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where individual sacrifice makes way for the good of those who will come after. higher purpose this one is ours. the u.s. president disputes a warning from his infectious diseases expert about getting back to business too quickly. hello i'm adrian from again this is al jazeera live from our world headquarters in tow also coming up a mystery condition related to corona virus that's affecting children causing some deaths what we think we know at this time it's something that's occurring probably a few weeks after the initial infection the e.u.
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pushes some member states to reopen their borders to kick start the tourist season but not everyone's sold on that idea. and remade better when farmers in the occupied west bank his way of life is being threatened by the pandemic. the leader of the country worst affected by the corona virus is going against the advice of his infectious diseases expert president donald trump wants the u.s. economy up and running again urgently his message comes a day off the testimony from covert 19 task force member dr anthony fire chief he's warned that rushing to open up could have serious consequences including needless deaths more than 83000 people have died from the virus in the u.s. and the more than 1300000 infections. when you turn around there's plenty of science for you to just make
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a great one obviously i was surprised by those interactions because you know. it's just to me it's not an acceptable and. one hour from mike hanna in washington dr anthony fauci insisting that he's being guided by science he warned that if there's a premature opening in states then there could be a yet another spike in the rates of coronavirus infection so certainly arguing very strongly that great caution has got to be exercised in the days weeks and indeed months ahead however president trump completely rebutting this particular argument he met with 2 governors in the course of the day from colorado and north dakota and urge them to open up their schools as soon as possible president trump insisting that unless schools are open then there cannot be economies open now dr anthony found she made particular reference to schools in the course of his evidence before the health committee in the senate saying that recent observations from new york
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has shown that some children may be subset to pull to the coronavirus this is something that is new in terms of looking at it that some very rare infections have been found in a number of children in new york state in particular there's a warning that the corona virus may never be entirely wiped out it's come from the world health organization which says that there's a long way to go in the fight against the virus its experts say that without an effective vaccine it could take years for the global population to build up sufficient levels of immunity. this wires may become just another in demick virus in our communities and this wireless may never go away hiv has not gone away we've come to terms with the virus and we have found the therapies and we found the prevention methods and people don't feel as scared. as they did before and we're offering life to people with hiv long healthy lives to people with
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a jury and another sign that there's still much to learn about the coronavirus health officials are warning of a related condition that's affecting children in new york 3 have died from it kristen salumi and spoken to the mother of a child who recovered from a mysterious illness. amber deen seen here with her son bobby thought she was one of the lucky ones the mother of 3 from her now in new york had a mild case of coded 19 in april and has since recovered but for bobby it was a different story started well what just seemed like a tummy bug so you know we're treating it as such and then it had progressed to a low grade and a heavy amount of bombing and he couldn't keep anything down the 9 year old spent last week in the hospital one of more than 100 children in new york struck down by a mysterious condition thought to be related to the virus bobbie recovered but at least 3 children in the state have died and more than
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a dozen other states have reported cases similar to a rare condition known as callous saki disease or toxic shock syndrome it causes inflammation in the blood vessels from what we know or what we think we know at this time it's something that's occurring probably a few weeks after the initial inspection so most likely a lot of these children were infected a few weeks ago and now there are immune system is kind of wrapping up and causing this inclination to the body the leading u.s. public health body the centers for disease control and prevention is warning doctors to be on the lookout for the syndrome experts are also looking at a possible genetic predisposition but the man leading the u.s. medical response cautions there is still a lot they don't know i think we've got to be careful if we are not cavalier if thinking that children are completely in the in the deleterious effects with tens of thousands of people killed and millions more out of work one saving grace of the
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coronavirus was supposed to be that children were spared the worse now as there's new evidence of this syndrome coming to light even that is being challenged kristen salumi al-jazeera new york. the european union is urging leaders to reopen borders closed to the pandemic tourism makes up 10 percent of the blocks economy and the e.u. says that the industry is the risk of collapse unless. a taker. reports from paris a glimpse of war going on a holiday in some parts of europe will look like this summer barriers separating sun loungers on the greek island of santorini not the beach experience the most holiday makers a used to but one that complies with new social distancing rules we hope these barriers won't be the future for beaches we don't want this but if this is necessary and if people safety depends on this sort of device then so be it we just want to work we want to get going in march borders in the european union was shot
