A new economic package to help businesses and farmers. And newborn babies are among dozens killed in 2 separate attacks in afghanistan the taliban denies any involvement. To me a person spokesman is the latest senior russian official to construct the coronavirus as the number of infections surges to the 2nd largest world why. Should it be postal voting only for the us president ial election in november a political battle intensifies after dozens of covert 19 cases linked to a primary held last month. I did a member of the u. S. Coronavirus task force is calling on states not to rush to ease restrictions Dr Anthony Fauci has warned of serious consequences including needless death is among the experts testifying before senators theyre reviewing the trumpet ministrations handling of the pandemic and discussing plans to lift lockdowns but he said that ignoring guidelines could trigger an outbreak that states may be unable to control. Well lets go live to our White House CorrespondentKimberly Hawk with complete dr fox he did give some indication of what he might be saying at this hearing when he spoke to the New York Times earlier people might have been expecting some strong words what was the tone of the hearing though the hearing was relatively measured having said that dr anthony found she one of the Top Public Health officials in the United States certainly was very frank in terms of the risks that are posed with reopening states too soon he was concerned and expressed that concern about some states that may be accelerating some of the key benchmarks the federal government has put in place namely that number of hospitalizations need to go down infections need to go down before there is a reopening in even then that the reopening should be faced but for his part he did also project some optimism saying that what will really stop the coronavirus in the United States is a vaccine and there have been some ed vance ments having said that he also once again underscored this concern that if states is sort of feel confident about reopening there could be as spike in cases take a listen to what he had to say they feel if that occurs there is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak you may not be able to control which in fact dark simply will set you back only leading to some suffering and it could avoid it could even set you back road to try to get economic recovery which would almost turn that clock back rather than Going Forward that is my get your concerns dr fired chair and his colleagues from the coronavirus toss for us who are also giving evidence said that at this hearing having to try to fairly fine line because of course the spread of coronavirus in the u. S. Has become very politicized and were expecting to hear the president i think speak in about an hours time or so. Well there is going to be a press briefing out of the press secretary press secretary kaley mcenaney whether the u. S. President will show up its not impossible is certainly something that could happen particularly if hes annoyed with the fact that dr anthony found she was pretty frank about whether or not students could go back to school in the fall as they are expected saying that that may be a bridge too far what he did say and there is no question that the democrats as well as republicans became political at times with regard to the questions they were asking anthony found she and others really looking for that gotcha moment that could be used against a political ponette later on in terms of the u. S. Response but with regard to the School Opening in the fall dr anthony found she was very clear that theres going to need to be tens of millions of tests available for the hundreds of millions of americans that are not just going to school but are also trying to go back to work to put that in perspective as of yesterday the United States had conducted just 9000000 tests so there is certainly a long way to go and what dr anthony found she said in the meantime is the best prevention is staying at home but obviously that is something that is not possible so now they are exploring these phase re openings and again the issue for the u. S. President is that he wants to do that to get the economy back on track before there is a vote in november which he hopes will result in his reelection so theres no question that were going to see both sides democrats and republicans trying to spin the answers of the Public Health official that were relatively measured the next opportunity for that will be at the White House Press briefing that is set to begin at any moment Committee Thanks very much indeed were going to be keeping an eye out on that purse briefing that youre talking about just to see if the pro the president does turn up thanks very much indeed. Afghanistans president has ordered the military to resume offensive operations against the taliban and other on groups follows the killing of dozens of people in 2 attacks one was at a Maternity Hospital and kabul the other targeted mourners at a funeral in eastern afghanistan alexey obrien reports. That the Maternity Hospitals are supposed to be a place of sanctuary for a new life but instead this was the same of what the f. B. I. And governments calling a war crime and an act against humanity. Shes. I brought my newborn grandchild for a vaccination and suddenly the explosion happened i dont remember anything after that i was in the middle of the hospital but then i found myself outside and hit by bullets. Gunmen storming a hospital compound in the capital kabul with the Aid OrganizationDoctors Without Borders runs a maternity clinic new mothers and babies are among the