professor isabel the horses are called here she's director of psychiatry and psychotherapy at the sharp hospital here in berlin dr hoy's it's good to have you back on the day we we should let our viewers know that there is a rule known as the goldwater rule which prohibits psychiatry's from giving opinions about public figures without personally examining that public figure with that in mind how significant is this book by 27 of your american colleagues. well i have read that book and i thought it was very insightful and of course it's significant shift 27 of very well known very respected psychiatry's to us from 1st rate medical schools and university put together a book like that this is for thought food for thought and you know we want to say we're not trying to get a diagnosis here but we want we are seeking understanding of what we see and hear from truong you specialize in narcissistic personality disorder long before he became president going trump was labeled a narcissus what do you see and hear when he speaks tree we're going to be meeting with. everybody can can just tick the boxes on

toll has doubled in just 3 days a refrigerated truck was brought in to help this brooklyn hospital deal with a sharp rise in fatalities. hospitals are running out of medications some hospitals don't have protective gear for staff or family members of patients that come to the hospital or running out of medication and of running out of a printer and but even running out of oxygen which is something that person to have posted until. the white house is projecting that the virus could climb up to 240000 lives across the country despite this the pandemic authorities urging restraint and that you are going to wear a face covering when you go out please understand please don't need an in 95 mask and if you take one of those in 95 i ask you maybe taking it out of the hands of a health care worker who desperately needed to care for patients. union leaders are warning that frontline health care workers are at risk you're here to say that our members are afraid to work because the protocols aren't being damned that is what i were calling for hazard pay you're trying to keep ourselves safe we're trying to work

. >> reporter: but new york state reported a sharp dro hospitalizations. governor andrew cuomo: >> we're flattening the curve so far. we should all be concerned, especially newrs. "well, we're flattening the curve, that's good news." it is good news. "well, now i can relax." no, you can't relax. >> reporter: at the same time, the daily number of deaths inw neyork reached a record high for a third straight day-- hitting at least 799 today. meanwhile, supplies of protective gr in the national strategic stockpile are dwindling. the department of health and human services says the reserve is nearly masks and other critical equipment. eris all comes as the cent for disease control and prevention issued new guidelinew last night forkersn essential industries like health care or food supply. it now says people who've been exposed to the virus m returnhe to the job if:are symptoms; if they heir no temperature before worr and if they wface mask at all times. but, addg to the confusing advice about masks: a new study from the national academy of sciences points out

now this is the new normal refrigerated trucks parked outside hospitals to help deal with the sharp rise in fatalities the state's death toll has doubled in just 3 days doctors are increasingly sounding the alarm saying they are overwhelmed by the number of cases. hospitals are running out of medications some hospitals don't have protective gear for staff or family members or patients that come to the hospital from running out of many cases and i'm running out of apartment and and but even running out of oxygen which is something that they seem to have quoted in $1000.00. union leaders warn that frontline health care workers themselves are at risk. here here to say that our members are afraid to go to work because safety protocols aren't keeping them that is what i were calling for hazard pay you're trying to keep ourselves safe we're trying to work are safe we're trying to keep our communities for the president on in his daily news briefing offered no relief he again said the worst was yet to come the families they couldn't be we're going to have a couple of weeks of starting pretty muc

sharp rise in infections. the mayor of the west midlands has insisted the region's hospitals are prepared.n" to the government, with a total ofjust under 1,200 deaths there so far, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. at the moment... distressing to watch, a 37—year—old nurse struggling for breath in intensive care. at 29 weeks pregnant, michelle wright does not know where she contracted the virus but feels compelled, she says, to send a message to those who are still not following advice aimed at halting its spread. please... please, please... listen to government advice... 0n social distancing. keep yourself... and yourfamilies... as safe as possible. a new facility to help cope with the sharp rise in cases in the midlands is being prepared. this nightingale hospital on the outskirts of birmingham will admit its first patients in five days' time. and testing is being increased. a new centre at the edgbaston cricket ground opened just yesterday. the wider midlands region has recently been described as of particular concern by the government, and a spike in the number of deaths is bein

