and asks if its base is too polarized to take on the white house there's a delicious divide that's real you might ironically see the outsider middle to the most corrupt incumbent president ever don't let the american is divided democrats on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera. alone kimbell this is the news hour live from doha coming up. the u.s. house of representatives debates another 3 trillion dollars in corona virus 8 but the bill faces significant opposition including from the white house. with a pandemic reaching a critical point and that america colombia is being warned it's true soon to start reopening. mass testing ramps up in the worst affected parts of kenya many though

a warrior exam be forced into quarantine. hong kong police watchdog upholds actions against protesters provoking anger from those who accuse offices of brutality. u.s. present donald trump has declared a massive new coronavirus aid package being debated in the house of representatives will be dead on arrival when it reaches the senate the true 3 trillion dollar package being pushed by trump's rivals the democrats what it clips all previous financial rescue measures the democrats control the house donald trump's republicans have a senate majority more than 36000000 people are claiming unemployment benefits in the u.s. and figures just out show retail sales down by a record 16.4 percent in april. in late march president trump signed

a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package into law the largest of its kind in u.s. history it included payments for most u.s. taxpayers to help them cover expenses while out of work job the support was also expanded and there was more money for hospitals and for struggling businesses. well our white house correspondent kimberly hold joins us now live so kimberly the president there saying that this legislation that's going been debated in the house i was going to be dead on arrival when it gets to the senate i mean what happens now. well this is still being pushed through because a lot of what happens on capitol hill is political but each party trying to show that they are helping the americans that are struggling right now as a result result of covert 19 the problem is as always is they disagree on the best way to do it so democrats in the house of representatives of pushing forward with this legislation that they say will help struggling families we know it's likely to

pass in the democrat controlled body the problem as you mentioned is in the u.s. senate where it is expected to be stalled and the reason this is the case is that republicans believe that there are a number of things tucked into this legislation that have nothing to do with coronavirus or so they say things like some of the other concerns of democrats like environmental justice even expanding the use of marijuana in certain states so what they say is that the best way to deal with the struggle that americans are facing and rising unemployment and just the fact that many people are stuck in their homes and feeling very frustrated is to get them back to work that there simply isn't enough money to pay people to stay home indefinitely in fact the white house also against this legislation in this current form peter navarro one of the president's economic advisers saying that the lockdown is causing more deaths than cope with 19 in the form of alcoholism drug abuse even medical treatments that are being delayed

so their prescription is not legislation but to reopen the economy that's something that the u.s. president is pushing for as well and speaking over the president is going to set about to make an announcement on vaccine research in the u.s. can you tell us about. yeah the next hour the u.s. president's having an event in the rose garden we knew that it was about vaccine research now we have a better understanding al jazeera has confirmed the u.s. president putting in place something that is called operation warp speed in other words a task force to deal specifically with finding a vaccine one of the key components for helping americans feel safe when they go back to work the name is a little unusual the 2 running it are what is a pharmacy executive a pharmaceutical executive the other one is a 4 star general now the us president has been some would say overly optimistic in terms of the timeline for vaccine research saying that it could happen by the end

of the year most public health experts say best case scenario 12 to 18 months we all know things rarely happen in our best case scenario still the u.s. president pivoting towards the future as he continues to try and sort of brush away the negative headlines of s. criticism of the past with regard to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the united states and that will be checking back in with you when that announcement is made from now complete thank you grown a virus has infected people in every latin american country but the response varies brazil has the highest number of cases on the continent with more than 200000 positive tests but despite that president jaya both in our continues to push state governors to ease knock downs and reopen the largest economy in south america and mexico just recorded its highest number of new data infections just as many hospitals are almost full chippies capital santiago is reimposing quarantine

restrictions off to a resurgence of cases there but the government in colombia has allowed some essential businesses to reopen that's after a forum in fiction right following a 7 week knock down. well take a look at our team covering the region john heilemann is in mexico city we have that america editor there to see a new man who is insults jago chile's capital city is standing by in bogota the latest for us from colombia but let's begin with terry's a bow who is covering brazil for us though to reason as we were saying brazil is the worst hit country in the region and yet both continues to push for the easing of the lockdown is he having any success. has been a direct confrontation with anyone who thinks different than him and this has increased the confrontation between the federal government and state governors but

