Transcripts For KQED BBC World News Outside Source 20240713

KQED BBC World News Outside Source July 13, 2024

And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Hello and welcome. This is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the u. K. And around the world. It is just after 8 00 in the evening here in the u. K. It is thursday, which once again means people across the country are at their, windo front doors, even in the streets, as you can see, applauding all of the workers worki tirelessly to overcome covid19. We have cameras across the country. This is the image we are eing live from sunderland where, well , you can see those people, nuns included, celebrating the commitment and effort of our key workers, who are doing everything they can to help us get through this difficult time. You can see the rainbow becoming a symbol of appreciation for the nhs. The clap for ourer c is a tradition now on thursday evenings during the lockdown. In its fifth week of lockdown, introduced on the 23rd of march, people coming tether at 8 00 the evening, and not necessarily just clapping. Enjoying themselves as well. There is a lockdown, and people are very much staying at home in order to supporths the and save lives. A traditional clap for carers taking place a at 8 00 thursday evening here in the u. K. Well, this is happening as the u. K. Government reports another 616 coronavirus deaths in hospinal, bri the total to 18,738. That does not include deaths in care homes or thety commu the Health Secretary also announced the expansion of testing of essentndl workers people who live with them. We have that. Sto we will make it easier, faster, and simple for any essential worker in england who needs a test to get a test. Empls of essential workers will be able to on go. Uk gov. Uk to get a test for any of. Their st the government has set a targetf 100,000 tests t day. This graph shows the capacity to st has increased to 51,000 per day. While the capacity is up, only ,500 tests took place yesterda 18,000 people and developing an app to help trace the infections. Esther hancock says that does not mean there is deadline mr. Hancock says tt does not mean there is a deadline for reducing social distancing. Testing can help suppress, transmission in a way that allows you to have lesser social distancing rules, and critically , test, track, and trace works more effectively when the rate of new cases is lower. The lower the rate, the more effectively you cant keep i down using test, track, and trace rather than having to use heavier social distancingur me. That was mr. Hancock during the Daily Briefing we have every day in the u. K. The aim is to get tests up to 100,000 a day, and one of the wayss increasing the ability jessica they a reachingsted. Capacity, as you have been reflecting, now aund 51,000 tests that they have the ability to carry out, availability to carry out. But as you also mentioned, the actual numbers of tests being carried out in reality is much latest figures i h3,560 the it seems like they could get the 100,000 capacity figurto but they hav make sure the capacity is being used, and that t w is behind trying to expand the eligibility of those who can take part in tests, although iishink mrs would say they always intended to expand testing. The priority at first was patients in hospitals, then key workers, and now they are making easier to allow key wkers and other employers to sign up to get a test. Th is all to reach a target of 100,000 by the end of this month. That was the target thyhealth secretet when the government was coming under what a lot of pressure about it strategy when it came to testing. Quite a lot of pressure about its strategy when it came to teing. There were questions here about whether the government was doing enough. Led by the science and has taken the right steps at the right time. Matt hancock did announce that target while under some pressure. Now clearly under some pressure to meet that within seven days. Not just testing,ut tracing discussed today, a numberme of ures to increase that. ,0 recruiting people to get a rigorous track and trace operation going. That, matt hancock said, will be for when infections are falling. It is something being worked on. We have seen track and trace o operations goiin other countries. They have been deemed scientists as something of a success, alerting those who have coronavirus dentifying someone who has coronavirus and then alerting those have come across. That is part of the operation as well. I think the gernment is trying to respond to what seemed like g consensus am scientists that testing ps an importantt of tackling this virus and is well and important part of trying ensure there are ways to gradually lift the lockdn at some point, although of course, as we have been hearing over the last few days, the u. K. Government in westminster is reluctant to spell out exactly how that might happen. As always, thank you for lking us through that, jessica, our political correspondent. The first hum trial of coronavirus vacci in europe got underway. It happenedni atrsity of oxford. Usually, vaccines take years to develop. This one, however, was fast tracked. There are risks that any participant might have an allergic reaction. There is a risk they dont in human subjects. T will ope because of the urgency, some of the usual animal testing steps have been skipped so thathis vaccine can be made more quickly. The scientists anthe whole team are quite honest that