with. the world or little. anger and frustration in lebanon over the collapsing currency and economy protesters armed with petrol bombs take aim at banks. and given al this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. the pundit mickey is far from over. a warning not to ease coronavirus or frictions too fast or could lead to a new wave of infections. donald trump's coronavirus briefings are back on and he's down to seek damages china's handling of covert 90. i cherry pick and some

loosening lockdowns in parts of the country but maintains a nationwide night curfew banditry wearing face masks. to begin with protests and levanon against the economic crisis which have turned violent demonstrators defied a coronavirus lock down fighting with security forces throwing petrol bombs vandalizing banks in tripoli and their beirut if you are angry about the plummeting currency in soaring prices try cases the reports. defying a look down and a curfew protesters attack a bank in the capital beirut the value of their money is decreasing at an alarming rate. chart and on monday the anger at the central banks policies and

a political class they accuse of corruption and mismanagement erupted in a wave of violence across the country. demonstrators in tripoli into the neben on blocked roads and forth with police officers responded by firing rubber coated steel bullets which injured protesters on the part of the 2 soldier i swear please stand with us it's too much we stand by you but they are killing us we can't afford anything anymore we are starving a sold my fishing boat for pennies 6 enough is enough for 15 days the dollar keeps going up and down i have a daughter in hospital she needs an operation and it's ramadan lebanon's currency has been depreciating for weeks bought in the past few days the near is lost at least 60 percent of the. on the black market the government is hinting that the central bank could be intentionally engineering the collapse as the country struggles with the lack of hard currency and its worst economic crisis in decades.

the central bank is either incapable or instigating the dramatic drop. those in power say there's an attempt to topple the government by sabotaging financial stability opposition politicians who are backing the long serving governor riyadh salim a believe the ruling alliance led by hizbollah is trying to take control of the central bank which implements u.s. sanctions against the iranian backed group mr so i'm amy is perceived as. an american ally inside iran on that does not mean that mr so made me is not responsible for his want to see was wrong but definitely we are facing. money transfer offices and banks no longer dispersed and people are deprived of much of the savings due to informal capital controls. the crisis is seen as a struggle between those who hold financial power and those who have political

power and it's putting lebanon stability at a brisk. victoria gaited be out there. is a center at the arab fellow rather at the arab center in washington d.c. he explains what's behind the recent escalation of violence. it is it has been used before but now we have seen more with you to take coercive measures because some of the military assets and people in other places the issue is we don't have a clear picture of what happened to america there are definitely active that but maybe there are supporters of other parts of the group maybe those other players on the ground but this doesn't negate the anger the frustration. or the protests but we have to see i think it all depends on the purpose to ation if have either of us are led to the side to escalate after tonight or no what would one of them do and what the government meeting would be to morrow we are expected to limit the

government of something back to speak on wednesday was going to be insured and all that but it's going to wait for his speech at the video so i think it's the story in 40 but definitely i mean as i said the level of what we're at this form i think we're going through a lot of focus like. a number of people infected with crowd a virus around the world has passed 3000000 and this country's begin easing restrictions the world health organization is warning that this still a long road ahead it's recommending that any loosening of mr measures should be done gradually cautiously we continue to countries to find i usually test and treat all cases and tress every contact to each will this declining trends continue but the pond is far from over i repeat the pond

a meek is far from over. the w.h.o. has also repeated its calls that countries must track and trace all suspected coronavirus cases the warning came as italy announced a phased reopening of its economy the u.k. says it's too soon to relax and images in the hayward takes a look at the situation across europe britain's prime minister back at work after recovering from coronavirus with a warning that there will be no letup in the lockdown yet i can see the long term consequences of looked done as clearly as anyone and so yes i entirely share your agency it's the government's urgency and yet we must also recognise the risk of a 2nd spike. more than 21000 people have now died from corona virus in newquay hospitals in one of the world's worst outbreaks the government has announced that

