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my name is mike embley. brazil's daily death toll passes 1,000. it's now the third worst hit country in the world. pollution and the pandemic. the world sees a dramatic improvement in air quality. millions are moved from coastal areas as a huge cyclone bears down on the bay of bengal. and the mum and dad who never gave up. kidnapped at two years old, mao yin is finally reunited with his parents 32 years later. hello and welcome. brazil has for the first time registered a daily death toll of over 1,000 in one day. the overall death toll is now 17,971, and the total number

of infections is just over 271,000. it's notjust by far the worst hit country in south america, its also the third highest in the world. this shows the trajectory of the daily total of recorded deaths going up and up. let's speak to the bbc‘s katy watson in sao paulo. what's behind this? what's been done about it? what hope is there? brazil passed two grim milestones, actually, not only was it the highest number of deaths in the past 2a hours but it posted the highest number of confirmed infections, more than 17,000 confirmed cases in the last 2a hours. now, tuesday often last 2a hours. now, tuesday ofte n pea ks last 2a hours. now, tuesday often pea ks because last 2a hours. now, tuesday often peaks because of the last few days of the weekend in terms of collecting data, but nevertheless this just shows what a lot of people have been hearing here in brazil, that the numbers of deaths and the

virus is certainly not under control here in brazil. and the whole picture complicated by the attitude of the president. absolutely. he continues to downplay the severity of the virus. in fact, this evening he has, in facebook live, said on wednesday he is going to bring in new rules over the use of hydroxychloroquine for early stages of covid—19. so that has been a very contentious issue and that is what is believed to have pushed the former health minister out. he didn't agree with the view that bolsonaro had on the use of the anti—malarious drug. so jair bolsonaro is continuing with his way of doing things, but the concern is that this has been a chaotic approach to dealing with the virus, with the state governors being much stricter on regulations at the same time that the president clearly taking a very different approach to trying to

tackle 01’, approach to trying to tackle or, as approach to trying to tackle 01’, as many approach to trying to tackle or, as many people would say, failing to tackle the virus here in brazil. it does seem clear that what president trump has been saying and doing has fed into this. absolutely. donald trump is seen as... is certainly an inspiration 42 —— jair bolsonaro. they are often on the same page with the use of hydroxychloroquine, talking about the severity of the virus. that said, we have heard donald trump concerned about the numbers in brazil and concerned about the entry of resilience. they think it is even hitting the us in terms of the concern and what we're seeing here in brazil impacting rest of the world. thank you very much for that. after yesterday's announcement by president trump that he'd been taking hydroxychloroquine for more than a week, today he spoke again about what he sees as the potential benefits of the drug.

i think he gives you an additional level of safety. but you can ask many doctors are in favour of it. many frontline workers won't go there unless they have the hydroxy. and so again this is an individual decision to make. but it's had a great reputation and if it was somebody else other than me people would say, gee, isn't that smart. dr amir qaseem is from the american college of physicians and has been looking at the effects of hydroxychloroquine in the prevention or treatment of covid—19. i know you been looking at the effect at the prevention of all possible prevention and treatment of covid—19. when you hear the president say the things he is saying, what goes through your mind? good evening. i can't really comment on the decision of any individual patient, because thatis individual patient, because that is a decision that happens in consultation with their own physician and they decide how to proceed. but i can tell you that the american college of physicians, we wanted to find the answer, we did our rapid

systematic review to see the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in combination with a retro meissen to prevent infection. and then what we found is that at this point, based on the best available evidence, that there is no benefit or evidence to use it as prophylaxis in general population. both the chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin. no known benefit and also possible hazardous side effects. correct. there are known harms associated with medications. when it comes to reflexes we looks —— we looked at it. we looked at randomised controlled data. is it possible that someone, they understand that someone, they understand that you don't want to talk about individual people and you certainly don't want to talk

