Sudan as a lockdown lose in the capital khartoum. And the suit to surprise ministers and the army on to the streets a day after the courts ruled against his decision to suspend parliament. And ward cleaver haftar is under pressure in libya Government Troops advance on his forces. Could have become today and welcome to the news more than half of humanity 4500000000 people are under some form of restrictions as the world fights to slow down the coronavirus pandemic and the debate for many governments is how tough the rules should be and how long should they last now its causing debate in the u. S. Which has the highest number infections and deaths with 22000000 people unemployed. Unemployed president trumps putting pressure on some democratic governors to and we quote liberate their states from lockdown and hes been accused of inciting dangerous acts while iran was already an economic trouble when the outbreak hit businesses in the capital tehran and now reopening despite warnings of a 2nd wave of infections the country has reported almost 5000 deaths but there is a Success Story in a country with 1300000000 people the indian state of carolers contain the virus confirming just 3 deaths it used aggressive testing Contact Tracing and longer periods of quarantine but we begin in the u. S. And those accusations that the president and we quote is for mentoring domestic rebellion Washington States democratic governor says trump is spreading lies in signaling his support for people to protest against locked down rules or hundreds of joined rallies across the country demanding an end to the shutdown this is how trump has used twitter for example to urge supporters to liberate 3 states a day after he said that its up to governors to decide when and how to ease those restrictions well eric is a political analyst in washington d. C. He says trump is trying to pitch an economic comeback ahead of the election. President s primary calling card since he got elected was his ability to handle the economy the president has always gotten very high marks on his handling of the economy and that has always been something that the president has of very focused on very heavily and something that hes held very dear but now that the United States appears to be heading into a recession just as the president is ramping up for the all important reelection what youre seeing now is the president very protective and very sensitive to that issue so the president even if you go back to just 2 weeks ago the president wanted to see the economy open during easter weekend but of course that did not happen so the president is keen to try to get the economy going get the economy open estimates possible but right now what standing in the way of the president doing that are these governors who are now implementing shutdown orders and if you look at places like new york california and some of these other states these are very large economies in the case of California California seeing as one of the largest economies in the world so the president is pushing back on this even at the same time hes implementing these uniform guidelines for states to follow so its just only creating more confusion but also the president recognizes the vulnerabilities that he has as it relates to the economy well some Health Experts have oil in the terrans capital may be reopened very soon but the government says its time to shift the focus back to the economy from tyrone same to strongly the easing of restrictions. After nearly 2 months of being closed because of the corona virus businesses in the iranian capital are waking up from their hibernation for main street shops like this in open areas the citys prime real estate it is business as usual but for covered markets where there are bottlenecks where dense crowds can gather the government says its still too dangerous to open up any of the shops in those spaces but the traders weve spoken to in teheran is back alley bazaars theyve told us that not only have they not made any money for months but it will take many more months to get back on their feet they say they too need to pay their rent and meet their expenses let alone try to turn a profit and that they hope that the government lifts the remaining control measures entirely in the coming weeks now president Hassan Rouhani has championed the idea of what he calls smart distancing things start going back to normal but people simultaneously maintain strict rules of hygiene but irans Deputy Health minister who contracted cope with 1000 himself in recent days he said that iran is the countrys achilles heel a weak point when it comes to fighting this virus and government figures do suggest that the infection and death rates are going down and everyone here also hopes that it stays that way but the government has now effectively shifted the onus put the onus on its people and after weeks of being indoors there is this isolation fatigue there is word and so people here are ready to go back to work its more crowded in downtown to run than it has been in weeks but there are also skeptical voices in the government that say the rush to reopen could backfire and that people in the country should be prepared for the possibility of a 2nd wave of the virus. The indian state of carolina which has confirmed just 3 deaths and about 400 cases has been taking a very different approach and its likely a brand new polls it seems that stops the infection from spreading. Carolina has its picturesque back quotients and pristine. Beaches but now there are no tourists in these houseboats instead they are being converted into isolation wards for coronavirus patients we have had extensive discussions with or almost as all seasons all. It needs. Some of indias 1st confirmed cases of the virus were here in kerala as some of the millions who Work Overseas returned home at one point carol i had the most cases in india now thats changed which the sites leaders put down to intense efforts to break the chain of transmission distracted pupils test tested and also. Trace all the die for