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and nearly all travel stopped because the coronavirus pandemic a huge blow to the tourism industry one of the blocks main economic sectors as some countries begin to ease the lockdowns the european commission has presented a rescue plan for the tourism industry it's recommending foul choose instead of refunds for council travel sanitary measures for hospitality and transport services and the reopening of some borders of course this is not going to be a normal summer not for any of us. but when we all work together and we all do our part in the ways the commission is setting out today then we don't have to face a summer shark home or a completely lost summer for the european tourist industry some countries say that they are already considering lifting some travel restrictions germany says that it wants to reopen its border with france switzerland and austria and britain and
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france say that they won't impose quarantine for now on people traveling between their 2 countries paris is one of the world's most visited cities the lockdowns been eased but more humans museums hotels and restaurants remain closed the french government has advised people to holiday in france this year after 2 months at home some people can't wait to travel. health risk. reward here to be able to travel abroad and outside france will be a valid i have a holiday home in spain and want to go but for now there are restrictions but i want to go we can't stop living more than $6000000.00 tourism jobs in need could be lost unless the industry is revived the european commission says the challenge is to encourage the sectors recovery but prevent a resurgence of corona virus cases or risk is spreading even further across the block. just 0 paris new zealand has ended most of its strict
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coronavirus lockdown restrictions banning the lot of everyday activities can now resume restaurants businesses and shopping malls have reopened while schools go back on monday most gatherings will still be limited to 10 people and social distancing remains in place he zealand has reported fewer than 1500 cases let's go live now to the north island town of cambridge swain hey is there so way in the country getting back to some semblance of normality today. it certainly seems that we're hearing reports of some pretty solid economic activity right around the country as people take their 1st opportunity in 7 weeks to go outside and go into shops and businesses for the 1st time in a very long time and certainly hearing some long lines appearing outside some shops cafes and restaurants as well and bob shops as you can imagine headdresses as
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people take the opportunity to have their 1st haircut in a very long time what these new measures basically mean is that almost all businesses can now reopen including as you mentioned cafes and restaurants there are still some pretty strict guidelines around those sorts of businesses only $100.00 people allowed inside those facility is that any one time single groups must not be any larger than 10 people schools will reopen on monday bodies will be able to reopen next week as well so certainly the country is beginning to get back to some sort of economic activity but there is a sense that the worst could still be to come because of what the rest of the world is going through in terms of facing economic recessions this is a country that relies heavily on exports and tourism there is some estimates that say that in the tourism sector alone around $100000.00 jobs could be lost so even though the country is opening up opening up economically there is a sense as
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a say that they could be more pain to come the government on thursday also unveiling its annual economic budget this is a budget that. many way it was planned some time ago but all beastly had to be rewritten quite comprehensively because of coronavirus and it sunbelt a $30000000000.00 coronavirus economic recovery plan and that is the largest single spending package unveiled in new zealand history i claim many thanks indeed i was 0 point a reporting live from cambridge in new zealand australia as unemployment rate has reached its highest level since 2015 hundreds of thousands of workers have been laid off since last month due to the nationwide shut down prime minister scott morrison says the government has plans to support the economy by helping those who are now out of work the key component of the plan is not just to have the supports and fight the virus but to reopen our economy and that is happening
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a national initiative states and territories working together to reopen our economies to get a strategy and back into the jobs to get the hours back to get the incomes back and to get the stride economy into a cow that sipe environment away from the pandemic shelling by forces loyal to libya's war scully for half the wounded at least 14 people in the capital tripoli shells landed there are hospital causing damage to the building after us forces also struck nearby residential areas in southern yemen the fighting has continued for a 3rd day between government troops and a separatist group as they battle to control the port city of zinjibar to saudi backed government soldiers and 10 separatist fighters supported by the u.a.e. have been killed it's the 1st major battle since the southern transitional council declared self rule over 18 last month that broke a power sharing agreement signed in november with the government. we're going to
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weather update next here on al-jazeera that many people in britain are headed back to work but some u.k. leaders say that that's still too soon. and we'll look at the lengths that some communities are going to in mexico to enforce long hours at face of a growing death toll. from the. hallow it snowed in maine yesterday the cold air is still there in the northeast corner of the u.s. in eastern canada but it is slowly warming out we've got temperatures at least returning to 10 in toronto and certainly much better than the chicago but at the same time we've got rain rather than snow developing and kansas cities could be in the heart of some pretty nasty thunderstorms the still a feeder from the gulf coast so from texas to new orleans it could well be again
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thundery it's that time of the year after all we did have snow falling in places like montana that's very occasional and if anything it's probably stopped altogether for the pacific coast rain is falling down through california is on its way to san francisco but it doesn't last long disappears inland for friday at the same time his development area something to watch now that suggest the weekend could be quite stormy but that's how we sit on friday something else to watch is if you're in the bahamas not this frontal system but the remains of it is already turning quite sundry sofa cuba the bahamas the tip of florida and the west is on his promise to haiti this is looking very nasty very wet was thunder storms slow moving and regenerating on thursday and then again on friday. the. beleaguered artifact paying the price for his political maneuvering.
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now desperate for american recognition and absolutely denounce. this studies how did the p.l.o. find strength and support from their only lifeline oppressed palestinians living in the occupied territories chronicling the turbulent story of the struggle for a palestinian homeland p.l.o. history of a revolution on al-jazeera. the . again this is out 0 let's remind you of the main news this hour u.s. president of trump has criticized his top infectious disease experts warning
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against reopening the economy too quickly dr anthony found she said the crushing to open up could lead to needless deaths trampas again called on states to lift coronavirus restrictions in some countries begin to ease lock down restrictions the world health organization is warning that the corona virus may never be wiped out entirely without a vaccine it could take years for the global population to build sufficient levels of lunacy it says restaurants businesses and shopping malls have reopened the new zealand schools resume on monday but most gatherings will still be limited to 10 people and social distancing remains in place. some britons have returned to work for the 1st time in 7 weeks with figures showing the u.k.'s economy shrinking by 2 percent in the 1st 3 months of the year the government is keen to get people back to work but the moves been rejected by leaders in scotland wales and northern ireland who say that it's too early to relax the measures as
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a serious jonah hole reports from london. has been made of britain going back to work and not much came of it it's only really england that he did boris johnson's call for those who can't do their jobs from home to return the devolved ministrations of scotland wales and northern ireland feel it's too soon to risky and on london's still quiet streets some workers agreed. you don't know what the richest. people to be going to work. in the right time. very very. construction sites and factories are some of the places that saw more work taking place though many had been allowed to operate throughout the lock down among the big challenges they and other businesses will face is social distancing and transport. the government urged people to walk drive or cycle if possible.
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and if they have to use public transport to wear face coverings and stand back to back but it may be a while yet before tubes and trains experience a real rush hour you can still distance. difficult so you have to switch between carriages if you. see. god is a consultant advising companies how to prepare for the return of busy times 60 percent of the. officers cannot be used to social distancing so that means that 40 percent can be brought back so we expect the numbers to be to be low even below 40 percent which means that. more than 8000000 people. will have to work from home when social distancing measures are in place with damage mounting the need to restart the economy becomes more urgent every day official figures now point to 2
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percent drop in. g.d.p. in the 1st quarter would be painful times but. much possible. 25 percent drop in g.d.p. in the 2nd quarter of 2020. that's the biggest economic decline in 300 years with no guarantee of a swift recovery so while you can. play golf visit a garden center and in some cases return to work what you can't easily do is relax and look forward to normal life after 19 because the effects will be felt for years to come. london. all the passengers to london's underground trains highlights an issue that cities across the world are grappling with how to move thousands of commuters during peak times and keep them safe the paris metro restarted on monday with 70 percent of the network running
