among those infected is this man, dmitry peskov, president putin's spokesman.w with the latest. well, dmitry peskov has confirmed he does have coronavirus and is being treated in hospital, as is his wife. she has given a little more detail. she says that mr peskov got sick first, her husband got ill first and she suggested that it was him who brought the illness back from work, as she put it. as i said, they both are being treated in hospital. she said that they are both ok. she says she's coming out of it, but that he is also ok. now he has also clarified it has been some weeks since he has been personally in direct contact with president putin. so, the chances of him passing it on to mr putin are nonexistent as far as we understand. but certainly it's interesting as of course vladimir putin has been out of public contact for some weeks now, working from his residence outside moscow. holding video contest his ministers and regional governors, very much away from contact and possible infection. dmitriy peskov appears to have come into contact with someone with

she said she's coming out of it, but peskov is also cave. in direct contact with president putin. the chances of him passing him onto mr putin are nonexistent. vladimir putin has been out of public contact for some weeks 110w. out of public contact for some weeks now. he's been working in his residence outside moscow, holding video conferences over his regional governors, very much staying away from contact and possible infection. peskov on the other hand appears to have come into contact with someone somehow, but we don't know how we got infected. staying in russia, because despite the spike in cases, millions of construction, farming and factory workers are returning to work as restrictions are gradually lifted. here's sarah again. it's interesting. for weeks, we've been hearing questions and answers about when russia will reach the peak in terms of infection rate, but we don't know any more. instead russia talked about having a high infection rate. we've seen more than 10,000 cases every day in russia for the past more than a week now. so

peskov says he's sick and receiving treatment in hospital asusa has taken steps to ease lockdown but number of confirmed cases is second highest in the world after ann'rent t orderedu. thes. security forceso resume offensi operations against militant groups including the taliban after dozens of civilians died in twoo attacks. in kabul, gunmen stormed a hospital killi 16 people including newborn babies. elsewhere, 21 people were killed by a suicide bomr at a funeral service near the bder with pakistan. a law firm that represe gaga,nts madonna, aod stewart elton rsjohn, says hacke have accessed their data including contracts, emails andeements. the hackers have posted are demg payment. turning to brazil, where president bolsonaro is under pressure over hisdl hg of the epidemic there. more than 11,000zira c bovid-19. bowls bolsonaro has downpeyed risk and called on businesses to reopen. reporter: i think lack of unity is a big problem. people are confused. there i ang with how bolsonaro has handled the crisis t a lot of people look to him for direction. state governors have been leading

peskov before he went into the hospital said, i haven't had a face-to-face meeting with president putinor at least a month. he tried to reassure the public. but it's got to make you wonder, has president putin been effectively shielded from all the people around him, including his spokesman and the prime minister as well, who now have coronavirus and have been hospitalized in russia. >> it really doesn't get much closer than peskov to vladimir putin. that is for darned sure. matthew, real quick, do we know the testing, like is vladimir putin getting tested on a regular basis? is that something they're divulging? >> reporter: yeah, he's being tested all the time, so are the people all around him. he's also not working out of his normal kremlin, he's working out of his home office, usually by videoconference, although he having some face-to-face meetings, kate. >> matthew, thank you so much, really appreciate it. thank you so much for joining us, i'm kate bolduan. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. this afterno

the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov has been hospitalized with the illness. the u.s.ernment's top infectious diseases export head -- expert has warned against lifting lockdowns. dr. anthony fauci said the country rest needless suffering and deeper economicc damage if restrictions are relaxed too soon. as the world marks international nursrses day, many nurses on the frontline say they are not getting the protection they need as they risk t their lives and their health to care for coronavirus patients. do not forget you can always get dw news on the go. download our app from g google play or the app store. that will give you access to all of the latest news from around the world and push notifications for any breaking news chain you can also use the app to send us photos and videos. i will be back in just a moment with the day. in the meantime, there is the website, dw.com. have a good day. dr anthony fauci warns of a really a serious consequences of suffering dedeath. and deepeper e economic damage if state and local officials list stay at home folders to quickly. the

for years peskov has been the public mouthpiece of this strongman president.t him, at home or abroad. there's a strong chance the two could have been in close contact. to allay fears, peskov has insisted there's been no in-person dealings between the two for over a month. the kremlin says putin has been working remotely from his residence outside moscow, although he clearly takes some meetings face-to-face, like this one with the head of the russian state oil company. it's a risk in a country reporting more than 10,000 new infections every day. there are growing signs of the strain. at this hospital in st. petersburg, at least five coronavirus patients were killed in a blaze on their ward. over the weekend another died when a fire broke out in a moscow hospital. emergency workers say both incidents were caused by faulty ventilators bursting into flames. all this as the kremlin moves to lift restrictions on a national lockdown. but the coronavirus in russia shows little sign of easing. in fact, jake, it seems to be getting even worse because the country now has

spokesman for russia's president is in hospital being treated for corona virus 52 year old dmitri peskov was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago at a meeting with vladimir putin the kremlin leaders announce an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of covert 1000 cases after the united states all 11000000 people in the chinese city of hand will be tested for the virus over the next 10 days after several new cases were discovered the city was the epicenter of the outbreak in china and where the illness 1st emerged in december 5 infections were reported on monday the 1st since his luck time was lifted last month. a drive through testing center here in qatar is one of the ways government scientists are hoping to better understand corona virus and why and to ease restrictions more than 25000 cases have been recorded but the mortality rate is relatively low with 14 deaths most of the people infected a migrant workers are concerned for their jobs or such a body reports. these men are survivors of covert 946 year old money or is a limousine dri

dmitri peskov is the name of the spokesperson for vladimir putin.s been sort of the man, the right-hand man really, the man with vladimir putin, the russian president, more than anyone else. he's not actually a minister, the spokesperson, of course, but he still sees vladimir putin more than anyone else does in the country. the fact he's tested positive for coronavirus does raise questions about what is the health of the russian president? well, the department of mr. peskov, now hospitalized, we're told, issued a statement saying he hasn't actually had direct physical contact with president putin for the past month. and, of course, president putin has been repeatedly tested. but he has been seen in various photographs in various public appearances in quite close proximity to other senior officials. but, again, it just shows how high and how comprehensive this virus is in a country like russia. >> of course, and given the previous comments from putin really brushing off the severity of all of this, it says a lot. we wish him the best. matthew chance,

but we saw with the hospitalization of dmitry peskov, his spokesperson, that this is now reaching thenner circle of the kremlin. now, peskov himself was quick to clarify that he has not met personally with putin in over a month, but certainly, this is raising a lot of concerns, i think in russia, about the response, as well as the economic impact, the fallout, because russia's very heavily dependent on oil. oil prices have plummeted amid dropping demand, and it's really been a one-two punch for the russian economy. so, i think there are a lot of questions, both about the impact on putin's popularity as well as about how the kremlin plans to move forward to respond to this. but again, they have said -- and putin said earlier this week that it was time to start thinking about easing lockdown. but he's delegated a lot of those specific decisions to his regional leaders. and in the capital, moscow, for instance, they have said there's no way that that's going to happen, for instance, until the end of may at the very earliest. so, lots of questions here. and russia, again, occupying the se

but dmitry peskov, the spokesperson for vladimir putin, is perhaps the official that is closest to theian president. he's gone into hospital yesterday. and it raises questions about, you know, is the russian president himself healthy? now, dmitry peskov before he was hospitalized said, look, i haven't had a face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin for at least a month, you know. but we know that vladimir putin does have these one-on-one meetings, although he does most of his business these days by video call. so again, it's raised concerns about the health of the russian president. that, of course, as russia registers an 11th consecutive day of an increase in coronavirus infections of more than 10,000 people. it now has more than 240,000 confirmed cases. and the predictions are by officials, that's going to go a lot higher than that. but it makes it already the second highest toll in the world after the united states, that in a country which is straining under -- its health system is straining under the burden of the pandemic. we've seen hospital fires in at least two locations over th

peskov has been denying there have been dealings between the two for over a month.utin has been working remotely from his residence from outside moscow. they take some meetings face to face like this one snapped by kremlin photographers this week with the red of the russian state oil company. it is a risk in a country reporting more than 10,000 new infections every day, one of the highest rates in the world. >>> there are mounting signs of the strain. in recent weeks three russian doctors complaining about tough working conditions have fallen out of windows, two of them fatally. >>> earlier this month, the acting head of this hospital in siberia died after plans to convert the hospital into a coronavirus facility citing lack of protective gear. the head of a doctor's union has become an outspoken critic for the coronavirus response. this is her being man handled and arrested last month trying to deliver protective equipment. she says the strange case of the three russian doctors and suspicious window falls is more about psychological stress on front-line staff than

late details >> reporter: he's russian president vladimir putin's right-hand man spokesman dmitry peskov has worked for putin for near 2 yes. today 's announced he has covid along with his wife. putin just announced a partial reopening in russia his government has been hit hard. three ministers including the prime minister testing positive criticvise questioned russiana's death toll of around 2,000. russia reports nearly the same number of cases as the u.k., which has a death toll of 32,000. just today five more covid patients died in russia when a ventilator caught fire in an icu. covid and historically low oil prices have hurt putin's approval ratings. according to a recent pole he's at his lowest level in years. >> richard engel tonight, thank you >>> now to the high anxiety in the airline industry and the devastating prediction today from the ceo of boeing here's tomter: calling the threat to the airline industry grave the prediction from boeing's ceo to savannah guthrie on "today" sent shock waves through wall street and airline offices. >> you think there might be a major u.s. carr

placed it in the top three countries in the world for covid cases, the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskovthat he's sick and receiving treatment. head teachers are warning that it might not be possible to re—open primary schools in england from the beginning of next month. under the plans, some pupils will begin to return from 1june, but with class sizes limited to 15 and with breaks staggered, unions say more time would be needed to follow the official guidance. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. this is all saints primary in bootle, in liverpool. teachers are having a staff meeting to prepare for the school reopening. in just over a few weeks, 168 children could be back in the classrooms. walking in and out, how do we control after school as well? this head teacher will now have to ensure that teachers and pupils will be safe. children at this age do not understand social distancing. we would really struggle with, i would say, five children in this space, if you look around. the government has outlined in its guidance how schools can manage the risk of transmission. hygi

in other news from arnd the world, in russia, the kremlin spokesman, dtry peskov, president putin's longestng press secretary, has tested positive for coronavirus skov says he's sick and receiving treatment in hospital as russia has taken steps to ease lockdown but the numbe of confirmed cases is the second highest in the world after the u.s. afghanistan's president has ordered the security forces to resume o against militant groups including the taliban after dozens of civilians died in two major attacks. in kabul, gunmentormed a hospital killing 16 people including newborn babies. elsewhere, 21 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral service near the border with pakistaw. a l firm that represents celebrities including lady gaga, madonna, rod stewart and elton john, says hackers have accessed their data including contracts, emails and agreements. the hackers have posted some details online a are demanding payment. turning to brazil, where president bolsonaro is under pressure over his handling of the epidemic there. more than 11,000 brazilian have died from covid-19. bowls bols

and finally remind of our breaking news story this hour the kremlin spokes person to me to peskov has been taken to hospital after testing positive for corona virus he's the latest senior official in russia to be diagnosed with the disease however press corps revealed the last time he was in personal contact with president putin was more than a month ago and i wraps it up for now appreciate you staying with us here on r.t. international we will keep you right up to date through our website r.t. dot com our social media channels and of course a live broadcast from studios here in moscow london and washington d.c. indeed time to handover now to. get updates for you with 30 minutes. the border population are dying water some of the wealthier neighborhoods it's been far more contained and the numbers are much lower than some of the more neighborhoods we're working with good stories of how started their lives there are just stories 'd of the year. i think it's safe to say cold and 19 will be remembered the world over as one of the most trying things of 2020 by the end of march the country

in the world the questions of the president putin's own health as reports say his spokesman dmitry peskov now has covered nineteen. new alarming predictions o on how te frenench economy will suffer because of the code nineteen pandemic business fell 27% in april. according to the bank the phones more the case of this is that is a- just a moment. thank you very much for being with us the u. s. death toll now fast heading towards eighty three thoususand the most seninior health advisisers in te country gave testimony to the senate to that message is a strong dose of reality after trump's boast of a transition to greatness. in an end to the stay at home order america's leadading expert on infectiouss diseasases d dr anthony faucicie byby skype to the senate panel the doctor himimself passing the virus he said the us does not have control over covert nineteen yet strategic just twenty four hours after president donald trump declared we have the we have we have won the moment and we have prevailed. his high level advisers had another more soberingng m message could see m doctor foster. yeah bu

spokesman for russia's president is in hospital being treated for corona virus 52 year old dmitri peskov was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago the kremlin leaders announced an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite to russia having the world's 2nd highest number of covert 1000 cases after the united states heavy fighting is reported in southern yemen between saudi backed government forces and separatist fighters supported by the united arab emirates the 2 sides are vying to control zinjibar the provincial capital of i.b.m. province separatists in southern yemen declared self rule last month breaking an agreement with the internationally recognized government signed in november. and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera in about 25 minutes after inside story goodbye. is the coronavirus pandemic making it to treat other diseases in africa u.n. agencies warned decades of progress in treating aids malaria and other illnesses could be reversed how do you decide what gets priority this is inside story. hello welcome to the program on bird it's. the coronavirus p

