taiwan sees is happening in hong kong. well i think certainly one or thinks and. it's certainly one way. to. we need to fix the nation's. brain. on this. but i think also that the government is i think savvy able to recognize that. there ought to be different ways. especially when. so again we need work and this was of course i think he will. when you think maybe that will that the sas using this model. will then directly. to. all resolve this question as well there clearly was one of yours in the world is to. blame and to the ones to the well so whether or not this approach will work of course there are voices and that are very much against. any who are a little. too. close to the point but for me everything it has we will be doing. we will work and i'm not sure. if you are making these i think one thing that has not to be asked. all these things to the wall. and victor to you as well what's happening in home call must make people in taiwan well but the likelihood of any sort of strengthening of ties between china and hon

the protest abolition cam i think the hong kong politics in hong kong can take a very positive tone if only both camps do not make the public so. if you like. radical ok i'm afraid that it's correct we're ok unfortunately gentlemen we are out of time i'm very sorry martin lee i have to say thanks to all of our guests to martin lee to andy mark and to victor teo and to thank you to watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com and for further discussion go to our facebook page facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside story you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is at a.j. inside story from me bernard smith and the whole scene here in doha by foot. they say to legally know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes. follow in their footsteps the state forge their way in the was. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. witnessed documentaries on al-jazeera. a policy imposed decades ago pregnant woman thought that she would selectively goods and have only board

the protest abolition camp i think the hong kong politics in hong kong can take a very positive tone if only both camps do not make their public so. if you like. ok unfortunately. i'm very sorry matson late i have to say thanks to all of. the mark. and to thank you to watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com for further discussion go to our facebook page facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside story you can also join the conversation on twitter. a.j. inside story. and the whole. understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it we'll bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. al jazeera. and. nic like in doha the top stories here on al-jazeera and the number of people killed by coronavirus across the united states has exceeded 40000 new york state accounts for nearly half of the fatal a tease but it's reported another drop in daily deaths on saturday the british government has rejected accusations it was complacent and botched its handling of the pandemic the sunda

shery: has the virus outbreak in china and hong kong change the dynamic between hong kong and the mainlandthat hong kong really is suffering from this economic slump, will they give a chance for beijing to reassert itself? emily: i think so. i think beijing is thinking that because, not just china and hong kong, but the whole world, including the u.s. and many western countries and others, are fighting this virus pandemic. and so they will have no time to look at hong kong. and some people think, beijing thinks this is a golden opportunity to assert total control over hong kong. but i can tell you, hong kong people are not going to where it. we are not going to allow our freedoms, our rule of law, our personal safety to be taken away from us so rudely. does it worry you in the sense that we're seeing beijing on the defensive? it's experiencing pretty widespread condemnation about its handling. some say the cover-up and subsequent inaccurate reporting, of the virus numbers as well. so, it's really, in some ways, come under threat when it comes to its position on the global stage. does that

by china's promise of 50 years of hong kong freedomlj think of 50 years of hong kong freedom.” thinkscrews to hong kong. iamso i am so sorry, this is another reasonably hard line, but i will persevere. what is to stop china from doing what it wants now in hong kong? well, the tickets were to take its word is something we can depend on. the case this epidemic there were issues raised from china covering it up issues raised from china covering it up in the beginning. but if they can be trusted on hong kong, where can we trusted? the answer is nowhere. taking part in demonstrations. we must stop it there, thank you so much for speaking to us. please do stay everyone with bbc news. captain tom moore will be the guest of honour at the opening of a new nightingale hospital in yorkshire next week. the 99—year—old war veteran will appear by video—link. it was announced today that the twenty—three—million—pounds raised by captain tom would be used to buy food parcels and counselling sessions for nhs staff. the chairman of nhs charities together said the money would also go towards electronic

