The government says the economy still faces challenges. Caught between the fighting and the pandemic to tragedies that are putting yemens people at greater risk. And severe Flooding Forces hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes across east africa. The u. S. Vaccines expert has told congress that he was removed from his job by the trumpet ministration after raising concerns about the governments Coronavirus Response dr rick brights led the federal agency in charge of developing a covert 19 vaccine he said the lives were lost because of government inaction a war that the worst of the pandemic may yet be to come Heidi Joe Castro reports. A dire warning from the medical expert formerly in charge of the u. S. Governments effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history immunologist rick bright told a house subcommittee he was removed from his position as head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority after resisting pressure to expand access to an unproven malaria drug promoted by President Trump wright also testified that prior to the pandemic his calls for the nation to increase its medical supply stockpile went ignored from that moment i knew that we were going to have a crisis for Health Care Workers because they were not taking action we were already behind the ball that was our last window of opportunity to turn on their production to save the lives of those Health Care Workers and we didnt act right drafted a whistleblower complaint after his demotion a government watchdog office says it found substantial likelihood of wrongdoing in brights removal hes among several government scientists recently ousted from their positions after clashing with trump over the coronavirus i want them they would like a good run for the boy the bright morning some people that do a very good job trump discounted brights concerns about a 2nd wave of infections and headed to pennsylvania where without a mask he toured a medical equipment distributor as the economic pain from shuttered businesses continues to mount and the president ial election draws near trump says the u. S. Should begin to reopen a position championed by some protesters who are also his supporters but polls show most americans think its too early to reopen i dont know this is a very scary time and i dont think its over right now even as lines for food giveaways snake on and newly released unemployment numbers show 36 and a half 1000000 americans have lost their jobs to the crisis Heidi Joe Castro aljazeera Silver Spring maryland dr jenny fishes from Georgetown University she says there needs to be more planning for the awesome bumps once new season begins. I think what dr bright did today was color attention to the next steps that absolutely have to happen to make sure that we are prepared to respond to cope at 19 not just now but as we go into fall when the when the situation becomes much more complex as we approach the typical flu season. Im worried im concerned what he pointed out about the lack of planning is something that we should be paying attention to and following through and not simply dismissing as a political concern its absolutely critical that we plan and prepare to respond Going Forward this is why its so important in any event like this particularly a pandemic of this this magnitude that there is a Public Health expert with the Technical Expertise out front to help give good solid advice and help both the public and Decision Makers understand what is effective and to avoid rumors or any treatment that might in the end we actually risky for their health i am concerned that we dont always have the scientists and the technical experts up front giving clear and unambiguous messages about what we know what we dont know and what we are doing to close those gaps in a in a situation like this its absolutely vital that the Decision Makers at every level the federal level and the state and local levels are relying on evidence based on the best information that we have from technical experts right now chinas economy is recovering from the coronavirus locked down faster than expected production was up in april for the 1st time this year but the government says that the economy still faces many challenges aljazeera is katrina a year reports from beijing. So the Chinese Government here is at pains to emphasize that the momentum is looking good that there is a steady recovery and that these figures are better than expected but of course the devil is in the detail and what we are seeing we look deeper into these figures that is that the chinese economy is still struggling to recover from the core of a 19 standstill so Industrial Production has rebounded that is up 3. 9 percent year on year and up from a 1 point one percent fall in march so those numbers a looking good retail sales unfortunately are down they fell by 7. 5 percent which is even worse than what some analysts forecasted they forecasted a 6 percent fall and thats key because the chinese economy is very much powered by domestic consumption fixed Asset Investment was also down and people are buying property here its 10. 