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More than 6 months now since the 1st cases were reported but the resurgence of corona virus is now such a real threat with some nations seeing their worst spikes yet india for example has become the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 cases infections spreading in the smaller rural areas where Health Systems are far weaker and some states are now re imposing their restrictions after the nationwide lockdown was lifted last month in brazil the hospitals are struggling to cope with what is the worlds 2nd biggest outbreak and there are concerns there as there are in india as well and a lack of testing has left many infections on reported lets not forget also president diables unary himself continues to isolate after being infected and the u. S. Has shattered yet another record with more than 77000 cases in a single day even with those numbers politicians remain divided over the orders to wear a face mask the governor of georgia is now urging residents to wear them a day after suing the mayor of atlanta over its mosque mandate so heres the tame. This hour. In paris to talk was through what the European Union is trying to do to rebuild the economy there but were starting with kimberly how at the white house mosques kimberlys so its still incredible to think about 77000 cases a day that this is a continuing issue. And make no mistake about it even though the governor of the u. S. State of georgia is suggesting people should wear a mask hes still defending his lawsuit against the Atlanta Mayor that is the largest city in his state who is mandating these mass and that is something the governor doesnt agree with as stick with me here because i know its confusing but essentially what hes saying is no american wants to be forced to do something theyll just use common sense so well these city of atlanta is putting it a mandate that you must wear a mask when you go into a restaurant for example or if you just go about your business and this is something that the governor of that state does not support he says that the in his lawsuit that the mandate is too restrictive and the mayor exceeded her authority well one of the top Infectious Disease specialist has weighed in on that saying that wearing a mask is just common sense i can say as a Public Health official that i would urge the leaders the local political and other leaders in states and cities and towns to be as forceful as possible in getting your citizen tree to wear masks masks are important as part of the physical distance physical distancing is the most important but practically when youre living your life and trying to open up the country youre going to come into contact with people and for that reason we know that masks are really important. A lot of other issues we can talk about kimberly but ive been focusing in on schools a lot because this is again something which affects so many people and again theres so much confusion and the pressure to go back to school seems to come from the building behind you itself. Thats right again polarization and politicize ation of the reopening of schools just as weve seen on the issue of mass where conservatives tend to lean towards making it a personal choice versus a mandate or seeing that when it comes to schools as well now the white house is saying that it will issue new guidelines on the reopening of schools the white house very cant have them opening because it helps the economy something donald trump is trying to bring back after went on life support following the shutdown student hope at night but many parents are saying we dont feel comfortable putting our kids back in classrooms until we know that there can be and is short of out of safety and right now as states across the United States 40 whatever 50 are seeing their cases of cope with 1000. 00 surge many parents not having the Comfort Level they would like and they also have to point out the fact that the white house to say well look we could do Online Learning but many families are saying that simply isnt an option for us so theres a lot of confusion as you point out again Dr Anthony Fauci weighing in this one too saying of course we want kids to go back to school but at the same time we have to make sure its a safe environment right now a lot of counties dont have that certainty can be how it gets in the white house thank you kimberly before we look at the situation in europe i want to bring in our last in america is here to see newman in santiago to talk through the situation 1st of all in brazil which i outlined earlier there is just so much bad news coming out of there and absolutely no sign of those numbers changing at all. Hello kemal there is actually bad news and good news in brazil but bad news clearly is that brazil has now surpassed that rather worrisome milestone of tool 1000000 confirmed infections and perhaps whats most noteworthy about it is that it took them 4 months to reach 1000000 infections in less than one month to double that number to more than 2000000 the president is himself confined at the moment because he has tested positive to call it but he says he is feeling absolutely fine unlike the nearly 77000 brazilians who have died so far from coal the dying teen it is it has been reduced the spread of the pandemic has been lowered in some places but in others its continuing to rise particularly in places that have very very weak Health PublicHealth Systems and cannot cope with the infections and with the sick but the good news that i mentioned is that the w. H. O. Has just come out to say that it believes that if that actions in brazil are no longer rising exponentially and exponentially is the key word here which they say would then