From the beaches of spain to the streets of los angeles coronavirus cases are surging on almost every continent faster and further than ever before its taken just 4 days for the global number of cases to jump from 15 to 16000000 well over the past week 37 countries reported record spikes in daily infections including the United States where the tally is going up by 60 to 70000 every day california remains the epicenter of its outbreak while florida has overtaken new york with more than 432000 infections brazil is the 2nd worst hit country after the u. S. The number of cases across latin america has surpassed 4300000 more than the United States and canada combined those top 3 hotspots the us brazil india now account for half of the worlds infections by mr Narendra Modi warned the indian public to remain vigilant saying the danger of covert 19 is far from over. Well lets see whats happening across latin america petit joins us live now from the colombian capital bogota alexandros a latin america now the worst affected region for code cases a pretty grim milestone which countries are driving up the numbers alexandra. Yes there in the Pan American Health organisation has said that their pandemic across the region overall is showing no sign of slowing down but they are particularly worried that with 5 countries brazil of course mexico cologne b. A where we are and paid rule and to a letter lesser extent also things that eased a bit as you were saying in your introduction brazil obviously is that big its fought they have reported now more than 50000. 00 cases for 4 consecutive days and whats happening there similar to what were seeing in the United States that theyve been able to somewhat bring under control the original hot spots in the north and northeast of the country but new hotspots have come up since in the south and central west of brazil its a very big country very difficult to control plus we know all the political issues going on with the president they are minimizing defects of the virus throughout the country but weve also now seen spikes in colombia where we are for example in argentina other countries that have been reopening mexico the government there had said that they taught that they had to reach the peak of infections the numbers were coming down and now there has been resurgence the same is true in a number of Central American countries for example costar rica they had fared very well until recently now 2 thirds of confirmed infections all happened just in this month of july and alessandro Health Experts the official data almost certainly under reports infections and deaths in many of those countries that youve just spoken about how much more strain is this likely to put on hospitals Public Health facilities that. Well yeah and thats obviously a difficult question to answer and it changes somewhat from one country to the other definitely mexico and brazil have spent very little on testing compared to their very big populations the government there are already recognize that there are real numbers are much much higher than what has been reported but at least in the case of mexico they have been able to avoid the overwhelming completely overwhelming their Health System because the government has invested greatly in expanding. Care units the problem there now for example is the shortages of some basic man made these things were tossed be delayed stations going up again the same is true in brazil with Doctors Association sounding the alarm and the lack of some basic mantis in another example here in colombia where we are 6 the mayor has just said that now 93 percent of i. C. U. Units are food in the cities with the numbers that keep going on but now there are there have been new lock downs that have been put in place but the numbers have been going. Even with these lockdown going in place a very critical situation origin i was on from petty there live for us from the colombian capital bogota lisandro thank you for that well lets get an update now on the picture across the United States in the joint what is your castro in maryland hi do so the situation worsening rapidly in the usa 4000000 cases things are pretty bad in states like florida whats the situation elsewhere. Thats right and its a dire situation across the vast majority of states in fact in 40 states the per capita infection rate has gone up in this past week with 18 states breaking new records as far as the number of infections and the number of deaths as you mentioned florida is now one of the epicenters now surpassing new york in the number of infections reporting 10000 new day daily cases and were looking at texas as well another state that reopened early in this pandemic only for its governor to reverse course when it became apparent that these numbers were going up that happened a few weeks ago and now the question is whether it was too little too late as we see these infections continue to rise in texas especially in the south south region of that state where resources were already strained to begin with in the Health Care System now hospitals begging for more resources the military stepping in to provide some assistance and bringing generated more trucks to store the dead so a very grim situation in texas one of several hot spots now in the United States how do you think. Well europe was once a global epicenter of the virus off of the outbreak in china its had a long recovery but parts are now experiencing surges spain is insisting