Lawmakers push for a cross party rescue deal to try to save the economy as the pandemic leaves markets dealing with their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis america now has the 3rd highest number of recorded coronavirus place. Ive ever been afternoon. International h. Q. New center for the next hour with a recap of the news as reported by us to your the last 7 days a so the story big story came in here on this morning from croatia and Southeast Europe where a 5. 00 magnitude earthquake and then 2 aftershocks struck just north of the capital a 15 year old found in the rubble of a building is said to be critically ill in hospital several others are reported to have been injured in zagreb the streets. Seem to be littered with debris and with significant damage done to several buildings there the quake was the strongest in the region in the past 140 years among the damage the top of one of the spires of the citys iconic cathedral collapsed there are also Power Outages and problems with Water Supplies were hearing in some areas the quake so worried citizens naturally come out on the streets despite current advice to stay indoors to tackle coronavirus the Croatian Army is set to help the city overcome the quakes aftermath we talked to residents. Views it she who shared her experience with us. I dont have electricity in my apartment theyre all i have to come to a part of my character to be able to now be quite human. Being and then i felt that in my heart breaking i mean my bad thoughts are who are 1000 out in. My apartment but you know when you are in this corona its relation and then everybody are thinking that you are not allowed to grow are out there or how you are thinking what to do that you go out and them are my neighborhood were all in front of the building policeman were also armed fathom why do you what do we being together in our room we keep this. Horrible situation this morning. What a lot of put up with there was an inescapable issue dominating everyones thoughts at the moment coronavirus let me brief you. The latest is now claimed over 13000 lives worldwide with the number of confirmed cases of more than 308000 italy reached a grim milestone this last weeks a passing china as the country to have suffered the most fatalities currently more than 4800 people on saturday alone almost 800 succumb to the disease italy shutting down all production of nonessential goods meantime the United States is now the 3rd most affected country in terms of infections the number now over 26000 thats around half of them coming from new york. As for the European Union it sealed itself off to travelers from outside europe this week as part of wide ranging efforts to stop the spread of covert 90. 2 limits to support of the various bubel we agreed to we enforce our external borders by applying coordinates temporary wish to action of essential travel to the e. U. Folks you at of 30 do this france has put the entire nation of 67000000 people on lockdown army trucks have been seen in the streets of paris while large numbers of Police Officers have been deployed to try to ensure compliance shiela do been reports on the nationwide quarantine their. Presence is now were all in lockdown stooped locked down that would be in force the government has talked about deploying 100000. 00 Police Officers to set up fixed points to check people who are in their vehicles the word from the government everybody in france is to self isolate president mark one was incredibly clear when he came to the president ial address on monday night in fact the one thing that came through over and over in that process is that all sums on gas we are at war health war to be sure we are not fighting another army new another nation but the enemies there invisible and elusive. That decision came to the french took the calls to stay at home late too likely in fact while balls and restaurants were being closed all around and many here in paris came out to the parks to picnic to meet their friends all to sit by the senate and do the same but. The government has announced new measures to limit new infections by limiting contact between people as much as possible to amplify the impact of this measures paris parks and gardens will be closed. The restriction these are really centered around self isolation to people who have been told that they can leave their homes for very specific reasons that could be to go for a medical appointment it could be to top up on Food Supplies or it could be to go for a walk for Health Reasons anybody leaving their property has also been told that they need to look at this in pakistan to just state why maybe even some of those reasons that i just outlined anybody who is cool planting that law or in school is going out for a walk just socialize with their friends rather than for Health Reasons could face a fine of up to 135 years. Old the message is clear stay at home these are containment measures similar to those in spain and italy all persons travelling must be able to justify their movements each person will have to carry a document certifying the reason he. Was another casualty of the new stricter regime is the 2nd round the ring is a collections which will no be postponed but many had already criticised the government for allowing the 1st round to take place while sproles was under a partial lockdown. The makris are pushing the limits you do not say to 67000000 french people stay at home for an indefinite period on saturday evening but then on sunday morning leave your house and put your health and those of others in danger if the Health Situation got this bad writing thursday in today to the point of closing almost all businesses in makes no sense to hold these municipal elections they must be postponed because they cannot be held fairly. Holding the municipal elections is completely incomprehensible and contradicts the measures announced by the Prime Minister i hope that the government will take responsibility and change its mind as the lockdown began and you played the city possibly going to some of the homes to stay friends and family anything to want to be isolated in this time of a merge and see here france this idea of self isolation is something that many people fear many people who live below the idea of not having that social contact face to face for a 15 day period is something that they dreading in fact Something Else that they dreading is the fact that the government has said its a 15 day minimum and that peace could be extended but many people here in prague just have no idea when their lives are going to return to normal charlotte people ski r. T. In paris during the lockdown. The time is for china where the outbreak originated the tide seems to be turning is the hope the countrys just recorded domestically transmitted case this sunday but that comes after 4 days without an equally World Health Organization says other nations could learn from chinas example coming up we report a bit later on