industry this is simply an issue of violence male sexual predators for the large part of whoever is there to prey upon whether that's a man or woman. in today's headlines from the international the european union says it's heading for the worst recession in its history with any fragile recovery period threatened by a potential 2nd plague of infection. in the hunt for how the virus took hold in france we speak to one man who was diagnosed with corona virus a month before the 1st official cases but registered. i learned i had coronavirus only 10 days after i left the hospital the doctor called me and said mr amar you are lucky that's true because today this virus has spread everywhere. president putin approves a 3 step plan to relax russia's lock down but tougher restrictions were made here in moscow as the country's coronavirus hot spot of the month. under the mother

could mostly claims he was tasked with the choice of the venezuelan president and bringing him to the united states after 2 american citizens were arrested following a failed plot against nicolas maduro. east rookies. sure to. ensure that we. control the. worst. i've ever get off to do is just to meet day moscow thing she company this thursday . it's kevin owen here with his 30 minute round up for you 1st we're going to start with the latest covert 19 figures this hour since the outbreak began 3800000 people are now known to been infected around the world with

a potentially deadly virus the number of deaths as a result has now surpassed 265000 but the number of people also making recovery is rising too currently stands at 1300000. in today's headlines then europe may be moving on from the worst of the pandemic but there's new trouble ahead the e.u. says the region's on course for a recession of historic proportions with already hard hit country suffering the most is our europe correspondent peter oliver. gloomy times economically are being talked about as a result of coronavirus the e.u. spring 2020 economic forecast is looking at a 7 and a half percent contraction of g.d.p. over this year just a few months ago although same analysts were talking about a small rise in that index over the same period now those in the know talking about

say an economic downturn of historic proportions it is now quite clear that you enter the deepest economic recession in its history the secondary sickness from the coronavirus as its impact upon economies the european union is the latest to announce difficult times on the horizon europe is experiencing an economic shock without precedent since the great depression both the depth of the recession and the strength of the recovery will be uneven such divergence poses a threat to the single market and the euro area analysts are talking about a 6 percent increase in g.d.p. next year but that is very much a best case scenario one in which covert 19 is on the contrail last autumn forecasters were talking about a double digit increase in g.d.p. in 2021 those nations hardest hit by the virus will be the hardest hit financially

spain is staring down the barrel of a 10 percent contraction in its economy for this year the spanish retail sector shrunk by an unprecedented 11.2 percent in march compared to february the effects well they're already being described as devastating it'll mean you i think of the kids' future let's see how this will play out more will lead to we've seen the situation with no work no food how can we provide like this. the economy is going under and the aid is desperately. needed boost has generated a level of object poverty that i'm convinced the government won't be able to help every one of my people by the voters we are very concerned by this dramatic situation that we're facing the number of calls and pleas for help has gone up 4 or 5 times as well food distribution increased some 2030 percent here in germany efforts are being made to open up the economy but that comes with the ever present

risk of a 2nd wave of the virus in a country that dealt with the initial wave particularly well while just this week germany's highest court has thrown a potential sponsor in the works of the eurozone pandemic sharing initiative sometimes called corona bombs by saying that the european central bank was going to have to provide more assurances before they would give the green light to the german government on central bank on taking part in the project all of this comes together to provide not only a public health emergency the likes of which hasn't been seen in generations but following in its wake an economic emergency that has the potential to wreck our vic on the world's financial systems peter all of our party. financial experts who reported on bros here believes that even the best case scenario europe won't be able to keep up with its economic losses in the short term. when it comes to the

european union especially to the eurozone there is a really big problem and now with this crisis it has completely come out to the open it's a unique situation in which we have an economy that there's been almost completely open so even if the situation with the buyers will be easing out it's not like you know just switching off and on want to switch off the economy starting them on again expect it cannot be halted any cannot be reversed it has to be traced in the best case scenario so that we manage to contain the spread of the virus in this space in 2021 we will have a problem but the rebound will not cover for all 'd the losses that there's been made and some countries will be. much worse position to be called. one of those with italy on the other one is by and probably. a lot of companies will not

