A british war veteran now after now. Raise millions for the National Health service. So the latest coronavirus developments around the world starting in south korea one of the worst hit by the pandemic in asia and for the 1st time in 2 months it has reported no new domestic infections this is since the outbreak peaked in february it means the totals that 10765 cases and 247 deaths according to Johns Hopkins university in britain though the number of deaths has jumped to more than 26000 after the government started to include fatalities in places like care homes for the elderly it means the u. K. Now has the 2nd highest number of fatalities in europe after italy there is some positive news though about a. Possible treatment coming out of the u. S. Officials say their same progress in trials with the antiviral drug. The mortality rate is reported to drop from 11 and a half percent to 8 and americas top advisor on the pandemic Dr Anthony Fauci says the average Recovery Time has gone from 15 days to 11 although with 31 percent improvement doesnt seem like a knock out 100 percent it is a very important proof of concept because what it is proven is that a drug can block this virus will return to that shortly but i want to start with rob mcbride in seoul as we say no new domestic cases i believe there have been some that have come into the country but still given where south korea was this is quite a milestone. Absolutely kamau yes yes for the 1st time no new a local transmission people have been expecting this milestone for some time now for about the past week and a half weve been getting daily figures of new cases of around 10 or so sometimes down in Single Digits and again most of those cases as we know have been people coming in from abroad and in the latest numbers we have 4 new cases but those were all people coming into south korea so for the very 1st time no new cases of local transmission which when you compare it with the peak of the outbreak here 2 months ago the end of february we were seeing figures of 900 plus new cases being recorded every day so it is something of an achievement as always though the authorities here are urging caution especially at the moment because we have quite a busy time here in south korea we have just happens several Public Holidays all falling very close to each other which when you combine it with beautiful spring weather that we are having in south korea and the fact that people have been cooped up ive had to stay put for literally weeks people are using this opportunity of now through the weekend to take short breaks we have people taking domestic flights around south korea obviously its very difficult to go on holiday outside of south korea and get back in again but they are going into large numbers to resorts around south korea we know that in some of the most popular resort some hotels are completely booked out but people do feel as though they have the confidence to do this feeling that they wont to be at risk of their contract in the virus they hope one of the most important holidays is happening this thursday it is birthday it is being celebrated at temples across the country but there is a difference this year in that a regular annual lantern festival that is held on the evening of buddhas birthday that has now been postponed pulled back a month its being replayed. By a scaled down but smaller version and instead prayers are being held again with very strict distancing social distancing in place it has to be said that south koreas buddhists to adhere very rigidly to wall of the government instructions when it has come to this virus from the very beginning but there has also been some very good news when it comes to National Elections that are being held here exactly 2 weeks ago we had elections that were held for the National Assembly this was despite warnings that you cant do this in the middle of a pandemic and despite precautions being taken people were warning that we could see a big spike in the number of cases record numbers of people came out to vote and we are now 2 weeks on from that we if there had been new cases we would have known about it by now but 2 weeks on 0 new cases which again is pretty good going in of light at the end of the tunnel there in south korea thank you rob mcbride in seoul. As you mentioned before the number of coronavirus related deaths in the u. K. Has jumped to more than 26000 this is because the government is now including numbers in care homes for the 1st time in germany lockdowns are raising fears about the state of its economy more from europe and stansell. Despite 5 weeks of lockdown the u. K. Reaches a grim milestone the death toll from corona virus is now the 2nd highest in europe behind italy the man standing in for Prime MinisterBoris Johnson himself still recovering from coronavirus says this is down to the fact that deaths outside of hospitals were not being recorded in the daily figures until now we have recorded an additional 3811. 00 deaths in total and i think its just important to say that those additional deaths were spread over the period from the 2nd of march the 28th of april so that they dont represent a sudden surge in the number of deaths but secretary robert lee or face a grilling in parliament for a Prime Ministers question time where most m. P. s took part in virtually not in person Opposition Leader cure starmer wanted to know why there were still so many people dying of coronavirus in care homes and shortages of protective equipment for Frontline Health workers on monday the promise to set in his short speech that many were looking at our apparent success in the United Kingdom but just the 1st secretary agree with me but far from success these latest figures are truly dreadful so he also asked when the government would announce a strategy for lifting the current restrictions rob simply said it was still too early but he will know because i know hes in the situation of the International Evidence that germany has now have to think twice about easing up on the measures because of the risk of the 2nd spike germanys economy minister says he now expects Economic Growth to shrink this year by minus 6. 