victims. The attackers were shooting at anyone in this hospital for no reason its a Government Hospital and a lot of people bringing their women and children for treatment the attack is reportedly threw grenades provoking panicking inside. And a gun battle with Security Forces. When the firing started we went to the safe room there were 9 of us inside for 4 hours the attacker came at the back of the door and fired but he couldnt into the room all our colleagues were on hurt there but there were casualties amongst the patients inside the ward. While the firefight was underway dozens of people will lead to safety the injured transferred to other hospitals. In the neighborhood in the west of the city is home to the shia his are a community a frequent target of attacks by both the taliban and i sill into groups. And at a hospital in the Eastern Province of more chaotic scenes after a suspected suicide bomber targeted a crowd gathered nearby for a funeral. Where there were a lot of bodies lying on the ground some of them were dead and some of them were injured. The victims bundled into ambulances taxis and pickup trucks anything to get them to medical help quickly. I some of the injured were treated on stretchers on the floor the hospital overwhelmed. And the surviving mourners left planning more funerals. Brian al jazeera freelance Journalist Bill also water he is in kabul he says the taliban has distanced itself from the attacks. The taliban said that they were not behind both the attacks the attack here in kabul took place in a shia neighborhood in the west of kabul they have been frequently targeted and very brutal attacks by the Islamic State the attack in the east has the fingerprints of the Islamic State the commander whose funeral was being held as a family. Major security sectors they have really stood both against the taliban but also against the Islamic State in that part of the country and i think more worryingly for the government of afghanistan and for its allies i think they are dealing with the new deadly front because we were time and again told that Islamic State was defeated but yet there are. State fighters in cells capital of launching deadly attacks in major cities including kabul opposition politicians in hong kong are warning the government against pushing through a proposed law that criminalizes mockery of chinas National Anthem chief executive carrie lamb announced the build will soon be prioritized in legislative debates that follows the arrests of 200 protesters taking part in flash mob rallies the opposition says the plans new law could trigger more antigovernment protests all 11000000 people in the chinese city of hand will be tested for the virus over the next 10 days after several new cases were discovered the city was the epicenter of the outbreak in china and where the illness 1st emerged in december 5 infections were reported on monday the 1st since its lockdown was lifted last month. Indias Prime Minister has announced an economic package worth 270000000000. 00 to help farmers Small Businesses and Migrant Workers restrictions are easing there despite the biggest single day infections increase in the countrys also resume services and parts of its vast Railway Network which is one of the largest in the world thats after a 7 week shutdown which left millions of passengers stranded are india correspondent elizabeth put on them reports from new delhi. They waited in long lines of the scorching sun for hours before their trains departed from new Delhi Railway station thousands of people who managed to get tickets on one of the 15 trains leaving the capital on tuesday. Student had the same problem as many others when the Indian Railways website crashed when tickets went on sale on monday evening which. I had to read a long time because. The tickets were supposed to be over. But they were. Those who were able to buy tickets for the lucky ones all 54000 tickets for 30 trains nationwide. Was one of those who missed. 15 month old baby who was born with a heart condition to new delhi for medical treatment in late march just days before the amount all hospitals cancelled treatment the family was a victim from their lodging on saturday after running out of money they tried to buy train tickets to their home and more than a 1000 kilometers away but missed out. We have no intention of staying here we want to go home so that he can get. At least his medications can. The family 14 kilometers to the train station hoping to find a way home 30 Train Services will travel between here in the capital new delhi and 50 major cities around the country some day some less frequent they will run at full capacity each carrying around 800. 00 passengers. Before boarding and must wear face masks at all times. Indian vary in ways that its up to passengers to maintain social distancing on board and the number of Train Services will be gradually increased. Some state leaders have said the resumption of services is too many and too soon but Prime Minister said theyll help. At the worlds 5th biggest economy moving again sabri exports of all the experts and Scientists Say that the krona virus is going to be part of our lives for a long time however we cant literalize revolve around the corona virus either we will wear masks follow physical distancing and we wont let our goals out of sight. For the millions stranded the trains counter vive soon enough elizabeth pran of aljazeera new delhi. But more ahead in the news hour including preparing for the worst held in the coffin 1000 patients in the netherlands are given a choice between being sent to the i. C. U. Or staying at home. Find out what an unusual