Their catch on to peoples tastes and in other news a rare trial in the democratic republic of congo the president s chief of staff is accused of corruption. We begin with another grim milestone in the global coronavirus pandemic the death toll from covert 19 in the United States has now surpassed 80000 the u. S. Is by far the worst country in the world but President Donald Trump says america is now and try to defeat the virus alan fischer reports. Well 2 white house staff testing positive for corona virus with senior members of his task force self isolating the president put on a bill is displayed in the rose garden of the white house we have met the moment and we have prevailed americans do whatever it takes to find solutions pioneer breakthroughs and harness the energies we need to achieve a total victory we will defeat this horrible enemy we will revive our economy and we will transition into great this. Thats a phrase youre going to hear a lot because thats whats going to happen asked if he was declaring Mission Accomplished the president clarified he was talking about testing claiming the u. S. Had no tested more people than any other country the white house has also told staff to wear masks while in and around the building a dramatic shift in policy senior figures attending the briefing did so the president did not in new york the governor insisted the state was through the wash to divide us a break saying it was on the other side of the mountain but with more than half of all american deaths sees a new rush to abandon the looked on measures some states are opening even though they havent met the c. D. C. Guidelines which i dont even know how that happens federal government says here the c. D. C. Guidelines which are basic Health Guidelines some states dont meet those guidelines and theyre opening anyway in florida the city of nichols was forced to shut down its beaches just 2 weeks after declaring them open people arent following social distancing guidelines i hate to say the base is closed down but i can see a very good reason for it as the president was speaking the number of dead in the u. S. Passed the 80000 mark he says some democratic led states are moving quickly enough to open up alleging without evidence a prolonged economic shutdown is claiming even more lives i want our country open to i wanted open safely but i want it open dont forget people are dying the other out recent opinion polls suggest the majority of us citizens are concerned states will reopen too quickly and the 2nd break will fall on fisher aljazeera washington. Now during his News ConferencePresident Trump also said his not in favor of real reopening negotiations on phase one of the trade deal with china the agreement was reached early this year after successive rounds of negotiations under the deal beijing pitch to buy at least 200000000000. 00 in additional u. S. Goods and services over 2 years while washington agreed to roll back tariffs in stages on chinese goods but some Chinese Media reports say beijing would like to change it china would like to reopen negotiations on the trade deal to make the term more favorable to them is this something youd be interested in doing no not at all not even a little bit no im not interested we signed a deal i heard that too theyd like to reopen the trade talk to make it a better deal for them john has been taken advantage of the United States for many many years for decades because we had people at this position right here where im standing sitting right in that office the oval office that allowed that to happen im not interested in that lets see if they live up to the deal that they signed well lets speak to robert scott about this his Senior International economist at the Economic Policy institute and his via skype from potomac maryland in the u. S. Thank you very much for being with us robert scott so President Trump newly out renegotiating phase one of the trade deal with china why is that you think whats this about is it about you know as he says china wanting to take advantage of the u. S. No i think the troposphere looking for an opportunity to scapegoat china fluoro that the problems weve had the us he wants to find somebody else to blame for his sailed response to the Global Pandemic and for the historic economic collapse that were dealing with here in the United States massive increases in unemployment collapse in g. D. P. And output now were looking at the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930 s. Here so Neither China nor the u. S. Can afford to restart a trade war right now. And i think thats right and frankly i think its trump has practice trade policy by press release hes been trying to engage these kinds of twitter fights but hes really has very few exceptions a toothless tiger he puts out these press releases and then follows up with nothing from that before he even took office in 2016 he was fighting phase was a carrier put to a air conditioner producer that was going to mexico and promise changes if they moved it away lets talk a bit more about what was the grade in phase one with china because sometimes media reports suggesting that beijing one would want to renegotiate why would they want to abandon the paths they signed in january in the 1st phrase isnt all good enough a deal for them. I think that china is going to find it problematic to increase purchases of u. S. Goods by 200000000000. 