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Happening as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time as terrible. Images from overwhelmed new york mass graves and makeshift morgues in a city struggling with huge numbers of. Things help stories from the past 7 days on right up to the moment of elements as well this is the weekly on r. T. International hello and welcome im you know neal. Well lets start with the latest figures on the 19 demick ever changing the number of cases around the world continues to rise to with more than 1800000 people now infected more than 113000 in all have succumbed to the virus with billions so. Thing under lock down there is some good news over 421 thoughts and people have recovered additionally the 1st trials of a vaccine are now under way here in russia some experts are confident it could be ready as early as september. Lets go through some more developments here in the country from next week people in moscow will need to start getting special digital policies to travel around the region right to the russian Capital Accounts for some 65 percent of all infections in the whole country the numbers reached almost 10000. Been giving more details about how a permit system will work it will be introduced in stages 1st for people wanting to move a road what is europes largest city in personal vehicles public transport suv now among the few exclusions to our military Service Employees medical stuff journalists talk to drivers can only take a passenger if they have a valid q. R. Code it will be needed by people on foot for instance shopping for food or visiting a pharmacy or hospital but other restrictions do apply the merest ses its being introduced because too many people despite the order to stay home are going onto the streets. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in russia currently stands at just under 16130 people having died. The peak is yet to come this week the president announced the pay rise for all medical stuff involved in combat in the outbreak and compared medics treating coronavirus patients on the front lines to the army giving them the same insurance guarantees us military personnel those of our series the epidemic spent a day with russian hospitals. Well lets have a look at the patients this patient has tested positive for coded 19 what into viral treatments are you giving him its calyptra has it been effective it has the fever has gone how well the z. Hes 38 when we received the 1st group of patients and started analyzing the cases we were shocked i understand because all of them were under they expect the bache yes. Thank you so much guys for your work thank you. The night between april 1st and 2nd it took us just a few hours to organize the clinic it was emotionally draining. As i wanted to make my own contribution to the fight against the pandemic i wanted to help the doctors but. I volunteered because i saw the to help was greatly needed there is a shortage of medical stuff when i go home i start thinking i should have stayed longer. How long do you usually wear this protective suit for the longest time was 6 hours but you get used to it. The worst cases. These ports indicate a low intensity. Is this how viral pneumonia yes the way he takes care isnt dangerous for the person but what is frightening is that it might be contagious. Are you scared of working here you know why whats the point of being scared it wont change anything should i just hope coming to work now i. Just dont know told the story the chief doctor we spoke to tested positive for corona virus author of the piece was filmed on was immediately transferred to working from home our crew also went into self quarantine as a precaution more than once or twice well in the week we spoke to the World Health Organizations representative in russia about the challenges ahead and to really get her assessment of the countrys containment measures. And there is that midwives are in the center in the very at the center of the fight against coverage not only fighting against the coronavirus but also maintaining all other House Services which are necessary to our own going. On going Reproductive Health needs of the planet are not diminishing and they have to be maintained via live the same time were seeing that also virus pregnant women are getting in fact it but births go wrong. Epidemic does not have a life of its only people can change it and this is the critical moment this is why russia has been searching to see spared for many weeks because the measures taken were early on very good obviously at some point we had a group of unrecognized contacts which always can happen but this is now being dealt with russia has increased its testing to 61000. 00 of test for a day so this will enable really identified not only people who are sick or chair immediate contact also to identify potential carriers of people who are completely healthy but have been in contact and also there is a possibility opened up to do testing request so people who may think that there have been in contact somewhere but cannot really put their finger on it also be able to test that is by large going to enhance our knowledge about their device finding its he didnt ways. Or create a virus is taking its greatest toll on the elderly with a picture of devastation from care homes throughout europe in the facilities of surge but exact numbers are yet because of a lack of testing and delays in reporting and its really the Health Director of all nursing home ses there are no resources to help cope with the crisis. I would describe whats happened