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19 testing ramps up across the worst affected parts of kenya but many are worried theyll be forced into quarantine anyway. The koreas serving the u. K. But Delivery Companies are under fire for not looking out for their safety. And im santa hummus and ill have all the sporting kidding and major brand before the german guns eagerly start out that coach a would miss the teams 1st game back after breaking point in the rules. The independent Police Complaints council in hong kong is calling for a review of guidelines on the use of tear gas jurong protests the watchdog is investigating allegations of Police Brutality during antigovernment demonstrations last year it says further training for officers dealing with protesters needs to be studied and the council warned the. The territory risked getting dragged into what it called an era of terrorism. Now in the past 8 months that we have seen in fact protests which originally were of a dented generator into violent protests using all kinds in fact against police and others property was destroyed and this is the situation that our police force was faced with in their face with this situation of course they have to enforce the law and they have to protect us joshua wong is a student activists whos been a key player in the prodemocracy movement he says the reports will make the relationship between the authorities and the protest Movement Even worse. Unfortunately the report released today will just be a key factor trick of topic this content of the compliment and the police false because when more than 8000 people were arrested the especially if the 1st aider journalist religious leader the target during the protests High School Student being far far far life wrong none of the producers were men sure of a profile that by the report but always claimed that is the fault of the public and public pain the bias so was proof that this. Report from the police wish its not really valid enough as the one being arrest that will 8 times and being jailed for 3 times since last summer the protests we experienced the crackdown on protests by unpalatable canister all your gas and rubber bullets and even then some of the citizen older than that are a citizen they just hang out with their friends and family including me to sum up the Shopping Mall we still need to face their respective fired rubber bullets so perhaps before last summer always police might just pocket the activists all hotline. Protester but later on even. Some of the elderly is arrest that were out and that you give a reason and it also explain why the arrest that people since last summer they dont because one at the age of 11 and the oldest one is at the age of 84 and when the hong kong polish calling them off the term way to conduct mosque ras. Indiscriminately is just more and more people anger how come some of the older than the redress of the different restaurants or area where was the arrest that what the charges who can imagine that 84 yes oh in the us who join into any kind of riots which is really insane and also proof that how this report is meaningless. Thailand is further easing restrictions to get the economy there moving once again Department Stores Shopping Centers and food courts will begin reopening as of sunday the nightly curfew has also been reduced but International Flights well they do remain banned which is bad news for the vital Tourism Industry scott hyla joins us live now from bangkok so scott hi there what restrictions are we talking about in terms of being eased. Well one very important one that im standing from the building i am Central World this is one of the biggest shopping complexes here in the center of bangkoks shopping area now whats being ease is theyre going to start to be able to open these Shopping Malls and there are many here in central bangkok and peppered throughout thailand its very important obviously for a quality of life issue for people here in thailand but also for the economy as you mentioned peter thats because a lot of people are employed in these malls but also because the big corporations that run them are also very important to the economy here in thailand so were seeing the restrictions on these malls being eased the the food halls inside these big massive malls are being eased but also whats important are the communities the economic communities that surround these malls are kind of peppered throughout bangkok they will also see uptick because people actually start to come out now obviously when they do open there will be social distancing going to be this infection points and will be temperature checks those things can be expected but when you look at this is the face to the governments calling in here of the easing of restrictions this is pretty much the biggest one we have other things going on as well starting on sunday gymnasiums will be open gyms will be open we know the private pools in condominiums complexes those will be open so we are starting to see more of an easing this phase 2 but again as you mentioned and its very important for tourists to come into thailand for its economy thats not going to happen at least until the end of may theres still a ban on International Flights peter ok issue of tourism clearly such a big part of the economy. Was the decided to here before they can get to the stage of saying ok were easing the stay to resume on flights and we want to make a comeback. Absolutely its important peter its 20 percent of the g. D. P. The Gross Domestic Product