the world health organization marks 72 years since it was founded the w.h.o. representative to russia spoke to us about the global effort to overcome the pandemic. the epidemic does not have a life of its own a leap people can change it and this is the critical moment. when the couple in their eighty's keep their romance alive through the lockdown despite being separated by the german danish border we bring you their story. rather thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is r.t. international. well it starts with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide now has passed 1307600 people have lost their lives the u.s. has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy but china has reported 0 daily deaths for the 1st time since january. let's start with news of the british prime minister who is in a stable condition in intensive care 11 days after falling sick the coronavirus according to downing street boris johnson does not have pneumonia and is not on a ventilator but he has received oxygen tre

at the world health organization mark 72 years since its founding we'll be hearing from the w.h.o. representative to russia about the global effort to overcome the pandemic. also a couple in their eighties keep their romance alive through the lockdown despite being separated by the german danish border we'll be bringing you the story. here with your global news update this is r.t. international thanks for joining us. let's start with the latest figures on the cope with 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide has now surpassed 1300000 united states has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy 74000 people have lost their lives 286000 have recovered. the british prime minister boris johnson has been moved to intensive care in a london hospital this 11 days after he contracted cove and 19 officials say that his condition has worsened or those exact state of health remains unclear and the foreign secretary dominic barbara has been designated to take charge temporarily the problem is the condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team who's moved in to a

the world health organization marks 72 years since its founding the w.h.o. representative to russia spoke to us about the global effort to overcome the pandemic. the epidemic does not have a life of its own believe people can change it and this is the critical moment. for the couple in their eighty's keep their romance alive through the law and despite being separated by the german danish border we'll bring you their story. with your global news update this is r.t. international thanks for joining us. let's begin with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide now has passed 1300000 the u.s. has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy 75000 people have lost their lives 290000 have recovered. the british prime minister boris johnson is be moved to intensive care in a london hospital 11 days after contracting covert 19 officials say his condition has worsened or those exact state of health remains unclear and the foreign secretary dominic is taking charge temporarily. the problem is this condition worsened

the world health organization mark 72 years since its founding we'll be hearing from the w.h.o. representative to russia about the global effort to overcome the pandemic. also a couple in their eighty's keep their romance alive through the law down despite being separated by the german danish border we'll be bringing you the story.

the world health organization marks 72 years since it was founded the w.h.o. representative to russia spoke to us about the global effort to overcome the pandemic. the epidemic does not have a life of it so people can change it and this is the critical moment. when the couple in their eighty's keep the romance alive through the lock down despite being separated by the german danish border we bring you the story.

the world health organization receives vast amounts of money from the united states, seem to be very china centric. >> donald trump pushes back on the world health organization he says missed the mark on covid-19. rob: his demand for transparency in the threat to hold millions. jillian: filling cups. rob: "fox and friends first" starts now. rob: you are watching "fox and friends first" this wednesday morning. jillian: thanks for starting the day with us. let's begin with a fox news like, new york could run out of hospital beds and resources today after its deadliest scourge yet. rob: relief could be on the way as less people are hospitalized for this virus. todd pyro is live with how hotspots show signs of flattening the curve. >> a staggering loss of life, 727 people dead in a 24-hour period in new york city, the big apple death toll now above 4000. >> a terrible day in new york, the highest number ever of deaths but the hospitalization rate is slowing so the number of people coming into the system is slowing, apparently leveling off, plateauing. >> that is vital because models like this. research projection predicting the date of the greatest need for hospital beds, ventilators a

the curve of 90 pandemics highlighted the crucial role of the world health organization which today marks its 72nd anniversary more than 70 countries have joined the w h o's trial program to find effective treatments for covert 19th and the bodies coordinating the global race to find a vaccine the w.h.o. representative to russia spoke to us about the challenges facing frontline medics. the nurses and midwives are in the center in the very happy center of the fight against coverage not only fighting against the coronavirus but also maintaining all other house services which are necessarily going. on going record ducting house needs are all of the plan are not the initiating and they have to be maintained via like the same time we are seeing that also many devices pregnant women are getting in fact but births go wrong unlike h one n one the spine influence of which was killing pregnant women directly here fortunately we are not seeing this trend but nevertheless caution is really needed demick does not have a life of its only people can change it and this is the critical. this is why russia

