Prime minister a day after the courts ruled against his suspension of parliament. And decision time in mali elections will go ahead despite the kidnapping of an Opposition Leader. And some of hong kongs most prominent prodemocracy figures arrested months old from those mass protests. But into the News New York has recorded its lowest number of corona virus deaths in 2 weeks but the governor is warning cases may not yet have reached their peak 540 people have died in the past day in new york state which is the hardest hit part of the us the number peaked at close to 800 while america has more confirmed cases and deaths in covert 19 than any other country in the world new york state Governor Andrew Cuomo is demanding more testing and says the federal government must do more to help. If it wasnt for the relative context that weve been in this would be devastating news 2000 people coming into the Hospital System or testing positive and if you notice 2000 were not at the peak but this is where we were just about in late march when it started to go up so were not at the plateau anymore but were still not in a good position governor combers been in a war of words with the u. S. President over how to respond to the crisis meanwhile the governor of Washington State is accusing President Trump of we quoting for mental domestic rebellion jay inslee says trump is spreading lies in signaling his support for people to protest against lockdown rules over the past few days hundreds of people have joined protest rallies demanding an end to shutdowns in several states targeting governors and government buildings all this is how trump has used twitter 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. James warren is an executive editor of news guard thats an internet tool which rates news sources on trustworthiness joins me now on skype from chicago good to have you with us now the president has politicized the lock down by targeting democratically held states or those with democratic governors i mean whats the end game here. Well the end game is still in real action particularly in a state like nearby michigan which has a rather Popular Democratic governor who has duels with the president over some of these issues and its a state with president won in 2016 against Hillary Clinton and seeding we would need to win again the political play is quite clear especially after as you mentioned this 108 degree turn where in fact was even more than that because prior to his telling the governors that they had jurisdiction on how to deal with iris and how to deal with reopening states he had said that the president of states had total absolute power and could tell them what to do while now hes sort of gone back to his initial on this show you as he is essential given is a suit various state protests which began yesterday were to be going on today a big one for her ass off and texas was a generally democratic state. Database use of you might say gone to some people who have been watching his behavior over the last 3 or 4 years and always this particular incident the strategy developed by his advisors full of this moment in time. Well i think many of his critics would say that when it comes to go and grow he is and the other consistent since the beginning of his president ial campaign in 2015 and now whats very a bit about some of these tests is that he is trying to exploit some deeply conspiratorially totally on claims held by some of his supporters about the origin of the virus in some cases claim against chinese conspiracy to undermine the trump reelection and then maybe bill gates the microsoft founder was behind it or maybe they were chinese spies and stole a virus from the Canadian Laboratory that is seemingly one of the motives behind some of the protests taking place today in austin texas but the bottom line is basically that in a very brief period of time in the whole matter rio in states like illinois and really more in some fashion from a Public Health discussion to a decidedly political debate but lets talk about some of those protests that you just touched upon because if he is appealing to his base they have reacted in small numbers perhaps in the pictures that way seeing but does it reflect the wide to base that hes appealing to before an election in november. Well one suspects that it might and for sure he is. Egged on by some of the berry conservative commentators Cable Television here who are beloved in some ways by many members of his plays but i dont think the answer to that question is clear yet until we have a lot more polling which is kind of difficult to do given some of the social. Distancing strictures on everybody there is some some group of his base that clearly supports this notion and the longer im staggered staggering us on the point that years continue to grow you can see the easier it will be to try to nc some of these folks into protesting and state governments pictures but there are things. James warren from news got thanks so much for joining us on aljazeera from chicago thanks a. Medical workers in the United Kingdom are criticizing a government suggestion to reuse personal protective equipment as its known doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients are suffering critical shortages the new guidance suggests that alternatives to fluid repellent full length gowns such as reusable ones may be needed the British Medical Association says the shortage is down to government failings paul brennan has more from ashford contriver see about the amounts of stock of this personal protective equipment this p. P. A. Has been growing in recent weeks and essentially building to a crescendo in the past couple of days we had the Health Secretary talkies the government minister responsible for health. Reporting for Parliamentary Committee on friday saying he wished he had a magic wand that he could wave to generate more people even he just couldnt because the global marketplace was so scarce at the moment but the pressure thats coming is because of anecdotal evidence from the frontline that staff who are treating 1000 patients are having to do so compromising their own safety their old college of nursing the union for the nurses said that 51 percent of the staff that they had surveyed had been asked to reuse supposedly single use protective equipment now the response of Public Health england which is the body which represents the governments the governments stance in this has been to say well were going to reassess our guidelines and perhaps water down the guidelines maybe they dont need to be so stringent so you can reuse stuff they said that some compromise was needed to optimize the supply of p. P. A. In times of extreme shortages but the saturday daily News Conference from downing street the communities minister Robert Generac admitted that the simply wasnt enough at the moment to go around we are trying to do everything we can to get the equipment that we need were trying to source more internationally. That is difficult at times there is a great deal of demand for it in the security that supply can prove very challenging but we are making progress there what were talking about here is the long sleeved disposable fluid repellant gowns that are used in the intensive care units and you can imagine just how much demand there is for those not just here in the u. K. But around and around the world there is a general said a new delivery arriving on sunday but these 84. 