here in thailand so critical that they get those numbers starting to come back in now what they need to see you know internally thailand has seen levon days of single digit new covert 1000 cases so that is why they are confident that they can start to ease the restrictions that inside of thailand they want that to stay that way so obviously theyre very concerned about allowing passengers foreigners to come into thailand because that could change very quickly so theyre really keeping a lid on things if you will theyre one of the 1st nations to really come clamp down the borders close the borders several months ago and if you need me go to thailand actually saw way back earlier in the year they saw the 1st case of code 1000 outside of china so theyre very concerned about that and just as a note todays 7 cases new cases all came from people coming back to thailand from abroad so theyre very concerned about allowing people traveling into the country because possibly in fact more people here and again as as weve been seeing by these numbers they really have been able to take a hold of that peter many thanks to penn state of emergency has been lifted across most of the country but not in the capital tokyo or several other high risk areas the Prime Minister shinzo up since the easing of restrictions is to prevent businesses going bankrupt and hell restore restrictions if the infection rate rises so you know. There is always the fear of the next train and toward a new daily life full scale social and Economic Activities net truly increases the risk if each and every one is not vigilant enough the future to 2 weeks cannot be predicted unfortunately if the number of infected people increases there may be a 2nd declination of the mogens. Well restrictions have been eased in australias most populous state after 2 months lockdown their public gatherings of up to 10 people in our load in New South Wales and restaurants and cafes have been reopening the authorities have urged people to maintain social distancing the state record of 8 new cases in the last day bringing the total there to just over 3 things. China has gone a month without announcing any new deaths from the coronavirus and it reported just 4 new cases on friday theres also been a significant boost in production as the economy does show signs of picking up katrina use in beijing with the details. 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 large 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 forecast and they forecast at a 6 percent fall and thats key because the chinese economy is very much powered by domestic consumption fixed Asset Investment was also down 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. Plenty more ground still to cover for you here on the news hour including. Caught between the fighting and the pandemic the double tragedy is putting yemens people at greater risk. Than the japanese government speaks out on who should pay the price for the olympics being delayed details coming up in the sport. The u. K. Government has given a 2nd company the green light to produce a virus Antibody Test follows approval for test produce in switzerland which Scientists Say is 100 percent accurate the test shows whether theres ever been covert 19 infection but its not yet clear whether the antibodies provide permanent immunity a spokesman for the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the tests are quote a potential game changer as a way to ease restrictions well thats begun this week in england with certain workers now back at work people can also spend more time outside but this all concerns that moving too fast could spark a 2nd wave of infection in the u. K. Is one of the hardest hit countries in the world with more than 33000 deaths journal joins us live from london so one week technically joan of restrictions being eased has it shaping up. What i think is you laid it out there peter that is the accurate picture the concern is now quite widespread that this is happening far too soon far too fast albeit these are only at the very slightest teasings of the lock down and only here in england the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland scotland and wales have continued to be cautious theyre not taking the steps just yet but here as of the beginning of this week if you worked in or if you werent able to do your job from home but you do work or are able to work in a socially distanced coded friendly environment you were encouraged to go back to work that affected mainly sort of construction and manufacturing environments disproportionately perhaps affecting low skilled lower paid low skilled workers there are also as you mentioned greater freedoms of movements in the countries parks and recreation spaces the governments messaging has changed from stay home to stay alert of a central piece of guidance being offered is exercise common sense as you go about your business in terms of maintaining social distancing its all provoked no shortage of criticism and confusion about just what this new policy actually means are people supposed to in general continue to stay at home and observe the lock down and continue to inhibit the pathways to infection in the spread of the virus or can they more or less freely now go about outside as long as they exercise common sense and anecdotally i can tell you here in london theres a lot of evidence of small shops independent cafes coffee shops small restaurants opening up for takeaways you know clearly testing the waters of the limits of this guidance and