Some kind of lockdown as indias government tries to curb the virus infections. And security patrols in the philippines as the country rolls out tough measures to enforce coronavirus restrictions. The United States is struggling to contain a rising wave of coronavirus with cases of infections and deaths soaring more than 77000 infections are reported in the latest daily tally another bleak record high when resources in many areas are stretched to the limit and hospitals are in danger of being overrun with patients top Infectious Diseases expert anthony found is urging state officials to do everything they can to convince people to wear masks the White House Coronavirus task force has identified 18 states as socalled red zones where urgent task. Is needed. 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 citizen tree so 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 however theres been continued opposition to rules of abbas face coverings are still only compulsory in the middle of a hot of the 50 us states georgias governor has urging the public to women lasts but has banned any efforts to enforce it 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 but where government has been reluctant to act the private sector appears to be stepping in major retail chains like walmart and target have announced that mosque would be required for anyone shopping in their stores well i White House Correspondent kimberly hellcat has more now on why mosques have become such a contentious 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 2 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 the fact she has overexerted her authority by mandating that and in the midst of all this we have a federal body saying that he urges dr anthony found 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 well lets bring in dr natasha cheeta shes an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns HopkinsUniversity School of medicine she joins us live via skype from oak ridge in maryland dr chee to us daily virus cases of now top 70000 for the 1st time there is this as a result of opening up state economies too soon more testing or are people just not adhering to social distancing. I think its multiple things you know i think looking at that case total number isnt quite as helpful as looking at the Positivity Rate meaning out of the people you test how many are positive for the virus that causes cope at 19 if we just look at cases it could be possible that were increasing our testing however what were actually seeing is that the case positivity is rising in many states across the country which implies that we are having more cases of covert 19 in the community not just more testing and this this rising number of cases comes against a lack of clear political direction over the wearing of face moss let me ask you why is this issue of facemasks so contentious even with dr felt she urges states to wear them. I wish i could tell you i think you know the prior reporter had mentioned that this is a country founded on revolution thats true but we have other Public Health measures such as seat belts which are managed by law and which people do follow and so i think part of the reason this is unfortunately become so political is from mixed messaging from our credible government as well as our president. Making it into a political issue unfortunately and thats why i think you can see it clearly clearer split in terms of where our place is supporting masking unmasking mandates and where places that are not lets just talk about individual states if we can because the Washington Post is reporting that an unpublished report by the White House Coronavirus tossed for suggest that 18 states including places like florida california texas should in that tough Public Health measures but why is there no uniformity in what states can or should be doing. I mean part of it is what the prior report mentioned which is the us is made up of states which have a fair amount of states rights i think unfortunately due to an overall lack of leadership from the federal government there has not been a move to have a National Unified response and this is left up to the states and you know unfortunately some are some coming to their own pressures from their own political leanings and others are not cheated just a final thought from you i mean the other big issue across the u. S. Is the reopening of schools this is clearly something that President Trump wants to happen but many states are pushing back on this whats the Public Health guidance and is politics overwhelming the science on this issue or do you think i mean i think i think the latter part is certainly true given that i think the White House Press secretary in the last 48 hours has said that science shouldnt get in the way of plans to reopen schools the c. D. C. Has published good guidance on School Reopening i think it will have to be dependent on what is happening with infection rates in each individual locale and so i dont think there can be and National Uniformity as to school real thing i think a lot of this will depend on where things stand at the at the city level even but unfortunately do you again think politics have come into play what we all need to do is follow c. D. C. Guidance on this dr Natasha Chito thank you very much indeed for your time thanks for talking to us thank you now the World Health Organization says brazils corona virus infection rate appears to have plateaued and seize the opportunity to drive down transmission the double h os Emergencies Program head says the country needs a sustained concerted action to control the virus brazil is the epicenter of the virus in latin america reporting at least 40000 new cases a day last america at its l. S. E. And human is in santiago she says infection rates vary significantly across the region. This is a bit like a glass half empty or half full you have the at the. Show saying that the infection rate is no longer exponential and thats really the key word it is plot towing in some places and others though it continues to rise 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 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 2000000. 