a london courtroom fuzes to postpone the extradition trial of julian assange despite the ongoing pandemic that we can league's founders says that he now has no access to his client and the hearing will be impossible. several countries for the long downs for the world health organization says restrictions have to stay in place warning the premier steps could be disastrous. european leaders failed to strike a deal on a massive new financial stimulus which would have included joint e.u. beds for the worst nations.

there with global news update this is r.t. international thanks for joining us. let's begin with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide that is now past 1408200 people have lost their lives the united states has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy and worldwide 302000 people have recovered from the disease. a british court has ruled that an extradition hearing for julian assange will go ahead in may despite the current lockdown that weekly's founder is wanted in the united states on espionage and hacking charges songes lawyer had asked for a postponement t. argued that it he's been unable to communicate with his client while in belmarsh prison for 3 weeks because of the pandemic and that it will be impossible to hold

a fair trial in may he made that request for a telephone conference call with westminster magistrates court the judge though refused saying it's too early to tell whether the course will be operational come may we spoke to kristen her office and the current editor in chief of wiki leaks in question the court decision. it is absolutely absurd to not take into account the situation and not to move for the hearing which is planned for may 18th for those on the road it's not just the situation probably will be still very bad and there's a lot of witnesses that have to fly it's not possible to continue with their presence in the courtroom also keep in mind that now for 3 weeks the lawyers have more been able to see do muscles they have not been able to meet him documents on and actually discuss the case how on earth can you continue as nothing has happened

when the lawyers have not been able to confer with their client he was not even able to take part in the hearing of the video link because it's simply not safe to move around inside the prison if you go to a holding cells and then into the booth where all the prisoners are using to appear in the a video link. the u.s. has filed 17 charges against the sons under the espionage act they relate to the publishing of thousands of classified u.s. military files and some of those leaks revealed alleged war crimes in iraq and afghanistan if sent to the u.s. and convicted a sergeant would face a prison term of up to 175 years. the wiki leaks founder spin behind bars since last may after he was evicted from the ecuadorian embassy in london and arrested for skipping bail so far at least one inmate at belmarsh prison has died from corona virus we can leak says that it's alarmed by the conditions in

the facility. 2 weeks ago judge refused bail to julian a sandwich saying that he and all other prisoners would be safe in belmarsh prison today the b.b.c. is reporting 1st deaths in belmarsh with many other prisoners infected well 2 weeks ago when he decided to not grant him bail the size of the fact that there was no cases of covert to inside the prison in bel mars and she had full faith in the prison authorities in controlling the situation. only a few hours later the same afternoon the 1st instances were confirmed inside belmarsh and they've been growing ever since and i am absolutely certain that their cases are much more than they are reported he has not been tested as most prisoners are now spending the time most of the day most of the entire day. in the cells but in some instances they have to share cells of course. they try to move us a little and are forced not to move. in the prisons where they are stripped of all

are to vittie food is brought to this etc but the prison guards come and go and they are the real danger of reading the call that inside the prison and that is probably what will happen and has already happened. in france the death toll from curb 19 has now passed 10000 the health ministers warned that the peak hasn't yet arrived and that the nationwide lockdown will have to continue the world health organization has supported that view saying any countries that lift restrictions too early could trigger a new wave in the pandemic. reports from paris. 4 weeks into lockdown in france and the country's economy is being brought to its knees will probably be more than the minus 2.2 percent in 2009 versus the magnitude of the economic shock. as the pandemics taken

a stranglehold on the country's health it's been tightening the noose around its economy too with suggestions that's taken a nosedive of more than a 3rd or normal and annual g.d.p. is predicted to drop by 3 percent for every month the lockdown on this is a crisis like no other. never in the history of the i.m.f. we have witnessed the world economy coming to a stand still. we are now in recession it is where you were so. and the global financial crisis that stark warning has whipped up a frenzy amongst global leaders with calls for an immediate and coo warton ated international action to stage the fight back in 2008 to $10.00 the immediate

economic crisis could be surmounted when the economic fault line and the capitalization of the global banking system was tackled now however the economic emergency will not be resolved until the health emergency is effectively addressed the health emergency will not end simply by conquering the disease in one country alone but by ensuring recovery from covert 19 countries the world's economy has come to a judge or a halt the question is how does it power up again in china with the virus 1st hit the lockdown has lifted with business is going back to work but how to return to some semblance of normality is also being asked here in europe australia is set to become the 1st country to ease restrictions but the government there is warning there are still months of a structure ahead keep to the measures avoid social contacts keep your distance and public spaces germany is also drawing up

a war next plan it includes mandatory masks in public and a limit on gatherings but some schools and shops are expected to reopen in france there have been rumblings about the end of the lockdown which is tentatively scheduled for next week but the health minister has already warned that confinement remains necessary we can see that the worsening of the epidemic is being curbed by containment and the measures put in place but it is continuing so we are not at the end of our efforts for now rules in france are still being tightened with some cities and towns to make masks come. pulse rate while outdoor exercise in paris between 10 am and 7 pm is now banned i return to normality is clearly far from near and the world health organization is also urging not to enter measures too

