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ALJAZ NEWSHOUR July 12, 2024

Kenya leads to legal action by human Rights Groups. And were starting with a coronavirus pandemic where colombia is set to surpass 1000000 infections when it does it will become the 8th country in the world to do so in my european leaders really struggling to figure out how to bring down their soaring infection numbers in a moment we will speak to daniel following the situation in latin america but 1st this report on europe from not in baba. In a small town in the heart of europe theyre trying to save a life the intensive care units here in the czech town of key of new bern know is nearly full with covered 19 patients 75 staff at this hospital are off with the virus for their colleagues these are worrying times. The staff are doing everything even at the expense of their personal needs and time even on their days off theyre working to prevent an italian scenario daily infections in the Czech Republic have hit a record high of more than 15000 thats despite tight restrictions including limits on Peoples Movement and a ban on gatherings of more than 2 people in polands daily infections reached a record of nearly 14000 on friday as president andre duda visited the National Stadium which is being transformed into a Field Hospital due to whos 48 is now in quarantine after testing positive for coverage 19 he says he feels fine insisting he and his team followed the Safety Measures for damaged and separated i would like to apologize to everybody whos had to go into quarantine because they met with me in recent days please believe me if i had had any symptoms of coronavirus all meetings would have been cancelled. On saturday police in warsaw used tear gas against protesters angry about new restrictions the countrys entered a socalled red zone lockdown with a partial closure of primary schools and restaurants and people above the age of 70 have been asked to stay at home over the border in germany the coronavirus death toll is now more than 10000 the number of covered 900 patients in intensive care has jumped by 2 thirds in a week chancellor merkel has warned that peoples actions now will determine what the winter period will be like the isnt. Worth when not helpless in facing the virus our actions determine the strength and speed at which it spreads and whats imperative for all of us is to verges contact to meet fewer people. France has now followed spain in passing the most 1000000 covered 19 cases since the pandemic started the capital paris is one of many cities under a nighttime curfew but organizers of a new. Mission here at the pump you do Center Visitors can focus on happier themes even for a short while. We know just how joyous metate as painting was he himself was very open about it so its Perfect Timing because we need this sort of today. Still here and elsewhere the virus threatens to bring back the truly dark days that so many countries went through earlier this year. Aljazeera. So well have a little sweep around south america before we speak to done. Top left corner of the Johns Hopkins track and you see the 42000000 global cases but in the top 10 countries in the world you can have brazil with its 5300000. As well just over a 1000000 there colombia as we say is heading towards a 1000000 mexico 880000 just outside the top 10 as well youve got chile with half a 1000000 infections as a lot a lot in latin America Daniel as i say and. To take us through this what is happening why is it i mean you know we talk about 1st and 2nd waves i wonder if the 1st wave ever really ended in south america. No i think amar was still very much in the 1st wave and dont forget the 1000 pandemic arrived in latin america much later than it did in europe 26 of february was the 1st recorded case in the 1000000000 city of south pole so its taken a lot longer to get going but once it has unfortunately those numbers been rising of those 42000000 infections around the world that you mentioned 10000000 of those are roughly are in latin america coming up 2400000 deaths thats nearly a 3rd of the global total as you mentioned many of those in brazil over 5000000 157000 people dead i mean were seeing many of the same kind of developments here as we have seen in europe one of the big differences i think is the Economic Situation the infrastructure around much of latin america was already much more fragile before the coronavirus pandemic hit here that meant less investment in schools and hospitals so when people did start to get infected and require treatment they simply werent the Resources Available to see to the some of those people another. Major factor here is that millions of people work in the Informal Sector and so when the government say you cannot leave your house to go and work to mix with other people theyre left with a very grim choice either to stay at home and not make any money to feed their families or go out go to work and risk catching the. 1000 infection a very grim choice that many people here are forced to make and what we have seen allows in europe a growing number of protests around the region people who are fighting against the restrictions that governments are trying to put in place theyve been out on the streets theyre certainly growing here in argentina and when we lose their jobs what happens is were starting to see more people out on the streets were seeing growing squatter camps as i say the governments often without the resources to deal with that at the same time the numbers keep going up you mentioned were about to pass that grim figure of a 1000000 in colombia argentina already going over that figure and then what we are seeing here though numbers are going down here in one of cyrus the government has really has lessened some of the restrictions were going to have seen a mars bars museums reopening but the numbers are going up out in some of the more populous provinces like call of the santa fe tighter restrictions in those places one of the few bright spots if you can call it that is europe wide with a population of less than 4000000. 