present a unique and very much needed opportunity for brazil to try to get the pandemic under control so right now its a kind of a Glass Half Full or half empty depending on how you want to look at maybe just a glimmer of hope there isnt it what do you tell us as well about chile. There in santiago you wearing a mask i see plenty of people behind you wearing them as well how how bad is the situation there because brazil tends to dominate the latin america picture. Its it certainly does because the population of brazil is 11 times larger than that of chile it is the largest country in the region but in actual fact chile has one of the most serious cases of a cold with 19 the highest death rate per 1000000 inhabitants of any other country in of any country rather in latin america the. Well you see behind me are wearing face masks i am as well you can be arrested and fined for not doing so the good news in the case of chile is that according to the Health Minister the number of infections here in santiago has gone down significantly but it continues to be very very high in the north of chile and gas that. These are areas where that the mining minister industry is very very strong and so that has actually cause the price of copper to go up for fear that the production of this metal will be affected people here are pressing very hard for the government to relax confinement measures weve been in quarantine now for months the people behind me have special permits in order to be outside for only 3 hours twice a week and so credibly some people are even trying to rent their neighbors dogs because they say that would at least give them permission to go out and walk around a couple of times a day so theres a lot of pressure for this to be relaxed but theres no sign that that will happen anytime soon extraordinary times arent they lucy newman is our lots in america and its been some good so aside from the u. S. You can see were looking at some developing countries here and the effect on those and thats what we spoke to all of historical about earlier hes a professor of International Relations at from the vatican in brazil he says neglect by the president there in the nationwide response has made finding the virus even harder. When you look at the number of deaths in brazil over 70000. 00 and many many more per capita than than in other countries like argentina or peru which have taken a more scientific approach so i think that still makes a difference to flatten the curve in brazil i think theres an aggravating factor that because the president doesnt want to take responsibility hes basically saying im against social distancing measures in order to be able to blame the economic crisis 6 months or a year from now and those who have defended the social distancing measures and because hes minimizing the crisis i think a lot of brazilians are unaware of the risk and theres a big debate about whether you know the president has uncovered a potential conspiracy against him and cetera so the idea of you know of not having a minister of help in the midst of the crisis and this strategy of constant minimization certainly makes commenting the crisis in brazil much more difficult than in other developing countries that have taken a more responsible approach focusing on india now which we mentioned earlier another rise in cases there in fact it is the 3rd worst affected country with more than 25000 deaths and as cases now surpassed 1000000 more states are imposing lockdowns to try to contain the outbreak has about piron and with this from you demi. Municipal workers spray disinfectant in a neighborhood in filigree one of many areas of the state of west bengal under lockdown but she and i had an n. D. To minister to meet in the north to do an on the political dissent of around a 3rd of indias 1300000000 population are facing some restrictions while some places such as goa are only imposing a weekend lockdown indias 2nd most populous state be hot has ordered its nearly 130000000 residents to stay home for 2 weeks. Beyond is one of indias poorest States Health experts are concerned about how rural and less developed areas are handling the outbreak now as it spreads its verdict. In the rural majority states the Health Infrastructure in the rural areas is far weaker and testing so reliant on backtrace to get better are going to be a bigger challenge india is seeing around 35000. 00 new cases and 700 deaths every day even though its testing more than 300000 people daily that still one of the worlds lowest experts believe the actual number of infections could be much higher its almost certainly under the mint and the question of what the noble underestimation the let me feel that it may be underestimated by a factor of maybe even between Something Like going to 22 in the number of cases or to get the know if it crosses a 1000000 were probably looking at something more like 20 to 30000000 in the population and maybe that number could be even but despite the rise in cases the Indian Government remains positive Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan says india has performed better than any other country in fighting quoted 19 adding that only 2. 5 percent of the factions have resulted in deaths but independent Health Experts say that number isnt actually not just because of indias low level of testing but the fact that most deaths in the country oh its medically certified elizabeth purana aljazeera new delhi. Now back to europe we said that leaders were meeting in brussels for the 1st time in months to negotiate some sort of covenanting Recovery Plan a proposed 858000000000. 