News for the Worlds Toughest with millions of owners stuck at home amid a pandemic our 4 legged friends are getting quality time in 1420 shelters are also seeing a surge in adoptions to fill lonely lockdowns. Am. Im Claire Richardson thanks for joining us the number of corona virus cases around the world is approaching a 1000000 with more than 200000 infections the United States is by far the worst hit country and the death toll in the last day alone a rose by 884. 00 a new record President Donald Trump is warning america there will be a horrific few days ahead of the epicenter of americas coronavirus outbreak the streets of new york are deserted. But ambulances are a constant presence on the streets the states death toll has doubled in just 3 days a refrigerated truck was brought in to hope this Brooklyn Hospital would deal with the shop rise in fatalities. Hospitals are running out of medications some hospitals dont have protective gear for staff or family members of the things that come to the hospital or running out of medications were running out of it put into them and but even running out of oxygen which is something that isnt i have posted until. The white house is projecting that the virus could climb up 2240000 lives across the country despite this the pandemic authorities urging restraint. You are going to wear a Face Covering when you go out please understand please dont 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 youre here to say that our members are afraid to work because the protocols arent being damned that is what i were calling for hazard pay youre trying to keep ourselves safe were trying to work are safe were trying to keep our community. Health care workers who didnt get access to a mosque are now stuck at home. So i havent really been given too much direction besides just wait it out a whole heap or its going to wait it out and then you get worse you know if you you cant breathe or you know your start average. President trump is warning americans they face a very tough and painful 2 weeks and he is not given to understatement. Well jaring his Daily Press Conference in washington President Donald Trump warned america there would be tough times ahead. Because you know were hopefully going to be over this relatively quickly its going to be vicious for a period of time but hopefully were going to be over this. Earlier i spoke to journalist james rhino in new york i asked him for an update on the situation in the countrys hardest hit city. I think you can say the mood in new york city its becoming increasingly concerned i think that goes nationwide as well in the last 24 hours theres been a discernible shift in the empathy on the scale of this crisis for example previously president on trump he was talking about you know the possibility of there being some cure being found coronavirus saying that the crisis was going to be as long lasting. And wasnt going to tank the economy as such a long time now that has changed in the last 24 hours weve just had President Trump speaking to the nation again and he said its going to be vicious the predictions the projections for the total death toll from the crisis that are come out of the white house. Suggest as many as 100000 or up 2240000 people could die and that even if we bang the social distancing rules and everybody else they shot up in their apartments not just here in the worst part of the country the tri state area of new York New Jersey and connecticut and hes out the. Other parts of the country like florida and you elaines. Starting to show biggest signs of epidemics there. Well lets take a look at some other developments in the pandemic the World Health Organization says its deeply concerned about the rapid global spread of cova 19 there are now more than 900000 cases around the world the number of infections in germany has risen to just under 78000 with over 900 deaths a major un Climate Summit has been postponed the cop 26 talks set for november in glasgow are now scheduled for next year. Well the United Kingdom has suffered a much higher number of coronavirus fatalities than many of its european neighbors critics say decades of underinvestment have left Britains Health care system unable to cope with the pandemic. The finishing touches to londons newest hospital 4000 beds to treat covert 900 patients and isa pressure on Britains NationalHealth Service which has far fewer bets intensive care units and ventilator than most of its european neighbors what you see here is a Mass Mobilization taking place right across the country but also these new hospitals this is an extraordinary team. Of nurses and doctors and therapists and pharmacists. But also volunteers and paramedics and people returning to help 20000 retired doctors and nurses have returned to work most of them could be needed to cover this new hospital alone meanwhile Critical Care beds across london. Doctors and nurses are bracing for a continuous tsunami of patients and theyre frightened of whats to come they dont have the proper equipment to protect themselves and there is a serious lack of testing one in 4 hospital doctors is self isolating at home at the moment because they cant get tested just at a time when they are needed the most so far only 2000 out of half a 1000000 frontline n. H. S. Staff in england has been tested for the virus now the government has promised to use all spare coronavirus tests for medical personnel. British industry is doing its part and the crisis instead of vacuum cleaners dyson is now building thousands of this as well a comic has from the world of formula one racing like lair and despite the efforts experts say there wont be enough ventilators ready in time that people in britain are still proud of. The Health Service. And it just here is i feel more prepared and more most countries that i know i