Transcripts For ALJAZ NEWSHOUR 20240713

People from minority backgrounds more likely to get seriously ill from covert 19 in the u. K. An inquiry attempts to find that. Nigeria Security Forces killed 18 people while enforcing lockdown measures thats more deaths than from the virus itself and the drift for 2 months hundreds of Rohingya Refugees are rescued but at least 24. 00 die from starvation. Thank you for joining us we begin in the u. S. Were 3 phase plan for reopening the country for business is about to be launched the trams guidelines are being revealed in just hours after unemployment figures showed just how many jobs have been lost to the coronavirus pandemic since president from the cleared a National Emergency on the 13th of march thats just over a month ago. 22000000 americans have filed for Unemployment Benefits 5200000 of them in the past week before the pandemic unemployment in the Worlds Largest economy was at a near record low lets cross to our White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett so kimberly we are expecting to hear from the president soon isha what do we know about the white house guidelines. Well as youve reported some of those details are already leaking out about what the u. S. President is expected to announce at his chrono fires taskforce a briefing in the hour in about an hour from now is when its scheduled to start and what were hearing is that these will be guidelines for reopening the country beginning on may 1st that essentially be done in 3 different phases that the phase where people will be allowed to perhaps reopen businesses like movie theaters and restaurants that sort of thing will only occur in areas where there have been low infection rates and high levels of testing and this is consistent with what Public Health officials said along that there would not be the ability to open the u. S. Economy all at once as donald trump had at times been suggesting but instead it would happen to have to happen in phases given the fact that some areas are being harder hit than others now the other thing we know about this is that the u. S. President is saying that governors of their individual states will ultimately have the authority to decide when these. Restrictions are lifted because essentially what the u. S. President has said in the past is that he had total authority to aside decide when this is done but what i can tell you now is according to a phone call with governors the u. S. President saying in fact that he will let the governors make the decision for their local jurisdictions ok kimberly will be interesting to hear what he does say when the test for briefing happens for the moment thank you. Well a little earlier i spoke to dennis nashua is a professor of epidemiology at the City University of new york he said to us needs to implement several key measures before it can reopen us is not at all ready to see if we were last measures things that. Could happen 1st so many places in the us the. Number of cases in high. That was a nice use i mean your in the service the only case here until we can reduce cold hospitalizations to manageable level we cant rely on these is just measures 2nd our Health Care Workers and 1st responders and other essential workers continue to be placed at risk and until we can ensure their safety in event of a future search we can think about relaxing any of these restrictions and 3rd if we can if we can someday get to a place that state where the Public Health response its next phase really were wires killable implementation strategies for testing and Contact Tracing and isolation and quarantine right now these dont exist any word us its not scalable and finally i would say to get through this we need better epidemic intelligence we really need to deploy the right metrics to be able to rapidly detect where Community Transmission and hospitalizations are picking up again and when that happens we need rapid and long searches. Well as weve just been hearing a Staggering Number of people are now out of work in the United States because of the kind of virus spend that like food banks are overwhelmed and people are worried about how theyll pay their bills name reports now from chicago if there was ever a boom time in the chicago neighborhood no 1. 00 living here now remember is it a covert 1000. 00 pandemic has shattered the already dark areas lives of the many hourly workers in west tumbled park on 3rd 3rd more of a sudden thought that i dont know whats going to happen next i dont know what my next move is going to be less than 2 weeks ago jose monti was operating a forklift and trying to save for an emergency now a global coronavirus the emergency has arrived and like millions of people hes been furloughed indefinitely. Bunty i joined hundreds of chicagoans waiting outside for several hours to get a weeks worth of donated groceries those in line told me the money saved on food must be used to pay for rent and medicine munty he says he can survive without electricity or gas hes worried about getting evicted from his apartment and becoming homeless ive got to take it day by day because if i dont and im going to lose my mind its pretty stupid saying this is. A group of nuns in a priest the size of a Football Team and run the mission of our lady of angels food pantry where the need has more than tripled the last few weeks Church Services are cancelled unable to offer a smile or a pat on the back to people seeking solace in crisis theyre trying to minister via phone and email in this is the time that the learn to write it for us to all reevaluate the most important things in our lives determine for how grateful we should be for our lives for the get they got it given us their lives their family their friends the greater chicago food depository distributes food to a network of 700. 