colombo was packed with visitors enjoying the holidaylj colombo was packed with visitors enjoying thelooked through the window, it was a beautiful morning, just like every other normal morning. i opened the door and could hear the nice music in the background. this very zen —like in shangri—la. in the background. this very zen -like in shangri-la. kieran from london were staying in the hotel while on business. anneka and from australia had booked a last—minute holiday here. everything was done really well. the service, the quality, everything was done in a really high quality. i loved it, those first few days. i was walking through the corridor to the left and i pressed the button and the lift opened and i got in. two local men had also checked in. they were caught on security cameras on their way breakfast. we walked into the restaurant passed all of the stations of food. these two men brushed past me, they were swinging around these big backpacks that i found quite odd at the time. once i was looking quite intensely around the area. we got quite close to my face and a memberfinding

are restrictions had been relaxed and what were considered low risk areas outside the capital of colombo there are 420 cases and 7 people have died speak to him an alpha members who joins us now from the capital of colombo. sri lanka has reimposed this curfew after the spike in cases so how is it dealing with everything. that's right nic as you can see the roads behind me i'm in columbus suburb called new gate go to a very busy sort of a city street the center of town on a usual day but right now i can literally count the number of people or the vehicular traffic that's kind of going back and forth this is because the authorities have cracked down obviously extended the state of curfew island white now colombo along with 4 of the districts which were identified as high risk anyway had been under lockdown the curfew that was supposed to be lifted on wednesday has been extended again until next week but even around the country after this huge jump in the numbers detected over the last 48 hours we've seen the curfew extending right throughout the weekend so far we're hearing that it will be

and as joins us now from the capital of colombo in this different aspects to how they're dealing with this i'm sure one can. tell us more. that's right nic essentially what happened over the last 48 hours or longer has seen a spike in the number of confirmed cases that have been detected and this basically led to the authorities rethinking the issue of curfew and we've got basically the curfew in place throughout the island right through the weekend until early monday morning so far we did hear from the police spokesman that the authorities the health authorities and everybody concerned all consulting right now given the recent spike in the number of cases and they are trying to make a decision about the best way forward regarding the curfew now in majority of districts around the country the state of course you had been eased during the day essentially from the beginning of the week what happened was at 5 o'clock in the morning the curfew was lifted and basically people went about their business and because he was only placed it towards the night every single day since monday whereas

in cases restrictions had been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo there are $420.00 cases the sri lanka 7 people have died in elephant as joins us now from the capital colombo and el tell us more about the situation in true right . as you can see behind me i'm in a columbus suburb called to go to a usually the sort of city center the street behind me is teeming with people on a saturday afternoon but now it's absolutely deserted bar or you can see over my shoulder of police a special task force checkpoint a barricade which has been set up there are barricades like this all around the country where the police special task force and the military are keeping an eye on movement of public movement this huge sort of jump in the numbers that we see saw over the last 48 hours has led to the decision to extend the curfew now there were basically 2 belts of curfew a majority of the districts where curfew with ease of the beginning of this week where they only had curfew in the night from 8 pm to 5 o'clock the next morning and 4 districts including the capital

in cases restrictions have been relaxed in what well considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo. the death toll in the us has passed 50000 in the west covert 900 outbreak anywhere the state of new york is hardest hit coming under cuomo has warned reopening the economy to early in any american state will be dangerous if you say well we're done can't stay in the house anymore let's just reopen just. start business tomorrow let's go what happens that's what happens all the progress we made is gone and all experts or virtually all experts will say not only does the virus spread increase but it increases to a higher point than we had increased the 1st time. despite that note of caution demonstrations are continuing across the u.s. against a virus lockdowns it has to say stay at home orders violate their civil liberties that's what the government does when society does reopen that's of more concern to privacy advocates say have a chance of reports from washington. within weeks of 911 the patriot act was passed in the u.s. with no congressional debate it allowed unprecedented surveilla

