i'm going to bring you the latest developments from around the globe al-jazeera as a team is only going to play the little league documentaries and life news. a dramatic plunge in china's economic fortunes as it's revealed hundreds more died in the original epicenter of the corona virus outbreak. and the u.s. president's prescription for getting the world's biggest economy up and running but more doubts cast on whether it's realistic. hello again i'm astounded and with live coverage from al-jazeera now increasingly

isolated over his quarantine measures brazil's president fires his health minister . a future that's up in the air a bailout plan to keep a straight on the airlines flying but is it enough money. and he keeps soldiering on the war veteran who's now raised more than $22000000.00 to help fight the coronavirus. alarming new numbers are showing the strain on the world's 2 biggest economies from the coronavirus pandemic there's increasing doubt about the u.s. president's 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in fact he states 22000000 americans have now made jobless claims just over the last month numbers not seen since the great depression of the 1930 s. meanwhile china's gross domestic product has plummeted in the 1st quarter that's the shoppers fall since it opened up to the wilds 40 years ago and there's also

been a big rise in the death toll in the original epicenter of the outbreak 50 percent more people died there than was reported now the total number of dead in the city is 3869 katrina you has more from beijing. well they've stopped short of admitting that these numbers were wrong but they've said that during this epidemic the health system the government in a province in was overwhelmed and they'd simply did not have the capacity to look into this and now that the infections of eased and a lot of restrictions have eased they now have the ability to undertake what they've called a comprehensive review into the situation and so we've seen a jump in the death toll figures quite significant jump to they've revised upwards to by 1219 deaths now that's about 50 percent higher than what we had before that brings the national death toll from the current a virus to 4632 and the reason that they've given for this is that there were

inconsistent season in accuracies with reporting from a few of the hospitals in the city that at the beginning when the system was overwhelmed there were some people who passed away with up properly being diagnosed there were also many people who died in their horns and so now they've been able to look back counts all of that also look at the big darty coming from funeral homes etc and they've come out with this new figure so how is the state actually trying to support businesses now so far the government has resisted any blanket stimulus measures it's had more targeted. methods to really deal with this economically we've seen bank interest rate cuts tax breaks cheap loans for businesses and subsidies and they're all they've also resorted to giving spending coupons to some of these consumers here in china but whether it's going to be enough or not well

most analysts think it weren't be this 6.8 percent plunge year on year is unprecedented i mean for almost half a century china's economic growth seemed steady rapid and you know not even the global financial crisis or the sols epidemic saw this kind of. produce this kind of faltering and to just unpack that figure a bit more manufacturing investment was down 25 percent year on year infrastructure investment down 20 percent and the retail spending down 19 percent which is really key because this is an economy which is really reliant on its domestic consumption now that the outbreak there has started to ease here in china local infections seem to be down the government is doing all it can to get its economy back on line so factories a back in production businesses have resumed operation but to 4 weeks this country was at a standstill and there are many companies especially small and medium size businesses

that are really struggling to survive this period but there is an optimistic note from the international monetary fund it says china's economy will recover quickly and it's predicting strong growth next year. you don't go the international monetary fund forecast china's economic growth will rebound to 9.2 percent and 2021 becoming the largest economy and the fastest recovery rate among the g. 20 economies it shows its confidence in the long term development of the chinese economy since china takes the lead in epidemic control and economic recovery among the world's major economies china's practice will undoubtedly provide valuable experience to other countries not of the problems confronting the us where the president suggests some states could reopen for business within weeks but as covert 1000 keep spreading democratic house speaker nancy pelosi says more testing needs to be done and he got a report it's what president donald trump calls a science based plan to get the united states back on its feet he's issued

guidelines in 3 phases that advise each state when they can begin to reopen and what doctors say will be the new normal america wants to be open and americans want to be open as i have said for some time now a leisure shutdown is not a sustainable long term solution. to preserve the health of our citizens we must also preserve the health. and functioning of our economy over the long haul the 1st phase calls for social distancing and for schools and businesses to remain closed but some larger venues including restaurants and movie theaters could reopen if states see a steady decline in coronavirus cases they can move to phase 2 in which schools some businesses including bars could open big gatherings remain limited the 3rd phase will allow workers to go back to their jobs and for at risk people to

