this story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people secular occupation discrimination injustice this is in the 21st century jerusalem a rock and a hard place on al-jazeera. thailand announces it's ready to reopen miles another step in bringing life a little closer to normal after months of coronavirus lockdown. hello i'm so ho raman this is the al jazeera from doha also coming up dire warnings from a u.s. government whistleblower over the trumpet ministrations handling of the pandemic. and widespread flooding across parts of east africa forces thousands of people from

their homes. and careers are essential workers in the united kingdom but delivery companies are under fire for not looking out for their safety. as many countries across the peak coronavirus pandemic world leaders are now being forced to make a decision open up the economy or reduce the risk of a 2nd outbreak thailand has announced it'll be reopening department stores shopping centers and food courts as it winds down its restrictions however international flights are still banned which is bad news for the country's vital toll risen industry china's economy is showing signs of improvement after its lockdown was eased its industrial our port is up by 3.9 percent in april compared to the same time last year but manufacturers are struggling with cancelled and read. joost

orders from outside of china looking further afield to the u.s. a whistle blower has told a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in multan history talk to rick bryant says he was fired as the head of the federal vaccine development simply because he raised concerns over the white house coronavirus response well scott hyla has more on this and joins me now from the thai capital bangkok good to have you with us scott i mean much to consider really for the authorities before they open up those locations many points to really consider. in many points you know this is something that they are calling phase 2 here so here this is you know we had on may 33rd we had the slight opening if you will of certain then use restaurants and a little bit of expansion a relaxation of those restrictions here during the cold 19 shutdown if you will what we're expecting now on sunday may 17th this was just announced today here on

friday from the special commission that the government has put together evaluating how they hand over covert 1000 control and that is now they're going to open shopping malls that's where we're standing at central this is one of these big shopping complexes if you've ever been to downtown bangkok the central dispatch here in downtown bangkok several of the main subway stops i should say metro stop skytrain stops at these massive shopping complexes that connected to them were one of them and they're very happy that there will be finally opening after several weeks multiple weeks almost 2 months that they were shut down so obviously that's something that's important to the economy here but also it's really a quality of life issue for a lot of the people that live here in bangkok so here of course i mean the tourism season begins now for thailand and many other countries really in asia pacific but they've had the rug pulled from underneath their feet because in thailand's case no international travelers can arrive. absolutely no 20 percent of the g.d.p. the money that comes into thailand to drive the economy here is from tourism and

obviously that has brought been shut down since the end of march and will continue to be completely shut down until the end of may because as you said there's a ban on international flights one of the biggest feeders into international tourism here is china obviously that is going to be something they're going to going to want to focus on once they slowly open up this country but it's interesting i was speaking with an economist earlier today and he was saying yes tourism is very important getting the economy back up commerce back up retail back up what we're going to start to see start of on sunday those are all very very important things but he says you're really not going to be able to properly evaluate the economic rebound at least until june he says the biggest hit yes all these main industries here in thailand but it's the lack of investment both local and international investment in thailand you know it's been hit the worst by southeast asian nations because of covert 19 so he says the biggest the long term long term economic hit is going to be that lack of investment and that something is

going to have to get but obviously they're very happy that the malls will start to open up so money will start to come back into the country to the city bangkok but obviously it's going to be domestic markets 1st and then hopefully in the weeks to come they can open it up to international markets to help him buckle thank you. well as we mentioned u.s. banks next but has some die warnings following the government's credit iris response. says the worst of the pundit may still be to come to. a dire warning from the medical expert formerly in charge of the u.s. government's effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history immunologist rick bright told a house subcommittee he was removed from his position as head of the biomedical advanced research and development authority after resisting pressure to expand

access to an unproven malaria drug promoted by president trump wright also testified that prior to the pandemic his calls for the nation to increase its medical supply stockpile went ignored from that moment i knew that we were going to have a crisis for health care workers because they were not taking action we were already behind the ball that was our last window of opportunity to turn on their production to save the lives of those health care workers and we didn't act right drafted a whistleblower complaint after his demotion a government watchdog office says it found substantial likelihood of wrongdoing in bright's removal he's among several government scientists recently ousted from their positions after clashing with trump over the coronavirus i want him to be more like a rug those employees the bright morning some people that do a very good job trump discounted brights concerns about a 2nd wave of infections and headed to pennsylvania where without a mask he toured