two former students of kieran's have come to colombo to help him set up his high—tech academy.augmented reality, because i'm very... augmented reality? that's quite — that's pretty advanced. that's right, because you know — one of my things that my passion for these guys were that — when i was studying in sri lanka, if i wanted to learn about hearts i need to go and read like five or six books before i can understand, but because the technology, the augmented reality, you know, you can literally see the heart just literally in front of you. so i wanted to create that curiosity into education. you know, one of the things, guys, you know, when i listen to you guys, it's that — we have this grit within our culture, as a country we have this resilience, amazing resilience. (chanting) another shangri—la bomb survivor, haneke, like kieran, has her roots in this island. i was born in melbourne, australia, and my family is sri lankan. the first time i ever went was after the end of the civil war. i've been going back on holidays ever since. there's a weird sense of home when i go back.

happen but those who neglected their responsibilities must be punished without the archbishop of colombo cardinal malcolm ranjit also criticize the negligence of the then government and the cover up that followed addressing the tensions that came after the bombings he praised his congregation for not letting emotion drive their actions our challenge will be to work amicably with all our fellow citizens and to ensure a true acceptance and integration that's an approach to muslim human rights activist endorses she says the end of muslim sentiment which followed the bombings shook the community when this happened all of a sudden we have become terrorist actually international terrorist connected to why it's so we were really worried about existence in the country because the way that the entire muslim community was blamed for what people did was highly problematic through say sri lankan politicians have been engaged in hip mongering feeling tensions and causing division by portraying the muslim community as the villain in recent years the past has an ease the pain of losing loved ones antho

cases restrictions had been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital of colombo the government now says that travelling between districts is prohibited unless a citizen is deemed part of an essential service or for agricultural activities there are $420.00 cases in sri lanka and 7 people have died british retail sales have plummeted with the sharpest drop since records began in 1906 monthly sales for march fell by more than 5 percent but economists expects this must be even worse for causing a possible for if up to 30 percent spike that ratings agency standard and poor's as left britain's credit rating unchanged at doubleday praising its swift and coordinates response to the pandemic. across europe countries are at odds over lifting lockdown some sending children back to school and reopening small businesses but most industries including the hospitality sector remain shut with no end in sight we're actually as this. there is one corner of europe where you can see a reminder of what life used to be like a few short weeks ago in the spring sunshine people in the sw

there restrictions have been relaxed and what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo the government now says travelling between districts is prohibited unless a citizen is deemed a part of an essential service or for agricultural activities that are $420.00 cases in sri lanka and 7 people have died monella fernandez's joining us from the capital colombo minnow. just looking at the pictures behind you there it looks pretty quiet on the streets how is this playing out in sri lanka the moment very much so the scene you see behind me a deserted columbus suburb that of new gear go to all you can see in terms of activity is the police checkpoint the barricade just over in the background and it's barely kids and checkpoints like this that you see dotted around the country there are more than 55000 police personnel on the field conducting random checks along with the 3 armed forces to enforce this lockdown this curfew which has been tightened throughout the weekend after we saw over 60 cases detected just yesterday and the government says that the measures will be very string

two former students of his have come to colombo to help him set up his high—tech academy. of his haveset up his high—tech academym i brought someone from india to teach augmented reality because... augmented reality equipment that's one of the things my passion for these guys when i was in sri lanka i wa nted these guys when i was in sri lanka i wanted to learn about hearts i had to go and read five or six books before i could understand what up because of technology the augmented reality you can see the heart literally in front of you.|j reality you can see the heart literally in front of you. i wanted to create that kind of curiosity into education. one of the things when i listen to you guys is you have this great within our culture, this amazing resilience. in shangri—la bomb survivor had a car, like karen has her roots in this island. i was born in melbourne australia and my family sri lankans. the first time i ever went was after the end of the civil war. i've been going back on holidays ever sense. there's a weird sense of home when i go back. when you have an experience like t

