A new outbreak emerge in the countrys north and brazils president flouts social distancing measures again as infections keep rising in latin americas hardest hit country. The global hunt for a Coronavirus Vaccine and treatment took a leap forward on monday with World Leaders pledging billions of dollars to the fight the European Commission hosted a virtual fundraising conference and nations promised to contribute more than 8000000000. 00 towards research a turning point according to the commissions president 3 and a half 1000000 people have now been infected by the virus about a 3rd of those have recovered but about 250000. 00 people have died gradually country by country in some instances even city by city lockdowns are being lifted one of the hardest hit countries italy was among the nations that began easing restrictions on monday were going to have more from italy a little later but join a whole begins our coverage from oxford where scientists are working on a potential vaccine. Corona virus isnt going away so the world must find ways to live with it better ways of testing for it more effective ways of treating it most importantly eventually a vaccine against it the patents are many the goal is one to defeat this virus and virtual pledging conference aims to channel billions of dollars into the Global Response its not just about pouring money into research but also about pooling resources and expertise for the common good. Measure. Its really. Now thats. Why. The u. S. Isnt involved and while china is offering to help there are concerns the worlds Top Economists already at political loggerheads may engage in a vaccine war donald trump has already claimed a vaccine is just months away scientists point out that even if a vaccine is discovered in months itll be a lot longer than that before its stale dup and available to the billions wholl need it which is why its so important to find drug treatments that work in the meantime both are central to the funds being pledged and both are at advanced stages of trialing and research here at the university of oxford professor Martin Landry is leading the Worlds LargestClinical Trial into coronavirus drug treatments a project called recovery hes hoping to find an existing drug or combination of drugs that works to save lives well before a vaccine becomes globally available. I think your is probably too strong i dont think therell be a single drug that suddenly wipes out clone a virus but i think effective treatments are in sight and theyre critical theyre critical because patients are dying today and tomorrow and the day after and even with the best will in the world with 18 months of having a scaled up vaccine at best we need treatments that deal with the problem of now. Only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago heres a greatest for the developing world where social distancing is really adequate possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat jonah how aljazeera oxford professor michel cares a shame is the former executive director of the global fund to fight aids tuberculosis and malaria he joins us over skype from a source thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera you obviously have experience in fighting some of the worst diseases in the world how crucial is that Global Response do you think and looking at what were seeing now against the coronavirus would you say there is a viable Global Response right now. Well a Global Crisis requires Global Solidarity a global effort and the Global Response thats how the world responded to hiv aids to tuberculosis to malaria with extraordinary president unprecedented in the history of medicine results but that wasnt until today i would say the landscape when it comes to core in their iras everyone was working in his own the way as you noticed countries responded separately as if a global. Crisis could be only to nations by a nation thats an illusion so thats why i do welcome very much todays remarkable pledging conference because it brought together european leaders but also japan canada leaders from the middle east and all of the major multilateral organizations the World Health Organizations garvey which is the organization that can bring the vaccines to the people in need the global fund to fight aids which can channel money rapidly to come through this is a remarkable coming together brings great hope and so thats always good to have hope and certainly it is good that we have seen these countries come together there are 2 office absentees and that is the u. S. And china the worlds 2 biggest economies how much does that hamper a Global Response not having those 21. 00 board can still go ahead without them. I think it can go ahead but i think everyone would welcome china and the u. S. To join this effort china is showing determination to move in the more multilateral way so lets wait for what china will do. I guess until the u. S. President ial election in november i doubt that the u. S. Would join such an effort. But on the day to day basis scientists do communicate very much and the u. S. Science is not isolated from the science elsewhere in the world so and Companies Pharma companies that are involved in this vaccine search for vaccine and and tremendous effort to fight a cure or therapies are really multinational and look both of the u. S. And the rest of the world so i would i think be everyones playing. Roles in the global theater of geopolitics but scientists cooperate on the day to day basis and of course this is a fund raising conferences all about well mainly trying to find the vaccine which you know maybe we dont know how far away that will be but when it does happen are you confident that people around the world will have equal access to this faxing regardless of which country in which region of the wall that was discovered in. Yes barbara its not only about the