katy watson, bbc news, sÃo paulo.a: time of reckoning in brazil as well as in the united states over race relations. this should have been the day we settled in and enjoyed the opening ceremony of the 2020 olympics games in tokyo. the coronavirus pandemic means the games are postponed until july of next year, in . japan marks year before competition begins from it is not clear at all if the games will happen. in tokyo, rupert wingfield-hayes reports. rupert: one of japan's best trampolin isists. at missed out on a metal -- at beijing in 2008, he just missed out on a medal. tokyo was going to be his last her off. hicovid-19 has killedream. back in 2008, if the beijing games at been postponed by year, i would've been ok," he says. "now i am 35. a year feels like a very long time. i cided retirement is the only option." e is another reason he i retiring. he thinks tokyo's new olympic stadium may never get a hold an olympic opening ceremony. he is not alone. only 23% of japanese support holding the games even next year. b

katy watson, bbc news, in campinas.tles the outbreak, the race for a vaccine is advancing in the us. a massive clinical trial got under way today — 30,000 people will receive doses of the vaccine, which was co—designed by the biotech company moderna and a division of the national institute of health. doctor anthony fauci, who runs the institute, says results could be available by november. meanwhile, president trump, whose national security adviser has now tested positive for coronavirus, has been talking up the effort to find a vaccine. during a trip to north carolina, he had this to say. there's never been anything like this in terms of speed, nothing even close. a second vaccine is likely to enter phase three in a matter of days. under operation warp speed, we've shaved years off of the time that it takes to develop a vaccine. in some cases, many years. and we've done it well, maintaining the fda gold standard for safety. meanwhile, new research has shown that covid—19 really could be a seasonal illness, with its spr

katy watson is there for us. we have spoken throughout this pandemic about bposonaro's tion. here any indication to get that because of this diagnosis, he may change his approach to covid-19? katy: very little. when he was talking to the press announcing the results, he was ndwearing a maskoes not often do that. he was not keeping his distance between him and the journalists. he even took off his mask as he left the press conference. thatil style is very much in play. i mean, he also used the opportunity to say that he has taken the antimalarial hydroxychloroquine, which is obviously very controversial, but he has been pushing just like donald trump, butuluch more forc in brazil. he reiterated again that it was important for risk groups to isolate but brazil needed to get back to, get r the econoning again, which we have seen in the ist few days. bars, restaurant sao paolol are rpening. they reopened in rio last week as well. katty: what has been the reaction of resilience to his testing -- of brazilians to his testintive? katy: i don't think the irony has been missed. there's

katy watson, bbc news, in campinas.attles the outbreak, the rates for a vaccine is advancing in the united states. a massive clinical trial put under way a few hours ago, 30,000 people, will be receiving doses of the vaccine which was co—designed by the biotech company and division of the national institutes of health. anthony fauci who runs the institute says results could be available by november. president trump whose national security adviser has tested positive for the virus has been talking of the effort to find a vaccine. he was in carolina a few hours ago and had this to say. there's never been anything like this in terms of speed, nothing even close. a second vaccine is likely to enter phase three in a matter of days under operational warp speed. we shave years off the time it takes to develop a vaccine, and some cases, many yea rs. vaccine, and some cases, many years. and we've done it while maintaining the fda gold standard for safety. research has shown that covid—19 could bea has shown that covid—19 could b

our south american correspondent katy watson starts our coverage. it is just the sniffles, said jaire bolsonaro at beginning of the crisis, and now he is livin the experience personally. he went on television to announce himself. for once wearing a mask but leaving little distance between him and journalists. >> for example, if i had not taken the covid-19 test, i wouldn't know the result. it turned out to be positive. mr. bolsonaro began to akel ill on sunday. he said he was t the controversial antimalarial drugi hydroxychloroq and was feeling fine. he also went to the hospital on mondayor a lung exam. for so many in brazil, this news thatheir leader ha covid-19 comes as little surprise. from the very beginning, he has flouted social distancing guidelines, fired two health minister's over differences in handling the crisis, and consistently refused to wear a mask despite being obligatory. this was the fourth test he has taken for covid-19. crisis when several members of his presidential team fell ill r they met donald trump the u.s. president took

