spain's coronavirus death toll now higher than china's hospitals overwhelmed by the sick many of the patients are now the doctors and nurses themselves tonight's spanish nightmare is it new york's tomorrow now the parallels are frightening the difference madrid is asking nato for help washington is sending help in the form of a check a 2 trillion dollars check i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. the current status we still have the trajectory going up. right now what we're looking at is about 140000 cases coming into the hospitals the hospital capacities 53000 beds that's a problem ventilators ventilators ventilators. we need 30. we have in the existing hospital system 4000 ventilators. also coming up the pandemic and the world's biggest lock down 1300000000 people staying at home in india if these 21 days or not manage quickly in the country and you'll family will be sent back by 21 years. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the u.s. response to the coronavirus pandemic a cure of money and medicine some say the po

with over 400000000 euros of medical equipment on order from china spain is looking to see if its efforts will start to stifle the spread of the virus. joined by journalist ricardo. he joins me from the spanish capital madrid good evening to you ricardo spain has suffered more deaths than china in this pandemic how close is the country to a health care system collapse. and i would imagine well. there has been calls and i think almost anyone who lives in madrid have earth scenes last meal of the last week and warnings from the health workers in the social media saying that they hosed the hospital's capacity where overstretching and now this happens in the in the whole country and there's lack of human resources lack of bad. been delayed those who are without a vital like of equipment afraid for the health workers who protect themselves like glass and mask and. today doing the session to send a state of all there were calls to to prepare for our cases of course from out the disorder and have workers and i think these 6 sort of represents how the situation is right now in spain you know i me

well last week italy surpassed china in the number of coronavirus deaths this week spain has earned that tragic title unimaginable scenes of suffering and sorrow are playing out across spain as hundreds of people die every day hospitals are packed with patients and more are waiting just to see a doctor perhaps the most shocking proof of how dangerous this pandemic is physicians and nurses make up almost a quarter of all new infections spain's health care system is collapsing taking down the healers and the helpers with it madrid's a better hospital is overwhelmed patients filling the hallways struggling to breathe waiting for the privilege of oxygen. for many here the shortage of ventilators and medical staff could prove to be deadly for a shocking number that already has spain's death toll from cope with 1000 has now surpassed china's. a little bit i don't want to get involved in politics because that's not the time so and i hear on tuesday that there are sufficient let areal and then my colleagues this morning complain that there is not sufficient material i can't believe it when the g

with professionals with medics and spain and it's also considering sending doctors from china to spain which. would be like a new development ok but at the same time relations between china and the us seem to or could possibly be cooling again the chinese government certainly reacted strongly to us present donald trump calling corona virus a quote chinese virus tell us more about that. so china has been vocal about not wanting the corona virus labeled as a chinese virus or a one byres which has also been a term. used by u.s. politicians. and on the one hand they're official the scores are coming from the foreign ministry. is pretty balanced they're saying like a bit we're supposed to help each other. as countries fighting to get there against this outbreak on the other hand they do have. certain more rogue voices such as a foreign ministry spokesman who are treated last week that it is actually possible that the virus was brought to hand by the u.s. army which is kind of a conspiracy theory that has an improved and then we also have the chinese state media who are kind of peddling the

with over 400000000 euros of medical equipment on order from china spain is looking to see if its efforts will start to stifle the spread of the virus. now here are some more of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll from covert $1000.00 related illnesses has now passed 213 months after the outbreak began france is pulling its military out of iraq and suspending its antiterrorism training mission there as french forces are called to fight the coronavirus at home france says almost $26000.00 confirmed cases turkish president says he believes his country will slow the rate of transmissions within 2 to 3 weeks. said quote we have preparations for every scenario to other news the man accused of attacking 2 mosques in new zealand last year has pleaded guilty brenton terrine from australia opened fire on worship us in the city of christ church killing 51 people and was the country's worst shooting in modern history and is considered an act of terrorism. for more i'm joined now by journalist mckenzie and welling. this came from thinking and i suspect it's at 1

with over 400000000 euros of medical equipment on order from china spain is looking to see if its efforts will start to stifle the spread of the virus. russia's president vladimir putin has postponed a nationwide vote on constitutional changes aimed at extending his time in office in his 1st televised speech since a covert 19 coronavirus outbreak put in sept the delay was due to the worsening situation official figures suggest russia has so far avoided large numbers of infections but those figures have risen. some days now here's some more of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll from covert 19 related illnesses has now passed $21.00 cells and 3 months after the outbreak began francis pulling its military out of iraq and suspending its antiterrorism training mission there as french forces are called to fight the coronavirus at home france says almost 26000 confirmed cases turkish president says he believes his country will slow the rate of transmission within $2.00 to $3.00 weeks. said quote we have preparations for every scenario. to other news and th

