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. >> benemann: south africa, africa's hardest hit country, officials there acted quickly and also ruthlesslyo fight the virus. debora patta visited one of the poorest communities, the township of alexandra, in johannesburg. >> reporter: south africa has some of the toughest lockdown regulations in the world, but enforcing them is not so easy. security forces fire rubber bullets at those defying orders to stay at home. shot after shot is fired as police clear the streets, the parks-- anywhere people are gathered illegally. security forces are taking no chances in south africa. alcohol is banned. this place is suspected of selling it. they're cracking down. and the stay-at-home order has once again laid bare the enduring fault lines in south africa of poverty and race in places like alexandra township. a lone policeman struggles to control a crowd. eventually, the military was brought in to assist. that did not end well. security forces have been filmed humiliating transgressors by making them do demeaning physical exercises. people don't seem to be aware. look how close they're standing in th

build what it calls a humanitarian aid bridge to move essential aid and equipment to parts of africa hit hardest by the virus well mike hanna is in washington d.c. for us and has been monitoring that president trump's press conference mike a hugely wide ranging press conference there with what appeared to be some inherent contradictions about the white house's approach the had the pandemic and how it will progress in the coming months. well indeed the news conference starting late say often do going into the evening news times president trump trotting out the director of the c.d.c. robert ridgefield to explain a comment that he'd made earlier in the day and uncomfortable moment as president trump described it as he was completely misquoted saying that it was fake news well the directors then explained exactly what he said and did confirm that he was quoted accurately in the body of the washington post report which is the initial source of the reporting there could have been some argument about the headline however the director did confirm that in the fall or winter it would be far more complicat

build what it calls a humanitarian aid bridge to move essential aid and equipment to parts of africa hit hardest by the virus well that's now speak to mike hanna he's been following that press conference for us in washington d.c. mike it seems the white house very keen to set the record straight on the c.d.c.'s position despite what appear to be some pretty inherent contradictions about the administration's approach to the pandemic. well it was essentially a rather uncomfortable moment when president trump introduced the director of the centers for disease control having described the report in the local newspaper as fake news described as misquoting at the director well the director got up and made it very clear that he had not prima squirted in the body of the initial report he did have some argument about the headline itself but it's yet another example of president countering his scientists now not only the director of the c.d.c. but also dr anthony fancy the chief medical adviser to the white house saying that he's absolutely convinced that the coronavirus will come back in the fall and tha

still ahead and al jazeera why health experts are concerned that africa will be the hardest hit by the coronavirus and damage. hello rain is leaving china and others normally breeze pushing this cloud south but because it's quite cold air it's developing over the warm waters of the western pacific these china sea and it's got a secure location in it and you see from the colors when you see orange that's pretty heavy rain so once again for the major islands of japan rain is on it's why i'm with the rain low temp she's in a sucker we start of 11 degrees that rain lasted until tuesday then back up to 16 or wednesday as it clears away which is about the average there cause not a stain a sock is rolling up the whole way through home should eventually probably just touch a card as well so a miserable day in tokyo on monday as well because sometimes behind and it's warming up in beijing and at 22 in hong kong probably feels a little chill side in the morning because humidity is low but it's sunshine by day south of this a good scattering of big thunderstorms born here is the focus at the mome

a coronavirus coverage continues in a moments why health experts are concerned africa may end up being the hardest hit by the pandemic. and mobile phone alerts an electronic response will look at how technology is tracing the spread of the virus but also what it might mean for your privacy. how low it has been particularly hot in a dusty sunday when you can have the empty quarter in the u.a.e. in qatar and this part of saudi arabia as well the temperatures have been as high as 14 in dubai they may well be on sunday but this is a southerly breeze is normally opposing it and i think we'll eventually find things cooling down in fact the cloud it's visible in the satellite picture is the cold front which is showing showers in iran might show an occasional thunderstorm elsewhere but there's not really very much impetus for that to happen of course temperatures to the north of that particularly in the levant are much lower but the sun is out now and it isn't improving situation in what's been the case the last couple of days and it carries on improving on monday whereas the chances and storms are in qat

