The u. S. And israel denounce the launch of what iran says is its 1st military satellites until its. An arctic communities in canadas isolated north look for ways to protect themselves from coronavirus. U. S. President donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of corona virus infections later in the year during a press briefing he seemed once again to contradict his own Health Officials he also officially signed an executive order suspending immigration for 60 days something that trump says will safeguard jobs i was there as mike hanna reports from washington man who sent a very good job for us dr Robert Redfield was totally misquoted in the media on his statement about the fall season and the. Virus totally misquoted the president demanded the director of the centers for Disease Control walk back his warning about a 2nd wave of coronavirus uncomfortably Robert Redford hell did not do so he disputing the headline about the initial interview but confirming he had been accurately quoted i didnt say that this was going to be worse i said it was going to be more complicate our more difficult and potentially complicated because well have flu and corona virus circulating at the same time the president sought support from another of his medical experts dr deborah books and your ear when she says it was years ago they will know. We dont know its going to start its a very small confined year we put it well 8 i think the great thing is we will be able to find it earlier this time and i think thats what were talking about well find those cases earlier so what dr redfield said we would be able to stay in containment phase. President continued to push back against potential future threat and in answer to a reporters question argued the virus may not come back at all it is estimated might not come back at all jeff it may not come back at all he should get about a worst Case Scenario where you have a big flu and you have some corona and if it does come back its not going to come back and ive spoken to 10 different people not going to be like it was apparently one of these 10 people the president spoke to was not the countrys foremost medical expert dr anthony paul she was adamant there would be a 2nd wave of the virus later this year there will be coronavirus in the fall if we do which we wont but lets take an imaginary period. Forget about it were not going to do anything about it it will take off thats what viruses do but thats not whats going to happen were going to respond to it to not allow it to do that early on wednesday President Trump planted a tree marking earth day but given the disagreements that played out in the evening briefing his medical experts could well fear that hes also planting the seeds of misinformation mike hanna aljazeera washington the us has called for iran to be held accountable after top ron successfully launched its 1st military satellites irans revolutionary guard says that its now able to monitor the world from space the trumpet ministrations warned in the past attack iran is using its Space Program as a cover for Missile Development from turkey iran zeros in basra to reports. On wednesday morning the will to news of a secret operation carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary guards from a launch site in iran central desert it successfully used a 2 stage rocket to put its 1st military satellite in space. The newer or light is now 425 kilometers above us orbiting earth the head of the revolutionary guards says it gives irans military new strategic advantages or that. It is a necessity for such powerful Defense Forces like the revolutionary guard to have access to advanced capabilities today the powerful armies of the world have no comprehensive defense plan if they dont have a place in space today we can monitor the world from space and it means boosting strategic data for the i. R. G. C. Putting the satellite into orbit gives us a technological advantage and its also a powerful asset in the intelligence war. Iran has put satellites in space before but the success of the noor comes after several failures in recent years its expected to be used for intelligence gathering secure military Communications Navigation and reconnaissance whatever leaders need to support from the sky irans military assets on earth and the satellite isnt the days only technological development. The difference between the satellite and previous ones is that its propulsion the uses a combined solid and liquid fuel only a few superpowers have this capability and only a few countries the rest are consumers of this technology. Its a proud moment for irans revolutionary guards. The group suffered a major setback to its reputation after the accidental shoot down in january of Ukraine InternationalAirlines Flight 752 all 176 people on board were killed since the beginning of the 21st century iran despite diplomatic and economic isolation has managed to develop the technology ness. Serry to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the United States and israel as well as allies like russia china india iran is one of only a dozen countries in the world with the homegrown Rocket Technology to launch its own satellites into space seen basra the old 0 to iran a White House CorrespondentKimberly Al Kut was at the White House Briefing and asked the president about the launch the u. S. President issuing a stern warning to iran if in any way u. S. Naval ships are harassed in the persian gulf by iranian fast boats in the words of the u. S. President he will make sure they are shot out of the water if they get close to our