abdul el-sayed.s a physician, epidemiologist, and the former director of the detroit health department. his new book is titled "healing politics: a doctor's journey into the heart of our political epidemic." metro detroit became one of t te nation's covid-19 hotspots. doctor, welcome back to democracy now! inhave this brazil study which they stopped because it endangered the people who are being tested. at henry ford hospital in detroit, there is a study that is happening because part of -- the president has been pushing this so relentlelessly. can you talk about the significance of this study, who is involved, what kind of informed consesent there i is, d why you u actually support it?t? >> let me step back for a second.. the whole goal of science is to take what we want to have been out of t the pictuture and f foe a process that takes our vices out and asksks, what is the fact about whether or not a particularar medicatioion for treatment -- for treatment can do for a particular outcome?e? we ask

ok let's get going let's bring in our guests today there joining us from a budget we have abdul salam mina cd he's the provest of the college of health sciences at the university of africa in our state in nigeria in london we have david heyman he's a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine and joining us today from nairobi we have david or we are oh he's the founder and principal consultant at the africa development think tank gentlemen welcome to you all abdul salam in the cd coming to you 1st why is this virus taking longer to get a foothold across the continent of africa. well this is a very tough question but there's a question of us here asking 1st and foremost maybe we should google it to be to the history of the koran awarenesses it seems the previous and lettuces that cause it to our breaks of such as and is it here i could rest pretty syndrome and break and then the 2nd. minute is this which is in there must be a break or other book seem to scare africa and it seems. it is either way you know a political factors are s

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.ife, once worked for restaurant. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the charities helping vulnerable people connect with nature while stuck inside. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... mass burials have begun in new york. there are signs that infections are levelling off. the uk records its highest daily death toll so far. almost 1,000 more people have lost their lives. worshippers around the world have found ways to celebrate good friday amid the coronavirus pandemic. while some

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.ife, onced worked for restaurant. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. worshippers worldwide have found ways to mark good friday amid the pandemic. while some church services have been broadcast or streamed online, there have also been more unusual methods. do stay with bbc news. hello there. good evening, with temperatures close to 25 degrees, it's been the warmest day of the year so far, but, it's been the warmest day of the yearso far, but, of it's been the warmest day of the year so far, but, of course, we have not been ab

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.g, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion, in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. liverpool football great sir kenny dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus. in a statement, the former liverpool player and manager's family say the 69—year—old "remains asymptomatic". he was routinely tested for the virus while in hospital, where he is being treated for an infection which required intravenous antibiotics. the spread of the pandemic has pushed people — and technology — to the limit. many health workers have voiced concerns about the lack of medical and protective equipment. but it

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.t. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. for many christians around the world there is a good friday like no other. this was part of the service earlier today from notre dame and paris which of course is recovering from a devastating fire so let me play you out with some of the music from that service. music. hello there and good evening with temperatures close to 25 degrees and has been the warmest day of the year so far but of christ we have not been able to get out and enjoy i

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.aurant. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion, in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. now, the spread of the pandemic has pushed people and technology to the limits. many health workers have voiced concerns about the lack of medical and protective equipment, but it has also inspired people to come up with new ideas and new solutions, as tim allman now explains. in the age of coronavirus help can come in all shapes and sizes. this is an isolation capsule, the brainchild of the peruvian air force. the idea is simple, you can transport people within a hospital, but you

before the lockdown in france abdul as worked on 3 building sites in the paris region an electrician with his own business he was in demand but since the french government ordered people to stay home to stem the spread of the coronavirus he's had to stop work now he's worried about the future. the longer it takes to return to work the harder it will be because we'll need to restart the building sites the work the materials will the suppliers be available will they have the material needed in construction you're not paid for 60 days so even if we started again in may we not be paid until july and we have bills to pay abdul knows wife salema is also concerned she's had to close her fashion shop in central paris and says even before the lockdown her clients began to stay away on a few of us have come up at. the coronavirus has had a huge impact on the shop my clients were very scared and didn't come so our income plummeted our regular clients disappeared under tourists so economically it's a huge impact and i'm scared of the future. on the city's near empty roads some taxi drivers conti

