d.w. documentary. proof. this is the dog news live from berlin fears grow that brazil could become a new coronavirus faults doctors there are warning that health system is on the brink of collapse and there's further political turmoil to wester popular anti corruption justice minister resigned. also coming out u.s. president all trump is on the defensive after suggesting that inject in this in fact it could be a coronavirus treaty now trump says he was being sarcastic. and fresh doubts over

the health of north korean leader kim jung reports suggest doctors have been sent from china and he's not been seen in public. i'm going out of his welcome to the program brazil's health care system is on the verge of collapse according to its own monitors many clinics are already too overwhelmed by coronavirus cases to take in any more patients more than $53000.00 people have contracted for over 19 in brazil fears it could become one of the world's pandemic hotspots president j. apple's narrow is still maintains it's a relatively minor diseases and that brought social distancing measures are not needed. also now is also facing a fresh blow to his political authority his justice minister has resigned accusing

him of meddling with a police. i was. noisy protests rang at 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 you don't get the job it is 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 of priscilla's popular justice minister on life t v. going for his mission on pain unfortunately i have no way to continue with the commitment that i assure you without 3 are able to preserve the autonomy of the federal police to carry out their work. about the music of it all.

said joe morrow's departure was a body blow to a president already under fire over his handling of the coronavirus crisis both scenario has repeatedly described covered 19 as a little flu that's 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 are warning that hospitals are on the brink of collapse . and the man at the top faces public anger growing lied to by the day. in the united states have been discussions within the white house about changing the format of president donald trump's coronavirus briefings and telling his role in the trump

held an unusually short briefing on friday and didn't take any questions from reporters the day before that he caused alarm by suggesting people with corona virus may be able to be treated with ultraviolet light and disinfectant alarming medical officials he has since claimed his remarks worser caustic and he wasn't encouraging people to drink bleach. we're grateful that 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. but i was asking the circuit has taken 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 if that was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters donald trump's 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 ultraviolet or just very powerful light. and i think you said that has to be checked we're going to test it and then i said supposing you brought the light inside the body you can which you can do either through the skin or. in some other way and i think you said you can attest to so it was interesting to are able to get it right in that i see the disinfectant if not for that in a minute one minute and is there a way we can do something. injection. or almost depleting the remarks were criticized by health experts who say this infected slike 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 the ok i want to show you any other questions very many other people ok did you know what it was you had were not are not up to a few hours later he cut short his daily briefing without taking any questions from the journalists. and 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 the choice of a look now some of the other developments in the pandemic the world health organization says there is currently no evidence that people who have we covered from cope at 19 are protected from a 2nd coronavirus infection the global death toll has reached almost 200000 according to figures from johns hopkins university well than a quarter of all deaths have occurred in the united states which is the world's highest number of cases there are new questions over the health of north korean leader kim jung reports from the reuters news agency say doctors have been sent from china to advise on himself earlier this week media in south korea reported that he was we covering after a heart operation the leader hasn't been seen in public north korea is denying that he's gravely ill. joining me now from seoul for more on this

story is our correspondent frank smyth frank according to this report china has sent doctors to see. why is that significant. well that's significant when we look at is his state of healthy so obese he's a heavy smoker reports are that he has diabetes and then you have that report of of surgery surgery from daily m.k. and then that was supported by news out of c.n.n. last week of u.s. officials saying that that kim jong un was was gravely ill so there is there may be some credence to this we also have some rumors circulating around china especially chinese twitter that kim jong un may even have died so there is perhaps something to this at least something to the ill health rumors well you're in seoul that's less than 100 kilometers from the north korean border what else are you hearing while this despite the proximity here to pyongyang

into north korea really we're not hearing that much that the south korean government is maintaining that there is nothing wrong with kim jong un there haven't been any signals or or it changes in movements with north korea and we also have to remember that north korea is really a closed media environment all media north korea's state media and any foreign journalists that do have offices in north korea are tightly controlled in terms of what they can report lots of rumors flying around lots of uncertainty that what does it mean for the stability in the region. well we have to remember north korea is you know has a nuclear weapons program it's under you know sanctions from the united nations so there is an antagonistic relationship with the international community there and also concerns about potential instability in north korea without

a firm sort of successor perhaps in place there and remember north korea is a buffer state between south korea which has 30000 u.s. troops here and china so if there was some type of instability to emerge in north korea it could likely be another area of competition great power competition between the u.s. and china frank smith reporting from seoul thank you very much. and now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines today officials in the democratic republic of congo say at least 17 people have been killed in an attack at the virunga national park the park is known for its mountain gorillas and has frequently been threatened by militant militias and coaches so far no group claimed responsibility. dozens of inmates have rioted out of prison in argentina's capital

one as iris demanding better health protection after a confirmed coronavirus this is the latest in series of prison riots in argentina. emergency services in russia are battling wildfires across siberia the blazes destroyed dozens of buildings average temperatures in siberia this year have been about 15 degrees higher than usual. now 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 prayer but this year that's impossible our next report takes us to egypt where people 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 coronavirus 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. are in accordance with sharia law. breaking the daily fast should only happen within the close family gone other times of big feast with friends. has found an alternative to video chat.

let's see how the mood will be during ramadan keep in contact with my friend and after breaking the daily fast i ask her how she experienced it despite the restrictions she can celebrate the rituals of ramadan with as many friends as she wants thanks to social media as lockdowns have taken hold across the world cities usually bustling with people have fallen silent and that's unable wildlife to thrive in paris birds not normally seen in the city have made her return much to the delight of birdwatchers young and old it's almost romantic starlings. and which kitchens joined in paris by strangers. i certainly didn't expect to see him but when i did i didn't hesitate i went and got the camera it's a migrant the comes back in march but to see him in the garden in town that's not

normal when i'm in the new quiet of the city songs hugely drowned out by traffic has become all to pull. through on the far far away there's a robinson ist over there who i think what does it sound like the song it's a melancholy little song. and it moves us since the last down a much more sensitive because there's less noise with you know your mind but we. plus ilsa mirror reports where he spots to a protection group. others are recording the songs this research a says the birds sound less stressed with all the people inside. and noise disturbs the animals just like us it has many affects it masks their own communications it's scrambles their information systems owners want a lot done continues paresis birds can i'm scramble their systems and sing as loud as they like. and that's it for now from me and the news stream i'll have an update

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