is played and the way it's watched is turning into a very different game robert bride al-jazeera incheon south korea and to celebrate children's day during the pandemic south korea's leading couples which to the popular video game minecraft. do your job on monday it was you go to. yes that's president in his wife. he offered a virtual view of the blue house palace instead of the traditional guided to use in their mind craft characters a frank kids for being patient with school closures reminding them to wear masks and wash their hands social distancing rules are set to be further relaxed wednesday and some businesses will be allowed to remain. still ahead here on a sinking feeling we talk to struggling to stay afloat with one of pakistan's most popular tourist. hello there the rain and the cloud clearing eventually away from the korean peninsula as it does that or this mass you can see here is on its way towards central areas of japan says a heavy downpour on wednesday osaka no say cooled a few 24 celsius sunny feeling cooler into tokyo some heavier downpours say a wet a day with lower t

is played and the way it's watched is turning into a very different game robert bride al-jazeera incheon south korea. well still ahead here all knowledge is there hoping to export test kits within moments we go inside the iranian the support of the international court for solutions and why the biggest t.v. network in the philippines has been switched on those stories after the break. hello there's some pretty strong winds through northern sections of the arabian peninsula to the north of there we've got a massive cloud and this is bringing in the rain and some of this will be heavy as we go through wednesday northern sections of iraq on into the north and west of iran so we could have some localized flooding because see here the winds really coming through the eastern end of the med that continuing through northern sections of saudi southern areas of iraq so we could have some sand and dust really being picked up meanwhile more rain across to the west of yemen over the next couple of days and those winds remain strong 3 will southern areas a saudi by then and we could just have the old i

is played and the way it's watched is turning into a very different game robert bride al-jazeera incheon south korea. while to celebrate south korean children as they are in the pandemic the country's 1st couple switched to the popular video game minecraft. on. president year in and wife kim jong soak offered a virtual view of their blue house palace instead of the traditional guided tour using their mind craft characters they thanked the children for being patient with school closures and remind them that reminded them to wear masks and wash their hands social distancing rules are expected to be further relaxed from wednesday when some businesses will be allowed to reopen more on the web site al-jazeera dot com. and now a reminder of the headlines on al-jazeera a u.s. president donald trump has left washington for the 1st time in weeks his trip to a protective gear factory in arizona happened as a former key official attacked the administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis india is launching one of the world's largest repatriation missions passenger jets and warships will bring

the final warm up for the long awaited start of the delayed baseball season local incheon favorites s.k.y. evans take on visitors and why eagles but conspicuously absent from the stands their fans instead many of the seats occupied by printed versions of spectators while real fans could only watch on t.v. or online through a club stream that combines the action in the park with the cheering in homes. opinion of the into look. we are hoping to deliver some of the atmosphere of the stadium to the fans at home so they feel as though they are here at the game. they're also joined by potentially millions of baseball fans around the world as the 3rd ranked baseball playing nation after the u.s. and japan south korea's live games are in big demand in a world starved of live sports action so good. we welcome the increased attention on korean baseball it's great to promote it and it's all thanks to our citizens for getting us to this stage south korea's success so far in defeating the coronavirus is also allowing the football k. league to start its season later this week but again without fans in

is played and the way it's watched is turning into a very different game robert bride al-jazeera incheon south korea to celebrate south korean children's day during the pandemic the country's 1st couple switched to the popular video game minecraft. well there was a group the new. president a then his wife kim jones so offered a virtual view of their palace instead of the traditional guided tour using their mind craft characters they thanked children for being patient with school closures and reminded them to wear masks and wash their hands. now the top stories on al-jazeera india is launching one of the world's largest repatriation missions passenger jets and warships will bring home hundreds of thousands of its nationals stranded by coronavirus travel restrictions the u.k. has recorded another 693 deaths taking its toll past 29000 the country has now overtaken italy and has the highest number of fatalities in europe but separate figures counting people who weren't tested released by the office for national statistics suggest at least 32000 people have died foreign minister dominic rob s

