A job one group is looking to the u. S. Congress for help. The number of new coronavirus cases is surging on almost every continent its taken just 4 days for the global number of infections to jump from 15 to 16000000 and that in america more than 4300000 people have now been diagnosed with covered 19 and smaller than the u. S. And canada combined its been a surge of infections in many countries including brazil mexico and argentina. He is in the colombian capital bogota with more on the crisis from latin america. According to the paramedic held her again the sation there pandemic across the region is showing no signs of slowing down but experts there are particularly worried d the 5 countries brazil in mexico of course but also colombia where we are argentina to and to a lesser extent also cheated where things have eased up a bit of course brazil remains the main hot spot this week theyve been reporting more than 50000 cases for 4 days in a row however the government said that this sundays the number of confirmed cases has gone down to a little over 24000 well see what happens in the coming days but the worry there is that even if they brought under control their main hotspots the 1st hot spots at the beginning of the outbreak new ones have seen a period in particular in the south and center west of the country that had feared the much better so a lot of warre there now in countries like colombia where we are in tina the reopening of the economy as man a big big increase in cases so we are in a critical phase of the pandemic right now the same as happened in mexico that has seen a resurgence in hospitalizations despite the government thought they had already passed the peak depend a mic the past week 37 countries reported record spikes in daily cases among them is the us which is seeing between 60 to 70000 new infections per day florida has overtaken new york as the 2nd worst hit state by grown virus well the 9000 new cases were reported there on sunday taking the states total to more than 423000. 00. Australia has reported its highest ever single day rise in corona virus cases the bulk of them were in the state of victoria where 532 new infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours despite going back into lockdown the state is struggling to contain a resurgence of the virus the states have closed their borders to victorians and the virus continues to spread at an alarming rate in india Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has urged people to remain vigilant well most 50000 new cases were reported in just one day india has the 3rd highest number of confirmed cases in the worlds. And some of moroccos biggest cities are being shut down amid a surge in cases nobody will be able to enter or to leave casablanca are cash fares and more than 630 new cases were recorded on sunday one of the biggest daily rises so far. While the smith is professor of a merger Infectious Diseases at the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine she spoke to us about why theres been a recent spike in cases for more on the walt it is not really a surprise some countries just opened too quickly. Theres just starting to see the epidemic growing and so so we see a different picture but it is still the transmission intensity is still highest in a small number of countries kindly latin america has taken over even the Us South Africa and 14 were seeing a rapid resurgence and we know also see. A resurgence of cases in countries that were quite successful the beginning like or like australia initially you know the virus is spreading mainly in old care homes in care homes in old age homes within hospitals but now were seeing a shift in the epidemic and its affecting more younger people it is understandable you know after months of look down the young people want to be out again they want to party they want to be together but unfortunately were not it time and we just cannot do this and and we really need the young people to understand the need to keep on doing social distancing to really protect those that are highest risk for severe disease outcomes. Europe was once the global epicenter of the virus after the outbreak in china its had a long recovery but some parts are now experiencing surges spain is insisting that its still a safe travel destination thats after the u. K. Reintroduced a 2 week period for those returning from holiday reports from london. Londons Gatwick Airport and plenty of people flying off on holiday but for those travelling to spain its a confusing time place with 2 weeks in quarantine on their return this teacher and her husband decided to cancel their trip to the countries south where we were going there is no outbreak so why dont some want them to like a regional lockdowns like madrid and barcelona like why not you know shut those down and then leave the tourist a bit open and thats a question being asked by some travelers heading to london from madrid i think its pretty bad because its just come all of a sudden its not given people much time to prepare. For everyones now panicking and i also think it ruins comes for everybody since the number of cases here in spain are rising i think its a little measure. And i was expecting it to be honest spain recorded more than 100 new covered cases on friday the major cities including barcelona have seen a surge in infections with Health Officials warning a 2nd wave could be imminent the British Government says it had to act quickly to avoid reinfection and a possible lockdown but the message from spain is the country is safer tourists like in any other european country we are seeing outbreaks the outbreaks in spain are perfectly controlled we have 3 that are the most important outbreaks at the moment in barcelona in larry that. All of them are perfectly traced. Europes biggest travel company 2 he has counseled all holidays in mainland spain for 2 weeks but its still flying people