00 over the next 2 years thats it was going to be difficult in any case but now with the Global Economy collapse its theres just not the evidence is good enough demand in china to purchase that many u. S. Goods and they certainly dont want to do anything abers to person and try to buy their they resent all of his threats and cajoling that hes practiced throughout his administration but one thing he has done that has been moderately effective munch on china trade is to impose tariffs on about half of what we import import theyve been costly but theyve had some impact on trade so robert if even if there is no renegotiation to phase one know if this deal being implemented get given the current tensions between china and the u. S. Over the crown of ice on that nick i think is unlikely to be implemented remember its going to have us to stretch out over 2 years the President Trump has a very difficult election you know that he says listen no member i think the deal is likely to be reconsidered who. Whoever takes office next january i think the larger problem is this deal failed to address the fundamental causes of the growing u. S. Trade deficit with china which is a Serious Problems its cost us millions of jobs new us trying as massive subsidies as massive excess capacity and its decades of currency manipulation of the the root causes and those are the things that need to be addressed and President Trump has failed to do that promise scott thank you very much for sharing your hes with us robert scott is with the Economic Policy institute joining us there from maryland in the u. S. Thank you for your time. My question. More now on the Coronavirus Crisis and on monday france cautiously and this lockdown although many restrictions remain in place especially in paris as reports the city is half from resuming normal service. Back to work for some people in france but not quite back to normal in the paris metro staff handed out masks that are now obligatory on public transport and distributed hand sanitizing gel but with a large number of people commuting so should distancing was clearly impossible. 20 minutes for a train some people were not Wearing Masks and at my station in the suburbs staff were not handing out mass like here you cant socially distance with so many people but. Normally in metro were not confined spaces its just a shame we were advised to wear mass in the 1st began in france because maybe. Staying home after 2 months of Strict Lockdown the french government has lifted some restrictions allowing some businesses to resume work as people began to move around paris again traffic returned to the citys famous shells an easy avenue and shops welcomed customers many the shops on this street are open even though its not busy there are clearly people out and about enjoying a little bit of freedom but the government says that unless people remain vigilant it could consider reimposing some restrictions see the use of if the virus begins increasing rapidly again with no control and risking the health of the french people we would be forced to impose confinement measures again either in certain territories or differentiated as we did initially or even more widely if the population were in danger although some restrictions have been lifted many remain restaurants cafes sports and cultural venues a still shot as well as some parks many schools ready to open the government. Says that mosques are now easily available im testing is widespread but with no Coronavirus Vaccine yet they must rely on peoples ability and will to helping an end to the Health Emergency potential partner aljazeera paris in spain after nearly 2 months of Lockdown People can now go out and shops and markets are open want to herald has more from madrid we are at a Mens Clothing shop in the middle of madrid one of the busiest areas commercial areas that is just getting ready to reopen to the public next week so weve got everything ready weve got 100. 00 ties or we have the gloves we have them last year that the owner does this in fact in all the garments in order to reopen to the cost of ours today in spain over 50 percent of the regions have moved on to phase 21. 00 is a part of the escalation plan of using these lockdown measures after 57. 00 days of a strict low down so people will be able to go to terraces and at a capacity of 50 percent will be able to go to hotels still to a 50 percent of the capacity mosque and church and we also be able to meet their friends and families as one of the most important things of the us is singing measures now the World Health Organization is cautioning vigilance it says as countries restart their economies they must be prepared to reintroduce restrictions if necessary to protect lives and livelihoods a slow steady lifting of lockdowns is key to board stimulating economies while also keeping a vigilant eye on the virus so that control measures can be quickly implemented if an upswing in cases is identified. Well singapore has begun to spawn don after 2 months of restrictions some businesses including head dresses and pet stores are now open and next week small groups of students will be allowed to return to school the Health Ministry says the gradual lifting of the rules is to avoid a 2nd wave of infections so far the city states seen nearly 254000 confirmed called 1000 cases i speak to florence we about this is live for us in kuala lumpur so Singapore Still has some high numbers florence why is it easing mr actions now. Well the singapore Prime Minister said in his speech on the 1st of may the country is going to slowly reopen the economy step by step as the number of community and number of new cases within the Wider Community is coming down as youve mentioned singapore has seen a high number of cases but the government says and these are mainly in the Migrant WorkerCommunity Living in dormitories they form about 85 percent of the cases but since the country has been under restrictions that started on april 7th of business as in april 8th for schools the government says its seen the number of new cases in the community decline and sir theres a sense that they are able to they will be able to cope with the slow reopening of the economy now and its really as you mention has only been 5 weeks since the restrictions were put in place but the government is going to ramp up testing it wants to ramp up testing by about around 400 percent from 8000. 