In the u. S. President trumps accused of inciting rebellion as he supports calls to liberate some states from lockdown. And in other news Hong Kong Police arrest several key prodemocracy figures. Fast we begin with some breaking news out of the suit to the army has been deployed on the streets of the Southern African nation in a move that the countrys Prime Minister says is aimed at restoring peace and order and a televised address Prime Minister thomas to bonnie said some Law Enforcement institutions were undermining democracy the move comes a day off to the Constitutional Court ruled that his decision to suspend parliament was irrational for more on this lets go to support my fellow head see you as a journalist in maseru he joins us now on the phone support i know this is a very fast moving story what do we know at this stage. What do you. Do. To listen to the military role in the. Military drug. Police headquarters now. Said the military. Commander is heavy and the team with the Police Commissioner and. The police headquarters. Simple know this isnt the 1st time that Something Like this has happened and if you have remember back in 2014 the Prime Minister and also tom esteban a then he fled to south africa after saying that a true is taking place we seeing something similar play out now. d does not. Live to like every other country in the world. Every single but it will. Be a long year. Really. On the next week but. Like the Prime Minister the 1 4 nation out of jealousy issue. That you. Know. They get buried. In mud now because people are seeing in the b. B. C. Like. Is there a concern that this could be some kind of ongoing Political Tension here that this could further escalate even as this lockdown continues. Because the business is the. Political you know move to maybe to do. Political polling the heroes the case in the high court the way he promoted. The parliament how is thomas kabbani at the moment regarded by the public in maseru supporter how much Popular Support does he have. Is the cause. But other people are. Used to support team are now. Dont like to be seeing these. Now and talk us through how he will his relationship with the army i know theres been tensions in the past. Is there a concern that there could be some kind of growing tension here between the political and military establishment. Currently low looks like the real person with. The most the body. And their Police Forces but now it looks like. Here is the board from the military well this is something that we will continue to watch very very closely indeed and weve been talking to suppose a fella had see hes a journalist in this area the capital of listeners we thank you for joining us apollo. Moving on now back to the current virus pandemic and then the hidden victims of this pandemic the frail and elderly often dying behind closed doors uncounted sometimes one cared for a survey in new york state has found that 19 Nursing Homes reported 20 or more deaths in recent weeks but that only includes a fraction of facilities in the state but the figure is believed to be much higher across the United States and in canada a nursing home in montreal is under investigation after 31. 00 deaths were uncovered there some staff even fled the facility leaving residents dirty and unfed in their beds in the u. K. Many deaths in care homes arent being included in official figures its estimated to be as high as 7500 and the military has blocked off a nursing home near rome after 118 patients tested positive there 5 had already died and at least 190 people have died in the lawn care home since the beginning of march while the crisis has also shed light on underlying issues in the us system with many homes theyre accused of putting profit before the well being of elderly people she have returns he reports. Officially the 1st deaths from covert 19 in the u. S. Were to residents of this Washington StateResidential Care facility in late february the age of their patients and the poor response of authorities in information and equipment reasons why managers that claim they didnt alert authorities about the responded to illness that had been sweeping through the site for weeks but regulators disagree and have imposed a fine of over 600000. 00 for negligence both have a point but weeks later the coronavirus is still spreading to one Residential Care facility after another across the country 17 bodies found inside a makeshift morgue at this facility in new jersey this week after an anonymous tip off a quarter of the residents have died at this facility in virginia questions are being raised as to whether its the system of for profit Residential Care thats the problem not that we know the full extent of deaths in Nursing Homes 6000 estimated but the federal government doesnt keep track and even anonymous statistics about deaths and testings a big held back due to what authorities and facilities say upriver see concerns i was wondering if i could speak to one of the nurses and that johnson had been trying to keep tabs on her mother despite well be able to visit her at her nursing home a collar a day and i kept getting the same thing shes fine shes doing great but when she was able to travel to the home it soon became clear that wasnt true i see her lying in bed with the oxygen around the facility said it was an obligation to tell him that about her mothers positive kovac 900 test because she was interpreting rigotti and Bernie Stafford turners brother fred as a resident at the Canterbury Rehab Center in virginia hes tested positive for the virus doesnt have a roommate in the room it is also a test. And there is no barrier between the 2 of them which means that they are not truly clients i asked. Twice at least. 