who are watching us from all over the world especially those of you watching in places like indonesia pakistan and parts of europe in india where we understand so many thousands of people are tuning in by the hour let's start with this there is some sense of light at the end of the tunnel today as the white house has finally unveiled a plan it's just a plan mind you but it's something right for opening the u.s. economy.

watching us from all over the world especially those of you who are watching in places like indonesia pakistan and parts of europe in india where we understand so many thousands of people are tuning in by the hour let's start with this there is some sense of light at the end of the tunnel today as the white house has finally unveiled a plan it's just a plan mind you but it's something right for opening the u.s. economy and gradually ending the nation's coronavirus lucked out this plan will.

in indonesia and pakistan, religious clerics have pushed politicians into opening up mosques. but over in britain, muslims are urging ramadan observers to stay home and pray. >> it's a message this british school boy has taken to heart. he was so worried his family wouldn't have anywhere to pray during ramadan, he built his own at-home mosque. out of cardboard. >>> video meetings continue to skyrocket as people continue to shelter-in-place. now facebook is aiming to make them bigger and better. a new version of their app called messenger rooms. that'll allow users to host meetings up to 50 people without a time limit. users can invite anybody to access the meeting through facebook's website or their messenger app. >>> in san francisco, churches are becoming food-hubs for their kong gants and community. the san francisco african american coalition partnered to give out hot meals. the coalition has delivered more than 30,000 meals every day to close placed at risk for covid-19. >>> a soishlly-distanced sing-along in san francisco this afternoon. >> people in san francisco came t

watching us of all over the world especially those of you who are watching in places like indonesia and pakistanand parts of europe in india where we understand so many thousands of people are tuning in by the hour let's start with this there is some sense of light at the end of the tunnel today as the white house has finally unveiled a plan it's just a plan mind you but it's something right for opening the u.s. economy and gradually ending the nation's coronavirus locked out this plan will ease restrictions and air.

who are watching us from all over the world especially those of you watching in places like indonesia and pakistan and parts of europe 'd in india where we understand so many thousands of people are tuning in by the hour let's start with this there is some sense of light at the end of the tunnel today as the white house has finally unveiled a plan it's just a plan mind you but it's something right for opening the u.s. economy and gradually ending the nation's coronavirus lucked out this plan will ease restrictions in areas where there is a load transmission of the virus while holding the line on hard hit areas at least that's the way it's being conceptualized the white house calls it a guideline to be used by governors as they make the decisions about when and how to open the communities in their states governors call the shots that's a direct quote those words came out of the president's mouth as he shared his 3 phase plan to deal with corona virus while trying to restart what has turned into just a dismal economy phase one it will go into effect in communities that have shown improvement for 2 c

watching us in places like india or pakistan indonesia we're so glad tens of thousands of you from what we understand are tuning in every hour thank you there is a sense of at least some light at the end of the tunnel today as the white house has unveiled its plan mind you plan it's only a plan for opening the u.s. economy and gradually ending the nation's coronavirus lockdown the plan is to ease restrictions in areas where there is low transmission of the virus while still holding the line on areas that are hard hit the white house is calling its guidance to be used by governors as they make decisions about when and how to open communities in their states governors call the shots those are the president's words now governors call the shots as he shared a 3 phase plan to deal with corona virus while trying to restart a dismal economy phase one will go into effect in communities that have shown improvement for 2 consecutive weeks it will 'd allow people to gather in groups of 10 allows some businesses to reopen and allow some more limited travel. phase 2 that's if into later weeks nothin

watching us in places like india or pakistan indonesia we're so glad tens of thousands of you from whatwe understand are tuning in every hour thank you there is a sense of at least some light at the end of the tunnel today as the white house has unveiled its plan mind you plan it's only a plan for opening the u.s. economy and gradually ending the nation's coronavirus.

is what the app is called by the way places like india pakistan and indonesia we welcome you tens of thousands of people tuning in every hour and we're so glad that you're there ok we're going to begin with breaking news as we told you what happened the white house today has in fact unveiled its guidelines for opening the u.s. economy it is going to be a 3 phase.

is what the app is called by the way places like india and pakistan and indonesia we welcome you tensof thousands of people tuning in every hour and we're so glad that you're there ok we're going to begin with breaking news as we told you what happened at the white house today has in fact unveiled its guidelines for opening the u.s. economy it is going to be a 3 phase plan where one phase can go in.

is what the app is called by the way places like india pakistan and indonesia we welcome you tens of thousands of people tuning in every hour and we're so glad that you're there ok we're going to begin with breaking news as we told you what happened the white house today has in fact unveiled its guidelines for opening the u.s. economy it is going to be a 3.