ive been speaking to one eminent scientist professor martin mckee he sits on the alternative Scientific Advisory group set up by a former chief scientific advisor to look at the underpinnings of the scientific advice being given to the government he says he feels absolutely it is too soon very premature the country is not ready with the Defense Mechanisms it needs to test track and trace mechanisms to control future outbreaks infection rates are still too high particularly in parts of the north of the country and he. He says he believes this does make a 2nd wave far more likely and far sooner and hes not alone in that thinking and theres also we understand turn of the possibility that some schools will try to reopen come the month of june and sneak in some sort of truncated term before the long traditional Summer Holiday but there seems to be a disconnect there isnt there this what the politicians are saying schools could do and then this what teachers are saying when it comes to what they can actually do when it comes to when do you teach the kids how do you teach the kids and what do you do with them playtime what do you do with them during the lunch break well you know this is part and parcel of the same thing the same context on the same sorts of concerns that this is all too fast too soon this is part of johnsons roadmap of course that would hope to see some classes in primary schools open from the 1st of june depending on and a continuing continually decreasing infection rate but as you say wide concerns among the education unions among teachers and families and parents as well about how on earth do you socially distance particularly Young Children in school theres new research that says children are just as likely to become infected and to carry the virus as any other age group of the worry would be that the schools simply see new outbreaks and push them straight out into the Community Via staff parents and families and so on lots of concern there is a meeting later today between the education unions of the chief medical officer and the chief scientific advisor hoping that they will be able to deliver those underpinnings of the advice be given to the government that is driving this policy and well hope to hear more about that later turned many thanks. Well while the pandemic has left many employees. Working from home koreas have been busier than ever but some companies again in the u. K. Are being condemned for failing to provide equipment necessary to ensure their safety so new reports problem. Its a very busy time for self employed cleary a pool he use hes delivering twice as many packages them both full of the u. K. Went into lockdown as well as the increased workload keeping safe is also a priority and that would usually involve using personal protective equipment or p. P. He also said for a its quite difficult because 1st of all you have to go get over you know why you interact with people and it feels rude at 1st but fortunately i think the government a folder and they the bowl with all with all this woman getting paid premium place as key with because providing an essential service cleary is all supposed to be guaranteed a measure of safety by the companies they work full but because they are technically self employed they are not guaranteed sick pay and many feel obliged to work even if they are on well and that poses a health risk to their families and the people they interact with. Why there has been pressure on the government to provide Health Care Workers and people some of the Companies Find your ears are accused of overlooking their safety its a very poor response as far as im concerned recently theyve started to have this sort of. I want to say with the conversation with us but at this point the far as im concerned its too little too late workers at this Company Behind me complained that at the start of the lockdown at one distribution point they were being forced to go out without any protective equipment a company has since started providing mosques gloves and hand sanitizers but the question remains as to how they could be forced to do that when they were facing an increased workload as well as risk of infection the company has said that it had been quote guided by the latest government advice and remained responsive to the latest updates. As the u. K. Loosens its lockdown the unions representing workers say that members will still need those protections in place we still dont have a clear. All rules and regulations in place as the face coverings against other countries this clearly is a matter of concern a concern thats led to many saying protections must be guaranteed for those providing a Crucial Service during this Pandemic Senate ional edges era london. You know an envoy to yemen says a perfect storm of cholera malaria and the corona virus poses a grave risk to the population about 13 deaths linked to cope with 19 the being officially reported there but the charity save the children says nearly 400 patients showing coronavirus like symptoms of died in the past week the massacre editor james bays 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 is course in the south. Where a perfect storm is brewing the people of arden in particular facing outbreaks of prove it 19 and other diseases believe drink chewed malaria cholera and those 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 a bomb bomb and 5 years ago the u. N. 