President after an historic election victory in mississippi legislators prepare for a final vote on whether to remove a confederate battle emblem from the states flag. Hello thank you for joining us it began as an unknown virus among a few dozen patients in china at the end of last year now 6 months later the coronavirus pandemic is fast approaching another tragic milestone almost half a 1000000 people are known to have died and the virus is still spreading across the planet more than 10000000. 00 people are now confirmed to have been infected thats a 900 percent increase in less than 3 months a quarter of all those infections and deaths are in the United States by far the worst hit country with over 2 and a half 1000000 cases and the 125000 fatalities but the true toll is likely to be much higher a recent survey by the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention found many more americans that antibodies for the virus suggesting the real case count may be up to 10 times higher than reported while now the u. S. Health secretary is warning time is running out for america to effectively contain the virus. The window is closing we have to act and people as individuals have to act responsibly we need to social distance we need to wear for our face coverings if were in settings where we cant social distance particularly in these hot zones u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says face masks meanwhile should be mandatory shes called the president trying to set an example by wearing one himself saying real men wear masks palosi says the c. D. C. Recommended the use of masks but never mandated it to avoid offending trump. Meanwhile a u. S. Vice president mike pence has canceled Campaign Events in arizona and florida this week due to spikes in coronavirus cases there but he has traveled to texas where hes been speaking at a Baptist Church in the city of dallas and hes still due to visit florida and arizona to meet their republican governors and receive a Ground Report on the surge of cases a particle enjoins us live now from outside washington d. C. In maryland so patty that the figures are quite shocking give us a picture of the latest on the virus situation in the u. S. Well its really really growing here in the u. S. And i think its important to point out that we are reaching a very grim milestone just 33 deaths away from a half a 1000000 people across the globe dying from coated 19 and related illnesses here in the United States weve seen a huge spike over the last 2 weeks more than 50 percent number of cases across the country were see that the most is in the west and the south these are states mostly led by republicans that really pushed to reopen the economy saying that that was what was important and what we saw then were just people flooded into restaurants and bars and shops and many of them now were in mass because in many of these states theyre not mandated to in fact in many of these states the governors have told local officials that theyre not allowed to make people wear masks so now were seeing this rapid increase although the Vice President donald trump Vice President mike pence said that there is no correlation between the 2 Health Experts say of course there is this isnt just because theres increased testing its because the cases it takes this virus so many days between exposure and symptoms and in that time people are being infected so if you think about that number more than doubling in 2 weeks you can imagine where were going to be in a week from now to 2 weeks from now unless something dramatic changes and it doesnt appear that there are any really dramatic things across the country that are coming this way it is having an impact in the city of Houston Texas major cities major hospitals we believe that there are near close to capacity and intensive care beds were seeing incredibly long lines in these states like texas florida arizona people wanting to get tests theyre queuing up in their cars for hour after hour and in many cases being turned away because theyve simply run out of tests so what weve seen is theres a strong magic spike happening but the Trump Administration doesnt want to tie it to opening the economy weve seen officials come out and say its impacting the stock market. So obviously a lot of countries have had to balance those 2 things the Health Issues and the economy and a lot of countries have actually made face masks mandatory at least inside shops and on public transport so tell us a little bit about the growing pressure on President Trump to make face masks mandatory. Well you know the president has really stepped away from being the face of the governments response in fact hes not really talking about the pandemic raging through this country right now he spent his morning retreating a video of one of his supporters yelling that protester white power that has since been deleted but we havent heard from him probably because he once again for the 2nd day in a row is at his golf course in virginia the president has really shied away from Wearing Masks he had an event he didnt ask people to wear masks could start to see a change from the administration although but President Trump doesnt let the people around him do are often very different but as you mentioned Vice President my parents went to that church many people Wearing Masks the health and Human Services secretary said people should wear masks but again across the nation across many states its not mandatory so what youre seeing is people still not social distancing and not worried masks but now the cases are going up there perhaps behavioral change but its become a partisan issue in the new United States poll after poll shows republicans say in the majority of them are not worried masts in public the majority of democrats are so the president in many ways has made this a political statement whether or not you wear a face mask. In that way the latest from maryland just outside washington d. C. Patty thank you. Its going to brazil and now its the worlds 2nd worst hit country with more than 1300000 cases and over 57000 deaths a staggering 246000 infections were recorded in the last 7 days alone in response 1000. 