Their homes. And careers are essential workers in the United Kingdom but Delivery Companies are under fire for not looking out for their safety. As many countries across the peak coronavirus pandemic World Leaders are now being forced to make a decision open up the economy or reduce the risk of a 2nd outbreak thailand has announced itll be reopening Department StoresShopping Centers and food courts as it winds down its restrictions however International Flights are still banned which is bad news for the countrys vital toll risen industry chinas economy is showing signs of improvement after its lockdown was eased its industrial our port is up by 3. 9 percent in april compared to the same time last year but manufacturers are struggling with cancelled and read. Joost orders from outside of china looking further afield to the u. S. A whistle blower has told a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in multan history talk to rick bryant says he was fired as the head of the federal Vaccine Development simply because he raised concerns over the White House Coronavirus response well scott hyla has more on this and joins me now from the thai capital bangkok good to have you with us scott i mean much to consider really for the authorities before they open up those locations many points to really consider. In many points you know this is something that they are calling phase 2 here so here this is you know we had on may 33rd we had the slight opening if you will of certain then use restaurants and a little bit of expansion a relaxation of those restrictions here during the cold 19 shutdown if you will what were expecting now on sunday may 17th this was Just Announced today here on friday from the special commission that the government has put together evaluating how they hand over covert 1000 control and that is now theyre going to open shopping malls thats where were standing at central this is one of these big Shopping Complexes if youve ever been to downtown bangkok the central dispatch here in downtown bangkok several of the main subway stops i should say metro stop skytrain stops at these massive Shopping Complexes that connected to them were one of them and theyre very happy that there will be finally opening after several weeks multiple weeks almost 2 months that they were shut down so obviously thats something thats important to the economy here but also its really a quality of life issue for a lot of the people that live here in bangkok so here of course i mean the tourism season begins now for thailand and many other countries really in asia pacific but theyve had the rug pulled from underneath their feet because in thailands case no International Travelers can arrive. Absolutely no 20 percent of the g. D. P. The money that comes into thailand to drive the economy here is from tourism and obviously that has brought been shut down since the end of march and will continue to be completely shut down until the end of may because as you said theres a ban on International Flights one of the biggest feeders into International Tourism here is china obviously that is going to be something theyre going to going to want to focus on once they slowly open up this country but its interesting i was speaking with an economist earlier today and he was saying yes tourism is very important getting the economy back up commerce back up retail back up what were going to start to see start of on sunday those are all very very important things but he says youre really not going to be able to properly evaluate the economic rebound at least until june he says the biggest hit yes all these Main Industries here in thailand but its the lack of investment both local and International Investment in thailand you know its been hit the worst by Southeast Asian nations because of covert 19 so he says the biggest the long term long Term Economic hit is going to be that lack of investment and that something is going to have to get but obviously theyre very happy that the malls will start to open up so money will start to come back into the country to the city bangkok but obviously its going to be domestic markets 1st and then hopefully in the weeks to come they can open it up to International Markets to help him buckle thank you. Well as we mentioned u. S. Banks next but has some die warnings following the governments credit iris response. Says the worst of the pundit may still be to come to. A dire warning from the medical expert formerly in charge of the u. S. Governments effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Without better planning 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history immunologist rick bright told a house subcommittee he was removed from his position as head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority after resisting pressure to expand access to an unproven malaria drug promoted by President Trump wright also testified that prior to the pandemic his calls for the nation to increase its medical supply stockpile went ignored from that moment i knew that we were going to have a crisis for Health Care Workers because they were not taking action we were already behind the ball that was our last window of opportunity to turn on their production to save the lives of those Health Care Workers and we didnt act right drafted a whistleblower complaint after his demotion a government watchdog office says it found substantial likelihood of wrongdoing in brights removal hes among several government scientists recently ousted from their positions after clashing with trump over the coronavirus i want him to be more like a rug those employees the bright morning some people that do a very good job trump discounted brights concerns about a 2nd wave of infections and headed to pennsylvania where without a mask he toured a medical equipment distributor as the economic pain from shuttered businesses continues to mount and the president ial election draws near trump says the u. S. Should begin to reopen a position championed by some protesters who are also his supporters but polls show most americans think its too early to reopen i dont know this is a very scary time and i dont think its over right now even as lines for food giveaways snake on and newly released unemployment numbers show 36 and a half 1000000 americans have lost their jobs to the crisis heidi joe castro aljazeera Silver Spring maryland. Theres a lot of good news out there for china where theres a significant boost in production between youths in beijing with details of how the economy is showing signs of drugs and bone so the Chinese Government here is at pains to emphasize that the momentum is looking good that there is a steady recovery and that these figures are better than expected but of course the devil is in the detail and what we are seeing a little deeper into these figures that is that the chinese economy is still struggling to recover from the core of a 19 standstill so Industrial Production has rebounded that is up 3. 9 percent year on year and up from a 1 point one percent fall in march so those numbers a looking good retail sales unfortunately are down they fell by 7. 5 percent which is even worse than what some analysts forecast and they forecast at a 6 percent fall and thats key because the chinese economy is very much powered by domestic consumption fixed Asset Investment was also down people are buying property here its 10. 