care of the point of contact yet it still has one of the worst infection and in death writes from kofi 19 in europe why's that. well you mentioned free health care that is the great thing about the britishness national house system free health care fall but the negative side to that is that the health care service has been underfunded for decades really underfunded by conservative austerity politics and so the n.h.s. was at a very bad starting point to have has less beds doctors and nurses compared to many of its european neighbors and it was not quickly and ramped up and that is also the fold of the government that has reacted very slow to this crisis boris johnson and the beginning of this pandemic shaking hands and bragging about it with their covert patients not attending crisis meetings as we know now on this pandemic and imposing the lockdown rather late when the infections had already spread and so it was somehow like of the perfect storm sometimes covering this year in the united kingdom healthcare system that was already at its limits before the penn demick a government that r

for example it's thought that to millions have been postponed in order to free up that's for kofi 19 patients and that's under. stand to be led to a lot of anger frustration and of course desperation so russia very keen to avoid a similar scenario and just a final thing that came out of the speech it was very interesting to see how successfully russia had mobilized its resources in the fight that gates coronavirus so just an example of putin said that while the new you know russia was producing around 70 ventilators for intensive care units in april that had risen to $800.00 and in may that will be a target of $2500.00 similarly the testing system in russia has become incredibly comprehensive rob $150000.00 test but russia putin stress that of course this is an unprecedented climb but things are changing daily so we need to constantly setting ourselves new targets but either way tuesday to address a very clear message that from the russian president that more can and should be done in order to slow the spread of crude a virus we absolutely cannot let god stout but so many who are sic

because otherwise a lot more people will die from starvation and economic deterioration than from kofi itself even before the pandemic the world had a serious food crisis on its hands the world economic forum says that over 820000000 people were going to bed hungry now many organizations are indicating that the situation can get much much worse we fully agree with the 1st. of the measures that they can place the police report but we also believe that will dump food the food chain. to be able to have pulled out by low for consumers to move the potential risk over on the north and of course forward it's a crisis of the international markets under the lockdown the very supply chains of transnational corporations are breaking apart food can't be processed delivered or received between countries within countries everywhere for the developing world that means famine could be just around the corner especially now that humanitarian relief is also being obstructed by the lockdowns widespread poverty a reliance on imported food and rising prices are all a recipe for disaster according to the uni

let's start with a look at the latest figures on the kofi 1000 pandemic almost 2200000 cases are now being registered worldwide 147000 lives have been lost in the states has the highest death toll followed by italy and spain and so far more than 550000 people have recovered from the virus globally. 1st of all let's turn to russia which has seen a sharp increase in corona virus cases with $4000.00 infections registered over just the past 24 hours it brings the total in the country 232000 with $273.00 fatalities the president says 1st both the annual victory parade on red square which was due to occur on may 9th and this year's event would have marked 75 years since the defeat of nazi germany and speaking late on thursday 'd it was in the putin said that the pandemic has made preparations impossible. we're now facing a tough choice the 9th of may is a special day for us but the life of every single person is priceless too to hold the parade on the 9th of may we need to start rehearsals now but the risks posed by the epidemic as well as its peak which we haven't posed yet still high tha

the brunt of the virus in spain nursing and care homes have been struggling to stop the spread of kofi. 19 it's estimated that they march alone nearly 5000 people in cash in the trade region died that's thousands of deaths higher than normal a correspondent from our sister channel to spanish francisco got you to told me that in some places care homes have become defacto hospitals when the euro's spread out. and it's very deep equal to keep you not received and there were different parties. there is a lot of the t.p.t. as they were defined inside is the right club us bases they could be 19 and it. is this equation becomes very difficult for care homes because. for them they need to act as a host details francisco's mother was living in one home but following complications she's been transferred to a hospital where she's fighting pneumonia although it's not yet been confirmed she is also being treated as if she's been infected by kuwait 19 as a reporter francisco knows the drill but as a son he says the hardest thing is to not be with her in person. 19 is very cruel because you cannot ha

been allowed to return to work in hopes of getting the country's economy back on its feet even with kofi 1000 still claiming hundreds of lives every day it's a tightrope act the prime minister said it was necessary. i mean ethical and the virus threatens to take lives and at the same time crush the economic and social fabric of our country which is why this decision requires a combination of measures to prevent contagion to allow the recovery of the health system and to avoid the paralysis and collapse of our economy and it showed implements that ice. nearly a 1000000 jobs have been wiped out since pain went into lockdown in mid march employers say nothing now to reopen businesses while observing strict safety measures could prevent more job losses. at the new insights the company has not had to consider laying off workers we are going to try to get all the activity going again and keep the jobs that way. was the work of. all workers are wearing masks and gloves we have stocked up on sanitizer and we are actively looking for more mosques because we don't know how many times they can be r

french capital was the most power save poorest registering some of the highest mortality rates from kofi 19th in all of france also ahead. of a stop the export of these viruses from china the virus was spawned in china as the largest sponsor. washington ramped up the pressure on beijing with threats to sue china over the pandemic back to donald trump says he'll cut only u.s. ties to a chinese virology lab which for a state significant financial support from the a bomb a administration. very warm welcome to you you're watching r t international with me. and us begin with the latest figures on covert 19 since the outbreak of the new virus in december last year over 2500000 have been infected with it the number of fatalities currently stands at over 177000 but more than 697000 people have managed to recover from the deadly disease. the u.k.'s health secretary has responded to allegations that medical staff are being gagged saying they are free to raise their concerns during the pandemic about laughter and n.h.s. trust issued a new social media guidelines to its staff outlining a list of top