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion, in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. nature can have a positive impact on mental health but the lockdown is making it harder for all of us to get much of it so now charities are finding ways to help vulnerable people to connect with nature while staying indoors. if we just close our eyes and take in some shallow breaths. imagine we're walking at the edge of a field. this is a visualisation — a virtual walk in the countryside, guided by a mental health charity volunteer. there are so many different plants and bushes and trees that come together. and then here... being out i

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa.ked for restaurant. i'm struggling, that's why i'm coming here, you know? my family doesn't have food at home, that's the thing. this centre is a lifeline for those who are surviving with very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing — living up to the larger rhetoric of unity, of compassion in these desperate times. the world is consumed with fear of sickness and economic crisis. hard times on the margins getting much harder. fergal keane, bbc news. in ireland, the taoiseach, leo varadkar, has said the current restrictions on movement, which were due to expire on sunday, will remain in place for at least another three weeks. but he said it was his fervent hope to gradually ease them afterwards. in italy, 570 people were confirmed to have died from covid—19 in the past 2a hours, a0 fewer than the day before. the number of confirmed cases also slowed, from just over 4,200 to 3,951. and eu finance ministers have agreed

abdul el-sayed.tor, as the pandemic expands across the nation, the big questions involve -- among the big questions -- are president trump and dr. anthony fauci, his top infectious disease expert, working on the same page? on saturday, the president promoted the potential of a drug called hydroxychloroquine as a possible remedy. watch what he had to say on saturday. >> last saturday, the fda also gave emergency authorization for hydroxychloroqui hydroxychloroquine. i hope it's going to be a very important answer. we're having some very good things happening with it. it's going into the strategic national stockpile to treat certain patients. and we have millions and millions of doses of it, 29 million, to be exact. in addition to that, we're making it and we're also getting it from various other locations and countries. >> but listen to this. dr. fauci, listen to what he had to say earlier today about hydroxychloroquine. >> the data are really just at best suggestive. there have been cases that show t

for 60 days so even if we started again in may we not be paid until july and we have bills to pay abdul knows wife's the lima is also concerned she's had to close her fashion shop in central paris and says even before the lockdown her clients began to. away all of us have come up at. the coronavirus has had a huge impact on the shop my clients were very scared and didn't come so far in complimented our regular clients disappeared and the tourists so economically it's a huge impact and i'm scared of the future on the city's near empty roads some taxi drivers continue to work but passengers are rare. in a 10 hour shift i've only had 5 passengers it covers my costs but i'm earning nearly nothing at all in fact i'm losing money but what's going to do as people stay home across france shopping streets are quiet and businesses closed people have lost trade jobs income and certainty about their future the french government says that because of the coronavirus crisis the country faces a recession but it will try and support businesses and companies with a range of measures including interest fr

but these men are fuming about something else abdul rashid a shop people in the northern city of me that says islamophobia in india is that all time high. he blames the indian media. corona has a right this is what they say when they see muslims. their vision of shouting at us saying here comes corona is this a way to behave so there is a limit to our patience the discrimination started after an event by the leaky jamaat and islam except was recognized as occurred on our wireless hotspot many who attended the gathering in delhi became covert 19 carriers across india several media channels were quick to claim that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine india some even alleging corona jihad. these allegations have also had a severe economic impact moment if the us would normally travel to different neighborhoods hawking has with some of these were predominantly hindu. now people refuse to let him in so when everyone is turning so away the residents say don't sell food here go back to your own neighborhood. police are stopping us to beating us down. these muslim vendors can now only sel

when i saw this front—page i thought was abdul chaudhry who was a doctor who died of coronavirus butof coronavirus but before he died was asking, pleading for ppe for himself and his colleagues and i think one of the things i am quite surprised by looking at the spread of the headlines we have seen on the front pages so far is how few newspapers have led with the headline being the fact that the uk has the highest daily death rate in a24 has the highest daily death rate in a 24 hour period which is 980 people, 980 people who have friends, families, loved ones who have died in this 24 hour period. higher than anywhere else in europe apart from france but france includes care home deaths in those figures and we don't and the reason why i am surprised by this is because we should be focusing on what has gone wrong as well. we had a big lead time, the uk had time to prepare for this and i think when you see these questions that need to be asked about why nhs that need to be asked about why nhs that did not have equipment sooner, why some still don't, why there is not testing, why there i

