this reached an agonizing milestone the loss of 1000000 lives from the covered 1000 pandemic. a play for unity from the u.n. secretary general as he announces new grim messages about global deaths from the coronavirus. money inside this is al jazeera life and also coming out. 123-451-2345. into the test. the white house promotes

a new rapid 15 minute covert testing system plus. i'm scott harder on the tie and more border where more people are crossing illegally because of the increase of cases of covert in myanmar on this side of the border thai communities and authorities are reacting. the death toll rises as a media and azerbaijan fight over the disputed territory ethnical an account of 5. deaths related to the corona virus have just the past 1000000 around the world this is according to the johns hopkins university tracker which says there are more than 33000000 recorded infections the u.s. brazil and india make up more than 50 percent of those cases those 3 countries alone also account for nearly haul of global deaths. the u.s.

has reported more than 200000 coronavirus fatalities officials there have just announced a new rapid testing system to ramp up virus detection nationwide. but the un's actually general has called on the world not to lose hope and tony a good test urged people to continue observing necessary precautions to curb the spread of the virus or will those reached an agonizing milestone the loss of 1000000 lives from the coverage in 1000 pandemic it's a mind numbing figure yet we must never lose sight of each and every individual life there were fathers and mothers wives and husbands brothers and sisters friends and colleagues the pain those mean multi blind by the 7 minutes of these disease reese of infection kept families from bedsides and the process of mourning and celebrating the life was of an maybe impossible. as cross-line to heidi check out

strays in silver spring maryland. the u.s. bearing the brunt of these numbers. that's right out of these $1000000.00 plus deaths worldwide we know that at least one in 5 more deaths due to co but here in the united states the u.s. total death toll still far surpassing that of any other country in the world how public health officials here are also concerned now that although things seem to be under control to the extent they're fearful of a 2nd wave and they're looking particularly at places like new york city which saw a catastrophic loss of life in april then seeming to contain the virus successfully only to have new hotspots they're flaring out in these days that we're experiencing now president trump though saying that this nation is turning a corner on the pandemic he hosted

a rose garden event at the white house today in which she announced the distribution of $150000000.00 rapid coded diagnostic tests they would produce results he say he says within 15 minutes 50000000 are going toward vulnerable communities including nursing homes the remaining $100000000.00 states and territories to be given out in schools and in work settings. last week we grossly historic milestone when the united states conducted our 100 millionth test far more than any other country and not even close actually 2nd seems to be india with 1500000000 people and the numbers would be probably at least $50000000.00 more test by as we've conducted more tests than the entire european union and more than all of latin america combined. the question though is whether this is

too little too late critics have long said they had trump acted sooner even if it was just one week sooner in imposing more of a lockdown nationally there could have been lives saved there could have been jobs of course saved as well because of the reopening and the closure of various places in the economy now the pandemic and his handling of it is the number one weakness according to polls as he heads towards the november 3rd election and certainly when we see trump in his 1st presidential debate tomorrow night facing off with his democratic challenger joe biden biden will surely use the pandemic as a major line of attack against the president. for us many thanks well as heidi was saying that u.s. officials have started deploying more than 150000000 rapid testing kits for the 19

they say the new technique delivers results in just 15 minutes this is not the deep brain biopsy that we talk about on this will generally done by health care provider but it can be done supervised it's easy 134512345. into the test twisted 3 times. the adhesive is pulled off. and you wait 15 minutes and that is the test it really could not be easier than this this is a very sophisticated little piece of cardboard with lots of antibodies and incredible technology into that. let's bring in julie fisher she's associate research professor of microbiology and immunology at georgetown university medical center she joins us from washington d.c. many thanks for speaking to us and al-jazeera julie we'll talk about those rapid tests in a minute but we are coming up 2 years since the disease 1st emerged i you surprised

that we've reached over a 1000000 deaths in this short time i mean it's clearly tragic we've lost this many lives to the pandemic and in most than a year from when it started i think what is most heartbreaking is that the the number of deaths did not have to be this great this soon we have learned so much in the last 9 months about how to slow down the spread of disease and how to contain some of the worst impact using those simple tools of public health but obviously it took a long time in some countries to make the decisions that needed to be made and there's still not complete adherence to even some of the more simple interventions like mass clearing in some communities where they can make a real difference in slowing the spread of disease to the most vulnerable so talking about these tests u.s. president describing them as a game changer. in the fight against a pandemic do you think that that is the case will they work. i think the

technology is is solid these are based on a kind of test that has been marketed for other diseases in in the field and have been tested for some time the technology is solid i think calling them a game changer may be a little overly optimistic it's certainly very important to have tests that can be performed at point of care and it is going to be a great assistant to health care providers who have been waiting in some places to be able to send diagnostic tests for their patients but looking at that $150000000.00 tests and thinking about how far in the u.s. they will actually go and we have to be somewhat practical i mean. there's $50000000.00 students enrolled in schools in the united states and if we're looking at this these tests and sending them to schools which is one of the places they've been touted as having an enormous impact we have to be realistic about how far $150000000.00 tests will go if we tested out the students in the u.s.