the last fortnight test ordered by was traced. But. That tracing is happening and call centers like this using technology such as geotagging to monitor classed as of cases we had to call 410000 people or nearly 10000 people every day to know whether theyre developing any symptoms or not. The communist run state says its also been stopping the spread of the disease by ensuring workers whove lost their jobs still have a roof over their heads nobody can be also there for the workers. And if you find any. Suckers. And also you. Read. Every word. Restrictive measures have seen 1300000000 indians and locked down causing a humanitarian crisis for the poor and daily wage earners many have left their home villages and states to find work in the cities some such as these in the capital new delhi say they havent eaten for a week before police help them at the money that i used to work in weddings and parties but now everything stopped. Back in kerala the annual monsoon rains a jew in a few weeks and the fevers that often come with them could make fighting the coronavirus more complicated alexia brian al jazeera as a 2 african our lockdowns been announced in the sudanese capital khartoum its set to be in place for the next 3 weeks the decision was made has the Health Ministry announced a sharp increase in people who have contract a covert 19 it reported 30 new cases in the last day bringing of the total number of infected to 66 with 10 people having died of course but have a morgan joins me now from the capital khartoum i mean how is this lockdown going to work. Well lets look at the wording itself so its called a lockdown and that has been imposed by the government because of the rise in the number of infections but what we have seen on the 1st day which is today is that from 6 to one people are allowed to go out to buy their essential needs so we have seen cars on the streets weve seen people moving on as if there is no lock down but they cannot cross from one part of the capital to another how to whom as a state is divided into her tomb center hard to north and turns it into a man so people cannot move between those 3 sections of the capital but within those sections itself they can move so weve seen people moving up until 1 pm and then 1 pm local time and then we can see basically empty streets except for those who have received government permits to move around during the lockdown so mostly empty streets at the moment but people are still criticizing the fact that people can be moved but the government has said that they had to do that because a lot of people rely on daily income and they they live below the poverty line over 40000000 population live below the poverty line so they are forced to do not impose a total lockdown this by the government calling it a total lockdown the World Health Organization and aid agencies are always very concerned about africa as a continent and how quickly the virus could spread concern that the Health Systems were weaker and werent geared up to deal with such a pandemic how is in terms of being able to get their message across about their capability to the Public People hopefully you can hear me how clearly is the Sudanese Government been able to get its message across to its own people regarding the pandemic are they geared up. No it does seem weve lost morgan there we will try to get back to her as soon as we can during the program well military has now returned to their barracks after the Prime Minister ordered them onto the streets to in his words restore peace and order well it comes a day after the countrys Constitutional Court ruled against thomas the decision to suspend parliament the 8 year old leader is under increasing pressure over allegations of links to the murder of his a strange one. Up along is a freelance journalist joins me now via skype from lady brand on the border of the su to south africa thanks very much for joining us on the program what seems to have instigated this action to place the military sort of on and off the streets during the last 24 hours. Absolutely thank you very much for the. Its been a lot of things stick to the chests really about its been going on well im just touched with that were going to start announced a provocation to parliament now to regain sion means end of term for whatever bills will get in parliament and one of them was that bill that would suggest that he does not get the powers to go to his majesty to call for a snap elections or to terminate the parliament but was one of the bills and but then he used the 90 in reason to terminate the parliament of course his junior seau went to the courts of law to challenge it and it was only yesterday that he lost that means he is now ordered to reinstate the parliament to its original state before it closed it garbage theres been a series of this thing he tried to fire the police then the police boss are we had actually started the investigations which saw him go into court also to defend that case is still coming on now the movements of the police of the soldiers town indeed the citizens will come up to unusual movements he made the statement in television this morning that there will be that movement that and people should not be worried but what he meant what he said in that statement is that there has been a few people who are abusing their freedom of speech who are now using it in the course of through law to try and undermine their stuff and to invest i believe of that can you touched on the funk that the Prime Minister was you might say at odds with the chief of police because obviously hes been in a lot of hot water primarily with the investigation into the murder of his former wife and hes been trying to avoid those charges as much as he possibly can but it seems that even his own Political Party a turning against him with the rumor that they have perhaps even found a successor to replace him if they can get rid of him. Its actually effect the caucus of the ruling party a. B. C. Did actually seat and came up with the name this is in line with what he had