sort of culture of britain caused by abdul to prevent.utin from within limits are trying to prove to the rich. you're going to hear that . you. have to put a roof. plan lets you know who makes his bricks out of construction waste so he doesn't need to use sand that also means the bricks don't have to be fired in a kiln which saves on energy because the building blocks are interlocking the pressure of their own weight is sufficient to make the wall strong unstable it's an unusual way to build but it's less of a burden on the environment than traditional masonry. so if you're not using the building mental. really comes to it. as busy doing to tell them that you only use them and. so having to have a pilot this is kind of like. people because they can touch and feel and it's now more convincing than what i'm interested in which. this man was also interested and happy to learn more so than the c.b.s. is among the 1st tenants to move into one of the brick houses the 35 year old comic onic has been living in a backyard for 6 years until recentl

. >>> that is going to do it for us here you can get some updates from governor newsom's on her >> abdul: with an exchange of rings, your promises to each other will be sealed. as long as you both shall live.

and with current at them make mac, kareem abdul-jabbar scored on the skyhook and broke wilt chamberlain's all-time scoring record. he still holds the nba record to this day. that's this day in sports, april 5. >> is no secret that all of e c days. we will check out an nfl player who is trying his best to keep his routine in place. he's in offensive lineman for the tennessee titans and is trying to figure out ways to train. he is properly wearing gloves and a mask and playing the role of a human auto wrecker. a lot of people have postponed or canceled their vacations or trips, this guy is in barcalway go on the stimulated slope show good to see people in sports. >> always great to see what people are coming up with these days. to help keep you on the road, your chevy certified service experts are here and ready to help. if you require parts, maintenance or repairs, chevy and its dealers remain committed to your vehicle needs... you can even schedule your appointment online. it's just our way of doing our part... there are times when our need to connect really matters. to keep customers and

youth activist abdul razak as well aware of the problems facing young people. in his neighborhood many teenagers and young adults involved in cyber crime out of necessity. know there are no hard core criminals this guy just. young vulnerable and disadvantaged men who will need to who i believe is the need to succeed in life not necessarily succeeding in building houses buying cars but to mix and meet. one of the most popular scams is called reminds young men pretend to be women on dating sites to trick lonely hearts into sending them money and gifts most of the victims are white men from europe and america a good romance comma can make up to $400.00 euros a month. come a weapon who also wants to remain anonymous explains why many gun ians have no sympathy for these naive men. the youth here think they're white man has taken a lot of things our way from the game they are using this means. to. attack their pride from mine for living in the 4 or 5 days so oa the thing is because of their white lie i fitted them for that's why they are also doing. these attitudes g

abdul is an asylum seeker from north africa. >> i have a daughter and a wife.urant. >> my family -- [inaudible] >> this center is a lifeline for those who ang surviith very few resources. and while this is a charity, the workers here do their level best to make it feel about sharing. ling up to the larger rhetoric these desperate times.n, in >> the world is consumed with fear o sickness and economic crisis. hard times othe margins getting much harder. bbc news. >> in crises we often see it's the poor that pay t highest price. turning now to germany because once every 10 years a bavarian village puts on its world famous passion play during easter. it's a dramatic retelling of the trial and death of jesus christ. this particular tradition stretches back to the 17th century when locals believed the stage would protect them against the plague. now tak coronavirusoutbas forced them to postpone it as jenny hill reports. >> it should have been the performance of the decade. under way for the one of the world's most famous religious productions. opening night was just

egyptian president german abdul nasser cast aside his initial misgivings and embraced but. at the same time he dissolved his traditional alliance with the arab nationalist movement a rival palestinian faction to fattah. nasr broke off his relationship with the arab nationalist movement and adopted not only did they adopt that but he also took out a fight with him on a trip to moscow while the hell outta play him a lot the law said and. i walked in and massive met me across the room and lo and behold the salvia troika got target worked towards me and greeted me and. the next day they launched an official dialogue with militants in. other arab regimes also vital influence among the palestinians as a way to gain leverage on the regional scene both iraq and syria encourage the establishment of new palestinian factions allied to them at the classified cia document found that fact that independence had influenced serious decision to set up a palestinian faction whose allegiance lay firmly with damascus the syrian government unable to subvert fatah for use as a political weapon re