cases restrictions have been relaxed and what were considered low risk it is outside the capital colombo. some doctors say young and otherwise healthy patients infected with the virus are dying of blood clots or a stroke which is when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted or reduced strokes can be fatal all that can destroy the cells responsible for movement speech and decision making a small group of patients have appeared confused experience seizures all felt tingling and their arms and legs doc so the doctors are looking into whether the blockages are caused by covert 19 or the body's attempts to fight off a medical team in new york. because studied 5 stroke patients aged between 33 and 49 who were also infected with the virus one died and 3 of them can no longer speak dr amish is a senior scholar at johns hopkins center for health security he's joining us now from pittsburgh thank you very much indeed for your time and the numbers in this research are quite small but how do you think this will impact how we view coronavirus. this really illustrates that there are individuals t

considered low risk areas outside the capital and often and as following develops developments from colombo more than 55000 police officers have been deployed to impose the curfew. checkpoints like this door to the country or all over the $25.00 districts this one the special task force of the police the sum of $55000.00 police personnel that the police spokesman tells us are on the roads policing this complete lockdown over the weekend now the government had hoped a centrally to start easing curfew indeed in most of the districts on monday things have eased from 5 o'clock in the morning to lakes 8 o'clock at night however with a huge spike in the numbers seen yesterday they've had to clamp down once again not just in those districts but also here in the capital colombo and 4 other hightest districts now these are the scenes this generally very busy street in newgate go to columbus suburb is teeming with people on a saturday afternoon but as you can see the only vehicles that are being stopped and searched are essential services they cause invariably lots of food deliveries health service w

the country 7 people have been killed by the disease in the now fernandas has more from the capital colombo she says more than 35000 people have been arrested for violating the measures. checkpoints like this door to the country all over the $25.00 districts this one the special task force of the police the sum of $55000.00 police personnel that the police spokesman tells us are on the roads policing this complete lockdown over the weekend now the government had hoped a centrally to start easing curfew indeed in most of the districts on monday things have eased from 5 o'clock in the morning to lakes 8 o'clock at night however with a huge spike in the numbers seen yesterday they've had to clamp down once again not just in those districts but also here in the capital colombo and 4 other districts now these are the scenes this generally very busy street in newgate go to columbus suburb is teeming with people on a saturday afternoon but as you can see the only vehicles that are being stopped and searched are essential services they cause invariably lots of food deliveries health service workers

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restrictions have been relaxed in what we're now considered to be a low risk areas outside the capital colombo but as retail sales have plummeted with their shoppers drop since records began in 1996 monthly sales for march fell by more than 5 percent but economists expect this month to be even worse forecasting a possible fall of up to 30 percent despite that ratings agency standard and poor's has left britain's credit rating unchanged at double 8 praising its swift and coordinated response to the pandemic the u.s. president's abruptly ended his latest coronavirus briefing without taking questions and they only are donald trump raised the possibility of injecting disinfectant into patients officials received hundreds of calls about the claims manufacturers doctors and agencies rushed out warnings against consuming disinfectants such as bleach child now says he was being sarcastic the death toll in the u.s. has passed 50000 in the worst covert 1000 outbreak anywhere in the state of new york is the hardest hit governor andrew cuomo has warned reopening the economy to early in any american state

in cases restrictions have been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo india has begun easing its nationwide lockdown some of these small neighborhood stores relied on by the country's 1300000000 people are being really opened that large shopping malls and still closed there's a headline something more news in half an hour next its people and power here on our desire to stay with us. desperate for a press a lot millions of people have sought refuge in europe sometimes their dreams sank 3 unwelcome realized sometimes disenchantment was to listen dry food have been the 1st of 2 films on these conflicting experiences people in power has been to the gym and switching but generosity and open house just have been making the mark with the great play. santa. this is joining us. now. to go all month and this is you. know the skin of what is then the one hand palm as a hobby and the musculoskeletal mean that in she. saud a mother of 4 is a refugee in germany after her husband was badly injured in an isis attack in iraq she had to flee the country with her children

the 7 people known to have died so far in sri lanka were muslims mel fernandes is live for us in colombo what more do we know about this decision. well soho. has been dealing with the sort of corona pandemic the we've had 7 not related deaths so far and 3 of those 7 happen to be members of the muslim community now particularly when you look at this ruling which came in the form of an official government gaz that it is that community sensually that it does have a direct betting on the actual gadget that was brought in today dated. yesterday so it kicked in at midnight basically talks about all standing regulation and brings in any gets related caused by the could on a pandemic it says that people and fatalities must be cremated the problem obviously with that is that it does affect those in community who obviously have certain traditions and practices that have been cremation so this is something that has been an ongoing debate in the last week or 2 particularly since we had katrina related deaths 3 of the 7 couldn't relate to that here in sri lanka have been members of the muslim communi