they now what the impact i going to be. Thisirus is built out of Building Blocks that are heavily researched, so they dont have any reason to think there will be particularly harmful side effects. Meanwhile, a new zeand nurse who cared for Prime Minister Boris Johnson while he was in intensive care has spoken to the media. She said at first she thought his television shout out toer was a joke. Was just another patient we were trying to care for. You are not even l atle bit nervous . Honestly, i dont think i was. When i got in the car afterward i startedboearing things Boris Johnson on the news. It was a bit surreal. I thought wow, ias looking after him. Plon what about in terms of i see cu i did he get better attention no, each patien who comes to us is serious. Take it lightly. He needed to be there. Talk to us about how heeround out youjenny from new zealand. Naturally came up. He was interested in where i came from, what my storyas, and we spent a lot of time tother. They certainly did. Jenny is one of who looked after the Prime Minister while he was in intensive care. The u. S. House of representatives is meeting to vote on another tranche of bailout funds as 4. 4 million americans an additional 4. 4 million americans have lost their jobs. The total number of people who have lost their jobs since midmarch in the states is 26. 4 million, about 15 of the workforce. This graph shows the huge spike in unemployment, which happened very quickly as lockdown measures brought the worlds biggest economy to a standl. This graph is from the Economic Policy institute, and this shows us claims over the past 50 years. The areas in gray indicate a recession. What this graph in fact tells us is that the jobless claims for the last five weeks are more wothan four timee than the five weeks of the great recession. To putin tha context, it is really hard to comprehend these figure theize of these figures. Lets get a little bit of context from the economist an economist. Understand a number like this . Its as if the entire Adult Population of texas and oklahoma combined applied for uninsurance Unemployment Insurance benefits in the last five weeks. To get context, we a going to speak to a former chief economist at the department of labor who joins us live from california. We are talking about such huge figures. It is important to remember that behind these statistics are individuals, people who have families who are really struggling. How do Unemployment Benefits work . How quickly will these individuals get the money they need . That is going to vary a lot across different states in the country. Unemployment is administered at the state level. There are more than 50 programs and they have veryyi v degrees of being ready to accommodate a crisis of this what we are seeing in many cases, people are being frozen out. They are having to face long delays, which is a real problem. I hope the u. S. Really learns the lesson that we need to invest more in these programs sien a c like this hits, because this is the lifeline for working people who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own because of the global pandemic. It is a shame. I think the fact that we have under invested in these systems in recent decades, working people right now are payg the price. Especiay people who work in service industries, people who serve food, for example. People who earn such large amounts of their salary through tips. They will be hugely affected. Yes, the industries hardest at the beginning of this crisis are Frontline Industries where there is a lot of sociol intera they have been shut down. We are talking restaurants, hospitality industries, hotels, tourism, anything related to events, brick and Mortar Retail has been hit really hard. One of the underlying things is we are seeing people who have lowwage jobs disappear who before that did not have a cushion built up. People are in dire raits and really need government relief at this point. Thank you so much for talking us through those figures from the unitedtates. A really difficult day with those unemployment benefit figures coming tough. St with us. Eu lears are discussing a massive coronavirus bailout within the eu as the Central Bank Warns that gdp will fall by 15 . Scotlands Prime Minister has warned that social distancing measures may need to remain in place forhe rest of the year and possibly beyond that. She spoke at a News Conference in edinburgh and said a return mato nlife is not in forecast anywhere in the near future. Social distancing d limiting o contacts with others will be a fact of life for a long time to come. Certainly, the development of a vaccine would offer differe that means possibly the rest of this year and may even beyond. That is why talk of lifting the lock down as if it is a flick of a switch is misgded. There are steps that when we take them, will need to be careful, gradual, incremental, and probly quite small to start with. Welcome back. You are watchingside source live from the bbc. The u. K. Plan to step up testing for coronavirus by extending it to all essential workers. The u. S. House of representatives is meeting to vote on anoer tnc of bailout funds as additional 4. 4 million americans lose their jobs. It has been an important moment for the European Union today. 