the larger corporations are not very interested in proving or disproving the value of their food because they're already making it to $1000000000.00 on it and there's no reason to do that research. in today's headlines from r.t. international the european union says it's heading for the worst recession. with any fragile recovery period threatened by a potential 2nd wave of infection. in the hunt for how the virus so cold in france is coming up we speak to a man who was diagnosed with corona virus a month before the 1st official cases were registered. 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. so prescriptions on the way here in moscow with masks and gloves to be mandatory in public places from next week. on an american mercenary claims that he was tasked

with capturing the venezuelan president and bringing him to the u.s. of the 2 american citizens were arrested following a failed plot against nicolas maduro the elite structure it was the. first to ensure that we should. control the full force. and. there's his turn for the afternoon here in moscow welcome to the program live from artie's will be center is kevin owen here for the next 30 minutes and stick with me to is a take you through the day's top stories and it's the covert 19 figures we're going to talk about 1st since the outbreak began 3800000 people are known to have been infected with the potentially deadly virus now around the world the number of

deaths as a result has now surpassed 265000 but that said the number of people making a recovery is also rising that currently stands at 1300000. so europe may be moving on from the worst of the pandemic now but there's new trouble ahead the e.u. says the region is on course for a recession of historic proportions with already hard hit countries suffering the most is our europe correspondent and 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. 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 that a little new 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 dispute. needed bruce's generated a level of object property that i'm convinced the government won't be able to help everyone. 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 while 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 that sharing initiative sometimes called corona bonds 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 and 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 recover on the world's financial systems peter all of a party girl in. british scientists believe the corona virus spread around the world last year they think sometime 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 particular attention for the medical community the person you're seeing here is some are he appears to be the country's so called patient 0 he was diagnosed with a corona virus a month before the 1st official cases are registered in france he talked to us 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. and every day we front of a bit more than wait as a story cover from slated to tell you about with tons of cheese and millions of liters of beer are going to waste what a pity as a sales slumps hit the renowned french food industry really hard report on the. next reporting on what's happening here tighter rules on the way in moscow from may the 12 everyone in the city will be required to wear a face mask and gloves in public places and we're taking transport. on it announced the new rules earlier adding that he suspects the number of actual infections here 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 at the moment with moscow accounting for just under 2 thirds of them an update next from correspondent daniel quarter. well on thursday sabean and gave some startling updates about the road 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 300008 month 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 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 the. if 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 a rollback 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. meantime 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 of more than 1200000 infections more more state solution in the lockdowns though after public pressure even after health

experts fearing it could trigger a 2nd wave most cautions perhaps seen in the worst affected state new york the subway system usually a 24 hour operation as a recently because the closure is for the 1st time it's to give the trains trains a deep clean but there's an added in cope with that it's affecting the thousands of homeless that are usually accustomed to sleeping there nationally more than 30000000 americans have been thrown into unemployment headache for the white house and knowing what to do best next are to america's treat each of us explains. just one day after president trump said the coronavirus task force would be phased out today he's striking a different tune saying the task force will remain in place the 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 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 coded 19 and was demoted for resisting

a malaria drug trump was pushing despite little evidence that it actually helped keep it constant keep it consistent with 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 we're both of you care. about today we're parents new jersey also seeing a rise in cases up nearly $1200.00 bringing the new total of confirmed infections to more than $131000.00 and while hard hit new york plans to reopen regions in phases as it comes down the curve hospitals are still seeing more than 600 new cases of coven 19 a day and as the virus rages on new york city the epicenter of the outbreak

struggling to manage the city's homeless population living still out hundreds seeking shelter in subway cars amid the outbreak see this guy you know. you are a doctor. shot 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 chávez r.t. . it's a little better over the west coast to the san francisco has for years witnessed a surge in rough sleepers on the streets the on the health crisis has made it a whole lot worse but the authorities are taking measures to try to help 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. all . thanks to the tug of war just today it was

appreciated by me in the team ahead this thursday from moscow a u.s. motion which claims he was tossed with capturing the venezuelan president after a failed coup which is seen to whether americans arrested was one of the stories that got lined up for you soon as a back up from the break. yes

. the witch is dead for an extortionist private equity job. recorded game changing record breaking losses as berkshire hathaway a company goes belly up. again this is international live from moscow the venezuelan president says full 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 once i have to report that phone you

terrorists have just been captured and i've already ordered the foreign minister to send a set of reports with the corresponding videos with the corresponding contacts on these aggressions conducted by the united states government and donald trump against venezuela the u.s. denies any involvement to 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 members even televised more detail on the story the next 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 2 of 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 and the only instructions that i received from jordan was to ensure that we should. ensure that here

for the forces. for the world and to receive share but and on wednesday we heard a full denial from mike pompei oh 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 a ball that would have gone differently if the majority 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 that we were able to uncover these terrorists encouraging of which we have been victims we know the united states government assigned the drug enforcement agency to plan b. section and 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 are greatly defeated by the soul and civic military police union of venezuela balsall silvercorp is an american corporation headed by jordan gondor there is 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 the on his way law but only then you'll see ended up went as a journalist a how policy online account of this alleged war veteran and who is said to have been decorate. 3 times back home for his participation in iraq war after a long period of absence he has 32 to date on that account of silver pour usa claiming that his incursion would involve over 60 people here in venice well 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 the vessel and 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 taken 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 to be drove and at the very least the venezuelan opposition has turned to the 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 so it just looks makes trial and his team look. like a bunch of buffoons on the world stage. those big code words these days fine dining might not be top of everyone's priorities at the moment of course but from says prestigious food makers are hoping that will's up tight will come back sometime soon it's also trying to get locals to indulge in a spot of cheese and wine consumption currently a lot of it face is simply going to waste a shell or do bensky has been finding out. front's is internationally renowned for

its astronomy a big part of that for locals and visitors is the produce made by artisans i mean what would france be without it cheese and wine we. would. but the health emergency has a big hole in these industries french from are flocking up that their 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 one crew is 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 roy's wine tasting.

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 we. had to close the order. to deliver beer everything was cancelled there was a monstrous shark and lost 80 percent of our revenue breweries 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. produces 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 its salt say sell it people ski artsy. buses have been as bad news is coming as well about here in moscow more about it moscow mayor said bannon has now extended the coronavirus instructions for the service industry cultural support venues and education facilities now to the end of the month 31st of may before that as we reporting starting from may the 12th next week the moscow authorities are beginning the implementation of the 1st phase of easing restrictive measures means but choose day everyone in the city is going to be required to wear a face mask and gloves in public places and when taking transport obviously i will be in the studio will be outside that's the way things are looking so far this thursday the 7th of may from moscow here doubts he will continue to keep you fully posted throughout all this 24 seventh's from students around the world our social media and our tito com i'm kevin now in to stay safe and well liz ever thank you for watching.

seem wrong. why don't we all just don't all. get to shape out just days after. and in detroit because the trail. went something find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race based on all sides very dramatic and

developing the only. use east i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and tom. welcome to the like simon show from struck him but didn't show we have today we examine whether there's a route through the coronavirus crisis a pharmaceutical budget bill it still seems some time away the treatments on

improving but can do no more than mitigate the impact of this deadly virus meanwhile the world economy as a buckling from the kone in measures of social isolation which have resulted in the long of almost a thaw of humanity a number of countries loves a small east and west of thus far held the virus at bay by following the world health organization advice to test a trace to isolate have a from those countries which fell at the foster home to one mux kind of technology assessed in the public health and left of an author a way out of the coronavirus crisis coming along don't be eased with a test trace isolate policy implemented today we are so hot he buttons the professor. global health at the university of strathclyde to estimate where we are in finding a route through the crisis i'm really can detail at the totally fail islands where

the vast far they've got the virus britain only 2 are the cases remaining are no fatalities as a something and that approach which can give a lesson to the larger countries right in the world but 1st the gloves god has made with your twitter should be able some of your messages thank you alex last week we discussed the psychological impact of covert 19 and one of our guests was t.v. psychologist in mccain to hinted that since emma well said on the show you couldn't have summed up the wealth of lucian ships were compared to sis and mental health better at lived by those words and thoughts always to us in mechanically replies what a lovely tweet to receive people are says mental health it's one of my major concerns june locked and feed an emptiness our worst enemies if we understand that we're useful and that we're all working together towards a simple we will feel much better susan says the psychological tsunami is not inevitable let's choose.