decision making on what to do next the goal now is to increase testing and contact . the government provides free testing and medical treatment for those who need it campaigns to raise awareness continue. india records more than 3000000 coronavirus cases in the world's highest daily increase in 19 infections. peter w. watching al-jazeera live from our global headquarters here in doha also coming up the u.s. house of representatives reverses cuts to the postal service to rule out delays in

voting one of embers presidential election. the belorussian opposition leader says police violence against protesters was the government's biggest mistake and tells al-jazeera the president must go plus. a reporting from chiang mai in northern thailand where we'll tell you why an old protest movement may be about to hit the streets again. india has now confirmed more than 3000000 cases of corona virus after recording over 70000 new infections in one single day the country's leading the world and the number of new cases covered 19 is spreading through rural areas across the country especially in the north india has the 1st highest number of infections following the united states and brazil elizabeth are on them is the al-jazeera correspondent in new delhi liz good morning there. many regional variations when we begin to

unpack these numbers. high pieces so yes indeed it has more than 3000000 confirmed cases now and it is a mixed picture around the country remains the worst affected state it has throughout the last few bombs bought we as seeing the virus move from the really big metropolitan centers like mumbai mumbai is no longer the voiced affected spot in maharashtra delhi is no longer you know one of the worst affected cities and we're really seeing it move from places like mumbai delhi chennai to more rural areas and that is the concern as the virus moves from cities that have the best health care infrastructure in the country to parts of the country that have very poor public health care infrastructure now another problem with the numbers is not just that india is the food worst affected country in the world it is that the

logical surveys that are being done around the country show that the real number of cases is no many times the confirmed number nonetheless the government when ever they talk about the situation in the country they are always positive we heard from the health minister on saturday and he spoke about how he actually said india has the best recovery range in the world that 75 percent of people who had coronavirus in india have recovered and he said that only 1.8 percent of people who've had corona virus have actually died from from the virus the rest currently have it but again the government is often quotes these numbers but the problem with them is that the syrian logical survey showed a different picture the 2 of the results of these surveys who released over the past week and they show that one of them in the city of today that's in maharashtra that more than 50 percent of the population of 6000000 people have antibodies to just in one city alone more than 3000000 people the. survey would suggest have had

coronavirus here in delhi the results of the survey last week show that the number is nearly 30 percent of people of the 20000000 population in delhi have had the coronavirus elizabeth thank you very much this brown in there reporting live for us out of our bureau in new delhi let's bring in rajeev dust group who's a social epidemiologist and a professor at the center of social medicine and community health at joel nehru university he joins us from new delhi mr descriptor what do the indian authorities need to do to get this trending in the right direction. now the government. as the overall situation shows desir about it to reduce rates are pretty high. on the other hand the daily new cases is climbing and climbing but on the positive side the effective reproduction rate that seems to be. somewhat stimulating near about once lately about one so that under positive state underside of

concern to change is one that it's increasingly turning to smaller towns and villages where the public and services certainly recur relatively speaking. as whether the fact that though on the aggregate test seppo not in terms of tests per 1000000 population india is still a lot behind comparable countries such as the brics nations or their text a great city of u.s. and u.k. ok if india isn't comparable to where other countries are at the moment when it comes to percentages of the population who either are testing positive and or they're testing positive for the antibodies because the seems to be a fact in the indian narrative when it comes to covert 19 what does india do now to get in line with other countries who are further ahead of it when it comes to

reducing the numbers. as i said india is certainly putting in a lot of interest on testing however what is also true is that. the info infrastructure and resources need to be augmented a lot more to make testing available to instill greater confidence in them but be consistent so that people come forward with even relatively minor symptoms and get tested and the other thing that's really crucial of. continuing from here on is the extent to which people practice and certainly enhance preventive behavior such as mosques such as distancing as unlock gets into new only or areas in other words it's new order new sectors of the economy open up that the indian product is central state as well as look at that product is certainly in harness the research

going to get inserted use and greater degrees of very sensitive community engagement ok we must leave it there rajiv dust groups are there in new delhi great to get your thoughts at this time thank you very much and. south korea has reported its biggest rise in corona virus infections since march with nearly 400 new cases the jump on sunday marks the 3rd day they've crossed the 300 number most of the new infections come from the densely populated seoul area where health workers for struggle to trace contacts the government has banned large scale gatherings and shut nightclubs and churches as an american and caribbean countries have been some of the most badly affected by the corona virus outbreak 17000 new deaths were recorded across the region over the past 7 days but there are signs the spread of the virus could be coming under control the world health organization says the daily infection rate in brazil one of the worst affected countries is leveling off