00 theyve had just 53. 00 deaths 2700. 00 infections but with the Summer Season theyre approaching the government has announced its closing all borders to all foreign travel and that means 3 and a half 1000000 visitors they normally have its a major part of their economy not going to be able to end so theyre trying to keep the countrys figures down yet their economy likely to take a big blow as a result. Coronavirus news in latin america thank you daniel. Well i mean e. And azerbaijan are battling on 2 fronts between the 2 nations have over 12000 people affected by the pandemic despite this threat theyre still locked in the fiercest fighting since a ceasefire 994 which ended the 1st war of an account to cut about or challenge reports from goddess in armenia. Disease and war have been close companion since humans have been around. And this humanitys latest war is being accompanied by humanitys latest disease these are the shelters of step on a curtain nagornokarabakh during the recent bombardment people crammed together. No mosques the perfect environment for covert 19. 65 and papa spotted one people are forced to hide or be in a close space like a bomb shelter we cannot speak about social distancing mosque wearing is the obligation of any human being who have a more dangerous problem in front of you as its war and we think peoples attention shifts and priorities change. The people fleeing the fighting in the going to karabakh are taking the virus with them some 90000 have spread out across armenia near the border in the town of gori at least 60 refugees are living in this requisition School Building so on the 1st floor of this kindergarten beyond this door there are 5 families who are quarantining obviously we cant go any further than this but this lady has decided shed like to speak to us about it can you tell us what is happening why are you quarantining behind this to. Move on that you know one of us got sick now hes in a stable condition he doesnt have fever the all good i just want our government to stop this war we have disease on one side and war on another. Of course its likely refugees are catching coded 19 from their Host Communities too and not just bringing it with them the virus is a problem all across this small country with more than 75000. 00 cases out of a population of nearly 3000000 armenia is in the worst 20 countries in the world the cases per 1000000 people on the other side of the battle lines azerbaijan is being hit by covert 19 to 7 cities and towns are now under lockdown but according to official figures the problem isnt as severe as armenias 5000. 00 cases per 1000000 of the population compared 225000 in armenia those being displaced by the fighting say theyre doing their best. Oh my goodness yes were worried about the coronavirus thats why were doing all the preventive actions to be safe were wearing the mask washing our hands and doing some of the disinfection neither the fight against covert 19 nor the fight against each other are over yet both will likely kill many more azeris and armenians chalons how does era armenia. Police in kenya have been involved in the killing of at least 15 people since the government there imposed a coronavirus curfew in march and that is according to kenyas own independent policing oversight or at least 6 additional deaths are being investigated by the team as well as allegations of shootings robbery and sexual sold all by Police Officers civil Rights Groups have now launched a lawsuit against the Law Enforcement we spoke to go hartson who is the executive director of Amnesty International in kenya one of those organizations involved in the lawsuit he says due to pressure from human Rights Groups Police Brutality is slowly declining but the still a lot of work to do. Many cases the violence that was perpetrated was not in response to any form of violence that was being carried out by civilians it really was excessive use of force there number of lessons i think from this period particularly you know which are similar to places like nigeria and america at this point one is that public outrage and policy dialogue does work we have noted that you know the number of killings and police. Instance of Police Brutality have actually gone down 80 percent since july and thats a result really of kenyans demanding better from the Police Service secondly that you know with leadership at the level of the Inspector General of the police and also the minister of interior it is possible for them to come down very quickly and interdict or suspend officers that have just charge their weapons recklessly so therefore its not just civilians and citizens that need to take action its really the high levels of the Law Enforcement agencies and the criminal Justice System that need to see this as one of the biggest threats not just to life but also to the purpose of managing a pandemic which is that you know the purpose of managing a pandemic is to keep people safe and to keep them alive and it doesnt make sense if the Police Officers are killing more people then you know that the virus itself which was the case actually for a couple of months 13 minutes past the news hour here is whats coming up the power of young people why these voters in the United States could be crucial in deciding the president ial election also this interesting poultry standards in the u. K. What farmers are doing to stop a flood of cheap imports off the brakes and in sports the n. B. A. Basketball reveals the financial cost of the coronavirus thats coming up with joe a little later. Guineas Election Commission says president alpha conde did win sundays poll securing a controversial 3rd term he won with nearly 60 percent of the vote and charlotte better snow reports about basketball. 