vaccines i mean the there are 3 main pillars through to that conference one is the search for a vaccine the other is the search for therapies and the 3rd that is make sure that we have accurate tests to diagnose koran thereby virus and also to test for immunity to the virus because the currently available tests are still not fully accurate and theyre not scalable to the scale we need worldwide now to answer your question its a critical issue. I think the discussions have to start no upstream from the 18 months or so until we have evidence for efficacy of the vaccine and here again i mean despite all of the obstacles the intellectual property. The massive investments that maybe some private companies would have to make in generating a vaccine i would still feel optimistic because again looking back at h. L. V. Aids we have succeeded having 25000000 people on treatment worldwide 4 with drugs that were just an affordable in the very early days of the epidemic for the people so if we Work Together again if we have a global responds with Global Solidarity and commitment from the political world well get there always good to end a conversation like this on a note of optimism professor michelle has a former executive director of the global fund to fight aids tuberculosis and malaria sir thank you for sharing your expertise with us thank you. Now is really has begun a slow return to normality 8 weeks after becoming the 1st country in europe to go into lockdown 4 and a half 1000000 italians are now allowed back to work and relatives can reunite but schools and cinemas remain shut indefinitely alexy obrien reports. Theyve been waiting for for 2 months in the. Old grandfather and granddaughter reunited. During the korean teen we were desperate because now i cant even speak for how excited i am too excited we have only seen her with video calls for 2 months but it was not the same it couldnt be the same. Quarter when i saw her my heart stopped it seemed to be a century since id seen her after the longest lockdown in europe family visits ever allowed but only of relatives live in the same region. Elsewhere the queues were back at romes main the terminus station though its not just take it but temperatures being taken. For love the point is that obviously after staying at home for almost 60 days it feels good i feel good and i feel safe. Across as a more than 4000000 people were back at work as construction sites and factories reopened and restaurants were allowed to sell takeaway food but taking public transport is still being discouraged by government and mosques a compulsory when sharing public spaces and doors. Funerals remain limited to 15 people but the bereaved able to lay flowers on the graves of the did the florists nearby carefully disinfected. With more than 210000 reported cases and around 29000. 00 tickets italys one of the worst affected countries government leaders fear the loosening of restrictions will lead to a resurgence in cases Health Care Workers are taking extra measures to track infections isolate clusters and make sure hospitals and overwhelmed again. Want to get every. Were being careful trying not to do too many things but at least were finally outside and breathing some fresh air families making the most of the sunshine and parks that have been reopened playgrounds remain off limits but youre happy because finally today they have opened a few aberg. After having closed for a month and a half even though obviously my daughter was disappointed to find the playground are blocked off there are many reminders that life isnt the same with school cinemas and theaters shot indefinitely but those ancient country has witnessed plagues before and recovered italians just need to find a balance between staying safe and embracing their new found freedom brian al jazeera. Earlier i spoke to cattle a quarter of a harare who lives in milan i asked her how she felt after 2 months in isolation. I feel tired it has been very tiring and exhausting. But as a matter of our fact has gone faster and today weve entered a socalled phase 2. So we were allowed to go out for a walks or for jogging in parks that had been closed up until now and we are now up allowed to use it family and relatives not friends but family so the day i saw my parents after 2 months. We didnt hug i kept a distance and we mat at the park some of that we would play safe being outdoors and it was hired very hard to knock 2 kids and how to them we want to be safe people were very happy to be outside the feeling was being thrilled about being no 3 again especially kids children or riding their bicycles or school turn. So you could really sense their freedom my being there and there were a lot of people outside i think too many you need to keep the distance you had death strong feeling of being the 1st ones and experimental everything and you know that sometimes we were kind of lost because you are hit with an album of news and information and as time passes by you will end up being a hit by this huge amount of information and some of them are incorrect some are fake music and even the saw called x. Parents are sometimes have to. Rethink their theories. So that happens when youre in the 1st and having to deal with something so tremendously. Different from anything else that you experience in your life. Plenty more still ahead on the news hour including coronavirus restrictions are relaxed in thailand but without tourism many still need food handouts iran reopens mosques but only in some cities and on condition strict the Safety Measures are met plus. Doing good works. Calls around to allow more internationally trained doctors to practice in canada. But 1st nigeria has joined the host of countries easing restrictions following a 5 week lockdown but medical workers are warning that the large crowds returning to the streets could result in a major spike in cases