3 percent meaning the countrys deepest recession since the 2nd world war output is predicted to rebound by more than 5 percent next year. But that depends on Angela Merkels government being able to gradually lift lockdown measures from wednesday germans have to wear a mask when entering shops which began to open last week nose and mouth coverings are already compulsory on public transport but while this kind of travel is permitted International Trips are very much off the agenda its going to. The cabinet decided that Global Travel restrictions for nonessential one Holiday Travel will be up held until june 14th this is a decision that we have had to take because we are not at the point in our fight against the disease to be able to offer safe travels. Meanwhile in spain one of europes worst hit countries theyve recorded a daily coronavirus death count below 400 for the 6th day in a row in the summer times theres reason to be hopeful catholics dancer al jazeera. Now according to the United Nations nearly half of the worlds workers may lose their livelihoods because of this pandemic the uns International Labor organization the aisle as for kates forecasting up to 1600000000 people in informal jobs could be out of work most have no welfare protection nor access to health care and cant work from home in the 1st month of the outbreak such workers lost 60 percent of their income manufacturing Food Services retail these are the worst hit of the industries what we find in report in this monitor is of the lives of the 2b2b informal workers of the world about 1600000000 have suffered massive damage to their ability to earn a living and to support themselves and their families if they are not able to go out and work for a day and earn some income day by day because thats how it tends to work their family wont eat they wont eat and their family will not eat and there is no social protection. Now protests have been held in several lebanese cities for a 3rd straight night and demonstrators still angry over the worsening economy in the Southern City of sidon a petrol bomb was thrown into a Lebanese Central Bank office and its chief has defended the banks role though during this collapse of lebanons currency germany has banned the iranian backed Hezbollah Group and designated it a terror restore going to zation Police ConductingEarly Morning raids across the country and detained suspected members of the group germanys been facing pressure from the u. S. And israel to officially ban has a law. About this on scott from better tea is a senior Public Policy fellow and i jump professor of journalism at the American University of beirut rami if germanys been under pressure from the u. S. And israel to do this is that to say that thats why its doing it or has this been something germanys been working towards anyway. Well germany in all of europe kept an eye on hezbollah and its allies on this members on this friends and this is something routine they had been banned the military wing of hezbollah had always been banned but now theyre looking at the social and cultural and Political Activities the interesting thing is that the news came with really no details so if you look at the news reports they say suspected or possible members or supporters and thats a hint actually they have against maybe send but we dont know so i think the important thing is to ask the germans to put the evidence out there in public if you have people in charitable groups in mosques and schools who are actually helping a group that is those are made as a terrorist group thats important for people to know but if this is a political pressure a game that the americans and the israelis are doing which is typical then thats a whole different ball game then that this is something that hezbollah has dealt with for the last 15 years or so and it doesnt really impact them at all so the question is will what happened recently to bring this about this is something the german governments going to have to explain as is almost always the case in the middle east theres a wider picture and sure whats the picture here is it is that syria and iran and hezbollah and all the of the interactions between all of these groups in countries. The wider picture of going back a few years is that 1015 years is that hezbollah has emerged as the most significant military group in the middle east that has been able to confront israel withstand its repeated attacks and fight it essentially to a draw theres a kind of unspoken ceasefire between israel and hezbollah in the south of lebanon d and the deterrence not just the cease fire that the israelis and hezbollah both are willing to fight an able to fight but neither of them want to get into a new fight because they know it will cause massive destruction mostly to the civilians so this is i think theres and to continue to try to weaken iran because hezbollah is the most significant Foreign Policy achievement of the iranian islamic government. The islamic regime and the Islamic Revolutionary government and people have been trying to do this for the last 1520 years all over the world in north america and europe everywhere and part of this is maybe also partly driven by new so did desires and immorality desires to clamp down on iran and hezbollah has emerged as a favorite target for people as a proxy to if you cant attack iran then attack irans allies and friends so these are all