the families of national health workers who died from corona virus touring this crisis will receive a $75000.00 payout the number of tests being offered in the u.k. is being expanded but the government has faced criticism but the slow rollout of mass testing and there are growing prostrations and questions even within boris johnson's own party about how soon the economy can reopen italy has set a date to start easing its lockdown the longest in europe factories and building sites can reopen next week bars and restaurants can fully reopen in june while schools will stay shut until september. and many parts of europe are grappling with the impact of this crisis. there is anger in some of prince's poorest suburbs the lock down and restrictions on movement in communities where people often live in cramped conditions has led to an arrest the police have been accused of being heavy

handed in their approach racial slurs were allegedly used to mock a man trying to escape arrest last week. that we. was going you know all are against you but it seems like france is against. you know reaches you know so it's difficult because people are suffering from there is suffering from. economy and social. there is optimism in some parts of europe but the worst of this crisis may be over but the still no unified approach in how to keep safe going forward in most parts of germany people have to wear face masks in shops and on public transport. elsewhere some families are saying one another for the. time in weeks albeit through the glass put together all the fame emma he would. u.s.

president donald trump took to the podium again to hold a coronavirus briefing off the calling them off for the weekend he's come under fire in recent days for suggesting disinfectants could be injected as a remedy white house correspondent kelly health says trying to use the occasion is part of ongoing damage control. it was also an opportunity for the u.s. president to grab hold of the narrative that has really spiraled out of control for him in the last couple of days that disasters public relations briefing that happened late last week when the u.s. president suggested injecting disinfectant or even shining u.v. light might be a way to eradicate cope with 19 in the human body will since then the president was not really heard from him and he has been criticized repeatedly for those cars and so this was a chance for the president to try to get control of the message to get ahead of it and well he did release this blueprint it was also an opportunity for him to push

back on that mistake that many say the president made in giving information that was of a public health nature even though he has no qualifications in fact in the rose garden press conference the president was asked directly if he felt responsible for any potential deaths of someone were to follow that advice now that other states got very specific said they seen a spike in people using disinfectant after your comments last week i know you said there were certain i can't imagine why i can't imagine or yeah it could be responsibility you know i don't know i can't imagine i can imagine that the president was also asked in this press conference about whether or not he following on the heels of germany might take punitive action against china for the fact that this was originated in china but of course has now spread into a global pandemic the u.s. president saying that in fact this is something that's under investigation and that in fact there is a plan to hold china accountable for

a figure much larger than the one being pursued by germany. i geria will relax coronavirus lockdowns and several cities including lagos that have bridges starting on may the 4th but all non-essential travel between states has been banned wearing face masks outdoors has been made compulsory in lagos the state's governor says this is because the spread of the virus is still in its early stages who fail to comply will be punished by jury has posted 1300 confirmed coronavirus cases and 40 deaths. of feast and a good ritual easy overlook done measures in c.t. leg and organs to defer to from when they force or b. . to enter however this will be followed strictly with a reinforcement of testing and trees measures. meant

interest is following developments from a bhutto. the phrase out of the restrictions will happen in only 3 of nigeria's $36.00 or $37.00 states including the administrative capital abuja remember these 3 states lagos and ogun state where the 1st to be hit by a complete lockdown of the cities because of key economic and administrative importance and that it didn't scheme of things so gradually after the phase out of the looked out on the 4th of may the nigerian government will also put in place a curfew that runs from 8 pm in the evening local time to 6 o'clock in the morning and then like the president said wearing a face mask will be very mandatory on everybody in the public space so one interesting aspect of this speech will address by president one of the laddie is the issue of china which has been on the burner for