about politics, is it possible someone about politics, is it possible someone of president trump's age and, as nancy pelosi was his weight profile, is putting themselves at severe risk by taking it? again, think it comes down to i don't know the details as a patient level, but they can tell you even beyond prophylaxis level that there is no certainty of evidence when it comes to the benefits even treating patients who may have covid—19 and there are known harms. obviously this is a drug that has known benefits for other diseases. if people start chasing it because they hear it being recommended at high levels will there be a risk to people who need it for those other diseases as mac are they still be able to get it? absolutely. think the biggest problem is that there are known harms for this. even in other disease conditions. the issue is that we know there are non—

benefits and many of these patients actually need these medications to live and there is absolutely a shortage of these medications brewing. but aside from that fact, many of the patients, if they're going to end taking this medication to end taking this medication to look for benefits for covid—19, there is no available evidence at this point that supports that and something to keepin supports that and something to keep in mind. and again that is a message we are trying to send with the american college of physicians. dr amir qaseem, thank you very much. they appreciate it. thank you so much. 0ne rare positive effect of the past few months has been on the environment. the biggest ever reduction in the volume of carbon dioxide released into the world's atmosphere has been recorded since march. at the height of the lockdown scientists discovered that daily emissions around the world dropped by more than 17%. but scientists are warning that this extreme reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is likely to be temporary, as our science editor david shukman

explains. all over the world, some stunning transformations — from choked streets in india becoming calmer and easier to breathe in, to the most famous landmark in china suddenly looking clearer. to the centre of paris, often polluted, now quieter and cleaner. the fight against the virus has slowed down many economies, at huge cost. but it's also done wonders for the air and for the carbon emissions that are heating up the planet. the drop in traffic is a major part of that, here in the uk and globally. lower demand for electricity has also made a difference. along with the grounding of planes. fewer flights means less carbon released into the air. it's a pattern seen around the world. the lighter the shade here, the bigger the decline in emissions — in some countries, up again, but still a huge change. the fall in emissions we're seeing, 17% per day, is

enormous. we haven't experienced something like this before, as far as we can tell. it's driven by changes in road transport. now that china's out of lockdown, traffic there is building up, so emissions are rising once again. the carbon cut is not permanent. on some key roads, the traffic is starting to come back a bit as the lockdown is eased, but the impact of the different restrictions on the environment has been really striking. not only are those carbon emissions down, the quality of the air has got a lot better. different types of pollution have fallen dramatically. so, as the economy recovers, will we see a return to the toxic haze hanging over our cities? experts in air pollution hope the crisis has shown what's possible. a very unfortunate natural experiment, but it does really show us that by changing the vehicles on our road, or reducing the vehicles on our road, and changing over to electric vehicles, we can immediately reduce air pollution — which

is a very, very important message. many cities are now trying to encourage more cycling and walking, to help keep people safe from the disease and also to reduce pollution. their hope is that amid the nightmare of the virus, a greener future can be created. david shukman, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the syrian government has stepped up its attack on a cousin and former key member of president assad's inner circle. billionaire businessman rami makhlouf has gone public about his rift with president assad. a document apparently signed by the syrian finance minister is circulating online, ordering the seizure of the assets of mr makhlouf, his wife and his children. hungary's parliament has voted to ban transsexual people from altering their gender on official documents in a move activists say pushes the country back towards the dark ages. individuals will now have to register sex at birth

on marriage and death certificates, as well as identity cards. mass evacuations are under way in bangladesh and india ahead of a major storm there. cyclone amphan is due to make landfall near the border of the two countries later on wednesday. forecasters are warning of winds above 115 miles per hour. the coronavirus outbreak is making it harder to protect those in the line of the storm, as our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. the bay of bengal, one of the most vulnerable coastlines in the world. now bracing itself for a powerful storm. 0fficials fear it could be the worst to hit the region since cyclone said in 2007, which claimed at least 3000 lives. now, in the middle of a pandemic, they are moving thousands to safer

