"the lancet" does do this, doesn't write editorials like this. e a medical journal, but sounds like they were so disturbed what they were seeing happening at the cdc, basically feel the trump administration marginalized and minimalized them to a great degree. also writing the trump administration further chipped away at the cdc's capacity to combat diseases. and cdc staff in china cut back with the last remaining cdc officer recalled home from the china cdc in july, 2019, leaving an intelligence vacuum when covid-19 began to emerge. so what do you think the significance of this editorial is? >> i think it reflects a deep unease worldwide at the u.s. role in this. one, as you say, that the cdc really appeared to bungle the early response and part of that was testing in particular. south korea and the u.s. famously had the first cases on the same day. south korea responded immediately, aggressively, and the u.s. really dropped the ball on testing for -- we missed a couple of months there. i think the other element of this, beyond the cdc, is that th

the lancet published no report referring to a virus or outbreak in wuhan or anywhere else in china. like i said, oh my god, what r you talking about? the continued quote, the allegations are serious and damaging to efforts to strengthen international cooperation to control this pandemic. it is essential that any review of the global response is based on a factually accurate account of what took place. it is so embar -- we're beyond shame at this point. i would like to note for the record that it is humiliating that this is the behavior of our government. it is so embarrassing that this is the kind of thing the white house sends out these days in the name of the american people. i mean, did you even look that up before you put it in the letter to the w.h.o.? oh, there's stuff in the lancet in early december about wuhan. i heard it about -- on talk radio or on "fox and friends" or something. without checking whether or not that was true you put it in a letter in writing and sent it to the world health organization assuming it was true or wouldn't matter if it wasn't. you're not writing

country's ability to respond to the virus the damning assessment came from the british publication the lancet medical journal brazil is the worst affected country in latin america number of deaths is up above 10000 there are well over 155000 recorded infections continues to downplay the danger of covert 19 the demand in the economy reopen fully as soon as possible and he still has plenty of support don't forget this was how it looked earlier in the capital brasilia where protesters many in their cars came out to cheer for the president. as a journalist and founder of the online magazine the brazilian report he told us the biggest worry is that no one knows the true extent of brazil's outbreak. brazil is one of the countries that has tested the least in the world per people we have tested 10 times less than the united states of the us are by no means a reference the word standards in some areas of brazil for instance the state of millions or days it's the 2nd most populated state in brazil we have only $3000.00 cases but then we have almost 100000 suspected cases that have gone tested so far s

toll anywhere besides the united states in escaping at the tauriel the british medical journal the lancet. who continues to dismiss the effects of the outbreak is the biggest threat to easing the crisis the governor of brazil's most populous states extended a lockdown in this region until the end of the month backpedaling on an earlier promise to start reopening the state on monday and implicitly attacking will so now . we're going through the worst moments of this pain dimmick but it's not recognized not not understood by those who are blinded by hate or by personal ambition. in a lease for their major cities have worn their hospital systems are on the verge of collapse among them in the heart of the amazon region where 500 more coffins arrived by boat to deal with the surgeon. deaths nobody knows exactly how many died to cope with 19 because of insufficient the late testing for instance the state of . the 2nd most populated state in brazil we have only 3000 cases but then we have almost 100000 suspected cases that have been so far so the numbers are clearly much worse than we know the g

white house doctor, obviously i didn't have access to this data, it was just published today in the lancet. but there was an update to very serious questions about safety or lack of efficacy. this takes it into a different dimension of harm, of diminishing survival. so this, i think, is really a different look. before we were just questioning the efficacy with the higher risk of heart arrythmia and now we have a higher rate of death. >> dr. choppel, thank you so much for your perspective.

