Back to work for some italy and spain begin easing a few new restrictions plus. This decisions must be based 1st on foremost on protecting human hill the warns governments around the world against abandoning lockdown orders to. The number of new coronavirus cases is now nearing 2000000 worldwide but the some signs of light at the end of the tunnel china has approved 2 new experimental vaccines to be tested on humans Clinical Trials are also under way in the United States and there President Trump and his top disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci say the daily number of new infections is not growing as fast as before more than 1500 americans have died in the past 24 hours alone bringing the total number of dead there to over 23000. 00 thats the highest anywhere in the world and in europe spain has taken the 1st step in easing a nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of nonessential employees have been allowed to return to work italy is also easing some districts ones from tuesday but the World Health Organization says countries should be cautious about lifting restrictions and that now is the time to be vigilant and careful. The way down is march slower than the way up that means control measures must be lifted slowly and we squander all it cannot happen all at once controlled measures can only be lifted if the right Public Health measures are in place including significant capacity for Contact Tracing well lets get more on those axioms that china says its working on sarah clark joins us live from Hong Kong Sarah so what more do we know about these experimental vaccines and also news that china is locking down a town on the russian border as well. Well donald star the latest numbers coming from the National Health commission in china weve got 89 new cases and thats down from 108 the day before weve had 0 deaths coming from china on choose day but of the cases that we can report the new cases a large number of them at least 86 are coming from a province in the north east of china as is the Heilongjiang Province and this is an area that borders of russia and this particular areas now because it has become the latest back battleground for china on the ground trying to deploy more teams and resources from the south to the north to try and the number of infections that were seeing in the spike in numbers in that particular region as a result of the city that borders russia thats particularly been put into a Strict Lockdown that have in the last couple of days but weve also had strictly quarantine rules but it put it being put in place weve got the capital of harbin habits of capital all of that Heilongjiang Province theyve got to stay at home or is in various residential compounds public gatherings have been banned at trying to have as have also been stopped in parts of that particular province and all arrivals coming in from russia into china in that particular region that will have to undertake mandatory coronavirus testing and 28 day quarantine rules have been put in place so the chinese authorities are now looking at this particular area focusing on this area and the hospitals if theres a makeshift hospital but it has been built in the last couple of days and theyre now trying to deploy and focus on this particular region there is some good news coming out of china you mentioned that the approval of 2 experimental coronavirus vaccinations to enter Clinical Trials this is been announced on tuesday by the chinese controlled scene wa news agency the vaccines are being developed by a beijing based Biotech Group as well as in partnership with i will hand by some pharmaceutical group i should say china was already approved or given the green light for another Clinical Trial that was back in march its now in its 2nd phase the 1st phase looked at safety this particular 2nd phase has now got volunteers at least 500 people have signed up in the focus of this Clinical Trial is actually in will hand now there are no effective drugs clearly globally to treat. The novel crowd of us and the global race is on now to develop this and clearly china has a step ahead of some of the other countries purely because its already mapped out the genome sequence of the novel coronavirus. In Hong Kong Sara thank you to the us now and aljazeera has john hendren has more on President Trumps defense of his administrations handling of the pandemic what he plans to do next now he has got a new council that he plans to announce on tuesday which will be a number of Administration Officials and business officials who would come up with the plan for when to go back to business he hasnt given us a date but he did say in the News Conference just a short while ago that he would within the week the president talked about the change in cases plan towing mirroring some of the language were hearing from Governor Andrew Cuomo of new york and governor j. B. Pritzker of illinois who both say that there does seem to be a bending of that curve this is what the president said just a short time ago americans continue to make critical progress at a war against a virus over the weekend the number of daily new infections remained flat. Nation wide flat hospitalizations a slowing of hotspots like new York New Jersey michigan and louisiana this is clear evidence that our aggressive strategy to combat the virus is working on sunday you have anthony found the director of allergy and Infectious Diseases the point man on this pandemic for the administration who was asked if the administration had acted earlier would lives have been