survive this on the other hand if we have another crisis with the buyers band its duration will get really really serious it is serious already but a 2nd phase of the virus coming back and forcing the lock down and again would be disastrous for. british scientists believe the coronavirus spread around the world last year sometime i think between october and december the conclusions come from a genetic study of samples from more than $7000.00 people who'd been infected with france being one of the worst hit countries it's strong special attention from the medical community no you're seeing here's a guy called. who appears to be the country's so called patient 0 he was diagnosed with the corona virus a month before the 1st official cases were registered in france he talked of through his story. around december 20th i got a dry cough and sometime later a fever my temperature rose to over 40 celsius my wife told me to call an ambulance

in winter i usually do fall ill with flu but this time it was different i was taken to the nearest hospital the medics told me you'll have to be put on a ventilator that was because i could hardly breathe i had been coughing up blood and my chest was aching as if i had been stabbed with a knife while i was in hospital i couldn't walk or sit up straight i was lying down all the time i was given a c.t. scan they took me from the intensive care unit to the radiology department 3 or 4 times because they couldn't understand anything they told me there was nothing on your x. rays nothing the doctor said i can't discharge you while you are coughing up blood on the 4th day after i started treatment i asked if i could leave the hospital the doctor warned that if something went wrong i would have to return at home i kept taking medicine for coughing 10 days later i only had a light cough they told me you must have had a serious lung infection back in december nobody had heard of covert 19 in china it

all began around mid january i learned i had coronavirus only 10 days after i left the hospital in france the outbreak started at the beginning of march and i caught the virus in december to me it's unbelievable 2 months apart the doctor called me and said mr amar you were lucky that's true because today this virus has spread everywhere. ok so there's more from later as well with tons of cheese and millions of liters of beer is simply going to waste as a sales slump said the renowned french food industry harder across. but next look at what's happening here russia will start to partially relax its pandemic restrictions from monday the a 3 step plan was presented to president putin during a video meeting with key ministers the country has the world's 3rd highest number of active infections at the moment with moscow accounting for just under 2 thirds of that total quarter breaks it down small detail for us. just put together

a 3 stage plan and the 1st stage some shops and services will begin functioning again and people will be able to take walks with children as well as exercise outside again stage 2 will be the reopening of schools and larger shops that's that's going to mean that people will be able to walk with their families on the streets in larger groups again and by stage 3 the government expects to reopen parks as well as shops and restaurants with social distancing still in place for a period of time now we don't know how long the stages are expected to last or when this plan will even be implemented but the kremlin has already said that it is much more complicated than any plan and nevertheless it's important to have a reasonable if you verified algorithm of actions for each region of the country taking into account the opinions of specialists so we see that the situation with the spread of coronavirus in each of the regions is different as i've already said in one region tough justified preventative measures need to be maintained or even

tougher and in others it's possible to plan to ease them if justified but that's only possible based on the opinion of scientists and specialists and taking into account all factors and possible risks i emphasize again we must not run ahead of ourselves with any negligence or haste can cause a breakdown or rollback to get the price of the slightest mistake is the safety of life and health of our people and therefore the responsibility for the decision is extremely high and on thursday russia confirmed over 11000 new cases that's a record breaking number and after 4 consecutive days of increases breaking 10000 now moscow is still the coronavirus epicenter in russia over the past 5 days we've seen a steady rise of about $5000.00 cases a day in that city although the authorities have dramatically increased the amount of testing they're conducting so it's possible we're just seeing an increase in confirmed cases rather than an increase in actual cases remain lately we have

increasingly my. why is the number of attacks on the number of positive cases has increased accordingly we see from the dynamics by the dynamics of positive cases doesn't indicate directly at the growth of the contagion is great it indicates firstly the growing number of tasks and diagnosis of influx of people now whether or not the amount of cases is actually rising this virus has no doubt taken its toll on russia's leadership but number of top deputies including the prime minister have had to take a step back from their duties after they were diagnosed with covert 19 so hopefully once this 3 step plan of rushes is implemented the country will be able to avoid a 2nd wave or 3rd wave of the pandemic. elsewhere there are mixed feelings over the rush to get the world's worst affected country up and running again the united states has recorded nearly 75000 deaths and more than 1200000 infections more and more states are loosing the lockdowns nonetheless after public pressure even though