. >> or read the lancet, the medical journal out with a stunning recommendation for americans to replace donald trump in the fall because of a lack of what we're talking about, the lack of a plan, they boil it down to three things -- test, trace and isolate. to your understanding, what's the reason that the white house gives for not really having either -- any of those three practices -- >> they don't -- >> out yet. >> they don't give reasons, they lash out. i called the president and said, why don't you invoke the dpa, the defense production act and commandeer the factories and the supply chains so we would have enough supplies. the reaction was just a nasty letter calling me names. this president has shown such lack of focus and direction in the midst of the greatest crisis we have seen since the great depression that many americans who might have been said maybe he's okay, scratching their head saying, he's not for the job. at best what they say, donald trump says, i want to pause. mitch mcconnell says he doesn't see the urgent need for action. to talk to a small business person who's

"the lancet" blasts president trump at both chipping away at the centers for disease control, saying, quote, the cdc has seen its role become minimized and becoming a minimal an infector advisor in the response to stopping the spread of the coronavirus. >>> nearly half businesses surveyed say they don't have enough cash to go more than a month. small businesses in michigan are taking a hit. the devastation is especially bad for mom and pop restaurants, coffee shops and bars. 83.5% say coronavirus is having a large, negative effect on them. open table estimates one in four restaurants will go out of business because of these stay at home orders and customers are reluctant to eat out again. four key battleground states, florida, ohio, michigan, pennsylvania are where small businesses say they have been hit the hardest. one break for small businesses, the treasury department says businesses that applied for and accepted less than $2 million for the paycheck protection program will presume they acted in good faith and they won't be subject to more scrutiny. steven knew chi says that cover

the lancet put it blu ntly, responsible.biggest threat to brazil's response is its president. you have two viruses to combat, coronavirus and bolsonaro virus. the government's initial assessment of the threat raises questions. we paid attention to the united states and the united states was comfortable saying they would ta ke was comfortable saying they would take care of that and we thought he had some kind of science that would be released soon. it turned out to be released soon. it turned out to bea be released soon. it turned out to be a hollow boast. that was the former health minister who advocated social distancing and was fired. next into thejob, social distancing and was fired. next into the job, when asked about the decision to reopen gems he replied, was this an ounce today? it didn't go through the ministry. days later he resigned. in march bolsonaro told supporters the cure is right there. it isn't. at the third time of asking he has a health minister who is happy to proceed. the drug has been cleared for treatm

again, that's "the lancet," not "the washington post" editorial page. here's some more of what we heard from the president today on what "the lancet" calls magic bullets. >> another essential pillar of our strategy to keep america open is the development of effective treatments and vaccines as quickly as possible. i want to see if we can do that very quickly. we're looking to -- when i say quickly, we're looking to get it by the end of the year if we can, maybe before. we're doing tremendously well. >> you see dr. fauci there in a mask because he was exposed to a member of the white house staff who tested positive. the president's new vaccine czar told "the new york times" today, developing and producing a vaccine by january is a credible objective but added, quote, frankly, 12 to 18 months is already a very aggressive timeline. this as "the washington post" reports today there's growing friction between the white house and the cdc. "the post" reports it this way. "white house officials said they are frustrated by what they consider the agency's bulky f

"the lancet" today said the drug did not help hospitalized coronavirus patients.tead, that study said it made them more likely to die and it is likelihood that patients develop an irregular heart rhythm that puts them into cardiac arrest. hospital data studied, take us inside the study. >> john, let's take a look at these numbers. the study that was done and published in "the lancet" today looked at patients in 671 hospitals with coronavirus on six continents, nearly 15,000 hospitalized patients who received hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, sometimes in dom bination with other drugs as well as patients in a controlled group and what they found is those who took those drugs or some combination of them, 33% to 45% more likely to die, and that is even after adjusting for the fact that there were some differences between the groups in terms of how healthy the patients were. also patients who took the drug, 2.4 to 5 times more likely to develop heart arrhythmias. these are hospitalized patients. trump said he is taking this preventatively. those are two different thi

so "the lancet" said there is no -- when he says you ignored publications in this time frame, and "the lan dcet" said we didn't make any publication in that time frame. and they don't. >> he know there's a part of us who says we've watched this before, right? almost like we're not spice urp, but i think there's a problem in becoming numb to it, and not pointing out how nuts this is. >> what's so stunning is you lie when you don't have to lie. if you want to look for my backup and any criticism of china and the way china did not share information, and how they behaved, there's plenty to back you up. his problem is he was praising china at the time, that he was praising president xi's transparency, and saying they're doing a good job handling this at the time. so there were plenty -- you know, there were plenty of people since then who have criticized china, but he has to look at himself and what he was saying at that time about china and its transparency. that's where it becomes problematic for him. >> so, kate, you have a new book, and it's about -- in part about trump and his relation