trump but not in the world health organization, the world health organizations regulatory of armed clearly failed. >>during this pandemic the organization defending its actions smoking mark. >>i think we declare an emergency and the right time. >>a debate over the past concerned about the future a model from the university of washington suggests no state should be reopening businesses before may 1st this as georgia prepares to allow some businesses to open friday, a move the president doesn't support is just too soon. i think is to serve. elsewhere officials like the mayor of las vegas say things are moving quickly enough i wanna restaurants open i wander small businesses open. i wonder people back into employment some relief for businesses is likely on the way on thursday, the house is expected to clear e billion package with funds for small businesses hospitals and testing in washington, i'm karin caifa. >>meanwhile tonight the director of the cdc is trying to clarify his warning that a second wave of covid-19 come this fall could be worse than what we are experiencing right now during today's white house task force briefing. director robert redfield said what he meant

the world health organization receives fast amounts of money from the united states, seems very china centric. rob: the president pushes back on the world health organization that he says missed the mark on covid-19. jillian: his threats to pull millions. rob: a face can make a world of difference for the safety covid-19. jillian: a simple gesture that is inspiring others. very good morning to you. rob: thank you for starting the day with us. new york, america's covid-19 epicenter, after seeing its deadliest surge yet. jillian: relief could be on the way as fewer people are hospitalized for the virus. the nation's hotspots show signs of planning the curve. >> reporter: good morning, a staggering loss of life, 727 dead in a 24-hour period in new york city, the big apple's death toll now above 4000. >> it is a terrible day in new york, highest number ever of deaths but the hospitalization rate is slowing. it is leveling off, plateauing. >> predicting the date of the greatest need for hospital ventilators. today is the peak day in new york. it could be ready for widespread use. built up an immunity to it so they could return to daily life. in new jersey, the curve is planning but he's ke

health problems. 40 years ago, the world health organization was created to help build a healthier world. where are we today? world population has reached the five billion markremarkable progress has been made in science and medicines. yet the health picture varies widely. in industrialized nations, many millions are invested in medical technology, but blatant statusities in health remain. >> high-technology takes us ahead. it also takes its toll. nuclear accidents pose lasting threats to health. in response to these dangers, groups are demanding control over their health. and individuals are taking personal action. in the poorer nations, the picture is very different. three quarters of the world's population receive less than 10% of the world's budget for health. women have a 200 times greater risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth than women in the rich nations. >> while these countries still face the diseases of poverty, they must learn to confront the diseases of affluence, fueled by the adoption of western lifestyles, alcohol and tobacco use surge. for the first time in their history, these countries must battle yesterday's and tomorrow's disease

trump but not in the world health organization, the world health organizations regulatory of armed clearly failed. >>during this pandemic the organization defending its actions smoking mark>>i think we declare an emergency and the right time. >>a debate over the past concerned about the future a model from the university of washington suggests no state should be reopening businesses before may 1st this as georgia prepares to allow some businesses to open friday, a

has the highest number of cases in the world deaths in britain have passed the 20000 mark britain has the 5th highest death toll in the world the world health organization says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from covered 19 are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection. and now a quick look at some of the other stories making news around the world there are new questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong reuters news agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health south korean media have reported that he's recovering from a heart operation. the french prime minister it is said to present his government's plan to loosen the coronavirus lock down to part of an on tuesday measures have been in place since march 17th and are jus to be lifted on may the 11th france has the world's 4th highest death toll from covert to. the fridays for future movement has mobilized young people from across the world to call for action on climate change but social distancing means they've had to find creative solutions to get their message across during the most recent strike the climate activists tested ne