also between nat'l and his health ministers we're just hearing that the health minister in brazil has offered his resignation we'll have to hear exactly the reasons why but there's no doubt that there's been a confrontation between the government for a student. who's been trying in a way to open up a country and health ministers previous one had already resigned in the past and now this one has been trying in a way to preserve people's life brazil is now the epicenter in south america there's always 2 almost 200000 infections almost 14000 people have died because of it cities like my now see in the state of amazon as where the health care system has collapsed indigenous communities deep in the amazon rain forest are fearing extinction because of the threat of called 900 we're hearing that an important chief from the cold come out indigenous community passed away on thursday in spite of this the president continues in

a way to disregard the threat of corbett 19 he continues to appear in public without wearing a mask without respecting social distancing and this week for example he declared once again that jeans and here's a lawn are an essential business this is a problem because you know. it allows people where there is a lot down in place to open up their business he said and this is what is increasing the confrontation with state governors with powerful governors like the ones in religion nato and former president who we see actually rather fewer has already said that when i don't just start respecting crissy does not respect institutions i'm just not care about people's lifestyle you will turn out of popularity have suffered in recent months and not totally because of his handling of the 1000 pandemic but also because of his confrontation with the former minister of justice more of the corruption judge the one that investigated the carwash scandal that put behind bars powerful politicians and businessmen well morrow is

accused. of trying to remove the federal police in order to protect his family to protect 2 family from several ongoing investigations so there's lots of calls for impish from me impeaching brazilian president it's not going to happen now but it has happened in the past and definitely it could happen again thanks for that today's a vote there across developments in brazil from what is that is. let's go now to john homan who is live for us in mexico city john the so mexico is reporting its largest one day rise in grove arson cases since the break began what are officials predicting about this and how is the health system coping. well at the moment the government says that the health system is coping quite well in mexico they say that there's still enough beds in the still enough ventilators to be able to deal with this we've made our own calls to stuff in mexico city's hospitals is for it is the heart of the the epidemic in the country and they've

actually told us the same they've been telling us that there are still enough beds there often enough ventilators they've got other problems they've been complaining quite bitterly about the lack of protective gear for them and also the fact that a lack of organization especially here in the capital means that coronavirus patients can go to the wrong hospitals hospitals where there is no room and in the time that's lost and getting to the right one lives can be lost here in the capital but it seems that right now the situation at least is being managed in mexico now there's a lot of controversy about is about when the country's going to open again and that's because the government and the president has already decided that that's going to start happening on monday when certain minister polities are going to begin reopening and then on a wider scale it's going to start gradually happening from the 1st of june a lot of people are questioning well we just had the biggest death toll this week daily death toll the biggest number of cases as you mention we really ready to

start opening up the country and there's another debate this sort of ties into that in terms of the number of under reported cases and under reported deaths in mexico the countries coronavirus are has basically admitted that the number of cases could be more than 8 times that of what the government's reported quite a chronic low level of testing so those sort of questions worries rule coming together over whether the country should be opening up as soon as it is planning to let you listen to what the coronavirus saw here or go lopez got tell said last night in a press conference about that he was asked that question and he basically was quite frank he said this isn't just a medical decision there's a lot of people in the country whose livelihoods are being very sweet. at this remember that more than half of mexicans do work in the informal sector and it's hard for those people to be able to carry on under a lot don and that is one of the things that's going into the decision already.

g.d.p. is expected to contract by 6 percent that's the world but speaking as a result of this so i think a lot of officials here in the government as well rule so sort of chewing into that and wondering how to handle it the big question is if mexico goes too soon does this turn from a situation that's being handled into one that gets out of control thanks to that that is john heilemann there live from mexico city. now to latin america editor to see a new man who is in the chilean capital santiago so to see i believe you're at a cemetery where workers have been given some of what is to tell us. i'm sorry i'm in a very noisy area could you repeat the question can you tell us where you are i believe you're at a cemetery. yes yes i am i am in front of a i am right in front of the general cemetery of some tower and front of me is a very very busy avenue and this is why this hour the grave diggers are literally

working round the clock to try to dig enough tools to reach at least 3000 which is what the government has asked them to do in order to prepare for the peak of the pandemic which hasn't even need to be yet the situation here is very very dire inside yeah will be hospitals are now come at seeing we've seen huge koons of ambulances for up to 10 hours waiting to bring the patients into the emergency rooms with the patients inside receiving minimal care from inside the ambulances this is happening in many parts of sandalwood at this hour the president and the health minister are at the airport waiting to receive a plane load a new plane load of more respirators and protective gear for their health a staff but there isn't simply enough of them and this is after the government have had itself on the back for its so-called very well managed.

