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Coronavirus Live Updates: Britain Proposes Delaying Climate Talks by a Year Coronavirus Live Updates: Japan and Europe Plan Major Stimulus Packages
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Like the Tokyo Olympics and other major events, international negotiations designed to address the threat of climate change will quite likely be delayed by a full year because of the pandemic. Japan’s cabinet was expected to approve more than a trillion dollars in stimulus funds by the end of the day, according to local news reports. The funds will likely include a combination of subsidies to companies and individuals.
Britain, the host of the talks, which were initially scheduled for the end of this year in Glasgow, proposed on Tuesday that they be postponed until November 2021. A decision is to be made Thursday by countries that make up the rotating governing board of the United Nations agency that sponsors the talks. And in Brussels on Wednesday, the European Commission was expected to unveil a plan for stimulus measures worth more than a trillion euros. One measure being considered was a proposal from Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Emmanuel Macron of France for a 500 billion euro joint fund for European Union countries hit hard by the virus.
“Given the uneven spread of Covid-19, this date would present the lowest risk of further postponement and the best chance of delivering an inclusive and ambitious” conference, British officials said. Japan’s new package follows a trillion-dollar raft of measures that the country passed in April. Taken together, the two stimulus packages would be equivalent to 40 percent of the country’s economic output, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters on Wednesday morning.
The gathering is meant to rally world leaders to chart ways to avert the worst effects of climate change, including heat waves and flooded coastal cities. Japan’s economy shrank by 3.4 percent in the three-month period ending in March. In mid-April, the country entered a state of emergency, a sort of voluntary lockdown that continued through this week. Early indicators suggest that the damage to the economy in the second quarter could be severe, with businesses, particularly in the service sector, having shut down or reduced their hours.
Delaying the talks by a full year could worsen the problems, some diplomats say. Countries and international financial institutions may now feel freer to enact economic recovery plans without paying much heed to their climate implications. Mr. Abe’s approval ratings have plummeted to a record low in recent weeks, partly because of anger over his government’s botched rollout of individual payments and the perception that national stimulus efforts have been slow and insufficient.
More than 20 such conferences were held before countries agreed on the landmark 2015 Paris pact, under which they pledged to keep the increase in global average temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, compared with preindustrial levels.
Indonesia’s president said on Wednesday that he would deploy troops and police officers across hard-hit parts of the country as part of a “new normal” protocol meant to slow the coronavirus while reviving the economy.Indonesia’s president said on Wednesday that he would deploy troops and police officers across hard-hit parts of the country as part of a “new normal” protocol meant to slow the coronavirus while reviving the economy.
Even as the country’s coronavirus caseload continues to rise, President Joko Widodo hopes to put people back to work while requiring that they take preventive measures, including mask-wearing, hand-washing and social distancing.Even as the country’s coronavirus caseload continues to rise, President Joko Widodo hopes to put people back to work while requiring that they take preventive measures, including mask-wearing, hand-washing and social distancing.
The police and soldiers would be deployed in four provinces, including Jakarta, the capital, and 25 cities and regencies.The police and soldiers would be deployed in four provinces, including Jakarta, the capital, and 25 cities and regencies.
“If this is effective, we will expand to other provinces, other regencies and cities,” Mr. Widodo said in a brief statement to the nation.“If this is effective, we will expand to other provinces, other regencies and cities,” Mr. Widodo said in a brief statement to the nation.
Like many developing countries coping with the pandemic, Indonesia, which had more than 23,000 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, lacks the resources to help the newly unemployed and provide medical services to virus victims on a large scale.Like many developing countries coping with the pandemic, Indonesia, which had more than 23,000 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, lacks the resources to help the newly unemployed and provide medical services to virus victims on a large scale.
