Cases soar but the official death toll remains surprisingly low Health Officials and relatives of victims are calling for more transparency in the governments reports of. A standoff in seattle President Trump stands firm on threats to clear a City District controlled by protesters we take a look at the celtic lyric police. Welcome to the program chinese authorities have locked down parts of beijing after discovering a cluster of new corona virus infections there are links to a wholesale food market thats a major supplier for the city officials raised the alarm after 45 people tested positive there the 1st locally transmitted infections in more than 50 days plans to open schools on monday have now been put on hold. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent whos in corinth in china at the moment we asked him about the origin of this latest outbreak. Yeah it appeared in the biggest wholesale market food wholesale market in beijing huge market that supplies the whole city with fresh foods. The authorities have really used various very early. That they found a sample of the virus on a board used to putting imported solomon as they put it but by now we know that it has been found on 40 other objects in the market and 45 people have been have tested positive it is not clear what the origins of the virus were how it arrived at that market but with origins have been quick to to to shut down huge parts of the surrounding areas they have delayed schools. Reopening off schools and all kinds of measures are being put up that have just been disappeared from beijing streets all kinds of checkpoints etc are being quickly put up again. In general i would say that people have been confident in their reply to it in the measures that the government has used to bring the numbers down in the past few months many people are saying that china is now a safe place have been saying on tuesday i should rather say so its hard to say at the moment how this flu play out how these measures will play out what will be the result of people support in general i would say the majority of them we never know really theres a lot of distortion due to censorship nonexisting opinion polls but i would say the majority of people certainly support harsh measures quick measures tough measures on any ill break through as d. W. Correspondent is burning it in china there lets take a look now at other coronavirus development. Poland has reopened its borders with e. U. Neighbors after nearly 3 months order controls with nonie you neighbors are also being relaxed greece is preparing to admit foreign visitors from monday tourism is a big part of its economy but flights from hotspots such as the u. K. Will not be allowed in and india has reported its biggest single day rise in cases nearly 12000 infections were recorded taking the total to more than 300000. The World Health Organization says the pandemic is highly active in south America Brazil has the 2nd highest number of deaths in the world now at nearly 42000 medical experts there warned the rate of infection is not slowing but the brazilian government shows no sign of listening as it opens up the economy. Brazilians dig musgraves to bury their dead in manaos the largest city in the brazilian amazon the rules of cross is a reminder of the heavy toll the coronavirus has taken brazil is in an enviable position of having the worlds 2nd highest corporate 1000 death toll with both daily fatalities and new infections mounting. The World Health Organization says the country is under pressure but not yet overwhelmed there were clear hot spots and heavily Populated Areas there are clearly different impacts and different populations weve seen the impact the numbers on us. But. Overall the Health System is still coping in brazil. The pandemic is far from slowing and the death toll is thought to be much higher than reported despite this brazil has loosened restrictions and reopen the economy with far right president. Dismissing the pandemic as quote a little flu. The next hardest hit country in south america is peru where 6 those deaths have led to burials being carried out with Industrial Efficiency meanwhile demand for ginger has exploded due to popular belief in its healing properties. In ecuador anguish over the nearly 4000 People Killed by the virus was compounded by the eruption of a volcano in its Amazon Region sparking fears that falling ash could exacerbate disparity problems and in bolivia socalled brigades of volunteers pick up bodies from families too poor to pay for their burial. Were all being affected. I have family members in intensive care. Were trying to find a ventilator for my wifes grandfather to save his life. Everything has collapsed. In chile the brigades a professional. Soldiers patrol neighborhoods in the capital santiago looking for curfew breakers the country now has the highest number of covered 1000 cases per 1000000 people in latin america. Time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 5 people have been killed after heavy rain caused severe flooding in the southern chinese region. State media says a search operation for missing residents is still underway rainstorms have battered southern and eastern china in the last few days. President elect is to be sworn in immediately following the sudden death of the outgoing president here died last week after an alleged heart attack but exiled journalist unnamed medical sources as saying he died of covert 19. Lebanese protesters have clashed with Security Forces for a 2nd night in beirut and tripoli protests broke out after the currency crashed to a record low