shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.ce and national guard officers have been deployed in the us state of wisconsin after three nights of unrest sparked by the police shooting of a black man in the city of kenosha. 17—year—old kyle rittenhouse has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead two people during the protests, and the police officer who shot jacob blake has also been named. david willis reports. crowd shout: hands up, don't shout! into a vacuum created by daily protests and an initially overstretched police force has come armed vigilantes, one of whom was caught on camera before tuesday night's violence. reports suggest the individual interviewed, 17—year—old kyle rittenhouse, later put his weapon to use. this mobile phone footage appears to capture the moment someone fires on protesters, and later zooms in on an individual lying motionless on the ground. another video appears to show a similar incident. again, a protester is gunned down. two people were killed. a third, seen here, was injured. someone who app

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.nal — weather triggered by antarctic air. many people have been out enjoying the rare event despite strong winds — and heavy snow — yes, snow. phil mercer sent this report. a rare antarctic blast has turned parts of south—eastern australia white. a rare antarctic blast has turned parts of south—eastern australia white. blizzards have brought chaos to some roads and the icy cold front has sent temperatures plummeting way belew average.” ' '7 '7'

shaimaa khalil reports.urvived the shootings, but lost his son. ata elayyan was one of the 51 killed in the christchurch attacks. his parents still struggling to comprehend what happened. i constantly try to imagine... ..how my beloved ata felt at the moment of the attack. what was in his mind when he realised he was departing this life? for those who made it out alive, it is a different type of struggle. the trauma will live with me forever. the images, smell and sound of the mosque on that day haunt me. i do not foresee a future where i will be without pain. in the dock, the man responsible for the mass shooting. brenton tarrant remained silent as the court heard how he'd planned his attacks for more than a year, accumulating military—style weapons and researching his targets. there were distressing details about how tarra nt methodically fired at his victims, some as they ran away, many on the floor, unable to escape. i had the privilege... this mother spoke of her grief. he used to give me flowers for my

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.al officers seek to reassure parents as millions of children prepare to return to the classroom. opposition protesters in belarus plan another big demonstration in minsk — two weeks after president lukashenko's disputed election victory. president trump declares california's wildfires a major disaster — releasing federal funds to victims who've lost their homes. the last surviving d—day landing craft from the second world war has been forced to postpone its final voyage after a six year renovation project costing around 6 million dollars. due to choppy waters and gusty wind, the craft was unable to make its final landing at portsmouth here in the uk, where it will be put on display. our defence correspondentjonathan beale has been keeping track of its journey so far. archive: the dawn ofjune the sixth comes up like thunder over the invasion coast. it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. d—day, 19114, bringing an entire allied army to france to defeat the nazis. and it would ne

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.mmanding position when play gets underway in southampton. england piled on the runs yesterday, mostly thanks to zak crawley, who became the third—youngest england player to make a double—century — scoring 267 runs. australians in several states are experiencing surprising — and unseasonal — snow. many people — and kangeroos — have been enjoying the rare event, despite wild winds and heavy snow that closed some roads. the weather has been triggered by a rare antarctic blast blanketing towns in new south wales and victoria. before we go, we've always time for a photograph of a newborn — in this case a baby gorilla at bristol zoo in the west of england. these photographs taken just hours after the birth on wednesday of kala — a 9—year—old western lowland gorilla — cradling a little bundle of fur. as yet unnamed. staff said both mother and baby were "doing well". the last surviving d—day landing craft from the second world war has been forced to postpone its final voyage after a six—year r

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.amid rising numbers of people seeking help for drinking too much during lockdown. charities say the isolation, anxiety and uncertainty of recent months, has proved to be a dangerous combination, pushing some into alcohol dependency. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. six months ago, chris mclone was looking forward to a good year. fit, healthy and successful, he was enjoying life. good girl. then came lockdown. anxiety, isolation and uncertainty led to depression, turning a man who liked a drink into a person who needed one. i was seriously suffering from withdrawal, at the very end. so, all being i wanted to cut down and stop at that point, i wasn't in control of that. and that was the frightening part. i'd never been like that in my life. and i had to admit that to myself. so, i was drinking very early in the morning, to stop withdrawal symptoms, promising myself i wouldn't do it again tomorrow. and, of course, the exact same thing happens the next day. and that's when

