Transcripts For LINKTV Al Jazeera English News Bulletin 2024

LINKTV Al Jazeera English News Bulletin July 13, 2024

Follow. Anchor governments across the world are cautiously lifting some lockdown restrictions as they try to restart their economies without causing a second wave of infections. French sidewalks have come to life and roads are filled with traffic. Social distancing measures on mass transport are still in place. In spain, roughly half of the 47 Million People there are allowed to shop in small stores and sit outdoors in restaurants and bars. But, madrid and barcelona are still in lockdown. India is partially reopening Train Services from tuesday, making masks and Health Services mandatory for customers. A rise in infections. Lockdown will the be eased in england from wednesday. Prime minister paresh johnson says more people prime says moreoris johnson people will be going back to work but should avoid mass transport. Reporter in it for the long haul, and an easing. The Prime Minister set out the new measures for england. It was clear there would be little that would be returning to normal. The sectors that are allowed to be open should indeed be open, but with social distancing. If the alert level begins to rise, we will have no hesitation in putting on the brakes, delaying or reintroducing measures locally, regionally, or nationally. Reporter as the u. K. Tentatively bears to changes, it will be taken slowly with many obstacles ahead. Many people who cant work from home are being encouraged to return to work. England, wales, scotland, and Northern Ireland all have different rules, with leaders more wary of producing their lockdowns as much as england. Measures that these are extremely tough and talk about eating the lockdown seems even tougher. But i am asking you for now to stick with it. Reporter the u. K. Will soon be imposing a quarantine period for people arriving from overseas. The British Government is only advising, not mandating face coverings in enclosed spaces. Asother countries such france, people are required to wear them on public transport. The u. K. Still has the secondhighest number of recorded fatalities from covid19 in the world. It has been confusion around who is to go to work, was not to go to work, what to do if you have children at home. Consistent without the government has operated throughout this whole period, not wanting to make any hard and fast decisions. Reporter there are still many and it is auestions deeply complex operation. The knowledge of the virus is constantly evolving. Frances official death toll has risen to 26,000, the fifth highest in the world. The country is cautiously lockdown,rom its reopening schools and lifting restrictions on transportation. Natasha butler reports. Back to work but not quite back to normal. Authorities handed out masks which are obligatory on public transport. With a large number of people commuting, social distancing was clearly impossible. For 20 minutes for a train. You cannot socially distance with so many people. They should have masks not othern metro, but in confined spaces. After two months of strict lockdown, the french government is allowing some businesses to resume work as people began to move around paris again, traffic began to the shop stale as a to the elysee avenue. The government says that unless people remain vigilant, it could reimposing restrictions. Again withoutnues control and risking health, we could be forced to input measures again in certain areas or widely if the population were in danger. Natasha although some restrictions have been lifted, many remain. Restaurants, sports and cultural venues are still shut, along with some parks. The government says that masks and testingut is widespread. They must rely upon peoples will to bring an end the emergency. Anchor number of daily deaths from the coronavirus in spain has fallen to a sevenweek low. In madrid, we see how one Business Owner is preparing to reopen. Reporter we are at a Mens Clothing shop in the middle of madrid, one of the busiest commercial areas getting ready to reopen to the public. We have got everything ready. We have the sanitizer come of the gloves, the mask. The owner is disinfecting all the garments. 50 ofn spain, over regions have moved on to phase one as part of the deescalation plan after 57 days of a strict lockdown. People will be able to go to terraces that a capacity of 50 . Hotels, 50 capacity. Mosque and church. They will also be able to meet their friends and families, one of the most important things of these new measures. Anchor the russian president has declared an end to a partial front down despite a surge in coronavirus infections. More than 11,000 cases reported on monday, taking the total to 21,000. 201,000. Unemployment has doubled over the past month. Work althoughto some restrictions will remain. Starting from the 12th of may, a nationwide period of nonworking days for all sectors is over. The battle against the pandemic is not over. The danger remains even in the regions where the situation is relatively safe. Ofhor fear of a second wave infections after germany reported the disease is spreading faster just days after its lockdown was eased. 1. 