amid address reports there from abroad. Nigerians in the capital take tentative steps towards normal life after a week of lockdown but scenes like this shock medical workers on the front lines of the fight against 19 it is not a good decision. I distilled and theyre hopeful which in india this is there is no strong. If we have and i think you know about people who are. Women who have to carry cars to go to hospital beds to be able to take care of those who may have been affected. Some of the citys open markets are being closed frustrating many traders have not sold anything for more than a month. And there is no provision for the masses so i think is the reason why. Dont you go before scituate the lockdown has taken a toll of mice and livelihoods and many here are in a hurry to recoup their losses the collapse in oil prices has been another major blow for nigerias Oil Dependent economy. Is a full were trying to keep the prices as they are we dont want to even think about how losses as a businessman your priority is to keep your customer in good and bad times remember that many people didnt own any money for weeks now but some Health Experts insist the government should continue to enforce emergency measures the government says are certain restrictions are being lifted night from 8 oclock until further notice and wearing of mask like this while outside and social distancing will not be strictly enforced in addition to reducing presenter numbers on public transport for now all places of worship will remain closed with government body enforcing social distancing. Another nigerian c. A the lifting of restrictions when infections are on the rise could be disastrous degrees. Thailand has also began easing its restrictions after a steady decline in the number of new Coronavirus Infections and the economy has been hit hard and many people now need help putting food on the table Scott Hartnell reports from bangkok. As thais enjoy the easing of covert 1000 restrictions many remain reliant on food handouts from charities and local communities i dont know and in some cases theres not enough to go around for those whove been waiting many closed businesses are able to reopen after almost 2 months of being shut but the state of emergency remains in place along with the 10 pm to 4 am curfew the ban on International Flights to thailand continues until the end of the month restaurants can have dine in customers but only one person per table and no alcohol for syria the pet soon on its better than nothing but it might be too late. One per year im very worried about the Tourism Industry ties dont have the same purchasing power as foreign visitors the chinese koreans and japanese spend a lot of money but theyre all gone i think it may even take a year for things to get better. The government will evaluate the situation every 2 weeks either determine to further ease the restrictions or if theres a spike in confirmed cases reimpose some of the rules while the government is a very much focused on the here and now of tackling covidien one thing theres a growing concern about the future some businesses opening up is good news but this country is so were lying on the Tourism Industry thats add a standstill like the empty streets here in old bangkok there are many types of businesses connected with tourism so a downturn cuts deep into the population here we are an economy that depends a lot on globalization we depend a lot on the movement of people in tens of the pentagons on tourism i think contributing to 20 percent of the g. D. P. We also depend heavily on exploiting pet grooming shops have also opened their doors the owner of bark lounge used her personal savings to keep the business afloat for her it paid off. A lot of my customers are starting to come back i think because my shop was closed for a long time during the temporary shutdown my clients had no choice since the government lifted some of the restrictions my customers are fighting to be the 1st in line thailand southern neighbor malaysia also began loosening covert restrictions most businesses including restaurants can reopen but some states are keeping restrictions in place they want more time to study the potential risks from relaxing the curbs back in the cramped low income neighborhoods of bangkok many dont work in the industries or businesses that every open so they still need the food handouts but theres hope that this is a 1st step that could lead to more restrictions being lifted and that they soon can return to providing for their families on their own its got tyler aljazeera bangkok. And High School Students are back in class in vietnam primary and nursery children are due to resume next week 3 months after schools were shot no cases have been reported for more than 2 weeks and none of the reported 300 infected people have died but japans a state of emergency has been extended until the end of this month Prime Minister shinzo august says the countrys infection rate has not yet dropped the safe levels however the measures will be reassessed in 10 days time and abbott says they will be eased earlier if possible the state of emergency only allows local governors to urge people to stay home and ask businesses to close that scene some bars and restaurants in densely populated cities stay open. When youre likable enough japan has not experienced the explosive spread of infections like in other countries and some positive results are beginning to appear such as the effective reproduction number of the whole country falling below but at present there is still a considerable number of new infections and the number of infections is not declining at a sufficient level because Chinese State media has accused the us of unprecedented propaganda warfare over the origins of covert 90 secretary of state by pump a 0 had said there is significant evidence it originated in a chinese