biala guest. managed by for. this is w. news live from berlin cove in 1000 surges in brazil the country's coronavirus death toll overtakes the u.k.'s to become the world's 2nd highest but experts say the real toll could be many times more. also coming up the u.n. warns that millions of children are at risk of being put to work to feed their families during the global health emergency. and standoff in seattle president

trump doubles down on threats to clear a city district controlled by protesters we take a look at the self declared police free zone. i want blue cross welcome to the program brazil's reached another grim milestone in the corona virus pandemic its official coronavirus death toll has now overtaken that of the u.k. to become the 2nd highest in the world surpassed only by the u.s. its health ministry says almost 42000 people have died. brazilians continue to dig mass graves to bury their dead in man hours the largest city in the brazilian amazon the rows of crosses are a visual reminder of the heavy toll of the corona virus has taken in the country

brazil now has the 2nd highest covered 19 death toll in the world and then enviable position with both the daily fatalities and new infections mounting. the world health organization says the country is certainly under pressure but not yet overwhelmed. the situation in brazil is of concern the $27.00 areas are affected we've seen different rates with affection there were clear hotspots and there will be populated areas there are clearly different impacts in different populations we see the impact the numbers almost. booked. the health system is still coping. the pandemic is far from slowing in the country and the death toll is thought to be much higher than reported but brazil has started loosening restrictions on reopening the economy in the originator in sao paolo the streets were busy on friday as shopping malls were allowed to welcome customers again. the loosening of restrictions was championed by far right

president chad was so natural who has played down the pandemic calling it a little flu and claim that the lockdown has been worse than the disease. but experts say the country isn't yet ready to reopen safely testing capacity is lagging and a contact tracing system hasn't been set up. the fear is that a hasty return to normal may further worsen brazil's dire coronavirus record. earlier we spoke with michael fox a freelance journalist in the southern brazilian city of florian aapl s i asked him to talk to us 1st about the numbers officially 42000 official khurana deaths and that as authorities start to ease lockdown measures that's right according to a recent study the real figure because of under reporting and a lack of testing the real figure could be as much as 7 times higher in terms of

that of the number infected right and the deaths could be much higher as well it's in extremely extremely complicated moment and like you said they're now starting to reopen economy cell paul was the main place that we've been watching just over this last week yesterday they started a real. open stores shopping malls are now open for reduced periods of time and of course there are safety measures there they have to be taking people's temperatures people can only be in certain certain stores or a certain number of people but it's also created these queues outside the stores for people waiting to get inside some of the streets are packed like we have not seen in sao paulo in almost 3 months it's extremely concerning because of course the country hasn't hit peak yet we're still far from it in fact the number of people infected with the virus has doubled in just 2 weeks so we're likely to see those numbers continue to rise and many people are really nervous and yet at the same time the world health organization is saying that the health system is coping

i'm sure that's probably good news to president bolsa naro is that what you're saying yeah so that's been one of the things that we've been seeing for a long time it's important to put this into context so the health system in brazil is a universal public health system it's spread around the country roughly 70 percent of the population at least 70 percent of population uses it it is not equally spread around the country and that's been one of the most complicated things is the norm in northern northeastern part the country the more poorest by the time the country that area the health system is not as robust and those the areas we're you've seen the health system come near collapse and that's why we've seen lock downs implemented in cities like san luis fort elizabeth alem just over the last month now those lockdowns have been lifted in recent weeks because what they've been doing is this soon as the health system gets almost near collapse and they threw on the lockdown european style lockdown people cannot leave their homes without you know possible finds in these like that so they've started to lift those

up and that's really help those regions and so at this point that helps them to still maintaining and that's the most important thing but we don't know what this is going to look like within another month or another 2 months all right michael fox reporting from foreign office in brazil thank you very much. the un is warning that the coronavirus pandemic could force millions of children into work economic shutdowns have worsened extreme poverty in many countries to put food on the table some families are turning to child labor which can be dangerous and exploitation of the central african republic is a particularly dire example where most of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. the model. that we still live in is old a week in this restaurant in benghazi because people of descent republique. that we and his mother fled the war in bunbury in 2017 he works here for 9 hours a day every day for a salary of just $350.00 francey a faith that's