00 rescue package is aimed at pulling the European Union out of what could be its deepest ever recession talks last month ended in deadlock the east for biggest economies germany france italy and spain all backed the proposal but some other countries dont see keeping an eye on events as Natasha Butler and paris for us i mean that just underlines the whole european project doesnt it they look for unity but there will always be these divisions amongst the member countries and theres so much at stake here. Was very difficult isnt it when youve got 27 Member States for all Member States to be on the same page and degree and that is why we see these e. U. Submits that tend to go on for several days when there is such a big issue on the table the big issue here is a Recovery Fund for europe the economies of being battered by the Current Affairs pandemic were talking about a Recovery Fund of 800 60000000000. 00 u. S. Dollars thats whats being proposed by the e. U. Commission and the president that is supported by some countries including france and germany who say that this is a time to show solidarity its a time of crisis its a time to help some of the weaker Member StatesMember States that have been weakened by this particular countries like italy and spain so badly affected by the covert 19 pandemic but on the other side you have so more fiscally conservative countries austria netherlands denmark sweden who are saying look we need to think about the size of this fund theyre uncomfortable with the fact that the commission is going to be boring so much money off the Financial Markets theyre worried about debts and they also worry about the way the money would be distributed whether it would be grants or loans so talks ongoing and expected to go on for quite a bit longer we heard earlier from the german chancellor as she arrived in brussels indicating that it could be very difficult to reach a deal. Were not sure if well be able to come to a solution yet although we are hopeful but we have to be realistic it will require a great deal of compromise from all of us if we are to achieve something thats good for europe and something thats an appropriate response to the economic difficulties were facing i expect negotiations to be very difficult. The french presence emanuel mark rohr when he arrived in brussels said that this was you know a moment for europe to really show ambition and in many respects what michaels been saying all along is that if europe fails to come together the e. U. Fails to come together and sign off on this Recovery Plan then the very future of the e. U. Could be a stake and what he means by that is if the e. U. Fails some Member States they feel like the use turned its back on them then this could fuel an anti e. U. Sentiment in some of those countries and that of course could fuel or at least lead to the breakup of the European Union in the future as people just simply feel fed up with the whole project and that is why micro merkel and many other countries many other leaders are saying that this is a time of crisis theres a lot of stake here we need to back this plan. In paris thank you. We are around a quarter past the hour heres whats coming up tributes paid to 2 protesters who died last week in mali as regional leaders try to mediate a growing political crisis also a suspect in a major mexico criminal investigation is brought back to the country to face charges well have an update from mexico city and in sports what is the olympic president have to say about the prospect of fans being able to attend next years tokyo games. Sudan 1st of all where police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who are opposed to legal reforms made by the government hundreds of protesters rallied outside the great mosque in the car to. Justice minister announced on sunday the easing of sharia based laws to protect human rights among the reforms the decriminalizing of apostasy and the sale of alcohol to non muslims also flogging will no longer be used as a punishment were going to talk to freelance journalist mohammed made about this now hes on skype from. Mohammed 1st of all why is the government making these changes now. You know its actually the. Needed of the mission. Needed in sudan and its part of the demands of the ousted president bashir in. 2000 mind because. The majority of the. 4 freedoms. Especially you know the woman. From many districted knows that in the era of including the indecent this woman and other other parts in the. Government is now demanding but all of the demands of the revolution its been on the streets and you know that there were. Protests nationwide protests in sudan in june. By ministers. To implement the demands of the revolution including the formation so this so permission to be go there because. Many because of the all the. Best and i know how to be adjusted with. Clarity and thats all in the country and i will be down here it will have to be done in a very measured way if youre going to for example introduce alcohol for muslims it will have to be i suspect tightly regulated or tightly controlled. Yes this is actually one of the one of the controversial things that within the laws i mean amended because. They have bought those no actually allow. For the and then muslims for the sunnis not muslims but its got to be a Company Actually is income by as it goes. You cannot i mean once you allow them in muslims to. That means you allow the consumption of alcohol in the country that member who are good for our own said to ears so and that includes including maybe open in the box imported from outside the company so. Identified theyre muslims from non muslims who want to and this is also theres another issue among the activists and normalise defendants that its a kind of discrimination as well that you are not allow theyre not muslims to do some sin and or