continue to take precautions we took the greatest economy in the history of the world and we've closed it in order to win this war and we're in the process of winning it now our approach outlines 3 phases in restoring economic life we are not opening all at once but one careful step at a time democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi called the plan vague an inconsistent citing concerns over the need for rapid testing oh the corona virus has taken a harsh toll on the u.s. more than 30000 people have died and there have been over 600000 confirmed cases 22000000 people are now out of work wiping out a decade of job growth president trump says the u.s. will be back and greater than ever but this is a delicate process that comes down to a state by state county by county basis some states manta phase one as early as

friday others face a far longer slog business leaders governors and scientists warn a shortfall in testing could hamper efforts to reopen the country that decision now lies with each state's governor in some states coronavirus case is a yet to peak and as a risk of the virus making a comeback in the months ahead personal protection equipment for health workers is still in short supply but even if you are in phase 123. 3 it's not ok game over it's not it's going to be a way that we protect ourselves because as we know and as i've said from this podium it may very well be as we go the cycle around that they'll be this virus that wants to come back to us i think we're going to be able to handle this is a cautious approach to reopen the world's largest economy something president trump has long wanted to do the challenges for each state are huge the dangers of making the wrong decision now crucial and as yet there's still no vaccine and

a gallica al-jazeera bob on as a medical doctor and a journalist and he says reopening the u.s. economy without widespread testing is risky. if you look in china and who had problems their success was they came up they hit a peak and that's where we are right now they didn't succeed until they had a rigorous contact case tracy that is every single positive was traced and all their contacts they were then put into quarantine what they call these camps mobile camps and then they had to decline to 0 we're taking a big chance at opening back up full flat out we still have you know massive numbers of infections many dead every single day so there's no question it's a real risk to start back up that said you know i work with dr foushee since 9831 of the very best infectious disease people on the planet they've done a good job but the key point is this you've got to have the test it's called an antibody test to show who has the virus or who had the virus and very rigorous

contact case tracy so you have 25000 people from the u.s. census and then others about 500 or so from the peace corps that they're going to use to go door to door to door to find these cases they'll use emergency rooms so if for any upticks but it's risky you know kids are the biggest carriers of the disease you know asymptomatic carriers are going to bring it to their parents and their grandparents and until we have the advent of what i would call a bio security industry much like we had a security industry after a 2001 with much more sophisticated testing in monitoring it's really going to be trial and error and the errors are going to result unfortunately in more deaths. numbers that in president john abell sonar has fired his health minister they've been clashing for weeks over how to handle the corona virus outbreak the president has repeatedly played down the risk calling it a little flu and opposing social distancing advice while the former health minister pushed for w.h.y.

guidelines to be put in place brazil has lessened america's west outbreak with nearly 2000 reported deaths here is how some masood is in sao paolo and he reports that both in our house downplayed the risks while the health minister has pushed for strict restrictions. the president decided to move from his position and this is because of the disagreements between the president and the man there especially about socialization and quite entirely and here in brazil since the brazilian presidency was not a wants to return to life the normal life here in brazil he. support that idea of vertical isolation another has until is a lesion he think that the only and the people that they are in danger must stay at home at home must be isolated but all the other people must return to work normally

here in brazil and this was the main issue that the foreign minister recently came on that i didn't accept at all and he said the brazil must obey and follow what the h. always said about the strategies that brazil and all the countries must obey he. still ahead on out as they're racing to meet demand kenya stepped up month production after the government introduces tough rules to cap the spread the qur'an environment. and a delicate and dangerous stage in a pandemic the u.k. says lockdown measures must.

