Foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. S i am ros attons. Welcome outside source. Statistics from the World Health Organization, the biggest 24or increase in coronavirus casem since the pa began. Most of the new cases are in lets get the report from washington and sao pau victims of saturday nights attacked in reading have been named. Ere were Three Friends sitting out on a summers evening. We will hear about the lives so tragically taken. Coronavirus advice is being shifted in england for over 2 Million Peopleho are shielding because of health vulnerabilities. The new guidance eased in two weeks time we will look at that. And we will look at th detail on the center of a number of vid19 outbreaks. If anyone thinks t pandemic is entering the final stages, World Health Organization has reported the highest rising like run a virus cases since they pandemic began. On sunday, 183,000 people around theorld wer confirmed to have covid19. S e global tal of the confirmed casesw close to 9 million, bringing the total number of who have had it to 9 million. Re is the who on whether the rising infection rates mean some country lockdowns. Ease their some countries are now seeing [indiscernible] as they reopen their societies miand eco. All countries are facing a delicate botance between ting the people while minimizing the social and economic damage. It is not a choice between lives andivelihoods. The country wh the most infections remains the ud states. 120,000 people those have their lives. The number of infections in the 36,000nt up by more than on sunday. Now around 2. 2 million. The infection rate in new york he falling. The city was center of the u. S. Outbreak initially. Now it is starting to reopen. South and the west of the u. S. , were numbers a rising in florida and arizona, reporting their highest increase in infections over th weekend, these states seem to be on a similar trajectory to e one we saw in the northeast of the u. S. Through april and may. The mo important headlight gure, in may, infections fell, lets go to washington, d. C. Can we spot any patterns with regards to where the virus seems to be searching the most . What reasons might there be . It definitely seems to be searching in states that have been easing up there shelterinplace restrictions and allowing businesses to reopen, so places like texas and florida and california and arizona. It is interesting that these are a lot of southern stat then again, those are states that were not hit the hardest early on. New york, obviously, has seen cases declined, but thatso is because they had a high number of cases initially. I think what you are seeing is people are beginning to stop wearing masks, begiing to start socializing again, going out to businesses again. As a result, the virus cases are starting to go back up again. Can we map how the different states of eased lockdowns next their politics . Is there a correlation . Like i mentioned,ni calif is one of the states that has seen a risen the cases. California is an entirely mocraticcontrolled state. Meanwhile, arizona, texas, and florida are controlled by republicans. So much more of a relationship between the decisions to ease off on t business closures and shelterinplace orders, rather thanhe politics of the individual states in question. If you look at arizona, which is showing one of the largest spikes, they did not have any maskestrictions. They began opening very early on. The goverr ofrizona Just Announced last week that he was going to let local officials start to make decisionss to whether they should require masks inan publibusinesses able to continue to have more and more people come in. Bu when you have local governments doing that, you have a patchwork of response througho the state, and that will be unlikely to be able to arrest the growth of the virus at this point. A former fda head cameut and said, looking at arizona in particular, sd we could reach the point here in that state soon where these gentle mitigation efforts, like mask wearing, are not going to beou. We are seeing hospita uzations go beginning to see people put on ventilators, the numbers going. It is onl a matter of time when death rates start to go up. Ros thank you very much. Now to bzil, because more than 50,000 people there have died from covid19. The number of new cases is still rising sharply. Iwas recorded more than 54,000 new infections sunday, the total has nowllassed one n. Figure could be coablyrate, the higher. Even so, president bolsonaro remains committed to reopen the brazilian economy. Lets get the latest report from sao paulo. It was just a little cold, id brazils president , when the crisis sed. Even as the infections sword the death toll climbed president bolsonaro carried on. I am no gravedigger, he quipped in april, as he was questionable numbers. A week later, he was taken to task again. So what, answered. The situation worsens, the president continues to focus on reopening the economy and says little to ease the pain of those who have lost loved ones. Azil has had two more grim oi stones in a matter of days. More than one million cases and more than 50,000 people dead. Not even these numbers are prompting the presideo change course. In thedle of a pandemic, Many Brazilians feel they are liking ldership, and the mbers keep going up and up. Ros elsewhere in latin america, inon peru, i increased by more than 3500 on sunday, the total has passed a quarter o a million. It has the highest rate of infection after brazil. Chile and ecuador are strongly, and with brazil anperu, they have had 25 people dying after every 100,0 of population. Mexico is just behind that with 50 to 20 out of every 100,000 peop dying. The infection rate is rising half of all states in mexico, including mexico city, still in the red zone, the highest alert. Bars and cinemas close, Sports Events canceled, so you might be surprised to know thigures. On thist more detai from one of our latin americ corresndents. Why is it still not in control se mexico, given it ems to be doing what it should be doing . It does, in one sense, but somebody i was speaking to, an analyst this we can, said to me, the since normal