both the u. S. President saying that the u. S. Navy is 100 percent prepared for any sort of engagement i also had the opportunity in the White House Briefing to ask the u. S. President for his reaction to the launch of that military satellite by the i. R. G. C. Mr. Blodgett military satellite firebomb i want to get a response that you see this is a batsman of the Missile Program well they say no. Ok they say also say it was for television does anybody really believe that they would have Better Television in iran so they say they were watching the iran very closely very closely we know more about iran than they do right now we know more than they do so we know all about it we watched it we knew it was going up we followed it very closely they say it was for television now the president would not answer the question about whether he was concerned the United States had projected any vulnerability in terms of military readiness the fact that theres been an outbreak of coronavirus on the Aircraft Carrier the u. S. S. Roosevelt or even that the commander in chief donald trump has been consumed with dealing with coronavirus inside the United States again no answer from the u. S. President on that question however it is important to note that on wednesday the u. S. President did contact the emir of qatar the readout from both sides says that well they did not mention iran specifically they do say that they discussed issues important to the region the United NationsSecurity Council will meet place on sunday just discuss talk of israel and axing illegal settlements in the occupied west bank u. S. Secretary of state mike pump ai does his weight the issue calling it israels decision china palace reports. From washington d. C. U. S. Secretary of states might pump a are added fuel to a fire how far will the way were glad that theres a now fully formed government in israel as for the adaptation the west bank. Theres rallies were ultimately make those decisions as thats an israeli decision. We will work closely with them to share with them our views of this in a private setting his comments came 2 days after israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and rival being against formed a National Unity government and had taken 3 back to back a lick and a year of negotiations for the 2 to form a power sharing deal revealed on monday was that part of the deal included and it seemed parts of the occupied west bank against agreed netanyahu could look to extend israeli sovereignty to jewish settlements with the government vote from july the territory was captured by israel in the 1967 war and is under Israeli Military control an extension was also outlined in u. S. President Donald Trumps peace plan for the middle east in january its very clear that this is moving forward israel is moving forward and it is doing so effectively with the open support of the United StatesMahmoud Abbas president of the Palestinian Authority responded forcefully reminding pump a 0 emission yahoo and landed talking about is not the is to determine adding if they continue with an exception plans the Palestinian Authority will cancel current agreements with the us and israel. We told all concerned at the National Parties including the Us Administration and the Israeli Government that we want to stand with cross hands if israel announced the taxation of any parts of our lands the United Nations has repeatedly voiced its concern although it sued it wasnt clear if pump air has given israel a green light we have in the past 1st great concern. About possible alex a shared unilateral moves there are major opposition and i do expect mr lighton off to take. A brief to say more on this at his briefing this week in the Security Council that briefing is on thursday in new york the palestinians and many countries consider israeli whispering says womens to be illegal under the Geneva Convention which bans settling on land captured in war israel disagrees citing security needs and biblical and historical connections to the land shelob ellis. Turkey has imposed a 4 day locked out in 31. 00 provinces to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus the latest restrictions of coinciding with the holy month of ramadan 7 coursera reports now from istanbul. People lined up in front of supermarkets stocking up for a full day care a few in major cities including a sample this is the 3rd kill a few since early april but this one is longer merging the weekend with a National Holiday and the start of from a down theyre all geared up mass only keeping the records social distance we have always been going with something a little bit of in the house as much as we can so its ok we have enough time to get to paris for the 4 days go for you and i am glad that this time they have announced earlier. To have ordered pizza of the chaos seen during the 1st care few markets and Grocery Stores that will not shut down in the 1st 2 days bakeries will be open on the weekend and certain job sectors are exempted from the curfew the government has avoided a full lock down to keep the economy ticking over. So all the goods whatever is necessary for health should be followed if they say dont go well we should do that the government has imposed measures encouraging self isolation shutting down cafes and restrictions on indoor and Outdoor Activities a cure for you has been imposed on seniors of all 65 and people below 20 years old to try to halt the spread of the disease. While most writers on the other we are doing well so far were taking measures without interrupting daily life of course or our short comings