Attempt to regain control of wall Khalifa Haftar largest western base. The army puts on a show of force on the streets of the soul till were live in the capital. Boredom 3900000000 people half the worlds population are on the lockdown to prevent the spread of corona virus just over 2000000 cases of now being confirmed worldwide the challenge for governments is deciding when to ease restrictions balancing Peoples Health with plummeting economic wealth the u. S. Has the highest number of cases and deaths but with 22000000 people unemployed the president s putting pressure on some democratic governors to quote liberate their States Donald trump has been accused of inciting dangerous acts iran was already in economic trouble when the outbreak began in late february businesses in the capital tehran are reopening despite warnings of a 2nd wave of infections iran has reported 4000 958. 00 deaths but there is a success story. In a country of 1300000000 people the indian state of catalan has can deigned covert 19 confirming just 3 deaths it flatten the curve with aggressive testing Contact Tracing and long periods of cordon team and were going to explore more of whats happening in cattle and around shortly but 1st the u. S. President accused of quote for mentoring domestic rebellion Washington States democratic governor says trump is spreading lies in signaling his support for people to protest against lockdown rules hundreds joined rallies across the country demanding an end to the shutdown well let me just show you how trump has used his usual platform twitter to urge supporters to liberate 3 states a day after he said its up to state governors to decide when and how to ease restrictions well every comes a political analyst in washington d. C. He says donald trump is trying to pitch an economic comeback ahead of the election. President s primary calling card since he got elected was his ability to handle the economy the president has always gotten very high marks on his handling of the economy and that has always been something that the president has of very focused on very heavily and something that hes held very dear but now that the United States appears to be heading into a recession just as the president is ramping up or is all important reelection what youre seeing now is the president very protective and very sensitive to that issue so the president even if you go back to just 2 weeks ago the president wanted to see the economy open during easter weekend but of course that did not happen so the president is keen to try to get the economy going get the economy open as soon as possible but right now whats standing in the way of the president doing that are these governors who are now implementing shutdown orders and if you look at places like new york california and some of these other states these are very large economies in the case of California California seen as one of the largest economies in the world so the president is pushing back on this even at the same time hes implementing these uniformed guy lies for states to follow so its only creating more confusion but also the president recognizes the vulnerabilities that he has as it relates to the economy. Some Health Experts of one irans capital may be opening too soon the government says its time to shift the focus back to the economy as a must ave has more on the easing restrictions there. After nearly 2 months of being closed because of the corona virus businesses in the iranian capital are waking up from their hibernation for main street shops like this in open areas the citys prime real estate it is business as usual but for covered markets where there are bottlenecks where dense crowds can gather the government says its still too dangerous to open up any of the shops in those spaces but the traders weve spoken to in teheran as back alley bazaars theyve told us that not only have they not made any money for months but it will take many more months to get back on their feet they say they too need to pay their rent and meet their expenses let alone try to turn a profit and that they hope that the government lifts the remaining control measures entirely in the coming weeks now president Hassan Rouhani has championed the idea of what he calls smart distancing things start going back to normal but people simultaneously maintain strict rules of hygiene but irans Deputy Health minister who contracted cope with 19 himself in recent days he said that iran is the countrys achilles heel a weak point when it comes to fighting this fire us and government figures do suggest that the infection and death rates are going down and everyone here also hopes that it stays that way but the government has now effectively shifted the onus put the onus on its people and after weeks of being indoors there is this isolation fatigue there is still people here are ready to go back to work its more crowded in downtown to run than it has been in weeks but there are also skeptical voices in the government that say the rush to reopen could backfire and that people in the country should be prepared for the possibility of a 2nd wave of the virus. Ok i was telling you earlier about the indian state of catalogue which has just confirmed 3 deaths and about 400 cases the next obrien reports on how its taken action to keep the infection from spreading. Carolina has its picturesque back waters and pristine beaches but now there are no tourists in these houseboats instead