it's day's headlines from marty international the european union says it's heading for the worst recession in its history with a fragile recovery period threatened by any potential 2nd wave of infection. in the hunt for how the virus took hold in france we speak to a man who was diagnosed with corona virus a month before the 1st official exam for breakfast. i learned i had coronavirus only 10 days after i left the hospital the doctor called me and said mr amar you were lucky that's true because today this virus has spread everywhere. tougher restrictions on the way here in moscow with masks and gloves to be mandatory in public places from next week. and in america mercenary claims

he was tasked with capturing the venezuelan president and bringing him to the u.s. after 2 american citizens were arrested following a failed plot against nicolas maduro. he'll need structure to see jordan. to ensure that we. control the food force which. it is. today thanks for watching this thursday live from artie's world news center here in moscow i'm kevin irwin with this 30 minute round up for you 1st the latest covert 19 figures to start with and since the outbreak began 3800000 people are now known to have been infected around the world with the potentially deadly virus the number of deaths as a result has now surpassed 265000 but the number of people making

a recovery 2 is also rising but currently stands at 1300000 today. europe may be moving on from the worst of the pandemic now 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 countries suffering the most here's 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 the

e.u. has entered 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. 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 little 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 a business. limited use is generated a level of object poverty that i'm convinced the government won't be able to help every one of my people by their supporters 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 the to kill the 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 and economic emergency that has the potential to wreck our vic on the world's financial systems peter all of a party girl in. financial expert roberta bros here believes the even the best case scenario europe won't be able to keep up with his 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 has been almost completely altered even if the situation with the virus 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 to extract it cannot be halted and he 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 case in 2021 we will have at about one but the rebound will not call for for all 'd the losses that there's been make and some countries will be. much worse position to be called. one of those if any of the better ones by and probably. a lot of companies will not survive this on the other hand if we have another crisis

with the virus 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 corona virus spread around the world last year sometime between october and december they think 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 drawn special attention for the medical community the person you seeing here is. who appears to be the country's so called patient 0 he was diagnosed with a corona virus a month before the 1st official cases were registered in france he took his 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 there are more coming to light every day well more from france so the story coming up later the program is one of the tip you off but she said millions of liters of beer of going to waste what a pity as a sales it's the renowned french food industry are. tough measures here in moscow coming in from the 12th everyone in the city will be required. to wear a face mask and gloves in public places and when taking public transport mayor brown announced the new rules adding that the suspects that he suspects the number of actual infections in the russian capital is far higher than the test results

suggest overall the country has the world's 3rd highest number of active infections with moscow accounted for just under 2 thirds of them an update next on that then from correspondent on a quarter. well on thursday sabean and gave some startling updates about their own virus situation in moscow although the official number stands around 92000 cases in the city he said that the real number is more likely around 300000 while scows mayor also said that the lockdown will have to be continued longer than initially expected and that residents are going to have to adjust to this new normal way of life part of that will begin when construction companies reopen on the 12th of may and on that day it will be compulsory for people to be wearing masks as well as gloves in public as we start to allow more people to return to work there will be more people taken transport there will be more interaction and has to be balanced out so that's why we are introducing additional isolation measures on public

transport it is now compulsory to wear a mask and gloves digital process will stay in force on the same day as sabean's announcement russia confirmed over $11000.00 new cases that's a record breaking number and that's after 4 consecutive days of increases that exceeded $10000.00 cases per day although the authorities have dramatically increased the amount of coronavirus testing they have been doing across the country so it's possible we're just seeing higher numbers as a result of that rather than an actual rise in the amount of cases regardless russia's already got a plan for easing the lock down in the future when the situation improves and russian president vladimir putin said that this complicated situation is going to require a flexible approach on usenet are used and of course life is much more complicated than any plan and nevertheless it's important to have a reasonable because i refined algorithm of actions to each we just of the countries 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 toughened and in others it's possible to plan to ease the. justified but that's only possible based on the opinion of scientists specialists and taking into account all factors and possible risks i emphasize again we must not run ahead of ourselves any negligence or haste can cause a breakdown or roll back to the price of the slightest mistake is the safety lives and health of our people therefore the responsibility for each decision is extremely high. no one in the country has really been immune to the. spread of the coronavirus it's also taken its toll on russia's leadership a number of top deputies including the country's prime minister have had to take time off of their duties because they were coronavirus confirmed after being diagnosed with covert 90 hopefully once this 3 step plan of russia is implemented

