Newshour Episodes Episode guide
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India sees biggest daily rise in infections
There has been a mass exodus of workers leaving the cities to return home
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Coronavirus: US toll climbs
Navy ship arrives in New York to relieve pressure on the city's overstretched hospitals
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30/03/2020 14:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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Trump pushes back return to normal
President Trump has revised his previous goal of a return to normal by Easter
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Senior US scientist says coronavirus could kill 200,000 Americans
Dr Anthony Fauci predicts coronavirus could claim as many as 200,000 lives in the US
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Coronavirus death toll in Europe tops 20,000
Worldwide more than 30,000 people have been killed by Covid 19.
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Coronavirus: Spain deaths surge
Spanish government extends state of emergency to 12 April
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Coronavirus: over 100,000 positive cases in the US
The WHO has stressed the need for testing
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Coronavirus: US faces lack of medical supplies
New York Governor says state is creating medical stockpile to deal with the outbreak
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27/03/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
British PM, Boris Johnson, has announced that he's tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Cases quintupled in New York while record number of Americans file for unemployment
Nearly 3.3 million people registered to claim jobless benefits last week
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26/03/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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G20 holds virtual summit to tackle coronavirus
G20 countries holding a virtual summit to discuss a global action plan to tackle Covid-19
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A quarter of the world’s population in lockdown
India begins first day of lockdown
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25/03/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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India's 'total lockdown': day one
India, the world's second most populous country, is in lockdown because of coronavirus.
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Modi places India under 'total lockdown'
Indian Prime Minster Modi announces stringent 21-day nationwide coronavirus restrictions
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24/03/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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Japanese PM says Tokyo Olympics postponed
The Japanese Prime Minister says the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to coronavirus
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Pressure builds for Olympic postponement
Pressure builds on the IOC and Japan to postpone the 2020 Olympics
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23/03/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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Coronavirus: Olympic Games in doubt
Canada withdraws athletes
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Coronavirus: New York warns of medical shortages
The United States has registered more than 100 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours
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Spain registers 394 deaths from coronavirus in a day
Over 1,700 people have now died from the virus in Spain - the most after Italy and China
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Coronavirus: is China over the worst?
China relaxes restrictions but Italy & Spain report hundreds more deaths
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Surge in coronavirus in Southeast Asia
Indonesia has 450 cases and 38 deaths, and Singapore has registered the first two deaths
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Coronavirus: UK pubs and restaurants to shut to fight virus
UK government to pay most of the wages of people who can't work because of shut-down.
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20/03/2020 20:06 GMT
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
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Iran faces one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks
Iranians celebrate Persian New Year but there is concern over the scale of the virus