theyre being converted into isolation wards for coronavirus patients who have had extensive discussions with halls as associations all that. It needs. Some of indias 1st confirmed cases of the virus were here in kerala as some of the millions who Work Overseas returned home at one point carol i had the most cases in india now thats changed which the sites leaders put down to intense efforts to break the chain of transmission distracted people test testing and also to. Trace all the day for the last fortnight test ordered by. Tracing. But. That tracing is happening and call centers like this using technology such as geotagging to monitor classed as of cases we had to follow 10000 people or nearly 10000 people every day to know whether theyre developing any symptoms or not. The communist run state says its also been stopping the spread of the disease by ensuring workers whove lost their jobs still have a roof over their heads nobody can be also there for the workers. And if you find any. Suckers. I dont so you didnt read. Every word. Restrictive measures have seen 1300000000 indians and lockdown causing a humanitarian crisis for the poor and daily wage earners meaning you have left their home villages and states to find work in the cities some such as these in the capital new delhi say they havent eaten for a week before police help them everybody. That i used to work in weddings and parties but now everything stopped. Back in kerala the annual monsoon rains a jew in a few weeks and the fevers that often come with them could make fighting the coronavirus more complicated and exam brian al jazeera. Forces from libyas un recognized government have killed 8 fighters loyal to warlord calling for hafter theyve also captured 4 hot our supporters while advancing on his largest stronghold in the west of the country the city of to hona is the target of Government Troops after they regained control of 7 coastal cities earlier this week and its been a year since after launched his offensive to capture the capital tripoli the head is in tripoli and explains the importance of this city to both sides of the conflict. The city of about 70 kilometers to the east in that sour the from the capital tripoli is the main stronghold for have to his forces in the west of the country in fact it has the operation room that has been around by ford in Foreign Military experts including egyptian immorality of Russian Military experts according to the government a military sources and from there theyre running get their battles in southern tripoli as you know that the Government Forces are now trying to cross into the vicinity of the city of from several axes and eyewitnesses in the vicinity of that who now tell us that the whole area is being shaken by explosions by the sounds of heavy artillery being fired from both sides the majority of have to his forces in southern tripoli they belong to the who now city they are from the city of hornets so this move by the Government Forces on top who could force most of the forces have to the forces in southern italy to pull out of southern simply to try to defend its own and in both cases have to the forces are not in a good situation the army has been briefly deployed on the streets of the south was capital the Prime Minister of the Southern African nation says the move was aimed at restoring peace and order in a televised address thomas said some Law Enforcement institutions were undermining democracy it comes a day after the Constitutional Court ruled that his decision to suspend parliament was irrational support of more fairly hits is a journalist in my set it was joining us on the line now support to bring us up to date with whats actually happening on the streets at the moment. Busy busy busy busy busy this equation still remains to be to the bosses of the military and the police. All. Because of the patient. In the morning. And the many people. Who cut and. I suppose just give us an idea of lead to this because this has been a very turbulent period for the Prime Minister hasnt it yes the media has been so. d like recently there has been a routine but. That parliament should be reopened. Because the Prime Minister to bali. Quality to. The parliament. Now. Appeared on television because morning. You will be deploying the army and the people who people should be. Free because what is to do put in law and order in the country will. This is basically the secret. To problem a fairly lets say is a local journalist whos talking to us from the city thanks very much indeed for your time. Still ahead on aljazeera Hong Kong Police arrest key prodemocracy figures months after mass protests. And how scientists in california are trying to repurpose drugs to fight the corona virus pandemic. However i imagine the Cherry Blossoms been blown off the trees throughout goodpaster japan frankly this is pretty active spring right in. Second or the 3rd system is on its way through its windy then its wet and the wind changes direction the sun comes out briefly the next system is already winding up and this is east of shanghai on sunday that will make its way through home shoe giving a fairly miserable day i think to tokyo as on monday and the next system is already while thats part of the systems winding up in Southern China it probably isnt going to reach as far as Hong Kong Hong kongs phone cost is a quiet 41 morning and night was occasional showers but no more than that fed humid as well the sounds that bars french as a course the trend is for the heaviest to be moving further north and further west but we see them showing up in the southern part of the philippines theyre still there in java which means that jakarta is not out of the with the top you could well get a shower or 2 the full cost of jakarta is not a dry 1. 