a new facility to help cope with a sharp rise in cases in the midlands is being prepared. this nightingale hospitaloutskirts of birmingham will admit its first patients in the five days‘ time. and testing is being increased. a new centre at the edgbaston cricket ground opened just yesterday. the wider midlands region has recently been described as a particular concern by the government. and a spike in the number of deaths is being investigated. those involved in coordinating the response on the ground say they currently have enough capacity to copia. but they admit that understanding more about the transmission of the virus would help. some of the work we are doing here is understanding the density of the population, so we have a lot of families in the west midlands that are large family groups that perhaps live in smaller properties, may be flats, so that may be a factor. wally is one of those who has died. his son is preparing for his funeral tomorrow. i had to watch the doors shut on the ambulance and he went alone, and i waved to him and his nurses are doing an amazing job, and they are trying

he announced that the state may have hit a plateau because new data now shows that new hospitalization saw a sharp drop in just the last four days. by the way, we also know that predictions of models didn't live up to what they told us it would be. a significantly. that's good. stock surging on the news that the outbreak may be closer to a peak and so we have never before witnessed a health care mobilization effort like the one we are witnessing now across the nation. the president has changed the rules on how we will ever fight pandemics here and worldwide. wrinkly, andrew cuomo and all new yorkers in the country should be thanking the preside president. because while andrew cuomo wasn't listening to his own health care task force, that strongly recommended and saying you will need this, we can predict this is going to happen, and he did nothing and complaining the president was taking action delivering all the needed aid to new york and in the country. donald trump came to the rescue of new york state and did what cuomo should have been preparing for or de blasio should have been preparing for a

but there's talk about recruiting dentists to help at hospitals if they start being overwhelmed. dr. sharp says he has no doubt they'll help answer that call. >> the beautiful thing out of this is people are stepping up and filling those roles, even if it wasn't their normal role prior to the covid-19 experience. >> reporter: in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> we'll turn to weather and talk about what was really a very nice day around the bay area. just a little more cloud cover but things looking just fine out there right now. we'll show you where we stand at the moment. 64 in oakland,67 in concord, and livermore and san jose at 66. the breeze has been picking up, so there's a change in the temperature pattern compared to the past few days when a lot of people were on an even playing field. approaching 20 miles per hour winds in a lot of locations, and these winds will actually pick up more tomorrow. and while we've seen changes to the temperatures farther inland near the water still almost exactly where we were yesterday. 9 degrees warmer in santa rosa. you've gotten rid of the sh

today, governor cuomo said the state may have a plateau because new data shows that new hospitalizations saw a sharp drop in just the last four days. by the way, we've also known that predictions, the models didn't live up to what they told us it would be, significantly lower. that's good. socks surging on the news that the outbreak may be closer to a peak, and so we've never before witnessed a health care mobilization effort like the one we are witnessing now across the nation. the president has change the rules on how you will forever fight pandemics here and worldwide. frankly, andrew cuomo, all new yorkers in the country should be thinking the president. see all of this? because while andrew cuomo wasn't listening to his own health care task force, that strongly recommended in the saying, will need this and we can predict this is going to happen and he did nothing, and complaining the president was taking action, delivering all the needed aid to new york, and, by the way, and the country, donald trump came to the rescue of new york state and did what cuomo should've been preparing for, what de b

. >> the numbers of hospitalized coronavirus cases show a sharp trajectory just over the last two weeksthe rate of shear infections nationwide even sharper. johns hopkins university is tracking cases and so far only shows a sharp rise. >> this gentleman is suffering covid as well. >> yes. >> what exactly do we know about this virus? the answer still very little. >> we don't know that much a about it yet. even though it's been around for five months. we have been learning about it from other places where it started. every single day, we are reassessing our situations, what we have done prior day, prior month and try to make sense of it. this is unlike anything we have ever seen. 85% of the people stay out of the hospital. have flu-like symptoms, fever, cough and that's it. then you have this other 15% of the patient that comes to the hospital. because they are ill. 5% of those end up in the icu. intensive care unit. >> the possibility of a miracle cure like the anti-malaria drug touted by the president -- >> it could be a game changer, and maybe not. maybe not, but i think it could be ba

