artie's headline news this thursday april the 2nd corona virus infections here in russia see the biggest daily increase with 771 new cases confirmed president potent is expected to address the nation again in a few hours time. europe's tempos for a pharmacy workers in france reported abuse while over in italy food supplies and economic hardship push people to the. change seen people keep losing their jobs remain locked up or own risk of a crisis much worse than anything before. internally squabbling stalls much needed financial help for struggling countries like italy to weather the economic fallout

. sharing the pandemic confusion. coming up to the pentagon tries to source around a 100000 body bags and with shortages to overrun facilities in the u.s. with a number of deaths is expected to soar in the coming weeks. hello this is our international from 2 pm here now this thursday when i was kevin welcome into this 30 minute world news round up. 1st these are the latest figures in the coded $1000.00 pandemic to date the total number of coronavirus cases around the globe is veering towards a 1000000 now the number of deaths 2 continues its troubling rise it's now more than 48000 with billions under lockdown over 200000 people who have recovered here

in russia as just mentioned the infection rates on an upward curve much of the country's in isolation measures and president putin is expected to update the nation in a couple of hours time we'll get more on that with our correspondent a little later. but 1st france has now surpassed 4000 coronavirus related deaths and 57000 registered cases perhaps surprisingly those on the front line of treating the sick and now reporting that they're suffering violence and abuse one nurse says she was attacked as thieves stole the face masks she was carrying and pharmacy workers say they're no also suffering physical and verbal abuse since strict quarantine rules were imposed our system shows a 50 to 60 percent increase in aggressive action against pharmacists says the beginning of the isolation regime compared to the same weeks last year these actions include insoles threats but also physical attacks and break ins in

neighboring italy the lockdown has been extended but difficulty in buying food is seeing some resort to fair charlotte do penske has the story. it started in solidarity and song to keep up spirits i. but now off to 3 weeks of lockdown the mood and dangers are apparently evolving they are no longer singing dancing on the balconies now people are more afraid not so much of the virus but of poverty many are out of work and hungry even though in the poorer southern regions the impact of covert 19 has been less dramatic than in the north they too are in confinement and just people run out

of food and money so dissipate as residents are becoming desperate police are now patrolling supermarkets and streets in some areas no longer just to make sure that people are staying indoors but to stop thieves we need to act fast more than that distress into violence as supplies drawing up reports are emerging that gangs around sicily are using social media to plot attacks on stools this comes after a ferry company that used to deliver vital supplies of food and medicine to the island fell into bankruptcy and has halted its services it's not just the stores that are under threat local media has also reported that 2 elderly italians were rolled off their shopping by young people on scooters targeted apparently because they were seen as easy prey civil unrest is some suggest

a real concern i'm afraid that the worries gonorrhoea thanking large sections of the population over him. future with the continuation of the crisis will turn into ungar cred that warning has been echoed by the head of the red cross which believes italy won't be the only country impacted by social unrest if the lock downs continue in the most difficult neighborhoods of the biggest cities i'm afraid in a few weeks who have social problems this is a social bomb that can explode at any moment because they don't have any way to have an income even though italy's prime minister. has said his government too will designate 400000000 euros for food boucher's as part of the why don't release package may say that the funds simply aren't enough we were expecting

more and i hope the government will find a way the situation is extremely delicate as a significant part of the population has 0 income those who before lived with dignity now find themselves in difficulty quarantine in italy has been extended until at least april the 12th but as with other countries that is not a definitive end date and while covert 19 may be gutting the country italy soon could have to fight back against a very different kind of threat charlotte devinsky r.t. paris italy's economy was already fragile before the virus hit now locals fear this latest impact might mean their lives never return to normal. when i leave my home here in florence do some shopping i feel the situation has really become more dramatic the streets are empty and i see police officers doing their checks everywhere i'm not really afraid for myself but i do feel worried about the

situation in general if things don't change soon and people keep losing their jobs remain locked up or we risk of a crisis much worse than anything before. this is one of the hardest moments we have ever had to endure we're trying to move forward despite all the sadness what people see in the future well i think it will be very hard especially for local businesses who are already starting to go bankrupt i hope our government will help and europe will not abandon us. people a lot of people are upset because of bees and though we are easily to each child our friends the apes and basically what's the perception off of they look be normal is there that we will never go back to normal life. even after after their love down this is due to that factor so many company many services are all going to restaurants shut down definitely after