00 pantries and programs in the chicago area spokesman greg trotter says the pandemic is an unprecedented challenge a 3rd of their programs are operating Grocery Store donations have decreased and fewer volunteers are showing up at the demand is soaring were very concerned that this is the longer this goes on the worse its going to be for a nurse vulnerable neighbors back in was tom ball park several Chicago Police department as to these arrives with a drop in crime city wide the officers loaded boxes of nonperishable food into their vehicles to deliver to the elderly and disabled its yet another way the community is responding to the coronavirus pandemic to ensure those overburdened by economic struggles are not forgotten. The talks are going to. Chicago well the europe the rector of the World Health Organization has warned countries not to rush to lift restrictive measures the continents total number of coronavirus cases has nearly doubled to around a 1000000 in just 10 days while the president of the European Commission admits mistakes were made in responding to the pandemic that the baba has more now on the situation across europe. With europes death toll edging towards 100000. 00 the warning from the World Health Organization and even as some countries plan to ease restrictions the message is clear theres no fast right back to normal lives make no mistake despite this being better read in maine in the midst of a storm several countries are yet to feel its full impact while others are experiencing a dip as number of new cases of over 1000 are falling it is imperative that we do look at the old guard. Its really still has europes highest coronavirus death toll its lockdown measures currently and on the 4th of may the head of the hard hit lombardi region is calling for businesses to reopen observing basic social distancing rules meanwhile the European Unions apologize for not doing more an early march when its really was the only country that has been forced to lock down yes it is true that no one was really ready for this it is also true that too many were not there on time when italy needed a helping hand at the very beginning and yes for that it is right that europe as a whole office a heartfelt apology but saying sorry only counts for something if it changes behavior. On thursday Spains Health minister said the transmission curves been falling since the end of march but Health Experts say its too early to tell if the trend will continue. In barcelona the mayor is calling for children to be allowed out of their homes spains the only european country enforcing such a ban. Over the border in france at least 668. 00 sailors from the shelter goal Aircraft Carrier under escort vessel have tested positive for the virus the ship turned around mid deployment to the atlantic last week 20 crew are now in a hospital. In germany factories belonging to car makers including false fog and mist sadies benz a planning to restart production next week at the same time as small shops and showrooms reopen poland is set to gradually lift lockdown measures from sunday but its also told people they must wear a face mask in public. Eye contact is uncomfortable but if its necessary we have no choice we must abide by the rules. There are people who dont cover their mails when they cough or sneeze in Public Places so this is an obvious and good measure. In greece theyre preparing to spend all their ducks easter at home church is a shot and families can gather. I feel terrible we will celebrate it as if its just a regular day but we have shown patience. The greek government says it will seem start moving more than 2000 elderly and sick Asylum Seekers from congested island camps to the mainland its an attempt to stop a 19 outbreak of e. G. Annoyance and the reminder of the challenges europe still faces as it asks itself how long the crisis will continue the aljazeera. Meanwhile the u. K. Government has announced the extension of social and economic restrictions for at least another 3 weeks the foreign secretary dominic rob says now is not the time to give the virus a 2nd chance more than 30000 people have died in the u. K. And there are over 104000 confirmed infections and he has more from london. Britains Financial Capital quiet empty the wards meant to be the height of the working week it began as a novelty but its fast becoming an uncomfortable reality and now a bleak message from the British Government that while the virus looms and lingers there will be no return to normal if we rush to relax the measures that we have in place we would risk wasting all the sacrifices and all the progress that has been made. And that would risk a quick return to another lock down with all the threat to life that a 2nd peak of the virus would bring and all the economic damage that a 2nd lockdown would carry the governments been asked repeatedly for an exit strategy from current restrictions the answer continually given its too soon to tell in a major new study by the office of National Statistics half of all british adults say the virus is affecting their sense of wellbeing contributing to heightened levels of anxiety with many people citing financial worries the virus is affecting the health of the nation in more ways than one and according to recent findings we arent all in this together we know men are twice as likely to die of the virus so too are those with underlying conditions but also a greater risk people in pauley paid jobs and those from black asian a minority ethnic backgrounds who are 30 percent more likely to become critically ill many of those contracts in the virus are essential workers bus drivers cleaners and caregivers in the National Health service this is mary a go argue pong an n. H. S. Nurse she was pregnant when she tested positive for covert 19 but died soon after her baby was delivered alive and well by emergency says arean a formal review is to be launched to understand the deepening disparity in deaths but this is special is the long standing inequalities in wealth and health mean some are more likely to lose their lives leave barca aljazeera london. The u. K. Government has announced an investigation into why people from black and other minority ethnic backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by the corona virus and analysis by the intensive care a National Audit and Research Center found that of nearly 2000 are the u. K. Patients 35 percent 20 not white despite being only about 13 percent of the population 14 percent of the most serious cases were asian people another 14 percent were black people the 1st 10 doctors to die were all from minority ethnic backgrounds. Well for more