Forces moral to the tripoli government make advance. So the pressure is mounting on us governance chewies rules over coronavirus with protests encouraged by President Trump held in multiple states for the 3rd day in a row hundreds of conservative americans ignored advice on social distancing to join rallies demanding an end to the lockdown donald trump says that some states will begin easing restrictions in the coming days. Texas and vermont will allow certain businesses to open on monday while still requiring appropriate social distancing precautions and i can tell you the governor of texas greg abbott he knows what hes doing hes a great governor knows exactly what hes doing. Montana will begin lifting restrictions on friday ohio north dakota night who have advised nonessential businesses to prepare for a phased opening starting may 1st well some states have already started easy shutdown rules including creating florida many flocked to beaches in jacksonville as they reopen on friday the state has the 8th largest number of cases in the United States there is some good news out of the epicenter of the countrys outbreak thats the york that recorded its lowest number of daily deaths in 2 weeks 540 people died in the past day while 7000 more infected new yorks governor does warn that cases may not have yet reached their peak when u. S. President is being accused of stoking islamophobia off he raised questions about social distancing rules and most during the month of ramadan a white house course one can be helped that has more there are increasing questions about a retreat by u. S. President trump on saturday accusations he may be stoking islamophobia in the United States the reach we read lets see if authorities enforce the social distancing orders for mosques during ramadan like they did churches during easter i asked the president about this retreat heres what he had to say that at the back of a list this monster to follow i think i just had a call with the moms i just had a call with ministers rabbis we had a tremendous call with the faith leaders no i dont think that at all i am somebody that believes in faith. And it matters not what your faith is but our politicians seem to treat different faiths very differently and they seem to think and i dont know what happened with their country but. The Christian Faith is treated much differently than it was and i think its treated very unfairly now when it comes to enforcing social distancing the department of justice did take on the case of at least one church in mississippi where worshipers attended in their automobiles with the car windows rolled up the department of justice said that these worshippers were simply exercising their right under the 1st amendment of the u. S. Constitution now many in the United States watching very carefully to see if this same effort will be applied when it comes to those who may want to celebrate during ramadan which begins in the u. S. On thursday guatemalas president says 19 more to ported migrants flown from the United States have tested positive for the virus along through. Has already suspended all flights current to port of microbes with 60 of them now known to be infected within 230. 00 deported migrants are now being held in mass quarantine turkey has replaced the run as the country with the highest recorded number of covert 1000 cases in the middle east more than 82000 and fashions have been confirmed close to 3800 of those cases were diagnosed in the past 24 house another round of weekend curfews has been imposed covering most of turkey israel will begin lifting its lockdown from sunday after more than one month in operation Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says restrictions will be relaxed in a gradual way some businesses will be allowed to reopen in controls and movement will be eased. Thanks to your sense of responsibility citizens of israel thanks to our wonderful medical staff on the front line day and night thanks to the decisions and steps we took at the right time we have succeeded in our mission so far israel is ranked very high among o. E. C. D. Countries for dealing with corona the lockdown in sudans capital khartoum has taken effect set to be in place for the next 3 weeks the decision was made as the Health Ministry announced a sharp increase in people who have contracted covert 98 cases doubled in the last 24 hours and 10 people have died there were morgan has been following developments from the capital car too. Saturday is the 1st day of the total lockdown that has been announced by sudans government on the capitals states how to tomb and right now most of the streets are empty but that has been the scene since 1 oclock local time prior to that from 6 am to 1 pm local time the government has allowed people to be able to move freely to be able to buy essential goods but what it has done is made sure that the 3 parts of the capital. Khartoum Center People cannot interact between those 3 sections of the capital without specific special farm permits granted by the government so they are trying to minimize the movement of the people to make sure that those who are infected and are asymptomatic do not come in contact with other people and that would minimize in their hopes the number of infections which has been rising over the past few days despite warnings by the government that it does not have the infrastructure to cope with the surge the numbers of gone from 32 on friday to 66 saturday morning and the government has been saying that they do not think that they would be able to handle the number of cases should they rise even further which is why the Prime Minister made a plea to the u. N. To be