a new crisis even worse months from there you know you're being you you know on central banks are not good enough where before a call or. a sort of crisis will be a war then doesn't that any decent this is our perception. so i'm a director of 2 hotels in marina the camera also which is close to salerno it's a coastal city where we used to hosting many tourists in the summer time but due to this pandemic situation we don't know how it's going to be we're trying to modify our cancellation policy but for sure we'll lose a lot of money as we'll have to drop our prices. were trying to keep positive amongst the goal isolating the towns the silky komisar itself music and songs from the balconies one neighborhoods definitely lucked out being serenaded by a professional opera singer no less. than one well they're not the only one you

know you. will know. one will and will will will. it's called emails has been telling us how the popularity of that video being shared widely online is helping her overcome the difficulties of having to stay at home. the plan wasn't actually to make a video. once they closed all of the streets and everything in rome they made an announcement on t.v. that people would get together in solidarity to sing difference arms for 3 nights in a row and on this night we went out and everyone sang the national anthem together and then my neighbors asked me to sing another song so i sang this line and my friend filmed there but it was definitely not my and my friend uploaded it to face and i got a lot of it is that i share it and then it just kind of. crazy it helps that i have

so many people reaching out to me after this video. and they say that i have helped them but really they have helped me a lot and i have my family and my friends but i'm here by myself and. it's really hard you know. while the pandemics proven to be a litmus test for solidarity in the the bigger picture the reluctance of germany and other wealthy european nations to share the financial burdens infuriated italy or europe correspondent peter all of those closer at the impasse. away from quarantine and self isolation the very future of how the european union sees itself may be at risk from this corona pun demick will it look back and see a union that stick together through tough times or one that fell apart a group of the talian officials took out a full page police in a major german newspaper that told at the heartstrings it is solidarity that you germans were showing by many european countries after the war and often to

reunification did german friends memory helps in making the right decisions the crux of the letter is hope hope that the financial burden for dealing with corona virus will be shared out amongst member states it echoes what had previously been said by the italian prime minister just said he can't take talking about mutual izing current and future debt not harping back to world war 2. again i wanted so old german citizens were not right in the beach overdosed on economics by the beach of a history book because germany's hardly greeted those pleas with open arms maintaining that the 2012 european state billeted mechanism is the only option. so it is no to corona bombs yes to the european stability mechanism and investment bank i think that is the way to help europe and at the same time to maintain the

stability of the euro in the long term that response is left some in rome angry europe has enjoyed each of these political weakness for many decades italy today does not want to be a waiter while others are eating lobsters like france and germany if you plan to take advantage of the emergency to bring countries like italy or other countries with more fragile economies to their needs europe will have no future. barely also made a show of removing the fly from his office replacing it with the italian trick a law it's a symbolic gesture for sure but what it does show is that there are some member states that are increasingly disappointed in a union that supposed to look out for everyone's interests not being particularly forthcoming when it comes to helping those in dire need deal not only with upon demick but also with the economic impact it will also have peter all over r.t.

berlin let me have you next to the picture in russia than 771 new coronavirus cases were confirmed earlier thursday with the total number jumping here to over 3500 it's the biggest single day increase in patients since the start of the break so far there's been 30 deaths the russian president to make another nationwide address later the day to give an update on the country's response to the pandemic is said to weather with such detail in central moscow. i see you need details of what the president is likely to say than later hi kevin while at the moment we know that this is the 2nd address in the last 8 days that president putin will be making to the nation we know that it's going to happen sometime on thursday afternoon probably around 4 pm local time now just like the 1st one that was last wednesday this was quite unexpectedly an announcer before we delve into what potentially on the topic of conversation let's listen to that announcement.

