BBCNEWS BBC World News September 17, 2020
We start with coronavirus and figures from the World Health Organization showing that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe now exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. The un body has also warned of alarming rates of transmission across the region. It came as spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2000 were in the madrid region, which is planning targeted lockdowns. In france 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday marking their highest single day rise in cases since the pandemic began. In the uk the gover...