President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization walled 300000 people could die across africa. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services they need. Welcome to the news hour its 1500 g. M. T. 6 oclock local here in doha welcome to the news hour we begin in china where the coronavirus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. In the 1st 3 months of this year shrank for the 1st time since records began on the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of where the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died than. Its the reported from beijing our correspondent katrina you reports. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the uninterrupted growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the 1st time in decades for the 1st quarter of 2020 chinas g. D. P. Contracted by 6. 8 percent thats when the current external situation complex domestic demand remains comparatively Weak Companies still face difficulties such years insufficient demand and the drop in orders preventative measures so chinas Economic Activity slowed to a trickle 2 months local infections have eased and some businesses and factories have resumed operations but Many Companies are on the brink of collapse feed this situation is dire or for disaster as for me ive got no idea how i can get through this year chinas National Statistics bureau says the economy rebounds back in the 2nd quarter and long term growth board to be affected the Global Demand plummeting its economy faces an uphill battle the damage has been spread out early. Which leads to a lot of countries including the u. S. And European Countries into our recession. Dourly to increase in demand of chinas. Chinas central bank has cut Interest Rates and provided tax breaks and subsidies to businesses in need but analysts say its broad enough to stabilise point finding work will be more difficult for graduates and Migrant Workers especially and while Economic Growth has plummeted chinas corporate 19 death toll has been revised upwards after a formal review officials in the original at the center of increased the number by 1290 saying previous records were incomplete. Chinas coronavirus count has been adjusted several times in recent months this latest change is further feeling suspicion over the accuracy of government figures many critics believe that the official tally of about 82000 falls well short of the real numbers on the ground between aljazeera. Now the way china has been reporting its figures has caused friction between beijing and other governments the latest is the u. K. Foreign secretary who says things wont be business as usual with china when the pandemic is over steve saying is the director of the China Institute at the university of London School of oriental and African Studies joins me now via skype from nottingham in the u. K. Thanks for joining us live on the program controlling the narrative has been chinas priority since the outbreak began and we had revising the figures after being criticized for the lower mishal figures isnt really going to help them when public or International Opinion is it. I think you are absolutely right there. Are questions about the chinese official statistics on the number of infection 2 known deaths but the real issue to get countries in europe and north america angry approach china is why the Chinese Government been misled the world at stake and then engage in a very aggressive public and a campaign to distort the truth and in using the evidence or. Production equipment to support chinese diplomacy these other issues that get people angry so changing the snitches now is not going to change their opinion of the course that you just touched on my next question which is about the irritation between europe and america about controlling the narrative but isnt it as well about controlling Public Opinion on home ground but what do you think the communist party might have been quite nervous about admitting to the potential we assume for a much larger death toll than theyve actually reported. I think you are absolutely right he controlled the order to reach it is 1st and foremost targeted against the chinese population and shooting and a communist party are very much aware that commit 19 could potentially pose a challenge to the illegitimacy and competence or the party rule in china. Which is why they have to control it and the rate keeps so well and percent that the Chinese Government and that either should watch egypt being is doing very very well in contrast to countries in europe and United States where they have handled it poorly and thats what is important what. How much pressure do you think is going to be on beijing because obviously you know france the United Kingdom and certainly the usa are saying that theyre not going to let china off the hook how is this going to unfold in the months ahead in your opinion. I think relationship will get 8 more 10. And when the end m. H. Is under control i dont mean a Chinese Government at the moment is true concerned about what countries in europe or the United States ajmi do in terms of me leaving their china policy initiation its already been seen by the Chinese Government has been very hostile to china anyway and it always believed that European Countries including United Kingdom will ultimately be weak on china we will be thinking question foremost about the economic relationship with china once again. A core values that we all treasure in europe and United Kingdom steve from us in london of course joining us from moscow and thanks so much for joining us. Youre welcome now an italian her home is under investigation after nearly 200. 00 residents were found to have died since the start of the outbreak the facility in milan is suspected of concealing numerous covert 19 percent fatality since february its one of the biggest homes in europe there are also allegations that staff were told not to wear personal protective equipment for fear of frightening residence well the u. K. Government says it all starting today in care and nursing home deaths in its official count after facing public pressure for not revealing those numbers Health Secretary matt hank confirmed more than 2 percent of the total deaths from the virus a happening in care homes. Well thousands of workers from the u. K. S National Health Service are also being hard hit it has around one and a half 1000000 staff and hancock says more than 8 percent of those are off work due to the coronavirus sonia sarra is an n. H. S. Doctor at a London Hospital joins me now from the capital via skype good to have you with us on the Program Thanks for your time and i noticed most of the i get much discussion and debate over the availability of the medical protective and sort of testing equipment you need often its often referred to as p p a to do your job how do you assess the situation from your experience does the n. H. S. Have enough certainly from what youre observing. Yes or vested in the situation despite the fact that weve. Been dealing with this 5 this for over 7 weeks in this country are still in a situation where health lakas and care workers do you know have the equipment that they need to keep themselves safe and just said they dont buy the b m j this week found that 50 percent of dental g. P. s and that a pulse with up to 70 didnt feel protected in the workplace so the answer is no to your question and many many workers in the Health Sector and test that do you not feel protected in the workplace and feel that if putting their health and their license at risk do you feel protected. So i have had to ive we have protection in the hospital and. We have been reassured that more protection is coming and i think there is a feeling in a lot of hospitals that they are that they are concerned that they may want out and seeing bashing happening off the protective gear. And there is just as the problem i think in the community is much less that she hospitals have a general says and also in the cant test that im hearing every day and getting messages visit every day and how upset and how let down that they feel that they are not being given the texan when theyre