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and missiles islamic republic is the middle eastern state hardest hit so far by the virus nearly 5000 iranians have died. and we turn to south africa now were president cyril ramaphosa is promising to look after homeless people during the lockdown in capetown that means moving them into a camp but the ngo doctors without borders says that decision could well infect more people. went to see for himself. cape town may have played to actually wanted to showcase how well the city is dealing with the homeless during the cruel enough virus crisis it has set up shelter for some 1500 people at a sports field on the outskirts of the city the mayor and his staff proudly point out a medical clinic but the upbeat mood quickly changes when we approach the 10s. behind a fence and. they are. not. good at the plan you want. that they are dying there and have to sleep on the colts. the police move in. and be done that doesn't mean. but i think we all know what mean you know and when no one's being held against you well on the side of the judge you must think you know this i was thinking about you and i don't know let me go now i'm going through and

amy: with over 4500 confirmed cases, south africa is one of the hardest hit nations on the continent.obel peace laureate archbishop desmond tutu said the coronavirus has brought enduring racial inequalities into stark relief. he said "the virus has done the country a ghastly favor by exposing the unsustainable foundations on which it is built that mususbe urgentltly fixed," he said d a statemement. in related news, over 200 docts s fromuba ararrived in south africa to help fight the monday outbreak. in guatetemala, nearly 100 immigrants recently deported from the united states have tested positive for covid-19, making up some 20% of guatemala's coronavirus cases. the guatemalan government indefinitely suspended deportation flights from the u.s., saying it will only allow them to resume if the e u.s. improves its screening protocols. in el salvador, president nayib bukele has authorized police and military to use lethal force against gang members following a spate of homicides over recent days linked to gang activity. authorities say more than 50 people were murdered over the weekend a

south africa is the continent's hardest hit country with more than 1,300 cases there. ted one of the poorest communities, the township of alexandra in johannesburg. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: south africa has some of the toughest lockdown regulations in the world. but enforcing them is not so easy. here in a low-income inner city area, security forces fire rubber bullets at those defying orders to stay at home. shot after shot is fired as police clear the streets, the parks, anywhere people are gathered illegally. >> go, go -- >> reporter: security forces are taking no chances in south africa. alcohol is banned, this place is suspected of selling it. they're cracking down. and the stay-at-home order has laid bare the enduring fault lines in south africa of poverty and race in places like alexandra township. >> one-room house, there is about six people or so. so it's still the same. you can't expect people stuck in one om >> rter:e policeman struleol crowd -- >> the arein l i t assist. that did not end well. security forces have been filmed humiliating transgressors by ma

chief talking about how developing economies are the hardest hit they need to focus on these economies especially those in africa. yes she's deeply concerned about africa and the rest of the developing world and the effect of this crisis she said it was the worst crisis of her life time i don't think she'd mind me telling you she's 66 years old she also said it was the worst crisis the international monetary fund had faced in its history now the international monetary fund and the world bank the bretton woods organizations set up at a conference the bretton woods conference in the last year of world war 2 the idea to rebirth build the global economy set up a new global economy after a 2nd world war and she says the challenge is as serious as that very sobering words from the head of the international monetary fund though she made it clear the focus should be on the economy the focus should be on both both the fighting the virus and fighting the effects of the virus and that needed to go hand in hand at this stage and earlier we heard from the u.n. secretary general and tony good terrorism reiterating really the