3 percent lower and urban unemployment rose slightly thats at 6 percent and thats up 0 point one percent from march now that figure in particular is want to Pay Attention to unemployment is a big issue here in china because the government sees it as key to social stability but at the same time its very difficult to get accurate data on unemployment figures here analysts say urban unemployment could be spiking and we could see about 22000000 people lose their jobs and thats just in cities of course china has a huge Migrant Worker population and some estimates are saying that there could be as many as 80 to 100000000 people losing their jobs across china and that would spell a lot of trouble japans state of emergency has been lifted across most of the country but north tokyo or several other high risk areas from minister shinzo are both sense that its important to try to stop the chain of bankruptcies. So you know. You cannot have there is always the fear of the next trained toward a new daily life full scale social and Economic Activities and that truly increases the risk if each and every one is not vigilant enough the future after 2 weeks cannot be predicted unfortunately if the number of infected people increases it may be a 2nd declination of the mage unsee a powerful typhoon in the eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters that are fears that typhoon vong phong could cause catastrophic landslides winds reaching 250 kilometers of destroyed homes and cut Power Supplies on the central line and of some up rescue efforts are being complicated by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus general allen duggan reports from the capital manila. The pandemic has actually maybe evacuation even more complicated because its very difficult to implement immediate evacuation at this time but they assure civilians that in the Evacuation Centers theyre setting up tents and giving masks and making sure that doctors are on standby morny touring the Health Status of civilians there now for a country that has often been you know hit by typhoons at least 20 every year the situation in the philippines is particularly difficult this year its start with with a cane no. Industries now after that the democrats also shut down the entire region where more than 50000000 people are actually have been under quarantine for almost 2 months and just as this weekend the government is planning to ease restrictions to slowly open up industries in this started which means a typhoon season may about to start the government also says that the Calamity Fund is already short over the past few weeks its been giving out cash aid and assistance to local governments but it also says that its doing the best it can and its asking for private enterprises industries to help into pitch and really to to help mitigate the impact of this crisis and really important thing to remember as well in the region is the volcano in ill buy that is also threatening to spew the heart according to boca knowledge ists that might even complicate the situation more a referendum on this become the 1st person to test positive for the corona virus inside a refugee camp in Bangladesh Health experts warn that the virus could race through the settlements when any 1000000 people live the camps of been home to the regular refugees since they fled a military offensive in myanmar will than 2 years ago. The u. N. Envoy to yemen says that a perfect storm of cholera leiria in the coronavirus poses a grave risk to the population confirmed infections of risen to 72. 00 in recent days but the charity save the children says that 385 patients showing coronavirus like symptoms have died in the past week diplomatic editor james bays reports from the United Nations thank you very much giving his Monthly Update to the Un Security Council special envoy Martin Griffiths seem frustrated his efforts to achieve a cease fire have not borne fruit and the situation in southern yemen has got much worse the president im deeply concerned about the situation of course in the south where a perfect storm is brewing. The people of them in particular face outbreaks of prove it 19 and other diseases believe drink chewed malaria cholera and others deaths rising daily but nobody knows exactly why because the Health System is so ill equipped to diagnose and treat people. Ever since the coalition began its campaign of bombardment 5 years ago the un has been describing the humanitarian situation in the country was the worst on earth saudi arabia has led the coalition and the other main military participant has been the United Arab Emirates yet it is forces backed by those 2 countries who are now fighting each other in the south official statistics show there been 13 deaths in yemen from coded 19 but there is virtually no testing being carried out in the country and the real situation might be much more concerning save the children who published the to sticks from doctors in the southern port city of aden suggesting in the last 7 days alone 385. 00 patients have died with corona virus like symptoms james pays aljazeera at the United Nations the us special representative for afghanistan is blaming an eyesore affiliates the Islamic State of the province the 2 deadly bombings this week on tuesday separate attacks on a funeral and a Maternity Hospital left dozens dead including newborn babies but they appealed to the Afghan People not to fall into an eyesore trap by delaying the Peace Process the afghan president has ordered the military to resume offensive operations against armed groups. A weather update next to i was a 0 then there on the frontlines but still getting fired Health Care Workers of the us join the growing jobless cues. And why saudi arabia is turning to hollywood as it tries to shore up its faltering economy. The strong winds are dying has been quite a strong hot shower mom blowing dancer here theres little cloud in the sky so we just see temperatures slowly rise now up to 41 in baghdad the same in kuwait their house and middle thirtys are about the same in the usa its much hotter in mecca 42. 00 to 45. 