a very low temperature all for the last one week this is a state where we've seen hundreds of deaths in this piece of one week unexplained dents call the local authorities are saying that these desk mostly are not connected to compete 19 but there are some misgivings about that so the nigerian government is sending it team of experts to reinforce local health workers there to help them deal with the situation in kind of state this is a state with a population of more than 15000000 people that comes probably would make us all 2nd after lagos so the nigerian government is warning that if kano is down that washed case scenario then you at the center of the. nigeria then the whole of northern i get it will be impacted. still ahead here on al-jazeera growing your own how lockdowns are inspiring people to become more self-sufficient plus. i'm nicola gage

on the outskirts of sydney looking at how australia is expanding another coal mine this time under one of the city's reservoirs raising concerns about water quality. how are the latest storm systems as you call it is east coast rings on its way out now there's a pretty sharp sheryl's even in florida as it went through but it is going through so it means new york for the improved 15 degrees the breeze slowly dars there are more showers in the midwest joiners and given the dark blue and the already suggest big thunderstorms this line is of interest as it kills down towards texas there's a significant sunder storms you know to feed of moisture from the gulf of mexico's war and this is the time of year we should watch out for some violent thunderstorms now west of that tension still high in arizona and phoenix is approaching its

record high for april so it is hot and that heat wave exists in southern california as well but that's the place where the dangerous weather is going to be again they get to creep east was in the southern states for the ohio valley and also was into canada as a big system this for the most active weather is probably going to be further south the california coast very dry san francisco 19 that the heat wave is further south even south of los angeles and more inland nevada and arizona active whether or not fronts you may just remember going through california will prompt again big showers and thunderstorms in cuba and the bahamas and probably back in mexico as well. they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes follow in their footsteps as they forge their way in the

world. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people perseverance on their chosen path. witness documentaries on al-jazeera. geologist sarah reminder of our top stories this hour demonstrations in lebanon against a dire economic situation have turned violent people through petrol bombs and vandalized banks in the northern city of tripoli and near beirut despite a coronavirus lockdown the lebanese pound plummeted prices have some was.

the number of people infected with corona virus across the world has passed 3000000 the world health organization is warning there still a long road ahead it's countries begin easing restrictions. and u.s. president donald trump is back to hold a coronavirus briefings and veiling plans to help states ramp up their testing capacity there were no briefings over the weekend as trump was criticized for suggesting disinfectants could be injected as a remedy. a libyan warlord holy for half ours declared the end of all peace talks with the un recognized government after all says the skate off its political agreement which aimed to bring about a national unity government is to be abolished fighting continues near the capital tripoli where a mother and her son were killed by a rocket attack by hostile forces. campaigning is underway in burundi

ahead of my apologies ahead of presidential elections next month the opposition says it's been the target of violence and intimidation in the run up to the vote which is going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic welcome web reports. of its election time in burundi the country is still suffering from the crisis caused by the last 15 years ago campaigns of part gone ahead of next month's vote for the president and members of parliament amid a corona virus outbreak. there's no social distancing at this rally of the ruling party we want the government through we. don't know. definitely. rights groups say there's not much room for other views because the ruling parties used fear and repression against political opposition. the president pierre and currencies are sitting on the right his group around the for 15 years he's now

backing one of his closest allies ever reste. sitting next to him as his successor whose own currencies decision to run for a controversial 3rd 5 years ago plunged the country into turmoil. the opposition said it was against the constitution to the street. protests were violently broken up by police. detentions disappearances and killings of activists and government critics have been reported regularly ever since the opposition caught at the polls and in currencies or was declared the winner but this time opposition parties are running but this rally supporters of presidential candidate i guess on other to hear him speak his party says more than 200 of its members have been imprisoned and supporters often beaten by the ruling parties militia where our

people are attacked and there is no. judiciary or police prosecution which. can be conducted against the perpetrators but the opposition rallies again no keeping distance. coronavirus cases of on the rise in the house and in forced the lock down like some of its neighbors health experts could be a creeping disaster the electoral commission says it's taking precautions if it's. actually the coronavirus is a concern in burundi and we've been in touch with the health ministry who've responded positively to provide kits and other means to protect ourselves during and after. no expense flags and caps a few people believe this election is a process that could result in it leaving power many are concerned they'll be more

rights abuses and violence along the way malcolm webb al-jazeera. more than $500.00 garment factories in bangladesh have been allowed to reopen it comes after hundreds of employees returned to work on sunday in defiance of a month long shutdown i said they were facing starvation without their wages. it could lose around $6000000000.00 in export revenue this financial year because of the. kings day is a major national holiday in the netherlands but celebrations this year have been muted to years of the pandemic or than 4 and a half 1000 people have been killed by cope at 19 there with over $38000.00 confirmed cases but has steadfastly reports the dots government is under growing pressure to loosen restrictions. or. sad tones of the national anthem fill the empty streets of amsterdam due to the covert pandemic all mass outdoor celebrations of kings they have been cancelled and

everyone has been urged to stay at home parties are restricted to balconies maybe a big square with everybody else and today we have to keep a distance to everybody but increasingly people are ignoring the dutch so-called intelligent lockdown which means keeping a distance of one and a half meters they run the risk of the nearly $400.00 people were crying despite roadblocks from have even found ways to enter the famous dutch flower fields normally visited by millions of tourists at this time of the year compared to some other countries dutch people still have a lot of freedom while they're discouraged from visiting these flower fields there's no official lockdown that forces them to stay indoors nor is there any obligation to wear masks but this bide all this increasingly people appear to be getting fed up with the restrictive measures in place and urging the government to restart the economy in contrast to the cheerful chorus of their fields flower

farmers are suffering millions of juleps and other flowers had to be destroyed after borders were closed and the mastic the month collapsed how much is thrown away here in this place we think about 2 millions of. value the value is around one half 1000000 euro instead of taking them to flower auctions from the sun and his colleagues. now selling flowers by the side of the street. what we see is economy it goes on the wrong way so let's hope that our government will release very sure little by little. restrictions but scientists say lifting restrictions too soon will lead to a 2nd wave of death instead they argue the government should follow neighboring countries and start to task more people and track their contacts i think it's really does believe in in our situation with our culture we want to be free in

a way that our citizens we don't want to be tracking down our citizens. and and also because they have chosen this direction seem to be afraid of losing the i would just say we would say in touch with several you lose your face the government has urged people to remain patient at least until may 20 when some measures could be lifted but it is predicted that the dutch free spirit even after this date will have to be confined to a small one and a half meter space step fasten al-jazeera. living under lockdown is inspiring many people to try growing fruit and vegetables in their own back gardens in the u.k. demand for seeds is soaring and the latest in our series of reports on how the pandemic is impacting farming and food security charlie angela reports from southeast england. watering her crops hilary pav it has repurposed her garden to grow vegetables to help eventually feed herself and her family during the

coronavirus crisis she's one of millions of britons now sowing seeds to try and become more self-sufficient after realizing that food supply chains a fragile we've started planting potatoes with vegetables because again the solids sell for the winter so hopefully in about 6 weeks we'll start to be self self-sufficient i think and obviously they're going to be a problem with how projects is going to end up in the supermarkets because you know they can't get the migrant workers to come in those lockdowns so you know in the end there's going to end up being shortages i think you know in weeks to come so hopefully we'll be alright others without gardens are using what space they have to germinate tomatoes q cumbers and herbes with very little knowledge you can get a bumper crop of vegetables out of a small of britain's wartime generation we're told to dig for victory and responded with enthusiasm hardening britain's reliance on food imports by the early 1940 s.