a little less than the us a day after my father was killed my mother is very ill. i go out to get money so we can buy medicine for my mother so we can treat her and so that we can buy food for us selves. according to the lookout enjoy up on some front here there are more than 600000 children in distress all over the country following the conflicts since 2013 however like many of these children situation remains problematic so finally a country is poor there is no one to help this child we teaching him how to earn money so he can take care of himself in future if we leave him stranded rebels could come and persuade him to join their ranks to earn some money that's why we're helping him in money i don't find anything wrong in that. and if i make a slug of. metal brisket by and head of the local n.g.o.s making an awareness raising and community communication campaign

a priority market i want to get to moscow i understand you want to help him get some stability but he's too young and his future would be better if he gets to school and not make it because in this neighborhood many under aged children who cannot be looked after by their own families are taken advantage of by businesspeople brisk condemns child labor you also there is a lack of awareness among recruit does do so used to them to know that they are doing damage just to deal well being these little boys of school age we make a commitment to follow this child on till we can remove him and get him to school many i think all the central african republic has one of the highest rates of child labor in the world the situation is precarious and is linked to 3 countries is the ability nevertheless child protection organizations are trying to address. well for . now let's turn to some other stories making news around the world

chinese authorities have locked down parts of beijing and some supermarkets have pulled salmon from their shelves that's after 7 new domestic corona virus infections in the capital and the virus was found on a fish chopping board in a market plans to open schools on monday have been put on hold. lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces during a 2nd night of unrest in beirut and tripoli protests broke out after the country's currency crashed to a new record low deepening an already severe financial crisis these are the latest in a wave of demonstrations accusing the government of economic mismanagement and corruption . at least 4 people have been killed in a blast at a mosque in afghanistan's capital kabul it happened during friday prayers at the share of a mosque no group immediately claimed responsibility the taliban has condemned the attack the u.k. economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in april compared to the month before and is now in its

deepest recession in decades a sharp drop reflects the impact of the covert 19 lockdown. anti-racism demonstrators have held a silent march in seattle in the u.s. they've turned part of the city including a police station into a police free zone president trump has threatened to intervene but the city's mayor says that would be illegal. in america has been gripped by extraordinary at times violent unrest since the death of george floyd he was killed in police custody in minneapolis last month the action in seattle has so far made largely peaceful and the mayor says it would be illegal for trump to intervene. they're calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone in seattle streets remade into a protest camp. was there has been speeches

concerts and film screenings volunteer medics are on hand and restaurants have donated food and a memorial pays tribute to george floyd and other black victims of police brutality this is why the protesters are here. i why it's so sad to see that everybody you know out here hears about his life. he inspired me to go there it is a worthwhile matter on many years and now it's thing where were you i want to i want to feel that i want to know when the ice was here i was there for the scene and i was able to see what disappear actually do the area surrounds the east precinct police station a flashpoint in demonstration since floyd's death police have banded the station on monday with city officials citing the need to reduce tension protesters repurposed barricades to create what they call a police freezone one of their key demands is the dismantling of the police department using its budget to fund community services their actions have drawn the

eye of the u.s. president who's issued several furious tweets in an interview with fox news is harris faulkner he threatened to use force if we have to. do it to go into his. troops. it's going to get these people and. a major portion of the great city but seattle's mayor hit back telling trump go back to your bunker she also warned it would be illegal to send in the military. one of the things this president will never understand is that listening to community is not a weakness it is a strength. but jenny jack and a democrat is also a target of protest as hundreds called for her to resign as they packed into city hall on wednesday to demand police reform they were furious that her promise of

a moratorium on tear gas was broken by police dispersing anti-racism protesters early on monday. this very different scene represents what protest is want for this city. show that. he shut the state. they say they won't budge until they key demands have been met. the bonus league was back in action on friday night air of a light seek went to hoffenheim looking for a win to cement their hold of 3rd place in a trip to the champions league next season and the house seemed more than happy to oblige the 2 mil victory yulian not goldman making a return to hoffenheim the place where he made his debut as the league's youngest head coach. marcel rop took over as hoffenheim caretaker coach only this past tuesday after the club fired alfred screwy. but he didn't have an easy task ahead

of him leipzig are known for their firepower and made it one nail in just the 9th minute i know i do move caillou with the perfect pass and did the rest i and the spain international wasn't done yet barely 2 minutes later and made it to nato i'm headed back along. who fired home to bag his brace. in the 27th minute bores header bounced off the woodwork and was probably hoffenheim special and simply game to nail the final score a disappointing debut. at hoffenheim while you're. getting close to clinching a champions league berth. and that does it for me and everyone here for

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