00 so 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 19 cant go out but he held a teleconference earlier today swearing in to the. Education minister and he was laughing about the pandemic and showing a little bottles of the hydroxide chloroquine which hes taking some other medicine and saying that he is feeling just great so it doesnt sound like hes 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. Residents in barcelona are being urged to stay home to help control a rise in corona virus cases spain is recording steep jumps in infections with hundreds of new cases most are in the catalonia and oregon regions the council on Regional Government has restricted gatherings to 10 people and close cinemas theaters and gyms e. U. Leaders and met in brussels for the 1st time in months to negotiate with 1000 Recovery Plan a proposed 858 1000000000. 00 rescue package is aimed at putting the e. U. Out of what could be its deepest ever recession but talks last month ended in deadlock some of the e. U. s biggest economies germany france italy and spain back the proposal but other countries dont know tasha butler 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 dollar of covert Recovery Fund to help the blocs battered economies thanks 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 a divided over boring such a vast sum of money from the Financial Markets and cons of greedy on whether it should be distributed as grants or loans 400 transfield 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 this 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. 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 just 0 paris. India is now the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 corona virus cases more states are having to reimpose lockdowns to try and contain the outbreak which has led to over 25000 deaths because of the parana reports from new delhi. Municipal workers spray disinfectant in a neighborhood in siliguri one of many areas of the state of west bengal under lockdown from srinagar and indeed administered in the north to do an on the poor and to self around a 3rd of indias 1300000000 population are facing some lockdown restrictions. While some places such as goa are only imposing a weekend lockdown indias 2nd most populous state 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 the handling the outbreak now as it spreads its verdict. In the rural majority states the Health Infrastructure in the rural areas is far weaker and attesting so real and Contact Tracing its better are going to be a bigger challenge of india seeing around 35000. 00 new cases and 700 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 underestimated and the question of what the number of underestimation the google me feel that it might be underestimated by a factor maybe even between Something Like going to trinity so when the number of cases or to get them oh if it crosses a 1000000 youre probably looking at something more like 20 to 30000000 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 quoted 19 adding that only 2. 5 percent of the fictions 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. Time for a short break here on aljazeera when we come back despite the deaths of protesters and mediation efforts the campaign to oust moniz president continues and away says the peace will be on the ground in libyas safest city for the slaves. Hello there are warnings of extreme heat in the finals least of the u. S. Now a cold front has apparently gone through there and when you combine the heat with a cold front it had to do some pretty vicious thunderstorms and in the north of new york state that looks like damage from a tornado or from just that frontal system thats quite localized on the edge of lake erie and its gone through now but the temperatures are rising again the forecast is in the middle to high 30 to both saturday and sunday so the air is heat wave territory elsewhere its quite warm but not the same extreme except down in for example phoenix arizona 44 degrees which is on the high and a very it should be because the fire risk is still there but there are a few showers in the area south of this and that is a good scattering of shastra cuba the bahamas and his plan euro not many elsewhere and in the forecast that is reflected as such even where you get the Higher Ground so that trade winds can be against the land bridge there on that showers around yucatan possibly the wettest place and then costa rica see some pretty big showers build tools in the weekend most of brazil is dry but the bottom half is seeing an increasing cloud a moment is warm but that wont last. Growing up in a harsh and unforgiving circumstances children learn to play dangerous games they exist without studies that destroy the house and take worn down by frustration and broken promises young men living under the constant threat of imprisonment they took me to the cheap and blindfolded me the time for them to regain control of their lives is when the boys returned prison life inside and out. On aljazeera. Org or. Boarded. Welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on aljazeera u. S. Coronavirus infections have hit a record high as the government sends mixed messages of a mosques topics but underneath urging politicians to do everything they can to get people to wear face coverings but President Trump has ruled out a National Mandate and many state governors are refusing to make them compulsory. The World Health Organization says brazils corona virus infection rate appears to have plateaued without it she sees an opportunity to drive down transmission brazil is the epicenter of the virus in latin america is reporting at least 40000 new cases a day. And the year leaders of met in 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. Mollies opposition is insisting the president must quit despite International Mediation efforts the west African Regional bloc costs have been hopeful of making a breakthrough with the june 5 movements but the protest group led by a cleric mahmoud eco describe the talks as a total failure Nicolas Sarkozy will. Prayers for the dead 15 year old isa my god died from a bullet in the head when Security Forces stormed the influential muslim cleric mahmoud decodes mosque in bamako outside 27 year old how is he was walking home when a stray bullet struck her in the stomach is it to you said there is one thing about the way they were killed was barbaric they were shot at close range some in the head others in the belly the attack was gruesome and we have many severely injured and. The Prime Minister apologized and is calling for an investigation after at least 12 protesters were killed when a Commando Unit fired live rounds against demonstrators protesting against the president last week and. I am hopeful that this political process will lead us to a solution and a way out of the crisis for the well being of older people of mali but despite mediation efforts from the west african body ecowas led by former nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement continues the demonstrators who call themselves the m 5 Movement Want president. To resign and the newly elected National Assembly dissolved. And they. Want to solve the problems but india did less. We. But it appears the crisis is deepening while the president calls for a National Unity government the m 5 Movement Want a Transitional Government that would strip kate of his powers accuses the president of abuse of powers and naming family members and friends to keep positions without oversight this video circulating on social media of the president s son an elected m. P. On a luxury holiday has caused uproar among the millions have of whom depend on humanitarian aid for food while millions continue to flee the ongoing Armed Conflict involving al qaeda and Islamic State affiliates protesters say the death should not go in vain promising more actions ahead. Continues to spread they say the future of mali is at stake because hawk al jazeera to saddam now where police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators opposed to liberal reforms by the government hundreds of protesters rallied outside the great mosque in the capital khartoum the Justice Minister announced on sunday the easing of sharia based laws among the reforms on decriminalizing the sale of alcohol to more muslims while flogging will no longer be used as a punishment. For nigerian womens rights activists are planning to march in lagos on the weekend to denounce a surge in gender based violence during the coronavirus lockdown on thursday the nigerian House Speaker describe rape as a pandemic within the country as a Group Movement against rape and Sexual Assault visited the National Assembly in june 36 nigerian states unanimously declared a state of emergency on sexual violence. A major Health Center in lebanon has had to layoff hundreds of star of the American University of Beirut Medical Center is a Crucial Health hub for the city it has reportedly let go of more than 500 workers mostly from the administrative departments the universitys president had warned of staff cuts due to lebanons financial crisis and the impact of the coronavirus. Even if you didnt have a baby daughter who i need to get food water and pay vaccines for i would have left by myself and if i knew that my 100. 00 a month salary would bother them i would have left we got the short end of the stick we need to backers to help us be fired and those who are backed by Political Parties or movements its all favoritism the un is demanding an International Investigation into the disappearance of the libyan politician and womens rights defender activists say see him surrogate was violently abducted from a home by a warlord only the have task forces a year ago shes an m. P. In the alternative Eastern Parliament which is backed by have to our butts again where i have been critical of his military operations turkish president has criticized the u. A. E. And egypt for their role in supporting the libyan warlord who have to egypts president bill fatah elsisi. Tribal leaders who back after which one says is illegal sisi says his country would support after us forces if tripolis government and its turkish allies renewed their assault on the city of sirte. Now while most libyans deal with the violence of war one city has found relative stability allowing the local economy to thrive the mediterranean city of misrata east of the capital tripoli has a reputation of being the safest place in libya while a trainer has more these arent the kind of images which 1st come to mind when people think about libya. Most western countries advise their citizens to stay away because of fighting and insecurity but medics who sees as the city of misrata is unlike anywhere else in the country and is regarded as the safest city he rents out this beach villa to families looking to escape the stress of conflict is it the most life and. The safest city in the country many people are now moving here from outside who come to visit from tripoli to get away from the destruction have to live behind. This government owned beach resort in misrata has been closed for years the internationally recognized government in tripoli recently leased it to private investors and after a year of renovations its now been reopened but. Todays or grand opening in all of our rooms are booked we have 205 or 5 restaurants people came from all over the country especially from tripoli. G. N. A. T. Officials say more than 125000 homes were destroyed and warlords Khalifa Haftar has failed attempt to capture the capital. Some people who have lost the roof over their heads are now moving to misrata creating a boost in