00 is the range here in the weapon and weve hit 43. 00 in q 8 s he extends all about through turkey and greece a natural fact we could see record heat in the next 24 hours at least but records are really the thing and were down towards the tropical belt of showers now in africa which has seen some as you know no significant flooding in uganda and kenya i think weve got a bit of relief at the moment but for one rwandan tanzania not so those showers bill daly and the coastal wind is the start of the monsoon change that will eventually go cross the arabian sea towards india the time being weve also got pretty heavy but well spaced showers in tropical africa further cyrus so we have seen rain drug itself through the eastern cape in surplus to 2 theres not much cloud left forecast wise 20 in cape town 21 joe has been not exactly hot but we are talking about early winter and the sun shining beautifully. As yugoslavia disintegrated war descended on its inhabitants. Amidst the death and destruction one man created a peaceful microcosm for boys whose fathers faced each other in battle episode 3 of football revels enters the world of footballing legend praed rag push each. Who went from coaching boys football to teaching young men life president bush each of the siege of sarajevo on aljazeera. Hello again this is al jazeera lets remind you of the main news this hour a whistleblower in the u. S. Has told a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history dr rick bright says that he was removed from his government post because he raised concerns over the white house Coronavirus Response. Chinas industrial output is recovering from the coronavirus lockdown faster than expected production was up in april for the 1st time this year but the government says the economy still faces many challenges. And the u. N. Envoy to yemen says the perfect storm of cholera malaria and the corona virus poses a grave risk to the population confirmed cases have risen to 72 in recent days. There are fears of a spike in corona virus cases in east africa as nearly half a 1000000 people have been pushed out of the homes by severe flooding many countries have recorded the most amount of rainfall that theyve seen in 40 years ugandas Lake Victoria is at its highest level since 1964 the rain has led to widespread flooding that is forced 240000 children from their homes in countries across the east of the continent including djibouti and uganda most families are now living in close quarters in overcrowded camps public buildings like schools churches and mosques are also being used as makeshift shelters vital infrastructure across the region including dozens of hospitals roads and bridges have been washed away hindering access to health care to have to cook is a spokesperson for save the children she says the flooding and displacement increases the risk of the spread of many diseases including covert 90. Were seeing an incredibly strong rainy season in full swing over Eastern Africa and its proving to be speed and deadly with rising floodwaters and devastating landslide as a result weve seen nearly half a 1000000 people displaced from their higher and nearly 250000 displaced children so people are really struggling we have to say these displaced families now living in squalid conditions that either living in displacement camps or in schools that have been abandoned because its covered 90 lockdowns there might be an empty churches and mosques anywhere where they can find shelter for many of these families they have no access to sanitation facilities like toilets and they dont have access to clean water so its extremely challenging situation for millions of people at the moment we all know that the best way to stop the spread of carbonite tain is through social distancing and hygiene practices like regular hand washing its not hard to imagine how difficult that must be to practice when you dont have access to clean water or you dont have access to toilets and you are living shoulder to shoulder with other families in a displacement camp it really is the perfect storm kenya has begun the mass testing of Truck Drivers entering its borders many east african nations are under lockdown although truckers are exempt as they distribute essential goods but Public Health officials are concerned that they could be super spread of this of the virus all Truck Drivers passing through kenya must on the go testing every 2 weeks and carry a certificate proving that theyve tested negative. But over of Coronavirus Infections in brazil has risen to almost 200000 but president. Continues to push state governors to ease lock downs and open the economy meanwhile argentina is beginning to lift its strict measures for the 1st time in 2 months. Reports the outbreak across laugh last in america. This is a regular occurrence in brazil this days people burying their loved ones who died of coffee 19 the death toll in brazil continues to rise and its now the hardest hit country in south america but in spite of the rising infections brazils president who refers to the coronavirus pandemic as a little flu remains defiant and wants to open up the economy the nest. For staying at home for those that can is find not a problem but for those who cannot those who have an empty fridge and 3 or 4 children crying with hunger it is out of reach. Going to take it that. Brazil. Has been a staunch opponent of lock down prioritizing the economy and like argentina whos president of the farm and this post one of the strictest quarantines in the world. At an annual class owns a bookstore in one of scientists this week the government authorized some shops