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when the lancet criticizes trump, what shall be think? we can accept the medical journal has gone political, and so we cannot justify their work as a legitimate research. >> laura: dr. lozano, quickly to you before i go back to the other doctor, the president said today that he is using a particular drug as a prophylactic against hydroxy. this is what he said. >> i'm taking hydroxychloroquine. >> i was waiting to see your eyes light up when i said this, when i announce the spirit have been taking it for about a week and i have. >> every day? >> at some point -- every day i take a pill every day. >> dr. lozano, people on television, news anchors are freaking out about this. what about this should we, the american people should know, is that irresponsible to be taking hydroxychloroquine, and why do they care? >> i think the people of the united states need to know they have a brilliant president of the united states and that he wants to keep himself safe and healthy so he can guide us through this pandemic. he's done an incredible job. he i

i think it's so interesting to go back to where we started with the lancet the medical journal, if you just look at the health headlines today, the science today is that this transmitted -- cough into our arms, sneeze into our arms, you can now transfer the droplets if you're covid-positive by talking. any sport that puts athletes face to face would be under really harsh scrutiny for all the same reasons the rest of us are. it's not just that we could infect each other, it's that we bring it into our homes and communities. 87,000 homes are missing someone they love. it's deadly serious. it transpires sports. so, it's an important story. i'm glad we got to do it. >> thank you for having me, enjoy your weekend. >> thank you for spending some time with me. >>> up next -- the risks and fears as americans return to work. >>> that's next. special delivery ♪ >>> as states continue to reopen and in many incidents against the advice of scientists, new poll experts suggest that majority of americans aren't ready to go back. 58% of americans fear being exposed of the virus and infecting other mem

>>the decision was made after a study published friday in the medical journal the lancet the study described cars, how seriously ill hospitalized covid-19 patients treated with the drug along with couric one were more likely to die. the world health organization's director general says an independent executive group is now reviewing the use of hydroxychloroquine in the trial to find safe and effective treatments to treat the virus. on this memorial day we also want to take a moment to remember a local hero who has passed away. oakland native then world war 2 veteran in the muslim us received can grow to receive the congressional medal of honor. it's the highest honor congress can bestow on a civilian who sat down with him 2 years ago after his trip to washington to receive the medal 75 years after his role in helping to stop the nazis. kron four's vicki liviakis has the story. >>you wouldn't know what to look at him, but this mild manner gentleman was a top secret commando who blew up bridges and gathered intelligence on the enemy during world war 2 meet my name is andrew sam wilson, a month

country's ability to respond to coronavirus a damning assessment comes from the british publication the lancet medical journal brazil is the worst affected country in latin america but also nora continues to downplay the danger of covert 19 demanding the economy reopen fully as soon as possible but it does still have his supporters this was how it looked earlier in the capital brasilia where protesters many of them in their cars came out to cheer for their president. for u.s. president barack obama as described on trump's handling of the corona virus pandemic as an absolute chaotic disaster a bomber said in a conference call with former members of his his administration which was leaked. britain's governments are expected to announce almost all incoming travelers will have to go into isolation for 2 weeks after arriving the restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month and those found breaking the rules could face fines or deportation. and huge fireworks displays lit up the skies over the russian capital as part of celebrations to mark 75 years since the end of world war 2 in

country's ability to respond to the virus the downing assessment came from the british publication the lancet medical journal brazil is the worst affected country in latin america. south korea has reported its highest number of daily cases in a month after a small outbreak emerged around several nightclubs in the capital seoul $34.00 new cases were registered on sunday restrictions were eased after a number of new infections came down in april britain's government to expected to announce that almost all incoming travelers will have to go into isolation after arriving for 2 weeks the restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month prime minister boris johnson will on sunday outline steps easing other lock down rules those are the headlines more in half an hour on al-jazeera next it shadow world do stay with us. when we stumbled on the saudi arms deal. we really started to stumble on a central feature of british politics over the last 30 years harness french pound has been up the heart of many of the great quote events of the past 30 years i was always peace to see him when i was

