death rate in the world why has it hit belgium so hard. well terry this is mainly to do with the way belgium is counting corona related to death so the broad criteria it has chosen to identify who they count as a corona death is the is the mainly the reason why the numbers also high yes belgium has been particularly hard hit it has a small population it was hard hit in the 1st away from of the pandemic but 50 percent off the. death rate they have given is people who are not they where the forty's are not certain if they really had a corona this is due to a lacking tests at the beginning of the pandemic so basically one said if a nursing home had 10 dead people to announce and only 5 were tested positive they presumed the other 5 wells of corona related death ok another hot spot is ireland it's going into lockdown is that a step that other e.u. countries are considering absolutely i mean to take bale belgium for a for example were at least looking at a partial lockdown so not as radical as island but quite similar there's a curfew now from

with negotiations over a trade deal between britain and the european union stalled fruit farmers in belgium are asking themselves what sort of ugly dense a no deal breaks it might leave. program we start with fresh figures from germany's largest financial institution large bank has a 309000000 euro profit in the 3rd quarter of the year it's sorely needed good news for the bank which had a disastrous year of 1000000000 euro losses in 29000 analysts warn the current news may be short lived though as the ongoing pandemic could reduce business but will need to pay back loans to the bank. these figures just minutes old conrad who isn't as our financial correspondent in frankfurt corette a quarterly profit of 309000000 euros substantially more than expected tell us more about. yes it's really substantially more chris what's most striking is that the part of the business at the bank which had been such a big problem in recent years investment banking is now the driver of income and revenue for the bank you know during the corona crisis is has been high volatility on the markets it remains very hig

storage issues if trade reverts to w g o standards 42000 people across belgium could lose their jobs that's according to research by hugh care fund and busha an economics professor at loovens catholic university it's not just the direct shipments from flanders or from belgium to the u.k. that matter but also flanders supplies a lot of intermediate inputs to other european countries for example to the german industries which subsequently send their products to the u.k. flanders belgium start speaking region would be dealt a huge economic blow by a no deal breaks it 16000 flemish companies currently exported to britain the government here hopes most have contingency plans in place like belgium fruit valley it's already finding new markets for this british bread favorite from the time we knew about the bricks that we started taking contact and making contacts to sell these small kind of beers towards germany and the eastern europe because we had a good alternative over there and a good price and pears from these orchards are already enjoyed the world over stored cool temperatures they c

storage issues if trade reverts to w t o standards 42000 people across belgium could lose their jobs that's according to research by hugh care fund and russia an economics professor at loovens catholic university it's not just the directions from flanders or from belgium to the u.k. that matter but also flanders supplies a lot of intermediate inputs to other european countries for example to the german industries which subsequently send their products to the u.k. flanders belgium start speaking region would be dealt a huge economic blow by a no deal breaks it $16000.00 flemish companies currently exported to britain the government here hopes most have contingency plans in place like belgium fruit valley it's already finding new markets for this british bread favorite from the time we knew about the bricks that we started taking contact and making contacts to sell these small kind of beers towards germany and eastern europe because we had a good alternative over there and they could price and pears from these orchards are already enjoyed the world over stored cool temperatures they ca

the situation in belgium let's bring in our correspondent in brussels by bad hospitals in belgium asked struggling to keep why has the situation worsened so quickly. it is not entirely clear what the reason for the fact that belgium is now the hardest hit country in in all of europe doctors and scientists say it's a mix of reason the population was more relaxed about the rules of not following distancing rules after the summer break the crisis management on a federal level here in belgium is not sufficient obviously and also the region's vallone and the flemish region are not working together tally the number of intensive care units was not heightened or not increased as much as necessary so it's a bundle of reasons but it is clear that belgian is not prepared for the 2nd wave and now people are hoping that at least the luck which entered into effect already will solve the problem in the coming weeks about as we just heard and there are people germany is taking patients from belgium because germany still has asked me how well does this corporation inside the european union actually work

situation in some states is worse than during the pentatonix 1st wave we'll look at restrictions in belgium and france also coming up another victim of the coronavirus for porting the truth to journalists around the world are facing censorship and intimidation plus the champions league group stage gets underway on tuesday evening and put to sleep the leaders like city post turkish champion sebastian shakier the german side will be keen to make home advantage count against the club from istanbul. i'm sorry kelly walked into the program at the number of confirmed corona virus cases worldwide has passed 40000000 with well over 1000000 deaths the u.s. brazil and india are reporting the highest numbers europe also facing a surge in cope with 19 infections with record daily highs in many countries here's a look at how the situation has evolved here on march 1st this year health departments across europe registered for hug. and one new cases testing of course was limited so actual numbers could have been much higher but you can see a clear trend of rising infections here in the spring peaking at t

becomes europe's latest coronavirus hotspot there are now more covert 900 patients in belgium hospitals then there were during the 1st wave in the spring. and why abortion clinics in candy are keeping a close watch on the u.s. election they fear damaging cuts in funding is donald trump is reelected. a lock thank you so much for your company everyone well where it while we're coming on the air with the breaking news a major earthquake has rocked turkey the powerful tremor struck off the agent coast causing buildings to collapse and the coastal city of its. the quake's epicenter was north of the greek island of some ost the u.s. geological survey puts it at a magnitude of 7.0 termers were felt as far as away as athens and istanbul turkish officials say at least 4 people are dead and 120 injured details are still coming in this is very much still a breaking story let's turn now to do to correspondent dorian jones who is in istanbul dorian active searches i understand are going on right now what's the latest what do we know about the casualties as well. well at the moment there is very limp

with negotiations of a trade deal between britain and the european union stalled through farmers in belgium are asking themselves what sort of i'll be dense the no deal drugs it might lead to care. for school welcome to the program such a bank has long been in crisis a so far failed restructuring attempt a litany of litigation in the united states and high costs have weighed the company down now it says it's on the road to recovery announcing its 3rd straight quarter of profits a bunch of bank returned over 300000000 euros for the 3rd quarter that's more than analysts estimated a boost in trading revenue and a drop in missed credit repayments helped a lot so far this year looks a lot better than $29000.00 when it made losses in the boot billions of euros as you can see there however the full effect of the pandemic could yet be to come if companies fail to pay back loans that could yet damage the company's long promised return to success now. is the financial correspondent in frankfurt. how well is daughter bank prepared for a potential wave of bankruptcies due to the pandemic. it's better p

liege, in belgium, with an astonishing nearly 41% infection rate. we were given rare access to an icu here, now full. the numbers tripling in just three weeks. >> and this is what you call the war zone line. >> yep. >> that's the war zobayan. yep. >> reporter: hospital admissions across the country surging. experts warn the health system is close to collapse. >> reporter: there are ambulances arriving quite often. >> when you're working inside the room and you see them coming, your level of stress is higher and higher. >> reporter: this doctor says delegate's summer lockdown worked but restrictions were relaxed too soon. you had covid-19. >> yep. >> reporter: whilst you were working? but you had no choice. >> i had no choice. no, impossible. i say, it's either that or you're not treating your patients. >> reporter: 75-year-old florent is on the mend. he may not have survived in march, but better treatment now means he will. and it's his birthday. he says his only wish is to go home. with cases climbing, hospitals across europe worry they won't cope

them or the situation in belgium that's been our correspondent in brussels. hospitals in belgium asked sharply why has the situation worsened so quickly. it is not entirely clear what the reasons for the fact that belgium is now the hardest hit country in in all of europe doctors and scientists say that it's a mix of reason the population was more relaxed about the rules of not following distancing rules after the summer break the crisis management on a federal level here in belgium is not sufficient obviously and also the region's vilonia and the flemish region are not working together entirely the number of intensive care units was not heightened or not increased as much as necessary so it's a bundle of reasons but it is clear that belgian is not prepared for the 2nd wave and now people are hoping that at least the luck which entered into effect already will solve the problem in the coming weeks about as we just heard and there are people germany is taking patients from belgium because germany still has a passing how well does this corporation inside the eu

violence which has killed hundreds also coming up tonight last call for alcohol and the coronavirus in belgium exploding numbers of new infections are forcing bars and restaurants to close for the next month plus early voting has begun in the u.s. state of florida donald trump one that battleground state in 2016 but in 2020 his opponents are different their names joe biden and the pandemic and a big win for socialists in bolivia louie's are saying is it is said to be the new president his interest rival carlos makes up his just conceded defeat will speak to our correspondent in the libyan capital. i'm burnt off to all of you joining us on p.b.s. in the united states and around the world welcome we start tonight with the unraveling of another attempt at peace new clashes have erupted between armenia and i survived on despite a humanitarian cease fire that was agreed to last saturday in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh. both sides accusing each other of violating the agreement just hours after it came into effect this was the 2nd attempt at a ceasefire in the past week. far from the front

we have five changes from the team to be belgium on sunday, they will make theirfull belgium on sunday will make their full debuts tonight and he's gone back to chelsea with a pre—existing foot injury and he has not played a part it all in the welsh or the belgian games, so he has come back and he broke those coronavirus rules, the rule of six when he attended the parties. that is why initially, he had not taken any part. he's got a slight hamstring issue, we understand, so he will not play any part tonight at all. and he was described as a warrior, a soldier and he played extremely well against belgium, but he will miss tonight snatch because he will miss tonight snatch because he needs to attend his own hearing from the fa after they charged him backin from the fa after they charged him back in may with bedding irregularities, essentially when he moved from spurs to madrid, they alleged that there were a regular betting patterns and he insists that neither he nor any when he is associated with have ever profited from bedding football matches. they said there was something out of my c

a headache for belgium's fear make this will visit a prairie that struggling with new restrictions on pubs and cafes in brussels. will bring some better news local booksellers are thriving right now in germany turns out the pandemic is proving a page to. business. welcome to the program. south africa's economy has been badly hit by the corona virus pandemic so amazon's recent announcement that it would be creating $3000.00 additional jobs in virtual customer service there was more than welcome south africa is becoming increasingly attractive to companies wanting to outsource jobs according to a recent study by consultancy firm mckinsey more than 100 business process outsourcing providers are employing around 270000 people in south africa or at least they were at the end of 2019 almost a quarter of those workers serve companies based abroad cities such as johannesburg cape town and durban expect the number of such jobs to increase by 2030 they're expecting 780000 nationwide and 2 thirds of these employees will work for companies based abroad according to the forecast the reason why sou

socially distanced to get tested for corona virus belgium has recorded more than 700 fractions per 100000 people over the past 14 days the 2nd highest rate in europe many have had their 1st brush with the virus and now they want to be sure that they're not infected. you know. someone close to me tested positive so i want to get tested to be sure i don't have any symptoms but better to be safe than sorry. with such a high rate of infection belgium authorities implemented a raft of new measures on monday. people have been ordered to work from home where of a possible and social contacts outside of the home should be limited to one. alcohol sales a band after 8 pm and a curfew is being enforced from midnight until 5 am. cafes bars and restaurants will be closed for a month. many hospitality workers are frustrated with the return to some of the harsh measures experienced earlier in the year. they're going to have you know it's like the 1st time it's catastrophic we would just have to try and survive we've had some state aid and that something it's better than nothing but we'll see. but belgia

there were 7.5 million people in belgium who faced starvation.at one point, hoover was told they were down to about five days'food supply. in addition, there was a corner of france - anyway, between the two, there were 10 million people who confronted the real specter of starving to death. >> in the face of that, hoover was asked to, in effect, abandon his career for however long the war lasted, and undertake the organization of what i call an independent republic of relief. no one had any idea of the dimensions of the task. they learned that the hard way. >> but eventually something called the commission for the relief of belgium, or the crb, and he - and remember, britain was blockading europe and germany. the germans didn't want to feed the belgians. the british were shocked anyone asked them to feed the belgians, who, after all, had been invaded by the germans. >> what hoover was doing, or attempting to do had never been done before. in the end, it was a four year effort that cost over $1 billion, when $1 billion was real money, much of it vo

this is the deadly news live from perth a surgeon coronavirus stretches belgium's health care system to the mix i don't i'm already afraid of the moment we reach our limits and have to choose who we take in and who gets to be treated. should it be deferred teeth or if the 60 year old belgium has the highest could get 19 infix right for content in europe we'll take a look inside a hospital struggling to cope also coming up. i voted for a guy named trust because donald trump fights fairly in the u.s. presidential election with america's credit crisis worsening we'll see how easy and rival joe biden confronting the issue in the final days can come. and children in mali head back to school after months of covidien just closures a pandemic is still threatening to cost millions of children in the region the chance at an education. i'm at me how it welcome of all the countries in europe belgium is among the hardest hit by the pandemic with the highest number of code 19 infections per capita the region of already has a not time curfew but its hospitals still struggle. and stuff they'll soon

situation in some states is worse than during the pandemic 1st way we'll look at restrictions in belgium and france also coming up the champions league group stage gets underway tuesday evening when his legal leaders life's a host turkish champions for shocks are here the german side will be keen to make home advantage count against the clock. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has passed 48000000 with well over a 1000000 deaths the u.s. brazil and india are reporting the highest numbers europe is also facing a surge in coated 9000 infections with record daily highs in many countries here's a look at how the situation has evolved here on march 1st of this year health departments across europe registered 401 new cases well testing of course was limited back then so actual numbers could have been much higher but you can see a clear trend of rising infections in the spring peaking at the end of april. early may well by then most of europe was in law and you can see what the impact of that was here with new infections dropping