the group that is most likely to be hit who is likely to be the hardest hit we think the concentrations of harm are going to be in north africa sub-saharan africa and in the middle east if you think of it in terms of the economic crisis is coming we're already worried that 40000000 lives will be lost but in terms of the economic crisis and you think of some communities like mumbai or in asia or in cheap down or in nairobi in africa or mexico city just slums in those 5 cities more than the population of the country that i come from and these are people who can't do social distancing who are overwhelmingly working in the informal economy who have no social protection there are more than 2000000000 people on the planet earth who work in the informal economy they don't get sick days. what do you think is the best solution for this i know that you've been talking about relieving some debts but in practical terms what are you suggesting. well in leadership terms we're going to need new solutions because we've never faced this kind of crisis that is coming out us in so many ways and there's a real opportunity for leadership next wee

the hardest hit regions are europe and central asia with a projected drop of nearly 28% followed by sub-saharan africa at about 23% and south asia with a negative 22%. the world bank says remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record $554 billion last year. it says that studies show remittances have contributed to alleviate poverty, improve nutrition, boost spending on education, and reduce child labor. the world bank says effective social protection systems are crucial in both developing and advanced nations to safeguard the poor and vulnerable during the crisis. >>> south african president cyril ramaphosa has announced that his government will relax a nationwiwide lockdown and rereo the economy in p phases. >> while a a nationwide lockdow is probably the most effective means to contatain the s spread e virurus,t cannnnot be sustained indedefinitely. our people need to eat. they need to earn a living. >> the government is expected to allow the resumption of operation for mines and some manufacturers on may 1st. these sectors are considered to be essential in terms of securing foreig

nigeria as the countries they expect to also be hit the hardest but food insecurity isn't really far away it's not a far away story like in africa being hit by locusts which i would presume is a natural occurrence it's happening right here in the u.s. even prior to corona virus but the pandemic is also going to intensify hunger here so where do you see this going and how do we solve that we've seen photos of dairy farmers having to dump the milk down the drains what is happening with the supply chain. well we live in a capitalist system and the motivation of those who control the means of production is the maximisation of profit. so that's why their 1st instinct is to lay people off as opposed to providing out incentives for people to maintain their jobs it is a question of who actually controls the food supply and it's a agger business interests that control the food supply worldwide even in africa for example when you have cast crop production as you do have to change and other countries the production large depends upon the demand at a lot of the man is not necessarily domestic but also international so if the demand in the u

hardest. emerging markets and low income nations across africa, latin america, and much of asia are at high riskth systems to begin with. many face the dreadful challenge of fighting the virus in ensley -- in denselyes populated cities where social distancing is hardly an option. see needs for developing countries to be in the trillions of dollars, and they can cover , leavingrtion of that residual gaps in the hundreds of billions of dollars. they urgently need help. there is no question that 2020 will be exceptionally difficult. if the pandemic fades in the , that islf of the year allowing a gradual proceeding of containment measures and reopening of the economy. our baseline assumption is for a partial recovery in 2021. but again, i stress there is tremendous uncertainty around the outlook. it could get worse, depending on many variable factors, including the duration of the pandemic. , everything depends on the policy actions we take now. so what needs to be done. my next point is to focus on building a bridge to recovery. four priorities for that. first, continue with essential containment m

that that starts social distancing is the hardest of all we also fear african governments may not contain this pandemic this will result in total chaos in africa at the end of it all we may not be able to do anything but cry and lament. like many african countries cameron's health care system isn't prepared for that but the mic experts say if it fractions get out of control here it could be catastrophic. their forties in the city of bora are moving ahead to convert the city's stadium into an isolation and treatment center they anticipate a rise in infections and not everyone in the city is willing to be tested for the virus a source of concern for health officials along with plans for testing a decontamination of public spaces is also on the way. but that's not enough to come some. if western countries with all their facilities and equipment counting huge losses what do you say of africa when infections reach a peak it is really scary for everyone i'm waiting to see but to be frank things don't seem right the more you think about it the more you want to give up. african union and other regional bodies say they are working with individual gover