is the former owner of hong kong scolds me baby books known for getting works banned by china. phoebe kong reports the causeway bay but still used to be an iconic location in hong kong famed for selling books critical of tiny city that is now its feldman when kate is about to bring it to taiwan and 2015 level 500 sell those detained by chinese agents and forced to confess on t.v. . that his calling in life has much more meaning now than 5 years ago by one of the books are my weapon of resistance or that reopening a bookstore is a revolt against the authoritarian regime. but they targeted bookstores in order to suppress freedom of speech why are they so afraid of unarmed booksellers. lem could only realize his point after he fled to taiwan and they probably last year that was after the hong kong government was pushing ahead with an extradition bill that could send him back to china for trial soon after he left hong kong to send in 2 months of mass protests. the unrest is far from over 15 living opposition figures where arrested just last weekend. and these week lemon k was attac

upon a night for us in hong kong. and still ahead on al-jazeera as the coronavirus crisis deepens in north america canadians come together to help society's most vulnerable we'll tell you about its. hello there we've had a very unsettled picture across much of the middle east really this past week and in particular we have had some very heavy rains across into yemen now the law as things have been drawn but the streets are still flooded in some areas some dog storm clouds looming over has there is some more rain in the forecast now through saturday you can see across into southern areas of iraq a q ways and again 3 will central east and as a society we could be seeing some heavy amounts of rain that could also work its way across fields again into council and also the showers back in the forecast into the far west of yemen but radio where it is a fairly quiet picture temperatures across not doing too badly a torn in fact really quite nice a warm sunday through the eastern end of the mediterranean but this is one will

kong and also are calling for greater support of hong kong's police hong kong is believed to be on the tail end of its crew on a virus outbreak there are still very strict social distancing measures in place the reaction from pro-democracy activists human rights activists have been mainly to call on people to support those who have been arrested but also saying that they're not calling for action right now due to the restrictions due to the fact that the government is battling the corona virus outbreak but they're calling on their supporters to be prepared thank you for that update dig upon in life for us in hong kong. now an investigation is underway in chad after a fighter jet accidentally fired a missile killing 5 civilians including children this is a moment when the rocket shot out as the su $25.00 attack aircraft prepared to take off from an airbase in the capital gem maina the missile went through a fuel truck and naturally missed a french fighter jet before hitting the house bordering the international airports in libya forces loyal to the un recognized government of battling t

mistake about hong kong because it's ruled by a country which preaches its promises to the people. yeah. china tightened hong kong's freedoms over the past 20 years but my bookstore says no to totalitarianism we call for liberties just as it's written on this flag. many people around the world acco his beliefs he raised around $200000.00 in power funding to realize to projects. that when. we leave it let's leave. it. there may be on the path of no return after leaving his home loving family behind in hong kong the boat saw in taipei has now become his home. i don't expect the situation to improve soon maybe in a decade or more nevertheless we shouldn't give up i boycott all chinese products revolts doesn't necessarily mean throwing a petrol bomb it's all the little things in our everyday lives. adele liberties have had their price 11 k. believes he made the best decision he could have. some sports news now the president of world of letters sebastian coe has told the doctor that athletes who would have missed the talk out of big sister because of doping bans shouldn't be allowed to

of the basic law that's hong kong mini constitution which is written to safeguard hong kong's autonomy from beijing's governments he has been arrested he had been kept out of the political limelight in recent years but in the past year he has been vocal about the protests along with him is jimmy lie he said tycoon a media mogul and a very prominent businessman here he also had been arrested in february for unlawful gathering he now also has been arrested along with legislative councillors former legislative councillors and a very big names in hong kong's pro-democracy movement now still unclear why they have been arrested we have reached out to the police and they said that they will be releasing a statement but according to one of those legislative councillors who has been arrested he posted on social media saying that it is most likely due to their involvement in protests in the past year particularly the one on aug 18th which was against hong kong's extradition laws which was removed since but 1700000 people took to the streets in hong kong in that process so they believe that the r