virus because of its incredible morbidity and mortality, which we are seeing in the hospital, remember, we see the sharpsphere in the hospital. many people at home are going to be well, have very minimal and asymptomatic infections and not know. we cannot afford to wait for herd immunity to develop. we have eradicated polio in most of the world. we have eradicated smallpox in all of the world. there will be vaccine development, but we must think about special populations. and it's not necessarily all tied to race. there's been a lot of talk about african-american patients who do have a more severe course from what we can see, hispanic patients as well, but the underlying factors, people who have obesity, people who have diabetes, people who are on other immuno suppressants, those are people we particularly have to protect, as well as people that are more exposed like doctors, nurses, healthcare workers. jon: doctor, we appreciate your insights. very helpful. thank you. >> my pleasure. jon: severe weather outbreak to tell you about this easter weekend, with powerful storms and violent tornadoes pummellin

hospitals. that sounds reasonable, there is sharp criticism. joe biden had this to say. >> i wouldn't call it a plan. i think what he has done is punted, he decided that he doesn't have the right to make the call for the country and talked about phases that in the generic sense doesn't give you any hard guidelines. >> reporter: on the hill nancy pelosi says the white house's vague and inconsistent document does nothing to make up for the president's failure to listen to scientists and produce and distribute national rapid testing. when does this begin? the president said could be as many as 29 states ready to open before may 1st and that is around the corner. shannon: we will have more later in the hour. in the meantime, calls for china to be held accountable for not being transparent on where covid-19 originated. rob: congress ways possible payback for misleading the world. >> reporter: lawmakers want china to be held accountable as there's more speculation around the origin of covid-19 coming from a lab and wuhan, china as a senior official w

a new facility to help cope with a sharp rise in cases in the midlands is being prepared. this nightingale hospitalcentre at the edgbaston cricket ground opened just yesterday. the wider midlands region has recently been described as a particular concern by the government. and a spike in the number of deaths is being investigated. those involved in coordinating the response on the ground say they currently have enough capacity to cope here. but they admit that understanding more about the transmission of the virus would help. some of the work we're doing here is understanding the density of the population, so we have a lot of families in the west midlands that are large family groups that perhaps live in smaller properties, maybe flats, so that may be a factor. wally is one of those who have died. his son is preparing for his funeral tomorrow. i had to watch the doors shut on the ambulance and he went alone, and i waved to him and his nurses are doing an amazing job, and they're trying to be there, medically and support as family in the dying moments for people who can't be there with their loved o

sharp increase in coronavirus cases. there are 6000 confirmed infections. officials warning that hospitalsould soon run out of ventilators. joining us now is the lieutenant governor. what is theiggest challenge u are facing in louisiana right now? >> we are seeing the numbers increased by over 1000 people a day. increaseby people that have the virus. as you see, the death camp keeps gogp. today we have 490 people on ventilators, a great increase from yesterday0 we received ntilators that the president had promised louisiana and a few days ago.l the vice president told the governor yesterday to those of be delivered today. that is far less than what we requted and far less than what we need make it through the next couple of weeks. at theatwe are going, we will run out of past lebed a equipment like ventilators in e next couple of weeks. laura: so, how many ventils the need? asked the governor requested 00, but anything helps they are trying to secure ventilators from other areasth besides througfederal government. the states are working that out on their own to see if they can secure them

the state has not seen the sharp escalation of cases nor deaths that experts predicted. hospitalsnorthern to southern california appear to have little problem keeping up with the volume of patients. >> is it fair to say california right now is seeing a flattening of the curve? >> there's no question about it. we've been reluctant to say it because we didn't want to jinx ourselves and we worry that people would hear that and change their behavior, but at some point, we have to look at reality and the curve is remarkably flat. >> dr. robert walker, chair of the department of medicine at ucsf credits the state's early call, but believes other factors, including many companies early decision to have employees work from home. >> apple and google and facebook and microsoft has a big presence here, ordered their people to work from home, ten days to two weeks before even the politicians did that, and i remember when it happened, everybody said, is that an overreaction? turned out it was preshent. >> reporter: it's another thing to see people comply. headed to california in early march, t