to Spains Canary islands and the bally erik islands is question the need for people returning from those destinations to self isolate one aljazeera staff member who just travel to minorca says people there were surprised we were quite distracted when we heard the news the numbers here are very low theyve implemented a very Strict Lockdown here and then it broke out a very very strict one and people have not been able to leave their houses and theyve done really well it keeping the numbers down here in minorca the real damage is likely to be to peoples confidence in travelling meaning a setback to the Aviation Industry and to spains Tourism Sector that accounts for 12 percent of the national economy. Here in britain the Opposition Labor Party is calling for clarity on what support people going into quarantine will get but what many people are asking themselves is whether this kind of risk will be part of foreign travel for the foreseeable future nadeem barber aljazeera in southern england. The u. S. Has confirmed that it has closed its consulates in the chinese city of chengdu the closure was ordered by china hand was in retaliation for the americans asking beijing shut down its consolation houston the u. S. Is accusing china of industrial espionage theres been highly critical of its policies in hong kong and treatment of its weak a Muslim Minority ive also been disputes of the trade hand the pandemic. Tribute joins us now live from chengdu katrina whats happening there. Hi ken well were here in the streets where the u. S. Consulate is located as you look at about 300 meters in that direction now its been about an hour or so now since weve been told that the u. S. Consulate was closed both sides beijing and the u. S. Have confirmed that this consulate has now been shot and of the past hour or so weve seen a few bands coming in and out simply a police bad. A black that of what appeared to be a disinfectant truck and a team of people wearing hazmat suits presumably heading in that direction to disinfect the building as well now up until this morning we had actually been allowed to go in front of the consulate but about 630. 00 local time am the 2 least came to being we cleared out the area cleared the public and set up some barricades just in front that was also the time that the u. S. Flag came down from the flag post in the consulate we know that most of the software working at the consulate were had evacuated during the weekend they were seen coming in and out some for the removal of those that going in and out of the compound that cigna of the u. S. Consulate was also removed over the weekend now as to why china has targeted this particular consulate well they didnt says that some of the stop working that were involved in activities inconsistent with that capacity but we also know this is this was quite a significant operation a significant mission pull the u. S. Because of its location here in southwest china which closely but this is located in nearby coaching and also acted as a kind of listening post for any important happenings into bed all she young of beijing of course says that this is a reciprocal move in response to the full disclosure of the chinese consulate in texas they deny any charges that they were spying will theft of intellectual property taking place that they said that it was an unjustified. And they say that washington simply false its hands and weve seen today the closure of the consulate here in changes in katrina just remind our viewers of what the consulate closures need and why its important. All. Thats right well keep it its a hugely significant its a big dramatic escalation and what speed seemingly this freefall in the bilateral relationship between china and the us is quite dramatic and just around you cant see but there are crowds of people taking huge interest in whats happening here today and their opinions really run the gamut in terms of how they feel about whats happening many people have taken diplomat one ye chinas top diplomat his message to heart and he said that the deteriorating ties of solely the responsibility of the Trump Administration in washington and online weve seen quite a few hostile messages people encouraging these u. S. Officials to leave people making jokes that this building should be turned into a restaurant or a Public Toilet the wife of the u. S. Consul general in chengdu a whole has received quite a bit of criticism she posted online about her sadness of having to leave challenging and people are criticizing her for making references to the jews the nazi germany also accuse her of being a spy but at the same time many people we have spoken to here in chengdu and many comments online are in the other direction theyre expressing quite a bit of sadness and regret that this is happening but its a shame that this concert decides to close after being given so long it was best established in 1985 we remember and people are really shocked at the rate at which this will be a tie is odd deteriorating so really people so remember that here in sichuan this location is significant itself 12 years ago there was a huge earthquake and tens of thousands of people died and now the people who live here all quite aware that what they are witnessing today is certainly a geo political earthquake taking place i think thats between you live from turn blue. Still ahead on aljazeera saying goodbye to the man known as the conscience of the u. S. Congress pay their respects to join the list. And in the final stages of testing russias president says new Nuclear Weapons are on the way. But. We still got some rather heavy rain affecting the far south of texas you can see this area cloud here that says what remains of Tropical Storm hanna and with it is to push its way further west which across northern parts of mexico over the next couple days for the most the around the Northern Plains the midwest very heavy rain coming