Happening as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time as terrible. Images from overwhelmed new york at mass graves on makeshift morgues in the city struggling with huge numbers of dead. With think top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the Weekly International hello and welcome. Lets start with the latest figures on the kobe to 19 the number of cases around the world continues to rise with more than 1800000 people in fact is while more than 113000 total love succumbed to the virus with billions sitting under lockdown theres some good news over 421000. 00 people have recovered additionally the 1st trial its of a vaccine are now under way here in russia some experts are confident it could be ready as early as september. Next week people in moscow will need to start getting special digital passes to travel around the region right now the russian capital a concert for some 65 percent of all infections in the entire country the numbers at reached almost 10000. The merge been giving more details about how the permit system will work it will be introduced in stages 1st for people wanting to move is europes largest city in personal vehicles or public transport among very few exclusions or military Service Employees medical stuff and journalists taxi drivers can only take a passenger if they have a valid q. R. Code it wont be needed by people on foot for instance shopping for food or visiting a pharmacy or hospital but other restrictions do apply the its being introduced because too many people despite the order to stay home are going oh its on to the streets. The number of confirmed corona virus cases in russia currently has just started or 16th and with 130 people having died a lot of the pick is yet to come this week the president alone to a pay rise for all medical staff involved in brick. Medics treating coronavirus patients to the Army Fighting on the front lines giving them the same insurance guarantees as military personnel the host of our t. V. Series the epidemic spent a day with russian hospital stuff. Lets have a look at the patient this patient has tested positive for coded 19 wasnt a viral treatment are you giving him its calyptra has it been effective it has the fever has gone how will the 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. For the night between april the 1st and 2nd it took us just a few hours to organize the clinic it was emotionally draining. I wanted to make my own contribution to the fight against the pandemic i wanted to help the doctors. 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 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 why whats the point is they scared it wont change anything today just hope coming to work. Just a note on the story of the chief doctor we spoke to tested positive for corona virus after the peaceful settlement was immediately transferred to working in isolation our crew also went into south korean team a precaution. More than once in the week we also spoke to the World Health Organization is representative in russia about the challenges ahead well to get her assessment of the countrys containment measures. And there is the midwives are and the center in the very active standard of the fight against coverage not only fighting against the koran the virus but also maintaining all other House Services which are necessary john going. Are all going Reproductive Health needs are of the planet are not diminishing and they have to be maintained via life the same time were seeing that also virus pregnant women are getting in fact did but births go wrong. Academic does not have a life and so we people can change it and this is the critical moment this is why russia has been certain 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 of task for a day so this really enabled really identified not only people who are sick or share immediate contact but also to identify potential carriers people who are completely how to but have been in contact and also there is a possibility opened up to do tasking requests so people who may think that there have been in contact somewhere but cannot really put their finger on it and also be able to task that is by and large going to enhance our knowledge about their violence is finding its he didnt buy. Something thats been clear from the outset coronavirus is taking its greatest toll on the elderly with a picture of they have a station emerging from her homes throughout europe deaths in the facilities of servers but the exact numbers arent yet known because of a lack of testing and delays in reporting in italy the Health Director of one nursing home sees there are no resources to cope with the crisis. So. I would describe whats happened as a tsunami losing so many people at the same time is terrible but have not even had time to process whats happened and mourn for those who have died. The close proximity of residents all of whom are in the most vulnerable culture agree means the risks of infection are severe in cairo but in many European Countries they are being left to cope alone by Health Services receiving little or no treatment or 2 penske filed this report. As the grim toll from couvade 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 some of the most from child while many older people have been self isolating at home and hope. Fully safeguarding the health as much as possible it seems that others in care homes are more a true risk in front 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 our elderly and most Vulnerable People during the peak weeks didnt assume it to put the priority of the nation is to protect elderly you must do it responsibly with common sense 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 covert 19 its estimated that the march alone nearly 5000 people in care homes in 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 when the euros spread out. And its very equal to keep. There were different parties. There is a lot of what they were defined inside as u. S. Bases it could be 19 and it. Is this equation becomes 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 she. 