hospitalized. elsewhere in europe sweden has reported a sharp increase in the number of fatalities with 170 people reported killed by the virus on wednesday that's up from 114 the previous day so fast sweden has not imposed a total lockdown compared to other european countries more than $1200.00 people have died of the virus there and nearly $12000.00 have tested positive. well here's paul brennan now wrapping up the developments from elsewhere in europe. when coded 19 hit europe its member countries divided along national lines creating a patchwork response strict lockdowns in some more relaxed and open in others the disunity prompted many to question the very relevance and future of the european union project so the question of when and how to consider lifting those restrictions is problematic italy's spain austria finland and denmark have this week begun the tentative path to normality at e.u. headquarters in brussels the commission president wants the european union to set the pace and she warned that in the union's borderless member area that piecemeal strategy will undermine even monday nigh

o are experts expecting a sharp rise in the cases? and will our hospital systems be able to hold up? i think we may be having an audio problem with her. let's try one more time. doctor, can you hear us? i think we're having an audio problem. you can understand, with all of the changes that we had to make. just take a look at the cases right there. 60,000 in new york city alone. there's many, many countries that have very few numbers compared to that. new york, by far, bypassing many other states. >> kendis, you were talking about the sirens being the soundtrack of the city. we know the naval ship "comfort" is only seeing a couple dozen patients for noncovid cases. we know the majority of people who are filling the hospitals, and turning them into icu areas. we know those patients are diagnosed with covid-19. >> and one of the troubling things that took in the overnight hours, friday into saturday, is that patients, five of them, got taken to "comfort." and they were coronavirus-positive patients. and that ship was not supposed to have any of those patients

sharp increase in the number of cases, new infections. the experts away so you shouldn't read too much into just one day's figures, you need to wait for a trend. i think the hospitalea increasing in the number of admissions in england. london and the midlands having come down a bit, have started spiking back up. a sharp rise in the north—west and one or two other areas. london has always been seen asa areas. london has always been seen as a couple of weeks ahead of the rest of the uk. this could suggest more pressure beginning to build up elsewhere, singling difficult times ahead. in some senses, the nhs is holding up well. matt hancock said there was a buffer of 2000 critical ca re there was a buffer of 2000 critical care beds in the system, but in so many ways, the nhs is facing up to its toughest two or three weeks yet and many doctors and nurses will be very apprehensive about what's to come. thank you very much. italy meanwhile has recorded its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks, a further sign that the country is starting to get the disease under control. but the reality on the ground is still very bleak for many italians, particularly amongst poorer

he says he went to the hospital two days later after having shortness of breath and sharp pains in his chest. despite the symptoms, his case was considered mild and he has been sent home to self quarantine. >> this is the, the worst i have been sick in my entire life. and i've never experience or felt that way before. and some of the fears i had at that point were being in isolation, it was, some of the negative thoughts that crossed my mind where, what happens if i die? what happens if i get worse? and i'm here? in my room? alone? >> he was in isolation for 14 days and then spent another 10 days at home just to be safe. >>> coming up at 5:30, election officials in new york make an unprecedented decision, the unusual way this presidential election season is expected to play out. >>> coughing and claiming to have the coronavirus to avoid being arrested. the troubling behavior that police say they are seeing a made this covid pandemic. >>> with warmer weather, more people are bending the rules and crowding trails and beaches. coming up tonight, the risk of quarantine fatigue and the warn

