This weekend but in moscow churches have been forced to close due to coronavirus restrictions and congregations must instead get together online. I marry in evanston its good to have you with us africa has officially recorded more than 1000 deaths from covert 19 but the United Nations Economic Mission commission for africa predicts that the pandemic will likely kill even in a best Case Scenario at least 300000 people in the continent and it could push 30000000 into extreme poverty africas 54 countries have so far reported a small fraction of the worlds coronavirus cases but Health Officials say. Thats because of limited testing capability they warn that in the next 6 months africa could see as many as 10000000. 00 infections and Global Economic groups say well over 100000000000. 00 is needed to assist the continent. Well joining us now is emma naylor in google and shes the regional director of the aid group care in kenyas capital nairobi thank you so much for joining us what can you te
A thing unaccompanied children from its under threat of microcaps to other European Countries germany has already welcomed the group of nearly 50 manas begin a new life is. A method held welcome africa has officially recorded more than 1000 deaths from covert 19 but the United Nations Economic Commission for africa predicts the pandemic will likely kill even in a best Case Scenario at least 300000 people on the continent and they in their estimation it could also push 13000000 into extreme poverty we begin our coverage in h. This cairo rubbish dump is home to employ him saeed and his family. The dump also provides his income for euros a day. From sorting trash stopping work because of the coronavirus is out of the question. Fraid of corona but we hope that god will protect us we need every cent and we pray nothing happens to us we dont want to beg. But 80000 people live and work in this garbage city on cairos outskirts 16 tons of rubbish arrive every day to be sorted and recycled by ha
Are fears that the continent could see millions of in fictions in the coming months also on the program. That will make the Civil Defense volunteers and you can cheer up residents on the lookout inspiring the spot of some index. If im anthony how to welcome contamination at a low bar a tree in the United States was responsible for the delayed rollout of coronavirus test kits thats according to an investigation by the Washington Post it says that the kids produced by the centers for Disease Control and prevention gave incorrect results of faulty kits than had to be recalled hampering early efforts to can contain the spread of the virus in. It states. Well im joined now by david will man from the Washington Post the author of that report david just how serious was the impact of these faulty kits on early efforts to contain the virus. Well it was quite permission is. Imperative to get test kits out around the United States to try and surveil in advance of the expected arrival of the coron
Losses early in the session after the ceo of russias Sovereign Wealth Fund told cnbc and moscow and saudi arabia are very close to an oil deal. Wti and brent are both coming off their best week on record. Not recent records on records ever all the way back to 1983 when they started tracking wti last week wti was up by 31. 7 . Up by 12 on friday alone. A meeting of Major Oil Producing Countries was delayed but still expected later this week that news just being told to cnbc that it looks like they are close to a deal. Andrew, ill send it over to you. Meantime, the latest on the pandemic the number of confirmed cases worldwide now totaling more than 1. 2 million. More than 330,000 of those are right here in the United States and more than a third of the u. S. Cases are in new york state. The death toll in america standing at more than 9600 overseas, british Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests a spokesman called it a precautionary test the Prime Minister test
Since february 5 and 6 thats right, it has been about a month and a half since february 5 and 6 for the dow and february 13 for the s p 500. Right now, it looks like the yield is at 0. 858 andrew we have a huge lineup of guests today out of washington James Bullard talking about headlines. Tom barrack and former federal chairman ben bernanke. Living through the crisis of 2008 and studying the Great Depression all of that coming up over the next three hours to the news that broke overnight. The white house and the senate announcing a deal. Well get to leaSteve Liesman f more on that and eamon with more. It was in the 1 00 a. M. Hour that it broke overnight. What we have here, joe, is a handshake deal we dont have a vote and we dont have the explicit text what we have is a deal here is how Mitch Mcconnell announced the deal at 1 00 a. M help is on the way. The American People are already rising to this great challenge the senate is about to follow suit well pass this legislation later to