00 tons that are arriving from turkey which involve some 400000 gallons he said it was pointed out to him by a reporter that the rate the n. H. S. Is using goes down at the moment that amounts to about 3 days of supply so its really not that much at all so this is not just a Health Care Issue anymore its a real political hot potato for the government and theyre getting a lot of criticism as a result of what is perceived to be a lack of forward planning. A lot done in sudans capital khartoum has taken effect yet 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 covert 19 cases doubled in the last 24 hours 10 people have died have a morgue and has been following developments from the capital khartoum. Saturday is the 1st day of the total lockdown that has been announced by sudans government on the capitals states how to tomb and right now most of the streets are empty but that has been the scene since 1 oclock local time prior to that from 6 am to 1 pm local time the government has allowed people to be able to move freely to be able to buy the essential goods but what it has done is made sure that the 3 parts of the capital. Khartoum Center People cannot interact between those 3 sections of the capital without specific special foreign permits granted by the government so they are trying to minimize the movement of the people to make sure that those who are infected and are asymptomatic do not come in contact with other people and that would minimize in their hopes the number of infections which has been rising over the past few days despite warnings by the government that it does not have the infrastructure to cope with the surge the numbers of gone from 32 on friday to 66 saturday morning and the government has been saying that they do not think that they would be able to handle the number of cases should they rise even further which is why the Prime Minister made a plea to the u. N. To be able to assist with the number of cases despite that we see a lot of people still out on the streets there are people who are still defying orders on friday people have gone to the mosque despite an order from the minister of religious affairs telling people not to go to try to minimize the spread of the virus so the spy government efforts there are some some people who still deny the fact that the government is in country and that is taking a toll on the number infections highrises 15 percent fatality so far from the number of people who have tested positive and that is raising concerns between some civilians who know about the virus and between the government who has admitted repeatedly that it doesnt have the infrastructure or the capability to deal with it well thought hes in iran have allowed some businesses to reopen with the government saying its time to shift the focus back to the economy but some Health Experts are warning it may be too soon from to be hopeful. 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 coby 1000 himself in recent days he said that iran is the countrys achilles heel a weak point when it comes to fighting this fire its 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. To soldiers who have returned to their barracks after the Prime Minister told of them on to the streets to in his words restore peace and order that comes a day out. So the countrys Constitutional Court ruled against thomas the man his decision to suspend parliament the 80 year old leader is under increasing pressure of allegations of links to the murder of his a strange wife south africa is on a delegation to the country on sunday well on another day is a journalist in a suit so he says sending soldiers into the streets is the latest in a string of controversial decisions by the Prime Minister the prime going to star announced a provocation to parliament now to regain sion means end of term for whatever bills were already 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 10 minute the parliament that was one of the bills and but then he used the cook 90 s and reason to terminate the palin meant of course his junior us 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 palin meant to its original state before it closed dock theres been a series of this thing he tried to fire the policeman the police boss. We had actually started the investigations off which saw him go into court also to defend that that case is still coming on now the movements of the police of the soldiers in 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 the freedom of speech who are now using it in the course of law to try and undermine their stuff and commit an investor of the can. Now voters in mali are being called to the polls on sunday for the 2nd round of legislative elections the government decided to go ahead with the vote despite the kidnapping of an Opposition Leader and an upsurge in violence in the north and center of the country as nicholas hack reports wanting to bring change to mali is what brought 1st time parliamentary candidate how much to politics fear is what is preventing him from campaigning in his constituency in the Central Region where al qaeda affiliates are telling people not to vote because brother is in the moment was abducted days before the 1st round awarding to those taking part in these elections. I am scared i had to hide to visit my own constituents and i am scared because there is nobody to keep us safe i am scared because if they have abducted our Opposition Leader for more than 21 days now they could even abducted president they can take anyone they want. The governments mediator was kidnapped while negotiating for the release of Opposition Leaders from my list who was abducted while campaigning in the countrys north its unclear which group is behind the kidnapping but theyre demanding around some of 80 1000000. 00 for several weeks. To the slum one was lean mean. In the greater sorrow have been fighting each other for control of land and resources in malis north and Central Region. Is a full on the herder whos escape the violence joining hundreds of thousands of others displaced in the capital bamako they have turned this Cattle Market in slaughterhouse into makeshift camps. I am not afraid this time of day for my country and i am asking the newly elected m. P. s to find a solution and in this conflict so we can go. Diego fears the vote will be rigged in the 1st round he says no one dared to vote in his constituency but local Officials Say there was an 80 percent turnout with the ruling Party Winning the majority of the votes in the 2nd round of this election millions will have to brave the threat of armed groups and the corona Virus Outbreak while the stakes for the country are high taking part in the vote has not just become risky and dangerous it can also be fatal Nicholas Hawk aljazeera. Forces from libyas un recognized government have killed at least 8 fighters loyal to warlord clean for hafter theyve also captured at least 100. 00 have to support us while advancing on his largest stronghold in the west of the country the city is the target of Government Troops out today regain control of 7 coastal cities earlier in the week its been here since have to launch this offensive to capture the capital tripoli. Has the latest from libyas capital. 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 that when i say that the area as 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 that hole now since Early Morning and now as a kind of the act any action or retaliation have to this forces have started shelling get it is the initial it is in tripoli and also were slim in the city center random rockets have been dozens of random rockets have been launched by hav