27 members held a summit and agreed onir and a coronav Emergency Fund. We have been looking at the how are you . Good to see you. Hello to those watching. Todays summit was the latest test. The focus was an Emergency Fund amat Emmanuel Macron said a bit ically was essential to the survival of the eu. The fund is in place and it has not come cheap. It is worth around 575 billion. It is hard to get a handle on these figures this is more than the gdp of poland if that helps. Or other, it is substantial. You might remember that the eu said it owed an apology for how it handled the start of the crisis. It seems to be saying im sorry with an enormous check. The check is largely being covered bgermany and france. In 19y, the tref rome was signed inside this building, establishing the europeanic econommunity, the forerunner of the European Union , by six founding members, one of which was italy. This country has always been proud to be at the heart of the european idea, and now many feel letown by the project it helped to form. The crisis has played into the hands of th extreme right, some members making a public display ofostility, feeding antieuropean sentiment, now at its highest ever. In a bookshop reopened this week, italys historical ties with europe are on show, asre its curnt battles, with a disease that has shaken the roots of european cooperatn. I was proeuropean, and i have changed my mind. I dont think there is solidarity. Ieel european. I hope everything will change. I believe italy will break if we go out of europe. Thisas countryought many battles in its long history, but now one with its allies to help it emerge, recover, rise up again. Mark lowen, bbc news, rome. Next, we wanted to understand exactly how the eu Emergency Fund is going to be used. We spoke with gavin lee in brussels. This is huge and split into three areas. About 100 million for workers and emoyees to have loans t so thy are not laid off straight away, and quick access to torse loans businesses to try to kickstart the companies at might need it, and for government specifically, 200 14 billion available. Countries can borrow up to 200 200 14 billion avslable. Countran borrow up to 2 of their gdp to spend on care homes and hospital. There is the bigger issue of how much more they will need. Its probably going to be around a trillion euros. The answer of what they come up with was cryptic ey said it would be a mix of loans and grants. This will be decided after analysis, the commsion said. But they are looking at another emergency summit. Multiyear, trillion euro package designed to reset the eu single amarket and of the economies within it. This is not easy. Do not expect it to be formalized until the end of the year. The eu is also trying to coordinate t easing of lockdown restrictions. Easi he says easing should been reduced for a same time a sustained time,h hea systems are able to cope, and there is enough testing capacity. All of ts, some might say, is close to common sense. States are not being more ambitious and how they work together. Some say lack of coordination. As already cost lives in the eu we spoke to our european editor on the issue. She said Scientists Say yes, better coordination might have helped but that has no possible in states in the u. S. and its going to be harder still among 27 inpendent untries. We have heard from Angela Merkel and her countrys decision to ease lockdown this week. Here a pictures of the secondary school near dusseldorf. To be clear, students are tting exams, and there are still strict social distanci. Rules in pla more schools willeopen in may. Angela merkel said germany will remain cautious as it seeks to ease restrictions. She also cautioned that we remain at the beginning of the crisis. Chancellor mkel no one likes to hear it, but it is the truth. We are nng neahe final phase of the pandemic. We are still at the beginning. We will have to w liveh this virus for a long time. Several other important updates on europe for you. On care homes, the World Health Organization says up to half of those who died from covid19 were residents of ca facilities he called this an unimaginable human tragedy. In sweden, officials reported more than 2000 deaths. They say 26 of people in stockholm are expecdo be infected by the start of may. Sweden has not imposed Strict Lockdown measures. Instead, it is urging people to take responsibility. Measures restricting freedom of movement for children have been called unconstitutional, and the authorities have five days to lift them. This is one of the few countries that has stopped children from going outside. Children under 14n spain will be allowed out for the first time in weeks. We spenthe day following these stories in europe with the help of the bbc live page which you can see on the websi. The front pages bbc. Com news. Thank you so much. And thank you tooz for bringing us uptodate china is giving the World Health Organization an additional 30 million. This comes a week after presidt trump suspended u. S. Fundse to agency. Mr. Trump has accused the who of mishandling the panmic, but and has repeatedly attacke beijing f the outbreak. Beijing has already revised numbers of those it ys died in wuand, and researchers in hong kong estimate ina had four times more covid19 cases than it first claimed. The ambassador to london has denied a coverup. The virus does not respect tweens or discriminate race discriminate betwees. Blaming and scapegoating are futile. Arrogance and insolence will only poison cooperation between countries. Our Diplomatic Correspondent has more on how the blame game has affected relations betweenin and the u. S. 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