deepening an already severe financial crisis these are the latest in a wave of demonstrations accusing the government of economic mismanagement and corruption. The total number of infections in russia has now passed half a 1000000 president Vladimir Putin made his 1st public appearance in weeks at a National Day Ceremony in moscow he did not wear a mask and shook hands with others the death toll remains significantly lower than elsewhere despite russia having the 3rd highest number of cases worldwide its a discrepancy that has relatives of victims asking if the official numbers can be trusted on a clutch cover once justice for her mother. Died on may 21st in a hospital in russias yaroslavl region she was a receptionist at a Medical Center honors convinced her mother caught the coronavirus at work youve been doing but she did it out who i husband gave me a sewing machine and i sewed her masks out of 4 layers of bandages with robber barons she wasnt given anything at work. Meet you when you would of allah. The Novel Coronavirus is listed as one of the causes of her mothers death but anna says she still hasnt found her mother in the official 1000. 00 statistics russia has officially registered around 7000. 00 coronavirus deaths which is extremely low compared to other European Countries a World Health Organization official recently said russias death rate is quote hard to understand russian officials have said the low number is due to widespread testing and an effective medical system. Or statistics on the new International Classification guidelines of the w. H. O. And on recommendations on diagnosing 19 as a cause of death. But analysts have said regional and National Numbers look doctored for example on april 30th there were 7099 new infections in russia on may 8th 106991 the 12th 108991 the 24th 8599. 00 boris of cine cough is a data analyst he told t. W. The statistical likelihood that the numbers would end in 1900 times in that period is implausible. Like the intended to report a round number but they also knew that people might find that a bit suspicious. So before they published the figures they changed all of them to 99. The fact that anna clutch cover his mother has been omitted from the list of coronavirus dead made her funeral feel even more unfair. That i was told she had to be in a closed casket and in a body bag they didnt allow us to pass on her cross and her clothes the coffin was nailed shut we dont even know who is in the coffin or if its even her and there is not a number that is a coach in the group and what was worse and herself couldnt attend the funeral because shed caught the coronavirus probably from her mother and was in quarantine u. S. President donald trump has rescheduled a planned Campaign Event in oklahoma by pushing it back one day on twitter trump recognized his rally scheduled for june 19th coincided with june 13th a significant day its the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States trump said he changed the date out of respect for what he called his many africanamerican supporters. And spite that gesture trump has also threatened to send in the military to drive out anti racism protesters who declared a police freezone in seattle but the mayor says it would be illegal for trump to intervene. That calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone in seattle streets remade into a protest camp. Was there has been speeches concerts and Film Screenings volunteer medics are on hand and restaurants have donated food and a memorial pays tribute to george floyd and other black fick tims of Police Brutality on many years and now its been where were you i want to i want to go back i wanted to know what the ice was here i was your protest i was able to see what this is actually do for you and if he inspired me to go there to support. The area surrounding the east Precinct Police station a flashpoint in demonstration since floyds death police have banded the station on monday with city officials citing the need to reduce tension protesters repurposed barricades to create what they call a Police Free Zone one of their key demands is the dismantling of the Police Department using its budget to Fund Community services their actions have drawn the eye of the u. S. President whos issued several furious tweets in an interview with fox news is Harris Faulkner he threatened to use force these people and. A major portion of the great city but seattles mayor hit back telling trump go back to your bunker she also warned it would be illegal to send in the military one of the things this president will never understand is that listening to community is not a weakness it is a strength. But jenny jurchen a democrat is also a target of protesters anger hundreds called for her to resign as they packed into city hall on wednesday to demand police reform. They were furious that howard promise of a moratorium on tear gas was broken by police just passing anti racism protesters the on monday. This very different scene represents what protesters want for their city. They say they wont budge until they he did not have to be met. And a reminder of our top story chinese authorities have locked down parts of beijing after a cluster of new coronavirus cases stemming from the food market plans to send students back to school on monday have now been suspended. As youre watching news well have more headlines of the top of the hour till then you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website the state of the dot com dont forget you can also follow us on twitter and instagram at the good news unexpired sir thanks for watching