this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. our top stories: protests in brazil's largest city — opposing the state's lockdown — but the mayor warns the health system is about to collapse. japan's economy slides into recession for the first quarter — the country's on course for its worst slump since the war. an aerial display to salute health workers in canada goes terribly wrong — with a militaryjet crashing into a residential area. and, world health ministers meet online on monday to discuss coronavirus. but will they find

a place for taiwan? brazil's coronavirus death toll has risen to 16,118, with more than 240,000 cases, making it the fourth worst—affected country in terms of confirmed infections. on sunday the mayor of brazil's biggest city, sao paulo, warned that the health system was close to collapse. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson now reports from sao paulo. the death toll is still climbing and the president is still in denial. jair bolsonaro remains intent on putting politics before the pandemic, once again flouting global health guidelines at a protest on sunday, even if he was finally wearing a mask. translation: it's priceless for politicians

to have a spontaneous demonstration like this one, coming from the heart, from the soul of the brazilian people who want freedom, democracy and respect above all. amid growing criticism over his handling of the coronavirus crisis, mr bolsonaro is sticking closely to the minority of brazilians who still think he's doing a good job. he and his fan base are convinced brazilians need to get back to work, despite the signs proving otherwise. translation: it's not the right way to do isolation. this has never happened before in the world, just closing everything down and seeing what happens. not even scenes like this can convince jair bolsonaro to change tact. people are dying and health systems across the country are collapsing, and these next few weeks are only expected to get worse. the state with the highest number of cases is sao paulo. the business capital already has a death toll bigger than that of china, and authorities have warned,

the health system is struggling. sao paulo residents have been quarantine with nearly —— sao paulo residents have been in quarantine for nearly two months now, with businesses, schools and public spaces ordered shut but, as the weeks have gone on, social distancing has slowed. statistics show that fewer than 50% of residents are still respecting the rules. in some parts of sao paulo city, shops are reopening. authorities, they say, are turning a blind eye. the mayor, on sunday, called on residents to do their bit to improve brazil's chances. translation: it's difficult to believe that some prefer to subject the population to a game of russian roulette. the indifference to death is unseemly. it's a crime of responsibility. traffic jams have returned, despite authorities‘ efforts to dissuade people from commuting. many brazilians argue they have to work. millions of people who work in the informal economy and depend on daily

wages are struggling. the country is running out of options to tell people to stay at home, at the time when it is needed the most. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paolo. earlier i spoke to dr paulo lotufo — a professor of medicine at the university of sao paulo, and asked whats happening with the lockdown in brazil. in brazil, the lockdown is partial, it's not working exactly as in other countries, so you have social isolation, that is partial, and most problems in brazil that you are fighting, against the coronavirus and against the federal government. president bolsonaro is fighting against the national health system. he fired the minister of health

and he's denying the pandemic. today, he joined supporters in front of the presidential palace to get them to fight against social isolation. and what effect do you think that is having? so, it's a contradiction between the determination of the governors of the states who are doing a very good job, in sao paulo and rio de janeiro, to provide good social isolation. that is one point. the second point is that the federal government is not releasing the financial support for the poor people so for them it's very difficult to keep social isolation without financial support that was approved by the house

and by the senate. and what effect is this having on the healthcare system at the moment? is it close to capacity? how worried are you? yeah. in other cities, manaus, belem, in the amazon rainforest, it's catastrophic. there is no beds for people who need care. the same for other cities in the north—east, like recife, fortaleza, and rio dejaneiro is the same situation. here in sao paulo, until now we can't buffer all the demand which is very high. over at the main hospital, the hospital das clinicas, now has 2,052 beds with people

under artificial ventilation, and three more community hospitals for people with covid—19. but we suppose that in the next ten days, you do not have more conditions to keep all the actual situation to support people who need critical care units. data coming in earlierfrom japan shows that the world's third latest economy has slipped into recession in the first quarter, putting it on course for its worst postwar slump as the coronavirus takes a heavy toll. it was widely expected but, in the first three months of this year, japan's economy

shrunk byjust under 1% and, in the previous quarter, in the fourth quarter of 2019, it also contracted by some 2%, so the country is now officially in what's defined as a technical recession — that's two consecutive quarters of falling gdp. this morning's figure wasn't as bad as what economists had expected but, if you look at the data closely, private consumption is down, exports are down as the global economy was in a lockdown, and there are concerns that in the second quarter of this year, the economy could be even hit harder, because from april tojune — april is when the state of emergency was declared, forcing people to stay at home which means that people could not go out to spend their money. mariko, what is the government now expected to do to try and haul japan out of this? the government announced a huge stimulus package,

