A huge chinese fishing fleet is found just off the Galapagos Islands. The battle to contain the corona virus pandemic is putting pressure on nations worldwide as they seek to find a balance between Public Health on the one hand and saving the economy is a resurgence of the virus in spain is challenging European Solidarity germany is warning its citizens against travel to parts of spain and the u. K. Has already imposed a 2 week quarantine on anyone returning from there a move the Spanish Government calls disproportionate. Some of the we are at this moment talking to the british authorities to try to make them reconsider a measure that in al view is unsuitable particularly if we keep the epidemiological data of the spanish territory and in particular certain tourist destinations like for example the canary in the bay lyric island. But the villains here and dilutes in regions which i insist have a total accumulated level of virus that is lower than whats being registered in the u. K. In epidemiological terms it is safer to be in these regions than in the u. K. Meanwhile lebanon is reimposing a 2 week lockdown from thursday after a sharp rise in infections and Deaths Health officials are warning hospitals could once again become overwhelmed and after months of lockdown in chile its begun lifting restrictions across some parts of the capital santiago but latin america still remains the most affected region by the pandemic or thor it is in neighboring peru have released a study that says one in 4 people in lima may be affected well a lot in america and its elysee and human joins us live now from santiago alysia so some restrictions are being lifted there in the capital where you are tell us whats been happening. Hello darin it is as you said before a delicate balance between the economy and health the problem is the government has begun the confinement measures in 7 of the most affluent neighborhoods of santiago where one of them is where i am right now the problem is that Health Experts say it is too much too soon now we are seeing for example on the streets going to ask our cameraman to pan to pan over here there theyve marked the streets here so people will main sticking stay to their right social distancing measures there is hand sanitizers at the bus stops for example but experts say that none of this is really what is the needed that would needs to happen is for the traceability to being priests and they also warn that the number of infections despite what the Health Ministry is saying is actually on the rise in many parts of santiago itself which means that this is much too dangerous a move according to them weve seen nevertheless of a wonderful reaction on the streets people come out at last after 4 months people over the age of 75. 00 are allowed out of their houses 3 days a week for one hour a day the rest of us can come out from monday to friday throughout the whole day until the curfew takes place about 3 hours from now and so you know people want to go to back to work the trouble is theyre working in neighborhoods in many cases where they are still under lockdown neighborhoods where the infection rate is still extremely high so if they go from there to here clearly theyre going to bring the virus with them with me raises a lot of questions about just how wise a move this is the situation in neighboring perus seems to be getting worse whats happening there. Yes absolutely exactly the same thing for a good comic reasons the government relaxed confinement measures 73 percent of the people work in the Informal Sector and many of them had been saying for months that they would rather face the virus than starvation if they did if they couldnt go out to work and so were seeing a huge spike in infections now has the highest death rate per 1000000 inhabitants of any country in the americas so a very serious situation is unfolding in that country indeed with hospitals collapsing cemeteries overcrowded and people dying by the day in huge numbers or write or listen human there in some say are going to see you thank you. Well spains Prime Minister scrambling to save his countrys Tourism Industry the u. K. And germany are warning their citizens to avoid Spanish Islands and beaches during the height of the summer tourist season the sector that was crucial to rebuilding spains shot of economy after months of restrictions motto here a reporter from barcelona. Jungen relaxed a little has a change for the youth of birth a arsons a crown of ours crisis despite 3 months of Strict Lockdown in c. T. They feel mediately return to the old social habits. Is 19 years old shes refusing to follow the governments social distancing measures or wear a mask which is now mandatory in Public Places and we want to see people willing to pay now were free here and we dont know when they going to close everything again and yet some easier just might close your eyes and give it to. The cattle and government is trying their best to reach the junger generations in sending a clear message. They would like to treat young people as citizens they are citizens like we are like we are all are so we all have their share on this so yes i mean maybe its a bit harder to get the message through them but i think that the only way to make them feel responsible corresponds to the whole situation because they are historically this message infection rates are very high for those between 18 and 44 years old and that youth are now being blamed with fuelling a socalled 2nd wave. President of the moon yacking torah has the scribe the situation is spiritual he has said that in the next 10 days the corner Virus Outbreak is not contained tougher measures will have to be put in place july is usually the pick month of the tourist season in catalonia but only 25 percent of the hotels are open and more and more is evasions are being canceled every