that's a 3rd of the tests and one day that's a good point said it's you know it's great to have rapid tests they work in a relatively narrow period of time probably less sensitive than the p.c.r. tests that are out that are to the standard we have now but they're also much faster and can be used at a point of care by a health care provider a lot of countries now are facing 2nd way. but they're going for more blanket lockdowns to more localized lock down slightly less stringent measures because of course it is a difficult balancing act for governments with economies in peril and so on but is it enough what they're doing to bring down cove it. i think that what we're seeing now is more of an understanding that where the pandemic has close will impact the decisions that can be made that have the most that resonate the most with communities or local decisions i think what we have to be very careful about

is getting into fatigue so many of us in so many communities are have been we've been watered down by the lockdowns many people need to work they can't work from home they have no choice and for others it's simply a matter of of wanting to be able to return to the activities to the parts of the jobs their lives interaction with their families that are so important to their lives and their there's i think a lot of pushback now we're seeing fatigue with the measures that we know can help slow the spread of disease. and perhaps unwarranted optimism that by having been disciplined for this long we can ease up and i think what we're seeing from the 2nd waves is we really can't ease up on that discipline to try to prevent the spread of disease to those who are most likely to become seriously ill interesting to get your thoughts. from georgetown university medical

center speaking to us there from washington d.c. thank you. about a 5th of the world's coronavirus deaths have been in the united states as we've been hearing the daily desk hole is on the decline there but that's another surge in new infections with it fears of a 2nd wave kristen salumi has more. anthony and rosemary terrio were married for 65 years they died in new york 5 days apart during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic they met when my mom was like 17 and they were together ever since i moved to queens. and oh gosh right after they got married the disease has made its way through new york in the terrio family now it is the midwestern united states that are seeing the most new cases which are on the rise for the 1st time in 8 weeks as the nationwide death toll tops 200008 family members had it you know it just it

went the whole gamut my my sister was taking care my mother she quoted then she gave it to her son and her son gave it to his partner and my my brother gave it to his wife and my other brother caught it gave it to his wife while the other family members have recovered the impact of the disease is still being felt experts attribute the recent spike on the reopening of schools and universities as well as large end of summer gatherings but the terrio also blame politicians and ordinary people across the country they feel aren't doing enough to stop the spread is some seeing so much josh. people not being careless where mask can stable life and there are so many other old people that are i don't want this to happen to know when they can just be responsible and not complacent with something that they may survive but it doesn't necessarily have to be all person it

could be a woman battling long you know breast cancer a little a child that leukemia or something like that in just a mask you know for a few minutes a family struggling with loss and hoping that amid the uncertainties of a pandemic others can be spared their pain kristen salumi al-jazeera new york. so i had on al-jazeera from denial to swift action how the pandemic has divided a region with the 2nd highest in 19 deaths in the world the us. how low the weather is looking fine and dry for japan over the next couple of days whether staying offshore was a sunshine coming through when's coming in from a northerly direction so that is pulling those temperatures back

a little bit 2324 celsius not too bad we'll see some showers creeping into southern parts of conscious being to the east of que she some showers to just slide in the way across north korea sinking a little further south which into the north of south korea as we go on into where to stay with the weather coming into northern parts of china and that same area catamaran that link its way back into southern areas of china could be some heavy burst of right just around hong kong possibility of some localized flooding as a result of that some heavy rain to into central and southern parts of the philippines over the next couple of days still clutch of storms are rolling in here will say that wetter weather extending across much of southeast asia but nothing unusual for the most part we have seen flooding recently in indonesia showers on and off a little hit and miss over the next day or so what's the weather up towards thailand particularly to northern thailand joining up with a very wet weather that we have across the eastern side of the goal plenty of cloud showing up here it means it's largely fog in dry for india but some heavy showers

