And a controversial social media bill passed in turkey a sponsor concerns about freedom of expression the in the end thank you for joining us yet now is the most populous country in the world not to have recorded a single coronavirus related deaths and after being virus free for months it says its now making preparations for a major wave of infections dozens of cases have been reported in the central city of don where a strict small town is now in place infections have also been reported in its 2 largest cities the capital one noisy and hoshi main city it means government says the entire country is now at risk of infection mean why hong kongs leader kerry says its Hospital System could face collapse as it deals with a shop rise in cases and i spoke to our correspondent scott haidar who is in bangkok with the latest on both. Hong kong and look at the last 3 months there what wasnt one case of locally transmitted coded positive case so obviously when we saw what happened over the weekend and then last weekend there was there was infection rate thats why the the government took the step of evacuating most tourists there about 80000 tourists were evacuated from the nang because it was something that they hadnt seen in quite some time so there is great concern about that and now were seeing in the 2 largest cities this and these infections of from they believe in being spread elsewhere in the country thats why theres such an alarm bell being wrong by the Prime Minister today no whats interesting when you look at that the reason there are so many people there and the reason so many were evacuated is these were local tourist they were tourists vietnamese tourists inside the country this is something a move that vietnam did to try to spur some type of economic recovery by getting people to travel inside the country the borders are still sealed a very large border with china but they seal the border so they wanted to start the economy by encouraging people to start traveling in country and then they saw this outbreak in denying and thats why you saw about 20000 people go to host city and to one of those the 2 largest cities and thats where this concern is right now you know 446. 00 total cases right now in vietnam seems to be a relatively low number when you look at the last 3 months thats why there is such a big concern and also this case is going to be a big concern for other countries like thailand who in a similar situation was viewed as a positive case of coded they are in a similar situation lock the borders down and theyre encouraging ties to travel within thailand so obviously thai officials are looking at what happened in vietnam very very closely and hong kong also caught another city that had done very well and is now said to be on the verge of a notch scale outbreak of the citys leader kerry lamb has really expressed concern that theyre on the verge of a major outbreak of covert 900. 00 they too were looked at as a 6. Story when it comes to containing 1000. 00 spread particularly since its bordering china in the early days there was concern that there would be a massive spike in hong kong that didnt happen but what theyve seen over the last several days over 100 locally transmitted cases each day that is very concerning to them today wednesday you know theyve ratcheted up their their control of the potential spread of the virus one thing they have done is now mandatory face masks in any public area and also no dining dining in the in Hong Kong City at all so these are some restrictions they put into place to hopefully curb this kerry lamb also expressing concern if there is a surge of cases theres concern about what will happen with the hospital and the health care in the city because they havent had that spike so theyre really not prepared for it so theres concern with that. In india Health Experts say theres been a shopping crease in the number of corona virus infections launch me due to poor infrastructure nearly 14000 cases were reported on tuesday bringing the total number to more than 1500000 the regions of deadly maharashtra and time are not to account for more than half the new cases india is the 3rd worst affected nation after the u. S. And brazil with more than 34000 deaths and as if for an m is our correspondent in new delhi is this survey done in mumbai only confirms what many have suspected and that is that the number of cases is much higher than whats being reported whats been the governments response. Holly we havent had the government respond to this yet and thats not surprising because the Central Government at least doesnt say much about the coronaVirus Outbreak in the country anymore and when it does it is overwhelmingly positive we did hear from promised in that into more detail a few days ago when he launched a number of Testing Centers in the country he did a virtual launch of Testing Centers in mumbai where that. Was done and also in kolkata and annoyed that the so that the states can continue to increase testing to have a better picture of the spread in the country the latest syrian logical. Bombay shows that at least the needs 60 percent of the population in slum areas have coronavirus if you look at somewhere like asias biggest mum died of it has 2 and a half 1000 confirmed cases but the syria logical survey shows that the real number will be closer to half a 1000000 again mumbais confirmed cases 110000 this is a show that is actually 16 percent 56 percent in slum areas 16 percent outside the slum areas the 110000. 00 confirmed is a fraction of those numbers is the same. Thing in delhi when this year logical surveys done here and it showed that 25 percent of the citys 20000000 population have coronavirus and so the government is trying to help states to increase testing and also here in delhi weve had pressure from the Delhi High Court on the local government which has asked delhi to explain why it isnt testing why it isnt conducting enough of the more accurate swab tests known as the r t p c are studies numbers have been coming down over the last few weeks but the High Court Said on tuesday well thats because youre not conducting enough tests with the most accurate test available and its asked me to do so thank you for that Elizabeth Brannon life or is there in new delhi. Now a medical survey. Is as weve said revealing alarming statistics about the spread of the virus in mumbai more than 4000000 People Living in the city slums have had the virus blood tests on nearly 7000 randomly selected people they found 57 percent of them had antibodies for the virus about 40 percent of mumbais population is in shanties and its home to asias largest slam with an estimated 1000000. 