day. Some restaurants wont be open until september those trying to right out of the storm cant believe what they are witnessing afonso goalmouth has worked for 42 years as manager of this restaurant at the brothel on a night like 3 morning going on theres new tourism atoll markets and restaurants are empty its very sad to witness never in my life have i seen a situation like this and im 65 years old the Spanish Government is facing an uphill task convincing the world that this is a safe destination and the cup 19 is on the control its going to be a tough and uncertain summer. But phenomena a World Health Organization official has described the pandemic as one big wave she says the virus doesnt appear to follow influenza seasonal patterns and warn the Northern Hemisphere not to get complacent during the woman months so it is a problem its a virus like all with but it what it. Is jumping from one person to another when we come in close contact so lets not get that opportunity. So the 2nd wave idea were in the 1st way its going to be one big way its going to go up on the beaches now the best thing is to let well chris smith as i consultant virologist he says if the virus is given the chance of this through most of the worlds population. If you look at the figures for antibodies in the population the best estimates we have and it has been tricky to measure how immune everybody is is that about 95 percent of the worlds population remain vulnerable to corona virus infection in other words they havent been infected yet i know im one of them i tested my antibodies i havent got any and that means that were like a giant woodpile which is just waiting to go up in smoke if given the opportunity in other words give the virus a chance it will come surging back we remain vulnerable the virus hasnt gone away were rather like a public car sort of parked on a hill with the brake on and if we take the brake off because going to start rolling downhill again well the race to produce coronavirus vaccines is pushing up prices for essential equipment leading to concerns about distribution a German Company thats working on 6 code with 1000 projects as some Raw Materials like vials have become more expensive and slower to deliver there are growing concerns in the industry about making packaging and distributing billions of doses all at once more than 150. 00 vaccine candidates are in the various stages of development around the world. The u. S. State of florida is recording its highest single day rise in corona virus deaths 186 deaths and more than 9000 new infections have been reported throughout as one of the hardest hit states under seeing a drastic spike in cases this month a resurgence of the virus in several states means the nationwide death toll in the u. S. Is now fast approaching 150000 well mike hanna joins us live now from washington d. C. Mike so things seem to be going from bad to worse in florida with the surgeon infections tell us whats been happening there mike. Indeed yes the rate of infection says continuing to surge as indeed is the death rate but the states governor under center says insisting that things are Getting Better he maintains that there is a lag in terms of the reporting which is resulting in the spike in mortality is that he says that within days the and its mortality rate will begin to drop but this may be optimism according to the figures that we are seeing florida is now the most infected state after california which still leads the way in which the infection is still running strong as in other western states such as texas and arkansas but remarkably President Trump held a briefing in the course of the day and he contends that there is a downward shift in states like california and arkansas all this is simply not borne out by the figures that we are seeing texas for example has just reported a massive increase in its mortality figures now this may be because they changed the method of reporting however it is still a significant spike in the number of deaths recorded over 24 hour period so the position looking exceedingly bleak continues to look so not only in states like florida but in a number of other states across the country more than half of the states continuing to show increases in the rate of infection daryn or to michaela there live for us in washington d. C. Mike thank you. All right time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back. Iran fires missiles at a mock u. S. Aircraft carrier its just a drill though but the reaction has been very real moment to moment plus underfunded and overworked a warning that lebanons Health System could be close to collapse more on that status. However weve got plenty of summer storms rumbling away across north america at the moment lots of hate around lively showers there just around the state south through the Southern Plains pushing up towards the appalachians and they will gradually ease a little further east which is we go on through the next couple of days a lot of the eastern seaboard expect to see some shabby rain from time to time they will be big in some very particular around the middle lanty states temperatures getting up to 35. 00 celsius in d. C. 2728. 