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 can not your mother you come here you cannot be with her. Its very tough for. Us we cannot be close to her in these circumstances the outbreaks in care homes in spain have led to a collapse in staffing last month the military was called to help or to retirement home and it found elderly residents whod been abandoned and in some cases dead in their beds meanwhile in a chilly and investigation has been launched after dozens died at a nursing home alone while you work at the facility said the true extent of the risk of infection had been played down what stocks had been told not to wear masks and remember. This iteration isnt good this covered everything up there were even for people who included a female doctor who terrorized saying we didnt have to use masks. In the u. K. Government guidelines say 1000 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 to add insult to injury by asking us to take coded 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 so that even ski r. T. Paris. Lets move from france to the United States the worlds worst affected covert country now every u. S. State is under whats called a disaster declaration which means federal funds can be used to a local level to deal with the crisis more than 21000 deaths have been recorded that is more than any other country and Health Care Workers in many areas are unable to cope with the influx of patients a lack of protective equipment to its most keenly felt in the countrys infection red zone new york. We are demanding that we get all the hornets 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 a sheep 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. More than a thought being lost in new york state. For its to cope with the rising number of bodies dozens of refrigerated trucks being parked up graves are being dug in the city morgues become overwhelmed by the huge numbers of dead while new Study Suggests the black americans are the worst affected demographic for a range of reasons. Explains. 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 in 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 often silence of afraid to say so that 8 people in a native american poll 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 a vote of 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 labored 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 out of pocket expenses can add up to 21000. 00 or even 38000 dollars thats not a bill most americans can afford and because of our of for Profit Health system. Hospitals have been closed clinics have been eliminated oh and you have a disproportionate number of core people who like those basic Health Services the so what we are seeing with this pandemic is that some of 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 up and artsy new york. This is. From the past 7 days on developments this sunday right after the short of the bricks. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest on the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. Hello again the president s of russia and the u. S. Along with the saudi king dorst a Historic Deal this sunday the oil cartel opec and allies have agreed on the largest ever or oil i put cut it will see a drop of 9700000. 00 Barrels Per Day representing 10 percent of Global Supply kuwaits oil minister in illinois the deal will come into force on may the 1st. By the grace of god and then with wise guidance continue suffered some continuous talks 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. Lets get some background in this in early march opec and other Oil Producing nations failed to find Common Ground on reducing i put the man took a nosedive on the back of the coronavirus our brick earlier this week an agreement was almost reached to slash production but mexico refused the deal or ever to stabilize plunging prices it now seems that a lot of the american nations been persuaded by its neighbor that the u. S. Phone to lower its side temporarily compensate we heard from economist financial expert Alexander Council who thinks more may have to be done on the to stabilize them. Its important because. On the price of oil this was a really good of these agreements because as you know markets what world do we use free fall and the stories to beat us were being filled up to their Maximum Capacity so there was a need for such an agreement or a lot of be sure this is a good agreement. More will have to be done perhaps in order to those markets. In the very worst ways this. Lasts longer than expected. To spring into the u. K. Where the british Prime Minister was discharged from hospital earlier on sunday after being treated for corona virus johnson will spend time recovering at the p. M. s official country residence checkers will not immediately return to work he had spent a week in hospital including 3 nights in intensive care during which britains daily number of deaths reached a record high more than 900 on both friday and saturday in total the 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. Well staying in britain with concerns the conditions are ripe for spreading coronavirus the u. K. s releasing thousands of low risk prisoners but its Standing Firm on keeping the wiki leaks founder behind bars even though the capitals belmarsh jail where Julian Assange is recorded that kobe had 19 death on choose the 2 m. P. s from his native australia are appealing to london to transfer him to house arrest. So theyve agreed to replace paypal who. Are standing nonviolent people who only have a few weeks to go of a 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 a strong in parliament ariens assigning u. K. Prisons have coronavirus ripping through the spike im enjoying a 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 the appropriate precautions need to be taken by the government and join in this and should be replaced and put in 100 tension. Is i waiting a hearing on extradition to the us there he could face a 175 year sentence for publishing le