from the human life and forced to stay in a legal fiction. follows one girl's journey hired to a remote village. on al-jazeera. global leaders pledge $8000000000.00 to speed up the hunt for corona virus a vaccine a quarter of a 1000000 people have now died worldwide. i'm about this and this is on to see a live from doha also coming up elise government documents reveals the u.s. virus death toll is set to double by the end of the month. africa's most populous country begins to ease restrictions but there are fears of

a new outbreak and northern nigeria. families are reunited in italy as restrictions are relaxed but there are fears of a 2nd wave of infections. the fight against the corona virus has been given an 8000000000 dollar boost leaders from the e.u. and other nations pledged the cash in a video conference on monday it will be used to help speed up research into a vaccine and treatments for the united states for almost 70000 people have died didn't take part in a whole as more. coronavirus way so the world must find ways to live with it better ways of testing for it more effective ways of treating it most importantly eventually a vaccine against it. the practice on many the goal is one to defeat this virus and virtual pledging conference aims to channel billions of dollars into the

global response it's not just about pouring money into research but also about pooling resources and expertise for the common good. measure of science and. it's really. now. why. the u.s. isn't involved and while china is offering to help there are concerns the world's top economists already had political loggerheads may engage in a vaccine war donald trump has already claimed a vaccine is just months away scientists point out that even if a vaccine is discovered in months it will be a lot longer than that before it's up and available to the billions who'll need it

which is why it's so important to find drug treatments that work in the meantime both are central to the funds being pledged and both are at advanced stages of trialing and research here at the university of oxford professor martin landry is leading the world's largest clinical trial into coronavirus drug treatments a project called recovery he's hoping to find an existing drug or combination of drugs that works to save lives well before a vaccine becomes globally available. i think your is probably too strong i don't think there'll be a single drug that suddenly wipes out clone a virus but i think effective treatments are in sight and they're critical they're critical because patients are dying today and tomorrow and the day after and even with the best will in the world where 18 months off having a scaled up vaccine at best we need treatments that deal with the problem of now. only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown

globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago he was a greatest for the developing world where social distancing usually adequate and possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat jonah how al-jazeera oxford professor michel because i skin is the former executive director of the global fund to fight aids tuberculosis and malaria he says the meeting was about far more than just a vaccine. there are 3 main pillars through to that conference one is the search for a vaccine the other is the search for therapies and the 3rd is make sure that we have accurate tests to diagnose corona survive virus and also to test for immunity to the virus because the currently available tests are still not fully accurate and they're not scalable to the scale we need worldwide now to

answer your question it's a critical issue. i think the discussions have to start now upstream from the 18 months or so until we have evidence for efficacy of that exene and here again i mean despite all of the obstacles the intellectual property the massive investments that maybe some private companies would have to make in generating a vaccine i would still feel optimistic because again looking back at h.l.v. aids we've succeeded having 25000000 people on treatment worldwide for with drugs that were just under 4 the boat in the very early days of the epidemic for the people so if we work together again if we have

a global response with global solidarity and commitment from the political world we'll get there. and the us the top of ministration is projecting the number of daily deaths from the virus will double by the end of the month that's according to an internal report seen by the new york times article haid reports. the numbers are just hard to grasp a new assessment from the federal emergency management agency leaked to us media says the united states will have $200000.00 new coronavirus cases every day by the end of this month and as many as 3000 dead every day by june 1st but now the focus is on plans to reopen the economy california allowing some retail and manufacturing and new york making plans to move forward you open businesses 1st that are most essential and pose the lowest risk ok most essential

and the lowest risks. phase one we're talking about construction manufacturing and select retail with curbside pick up they are the most essential with the lowest risk the u.s. senate is back to work despite the fact that it's doctor said it didn't have enough tests for the 100 senators they aren't planning on taking up legislation just confirmations to executive posts and judges to the bench at the moment the republican leader has scheduled no significant covert related business for the floor of the senate tonight we will vote on the nomination to the nuclear regulatory commission while the senate isn't taking up a new relief package the treasury department is trying to find a way to pay for the last ones announcing it would borrow almost 3 trillion dollars and the supreme court went to work in a way that it has never done in its history honorable the chief justice and the

associate justice being court of the united. oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah it heard arguments on the phone it's expected here 10 cases over the next 2 weeks the country finding ways to move forward while acknowledging there will likely be a high price to pay for it al-jazeera. or nigeria has joined a host of countries easing restrictions following a 5 week lockdown but medical workers wore large crowds returning to the streets could send the country on track for a major spike in cases i did race reports from the. nigerians in the capital take tentative steps towards normal life after a week lockdown but scenes like this shock medical workers on the front lines of the fight against 19 it is not a good decision. i distilled on their property which. is their