the housing market. Is overseeing this residential project the company he works for is building 120 homes on the outskirts of misrata he says home buyers are already interested but there was. Misrata is growing and we believe theres an opportunity in the market that we can take advantage of this project as unlike others because we have wide streets a park and a supermarket for the residents of misrata so fierce fighting in the revolution that led to the fall of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 but since then the former rebel stronghold has been untouched by the warring sides enjoying relative stability and Economic Growth its a rare glimpse of the potential libya has if and when the fighting eventually ends traynor aljazeera misrata. Now 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 bases has told commanders on the flags which is about unity and respect been authorized a decision could increase tensions between esper and President Trump who cited free speech rights and his defense of americans who fly the Confederate Flag 3 white americans accused of shooting dead a black man while he was out jogging i pleaded not guilty to murder a judge in georgia has now denied them a security bond to be released on bail George Michael his son travis and their neighbor William Bryan a facing 9 charges 25 year old was killed in georgia in february but it wasnt until may that police eventually made arrests that was after a video of the shooting went viral sparking outrage. Before the boss of mexico state run oil company has been taken to hospital shortly after extradition from spain and media that zoya was due in court in mexico to answer corruption bribery and Money Laundering charges when he was chief executive of pemex a 45 year old is said to have developed and suffered this problems but was also a close aide of former president and rico pena nieto and his administration which is linked to the other big scandal the largest pick that scandal throughout south america. The philippines government is enforcing coronavirus restrictions in the capital manila for another 2 weeks. Joined a patrol in the capital to see how they make sure people are following the rules. Images like these are often seen in conflict zones but its of a chopper that in part of the philippines capital and seat of its government metro manila. For the past few months seems like these have become common using shock and awe to wage a war or what it describes as an unseen enemy the coronavirus. More than 300 security personnel have been deployed to implement another 2 week lockdown to people in the city of the vote us hoping it will be enough to keep number of infections down we joined the police as they conducted patrols they found this boy outside his home his mother says he just went out to buy sweets but children arent allowed to leave their homes and she was taken to a nearby center to be cautioned along with other residents. Who have been appealing for residents to simply stay at home to keep everybody safe some of them refused to leave their still later in the streets the philippines as a ready implemented one of the worlds strongest and most strictest lockdowns in the world after almost 3 months the government started to ease restrictions but the spike that coronavirus cases in the country continue to go up forcing many local officials to put their cities on lockdown once again the philippines now has one of the highest number of 1000 cases in Southeast Asia with the epicenter in the capital manila based on the. Transmission. Of course uniform then the 2nd one is about. You need to look for the. Youre just looking just like looking for a needle in a haystack your ice builds and therefore you need. The government says its actions are proving successful in slowing the spread of the virus but some experts say the country is lagging behind some of its asian counterparts and its response has been heavy handed and focused on using fear to fight a pandemic similarly Duggan Al Jazeera manila. Time for a quick check of the headlines on aljazeera u. S. Coronavirus and sections of hit a record high as the government sends mixed messages of the mosques top expert on jimmy fallon aging politicians to do everything they can to get people to wear face coverings 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 you are going to come into contact with people and for that reason we know that masks are really important in the World Health Organization says brazils corona virus infection rate appears to have plateaued and it should seize the opportunity to drive down transmission 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 at least 2000000 confirmed covered 19 cases. E. U. Leaders have met in brussels for the 1st time in months to negotiate a coronavirus Recovery Plan a proposed 858000000000. 00 rescue package is aimed at pulling the European Union out of what could be its deepest ever recession in sudan police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators opposed to liberal reforms by the government hundreds of protesters rallied outside the great mosque in the capital khartoum the Justice Minister announced on sunday the easing of sharia based laws. Mollies opposition is insisting the president must quit despite International Mediation efforts the west African Regional bloc echo us as a meeting the june 5 movement at least 11 people have been killed in recent antigovernment protests and after months of protests against racism in the us the defense secretary has effectively banned the Confederate Flag at American Military bases the decision could increase tensions between marquez and President Trump has defended the right to fly the flag those were the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after witness statement im so watching. As protests rage over Police Brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so very brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections on a. Man