in cases destructions had been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo . british retail sales have plummeted with shop has dropped since records began in 1906 monthly sales for march fell by more than 5 percent despite that ratings agency standard and poor's has left britain's credit rating unchanged at double a crazy swift and coordinates response to the pandemic those headlines got more news here on al-jazeera right off the story and. the wildlife trade under scrutiny the global pandemic has led to a debate on what markets live animals are sold for food so should they be closed this is inside still. hello welcome to the program. scientists are still trying to confirm the exact source of the new corona virus sweeping across the world it's believed the virus may have jumped from exotic animals to humans at a market in will hand china that's led to growing calls to ban markets astray as agriculture minister wants the world's 'd 20 richest nations the g 20 to back a scientific study david little proud says these markets are a source of bio security and hum

the archbishop of colombo cardinal malcolm ranjit also criticised the negligence of the then government and the cover up that followed addressing the tensions that came after the bombings he praised his congregation for not letting emotion drive their actions our challenge will be to work amicably with all our fellow citizens and to ensure a true acceptance and integration that's an approach to muslim human rights activist endorses she says the end of muslim sentiment which followed the bombings shook the community when this happened all of a sudden we have become terrorist actually international terrorist connected to why it's so we were really worried about existence in the country because the way that the entire muslim community was blamed for what people did was highly problematic through say sri lankan politicians have been engaged in hate mongering feeling tensions and causing division by portraying the muslim community as the villain in recent years the past year hasn't ease the pain of losing loved ones anthony's or in the bombing most families and all those who warned of the th

in cases restrictions have been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo and india has begun easing its nationwide lockdown some of the small neighborhood stores relied on by the country's 1300000000 people to open but shopping malls are still closed those were the headlights inside story with bernard smith is next. coming together to fight a pandemic the world health organization has launched a global action plan to develop vaccines and drugs but covert 90 but the u.s. is not taking part so how do we make sure everyone has equal access to truth this is inside story. hello welcome to the program and bernard. it's being called a landmark collaboration the world health organization heads of government and research bodies came together to coordinate the fight against covert 19 they've pledged to work together to find a vaccine and make sure everyone has equal access to treatments and diagnostic tests but the united states isn't taking pot presents donald trump has accused the w.h.o. of mishandling the crisis will bring in our guest in a moment to discuss the

the government there to respect the rights of religious minorities in elfin and joins us live from colombo the sons of his got the makings of being something that's very contentious. you know right from the outset the issue of commission of sort of could rule nothing tell you ti's has brought a lot of emotions into this debate obviously the muslim community who it affects has said in an expressed concern that they're not evil to bury their dead you know lives clean by the. virus in the we that their culture and religion basically the choir is now for the government obviously it is absolute crisis time that entire crowd coronata response is within an overall umbrella of sort of identifying of chasing the people of the come into contact with their own of infected patients and things like that and obviously the last part of that is told to deal with couldn't not italian now issue longer so has happened 7 deaths due to the corona virus and 3 of those 7 are members of the muslim community where this kind of concern and contention has come in so the government basically has brought in some regul

in cases restrictions have been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo india has begun easing its nationwide lockdown some of these small neighborhood stores relied on by the country's 1300000000 people living room opened but large shopping melson still closed there's a headline something more news in half an hour next its people and power here on our facilities stay with us. desperate for oppressive laws millions of people have some refuge in europe sometimes their dreams of sanctuary and welcome realized sometimes disenchantment has to let's eat dry food. in the 1st of 2 films on these conflicting experiences people in power has been to the german city where generosity and open office have been making like the 2 creatures.