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.tests against wha they say is government suppression of media freedom. the demonstrations followed the resignations of dozens of journalists from hungary's leading independent news website, index, after their plea to resinstate their sacked editor was dismissed. he was sacked on tuesday — a decision he believes was related to his warnings of outside interference in the website's operations. nick thorpe — our budapest correspondent — sent this report. this march for the independence of the media in hungary is winding its way through the streets of budapest from the offices of index to the prime minister's headquarters up on the hill. the people taking part in this march blamed the prime minister personally for the pressure on index and its potential disappearance now. there were emotional scenes earlier today as more than 80 of the staff of index handed in their mass resignations. that happened just a few days after the editor in chief was fired by the management. the staff are very cle

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.in, they made a pact many years ago — that if one of them won the us powerball lottery they would share it. and now, decades later, tom's numbers came up and he's honoured the deal. with tom and their wives said he was stunned when his friend called to say they were sharing the jackpot worth $22 million us. i have been looking ahead to our weather weekend process and i don't like what i see. it will be a cloudy day for us with outbreaks of rain at times. looking at the satellite picture, just to oui’ at the satellite picture, just to our west you can at the satellite picture, just to oui’ west you can see at the satellite picture, just to our west you can see just how extensive the cloud is added as a compass 01’ extensive the cloud is added as a compass or of low pressure that is going to be bringing different zones across the country. a couple of weather fronts mixed in. across the country. a couple of weatherfronts mixed in. the first of those is bringing rain at the moment to scotl

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.to pay out nearly four billion dollars to settle a dispute over the troubled state investment fund, one mdb. the finance ministry says that goldman sachs has recognised the misconduct of two of its former employees — claims that they deny. prosecutors allege that malaysia's former prime minister, najib razak spent much of the money on luxury goods. he's also denied wrongdoing. now some disappointing news for formula i fans. formula one has scrapped this season's races in the united states, canada, mexico and brazil because of the coronavirus pandemic. the organisers believe it would be irresponsible to go ahead with the events, as infection rates in the americas remain high. giselle zarur is a sports reporter for fox deportes, speaking to me earlier she told me these cancellations were a loss for fans as well as the organisers. here in america, we are really struggling with cases. as you know, the us is number one, brazil number two of positive cases, mexico in the top seven. canada ma

katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo.upek, professor of public health at the university of santa catarina. thanks very much for coming on the programme. you're welcome. just give us your assessment of what's happening in brazil. well, we have most parts of brazil still greatly affected by the epidemic. especially in the south of brazil, it has been less as —— accelerated so far, and these numbers, these official numbers are certainly far worse because several methods show that they underestimate by at least four oi’ underestimate by at least four or five underestimate by at least four orfive times underestimate by at least four or five times the real number of infected and diseased. if you look at the so—called serious acute respiratory illness, those numbers are much higher. there is no other respiratory infection. so not just on the side of personal suffering, it's also the lack of other information on the global and also local level that inhibits other protections. i see, so what do you make more widely of the handling

katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo.sident bolsanoro has been dismissive of coronavirus, but brazil and south america are now the areas of the world that most worry public health officials. our science editor david shukman has this report. a desperate scene in a graveyard in bolivia. a charity uses a digger to bury the dead because too many people are dying for the authorities to cope. the family of a victim watches on from a safe distance. in peru, there are long queues to get medical help. the country has one of the highest numbers of cases anywhere in the world and it is amongst the least able to handle them. this woman worries that so many are sick they are having to wait outside the hospital. "it's very scary", she says. health experts are now becoming seriously alarmed about what's happening in latin america. of the countries with the largest number of cases, four are in latin america — brazil is number two after the united states. and bear in mind that these are going to be massive underestimates of the true scale