is what the app is called by the way places like india and pakistan and indonesia we welcome you tens of thousands of people tuning in every hour and we're so glad that you're there ok we're going to begin with breaking news as we told you what happened the white house today has in fact unveiled its guidelines for opening the u.s. economy it is going to be a 3 phase plan where one phase.

is what the app is called by the way places like india and pakistan and indonesia we welcome you tens of thousands of people tuning in every hour and we're so glad that you're there ok we're going to begin with breaking news as we told you what happened the white house today has in fact unveiled its guidelines for opening the u.s. economy it is going to be a 3 phase plan where one phase can't go into effect until there are 2 straight weeks of a downward trajectory many agree with the president to open the economy as there seems to be a push from the right and for many in the economic sector to do just that but there's also another if not equal push from the other side that saying that opening the economy would be both dangerous and irresponsible and that is the thinking of many in the public health sector and many on the left now who's right well we're going to bring you a debate on this matter to take up what's going on but before we do i do want to share some numbers with you that i think might kind of help to put things in perspective numbers don't lie usually so let's talk economy

particularly relevant or useful for the global south and therefore for countries like pakistan, nigeria, indonesiaes where capacities are similarand we us to examples where capacities are similar and we can learn things that are feasible. to go on, you are going to see the sort of things that sierra leone has learned ebola and can put into practice now? sierra leone had the unfortunate experience of going into the ebola crisis so they learnt a lot in the process, one example, you need to inform people in remote rural areas about the disease and how to deal with it, so early on, with the ebola crisis they had sent out military vehicles and what happened was instead of listening, people ran away, given the history of military intervention in the country, so this time around they immediately jumped to community—based decision, involving religious figures, local women leaders, even town criers, they have innovated and how to communicate with people to earn their trust, and those other types of simple, frugal innovations that many more developing countries need to try out. that is interesting, the more

home and fass to be broken without family and friends, countries like indonesia, where prayer halls are packed like this. in pakistanreligious clerics have also pushed politicians into opening up mosques, horrifying public health officials, who now fever a major coronavirus outbreak. >> this ramadan... >> this ramadan ... >> reporter: over in britain, welthey have joined for an important ramadan message, pray at home. >> hi. my name is yahyah, and i'm eight years old. i'd like to welcome you to my mosque. >> reporter: it's a message this boy from the northern city of bradford has taken to heart. he was so worried his family wouldn't have anywhere to pray during ramadan he built a mosque out of cardboard-- the cutest of reminders that faith can be followed even under lockdown. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. >> foster: beautiful. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news", san francisco sings its song in support of health care workers. ♪ ♪ you inspired us to make your humira experience even better... with humira citrate-free. it has the same effectiveness you know and trust, but we removed the citrate buffers, there's less

some people are allowed to shop for food, but indonesia has banned all nonessential travel. in pakistane government says it will not enforce its own rules limiting public gatherings at mosques during the holy month. in germany, chancellor angela merkel has said handling the crisis is still, quote, just beginning and the country needs to remain clever and cautious. and in the uk, millions of essential workers and their families will now be able to book a coronavirus tested online or through their employer. that is quite an advancement in testing. >> cal, talk to us about testing. >> yeah. the home testing kits that were ruled out this morning, if you go to the website, about 20 minutes ago, we ran out just about 10:30 in the morning here on their first day of the home testing. so we're continuing to see here a real struggle on behalf of the government to get the testing out there. they say the government has the capacity right now to do about 40,000 a day, but on their best day, they've only done 20,000. their goal of 100,000 seems very, very unlikely to happen this month even though the

countries like indonesia where prayer halls are packed like this. in pakistan powerful religious claire ricks pushed politicians into opening up mofksz hour mosques. in britain muz slims joined healthcare workers for an important message, pray at home. >> hi, my name is yaya and i would like to welcome you to my mosque. >> it's a message this school boy has taken to heart. he was worried his family wouldn't have anywhere to pray that he built a at-home mosque out of cord barred. cardboard. this is cbs news, london. >>> today it is mass and vatican city, pope francis prayed for people struggling during the coronavirus crisis. the pope said that he was praying for anyone suffering from sadness or anxiety and also prayed for those out of work and are running out of money. the pope has been conducting all events within the vatican walls due to outbreak. >>> residents of singapore cheered and flashed lights from homes to support medical workers fighting the coronavirus. take a look. the government backed the display called sing together g trc songs but lled for most