with 247 dead right now as well as you mentioned 80000 cases now more 82000 cases almost more than china spain italy this is 10 fold 10 fold the number we had last week last week this same time 8800 cases now 80000 and something cases so i have no idea nobody has an idea why the president thinks it's a good idea to actually float the idea that. any easement off of the measures which the feds and the states have taken here would be. in place. new york is the epicenter of the outbreak how are authorities there coping with the situation. i think they're holding on by a thread as well as doing the best they can as you see in the piece ursus and doctors and unfortunately they also need more more space in the office operating now with some refrigerated trucks to actually be able to store those deceased from the coronavirus they're building 91000 beds and hospitals out hawk so you see they're really trying everything they can do there is. of course the notion and that hits the federal government as well as state governments that the u.s. as a whole was too late to the game did not have preparations i

with 247 dead right now as well as you mentioned 80000 cases now more 82000 cases almost more than china spain italy this is tenfold tenfold the number we had last week last week this same time 8800 cases now 80000 and something cases so i have no idea nobody has an idea why the president thinks it's a good idea to actually float the idea that. any easement off of the measures which the feds and the states have taken here would be. in place. claims for unemployment benefits in the u.s. rocketed by more than 3000000 last week from just over a quarter of a 1000007 days before it's the highest ever jump in a single week the hardest hit sector with services reflecting the closure of businesses such as restaurants and bars economists expect a number claiming unemployment benefits to rise further while much of the united states remains on lockdown. in addition to overwhelming health system the covert $1000.00 out break is testing the political will of the european union the european central bank has already announced unprecedented action to support e.u. members and enterprises of member states thems

national holiday i want to send a message around the world we are in this together to the people of china spain and italy who suffered to untold heartbreak and loss we are with you to everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus we are with you. to all those living in the shadow of what is to come we are with you are pubs and schools are closed and large gatherings for britain in ireland and the rest of europe social distancing is the price to pay to slow the spread of the coronavirus. and for more on europe's response to this crisis let's bring in our political correspondent hands on tell us who precisely you will be affected by the 30 day travel ban. well the european union prefers not to call it a ban but a temporary restriction about an effect it is it applies to all citizens of the e.u. countries and all of a number of countries that are very very closely associated with the e.u. without a switzerland norway and the eastern stein so trying to do this from these countries are allowed into the e.u. citizens from other countries from also i think you are not allowed in unless they have per

spain's coronavirus death toll now higher than china's hospitals overwhelmed by the sick committee of the patients are now the doctors and nurses themselves tonight's spanish night may or is it new york's tomorrow now the parallels are frightening the difference madrid is asking nato for help washington is sending help in the form of a check a 2 trillion dollars check i burnt off in berlin this is the day.

with over 400000000 euros of medical equipment on order from china spain is looking to see if its efforts will start to stifle the spread of the virus. well here are more of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic prince charles the heir to the british throne has tested positive for the virus buckingham palace says that he has mild symptoms turkey's president says his country will overcome the outbreak in 2 to 3 weeks through timely action. saying quote we have preparations for every scenario and the governor of the u.s. state of minnesota has ordered all residents there to stay at home for 2 weeks other midwestern states including michigan illinois and wisconsin have similar orders now in place. u.s. lawmakers have agreed to the biggest stimulus package in the nation's history to cushion the blow from the pandemic the legislation would provide 2 trillion dollars in funds to help stabilize businesses and households that have been hit hard by the outbreak the relief comes as cases of the infection continue to soar many health care workers say they do not have the supplies that

to the people of china, spain and italy, who have suffered u ntold spain and italy, who have sufferedost a loved one to this virus, we are with you. to all those living in the shadow of what is to come, we are with you. leo varadkar speaking in the last few minutes. well, despite all the turmoil, schools remain open, but for how much longer? the prime minster said he was keeping it under "continuous review." the largest education union is urging the government to close all schools "at least for some time." here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. trying to make it fun, but schools are struggling to keep safe and teachers are anxious too. it does seem that everyone has been asked to socially distance except for children at school, and also the teachers and the staff. at this school, they are three teachers down already. by tomorrow, classes may merge and staying open looks increasingly doubtful. approach. but with everyone else being told to avoid crowded places, it has left many teachers and parents confused and some families are simply keeping their children off school. it is