the perceived erosion of hong kong's freedoms and their. absolutely nic. also 15 member those who were arrested a half hour out on bail i must mention but much of the focus remains on a martin lena is very well known in the international community and very respected among hong kong's public regardless of whether they support democracy or are pro beijing he has given several interviews saying that he believes that this is the hands of the communist government he says he doesn't blame the hong kong government he says that it's mostly beijing given directives trying to tighten its control on the city not reaction from the probating camp here has mostly been muted that mostly just echoed what the hong kong government has said saying that this is in accordance with the law and we iterated that this is not politically motivated but i must both point out another interesting development the fact that chinese state media has mentioned these arrests on the microblogging site weibo now usually the chinese government doesn't like any kind of discussion

the courts in hong kong are still relatively independent.the chinese government is now 20 impose, step—by—step on hong kong. the hong kong people may also believe they cannot come out in their hundreds and thousands at this moment because of the coronavirus. the social distancing makes mass demonstrations, at the very least, more complicated to arrange. you have talked about the protests that the british government have made, but in practical terms, what kind of leveraged does the uk have given that there is no arbitrator? china can impose its own interpretation of below and do as it pleases? that is right, but the chinese government has a problem. although hong kong is not as economically important to them as it was in 1997, it is still massively important. it is important in terms of attracting overseas investment and using hong kong as a gateway for trade with china as a whole, raising capital sound—mac —— capital, in order to have investment. if they push these things too far, the hong kong economy will collapse. that is something the ch

with hong kong's excellent young people. of those arrests said are due to appear in court mid may lee and some others were released on bail. hong kong was rocked by widespread protests in 2019 which sometimes erupted into violence they were sparked by a proposal now abandoned to allow extradition so the chinese mainland almost 8000 people were arrested for taking part in the protests it is not clear how many of them are still in custody. let's get more on this and for that i'm joined by high he's the vice chair of the democratic party of hong kong there's the rest talking to veterans of hong kong's pro-democracy movement why do you think they were taken into custody now. that you supply and stand by beijing in. 2. sites and it's a scary. street that i think this will be successful because he people are determined to structural freedom and to keep exercising freedom of expression that you teach us against the government and the police. found a potty mouth and was among those arrested he said he was proud to be arrested when h

live on simon to hong kong for the purposes. i have heard and. push myself to be for me in the 58 i'm going to. go. oh all connected so fickle visionaries were talking about the nature of viruses encourage a virus in particular professor nicholls most of the models asked the king to call it that he never will get a series of injuries that they're saying that we should expect a 2nd wave but the 2nd wave is going to be less scary and mild air but i'm really sure of that he's updating the status quo which came back with 3 or 802nd wave was the most destructive way with the highest quality rate we see it at the 2nd wave which happened in $990.00 s. like might seem to be more and more city and also it was also more associated with secondary bacterial infection. we have so many what with same with this code it is that you're not getting the secondary bacterial infection was huge saw that with a loss for and b. and so they this whole issue about it at the immunity and even identity of course we can't really compare this with influenza for a number of re

and in other news hong kong police arrest several key the pro-democracy figures. numb from the hamas with all the schools as one of the world's leading health experts warns against going ahead with the tokyo olympics next year and that's a vaccine for the corn a virus is found. there the hidden victims of corona virus the frail and the elderly often dying behind closed doors uncounted sometimes uncared for a survey in new york state has found 19 nursing homes reported 20 or more deaths in recent weeks but that only includes a. fraction of the facilities in the state where the figure is believed to be much higher across the us in canada a nursing home in montreal is under investigation after $31.00 deaths were uncovered their son stuff had fled the facility leaving residents dirty and unfed in their beds in the u.k. many deaths in care homes aren't included in the fischel figures and says to make it to be as high as 7 a half 1000 and in italy the military has blocked off a nursing home near role model 100 in 18 patients tested positive 5 had already died and at lea