more let's bring in our very own they are mattis who is joining us from brussels they are why has belgium been hit so hard. well sarah a big issue here is of course the book mortality rate the 3rd highest in the world but to explain that you need to understand the broad criteria that belgium uses to get to these numbers and the reason is that only 50 percent of the cases are actually confirmed caray corona cases the other ones of possible cases that have not been confirmed whether coronavirus test and the reason is that in the 1st wave of the pandemic here in belgium the country was so hard hits that they wanted an easy way to to count deaths and that is why they installed the system that now makes the numbers of the death rate look really bad on the other hand you're right of course numbers here i stream the high with belgium having a small population extremely high numbers 2 possible explanations one is that the tracking system has been rather weak it's not been running smoothly a corona app has only been installed in the past 2 weeks and another thing is testing and that's not running

in belgium asked struggling to keep bob why has the situation worsened so quickly. it is not entirely clear what the reasons for the fact that belgium is now the hardest hit country in all of europe doctors and scientists say it's a mix of reason the population was more relaxed about the rules of not following the distancing rules after the summer break the crisis management on a federal level here in belgium is not sufficient obviously and also the region's vilonia and the flemish region are not working together entirely the number of intensive care units was not to heightened or not increased as much as necessary so it's a bundle of reasons but it is clear that belgian is not prepared for the 2nd wave and now people are hoping that at least the luck which entered into effect already will solve the problem in the coming weeks about as we just heard and there are people germany is taking patients from belgium because germany still has capacity how well does this cooperation inside the european union actually work. but there are many countries that are taking patient

belgium is the latest county to return to a total national lockdown.he country plans to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus from monday. a couple of days after the decision in france to have a second lockdown, we are seeing the same in belgium and the second locked on for six weeks, starting from monday or midnight on sunday night. in which all nonessential shops will be closed, hairdressers, beauticians, gyms, hotels serving drinks that could still be open because cafes and bars, closed for a number of weeks, schools, half term next week, they'll extend the time the children are on holidays for two weeks now, effectively closed and the prime minister saying that this is a last ditch attempt to make sure that they do not keep rising. because if you look at the figures, the size of the population, belgium has the highest infection rate in the whole of europe. cases on average a day, 23,000 in the past 2a hours and if you go backjust a couple of weeks, looking at this case is per hundred thousand, belgium is right around 500 now, it is 1600 cases p

belgium's best seller the conference pair last year a total of $28000000.00 kilos of these where exported to the u.k. that's one out of every 12 belgian grown pairs so far it's been mostly business as usual for fruit growers but a hard break that could see things turned sour overnight of course our industry doesn't stand or fall with the exports to one country but it's important and then the only change in the relationship however small it might be might disturb the delicate to balance and delicate librium that exists in trade. the concerns here are not just potential quotas or tariffs for belgium fruit valley the country's largest fruit growing co-operative the carefully timed supply chain is at risk delays caused by new customs requirements could cause serious storage issues if trade reverts to w t o standards 42000 people across belgium could lose their jobs that's according to research by hugh care fund and busha an economics professor at loovens catholic university it's not just the direct shipments from flanders or from belgium to the u.k. that matter but also flanders supplies a lo

from the french scientists is rather alarming is that north some are seeing more developments in belgiumat morkie it's heller's about the situation in europe. yes the warning from french scientists about the record level of infection rates going much higher they feel than since the beginning of the pandemic belgium is the 2nd worst affected in europe soon it seems to be the worst in the whole of western europe and the situation there is that only hours ago at a news conference was expected there would be announcements of a full lockdown but no what they're going for are more restrictions banning audience of people from sports events and also restricting social contacts but many people in belgium fear that's not really enough and there is one doctor. who is from the not one of the largest hospitals there saying they're at the point now where intensive care units of fall and he is facing the prospect of choosing who lives and who dies reminiscent of what was happening in spain and france only 8 months ago so the situation in belgium is critical the deputy prime minister sophie was in may i