with over 400000000 euros of medical equipment on order from china spain is looking to see if its efforts will start to stifle the spread of the virus. now here's some more of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the global death toll from covert $1000.00 related illnesses has now passed 20 sols and 3 months after the outbreak began costco's government has collapsed over its response to the been pandemic the prime minister lost a no confidence votes just 7 weeks after taking power and france is pulling its military out of iraq and suspending its anti-terrorism training mission there as french forces are cold to fight the coronavirus at home front says almost $26000.00 confirmed cases turkey's president says he believes his country will slow the rate of transmissions within $2.00 to $3.00 weeks edwin said quote we have preparations for every scenario u.s. lawmakers have agreed to the biggest stimulus package in the nation's history to question the blow from coronavirus the legislation would provide 2 trillion dollars in funds to help stabilize businesses and households that

with 247 dead right now as well as you mentioned 80000 cases now more 82000 cases almost more than china spain italy this is 10 fold 10 fold the number we had last week last week this same time 8800 cases now 80000 and something cases so i have no idea nobody has an idea why the president thinks it's a good idea to actually float the idea that. any easement off of the measures which the feds and the states have taken here would be. in place. came to unemployment benefits in the u.s. rocketed by more than 3000000 last week from just over a quarter of a 1000007 days before it's the highest ever jump in a single week the hardest hit sector was services reflecting the closure of businesses such as restaurants and bars economists expect a number claiming and employment benefits to rise further while much of the united states remains in lockdown. the european parliament in brussels is debating special measures to kushan the economic impact of the pandemic and e.u. leaders have been meeting via video conference to discuss steps to mitigate the crisis but in a speech to lawmakers year paean commission

to the people of china spain and italy who suffered so untold heartbreaking loss we are with you to everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus we are with you to all those living in the shadow of what is to come we are with you. pubs in schools are closed and large gatherings for britain in ireland and the rest of europe social distancing is the price to pay to slow the spread of the coronavirus let's get the view from belgium now our correspondent baron rickard is that brussels plus for us hi baron good to see you this lockdown in belgium has just gone into effect and we can see the square behind you does look pretty empty what have you been seeing there. now the growing plus the iconic card of profits is pretty hefty but as you can see behind me there are still some people on the square taking photos looking what's going on and also television crews are here because journalists are actually exempt from this lockdown all co if you and the police even bus that says they will and force it very friendly very slowly because people can go to do their groceries they can go to pharmacies they

national holiday i want to send a message around the world we are in this together to the people of china spain and italy who suffered to untold heartbreak and loss we are with you to everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus we are with you. to all those living in the shadow of what is to come we are with you are pubs in schools are closed and large gatherings for britain in ireland and the rest of europe social distancing is the price to pay to slow the spread of the coronavirus. ok we can go now to band play gets you standing by on brussels for us that is one of europe's busiest squares i bet and as we heard there belgium is going into a full lockdown that's in about an hour's time is every when they're ready for this it's not busy anymore there are only a few people here to go and plus some even some tourists to take the last selfie on this historic day when the buses would go into a lockdown but it is not a complete lockdown and you guessed it allowed to go to a shop to do groceries or set out to go to a pharmacy and even the little shacks with fast food the famous french fries and b

the current death toll nears five—and—a—half thousand — which is greater than china's. spaintions on most foreigners from midnight at ports and airports. spanish nationals, foreign residents, air crew, cargo workers, health workers and diplomats will be exempt. the country had already closed its land borders a few days ago. new york's governor andrew cuomo says the state has 4,800 new cases — bringing their total to over 15,000. the deaths have risen to a total of 114 state—wide. and elsewhere in the world. greece is imposing a countrywide curfew from tomorrow, it has more than 600 confirmed cases and 15 coronavirus related deaths. mozambique has announced its first case of covid—19. the country's health minister confirmed that a 75—year—old man who had returned from britain in mid—march had contracted the virus. german chancellor angela merkel has announced new restrictions on social contact that will apply across the whole of germany. from now on people will only be allowed outside on their own, with members of their household or with one other person not in the same househ