now we can speak to a lawyer and Political Rights activist sure. She joins us live now via skype madam thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera theres a lot of reasons i guess behind these statistics what would you say of the major ones. I think the key reason here and the governments form of you must focus on is the fact that systemic inequality filled by institutional racism indeed i did keep them have imposed social economic disadvantages on bain community each week which has exacerbated it to corona virus that is a discriminatory impact that is the reason for the disproportionate effect on big communities compared to those farm the White Communities and its also important to understand that this social economic disadvantages are reflected in things like housing for instance a lot of people from the bin communities live in large cities like London Liverpool birmingham and also in densely Populated Areas you know where theres overcrowding so theres no way to achieve if that. Isolation if one person in that Community Gets affected by call the 19 and not the reason you know following the data set is the employment think about it about the fact that a lot of the key essential workers so in Health Social care child care and transportation are drawn from the big game from the bin communities so theyre highly more likely to be exposed to the corner of ours than their white counterparts it to equally be i would say up to use if the for review by the government excuse is a way structural intersect inequality by claiming that the reason for the disproportionate destroy major impact on communities is down to biological physiological reasons that would be wrong and as far as im concerned i have no doubt in my by they that thats the thats a track that they try to take that people in the bin communities will not tolerate and operation if i can just stop you there so by biological reasons do you mean that perhaps some ethnic groups are perhaps or you know they are more susceptible to certain diseases that then in turn make them more vulnerable. Honorable to corona virus is that what you mean by the biological reasons that is that is what some people are suggesting is the reason and that its clear that that is there at tent to depart from the real reason which is the structural intersect inequalities in the United Kingdom fueled by institutional racism that imposes social economic disadvantages on people from the big communities and that is what exacerbates exposure to coronavirus and so you know obviously that the social economic inequality would be difficult to fix imminently but the corona virus is spreading now and people are in vulnerable positions now what do you think should be done straightaway to try to put people from ethnic minorities who are already more exposed in a safe situation. I think the 1st in the government must do is to center the bin community in its corporate response and that means actually prioritizing what they can do for frontline staff to ensure it is p. P. For everyone bearing in mind that those most at the frontline that would be exposed to this would be divorced from the bin communities its also means that they need to be engaging with people from the community and understanding what the social Economic Impact is on the Beam Community that we exacerbate the exposure to coronavirus out also say that this formal review in itself i dont really have that much confidence in it because were talking about the conservative government the government those responsible for the hostile environment responsible for the window of scandal and also responsible for the weaponization of threats that all of which were targeted against immigrants and black asian ethnic minority groups so as much as i would very much like for the outcomes for there to be actionable outcomes that would protect the bin community i have no confidence that the government. One with it and if they come in it wraps it in a press briefing that you know part of ours does not discriminate and thats the starting point of their formal review it tells you what their conclusion is going well there and there have been a lot of journalists though pointing out that obviously the coronavirus you know discriminates in the sense that there are more people the people are more vulnerable. Than others when it comes to it i mean you mentioned the political side this these numbers have come out today i guess a lot of people in the Wider Population would have been aware of them but from your experience of people in the ethnic minorities in the u. K. And of course you know there is a lot of different many different groups have they been aware of this in the weeks leading up you know in the past month or so when coronavirus really took hold in the u k. I think 1st of all every you know everyones been growing with the understanding and knowledge of what corona virus is and its potential impact and everyones be very concerned at the mismanagement outsing of the governments. Handling of the pandemic the provision of you know p p and showing that its adequate protective get all around but for people from the bin communities i can see that in my experience i am not surprised that the impact is disproportionate at the history miter impact on being communities but you have to bury my a lot of people from the bin communities who are impacted directly like the key and front lines staffers all of them dont have a choice but to go to work one of the bus drivers that died he is 1st the miss america many collectors family that if he did not go to work his wage would be deducted so thats out you that in fact even the the economics surrounding the it no assurance from the employer to ensure that employees were safe contributed to the high impact of corner virus on people from the bin community so as it all of this things are things that need to be thought through by the government need to be implemented that people should not be forced to go to work the lady the nurse that passed the way the pregnant lady that passed away why was she why did they put her in a position to work while she was pregnant that makes no sense to me well will be interesting to have you back on our air when the results of this review come in