ground. fears to for hundreds of rohingya refugees stranded at sea. they'd escaped hardship from the camps in bangladesh for a new life in malaysia. beaten and starved by the smugglers they paid, they are now adrift after malaysian authorities turned them away for fears of covid—19. last month hundreds of rohingya ‘s we re month hundreds of rohingya ‘s were rescued and returned to bangladesh. but the country says it won't accept any more on the mainland full dot it sends more than 300 two an island in the bay of bengal. aid agencies fear its flood prone and are calling for the refugees to be moved as the storm approaches. this 17—year—old is one of those on the island. we talked to his mother, fatima, before the cyclone warning. "i just want my son alive

on any sure, in any country, " she my son alive on any sure, in any country," she says. but for fatima and other ranges, living in the well‘s biggest refugee camp the risks are many. of the cyclone hits these settlements don't stand a chance —— if the cyclone hits. and last week coronavirus finally reached the camps. 0ne coronavirus finally reached the camps. one of the most densely populated places on the planet, we re populated places on the planet, were social distancing is tough, cases are already rising rapidly. healthcare facilities are basic. isolation wards have been set up for coronavirus patients, but in a camp of close to 1 patients, but in a camp of close to1 million people patients, but in a camp of close to 1 million people there isn't a single ventilator. rohingya refugees fled genocide in the myanmar. they live in poverty in bangladesh. now with coronavirus and a cyclone to content with their resilience is once again being tested. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.

stay with us on bbc news. there is much more to come. we meet the somali boxer who's determined to be the first to punch her way to the top. 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 news — the latest headlines: brazil's daily death toll passes 1,000 — it's now the third worst—hit country in the world. the biggest ever drop in the volume of carbon dioxide released into the world's atmosphere is recorded. but scientists warn the reduction may be temporary. member states of the world health organization have adopted an eu resolution, calling for an independent inquiry into the global handling of coronavirus. president trump and the chinese government traded barbs over each other‘s management of the pandemic. the head of the european

commission, ursula von der leyen, said the most courageous approach to the crisis was to play as a team. the head of the who said, he welcomed an independent evaluation. here's his response. member states are adopting the resolution which calls for a enquiry into the international response including but not limited to the who's response. i will share any such evaluation at the earliest appropriate moment. so how will china be impacted by this resolution? tulip mazumdar is the bbc‘s global health correspondent. china wasn't specifically mentioned in this resolution, but if you are looking at how this pandemic started, what happened in those early days, and there has been criticism notjust from the world health organization,

notjust from the us, i should say, towards the world health 0rganization, but australia and other countries as well saying they were too close to china, that china wasn't transparent at the beginning, and yet the the who did continue to praise it. i think there will be some investigation into that as well, and certainly the us will be lobbying behind the scenes very hard for that to be part of this investigation. but broadly speaking, all the countries that were speaking at the world health assembly over the last couple of days have talked about the importance of solidarity. it's been said again and again that one country alone cannot beat this. countries have to come together and work together to beat this, otherwise it's simply not going to go away. so that is something that will be reinforced, i think, as part of this investigation, that, you know, blaming, pointing fingers, it doesn't actually help the pandemic now. clearly what needs to happen is to look at how this pandemic was dealt with at the beginning to make sure that lessons can be learned so it doesn't happen again when a virus like this does hit again — which it inevitably will. it might be some time before tourists are travelling again.

but what if you could take a trip to an approved destination? australia and new zealand are talking about opening their borders to each other to create a "travel bubble" between the two nations. both shut their borders in march but, with their coronavirus outbreaks now appearing to be under control, discussions are turning to reconnecting with each other. joining me now from melbourne is simon westaway, who is the executive director of the australian tourism industry council. good to talk to you. is it possible, do you think, this travel bubble could become a reality and how soon? it's absolutely possible. tanks for the opportunity to update your audience. it is possible because there is a good commercial linkage between new zealand and australia. it's a well—known travel route, the trans— well—known travel route, the tra ns— tasman route, well—known travel route, the trans— tasman route, highly competitive. just between our two nations, australia and new zealand, before the

