A new outbreak emerge in the countrys north and brazils president flouts social distancing measures again as infections keep rising in latin americas hardest hit country. The global hunt for a Coronavirus Vaccine and treatment took a leap forward on monday with World Leaders pledging billions of dollars to the fight the European Commission hosted a virtual fundraising conference and nations promised to contribute more than 8000000000. 00 towards research a turning point according to the commissions president 3 and a half 1000000 people have now been infected by the virus about a 3rd of those have recovered but about 250000. 00 people have died gradually country by country in some instances even city by city lockdowns are being lifted one of the hardest hit countries italy was among the nations that began easing restrictions on monday were going to have more from italy a little later but join a whole begins our coverage from oxford where scientists are working on a potential vaccine. Corona virus isnt going away so the world must find ways to live with it better ways of testing for it more effective ways of treating it most importantly eventually a vaccine against it the patents are many the goal is one to defeat this virus and virtual pledging conference aims to channel billions of dollars into the Global Response its not just about pouring money into research but also about pooling resources and expertise for the common good. Measure. Its really. Now thats. Why. The u. S. Isnt involved and while china is offering to help there are concerns the worlds Top Economists already at political loggerheads may engage in a vaccine war donald trump has already claimed a vaccine is just months away scientists point out that even if a vaccine is discovered in months itll be a lot longer than that before its stale dup and available to the billions wholl need it which is why its so important to find drug treatments that work in the meantime both are central to the funds being pledged and both are at advanced stages of trialing and research here at the university of oxford professor Martin Landry is leading the Worlds LargestClinical Trial into coronavirus drug treatments a project called recovery hes hoping to find an existing drug or combination of drugs that works to save lives well before a vaccine becomes globally available. I think your is probably too strong i dont think therell be a single drug that suddenly wipes out clone a virus but i think effective treatments are in sight and theyre critical theyre critical because patients are dying today and tomorrow and the day after and even with the best will in the world with 18 months of having a scaled up vaccine at best we need treatments that deal with the problem of now. Only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago heres a greatest for the developing world where social distancing is really adequate possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat jonah how aljazeera oxford professor michel cares a shame is the former executive director of the global fund to fight aids tuberculosis and malaria he joins us over skype from a source thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera you obviously have experience in fighting some of the worst diseases in the world how crucial is that Global Response do you think and looking at what were seeing now against the coronavirus would you say there is a viable Global Response right now. Well a Global Crisis requires Global Solidarity a global effort and the Global Response thats how the world responded to hiv aids to tuberculosis to malaria with extraordinary president unprecedented in the history of medicine results but that wasnt until today i would say the landscape when it comes to core in their iras everyone was working in his own the way as you noticed countries responded separately as if a global. Crisis could be only to nations by a nation thats an illusion so thats why i do welcome very much todays remarkable pledging conference because it brought together european leaders but also japan canada leaders from the middle east and all of the major multilateral organizations the World Health Organizations garvey which is the organization that can bring the vaccines to the people in need the global fund to fight aids which can channel money rapidly to come through this is a remarkable coming together brings great hope and so thats always good to have hope and certainly it is good that we have seen these countries come together there are 2 office absentees and that is the u. S. And china the worlds 2 biggest economies how much does that hamper a Global Response not having those 21. 00 board can still go ahead without them. I think it can go ahead but i think everyone would welcome china and the u. S. To join this effort china is showing determination to move in the more multilateral way so lets wait for what china will do. I guess until the u. S. President ial election in november i doubt that the u. S. Would join such an effort. But on the day to day basis scientists do communicate very much and the u. S. Science is not isolated from the science elsewhere in the world so and Companies Pharma companies that are involved in this vaccine search for vaccine and and tremendous effort to fight a cure or therapies are really multinational and look both of the u. S. And the rest of the world so i would i think be everyones playing. Roles in the global theater of geopolitics but scientists cooperate on the day to day basis and of course this is a fund raising conferences all about well mainly trying to find the vaccine which you know maybe we dont know how far away that will be but when it does happen are you confident that people around the world will have equal access to this faxing regardless of which country in which region of the wall that was discovered in. Yes barbara its not only about the vaccines i mean the there are 3 main pillars through to that conference one is the search for