handling of this of this pandemic but it has completely exploded we've just heard the death toll to gauge the highest the number of and sections and this is a country that does do a lot in like mexico widespread testing has reached the highest ever and it's going up 52502600 confirmed cases per day most of them here in the capital. and so people are extremely worried about what is going to happen in the coming days and weeks again as i said the pandemic has not reached its peak yet and the winter season is about to begin which will make things only worse. and you see because of that there is another lockdown in the capital what can you tell us. exactly this is the very very 1st time that there is going to be

a total lockdown in santiago was part of what the government calls the battle for santiago it had resisted calls from the mayors from the doctors guild from many many sectors of society urging the government to take preemptive measures and lock down particularly the poorest neighborhoods that are where people live in very overcrowded conditions it was all vias to many that aren't even epidemiology just that this virus was going to spread from the more affluent neighborhoods where it began to these areas and that the affection rate would soared surge and that's exactly what has happened there is a it will start at 10 pm local time tonight a total lockdown of the capital and it all at least $8000000.00 people will not be able to leave their homes anybody who is out on the streets as of this week had to wear a face mask as i'm doing so now and anyone over the age of 75 will have to remain at home indefinitely they're not allowed out no matter where they live in the city lastly we're hearing that at this hour the air force has begun to rapidly air

lifting patients from the capital some tablets are the parts of the country where there are still rooms available in emergency care to try to deal with the surge of infections but it's i'm going to be a really difficult battle thank you that a. new man live from something. funny let's go to a song or 2 who is in colombia capital so the low down there has been eased for people working in some sick days how is that all going. that is correct it's another country that is trying to strike a balance between the need to reopen key sections of its economy and try to keep people safe while the number of infections keep rising and now we understand that we are at least a month away from reaching the peak of contagion here in. the president. has been responding to the pressures of key sectors of the economy who have been

demanding to restart even gradually the economy and actually had announced the reopening now more than 2 weeks ago but a number of local police stations like the mayor of the capital. instead put in place obstacles for factories and companies to restart demanding a very complicated protocol that had to be authorized by the municipalities now in the last 2 weeks many companies have been able to do so and now here and most half of the working population that's more than 2 have 1000000 people are back to work. taking no chances at this bus station strictly enforcing coronavirus distancing measures to control the number of passengers in each bus inside the station. as more than 2000000 people in this sprawling city go back to work for the 1st time in 50 days when i know i am

a bit worried but it reassures me that they are forcing order and preventive measures with god's help by a motorcycle to be safe for now it's not an option i officially the national quarantine continues here until may 25th but traffic is back and president has allowed to the reopening of key sectors of the economy and for many it couldn't have happened soon enough. at this construction site workers are back but have to go to temperature checks in painstaking this infection process for themselves and their equipment. we complied with all the requirements and protocols of the city government unfortunately we were allowed to restart the suv very important sector of the economy it employs many people it was key to be able to reopen and in a safe manner. despite the protocols the return of economic activity remains controversial the mayor of time particularly has been

a staunch critic of the national government. saying that's a number of coral. rising on a daily basis and that the peak of infections well arrive at some point in late june. with the measures relaxed more people are crowding the streets especially informal vendors in others who live hand to mouth i to lessen the impact the mayor has imposed a color coded zoning system people living in high risk areas need to remain home with help with gates and police and forcing borders. i think obviously the government is in a tough dilemma because we all knew that they face the risk of opening too soon and that could create a 2nd wave of contagion but if they didn't that would even create more problems on the economy but at the same time it's unclear if the government has increased its capabilities on testing the i.c.u.