covid pandemic, there was 3 million short—term trips that took place over the past year so it's absolutely doable. in terms of the timeline, it's a great question. we are believing in terms of the australian prime minister anna national cabinet that he's been operating, the road out as a outlined through the national cabinet process, did highlight from july an opportunity to look at returning interstate travel within australia but also look at the trans— tasman route. in reality we are looking at about september, 0ctober looking at about september, october this year. australia and new zealand one great praise about other got on top of the pandemic but most covid cases came from people travelling into australia and new zealand. presumably you would still need serious health screening, quarantine, customs. 2- screening, quarantine, customs. 2— week quarantine is out of the question for people on holidays? absolutely, it's a very good point. there's no way the bubble will work if you are

requiring both ends of the destination have a standard 14— date mandatory quarantine. and that both new and australian prime minister have outlined this. the way forward to achieve this is once we can get interstate travel up and running within australia, at the moment we do have a number of ha rd state the moment we do have a number of hard state and territory borders internally within australia although the two largest states by population, new south wales and victoria, don't have those restrictions in pace. we are wishing with industry and the national cabinet has outlined a july lifting of those borders but on the back of that, the planning can then take base to look at the trans— can then take base to look at the tra ns— tasman can then take base to look at the trans— tasman route. but there is also cusp —— take place. it's got to be consistent in terms of approach on both sides of the tasman and will need to be a health and well—being mandatory sort of clea ra nce well—being mandatory sort of clearance that well—being mandatory sort of clea ra nce that ta kes well—being mandatory sort of clearance that takes place. this great technology enables us this great technology enables us out there, from the government to government point of view and an industry to

industry point of view. we know a number of leading airports are keen to look at this. simon, if it happens, it looks like we will be talking to you again. the decision to postpone the 2020 tokyo 0lympics brought years of hard work and preparation to a temporary halt for hundreds of athletes. but the dream remains. ramla ali is hoping to be the first boxer to represent somalia, and is determined to make the games in 2021. she's continued her training from home in london. the bbc‘s rhodri davies went to meet her. somali boxer ramla ali didn't think her road to the olympics would lead here. she should be competing in qualifiers this month, but the coronavirus lockdown means she's only practising from home, and having just finished a training camp in the caribbean cayman islands, she found out that the games were postponed. i understand completely why the decision was made, you know,

to protect the safety of the athletes. 100% the right decision to be made, but, you know, it doesn't stop the fact that it's quite heartbreaking. last year, ramla ali became africans own featherweight champion and she was aiming to be the first boxer to represent somalia at the olympics in tokyo this summer. but now there are no boxing bags, no dumbbells, no athletics track. ramla does altitude cycling from the elevation of her balcony. this she continues with two sessions a day but with crucial changes. the main difference between pre—lockdown training and lockdown training is missing out on that sparring, which is key in boxing. yet ramla aims to stay in peak condition, so she can start fighting just six weeks after whenever lockdown ends. now that it's going to be postponed for a year, i'm still definitely going to try and

qualify next year. ramla is also a model and pre—lockdown used endorsement incomes for her 0lympic outgoings — costing hundreds of thousands of pounds. during lockdown, potential deals have stopped, post lockdown, she will be forced financially to launch her professional career while also training for the amateur 0lympics. meanwhile, ramla's project as a unicef ambassadore and teaching self—defense classes are suspended. we've all become used to making changes amid we have all become used to making changes amid lockdowns, and for ramla ali, while she is training here in this car park for the olympics, she is also now doing her charity work virtually. back hand, you're going to throw a left hook. which means a weekly zoom boxing class, for primarily somali muslim females. and as a child, ramla ali fled war in somolia to refuge in london, so whether or not pandemic excludes her from the olympics, the first muslim woman to win an english boxing title will still strive to represent people from similar backgrounds. rhodri davies, bbc news. now, a remarkable story from china where a couple

