Bangladesh as refugee camps suffer the first coronavirus cases are discovered. And, hong kongs release watchdog clears offices of brutality after months of violent protests. Anchor hello. Latin americas Coronavirus Crisis is accelerating. Brazil Health Minister has resigned after weeks on the job, the second to leave the post in less than a month. Predecessorhis locked toward with president bolsonaro on his plans to reopen the economy. But brazil is now one of the worlds worst hotspots with more than 14,000 people dead and 208,000 infected. Mexico has recorded its highest number of daily infections after nearly 2500 people tested positive. Hospitals in the capital ful. Capital goes into lucked out in a few hours. Thousands of new graves are being dug. Colombia has allowed some essential businesses to reopen after its seven week shutdown led to a fall in the infection rates. The World Health Organization has called for cohesive leadership across latin america to control the spread. From the perspective in brazil, we have seen the increase in the number of cases. In general, an increase in the number of central and south american countries. I think this has been a factor in many large, federated states. The director general has said this many times. Therdless of the effect of health system, what is crucial is there is cohesion and across party, all of government, all of society approach. Anchor strict new lockdown measures due to go into effect in chile in the coming hours. 7 million residents in santiago will be placed under mandatory quarantine. The Health Minister announced the measure on wednesday. A nationwide quarantine for all people over 75 years old was also announced. Late last month, santiago started to be some restrictions, allowing people to go shopping. Chile has almost 40,000 confirmed cases and more than 390 deaths. Lets bring in our latin america editor, joining us from santiago to tell us more about the capitals unprecedented lockdown. Thats right. It is not really a resurgence of cases, it is just a continuation and explosion of cases. Because chile had never really brought them down but thought they had it relatively under control. That clearly is no longer the case. The number of new infections in chile, the country in latin america that is the highest number of testing. Just today, Something Like 12,000 new tests. An Alarming Number of those have been positive. Weve had five times the number of infections today than just less than two weeks ago. So, it is going up and up, and so are the numbers of deaths. We have seen at the cemetery, the gravediggers are working overtime to try to make sure there are enough free graves in case this gets worse. At this hour, you can see not many cars on the street. People have been racing to get home before the full lockdown begins. The government has set up a cordon around the city so people cannot get out and go to second homes which many people have been breaking that rule over and over again. They have also cordoned off the entrances to other cities, especially those near the beach to keep the contagion from spreading to those parts of the country as well. The president was at the airport 200y, receiving more than new ventilators and more personal Protection Equipment for medical staff and ordinary chileans. Theres a great shortage of nurses and Trained Personnel to use this kind of equipment so the situation right now is becoming very dire. Anchor how much pressure is this putting on the Health Systems . Reporter a tremendous amount of pressure. It is already at a limit in santiago. Already being operated by the air force. They are medevac in people from santiago to other hospitals, other icu units in cities around the country because the hospitals in santiago can no longer help all them. Although there is an integrated medical system that includes the private and public hospitals, they are filling up everywhere very quickly. They are at over 90 at this moment. If the numbers keep rising the way they are, they will be full in a day or two. Anchor thank you for that update from santiago. Largestas reported its oneday rise in coronavirus cases. Health officials confirmed over 2400 new infections on thursday. The government says the country is facing its most difficult moment in the pandemic. Lets get an update from john holman joining us from mexico city. Same question to you as opposed to lucia, how is the help System Holding up health System Holding up . John from what it sounds like, it sounds like it is holding up better than it is in chile. The countrys president came out and said there are still 50 beds available. Other estimates put it less than that. The government says there is a saturation at the moment. There is intention to get care beds available and ventilators. Talking to medical staff who back that up. They say they are lacking protective gear and many hospitals and disorganization in which patients can go to which hospitals. That can mean a lot of time and lost lives. The hospitals themselves and the health care system, particularly in the capital which is the heart of the epidemic come up until now it is holding up. The big question you mentioned mexico was at the height of its pandemic according to the Mexican Government. The countrys president said there is light at the end of the tunnel. He thinks that light is coming pretty soon because the government is going to start opening up some municipalities for monday. For the first of june, they will gradually start opening up different regions and the rest of