now at some other stories making news around the world the top adviser to british prime minister barak johnson has been accused of breaking a lockdown rules dominic cummings allegedly traveled hundreds of kilometers to his parents' home while suffering from symptoms of covert 19 official guidance says people should stay in their main home and not visit relatives. brazil's supreme court has released a video that shows president bashar boats are not all expressing frustration over his inability to get information from police he also vows to change cabinet ministers to protect his family if needed recordings released as part of a probe into allegations that both are not trying to interfere in federal police investigations. there is growing international criticism of china's plan to impose a new national security law on hong kong beijing says that all aim is to curb subversion and separatism in the territory but the u.s. secretary of state my palm pale has called it a death knell for the city's autonomy. car rental giant hurt falling victim to the coronavirus kurtz's followed for bankruptcy protec

the top adviser to british prime minister barak johnson has been accused of breaking lockdown rules dominic cummings allegedly traveled hundreds of kilometers to his parents' home while sophron from symptoms of covert 19 official guidance says people should stay in their main home and not visit relatives. well the united kingdom has announced a mandatory 2 we quarantine for anyone entering the country but it won't be enforced until june 8th and the number of new coronavirus cases is falling in the u.k. but the government is worried about a 2nd wave of infections as travel restrictions are eased in other countries the move has angered many of the aviation and tourism sectors. from june and 8 people arriving in the u.k. by train ferry old plane will have to self isolate for 14 days that also have to give details of without the staying and can expect a visit from authorities will be doing spot checks. 81 court flouting the rules faces a fine of up to 1000 pounds they will be some exceptions truck drivers medical workers and people entering from the republic of ireland will not have to isolate.

well just across the english channel from france british prime minister barak's johnson has published his government's a plan for easing the lockdown in england it includes a call for people to wear face masks in public and sets out necessary conditions for a gradual reopening of schools and businesses today's details following sunday's national address from the prime minister on reopening the economy which prompted to confusion and criticism. should they stay or should they go british prime minister boris johnson has replaced the nation state home slogan with a stay alert message the rebranding comes as johnson tries to sell britons on his plans to ease the lockdown but trying to balance restrictions while pushing people to return to work has proven confusing. i just bought him bars killed so and had a great opportunity to be really the sense of direction to even just say look we're not entirely sure of the next step on them but it's a very bad thing to. raise more questions than he did answer. that continues right now is his future people don't believe it last night. johnson 2nd sho

prime minister barak's johnson has doubled down on his plan to get britain back to work this time before the house of commons he says the nation's sacrifice has brought it closer to rebuilding and reopening the country restrictions such as physical distancing austin place but the plan calls for a gradual reopening of schools from june 1st man to treat are in teen for international travelers and recommendation to wear face masks in public office restrictions on free. germany's health ministry says it's closely monitoring and uptake in the country's corona virus infection rate the reproduction rate for the virus has now been over one for 2 days in a row meaning the number of infections is growing in recent days germany has taken some of its biggest steps yes to roll back down restrictions and reopen its economy but the country faces a difficult balancing act as it attempts a return to normality. well using has become the name of the game in germany. and not only at supermarkets now america like much of the nation is waiting to see the effects of gradually easing restrictions in recent week

will be eased to allow groups of 6 people to meet outside prime minister barak's johnson says the new rules take effect from monday people will be allowed to meet in parks and private outdoor spaces provided they stay 2 metres apart. easyjet says it plans to cut $4500.00 jobs the london based budget allen says the coronavirus pandemic will affect demand for years so we need to shed 30 percent of its workforce the company says it down to demand returning to prepare levels in about 3 years. of demonstrations and looting has shaken the us city of minneapolis for a 2nd day after the death of a black man in police custody the mass call for criminal charges to be filed against the officer who killed george floyd. minneapolis is a city on fire and outpouring of rage over the death of a black man at the hands of police this auto parts store is one of several businesses in the city that was set ablaze by angry protest is. elsewhere there was vandalism looting and clashes between demonstrators and riot police. at the minneapolis police department has praised its offices for showing restraint in