to see what they are for the moment shola marceau. Thank you so much for sharing your views of us thank you. Now Health Officials across africa are stepping up their response by rolling out more than a 1000000 coronavirus tests the continent has struggled to get its hands on medical equipment as other countries fight for supplies experts are concerned the already weak Health Systems in some countries will be overwhelmed the African Centers for Disease Control says the new tests will start next week more than 1200000000 People Living in africa well earlier we spoke to michel yeah the Program Manager for Emergency Response of the World Health Organization Regional Office for africa he says its hard to find the equipment that africa needs on the Global Market african countries off facing a major challenge and so far have been access to. Return to night in some of the Concert Series so also if. The beginning of the outbreak we moved from 0 to a laboratory in 2 countries senegal and some poppy crop to know about some 44 countries i need to know i will reach on and say that 7 of the countries in the eastern med you cannot return not for take up the capacity of of testing so we are in the process weve tried tremendously proud from mahboba up to kind of union and doubly so we are actually dispatching. A number of people yes in contrary its called solidity to the shipment because this what does that apply to a menu of about chicken Country House looked at not to default to but to this identity on the market because they have almost but just by you know culturists not mommy its all about money structuring by themselves and we have this with such huge capacity of production in africa. Nigerias Security Forces have killed 18 people while enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures the National Human Rights Organization there says thats a higher desk toll than the 12 lives actually claimed by the virus the army and the police have been deployed to enforce restrictions in lagos the capital of and states barking deadly confrontations in some areas i may dress has more now from the capital of. 18 people have been killed and 8 of them were actually killed by allegedly killed by Correctional Officers in the prison officers in the Northwestern State of could do in a state than the police were accused of killing 7 individuals Army Allegedly responsible for 2 of the deaths and a local committee enforcing the lock down in southeast nigeria was also responsible for one killing one individual now Security Forces in nigeria have been accused separately by individuals or osment during this the during the lockdown in several states which see in Security Forces mountain roadblocks in towns and cities checking cause checking for identities and all that and in the process we were told there were reports from various parts of the country alleging that several abuses had been carried out by the Security Forces apart from the usual demand for bribes of people who were harassed and in the 8 case of the 18 people these were people who were shot for either allegedly violating the law dont order of one offense or the other. Still to come on the aljazeera news the ongoing Financial Impact of the coronavirus in China Businesses shut up shop and the economy slows to a standstill short of protective chiari u. K. Health care workers are forced to improvise to keep safe on the frontline and 5 traditionally vulnerable to the spread of the disease 1st nation communities in canada prepare for the corona virus and that. Hello weve got lots of lovely spring sunshine across much of europe at the moment laws the clear skies big area of High Pressure still very much in charge acting as a lid on the atmosphere keeping it fine dry bright and sunny but we have got some of the way some windy and at times wintry weather up towards the northeast there pushing down across that western side of russia had some nasty storms into greece and turkey still on the cool side here the wet weather will pull out of the way he makes way for this next weather system which will drive its way in across the southwest the spine in portugal seeing some cloud and right as we go on through the next couple of days somewhat weather to into the malt west of from sis pushing up across parts of southern england and wales through island 14 celsius in london 25 celsius in paris so we hang on to the warmth at least for one more day so that was into central parts vienna in the sunshine getting up to 25 degrees on friday afternoon that cold on saturday but not too bad at what the weather to the northwest that will make of progress towards the low countries a good part of front seeing some sherry right we got some shabby rain there just coming across spain and portugal lead to some wet weather too just sliding across the fall northwest of africa over towards the northern parts of libya because he wanted to show was coming in here as you make your way through the weekend. An extrajudicial killing in a north african capital. I heard someone breaking into our house thinking. That i heard people shouting that i saw 4 masked men and only their eyes and hair was showing. Aljazeera world hears rare eyewitness accounts of the dramatic story of the assassination of major p. L. O. Figure khaleel i was here in a secret israeli operation assassination in tunis on aljazeera. Welcome back heres a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera another 5200000 americans have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic its the 4th consecutive week unemployment claims have surged at least 22000000 people have now lost their jobs in less than a month the europe director of the World Health Organization has cautioned countries not to push to lift restrictive measures the warning was made as the u. K. Announced they would extend its restrictions for at least another 3 weeks. And the geria Security Forces have killed 18 people while enforcing coronavirus lockdown measures thats according to the National Human Rights Organization there and thats a higher death toll than the 12 lives that the virus has actually claimed. At least 24 refugees have died of starvation on a boat that had been adrift for 2 months hundreds of others were rescued by the bangladeshi coast guard on wednesday after their boat failed to reach malaysia have your child free reports. Out of the darkness figures emerge and they see it exhausted their eyes a measure of the horrors theyve experienced. Clutching their children or whats left of their belongings the staggering sure the final step almost too much for some. At least 2 dozen going or if it is are safe to have started on board after their boat failed to reach malaysia and drifted for weeks. And. My mother died in the boat show 2 of us brothers and sisters are still ally but one of my brothers is missing. The uns Refugee Agency has sent stuff to help describing the survivors an extremely malnourished and dehydrated thank you all still a miraculous we suffered a lot we were drift to 2 months and of the people there were more than 500. 