diet is not strong. if we have known about people who are for women who have the current capacity of the hospital beds to be able to take care of those who may have been affected. some of the city's open markets remain closed frustrating many traders have not sold anything for more than a month. and there is no provision for the masses so i can see everything i. don't. treat the lockdown has taken a toll of my eyes and livelihoods and many here are in a hurry to recoup their losses. the collapse in oil prices has been another major blow for nigeria's all dependent economy. our stores are full we're trying to keep the prices as they are we don't want to even think about how losses as

a businessman your priority is to keep your customer in good and bad times remember many people didn't earn any money for weeks now but some health experts insist the government should continue to enforce emergency measures the government says are certain restrictions are being lifted night from 8 o'clock until further notice and wearing off mask like this well outside and social distancing will not be strictly enforced in addition to reducing presenter numbers on public transport. for now all places of worship will remain closed with government worried about enforcing social distancing and other nigerians fear the lifting of restrictions when infections are on the rise could be disastrous how many trees. which are only half a 1000000 refugees living in camps in kenya risk of a corona virus outbreak because of crowded conditions and a lack of health care market web reports. and fled fighting in her

hometown in south sudan and she was 2 years old her parents brought her here to crack in a refugee camp in northern kenya it's been a home ever since over decades it's become a city a shack home to nearly 200000 people trips to the water pump with a market are essential the way people get food to eat. she's worried about the spread of the corona virus in a company and you cannot talk on monday when i don't and where we fetch water we have to queue and social distancing is practically impossible that scares me. and is among nearly hoffa 1000000 refugees in kenya many escape the conflicts in neighboring somalia and. most living camps like. so far no cases of the virus have been identified here. refugee rights activists say cramped

conditions and the lack of health care could be a recipe for disaster unfortunately it means possible devastation people who are infected will not be able to be isolated people who. will be a lot of transmission the spread would be fast and the response was this. the un's refugee agency released this video showing measures that have been taken to prevent the spread of the virus during food distributions he says it's added extra water points for washing hands but that doesn't change many of the realities inside and outside the camp protecting refugees from myers is not only about protecting refugees or about protecting those communities really it's about protecting all of us and everyone is not protected in the truth of this are. people in kenya and other parts of africa waiting to see if when the coronavirus will spread as much as

it has in asia europe and the u.s. health experts say could be disastrous. and it says life's already become more difficult the crisis has pushed up food prices worried about her family in the weeks ahead she says all they can do is pray to god malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya still had an al-jazeera. ghosting an x. ray. calls mom to a lot more internationally trained doctors to practice medicine in canada during the pandemic. piling on the pain how the devastating outbreak is reaching deep into the heart of the brazilian rain forest.

i know there's some or all the heavy rain developing through will central and southern areas of china but we have got a bit of a brief ice 5 2nd across into japan that cloud is well to the east and so through tuesday a warm bright and sunny day 26 celsius in osaka but the rain is on its way into all sudden sections of the korean peninsula and then here is that mass of rain into southern china here bay province and really tools east and south across into fusion that as we go through wednesday the rain is still in the full cost not quite as heavy that real heavy mass is mostly open waters and then we'll see this rain developing along with a cloud working its way gradually towards beijing slightly bringing the clouds in over the next 2 or 3 days. across much of indonesia and this is just to the far south really of java this is a tropical disturbance it's a it could well be developing of the next couple days but it doesn't pose a threat to any as the line is just going to drift its way gradually out into the indian ocean because widespread styles to the north of the particularly heavy at times into borneo and some pretty tremendous honestly as to into northern areas of

india the last few days and the next few as well is an image taken across the west and you can see those bands of rain and you can see this massive rains that can choose a working its way south was pushing across into be house stays. because the world points to corona pandemic learning more about this every day it's a new path to join a whole global community. how we come together to fight to ridicule questions can i just. that's coming on on you tube as you're saying i'm concerned about the frontline phone aetheric keeping you up to date and we've seen countries retreat back and beaten back successfully to stream on to syria.

the marching orders here a reminder of our top stories this hour the search for a coronavirus vaccines received a significant funding boost dozens of countries have pledged $8000000000.00 to speed up research the u.s. china and russia did not take part. in the u.s. the top administration is projecting coronavirus deaths in the country will reach 3000 a day by june the 1st that's according to documents seen by the new york times it comes as a number of states are started to reopen. some restrictions are being eased in 3 nigerian states residents of lagos of all guns will gradually be given more freedom over the next 6 weeks but medical workers one large crowds on the streets could

cause a major spike in cases. italy has also begun to reopen 8 weeks after becoming the 1st country in europe to go into lockdown 4 and a half 1000000 italians are now allowed back to work and relatives can reunite but schools and cinemas remain shut indefinitely and actually o'brien reports from. there how good they've been waiting for for 2 months. old grandfather and granddaughter 3 united. what i've been up the path of at least during the korean teen we were desperate to have a phone in with now i can't even speak for how excited i am too excited we have only seen her with video calls for 2 months but it was not the same it couldn't be the same. restarted porter when i saw her my heart stopped it seemed to be a century since i've seen her after the longest lockdown in europe family visits

are allowed but only of relatives live in the same region. elsewhere the queues were back at rome's main determining station though it's not just take it but temperatures being taken. by a lot of the what is that obviously after staying at home for almost 60 days it feels good i feel good and i feel safe. across as more than 4000000 people were back at work as construction sites and factories reopened and restaurants were allowed to sell takeaway food but taking public transport is still being discouraged by government and mosques a compulsory when sharing public spaces and doors. funerals remain limited to 15 people but the bereaved able to lay flowers on the graves of the did the florists nearby carefully disinfected. with more than 210000 reported cases and around $29000.00 deaths italy's one of the worst affected countries government

leaders fear the loosening of restrictions will lead to a resurgence in cases health care workers are taking extra measures to track infections isolate and to make sure hospitals and overwhelmed again. want to get every. we're being careful trying not to do too many things but at least we're finally outside and breathing some fresh air families making the most of the sunshine and parks that have been reopened so playgrounds remain off limits but they're happy because finally today they have opened after having close to 4 month and a half even though obviously my daughter was disappointed to find the playground are blocked off there are many reminders that life isn't the same with school cinemas and theaters shot indefinitely but those ancient country has witnessed plagues before and recovered italians just need to find a balance between staying safe and embracing their new found freedom. brian al

jazeera. a temporary hospital set up in the british capital is expected to be placed on standby within days because of a lack of patients london's nightingale hospital was built with the help of the army at the beginning of last month it has capacity for $4000.00 bed beds but it's believed to be come in treating only about a dozen patients. air france has been told it's going to need to become more environmentally friendly as part of a bailout deal to keep the company afloat the european union has signed off on a $7600000.00 loan to help the struggling airline but france's economy minister says the deals contention on the airlines slashing its c o 2 emissions and cutting domestic routes that can no longer be justified. then a growing calls in canada to let internationally train doctors support func line health care workers but tights regulations are leaving many shots out of their chosen profession than a lack reports among all the trainees i taught at this level some air ranks and

i present and on oral performance samir chohan reads a letter of recommendation from a doctor who supervised him as a medical volunteer in the united states that's the only way this canadian born graduate of a foreign medical school could get work experience with the cold in 1000 crisis placing heavy burdens on canada's hospitals he's asking why young doctors with foreign qualifications find it almost impossible to work in their own country many of us are qualified very knowledgeable and skilled and we don't want those skills and knowledge to go to ways we want to use it to serve our country doctor if suad ran baghdad's largest pediatric hospital then worked in muscat he and his wife a prominent dentist in both iraq and oman came to canada in 2013 to make sure their children had a stable future neither has been able to work would have to retrain as a g.p. which he can't afford to do so he's driving for to pay the bills.

and how we have to support the family. governments in canada defer to medical licensing organizations which maintain they have to be cautious about admitting doctors trained in other countries but many say foreign training could also be an asset to canadian health care we should not forget the people who actually get change in foreign countries they sometimes even bigger clinical experience because they get exposed to the least infections that would never see here in canada on terry as medical licensing body told al-jazeera it's looking into the issue but as yet to make any changes in its residency programs one of canada's most multicultural cities brampton home to many currently unemployed foreign trained medical personnel is leading one of many campaigns to usher more of them into the

health care system the intrigue currency of the tests and the lack of hospital residencies that are made to. be able to the foreign trained doctors so we have over $700.00 doctors who have the task but only $350.00 doctors actually got a residency last year so that is a huge waste of human capital attentional experts say covert 1000 will continue to challenge the medical system here for months possibly years making the need for more frontline health care workers ever more acute daniel like al jazeera toronto. argentina has entered into negotiations with international creditors that will determine whether the country falls into its 9th debt default the deadline to reach a deal runs out on friday the government wants to delay a loan interest repayments for 3 years and have 60 percent of payments written off . scientists in chile have developed