united states which has the world's highest number of cases deaths in britain have passed the 20000 mark britain has the 5th highest death toll in the world the world health organization says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from code 98 are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection. the fight is for future movement has mobilized young people from across the world to call for action on climate change and social distancing means they've had to find creative solutions to get their message across during the most recent strike the climate activists tested new ways of protesting during the pandemic they plan to fill the streets with their message. instead these activists have to go back to the drawing board now they are taking their strike on line. but will it be asked successful till alex and christina are hopeful they're joining the online protest from a coal mine in western germany in the capital berlin their colleague is hosting a 2 hour you tube line stream for fridays for future. for the price of each active since this is a crucial moment for the community of course the question was how do we ensure that it's not a flop and then this id

united states which has the world's highest number of cases deaths in britain have passed the 20000 mark britain has the 5th highest death toll in the world world health organization says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from covert 19 are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection. now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines. there are questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong il reuters news agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health south korean media have reported that he's recovering from a heart operation. u.s. president donald trump says he was being sarcastic when he said research should be done to see if coded 900 could be treated by injecting disinfectant or with ultraviolet light from race the treatment methods during a daily briefing on the coronavirus leading us disinfectant manufacturers warned consumers not to use their products under any circumstances it's. now what do drinking vodka driving tractors and going to the sauna all have in common they're just some of the things by the russian president alexander lukashenko has recommended his country's citizens

gabby, let's get into this a little bit hordes to the world health organization and the president's messaging, missing the markas this pandemic was developing around the world. what do you make of withholding funds from the world health organization. the president stating there yesterday evening in that briefing, the possibility of wanting to withhold funds amidst this pandemic in trying to tamp down the spread? >> well, this president has long been critical of multinational organizations including the w.h.o. this is something that his administration has tried to do before. notwithstanding, in fact, if you go back to february and you look at the trump administration's budget proposal they attempted to cut funding to the w.h.o. almost in half. so, i do think this is part of a trend that we've seen since president trump took office. but to do this in the middle of a pandemic, as america relies on not only the global coordination and the incoming shipment supplies from other countries and help from the world health organization is a different situation. and i think there are a lot of people inside the white house

united states which has the world's highest number of cases deaths in britain have passed the 20000 mark britain has the 5th highest death toll in the world the world health organization meanwhile says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from coated 19 are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection. but to drinking vodka driving tractors and going to the sauna all have in common they're just some of the things belorussian president aleksander lucas shango has recommended his country's citizens do to protect themselves against the coronavirus quarantine and social distancing have not been among them well most of europe is still on lockdown belarus has ignored calls to shut down public life. smiles jokes and barely a mosque in sight these government workers in minsk out on a saturday morning tidying up their neighborhoods as part of a nationwide cleanup campaign just the same as they would every year and in spite of pleas from the world health organization to cancel massive public events. better uses president alexander lukashenko has been keen to dismiss what he's repeatedly called the coded 19 psychosis encouraging people to carry on as norm

which has the world's highest number of known cases deaths in britain have passed the 20000 mark britain has the 5th highest official death toll in the world and the world health organization says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from covenanting are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection. or one of the biggest criticisms of the u.s. government early on in the corona virus outbreak was that there was a lack of testing especially in marginalized and minority groups the hardest hit segments of society with that in mind one group of doctors in california have taken testing into their own hands and opened up a free corona virus testing center. many people lining up here from the communities i don't most given up on trying to find out if they had coated 19 because they didn't have access to testing that was until dr none of them i mean and 2 of their fellow female colleagues set up a free drive through clinic to test care for a hot commodity right but there's everyone everyone the doctor for money and says she's particularly concerned about african-americans who are more likely to die from the disease. you know the old saying you know what amer

around the world, the number of people with covid—19 to have lost their life has passed the 200,000 mark according to data compiled in the us. 0ther headlines, and the world health organizationued its strongest warning yet against the assumption that people who survive the virus won't be able to get re—infected. new york governor andrew cuomo has authorised independent pharmacies to carry out covid—19 tests. while china and south korea report no new deaths for the tenth and second consecutive days respectively. let's look now at the situation here in the uk with this report from our health correspondent lauren moss. it is a devastating milestone no—one wanted to reach. in less than two months, more than 20,000 people have now died with covid—19. these are deaths recorded mainly in uk hospitals. the number of those who've lost their lives in the community, including care homes, isn't fully known, but is likely to increase. as the deaths caused by this terrible virus pass another tragic and terrible milestone, the entire nation is grieving. my deepest sympathies and condolences go to those who have lost loved ones, and i would like to pay tribute to the selfless frontline work

