Deep divisions over a virus Recovery Fund. And protest against law changes allowing non muslims to drink alcohol which they consider anti islamic. Thanks for joining us new flare ups are prompting new lock downs as the coronavirus continues to ravage the world restrictions have been reimposed in israel in the philippines as well as more states and india which has now become the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 confirms kovan 1000. 00 cases the other 2 are take a look brazil which now has more than 2000000. 00 confirmed cases including its president joe youre both so narrow and over 76000 deaths in the us thats where more than 3 and a half 1000000 people have been infected 77000 of them in just the last day and more than 8138000 people have died including 948 reported on thursday the top Infectious Disease expert in the u. S. Has warned the country could reach 100000 new corona virus infections a day if it doesnt embrace stricter containment measures dr anthony felt she says local leaders should be as forceful as possible when encouraging the public to wear masks u. S. Policymakers continue to debate the subject with face coverings only mandatory in 26 out of 50 states. I can say as a Public Health official that i would urge the leaders the local political and other leaders in states and cities and towns to be as forceful as possible in getting your citizenry to wear masks masks are important as part of the physical distance physical distancing is the most important but practically when youre living your life and trying to open up the country you are going to come into contact with people and for that reason we know that masks are really important so georgias governor is now urging people in his state to wear them but he refuses to back down on his ban on local authorities making masks mandatory and public now i know that many well intentioned and well informed georgians want to mass manda and while we all agree that wearing a mask is effective im confident the georgians dont need a mandate to do the right thing. Lets get more from our White House CorrespondentKimberly Halkett and given how fast the numbers are climbing over in the u. S. Kimberly some people would say theyre surprised that the wearing of masks has become such an issue. Well this is a country that is really founded on revolution its also unique system of government its not a federal system but instead its one that has strong states rights so in many ways the United States is like 50 countries all joined together that theyre really the local officials have much more power than say the president of the United States when it comes to certain issues that masks are one of them in the state of georgia is really highlighting the confusion when you have a Global Pandemic and you have such strong state rights as you played there the governor of the u. S. State of georgia brian kept saying that he supports people Wearing Masks but at the same time he doesnt believe that people should be forced to do so in fact his lawsuit says that the mayor of the largest city in his state bought of that in fact she has overexerted her authority by mandating that and in the midst of all this you have a federal body saying that he urges dr anthony found shoot people to wear a mask because it just makes common sense what were seeing in the United States in the midst of this confusion by politicians at the local and federal level and the mix messaging is stores taking matters into their own hands for example the latest being 2 very large Home Improvement chains lowes and home depot here in the United States saying look at it may be confusing on the outside but when you come in our store youre going to have to wear a mask if you want to shop here and thats what were seeing in the Business Community all across the United States and of course the other big talking point over where you are is the reopening of schools because the trumpet ministration has made its top priority but there is some pushback. Theres a lot of push back again for the same reasons some people are feeling that this is a political issue they dont want to be forced to do something they dont feel comfortable comfortable doing and in the case of schools many parents can afford to allow their kids to do Online Learning because they can afford high Speed Internet thats not true of many communities particularly disproportionately communities of color that also are in many cases were lying in the schools for food programs even for special learning assist so what its coming down to again is what were seeing is the local leaders taking action on this every situation is unique some states are doing better than others although majority of us states are seeing cope with 1000 rising and so it appears right now that School Districts are either pushing back those clothes pushing back those openings or say were going to Online Learning for the fall some are doing a hybrid system again though in the absence of sort of a clear cohesive message the white house is saying were going to put out some guidelines for School Reopening soon because of course in an Election Year the u. S. President wants to get this economy going and schools are a big part of that right can really help the reporting from the white house thank you. Now the World Health Organization says brazils Coronavirus Infection rate appears to have plateaued and it should seize the opportunity to drive down transmission the w h os Emergencies Program head says the country needs a sustained concerted action to get control of the virus brazil is the epicenter of the virus in latin america and its reporting at least 40000. 