soon it's like when you're sick if you get out of bed too soon and start running too soon you risk a relapse and complications governments face tough choices ahead between an attempt to try and keep people safe but not kill off their economies the only thing that is perhaps clear is that 2020 is the door of a very different mortal nehra the whole economy of the world is it's hard for some and it's only gradually that we've got a pickup and i think it's going to be much worse than people expect it's not going to last for another month probably 3 or 4 months minimum before things pick up gradually for the economy there is definitely a possibility you're saying the same scenario of having a double peak because people get out too quickly because it's spring time and people love to go out and go too close to their friends so governments need to be

tough and they should stick to confinement at least for the dangerous groups like the senior citizens for a much longer time but for the younger people people who work for schools for example they could probably be reopened but they should be tested regionally the forest for example that's what they're thinking about i'm sure the governments are very careful they are afraid that this double dip and they will be very careful trying to do anything. fail to reach an agreement on a launch scale stimulus to keep their economies afloat during the pandemic on tuesday finance minister spent several hours trying to strike a compromise. several nations who refused to support a plan to share the debt artie's correspondent in berlin peter oliver explains. initially there was huge upset among citizens of spain italy over what they saw as a slow response to the coronavirus from the european union now what we see is the

bloc struggling to come to a consensus over what of being called forms these would allow the debts that are being racked up to be sprayed even between member states spain italy and france are in favor germany austria and the netherlands very much against speaking on monday german chancellor angela merkel said that germany's economic future was tied to that of europe it's good. germany it will only do well in the long run if europe is doing well if you just look at how are we could reason to whine we're now experiencing what happens when the free movement of goods is not guaranteed therefore the answer can only be more europe and the strongly europe and that europe works well all of its parts that is all its member states. angle of merkel favors using the 2012 european stability mechanism that was used during the

previous financial crisis but that has left a brutal demand the french finance minister pulling his hair out saying that some countries will recover quicker than others using that route nothing would be worse for europe them for britches states to get off to a quick starts while others who cannot afford it start slowly we all need to recover at the same speed in order to guarantee the k. he's in solidarity and unity of the eurozone and our common currency to go back to that idea of more europe that anglo merkel was talking about well the european commission president is also a big fan of on the line. putting forward a big european fiscal plan to try and tackle fallout from cova one thing many are calling right now for something which is called the marshall plan well i think the european budget should be the marshall plan we're laying out together as

a european union for the european people but also getting on side with the wartime metaphor has been the spanish prime minister better sanches europe has to establish a wartime economy and put in place measures for the defense reconstruction and economic recovery in europe we can turn this crisis in soon opportunity to rebuild a much stronger european union european politicians are under a lot of pressure right now not only looking after the health of their citizens but knowing that if they fail to deal with this virus or perhaps even worse they're perceived to have failed to have dealt with this it could well lead to the rise of more extremist politics mark room believes that nothing will be quite the same again when it ends there will be a great sober mood for populist war says on both the far and the left the room the european the global but he also believes there will be

a desire for proven leaders and in the version to further disruption there's a lot of people focused right now on what will happen after the battle with the virus will we end up with a more powerful more unified european union or one that beset by extremists at both ends of the political spectrum be troll ferrante. in tallinn historian paolo bene dini believes that the tragedy unfolding in his country has revealed deep problems with the way the e.u. operates. the market sais that we need a strong going to go you know we need a stronger bigger national state and with the international states we need to give bigger lead ins and we've seen that we just we need a stronger we also use of the local councils because you can act against this plan b. all of the on the local but it's very difficult to direct that the informant so i

understand in that a foot they centralize boy and while the real play and we played means that it would be so i think that they're not thinking at math it was so obvious plan didn't have to wait for the sun. you don't see the world's fastest growing fatality rate due to cope at 19 and african-americans are being disproportionately affected we'll bring you the full story after this break. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe.

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welcome back the united states has suffered by far its worst day since the start of the credit are spun demick $1800.00 deaths were registered bringing the total to almost $13000.00 and the latest findings suggest that black americans are the worst affected demographic in china to a range of fact this of his collarbone picks but. someone rich and famous referred to the pandemic as being a great equalizer. doesn't care about. the great equalizer well the queen of pop was dead wrong as the united states tops the world in terms of coronavirus cases and voices compare it to $911.00 or pearl harbor it's anything but equal and who's being affected we are seeing the disparity because right now slightly more than 70 percent of all of our deaths are among

african-americans and that's a state where less than a 3rd of the population is black these kinds of disproportionate results are playing out around the country in michigan african-americans are only 14 percent of the overall population but they are 40 percent of coronavirus deaths in illinois 15 percent of the population is black but so far african-americans account for 29 percent of coronavirus cases and 42 percent of deaths the mayor of chicago a major city where african-americans represent over half of coronavirus cases and more than 70 percent of deaths did her best to explain the situation this is not just about racial and ethnic disparities in the outcomes the distribution of this disease is tells a story about resources in any quality a story about. unequal health care access job access and community investment it

