A religious event linked to the spread of the virus. And brazils leader downplays the threat posed by the pandemic as calls for his removal continue to grow. U. S. President donald trump says he may soon be able to give away ventilators to other countries even though many state governors are pleading for more equipment to tackle coronavirus new yorks death toll has more than doubled in 72 hours to nearly 2000 and the nationwide tally is over 200000. Were building thousands we will fairly soon be at a point where we have far more than we can use even after we stockpile for some future catastrophe which we hope doesnt happen were going to be distributing them the extras around the world well go to d italy well go to france well go to spain which is and you know very hard here. Meanwhile the World Health Organization is warning about rapid escalation resulting in a 1000000 confirmed cases in the days ahead over the past 5 weeks we have witnessed a near exponential gross in the number of n
Lengths to the spread of the virus. The number of people who have died from the corona virus in the United States is now more than 5000 President Donald Trump is considering limiting domestic air and rail travel between hot spots but his resisting calls for a National Shutdown as infections passed 200000 the highest in the world during wednesdays briefing tom said he may soon be able to give away ventilators to other countries even though many state governors are appealing for more equipment to tackle the virus mike hanna is in washington he says the u. S. Will soon be in a position to help other nations fight the virus. A number of u. S. Governors have been pleading with the federal government for more medical supplies in particular ventilators a state like new york says it needs as many ventilators as possible to stockpile for when the apex of the epidemic hits which current projections show by the end of the month yet the president continues to insist that there are enough ventilato
Linked to the spread of the virus. And scientists warn the virus can spread through people even if they dont show clear symptoms. The u. S. Could be about to introduce new restrictions after the number of corona virus infections passed 200002 be the highest number in the world President Trump says hes now looking at bans on domestic flights and governors have pleaded for more help and resources but trump told weapons is briefing but thousands of ventilators would soon be ready and he may be able to give them away to other countries in europe italy has recorded its lowest number of deaths in nearly a week with 727 fatalities but spain has reported more than 800 deaths for the past 5 days in a role and theres a new concern a study by researchers in Singapore Says around 10 percent of new infections may be spread by people with no symptoms maicon is joining us now live from washington d. C. Mike we saw a very bullish President Trump earlier on didnt wait compared to the the the president
Spain which is and you know very hard is mike hanna has more in what the governor of new york is doing to try to curb the spread of the virus. The Governor Cuomo words 1st lee has ratcheted up controls in new york city ordering that all playgrounds in the city be shut this because he says people were simply not being compliant with the social distancing regulations so he had no option but to shut down the playgrounds no more basketball he insisted its a game that cannot be played during this particular crisis the governor also once again reiterated the absolute seriousness of the situation speaking in new york state generally the past 24 hours or more than 390. 00 fatalities so this of course is a significant figure and its continuing to rise the governor also spoke to the alliance that hes forging with neighboring governors in new jersey and connecticut talking about how theyve got to Work Together and this just highlights the lack of federal leadership in this crisis its left to the
Reach 1000000 confirmed cases a stark warning from the World Health Organization is the coronavirus pandemic closes in on a new global monster. A u. S. Navy captain says infections are spreading uncontrollably on his ship and that his calls for help are going on out. And russian president Vladimir Putin is working remotely after a doctor he met last week tested positive for the fires. So then the u. K. Is rapidly becoming one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus in europe there have been more than 500. 00 deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time including a 13 year old child the government is again being forced to defend its plan for testing saying it hopes to get hundreds of thousands of tests a frontline staff within weeks has been under growing pressure to expand the program especially for vulnerable and National Health Service Workers nearly 30000 people are infected with the virus. Can i just make it absolutely and the Prime Minister has been very clear about this is as well