pakistan. every year during ramadan more than 20000000 workers leave indonesia's capital to travel back to their hometowns before the muslim holiday of either the outbreaks of covert 19 has now disrupted that centuries old tradition as jessica washington reports from jakarta. the bags are packed and they've paid for the tickets but this family won't be traveling anytime soon nearly all domestic and international travel in indonesia is now on hold until june yeah well yeah i always travel before it's the only time i can see my family i'm sad but there is nothing we can do we must follow the government's instructions on a normal day a station like this one would be packed with people and it would be even busier in the lead up to that won't happen this year stopping people from travelling to their hometowns should help slow the spread of the virus but it also brings new challenges for those who've lost their income and say they can no longer afford life in indonesia as big city. hours before the ban came in this was the scene at one jakarta bus depot social distancing gave way to desperation thousa

in indonesia, millions of people will not be able to travel to visit their families during this time. but in pakistane prime minister has chosen a different path, i nosing will remain open during ramadan this year. doctors are urging the government to reverse that decision, saying it could lead to more infections and overwhelm the health system. >> do we forcefully tell people to not go to mosques? and if they go, will police put them in jail? this does not happen in an independent society. in an and dependent, people use their independent minds and decide what is best for the country and what is not. >> argentina is set to default on the sovereign debt again after restructuring plans were rejected. the $500 million payment was due on wednesday when the government said it will not be able to make it. creditors refused to restructure it, as argentina grapples with another year of recession worsened by the coronavirus. the payment is only a small chunk of the $83 billion they own. capitalmore from the and buenos aires -- capital, buenos aires. >> around 10 million people live here. they are distributin

mecca and medina but with no worshippers and in indonesia millions of people will not be able to travel to visit their families during this time but in pakistan the prime minister imran khan has chosen a different path announcing mosques will remain open during ramadan this year doctors are urging the government and clerics to reverse that decision saying it could lead to more infections and overwhelm the health system. do we forcefully tell people to not go to mosques and if they go will the police put wishes in jail this does not happen in an independent society in an independent society people use the independent minds and then decide what is basic for the country and forces not . argentina is set to default on its sovereign debt again after a restructuring plan was rejected a $500000000.00 payment was due on wednesday when the government said it won't be able to make the country's creditors refused to restructure it as argentina grapples with another year of recession worsened by the coronavirus pandemic payments only a small chunk of the $83000000000.00 it owes it to foreign bondholders in terms tourism has more from the capital one of s

mecca and medina but with no worshippers and in indonesia millions of people will not be able to travel to visit their families during this time but in pakistan prime minister imran khan has chosen a different path announcing mosques will remain open during ramadan this year doctors are urging the government and clerics to reverse that decision saying it could lead to more infections and overwhelm the health system. do we forcefully tell people to not go to mosques and if they go will the police put when she was in jail this does not happen in an independent society in an independent society people use the independent minds and then decide what is basic for the country and forces not. much more to come on the al-jazeera news hour including. i'm scott highland country to bury thailand where the economic impact of covert 1000 on the critical tourism industry is hitting hard with no visitors one elephant camp is struggling to keep the animals fed. and argentineans army helps feed struggling families as the government says it counts quick pay back its creditors. hello there warm sunshine across central and northern areas of europe to the south th

the west from what was in india which was also pakistan and bangladesh ran east across china to japan and also ran southeast to what is now called indonesia. in that region there were over a billion people, pretty close to half the population of the globe, if not half yet among that full population and that whole region most of those people lived in colonialism and there were only four nationstates with any claim to sovereignty and what was in the siam charlie became thailand had sovereignty and mongolia which was the soviet satellite and had no real sovereignty in china which had highly compromised sovereignty. everywhere else it was a colonial institution in the one notable special case outside of the philippines they were effectively an american colony but had promised independence in 1944 and are acting as a commonwealth managing their own domestic affairs. today in that exact same region we have at least 19 major nations, of course, including india and china and they all have sovereignty. the story of how they got to where they are today is fundamentally connected to what happened between 1937 in 1945 and that is a long-term arc of t

pakistan call for more protective gear. 3 years of separatists fighting in cameroon has lasted skulls we hear from a victim of gang grade. i know they're fairly widespread rains continuing throughout much of indonesia in the usual heavy rains across borneo but as we go through saturday sunday on into monday this is where we like his he's very heavy amounts of rain particular affecting western areas of sumatra and down into job you can see here monday we've got these very heavy rains the yellow areas we could be seeing as much as 250 millimeters of rain in sumatra maybe 120 in java said this could well lead to some localized flooding and then we're watching on tropical cyclone herald this is that heading through the i want to island chain bring some very heavy amounts of rain meanwhile the cloud in the rain carrying away from sydney so some good clear skies for this race on saturday in sydney they spectators of course but still the race that went ahead now throughout sunday will see some fairly strong winds along the victoria also across tasmania strong winds as well across these western areas of the new zealand but we've got a blue ridge of high pressure and that is actually keeping the system with