kind of help several african countries are asking from china. Lebannon is now preparing for a 4 day nationwide shutdown only a week after easing song of its coronavirus restrictions government ministers made the decision after the number of new daily cases rose to its highest level in more than a month thats prompted concerns about a 2nd wave of infection then harder has more from beirut. The lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus was gradually being eased allowing lebanese to get back to something resembling normal life but in recent days the rate of infections increased prompting the government to order a 4 day closure as of wednesday night where you have been the mushing to. The rate of infections from one person to another has accelerated here in the past 3 days there were 109 cases in 4 days and this has reversed our gains the failure to wear masks and reckless disregard for social distancing ghouls are being blamed for the rise. Rather hard on a sort of pity to close the country again but the problem is people were not complying with the Safety Measures we already closed our shops for a month and we lost a lot. So far there have been fewer than 30 deaths reported and a 1000 cases but Health Experts warn the full extent of the outbreak is not known because of the lack of testing a daily average of 1000 tests in a nation of 6000000 people. But that there is. A strict mechanism should be put in place or else we will risk everything weve achieved this 2nd wave of infections will happen but we want it to happen slowly so our Health Care System will be able to treat all the patients more than 100 expats who recently returned from various countries contribution to the surge the government has been criticized for not enforcing strict quarantine orders thousands more are expected to arrive home soon levanon does not have the resources to deal with a major outbreak its Health Care System is fragile there is a lack of medical equipment economic recession and financial crisis have left the state close to bankruptcy it goes public and private hospitals and millions of dollars. Many lebanese cant afford to stay home especially those who rely on daily wages while the local currency continues to lose value the crisis has provoked months of protests but. The government of the people to stay in their homes instead of returning to the streets to revive the a revolution. They are already dying of hunger. Meant taining restrictions could lead to social upheaval and more economic losses but lebanons leaders say they want to prevent a Health Catastrophe with less than 15000 hospital beds available for coronavirus patients they warn of a tough phase ahead senator. The spokesman for russias president is in hospital being treated for corona virus 52 year old Dmitri Prescott was last seen in public almost 2 weeks ago at a meeting with Vladimir Putin the kremlin leaders announced an easing of the nation wide lockdown despite russia having the worlds 2nd highest number of covert 1000 cases after the United States. A fire at a russian hospital treating covered 1000 patients in some pittsburgh has killed 5 people but patients were on ventilators in an intensive care ward on the 6th floor of St Georges Hospital the citys governor says its likely the far was started by a short circuit in a ventilator its the 2nd fart to break out at a russian hospital in less than a week officials have announced an investigation into ventilators used at some medical facilities on a bunch of sky is a russia policy analyst and a senior fellow at the Washington Institute and shes joining us now on skype from washington d. C. Thanks very much indeed for being with us what russias medical system be able to cope to think. I very much doubt that theres 2 theres 2 countervailing factors 2 different factors on the one hand russia has a history of stockpiling supplies much more so frankly than western countries and youre seeing in terms of whats being reported now these your time all mobilization efforts this is a menace and for russian citizens of world war 2 on the other hand on the other hand the pervasive corruption that is prevalent in all levels of russian government and Russian Society coupled with a quick and yes its there but its not very good its it may not be of good quality raises questions and the Biggest Issue really is that. Russia is not a democratic country its a place where the government lies to its people where the government lies to the rest of the world and certainly all these factors raise very very serious doubt that its at the medical system will be able to handle it as i just mentioned there have been a couple of fires at hospitals in the russian i mean were talking about 2 hospitals out of many in russia but does that tell us anything about the kind of pressure that the system and the doctors and the medical staff might be under. You know so to me when i saw news of this fire this reminded me of a horrible tragedy that happened 2 years ago in a safe area and town of camera well. A fire in a Movie Theater where children and their teachers died it was a horrible story basically parents watched stood outside helplessly and watched their Children Burn the fire to the extent that we know happened again because of corruption because of poor procedures put in place there were no sprinklers and so forth. As news evolves around of about the reasons for why this fire happened to me this is a symptom of again corruption other problems within the system that raise all these questions about how how will russia handle this pandemic Going Forward we were running a story just a few days ago about 3 doctors who had to p