as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time its terrible to have not even had time to process whats happened and mourn for those who have died. Like close proximity of residence all of whom are in the most vulnerable culture agree means the risks of infection are severe in homes but in many European Countries theyre being left to cope alone by Health Services receiving little or no treatment. Reported. As the grim toll from covert 19 continues to mount official figures often amid deaths outside hospitals including those in nursing and care homes a picture is now emerging of how the virus is laying waste to some of the most fragile while many older people have been self isolating a home and hopefully safeguarding the health as much as possible it seems that others in care homes are more a true risk in france the death toll rose rapidly off due to merge how many people in care homes had lost their lives to the virus those deaths now account for more than 30 percent of total fatalities but this isnt surprising from the very start we were warned that older people were at highest risk the most important task would be to protect. Most Vulnerable People during peak weeks. The priority of the nation is to protect our elderly you must do it responsibly with commonsense and discipline strong words from those in charge yet woods that some say have wrong hollowing as the elderly bear the brunt of the virus in spain nursing and care homes have been struggling to stop the spread of. 19 its estimated that a march alone nearly 5000 people in care homes in the madrid region died a correspondent from our sister channel r. T. Spanish francisco told me that in some places care homes have become defacto hospitals. Spread out. And its very cool to keep you know. There were. Parties. There is a lot of what it is they were defined inside. Heres. A copy 19 and it. Is this situation because very difficult for care homes because. For them they need to act as our hospitals franciscos mother was living in one home but following complications shes been transferred to a hospital where shes fighting pneumonia although its not yet been confirmed she is also being treated as if shes been infected by couvade 1919 is very cruel because you cannot hack your mother you can not kiss her you cannot be with her. Its very tough for haitian. Relatives we cannot be close to her or in the soup was fine says the outbreaks in care homes in spain have led to a collapsing staffing last month the military was called to help but over time and it found elderly residents whod been abandoned and in some cases dead in their beds meanwhile in a chilly investigation has been nuanced after dozens died at a nursing home in malone one who work at the facility said the true extent of the risk of infection had been played down what starr had been told not to wear masks and. This iteration isnt good this covered everything up there were even for people who came including a female doctor who terrorized a sane we didnt have to use masks. In the u. K. Government guidelines say couvade 900 patients can be safely cared for in care homes if precautions are taken but some care home managers say that by doing so the government is sacrificing the elderly. That would be tantamount to importing into care homes and i think insult to injury by asking us to take over 19 positive patients is asking us to basically make Health Suicide notes for people in care we are taught from a young age to respect our elders to look after our elderly yet as the panic has ensued with the pandemic those key lessons those reassuring overtures from leaders feel like in some cases they have evaporated show that even ski r. T. Paris. Or in the world worst affected covert country in the United States every state there is now under whats called a disaster declaration which means federal funds can be used at the local level to deal with the crisis more than 21000 dead have not been recorded more than any other Country Health care workers in many areas say their own able to cope with the influx of patients on a lark of protective equipment its most keenly felt in the countrys infection redzone new york. We are demanding that we get all of the hoarded supplies that exist a p p e so that we can protect ourselves our families and our beloved patients and communities we cant do it if were dead every day when i go to work i feel like im going to slaughter my colleagues and i are writing our last will and testament im 28 years old we fear that we may not survive this pandemic and yet we show up every day to this hospital. Some staggering figures there are more than a. Long efforts to cope with the rising number of bodies dozens of refrigerated trucks being parked up graves are being dug morgues become overwhelmed by the huge numbers of the all new Study Suggests that black americans are the worst affected demographic for a multitude of reasons up and explain. Someone rich and famous referred to the pandemic as being a great equalizer. Doesnt care about. How rich. The great is or well the queen of pop was dead wrong as the United States tops the world in terms of coronavirus cases and voices compare it to 911. 