lab while the Intelligence Committee continues to do its work they should continue to do that and verify so that we are certain i can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory was that the best experts so far seem to think it was manmade but no reason to disbelieve that at this point is the Scientific Consensus was not manmade or genetically modified thats right i grieve that ive said ive seen their analysis ive seen the summary that you saw that was released publicly i have no reason to doubt that that is accurate ok so just to be clear do you do not think it was manmade or genetically modified. See what the Intelligence Committee said i have no reason to believe that theyve got it right secretary of state mike from pe of their work to trigger you has the reaction from beijing theres been a escalating war of words between the u. S. And china in recent months and this latest state media editorial is only adding fuel to that fire so it was in the global times which is a Chinese State media newspaper and its published both in english and mandarin and both versions really had searing words attacking secretary of state mike pompei oh in particular they called him a liar saying that he quote is engaging in filthy behavior to mislead the public and that hes lost his moral compass theyve also accused Michael Pompei of really only being interested in getting donald trump reelected in the next elections in november and in store king and the chinese hatred in order to do this now this is in response to the comments we had earlier of my composure saying that there is significant evidence that corba 1000 or even 8 in a chinese lad in the institute of roll g. E. And ageing has flat out denied this its also denied that its engaging in any cover up would just Information Campaign and this editorial is really demanding that mike pompei and his colleagues really produce this evidence that they say they say that they have and these just said look hes really just engaging according to state media in a bluff in a big bluff and really just continuing this anti chinas Smear Campaign in order to divert attention from washingtons mishandling of the crisis back home while in the same interview that calls that reaction like ok offered his support for the countrys Intelligence Community which said the virus did not appear to be a man made a White House CorrespondentKimberly Halkett explains the apparent fact. The secretary of state would not sort of definitively confer in fact that what he was saying initially and that was the this is something that the trumpet ministration believes in terms of covert 19 that it originated out of a lab in china i think what that indicates is that it is difficult for this administration to point the fingers at china without also offering evidence something that of course china has called upon to do but the argument has been up to this point that its classified and so there is not going to be that i have it is forthcoming at least not made publicly but this comes on the heels of a report by the department of Homeland Security that also accuses china of downplaying the threat what i think we can get from all of this is that the trumpet ministration in an Election Year is very keen to try and point the fingers at china given the fact that this was a very Strong Economy very historically low unemployment all of that obliterated now as these infections continue to rise in the United States. Still ahead in this news hour on the isolette back in iraq exposes dangerous cracks in the countrys Security Forces and a major breakthrough against malaria scientists discover a microbe that prevents those getting infected. Hello the mostly good clear sunny skies much of the mediterranean calls it the same there further to the north across much of your it is a very unsettled picture plenty of even some heaviest rain but it has been nice across into lisbon imports will people enjoying the sunshine the wall and also the same across into demo Cherry Blossom of course in very nice sunshine this read more of that certainly in denmark on tuesday could see some rain showers there pushing trolls into areas of portugal goal that as a spain and then really a very unsettled picture maybe not seep out across much of germany but the rain working its way east was a very unsettled throughout much of Eastern Europe western russia in particular the temperatures not too bad 1000 degrees in moscow on wednesday 21 on tuesday theres another system just waiting in the wings but not making much progress trying to push across into southern and southern regions of the u. K. In time it is not too bad as well beginning to come up of course once the sunshine reappears plenty of sunshine and High Temperatures throughout much of north africa with the mediterranean clear it is clear here as well so people enjoying again the sunshine cooling off in the water and also according to the horses in the water in tripoli not as a pretty warm here 33 in shipley on tuesday again more this kiss on the skies and even hotter on wednesday with a temperature 8 above average. And sacrifices made in the name. To provide. The hut children a woman in thailand mr price them of the love they crave and focus this compassion and kindness on how well with alzheimers patients from the west. Oneness with spammy travel halfway around the wilds to lead that own mother in her care. Witness kissing mother goodbye on aljazeera. Madagascar a breathtaking tropical paradise. Where its former protectors. Are now its under verse. We followed their journey as they put their lives on the line to earn a living. Risking gets all medical. On aljazeera. Welcome back heres a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera World Leaders have pledged more than 8000000000. 