coronavirus patients. and the pandemic hit close to president vladimir putin, his spokesperson dmitry peskovest high-ranking official to fall ill. but in japan, some good news. prime minister shinzo abe says the country is now on a steady path to ending its epidemic. the national state of emergency could be lifted across much of the country thursday. ramy inocencio, tokyo. >> down under, the prime minister of australia says his country could be completely reopened by july. australia only has about 7,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and fewer than >> reporter:er surf's up again in the land down under. as australians return to a socially distanced temperature checked sanitized version of normality, the country of around 25 million has lost fewer than 100 lives to the new virus, and the number of new cases slowed to a trickle weeks ago. it could be partly down to the climate. the virus arrived in the southern hemisphere's summer, but australia has been praised for its decisive action. the country closed its doors to nearly all foreigners in mid-march with returning residents staying in hotels

spokesman for russia's president is getting hospital treatment for krone virus 52 year old dmitri peskov who was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago with vladimir putin the president has announced an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of cases after the united states and russian authorities say they're investigating the safety of ventilators after possible malfunctions calls to deadly fires in hospitals at least 5 patients were killed in petersburg when a machine reportedly short circuited sending flames through an intensive care ward another ventilator defect was blamed for a fire at a moscow hospital on saturday. while staying in europe care homes account for a quarter more than the 32000 deaths from covert 19 in the united kingdom the government has been criticized for early failings which left some of the most vulnerable at high risk and there are concerns care workers could bring the disease back into the wider community journal has more from london. the effect of covert 19 on care homes in britain has been devastating these are

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spokesman for russia's president is in hospital being treated for corona virus 52 year old dmitri peskov was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago at a meeting with president vladimir putin the president has announced an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of cases after the united states and russian authorities say they're investigating the safety of ventilators after possible malfunctions cost 2 deadly fire in hospitals at least 5 patients were killed in st petersburg when a machine reportedly short circuited sending train so an intensive care ward another ventilator defect was blamed for a fire at a moscow hospital on saturday an abortion is a russia policy analyst and a senior fellow at the washington institute she says there are questions about the quality of russia's medical equipment. there's 2 there's 2 countervailing factors 2 different factors on the one hand russia has a history of stockpiling supplies much more so frankly than western countries and you're seeing in terms of what's being reported now these reward time all mob

infections in the world and more than 232000 of that now includes the president's spokesman dmitri peskov his confirmed he is in hospital with the disease well at least 32000 people now confirmed to have died of covert 19 here in the u.k. in care homes account for a quarter of that the government has been criticized for early failings which left some of the most vulnerable at high risk and there are concerns care workers could bring the disease back into the wider community join whole explains now from london . the effect of covert 19 on care homes in britain has been devastating these are places where the elderly and frail should hope to live out their lives in comfort and safety for years that and yet at least a quarter of all coded 1000 deaths have taken place in the sector which lies outside britain's national health service and while there are signs the worst of the crisis may have passed experts warn against complacency we need to see really clear evidence that p.p. is getting to care homes we need to see comprehensive testing and that needs to be on a rolling programme and it needs

spokesman for russia's president is getting hospital treatment for krone virus 52 year old dimitri peskov was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago with blood tamir puton the president has announced an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of cases after the united states well care homes account for a quarter of more than 32000 some covert 19 in the united kingdom the government has been criticized for early failings which left some of the most vulnerable at high risk and there are concerns that kerr workers could bring the disease back into the wider community john hope has more from london. the effect of covered 19 on care homes in britain has been devastating these are places where the elderly and frail should hope to live out their lives in comfort and safety where you have that and yet at least a quarter of all covered $900.00 deaths have taken place in the sector which lies outside britain's national health service and while there are signs the worst of the crisis may have passed experts warn against complacency we need to see really

you never see him without peskov close to him.ielded from the virus? and would we even be talking about if he were infected? >> matthew chance, thank you for your reporting. please keep us posted. >>> "new day" continues right now. >>> here in los angeles, we have worked restrictions for at least another few months. we're opening up a trail. the beaches will open up for exercise and active recreation only. >> california state university system canceling nearly all in-person classes for the small semest semester. >> the models are all over the place. we know people will get infected as a result of the reopening. >> there's certainly risk. we need to understand that going through this. >> most of us feel that the number of deaths are likely higher. there may have been people who died at home who are not counted. >> this is "new day." >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." parents listen up. we have new information this morning that might be a window into what your september will look

