the really big metropolitan centers like mumbai mumbai is no longer the voiced affected spot in maharashtra delhi is no longer you know one of the worst affected cities and we're really seeing it move from places like mumbai delhi chennai to more rural areas and that is the concern as the virus moves from cities that have the best health care infrastructure in the country to parts of the country that have very poor public health care infrastructure now another problem with the numbers is not just that india is the food worst affected country in the world it is that the logical surveys that are being done around the country show that the real number of cases is no many times the confirmed number nonetheless the government when ever they talk about the situation in the country they are always positive we heard from the health minister on saturday and he spoke about how he actually said india has the best recovery range in the world that 75 percent of people who had coronavirus in india have recovered and he said that only 1.8 percent of people who've had corona virus have actually died from f

of remains the worst affected state 20000 media half of the deaths in the state of maharashtra bash the number of cases and deaths going down in the capital but they are growing in other parts of the state now when you look at the numbers though and you recorded one of on sunday it had nearly 58000 cases which is lower than the number of cases over the posse week but if you look closer it also conducted about 100000 fewer tests than it has in the last week and there's also concern about the type of tests that are being conducted because up to 30 percent of the tests that are being done in the country are the less accurate rapid and teaching tests which are quicker to do but they report false negatives up to 50 percent of the time now if you take somewhere like delhi for example with the number of cases have been coming down over the pos mom well the supreme court asked the delhi government weeks ago to explain why it was conducting twice the number of the record antigen tests as it was the more accurate test known as the. there's been no real explanation in that time the government has

another single highest day rise in cases more than 62000 cases and the worst hit state remains in maharashtra it recorded more than 11000 new cases on thursday the chief minister of the state is asking the central government to pay for more treatment centers there are already around $37000.00 people either in hospitals or in treatment centers and there are still reports of people struggling to find beds especially in rural areas which have very little health care infrastructure elsewhere in the country cases are rising by around 10000 of those have been saved . the government there says that's because they're testing more people than anywhere else in the country they're testing around $50000.00 a day despite the overall rise that we're seeing around the country the health minister as always remains positive he says india is continuing to increase testing they are testing around 600000 people a day nationwide he also points to what he says is one of the lowest death rates in the world but we have to keep in mind that less than a of all deaths in india medically certified so it's really difficu

will have to give up the apartment she's also considering heading home to go india a small town in maharashtra but is unsure if she can also be put job them. many of those leaving will return as soon as the pandemic and. that end however is proving impossible to predict. let's try to get more on this from our correspondent michelle dress for who joins me now on the line from delhi miniature how big is the problem for 1st. facing. i've reduced the challenges but what the organizers say are significant a recent report from a prominent economy monitor in india said that close to 19000000 jobs have been lost so many jobs have been lost between april and july all of this yet and one in addition to my to the reports about big cuts across the us and on the mission of these factors is making life in the city unavoidable specially for those who might have to pay higher then now in contrast those who want to lead a little home just because they've been given what the whole option you know that's as he said not been cut that's not so much of an actual decision as much as it's an option it's not out of de

have to give up the apartment she is also considering heading home to go india a small town in maharashtra but is unsure if she can also keep put job them. many of those leaving hope to get done as soon as the pandemic and. that and however is proving impossible to predict. our correspondent mr johns spoke put together that report and she joins us now from delhi good to see you then to me so we just saw in your report the coronavirus driving people out of big cities and at the same time in fiction numbers in india have talked 3000000 up from 2000000 just 2 weeks ago what's called. i doubt it despite the dramatic numbers when you look at them in absolute terms. in only 60 days we cannot any longer in fact have to be like this average because of the lead the numbers are one point but point out that this is a highly infectious disease more than 1000000 cases do we engage this would be slower than it was from 2000000 to chile and another interesting fact about in you know is that by in the countries according to the highest absolute number of cases under these this is good what you can actuall

again the next couple days we could see over half a meter of rain in maharashtra but in actual fact is pakistan next that's where we're going to see the very heavy rain this really dark blue area this area of low pressure is moving away gradually from pakistan and then of course guess where heads next to heads to northern mon so laura we might actually have some rain in a northern ireland for the weekend that could. be nice for the region with well maybe not but cause flooding that this is a problem of ok all right we'll keep an eye on it jenny thanks very much. phil ahead on al-jazeera how a surgeon crime is compounding the. people already struggling to cope with coronavirus in argentina. and the battle to qualify for the stanley cup playoffs is heating up he told me here with all of the action in sport. $150000000.00 trees disappear every year into the clothing that we all wear from uk cycling to save the forests the famous yellow dress fade from blue jeans. to conserving the world's twinning wetlands free of aids world's global bird migration. right where we are the basic discove

