Care home fatalities for the 1st time. Brazil Supreme Court blocks president will sonata from appointing his friend as federal police chief. To thank you for joining us the brutal impact coronavirus lockdowns are having on the Global Economy is becoming clearer with the release of new Financial Data and the numbers only reflect up to the end of march thats just as most restrictions were actually being put in place while it started with the Worlds Largest economy thats the United States which is now record of more than 60000. 00 deaths the economy there has strong shrunk 4. 8 percent since the start of the year thats its largest drop since 2008 new numbers from europes economic powerhouse germany show that its g. D. P. Is expected to contract by more than 6 percent this year plunging the country into its deepest recession in half a century and the economic heart of Africa Nigeria has just been granted a 3400000000. 00 loan from the i. M. F. Thats the funds largest ever aid package for a single country all of this as the International LaborOrganization Warns that 1600000000 workers in the informal economy are in immediate danger of losing their livelihoods thats nearly half the Global Workforce. Motley find in report in this monitor is of the that of the 2b2b informal workers of the world about 1600000000 at suffered massive damage to their ability to earn a living and to support themselves and their families if they are not able to go out and work for a day and earn some income day by day because thats how it tends to work their family wont eat they wont eat and their family will not eat and there is no social protection. While as we mentioned the u. S. Economy is falling deeper into one of its most severe recessions in recent times its reversing years a financial expansion of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic is only going to force a share for tassie has offered for it. The 4. 8 percent decline for g. D. P. Between january and march represents the largest decline since the 2008 recession Consumer Spending which accounts for 70 percent of g. D. P. Dropped by an idealised rate of 7. 6 percent the largest drop since 980. 00 moreover this is just a preliminary estimate Analysts Expect the eventual number to be far higher and these numbers are for a quarter in which the economic lockdown only accounted for a few weeks 2nd quarter g. D. P. Figures for april to june a projected to register a decline of around 30 to 40 percent with some Financial Institutions predicting much much worse the white house is still clinging on to the hope of a v. Shaped recovery helped by a rapid reopening of the u. S. Economy i think theres a tremendous feeling of optimism in this country i think the 3rd quarters transitional that it would were translating into but its a very transitional period i think its going to do good but i think the 4th quarter is going to be fantastic but reopening the economy too soon and then facing an even deeper. The recession is a risk and i think fundamentally its going to end on whether the u. S. Is capable of actually putting implants if its a great white spirit this big crime scene which allows people to essentially go out and work and be in this community is maybe true in our country. At the Federal Reserve droom poll pledge to do all that could be done were doing all we can to help American Families and businesses weather this difficult period we will continue to use our tools to assure that the recovery when it comes will be as robust as possible Interest Rate cuts and trillions of dollars in spending by the fed have injected liquidity into the Financial System along with the stimulus passed by congress markets have been reassured in fact rues after the g. D. P. Figures were announced but there is more and more evidence that the money being spent is not reaching those most in need with unemployment now projected to reach 20 percent in june there are increasing calls for far bold action to help those who now find themselves without the money for rent mortgages health care and food she aljazeera. Mike allen joins us live now from washington with more on all the developments 1st of all mike president trial has been meeting industry executives at the white house what did he have to say about the pretty disastrous news about the falling g. D. P. And the u. S. Death toll passing 60000. 00. But President Trump still maintaining a degree of optimism and saying that the 3rd quarter will be a transitional one the figures for this particular quarter lower than people expected showing a pretty substantial drop in fact the largest decline in g. D. P. Since the massive recession back in 2008 but as she had pointed out in his report this is only covering a few. You weeks of the lockdown the full impact of the lockdown and the blow that it struck to the us economy is going to become more apparent in the 2nd and indeed in the 3rd quarters looking to declines in the g. D. P. Of some 30 to 40 percent now President Trump is talking up the 3rd quarter as one that will be in transition leading he maintains to a brilliant 4th quarter that is towards the end of the year so he is still talking up an economy that he believes can recover substantially within the next 8 months some economic observers dispute this seeing the actual blow to the u. S. Economy of what will happen over the next few months is something that not will not be easily turned around in the last financial quarter of the year and like there is