it's 5 am early friday morning here in moscow good morning in the headlines the coronavirus death toll in italy overtakes of china and one city the army is drafted in to help transport planes out of the area. here moscow starts building a new hospital complex to treat cope with 900 patients but amid early signs of panic buying we look at supply levels in the russian capital. particularly sensitive subject lately toilet paper while. any type of budget any type of. this clearly enough for everyone. to the story of a nurse in the u.k. who claim she was racially abused on her way to work because the country's health

service comes under severe strain. physically and verbally abuse we very. good morning welcome to the program my name is kevin irwin here at the r.t. international world you center with the latest 30 minute live update for this 20th of march as it is now and unfortunately we're starting with the latest figures on the coronavirus pandemic there are now more than 240000 confirmed cases worldwide and the death toll is approaching 10000. italy has now become the country worst hit by the covert 1000 pandemic fatalities

there of surge beyond 3400 that's greater than the loss of life in china and prime minister just epic contest says the nation wide lockdown may need to be extended after april of. this is the grim scene from the northern city of bergen mo the army that 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 become overwhelmed by the sheer number of dead bergen moez in the long body province where almost 2000 people have died from the virus officials though for the worst is yet to come. it is a heartbreaking image striking with the force of a 100 or even the fowls and punches where medical staff from the very front line in italy have been falling sick themselves in large numbers more than 2000 $600.00 have contracted the virus since february that represents around 8 percent of all cases in the country the 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 staff are being asked to return to work one of the country's leading public health experts claims the government's response there 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 and or extremist 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 you know how dramatic and there are 8 percent of workers who are able to center over all cases are workers who are and active and there is nothing we can do because we have a shortage of medical personnel and it be i how healthy in the sense that they can

are capable of who are here and they don't show symptoms that incapacity their exam way and that's the only option otherwise and paul will continue to write we don't know how many people are in it because we are only testing people who show symptoms and actually sit here and it should definitely be efficiently more task the problem is that they did not have the resources to do so so they're desperately asking for help from the european union and from european partners the only way to really fight it is if by test think as many people as possible here russia's registered almost 150 cases of a novel coronavirus most are here in moscow the authorities are gradually implementing strict measures to prevent large scale outbreak russia's close its borders to foreign nationals with some exceptions and those who arrive from most countries must go into quarantine for 2 weeks school shortly will temporarily close

from march the 23rd and gatherings of more than 50 people have been banned construction works also now underway on a new hospital complex outside moscow to treat coronavirus patients it's in a remote rural area will be surrounded by 250 meter exclusion zone it's to be completed by april 15th meantime the moscow mayor's office has warned about misinformation spreading online about the pandemic and the measures to contain it this includes posts claiming that the russian capital is set to go into a total lockdown anytime soon with shortages of essential products in the shops too well to come to the store chains have offered reassurances so. that they've got plenty of reserves for now and there's no need to panic by the russian ministry of industry and trade too as promised the public that grocery shops will not close he goes down of a correspondent checked out the latest situation at one large moscow supermarket then. 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 shan 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 well this particular and a very large store is stocked itself. first 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 buy 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 liters 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 mead like before you pour while it's gone just some of the most expensive stuff is here but. 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 m.t.v. . that we've just seen well they will be filled up there will be back fully stops so right now it's lopes the appetite for panic buying here at least among muscovites is not that strong. well good to see it for now at least with the whole world battling not only the pandemic but a wave of dissin from asian around the virus as well it seems the e.u. knows who to blame once again to point the finger at the kremlin something

immediately dismissed outright by moscow. the north is that it was because. of this information from outside of the e.u. among others also from russia or from providers which are based in russia or at least somehow to draw crimean sources you know there's well accusations against russia over disinformation and quakes about the coronavirus president europe and the whole world are a big disinformation and make them sound let's take a look at the presumption of innocence there are accusing advocates now evidence there can be any claims that tomorrow where it can be used as a part of such an aggressive informational campaign. or you report claims that russia is so empowered they can anger in the west over the coronavirus it also states the aim is to undermine public trust in national health care systems trying to prevent an effective response to the break is the theory the story of brutal

dress believes the allegations against russia are absurd. it looks very. funny in a certain sense because their. western years and western governments their friends government especially because i'm basically friends are so ridiculous in their in their their way day and day treated all decorum have to research it be demure from the very beginning so day to day they make the fake news and know their i.q. seeing russia and george. bush jr is there is not do only country with. which i ask questions about the origin of the epidemic and the behavior of different governments it's just ridiculous to. treat russia. sponsored a bill of fault of teams dr who he we are witnessing all over the word when else

around the globe in the us donald trump has resorted to rarely used wartime powers to force industry to tackle covert 19 will be invoking the defense production act just in case we need it or words think you'll know what it is and 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 meantime connecticut has become the 6 state to postpone the democratic primaries because of the outbreak but the democratic national committee's issued a warning about it that hasty changes to the process may result in penalties kellam opens across that story. 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 and onto 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 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 rules 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 the 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 if basically they can postpone it will all the way up to late may have all the put all the remaining primaries on on 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 before 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 up and r.t. new york well as for the democratic primary race itself it's now down to just 2 can that is pretty sound isn't joe biden it's after the hawaii congresswoman tulsi gabbard dropped out and threw her support behind the former vice president who's emerged as the clear front runner now. 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'm 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 shortly after the announcement joe biden for her support in the sentiments the

