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A live update from beirut. Libyan war logs Khalifa Haftar announces a ceasefire during ramadan soon after launching another attack on. The with the sports man is set to be crowned champions in france as the Domestic League season is cancelled. With numbers just released out of the us that show the continuing trend of widespread job losses more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits over the past week well that takes the total number of jobless from 26000000. 00 last week to more than 30000000. 00 now the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and february but in march it jumped to a 2. And a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000. 00 people a state governments now begin to restart their economies their easing lockdown measures more than half of the 50 states including florida or partially reopen by the end of the week as the john hopkins dashboard shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Have contracted the virus nearly 61000 have died in just a few moments well take you live to gabriel though in new york will have more on the citys planning to reopen but 1st lets get things kicked off with our White House Correspondent Kimberly Howard she joins us now with some reaction to those unemployment numbers big numbers kimberly another week another set of numbers just adding darkness to the economic horizon right. Thats right but these numbers were not unexpected we have seen these numbers climbing steadily for some time and it is predicted but not for certain but that there may be as many as 46000000 americans who lost their jobs overnight as a result of these stay at home orders that affected roughly 90 percent of the United States now we know that these numbers are a reflection of that get at the same time the balance back that the u. S. President has been advocating for is not likely to be immediate in fact the federal governments own guidelines call for a phase 3 opening of the u. S. Economy that means that many of these jobs are not going to come back and if they do they wont be coming back for some time now the u. S. President for his part has continued to stay rosy in terms of the outlook saying that he believes by the end of the summer that things will return to normal he has isnt that the words of his Vice President said that theres light at the end of the tunnel but this is very bad news for the u. S. President continuing bad news particularly given the fact that prior to the attack of covert dying in the United States there was historically low unemployment for all sectors of society this is what the u. S. President was counting on to win reelection now instead he sees across the country different areas have protests where they are demanding to go back to work and there are millions of americans that are struggling just to pay their rent thats why were seeing congress and the white house talking about another aid package this one could include direct payments to americans who have lost their jobs so this is a very Bleak Outlook for this president were going to watch carefully he will be having a meeting with the governor of new jersey of course a very hard hit state around 15 g. M. T. And well be looking to see what he has to say about these numbers. Or a lets thank you can really help it there lets continue this though with grey skies and more way more ways than one hanging over the u. S. Right now gable lets start with the story a rather strange story of bodies being found in trucks tell us what we know about that. Yeah. Yeah its a very grim discovery late on wednesday night here in brooklyn where outside of this funeral home there that you probably see behind me dozens of decomposing bodies were found outside inside this funeral home and also in rental trucks that were parked outside the police are still here on scene theyre not telling us exactly how many bodies were there but we are told that it is dozens of people that presumably died from coronavirus were brought to this funeral home and then were just simply left year for reasons that are still quite frankly unknown it just gives you an idea of. How grim the situation still is in new york while the numbers are going down overall there are still hundreds of people dying in new york city every single day theres been about 40000 in the past 5 or 6 weeks or so the Funeral Homes and the morgues are simply overwhelmed and as we saw from this very grim situation at this funeral home there were simply bodies that were just piling up in a very disturbing disturbing scene the police are supposed to give us more information but again it just gives you an idea of how things are still very grim here in new york still a grim people still dying but in some states the deciding the living need to to get on and start living again tell us how the long down restrictions of being easing whether thats leaving life. Yeah its kind of like a story of 2 americas on the one side youve got situations like this just unconscionable situations of people dying and their bodies being left in Funeral Homes like this but another side youve got more than half of the states in the u. S. Their governors have said they will be reopening in the coming days or weeks states said. As georgia as we know florida talking about some small opening been there many states in the midwest or the middle part of the country that havent been as directly affected as new york and new jersey talking about opening up very very soon there is certainly a lot of worry about this because theres worry that that could lead to more social interactions and could lead to potentially a 2nd wave of coronavirus outbreaks in america nevertheless a lot of governors in in states that have not been hit particularly hard are saying they need to open because they need to get their economy back running again its a real debate here in the u. S. Quite frankly but we are starting to inch towards that even here in new york the governors said theyre already starting to put in plans to reopen but on a much slower basis than other states were looking at still a couple weeks before the 1st signs of reopening of new york but in terms of new york it opening up to where it was a month to 3 months ago thats still many many months away probably and into the into the summer on good stuff and gabriel amazon though in new york. Florida is one of the states pushing ahead with plans to ease some restrictions the miami area has been particularly effective but Authorities Say they need to reopen floridas economy and the gallacher explains. Miamis ocean drive with its iconic on deco buildings never really season off season for weeks now its been deserted along with the normally packed beaches and pedestrian ice shopping areas of a city in lockdown. The cautious reopening of parks golf courses and marinas is now under way though the state officials point to coronavirus cases showing a slight downturn floridas governor Rhonda Santas a close ally of President Trump says a careful reopening isnt complicated although on tuesday the state recorded its highest total of new deaths on a single day on wednesday to santas announced what he called a safe smart step by step plan to reopen this new phase will start on monday may 4th and will for the time being exclude Miami Dade Broward and palm beach counties these counties have seen the lions share of the states epidemic but they are trending in a positive direction even as beaches and parks reopen in some parts of the state places like Miami Dade County continue to take precautions despite the governors optimism reopening isnt a one size fits all policy over a 1000 people have died of covert 9000 in florida a 3rd of them here in miami dade like many other states what this ones facing then is a patchwork of reopening and a continuation of restrictions here in miami beach the boardwalks open but the beach and playgrounds remain off limits its a similar picture in other hard hit cities as local authorities weigh the risks against getting the economy going again social distancing rules remain in place when restaurants are allowed to reopen they will operate at reduced capacity miamis messes if people dont follow guidelines washer restrictions will come back if you start. Serug russian if were not respecting the rules. Then obviously not hesitate. To start restricting and thats one of the things that we want to avoid it any version of a new normal will also be a challenge logistically miami is a hub for the distribution of goods throughout the americas and restarting trade will be difficult its very complicated its. Critical its essential for us to understand what. And how people interact with others while some can now carefully enjoy the states parks restaurants and beaches others remain under tight restrictions the reopening of some parts of the economy in continued closure of others is mostly in the hands of local leaders and the decisions are more crucial than ever and agalloch road 0 Miami Florida europes economy suffered its biggest hit since records began in 1995 economic output in the 19 countries that use the euro shrank by 3. 8 percent between january and march it comes as germany europes strongest economy announced a steep fall in jobs in april 1st real sign of the Economic Impact of the pandemic the number of unemployed has risen by over 300000 burden as already predicted g. D. P. Is on track to shrink by more than 6 percent this year. Lets go straight to dominic came in joins us live from berlin dollywood been talking about how grim the picture looks in the u. S. Doesnt look a whole lot better in europe with these numbers the painting quite a worrying trajectory right. Yes and thats the thats pretty much what the head of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has been saying in the last few minutes in a News Conference referring to all those figures youre laying out there sammy and saying what the e. C. B. Is doing to try to reduce the impact of the coronavirus on economies around the the eurozone but the reality is theres only so much they can do we know its the e. U. As a whole germany also have put in place the measures they think that can help to ride through the storm as it were that the pandemic represents and they say here in berlin at least they say we expect the economy to roar back in 2021 but of course thats based on projections thats based on them inferring that they will not be a 2nd wave of infection or indeed a 3rd wave of infection which would force them to put in stringent lockdowns again here in berlin right now Angela Merkel is chatting to the different Prime Ministers of the 16 states of the federal republic most of whom want her want the government here to allow much greater easing of restrictions economically and yet they are all aware that the Scientific Data that goes with coronavirus well it suggests that loosening too quickly might bring a 2nd wave so all these economic numbers coming out right now will they relate to the 1st quarter of the year and the pandemic only struck home in march this year which begs the question how much damage is happening to the e. U. Economy right now in april and that will come in may and june and of course for the moment all they can do the officials the ministers is put in place the measures theyve already agreed upon and that was dominic came from berlin. In bag is a preface soria Research Fellow at the London School of economics European Institute he explains the special bind governments are facing theres a very cruel paradox of the heart of this which is that governments need to slow down the economy to contain the virus this is a deliberate recession its not some Something Like the financial crisis when it came out of the blue i mean the challenge for governments is to work out exactly when to press the button to reste to mutilate the economy having closed it down thats going to be very difficult because its balancing the Health Imperatives with the economic imperatives are expected to occur as quickly as possible from the from the Health Perspective because so many governments are increasingly worried about the economics and the economic damage thats being dumb they have the means of doing it the Central Banks have acted theyve made money available theyve cut Interest Rates below 0 governments are not as huge fiscal packages and they are this is what were into difficulty that some countries are better at this in others the