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 patients have died with corona virus like symptoms james pays aljazeera at the United Nations now has been 72 years since hundreds of thousands of palestinians were forcibly evicted from their lands to make way for the creation of israel the day is known as ill not cover or the catastrophe unlike previous years no rallies or protests are happening because of the coronavirus pandemic him joins us live now from ramallah in the occupied west bank good morning what can we expect there in terms of the anniversary commemorations that. As there is a ban on gatherings palestinians are not going to be going to that amala downtown as has been the habit every year and theyve been instead asked to commemorate the day on social media sharing stories videos of people who survived the neck but who are still alive until now or their children or grandchildren to tell stories of how palestinians will keep valuing the right of return and that they will never forget that they have nons and houses that they have been either evicted from or that they have to flee from because of the war back but now looking at the current political situation the dreams of refugees seem to be fading away with israel not only rejecting them the whole idea of return but also that israel is looking now for grabbing more land we are expecting an Israeli Government in the next few days and an explanation of parts of the Jordan Valley and that you get israeli settlements in the occupied west bank at a high on its edge and its worth mentioning that this is the 2nd anniversary of the u. S. Moving its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem it was a big time and a big supporter a big move of support by the u. S. To israel announced that they recognize jerusalem to be rated capital of course palestinians of long said that they have you know i think they should Security Council resolutions say that this is their land but also that the jerusalem is their capital so it comes at a time when palestinians are not only commemorating a path to mecca but they would tell you that with israel and the u. S. Being disclosed as as they are now they could be looking at another next but thanks very much. Severe flooding in east africa has forced nearly half a 1000000 people from their homes and prompted concerns of a rise in covert 19 cases save the children says many countries have recorded their highest rainfall in 40 years ugandas Lake Victoria is at its highest level since 1964 the rain has led to widespread flooding and forced 240000 children from their homes in burundi djibouti ethiopia kenya rwanda somalia tanzania and uganda the Organization Says families are now living in close quarters in squalid overcrowded camps and public buildings such as schools churches and mosques infrastructure across the region including hospitals roads and bridges well thats all been washed away making it difficult to Access Health care that the cook is a spokeswoman for save the children she says flooding and displacement increase the risk of many diseases spreading including coronavirus. Were seeing an incredibly strong right he can say isnt in full swing or at least in africa and screaming to be speedy 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. A powerful typhoon in the eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters many fear typhoon bomb form could cause catastrophic landslides severe winds have destroyed homes and cut off Power Supplies on the Central Island of some all rescue efforts are being complicated by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus german i think the gun is in 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 23 years the situation in the philippines is particularly difficult this year its star do it with a volcano just a few hours away in manila where it shut down industries now after that the pandemic has also shut down the entire region of luzon where more than 50000000. 00 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 typhoon has started which means the typhoon season may about to start now 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 integration really to to help mitigate the impact of this crisis and really important thing to remember as well in the region is the yuan volcano in ill buy that is also threatening to spew the heart according to a knowledge ists that might even complicate the situation more. Oh lets keep it in the world of weather here is evidence well this storm is now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm pages so thats some good news if we can call it that still damaging winds but its more of a rain event than a wind event now so were looking at the system hey you see the way the clouds right across the philippines the center of the storm now just to the north of manila we are going to see plenty more rain coming across luzon as we go on through the next few hours when still gusting to 150 kilometers brassy damaging winds but its going to be more about the rain than the winds and were looking at maybe 200. 00 possibly as much as another 3 into millimeters of rain as we go through the next couple of days or so certainly through the next 24 hours as were still going to see plenty of heavy rain we already have flooding of course as we were hearing things this is the position of the storm making its way further north is right up the spine of luzon and it will continue to push up towards but not including taiwan so as we go on through the next 24 hours well say you can see where the heaviest rain will be that will continue to drive its way further north would see across much of the philippines still quite a legacy of showers coming back in behind sunday does say things start to quieten down further the wind certainly easing right down still plenty of showers and the showers continue right into sunday and still be a few in play by the time we come to monday Peter Everson many thanks to you later still to come here on the news a grief gripping brazil as deaths from covert 19 saw but the president insists the country must get back to work. 