Coronavirus cases. And remembering the korean war the self commemorates Armistice Day despite the relations with its northern neighbor. Will begin in the philippines where hundreds of protesters are gathering in the capital ahead of president roderigo to tertius annual state of the nation address the rally is taking place at the university of the philippines protests outside congress a band thats where to turn table speak in the coming hours hes expected to lay out his plans for the coming year the president has been criticized for his handling of the pandemic and for a new law which gives police sweeping palls to wrestle specs without warrant or a charge. Or more lets cross live now to jim miller of bogun who is covering those protests in manila you may know what situation there where you are. Well 8 kim i am inside the university of the philippines the biggest the university in the country where protests are being held this is about a few kilometers away from the Philippine Congress where the president is expected to speak in the coming hours now there are about hundreds of protests here from protesters here from different organisations and they are going to stay there for another hour or so until they converge in another area as you know kim the president s state of the nation speech is a rare event when the president is actually and all of his achievements are made closer to the public but over the past few years specially this year it has been increasingly overshadowed and mired by protests it comes at a very precarious time this is one of the last state of the nation address of the president is supposed to step down in 2022 it comes as the biggest Media Network in the country has been shut down forcibly shut down by congress that did not renew its franchise calling in according to activists anti terror laws taken into effect and just a few days ago when for example local journalists in the southern philippines received Death Threats and another independent online news site north of manila has been raided by police so you know here at this point what theyre saying basically it remains to be seen what the president is saying but they are not very confident that the things that these going to be saying that she meant are real and she meant to that effect change on the ordinary people as you know kim the philippines is still struggling to deal with the pandemic sows and of new cases every day an economy currently in recession and unknown future for students because according to the government there will be no face to face session or classes in the coming months so at this point you know the president supposed to speak in the coming hours were hearing the kind of state of the nation situation in numerate that by activists here they say if they were to give the president a mark it would be a passing one kim thanks for that to me on the in their lives in manila. The u. S. Has confirmed that it has closed its consulates in the chinese city of chengdu was shut down was ordered by china retaliation against the americans telling beijing to close its consulates and houston u. S. Is accused china of industrial espionage it was criticized its policies in hong kong and its treatment of weak of muslims its who have also been in dispute over trade and the pandemic treaty you joins us now live from chengdu katrina whats happening where you are. Hi kim well were set up on the street where the u. S. Consulate in chengdu is or was located just 300 meters in that direction it was shut in the last few hours the huge huge government vehicles and Police Trucks coming in and out of this road here and we had confirmation from both the u. S. Consulate and also from beijing Foreign Ministry saying that they have confirmed that the consulate here has been closed and that chinese authorities have entered the consulate through the front door now up until this this morning we were actually able to get closer to the consulate but around 6 38 am the police came in they swept through cleared the area of the public in the media barricaded that road and that was also the time that we saw a u. S. Flag come down from the consulate. And over the weekend most of the stop evacuated the consulate that was seen going in and out of the building removal stopped trucks coming in and out as well now china says the reason this particular concept was targeted is because its stuff were involved in what they say were activities inconsistent with that capacity but we also know this is quite a significant operation it deals with Many American businesses located in nearby chunking it also acts as a significant listening post for any events happening into that and because of its location here here in southwest china of course beijing says that this is a completely reciprocal move they were furious about the closure of the chinese consulate in texas they deny any charges that they were there was spying involved or intellectual property theft involved in that concert and they say centrally the closure of this question is payback to that country just remind our viewers of why the closure of this consulate is important or does it need. Well basically weve seen 83 full bilateral relationship between china and the u. S. To the cost you money but hes closures the closure of the consulate here in terms of and the consulate in texas this is really a new low point and analysts on both sides in china and us seem to can see that weve entered this kind of new cold war obviously here in china there is a lot of interest around here there are crowds of people right now taking interest in whats happening behind me and their opinions really run the gamut one had many believe what beijing has said that this deterioration of the bilateral aid to egypt is solely the responsibility of the Trump Administration and their responsibility to put it back on track to receive lots of comments online people saying that theyre happy this country is going to keep a quite hostile people dorking about turning it into a restaurant or a Public Toilet the wife of the consulate general are to be trial has been criticized because she expressed some comments about and sadness of leaving here and she also competitors sells to the jews fleeing nazi germany and she was accused of being a spy by many chinese netizens but on the other hand weve seen the other side is always spoken personally to many People Living here and there are many comments online as well as people expressing their dismay and sadness that this is happening that they didnt want to see this guy or this spa and its a shame that the u. S. Consulate has had to leave after being here that for years it was established 1st in 1985 and certainly people around the country and People Living here in Sichuan Province are aware of what happened is what is happening in saying that this is very important 12 years ago there was a huge tens of thousands of people died in Sichuan Province and again people are saying that what theyre witnessing today here in chengdu is a geo political. Things that have taken truly you live from turn blue. 