00 there for to run id also for lots of showers into central parts down towards the southwest hot and dry sums it up the fire risk remaining a very much in evidence phoenix getting up to 44 celsius and rising could touch 46 degrees as we go through thursday the west coast is looking fine dry warm and sunny right up into that western side of canada cuz on the other hand well see more in the way of thunder a showers showers pushing your across the deep south the i would say was that southeastern corner further south into the caribbean well spent the heaviest showers going to be around Central America and the regular costa rica but also some very wet weather making its way towards the leeward says could well develop into a tropical depression if not a Tropical Storm could well see some flooding then across parts of posts rica and hispaniola. Incarcerated. In russias toughest prisons stripped of their liberties. An unexpected creative opportunity. The singing contest like nor their offers a chance of redemption and hope for the talented few. Prison lives inside you know a tale of fingers and murderers on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick recap of our top stories here this hour chile is lifting restrictions for some parts of its capital santiago after months on the lockdown after days of falling cases but elsewhere in latin america case numbers are rising brazil and peru among the worst affected. Spains Prime Minister is pushing back against travel advisories by other european states calling them disproportionate the u. K. And germany are urging citizens to avoid spanish Tourist Spots due to a surge in corona virus cases and the u. S. State of florida is recording its highest single day rise in corona virus deaths 196 deaths and more than 9000 new infections have been reported florida is one of the hardest hit states as you know a drastic spike in cases this month lebanon is reimposing a 2 week lockdown from thursday after a shop rise in infections and deaths it will be in force over the ied religious holiday medics that didnt come soon enough and are warning the Health System is close to collapse santa has more from beirut. The number of daily infections in lebanon is now into 3 digits official say the corona virus has spread across the country there reimposing restrictions less than a months after the country and its only public airport reopened the numbers may be low when compared to other countries but this is a nation of only 6000000 people including a 1000000 refugees where they Health Care System is already in crisis private hospitals have started to turn away patients they make up 85 percent of the Health Sector and they are owed 1300000000. 00 by the government a law that lists the Health Sector is passing through a critical crisis that has been going on for 2 years we are crying for help the Health Sector is taking its last breath 10 days ago our hospital stopped receiving noncritical cases. Staff are also being fired the countrys leading medical facility the American University hospital laid off nearly 900 and administrators citing what it called the disastrous state of the economy since november up to 40 percent of lebannon 9000 nurses have lost their jobs what is happening is very serious and its going to affect drastically they had them in lebanon if we dont have enough nurses there that the number of patients who are currently at the hospital will be much higher burden or us hospitals funded by the public and left underfunded and ill equipped by successive governments for 3 decades are not just at the forefront of the battle against corona virus what we have seen is with the economic crisis more and more patients cannot afford the private sector anymore and they are heading towards the Public Sector importing equipment and medicine is becoming harder and more expensive because of the sharp devaluation of the local currency and a lack of u. S. Dollars in circulation. The surge in coronavirus cases couldnt have come at a more difficult time levanon is close to bankruptcy because of years of corruption and the Health Sector has long been neglected by successive governments and was collapsing before the pandemic. More than 200 medical staff have now been infected the number of patients hospitalized and admitted to intensive care more than doubled in the last 2 weeks if that rate continues lebanons hospitals once among the best in the middle east will run out of the intensive care beds it needs by mid august. Beirut. U. S. Attorney general william bar has defended the trumpet ministrations response to the black lives matter protests but faced criticism while testifying at a Congressional Committee to sending federal agents into cities to quash protests local officials have demanded the agents leave accusing obama of making the situation worse but he says legitimate demonstrations have been hijacked by ana casts and instigating violence in the wake of George Floyds death while violent rioters and archivists have hijacked legitimate protests to wreak senseless headache and destruction on innocent victims the Current Situation in cortland is a telling example every night for the past 2 months a mob of 100 job rioters have laid siege to the federal courthouse and other nearby federal property the writers have come a quipped for friday giving the time in the coordinated attack against the peaceful demonstrators its strange for duty that this was not planned for use of political purposes and just yesterday major demarco testified to another Committee Congress that the protestors were peaceful and thats with them a most majority of people have said and the response was excessive when did you 1st learn that the president planned to walk through the park to go to St Johns Church 1st id like to respond to what you let me would you please answer my question my time is limited i learned. Sometime in the afternoon that to president might come out of the white house and then later in the afternoon and i heard that he might go over the church so it was actually necessary the park be cleared for his for his and thats that had nothing to do with that the plan to move mr mr atlanta mineral that really matters very this park be cleared and it was done and you said get it done. Well lets bring in Michael Isikoff hes a political analyst and chief investigative correspondent at yahoo news he joins us from washington d. C. Michael good to have you with us look there were some pretty heated exchanges in congress as bob tried to defend sending federal agents