outside the building essentially light lamps and the bells tolled and despite the curfew here in colombo people in the surrounding areas obviously within social distancing could not keep themselves in their homes they did gather essentially just behind here some of them clutching candles some of them clutching rosaries some of them just having their hands class of the ghetto with tears running down their faces as they remembered all those killed a year ago here daryn what more have we learned then from the investigation and was anyone punished for the attacks. sadly not yet and i mean so far we've had 2 presidential commissions of inquiry the 2nd one still going on obviously appointed by the new president go to rb rajapaksa we had the previous president have a presidential commission of inquiry that process finished there was a parliamentary select committee and essentially we saw a huge number of people bring brought in to give evidence there was some startling information that came out at the end of the day what everybody realized hearing that information that it was a huge failing hug

buddhist majority government to respect the rights of religious minorities but no fernandez is in colombo with more. the government basically has brought in some regulations under a gasket which was from we understand that midnight yesterday taking effect and announced today using a very old regulation from the 1920 s. about the prevention of disease and quarantine and brought in these new rules which deals with the sort of premeditation of all those that die of the corona virus so that's what's caused sort of reaction from the muslim community leaders of the community have called on the government to allow them to bury their dead in accordance with their rights and beliefs see that the dummy with sure the world health organization allows for all members of the muslim community to be buried in line with that cultures and traditions obviously under certain restrictions for example burials i believe are required to be done more than 8 feet underground and things like that but as we're hearing i did speak to a member of medical community who did point out that the w a a chill down as issued

alberto colombo says that, although some clubs are back in training, it's only in preparation in casecourse, it's impossible to answer the question of when we will be back playing, and nobody in this world knows the answer, because this will depend on the evolution of the virus, and we have to remember that the situation might be diverse from country to country and there might be local solutions to local problems. but ultimately we all know that the governments of the virus countries, they are the ones in charge of implementing and lifting virus restrictions that apply to our lives and also to sport. after over a week in hospital, the former tottenham and england strikerjimmy greaves is back home, recuperating with his wife irene. greaves who is 80, didn't test positive for covid—19, but a statement on social media said that he had been very ill. he suffered a stroke five years ago. the post thanked the thousands of people who'd sent goodwill messages, saying it was "lovely to know that there is still so much love for him in the world". there certainly is. one of spurs‘s greatest stri

in cases restrictions have been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo and india has begun easing its nationwide lockdown some of the small neighborhood stores relied on by the country's 1300000000 people are being allowed to reopen but shopping malls are still closed those are the headlines inside story with bernard smith is next. coming together to fight a pandemic the world health organization has launched a global action plan to develop vaccines on drugs but covert 90 but the u.s. is not taking part so how do we make sure everyone has equal access to truth this is inside still. alive.

extend them by another week the order came after a spike in cases on a naval base near the capital colombo a 5th of the country's sorry about a 5th of the country's 523 confirmed infections are at that base 7 people have died of the virus in the country will hundreds of clothing factories have reopened in bangladesh despite a nationwide lockdown more than $4000000.00 people were in the garment industry and many have not been paid for months the country expects to lose about $6000000000.00 worth of exports this financial year as the sector faces cancellations from some of the world's largest brands of retail is bangladesh has so far recorded more than 5400 cases and 145 deaths. still ahead on al-jazeera yemeni separatists declasse self rule in the south but the internationally recognized government warns it's a catastrophic oil. and food allergy prevention we examine the link between a child's immune system and the bacteria in their mother's stomach. hello there we've managed to have a break from those severe thunderstorms across the south and the southeast united states we have had some we

cases there restrictions had been relaxed in what were considered low risk areas outside the capital colombo and india has begun easing its nationwide lock down some of the small neighborhood stores relied upon by the country's 1300000000 people are being allowed to reopen but large malls that remain closed well those are the headlines they'll be more news here to talk to al-jazeera to stay with us eyes only. treats and trace frank assessments why is it so he's struggling to cope with the number coronavirus failure to take really aggressive action leave them behind the herd informed opinions it's going to be much more challenging in a place like he did with his one ventilator 3000000 people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines india turning up to the spread of the one of ours in the inside story on al-jazeera will. be. june the 26945. is the 2nd movie war was ending representatives of 50 countries signed the united nations chiltern san francisco. the un officially came into existence in october of that year when the church was ratified by china france former soviet union united ki