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Welcome back youre watching the news our live from doha your top stories so far the independent Police Complaints council in hong kong says the force generally acted within guidelines during last years protests though he said was room for improvement watchdog has been looking into allegations of misconduct and brutality. Thailands announced it will be reopening Department Store Shopping Centers and food courses in winds down its prescriptions International Flights are still banned however straining the countrys Tourism Industry. Chinas economy is showing signs of gradual improvement after its lock downs with the states industrial output is up 3. 9 percent in april its last year but unemployment is higher retail sales for them further than was originally expected. The world health Organization Says 150000 people across 47 countries in africa could die from cope with 19 in the next 12 months thats unless action is taken to improve the capacity of Health Care Systems in a new Study Research is estimated around 22 percent of the population could be infected within a year they suggest there could be 4600000. 00 hospital stays of those around 140000 people will require oxygen while almost 90000. 00 others will be considered critical and need additional breathing support the World Health Organization warning as well the situation could overwhelm some Health Systems and cautioned the best approach is to avoid widespread transmission via hand washing and other hygiene and hygienic measures as well as locked arms joining us now. On the new james as are many in harare hes a technical officer at the World Health Organization james r. So many welcome to the news here on aljazeera lets talk about practicalities here how do you boost the Health Care Systems all over africa. With what happening. There. To put this in context. Look. For scenarios and what not one of the scenarios is widespread coming to transmission african countries have been rich most countries are still at sporadic cases of clusters of coming to spread. Far not bad we were going to put in Good Measures to avoid Widespread Community transmission we would be able to see a system that already challenges to ensure that it was ready for it is we actually encourage countries to build capacity in. Settings to be able to manage cases of. Only focusing on centralized Management Centers but whos going to fund all this i take the point that prevention is better than cure but when youve got an economy like nigeria in a lot of fiscal trouble anyway how do you then talk to the Nigerian Government and say look it would be a good idea if you started spending and spending big on your health care provision. Ok so we. Agree that they can request a question of the pandemic is. If we look at what to be the cost benefit ratio if you were to invest in reducing the spread and if you were to grapple with the full effect of the pandemic i think the form is better so i think its much every government will be will want to listen to this if appreciated the scale of the problem if we dont administer access now of all the Different Countries its a huge huge consonant clearly of course out of all the countries youre dealing with and talking to which one is best prepared to deal with what we think may be around the corner. So weve seen different measures taken by countries and let me say that perhaps across the world new country was. Excellently prepared for 19 so it is in most of our countries in africa and we wouldnt defend some of them really making Good Progress for example weve seen south africa has done very well in in need to get in how to care for that go on in those where for quite some number of dignity of not recorded it is thats practiced in what you did 1000 its over 50000 people seeing in. Death by having a high risk of transmission the money to keep the numbers look so they are a good example to look up to look at and we think that the countries where the improved test in. Kentucky is an absolute in that people are treated and that we need to get. On africa james as so many thank you very much thank you. Well the world will certainly be a very different place once the pandemic is over scientists in the netherlands say now is the time to plant fundamental change the dutch government is expected to announce an initiative any time now focused on a green future for one of europes busiest airports in Amsterdams Schiphol 170 scientists released their manifesto last month calling for the world to move away from g. D. P. Focused growth and even to what they call d. Growing some sectors such as Oil Gas Mining and advertising which they say drive excessive consumption next they want universal basic income and a system that properly values workers in Public Services such as health and education along with karas 3rd is a focus on Sustainable Agriculture mostly local and vegetarian 4th a reduction in wasteful consumption and travel lastly debt cancellation especially for workers and Business Owners in the developing world lets talk now to professor Marjorie Spear and bird from