can come home legal residents can come whole but as a secretary detail they will be funneled through specific airports and process the iranian president hassan rouhani says the country's fight against the coronavirus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions iran is the hardest hit country in the middle east with $611.00 confirmed deaths many iranians are ignoring government calls to stay at home though. and the pandemic has prompted colombia to shut his land border with venezuela after it confirmed its 1st 2 cases on friday the border is crossed by thousands of venezuelans every day in desperate who are in desperate need of food and medical supplies because of the economic situation in their own country. that's it from us here in london rewind is coming up next. what's behind the recent tensions between pakistan and i mean do you know we've given them the opportunity to engage but now we know allies it's not just politics it's the new can do quality can also feel pakistani foreign minister shop mahmood qureshi talks

to al-jazeera. hello and welcome to rewind. back in 2014 liberia was locked in a desperate struggle to control an epidemic of the ebola virus journalist sorious samura is from neighboring sierra leone and in a remarkable documentary he followed liberia's poorly paid and in the quips health workers they risked their lives to treat the infected and recover the bodies of the dead and we're talking with sorious in a while 1st here is his powerful film liberia living with ebola.

ebola is named after a river a force of nature it flows through countries and it feeds like we had droney. the outbreak in west africa claimed its 1st victim in a small village in cells on guinea. fish and 0 was a 2 year old boy but how he caught the disease is still a mystery for more and asked the disease for it no one knew what it was in march the warhead it's all going to zip shown or w.h.o. announced that the disease was ebola but by then it had already infected almost 100 people. food and was on its way to neighboring liberia and sierra leone on august 8th w.h.o. declared the outbreak an international emergency today the disease has reached epidemic proportions bring in affected countries in west africa to their knees and

spreading to the u.s. and europe. i have come to liberia where the bullet has claimed almost half its victims it is there be scinto this catastrophe outbreak 2 days before i wrote the 1st case of people who live in the us have been confined for months the virus had terrorized this country now the whole world was grieved by fear. i have come to me to me as a local journalist who will be joining me a sign vest to get the reality of fighting the most deadly outbreak of this disease and its recorded history. i asked me what she thought of the government's handling of the crises sometimes i would tell you big government to think here. only one moment people were dying poor people were dying but when this guy from the finance ministry died that's when the government buckle up we are serious i'm going to fund

this task force that was announced july 26th yes that when people were dying every way the people few the government. downplayed them. yesterday the government isn't doing anything money that come the lumo whether money call something i agree but some people are equally very critical about the international community what's your take about their response their wessel slow in coming mandate has had announced that they are ravel 3000. what happened in july. in liberia alone almost 3000 people have died with over 6500 reported infections across west africa almost 5000 dead and almost 14000 infected. the next we joined the liberian red cross who are responsible for collecting dead bodies throughout the capital city of monrovia. these burial teams down to one of

the most dangerous jobs in liberia and must we have protective clothing. for their own safety this is not just an account of that but this is the kills disease the protocol of the you must follow your busway of people properly you must have a spread of around to this inferred that you needed in barabant this effect the border before the team moves in. those that are picking the borders we are also very concerned about them that if you don't follow the protocol properly you could be infected i also could be a victim of the situation. if we move or. have a meeting with you something. in. the 1st collection of the day a young man on the outskirts of the city his body left at this out house.

full of movement. last night also dividing more people still. a ball it's one of the walls most deadly diseases dates no vaccine or cure it is transmitted through bodily fluids and this most contagious after the death of the victim one mistake can cost any or all of these workers their lives. nearby i found robert the younger brother of the dead man. where so so sorry about your loss. what really happened. you can go to hospital ignore civil war movies the food. they didn't allow you to

us with you know why not. before. and you have been handling him. here. i became deeply worried for this young man against greek government advice robot hard physical contact with the sick brother and even carried a dead body outside it is one of the worst things about this disease the week it attacks those given care every rose that can tear a piece seeks a mother can't hold her seek child. this family will need to be monitored for 21 days it will last maximum incubation period but for the burial team there d. has only just started by mid-afternoon their pickup truck was stacked with bodies i'm. on its way to the crematorium. this is it this is it for people who die of ebola here in liberia once they are driving

through those gates into the commentary on that seem to disappear into thin air no reach whilst no ceremonies and this is very difficult for us africans because we are not used to burn in our loved ones we would bury them and put them in mark twain so that we keep the memories alive but right now it is so clear to me that not only is ebola killing our loved ones but it's really killing our cultures and traditions. before leaving i spoke to robert a member of the burial team he is one of the heroes in this war every day he risked his life and he's doing it for no payment is there money or go away for life he will record in the war he lost he not to be who i do next who asked to see me i leave you different country alone and people see not people dying he said he does 11 years old we hear that a lot of people who are working with