paragraph but basically west and north and brazil up through french guyana certain am and up towards colombo which is known for this time of the year this is just active weather down in argentina there's not much there to the north the constant apart from the shower to develop in panama an increasing number of think in cuba we've got a line that goes the gulf of mexico but not in the caribbean itself so if mexico has an increasing likelihood of showers big ones but they're not particularly widespread in the u.s. the story has been of fork lift out here this layer of low pressure into the ohio valley and out towards the east coast that will be a wet area for a couple of days as new york having disappointing to have it in contrast than arizona phoenix is up to nearly 40. you know certain isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leave the looking at another side of the story not the mark the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact look it's reality and you have to reject the law exposing the ticks triathlon if the rhetoric and clai

but if the new normal that colombo is talking about means abandoning the life we loved before the coronavirus or using this crisis as something to be doing as a vehicle for advancing a left-wing freedom-killing agenda, well, count us out. and those are my thoughts at the end of the shutdown, day 16. all right, joining me now is fda commissioner stephen hahn. commissioner, great to see you tonight. where are we right now on this increasing push that so many scientists are advocating for serology testing? one cannot start in earnest? >> it's great to be here, thank you for having me. serology testing is a really important piece of this puzzle and i think you said it right that now is the time to get as much data as we possibly can. understanding that the serology test is indication of having previously had the infection and now recovering because you've developed antibodies and so it tells us a lot and i think dr. birx's point about particularly our frontline first responders and health care workers getting that information and knowing that they have the immunity is actually very important. so

to respect the rights of religious minorities out as a response from around us as more for us from colombo. the government basically has brought in some regulations under a gasket which was. we understand that midnight yesterday taking effect and announced today using a very old regulation from the 1920 s. about the prevention of disease and quarantine and brought in these new rules which deals with the sort of premeditation of all those that die of the corona virus so that's what's caused sort of reaction from the muslim community leaders of the community have called on the government to allow them to bury their dead in accordance with their rights and beliefs they see that the w.h.o. that what had taken as asian allowance for all members of the muslim community to be buried in line with that cultures and traditions obviously under certain restrictions for example burials i believe are required to be done more than 8 feet underground and things like that but as we're hearing i did speak to a member of medical community who did point out that the doubly with chill does issued guidelines th

the order came after a spike in cases on a naval base near the capital colombo around a 5th of the country's 477 confirmed infections are at the base 7 people have died in the virus of the virus in the country in bangladesh hundreds of garment factory have reopened despite a nationwide lockdown it raises fears that the industry is largely female workforce will be exposed to covert 19 factories shut their doors late last month due to the pandemic but many say they are being pushed by retailers to fulfill outstanding export orders buying other shows so far recorded more than 5400 cases a group of dutch high school students have completed a transatlantic sailing trip forced on them by coronavirus restrictions they were on an educational cruise of the caribbean when they had to change plans for returning home so instead of flying back from cuba originally planned the crew and students set sail for the northern dutch port of harlingen the trip of nearly 7000 kilometers took 5 weeks. well this is difficult it's a bogus very sorry space and you're with a lot of people so it's sometimes very difficu

maybe we need to get matlock or colombo to check it out.rockford files. you're going deep. >> ooh, man, james gardner. i loved that guy. don't get me started. but, yeah, that answer was -- in the immortal words of mannix, that answer, ma'am, was as bad as this coffee. so there you have it. >> just being sarcastic, joe. you can't read sarcasm when you see it. >> i guess not. this guy is sarcastic about so many things. it ends up when he asks putin to take a look at the 30,000 emails. we find out later that's a joke. as dana millbank said, his sense of humor is so dry. sometimes you don't know he's joking for a year or so. >> it's not a joke to the poison control centers who have been flooded with calls over the last four days. let's turn to pulitzer prize-winning reporter and contributor to the new yorker magazine, charles du wi g. it looks at the epidemic intelligence service and the vast differences in deaths from covid-19 when scientists take the lead instead of politicians. charles, good to have you with us. we should start by explaining