the hugely popular baseball or league that fans cannot attend mcbride has more from the stadium in incheon. this is the last practice session before the long awaited start of day one of south korea's face ball season of the season that of course has been delayed by more than a month because of the coronavirus we're here at this stadium in incheon that's the home of the s.k.y. vns that's in chung's local team who are taking on visitors hand eagles they are down on the diamond at the moment to have a nap at their practice session now it is a long awaited start this has been well over a month that we've waited for the baseball season to get underway and very strict precautions are in place to make sure that all the players are safe a certain amount of social distancing is practiced they are not allowed to do high fives and shake hands also notably for baseball players they're not allowed to lick their fingers that search tricky for the pitchers and also nobody is allowed to spit most notably of all no spectators are being allowed in place of spectators what we have on some parts of the stands

incheon international airport south korea's gateway to the world practically deserted the aviation industry here is decimated as it is globally with predictions of a slow recovery. earlier we thought the industry would recover 80 to 90 percent by the end of the year but now we expect 50 to 60 percent and even next year the global market still won't be fully recovered parts of the world emerging 1st from the virus are likely to see their airline businesses pick up quickest a number of countries in asia pacific south korea among them have won international praise for the way they've tackled the pandemic they've had to pay a high economic price for tough travel restrictions but the fact they're now being eased is widely seen as a reward for that effort so-called travel bubbles allowing free a movement between neighboring states that have the virus under control will help the process new zealand and australia are considering establishing one so we stand to benefit from getting travel up and running again hong kong the cow in mainland china could follow while a fast track system for business tra

the baseball season is up and running after being proposed in march but rob a bride reports from incheon it will be some time before it's business as usual the final warm up for the long awaited start of the delayed baseball season local incheon favorites s.k. wyverns take on visitors and why eagles but conspicuously absent from the stands their fans instead many of the seats occupied by printed versions of spectators while real fans could only watch on t.v. or online through a club stream that combines the action in the park with the cheering in homes. pinioned the into look you know it's one thing if we are hoping to deliver some of the atmosphere of the stadium to the fans at home so they feel as though they are here at the game. they're also joined by potentially millions of baseball fans around the world as the 3rd ranked baseball playing nation after the u.s. and japan south korea's live games are in big demand in a world starved of live sports action so good. we welcome the increased attention on korean baseball it's great to promote it and it's all thanks to our citizens for gett

to 0 often bill 10 with most of the cases being imported coming from through the airport through incheon airport this outbreak though in e.t.a. one in the south korean capital seoul. korea south korea's center for disease control says there's upwards of 2 dozen so far discovered there were 1500 people that had logged into those nightclubs they have yet to contact courting to sources earlier today 1300 of the people that had visited those clubs in the capital so there's a lot of work to do and it's expected that the number of new cases will increase and what have advocacy groups being signing frank about the trouble. individuals could be facing at this time. well one of the things that happened with this cluster was that some conservative religious media organizations mentioned that these clubs were frequented by q people and then other media grasped on to that story in what some people have said you know hunt for click bait to generate more views and to sensationalize this story and really advocate say we need to focus on you know preventing this outbreak and public health there is the c

but more than 60 students in incheon suspended classes the nenext day. a third year student tested positive on thursday, leaving the school to shut its doors as well. >>> the pandemic has dealt a severe blow to the arts, with performances and other events across south korea canceled. this has put artists and staff out of workforci, forcing them find new ways to make ends meet. >> reporter: since canceling its performances in february, this seoul theater company has replaced a heated rehearsal with talks on survival. even in the best of times, small theater companies take in limited profits. now thouey are scraping by. >> traranslator: i worked at a cafe and delivery company. i'm thinking about taking on another job. my current employer slashed my work hours due to the crisis. >> reporter: there are concerns not only for actors. >> translator: the most serious concern is our passion, our emotion. money aside, art is about the will to express our inner world, even in difficult times, right? now we're in chaos. people are demoralized. how can we remotivate