07,te is estimated at which means 100 people in fact 107 others on average. Diedthan 7500 people have from the virus in germany, much lower than its european neighbors. It is very important for me to draw attention to the fact that we are entering a new phase of the pandemic. It will now be necessary to be sure that people stick to the basic rules, keeping their distance, wearing mouth and nose protection, and showing consideration for one another. Donald trump praised his governments efforts with the coronavirus. More than 80,000 people have now died in the u. S. Americasent says Testing Capacity is unmatched and unrivaled. He has announced what he called funds to ramp up capacity even more, giving priority to nursing homes. Flame am announcing that my administration is we have all of this approved and done sending money to states, territories, and tribes. The money is going out. This major investment will ensure that america is able to continue to contest continue to conduct more tests than any nation by far. Anchor the money is not new and had been approved by Congress Last month. Reporter a bit of electioneering going on here. Even as you listen to the president s statement, that money he was talking about by the way, he blundered his own announcement. He said 1 billion. What he meant to say was 11 billion. The amount of money was approved by Congress Late last month. It u. S. President signed into law under another piece of legislation, one of the very large coronavirus packages approved by congress. The passive and in this white house cannot just drum up the money on their own. That is Something Congress does. In terms of this money, it has already been done. There is not really anything new here. I reached out to the press offers to double check and i did not hear back. I think that underscores that essentially this money was already approved by congress. It allows the states to ramp up Testing Capacity. This is the president being able to say, in an election year, we may have been criticized early on because there was not enough Testing Available but here is where we are now. It as aident touting success, saying soon every american will be able to be tested but now that is not the case. Anchor the worlds second Oldest Airline is filed for bankruptcy. Avianca airlines is one of the largest carriers across the region. Reporter avianca out of bogota, colombia, could be the First Major Airline to be taken under by the coronavirus pandemic. Sunday, the company of her than 20,000 employees filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. Is facing the most unprecedented event in its 100 year history. Global passenger traffic is 9 , and it isr fallcted to see a revenue of billions of dollars. Of ther avianca is one regions largest air carriers. The fleet has been grounded since march, the same true for many other airlines as governments have restricted travel restrictions. Argentina, there is a growing consensus within latin Americas Airline industry that by the time the pandemic is over, airlines will be fewer and the ones that remain will be smaller. For airlines like aeromexico, the strategy has been to adapt. They have rerouted aircraft to haul cargo and turned to more fuelefficient planes like the boeing 7879. We are optimistic, but a recovery will undoubtedly be slow. There will be a new normal. I think this will continue for any more months. Reporter for the estimated who utilizele airports across latin america who work at airports across latin america, the more flights that are canceled, the more anxiety. The most important point, and this will depend on the local , airlineach country that does not survive in its current condition does not mean it will go away. The planes still exist, the gates still exist, and skilled employees still exist. It is a question of recapitalizing businesses. Reporter latin america has only begun to experience the worst of the coronavirus outbreak. Experts say that people getting back on planes will be a gradual process and will depend on how each country deals with the pandemic. Anchor much more to, on al jazeera, including, malaysia rounds up undocumented migrants again. One of the Worlds Largest Rail Networks prepares to reopen for passengers. Hello. Find picture across much of australia. A little bit of clouds in the past few hours, maybe some showers in with this as well. Some welcome rain into the south island of new zealand, but this rain not making it to the north island. In auckland, this is a picture of a sheep farmer really struggling. There is still a drought. Tuesday, the rain works its way across into the south island but it does not make it into the north island. Into victoria. It is actually warming up on the west coast. 27 celsius. In asia, one or two showers on the way but not a bad day for the most part across japan. Showers working through northern sections of the korean peninsula. Japanushes across much of wednesday. 28 celsius in tokyo. We have got the rain still in the forecast across the south. Know, warmer day you of in hong kong with a high 30. Anchor hello again. The top stories on al jazeera. U. S. President donald trump has defended americas coronavirus Testing Capacity as the National Death toll passes 80,000. Britains Prime Minister has received schism received criticism. He advises people to return to work but not use public transportation. Easingand spain begin lockdown restrictions. Regions and cities in both countries with more cases remain under restrictions. In beijing, they are preparing for High School Entrance exams. Students must show valid health codes and a twoweek record of their movements on their cell phones to be allowed in. Students returned to class in beijing last month to pay her for College Entrance exams. To prepare for College Entrance exams. China, in april, had 70 new cases. More businesses reopening disneyland,anghais which welcomed crowds for the first time in three months. Reporter in the u. S. , it is known as the happiest place on earth. Now, disneyland has brought some crowds back through its gates and china for the first time in three months. The coronavirus outbreak is now under control and the shanghai theme park is the first in the global chain to reopen. Right now, in china, in shanghai, the covid19 conditions are such that we feel, with the right measures in place, we feel we are able to open successfully. Reporter visitor numbers are capped and roughly 30 of capacity. Measures are in place. No selfies with mickey or minnie mouse for now. Fears of a second wave of infections did nothing to deter crowds. Tickets sold out in