00 cases 240000 cases and they believe that they will be able to manage a slow reopening of the economy and thats a sense though that this is very much also driven by the economy the g. D. P. Pay for singapore is expected to shrink between one and 4 percent of this year and top bankers in 3 of the banks in singapore have predicted that job losses this year are likely also to be of historic proportions so theres very much a sense that singapore will have to restart the economy slowly she. Whatever difficulties that people in singapore are going through because the of the restrictions thank you for that foreign story live there from kuala lumpur still ahead on the program the 2nd Largest Airline carrier in latin america is for survivor bankruptcy as equal a virus brings the industry to a whole. I had other plans have all weather throughout much of asia and some pretty good place skies as well this entire working its way across the Korean Peninsula but nothing through eastern areas of china and thats why weve got these very clear blue skies into shanghai this of course the reopening of disneyland and it will be a warm dry few days ahead 30 celsius in shanghai on tuesday to the south we have got plenty of rain its all the tail end of a frontal system which as you can see is bringing the rain some have you felt the rain across into taiwan as well but its mostly fire calls much of japan on tuesday wednesday because he wanted to show us you can see we can possibly expect a shower to in crossing to take a 28 they say no say cool they even with some rain around instead a scattering of showers along that south coast of china plenty of rain across much of indonesia and the philippines seeing some heavy downpours were watching this still to the east it could develop into a Tropical Cyclone but it will Sunny Produce heaviest spells of rain through much of the islands as we go through choosey on wednesday and wednesday some heavy rain back in the forecast across Northern Areas of borneo plenty of scattered thunderstorms throughout much of india as you can see here this is in bhopal in central india and also some welcome rain certainly into new daddy but its going to stay warm for most areas and really is the south will see mostly rain particular across into sri lanka. Throughout history. Has come together to prevail you know our darkest this is a moment for pretty much the odds for high. Savings humankind by really really not getting new every generation. Or individual sacrifice makes way for the good of those who come. The air in the world. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories the death toll from covert 19 in the United States has now surpassed 80000 a President Donald Trump says america is now on track to defeat the virus that wont have organization has advised countries that have these areas frictions to be cautious france and spain are the 1st in europe to lift their long downs oval many restrictions remain in place and singapore has begun to ease its posh along don after 2 months of restrictions some businesses including head dresses and pet stores are now open house Ministry Says the gradual lifting of the rules is to avoid a 2nd wave of infections. But the u. K. Government has released a report detailing how it plans to lead the country out of the pandemic changes this weekend good removing limits on outdoor exercise and encouraging certain sectors to go back to work but as reports this confusion about Prime MinisterBoris Johnsons latest guidance. In it for the long haul and an easing of the lockdown that is conditional on progress in fighting the virus as the Prime Minister sets out the new measures for england it was clear that there would be little that would be returning to normal sectors that are allowed to be should indeed be open subject subject to social distancing with a cabbie at this pandemic was going nowhere yet if youre not level begins to rise we will have no hesitation in putting on the brakes reintroducing measures locally regionally or national as the u. K. Tentatively prepares for the changes to its lockdown it is a journey that will be taken slowly with many obstacles ahead some people who cant work from home of being encouraged to return to work some outdoor socializing measures have been eased but now England Wales scotland and Northern Ireland all have different rules but leaders more wary of releasing their lock downs as much as england i know these restrictions continue to be extremely tough and i nor that heeding talk about easing the law makes them seem probably even tougher but please i am asking you for now you to stick with it the u. K. Will soon be imposing a 14 day quarantine period on people arriving from overseas apart from the irish republic and france but no detail as to when it would start and for how long it would last the British Government is only advising not mandating face coverings in enclosed spaces in other countries such as france people are required to wear them on public transport. The u. K. Still has the 2nd