health experts fear it could trigger a 2nd wave most cautions perhaps seen in the worst affected state new york the subway system there usually a 24 hour operation is because nightly closures for the 1st time ever is to give the trains a deep clean but there's not an impact it's also affecting the thousands of homeless usually accustomed to sleeping there nationally more than 30000000 americans have been thrown into unemployment a huge headache for the white house too in knowing what to do next as r.t. america's try to teach others explains just one day after president trump said the coronavirus task force would be phased out today he's striking a different tone saying the task force will remain in place but rather shift its focus to reopening the economy that i think next year i think we're going to one of the best years we've ever had this as rick wright a government scientist takes aim at the president in a whistleblower complaint filed tuesday alleging the trumpet ministration ignored his dire warnings about coal that 19 and was demoted for resisting a malaria drug trump was pushing to. spite little evidence that it actually helps

keep it constant keep it consistent in the process transparence we can bring innovation to the table and with more than half the country starting to ease restrictions many are still seeing an increase of cases the state of georgia reopening non-essential businesses despite new concerns rural areas in that state could soon see coronavirus hotspots the virus robbing desmond tolbert a georgia resident of both his parents within 48 hours or your group you care. about today near perfect science new jersey also seeing a rise in cases up nearly 1200 bringing the new total of confirmed infections to more than 131000 and while hard hit new york plans to reopen regions and phases as it comes down the curve hospitals are still seeing more than 600 new cases of cova 19 a day the death toll slightly up from 230 a day earlier to 232 in the virus continues to take a vicious toll on the city's nursing homes new data revealing as of may 3rd more

than 4800 people have died from co but 19 in nursing homes the governor now investigating all long term care facilities in the state to ensure they are following state regulations and as the virus rages on new york city the epicenter of the break struggling to manage the city's homeless population living still cut out hundreds seeking shelter in subway cars amid the outbreak see this find. your car started taking off your. shoes but now for the 1st time ever officials are shutting down all city trains overnight for deep cleaning meantime officials say they are moving the city's homeless to designated hotels while the n.y.p.d. has assigned more than a 1000 officers to secure many of the 472 transit stations reporting in new york trinity chavez are take. it was a little better over on the west coast

a the san francisco has for years witnessed a surge in rough sleepers on the streets there on the health crisis is making it so much worse but the authorities are trying to take much has to show to people. they come here because they believe that they can get a tent and they can get in the system to get housing and so it's really a burden on our system that is already taxed. before kopechne 18 we are seen on average about 2300 people a day and now are seen on average about 33 to 3400 people

a day even up to 3800 people a day. this is also international so much more ahead to this day from moscow and u.s. mercenary claims he was tossed with capturing the venezuelan president all for a failed coup which is seeing 2 of the americans arrested just one of the stories lined up through after this break thanks for taking the time to watch us by the way today.

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venezuelan president has 4 more people have been arrested after a failed incursion attempt a former u.s. veteran says he organized the raid which venezuela claims was ultimately orchestrated by washington you know and some i have to report that for new terrorists have just been captured but i've already ordered the foreign minister to send a set of reports with the corresponding videos with the corresponding contracts on these aggressions conducted by the united states government and donald trump against france will open up the u.s. to noise any involvement 2 of its citizens were among the 1st arrests though they were detained on monday and identified as former special forces soldiers during president maduro virtual news conference the questioning of one of the men was televised warn it now from caleb maupin. u.s. venezuela tensions are high once again latin american socialist country says it has held off an armed incursion now they've captured mercenary fighters to which are u.s. citizens and one of the mercenary fighters says the plan was to detain the dura and

hand him over to the united states and the only instructions they received from jordan was to ensure that we should. control the border forces. for the route that. received it but on wednesday we heard a full denial from mike peo he says the united states was not in on the blog. however he's now making threats unless the 2 detained u.s. citizens are released as no u.s. government direct involvement in this operation. would have been involved it would have gone differently if the majority regime decides to hold them wolf is every toll that we have available to try and get them back the president gerald maintains he knows exactly who is responsible for the raid if we were able to uncover these terrorist incursion of which we have been victims we know that the united states

