Original version

BBC World Service South Asia

Newsday

Bulletins

News

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Newsday: 30/04/2020 04:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia

Magazines & Reviews

30/04/2020 04:06 GMT

30/04/2020 04:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia

Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia

BBC World Service - Newsday, Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia

The coronavirus outbreak has sparked increasing tensions between Australia and China. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated he would support an independent inquiry into how the outbreak began, to which Beijing has responded angrily.

President Trump says he won't extend his government's social distancing guidelines even though the number of coronavirus deaths in the US has passed 60,000.

In Mexico, there's been a disturbing rise in attacks on health workers.  Medical staff have been assaulted in the streets, banned from public transportation and in a few cases, even doused in bleach by people who have accused them of spreading the virus.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newsday

30/04/2020 04:06 GMT: Coronavirus: Tensions escalate between China and Australia

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service South Asia

About BBC World Service