00 but its trial than it was with thunderstorms asked in iran is the time of year now to watch out for a big showers in bangladesh and heavy rain in the northeast of india there in the forecast is kabul shockey time as a violent thunderstorms that definitely there in the forecast the next 2 days in bangladesh. Subzero temperatures the stream altitudes. This is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to touch it you start braved ordinary joy to. Do high up theres no oxygen. Just to experience life simple pleasures. Risking it all in kurdistan on aljazeera. Or. You want to notice in a reminder of our top stories this hour the governor of Washington State has accused the us president of for mentoring domestic rebellion thats after donald trump took to twitter encouraging americans to protest against lockdown measures in several states the u. S. Has the highest number of cases and deaths. Indias communist state of cattle is being hailed for its fight against the spread of the virus analysts say the Southern State has managed to flatten the curve with aggressive testing Contact Tracing as well as long periods of quarantine. The army has been briefly deployed on the streets of the suit in the capital the Prime Minister of the Southern African nations says the move was aimed at restoring peace and order. Theres been a wave of arrests in hong kong that these 15 prodemocracy politicians and activists have been taken away by police for their will in last years mass protests among those detained are some of the citys most high profile opposition politicians comes amid renewed concern about hong kongs autonomy chinas Central Government office in the city said on friday its not bound by laws preventing beijing from interfering in local affairs if you go full on is in hong kong she says the people whove been arrested all well known. These are very high profile figures in hong kong for prodemocracy movement and they clued martin leave known as the founding father of hong kongs Democratic Movement hes 81 years old he was one of the architects of the basic law thats hong kong many constitution which is written to safeguard hong kongs autonomy from beijings government. And he has been arrested he had been stepped out of the political limelight in recent years but in the past year he has been vocal about the protests along with him is jimmy lie he said tycoon a media mogul and a very prominent businessman here he also had been arrested in february for unlawful gathering he now also has been arrested along with legislative councillors former legislative councillors and a very big names in hong kongs prodemocracy movement now its still unclear why they have been arrested we have reached out to the police and they said that they will be releasing a statement but according to one of those legislative counselors who has been arrested he posted on social media saying that it is most likely due to their involvement in protests in the past year particularly the one in august 18th which was a against hong kongs extradition law which was removed since but 1700000 people took to the streets in hong kong in that protest so they believe that the reason these people are being arrested is because of their involvement in protest over the past year the president of the philippines is vying to crush the governments enemies after fighters linked to eisele killed 11 soldiers another 14 were wounded in the southern muslim majority province of sulu where the armys combating fighters ok lets return to our lead story on the coronavirus pandemic the crisis a shed light on underlying issues in the u. Us with many Nursing Homes accused of putting profit before the well being of elderly people she has a ton supports. Officially the 1st deaths from covert 19 in the u. S. Were to residents of this Washington StateResidential Care facility in late february the age of their patients and the poor response of authorities in information and equipment reasons why managers that claim they didnt alert authorities about the responded to illness that had been sweeping through the site for weeks but regulators disagree and have imposed a fine of over 600000. 00 for negligence both have a point but weeks later the coronavirus is still spreading to one Residential Care facility after another across the country 17 bodies found inside a makeshift morgue at this facility in new jersey this week after an anonymous tip off a quarter of the residents have died at this facility in virginia questions are being raised as to whether its the system of for profit Residential Care thats the problem not that we know the full extent of deaths in Nursing Homes 6000 estimated but the federal government doesnt keep track and even anonymous statistics about deaths and testings a big held back due to what authorities and facilities say upriver see concerns i was wondering if i could speak to one of them there says that and that johnson had been trying to keep tabs on her mother despite will be able to visit her at her nursing home a collar a day and i kept getting the same thing shes fine shes doing great but when she was able to travel to the home it soon became clear that wasnt true i see her lying in bed with the oxygen around the facilities and it wasnt all be gated to telenet about her mothers positive covert 900 test because she wasnt her primary gandhian Bernie Stafford turners brother fred is a resident at the Canterbury Rehab Center in virginia hes tested positive for the virus doesnt have a roommate in the room it is also a test. And theres no barrier between the 2 of them which means that they are not truly calling i asked. Twice that at least. 