epicentre of the pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world, apart from china. spaino declare a state of emergency after a rapid increase in the number of new cases. while italians, hardest hit so far on the continent, are doing what they can to boost spirits. freya cole reports. singing. they may be confined to their homes, but italians haven't lost their fighting spirit. singing. music and singing fills the streets, a rallying of community spirit from the safety of windows and balconies. operatic singing. life in italy under the grip of covid—i9 is grim. emergency medical tents have been set up to cope with the influx of patients and the death toll has surpassed a thousand people. translation: the first test we do to our patients, the most immediate test is a chest x—ray that shows us if there's pneumonia or lung thickening. italy's neighbours are in a race to avoid a similar fate. almost all schools across the continent are closed. many countries have shut their borders. austria, switzerland and slovenia have closed some with italy. while the czech republic has bar

video calls are the order of the day to the company's offices in china poland bug area and spain. me in will. be. the corona virus outbreak may have started in china but it's now become a global problem. if you must know we've shipped a bunch of masks to our offices in china in spain and italy masks are running short . we have to review the situation every day and be prepared to react fast and do what has to be done most. funk funk believes the tough measures imposed by the government in china have been effective. in order you know hobart is in germany and europe this is so much freedom. people don't wear face masks. it's a different mentality in a way of life. 50 and that's why the numbers are rising day by day. yet in tough man in any case the virus is threatening not just the health of individuals around the world but the health of the global economy. well some historians say globalization started in china over 2000 years ago with the old silk road chinese luxury goods started appearing on markets as far away as road it also saw merchants and migrants on the move in more recent

spain has now overtaken china in the number of its deaths. remains by far the worst country in the world in terms of deaths. tragic situations in those two countries. >> i think what we all have in common across the globe is awaiting the day that we can go on the air and say the curve is flattening. nbc's bill neely, thank you so much. that does it for me. ali velshi picks things up after a quick break. life isn't a straight line. and sometimes, you can find yourself heading in a new direction. but when you're with fidelity, a partner who makes sure every step is clear, there's nothing to stop you from moving forward. a partner who makes sure every step is clear, it's more than just fast. it keeps all your devices running smoothly. with built-in security that protects your kids... ...no matter what they're up to. it protects your info... ...and gives you 24/7 peace of mind... ...that if it's connected, it's protected. even that that pet-camera thingy. [ whines ] can your internet do that? xfinity xfi can because it's... ...simple, easy, aweso

small groups or constant conversations with colleagues around the world to learn the lesson of china, spaintaly to get the larger mass and database? >> john, this has been an incredible experience in how collaborative scientists can be. our team is working with people all over the world and all over the country to try to do this as rapidly as we can and learn from each other so we don't make mistakes. >> i want to thank you both for coming into help us explain. we want to make sure we do this fact-based has not always been the case. we appreciate both of you for the work you are doing. can't thank you enough. >> thank you, john, thank you for having must. >> thank you very much. >> good luck in your work. before we go, i want to zoom in on a somber example of our new coronavirus reality and our desperate need on the front line of the virus, 48 years old, new york city nurse tested positive last week. days later, he was dead. he may be the first nurse in the hardest hit city to die from the virus. his sister says he had asthma but otherwise healthy. she spoke with cnn this morning. >> unfort

that's the highest number in europe and twice of any other country outside of china. >>> spain's prime minister is urging his country to stay strong because he says the worst is still to come. pedro sanchez is predicting what he calls hard days ahead. spain is on lockdown, and the death toll there from coronavirus is now more than 1300. >>> a stark warning for mother's day from british prime minister boris johnson. he says people should not visit their loved ones this holiday, which is today. the number of confirmed cases across the uk spiked saturday by more than 1,000. more than 5,000 people now have it. 233 have died. the prime minister says the spread of the virus is accelerating across the country. he warns the national health service could be overwhelmed without widespread social distancing to mitigate the risk. hadas gold joins us now from london. it sounds like this same message we're hearing from leaders in countries all across europe. boris johnson just now making specific moves to get people in england, in the uk to stay home. how is that going? >> natalie, that's right. tod

a plane from china landed in spain carrying a cargo of some more 4 million facemasks. es in china dry up, beijing has gone on a pier incentive supplying badly needed medical supplies and i can tell you those facemasks are very welcome. in london, ryan shoko, fox news. >>> president trump signed an historic stimulus package. what does it include? we take a closer look right after the break. >>> an urgent plea from park officials to stay away. how recreation agencies around the bay area took action as we have seen crowds of people blocking the beaches. plus the national parks around the united states have also closed. >>> closed captioning for the when it comes to your business internet, which is more important? ♪ ♪ okay, i wish i didn't have to choose. like the more i think about it, the more i want to jump to each room. what if i said you can have it all? ♪ ♪ comcast business gives you connectivity that goes beyond. that's what we want! that's speed, reliability, and security, all from one provider. touchdown! comcast business goes beyond with the extraordinary speed, r