lebanese government has approved the financial reform plan for its crisis hit economy the governments been under pressure to act after demonstrations were held in several lebanese cities for a 3rd straight night Prime Minister hasnt the obvious been revealing details of the plan which polman still needs to approve so holder is in beirut joins us live from there for more details so what exactly does this economic plan entails i know. Well like you mentioned for weeks the cabinet trying to put together a plan to save lebanons economy the Prime Minister has will address the nation in the coming hours but as he left that cabinet session he spoke to reporters and he made it clear levanon will request assistance from the International Monetary fund and his words if we get the i. M. F. Pulled god willing it will help us pass through this difficult phase politicians who are reluctant to resort to the i. M. F. As we all know any bailout will involve painful conditions maybe it will involve taxes and maybe politicians will have to agree on much needed Structural Reforms restructuring the state in order for them not to be able to exploit the states resources so levanon really the government didnt have much of a choice the state is close to bankruptcy and it urgently needs cash and what we also understand is that there could be a controversial decision which involves a haircut on deposits in the past few weeks weve been hearing this word time and time again that haircut haircut that it really cost the public outcry because the government was thinking of using deposits in the banks in order to make up for its losses what we understand is that this plan may involve clawing back interest interest on the positive worth 50000 dollars 50000 dollars or more over the past 5 years were going to have to wait to hear from deb whether or not this is actually going to happen but definitely this is going to be popular measure but like we said this government really didnt have much of a choice it needs external financing as the foreign currency reserves window or thats interesting zain its so perhaps one of the most sensitive points not clear yet in this plan if theyre going to begin to peoples deposits how are people reacting to this. Well weve been speaking to activists people who have been involved in the protest movement which began in october a movement that has been coming calling really for a change in leadership they dont have much faith in government they say that yes he may call it an independent government made up of technocrats but it is a government that came to power brought to power by the Political Parties established Political Parties who have been governing this country for decades at least some of them and so the people on the streets say what the 1st thing you should be doing is not borrowing more money from the i. M. F. Or taking peoples deposits and the banks with you should be doing is retrieving stolen public funds but they dont believe that the government is able to do that because like i mentioned it is controlled by some politicians who have been implicated in the corruption scandals so this is highly unlikely to call the street there has been unrest turned violent in recent days and its not just that you have an outcry from the Banking Sector what theyre accusing the government of doing is destroying this sector a pillar of the lebanese economy when you start you know taking peoples deposits in banks then theres no Investor Confidence in this country and the lebanese and in the diocese poor will no longer send their money back home so theyre accusing the government of the storing this this vital sector instead of reforming the Public Sector for example which wastes a lot of public funds all right thanks so much then a whole lot of that. A libyan wall of haifa hafter has announced a cease fire during the month of ramadan hours earlier his forces launched a rocket attack on a medical facility though after us forces have been trying to take over the capital tripoli for a year shell about us explains. This is the aftermath of a grad missile hitting a house complex near tripoli on wins day mourning one person died and at least 5 were injured libyas un recognized government lay blame with warlord general aletha hafta yet always later after a spokesman announced a ceasefire for the muslim holy month of ramadan when headley slept well we hereby announce the sation of all military operations on our part and any breach of the suspension of military operations by terrorists militias who face an immediate and very severe response would be labeled a terrorist militia is actually the un recognized government this week it accused tuft of a coup after he declared himself a leader by popular mandate and ended peace talks with them the un reacted sternly we stand against any unilateral measures that would pretty jeopardize. Half the controls east in libya a year ago he launched an offensive for the waste and with it libyas capital tripoli but his forces have been pushed back in recent weeks the worry is just general haftar is not going to. Or wind up a city. Where we have to. Rise up and get into. Place. Its an intractable conflict with both have to and the tripoli government receiving support from multiple nations feel that feeds the conflict one of have to is closest allies is the United Arab Emirates sources told al jazeera that a senior abu dhabi delegation including the crown princes brother fluent. Khartoum and choose day to discuss how sudan and the u. A. E. Could food the support she will have to sudanese officials deny the report there learn and then leave you if you had a part of the u. A. E. Is playing a role bigger than its size by its constant interference in the affairs of a number of arab countries we need to consider that we in libya are in a state of war against the u. A. E. The United Arab Emirates was also out on wednesday in Human Rights Watch report for a drone strike on a biscuit factory near tripoli in november 8 civilians were killed in the wounded this is not the 1st time that it appears the us. Firing from drones in libya at targets with disregard for civilians last year general have to include ramadan the month of jihad this year its the month of peace with