we will speak with he had a public citizen about how prpresident trtrump's response s been to support drug manufacturers and suspend environmental rules. then, how is the coronavirus impacting india and the global south? >> i had to ration food for two to three days. even that will be finished by now. we will die of hungerer. eaearlier r we were dying from coronavirus, now we will die from hunger. where do we go to earn a living? amy: we will speak to an indian journalist to says social distancing is a privilege. and we will speak with global health expert yanis beben amor. all of that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from the epicenter of the pandemic in the united states, new york city. the coronavirus pandemic continues its relentless expansion in almost every corner of the globe, with the number of confirmed covid-19 cases worldwide rapidly approaching 1 million people -- though the true number is certain to be far higher due to a critical lack of testing. the largest number of confirme

time now i want to go over a little bit of a data here a new set of analysis by public citizens global trade watch shows that during january and february of this year the u.s. shipped a huge numbers of facemask and medical supplies to china rather than keeping them here why is that a problem in your eyes well i think it's a huge problem for a couple of reasons and we'll get to more that in a 2nd but can we take a look at the numbers i know that we have a graph over there and essentially what public citizen is saying is this is that in 2019 if you look at the numbers between january and february the u.s. export it to china about $947000.00 and that's worth a ventilators and masks medical equipment that was sent to china about $947000.00 a year later in 2020 january to february kind of at the height of this covert 19 pandemic specifically for china u.s. companies export that doesn't mean this was a dissent from the united states these are u.s. companies selling to china about 13 and a half $1000000.00 worth of items that is a year to year increase of about 1315 percent 1315 percent incre

can we take a look at the numbers i know that we have a graph over there and essentially what public citizen is saying is this is that in 2019 if you look at the numbers between january and february the u.s. export it to china about $947000.00 and that's worth a ventilators and masks medical equipment that was sent to china about 947000 a year later in 2020 january to february kind of at the height of this covert 19 pandemic specifically for china u.s. companies export that doesn't mean this was a dissent from the united states these are u.s. companies selling to china about 13 and a half $1000000.00 worth of items that is a year to year increase of about 1315 percent 1315 percent increase year over year and again this is not 8 being sent to the from the u.s. government these are private companies so it raises a huge question why in the world if china is the country that makes everything would we be selling items in the united states to china because when it hits here all of a sudden we don't have the ability to make any of the stuff ourselves or i mean. that the whole point here in part bec

to continue to be vigilant, continue to put in the prevention measures and really focus on our public citizens neil: are you saying in the case of china -- we go back to focus on what's happening there and germany where they are taking steps to end the lockdown going on, that they are moving too quickly? china could argue that we are the first to deal with this, now is the time to tell our people you can get out of your homes and visit public sites and return to shopping and your jobs. do you think all of that is too soon? >> we don't really know enough about the virus. this case is about asymptomatic individuals. we don't know how that can reignite a new wave. in fact, even though they were at a different pace, we don't really know what prevention measures they are putting in place to mitigate those social environments where they are allowing large group gatherings. in addition, they are at a much different pace. the united states that are much different pace. looking to them for information and what measures they are putting in place, it will be really critical as we move forward and get it

i would like to introduce the political director at stand up america and christine wood for public citizen democracy for people campaign. why don't you kick things off? >> thank you so much. great to be with you all. i'm a senior campaigns manager. i just want to start by thanking all of you, the thousands of people that are viewing this and will come to see this live stream for taking part in this effort. we are clearly living in such a pivotal moment in history. theaverping we do, all of our decisions will impact what happens in coming months, years and decades. it is so critically important that we take the time to educate ourselves and others about the vital reforms that we have been hearing about all evening to safeguard our democracy. it is simply unacceptable for people to have to choose between their health and their vote. it is fundamentally un-american for people to have to make that choice and we are working to try to make sure that people can participate in our democracy without putting their health in jeopardy. as we have been hearing this evening, congress is going to be voti

while much of europe is under lockdown swedish authorities have decided not to restrict public life many citizens have praised this decision but some experts are questioning whether it's the right one. raising a glass with friends gathering in groups to enjoy the sunshine such scenes are mere memories for most europeans in a time of coronavirus but in sweden restaurants are full shops and schools are open and sports events continue instead of restrictions individuals are asked to act responsibly many swedes think it's a winning strategy. considering the logic that fortis is. explaining that we're not thinking that we can stop the virus but rather flattening the curve as they say i think it's right to do less strict regulations and sustain them for a longer period of time. spring cherry blossoms are drawing crowds to stockholm city center the coronavirus is also blooming here sweden has among the highest rates of coronavirus deaths per capita but so far the whole system is coping despite the weekend crowds swedish authorities say it's not business as usual with many people working from home. hours

of fact that the citizens san francisco are cooperative with those public health orders, and for me, the lesson has been the importance of the academic health system in the public health ecosystem of san francisco. host: as you look at what has been happening in your city in san francisco and compare that to the trick, chicago, miami, new york city, washington, dc, what are the lessons? what you tell officials in those states that we have been seeing a high rate, especially in new york? the early action allowed for flattening the curve. where a to 1000 confirmed cases in san francisco. -- we are up to 1000 confirmed cases in san francisco. in total. i think the social distancing really does limit the transmission of the virus in the community. the more we are learning about covid, it appears to be highly transmissible in the community with what is called the reproductive number. we areigher than thought. it is very transmissible. the only protection we have against that is quite rigorous social distancing. and other public health measures such as wearing a mask and public -- in publi

and finally, just thank you to our commissioners for, of course, modeling good public health citizen behaviour and joining here virtually and also thank you to the people of san francisco for your abiding by the orders being put out by the city to ensure we all ban together to keep san francisco as safe and healthy as we can. dr. green, is there anything you would like to say? >> well, you said that so eloquently. of course, it's a huge honor to be a part of the executive group and i would echo all of the thanks. i just can't imagine what it's like to be in the shoes or population health division. i know people are being redeployed in areas that they haven't been working in. everyone is being so diligent and i think we will be an example for the nation of how to do this right and hopefully, we will save many, many lives and continue to respect our entire population, the equity of san francisco and really be the shining example for the country and we may be under-resourced in items, but overly abundantly resourced in still of our individuals and the people part of this department expe

public. and not just our tribal citizens, but also the general public as well.f they want to attend any of the committee meetings, and certainly the general session of the national council. the space you are in, we are utilizing it in the very same manner as the way they did -- in one of the same manners of why it was built in the first place. the bits and pieces of history that our visitor sees on the panel, this is all tied to not just a process that happens here originally, but also to the process that our present day tribal government, the law they are passing, it is directly tied to that. it is tied to our pre-removal past. it is a tie to the mountain builder culture. when you look at the mountain builder culture, there were a lot of people living in those mountains sites. when you have lots of people living around downton sites, one of the -- mountain sites, one of the things is this type of governments is something that has never been foreign to us, the concept of governments and tribal sovereignty. we have known that for millennia. the visitorshere, who

there are also a lot of initiatives now in germany to produce cloth masks for use by citizens when they're taking public transportation grandmaster now we quired when they are visiting shops where masks are required in almost all federal states and now apparently will also be required in berlin so there's a spreading recognition that in fact masks can prove useful and i think that is coming especially because they are now yeah and you know you can make your own masks you know you could take a bandana for example or a scarf and you can make it if you can't find one to buy but there's still a discussion going on whether or not it makes sense to wear a mask in public what's your take on the absolute absolutely there is this is an ongoing discussion in fact today we saw a very high compliance and as that was a little sound bites in the report indicated many people saying yes we're going to lock this and yet at the same time there's a little bit of doubt still in the minds of many people about what exactly is the goal of a mask so let's go through that because it's really important the mask especially a clot

public health. we want to make sure our most vulnerable citizens are the one we are protecting and we are committed to continuing to do that. we certainly welcome this plan the governor has today. the governor has done a tremendous job in leading this effort. it is her orders that have saved people's lives, and it is the reason we are in position to even be having this conversation. i really respect that and thank you very much for what you have done. thank you. gov. ivey: kim chandler, do you want to start us off? kim: is this something that will happen all at once? it has to be a reason to process, so it will be over time in segment by segment or region by region, because one size does not fit all. that is why you have the delegation for the respective districts and we will have six team members on the committee to fit. it will be phased in, segment by segment. it is different from what a manufacturing or a retail store needs to do. we want to get folks back to work as soon as we can, but we want to do it as smart as we can. yes ma'am? reporter: governor, president trump recently said he has tota

citizens say. gauging the public mood the government has promised to do better you to do so don't you that we are doing everything in our hands to protect medical workers believe your heroes. talk to back toward russia tag back toward still trending and now his image has been popularized hailed as a medical hero for saying what's needed to be said robin 1st year walker. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz have agreed to form an emergency coalition government it ends a year long political crisis and prevents a 4th election the past say they will stay in the country through the coronavirus or break the government will last for 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half of benny gantz for the 2nd but now who is due to stand trial for corruption he denies all charges. afghan officials say taliban fighters have killed $29.00 soldiers in a series of attacks on checkpoints the group hasn't claimed responsibility for sunday's attacks which come at a sensitive time for both sides the afghan government and the taliban are in the process of exchanging p

denigrate others but to claim specific rights and privileges for example the only native born citizens can hold publicffice. these early examples reveal the deeper an early roots of american xenophobia tradition and bigotry in american politics. another reason why xenophobia has endured and why is become so central in the united states is because it's a form of racism. this has function alongside slavery, colonialism, conquest, segregation and white supremacy. african-americans and native americans were made into this country's first others and whenever we debated immigration, the immigrant group in question has always been measured in relationship to african-americans and native americans. so this is how it works. xenophobia defined certain population as racial and religious others who are inferior or dangerous or both and then it demonizes them as a group, not as individuals but as a group based on the presumptions. again th xenophobia is not a mar under matter of prejudice or bigotry, and played a central role in america's definition of race, of citizenship, of what it means to be an american, it i

for the fast time it's a rare move on the outskirts of the capital kigali to publicize and reassure 12000000 london citizens that all is under control and to show the wild how the country is dealing with a pandemic stage of trying to size and the outbreak in the country because we have our 1st kiss is already in country since the 14th of march 88 percent imported kisses mean from the few cases that. call famine by contact with. with those imported cases. several patients have been more needed at this center for around 80 people and at a 2nd specialist hospital to health workers say none of the secret choir intensive care but there are enough ventilators for those who may fall seriously ill rhonda has about 46 ventilators set aside for call that 1000 patients many african countries are struggling to keep up with pasty health officials here say they can test up to 700 people a day. if we detect suspected cases we test them on a little test them every 3 b. if they get sick we'll bring them to the center the government ordered a total shutdown in late march when the infection rate increased all buddhas and spac

now occupy wall street is one of the more well known grassroots movements with ordinary citizens calling for public control over financial institutions there's also the public banking institute how do newer movements compare to the historic ones in your book every moment in time throughout history has its own particular problems that it needs to solve and so we adapt to those and there is a case of the environment say ecological problems pollution the global climate crisis this was nothing anyone was thinking about before in the sixty's or in the seventy's or even more recently and so a lot of the activists today they're interested in having a financial system that will fund and promote a more sustainable economy and that is just not something that people were thinking about earlier on so you have these new issues that come into play and our activism changes and evolves with those issues and their earlier 20th century people were much more focused on purely just economic problems the kinds of things making your deposits secure having credit available to ordinary citizens now you know we have well n

