Financial fallout. In the Pandemic Forces the democratic republic of congo to shut down its capitals Main Commercial hub. In the union that represents more than 80000. 00 athletes says many sports are facing a financial catastrophe the world Close Association says League Seasons need to be finished in order to avoid huge losses. The global death toll for the coronavirus has now hit 70000 with 50000 of those reported in the year of comes as britains Prime Minister Abbas Johnson spent sunday night in hospital with continuing symptoms 10 days after he tested positive for covert 98 a spokesman said it was a precautionary measure and that johnson is still leading the government hes having routine tests and is reported to be in good spirits on the. On the evening that Queen Elizabeth made a rare televised address to the nation she urged the british people to remain united and resolute to overcome the outbreak numbers released from spain show the daily death toll is continuing to fall 637 peo
With an aid worker on the ground. And Colombian Police get creative as they urge people to comply with a nation wide lockdown. Im calling aspen thanks for joining us as more and more countries impose lockdowns over the coronavirus india faces a larger challenge than most its 1300000000 people have been ordered to stay at home since last week but for the informal workers who form the backbone of the economy that means losing their income practically overnight leaving many without enough money for food and those hardest hit by the lockdown may now also be at risk of catching the virus. Social distant. Thing is a privilege that these people cannot afford all across india daily bers rushed to transportation hubs carrying whatever they could. The nation wide lockdown has put millions out of work and started a mass exodus from the citys. For these people who are leaving new delhi for their home towns the fear of starving is currently greater than the fear of infection with the coronavirus. I
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Good afternoon. Welcome to the center for strategic and international studies. Welcome as well to our viewers online. My name is jacob kurtzer, im the acting director of the humanitarian agenda here, a project that we seek to leverage the expertise of our scholars and programs to offer policy solutions to humanitarian problems in the world today. I would like to direct everyones attention too our emergency exits, its part of our safety and security plan, and encourage you also to take this opportunity to turn your phones to mute. I want to acknowledge before we begin the partnership that our program has with the agency for International Development whose support allows us to put on events such as todays discussion. We have a short time today so ill be brief. All of us here today are keenly aware of the immense human suffering taking place in idlib and across syria right now. Families and individuals have been forced into multiple displacements, with targeted attacks ongoing on innocent