and katy watson joins us now from sao paulo.ted milestone, this 2 million are being passed. give us a sense of where we are in this pandemic in brazil specifically. are we never peek, is there improvement? i was talking what are the doctors at the hospital and he was talking about the death toll, more than 7000 people dying every single week here now in brazil and he likened it to four planes crashing every single day and he said he and his colleagues shared the view that is going to be late august september until we start seeing these numbers come down. a stubbornly high 40,000, 50,000 cases every day, more than 1000 people dying on most days at least here in brazil so it doesn't look like we are over this crisis or it is easing in any way at all. that's pretty depressing to hear. what kind of measures are in place? different countries around the world a re different countries around the world are in different stages, they have steps in place differently. that's the problem, mixed messages from the beginning.jair problem, mixed

katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo.dismissed allegations that it has tried to steal research into a coronavirus vaccine and meddled in british politics. the uk, the united states and canada say hackers in russia have targeted organisations trying to find a vaccine. separately, the british government says it's "almost certain" there were russian attempts to interfere in the uk's last parliamentary election. our security correspondent gordon corera has more. today, the government lashed out at russia's spies, accusing them directly of trying to steal vital uk research on the coronavirus pandemic. given that the world is trying to come together to find a vaccine for our own people, british people in the uk, but also for people around the world, i'm afraid it's pretty egregious behaviour and it deserves and it should be called out in the way we're doing today. oxford university has been leading the world in developing a vaccine. i understand it's one of the labs whose computer systems have been targeted. british intelligenc

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.to pay out nearly four billion dollars to settle a dispute over the troubled state investment fund, one mdb. the finance ministry says that goldman sachs has recognised the misconduct of two of its former employees — claims that they deny. prosecutors allege that malaysia's former prime minister, najib razak spent much of the money on luxury goods. he's also denied wrongdoing. thousands of hungarians have joined protests against alleged government interference in media freedom. it followed the resignations of dozens ofjournalists from hungary's leading independent news website, index, after their plea to resinstate their sacked editor was dismissed. he was sacked on tuesday — a decision he believes was related to his warnings of outside interference in the website's operations. nick thorpe — our budapest correspondent — sent this report. this march for the independence of the media in hungary is winding its way through the streets of budapest from the offices of index to the prime mini

katie watson reports from campenas, 100 kilometres from sao paulo.ad time on their side as they watched the big cities struggle. yet they too have found themselves unprepared. retirement homes have been badly hit by covid—19 in recent weeks, but this one is trying not to become another statistic. they've had to be creative about keeping their residents active and, so far, it's paid off — there haven't been any cases. translation: this situation is really worrying. it's been the worst month of the pandemic here in campinas, so we have doubled down on isolation. but it's exhausting. there comes a time when we can't let the disease take over. this horrific situation we're experiencing now. it was a while before the virus took hold here. in fact, authorities reopened shops, thinking the worst was behind them but then hospital beds started filling up, so they closed them again. and doctors don't think the situation's going to get better any time soon. every bed in this intensive care unit in one of the city's public hospitals is occupied. and doctor marta

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.has seen a huge surge with close to 7,000 new cases. a new daily record. there are fears right across the continent that healthcare systems are on the brink of collapse. freya cole starts this report in peru's capital city. rallying outside their workplace, these nurses in peru say their life is at risk. they‘ re demanding better protection from the virus which has so far claimed more than 10,000 lives across the country. translation: many of my colleagues have become ill and there is no special monitoring of their cases. the families of these nurses have also fallen ill. there is no protective equipment, no food vouchers, no transportation for medical staff. elsewhere in peru's capital city, police used water cannons to disperse crowds. they too feel local hospitals are on the brink of collapse. this is a snapshot of one field unit in huanuco in central peru. cases are skyrocketing in mexico. it's a new daily record, and hospitals are not coping. the doctors who are treating patients

katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo.m sao paulo is katia maia, the executive director of 0xfam brazil. thank of 0xfam brazil. you very much for talking to thank you very much for talking to us. thank you for this opportunity. so with this awful number, 2 million people infected with coronavirus. give us some infected with coronavirus. give us some idea of who these people are. first, it's important to say this number is very underestimated but these people is in the majority, the people is in the majority, the people that live in situations of poverty, the black people black people, it's one of the main people affected by coronavirus at this moment in brazil, six of each ten people that are dying are black people. so that's quite a startling number. why do you think that's happening? coronavirus came into brazil is a combination of so many challenges at the same time. we are one of the most unequal countries in the world. we have millions of informal workers and we are a country with so many favelas, very bad conditions

katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo.'ve just heard, president bolsanoro has been fairly dismissive of coronavirus in the past. but brazil and south america are now the areas of the world that most worry public health officials. our science editor david shukman reports. a desperate scene in a graveyard in bolivia. a charity uses a digger to bury the dead because too many people are dying for the authorities to cope. the family of a victim watches on from a safe distance. in peru, there are long queues to get medical help. the country has one of the highest numbers of cases anywhere in the world and it is amongst the least able to handle them. this woman worries that so many are sick they are having to wait outside the hospital. it's very scary, she says. health experts are now becoming seriously alarmed about what's happening in latin america. of the countries with the largest number of cases, four are in latin america — brazil is number two after the united states. and bear in mind that these are going to be massive unde

our south america reporter katy watson reports from sao paulo.two months now, this man has been in intensive care. he only has one working lung, it's unclear if he'll survive. dr andre asks if he's experiencing pain. all he can do is blink to say "yes". these are intense times for everyone. andre works on shift with his wife, dr fernanda. they live this crisis together 21w. even here, brazil's top infectious diseases hospital, coronavirus has floored them. it was the first hospital to fill up in sao paulo and every day they are turning more people away. it's not physical, it's psychological. sometimes we fail and we have to deal with the family pain and theyjust couldn't see those patients, they are not here for them when they are dying. it's the loneliness that they feel, even if they are sedated. ifeel safe here, more than outside. really? it's a comment that says a lot. the president has shunned social distancing and regularly refused to wear masks, despite them being mandatory. the death toll keeps climbing and even now that he has the virus

katy watson, bbc news, in campinas. more to come. honouring john lewis, the civil rights icon to become the first black lawmaker to lie in state in the rotunda of the us capital. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, "you are doing something wrong." six rare white lion clubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and already they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah, and sweet. yeah, they were cute. welcome back. very glad to have you with us. this is bbc news. the headlines: the world health organization has said covid—19 is the most severe emergency it has ever had to declare with over 16 million cases. british governm

katy watson reports 100 kilometres from sao paulo.ng to areas that have time on their side as they watched the big cities struggle. yet they too have found themselves unprepared. retirement homes have been badly hit by covid—19 in recent weeks, but this one is trying not to become another statistic. they've had to be creative about keeping their residents active and, so far, it's paid off — there haven't been any cases. translation: this situation is really worrying. it's been the worst month of the pandemic here in campinas, so we have doubled down on isolation. but it's exhausting. there comes a time when we can't let the disease take over. this horrific situation we're experiencing now. it was a while before the virus took hold here. in fact, authorities reopened shops, thinking the worst was behind them but then hospital beds started filling up, so they closed them again. and doctors don't think the situation's going to get better any time soon. every bed in this intensive care unit in one of the city's public hospitals is occupie

katy watson, bbc news in sao paulo.rkers are protesting over a lack of protection from coronavirus. the continent has now recorded more than 2.9 million cases of the virus. our reporter freya cole starts this report in peru's capital city, lima. rallying outside their work place, these nurses in peru say their life is at risk. they are demanding better detection from the virus which is so far claimed more than 10,000 lives across the country. translation: many of my collea g u es translation: many of my colleagues have become ill and there is no special monitoring of our cases. the families of these nurses have also fallen ill. there is no protective equipped wind, no food vouchers, no transportation for medical staff. —— equipment. elsewhere in peru's capital city, lease used water cannons to disperse crowds. they to feel local hospitals are on the brink of collapse. this is a snapshot of one field unit in central peru. patients are crowded in, relying on oxygen to breathe. nurses in bolivia also have grave concerns. t

here's our south america correspondent katy watson in sao paulo., for the last three months, has been absolutely dead. lots of restaurants that catered to businesses have been shut, beauty salons, as well. for the first time in months, you can see the reopening, you can see alcohol gel on the side, arrows on the ground for where people need to walk when they go and pick up their food. it's a realfeeling of life. but there are real concerns about this reopening because, even as we have the numbers in this evening, 620 more deaths and more than 20,000 new cases. and mondays are usually a very quiet day because of the weekend, the numbers are much suppressed than we would see later in the week. but the country is still in the middle of the crisis and we are seeing cities reopen. it happened in rio a few days ago, as well, so they were first. how is the country coping, and what is the demographic of the deaths? is it still the elderly with pre—existing conditions? or is it wider and broader than that? here in sao paulo, the reopening is based on phases