hong kong's chief executive said the bill was needed to extradite a hong kong murder suspect from taiwan but people feared it not only put them at the mercy of china's communist party controlled legal system but would also allow beijing to seize anyone who set foot in the city. the unrest continued into july and then the protesters from race the stakes al-jazeera was one of the 1st international networks to broadcast mosques young people storming the hong kong government headquarters in an attempt to disrupt any more meetings by the legislature the bill is that and finally 2 months later chief executive kerry conceded and withdrew the bill but the unrest continued as the move in one song the focus changed to police brutality and that kind of like making people think the whole course becoming more like an authoritarian regime and that brings war people out as a result. kelvin lamb was voted into office in historic district council elections in november nearly half of hong kong 7000000 people went to the polls giving the city's pro-democracy camp an opposition parties control of the. littl

and in other news hong kong police arrest several key pro-democracy fake is. now they've been the forgotten victims of the coronavirus pandemic but now the effect of coronavirus on people living in aged care homes around the wilds is becoming painfully apparent a survey new york state has found 19 nursing homes reported 20 or more deaths in recent weeks but that report only included a fraction of facilities in the states with figures also believed to be much higher nationally now in canada announcing home in montreal is under investigation after 31 deaths were uncovered there or thirty's found other residents see an unfair. in their beds after some stuff fled the facility in the u.k. many deaths in care homes aren't being included in official figures and it's estimated they could be as high as 7500 and in italy the military blocked off a nursing home near rome after 118 patients tested positive 5 had already died while an investigation is also underway at a milan nursing home where at least 190 people have died since the beginning of march while the crisis has

and a hong kong books that are once detained for criticizing china tries to start a new life in democratic taiwan but he's under attack there too. on public only as thanks for joining us we start in the united states where president donald trump has caused alarm by suggesting people infected with the coronavirus could be treated with ultraviolet light and disinfectant trump made those remarks during a white house press briefing after a presentation by a government official suggesting heat and sunlight could weaken the virus trump has since claimed he wasn't encouraging people to ingest disinfectant but his comments dismayed doctors present at the briefing. donald trump's claims left health experts beach lists and the president's own advisers scrambling to undo any potential damage before it's too late which if they're in the white house press briefing trump suggests that this infected injections and u.v. light could be used to treat patients infected with the coronavirus this is. supposing we hit the body with a tremendous whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light. and i think y

the first of these was attended by 1.7 million hong kong citizens.tention. peaceful protest is protected in both the joint declaration between britain and china and the basic law. but hong kong police maintain that the rounding up of the suspects is simply the impartial application of the law. translation: they were arrested on charges of organising and participating in unlawful assembly at hong kong island and kowloon on 18 august, 1 october and 20 october 2019. before the coronavirus outbreak, hong kong had witnessed almost weekly demonstrations for greater democracy and less control from beijing. over recent days, chinese officials seeing the city have been making increasingly belligerent noises. some think beijing is worried about losing ground in local elections later this year. in this climate, it‘s hard not to see this coordinated series of arrests as anything less than a warning of beijing‘s intention to tighten its grip on hong kong. david campanale, bbc news. now, sports fans around the world may not be able to watch their favourite player

let's take a look at hong kong.ail, food and beverage industries are the hardest hit by coronavirus as the city bans gatherings of more than four people. it is a hit to the sector. david, always great to have you. the financial secretary of hong kong wrote on a blog over the weekend that it will take about six months to reverse the economic impact from this coronavirus pandemic. can businesses like you survive in the next six months? guest: wow. i mean, i think many may not survive six weeks, to be honest. this is unprecedented difficult times. as we know, this obviously started more than two months ago. we are seeing a lot of empty stores, not just restaurants, but any type of retail. we saw a drop in at retail value of around 44%. it is going to be extremely difficult. it is severely affected by the latest relations. yvonne: how will hong kong look look when all is said and done? will there be changes? andt: people from a health food standpoint, people will be a lot more conscious. people are already becoming more