from all the situation in belgium that's been our correspondent in brussels by bad hospitals in belgium asked struggling to keep bob why has the situation worsened so quickly. it is not entirely clear what the reasons for the fact that belgium is now the hardest hit country in in all of europe doctors and scientists say it's a mix of reason the population was more relaxed about the rules of not following the distancing rules after the summer break the crisis management on a federal level here in belgium is not sufficient obviously and also the region's vallone and the flemish region are not working together tally the number of intensive care units was not heightened or not increased as much as necessary so it's a bundle of reasons but it is clear that belgian is not prepared for the 2nd wave and now people are hoping that at least the lockdown which entered into effect already will solve the problem in the coming weeks about as we just heard and there are people germany is taking patients from belgium because germany still has capacity at how well does this cooperation inside the europe

we have five changes from the team to be belgium on sunday, they will make theirfull belgium on sundayg foot injury and he has not played a part it all in the welsh or the belgian

with such a high rate of infection belgium authorities implemented a raft of new measures monday. people have been ordered to work from home wherever possible and social contact outside of the home should be limited to one. alcohol sales are banned after 8:00 p.m. and curfew is being enforced from midnight until 5:00 a.m. cafes, banks and restaurants will be closed a month. many hospitaly workers are frustrated with the return of some of the marsh measures experienced earlier in the year. >> it is like the first time. it is catastrophic. we will just have to try to survive. we have had some state aid and that is something. that is better than nothing. but we will see. belgian officials say the measures are absolutely necessary. the health minister says the health system could soon be overwhelmed by infections and warned of a coming tsunami of cases. many doctors share his concerns. >> the sky is more or less blue but we can see a huge wave is about to river. it is ineffort believe. authorities hope the -- inevitable. they hope the measure will have a quick impact. they say they wi

long queues in brussels on monday people lined up socially distanced to get tested for corona virus belgium has recorded more than 700 faction's per 100000 people over the past 14 days the 2nd highest rate in europe many have had their 1st brush with the virus and now they want to be sure that they're not infected. you know. someone close to me tested positive so i want to get tested to be sure i don't have any symptoms but better to be safe than sorry. with such a high rate of infection belgium authorities implemented a raft of new measures on monday people have been ordered to work from home were of a possible and social contacts outside of the home should be limited to one. alcohol sales are banned after 8 pm and a curfew is being enforced from midnight until 5 am cafes bars and restaurants will be closed for a month. many hospitality workers are frustrated with the return to some of the harsh measures experienced earlier in the year. it's like the 1st time it's catastrophic we just have to try and survive we've had some state aid and that's something that's better than nothing but we'll

that's why he's left them out of the england squad to face wales, belgium and denmark.back in though, despite the controversy he encountered in greece — and there are three new boys on the list. patrick gearey takes us through who's in, and who's out: these are two of the most exciting attacking players in the country, perhaps in the world. but mason greenwood and phil foden it might be england's future, they cannot be england's future, they cannot be england's present. iceland has kept them in the cold. both denied their countries call by the repercussions of where they spent a covid—i9 protocol breaking night in a hotel room with two girls. but forgiveness may be near. we have peace in the message to all the players in our tea m message to all the players in our team at every age level that sort of thing is not how we do things with england. we also have to rehabilitate these two boys. young people make mistakes. these la bs young people make mistakes. these labs have suffered enough. for sake, there has been so much to work out. what about harry maguire? himself enta

in belgium, some hospital has asked their staff who tested rkpositive to continue to if they have noymptoms. several muslim majority rcountriesove french product fromhe shelves and around over france tougher stance radical islam. scientists reveal their pain -- may be far more water moon. could it one day provide a home for human beings? ♪ welcome to our viewers on pbs id america and arhe globe. let us turn to the united states , where the response to the pandemic is a focal point in the lead up to next week's election. er the weekend, the u.s. reported the highest ever number of new daily cases. the white house chief of staff, markdo m, says the u.s. is not going to contrhe pandemic because it is a coagious virus just like the flu. he said the trump administration is focused on vaccines and therapeutics instead. here the latest from the president. >>e w have done an incredible job. take a look at what is happening in europe. )s what'happening toeurope is no one is -- they used to tell me all about europe. we are doing a great job. we are absolutely rounding the corner. other than t

belgium's health minister warns the country could soon be overwhelmed by new coronavirus infections —ses there soar. the story of the conjoined twins from pakistan — separated by surgeons in london — and their return home. hello and welcome to the programme. donald trump has taken a swipe at the us top infectious disease expert, doctor anthony fauci, allegedly calling him a "disaster" on a capaign staff call and suggesting people are tired of listening to him. it comes a day after the highly respected dr fauci told the media he wasn't surprised trump caught covid—19. here's the president being asked about the matter shortly after touching down in arizona on monday. you know, ithink, really, doctor fauci is a very nice man but we let him do what he wants to do, he gets a lot of television, he loves being on television, we let him do it. sometimes he says things that are a little bit off and they get built up, unfortunately, but he's a nice guy, i like him. he's called a lot of bad calls, he said don't wear a mask, and he said, don't ban china. they were bad calls. he admits that. and i