doing their duty of caring for others indeed we have the government line and then we have the Public Perception in the press so as far as again youre concerned from your experience can you estimate either in numbers or in percentages how many of your colleagues have been affected by covert nineteens is it sort of was officially recognized as a problem in the hospitals that youve been working in its very difficult to know a lot of my colleagues. Have been off sick with the virus all think that theyve had if i was the course of the 1st few weeks they didnt have testing so for me myself i got symptoms i had to suffice late 7 days i dont i didnt have a test that i actually know i had to buy this so in it to be honest i probably will never know because testing wasnt being done in the 1st few weeks youre out of the system in terms of self isolating but what systems to back up the vacancies of that have now become apparent in the n. H. S. To be filled by qualified staff how much for gap is there right now. Yes so what we dont see in the michael changes of our past few weeks in the n. H. S. And a lot of and it has workers who are people back in the community have been redeployed to reckon impatiens that says thank you must be tools to fill those lakes got so you know its who done about it lead a good job make sure that stuffing levels find good and hospitals but that isnt something thats sustainable and also all those Community Services they do need to continue as the next few weeks the next few months otherwise theyll start to see other Health Problems aside from current a virus so you know we have a think done a very good job think leasing class in the hospitals that we need to think about the dont have the same there is a great deal of public support full british medics and carers but the Great British public. Began you might say a wave of fundraising for the n. H. S. Is this the right course of action considering that every turn contributes to the n. H. S. In the u. K. And its part and its part of the state its part of the state it is funded from the government and its not a charity as such are you offended or are you surprised by the way its always the public the seem to help out in times of need we seem to have lost the doctor that. You back did i mean do you want to hear that question dr high and yeah yeah i heard your question yes so and i think its been very hot woman watching that gentleman do the laps of his god in space money finish us and its been beautiful to watch but its also you you know i think its actually quite the stating that were in this position where we. Having to fundraise to get funds for the n. H. S. And im to fundraise to get help to couldnt stop and oh and its just not a charity having a health its a Vital Public Service and that needs to be publicly funded and possibly be so also i do hope that we learn from this crisis not to get and to allow government quite in a scan the sleeve really underfunded our health has said you know we see if youre putting problems with it i think weve got the general gist though from dr sanja at the doctor in a lot of hospitals could have on the program now to the u. S. Where president told trump our suggested some states could reopen for business within weeks but its covert pointing keep spreading Democratic HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi says more testing needs to be done and reports its what President Donald Trump calls a science based plan to get the United States back on its feet hes issued guidelines in 3 phases that advise each state when they can begin to reopen and what doctors say will be a new normal america wants to be open and americans want to be open as ive said for some time now a National Shutdown is not a sustainable long term solution. To preserve the health of our citizens we must also preserve the health and functioning of our economy over the long haul the 1st phase calls for social distancing and for schools and businesses to remain closed but some larger venues including restaurants and movie theaters could reopen if states see a steady decline in coronavirus cases they can move to phase 2 in which schools some businesses including bars could open big gatherings remain limited the 3rd phase will allow workers to go back to their jobs and for at risk people to continue to take precautions we took the greatest economy in the history of the world and we closed it in order to win this war. And were in the process of winning it now our approach outlines 3 phases in restoring Economic Life we are not opening all at once but one careful step at a time democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi called the plan vague an inconsistent citing concerns over the need for Rapid Testing oh the corona virus has taken a harsh toll on the u. S. More than 30000 people have died and there have been over 600000 confirmed cases 22000000. 00 people are now out of work wiping out a decade of job growth President Trump says the u. S. Will be back and greater than ever but this is a delicate process that comes down to a state by state county by county basis some states manta phase one as early as friday others face a far longer slog Business Leaders governors and scientists warn a shortfall in testing could hamper efforts to reopen the country that decision now lies with each states governor in some States Coronavirus case is a yet to peak and as a risk of the virus making a comeback in the months ahead personal Protection Equipment for Health Workers is still in short supply but even if you are in phase 123 its not ok game over its not its going to be a way that we protect ourselves because as we know and as ive said from this podium it may very well be as we go the cycle around that theyll be this virus that wants to come back to us i think were going to be able to handle this is a cautious approach to reopen the Worlds Largest economy something President Trump has long wanted to do the challenges for each state a huge the dangers of making the wrong decision now crucial and as yet theres still no vaccine and a gallica aljazeera. Lets cross over to a White House Correspondent kimberly helka is standing by for us in washington d. C. And of course the president talking up the economy kimberly but not really talking about public testing as much as some might want. Absolutely in fact Top Democrats on capitol hill are pointing to this vulnerability in the federal guidance that has been issued to states for reopening their economies the fact that there is no comprehensive or National Testing strategy also absent in the president s plan is the sort of proposal to address the need for an enormous number of Health Care Workers to potentially administer these tests as americans try to go back to work the fact that they may be needing a test not once but multiple times in order to make sure that there isnt a 2nd outbreak something that many Health Professionals have said is a distinct possibility particularly in the fall now democrats are calling for more widespread testing theyre also calling for this reopening to be science base something the white house says is the case but what theyre concerned about is that in fact that there could be sort of this gap thats left vulnerable and the fact that there is this is something that the white house so far has not addressed. And of course could lead the president does love to shoot from the hip so to speak and then unfortunately has to sort of back truck when he realizes that he sort of misspoke and. Yeah and there is for a perfect example of this fresh example this week with the fact that the u. S. President on monday said he was the one that had total authority ultimate authority for reopening the u. S. Economy only to then give that power decision on thursday to the governors heres why the president may be doing that hes trying to limit his political vulnerability going into the november election that hes trying to spread the responsibility so no one can say that he single handedly called it wrong hes now putting that pressure political pressure on the nations governors but at the same time this is still a difficult calculation for the president because not only are we