right now no decision has been taken about prolonging the paid work for the week the president is working on his new nationwide address let's wait and see what the president has to say. while we know that the address will most likely be dedicated to the covert 19 pandemic russia's not been immune to it as you said the last 24 hours has seen new 771 cases bring the total to around 3500 but it is welcome actually at the same time russia has 4 into the top 3 countries in terms of testing so so far to date around 530000 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours 48000 in fact was set up specifically for that purpose but apart from the general situation both within russia and abroad what concretely might president putin be talking about while we know on one stage that vladimir putin did hold a televised conference meeting with his government and they discussed

a number of issues including of course the coronavirus fight and it was announced that off to the 33 $1000000.00 would be dedicated to paying salaries of people in the wost hit sectors those things like travel tourism hospitality we seen. how lines have been forced to layoff tens of thousands of staff members as a result of this pandemic it was also said that a much larger figure $18000000000.00 if if that number is correct would be dedicated to generally the fight against coronavirus and they've specifically aimed at supporting small and medium sized businesses that have been that have seen obviously terrible losses in the last couple of weeks and months also on wednesday the parliament approved an increase of much harsher fines and punishment for those who don't quarantine correctly i was actually in this very studio last wednesday

that i was sitting one person. made his fast address to the nation but he essentially laid out a battle plan amongst specific measures he also announced a non working week that is the week that what carter and 30th of march into the 5th of april essentially all russians except those watching critical services occur in sitting at home in self isolation they can only go out if they're going to the pharmacy if they're going to close the shop or indeed if they have much and you need to go to the hospital so today there are some people asking will we see an extension of that 7 day non-working week or will we even potentially see something much harsher imposed a lockdown that we're seeing in the style of the european countries like the u.k. france its me and of course spain which has been terribly hit so those are the kinds of questions those things that could be discussed economic measures stricter social distancing policies all of c.p. listening and we'll bring you the very latest when f.s.u. much as you. know should be around about 2 hours or so if not just a bit before will be across and when it. could turn central moscow thank you is

going to 70 minutes past to the afternoon here in russia in moscow anyway high the reporting worldwide on the. way that comes to tackling the pandemic coming up the american soil is stuck at sea after an outbreak on board the warship is causing a headache for the tiny pacific island that's now expected to help isolate one of thousands of crude smuggle stories to come. join me every 1st day on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get off of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see that.

again the pentagon is trying to source 100000 body bags right now the united states currently has the world's highest number of infections and white house officials say the virus could play more than 2 100000 lives in the country more than a 1000 died on wednesday alone the highest daily number so far the situation's going so tough in new york that refrigerated trucks of being stationed there overwhelmed hospitals to try to cope with the rising amount of deaths as america's try to teach of its reports next. as the 2nd month of the corona virus outbreak begins the nation is bracing for the worst of it i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead this disturbing video showing several bodies being moved from a brooklyn hospital treating kovac 19 patients the number of deaths expected to grow as we approach the anticipated apex the range on the apex is somewhere between. let's say 7 to

21. makeshift hospitals are wrecked across new york city the javits center central park and now parts of the tennis center that host the u.s. open this as concerns grow that hospitals will soon run out of protective equipment for staff and medical supplies including those lifesaving ventilators which governor cuomo says are nearly impossible to get it's like being on e bay with 50 other states bidding on a ventilator. and you see the big go up because california. illinois bit florida bid new york bids california rebids that's literally what we're doing new york city mayor bill de blasio calling on all veterinarians and plastic surgeons to lend their ventilators if you've got a ventilator in your office in your operating room we need it now it should not be sitting there doing nothing all officials are still working to flatten the curb in

new york governor cuomo believes the apex will hit the state at some point in april reporting in new york city chavez are. thousands of sailors on the 1st u.s. warship on deployment to report an outbreak will be taken off the vessel by friday more than $100.00 personnel of theodore roosevelt's aircraft carrier have tested positive and quarantining with stuff in such close proximity to one another as proved a challenge big challenge the evacuation will be carried out in the u.s. pacific territory of guam without ships currently docked but that's a concern in itself which could see facilities overstretched the islands only got a couple of 100 hospital beds and is already dealing with nearly 80 local infections the u.s. warships crew will know self isolated military bases and local hotels or though some will have to stay on board one thing i want to emphasize as well is that we cannot and will not remove all the say or from the ship and that's not what the commanding officer requested either nor the medical team our plan has always been