belgium's health minister warns the country could soon be overwhelmed by new coronavirus infections —ses there soar. one small step for man — one giant phone call for mankind — why there may soon be mobiles on the moon. hello and welcome to the programme. donald trump has taken a swipe at the country's top infectious disease expert, doctor anthony fauci, allegedly calling him a "disaster" on a campaign staff call and suggesting people are tired of listening to him. it comes a day after the highly respected dr fauci told the media he wasn't surprised trump caught covid—19. here's the president being asked about the matter shortly after touching down in arizona on monday. you know, ithink, really, doctor fauci is a very nice man but we let him do what he wants to do, he gets a lot of television, he loves being on television, we let him do it. sometimes he says things that are a little bit off and they get built up, unfortunately, but he's a nice guy, i like him. he's called a lot of bad calls, he said don't wear a mask, and he said, don't ban china. they were bad calls. he admits that.

should it be different cheat or the 16 year old belgium has the highest covered 19 infection rates per capita in europe we'll take a look inside a hospital straining to cope plus. the mother of all just been darby's in the bundesliga a small but passionate socially distanced crowd watched on as dortmund did battle with local arch rivals childhood and the role of dobie. i'm all all psycho welcome to the program as just 9 days to go to election day in the united states but president obama trump has already voted he joins tens of millions of a. americans have also cost their ballots before next tuesday's election the search in early voting in the u.s. is being fueled by concerns about the coronavirus and trumps handling of the pandemic. us president donald trump returned to his adopted home state of florida to cast his ballot and doubts about the security of mail in voting as a cure for much more secure that when you send in a ballot i could tell you that everything was perfect very strict right by the rules when you send in your ballots could never be like that you could never do secure

but we do have a significant influx of covert 19 patients due to the 2nd wave that we in belgium all hope to avoid. there for the intensive care department gradually fills up. the so far half of our patients are infected with the coronavirus to varying degrees. but you. millions of britons have headed into lockdown as coronavirus measures become increasingly stricter the welsh government has ordered its 3000000 residents to stay at home after 6 pm. in scotland most of the country's bars and restaurants are closed until at least the 3rd of november. good idea. so although we don't like the shirt she was appalled so we'll cut short short cut even it was close to 4 causeway. but i just so. just all for now that our spain has banned most travel into and i talk of the region and closed all restaurants and bars its infection rate is 3 times the national average. the capital madrid has been under a similar look tired for the past 2 weeks and now he faces a night curfew between midnight and 6 am spain became the 1st western european country to exceed 1000000 cases earlier this week and its d

protests in belgium hospital workers are protesting about their working conditions as the numbers of corporate 19 patients on their wards continues to rise many medics are testing positive for the virus and that's threatening staff shortages belgium is expected to record a daily rate of 20000 new infections by next week. we do have a significant influx of covert 19 patients due to the 2nd wave that we in belgium all hooked to avoid. therefore the intensive care department gradually fills up. and so far half of our patients are infected with the karuna virus to varying degrees. millions of britons have headed into lockdown as coronavirus measures become increasingly stricter the welsh government has ordered its 3000000 residents to stay at home after 6 pm. in scotland most of the country's bars and restaurants are closed until at least the 3rd of november. good she. saw although with the research she was appalled hope we'll cut shorter eyes can't even be of people's hopes this is what i was away all that but i just sort of. just war for nevada spain has banned most travel into and out

should it be to 13 or to 16 year old belgium has the highest coded $1000.00 infection rate per capita in europe you take a look inside a hospital straining to cope. i'm married to evanston thanks for joining me a worrying milestone in the coronavirus pandemic has been passed here in germany a total of more than 10000 people have now died from cope with 1000 here this follows a sharp rise in cases in recent weeks a new record in daily new infections has also been set in the last 24 hours with more than 14000 cases reported. a grim milestone painful for every family it has touched germany has become the 6th european country to reach 10000 cobe in 1000 deaths after a peak in mid april the daily death toll was much lower over the summer for most of july august and september corona deaths in any 24 hour period were in single figures in the last 2 weeks the mortality rate has begun to rise sharply but there are hopes it may not return to the level it reached earlier this year we had a very high death toll in the springtime especially for the elderly and now we have more rate is higher in th