of remains the worst affected state 20000 media half of the deaths are the state of maharashtra bus the number of the cases and deaths are going down in the capital but they are growing in other parts of the state now when you look at the numbers though and you recorded one of on sunday it had nearly 58000 cases which is lower than the number of cases over the pos week but if you look closer it also conducted about 100000 fewer tests than it has in the last week and this also concerned about the type of tests that are being conducted because up to 30 percent of the tests that are being done in the country are the less accurate rapid and teaching tests which are quicker to do but they report false negatives up to 50 percent off the top now if you take someone like delhi for example with the number of cases have been coming down over the past month well the supreme court asked the delhi government weeks ago to explain why it was conducting twice the number of the record antigen tests as it was the more accurate test known as the. there's been no real explanation in that time the governmen

move from the really big policy incentives like mumbai is no longer the voice defected spot in maharashtra delhi is no longer you know one of the worst affected cities and we are really seeing it move from places like mumbai delhi chennai to more rural areas and that is the concern as the virus moves from cities that have the best health care infrastructure in the country to parts of the country that have very poor public health care infrastructure now another problem with the numbers is not just that india is the 3rd worst affected country in the world it is that the logical surveys that are being done around the country show that the real number of cases is no many times the confirmed number nonetheless the government when ever they talk about the situation in the country they are always positive we heard from the health minister on saturday and he spoke about how he actually said india has the best recovery rate in the world that 75 percent of people who had coronavirus in india have recovered and he said that only 1.8 percent of people who've had coronavirus have actually died from fro

away by police they were accused of instigating violence during a march by disadvantaged hindus in maharashtra state where one person was killed 80 year old poet and prominent human rights lawyer so the battered watch among the detained there rest fled to nationwide protests by this approaches most of the 11 accused yet to be formally charged. in delhi so the battered watches dogs have my share of rita letter from her mother sent from jail in mumbai what is this. this is not fair. and it's not a joke right this is how to live this is my life and their voyage their ruling of. human rights lawyer get it has worked with so the bout of the watch for 10 years she says only one of the 11 accused was at the launch we feel right from the beginning of us of any politically motivated case as far as a criminal case goes there is no evidence it is really that. political it was taught that these people need to be punished for the work they're doing all of them very well known reputed human rights activists. what about a stranger to presidents haven't previously spent 10 years in jail for inciting communist

similar picture the results of the survey in the city of pool they from earlier this week that's in maharashtra the worst affected state that showed that over 50 percent off the city's 6000000 population have antibodies now one of the big reasons for the discrepancy between the confirmed number of cases in india and what see when logical surveys show is the relatively low level of testing and that's one of the reasons why the indian government has really ramped up testing it conducted more than 100000 tests on wednesday it wants to be conducting least 1000000 every single day but the other problem is the number of the quicker but less accurate rapid and teaching tests that are being used up to 30 percent of all the tests in the country other less accurate rapid antigen tests and on wednesday demi's high court once again expressed concern that the government in delhi is using double the number of rapid adhesion tests as as it is the test the more accurate test that's known as the r t p c. it is good to have you with us however adrian figure here in doha the headlines about 0 russian opposition p

have really increased again and certainly through wednesday but securely have it on coast as a maharashtra in and around mumbai but also the very widespread pushing all the way to the northeast to additional west bengal and you notice these winds really funneling old this rain up in see those low lying areas of bangladesh war as i have it ready it is about the rains out across the west pushing into a drop but still lingering in some horatia we could see about $450.00 millimeters. kevin daintiness you know what would escalate between the u.s. and china all challenge u.s. general robert spalding and british diplomat and all. on whether the west is entering into a new cold war with china in a special edition of. beijing . welcome back you're watching al-jazeera live from doha your top stories this half hour a massive explosion in the lebanese capital beirut has killed at least 70 people and injured thousands more it's a shockwave smashed through the city. last took place a support warehouse where about 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate have been stored for 60 years hospitals are reporting to over

pakistan most heavily further east the north east of india but they're concentrating at the moment in maharashtra and science was down the western ghats for days on end. came from the countryside to cairo and became part of an life. team to say this job is different from being the normal al-jazeera world meets the man and keeping a close eye on residential life in the big cities for decades but who may now be passing into history. the thief a movie he wasn't dormant but he's now managed by a security company the domain of egypt on al-jazeera. quick reminder of your top stories so far today at least 3 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad officials say at least 3 bombs exploded and security forces were locked in a gun battle with the attackers. people around the world are facing new coronavirus restrictions as the global tally of cases edges towards $80000000.00 hong kong believes is now dealing with a 3rd wave of health workers from mainland china have been sent in to help. the number of deaths in latin america has doubled in just over a month to