1000 patients develop. Escalated Health Conditions and he caused the emergency room what is the plan and he said we dont have a brain. So what does that tell us mainly 70 percent of Nursing Homes in the u. S. Are run for profit its an industry thats projected to be worth 240000000000. 00 by 2025 mainly in taxpayer spending a new study has found as a result the push for profits over care has intensified patient volume and revenue have increased but star thing and some reason have decreased as a federal ratings based on kaffir patients sit in. Front of our results is that. If theres an emergency situation then very quickly your you might want to. Be less. Games because you just have fewer nurses the private Residential Care industry however says its not to blame for the thousands dead at its facilities and is now using its money influence on the pandemic to lobby for a long held goal immunity from prosecution for negligence she had written see aljazeera. Indias communist state of carolina is being hailed for its fight against the spread of the virus analysts say the Southern States has managed to floss on the cab with aggressive testing Contact Tracing as well as long periods of quarantine now carola confirmed the fast 1000 case in india back in late january the coastal state has 400 cases and 3 deaths but it has also reported a 30 percent drop in the fast week of april well alan i spoke to tim thomas isaac hes the finance minister in kara and he told me the state pursued a rigorous approach to testing and also. The trace all that day for the last 4 tests ordered by was traced. And there has been a basic campaign also well what we call physical distancing. Social movement and we dont call it social distancing because physical distance. Has allowed to make a book national would say working. With soul and before this even make racial progress to from here to the global jobs within the state because pickett and by our great nation all ship now in the world to live persons. And son in law go what have been beings who lost all that have brought the noble dont got. So we knew she really wants to go. But you know because the national robe only consider the therefore were wearing say nobody can prove trends nobody can be all still for the workers there good good luck and if you fight any. Dont suffer you should be hated be graham could be sions local governments are asked to settle. And also ensure this. And for everyone. Meanwhile in the u. S. President all trump has signaled support for conservatives protesting against lock down rules thats after hundreds joined rallies across the country demanding an end to the shutdown the democratic governor of the state of washington has accused trump of for mental domestic rebellion and spreading lies have take a look at some of his tweets he urged his supporters on twitter to never ate 3 states a day after he said its up to governors to decide when and how to ease restrictions and galatea has more from miami. This is the president really playing politics because guess what all 3 of those states have democratic governors there are protests in other states like utah and also here in florida in orlando the president is clearly playing politics here when he was asked about it at his latest press conference he said look those people are being treated rough thats clearly not the case people in all of the states across the entire country are following the c. D. C. Guidelines are supposed to social distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus what youve got here is an ideological split between conservatives who want to see businesses reopen who think that the cure may be worse than the disease itself and then youve got the democratic governors who are trying to very slowly reopen carefully doing this by watching the medical advice by looking at the numbers vitally so the president is very aware of who is talking to the people on the streets in those 3 states michigan minnesota and virginia i was all wearing my go hat some of them carrying guns they are trumps base so thats who hes speaking to he was never going to walk those comments back despite the fact hes been criticized by members of his own party and other conservative saying look you simply cannot do this jay inslee the governor of washington saying look this could incite violence we are at a very critical juncture in this country right now there is a plan to slowly reopen things its going to be science based thats what the president himself said and here he is backing up far right people armed people on the streets of these 3 states saying that theyre being treated roughly and so its clear what the president here is doing but its also clearly pretty irresponsible at this moment in time theres a great deal of pressure for people to get back to work those 22000000 people have now filed for unemployment there is a desire to do that but to do that carefully so youve got President Trump on one hand saying hey governors you get to call the shots and then on the other hand tweeting out these these messages of support to people who are taking to the streets with guns and in one case yelling to the governor there lock her up lock her up so hes playing politics without question. Still ahead on aljazeera after weeks of isolation and infighting over brazils coronavirus strategy president appoints a new ally. And how scientists in california are trying to drive to fight the pandemic. And how the spring rains are really peppy at the moment and theyre not going to do any favors the Cherry Blossom is not just right this is a stormy system on its way through the wind and the rain on the way through tokyo honshu will go off shore the backwash wind isnt that strong but next rains on its way up and again its a circulating system so be some wind along with the heavy rain stretching into south korea down through the far side of japan and it tells off now back into a rather quiet picture in the middle of china or nice in Southern China forecast to shanghai represents that rain going strew moderate than light and then its just cloudy after that the temps are briefly being picked up in the southerly breeze ahead of it so thats a picture of a monday rain that you saw coming into south christmas with your home sure nother wet day for you in tokyo and only 16 degrees on the next wave though it packing up in the middle of Southern China there hong kong is far 29. 