looks like spain and portugal are not going to enjoy the weekend again they say a spinning area of low pressure around which all the clarity is going those front strips through spain or into from that particular area will be where there could be significant some thunderstorms to create fronts but rain seems like in portugal and spain. and there's something in britain now ahead of utah where you can imagine you drawing up what it was for the south and that's generally speaking so whilst this is a gradual change to cloudy or cooler weather maybe for example madrid at 19 you go easily in the twenty's in this part of europe in central europe if you like with the hot maybe and hungry slovenia that sort of area as an example of pianos 10 for 24 on saturday is 8 degrees above average and not far off the record actually for late april. now in north africa the same is true with the winds has been true for a while not on shore breeze for libya and egypt means it's not as warm as it might be but the sun strong so it's

a run by 13 swung the breeze is quite strong so it's dusty ran through chad for example on the opposite direction means some parts of algeria quite hot but in morocco even rabbet in the sunshine it's only 20. join the colobus conversation half the battle for the people to expand their brains maybe have a different the this is a dialogue that women in cambodia are in fact selling their hair we don't know how much they're getting paid for it it's hard to track it's hard to trade everyone has a voice tell us what you think and your conversation could be a law right here in the space we need to step away from gaming people are not necessarily game perfect this is a journey of progress and not perfection on how does iraq.

oh. hello again you're watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour china's economy has suffered its sharpest tool in decades and he is down by nearly 7 percent in the 1st quarter. and the government says 50 percent more people than previously reported died in would have from the qur'an a virus. president has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u.s. economy but it will be up to governors to decide when to ease up down in their states $22000000.00 americans have made jobless claims just in the past month well that some of those newly unemployed that say the stay at home orders imposed by many us state governors infringing on their constitutional rights john hendren has

their story. in the home of the u.s. auto industry michigan residents naturally took to the road to voice their rank. operation gridlock also spilled out into the streets of michigan's capital calling for an end to one of the strictest lockdowns in the united states in a new beginning for businesses that have been shuttered for weeks this arbitrary blanket spread of shutting down businesses about putting all of these workers out of business is just it's a disaster but michigan is also one of the fastest growing coronavirus hotspots in the nation and governor gretchen whitmer who has banned residents even from traveling to their own vacation homes isn't backing down i know that people are angry and that's ok and if you want to take it out and send it my way makes you feel better that's fine i support your right to free speech and i respect your opinions. i just urge you all don't put yourself at risk and don't put others

at risk either in one of the nation's newest hot spots south dakota more than 500 workers at this now closed smithfield pork processing plant have tested positive for corona virus and fear is spreading just as quickly as you'd see very crowded departments very crowded floors you see narrow hallways narrow staircases with no national plan in the u.s. each state is making its own rules which means there is no uniform strategy across state lines the u.s. has a patchwork of inconsistent laws in new york people are now required to wear a mask when out here in chicago the mayor has shut down the waterfront so people can't gather here but south dakota is one of 5 states with no lockdown and few rules. south dakota governor christie gnome is making no apologies plans here is incredibly important not just to superballs not to south dakota but to are in the

region. and with governors in michigan indios where facing mounting pressure to reopen businesses some wonder whether the inaction of neighboring states will keep the virus alive and a threat to all states for months to come john hendren 0 chicago o 2 of a strain is biggest airlines are getting bailout money to maintain domestic flights over the next $8.00 weeks quantas and virgin australia will receive $105000000.00 from the government to keep flying critical metropolitan and regional rail but the airlines say the money is not 7 enough virgin australia sought nearly $900000000.00 but announcing the deal the deputy prime minister says the payment which is the equivalent of 100 $65000000.00 australian dollars would be invaluable for the movement of people and medical equipment across the country. today's $165000000.00 announcement is going to mike the world of difference for those commuters who've

come in from overseas done the 14 days of quarantine let me tell you if i landed in sydney and required to get back to perth with very limited services available it's a long drive in a hot car over the knowledge war and so that's going to mike a difference for them it's also of course going to have. defense personal medical personnel but most importantly as will people and medical equipment. gauges and explains why the concept but take a moment have a strain. the genus truly a suspended trading in its shares on thursday and it has only been running one fly around the country its 8 day because it hasn't been able to afford any more and the australian government has stepped in so it will be paying for it quantas and virgin a stroller up to $105000000.00 to keep these essential flight routes