the lancet study also didn't even contain cutie interval data, something very basic that all doctors at are hospitalizing the patients obtain when they do a ekg. and i think that many studies have shown when used prudently, the drug is very, very safe and covid-19 patients. and it should be made available to a doctor to use easily. >> laura: and i would say this to close very quickly, dr. smith. if you could make the decision for the fda, would you resend that warning that they put out a few weeks back about hydroxychloroquine? >> of course. it would have to be one or the other. they have to resend that warning or put warnings on one of the 400 clinical trials and much, much more hydroxychloroquine and subject to fda approval -- approval. they have to do one or the other. >> laura: exactly. gentlemen, thank you both. we have to bring you back on the mask question at another point. thank you. and coming up all eyes on biden. virtual town hall was a rebilling train wreck and included his most embarrassing stinker. raymond arroyo has it all in "seen and unseen" next. ♪ spin when it is ti

>> well, first of all i want to applaud those investigators for publishing this in the lancet. his gives us a chance to look at the data as compared to the way it seems to have gone up to this point which is science by press release. the researchers took a common human cold virus called adenovirus and they also re-engineered it so it would express the so-called spike preteen that sits on the surface of coronavirus, the thinking being as your body made the spike, you could make antibodies and then the coronavirus won't attach itself to your cells and cause disease. so that is all good. but they needed to give an enormous amount of virus. they needed to give roughly about 100 billion infectious particles, that meant they have a reasonably high side effect rate. about 50% of people got fever at the low and medium dose, at the high dose some got severe fever and muscle pain, fatigue and headache. and which was a side effect. which is tolerable if you're trying to prevent a disease killing people every day. but only half of the patients god neutralizing antibodies to neutralize the v

the "lancet" writes the trump administration further chipped away the cdc's capacity to combat diseases. cdc in china cut back with the latest recalled home from the china cdc in july 2019 leaving an intelligence vacuum when coronavirus began to emerge. a scathing announcement, particularly how the cdc has been marginalized. in your own reporting, this is something you've picked up and it's very real. >> that's right. look, there is a lot of tension between the white house and the cdc. not everybody who's on the task force, but a number of folks. they made complaints how the cdc is run. the cdc result, whether the complaints were fair or not, the cdc has not been in empowered partner for some time. failed effort to develop an early test to detect the coronavirus in the u.s., but i don't think i ever heard of such a thing from the medical journal. it's stunning. but i do think that there is a concern among folks who are focused on public health, experts in the field, doctors and scientists, that the president is increasingly disregarding what he is hearing from his own public health folk

country's ability to respond to the coronavirus the dumbing assessment came from british publication the lancet medical journal brazil is the worst affected country in latin america. south korea has reported its highest number of daily cases in a month after a small break emerged around several nightclubs in the capital seoul $34.00 new cases were registered on sunday present mungy in hers warned of a 2nd wave of the pandemic later in the year is government eased restrictions after cases to indulge in april those were the headlines of course you can follow those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com and back with more news in half an hour next people in power coronavirus lockdown italy. join me steve clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u.s. politics and society i'm changing but the institutions frequently don't the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand that you have people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy is a crisis of concentration the bottom line on al-jazeera. when the coronavirus pandemic began spreading ac