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a benefit concert sponsored by the world health organization, airing on all three major networks. mark, new york. >>> late tonight, global citizen announced the one world concert raised nearly $128 million to help support health care workers. >>> in san diego a group of people protested against stay at home orders issued by california along with cities and counties across the state. organizers say the demonstrators ar just people who love their local parks and would like to enjoy them again. one of the protest leaders said, "my constitutional rights overrule these restrictions." at least one elected leader in early nt bus called for b ocl distancing rules. >>> let us work! let us work! >> protesters demanded that businesses be allowed to reopen during a march to the texas state capitol in austin. a hairdresser claims she hasn't received the government loan she was promised when her shop closed last month. >> so i've gone 30 days with zero income. so you know, i just want people to think about how long can you keep your house and a business running off your savings, what you have in the

stories global leaders have joined the world health organization to launch an initiative to speed up work on drugs tests and vaccines against covert 19 but there was a marked absence with the united states announcing that it would not be getting involved in the u.k. millions of key workers have become eligible for coronavirus testing if they show symptoms of the illness the british government has faced criticism over the slow rollout of mass testing. but argentinian prisoners have staged a protest after a prison officer tested positive for cave at 19 inmates at the one desiring his jail are demanding transfers and sanitary control over worries they're trapped and vulnerable to the infection. medical experts in the u.s. so once again warning about the dangers of donald trump using his position to tout unproven treatments he's been criticized after discussing the possibilities of injecting disinfectant and using ultraviolet ultraviolet light to fight the virus and now the food and drug administration has warned against taking and the malarial drug the president was promoting saying there is a risk of heart rhythm problems alexy o'brian explains. it was the h

stories global leaders have joined the world health organization to launch an initiative to speed up work on drugs tests and vaccines against covert 19 but there was a marked absence with the united states announcing that it would not be getting involved. also president trump has signed the latest coronavirus relief bill into law it releases almost $500000000000.00 to help hospitals and small businesses affected by the shutdown is the 4th round of pandemic relief funding. and in the united kingdom millions of key workers have become eligible for provirus testing if they show symptoms of the illness p. pritish government has faced criticism over the slow rollout of mass testing. brazil's justice minister has resigned in another blow to present government surgeon moros stepped down shortly after also the federal police chief now the president is under fierce criticism as brazil struggles to cope with the current virus outbreak is the worst affected country in latin america with more than 50000 people infected. prisoners have staged a protest after a prison officer tested positive for cope with 19 inmates at the german border is always a demanding transfers a

intensive care 11 days after falling sick with the corona virus the foreign secretary is taking over his duty. world health organization mark 72 years since its founding w.h.o. representative to russia spoke to us about the global effort to overcome the pandemic. epidemic does not have a life probably fairly people can change it and this is the critical moment. and the couple in their eighty's keep their romance alive through the log despite being separated by the german danish border we bring you their story.