through here the slip down into the Central Plains notching further east where its still of the heat you notice theres a society kind of the so the shadows we see here theyre going to be big theyll be seen some very downpours possibly some hail large how possible and we are going to see some very wet weather coming down for the eastern seaboard well warm well the sticky pretty much sums it up 37 celsius there in d. C. 35 for new york that wetter weather creeps a little further east which as we go through chews day sliding down across the appalachians and still some rather wet weather there down towards oklahoma into the deep south looking rather disturbed in the coming days still very hot towards the southwest of course famous still getting up to around 43 degrees western parts of the u. S. Staying fine and dry hot and sunny weve got that watch the weather making its way across northern parts of mexico elsewhere across the caribbean plenty of sunshine but quite a scattering of showers for most. Rewind continue to care bring your people back to life im sorry with updates on the best about 0 as documentary destroy the continues book from but due to no use districts revisiting our fridge free press. I am the managing editor of the david talk we know from the public of whats happening here like the rest are sites that have been some changes over over the years in a rewind on aljazeera. Youre watching are just there are a reminder of our top stories this hour coronavirus cases across latin america have passed a 4300000. 00 which is more than the u. S. And canada combined in a search of infections in brazil mexico the room colombia and argentina experts say the actual tally is much higher than the official numbers. Its taken just 4 days for the global number of infections to jump from 15 to 16000000 over the past week 37 countries reported a record spikes in daily cases. And the u. S. Is just its consulates in the chinese city of chengdu the closure was ordered by china was a retaliation for the americans asked beijing to shut down its consulates and kingston the 2 sides are at odds over a range of issues. I marched alongside Martin Luther king jr and campaigned for social justice right up until his death almost 2 weeks ago now a vigil honoring the life and legacy of john lewis has been held in Montgomery Alabama his body is lying in state at the Capitol Building where the public can pay their respects Luther King Jr daughter niece was among those to speak at his vigil the city is the final leg of the selma to montgomery Voting Rights trail at his casket retrace that journey. Earlier it was driven across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma on the way to the Memorial Service 55 years since lewis led hundreds of black demonstrators across that same bridge and was beaten unconscious state police violently broke up the march. Crystal wilson is with the National Museum of American History he says john lewis is passion for the Civil Rights Movement is something that will live on. John lewis leaves such a such an amazing legacy weve had him many times here at the Smithsonian Institution to look back on his history and the history of the movement i think that the most important thing to me in his legacy and in looking at that moment today is that he was leading that march in 165 but he would have always thought about it not just him in front but all of the people who were working in places like selma on a local level for the National Organizations like Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that he led and helped found at the beginning. Were important but really it was the local people whose voice he was amplifying and i think that that it will be important to remember today john lewis was in his last days was able to stand out in the streets in washington and join the protesters one of the things that we have to remember about mr lewis and other activists particularly that nashville tradition is though we think about the. Personal journey that they would go through and making personal decisions like not to give up their seat on a bus or Something Like that and doing that sort of thing also they were really and in really changing the nation and being really active and so i think thats what were seeing today typifies what john lewis was all about. Process in the u. S. City of portland against racism and Police Brutality into the 9th week with more chaos in the strings on saturday night and well into sunday morning the protest is the true fireworks with the citys courthouse while federal agencies take s. To try and break up the crown. 2 people are being treated in hospital in colorado after they were accidently shot during a protest they were hit by a fellow protester had taken aim at a blue jeep that was driving at speed toward the crowd hundreds of protesters were marching down the highway when the vehicle drove to with them. Protesters are gathering in the philippines ahead of president roderigo deter days annual state of the nation address the rally is taking place at the university of the philippines protests outside congress are banned thats where to turn today well speak in the coming hours hes been criticized for his handling of the debt and the new door which gives police sweeping pose to wrestle suspects without warrant or a charge. South korea is marking the anniversary of the armistice that ended the korean war nearly 70 years ago more than 3000000 people were killed in that conflict which never saw participants sign a formal peace treaty u. N. Is it to hold its own ceremony at the Demilitarized Zone and a few hours time commemorations are also expected in north korea robin wright has more from seoul on the continued residence the conflict still has on the peninsula. Of course 22. 00 nations came to the defense of south korea led by the United States under the united nations. 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