highest reported fatalities from couvade 19 in the world and the new measures have not necessarily provided reassurance to the public its still a bit of confusion around whos to go to work and who is not to go to work and why its dirty but children at heart who is taking care then so it doesnt appear as much time to me is consistent with how the government is operating throughout the whole throughout this whole period which is not one in some way any hard and fast decisions there are still many Unanswered Questions resulting from the latest guidance and it is a deeply complex operation the knowledge of the virus is constantly evolving as will the reaction to it for some time to come sunday diagonal aljazeera fears are rising over a potential 2nd wave of corona virus infections after germany reported the disease is spreading faster just days after his flock don was eased the virus has reproduction rates which measures the number of people over 1000 will infect is estimated at 1. 07 that means 100 people infect 107 others on average more than 7500 people have died of the virus in germany which is much lower than its european neighbors chancellor Angela Merkel says people must follow Health Guidelines. British airways owner i agee says this burning cash and new quarantine orders for International Arrivals will make matters worse the airlines chief executive willie walsh is warning the company will have to review plans to resume 5 operations in july British Airways has already revealed it will need to cut 12000 jobs. Chief estimates it will take at least 3 years for the airline to recover from the economic fallout and the worlds 2nd old us a line has filed for bankruptcy lines failed to meet a bond payment step line and speed for aid from the colombian government has been heard its one of americas largest carriers and demick has grounded fates across the region on a rapido reports from mexico city. Avianca airlines out of bogota colombia could be the 1st Major Global Airline to be taken under by the coronavirus pandemic. On sunday the company of more than 20000 employees filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Of young guys facing the most impressed that in that event in its 100 year history given the effects of the covert 1000. 00 pound demick Global Passenger traffic is coming under and more tonight percent and it is predicted that the global editor of sector will see a revenue fall of about 314000000000. 00 according to the International Air transport Association Guys one of the regions largest air carriers but the companys aircraft fleet has been grounded since march the same has been true for most other airlines as governments have been forced border closures and imposed travel restrictions none tougher than argentina were all flights have been banned until september 1st the impact is being felt from Budget Airlines to the regions largest carriers theres a growing consensus within latin Americas Airline industry that by the time the coronavirus pandemic is over airlines will be fewer and the ones that remain will be smaller. For. Like aero mexico the survival strategy has been to adapt the airline has repurposed passenger aircraft to haul cargo including medical supply runs for the Mexican Government enter into more fuel efficient planes like the boeing 7879 aero mexico representatives seem hopeful that a sense of normalcy will return the question is when you look at most of the news we optimistic but their recovery would undoubtedly be slower you ask about normalcy it will be a new normal but one thing is very optimistic i think this will continue for many more. For the estimated 430000 people who are employed by airlines and airports across latin america the longer flights remain canceled the higher the anxiety grows aviation experts however see more optimistic about the preservation of industry jobs i mean the most important point and this is going to depend a lot of the local laws of each country with respect to administration or bankruptcy but an airline that does not survive in its current condition doesnt mean that it goes away its not the end of air travel the planes are still exist the gates still exist and skilled employees still exist and so its a question of recapitalizing businesses when an airline fails latin america has only begun to experience the worst of the corona Virus Outbreak experts warn people getting on planes wont happen overnight it will be a gradual process and will largely depend on how well each country deals with the pandemic. Monopoly aljazeera mexico city. The global seafood industry saying demand and prices plummet as a pandemic continues to disrupt supply chains in australia businesses are being forced to adopt how they get their product to consume as they can again for some 70. The Hawkesbury River is well known for its fresh always stews shared employment has been operating here for more than a decade but now its in survival mode earlier this year she lost about half her crop to floods and hot weather then coronavirus heat closing restaurants and wholesale markets and she cant sell whats lift its been a very difficult time for everyone and thats everyone in this area as well and i am the oyster farmers are probably going through the same thing given that 90 percent of our waste is probably a sold to restaurants directly like others sheridan is being forced to quickly adapt looking to sell online delivering directly to consumers but shes still navigating exactly how it will work. Downstream lobster prices have plummeted when exports to china halted Mark Cranston was forced to shut down costing the business about 200000. 