possible explanations the truth is as bold has been doing activities in the region in lebanon around the world at the social cultural political and sometimes military level for years and years and only they know really what is the truth rami khouri always a pleasure talking to you thank you. Lets look at libya where the warlord had a faster announced a ceasefire for the muslim holy month of ramadan has been trying to take over the capital tripoli for a year 0 has also learned that senior officials from the United Arab Emirates flew to sudan to discuss military support for have to well the details on the support from shallop and us. This is the aftermath of a grad missile hitting a house complex near tripoli on wins day mourning one person died and at least 5 were injured libyas un recognized government lay blame with warlord general after youd always later after a spokesman announced a ceasefire for the muslim holy month of ramadan when headley slept well we hereby announce the suspension of all military operations on our part and any breach of the suspension of military operations by terrorist militias who face an immediate and very severe response will be labeled a terrorist militia is actually the un recognized government this week it accused tuft of a coup after he declared himself a leader by popular mandate and ended peace talks with them the un reacted sternly we stand against any unilateral measures that would pretty jeopardize. After controls Eastern Libya a year ago he launched an offensive for the waist and with it libyas capital tripoli but his forces have been pushed back in recent weeks the worry is just general haftar is not going to. Or wind up a city. Where we have to. Rise up and get into. Places. Its an intractable conflict with both have to and the tripoli government receiving support from multiple nations feel that feeds the conflict one of have to is closest allies is the United Arab Emirates sources told al jazeera that a senior abu dhabi delegation include. The crown princes brother flew into khartoum on choose day to discuss how sudan and the u. A. E. Could further support general hafta sudanese officials deny the report there learn and then leave you if you had a part of the u. A. E. Is playing a role bigger than its size by its constant interference in the affairs of a number of arab countries we need to consider that we in libya are in a state of war against the u. A. E. The United Arab Emirates was also out on wednesday in Human Rights Watch report for a drone strike on a biscuit factory near tripoli in november 8 civilians were killed in nearly 30 wounded this is not the 1st time that it appears the us is firing from drones in libya at targets with disregard for civilians last year general have to include ramadan the month of jihad this year its the month of peace with their own not his cease ation of hostilities lusts his ambitions to control libya fully remain shelob alice. Libyas state oil company says a blockade has cost over 4000000000. 00 in lost revenue maybe its only productions been shut down since january when locals and tribes in the east and in the south declared their closure they say the oil revenue was going to militias in tripoli the fields under blockade constitute more than 80 percent of Libyan Oil Production in the news ahead Brazils Supreme Court blocks president jaya both sonars choice of a family friend for a new police chief that in the headlines. How its all change in the weather across europe now lots of clouds spilling in from the atlantic are rolling into central and eastern parts big areas of low pressure parting through so we have got some much needed rainfall making its way into central and eastern parts of the continent further south it is a little dry here that eastern side of the med you have want to see showers heading over to was great but essentially a lot of fine dry and sunny weather somewhat drier into spain and portugal as well but you cant without the possibility of a shower or 2 here the wetter weather is further north france seeing a fair bit of that wet weather pushing into northern parts of italy through switzerland southern areas of germany as well the u. K. Also seeing some rather unsettled weather at the moment right across the British Isles of france and on the other side of the north sea seeing some west of where the pushing into scandinavia i will drift a little further east would just be going through friday some more heavy downpours coming in for some i would tools the Baltic States said denmark seeing some heavy rain they will speckling of showers there still in place across england scotland wales and into southern parts a little drier it must be said central areas of france still seeing some of that western weather but for much of Southern Europe it is fine and dry a lousy father and right to across northern parts of africa showers in the process of clearing away with plenty of sunshine behind. Throughout history human kind has come together to prevail in our darkest moments this is a moment for pretty much the opposite for hiding laying low saving humankind by really really not getting near it every generation has its moment where individual sacrifice makes way for the good of those who will come after this war is ours. Top stories this hour on aljazeera positive news on the pandemic in south korea where for the 1st time in 2 months it has reported no new domestic cases strictures have been eased and brought us to been allowed to hold events marking with his birthday. Germany has banned iran back to hezbollah and designated as a terrorist organization police are conducting raids and detain suspected members germany under pressure from the u. S. And israel to ban its belong in the libyan border city for half has announced a ceasefire for the mus