hour global leaders have joined the world health organization to launch an initiative to speed up work on drugs tests and a vaccine for covert 19 but there was a marked absence of the united states announcing it would not be involved. doctors and health experts are urging people not to drink or inject themselves with disinfectant to u.s. president donald trump suggested it could help treat covered 19 the white house says his comments were taken out of context. in the u.k. millions of key workers have become eligible for coronavirus testing if they show symptoms of the illness british government has faced criticism over the slow rollout of mass testing. muslims across the globe are marking of ramadan their holiest month of the year but while traditional rituals including gatherings for food and prayers many people will have to forgo these amid coronavirus lockdowns saudi arabia announced 2 of islam's holiest mosques in mecca and medina will be closed during ramadan the kingdom has the highest number of cases of covered $900.00 in the gulf region there are fears infections in pakistan could rise rapidly during ramadan the government's decided to keep m

the global company meanwhile many european countries are starting to ease lockdown restrictions with shop shots or is lifting across germany that mark and the czech republic but the world health organization has cautioned that easing lockdowns does not mean the pandemic is over it's one that without countries working together the worst is yet to come. well bob katter is an oil and gas industry expert he joins me now from houston texas via skype sir thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera i keep factor of behind what we're seeing in the plummeting of us all prices of course the lockdown around the world and the man effectively being rock bottom all of that was pretty predictable a few weeks ago so how did we get to this point now why that opiate can open plus not manage to prevent it in a better way. when one of the things we have to understand about the oil and gas markets is that there's 2 parts to it one is the financial side which is what we're seeing right now in the other is the physical side the actual crude being produced sold and then and then used in the economy what we saw today what today was the subtle but for the may contract in the future and so there are long po

has marked another record high 864 me more people have died in the past 24 hours while infections have passed 100000 it's hope though that the peak might have been reached the world health organization says the number of deaths internationally has now doubled in the past week and in the next few days the 1000000 infections mark should be passed wall street slumped on the news that the us should be prepared for as many as 2 $140000.00 deaths the dow jones dropping more than $800.00 points or 3.8 percent and a further $563.00 people died in the u.k. it's worse they lead death figure 2000 frontline health workers have also tested positive to the virus were a challenge has more from london. with the n.h.s. nightingale hospital a few days from opening the u.k. has recorded its 1st day of more than 500 deaths 563 died in the country's hospitals in 24 hours more will have died elsewhere and the peak of the u.k.'s epidemic is still 2 or 3 weeks off the need for this vast new coronavirus field hospital is clear managers say it's open holes are an advantage when the work force is absolutely missing so we can come back see what flights nice and doubtful says which is if we can see you then we

the owner of this one thinks it is too soon. he told us he is taking his guidance from health experts, not politicians. margaret? >> brennan: mark, thank you. there was a starting warning from the world health organizationaturday, there is not evidence that a person who has recovered from the coronavirus is immune from a second infection. several countries in the rest of the world are wrestling with how and when to reopen. we turn to senior correspondent elizabeth palmer in london. >> reporter: the w.h.o. has told the governments not to issue so-called immunity passports to people who have recovered because nobody knows yet how long they'll be protected from covid. as life starts to return to normal, like in spain, where children under 14 were allowed out for the first time in six weeks, the danger is that immunity passports would give people false confidence, when it might turn out they could catch covid again. but the pressure to ease up is huge in countries past the peak, like australia. so this week sydney's beaches reopened, supposedly only for exercise. >> we will have to close the bay. >> reporter: and then closed again when people just reverted to pre-covid fun in the sun. social distancing will

the first word news with mark crumpton. mark: german chancellor angela merkel defended the work of the world health organization on a conference call today with president trump and the rest of the group of seven leaders. mr. trump, the host of this year's g7, said tuesday he is temporarily halting funding to claims or taking china's about the coronavirus" at face value and failing to share information about the pandemic as it spread." the is extending its lockdown for another three weeks in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. the announcement was made by the foreign secretary dominic rob, who is standing in for boris johnson while the prime minister recovers from the virus. the u.k. has become the sixth country to have more than 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. spain reported the largest number of coronavirus cases in a week. there were almost 5200 new infections in the last 24 hours. 551 fatalities, slightly higher than yesterday's number. spain hasment says already overcome the peak of the virus. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and