00 new cases per day lets discuss this with our line america editor of the sea a new and shes joining us from santiago and i suppose the good news is if we could even say that its good news the World Health Organization saying that the virus is now plateau ring in brazil. Yes this is a bit like a glass half empty or half full you have the they just chose saying that the infection rate is no longer exponential and thats really the key word it is plant tolling in some places and others though it continues to rise the good news is that in some of the most populated cities like Rio De Janeiro and sao paolo the infections and deaths have gone down but as you just mentioned just a short while ago the total number of infections has now surpassed 2000000. 00 and it took 4 months to reach 1000000. 00 and in less than one month for that to double to 2 millions and that gives you an idea of just how quickly it can spread in a country as large as brazil in the meantime youve got the president who is now supposedly confined because he himself has called it 19 people out but he held a teleconference earlier today swearing in to do dictation minister and he was laughing about the pandemic and showing a little bottles of the hydroxide chloroquine which hes taking plus some other medicine and saying that hes feeling just great so it doesnt sound like he is going to take the advice of the w. H. O. To try to take strong measures to contain this virus to keep it from peaking again and what about where you are in. The country has. Implemented strong measures are they still in place. Yes well very unlike in brazil and in the United States here it is absolutely obligatory to wear a face mask by penalty of fines and even prison and in order for people to go out and you can see that there are some people behind me they had to get a permit they could only leave their homes twice a week to do essential things like shopping or in this case go to a. Mobile phone company but people are getting very very tired of being confined its been months and months even though the number of infections does appear to be going down to lead does still have a very unhappy. Mark of being the country in latin america with the highest death toll from 19 per 1000000 inhabitants so thats very strong and the government is not saying if or when it is going to relax these measures and some people in fact are getting so desperate that i know for example of one person who begged his neighbor to rent him his dog so he could at least go out a walk around a couple of times a day albeit for only 15 minutes ago. All right to see a newman thank you for that update from santiago. On this case is rising more states are reimposing lockdowns to try to contain the outbreak and there are fears the real number of infections and deaths in india is actually far higher than those records elizabeth purana reports from the new delhi. Municipal workers spray disinfectant in a neighborhood in citigroup one of many areas of the state of west bank ball under lockdown. United and indeed administered in the north to the polluted in the south around a 3rd of indias 1300000000 population facing some restrictions. While some places such as goa are only imposing a weekend lockdown indias 2nd most populous state to be hot has ordered its nearly 130000000 residents to stay home for 2 weeks behind as one of indias poorest States Health experts are concerned about how rural and less developed areas are handling the outbreak now as it spreads its threats to increasing in the rural majority states the Health Infrastructure in the rural areas is far weaker and a testing so reliant on back tracing etc are going to be a bigger challenge of india seeing around 35000. 00 new cases and 700. 00 deaths every day even though its testing more than 300000 people daily that still one of the worlds lowest experts believe the actual number of infections could be much higher its almost certainly under cemented and the question of what the noble a wondrous mission that we feel that it might be underestimated by a factor maybe even between Something Like the tree so in the number of cases or to get them oh if it crosses a 1000000 were probably looking at something more like 20 to 30 minute in the population and maybe that number could be even but despite the rise in cases the Indian Government remains positive Health Minister hoshyar then says india has performed better than any other country in fighting posted 19 adding that only 2. 