00 to Fund Research into a vaccine and treatments for the coronavirus the European Commission president. Said the virtual fundraiser marks a turning point in the fight against. Several countries began down measures on monday among the more than 4000000 people returning to work after 8 weeks at home and some Asian Countries are also using restrictions thailand has lifted some measures because of a steady decline in the number of in. Iran now with the death toll from the coronavirus has risen to more than 6270 as the countrys reopens mosques in 132 cities this means muslims can now pray at places of worship for the rest of ramadan he has more from tehran. Irans government announced the names of more than 100. 00 towns and cities across the country that they now consider safe or white zones these are places that Health Officials say have seen a dramatic drop in the rate of infection of the coronavirus mosques have the green light to go ahead and reopen their doors and in some cases friday prayer congregations will also go back to normal but it has to be said these are small Population Centers in a very big country to iran still one of the worst affected places in iran this city remains a red zone major religious sites into one musher than home in the cities places that were considered hotspots for the virus at the start of this outbreak those remain closed for now when the pandemic began in iran the government response was about weighing what was good for Public Health against what was good for the countrys Economic Health some say iran implemented a lockdown too late and reopened too early now in the islamic fasting month of ramadan the countrys leaders are under pressure to find a balance between managing Public Health and the countrys Spiritual Health we have to remember that modern day iran was built on the back of a religious revolution this is a country that has a large and vocal population of religious people and this is one of the most religious months of the islamic calendar its a time of religious gatherings and the government will no doubt be feeling the pressure to reopen places of mass worship some mosques like the one behind me local neighborhood houses of god have restarted limited operating hours individuals can go inside and pray throughout the day but as long as they maintain social distancing measures its a small but significant nod by the government to the countrys religious identity but bigger gatherings of any kind for any sort of mass worship remain forbidden. Hundreds of right grunt workers stranded in the western indian state of gujarat have fought with police. 5 workers from across india have been stuck in the city of surat since covert 1000 restrictions began in late march they say the government hasnt provided them with the food and train tickets home they initially promised government leaders say doctors need time to check for infections 1st. Brazils Amazon Region has become the new frontline in the battle against covert 19 infections are rising quickly leaving hospitals overwhelmed in the city of run outs the president terrible scenario continues to downplay the pandemic Alison Grimes reports the face mask is projected in the statue of christ the redeemer the symbol of religion nato its a call for awareness as the number of coronavirus cases keep rising across brazil. Yes president. Who has been marking the disease from the start keeps hugging and shaking hands with allies and supporters. On sunday he once again led a protest in the capital brasilia against stay at home measures ordered by local governors as he fights against accusation of corruption from the countrys congress and supreme court. We want the true independence of the 3 powers not only a fraction of the constitution we dont want thats an awful interference we wont admit anymore im being very clear patience has run out last week both sonata replaced the countrys most popular and to corruption crusader former Justice Minister says she a model who now accuses him of trying to meddle in Police Investigations against him and his sons but while the president is focused on his political problems the virus is spreading rapidly. In the amazon state Capital Health services have been overwhelmed by the number of sick people the city is handling more than 100 deaths per day 3 times the normal average as. Mass graves to bury their dead. The mayor of man made an International Plea for help has concerns grows that the virus could have devastating effects on the. Indigenous tribes. We have to save the lives. Of the forest for. A reason. A call for help that so far has rung hollow for a president whose critics say seems more worried about political survival than keeping brazilians alive. Scientists in chile have developed a test that could help diagnose coronavirus patients are earlier and for a fraction of the price one of the symptoms of covered 19 is a nose the loss of sense of the sense of smell and the university in santiago has developed on a robot kid for suspect the victims of the virus are latin american editor and human has been to see how it works. The sweet aroma of a flower a pleasure made possible by our sense of smell which is also one of our least used senses thats why scientists were late to catch on that in estimated 80 percent of people who presented no obvious symptoms of coronavirus in fact as partial or total unknowns mia many of them have experienced just a nurse which is all faction but also cold fact of the fact it comes as no other symptom no car no fever just im not going to go home and a fever can be easily detected with a some ometer or thermal graphic camera but not the loss a smell which is highly subjective. Now the school of engineering and center of aroma and tasting chiles Catholic University have developed an objective test to measure it. The kid consists of 6 extremely familiar aromas a person is asked identifies 3 you can fail the test and not be infected but you cant pass if you are says professor and then you can isolate the person that shows some of the some of these function corroborate this person hasnt the colleague 19 we went to try it out so ive always prided myself over having a good sense of smell but now were going to see. In the last card so i got them all right and the amazing thing about this is that its not only in credit. Quick but its also very very inexpensive about 0. 