00 or pearl harbor its anything but equal and whos being affected we are seeing the disparity because right now slightly more than 70 percent of all of our deaths are among africanamericans and thats a state where less than a 3rd of the population is black these kinds of disproportionate results are playing out throughout the country in michigan africanamericans are only 14 percent of the overall population but they are 40 percent of coronavirus deaths you know illinois 15 percent of the population is black but so far africanamericans account for 29 percent of coronavirus cases and 42 percent of deaths the mayor of chicago a major city where africanamericans represent over half of coronavirus cases and 70 percent of deaths did her best to explain the situation this is not just about racial and ethnic disparities in the outcomes the distribution of this disease is tells a story about resources in any quality a story about Unequal Health care access job access and Community Investment it would be naive and in fact scandals to ignore the point that the virus there is a disproportionately negative impact on the low income you oftentimes of afraid. So that 8 people in a native american hope living in sort of the requote so yes this is a question of a bow quietness and rates. But its not only in terms of direct infection the Unemployment Rate is expected to go as high as possibly of bov 30 percent and for many African Americans losing a job doesnt only represent loss of income it also represents a loss of health care this is a post from a nurse in new york city that went viral whos going to pay for it last words ill never forget the response my patient gosp doubt between labor breaths to me and my team have to explain that he needs to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. If you test positive for coated 19 and require treatment you could be financially devastated hospital bills for coronavirus patients usually add up to between 42074004 those who are uninsured or for those who get treatment that is deemed out of network by their Insurance Company and even for those with insurance using in Network Providers the out of pocket expenses can add up to 21000. 00 or even 38 1000. 00 thats not a bill most americans can afford it because of our of for Profit Health system. Hospitals have been closed clinics have been eliminated oh and you have a disproportionate number of poor people who like those basic Health Services the so what we are seeing with this pandemic is that some us the fact that is the pandemic itself but the pandemic has exposed the structural contradictions of Economic System this is a big issue that goes across communities there are real serious. Contradictions in the u. S. That this pandemic is is exposing in a very graphic ways growing numbers of observers are saying that the u. S. Mishandling of this crisis isnt simply about a shortage of masks and ventilators its about the long standing inequalities and the irrationality of a profit based Health Care System caleb up and artsy new york big news on the energy front this sunday of a story on live reaction for you in 90 seconds time. Backs geysers financial survival. Housing bubble. Oh you mean theres a downside to artificially low mortgage through dont get carried away thats cause report. I dont trust medical authority at all. And the reason for that is i had this horrible autoimmune disorder growing up and it turns out it was completely alleviated with very drastic dietary measures and i went to a number of doctors to discuss what happened to me and i was basically laughed at like diet has nothing to do with our immune disorders so my suggestion to people who have Health Issues they cant figure out if theyre going to see a medical professional and theyve been going for 10 years and theyre still in the same place they should probably take it upon themselves to Start Testing things out testing out diet testing out exercise and try and figure out things on their own. The president s of russia and the us along with the saudi king have been divorced a historic do you in the past hour or so over the phone. As the oil cartel opec. Agreed on the largest ever oil cut it will see a drop of 9700000. 00 Barrels Per Day something that represents 10 percent of Global Supply kuwaits oil minister was the 1st to annoy the deal a little earlier and said it will come into force on may 1st. By the grace of god then with wise guidance continue sufferance and continue stock since early friday we can now announce to completion of a historic agreement to reduce production by approximately 10000000. 00 barrels of oil per day by members of plus starting from me the 1st 2020. Yes some background to this in early march opec and other Oil Producing nations fail to find Common Ground on reducing i poet says that took a nosedive on the back of the coronavirus outbreak earlier this week on agreement was almost reached to slash production but mexico refused the deal over to stabilize plunging prices at night seems the latin american nations being persuaded by its neighbor what the u. S. Following to lower its i pad to compensate but said it will be paid back at a later date. Lets get into this happy to say joining us live on the program is alexander accounts a public sounders an economist and financial expert alexander how important is this agreement. Well its so important because it puts a floor on the price of oil and i think this was really the goal of these agreements because as you know the markets were world really freefall and the storage abilities were being filled out to their Maximum Capacity so there was a need for such an agreement and i think the director and france get the job done and now we would see if the u. S. Canada and other nations a. Production which will increase the efficiency of this agreement factory in the proof will be in the putting wanted on monday morning when the markets totally open but in the meantime some of the reaction to this deal weve seen some prices actually for whats your take on why