. the u.s. house of representatives has voted to protect the postal service on proposed changes that could have delayed voting for november's presidential election it's also approved $25000000000.00 in funding has particle hang. its america's favorite government service my far the u.s. postal service that is until recently louis to joy a trunk donor and loyalist was put in charge just about 2 months ago and quickly made changes to the financially unstable service mel boxes removed high speed sorting machines ripped out procedures changed over time stopped for money and as a result the mail has slowed considerably he blames a lack of staff because of the coronavirus democrats don't believe him just this week i heard from a good stitch with diabetes who feared her family was at risk of losing their insurance after learning her payment had arrived a month late after it was mailed her story is sadly one of many being heard across

the nation official post office data. these new documents show that the delays we have all heard about are actually far worse for their part republicans say it's not a problem nancy pelosi goes politicly postal and that is the reason we are here today for phony political theater to once again bash president charm just in time for this sunday talk shows and the republican national convention the bill is passed so now the house has voted to reverse joyce changes and give the post office $25000000000.00 the reason this is such a political importance is because of the upcoming election because of the pandemic for the 1st time more than 3 quarters of americans will be allowed to vote by mail but the post office is warning the vast majority of states that they cannot

guarantee that those ballots will be delivered in time to be counted the republican leader of the senate says he is unlikely to take up the bill the house leader thinks that will change they'll be hearing from their constituents because this hits home not receiving your mail on a timely fashion hits home not receiving your prescription especially for veterans hits home in a way that is harmful to our country as well there is more on the line than missed mel this could call into question whether they can deliver a free and fair election political gain al-jazeera washington. more antigovernment protests are expected in thailand after weeks of student led rallies calling for elections and a new constitution now that's despite a state of emergency in place to control the spread of coronavirus and the recent crackdown on government critics wayne hay. calling for political change is coming at a cost for many protest leaders in thailand here in the northern city of lumpur $2.00

students were among the latest to be ordered to report to police charges against them for their part in organizing a peaceful rally for most of our but i feel like thailand is becoming a country that takes away people's rights it's honestly shocking what's concerning about this situation is the fact that a country that claims to be democratic is trying to stop students expressing their opinions of this student led anti-government movement has spread to many parts of the country including the north and northeast traditional strongholds of a group known as the red shirts that staged large rallies in the capital bangkok in 2010 that ended in a violent military crackdown that been largely quiet in recent years but as the momentum of the current protests grows red shirt leaders in the north of fixing their loudspeakers and entering the fray panchen with the direction students are going these protests have more power than before because everyone is coming

together it isn't just red shirts or adults or people who follow politics. the protesters want a different more democratic political system from the one that allowed the army general who led a coup in 2014 to stay on as prime minister after last year's election but they also want to change an economic system that has helped to make thailand one of the most unequal countries in the world which is being highlighted and made worse by the corona virus pandemic. the city of chiang mai in the north relies heavily on international tourism and is being hit harder than most the protest movement is already showing signs of spreading way beyond just students and the city probably encapsulates the threat that poses to the government most people here have never supported this government and now many are hurting economically. despite all the arrests and charges against proteus leaders they say they won't be deterred and will continue fighting for a better future from poor home and i just had

a hung fear can only be used once or twice there's been many cases where they tried to report the protestors but at the end of the day after everyone is over that fear it becomes a catalyst to come out more and go against the government. apart from arresting and charging leaders the government and police haven't tried to stop the protests yet but as the movement grows and becomes more diverse intensifying the pressure on the government that approach may change soon wayne hay al jazeera chiang mai thailand. still to come on this program. i'm outcome web and it tea plantation kenya's highlands more than 60 years ago british colonialists forced the local people of this land to make space for it will be speaking to you that still survives about their fight for justice. also had a threat to his legacy by the reputation of japan's long serving prime minister could take a hit. but

