underlined why the germrman foreign mininister. he had a clear message of cohesion. >> we know c combating t the vis is an internatational task and o country alone will be able to defeat this virus. >> [inaudible] criticized donald trump decision to stop payments to the who. >> we remain the back bone -- backbone in the fight against this pandemic. this is the worst possible moment to do at -- - do that.t.
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it is similar to throwing out a pilot in midair. >> even know germany is preparing to ease restrictions, the global pandemic is far from over. >> scientists say it takes five to 10 years on average to develop a safe back scene. they are cautioning success is likely to be more than a year away. the university hospital in reagan's port. >> this contains a possible cure for covid-19. he has the antibodies produced by the body to fight the viriru. >> the antibodies attack and destroy the virus. that is why the only specific
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treatment is possible that we have. >> the doctors have been working with these plasma donations for 10 days. hundreds of people have volunteered. they take up to five donations per day. >> i'm very optimistic. we have found donors who have substantial amounts of neutralizing antibodies in their blood. >> more than 40 patients have been treated. all were critical. so far, no side effects. the signs of the infection improves every few days.
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>> it is one of the parameters that fall quickly and if the patient has the virus in them, then we can see if it decreases. >> people who have recovered can help those who are sick and possibly save lives. >> here is a quick round up of other developments around the world. the majority of cases are in europe. more than a quarter in the united states. brazil's president has fired its health minister over disagreement on how to handle the pandemic. japan has declared a statewide emergency. the german state of of aria --
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bavaria has announced that oktoberfest is unlikely to go on this year. leaders from budgie summit nations met in a conference call to discuss a coordinated response to the pandemic. eminem e-tron -- and manual act -- emmanuel macron [no audio] a statement said the talks focused on covid-19 and donald trump says she got the leaders to agree to a thorough review and reform of the world health organization. that is what the trump white house said. let's find out more from our correspondent in washington. >> that was an externally state
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to come out of the trump white house. >> according to the statement, all leaders of the g7 agree there is a need for reforms and the white house continues to say that much of the conversation during this conference was focused on the lack of transparency and mismanagement of the pandemic. however, we have to say it is not quite clear how widespread this criticism was because we know not all g7 leaders have been a google and we got a quite different statement. the spokesperson said the chancellor expressed her support, stressing that such organizations are very important to combating the pandemic and i
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also have to say that having covered president trump for three years, it is not unusual to get a statement from the white house that is quite different than other statements issued by other participants of such meetings. >> true, but shocking. we know that the u.s. president spent the past week criticizing the world health organization. remind us, what is his beef with the who? >> he does not think they advance his america first policy and sees them as a waste of money and in this particular case, he is accusing the who of pushing chinese misinformation, having made devastating mistakes, but we have to say they acted much faster then
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other [inaudible] some say he is just trying to find a scapegoat to deflect from the criticism he is handling for -- he is facing for his handling of this crisis. >> thank you. later today, president trump plans to unveil new guidelines on reviving the u.s. economy with the nimble of americans filing for unemployment -- the number of americans filing for unemployment highest in history. >> another s sign ththat the u.. economy is suffering. the number of americans out of work continues to climb,
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reachingng a total of 22 million over the last month, one of the highest numbers on record. the restrictions are crippling the economy with most businesses shut and livelihoods at risk. president trump is preparing to unveil a plan to reopen u.s. businesses in the hopepes to jumpstart a recovery. >> the data suggest that we have passed the peak of cases and hopefully that will continue and we will continue to make great progress. we are pretty together guidelines to reopen the country. >> but in new york state, a time
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to look ahead and reopening is not in sight. with over 11,000 deaths a new cases emerging, governor andrew cuomo wants to ca a significant drop in infection rate before thinking of easing the lockdown. shops and restaurants will be closing until at least may 15 and those in public required to wear masks. >> 20 29 people out of work in the u.s., all the jobs created have been wiped out. how is the u.s. coping with this ? >> we hear from some economists may be up to 50 million americans, i talked to some
