Lockdown. Great to have you with us here with your global news update this is r. T. International. So lets begin as we do each hour with the latest figures on the covert 900 pandemic and the number of cases worldwide d now past warm point 4083000 people have lost their lives the United States has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy and worldwide 308000 people have recovered from the disease. So lets head 1st to france where the death toll from cove 19 has passed 10000 the Health Minister has warned that the peak hasnt yet arrived and that the nationwide lockdown will have to continue and so the World Health Organization has supported that view saying any countries that lift restrictions to early could trigger a new wave of the pandemic arties correspondent in paris. Reports. 4 weeks into lockdown in france and the countrys economy is being brought to its knees will probably be more than the minus 2. 2 percent in 2009 versus the magnitude of the economic shock.
Mention of Mental Health is off limits to what degree does the public have the right to know. Cross talking joe biden im joined by my guest jan kearns in new york she is a g. O. P. Strategist contributor to the daily caller as well as founder of women for a Great America in washington we have Jason Nichols hes a Democratic Political strategist also in washington we cross to walter small logic he is a answer Coalition Organizer rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate jen let me go to you 1st i mean i said in my introduction here i mean you know you have you have a lot of gaffes coming from joe biden and hes been known for it ok its not you know all of a sudden but the intensity of them are is mounting and that maybe just because of the medias watching more closely im trying to be really fair here but we i think we have every right to know about the mental facilities the capabilities of someone that is running for the highest office in the land
A 1000000 coronavirus tests are being rolled out across africa as the continent steps up its fight against the pandemic. Could again be set for a truce the countrys u. N. Envoy says he expects want to be agreed in the immediate future. Hungry and exhausted hundreds of bringing the whole rescued but others starve to death on a refugee boat. Good to be with us and welcome to the news are the wide long term effects of the coronavirus pandemic are becoming even clearer as lockdown measures begin to show an effect on infection numbers the British Foreign secretary says easing restrictions now could undo progress thats been made and a few hours ago the u. K. Extended lockdown measures for at least another 3 weeks. In the u. S. The number of unemployed continues to rise rapidly a further 5000000 people have registered as jobless in the past week and thats on top of the 17000000 who applied since the shutdowns began and its also hope that some of that Economic Impact will be shouldered by 7 of
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A g. O. P. Strategist contributor to the daily caller as well as founder of women for a Great America in washington we have Jason Nichols hes a Democratic Political strategist also in washington we cross to walter some a lot of he is a answer Coalition Organizer or across the rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate jen let me go to you 1st i mean i said in my introduction here i mean you know you have you have a lot of gaffes coming from joe biden and hes been known for it ok its not you know all of a sudden but the intensity of them are is mounting and that maybe just because of the medias watching more closely im trying to be really fair here but we i think we have every right to know about the mental facilities the capabilities of someone that is running for the highest office in the land i mean how do you come out on this go ahead john. Well i agree i said last tuesday on super tuesday that the good news was for joe biden he won the prima