Many millions have been put out of work, and Mr. Joko is concerned that the economic losses pose as much of a threat to the public as the virus. Re-elected a year ago on a platform of economic growth, he is gambling that he can revive the economy while reducing the infection rate.Many millions have been put out of work, and Mr. Joko is concerned that the economic losses pose as much of a threat to the public as the virus. Re-elected a year ago on a platform of economic growth, he is gambling that he can revive the economy while reducing the infection rate.
Initially slow to act, Indonesia has closed schools and malls in some areas and limited public gatherings, and it banned people from returning from cities to their villages for the recent Ramadan holiday. But many Indonesians have flouted the rules.Initially slow to act, Indonesia has closed schools and malls in some areas and limited public gatherings, and it banned people from returning from cities to their villages for the recent Ramadan holiday. But many Indonesians have flouted the rules.
The president’s directive will increase the role of the police and military, which had previously assisted in enforcing the travel ban and mobilizing the virus response.The president’s directive will increase the role of the police and military, which had previously assisted in enforcing the travel ban and mobilizing the virus response.
The president of El Salvador joined President Trump on Tuesday by saying that he, too, takes the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in hopes of warding off the coronavirus.The president of El Salvador joined President Trump on Tuesday by saying that he, too, takes the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in hopes of warding off the coronavirus.
“I use it as a prophylaxis, President Trump uses it as a prophylaxis, most of the world’s leaders use it as a prophylaxis,” Reuters quoted the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, as saying on Tuesday. (In fact, few if any other world leaders have said they take the drug.)“I use it as a prophylaxis, President Trump uses it as a prophylaxis, most of the world’s leaders use it as a prophylaxis,” Reuters quoted the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, as saying on Tuesday. (In fact, few if any other world leaders have said they take the drug.)
Mr. Bukele, 38, has a contentious approach to fighting the virus. In March, for example, he sent the army into the streets to enforce one of Latin America’s strictest lockdowns. The nation’s soldiers and police officers have also locked up thousands of people in containment centers for breaking quarantine, and held them for weeks.Mr. Bukele, 38, has a contentious approach to fighting the virus. In March, for example, he sent the army into the streets to enforce one of Latin America’s strictest lockdowns. The nation’s soldiers and police officers have also locked up thousands of people in containment centers for breaking quarantine, and held them for weeks.
Mr. Bukele spoke a day after the World Health Organization said that safety concerns had prompted it to temporarily remove hydroxychloroquine — which Mr. Trump has said he takes as a preventive measure, despite the lack of evidence that it works against Covid-19 — from a global drug trial.Mr. Bukele spoke a day after the World Health Organization said that safety concerns had prompted it to temporarily remove hydroxychloroquine — which Mr. Trump has said he takes as a preventive measure, despite the lack of evidence that it works against Covid-19 — from a global drug trial.
Mr. Bukele told reporters on Tuesday that his government was no longer promoting the drug as a treatment, following the W.H.O.’s advice, but that patients could still opt to take it as a preventive treatment. El Salvador has just over 2,000 confirmed cases of the virus.Mr. Bukele told reporters on Tuesday that his government was no longer promoting the drug as a treatment, following the W.H.O.’s advice, but that patients could still opt to take it as a preventive treatment. El Salvador has just over 2,000 confirmed cases of the virus.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Bukele are not the only leaders promoting hydroxychloroquine in some way, despite the lack of evidence that it works against the virus. Last week, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil unveiled rules to expand the prescription of chloroquine, a predecessor of the drug.Mr. Trump and Mr. Bukele are not the only leaders promoting hydroxychloroquine in some way, despite the lack of evidence that it works against the virus. Last week, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil unveiled rules to expand the prescription of chloroquine, a predecessor of the drug.
“There is still no scientific evidence, but it is being monitored and used in Brazil and worldwide,” Mr. Bolsonaro said on his official Facebook page, The Associated Press reported. “We are at war: ‘Worse than being defeated is the shame of not having fought.’”“There is still no scientific evidence, but it is being monitored and used in Brazil and worldwide,” Mr. Bolsonaro said on his official Facebook page, The Associated Press reported. “We are at war: ‘Worse than being defeated is the shame of not having fought.’”