capabilities throughout the country and contact tracing a risky but some say necessary move in a country with many economic needs although with infections still rising and the number of available intensive care units shrinking it could end up being too much too soon. that's the situation here in the capital in the main cities but the main concern for the government right now is this you to ation in the amazon region and in the capital there that is seeing a big spike in cases in the last week or so late this is a very isolated city in the heart of the colombian amazon and right on the border with brazil and rule 2 of the worst hit countries in the entire region there have been there are now almost a 1000 cases there there are only 8 ventilators in the 2 hospitals for the entire

population they're running out of beds and the mayor of late due to say that they have they don't have any more space in the cemetery in this city so they're also digging new graves there to make space for the number of dates they also don't know how many people have died there of 19 so far have been confirmed but more than double have been and they don't have way way to test them right now so the president to ask called for a tour a lockdown from today for another 2 weeks that there there will be no easing of restrictions and has also called for an international summit at the ministerial level with brazil to try and come up with a coordinated effort to try and do more 'd for the amazon region that has been hit very hard not only here in colombia but also in ecuador petrou in brazil thank you for that update there that. live from bogota. iran

is reporting its highest number of corona virus infections in more than a month well in 2000 cases have been announced after new clusters were discovered iran has gradually lifted restrictions since the end of last month. germany is preparing to relax entry rules for travelers from the e.u. the travel zone and the u.k. quarantine will only be recommended to those coming from countries with high numbers of infections germany still has a warning in place until mid june against unnecessary travel abroad despite the easing of regulations among european partners. our coverage of the pandemic continues a little later for now a look at some other world news hong kong's leader says she will accept the results of an inquiry into allegations of police brutality during anti-government demonstrations the carolan stopped short of ordering an independent investigation

as demanded by protesters critics say the police watchdog which conducted the review serves the interests of the government reports. a much anticipated media conference by hong kong's police watchdog a 999 page report released by the independent police complaints council. was the only 9 months of police conduct during some of the largest antigovernment protests ever seen in the territory thanks for testers being beaten by mosque men with sticks and boards as police work used of turning a blind eye. on the use of force and firing of tear gas a protest doesn't stop with stations the one with the. armed the siege of home the gist of the council. all provoked accusations of excess

force pollution and inaction by the police which prompted the watchdogs inquiry the council said the use of force largely met its national guard lines and offered $52.00 recommendations including on the future use of tear gas on training for officers confronting protesters. protests which originally or event be generated into violent protests using what made them all kinds in fact against police and others property was destroyed. and this is the situation that our police force was faced with and they're facing this situation of course they have to enforce law and they have to protect. was investigation into police conduct was one of the key to mobs of and it up and protesters but the inquiry by a council with no part to hold offices accountable that short of protest is demond

it claim that the public is biased and that the police nothing wrong which group that the police washed up is far more serving the interest of the frothy is i what began as peaceful demonstrations against home cost not extradition bill turned into often violent standoff between protesters and the police are sometimes millions marched in the streets stepping up demands for political and democratic reforms and calling on china's government to lose and quit on the former british colony and only defeat dems guaranteed in the 199701 agreement i'm not naive to think that the publication of the report or my response to the report even asserting all the recommendations for implementation will put an end to this social unrest even the current out virus pandemic hassen to tell of protest is signaling that the territory could well be heading towards yet another summer of undressed.

thousands of palestinians have been injured after israeli forces fired tear gas at happened in some way of it in the occupied west bank a crowd was holding friday prayers and an area threatened by annexation illegal israeli settlements have already been built and much of the area around the village . issue of an exception will be discussed by european union foreign ministers during a video link meeting israel's new coalition government which will be sworn in on sunday plants absorb 30 percent of the west bank including large parts of the jordan valley the mccain joins us now live from then saddam what options are in from this is considering. well what one thing is clear the man in charge of this meeting the high representative for example 1st of the e.u. your sabet out has said that this is the dominant element of the meeting but he has

also said in the past few days that there's no question that sanctions or anything like that is going to happen any time soon he sent that the that the council of ministers off far from that sort of position but they are keen to find out what options are available but they also stress this is a divisive issue clearly here in berlin it is divisive because the government of the federal republic of germany indeed successive governments of the federal republic of germany have stressed what they believe is a special relationship that they have with the state of israel so it places them in a bit of a quandary because the foreign minister heikal musts who will be taking part in the meetings he has said that he does not believe that annexation is compatible with human rights but of course he finds himself in the homes of this dilemma which is that the german government does not wish to be seen to be strongly criticizing the state of israel given the obvious historical legacy that exists here in germany and