the cases we're seeing right now could've been stopped. anthony fauci well, why do you think they were so compromised motion mark is it financial? >> it is partly that. the director of the world health organization a candidate for the job. he owes his job to china. so it's not just financial, because china just paid 12% of their budget, we pay 22%. they should be listening to us. the director of the organization is beijing's candidate, he is an ethiopian official from a totalitarian regime are there, not totalitarian, authoritarian regime. he wanted robert mugabe to be the goodwill investor for the w.h.o. if you want to see his judgment. not only that, dana, he also recommended, in january, that there not be a travel ban on china, which president trump ignore it and put a travel ban on, and dr. fauci has said that that decision is why were not on the trajectory that italy is today. >> dana: yeah, that about the hospital's time. maybe last word from you about how should the united states tried to use a little bit more muscle with the world health organization, or should it abandon it support? >> well, both of those things should be on the table. i think that we need. once this is done, and we are

the other end, it is quite constructive. and offering hope for other countries. this week marks a hundred days since the world health organizationuhan. and the city has just re—opened to the outside world. the majority of stores have reopened and residents are able to travel again. here you can see people arriving at wuchang station in wuhan. 11 million people have been in lockdown there since the 23rd of january. the world health organisation has praised china over its handling of the outbreak, including its rapid quarantining of cities, but the government has also faced criticism for supressing information about the virus. in february this chinese doctor, li wenliang, tried to raise the alarm about the rapid spread of covid—19, but he was silenced by the police and later died after contracting the virus at wuhan central hospital. sophie richardson is the china directorfor human rights watch. rather than rebutting false information and sharing reliable data itself let the chinese government moved swiftly to do was accuse people of quote spreading rumours and finding ways of silencing then including the doctorate you just mentio

the world the number of coronavirus cases is past the 2000000 mark according to johns hopkins university over 129000 deaths have been recorded globally and we want to hoff a 1000000 have made a recovery the world health organization is advisable countries to wait 2 weeks before easing restrictions this is a phased approach where the juice the risk of new outbreaks still to come this. campaign is born the conflict affects countries such as yemen to face into emergencies humanitarian crisis and the impact on the coronavirus under a poor village almost hoff all of a self-employed people worry that they will not have enough money to cover the basic costs. seemed wrong all along just don't call. me. yet to shape out just being educated and engaged equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart when you choose to look for common ground . the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those great. dares thinks. we dare to ask. comments of coby 1000 pandemic changed the international system only have us trying to relations be altered and is the west experiencing buyer's remorse when game 6. will tell when a solution has said it regrets president trumps decision to suspend u.s. funding to the group it

the world health organization declared a global pandemic. the number of coronavirus cases has been doubling every week since. johns hopkins university says the world has passed the 1 million mark. one week from now it might be double that. covid-19 has already crushed every notion of normal. in the blink of an eye more than 50,000 people have lost their lives. millions of workers are suddenly without jobs or income. and as more and more americans are told to stay home, experts have new reasons to worry. they suspect the virus can be spread simply by talking and breathing. and hospitals already pushed to the limits fear what is coming next. beds full of sick and dieing moms, brothers, sisters, it is enough to break anyone. >> it's a very important part of my job to work with the staff, especially in times like now. a lot of my work is focused on keeping the morale of the staff up and giving them a safe place to have their emotions heard. in this very ward we put a heroes room, for the staff to be able to share their emotions and anything. so that's what i do. >> i like that. with the worst of the pandemic thought to be one week or more away, hospitals in major u.s. cities are i

the world health organization to shield hair culpability. saying there is no evidence the new coronavirus originated in the laboratory. the defense secretary marksper said china has been lying from the start and there is no reason to believe anything they say. >> i can't speak to intelligence mat is. but i find it hard to trust much of what comes out of the communist party. they have been misleading us and have been opaque from the early days of this virus. i don't have much faith they are being truthful with us now. lou: a number of administration officials publicly said they believe the virus was of natural origin. none of them thought they could dismiss he tirely that it was engineered. nothing is conclusive. what is could be cluesive is china covered up the severity of the wuhan virus. joining us is michael pillsbury of the hudson institute. let's start with the wuhan virus. we have been discussing on this broadcast the possibilities for weeks now. the fact that the administration and certain government sources are at least discussing it now with considerable confidence as they put it that that did occur, that the origin of the virus was th