Last week, Brazil, became the nation with the second-highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, behind the United States. Its caseload is now approaching 400,000.Last week, Brazil, became the nation with the second-highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, behind the United States. Its caseload is now approaching 400,000.
Relations with the United States are at their lowest point in decades and Hong Kong is seething with fear and anger, but China’s biggest problem by far is getting its people back to work. At the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, officials made quick use of the fancy tracking devices in everybody’s pockets — their smartphones — to identify and isolate people who might be spreading the illness.
Millions of workers were laid off or furloughed while China battled the coronavirus outbreak. Many of those who kept their jobs have seen their pay cut and future prospects narrow. Months later, China’s official statistics suggest that the worst of the epidemic has passed there, but the government’s monitoring apps are hardly fading into obsolescence. Instead, they are tiptoeing toward becoming a permanent fixture of everyday life, one with potential to be used in troubling and invasive ways.
China’s youngest workers, in particular, have entered perhaps the country’s toughest job market in the modern era. The pressure is about to intensify: Nearly 8.7 million more college graduates are waiting in the wings this year. Zhou Jiangyong, the Communist Party secretary of the eastern tech hub of Hangzhou, said this month that the city’s app should be an “intimate health guardian” for residents, one that is used often and “loved so much that you cannot bear to part with it,” according to an official announcement.
“When it was April and I still couldn’t start my job, I started to feel worried,” said Huang Bing, 24, who graduated last year from a prestigious Chinese drama school. Her new job, set to begin this past January, ended before it began. While the technology has doubtless helped many workers and employers get back to their lives, it has also prompted concern in China, where people are increasingly protective of their digital privacy. Companies and government agencies in China have a mixed record on keeping personal information safe from hacks and leaks. The authorities have also taken an expansive view of using high-tech surveillance tools in the name of public well-being.
“I began worrying that I may not be able to work this year at all,” Ms. Huang said. “I can’t just keep waiting.” The government’s virus-tracking software has been collecting information, including location data, on people in hundreds of cities across China. But the authorities have set few limits on how that data can be used. And now, officials in some places are loading their apps with new features, hoping the software will live on as more than just an emergency measure.
The resulting damage to the ruling Communist Party could be long-lasting. It derives its legitimacy from its promise to deliver a better life for the Chinese people, one that has become increasingly difficult to fulfill. Like the Tokyo Olympics and other major events, international negotiations designed to address the threat of climate change will quite likely be delayed by a full year because of the pandemic.
Demonstrating the depths of the uncertainty, Chinese leaders who have been meeting in Beijing since last week parted with precedent and declined to set an annual economic growth target. But they have unveiled other goals that indicate their biggest worries, including cutting unemployment and bringing rising food prices under control. Britain, the host of the talks, which were initially scheduled for the end of this year in Glasgow, proposed on Tuesday that they be postponed until November 2021. A decision is to be made Thursday by countries that make up the rotating governing board of the United Nations agency that sponsors the talks.
In other China news: “Given the uneven spread of Covid-19, this date would present the lowest risk of further postponement and the best chance of delivering an inclusive and ambitious” conference, British officials said.
Apps used to assess Chinese citizens’ risk of infection are becoming a permanent fixture of everyday life, one that could be used in troubling and invasive ways. The gathering is meant to rally world leaders to chart ways to avert the worst effects of climate change, including heat waves and flooded coastal cities.
Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus pandemic began, has tested 6.5 million residents for the coronavirus in just two weeks. Delaying the talks by a full year could worsen the problems, some diplomats say. Countries and international financial institutions may now feel freer to enact economic recovery plans without paying much heed to their climate implications.
More than 20 such conferences were held before countries agreed on the landmark 2015 Paris pact, under which they pledged to keep the increase in global average temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, compared with preindustrial levels.