kofi: clean and disinfect surfaces and objects. wash hands after touching commonly used items.together, we can help slow the spread. >>> before the coronavirus, so many businesses like the craft brewing industry has been hit hard. at least 30% of the workers have been either laid off or furloughed. >> reporter: the two family- owned alameda island brewing company on park street has been going strong for five years, truly a place were everywhere knows your name. >> we are your living room outside of your home. >> reporter: since the coronavirus shutdown, alameda island has had to reduce its services, like every other craft brewery and brewpub in the state. >> we have had to close our taproom to the public at this time. right now we are operating a pickup window along with home delivery and we just started branching out into shipping. >> reporter: for now that has had real consequences.? two we have been operating with a skeleton crew of about four employees, versus our normal 14. >> reporter: the california craft brewers association survey 230 brewery owners. >> the majority of

my parents placed some really important academic role models in my face like kofi annan and nelson mandelaept this academic and athletic parallel road going until football was done, got all the athletic ability out of my body, jumped over to academics and medicine and now i think i'm perfectly positioned to help in this fight. i love the central nervous system. i love the brain and spine. i love helping vulnerable people. i wanted to have another impact on my life where my second chapter started. once football was done and the crowds were done and the cheering was gone, no more touchdowns or tackles to be made, i wanted to still be able to have influence in the community and through -- >> well, anyone who says i love the central nervous system is in fact exactly where he blonelong. dr. rolle, thank you for being with us and thank you for the work you're doing. >> thank you for having me. appreciate it. >> we're not worthy. >> no. it is an incredible story. he was so good as a football player, but he's even better as a human being. as he's proving every day now. >> my daughters love watchin

those who tested positive for kofy tv 20 have been contacted by these doctors. their goal is to use the data to further health in this community. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> san francisco county supervisors joined by medical professionals have denounced mayor london breed for not securing hotel rooms for a homeless residents amid the coronavirus outbreak. >> the covid-19 pandemic is still such a threat that the shelter-in-place order needed to be extended for unhoused people, why is it exempt for housed neighbors? tlaim the mayor's refusing to uphold a new law requiring the city to secure hotel rooms for those at risk. earlier this month the city rented almost 500 rooms for homeless people to isolate, but critics say that's not enough. this also comes after an outbreak of virus inside the city's largest homeless shelter in the south of market earlier this month. >>> well, we keep hearing those antibody tests. are they really reliable and is it worth the time to get one? we get answers from dr. alok patel. that's next. >>> plus small businesses in

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so you get infected, you get kofi, you have symptoms or not, your immune system should build up theseroteins over time. and that's what this test is looking for. >> dr. patel warns that not all the antibody tests that are being create ready actually accurate. the fda has only approved a handful of ests out of hundreds. >>> covid-19 is creating a serious risk to a small but very vulnerable segment of our population talking about transplantations. they are given immune suppressing drugs, as you know, to prevent organ rejection. a bay area company has come up with an innovative system to monitor them without them having to leave their homes. david louie has the story new at 6:00. >> modesto resident shawn souza had successful heart transplant surgery five months ago. shortly after going home, covid-19 emerged, posing a serious infection threat. he needs frequent blood monitoring. but going to a hospital is something transplants fear. >> at a lab, there are other people there that are sick, they're getting blood drawn for a reason too. so, you know, it's always nice to not have to go to t

they're afraid of contracting code 19 but he thought it meant that we're protesting because we are not a kofi designated hospital yet where except in patients and so far 45 of my colleagues have been infected. the protests like these with doctors and nurses demanding medical supplies have been taking place in mexico since early march in some cases medical staff have had to find and purchase their own protective equipment i will check whether. the country has a lot of protective equipment like boots caps and goggles but no piece of equipment is asked important as to how you feel known as the n 95 these are in short supply all over the world but in mexico in particular in many places have never even had this mass in the wind. as coronavirus contagion in mexico nears its predicted peak so does the expected capacity of the nation's health centers. this emergency room staff and pain coon say donations have helped alleviate their demand for protective equipment but they fear the facility will soon be overwhelmed saeid by the government. who would definitely reach a moment where we suppose capacity

to open that up according to the governor's convention center 2500 beds exclusively for people with kofi 1000 so the strategy is changing almost by the hour by hour sometimes day by day the bottom line is there's a shortage of beds but it's a shortage of people that are sick with coronavirus that need attention urgently it's not so much an issue of other people because they just don't have an issue with that anymore because there's just no one out on the streets no one getting sick from other things no one injuring themselves so the focus is on one and one thing only and that's beating chronic virus and opening up hospital beds for people that need it now and in the coming days and weeks right ok thanks very much for the guerrillas on the new york. well as unemployment in the united states grows to this alarming rate there have been major job losses in the service industry that's especially true in florida which relies heavily on tourism let's join only gallagher who joins us from miami tell us more and. you know i mean florida lives of 2 main industries one being i go culture the other

to kofi 19 in the four weeks to the 17th of april, a697.er of civilian deaths in the blitz in london in the four weeks to the ath of october 19a0, in that four week period, was the highest four week period, was the highest four week period during the blitz is slightly below what we have seen in the last four weeks so i think it is a reminder that, as i say, very different situations but this sort of iconic british moment of struggle has now been surpassed by what the nhs and care home providers have been dealing with in hospitals and ca re been dealing with in hospitals and care homes been dealing with in hospitals and ca re homes across been dealing with in hospitals and care homes across the capital in the last four weeks. we have to say that the last four weeks includes the last week of march when the number of deaths from kovic 19 had yet to rise particularly steeply, then we we re rise particularly steeply, then we were talking about roughly 100 deaths a day, not the sort of figures we have been seeing in the last few weeks. next week'