our south america reporter katy watson reports from sÃo paulo. y: in these frightening times, moments of comfort or everything. k fors, two monhis man has been in intensive care. he only has one working lu . it is unclear if you will survive. the doctor asks if he is experiencing pai all he can dis blank to say yes. these are intense times for everne. andre works on ship with his wife, a doctor. they live this crisis together 24-7. even here, brazil's top infectious diseases hospital, coronavirus has fueled them. it was the first hospital to fill up in sÃo paulo, and every urday they areng more people away. >> it is psychological. sometimes we fail and we have t deal with the family pain, and ey just couldn't see those patients. th fear for them when they are dying. init is the los they feel, even when they are sedated. katy: it is a comment that says a lot. the president has shunned social distancing and regularly refused to wear masks, despite them being mandatory. the death toll gives climate, and even now that he has the virus --ee climbing, a

let's bring in the bbc‘s south america correspondent, katy watson, who is with us in sao paulo.he reaction there's been. there's been a very mixed reaction. this is a very divided country politically, and i think that he has certainly made a very many enemies in his handling of the crisis, so the reaction has been anything from, this is something he presumably thought was coming, people wishing him well, but the fact is, from the very beginning, he has downplayed this virus, he has said that he would probably not... he has been dismissive of the death toll as it continued to rise and now, of course, he has the virus himself, so the irony has not been missed among the irony has not been missed among the brazilian public here today in the brazilian public here today in the country. is it going to have any impact on his ability to lead the country. is it going to have any impac short s ability to lead the country. is it going to have any impac short term? y to lead the country. is it going to have any impac short term? he i lead the country. is it going to have any impac short term

katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo.the publisher of the sun, news group newspapers, and its executive editor dan wootton, over an article published in 2018 which called him a ‘wife beater‘. he strongly denies the allegations. david sillito was in court. johnny depp arriving at court for day two of his case against the the publishers of the sun newspaper. reporter: johnny, johnny! it was this article, and the headline that described him as a wifebeater, that led to him suing for libel. the claims of violence were made by his former wife, amber heard, who arrived today at court to watch proceedings. it was a day of questioning about his drinking, his drug use, his addictions, even his friendship with stars such as marilyn manson. amber heard says there is withinjohnny depp a monster that is released by drink and drugs, that leads to violence, something which he strenuously denies. photos were shown of the star. he has made no secret of his struggles with drink and drugs, but he says he wasn‘t violent. he was asked about a

katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo. let's get some of the day's other news.sease specialist, dr anthony fauci, has pleaded with young people not to gather in crowds as the number of daily coronavirus infections hits a new record. in an interview with mark zuckerberg, dr fauci said now was not the time to go to bars and have fun. the united nations says up to 265 million people could face starvation by the end of the year, because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. launching an appeal for more than $10 billion to help low income and fragile countries, the un warned that failure to act now, could undo decades of development. the us supreme court has ruled that a florida law that restricts voting rights for people with past felony convictions, should stand. it means that hundreds of thousands of people won't be able to vote in state primaries in august, and possibly the november presidential elections. the first face—to—face talks between the leaders of serbia and kosovo for nearly two years have ended, with few signs of progress. kosovo's prime minister

katy watson, bbc news, in campinas.in state at the capital rotunda in washington. he died 10 days ago from pancreatic cancer. on sunday, the coffin of the congressmen crossed the bridge in selma alabama where he and many others were beaten by police as they marched with doctor martin luther king for civil rights backin luther king for civil rights back in 1965. now, his casket has made a finaljourney through the nation's capital as the abc risk ports. the hearse carrying john lewis passed by the monuments in washington today, a journey through the history of america and of the civil rights movement. the procession paused at the memorial for dr martin luther king, the mentor whojohn lewis marched with at selma and in washington. # amazing grace on harmonica. the symbol of today's activism for racialjustice — black lives matter plaza. another pause. it was here thatjohn lewis made one of his final public appearances. then it was on to the capitol rotunda, when the man known as the conscience of congress because of his mor

