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Business Matters: Trump unveils plan to re-open states in phases

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17/04/2020 GMT

Trump unveils plan to re-open states in phases

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Trump unveils plan to re-open states in phases

President Donald Trump gives guidance on re-opening of state economies

President Trump publishes a three-phase plan for re-opening the American economy as jobs figures show a total of 22 million Americans out of work.

China releases its GDP figures shortly- are they actually going to paint a true picture of the economic position?

From China we turn to Brazil - and the firing of the health minister - in the middle of a health pandemic. In recent weeks President Bolsonaro had consistently dismissed the severity of the virus - whereas his health minister had advocated strict social distancing, and staying at home measures.  It was a clash that came to a head - and Mr Mandetta used Twitter to say he had been fired.

And we head to Colombia where a tour guide in Medellin tells us how he survives strict lockdown measures.

Also in the programme, the party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, with voters backing the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Plus -will coronavirus allow farmers to hire enough people to pick fruits and vegetables?

And we ask one magician how does he host children's parties in lockdown.

Presenter Sasha Twining is joined by guests Paddy Hirsch in Los Angeles and Stephanie Studer in Shanghai.

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