saved and he said yes he couldnt deny that well in his News Conference just a short while ago one of the 1st things the president did was trot out anthony who had to walk back all of those comments saying that in fact in the only 2 times he actually confronted the president were in mid march when he recommended that there be some kind of lock down in business closing and then 2 weeks later when he recommended that that be extended for another 2 weeks and he said that when he said there had been pushback back in february that that was probably a bad choice of words while new york pasta another grim milestone on monday registering more than 10000 virus related deaths but the states governor says there are signs the worst is over out of there as kristen salumi has meant. As all but essential businesses remain closed in new york or stay home there are signs that strict social distancing measures are working the governor says the state is seeing fewer hospitalizations for the coronavirus we can control the spread feel good about that the worst is over. Yeah if we continue to be smart Going Forward but even as President Trump expresses his hope to get americans back to work in may the governor warned against lifting restrictions too soon new yorks governor said hell be listening to experts in Public Health from the economy not politicians as to when it will be safe for new yorkers like me to leave home and return to work but how do so in consideration with governors from neighboring states. That includes one to reopen schools the mayor of new york city thinks they should stay closed through june but i need to do to protect kids and parents and families and educators theres not going to be a context to reopen schools with so much were going to have to deal with on the health front to get to a better place and a more stable place but the governor says ultimately that will be his decision one he has yet to make christian salumi aljazeera new york so lets take a closer look at the situation in europe now with dominic cain and. For many thousands of people across europe this is the reality of the coronavirus for many millions more it means locked down and the loss of their freedom of movement and for many weeks thats been the case in france now its president says it must stay that way a lot longer. Only got this. Hospitals a saturated everywhere in france and the French Overseas territories the system is under strain it and the epidemic is not yet under control so we must continue our efforts and continue to respect the rules the more they are respected the more lives will be saved that is why the strictest lockdown must continue until monday may the 11th. But elsewhere monday meant a return to work after weeks in lockdown as here in madrid because in this and a few other sectors of the economy the toughest restrictions have been lifted and some spanish politicians say now is not the time to relax the vigilance even to this small extent and in most other regards the existing lockdown will remain in place for much of the next 2 weeks in italy a small number of stationery shops book shops and Childrens Clothing stores can reopen from choose day because here the number of new infections remains considerably lower than joining the worst days last month but as in spain the mortality rate remains high a point pope francis referred to in his Easter Monday address at the vatican or g. Recorder that a convoy during this easter week i would like to remember with closeness and affection all the countries strongly affected by the corona virus some with large numbers of infected and dead in a special way italy United States pain france the list is long. And many other countries are worried to the latest figures from russia show the infection and mortality rates are on a steep upward curve maybe those who are listed. As we can see the situation is changing almost every day unfortunately its not changing for the better the number of infected people increases and there are more ther via cases as well the upcoming weeks would largely be decisive that means that all our actions including prevention measures should be optimized here in germany the abundance of intensive care and wide scale testing have helped to keep the mortality rate much lower than in much of the rest of europe which explains why some politicians now want to relax the restrictions shere so as to reduce the economic damage as much as possible because some projections suggest that in this quarter alone the economy may shrink while most 10 percent if the lockdowns are to we should get the 1st news of it on wednesday my angle america will discuss the problem with the prime ministers of the 16 german States Dominic kane aljazeera berlin. Time for a short break here now just iraq when we come back concerns about a 2nd wave of infections in parts of asia with cases reported among recovered patients. Destroyed forests and brazils amazon a right not seen in more than a decade or more and thats going. To have been some very severe thunderstorms across southern regions of the United States that in the last few hours this massive tragedy can see continue to work its way across the southeast pushing up towards the mid atlantic but the damage has been extensive across several states mississippi was particularly hard hit this is the off to mouth of certainly one particular tornado but as many as 39 have been reported and you can see the damage that they actually reach as many as 13 people died in this outbreak of tornadoes by cheese day it is a much improved picture as you can see much clearer still some showers around and then up tools and to get its a fairly calm quiet day out tools the west good weather right the way down the west coast and time which is really beginning to improve out across much of california 25 celsius and l. A. By wednesday what we might see though on wednesday is a few more thunderstorms not so hopefully as severe but developing into the fall pushing across into florida but really the bulk of the country staying fine and dry we have got more of that sleet maybe some snow pushing down from the north it is still cold across the Central Plains but the time it is again beginning to improve although its still feeling pretty cool up into the northeast just 5 celsius the in toronto in canada 9 degrees in new york. Perception is valid to. Believe what you see but in one. We cant see everything if we rely on experiences of others and the legacies of previous generations. Testimony weve got you know very. Well with this documentaries that open your eyes on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick amount of the top stories here on out to 0 Chinese State media says beijing as approve the testing of 2 new experimental viruses vaccines on humans for beijing as reported 89 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours nearly all of which came from proof. U. S. President donald trump and americas top disease experts say the rate of new infections is starting to slow more than 23000. 00 americans have died from the outbreak so far but more than half a 1000000 reported sections of the World Health Organization is urging caution or the countrys lifting their lockdowns too soon. Chief says now is the time for countries to be vigilant. Meanwhile in south korea more than 100 people tested positive for the virus for a 2nd time after being initially treated and cleared south koreas centers for Disease Control said the virus may be reactivating rather than the patients being reinfected other experts believe faulty tests may be may be the cause it comes as the government prepares to ease restrictions on social gatherings for dr evan blockers a professor of pathology at Johns HopkinsUniversity School of medicine he says its too early to draw any conclusions on whether the virus may be reactivated. There is evidence that that most individuals a caring faction to develop neutralizing neutralizing antibodies against the virus in fact thats been the premise for one of the therapies which is currently being launched rouge is the use of convalescent plasma to see the prevent or treat. So i think that most concept most but i think many believe that those and securities ah perspective again it really is its its too soon to say you know i cant commit one way or the other theres a variety of trials which which are being proposed and you know seems to so and so the field both you know throughout the course of infections from postexposure prophylaxis which it really benefits you know if affects of the good could benefit Health Care Workers and those at high risk of severe disease right through the gamut of you know the spectrum of infections from early infection moderate disease and life threatening. So it is it is promising but it but it is early its still early in the process no new data from brazils National Institute shows that deforestation in the amazon this increased by over 50 percent compared to last year this is not only a threat to the environment but also to indigenous communities and there are fears that illegal loggers could spread the corona virus to the trees above. Members of brazils Environment Agency head into the rain forest to fight deforestation. Its been on the rise in the past year they have come to the appy day why land in the state of to protect Indigenous Territory from illegal gold miners 100. 00 assessed give us oh boy we are trying to prevent the land takeover that is happening in this Indigenous Territory and the neighboring ones is being promoted by invaders and illegal miners that are trying to take away their land theres coronavirus and these people become more fragile and vulnerable. Theres been deforestation alerts from the Space Research institute in almost 800 square kilometers of brazils rain forest its a 50 percent increase if compared to the same period last year since taking Office President jalal tornado has been calling to open up the amazon for development and those involved in illegal activities here have taken his words seriously. Daniel represents that road i minded us community and says shes afraid illegal gold miners will spread kovi 1000. But only if the virus enters our land were worried we want to have enough to tendin a company all our members we have more than 50000 indigenous communities in this country and were very worried about that we dont have enough doctors for what could happen here last week a 15 year old boy died of covert 19 he belonged to the gentleman Mean Community theres around 20000 illegal gold miners in general mommy territory which stretches at the border between brazil and venezuela in the 1960 s. And eightys illegal miners introduced deceases such as missiles among the general mom Indigenous Community here it killed around 50 percent of the population many here fear the same thing could happen again and thats why members of the Indigenous Community have blocked the access roads to their land. We are worried about the coronavirus in our community that is why from now on our security people will be here to inspect the entrance of our Community People from outside were not be allowed to enter we also ask for the residents to not leave the Community President has minimize the impact over 1000 could have in his country even though infections are starting to spread to brazils most remote areas indigenous communities there are asking the government to help them in a fight they cannot win alone because i will. I mean are criminals are adapting their methods to exploit the covert 90 in crisis cyber crime is on the up and expected to increase the new europe or report identified cyber crime fraud counterfeit goods and organized property crime as categories of particular concern in canada scammers are trying to get victims bank details through fraudulent Text Messages promising them a Government Funds in the u. K. Crime has fallen 21 percent but britons have been conned out of 2200000. 