hospital. that throws into sharp relief the impact when we have heads of state potentially really badly affectedy the situation. there was a lot of consternation when he appeared on television. people were saying that he looked to barrio. this is something that has a lot of concern. it does emphasize what is going on. this pathogen is going up to the highest levels. angela already seen how merkel has already self-quarantined. in iran we had several people at the top of the government, one of which to hide -- which died. let's move on to where we are. the worste have affected european country reporting the lowest single day coronavirus death. that italy has fewer cases than spain had. their efforts are finally starting to bear fruit. there cases down to 525 new ones. that is the fewest since march. italy does remain on a strict lockdown. we had family in the area that passed oil last week. one of the things is that we have a situation where there are --ot of people at their own at the moment saying that churches should close for easter. the catholic church did come into a lot of criticism for lea

was that because frankly you wanted to prioritise the lives of younger people in hospitals at the nhs sharptish care homes unnecessarily? no, alex, neither of those things is the case. and very obviously not. the truth is that, as i said in my opening comments, we first put our guidance to social care in february and we have repeatedly updated that guidance according to the circumstances, according to the progress of the disease, the increasing prevalence of the disease in the community and in terms of the support that has been available. what we have been able to do today is update that guidance and improve some of the policies to respond to the conditions that prevail today. that's why we have put out the action plan now. it builds on the work that we have been doing, as i said, since the first moment we understood coronavirus. one of the first things we understood about this disease is that it has a disproportionate impact on older people in our very first conversations about it, and therefore it was clear that especially for care settings supporting older people, and it is also true for

the state has not seen the sharp escalation of cases or deaths that experts predicted. hospitals from both northern to southern california appear to have little problem keeping up with the volume of patients. is it fair the say that california right now is seeing a flattening of the curve? >> there's no question about it. we've been reluctant to say it because we didn't want to jinx ourselves and we worry that people would hear that and change their behavior. but at some point you have to look at reality and the curve is remarkably flat. >> reporter: dr. robert walker, wachter, chair of the department of medicine at ucsf credits the state's early call, but believes other factors, including many companies' early decision to have employees work from home. >> app and google and facebook and microsoft have a big presence here, order their people to work from home ten days to two weeks before even the politicians did that. and remember when it happened everybody said is that an overreaction, but it turned out it was prescient. >> it's one thing to call for drastic social distancing. i

deaths even though new infections seem to have slowed in recent days hospitals there are stretched to breaking. sweden has reported a sharp increase in the number of fatalities with 170 people reported killed by the virus on wednesday so fast weighed in has not posed a total lockdown compared to other europeans countries. all around the world more people are wearing masks and gloves to try and stop being affected by co the 19 there is an increasing amount of tips and advice online showing people how to use them. here's how you can take off and store a surgical mask for reuse without potentially contaminating the inside this video for example demonstrates how to store a mask for reuse without accidentally contaminated get hello i know what can i do for you or her oh my goodness look at it it will stick to you oh but now here it's ok it's totally fine because i'm wearing my gloves i have my grandson this nurse uses ink to demonstrate the risks of cross contamination even if you are wearing gloves her message keep washing your hands every time you touch anything especially your phone well dr gregory poland heads the vaccine

the global pandemic is driving nigeria's rich and powerful to local hospitals they've been avoiding for years doctors are reporting a sharp increase in the number of government officials and business leaders seeking treatment amid reese has more from the capital abuja. goes the aged male is a cancer survivor who regularly travels abroad for treatment and next appointment is in india in may but because of the global pandemic she fears she will have to miss it and she says the local hospitals here in nigeria don't offer any hope if you find out. right now you can go to the us. because. that's. all and you can if you decide early it will not be considered i mean. so whether you know. we don't you or anything well it wasn't really. in the hands of. our concern is echoed by many in the country there's a lot of confusion i mean so many any kinds of me. and you know it's all in this well there's not a lot of it. is i'm not i'm not thousands of nigerians regularly seek medical attention in other countries every year because of the poor state of the public health care system here and i'm with everyone on the travel restrictions im