some good news and its coming from a new antiviral drug that could be good for treatment of covert 19 it could be cleared for emergency use after some promising results from a trial what else do we know about this. Well one must approach it with a degree of caution the trial was a very limited one involving just over a 1000 patients however what it did find was that the patients who were given the room to severe responded quicker or got. 11 percent more times than those who were not given the antiviral agent so certainly there is a degree of optimism about it as a treatment certainly not as a vaccine the drug itself was designed for and never really succeeded in that particular field however what its designed to do is basically stop the virus from copying itself in other words then leading to a quicker healing time in terms of patients who have contracted coronavirus but certainly one of the countrys top medical. Already is Dr Anthony Fauci sees this with great cautious optimism. Although with 31 percent improvement doesnt seem like a knock out 100 percent it is a very important proof of concept because what it is proven is that a drug can block this virus. One must point out as well that the long british medical publication released its findings on rim disappear in the course of today as well not seeing the same degree of optimism quoting trials in china that were not as successful as what we have seen in the United States but its very early days here the f. D. A. Is likely to grant an emergency release of the drug to be able to expand the trials and see indeed whether it will hope to help in the care of corona virus victims mike hanna with the latest on that from washington d. C. Thank you. Well lets go to europe now with a number of coronavirus related thats in the u. K. Has jumped more than 26000 after the government included care home numbers for the 1st time and the continued lockdown in many countries is raising worries for the health of the economy catherine stansell has more now on the situation across europe despite 5 weeks of lockdown the u. K. Reaches a grim milestone the death toll from coronavirus is now the 2nd highest in europe behind italy. The man standing in for Prime MinisterBoris Johnson himself still recovering from corona virus says this is down to the fact that deaths outside of hospitals were not being recorded in the daily figures until now we have recorded an additional 3811. 00 deaths in total and i think its just important to say that those additional deaths were spread over the period from the 2nd of march the 28th of april so that they dont represent a sudden surge in the number of deaths but secretary rob. And parliament for a Prime Ministers question time where most m. P. s took part in virtually not in person Opposition Leader cure starmer wanted to know why there was still so many people dying of coronavirus in care homes and shortages of protective equipment for Frontline Health workers. On monday the promise to said in his short speech that many were looking at our apparent success in the United Kingdom but just the 1st secretary agree with me but far from success these latest figures are truly dreadful so he also asked when the government would announce a strategy for lifting the current restrictions rob simply said it was still too early but he will know because i know hes in the situation of the International Evidence that germany is now going to think twice about easing up on the measures because of the risk of the 2nd spike germanys economy minister says he now expects Economic Growth to shrink this year by minus 6. 3 percent meaning the countrys deepest recession since the 2nd world war output is predicted to rebound by more than 5 percent next year. But that depends on government being able to gradually lift lockdown measures from wednesday germans have to wear a mask when entering shops which began to open last week nose and mouth coverings are already compulsory on public transport but while this kind of travel is permitted International Trips are very much off the agenda giving it a toy the cabinet decided that Global Travel restrictions were nonessential one Holiday Travel will be upheld until june 14th this is a decision that we have had to take because we are not at the point in our fight against the disease to be able to offer safe travels. Meanwhile in spain one of europes worst hit countries theyve recorded a daily coronavirus death count below 400 for the 6th day in a row in the summer times theres reason to be hopeful catherine stansell aljazeera. Arrives has broken out in a prison in sierra leone after a case of corona virus was confirmed in the facility inmates that put them by road prison said some buildings on fire in protest the government says police and Security Forces were able to get the right of the control of the inmates who tested positive has been taken out of the prison for treatment. The Afghan Government is releasing some prisoners to stop the virus spreading in overcrowded jails and overwhelming hospitals there that kids of conflict and political instability mean the Health Care System would struggle to cope Priyanka Gupta has more. A rarely use of life during the global pandemic. These are some of the 230 Prisoners Released on wednesday in harrop province the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in afghanistan they are being given another chance by special decree issued last month by president bush of county its also a practical