00 people the survey suggests a high rate of infections without symptoms. I research and saw the virus in spain is challenging European Solidarity germanys warning its citizens against travel to parts of spain the u. K. Has already imposed a 2 week or taint on anyone returning from a spain a move the Spanish Government calls disproportionate out of some of the time of the court we are at this moment talking to the british authorities to try to make them reconsider a measure that in our 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 barrick islands the violence 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. You know well lets get an update on the situation in spain and speak to my herrero in boston on a 4 as cases in spains capital madrid have tripled in the last 24 hours bring us up to speed with the latest from. Yes absolutely for levy we saw how these we can its only in the region of the 3 to 500 cases of coronavirus where were reduced and in the last 24 hours as you mentioned the case tripled this is why the government of this region has put in place that will start today on wards these stuff a measures to to madrid citizens they will start making the mandatory the use of mass terraces will have to close by 1 30 in the morning they will they will limit the gathering of people up to 10 people and to what the new measure theyre putting in place is that once you go to a restaurant or bar or a nightclub you will have to leave all your i id number on your telephone number in case there is an infection so to control call they can make a surveillance on the spread of the coronavirus also on one of the more probably more worrying measures that will be put in place is that they will reopen the Field Hospital at a family to support in case its needed the Health Care Services and catalonia where you are the worst affected region tell us about the measures there that are being put in place to try and contain the situation. Yes well exactly the same as madrid to madrid comes one step by step back from from catalonia with this and the number of infections in madrid madrid has become the 2nd region more worst heated by the corner virus socalled 2nd wave surpassing catalonia which is seems to be a very critical critical situation for the president of catalonia described the other day and so of the measures that have been taken to put in place year is the mandatory use of mass and the most important is the close down of bars and nightclubs because what they have seen is that the new people infected in this 2nd wave the profile has got nothing to do with what we saw back in march people over 6060 years old now the profile is showing people the youth were seeing people between 18 years old and 40 being the ones that are are a contagion to the rest of the population there are a symptom outtake and theyre not taking seriously all these measures of the social distancing measures on the mountain that monitor use of mass we were talking to some people in the streets of barcelona last night lets go to see what this told us. Jungen relaxed a little has changed for the youth of parthenon arsons a crown of ours crisis despite 3 months of Strict Lockdown in c. T. They feel the return to deal with social habits. Is 19 years old shoes if you seem to follow the governments social distancing measures or wear a mask which is now monday tory in Public Places we want to see people willing to pay now were free here and we dont know when theyre going to close everything again and yet some of you just might close your eyes and youre going to make. The cut on government is trying the best to reach to generations in sending a clear message. He would like to treat young people as citizens theyre citizens like we are like we are all are so we all have their share on the. 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 the youth are now being blamed with fueling a socalled 2nd wave president of. The scribe the situation a spiritual healer said that if 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 gomes has worked for 42 years as manager of this restaurant. Theres no 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. My fellow now. The annual muslim pilgrimage to mecca known as the hives has begun and a very different circumstances millions usually travel to saudi arabia but for the 1st time in modern history from abroad and not allowed to take part now more than 10000. 00 locals are expected to attend to reduce the risk of private 19 officials have also 4. 00 the holy cow saying pilgrims will not be able to touch it. Still ahead on the program. Going into mr mr vandeman i do remember is very disappointing to be cleared and it was done you said get it done. By politicians the u. S. Attorney general defends the white houses heavy handed response to months of antiracism protests class being held to account well have more on why the socalled big 4 Tech Companies in the u. S. Are about to face questions in congress. 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Youre watching al jazeera live from doha with me for you back to bill i remind our top stories after being virus free for months vietnam is bracing for a wave of covert 9000 infections dozens of cases have been reported in the central city have done on meanwhile hong kongs leader kerry says its Hospital System could face collapse as it deals with a shop rise in cases more than half of those living in the slums of the indian city of mumbai have a high school and a virus according to a new survey about 40 percent of the citys population of 20000000 lives in shanty towns and mosques will be mandatory in spains capital madrid starting on thursday as the region tries to prevent a new surge in cases spains Prime Minister is pushing back against travel advisories by other european states calling them disproportionate. U. S. Attorney general william barr has defended the trump administrations response to the black flies matter protests he testified at a Congressional Committee and face credit heavy criticism for sending federal agents into cities to quash protests he