and belgium stamped him, for better or worse. the other remarkable thing, and again, building on what we said earlier, it was all voluntary. i mean, he appealed to the american people. he said, again, the american people, if you tell them what you need, they will give you the shirt off their backs. and there is - you go to west branch, the records are there. it is - it's a remarkable story of - i mean, there was one group, i think they were the kansas club of new york, who were going to build a clubhouse. and instead of building themselves a clubhouse, they gave hoover the $500,000 that they had raised. and that was repeated over and over again. and again, the united states - at this point, the united states wasn't in the war. they had - but, again, that reinforced hoover's belief that all his life he was looking for a third way between laissez-faire capitalism, which he abhorred, and socialism, which he dreaded. and he came up with this - it's a terribly clunky, very hooveresque term, "associational" - what was it? "voluntary as

romelu lukaku scoring for belgium.minutes left at wembley stadium. tonight we've got northern ireland in action against australia, scotla nd in action against australia, scotland against slovakia. both those seven. austria, i should say. kick off. there are four games taking place in women's super league today — arsenal thrashed brighton 5—nil in the early kick—off. dutch striker vivianne miedema was on target twice in the match as arsenal maintained their perfect start to the wsl season... which has seen them win all four of their matches so far. in the day's other games everton have also kept up their 100% start to the season with a 3—1win over west ham. elsewhere reading beat birmingham and the big game of the day between last season's top two saw chelsea beat manchester city 3—1. what a year england's tyrrell hatton‘s having, he's now won the bmw pga championship at wentworth. on a course close to his family home and one he's walked around since he was a child — he took victory by 4 shots. it's his fifth european t

well numbers are up as well elsewhere in europe and belgium's hospitals are struggling to cope as the number of patients hospitalized with covert 19 is now higher than during the 1st wave back in april the country has become a new hotspot for the virus in europe and doctors and nurses are under enormous pressure as they try to keep the company the country's health care system running. this used to be the recovery room for patients who had surgery now it serves as a makeshift intensive care unit for cope with benteen patients on life support hospitals in the building province of li is our no the epicenter of europe's 2nd wave and struggling to keep up we are not about to admit one anymore so if a patient comes in the emergency room with a 3 we often run through. the finish both of them will be able to afford to devote tells us his team is not only short of beds but also personnel one in 5 nurses in the region have tested positive for the virus themselves but the pressure is so high that those who don't have symptoms continue to work under strict safety precautions doctors and nurses he

business is tough elsewhere in europe visit a brewery in belgium struggling with new restrictions on pubs and cafes. but there is some good news local booksellers are thriving right now in germany pandemic really is a page turner. and welcome to the show i'm stephen beard in berlin it's good to have you with us and we begin in germany where the pen dimmock is leaving a deeper imprint on the economy than previously thought that's according to a new joint report published by the country's leading economic research institutes they've downgraded projections made earlier in the year forecasting now that the german economy will shrink by 5.4 percent and 20. that's more than a percentage point worse than the earlier projections but they also predict a slow recovery compared to prior forecasts infection rates are rising again in germany meeting to new business restrictions. and one of the authors of that report joins me now stefan crudes is head of the forecasting division at the kill institute for the world economy stuff and it's good to have you with us. first obvious question what is driv

belgium is warning of a tsunami of new cases.ocialist candidate claims victory in bolivia's presidential rerun, paving the way for the return of people morales. -- of evo morales. money destined for the u.s. families and victims of attacks by armed groups and after has left sudan. the first step in a compensation agreement that will see the country removed from the u.s. list of state-sponsored terrorism. earlier u.s. president tweeted that the new government of sudan agreed to pay $335 million. once deposited i will lift sudan from the state sponsors of terrorism list. at long last justice for the american people and a big step for sudan. sudan's prime minister is expected to make an announcement shortly. they carried out attacks on u.s. embassies in 1998. sudan was placed on the u.s. terror list in 1993 over alleged funding of armed groups. we are to get some kind of official announcement soonish. what kind of things will you be looking for in that announcement when it comes to getting more details of this deal? >> while people