able to assist with the number of cases despite that we see a lot of people still out on the streets there are people who are still defying orders on friday people have gone to the mosque despite an order from the minister of religious affairs telling people not to go to try to minimize the spread of the virus so despite government efforts there are some some people who still deny the fact that the government is in country and that is taking a toll on the number infections highrises 15 percent fatality so far from the number of people who have tested positive and that is raising concerns between some civilians who know about the virus and between the government who has admitted repeatedly that it doesnt have the infrastructure or the capability to deal with it. Well 1st it was italy then the United States and now spain spains death toll has passed 20000. 00 it reported another 565. 00 deaths on saturday but the toll there continues to rise at a slower pace and tests have also shown a lower infection rate earlier Health Workers in madrid celebrated when part of a makeshift hospital was closed off to treating more than a 1000 patients the Prime Minister says parliament to extend the state of emergency until may the 9th and will relax the confinement for children before that south korea has announced its daily tally of new infections and for the 1st time in 2 months its in Single Digits just 8 new cases were confirmed in the past day south korea has been praised for its widespread Testing Program this raise concerns in recent days after reporting cases of recovered patients testing positive again for coverage 90. Onto other news now in Hong Kong Police have released on bail 15 of the best known prodemocracy politicians and activists their due to appear in Court Next Month or accused of organizing illegal rallies last year when months of mass antigovernment protests turned hong kong streets into a battleground if you can pollen. The list of arrested reads like the whos who upon const Democratic Movement among them are present and former Legislative Councillors prominent activist a man known as the father of democracy in hong kong. 81 year old martin lee is one of the architects of the basic law the citys mini constitution which essentially safeguard the territories autonomy he had stepped away from the political spotlight in recent years but was vocal about his support for the protests last year. I have no regrets for what i have done i feel proud to walk the path of democracy these Outstanding Young protesters. Its the 2nd time this year businessman and media tycoon jimmy lie has been arrested. They have been arrested on suspicion of organizing and taking part in Illegal Assembly the government has released a statement saying the arrests were made based on evidence and were in accordance to the law seems to me is coming out remind them that you have since you have to see them and see. A rest and continue and even in that time of crisis during all these i have to make. On the this of the movement the arrests come up to a week of turmoil in the Legislative Council members tussled with the opposition democrats for control of the weekly Meeting Agenda in an unusual move chinas Representative Office in hong kong waded in to denounce the prodemocracy group the beijing Liaison Office monitors developments in hong kong and reports back to the Chinese Government but for the 1st time its stated it has the right to supervise local affairs and is exempt from across in the constitution which restricts interference from any department directly under beijings control. Thats provoking we need heres amongst democracy supporters already alarmed at chinas tightening grip on hong kong since last june more than 7000 people have been arrested for their involvement in the protests many are charged with biting which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. This year there has been a law in the protests mostly due to the current virus pandemic the government has banned all gatherings of more than 4 people to enforce social distancing but protesters and democracy activists say government leaders are making the most of the distracted public along with trying to wipe out the virus wiping out any dissent is the aim to they say. What is reason to be alive now she joins us from hong kong interview this there is this concern about the perceived erosion of hong kongs freedoms and their. Absolutely nic. Also 15 member those who were arrested a half hour out on bail i must mention but much of the focus remains on a martin lena is very well known in the International Community and very respected among hong kongs public regardless of whether they support democracy or are pro beijing he has given several interviews saying that he believes that this is the hands of the communist government he says he doesnt blame the Hong Kong Government he says that its mostly beijing given directives trying to tighten its control on the city not reaction from the probating camp here has mostly been muted that mostly just echoed what the Hong Kong Government has said saying that this is in accordance with the law and we iterated that this is not politically motivated but i must both point out another Interesting Development the fact that Chinese State media has mentioned these arrests on the microblogging site weibo now usually the Chinese Government doesnt like any kind of discussion about hong kongs democracy or our hong kongs democracy activists within china and within Mainland China but there has been much chatter about it and predictably the type of comments that have gotten through the censors are in support of these protests are calling for greater