how strict measures can it seems to make a difference. U. S. Senators do to vote on a stimulus package later this sunday to try to inject stability into the economy after 2 weeks of plummeting stocks and mass layoffs a bipartisan deal hasnt been reached yet but its reportedly getting close Top Congress Leaders will get together for their final discussions later President Trump revealed the initial plan on tuesday. By making shared sacrifices and temporary changes we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy because i think our economy will come back to really rapidly one day well be standing possibly up here will say well we won and were going to say that sure if youre sitting there were going to say that and were going to win and i think were going to win faster than people think i hope. Among the trillion dollar plus emergency measures on the table a tax rebates and measures to help struggling Small Businesses one of the president s core ideas is to directly mail checks to americans negotiators have also probably agreed to to boost supposed sick leave thats a suggestion initially made by the democrats and it had remained a Sticking Point between them and the republicans which seems to be sorted now markets reacted positively to the news on choose day which saw shares jump slightly mostly though those markets spent the week struggling with fridays closure making the worst week since the 2008 financial crisis more guarantee of our Senior Correspondent explains whats going on in the World Economy right now. Unless you majored in finance everything thats happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while the bankers whirling around like headless chickens in a few minutes with this monopoly set ill explain my everything seems to be crashing and burning what the hell is a fiscal stimulus and why is everyone crazy about rate cuts 1st that said the pieces here are investors meaning millionaires youre middle class with modest savings your pension is here all of them have some money saved up these days you keep your money under your mattress you want to return it right interest a pretty good pension so you take this money and you put it in the banks depending how smart they are all how greedy they are they promise you x. Amount of profit per month the banks then go ahead and loan out this money to whoever needs it they drive our entire economy the new hotel built in your city the new jet purchased by British Airways the new hips the bar bill down the road from you your mortgage to buy your house comes from the bank so all this money goes into the economy to keep things running and here is how it runs every month these people make payments to the bank here every month the same payment goes back to the bank the bank then pays the investors the investors then put the money that. Into the bank this is obviously simplifying things but you get the gist of it its a cycle it all works great while it works but then something unforeseen happens like a mortgage crisis or a pandemic virus clubs and pubs are to be closed along with theatres museums do Sports Centers and Similar Establishments and retailers with specific. Suctions. Now is the time to take extra steps we are ordering the suspension of all retail activities with the exception of groceries pharmacies and other outlets selling fancy goods that suddenly mass shut down quarantine factories businesses come to a standstill people lose jobs stop paying mortgages suddenly people arent paying the banks back and the investors the markets your pension manager they start panicking that is their money stuck potentially lost they see the news pandemic they call the bank they say they want their money out pull my money out of the markets out of the dow jones out of b. P. Out of up all the markets crash but the banks dont have it here is where the government step in before this mass panic and a run on the banks the government say the magic word bailout Fiscal Relief lots of words but its the same thing the government pulls money out of thin air the money presses and gives it to the banks so that they can keep paying investors its all pretend play they just simulating that everythings fine by printing ridiculous amounts of money and passing it back and forth between each other the real economy the factories in the businesses these guys are in quarantine and shut down but the entire point of this little show is temporary live this illusion has to work for a little while weeks months to allow the economy to recover to prevent the banks from going bankrupt and recalling all this debt to help these guys get back on their feet and start paying their debts back you dont need to be a new to the economist or an economist to realize how how fickle how fragile this illusion is the collapse of the markets is a clear. Very profound statement that the entire Investment Community which is not the small people who have a few shares im talking about the people who manage Pension Funds who manage Bank Portfolios and so on have a massive loss of confidence in the government of the United States or in the private economy to get out of this disaster where running on borrowed time they cant keep printing money for too long or inflation goes through the roof money becomes worthless the illusion will eventually wear off even the most optimistic investors can only live in denial for so long and will realize that banks are living in a dream world then it all collapses see the world up until now has been weighing lives vs the economy for all the criticism and ridicule of the world through a child that they shut down everything sacrificed their own economy to keep the virus from spreading the west they didnt the west ridiculed that dismiss chinas response as incompetent they tried to keep the markets happy rather than the people safe and what they got america and europe is the worst of both worlds and economy on the brink of collapse and the death toll fast eclipsing that of china. Or goes to reporters who have the risk of infection is reaching across all sections of society of course after the break were going to be looking at the countries where political life is suffering disruption to. As the democrats gear up to officially start their 2020 president ial primary it is fitting to assess Donald Trumps performance in office a report card of sorts where is he kept his promises and where has he come up short will any of this really matter and. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics Small Business im show business ill see you then. Go. A little bit messed up by our d. N. A. In some way over the capri im not sure this is such a great thing you know im sure you are better now than when you had hair. Well its nice of you to say so but i went home when i was 25 animals and so right. I get infections are also blocking the cardoza poesy lawmakers falling ill in several countries governments been working on contingencies to try to make sure the wheels though keep turning. Their off from all politicians who have been infected then you would have twice that is to create jobs politicians are overrepresented in the number of people being diagnosed. For. So these times i was get good to get some sound thoughts on it in the week we sort out some perspective from one of the worlds leading thinkers renowned slovenian philosopher likens the crisis to a wartime scenario but emphasized the need for Meaningful International solidarity to. If in previous cases people were thinking just about isolation and so on until one day i shook we are becoming aware that we cant go in there unite that coordinate that way we are all of the entire humanity in we seat in the same bug the big loser i think will be pretty sally nationality racist and so want within our country to isolate itself until of course we need to get an inch and odette like for example take europe we should you know unite that to a shell pink tribe or we could have great their street mosques whatever it whatever is needed and go on and so on i think that. In this sense we should be straight if reality in the middle of the military operation we should be im not here appealing to some kind of abstract sense of solidity even in our interest in germany now thats who. They will get and Even Stronger probably epidemic and go on until one so it shall think absolutely that it is something that is demanded from us but if sadly if we think as a national it. Will gather recruits step back and reflect what this our mold of life how should we change it because we should be aware of why i dont think its not let me just go on gallantly and into 3 months it will be over baby in this epidemic. In the fall that are the day make identical article about the woman but i think that even when i think well cope with it it doesnt feel normal it will not be the same normality ashton morality we leave now we will have to change our mode of life. Tuesday so the World Health Organizations europe director urged nations to take the strongest action possible to try to fight the pandemic and set china and set a good example thus far the experience of china and others show that testing and placing bind with social distancing measures and Community Mobilization when put in place quickly and effectively and prevent infections and safe lifes. As already mentioned in the program earlier china turned a corner this week for a while anyway on wednesday recorded no new domestic infections for the 1st time since the outbreak began continued until earlier today we can report among 46 declared cases will but one came from abroad chinas tough response to contain the spread of the virus was initially heavily criticized along the way but is double quarter reports next many countries are having to adopt similar measures now. Remember when only china had to deal with the coronavirus the west had plenty to criticize about beijings handling of the crisis back then when europe and the us didnt have to get their hands dirty. Right strict measures should also be implemented with consideration to the publics willingness to comply with government control efforts now that the critics are in the same situation that china was in just a month ago it seems like they werent creative enough to come up with their own solutions after the coronavirus ravaged europe governments across the continent started enforcing lockdowns people confined to their homes streets virtually empty just like in china at the height of the outbreak. Gatherings family get togethers and social functions will no longer be familiar to walking to meet friends in the park or on the streets will no longer be possible any elderly daredevils that venture out of their homes could face hefty fines or even a police baton and all the while militaries across the continent are mobilizing in switzerland its the biggest since world war 2 and in france army convoys are becoming a regular sight in the suburbs. To bomb front. Although its not like they have many places to go the entire European Unions closed its borders anyway and on top of that theyll be under the watchful eye of those dystopian Police Drones just like the chinese ones that frightened more than a few in the western media the country taking some extraordinary measures to contain this Outbreak Police are using drones equipped with a public address system to tell people to wear face masks and stay indoors to stop the spread of coronavirus and drones are flying up to people in public and yelling at them for not Wearing Masks in fact were hearing of mask shortages drones soldiers lockdowns whatever communist china does it the western media loves to call it all off thora tarion ism but what even makes these measures democratic or not at a time of crisis shouldnt people be focusing on which measures are the most effective. 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Hello and welcome to all the party coming together and by staying up are these now a populist slogan in dealing with the corona Virus Outbreak including among policymakers who just a few weeks ago foreign travel bounce and social distancing why how so much of the initial advisement how to handle call that 19 been trying done its had to discuss that im now joined by stephen halderman director of the global strategy live and professor hall Global Health law and Political Science at York University professor hopen thank you very much for joining us from what i understand to be the privacy of your home thats right i mean so quarantine myself after the canadian government asked anyone returning to canada within the last 14 days to remain in their homes for the remainder of that 14 day period and the you told me before the recording that its your 12th day in south quarantine and you seem to be doing pretty well yes yeah im very lucky i have heard apartments i have family and friends whove been able to help and but it. Take its toll in the sense that im used to being out and about said going to work and this is a new experience for me but one that i recognize how lucky i am given i have friends and family and supports that i know that from the very beginning of this al baker youve been. Calling against overreaction and save your trip travel restrictions and many policymakers including canada house minister seemed to share that view only a week ago but since then canada has introduced restrictions on foreign travel as well what do you think accounts for such a dramatic change in policy well this outbreak is clearly a serious threat that requires a serious response and so i think right now what were seeing is. Permits around the world trying to figure out just whats the best way to respond to help break like this one i think theres so much we still dont know but the good news is were learning more and more every day and the hope is that governments responses can be informed with the best Available Evidence because thats how were going to get through this and in the best way now we know from science that