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a mandatory and some seats open blocks to keep people apart but trains were still packed in the rush hour in india the world's busiest train system is coming back to life but only into city services passengers are expected to maintain social distancing numbers are being limited on south africa's buses and taxis hand sanitizer must be used by anyone getting on board and vehicles have to be cleaned twice a day facial sensis have been set up at major train stations to detect if people have a fever. is southeast asia director of the institute for transportation and development policy she joins us now live via skype from jakarta good to have you with us how on earth do you go about reopening mass transit systems around the world whilst keeping passengers safe. thank you idea actually there is a get into the guidelines for the basra for hopefully and then to follow doing and
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for. by from pole that. they have to check the band but i think that employees and then they have it and if in fact the background and the ram are anglo thought of as a thought on the middle of the bus and then the already very fact they have so and so that the but in fact and then in ringback fact and this being by this army so that i'd be 3. and then the month in but they need me no but they have to be pretty cool both for the hours and offer of the meeting. 1 at least once a day. the best offering those proposal offer is the. person with a cover for the thing but battlecry before over to go do something and they. may
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say oh as for me then of 1 the bus and they both said it was then brought management but all the fuel for all of the fish was the same same thing and saw the 2nd go to south. boston carry out 'd the 3rd must you think they know before they bought on the spot in the middle and in boston is the best friends i should spend the money to find my sissy also fallible at the station as to what extent is this as far as the transport companies concerned the new normal will we ever get back to the kind of capacity the kind of numbers the people being people who are being moved around on mass transit systems ever again is putting a huge burden on the operations that. yes. it is sounding farther but breda 3 and then also i think so i
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think. why be. more well. should be a fallible. government provided by example . fool of a broad. and probably from what we have to find i'm not god and i think by some book by people so a lot of. you see in the woods now they may think we are safe. because by spring they also all over the face because it's been. really good many thanks to christopher that live from jakarta. mexico's president has announced a plan to reopen his economy even as the country registers more than 4000 deaths of over 40000 coronavirus cases in some communities armed groups are enforcing
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lockdowns saying that they'll only reopen when the crisis is ended of zeros manuel repeal or reports now from mexico city and the little black cloud a shame on tuesday mexican health officials presented a plan for returning parts of the country to a quote new normal the plan consists of a color coordinated monitoring system that will update on which cities and states will be the ones to reopen 1st doggedness places in moon every country faces the question of is there a possibility of advancing towards a new normal and at what speed and what could be the consequences of. the gradual reopening of the country is scheduled to begin may 18th in regions that have not been affected by the alfred corona virus cases in mexico are still on the rise making the reopening of the economy a controversial topic. in some communities the subject is not up for debate residents of money does that big
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a small mountain town in the state of good little have set up roadblocks and checkpoints to prevent outsiders from coming into their town i thought that this. was going to allow that we have this territory controlled we don't have a coronavirus problem if we did we would need to re strategize but i ask you what's more important the freedom to transit or the right to life. little state is home to dozens of indigenous villages fear of the outbreak reaching these rural towns has prompted community defense groups to help enforce a regional lockdown the moment. we decided to act and we are doing it the right way those who do not obey well we've already made a decision for them this is the law of the people their health services in this part of mexico are limited only 50 hospital beds exist free scattered poppy. you should have more than 400000 local say the decision to close off villages is the only preventative measure they can take. our meeting very decided that's not
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a single sikh person to be there if people come they have to be healthy not seek. a debate in mexico is brewing over how the country will strike a balance between ensuring public safety and protecting the economy though mexico's president insists that no community will be forced to comply with the government's strategy to reopen the country. mexico city brazil is now the 6th was affected country in the world after announcing more than $11000.00 new cases the government there is pushing ahead with its controversial plans to reopen the economy despite the new daily record president jaya both sano also an hour of story has been heavily criticized for his handling of the pandemic peru's president says that new infections have reached their peak authorities have been going door to door looking for infected people have sent medical teams around the country to combat the virus through has reported more than 76000 infections and chile as