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.zealand and shocked the world. the quiet city of christchurch became the scene of the country's worst mass shooting. siren wails. on march 15, 2019, a gunman opened fire in two mosques, killing 51 people and wounding dozens more as they got ready for friday prayers. taj kamran was shot three times in the lake at al noor mosque, his best friend died next to him. ——shot three times in the leg. he struggles to walk, and the horrors of the day still haunt him. he is now dreading facing the killer in court at sentencing. because i see the gunman, that shot me and shot my friend, that's too hard for me. isee, watching, looking, that was one is very difficult. yes, guilty. earlier this year, brenton tarrant admitted 51 murders in a0 counts of manslaughter. the 29—year—old australian was also the first person to be convicted under new zealand's most recent terror laws. dozens of survivors and victims‘ relatives will address the court in the presence of the killer. they‘ll describe how his crim

shaimaa khalil reports. the koran for the souls of the dead, from a man who survived the shootings but lost his son. ata elayyan was one of the 51 killed in the christchurch attacks. his parents still struggling to comprehend what happened. i constantly try to imagine... ..how my beloved ata felt at the moment of the attack. what was in his mind when he realised he was departing this life? for those who made it out alive, it is a different type of struggle. the trauma will live with me forever. the images, smell and sound of the mosque on that day haunt me. i do not foresee a future where i will be without pain. in the dock, the man responsible for the mass shooting. brenton tarrant remained silent as the court heard how he'd planned his attacks for more than a year, accumulating military style weapons and researching his targets. there were distressing details about how tarrant methodically fired at his victims, some as they ran away, many on the floor, unable to escape. i had the privilege... this mother s

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.not guilty and has been released from police custody in greece following a disturbance at a bar on the greek island of mykonos. the england defender was one of three men arrested on thursday. the police say the accusations against the three include bodily harm and the attempted bribery of an official. 0lly foster reports. after two nights in police custody, harry maguire, seen here at the rear in the light blue shirt, faced the regional prosecutor on the island of syros today. he‘s now free to return to the uk, but his legal team are due back in court on tuesday to try and clear the manchester united captain‘s name. he was arrested with two other men on the neighbouring island of mykonos on thursday night. he was staying with friends and family. this hearing him socialising. police there claimed they had to break up a fight outside a bar. this was on thursday night. the three men were then accused of assaulting and verbally abusing an officer before a further altercation at a police st

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.covid—19 has been given emergency approval. research in britain suggest there is no certainty the treatment can work. a medical editor reports. this is convalescent plasma. thousands of patients who recovered from covid—19 have been donating theirs. like paul who was in intensive care in manchester for two weeks. his plasma contains the highest level of coronavirus antibodies doctors have seen here. it is an hour out of your day. it is painless. if you can help other people not go through what i went through, then fantastic.|j tested went through, then fantastic.” tested positive for antibodies and so volunteered. i am about halfway through my plasma donation. what happens is my whole blood is taken out and then the plasma is filtered off and the red cells, white cells and the red cells, white cells and platelets are then fed back into my body. and this is the whole point of donation. to help patients like bernard, in hospital in chesterfield. he's part of a trial assessing whether ant

shaimaa khalil reports. he sings. souls of the dead from a man who survived the shootings but lost his son. ata elayyan was one of the 51 killed in the christchurch attacks. his parents, still struggling to comprehend what happened. i constantly try to imagine... how my beloved ata felt at the moment of the attack, what was in his mind when he realised he was departing this life. shackled in the dock, the man responsible for the massacre. brenton tarrant remained silent as the court heard how he'd planned his attacks for more than a year, accumulating military style weapons, and researching his targets. the planned time for entry was to ensure the maximum number of worshippers would be present. the defendant analysed the mosque layout to determine likely exit routes fleeing worshippers might utilise. there were distressing details about how tarrant methodically fired at his victims. some as they ran away, many on the floor, unable to escape. three—year—old mucaad ibrahim was killed in the main prayer room of al noor m