pakistan most heavily further east the northeast of india but they're concentrating at the moment in maharashtra and sas was down the western ghats for days on end. but. the us is the richest country in the world yet it still doesn't have a universal health care system i'll be asking why not to influential republican lani chan some top democrats say it in a special edition of head to head in 68500 miles a year we would save under medicare so all the study this doesn't happen in canada or france or spain or australia people don't die because they can't afford insulin well they die because they can't get access to care head to head on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera welcome if you're just joining us your top stories so for people around the world are facing new coronavirus restrictions as the global tally rises to more than 18000000 reported cases more than 690000 people died nearly a 3rd of them in latin america. tougher restrictions are being reimposed in and around manila after reported infections in the philippines jumped to more than 100000 from tuesday businesses and public transport

flooding rains again across the northern plains of india anywhere around it disha pushing through maharashtra easing a little further westward southern parts of pakistan could see a little bit of wet weather along with the fall off they'll be a few showers creeping that way into the hall. frank assessment it's. like being superficial informed opinion is ethiopia on the verge of breaking. many parts of the old immediate region are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate of the use of proxy people to look at everything because the bill if you feel an in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour the gunman in new zealand's worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison without the child support self-confessed white supremacist brenton turret killed 51 muslim worshippers and 2 mosques in march last year. additional national guard troops have been deployed to the u.s. city of can no show wisconsin after 4 nights of protests over the police shooting of unarmed black man

we have seen pictures over the last 2 weeks of the monsoon season of hospitals in the states of maharashtra and also for they. have been completely flooded with heavy rains causing get and all the challenge to medical workers to authorities who are already dealing with very poor public health infrastructure health minister says the government is continuing to build more beds create more clothed facilities now on thursday india recorded yet another single highest day rise in both cases and deaths with more than 56000 cases and 900 deaths india is expected to reach 2000000 confirmed cases on friday we have to keep in mind that syria logical surveys which test for antibodies which have been done around the country sure the real number of cases and india a much higher many times the confirmed number there is a logical survey being done in delhi at the moment the last one the results of which came out around a month ago showed that media queen delhi's 20000000 population have antibodies now despite the rise in the number of cases that we are seeing restrictions continue to be eased as the govern

similar picture the results of the survey in the city of pooling from earlier this week that's in maharashtra the worst affected state that showed that over 50 percent off the city's 6000000 population have antibodies now one of the big reasons for the discrepancy between the confirmed number of cases in india and what serial logical surveys show is the relatively low level of testing and that's one of the reasons why the indian government has really ramped up testing it conducted more than 100000 tests on wednesday it wants to be conducting least 1000000 every single day but the other problem is the number of the quicker but less accurate rapid and teachin tests that are being used up to 30 percent of all the tests in the country other less accurate rapid antigen tests and on wednesday demi's high court once again expressed concern that the government in delhi is using double the number of rapid adhesion tests and is as it is the test the more accurate test that's known as the r.t. p.c. . here's numbers of afghans are facing food shortages caused by the virus and then make the lockdowns that

recorded the single highest day rise in cases more than 62000 cases and the worst hit state remains in maharashtra it recorded more than 11000 new cases on thursday the chief minister of the state asking the central government to pay for more treatment centers there are already around $37000.00 people either in hospitals or treatment centers and there are still reports of people struggling to find beds especially in rural areas which have very health care infrastructure elsewhere in the country cases are rising by around 10000 of those have been saved by. the government there says that's because they're testing more people than anywhere else in the country they're testing around $50000.00 a day despite the overall rise that we're seeing around the country the health minister as always remains positive he says india is continuing to increase testing they are testing around 600000 people a day nationwide he also points to what he says is one of the lowest death rates in the world but we have to keep in mind that less than a of all deaths in india medically certified so it's really difficult if not i

similar picture the results of the survey in the city of pooling from earlier this week that's in maharashtra the worst affected state that showed that over 50 percent off the city's 6000000 population have antibodies now one of the big reasons for the discrepancy between the confirmed number of cases in india and what serial logical surveys showed is the relatively low level of testing and that's one of the reasons why the indian government has really ramped up testing it conducted more than 100000 tests on wednesday it wants to be conducting least 1000000 every single day but the other problem is the number of the quicker but less accurate rapid and teachin tests that are being used up to 30 percent of all the tests in the country other less accurate rapid antigen tests and on wednesday demi's high court once again expressed concern that the government in delhi is using double the number of rapid adhesion tests and is as it is the test the more accurate test that's known as the r t p c. several countries in europe on now seeing a rise in corona virus cases germany spain and italy all report