necessity for the cash strapped government that cant afford to go over 19 to spread in overcrowded jails. They were released some of the prisoners to the governments trying to reduce the number of prisoners because those who are still inside the prison are in terrible condition because of coronavirus and having no facilities and the space as the prison is very crowded. No matter the circumstances they are glad to get an opportunity for freedom and potentially a new life under the heading of us ive been through so much misery inside the prison i havent seen my son yet who was born after i was jailed but now im very happy to go back to my family see my mother and father i wont get involved in crimes again but outside the prison walls is a country under lockdown decades of war and political infighting has forced more than half of the population into poverty more than a quarter of afghans are unemployed for now the focus isnt saving lives over livelihood but to keep ourselves safe when a stay at home and not go out if theres any important work to do we should take all the safety precautions when we come home a need to wash our hands and keep ourselves away from areas affected by coronavirus. Precautions that seem even more critical where the Health System suffered from shortages of ventilators Testing Centers and staff may struggle to cope with a major outbreak of the virus Priyanka Gupta is here. Sell to come in this. Half hour protesters target banks and set fire to cash machines 2 nights in a row in lebanon as the financial crisis there deepens and from panic buying to pouring milk down the train how changes in the Food Supply Chain are causing a catastrophe in the u. K. Dairy industry. However we have a little taste of winter heading towards the southeast of australia the moment beneath this massive cloud picking up a cool southerly breeze some of these parts could well see some rather wet weather for a time and some of the coldest that april weather that we have seen for around 50 years which believe not since the 96. 00 that we seen some of these low temp is cold enough or top just snow i post no there certainly a possibility if we hit the last day of the month pushing across into were the start of the new month some wetter whether theyre easing across the eastern side of New South Wales leave the southern parts of queensland could see some rather wet weather for a time as we go on for friday and into was the weekend the weather weather will be down towards the southeast melbourne will struggle to get around 12 celsius north of that it should turn somewhat dry and brighter in positive ways than say in the sunshine i would toss that anyway found a dry perth at around 25. 00 degrees celsius weve got some clear weather at the moment into news in a bit west a weather will polish way through as we go on through the weekend meanwhile that sweater weather pulling away from japan at present although we will stay one to 2 showers theyll slide across the sea of japan as we go on through thursday into friday northern parts seeing some of that wetter weather and turning increase the threat for northern parts of honshu the friday. In countries like mine people have been killed. We in the United States have privatized the ultimate public option for this was a deal with saudi arabia things were done differently saudis and other arabs when they came to britain to be cool to help the past bombs do you know if you will rumsfeld was meeting saddam isnt that interesting there are a shadow on aljazeera. The. Book im back is a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera as the United States passes 60000 coronavirus related deaths new Financial Data shows the impact the crisis is having on its economy the countrys already facing the worst recession since 2008 with g. D. P. Contracting 4. 8 percent germany and nigeria have suffered major blows the u. K. Now has the 2nd worst coronavirus related test told in europe after the number of deaths climbed to more than 26000 on wednesday after care home deaths were included in the council the 1st time. Its going to libya now where the eastern warlord heavy for half that has announced the ceasefire for the holy month of ramadan earlier at least one person was killed and several others injured during an attack on the Health Complex east of tripoli libyas un recognized government blamed that on half the rest forces on monday have to ended peace talks with the un recognized government whose forces have been advancing on his fighters for nearly 2 weeks well lets cross now to look for the below head who is in tripoli for us so. Far is announcing the cease fire to coincide with ramadan what other motives could he have to pick now to what the cease fire. Well many people and the worst of the camp led by the government of National Accord say they cannot trust the house does announcing they cannot take this and also it for granted o. C. It is the as you know because. Of forces to the dell and many ceasefire proposals in the past and remember this comes only a few dollars off the house those posters launching an attack on the Government Forces in the vicinity of the city of the one of the major stronghold for hostages forces and now. This also comes this is very significant because according to many people here. It indicates the defeat of house the forces they want to have an opportunity to regroup rearrange their plans on their gowns and at least to maintain their positions in and around