in the city to open up you were no further. Its difficult because the economy is in very bad shape but i support what the president did we had to do it because if not the death toll would be much higher. But the possibility of a rise in infections has not been discarded as the death toll in recent days has doubled argentinas government have started to open up some sectors of the economy and millions of people mostly informal workers are struggling to make ends meet argentinas economy was already in the lead to the plan to make which makes the situation for many years even more difficult for us in the medical phone and thats what people have to take to reimpose a complete lockdown if there is a surge in cases nationwide. But lockdown is not working out everywhere else in the region who has almost 80000 infections in spite of the lockdown imposed 2 months ago in the city of those right next to the amazon river doctors say theyre desperate. For today we are in a state of total catastrophe and the Health System has collapsed more than 300. 00 people are cared for daily Health Personnel both doctors and nurses and technicians in general are deaf im a tit today 150 doctors hospitalized in the i. C. U. Demanding that the government declare libertaria catastrophe and disaster. 19 reached latin america a bit later than other regions and was from government used the time to gear up others like brazil continue to prioritize the economy over the populations health that is have all. Their affairs of a 2nd wave of infections and spray and after a nationwide Antibody Survey showed that only about 5 percent of the population has contracted the virus more than 27000. 00 deaths at almost 230000 cases of bird recorded. A u. K. Government lab says that a new swiss made coronavirus Antibody Test is nearly 100 percent accurate governments worldwide are considering mass Antibody Testing as a way to ease coronavirus restrictions the tests show whether a person has had covert 19 but its not yet clear whether the antibodies provide permanent immunity. Record numbers of americans upon making unemployment claims in recent weeks and now health care well because they were on the frontline of the crisis adjoining the jump list queues she had written saying reports. It hasnt gone unnoticed that even as the u. S. Salutes front line workers in this case with military flyovers at a conservatively estimated 60000. 00 an hour over at least 22 cities Health Care Workers are being fired at alarming rates due to a lack of foam and thats despite 100000000000 dollars in funding post by congress specifically to help medical providers preliminary estimates for april showed a loss of 1400000 Health Care Jobs with 135000 hospital stuff such as revenue rich elective surgeries and routine visits were canceled its data report and on the situation as well. So what were seeing today is what was going on in and around the middle so i certainly think i would not be surprised to see more losses when we see next month 317 stuff will find at this hospital in san diego those who remain say some of those were frontline kovan stuff as with millions of others in the u. S. And then without their employer based Health Insurance when they may need it most everybody was still devastated were reeling from that. Everybody demoralized on the or is that right now and of course there were. A lot of. Or nurses and now theyre worried that after a 14. Day between 2 to 14 day incubation period what if they get infected and that we dont have insurance so. Easy for a lot of. Executives. You know these Health Care Workers and their hero and then they can really just drop it like nothing but Palomar Health which runs the hospital said it had no choice not only is revenue down in areas not connected to the pandemic it isnt treating high numbers of patients either meanwhile Health Care Workers who remain acing that hours on wages cut while fearing drug laws and thats particularly so it will have been a little noticed but a growing sector in u. S. Medicine hospitals and medical style thing controlled by private equity firms wolf street spent 100000000000 dollars on Health Care Assets in 2018 aloon private equity is financial bill is based on profits for investors that beat the rest of the market and thats made these assets particularly vulnerable now those Emergency Rooms are the ones that have been at the forefront. Of cutting salaries and cutting doctor salaries its the extreme form of a poor profit system they are really reacting quickly in order to get their money our repay their investors before the organizations collapse private equity blames medical Insurance Companies for forcing them to make cuts and its true Insurance Companies are already seeing and projecting healthy profits as a result of the pandemic but as the emergency continues while many fields within the Us Health Care system have been revealed increasingly theres debate as to whether it is the system itself that is brute can she have written see aljazeera the head of the u. S. Senate Intelligence Committee is stepping down temporarily amid an Insider Trading investigation richard but legit they sold stocks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars just before markets plunged on fears of an economic crisis due to the coronavirus the f. B. I. Seized some of the bus phone on wednesday as part of the probe the coronavirus pandemic has hit all rich nations in the middle east particularly hot fluctuations in oil prices have resulted in losses of around 25 percent of our of indices in the 1st quarter of the year regional investments and tourism are also expected to take a big hit in many countries have been forced to rethink their Business Plans of this hour as a result of the downturn that includes saudi arabia which is investing in a range of other industries as Oil Prices Crash rob reynolds reports from los angeles. As the World Economy staggers under the shock of the coronavirus saudi arabia led by de facto ruler crown Prince Mohammed bin sol mon is going up ng these are very speculative investments but it does seem like they will spend money at any place thats asking the 320000000000. 