the global pandemic is driving nigeria's rich and powerful to local hospitals they've been avoiding for years doctors are reporting a sharp increase in the number of government officials and business leaders seeking treatment and interest has more from the capital of. rosie and war is a cancer survivor who regularly travels abroad for treatment next appointment is in india in may but because of the global pandemic she fears she will have to miss it and she says the local hospitals here in nigeria don't offer any hope if you find out that there's something going on right now you can go to the hospital. because. it's. so and he said early on snow i mean. so whether you know. we don't if for and it comes well it wasn't really. a lot of. our concern is echoed by many in the country it was a few so you know that i mean so many anytime so many. and you know so in this well there's just a lot of you still there's i'm not i'm not in the process of nigeria's regularly seek medical attention in other countries every year because of the poor state of the public health care system here. but the travel restrictions imposed by countrie

two different epidemics going on, one in care homes where the picture was one of a sharp increase, and one in hospitalsest of the community where we might be past the peak, that is a tough way to put it, because we have run up to the peak and it will be a long slog back down. thank you very much indeed, robert. the uk fell silent this morning to remember key workers, including more than 100 health and care staff who have died with coronavirus. duncan kennedy reports. it didn't need the rain to make this a sombre moment. this was a pause for reflection for absent colleagues, taken by the virus. this was a nation taking a minute to remember their lifetimes. at 11am, many stood in hospitals, supermarkets, testing labs and in downing street. this was the day a disease brought much of britain to a standstill. more than 100 nhs and care staff have now died with the coronavirus. among the first was amged el—hawrani. his family said he was a good man, a kind man. is he a hero? of course, just like every doctor, every nurse and every worker in the nhs. and ijust, my heart goes out to anyone who has also lost so

meanwhile, the nhs is urging people to go to hospital if they think they need medical care. it follows a sharp

meanwhile, the nhs is urging people to go to hospital if they think they need medical care. it follows a sharp drop in the number of patients going to accident and emergency departments since the pandemic began. our correspondent richard galpin reports. the drive to get millions of key workers such as teachers, the police and staff working in the food industry began yesterday. but the numbers applying are overwhelming the system. just before ten o'clock this morning, we looked at the government website, which key workers used to book a test. many of the options were already unavailable. home kits were all booked out within 15 minutes. the only available option for a test was ata only available option for a test was at a site in scotland. this, for many, at a site in scotland. this, for er at a site in scotland. this, for many, very frustrating, and requiring a lot of persistence.” tried and it was not working. so i kept on trying throughout the evening. eventually i got back on. and, again, went through the system of trying to book a test. i booked it and this morning when i woke up i received

the state has not seen the sharp escalation in cases nor deaths that experts have predicted. hospitals from both northern to southern california appear to have had little problem keeping up with the volume of patients. >> is it fair to say that california right now is seeing a flattening of the curve? >> there's no question about it. we've been reluctant to say it because we didn't want to jinx ourselves, and we worry that people would hear that and change their behavior. but at some point, you have to look at reality and the curve is remarkably flat. >> dr. robert wach terks r, chair of the department of medicine at university of california say they still want people to work from home. >> i would order people to work from home ten days to two weeks even before the politicians did that. i remember when it happened, everybody said, is that an overreaction, but it turned out it was prescient. >> reporter: it's one thing to call for drastic social distancing, it's another to see people comply. heading to california in early march, the return of the grand princess cruise ship with an unkno

actions appear to be coming into focus the state has not seen the sharp escalation and cases nor deaths that experts had predicted. hospitals from both northern to southern california appear to have had little problem keeping up with the volume of patients is it fair to say that california right now seeing a flattening of the curve. >>there's no question about it are the shoe. we've we've been reluctant to say it because we didn't want to jinx ourselves and we worried that people would hear that change their behaviors but at some point you have to look at reality and the curve is remarkably slide. doctor robert wachter chair of the department of medicine at ucsf credits the state's early call. >>but police other factors, including many companies early decision to have employees work from home apple and google and facebook and microsoft as the president hears for their people to work from home a 10 days to 2 weeks before even the politicians did that's and remember what happened to be said is that an overreaction but it turned out it was a it was pressure and it's one thing to call for drastic social-distancing it's another

