al jazeera. and. continuing to rise the ukase death toll passes 28000 the 2nd highest rate in europe behind italy. is the roman you're watching and is there a live my headquarters here in doha also coming up in the next 30 minutes emerging into exercise spain takes another step towards easing its lockdown. also martial no homes in malaysia's capital a round up of hundreds of migrants amid fear of coronavirus also.

back in public view after 3 weeks north korea's state television shows video of leader kim jong il after global speculation about his health. but into the program the united kingdom's coronavirus death toll is now the 2nd highest in europe just after italy another $621.00 people have died after contracting the virus in the past 24 hours taking the total to just over 28000 more than 182000 people have tested positive let's go over to london our correspondent leave barca he's following events for the needs of the u.k. government have just had their daily press conference in the what the past hour with that sort of significant daily death toll what else have they been saying.

you know just to remind you that figure comes despite the fact that the prime minister earlier in the week announced that the country was over the peak there is still very much a backdrop of rising death 28 $1131.00 that's the total at the moment and if my calculations are correct that's only $105.00 deaths behind italy the worst affected country in europe so if things continue like this it looks very likely very soon that the u.k. may take the lead ahead of italy so at the moment the british government can't afford to do anything wrong it's reached its target of carrying out $100000.00 coronavirus task per day that it was a huge achievement said the government but some doctors and scientists looking at those figures of cast some doubt on perhaps maybe the government has inflated those figures given that some tests were posted through people's letterboxes or sent directly to care homes what the doctors want to see is

a concerted comprehensive link up of approaches so not only coronavirus testing but also using tracking and tracing to pinpoint potential clusters to advise people whether or not they may have come into contact with people who are testing positive and to encourage those people order those people to isolate to avoid any increase in the infection rate across the board so that's what the government is focusing on doing next by mid may it's hoping to recruit 18000 people to take part in that tracking and tracing so that they can show in the long run in a matter of weeks they hope a decline in the infection rate and most certainly a decline of the death toll only then can they seriously start talking about easing restrictions indeed a new course of events that the government is keen to tell us that there. is the sort of the global focus of blood plasma trials to talk us through how the u.k. is involved in all of that. it's very much

a global effort but here in the u.k. particularly this hospital behind me st thomas's they are trialing the use of blood plasma taken from patients who have suffered from the corona virus and recovered i mean the science is quite simple if you do recover from coronavirus you develop antibodies which are present in the blood plasma it takes about 45 minutes if you are a donor to to contribute your blood so that's then put through a machine it's separated into the plasma and then it is injected into a patient with corona virus simulating their immune systems and hopefully speeding up their recovery the same thomases is playing a pivotal role in britain's battle against corona virus because of course this is where the prime minister received treatment when he was struggling with the virus himself there are several other hospitals across the country doing similar things but it is somewhat slow progress largely because obviously you need somebody who's

recovered from the coronavirus. to be available to provide plasma 6000 people have signed up for the scheme so far the government's hoping by mid may that they're going to have on a weekly basis around 10000 usable supply as of blood plasma to be able to help people across the country recover for the update thanks for all correspondent in london. meanwhile in spain prime minister. that mask will be compulsory on public transport for monday the government plans to relax restrictions in phases after 7 weeks of strict lockdown people are being allowed to exercise outside alexy o'brien reports. their 1st taste of freedom in $49.00 days that's 1176 hours of lockdown spent mostly indoors. runners cyclists rollerbladers taking to the

footpaths across spain which for weeks had been off limits except for those out to buy food and medicine but you know as of yet i was rollerblading with open arms through the streets because they went to me cause there was a feeling of freedom. going for a walk and playing sports have been banned to stop the corona virus spreading in spain which is one of the worst affected countries in europe they've been more than 25000 deaths and 216000 cases but authorities say the outbreak here is finally past its peak that it's very great to go out to run today and i'm thinking like me like you know if there again moment you know i get with everybody out like this i'm very happy about that and i think that people are quite respectful and. i think they're very happy. last weekend children under 14 were allowed out for an hour a day of supervised activity now adults and senior citizens can also go out and say

