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CNN's Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta CNN Climate activist Greta Thunberg and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will join CNN's global town hall tonight.Richard Besser, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Kathleen Sebelius, former Department of Health and Human Services secretary, will discuss the coronavirus pandemic with CNN's Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.The town hall starts at 8 p.m. ET.How to watch: The town hall will air on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. It will stream live on CNN.com's homepage and across mobile devices via CNN's apps, without requiring a cable log-in.You can also watch on CNNgo, and subscribers to cable/satellite systems can watch it on-demand.We'll also be covering it with live updates here.17 min ago Brazil tops 200,000 coronavirus cases
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has risen to 202,918, according to the country’s Health Ministry.For the second day in a row, Brazil posted a record number of new cases with 13,944 reported.There were 844 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data. The total number of deaths in Brazil from Covid-19 is now 13,993.What we know: Brazil is currently among the top 10 countries in the world with the highest number coronavirus cases ranking sixth, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. It is the country with the most cases and deaths in Latin America.41 min ago Catch up: Here are the top coronavirus headlines from today
If you're just tuning in, here are the latest headlines from around the globe:- Global death toll: At least 300,074 people have died from Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally of deaths across the world.
- France's tourism plan: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced an “unprecedented” 18 billion euro (or about $19.4 billion USD) plan to support the country’s tourism industry. Under the plan, tourism businesses will be eligible for grants of up to 10,000 euros (about $10,781 USD). There are also government-guaranteed loans totaling 6.2 billion euro (about $6.7 billion USD).
- Coronavirus antibodies: Only 5% of people in Spain have developed coronavirus antibodies so far, according to preliminary results of an epidemiological study by the government.
- Travel in Europe: It will be “months not weeks” before there is a return to normal travel within the European Union, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told parliament.
- Japan's state of emergency: Japan lifted its state of emergency for 39 of its 47 prefectures on Thursday evening, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced in a briefing.
- Later on CNN: Join us for CNN's global town hall on the coronavirus pandemic. It starts at 8 p.m. ET. Today's guests are Richard Besser, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kathleen Sebelius, former US Department of Health and Human Services secretary, Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, and climate activist Greta Thunberg.
2 hr 4 min ago More than 300,000 people have died worldwide from coronavirus
At least 300,074 people have died from Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally of deaths across the world.As of 1:55 p.m. ET on Thursday, Johns Hopkins is reporting 4,405,688 confirmed cases globally.See CNN's global case tracker here.6 hr 40 min ago Northern Ireland announces first steps in easing lockdown
First Minister Arlene Foster at the Northern Ireland Executives daily press update on the response to the Covid-19 crisis in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, on March 25. Liam McBurney/PA Images/Getty Images Northern Ireland will take its first steps in easing lockdown restrictions on Monday, First Minister Arlene Foster announced at a daily news conference in Belfast on Thursday.From next Monday, “on the basis of the latest scientific and medical advice” garden centers and household recycling facilities can reopen with social distancing measures, with marriage ceremonies for the terminally ill also allowed to take place, Foster said."We are considering the lifting of other restrictions as we progress through our five point plan and we hope to unveil more about the implementation of stage one on Monday,” Foster said, following a meeting with the Executive – Northern Ireland’s cabinet ministers in the power-sharing government.
These changes come after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifted some lockdown restrictions for England on Wednesday.The first lockdown changes in the Republic of Ireland are due to be confirmed on Friday.7 hr 12 min ago Health workers in Spain hold two minutes of silence for colleagues killed by COVID-19
Healthcare professionals hold a two minutes silence in Vall d'Hebron Hospital in memory of the deceased health workers by Covid-19 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain, on May 14. David Zorrakino/Europa Press/Getty Images Health workers across Spain observed two minutes of silence in honor of all their colleagues who have died since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.Across the country health professionals stood silently in front of hospitals, care homes and health centers in silence. On social media, videos and photos of the vigils were posted along with the hashtags #NiUnFacultativoMenos (Not one professional less) or #UnSilencioYUnaPalabra (One silence and one word).The initiative was first launched by the Medical Union Confederation (CESM) to honor the "almost 50 colleagues that have lost their lives in this fight against the coronavirus," the Union said in a statement on Thursday, "professionals who put their jobs in front of their safety and fought for the health of their patients, even above their own."
So far, 50,088 health workers have been infected with the virus in the country, according to Spain’s Health Ministry on Thursday. 48 doctors have died according to the General Council of Official Medical Colleges, the Spanish doctors’ professional body (CGCOM) earlier this week. The Spanish government has not given an official figure on the number of deaths among health workers.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
States continue reopening as global death toll hits 300,000
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