00 crosses have been placed in front of the Brazilian Congress to honor those killed by covert 90 the splay is also a protest against the president j. Both son at all has been widely criticized for dismissing the severity of the disease and showing indifference to the rising death toll. He joins us live now from a book on the 1st of all tell us more about these protests in brazil. Yes opposition and brazil and brazilians who live abroad have organized a day of protest against president here its called stop both president that they can see their boat irresponsible and dangerous irresponsible because of his response or meandering response to courting too many of them to the threat of the coronavirus in the country despite the numbers that you presented in your introduction hes been playing down the dangers of the virus in the country he has been showing in public to cheer is supporters without wearing face mask many times hes done that again on saturday in the state of. This despite an order from a judge a federal judge in brazil ordering him to wear that face mask they also considering dangerous because many of his supporters and close allies have repeatedly called for a military intervention and intervention of the military in the country to save his government that has been at the center of a number of scandals accusations of corruption so there have been a number of protests both online and demonstrations in person in a number of cities and countries across the world more than 20 many of them were small but the opposition sees this as a way to bring more attention internationally to what is happening inside brazil that said there has been some hope specially in the larger cities in particular in Rio De Janeiro the in the last couple of days as seen a reduction in the number of daily deaths and stores have reopened their. You know sent us a situation in brazil youre speaking to us from bogota and actually the mayor there is looking at putting the city back under lockdown which is quite a measure to take what led us to this and generally what is a situation like in colombia. Yeah absolutely but look the numbers are going up across the region if you take. In colombia now youre looking at more than a 5th of all the confirmed cases of corona virus in the world colombia had so far managed to control the spread of the virus so were still formally under lockdown here but in the last month there have been a number of exceptions 43 of them that have reopened large sections of the economy inform people who work informally on the streets or back outside they need to do that to survive but this has meant an increase in cases in now here in the capital bogota there are more than 70 percent or 70 percent of all intensive care units are full and that was the number that the mayor has said wise if that number was reached then we have to go back in this country to a fool lockdown so shes been practically pretty much laying down the groundwork to go back to a Strict Lockdown she sent a letter to the ministry of health and the president asking them to call again to announce another Strict Lockdown for 2 weeks possibly starting next week the details are unclear yet of course theres a lot of resistance though because people especially those who work in for a 1000000 the suit need to be out the economy here has been suffering there has been 2 months of a Strict Lockdown that have had serious effect on the economy here so were going to have to see what the decision will be in coming weeks a lot of the issue is also political cause the mayor is saying the government hasnt done enough to prepare this and other cities in the country for the spike in infections once the economy started to reopen for example she said she had requested a 1000 ventilators to set up a new intensive care unit just 125 have arrived so far at the summit empathy with the latest from bogota listening to thank you. Its going to india now the country has seen its biggest single day spike yet in covert 1000 cases the Health Ministry confirmed almost 20000 new cases on sunday over half a 1000000 people have now been diagnosed with corona virus with more than 16000 deaths the surge has prompted authorities in some state to impose a curfew as well as a 2 week lockdown in the state capital south korea has reported another increase in corona virus cases with a further 62 in the past the day while somewhere imported cases 2 thirds were transmitted inside the country most around the capital seoul the country is struggling to suppress a 2nd wave of the disease since easing social distancing rules back in may and the wish city of leicester could be the 1st in the country to face a localized lockdown a quarter of all its coronavirus cases came in the 1st 2 weeks of this month as numbers dropped in the rest of the country meanwhile in London Police had to break up a number of legal Mass Gatherings thousands of party goers about to be the sparse the over several occasions home secretary pretty potato patel called it an acceptable and condemned thousands of liverpool football fans who celebrated their clubs premier league title when earlier in the week what concerns me is the fact