spain announced 738 coronavirus new deaths wednesday, surpassing china's death toll with over 3600 fatalities. in china, authorities have lifted restrictions on millions of residents of hubei province, the original epicenter of the pandemic, although the provincial capital wuhan remains on lockdown. chinese officials say new cases of covid-19 hahave all but stopd inin hubei, but some observers question that assessment and fear a potential second wave of cases. in cities across india, police are using violence to crack down on curfew violators, beating and whipping anyone flouting a nationwide lockdown for 1.3 billion people. viral videos showed indian police forcing groups of men to do squats and pushups as punishment. india's bus and train services have been canceled, creating a crisis for thousands of migrant workers trapped in big cities. there are widespread reports of hoarding, raising fears of shortages of food, medicine, and supplies. we'll have more on india's coronavirus crisis later in the broadcast. in kosovo, lawmakers ousted prime minister albin kurti in a no-confidence vote wedn

a similar case across the rest of spain. china setting help to italy and spain, masks and s on?yes. that's right. we heard about an offer of help from the chinese authories. the spanish government has confirmed that. do not know much about it. it seems to consistf dical supplies. we do not know the quantities or wh the help will come. i am gssing t spanish government will welcome that kind of help because it knows the heal to be under a tremendous amount of pressure. it already is. authorities are bracing for more increase.nfections >> thank you for bringing us up to date from spain. as the virus continu to spread globally, is leading a mark on all aspect of daily life. we were talking about sports. we're looking fkyward to the olympics. but will it be able to go ahead? for e start of the process, the living torch began today in athens, home to the first olympics. this is an event that normally attrts a large crowd of bspectato this time it was held in a most empty arena. only selected officials, perhaps 100 people attended in the ancient stadium in libya. -- in olympia. the men

all right the number of deaths from corona virus in spain has officially surpassed that toll in china as of today spain has had 3434 deaths compared to china's 3281 fatalities just in the last 24 hours spain recorded more than 700 deaths making it the 2nd highest in the world trailing just behind italy who now recorded 6800 deaths so far. and over in china the epicenter of the virus that city now reporting no new cases there china announced it will lift the lockdown after a significant decrease in the number of infections similar lockdown measures will also be lifted for other cities in the province. take a look at this here as demand for air travel takes a nose dive airlines around the world are grounding higher fleets what you're seeing here are hundreds of commercial planes parked at a remote desert facility in victor bell california just outside of los angeles airlines in the nation continue to struggle with the average flight just over 20 percent full and that figure is expected to drop into the teens by this weekend. and after criticizing china's authoritarian take on covert 100

spain has now joined italy and surpassing china's death toll from corona virus and the upward curve of the infections shows no sign of slowing. the italian prime minister is hopeful that stringent restrictions are helping to flatten the upward trajectory of the death toll but in the face of stubborn pockets of noncompliance anyone caught leaving their home without good reason now faces an increased financial penalty as much as $3200.00. care homes for the elderly have become the latest battlefront in the war with the virus all of spain's 5500 homes are in quarantine some residents are left to die in their own beds in france at a single care home near vote 21 elderly residents became fatalities 32 were. something people at 1st we thought it was just a simple flu it looked like everything with the thing before but after just 3 days of confinement we realized it wasn't at all the same as usual usually in 3 days we can fine and the number of cases decreases reputably that was not the case here it was the opposite after a week it was still rising. according to an internal e.u. document seen

in italy in the past 24 hours taking italy's toll talk to 3405 that's a 156 more deaths than china will spain's numbers are rising rapidly to more than 100 dead in the past day while the rons health minister said that over the past 24 hours on average one person die from the virus every 10 minutes or michel barnier the european union's chief breaks it negotiator has tested positive for coal that 19 the 69 year old said he's doing well and following the necessary instructions i'm on a positive note china has recorded its 1st day with no person to person infections colbran and reports now on thursday's grim news from a city. the head of the world health organization has called coronavirus the enemy of humanity in this intensive care unit in the italian city of baghdad it's easy to see why this footage filmed by the head doctor gives just a glimpse of the life and death struggles taking place across italy and across the world all 80 beds here occupied it's a crowded frantic overwhelming place the system is on the brink. 100 percent saturation 80 beds for your for a cuppa and can leave in a particu