a medical equipment distributor as the economic pain from shuttered businesses continues to mount and the presidential election draws near trump says the u.s. should begin to reopen a position championed by some protesters who are also his supporters but polls show most americans think it's too early to reopen i don't know this is a very scary time and i don't think it's over right now even as lines for food giveaways snake on and newly released unemployment numbers show 36 and a half 1000000 americans have lost their jobs to the crisis heidi joe castro al-jazeera silver spring maryland. there's a lot of good news out there for china where there's a significant boost in production between youths in beijing with details of how the economy is showing signs of drugs and bone so the chinese government here is at pains to emphasize that the momentum is looking good that there is

a steady recovery and that these figures are better than expected but of course the devil is in the detail and what we are seeing a little deeper into these figures that is that the chinese economy is still struggling to recover from the core of a 19 standstill so industrial production has rebounded that is up 3.9 percent year on year and up from a 1 point one percent fall in march so those numbers a looking good retail sales unfortunately are down they fell by 7.5 percent which is even worse than what some analysts forecast and they forecast at a 6 percent fall and that's key because the chinese economy is very much powered by domestic consumption fixed asset investment was also down people are buying property here it's 10.3 percent lower and urban unemployment rose slightly that's at 6 percent and that's up 0 point one percent from march now that figure in particular is want to pay attention to unemployment is a big issue here in china because the government sees it as key to social stability

but at the same time it's very difficult to get accurate data on unemployment figures here analysts say urban unemployment could be spiking and we could see about 22000000 people lose their jobs and that's just in cities of course china has a huge migrant worker population and some estimates are saying that there could be as many as 80 to 100000000 people losing their jobs across china and that would spell a lot of trouble. japan's state of emergency has been lifted across most of the country but not in tokyo or other several high risk areas prime minister shinzo arbor day says it's important to try to stop a chain of bankruptcies but if cases begin to rise again they'll put restrictions back into place so not a few who are not and there is always the fear of the extreme end toward a new daily life full scale social and economic activities and their trillion creases the risk if each and every one is not vigilant enough the future after 2 weeks cannot be predicted unfortunately the number of infected people increases

there may be a 2nd declination of the mergence. the 1st person to test positive inside a refugee camp in bangladesh is arriving a man it's feared the virus could race through the settlements in cox's bazar with nearly a 1000000 people living there social distancing is difficult and access to running water is limited many rohingya refugees fled a military offensive in myanmar over 2 years ago a powerful typhoon in eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters many fear that typhoon or fong poll could cause catastrophic landslides severe winds have destroyed homes and cut off power supplies on the central island of some our rescue efforts are being complicated by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus jamila lindo going to the capital manila. the pandemic has actually maybe evacuation even more

complicated because it's very difficult to implement immediate evacuation at this time but they assure civilians that in the evacuation centers they're setting up tents and giving masks and making sure that doctors are on standby morny touring the health status of civilians there now for a country that has often been you know hit by typhoon at least 20 every year the situation in the philippines is particularly difficult this year it's start with with a volcano just a few hours away in manila where it shut down industries now after that different demick has also shut down the entire region the blue zone where more than 50000000 people are actually have been under quarantine for almost 2 months and just as this weekend the government is planning to ease restrictions to slowly open up industries in this typhoon has started which means the typhoon season may about to start the government also says that the calamity fund is already short over the fast few weeks it's been giving out cash aid and assistance to local governments

but it also says that it's doing the best it can and it's asking for private enterprises industries to help in to pitch and really to to help mitigate the impact of this crisis and really important thing to remember as well in the region is the volcano in i'll buy that is also threatening to spew a heart according to vulcanologists that might even complicate the situation more. still ahead here on out is there a grief cripps brazil as deaths from covert 900 soul but the president insists the country must get back to work also. caught between the fighting and the pandemic 2 tragedies that are putting yemen's people a greater risk their stories after the break.