where dominic cummings a top advisor to british prime minister barak's johnson as defense defended his decision to leave london during the coronavirus lockdown he said it was reasonable to travel to his parents' home in durham for child care reasons while he and his wife had symptoms of coverage 19 despite public outrage over his actions becoming said he has not considered resigning. myself in burundi the ruling party's congress has won last week's presidential election with more than 68 percent of the vote every day she may it will take over from president perrin currency's a new stepping down after 15 years in office the main opposition leader is disputing the results play the widespread voting irregularities. it is domestic flights have resumed air travel was suspended as part of the 2 months shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. hong kong security chief says terrorism in the city is on the increase after police arrested about 180 protesters during been used under arrest tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against a planned national security law t

he's a nurse in paris we're just crossing this channel from france a british prime minister barak's johnson has published his government's plans for easing the lockdown in england and includes a call for people to wear face masks in public and sets out necessary conditions for a gradual reopening of schools and businesses for days that details follow sunday's national address from the prime minister which prompted confusion and criticism. should they stay or should they go british prime minister boris johnson has replaced the nation state home slogan with a stay alert message the rebranding comes as johnson tries to sell britons on his plans to ease the lockdown but trying to balance restrictions while pushing people to return to work has proven confusing. i just bought the hit fires johnson had a great opportunity to get a really clear sense of direction to even just say look we're not entirely sure the next step well we're on the bed sitting here very sad i think it. raises more questions that it did come to. people that continues right now it's just too easy for people. to leave it last

the british prime minister barak's johnson says he will not fire his top aide for and. leave violating coronavirus lockdown rules dominic cummings made a 260 mile cross-country trip to his parents' home in march after the measures were imposed mr johnson said mr cummings acted legally when he traveled even though the prime minister had instructed people not to i think he followed the instincts of every father and every parent and i do a lot more came down for that johnson senior adviser dominic coming stroeve his family to a 2nd home while britain was observing strict lockdown restrictions at the time his wife was infected with covert 19 coming stated he had no other way to ensure childcare i believe that in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity and with the overwhelming aim of stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives doubts have emerged around cummings the story and many in britain are angry but if you happen to think that if. you have any. government advisor tweeted in a few short minutes tonight boris johnson has trashed all t

the prime minister barak's johnson's chief advisor isn't the only one who seems to think the rules don't apply to him r.c. is taylor explains. the hoops looks like no one is it and that my friends is this person of power bars johnson see you're a don't want to come in found himself in the doghouse when his wife was showing coke 19 sometimes he thought what a puff time for a cheap you bro trip pumping her in that childish with cars and driving 260 miles north to visit his out parrots knock down. ring the bell was out hypocrisy yes a far friend also found friend i believe. that in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity and with the overwhelming aim of stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives i mean i know the u.k. government itself does not start its recent polls but i think most would see that the prime minister backing cummings on this slightly goes against its message the critical thing we must do is stop the disease spreading between households by staying at home we can protect already h.s. and save lives a message that's being blasted through th

prime minister barak's johnson has been criticized for sending out confusing messages in his national address on sunday so has today's clarification in parliament removed the confusion i don't feel gail in berlin and this is the day. our challenge now is to find a way to pull with the preserve our hard won gains easing the burden of a lot of the public are very hesitant about losing a lot of strange enough records that we shall introduce new restrictions that u.k. pulls a recurring 14 days of so high station prince national arrivals the country needs but this time is clarity of reassurance and at the moment both are in pretty short supply but our journey has reached the worst periods with very bold move could be disastrous. also on the day german horses and jockeys are the 1st past the post in europe horse racing has resumed here after a 2 month hiatus because of a pandemic it's and we're happy to be back on our horses and riding again and the horses can race server their usual distances it's important that every business gets the chance to reopen every athletes and every team want to