5 percent of the factions have resulted in deaths but independent Health Experts say that number isnt actually not just because of indias low level of testing but the fact that most deaths in the country are to medically certified elizabeth purana aljazeera new delhi. There were struction have come into force in israel because of a surge in corona virus infections Public Places such as malls and tourist sites will be closed on weekends government offices will also be closed to the public and there are limits on social gatherings both indoors and outdoors Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is handling of the emergency has provoked mass protests in recent days. Barcelona residents are being urged to stay at home to stop the rise in corona virus cases there spain recorded a steep jump in infections on thursday with 500 new cases most were in the catalonia and aragon regions the Regional Government has restricted gatherings to 10 people and close cinemas theaters as well as chips still to come on aljazeera. As another weekend rolls around in chicago with fear as of yet more shooting deaths some experts are suggesting desperate solutions. And arrivals sir tom moore a royal honor for one of the worlds oldest and greatest charity fundraisers. But hes returned to west europe its been in portugal for a few days as a heat wave warning actually people are enjoying it but inland that also means is that for much of europe has been a road more disappointing scene this passive crowd here which doesnt look very much has reduced temperatures so the heat is 2 in the southwest in seville is an example of that 36 is the average were up to 40 but it is rather exclusive at the moment for example youve got 24 is europe and 26 in london as an increasing sign but in vienna 2018 this whole area is to these the influence of cooling wet weather some thunderstorms mainly just rain on the north but i think summers are can be seen to be returning see temperatures rising to 29 for example in paris 27 in berlin in north africa theres been a dust around this is what the orange sheen is here so in northern mali but the showers are more telling quite right spread and i went over at 3 pm south sudan the really of his far north as bamako and almost up into the gambiers well now although it looks like the wettest is going to be saturday was sunday seeing the showers off shore they developed by day and they move very slowly it was so slowly from east to west. The politics of division have pushed india into the grip of a historical reckoning im afraid because im not on the minorities and afraid of where do these ideas come from the tragedy of more lives how much weve tried to send the clothes getting to school a happy family move on a home for the joining me opticians our seat on the final part of my journey when i had to become a target of the hindu fust policy in such of india so on aljazeera. I am the the in. On the get the top stories on aljazeera americas top Infectious Diseases expert on that he felt she says the country could see 100000 new Coronavirus Infections a day if it doesnt embrace stricter containment measures the World Health Organization says brazils virus infection rate has plateaued and warns it must seize the opportunity to drive transmission down. On the number of corona virus infections across india has now passed 1000000 locked up measures have been reimposed in several states affecting around a 3rd of the population. Leaders have met brussels for the 1st time in months to negotiate a covert 19 Recovery Plan a proposed 858000000000. 00 rescue package is aimed at pulling the European Union out of what could be its deepest ever recession but talks last month and it in deadlock and the use for biggest economies germany france italy and spain back the proposal that some other countries dont thats all about the reports. Elbow bumps and other socially distance to greetings replaced handshakes for e. U. Leaders in brussels their 1st summit in person since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in europe the e. U. Commission president along with the leaders of france and germany wants to reach a deal on an 860000000000. 00 of covert Recovery Fund to help the blocs battered economies next couldnt be higher because if we do it right we can overcome this crisis stronger and emerge stronger from the crisis with all the necessary pieces are on the table and a solution is possible discussions are already fraught leaders are divided over barring such a vast sum of money from the Financial Markets and council greely on whether it should be distributed as grants or loans 400 tranfield say here i am bring in the differences as still very very large and i cannot therefore predict whether we will be able to reach an agreement last time some fiscally conservative countries including the netherlands worry about shared debt they prefer loans with conditions rather than grants. What is very important to us is that countries are reform and if they want grants on top of loans something we dont want actually then you have to nail down very hard guarantees that reforms will be carried through part for the french president emmanuel macro leaders to show solidarity and. So here we are at this very particular european summit the 1st to be held physically since the start of the Coronavirus Crisis and one that will be entirely dedicated to the european Recovery Plan and the budget for the coming years this is a moment of truth and ambition for Europe Mike Ross says a failure by the e. U. To unite and help Member States at a time of crisis could feel anti e. U. Sentiment in the block and jeopardize its future the talks are expected to continue for most of saturday but with so many differences and so much at stake leaders may need even longer to reach a deal Natasha Butler aljazeera paris. French judicial sources say the m. R. Crown Prince Mohammed bin ziad is being investigated for complicity in acts of torture in