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friday and saturday were the best day on sunday now what happens in spain and portugal quite often curls off into iraq or friday's no exception and i'm sure strong wind cloud and ryan seemed like to disappoint you even robots in 1000 degrees whereas tripoli's in other band of hot weather 43 degrees. from. frank assessments why is italy struggling to cope with the number of coronavirus failure to take really aggressive action with them behind her and in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. save humanity i really really not getting any.

way. welcome back you're watching on to 0 means hole romney a reminder of our top stories thailand has announced it will be reopening department stores shopping centers and food courts as it winds down its restrictions international flights are still bound however straining the country's vital tourism industry and china's economy is showing signs of gradual improvement after a slow downs with the east its industrial output is up 3.9 percent in april compared to last year but unemployment is higher and retail sales have fallen further than expected. and a whistleblower in the u.s. has told a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history dr rick bright says he was removed from his government post because

he raised concerns over the white house coronavirus response. while the pandemic has left many employees on furlough while working from home careers are even busier than normal but some companies in the u.k. are being criticized for failing to provide equipment necessary to ensure their safety so we're going to get reports from london. it's a very busy time for self employed cleary appalled hughes he's delivering twice as many packages them before the u.k. went into lockdown as well as the increased workload keeping safe is also a priority and that would usually involve using personal protective equipment or p.p. e. h quite difficult because 1st of all you have to get. the normal way you interact with people and it feels rude at 1st unfortunately i think the government to fall a bit there and they the ball with all with all this woman getting paid place. as

key workers providing an essential service cleary is all supposed to be guaranteed a measure of safety by the companies they work full but because they are technically self employed they are not guaranteed sick pay and many feel obliged to work even if they are on well and that poses a health risk to their families and the people they interact with while the has been pressuring the government to provide health care workers and people some of the companies trying cleary is are accused of overlooking their safety it's a very poor response as far as i'm concerned recently they've started to have this sort of. i want to say real. conversation with us but at this point the far as i'm concerned it's too little too late workers at this company behind me complained that at the start of the lockdown at one distribution point they were being forced

to go out without any protective equipment now the company has since started providing mosques gloves and hand sanitizers but the question remains as to how they could be forced to do that when they were facing an increased workload as well as risk of infection the company has said that it had been quote guided by the latest government advice and remained responsive to the latest updates. as the u.k. loosens its lockdown the unions representing workers say that members will still need those protections in place we still don't have a clear. rules or regulations in place for the face coverings against other countries this clearly is a matter of concern a concern that's led to many saying protections must be guaranteed for those providing a crucial service during this pandemic center diagonal edges era london well a number of european countries have started reopening the borders but with heavy restrictions lithuania latvia and estonia probably. and now allowing their citizens

to travel between the 3 countries in what is the use 1st travel bubble meanwhile spain has begun enforcing a 14 day mantri quarantine for the people it's allowing back in the e.u. had earlier recommended its members close borders completely until may 15th if the u.k. government lab says a new made coronavirus antibody test is nearly 100 percent accurate the british prime minister's office has hailed the finding as a potential game changer governments worldwide are considering mass antibody testing as a way to ease coronavirus restrictions the tests show whether a person has had c.v. 19 but it's not yet clear whether the antibodies provide permanent immunity a team of engineers and physicians in the us have developed 2 devices that could transform the fight against covert 19 the staff at the university of michigan

designed a portable helmet on a so-called negative pressure tent both devices prevent infection infected death from escaping into the wider environment hospitals usually treat severely ill coated 19 patients in negative pressure rooms to prevent further infections sridhar is the co-inventor of those devices and founder of flex ists and aerospace companies says they will have applications beyond coronavirus treatment. even the patients want to mental literature they can be more to this device and will use similar cases you know we can spend ventilators for most critical cases it is in now the relation of this negative pressure how met which is a negative pressure chant that allows doctors to perform radius procedures like track you ask me on brown caspian things that they're not doing right now i'm going to be patient because of the fear of going to civilization there's

a greater risk for healthcare workers but when you're treating patients the space so there's no depression can't allows them to treat patients with procedures that they're badly need and so down that way the patient can be taken out of it later sooner. and treated accordingly we talk about the social distancing pain so we certainly when the patient comes in joe maddon ambulance corps where now the people need health care workers are exposed to that why this matters if you have these negative pressure helmet on on the patient so all of the people around them are not infected with the lies even before entering the hospital so you could also use this new public spaces as well once a patient enters a hospital that patient needs or treatment you can provide a process to to the helmet and treat a patient that white and former larger procedures i mentioned already about batam so this is goes beyond their use for college and for other infectious diseases as

well. so to africa for the news where severe flooding in east africa has forced nearly half a 1000000 people from their homes and prompted concerns over a rise in coated 1000 cases save the children says many countries have recorded their highest rainfall in 40 years you can dislike the toria is at its highest level since 1964 the rain has led to widespread flooding and falls 240000 children from their homes in burundi djibouti ethiopia kenya rwanda somalia tanzania and uganda now the organization says families are now living in close quarters in squalid overcrowded camps and public buildings like schools churches and mosques infrastructure across the region including hospitals roads and bridges have been washed away making it difficult to access health care. daphne cook is a spokeswoman for save the children she says flooding and displacement increase the risk of many diseases spreading including coronavirus. we're seeing an incredibly

strong rainy season in full swing over eastern africa and screaming to be speed and deadly with rising floodwaters and devastating landslide as a result we've seen nearly half a 1000000 people displaced from their homes and nearly 250000 displaced children so people are really struggling we have to say these displaced families now living in squalid conditions they're either living in displacement camps or in schools that have been abandoned because it's coated 90 lockdowns they might be an empty churches and mosques anywhere where they can find shelter for many of these families they have no access to sanitation facilities like toilets and they don't have access to clean water so it's extremely challenging situation for millions of people at the moment we all know that the best way to stop the spread of carbonite tain is through social distancing and hygiene practices like regular hand washing

it's not hard to imagine how difficult that must be to practice when you don't have access to clean water or you don't have access to toilets and you are living shoulder to shoulder with other families in a displacement camp it really is the perfect storm. kenya has begun the must has to give truck drivers and trying through its borders but the east african nations have imposed travel restrictions but truck drivers are exempt because they distribute essential goods public health officials are concerned they could be so-called super spreaders all drivers passing through kenya carry a certificate proving they've tested negative for the virus they also have to be tested every 2 weeks. now the number of infections in brazil has risen to more than 203000 almost 14000 people have died but president continues to push state governors to ease lock downs and the economy meanwhile argentina has been in the beginning to lift it strict measures for the 1st time in 2 months has more on

the outbreaks across latin america. this is a regular occurrence in brazil these days people burying their loved ones who died of coal that 19 the death toll in brazil continues to rise and it's now the hardest hit country in south america but in spite of the rising infections brazil's president who refers to the coronavirus pandemic as a little flu remains defiant and wants to open up the economy the nest. for the logo staying at home for those that can is fine not a problem but for those who cannot those who have an empty fridge and 3 or 4 children crying with hunger it is out of reach. going to take the about brazil's she. has been a staunch opponent of lockdown prioritizing the economy and like argentina who's president of the for a man this post one of the strictest quarantines in the world. at an annual gas

owns a bookstore in one of scientists this week the government authorized some shops in the city to open up you were no further. it's difficult because the economy is in very bad shape but i support what the president did we had to do it because if not the death toll would be much higher. but the possibility of a rise in infections has not been discarded as the death toll in recent days has doubled argentina government have started to open up some sectors of the economy and millions of people mostly informal workers are struggling to make ends meet argentina's economy was already in the lead to the plan to make which makes the situation for many years even more difficult for us in the light of the plan that we have to take to we closed completely locked down if there is a surge in cases nationwide. that lockdown is not working out everywhere else in the region who has almost 80000 infections in spite of the lockdown imposed 2

months ago in the city of dallas right next to the amazon river doctors say they're desperate. for today we are in a state of total catastrophe and the health system has collapsed more than $300.00 people are cared for daily health personnel both doctors and nurses and technicians in general are deaf i'm a tit today 150 doctors hospitalized in the i.c.u. we demanded that the government declare libretto a catastrophe and disaster. 19 reached latin america a bit later than other regions and while tram government used the time to gear up others like brazil continue to prioritize the economy over the population's health . the u.s. special representative for afghanistan is blaming and i still affiliate the islamic state of course stan province for 2 deadly bombings this week on tuesday separate

attacks on a funeral and a maternity hospital left dozens dead including newborn babies but. the peel to the afghan people to not fall into an eyesore trap by delaying the peace process the afghan president has ordered the military to resume offensive operations against of groups. the u.n. envoy to yemen says a perfect storm of cholera malaria and the corona virus pose a grave risk to the population about 13 deaths linked to covert 19 have been officially reported there but the charity save the children says nearly 400 patients showing coronavirus like symptoms have died in the past week our diplomatic editor james bays reports thank you very much giving his monthly update to the un security council special envoy martin griffiths seem frustrated his efforts to achieve a cease fire have not borne fruit and the situation in southern yemen has got much worse as and i'm deeply concerned about the situation of course in the south where

a perfect storm is brewing. the people of them in particular face outbreaks of prove it 19 and other diseases believe drink chewed malaria cholera and those deaths rising daily but nobody knows exactly why because the health system is so well equipped to diagnose and treat people. ever since the coalition began its campaign of bombardment 5 years ago the un has been describing the humanitarian situation in the country was the worst on earth saudi arabia has led the coalition and the other main military participant has been the united arab emirates yet it is forces backed by those 2 countries who are now fighting each other in the south official statistics show there been 13 deaths in yemen from cope with 19 but there is virtually no testing being carried out in the country and the

real situation might be much more concerning save the children who published the to sticks from doctors in the southern port city of aden suggesting in the last 7 days alone 385 patients have died with corona virus like symptoms james al-jazeera at the united nations. deserve means the whole robin a reminder of our top news stories thailand has announced that it will be reopening department stores at shopping centers and food courts as it winds down its restrictions international flights are still banned however straining the country's vital tourism industry scott has more from bangkok. now they're going to open shopping malls that's why we're standing at central this is one of these big shopping complexes you've ever been to downtown bangkok the center of this here in downtown bangkok several of the main subway stops i should say metro stops skytrain

stops at these massive shopping complex is that connected to them were one of them and they're very happy that they're finally opening after several weeks multiple weeks almost 2 months that they were shut down so obviously that's something that's important to the economy here but also it's really a quality of life issue for a lot of the people that live here in bangkok china's economy is showing signs of gradual improvement after its lockdowns what east its industrial output is up 3.9 percent a full compared to last year but unemployment is higher and retail sales have fallen further than expected and whistleblower in the u.s. has told a congressional hearing the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history dr rick bryant says he was removed from his government post because he raise concerns over the white house coronavirus response the 1st person to test positive inside a refugee camp in bangladesh is a writing about its feared the virus could spread through the settlements in cox's bazar with nearly

a 1000000 people living there social distancing is difficult and access to running water limited. a number of european countries have started reopening borders but with heavy restrictions lithuania latvia and estonia are now allowing their citizens to travel between the 3 countries in what is the 1st travel bubble meanwhile spain has begun enforcing a 14 day mandatory quarantine for people it's allowing back into the country. a powerful typhoon in the eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters many fear typhoon involved could cause catastrophic landslides winds reaching 250 kilometers an hour have destroyed homes and cut off power supplies on the central island of some of those are the headlines next it's inside story do stay with us. as surely as natives fauna and flora are accustomed to busch riots this season has been an increase in dented landscapes

usually left unscathed has been decimated. this bush tries season has burned through millions of packed as of land destroying the how the tides as many native animals some of these forests will take decades to regenerate and others may never recover. these baby kangaroos joeys are all foods now in canada but for many animals who do make it out of the fires they soon face all the problems in a phone bill to cats and dogs and cockroach as surely as famed plants and animals are strong part of the country's identity many of its species are found nowhere else in the world and the extent of the damage isn't clear yet and. for those who do survive it's a long and painful road to recovery. working from home the new normal as the corona virus spreads while employees ever return to

the office or hunts a new era door a wall will it take to adopt remote working long term this is inside story. hello and welcome to the show i'm sammy's a than pajamas a laptop and a comfortable couch that's today's work environment for millions of people around the world it was a far fetched dream until the pandemic made it a reality companies have been forced to embrace remote work to limit the spread of covert 19 but that's if the job doesn't require you to be there in person for those who can working from.