delhi we have our own kumah an economist and professor at the institute of social sciences and from harare hope to know an award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker gentlemen welcome to you all. coming to you 1st in amongst all of the death in amongst all of the illness is there another casualty and it's the truth of what is actually happening out there. well i think in south africa at this moment at least the south african government is being very honest and doing its best to keep the public informed of the number of infections we are told every day or the increased day on day and of the number. of deaths i guess the problem we face here is that our testing is though at the relatively low level there's only been. less than 20000 s. that have been done so that they use that we're getting are not reflecting the fruits of the rates of infection in the months our communities in south africa i hope that it will stay that way because at least you know we have a strong civil society and that storm human rights based legal framework but that may not be the case in countries to the north

a problem that you have if think ok or you know you don't know you know how hard it already ok in harare to those issues as a line by and mark in jo'burg in delhi hopewell for you does that all serve to undercut a starting point of trust. but is very sure the story from delhi and some south africa they're sliding they send what we have for the worst situation is much worse west and south africa west as before only had 994 tests and 7 people have tested positive in one person died and that the citizens have been asking our governments to do what it is in order to get it here in britain to check also how the virus infection is warner set and that the story from dennis also see him you know to zimbabwe because the prison in order to not doubt that we don't have to sit next for our citizens 90 percent for potential which force he. would prevent we only have a more typical city for an internment so when the law down has avoided most of their rations to tick boxes to their villages because they can order a sports stadium to cities in the city a light can danni's also that those people that are

police in harare blocked major roads as the baba begins a 21 day nationwide lockdown if people can't prove why it is essential for them to travel to the city center they are told to go back home so i think maybe those measures taken place and budget ground in limiting meant something to do the. government of. the spread of the. other countries have also put in place similar measures in varying degrees but zimbabweans living with hyper inflation and high unemployment worry that closing down markets and non essential businesses cash for millions already struggling. to use. even $1.00 to $2.00 old clothes. on day one of the lock down harare streets were largely deserted health officials say they are ready to minimise the impact of the outbreak should they be more infections and are only transferred operators for the state are allowed to work or they are needed for people who are in a financial services the government has also closed borders and banned large gatherings. pharmacies fuel stations and supermarkets can stay open jaring the 3 week lockdown but daily water fuel and food shorta

one of the oldest poorest and busiest neighborhoods in harare many people decided to stay at home on monday the unemployment rate here is said to be more than 80 percent the unofficial unemployment rate so many people work in the informal sector they are casual workers they need to come out to work in these markets which are now deserted the concern for millions of zimbabweans across the country is how are they going to families given that is now a 21 day they say they have to work from monday to sunday to earn that little bit of money so they can look after their worried that this lockdown of 3 weeks 21 days is going to make that extremely difficult. to police roadblocks to stop people from moving around and necessarily businesses that have been fitted non essential services have been shut and they are concerned about how all of the public health care system is going to be an increase in in sections for years now doctors and nurses that long complained about how they don't have the essential equipment medicines in public hospitals to be able to look after patients to be able to keep

police in harare blocked major roads as the baba begins a 21 day nationwide lockdown if people can't prove why it is essential for them to travel to the city center they are told to go back home. those measures. logic around and limit to movement something to do that. to cover. the spread of the call members. other countries have also put in place similar measures in varying degrees but zimbabweans living with hyper inflation and high unemployment worry that closing down markets and nonessential businesses cash for millions already struggling. to be used. if you wanted to try to close. on day one of the lock down harare streets was largely deserted health officials say they are ready to minimize the impact of the outbreak should they be more infections are now only transport operators for the state are allowed to work or they are needed for people who are in a financial services the government has also closed borders and banned large gatherings . pharmacies fuel stations and supermarkets can stay open jury in a 3 week lock down but daily water fuel and food shortages means queuing fo