Grandparents choking on food because they were fed lying down. Residents left in filthy beds and soiled diapers for hours, in rooms with “significant fecal contamination” and cockroaches. Residents screaming for help for more than two hours before anyone answered.Grandparents choking on food because they were fed lying down. Residents left in filthy beds and soiled diapers for hours, in rooms with “significant fecal contamination” and cockroaches. Residents screaming for help for more than two hours before anyone answered.
Canadians knew the coronavirus had shred a deadly path through the country’s long-term-care homes, but a report drafted by the Canadian military adds new layers level of horror to the shocking tale.Canadians knew the coronavirus had shred a deadly path through the country’s long-term-care homes, but a report drafted by the Canadian military adds new layers level of horror to the shocking tale.
“It’s appalling, it’s disgusting,” Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, said on Tuesday as he released the confidential report to the public and demanded justice for families.“It’s appalling, it’s disgusting,” Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, said on Tuesday as he released the confidential report to the public and demanded justice for families.
While nursing homes have been pummeled by the pandemic in many countries, in Canada they seem to have suffered an especially severe blow. Earlier this month, more than 80 percent of the country’s coronavirus deaths were reported to have been tied to long-term-care homes. (That figure has now passed 6,500.)While nursing homes have been pummeled by the pandemic in many countries, in Canada they seem to have suffered an especially severe blow. Earlier this month, more than 80 percent of the country’s coronavirus deaths were reported to have been tied to long-term-care homes. (That figure has now passed 6,500.)
In the country’s two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, many centers were so badly hit and so understaffed that the federal government sent in the Canadian armed forces to help last month.In the country’s two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, many centers were so badly hit and so understaffed that the federal government sent in the Canadian armed forces to help last month.
The new report, which pertains to five homes in Ontario, is heart-wrenching.The new report, which pertains to five homes in Ontario, is heart-wrenching.
It cites not just a lack of infection control, but also burned-out employees who worked in a “culture of fear to use supplies because they cost money.” Essential items like wipes and linens were kept under “lock and key,” the report says.It cites not just a lack of infection control, but also burned-out employees who worked in a “culture of fear to use supplies because they cost money.” Essential items like wipes and linens were kept under “lock and key,” the report says.
In one home, staff members reported that patients had not been bathed for weeks, and in others, residents were not fed regularly and food was left out of reach.In one home, staff members reported that patients had not been bathed for weeks, and in others, residents were not fed regularly and food was left out of reach.
Calling the report “deeply disturbing,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “I had, obviously, a range of emotions of anger, of sadness, of frustration, of grief.”Calling the report “deeply disturbing,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “I had, obviously, a range of emotions of anger, of sadness, of frustration, of grief.”
“We need to take action as a country,” Mr. Trudeau said.“We need to take action as a country,” Mr. Trudeau said.
Relations with the United States are at their lowest point in decades and Hong Kong is seething with fear and anger, but China’s biggest problem by far is getting its people back to work.
Millions of workers were laid off or furloughed while China battled the coronavirus outbreak. Many of those who kept their jobs have seen their pay cut and future prospects narrow.
China’s youngest workers, in particular, have entered perhaps the country’s toughest job market in the modern era. The pressure is about to intensify: Nearly 8.7 million more college graduates are waiting in the wings this year.
“When it was April and I still couldn’t start my job, I started to feel worried,” said Huang Bing, 24, who graduated last year from a prestigious Chinese drama school. Her new job, set to begin this past January, ended before it began.
“I began worrying that I may not be able to work this year at all,” Ms. Huang said. “I can’t just keep waiting.”
The resulting damage to the ruling Communist Party could be long-lasting. It derives its legitimacy from its promise to deliver a better life for the Chinese people, one that has become increasingly difficult to fulfill.
Demonstrating the depths of the uncertainty, Chinese leaders who have been meeting in Beijing since last week parted with precedent and declined to set an annual economic growth target. But they have unveiled other goals that indicate their biggest worries, including cutting unemployment and bringing rising food prices under control.