so you have the sense here that there is a feeling that these at this idea of an exception it's not really something that e.u. governments believe the israeli government should be doing but certainly from berlin at least it's unlikely that there will be a very strong outright condemnation per se that will be checking back in with you as that meeting gets underway dominic cain live from there then thank you. breaks it negotiate as described the latest round of talks of trade talks with britain as disappointing they ended this week with both sides still far apart may just sticking points like fishing rights. says the u.k. is showing a lack of ambition and he's ready for the possibility of a note that. they're on that we've just had was disappointing very disappointing i hope that the next round in june and july will be positive to

some players. but we are prepared for all options i have to say i'm not optimistic i'm still determined but i'm not optimistic given the in comprehension of the british side of the conditions for access to our markets and their desire which i think is simply not realistic to have all of the benefits all of the advantages of the customs union and a single market without being restricted by the rules which are respected by the member states of the union. that's what a calm in this news are. it's like something out of the movies like a horror story. as millions of the jobless spot along sounds we'll hear from people in atlantic city have place reliance on hospitality and hotels money. thailand else says it's ready to bring you up in shopping centers another step in bringing to life closer to normal. and the japanese government speaks else one should pay a price for the in the big speaking to leg details coming up in support.

of. the weather's loss the hot and dry across the middle east as it should be now we are looking at the same state clear skies for many little puffs of cloud a lot of the weather out variety snow in parts of saudi just around the northern end of the red sea to the north. temperatures seem to. the myth a warm enough just around at least the side of the mediterranean we push a little further races back that it around 41 celsius 43 here in kuwait gets up to around 34 as we go on through sunday the next couple of days in concert might have a little bit of early morning mist and folk to watch out for light winds and on shore breeze here but generally dry with a good deal of sunshine certainly by day dry and sunny across much of north africa a few showers into the northwest more than possum iraq a particular looking at some showers in the west of algeria also seeing some very

heavy downpours gulf of guinea continue to see those heavy showers right through the heart of africa right across west africa pushing over to rules you theo p. and highlands still some showers that just around you can. see any possibility into kenya southern parts of somalia but as wet as it has been recently i am pleased to say further south it is generally fine and try to position south africa at around 20 degrees. or. 15 as we like colombia buddha has become a stomping ground for trespasses. as desperate people transgress an illegal passage . to feed and imagine fuel trafficking markets. we follow that perilous journey unguarded through the line of fire. risking it all.

venezuelan colombia. on al-jazeera. a city defined by military occupation there's never been an arab state here with the capital of jerusalem everyone is welcome but the structure that maintains the can only project that's what we diffuse it was one of the sound of sulfur settlement and the story of jerusalem through the eyes of its own people segregation occupation discrimination injustice this is apartheid in the 21st century jerusalem a rock and a hard place on al-jazeera. you .

know what you are just there a reminder of our top stories this hour president's health minister has handed in his resignation of the less than a month from the job nelson teach had disagreed with president jibe often are about how to deal with brazil's spiraling outbreak is the worst affected country in latin america. the u.s. house of representatives is debating a new 3 trillion dollar stimulus bill to help revive an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic but the president who opposes the bill says it'll be dead on arrival or reaches the senate. iran is reporting its highest number of corona virus infections and more than a month more than 2000 cases have been announced after new classes were discovered around has gradually lifted restrictions since the end of last month. more than 36000000 americans have filed unemployment claims in just the last 2 months one state hit particularly hard borders new york every center of the u.s. crisis new jersey has the 2nd highest number of infections and deaths from atlantic

city as gabriel and his own them. the massive caesars hotel and casino sits empty all over atlantic city casino floors are silent shows cancelled hotels locked up it's been 2 months since the governor abruptly ordered casinos closed in response to the krona virus outbreak in new jersey it's taken its toll on the employees like jeff payne who has worked for over 30 years at caesar's most recently as a host in the high rollers diamond lounge restaurant he was furloughed well that's my restaurant we have we have pried off 45 in that particular location in our restaurant but in the building i say we have probably about 800 employees 800 all of them all of them gone all of them into atlanta city the once thriving gambling capital of america's east coast was in the midst of a revival in recent years that brought new hotels and entertainment venues and more

