johnson is back in a hospital ward and is in extremely good spirits according to downing street brazil's president has once again defended his response to the pandemic and encourage people to return to work jabil so not a criticize state governments for imposing containment measures he's facing widespread criticism and protests for downplaying the crisis argentina is one of the latest countries to extend its nationwide quarantine measures president of bethel from monday's it says strict controls what remain in place until april 23rd security forces are patrolling the streets to make sure people stay home some businesses are being allowed to operate again under tight restrictions and those are the headlines news continues here on al-jazeera after my cuba by phone. i mean. tossed about a week. minimum hayride isolated and they are going to get them to. go up again you know into single percentile amanda. and i. look at them now on the. placebo is that a taste and you know you're not going to lose. because the estimate was tough time winning. also will not let up i'm not going to have went a

johnson is back in the hospital ward and is in extremely good spirits according to downing street brazil's president has once again defended his response to the pandemic and encourage people to return to work jabil so not criticize state governments for imposing containment measures he's facing widespread criticism and protests for downplaying the crisis argentina is one of the latest countries to extend its nationwide quarantine measures president of bethel from monday's it says strict controls what remain in place until april 23rd security forces are patrolling the streets to make sure people stay home some businesses are being allowed to operate again under tight restrictions and those are the headlines news continues here on al-jazeera after my cuba by phone. let. me go. to i don't know. about a week.

in unexpected musical numbers zips down the streets of sao paolo brazil on sunday. as musician. played the piano from the back of a moving truck brazil is the hardest hit country in latin america with a coronavirus death toll nearing 11000. for the go says his music is a way to make mother's day special for those who are coroutine and separated from their families i am assignment of going to do for the it's an amazing feeling to be able to share my art so that people can feel good and i feel good to be here collaborating and to be part of this history that we are going through. through the eagle is one of dozens of artists who have volunteered their time and skill to celebrate brazilian mothers. in many countries in the region this year's mother's day has required a bit of patience and creativity to celebrate when i would also what i'm going to get a woman in she has capital santiago a socially distanced party was held for 101 year old. greeted visitors from a distance of at least 6 feet and sent her love to grandchildren and great great grandchildren over video calls. the only

downing street says his condition is stable brazil's president has appeared on television again to defend his response to the pandemic and encourage people to return to work a 3 man crew is reached the international space station after an extra long pre-departure quarantine because of the virus threat the 2 russian cosmonauts and an american are due to remain on board until october it's inside story now stay with us. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his own parliament that call means a lot of the country's fortunes we bring you the stories in developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in. breaks it down was a slogan that one of the prime minister boris johnson counting the cost on al-jazeera. a ceasefire after 5 years of war the saudi u.a.e. coalition in yemen begins a 2 week troops but the rebels say they'll continue their fight how will this affect the conflict that has already created the world's greatest humanitarian crisis this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. yemen is one of the few places left on earth without a coronavirus case but health

downing street says his condition is stable brazil's president has appeared on television again to defend his response to the pandemic and encourage people to return to work a 3 man crew is reached the international space station after an extra long pre-departure quarantine because of the virus threats 2 russian cosmonauts and an american are due to remain on board until october it's inside story now stay with us. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his own parliament that call means a lot to the country's fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in good breaks it was a slogan that one of the prime minister boris johnson counting the cost on al-jazeera. a ceasefire after 5 years of war the saudi u.a.e. coalition in yemen begins a 2 week troops but the rebels say they'll continue their fight how will this affect the conflict that has already created the world's greatest humanitarian crisis this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm burn it's me yemen is one of the few places left on earth without.