but weve done well most of the common 1980 s. Is in turkey or in a stumble the countrys economic capital 60000000 people live in the city thats 20 percent of the countrys population. Without a full lockdown almost 4000000 people use public transport every day some say this is a high risk. The number of people on the streets of istanbul has fallen over the last few weeks as a result of measures to purge the wires but the famous is the last rites and tax in Istanbul Stores jan has never been so quiet the police will pass through here over the next 4 days and will take legal action against those who violate the restrictions office will say turkey has almost reached a plateau in the coroner Virus Outbreak and life will return to run its own no more the t. After a month turkish people will need to be patient for a while yet seen after so long as you are a stumble a weather update next year i was there then. We were slowing to look down slow on testing the u. K. Government comes under fire for its response to the pandemic during a virtual session of parliament. A group opposite being used to sanitize exam rooms in hong kong but there are questions as to whether one of the most important tests for students should even be going on have. Had their say in some very heavy rains across areas of yemen of the last week or 2 and in the last day there has be more rain to take you further to the south across into aden this is the result the streets you can see well under water 8 people have died and dozens were injured we have some flash floods that really came through the waters of course which eventually and that then resulted in those flash floods now through thursday and friday there is still a chance i want to shout as nothing as heavy as we have seen medicals we need time for those floodwaters to actually begin to recede where we will have heavy rain is into areas of iraq pushing on into iran that will stay in your 4 cars on friday and at the same time heavy rain pushing into the southern areas of turkey and as they do so some very strong winds coming down through the mud pushing across egypt and on into israel and jordan then down in Southern Africa here the very heavy rains have really been concentrated through eastern sections of the democratic republic of congo and this is vera again the streets underwater this is just across the border from burundi and you can see the devastation again these floodwaters have left now there is some more rain in the forecast but very widespread rains as we go through thursday and friday again across much of tanzania meanwhile heavy rains in the east an asthmatic aska on the rains back in the forecast into south africa but more than capes on a 23. As the world fights the corona pandemic or learning more about this every day its a new passenger and join our Global Community its up to us how we come together to fight im sorry your questions can i just ask you time to see directly whats coming on on you tube as youre saying im concerned about the fact like oh nothing very quiet and not keeping you up to date im using countries between back and beating back successfully the stream on 00. Earthquake. Well again this is. Revenge of the main news this hour u. S. President donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of his top Health Advisors that a resurgence during winter flu season could pose a major challenge. Irans revolutionary guard says that it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time at strong criticism from the u. S. Which says that iran Space Program is a cover for Missile Development. And u. S. Secretary of state mike compares says that alex in parts of the occupied west bank is a decision for israels do government to me Palestinian Authority says that if those plans go through theyll cancel any existing agreements with america and israel. People across europe continue to contract the coronavirus even a some countries begin to ease restrictions in the u. K. Where more than 18000 people have died the government is facing increasing criticism over its approach and reaction to the pandemic aljazeera sania gago reports now on the situation across europe. The house of commons normally rowdy for wednesdays Prime Ministers questions resumed its business with social distancing firmly in place without Boris Johnson at the helm in his place the foreign secretary since the start of the outbreak weve delivered 1000000000 items of personal protective equipment and tens of millions have been distributed vavi devolved administrations but the government has been under fire over its coronavirus can demonstrate ag. By the end of the month the Health Secretary had promised the u. K. Would be conducting a 100000. 00 tests a day it is currently carrying out 18000. 00 per day with a capacity 440000 here stop fact seized on by the new Opposition Labor Party leader in the pattern emerging here we were slow in to look slow on testing slower protective equipment but now slow to take up these offers from british i dont accept his premise that we can slide were being joined by the scientific advice the chief scientific advisor the chief medical officer i think every step along this way the number of deaths in the u. K. Continues to rise with more than 800000 recorded at hospitals around the country the Health Secretary a set of the country has reached the peak of the pandemic but no one is contemplating lifting the lockdown soon in spain officials in madrid gathered to close a makeshift morgue set up by the rice rink in the capital the country has seen the 2nd highest number of deaths from covert 1000 in europe