virus outbreak a global pandemic but africa felt the effects later that other continents but how many health experts are concerned it will actually end up being the hardest hit reports from kenya's capital nairobi. eating grilled meat in pubs is part of daily life in kenya's capital nairobi. selling it he's big business. ground to a hold when the government ordered restaurants closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. grills on the strip of closed workers have been laid off. or is not will we must adhere to the measures but. for even tick away we have to turn to for help. the group me traders here are among millions across africa who already lost their livelihoods because of restrictions on movement and trade. shoppers in kenya supermarkets have to keep distance and sanitize their hands but shops like this are the main of the middle class which in most african countries he's tiny crowded markets like this are more normal simply isn't space for people to keep distance here it will be impossible to enforce it the people that trade in places like this and people that buy them here they don't come here in the daytime they go hungry in the evening and

hardest saddest week. a pandemic is for schools around the world to close with students continuing their educational why many of them in some parts of africa are missing out because the results is just aren't available catherine sawyer reports from eastern kenya where thousands of students and urban informal settlements and rural areas are struggling maybe we'll skip this but this is the new normal in many schools in kenya we are due to a quick check in before the last one starts and julius my sharia is settling into the idea that he might be remotely teaching his students for months my machine has heard some of the challenges we are experiencing. is dealing with a few technology and the fact that not all children might give 100 percent in vachel classes it will not take us through this light but he says a coronavirus has shifted the future of landing by jury to their mom now organising some groups that they're doing their own discussion for their discussions with and getting teachers in ways that are truly unimaginable about 150 kilometers east of nairobi in which this parent homeschools he still. he uses a television lining program start

hardest and most consequential of these. for what observers could believe, the tactics of the rebels, they had many soldiers in africa. they arrived in the americas with military training and discipline or at least some knowledge and evasive tactics in africa. some scholars suggest american slaveholders might be seen as extensions of african work. this prospective review of the conflict networks of migration line, trans regional power and conflict that gave the political history of the 18th century some of its most distinctive contours. warfare is not the first step to envisioning a map of atlantic slavery shows how political and military practices travel, take root and grow in the environment. even as the slave trade forced people to remake and renegotiate their affiliation, the massive dispersive about across the atlantic scattered military conflict throughout the americas. the story of the qualities shows how african warfare was with multitude, not as a direct continuation of previous struggle but as the outgrowth of immigrant experience. british slaveholders value them, planters generally help for agricultural lab

and that starts social distancing is the hardest of all we also fear african governments may not contain this pandemic this will result in total chaos in africa at the end of it all we may not be able to do anything but cry and lament. like many african countries cameron's health care system isn't prepared for that but the bank experts say if infections get out of control here it could be catastrophic. they'll fall just in the city of a moving head to convert the city's stadium into an isolation and treatment center they anticipate a rise in infections and not everyone in the city is willing to be tested for the virus a source of concern for health officials along with plans for testing a decontamination of public spaces is also on the way. but that's not enough to calm some cameroonians. if western countries with all their facilities and equipment counting huge losses what do you say of africa when infections reach a peak it is really scary for everyone i'm waiting to see but to be frank things don't seem right the more you think about it the more you want to give up the. african union and other regional bodies say they're working with indiv

or africa has been affected by the virus much later than other continents and health experts are concerned it could be the hardest marcum web reports from kenya's capital nairobi. eating grilled meat in pubs is part of daily life in kenya's capital nairobi. telling it is big business. battle ground to a halt when the government ordered restaurants closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. grills on this strip of closed all the workers have been laid off. or is not well we must adhere to the measures but our customers are scared to come for even take away we have nowhere to turn to for help. to grow me traders here are among millions across africa have already lost their livelihoods because of restrictions on movement and trade. shoppers in kenya supermarkets have to keep distance and sanitize their hands but shops like this are the dumain of the middle class which in most african countries he's tiny crowded markets like this are more normal simply isn't space for people to keep distance here it would be impossible to enforce it the people that trade in places like this and people that buy them here they do