jobs until the pandemic hit and the sea the city like this. i never never but imagine the would come to the us that there be no one working. i mean it it's it's like something out of a movie like a horror story you know there's no want to around. and is really sad really sad to say the state of new jersey has more than 1000000 people unemployed just here in this state athletic city has been hit particularly hard because this is a city where almost everyone works in the gaming or hospitality industry which has been completely shut down because a coronavirus at the nearby food pantry people line up for groceries vermin davis an immigrant from africa told me she was laid off from her job as

a housekeeper i hope. the get back when i want it for everything get better from in a city where the jobs left when the lights went out and there are no signs of them being turned back on anytime soon gabriel's oddo. that led to city to have victor is an associate professor at george mason university school of policy and government she joins us now live from washington d.c. thank you for your time so right now this 3 trillion dollar democrat led legislation is being debated in the house of representatives a stimulus package another stimulus package donald trump has already said it's going to be dead on arrival when it gets to the senate shortly democrats knew this what was the point democrats have explained their strategy as an opening salvo this would be i believe the 5th stimulus package were it to become law but

republicans and democrats are no longer on quite the same page as the most appropriate. policy steps to take in response to the economic calamity. or wireless democrats refer to focus on the security and housing security and income security and republicans are much more concerned about liability that companies may face as they reopen donald trump is obviously pushing for the country to reopen and even as some states tentatively do jobless numbers continue to climb why do you think that trump strategy is going to pay off. i guess i mean it's hard to say the strategy of the white house if it exceeds the. in the previous negotiations that happened between congress on the previous stimuluses secretary miniature the treasury secretary was strongly involved and nancy pelosi

negotiated with nugent as the go between between her and senate leader mcconnell and that doesn't seem to be the case in this particular. case and that's going on they're calling it dead on arrival and so it's not quite clear how it will proceed the position of the white house is a little bit hard to pin down to be honest with respect to stimulus with respect to one a virus policy sometimes they will put out statements but then they get contradicted by other messaging that comes from the white house which is why i think we've seen quite a bit more leadership coming for at the state level in the united states where there are particular governors who have really stepped into leadership positions meeting on their science experts and so forth and those governors tends to be getting wide support from both republicans and democrats in their states how do you think that might impact support base come election time yeah so i'm going to be

looking at the economic numbers that come out at the end of june and historically the economic indicators that we get at the end of the 2nd quarter in a presidential election year tends to be relatively predictive of election outcomes where if the numbers are down an incumbent party will tend to lose and if the numbers are good and the incumbent party will tend to win there's a lot what's different about 2020 and so it's hard to know if the indicators that we've used in the past to forecast elections will still be good indicators today but presuming things go the way that they have been going it looks like the incoming president will be facing a very dire economic situation which is bad news for his reelection efforts. thanks for your time your analysis there jennifer victor an associate professor at george mason university shell school of policy and government thank you lebanon's leaders are seeking financial salvation from the international monetary fund talks

began on wednesday seeking a multi $1000000000.00 bailout to avoid bankruptcy united nations coordinator in lebanon says lebanese negotiators are aware that blank checks will not be handed out then a lot of reports from beirut. trucks carrying fuel have been seen heading to illegal crossings with syria it's a decades old trade along the poorest border and it's costing millions of dollars a year because fuel is subsidized by the state which is facing a shortage in foreign currency reserves lebanon is in crisis the government is seeking aid from the international monetary fund but stopping smuggling is an obligation under un resolutions that successive governments have failed to achieve i believe that there are many many other areas that need to be covered if you would like to control the borders fully and to prevent all sorts of smuggling. including from singing including groups including people to every so one country must control

borders for it and there is a long way to go authorities plan to set up a new checkpoints and close eat legal crossings but critics say tighter measures are needed it's well known. hezbollah for instance is getting its own through the bunny's border genuine all the international all the international community is standing on to cede its border to control its border with syria hezbollah is saying the opposite and this brought into question the i.m.f. hezbollah the iranian backed group which along with allies control political power called for cooperation with syria and criticized talk of un forces along the border lebanon's government calls itself independent but it is seen by many in the international community as controlled by has a lot of groups that the united states and other countries designate a terrorist organization but tensile donors have hinted that they don't want to see

the group's power solidified in any bailout plan but they have made clear what they expect after years of mismanagement and failure to address among other things corruption and the reform of the judiciary but international. if you would like to see as a tangible manifestation over is often the termination of. the politicians and politicians of the country and of the government and government's ability and political space to deliver a discount of reforms but namely to move and implement reforms there is no blank check there is no savior on the white horse coming up on a clear statement that if lebanon's government really wants the financial help it needs it's going to have to make changes its of voided up to now senator beirut. mess testing for corona virus is underway in the worst affected areas of kenya but many are reluctant to be checked for fear of being forced into quarantine reports