work in the hospital literally marvelous job absolutely fantastic i cant see any problems to be honest when i started before christmas in china and we should be impaired before. What can we do now just get on with it especially the west is yet to come to peak is expected to reach the u. K. After easter so these next weeks will be the most crucial test for the n. H. S. Since its founding after the 2nd world war. The wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic close to half a 1000000 people usually attend the tournaments at the all england lawn a tennis club but this year for the 1st time since world war 2 at the championships will not take place the event had been due to start on the 29th of june. Well keeping children busy is always challenging and for many parents living under the coronavirus lockdown finding enough to amuse the young ones is a big concern as some online tools are trying to help one and has seen dozens of celebrities turn to themselves turn themselves into children star it storytellers so im joined now by d. W. Reporter federico badger thanks so much for being here what can you tell us about this project. So it was launched by the childrens rights group save the children and what they did was asking a number of hollywood actors and musicians to pick a bedtime story and then to read it out and act it out also a little bit for children and all of these stories are now being gathered and posted on a dedicated Instagram Account under the name of the project which is save with stories and you can see this is there dozens of known faces and the stories also come along with a more general appeal for donations for chilled for Vulnerable Children across across the us who may be particularly vulnerable and having a hard time at this particular time due to the current virus and weve put together and some extracts from some of those clips and im quite sure you will be able to recognise some of those faces have a look. Once upon a time there lived a mama curse and her 3 little firsts jim tim and cam it is now time said the mama for each of you to make a home in the deep blue sea where to booms go and go 3 it can happen by accident it happened to me is your mama llama asked my friend jeanne no she is not dean politely explained she grazes on grass and she likes to say. I dont think that is what along with do you think princess pose stepped forward cry she still hope you silly chumps the world is already far too full of tots that you burn the city bumps dont rescue me i wont go back to being a princess and prince you around the palace in a city fully dressed i want to be a doctor and travel here and there listening to peoples chest and giving them my care. So there is where Jennifer GarnerJake GyllenhaalNatalie Portman at the redmayne and so wherever you are right now if youre scrambling to find a way to put your child to bed or also if youre trying to work to do some Home Office Needs something new to keep your child busy does this can be a good resource and its really one of the many tools that are out there to help well what suggestions do experts have for parents who are looking after children under a lockdown but actually both the w. H. O. And unicef have put together some some guidelines and one thing that they seem to agree upon is that its crucial for parents right now to be able to establish a form of routine so i shuttle for day that includes play time homework time family time time off line for the more grown ups so its very important to have this kind of structure even within the confinement of the home and another thing is that also of course that right now a lot of people are feeling anxious about the situation its important not to transmit that insight into kids but its also as important to have an open honest conversation about this virus with children let them know that its serious lead to know what the symptoms are and if they feel the symptoms its ok for them to to say it so to involve them and not try to shut them out right so finding our rhythm of for the day despite the hardships i think about jeff thank you so much thank you well one 3rd of humanity is currently under some form of pandemic lockdown but how have the restrictions changed life for our 4 legged friends millions of pets seem to be enjoying the extra quality time with their owners many people are also using the opportunity to welcome a new pet into their homes. Long days stuck at home may be frustrating for us humans but many of our 4 legged friends have never had it so good leo from florida is locking up the extra attention. During this rather tricky time and leo brings a load of joy in to. The at parties but it is in our history not being hornsey with us so the doorkeeper gets boids lovise next week is that her time with the fallacy in london simran speech cant believe her luck. Everything has gone completely out of the window as long as social distancing is practiced theres no reason to give up walkies and its not just dogs who are enjoying more family time billy is usually asleep at this time she does night out or die hard but since all the kids are here and everything we thought wed take her out. During times of crisis pets can be a great comfort thats why across the world animal adoptions are now soaring. To say 1000300 percent increase in adoptions and interest around foster care abbreviations and its been really motivating to see many people turn to animals for some companionship over the next few weeks if not months. Thanks to the increase in demand for new furry family members many of these shelters cages are now empty. Youre watching news dont forget our web site is there for all the latest news and information are around the clock thats at dot com im Claire Richardson thanks so much for joining us. To. Go beyond. The streamers that. Whatever it takes. To cut