North korean state media cited a spokesperson for the army on wednesday. The report says the units will be mobilized in two areas where interkrkorean joint projects ar located. The announcement follows the militarys warning on tuesday that it was reviewing an action plan to reenter the Demilitarized Zone on the border. The report also unvailed plans for military exercises that would be conducted near the military demarcation line. Regional players are reacting to north koreas moves. The japanese government will work closely with south korea as well as the united d states to analalyze the norths reasons f demolishshing the liaisison off. Before the tuesdays explosion. Japanese government officials consider it unlikely that the incident will lead to Major Military clashes between the two koreas as pyongyang had given advanced warning of their plan. Some officials have noted that it w was kimim y y jongng, nortn leader kim jonguns sister to w. H. O. Had given the warning. They say it appears aimed at solidifying in the north. Tensions could rise if f the noh makekes further provocation. In the u. S. , President Donald Trump has signed ann executive order on Police Reform amid nationwide protests against Police Brutality and racism. Law and order must be established nationwiwide and yo federal government is ready, wiwilling, and able e to help. Trump december missed called to defund and dismantle police departments. Under the order chokeholds will be banned except when an officers life is at risk. The order includes creating a database to share information on officer misconduct. It also called on departments to involve social workers on certain nonviolent calls including drug addiction. Calls for Police Reform have been growing in the United States following the death of george floyd in minneapolis last month. Floyd died after a Police Officer pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck. Tensions rose after a Police Officer in atlanta fatally shot a black man during an attempted arrest on friday. Protesters in the black lives Matter Movement are gaining some new allies. People from a diversity of backgrounds are joining the call to end racial discrimination. Nhk world has more. Reporter a message on the street in washington, d. C. Expresses support for protesters. Im a black woman. You know, we just want equity. We want justice, we want fairness towards everybody, not just a Certain Group of people. That message is resonating among people across all levels of society. They too feel the need to act for change. We all are so angry and saddened by whats been happening in america for far too long because obviously we want to make sure our kids dont grow up in this situation. Reporter sara perez is a college student. She comes out to the protest by herself. She says shes frustrated, especially with the media. She says news reports emphasize violence and looting and the result is more confusion and division. Our major media sources are just so partisan that some people dont feel like they can even trust them anymore. Reporter she says since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, she has personally experienced the ugliness of discrimination. She works at a nearby grocery store. Its a job that authorities have classified as essential. But she and her coworkers are being harassed for simply doing their jobs. The amount of people who attack me or have followed me to my car for asking them if they simply have a mask to put on before they go into the store is ridiculous. I went into workk and i learned very quickly that there were so many people out there who are risking their lives for covid and still getting ill. And majority of that population are africanamerican. Black lives matter she says shes determined to keep marching in the rallies and advocating for building a better future. By attending protests, do you think things will change . I think so. Things will have to change. But its going to take a long time, i think. Reporter the demonstrations here have been mostly peaceful, but passionate calls for change are growing louder. And those voices are already having a huge impact on american society. Nhk world, washington. Authorities the in the Chinese Capital are stepping up measures against the coronavirus. The move comes as more than 100 new cases have been reported since last week. Beijing raised its alert to the second highest level on tuesday. Health officials there say 106 symptomatic cases have been confirmed sinince thursday of lt week. The cases have been linked to a large wholesale fooood market. Officials have been taking steps to gradually bring life in the city back to normal since lowering the emergency r respon level on june 6th. They say e elementary and junun high schools that had reopened will be shut again starting on wednesday with students taking classes online. Municipal authorities have closed the food market and are testing about 200,000 people who haveve visited it since may 30t. They have also tightly restricted the movement of people in vehicles and residential areas where infections have been confirmed. A tally from Johns HopkinsUniversity Shows that the number of confirmed infections worldwide surpassed 8 million on tuesday. The global death toll now stands at more than 440,000. Southeast asia is battling the coronavirus too. More than 260 cases have been confirmed in myanmar. Our next story takes us to a hospital there. We meet some unusual young patients who have channelled their fighting spirit into music and social med. Nhk world has the sty. Y. Reporter these men are rocking this spital. Theyreoronavirus patients together theyeep up body and soul, checking their vit signs dd caringg on with the lives. People across myanmnm havave tued them into a social media hit. Win owns a Video Production development and used his skills to create this clip with patients. He tested posositive for coronavirus in april. After suffering a fever and other mild symptoms, he was sent to isolation ward. Themem. From outsidede could vis translatotor my family and friends kept calling me because ththey had no idea what wa goin reporter the