would be naive and in fact scandals to ignore the point that the virus there is a disproportionately negative impact of one with low income and a low income one to music and a low income puerto rican community and what tito community conveyed of a very limited baltimore you oftentimes are afraid to say so that 8 people in a native american whole living it sort of 3 worshipped so yes this is a question of a bow quietness and rates but it's not only in terms of direct interaction the unemployment rate is expected to go as high as possibly above 30 percent and for many african americans losing a job doesn't only represent loss of income it also represents a loss of health care this is a post from a nurse in new york city that went viral who's going to pay for it last words i'll never forget the response my patient goss' doubt between labored breaths to me and my team have to explain that he needs to be intubated and placed on

a ventilator. if you test positive for coated 19 and require treatment you could be financially devastated hospital bills for coronavirus patients usually add up to between 42074004 those who are uninsured or for those who get treatment that is deemed out of network by their insurance company and even for those with insurance using in network providers the out of pocket expenses can add up to $21000.00 or even 38 $1000.00 that's not a bill most americans can afford and because of our of for profit health system. hospitals have been closed clinics have been eliminated oh and you have a disproportionate number of core people who lack those basic health services and so what we are seeing with this condemning is that supports the fact it is the pandemic itself but the pandemic has exposed the structural contradictions

of economic system this is a fake issue that goes across communities it is a manifesto there's a radical way in black and brown in the digital communities because of the historic oppression of those communities but it also impacts of 4 whites in the white working class there are real serious class current fictions in the u.s. that this pandemic is is exposing in a very graphic ways growing numbers of observers are saying that the u.s. mishandling of this crisis isn't simply about a shortage of masks and ventilators it's about the long standing inequalities and the irrationality of the profit based health care system up and artsy new york. we all don't trump claims the crisis in the us his pov is the fault of the world

health organization and has threatened to cut funding. the. w.h.o. that's the world health organization. receives their surveillance of money from the united states to be virtuous they missed a call they could have called it months earlier they would have known. they should have known and they probably didn't and so we'll be looking into that very carefully and we're going to put a hold on money spent to the w h o we're going to put a very powerful hold on it and we're going to see. trumpets also repeatedly blaming they're accusing it of failing to stop the virus before it was too late. coronavirus fatalities in china itself have slowed to almost 0 on the city of where the outbreak began the lockdown there is gradually being lifted for the 1st time since january people are able to leave and enter the city freely. bringing

one where news executive dean of the chung yang institute for financial studies that said renmin university in china great to have you on donald trump what it's doing to the w.h.o. let's start with that what kind of impact could that have on the organization of the work they do at such a crucial time. yeah. we are you know in china a lot of media. pawson which companies that word america media talking about and what. you see them from the western media in the end a lot of thought and thought of the net we were left in a method you after the news and you know we were back using all these than we did. it to mean these radical i mean those are western media squeezing to china and. now. part of my now good news is that. these are very.

not to. contribute are not. i think or nicholas we have to think what people say after it another 2 point i want to hear you hear it 1st news that we hear a lot of you them form. western media from the american media but i have to think to point out why don't you think china china is not at all you know sauce on mindless china furthur country we don't violence are we as a 1st 2nd is there no matter to them. or china routine ok nasty lot of problems can not help us to against it of course about us can not promote or between china and your can't you and i cannot promote

arc of course hadn't happened in the future just on my initial point did you think that there's any justification for donald trump criticizing the w h i mean he says that it was to china centric it seems to me that he's suggesting that the kind of trusting of the information coming out of china and also was pretty critical of the fact that they suggested keeping borders open even at the end of january that he then of course ignored that advice and shut down some of the some of the us borders with other countries is there any justification for that criticism. yeah but if you compare the china and the united states conditions you know past tool of 3 mass you can see the very difference of early order generally china 1st farther by this is america means very very new virus and. look a lot of generate china prove that we can act in

a community a community could enable his feet and 20 days later child lock down will have the child declare a national emergency and ended up in the end of a bear or a china basically can shoot all the spreading of the earth but harlem and is this is the at the end of that generally the 1st that he has been found in the united states but why half did nothing except say stock markets until you are the middle match so i'll just watch very water patch americans or people because there was a half the did too less and in terms of minority and you knew your if we can all in your yard feel or we saw what happened to mars girl even more feel you want to mother god but in new york

a lot of people needed oh wear. masks this is a very dangerous we thought why part of america want thanks for joining us here not a one when my guest executive dean of the chung institute for financial studies at redmon university in china. thank you well as the pandemic continues we have our team will be here with all the latest information for you with coverage coming online at r.t. dot com and on social media of course we've got our around the clock live broadcast from here in moscow as well as london and our offices in washington d.c. stay informed stay with r.t. . because the swarms of the blue of them so moving. to the sea bed you those who are

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