worth $1.1 trillion, last month — that's 20% of japan's gdp. one of the largest in the world. but there are complaints from citizens that they have not actually received the cash handout, and that they have to fill out pages after pages of forms in order to get the support from the government. but economists say that they will eventually get the money that they have been promised and, injune, the government is planning to announce more stimulus package as well, but there are concerns that is not going to be enough to help the economy, because of the economy was already hit by that hike in sales tax, or the vat, back october last year so people were already reluctant to spend money and, of course, now that they have been staying at home they have stopped spending money even further so we have been hearing quite a lot of bankruptcies and job losses as well. let's get some of the day's other news. india has extended its lockdown until the end of the month.

however some restrictions have been eased. 0ffices can open with staggered business hours. and shops have been allowed to open with a limit on customers. there have been more than 90,000 cases and almost 2,900 deaths in india. healthcare workers in belgium turned their back on the prime minister as she visited a hospital. sophie wilmes arrived by car at the saint peter hospital in brussels on saturday. some staff turned away to show what they thought of the government's handling of the pandemic. new york state governor andrew cuomo has undergone a covid—19 test live on tv. mr cuomo said he wanted to show how quick and easy the process is. a doctor dressed in full ppe conducted the nasal swab test. the governor said he didn't experience pain or discomfort. he told new yorkers there's ‘no reason why you should not get tested.‘ in the uk, the number

of deaths dropped to 170 — the lowest number since the lockdown began. but numbers are usually lower on sundays than other days of the week due to a lag in recording. the news came as the row between the government and teachers intensified over plans to reopen schools in england. ministers have admitted it is impossible to completely eliminate the risk of contracting coronavirus but insists that a school would be extremely unlikely to be the source of an outbreak. a canadian military display jet has crashed in a residential area in british columbia. one person has died and another is in hospital. the plane went down shortly after take off from kamloops airport, near vancouver, and burst into flames. one person ejected from the plane and landed by parachute on a roof. cbc news reporter megan batchelor had this update from vancouver.

this happened in the interior of reddish colombia. —— this happen in the interior of british columbia, just about right in the middle. it's about four—hour drive east of vancouver. what we know is that the snowbirds — that's the canadian forces aerobatics team — this plane took off from the airport in kamloops, shortly after 11 o'clock this morning and fairly close to that takeoff time is when the plane started to take a nosedive. we know from witness video at least one person ejected from the plane. that plane ended up then crashing on a nearby house and burst into flames. we have seen footage too of a parachute on that house. we now know too that one person was killed in this accident and another person is in hospital. that person who was killed is captain jenn casey, she is the snowbird's public affairs officer. we know the pilot is the person who was injured, and we know that those injuries are being considered not life—threatening. certainly a lot of questions about

what has happened here. there is going to be a very extensive investigation that's going to be launched, but certainly a tragedy that has a lot of questions left to be answered. why were the jets flying? what was the occasion? the snowbirds are an aerobatic air team. they usually take part in airshows in the us and in canada. they are an arm of the canadian forces, and have been a canadian icon for decades now. and they actually were recently taking part in a coast—to—coast tour that they were calling 0peration inspiration, and this was meant to be a salute to canadians as we cope with the covid—19 pandemic. this was a thank you to those on the frontlines, and they started in nova scotia on canada's east coast earlier this month, and they were set to do a show in the interior of bc this afternoon, before wrapping up the tour later on this week closer to the west coast. so this crash unfortunately had a lot of witnesses, knowing that the snowbirds were going to be in town,

and that they were going to be taking to the skies, shortly today, and so a lot of people really saw this and this is affecting a lot of people too, because this was meant to be something to bring hope and inspiration to canadians and unfortunately this is now clouded in tragedy. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: on board with the united states space force as it begins a military mission into space. this morning, an indian airforce plane, carrying mr gandhi's body, landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most

extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, but suddenly the police are teargassing the crowd. we don't know why. the prelaunch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody start for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the latest headlines: the mayor of brazil's biggest city sao paulo has warned that its health system is close to collapse because of the impact of coronavirus. he called on residents to start respecting social distancing. official figures from japan show that the world's third largest