spokesman for russia's president is in hospital being treated folk around a virus 52 year old dmitri peskov was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago at a meeting with president vladimir putin the president has announced an easing of it all down despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of covert cases after the us shadow world continues next. to a to a. to a . the a. thank you thank you. the doctrine that has endured from bush to obama is that the world is a battlefield and that the united states has the right to go into any country around the world to conduct what they call kinetic operations lethal operations regardless of what international law says. what is president obama's response to that how is he going to deal with it he embraced the very covert shadow forces that a decade earlier had only been talked about in hushed tones in the pentagon not just as the implementors of a policy that said we should decapitate terror networks and engage in preemptive strikes but they became the policy itself. president obama's administration have built up something called the dispositio

recorded infections, the grim truth of russia's pandemic emerging, as putin's long time spokesman dmitri peskovd, and concerns about putin's own health. soon, russia seemed to descend into a coronavirus hell. images of infected medics coughing in makeshift wards show hideous conditions. here a doctor is arrested, trying to deliver much-needed medical supplies. at least three more doctors, critical of russia's coronavirus response, fell out of windows and died of their injuries. it's why this first shipment of u.s. aid to russia is so significant. not just the return favor to the next worst affected country in the world, but also an admission by russia, finally, that it needs help. jake, the latest figures to come out of russia really underline how much help it needs. more than 8,000 new infections recorded in the past 24 hours. it brings to 308,000 the number of people recorded as infected. the death toll still under 3,000, but i think everybody focusing on this now knows very well the real figure is going to be much higher than that, jake. >> that's right, matthew chance, thank you so much, ap

in moscow, dmitry peskov, the spokesman for russian president vladimir putin, has be hospitalized with the coronavirus. he is the latest senior kremlin figure to be infected. meanwhile, france began reopening schools today, with physical distancing and limits on classize. and in india, trains resumed limited service ashe government continued easing a lockdown. itleas been a day of unspeak violence in afghanistan.rm gunmen s a maternity hospital in kabul, and killed 16 people, including new mothers and their babies. afghan security forces and nurses alike carried newborns out of the hospital. inside, blood stained the floor under baby beds, and a doctor told of hiding out from the attackers. >> ( translated ): when the firing started we went to the safe room. there were nine of us inside the safe room, for four hours. the attacker came at the back of the safe room door and fired, but he couldn't enter the room. alr colleagues were unhu there, but there were casualties amongst the patients inside the wards. >> woodruff: in eastern afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed at least 24 people i

dmitry peskov who's putin's spokesman says he hasn't had a face-to-face meeting with the russian presidentmonth but still raises questions how shielded president putin is. this as russia suspends the use of ventilators link today a spate of hospital fires. six hospital patients have been killed when the russian ventilators apparently keeping them alive simply burst into flames. >> matthew chance, reporting for us. thank you. >>> today brought some big changes in britain including the return of rush hour in london. cnn's nick paten walsh visited one of the underground subway stations. >> reporter: this is the first day of eased restrictions in the u.k. notably britain was told to go back to work if they couldn't do their jobbess from home and during rush hour about 60% of the number of people came through the gate they would normally expect but later in the day have a look this is lot quieter than you would obviously expect. it reflects what i heard one staff member say people are perhaps still scared to come to work. it is difficult to maintain that social distance on public transport here

dmitry peskov, who is putin's spokesman, says that he hasn't had a face-to-face meeting with the presidentmore than a month, but it raises important questions about how shielded president putin is from the pandemic in his country. that outbreak still placing enormous strain on the country's health service. in the past few days, at least six coronavirus patients have been killed when their russian-made ventilators, meant to be keeping them alive, burst into flames, forcing wards in two hospitals to be evacuated. all this as the kremlin moves to lift some lockdown restrictions across the country, even though the pandemic there shows little sign of easing. matthew chance, cnn. >> reporter: i'm david mckenzie in johannesburg. the w.h.o. has warned that up to 190,000 people could be killed by the coronavirus across africa in just the first year alone, if containment measures do not succeed. they say testing, tracing, isolation and treatment are critical. now, they say the virus probably won't spread as exponentially as in other parts of the world, but there will be hotspots. they also warn that