actually said because he bred to purchase to give an extra instructed them to now find a successor for him i spoke with that dip your t. Of to a. B. C. Who are to be condemned the ex of what say it is mine in that rule of law and he said tomorrow they will actually have a city that will actually pay their way forward so he has been at odds with the police boss and he had actually. At tried to fire him but he went to court and the courts have always been one such x. Stated it was also the case on friday love is what happened and the brand is that seems like he wanted him out at all costs osha see what happens in the coming days the moment rattling about the best thanks for joining us from lady brand thank you very much like forces from libyas even recognize government have killed 8 fighters loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar theyve also captured 4 have to supporters one advancing on his largest stronghold in the west of the country now the city of the whole night is the target of Government Troops after they regain control of southern coastal cities earlier this week its been a year since have to launch his offensive to capture the capital tripoli one more the other one had as the latest from tripoli. The decision made by the government to move on the city of horner. Has been taken after they took control of the west of libya last week and they say that if the take control of. It means that half the forces lose the whole west of libya eyewitnesses in the vicinity of the city of the owner say that the areas there have been shaken by heavy explosions we know that the Government Forces have been exchanging heavy fire with have those forces in the vicinity of the hole now since Early Morning and now as a kind of the activity action of retaliation have to this forces have started shelling get it is the initial areas in tripoli in so good and also were slim in the city center random rockets have been dozens of random rockets have been launched by have those forces landing in Populated Areas and also in the vicinity of 80 get airport. Neighborhood Government Forces say that they have captured a number of have to his forces and they have destroyed a number of military vehicles in terms of this fresh offensive to take control of the city of lahore now. He is the founder and director of the Southern Institute of the 1st Public Policy think tank in libya joins me live via skype from london good to have you back on the program a lot to unpick here such as start with the sort of strategic advances that were hearing about important gains really for the g m a g n a but is have to retreat despite his own forces hitting tripoli on saturday. Well theres a very different structure going to those who should really focus on whats happened here in contrast of the last year this is the most significant military development in libya in the last year how there is in danger of losing his last ground supply line that feeds his conflict in tripoli that i dont know which is around 60 kilometers to tripoli is the last possible node in a long supply line so if he was to lose that are going to have the lines between then and tripoli cuts he could no longer continue his ground offensive and thats one of the major reasons why his forces are not only in retreat but also using industry minute violence i mean there has been reports now of up to 130 missile strikes in the last 24 hours in some tripoli that are really just targeting civilian homes Residential Homes at times where those people have been told to self isolate is their home but also hospitals that are treating cribbage 19 patients so there is no other objective other than in juicing the stress and pain on tripolis residents and its you know its almost a spoiler is moot in retaliation for his losses the last in western libya for the last week so there really isnt retreat and this is a real danger and indeed i mean only you might say an ultimate victory and have to defeat death or or capture will potentially secure libyas future peace so even if the g. N. A. T. Do move. In that direction to what is their course of action after that will they chase have to if he va treats somewhere else where can he go. Well i mean its really unlikely that i mean a prompter cannot be continued his ground offensive the 1st thing that he will do in this is what he did last year on june 30th when he lost the 1st stage of his or the 1st flight that was offensive he launched an operation called end of treachery which was introducing f. 16 and chinese drones from the u. A. E. And from egypt to continue the offensive where he lacks capacity not his Ground Forces are being affected very little of the libyan the fighting today in tripoli much of them are russian also the me as well and. So theyre just fighting for treasure and dont really have skin in the game and dont have hearts to continue to fight if they feel that theyre going to lose so most of those will likely dissolve i imagine if that to continue the offensive it will most likely be from the air and that in itself can only bring kind of pressure and strain and loss of life for residents in tripoli so it kind of forces at least the end of the ground offensive but the evidence that the set up for grabs in terms of how to exist it is almost irrelevant at this point its very theres very little in terms of what hes offering today a 100 to continue the offensive that almost makes the u. A. E. And turkey who are backing the generally much more relevant and sounds of their roles and the gym they conducted where the military have to conduct a day an aerial exercise up the coast of libya yesterday so they could be there could be the chance of this escalates and moves into Eastern Libya after strongholds is a very very a massive massive danger here and some of that escalation but it could be could be the end of an offensive in tripoli and in terms of the humanitarian suffering over the last year in the heart of the last year rather of 150000 people that have been displaced 1000 killed 3000000 people that have been wit