a test that could help diagnose coronavirus patients earlier and for a fraction of the price one of the symptoms of covert 19 is the loss of the sense of smell now a university in santiago has developed an a roma test kit this in human has been to see how it works. this week to rome of a flower a pleasure made possible by our sense of smell which is also one of our least used senses that's why scientists were late to catch on that in estimated 80 percent of people who presented no obvious symptoms of coronavirus in fact as partial or total unknowns mia many of them have experienced just a most. which is all faction but also fact of fact it got us know of the symptom no car no fever just i'm not. a fever can be easily detected with a some momentary or thermal graphic camera but not the loss

a smell which is highly subjective. now the school of engineering and center of aroma and tasted chiles catholic university have developed an objective test to measure it. the kid consists of 6 extremely familiar aromas a person is asked identifies 3 you can fail the test and not be infected but you can't pass if you are says professor and then you can isolate the person that shows some of the. fact that these functions corroborate this person hasn't the. team we went to try it out so i've always prided myself on having a good sense of smell but now we're going to see. in the last current so i passed the test and thank god and the amazing thing about this is that it's not only very very quick it's extremely inexpensive about $0.30 per test which means that it's

a very viable alternative in countries that can't afford widespread testing with the with the classic covert 19 examinations. a pilot program is starting this week but already there is widespread interest in using the kids in areas where there's a high probability of infections but if they're going to get in industries that can start for example like 3rd production in mines or hospitals they can tease them frequently and if they don't pass seen them to take the traditional test to confirm indeed just like having a high temperature does not mean that you have cold it 19 losing a sense of smell isn't proof of infection but the smell test does provide a new early warning system to help detect those who are spreading the disease without even knowing it. you see in human al-jazeera santiago. the largest city in brazil's amazon rain forest region has become a major coronavirus hotspot the number of victims is rising fast and overwhelming

man hours hospitals and cemeteries that sparked international concern for indigenous communities there is a board reports. it's the capital of the state of amazon us and it has become an example of the failure brazil has to cope with go over $1000.00. dozens of victims of a disease or being buried in the cemetery every day william l. may the lost his uncle in the past days he has now been authorized to bury him here . in the huddle over some of the old us and the bodies are being buried together in these mass graves there lifted containers that are full of containers here sometimes the funeral home stuff can't come in they stay by the entrance and the coffers are stored in these containers until they can be buried. on the same day relatives of those who dies say the names of those buried were being put in the wrong coffins. 19 at parent iraq to the city in the heart of the amazon

imported by a woman who traveled from london one month and a half later hospitals are trying to cope with a spiraling increase of infections are still behind her says the whole system is failing you see pitching one major achievement ours had an average of $28.00 to $35.00 burials per day now it's more than $120.00 it doesn't mean that all these people are dying from kovi 19 there are other causes of death but it's not being checked the post-mortem examination system is lacking. far right precedential you also nato is a strong opponent of isolation and has dismissed the virus poses a real threat for brazil hello i'm sebastian saga of famous brazilian foreign journalists. and dozens of public figures signed an open letter to the brazilian government. calling on officials to protect the nation's indigenous people with limited access to health care they say they are at risk of genocide many indigenous

communities are located not far away from an alice finish made she. unfortunately i don't see it with good eyes the doctors the professionals some government officials are trying to do their best but i think things will worsen until the 6th or 8th of may the curve will continue to rise. a curve that has already taken of lives in a country where the president seems to be on denial about the tragedy he's people are facing every day. peru's opposition leader has been released from prison after her lawyer argued she risks constructing coronavirus character for humoring the daughter of former president alberto fujimori was jailed in january she's accused of accepting more than a $1000000.00 from a brazilian construction firm during her 2011 presidential election campaign she denies the allegation peru has the 2nd highest number of cases in south america

after brazil. the man who spent more than 2 decades placing white crosses scenes of tragedy around the u.s. has died of cancer greg zahn is handmade 27000 white crosses to honor the victims killed in mass shootings other acts of terror and natural disasters zionists had established crosses for losses as a tribute to his father in law who was fatally shot in 1906. this is all just here are these are the top stories in the search for the corona virus vaccines receives a significant funding boost dozens of countries have pledged $8000000000.00 to speed up research the u.s. china and russia did not take part we've made it today is

a defining moment for the global community at a time when we are sitting further apart than usual the world has shown it is standing closer together than ever before and in the space of just a few hours we have collectively pledged 7400000000 euros for vaccines diagnostics and treatments and all of these money will help kick start unprecedented global cooperation and it will create a truly unique global public good. in the us the trumpet ministration is projecting coronavirus deaths in the country will reach 3000 a day by the end of the month that's according to documents seen by the new york times it comes as a number of states have started to reopen some restrictions are being eased in 3 nigerian states over the next 6 weeks outdoor exercise in travelling to work will be allowed in lagos and on.