that we are seeing people mass katherines we are in the midst of the midst of a Global Pandemic still a Health Crisis and a Health Emergency that people are still gathering in quite inappropriate ways and congratulations to liverpool for winning but even so fans of course want to celebrate but they did not need to go to the Football Ground and congregate outside the stadium you know as much as people do want to be out right now the weather is amazing stick to the rules follow the guidance weve made it quite clear that you know 6 or more people no one should be gathered in the movement 66 or more people. Still ahead in this half hour millions of people left venezuela to escape its economic crisis now many are finding it hard to return during the pandemic and thousands flee their homes in Myanmars Rakhine state after a local official warns village leaders of the army and we are in so gracious. There are still plenty of us will the sunshine across some areas of europe not quite so nice across the northwest a huge mass of cloud here coming from an area of low pressure and spreading showers across much of the northwest you can see head down into Southern Spain thousands of people out enjoying the warm sunny weather how the nose has been very well mainly across into moscow in russia now having set the time which is actually coming back down over the next few days theres been a system go through cloudy skies certainly through monday it should be dry there be can see whether more in the way of heavy rain this is across the Central Eastern areas opponent just what we dont need it just vocals weve had that very recent flooding in the rain and pushing right the way down towards Northern Areas of italy still in the shanty pattern on monday across much of the northwest across the u. K. And some heavy rain on its way into southern areas of the scandinavians again here the time which is slightly lower than they have been just 17 degrees and choose a meanwhile for london in paris temperatures not fairing to bobby there is the child. Into paris and it really is the cooler in london and again this is chance of that one or 2 pulsing showers and also those temperatures in paris. That the chance of showers and thunderstorms cools down with us scott achiles and warms up again calls for nearly in july at this point meanwhile in book rest of the southeast it is warm and sunny. To 0 to 0. Let me ask you how worried you are about the increase in hostilities in yemen we listen this is the moment you stop old military action this is the moment it also trades on fighting every idea we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the edges there are. Build a number told stories from asia in the pacific on aljazeera. A. Reminder now of the top stories on aljazeera more than 10000000 people are now known to have been infected with corona virus across the world with the number still rising rapidly across the americas almost half a 1000000 people have died a quarter of those infections are in the United States which is the worlds worst hit country with 2 and a half 1000000 cases there are concerning upticks and the number of infections in southern and western states and then the worlds 2nd worst that country brazil protesters have again been demonstrating against president was handling setting out a 1000 crosses in the. The lockdown in colombia has made life so difficult for venezuelans who fled their country that many have actually decided to return home are returning has posed a number of challenges. Explains. Was one of the millions of venezuelans who left the country in recent years she was living in. Bia right at the border with venezuela but when the colombian government imposed a lockdown she decided to return home because she couldnt find work the trip she says was one of the most difficult in her life yet. They kept us in a station for 4 days with more than 500 people there was lots of security and there was medical attention but it was filled with people i thought we were all going to get sick from there they were taken to a school where they spent 8 days until they were put on a bus towards. 30 kilometers away from there in a swollen capital. And out the window for 30 hours we were given no food or anything and all the time we were being stopped by Security Forces they wouldnt let us open the windows of the bus and i was trying to grab them when i arrived i had to spend another 2 weeks in quarantine. Is just one of the thousands of venezuelans who have returned but authorities are not making the trip easy for them even though the government has repatriated people using you many tarion flights there are thousands more who are trying to get back in by land but border officials are allowing only 300 people a day 3 times a week. 1000 infections have been on the rise in the past weeks whos in a major challenge to venezuelas Health Care System which some say is on the verge of collapsing president Nicolas Maduro accuses migrants of being used by colombias president even lugaid to spread the disease and he said weve proven the buses were contaminated so that venezuelans would come back sir and this is by the orders of iran venezuela was under siege and were trying to take care of our border and oh people i know no one. But human Rights Groups say thats not the case and abuses against returning migrants have put thousands of people at risk down there. Weve seen moderates being called biological weapons carriers of the virus and they are paying a price for leaving the us while theyre not given food or sort theyre in overcrowded places and shouldnt be treated like. Him if he can a lawn says the ordeal to return was worth it shes now back with