6 days after guinea voted for the president Electoral Commission announced president alpha conde would continue on for a 3rd term in office of the. 82 year old pandey one with nearly 60 percent of the voters according to food preliminary tally and though it still requires confirmation by the Constitutional Court. The announcement follows a week of violence in the capital conakry opposition supporters angry conde could run at all in munch the government how to referendum to change the constitution which allowed conde to run past his 2 term limit opponents say hes broken the law to hold on to power con days main rivals allude. Declared himself the winner on wednesday Electoral Commission seated he only won a 3rd of the vote. Now it is for all of us to fight to preserve to defend our victory and you know that it is threatened by a conde who had no boaters but had an army of fraudsters they have transformed the boat you expressed into another in favor of alpha conde we must not accept it. The government mobilized the army as opposition supporters flooded the streets. I mean i spoke on day has manpower says 2010 instead of salute. We all the guinea reaches you f. T. G. Thats what given wants if you have d. G. Is not elected guinea will not be calm. Come days decision to run for a 3rd term has sparked repeated protests over the past year and resulted in dozens of deaths the government has denied using heavy handed tactics and accused the opposition of causing chaos on friday the internet and international cooling was cut off across getting home again guineas government faithful to his principle of preserving peace and social tranquility cannot allow this situation to take root we deplore the deaths and valves of their memory. All of them civilians and agents of the security forces. When the final tally has been announced the opposition a determined it will not be the final result they moving to contest the outcome in the Constitutional Court shallop ballasts aljazeera. U. S. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden is campaigning in the swing state of pennsylvania that was why dont trump now really one in 2016 and hell need to be biden their fees to be reelected and to drive in rally in the states bucks county biden told voters the election could come down to them times are hard unemployment is way out folks are worried about making their next rent or mortgage payment whether their health care will be ripped away in the middle of a pandemic worried about sending their kids to school worried about not sending their kids to school they see folks at the top doing much better on the rest or wondered who is looking out for me as Donald Trumps presidency donald trump himself cost an early ballots near his private resort in florida went to a voting station in West Palm Beach and again called into question the legitimacy of mail in ballots without any evidence florida is a crucial battleground state all up more than 48000000 americans have already voted with 10 days to go until the election. It was a very secure vote much more secure that when you send in a ballot i could tell you that everything was perfect very strict right by the rules when you send in your ballots could never be like that you could never be secure like that theyve done a fantastic you have a great people and. So but its an honor to be running its an honor to be in this great area which i know so well will young voters in the u. S. Do have the numbers to decide an election but it doesnt really happen very often this year it looks like it to be the same but thats changing according to figures from Tufts University which say a large number of young adults this is a 29. 00 have been voting early in 3 battleground states compared to 4 years ago here they are florida where donald trump was in 201644000 early votes this year 2 157000 in North Carolina it was 25000 in 2016 its now up above 200000 michigan as well there were only 7 and a half 1000 young people voting early last time around this time its up 145000 its part of what brings the young voters out is the anger following the Police Killing of George Floyd John Hendren looks at that story from minneapolis. When george floyd died beneath a minneapolis Police Officers need the youth of america filled the streets by the thousands. Every 4th november many go a wall ghosting the ballot box i think my one vote is really going to make a big difference in the grand scheme of things and yeah i voted for Hillary Clinton last time and i felt bad and it didnt make a lick of difference. Young voters overwhelmingly lean liberal with 18 to 34 year olds in a recent poll referring Democrat Joe Biden over the republican President Donald Trump by a whopping 37. 00 Percentage Points but americans over 60 are more than twice. Is likely to vote to be totally honest im not going to be voting for for either candidate. The ongoing protests over alleged Police Brutality against black americans could change that sending more young voters to the polls i know a lot of people who will be voting for biden a College Student at the university of minnesota aden boozing once back Bernie Sanders but now supports biden here and 28000 we already had the highest voter turnout any large campus in the United States but i think ill definitely con

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