but these men are fuming about something else abdul rashid a shopkeeper in the northern city of made at says it's lama for be a in india it's at all time high. he's clearly blames the indian media. corona has a right this is what they say when they see muslims. there's been shouting at us saying here comes corona is this a way to behave so there is a limit to our patience the discrimination started after an event by the jamaat and islam except was recognized as occurred on our wireless hotspot many who attended the gathering in delhi became called 19 carriers across india several media channels were quick to claim that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine india some even alleging corona jihad. these allegations have also had a severe economic impact moment if the us would normally travel to different neighborhoods hawking has with some of these were predominantly hindu. now people refused to let him in so we want everyone is turning so away the residents say don't sell food here go back to your own neighborhood. police are stopping us to beating us down. these muslim vendors ca

before the lockdown in france abdul as worked on 3 building sites in the paris region an electrician with his own business he was in demand but since the french government ordered people to stay home to stem the spread of the coronavirus he's had to stop work now he's worried about the future. the longer it takes to return to work the harder it will be because we'll need to restart the building sites the work the materials will the suppliers be available will they have the material needed in construction you're not paid for 60 days so even if we started again in may we not be paid until july and we have bills to pay abdul knows wife salema is also concerned she's had to close her fashion shop in central paris and says even before the lockdown her clients began to stay away. have come up at. the coronavirus has had a huge impact on the shop and my clients were very scared and didn't come so our income plummeted our regular clients disappeared and the tourists so economically it's a huge impact and i'm scared of the future. on the cities near empty roads some taxi drivers continue to w

and that is that and abdul to what extent does the conflict in the conflict with the saudi and this this is something that it's very difficult to tell because it was sykes'. him that could have coalition are still. not clear. 'd that despite all what we see us sometimes conflicting it was there has been no signs from all of them good at this i think all i want is on all of the other so i think the saudis have their own interest obviously the americans have they want to put us in yemen and at some point this and that it's got to kind of conflict rather than a conflict and then maybe a problem of that state but i don't think there is to see it would have done it without that knowledge from you know it out of evidence in this case i don't although it's out ok to get it was a shame is that. obviously there is a limit of the. carder the s.t.c. has benefited from you a support financial or militarily you didn't go ahead with this without approval from the u.a.e. did you. well the actually supports anyone in in yemen in general who is fighting the iranian backed with these or conducting the cou

but these men are fuming about something else abdul rashid a shopkeeper in the northern city of maid at says islamophobia in india is that all time high. clearly blames the indian media oh yeah corona has a right this is what they say when they see muslims. there's shouting at us saying here comes corona is this a way to behave so if there is a limit to our patience the discrimination started after an event by the jamaat and islamic sect was recognized as occurred on our wireless hotspot many who attended the gathering in delhi became called 19 carriers across india several media channels were quick to claim that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine india some even alleging corona jihad. these allegations have also had a severe economic impact moment if the us would normally travel to different neighborhoods hawking has with some of these were predominantly hindu. now people refused to let him in so when everyone is turning so away the residents say don't sell food here go back to your own neighborhood. police are stopping us to beating us down. these muslim vendors can now onl

doctor abdul mabud chowdhury died earlier this month soon after urging the government to give nhs staffllenged the health secretary on a radio phone in. do you regret not taking my dad's concerns seriously enough? my dad that we have all lost. intisar, i'm really sorry about your dad's death. we took very, very seriously what your father said and we have been working round the clock to ensure there is enough protective equipment. more ppe is arriving. this flight landed with a consignment today. with a very clear message to those who are going to use the equipment. hugh is here. when we look at today's figures, we are always looking for trends and the latest signals. what do you take out? up to and including today, the daily death figure has been broadly speaking just from hospitals but from tomorrow we will get a daily figure from care homes as well, which will be interesting to see. today we got an international comparison which makes very interesting reading on both measures. we can take a look at it 110w. measures. we can take a look at it now. in each country it shows the number of