now households with time on their hands are returning to the garden. the royal horticultural society has seen a surge in visits to its website seeking advice on how to grow your own vegetables fruit and edible plants well seed money factor is a reporting a massive rise in sales in recent weeks in supermarkets most panic buying has eased but egg shelves are often still there considered a staple of the pandemic pantry live poultry breeders across the u.k. have seen their farms stripped of birds as families unable to find eggs in the shops turn to chicken keeping sussex poultry farmer liz and rio at sea has now decided to stop selling chickens anxious that some might regret their impulse buys when the lockdown is lifted a love never had so many people kotex an email like i said it takes me

a good month to say how the stock that i get in and within a week i had sold all my some of my left arm i marched so it was a huge panic i think for people to suddenly go oh my god i can't get my eggs the u.k. currently imports 85 percent of its vegetables from the european union but there are concerns that lengthy quarantines could disrupt food supply chains starting to the soil rather than the supermarket for fresh produce could ease that burden charlie and al jazeera hampshire and in the next report are serious predictions of a tough road ahead for british dairy farmers instrument from restaurants and cafes evaporates on wednesday here on al-jazeera. of vironment us in australia furious over the expansion of another coal mine the development is putting it under one of sydney's drinking water supplies raising concerns about

possible contamination reports. this reservoir is one of 5 catchments immigration feed me supplying drinking water to millions of people surrounded by protected land it's a haven for many threatened plants and animals soon it will also be home to coal mining energy has been allowed to extend its metropolitan meaghan underneath the war nor. the informed from some perspective. metropolitan is one of the longest continually operating mines. using long wall mining methods where i section of coal is removed in a single slice and it's an important part of the local community the company says the extension will protect more than $400.00 jobs and inject millions of dollars into the economy but environmentalists say mining in the area has already led to

cracking groundwater laws and pollution were at the entrance but you can't really say much from here because the mine sits within a valley surrounded by bush land and most of its operations happen about 500 metres but on the surface and the company says from that far underground there's no evidence that it could threaten water supply. coal mining has become particularly controversial since drought conditions worsened in a strongly a last year leading to some water shortages catherine read old lives nearby in his collected more than 10000 signatures opposing the extension the government hasn't responded to the petition but says strict conditions are in place to protect the environment paper angry about this they are horrified that mining is being contemplated under a major sydney water catchment under their drinking water. and i don't want this to

go ahead the community doesn't want this go ahead many people in the community are divided about the economic benefits of coal and its impact on climate change some say it's time for serious decisions to be made on jobs fossil fuels and the environment to gauge al-jazeera sydney. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories demonstrations in levanon against the dire economic situation have turned violent a truck bombs were thrown and banks vandalized as people rallied in the northern city of tripoli a nearby route despite a coronavirus lockdown. the number of people infected with corona virus across the world has passed 3000000 and as countries began easing restrictions the world health organization is warning that there's still a long road ahead it's recommending that any loosening of measures should be done

gradually and cautiously we continue to urge countries to find isolate test and treat all cases and try as every contact to this declining trends continue. but the pond is far from over i repeat the ponder mique is far from over u.s. president donald trump is back to holding coronavirus briefings on veiling plans to help states ramp up their testing capacity there were no briefings over the weekend after trump was criticized for suggesting disinfectants could be injected as a remedy. live in ward holy for half the has declared the end of all peace talks with the u.n. recognized government after all says the scouts political agreement which aims to bring about a national unity government is to be abolished fighting continues near the capital

tripoli. area will relax coronavirus loved elves and several cities including lagos and abou just starting may 4th but all non-essential travel between states has been banned wearing face masks outdoors has been made compulsory in law jarius close to 1300 confirmed coronavirus cases and 40 deaths. more than $500.00 garment factories in bangladesh have been allowed to reopen it comes after hundreds of employees who work on sunday defiance of a month long shutdown they said they were facing starvation without their wages. those are the headlines and news continues here on al-jazeera after witness do stay with us. every generation has a higher purpose. our 1st date. always

make sure that the story that i'm telling is impactful it's always unser in the simple question why should people care. 'd less who are killings it's. it's a reflection of the post a society that's boys and. family where shutting down i saw. that all of us acted out about it all on a stock that isn't there.