government assigned the drug enforcement agency to plan b. section one of the signs of drug company silver corps for the operational planning the government of the united states of america is fully and completely involved in these really defeated by the soul and civic military police union of venezuela. silvercorp is an american corporation headed by jordan about an alleged invasion into then israel or what but then you'll see in the uk when as a journalist i have followed the online account of this a legit war veteran and who is said to have been decorated 3 times back home for his participation in the iraq war after a long period of absence he has 32 to the on lake out of silver court usa claiming that his incursion would involve over 60 people here in venice while i made a report and this person replied that mercenaries may be paid to kill people but he would kill me for free fortunately i have received many messages of support from

both that as well in government and also from abroad and so now we move forward with our work because the most important thing is to continue denouncing what's taking place in our country the russian embassy responded to this public threat of violence. we noticed an explicit threat to their tea journalist us health authorities and human rights activists who came and seeking out the violators of freedom of speech outside the united states keep silence apparently they continued to celebrate world press freedom day with the world shut down by the ongoing global pandemic many would argue now is the time for cooperation between countries however it's pretty clear that u.s. leaders have decided that their efforts to destabilize venezuela and topple its government must not be put on hold it is clear is that the venezuelan opposition one wydow the so-called interim president has his name on as the contracts

with the crew leader silvercorp mercenary jorgen goudreau and at the very least the venezuelan opposition has turned to private means to carry out a military coup which is technically an act of war u.s. state department is very embarrassed by this they don't want anything to do with it whether or not they did have fingerprints on the operation and now it appears that jordan goudreau the ringleader who was a contract to buy one why don't know will be prosecuted by the u.s. government for arms trafficking said they're clearly trying to establish legal distinction here with one why go there are other pieces of evidence to indicate that the u.s. government had to have had some knowledge of. individuals who are us former

army green berets training us with our military forces in colombia so it just looks makes trial and his team look. like a bunch of buffoons on the world stage. finally for now with all the code words these days fine dining might not be top of everyone's proteins at the moment of course but france's prestigious food makers open to the world's appetite does come very soon it's also trying to get locals to indulge in a spot of cheese and wine consumption to carly a lot of it's facing going to waste the show to do penske has been finding out. fronts is internationally renowned for astronomy a big part of that for locals and for visitors is the produce made by artisans i mean what would france be without its cheese and wine.

but the health emergency has a big hole in these industries french from now shares are flagging up that their market is in melt down. the reproducers experiencing drops in prices that a catastrophic today it's the france of a 1000 cheeses that's being threatened the downturn in international trade coupled with the closure of restaurants has caused a 60 percent slump in sales and some $5000.00 tons of cheese could be left to go moldy they are not the only ones who are cheesed off wine makers say they are staring at the bottom of the glass already bruised by donald trump's import tariffs close restaurants and postponed wine face have hit them hard with wine growers

flooded with unsold stock they're pinning their hopes on the french staying home this year and we already know that we will have few or no foreign tourists at all even though we usually have a large number of clients coming from northern europe and we hope that french tourists will come here and that some people who are planning to go abroad will prefer a holiday in provence and at home instead it would be really nice they've also come up with the code. by launching. it's composed of green knowledge sun saw shiraz although if you're the one behind the wheel then perhaps it's not recommended that you join in now it's not all beer and skittles for the others in the drink businesses either one works stopped overnight the bar. had to close the order book was to deliver beer

everything was cancelled there was a monstrous shark lost 80 percent of our revenue brewers are expected to poor away at least 10000000 liters of expired beer that's more than is usually drunk during the whole of germany's famous october fest that really is a lot of beer there has been government help for these producers but the cry from almost all is that it simply hasn't been enough and without france could lose some of the big cheeses from its gastronomically culture in the meantime though i'm going to be doing my best to help the business it's something. that devinsky r.t. paris. that's the way things are looking so far this thursday the 7th of may from moscow no doubt international will continue to keep you fully posted 2474 students around the world wrote all this on a social media not t.v.

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