congresswoman is thrusts course in the spotlight last year may recall when hillary clinton accused her of being a russian assett rejected the allegations and sued the former secretary of state over it the 38 year old politician into the race for the democratic ticket in february last year and she was the last woman standing so to speak we heard from professor of latin american studies danny shaw he told us the primaries are being weighed down right now anyway but climate of fear. it will have to work the most are clearly affected in are afraid to go 'd out in it well if they have children you know they'll go in 'd the only way they're doubly a free so clearly be inside iraq primary is in crisis in a sense tells the garrote a woman of color represents a colonist people hawaii thing 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 the 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 that is diametrically opposed to what trump inviting him but i'm in the ruling class represent so this move is going to continue to fight not just in the electoral reading arena but more importantly historically in the streets of being out. in the u.k. the support of the corona virus has accelerated with more than 2500 now infected in the pandemic appears to be having a negative impact on some people's behavior to a case in point one british nurse who claimed she was assaulted and racially abused on a way to work. edwards daschle reports. 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 of an anticipated event a phobia towards people who are treating patients but it happened to the n.h.s. nurse who was allegedly racially abusing insults at just experience something that really opened my mind with today's society so i was coming up 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 couple who. just come and physically and verbally abuse me from my race and it gets worse she was attacked on her way to hospital for overtime shift to help her colleagues cope with the outbreak every really to come together you know any chance is struggling my goodness we have to start no doctors no nothing people who need to wake up and realise that this virus is not an excuse to be racist or to discriminate against everyone period

the sad reality is as a fire sort of originates in china it spreads across the globe so does panic and xenophobia for instance the singapore and student was assaulted and loved by teenagers who punched him in the face screaming we don't know what you're coronavirus in our country he shouted i don't want your court of ours in my country we think this is at. a vietnamese our current us drug quite exhibitor earlier this month the u.k. arts are because of fears that she would spread the virus the corona virus is causing much anxiety everywhere unfairly or not asians are being seen as carriers of the 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. case in the u.k. are just the tip of the iceberg across the pond in new york and none of these an asian person on the lecture just standing next to her and want. to leave.

germany and it's not only open aggressions our people are now turning up their noses to asian cuisine and culture and asian people in general are being avoided and wiki pedia page has even been set up dedicated to covert 19 incidents of racism with governments and international organizations now mate entering countries a cautioned against actions that promote stigma or even discrimination in iraq the principles of our top story of i.h.l. the coronavirus epidemic a sort 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 strain bring out the western people the idea that any racial like a racial thing is something which we hope when out of the 2nd world war well our record has been that in a surge of anti chinese racism of the consequence of the 'd mislabeling in the

midst. of this war i was ringback. moved country for the lack of. a lack of ability to mobilize society to maintain 'd a system about health care and correlated support with less well partly government when the government spent i think you so much of the people work together and racism as a tool to divide and rule and much more important the administration's response of quality to make sure both the stock market work. which are more people are treated equally. by the way just like you know. you can check the latest article by the slovenian philosopher slow voice trying to get a sense of all this of these old times on the threat the covert 19 poses to our way of life you get yours in for the level headed take on if you want to check it out

it was a word of comfort per party dot com. or finally this is dying patients being told to say their last goodbyes to their loved ones via skype it's part of new guidelines for british hospitals they reportedly designed to help medics stem the pandemic spread right now and this wides the farewell recommendations the release document also discourages families or friends from visiting patients in critical care as well as a time when they would so need it but you can't touch sensitive issues but some so they find those new tips distasteful to i'm sure you've got your views we put it up for discussion. so in 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 the was the big health scare that's when i was seeing your sister on 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. 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 you from individual ism and we have to look at the

herd 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 an individual feeling so we do not want to think about the worst case scenario we're preparing for the best in the intermediate case scenarios 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 testing times and they don't they were i can tell you with our own there in moscow will be working through as best we can to bring all that has headlines as they come in so stay tuned to us or

a website that's mine 247 or any of our social media we do appreciate you watching as well here not international premier the rest of the team i'm kevin oh and by the way have a good day. so why should a consensus led by the united states says the liberal world order must be defended and almost all costs said differently the foreign policy bob demands the post cold war you know polar moment to be preserved but alas it would seem a mole take hold has already arrived. trade and investment have become bad. 6 bills to come to economic development. most people think about trade they think about goods and services being exchanged between countries and the investment chapter of a trade agreement is about something very different than what one investment leads

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readings and sell you take. while we get lost in all of the pomp and circumstance of us presidential elections and fears of a virus pandemic i want to solve remember that one of the most important aspects of these 2 major stories is the reporting that has brought them to our doorsteps a new species it's journalism the 4th the state that gives us the ability to question candidates seeking public office and hold officials accountable for their actions in times of crisis and that for the state has been under attack for quite some time not only from its own internal greedy thirst for higher readerships and

the advertising dollars but also externally by governments individuals and corporations seeking to control the narrative and this external threat was on full display recently in southeast london england at the war it's crown court where the extradition hearings of wiki leaks founder and publisher julian assange have been under way accused of conspiring with former us army intelligence analyst chelsea manning to obtain and disclose classified information and charges 17 counts of violating the 1917 u.s. espionage act assad has not only facing down the possibility of 175 years in prison but also the full wrath of the u.s. government in its history of torture and abuse of political prisoners if the united kingdom courts grant this extradition professor of journalism roy greenslade sums up the threat of assad's persecution writing in the guardian that quote these offensives may.