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.n to the sentence. tvnz reporter ryan boswell is outside the christchurch high court and joins us now. ryan, connected to havee with us. you have been following it all week. —— good to have you. this is the first time we have seen a sentence like this in new zealand. yes, that is right. for the first time, life means life in new zealand. brenton tarrant sentenced to a life behind bars with no parole. he will never walk free again for killing 51 innocent people and the judge came down hard on him, saying he was fuelled by hatred and he was entirely self and offered no remorse stuck brenton tarrant was able to speak to the court but he declined the request built he did offer up we re the request built he did offer up were simply that he had no... he did not in fact oppose the sentence. that is all he had to say. many of the families i wanting him to speak about wanting to hear from the families i wanting him to speak about wanting to hearfrom him but that never happened. as the sentence

our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports.lly—charged days, brenton tarrant, the killer responsible for the massacre in two christchurch mosques, sat in the dock as dozens of survivors and bereaved families spoke to him directly with a mix of anger and grief. i never would have ever imagined that the country in which my parents emigrated to for safety and for a successful future for their children would result in this. this didn't have to happen. while you are in prison, you'll come to reality that you are now in hell, and only the fire awaits you. today, the judge spent more than an hour reminding tarrant of each person he killed and injured and the agony the families and the muslim community now face. then he handed down the sentence. your offending constituted extreme violence. it was brutal and beyond callous. your actions were inhuman. brenton tarrant is now the first man in new zealand to be given a full life term with no parole. in many of their impact statements, survivors and bereaved families have asked the judge for

shaimaa khalil has been following developments from sydney.ack to freight? well, they think that one of the auckland frozen goods stores, where one of the family members who tested positive had been working, could be the answer to the source of the infection. up until now, the actual source is still unknown. but we understand that investigators are looking into surface testing into that frozen goods store to find out whether the virus has been imported by freight. the director—general of health said that the virus may have survived those refrigerated circumstances. we are waiting to see the results of those tests. that is really the main concern of health officials at the moment, finding out the origin of those cases, to try to control them. a couple of other worrying developments as auckland spent its first three days back in level three lockdown. one is that we now know there are four probable cases linked to the infected family. two relatives en two co—workers have all shown symptoms and are awaiting test results. the other is that it has e

let's get more on the court hearing and speak to shaimaa khalil in sydney.tatements from relatives of the victims, tell us more about those. a very emotional day in court, victoria, with some of the survivors and victims‘ families in the same room with the killer responsible for the mass shooting in christchurch. some of them, like this mother directing the killer directly, saying you tried to break us, but we are not broken, we are united. this mother saying she did not forgive him. another mother, who also lost her son chose to forgive him and said, it is in islam, forgiveness is part of the religion and part of its teachings. they also told the court that brenton tarrant himself, his actions, his crime have devastated their lives. some started their testimonies, their statements with verses from the koran, from the souls of those they lost, talking about martyrdom, justice and peace. we had from one survivor who was shot nine times by brenton tarrant. he described how he locked eyes with the killer, how he realised he was the killer, how he realised he wa

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, in sydney.ies on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is just after 6.30, bye for now. good afternoon. first to the third and final test in southampton, where as you've been hearing england are in total control against pakistan on day three. and have taken another wicket on day three. henry morean has been watching — james anderson picked up where he left off yesterday and is closing in on history? he is. 600 test wickets inside. he is under 597 and has taken all four wickets that have fallen so far. pakistan coming out to bat after lunch at 111—4. a frustrating day with the weather. more showers in southampton so an early lunch was taken and we got people to start again and then we it has been one of those days. the forecast of the afternoon is better so we hope we will get plenty of play and hopefully james anderson can will get plenty of play and hopefullyjames anderson can take the three wickets he needs to join the three wickets he needs to join the 600 club. what a remarkable ach

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.h, lianne dalziel, welcomed the sentence given in court today. i think we all felt a sense of relief that the life imprisonment sentence we were expecting was accompanied by the statement that it would be without parole. it has relieved all of those families of ever having to confront a parole board and having to describe why somebody should never, ever be allowed to essentially live freely in our community in any way, shape or form. he has denied himself of that and i just want to pay tribute to each and every one of those family members who had the courage to stand in the court and to claim, not the status of victim, but the status of some individuals with humanity, with love and with their ability to rise above the occasion and with great dignity and poise, state how their lives had been affected by this atrocity. i heard one relative say that tarrant had not achieved his aims, he had not sewn division with these murders, is that something you very much see in the community of chris