00 of us now there are only 400. 00 and the bangladesh a coast guard said it got a tip off about the boat finding it after 3 days start off that Southern Coast was on and then. We entered malaysian morses 3 times but they didnt meet us and many of us died in the haze and sweets there were too many on buddha women and children. Dhaka Tribune Newspaper is reporting the boat was turned back from Malaysian Waters because of coronavirus restrictions. The coast got ses its looking into whether the group was fleeing myanmar or the crowded refugee camps in bangladesh the un says there are going to are the worlds most persecuted minority that also the law just stateless group denied citizenship by me and mark where many have lived for centuries hundreds of thousands of rowing those have crossed the border since 2017 when me on mars military launched a crackdown against them. Those camps are locked down they dont even have Internet Services they dont have Adequate Health services the children cant go to school and so people are making a dangerous and perilous voyage to try to get to a better life in malaysia malaysia is very reluctant to have more people arrive at their borders and there was a previous boat that came april 5th where over 200 rohingya made it to langkawi theyre still in quarantine and theres concerns about whats going to happen to them. The u. N. Has offered to help move this group to quarantine facilities and treat those needing medical care well that immediate future may be certain. Not the one many here where hoping for trying to charge me ill just dock a bangladesh. The u. N. Envoy for yemen says he expects the countrys warring sides to formally agree to a truce in the media future negotiations have been taking place for the past 2 weeks since the u. N. Secretary general call for a global ceasefire because of the coronavirus our diplomatic editor james phase has more the Un Special Envoy Martin Griffiths believes the threat of covert 19 may have started to focus minds in yemen i told members of the Un Security Council in a Video Conference meeting that had productive negotiations about a new peace deal that would include a nationwide cease fire over the past 2 weeks or more since the i have been in constant negotiations with the parties on the texts of these agreements on the detail on the wording of these agreements we expect them to agree on formally adopt these agreements in the immediate future this positive news comes amid many dial warnings for yemen the existing humanitarian ceasefire in the port of who days are now 60 months old is being violated an almost daily basis if covert 19 was to spread through the country it would cause devastation in part ambassadors were told because the u. N. Is running out of money for its humanitarian work of the uns 41. 00 major programs 31. 00 will start closing down in the next few weeks if we cannot secure additional funds. This means we will have to start eliminating many of the activities that may offer yemenis the best chance to avoid 90. 1 Security Council members who told me it was clear there was much at stake right now we have really information that they were is has reached yemen the 1st case is already there and and i think its really high time for both sides and especially the who these who have not accepted the ceasefire to go ahead and think about the future and to think about the population that is going to suffer even more u. N. Envoy griffiths said yemen cant afford to fight on 2 fronts at once hes hoping diplomacy can finally bring an end to the conflict so the food move to fighting the virus jamesburg zira at the united nations. Brazils president is shaded bosun at 0 has fired his Health Minister Louise Erdrich given that over his handling of the corona Virus Outbreak several members of the ministry have been at odds with president paul so narrow over his response to the virus also now has repeatedly played down the gravity of the outbreak calling it a little flu are lashing america editor of the new entrance us live now from santiago so the obviously the 2 men had disagreements what were the circumstances which led to one that had actually been fired. Hello barbara well 1st of all let me say that im wearing this mask because it is illegal to be outdoors here in in this part of chile without it now this is the firing of the police and the commander that frankly has not come as a surprise to anyone he and the president had been spying for now over a month the president had threatened to fire him earlier but meant that that would not back down he continued to defend along with a lot of the governors of brazil this policy of the social distancing and the president. Went out in public several times to show his disdain for this policy in fact last week he was seen in a small mall eating hugging people taking selfies wearing no masks no protection at all and basically saying that this was all rubbish and suggesting that he would be firing the minister shortly in fact what was very strange is that the president didnt make the announcement rather it was the ex minister now himself who said that what he could offer to contain the pandemic was science anything other than that he said youll have to look elsewhere well clearly thats exactly what the president has done and what hes doing now he may be doing it but meanwhile in brazil the number of deaths is climbing its reported nearly 3000 deaths from the throat a virus beyond the politics what pressure is that actually pushing on the medical system there. With the Public Health system in brazil was already in deep trouble because of the countrys finances you know in brazil had been in a recession it was just coming out of it but still the Health System hadnt recovered and now what were hearing is very very troublesome remember brazil is the country with the largest population in all of latin america it has the highest number of infections the highs and the highest death rate but according to a new study in fact there could be as many as 300000 people infected while the official rate is Something Like 30000 at the university of south paolo and others have been investigating they say that this is just falls far short that it could be 10. 