that its still a safe travel destination thats off of the u. K. Reintroduced a 2 week quarantine period for those returning from holiday but in barber reports from london. Londons Gatwick Airport and plenty of people flying off on holiday but for those travelling to spain its a confusing time place with 2 weeks in quarantine on their return this teacher and her husband decided to cancel their trip to the countries south where we were going there is no outbreak so why dont some want them to look at regional lockdowns like madrid in barcelona like why not you know shut those down and then leave the tourist a bit. And thats a question being asked by some travelers heading to london from madrid i think its its pretty bad because its just come all of a sudden its not given people much time to prepare. For everyones now panicking and i also think it ruins cons for everybody since the number of cases here in spain are rising i think its sensible measure. And i was expecting it to be honest spain recorded more than 100 new covered cases on friday and major cities including barcelona have seen a surge in infections with Health Officials warning a 2nd wave could be imminent the British Government says it had to act quickly to avoid reinfection and a possible lockdown but the message from spain is the country is safer tourists like in any other european country we are seeing outbreaks the outbreaks in spain are perfectly controlled we have 3 that are the most important outbreaks at the moment in barcelona. All of them are perfectly traced europes biggest travel company has counseled all holidays in mainland spain for 2 weeks but it still flying people to Spains Canary islands and the. Eric islands is question the need for people returning from those destinations to self isolate one aljazeera staff member who just travel to minorca says people there were surprised we were quite distracted when we had the news the numbers here are very low theyve implemented a very Strict Lockdown here and then it broke out very very strict one and people have not been able to leave their houses and theyve done really well it keeping the numbers down here in minorca the real damage is likely to be to peoples confidence in travelling meaning a setback to the Aviation Industry and to spains Tourism Sector that accounts for 12 percent of the national economy. Here in britain the Opposition Labor Party is calling for clarity on what support people going into quarantine will get but what many people are asking themselves is whether this kind of risk will be part of foreign travel for the foreseeable future. Aljazeera in southern england. Now he marched alongside Martin Luther king jr and campaign for social justice right up until his death almost 2 weeks ago now john lewis one of the most influential figures in the American Civil Rights movement has made a symbolic final journey his coffin was driven across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma alabama on the way to his Memorial Service its 55 years since lewis led hundreds of black demonstrators across that same bridge and was beaten unconscious a state police violently broke up the march for eric hammers a political analyst he says the fight for justice hasnt ended and john lewis is legacy very much resonates with people today. While we are certainly memorializing this civil rights icon john lewis and doing so in the fashion that he should certainly be awarded we cannot forget that there are so many protests so many demonstrations that are taking place today and john lewis is the the bearer of the flag bearer of which he has handed this baton on off to now a many of these demonstrators and protest that we are seeing in fact if you just go back just a few years ago when john lewis was still marching steel advocating for rights i mean he led a sit in and the u. S. Congress on the Chamber Floor and it was so a fact the House Republicans who were in charge at that time actually ordered c. Span to actually turn off the camera so americans would not see it so clearly what we are seeing here is a new generation of activists a shaping and pushing it agitating for civil rights and social justice for all americans and i think that the moniker of john lewis to to to get in trouble necessary trouble good trouble we are seeing that take place today and clearly john lewis is actions and john lewis his words continue to resonate for Many Americans today. Its time for short break here now to 0 when we come back to life on libyas frontline as we meet a 1st responder who see his colleagues become targets and in the final stages of testing russias president says new Nuclear Weapons are on the way more in the stay with us. But. We still got some rather heavy rain affecting the far south of texas you can see this area cloud here that says what remains of Tropical Storm hanna and will continue to push its way further west which across northern parts of mexico over the next couple days for the most the around the Northern Plains the midwest very heavy rain coming through here just look down into the Central Plains notching further east where its still a fair but the heat you notice theres a society kind of the so the shadows we see here theyre going to be big theyll be seen some very downpours possibly some hail large how possible and we are going to see some very wet weather coming down for the eastern seaboard well warm well the sticky pretty much sums it up 37 celsius there and they say 35 for new