1003. 100 because of emergency room what is the plan and he said we dont have a brain. So. 70 percent of Nursing Homes in the u. S. Are run for profit its an industry thats projected to be worth 240000000000. 00 by 2025 mainly in taxpayer spending a new study has found as a result the push for profits over care has intensified patient volume and revenue have increased but starting and salaries have decreased as a federal ratings based on care for patients. Is that. If there is an emergency situation then better it would. Be less. And fewer nurses the private Residential Care industry however says its not to blame for the thousands dead at its facilities and is now using its money influence and the pandemic to low b. For a long held goal immunity from prosecution for negligence she had returned to the aljazeera a lot duns pronounced in sudans capital khartoum that said to be in place for the next 3 weeks decision was made as the Health Ministry announced a shopping craze and people have contracted covert 19 that reported 30 new cases in the last day bringing the total number of those infected 6610 people there have died about morgan is in the capital khartoum and she says there is concern the country doesnt have the capacity to counter the virus. You know how to swim is divided into her north the city of. The city itself so the government is trying to make sure that people within these 3 areas do not interact to minimise the interaction and minimize the number of infections that have been rising for the past few days we heard from the minister of health. Infrastructure of the country is still very weak it cannot cope with a surge in the number infections despite his winnings over the past few weeks we still see a rise has gone from 32 cases yesterday to 66 cases overnight and some of the cases have been reported in some states years of conflict has taken its toll in the Health Infrastructure sector so in terms of testing in terms of kids in terms of personal protective equipment these are all things that the states or rather the government has said that theyre facing severe shortages to a point where the Prime Minister has made a plea to the un to make sure that it supports the government to be able to combat the disease we know from the United NationsEconomic Commission that there will be 300000 people in africa that will suffer from the corner possibly die from the burden of virus and we know that sudan will be one of the countries infected because of the Health Infrastructure according to the minister a senior aide to nigerias president has died of coronavirus complications. He was president Muhammadu Buhari his chief of staff kerry had Underlying Health problems including diabetes. After travelling to germany and egypt last month. Government officials in japan say there are now more than 10000 confirmed cases of the virus only one 3rd of them come from the capital tokyo announcement was made just days after a state of emergency was extended in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus Prime Minister has been calling on people to reduce contact with others. Some hardline clerics in pakistan are defying a ban on gatherings of more than 5 people and mosques over the spread of the virus mohajir reports from islamabad. These are unprecedented times a nation of over do 110000000 people who are predominantly muslim it is also a difficult time because of the ban on congregational prayer as large marks like situated in islamabad are closed to the public and now the religious leaders are warning that they will not obey the orders of the government and will continue with those congregational spread the president of pakistan has made a plea over their online radio conference where did religious scholars hes asked them to send their proposals by deeds emphasize that these are indeed calendaring times even i am ok this is a moment that is both faithful and historic a pandemic is spreading across the world and we have to decide what precautionary measures should be adopted for the month of ramadan and what measures should be adopted for march on. The religious leaders from across the country were present and the governor howard says they will now of god be sending their proposals on how to go about arranging the prayer during the month of ramadan which are less than a week away it is also going to be crucial on how pakistan did read the contagion of this pandemic there are of course that while you read that large gathering and congregational prayers should not be held in the country but there are a lot of people who are opposed to that question ed will the government have to use force in order to enforce the rate of the government aware that it will be able to find and now make a better solution acceptable to all. Police in peru have detained around 150 people for breaking quarantine measures there were stopped on a main road out of the capital lima they said they were trying