have been reunited with their son, 32 years after he was abducted as a toddler. the disappearance of two—year—old mao yin in 1988 became one of china's most notorious child abduction cases, in part because his parents refused to give up looking for him. rich preston has the story. this was the moment mao yin's parents were able to hug their son for the first time in 32 years. mao yin was just two years old when he was taken in shanxi province in north—west china. thousands of children go missing in china every year, but his parents never gave up hope. his mother, li, devoted her life to finding her son, giving up herjob, crossing the country handing out flyers and joining teams of volunteers investigating other abduction cases. in her search for her own son, she helped 29 other families find their missing children. then, earlier this year, police got a tip—off about a man

in southwest china and a suspicious adoption in the late ‘80s. it led them to a man named mrgu. they used facial recognition technology and dna testing to confirm that mr gu was in fact mao yin — leading to monday's emotional reunion. and what the signs verified to many can be seen just by looking. the family resemblance is almost unmistakable. rich preston, bbc news. we will leave you with quite aside from california. with much of humanity and lockdown,, a super pod of dolphins of laguna beach. dolphins do this to avoid predators like sharks but usually they form pods of just a few dozen.

hello there. tuesday was very sunny and very warm for some of us but not for all. in fact, it was the warmest day of the year so far — with 26 degrees recorded in stjames' park in london. but i suspect wednesday will be warmer still and a little more widespread across the country. however, it's going to be a chance of a few thunderstorms on thursday, then as we head into the weekend, fresherfor all of us. but for the time being, high—pressure, the dominant feature, and it's keeping these weather fronts out in the atlantic for the moment. that's allowing ahead of it a southerly feed of very warm air coming up from the very near continent. so despite a little bit of early morning mist and fog around, it will be a mild start, as you can see, widespread double digits. now, any murkiness close to the coast will lift quite readily away, and there will be lots of sunshine coming through the day. just a little bit of fairweather cloud into the north,

and maybe some showery outbreaks of rain into the northern isles. cloud into the north, and maybe some showery outbreaks of rain into the northern isles. here, a little disappointing, but the warmth will be quite widespread — low 20s into central scotland, as high as 27 perhaps in the south—east — that's 81 fahrenheit. it's worth bearing in mind if you are going to be spending a little more time outside, where we've got the sunshine, we are looking at high uv levels throughout the day. now, as we move out of wednesday into thursday, that whether front will start to push and from the atlantic, and it's going to bring some outbreaks of light showery rain to scotland. so starting off pretty grey and wet to the west, that will drift its way steadily east, allowing for an improvement. at the same time, it stays pretty hot and humid in the south—east corner, and that could trigger off a few sharp, thundery downpours. dodge the showers, keep the sunshine, again, we could see highs of 27 degrees. but the real change arrives on friday. you can see quite clearly, more of a significant area of low pressure, tightly squeezed isobars around that centre of the low — that means the strongest of the winds look likely through northern ireland and western

scotland. gales not out of the question. there will be some sharp showers or longer spells of rain as we go through the day. a little more cloud generally on friday, and as a result, not quite as warm — top temperatures of around 11—20 degrees. that's 68 fahrenheit. so a fresher start to the weekend, but look at this. for england and wales, as we go into next week, the heat is set to build yet again.

this is bbc news. the headlines: more than a thousand virus—related deaths have now been recorded in brazil, making it the worst hit country in south america. more than 270,000 infections have also been recorded, placing it behind only the united states and russia. global carbon emissions fell by more than a sixth at the height

of the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new study. the reduction was partly due to fewer cars on the road, with daily emissions down by as much as 17%. but scientists warn the reduction may be temporary. mass evacuations are under way in bangladesh and india, ahead of a major storm there. cyclone amphan is due to make landfall near the border of the two countries later on wednesday. forecasters are warning of winds above 115 miles an hour. now on bbc news — coronavirus: what next?