President flouts social distancing measures again as infections keep rising in latin americas hardest hit countries. Thank you very much for joining us its been the worst hit country in europe with the highest coronavirus death toll outside of china but after 8 weeks in lockdown italy is beginning to ease restrictions imposed in response to the pandemic is just gone 10 am and the bustle is returning to the streets of its towns and cities this is the capital rome right now the government says measures will be east further if the infection rate continues to drop almost 30000 people have died in italy that speak to Francesco John better tony who joins us from a smear line on skype thank you very much francesco for being with us so tell us exactly whats restarting to. Day and how italian feeling about the easing of restrictions. Well after almost 2 months of lockdown the phase 2 of the emergency begins immediately today more than 4000000 people went back to work this morning as italy straw
Defenders of the amazon rain forest from covert 19 as brazils total faces paseo 100000. Madagascar starts axford in a horrible tonic its president touts as a coronavirus shore despite the w. H. O. Warning there is no proof it works. Hello Health Officials in afghanistan fear the coronavirus outbreak there is spreading far more rapidly than previously thought it follows the random testing of 500 people in kabul with more than 150 of them testing positive the suggests around the 3rd of the capitals residents could be infected in russia cases there are continuing to surge its registered its 4th record one day rise with over 10000. 00 new infections bringing the total there to nearly 135000 but both italy and spain 2 of the countrys worst affected by the pandemic have registered their lowest daily number of coronavirus deaths and nearly 7 weeks so as infection numbers rise in Afghanistan Afghan Migrant Workers who fled iran when its death toll soared or now heading back but its led to trag
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Group that was targeted. Several countries across asia have begun lifting restrictions on some businesses as well as other aspects of life after weeks of being in lockdown malaysia is allowing the majority of businesses to reopen but large gatherings are still not allowed schools and universities also remain closed and people have been asked to continue social distancing thailand also ease deadlocked on over the weekend its allowed restaurants sols a pet shops to reopen no new deaths have been reported in days all incoming flights have been banned until the end of the month. The philippines has followed suit all Incoming International flights have been barred for a week the government wants to free up quarantine facilities for returning overseas workers some 24000 people have already arrived home many after losing jobs because of the pandemic. In a moment were going to hear from Florence Louie on whats happening where she is and quite an important 1st lets talk talk to scott hyla whos