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you're watching al-jazeera mind of our top stories this hour coronavirus related deaths have surpassed 1000000 johns hopkins university track and confirm the figure in the past few hours more than 33000000 people have been infected worldwide. the u.s. brazil and india account for nearly half of the world's coronavirus deaths about a 5th have been in the u.s. the daily death toll is on the decline but there's been a surge in new infections bringing fears of a 2nd wave. fist fighting between azerbaijan and armenia has killed at least $26.00 more soldiers in the breakaway region of mccormack outback the conflict escalated sharply on monday as the 2 sides pounded each other with rockets and artillery in a new round of the decades old dispute 11 civilians have also died or been forced

to walk up reports. a. summons to war these armenian reservists are leaving the capital. president nicol passion un called all men into military service of the fighting erupted on sunday over the disputed region of the gold carabao. on the frontline armenia says it is repelling as area attacks in what both sides are calling a war the last time they fought a full war was in the early 1990 s. after the collapse of the soviet union some 20000 people were killed a ceasefire was brokered in 1904 but sporadic fighting has continued ever since russia traditionally armenia's ally in the region has called the calm. we continue to monitor the situation very closely we believe that the military

operation should be stopped immediately and the process of resolving this conflict as well as a consequences of flare up should be resolved by political and diplomatic means. but karabakh officials say turkey's involvement is untenable for the little i don't want this is going to work i wanted to clear that not only as a by john but also to key is at war with us they are using the main modern weapons and ammunition available in the turkish army drawings and aircraft. hospitals instead panic at the care about capital have received dozens of wounded soldiers and civilians some patients were moved into bomb shelters you know. we have 30 wounded and there are operations undergoing some patients who are in hospitals were evacuated into the bunker and the seriously ill people are in the hospital we are working on high alert in a ready to receive the wounded. 7 as

a by john says armenian artillery struck well inside its territory 5 family members were killed in the city of nafta than many more were hurt armenia and azerbaijan are also waging an information war releasing defense videos showing air strikes but without context or making claims that have so far proven difficult to verify such as turkey's military involvement or the deployment by both sides of middle eastern mercenaries to the front lines. regardless the casualty rates a climbing and so far the international response has yet to pull these armies back from the brink robin 1st year war al-jazeera tbilisi. that's return to our top story on a pandemic as kevin 1000 deaths have now suppose 1000000 around the world yet my

eyes seeing a surge in infections the south east asian nation has recorded more than 11600 cases so far doubling its total in just the past week alone and that is prompting concern in neighboring thailand scott harlow reports from the time border the northernmost stretch of thailand's border with me in mar is a natural one the mountain range while the landscape might be beautiful it makes it difficult for thai army patrols to search for migrants crossing illegally with concern growing over myanmar's increase in covert $1000.00 cases those patrols have grown bigger and more frequent this says the number of migrants attempting to cross has surged over the last several weeks thailand has been much more successful in controlling covert 19 and has better health care the thai border areas are on high alert many of the crossings take place at night making it easier to avoid being

caught but also increasing the danger one of those migrants who risk their night crossing a mother of 2 in thailand illegally or hiding her face and used to sort of a car goes on the thai side of the border but in may she sneaked back into myanmar to see her mother before she died she returned to her house a few weeks ago it's been tense with her time neighbors since. she says they treat her like a disease and informed local authorities that she returned home warm when everybody is scared of it but it was absolutely necessary for us to come back i was prepared to notify the local health fallen tears and the head of the village. it was along this stretch of the saw a river that serves as the border that and her daughter snuck back into thailand because of months to no rains it was swollen and fast moving her daughter had to ride on the shoulders of someone who was crossing at the same time. it's not just ann's neighborhood one group that works with migrants is also seeing cases of

locals alerting authorities about people who've crossed illegally. if they come into the community at illegally crossing it was see them they will notify immigration they don't care there's only a trickle of cargo passing through the usually bustling may side border post since the rapid spread in me and more and more precautions have been put in place at the official crossing we coordinate with the department of disease control to intensify the checking of cockle vehicles and to drive us but as the situation worsens in myanmar people seeking safety in better health care will continue to take the risk and cross over any way they can scott holler al-jazeera may side thailand david matheson is an independent analyst on me on maher he joins us by skype from china my in thailand many thanks to speaking to stave it firstly describe to us the situation the coven situation in myanmar how bad is it and doesn't even have the

health infrastructure to deal with it. well it's certainly much worse than it was several weeks ago when there was just built up complacency that the country through. the pandemic i mean cases have doubled this is it as you said it said that it's 11000 cases and and more than 250 deaths now i think the really deep worry there is that the public health care system in myanmar is so bad that if this direction of the 2nd wave keeps going that public health care system will be completely overwhelmed by the end only commercial capital but if it starts running throughout the rest of the country where the health care system is is they've been worse 'd and. and the capacity for a thorough research to actually respond to a much more challenging said they've imposed a new knockdown how critical is is it that people abide by it's and will they.