actions appear to be coming into focus the state has not seen the sharp escalation and cases nor deaths that experts had predicted. hospitals from both northern to southern california appear to have had little problem keeping up with the volume of patients is it fair to say that california right now seeing a flattening of the curve. there's no question about the shoe. >>we've we've been reluctant to say it because we didn't want to jinx ourselves and we worried that people would hear that change their behaviors but at some point you have to look at reality and the curve is remarkably doctor robert wachter chair of the department of medicine at ucsf credits the state's early call. >>but police other factors, including many companies early decision to have employees work from home apple and google and facebook and microsoft as present here's a look at what other people to work from home a 10 days to 2 weeks before even the politicians did going to happen it would be said is that an overreaction but it turned out it was a there was pressure and it's one thing to call for drastic social-distancing it's another to actually see p

. >>> temporary hospitals are springing up around the country, including california and new york as states report sharppikes in confirmed cases. this is video from the midwest. crews in chicago and detroit are transforming convention centers into medical facilities. with the national death toll rising by roughly 1,000 americans a day, fema has made an ominous request. 100,000 body bags fromhe defense department. it's perhaps a chilling indication of what's to come. >> i know it's difficult, but we're having a lot of suffering, a lot of death. this is going to get worse before it gets better. >> in colorado, the governor warns the death rate in his state is now rising faster than any other state, writing to the vice president the situation is far worse than we imagined. georgia's governor finally issuing a stay-at-home order today. but there are still five states where no stay-at-home order has been issued. those are the states highlighted in white. the states in yellow have some kind of stay-at-home order in only parts of the state, and those in red have issued statewide orders to shelter at home. >>>

well, as medical teams focus on the pandemic, there's been a sharp fall in the number of patients seeking non—urgent hospitalr they may contract the virus if they go into hospital, whilst others, including cancer patients or those awaiting a long—standing non emergency procedure, have seen their appointments postponed or cancelled. joining me from newport beach in california, is cardiologist and director of disease management at hoag hospital, dr dipti itchaproia. welcome to the programme. certainly in the uk, we have heard and seen a big drop off ina number of heard and seen a big drop off in a number of people seeking medical help in hospital when they have desperately needed it, and in some cases they have died sadly, is that what you are seeing in the us? yes, we see that the magnitude is real and consistent and this drop we are seeing is both in the united states as well as europe. there have actually been three studies, one that looked at nine major hospitals in the united states in the midwest that showed that there was almost a 38% decrease in the number of patients being treated for heart attacks. t

hospital. i think he's doing great i think he's doing great here so sharp and energetic pretty incredible he's an incredible guy he's a friend of ours and and a friend of mine he loves our country he loves his country a lot but he loves our country respects our country. and they're lucky to have them over their place mr president you a couple days ago said that you might reach out to tender him directly but also that you were working to find out if those reports about. him being a possible medical trouble were true offering if you get there i hope he's not in medical trouble i hope each of you heard anything from governor a very well with him here we are you would have been in a war with north korea if i didn't get elected president remember i was going to be the one that took us into war my 1st day in office ok here we are look at what's happened with the drawl we're bringing people home we're not going to service policemen all over the world i don't want to be policemen all over the world nickel and yet we built our military to a level that it's never been built that before. if you put his h

hospital. i think he is doing great. he was sharp and energetic. incredible. he is an incredible guy. he's a friend of ours. a friend of mine. he loves our country. he loves our country, e respects our country and they're lucky to have him over there. >> mr. president, you a couple days ago said you would reach out to kim jong-un and find out if the reports about him being in medical trouble were true. >> i hope he is not in medical trouble. >> have you heard anything -- >> very well with him. and here we are, we we would have been in a war with north korea if i didn't get elected president. i was going to the one who took us into war the if first day in office. look at us. withdraw, we are bringing people home. i don't want to be policemen all over the world. and i rebuild the military to a level that never been built at before. but it's never recognized by the fake news. >> and use the relationship to get more information about his stat to doe status? >> i think the report was incorrect. i think the report was done by a network that was incorrect. i'm hearing they used old documents