from the capital nairobi. jarryd on young chinese a 1009. 100 sent a nairobi. infected there in march and after about a month was discharged from hospital his employer paid the bill of $400.00 he tells us his biggest problem is the stigma surrounding infection. people are afraid of me at work i can't even get close to anyone they shun me and say i'm grown a virus even at home people don't want to associate with me to feel lonely and quite sad sometimes. the woman who recorded this feature for al-jazeera remains in quarantine after reason to returning from china she says she didn't expect the poor sanitary conditions in a kenyan government squire until all being forced to pay for a stay despite the government recently agreeing to cover all expenses some people in mandatory quarantine have attempted to escape and several others have sued the government for violating their rights we have not been given us no qualms yet so

oh. yes in the ability to grow it is what you can do. and. government officials say they are addressing the complaints of blame some kenyans for not taking social distancing measures seriously as the number of people infected continues to rise and spread within communities. that cost just measures to be enforced including binding travel in and out of nairobi as well as some counties on the coast a police barrier on the edge of $1.00 of the most affected neighborhood in the feet of people are not allowed to go when on leave the area which is a major trading hub deafening one thing is also going on. but many kenyans are reluctant to get tested some say they're afraid they'll be forced into quarantine health experts are concerned that the government imagine sue response strategy may

fail to flatten the cough. home he says he's lucky to be alive and he's ready to return to walk he also hopes that his neighbors friends and colleagues will soon stop seeing him as a threat to their health catherine saw his iraq now ruby kenya. to people about his deposit of a covert 19 in a refugee camp in bangladesh it's fair the virus could race through the settlements and cox's bizarre with nearly a 1000000 people living there a social distancing is difficult and access to running water limited and refugees

for a military offensive and may in mar of the 2 years ago. thailand has further easing restrictions to get its economy moving again department stores shopping centers and food courts will begin reopening on sunday the not the curfew has also been reduced but international flights are still banned china has gone a month without announcing any new deaths from the coronavirus and it reported just 4 new cases on friday there's also been a significant boost in production as the economy shows signs of picking up katrina is in beijing. 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 we look 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 restrictions have been eased in australia's most populous state public gatherings of up to 10 people are now allowed in new south wales and restaurants and cafes have been reopening authorities have people to maintain social distancing. to some weather news now parts of milan have been submerged after a river burst its banks the flash flooding followed a night of heavy rain and electrical storms and more but if me merges the workers help stranded drivers to safety and protect the buildings with sandbags. da phone has forced tens of thousands of filipinos into emergency shelters raising fears that cramped conditions could increase the spread of coronavirus with strong downgraded often leaving a trail of destruction which miriam dougherty reports. titled von fong stormed in from the pacific 1st making

a land fall in the eastern beside his region. when it struck the typhoon was a strong as a category 3 hurricane and brought with it destructive winds that downed power and communication lines to wrenshaw rain and threaten storm surges forced ports to close leaving many travelers and fishing boats stranded. in there when this apology of committing these sore thousands are in government or in shelters. or in what we need to prepare hope each other cooperate and listen to the announcements follow over officials so overthrown will be safe the typhoon comes as the government plans to slowly ease restrictions in the entire region of luzon after placing it on their quarantine for almost 2 months in an effort to curb the spread of corona virus in the country local government leaders say they will impose social

distancing in makeshift shelters masts will be distributed and doctors are on standby overcrowding in evacuation centers as long been a problem in the country often battered by natural disasters many are worried the shelters could become breeding grounds for the virus the. philippine government admits resources are stretched with so-called calamity funds for the entire year almost spent on easing the economic impact of the coronavirus spend demick the country is often battered by natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and at least 20 typhoon see the philippines each year. but the start of this typhoon season is particularly frightening the storm damage coupled with the pandemic threatens to cause more suffering for millions of filipino families. dogon al-jazeera manila. coming up next in sports one of the biggest games of the

season will get jemmy's top division back under way.