protime in a bid to reduce overcrowding. though it didn't work everywhere with thousands out along the house alone as prominent. as and i mean there for me personally it's incredible that i can finally go out after so long it just seems a bit strange to me that there are these time ships because in the end there are so many people out at the same time in the same place beaches though remain closed and crowds exercised under the watchful eyes of police. prime minister pedro sanchez tweeted that allowing outdoor exercise was a new step and measures to ease the confinement that called for people to be responsible because the virus is still here the world health organization says countries should lift their lockdowns gradually be ready to restore restrictions if infections rise there are tough days still ahead for spain the lock down has

hammered its already faltering economy and unemployment is expected to soar. on this saturday though people enjoyed the simple pleasures of being outdoors on a sunny spring day. brian al-jazeera. over to asia now where the malaysian government has detained more than $700.00 like ransom refugees it says it's part of an effort to contain coronavirus but it comes after weeks of social media attacks on foreigners but some posts have accused them of spreading the virus others blame them for bringing or being a drain partly on the country's resources for me has more from kuala lumpur. hundreds of migrants and refugees including children rounded up in a raid in kuala lumpur on friday they're being held in detention facilities migrant rights group. has criticised the raid as inhumane and counterproductive arguing it will deter migrant and refugee communities from getting tested at

a time when the world is still struggling to contain the pandemic. but the government is defending it as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus state the flick there is still on documented migrants their status remains the same the laws of this country haven't changed these people broke the law or when they entered the country illegally in recent weeks foreigners have been the target of hate speech with some malaysians blaming them for spreading the coronavirus hostility towards the rangar and undocumented migrants appear to have been set off by several events this suburb outside kuala lumpur home to a large population. was placed under lockdown more than a week ago to curb transmission of cases there are social media posts telling the rohingya they're not wanted here there were at least 5 online petitions some of which have since been taken down urging the government to expel the refugees from

malaysia malaysians have also directed their anger at the ethnic minority after rights groups criticised the government for turning away a boatload of refugees last month. for nor john been much and her family these are worrying times they escaped from scituate kind state in myanmar in 2012 after intercommunal riots between buddhists and muslims or hunger killed 200 people and displaced more than 100000 others. live here hasn't been easy malaysia has not formally recognised refugees they can't work legally or go to school she says she's heard rumors about the malaysian government wanting to send the running back militia there it made me think back to our journey here we were at sea then human traffickers picked us up and they kept my husband for months because we couldn't pay it was only after 8 months here when we were finally registered with the un as refugees that i felt safe what if we have to go through that again. the coronavirus

and malaysia's curbs on movement has already put north john's family in dire financial straits now the fear of being detained hangs over their florence italy al-jazeera kuala lumpur at least 10 members of the iraqi paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks but i saw fighters the northern target of mecca shar was targeted overnight on friday in the province of salahadin the other attack happened in the harbor the country declared victory over i saw at the end of 2017 al jazeera samone a full team is in baghdad and said that these are the most brazen attacks for i saw fighters in the last year. well it is the deadliest attack that i saw has carried out in iraq over the past few months or even a year resulting in the death toll of 10 people as you mentioned earlier and it comes just days after the group tried to stage another attack in kill kook on the

intelligence headquarters so what we're seeing is that i saw is now resorting to directly attacking the security forces which is something that we didn't see over the past years what we've seen until now was i saw for example planting improvised explosive devices in rural areas or trying to intimidate or terrorize civilians living in remote areas but these attacks on security forces there are a sign that i still is more emboldened and capable of actually launching these operations now what appears to have happened last night is that the group attacked a checkpoint of the popular mobilisation forces killing 6 people in daraa gunfire and a subsequent military operation to respond to that attack 3 additional people were killed in. in addition to that one other member of the popular mobilisation forces was killed so that's the death toll of 10 what is important to say here is that the

one of the 10 people who were killed are members of the so-called tribal popular mobilization forces these are sunni members of local communities who are drawn from the tribes to try to defend rule areas well still ahead here on al jazeera release after the riots prisoners in argentina a big turnout as a coronavirus precaution also we need some of the indonesian delivery drivers putting themselves at risk in the hope of a better future those stories after the break. probably we still got a few showers in the forecast for the middle east villagers in the cloud in the rain that's been around the gulf recently that pulling through iran over towards afghanistan took many stan also seeing some showers and these will slide

a little further eastward over the next day or so making way for the next crop of showers just pushing out of turkey northern parts of syria northern parts of iraq for the most part as you can see it does look essentially fine and dry as a chance of the shower just creeping over towards that eastern side of amman as we go on into monday and into western parts of yemen as well quite a brisk wind to watch out for across northern parts of saudi arabia so lifted dust and sand certainly a possibility but showers continue across ethiopian highlands somalia seeing more showers longer spells of frank quite a bit of wet weather there the same right as they are doing nicely across much of west africa nothing a little further northwards plenty of showers still where they name to kenya more heavy downpours in northern parts of tanzania still seeing some very heavy showers showers there once again into the democratic republic of congo notice somewhat to weather just around the southern type for a time and a slow little further east which as we go on through monday dry brush the weather

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the back you're watching all of his are with me so romney a reminder of our top news stories the united kingdom's coronavirus death toll is now the 2nd highest in europe just after italy another 621 people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours taking the total to just over $28000.00. also spain's prime minister has announced a multi-billion dollar reconstruction fund to help deal with the economic fallout from the pandemic it comes as the government begins easing restrictions allowing people to exercise outside for the 1st time in 7 weeks and police in malaysia have detained more than $700.00 refugees and migrant workers live in areas where covert $1000.00 cases surge last month triggering accusations that foreigners are spreading the virus rights groups say that they could be held for months in dangerously cramped conditions. on to other news now a north korea's leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3

weeks and that's according to state media who broadcast images which appear to show kim opening a fertilizer factory as broad reports from seoul and speculation has been rife about the leader's health and where abouts. in good spirits and seemingly in good health after disappearing from public view for nearly 3 weeks north korean leader kim jong un reemerged in style to open a fertilizer plant. the pictures on state run television said to be from an event on friday seemed to be north korea's answer to world the growing speculation about kim's health. online news sites and some news organizations have been quoting sources that said kim was gravely ill even brain dead after a surgical procedure gone wrong. it had led to concerns about a possible power vacuum and instability in the nuclear armed state and focused

attention on kim sister kim go joan who attended this event as a possible successor to him she came to the world's attention as the point person in north korea's charm offensive during the 2018 winter olympics in pyongyang. she continued to feature prominently as the smiling facilitator in the subsequent into korean dialogue and then the historic summit meetings with the united states. or. one. or. the only. in south korea intelligence officials had urged caution about the health rumors saying they haven't detected any unusual activity the pointed to a serious crisis south korea's unification ministry has condemned what it's called

groundless content saying the speculation has caused unnecessary confusion and senior political figures here who don't even suggested that kim might have died off facing strong criticism. opening this large fertilizer plant and not wearing a mask while being cheered by large crowds may also be part of north korea's wider message to the world that it's feeding its people that it doesn't have any cases of the coronavirus and the kim is very much alive and in charge of the bride al jazeera so. prisoners in argentina are being set free early over fears that corona virus will spread through correctional facilities many have been protesting the step which is used to release nonviolent prisoners serving their sentences under house arrest but history's about reports victims say many let off have been involved in violent crimes i the sound of part time pants against the release of

prisoners in argentina. is resonated in dozens of cities across the country. in the last weeks discontent in argentina's penitentiary system has been on the rice called 1000 has prisoners in the yellow light demanding better prison conditions or have. the rest. but victims of those under arrest are afraid of being victimized for a 2nd time if some prisoners are released. my sister was rights during a birthday party right next door he told her to remain quiet and he'd give him money then we received a phone call from the school because my sister was crying every day now he has been release. the last 13 year old sister was raped by baby the 68 year old neighbor. was released a week ago because he's considered to be at risk of call 1000 we have it all in with family relive right here next door to the 13 year old girl he raped last year

and even though he's not serving his house arrest in this location neighbors say that he's able to move around freely and fear for their safety even though almost as in detention 20 blocks away a few days ago his family threatened one carlos and his family they were armed. we were talking to local media and his grandson came out with a weapon inside he was going to kill us my sister is afraid he'll come back and write her i'd like to tell the judge that relates to what would he do if the same thing happened to him there are currently over $90000.00 prisoners in argentina they're requesting nonviolent inmates at risk should be put under house arrest going to go get it are they waiting for blood to be spilled who are human beings isn't there a right to life. local media reports over 2000 prisoners have been put under house arrest but argentina lacks the resources to control with angle money tours they're

staying home if the. understand coronavirus is affecting the world and we need to sit new conditions on how to treat prisoners there are parameters that cannot be violated we need to improve prisons and maybe release those who've been involved in violent crimes but right now men are out was and that's why thousands of people protested with some fans a message to the judiciary so their safety will be at risk that is how will. this. now libya is home to migrants from many african countries life is already a struggle before the current virus pandemic now lockdown measures are leaving many without work. the reports of the capital tripoli. tired and frustrated these migrants can hardly afford to buy food they weighed by the roadside in the libyan capital for potential employers they've come from other parts of africa to earn a living by doing a manual work but since the country began its lock down one measures to prevent

covert 19 a month ago they say they have hardly earned it any money like idea that the travel restriction between cities is providing us we cannot find work not only tripoli but also in other libyan cities many of us no hope to travel back home to be reunited with our families nearly 1500 migrants and refugees are kept in detention centers in western libya some are living in dire conditions many of them were intercepted by the libyan coast guard while trying to cross the mediterranean to europe human rights organizations are warning that an hour would break of the coronavirus among them could be catastrophic the international organization for migration is conducting sanitation campaigns and he's calling on the authorities here to gradually release some of the most of all normal we have a voluntary return. from libya that assisted over 50000 people returned to their

countries of origin. it's currently. only partially operational in that we're not able to fly out of. libya but domestic that will get clearance to fly humanitarian flights out of libya to the countries of origin. thousands of refugees including the women and children escape instability and poverty elsewhere in the continent and i write. every year they make dangerous journeys from libby insurers towards europe to seek a better life but many of them die when their boats capsize the covert 19 locked down one might force some of these migrants to leave libya once again if that happens they could be except ploy by people smugglers and traffickers. but those who choose to stay remain hopeful for a change even though that might not come any time soon. but

what up to. tripoli. now the outbreak of covert 19 has forced countries around the world to reassess what it means to be an essential worker drivers who are delivering food one group a thai risk and many in indonesia a fearful for their safety i was just a washington reporter in jakarta. before he starts work for anybody who is enjoys his mornings with his sons these days the time is short lived it's not long before he receives his 1st grocery order as more people stay at home to curb the spread of the virus grocery delivery service is a popular option the message from doctors is to stay at home and avoid interacting with people but that's not possible for delivery riders like aim to get it out but i'm worried about the virus but what choice do i have i have to feed my family all i can do is hope i don't get infected. he's one of the millions delivering all over

india nation's capital despite having more orders since the outbreak escalated he has less income. i need the money we're not allowed to take passengers anymore so i can only do grocery and food deliveries for food workers in indonesia and globally it's a similar sentiment. here is i'm scared of the killing of itis of course but my income comes from see. so i have no other option is the older i do that. i keep my distance from its customers and i clean my products but if i don't keep working how can i live. they're regarded worldwide as essential workers but are low paid and can't afford to stop working even if they wanted to. physical distancing is only an option for those who can afford it and most in the period industry cannot this workforce is essential in all countries year round but now they are at the

forefront of a global crisis and their work comes with increased risk. simple tasks such as accepting change or restocking shelves and now an infection threat for. my company has given us clear instructions we need to wash our hands and wear a mask are trying to be fit and wash my hands and i stopped going out i don't want to get infected workers like him do what they can to feel safe and around the world millions rely on them to get what they need jessica washington al-jazeera jakarta well while many businesses about to shut down zoos need to keep a few stockholm to take care of the animals but as charlie rangel reports some say government support won't be enough to cover their losses. mungo is the oldest resident of one of the u.k. smallest zoos and territorial animal blissfully unaware of the fragility of his situation cedars nature center is home to 25 different species built for the local

community it is a labor of love but not being a charity it's fallen through the cracks when it comes to financial aid from the government with new visitors income has disappeared but the cost of keeping the animals remains the same with no funds to fall back on they are relying on donations if they can't reopen by the summer the future is bleak we've only got a couple of species here which are the centers good ones but we're in exactly the same boat as is plenty of other small species everyone would be in a position where they're trying to offload their animals and find new homes for them apart from our armadillos and as a realist none of the big sensible ones are animals and we'll have no other option that have to be euthanized the more established in higher profile zoos have a stronger chance of staying afloat but the pressure is still immense there is like malala franticly fund raising securing bank loans and furloughing staff to try and

see them through the crisis and while the government's support package is welcome it is limited in scope. negotiating on behalf of the sector is the british and irish association of zoos and aquariums when we can working with the government works to you we really don't think it's going to be enough for all and especially for the long term and now we think it may be enough to just get past the crisis but as a sector are and will need long term investment there also thousands of zoos around the world the cartmel and the nations government help uganda wildlife education center is home to 280 animals right now this often elephants biggest problem is loneliness it seems and maybe food when we can was the implication was that not going was coming here as we speak right now because i was coming in through good collections. accommodation or restaurant specialized programs

those are not happening anymore even if the lock down and soon tourism will take time to recover in the meantime virtual tours springing up and online donation pages hoping to secure enough support until gates can reopen charlie and out to their homes. they want you all just there with me cell rama reminder of our top news stories the united kingdom's coronavirus death toll is edging closer to overtaking italy has the highest in europe another 621 people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours taking the total to just over $28000.00 and spain's prime minister has announced a multi-billion dollar reconstruction fund to help deal with economic fallout from the pandemic it comes as the government begins easing restrictions allowing people

to exercise outside of the 1st time in 7 weeks also police simulation. have detained more than $700.00 refugees or migrant workers they live in areas where covert $900.00 cases surge last month triggering accusations that foreigners are spreading the virus rights groups say they could be held for months in dangerously cramped conditions from its louis has more from kuala lumpur the timing and the manner in which these raids have been carried out have been criticized now the u.n.h.c.r. said several asylum seekers and refugees have also been picked up and it had been informed by authorities that they were being held for the purpose of verifying their identity and we're also we've also seen videos of people being held at close quarters with no opportunity for physical distance thing not everyone was wearing a mask and we're also getting reports that children were also detained so the rates have apart from being criticized as inhumane and they've also been described as foolish north korean state television has shown video of leader kim jong un in what

may be his 1st public appearance in the 3 weeks the images are said to be from an opening of a fertilizer factory his absence has prompted speculation about his health and at least 10 members of the iraqi paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks by myself fighters the country declared victory over i saw at the end of 2017. at least 17 in mates have been shot dead in venezuela after they tried to escape during a prison riot the military says soldiers opened fire on a group of armed prisoners last prison in portuguese a state the riot broke out after prison bosses banned relatives from bringing food into inmates those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour here on al-jazeera but next it's inside story with bernard smith.

tracking the pandemic that are not some governments want to use small phones as tools to contain the spread of corona virus critics are worried about the risk to prove a seat and security so how should we manage these concerns this is inside still. hello welcome to the program. to try and stay ahead of coronavirus governments all over the world looking.