coriander lee friday morning here in moscow hi there in the headlines the coronavirus death toll in italy overtakes that of china now and in one city the army is drafted in to help transport coffins out of the area. moscow's starts building a new hospital complex to treat cope with 19 patients and amid early signs of comic buying we look at supply levels here in the russian capital so. particularly sensitive subject lately toilet paper while. any type of budget any type of skin is clearly enough for everyone to. pick up the story to from the u.k. of a nurse who claims she was racially abused on the way to work as the country's

health service comes under severe strain. capullo. which is common physically and verbally abuse me all my race. for good morning welcome to the program my name is kevin owen here at the arts international worldview center with the latest 30 minute update this 20th of march and we're starting with the grim latest to to stakes on the coronavirus pandemic there are now more than 240000 confirmed cases worldwide and the death toll is approaching 10000. as it stands today italy is now the country worst hit by the covert 1000 pandemic fatalities that have surged beyond 3400 that's great to the loss of life in china

prime minister has epic contest says the nationwide lockdown could now need to be extended after a couple of. in the northern city of bergen mode the army has been called in to help move coffins of the victims out of the area this video posted on social media shows military trucks arriving the city cemeteries have become overwhelmed by the sheer number of dead was in the lumber the province where almost 2000 people died from the virus officials though fear the worst is yet to come. it is a heartbreaking image striking with the force of 100 or even the fowls and punches medical staff on the front line in italy of 2 falling sick themselves in large numbers to more than 2600 of contract to the virus since february that represents around 8 percent of all cases in the country entire health care systems creaking under the strain there's a severe shortage of staff hospital beds and equipment lifesaving ventilators and

face masks are in short supply and some retired stuff are being asked to return to work one of the country's leading public health experts claim the government's response has been too slow the problem right now is the supply of protective gear the government should have thought of this some time ago we already have a limited number of doctors nurses under extreme circumstances we could even ask them to help working even if they tested positive for corona virus still they should be equipped with protective devices to avoid spreading the virus further. the situation is really dramatic and there are 8 percent of workers who are able to center over all cases are workers who are and fact and there is nothing we can do because we have a shortage of medical personnel and it be our help healthy in the sense of bacon are capable of who are can and they don't show symptoms that incapacitated them in

some way and that's the only option otherwise the death toll will continue to rise we don't know how many people are infected because we are only testing people who show symptoms and actually severe symptoms should definitely be efficiently more tasks the problem is that they do not have the resources to do so so they're desperately asking for help from the european union and from european partners only way to really fight the disease is by testing as many people as possible. russia has registered almost 150 cases now of the novel coronavirus most here in moscow the thirty's are gradually implementing strict measures to prevent a large scale outbreak russia's closed its borders to foreign nationals with some exceptions and those who arrive from most countries must go into quarantine for 2 weeks schools will be temporarily closed from this coming march the 23rd and gatherings of more than 50 people have been banned construction works on the way to

a new hospital complex outside moscow to treat coronavirus patients it's set in a remote rural area will be surrounded by 250 meter exclusion zone is due to be completed by april 15th. meantime the mayor's office has warned about misinformation spreading online about the pandemic and the measures to contain it that includes posts claiming that the russian capital will go into total lockdown maybe with shortages of essential products and shops too well to counter that store chains have offered reassurances saying they have got plenty of reserves right now and there's no need for panic buying and the rush ministry of industry trade has promised the public the grocery shops will not close it was done after checked out the situation that one large moscow's supermarket. panic buying has become one of the key manifestations of the coronavirus scare all over the world so now we've come to one of most schools largest retail stores parts of europe the ch'an chain

just to get an idea as to how badly this thing is affecting the russians in fact we're in the very same store that had previously introduced so-called apocalypse shopping carts pre-selected bundles of essential goods for about $45.00 per carts was a one time action but it turned out to be a clear success because those cards have been already swept and they're nowhere to be found but now let's have a look as to how world this particular end a very large store is stocked itself. 1st stop is well good old soap and the situation here is quite interesting because all cheaper ones they are gone like for instance here like 15 cents 30 cents by the i'm not making up the prices these are actual prices on the soap here they're gone but the more expensive stuff over here in abundance in fact let me show you