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people who try to file for the unemployment claims and they told me they were waiting for hours in line and waiting longer and people eventually gave up so the numbers might be higher than the 22 million unemployment claims. i am standing here in broadway and you can see there is nobody around. new york clearly still in lockdown. >> it looks like a ghost town. we understand eight $350 billion small business support fund has already run out of money. has the u.s. underestimated the extent of the crisis? >> that is hard to tell. we are talking about a lot of
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money here necessary to get the economy going. the $350 billion is just part of the to try and dollar rescue package -- $2 trillion rescue package the federal reserve is pumping into the economy. right now, there is a political fight about the next package. >> the u.s. president wants to open the economy sooner rather than later. one of the risks of making this move too soon? >> the main risk is that the virus might actually start back and it might take even longer to restart it, but what we will see is state-by-state decisions take
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longer. let's say for example, take longer for california to come back. what is really needed at this point is testing and that is still not available, but that would be one main task so people feel comfortable to return to work. >> thank you. about 2.5 million people lived in -- live in cramped conditions in nairobi. some businesses are calling on the public for donations of money and food. >> with the arrival of the coronavirus in kenya, volunteers open up an initiative to deliver food to those who can't stock
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up. >> we get donations and then we buy food in bulk and then repacked them in smaller releaee packs so -- relief packs. there are red beans, sugar and soap. >> many do not have running water and tires families living shacks -- live in shacks. the elderly, orphans and the sick are priorities. everyone here feels the economic downturn. >> they cannot afford to get
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food and some of the employers have fired them. >> none of the initiatives have come up to donate food. the good news is people can donate money from their phone. this might be the best way to reach those in need. >> government aid has not reached help here. she says with the help of private initiatives that have helped 400 households. >> vladimir putin has postponed a massive military parade that was scheduled to mark the 75th anniversary of russia's victory over nazi germany. putin said this year it is too risky during the pandemic and
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says the commemoration will take place later in the year. emily sherwood has more. >> the fact that vladimir putin has postponed a victory day parade shows how seriously authorities are now taking this pandemic. this year is the 75th year of russia's victory over nazi germany. it has huge emotional significance for many people here because an estimated 26 million soviet citizens were killed during world war ii and it has become an opportunity to show significance on the world stage and show might here in the square behind me. according to reports, the kremlin was initially reported
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to -- was going to carry it without viewers. >> with all the stay-at-home orders in effect around the world, many people are discovering their creative side, using extra time to produce and reproduce works of art. here is what one russian facebook group has been up to. >> fly into a paiainting from yr bed or sink into the tragedy with ingredients from the kitchen. social media users are giving our classics -- our classics -- art classics a makeover.
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it started as a challenge between friends in moscow and a few weeks later it has nearly half a million members from all over t the world.. > no one expecected suchch ae reaction. the group grew so quickly right away. people are really taking time gone through art books, trying to find the right picture for themselves and families. >> the rules are simple -- he is a classic, take a photo at home and use props you would not -- you have lying around home. despite it -- decided to take part because i'm sick of my cat and she is sick of me. >> it is uniquely wildly joyful and gives everyone popositive emotions.
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it gives you a break from everything. >> users sayay it is a spontanes thing, but some people have been getting the whole family involved, including their pets. now, there are around 2000 posts everyday and each one is a glimpse to openening up new doos to creativity. >> from art in isolation to an artist in isolation, banksy. the idea of his -- he has revealed his latest. he wrote that his wife hates it
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began the day at two eighty k. the woman told coronavirus locockdown appears o be bearing fruit hey in france the head of ththe country's public heaealth authority since the spread of the disease is now slowing. restrictions are set to hold fast until mid may. president trump proposed outline his plans to get the u. s. back on its feet. and back open for business this is seven states extend t the shutdowownsd as the unemployment level mamatches towardsds great depression era levels. we'll have more from a business and it says kate. and thedl
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