he said his job and the be jo of his officers is to follow the public health order and to protect the citizens of santa cruz. he tweeted out this photo which is getting a lot of attention of this young man from fremont in town. the chief says his citations. both to residents and out-of-towners. he wants to hammer home the message stay home. shelter in place where you are. he said he's not sure why people aren't getting it. >> stay home. don't come the santa cruz. arre after this is over, please. come down and enjoy but right now it's the time. >> now this is of course, the shelter in place countywide at the beaches. they are warning to stay away even though there are perfect surfing conditions. this carries an up to $1,000 fine and it is up to the court to determine how much an eventual fine might be. live in santa cruz. nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. london breed is getting glowing praise from the top national news magazine. featured in the atlantic, san francisco was held up as a model for flattening the coronavirus curve. breed was the first mayor to declare a state of emergency in late

public. made with a higher percentage of tests on citizens than any other nation immediately after diagnosis we place in fact patients in the. they have come into contact with quarantine so far that's been around 5 percent of the population. for every one person to have tested positive 10 have been placed on the corn team. the result here really quiet streets in the capital but locals are 100 percent behind the measures. a few notable everything depends on following the measures only one will participate can we slow the spread of infection together we flatten the infection curve in the number of new cases is fooling around with. whether or not locals are permitted to visit sightseeing hotspots is down to the smartphone after it may have it drawbacks but solidarity with fellow citizens in a time of crisis is more important because. the app is fine but it is a bit spooky everybody constantly knows where you are but there are lots of us like that and this one is not too different that it is on the you brought this letter we need it now. anybody wishing to visit iceland on holiday is required to

citizens say. gauging the public mood the government has promised to do better be to sharon you didn't look we're doing everything in our hands to protect medical workers believe your heroes of the situation and talk to big tour rushed toward still trending and know his image has been popularised hailed as a medical hero for saying what's needed to be said robin 1st year was. israel's year long political crisis appears to have come to an end with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz agreeing to form an emergency coalition government the pair issued a joint statement saying they had completed a deal to steer israel through the corona virus outbreak the agreement prevents for selection after 3 inconclusive votes the government will last 3 years with netanyahu serving as prime minister for the 1st half and body counts for the 2nd as it now is due to stand trial for corruption but then eyes all charges. let's cross to harry for said who is in west jerusalem for us harry i guess say in some ways it must be a source of relief for some people in israel least they avoid a 4th round

mandate requiring all citizens to wear masks in public.ncerned about covid-19 outbreaks there. the palestinian health ministry conducted more than 17,000 tests and currently has over 200 active cases. in gaza, hamas, the group in control of the gaza strip, tells fox news that they are completely out of coronavirus tests for the entire population of nearly 2 million people. 13 total cases have been reported in gaza, only four are considered active. like the rest of the world, this region is looking to control the spread of coronavirus. one piece of light amid the very dark story is that we are seeing substantially less fighting between the israelis and palestinians. at this time last year they were preparing for the possibility of a ground operation. this year the border is quiet. both sides are fighting a new battle against this virus. sandra. sandra: trey, thank you. speaking of that unusual quiet along the gaza border, tonight fox news will air battle in the holy land, hosted by pete hegseth. pete goes to israel and palestinian territori

. >> we're really asking the public to be good samaritans, good citizens and kindly educate your neighbors and those in public to comply. >> under the order, anyone over the age of 12 must wear a mask. under 12, it's preferred, but not mandatory. and masks are discouraged for kids under the age of 2 because it may make their breathing difficult. many businesses like grocery stores and pharmacies are now requiring customers to put on a mask before they enter. the owner of oak grove pharmacy estimates that 90% of his customers obey the mask sign. as for the other 10% -- >> they're not wearing a mask, i ask them if they have seen the sign. and i ask them hopefully next time they will have a mask. >> my mask is to protect you. and your mask is to protect me. >> so last week it was a strong recommendation to wear a mask. now it is mandatory. but in either case they're hoping education instead of citation is what will convince people to follow this mandatory order. i talked to supervisor john joya a little while ago. he says that the fine is up to a thousand dollars, but he's only known of one i