as katy watson now reports.r: l they'ked at issues such as occupation of tensive care beds, the death, and they've labeledth acros state, they've labeled municipalities in a series of five phases. if the situation gets worse they have to go back to closing. here in the city, they have been ab to reopen. i've just taken a walk around the block in the last three months there have been restaurant and beauty salons close, but walking around in t space of cple of blocks, there are several restaurantsy all getting re reopen. it feels much more alive. many experts are saying is coming at completily the wrong . a:la here in the u.s., the black lives matter movement has reshaped conversations about racial injtice. the impact is being felt across the world, including the u.k. protests have highlighted the role of britain's impart. the first of o a global seri the legacy of colonial england. this report from bristol, where the statue of slave trader edward colson was toppled. >> who owns history? who dictates it? is it alw

katy watson is fair, live with us on outside source. can cope. i mean, if you take they can cope. i mean, if you take the example of sao paulo, it is the wealthiest state in brazil. they have looked at issues such as occupation of intensive care beds, the death toll, and they‘ve labelled, across the state, they have labelled municipalities in a series of five phases, so if you hit a certain phase you can reopen, if the situation gets worse, they have to go back to closing, so here in sao paulo city, they have been able to reopen, in fact i had just taken a walk around the block and for the last three months there have been restau ra nts a nd last three months there have been restaurants and beauty salon is absolutely closed, it has been dead, but just walking around absolutely closed, it has been dead, butjust walking around in the space ofa butjust walking around in the space of a couple blocks, several restau ra nts of a couple blocks, several restaurants all getting ready, reopening, and it feels much more alive, but of course many ex

katy watson reports.xit is a virus on the move, heading to areas that have time on their side as they watci the bies struggle. yet they have also found themselves unprepared. retirement homes have been badly hit by covid-19 in recent weeks, but this one is trying not to become another statistic. they have had tore beive about keeping their residence active and, so far, it has paid f. there have not been any cases. correct this situation is really worrying. been the worst month of the pandic, so we have doubled down on isolation, but it is exhausting. ere comes a time and we cannot let the disease take over. this horrific situation we are experiencing now. it was a while before the viruses took over here. shops were thinking though worst was behind them, but hospital beds srted filling up and doctors don't think the situatiois going to get better anime soon. every bet in this intensive care unit in one of the city'sit pubc hosps is occupied. edd dr. martha is worn out. she liker life to swimming -- she won

ros: south america correspondent katy watson is with us in sao paulo.ell us about the reaction there has been. reporter:ee it hasa very mixed reaction. this is a divided country politically. i think he has certainly made very many enemies in his handling of the crisis. the reaction haseen anything from go to. this is something he presumably thought was coming. people wishing him well. yes, the fact is it is from the very beginning that he is downplayed this virus. he has said that he would probably not reallffer many symptoms. he has been quite dismissive of the death toll as it continued to rise. course, he has the viru himself. the fact -- the irony has not been missed among the ian public here today in the country. ros: is it going to have any impact on his ability to lead i braziln the short term? reporter: he says he has canceled engagements, he will be doing veoconferences from the palace in brasilia for now. so he is taking doctors advice here, clearly making sure that he will distance. although as you pointed out, when he did the press conferenc

our south america correspondent katy watson joins us now from sao paulo. regulations about wearing face masks, as well. what sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie? sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie ?|j sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie? iwent sort of take—up has there been about them reopening, katie? i went for a walk in my neighbourhood which, for the last three months, has been a bsently the last three months, has been absently dead. lots of restaurants that catered to businesses have been shot. beauty salons, as well. for the first time in months, you can see the reopening, you can see alcohol gel on the side, arrows on the ground for where people need to walk when they go and pick up their food. ina walk when they go and pick up their food. in a realfeeling of life. but there are real concerns about this reopening because, even as we have the numbers in this evening, 620 more deaths and more than 20,000 new cases. and mondays are usually a very quiet day because of the weekend, the