down. and anger in mali against the president thousands come out to the streets again demanding that he steps down. into the program brazil has become the 2nd country to record more than a 1000000 coronavirus cases reported over 54000 affections on sunday a new high for the country which is the epicenter of the pandemic in latin america experts say the worst is yet to come amid widespread concern that the health system is at breaking point a lot in america due to lucy in the human hands the latest pick up shot the 1st football match at the rio de janeiro state championship was anything but a joyous occasion. only fans of brazil's most popular team claiming go protested outside the magic and ask him against president jade bullshit. adul he's been betting that the return of football matches will send a message to brazilians that it's time to get back to normal and back to work a couple of bad political and a movement is against the reopening of the championship it's a fascist irresponsibility

asking for help brazil's indigenous leaders urged downing street to protect the animals. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast what we are seeing the change right now across europe that wintry change we were expecting all dealing with this well. the system right here across central europe now behind the system we're dealing with some very gusty winds today you can see these isobars are very tight so anywhere from germany down through france we can be expecting winds in excess of 70 kilometers per hour we're going to be watching this very carefully that will be the big problem for today now across most of europe are going to see some very rainy and also snowy conditions here and you can see the rain is extending down here towards the balkan peninsula that rain is going to turn to snow as we go from tuesday and into wednesday and over here towards the ukraine we could be seeing anywhere between 50 and possibly 67 we just know in a 72 hour period so we're watching that very carefully down towards the south though things are going to be changing quit

let's return now to today's downing street briefing, led by the health secretary matt hancock. once again the questions centred on dominic cummings. matt hancock told the briefing he believed that mr cummings acted within the guidelines set out by the government. he also said he may review fines given to families who breached lockdown to get childcare. it was in response to a question from a member of the public. it comes as a further 134 people have died in the uk after testing positive for covid—19, taking the total death toll up to 37,048. mr hancock said that although the number of deaths appears to be falling, "we must keep our resolve". mr hancock said contracts have been signed to make two billion items of personal protective equipment, or ppe, in the uk. he also said that the anti—viral drug, remdesivir, is probably the biggest step forward in treatment since the crisis began. on the nhs test and trace programme — mr hancock urged people to follow the rules — for both themselves and the wider community. before i provide an update on the work that we are doing to

in unexpected musical numbers zips down the streets of sao paolo brazil on sunday. as musician. played the piano from the back of a moving truck brazil is the hardest hit country in latin america with a coronavirus death toll nearing 11000. for the eagles says his music is a way to make mother's day special for those who are corrine teen and separated from their families i am. but it's an amazing feeling to be able to share my art so that people can feel good and i feel good to be here collaborating and to be part of this history that we are going through. through the eagle is one of dozens of artists who have volunteered their time and skill to celebrate brazilian mothers. in many countries in the region this year's mother's day has required a bit of patience and creativity to celebrate when i would also what i'm going to get a woman in she has capital santiago a socially distanced party was held for 101 year old. greeted visitors from a distance of at least 6 feet and sent her love to grandchildren and great great grandchildren over video calls i really need to get them where

more than 30000000 people in brazil have signed up for emergency financial relief as long as down the street sins affect the economy the government is trying to streamline the payment process of the thousands lined up at tax offices this week because of bureaucratic hold ups informal workers are entitled to claim $118.00 a month health authorities have appealed to the public to stay at home after large gatherings were halted in several big cities our latin america is alyssa newman reports on the impact across the region. body stickum posing on the streets or inside houses in ecuador is tropical severe blow. cemeteries in funeral parlors can't cope with the demand and the government can only offer a cardboard coffin the latest victims. it's already a catastrophe long before infections from cold 19 reach their peak. they don't hear him we're going to go wherever they wait for them to die before helping them and when their dad they hand them over to the family this is terrible. since march 1st the pandemic has been spreading rapidly throughout latin america and brazil the country with th

in unexpected musical numbers zips down the streets of sao paolo brazil on sunday. as a musician. played the piano from the back of a moving truck brazil is the hardest hit country in latin america with a coronavirus death toll nearing 11000. for the go says his music is a way to make mother's day special for those who are corrine teen and separated from their families i am also a major going to do for the it's an amazing feeling to be able to share my art so that people can feel good and i feel good to be here collaborating and to be part of this history that we are going through. through the eagle is one of dozens of artists who have volunteered their time and skill to celebrate brazilian mothers. in many countries in the region this year's mother's day has required a bit of patience and creativity to celebrate when i would also what i'm going to get a woman in she has capital santiago a socially distanced party was held for 101 year old. greeted visitors from a distance of at least 6 feet and sent her love to grandchildren and great great grandchildren over video calls i don't

let‘s return now to today‘s downing street briefing,

and deserted streets in south america as brazil's largest state, sao paulo, announces a two—week shut down.