. how we got more wet time windy weather spilling into northwestern parts of europe because of an area of low pressure still very much in place a blustery showers rattling across the u.k. got some cooler air behind this cold fronts here just to the northwest ahead of that still getting up to some decent temperatures getting up to around $35.00 in bucharest and in belgrade but the temperatures the vienna for warsaw they are going to be falling away as we go on through the next couple of days still some showers there across northwest and possibly down across the low countries and on towards scandinavia temperatures about where they should be for the time of year is a similar picture as we go on into a monday perhaps a little more cloud around for england and wales perhaps want to have your showers in the process the heavier showers will be a little further south than a some heavy downpours there just around the outs than that law and of wet weather

that's going to continue pushing its way further east with best of the sunshine is into southern possible that the robber few showers there in sioux italy for the 2 showers to eastern parts of spain heavy showers meanwhile continue across central parts of africa they are still a little further than they should be creeping up into the sahara will see some wet weather there even into new ship was some cloud and right all the way up into western parts of africa with big downpours for syria and guinea. frank assessments saying that in yemen. like if we look at this it's an informed opinion which is ethiopia on the verge of breakdown many parts of the overall media region are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate after is a proxy does not the recent big interest of the libyan people in-depth analysis of

the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera welcome if you're just joining us your top stories so far this half hour india has now confirmed more than 3000000 cases of coronavirus after recording more than 70000 new infections in one single day countries also leading the world in the number of new cases. the u.s. house of representatives has approved $25000000000.00 in funding for the postal service now that bill cancels out cost cutting but threaten to slow down the delivery of mail in ballots ahead of the presidential elections on november the 3rd

more antigovernment protests are expected in thailand today after weeks of student led rallies calling for elections and a new constitution that's despite a state of emergency in place to control the spread of the virus and crackdown on government critics. thousands of people in belarus are expected to take part in more protests calling for the president alexander lukashenko to step down dozens of media websites reporting on the mass rallies have been blocked a journalistic association says more than 50 have been shut down including a polish backed channel and a radio station funded by the us despite the violent crackdown demonstrators have been coming out every day since the disputed presidential election on orcas the 9th the belorussian opposition leader took on a skier says the people of her country will never forgive the police for their harsh treatment of protesters human rights groups of compiled 500 cases of torture my colleague ali party book spoke to them off sky she's in exile in the war in

neighboring lithuania she began by asking her if she planned to return to belarus. you know i'm going back to paris i want to go back to bonnaroo say and do my country and i will go they out when i feel safe do you fear for your husband who is back in balance. to show i do here pull my husband and the same is i i'm wondering about all the bill russian people who are struggling to hold their rights. that violence that our thirties showed to the russian people i consider to be their greatest mistake and i cool for. authorities not to repeat this mistake because our people the real never never forget and forgive and they still our president can be

a russian people changed and they will now are and accept old authorities and they will never. they will never accept an old president anymore and soon the only time he real have to separate and. it's bad to pull everybody it's better for country if it had been in their shortest time. iraq's prime minister has promised to find those responsible for killing 2 prominent activists during antigovernment protests mostafa al qaida me met security leaders in the southern city of basra where the protesters were attacked on friday the security forces used live ammunition against demonstrators after they set the local parliament building on fire the star is. again god willing this is a message to all criminals and killers this is a new government that is working to establish the prerequisites of security it aims

to establish security employer gun crime i'd like to tell everyone who carries a weapon contrary to the government's law they would scream punishment and the killers will be brought to justice where he soon i'd like to tell the criminals who are. seen and the young female doctor that your blog will be a title for justice the challenge is big i was in a meeting with the military commanders and i told them that basra should be secured and we will challenge all. the police in israel have dispersed thousands of protesters calling for the prime minister benjamin netanyahu to resign for weeks now they've gathered outside his official residence in west jerusalem they're angry about the covert economic fallout and netanyahu alleged corruption which is going through the courts right now. a community of more than $100000.00 people in kenya is seeking compensation from the u.k. government over forced displacement from their homes and farmland it happened on

