not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera. this is al jazeera these are your top stories libya's internationally recognized government says it's taken another city from the warlord after us forces earlier the government said it to take on the cities of sort of man. after as fighters have been trying to capture the capital and overthrew the government there for the past year now. the russian president says the defense ministry could be called on to help tackle coronavirus crisis as it worsens the country reported its largest daily increase in the cases of corona virus with more than 2 and a half 1000 new infections taking the total number 18306148 people are known to have died maybe gives the image for me it's a bleak teach the as we can see the situation is changing almost every day unfortunately it's not changing for the better the number of infected people is increasing and there are more severe cases as well as i've said already the coming weeks will be decisive one of the 600 crew who caught the virus on board a u.s. airc

not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera. the top stories on al-jazeera the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic will only end once a vaccine has been developed officials warned that the disease would keep being reintroduced to countries which is contained it unless transmission is halted the head of the body also says countries should only consider lifting lockdowns unless they have the right public health measures in place. the way down is march slower than the way up the to means control measures must be lifted slowly and we've gone through all it cannot happen all at once controlled measures can only be lifted if the right public old measures are in place including significant capacity for contact through sea but locked out in france has been extended until may the 11th in address to the nation president gore said his country was making progress in its fight against the outbreak but he insisted strict rules must be respected for weeks to let the country build its capacity to test every citizen with sym

the world myanmar is relying on everyone to stay home to break the chain of transmission florence louis al-jazeera. 2 weeks after zimbabwe imposed a nationwide lockdown it is now easing some restrictions the country's already facing its worst economic crisis in a decade and now these measures are threatening the livelihoods of people how to mid-town so with more from harare. some relief was the barbarians who rely on relatives living abroad to send the money for days some people haven't had cash to buy food and other essentials it's forced the government to ease a 3 week coronavirus lucked out that means money transfer agencies can now open but only 3 times a week they're opening it will is a lot of creation model for families was most of these guys are relying on not just what are the images which is a big big contribution of over 720000000 here stuff comes to the desperate a form of coming into the into the country it is this initial the nationwide lockdown has affected many sectors of the economy brian unger makes and sells sculptures mainly for the foreign markets he can't do that now. as you

not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera some governments are embracing new technology to slow the spread of the virus digital tracking for example helps the moloto where people go and who they interact with they do this mainly through mobile phone location data as well as so-called contact tracing apps out there are privacy concerns if abused raw data being collected could be stored and used by governments well after the pandemic is over pfizer patel is the co-director of the national security program at the new york university she says any app will be limited by how and if people decide to use their. there's a number of things that are out there promising obviously the google akhil partnership that was or an ass of the end of last week seems promising they have been very sensitive to to privacy issues you know the data is stored on your phone for the most part there are ways that they are making sure that it's d.n.r. so that a copy rian honest so there's definitely you know potential over there but even with that. would ha

not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera. forces loyal to libya's internationally recognized government say they're making gains in the fight against war before hafter troops have entered the city of sort of man and are continuing to advance earlier the tripoli based government launched airstrikes against half those forces killing 7. had reports from tripoli. we know that this could be a major said back for have to force because as you know of that half that has been relying on these 2 cities to besiege the capital tripoli in many occasions he's been calling on his forces in sobriety answer man to move on the capital tripoli but this said back and also week in his forces positions in southern tripoli government forces say that they have been trying to cut the supply line coming to have to the forces in the city of sobriety answer man from a woods here. in. southern west of the libyan capital so this is a major setback to have to us forces and we know that the government forces are now aiming at taken control of the whole hig

not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera. as the pandemic continues to spread affecting millions of lives and the global economy governments around the world in trying to find ways to slow the spread many have turned to digital tracking initiatives to help the monitor where people go and who they interact with this includes the use of the cation doll service also so-called contact tracing apps that assist health officials to monitor the transmission of the virus however the major downside in using such technology is the potential for massive breaches of privacy if abuse role dosser could be stored and used by governments well after the pandemic is over . let's pick now to tell who's in new york she is the co-director of the liberty and national security program at the brennan center for justice at new york university thank your time 1st off what are your thoughts on the use of technology for contact tracing. so i think there is. you know one has to 1st start with the proposition that the technology is not going to be a silve

not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera turkey's president reject type erdogan has rejected his interior minister's resignation who tried to quit after he abruptly enforced a 48 hour curfew that has since been lifted the lockdown sparked panic buying in major cities so the man who said he was responsible the can for the confusion after the lockdown was announced with just 2 hours' notice of people out of the shops many without any of the mandatory face masks all up 1198 people have died from the virus in turkey with many 57000 cases confirmed. restrictions are being enforced in the balkans to stop the spread of covert 19 the region in southeastern europe spans 12 countries including croatia area for example a 60 hour curfew has been imposed in serbia as well where more than 70 people have died tally legit reports now from the capital belgrade. curfew in serbia started on friday at 5 o'clock afternoon and it will remain until early monday morning the ban on movement doesn't apply to people who must go to work including also

not a perfect system but it's one way to ensure that aid reaches those who need it most florence louis al-jazeera. just ahead here on the news in sport football club some bellerose have found a creative way of filling the seats stadiums and they will be here with the rest of the sport in just a few moments. and again time to support his andy thank you so much as you know all the presidents of the international olympic committee says the postponements of issues games will cost his organization hundreds of millions of dollars that's almost bikes admitted that japan's organizers face paying an even bigger price tag for that. that could hit $6000000000.00 in an interview with a german newspaper back also said the i see how insurance to cover the costs of a consolation but not a postponements $1.00 critic of the are a safe release the delay in postponing the shiz games to put athlete lives at risk of global athletes also says many sportsmen and women will now need financial help all events are suspended global athlete is an independent body that believes competitiveness should have more of a say in ho