york that wetter weather creeps a little further east which as we go through chews day sliding down across the appalachians and still some rather wet weather there down towards oklahoma into the deep south looking rather disturbed in the coming days still very hot towards the southwest of course famous still getting up to around 43 degrees western parts of the u. S. Staying fine and dry hot and sunny weve got that whats the weather making its way across northern parts of mexico elsewhere across the caribbean plenty of sunshine but quite a scattering of showers for most. Territorial social and ethnic divisions. France has seen some of the biggest recent protests over black lives matter. Aljazeera welcomes to some of its least privileged communities. Where treatment by the police is still a contentious issue. Carries a divided city on aljazeera. Welcome back a lot of our top stories here on the aljazeera coronavirus cases across latin america have passed 4300000 which is more than the u. S. And canada combined has been a surge of infections in brazil mexico a real colombia and argentina and experts say the actual tally is much higher than the official record. Florida has overtaken new york as the 2nd worst hit state by coronavirus in the u. S. More than 12000 new cases were reported in the past day taking the states total to more than 423000. And the body of u. S. Civil rights pioneer john nurse has been taken across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma alabama one final time. Im conscious there are 965 the demanding black people be given the right to vote. Protests in the u. S. City of portland against racism and Police Brutality and now into a 9th week there was more chaos in the streets on saturday night and well into sunday morning protesters threw fireworks towards the citys courthouse while federal agents used tear gas to try and break up the crowds well portlands leaders say anger is being inflamed by President Trumps decision to send in agents as more. Demonstrations like these have been held in Portland Oregon for the last 2 months. Protesters supporting the black lives matter demanding racial equality and in end to Police Brutality theyre probably going to get their message across that were not backing down. Im here for a game not a joke the 3 of you we are here completely for. The protests intensified this week after u. S. President donald trump sent federal agents into the city organs attorney general applied for a temporary restraining order against what she described as their unconscious. Tactics but that was rejected by a federal judge. Local politicians and democrats in congress accuse the officers of using Excessive Force even still more people are joining the demonstrations have been. Basically the president target to make an example of the city has absolutely brought a broader base to the to the protests were there at the beginning then after you know a month or so all the protests were getting a little bit smaller and this is only brought about everyone that would have been out at the beginning. Federal agents were also sent to the neighboring state of washington. On saturday fighting broke out during protests in seattle dozens of people were arrested and officers wounded. Despite the criticism and unrest President Trump said hes ready to send hundreds more federal officers to cities across the country. Aljazeera. Well saturday saw a number of anti racism marches around the u. S. Some of which turned violent. A man was fatally shot at a black lives matter of protest in austin texas on saturday night witnesses say a car drove towards a demonstration and the driver opened fire when approached by one of the protesters. Officials in the u. S. State of texas a heavy rain from hurricane hanna could lead to life threatening flash flooding in the south the storm made landfall on saturday but have since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it weakens over land Texas Governor greg abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 32 counties he says coronavirus restrictions could complicate the work of emergency services. And residents of the u. S. Pacific islands of hawaii bracing themselves for hurricane douglas which is expected to make landfall in the coming hours meteorologist say the hurrican is weakening but many shopkeepers new homeowners are taking no chances authorities are providing extra spaces in shelters to maintain social distance during the coronavirus pandemic. Well the african continent now has more than 828000. 00 coronavirus cases with more than half of them in just one country south africa reported more than 12000. 00 new infections taking its total caseload to more than 430000 at least 6600 people there have died south africa has the 5th highest number of infections in the world experts fear the true number may be much higher due to lack of testing in many areas. Well the World Health Organization is warning that malaria related deaths in africa could be more than doubled this year to almost 770000 because of disruption caused by the corona virus pandemic the Health Emergency has shut down many large scale treatment and prevention programs muhammad reports in the kenyan capital nairobi. This hospital in kisumu city can medical workers at treating children sick with malaria. For. Bringing her daughter leah to hospital was not an easy decision. There was one. Now i have exposed to a. New name there must be told this disease because theres so many