the colonial rule in the 1st half of the 20th century to make way for plantations most of them have lived in poverty ever since while multinational t. companies profit from their land welcome web went to the tunnel show in western kenya where he heard their stories. when elizabeth far away recalled what happened nearly 70 years ago the memories were clear and painful. she was a young woman at the time. british colonialists forced her and her family from their farmland here in creature county in kenya. kicking ass off for long and setting our houses on fire was painful there was a lot of hunger i remember my child almost drowned in the river. ever since she lived on this small piece of land a much larger more fertile land that was once home could be seen on a distant hilltop we went to have

a look elizabeth says her husband planted this tree a few years before the eviction demick ate their land and try and stop the colonialists from taking it didn't work a plantation managers house was built where she says her once stood and the rest of the land became part of the tea plantation that today multinational companies millions of dollars every year the tea plantations cover about a $100000.00 hectares which were grabbed throughout the 1st half of the 20th century hundreds of thousands of people will finally evicted from here some say they were maimed tortured and raped. today the land belongs to 5 international companies the largest are unilever and finley's who export the tea to europe neither responded to our request for comment lawyers have submitted a complaint to the british government on behalf of the surviving displaced people

they've also submitted it to a un special rapporteur the british government has said it's too long ago. william kip langat says it's not he was a teenager when he was a victim with his parents his father was one of few people here who could read and write at the time and he kept records of everything. he was in prison for resisting william says he was tortured by ricky who are about to i feel so much pain when i speak about this trying to forget it or i don't think we'll ever heal until a day or even the day of the day he wasn't supposed to day then it's because of what he suffered the anger and so much war to. malcolm webb al-jazeera can reach our country can ya. scientists in germany have held concerts to study the risk of virus transmission enjoying big events the mass experiment with nearly 2000 people in leipsic came at

a time the country has banned all such gatherings until the end of october we call some more. pop concerts in the name of signs that only young healthy one tears are allowed in to get swapped for contract trays a clip mint and protective masks this and instead of the usual sound checks ahead of a gig flossing disinfectants filled the concert hall. to mental health 3 performances in just one day as part of the study the 1st simulated the very beginning of the pandemic with no social distancing the larger distances between the volunteers for the 2nd chill and hygiene measures and by the 3rd a gap of 1.5 metres but strictly enforced. i would say that we are now laying the foundations as to what hygiene car service could and should look

like the future of order to reduce precisely these moments of risk. the experiment called restart 19 is studying the movement of the food and the flight of the tourney airborne particles that can carry the virus. our growth is something called the philadelphia bond rally of $1800.00 u.s. it was a big festival that happened during the spanish. 1918 and which was followed 3 days later by an enormous break in the city of philadelphia edging the covert one team it's become a pattern that connection is simple and we've had many examples of large events that occurred during the course and it's been quite difficult in new. single large events to any difference. harassments of the spread of viruses. results are expected in $4.00 to $6.00 weeks experts say we need those sort of studies to have

governments decide how to react we have to co-exist with this virus until a vaccine is developed and we need more evidence based and data to then drive the decisions that are made by governments so while there are opportunities for super spreaders to occur at mass gatherings what we need to start to investigate is what type of interactions are most effective in these scenarios but cases rising again in germany this experiment is the only show in town but organizers hope their research could help find a way to bring the audiences back when we consume. high temperatures and strikes of lightning are continuing to fan hundreds of wildfires in the u.s. state of california at least 6 people have been killed or nearly 700 buildings have been burned the fires were sparked by a lightning storm that burned more than 400000 hectares of brush and forest land

