for the u.s., let's get the first word news with leigh-ann gerrans. in hong kong, protesters gave their biggest demonstrations in months. against --d two gas was used against demonstrators in a shopping area. at least 180 people were arrested. china warns that religions are being pushed between them and the u.s. with a new cold war. wang yi, the foreign minister , warned the u.s. not to cross beijing's redline on taiwan. in the u.k., oxford university has reportedly run into a hurdle are developing a coronavirus vaccine. according to the telegraph, a decline in infection rates may make it difficult to prove whether the vaccine is indeed successful. a is said that there is only 50% chance of coming up with an effective vaccine. japan is issuing a state of instituting masses -- massive testing, but it's death toll is far below 1000. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in i'm than 120 countries, leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. nejra? nejra: leanne, thank you so much. w

here is leigh-ann gerrans. leigh-ann: china's warning that some u.s.ns are pushing the nations into a new cold war. the comments came from foreign minister wang yi, who said the u.s. should give up its wishful thinking of changing china. the relationship between china and beijing has worsened in the past few months. the white house has repeatedly blames china for the virus outbreak. save strategically important companies. richie sooner is looking to rescue any company is whose failure would intentionally harm the economy. german companies and consumers /the bending before the full force of the pandemic. the economy shrank more than -- shrank more than it has in a decade over the first quarter. april is expected to be far worse before signs of bottoming out this month. and bayer looks to have made progress selling claims that is round of weedkiller causes cancer. sources say it has reached a verbal agreement that could result up to 85,000 of the 120 5000 claims. of its $10 billion plan to end the costly legal battle, the company is set to announce a set

let's check in on bloomberg first word news headlines with leigh-ann gerrans in london. rotesters are bowing to stage more demonstrations this week in hong kong after hong kong announced plans to crackdown on dissent. police used tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators. at least 180 people were arrested. now japan as and its nationwide state of emergency. coronavirus cases have tail off and prime minister shinzo abe told a news conference that reviving the economy is now the top priority. government will decide in a second budget to help businesses and individuals. the u.s. will prohibit the entry of most noncitizens arriving from brazil. the country now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. restrictions do not apply to the flow of commerce between brazil and the u.s.. boston fed president eric rosengren expects companies to start receiving money through a central-bank bank program in two weeks. the main street lending program as part of the emergency effort aimed at keeping credit flowing. tois designed to provide up 600 billion dollars

let's get the bird first word news with leigh-ann gerrans. n: and hong kong, protesters vowing more demonstrations this week. police used tear gas and a water cannon i can stem in a shopping area. at least 180 people were arrested. china insists legislation will not change hong kong's legal system. the entryill prohibit of noncitizens arriving from brazil. the country now has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. restrictions don't apply to the flow of commerce between brazil and the u.s. in the u.k., lawmakers are publicly attacking prime minister boris johnson's top aide dominic coming -- aide dominic cummings, who broke lockdown rules to seek care for his four-year-old child. johnson called his actions defensible. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. nejra: thank you so much. $33,g up, oil edging past while improving supply fundamentals continue to offset growth fears an