00 Saudi Public Investment Fund has bought big stakes in companies devastated by covert 19 as the funds governor explained in an investors video conference. Would look and to me opportunities i mean if you look at different sectors like an alliance and i guess. The saudi fund snapped up 8. 2 percent of Carnival Cruise lines some of whose passengers were sickened by corona virus in the early stages of the outbreak carnivals stock price was in the cellar the fund also invested 500000000. 00 in live nation Parent Company of ticketmaster and a leader in big live concerts featuring the likes of madonna they are little bit scattershot theyre mostly in entertainment as saudi led group is trying to buy Newcastle UnitedFootball Club in the English Premier League for about 370000000. 00 and the saudis are reportedly seeking a stake in warner music which owns and operates some of the worlds Biggest Record labels and Music Publishers look i think every company that needs money is lining up in cop and calling saudi arabia and that wasnt the case a few months ago indeed the saudi regime was for a time an International Business pariah following the murder of journalist joe moll khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul a killing investigations by the un and the cia concluded. It was most likely orchestrated by the crown prince but things have changed in a market where if you want to survive you might have to go into business with some partners you dont want the plays a risky if the search for covert 19 vaccine treatments drag on for years cruise lines Entertainment Companies could go belly up leaving shareholders like the saudis holding the bag even as the shopping spree continues saudis are being asked to tighten their belts the government recently announced it would triple the value added tax that consumers pay after state revenues fell 22 percent in the 1st quarter due to a collapsing oil prices rob reynolds aljazeera los angeles prosecutors in malaysia have dropped Money Laundering charges against the stepson of a former Prime Minister hollywood producer reason as hes was accused of illegally receiving 250000000. 00 misappropriated from the laziest sulphur and well funded one m d p hes now agreed to pay back some of the money the u. S. Department of justice suspects the disease used the money to finance 3 films including the oscar nominated bull for false treats his stepfather nudgee brazile is at the center of the scandal and is accused of stealing billions. Have you with us adrian fenty going to hit the headlines on aljazeera a whistle blow and the u. S. Has told a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history talk to rick bryants that the federal agency in charge of developing a covert 19 vaccine he says he was removed from his post because he raised concerns over the white house Coronavirus Response. Our window of opportunity is closing if we fail to improve our response now based on science i fear the pandemic will get worse and be prolonged there will be likely a resurgence of co at 19 this fall ill be greatly compound it by the challenges of seasonal influenza without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history chinas industrial output is recovering from the coronavirus lock down faster than expected production was up in april for the 1st time this year but the government says the economy still faces many challenges sales tumbled in the 1st 3 months of the year as the lockdown forced shops and restaurants to close a powerful typhoon in the eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters winds reaching 250 kilometers an hour of destroyed homes and cut off Power Supplies on the Central Island of samarra rescue efforts are being complicated by coronavirus restrictions a range of matters become the 1st person to test positive for the corona virus inside a refugee camp in Bangladesh Health experts warn that the virus could race through the settlements when nearly a 1000000 people live in the un envoy to yemen says that a perfect storm of colorado area and the corona virus poses a grave risk to the population confirmed cases of risen to 72 the recent days. Kenya has begun the mass testing of Truck Drivers entering its borders all truckers passing through kenya most valid to go testing every 2 weeks and carry a certificate proving theyve tested negative for the affairs of a 2nd wave of infections in spain after an Antibody Survey showed that only 5 percent of the population has contracted the virus well the 27000 deaths have been recorded. As the headlines more news on al jazeera off the football rebels next. Portraying someone of the only sixtys seen through the eyes of those who know it best they. Have to shake it if you. Aljazeera world goes on the road with palestinian taxi drivers living and working at the heart of one of the most hotly contested locations in. Jerusalem is a palestinian cabbies on how jazeera. Has been going into. This from during. The month on a constant community here. That you dont. Because this. Man is on his pursuit. In washington but it is. Body develop. His own