always been across the country so workers who are in essential jobs and during need to be flying around can reach those jobs now this money will be in place to keep lotsof rate for the next 8 weeks the big question is what will happen after that surgeon a strong leader is no doubt in a lot of fun to strike there have been reports that some private companies could be stepping in but of course a monopoly in the airline industry is something that no one wants to promise to scott morrison has been very clear that 19 is a lot of the health side and also the economy so it's hoping that if we open up some of these flights into the future we might be able to help bring some of those jobs back and help the economy in a struggle. nearly a quarter of myanmar's prisoners are being released as part of a traditional new yam misty large crowds gathered outside this prison as you can

see in yangon despite 19 restrictions a spokesman for the president department says the release of nearly 25000 inmates is not to linked to concerns over the virus but human rights watch has called on the government to reduce prison and numbers prevent a spread of the out free. garment workers in bangladesh have held a protest over unpaid wages hundreds blocked a road outside a factory demanding their salaries take down money factories in bangladesh and mount 85 percent of exports and the boy 4000000 people but international orders have dried up because of the pandemic and prayers at jerusalem's the mosque are being suspended for the islamic holy month of ramadan the council that oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worship as because of the pandemic there's been a ban on islamic prayers at the site known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews as the temple mount since late march now the un envoy for yemen says there

may soon be a cease fire the threat of coronavirus has pushed the warring sides closer to a deal out of a magic editor james based reports the u.n. special envoy martin griffiths believes the threat of 19 may have started to focus minds in yemen he told members of the un security council in a video conference meeting productive negotiations about a new peace deal that would include a nationwide ceasefire over the past 2 weeks or more since the. i have been in constant negotiations with the parties on the texts of these agreements on the detail on the wording of these agreements we expect them to agree on formally adopt these agreements the immediate future this positive news comes amid many dial warnings for yemen the existing humanitarian ceasefire in the port

of who days are now 60 months old is being violated an almost daily basis if covert $9000.00 was to spread through the country it would cause devastation in part ambassadors we're told because the u.n. is running out of money for its humanitarian work of the un's $41.00 major programs $31.00 will start closing down in the next few weeks if we cannot secure additional funds is means we will have to start eliminating many of the activities that may offer yemenis the best chance to avoid $98.00 to $1.00 security council ambassador told me it was clear there was much at stake right now and we have already information that they were as has reached yemen the 1st case is already there and and i think it's really high time for both sides and especially the whole days that we have not accepted the ceasefire to go ahead and think about the future and to

think about the population that is going to suffer even more un envoy griffiths said yemen can't afford to fight on 2 fronts at once he's hoping diplomacy can finally bring an end to the conflict so the focus could move to fighting the virus jamesburg out zira at the united nations. textile factories and tailors in kenya are scrambling to produce tens of millions of surgical masks after the government made it compulsory to wear them in public cabins were reports from nairobi. a few weeks ago 300 tailors at this factory in nairobi made clothes most are now on and because of the coronavirus pandemic was left to workers stitching around 20000 protective facemasks a day the government has ordered that everyone must wear proper masks when out in public or pay a fine of $200.00 it's a job of tailless across the country to make sure there's

a constant supply at an affordable price the local authorities have only 35. but they're not very comical if you have if you're one of the 4 devote every day for what we came up with. a few textile companies have also been commissioned to make other past more protective equipment for health workers but this young people in a neighborhood backyard on the outskirts of the city tell us they too can make protective 19 respond as they all recently lost their jobs as economy continues to suffer they've already made body suits like this one which they've distributed to a local health center here they tell us this is an extra layer of protection and he's agreed to help with it and it all for her awards. for different cities have been in parts of the country with groups make room for practive there and marks got a fresh for that occurring a girl standard also warning of some of these products. for

a 4th. approved by the government's bureau of standards but they hope it will be soon it's just like having the whole anything you. can you has little experience in manufacturing medical supplies mostly. lies and imports from countries like china and foreign aid hospitals have around 500 ventilators many like this a private health facility are preparing isolation units one pass and recently died of the disease here. around $5000.00 public health workers are to be employed in the special units and those on the frontline will be regularly tested. it's not enough we have. to be dusted after 14 hours. to ensure that. we have been raising the issues of life insurance from