is down for the week the rel was near one month highs but stocks fell again on that wall street sell off on thursday brazil's government introduced a constitutional reform bill that would give president variables annatto the ability to eliminate public sector jobs without congressional approval now heading to mexico where the b.m.v. is also in the red mexico's finance ministry said they're working with private banks and the central bank to extend credit rules that will limit default due to the pandemic moving north here to the united states where all 3 major indices the nasdaq the s. and p. and the dow well they're all in the red they're just short of completing that rebound from that big tech sell off tech market really struggling coming out of those lows the nasdaq had its worst week since the month of march finishing things out in canada where the t.s.a. acts in toronto for the week generally some weaker oil. prices drag down the t.s.a. x. but that's not the case this week and are companies all their concern over the government's contention that they reduce the carbon intensity of

of brazil's poorest people. on the deserted streets of they've become from your figures couriers on bicycles delivering food or medicine to lock down colombians most of them here are venezuelan migrants. a mother of 4 says contagion is always on her mind none of them receive health insurance for their work and exposing themselves very few seem to have it yet there may be a bright side people who look down on them as skilled migrants now say they're essential to control the virus and receive messages on the scene that i was a nurse back who what i am doing is not all that different from my passion helping others. do you feel validated in south way is a type of performative activism. let's go back to specifically you calling a white supremacist the lights are on there's nowhere to hide join me richelle carey questions to my special guests and challenge them to some straight talk and political debate. front on al-jazeera. in part 2 of a special investigation. because it's western australia's only youth detention ce

brazil has the highest number of infections currently. it has this —— brazil has the second highest number of cases. the world health organization has suspended the testing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for covid—19 because of safety concerns. it comes after a study suggested the drug could increase the risk of death. hydroxychloroquine is traditionally used to prevent malaria and has been recently used by president trump. now on bbc news, wales in lockdown. the health minister says the lockdown in wales is likely to last several more weeks. yesterday the first minister announced at the lockdown will be extended into next week. 50, english breakfast, is that correct? yes, please. dad, how are you feeling today in a house with three women on your own? amy clare, a palliative patient along with their parents and aunty emma, all have health conditions which them vulnerable. look how happy he is! with the prospect of a long summer in lockdown, they are trying to become more self—sufficient. look at that. a rainbow. is

brazil's president approves a law requiring people to wear masks on streets on public transport but water's a down 1st. out of the woods yet a sober message from the u.k. prime minister is prepared to reopen despite covert 1000 still killing more than 100 britons a day and. you cannot get away with killing a jewel in the east turkey puts 20 saudis on trial in absentia over the murder of jon. and not have all the sports including. one that will champion lewis hamilton it's quickest in practice ahead of the delayed season opening also. welcome to the news our health experts in the united states say this weekend could be the perfect storm for an explosion and already soaring coronavirus infections as the country gears up for independence day in some states where restrictions are being reimposed bars on beaches have been closed and fireworks and parades canceled the u.s. reported another record rise in corona virus cases on thursday with more than 55000 new infections that's the largest daily number any country has reported since the outbreak began california texas and florida all posted record

sick people are waiting on the streets for medical help brazil's president jaya both somalia has watered down a law requiring the wearing of mosques in public places people in the longer applies to wear mosques in places like churches and shops over the dozen people have been detained at a protest in russia they were demonstrating in support of a journalist who's been charged with quotes justifying terrorism japan is deploying $10000.00 soldiers to its southwest region to help with severe flooding at least 2 people died several are missing as heavy rain triggered floods flooding and mudslides tens of thousands of people in 2 areas to leave quite quick change of clothes out a change of studio i'll be back next with counting the cost. london is one of the most important cities in the world and decisions made here have an impact around the globe and so here and i'll just say right we will show you the true impact of those decisions on people but how it affects their every day. we are free to put the money in to gauge those stories because we know that all audience is interested not just in

brazil's president a prison law requiring people to wear masks on streets on public transportation but water's a down 1st bus. out of the woods yet. a sober message from the u.k. prime minister as pubs are prepared to reopen despite the coronavirus still killing more than 100 britons a day and. you cannot get away with killing adjoin at least turkey puts 20 saudis on trial in absentia over the killing of journalist john mark karr sochi . hello thanks for joining us health experts in the united states say this weekend could be the perfect storm for an explosion in already soaring coronavirus infections as the country gears up for independence day in some states where restrictions are being reimposed bars on beaches have been closed and fireworks and parades canceled the u.s. reported another record rise in coronavirus cases on thursday with more than 55000 new infections that's the largest daily number any country has reported since the outbreak began california arizona texas and florida all posted record new cases this week arizona says it's running out of intensive care beds in texas

brazil has the highest number of infections currently. it has this —— brazil has the second highest number of cases. the world health organization has suspended the testing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for covid—19 because of safety concerns. it comes after a study suggested the drug could increase the risk of death. hydroxychloroquine is traditionally used to prevent malaria and has been

day for wall street thank you christine salumi the update from wall street there and not just in the u.s. the stock exchange in brazil has halted trading for a 2nd time you see there 11 and a half percent it is down now that's where it's been paused it did plunge as much as 15 percent earlier in the day and the rollercoaster ride for asian markets also continues switch is being blamed on the u.s. travel ban that comes as china announces what it says is the peak of the outbreak pulsing in china scott hardly has been another big selloff in the asian stock market investors reacting to events in new york and what's called the 1st bear market there in 11 years that's the term used on wall street for more than 20 percent fall in market value from recent highs. the major asian indices followed suit with steep declines on thursday asian traders also reacted to president donald trump's travel ban from european countries but not the u.k. an automatic 5 minute trading halt was triggered in the south korean market at one point the main japanese and south korean markets were down more than 5 perc

street that that support may be on the wane . in other news police in brazil are accusing the son of president diable sonar of having a criminal scheme that spreads fake news the supreme court has been investigating false stories about judges justice minister sergey and maura resigned on friday because of what he calls political interference from the president and that followed balsara sacking the federal police chief boeing is expected to be hit with an expensive lawsuit for the collapse of a deal to buy an aircraft manufacturer in brazil embryon accuses the americans of sabotaging the $4000000000.00 tire to avoid its commitments in seeking billions of dollars from the u.s. government as the airline industry around the world suffers from the global pandemic us secretary of state might pompei was praised qatar airways for repacked treating nearly 1000000 people worldwide including tens of thousands of americans qatar increased both flights and capacity to help stranded travelers to return home the carrier helped a number of count

. >>> the new travel ban for travelers from brazil. hospital. >>> the new surveillance, the college student suspected in two >>> the somber tributes this memorial day, parades down empty streets as this year we also honor many veterans lost to covid-19 >>> back in the game, is the nba close to restarting the season >>> the moving moment caught on one family's ring cam inspiring america. >>> and america's return to space, let the countdown to history begin. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening i'm kristen welker in tonight for lester s everywhere that this is the memorial day unlike any other. across the country, eager crowds taking advantage of the unofficial start to summer, prompting stern warnings from health officials but at arlington national cemetery where the president spent part of his day, there were no crowds, instead solum and socially distant tributes to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. we have it all covered and begin with nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: as americans mark me

on street demonstrations. new cases of the coronavirus continue to be reported around the world today, witthe u.s., india and brazil still having the highest numbers. as of this morning, johns hopkins university reports close to 27 million coronavirus fections worldwide and more than 880,000 deaths from covid-19. in the united states, "the new york times" tracking prect shows an average of almost 41,000 new cases per day over the past week. that's a 7% decrease over the past two weeks, and a significant drop since late july when the "times" database found well more than 60,000 new cases being reported daily. health officials continue to warn that holiday weekend gatherings and the return of students to college campuses could mean new spikes in infections, they are urging communities to keep social distancing, mask- wearing and hand washing protocols in place. a federal judge has ordered the u.s. commerce department to temporarily stop winding down its operations to complete the u.s. census by the end of this m

will also go and shut down for another 2 weeks police are on the streets in a number of country to enforce measures that are already in place in particularly in argentina where looks like there have been a serious. incidents or situations in which a lot of people were on the streets this spite the president there starting a lockdown which originally was supposed to continue until march 31st but the president there now is saying that they will probably going to extend the into april so far the outliners remain brazil and mexico especially brazil has more than $1000.00 cases but the president there are both so now they're still playing down some of the risk of this outbreak of the risk of coronavirus in the country mostly due to economic concerns the consequence is that it will have it most countries are saying look the situation here is that this is not europe is not the united states health services are limited we cannot have the same kind of scenario that we're seeing playing out for example in italy right anderson and kathy thank you for that update. still ahead on al-jazeera there are s

and deserted streets in south america as brazil's largest state, sao paulo, announces a two—week shut down. the coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 300,000 around the world. in italy, nearly 800 people have died within the past 2a hours from the virus, by far the worst single—day total worldwide since the pandemic began. and it brings the total number of deaths in italy to 4,825. no children, just empty playgrounds, in rome's largest park. even tougher rules that have come into force today say people can't go into them to try and curb the outbreak. here, for several weeks, schools have already been closed. the only noises that you can hear are the bells, you know, the church bells, which is nice. but the other noise is the ambulances. that's all, the only two noises that you hear. in lombardy, the worst—affected region, teachers say some children felt lost without social contact, but virtual lessons are helping. to begin with, they were scared, i think, of their reality being taken away from them. being able to actually deliver reality through a computer, even if it's

,ttention for brazil california, and other geographies where the glide path of this pandemic is not down. steven riley will join us. he is expert on the urban to rural transfer of viruses. this is bloomberg "surveillance." ♪ ♪ francine: good morning, everyone. this is bloomberg "surveillance." let's talk about the pandemic and possible medication or vaccinations. last week news disappointed the markets on gilead and yesterday we had better news. nearly 3.2s are million, deaths 227,000. the world is entering the new stage of the crisis as governments are trying to figure out if it is the right time to ease restrictions. we are thrilled to be joined by steven riley. a number of issues, how do you reopen? when you reopen do you keep social distancing? where are you on the trials? where should the priority be, focusing on medicine or going more slowly in reopening the economy? steven: the vaccine is incredibly important but i don't think that is a priority now. different countries and populations have different levels of infection and everybody needs to decide how low they are going to t

congress and the supreme court could be in the cards for brazil unless people go out on the streets and really show that they're against that and that's why people are beginning to go out on the streets in large numbers despite the dangers from the pandemic the right to see a thank you for that update from santiago. still ahead on al-jazeera rigorous standard fact if china defends its actions in containing the coronavirus and that make shops and businesses looted after government forces retaking libyan towns details right after the break. how the flood wrist sits on sunday was in northern italy is still in northern italy because the frontal system bringing it is only wigging slowly out the way that is basically spreading towards slovenia now and if you follow the line up it's still in poland and the baltic states to the southeast this is nice and warm pretty sunny to everywhere else we're still trying to catch up to in the teens spain and portugal do better believe there are showers developing here as well and by the time you get to choose a there's still the same array of shower po

since then, muslims have been lynched and hunted down. but now the stigma with this illness has left government policies on the street now. you can hear it everywhere. >> arundhati roy. now, brazil's president has fired his health minister over the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. the president, who has himself come you said fire for schmitzing the disease as a little fluke says that while life is priceless, the economy needs to return to normal. workers in the country's informal sector have seen their livelihoods destroyed by the pandemic. >> iii 1-year-old lesnar -- leticia used to work as a manicurist, but there is no work anymore. her and her husband laffoon in a two-room house in one of the many poor enabled in arundhati roy. >> i have been without income since the start of the quarantine tie. before that i had my clients. i could buy things for the house and my children. my husband was also working. but since coronavirus, we don't have anything. >> a group of volunteers is distributing bags of food for 600 of the 25,0

not as some of the other stories making news around the world brazil's president. has used his veto power to water down legislation requiring the wearing of face masks the populist leader removed provisions that would have made mandatory in businesses and churches nationwide brazil has the world's 2nd most coronavirus infections and it's. south africa has reported its biggest daily increase in corona virus infections with more than 9000 new cases that dates to countries talking to just under 180000 its death toll now stands at more than 2100. officials in the u.s. state of alabama say an 8 year old boy has been shot dead and 3 others injured at a shopping mall police say the to getting the motor for the shooting and possible suspects. and france has a new prime minister. is a center right who was heading up the country's reopening strategy after its coronavirus walked on his appointment photos the resignation of his predecessor philip and his government. to football and the german cup final takes place yet in berlin on saturday with live in houston facing by in mun

but losses were much heavier and hong kong and south korea that follows another big selloff on wall street in brazil thousands of people protested against president jaya balsa nardo for his handling of the corona virus outbreak. on wednesday for people banging pots and pans across major cities and towns calling for his resignation of the novel has called concern about the virus quote a certain hysteria and is blamed china for the outbreak there are more than 400 cases of the coronavirus in brazil. i don't expect anything from the government because he's neglecting the people he didn't understand the severity of the problem how can you make jokes during such a serious situation copy someone covered like this. look they're dealing with something new as a matter of fact this president is so unprepared that he's been downplaying the issue and now he's on t.v. wearing a mask but he said absurdities over and over. a larger than just event in indonesia has been cancelled but thousands of muslims have already traveled there the 4 day gathering and goal was organized by a muslim missionary movement

saying that they will no longer show up outside 10 downing street but how long will that who without considering that cheerful scenario is such a big part of the covert 900 story in brazil. ok thanks joe. for months now journalists around the world have been on a crash course in reporting on medical science they have a little or no experience in covering a pandemic and we've documented some of the shortcomings in their reporting now we're turning to journalists with some actual credentials in this field science and health reporters in many cases they were the 1st to recognize the dangers of the outbreak in was caught leaving the rest of us to play catch up historically underappreciated and usually under represented in newsrooms science and health reporters now find that their expertise is in demand but their rise to prominence has been accompanied by a new level of scrutiny in the kind of work that they do and their critics are coming out of the woodwork the listening post flow phillips now on science journalism the highs and the lows in the age of coke at 19. or 20 pm december 31st

downing street said protecting public health remained the main priority. the quarantine list will be updated later this week. fergus walsh, bbc news. brazil is the worst—hit country from covid—19 outside of the us — more than 100,000 people have died and it has nearly 3.5 million cases. with a government accused of not doing enough to curb the number of deaths, the country's vice—president has defended its handling of the pandemic — as well as it's management of this year's fires in the amazon that have now started to burn — with many environmentalists fearing they could be worse than last year. our south america correspondent katy watson spoke to brazil's vice president hamilton mourao. of course we regret the deaths of more than 100,000 brazilians, ok? but the federal government and the state government, they did everything that we could. we were successful in adapting the curve of the pandemic to the capacity of our public hospitals because, in the beginning, everybody was afraid of this, that we would have people dying in the halls of our h

brazil's president jab also naro has been playing down the wildfires turnley raging through vast stretches of rain forest and wetlands and critics say his pro-business stance is in bold and people who destroyed the forest for mining and land clearance federal police suspect a farm has ignited a major fire which is now burning through the pond the planet's largest wetland. for weeks now catastrophic forest fires have ravaged the pantano nature reserve destroying a unique ecosystem in the process. the director of the reserve has watched helplessly as more of the protected area burns each day. last year alone $10000.00 hectares of forest burnt to the ground this year it's been 3 times that much it's a huge loss. this area is one of the most bio diverse places in the world tourists flock here to see endangered animals in the wild like the terrible stork. and the jaguars. these are the worst fires the area has seen in over a decade further north fires are also raging in the amazon rain forest many of them started illegally to clear forest for farming the smoke from those fires has spread to cit

of good that situation in brazil it just shows no sign of changing no sign of slowing down and as we said the man at the top the president himself has got it. yes he certainly does come out and you're absolutely right here you get arrested if you go out without a face mask but that's not the case in brazil or and certainly in most of the country where there have been no new measures put in place despite the fact that the country has just passed another unfortunate milestone now there are more than 2w2w1x5m to be exact confirmed infections in brazil and in fact it took 4 months for brazil to reach the $1000000.00 point of infections and less than a month to double that so that gives you an indication of just how quickly that the the virus is spreading throughout the country particularly to the more isolated places where health services are even less less able to deal with the infections and to prevent deaths from taking place now did number of people who have died so far are nearly 77000 between 1300 and the fat between 100-1000 300 people per day are dying in brazil which is a very v

president takes to the streets.