restrictions on hong kong and of course in support of the police now hong kong is at the tail end of its coronavirus but theyre still very strict social distancing measures in place so the democratic camp and human rights activists are not calling for any action right away but they are calling on their supporters and supporters of democracy in hong kong to prepare and develop thanks to the bigger problems in home. Still ahead here on aljazeera no jobs no money no food we look at the challenges facing iraqs economy and its citizens. I know that if i quote a dry spell across northern sections of asia pretty close the Korean Peninsula but in fact the rain coming from this is to here really did push across in the last 24. Rainy skies across into seoul in south korea sunday on the whole last a bad day but theres more rain on the way you can see this band very heavy rain working its way towards the Korean Peninsula pushing in once again across into q show just as the other storm system xs off towards the north and the east so sure enough by monday its another very wes on very windy day across much of honshu and at the same time some very heavy rain developing again into the Central China could look cooler to beijing just a few on monday as opposed to how much is in the mid to high twentys and then across indonesia the showers here quite a bit lighter of the next couple of days we should have a dry day across into bangkok you can see just some areas of blue across the macho but actually by monday things are looking a lot drier and even a potential as well just wanted to scattered showers maybe just wanted to scout the thunderstorms and we have had the thunderstorms across Northern Areas of india and this preview of the last across the into new delhi the skies a rainbow in the sky over has no real rain there in the forecast and to the north and again the heat is really intense through the interior 41 in our pool. A policy imposed decades ago pregnant woman thought that she could selectively. People its changing demographics across asia with far reaching consequences creating a poor socially disadvantaged young man so you have the system where people at every level will be get be given money money to agree to certain station or money to get other people through history says al jazeera examines the politics of population control. But were going to watch aljazeera remind of our top stories this hour and pressure is mounting on u. S. Governments to ease coronavirus lock down rules with protests encouraged by donald trump held in multiple states for the 3rd day in a row president says some states will begin easing restrictions as early as monday. Turkey has replaced iran as the country with the highest recorded number of coded 19 cases of the middle easts more than 82000 infections have been confirmed. And the Hong Kong Police have released on bail 15 of the best known prodemocracy politicians and activists there due to appear in Court Next Month all are accused of organizing illegal rallies last year. Writes acquittals worst hit city of kill is reeling from a huge surge in cavan 1000 deaths officially the virus has killed around 400 people nationwide but doctors say many more have died in the city and the surrounding region a lack of testing has made it difficult to track the virus as dry as a bow now reports. Coffins laid one next to the other in what the capital of y. Yes province called weed 19 has left thousands of people dead here in the past few weeks not only in gusty just father was one of them but when he went to the overwhelm or to recover him he opened a body back to find the person inside wasnt his father. I told him take the name of that man thats not my dad where is my father i asked they told me its impossible to find him so come inside the morgue and see if its him we open the body bags and some of them are women but my dad wasnt there. Coronavirus has cost the Health Care System in was to collapse the government revealed this week that almost 6700 people died the 1st 2 weeks of april when theres normally 1000 the problem is. That most of those who died were not tested experts say that figures in latin america may not be realistic because there is not enough testing accessing testing kits its a major challenge for most governments in the region more data is what will allow countries in latin america to what is happening on the ground an investigation carried out by a consortium of universities and researchers revealed that brazil is likely to have 12 times more cases of the new corona virus than hes being officially reported by the government this video from analysing the state of our mass on a shows bodies lying next to patients being treated folk over 1000 hospitals in brazils major cities are struggling to cope. But i came to the hospital with my brother and after that i did not receive any other information the clothes he was wearing were the clothes he kept a lack of hospital beds intensive care units and medical gear has been a major cause for concern not only in brazil but also in the region thats why experts say testing needs to increase to prevent the spread of the virus. I think testing needs to be more aggressive than in europe or Southeast Asia because we have a population that has preexisting conditions like diabetes high Blood Pressure and its not only affecting their lowly besting is what allows you to plan accordingly if not its like driving in the dark most governments in the region say testing is a major challenge because of lack of logistics and resources and with cases on the rice its a struggle that for most countries has just begun. Lets take this on we can speak to math as well whos a journalist