other Infectious Disease but i have to bring i hear that you say there is on my side because im going to tell that to the number of people who might be infected and up infecting so they feel their medical workers say many people suffering from malaria are staying away from health facilities. During this. Pandemic period most of the way from coming to the hospital putting into consideration that they fear them getting fictive or getting affected you know. 19. Days in the heart of whats called kenyas malaria belt where outbreaks of the disease are. Stagnant toward claimed rice fields like this one. The perfect breeding cannot. I have. Some myself. So. I dont think. Its. Like. According to the world to help musician the covered 1900 makers of disrupting routine Health Services that are likely to increase outbreaks and deaths from treatable diseases such as malaria the crisis has also affected the veil ability of mosquito nets used to prevent the disease. Malaria is one of the leading causes of death globally on the 2nd biggest killer enough ruka which accounts for 93 percent of malaria related deaths in the world. Malaria remains achievable in the coming decades much will depend on whether it presents a bump in the road or are you talking. The next few months will prove critical governments on the International Community try to pull a delicate balancing act to keep both. Under control. Because. A ceasefire between Ukrainian Government forces and production rebels has come into effect truce is backed by the leaders of both russia and ukraine who held a rare phone call. Office says both he and their putin agree its important to implement a 2015 peace deal. Russias president says new Nuclear Weapons are on the way for its Maritime Forces during a Navy Day Parade in St Petersburg putin said a hypersonic Cruise Missile and underwater nuclear drones are in the final stages of testing some of the i get reports. There on the naval river a show of Russian Naval might 200 vessels on display a more than 4000 troops standing to attention for the countrys top brass to have promises of more investment from warships to Nuclear Submarines for some petersburgs ceremony showcased the military but denies ation bloody mir putin has made his highest priority since the annexation of crimea and 2014 the president using the occasion to announce dozens of new warships are on the way. The capability of our navy grows constantly this year it will receive 40 vessels of different classes several days ago 3 main Russian Shipyards started the construction of 6 more vessels for the far seas unique advantages and the increase of combat capabilities of the fleet will be achieved by introducing the cutting edge of Digital Technology Hypersonic Missile strike systems. President putin has said he doesnt want an arms race but the newly touted weapons that have yet to be deployed would be among development of its current capability but this is a country that is struggling financially its oil and gas dependent economy has been stagnating for years this years pandemic has caused a Major Economic crisis a boost to the navy may mean Financial Sacrifices your laugh i think when you. Consider its lasting much that the russian maybe can do it shows the price and that. And of course it works so thats more or less ok. And then many of the admirals dont like the admirals landing there and they want more in the budget but they have form and they were let me the russian finance minister that was the magic of the russian thank general so believe that this is all fancy pants and you just need more tanks and guns pushing this message may be aimed at international rivals or to peace to morale at home whether he can transport of the energy of these displays to tangible results for the navy will be the true test of strength sony vaio aljazeera the u. S. Envoy to iran says the blockade of count on has gone on for too long brian hooks says the gulf dispute is damaging stability prosperity and security as well as harming sched regional interests saudi arabia the United Arab Emirates bahrain and egypt all cut ties with consummate in 3 years ago qatar denies the allegations of supporting armed groups and refuses to accept any state settlement that compromises itself and to the president and secretary pump aoe continue to stress the importance of unity among the g. C. C. Members the dispute has continued for too long and it ultimately harms our shared regional interests in stability prosperity and security the United States will continue to stress the benefits of cooperation with all g. C. C. Members and support steps to rebuild trust and unity libyan warlord honey if i have to has been accused of indiscriminately targeting civilians during his attempt to capture tripoli Doctors Health workers and ambulance drivers have all spoken of the terror of landmines left behind as often as fighters are treated. As a 1st responder he told us what he said. 300 ahead. My name is how. Im a 1st responder for the amen at im a Field Hospital he used to be just called a Field Hospital but after dr ayman was killed and murdered we named the hospital in his name the injuries from landmines are not like the injuries from battle theyre more horrific much more horrific we saw a person comes to you with his leg blown off or norm is missing when this vehicle was shelled salim was killed he was an ambulance driver we were going in and we were targeted as 1st responders we were targets by have 2 sources