tarrant murdered 51 people in a shooting attack in two mosques last year. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalilt's another very emotional day in court. heard impact state m e nts in court. heard impact statements from more survivors and more family members and relatives of the victims. this is an attack that shop the world, that shattered people, people's lives, devastated new zealand. what we are getting is the extent, how far is that devastation gone. people spoke in detail about how they had just started prayer on that friday and feeling themselves in pain, feeling the shooting. watching your friends, watching your loved ones being shot. looking at corners of blood in the two mosques in linwood and al—noor. people are speaking about their physical injuries after the attack but also we are getting the mental and psychological toll on people, eve ryo ne psychological toll on people, everyone who came up and spoke about his flashbacks, panic attacks, not being able to go back to normal. after our loved ones died, after their sons and brothers died, it became hard to interact with one another, t

let's get more on the court hearing and speak to the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil in sydney. been impact statements heard by the court. what has been said in those? very emotional impact state m e nts in those? very emotional impact statements read by survivors and victims's relatives today stop this is the first time that survivors of these relatives are in the same room with the killer, with rents tarrant. they were addressing the court but also addressing him, telling the court how his crime has devastated their lives. we heard from many of them are choosing to start their statements with verses from the koran, speaking about justice, peace, but also speaking about the horror of what they saw and heard that day will stop a woman how she —— describing how she drove her husband to the mosque, went to the designated prayer rooms and hid ina the designated prayer rooms and hid in a cupboard when the shooting started, only to come out to find bodies piled upon each other, including a man who was holding onto his dad toddler. then she found her husband dead in the car park. we a

for more let's speak to shaimaa khalil, who is our correspodent in sydney. welcome to you.lly well in dealing with coronavirus, very few cases. do we know where these have sprung up from?” cases. do we know where these have sprung up from? i think thatis have sprung up from? i think that is really the major worry for health workers in new zealand, samantha, the fact that they don't know the source of those four new cases. they are not linked to overseas travel, not linked to managed isolation. and that's really what is concerning them because that means that they're potentially could be more cases that could be detected. and look, overall, these numbers are minute on a global scale but in new zealand context, they are a major setback and you could hear the disappointment and the frustration of new zealanders but also in jacinda frustration of new zealanders but also injacinda ardern herself in that briefing, the press co nfe re nce . herself in that briefing, the press conference. only over the weekend, a few days ago, this country mark a hundred days with no community tran

shaimaa khalil, thank you very much indeed. 200 federal agents have been sent to the city of kenoshas of unrest sparked by the police shooting of a black suspect, jacob blake, last sunday, shot in the back and injured as he openly car door. a curfew is in effect for the fourth night in a row. on wednesday night, two people we re wednesday night, two people were shot dead in the midst of those protests, a 17—year—old has been charged with the killing. the attorney of wisconsin has been giving more details about the circumstances surrounding the death of jacob blake. during the incident, office rs blake. during the incident, officers attempted to arrest jacob blake, aged 29, law enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop jacob blake but the taser was not successful in stopping him. jacob blake walked around his vehicle, opened the driver '5 side door and leaned forward. the holding onto jacob blake '5 shirt, the officer fired his service weapon seven times. the office rs weapon seven times. the officers fired the weapon in to the back ofjacob blake. no other officer fired their we

let's get more from our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, in sydney.us. we are calling it the deadliest day. it does seem that every other day you get a depressing and troubling record from victoria, you're right, todayis from victoria, you're right, today is the deadliest day, 25 people dead and that compares to 21 last week. 22 of those cases are linked to aged care out breaks. a large chunk actually of the deaths end of the cases in victoria have been linked to aged care facilities that are actually now seen as a crisis within the crisis of the state of victoria. another thing that's troubling health officials and people in melbourne as well is that the number of mystery cases, where this author is unknown, is also growing. that is at 150 now and as the number rises of the cases we don't know where the source is, that means more community transmission cases are likely to pop up and they are likely to pop up and they are harder to control. so a depressing number in terms of the death, but in terms of the new cases recorded in the last 24 new cases re

our correspondent shaimaa khalil is following the proceedings from sydney.e man who killed those people at the two mosques in 2019? that is right, victoria. another emotionally charged day in court for that sentence, hearing a mix of anger, of grief and defiance, as many of the survivors and the bereaved families we re survivors and the bereaved families were facing and directing their remarks at brenton tarrant himself, the killer responsible for the christchurch massacre. many mother spoke to him directly. one of them said, he was dead to her, whatever punishment he was going to get was never going to be enough. another called him a monster and asked what right he had to take her son away from her. we also got a lot of detail about the extent of devastation from the people in the mosques at the time of the attack, describing what it has been like, describing what it has been like, describing feeling the pain, knowing they had been shot and seeing friends and family members shot in the mosque and speaking about having to live with these physical injuries fo