00 to 15. 00 times higher than that and that unless something is done immediately to contain the spread which is spiking the whole system is going to collapse much sooner than anybody could think. As in human with the latest on that story latin america editor there you see a thank you. China will release its latest quarterly Gross Domestic Product figures on friday and analysts are expecting and not good news the worlds 2nd largest economy has slowed to a standstill because of the corona Virus Outbreak and Small Businesses are among the worst affected katrina you reports now from beijing empty chairs at empty tables this beijing restaurant once served 200. 00 customers every day but because of the coronavirus pandemic its now struggling to survive owner joe tao was forced to close the u. S. The dyna for almost 3 months you know 1000000 years. There is no cash flow if we are open and cash flow is the most important thing for a restaurant we are still paying for the rent and stuff wages plus their accommodation in beijing weve taken a really big hit small and Medium Sized Enterprises have been worst hit by the Health Crisis local curve in 1000 infections have eased in china and life is slowly returning to normal. But many businesses have been forced to close for good this restaurant strip was once bustling with customers but since the beginning of february its been quiet foreign Business Owners are also suffering theyre requesting more Financial Support and an end to the ban on foreigners entering the country we need there really. Measure sure to relieve your region its a matter of life. For these companies actually need. Some retailers attending to of logging on Live Streaming to sell products but for many such efforts to adapt to the outbreak wont be enough and analysts dont expect the worlds 2nd largest economy to bounce back before 2021 right now the biggest challenge chinese authorities there is actually to stabilize on employment because our there is a weak demand from domestic market and also foreign markets chinese appliance make a high sense laid off over 10000 workers this month following a drop in sales more than 20000000 people nationwide are expected to lose their jobs by the end of the year joe tao is doing everything he can to retain all of his dark he started offering Home Delivery and reopen to the restaurant this week albeit under strict conditions. Are no more than 3 people could eat at one table and they have to sit at least one metre apart beautys coles only accommodate half their capacity doses all he can do is wait for economic stimulus measures for a coronavirus a vaccine and for customers who often now few and far between between e. U. Aljazeera beijing. Lets go back now to the situation in the u. S. The white house will soon unveil new guidelines for how states and cities will emerge from lockdown and this coincides with new employment figures which show more than 20000000 americans are now out of work and the gallagher joins us live now from miami and the florida as a high proportion of Service Industry jobs how badly has the state been affected. Will think about why people come to florida they come here for disney world they come here for the beaches theres a big Agricultural Industry and also weve got Donald Trumps dural golf club just behind me here about 5 kilometers away theyve all laid people off the unemployment figures here standard about at least half a 1000000 but the problem with getting the accurate figures here in florida is the unemployment system the website the way that people put their claims in is basically crashed about 2 weeks ago it was bad before people started to get laid off and they and they stay in shelter place order was given at the beginning of april so this is a dire situation which we cant get a completely accurate figure of and of course weve got about 25000. 00 cases in over 600. 00 deaths and its also important to mention that about a quarter of floridas population are aged 60 and over so a lot of the deaths a 5th of all deaths in this state have been in nursing and care homes the problem is the governor of this state ron dissenters wont release the names of those institutions under some privacy laws so its difficult to get a clear picture there as well but florida extremely quiet at the moment im in Miami Dade County miami behind me this is normally be packed with people the streets are deserted all the stores are closed the restaurants are closed the picture here replicated of course across the entire United States but at the moment that unemployment figure here at least at least half a 1000000 shocking numbers and gallagher with the latest there from florida thank you. Now one of the key themes that has emerged during the coronavirus pandemic is the importance of protective equipment to frontline medical staff but shortages are all too common in new york some medical workers have decided to take matters into their own hands chris a saloon explains. At a time when most new yorkers are staying home this warehouse is bustling with workers they once made signs in displays for major fashion houses but now they have a new job producing face shields used by medical personnel treating coronavirus patients their boss might to god i couldnt be prouder there is Government Programs for people who are unemployed it would be everyones going to commit choice right now and theyre there making a choice to come here and do something. To help