the world health organization designated 2020 as the international year of nursing, 200 years since the birth of florence nightingale. for these students, the chance to make their markime. adam mclean, bbc news. some of the biggest names in music have joined forces to celebrate health care workers in a globally televised concert. lady gaga, paul mccartney and billie eilish were among the artists who performed songs from their living rooms and the rolling stones even managed to play together from four separate locations. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was watching. # when i saw her today at the reception. # a glass of wine in her hand #. it has already been dubbed, the living room live aid. many of the biggest names in music rocking where they reside for one world together at home, not a fundraiser, but designed as a celebration of front line workers tackling covid—i9 around the world. the rolling stones had filmed their parts individually on mobile phones and then been edited together to look like a rock and roll zoom call. # see, we are going to fit our frustration! # lady madonna #. indeed, this was not a live concert. due to the reliance on the in

the world health organization. he's been threatening to freeze funding to the group all week and he accuses it of missing the mark on the coronavirus and for being too china centric. today i asked the president if he is given any more thought to holding china financially responsible for the economic toll if the virus, that the virus has taken on the united states and here was his response. >> president trump: if people knew including the world health organization, and i do believe they knew but they didn't want to tell the world. and we are going to get to the bottom of this. we will have reports on all of this and we are not happy about it. but i wanted to leave the world health for later and, we expressed how we felt. we talked a lot about encouraging signs all over the country. they appear to be stabilizing, and they are beginning to change the curve. governors are calling less and less to make requests. as encouraging as they are we have not reached the peak. and so every day, we need to continue to do what we did yesterday and the week before in the week before that. this will take us up across the peak and on

the biggest one-day increase in coronavirus deaths. it's get a check on bloomberg first word news. mark crumpton has more. mark: president trump is criticizing global health officials. on twitter today, he said the world health organization blew it on the coronavirus outbreak and was wrong to advise against travel restrictions he imposed on china. the president also called the international body "very china centric." british prime minister boris johnson is still in intensive care, receiving auctions and to help him breathe. the prime minister is battling the coronavirus as his country reports the highest daily rise in death so far. 786 people died in the past 24 hours, bringing u.k.'s total to more than 6100. meantime, the government is falling short of its target to supply hospitals with ventilators. government sign the has yet to bring the coronavirus outbreak under control. thedeath toll rose by 743, most since saturday, and almost 5500 new infections in the last 24 hours, after declined yesterday. november'says election cannot be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking to the today show, he repeated his calls for states to plan for remote voting options, including expanding vote by mail. the former vice

spain has marked another record high 864 more people dying in the past 24 hours while infections pasta 100000 it's hope though that the peak might have been reached and the world health organization says the number of deaths internationally has doubled in the past week and in the next few days the 1000000 infections mark should be passed wall street slumped on the news that the u.s. should be prepared for as many as 240000 deaths the jones closing down near the points or 4.4 percent and a further 563 people have died here in the u.k. it's worse daily death figure and 2000 frontline health workers have also tested positive to the virus for a challenge begins our coverage from london. with the n.h.s. nightingale hospital a few days from opening the u.k. has recorded its 1st day of more than 500 deaths 563 died in the country's hospitals in 24 hours more will have died elsewhere and the peak of the u.k.'s epidemic is still 2 or 3 weeks off the need for this vast new coronavirus field hospital is clear managers say it's open holes are an advantage when the work force is not absolute limits so we don't see what's right it's nice and out tool to us which is if we can see that we absolu

the world the number of cases has passed the 2000000 mark and according to johns hopkins university over 128000 deaths have been recorded that globally meanwhile there were half a 1000000 have made a recovery the world health organization has advised all countries to wait 2 weeks before easing restrictions as a phased approach will reduce the risk of new outbreaks. still to come this campaign is one that conflict affected countries such as ye men are facing 2 emergencies a humanitarian crisis and the impact of the corona virus a new report reveals that almost whole of the self employed people worry they will not have enough money to cover basic costs between the self employed painter and decorator shortly. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see if. the world is driven by shaped by one percent of those credits. in a day or thinks. we dare to ask. how is the global 19 pandemic changed the international system only have the u.s. trying to relations been altered and is the west experiencing buyer's remorse when games think. president trump has to suspend the u.s. funding to the world health organization he accuses the