a professor of journalism at the university of us why and he joins us on skype from cuenca in ecuador but us welcome to the program its a dreadful story were hearing from ecuador and certainly from guar killed particular but the thing is were not even close to the reality of whats happening what do you see. Ok we have these we got to mention that deficiency yourself or not be biters dead be putting in the whole equality you sort of kind of mistakes but on the surface right of the officer of the moment i dont need to evaluate here in the 1st 15 days of prayer 3 scientists out and 7 kind of more people than you shall die not all of these cases are good ideas cases some out of got in 1000 cases some are suspected cases and the rest are people read another condition or say youre right now its through our lives that couldnt get access to normality because the case systems collapse so what is the problem here what has happened here is that not enough restrictions were put in place early enough. No i think even if you go but theres a disconnect for that impulse i look down in the middle of march so its another test of the color that you know mary governance mostly im now recovered really lost and didnt care if you hear we got a curfew from 2 pm. Tools 5 am so the missions are they are i think the earlier was done when there was sort of these decided to post the law down it is was a really he had a specialty in what was just as basically it was a kid because were sick he is in whats going on in boston c. T. The whole 8 brothers of the connection with the war are i really. Right and so in terms of where were at now is the numbers at a peak do you think now that it was started is i was saying that did it on day she was i dont not go in and out i go in enough to allow to see john but that is also to correctly one of the problem is a name is not a bit of a desk maybe she had a nickel at the moment with our i dont set aside a certain test made in ecuador in the last 2 miles for population of approximately 15000000 what is the perception of how the government has responded. Their perception is the government supposedly laid his low but at the same time they got a lot of it is not the only problem the mothers face at the moment the other 3 let me speak on a mic situation if you know a lot of the main. Export is out of oil. Oil prices at the moment its not the ally so. But is that the governments case iran or the star theyve got 19 is the economic station easy to get in really really seems they are so sure it is a woman we do appreciate your time thanks very much indeed for that update from ecuador matus. Thank you for forces loyal to libyas u. N. Recognized government of battling to recapture a stronghold of the warlord holy for half to the western city of talk you know is where many of his men come from Government Forces say they killed 10 of have 2 fighters and captured dozens who were totally ation have to the forces intensified shelling on residential areas in tripoli mahmud report from the. Rockets launched by forces loyal to warlord early for have to get injured civilians in several districts of libyas capital. The barrage of rockets was in retaliation for the offensive by those backing a deal and the kidneys to government in tripoli to recapture whole now. The city around 90 kilometers southeast of tripoli is have towards a major stronghold in the west of the country and the Operations Headquarters of the Year Long Campaign to capture the capital. And. Weve launched this attack to cut the supply line coming to their positions in southern tripoli we advance to 27 kilometers inside the ministries of borders of htat who are and are now in control of the area. Where. Government forces say they killed some pro half the fighters and captured dozens of prisoners in saturdays advance on top of whom. We had fallen from several axes we captured a number of the forces weapons and military vehicles the move was ordered by our operation room we will win the battle. Damage unity of have to his forces fighting in the suburban of southern tripoli come from tara who now many of them abandoned their battle to seize tripoli to return home to defend their city the pullout has helped the Government Forces make gains in other front lines past us forces it lost many areas along the coast of western libya last week the battle for the horn or is seen as crucial because if it falls into the hands of the internationally recognized the government it signals the delon fall of have to his forces in the entire area. Tripoli. 44 suspected members of the Group Boko Haram have been found dead in a prison cell in chants capital the chief Prosecutor Says they appear to have been poisoned the men had been arrested recently during operation around lake chad the operation was a response to boko haram attack last month that killed 98 soldiers who was alone just one day last suffered by chance army. An investigation is underway after a child in fighter jet accidentally fired a missile killing 5 civilians including children this is the moment when the rocket shot out has the su 25. 