spokesman for russia's president is in hospital being treated for coronavirus 52 year old dmitri peskov was last seen in public wellness 2 weeks ago but a meeting with vladimir putin the kremlin leaders announced an easing of the nationwide lockdown despite russia having the world's 2nd highest number of covert 1000 cases after the united states. a fire at a russian hospital treating covered 1000 patients in st petersburg has killed 5 people the patients were invented later in an intensive care ward on the 6th floor of some george's hospital the city's governor says it's likely the fire was started by a short circuit in a ventilator it's a 2nd fire to break out at a russian hospital in less than a week officials announced an investigation into a ventilator was used at some medical facilities. all 11000000 people in this chinese city of han will be tested for the virus over the next 10 days after several new cases were discovered the city was the epicenter of the outbreak in china and where the illness 1st emerged in december 5 infections were reported on monday the 1st census locked i w

the kremlin's spokesman dmitri peskov has been taken to hospital after testing positive for corona virus. well if we've got anything over the last couple of weeks and months is that things with coronavirus change of bite the minute and indeed a story that's just come in in the last half an hour or so is that spokesperson for the russian president that's to meet she has tested positive that 19 now we don't know too much at this stage we can say that he confirmed to himself he said that he's now in hospital and that he's getting treatment is a really familiar face and russia's press secretary he's seen by the russian president's side of the majority of public events he says that the last time he came into contact with the last month was a month ago now this makes him one of the few high profile international figures who have been infected we all of course remember the u.k. prime minister boris johnson but with specific gods to russian politicians the prime minister tested positive and doctors say he's now on the road to recovery since then both the construction and cultural ministers have

spokesperson for the russian president dmitry peskov has tested positive with 19 and we don't know too much at this stage we can say that he confirmed to himself he said that he's now in hospital and that he's getting treatment is a really familiar face and russia's press secretary he's seen by the russian president's side at the majority of public events he says that the last time he came into contact with the last month was a month ago now this makes him one of the few high profile international figures who have been infected we'll of course remember the u.k. prime minister boris johnson but with specific guts to russian politicians the prime minister misused and tested positive and doctors say he's now on the road to recovery since then both the construction and cultural ministers have been infected now today actually marks the 1st step towards returning to normal life because often announced yesterday that the country would start shedding lockdown restrictions today cool sectors of the economy like construction agriculture got up and running again and must go alone around hoping 10

infections in the world more than 232000 well that now includes the president's spokesman dmitri peskov who confirmed that he is now in hospital with the disease. well at least 32000 people are confirmed to have died of code 19 here in the u.k. and care homes account for a quarter of that number the government has been criticized for early failings which left some of the most vulnerable at high risk and there are concerns that care workers could bring the disease back into the wider community john hall reports now from london. the effect of covert 19 on care homes in britain has been devastating these are places where the elderly and frail should hope to live out their lives in comfort and safety for years that and yet at least a quarter of all covered $1000.00 deaths have taken place in the sector which lies outside britain's national health service and while there are signs the worst of the crisis may have passed experts warn against complacency we need to see really clear evidence that p.p. is getting to care homes we need to see comprehensive testing and that needs to be on a rollin

his prime minister and most recently his masters voice, i mean his actual famous spokesman dmitry peskov's in the hospital, even though that's going on they're planning to lift some restrictions in the coming week. it's a little bit hard obviously in a country like russia to know exactly what the statistics show and what the complete accuracy is. >> christiane, i think last time we talked about germany which is considered held up as a relative success story in all this planning, but they're now also thinking about border restrictions. they're also starting to see an uptick in cases. are they going to go into shutdown mode again do you think? >> well, i've looked into that and there's no word at all that would confirm that. what we do know is that, yes, they did like -- quite a few of the european countries start to ease restrictions towards the end of april. and yes, there was a slight uptick in numbers of deaths and then they started again to be very careful and implement all the correct methods and just be careful where they were cropping up. now this famous r rate is below 1 again and

dmitry peskov, who was hospitalized on may 12th, told russian media that he is in quarantine and plansradual return to work. he also said in early may that his last personal contact with president putin was more than a month ago. right now, russia is just behind the united states and brazil with the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, katy. >> let's stay in russia. russian prosecutors are asking for a maximum 18-year prison sentence for former u.s. marine, paul whealan, who was on trial for espionage. whealan, an american citizen, was arrested in moscow in 2018 after allegedly receiving a hard drive full of classified information. whealan denies the charges and claims he was set up by russian intelligence. nbc's matthew bodner joins us now from moscow with more on this case. >> reporter: thank you, katy. well, russian prosecutors very requested the court sentence mr. whealan to 18 years in a russian colony. it was also a recommendation that his lawyers said yesterday was shocking. and indeed, there's a lot to be shocked about in this case. namely the fact that the e