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 in latin america more than 4300000 people have now been diagnosed with covered 19 thats more than the u. S. And canada combined has been a surge of infections in many countries including brazil mexico and argentina us on the ramp here to us in the colombian capital bogota with more on the crisis in that in america. According to the paramedic held her again the sation their pandemic across the region is showing no signs of slowing down but experts there are particularly worried the 5 countries brazil and mexico of course but also colombia where we are argentina to and to a lesser extent also cheetah were things of 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 to 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 of the pen them. Over the past week 37 countries reported record increases 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 bunkroom virus more than 9000. 00 new cases were reported on sunday taking its 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 532 new infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours despite going back into long term the state is struggling to contain a resurgence of the virus of the states and close the borders to victorians. Virus continues to spread at an alarming rate in india Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has urged people to remain vigilant was 50000 new cases reported in one day india has the 3rd highest number of confirmed cases in the world and some of moroccos biggest cities are being shut down amid a sea in cases nobody will be able to enter or leave council banca year. And magnus more than 630 new cases were recorded on sunday the biggest daily rise so far. Well anneliese wallace i think is professor of a med ting Infectious Diseases at the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine she spoke to us about why theres been a recent spike in cases around the world 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 at the still the transmission intensity is still highest in a small number of countries kindly let in america has taken over even the u. S. South africa and 14 were seeing a repertory surgeons and we know also see you know a resurgence of cases in countries that were quite successful the beginning like it 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 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 highest risk for severe disease outcomes. Still ahead on aljazeera saying goodbye to the man known as the conscience of the u. S. Congress mourners pay their respects to john norris. Anger in northeast india where a devastating wildfire still has only just extinguished months after it forced thousands to flee their homes. However weve got some very wet weather still plaguing the southern end of the red say some more thunderhead said just gathering just around that western side of yemen the far south west of saudi arabia elsewhere its business as usual hot sunshine very hot in baghdad 51 degrees celsius horse enough here in doha around 43 degrees but i suspect the temperatures just for winning back a touch as we go through the next couple of days shows continue down this towards a southern end of the red sea so a possibility of some localized flooding there on the other side of the world as we will see those heavy showers into a trap in ethiopia piling across south sudan and extending their way towards the gulf of guinea so well seasonal rains continuing here as they should do you will see want to see showers also pushing up towards southern parts of somalia over the next dial say with this on the show a breeze just filtering in is coming out so well if on the north of madagascar were seeing some very heavy rain here at the moment big clutch of storms just pushing up across the region sonora madagascar could see some showers longer spells of right if you want to see showers too into the far east of south africa and also along the coastal fringes of bass amp this week. Image can change the way we see the womb ask if we had not seen that we would be talking about it it can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful he created moment for a photo opportunity that can obscure the truth this is a legitimate news story. And the talking points are pretty i dont think it can forge narratives right from the listening post gives you the full picture. Youre watching aljazeera reminder of our top stories this hour hundreds are protesting in the philippines ahead of president ford we go to tertius and also to the nation address has been criticized for his handling of the pandemic and the new law which gives police sweeping powers. The u. S. Has shot its consulate in the chinese city of chengdu the closure was wanted by china was in retaliation for the americans asking beijing to shop its consulate in the houston 2 sides are at odds of a range of vicious. Coronavirus cases across latin america have passed 4300000 more than the u. S. And canada combined infections have surged in brazil mexico proved colombia and argentina experts say the actual tally is much higher than the official one. And europe was once the global epicenter of the virus softer the outbreak in china that took long to recover but now some parts are experiencing surges spain says its still a safe travel destination thats off the u. K. Reintroduced a 2 week quarantine for people returning from holiday the day barber reports from london. Londons Gatwick Airport and plenty of people flying off on holiday but for those traveling to spain its a confusing time face 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 look at regional lockdowns like madrid in 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 it so 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 cons for everybody since the number of cases here in spain are rising i think its sensible measure. And i was expecting it to be honest explain recorded more than 100 new covered cases on friday in 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 to you has counseled all holidays in mainland spain for 2 weeks but its still flying people to Spains Canary islands in the belly 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 was surprised we were quite frustrated when we heard the news the numbers here are very low theyve implemented a very Strict Lockdown here the pandemic 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. Aljazeera in southern england. Protests the u. S. City of portland against racism and Police Brutality or into the 9th week the situation there is still tense these are live pictures you can see the offices we can see officers there but officers have been out on the streets there have been reports of officers moving in after reports of fighting on the streets the protests are expected to continue through sunday evening early on saturday there were chaotic scenes as demonstrators through fireworks at federal police who responded with tear gas. He 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 the Montgomery Alabama is body is lying in state at the Capitol Building where the public can pay their respects to Luther King Jr daughter bernice was among those to speak in a vigil the city is the final leg of the selma to montgomery Voting Rights trail discussed retraced that journey early it was driven across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma on the way to the morial service its 55 years since lewis led hundreds of black demonstrators across that very same bridge was beaten unconscious state police violently broke up the march Christopher Wilson is with the National Museum of American Histor