00 and paedophiles are particularly active online criminality also continues to adapt fraudsters are exploiting coronavirus as a new acquisitive crimes with losses to victims already exceeded 1800000. 00 pounds and the perpetrators of sickening online child abuse seeking to exploit the fact that more and more young people and children are at home under online. Now rwanda was one of the 1st countries in africa to impose a total lockdown over the virus on demick but human rights campaigners accuse Security Forces in several states of using heavy handed tactics on civilians while enforcing the lockdown. Security forces are making sure people follow lockdown orders in the capital kigali anyone who doesnt can be arrested and fined. With valid reasons such as visiting a hospital in market trance for food have their temperatures checked before being allowed to proceed alone or when there are people who do not understand the problem they just come here to walk around we continue to tell them to stay at home they can infect the whole population here those who come to buy food must respect regulations. Of social distancing is critical but difficult to implement this landlocked country has one of the highest density of population in africa most of the 12000000 people here are poor at the start of the Lockdown Police shot dead 2 people they say the man attacked a Police Officer soldiers have also been accused by several slum dwellers of human rights abuses including rape of the random military says its investigating and has arrested some soldiers. Security forces in several other countries on the continent such as kenya south africa and uganda also been accused by human Rights Groups of using Excessive Force on civilians while enforcing government restrictions. And its different for me. Now. So just only fight wars. Volunteers i distributing food paid for by the government to the most vulnerable families across the country towns and other businesses are shutting down and thousands of people are likely to lose their jobs program is that there is no show security should those that we have to send home. So they will have no support financial support. Already today 80 percent of my staff is home for now the government plans to ensure transmission of the disease is leamy teds poor families are fed and the lockdown is respected randoms we talked to remain hopeful they survived the genocide in 1904 prevented their ball epidemic in neighboring democratic republic of congo from crossing the border and they say this crisis will also come to pass catherine soy aljazeera u. S. Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed former rival joe biden of the president and the joint live stream the backing comes less than a week after sanders dropped out of the race to become the democratic nominee a former u. S. Vice president called endorsement a big deal. Today i am asking all americans im asking every democrat im asking every in the pendent im asking a lot of republicans to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy was to make certain that we defeat somebody who i believe and im speaking just for myself though is the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country. Forces loyal to the libyan warlord aletha have to have fired rockets at residential areas in the capital tripoli the attack comes after the International Recognized government recaptured 3 towns from have to answer forces in the past 24 hours mark one of the wire reports now from tripoli. Residential areas in the libyan capital targeted by indiscriminate shelling the u. N. Backed government says forces loyal to the warlord 34. 00 have that are attacking the city in reaction to their defeat in the west of the country. People in the coastal city of sobriety cheering the liberation of the city by the Government Forces. And other nearby cities including sort of mine and have been also recaptured by the Government Forces. After the forces all controlled those cities for the past 3 years were driven out in 24 hours after heavy fighting. The swift takeover of those cities sees Government Forces changing their strategy from defensive to a fine sieve mood the balance has shifted true. For aerial support and turkish training has helped the g. S. A. And now they have already or maybe even supremacy in the air and they are undercutting the. Line on all directions so brotha about 80 kilometers west of tripoli is a key city whoever controls it can move on many other cities in the west it also makes again in control of the International Coastal highway easier. A key link between tripoli and the tunisian border Government Forces other anti have to forces can now link up with them the United Nations has been calling on the warring sides to stop fighting and focus on responding