bialik asked. managed by from. this is if he give you news live from berlin fears grow that brazil could become a new coronavirus hotspot doctors are warning the health system is on the brink of collapse and there's political turmoil too as the popular justice minister resigns also coming up as much of the world remains in the lock down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus it's business as usual in belarus the country's leader calls

concerns about the pandemic psychosis. nick spicer welcome to the program. brazil's health care system is on the verge of collapse say administrators many clinics are already overwhelmed by corona virus cases there are fears that brazil could become one of the world's pandemic hotspots despite the warnings of his health officials president gyre bolsa narrow maintains it's a relatively minor disease he's also facing a fresh blow to his political authority both sonars justice minister resigned after the president fired a top police official. noisy protests rang out across brazil on friday dragging out the president's televised

address to the nation. shy of all sanaa grow defended his sacking of the federal police chief and made accusations that he was trying to interfere in the country's justice system it'll be jilted 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 for so popular justice minister on life t.v. . i long for this mission hoping unfortunately i have no way to continue with a commitment that i assure you and without are able to preserve the autonomy of the federal police to carry out their work. about do you think that all. said geo moros 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. hundreds of victims are being buried in mass graves. state governors have brought in social distancing measures it's 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 throwing live day by day. and for more on this let's bring in journalist michael fox from of florida nautilus michael the justice minister quit a week after bolton are fired his own health minister how was the public reacting to all this boy. it's been it's been a crazy time here in brazil and it continues to be i think people are just kind of at their wits ends in a lot of ways particularly because it's all happening in the middle of an demick

now it's important understand that many on the left however have always seen justice minister social mordieu he was the former head of the lava shot though the anti corruption investigations he was the jailer all former president lula and his jailing little event opened the door for become president so it's important to understand that context that many on the left going to see him stepping down and see this can bullshit ins within the bush and other government as is proof that this government was was kind of doomed to fail but at the same time people are just kind of throwing their hands up in the air very nervous about what this means for the larger pandemic you know you're as you were saying for president both scenarios is going through a lot of political turmoil during a pandemic one gets the impression that this is just not a high up on his list of priorities. well it's not really i mean we've seen him out of the streets without a mask on he's been enjoying the protests calling for the end of the quarantines he said that roughly 70 percent of the population has to get the the virus before

we're through it and so people just go back to work for him the economy is the bottom line and really is biggest fears about the financial impact we've seen the reality right now is at the lowest point it's ever been and it continues to drop so he is very clear that the economy is big his big issue and really a pandemic it's just it's just a little cold potentially it's also he's using that north shore up support between his his supporters right that are there that that kind of follow along with big newsline if all along that the conspiracy theories but it's not that big of an issue for him right now. is the health system capable of managing that kind of it's not a big deal policy briefly well right now thankfully brazil that is not the brazilian policy what we have in brazil is a very strong health care system it's a universal health care system that is cross the country ever has access to and

thankfully up until now the health ministry has been quarantining it has been pushing social restriction measures so that's extremely important but at the same time that universal health care system is not spread equally around the country so that means that you have places like in the northern amazon where we've got spikes in the disease right now death rates are growing and those ice use there they're maxed out and they're in several other states so it's a major major issue really complicated we're going to see what have come to journalist michael fox thanks for that. what do drinking vodka driving tractors and going to the sauna all have in common they're just some of the things about the russian president alexander lucas shango has recommended his country's citizens do to protect themselves against the coronavirus cortinas social distancing have not been among them while most of the europe is still on lockdown bellerose has ignored calls to shut down public life. smiles jokes and

barely a mosque in sight these government workers in minsk are out on a saturday morning tidying up their neighborhoods as part of a nationwide cleanup campaign just the same as they would every year and in spite of pleas from the world health organization to cancel massive public event. is president alexander lukashenko has been keen to dismiss what he's repeatedly called the coded 19 psychosis encouraging people to carry on as normal planting trees or playing sports 000 so there are no viruses here at all you didn't see any flying around and i didn't see any either this is a refrigerator that couldn't be anything healthier sport there's nothing better than sport on the ice in this fridge this is the best antiviral medicine there is. it's better to die in your feet than live on your knees. as for deaths official statistics currently record more than 60 deaths from the virus among