00 hes now selling to local markets but its hard to make a profit prawns and abalone have also lost value the astroland seafood industry as a whole is predicted to fall in value by at least 400000000. 00 this Financial Year the lacing process and weve already pied is that 10. 00 less than what were getting for our lobsters to try to run by its. Pretty much running at a loss theres lobsters would normally sell for about 50 u. S. Dollars each now theyre worth about half of the us and despite some International Markets like china reopening the lower prices and high freight costs mean that for many its just not profitable to export them. Charter flights have been delivering some produce to International Markets but the cross is expected to radically reshape how seafood reaches consumers plights in the future i believe strongly this train. Managed. To change where. We dont know for shared in beaumont navigating new markets is daunting but also promising she hopes that will lead to more opportunities in the future at the moment she just wants these always choose to leave the Hawkesbury River and make it on to customers plights nicola gage aljazeera sydney. Lets turn to other news now and in the sotto Prime Minister thomas de boniface is being ousted from office after his Coalition Collapse is now officially a caretaker Prime Minister until a vote of no confidence takes place the body has been under pressure to resign after being accused of involvement in the matter of his exwife a rare corruption trial is underway in the democratic republic of congo the president s chief of staff. Denied charges of embezzlement and corruption before the countrys high court he was arrested last month and has been detained in a high security prison in kinshasa aljazeera as markham by reports. Supporters of the mary saying dont protect any of them they think its all the politicians who should be facing corruption charges to marry the democratic republic of congos chief of staff was arrested and jailed last month prosecutors say he stole 50000000. 00 of public money along with 2. 00 collaborators. Police are chasing is a way because authorities dont want people to know what happened in this case all accusations against america are lies he didnt do anything wrong and this is why theyre choosing as a way. Marys being held in here to mccullough high security prison in the capital kinshasa the hearing took place inside where supporters and journalists and not permitted proceedings were pool cost on National Television america was working alongside president felix to security until his arrest. They both lead Political Parties which are in a coalition of arrests and trials of senior politicians who most on herself in congo commemorates deny the charges. We are not here to entertain an audience i have an important job to do i have the notoriety that corresponds to this job and so i must act as a statesman through truth we will achieve justice if convicted comerica be sentenced to up to 20 years hard labor the trials jus to continue in 2 weeks time. Back outside police moved porters away corruption is seen as normal here corruption trials on not thats why a lot of comerica supporters think his trials politically motivated to marry had to deal with president kerry to succeed him but the future of that deal and their Ruling Coalition is now unclear and congress fragile politics have been thrown into further turmoil malcolm web aljazeera. And im fully back to bill with the headlines on aljazeera the death toll from call that 1000 in the United States has now surpassed 80000 by present donald trump says america is now on track to defeat. This afternoon i am announcing that my administration is and weve got this all approved its all done is sending 1000000000. 00 to americas states territories and drugs so this is all been approved weve got that done completed the money is going out this major investment will ensure that america continues to conduct more tests than any country on earth by far the World Health Organization has advised countries that have eased restrictions to remain cautious france and spain are the 1st in europe to lift their lock downs although many restrictions remain in place. To protect lives and livelihoods a slow steady lifting of lockdowns is key to boys stimulating the economy while also keeping a vigilant eye on the virus so that control measures can be quickly implemented if an upswing in cases is identified singapore has begun to ease its partial lockdown after 2 months of restrictions some businesses including head dresses and pet stores are now open and next week small groups of students will be allowed to return to school the Health Ministry says the gradual lifting of the rules is to avoid a 2nd wave of infections so far the city states seen nearly 24000 confirmed cases of covered 19 meanwhile there are fears in germany over a potential 2nd wave of infections after a reported the disease is spreading faster just days after the lockdown lizzies the virus is reproduction rate which measures the number of People Killed in 1001. 00 infect is estimated at 1. 07 that means 100 people infect 170 others on average and one of latin americas Largest Airlines has filed for bankruptcy airlines failed to meet a bond payment deadline and its plea for aid from the colombian government hasnt been heard a corner virus pandemic has grounded fates across the region those are the headlines on aljazeera more news on our web site al jazeera dot com thats it for me fully back to bowl coming up next its one on one east. 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