Members of a Paramilitary Force are killed. Fighting for survival financial cost of coronavirus paints a bleak picture for the future of some zoos. Say they malaysian government has detained more than 700. 00 migrants and refugees it says is part of the effort to contain coronavirus but it comes after weeks of increased social media attacks on foreigners some posts have accused them of spreading the virus others blame them for being a drain on the countrys resources for so many reports now from quote of them. Hundreds of migrants and refugees including children rounded up in a raid in kuala lumpur on friday theyre being held in detention facilities Migrant Rights Group the noggin eater has criticized the raid as inhumane and counterproductive arguing it will deter migrant and refugee communities from getting tested at a time when the world is still struggling to contain the pandemic. But the government is defending it as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus state the slick there is still on documented migrants their status remains the same the laws of this country havent changed these people broke the law or when they entered the country illegally in recent weeks foreigners have been the target of hate speech with some malaysians blaming them for spreading the coronavirus hostility towards the rangar and undocumented migrants appear to have been set off by several events this suburb outside kuala lumpur home to a large population. Was placed under lockdown more than a week ago to curb transmission of cases there are social media posts telling the room theyre not wanted here there were at least 5 online petitions some of which have since been taken down urging the government to expel the refugees from malaysia malaysians have also directed their anger at the ethnic minority after Rights Groups criticised the government for turning away a boatload of refugees last month for nor john been much and her family these are worrying times they escaped from scituate kind state in myanmar in 2012 after into communal riots between buddhists and muslims killed 200 people and displaced more than 100000 others. Life here hasnt been easy malaysia does not formally recognize refugees they cant work legally or go to school. She says shes heard rumors about the malaysian government wanting to send the route back there it made me think back to our journey here we were at sea then human traffickers picked us up and they kept my husband for months because we couldnt pay it was only after 8 months here when we were finally registered with the un as refugees that i felt safe what if we have to go through that again the coronavirus and malaysias curbs on movement has already put north johns family in dire financial straits now the fear of being detained hangs over the florence italy aljazeera port. Well for migrants who have left african countries for libya life was already a struggle before the coronavirus pandemic measures and leaving many without work as mahmoud of the wire reports from tripoli. Tired and frustrated these migrants can hardly afford to buy food they weighed by the roadside in the libyan capital for potential employers theyve come from other parts of africa to earn a living by doing a manual work but since the country began its lockdown measures to prevent covert 19 a month ago they say they have hardly any money like ideologically the travel restriction between cities is paralyzed in the us we cannot find work not only tripoli but also in other libyan cities many of us no hope to travel back home to be reunited with our families nearly 1500 migrants and refugees are kept in Detention Centers in western libya some are living in dire conditions many of them were intercepted by the libyan coast guard why its trying to cross the mediterranean to europe human rights organizations are warning that an hour would break of the coronavirus among them could be catastrophic the International Organization for migration is conducting sanitation campaigns and hes calling on the authorities here to gradually release some of the most of all normal we have a voluntary return. From libya that assisted over 50000 people returned to their countries of origin. Its currently. Only d partially operational in that were not able to fly out of. Libya but domestic that will get clearance to fly humanitarian flights out of libya to the countries of origin. Thousands of refugees including the women and children escape instability and poverty elsewhere in the continent and i arrive here every year. They make dangerous journeys from libby insurers towards europe to seek a better life but many of them die when their boats capsize the covert 19 lock might force some of these migrants to leave libya once again if that happens they could be except by people smugglers and traffickers. But those who choose to stay remain hopeful for a change even though that might not come any time soon. But what up to. Tripoli. Theres been a spike of new coronavirus cases in russia a record 9600 have been reported in the last day most of those new cases are in the capital of moscow more than 124000 to be infected so far. And the experimental antiviral drug has been approved for emergency use treating coronavirus patients in the United States 1500000 vials of the drug gram disappear will be distributed to hospitals for monday after a study showed improvements in Recovery Time particle he says report. This is a president that throughout has tried to project a feeling of hope as the coronavirus rips through the world and his country now bringing in the c. E. O. Of a Pharmaceutical Company to the white house to herald the results of a possible treatment for him to severe really people that are not doing well people that are sick people that have this horrible plague and set in to our country and that were getting rid of and were going to be were going to be having some really incredible results we have. Very promising studies coming out on the vaccines we have promising studies coming out on therapeutics. In the 1st widespread trial the drug it did shorten the length of the hospitalizations days for the virus and its slightly decreased the mortality rate but Scientists Say its the 1st real hope that a drug can work against the virus we have to remember this is the very 1st one its a new drug being used for this and you showed i would call it a bright spot in the search just what 90 days after being notified of this of a drug it looks like its got very promising results and the company that makes it says it will donate its stockpile which the food and Drug Administration cleared for use on friday will be working with the government to determine how best to distribute that within the United States will be working very closely to get that to patients working with female working with other parts of the government to make sure that we get that to the patients in need as quickly as possible because there are patients out there that can benefit from this medicine today that are hospitalized and we dont want any time to waste for that the white house trying to project a sense of hope of a near return to normal for the country but as some states begin to reopen like georgia for bodie numbers an additional 1000. 00 cases diagnosed in a single day and experts say itll take as many as 2 weeks to determine the true cost as cities and towns begin to reopen pedicle hain aljazeera. A magnitude 6. 00 earthquake has struck the greek island of crete the epicenter of the quake was about 100 kilometers south of the eye that the European Mediterranean Seismological Center say that originated at a depth of 10 kilometers. North koreas leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks thats according to state media which broke us images that it said showed came a Fertilizer Factory as a bride reports from so speculation had been rife about Leaders Health and his whereabouts. In good spirits and seemingly in good health after disappearing from public view for nearly 3 weeks north Korean Leader kim jong un reemerged in style to open a fertilizer plant. The pictures on state run television said to be from an event on friday seemed to be north koreas answer to world the growing speculation about kims health. Online news sites and some news organizations have been quoting sources that said kim was gravely ill even brain dead after a surgical procedure gone wrong. It had led to concerns about a possible power vacuum and instability in the Nuclear Armed state and focused attention on kim sister kim go joan who attended this event as a possible successor to him she came to the worlds attention as the point person in north koreas Charm Offensive during the 2018 Winter Olympics in pyongyang. She continued to feature prominently as the smiling facilitator in the subsequent into korean dialogue and in the historic summit meetings with the United States. And. When we. Were. In south korea intelligence officials had urged caution about the Health Rumors saying they havent detected any unusual activity the pointed to a serious crisis south Koreas Unification Ministry has condemned what its called groundless content saying the speculation has caused unnecessary confusion and senior political figures here who dont even suggested that kim might have died off facing strong criticism. Opening this large fertilizer plant not wearing a mask while being cheered by large crowds may also be part of north koreas wider message to the world that its feeding its people that it doesnt have any cases of the coronavirus and the kim is very much alive and in charge of mcbride aljazeera so. At least 10 members of the Iraqi Paramilitary group the Popular Mobilization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks but i still fighters the northern thailand of maccie shrub was targeted overnight on friday in the province of. The other tank half an intel to help the country to claim victory over i still at the end of 2017 now to syria Simona Fulton is in baghdad and says these are the most brazen attacks by isis fighters in the last year. Well it is the deadliest attack that i think has carried out in iraq over the past few months or even a year resulting in the death toll of 10 people as you mentioned earlier and it comes just days after the group tried. To stage another attack in kid coop on the Intelligence Headquarters so what were seeing is that i saw is now resorting to directly attacking the Security Forces which is something that we didnt see over the past years what weve seen until now was i saw for example planting improvised explosive devices in rural areas or trying to intimidate or terrorize civilians living in remote areas but these attacks on Security Forces there are signed it is more emboldened and capable of actually launching these operations now what appears to have happened last night is that the group attacked a checkpoint of the Popular Mobilisation forces killing 6 people in daraa gunfire and in a subsequent military operation to respond to that attack 3 additional people were killed in. In addition to that one other member of the Popular Mobilization forces was killed so thats the death toll of 10 what is important to say here is that one of the 10 people who were killed are members of the socalled tribal Popular Mobilization forces these are sunni members of local communities who are drawn from the tribes to try to defend rule areas. Still ahead here on aljazeera why Indias Muslim minority is being targeted as corona virus spreads. And with technology evolving to help us track and contain covert 19 we look at concerns about surveillance and previously. We got a change in the weather across northern parts of china as we go on through the next couple of days crowd and run cold weather gradually coming back in after a recent heat wave last a cloud here thats spilling out of the yellow sea towards the Korean Peninsula towards japan and then we got a seasonal front the my you buy from last going to continue making its way further east which as we go through the next day or so i say south korea certainly turning very wet at times q shes saying some very heavy rain as well and that will slide its way into southern parts of honshu ahead of that tokyo find it right around 26 degrees celsius little colder as we go on into monday kadam right just picking those temperatures back to around 22 degrees by that states desa sort of temperature we can expect embracing heat returning there into shanghai more heavy rain just coming back into central western parts of china by this days lots of behavior right through parts of Southeast Asia malaysia same big downpours popular guinea sings them very old live the showers and notice some lively showers there just around northern parts of somalia this is a circulation which is making its way further north was certainly want to watch as we go through the next couple of days philippine feature just pushing up into the andaman sea more big downpours here then heavy showers they continue for northeastern parts of india and a good part of bangladesh. The. Freezing winds and rugged terrain and at times seem impossible. But for afghan traders who brave the work on courage all that is no choice. Combating the impossible to sell their goods and isolated areas so. We follow that daring journeys as they overcome the extremes. Risking it all afghanistan on aljazeera. We. May. There are among the top stories this hour and police in malaysia have detained more than 700. 00 refugees and Migrant Workers they live in areas where coated 19 cases surged last month triggering ickes ations the foreigners are spreading the virus to Rights Groups say they could be held for months dangerously cramped conditions north korean state t. V. Has shown videos leader kim jong un in what may be his 1st public appearance nearly 3 weeks the images are said to be from an opening of a Fertilizer Factory absence or to global speculation about his health. At least 10 members of the iraqi Iraqi Paramilitary group the Popular Mobilization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks by isis the fighters in country to claim victory over the end of 2017. To spain now where the Prime MinisterPetro Sanchez says mosques will be compulsory on public transport for monday the government plans to relax restrictions in phases after 7 weeks of Strict Lockdown people are now being allowed to go exercise outside as alexia brown reports. Their 1st taste of freedom in 49. 00 days thats 1176 hours of lockdown spent mostly indoors. Runners cyclists rollerbladers taking to the footpaths across spain which for weeks had been off limits except for those out to buy food and. I was rollerblading with open arms through the streets because they went to me cause it was a feeling of freedom. Going for a walk and playing sport have been bent to stop the corona virus spreading in spain which is one of the worst affected countries in europe theyve been more than 25000 deaths and 216000 cases but Authorities Say the outbreak here is finally past its peak that its very great to go out to run today and im thinking like you know if there are again moment you know i get with everybody out like this im very happy about that and i think that people are quite respectful. I think theyre very happy. Last weekend children under 14 were allowed out for an hour a day of supervised activity now adults and Senior Citizens can also go out and say protime in a bid to reduce overcrowding. Though it didnt work everywhere with thousands out along the house alone as prominent. As and i mean there for me personally its incredible that i can finally go out after so long it just seems a bit strange to me that there are these time ships because in the end there are so many people out at the same time in the same place beaches though remain closed and crowds exercised under the watchful eyes of police. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted that allowing outdoor exercise was a new step and measures to ease the confinement that called for people to be responsible because the virus is still here the World Health Organization says countries should lift their lockdowns gradually be ready to restore restrictions if infections rise there are tough days still ahead for spain the lock down has hammered its already faltering economy and unemployment is expected to soar. On this saturday though people enjoyed the Simple Pleasures of being outdoors on a sunny spring day. Brian aljazeera. France is extending its Health Emergency by 12 weeks until july the 24th that will allow it to to play keep in place quarantine measures for those arriving in the country which is still planning to start lifting some looked on missions in just over a week including the reopening of primary schools francis recorded more than 24000 deaths. India has rejected a report by the u. S. Commission on International Religious freedom which name did a country of particular concern muslims have been attacked after a religious gathering in the capital that a rise in corona virus cases with minority being blamed for the spread of the disease Elizabeth Cohen reports now from new delhi. Mohammad the names mother robs going to put on his bruises the 35 year old says he was attacked by a group of men when he was out something vegetables on his cot. After asking my name to said youre a muslim youve destroyed the country youve sprayed. And then started beating me with sticks there were 5 or 6 of them. Community leaders in the neighborhood of author but they stay told aljazeera the muslims have been harassed and attacked since a gathering of islamic preaches in delhi led to a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. Window was broken in the middle of the night he says hed been receiving phone calls from relatives telling him about rumors that his son attended the event and daddy. Being sprayed around that the corona virus is being sprayed by the jamaat. Police investigating the incidents there just some of the attacks on muslims around the country analysts say that while other groups have broken lockdown drills muslims are being targeted its. Islam is being said to be responsible for having walked he waited these people and in fact. That is the kind of narrative which has been very. Soon after 2000 people removed from the headquarters off to the group that organized the gathering in delhi in late march many Media Outlets blamed it for the spread of the corona virus 50 percent of all the cases across india in the last one week only and only because of the public e. G. Marcos so who are these People Television channels and social media showed fake videos of muslims breaking lockdown guidelines and social distancing norms hashtags such as corona jihad and corona terrorism began to trend on twitter here earlier this week a legislator from the governing body of the age on the party told his constituents not to buy vegetable. From muslim vendors. Vegetable vendors are spitting on the vegetables putting them and then selling the vegetables so i told them that we cant do much about that but dont buy vegetables from them. Mohammed said he abandoned his car and ran away from his attackers. Have to do something to survive but i cant go back there whats the use they might beat me again the father for the families only. The u. S. Commission on International Religious freedom has called a country of particular concern the hindu nationalist was reelected last year india has rejected the report but the us body is just the latest to criticize the government for its treatment of muslims last week the organization of islamic cooperation india to take urgent action against the growing tide of islamophobia in the country elizabeth. Singapore will start easing restrictions for maybe 12 to being under a partial lockdown for 2 months selected businesses will start operating again small groups of students will be allowed to return to School Singapore has reported more than 17000 cases 16 people have died india has made it mandatory for public and private sector employees using government backed Coronavirus Tracking at such moves by beijing government raising previously concerns among people but medical Authorities Say tracking software has helped slow transmission reports now from hong kong. When tricia cowen and her family returned to hong kong in april they were put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days they were also required to wear this electronic respond the loaded authorities if they breached a quarantine regulations and left their apartment its didnt think about it i just think that this had to be done i mean its people need to be tracked and now one wants it spread further we all want to be over as quickly as possible so that that just involvement. You know the tracking Technology Developed in hong kong is a wife find theyre put to detect if the user changes location but the company says the only data shared with the government is movement not personal Information Technology we have a lot of options like phase what condition speeds are what condition theyre using this way that alone will be alerted when they use the net their home but at the same time it polled had their way our. Mobile apps and digital surveillance are being used by many governments in asia to track the spread of the corona virus china uses a color based q. R. Code to monitor peoples movements and health in south korea overseas travelers who dont download a Government App are refused entry i think is so its a key part of the term Infection Control in asia especially using this technology to track down these people who are putting them into quarantine so it is probably one of the most of the reasons why we are doing better. All the possible world but critics say some government mandated apps can also access a users personal data and be used as a surveillance tool is it real fear that this data will end up in the hands of governments some of the apps look for peoples. Access. To call records even their contacts and in some cases they cannot and all the information together can you know. 2 of the worlds biggest tech giants a good girl and apple lantern bed new features in their devices using contacts tracing technology by sight the toll will be removed once the pandemic ends the critics say it could lead to ongoing some violence with governments using the data the purpose of. Technology might be playing a Critical Role in containing the pandemic but human Rights Groups warn it might also normalize surveillance in the future once this outbreak is under control. Sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. Well many businesses have had to shut down zoos have had to keep in place a few staff to take care of the animals u. K. Government is working on a fun to support its 141 zoos and aquariums which has suffered a financial setback this charge of reports some say it wont be enough to cover their losses completely. Mungo is the oldest resident of one of the u. K. Smallest zoos and territorial animal blissfully unaware of the fragility of his situation see his Nature Center is home to 25 different species built for the local community it is a labor of love but nothing a charity its fallen through the cracks when it comes to Financial Aid from the government with new visitors income has disappeared but the cost of keeping the animals remains the same with no funds to fall back on they are relying on donations if they cant reopen by the summer the future is bleak weve only got a couple of species here which all the senses could want but were in exactly the same boat as is plenty of other small species everyone would be in a position where theyre trying to offload their animals and find new homes for them apart from our armadillos and. None of the big sensible ones are animals and well have no other option that have to be euthanized. The more established in higher profile have a stronger chance of staying afloat but the pressure is still immense zoos like malala franticly fund raising securing bank loans and furloughing staff to try and see them through the crisis and while the governments support package is welcomed is limited in scope. Negotiating on behalf of the sector is the british and Irish Association of zoos and aquariums been working with the Government Works to you we dont think its going to be enough for all and especially for the long term and now we think it may be enough to just get past the crisis but as a sector are and will need investment there are also thousands of zoos around the world that call the law and a nation government help Uganda Wildlife Education center is home to 280 animals right now this orphaned elephants biggest problem is loneliness it seems and maybe food when we can was the implication was that it was coming here as we speak right now because i was coming in through. Accommodation or restaurant specialized programs those are not happening anymore even if the lock down and soon tourism will take time to recover in the meantime the Virtual Tours the springing up and online donation pages hoping to secure enough support until gates can reopen. Their homes. So this is the answer these are the top stories and police in malaysia have to take more than 700 refugees in Migrant Workers they live in areas where cave in 1000 cases search last month triggering ickes ations that foreigners are spreading the virus Rights Groups say they could be held for months in dangerously cramped conditions closely has more frequent. The timing and the manner in which these raids have been carried out have been criticized now the u. N. H. C. R. Said several Asylum Seekers and refugees have also been picked up and it had been informed by authorities that they were being held for the purpose of verifying their identity. And were also weve also seen videos of people being held at close quarters with no opportunity for physical death thing not everyone was wearing a mosque also getting reports that children were also detained so the rates have apart from being criticized as inhumane and theyve also been described as foolish has been a spike of new coronavirus cases in russia a record 9600 have been reported in the last day most of those new cases are in the capital moscow more than 124000 have been infected so far. For the 1st time in more than a month people in spain are being allowed to exercise in go for walks it is part of the governments plan to ease the street coronavirus. A magnitude 6. 00 earthquake has struck the greek island of crete the epicenter of the quake was about 100 kilometers south of the island the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said it originated at a depth of 10 kilometers its. North korean state t. V. Has shown video of leader kim jong un whats maybe his 1st public appearance nearly 3 weeks the images are said to be from an opening of a Fertilizer Factory his failure to show for a major anniversary this prompted speculation about his health. Care stay with headlines have more news here right after risking it all. When you saw that document for the post story we listen to after the war saying youll be into gold build United States of you will. Be with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter