world health organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. with infection rates falling germany says it's got the outbreak at manageable levels. ground control to me. and top tips from a former astronauts on how to come to grips with life in isolation. and on time how much now have all the sporting commuting plans are and the motion to complete this season's european champions league with all this 29th a pencil then before the final. alarming new numbers are showing the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on the world's 2 biggest economies this increasing doubt about the u.s. president's. 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in 30 states 22000000 americans have made jobless claims in the past month numbers not seen since the great depression of the 1930 s. china's gross domestic product has plummeted by almost 7 percent in the 1st quarter the steepest fall since it opened up to the world or 2 years ago and there's been a big rise in the death toll in the original epicenter of the outbreak 150 percent more people died than previously reported the city's total fatalities are now said to be $3860000000.00 katrina you has this report from beijing. the coronavirus pandemic has strained health systems around the world and now it's caused the uninterrupted growth of the world's 2nd largest economy to falter for the 1st time in decades for the 1st quarter of 2020 china's g.d.p. contracted by 6.8 percent. the current external situation is more complex domestic demand remains comparatively weak companies still face difficulties such years insufficient demand and the drop in orders preventative measures so china's economic activity slowed to a trickle. months local infections have eased and some businesses and factories have resumed operations but many companies are on the brink of collapse feed this situation is dire. disastrous for me i've got no idea how i can get through this year china's national statistics bureau says economy that's the 2nd quarter and long term growth going to be affected but global demand plummeting its economy faces an uphill battle the kind that next has been spread out early. which leads to a lot of countries including the us and european countries into our recession so our only to increase. in the round of china's. china's central bank has cut interest rates and provided tax breaks and subsidies to businesses in need but analysts say it's broad enough to stabilise point finding work will be difficult for graduates and migrant workers especially and while economic growth has plummeted china's corporate 19 death toll has been revised upwards after a formal review officials in the original at the center of increased the number by 1290 saying previous records were incomplete china's coronavirus count has been adjusted several times in recent months this laces change is further stealing suspicion over the accuracy of government figures many critics believe that the official tally is about 82000 falls well short of the real numbers on the ground katrina al-jazeera. more now on the increase in the war harm death toll was a professor of population health science and policy at the arkan's school of medicine that month cyanide she says that has no independent way of verifying the numbers. even though it appears like any religion on the surface than it is it's a small region as were good and bad in what we think the numbers really are what we saw in the 2 degrees in italy in the number example and death rate going to complicate it it became apparent to your increasing matter how suspect times numbers were now the reason religion has been done or that an independent groups need very different turn has no way to actually verify. that this is these are only good looking years and no none of the 2 it was their own out so it is not correct and not mentioned changing methodology as we know our time originally if you died with that anger against it would mean you were in county cricket now china is not going in and got in a 100 methodology but given that it was this country and we are not particularly worried about that because it was the type of coverage that and they were biased to spread and spread and become the pandemic that we had today or to the problems faced by the us where the president suggests some states could reopen for business within weeks but as cover 1000 keep spreading democratic house speaker nancy pelosi says more testing needs to be done under gallacher reports it's what president donald trump calls a science based plan to get the united states back on its feet he's issued guidelines in 3 phases that advise each state when they can begin to reopen and what doctors say will be a new normal america wants to be open and americans want to be open. as i have said for some time now a national shutdown is not a sustainable long term solution. to preserve the health of our citizens we must also preserve the health and functioning of our economy over the long haul the 1st phase calls for social distancing and for schools and businesses to remain closed but some larger venues including restaurants and movie theaters could reopen if states see a steady decline in coronavirus cases they can move to phase 2 in which schools some businesses including bars could open big gatherings remain limited the 3rd phase will allow workers to go back to their jobs and risk people to continue to take precautions. we took the greatest economy in the history of the world and we closed it in order to win this war and we're in the process of winning it now our approach outlines 3 phases in restoring economic life we are not opening all at once but one careful step at a time democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi called the plan vague an inconsistent citing concerns over the need for rapid testing oh the corona virus has taken a harsh toll on the u.s. more than 30000 people have died and there have been over 600000 confirmed cases 22000000 people are now out of work wiping out a decade of job growth president trump says the u.s. will be back and greater than ever but this is a delicate process that comes down to a state by state county by county basis some states manta phase one as early as friday others face a far longer slog business leaders governors and scientists warn a shortfall in testing could hamper efforts to reopen the country that decision now lies with each state's governor in some states coronavirus case is a yet to peak and as a risk of the virus making a comeback in the months ahead personal protection equipment for health workers is still in short supply but even if you are in phase 123 it's not ok game over it's not it's going to be a way that we protect ourselves because as we know and as i've said from this podium it may very well be as we go the cycle around that they'll be this virus that once the come back to us i think we're going to be able to handle this is a cautious approach to reopen the world's largest economy something president trump has long wanted to do the challenges for each state a huge the dangers of making the wrong decision now crucial and as yet there's still no vaccine and a gallica al-jazeera. ok for more on this let's go to white house correspondent kimberly halakhah she's in washington d.c. so the president is talking a lot about the economy but there doesn't appear to be a broader rope line about testing yeah and that's the real friction point that has been exposed as the president unveiled his guidelines for reopening this economy there doesn't seem to be any plan or provision that has been announced as of yet in terms of how to allow for this increase testing and in the his call with the governors on thursday many expressed concerns about this that their state budgets may not have the capacity also they don't have the health care workers in order to not only administer tests a 1st time but possibly a 2nd time a 3rd time as millions of workers across this country prepare to go back into the workforce and this is something that the president is likely to get hammered on in questions in the upcoming coronavirus task force briefings given the fact that there simply isn't any sort of plan in terms of how to protect these frontline workers as they try to return to their jobs and completely hold the president there the saying that this recovery was going to be handled one step at a time why do you think the president has taken such a turn around from claiming originally total authority over a forcing states to be able to reopen and yet now he's leaving it to the state governors themselves. yeah it's an astonishing turnaround really i mean it happened in a matter of less than 4 days from initially on monday claiming total authority over the decision to reopen to the economy to suddenly giving the governors the power as of thursday well it has a lot to do with limiting political responsibility in an election year there's no question that the u.s. president has been under the microscope in terms of his response to the corona virus outbreak in the united states from the beginning and there are questions about the sort of process moving forward by passing this over to the governors the president is able to say look at i gave them the power i followed the constitution and it was up to the governors to make the right call so this is something that the white house has calculated will help the president as he tries to win a 2nd term in november but it also puts him at risk because if the the plan goes badly if the governors do make the wrong call you have to remember the states have open borders people are free to drive in between states if this allows for a 2nd outbreak particularly in the fall when we already know from public health officials this could occur this could be particularly damaging for the president right before the november election given the fact that there could be this 2nd outbreak of absent of sort of a centralized plan the fact that he has given this power to the states instead of being the one in control right before americans go to the polls carefully are giving us a lot of dates on the us from washington d.c. couple of things i want. the u.n. is projecting at least 300000 africans could die because of the pandemic its economic commission for africa says 2300000 others may need hospital treatment fighting the virus is more complicated on the continent because there aren't enough hospital beds and breathing machines on top of that a 3rd of africans have no access to washing facilities at home africa 54 countries have so far reported more than 800000 confirmed cases and nearly a 1000 deaths but the w.h.o. has warned the continent could become the next epicenter with 10000000 infections in the next 3 to 6 months and the u.n. says the pandemic could push 29000000 africans into extreme poverty with exports cut and tourism nonexistent rights groups a virus lockdowns in south africa mean millions are not able to get enough food. textile factories in tennis and kenya are scrambling to produce tens of millions of surgical masks after the government has made it compulsory to wear them in public. for nairobi. a few weeks ago 300 tailors at this factory in nairobi made clothes most are now on enforced leave because of the corona virus pandemic was left to workers stitching around 20000 protective facemasks a day the government has ordered that everyone must wear proper masks when out in public or pay a fine of $200.00 it's a job of tailless across the country to make sure there's a constant supply at an affordable price the local authorities have only 35 the surgical ones but those are not very comical if you have if you're one of the 4 devote every day for what we came up with is the clock mark. a few textile companies have also been commissioned to make other past more protective equipment for health workers but this young people in a neighborhood backyard on the outskirts of the city tell us they too can make protective 19 respond as they all recently lost their jobs as economy continues to suffer they've already made body suits like this one which they've distributed to a local health center here they tell us this is an extra layer of protection and with it and it all for her award her friends different. and part of the country with groups. there and mark got a fridge for that occurring a girl standard or forewarning or some of this product. for a 4th. approved by the government's bureau of standards but they hope it will be soon it's just like having your house on fire anything you. down is good enough kenya has little experience in manufacturing medical supplies it mostly realizes. inputs from countries like china and foreign 8 hospitals have around 500 ventilators many like this a private health facility are preparing isolation units one pass and recently died of the disease. around $5000.00 public health workers are to be employed in the special units and those on the frontline will be regularly tested but some nasi say it's not enough we have been raising the issue of. to be decided after 14 hours to see it in 14 days to ensure that. we have been raising the issues of life insurance for from health care workers that has not been disappointed about the minister for now it's a race to have everything in place using all needs of the people to deal with a pandemic that is causing so much distress across the world catherine soy al-jazeera nairobi kenya germany's health minister has declared the pandemic there is again manageable he says the success is the result of a months long lockdown in response to an early surge in cases germany has the 4th highest number of cases in europe behind spain italy and france the person to person right in germany has dropped to 0.7 that means each virus carrier infects fewer than one other person germany has plans to produce 50000000 masks a week from august and that are more than 138000 cases but the number of people who died is just over $4000.00 that's a low fatality rate compared with other european nations dr peter drawback is the director of the score center for social entrepreneurship at the saeed business school at the university of oxford he's joining us from oxford thanks very much indeed for giving us your time on al-jazeera sir why do you think it is that germany has been able to manage this situation better than say the u.k. . one of the big differences was an early commitment to scaling up widespread testing germany has tested far more than the u.k. and many other places and so this gives them a much clearer picture of how the epidemic is spreading and where the epidemic is spreading and that's one of the tools that's going to be really critical for any country to figure out how to begin to ease lock down measures when they refer to this situation now being manageable what do you think they mean by that well it's clear that they're not declaring victory here in angola merkel called this quote a fragile intermediate success and i think that's a nice way of putting it what's clear is that measures over the last $4.00 to $6.00 weeks have clearly bents the curve and they're down from a peak of about $6000.00 new cases per day to about $2500.00 new cases per day or just a little bit below that so so they're they're well past the peak and they have a very strong health care system with a lot of additional capacity of hospital and i.c.u. beds in so they're in a position now where they may at least start to experiments with how some of the social distancing measures can gradually be eased but it's a very fragile balance between doing that safely and preventing a new upswing in infections yeah let me ask you about that because of course the next 3 months for example is going to be key in this because the result was the risk as there is anywhere all of a secondary infection rate isn't there. absolutely and in some of the countries in asia that bent the curve and are a bit ahead of us here south korea japan and now china singapore we saw that as they open things up there have been some increases in cases not what you would call a 2nd surge and most of those cases are actually imported as people return home and travel into the country but that risk is very much there this virus is not going away and so the more there were having people in proximity to one another the more that risk is going to be the reality is though because this problem is not going away we need to be kin to be able to find some balance so that we can get a condom is going against safely one of the recurring themes of covering this story over the last few weeks has been the fact that information is key to these trying to contain the spread of this virus in what way do you think that germany has been able to access the information better than other countries you know all the information is out there for everybody and if we look back and look at what the world health organization was recommending to countries back in february you know if every country had heeded that advice we'd be in a much better place right now germany obviously has a very well developed medical system and a lot of science and technology that's true of a lot of other a lot of other countries as well what i think has been clear is that they've taken a very thoughtful analytic evidence based approach in germany and there's very been very steady clear communication on a regular basis from the prime minister and others in government that's important because that what that does is inspires trust everybody in the population needs to do their part to respect social distancing we're all being asked to make sacrifices and we have confidence that our governments have got our back and that they've got a plan that's going to help hold us together because your thoughts on this we appreciate your time dr peter drew back thank you thank you rob. nearly a quarter of myanmar's prisoners are being released as part of a traditional new year amnesty large crowds gathered outside this prison and young go on despite covert 19 restrictions a spokesman for the prisons department says the release of nearly 25000 inmates is not linked to concerns about the virus but human rights watch has called on the government to reduce prisoner numbers to prevent the spread of the outbreak mean ma has recorded at least 85 cases of corona virus and 4 patients have died in the government's been bracing for a major increase after one of thousands of migrants returning from thailand tested positive earlier this month officials have taken a number of measures to stop the spread but by the end of march only 517 people had been tested and there's been increasing concern that me and mas most vulnerable populations especially ethnic groups will be hardest hit by the pandemic human rights watch says an estimated 350000 displaced people facing a health catastrophe stephen stefan 2nd ian is a resident representative of the international committee of the red cross and me and he explains why the move is a right step towards countering the corona virus outbreak. our teams actually were preparing for these really although it's been only announced at the last minute for quite a while already because the release which is taking place right now is spot of the annual president a mystery and it's true that although we are now talking a lot about 19 these major should have been taken in any case as far as we are concerned we are welcoming it because indeed we are passing right now from a total number of prisoners of around $100.00 cells and 220325000 less which is of course good news for the prisons because in myanmar like in many other places we know that in 3 zones conditions of access to health access to ventilation access to fresh air is usually quite challenging and the release of prisoners comes at the right time in terms of preparation of course you had to side by the authorities into ses then to be sure that the people are returning home in a safe way which is real freeze for themselves of course in those times of potential if you damage but also 3 for their families and 3 of risk for the communities that are going back the u.n. human rights office says man ma has been carrying out a near daily airstrikes in iraq and state and says violence between the military and the out of common army has escalated since last month at least 32 civilians have been killed in 3 weeks guinea's government is being accused of destroying the livelihoods and food security a fisons of people have been forced to leave their homes because of a new dam project rights groups say the government's failed to provide adequate compensation or support to the was affected pretoria gave comparable ports. guinea needs reliable energy desperately which is why the government is building the sewer pitie hydroelectric dam it will double the country's supply of electricity when it's completed later this year but the dam will displace 60000 people in more than $100.00 villages and destroying more than 250 square kilometers of farmland you have to me. i was born here it was my ancestors that founded this village we're going to leave a lot of things behind like our plantations we leave it for the development of guinea. communities are being resettled in new homes surrounding the dams reservoir that many people have lost the farmland and grazing fails they relied on for food and human rights watch says the victims have not received back compensation. 1000 people are mostly farmers who are on the land so one of the things we highlighted in the report is the failure of government to provide compensation or that land international standards require that individuals and communities irrespective of whether they have that land. land or. that has not. the dam is part of the belt and road initiative china's trillion dollar investment in infrastructure across asia africa and europe the guinea and government is promising to help farmers adapt and find new sources of income. critics say while the government is happy to talk up the benefits the dams electricity will bring it can and should do more to ensure the project doesn't harm the communities most affected by it. al-jazeera. human rights watch is also sounding the alarm over a mass trial in saudi arabia nearly 70 palestinian and jordanian residents have been charged on vague allegations of terrorism they were targeted 2 years ago during a crackdown in those with perceived links to the gaza based group hamas h. r. w. is also documented accusations of torture and abuse the u.n. envoy for yemen says there may soon be a ceasefire the threat of coronaviruses pushed the warring sides closer to a deal diplomatic editor james bays reports the u.n. special envoy martin griffiths believes the threat of covert 19 may have started to focus minds in yemen i told members of the un security council in a video conference meeting it had productive negotiations about a new peace deal that would include a nationwide cease fire over the past 2 weeks or more persons and. i have been in constant negotiations with the parties on the texts of these agreements on the detail on the wording of these agreements we expect them to agree on formally adopt these agreements the immediate future this positive news comes amid many dial warnings for yemen the existing humanitarian ceasefire in the port of who days are now 60 months old is being violated an almost daily basis if covert $9000.00 was to spread through the country it would cause devastation in part ambassadors we're told because the u.n. is running out of money for its humanitarian work of the un's $41.00 major programs $31.00 will start closing down in the next few weeks if we cannot secure additional funds is means we will have to start eliminating many of the activities that may offer yemenis the best chance to avoid. one security council ambassador told me it was clear there was much at stake right now we have already information that has reached yemen the 1st case is already there and and i think it's really high time for both sides and especially the who these who have not accepted the ceasefire to go ahead and think about the future and to think about the population that is going to suffer even more u.n. envoy griffiths said yemen can't afford to fight on 2 fronts at once he's hoping diplomacy can finally bring an end to the conflict so the focus could move to fighting the virus jamesburg zira at the united nations. smoke from forest fires near the chiang noble nuclear plant in ukraine has created the worst pollution levels in the world emergency crews are working to put out the fires that began on thursday evening health officials say there's no new radiation risk despite an earlier fire getting to within a kilometer of the site of the $1800.00 nuclear accident officials have hours millions in the capital kiev to stay indoors and avoid the smog. it's time for the weather and here's rob and we're headed towards springtime in the u.s. we are a quick diversion the the acid banks have a look at this and see if you can spot what might be a little unusual about it nothing yet this is the atlantic ocean breaking on the outer banks that's in the sand those the shelves now in a knoll well spring you'd have the children picking these up and they would be none there so this is an effect of the coated 19 shut right now back to where the proper are of the colorado another the fullest snow has happened in denver this dog taking advantage of these bit of water i suppose they've been record snowfall in boulder colorado and the stone hasn't stopped falling last year along that rather twisted lie which is a frontal zone difference between cold and warm and that is of the cold the morning temperatures are really quite low clearly it's spring so the sun warms things up nicely in the shade changing from blue to green so we're above freezing survey results that the forecast in denver indeed shows the persistence that it warms up to 30 needed 60 degrees by sunday which is where the average should put it anyway the snow is moving all serious chicago and up towards the northeast corner probably massachusetts the new york is virtual fall and then it keeps going with the stormy end to it the forecast of boston reflects that but even here it warms up fairly rapidly rob but thanks very much indeed. still ahead on al-jazeera. where with the sister system terrorists legist probably the highest death rates you're a leading professor slams the newquay government's response to the global pandemic . increasingly isolated over his quarantine measures brazil's president fires a key minister. and one german club has come up with a way to fill empty stands once football can resume again details coming up in the sport. i usually test treat and trace frank assessments why it's only struggling to cope with the number 4 on a virus which failure to take really aggressive action really get them behind the curve informed opinions it's going to be much more challenging in a place like haiti where there's one answer later 3000000 people in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines india done enough to nip the spread of coronavirus in the inside story on al-jazeera. when the news breaks over the night of the dumping of garbage in the river by the government has wrecked our lives when people who need to be heard and the story needs to be told too many coming through this place is the only chance they have to eat at least once a day with exclusive interviews and in-depth reports for obvious reasons as the world battled with them from pandemic we'll bring you the latest developments from around the globe al-jazeera has teams or ground to remove brutally documentaries and life. if you want your jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour the coronavirus pandemic has caused china's economy to shrink for the 1st time in decades g.d.p. was down by nearly 7 percent in the 1st 3 months of this year and the government says 50 percent more people than previously reported died in the wool hand where the corona virus outbreak began. president donald trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u.s. economy but it's going to be up to governors to decide when to ease lock downs in their states $22000000.00 americans have made jobless claims in the past months. the u.n. is projecting at least a $300000.00 africans could die because of the pandemic the continent has just a fraction of the world's cases but the w.h.o. has warned it could become the next epicenter. we've been encouraged to stay indoors to keep others safe as well as ourselves but it's a dangerous scenario for people who face domestic violence which has risen in the u.k. journeying lockdown and media campaigns been launched in neighboring ireland to reassure victims that services are still running some reports. a scene of domestic abuse when the victim cannot escape. this is island's latest awareness campaign which was launched after a rise in cases reported since the lock down to tackle covered 19. as people are forced to stay indoors with their abuses the tullis is taking on those suffering is becoming a social crisis isolation is often used as a tool by perpetrators to minimize a woman's chance of reaching out to accessing support so she's cut off from friends and family members and they're going to normal groups or kind of community events that she might have gone to previously. like the use natasha saunders was physically and sexually assaulted by her husband coxon style really good behavior and they should judge she eventually managed to leave him with her children and knows only too well how hard it was right now if you really feel that you can only . reach out reach out regardless because the hope is there and as soon as you take that very and i know i know it's a very difficult step you take that single step and it's the step to taking your life domestic abuse charities in the u.k. so an increase of 25 percent in calls to the helpline since the lockdown began in france during the 1st week of social restrictions they saw a 30 percent increase in calls for help and in brazil during the 1st few days of belloc down there was a 50 percent increase in calls to vet domestic abuse charities. a disturbing global trend one that the united nations is battling to stop i urge all governments to make the prevention and redress of violence against women it keep part of the national response plans for coverage 19 that means increasing investment in online services and civil society organizations making sure the szell systems continue to prosecute abusers and creating safe ways for women to seek support without alerting their abusers. the social isolation of the lock down is risking the lives of many who are living with their abuses but concerted action from governments and other organizations serve as a reminder to those suffering that they are not alone sunny diagonal al-jazeera london a top public health professor says the u.k. was too slow to act on the corona virus outbreak speaking to a parliamentary committee antony costello questioned the adders that led to the slow response so far more than 13000 people have died in hospitals there where with the cisco systems marriage letters have probably the highest death rates in your and we have to face the reality that we were to number but we can make sure that in the 2nd wave we're not. or a chance is joining us from london is a really strong words that this committee on the rory. yeah this committee the health and social care committee is an opportunity for m.p.'s and health experts to really press the government's press the health minister on various issues and particularly the government's handling of the corona virus outbreak and anthony costello was one of the most probing of the people in that committee really pushing the government on its responses now it was saying that it wasn't really the time to play any kind of blame game but there is still the serious questions that the governments have to answer he said that the u.k. could be heading for 40000 deaths in this wave of 90 and once it's over and as we just heard there he thinks that the u.k. might be the worst hit country in europe now today the u.k. has updated its hospital daily death toll another nearly $850.00 deaths that pushes the total hospital beds to $14500.00 now if the u.k. is heading towards the worst stats for europe then clearly there are questions that the government needs to answer in the. briefing that was given a short time ago by the prime minister's spokesman and he was pushing whether the u.k. been too slow he said the right decisions have been taken at the right time that's a mantra the you're hearing again and again every day that phrase is coming out of ministers mouths the right decisions taken at the right time but if that's the case then why is it that the u.k. didn't adopt the lockdown measures that other european countries had already adopted until comparatively late why is it the u.k. still struggling. match other countries for testing why is it that p.t. personal protective gear for doctors and nurses still seems to be in very short supply i'm or have other countries like germany for instance done so much better they've done better on testing they have better p p for their for their nurses and doctors and it seems that death toll is consequently significantly lower or a challenge live in london thank you very much a fundraiser kickstarter to buy a british war veteran has now collected more than $22000000.00 for the u.k.'s national health service. emergency workers visited captain told moore's home to salute his support his initial target was just $1000.00 and his mission was to walk a 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday at the end of the month is surely in government is paying 2 of its biggest airlines to maintain their domestic flights over the next 8 weeks qantas and virgin australia will receive $105000000.00 to keep flying critical metropolitan and regional routes airlines say the money which is equal to $165000000.00 australian dollars isn't enough today's $165000000.00 announcement is going to make the world a difference for those commuters who've come in from overseas done the 14 days of quarantine let me tell you if i landed in sydney and required to get back to perth with very limited service is available it's a long drive in a car over the nullable and so that's going to mike a difference for them it's also of course going to have. defense personal medical personnel but most importantly as will people and medical equipment. garment workers in bangladesh have held a protest over unpaid wages hundreds blocked a road outside a factory demanding their salaries textile manufacturers account for 85 percent of exports and employs 4000000 people but international orders have dried up because of the covert 1900 pandemic. businesses in iran's capital will begin reopening on saturday now that's despite health authorities in the country warning of a 2nd wave of infections but the government has been scaling back the lockdown as a shift its focus to saving the economy from complete collapse and has more from to . tehran's ancient bazaars are the beating heart of the city the coronavirus means it's beating a little softer these days. with stay at home order still in effect the call to prayer comes from an empty mosque the city's bread makers carry on to make sure people have enough to eat got a good man and a work is easy we're comfortable we have no problems but nobody brings us handsome and ties a disinfectant all mosques the government brought nothing we have to pay for it from our own pocket couvade $19.00 has done what 4 years economic sanctions failed to bring iran's economy to a near standstill iran's government is looking to breathe life back into businesses as soon as possible the grand bazaar is the symbol of iran's mercantile tradition really is strange to see this place so empty on any given day it's bustling with people buying and selling some of the people who live in this neighborhood iranians that we've spoken to say that this was already cortlandt indicator of the health of the country's economy probably hasn't been this empty in central. iran is a land bridge connecting europe asia and the middle east merchant trade has been a part of the fabric of this country for millennia. if shops don't reopen soon iranians worry some may never be able to open again but that. all these years that we have been doing business here we've never seen such a vast closure of the bazaar the reason is this fire is such a disease is disease it's not up to me or you it happens if i'm going to contract corona today i'll get it if i don't contact it i won't it is up to fate. the corona virus is still killing people but a nationwide travel ban will be lifted this month and shops will begin to reopen this week. the grand bazaar with a narrow alleyways full of people would be the perfect place for a virus to spread so most markets like this will remain closed for now. president hasn't really honey has said people can begin to return to work safely the head of tech run city council disagrees we are concerned about another outbreak in tehran we expect the national counter corona toss force to use the city's council's experience to make more realistic decisions traffic jams are already a common site once again health experts have warned relaxing control measures that took weeks to implement risks a 2nd outbreak but whatever the numbers whatever the warnings whatever the risk to save iran's economy the government says roads and shops must reopen and whether people like it or not it is already happening the same bus ride the old 0. members of the ultra orthodox jewish community in west jerusalem of hold objects at police over coronavirus restrictions but has responded to the violence by throwing stun grenades one of which hit and injured a child israeli governments placed a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people and his band common all prayers brazilian president jacques of also noddle has fired his health minister that clashed for weeks over how to handle the corona virus outbreak the president has repeatedly played down the risk calling it a little flu and opposing social distancing advice from a health minister has been pushing for w.h.o. guidelines to be put in place. brazil has latin america's worst outbreak with nearly 2000 reported deaths and like many countries health workers are putting themselves at risk while battling the pandemic al-jazeera joined a team of paramedics and sao paulo. as the story. from this operations room the fight against corona virus begins here emergency services receive calls from families of victims and cases are prioritized by severity to keep repeating we have nurses to receive calls provide directions and the says a severity and in a case we find a suspected case of coronavirus we will send the ambulance team directly to. the team moves after receiving a dispatch every safety precaution is taken. coming in such close contact with a coded 19 patient means an increased risk of infection. the tension is high inside his mobile intensive care unit supervised by a doctor the more humane to let the cause have increased a lot and we deal with all suspected cases with great caution there are a large number of medical workers who have already been infected by the virus including my friend who was a nurse and had died a few days ago. after handing over the patient the team begins the process of disinfecting the ambulance but she could put it in an infected patient may have left a trace of the virus in the ambulance so we will immediately go to the base to disinfect and sterilize everything. the team returns to the dispatch center and prepared to go on the next mission the work doesn't stop here there is a phrase written on their vehicle together ready to deal with cope with 19. still ahead on al-jazeera. now we should be sitting 'd thinking this isn't it you do. through the freezer. they had a lot of plastics tells all ages iraq they're doing everything they can to catch drug cheats despite coronavirus restrictions. business leaders his vote to buy no bra spot. business leaders his vote to buy no bra spot. for. time for the sport and here's santa thank you very much of rob well the head of well the clerics says that they're doing everything they can to cat drugs despite a chronic virus restrictions he's been speaking to our sports correspondent and give it to some of the athletes you speak to have concerns that some of the cheats out there may see this as a window of opportunity where out of competition drug testing is obviously so restricted at the moment yes they do and we believe it was a ritual the work and the fact that it's in so it's you. is still flat out we're still all they are still out there making sure that where possible they are going to provide that level. look there's no point in being coy and naive about it yes you know social distancing lockdown and have made it difficult for our testing and our it is our big national anti doping agencies 'd and organizations like the athletic it's a pretty it well that is to me a will to do what they were doing just a few weeks ago but no athlete should be sitting there thinking this is an ounce you do. through freezer. one of the members of england's 96 to 6 world cup or winning squad has died after contracting chrono virus norman hunter passed away a 76 hour hospital earlier on friday having tested positive that a week ago during his career he had 28 international caps and dillard great club success with leeds united winning 2 english top division titles. plans are in motion to complete this season's a european champions league with all the 29th of october for the final in istanbul you're paying a governing body u.f.o. will meet on thursday to discuss the matter with most mages for the on hold because of the global pandemic the champions league itself is yet to reach the quarter final stage and you have are reportedly considering a turn in the end of competition into a week long mini tournament there are also still looking at the possibility of last 3 stages being played over 2 legs in july and august always spoke to a piece for so bright a row paris and there who explained why completing the champions league is so important. what you a few try to do in recent weeks is come up with continued see winds and tsunami completes in the season no not really fully in control of the process because they are having to follow the orders of governments who can impose strict restrictions that have done now that could potentially reimpose some of the forms of lock down if there are concerns that the virus might be spreading in the 4 authorities keep on emphasizing it's the health of players and fans and nations that's the most important thing that's being considered where and planning any resumption of football but set against that are these wider concerns about the financial landscape of european football the fact that clubs and leagues are experienced insanely difficulties with this cancellation of games in the last few weeks the income streams of dried up at football clubs across europe and indeed other parts of the world and particularly around the champions league there are television contracts worth billions of euros so these need to be completed these competitions to secure all that revenue still coming in and prevent broadcasters are asking for on the funds that have already paid out and it's all part of the wider football league. not for that fine it still needs to be a. premier league that are really determined to try to complete the season because they want losses are 1000000000 pounds in the premier league season can't be complete and the obviously has a massive knock on effect the financial health of football clubs and why did communities with clubs employing people so this is a really critical moment for football in general. chelsea star willian is on easy about the english premier league resuming even if matches take place behind closed doors last month the brazilian along with the rest of the blue squad had to go into self isolation after team made to come hunton tested positive for corner virus the e.p.l. has been suspended since march 13th and will remain so until at least the end of this month it's not a bad idea but. if you have to do lol. very carefully what. you want to happen because may be. players that play you know against each other so have the virus or you know as a by play against someone and then i get the virus i after the game i go home i stay with my family and you know i'm a bad boss to my wife or my daughter so i have to because for about that well past a good german is the top division back in action in may a most likely behind closed doors of fans of one club have been offered the unique way to show their support for. supporters that were asked to send in photos of themselves to be transformed into a life size cardboard figures which will be placed in the empty stands initiative is costing fans about $20.00 with the proceeds going to charity. the bones league itself has been suspended since mid march but the koto is ethical and that believes the break hasn't hurt the fitness of his players the football teams have returned to training recently albeit in small groups and i know got them so i should be alone at home and they're in good physical shape it feels a bit like we're back from a short summer break and after a short break when players come back they're not yet at the competitive levels they need but we haven't lost much either we now have enough time ahead of when the new date is set for the 1st games to take place to get back into squad training and to raise the levels again but at the moment our players are actually in exemplary shape as i mentioned earlier maya to just get a finish to this season's champions league but while just lifting the trophy alone is a dream for many manages us alone as coach stands at the size a slightly different of course still in this season's competition. of course i have a dream to walk down the countryside among the cows in my hometown village with a champions league trophy in my hands showing it to all of them. and that's it for me rob thanks very much indeed not very many extra precautions in place as a u.s. and russian crew return from the international space station to what they say is a very different planet they landed in kazakhstan after more than 200 days in orbit but a company team assigned to help the crew has been on the close medical observation for nearly a month. spending months in isolation is not uncommon for astronauts and then millions have been looking to learn from their experience than a lax mall got more from the canadian city of toronto. ground control may be. famous for performing david bowie's space oddity in space and for being perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever chris hadfield is reaching out to those of us grounded by social isolation. his 3 missions in earth orbit including command of the international space station in 2013 turned him to cope with months and months of separation from almost everyone else on the planet while for the 1st time maybe in living memory for most we find ourselves globally in a position of fear and isolation physical isolation. and that's that's not the way most people normally live but if you think about the life of an astronaut they live in a dangerous place that is extremely isolated and thrives and you know really do well succeed and love the life it's all about being prepared mentally hadfield says that's what astronauts must do from the moment they start training for blastoff until fiery reentry and splash down or being stuck at home with a dangerous disease outside isn't all that different he says so give yourself a list of stuff to do understand your own constraints deal with the danger and then take action i think it's a really productive and healthy way to fly a spaceship but it's also a productive and healthy way to get through this with literally billions and many countries locked down in their homes hadfield is hoping his advice can help them through what could be months of separation from almost everyone else in an effort to avoid infection and especially protect the most vulnerable i think it helped so i prepared for danger and isolation most of my adult life and and it's the same here if you just look at this is ok it's just another day i've just got a different set of options and you know i'm still alive and there's stuff that do it let's let's just get at it you have to be an optimist fire rocket ship but you also have to be a very practical realist and often those 2 things go together as a man with many months in space behind him chris hadfield is urging us to think like astronauts on a mission to be hopeful helpful and well informed as this pandemic runs its course daniel lak al jazeera toronto. that's it for all be back in a moment with more of the day's news a couple of. every generation has a higher purpose. ours is. to join the global conversation to have the bubble people get expand their brains maybe have a different view this is a dialogue women in cambodia are in fact telling their here we don't know how much they're getting paid for it it's hard to track it's hard to treat everyone has a voice tell us what you think and your conversation could be a law right here in this case we need to step away from gaming people are not necessarily game perfect this is a journey of progress and not perfection on al-jazeera. we understand the differences i'm similarities have cultures across the world. so no matter what you see al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. subzero temperatures extreme altitudes. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to tajikistan braved ordinary joy to what we do high up there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all in kurdistan on al-jazeera. there's a wave of sentiment around the world people actually want accountability from the people who are running their countries and i think often people's voices are not heard because they're just not part of the mainstream news narrative. obviously we cover big stories and report on the big events that are going on but we also tell the stories of people who generally don't have a voice i mean when i was a child my that's you never be afraid to put your hand up not a question and i think that's what i actually really does we ask the questions to people who should be accountable and also to get people to give their view of what's going on. china says there's been no cover up after death toll numbers go up by nearly 50 percent in the original covered 19 percent. or about this and this is all just live from doha also coming up the u.s. president unveils his plan for reviving the world's biggest economy but doubts remain now whether it will work. where with the system system errors let us to have probably.

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