to an amazing number of covert 19 infections so we are concerned about all of the continued fighting. From whichever side including of course the latest shelling but we as you know have been asking for the parties to cease fighting its very clear that right now there are the 1st signs of groping 1000 and factions in libya and we need to make sure that they can set aside their all military offense and and Work Together in terms of being able to allow for us to deal with the pandemic before that comes out of control and so that is where our prayer priority lies coronavirus is opening up a new front in libya and the fall of these cities do they you and back to government is another setback to have after he lost this strategic city over the last june by eliminating the threat to tripoli from the western direction the Government Forces say they can now focus on repealing hafter us forces attacks in southern tripoli but with continuing the shelling of residential areas it seems that all calls for the escalation have gone unheard mahmud up to. Tripoli now in new york is dealing with the largest number of infections in the us putting an enormous strain on its hospitals and medical workers many malloys on the front line of these cities virus epicenter and thats brooklyn and queens she explained the many pressures shes been facing both work under her. Im on my way to work and i have just had a very nice and cathartic dance party in my car which is a good transition to work from home because i had a little bit. Of a stress warning with my children trying to get them set up for homeschool i am a widow so i dont have a partner to help me with and i dont want to send them to my inlaws or my parents because theyre getting older and some of them have Health Conditions that might put them a little bit more at risk for coated. Myself most of our parents i think you know but. You cant leave on their own and who are on the ventilator with everybody. Almost everybody in the public. A lot of ambulances about by we have a full i. C. U. We have every patient in here on a ventilator but he. Looks like hes having a lot of respiratory distress hes breathing at like 40 a minute hes got a non reprieve theyre on but he looks really bad so were going to Congress Party down and were going to be him were going to put him on a ventilator everybody has coronavirus. People. Also have heart attacks at the same time sometimes youve got to respect. My hospital days over. There wasnt the worst day i have its hard to think that some of your patients thank you for i know its today may not be here tomorrow when you come back youre here tomorrow is going to be tough because i am going to home school all day and i work overnight and hope i can get a nap in at some point but like i said its just me so. Really depends. Part time for a quick check of the headlines on aljazeera china has approved 2 New York Spring mental coronavirus vaccines to be tested on humans thats according to state media 89 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours there may be or that which have come from abroad but from Hong Kong Sarah clarke explained what china is doing to tackle the number of new infections this particular area where the now looking at all focusing on is in the north east of china its called a long jan province and this is an area that borders russia and this is become almost the latest battleground of the focus of china theyre now trying to deploy more resources from the south up to that region including medical teams as well as resources theyve also put in place and strict new quarantine rules to try and the state will certainly focus on those increasing the spike in numbers in that region and the capital hoben of that particular province theyve got to stay at home orders in various compounds the residential compounds public gatherings have been banned at Train Services have been stopped also in parts of that province u. S. President donald trump and his top disease experts say the rate of new infections is starting to slow. More than 1500. 00 americans have died in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of dead to over 23000. 00 is the highest anywhere in the world america has continued to make critical progress at our war against the virus over the weekend the number of daily new infections remained flat nationwide flat hospitalizations a slowing in hotspots like new York New Jersey michigan and louisiana this is clear evidence their aggressive strategy to combat the virus is working and that americans are following the guidelines its been incredible what theyve done. In europe spain has taken the 1st step in easing a nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of nonessential employees have been allowed to return to work it is also easing restrictions on some businesses from tuesday a new data from brazils National Institute shows that deforestation in the amazon has increased by over 50 percent compared to last year its posing a threat not only to the environment but also to indigenous communities the raw fear is illegal loggers could spread the virus through the. Well those are the headlines the news continues on aljazeera after witness station doesnt buy them. As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic well bring you the latest developments from around the outs. With updates about travel restrictions and how to protect yourself. Coronavirus pandemic special coverage on aljazeera. Minutes well im a lot. At get can only with only that but i. Love you i mean. That in the meanwhile. At the bottom