00 humid degrees but it looks fairly dry. Chart india will focus on showers particularly raw and. Then cross into bangladesh so its really the time for copper shock is actually when you get some pretty vicious on the saw which could show up on choose day for example in talk or otherwise is still hot but not as hot as it was. But. Take the worst possible material you have a be a grind it into dust comparable to flower and make a whole lot of it and put it into a place where people live it is a cause colossal event ive just done so many people in africa here this is the silent heat. But does it make you feel nice you feel like a murder we have created an enormous and lot of mental disaster. And investigation south africa toxic city on aljazeera. The relief. For the only. I know again im the stalls you take and are a reminder of our top stories this hour the army has been deployed on the streets of a suitor in a move the countrys Prime Minister says is aimed at restoring peace and order and comes off to the Constitutional Court ruled that his decision to suspend parliament was irrational. There are investigations being carried out into the deaths of people in care homes in the us canada and italy and see the thousands of some of they tell us hes linked to the coronavirus worldwide on not to be more forces. And the governor of Washington State has accused u. S. President of amending domestic rebellion thats often he took to twitter encouraging people to protest against lockdown measures in several democratic states. Now theres concern in hong kong that beijing could be escalating a campaign to limit the regions autonomy chinas Central Government office in the city said on friday that its not bound by laws preventing beijing from interfering in hong kongs affairs this was followed by a wave of arrests at least 14 prodemocracy politicians and activists have been taken away by Police Reportedly for their role in last years mass protests hollande is in hong kong for us she says the people whove been arrested are very well known. These are very high profile figures in hong kongs prodemocracy movement and they clued martin lees known as a founding father of hong kongs Democratic Movement hes 81 years old he was one of the architects of the basic law thats hong kong many constitution which is written to safeguard hong kongs autonomy from beijings governments he has been arrested he had been kept out of the political limelight in recent years but in the past year he has been vocal about the protests along with him is jimmy lie he said tycoon a media mogul and a very prominent businessman here he also had been arrested in february for unlawful gathering he now also has been arrested along with legislative councillors former legislative councillors and a very big names in hong kongs prodemocracy movement now still unclear why they have been arrested we have reached out to the police and they said that they will be releasing a statement but according to one of those legislative councillors who has been arrested he posted on social media saying that it is most likely due to their involvement in protests in the past year particularly the one on aug 18th which was against home kongs extradition laws which was removed since but 1700000 people took to the streets in hong kong in that protest so they believe that the reason these people are being arrested is because of their involvement in protests over the past year now the president of the philippines as valiant to crush the governments enemy is off to fight hasnt i feel killed 11 soldiers another 14 were wounded in the southern lives the majority province of suit by the army is combating abuse sayas i says. Well forces fighting for the u. N. Recognized government in libya are advancing on a Khalifa Haftar largest stronghold in the west of the country the city of tire huna is the target of Government Troops after they regained control of 7 coastal cities from the warlords forces of this week have to launched his offensive to capture the capital tripoli a year ago now now returning to the coronavirus pandemic and a lockdown has been announced in sudans capital khartoum that said to be in place for the next 3 weeks the decision was made as the Health Ministry announced a sharp increase in people who have contracted private 19 and reported 30 new cases in the last day bringing the total number there to 6610 people have died as a senior aide to nigerias president has died of coronavirus complications kerry was president. Chief of staff kerry had Underlying Health problems including diabetes he became ill after travelling to germany and egypt last month on friday the World Health Organization warned that africa could be the next epicenter for the virus in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to end africa and a 60 per cent increase in the number of reported diseases with the current charlie doing testing kits its likely that the real numbers are higher than reported. Traffic was heavy in irans capital on saturday morning as authorities allowed some businesses to reopen while some Health Experts have warned that tara may be reacting too soon and irans government says its time to shift the focus back to the economy. H