economy has gone into recession as a result of the impact of coronavirus. health officials from around the world are meeting online at the world health assembly to decide how the world should tackle the crisis. but taiwan, which is seen as one of the places that's been most successful at combating the disease, has not been invited. china, which considers taiwan as part of its territory, has blocked the island's attendance since 2016. in recent weeks, there has been pressue from the us, and the eu, and several other nations to include taiwan as an observer. 0ur taiwan correspondent cindy sui gave us more details from taipei. despite the intense lobbying effort and unprecedented international support, taiwan still has not received an invitation from the who to attend the world health assembly starting today. even though it is a virtual meeting and many would argue that taiwan could easily be included, it doesn't look like it will be. and the main reason

is because despite the fact that taiwan was able to attend as an observer from 2009 to 2016 under the previous administration, which had accepted the concept of 0ne—china — that both sides would be able to define what that means — beijing is very much opposed to the current administration which rejects that concept. beijing sees the current administration as pro—independence, it doesn't trust the aministration and sees this issue not at all as a health issue but as a national dignity and national sovereignty issue. so it does not want to give the image that by allowing taiwan to attend the who, it's actually supporting taiwan and giving a nod to taiwan as being seen as a separate country. and so, taiwan has been very successful in how it has combated

the coronavirus, talk us through how it has managed to do that. indeed, taiwan has done an amazing job according to many experts and here you can see people are still going about their business, going to work, going to school. there has never been a lockdown here. and the reason for this is because it acted very, very quickly. it took decisive action, including border controls, travel restrictions, and proactively testing and finding potential cases in the hospitals as well as at the airports with all of the thermometers set up there. and also in doing very efficient contact tracing and very strict isolation and quarantining. so because of this, the number of cases has basically flattened at a little over 400, and only seven deaths. so it has one of the lowest incidence and death rates in the world. it is precisely because of their success that there was renewed hope this year that taiwan could be included in the who as many people here in taiwan and especially the government believes, no—one should be left out of the who. it believes that taiwan's expertise in fighting viruses such as coronavirus

could benefit the world. israel's new unity government has held its first meeting. but it may also signal the start of a process to annex portions of the west bank — and strain tensions with palestinians. rich preston has this report. binyamin netanyahu is israel's longest serving prime minister but one fighting off an attack. 0n but one fighting off an attack. on sunday, he goes on trial for corruption and bribery. charges he denies. joining forces with his political rival, benny gantz, was a gamble and cost of the support of many of those in his party. those whose backing he may need when his trial gets under way but it has also put him back on centrestage, securing him another 18 months in office and giving him the chance to get one of his great projects under way — the

annexation of the disputed west bank, an extension of israeli sovereignty. thousand make hundreds of thousands of settlers, our brothers and sisters will always remain in their places as part of any permanent agreement for peace. it is time our palestinian neighbours as well as people enter this government recognise this. the trash as well as people in this government. international law says jewish settle m e nts international law says jewish settlements are illegal. binyamin netanyahu says his plan will bring pizza step closer. —— piece. plan will bring pizza step closer. -- piece. it could and the process of a two state solution. it is for the stability and the basic international rules, and laws. the weekend will be one of the toughest in binyamin

netanyahu's toughest in binyamin neta nyahu's korea. toughest in binyamin netanyahu's korea. invigorated with a new term in office but facing court on allegations. rich preston, bbc news. in afghanistan, bitter political rivals, president ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah, have finally agreed to share power again. the two had been at loggerheads for months following last year's disputed general election, just as they were after the poll in 2014. but this time there is the added complication of covid—19 and a recent surge in taliban violence. anbarasan ethirajan reports. every day, war—weary afghans pray for peace, more so in the past few months. the country has been battling the twin threats of the taliban and coronavirus. the brutality of some of the recent attacks claimed by the is group have shocked even this war—torn nation. people were in disbelief when newborn babies and nursing mothers became the target.

all this happened amid a bitter dispute over who won last year's presidential election. at last, some hope, as the wrangling political rivals say they have reached a deal. mrghani will remain president, but his rival, abdullah abdullah, will get to choose half the cabinet. translation: today is a historic day for afghanistan. afghans have proven that they are committed to their national interest. with common thinking, we have shown that without the mediation of international friends, we can reach a fundamental solution in a reasonable way. mr abdullah, who complained of widespread fraud in the election, will now lead peace negotiations with the taliban, should they get under way. he says the political unity marks a new beginning. translation: given

the situation that existed, reaching the political agreement was not an easy one, because the views were very different. but, with god's help and for the benefit of the country, a big step was taken, because instability was not in afghanistan's interest, and could have plunged afghanistan into crisis. but the deal is not without controversy. a former vice president, abdul rashid dostum, who was accused of ordering the torture and rape of an opponent, has been made a marshall in the afghan army. mr ghani appears to have accepted the bitter pill to avert a political crisis turning into a civil war. the agreement came after a lot of pressure from the us, which threatened to cut off $1 billion in aid to afghanistan. for now, much—needed political unity seems to have been achieved. the leaders are aware that any fallout would only benefit the taliban.