has registered its lowest daily covert $900.00 death increase since march with prime minister barak johnson saying it's now time to start further easing the country's lockdown. i can confirm that i do believe we will be in a position to move to step to oprah. as part of step 2 we set up plans for a phased reopening of schools last week the government allowed people across england to go out and visit friends and relatives the move was criticized by some as primitive your anger is also mounting as there is a lack of help for families who have lost loved ones to the pandemic we heard from a woman whose father succumbs to covert 90 catherine to propose ses he was turned away and his hour of need a mum had a cold what more more earlier that week and at that point they said he had moderate symptoms of covert 9. and to stay at home and continue to isolate. them all drink plenty of fluids. and then a couple of days after that my mum was still concerned she called out. and was given the same up flights. and it was only when you know he resists clearly very very young while there and i'm going to cam

which has registered its lowest daily $1000.00 death increase since march with prime minister barak johnson saying it's now time to start easing the country's lockdown. i can confirm that i do believe we will be in a position to move to step 2 of our plan. as part of step 2 we set up plans for a phased reopening of schools in line with the approach being taken in many other countries we want to stalk getting our children back into the classroom in a way that is as manageable and as safe as possible last week the government allowed people across england to go out and visit friends and relatives the move was criticized by some as primitive your anger is also mounting as there is a lack of help for families live lost loved ones in the pandemic we heard from a woman who lost her father to cope at 19 catherine to prove hosseini's officials turned him away in his time of need a man had a cold one more moron earlier that week and at that point they accept he had moderate symptoms of covert 9. and to stay at home continued self isolating him all drink plenty of fluids. and then a couple of days aft

driving hundreds of miles with his wife and child with a suspected case of covert 19 prime minister barak's johnson has vehemently denied defended his chief advisor who tried to explain his actions at a special press conference in downing street rose garden with anger still high over the incident johnson has resisted calls calls from m.p.'s for inquiry i've commented on it i think you know my my views i really don't propose to add to it and quite frankly i don't want certain right now an inquiry into that matter is a very good use or should working flat out on. and pays at both within the conservative party and from the opposition are still calling for cummings's head to roll when asked londoners what they think. it seems that the government is not really doing anything for us especially for the people actually in the boy for their own situation right and for someone to set the rules and then break them like how is that even possible do they think it's not serious anymore i'm not sure what's changed or what is it because they think it's not the people be the way just to be safe. you shouldn't be do

british prime minister barak johnson is facing criticism from the public the opposition any even from within his own party for defending his top advisor there being growing calls for dominick cummings to quit or be sax that's after it emerged he drove 400 kilometers to his parents' house and britain was under a strict lockdown. in london who says the breach and senior politicians defending it has jeopardized trust in the gulf. this isn't simply the story about one mile and this is about trust and faith in government a government that laid down rules and regulations that required people to be disciplined required self-sacrifice of people and our people are questioning well look what was it all for given that perhaps senior officials close to the prime minister close to the government as a whole may have been bending the rules to their own advantage in london today it's almost as if summer has come early and with it the inclination to perhaps bend rules and regulations of social distancing in people's favor and of course all these allegations by all around dominic cummings the question

prime minister barak's johnson has backed his key advisor after it emerged that he allegedly breached lockdown restrictions dominic cummings travelled from london to northern england at the end of march while suffering from corona virus symptoms may farka reports. dominic cummings had little to say to journalists outside his home on sunday it's alleged the prime minister's chief advisor broke a lockdown rules traveling hundreds of kilometers to daraa in northeast england to his parents' estate at the height of restrictions in march and get to meet as he was and if things weren't awkward enough for cummings cue the arrival of a protester van with a reminder of boyce johnson's address to the nation to stay at home you must stay here coming said the trip was to ensure his 4 year old son was looked after because his wife was suffering from coronavirus symptoms something he would also develop he said he remained in isolation in a separate property on his parents' estate but eyewitnesses claim cummings left locked down to visit in the air by beauty spot and that he made another trip to the