the public health care and seeing sharp decline on visits to hospitals there is an 80% drop off, people skipping vaccinations some won't come back to get vaccinated after this. that's the impact of the social and economic cost. that said, when we start to bring back work-related activities in may, i think we will, we won't be prepared we are not going to have all of the testing in place and we won't have the ability to track people like we want. as we go into the summer, that could be one backstop. it is not going to be a backstop but could be a little backstop as you get into the hot months so you might catch a break no question when we start bringing people back together, you'll see a resurgence. in singapore and hong kong, they have a second wave where they've shut schools and put back in place social restrictions. >> the question is how do people's behavior change after this stock in general mills and campbell because they think people will be eating at home with their family. how much of normal life would you go back to do you go back to church or s synagogue or back to eating out

the global pandemic is driving nigeria's rich and powerful to local hospitals they've been avoiding for years doctors are reporting a sharp increase in the number of government officials and business leaders seeking treatment a military has more from the capital abuja. goes the end of war is a cancer survivor who regularly travels abroad for treatment next appointment is in india in may but because of the global pandemic she fears she will have to miss it and she says the local hospitals here in nigeria don't offer any hope if you find out that there's something going on right now you can go to the hospital. because. it's. so and you can if you start early. i mean. so whether you like. it. well it wasn't really. in the hands of. our concern is echoed by many in the country it is also confused. me so many any time so many. and you know so in this well there's not a lot of it. is i don't know if thousands of nigerians regularly seek medical attention in other countries every year because of the poor state of the public health care system here. the trouble restrictions imposed by countries around the world has now forced man

hospital. i think he is doing great. he was so sharp and energetic. pretty incredible. an incredible guy. he loves our country, he loves his country a lot. but he loves our country, respects our country. they are lucky to have him. >> mr. president, a couple days ago you said you might reach out to kim jong-un directly, but also you were working to find of himthose reports being in possible medical trouble is true. pres. trump: i hope he is fine. beenwe are, you would have at war with north korea if i did not go. remember i was going to be the one that took us into war, my first day in office. here we are. look at what happened. we are bringing people home. we are not going to serve as policeman all over the world. and yet i rebuilt our military to a level it has not been built out before. and that is never recognized by the fake news. >> and he could use that relationship to get more information about his status? pres. trump: i think the input was incorrect. i think it was done by a network that was incorrect. i am hearing they used old documents. i hear the report was an incorrect repor

but for the first time since the start of the pandemic, french hospitals saw the total number of patients decrease. sweden saw a sharp rise in covid-19 cases wednesday. swedish authorities have refused calls to close restaurants, retail stores, and classes for primary and junior high school students, even as coronavirus deaths far outpace those in other scandinavian countries with strict lockdowns. in germany, chancellor angela merkel has extended a nationwide lockdown until may 3, but will ease some restrictions, citing a fragile, partial success in fighting the coronavirus. unlike the united states, germany began testing early and often for the disease and has a much lower d death rate. back in the united states, there -- the privately owned detention center near san diego has become the immigration jails the largest coronavirus outbreak as at least 17 immigrant prisoners have tested positive for covid 19. in tacoma, washington, immigrants imprisoned at the northwest detention center have launched another hunger strike, the third in just three weeks. images surfaced of people standing in the facility's yardd wednes

coronavirus cases is not just filling up hospital rooms but also animal shelters as pet owners may know may no lon east bay animal shelters are concerned about a sharp rise in covid-19 cases in contra costa county animal services has already transferred dozens of pe into foster care in recent weeks. that's because they anticipate meeting room in their facility should pet owners become sick for extended periods and then would not be able to care for their own animals. that's why animal services tells kron 4 straight to call pet owners beach develop their own emergency plans. >>due to the extended stay at home order issued by ctra costa health services county animal services currently will only take in sick or injured pets at this time. this is in regard to the novel coronavirus pandemic at the shelter we've worked over the last to 3 weeks. >>to get as many animals as possible out of the foster care so far we've moved over 70 animals out in the foster care as the number of covid-19 cases grow animal services is asking the public to prepare for the possibility that as pet owners. >>they may at one point become infected with the virus and require tended