> turns out what you could lose is your life, according to an observational study published in "the lancetwho were treated with hydroxychloroquine were more likely to die or develop dangerous heart problems. dr. peter hotez is back with us along with cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. elizabeth, let me start with you. what exactly does this study say and why is it so significant? >> dana, one of the reasons why this is so significant is this is by far the largest city that's looked at hospitalized patients sort of retrospectively to see how they did when they were given these drugs. let's take a look at the numbers. 671 hospitals looked at patients in six different continents. nearly 15,000 patients who received hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, sometimes in combination with other drugs. what they found is that the patients who got those drugs were 33 to 45% more likely to die even after they adjusted for the fact that the patients who got the drugs were sicker than the patients who didn't get the drugs to begin with. also they were between 2.4 and 5 times more likely to

let me talk to you quickly about the lancet. it's a very well known public health communication from the uk. they had a large study but not a peer-reviewed study, correct, on the hydroxychloroquine? >> that's right. it's not a double-blind trial. what the lancet study shows there was a study of 96,000 patients, and looking only at the charts of patients who were only taking hydroxychloroquine or hydroxychloroquine together with azithromycin were at a much greater risk of death compared to those patients not taking the medicine. if we step back for a second and look at the numbers themselves, the original study that said we should even be using hydroxychloroquine at all was a study of 53 patients. only 53 of which seven dropped out. this is a study of 96,000 patients that showed for people who were taking hydroxychloroquine or hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin, they were 34% and 44% more likely to die respectively when they were using those medicines. i think this data really clearly shows, a, why we do medical research. it's t

let's start with this study published friday in "the lancet." s and then treated them with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine. talk to us about what the study found. >> sure. good morning, eva. so basically large study published by "the lancet," 96,000 patients with covid-19 either received hydroxychloroquine alone or that along with the zit what they showed there was a significant increase in death in both groups. in the hydroxychloroquine group, 34% increase in death. in that when you added in zithromyacin, a 45% increase in death. okay, and even a higher risk of cardiac arrhythmias so we weren't sure before whether this didn't have benefit but now this combination or individual medication may be harmful in patients with covid-19. now, two points. one is patients that are already on this like hydroxychloroquine for other reasons, we really have to prevent them from getting this illness and then there are randomized controlled trials going on with hydroxychloroquine. so the data safety monitoring boards really have to look closely to make sure th

. >> also, the lancet, which is a scientif scientific journal, is disputing trump's claim that ignored the virus in early december 2019 or even earlier. according to the lancet medical journal. lancet today called that factually incorrect, noetdi noting the first time they reported on this virus was late january of this year. peter, let me bring you back in. the president and certainly the president's campaign have made clear their intent to make china an issue in this campaign. folks will remember the president's rhetoric on china has been a bit all over the place when it comes to this. the likelihood of following through on this threat to permanently withhold funding from the world health organization. what is your sense of that? >> well, i think he might follow through on it. i think that he's shown his distaste for international organizations, from the beginning of his presidency. whether it be nato, whether it be the world trade organization, whether it be, you know, the various international corps that ben's administration negotiated that the president pulled out of. so it's not

the study was in the health journal the lancet. president trump has taken this drug as a preventative measure.'s ego coming up, good news for families in san francisco. the mayor says summer camps can begin next month but as expected, there will be big changes. in the east bay the oakland unified school district announces its plan for how classes will resume after the break. >>> bay area weather little cooler out there with lots of sunshine. big weather headline this weekend a major warming trend. coming up will let you know what neighborhoods will be flirting with 100 degrees. >> this is a line of cars. they are waiting to get into a northern california casino this reopening. what gamblers need to know if you are heading out there. plus a live look at the approach to the richmond bridge tonight. you see it right there, nothing to slow you down as you head into marin. to something we've seen all the time, not much traffic on the road because of the pandemic. we will be right back. news from families in san francisco have been waitin

his hydroxychloroquine treatment would likely end today, the same day a leading medical journal, "the lancetarned not only does the drug not offer benefits, it could cause harm. researchers estimate the death rate for covid-19 patients using hydroxychloroquine, or chloroquine, is about 13%, compared to 9% for those who are not, and that the medicine increases the risk of developing a serious heart rhythm problem by five times. this morning, senator chuck schumer demanded answers after learning the department of veterans affairs is treating 1,300 veterans with hydroxychloroquine out of 10,000 who tested positive for the virus. the v.a. is planning to conduct a clinical trial in california. >> to use our veterans as guinea pigs in a experiment that they may well not have given permission to be used for is nothing short of outrageous. >> reporter: tonight, the department of veterans affairs is firing back, telling cbs news the notion that v.a. providers would make treatment decisions based on anything other than what's best for the patient is baseless and preposterous, adding that patients are