the capital tripoli remember that this comes after a setback after those forces suffered and the worst of libya they just lost cities and their strategic towns along the highway linking the cap attempt tripoli to the tunisian borders and the worst of the country so this also comes with a backlash over the house that is and how intimate that he is he has a popular mandate to the country it seems that the turkish sambolin the military cooperation with the government of National Court has changed the balance of color in favor of the government of National Court thats why how those forces are trying to maneuver to gain more time so that they can range their plans on the ground. But wrote the bill ahead for the moment with the latest there from tripoli 100 thank you. And staying with libya sources have told aljazeera that a plane carrying prominent officials from the United Arab Emirates flew to the sudanese capital heart to him on tuesday now the sources say the m. E. Right here delegation including the brother of Abu Dhabis Crown prince bin zayed was meeting the sudanese officials to discuss military support for holly for half that or so then these officials have denied any meeting taking place. Brazils the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the appointment of a family friend of the president as chief of the countrys federal police Alexander Rama j. M. Was appointed aftershave fired his predecessor that prompted the Justice Minister to quit accusing the president of unlawfully interfering with Police Affairs while all of this goes on the brazil has reported more than 5000 deaths and over 73000 Coronavirus Infections but so that are the smiths criticism of his handling of the outbreak saying that even though his name is missing he cant prevent coronavirus thats. Im sorry what do you want me to do im a syrian but i dont do americans. Lockdowns mean that Fresh Products which would usually go to restaurants and cafes are being thrown away the u. K. S National Farmers Union has predicted a National Catastrophe in the dairy and Beef Industries and some are already feeling the hit and the hayward has a story. No dairy farmer ever wants to have to do this thousands of liters of milk poor away because it wasnt collected by the buyer or paid for robin that says a farmer makes Award Winning cheese and 2 thirds of the milk his cows produce goes into the wholesale Processing Market raise the calf the calf comes the cow the cows produce the milk youre feeding those cows looking after those cows and then youve got this wonderful. Amazing product this gorgeous milk that we make change cheese as well and there we have it that were having to literally dump it into a lagoon when its there chilled down to less than 3 degrees ready to be sold and were throwing it away the best family are among hundreds of u. K. Farmers whove had that income slashed because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic some dairy wholesalers and processors have delayed payment or cut prices hospitality or discipline sharply and while some production lines can be stopped if theres a surplus house still need to be milked the likes of the big cafes restaurants or tells. You what the dairy produce the issues surrounding the dairy industry an empty shelves at the beginning of the situation illustrate the complexities in the wide of Food Supply Chain critics say its wrapped up in so much red tape its hard to supply is to really direct their produce when needed supermarkets saw a big uplift in sales at the start of this crisis but about a 3rd of what we consume in the u. K. We do so outside the home and with restaurants and food outlets shot them. The market for producers has changed dramatically usually a supplier to high end restaurants 1st choice has tried to plug the gap the lockdown could have put it out of business but it was able to change the way it works in turn thats helped keep the produce as it works with the float you know we were kind of thinking what were going to do now and then we saw it decided to do home deliveries. Started off very slowly i think our 1st night we did 20 orders 2nd i 400 and then we did about 5 days 80900 orders every day farmers leaders in the u. K. Are warning of a potential catastrophe the dairy farming unless action is taken farmers a known for coping with the unpredictable finding solutions in the worst of seasons theyre now hoping that they can just weather this storm too and he would aljazeera lincolnshire. The Lebanese Central Bank governor has defended his organizations role during the economic crisis protests against lebanons deepening financial problems have turned violent for 2 nights in a row in the Northern City of tripoli said a hotter has more now from beirut but Bank Branches across lebanon people line up to try to withdraw as much of their savings as they can informal restrictions have been in place for months and recently access to dollars stopped further fueling public anger banks say they face a liquidity crisis through the central bank they have been lending money to the state which is now almost bankrupt. All in Elizabeth Warren not if the central bank funded the state we didnt spend the money we need to know her the money was spent the central bank doesnt have the capability for oversight this is a campaign against a central bank and particularly its governor. The Central Bank Governor defended himself after the Prime Minister has indirectly accused him of trying to topple the