the university of layton one of the signatories to the letter she joins us from the netherlands marja spirit so youre going to di grow some sectors Oil Gas Mining and advertising that means job cuts at a time when were seeing record levels of unemployment around the world anyway as a consequence of covert 19. Yes and i can understand those concerns because we do see many people struggling. We see especially we just had an item on an africa where we see a lot of people struggling in the Informal Sector this who have either a choice between. Starving now preventing contagion or continue to work and becoming infected. So we understand the concern about jobs but we would like to reorganize transform the economy into a much more sustainable economy and that means that other sectors greener sectors will grow. But its also one of the reasons why we argue in favor of. The basic universe as a universal basic income and also for for sharing jobs people who have jobs are often working under precarious conditions have to work incredible long hours whereas others are not finding jobs ok just to interrupt you professor for a 2nd because we do have a finite time for discussion how much do you want to pay for Health Care Providers and care is because thats the one thing that everyone is agreed on here whether its the n. H. S. In the u. K. Or people working in the private sector doing freelance night shifts in private hospitals any place else in the World Health Care nurses doctors theyre simply not paid enough money for what theyve been doing over the past 3 months. Yeah well that is that is a concern because theres a lot of investment now in several economic sectors to try and indeed keep jobs we applaud Health Workers but at the same time we fear that if we go back to business as usual and if we try to repair this Economic System as we have done after their financial crisis that its that group of people again the Health Workers who will have to pay back and will have to go back to very stringent protocols and will not receive proper payment but will have to face budget cuts ok you also want all of us to travel less and i assume fly less im sure you would agree with this it would be a very brave transport secretary once all the lock downs are completely eased who says to people you know that Summer Holiday that you were going to go on you cant go because we dont want you to go therefore you can have a staycation that transport secretary will be out of government at the next election wherever you live in the world if youre the guy or the woman who says flying forget it. Yeah well when were not arguing against all air travel that is not the point of the the manifesto we are scientists we depend on into International Exchanges and not all of those can be organized online but we do want to question the excessive travel that we witnessed over the past decades the growth in travel and and we also questioned the absurdity of the fact that when you travel within europe its often cheaper to fly than to take the train. And those are issues that we really need to rethink we need to promote more Sustainable Ways of traveling. And and reflect on when is travel necessary when when does it. And by what means of transport do we travel so thats thats thats what we call for a so reflection not a complete ban on all travel but only reflective Sustainable Way of traveling understood itll be an interesting conversation professor spira burg there in the netherlands great to talk to thanks so much for coming on we appreciate your time thanks for inviting me. Mass testing for the virus is underway in the worst affected areas of kenya but many are reluctant to be checked for fear of being forced into quarantine Catherine Sawyer reports now from nairobi jared on Young Chinese a car the 1975 or he walks as a guide in a quarantine sent a narrow beam he was infected there in march and after about a month was discharged from hospital his Employer Paid the bill of 400. 00 he tells us his biggest problem is the stigma surrounding infection with any of about people are afraid of me at work i cant even get close to anyone they shun me and say im grown a virus even at home people dont want to associate with me to feel lonely and quite sad sometimes. The woman who recorded this feature for aljazeera remains in quarantine after reason she returning from china she says she didnt expect the poor sanitary conditions in the kenyan governments Quarantine Center all being forced to pay for a stay despite the government recently agreeing to cover all expenses some people in mandatory quarantine have attempted to escape and several others have sued the government for violating their Rights Movement been given. So oh. It is what you can do. And. Government Officials Say they are addressing the complaints of blame some kenyans for not taking social distancing measures seriously as the number of people infected continues to rise and spread within communities. That cost drastic measures to be enforced including binding travel in and out of nairobi as well as some counties on the coast a police barrio on the edge of 1. 