heroes and heart only acts of kindness the stories they capture reveal how the virus is society to take a look in the mirror and exposing its inequalities coronavirus lockdown italy people in power on al-jazeera 'd. we are in front of a master. a brazilian mayor begs for help as corona virus cases in the countries surged past 100000. iraq matters and this is all to syria live from doha also coming up more u.s. states bowed to pressure and to reopen the protests continue in several cities. russia records a sharp rise in new infections more than $10000.00 in 24 hours. and

a dangerous search for the truth why somalia is so risky for journalists. brazil's amazon rain forest region has become the latest frontline in the battle against the corona virus infections there are rising quickly leaving hospitals and emergency responders overwhelmed in the city of mine else mass burials have become commonplace it's a region where illegal loggers and gold miners regularly trespass into protected areas and there's a fear the outbreak could wipe out indigenous communities that's prompted the city's mayor to issue a plate. we are in getting help we have to save the lives of the protectors of the forest from all of huge.

are you for want of a disaster something like barbara reason. well in direct contrast brazil's president. is continuing to play down the pandemic even as the number of cases surges past 100000 the outbreak has claimed 7000 brazilian lives making it latin america's hardest hit country but at a rally in the capital on sunday again describe it as just a little flu he says social distancing restrictions are deadlier than the virus itself. those. that such a responsible job destruction by some governors and acceptable the price is too high up front hunger and employment misery that's not good for the country alison and around here it is joining us live from bogota alexandra 1st of all just bring us up to date with what's been happening and my mouse.

well this isn't the 1st time that the mayor has made an international call for help since the outbreak is getting worse every day in the capital of the amazon in brasil is now become practically the epicenter of the crisis in the country in particular because the health services there are already extremely fragile been able to cope with the number of cases in our poor it is their say that are seeing 3 or 4 times the number of deaths in this city compared to the average normal times they don't know exactly how many of them have to do with a copy of the 19 the disease in that's because they're unable to do enough testing to really know what the numbers are there what they do know is that there are no

spaces left in the hospitals and clinics in this city and as you were saying in your introduction so torrie these are more than once had to open mass graves to deal with the number of bodies we've also seen reports of relatives of those who died protesting the way they were treated but authorities says they 'd are left with no other possibility to really deal with the credit crisis that they had never seen before the newly appointed minister of health to straggle to the region today on sunday he said the you will visit 3 hospitals there and a military base on monday and will work with the governor and the mayor to try to deal with the situation and now the war years if the virus will actually spread between the genesis communities that leave deeper into the forest that don't have access at any health services and that's a big. and that's why we're seeing

a correlation globally assigned to. work together at least to create awareness of what's happening in the amazon not only in brazil but also in peru and here in colombia where the 1st cases that coronavirus are reaching these indigenous communities as we heard just a couple of moments ago in the face of all of that the president still maintaining this is just a little flu and is absolutely determined that social distancing is actually more dangerous than the virus itself. yes we've seen balsam out of the president of but brazil head being another protest in the capital brasilia in front of the presidential palace with hundreds of his supporters there to protest the stay at home measures that have been implemented by

a number of governors there but also at tacking congress opposition politicians and the country's supremes court to the political crisis in which both the nat'l finds himself is very deep there are growing calls 'd for is impeachment to be the case as minister is former minister of justice said here model has resigned last week and is now accusing him of trying to meddle in the police investigation against investigations against him and 2 of his that as sons a very very serious allegations he also fired the head of the police in brazil and tried to appoint one of his allies and then was stopped by the countries of the supreme court so both are narrow is increasingly isolated these that the

center of my criticism clearly fighting for his political life while. this you to a shin keeps getting worse i am brazil when we look at the numbers of cases confirmed cases of corona virus more than 100000 at this point but also i remain steadfast saying that this is little more than a flu and that all these measures to try and restrict this health crisis actually are worse. been the coronavirus itself was under thanks very much. all the 67000 people have now died from the corona virus in the u.s. despite that more states are buying to pressure and reopening but it's not enough for protesters were still demonstrating in several cities meanwhile the white house is trying to angle the blame towards china as particle reports. they are a minority but they are angry. only across the country from new hampshire to

nevada and states in between protesters demand the government let businesses reopen it's in god's hands what happens to my me and my house and anybody else's for that matter now he's given other days and i believe after that he's gonna give out the not a big thing days that come on the. dr deborah leading the white house coronavirus effort says it's concerning so many demonstrators aren't wearing masks it's devastatingly worrisome to me personally because if they go home and in fact their grandmother are there ground there who has a co-morbid condition and they have a serious are a very or an unfortunate outcome they will feel guilty for the rest of our lives the white house recommendation to reopen business only after you've seen 14 days of decline in cases despite the fact that no state has reached the threshold about

half are loosening restrictions and the trend of ministration is again trying to turn the focus to china by sending what seems to be contradictory messages but the best experts so far seem to think it was manmade have no reason to disbelieve that at this point. your office of the d.n.i. says the consensus the scientific consensus was not manmade or genetically modified . that's right i grieve that i've said i've seen their analysis i've seen the summary that you saw that was released publicly i have no reason to doubt that that is accurate the us secretary of state without providing evidence arguing the virus came from a chinese lab that wasn't created by its scientists but the country weeks into quarantine tries to come to terms with what comes next and at what cost paddy calling al-jazeera. in your of the latest figures suggest some of its worst affected countries are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel but that's not the case in russia for another 10 and

a half 1000 people have tested positive in 24 hours so you're going to go reports. and you learn calls for russia sunday march the full 3 quoted single day increase of coronavirus cases and the worry now is what lies ahead and how russia's strained health care system will handle it medics complain of shortages of protective equipment and testing capabilities and the high rate of hospital workers who've died from the virus. russia's reported death toll remains relatively lower than other countries but it has double the number of new cases it had 2 weeks ago authorities say that is because of increased screening not only in a spirit of the spread of the virus is mainly caused by those have it with that seemed to taste good when the patients detected at an early stage of infection number is rising but not the spread of the illness itself. in italy

1000 newly recruited health workers prepared to assist doctors and nurses working inside the overcrowded prison network detention centers that have been at the heart of the coronavirus crisis from the very beginning and the fear is that it could prove to be a hub for renewed infections. this as the leader of the roman catholic church used his sunday address to call for international cooperation to combat the pandemic and importantly of hockey making sure me it is important to unite scientific capabilities in a transparent and impartial way to find vaccines and treatments and to guarantee universal access to essential technologies that allow each infected person in every part of the world to receive the necessary medical treatment from once is now preparing to enter its final week of strict confinement measures its health

ministry announced that the number of people who have died from covert 19 rose by 166 to more than 24700 on saturday while figures for those admitted to hospitals continues to decline it comes with a warning from the health minister if infections rise in the coming week the lockdown could go on sunday diagonal as era. under vauxhall is the director of the russia and eurasia studies center at the henry jackson society he says russia may be trying to hide this scale of the pandemic there are reasons to be skeptical i think about what the kremlin say is. often when when russia or all president putin is pushed into a corner he lies we saw we've seen that any number of times over recent years we know that russia initially attempted to to suppress both the statistics and also those who wanted to tell the truth about the statistics as i mentioned earlier they

and you number of doctors for example that being said there are no officially at least 234000 cases in russia and there have been about a 1300 deaths so we all seen a degree of openness for the kremlin on this but i don't necessarily think that that tells all the story as i say all thora terry regimes in general 1st of all attempt to hide bad news from their own citizens and when they're not able to do that they tend to hide bad news from the outside world. still ahead on al-jazeera you've got mail china has created one of the most sophisticated delivery systems in the world. and why a challenge against israel's new coalition government could trigger the country's 4th election in 18 months.

hello there the heat is still on across the southwest of the united states although the excessive heat warnings they have been really for the time being it is a clear skies across the south a middle areas. across these areas in the northeast but the last day or 2 has been pretty nice into the northeast new jersey how many people out about enjoying the sunshine when they can but a lot more people out in this area of a central park in new york city as you can see but to separate here's the monday no so about day the showers should be clearing away from the northeast but as you can see the northern plains and the central plains this is where we're going to see another line of potentially severe thunderstorms developing some very heavy amounts of rain and as we go on through cheese say that will work its way further east was on the coming a little bit have yet again really across into the south and pushing up into the eastern seaboard but mostly care elsewhere the winds are pretty strong are coming down from the north but not especially cold this time of year now across central america on the couch if a few shows over the next couple of days we could see some heavy rain in submitting

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watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour brazil's amazon rain forest region has become the latest frontline in the battle against corona virus infections are rising quickly leaving hospitals overwhelmed it's prompted an international call for the protection of indigenous communities. more than 67000 people have now died from the corona virus in the u.s. despite that more states are bowing to pressure and reopening but it's not enough for protesters who are still demonstrating in several cities russia has seen a sharp rise in its number of infections more than 10000 people tested positive in one day for the 1st time of the country's outbreak lockdowns have been in place for

several weeks. health officials in afghanistan fear the corona virus outbreak there is spreading far more rapidly than previously thought migrant workers who fled iran when its death toll soared and now heading back iran has denied forcing dozens of afghans into a river to stop them entering let me give you a warning and brian's report contains disturbing images from the start. they left their homes in search of opportunity in iran instead witnesses say they were killed their final moments terrifying. the iranian border guards 1st beat us then made us do hard work then they took us by minibus near the river and when we got there they threw us into the river some afghan migrants are said to have drowned in the river that flows between iran and afghanistan their distraught relatives and the afghan government want says. my brothers went to

iran 3 days ago yesterday we heard that the very ground the iranians to them to did evil and threw them into the water. iran's foreign ministry has denied the allegations and says the incident happened inside afghanistan the international organization for migration says the group was traumatized by what happened we provided them with overnight accommodation and some humanitarian services are a transit center in the city of herat unfortunately it would seem that at least 23 migrants lost their lives in this particular incident it could trigger a diplomatic crisis between the 2 countries at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has seen an exodus of afghan migrants leaving iran and returning home at least 265000 afghans have crossed back from around this year some blame them for bringing in the virus iran has the region's worst outbreak but despite this some afghans continue to look for

a better life they're trying to escape conflict and poverty decades of war have left afghanistan's health system woefully unprepared for a major outbreak of the virus there are about 3000 confirmed cases here but it's fear the virus is spreading fast after a random tasting in kabul suggested a 3rd of the people in the capital could be infected my assumption from conviction is that we have way more. people who are. not going to. want to give their tasks for testing because they don't trust the government infrastructure and there's not much the government can do if it's by the government to persuade people to maintain social distance haven't been entirely successful partly blamed on low rates of literacy in a densely packed city activists warn of a horrific human tragedy in afghanistan if the virus becomes widespread to some

trying to escape the country's problems has proven just as deadly brian al-jazeera . thailand has begun lifting restrictions in some businesses and aspects of life after weeks of lockdown crowds quickly gathered on sunday is restaurants sandals and pet shops were among the 1st businesses to reopen customers rush to alcohol stores with a ban on sale was lifted all shops must now follow distancing and hygiene rooms. tens of millions of people in china were confined to their homes during its strict despite restrictions being used many are still afraid to venture out to china's vast home delivery network the economy can stay afloat while people stay indoors katrina you has this report from beijing. boxes of toys toiletries and kitchen staples these packages are being sorted scad and sprayed with disinfectant before being delivered to customers all over they change the current

virus pandemic has seen an increase in the use of delivery services across china with more customers choosing to shop from the safety of their homes. we have more to deliver in the past we've also seeing crist in deliveries of staple food like a rice flour and the oil. supplies too like a face masks and a cleaning products 2 weeks covered 9000 forced the closure of businesses across china but delivery hubs like this remained open throughout the crisis tens of thousands of packages the 1st says at this distribution center every day and most customers will receive the items within 24 hours ordering. companies have adapted to the outbreak by limiting contact with clients. are used to deposit parcels in residential compounds analysts say the widespread use of digital platforms has

enabled china to develop one of the most sophisticated delivery networks in the world. china now has over 90 percent of these towns covered by a home delivery service. industry or faster speed intensive labor and a wide coverage. during lockdown millions of chinese residents relied on food delivery drivers like these to survive the infections have eased and restaurants have reopened many customers still prefer takeout home delivery is convenient and essential i don't know what i would eat if i didn't have home delivery. apa distribution center delivery drivers have their temperatures checked before starting daily rounds face masks and vitamins are provided a reminder of the risks they face waffen many buying online safely to others it means putting their own health on the line. you just irritating

the world health organization says there's no evidence or herbal tonic touted by madagascar's president as a coronavirus cure actually works but that hasn't stopped down to eventually in a exporting the drink 1st to equatorial guinea and now to get a bit so he says the tea cures covered 19 patients within 10 days it contains the artemisia plant which is normally used to treat malaria. tanzania's the president says he's in talks with about augusta to send a plane to collect a shipment of the tonic and xenia has recorded 480 cases and 17 deaths but the government's been accused of hiding information and failing to take the virus seriously john michael fully dismissed test kits imported from abroad as faulty saying samples taken from a goat and a piece of fruit had tested positive to pick a sample when we took a papaya sample for a coded $99.00 turfed we label the sample is

a little bit each $23.00 female the result came out positive this means those plumes inside the papaya coronavirus positive something which is totally insane. it's world press freedom day amnesty international says hottest month and intimidation against journalists in somalia is so deeply entrenched and makes the country one of the most dangerous places to report from the heart out of those more . in the somali capital mogadishu a group of journalists has gathered to protest against what they say is a not talkin freedom of speech by their government and neither today we are standing here to protest about the arrest of our colleagues as somali journalists we demand justice for all reporters behind bars the constitution is quite clear that no one can be detained for more than 48 hours without being put on trial. according to human rights watch somalia authorities of detained 3 journalists and prohibited a local radio station from broadcasting in

a local dialect in the past 2 months. one of the detained journalists is mohamed up to have new editor of hicks radio he was arrested on march 7th after reporting on police brutality in the capital. his family says they've been denied access to their son so it's very worrying the cave labelled my son a terrorist for only practicing his profession i appeal to our national leaders for the release of my thought on he was our only breadwinner and we haven't seen him for a whole 2 months i wanted justice for my son. journalists unions in the country often protest about the outdated pennell court which came into force in $96.00 to fall it includes a number of vague and overly broad crimes including criminal different mission offending the on and prestige of the head of state insulting a public officer or institution all charges frequently laid against journalists what we are seeing these on these weeks now these is an organized campaign to

criminalize journalism but would you journalists in court because of the media right or because the right to freedom of expression and speciously use of criminal movies which are already outdated and draconian such as bell could have somalia we was in action 964. according to the committee to protect journalists somalia is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists they often face threats on attacks from government officials private individuals on the group al-shabaab the right groups ace impunity for the killing of journalists remain the norm with a list 6 to 9 journalists killed since 1991 when somalia's civil war began and. al jazeera egyptian security forces say they've killed $126.00 fighters during recent raids in the northern sinai peninsula the military has intensified its

operations after an explosion at a military convoy in the region on thursday killing 10 soldiers a group affiliated with i saw it claimed responsibility for the attack israel could be plunged back into political chaos with its coalition government now facing a major legal hurdle the country's high court has started a 2 day hearing and for the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is upcoming corruption trial and other issues prevent him from forming a government or a faucet reports from my students and i'm a rare televised hearing in israel's high court allowing the public to watch for themselves the latest round of the political crisis they've been living with for more than a year after 3 elections will finally be a government this week. the 1st issue is the assignment of a knesset member to form a government against whom charges have been filed 5 out of 8 appeals are concerning this issue the 2nd issue has to do with the validity of the coalition agreement

that was signed on april 20th. that agreement for a rotating co-equal premiership between benjamin netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz requires changes to israel's fundamental basic laws to allow each mistrustful partner the guarantees they want to insure the deal sticks sunday though so the focus on the other issue whether benjamin netanyahu indicted in 3 separate corruption cases could legally form and lead a new government law requires ministers in such a position to resign but not prime minister netanyahu is both a caretaker prime minister and a candidate for the job leaving room for legal argument during it the justices seem to signal that they would not overrule what they see as the will of the members of israel's parliament not a message popular with anti netanyahu anti coalition protesters who've gathered to watch proceedings in a park lying symbolically between the court and the parliament we've done just want a prime minister is a criminal on the run here it will. come back to the people and it will not be

able or any more in a bit longer than a lot of the other as well as a critical juncture in israel's long running political crisis this is a major moment for its constitution netanyahu his legal team argues that the knesset the israeli parliament has made its decision and the court should not intervene as opponents argue that allowing for a government to be led by a man under such serious criminal charges represents an earthquake to the rule of law it's now up to the justices to decide for now gantz and then you know who is still working to pass the legislation required to form the new government before the deadline expires on thursday if that doesn't happen or if the court were to surprise everyone and rule it out then israel would be heading. for a 4th election in less than 18 months with its political system straining if the seeds are a force it out west jerusalem. a cousin or bust out on the side has hit out at the syrian president saying security forces are pressuring him to step down from his

business rami makhlouf says it's part of a campaign to make him pay millions of dollars in tax but lou phones his fortune to our side and bankrolled his war effort but he appears to have fallen out of favor last year and days ago made a video pleading with his cousin to prevent the collapse of his company 3 of the world's top pole vaulters have been using their own back gardens to give fans some live with let it stew in the lock time arrivals vaulted 5 meters as many times as they could in 30 minutes as part of what they called the ultimate garden clash. this is all just here these are the top stories brazil's amazon rain forest region has become the latest frontline in the battle against corona virus infections are rising quickly leaving hospitals overwhelmed that's prompted the city's mayor to

issue a plea we are in getting the help we have to save the lives of those of the forest from rule of yet. we are in front of a disaster from think like barbarism. aleksandra ram p.r.t. is following developments from bogota. the outbreak is getting worse every day in the capital of the amazon in brasil it's now become practically the epicenter of the crisis in the country particularly because the health service is there already extremely fragile and the and able to cope with the number of cases in our tory t.'s there say that they are seeing 3 or 4 times the number of deaths in this city compared to the average

normal times all the 67000 people have now died from the corona virus in the u.s. despite that more states a borrowing to pressure and reopening but it's not enough for protesters who are still demonstrating in several cities. russia's seen a sharp rise in its number of infections more than 10000 people tested positive in one day for the 1st time and the country's outbreak lockdowns have been in place for several weeks. nearly a 3rd of people in afghanistan's capital could have contracted kovan 19 that's according to a new study by the health ministry suggesting infections in kabul might be far more widespread than its limited testing can detect those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a risking it all afghanistan by. rewind returns i can bring your people back to life i'm sorry it's on the best of al-jazeera

documentaries. i was told the. rewind continues with me going into a war zone he said the 1st thing i look for is the exit it's not how to get it it's all to get out that nobody sees your pictures there's no point going to these places rewind on al-jazeera.