00 attack aircraft prepared to take off from an air base in chance capital the missile went through a fuel truck and narrowly missed a french fighter jet before hitting the house bordering the International Airport. Iraq has been hit by political instability that effectively left it without a government the countrys also being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the United States and iran and now the sharp decline in oil prices is affecting the economy samina 14 reports now from baghdad. For 13 years mohamed moved out his bike to work at a nearby power station and he has continued to do so despite not having been paid since the beginning of this year hes among hundreds of Government Contractors in baghdad who salaries have been delayed because of a deepening fiscal crisis brought a shot by the sharp decline in oil prices. I dont care about the oil prices if its going up or going down because i dont get a benefit from it i just demand my salary its the most basic right as an iraqi citizen with 3000000 employees the government is iraqs biggest employer thousands more like mohamed are subcontracted as part of government projects they are the 1st to feel the pinch as authorities are forced to tighten spending now they were sure theyre going to be if these projects cant get funded they will stop it as a result the salaries will also stop for the daily work is an addition to this maybe the economic crisis will also impact the series of the permanent stuff the Iraqi Government relies on oil from the early 90 percent of its revenues. The 2020 draft budget was calculated at 56. 00 per barrel with 6600000000. 00 in oil income expected every month but in march iraq earned only 2990000000. 00 at a price of 28. 00 per barrel that has left over a 1000000000. 00 short of the 4700000000. 00 it needs for salaries and pensions alone cutting salaries is an unpopular measure so what other options that the government have borrowing is one but iraq is. Basically a small base they discovered the 2nd day. So the wars use less to support. Things. d that. Come with thats a serious Economic Reforms the government has resisted such reforms in the past now matters have been further complicated by a political crisis months of protests have left the government leaderless and unable to prove to serious budget let alone mount a decisive response to the economic crisis the next government will have no choice but to introduce a stair to mattress and that is likely to spark a new cycle of unrest mohamed doesnt have time to wait for a new government to put food on the table has been borrowing money from friends and family and taking credits at his local shop. If we stay like this without salaries we cannot provide food for our families we will see a decline in our Living Standards analysts say what iraq needs are Structural Reforms to diversify its economy create private sector jobs downsize its Public Sector and stop corruption but such reforms need time time iraq currently does not have someone to fall to an aljazeera. Well some of the biggest names in music and entertainment are joining forces for a Charity Concert to want to Health Care Workers around the world. Yes artists such as the killers elton john and the Rolling Stones are Live Streaming from their homes the one world together at home concert has been organized by lady gaga and the Charity Global citizen. All right lets have an update on the headlines here on aljazeera and pressure is mounting on u. S. Governors to ease coronavirus lockdown rules with protest encouraged by donald trump held in multiple states for the 3rd day in a row the president says some states will begin easing restrictions as early as monday. Guatemalas president says that 19 more deported migrants flown from the United States have tested positive for the virus. Under a community has already suspended all flights carrying to port of migrants when 60 of them are now known to be infected turkey has replaced iran as the country with the highest recorded number of covert 19 cases in the middle east and more than 82000 factions have been confirmed another round of weekend a curfew says been imposed covering most of turkey spains death toll is past 20000 reported another 565 deaths on saturday the toll there continues to rise at a slower pace and tests have also shown a lower infection rate earlier Health Workers in madrid celebrated when part of a makeshift hospital was closed after treating more than a 1000 patients the Prime MinisterPetra Sanchez says he lost parliament to extend the state of emergency until may the night. Israel will begin lifting its lockdown from sunday after more than one month operation the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says restrictions will be relaxed in a gradual way you slipped off neutral of him isnt going to thanks to your sense of responsibility as citizens of israel thanks to our wonderful medical staff on the front line day and night thanks to the decisions and steps we took at the right time we have succeeded in our mission so far israel is ranked very high among o. E. C. D. Countries for dealing with corona and investigation is underway after a child in finds a jet accidentally fired a missile killing 5 civilians including children this is the moment the rocket shot out has e s u 25 attack aircraft prepared to take off base and chats capital the missile went through a fuel truck and narrowly missed a french fighter jet before hitting the house bordering the International Airport right up that headlines got more news right after the listening post from. Be the hero the world needs right. Washing. I know terrible. Having our objective is to live lack. Of if im in the right now. Because. Theyve taken the right approach another day another politician standing at this neck tatt with. Hello im Richard Gilbert and youre watching the listening post here are some of the coronavirus stories the media angles that were covering from home this week the casualty figures are climbing in the u. K. Yet most of the british media are failing to hold the government to account locked in with covert 19 across the world prisoners are trying to get their stories out israels Prime Minister decides mass surveillance is the best way to check the spread of the virus