our 1st responders who are doing amazing things. Less than one week after the mayor put out a desperate call for supplies to goll and partner bednarik were shipping their 1st order it is inspiring to see how quickly people figured out a way to do something that was needed and not just do it in a small way but do it a very big way to go as one of several companies that this Industrial Complex alone thats retooled its operation in response to the coronavirus now the city wants to produce task kids locally as well as productive gear. Experts say millions more tests will be needed to make sure its safe for everyone to go back to work and school this lab in indiana donated 50000 to new York Hospitals now its under contract to sell that many pearl week to the city and is pumping to establish more local production facilities if you. Across the country to go in major cities this country can very very easily make a 1000000 of these and. Working in the midst of a pandemic does require precautions like these temperature checks when employees show up to work. Most say theyre thankful to still have a paycheck in addition to does not want to spend time at home and you know i dont know its so nice to be able to give back. Giving back and getting by but hardly business as usual christine salumi al jazeera new york. Well in the u. K. The government has been repeatedly criticized for shortages of protective equipment with a growing number of Health Workers infected or even dying many are now improvising to keep themselves safe john a hole has more. I do l. T. A. Are a renowned surgeon with many Years Experience in the National Health service Donna Campbell a Health Care Support worker who could light up a room with her infectious laugh just some of the u. K. Health care workers whove lost their lives to covert 19 often for want of proper protective equipment my basic understanding of Infectious Diseases increased exposure equals increased risk of contracting that disease and as and key workers as Health Care Workers particularly we are at increased risk of exposure because we are working with people who have current virus every single day and without the right protective quitman and then there will be people who die because of being at work every doctor is a Nonprofit Organization run by doctors campaigning to keep Health Workers safe as well as highlighting how far behind other countries the u. K. Is in the provision of protective equipment or p p e every doctor hears daily from medical staff forced to use improvised methods to keep themselves safe this is happening months after concerns about corona virus were 1st raised by Health Workers in the u. K. And despite repeated government promises that items of p. P. Have been procured in their hundreds of millions and of being widely distributed. As britain nears the peak of its separate demick dangerous gaps remain well im sorry if people feel that theyre happy failings ill be very very clear about that but at the same time we are in an unknown in an unprecedented Global Health pandemic right now it is in critics called the home secretarys apology half hearted and the Public Services union unison says the time for excuses are surpassed that were continuing to see significant problems with the supply in social care so you cast staff is still telling us that and there are major shortages weve had some members telling us that employees are refusing to wear face masks. To help close the gaps this group of london based on 3 printers has pitched in 3 d. Printing visors for n. H. S. Hospital staff was inspired by one very sad story that part nurses who are using been baxter to sell season 3 d. Printers behind us label to manufacture his facial. Facial it can be reprinted in just under 2 hours and hes inked just some simple elastic and as a team sheet as the laser cut we can ship these out directly to the hospitals that desperately need there will be a time for answers time to ask who failed how and when but for now there is only reality to cope with Health Workers in hospitals and care homes across the country short of basic protection as they tend to the sick and the dying and in some cases having to decide whether saving a life is worth jeopardizing their own job or how al jazeera london. In canada there are nearly 30000 confirmed cases of the virus and it could be weeks before the country can consider relaxing restrictions indigenous canadians have higher rates of poverty and preexisting Health Problems making them more vulnerable to disease to get to the disease they have a divorce or has more. Inside her small stone in the coda home Christa Hunter lights a braid of sacred sweet grass kristas husband is battling cancer and she hopes the traditional cleansing combined with meticulous cleaning will keep him safe from coronavirus but the realities of life in her Indigenous Community make her anxious to communicate this in my language in a nice way that this person who is chronic or. Respiratory issues. How do we protect them as a family unit when youve got so many people coming and going historically indigenous populations are hit hard when disease enters their communities overcrowding water shortages limited access to health care and poverty are just a few of the long standing issues indigenous populations are just proportionately higher rates of preexisting Health Conditions i render us to Communicable Disease things like diabetes high Blood Pressure respiratory illness cardiovascular disease while many indigenous communities are unprepared for the deadly pandemic the stoney nation has launched an Emergency Command Center inside their resort and casino a kopek 1000 hotline provides information in english and the stony language food hampers ensure people dont have to drive to nearby towns for supplies and inhouse teams focused on finance operations in the just 6 meet with ban councils regularly its the Business Continuity part of it its a den of fine essential services its keeping infrastructure up and running you know the water works the Water Treatment plant the garbage the everything going thats a big part of and democratic with 10 to 15 People Living in one house local classrooms have been converted into 150 beds center for those needing isolation but as the number of indigenous communities reporting cases of coppa 1000 grows leaders are taking more drastic measures many 1st nations across canada have already blocked access to their reserves and many more are debating how to control who comes onto their land its one way these communities are looking at to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The canadian government has promised more than 220000000. 