her 2 year old son the challenge now is to survive in a nation where economic difficulties have become the norm. And. Malawis Opposition Leader has been sworn in as president to marking an historic result for african politics lazarus czech widow wanted to use the of rerun of the president ial election with 58 percent of the vote he vowed to make it a victory for all my friends but us how do we pass of reports the new leader faces many challenges. Lazarus malawis new leader spent time talking about Good Governance and uniting the nation in his inaugural speech the form up into coastal preacha city no said people didnt want him as the president his swearing in came after months of protests against last years disputed election that left the country italy divided the new president asked malawians to give him a chance to earn their trust with your help. We will restore a new generation strain. In the possibility of having our government that serve. Not our government our room. A government that is spying. Not a government body europeans. The government but listens that a government that show. A government that fights for you im not against. That would mean trying to work with his political rivals supporters the former president peter baker whos criticized a president ial run saying malawis if they took a mission known as the any c. Made a mistake these are perhaps the worst elections are held in with history of mali and we only see moves to ensure that it will uphold the principles of quality elections in law or otherwise researching a very very bad precedent for future elections in most. Jacquier is promising to tackle corruption poverty and create much needed jobs in one of the poorest countries in the world most of his budget comes from foreign and the greatest challenge now is how do we set the next right how do. We. Bases across that was huge group promises were made by the politicians now or do is up to them to achieve those promises or else pay the price at the next elections. Is the 1st time in africa a Court Ordered election has led to victory for an opposition candidate over the decades the continent has sometimes had a turbulent history with democracy some leaders of state and others for much longer than the mandate required people are closely watching chuck you know hes promising a new start for malawians but can he deliver him a tussle out of there. The democratic republic of congos Prime Minister has criticized the president after the Justice Minister was briefly arrested cellist intune de yak ascend there was held for several hours on saturday hes been at the center of a disagreement with the president that felix said she security over proposed judicial reforms pm sylvester in longer has called on the president to guarantee cabinet members legal protection. Thousands of people in myanmar as Rakhine State have fled their homes in fear of military raids villagers were ordered to leave or Security Forces prepared to launch what they call the Clearance Operations against the arak an army a rebel Group Seeking more autonomy for Ethnic Rakhine buddhists but the Evacuation Order a sense being called off with a local official saying the operation will only affect the few villages doesnt have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in the conflict between me and lars military and the attic an army. A man has been shot dead in the u. S. City of lewisville during a peaceful protest over the Police Killing of a black woman 27 year old that Tyler Charles gerth was killed when gunfire erupted during saturdays them straighten and Jefferson Square park protesters had gathered to demand justice for Brianna Taylor who was shot dead in her home by police in march officers raided her home as part of a drugs investigation but no drugs were found politicians in mississippi are debating whether to remove a confederate emblem from the states flag ahead of a vote on the issue the symbol is widely seen as racist and came on the renewed scrutiny after black lives matter protests great the us on saturday politicians voted to begin the process of check changing the flag mississippis population is almost 40 percent black its the last state in the u. S. The featured feature of the confederate emblem on its flag fire and then for a is a professor of Political Science at Jackson State University he says the confederate emblem evokes painful memories for black people if you have individuals who are they want to be a state jock and of flags waving there if they believe the polls based on the history. Of associating with you know wait. They have to see that every day can you imagine what that does look words and so what we did experiments where we should build a big lie and we just when we examined whether or not they had a response to the flag and this response was a white or black response and we can determine whether or not it made him angry made him say it. Exit polls show polish president andrey duda has won the most votes in the 1st round of the countrys president ial election due to received 41. 