dr malik and dr mohammed who were always with me they were my dear friends more than brothers to me we met in this war we were here on this front line and the soldier told on there is a body lying close by half his forces put the body and planted a landmine next to it they died trying to help him. Before in this war we lost many of the great men we got to know that is the most difficult thing to lose your friend certainly next to you dr malik is one of my dearest friends in our team and we lost him now theatres are empty countless concerts and festivals cancelled the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for artists and performers some governments have stepped in to support them but american perform as a pressing congress to give them a helping hand to gabriel is on their reports now from new york. For better or worse the u. S. Is slowly reopening its economy restaurants parks and even pools have been opening their doors but for some industries there is still no light at the end of the tunnel the health risks of the coated 1000 virus keeping the curtain firmly closed on theaters cinemas and music venues which means no work for millions in the arts and Entertainment Industry people like carson l. Rod and actor whos been relying on the extra federal unemployment payments to make ends meet when Something Like this happens and everything shuts down and theres nothing to hustle for and theres nothing even look for it takes a situation thats already preparing and that makes it. I dont i dont know any other way to describe it but just terrifying im charging you guys today to become our heroes thats where the be an arts Hero Campaign comes in a grassroots lobbying effort for arts and entertainment workers its members are imploring u. S. Senators not just to extend the extra unemployment payments before they are set to expire on july 31st but also to come up with a stimulus package to save struggling institutions across the country its not only the biggest theaters like here on broadway that have remained closed but also the smaller independent theaters as well as music venues everyone from actors to actresses to the millions of people behind the scenes many facing financial ruin be an arts Hero Campaign organizers point to the 50000000000. 00 bailout given to the u. S. Airline companies. Far more than the 75000000. 00 so far given to arts and entertainment thats despite arts and entertainment they say being worth more to the u. S. Economy we are instrumental and a cornerstone of the United States organizers say they dont want preferential treatment from the government just proportional to help prevent a tragic ending for millions in the industry gabriel sandow aljazeera new york. Times a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera coronavirus cases across latin america have passed 4300000 which is more than the United States and canada combined has been a surge of infections in brazil mexico peru colombia and argentina and experts say the actual figure is much higher than the official tally. Florida has overtaken new york as the 2nd worst hit state by corona virus in the u. S. More than 12000 new cases were reported in the past day taking the states total to more than 423000 how is your caster as more from maryland now the attention has shifted to florida as the new epicenter of the pandemic today florida over took the state of new york in the total number of infections and now number 2 among states only behind california which has double the population and perhaps the most start only of all is the rate of increase in these infections more than 10000. 00 cases on average reported a day and that rate again on the increase now he marched alongside Martin Luther king jr and campaigned for social justice right up until his death almost 2 weeks ago john millers one of the most influential figures in the American Civil Rights movement has made a symbolic final journey his coffin was driven across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma alabama on the way to his Memorial Service its 55 years since lewis led hundreds of demonstrations across that same bridge and was beaten unconscious state police broke up the march. Protests the u. S. City of portland against racism and Police Brutality are into the 9th week there was more chaos in the streets on saturday night and well into sunday morning protesters threw fireworks towards the citys courthouse while federal agents used tear gas to try and break up the crowds. Officials in the u. S. State of texas say heavy rain from hurricane hanna could lead to life threatening flash flooding in the south the storm made landfall on saturday but its since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it weakens over. Those were the headlines the news continues here on al jazeera off the a. J. Selects just as such and not so much frank assessments saying that. Theres. The issue of life being superficial informed opinions is ethiopia on the verge of a breakdown many parts of the only media region are actually under a de facto state of emergency and critical debate of that is a proxy he does not going to rescind the enters the bill a few people indepth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on aljazeera. Almost. 40. 146 all very very smart. Ones are going to kill by milwaukee what we in the heart of downtown dont want she says the suspect grabbed the obvious or is baton and started
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