the country. I think people are questioning. We had a week in which we have a highly daily death count. The highest amount of cases. Are we going to be ready for that in two weeks . Those questions have increased by the fact other experts in the country have been saying theres a lot more cases and possibly more deaths. Czar said the real number of cases can be eight times than what was reported. That is what the Mexican Government is planning, putting a positive spin on this. The question will be in two weeks times whether that plan plays out. Anchor who are the most vulnerable in mexico . This country kaz quite a lot of vulnerable people. Scientists, obesity and diabetes are two conditions which leave people vulnerable to the coronavirus. In mexico, 70 of the Adult Population is obese. One in seven have diabetes. There are people at risk in this country, especially if things get out of control. There are other people that are vulnerable and that is the medical staff. Less than a quarter of the coronavirus cases in the country have been the medical staff. They are vulnerable not just because of that. I was talking to a nurse on the phone the other day and she said we are frightened the coronavirus does not get us, the public will. Something very peculiar to mexico. The medical staff have been attacked verbally and even physically. Thrown off buses. Had dirty water or bleach thrown at them because people are scared that they carry the virus and they will affect the people that are around them. That is a real contrast to other countries where they are being seen as heroes right now. Obviously, that is not all mexicans, not all medical staff but it is a problem that is serious enough that the chief nurse in mexico had to go onto the primetime press conference and plead with people to understand where the medical staff are coming from and the risks they are running. Anchor john holman, thank you for that from mexico city. Tell you what is going on in columbia because it is providing one bit of hope in the latin america as it allowed some businesses to reopen after a sevenweek lockdown. Around 2 Million People employed in vital jobs are back to work but getting there is not the same as it was. We have more from colombia. Reporter officials are taking no chances at the bus station in bogota. Strictly enforcing coronavirus distancing measures to control the number of passengers in each bus in each station. As more than 2 Million People in this sprawling city go back to work for the first time in 60 days. But ita bit worried reassures me they are enforcing order and preventing measures. Ill buy a motorcycle to be safer but now it is not an option. Reporter officially, the National Quarantine continues until may 25. But traffic is back and president has allowed the reopening of key sectors of the economy. For many, it could not have happened soon enough. This construction site, workers are back but have to go through temperature checks and painstaking infection process for themselves and their equipment. We complied with all the requirements and protocols of the city government. Fortunately, we were allowed to restart. This is a very important sector to the economy. It employs many people. It was key to be able to reopen in a safe manner. Reporter despite the protocols, the return of Economic Activity remains controversial. The mayor of bogota has been a staunch critic of the National Government decision to reopen, saying that the number of coronavirus cases keeps rising on a daily basis and that the peak of infection will only arrive at some point in late june. With the measures relaxed, more people unauthorized are crowding the streets, especially for those who live hand to mouth. To lessen the impact, the mayor has imposed a color coded zoning system. People living in highrisk areas need to remain home with police enforcing orders. I think the government is in a tough dilemma because we all know that they faced the risk of opening to soon and that could create a second wave of contagion. But if they didnt, that will even create more problems on the economy. At the same time, it is unclear if the government has increased its capabilities on testing, the icu capabilities throughout the country and contact tracing. Reporter a risky but some say necessary move in a country with many economic needs. Although with infection still rising and the number of available intensive care units shrinking, it could end up being too much, too soon. Anchor lets bring in alessandro joining us from bogota. That is a situation in the capital as you spell, concern is turning to the Amazon Region. Absolutely. In the Amazon Region of colombia, cases arose now in just less than a month from one confirmed case to practically 1000 now. There have been already 30 people who have died in the capital of the colombian amazon. There are between another 30 to 50 edead. The authorities are trying to confirm if they all have to do with covid19. The problem is there is a very dire lack of Testing Available in that region. That is why the president of colombia announced there will be another 15 days total lockdown throughout the amazon. The president also sent the army to patrol the border. The city is right on the border of two countries. We know the situation is particularly dire in brazil as we have reported many times. The number of infections there are just spiraling day after day. Gravesre no more available at the local cemetery so the mayor was looking for a new Burial Ground for the dead. This is very worrisome, of course. 