what. kind of sport has set up thank you came while the wait is nearly over for football fans on saturday at germany's becomes the 1st major league in europe to resume since the coronavirus fullest most competitions around the world shut down there has been a little drama for the restart will be without. head coach he called her left

for their game against false but he broke warranty and rules by leaving the team hotel to go to the supermarket for some toothpaste and skin cream while teams are living in hotels for one week or in 1000 and training period before play resumes saturday's match it was going to be her legs 1st in charge for all. was hazardous action and gets underway with one of the biggest showdowns of the season 2nd place brucia dortmund and fierce rivals shaka in what's known as the riviera darby while the usual fervent the atmosphere will of course be missing with all games being played behind closed doors and chalk a coach says his team are as motivated as ever. going to be at least the situation with the colts don't give the same for all teams we have a few players haven't played for a long time put them the cold stone to the even colder nonetheless it is

a situation for us like everyone that we accept well we spoke to paddy higgs from the new service at one of football he says that while this plenty of excitement in germany over the restart there's also a lot of concern. but obviously big news and big game to start things off again but there are certainly some mixed feelings to this as well i think the football fan in all of this is super happy that the game is returning to the pitch even if of course it doesn't mean that the fans can attend these games for at least the short term future but i think there's also some some doubt here about the timing given the threat that the cove in 1000 virus does of course still pose the dear fellow who run the bundesliga there been determined to get the game back on the pigeon definitely have had the support in most cases from the state and federal governments and has taken an unbelievable amount of work and planning to reach this stage but i think a key point here is that germany is is itself only starting to ease on restrictions overall and i think that's in the back of people's mind is as great as it is to

have the game back there is a little bit of trepidation and i think it suits certainly wouldn't be the goal of the bundesliga but they are in a lot of cases the guinea pig or the trial blizzard for a lot of leagues around europe and indeed the world we've seen as a bit of a holding pattern in the premier league in england for when they might return but this is more than just about the season that we're in currently we saw that when france and netherlands they actually cancelled the current season but of course every league in europe we want to be back in action for the next campaign even says the government has opened the door for the premier league to return next month but only with certain conditions the buses that have been asked to broadcast some games on free to air television because fans can go to stadiums they've also been asked to send money with lower divisions as a show of solidarity but no restart date has been agreed some clubs are unhappy playing and a neutral venue is and several players have concerns about their health and safety

. the season in the netherlands has already been scrapped and the 2 teams tonight from ocean have had their legal challenge rejected come here and there laughs are up were the top 2 in the 2nd division when play stopped but the dutch football association decided that there would be no promotion and relegation a judge has now ruled the f.a. did have the power to make that decision the japanese government is urging the international olympic committee to fully share the costs of this phone in the tokyo 2020 games on thursday the r.u.c. announced it was a setting aside $800000000.00 to deal with the effects of covert $900.00 but that's unlikely to be enough with the overall cost of delaying the games estimated to be between $2.00 and $6000000000.00.

at the meeting between the i.o.c. and the organizing committee on the 16th of april the i.o.c. and japan agreed to jointly deal with the big love the postponement including cost and that we will jointly evaluate and whole discussion we will continue to pay close attention to the progress of discussions between the i.o.c. the organizing committee and tokyo's metropolitan government. now police in the united states are searching for 2 n.f.l. players for arrest a warrant has been issued in florida and baker and the new york giants and quinten of the seattle seahawks they're wanted for alleged armed robbery at a party queues of stealing thousands of dollars and high price watches and that's all is for free and you back to camp thank you so much for that summer. you can of course find much more on our website the and press that is all just there a dot com to go away though i'll be back in just

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are you'll have to be able to relate to the human condition. trying to break away. i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career but no it's not like and it's my job to light on how and why as we embrace new technologies rarely do we stop to ask what is the price of this progress what happened was people started getting sick but there was a small group of people that began to think that maybe this was related to the coming fiscal issue and the job and investigation reveals how even the smallest devices have deadly environmental and health costs we think ok we'll send you ways to china but we have to remember that air pollution travels around the globe death by design on al-jazeera.

al-jazeera. debating the biggest economic relief package in history u.s. president donald trump says the 3 trillion dollar bill to tackle the current of us costs this will be dead on arrival. to bell this is all just there live from doha also coming up. his ill health minister resigns as the pandemic reaches a critical point and left america. repairing to reopen national borders countries in europe to go.