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World News 11th May 2020
Now corona virus is in the White House in Washington.  Press Officer in White House working close without a mask on the day before test, is positive.  Been in contact with Vice President and a lot of senior people and Press.   Also valet who serves lunch and diet coke to President, has got the virus.
Trump had a Saturday meeting with senior Military leaders.  Picture shows no social distance and no face masks.  People say this gives wrong message to the country.
Now members of Trump’s Corona Virus team (health officials) have to go into self-isolating because of contact with the virus.  They have stopped the daily meetings to inform the public.
Former President Obama says the White House response to virus has been “an absolute chaotic disaster”.
Germany risk level rises after they eased the lockdown.  Churches and shops opened and people could meet up.  Now concern over more virus cases. In Brazil, because of virus, there are less officers to check on the forests.  There is a big increase in the deforestation in the Amazon.  The planet needs the trees to control the climate.  This chopping down of the trees is becoming very serious for the climate crisis.  There is less air pollution because of lockdown, but the climate problems have not gone away.