00 of the most affected neighborhood in the freaky people are not allowed to go when or leave the area which is a Major Trading hub mom left think one thing is also going on. But many kenyans are reluctant to get tested some say theyre afraid theyll be forced into Quarantine Health experts are concerned but the government Emergency Response strategy may feel to flatten the call for. He said to be alive and hes ready to return to walk he also hopes that his neighbors friends and colleagues. Is a threat to their health. Now. The governments. Business is to reopen after a 7 week locked up around 2000000 people doing vital jobs are back at work but getting there isnt the same as it was. Reports now. Taking no chances at this bus station in strictly enforcing coronavirus measures to control the number of passengers in each bus station. As more than 2000000 people in this sprawling city go back to work for the 1st time in 3 days. I am a bit worried but it reassures me that they are forcing order and preventive measures weve got to help buy a motorcycle to be safe but for now its not an option. Officially the National Quarantine continues here until may 25th but traffic is back and president has allowed the reopening of key sectors of the economy and for many it couldnt happen soon enough there at this construction site workers are back but have to go through temperature checks in painstaking this infection process for themselves and their equipment. We complied with all the requirements and protocols of the City Government unfortunately we were allowed to restart this is very important sector of the economy it employs many people it was key to be able to reopen and in a safe manner. Despite the protocols the return of Economic Activity remains controversial the mayor of time particularly. Critic of the national government. Thats a number of coronavirus. Cases keeps rising on a daily basis and that the peak of infections well only arrived at some point in late june. But the measures relax more and authorized people are crowding the streets especially informal vendors in others who live hand to mouth i to lessen the impact the mayor has imposed a color coded zoning System People living in high risk areas need to remain home with help with gates and police and forcing orders i think obviously the government is in a tough dilemma because we all knew that they face the risk of opening too soon and that could create a 2nd wave of contagion but if they didnt that would even create more problems on the economy but at the same time its unclear if the government has increased its capabilities on testing the i. C. U. Capabilities throughout the country and Contact Tracing a risky but some say necessary move in a country with many Economic Needs although with infection still rising and the number of available intensive care units shrinking it could end up being too much too soon i listen that m. P. s. Still to come here on aljazeera the sports news with sound i one of the biggest games of the season well get germanys top division back on the way details on the other side of the break when we come back. Well talk with saima thank you very much the wait is nearly over for football fans as they jameis it when does he get becomes the 1st major league in europe its a resume the coronavirus forced most competitions around the world to shut down there has been a little. Rama however before the restart. Will be without head coach a lethal for their game against false burke he broke quarantine rules or by leaving the team hotel to go to the supermarket for some toothpaste and skin cream all teams are living in hotels that for one week a quarantine and training period before play resumes saturdays match it was going to be her legs at 1st in charge. All such a days action gets underway with one of the biggest showdowns of the season 2nd place brucia dont come and host fierce rival shocker in whats known as to revere darby while the usual love of faith and the atmosphere will of course be missing a with all a games being played behind closed doors a shot of coach says his team are as motivated as. The situation with the coast guard is the same for all teams we have a few players that havent played for a long time put them the coldstone to the even colder nonetheless it is a situation for us like everyone that we accept. Well joining us now is the hicks and burning from the news service at one football but it tell us how how excited other people about the football we starting in germany. But obviously big news in and big game to start things off again but there are certainly some mixed feelings to this as well i think the football fan in all of this is super happy that the game is returning to the pitch even if of course it doesnt mean that the fans can attend these games for at least the short term future but i think theres also some some doubt here about the timing given the threat that the cove in 1000 virus does of course still pose the dear fellow who run the business they get there been determined to get the game back on the pitch and definitely have had the support in most cases from the state and federal governments and its taken an unbelievable amount of work and planning to reach this stage but i think a key point here is that germany is is itself only starting to ease on restrictions overall and i think thats in the back of a peoples mind is as great as it is to have the game back there is a little bit of trepidation what about the players safety are there any concerns there with theres definitely Major Concerns about this and this is really dictated all this planning all this work to get to this stage and there are strict quarantine and testing on the choir plenty of discussions with medical professionals at the club themselves of course dont possess a certain extent but of course there was definitely the need to reemphasize some of these regulations we had heard to berlin Salomon Kalou who went live on facebook showing that