A russia safety pact and were on the streets of one aside for the government is bracing for an expected we told coronavirus cases. On the number of corona virus infections worldwide its past 1000000 thats according to researchers at Johns Hopkins university in the United States weve been tracking the numbers for weeks earlier on thursday the University Also confirms that the global death toll now exceeds 50000 well the 1st 500000 cases were reported over 76 days that number to just 8 days to double in the u. S. The economic devastation caused by the a break is also becoming clear a record 6600000 people have no point. More Unemployment Benefits thats 3000000 more than last week and its a similar story in spain stripped quarantine measures there have led to more than 800000 jobs being cuts in march 3 point 5000000 people are know without work lets get more now from the she had returned he joins us from washington d c schippers focusing on the the figures coming out of the states there a
Positive territory here by the closing bell. Volume is lighter than usual. A lot of asian markets closed, western markets. Many are waiting for the start of earnings season. Fargo first. Lls perhaps investors will be forgiven of money misses but it is the commentary at any kind of planning we are looking forward to hearing from these different ceos. Romaine you brought up the idea of the banks kicking off earnings season. A pretty strong route in financials today. Index down about 4 . The regional index down more than 6 on the day. When you overlay that with some of the concerns here that whatever sort of economic beound we may get may not Strong Enough in the way that some investors may have wanted. Scarlet earlier about earnings. Sherry in terms of earnings, i do think there are traditional tools in the traditional toolbox that analysts will be looking towards in addition to corporate identity. The traditional things are going to be balance sheets. Thisve heard a lot about over the l
Here and there you know all the u. S. Allies and there seemed to be some kind of far behind the scenes at them to patch up between saudi and iran but i am afraid that now they are going to say that i think the iranians believe that the attack on cousins or the money was not feel you based on u. S. Intelligence there were other regional allies of the u. S. Who provided the coordinates and tracked him down is really as well as the argument you look to us as a nation so theyve really reach some kind of revenge against these u. S. Allies and that is the real danger because the moment that happens that israel lobby in the u. S. Will jump up and say hey we had under attack and we need to defend ourselves american do something hit back and and you know so this is the kind of you know spiral we should avoid so its very important that regional conference and regional cooperation. Weve been speaking with International Affairs expert tell you thank you for your time and your comments today. Just
Authorities in new york and la advise people to wear face masks when theyre outdoors but President Trumps chief scientific adviser says masks shouldnt lead americans into a false sense of security. Spain registers more than 900 deaths for the second day in a row. But there are signs the european death rate is approaching its peak. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world, for all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. More than a Million People globally have been infected with coronavirus, a doubling of the total in the past week. In all, more than 50,000 people have died since the outbreak began in china in december. Here in britain the Health Secretary, matt hancock, has this morning acknowledged that the governments aim to deliver 100,000 daily coronvirus tests in england by the end of the month is going to be a huge undertaking. His comments come as the first nhs Nightingale Hospital prepares to open at the excel centre in londons docklands later.
A new hospital which can treat 4,000 covid 19 patients opens today at the excel centre in london. In the us, authorities in new york city and los angeles advise people to wear face masks when theyre outdoors, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. After strong criticism, the governments emergency loans scheme for businesses struggling to survive has been revamped to make it easier for firms to access loans and premier league clubs will meet via video later to discuss a possible restart date and the issue of footballers wages as pressure mounts on top players to take a wage cut during the virus crisis. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. Questions are beginning to mount about how the government can achieve its new aim for coronavirus testing increasing it ten fold. The governments new goal follows growing criticism of borisjohnsons team for failing to test frontline nhs staff enough. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has this morning acknowledged that i