the country will be able to avoid a 2nd wave or 3rd wave and demick. are mixed feelings meantime 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 their lockdowns after public pressure even though health experts fear it could trigger a 2nd wave most caution is perhaps seen in the worst affected state new york the subway system there usually is a 24 operation 24 hour operation thing but it should have recently become nightly closures for the 1st time ever to give the trains a deep clean but that's how tonight it impacted so also affecting the thousands of homeless accustomed to sleeping there nationally more than 30000000 americans have been thrown into unemployment a headache for the white house and knowing what to do next as r.t. america's trinity chavez explains just one day after president trump said the coronavirus task force would be phased out today he's striking

a different tool saying the task force will remain in place but rather shift its focus to reopening the economy then i think next year i think we're going to one of the best years we've ever. 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 coven 1000 and was demoted for resisting a malaria drug trump was pushing despite 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 of georgia residents of both his parents within 48 hours or your group you care. about today very powerful sign 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 coven 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 code 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 outbreak struggling to manage the city's homeless population only still cut out hundreds seeking shelter in subway cars amid the outbreak see this guy you know . your car or the other.

car. 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 dead. media 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 chávez r.t. . is little better over on the west coast either san francisco has for years witnessed a surge in rough sleepers on the streets on the health crisis is making it so much worse but the authorities are taking measures best they can to shelter 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 cope with 19 we're seeing on average about 2300 people a day and now we're seeing on average about 33 to 3400 people dead a day even up to 3800 people a day. and. much more ahead this thursday for most sco u.s. mercenary claims he was tossed with capturing the venezuelan president of through a failed coup which the scene 2 other americans arrested we'll tell you more soon

as we're about. to what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is often spearing dramatic development the only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the

jerry thinks. we dare to ask. again the venezuelan president says 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 all constructed by washington. you know on sunday i have to report that phone you 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 against france will

open in opera i mean the u.s. denies any involvement to its citizens or among the 1st to rest though they would to tango monday and identified as former special forces soldiers during president duros virtual news conference the questioning of one of those men was even televised mourn the story 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 durham and hand him over to the united states in the instructions they were seized from jordan 1st to ensure that we should. control the 4 forces. for the world and. receive share buttons on wednesday we heard

a full denial from mike peo he says the united states was not in on the plot 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 matured regime decides to hold them will use every tool that we have available to try and get them back the president material 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 and the signed of private company silver corps for the operational planning the government of the. united states of america is fully and completely involved in peace agreement defeated by the soul and civic military police union of venezuela. silvercorp is an american corporation headed by jordan godhra there's now video of

him confirming the botched operation silvercorp has also threatened to kill an r t spanish correspondent after she tweeted about an alleged invasion into then his whaler. 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 korea 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 and is clear is that the venezuelan opposition one wydow the so-called interim president has his name on as the contract with the crew leader silvercorp mercenary jorgen gave dro 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 the 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 contract to buy one of wydow 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 so it just look 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 priorities at the moment of course but france's prestigious food make is hoping the world's appetite will bounce back so it's also trying to get locals to indulge in a spot of patriotic cheese and wine consumption as well as possible karl

a lot of it faces go to waste of the wise as shelly do penske has been finding out . fronts is internationally renowned for its 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 shares are flocking up that the market is in melt down. there are producers 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 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. composed of green notch 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 drinks business is either one works stopped overnight in the bar the same evening you have to close it 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 some say charlotte da vinci r.t. paris and that's why things are looking so far this thursday the 7th of may from moscow will continue to keep you fully posted 24 seventh's from our studios around the world our social media dot com i'm kevin i hope things are going good for you today as well as can be expected in these times so what should stay safe well and have a great day. it's seemed wrong. but old rules just don't. mean you get to shape

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