30 per test which means that it isnt credible in alternative in countries that cant afford widespread testing with the classical called 1000. 00 exams. A Pilot Program is starting this week but already there is widespread interest in using the kids in areas where theres a high probability of infections lame but if have looped either in industries that cant stop for example like Food Production and mines or hospitals they can tease them frequently and if they dont pass seen them to take the traditional test to confirm indeed just like having a High Temperature does not mean that you have cause it 19 losing a sense of smell isnt proof of infection but the smell test does provide a new Early Warning system to help detect those who are spreading the disease without even knowing it. You see in human aljazeera santiago. Things some other news now i saw attacks in iraq over the weekend have killed at least 14 Security Force personnel as someone a fault in reports now from making i saw fighters are taking advantage of political and economic instability as well as sectarian rifts within the Security Forces. These men from the Popular Mobilization forces r. P. M. s are the 1st line of defense in one of iraqs most dangerous areas across the river lies and stronghold yet their outpost salahuddin province has no thermal cameras not even a generator to power the lights when electricity cuts out at night. There is no support for us no court meant no armor no clothes nor have you a primary. The formed in 2014 to fight i saw our shia led but this unit is sunni and part of the socalled tribal p. M. S. Which draws its spiders from local tribes though poorly equipped theyre often deployed deep into rule areas and are easy targets for i saw 9 were killed last saturday in the most brazen attack in months when i still governments knock up on their checkpoint at night and opened fire killing 3 instantly 3 others were burned alive 3 more were killed in a roadside bomb when they rushed to help. It wasnt until 6 or 7 hours after the incident that more help arrived its because of the lack of effort and support from the Security Forces around here. Until a few weeks ago an Emergency Police unit was based nearby but it was redeployed to urban areas to enforce coronavirus lockdowns i self rives on instability and the group has taken advantage of the Political Economic and Health Crises that have hit iraq over the past few months in addition to that political tensions and rifts inside Popular Mobilization forces have impeded the ability of Security Forces to contain the insurgency the unit commander blames sectarian strife for the lack of resources and accuses the shia p. M. S. Unit based on the other side of the river of not doing enough to secure the area. We dont control the 7 kilometer strips facing us we also tell them that theyre not covering these areas but they dont deploy forces there its empty. The commander says his battalion enjoyed more support from the p. M. S. Prior to the association of its charismatic deputy chief of the other 100. 00 he was killed in a u. S. Drone strike in january alongside iranian general custom solem money since then the pm has real from internal competition. Not in mines was. He understood. There is an outreach approach that we so i knew level mowers we did the new and very much all the vision and. Implemented that too we are the go to. Integration. The killings the maki schieffer have sparked calls for greater empowerment of the sunni pm in securing their own areas many tribesmen hope that the incident will usher in greater Material Support as they confront isis resurgence see want to fulton al jazeera. Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the fight against malaria they are from the microbe that prevents us from being infected with the disease stopping them in turn from infecting humans the microbe is known as microsoft for ridea and b. And it lives in the guts and genitals of mosquitoes researchers cannot find malaria in any mosquitoes carrying the microbe or than 400000 people are killed by malaria every year most of them are children under 5 its thought that at least 40 percent of mosquitoes in an area would need to be infected with the microbe for it to have a serious impact on malaria. Well jeremy heron is a Research Scientist at the International Center of insight the physiology and ecology he led the study and joins us from nairobi via skype sir thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera ive explained that very briefly tell us a little bit more about the findings of your research. Yes thank you very much scope pleasure to be here so basically what we found is a symbiotic microbe that lives in the north mosquitoes and as you said when these mosquitoes are infected with the microbe they cant pick up the malaria parasite so it does lend itself to a potential control tool for malaria if we can increase the frequency of this in biology in mosquito populations we could effectively immunize them from being able to transmit a malaria parasite and how easy would that be effectively to give the spider cracked right to more and more mosquitoes. Yeah i mean that thats really the key thing is to challenge that were going to work in one theres a few characteristics that we found in this micro. Actually give us some clues as to what we could use to get it out there and so that is the vertical transmission so a mother mosquito sex all of her offspring. By by by inserting the microscope into their eggs. So that is one way in which the symbiote can spread into a population it is also infectious and weve actually found that it can be infected mosquitoes mate so we could mass release male mosquitoes which dont have the capacity to transmit malaria in any case its only transmitted by a few males and they could then spread that inspection. To females who truth then pass it on to their offspring so there are a number of different ways that we could get out there and thats really the focus for her since uterus studies i mean its interesting at a time when the world is obviously focusing on the coronavirus sometimes diseases like malaria get overlooked but as we mentioned about 400000. 00 people a year. Die of malaria sometimes even more so i mean how it i guess life changing could this research be to the areas that are hit by the disease. Yeah i think it could be could be huge we really need some new tools in this fight against malaria and you know we made incredible progress in this benign you know a lot of hard work to to get us to where we are but were still very far away from where we need to be and as youve pointed out there are too many people dying every year from larry or so. New developments such as this could could really be a Game Changing and just remind us where the areas are that are hit by malaria and also crucially i mean we mentioned that its mainly children under 5 that die from the disease. Yes i mean Subsaharan Africa really has the lions share of malaria deaths and of course children are the most most hard hit by the disease and its often in rule areas that are very inaccessible very difficult to get interventions out there so a strategy like this which would be releasing kind of a biological agent which has the capacity to spread itself i think could potentially be very very transformative as well congratulations on your breakthrough and wed love to have you back on our air to our discuss the vellum and says you try to infect more mosquitoes with this microbe for the moment jeremy aaron thank you so thank you very much barbara. It watching out is a real life from london still ahead short of protective gear a factory starts making face masks locally for the 1st time in afghanistan madagascar as president outside nonproven harbel tonic as a coronavirus cure 2 countries have already imported it. There are growing calls in canada that can lead to more International Train doctors support frontline Health Care Workers a tight regulations are leaving many shut out of their chosen profession and your lack explains among all the trainees i have taught at this level some air ranks and top 5 percent and on oral performance samir chohan reads a letter of recommendation from a doctor who supervised him as a medical volunteer in the United States thats the only way this canadian born graduate of a Foreign Medical School could get Work Experience with the cold in 1000 prices placing heavy burdens on canadas hospitals hes asking why young doctors with foreign qualifications find it almost impossible to work in their own country many of us are qualified very knowledgeable and skilled and we dont want those skills and knowledge to go to ways we want to use it to serve our country dr rifat suad ran baghdads largest Pediatric Hospital then worked in muscat he and his wife a prominent dentist in both iraq and oman came to canada in 2013 to make sure their children had a stable future neither has been able to work would have to retrain as a g. P. Which he cant afford to do so hes driving for burke to pay the bills instead of staying an extra d d im doing well thats. When you know we have to support the family. Governments in canada defer to medical licensing organizations which maintain they have to be cautious about admitting doctors trained in other countries but many say foreign training could also be an asset to Canadian Health care we should not forget the people who actually need to change in Foreign Countries they sometimes even know the Clinical Experience because they get exposed to the least Infectious Disease would never see here in canada ontarios medical licensing body told aljazeera its looking into the issue but as yet to make any changes in its residency programs one of canadas most multicultural cities brampton home to many currently unemployed foreign train medical personnel is leading one of many campaigns to usher more of them into the Health Care System in treatment see of the tasks and the lack of hospital residencies that are made you. Bailable to the foreign trained doctors so we have over 7500 doctors who house all the tasks but only 350 doctors actually got a residency last year so that is a huge waste of Human Capital attentional experts say covert 19 will continue to challenge the medical system here for months possibly years making the need for more frontline Health Care Workers ever more acute daniel like al jazeera toronto. Kuwaiti police have arrested several stranded egyptian workers who they say were rioting the police proportionately used tear gas to break up crowds of stranded egyptians and able to return home because of the current virus pandemic theyre staying in shelters and are waiting to be repatriated Egyptian Embassy has apologized for the riots and said repatriation flights would begin this week several gulf governments are trying to arrange flights for stranded and unemployed workers to return home. Officials in afghanistan fear the corona virus may be more widespread than originally thought after a random sample of people in the capital found one 3rd had covert 98. 00 its bad news for the country which already cant afford to buy personal protective equipment but there may be some hope with one factory taking matters into its own hands sahaya reports. Suited and booted these factory workers are practicing a social distancing and ensuring health and Safety Standards are maintained theyre making thousands of masks a day by hand it can push though. It could moderate door like many of the countries around the world theres a shortage of good to protect afghans against covert 19 you know of genocide is a poor country doesnt have enough money to spend for protecting our people i myself try to hold of ghana stand because International Market the people good causes out the 60. 00 buy them here just in 5. 00 with the same as standard the factory in the capital kabul is also providing Employment Opportunities because. I was jobless before this and was doing nothing in lockdown as home but im lucky that i have this job serving my people the government says corona virus has infected close to 3000 people but the true total is feared to be much higher there are not enough testing kits and its difficult to track case numbers especially in rural areas nearly a 3rd of 500. 00 people tested for cope with 19 out of a population of 5000000 in the capital kabul were positive in a bid to contain the virus the nationwide lockdown has been extended until may 24 but is widely been ignored by the public this is not a complete and lockdown why hasnt the government insured and implemented a complete lockdown 2 factors primarily one. Much to unemployment and poverty i mean a hungry man is an angry man you can not keep him and push him to be at home or own up to a quarter of a 1000000 poor families living in kabul started receiving 10 pieces of bread a day in the 1st phase of the governments handout program the charity save the children warns millions of afghan children are its risk of going hungry. Food is also being distributed by Community Volunteers going door to door to raise Safety Awareness during the pandemic most. Poor people are contacting us for help but unfortunately we cannot provide enough help we prioritise the poorest of the poor for example the widows who have no want to take care of them decades of war in afghanistan has damaged the Health System hospitals rely on aid from the World Health Organization in countries such as china or in turkey despite the foreign help afghanistan remains poorly prepared for a major outbreak sort of al jazeera. The World Health Organization says there is no evidence herbal tonic touted by madagascar as president is a cure for the corona virus actually works but that hasnt stopped the drink being exported 1st to Equatorial Guinea and now to Guinea Bissau oh laura bird and manly rather reports. This is proving popular in the past we can cope with 19 who would know who it actually blocks mother against the president only resoluteness says its so effective hes exposing it to the other side of the continent getting the south president is also impressed he visited the airport to welcome the shipment youre going to see this donation is a gesture in the fight against the Global Pandemic called cope at 19 id like to say with this Guinea Bissau will be seen in a very different concept of nationhood it will be seen as a country that always has good people and today the world will talk about. Its the 2nd country to the imported it the harp which is used as a tonic contains the ultimately a plant which is normally used to treat malaria but the World Health Organization warns that the effectiveness of the hype has not been proven or even tested by scientists but that hasnt stand its popularity tanzanias president says hes in talks with madagascar to send a plane to collect a shipment to pick a sample we are origen touch with monika scott there ought to us an official letter informing us about their cure we shall send our airplane to go and pick the drugs so our citizens can also reap the benefits tanzania has recorded 17 deaths but the governments been accused of failing to take the virus seriously in the capital darcel its business as usual schools the shot that markets mosques and churches remain open. And back in madagascar the army has been knocking door to door to give the tonic to the most Vulnerable People the country has so far recorded few cases and no fatalities but government actions have gone beyond the hard. Mosque and social distancing rules have been enforced measures medical experts say are fact if even if the tonic is not nor about an aljazeera. Thats it for the news hour stay with us im going to be back with more news in just a few moments thanks for watching. The air. The fold mines were time to turn up the volume on the untold story smelled wait you dont know 6 examine the u. S. And its role in the world were going to bomb the taliban in submission and bomb them to the peace table during gunfire coming from that direction were going to get i mean holding the powerful to account doing this room has cancer the nose of someone that lives here that has cancer. Folk lines coming soon on aljazeera. Rewind returns a can bring your people back to life im sorry updates on the best of aljazeera documentaries in liberal i was the top of the class and no like any other student rewinds continues with mono and me going into a war zone he said the 1st thing to look for is the exit its not how to get it its how to get out that nobody sees your pictures theres no point going to these places rewind on aljazeera. You know certain isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise youve been looking at another side of the story not so much the information around the outbreak but. The listening post on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Where entering. A Coronavirus Vaccine in record time thats the aim as a Global Leader is pledged billions to urgent research. Hello im Barbara Starr youre watching aljazeera live from london also coming up coronavirus restrictions begin to be eased initially but there is concern about a 2nd wave of infections restrictions are also relaxed in thailand but without tourism many still need food handouts and the