thats happening with the opposite scenario not have been expected to take place. Well i think the market was expecting maybe more commitment from the leading consumer countries. To take your some of the oil or surplus to field their strategy or their reserves and also all from the u. S. More of a commitment to implement some or supply goats. But this was not possible because of the structure of the industry do worse and because of for us regulations that prevent for their government from imposing or search restrictions on the producers or or in all i think this is a good agreement but more will have to be done perhaps in order to stabilize markets the koran there are various crazies. Lasts longer than expected and. We know that the supply and. Demand imbalance is higher than 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day actually that is over 20000000. 00 Barrels Per Day so there will be a need probably more actions in the future to this not be enough but this is 1st the 1st step a lot of work to do how long do you think alexandra its going to take for the oil market to actually recover from corona virus will the industry ever ever fully recover from what is happening right now that a lot an industry way way die. Well i guess youre right there are no the producers that will never recover from this craziness especially some small producers an. Oil producers. Do you worse some of them will get bankrupt and they will or their assists will be frozen but overall. We would probably somewhere maybe. Next next year maybe segment of the year over there think more probably 2. 00 or 21. 00 and maybe the market will come back to normalcy in 2022 or maybe. Only to be before that but nobody really knows at this stage the police under those close to the leak was sequences a sizable time period whatever way it turns out well thanks very much for coming on the program to sunday evening as well giving us your time alexander care to have a columnist and financial expert on the arts oil deal. The british Prime Minister was discharged from hospital on sunday morning after being treated for a crown of virus bars johnson will now spend time recovering the p. M. s official country residence checkers and wont immediately return to work now he had spent a week in hospital including 3 nights in intensive care during which britains daily number of deaths reached a record high with a 900 on both friday on saturday and total virus is now known to have claimed more than 10000 lives in the u. K. After coming out of intensive care johnson praised hospital staff saying he owed them his life the Prime Minister received oxygen treatment but did not require a ventilator. Yes they were things in britain. A virus there are concerns that conditions are ripe for spreading hope that the u. K. s releasing thousands of low risk prisoners in response but it is Standing Firm on keeping the wiki leaks following are behind bars even though the cap belmarsh. Is recorded a covert 1000 death on tuesday to m. P. s from his native australia are appealing to london to transfer him to heiser rest so theyve agreed to release papal. Monder standing nonviolent and people who only have a few weeks to go of the sentence now Julian Assange is not a violent person hes not been accused of any. And in fact he hasnt even been sentenced yet so thats why he should be added to this list i think thats thats clear and thats what a lot of people including mr amin parliamentarians assigning u. K. Prisons have coronavirus ripping through them spoken with julianna songes mother she has told me that julian does have preexisting Health Conditions which my came i guess a bigger target for bang at critical patient for banks someone who. Could potentially be fired will and thats why we signed that the appropriate precautions now need to be tightened by the u. K. Government and jonas and should be replaced and put in 100 tension. Just to fill in some of the blanks there mr assad is awaiting a hearing on extradition to the us there he could face 175 year sentence for publishing leaked evidence of u. S. Military wrongdoing in iraq and in afghanistan a British Court has ruled that a son just hearing will still go ahead in may the current locked on his lawyer for postponement his argument was that he had been unable to communicate with his client for 3 weeks because of the pandemic it will be impossible to hold a fur trial next month the judge refused saying its too early to tell whether the courts will even be in operation in may the editor of wiki leaks told r. T. Why the hearing shouldnt go ahead on her current conditions. It is absolutely absurd to not take into account the situation and not to move the here in which is planned for may 18th further down the road its not just the situation probably will be still very bad and theres a lot of witnesses that have to fly its not possible to to continue with their presence in the courtroom also keep in mind that now for 3 weeks the lawyers have not been able to see do they have not been able to meet him documents on and actually discuss the case how on earth can you continue as nothing has happened when the lawyers have not been able to confer with with a client he was not even able to take part in the hearing of the video link because its simply not safe to move around inside the prison if you go to a Holding Cells and then into the booths were other prisoners are using to appear the video only. Modern medicine is very much in the spotlight currently isnt that as the world scrambles for a vaccine for covert 90. 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