speculation is because it's because of how the game is being use in hong kong.s the dispute heats up taiwan is also weighing in. and the premier posted a message on facebook saying people in taiwan -- freedom including when it comes to gaming. meanwhile hong kong's movement will benefit from the attention it's generating. >> we have to know protests still exist in hong kong, even people on the street we still keep on fighting and we hope under the suppression of beijing hong kong can still fight for freedom. >>>> the coronavavirus has strt empty around the world but in hong kong people are using the screen they pray on to make their voices heard. nhk world tokyo. >>> people are expecting unusually heavy rain and s stro winds into the weekend. our meteorologist sayaka morrie joining us now with the details. >> it's going to be a stormy saturday for central and northern japan. heavy rain could lead to mudslides and also flooding. please be careful. right now the system is affecting western japan with some moderate rainfall. heavier rain is pounding parts of the re

kong airport was also banned last week let's get more now from sarah clarke he's standing by in hong kong for some there's always concern sara about the chinese giving would hand in a neighboring areas the all clear too soon and that really does seem to be the case . it certainly does and this is the warning that's been made to the residents were hired to basically the lockdown has been partially lifted but they're still mourning the residents and not to go out unless it's bottle or necessary the city's communist chief he said pretty much due to both internal and external risks people must remain vigilant now by saying we've got the partial lockdown was lifted last weekend we had 60000 people returned to hand as a result that was by trains and buses and cars the airport is still closed and it won't reopen until april 8th and that's when the full lockdown will be lifted but as a result at the moment the key battleground now and the warning to residents is that the 2nd round of infections could be the biggest risk as a result of people coming back to the city and that the latest figure

kong and also are calling for greater support of hong kong's police. in libya the u.n. recognize government and its forces a battling to recapture a stronghold of warlord highly for half time in the tally ation have to us forces intensified shelling on residential areas in tripoli a move that the law has reports. rockets launched by forces loyal to war literally festive injured civilians in civil district of libya's capital. the barrage of rockets was in the retaliation for the offensive by those backing a deal and that ignites the government in tripoli to recapture the whole now. the city around 90 kilometers south east of tripoli is have towards a major stronghold in the west of the country and the operations headquarters of the year long campaign to capture the capital. and. we've launched this attack to cut the supply line coming to their positions in southern tripoli we advance to 27 kilometers inside the administers of borders of thought who are and are now in control of the area. where. government forces say they killed some pro half the fighter

the first of these was attended by 1.7 million hong kong citizens. figures, among them former members of the legislative council, who have been targeted for detention. peaceful protest is protected in both the joint declaration between britain and china and the basic law. but hong kong police maintain that the rounding up of the suspects is simply the impartial application of the law. translation: they were arrested on charges of organising and participating in unlawful assembly at hong kong island and kowloon on the 18th of august, the ist of october and the 20th of october 2019. before the coronavirus outbreak, hong kong had witnessed almost weekly demonstrations for greater democracy and less control from beijing. over recent days, chinese officials seeing the city have been making increasingly belligerent noises. some think beijing is worried about losing ground in local elections later this year. in this climate, it is hard not to see this coordinated series of arrests as anything less than a warning of beijing's's intention to tighten its grip

we know that taiwan is hong kong as last for if you know what i mean. i want to ask our hong kong friends our young friends to think long and hard if we continue to stay in a repressive place and our safety is in danger maybe we should leave the dangerous place and rebel from the outside for example by opening this bookstore i'm also rebelling and you know way more than 400 asylum seekers in southern greece have been placed under quarantine in the hotel nearly a 3rd are infected with corona virus and as john psaropoulos reports from paws the heavy are growing concerns more outbreaks in other refugee camps huge truck sprays chemicals to disinfect the air around the galaxy hotel 148 asylum seekers and 2 stuff members here have tested positive for corona virus most show no symptoms which may be how the disease a scape the authorities attention until now but that may change we saw one man taken to hospital with breathing problems the outbreak has led to concerns of infection among people from the local community here in southern greece who supply all mainta