of the month and those found breaking the rules could face fines or deportation prime minister barak's johnson will on sunday outline steps for easing some of the other lock down rules in the u.k. more than 31 and a half 1000 people have died and even as the u.k. and other european countries start allowing people back out there still and forcing social distancing this means public transport is something of a problem or a challenge as more. the dog strapped to his back is an individual touch but this man's choice of 2 wheels is what several european governments are hoping as many of us as possible use for lock down travel is rome notorious for its alarming traffic not previously a bike friendly city but 150 kilometers of emergency cycle lanes are being created as an alternative to public transport better late than never says this fights women like the we are very happy we've been asking them for years and many of us not only may i'm only the president of the save the cyclists association many have fought to achieve this the coronavirus pandemic has prompted an urgent rethink of how people get a

effect at the end of the month breaking the rules could face fines or deportation prime minister barak's johnson will on sunday outline steps for easing some of britain's lockdown rules you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera the latest inside story is next . a punishment or a redeployment the u.s. decision to remove patriot missile batteries from saudi arabia is making the kingdom's leadership nervous they were supposed to protect riyadh from iran so what's changed and this oil politics at play this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter dubey the united states is removing its patriot and missiles and other weapons systems from saudi arabia the us president on.

has gone beyond 31000 votes and 600 of them in the past day prime minister barak's johnson's planning to announce changes to lockdown measures on sunday but as one has to say it would be drastic. we have to be realistic that there isn't going to be any dramatic overnight change we will be very very cautious as we loosen the restrictions we have as the data that we're outlining on a daily basis shows we are not out of the word there are still major challenges with this virus we will be living with this virus for some time to come and it's therefore important to avoid that 2nd that could overwhelm our n.h.s. that we exit and evolve these restrictions very very carefully the united states has blocked efforts by the u.n. security council to agree to a resolution on the pandemic negotiations have been going on for weeks out of the un secretary-general called for a global ceasefire to help fight against the virus is our diplomatic editor james bays. here stonier the current president of the security council invited other members to an unofficial meeting to mark the 75th anniversary of the e

driving hundreds of miles with his wife and child with a suspected case of coded 19 prime minister barak's johnson has vehemently defended his chief advisor who tried to explain his actions at a special press conference in downing street rose garden with anger still high over the incident johnson has resisted calls from m.p.'s for an inquiry i've commented on it i think you know my my views i really don't propose to add to it and quite frankly i don't want certain right now an inquiry into that matter is a very good use or should working flat out or. well m.p.'s both within the conservative party and from the opposition are still calling for cummings's head to roll wealth london as what they think. it seems that the government is not really doing anything for us especially for the people who are actually in the book but never situation right and for someone to set the rules and then break them like how is that even possible do they think it's not that serious anymore i'm not sure what's changed or what is it because they think it's not the people in the way just to be safe. you shouldn't be doing

more than 2 weeks after britain's prime minister barak's johnson announced an easing of lockdown restrictions nicholas sturgeon has unveiled her plan for scotland's 1st minister is implementing different measures at a slower pace raising questions about how united the u.k. really is how the more heavy reports from by the. after 2 months of living under locked in the scottish 1st minister announced the end is in sight i can confirm that the government intends to move from locked on to phase one and thereby lift some restrictions from the 20 of me the plan comes more than 2 weeks after the prime minister in one soliciting of the lock turned in the u.k. but the devolved administrations refused to follow suit it may seem fragments or even confuse but this is the reality of devolution in the u.k. the u.k. government just does not control health policy already cation policy in wales northern ireland or here in scotland what a pandemic has done is laid bare the way different administrations react in very different ways the more cautious scottish approach is being broadly welcomed by residents and co

about 2 weeks the restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month prime minister barak's johnson will on sunday outline steps to easing other lock down rules more than $31000.00 people have died in the united kingdom. nigeria's government is warning that beds could to run out of coronavirus isolation centers infections are on the rise particularly in parts of the north and in the commercial capital lagos those are the headlines about with more news in half an hour next on al-jazeera is risking it all madagascar. isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise you've been looking at another side of this story not from the information around the outbreak but in the way the listening posts on al-jazeera.

advisor dominic cummings is cross country trip during the coronavirus lockdown prime minister barak johnson has defended cummings who's defied calls to quit or apologized he traveled with his family from london to northeastern england in march while his wife had covert 900 symptoms twitter to tweets by u.s. president donald trump about fraudulent mail in ballots as misleading the social media platform has marked the tweet with a link to another page where fact checkers have debunked the claim mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . now twitter has put up a label on these tweets basically checking it referring viewers or readers to news reports concerning these claims which twitter says are completely fraudulent so this is the 1st time there has been some kind of response to twitter for what many critics have continually labeled as stream of false swords being done by the president on this particular forum. for police officers in the u.s. city of minneapolis have been sacked after the death of a black man a video posted on social media showed an officer kneeling on george floyd's neck bef

fall in just a few hours british prime minister barak johnson is due to give a briefing outlining plans to ease the u.k.'s own he's also set to announce that incoming travelers must isolate for 2 weeks our correspondent paul brennan has more on those measures that are likely to come out about speech. one of them for example is the idea that perhaps people should not be restricted just one hour of exercise a day they could take more time outside exercising if they want to another thing that's been floated is the idea that there would be a coronavirus alert system set up under the auspices of a joint a new joint bio security center that would put a lower level on a local and regional basis of between one and 5 helpfully color coded as well between green for one red for 5 so that you could see where hotspots of infection are set policy according to the need in particular area the other thing though that while it's causing a lot of debate here is the expects protection that there will be a change to the message from the government for the past several weeks we've been under a message of sta

prime minister barak's johnson is standing by his chief adviser who is under pressure to resign johnson defended dominic cummings after he made a journey during the coronavirus locked up. the corruption trial of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has begun yahoo denies charges of bribery for want and breach of trust he says this is in attempts to topple him in any way possible. one of 5 iranian tank is carrying millions of dollars worth of fuel has entered venezuelan waters despite warnings from the u.s. to iran has written to retaliate if washington tries to stop its vessels according to online tracking dot earth the ship fortune is in northern venezuela after passing trinidad and tobago set to reach the port of little west of caracas on sunday the other 4 ships are expected to arrive in the next few days bringing in a total of $1500000.00 barrels of iranian petrol it's expected to ease fuel shortages in venezuela but it is in violation of sanctions imposed by washington on both countries. well scenes like this a common in venezuela an oil rich country that's frustratingly short

and british prime minister barak's johnson details his government's plans to ease the long.

released a report detailing how it plans to lead the country out of the pandemic prime minister barak's johnson says that the recovery will be long and it's too early for drastic changes. saudi arabia has announced tough new measures aimed at shoring up state finances battered by low oil prices and the pandemic value added tax will be tripled while billions will be cut from its infrastructure budget. british airways owner i.a.g. says it's burning cash and new quarantine orders for international arrivals will make matters worse the airlines chief executive willie walsh is warning the company will have to review plans to resume flight operations in july but as airways has already revealed it will need to cut 12000 jobs i agee's chief estimates it will take at least 3 years for the airline to recover from the economic fallout. 100000 free flight tickets are to be given away by qatar airways to health care workers around the world chief executive officer told al-jazeera it's being done to recognize the hard work in the fight against covert 19 health care workers can register online to receive their

is amongst the west hit countries wild wide prime minister barak johnson was criticized on monday for what's being described as a mixed message of easing that countries that are down our correspondent john how has all the nations from westminster and. well they're worse than previous counts of course because the death rate is going inevitably further up but they are better than previous accounts in that the percentages are getting smaller the office for national statistics of course produces its numbers weekly for deaths in a particular week in this case up to the 1st of may coming as this country takes very tentative some say slightly confusing steps out of its lockdown with the hope that some workers in some sectors might be able to go back to work today the governor i think will take heart at these numbers they are relatively this is all of course relative they're still awful but relatively better than the week before the measure that they look at is the number of excess deaths as the most reliable measure of the overall impact of covert 9000 on society not just test positive cases

ministers quit over the control versus surrounding top advisor dominic cummings prime minister barak's johnson is defending cummings cross-country trip during locks on cummings has defied calls to quit or apologize the daily coronavirus death toll in brazil has exceeded the united states for the 1st time the south american nation recorded 807 deaths in 24 hours while a 620 people died in the us brazil has more than 370000 confirmed infections. the afghan government has announced is releasing another $900.00 taliban prisoners on tuesday president ashraf ghani has chosen to free your runs 2000 prisoners in total in response to the taliban's offer for the 3 day truce over the muslim holiday of need. libya's u.n. recognize government says it's found large amounts of ammunition left behind by mercenaries who are mostly from russia hundreds of my students have been airlifted from libya after they left the frontlines in tripoli have been fighting on behalf of warlord khalifa huffed up against forces who back the tripoli based government. polls are closed in a tsunami where a long serving president do

to pilot test track and trace then it all went very wrong in central government prime minister barak's johnson himself are seriously ill with the virus the lack of p.p.i. on the front line was laid bare care homes were left behind with no plan for the vitalists downing street to get out of lockdown the developed nation ministrations began to formulate their own very maps careful balances will have to be struck for example it may be that certain businesses in certain sectors can reopen but only if we can change how the work it tends to certain questions we will you use when we consider each option for relaxing restrictions would using the restriction have a negative effect on containing the virus within weeks the prime minister was back and with his own party in doubt he thought it was time for a plan of his own to start easing masha's and reboot the economy. we must stay alert we must continue to control the virus and save lives it didn't go down too well confusion over the new message and an attempt to steamroll the other leaders into backing it fractured the nation's whether johnson liked it

highest death toll from that 1000 now in europe more than 38000 people have died prime minister barak johnson was criticized on monday for what's been described as a mixed message of easing the lockdown. and america's top infectious diseases expert is warning that opening the economy too soon could lead to needless suffering and death and newfound she is due to testify at a senate health committee in just a few hours government ministers in lebannon meeting to discuss how to stop the spread there the health ministry has said a 48 hour complete shutdown may be the only option to prevent a 2nd wave and talks are expected on wednesday after the government appealed to the international monetary fund for help well those are the headlines will be more news here on al-jazeera other well stay with us. when we stumbled on the saudi arms deal. we really started to stumble on a central feature of british politics over the last 30 years. has been at the heart of many of the great quote events of the past 30 years. i was always peace to see him when i was prime minister. she considers saudi arabia as a st

prime minister barak johnson has backed his key adviser over allegations that he breached the virus restrictions that many comings traveled hundreds of kilometers from london to northeast england at the end of march despite suffering from coronavirus symptoms johnson insists dominic cummings acted responsibly and illegally. brazil's president has greeted hundreds of supporters near the presidential palace in brasilia shaking hands and posing for photographs brazil has the world's 2nd highest number of virus cases after the united states demonstrations against virus restrictions are also taking place in sao paolo. and home called the police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters on sunday demonstrators had returned to the streets that the noun stagings plan to impose national security lowell's on the city those are the top stories that stay with us inside facebook secrets of the social network is next with an undercover investigation into facebook's content moderating help right. facebook is all you believe the most powerful company in the world 1400000000 people use

now british prime minister barak johnson is jewish they give a briefing later on sunday outlining plans to ease the u.k.'s lockdown it's expected to involve getting people back to work but with changes to the way that offices operation the way that people commute it won't be the same as before and he reports from london. they are going to lines for unlocking the lockdown starting with how we travel to work. before the pump to make 325000 passengers boarded london underground trains every 15 minutes if 2 meters social distancing is applied only 50000 could board in that time one solution is to stock a travel times putting an end to the idea of a normal office hours you could infrastructure it was not out. so i'm just. i'm just optics. and i'm actually having guidance around this report. cycling is enjoying everyday solmes under lockdown companies are being advised to install bigger bike racks allowing commuters to avoid public transport. and in the office itself workers are being told to sit either side by side or back to back desks sharing should be avoided and some firms are being advi

pressure is continuing to month from within prime minister barak's johnson's own party his top adviser for defying government lockdown rules i want to cummings traveling with his family from london to northeast england then march while he and his wife were showing symptoms on need bach is joining us now live from london neve clearly there's a great pressure from within the party obviously from the opposition and also it appears from much of the press as well. from the opposition from within the conservative party and also from the public as well if the most recent polls are to be believed it looks like there is a tidal wave of opinion turning against the government and according to one poll only 2 weeks ago the prime minister's approval rating stood at around 25 percent 3 days off to quickly coming to the aid in defense of dominic cummings it's now according to that same poll in negative figures and also a lot of political capital has been expended in defending dominate cummings at a time in which the government really wants to try and inspire some confidence from the public about its

the highest death toll from carpet 19 in europe more than 38000 people have died prime minister barak johnson was criticized on monday for what's been described as a mixed message easing the country's lucked out. and members of the u.s. coronavirus task force are due to testify before a senate health committee it's trying to weigh up reopening the economy against the risks to public health infectious disease expert dr anthony found she has warned doing so too soon could lead to needless suffering and death. a lebanon is now preparing for a 4 day nationwide shutdown only a week after easing some of its coronavirus restrictions government ministers made that decision after the number of new delhi cases rose to its highest level in more than a month and that's prompted concerns about a 2nd wave of infection well let's speak now to us anahata she joins us live from beirut center this is quite the about turn for the government what will this mean in practical terms for the people. well more economic losses for the people of lebannon this country already in the midst of a deep economic recession an

prime minister barak's johnson giving an update on the situation with regards to lock down and other conditions in connection with the covert 19 spread in the united kingdom setting out a conditional plan for the what he called the next phase of the fight against covert 19 but for anybody looking for an immediate end to the lockdown no good news there he said there would be no immediate end to the lockdown he said it would be madness to throw away any achievement by a lowering a 2nd spike i want to bring in paul brennan who's been monitoring this for us in london and paul overall the tone of the message seemed to be somewhat cautious to me what did you take away from it. all i think i mean this was a keenly anticipated television address from the u.k. prime minister you know we've known 3 days ago that he was going to make it and as a result of that delay between announcements and the actual address itself has been feverish speculation as to what it might contain including for example that mention from saturday off a 14 day koran seen on airline passengers arriving in the u.k. in fac

certain sectors to go back to work the senate gago reports the still confusion about prime minister barak johnson's latest guidance. in it for the long haul and an easing of the lockdown that is conditional on progress in fighting the virus as the prime minister set out the new measures for england it was clear that there would be little that would be returning to normal sectors that are allowed to be should indeed be open subject subject to social distancing with a cabbie at this pandemic was going nowhere yet if you're not level begins to rise we will have no hesitation in putting on the brakes reintroducing measures locally regionally or national. as the u.k. tentatively prepares for the changes to its lockdown it is a journey that will be taken slowly with many obstacles ahead some people who can't work from home of being encouraged to return to work some outdoor socializing measures have been eased but now england wales scotland and northern ireland all have different rules but lead is more wary of releasing their lockdowns as much as england i nor these restrictions continue to be extremely t

highest death toll from cope with 19 in europe more than 38000 people have died prime minister barak's johnson was criticized on monday for what's being described as a mixed message of easing the country's lockdown. now a drive through testing center here in ca is one of the ways that government scientists are hoping to better understand the virus and also when to ease restrictions 26000 cases have been recorded but the mortality rate is relatively low with 14 deaths most infected are migrant workers who are concerned for their jobs. reports. these men are survivors of covert 1946 year old money or is a limousine driver is the only one here who needed to go to hospital when he became ill in early march the breathing problem body will. you know you help them both in the book from. nobel and body nobel and. abdomen your lives in a compound with 40 people he shares a bedroom with 6 others who have all tested negative for the virus. so deem is a 34 year old driver for qatari family an outbreak at his local supermarket led to contact tracing and he tested positive he was then placed in government c

to pilot test track and trace then it all went very wrong in central government prime minister barak's johnson himself seriously ill with the virus the lack of p.p. on the front line was laid bare care homes were left behind with no plan from a vitalist downing street to get out of lockdown the developed nation ministrations began to formulate their own vote maps careful balances will have to be struck for example it may be that certain businesses in certain sectors can reopen but only if we can change how the work it then sets the certain questions we will you use when we consider each option for relaxing restrictions would using the restriction have a negative effect on containing the virus within weeks the prime minister was back and with his oath already in doubt he thought it was time for a plan of his own to start easing measures and reboot the economy we must stay alert we must continue to control the virus and save lives it didn't go down too well confusion over the new message and an attempt to steamroll the other lead. into backing it fractured the nation's weather johnson liked it o

that is british prime minister barak johnson their questions are regarding his aides dominic cummings and a journey that he made while the country was in lockdown are starts and they're saying he regrets the pain confusion and anger that people have felt as a result of all of this coming out really he didn't want to talk any further about the details of dominick cummings journey he said that dominic cummings received a grilling today when he appeared before the media to answer questions and that people have to make up their own minds about whether wants dominic cummings did was breaching the guidelines or not. and other news the indian government has deployed soldiers to help with the rescue and relief efforts after a powerful storm hit last week cycle and open destroyed homes uprooted trees and flooded hundreds of villages in west bengal and odisha states or than 20 rivers have breached their banks and sea water is seeping into farmlands in these funded bands mangroves region of the unesco world heritage site branca gupta reports. the last green fields a west bengal halftone a gentle

we want to know is here a reminder of our top stories at this hour british prime minister barak is johnson is expected to speak within the hour i'm explain how the lock down there could be eased the government has already changed its coronavirus slogan from stay home to stay alert. fighting is intensifying in libya after forces loyal to warlord cliff are huffed out attacks the capital's only functioning airports turkey says it amounts to a war crime tripoli's u.n. recognize government has launched a counter offensive. iraq's new prime minister has ordered the release of people detained in the country's protest movement it comes as an anti-government demonstration in iraq's capital intensifies. it's being reported that iran says it's ready to conduct a prisoner exchange with the u.s. without any preconditions government spokesman was quoted in local media saying techron has expressed willingness to exchange all prisoners but has not heard back from the u.s. both countries have called for the release of prisoners because of the covert 19 outbreak let's take a look at some of the people being

prime minister barak's johnson has been criticised for sending out confusing messages in these national address on sunday so has today's clarification in parliament removed the confusion i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. our challenge is to find a way full with the preserves our hard won gains easing the burden of a lot of the public are very hesitant about losing a lot of. records as we shall introduce new restrictions at u.k. food recall.

prime minister barak's johnson has been criticised for sending out confusing messages in these national address on sunday so has today's clarification in parliament removed the confusion i'm phil gayle in burnley and this is the day. our challenge now is to find a way for with the preserve our hard won gains easing the burden of a lot of the public off every hesitant about lipstick not tough. enough also record results we shall introduce new restrictions that u.k. pulled a record 14 days of so high station prince national reivers the country needs but this time it's clarity of reassurance and at the moment by.