to various cities the democrats say hes trying to help trumps Reelection Campaign what do you make of the proceedings. Well look this is what our congressional hearings have become basically political food for fights in which each side uses the opportunity to bash the other and score political points as opposed to actually trying to elicit any real information and thats what you saw today time and again both sides the questioners the questioners and i use that in air quotes basically just keep speeches and were not terribly interested in what in turn the general bar and to say the democrats long ago concluded that he is a political hatchet man for the president and the republicans that long ago concluded that everything the democrats say is part of a political hit on the president yeah thats a great point you make michel because many observers say look the problem with these hearings was that the democrats are trying to cover too many topics like for instance racism in Law Enforcement the deployment of federal offices to u. S. Cities the handling of the mill inquiry and bars involvement in these high profile Justice Department prosecutions i seem to be nothing methodical about these proceedings. Not at all and the questioning was all over the map now as time went on there was some sharp questioning by some of the some of the democrats about various aspects of this congressman Eric Swalwell from iowa really pushed the bar on the on the decision to intervene in the roger stone case and recommend a lower sentence then the career prosecutors there were other there was another line of questioning about its bars. Dismissing of the idea of mail in ballots suggesting that it would open the door of fraud now that is a huge issue right now because with the coded crisis more and more states are turning to mail in ballots as as opposed to voters having to show up at polls theyll just get ballots sent in the mail in the return them bars suggesting that could open the door to widespread fraud even though that he acknowledges theres no specific evidence that he has the support that just common sense he says but that is a big issue going into this election because it raises the possibility that the president if he loses could cry foul and fraud and contest the results of the election michael just a final thought to you said now that the democrats have finally managed to get to testify what happens next obvious suddenly gets a federal agents for instance disappear off the streets of u. S. Settings. Not at all i mean bar dug in he is actually communities made the argument that there is real violence and vandalism going on and attacking general property in some of these cities particularly portland and seattle and no i would not expect any diminishing of the number of general agents in those cities Michael Isikoff great to get your thoughts thanks for talking to us any time about Virgin Galactic has unveiled the interiors of its spaceship 2 rocket which will soon take tourist for a joyride into the final frontier only 6 passengers will be able to fly at a time and seats will be customized for each traveler will be capable of adjusting the g. Forces theyll be a dozen windows and even moonlighting so far 600. 00 people have paid a quarter of a 1000000. 00 for a trip though no start date as yet been set it is a cabin which has been designed specifically to allow thousands of people to achieve their dreams of space flight safely and to maximize every aspect of that fabulous journey. 3 paintings by the artist banksy have sold at auction for just under 3000000. 00 to raise money for a hospital in bethlehem the Mediterranean Sea view was sold at southern is in london the work shows orange life vests on and or washed up on a rocky shore referencing the 27. 00 refugee crisis the 1st appeared in the ward off hotel that banksy helped set up in bethlehem. Iran last carried out military exercises in the gulf using a mock u. S. Aircraft carrier as target practice tehrans navy and their forces are taking part in the coordinated drills the move is gaining attention mainly because a real american Aircraft Carrier is in the region said big reports in terror. From land air and sea its a show of military strength from iran in the gulf at a time when tensions remain high with the United States just days ago iran said one of its passenger planes was by u. S. Fighter jets as it flew over syria irans military leaders want to send a strong message. The strategic purpose of our exercises is defensive but at the level of operation and tactic we are widely of pensive and theres nothing stronger than firing on and boarding a mock Aircraft Carrier the country that has the most Aircraft Carriers in the world the United States in recent days satellite images have shown the mock vessel being moved from the port city of. It resembles the nimitz class carrier the u. S. Routinely sails into the gulf on this day the replica was used to train Iranian Forces gunships encircled the mock carrier an attempt to show the dominance of irans navy even with its smaller boats against a large target. Forces of the Islamic Republic of iran will use all their power elements and potential such as defensive and offensive capabilities to respond to any moves to create instability at the right and appropriate time and place that the u. S. Militarys best rain based 5th fleet said we cannot speak to what iran hopes to gain by building this mock up or what tactical value they would hope to gain by using such a mockup in a training or exercise scenario we do not see conflict but remain ready to defend u. S. Forces in interest from maritime threats in the region then just 33 kilometers that separates iran and oman and 20 percent of the worlds oil passes through that straight up almost the revolutionary guards here want to send a clear message to the United States