party of hong kong thank you very much now. around the world. the confirmed global death toll has now exceeded 150000 that's according to the johns hopkins university in the united states and spain the official death toll has now surpassed 20000 people on a more positive note south korea has reported only 18 new cases its lowest daily jump in more than 2 months. now u.s. president donald trump says the country is expecting total deaths from corona virus to hit 60000 people this comes as the state of new york continues to deal with the country's biggest outbreak over 13000 deaths so far and as the state's most vulnerable communities who are hit hardest. a bleak new reality for new yorkers lining up to get their hands on some much needed food hundreds of people we've the streets in one of the hardest hit communities in the city. it's incredible we were here last week. we gave up 5000 meals last week this. week we are giving out $8000.00 and we know it's not enough many have lost their jobs due to the pandemic leaving little money for the necessiti

in hong kong.s is bloomberg. ♪ >> pushing back against the request from the trump hold backtion to production of face mask. >> we continue to do everything we can to fight covid-19 in support of health care workers at home. we have ramped up our production, the u.s., as quickly as possible. we saw this in january and ramped up productions. we are working to expand that. we are focused on delivering as much as we can in april. the narrative overnight that we are not doing everything we can to maximize the delivery of this in our home country is false. is not doing 3m everything it can to fight -- resale isthree absurd. for the peopleis who have dedicated time and effort. it was disappointed to hear that overnight. >> it is difficult to know what the white house is talking about. in this case, it seems the president heard a report that you are selling some of these masks to canada and to latin america. that has been a common business practice for you as i understand it. >> under normal circumstances,

land maybe on the path of no return after leaving his home lovin family behind in hong kong the boat store in taipei has now become his home. i don't expect the situation to improve soon maybe in a decade or more nevertheless we shouldn't give up i boycott all chinese products revolts doesn't necessarily mean throwing a petrol bomb it's all the little things in our everyday lives. otoh liberties have had their price 11 k. believes he made the best decision he could have. but it's. governments are using them to civil liberties and in some cases violate human rights as part of an ongoing. look at the situation in the country. throughout latin america we're seeing quarantine related protests and while in most countries citizens are taking to the streets asking for more government support during the pandemic the protests in brazil certainly stand out because they're led by none other than the president also naro has been heavily criticizing quarantine measures calling them job killers among other things and that is a rhetoric that doesn't only resonate with his hard line supporters it al

it has been in particular we're looking at the likes of hong kong it's following countries around the world which is shutting bars and restaurants we've already had some measures put in place social distancing measures where people are can only gather in about 4 people total and restaurants can only operate at 50 percent capacity but as of friday at 6 pm in hong kong all bars and restaurants will have to close and put this pile of this measure in place because they've had a spike in the number of infections related to these entertainment areas 61 people have been infected and in area known as length quite farm which is a busy bar and restaurant area and as a result the government has now put in place for 2 weeks these bars and taverns and pubs must close as a result a look at the latest numbers they quite low when you compare them a globally we're going to 802 cases and 4 deaths so far but the numbers have tripled in recent weeks and like china hong kong is trying to to fight this new battleground of a new wave of infections coming back into the city so a clock in hong kong thank you.

china has prosecuted a billie's in citizen for alleged interference in hong kong's affairs hong kong was the sites of widespread proved to be protests last year the police in man was accused of funding hostile groups in the united states they also say he colluded with foreign forces to interfere in hong kong. now as oil producers cut with volatility because of an abundance of supply and low demand the biggest saudi oil shipments in years is making its way to the united states but u.s. politicians are calling for them to be turned around with domestic oil storage expected to be filled up soon and there are reports that the kingdom is exploring whether those tankers can be rerouted to if washington bans them $100.00 as this report. a flotilla of saudi oil tankers is slowly steaming toward the united states and into a chilly welcome for a u.s. ally is indicative of how desperate these petro states are to sell their oil to find a place physically to find a place to place their oil with the coronavirus driving all prices to historic lows all u.s. oil storage is expected to be filled in th