when the lancet looked at the idea of immunity passports for people that had already had the virus, did, one being that it would incentivise infection, if that was a way of getting a passport and being able to resume work and other activities, it would incentivise people to want to get infected. and it also would reduce the burden of response ability on the government, response ability on the government, response ability on the government, response ability surrounding commitments to the economy, to housing, and it might also create, you know, tears and society. you can imagine a situation where employers rather than focusing on making the workplace safe for everyone, would prioritise workers with immunity. they could set up all kinds of pretty troubling biases, i think. giles, i think we've got you back. we are on to the times. immunity forms planned for coronavirus society —— survivors, how would this work in practice? i don't know but it seemed like a good move. it is what people who have may had the virus but don't know, it is an important measure to try and get people back to work,

advisory council would look into its use following the release of a study in the medical journal the lancetose with the virus. in the last few weeks we've heard stories from across the world about communities coming together to deal with the effects of the pandemic. it's been a particular challenge for people in rural areas, asjon kay reports from one small village in the south—west of england. it might look idyllic, but even here, lockdown is tough. people are frightened. people are scared and people are lonely, and we're in chaos. vicky is delivering food and medication to her elderly neighbours. waita minute,jim! jim is 87 and lives alone. morning, my lovely. without you, i couldn't manage. you are marvellous. every day, the most vulnerable people get a visit. the community's been so good with me, to me, and that's what kept me going, because it's been a hard, hard time. i think we're doing the things that we've been put off doing for a long time, which is get friendly with your neighbours, you know, and look out for each other. and it is an opportunity to right a few wrongs. there are e

the research published by the medicaljournal, the lancet, shows that those who were treated with hydroxychloroquinee who were not. i'm joined now by professor frank ruschitzka, chairman of cardiology at university hospital zurich, and one of the authors of that lancet study. thank you very much for being with us on thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. what did you find? what did we find? included in a worldwide study 96,000 patients were hospitalised for covid—19 and 15,000 of those got hydroxychloroquine and u nfortu nately we had of those got hydroxychloroquine and unfortunately we had to show that hydroxychloroquine in patients with covid—19 was not only effective is actually caused harm. so no measurable benefit and actually direct evidence that the risk factor of developing things like heart attacks was higher? no evidence whatsoever of any benefit. let me put that in perspective, patients who took hydroxychloroquine with or without a combination of antibiotics without a combination of antibiotics with 33%, up to 45% depending on what the combination are used, more likely to die.

in fact the lancet said today that wasn't december 2019, that was january 2020.ery different, looking back at december. very, very different. the president also questioned the leading world health organization's praise for china's transparency. of course, president trump himself praised china's transparency earlier this year. people will pick holes in this letter. they're going to notice while president trump could have given an address to the assembly, he didn't. he could have made all of these points. brought all of this criticism home to a world audience. the issue really is, andrea, what you see, rightly or wrongly, substantially or not, you see china making proposals, making offers to see america just criticizing. i think optics of that are worrying many, many allies of america around the world. >> as you correctly point out, it's a failure of american leadership and just in terms of the sheer politics of it, if he had gone and done a virtual address the way president xi of china did, and if they had properly fact-checked his criticisms in the letter, he wou

the leading medicaljournal the lancet put it bluntly, perhaps the biggest threat to brazil's covid—19he mayor of sao paulo. when you have two virus to combat — the coronavirus and bolsonaro virus. but can we explain brazil's plight through jair bolsonaro alone? certainly the government's initial assessment of the threat raises questions. we paid attention to the united states and the united states was very comfortable on saying he would take care of that, we really felt he had some kind of science that would be released soon. donald trump's boasts turned out to be hollow. that was the former health minister luis henrique mendetta. he advocated social distancing and was fired. next into the job was nelson teich. when asked about mr bolsonaro's decision to reopen gyms he replied, was this announced today? it did not go through the ministry. days later he resigned. according to 0 globo he objected to the president's promotion of an antimalarial drug, chloroquine. and in march president bolsonaro told his supporters the cure is right there. it isn't. but at the third time of asking he doe