minutes. I feel happy. I finally have a place to take my child. Reporter experts say, dont expect the chinese economy to bounce back soon. I think the overall outlook will remain uncertain and subdued as long as we do not have a treatment or vaccine for the virus. Reporter still, authorities are hailing the opening of a milestone. It comes as beijing is locked in a fierce war of words with washington over handling of the outbreak. Many believe the two countries have entered a new cold war. House says they have evidence that the virus leaked from me chinese lab. The Chinese Government saying the u. S. Is using dirty tricks. Do they have no conscience that they care nothing at all of their own political interest, even when human life is at stake . Reporter the tension seemed to not be on the minds of those enjoying their time at disneyland shanghai. Jazeera, beijing. Anchor hundreds of undocumented migrants have been arrested by police in a targeted operation just outside the malaysian capital. Out lined upeople in kuala lumpur. More than 500 people were arrested there a similar operation earlier this month. In kuala lumpur, more on why certain areas were being targeted. Reporter this is similar to a raid carried out at apartment blocks in kuala lumpur in may. The rates this morning were carried out in an area under lockdown. People are not allowed to leave their home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. These are areas where clusters have been reported. Everyone in those areas would have been tested for the coronavirus. The government says they intend migrants undocumented in areas under lockdown. Undocumented migrants detained on the first of may were sent to and immigration center. It seems very likely that the same will happen to those detained in the operation monday morning. There are several issues. There is a possibility that refugees not yet registered to the agency in malaysia, asylumseekers who may have had registration expired, may have been detained as well. The other issue, these raids could be counterproductive. Detaining undocumented migrants under lockdown. What about undocumented migrants in areas not under lockdown . These people will be less likely to seek treatment or come forward even if they are exhibiting symptoms. This could be a health issue for malaysia. Anchor shopping centers, restaurants, and gyms will be the first to reopen this thursday. Schools will reopen next monday with most of the businesses following by wednesday in new zealand. New zealand had some of the tightest restrictions in the world and was under lockdown for two months. More than 20 people have been killed by coronavirus. I am announcing that cabinet agrees that we are able to open up the economy but to do it as safely as possible. So, let me set out how we will do that. Thursday, this week for retail, malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, and other public spaces including playgrounds and gyms can reopen. Anchor International Flights can land in the philippines again. Flights were stopped last week after they could not with thousands of workers returning from overseas. Reporter these foreign visitors are now able to fly out to the philippines after waiting for over a month. Many airlines begin cutting flights in march and a week ago, manilas main airport was closed. Right now, i am going back. I am feeling very good about my government and im am grateful for them. Reporter the government temporarily halted flights as it struggled to keep up testing and ran out of room and quarantine facilities. Since the start of the pandemic, thousands of filipinos have been returning to the philippines. With this influx, the government has had to medically test and house tens of thousands of people. It admits resources are stretched. The government says flight restrictions will be in effect until early next month, and it hopes to ensure that the airport will be able to handle around 400 passengers per day. There are over 10 million Filipino Workers overseas, about 10 of the countrys population. That is why the impact of the pandemic is felt so greatly here. Money to workwed as a seafarer. He was waiting to be assigned to a ship when the lockdown began. We dont even know if we can go abroad. Reporter the philippines provides a quarter of the workforce of the Global Maritime industry. Nearly 20,000 have returned. A majority now stranded and jobless. What they fear is the uncertainty of not being able to provide for their families. Indias entire rail network, one of the largest in the world, was completely halted six weeks ago as a part of the trying to halt the virus some of it will restart tuesday. Reporter the government has announced, from tuesday, 15 trains will start traveling from the capital, new delhi, to cities around the country such as mumbai, hyderabad, and more. Indian railways is one of the biggest Rail Networks in the world. It carries around 20 million passengers every day. You can imagine the number of people to work and study, the number that were stranded when the government canceled all trades with no time notice in late march. Several days ago, they started trains to carry Migrant Workers who were stranded. Will besday, everyone allowed to get on these 15 trains as long as they have tickets. Tickets will be sold online about 15 minutes from now. No ticketing booth at a train station will be able to open. People will have to be thermal screened. They will only sell the right number of tickets. Everyone has to wear a mask. Restarting asly the country prepares to end the lockdown this sunday. Indian railways is expected to announce more trains in the coming days. 100,000 free tickets are said to be given away by Qatar Airways to Health Care Workers around the world. The chief executive says it is being done to recognize their hard work. Qatatar airways is

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