a ball of victims or the dead are being stigmatized have you had that kind of experience and my house gave me food to move to see me now you know i personally as i know my 1000000 would be islamic what does it mean. if a border lies to be beaten it will all in law to the correct answer for a service of people like robert but while he and his team are tending to the dead others are fighting to keep people alive. mid-season front you have been fighting it pooler since the early days of the outbreak these places are called ebola treatment units or use it is where people with ebola must go to be cared for. and isolated. these patients arriving would seem to him suspected to be buller can only be treated by workers in full protective clothing everyone else must remain at

a safe distance watch mostly to feed like to be treated as such a threat. but the protocols are there for good reason the majority of patients do not leave to walk out. but it is not all bad news from the iti use this young lady arrived here just a few weeks ago suffering acutely with the disease but she survived and is now a volunteer. even. if you have any you feel like. it's a signature and the last night because. there's been some fear before to to head to pools. even if either be the model of the who. if only to just calmly can be done with. lead by this time you'd be the no no no no. because if you're leaving the apartment

you we stay or go we're coming back in a dory how can you debt stand you and i are distant with poor the. guest and. i never really thought that people can still find this place we said i get mr armstrong. i willing is the place where i even use the dance and gas in my face . for those who survived currently 40 percent of patients at the city you they develop immunity though for how long we do not know but for every survivor there are more dying and drew is the assistant medical team leader he's causing had just died during the previous night. i was on my way. we had this morning. i wasn't feeling good but then when i got here i. realized i have passed during the night he

didn't make it. it doesn't care who you are once you contact the disease. i mean if you believe fine but we are dying that's it that's just we have. a devastating side of this outbreak has been the huge number of infections and deaths among the brave men and women working at this use in liberia alone over 100 of them have perished. while stuff here continue their work oh it was not well as they were the government run 18 years after health workers had announced a strike medical staff were promised increased pay for risking their lives but the pay increases were reduced for years health workers have been fighting the government over bad working conditions lack of people meant. susi us is despite 2 leaders of the national health workers i see

a show on our own the room with. people who sit in the obviousness and then make decision against me free to position where they can get is are they afraid that with a while in the fed or so they don't hear how many of you agree with what what what he say. oh yeah well actually this is a period when liberia needs everyone its resources its people you know the right time for you guys to go on strike we asked our lives to see our presence says that they're all right and you're going to tell you we are what you would do said that we do you misread what we could but we still don't know that there are reports that money is being given by the international community on a go. governments in the west to help what do you guys think the government is doing with that money i was sure. i won't disappoint that have were cause your

board and staff that 231 of our you know we that linda that when we are the only one here what are your goals for more as a bowler has exposed the table weakness of liberia's health care system but he says also explores the libyan people's deep mistrust of their own government and you can see why this audit report of the ministry of health highlights many financial discrepancies yet nothing is seen to be doen and liberia's president ellen johnson sirleaf is viewed by many here we do as much contempt as many of africa's most corrupt leaders despite her high international standing we try to interview the president to discuss the claims made against her government but it didn't happen for most liberians including me failure of leadership is what they expect this country has experienced to civil wars in the last 20 years alone and watching me go

home in the evening to tutor her 12 year old daughter it was another stack reminder of the challenges facing this country and its people when i grew up and where i come back even if i'm tired as i have to tell my daughter. any children most especially goes there are good time is growing when i pass it for one year in a new go to school after the war we have not even built this system. in the board i have conned the game so this is there is completely broken down when are we going to pick up our book pieces for me ms ward's heat close to home my own country has also been deeply affected by ebola and has barely recovered from its own civil war ended. ninety's diseases breed on the weakness of our missions a weakness that has left us pleading for help to the international community after

long and much criticized silence these pleas were finally had we spoke to the country representative of the world health organization it's true that the the rule of the act of late but the world started to react in august and definitely in september but i would say since i came 6 weeks ago here and i have seen a tremendous change in terms of the response it's ramping up very rapidly right now how do we i want to be how do you want to go not even to myself we just don't even go through the government just like with any other part they will have to enter an agreement everybody has to show the invoices and we in the end have to show that to our daughter you know what is eat that you think is standing in the way off of the fight against people here the one thing that will end the outbreak is that when somebody doesn't feel well. nor she

wants to protect his or her loved ones. i want to step out of my home out of my community and go to a place. taking care of but i want to make absolutely sure that i don't affect my family and that is going to be. the success of our our common effort. that come on air force continues our piece we joined investigation team who respond to emergency course they have been called to one of the city's most densely populated areas the sort of place where the bullet strikes we were told that a suspected ebola victim was on the roof of this building but that he was attempting to run a week. for him for a while but we're all right now that.