mostly coming from hong kong.tutional investors side, i understand it is quite difficult because it might -- [indiscernible] this point of view, gatheron the way to around 5%. movementhis is not a -- not a moment to talk about whether it has a good point to move back to hong kong. go,inda: before we let you if you are going along, would you be buying gold? qe we are seeing across the world. because at this moment, especially during a vast majority of the central banks are calling for programs. differentrrently, markets are having a -- [indiscernible] the qe on theng way. i think our long goal is one of in longer term investment terms of the over panic sentiment right now. yvonne: thank you so much for that. he is representing investors wanting the dividend from hsbc. still to come, the united kingdom and new york state see the biggest single day death toll since the pandemic began. details are just ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: it is now five weeks since the coronavirus hit the u.s.. officials in the hardest

this oppressive policy of hong kong from now on and they actually told us who were . there because in june to 14 the chinese government published a white paper in 7 different languages claiming that the central government has comprehensive jurisdiction over our noticing back what was the basic policy of the then shopping scope women are in and kept to meet it in 12 words in chinese one country to sit. on people who in hong kong with a high degree of autonomy now one of the she didn't inspire us it is to cause of untended resistance and then in true gunman ruling. with comprehensive jurisdiction yes completely changed showpiece basic policies regarding our home and that is why i'm not concerned about my own. life with it or not we have been not up to try only means to b.c. but imo much more concerned with that and i suggest the international community should really look at home calm very closely because your key to the china problem is hong kong our coming is the key if you allow the chinese government to break its promise to the british government to carefully set out

also on the program in hong kong police arrest 15 democracy campaigners in connection with last year's massive protests we hear from the pro democratic opposition about what the crackdown needs for their movement plus. the civil defense volunteers aiming to cheer up residents under a coronavirus lockdown in spain with a bit of song antics. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us africa has officially recorded more than a 1000 deaths from covert 19 but the united nations economic commission for africa predicts that the pandemic will likely kill even in a best case scenario at least 300000 people on the continent and it could push 30000000 into extreme poverty africa's 54 countries have so far reported a small fraction of the world's coronavirus cases. but health officials say that's because of limited testing capability they warn that in the next 6 months africa could see as many as $10000000.00 infections and global economic groups say well over $100000000000.00 is needed to assist the continent. well joining us on the line is mary stephen from the world health organizati

soon after he left, hong kong descended into mass protests. the unrest is far from over. 15 million opposition figures were arrested just last weekend. this week, he was attacked with paint in taipei. in what he called an attempt by china to intimidate him. but he is not backing down. slogans and books about the hong kong protests are prominent in his store. >> i am pessimistic about hong kong because it is ruled by a country that b breaches its promises to ththe people. china tightened honong kong's freedoms over the pasast 20 yea, but my bookstore says no to totalitarianism. we call for liberties just as it is wriritten on the e flag. >> many people around the world echo his beliefs. he raised $200,0,0 to realilize the project. >> he is the only one free to speak his mind. one was just sentenced to 10 years in prison in china while the rest have been silenced. he may be on a pathh of no return. after leaving his homeland and family behind in hong kong, the bookstore in taipei has become his home. >> i don't expect the situation to improve so

meantime, hong kong reported no new case since last month. christy lou stout is live in hong kong.ut first, manisha in singapore. and many of these cases in singapore are migrant workers but still a warning about how restrictions should and should not be lifted. >> very much, john. and people are referring to this as singapore's second wave because back in mid-march, we actually weren't reporting so many cases of coronavirus and singapore was hailed for the gold standard. but then it all changed because lots of travelers, residents came back from countries like the united kingdom, united states, where kncoronavirus cas were exploding. and brought back into the population. the people are asking did we miss something here? was there more attention that needed to be given to the migrant community, even back then? all employers had to take measures such as taking temperatures, if people were encouraged if you feel unwell, stay at home. stay home for 14 days if you have to. so there were leaves of absences being given out or encouraged for anyone who felt a little bit ill. but it has, l