government by engineering the collapse of the local currency the pound along with lebanons worst economic crisis in decades is a struggle for power. Protestors anger is targeting the banks and the government which took over in january but has still to present a plan to save the economy lebanons foreign reserves are dwindling. What we need to do is to dismantle government that have channels through which Government Spending are done and those Government Spending one. Right we have 175 percent of that is due to an electricity and it should be this problem to sort through opening the competition something privatization would not just and corruption but it would be more profitable instead of draining Government Funds such Structural Reforms are what International Donors have been demanding. The United Nations western governments and the arab league are all reiterating the need for reforms in lebanon it seems that changes in the structure of the state is what will unlock billions of dollars in assistance western and some arab nations dont seem to be willing to give blank checks particularly to a government controlled by the iranian backed hezbollah and its allies politics is at play as popular discontent worsens so that after their ashes into beirut. A large asteroid has flown past earth the space rock known as 19080 or 2 little collide with our planet but it did get close enough for astronomers to study it and they gallagher reports from florida. When a small asteroid broke up over siberia in 2013 the ensuing shockwave injured over a 1000 people and caused extensive damage it was a reminder to space agencies across the world of the dangers asteroids can pose the asteroid that flew past our planet on wednesday has been classified as a potentially hazardous object but Scientists Say 1998 or 2 was never a threat is traveling at 30000 kilometers an hour and is at least 2 kilometers wide but passed by at a distance of 6000000 kilometers dont have to deal with it with fear we have to deal with it with the science so people should not be afraid of asteroids people should be encouraged to assess the risk of these assaults and to follow the. Research program and most importantly to maintain these Asteroid Research program in place programs like masses double asteroid redirection test or dont program aim to tackle potential threats in the future its one of many programs around the world that not only track large asteroids but after tensions solutions to redirect them they are a cboe observatory in puerto rico is one of the facilities that tracks asteroids using sophisticated radar scientists here are already tracking the apostasy asteroid due to skirt the earth in 2029 ahead of planetary radar says their research is vital without the cloud there really are summations or or very expensive. We would actually be very. Good years and 9 so now we know that we dont have to do that theyre really going to use those resources for Something Else this latest asteroid has been tracked for the past 2 decades and for amateur and professional astronomers alike its being greeted with excitement and not fear nasa Scientists Say theyve tracked more than 90 percent of near Earth Objects that pose a global threat thankfully 9980 or 2 isnt one of them. But it will be close enough to watch on a telescope like this in terms of the visual universe this is a close shave but a celestial event that will be seen as a slow moving star and gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Town after a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera as the United States passes 60000 coronavirus related deaths new figures show the impact of the lockdown has had already having on the economy the u. S. G. D. P. For january to march contracted 4. 8 percent germany and they geria have also suffered major blows meanwhile the International LaborOrganization Warns that 1600000000. 00 workers in the informal economy are in immediate danger of losing their livelihoods thats nearly half the Global Workforce what we find in report in this monitor is of the lives of the 2b2b informal workers of the world about 1600000000 have suffered massive damage to their ability to earn a living and to support themselves and their families if they are not able to go out and work for a day and earn some income day by day because thats how it tends to work their family wont eat they wont eat and their family will not eat and there is no social protection. The u. K. Now has the 2nd worst coronavirus related death toll in europe after the government included nursing home fatalities in its data for the 1st time that amber of deaths climbed to more than 26000 on wednesday only italy has a higher figure in your. White house Health Adviser and said he found she says a trial of the antiviral drug vestavia has had positive results on kovac 1000 patients she said the average Recovery Time was cut from 15 days to 11 the National Institute of health also said the mortality rate dropped people in power is that. Thanks for watching of i feel. Every generation has a higher purpose. Ours is just stay out. Of. Desperate for a safer more prosperous life for millions of people have sought refuge in europe sometimes the dreams have come true sometimes disenchantment opposed to the city have driven them. In the 2nd of 2 films on these conflicts spirit sees people in power has been stricken beaten or disillusioned for them only to receive a trying to persuade others from following the same oh oh