reach out to loved ones, the patients decided to craft a special sort of th video came as a relie for friends aelatives hisother h been wrying h n was hidingis true conditio to mak her fee translar i was so gd i s finallyble to see inside the hoital, a m my son looooke epeporter hehe video attracted over 70,0000 views. Many people wish theroup a speedy recovy. This inspidhem to create another tape with a message for a wider audience. Fearar io patients as well as those fighting t disease. The group use their music thee countryss health care workers. The new video triggered a flood f supportive mesges. Translator well be h happyf the video helps change howow ev amall number of peoplecan see e disease. The fivive have sin recocoved d b bee discharg from way to go. Anandemic has a long a little help and create gift ca help shorten the journey. Nhk world. And now turning to world weather. Wet weather continues across western japan while tokyo is hot and relatively dry. Our meteorologist Tsietsi Monare joins us now. Tsietsi, how is the forecast looking . Hi there, the forecast for the short term hasnt changed much. Weve seen a lot of rainfall towards the southern parts of japan. 183 millimeters of rainfall in just about 12 hours. So, big concerns there such as flooding and also mud slides. And like i said its not going to change a lot in the next couple of hours. As you see the frontal system still very stagnant and slowly moving in the northern direction but still causing heavy rainfall especially towards western japan and parts of asia, especially into china. Tokyo is up 30 degrees so still quite hot for wednesday. Things will change slowly by thursday and friday. We see hot weather for most parts of china. Beijing 59 degrees. As you move towards southeast asia, thats where you see turbulent weather, hanoi 31 degrees, bangkok also accepting similar coconditions. And for north america slightly cooler towards the North Western parts as soon as you move to the south western regions its dry. Heavier rainfalls expected toward the midatlantic. So, look out for flooding along those parts as well. Temperatures are basically between the mid20s and mid30s. Denver 33 degrees, quite hot one there. Death valley also expecected toe quitite hot. Winnipeg in canada at 32 with a chance of thundershowers there and serioususly unstable weathe conditions expected towards much of western and in towards eastern europe. We saw hailstorms in places like slo yak i can slovakia. The low pressure system responsible for the unstable weather conditions along those parts. Other places are going to be quite hot. Athens at 31 degrees. For the uk, slightly cooler, london at 22 with showers expected for your day. Thats all for the weather. Take care. Thats all for this edition of nhk newsline. Thank you very much for staying with us. Welcome to newsline in depth. Im yanaka marie. The coronavirus has brought anxiety and fear into our daily lives, but while most of us are concerned about protecting ourselves from infection, the outbreak has also caused issues that may not have gotten as much attention. Today, we shed light on some of those problems japan is facing and how people are trying to help. Our first report delves into something japan has handled relatively well until recently. The country prides itself on having one of the smallest homeless populations among advanc advanced nations. The majority are over 60 years old. But under the Economic Impacts of coronavirus, younger people who have lost their jobs have started appearing on the streets. Sendai is the largest city in the tohoku region. This evening several people gather in front of the train station. Theyre members of a Nonprofit Organization that supports the homeless. The members of the group walk through the city center handing out rice balls and miso soup to People Living in parks, on streets, and in undnderground passageways. This 39 is among those the group is helping. He used to work part time at a food Company Making about 1,1,0 a month until he was suddenlyy let go. His company toldd him they rent able to keep him on as a result of the grinding business amid the spread of the pandemic. He couountontinue paying 280 monthly rent and ended up on the street. I ju translator i just want to live a regular life, to be able to work and have a home. Yamadas situation is not unique. In fact, when the group was handing out meals recentntly, se of the Homeless People they helped were even younger than him. According to the support group, a third of the people who asked for help are in their 20s and 30s. Another factor in this situation is the closure of internet cafes. These cafes are usually open 24 hours a day, and many young people struggling to survive would stay overnight as the cost is low. But many of these cafes were shut down to contain the spread of the coronavirus. T translator nowow we are visited by many young, nonregular workers who used to sleep in internet cafes. They are directly affected and run a real risk of having to live on the streets. Yamada has been to the Employment Office looking for work, but there has been a a dramatic fall in Job Opportunities and he has not been able to find a job. Now the best he can do is collect garbage for a f few dollars once a week. Translator i dont want to do this for long. I want to work. I want to eat a warm meal. As more young people fall on hard times, there are concerns that not only parttime or nonregular workers but even regular employees may start losing their jobs. Though Japanese Society may face a growing homeless problem. To help with the economic burdens caused but the epidemic, the japanese government is handing out 100,000 yen or more than 900 to every resident. Homeless people, though, often have trouble receiving this money due to lack of information or home address. The support group in our report is trying to help them by explaining how to fill in and submit the application form. They want to ensure the people who need Financial Aid the most can actually receive it. Next, we look at a field that has plunged into disarray due to the outbreak, home medical care. Weve all heard reports about hospitals struggling to deal with the influx of covid19 patients and how people with preexisting conditions are more at risk. Some patients in this predicament decide to receive treatment at home, but that option is adding to the burden of medical workers who care for them. Takayama has stage four pancreatic cancer. In may, the 74yearold moved home to live out her remaining days surrounded by loveded ones. Her family wanted her in the hospital w where she could get faster emergency treatatment. Then the coronavirus forced the hospitals to stop allowing more than one visitor a day. Translator there was no problem as long as we could visit her and hold her hand. But with coronavirus, we couldnt do that which was frustrating. Tanaka is ricos home care doctor. Since japans coronavirus outbreak began, he says many families have made a similar decision. More seriously ill patients means more consultation. Usually he would see each patient for 30 minutes, but fearing that close contact with soso many peoplple could spread virus, he shortened each session to 5 to 10 minutes. Last monthth he visited up to 7 places in a single day. Transnslator we have more terminal cancerr patatients whe we need to check on them frequently like two or three times a week because their condition can change suddenly. Foror more than a month, man rehabilitation programs and Nursing Services were cancelled. Now they are slowly resuming but tanakas patients will need more help from these services to improve their Overall Health and lives. Translator the longer they stay in their beds, the tmorere theyre lukeikely to aspirate o get pneumonia or fall and break their limbs and theyll need more support to maintain their daily lives. Its like a domino effect. Tanaka says there needs to be a balance between providing medical care and protecting patients from the virus. Home care doctors dont have access to the same protective equipment they would receive in hospitals, so they have to improvise. If a patient gets a sudden fever, he pulls out gear he himself made out of a raincoat. A group that represents home care professionals says doctoto shouldnt have to comome up wit their own solutions. Translator i think it is the role of the government and t the administstration to come upp wi stanandards for how to deal wita virus weve n never encountered befofore and p present that to care dococtors. As the virus continues to pose new challenges, doctors like tanaka hope theyll have the tools they need to k keep themselves and their patients safe. Nochi haruka, inconhk world, to. Front line workers do their best to adapt to the turmoil, hospitals are also doing what they can to keep patients and loved ones in contact such as via video calls. Providing more options is not only beneficial for the patients. It also helps medical workers. Creating a good balance between hospitalization and home care may be key for the Health Care System if it is to flexibly deal with changes in the coronavirus situation. Now, its not just patients who worry about isolation, of course. The epidemic has left many Healthy People cut off from friends and family, especially highrisk groups like the elderly who are encouraged to stay home and keep a safe distance with others. To help Senior Citizens stay healththy bototh physically and mentally, a Nonprofit Group is changing the way it operates. Three years ago, a Nonprofit Organization ran by young people was set up. It was started by this man to provide support for elderly people in the area. These days the impact of the coronavirus is a major source of concern for him. Translator theres a real risk that we might carry the virus with us into the homes of the elderly people we support. Thats something im very afraid of. The group has been helping elderly people with their housework, doing small jobs such as cleaning or shopping. They charge a bit over 5 for each 30minute business. Even using the steps, you couldnt reach this height, couldnt you . The groups aim is not just to provide a service but to give elderly People Living alone a chance to have regular contact with others, especially younger people. Word about this initiative has spread, and last year the group received some 550 requests for help. Hammano is concecerned that the coronavirus outbreak could deepen the sense of isolation felt by t those living on their own. Translator thehey dontt the internet, so im wondering what we can do to prevent older people from feeling cutut off. Translator we need to come up with something, whether were working remotely or actually visiting. They decide they should carry on with their visit while taking extra steps to minimize the risk of infection such as by wearing gloves as well as masks. For the past three years, the group has been helping this 83yearold woman by cleaning and shopping for her. To reduce the risk of infection, the s staff member doesnt talk with her thihis timime. He has another idea to make use of h his smartrtphone. He connects her w with another staff member who she knows well using a a v video hook upup. Chatting with a staff member, the time passes quickly. At this time when social distancing is so essential, hammino believes its even more important to come up with ways to give people a strong sense of connection with others. The g group is also setting opportunities for the elderly to chat with young people. Careful precautions are taken. Everyone wears face masks, and the room is wellventilated. Achieving a good balance between lending a hand face to face and keeping social distance is no doubt a very difficult challenge. The three stories we shared tais today show how people are coming to the aid of those suffering in the shadows of the pandemic. Its easy to feel helpless in the face of the virus, but if we look out for each other, theres always something we can do and someone we can help. Thats all for todays newsline in depth. Thanks for tuning in and make sure to do so next time too. Bombed,d, and now nororth korea valves to send in soldiers. Youre watching al jazeera alive. Indian soldiers killed. Orders. President policing reform. Will it