if you haven't gotten. serious or stay safe be prepared to say. this is d.w. news line for berlin fears that brazil could become a new coronavirus hotspot mount as medics there warm the health system is on the brink of collapse and this further political turmoil too is the country's popular anti corruption justice minister resigned in protest against the president also coming up u.s. president donald trump is on the defensive after suggesting that injecting

disinfectant could be a coronavirus treatment now trump says he was being sarcastic. and new uncertainty over the health of north korean leader kim jong un as reports suggest medics has been sent from china to advise on his health but at the latest from our correspondent insult. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program medical officials in brazil have warned that the country's hospital systems are on the verge of collapse with many clinics already too overwhelmed by quranic by a virus cases to take in any new patients more than 53000 people have contracted kovac 9 tain in brazil and there are fears that it could become one of the world's pandemic hotspots the country's president jiah valsin aros still maintains that

covert 19 is a relatively minor disease and that broad social distancing measures and not needed to stop its spread. elsinore is also facing a fresh blow to his political thora his justice minister has resigned accusing him of meddling with the police and the president is facing a swell in public anger. i was. noisy protests rang out across brazil on friday dragging out the president's televised address to the nation. shy of also not grow defended his sacking of the federal police chief amid accusations that he was trying to interfere in the country's justice system little to get the job it was also i don't have to ask for authorization from anyone to change any official or anyone else but both scenarios still provided no reason for the dismissal which had prompted the resignation the

freezone is popular justice minister on life t.v. . i long for his original theory and fortunately i have no way to continue with the commitment that i assure you and without 3 are able to preserve your tone a meeting of the federal police to carry out their work. about 4 years for that all . said geo moros departure was a body blow to a president already under fire over his handling of the coronavirus crisis both and now rove has repeatedly described covered 19 as a little flu which now hundreds of victims are being buried in mass graves. state governors have brought in social distancing measures dismissed by both the narrow as poison officials a warning that hospitals are on the brink of collapse. and the man at the

top faces public anger growing lied to by the day. and the united states there have been discussions within the white house about changing the format of president donald trump's coronavirus briefings and co tailing his role in them it comes after trump held an unusually short briefing on friday and didn't take any questions from reporters the day before that he calls the law by suggesting people with corona virus may be able to be treated with ultraviolet light and disinfectant something that alarmed medical officials he has since claimed his remarks was sarcastic and he wasn't encouraging people to drink bleach. rejoin us president donald trump stayed true to form on friday claiming his comments were deliberately misinterpreted by the fake news media he said his remarks on the internal use of disinfectants had been taken out of context and he'd been misunderstood. everybody. but i was asking to start quickly kastigar

a very sarcastic question to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside but it does kill it and it would kill it on the heads and that would make things much better that was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters donald trump claims the day before had left health experts speechless during the white house press briefing trump suggested disinfectant injections and u.v. lights could be used to treat patients infected with corona virus. supposing we hit somebody with a tremendous whether it's. just a very powerful 8. and i think you said that you can attest. supposing it. can which you can do either through the skin or. in some other way. and i think you said you can attest to. the disinfectant not to

go in a minute when the. way we can do something. injection . or almost to. the remarks were criticized by health experts who say disinfectants like bleach are dangerous when injected or ingested but the outbreaks caused by trump's comments may lead to a change in how he handles his daily coronavirus press briefings on friday trump had this brief confrontation with reporters in the oval office i don't let you continue to say you have. any other questions for many other people. think you know what's right with you have to work out or not out a few hours later he cut short his daily briefing without taking any questions from the journalists.

reports are now circulating that the white house wants to reduce trump's participation in the daily briefings his approval rates are dropping and the president's advisers reportedly believe that the overexposure and his inaccurate remarks could be the cause trump hasn't personally committed to any changes but if his ratings continue to fall he might not be left with a choice. well let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic the world health organization says there's currently no evidence that people who've recovered from cove at 19 and have antibodies are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection and while the global death toll from covert 19 has almost reached 200000 that's according to figures from the johns hopkins university more than a quarter of all the those deaths have occurred in the united states which is current which currently has the biggest outbreak in the world and belgium has