to go home to their villages because theyve lost their jobs and fear starvation if they stay in the city. Guatemalan migrants deported from the United States have tested positive for corona virus deportation flights have been suspended after the migrants landed back home on monday u. S. Health workers tested a random selection and at least 12 of them have the virus which is widespread in the States University researchers in california say the results of an antibody studies suggest coronavirus in the u. S. Is far more widespread than thought Stanford University have found the infection total could be 50 to 85 times higher than what the government says it is more than 3000 californians and some to Cloud Accounting were tested in the 1st large scale study of its kind if accurate the results indicate the fatality rate from covert 19 could be lower than estimated scientists worldwide are searching for a vaccine but developing one within a year would be regarded as unprecedented so what if existing drugs could be repurposed for covert 19 treatment and be ready within weeks well brunells reports. Scientists at the quantitative bio Sciences Institute at the university of california San Francisco have been working nonstop since january their goal identifying existing medications that make human cells resistant to attack by the corona virus were trying to do is to repurpose those drugs and compounds. To help fight this corner viral infection its called host directed therapy the host in this case is us 1st scientists had to extensively map the viruses genetic code in the parts of human cells that it latches onto and we identified 300 in 32 different human proteins that were talking to the approximately 30 different. Proteins so these are proteins that we think the buyers needs in order to hijack ourselves from this analysis we identified 69 different drugs in compounds 27 of which are f. D. A. Approved. And we need to test those to see what effects they have on infection unfortunately labs in San Francisco didnt have any virus cultures to run tests on thats when the Global Cooperation kicked in we broke down silos across different parts of the world you know working with paris and new york and then all the people in england and seattle and san diego and in china and weve been shipping them our drugs and compounds and theyve been testing these dr kroger and is hopeful and effective drug will be identified within weeks and since the drugs are already approved they wouldnt have to undergo a lengthy Testing Process instead they could be available for patients right away the example of urgent cross border multidisciplinary Scientific Collaboration is a model for fighting future outbreaks dr grossman says when the dust settles on company team i would love to see us put in an infrastructure where we can move quickly across the board you know breaking down the silos so that were be in a better position to tackle call the 22. 00 or call the 24 hour another buyers there are millions of trillions of viruses on earth and far fewer sign. Just given those odds all experts must Work Together for the sake of humanity robert oulds aljazeera well sanjay. This is all just here are these of the top stories the governor of Washington State has accused the us president of fomenting domestic rebellion thats after donald trump took to twitter encouraging americans to protest against lockdown measures in several states the u. S. Has the highest number of cases and deaths. Indias communist state of cattle is being hailed for its fight against the spread of the virus analysts say the Southern State has managed to control the spread with aggressive testing Contact Tracing as well as long periods of quarantine. A lockdown has been announced in sudans capital khartoum that set to be in place for the next 3 weeks the decision was made as the Health Ministry announced a sharp increase in people whove contracted covert 19 that reported 30 new cases in the last day bringing the total number of those infected to 6610 people there have died the army has been briefly deployed on the streets of lists with his capital and the Prime Minister of the Southern African nation says the move was aimed at restoring peace and order forces from livias u. N. Recognize government have killed 8 fighters loyal to warlord. Theyve also captured 4 of hafter supporters while advancing on his largest stronghold in the west of the country the city of to hona is the largest target of Government Troops after they regained control of 7 coastal cities earlier this week. Theres been a wave of arrests in hong kong at least 15 prodemocracy politicians and activists have been taken away by police for their role in last years mass protests among those detained some of the citys most high profile opposition politicians and comes amid renewed concern about hong kongs autonomy chinas Central Government office in the city said on friday its not bound by laws preventing beijing from interfering in local affairs. And of course you can get more on all these stories plus lots of background and pictures on the web site aljazeera dot com were going to be back in about half an hour on aljazeera after risking it all could go down as corona virus continues to devastate the United States the race to the white house goes on joe biden has all but secured his place is the democratic nominee we cant be still trying to join us for continuing coverage of the u. S. Election 2020 on aljazeera