also faced accusations of politicizing the Justice Department allan fishery for some capitol hill. This is a time of turmoil in the united states. Contests and riots and questions about the future of policing. And youre about to give issue incorrect against that backdrop the countrys top law officer facing questions from members of the house of representatives with a lot of growing to cover the democratic chair of the Judiciary Committee made it clear he wasnt a firm. This is ministration has twisted the department of justice into a shadow of its former self capable of serving most americans only after it is 1st served those in power. Protests erupted across the country after the killing of george floyd by police in minneapolis and me this year from the attorney general a defense of the police in the wake of george floyd stats while violent rioters an anarchist have hijacked legitimate protests to wreak senseless havoc and destruction on innocent victims the demonization of the police is not only unfair and inconsistent with principles all people should be treated as individuals but gravely injury is to be her City Community william bar has had to deal with court cases of people linked to the president former National Security adviser Michael Flynn an official Campaign Advisor roger stone but the attorney general insists he has never politicized his department i agree the president s friends dont deserve special breaks but they also dont deserve to be treated more harshly than other people and sometimes thats a difficult decision to make the attorney general was asked if he believed the upcoming president ial election would be rigged the claim the president has repeatedly made you know plight i have no reason to think it will be. William barton i protesters were cleared from a park near the white house in june to give donald trump a photo opportunity not something readily accepted by one congressman 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 the park be cleared and it was done and you said get it done this was william barts 1st appearance before the Oversight Committee since democrats took control of the house it covered a lot of ground a sign of how important many of these issues will be in the election in November Alan fischer of aljazeera on capitol hill. And democratic president ial hopeful joe biden is vowing to improve racial equality as part of his campaign the democratic contender delivered a speech in his hometown of wilmington on tuesday his followers to allocate billions of dollars to boost opportunities for minority workers biden also accuses wyvil President Trump of creating division across the country. In yemen u. S. Southern separatists say theyre giving up attempts at selfwill and will work on a sold peace deal the 7 Transitional Council said is to give an opportunity to end a rift among its allies against the who these. Months so hadi has appointed one of the councils leaders as governor of aid in the interim capital it follows his place to implement last years power sharing deal between rival factions in the south lets take a closer look at the 7 Transitional Council which has been waging whats been described as a war within yemen is complex civil war in august its fight to seize the 7 or city of aden the temporary seat of yemens internationally recognized government in april its forces declared a state of emergency saying they needed to tackle covert 19 and proclaim self rule in aden and other provinces in the soft they accuse the Yemeni Government of corruption and failing to provide basic services to fought against the whole thesis in the north since 2015 but have been battling each other for control and the ultimate secession of the south Georgia Okeeffe hero is from the Risk Consulting firm gold state things there are several obstacles that could get in the way of the alliance. This resolution is the basis of some hope for officials in riyadh as well as washington who wanted to see the riyadh agreement successfully implemented but simply just declaring in a resolution that efforts will be accelerated to implement the riyadh agreements. Doesnt mean its going to be easy to do so the reason why its been so difficult to implement it. Since it was signed last year has to do with the fact that there are so many obstacles that make implementation very difficult the parties have very different interpretations of the riyadh agreement there are sensitive issues that the parties do not see eye to eye on i think the future of this relationship will be a very difficult one there are numerous reasons why thats the case one of them that i think is very important to keep in mind pertains to all is slaw which is the Muslim Brotherhoods yemeni franchise of islam has played an Important Role as an ally of the hardy government but the s. T. C. Views the Muslim Brotherhood linked group in yemen as a very dangerous group and is a big threat to the s. T. C. And if hardys government in the s. T. C. Will ever be able to see eye to eye on this question of what role all is slys to play in the future of yemen we dont know. Turkeys parliament has passed a controversial social media law but human by school sworn it will give the government even more control over the media landscape science like facebook and twitter will be required to have local representatives in turkey that also need to store users data inside the country making it easier for prosecutors and authorities to access the companies could face fines or essentially be blocked under the new law simcoe say lou has more from istanbul. Basically the turkish government says if something is a crime according to turkish though that it is a crime on social media as well the bill has some positive sides but especially on the possibilities of restricting personal freedom of speech and restricting journalism suppressing journalism Many International organizations hooman Rights Groups and also even the United Nations have reacted against the social media bill saying that it would harm. This freedom of speech in turkey in turkey even the Mainstream Media is currently under government control so the media its not wrong to say that media is. Not dick and thats why many fear that this could cause more marginal marginalization in media but on the other hand it turkey has been fighting with our old Kurdistan Workers Party and the glen of scripts who the government accuses of trying to overthrow the government in 2016 a saw and they are all using fake accounts and brute accounts that might be helpful for the security institutions to find out what kind of people are trying to manipulate or this informed the public now everybodys curious whether the government is going to apply this bill in an appropriate way or whether the government is going to use it exploited as a means to suppress its power over all media and all its critics the c. E. O. s of amazon apple facebook and google are expected to testify together before the u. S. Congress on wednesday to defend their powerful Business Practices they run Companies Worth a total of around 4. 