yemen according to the news agency a. F. P. A french judge is looking into crimes perpetrated in yemeni prisons by uys forces the proceedings they mohamed bin zayed is the commander in chief of the armed forces the investigation began in 2019 after months of protests against racism in the u. S. The defense secretary has issued a policy effectively banning the Confederate Flag at American Military sites mark esper has told military commanders only flags which promote unity and respect have been authorized the decision could increase tension between esper and President Donald Trump who has cited free speech rights and his defense of americans who fly the Confederate Flag mike hanna has more from washington d. C. And he says as for his band has been described as a de facto ban because he listed the flags that could be flown rather than those that couldnt the secretary of defense is walking a very fine line between immense pressure from the military which wants to get rid of Confederate Flags across all of its institutions and from the president who continues to support the display of the Confederate Flag insisting that it is a freedom of speech action so what marcus has done is walk this fine line by instead of saying what is not allowed saying that the only place that are permitted to be flown on u. S. Military installations he then lists each of these flags which obviously ranges from the stars and stripes to various divisional flags flags of allies in suitable circumstances so this is mark as specific to what is potentially a dangerous issue with the president who continues to press for the return of the Confederate Flag pole who ever wants to fly it. 3 white americans accused of shooting dead a black man while he was out jogging have pleaded not guilty to murder George Mcmichael his son travis and their neighbor William Bryan are facing 9 charges between them 25 year old was killed in georgia and february but it wasnt until may that police eventually made arrests after a video of the shooting went viral well police and residents in chicago and several other u. S. Cities are braced for another weekend of violence summer street crime crime is accelerating with hundreds of people shot or killed this year alone crime analysts say the pandemic on the George Floyd Protests have increased tensions in urban areas 100 reports from chicago. 7 year old Natalia Wallace was gunned down when a group of men opened fire at an independent state party one of 27 People Killed in more than 100 others shot over the past 2 weekends in Chicago Bulls heart its broken you can also see its broken again. Weve got to be tattooed in it damn it im tied up in atlanta an 8 Year Old Girl was gunned down the same day enough is enough in brooklyn on monday 10 people were injured and a one year old boy was killed in a drive by shooting you know this is we cant we cab got to get through to. Get a root. Of this problem tio hardiman who for years has worked with gangs to stop the cycle of violence is calling for drastic measures we teach. Young people to collimate 3 years ago so this 18 years old is a hot area with bulletproof vests and some help us imagine how crazy people have a sense of its face coverings that faced mass lets do the same for the young people in the south east and west asked to we work it out and work out the totals of those in a year when violence is surging things could get even worse as more americans buy guns in minneapolis where george floyd died under a Police Officers knee the line for gun permits in mid june was 3 hours long dealers say 4 in 10 sales go to new buyers crime analysts say each year the warm weather brings out gangsters with grudges but this year they say its worse because after months of lockdown the armed men are out but months of Police Brutality protests have officers on the defensive most of the violence happens in predominantly black neighborhoods across the u. S. Weve sheen increases from last summer to the summer and part because of protests and part because of the cold because they have all people. Coming out and theres a theres a i believe theres a potential. Build up in an all or major urban areas that have been shut down. With the dawn of another summer Weekend Police and neighborhoods where people are often too mistrustful of police to call them are gearing up for another violent way john hendren aljazeera chicago beijing says u. S. Officials have lost their minds and gone mad and their attacks on china the sharp words are in response to reports the white house is considering a travel ban against Chinese CommunistParty Members even as you know i mean nobody in the United States has come out to officially clarify whether this is fake news or not but i think if this report is true then they are brazenly choosing to set themselves against 1400000000 Chinese People brazenly standing in opposition to the Chinese People who make up one 5th of the worlds population this is totally against the wishes of the people of both the United States and china while the Prime Minister has apologized for what he described as excesses by Security Forces who opened fire on antigovernment protesters last week a Memorial Service has been held for the 11 victims of the violence at a mosque in the capital bamako it was led by the influential cleric woods ico who is behind the demonstrations 200 others were injured