life is carrying on. Quite a few of the countries you mentioned in your list, what they have in common is high levels of poverty. There are very rural populations and very sparse populations, too. Obviously, great poverty in urban centers, as well. For a lot of those people, not workg, staying at home, locking down with your family, simply can mean not eating. So we are seeing the rates in peru, the problems in mexico that you say that a redhot on the hes bend brazil, are partly, i believe, coming frot the fact tha people are still going out to works in vari forms. A friend of mine in tijuana the border said he has not seen much of the lockdown at all. Let me ask about cuba, a country having a lot more success in controlli virus. I guess it has a geographical head start on many countries. Itoes. That is part of it. It acted very early. T also, it has a lot of experience of a dealing with infectious diseases. It is proud of its record on things like zika and his medical system in general. On things like ordering lockdown, because of the fact it is obviously a police state and run by an autocratic government, if they say dont step outside or when you steputde, you must wear a face, people are doing it because obviously, there are serious consequences to not doing so. Sot i is obviously being followthrough a lot more harshly, but it is absolutely having a much better efft. They have had three infections in the past when he four hours and just two deaths as of the past 18 days. Cuba is absolutely on top of th ros thank you very much. Mu more situation on the bbc news website. In the u. K. Comell three victims of saturdays stabbings in redding have been named. Onjames fu a teacher, described as inspirational, and his friend joe ritchiebennett also died, a 39yearold american who lived in the u. K. For 15 years. His family in philadelphia say they are heartbroken. Finally, another friend who had been enjoying the evening in the park, vid wails. Lets get more from our correspondent. Back at school for the most painful of reasons. Hethrough t mourning, they love tributes to a teacher ws always told pils to fly high. Yearold james furlong was the head of history and politics atolt school p with the news students a colleagues held an, [moment of silence] as a community, we ll now need t absorb this sad news. Our thoughts are with his mum, dad, brother, family, and his friends and colleagues he was a cherished colleague and will be ry sadly missed. [applause] s he not just an average teacher. W an incredible person. He was not just a teacher, he was a human being. He had family and friends that love him jusas much as we do. 14yearold lucy had a story lesson just before lockdown. First he told me everything would benoine, you and corona would end and we would see him again. But we are not really, are we . We are not going to see him. Former pupils also came to pay their rescts to someone they described as an unforgettable teacher. I came out today because i feel like i had a connection with mr. Furlong. He was one of the teachers who was always there for me, a person who tried to put a smile on everyones faces. Us to come dress up as henry, viii. He had funny catchphrases and james furlong wthis park in reading on saturday where he wo stabbed t death. Today it was confirmed his iend joe ritchiebennett was killed alongside him, aniv american who in the u. K. For 15 years, he lost hisan huto cancer several years ago. Bbc radio presenter sarah walker was a close friend. She delivered this on her tribute it matters to me today that you know that joe lived a great life. He was loved by so manyeople, and he made us all feel that him in it. Er place with ct tonight, the third of the attack has also been named, 49yearold david wails. He was ways happy, and everyone had their problems but he always left that at the door when he walked into pub. He always made people smile. Thr friends who had just gone to catch up in the no reason. Ree lives taken for ros in a few minuteon outside source, were going to hear about somearildlife reseers who want toho study animals have been reacting to lockdown and the fact we have not been around quite as much. Our reporter will talk us through what an anth. Ropause now if youre o of the over 2 Million People in england who has been shielding because of a preexisting health condition, e restrictions aing in a fortnight and pending at the able of august youll be meet six people outdoors and form support bubbles with other households. In scotland, restrictions will continue until at least the same time, start of august. That is when northern irelands restrictions are due to end. Manyra clinically vule people could be heading back to work. Theres concern about whether that is safe. Here is the u. K. s health secretary. It is so important that employers work with us and crucially work with their employees to support them to get back to work in a covidsecure environment. And it is critical that work is provided in a covidsecure way for people who ar shielding. Ros i am ros kins with outside source. We are in the bbc news room. A Record Number of new coronavirus cases only one day. Registered by the been third person killed in the readin stabbings named. Wails died along jo ritchiebennett and his friend james furlong on saturday. In the context of the coronavirus, there has been a lot of aention recently on slaughter houses and how some haid been the center of cov outbreaks. For example, this Meat Processing plant in y. More than 1300 positive cases linked to the factory and 7000 employees and their families now in quarante. The outbreak is so large that on its own it has helpedo push up th r number in germany, the measure of howhe fast virus is spreading. Scientists want that figure to be under one. In germany, it is over 2. 8. Inge northwest germany, mant says the outbreak may have begun and e workers traveled tern europe at the end of germanys lockdown. Focus has shifted to the working conditions of the plant, too the owner is a billionaire, and rehe held a press cone over the weekend. As a businessman and someone who puts people first i can only offer my complete apologies because we are the cause of this issue and carry full responsibility,as m businessman in the company as a whole. Ros the focus on Meat Processing plants is not isolated to germany. Outbreaks have forced plans to sh in europe, the americas, and australia. In t t u. Kee sites were closed last week after clusters of infections were discovered. 