during the worst phase to date the military had been transferring bodies here on a daily basis now the government is about to loosen the lockdown to allow children accompanied by parents to go out for the 1st time in weeks but this is not a rushed maneuver the restrictions will remain in place until the middle of may and if the epidemic worsens the governor. It will impose them again but the worry of a financial meltdown here is still prevalent with the Prime Minister better sanchez calling on the European Council to get Financial Aid to countries like. The European Council must boken the financial package approved by the euro group and demand the completion of the project work so that the instruments are implemented by june the 1st this is the key for europe and consequently for our country but i look at swedens decision to stay open had been criticised by its neighboring countries pushing the economy over Public Health maybe 2000 people have died there from covert 19 but even without going into lock down its export dependent upon me has been hit hard state relief measures are being put in place but even with that hate it will still see a financial slump like everywhere else affected by the pandemic sunny day ever does there are a deep political rift has emerged in the u. S. Over whether reopening the economy right now would undermine efforts to slow the pandemic crowd supposedly conservative demonstrators a protest against lockdown measures in more than a dozen states Many Republican led Southern States of announced plans to reopen soon georgia for example is the most drastic taking the most drastic measures opening most businesses including gyms and restaurants by monday but with some of the lowest testing rates experts fear the cases that could rebound quickly President Trump himself says that he disapproves of the plan i told the governor of georgia brian camp that i disagree strongly with his decision to open certain facilities which are in violation of the phase one guidelines for. The incredible people of georgia at the same time he must do what he thinks is right and want to do what he thinks is right but i disagree with him on what hes doing but i want to let the governors do novices something totally agree just totally out of line ill do but i think spas and beauty salons and tattoo parlors and barbershops in phase one going to phase 2 very soon is just too soon i think is too soon the president has told governors they can decide on their own whether the states are ready to reopen that system is up to trump declared that he had total authority over the decision eric ham is a political analyst and author of the book the g. O. P. Civil war he thinks the pressure from donald trump has some republican states opening up far too soon well the administration and unequivocally wants to see the economy back to work to back open and people back to work and we do know that this is something that not only does the Administration Want to see happen but also many of our sources havent warmed us that the president a Campaign Team certainly wants to see this as well a President Donald Trump has been taking a massive hit politically as a result of the administrations handling of the cole in 1000 virus thats continuing to grip the country and fact were seeing the president s Approval Rating not only falling precipitous li nationwide but in many of those key states that the president will need to win hes also down in fact hes down by as many as 8 points in penn and pennsylvania florida and wisconsin and so the president doesnt want to see the economy back open but clearly what were seeing take place and many of these states is that particularly in states like georgia South Carolina and florida it appears as though d they are moving a little too fast in terms of how theyre beginning to open things up right now. Schooling exams are canceled around the world hong kong is preparing for students to take whats probably the most important academic test the hong kong diploma for secondary educational d. S. E. Can determine whether theyll go to university and even their future career path but has to be a go pollen reports now many are questioning whether these exams should be going ahead at all. How do you hold a major state exam during a pandemic its one of the toughest questions the Hong Kong Government has faced since the outbreak started of High School Students sit for whats seen as the most crucial test of their academic lives the diploma of secondary education or d. S. E. This is important for them if we do not do it well and then if there is no wires here and there will be trouble not just to the students but also to the city. Infection controls for the 350 exam centers include spacing tables nearly 2 metres apart and ensuring students temperatures are checked and theyre wearing mosques along with the invigilators the 52000 students taking these exams in halls like this across the city will be under intense pressure all their formal education over the past 3 years culminates in these tests but this year along with the stress of having to perform well they will be dealing with concerns about their health and personal safety welcome please clean your hands and good luck. Thank you. This school has enlisted the help of robots to minimize human to human contact and maintain sanitation the government has given basic guidelines and minimal funding for mosques and sanitizers. After initially being postponed the government announced the exam dates just over a week before they were due to begin it feels like when youre told to go for a 400 meter race but then when at last 10 letters and then tell you that this is. An 800. 