their own not his cease ation of hostilities lusts as ambitions to control libya fully remain shelob ellis. Or lets speak to our correspondent there why these live from tripoli so it doesnt sound like theres much of a cease fire going on right now. Not at all not at all especially since this morning heavy fighting broke out in southern tripoli especially in smaller head dean and ends our neighborhoods in southern tripoli the Government Forces have been exchanging heavy fire would have thought of who would have those forces and those 2 axes with their heavy rockets including model rockets according to military commanders on the ground and the Government Forces have been also since early in the morning they have been shelling have to his forces inside camp thats a Strategic Military camp thats on the highway linking the Capital City Center to the an active all the airport and have to this was full control of that Strategic Military camp since this morning the Government Forces have been shelling have to this was inside that camp with heavy artillery they say that half the forces the Government Forces say that to have that was have been using this military camp to. Try to get to many locations inside tripoli including that is additional areas with heavy weapons and also another acces in in the vicinity of the city of the major stronghold of how those forces military commanders say that they have been exchanging fire also against have have to his forces in the vicinity of the horn or so it seemed that theyre there theyre there and i was meant to but have the spokesman of the suspicion of hostilities is if i may say a joke given the fact that have those forces themselves they started chilling that is the initial areas in the city of them so larger all in a few hours after the spokesman and i was the decision of hostilities. Sami all right mahmoud up there are heard from tripoli that the u. A. E. Is Foreign Ministry is calling on all sides in the libyan conflict to come to the table for a political resolution its released a statement condemning turkish intervention and praising the warlord who for hafter for what it calls combating terrorism was take a look at the situation on the ground libya has been divided by warring militias since the overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Muammar Qadhafi 9 years ago the militias back one of 2 rival factions the un recognized government in the capital tripoli controls the area in blue the wall of highly for hafter who form the self declared Libyan National army controls the area in red phase astrology is Prime Minister of the government of National Accord in tripoli after the ministration is based in the eastern city of tobruk half of those forces have been trying to capture tripoli from the g. N. A. T. For a year but havent succeeded beyond the citys outskirts sami humvee is the editor in chief of the International Interest a Current Affairs analysis magazine with a particular focus on the middle east he joins us by skype from london good to have you with us now so at the beginning of ramadan we heard after saying this is the month of fighting for his forces why is he now calling a seize fire. Hes calling a ceasefire now because the tide of the tripoli offensive has now his 2 main bases the spine of the tripoli offensive is now under siege thats what the air base where the supplies come in from the east and the horn or both of these bases are holding out but it seems have there is concern that he might not be able to hold on to them for much longer but more importantly have to believe that domestically a situation in the east needs attention he has to cement his authority in the east he responded 1st by declaring making a unilateral declaration saying that he would rule libya by popular mandate this was a bid to cut off any potential opposition that might take advantage of the reversal in the offensive and also given that he has dick made this unilateral declaration given the International Response has been that this is has been a rejection of this unilateral declaration he needs to clean it up politically he needs to know there is talk that he is pursuing some sort of constitution of course i state a government this idea of trying to create a stable government to present to as opposed to the chaotic government as he wants to put it in the g. N. A. T. And i think this is the trajectory in which he is going in this is why were seeing this cease fire he wants to protect what the and i dont want to he wants to regroup he wants to go clean up the mess in the east i get asylum is trying the head of the house of representatives has been trying to get tribes to go on his side against have to have their wants to put a pause to the tripoli offensive go clean up the mess before he returns at a later date to renew that offensive right now at the same time we we we must talk about some of the foreign backers of Khalifa Haftar and we have bua make that statement i read out about how they want all parties to try and this through a political process. Is this a serious signal that the u. A. E. You know once to see a political resolution to this conflict at the same time you got reports of fish was flying to sudan to allegedly trying to arrange some kind of military support and bolster for 401. 00 after. The u. A. E. Has a plan and a plan b. For libya plan a is that tough that takes tripoli and becomes the de facto military ruler of libya and then in a similar manner to the sisi he did takes off the military uniform or put some some sort of president uniform and wins by 9697 percent in elections the plan b. Is that have to create an alternative a state creates a new government creates a new constitution similar to what were seeing in yemen in the u. A. E. Support for the southern separatists in which there have to create a state the u. S. And france declare that half that is the more reliable ally in the fight against terrorism and theyve backed the east which has much of the oil we all know a lot of the Oil Terminals are in the house there is a control in other words and the west becomes squeezed and finds a no alternative other than to abide by negotiation is that give all of the preferences to have to and not the jna so there is a plan and a plan b. So with regards to your question is the u. A. E. Genuine with regards to a political solution its a weird answer in the sense that yes but not for the right reasons there is a good arabic saying for this how can only the be part of it is the correct thing but this idea for the wrong thing and this is why we see when we look at the youth and the you even it was sudan that you mentioned im not entirely sure that it has everything to do with libya lets remember that and vitiate in sudan was brought down not necessarily by protesters but by you esau you orchestrated with military factions such as meaty and u. A. E. Was fundamental in brokering that agreement that brought about 10 dogs government and brought about the parliament so its not uncommon to see high level delegations but the short answer to your question is this is part of plan b. For the u. A. E. Given that plan a is not going so well all right thanks so much sami handy. I mean to national watched obvious warning the United Arab Emirates isnt doing nearly enough to crack down on Money Laundering and terrorist financing the paris faced Financial Action Task Force Says the u. A. E. Could find itself on a watch list along with countries like syria and yemen unless it improves funds smith reports. Dubai is slowly reopening some businesses that have been ordered shut to stop the spread of coronavirus but its the failure to pull down the shutters on people suspected of Money Laundering and terrorist financing that could cause another serious financial headache for the emirate and the 6 others which for me a night Arab Emirates investigators from the paris based Financial Action Task Force Found that theres a high risk that criminals will try to launder money or finance terrorism through the u. A. E. The f. A. T. F. Says theres little investigation all of a prosecution for Money Laundering and theres minimal formal International Cooperation with countries investigating financial crimes the. A system whereby we look at countries with continued and significant strategic efficiencies that represent a risk to the International Financial system i cant say at this point whether the country is going to fall into that process what i can say is that the country now has its own road and its recommendations to follow but we fully expect that we do that that they will do that weve already seen a high level political commitment there to get things going and we will assess their progress next year and then well decide from there dubai is one of the Worlds Largest financial hubs not far behind london new york and Hong Kong Financial services make up almost 9 percent of the u. S. G. D. P. A lot of the money they make its driving back and addressing that with me shining a light on a lot of schemes and making Information Available that are not in the interest of those who were actually like to put their money. Investing so that there is a trade or even a conflict if the u. A. E. Fails to tackle Money Laundering it could find itself on the task forces grey list along with countries including pakistan syria and yemen that means Financial Institutions could be reluctant to do business there and the cost of borrowing will be higher burnitz made. Are lets find out if the situation is looking any better when it comes to the weather weve had a lot of bleak news give us something to hold on to well the good news i suppose sam is it will get warmer in that southeastern corner of australia suppose the flip side of that is cold at the moment always are you lengthy a warmth here now as well here we have a date but this is a very very different situation more like winter that had a little dusting of snow take a look at the satellite picture you can see this huge swathe of clout that we have just around that southeastern corner thats because we have had cold air up from the southern oceans bringing some very very wet and windy and at times wintry weather good covering a snow over the high ground the australian outs and then you can get out into your skiing at the moment but there has been quite a bit of snowfall coming through too cold front sweeping through there hauling those temperatures down fair bit of rain as well in excess of 90 millimeters for some certainly over the high ground but widely across that little southeastern corner we have seen a good 30 to 40 millimeters of rain along with the snow was a said about about 800 meters up as we go through the next couple of days so if you go on through friday still on the cold side 7 celsius in canberra bear in mind if we dont make it to 8 degrees tomorrow this will be the earliest is that this time of year the earliest in the year that the temperature has not exceeded 8 degrees celsius since 1944 so it is unusually cold that cold air that wetter weather will gradually make its way further eastward it will brighten up as we go on through the next couple of days mcgrath to see that western weather moving across the tasman sea heading towards d. C. And then for because see some flooding there by the end of the weekend sammy flooding is the one to tell you im sorry i bring next time next 5 months. All right still ahead on aljazeera the british Prime Minister faces growing pressure is coded 19 deaths rise well have a live update on the road ahead for Boris Johnson and the pandemic changes the way people in iran are observing the fasting month of ramadan our lives for the top u. S. Health advisor tells an m. L. Being start how they can get back to playing baseball during the pandemic thats coming up with joe. Desperate for a better life millions of people have sought refuge in europe sometimes their dreams of sanctuary are realized but sometimes disenchantment drive them home. In the 2nd of 2 films on these contrasting experiences people and power meets the returning migrants now determined to discourage others from following the same power. To gambia back home from aljazeera. As the world battles to coronavirus and millions of infections staff have tested positive for the coronavirus with countries in lockdown and the threat of a Major Economic crisis the cumulative loss of global g. D. P. Could be around 9 trillion dollars well bring you the latest developments from around the globe prosecutors say theyre also seeing price gouging on vital medical supply coronavirus and special coverage on aljazeera. Oh. Come back youre watching aljazeera its time to take another look at those headlines more bad news for the u. S. Economy thats experiencing the worst recession in years 3800000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits in the past week taking the total to more than 13000000. 00 in just over 6 weeks the lebanese government has approved the financial reform plan for its crisis hit economy leaders have been under pressure to act with protests turning violent for a 3rd straight night libyan war long after it was announced a cease fire for the month of ramadan afters forces have recently lost ground to forces fighting for the un recognized government based in tripoli. For the 1st time in 2 months south korea has reported no new domestic infections of coronavirus april 30th marks but his birthday celebrations have been perspire on until the end of next month because of the lockdown mcbride reports from seoul. Buddhist birthday celebrated with prayers for this pandemic to be over but helders though which is still a threat from the start of the outbreak south koreas buddhists have closely adhere to the governments request to scale back on all forms of worship you dont wish to take a. Buddhist especially have been actively following the Government Social justice and guidelines as we do not want to cause any harm to others. In this reflects the philosophy of buddhism that we care about people. It is very different to how buddhist birthday is normally celebrated in the day. The. This was last year an impressive parade of floats with thousands of spectators and people taking part. This year a far more subdued affair the centerpiece a pogo day representing the bringing together of peoples minds to overcome the crisis. Some say the virus moves due to our failure to coexist with view and they could be more events like this in the future but the buddhist practice is to train our minds to be calm and peaceful this year boarders birthday coincides with other Public Holidays with Many South Koreans taking the chance to go out or go on a short holiday after weeks of staying put airports and domestic flights are all busy as people travel to local resorts its raise concerns about a possible resurgence of the virus especially after reaching the milestone of 0 new cases of local transmission but similar fears were raised 2 weeks ago when millions of South Koreans came out to vote in National Elections special precautions were put in place to allow the vote to happen safely and now at the end of what would be the incubation period for new cases that resurgence hasnt happened buddhist prayers here may have been answered Robert Bright aljazeera so. In the u. K. Prime minister Barak Johnson is leading his 1st weekly Cabinet Meeting since falling ill with coronavirus he and his top ministers are under extra pressure after new figures released on wednesday pushed the death toll to more than 26000. 00 its now the 2nd highest in europe after italy more on whats expected to happen that todays meeting lets go live to neves in london by no means is this going to be an easy way back into chairing those weekly meetings there. I think to call this an emotional roller coaster for Morris Johnson would be an understatement of course if hes back after his own personal battle with coronavirus he became a father again on wednesday hes facing a cabinet we gather may have strong differences of opinion over what to do next when it comes to easing restrictions on britains economy Going Forward but hes under tremendous amount of pressure as the countrys chief Decision Maker to make it clear exactly what the governments plans are but what weve heard from the Prime Minister Spokes Person already is that they are not going to do anything that may exponentially risk increasing the death toll or increasing the rate of infections for the time being so no easing of restrictions today but we may have a clearer idea of the kind of approach the government may take when Boris Johnson gives his Daily Briefing a bit later on in the day very briefly just looking at whats happening elsewhere in europe weve seen spain allow because ruction to start again some heavy industry to start other countries like germany and some nordic countries of interest what they call in a Circuit Breaker approach to tentatively allow parts of the economy to reopen and then if they notice and increase the number of infections or an increase in the death toll to quickly snap shots that particular sector of the economy and reintroduce tight restrictions we may see something similar here in the u. K. But also the British Government is under tremendous amount of pressure to fulfill its own target of 100000 corona virus tests a day that targets set by the british home by the British Health secretary at the start of the month the government saying that it has the capacity 477000 whether that means 100000 will actually be able to take place soon well the government is hopeful but really they need to be clear in the next 24 hours whether or not that is the case they have met their goals. Thank you so much leif parker theyre. Staying in the u. K. And a partnership has been struck between the university of oxford and Global Biopharmaceutical Company astra zeneca to develop and mass produce a covert 900 vaccine thats currently being worked on but his journal reports the success of social distancing may cause the vaccine to be delayed. This is the new normal the to me to safe distance we must keep that defines life for many people now. And danger for those who cant. But for how long when will it end. The answer in part lies in the global race for a vaccine against coded 19 Edward Oneill is a medical research or taking part in what is currently the worlds most well advanced vaccine trial at Oxford University there is a very good well qualified tame trying to do everything they can as carefully and as quick as they can so that we have great confidence in the results i myself am one of many volunteers who wanted to be part of it i think we all want to have the lockdown to end but more importantly to help save lives scientists at oxfords gena institute began a trial involving 1100 people last week which theyre like spanned to 6000 participants in may if successful and with a fast track to approval from the regulator the 1st few 1000000 doses of a vaccine could be available by september and theyve just received good news from labs in the United States where half a dozen rhesus macaque monkeys the closest animal species to humans were given the oxford vaccine and then exposed to large quantities of the virus 28 days later all 6 were reported healthy thats no guarantee of success of course and nor of the oxford scientists alone as a Chinese Company thats also had positive results with a rhesus macaque monkeys there are at least 2 u. S. Companies and a german one that have launched small scale Clinical Trials and theyre among dozens into which millions of dollars are being poured in the search for a vaccine the Scientific Community is only cautiously optimistic with many vaccines you only get a proportion of the population in the because of me in the virus can circulating much lower rates. So we should hope that any day actually in will absolutely when they. In a matter of months or even years but it should be very helpful in helping control works and here it is a lot will and the challenges mount daily successful trials depend on participants injected with the vaccine being exposed naturally to the virus. As infection rates decline in some parts of the world then it becomes harder to achieve the success of social distancing measures therefore the new normal may paradoxically make the wait for a vaccine even longer join a whole aljazeera oxford. Yemen has recorded its 1st 2 corona virus deaths sparking fears of a major outbreak in a country already ravaged by civil war 5 new cases reported in the southern port city of aden that takes the total number of infections to 6 nationwide the pandemic has changed the way muslims around the world are observing the fasting month of ramadan in iran the Food Service Industry has been hit hard many restaurants of closed and others have reduced their opening times. Has more from their own. For many iranians there is no better way to break their fast than with one of the countrys most traditional meals. Slow cooked stews of meat lentils and vegetables theyre high in protein packed with flavor and affordable but this year sales are down because of covert 19. Not about to show. The usually more customers and. It has had a big impact close for 2 months but reopened recently with Health Protocols people still affright waiting to see how the realest customer. Restaurants are closed most of the day in keeping with islamic tradition Business Hours in other sectors also reduced can be a time of last for Food Service Workers and day laborers so traders homemade food on the streets to supplement their income. Before the. Restaurants were already struggling months of political and economic on rest meant fewer customers. Many Small Businesses have gone under many more are on the verge of doing so. Because of the coronavirus i cant say exactly but weve lost about 50 percent of and weve been facing problems for months that this husband and wife operation had to fire their employees to stay afloat now they cook the food operate the till and deliver the few orders they get all by themselves some days they only get 2 orders making just 5. 00 they say reduced ramadan hours only make things worse. The government has ordered mosques shrines and places of mass worship to remain closed religious rituals in the time of coronavirus promise to be a more solitary affair but ramadan is also a time to be with friends and family breaking the fast at the end of the day with loved ones around the table of food helping those that are less fortunate these traditions are as much a part of the islamic month of fasting as anything else. Iranians we met said gatherings a dinner tables are likely to be smaller this year i mean when you have everybody we havent been inviting guests so the since the outbreak of the virus we havent gone anywhere either and no if at all tired of this in a cave but different it the difference this year is that we should stay away from people we had many guests in ramadan for if time but now no one comes and this year iranians say theyll be praying especially for one thing an end to the coronavirus pandemic zain. British world war 2 veteran whos raised more than 39000000. 00 for charity has got a promotion there is a letter here from the chief of the general staff become very your appointment to become the only colonel of our Army Foundation college up in having. Captain tom moore received the honors on the eve of his 100th birthday was also given to military vandals. And just hours earlier to 2nd world war era spitfire aircraft performed a fly passed over his house to mark is birth then recognize his Fundraising Efforts more raise the money by completing laps of his garden with the help of a walking frame and britains Prime Minister Abbas Johnson has also paid tribute to captain more with a birthday message of his own youve created a channel to enable millions to say a heartfelt thank you to the remarkable men and women in our n. H. S. Who are doing the most astounding job and whose courage and compassion will be why in the end we will defeat coronavirus theres a tradition going back some years now where the Prime Minister takes a moment each day to thank someone for their service to others by recognizing them as a point of light kept in tom that is exactly what you are a point of light in all our lives so on behalf of the whole country thank you and have a very special 100th birthday. Fans of indian cinema mourning the loss of a 2nd big name in just 2 days. Up or died of cancer he was 67. 00 his death comes a day after that of bollywood actor. Kapoor will be best remembered for his performance in the romantic film albie he came from a family of actors who have dominated bollywood for nearly 80 years. Well still ahead of aljazeera with france and the netherlands scrapping their football seasons is there a way back for englands premier league. Business majors to buy the brass pong. Business leaders to buy no brass pong. Its called fans its time to catch up for the game heres joe sent me thank you friend sports newspaper le keep is reporting that the league and football season has been officially scraps and that percentage of man have been declared champions p. S. G. Were 12 points clear when the action starts because the krona virus pandemic and the season cannot finish because the government extended its ban on sporting events until september if confirmed this will be p. S. T. s 3rd straight french title and 9th overall there is no word yet on which teams will qualify for you a physiotherapist in competitions or how relegation will work was looking more and more likely that italy will follow france in cutting short their football season clubs in italy stops division will be allowed to start training next week but the country sports minister vinci father for a thinks it will be wise to focus on next season and write this one off he predicts most club buses feel the same way and believes a decision could be made by the end of the week. Resuming training does not mean receiving the season if we dont want uncertainty then we need to follow the path of fronts and that the netherlands and of many other countries which have already shut down football if i were the president of a club i would think about plumbing for next season which starts at the end of august certainly the path to seri are restarting is very narrow in the coming days there will be a League Meeting and i think that we could have a surprise because i think there could be a majority of president s ready to ask for the season to be ended still leaks in england germany and spain are pressing ahead with plans to restart action but a peace Sports Correspondent rob paris told us that the decision may ultimately not lie in the hands of football officials. Shows the conflicting advice and decisions being taken across the continent and it makes it difficult for late to try to plan their resumption of competitions when ultimately its the governments that will take the decision on whether Mass Gatherings can be shared and mass gathering will include hundreds of people the author quiet football stadiums so that you do get the risk of infection spreading so youre also getting potentially government allowing players to regime training but what were discovering from across europe is that doesnt necessarily mean that games can resume and for all the speed that leagues of rushing towards trying to get start dates in that direction governments will take the stations ultimately helps their hands if they decide that lockdowns and social distancing need to continue and be extended the clay is obviously some of them will be missing football theyll be struggling lockdown away from that scene mates but also they have Health Concerns they know you that if they also be back on focal pitch they get and theyre going to have to be tested very regularly for quite a bit 19 in spain thats all they need testing englands also planning for max testing in the premier league and that comes at a time when this theyll shortages of coronavirus test in wife society and spanish Ways Association didnt say it would look bad if the testing is still scattered in white decides a and yet foot warmers seem to have access to hundreds maybe thousands of tests so they can be tested regularly because teams are going to have to maintain a sterile environment not only training but also around the stadiums as well the u. S. Is top Health Adviser says Major League Baseball could come back this summer barring any major current virus outbreaks dump dr anthony found she has a Washington Nationals fan laid out this scenario is in an interview with the teams 1st baseman ryan zimmerman. As we start trying to get back to normality and pulling back on some of the strict mitigation you know we have a 3 phase way to get back to normal for if you get past the checkpoint the gate way you know kind of like the Minor Leagues before you get into the big leagues then you go to phase one and then if you do well you go to face 2 and then face 3 if we do that successfully and theres no major outbreaks i could foresee any of a number of scenarios one of the scenarios would be something that i know is not pleasing to the players like yourself is to at least get the fans to see it on t. V. You know get the play is all tested so the negative in the not going to infect each other let them go to a place a few places where you could play ball and play and watch it on t. V. Thats one option the next option is to do the same thing but if things are really low to restrict the number of people in a stadium the next thing every 5th seed or every 4 seed that could be done and then the best of all is if things really work out you can have a regular season but i hope that theres some form of baseball this summer even if its just t. V. And i and i do that for i feel that strongly one because im an avid baseball fan but also i mean its for the countrys Mental Health but the tech kilobits to wait until next year its left a lot of uncertainty for older competitors who sporting careers a coming to an end chide that chap but the as one of those the 35 year old time was planning to retire after take care it says for now hell keep training and hopes to make it to next years games although theres doubts too about whether theyll be able to go ahead after japans Prime Minister said on wednesday it will be impossible to hold them if the pandemic isnt contained when i know how tomorrow. Others may think that its an advantage that we have another year to prepare ourselves but actually we had everything planned for this year that plan has collapsed and we have to start over the next year i originally planned to end my career after this years Olympic Games as im getting older if the olympics has to be postponed for another 2 to 3 years i would just give up my place in the games. All right that is i guess but for now have some me thanks so much. All that said from me for this news our hobby back in a moment with more of the days news to stay with us here on aljazeera. May on aljazeera has covered 19 infects millions and triggers a Global Economic crisis well bring you the latest developments from around the world. 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