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but these men are fuming about something else abdul rashid a shop people in the northern city of made it says islamophobia in india is at an all time high. he squarely blames the indian media oh yeah corona has arrived this is what they say when they see muslims. they're beating us shouting at us saying here comes corona is this a way to behave so if there is a limit to our patience the discrimination started after an event by the kids or mot and islam except it was recognised as a kid on our wireless hotspot many who attended the gathering in delhi became called 19 carriers across india several media channels were quick to claim that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine india some even alleging good or not jihad. these allegations have also had a severe economic impact moment if the us would normally travel to different neighborhoods hawking has with some of these were predominantly hindu. now people refused to let him in so when everyone is turning so away the residents say don't sell food here go back to your own neighborhood. police are stopping us to beating us. these musli

dr abdul mabud chowdhury posted a message to the prime minister on social media, warning about the lack equipment for nhs workers. that was five days before he was admitted to hospital after contracting coronavirus. he died on wednesday and his son spoke to the bbc today. he was a courageous, brave man, and that's something he's passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers didn't have enough ppe, and he made a call for that, and maybe at the time it did not get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, we're giving it the attention it deserves, and we are not going to stop, we are getting this everywhere, we are making sure we are heard, that my father's voice is heard, that my father's passing is not in vain. scotland's first minister, meanwhile, repeated the guidelines to the public on social distancing. the message remains exactly the same as it has been. people need to stay at home. i know how difficult that is, and i know how difficult that will be, particularly over this easter weekend. ordinarily, that is a time to see friends and family, and a time to get out and about and even

my name is abdul. shadows is a short film set and shot in new york.y about a high school student who's part of a catholic family adjusting to the return of her brother from prison, who's come back as a converted muslim. i've been very interested in interfaith families, which my family is as well, and just been very, very interested in seeing how in america families that have individuals who are really trying to balance who they are versus who they are within a family. like many film—makers, ria tobaccowala was grateful that tribeca, rather than cancel its festival outright, gave her the opportunity to have her film seen online, albeit, in the case of shadows, only for press and industry people. it means the world to me. it allows us to do... you know, a part of what makes something like tribeca film festival so special for up—and—coming film—makers is to have this platform to share our ideas and share our points of view. tribeca also had virtual offerings that would resonate with the lgbt community. from israel, came sublet. set in tel aviv, it tells

abdul costing his work has been recognized with bafta nominations and this year's penna painter prize has also overcome a series of challenges in his early life which are detailed unflinchingly in his new book my name is why traces loans early years growing up in a white foster family and then care homes in northern england the book charts a week by week work record of the files held by the authorities responsible for his care lem joins us now from london lev it's so good to have you this remarkable memoir that you have it is informed by know your case files from when you were a foster kid as a child growing up in a foster home and then when you were then atheist hey institutions i will i'm going to show some of audience what this actually looks like because you put some of this paperwork into your book and there's even moments when you write in your book and you say i just write that as you write in your book as a memoir what was that like to read about yourself and then write and share that self with the public. well for the 1st sort of the 1st 16 years of my life i thought my name

one of those to lose their lives is east london doctor abdul mabud chowdhury.had raised concerns on social media about the lack of ppe. he was a brave, courageous man, and that is something he has passed on to us. he saw that nhs workers didn't have enough ppe and he made the call for that. maybe at the time it didn't get the attention it deserved, but now, for sure, it will get the attention it deserves and we're not going to stop, we are getting this everywhere. the british medical association says dr chowdhury is one of 11 doctors who have died. the chief nursing 0fficer wouldn't confirm the numbers, saying she would need the permission of theirfamilies to talk about them. some hope is being taken from this graph, showing the number of occasions in critical care appears to be beginning to plateau. but it comes with this warning. we are in a dangerous phase, still, and i need to reinforce that again to you — that this is not over. that's why, once again, there are pleas for people to stay at home this easter weekend, with another warm and sunny day forecast.