3 percent lower and urban unemployment rose slightly thats at 6 percent and thats up 0 point one percent from march now that figure in particular is want to Pay Attention to unemployment is a big issue here in china because the government sees it as key to social stability but at the same time its very difficult to get accurate data on unemployment figures here analysts say urban unemployment could be spiking and we could see about 22000000 people lose their jobs and thats just in cities of course china has a huge Migrant Worker population and some estimates are saying that there could be as many as 80 to 100000000 people losing their jobs across china and that would spell a lot of trouble. Japans state of emergency has been lifted across most of the country but not in tokyo or other several high risk areas Prime Minister shinzo arbor day says its important to try to stop a chain of bankruptcies but if cases begin to rise again theyll put restrictions back into place so not a few who are not and there is always the fear of the extreme end toward a new daily life full scale social and Economic Activities and their trillion creases the risk if each and every one is not vigilant enough the future after 2 weeks cannot be predicted unfortunately the number of infected people increases there may be a 2nd declination of the mergence. The 1st person to test positive inside a refugee camp in bangladesh is arriving a man its feared the virus could race through the settlements in coxs bazar with nearly a 1000000 People Living there social distancing is difficult and access to Running Water is limited many Rohingya Refugees fled a military offensive in myanmar over 2 years ago a powerful typhoon in eastern philippines has forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters many fear that typhoon or fong poll could cause catastrophic landslides severe winds have destroyed homes and cut off Power Supplies on the Central Island of some our rescue efforts are being complicated by restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus jamila lindo going to the capital manila. The pandemic has actually maybe evacuation even more complicated because its very difficult to implement immediate evacuation at this time but they assure civilians that in the Evacuation Centers theyre setting up tents and giving masks and making sure that doctors are on standby morny touring the Health Status of civilians there now for a country that has often been you know hit by typhoon at least 20 every year the situation in the philippines is particularly difficult this year its start with with a volcano just a few hours away in manila where it shut down industries now after that different demick has also shut down the entire region the blue zone where more than 50000000 people are actually have been under quarantine for almost 2 months and just as this weekend the government is planning to ease restrictions to slowly open up industries in this typhoon has started which means the typhoon season may about to start the government also says that the Calamity Fund is already short over the fast few weeks its been giving out cash aid and assistance to local governments but it also says that its doing the best it can and its asking for private enterprises industries to help in to pitch and really to to help mitigate the impact of this crisis and really important thing to remember as well in the region is the volcano in ill buy that is also threatening to spew a heart according to vulcanologists that might even complicate the situation more. Still ahead here on out is there a grief cripps brazil as deaths from covert 900 soul but the president insists the country must get back to work also. Caught between the fighting and the pandemic 2 tragedies that are putting yemens people a greater risk their stories after the break. 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Welcome back youre watching on to 0 means hole romney a reminder of our top stories thailand has announced it will be reopening Department StoresShopping Centers and food courts as it winds down its restrictions International Flights are still bound however straining the countrys vital Tourism Industry and chinas economy is showing signs of gradual improvement after a slow downs with the east its industrial output is up 3. 9 percent in april compared to last year but unemployment is higher and retail sales have fallen further than expected. And a whistleblower in the u. S. Has told a congressional hearing that the nation could be facing its darkest winter in modern history dr rick bright says he was removed from his government post because he raised concerns over the White House Coronavirus response. While the pandemic has left many employees on furlough while working from home careers are even busier than normal but some companies in the u. K. Are being criticized for failing to provide equipment necessary to ensure their safety so were going to get reports from london. Its a very busy time for self employed cleary appalled hughes hes delivering twice as many packages them before the u. K. Went into lockdown as well as the increased workload keeping safe is also a priority and that would usually involve using personal protective equipment or p. P. E. H quite difficult because 1st of all you have to get. The normal way you interact with people and it feels rude at 1st unfortunately i think the government to fall a bit there and they the ball with all with all this woman getting paid place. As key workers providing an essential service cleary is all supposed to be guaranteed a measure of safety by the companies they work full but because they are technically self employed they are not guaranteed sick pay and many feel obliged to work even if they are on well and that poses a health risk to their families and the people they interact with while the has been pressuring the government to provide Health Care Workers and people some of the companies trying cleary is are accused of overlooking their safety its a very poor response as far as im concerned recently theyve started to have this sort of. I want to say real. Conversation with us but at this point the far as im concerned its too little too late workers at this Company Behind me complained that at the start of the lockdown at one distribution point they were being forced to go out without any protective equipment now the company has since started providing mosques gloves and hand sanitizers but the question remains as to how they could be forced to do that when they were facing an increased workload as well as risk of infection the company has said that it had been quote guided by the latest government advice and remained responsive to the latest updates. As the u. K. Loosens its lockdown the unions representing workers say that members will still need those protections in place we still dont have a clear. Rules or regulations in place for the face coverings against other countries this clearly is a matter of concern a concern thats led to many saying protections must be guaranteed for those providing a Crucial Service during this Pandemic Center diagonal edges era london well a number of European Countries have started reopening the borders but with heavy restrictions lithuania latvia and estonia probably. And now allowing their citizens to travel between the 3 countries in what is the use 1st travel bubble meanwhile spain has begun enforcing a 14 day mantri quarantine for the people its allowing back in the e. U. Had earlier recommended its members close borders completely until may 15th if the u. K. Government lab says a new made coronavirus Antibody Test is nearly 100 percent accurate the british Prime Ministers office has hailed the finding as a potential game changer governments worldwide are considering mass Antibody Testing as a way to ease coronavirus