in the headlines from moscow this wednesday 25th of march any minute now you can see it was read on the ticker there the russian president expected to give a nationwide address on the coronavirus situation here in russia it comes after 3 patients and medical staff in the front line of battle will be across it elsewhere around the world the spanish doctors say the country's health system there is a breaking point with the surging cases of covert 90 overwhelmed in spain is now the 2nd worst hit nation in europe behind it only here anger anguish sadness a very difficult to handle. 5 days in the making it took but eventually washington

reached in the story stimulus deal with trillions of dollars to assist the public but at the same time the world health organization is warning the u.s. could be the next global epicenter of the pandemic. hello there this is r.t. international from moscow welcome to the program has just turned 3 pm here now this wednesday as you can probably tell we're going to slightly new show julian place for you for the time being i'm kevin over there with my colleagues will be here every day at this time so update you on the latest in a full 30 minute world news round up. well 1st of all the big figures the overall number of coronavirus cases confirmed around the world today has surpassed 435000 this hour with the death toll over 19000. but all that said there is plenty of hope

the figures keep changing but there are more than 111000 people recorded this having recovered since the outbreak started late last year. so we're keeping an eye on the news feed out from the kremlin at the moment of putin's expected to address the nation on the current coronavirus break here in russia it's going to happen any moment now since it will go to where we're doing the total number of cases here in russia thomas reach 658 as of this let's go live to south can say that in central moscow what do we know about putin's upcoming speech has anything leaked out about what he might be talking about maybe what the plans are here what it was all very last minute presentation was actually going to be in some petersburg today on a walk but that was canceled but yes we have received confirmation from the kremlin

press secretary that indeed the russian president will be giving an address to the nation likely just within a matter of moments so before we delve into what potentially will be on the table for discussion let's listen to that announcement. a community of the president has rescheduled his trip to st petersburg and will stay in moscow today he's currently working on his nationwide address which he will finish in the coming hours that's after yesterday's lengthy meeting on the s.p.d. me a logical situation before his visit to the hospital after another meeting on supporting citizens and the country's economy and. now this is in nevada which now this is about that is actually not very common in new year's addresses medical equipment. is given that moscow is the epicenter of the coronavirus situation within russian reaction just within the last hour got

a message from the mosque and it seems that we are severely tightening regulations so from this point on people over the age of 65 will be quarantined people who. are suffering from chronic illnesses that can be for 2 week period on top of that any cultural entertainment activity so we're talking night clubs. of libraries. as well as you see and cinemas that were going to be shot otherwise shops and restaurants are continuing the normal walking regime but either way this is a dramatic shift for life in the capital and as the mayor says hopefully it will slow the virus down tuesday saw the president spend several hours in many many meetings with with a number of politicians including the moscow mayor that i just talked about and the health minister as well as medical professionals in fact he visited a hospital in the outskirts of moscow which is one of the 3 places which is

treating coronavirus patients at this time so let's look briefly at one of those moments from the hospital. and school has a respirator and gloves on the wards talking to patients. we're. going to. prove. we. can you go movies that are going to include. you. really. we now while think us and russia are considerably lower than some of the was stricken areas and europe including it in the space and the u.k. medical services all of the secret carry the bag of any potential development so

they are preparing for the worst case scenario we're talking about rules being renovated more i.c.u. beds being created no new testing new port trees opened as well as a brand new hospital right here in moscow which should be ready for action within the next 3 weeks so he's all preparing for any potential development including the watch case scenario and they are not being complacent about the potential reality that we face. dynamics are hard the serious situation is unfolding all the more so as we see quite a lot of people coming from abroad self quarantined at their homes and have not been tested they're feeling fine thank goodness but the fact is there are far more infected people in reality. so while the situation seems to be under control at the moment obviously one needs to brace oneself for whatever might come in the meantime way of course waiting eagerly to hear what the russian president says talking

likely about coronavirus potential economic measures that could be used to stabilize the economy as well as any other measures to halt the spread of that fire a so stay tuned will be will be joining up. doesn't like a bit of the color low before the storm depends how big that storm is going to big coming up over the next couple of weeks i'm very keen to hear what president putin is going to serve he was briefed yesterday and will be addressing the nation shortly will be across it thanks for the. well while we wait for the. rest of the world billions of people of course told to sit tight at home one of the nation's current lockdown is spain where the numbers of infected have grown by 20 percent overnight hundreds dying daily making it the 2nd worst country globally in terms of fatal cases health workers a stretch the maximum as they try to get any kind of a handle on the outbreak it is a courageous admirable job they are doing at the forefront of this on the front line but it's a role that comes with great risk too according to latest figures medical staff