i feel. that. the depth of mistrust towards the government means many liberians continue to resist official advice when the outbreak started most people here believed it was the government's come to steal money the impact of the politics and denial has been catastrophic after questioning it was clear the young man displayed ebola seemed to. us a suspected case he will be forcibly taken to an untested. when your mill will sit in no time for moving from this morning all of the working you know if this mysterious of all of you work on that will bring in the wood curing all of our fears no good here or run through we have nothing to do in a country or is shut down because of this same fear this country right now i'm

after that gulch. when a dilemma. this is a disgrace to africa the collapse of almost the entire health care system has devastated the country even the country's largest hospital j.f.k. is barely functioning. we came upon a protest about the death of a young woman called lucky to fall who are died of an asthma attack at j.f.k. after hospital staff refused to treat until she had been fully tested for ebola. nucky tasty daughter for an elected member of parliament edward 4 but even he's part couldn't help. the funeral on the 10th of october was this attack contrast to the on ceremonial scrimmage shown that a way to most dead in the city both these was clearly no consolation for the devastated family i took part of it year feel hospital but the one that called for

they want to use the word i when i fly because of the fear for the boiler. in my arms i went to the emergency area. around our breath a lot on the ground and asked where she lived and died after one hour on a interest or it was 1st when the rain was restless and with a verse on i wish she'd died and their consciences the most they must stand up to what they did they killed my brother the institution killed my daughter because meant kill my daughter the death of young liberians like nikita reveals to he didn't impact of this terrible outbreak she was not infected by a bullet but it killed had known the lace. edward was at least able to bury his daughter and have a few neurons most of the believed here will never have dot com front i went to check up on the family of the deceased man the burial team collected on our 1st

date i was worried for the younger brother robert who had cared for his brother and carried his dead body when i arrived i was relieved to find he hadn't fallen sick there were concerns that if it looks like it should not go near the person or touch him. would be. afraid. to. be. feeding. of you're going to look. normal because the new school i go to the study. the cruelty of the border is how it's presented unnatural humanity just how many more families will suffer the same fate is yet to be seen. in the national war knew what the ball i was but acted

very late you all very well have system of guinea liberia and sutherland did not have the capacity to deal with this situation now and the disease in europe is not america is going all over the war they are now coming because the seat of gravity in my life is in my life my disease is strike we should come together and why did. the born outbreak has exposed many difficult truths. coach to world flood through to hear it as expose not only do weakness of the health care system but also the deep anger and mistrust of the people for their own government the mistrust born of decades of corruption that seems to be continued to this day for me the real damage is to call the barrier of fear it creates between people fear of a table disease that can kill in days fear of

a disease that needs to be stopped liberia living it with ebola and i'm pleased to say i'm joined here in the al-jazeera studios by the very man who made that film sorious samura welcome lovely to have you with us with some film tell me about making it given my experience in africa you know to see more and more people are just dying all over the place it was very very traumatic and especially when you know that the world could have done something more something better to help those people and you go back to your comfortable home where it haunts you yeah. and what about some of the people in the film can you tell us any updates on there was the young lady salome. she was one force him by cart that actually put the fear of a bullet in me when she described what she went through during that period but then this woman survived and didn't already survive you said you know what to give something back and she went to m.s.f. and started working helping ebola victims because they realized that she would not

only would i get to know and they need to see someone as well who survived they need to see that you can get through she really have the attitude and everything to get through exactly she give people confidence and belief and now here is the sad thing that happened you know. almost a couple of years down the line she got pregnant and she went to give us and some. you know she had some complications and they brought her in for treatment and they realize you know people remember this was the woman we saw in that film this was the woman that time magazine cover that she had a bullet she's i mean will it survive or no way if we talk you know we will get a ball or so we're left to richard pointed out it's true exactly but do people in liberia know that in fact this was because he's a health care workers and this is why i think we always leave in a hurry because it looks like even the health workers have not been educated enough

this is the time that i would love to ask questions to hold the governments to account so she gave birth she had the baby this woman had a baby but died because they nobody would touch her because she needed an operation and they thought she is an ebola survivor we cannot torture fleeted we cannot play with her blood we might get ebola and these people who a health workers now if health workers can behave like that what about those at home so i think this is where it is important to have a program like these for us to rewind and see where it went wrong and hopefully just turn things around and change it for the future when i think we all let the people of liberia and the people of that's a bridge on guinea and say i learned down and i think now we have left to ali. it has been fascinating talking here really has thank you so much for coming in

through appreciate it thank you so much for having me.

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