some of the insta potations of the oscillation regulation can be a little bit large in some cases we also as you mentioned before we saw form for coach belichick who had to fire slate from his team for 2 weeks for breaking quarantine and leaving his hotel for toothpaste so potentially the message is still hitting home for some people ok if things go smoothly in germany how much of an impact will that have on other leagues. Yeah thats super interesting i think it suits certainly wouldnt be the goal of the bundesliga but they are in a lot d of cases the guinea pig or the trailblazer for a lot of leagues around europe and indeed the world we see theres a bit of a Holding Pattern in the premier league in england for when they might return but this is more than just about the season that were in currently we saw that when in france and netherlands they actually cancel the current season but of course every league in europe will want to be back in action for the next campaign so as a result all of them will be looking to germany to see how this go and this is the new normal in football for at least a little. Bit of the success the League Players and the fans hoping for but it tell us how excited are you about the. I think it will be a grower bring the game back and think once once kickoff happened 330. 00 would be a different feeling but at least there isnt some football now to really lets hope its done in the right way and this is something that we can look forward to in more and more countries and more and more leagues when we are a lot more comfortable with things well we are looking forward to it patty hicks from barreling thank you very much for that thank you the British Government has opened the door for the premier league to return next month but only with certain conditions league buses that have been asked to broadcast some games on free to air television and because fans cant go to stadiums theyve also been asked to share money with lower divisions as a show of solidarity but no restart date has been agreed to some clubs are unhappy playing at neutral venues and several players have concerns about their health and safety. The season in the netherlands has already been scrapped and the 2 teams that deny that promotion have had their legal challenge rejected come viewer and the shop were the top 2 in the 2nd division when play stopped but the Dutch Football Association decided that there would be no promotion or relegation the judge has now ruled the f. A. Did have the pala to make that decision. What is bitter is that the netherlands is at this moment the only association where there will be no promotion in france in portugal in russia i heard in germany there will be promotion and relegation if the action stops again of course im disappointed is extremely painful but the judge today said that the association is allowed to make that decision. The leading team in australia is a league last have been accused of breaking lockdown rules or to gain an advantage until today teams have only being allowed to train in small groups but there is a Video Evidence that lends players that have been engaging in full training it could now be fined or docked points. The japanese government is urging the International Olympic committee to fully share the cost of the spawning at the tokyo 2020 games on thursday the i. O. C. Announced it was setting aside 800000000. 00 to deal with the effects of close at 19 but thats unlikely to be in the also with the overall cost of delaying the gains estimated to be between 2. 00 and 6000000000. 00. At the meeting between the i. O. C. And the organizing committee on the 16th of april the i. O. C. And japan agreed to jointly deal with the effects of the postponement including cost and that we will jointly evaluate and whole discussion we will continue to pay close attention to the progress of discussions between the i. O. C. The organizing committee and tokyos metropolitan government. Major League Baseball star place now says he wont play the season if he doesnt get all the money hes due follows an l. B. Owners drawing up a plan for shortened to 82 game season starting in july Tampa Bay Rays star made the comment while gaming online under the new season plan owners want a 5050. 00 revenue split with the players however the play say theyve already agreed to a prorated salary for the season which could see them lose their wages a proposal that needs approval from the Players Union to move forward. On the story to his job and you are probably play for a lovely girl. With you bro you think bro im risking my life where you need to not be a thing in a 100 percent shit like a mom wont play actually i dont worry im suddenly being paid i should not be again after what im getting paid to see this can have on top of the 33 percent cut of the half the story there so im really giving my 25 percent on top of that its been taxed or the n. B. A. Is taking a tiny steps towards a return to normalcy while Orlando Magic have become the latest team to officially reopen the Training Facility the team posted the video of saw plenty. Of each are going through a socially distance individual workout no date has been set for the return of competition the league is still aiming to hold full best of 7 payoffs should the season resume while playing games without fans remains a possibility. Thats it for well have more later on fita santa thanks very much mr rahman that will keep you company from 11 gee ill have another news for you at 13 g. 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