india we've seen pictures over the last 2 weeks of the monsoon season of hospitals in the states of maharashtrand also for they. have been completely flooded with heavy rains causing get and all the challenge to medical workers to authorities who are already dealing with very poor public health infrastructure health minister says the government is continuing to build more beds create more clothed facilities now on thursday india recorded yet another single highest a rise in both cases and deaths with more than 56000 cases and 900 deaths india is expected to reach 2000000 confirmed cases on friday we have to keep in mind that syria logical surveys which test for antibodies which have been done around the country sure the real number of cases in india a much higher many times the confirmed number there is another logical survey being done in delhi at the moment the last one the results of which came out around a month ago showed that media call delis $20000000.00 population have antibodies now despite the overall rise in the number of cases that we are seeing restrictions continue to be eased as

winds the southwest the monsoon fitting some very heavy rain is to western parts of india through maharashtra and we can expect flooding up towards. thank you that ever. so come on algis there. will be going on for a couple of. a wildfire in southern california threatens thousands of people and their homes. signs of change and move faster down the aisle cafe is helping to inspire positive action for people disappear. and it's for the sun stay alive the manhunt for a playoff spot will have the n.b.a. action later in the program. 10 years ago a mining disaster in chile trapped 33 men the world watched as a 2 month rescue turned new tragedy into a miracle al-jazeera revisits the men once celebrated as national heroes and asks how this ordeal changed their lives chilean miners after the rescue on the jersey. coast in 19 a scene a war of words escalate between the u.s. and china all challenge u.s. general robert spalding and british diplomat and also kerry brown on whether the west is entering into a new cold war with china in a special edition of head to head you want to travel ban on china for m

this rain event is done we could be seeing more than half a meter of rain so again to the area of maharashtra so there will be more flooding that looks good it'll thanks very much to. both still ahead here on the news of another big increase in the number of to go to castel straightly the 2nd most populous states plus. i'm going to see in human in santiago chile the country that is now commemorating years since a tragic mining accident turned into a miracle. beats lifts the suns in the n.b.a. that's coming up with sport and peter. guber. frank assessments seeing that. there's. a relation like we see with this it's an informed opinion which is ethiopia on the verge of a breakdown in many parts of the old immediate region are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate after the proxy because look at everything the interest of the libyan people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. breaks everybody on this planet mad at the body hour when people need to be heard and the story needs to be told here human development has moved right to th

meeting of 2 fairly small routes and they're easily overflowed in nagpur you've got the same thing maharashtra been very badly hit too it's all series yes some of his want to but not much in the next 24 hours you can see there are a few showers around that pool the majority the rain is pakistan even afghanistan but still in the northeast of india and in bangladesh and he is when you get the advance of the retreat of the monsoon trough either here or in east asia you tend to spin out some sort of storm we've got a typhoon a nother typhoon could be up for the east china sea at the moment this is basic is about a category 3 hurricane if it would be named as such so it is a massive storm just think of the scale of the map and you see the eye of it as well so it's a well formed thing is starting to throw its influence into the smaller arms of japan the real q.j. with big waves and some rain but luckily just last one is staying over the water for a while but not for ever and given its strengths it's a pretty nasty prospect to get there the wednesday when to thursday as it approaches south korea it m

released over the past week and they showed that one of them in the city of poor may that's in maharashtra that more than 50 percent of population of 6000000 people have antibodies so just in one city alone more than 3000000 people the survey would suggest have had coronavirus. israel's prime minister says he won't be calling new elections after accepting a proposal to extend by jet negotiations by another 100 days in a televised address any minute now said now is a time for unity not for the elections the decision saves the country from a 4th election in less than 2 years that's now in his coalition partner benny gantz had faced a monday night deadline to complete the deal. in peru at least 13 people have been killed in a stampede during a party being held in defiance of colvin 1000 restrictions more than 120 people tried to flee the thomas rest of bach in the capital lima as it was raided by police who is latin america's 2nd worst affected country. now kong is joining the global race for a coronavirus vaccine the city is also launching voluntary mass testing next month to combat were see

is among dozens of lawyers and academics arrested in connection with the rally and maharashtra state for disadvantaged hindus which elizabeth mentioned in her report in recent months student leaders scholars and local politicians mostly muslims being rounded up for their role in the protests against the citizenship law many see the law as discriminatory and repressive and some farmers rights activists were arrested and also some states earlier this year so it ansari is a senior journalist and political commentator in new delhi he says the government is using draconian laws to stifle dissent. this present government headed by prime minister narendra modi is showing a shocking lack of very or a tremendous amount of intolerance towards any kind of dissent even questioning of government and even attempts at even cartoonists have now been hauled over the coals charged under destructo new law discovered one of the hallmarks of this government unfortunately is its pretty brazen lack of any kind of tolerance towards any form of korean criticism this is being used as a tool to browbeat and se