a hugely popular baseball league with friends can't attend well mcbride has more from the stadium incheon. this is the last practice session before the long awaited start of day one of south korea's face ball season a season that of course has been delayed by more than a month because of the coronavirus we're here at this stadium in incheon that's the home of the s.k.y. vns that's in chung's local team who are taking on visitors hand eagles they are down on the diamond at the moment to having their practice session now it is a long awaited start this has been well over a month that we've waited for the baseball season to get underway and very strict precautions are in place to make sure that all the players are safe a certain amount of social distancing is practiced they are not allowed to do high fives and shake hands also notably for baseball players they're not allowed to lick their fingers that's are tricky for the pitchers and also nobody is allowed to spit most notably of all no spectators are being allowed in place of spectators what we have on some parts of the stands are simply p

verne's and the hunt eagles in incheon obvious part though fans were not allowed to ten's instead stadium staff place called work cut outs of absent fans throughout the stadium it was so quiet cheers and shouts and even fast balls could be heard throughout the entire park it was a little bit of a strange type of baseball's top brass announced that's how it would start the season and eventually open games up to the public depending on the current of hours pandemic still devoted baseball fanatics like those truly was right there they still tried to attend in any way they could including gathering outside gates to celebrate the start of the season and cheering on their favorite teams also find itself with a new audience overseas as the legal heir games why on e.s.p.n. and those games middle are going to be in the wee hours of the morning to have on last night i want to am i did stay up i watched about to the 3rd inning it was still really exciting because you have lived sports and if you're a big baseball fan you know you got to love seeing live games it's been the samsung lions and the n c

s cave and the hunt eagles in incheon the obvious part not fans in attendance but studio staff placed cardboard cutouts of absent fans and it was so quiet cheers and shouts from the dugout were heard as well as cracks from the bat and even a fastball hitting the glove echoed everywhere in baseball top brass said that this would be familiar for the start of the season and eventually they would open up against the public depending on the pandemic and how progressed so devoted fans these cheerleaders right here had a really good time they still gathered outside the stadium gates to celebrate start of the season to cheer on their favorite team k.b. also find itself with a new overseas audience as the only will air its games on e.s.p.n. . and america's past time we love baseball here has some of the greatest names in the game proof hank aaron and you for can forget willie mays so today let's take a step back into the history books for a tuesday edition of this day in sports history 966 san diego giants center fielder what maisie hit a home run over 512 breaking the record set by mel ott 19

pandemic students in south korea returned to school on one say but dozens of schools in the city of incheon that were forced to close down and close back down after 2 students tested positive for covert 19 and as europe eases its restrictions it's apparently lagging behind the us in funding when it comes to manufacturing a vaccine still there are prepared to be among the earliest recipients of any vaccination well spain is taking extra precautions spanish prime minister is asking for an extension of its state of emergency if granted this would mark the 5th 2 week extension and would continue the walk down until june 7th the u.k. still working on a contact tracing system prime minister boris johnson promised it will be ready by june 1st in sweden new data showed the country has the highest number of deaths in europe per capita from cove at 19 over the last 7 days with 6.25 deaths per 1000000 residents a day now the country has kept most of its country open during the pandemic on wednesday the e.u. signalled member countries that breaking in the box deficit rules to tackle the coronavirus wil

country and its airlines hoping for the day the departure board won't look so empty bride al-jazeera incheon south korea. hello again this is al jazeera and these are the headlines health researches are warning that the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil could increase 5 fold by august the study from the university of washington comes ahead of a u.s. ban on foreign travelers coming from brazil and a new report is warning that venezuela is so poorly equipped to deal with the coronavirus that it could make things worse for the whole region millions of venezuelans have fled the country in recent years as a deals with an economic crisis human rights watch says the country's people are in need of humanitarian aid twitter has able to tweets on u.s. president donald trump's official account as misleading for the 1st time and refers users to a fact check page says the social media company is stifling free speech and interfering with the presidential election later this year mike hanna has more from washington d.c. now put has put up a label on these tweets basically direct checking it referring