here is our south america correspondent katy watson in sao paulo.olsonaro from eating his supporters outside the presidential palace. this time, though, he wore a mask and asked people to keep their distance. he told his fans he had returned from taking a lung exa m had returned from taking a lung exam at hospital and was doing a test for the virus has well. according to local media, he had a fever, but reassured his supporters he was fine. this is the fourth test mr bolsonaro will have taken. all have previously come back negative. hours earlier, the president further weakened the first piece of national legislation that required the obligatory use of facemasks in public. he scrapped the need for them to be worn in brazil's presence. last week, he vetoed provisions making it mandatory to use a mask in shops, churches and schools. meanwhile, on monday, bars and schools. meanwhile, on monday, bars a nd restau ra nts schools. meanwhile, on monday, bars and restaurants in sao paulo, the worst hit city in all of brazil, started to reopen. facemasks obli

here's our south america correspondent katy watson in sao paulo.urhood which for the past three months has been absolutely dead, a lot of restau ra nts absolutely dead, a lot of restaurants that cater to businesses have had to shut, beauty salons as well, and the first time in months, you could see them reopening, you could see them reopening, you could see alcohol gel before they walked in, arrows on the ground where people need to walk when they got pick up their food. a real feeling of life. there they got pick up their food. a realfeeling of life. there are huge concerns of course with this reopening because we had the numbers into this evening, 620 more deaths and more than 20,000 new cases and mondays are usually a very quiet day because of the weekend, numbers are usually much more suppressed than we see later on in the week but there are still big numbers, the country is still in the middle of the crisis and we see cities reopen. in the united states — texas, florida and arizona are just a few of the latest covid hotspots, with infection nu

here's our south america correspondent katy watson in sao paulo.bourhood which, for the past three months, has been absolutely dead, a lot of restaurants that cater to businesses have had to shut, beauty salons as well, and the first time in months, you could see them reopening, you could see alcohol gel before they walked in, arrows on the ground where people need to walk when they go to pick up theirfood. a real feeling of life. there are huge concerns of course with this reopening because we had the numbers into this evening, 620 more deaths and more than 20,000 new cases and mondays are usually a very quiet day because of the weekend, numbers are usually much more suppressed than we see later on in the week but there are still big numbers, the country is still in the middle of the crisis and we see cities reopen. in the united states, texas, florida and arizona are just a few of the latest covid hotspots, with infection numbers and hospitalisation soaring. and now that the country has just gone through thejuly fourth holiday weekend, there are

our south america correspondent katy watson reports from sao paulo.covid—19 symptoms could stopjair bolsonaro from meeting his supporters outside the presidential palace. this time, though, he wore a mask and asked people to keep their distance. he told his fans he had returned from taking a lung exam at hospital, and was doing a test for the virus as well. according to local media, he had a fever, but reassured his supporters he was fine. this is the fourth test mr bolsonaro will have taken. all have previously come back negative. hours earlier, the president further weakened the first piece of national legislation that required the obligatory use of facemasks in public. he scrapped the need for them to be worn in brazil's prisons. last week, he vetoed provisions making it mandatory to use a mask in shops, churches and schools. meanwhile, on monday, bars a nd restau ra nts in sao paulo, the worst—hit city in all of brazil, started to reopen = facemasks obligatory and strict measures in place. it is what jair bolsonaro has wanted from the very start —

our south america correspondent katy watson reports. systems have come under pressure across south america. not even richer countries like chile have been immune. this is a public hospital in one of the worst hit areas of the capital santiago. doctor matty is working flat out. he is disheartened by his government's handling of the crisis and he filmed this material for the bbc. in just one recent shift, matty had to tell ten families their loved ones had died. two weeks ago, we simply didn't have enough ventilation for all the patients, so that was really frustrating. we often have to queue between patients. it's really hard. i mean, i'm 30 years old, and this probably will be the most challenging experience of my life as a physician, so nobody prepares you for these situations. neighbouring peru was widely praised for locking down early. it knew its health care system wouldn't cope, but inequality and poverty have meant the virus has overwhelmed the country. the problem is we didn't have enough organisation for some of the crucial issu