have come from a 14 percent of the country's total cases doctors say that besides equipment shortages but also fast reaching capacity when it comes to helping those in need. as england demos call on find ourselves in an extreme situation in which we've all experienced extreme emotions and stance anguish emotions that many of the professionals may have experienced previously but this is he will make it even more intense fear anger anguish sadness a very difficult to handle. we're lacking of workers and when people go out to the streets you know what happens they get sick where like an equipment and medication . meanwhile despite germany also facing a huge number of coronavirus cases it's been managing to keep its mortality rate considerably lower than spain our europe correspondent peter all of a look at how both countries have been dealing with their brakes respectively. beer

in berlin we haven't seen the type of lockdown that's being put in place in other parts of europe although social distancing itself isolation being practiced germany thankfully hasn't seen the type of cases and fatalities of covert 19 that have been seen in countries like italy and los recently spain patients are having to lie on the floor as there simply aren't enough beds to treat them in hospitals while in a car but twist of necessity this ice rink normally a place of enjoyment is having to be used as a makeshift mortuary so far spain is the 2nd hardest hit in europe but the pace at which the deaths of saud to almost $3000.00 has shocked many and those figures continue to grow madrid has been the epicenter of the spanish out brick authorities have had to put in place the strictest measures in an attempt to stop the spread of the moment

a very tough waves coming in of the difficult days are coming they're going to test to the very limited capacity of resources and the moral strength of without doubt our balance as a society the coronavirus has overwhelmed some of spain's medical facilities so quickly in fact that some of those that were most at risk from the virus were left behind in the panic dozens of elderly and sick people were found dead at home the situation made all the more harrowing when the army had to disinfect their resting places the army during certain visits found older people completely abandoned sometimes even dead in their bats spanish health care services fighting against collapse this is a significant problem for health care system this collapse which is being talked about could happen in some places germany seems to have the spread of covert 19 under some semblance of control

a quick glance to our neighbors elsewhere in europe like spain shows just how quickly the situation can degenerate and with such tragic consequences peter all of our r.t. belin. well the huge health aspect of this is side for a minute of the money side if you like european stock markets breathed a little sigh of relief this wednesday bucking recent trends with a jump in prices on opening it comes after the u.s. eventually reached its biggest economic stimulus package in the country's modern history 2 trillion dollars now have been set aside to help businesses and individuals impacted by the virus outbreak but this agreement is really an outstanding agreement to them to all americans i say help is on the way big help and quick help it's a huge amount of money but a huge amount of to and fro him to get to that deal was struck after 5 days of intensive debate and after democrats twice blocked it going through insisting on

concessions the legislation would provide direct payments than unemployment benefits as well as loan programs however it's not all good news the international monetary fund isn't so what beat it all with its predictions for what's ahead saying that the health crisis will cause a global recession this year the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic our already measurable and all countries need to work together to protect people and limit the economic damage the outlook for global growth for 20 twentieth's negative and recession at least as bad as during the global financial crisis or worse but we expect a recovery in 2021 we will have some more thoughts on that we had 2 from the chief economist and c.e.o. saxo bank who says that coverage 19 is spread on the back of globalization. so i think it's important to understand from near us and this is the worst crisis i've seen in 30 years for the western markets this is only parallel we can find 1920 s.

and 1930 s. in terms of magnitude be shifty remember that 3 things happened at the same time the global supply chain broke the global demography down because people got contained and had to stay ahold of the social distancing and finally we had the oil war that at a time where the market needed a little bit of support and creature and created a huge amount of capital destruction in the energy sector a little bit a national level but also a company that will i've never seen 3 machree in polls at the same time comes to the market and hitting it in the way that it sort of this is the biggest prize that are there it's pretty clear that the pattern of travel holiday and business trip over the last 1020 years has just exploded you preceded the airline companies the demand on producing new airplanes the amount of discount travels around the world a country like china in his own sense 500000000 people into the wrist there well in