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. >> we're really asking the public to be good samaritans, good citizens and kindly educate your neighbors and those in public to comply. >> under the order, anyone over the age of 12 must wear a mask. under 12, it's preferred, but not mandatory. and masks are discouraged for kids under the age of 2 because it may make their breathing difficult. many business ke grocery or pharmare now they enter.t o the owner of oak grove pharmacy estimates that 90% of his customers obey the mask sign. as for the other 10% -- >> they're not wearing a mask, i ask them if they have seen the sign. and i ask them hopefully next time they will have a mask. >> my mask is to protect you. and your mask is to protect me. >> well, i talked to john joy just a short time ago. at this point he can only think of one citation that has been written nor not wearing masks, and that was for a business. so this is one of those carrot and stick things where they hope you take the carrot and there will be no need for the stick. live at concord, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> eric, thank you. and good to see people behind you whe m

we apologize the citizens say gauging the public mood the government has promised to do better you should assume . we are doing everything in our hands to protect medical workers believe your heroes. talk to beck to order hash tag toward the still trending and now his image has been popularized hailed as a medical hero for saying what's needed to be said robin 1st year was al-jazeera. let's look at some other world news now at least 16 people have been killed in canada's worst mass shooting a series of attacks on a small coastal town port a peak in the eastern province of nova scotia a 51 year old male suspect is dead following a standoff with police often daniel black. say this was the most horrifying crime they'd seen in this quiet part of canada just before midnight saturday a gunman was reported in puerto pick a remote seaside village where the suspect 51 year old gabriel borkman owned property for the next 12 hours along nearly 100 kilometers of highway police fielded dozens of emergency calls about house fires gunshots and other incidents heavily armed officers pursued the suspect w

. -- not veryot much accessible to the public. 1.3 billion citizens in india, only 300,000 or so are is three hundredths of a percent. prime minister narendra modi extending the lockdown until may 3, but has allowed makers of i.t. hardware, farmers, and rural industry to resume operation starting today. singapore reported another 596 new cases sunday. dorms, a rising trend in the city space. indonesia as well extending stricter social distancing rules in the main island of java. 9 million people. the number of infections now totals more than 6200 in the country itself. back to you. latestlet's get you the coronavirus cases out of china. breaking right now, china reporting 12 additional coronavirus cases on april 19. we have more than 2 million cases globally. deaths exceeding 154,000. china is saying eight out of 12 new cases have been imported. eight out of 12 new cases in china being imported on april 19. we will talk to the company that has created a new virus test kit that might help plug the hole in testing around the world. we will be joined by the ceo and founder in two hours.

and other essential public meetings. our citizens' advisory committee meetings should resume in may and we'll consult with chair yee and haney to discuss reviewing our vision zero and treasure island meetings as well. in the meantime, we advise the public to please visit our cast at www.sfmta.org/events to view our meetings and for the latest updates. since chair mentioned the federal update, i just want to move to the regional update briefly. since the fall of last year, as you know, there's been a regional effort to discuss the potential regional funding measure, commonly known as the coalition proposal led by spurberry, council and silicon valley leadership group. they were working with senator bell's office on potentially preparing that for november 2020. and in this timeframe, they have suspended that effort. senator bell may still be working on the bill to authorize a future ballot initiative. but no measure will be heading to the november ballot at this time. nonetheless, significant needs do remain for other regional measures