to remove as much of the crew as we can while maintaining for the ship's safety this ship has weapons on it it has munitions on it it has expensive aircraft and it has a nuclear power plant that requires a certain number of people on that ship to maintain the safety and security of the ship for the pentagon analyst michael maloof told us about the unique dangers posed when there's an outbreak on a military vessel like that. it's very very difficult on a warship like that unlike a cruise and a cruise ship which also was infected on an aircraft carrier a destroyer or submarine you don't have the luxury of individual compartments except maybe for the tap them because they do what they because they're on 247 duty they do what they call hot whereas the someone who's on duty gives up his bed and someone else sleeps that i mean it's that close they confide and as a consequence the ability to spread the disease such as this particularly if you're in the open the ocean is very very very high and people are going up and down the

ladders and holding the same areas constantly and to keep those areas germ free is it's going to be a much would be a monumental task. the un's warning about global uncertainty in keeping grocery supplied in the u.s. alone food banks a struggling to meet demand a huge queues in the farming industry is drawing to a halt caleb maupin reports. the pandemic and the economic fallout has left a number of americans in need of assistance to banks where low income americans can turn to survive are now struggling themselves they're overwhelmed by people desperate for help. it's the speed that is hitting us that is making it so difficult to contend with the current immense he's got to have in place where not to sound sort of the numbers of people who need help hardly ideal that the food bank donations have been cut in half at a time when its use are growing rapidly in just one week over 3000000 americans

have turned to meal centers banks and kitchens for any help that they can yet it's an issue that goes far wider as well production and american agriculture is on the brink as a result it means that the food supply is fast becoming a global problem we risk a looming food crisis unless measures are taken fos to protect the most from rabbo keep global food supply chains alive and mitigate the pandemics impacts across the food system in a situation like this the policies of individual countries can have a global impact in the united states here sensually workers are not getting any extra pay for the risk they take when it comes to corona virus spreading as a result agricultural workers are demanding more as they work to keep the shelves of our supermarkets full it's almost overnight the food workers went from being an afterthought in people's minds to suddenly being essential work it should not have

taken a pandemic of global proportions for us to realize that food workers literally feed us some fear that this could be chool little too late with the supply chain already in danger of breaking down it seems that amid the pandemic the very fabric of everyday life in the united states is coming apart or actually our federal government despite having all of the signs did not take them very very seriously and they did not do preliminary planning that would prevent the need for people to have to wait on line and have to depend on the banks in a moment like this this is not just poor people or low people who have to depend on this food this is a blue it's an elderly. people in the flint middle class people who have recently been laid off we also have farm workers who are not protected and are not being given the pertinent information that they need to protect themselves and their children and many of these farm workers are also undocumented people and even the

these 3 stimulus that we just passed in the united states does not apply to them so they are not covered they're not protected they're ill informed and that is a recipe for in a really really big crisis if we don't have people who could harvest our food that are healthy food is going to rot that food is not going to be distributed code that 19 is basically a magnifying glass and elucidation on all of the systems in our country that were already in crisis the system being one of them is brought so much to the head isn't it well right now billions of being told to stay at home then and news channels are more in demand than ever but keeping the information really means a major shift in how broke us is i guess get the job done shut it was dusty neck shows you have the team and all to u.k. annulling it. a rolling don't get too close to the biggest story in town in fact the only story in town is of course the coronavirus crisis with breaking news it's organized chaos editors in the driving seat janice working flat out and

correspondents like me in the deep end but with this story is simply can't be like that the government advice is to stay at home in order to stop the spread and anyone that can work from home a r t does but in order to broadcast live television you at least need some people here myself included in the office and in the studio so those of us that have to be here are at least spaced out 2 metres apart with plenty of handwashing a liberal use of hand sanitizer to behind the scenes one absolutely and one that's not essential to the tech team is kicked out after they've done their set up good news for the lighting rig this is the room we call studio b. where our guests come to do live interviews but now they're all on video link so i guess it's just gathering dust before i go in am i need to look presentable and even though the make up artist is here as an extra caution i'm doing it myself usually i'd sit next to a news anchor bill but in order to maintain that 2 metres distance i'm all the way over here hi belle. stay safe and keep watching for the latest yeah

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