during the 3 days of unrest but activists blame polies for using force and saying the death toll could have been much higher. Members of the west african bloc echo us are in mali to mediate the escalating political crisis between the governing party and the opposition the delegation has met members of the june 5th movement led by mahmoud eco and supporters of that protest movement one president Abraham Boubacar Cato to resign they say hes unable to solve the security and economic problems kates a has heeded some of their demands promising to form a National Unity government and dissolve the Constitutional Courts because following developments from the car and neighboring senegal. Century theyre hoping to end this political crisis in a matter of 72 hours but it will take more than a delegation led by the former president of nigeria Goodluck Jonathan to make that happen although with him accompanying him is the head of the Constitutional Court of togo and been there to help out and to ease the deadlock that there is at the institutional level at the government level in mali because at stake here is also the outcome of the parliamentary election that happened in april an election that took place amid the corona Virus Outbreak where there was a historic low turnout only 10 percent of the population came out and vote and voted and yet the ruling party won most of the vote 30 of those ballots have been contested by this demonstrators in this protest movement who are calling for the National Assembly all together to be dissolved because some of the members that were elected are close allies if not related to president his son karim kaita was elected in parliament the president of the National Assembly that was recently nominated is is his son father in law and so what the demonstrators are denouncing is is is the way that. Is ruling the country the corruption that comes out of it and the fact that he has been so slow to reform the political system that he had promised to do so when he was brought into power police in sudan have fired tear gas at demonstrators opposed to a change a law allowing non muslims to drink alcohol hundreds of protesters rallied outside the great mosque in the capital hard to the government ordered the closure of major mosques and 3 other cities to stop similar demonstrations. I mean ahmed is a journalist and heart too he says most of the professors are calling for the government to implement the demands they made which led to the ousting of all modern bashir. Spot of the demands of the new time that i was. Here in. 2000 mind because. The majority of the. 4 freedoms. You know the woman. From restricted knows that you were in there of machine code in the in the sense that a woman and other other parts in the. 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This is a good one from the mud just says the world will more come and you would wish. This to being out through him magnificent day for me thank you very much well you can find much more on that story as well as the days top stories and all the latest headlines on the corona virus pandemic by heading to our website aljazeera dot com. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera the top Infectious Disease expert in the u. S. Has warned the country could reach 100000 new corona virus infections a day if it doesnt embrace stricter containment measures dr anthony says local leaders should be as forceful as possible when encouraging the public to wear masks u. S. Policy makers continue to debate the subject with face coverings only mandatory in 26 out of 50 states i can say is a Public Health official that i would urge the leaders the local political and other leaders in states and cities and towns to be as forceful as possible in getting your citizen tree to wear masks masks are important as part of the physical distance physical distancing is the most important but practically when youre living your life and trying to open up the country youre going to come into contact with people and for that reason we know that masks are really important. The World Health Organization says brazil must drive down its coronavirus transmission rate while the number of new infections has plateaued the w. H. O. Says the country needs sustained concerted action to get control of the virus brazil is at the epicenter of latin americas outbreak with least 2000000 confirmed cases. The number of corona virus infections across india has now passed the 1000000 its the 3rd worst affected country behind only the u. S. And brazil and has recorded more than 25000 deaths as cases rise more states are reimposing lockdowns affecting around a 3rd of the population. Leaders have met in brussels for the 1st time in months to negotiate a cloven 1000. 00 Recovery Plan a proposed 858000000000. 00 rescue package is aimed at pulling the e. U. Out of what could be its deepest ever recession but talks last month ended in deadlock and deep divisions remain after months of protests against racism in the u. S. The defense secretary is issued a policy effectively banning the Confederate Flag at American Military sites or caspar told military commanders only flags would promote unity and respect have been authorized a. J. Selects is coming up next. The night. I move i dont. Know want to theres a. Different thing group so i mean we. Saw my phone to just bring those to the