the database so of course globalization through travel has become a global and interconnected basis and best one of the ways we've seen the at the virus spread so quickly huge knock on effects travel comus to the matter how big or small some of the giants of business are reeling from the pandemic one in particular those being slammed for asking the public to make donations to help out at this time we're talking amazon you may be surprised to hear what a bit of the fire of a stuff safety noni agreeing to pay time off after coming under intense scrutiny next and mope in the south than examines why the richest man in the world and of the day let's not forget that might be asking for average joe's help. amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world owned by the world's richest man jeff bezos but now the online giant is begging for money from the public for its employees who've been exposed 'd to co-write 19 this fund has been an issue donation of $25000000.00 from amazon the company will continue to make additional contributions

to the fund as it's needed while we are expecting anyone to do so you can make a voluntary donation to the fund if you desire to do so jeff bezos makes $25000000.00 in less than 2 hours but amazon is expecting the public to cover the rest the website has been updated to say they don't expect more contributions that's not what they said before the fund relies primarily on individual donations from individuals and support from amazon dot com services l.l.c. to fund this program every contribution helps and when combined with the donations of others can provide a tax free grant to help a fellow individual in need when they are facing the unexpected amazon's move has garnered a strong reaction from the public. i can't even process this amazon you know the one run by the richest man the one who sales have showed up during a pandemic is doing an online fundraiser asking all of us to donate to support its

warehouse steps and flex drive as he by called it a mess and set up a relief fund for his employees and he's asking us to donate and was and is worth nearly one trillion dollars and paid in negative federal income tax rates in 2018 they paid nothing but got millions in government subsidies how is this real so if amazon employees are exposed on the job they don't automatically get assistance they have to apply for a grant from this charity that the company set up with american stuck in their homes due to that pandemic amazon deliveries are their lifeline amazon is hiring employees like crazy right now obviously there are big risks and amazon warehouse in new york has already been exposed to the virus amazon staffers are concerned so are members of the u.s. congress and the failure of amazon to keep its workers safe there's not just put their employees at risk it puts the entire country at risk americans who are taking

every precaution might risk getting infected with cove 19 because of amazon's decision to prioritize efficiency and profits over the safety and well being of its workforce or gap my mother about corona virus or amazon's problems we know what to do knowing we can feed them disregard for the value of our lives. you can tell us that we got it right by now amazon has been kinder to its employees in light of the pandemic it has extended shade over time however the fact that if amazon employees get exposed to code that 1000 on the job they have to beg for private charity doesn't exactly make jeff days those look like the world's greatest boss. reply. baze those $70000000000.00 they're worth over a $1000000.00 is an individual call upon the american people in this time who are

credible 'd hardship self-sacrifice to meet donations seems to amazon's doing better than ever those so many people are relying on line shop but what this really shows is the deep polarizing issue in the united states the c.e.o.'s the banks wall street all depend on the everyday workers but the work is a saying no we don't want to risk the health of our parents and our children to meet you rich so we're certainly at a crossroads in terms of the america in a global economy there's so much uncertainty all right we're trying to get a handle on it reporting throughout the day from our various studios around the world come from moscow at the moment. on the way a little bit of good news splay to tell you this china city will have weathered the outbreak began at the end of last year and a plan there now to lift quarantine measures as early as next month is coming up.

from donald trump in 2016 to 2020 there is part of the electorate that responds to anti-war anti interventionist rhetoric and in fact there is evidence this significantly helped get trampled like that but the fact remains the establishment is keen to downplay and even demonize any candidate who questions policy for the doxies why is this. seemed wrong. roles. i mean you get to shape out these days to come to advocate and engage with

a close to the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. again thanks for choosing out international for your news update this hour now as mentioned before the break go back to where the pandemic all began the chinese city of war there is some daylight at the end of this long tragic tunnel there as authorities now saying they plan to lift the log measures on the 8th of april traffic will be allowed into the form of virus epi center as it was while locals will be allowed to leave the city if they are deemed to be healthy here's why it's

starting to revert back to normal life numbers of new coronavirus infections there are dramatically decreasing in who province and around the country too you'll be pleased to hear out of the 47 new reported cases seems none were found in wu han and china says they were all people who are returning from being abroad elsewhere in china covert 1000 related restrictions have already been lifted or at least relaxed case in point the city of nanjing residents there are no longer required to wear face masks supermarkets have started reopening again and schools are expected to resume in a few weeks' time. as the rest of the world shuts down at sporting events you know the lympics perspire a year in japan look at this something's going to head this energy back on the streets a marathon happening in southwest china run instead of the temperatures taken to make sure they're ok but it marked the 1st event of its kind small steps since the

outbreak in the country china expert joseph chain explained to us why he thinks beijing has been successful here in dealing with the coronavirus. the chinese authorities certainly have demonstrated tremendous mobilization. for. oh. the region has been a boat on stand in medical services medical personnel from the people's liberation army and from various provinces. and the whole pay province at the same time the chinese people were very aware of the and those of the downy they had ample experience from the science at the damage in 2 or 3 so these tools factors contributed to a very effective to and very effective corentin and apparently this.

quarantine worked things do look good at the moment the chinese authorities of course of very eager to demonstrate the time now has set a very good example to the world that is system. is political situation is superior. while china is witnessing some positive results in its fight against covert 90 then countries in europe different story there only on the dawn of their own battle against the virus are now beginning to adopt some of the strict measures that china replied on monday the british prime minister boris johnson outlined a lockdown across the u.k. that range from non-essential shops closing on a ban on public gatherings of more than 2 people are to charlotte who bensky looks at how the world is turning to china's methods to defeat coronavirus after previously of course let's not forget early on criticizing beijing. there are drones monitoring the skies to see who is all know move we are being tracked so lauren force wind agencies can find us to check our papers i need

id with me at all times only allowed to go for specific restrictive functions my neighbors are ready to report any gatherings as this is now illegal when measures like these were being taken by china the world was shocked. the measures required to stop transmission completely may be to socially or economically extreme there has to be a balance between protecting people's lives and their livelihoods now these are the decrees being made in democratic countries no socializing limited exercise we are told it is necessary. we are at war i urge you at this moment of national emergency. to stay at home it's the most difficult crisis that

our country is going through since our postwar period could you imagine that just a few weeks ago that a simple walk outside would require a permission slip and without one you could land yourself in jail yet despite the fundamental crackdown on our basic rights the masses are following the rules anyone who wants to raise a debate about this is being shut down very often the log downs that are imposed or not targeted sufficiently so that for example i think you need to provide a bit of space corps children to play in the parks for people to get a bit of fresh air that can be done in a sensible way what i worry about is that many government just in a black and white way so they stay indoors and i think that that can have all kinds of negative effects and people will eventually kick up against that more than a 1000000000 people or self isolating in more than 50 countries 34 countries have

made this compulsory including a to least spain and greece countries in europe the continent that gave birth to democracy and while we are not being sealed in our apartments as people were in china high tech surveillance is being used to ensure we comply mobile phone operators are in talks with governments or health authorities about using geo location data to monitor where we are when epidemiological point to you there's a good argument for using the g.p.s. systems of understanding the direction and trajectory of the infection and we know the cause but obviously it raises all kinds of issues about previously and freedoms legislation is being passed without the normal so. to me that's because lawmakers

also have to abide by social distancing measures emergency bills giving to coney and powers to elected governments all while the guardians of our civil or human rights say cattail mint is ok as long as it's limited rights shall not be subject to in the restriction 6 of those which are provided by war to protect public health but human rights watch also says a broad quarantines and lockdowns of indeterminate length rarely meet the criteria in spain in italy france the u.k. there is no definitive lockdown duration and what about our right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health self isolation for weeks or for months is hardly the gold standard so if the price to pay is relative imprisonment at home economic collapse and the end of liberties and the values that we have been

taught to hold on to so tightly so dearly is the cure worse than the disease jollity you can ski r.t. paris no because a lot of people say as well you know none of it's worth anything with your health is it thank you for watching this bulletin i want to update you on what's happening with president putin addressing the nation thing to talk about coronavirus it is imminent we're on standby will take you to it with a good watch and the hawks next breaker from those guys but that's it from this bulletin from our main studios here in moscow for this hour i'm kevin 0 in thank you for watching at this time every day we will continue to bring you live bulletins from here in russia and later in the day as well teams across the world good studios in d.c. and also london they're going to be working around the clock to update you to check it out compost check out our various social media you know these are uncertain times we know you. thank you for watching us we will continue. to keep you informed

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