00 to help indigenous communities during the cold crisis leaders here say they hope that no community will be left behind david mercer on the nation canada. Still to come on the. Question if you keep talking im going to leave after years of attacks for journalists take the fight to the u. S. President. From fossil fuels to a renewable as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring Innovative Solutions to me. As a Global Power Development of Investment Company power is uniquely positioned to deliver against least amount we provide Business Growth promote economic benefits and provide innovative safe and sound Energy Solutions for future generations. Pioneering future energy. Times the listening post cuts through the noise. Around the. Separating propaganda from fact. Exposing. Their rhetoric but they cannot fire. The media which is the era. Guineas government is being accused of destroying the livelihoods and Food Security of sounds of people whove been forced to leave their homes because of a new project Human Rights Watch says the governments failed to provide adequate compensation or support for those affected this would be to hydroelectric that will have displaced 16000. 00 people by the time its completed later this year and 16000. 00 people as you noted are just slaves one of the largest displacement in guineas history so its going to have a huge impact on the country both in terms of the displacement numbers but also in what suited to promise for the country to electricity one of the biggest issues here is that the 60000 people are mostly farmers and herders who lie on the land so one of the things we highlight in the report is the failure of the government to provide compensation or that Land International standards require that individuals and communities irrespective of whether they have title to that land be compensated either through the placement land or out through actual compensation that has not been done here. The unrelenting attack on the us media by President Donald Trump is being slammed in a special report by the press Freedom Organization the committee to protect journalists and its reports the c p j writes that trunks most effective ploy has been to destroy the credibility of the press they injure slee undermining truth and consensus even as the covert 1000 pandemics threatens to kill tens of thousands of americans also in jordan reports. On the campaign trail my fellow americans in the oval office and now during the daily cohabit 1000 pandemic briefings donald trump mocks and insults reporters who question his every move and nasty darkie question like that is the real question if you keep talking im going to leave and you could have it out with them the relationship between the media and politicians is supposed to be complex but according to this new report from the committee to protect journalists that trumpet ministration is systematically undermining the press his credibility the environment creates a Chilling Effect for journalists for chris you know for critical journalism though we do see that journalists continue to do their despite this environment weve seen Online Harassment becoming a major issue and actually ranks as one of the top concerns a few orders especially according to the c p j report the administration has retaliated against reporters whose questions they dont like you know youre a fake tried to prosecute those who leaked or published confidential information and scrubbed government websites of information that doesnt support trumps political agenda just recently Trumps Reelection Team has threatened to sue local t. V. Stations that air political ads such as this one criticizing the president s handling of the covert 19 outbreak i dont take responsibility at all legal experts say the lawsuits oh. Likely wouldnt succeed but courtney ratch says the long term damage could be hard to repair when you how it was trust in the media when you have less confidence in journalisms vital role of press freedoms vital role in a democracy it can become easier to think about revising libel laws the committee to protect journalists says that the trumpet ministrations attacks are making it much more difficult for the prince to report on the covert 19 pandemic because increasingly the public doesnt know who to believe roseland aljazeera alexandria virginia a photograph of a young sudanese protester has been named at the World Press Photo of the year photographer yes show she took this photo while millions of sudanese people were demanding the end of military rule in their country scores of demonstrators were killed during the protests and many more were subjected to violence or that is it for this news hour do stay with us im going to be back in just a few minutes every hour of course waiting for that briefing at from the white house stay with us. 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When the news breaks over the night of the dumping of garbage in the river by the government has wrecked our lives when people who need to be heard and the story needs to be told so many coming to this make it the only chance they have to eat at least once a day with exclusive interviews and indepth reports for obvious reasons as the world battled them from pandemic well bring you the latest developments from around the globe aljazeera has teams or ground to remove brutally documentaries and life means. The end of the at the end. The white house is to unveil new guidelines for reopening the economy as jobless figures paint a stark picture of the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Hello im Barbara Starr youre watching aljazeera live from london also coming up on the program the new normal for a bit longer the u. K. Government extends its lockdown restrictions for at least its 3 more weeks nigerias a 6