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health minister has announced that the capital santiago will be put on the lockdown on friday after a surge in covert 19 infections 8000000 people will no longer be allowed to go outside except for essential errands people over the age of 75 across chile have been ordered to stay at home they have been 2660 new cases taking the national tally to more than 34000 in the occupied west bank farmers and shepherds are another community being hit by the coronavirus pandemic a lockdown across the territory has slowed an economy that was already in crisis they've been left without any markets to sell their produce and it could threaten their way of life the zeros they bring him reports from the jordan valley. the impact of covert 19 can be felt all across the occupied west bank even for those living in remote communities in neighborhood to be she's a bedouin living near an older village in the jordan valley no cases of the virus
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have been deported here. livestock has been had a main source of income for decades now she says it's becoming a burden sales of she would increase before islamic holidays and in najaf was getting up for a high season but closures imposed by the palestinian authority to control the outbreak of coverage 19 have slowed down the market she's now having to pay extra money to feed the animals she couldn't sell and has stopped making cheese popular among palestinians i mean you know my gosh i made cheese and no one wanted to buy it it lasted for a week before it one bad and i threw it away so i switched to making a dried form of yogurt so it can last longer we don't have free just because there's no constant electricity just several meters away from this bedouin community is an area declared as a nature reserve by israel any palestinian cause structure and requires a permit from these radios or it is but they're almost never granted palestinians
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in the jordan valley already have limited space to expand but limitations of movement because of covered 19 mean that shepherds and farmers are facing greater difficulties although the agriculture sector is not expected to be affected as much by the pandemic there is a growing brisk. shephard use that natural grazing lands in the jordan valley but they lost thousands of hectares of land it's just the expansion of israeli settlements this increased cost of feeding birds by 75 percent to cover some of his losses are says he had to lower his prices by 40 percent. in the beginning of the state of emergency in march he couldn't find buyers and didn't want his crop of chickpeas to go to waste. no cases of covered $1000.00 would be posted here so he was still able to farm the land will see it hey there's a look if we have more closures here it will be disastrous it's my only source of
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living we fear that we might be asked to leave this is not a store to shut down if i leave the land for a couple of days i will lose it the palestinian authority in the west bank has decided to gradually relax its restriction but vulnerable communities like this one are expected to feel its impact for months to come. as the occupied west bank. it's good to have you with us hello adrian filling in the here in doha the headlines and i was here a u.s. president donald trump was criticized his top infectious diseases experts warning against reopening the economy too quickly dr anthony fauci said that rushing to open up could lead to needless deaths trump again called on the states to lift coronavirus restrictions like canada reports from washington. has been sending out tweets encouraging states to open up directly saying as i mentioned to the
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governors in the course of the day that they should be opening schools as soon as possible now it must be made clear to that of federal guidelines which governors can take a decision among these guidelines among the recommendations is that there'd be a 2 week period in which infection rates drop before mitigating measures are that there'd be a contact tracing program in place and that proper testing protocols be established . some countries begin to ease lockdown restrictions the world health organization is warning that the coronavirus may never be entirely wiped out without a vaccine it could take years for the global population to build sufficient levels of immunity. restaurants businesses and shopping malls have reopened in new zealand while schools resume on monday but 1st gatherings will still be limited to 10 people social distancing remains in place surely as unemployment record
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rate has reached its highest levels since 2015 hundreds of thousands of workers have been laid off since last month due to the nationwide shut down prime minister scott morrison says the government has plans to support the economy by helping those who are now out of work shelling by forces loyal to libya's warlord khalifa haftar as wounded at least 14 people in the capital tripoli shells landed near a hospital causing damage to the building after us forces also struck nearby residential areas in southern yemen fighting has continued for a 3rd day between government troops and the separatist group as they battle to control the port city of zinjibar 2 saudi backed government soldiers and 10 separatist fights as supported by the u.a.e. have been killed. adverse the headlines the news continues here on us here after p.l.o. history of a revolution into fatah. what impact will called it 19 and a drop in the oil price have on the race to the white house can donald trump
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survive these historic setbacks and does joe biden have what it takes to beat. special coverage on al-jazeera. in 1948 the state of israel was proclaimed. palestine was lost. 16 years later in 1964 the palestine liberation organization or the p.l.o. was founded. made up of different factions the p.l.o. has been at the heart of the struggle to regain palestine ever since.
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