plus, 30 years ago today saddam husseing invaded kuwait. special report on how that conflict has helped shape the world we know today. and one of britain's most acclaimed film directors — sir alan parker — has died at the age of 76. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. i'm nancy kacungira. the head of the world health organisation has said the effects of the global coronavirus outbreak will be felt "for decades to come". tedros ghebreyesus was speaking to the who's emergency committee — meeting to assess the covid—i9 pandemic six months after first declaring a global public health emergency. the emergency committee is discussing what more can be done to control the virus. the pandemic is a once in a century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come. many scientific questions have been resolved. many remain to be answered. early results from virologist studies are painting a consistent picture. most of

who was 100 into their close a whole yarn from other states and matting last huss from. there. at the end of the half hour ceremony a minute of silence so the question is can financial help from europe help heal the wounds of covert 19 for more on that let's go to our brussel to brussels correspondent barbara faisal barbara olson if you can read as well at the memorial in madrid's today what's the sign brussels is trying to send to madrid . they really desperately are trying to cya present a sign of solidarity because the european union failed in march when the crisis began when the president makes slowly begin to spread many member states turned their back to their neighbors they slim their border shut they hoarded medical equipment they hoarded pharmaceuticals so it was not good they had a really bad beginning of the crisis and then later in april they sort of got into the trucks and now they're really trying to change the image because not only in italy also in spain there are many people who said after that experience what is europe really doing for us now spain is supposed

years old get ready he was 100 into their hosts a whole year on from other states and moving on last huss from. where you at the end of the half hour ceremony a minute of silence so $20000.00 deaths in spain across europe but it's all stands at over $180000.00 to talk more about the response to scuttle brussels correspondent barbara faisal as she's standing by there for us to see you barbara so how is you getting to grips with the pandemic. slowly because it's the beginning the european union pretty much failed member countries slammed the door shut their borders they turned their backs on their colleagues in the neighboring countries hoarded medical equipment and so on and so forth brussels seemed completely at a loss how to sort of pull people back together it was rather symbolic but then throughout the week so the european commission in brussels we see or slough underlined there in spain today sending a signal of solidarity they recognized that they really had to sort of up their game that they really had to sort of become stronger and try to unify the countries in so they are know sta