well and i think we've seen lots of pictures for me and on and they stay at home over the the the the lockdown and it looks like a deserted city and you know this kind of talent ships always like citadel's of the people kind of controlling 'd movement. the capacity to do that i think out the countryside it's 'd is much more limited and so it does start spreading throughout the rest of the country i think the ability of the public health authorities and the government to actually stem the tide as it were is is farmall limited market is that sort of movement going on out in the countryside. and i think this is a desperate measure on the part of the authorities to actually. try and stop this guy and that they've extended the stay on border and in the research and to be the

end of october and are still planning on having an election in about 5 so i think we'll all directions are that something going to get worse yes exactly i was going to ask you about that general elections coming up on november 8th a sabbat that made no move to postpone a race. and apparently not so far and all the messages coming from a people from the government that they're actually going to proceed with with the balls on the event of the day and i think the next several days are actually going to be very crucial about that debt that season and he wants to see the best voting starts there is going to be a 2nd public display the both the list 'd which is basically people's names on lists and government offices throughout the country to check that your mind is there all of which exposes people to potential transmission that starts moving in in a couple of days and so i think the government has one more week basically suit decide

whether to put it on the elections and how it will do that i think is is is open to question but it's certainly very war and given this surgeon the doubling of cases and spread throughout the country that they're about to stage a massive public event in which transmission could run iraq and if you are a lot of the country 7 matheson independent analyst on manama speaking to us from tang. one of the regions west hit by corona virus is latin america and brazil alone the pandemic has killed more than 140000 people the 2nd highest number of deaths in the world after the us all the while infections and deaths across the region are continuing to rise that never report from when is it. there is no one reason why the covered 1000 virus should have been particularly virulent in latin america different governments have tackled it in

different ways. some like argentina in peru imposing strict lockdowns he just wants you to know i keep insisting that we'll get back to one point of g.d.p. that we lost what we want get back other lives lost. others like brazil or mexico have been criticized for claiming too soon but the crew the virus has been defeated . in this it's decreasing slowly but we kept noisy parts of all the bricks which is good news in the context of the serious problem. the numbers however keep rising more than 800000 infected in colombia and peru 700000 in argentina 76000 dead in mexico and effective vaccine can't come a moment too soon this virus will continue to spread and people will continue to get sick even as a vaccine is the who and are so we can run our own war on vaccines.

as is appears very often in public you know their uncles in the blitz. among the hardest hit have been health workers indigenous communities and those already living in vulnerable situations in distress but i was laid off work and the situation got really hard because i live with my 3 children and take care of them all by myself there are days when we have to skip a meal because things are hard. no one is immune the presidents of brazil bolivia honduras. guatemala all tested positive for the virus they all recovered. the pandemic is back to the already fragile economies and protests have grown across the region demanding an easing of lockdown measures and the return to work for the economy it's good for the economy so that people have the opportunity to keep their businesses up and running because that's important but it doesn't mean we're out of danger meet the pandemic it's becoming clear that the pandemic has highlighted in

exacerbated many of the systemic problems that existed across latin america previously lack of investment in health and education inequality and corruption many for now are simply battling for survival against the virus and the problems it brought with them on the road to 01 osiris. and learn what it was like for our correspondent gabrielle elizondo to report from new york when the pandemic was at its peak he shares his experiences in between us you can find it on the a.j. go section of our website al-jazeera dot com. turkish prosecutors have named 6 more saudi nationals as suspects in the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi 20 saudi nationals are already on trial in istanbul the suspects are not in turkey and are being tried in absentia earlier this month a saudi court jailed 8 people for up to 20 years ashaji was a prominent critic of the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman he was murdered in

the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. next week pakistan's supreme court will hear an appeal challenging the acquittal of a man in the case of the murdered u.s. journalist daniel pearl i met omar saeed shaykh was convicted in 2002 of luring polter meeting in karate where he was kidnapped and later beheaded. this is al jazeera and these are your top stories coronavirus were they to death have surpassed 1000000 johns hopkins university try to confirm the figure in the last few hours old and 33000000 people have been infected worldwide. the us brazil india account for nearly half of the world's coronavirus deaths about.