the world health organization, the policy in the g7, unilateralism within the united states of america is alive and well. theavorite line apart from 450% increase in provisions of jpmorgan is from howard marksa healthy fear of loss in the market has been taken away. we've got results. forfirming the guidance 2020. that's a big call. nejra: the red headline is that asml is refraining from giving guidance for the second quarter. 2020, twoll year weeks ago it cut its revenue outlook and help to did share as there were supply chain problems. two euros 40 per orderly share. the demand outlook is unchanged. that is something crucial to note. from guidanceng due to increased uncertainty. perhaps concerning for investors there was so little visibility going into earnings. we need that guidance. they are refraining for now. they said revenue would shift to the second and third quarter of 2020. we will speak to the ceo later this hour to get more details on that. with all the doom and gloom that came out yesterday from the imf, the bank of america survey, it seems that equity markets are shrugging that off. one month high for european and asian equities. it turned around from earlier in the session.

stories global leaders have joined the world health organization to launch an initiative to speed up work on drugs tests and vaccines against covert 19 but there was a marked absence with the united states announcing that it would not be getting involved also doctors and health experts are urging people not to drink or inject themselves with disinfectant after u.s. president donald trump suggested it could help treat cope with 19 the white house says his comments were taken out of context. and in the u.k. millions of tea workers have become eligible for coronavirus testing if they showed symptoms of the illness the british government has faced criticism over the slow rollout of mass testing. every year during ramadan more than 20000000 workers leave indonesia's capital to travel back to their hometowns before the muslim holiday in need the outbreak of covert 19 has now disrupted that centuries old tradition as indonesian authorities introduce a ban on nearly all travel in and out of the country but as jessica washington reports from jakarta many say they can no longer afford to say in indonesia's big cities. the bags are packed and they've paid for the tic

the virus around these communities, so these are open question marks. as you said, brooke, i'm an optimist. but i like to make sure we're presenting this data people understand. the world health organization, interestingly enough, just heard from them and they said too early for us to comment on this and i thought it was interesting, gilead, they have a quick sort of update on the web site to reflect what dr. fauci said, but they didn't have much more data up there either. so still some digging on this, brooke. >> dig away. i'm not going to let you go too far because i want some thoughts on what drew is about to report, so hang with me, sanjay. let's talk about testing. it appears, okay. and it appears the president's vision about where the u.s. stands on testing is not fully connected with reality. this admiral, the top administration official in charge of testing said in an interview with "time" magazine, quote, there's absolutely no way on earth, on this planet or any other planet we can do 20 million tests a day or even 5 million tests a day. hours later, the president declared the opposite. >> you're confident you can surpass 5 million tests per day? >> we're going to be there very s

the world health organization and support its work. chris: thank you. thank you for joining us today, please come back. up next businesses large and small are struggling to weather the storm. billionaire markuban joins us to discuss what it will take to restart the chris: the coronavirus pandemic has closed countless businesses and forced millions of americans out of work. earlier i sat down with billionaire entrepreneur mark cuban to discuss what kind of a chronieconomy we should expect. treasury secretary mnuchin says he thinks the economy will be back open for business in may. do you think it'll be that soon and how will you decide when to send your people back to work. >> will it be open 24 hours a day, no. will we open some doors and take baby steps, yes. it is very simple, when the scientists say it's safer my place to come back to work that is when all feel confident to let them go back to work. chris: the u.s. economy, i don't have to tell you it's taken a huge hit, 17 million people filing for unemployment benefits over the last three weeks, goldman sachs predicts the gdp in the second quarter instead of going up 2% or 3% it's going to go down 30%, contract by about a third, presi