00 trillion dollars every day a Conference Meeting is expected to be one of the most aggressive shows against Tech Companies in decades rob reynolds reports. For small Tech Companies being featured in apples i phone app store is essential to getting customers but apple squeezes these companies hard says david hanson chief Technology Officer for the project Management Company base camp we were shaken down by our own home showed up and demand to be handled by 30 percent of. Our homes taxis. Sometimes complaints about monopolistic practices prompted the house judiciary anti trusts of committee to hold a virtual hearing with tech bosses calling on amazons jeff bezos apples tim cook Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg and Googles Sundar Pichai it is apparent that the dominant platforms are increasingly using their gatekeeper power in abusive and coercive ways the c. E. O. s will be questioned by lawmakers who have carefully prepared for months and terry you know you didnt just i dont know where a lot of these numbers and study. Is corporations incident me for that matter hurt your inner city and kind of prepared very pointed question among the issues likely to be probed are how google uses its control over advertising on its platform to squelch competition how amazon tries to squeeze out rivals by placing its own products more prominently in its sprawling virtual marketplace apples role as a gatekeeper for App Developers imposing arbitrary conditions on companies trying to reach consumers through its smartphones and how facebook distributes full sinne from asian and hate speech on its platform and what they have said very blatantly very clearly that they intend to be accomplices for misleading the American People ultimately the hearings could lead to antitrust proceeding. With the Companies Potentially being broken up into multiple parts thats really what this comes down to an investigation into the fundamental power. Humans. And what the government is going to do about the tech giants lead to argue that they face abundant competition and are therefore not monopolies they have republican allies in congress big is not necessarily bad and i trust laws do not exist to punish excess assuring that will be closely watched may have wide ranging consequences rob reynolds aljazeera los angeles. Colombias army has been called in to rescue people cut off by flooding heavy rains hit the central mehta region friday in rural areas the army f. To children the elderly and even a pet dog the region is bracing itself for more rain with the downpours forecast to continue for the rest of the week. Now why live conservationists globes in thailand have release red video and still images of 3 human indochinese tigers taken in the western force region as they were captured by camera traps and mostly show the animals roaming at night according to the group says is the 1st time the species has been seen in the region in 4 years only about 3900 wives tigers in the wild with a bought 160 of them in time and act. Headlines on al jazeera after being virus free for months vietnam is bracing for a wave of covered 9000. 00 infections dozens of cases have been reported in the central city have done non in while hong kongs leader carrier says its Hospital System could face cannot says it deals with a shop rise in cases its called the has more from bangkok. The citys leader kerry lamb has really expressed concern that theyre on the verge of a major outbreak of covert 900 they too were looked at as a Success Story when it comes to containing covert 900 spread particularly since its bordering china in the early days there was concern that there would be a massive spike in hong kong that didnt happen but what theyve seen over the last several days over 100. 00 locally transmit cases each day that is very concerning to them today wednesday you know they ratcheted up their their control of the potential spread of the virus in india more than half of those living in the slums of the city of mumbai have had coronavirus according to a new survey about 40 percent of the citys population of 20000000 lives in shantytowns india is a 3rd worst affected nation after the u. S. And brazil with more than 34000 deaths masks will be mandatory in spains capital madrid starting on thursday as the region tries to prevent a new surge in cases Spains Health minister Prime Minister is pushing back against travel advisories by other european states calling them disproportionate the annual muslim pilgrimage known as the highs has been drastically scaled back this year because of coronavirus for the 1st time in modern history worship a rod will not be allowed to take on u. S. Attorney general william barr has defended the chance of a. Response to the black lives matter protests testifying before congress he said it was right to send federal agents into cities to quash protests he also said the demonstrations have been hijacked by on a case since a gating violence and the u. A. E. Bashed southern separatists in yemen have announced their abandoning demands for selfwill they say is to give an opportunity to end a rift among their allies this follows a speech to implemented last years power sharing deal between rival factions in the south more news on aljazeera after earth lice. A Global Pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. And conflicts one of the silent and forgotten casualties is often the environment. From the chemical contamination of soils and the collapse of cruelty and Food Supplies to the habitat damage caused by displacement. Has devastating consequences not seen any manmade infrastructure has but also natural ecosystems are destroyed and im a lives