mexico's cretonne a roost aids was spared from tropical storm marco as it changed its path on saturday the storm is now heading to the u.s. southern coast and it's expected to reach louisiana as a harakah the central and southern regions of brazil are experiencing their coldest august in decades a cold front has hit the area and may lead to a snow fall a rare occurrence for this country for the 1st time in 60 years apollo recorded temperatures below 10 degrees celsius on a saturday morning the coastal areas have had rain storms for several days with huge waves crashing along the southern coast of rio de janeiro. since is already japan's longest serving prime minister now he's become the leader with the most consecutive days in office mr abbott came to power in 2012 promising to revitalize the economy and change his country's pacifist constitution but as rob mcbride explains he may not have achieved everything he promised. when he became prime

minister in 2012 shinzo of a was no stranger to the office he'd already held the post for a year in 2006 during japan's so-called revolving door premiership period when factionalism within the ruling party led to a rapid turnover in leaders by 2012 that period was over offering the chance to rule uninterrupted i've been amazed that i will increase jobs and incomes and revitalize the countryside he promised aiming to transform japan's stagnating economy with his own brand of nomics 80 years on the results are still disappointingly mixed and he cannot say the economy has to. be our good. so i think the. it's now sucked us but it was stuck fast at some point a staunch conservative he also set about moving away from japan's traditional

pacifist role and become more assertive with his asian neighbors but it was the unseen enemy of code 19 the critics say saw him lacking in assertiveness contrast is that you know president moon in south korea and sighing land in taiwan both of them have emerged at the pandemic with greater political power and stature abby has been basically missing in action 2020 was meant to be the high point of his premiership hosting the tokyo olympics which. successfully won for japan and aiming to achieve 40000000 visitors even staging the games next year before he leaves office now looks in doubt even if he holds them it's not clear that that's going to actually give him much of a bounce so i think we have seen peak abbay in now they is really diminished leader and much weaker and his legacy looks to be in

tatters bacon blame a degree of bad fortune for a tanishq legacy but when he leaves office the fact that he's served longer than any other prime minister might be the one achievement he's most remembered for robert bright al-jazeera. lots more news and background articles and also access to all our programming via the web site the address al-jazeera dot com. updating your top stories so far today india has now confirmed more than 3000000 cases of coronavirus after recording over 70000 new infections in one single day the country is leading the world in the number of new cases covered 19 is spreading through rural areas across the country especially in the north india has the 3rd highest number of infections following the united states and brazil less per annum

has more now from new delhi. the sierra logical survey shows a different picture 2 of the results of these surveys are released over the past week and they show that one of them in the city of poole may that's in maharashtra that more than 50 percent of population of 6000000 people have antibodies just in one city alone more than 3000000 people the survey would suggest have had coronavirus here in delhi the results of the survey last week show that the number is nearly 30 percent of people of the $20000000.00 population in delhi have had the coronavirus the u.s. house of representatives has approved $25000000000.00 in funding for the u.s. postal service now about bill blocks cost cutting the threaten to slow the delivery of mail in ballots ahead of the elections in november more anti-government protests are expected in thailand today after weeks of student led rally is calling for

elections and a new constitution despite a state of emergency in place to control the spread of coronavirus thousands of people in belarus are expected to take part in more protests in the coming few hours calling for the president alexander lukashenko to step down dozens of media websites reporting on the mass rallies have been blocked a journalist association says more than 50 have been shut down the spines of violent crackdown demonstrators have been coming out every day since the disputed presidential election at the beginning of august. iraq's prime minister has promised to find those responsible for killing 2 prominent activist during antigovernment protests in the south of the country most of them in met security leaders in basra where the protesters were attacked on friday the iraqi security forces did use live ammunition against demonstrators after they set the local parliament building on fire up next it's inside story you're right up to date with all our top stories more news in 30 minutes see that. in this edition of time to

al-jazeera we'll take you on a journey with us to qatar's diverse wildlife will be joined by i'm reading by mentioning that and also 800 patients will be discussing the impact the potential uncontrolled development could have on these diverse ones like species living here if i'm protecting. libya's rival powers call for a new cease fire in the civil war but it's unclear whether the war khalifa haftar will support it so will the truce hold long enough to give peace a chance this isn't such a story. hello and welcome to the program i'm in wrong many ceasefires who tried and failed to end the years of conflict in libya but the 2 rival powers appear to have found some

common ground with the latest truce announcement on friday tripoli's un recognized government cold fighting.