a vaccine the other is the search for therapies and the 3rd that is make sure that we have accurate tests to diagnose koran thereby virus and also to test for immunity to the virus because the currently available tests are still not fully accurate and theyre not scalable to the scale we need worldwide now to answer your question its a critical issue. I think the discussions have to start no upstream from the 18 months or so until we have evidence for efficacy of the vaccine and here again i mean despite all of the obstacles the intellectual property. The massive investments that maybe some private companies would have to make in generating a vaccine i would still feel optimistic because again looking back at h. L. V. Aids we have succeeded having 25000000 people on treatment worldwide 4 with drugs that were just an affordable in the very early days of the epidemic for the people so if we Work Together again if we have a global responds with Global Solidarity and commitment from the political world well get there always good to end a conversation like this on a note of optimism professor michelle has a former executive director of the global fund to fight aids tuberculosis and malaria sir thank you for sharing your expertise with us thank you. Now is really has begun a slow return to normality 8 weeks after becoming the 1st country in europe to go into lockdown 4 and a half 1000000 italians are now allowed back to work and relatives can reunite but schools and cinemas remain shut indefinitely alexy obrien reports. Theyve been waiting for for 2 months in the. Old grandfather and granddaughter reunited. During the korean teen we were desperate because now i cant even speak for how excited i am too excited we have only seen her with video calls for 2 months but it was not the same it couldnt be the same. Quarter when i saw her my heart stopped it seemed to be a century since id seen her after the longest lockdown in europe family visits ever allowed but only of relatives live in the same region. Elsewhere the queues were back at romes main the terminus station though its not just take it but temperatures being taken. For love the point is that obviously after staying at home for almost 60 days it feels good i feel good and i feel safe. Across as a more than 4000000 people were back at work as construction sites and factories reopened and restaurants were allowed to sell takeaway food but taking public transport is still being discouraged by government and mosques a compulsory when sharing public spaces and doors. Funerals remain limited to 15 people but the bereaved able to lay flowers on the graves of the did the florists nearby carefully disinfected. With more than 210000 reported cases and around 29000. 00 tickets italys one of the worst affected countries government leaders fear the loosening of restrictions will lead to a resurgence in cases Health Care Workers are taking extra measures to track infections isolate clusters and make sure hospitals and overwhelmed again. Want to get every. Were being careful trying not to do too many things but at least were finally outside and breathing some fresh air families making the most of the sunshine and parks that have been reopened playgrounds remain off limits but youre happy because finally today they have opened a few aberg. After having closed for a month and a half even though obviously my daughter was disappointed to find the playground are blocked off there are many reminders that life isnt the same with school cinemas and theaters shot indefinitely but those ancient country has witnessed plagues before and recovered italians just need to find a balance between staying safe and embracing their new found freedom brian al jazeera. Earlier i spoke to cattle a quarter of a harare who lives in milan i asked her how she felt after 2 months in isolation. I feel tired it has been very tiring and exhausting. But as a matter of our fact has gone faster and today weve entered a socalled phase 2. So we were allowed to go out for a walks or for jogging in parks that had been closed up until now and we are now up allowed to use it family and relatives not friends but family so the day i saw my parents after 2 months. We didnt hug i kept a distance and we mat at the park some of that we would play safe being outdoors and it was hired very hard to knock 2 kids and how to them we want to be safe people were very happy to be outside the feeling was being thrilled about being no 3 again especially kids children or riding their bicycles or school turn. So you could really sense their freedom my being there and there were a lot of people outside i think too many you need to keep the distance you had death strong feeling of being the 1st ones and experimental everything and you know that sometimes we were kind of lost because you are hit with an album of news and information and as time passes by you will end up being a hit by this huge amount of information and some of them are incorrect some are fake music and even the saw called x. Parents are sometimes have to. Rethink their theories. So that happens when youre in the 1st and having to deal with something so tremendously. Different from anything else that you experience in your life. Plenty more still ahead on the news hour including coronavirus restrictions are relaxed in thailand but without tourism many still need food handouts iran reopens mosques but only in some cities and on condition strict the Safety Measures are met plus. Doing good works. Calls around to allow more internationally trained doctors to practice in canada. But 1st nigeria has joined the host of countries easing restrictions following a 5 week lockdown but medical workers are warning that the large crowds returning to the streets could result in a major spike in cases amid address reports there from abroad. Nigerians in the capital take tentative steps towards normal life after a week of lockdown but scenes like this shock medical workers on the front lines of the fight against 19 it is not a good decision. I distilled and theyre hopeful which in india this is there is no strong. If we have and i think you know about people who are. Women who have to carry cars to go to hospital beds to be able to take care of those who may have been affected. Some of the citys open markets are being closed frustrating many traders have not sold anything for more than a month. And there is no provision for the masses so i think is the reason why. Dont you go before scituate the lockdown has taken a toll of mice and livelihoods and many here are in a hurry to recoup their losses the collapse in oil prices has been another major blow for nigerias Oil Dependent economy. Is a full were trying to keep the prices as they are we dont want to even think about how losses as a businessman your priority is to keep your customer in good and bad times remember that many people didnt own any money for weeks now but some Health Experts insist the government should continue to enforce emergency measures the government says are certain restrictions are being lifted night from 8 oclock until further notice and wearing of mask like this while outside and social distancing will not be strictly enforced in addition to reducing presenter numbers on public transport for now all places of worship will remain closed with government body enforcing social distancing. Another nigerian c. A the lifting of restrictions when infections are on the rise could be disastrous degrees. Thailand has also began easing its restrictions after a steady decline in the number of new Coronavirus Infections and the economy has been hit hard and many people now need help putting food on the table Scott Hartnell reports from bangkok. As thais enjoy the easing of covert 1000 restrictions many remain reliant on food handouts from charities and local communities i dont know and in some cases theres not enough to go around for those whove been waiting many closed businesses are able to reopen after almost 2 months of being shut but the state of emergency remains in place along with the 10 pm to 4 am curfew the ban on International Flights to thailand continues until the end of the month restaurants can have dine in customers but only one person per table and no alcohol for syria the pet soon on its better than nothing but it might be too late. One per year im very worried about the Tourism Industry ties dont have the same purchasing power as foreign visitors the chinese koreans and japanese spend a lot of money but theyre all gone i think it may even take a year for things to get better. The government will evaluate the situation every 2 weeks either determine to further ease the restrictions or if theres a spike in confirmed cases reimpose some of the rules while the government is a very much focused on the here and now of tackling covidien one thing theres a growing concern about the future some businesses opening up is good news but this country is so were lying on the Tourism Industry thats add a standstill like the empty streets here in old bangkok there are many types of businesses connected with tourism so a downturn cuts deep into the population here we are an economy that depends a lot on globalization we depend a lot on the movement of people in tens of the pentagons on tourism i think contributing to 20 percent of the g. D. P. We also depend heavily on exploiting pet grooming shops have also opened their doors the owner of bark lounge used her personal savings to keep the business afloat for her it paid off. A lot of my customers are starting to come back i think because my shop was closed for a long time during the temporary shutdown my clients had no choice since the government lifted some of the restrictions my customers are fighting to be the 1st in line thailand southern neighbor malaysia also began loosening covert restrictions most businesses including restaurants can reopen but some states are keeping restrictions in place they want more time to study the potential risks from relaxing the curbs back in the cramped low income neighborhoods of bangkok many dont work in the industries or businesses that every open so they still need the food handouts but theres hope that this is a 1st step that could lead to more restrictions being lifted and that they soon can return to providing for their families on their own its got tyler aljazeera bangkok. And High School Students are back in class in vietnam primary and nursery children are due to resume next week 3 months after schools were shot no cases have been reported for more than 2 weeks and none of the reported 300 infected people have died but japans a state of emergency has been extended until the end of this month Prime Minister shinzo august says the countrys infection rate has not yet dropped the safe levels however the measures will be reassessed in 10 days time and abbott says they will be eased earlier if possible the state of emergency only allows local governors to urge people to stay home and ask businesses to close that scene some bars and restaurants in densely populated cities stay open. When youre likable enough japan has not experienced the explosive spread of infections like in other countries and some positive results are beginning to appear such as the effective reproduction number of the whole country falling below but at present there is still a considerable number of new infections and the number of infections is not declining at a sufficient level because Chinese State media has accused the us of unprecedented propaganda warfare over the origins of covert 90 secretary of state by pump a 0 had said there is significant evidence it originated in a chinese lab while the Intelligence Committee continues to do its work they should continue to do that and verify so that we are certain i can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory was that the best experts so far seem to think it was manmade but no reaso