one person has died and 7 others are infected or more on this is going to harm the taso who is in harare so these restrictions are people abiding by them. stations are open so people are allowed to go to those places and stock up on commodities where they've been told don't stay out for. this is somebody one of the oldest poorest and busiest townships in you see a lot of people decided they didn't they hold and they're not venturing out the unemployment rate here in official unemployment rate is it to be more than 80 to think and a lot of people working in the informal that to their casual work his and they work in these markets which are now pretty much deserted and the concern of many people here seem to have is that how are they going to manage to feed a family some of them work monday to sunday felling in these markets and they saying that the longer this drags on for 21 days they want to be in it would be extremely difficult to provide for their families so that as you said yes the economy is struggling but the health care public health care sector really does not seem to be equippe

output to their own this is embodied township one of the oldest poorest and busiest neighborhoods in harare many people decided to stay at home on monday the unemployment rate here is said to be more than 80 percent the unofficial unemployment rate for many people work in the informal sector there casual work has been nice to come out in a word in these markets which are now deserted the concern for millions of zimbabweans across the country is how are they going to see the families given that is now a 21 day lockdown they say they have to work from monday to sunday so that little bit of money so they can look after hogs are worried that this lockdown of 3 weeks 21 days is going to make that extremely difficult. the police are manning roadblocks to stop people from moving around and necessarily businesses that are considered non essential services have been touched and they are concerned about how well the bobbies public health care system is going to call should there be an increase in inspections for years now doctors and nurses of long complained about how they don't have the essential e

harare she says it is inevitably the poorest people who will suffer the most while these restrictions are place. supermarkets pharmacies and fuel stations are open people are being allowed to go to those places to stock up on commodities but they're being told not to stay out for too this is regarded township one of the oldest poorest and busiest neighborhoods in harare many people decided to stay at home on monday the unemployment rate here is said to be more than 80 percent the unofficial unemployment rate for many people work in the informal sector they are casual workers they need to come out to work in these markets which are now deserted the concern for millions of the across the country is how are they going to feed their families given that there's now a 21 day they say they have to work from monday to sunday to earn that little bit of money so they can look after their worried at this lockdown of 3 weeks 21 days is going to make that extremely difficult. to police roadblocks to stop people from moving around and necessarily businesses that have been fitted non essential servi

their labor day he is a former secretary general of the zimbabwe medical doctors association and from harare we have a son a morio he is c.e.o. and founder of mines the mandela institute for development studies. asked say before we get started we also invited nick mangwana a spoke persons next person for the ruling zanu p.f. party to join our panel but he stopped responding to our cause we were also due to have morning cut them up from the opposition movement for democratic change she also stopped responding to us just before we went to air and you know what that means it means that we have even more space on this show for you to tweet us at a.j. stream also if you to comment in i you choose a link and a conversation and you too can be part of his very important conversation let me just start here dr bevary how bad is the food insecurity situation in zimbabwe right now what does that mean on a day to day basis we were through really very. it very very very and greenlaw who shoot it very well most. certainly only. if you sue and. and things like that. will be. very clear of. the security that

there's no running water at the moment so the residents of this neighborhood on the outskirts of harare have to fetch water from a well there's also no electricity says grace. such problems leave many people feeling worried and anxious. you know going as i doubt is not going to get us to this need it's a very stressful some people can't afford gas and can't cook and feed their family . one year some people can't even afford firewood. these constant daily worries are a heavy burden. so that's there's no going to combat. and that's to make a quarter of the population of zimbabwe have a common mental disorder in a country of 30000000 there are just 11 psychiatry some 20 clinical psychologists as a trained lay health worker great struggle wants to help improve the situation the friendship bench is a community project today great stroger is meeting blandina morning they've been seeing each other regularly for 4 weeks both women are housewives and grandmothers grace is helping blank you know through her depression. what are you doing to feel better she asks. approaches based on cognitive beha