$1000.00 confirmed cases activists say the true number of fatalities is likely to be significantly higher but the doctors are coming under intense pressure to keep quiet about the true extent of the pandemic president lukashenko for his part has consistently rejected even his own government's figures claiming the belorussians are dying with code 19 rather than from 19 their deaths he says down to preexisting conditions. this is a psychosis that has been blown out of all proportion around the world people are afraid and that's why i want to tell them this here in belarus not a single person has died of corona virus not a single one so far only a few opposition figures have come out with criticism of the president's stance. we but. it's just not acceptable for a head of state to take this position of complete denial of the corona virus pandemic and the threat it poses showing the bravado he's basically torpedoing all

the efforts by the health system. to move. for now the cleanup continues but as the president calls on citizens to keep calm and carry on evidence is mounting that many russians are losing faith in government advice with plummeting and many shops and restaurants choosing to close. let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the pandemic. a global death toll is down more than 200000 according to figures from johns hopkins university more than a quarter of all deaths have occurred in the united states which has the highest number of cases in the world deaths in britain have passed the 20000 mark britain has the 5th highest death toll in the world the world health organization says there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from covered 19 are protected from a 2nd corona virus infection. and now a quick look at some of the other stories making news around the world there are

new questions over the health of north korean leader kim jong reuters news agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health south korean media have reported that he's recovering from a heart operation. the french prime minister it is said to present his government's plan to loosen the coronavirus lock down to part of an on tuesday measures have been in place since march 17th and are jus to be lifted on may the 11th france has the world's 4th highest death toll from covert to. the fridays for future movement has mobilized young people from across the world to call for action on climate change but social distancing means they've had to find creative solutions to get their message across during the most recent strike the climate activists tested new ways of protesting during the pandemic they plan to fill the streets with their message. instead these activists have to go back to the drawing board now they are taking their strike online. but will it be

a successful till alex and christina are hopeful they are joining the online protest from a coal mine in western germany in the capital berlin their colleague is hosting a 2 hour you tube live stream for friday's for future. reference which active since this is a crucial moment for the community of course the question was how do we ensure that it's not a flop and then this idea came about the momentum built quickly people were very enthusiastic because it's a glimmer of hope and a difficult time for many people and also for the climate movement. although they are professionally equipped things don't go to plan but after a series of technical issues they find their groove. german stars including clue so and lena are interviewed her.

as the team at the coal mine wait for their turn another activist and posters in the country's west. have despite their restrictions we are still trying to get our message onto the streets by having the signs speak for us so that despite everything the mass protests can be visible on the streets and not only online it's a way of making sure all their gains aren't lost now we are showing that when we talk about the future we can only talk about the end of the pandemic we must also talk about the climate crisis. and. back at the coal mine the team is finally on the life stream but their excitement is short lived their appearance isn't as long as promised i mean with by you does something always goes wrong a good demonstration is whether it's on or off line we can only learn from it and do better next time. it's never been about someone you know still the online

protest was a success for the organizers more than 200000 people tuned in. time for sports news down nicaragua is preparing to host a boxing match despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic the fight is set to attract thousands of fan to the capital managua promoters insist they've done everything possible to keep the event safe the critics say it's still too dangerous unlike in most parts of the world it's fight on in nicaragua the country set to host a boxing match in front of thousands of fans. the fight to seem unbothered despite the risk of the coronavirus. i'm very motivated to get back into the ring the last time was in november we had a rest we've been to the gym and we're very motivated because despite this pandemic in nicaragua there is boxing the world will be watching because we are the only country with boxing. organizers say spectators will not be sitting together and have to keep a one needed distance between them what in the. we're going to have to medics at

the entrance to check the temperatures of those people coming into the event. if there is someone suspicious then they can't enter. as. a live in the country reportedly has only 10 to 11 confirmed cases of the coronavirus but for some staging a fight in front of thousands of fans is an extremely callous act. if they say that it's better to keep your distance then why not put it on television behind closed doors the activity takes place measures are taken and the public is not put at risk. by the box as a busy giving fans a glimpse of what's to come it's the invisible threat that might take center stage . australians new zealanders large and sacked in isolation this year is their national day of remembrance for those who served and died in wars and peacekeeping

operations. there were no public gatherings for traditional dawn services new zealand prime minister just into ardern commemorated anzac day on the street outside her home laying a wreath with the people in her corona lockdown bubble partner and her father. and that's it for now for me the news team nick spicer thanks for watching. how do you not. just cover your concept discover with us. after 100 is the ideals of the dot house more relevant today than they were

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