this is one of the $350.00 examination centers set up across hong kong with the final year sick of the students taking their final end of year exams these tests had been put on hold but the government gave the education bureau the go ahead just last week after decided that the number of coronavirus cases had been falling and it was safe to allow small groups together now a number of tough social distancing measures have been put in place to avoid human to human contact the students and the teachers have also been trying to deal with emergencies we will like. i'll be back to do whatever we can to make sure that. the proper exam that they have been spanned. to be one of their memorable moments no regrets despite the 2nd precautions that have been put in place some students have told others here that they're concerned about large groups gathering in one place the risk of an outbreak of the crime but if the government records a spike in the number of cases in hong kong these exams will once again be put on hold it's. a small group of protesters has returned to hong kong financial district

community is so marginalized, they are hong kong's version of the untouchables.t's highly unlikely anyone will be looking there. government would never expect that mr. snowden would be living with or hiding within this community that is so marginalized. so, , in effect hihiding him in plain sight. besesti in mr. snowden's interest that he go underground, that he disappear off the radar. six years later, in an exclusive interview with france thisnowdwden recounts episode of his escape. edward: for me, it wasas a litte bit crazy, but at the e same t e it was genius because it was definitely the one place nobody wawas going toto look for me. it was a verery different world than i had been used to living and, of course. i lived a pretty privileged existence. >> ajit is among those who hid allowing him to avoid capture by police and the intelligence services on his heels. he had no protection here. the usa, the people come here to catch them, they have something -- the protection. i go with him and it affects me. soldier, he f fled his home country in 2003. he was r r

and some of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures arrested months old from those mass protests. but into the news new york has recorded its lowest number of corona virus deaths in 2 weeks but the governor is warning cases may not yet have reached their peak 540 people have died in the past day in new york state which is the hardest hit part of the us the number peaked at close to 800 while america has more confirmed cases and deaths in covert 19 than any other country in the world new york state governor andrew cuomo is demanding more testing and says the federal government must do more to help. if it wasn't for the relative context that we've been in this would be devastating news 2000 people coming into the hospital system or testing positive and if you notice 2000 we're not at the peak but this is where we were just about in late march when it started to go up so we're not at the plateau anymore but we're still not in a good position governor combers been in a war of words with the u.s. president over how to respond to the crisis meanwhile the governor of washington state is

china has prosecuted a citizen of belize for alleged indifference in hong kong's affairs hong kong was the site of widespread protests pro-democracy protests last year the man was accused of funding hostile groups in the united states he's also facing allegations of colluding with foreign forces to interfere in the affairs of home. still ahead here on al-jazeera the biggest shipment in years of saudi oil is on the way to the us it may not make it that can tell you why. and it's venezuela's government celebrates its few cases. the cave of 19 dogs is asking if the numbers reflect reality. however we've got some quality weather pushing into spain and portugal live for the next couple of days to the fish i was in the forecast mind you down into the southeast of here we've had some rain has some snow away with the great mountains that so pushing further east with so we'll see the disturbed weather sliding across turkey cyprus seeing some of the cloud and rain as well china as well underway as well up into scandinavia we see temperatures stockholm recently getting up to 1718 degrees but have

the asian markets react strongly to news of the collapse in oil prices will take you now live to hong kong for the latest. on the corona virus is spreading rapidly inside some of the world's most congested jails in the philippines. as coronavirus cases in the united states increase president trump says he's now planning to suspend all immigration in a tweet he said it was necessary to stop the outbreak and protect american jobs trump previously suspended travel from europe china and other nations john hendren has more now from chicago and why trump may have announced the plan the way he did . the president issued this tweet in the dark of night and he seemed to do that for good reason he could have made his announcement at his daily news conference where he talks about the coronavirus and all of the actions the administration is taking but by issuing this mysterious tweet late on a monday night he gets the morning news cycles where the newspapers 'd in the morning shows talking about what he's had to say and then in the afternoon he gets another round where he explains what his policy