why russia should be different on that front but there is a very interesting paper published in the lancet just recently and it suggested that by early may the world's richest countries a count and for more than 90 percent of all report they called it 900 deaths whereas countries in south asia in africa with far poorer health infrastructure and very dense populations they have witnessed so far lower my talents and despite being pretty advanced in terms of testing maybe it's not so much about how good your health infrastructure is maybe it's indeed the creek's this thing they don't know about like how with differences about age is tribulation. very simple if you're straight in outside of europe and united states in other developed countries it is a is. a well known a well known demographic fact that you know you have many many younger people this disease is not as dangerous for younger people. but age is not the only variable maybe of the complications are seen in middle aged people why they have chronic conditions like diabetes type 2 like cardiovascular diseases cancer etc maybe mad a bal

country's ability to respond to the coronavirus the damning assessment came from british publication the lancet medical journal brazil is the worst affected country in latin american south korean president mungy and says he'll turn the country into a pace setting economy in the post covert 19 era noone address the nation on his government's plans restrictions were eased after cases dwindled in april but now more than 2000 bars and other night spots have been closed insall because of a new wave of infections. britain's government is expected to announce that almost all incoming travelers will have to go into isolation after arriving for 2 weeks the restriction is expected to take place at the end of the month prime minister boris johnson will on sunday outline the steps for easing other lock down rules those are the headlines about with more news in half an hour next its counting the cost to stay with us on. al-jazeera we want your force were when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after world war saying you'll be in to go build united states of you but we will not be with you

the leading medicaljournal the lancet put it bluntly, of the threat raises questions. states and the united states, mr trump, was very comfortable on saying he would take care of that. we really felt he had some kind of science that would be released soon. but donald trump's boasts turned out to be hollow. that was the former health minister luis henrique mendetta. he advocated social distancing and was fired. next into thejob was nelson teich. when asked about mr bolsonaro's decision to reopen gyms, he replied: days later he resigned. according to 0 globo, he objected to the president's promotion of chloroquine, that's an antimalarial drug. and in march president bolsonaro told his supporters "the cure is right there." it isn't. but at the third time of asking he does now have a health minister who is happy to proceed. chloroquine has been cleared for covid—19 treatment in brazil despite not being proven to work and nasty side—effects. now, being guided by donald trump, undermining the health ministry, using dismissive language, a preoccupation with an unproven drug.

some vaccine trials what's going on with that right so a study published in the medical journal the lancet reports that actually china's 1st covert 19 trial the 1st study to actually reach a phase one in clinical trials it found that it's vaccine was safe and was able to generate an immune response against the virus in humans so already some positive news coming out of the 1st clinical trials monella but sticking with china we do have a group of senate republicans now introducing the covert 19 protection act arguing that any future american covert $1000.00 research must be kept safe from quote chinese sabotage and theft and it places the blame for this pandemic soley on china now the 7 g.o.p. senators led by florida republican rick scott wrote the act would require a thorough national security about you ation it also gives clearance from the department of homeland security to the f.b.i. and the state department to investigate all chinese student visa holders currently working on vaccine research here in the u.s. now you do have the world health organization urging the rest of the world not

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concerns the decision was made after an observational study was published in the medicine journal the lancet on friday. it described how seriously ill hospitalized covid-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and couric when we're more likely to die the w h o s director general says that an independent executive group is now reviewing the use of hydroxy-chloroquine in a solid area solidarity trial to find safe and effective therapeutics for covid-19. along with health, the pandemic has served a devastating blow to business. but a silver lining home delivery has become essential and one type of delivery that you may have that went by the wayside long ago is actually making a comeback in some parts of our country. athena jones reports. >>fresh fights and happening now. >>for doug wade owner of wade's dairy in bridgeport connecticut marsh was a scary time with school shutting down and stay at home restrictions forcing many other clients to close their doors and we lost 50% of our business literally overnight, so he switched gears supplying grocery stores facing shortages and the school's r