iran is prepared for a possible conflict with the u. S. I want to show that its forces will be no pushover i said big al jazeera from. The u. N. Security council is calling on all sides involved in the war in yemen to support diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict theres growing concern over the worsening humanitarian and Health Situation in the Country Special envoy Martin Griffiths warned if talks between the warring sides dont work and yemen may slide into a new period of fighting and covert 19 was spread uncontrollably. In mali the Prime Minister has invited a key opposition think to join a unity government in order to resolve the political crisis the opposition earlier rejected a mediation plan by the regional bloc ecowas and called for the president to step down west African Leaders have been pushing for a new election after a disputed vote the opposition and its supporters accuse president abraham of corruption mismanaging the economy and failing to contain armed groups. A large fleet of mostly chinese Fishing Vessels has been discovered near the Galapagos Islands the Ecuadorian Navy has identified around 260 boats and stepped up patrols to ensure they dont enter the ecologically sensitive area and 2017 a chinese boat was caught with 300 tonnes of fish the Galapagos Islands are home to a large variety of species which are threatened with extinction. About ses the former environment minister for ecuador she explained the threats posed to the islands well there are 2. Potential impacts one is on the fish of the Galapagos Islands and there are several sensitive species in that area in that protected a reality that is a jewel in the crowd isnt it around the world in the 2nd one is the depletion of the oceans just to think of 250 ship trying to get is much as they can in the shortest time is possible is that just shows that there is no consideration for conservation for keeping those species that are under threat of extinction and for the resources of we see it this moment the ocean is the most deeply rated system around the world it has become the dumping side of the planet any of his become this source of in a very aggressive system of. So the no one both sides on the global in the local of galapagos it is a very big threat. Scientists say nearly 3000000000 animals were killed or displaced by australias last bushfire season the World Wide Fund for nature described it as one of the worst wall of disasters in modern history while koalas became the face of the crisis effect of nearly every species on the continent many animals that didnt die in the flames face starvation and dehydration and attacks by other animals. Time for a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera chile is lifting restrictions for parts of its capital of santiago often months under lockdown but unlike the curfew instructions on Public Places remains in place a lot of america at its embassy in yemen has moved from santiago to have a wonderful reaction on the streets people come out at last after 4 months people over the age of 75 are allowed out of their houses 3 days a week for one hour a day the rest of us can come out from monday to friday throughout the whole day until the curfew takes place about 3 hours from now and so. You know people want to go to back to work the trouble is theyre working in neighborhoods in many cases where they are still under lockdown neighborhoods where the infection rate is still extremely high so if they go from there to here clearly theyre going to bring the virus with them which me raises a lot of questions about just how wise a move this is spains Prime Minister is pushing back against travel advisories by other european states calling them disproportionate the u. K. And germany are urging citizens to avoid spanish Tourist Spots due to a surge in virus cases but u. S. State of florida is recording its highest single day rise in corona virus deaths 196 deaths and more than 9000. 00 new infections have been reported throughout is one of the hardest hit states and seen a drastic spike in cases this month the governor has been criticized for lifting the lockdown too soon. U. S. Attorney general william barr has defended the trumpet ministrations response to the black lives matter protests but faced criticism while testifying at a Congressional Committee for sending federal agents into cities to quash protests he says legitimate demonstrations have been hijacked by. Instigating violence. And a large fleet of mostly chinese Fishing Vessels have been discovered near the Galapagos Islands the Ecuadorian Navy has identified around 260 boats and a stepped up patrols to ensure they dont enter the ecologically sensitive area that a lot of the stalins are home to a large variety of species which are threatened with extinction. And 3 paintings by the artist banksy have sold at auction for just under 3000000. 00 to raise money for a hospital in bethlehem the Mediterranean Sea view references the 2017 refugee crisis those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after one of many states with that subject the u. S. Is the richest country in the world yet it still doesnt have a universal Health Care System ill be asking why not to influential republican lani chan and top democrat abdul sayid in a special edition of head to head in 68500 miles a year we would save under medicare so all the studies this doesnt happen in canada all from all spain both australia people dont die because they cant afford insulin well they die because they cant get access to care head to head on aljazeera. Chinese scientists are traveling to places no human has ever been. In banking on a Daring Mission in the hunt for red resistance and new species. On this episode of want to 18th we go on board with some chinas top engineers and scientists as they explore the depths of the indian ocean