one thing you can literally if you are if you are in a panic situation if you are in a panic mood you can literally buy soaps in canisters like this is liquid soap 5 releases of liquid soap but we're going to be opting for something different something so. particularly sensitive subject lately toilet paper while. any type of budget any type of skin there's clearly enough for everyone and i feel like a plenty at home but for the sake of the experiment let's get some why not. well this is trouble all right because we're in the poultry section and the well it's been ransacked there are people all around filming on their phones as well together with us what's going on here but the store has put up

a reassuring messages reassuring sign saying essentially that the products the products are on the way don't worry if you haven't found what you wanted here it will be here we will restock it in the nearest future together with the supplies we're doing everything to maintain the needed stockpile. cheaper me like chicken or turkey more expensive me like before the poor while it's gone just some of the most expensive stuff is here but here nothing. well judging by the amount of sweets next to me one thing can be said with certainty children are definitely not panicking and can be an example to us all. well this is of course just a symbolic cut it's not really serious but if i were to go all in and defy wanted

to get everything that i needed for a nuclear winter scenario so to speak i would have had very very few problems with doing so and even with that said supply is have been talking a lot and posting photos and videos of their storage is really filled up to the brim with produce saying that there is literally no reason to panic about whatever whatever. shows that we've just seen well they will be filled up there will be back fully stops so right now it looks that the appetite for panic buying here at least among muscovites is not that strong. well good if i'm at least with the whole world battling not only the pandemic but away the dissin from asian around the virus as well it seems the e.u. knows who to blame once again it appears to be the kremlin something dismissed outright by moscow. we know all these that it was because of the amount of this

information fed from outside of the e.u. among others also from russia or from providers which are based in russia or a link somehow to. sources you know you guys there's no ads well accusations against russia over disinformation and quakes about the coronavirus president europe and the whole world disinformation and fake themselves let's take a look at the presumption of innocence i mean there are accusing missions you know average now and then there can be an uprising that the trial where it can be used as a part of such an aggressive informational campaign isn't a new era port claims russia's sewing pelican anger in the west over the coronavirus it also states the aims to undermine public trust in the national health care systems try to prevent an effective response to the break the story of brute rescue spoke to us he believes the allegations against russia are absurd it

looks very. funny in a certain sense because. western media is a western governments their french government especially this one because i'm basing friends are so ridiculous in their in their own way they take. the risk when it be demure from the very beginning so they take days when they may think you know there are accusing russia and georgia. is it is not do only country with. which i ask questions about the origin of the epidemic and do behavior of different governments it's just ridiculous to. treat of russia as derisive. of. dr who we are witnessing all over the world. in the us donald trump resorted to rarely use wartime powers to force industry to tackle covert 90. it will

be invoked in the defense production act and just in case we need it the words if you will know what it is in it can do a lot of good things if we need it must sacrifice together because we are all in this together and will come through together or meantime connecticut has become the 6 state to postpone the democratic primaries because the break the democratic national committee's issued a warning to that hasty changes to the process may result in penalties and quote kellam open reports on mars. all of society hunkers down in the face of a global health pandemic the democrats have decided to point fingers and play the blame game this crisis is going to demand more from all of us more from an administration and a president that has been far too slow in waking up to the scale of the challenges we now face i have been incredibly frustrated and concerned by the trumpet

administration's missteps and slow response to this crisis so far the trumpet ministration has made a serious of false promises about the country's diagnostic capacities spreading confusing on true information about the availability of tests for the general public and so to hear the leader of the federal government tell us to work around the federal government because it's too too slow is just it's kind of mind boggling to be honest now there is no question that donald trump is taking this very seriously as a public health crisis we're asking everyone to work at home a possible postpone and this is a travel and limits social gatherings to no more than 10 people by making shared sacrifices and temporary changes we can protect the health of our people at the d.n.c. is very happy to call out donald trump but their own political goals are not on hold 5 states have canceled their presidential primary votes and now the d.n.c. says that there could be consequences each the 1st determining step must take place

by the 9th of june if the state violates the rule on timing or any other rule that could be subject to penalties including at least a 50 percent reduction in delegates we advise states to follow the recommendations of local health officials and prioritize health and safety of all individuals that's right the democratic leadership is now demanding that senior citizens and everyone else drop everything rushed to the polls and vote in the democrats' primary risking death in some cases now if you don't do it they say they will make you pay no small. sense of entitlement there in states that have had their primary vote the turnout has been rather low big shocker at this point all public gatherings movie theaters restaurants are shut down so why not the polls exactly it makes sense to close this down i mean that's just they you know any of these voting centers that would just simply be

a centers for transmitting disease and it's the responsible thing is then to say look we can postpone this basically they can postpone it will all the way up to late may have all the put all the remaining primaries on and some day in late may and that's it it's certainly a much more sensible policy than holding primaries now when everybody's so anxious about the virus i think that they are thinking entirely in terms of the general election i mean the democrats have absolutely desperate to defeat donald trump they want to wrap this up as quickly as possible be full of the public has a chance to change its mind the rules across america are changing in the face of the coded 1000 health crisis but one thing certainly remains the same the only set of rules the democratic national committee plays by are their own and they demand that everyone else play by them as well kaleb mopp and r.t.

new york and the course the democratic primaries in the u.s. now officially a 2 horse race composed for the morning here in moscow coming up to a 16 post 4 but we're going to talk about the sit ins with the.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sport i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. again good morning starts international so as we mentioned before the break the democratic primary race is now down to just 2 candidates bernie sanders and joe biden months after the hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard dropped out and threw his support behind the former vice president who's emerged now as the clear front runner. now after tuesday's election it's clear that democratic primary voters

have chosen vice president joe biden to be the person who will take on president trump in the general election so today i am suspending my presidential campaign and offering my full support to vice president joe biden in his quest to bring our country together and although i may not agree with the vice president on every issue i know that he has a good heart and he's motivated by his love for our country and the american people what seemed like the sentiment to shortly after the announcement joe biden famed for her support the congresswoman was thrust into the spotlight last year you may recall when hillary clinton accused her of being a russian asset rejected the allegations and indeed sued the former secretary of state the 38 year old politician into the race for the democratic ticket in february last year and was the last woman standing we heard from professor of latin american studies done he sure he told us the primaries have been way down the

climate of fear. if you will have to work the most are clearly affected in are afraid to go out in it well if they have children you know that i'll be 'd there during the a free so clearly be inside iraq primary is in crisis in a sense tell see garrard a woman of color who represents a columnist people who why i think a lot of people high hopes that she would support bernie sanders who is of course the most critical incident perry was candidate so to see her fall in line with joe biden in commend joe biden miller is clearly an establishment candidate who represents a continuation of us foreign policy was clearly very disappointing and this is bigger than just a primary this is a movement for universal health care for us foreign policy it is diametrically opposed to what trump and biting him but i'm in the ruling class represent so this move is going to continue to fight notches in the electoral arena arena but more

importantly historically in the streets of the u.s. . in the u.k. the spread of the corona virus has accelerated with more than 2500 people now infected and the pandemic appears to be having a negative effect too on some people's behavior one british nurse spoke to us claimed she was assaulted and racially abused on her way to work r.t. sharjah edwards does the report. it may come as no surprise that the n.h.s. isn't exactly thriving what with being on the forefront of the fight against coronavirus staff shortages not enough funding and even a lack of clothing for medical staff professionals make it harder to help save lives but those were predictable evils was less than anticipated is that a phobia towards people who are treating patients but it happened to the n.h.s. nurse who was allegedly racially abused in itself just to experience something that really opened my mind with today's society so i was coming out from the train

station just minding my own business usually get out through the barriers and to come to work as a nurse. and these cops who. just come and physically and verbally abuse me my race and it gets worse she was attacked on her way to a hospital for an overtime shift to help her colleagues cope with the outbreak every really to come together you have any chance is struggling my goodness we have to start no doctors no nothing people who need to wake up and realize that this virus is not an excuse to be racist or to discriminate against everyone period the sad reality is as a virus sort of originates in china and spreads across the globe so does panic and xenophobia for instance a singapore in student was assaulted in london by teenagers who punched him in the face screaming we don't want your coronavirus in our country he shouted i don't want your coronavirus in my country you think this is et well no