announced plans to lift its lockdown measures all shops will be allowed to reopen from the 11th of may with schools reopening the following wake and has the highest death rate per capita in europe and more than $44000.00 recorded cases. what are the new questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong reports from the reuters news agency say medical experts have been sent from china to advise on kim's health earlier this week made here in south korea reported that he was recovering after a cardiovascular procedure but the latest hasn't been saying in public north korea is challenging suggestions that they later is gravely ill. and joining me for more on this story is our correspondent in seoul frank smith frank hi according to this report showing china has sent medical experts to say the north korean leader why is that significant. well that's significant because what we know about kim jong un's

health he's obese he's a heavy smoker who reports that he has diabetes his father had a heart attack in 2008 died in in 2011 of cardiovascular disease and then the reports that you mention that that kim jong un had undergone surgery and then c n n's report that he had been potentially gravely ill according to one u.s. source there are also sources in china uncorroborated sources and with chinese twitter kind of a blaze that that kim jong il may in fact even be dead but again those are those are uncorroborated reports at this time. your your in cell that's less than 100 kilometers from the north korean border what more you hearing there. well the south korean government has largely played down the reports that kim jong un was gravely ill if we go back to earlier in the week the initial report came out of

a website called daily and u.k. it's run by kind of defectors here in south korea and it seeks to to paint the north korean regime in a very negative light so the south korean government a liberal government that seeks reproach me with north korea has has really kind of played those down at the same time we need to recognize that north korea is a very controlled state controlled media and even the foreign reporters that are allowed into north korea what they can report on is tightly controlled so the information that we get out of north korea you know is very very limited. what does this uncertainty main test ability in a range and. what we need to recognize north korea is a dictatorial regime it has a very antagonistic relationship certainly with the united states and in the international community it is pursuing nuclear weapons it has a nuclear weapons program it's subject to sanctions from the united nations

security council and north korea itself is something of a buffer state between it so the korea a strong u.s. ally with u.s. troops here in china any sort of instability in north korea is going to represent another area. and now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour officials in the democratic republic of congo say at least 17 people have been killed in an attack of a room in the national park the park which is known for its mountain gorillas has frequently been threatened by militias and pledges so far no group has claimed responsibility. dozens of inmates have rioted at a prison in argentina's capital brownnose an aids they're demanding improved health measures after a coronavirus case was confirmed in the facility several other riots have broken out in argentinian prisons in recent days leading one inmate dead.

muslims around the world have begun marking the holy month of ramadan normally it's a time for the world's $1800000000.00 muslims to come together in celebration and pray this if that's not possible our next report takes us to egypt to see how people there are balancing unprecedented restrictions with religious observance. few people wear masks when shopping for ramadan sweets and hardly anyone keeps a safe distance many egyptians are still fairly relaxed about the threat of infection from corona virus but it's a very different story when it comes to the devastating economic effects of the pandemic these volunteers and the minister out here charity are working hard to provide relief every year they distribute staple food packages during ramadan this year they're delivering a lot more because the crisis has forced many egyptians into poverty but it's not only material life that's been affected in the mosques there's no common prayer an

unprecedented step in the holy month of ramadan. we recommend observing the protective measures that have been introduced. these are in accordance with sharia law. breaking the daily fast should only happen within the close family gone are the times of big feast with friends zain has found an alternative to video chat. let's see how the meet will be during ramadan keep in contact with my friend and after breaking the daily fast how she experienced that despite the restrictions she can celebrate the rituals of ramadan with as many friends as she wants thanks to social media. also sport now and while germany's bundesliga is hoping to restart the ses in in may the dutch top league will not be awarding a title after the coronavirus brought his campaign to a premise to

a close the dutch if a declared the stays an over on tuesday when the government extended a ban on public events to september no tames will be promoted or relegated i x. abs to them and a set out who were at the top of the standings will go into next season's champions league. climbing mount everest is one thing with its breathtaking views but climbing the equivalent height of nearly 9000 natives on your parents' staircase is quite a number of britain jackson a paralyzed former rugby player scaled himself up and down the stairs to raise money for charity jaring the cove at $9.00 in crisis it took jackson 4 days and nearly $90000.00 steps to do so he ended up raising over $47000.00 euros the money going to bridge the british national health service.

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