0 people tested positive at a bacon plant. Further outbreaks at a plant elsewhere, including in wales the two sisters plant, the biggest chicke factor the u. K. Come all 560 workers now conditions inside slaughter houses make em ideal breeding grounds for covid19, and there are lots of different factors at play here. The u. S. Ancy, the cdc has documented some of them. Cramped cditions along processing lines, long hours in close proximately to workers, and the layout of facto floors all being bearers to social distancing. It adds the pace of work and physical demands making it diffict to. Wear face other research into noise, the prence of loud noise bringing people closer. Socioeconomic factors are also welldocumented. In europe and the u. S. , the Meat Industry or alls on cheap migrant relies on cheap migrant labor. Many workers share cars, making it easier for the disease to spread. The cdc points out that in one factory in the u. S. , 40 different languages are spoken. And we saw thist f article using germany as a case study appeared working up to 60 hours a week,iv the migrants seven to eight for accommodation. And theres one other important factor, the cold environment at the plants. Here is overall edges on that. The cold temperature does not help. We know heat helps destroy the virus. It means the virus will be on surfaces for longer, increasingo the potentiatransmission. When we look at the epidemiological factors that are most involved in transmission, it is densy of p iple. It reallthe number of people in one place for an extended period of time. Ros in the u. S. , nearly 200 meatpacking plants have reported outbreaks. In indiana, 900 employees at a pork factory caught the virus. More than 800 infected at another facility inside south dakota. Eight people died from cova 19 in greeley, colorado. Another statistic, according to food and environment reporting network, 20,000 meatpacking ill. Ers in the u. S. Have fallen this puts pressure on food supplies. In april, donald trump used president ial powers to for some meat proceg factories to ay open citing National Security reasons. Lets go back to anthony in washington. Is it overstating to say this single issue is applying pressure to the food supply absolutely. It is not only with these facilities shutting down because of outbreaks, but when they are reopening again, the process has to be changed to ensure worker safety. So the produion rate decs, and that causes cklogs in supply chain all the way from the people who are producing the pork, raising the hogs and beefg to tcery stores in the neighborhoods. So when you get disruptions in plthe s chain, two things happen. You get less supply, so there are not as many pieces of meat on the shelves at stores, and prices go up here you have seen both those things happen in the u. S. Over the past couple months. Although i will say, recently, it seems like the changes have been restored somewhat, so they supply, at least, has increased, if not the price is going down. Ros does the Meat Processing industry in the u. S. Say it has a particular issue with reference to covid except that it has a to covid . R issue with reference they do acknowledge that there is a threat to workers upon there safety. You see a threat to workers safety. The trump administration, in april, came in with the order, saying it is critical infrastructure, essentially preventing states and localities from imposing edges no requirements on these meat production facilities beyond what was recommended by the federal government. Producers, they s they are doing everything they have to, everything necessary to the health and safety of their workers, altugh there are worker unions and advocacy groups that are saying there still not enough, that people are still getting sick, that they are being forced to get back to work or forgo a paycheck, and thasetheyre ially sacrificing their health in order to ensure their financial security. Ros thank you very much, anthony, in washington, d. C. Some other main news, the bc arabic is covering saudi iabias announcemen will be holding what it calls very limited hag this year because of protest coronavirus. Only pilgrims ngready in the m allowed to take part. The Afghan Government says last week was the deadliest for Security Forces over the last 19 years, accusing the taliban of killing nearly 300emembers of its Security Forces during more than 400 attacks. The taliban described the claim as propaganda to disru the peace process. Tens of thousands of south african stranded by a strike by bus drivers. Major roads in johannesburg and victoria blocked. Drivors are demanding Financial Support from government, saying coronaviruav restrictionsreduced income. That is from b africa. Now youy ay have seen, ple ories of animals behaving differently during lockdown. With us out of theay, some animals are making the most of archers have a name for it, and throw anthropause, and they are urging further study. Victoria is joining us to talk about this. What is an anthropause . Unprecedented, the most overused word in the reporting of the rendemic, but udented lack of humanctivity. Through huge human and Economic Cost through tragice circumstances, have pushed the pause button of human movements and activity through lockdown all or the world. These scientists are saying, and there ar wildlife scientists involved in tracking Animal Movement and looking at how we share the planet with lots of other species in every continent over the world. What they are sayinge is need to bring together that data were all thepecies have been tracked so we can measure exactly what has gone oorn b during, and after lockdown. We can measure the impact of our ownen a. As you can imagine on an increasingly crowded planet, it is difficult t measure human absence, and here is a unique opportunity. Ros what kind of things do