me brangham: but in the time, public officials and private citizens alike, from fashion designers tot sailmakers, have been producing masks of all kinds to try and address the national shortage.ho even w rock-solid evidence eq their effectiveness, many argue a pandemicres as many protections as possible. >> so there are a lot of questions about what you need in what situation and how mu. protection do they conf the idea is that some barrier is better than nothing. do you need evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's effecte before people start wearing them? or do we say that in this moment of time, it's udent to do so. and i favor the id that we should >> brangham: and just in the last two day the c.d.c. director, robert redfid, the u.s. surgeon general, jerome adams, and anthony fauci, all signaled a possible change in federal guidance about masks. >> when we get in a situation where we have enough masks, i believe there will be some very serious consideration about more broadening this recommendation. >> we're making millions and millions of masks, but we want them to go to th

the city of san francisco health department has ordered citizens to wear face coverings in public toelp stop the covid-19 spread. you may notice some of the people on video aren't wearing coverings. that's because face coverings are not required for outdoor exercise that you're seeing out here such as the walking, hiking, bicycling or running, although the city says you should have one readily available to put on if necessary. live in golden gate park in sf, bob redell, nbc bay area. >> seems like it's a hit with those out there. thanks, bob. >>> there are some changes happening at sfo this morning. jetblue is moving into the new harvey milk terminal, a move that was postponed because of the pandemic. starting monday jetblue will wire all passenge require all messengers to wear a face mask. it's the first u.s. airline to make the move. flight attendants for jetblue, united, frontier, delta, and american are already required to wear those masks. >>> new details for you. more than a dozen meat processing plants nationwide have been forced to close because of the coronavirus. and the su

as it normal in nicaragua the central american country wants its citizens to celebrate easter without restrictions that has global public health officials are worried about the viruses spread there and they progress president can't be convinced otherwise because he's nowhere to be found. i'm when blue cross welcome to the program the united states has overtaken italy to become the country with the highest death toll from the corona virus pandemic more than 20000 people have now died in the u.s. according to johns hopkins university now italy's death rate is still considerably higher than america's that's because the u.s. has more than triple the total confirmed cases then italy nearly 530000 public health officials have said this is no time to think about easing restrict. which could drive the death toll far higher. debbie used correspondent oliver sol is in washington oliver a long way we are from those more optimistic predictions that donald trump was making about virus not being such a big deal in the u.s. what accounts for these really grim numbers well if you were to ask president trump himself and he's trying to b

citizens say. gauging the public mood the government has promised to do better you shouldn't throw them. we're doing everything in our hands to protect medical workers believe your heroes. professional doctor back to order rushed back toward still trending and now his image has been popularised hailed as a medical hero for saying what needed to be said robyn 1st year was. a fire has destroyed shelters for several 100 people and one of greece's largest migrant camps the blaze on the island began after a protest over the death of an iraqi asylum seeker one woman had been taken to hospital early in the week with a fever that was sent back up to testing negative coronavirus vial campbell severely have a crowded but more than 5000 people living in a space meant for about a 1000 johns are up or less is not and says the virus fears an increased tensions within migrant camps. it seems that a lot of the people staying in the camp were worried the woman who died had died of corona virus she had been to hospital a week earlier with a high fever she had been diagnosed negative for coronavirus eviden

has summoned china's ambassador in that country bicycling me of a public claims of mistreatment and inhumane treatment against its citizens living in china and that china's foreign ministry last week acknowledged it has been some misunderstanding within the african african community but it's yet to take the next sit and show it's actually acting on that now one joe a bit of background and 2014 we had about 100000 africans living in that city but it's now reduced to about 10000 simply because of heavy travel restrictions on those foreign nationals and ex-pats arriving in the city and students is an at large student group of africans in that particular city and they're the ones they're the ones making those key complaints we've also seen a cartoon showing an ex-pat in front of a trash can and this is obviously depicting foreigners as basically breaking the rules and experts being labeled as trash that needs to be sorted to sydney so be an issue that's no doubt developing in one jar or right sarah clarke reporting from hong kong. the u.k. government is responding to further criticism that it hasn't done enough to provide pro