health care workers that has not been reported by the minister for now it's a race to have everything in place using all means available to deal with a pandemic that is causing so much distress across the walls catherine al-jazeera nairobi kenya. all social and economic restrictions in the u.k. are being extended for at least 3 more weeks foreign secretary dominic rob says now is not the time to give coronavirus a 2nd chance more than 13 and a half 1000 people have now died in the u.k. and there are 100000 confirmed infections. from london. britain's financial capital quiet empty the wards meant to be the height of the working week it began as a novelty but it's fast becoming an uncomfortable reality and now a bleak message from the british government that while the virus looms and lingers

there will be no return to normal if we rush to relax the measures that we have in place we would risk wasting all the sacrifices and all the progress that has been made. and that would risk a quick return to another lock down with all the threat to life that a 2nd peak of the virus would bring and all the economic damage that a 2nd lockdown would carry the government's been asked repeatedly for an exit strategy from current restrictions the answer continually given it's too soon to tell in a major new study by the office of national statistics half of all british adults say the virus is affecting their sense of wellbeing contributing to heightened levels of anxiety with many people citing financial worries the virus is affecting the health of the nation in more ways than one and according to recent findings we aren't all in this together we know men are twice as likely to die of the virus so too are those with underlying conditions but also

a greater risk people in pauley paid jobs and those from black asian a minority ethnic backgrounds who are 30 percent more likely to become critically ill many of those contracts in the virus are essential workers bus drivers cleaners and caregivers in the national health service this is mary a go argue pong an n.h.s. nurse she was pregnant when she tested positive for covert 19 but died soon after her baby was delivered alive and well by emergency says areon a formal review is to be launched to understand the deepening disparity in deaths but the suspicion is that longstanding inequalities in wealth and health mean some are more likely to lose their lives neve barker al-jazeera london. well a fundraiser kickstarted by a british war veteran has now collected more than $22000000.00 for the u.k.'s national health service.

emergency workers visited captain tom moore's home to the new to support his initial target was just $1000.00 his mission was to walk $100.00 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday at the end of the month. hello again this is al jazeera and these are the headlines china's economy has suffered its sharpest fall in decades amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic g.d.p. is down by nearly 7 percent in the 1st quarter of this year and the government now says that 50 percent more people than previously reported have died and the city where the outbreak began between you has moved from beijing. the government has resisted any blanket stimulus measures it's had more targeted. methods to really

deal with this economically we've seen bank interest rate cuts tax breaks cheap loans to businesses and subsidies and they're all they've also resulted to giving spending coupons to some of the consumers here in china but whether it's going to be enough or not well most analysts think it warnt be this 6.8 percent plunge year on year is unprecedented. president on trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u.s. economy as it continues to rio from the pandemic but it will be up to governors to decide when to ease lock downs in the states $22000000.00 americans have made jobless claims just in the past month brazilian president john abell sonora has fired his health minister have clashed for weeks over how to handle the corona virus outbreak brazil has latin america's worst outbreak with nearly 2000 reported deaths. bailout money is being given to strain is biggest airlines to maintain domestic flights over the next $8.00 weeks quantas and virgin australia will

receive $105000000.00 for the airline say the money is not enough virgin australia had requested nearly $900000000.00 in assistance from the government nearly a quarter of myanmar's prisoners are being released as part of a traditional new year amnesty human rights watch has called on the government to reduce prison and numbers to prevent a spread of the outbreak but a spokesman for the prisons department denies that the release of nearly 25000 inmates is linked to concerns over coronavirus the u.n. envoy for yemen says warring sides are close to reaching a truce negotiations have been taking place for 2 weeks after the saudi u.a.e. coalition announced an unilateral cease fire a spokesman said saudi arabia wanted to support u.n. efforts to reach a political solution and to help stop the spread of coronavirus well those are the headlines to join me here off to the stream stay with us. play an important role to think you can. trace.

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