belgium, they have a fairly significant share. other than belgium and the netherlands, it is the much smaller nations of the eu. anda, the czech republic slovakia, would be the only other ones that actually have as hit to gdp- as a 2% as a result of the hit to trade with the u.k. so most european countries could absorb it, with the exception of one or two. particularly the nations of ireland and malta that have very clear, strong connections to the u.k., plus netherlands and belgium. so none of the really big, powerful nations within the eu stand to lose anything like as much. romaine: bloomberg opinion columnist john authers giving us that update. we are going to go from there all the way into the south pacific and continue this topic on what is going on in new zealand. the prime minister pulled out a victory but of course now the real work for her second term is about to start. we will discuss the challenges ahead for that country. that is coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ romaine: today, we are focused on the political situa

last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks.anned after 8pm each night, asked how he feels now, this pub owners is not so good. restau ra nts this pub owners is not so good. restaurants are shut as well. the real catastrophe is there is not a proven reason, a medical reason that it was in restau ra nts. medical reason that it was in restaurants. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving officers empty. having been one officers empty. having been one of the worst hit countries during europe's first wave of coronavirus earlier this year, this second scare, with cases up this second scare, with cases up 80% over a week, and hospitalisations up, it means that belgian‘s residents are only allowed to see one other person from outside their household. and a curfew is in place from midnight until 5am as the government wrestles to get on top of a looming health crisis. translation: that's life. like some people say, there are quite a few people who don't take enough precautions i would say. in italy, there are also new rules for

belgium has begun his second lockdown tay.h of the last three days a recorded more than 10,000 new cases. it has one of the highest infection rates. as you would expect is feeding through two hospitalations up 100% on the week. the health minister is using stark language saying we are really very close to a tsunami. we no longer control at is happening. while efforts to control what is happening included midnight to 5 a.m. curfew in belgium and restaurants have been ordered to close for four weeks. here is more from our correspondent in brussels with a warning from the belgian government that it has lost control. >> one we heard from -- the health minister saying this has been -- is because you have two particular areas, brussels and you ve, the south of belgi, the french-speaking part, where theyre "amongst the most dangerous areas in europe for the highest speed of clusters of cases, twice the amount you are seeing in paris right no." if you look at belgium, it is up there with a number of total cases. 8000 cases per day. th

registered across europe well one of the european countries struggling to cope with the pandemic is belgium hospitals emissions of credible patients there have doubled in the past week and the government is warning the situation is worse than at the beginning of the pandemic in march. there were long queues in brussels on monday people lined up socially distanced to get tested for corona virus belgium has recorded more than 700 faction's per 100000 people over the past 14 days the 2nd highest rate in europe many have had their 1st brush with the virus and now they want to be sure that they're not infected. someone close to me tested positive so i want to get tested to be sure i don't have any symptoms but better to be safe than sorry with such a high rate of infection belgium authorities implemented a raft of new measures on monday people have been ordered to work from home were of a possible and social contacts outside of the home should be limited to one. alcohol sales the band after 8 pm and a curfew is being enforced from midnight until 5 am cafes bars and restaurants will be closed for

country to impose a lockdown for a 2nd time also coming up last call for alcohol and the coronavirus in belgium exploding numbers of new infections are forcing boston restaurants to close for the next month. tired of for at least try to stem growing student protests by threatening to shut down several media outlets taking steps to block the messaging app telegram demonstrators are calling for the prime minister to resign. and the champions league group stage gets underway to choose day evening when disney can leaders leipzig host turkish champions bush actually here the german side will be keen to make home advantage count against the club from istanbul. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program in europe with the 2nd wave of the pandemic has arrived and it's prompting national lockdowns ireland has become the 1st e.u. country to return to an almost full nationwide lockdown as a battles to stop a surge in. rhona virus cases prime minister michael martin said all non-essential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting on midnight on wednesday starting at midnight on wednesday while the sc

and czech republic and that's the blue and the yellow that you see the yellow is belgium the blue being czech republic you see there have surpassed the u.s. u.k. and e.u. countries as a whole to gether now these 2 countries the czech republic had a daily record of $16000.00 new cases while belgium there were also just a rat a record of new cases at around 700000 now while medical experts there can't right now point to anything specific associated with the job but they think population density may be a huge factor and like many other european countries both the czech republic and belgium they're working very quickly to. spread of the virus now in addition to closing all restaurants and bars so eating stablish month plus all entertainment events bell that also suspended all non-urgent surgeries for a month to free up hospital space for corona virus patients that are going and checking and i.c.u. but is it too late to avoid a deadly 2nd wave will see that in the coming weeks around r t correspondent savidge thank you for keeping us up to date. and time now for a quick break but hang here b