a vietnamese are 3 of us drop quite exhibitor earlier this month the u.k. are there because of fears that she would spread the virus the corona virus is causing much anxiety everywhere and fairly or not asians are being seen as carries a virus your presence on the stand would unfortunately create hesitation on the part of the audience to enter the exhibition space i apologize for this and hope we can meet and perhaps work together in the future these cases in the u.k. are just the tip of the ice are across the pond in new york amount of news an asian person on the lecture just for standing next to her on one. coming. so many and it's not only open aggressions are either people are now turning up their noses to asian cuisine and culture and asian people in general are being avoided a wiki pedia page has even been set up dedicated to covert 19 incidents of racism with governments and international organizations now makes intervening countries

a cautioned against actions that promote stickler or even discrimination in the eye with the principles of our top 3 of our. the coronavirus epidemic a set of a disturbing wave of prejudice against people of chinese and east asian if the city and i call member states do their utmost to combat this and other forms of discrimination it seems increasingly true that in times of crisis and stray bring out the western people the idea of. the racial i.q. ratio. is something which we hope when our world war well our record has been the most urgent. of the consequence of the 'd mess labeling in the midst. of this. ringback country for the lack of. 'd good luck over. mobile our society can maintain. this health care and automotive support.

the government and the government but i think it so much of the people work together and don't use racism as a tool to divide and rule and much more important the administration's response of quality to local brokers were. which are more people are treated equally. just like you know for a minute over on our website if you friends to check it out we've got the latest article there by the slovenian philosophers level dziedzic on the threat that covered 19 poses to our everyday way of life as ever though he gives his informed levelheaded take on it if you'd like to hear it soon is going to say check it out on t.v. dot com. this is sad to report time patients are being told to say the last goodbyes to their loved ones via skype and it's part of new guidelines for british hospitals they're reportedly designed to help medics stem the pandemic spread and besides the farewell recommendations the

release document also discourages family or friends from visiting patients in critical care such sensitive issues but some say they find those new tips distasteful we put it up for discussion. so on the face of it these guidelines and they are guidelines these are rules might seem distasteful and they might seem harsh of course but we have to be mindful of why these guidelines been put in place this is not about stopping the husband of a wife they've been together 50 years from saying goodbye to his wife for example this is around the extended family i speak for a time when a child b. was the big health scare that's when i was a senior sister in the renal unit and in those days you know i'm afraid to say it our priority was treating our patients not the visitors you can use up these valuable staff time on relatives you can't have a situation where you still got other patients treated in intensive care units some

patients in intensive care units have 101215 or more people who want to visit them and we can't allow that to happen at the current time because of course that's putting those individuals at risk but also providing huge vectors to disseminate this virus we all took for granted as personal liberties they're all going to be taken away and i'm afraid we are there to treat sick people and it is really sad it is really probably only going to be confined to people on the i t you we have got to look at it from individual ism and we have to look at the heard of course we would want that patient at home the reality is for intensive care patients that is almost always not possible in that they wouldn't make it home these decisions are absolutely best left to the clinicians they're the ones who are in charge of the treatment you're looking at $60000.00 patient days on an intensive care unit on the best case scenario clinicians understand they understand how

important relatives are but i'm afraid i do have to keep saying it's the herd is more important the staff are more important than individual feeling so we do not want to think about the worst case scenario we're preparing for the. in the intermediate case scenario is the worst case scenario is going to hugely challenge our n.h.s. and really redefine the way we use health care services not just during this crisis but for many years to come there after you know time to take stock on so many levels will testing times aren't they well that's the way the world's looking so far this morning from moscow at least this early friday it's kevin are reporting it for you is coming up now to 28 minutes past for the morning keep across all of the dot com or various social media for all the stories and they help in the coming hours for me a good day. a

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