00 metres race so its like so frustrating to feeling is usually at the top of her class but taking these exams in unpredictable circumstances is making her nervous. Us are really worried about the situation that will happen like one week after during our exile maybe someone local coffee and examination and you and everyone just really really really panicked about that. Schools have been closed since january due to the corona Virus Outbreak stephy has been careful to maintain social distancing and sent us this footage of her studying from home. Her teacher says they have continued lessons using video and teleconferencing apps but hong kong small Living Spaces and family distractions make it tough i think learning a school is still the replaceable its better to communicate with students in the lesson when you can check their understanding instantly. The d. S. E. Relies heavily on final exam results the government says it had little choice but to go ahead with it but many are questioning whether thats the right decision for the students and the future of the city. If you go pollen are does their own home cause. The vast arctic territory of none of us in Northern Canada is one of the few places in the world largely untouched by cope at 19 but many people that lack access to health care its isolation means theyre vulnerable to any outbreak of disease danielle lack reports. Nunavut his home to just under 40000 people scattered across an arctic landscape the size of western europe most are indigenous in a week and they live in preparing his conditions few jobs expensive housing and by the standards of a rich country like canada Minimal Health services in the remote hamlet of igloolik north of hudsons bay theres only a 4 bed Health Center to serve 2000 people we have in house and there is already at asset beyond capacity really you know and that it can really earn much more and so when Something Like this comes late youre really close. Even in the territories largest town of cali weed there are just 7 ventilators in the most basic of hospitals proper intensive care can only be accessed after a 3 hour flight south to the Canadian Capital ottawa the people of new interviewed are also far more likely than other canadians to have preexisting medical conditions that are aggravated by code 19 so higher levels of diabetes chronic lung disease. P. D. Chronic obstructive lung disease you know given crowd a virus tends to target people with Underlying Health conditions its very concerning so none of it has effectively gone into its own version of social isolation no casual outside visits are allowed returning residents can only come home after theyve cornered for 2 weeks travel between communities is only permitted for medical or other emergencies even a low number of covert 1000 cases would be catastrophic up here thats why theres a lot of local support for isolating the entire territory its not an easy position to be in so im very happy with what the leadership that weve seen on that the federal government that needs to step up assists and provide the basic human rights that everybody is there and the territory. Even before this pandemic in the near shutdown of the Global Economy none of it had lower life expectancies and higher rates of poverty than most of canada remote and cut off at the best of times this is a land thats hoping that coated 19 leaves them alone with their existing problems even as it ravages the rest of the world daniel like hell just 0. Good to have you with us hello adrian fenty going to hit the headlines and ill say the us President Donald Trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later this year it follows a warning by one of his top Health Advisers that the resurgence during the winter flu season could pose a major challenge. We will not you could have some temperatures are growing and you could have a big flu system and if they combine you think come together they come together its not great but we will not go through what we went through for the last 2 years as it is that correct. Understand that the United States for the period of the but how can you say that you know it wont come back in the same level that it has what it is estimated might not come back at all to have it may not come back at all he should get about a worst Case Scenario where you have a big flu and you have some corona and if it does come back its not going to come back and ive spoken to 10 different people not going to be like it was. The World Health Organization says the pandemic is far from over and that in some parts of the world outbreaks are already just beginning the w. H. O. Director general says he hopes the u. S. Will reconsider its freeze in funding for the agency in europe Spains Parliament has approved an extension of the state of emergency for another 2 meet 2 weeks and in the u. K. The government is defending a proposal to test 100000. 100000 people a day by the middle of next week turkey has imposed a 4 day lockdown in 31 provinces to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus istanbul as one of the major cities that is to be shut down these latest restrictions coinciding with the holy month of ramadan president wretch of top of the one says the infection rate is starting to slow irans revolutionary guard says it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u. S. Says iran Space Program is a cover for Missile Development that is the Headline News continues on aljazeera after the stream next. 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