china and italy. about half are in new york where the state governor has said health officials fear there could be more than twice as many virus patients as available hospital beds. spainemic. 738 people with the virus died in the past day, taking the total to more than 3,600. the country's deputy prime minister has tested positive for the virus. the australian man accused of the mass murder of muslim worshippers in christchurch in new zealand just over a year ago, has changed his plea to guilty. during an unscheduled hearing via video link, brenton tarra nt admitted killing 51 people. he also admitted forty charges of attempted murder. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has all the latest

there has been a sort of diplomatic issue today between china and spain over these kits, which the government had hoped would improve testing, so they are having to turn to other imports of test equipment in order to improve that aspect of their management of the crisis. the country with the highest death toll in the world is italy. over 600 people have died in the last 2a hours, over 8,000 people in all. there also appears to be an error in the data collected by the country's civil protection agency because it reported no deaths on thursday in the third worst—affected region, peedmont, which would be unprecedented. and there are fears that southern italy could be facing a similar outbreak to that experienced in the north of the country, where the outbreak in began. mark lowen reports. cities like bergamo, the epicentre, where they blessed the urns of 113 victims, grouping together the fallen. wearing a sash of the italian flag is the mayor, who we reached. with the uk finally emulating the italian lockdown, a warning. translation: britain had an advantage of being two weeks behind italy with

and the number of deaths from the corona virus in spain is officially surpassed the toll in china as of today spain has had 3434 deaths compared to china's record 3281 fatalities just in the last 24 hours spain recorded more than 700 deaths making it the 2nd highest in the world trailing behind italy who now recorded 6800 deaths so far. and over in china the epicenter of the virus that city now reporting no new cases though many are questioning whether more testing for the virus has continued so now china has announced it will lift the lockdown after a significant decrease in the number of infections similar lockdown measures will also be. lifted for other cities in the who bay province. the world's largest lockdown in response to the corona virus has gone into effect in india where more than 1300000000 residents have been ordered to stay in their homes for the next 3 weeks but how will this sudden shutdown impact the country and will it be enough to stop a massive outbreak of coronavirus artie's rachel blevins is joining us now with the latest details to this rachel while manila with

spain for help with medical supplies and equipment as its death toll surpasses china's. indian police crackdown on people violating a strict 3 week lockdown. that is only one warse that is necessary to think it's a war against violence and the u.n. secretary general tells a poor countries need immediate support as he launches an appeal for $2000000000.00 . the authorities in new york are trying to prevent a public health disaster in the biggest coronavirus hot spot in the u.s. there are now 30000 cases across new york state most of them in the city where the number of people in hospital with coated 19 rose to nearly 4000 when say it's led to the construction of temporary hospitals and a morgue well president says he's working closely with leaders in new york sate and across the country we're also as you know building numerous hospitals and medical centers. throughout certain areas in new york it's at the convention center the javits convention center. we're doing 4 hospitals and we're doing throughout the state for medical centers they're somewhat different i want you to

spain's death toll overtakes china — and a madrid ice rink is turned into an emergency mortuary.britain, the rush to get protective equipment to an overstretched health service — amid warnings that some london hospitals are running out of capacity. and in other news, the australian man accused of killing 51 people in the new zealand mosque attacks last year enters a surprise plea of guilty. another grim milestone has been reached as countries around the world continue to step—up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. more than 20,000 people have now died. the united nations secretary general says the pandemic is a "threat to all humanity". the number of those infected globally is nearing 500,000. more than 113,000 people are known to have recovered. italy remains the worst hit country, with more than 7,500 deaths but spain's death toll has now also surpassed that of china. us president donald trump says america is "gaining ground" in its war against covid—19. the death toll there has now topped 1,000 and there are more than 68,000 confirmed cases. around half of these are

spain has had some 3434 deaths compared to china's 3281 fatalities just in the last 24 hours spain recorded more than 700 deaths making it the 2nd highest in the world trailing italy who now reported 6800 deaths so far. and then over in china the epicenter of the virus that city now reporting no new cases though china announced it will lift the lockdown after a significant decrease in the number of infections some are locked up measures will also be lifted for other cities across who may profits. right take a look at this as demand for air travel takes airlines around the world are grounding entire fleets what you're looking at there are hundreds of commercial planes parked at a remote desert facility in victor real california that's just outside of los angeles airlines in the nation across the continue to struggle obviously with the average flights just over 20 percent full that figure is expected to drop even lower to the teens 5 this weekend. and in the midst of this world crisis the hope is sometimes found in the most unexpected places a stonemason working in the basement of the washing