8 percent of the vote falling short of the 50 percent needed to claim victory in the 1st round is closest challenger is warsaws liberal Pro European Union mayor rafa of charge of ski poles predict the 2 men will likely face each other in a runoff next month. Or polls are now closed in local elections across france the 1st round was held in march but the 2nd part was delayed due to the coronavirus lock down and turnout has been low voters have been choosing mayors and when a civil councillor is the election is seen by many as a test of president emanuel macross reform policies and his handling of the outbreak its get more now from the cache of butler who is live for us in paris so what are the indications of the exit polls are giving while the biggest mayors job of course in france is here in paris an exit polls indicate that and go is headed for a pretty comfortable victory would be a 2nd term for her she served already as paris mayor for 6 years a socialist she teamed up with the green party to campaign on an environmental platform so she intends now to press ahead with with the policies that shes already put in place in this city to try and green the city if you like she wants to cut costs she wants to cut the pollution shes already put in a vast number of bicycle lanes and she will be able to continue with that work if those exit polls are indeed confirmed of course shell also be the men in charge when paris to host the Olympic Games and 2024 when exit polls are also bringing us news that the green party seems to be doing particularly well in these local elections even gaining and winning some major cities including the southeastern city of lille. And the cash a turnout has been incredibly low i suppose in party could be understandable because of the coronavirus pandemic but what impact is that going to have on the credibility of these elections when it is a huge problem i mean abstention rates was 60 percent and historically low turnout for the for local elections here in france i mean as you said the coronavirus pandemic is one of the reasons polling stations people had to when mask social distancing was mandatory many people simply stayed away and they also stayed away from the 1st round of these elections which took place more than 3 months ago for the very same reasons because just a couple of days after the 1st round france went into lockdown so people already concerned by the Health Situation theres no doubt as well when you have to round so far away people simply also just lose interest they sort of lose the thread of whos running where and france of course is going into its traditional summer break but theres no doubt that its a cause for concern weve heard from the elise say the president might crawl has said that he is concerned about the abstention rate because of course it is a worry when so many people in your country dont want to take part in the democratic process absolutely Natasha Bhalla with the latest on that election in paris so well in france are reporting live from paris thank you. Tally and divers are freed a sperm whale trapped in a tangled fishing net it was found off the coast of haiti on friday by biologists working at a turtle Recovery Center the coast guard then sent diverse to help fish it out using cutters and knives they sliced through the illegal net and freed the giant mammal its one off apparently unharmed to join 3 other whales who were waiting nearby. You can get much more on that and Everything Else that weve been covering on our website al jazeera dot com. Now reminder of the top stories on aljazeera more than 10000000 people are now known to have been infected with corona virus across the world the number was passed that was passed then infections keep rising across the americas almost half a 1000000 people have died 6 months after it was 1st detected in china of course of those infections are in the United States which is the worlds worst hit country with 2 and a half 1000000 cases the number of new cases was more than 40000 for the 3rd day in a row on saturday there are concerning upticks in the number of infections in southern and western states including florida texas and arizona some of those that had attempted to reopen businesses are now reversing those policies the window is closing we have to act and people as individuals have to act responsibly we need to social distance we need to wear our face coverings if were in settings where we cant social distance particularly in these hot zones malawis new president has been sworn in cuero want to use this poll with 58 percent of the vote the election was a rerun of last years president ial ballot won by the then incumbent. That vote was marred by of regularities and his supporters claim the same thing as happened this time around where is promising to tackle corruption and create much needed new jobs. Counting is underway in local elections across france the 1st round of local elections was held in march but the 2nd part was delayed due to the coronavirus lock down Prime Minister and want filipe has claimed victory in the battle to become mayor of the Northern City of may after a while exit poll suggests the mayor of paris has been reelected the election is seen by many as a test of president the manuel macross policies. And speaking of elections polands president has won the most votes in the countrys election but not enough to prevent a run off poll incumbent under a dude that took just under 42 percent of the vote and will now face a 2nd poll in 2 weeks time against his main challenger the mayor of warsaw raffled charcoal is the top story is the news continues after talk to aljazeera thanks for watching see you soon but i. Well. See. On february 25th brazil became the 1st country in south america to report a cold 1000 infection. And is the number of cases increased over the subsequent weeks and months its a president with fused to take any strong measures. He flocked to the state leaders who imposed lockdowns and mandated social distancing rules calling their actions economically ruinous. Also not all still refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of the Global Pandemic hes called a virus nothing more than a little flu his priority has been to keep the economy going at any cost. But now
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