you may well remember president trump's decision to start the united states space force. the youngest branch of the american military, it officially launched last december. now it has begun one of its first ever missions, sending a top secret space plane into orbit. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. seven, six, five, four... this is no ordinary rocket launch. it is something a little bit historic. taking off from cape canaveral in florida, this is a mission for united states space force. there was plenty of symbolism one of the first to ta ke symbolism one of the first to take place in the agency was established by president trump and it is happening in the middle of a pandemic. enter this challenging time, it has never been more clear the

importance of first responders in our society and i would like to add offence to the men and women in uniform. on board the rocket, the x 47 b, a top—secret space plane. 0ne kept top—secret space plane. 0ne ke pt m ostly top—secret space plane. 0ne kept mostly under wraps by the pentagon. we have been told it will carry out a number of experiments including attacks on the impact of radiation on the seas. mysterious yet versatile. it is a really interesting machine. it is a reusable spacecraft. it flies without crew and can be rapidly reconfigured to coast a wide variety of experiments. previous missions have lasted up previous missions have lasted up to two years and more experiments will take pace this time than ever before. the ongoing mission of united states s pa ce ongoing mission of united states space force has well and truly begun. tim allman, bbc news.

that's it from me. you can find me on twitter. this is bbc news. hello. there is some wet weather and some warm weather in this weather forecast. first, most of the wet weather will be found across the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll be largely dry, and quite widely it'll become very warm for a time around the middle of the week. the end of the week will feel a bit different. it'll be cooler, windier and more unsettled for all of us. now, you can see frontal systems which will be pushing across northern areas over the next few days, bringing cloud. yes, this cloud producing some outbreaks of rain, but it is to the south of those frontal systems that things will turn increasingly warm and increasingly sunny for just about all of us by wednesday. but, as far as monday goes, some rain to start off across northern scotland. that will increasingly become confined to the northern isles. the north of the mainland will brighten up, with some sunshine. we will see quite a lot

of cloud persisting across southern scotland, north—west england and northern ireland. patchy rain here, which could become heavier from the west into the afternoon. further south, some spells of hazy sunshine. it will be a breezy day, quite a windy one, actually, across northern scotland. but as far as the temperatures go, well, 18 degrees in aberdeen, 17 in belfast, but a high of 24 across some parts of south—east england. now, as we go through monday night into the early part of tuesday, we'll see more splashes of rain at times across northern ireland, northern england and scotland. some clear spells further south, but look at those overnight temperatures — 11,12 degrees the minimum values for some. so a very mild start to tuesday morning. again we see a lot of cloud across northern areas, with some patchy rain at times. it's likely to be quite misty and murky for some of these western coasts, as well. further south and further east, that's where we see the best of the sunshine and, once again, the highest of the temperatures. 25 degrees looks likely in london by this stage. now, as we move into wednesday, high pressure firmly in charge for the middle of the week, these frontal systems

being held at bay for the time being. so i think wednesday is going to be the sunniest day of the week, even northern ireland and scotland brightening up by this stage. the exception — shetland here. you'll hold onto a lot of cloud, some splashes of rain, temperatures topping out at around 9 degrees. further south, though, a high of 27 degrees is possible. now, things do change for the end of the week. we could see some thunderstorms breaking out on thursday. it turns windy for all of us on friday, with some rain at times, and by this stage it'll feel a bit cooler.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the mayor of brazil's largest city, sao paulo, says the health system is close to collapse as demand grows for emergency hospital beds to deal with covid—19. he said the city's public hospitals had reached 90% capacity. almost 3,000 people have died in the region from coronavirus. official figures from japan show that the world's third largest economy has gone into recession. as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the country is on course for its worst economic slump since the second world war as a result. the government has already announced a trillion—dollar stimulus package. a canadian military displayjet has crashed in a residential area in british columbia. one person has died and another is severely injured. the plane was part of the snowbirds demonstration team. it was taking part in a cross—country tour to salute canadians working to fight the coronavirus.