About a dozen U.S. states are seeing an uptick in new virus cases, bucking the national trend of staying steady or seeing decreases — and at least half of the states seeing more infections were part of an early wave of reopenings in late April and early May.About a dozen U.S. states are seeing an uptick in new virus cases, bucking the national trend of staying steady or seeing decreases — and at least half of the states seeing more infections were part of an early wave of reopenings in late April and early May.
Bucking the national trend of plateaued or decreasing cases, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee are among the states that have seen recent increases in newly reported cases, several weeks after moving to reopen.Bucking the national trend of plateaued or decreasing cases, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee are among the states that have seen recent increases in newly reported cases, several weeks after moving to reopen.
New coronavirus cases have also continued to rise in North Carolina, where the Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held. President Trump threatened on Monday to move the convention unless Gov. Roy Cooper provided a “guarantee” that there would be no virus-related restrictions on the size of the event. Mr. Cooper, a Democrat, refused to do so on Tuesday.New coronavirus cases have also continued to rise in North Carolina, where the Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held. President Trump threatened on Monday to move the convention unless Gov. Roy Cooper provided a “guarantee” that there would be no virus-related restrictions on the size of the event. Mr. Cooper, a Democrat, refused to do so on Tuesday.
The new numbers could reflect increased testing capacity in some places, though they also indicate that the virus’s grip on the country is far from over. Experts have warned that opening too early could lead to a second wave.The new numbers could reflect increased testing capacity in some places, though they also indicate that the virus’s grip on the country is far from over. Experts have warned that opening too early could lead to a second wave.
In other U.S. news:In other U.S. news:
As child hunger soars to levels without modern precedent, an emergency program Congress created two months ago has reached only a small fraction of the 30 million children it was intended to help.As child hunger soars to levels without modern precedent, an emergency program Congress created two months ago has reached only a small fraction of the 30 million children it was intended to help.
After President Trump appeared to mock Joseph R. Biden Jr. for wearing a mask, the former vice president said, “You’re supposed to lead by example.”After President Trump appeared to mock Joseph R. Biden Jr. for wearing a mask, the former vice president said, “You’re supposed to lead by example.”
The stakes for reopening are especially high for Las Vegas. The famed all-you-can-eat buffets and nightclubs will be gone. And when casinos and resorts reopen, tentatively in early June, players will no longer be able to touch the cards.The stakes for reopening are especially high for Las Vegas. The famed all-you-can-eat buffets and nightclubs will be gone. And when casinos and resorts reopen, tentatively in early June, players will no longer be able to touch the cards.
California is in “economic free fall” after its early shutdown. With a gross domestic product larger than those of 25 states combined, California’s pace of recovery has significant implications for the future of the United States.California is in “economic free fall” after its early shutdown. With a gross domestic product larger than those of 25 states combined, California’s pace of recovery has significant implications for the future of the United States.
The National Hockey League on Tuesday became the largest North American professional sports league to announce definitive plans for a return.The National Hockey League on Tuesday became the largest North American professional sports league to announce definitive plans for a return.
Wall Street rallied on Tuesday as investors began betting on an economic recovery, with both stocks and crude oil prices surging. The S&P 500 closed 1.2 percent higher, with shares of companies most likely to benefit from the lifting of restrictions on travel and commerce faring well.Wall Street rallied on Tuesday as investors began betting on an economic recovery, with both stocks and crude oil prices surging. The S&P 500 closed 1.2 percent higher, with shares of companies most likely to benefit from the lifting of restrictions on travel and commerce faring well.
Reporting contributed by Jenny Gross, Catherine Porter, Somini Sengupta, Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher Reporting contributed by Raymond Zhong, Richard C. Paddock, Dera Menra Sijabat, Ben Dooley, Makiko Inoue, Mike Ives, Jenny Gross, Catherine Porter, Somini Sengupta, Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher