we're getting back to a new normal across asia as business is reopened following weeks of coronavirus lockdown. matheson this is 00 live from doha also coming out. of. a brazilian mayor begs for help as corona virus cases in the country surged past 100000. more u.s. states bowed to pressure and reopened but protests continue in several cities. and coordinated attacks in iraq killed 14 members of the security forces we meet the

group that was targeted. several countries across asia have begun lifting restrictions on some businesses as well as other aspects of life after weeks of being in lockdown malaysia is allowing the majority of businesses to reopen but large gatherings are still not allowed schools and universities also remain closed and people have been asked to continue social distancing thailand also ease deadlocked on over the weekend it's allowed restaurants sols a pet shops to reopen no new deaths have been reported in days all incoming flights have been banned until the end of the month. the philippines has followed suit all incoming international flights have been barred for a week the government wants to free up quarantine facilities for returning overseas workers some 24000 people have already arrived home many after losing jobs because

of the pandemic. in a moment we're going to hear from florence louie on what's happening where she is and quite an important 1st let's talk talk to scott hyla who's in buying call scott give us an indication of how much daily life has changed there what did things going to be like in the future. rob right now daily life you know this is the 2nd day the 1st business day of the relaxation of these restrictions that were imposed back in march you know it's a slow and steady process according to the government you know it's going to be every 2 weeks where they re-evaluate how things are going and then they'll decide if a move forward in lifting some of these restrictions right now as you mentioned you know some more shops are allowed to open up the restaurants are allowed to have people dine in but they'll be this so still distancing very strict social distancing measurements within those restaurants that we've always had a and encourage work from home directly from the government here never really fully enforced that remains in place also when you look at the public transportation here

in bangkok very critical for this very very crowded city all people riding on public transportation still have to wear a mask now when it comes to the future of big contributor to the gross domestic product here in thailand how thailand makes its money comes from the tourism industry and there have been a couple of announcements about how things will be moving forward we know that there is a ban on inbound international flights that will stay in place until the end of may that is in place the airports here in thailand will only be open from 7 am to 7 pm to further curb the air traffic if you will some domestic flights restarted at the end of last week but still very limited at this stage right now when you look at again the importance of it that's why we're here in this neighborhood of old bangkok this is really a touristy area called zone area there are still very few tourists here obviously that is going to remain the case for several weeks if not months to come you know we're looking at projects in numbers coming out from the government down at least

40 percent the 1st quarter of this year in tourist numbers that's going to be even better. for the 2nd quarter and again that's very very important for the economy here so obviously the government is not traveling to try to figure out other ways for the nation here to make money it's called hyla giving us a date from thailand as it reopens i want to bring in florence louie she's joining us live from kuala lumpur so my leisure is easing restrictions as well florence just talk us through what that's going to mean for people there and what the reaction has been like. also a lot of businesses shops and offices are now allowed to open but they have to implemented some safety measures including temperature screening and making sure that there's nothing space within the premises for people to maintain physical distance now people are also now allowed to exercise out of their homes something they haven't been able to do in the last 6 weeks this allowed to play sports now outside as long as it doesn't involve contact and as long as it doesn't involve big groups of people we've already seen

a couple of joggers out on the streets on monday morning now employees however have been advised to still allow as many people as possible to still continue working from home and it appears many are heeding that advice the streets on monday morning off on busier than they have been in the last 6 weeks but no way a regular weekday schools and universities remain closed and crucially malaysia hasn't reopened its borders and interstate travel still isn't allowed now the prime minister has described this as a cautious and controlled reopening economic activity malaysia has lost 14 and a half $1000000000.00 since the restrictions were imposed on 18th of march 6 weeks ago now not many people not everyone agrees or it's pleased with the government's position there is a petition online in the government to be considered and as of 9 am on monday morning in malaysia that petition has got nearly a 1000000 signatures several local governments have also said they won't be

following the federal government's move in relaxing restrictions just yet but health officials say malaysia has managed to flatten but and that's very much a sense that what this government is trying to do is not strike a balancing act between protecting lives as well as preserving livelihoods florence thanks very much indeed for reporting from kuala lumpur. brazil's amazon region has become the latest front line in the battle against the virus infections are rising quickly leaving hospitals overwhelmed. the president continues to plague the pandemic. reports a face mask is projected on the statue of christ the redeemer the symbol of religion it's a call for awareness as the number of cases keep rising across brazil. has been marking the from the start keeps hugging and shaking hands with supporters

. on sunday he once again led a protest in the capital brasilia against stay at home measures ordered by local governors as he fights against accusations of corruption from the country's congress and supreme court. we want the true independence of the 3 powers not only a fraction of the constitution we don't want that enough with interference we want to admit any more interference i'm being very clear patience has run out. last week to replace the country's most popular anti corruption crusader former justice minister says who now accuses him of trying to meddle in police investigations against him and his sons but while the president is focused on his political problems the virus is spreading rapidly in the amazon state capital health services have been overwhelmed by the number of sick people the city is handling more than 100 deaths per day 3 times the normal average as

a big mass graves to bury their dead. the mayor of man made an international plea for help has concerns grows that the virus could have devastating effects on the amazon indigenous tribes. we have to save the lives. of the forest for. a disaster. from seemed like barbarism. a call for help that so far has rung hollow for a president to screech seems more worried about political survival than keeping brazilians alive i listen but i'm just. more than 67000 people have died from the corona virus in the united states despite that more states are

going to pressure and reopening but it's not enough for protesters who are still demonstrating in several cities meanwhile the white house is trying to angle the blame towards china as political hay 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. in i believe after that he's gonna. come on the. doctor 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 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 our loosening restrictions and the trend of ministration is again trying to turn the focus to china by sending what seems to be contradictory messages that 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 gave 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 u.s. 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 europe the latest figures suggest some of its worst affected countries are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel but that's not the case in russia but another 10 and a half 1000 people have tested positive in 24 hours so you're going to go ports. and i learned call through russia sunday marks 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 at a spur to spread of the virus is mainly caused by those happy with that symptoms taste good when the patients detect it 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 importantly of hockey made to ensure 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 fronts 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 cove at 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 i go out to sarah. still ahead on al-jazeera virtual vaccine fund raising how european leaders are joining forces to combat covert 19. a double challenge for afghanistan random coronavirus testing

brings what being results as the country risks a diplomatic crisis with iran. hello there maybe if you shot all the way through will central and eastern areas of home she can see these massive clouds here most of the rain will actually stay off the coast as you can see but it will bring maybe across into tokyo a sock a festival and also some heavy rain working its way across into the go through monday but the rain is back in the fork all through central as the china time which is slightly come down in the north to a much better levels for this time of year 22 in beijing as that system sweeps its way south by choose the time it is back up again so 27 degrees celsius but as you can see ready to say the story will be about the rain some very heavy downpours particularly the dark blue on the yellow as you can see there so it could lead to

some localized flooding and then down across into indonesia a dry day generally on monday be a night is our low pressure to sitting off the coast of western sumatra that is pulling a lot of moisture with it so we have got the usual storms but they're a little bit like the no one is a lot of that is being pulled but we'll see more showers developing as we go through tuesday perhaps more into all central and northern areas over the philippines thunderstorms really all the order of the day across northern and northeastern areas of india we have the heat particularly through the interior i mean monday and tuesday some heavy downpours maybe a few those new delhi 35. through time to time not the only. way you go. exactly the u.s. . we're going to bomb the taliban in submission and bomb them to the peace table during gunfire coming from the direction we're going to go i mean holding the power

to account killing cancer. someone that lives here can't. fault lines coming soon on al-jazeera. where. the. you're gorgeous here a reminder of our top stories this hour several countries across asia have begun lifting restrictions after weeks of being in lockdown but malaysia is still not allowed in public gatherings thailand in the philippines have barred incoming flights 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 pondered an international call for the protection of indigenous communities. more than 67000 people have no died from the corona virus in the united states despite that more states are bowing to pressure and reopening but it's not enough for protesters who are still demonstrating in several cities. a virtual conference to raise $8000000000.00 in the fight against covered 19 will be hosted by the european union on monday there are multiple efforts underway all across the world to find a formula to create immunity against the virus but as stephanie decker reports it's a difficult and lengthy process. the world is desperate for a vaccine against covert 1000 and the race is on to find one developed in many countries i think the largest number in the u.s. staple of by china market is a professor of vaccine epidemiology at the london school of hygiene and tropical

medicine they're keeping an up to date database of all the vaccines being worked on there are over $100.00 bad news is that they usually break the develop a vaccine is a problem that initial discovery who actually having a back seat to be given on a population level is usually about 10 to 20 years. but the urgency now means teams all over the world are trying to speed up the process we work day and night and phone. calling 911 a person. we have a 3. people 3 shop working group and 24 hours several are at the stage of human testing including this trial that oxford university we're told there is never been a vaccine against a coronavirus group for approval and that the success rate of vaccine trials are between 5 to 10 percent even once there is a vaccine it will take quite some time before there is enough to vaccinate entire

populations and while we wait there are questions about natural immunity it is still not clear whether we can develop long lasting immunity to the virus we have never been here before this is a direct that's emerged that has changed everyone's life if you know bringing so many people to be in hospital dying it's wrecked the entire economy is this is the back to that the world is desperate to have for once the world is largely united in the desire to be able to visit and hug our families to walk the streets to fill the restaurants to travel and for so many to be able to work again to return to a life most of us took for granted our once buzzing news room here in doha has nearly full and silent with most people working from home it's a similar picture in many places across the world now despite so many vaccines being in the works it's going to take quite some time before one is available to

all of us and that means that partial lockdowns and social distancing could remain part of our lives for a very long time stephanie decker at al-jazeera headquarters in doha but a majority of health experts believe it will take at least a year before a vaccine is created and distributed box resident donald trump says he's confident the u.s. will have one sooner. it we're going to have a vaccine at the end of the year by the end of the abbott vaccine by the end of this year we think we're going to have a vaccine by the end of this year and we're pushing very hard you know we're building supply lines now we don't even have the final vaccine johnson and johnson if you look at johnson and johnson is doing it we have many companies are i think close because i meet with the heads of them and i find it a very interesting subject because it's so important but i think we'll have a vaccine by the end of the the world health organization says there's no evidence

of how it will tonic touted by madagascar as president as a coronavirus cure actually works but that hasn't stopped the entourage exporting the drink 1st to equitorial guinea and now to get out he says the teachers covert 900 patients within 10 days it contains the ata micio planned which is normally used to treat malaria tanzania's president says he's in talks with madagascar to send a plane to collect a shipment of the tonic the government's been accused of hiding information and failing to take the virus seriously john microphone he has dismissed test kits imported from abroad as faulty saying samples taken from a goat and a piece of fruit a tested positive for pick a sample when we took apply a sample for a covert $99.00 test we label the sample is a little bit each $23.00 female the result came out positive this means those plumes inside the proprietors coronavirus positive something which is totally

insane. there are concerns that authoritarian regimes are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic some leaders have been accused of taking over government bodies silencing rivals and delaying elections senate report show as the vice president of research and analysis at freedom house she says restrictions to deal with covert 19 shouldn't remain in place after the pandemic. in hungary where you are the government was already systematically dismantling the checks on its power leading up to this crisis and now in 1000 has given them the perfect opportunity to institute emergency law in a way that really doesn't provide any checks or oversight and can be extended possibly and so of course restrictions are necessary but restrictions should be proportionate to the health and assess of these and they should end when the health

crisis is no longer there and also they should be applied fairly across the population issue can be used to target certain groups or opponents of the regime done fortunate that that democracy is an especially united states are not stepping up at this time of heightened repression across the world that's what has happened in the past and it's a really big gap right now but i do think there's other democracies that can step up even if the united states has other foreign policy priorities right now and doesn't seem to see itself as oh you know her you know germany at starting to really get control over the pandemic at home and that's a big opportunity for and i really hope that or rise to the occasion countries like the u.k. and france and sweden can also be leaders joining us time of a real need for global leadership health officials in afghanistan fear of the coronavirus are very very or 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 alexey o'brien'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 but a lot of my brothers ventry around 30 days ago yesterday because the did the very ground the iranians do with 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 $3000.00 confirmed cases here but

it's feared the virus is spreading fast after random testing in kabul suggested a 3rd of the people in the capital could be infected my assumption is that we have way more than. people who are suffering with people are not going to. voluntarily give their tax for testing because they don't trust the government infrastructure and there's not much the government can do efforts 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 over the weekend i saw conducted several coordinated attacks in iraq killing at

least 14 members of the security forces most of the victims were from so many factions of the popular mobilization forces so when all 14 went to visit the group . these men from the popular mobilization forces or p.m.s. are the 1st line of defense in one of iraq's most dangerous areas across the river lies and stronghold yet their outpost salahuddin province has no thermal cameras not even a generator to power the lights when electricity cuts out at night. there is no support for us no court meant no armor no clothes nor have you a primary. the formed in 2014 to fight eisel are shia led but this unit is sunni and part of the so-called tribal p.m.s. which draws its fighters from local tribes though poorly equipped they're often deployed deep into rule areas and are easy targets for eisel 9 were killed last

saturday in the most brazen attack in months when i saw the government's knock up on their checkpoint at night and opened fire killing 3 instantly 3 others were burned alive 3 more were killed in a roadside bomb when they rushed to help. it wasn't until 6 or 7 hours after the incident that more help arrived it's because of the lack of effort and support from the security forces around here. until a few weeks ago an emergency police unit was based nearby but it was redeployed to urban areas to enforce coronavirus lockdowns eisel fried's on instability and the group has taken advantage of the political economic and health crises that have hit iraq over the past few months in addition to that political tensions and rifts inside popular mobilization forces have impeded the ability of security forces to contain the insurgency the unit commander blames sectarian strife for the lack of resources and accuses the shia p.m.s.

unit based on the other side of the river of not doing enough to secure the area. don't control the 7 kilometer strips facing us we also tell them that they're not covering these areas but they don't deploy forces there it's empty. the commander says his battalion enjoyed more support from the p.m.s. prior to the assassination of its charismatic deputy chief of the alamo hondas he was killed in a u.s. drone strike in january alongside it raining in general kasem still in money since then the p.m.s. has real from internal competition and not in 100 words i should stress that he understood that you didn't see up across the rio outreach approach up to that so i knew level but were strong go with you and and very much all the vision and. let him at that 2 weeks then are they

going to. be integration. the killings and maki sheaffer have sparked calls for greater empowerment of the sunni p.m.s. in securing their own areas many tribesmen hope that the incident will usher in greater material support as they confront isis resurgence see want to fulton al jazeera. this is all just arab these are the top stories several countries across asia have begun lifting restrictions after weeks of being unlocked on thailand in the philippines have barred incoming flights and malaysia's still not allowing public gatherings once louis has more from the malaysian capital. a lot of businesses shops and offices are now allowed to open but they have to implement certain safety measures including temperature screening and making sure that there's enough spaces

within the premises for people to maintain physical distance and people are also now allowed to exercise out of their homes something they haven't been able to do in the last 6 weeks allowed to play sports now outside as long as it doesn't involve contact and as long as it doesn't involve big groups of people we've already seen a couple of jobs out in the streets on monday morning brazil's amazon rain forest region has become the latest funk line in the battle against corona virus infections are rising quickly being hospitals overwhelmed and that's prompted the local capital's mayor to issue a plea. we have to save the lives of 2 of the forest from of huge. we are in front of a disaster. like barbarism. more than 67000 people have now died from the corona virus in the u.s.

despite that more states are 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 this number of infections more than 10000 people tested positive in one day for the 1st time in the country's outbreak lockdown so been in place for several weeks the world health organization says there's no evidence of how it will tonic touted by madagascar's president as a coronavirus cure actually works but that hasn't stopped under the rug alina exporting the drink to equitorial guinea and guinea bissau he says the t. cures patients within 10 days coming up next it's talked to all just here to buy. what impact will call did 19 of the drop in the oil price come on the race to the white house can donald trump survive these historic setbacks and does joe biden have what it takes to beat. the special coverage on al-jazeera.

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