for more let's speak to shaimaa khalil, who is our correspodnent in sydney.ve travelled abroad. they have travelled a bit in new zealand i understand but after 102 days without a case, this is hugely disappointing. tell us more about the investigation into how and why these new cases might have emerged. i think that is what is concerning the health officials most, is the fa ct the health officials most, is the fact that up until now they haven't really established wide, or the source of the infection, which means that more cases will likely be detected. they are zeroing in on a cool store where one of the family members who tested positive worked and they are doing surface dusting and they are doing surface dusting and investigations because they suspect that this infection might have been imported via freight, but up have been imported via freight, but up until now it is still under investigation, still unconfirmed. i think the second bit that is really worrying health officials as well is that two of the family members had travelled away from auckland into

our correspondent in sydney, shaimaa khalil has more on today's testimony. many other survivors and the families were facing and directing their remarks at brenton tarrant himself, the killer responsible for the christchurch massacre. many mothers spoke to him directly. one of the mothers said he was dead to her, whatever punishment he was going to get wasn't going to be enough. another called him a monster and asked what right he had to take her son away from her. we also got a lot of details about the extent of that devastation, from the individual vantage points really of those who were in the mosques at the time of the attack, describing what it has been like, feeling the pain, knowing they had been shot, seeing friends and family members shot in the mosques, talking about having to live with these physical injuries for more than a year now. but we also saw the extent of the mental and psychological effect and toll this has had on so many people. so many people spoke of how the couldn't go back to normal, that everyday life has become a burden to them. a

earlier we heard from our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil.country that only on the weekend marked 100 days with no community transmitted covid—19 cases, nothing outside hotel quarantine. outside hotel two transmitted covid—19 cases, nothing outside hotel two days on we have four members of a family that had tested positive in what is concerning health officials is that the source is unknown, it's not linked to overseas travel or managed isolation, which means that more cases could be detected. that's why, effective from wednesday noon local time, for three days, auckland will be on time, for three days, auckland will beona time, for three days, auckland will be on a level three lockdown which mean schools will be partially close, people will be urged to work from home outside of essential workers, supermarkets and pharmacies will be openjust workers, supermarkets and pharmacies will be open just for the essentials. but really, a disappointing night for new zealanders and jacinda are down has actually urged them not to be disheartened. she say

our sydney correspondent shaimaa khalil has been following the case and joins us now. pened today. good morning. it's been a very emotional day in court. this is the first day and the first time that survivors and victims of‘ relatives we re survivors and victims of‘ relatives were in the same room as the killer responsible for the christchurch mass shootings. they told brenton tarrant himself mass shootings. they told brenton tarra nt himself how mass shootings. they told brenton tarrant himself how his crimes devastated their lives. many chose to start their impact statement with verses from the koran aboutjustice and peace. one person said she drove her husband to the mosque and when they had the shooting she hid in a cupboard and when she came out she described how bodies were piled on each other, including a man who was holding on his dead toddler. she went to the car park to find her husband dead there. we also heard from a mother tea rfully husband dead there. we also heard from a mother tearfully directly spoke to the killer himself. she told him she could not f

our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, is in sydney, commenting on australia‘s deadliest day. it does seemf the state of victoria, in melbourne to be specific. calls to get if there is under control. another thing troubling health officials and people in melbourne is the number of unknown, some mystery cases, that is also growing. it is at 150 will stop the trouble with that is that as the number rises of the cases where you don‘t know where the sources, that means more community transmission cases are likely to pup up. they are harder to control. a depressing number in terms of the deaths. but in terms of the new cases recorded in the last 2a hours, that is now more than one day when you get the number below 300. so in no way there isa number below 300. so in no way there is a cautious optimism that the number of new cases recorded in 2a hours is now looking down, so they‘re hoping that means that the state and the city is past the peak time where we are getting really high numbers, with records of 700 and more in one day. the authorities in south korea have accused a christian church lea

shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.enton tarrant admitted 51 murders and a0 counts of manslaughter. the 29—year—old australian was also the first person to be convicted under new zealand‘s most recent terror laws. dozens of survivors and victims‘ relatives will address the court in the presence of killer. they will describe how his crimes changed their lives, but with new zealand‘s borders closed, because of covid—19, many families, as well as international media, will have to follow the sentencing remotely. despite the restrictions, some relatives were granted visas to attend. this woman‘s husband died in hospital almost two months after he was shot. she‘s travelled from singapore and has spent two weeks in quarantine. my husband is not here to speak for himself, so i am his voice. the children love him so much and of course i hope inshallah, when my boys are big enough to know this event or this day, they will be proud of their mother that she has travelled 500 kilometres in the middle of a pandemic to see to it that

we can get more on this now from our correspondent shaimaa khalil in sydney.l. good morning, louise. four community transmission cases confirmed in auckland, enough to put the whole city back into level three lockdown. these numbers globally are minute but in a new zealand context, they are a big setback for a country that only marked the 100 days without covid—19 transmitted to cases only last week. those four cases only last week. those four cases are confirmed in one family and now we also have four probable cases linked to them as well. two major things are concerning health ca re major things are concerning health care workers in new zealand at the moment, one is that they don't know the source of the infection at the moment which means more cases could be detected. the other concern is that two members of that family have travelled to a tourist town in the north island. health officials are scrambling to find out where exactly they went. all of the city of auckland is in level three lockdown. people are being told to stay at home and wear masks if necess

we can now speak to our correspondent shaimaa khalil, who has been following the hearing.ining us on the programme. what is the latest on the second day? well, another emotional day in court, really. we had more detail, distressing detail, from family members of the victims, from survivors, about the extent and the devastation of what went on in those two masks in 2019. people speaking about just starting prayer and feeling the strike of pain, knowing they had been shot, watching friends and other worshippers being shot and killed in front of them, looking at pools of blood. some are still suffering with these physical injuries. i think what is also coming out is the extent of the psychological and mental health affect this has taken on so many of the survivors and the family members. we heard from fathers, mothers, siblings, who said they couldn't go back to normal. they had a problem interacting with other family members and the rest of the world. almost everyone spoke about flashbacks. about hearing noises and feeling very, very scared as well. and they also spoke about

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.ch chain pret a manger has cut 2,800 jobs from its shops as it restructures the business to cope with the impact of the pandemic. the high street chain says it has seen clear signs of recovery since lockdown was eased but trade is still down around 60% on last year. 0ur correspondent greg mackenzie joins us now. another high—street victim here? another high—street victim here? another victim indeed. 2800 to go from pret. 2800 lost. in addition to these job losses, 30 from pret. 2800 lost. in addition to thesejob losses, 30 branches from pret. 2800 lost. in addition to these job losses, 30 branches are to disappearfrom these job losses, 30 branches are to disappear from the high street. these job losses, 30 branches are to disappearfrom the high street. now, they include many here in the capital, but also up and down the country, including edinburgh, cardiff, newcastle, leicester, to namea cardiff, newcastle, leicester, to name a few. the chief executive of the company has said he simpl

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney.avalny was poisoned. he is being looked after in berlin after falling ill on a flight last week. russian doctors have suggested he‘s suffering from a metabolic disorder. two members of the opposition council set up to arrange a peaceful transfer of power in belarus have been detained in minsk. 0lga kovalkova and sergei dylevsky were picked up by riot police outside the minsk tractor factory that‘s been at the forefront of strikes protesting against president alexander lu kashenko‘s disputed re—election. mass protests across belarus have continued with demonstrators demanding that the president stand down. blood plasma from people who‘ve recovered from covid—i9 has been authorised for wider use by authorities in the united states. 70,000 people in the us have already received the blood product by transfusion. earlier, our health correspondent anna collinson explained more about the treatment and how it works. many countries are using it to treat coronavirus, though currently we are not

shaimaa khalil has been following developments from sydney.the source of the infection. up until now, the actual source is still unknown, but we understand that investigators are looking into surface testing into that frozen goods store to find out whether the virus has been imported by freight. the director—general of health said that the virus may have survived those refrigerated circumstances. we are waiting to see results of those tests a nd are waiting to see results of those tests and that really is the main concern of health officials at the moment, finding out the origin of those cases to try and control them. another worrying development as auckland has spelt its first three days back in a level three lockdown. one is that we now know there are four probable cases linked to the infected family, number two, to relatives and two co—workers who have shown symptoms and awaiting test results. the other is that it has emerged that two of the family members who tested positive for covid—19 have actually travelled outside of auckland. that is