And a gas leak at a chemical factory in india leaves at least 11 dead and hundreds in the last little. Under the devastating Financial Impact of the corona virus pandemic continues to unfold as governments across the world struggle to restart their halted economies a staggering 3200000 more people have filed for unemployment in the us that means 33 and a half 1000000 or one in 5 workers have lost their jobs since mid march when the corona Virus Outbreak forced many businesses to close their doors here in the u. K. The bank of england warns that the economy could shrink 14 percent by the end of 2020 the worst slump in more than 300 years but it says the economy could bounce back by 2021 if the pandemic is brought under control its a slightly better picture in china though exports unexpectedly rose by 3 and a half percent in april partly driven by sales of medical equipment but analysts warn a 14. 2 percent fall in imports signals more trouble ahead of the Global Economy sinks into recession our White House Correspondent can really help it joins us live now secondly and quite a staggering figure there for the jobless numbers in the states. Yes and theyre expected to continue in a really is difficult in a single live shot here at the white house to put into context the stop suffering that is existing in the United States as a result of this of course there have been efforts by congress to alleviate that suffering in the form of stimulus checks and other remedies but those are really just a very short lifeline and will not help americans as they deal with this for weeks for months for years what we know is this is a white house very eager to bring back the economy pushing very d hard as a solution to these job losses that are historic in nature being compared to the Great Depression but the reality is will these jobs were lost very quickly over a matter of weeks the recovery is going to be phase that means its going to take some time that the u. S. President continues to project optimism in the midst of all of this but at the same time the reality is that the projections are gloomy and theyre going to continue to be for some taiwo were in the 30000000. 00 mark now in terms of the number of jobs lost its expected to be much higher than that even is going as high as the 40000000 mark in terms of not only these jobs lost initially but sort of the 2nd wave as many businesses realize theyre not going to be able to reopen and give me a song from the progress so make or to me or the lack of it so theres the issue of the virus itself in a case of code 19 close to president. Yeah what weve learned is that a valet that works with the president this is a a military unit that serves to assist the 1st family comes in very close contact one of those individuals on wednesday tested positive for corona virus this is obviously concerning to the u. S. President as he goes about his day he was immediately tested as was the Vice President what we know is that they tested negative but per the Vice President we now know that the they will be tested daily as a result but this just underscores the problems in reopening the u. S. Economy that even the president faces as we reopen the United States economy the president s own guidelines call for the most vulnerable those above 60 years of age of category which the u. S. President calls need to stay at home but when you work in the white house home is your office and so these are the challenges that ordinary americans face but the president now realizes he too will be dealing with as there is this continued push to reopen the economy but also we know the infections in the United States continue to rise and can reach us a bit about a case thats been dropped the next advisor to president trying to push through the case and the background of the fact that its been dropped. Yeah this is just developing in the last few moments and this is significant you remember the russia investigation by Robert Muller that enveloped this administration in its early days well one of the people that was caught up and snared in all of that was the very short serving National Security advisor Michael Flynn for the u. S. President now he was interviewed by the f. B. I. He had mid to lying to the f. B. I. During an interview about a conversation he had with a Russian Ambassador well there was a 2nd review of this case that was conducted by the f. B. I. The department of justice rigid this review it concluded that it will no longer prosecute Michael Flynn and even though he has pled guilty to those charges we understand now according to Court Filings in the United States here that this case has been dropped to the u. S. President has been reacting to this in just the last few moments he said hes very happy its not a surprise that you saying that he has tweeted extensively about how he feels Michael Flynn was treated calling it a scrape at one point the u. S. President has gone even further though now to talk about the f. B. I. These are Law Enforcement professionals in the United States refer him to their investigation the f. B. I. In general as scum so this is something the u. S. President has certainly very strong feelings about we are watching carefully to see what more he says hes been meeting for the last hour with the governor from texas as he conducts these ongoing meetings and reopening the economy we expect to have that tape playback very soon committee how could thank you very much indeed. Black people could be 4 times as likely to die of corona virus than white people in the u. K. Thats according to the countrys National Statistics agency which says people of bangladeshi pakistani and Indian Origin are also at significantly higher risk the u. K. Has the 2nd highest coronavirus death toll in the world with more than 30000 fatalities gena how reports from north west london. Food donations being prepared for the community at a Pentecostal Church in the london borough of brant the reverend desmond hall shows us around this people are both really vulnerable disabled some have to some of the story told to brant is one of the areas of london worst affected by cope with 19 new Research Suggests that see in part because of its High Percentage of black asian and minority ethnic all. Residents occupants are struggling. Our committee as you may be aware this side of brant is within that double digit deprivation so in this is a declaration we are double digit deprivation figures from the office of National Statistics indicate that people from be a m. E. Groups or 4 times more likely to die from covert 19 than their white ethnic counterparts b o n s a points to social inequality is a major factor and Health Officials agree to any communities are more likely to live in deprived situations theyre more likely to live another half of a crowded commuter and many of them are in Front Line Work which is exposing them to the fire so it does show that. In being a great leveller its excess space in the existing Health Inequalities that sadly are all too prevalent in our society the latest numbers are in line with similar trends among ethnic minority groups elsewhere in the world at the reverend halls church we meet Jennifer Green who does what she can to help those struggling in her Community Despite having Underlying Health conditions herself these people that b. C im not well. Theyre sick so some of its hard for some of them as you mention the Poor Community some of them cant read so its hard for them to pick up the phone they have a right they dont know who to turn to so people die in as we say in the biblical biblical terms people. Knowledge is power i want to lose it doesnt have knowledge of the community its power is taken away in the end this looks like an issue of poverty and of race of minority ethnic groups less well connected to Public Services more likely to be doing low paid jobs that they cant afford to give up and very often directly exposed to the virus as nurses as bus drivers often on the front line of the fight against coronavirus. Its yet another way in which this virus is tearing into societies and communities turn to how aljazeera london. Moscows mayor has extended the citys lockdown until the end of the month 11000000 residents can only leave their homes for essential services and have to apply to use public transport but some measures have been eased with construction sites and factories allowed to reopen the mess as he believes the real number of cases in the russian capital is around 300003 times higher than the official top total france will start easing its lockdown from monday but Prime Minister it awfully has warned some areas will continue to observe restrictions for some time the regimes will have to show forms to use rush hour public transport and avoid parks but theyll be able to go shopping around introduced a Strict National lockdown in march when 25000 people have died across the country as the world economies suffer from the Global Pandemic a universal appeal is being made to fund the response the United Nations is asking for billions of dollars richer nations to help millions living in the planets poorest countries diplomatic editor james bass report an appeal for the most Vulnerable Countries on earth taking part in a Virtual Event the uns top humanitarian officials have identified 63 countries that need help both to fight the virus and to withstand the effects of the economic downturn here is to what were facing now is a double pandemic surely grammont that could impact us the biblical course theres no question mega famines are all on our break literally right now. Before koby hit the street we already had 130000000 people as i say marching on the brink of starvation the u. N. Emergency relief coordinator who also spoke at the event told me why the rich countries of the world need to act to tell us the benefits of acting early its always cheaper and better to act early and kick me with this kind of problem what were going to see if there is growing instability and growing migrates repressions and more space created for terrorist and other extremist groups is was currently a one year problem potentially being turned into a 10 year problem and thats not in anybodys interests the problem were dealing with has the potential to settle back all around the world no one will be safe until everybody safe so even in the midst of dating with this huge domestic challenge and all the rich countries the smartest strategy is to spend one percent of your effort and he about the wider world as well the problem for this appeal is even the richest countries on earth are currently facing Major Economic problems the 1st version of this appeal was some 2 1000000000. 00 and the u. N. Only managed to raise hard fact some now theyre asking for 6700000000. 00 james but as era of the United Nations still had this half hour. I listen you an insult i love. When lavish collectors one of the most essential jobs and now one of the most dangerous. And anger in israel as Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to lead a new government despite his indictment on corruption charges. Hello thats a nice warm sunny weather across central and western as. Areas of europe is not being quite so fine across the east of plenty of rain and weve also got some cold air across the east as well in fact some of that rain up into the mountains has turned to snow look at this in the mountains in southern poland enough snow to actually make a small snowman very different scene across into southern germany clear sunny skies to say the challenges have been on at the high side now thats about to change across the west and the north and not just yet but by the end of the weekend but for now through friday quite a bit of time inches in the low to mid twentys paris in zurich both the 24 the some rain chance pushing into Western Areas of france heaviest spells of rain into Northern Areas of spain and in fact the temperatures here not as holts as they have been but you can see elsewhere weve got mostly conditions still some showers to work their way through eastern areas of russia now as we go through saturday more the way of rain across northern sections of the u. K. Across into areas of norway as well and then that rain becoming a bit heavy a more widespread across areas of france but when it comes the temperatures by sunday into london up into also low temperatures are going to dip by about 9 or 10 degrees meanwhile across Northern Africa sunny skies dry out the med means more sunshine across Northern Africa warming up again in tripoli on saturday with a high of 36. But. As the world fights the corona pandemic were learning more about this every day the new patent your new join our Global Community its up to us for how we come together to fight answering your questions can i just ask you trying to say directly that coming on on you tube as youre saying im concerned about the front line for an earth or a quiet and not keeping you up to date and weve seen countries retreat back and beating back the stream on 00. Amount of top stories your knowledge is era more than 33000000 americans have lost their jobs since the coronavirus knockdowns began in the u. S. Thats one in 5 of the workforce. Black people in britain are 4 times more likely to die from coronavirus their white people countries to to sticks agency says people of almost all ethnic minorities are more likely to be killed by the virus. And the u. N. Says the worlds richest nations need to get billions of dollars to help protect people in the poorest countries from coronavirus head of the World Food Program has warned the pandemic could lead to a rise in conflict. Well in 2000 people are now known to have died from covert 900 in africa which has more than 50000 confirmed cases with dangerous shortages of ventilators tests and intensive care beds Health Experts fear the continents outbreak could get much worse and its not being helped by the spread of misinformation intruding by some African LeadersCatherine Story reports from kenyas capital nairobi. Victor evers job as a journalist to the facts checking agency is to verify information on the internet and examine the truth to what government and political leaders are saying he especially needs to be more diligent during the coronavirus pandemic never has just analyzed the social media video of the governor of kenyas capital nairobi. Who recently included bottles of a brand of cognac in food relief packs and gave these explanations that this committee which has some but it. Couldnt conduct does us troops and it kills the person because the writer says its a symptom and it kills as a disease continues to spread across the continent so does misinformation about it a lot of false information a lot of misinformation and disinformation plea on emotions and when people are emotional the comes because the can be critical of this would have been the one not getting the right thing sounds in uganda president ial where it was 70 reason he endorsed the production of a sanitizing spray that a medical investor said could cure the disease but id ask this president and roger alina also launched the distribution of a drink he said calicivirus and kenya some people are using Home Remedies they swear will protect them from getting sick the World Health Organization has said theres no proven cure or vaccine give up confusing time for everybody many people are now relying more on online content for their coronavirus some of those we talked to say theyre overwhelmed by all the information on fossil media either a very lying one for called who are the people feeling online and most of the off information has been shared millions of times across the continent with corina kinnears a volunteer with the kenyan red cross she distributes sanitizers soap and masks on the streets of nairobi. And office Accurate Information as opposed to the misinformation on line other bottling up that theyre drinking a lot so it means they cannot contact the vedas and that people believe that covered 9000 is not for africans that think that if in fact this morning someone quoted me and he told me government is just for rich people he doesnt believe in that closet. She says the only way to counter the online misinformation is doing what she is doing talking to people and sewing their questions and trying to calm their fears catherine soy aljazeera arabic kenya. Madagascar is now exporting its proportionate herbal cure for kevin 19 to several other african nations the World Health Organization is urging it to put the coated organics drink through clinical testing to prove whether it actually works we are advised the. Government of madagascar to take those products through a Clinical Trial and are prepared to collaborate with them weve also invited them to join the w. H. O. Coordinated solidarity trial where our therapeutics are being tested out so we would caution and advise against countries adopting a product which has not been taken through tests to see if we can with 1000 brazil reported a record increase in the number of virus cases and deaths on wednesday more than 10000 infections and 615 deaths were confirmed it prompted the countrys new Health Minister to flag the possibility of strict lock downs in hard hit areas overall brazil has registered more than 8 and a half 1000 deaths and 125000 cases president dr ehrsson r. O. Has repeatedly downplayed the danger of the virus and fire the previous Health Minister last month after tensions over the countrys response. Health care workers around the world have been applauded for best sacrifices during the pandemic but some who risked their lives to help others get little recognition or support on latin america editor you see a new man joined the sanitation workers on shift in chiles capital santiago. They make their living by doing the dirty work at all said hell fancy school and real better are a team from dawn to Early Morning they pick up the rubbish from homes to hospitals in this working class and taboo neighborhood. Of bell alerts residents that theyre coming back to my daniel has been doing this for 33 years to work with someone has to do it we dont have advanced education so we have to do this but im not sorry on the contrary its a noble job. Maybe so but its hazardous. This is dangerous because of the dogs people leave sharp objects in the bags even syringes we pick all this up with their hands and decent fictions theres no sugarcoating this is one of the least hygenic and well smelly jobs that one can have and if now become one of the most dangerous because these men have no idea if the rabbits that theyre handling over and over again belongs to the people who are window cracked the code with 90. Fransisco to this is now afraid to go home how do you work for them because of the family they say this far is get stuck to the bags under the handles on the truck. Chiles more than 16000 sanitation employees work with gloves that easily ripped to shreds the few disposable face masks the company gave these workers ran out long ago so they wear whatever they find you think that you are meant to look at they might see what you are the security measures in this country are appalling for the sector is specially under these new conditions. But while the private companies arent paying these men any extra ordinary people are showing their appreciation that. Rubbish collectors have always been stigmatized and seen as the lowest on the totem pole but now with this people are giving us credit where its due its would keep their spirits up as the joke with obvious pride that theyre now considered part of the front line against coronavirus to see in human aljazeera sent out. This 11 people are being killed and up to a 1000 left struggling to breathe after a gas leak at a Plastics Factory in india the plant was due to reopen soon after being closed for 40 days under indias coronavirus lockdown it is about power and im reports from the capital new delhi. Panic and chaos in indias Southern City of a shock apartment as People Living in an Industrial Area began losing consciousness thats after a gas leak at a Plastics Factory owned by a south Korean Company l. G. Chemicals the leak happened early on thursday morning when most people who were asleep at the National DisasterResponse Force a vacuum waited at least a 1000 people from a 3 kilometer radius around the factory there were some people who were unconscious also make launches there were people who were not able to move there were children there were women there were people who. All of them were helped. At least 800 were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties and irritated skin police said that styrene gas leaked out of 25000 ton tanks which had been left unattended as the factory was closed for 40 days during indias mock town. They said that hate produced inside the tanks was released soon after the factory reopened l. G. Chemicals confirmed the plant wasnt operate. And because of the lockdown but said they were a maintenance staff that the facility emergency workers said that the it was brought under control by midday so now the focus is not so much on the gas leak age as the effect of the gas leakage on the treatment of the of the people who have been affected. Algae said it was investigating the cause of the industry as minister of the state of entrepreneur said it looked as though proper procedures werent followed when the plant reopened he also said they want the company to ensure the same level of responsibility is taken at the incident were to happen in the e. U. Or United States. Police in the eastern city of god also revealed that there was a gas leak as a paper mill on wednesday they said the owner tried to hide the incident in which at least 7 workers were hospitalized some in Critical Condition like the factory in the shock of it he said the paper mill had also been shot during indias lockdown and workers had been preparing to reopen it elizabeth aljazeera new delhi flash floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 65 people in rwanda 5 bridges were washed away and dozens of homes destroyed flooding across Eastern Africa has led to more 260 deaths in recent days uganda has also been badly affected along with kenya where 100000 people have been displaced embattled Prime Minister researcher who says he is retiring at the end of july tell us about it has been implicated in the murder of a strange wife 3 years ago in a scandal thats rocked the small mountain kingdom but the 80 year old says hes leaving because of his age not because of the growing political pressure on him his new wife is also being charged on his lawyers argued hes immune from prosecution. That is usually to retire from there is room tightly despite the fact that my course is just now the term is due to end in 2022. Years i did indicate in january the job of Prime Minister has perception is really as rugby term physical strength. As energetic as i used to be. As deserted to voluntarily were killed or over the reins of government no accordance with their arse of lawsuit. Dozens of israelis have protested against a court ruling that as Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to form a new government despite being under indictment for corruption and demonstrators chained themselves to metal barriers outside the Prime Ministers office on wednesday Israels Supreme Court ruled that netanyahu can form a coalition with his rival benny gantz and israels president has now given him a mandate to form the government which is expected to be sworn in next week 34 cities in less choice than has more on the gansa netanyahu is unlikely coalition. These men dont trust each other indeed benny gantz had made his entire political career a short one that is about removing from Office Someone that he said was corrupt and had poisoned israeli democracy and so when you think of just how Benjamin Netanyahu has come back from where he was under indictment which he still is of course the trial is due to start at the end of this month losing or at least failing to win 3 inconclusive elections a court a high Court Consideration of the legality of his being able to stand as Prime Minister in waiting to form a new government one by one each of those impediments have fallen but yes what is remaining is now this very strange beast of a government in terms of israeli political history where both men will be sworn in as alternate Prime Minister at the same time netanyahu going 1st for 18 months then dance theyve had to change fundamental laws in order to allow this to happen and into and to ensure that netanyahu retains his Prime Ministerial status throughout the 3 year term potentially extending to a 4 year term of this government so hell be able to fight his 3 Corruption Cases from a position of strength and power and to try to ensure that dance is handed over power in 18 months time. A 2nd member of a popular left wing band in turkey has died after going on Hunger Strike for nearly a year in protest at the government banning the group if you havent got chick who was a guitarist in the folk music band group your room died in hospital 2 days ago the singer helen balik lost her life in early april on the 288th day of her strike theyre also fasting to pressure the government to free jailed members of the group and accuses them of being linked to the revolutionary Peoples Liberation front which is designated a terrorist organization by turkey the us and the e. U. With half of humanity under lockdown there are many things the world can collectively enjoy but thursday off is one of those rare moments and people only have to look up to the sky is the final super moon of the year a celestial event where the moon is in its closest orbit to earth appearing around 6 percent bigger and brighter than usual its also known as a flower moon signifying springtime in the Northern Hemisphere the next chance to see a super moon wont be until april next year so lets hope we have a clear sky plenty more for you anytime on our website address about is aljazeera dot com and you can also watch us live by clicking on that orange live icon out there dot com. On one of the top stories here now as there are theres been more detail on how badly the coronavirus pandemic is damaging global economies a further 3200000 people have filed for unemployment in the u. S. In the past week that takes the total number of people who lost their jobs since the outbreak began to more than 33000000. What we know is this is a white house very eager to bring back the economy pushing very hard as a solution to these job losses that are historic in nature being compared to the Great Depression but the reality is while these jobs were lost very quickly over a matter of weeks the recovery is going to be phase that means its going to take some time the us president continues to project optimism in the midst of all of this but at the same time the reality is that the projections are gloomy ad theyre going to kid to new to be for some time new figures show black people in britain are 4 times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people the countrys Statistics Agency says people of almost all ethnic minorities and more likely to be killed by the virus said relative poverty was likely to be a factor reports from several other western nations have shown similar results the mayor of moscow has extended the citys lockdown until the end of the month russian capitals 11000000 people can only leave their homes essential services and have to apply to use public transport the man also said he believes the real number of cases in the russian capital is around 300003 times higher than the official total. United nations is urging the worlds richest nations to give billions of dollars to help protect people in the poorest countries from coronavirus the head of the World Food Program says the pandemic could lead to a significant rise in conflict hunger and poverty 11 people have died after a gas leak at an indian factory up to a 1000 people were left with breathing problems after the incident at a plastics plant in the east of the country facility owned by the south korean firm elegy had been closed for 40 days due to indias coronavirus meltdown. Theres a top stories do stay with us from aljazeera the stream is up next. Rather large a la nina. Talk about. Us deaths and grieving at a local pandemic well after one conversations show you how you have few as. I look on much but if on one. And just want you us explaining what the scene was about to grow virus death using. Niko jump and how does this a lot to me says