19 security forces now deployed to enforce the restrictions i will check in with automatons and in harare for more on the strikers through development partner. well supermarkets pharmacies and fuel stations are open people have been allowed to go there to stock up on basic commodities but they've been told to try and get back home as soon as possible that's typical 5th market baby heinie the lines very sometimes they become long as it becomes short but the key thing is look at them they're standing really close to each other they're not exactly practicing social network distancing and then on this side it's people boys just came out and started for play football and more people from the community are coming in to watch them play so they are not concerned about how aware is the general public about keeping their distance another concern of how do we be is the bobbies public health care system when it comes to dealing with coronavirus if there is an increase in infection doctors and nurses for years always complain that the sort of just drug gloves boss the government says it's working with

a precaution independence day celebrations next month our council our metacity has more now from harare. the social distancing in many parts of zimbabwe isn't easy victor check on you collect most of bobbins has a casual job but selling on the street he's afraid of catching coronavirus public washbasin being placed around the city but cuts in the council's water supply means the taps run dry for hours sometimes days i was can't imagine what it. would be like. maybe. some. major problems. health officials say they are ready to minimize the impact of coronavirus should they be an outbreak while kentucky spittle is one health quarantine center in the capital with suspected cases are tested but it only has a few dozen beds the collapsing economy is adding to the problems of the struggling public healthcare sector. launching the national preparedness response plan on thursday president said zimbabwe has other health challenges to deal with. not remember. we were. a border. zimbabweans have some experience dealing with disease our breaks more than 4000 people died from cholera in 2008 measure

of its struggling health sector one person has died and 7 others are infected has away this from harare well could have been fuel stations are open but people are allowed to go to those places and stock up on commodities where they've been told don't stay out for. this is the body one of the oldest poorest and busiest townships in. a lot of people decide day in their home and they're not venturing out the unemployment rate here an official unemployment rate is more than 80 percent and a lot of people work in the informal that to the casual with his and they work in these markets which are now pretty much deserted and that the good many people have seemed to have is that how are they going to manage to feed a family some of them what monday to fund they filing in these markets and they saying that the longer this drags on for $21.00 days they want to be and it will be extremely difficult to provide for the public health sector has struggled here for years in the country facing it was economic decline in a decade and a lot of people are concerned with how the hospitals are going to manage

temperatures of $27.00 degrees celsius and also looking at find the dishes lots of sunshine and highs in harare of 22 degrees. once hosni mubarak became president so began a story of conflict and isolation on one side a wife and son their sights set on succession on the other present the crease in the distance from the egyptian 'd people when his beloved grandson. barak need to step. down the flames ignited in tunisia exploded in egypt and everything changed. for 2 of the family. the. the i. got you all just there a reminder of our top stories this hour turkish forces have shot down the syrian government for playing in the province is the 3rd syrian fighter jet downed in 3 days since turkey escalates a campaign against bashar al assad's forces. iran is considering it deploying the military to assist in the fight against coronavirus another 11 people have died bringing the death toll to 77 it's the highest number outside of china which is the epicenter of the virus. the u.s. federal reserve has cut interest rates by half a percentage point the fed says it's an emergency move to protect the econo

a precaution and independence day celebrations next month our council army tells us more now from harare. the social distancing in many parts of zimbabwe isn't easy victor check on you collect most of bobbins has a casual job but selling on the street he's afraid of catching coronavirus public washbasin being placed around the city but cuts in the council's water supply means the taps run dry for hours sometimes days was can't imagine what it. would be like. maybe. some. it's going to come to the image problem. health officials say they are ready to minimize the impact of coronavirus should they be an outbreak while kentucky spittle is one health quarantine center in the capital with suspected cases are tested but it only has a few dozen beds the collapsing economy is adding to the problems of the struggling public healthcare sector. launching the national preparedness response plan on thursday president said zimbabwe has other health challenges to deal with. not remember. we were doing. a board. zimbabweans have some experience dealing with disease our breaks more than 4000 people died

this is a harare resident.t. >> the majority of these people survive from hand to mouth. when it was announced, most people did not have enough money. in the meantime, people will not have food to e eat and we e areo afraid ato how we will survive by the timime 21 days have p pa. they may c come back in the unid states, democratic presidential candidate and former vice president joe biden has doubled down on his rejection of single payer healthcare as the coronavirus pandemic has already created record levels of unemployment, which is costing many their employer-sponsored health care and millions of americans face economic devastation. ththis is joe biden speaking on msnbc. >> single payer willll not solve that. the thing that is needed, for example, we have a whole number of hospitals that are being so stretched, including rule hospitals, they will need moree financing. that does not come from a singlele-payer system. thatat comes f from the federal government stetepping up and dealing with the concerns t they have. amy: exit polls at primary voting sites show democrats

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