17 doctors were also sent from the capital bogota to try to help. There are only two hospitals for the entire region and only eight ventilators. That gives you an idea of just how worrisome this situation is in what is a very remote area of the country, but right on the border with brazil, where we also know there has been a huge increase in infections in that part of the amazon. Anchor thank you for that update from bogota. U. S. Representatives set to pass a colossal relief package to save the Worlds Largest economy, but it is likely to hit a dead end in the senate. The fund totals 3 trillion to fight the impact of the pandemic. Democrats insist every cent is necessary. The measure includes 500 billion in aid to state governments. Another round of direct payments to individuals and families as well as hazard pay for frontline workers. 36 point 5 Million People have filed for unemployment since the crisis began, more than one in five of americas workers. Lets bring in our White House Correspondent to tell us more andt this 3 trillion fund facing pushback by some. Reporter you have to remember this would be the fourth package that has been pushed through by congress, or this one attempted to be pushed through. The view is at least by conservatives on capitol hill that control the u. S. Senate, this could pass in the house of representatives but we are not letting it pass through the Upper Chamber because we are really concerned about all the money that is being spent and how it is being spent. First of all, they argue it is not just a bill that deals with coronavirus. The accused the democrats of tucking other pet projects in, like environmental justice, expanding marijuana use. Things that dont necessarily have to do with frontline response the coronavirus. The second thing is that democrats have been accused by republicans of essentially paying people to stayathome, something that republicans are opposed to. They say what we need to do, especially if the weather is warming up, is to get people out of homes. The cost of keeping people indoors could be more detrimental. In fact, one of the white house advisors say rising in alcoholism and drug abuse are grave concerns. One of the top advisers said we cannot spend our way into prosperity. Theres a real feeling what needs to be done is there needs to be another legislative package but it should include Something Like an infrastructure project. Repairing roads and bridges. They say this particular package, if it gets to the president s desk, he is not going to sign it. He said it would be dead on arrival. He said there would be a fourth package, but it is not going to be this one. Theres a better way for the american people. Donald trump saying i am supportive of more relief, just not in this current form. Anchor what is he saying about a vaccine . Because he sounds like he is pretty hopeful about one. Reporter overly optimistic is how some would describe it. It was a bit of an unusual Rose Garden Press Conference today because in the midst of announcing operation warp speed vaccine,g to get a the president says by the end of the year, which Public HealthOfficials Say is pretty optimistic given they think best Case Scenario would be 12 to 18 months, the u. S. President also said he doesnt think there is really a need for a vaccine. In other words, this is all going to go away at some point. We have to go out there no matter what and eventually people will become immune. And america will rise to the occasion, vaccine or not. It was a little unusual as he pressed forward on vaccine development, naming this task force. He also says he believes there has been a lot of progress. Take illicit. A listen. Expert throughout the country have been collaborating to vaccinee roughly 100 candidates from all over the world. They have identified 14 they believe are the most promising and they are working to narrow that list further. We started off with over 100. We are down to 14. We have some really interesting choices to be made. Doing very well. Through operation warp speed, the federal government is providing unprecedented support and resources to safely expedite the trials. Moving on that record, record speed. U. S. Ter while the president believes this will ultimately be a successful endeavor, it is because he believes it is a unique Publicprivate Partnership and he has cut through a lot of red tape, regulatory red tape that used to exist and was kind of a hindrance in his view to scientific research. He was asked by reporters though, one of china gets the vaccine what if china gets the vaccine before the u. S. Given the fact that relations are really pretty bad right now . The u. S. President says that is not a problem. He says even if relations are not great, the United States does not have ego, he would be happy to work with them if china gets the vaccine first. Anchor thank you for that update. Secretarygeneral has told al jazeera the only way to defeat this virus is through International Solidarity and unity. I think the covid19 has shown how fragile the world is. We are not able to fight effectively a virus like the coronavirus, and we would need unity and solidarity to defeat the coronavirus. Unfortunately, there is no unity and there is not enough solidarity, especially in the developing world. We have seen the virus spreading in africa, latin america, parts of asia. Unfortunately, the instruments needed to help those countries to defeat the virus and protect the populations and limit the dramatic social impact on the people, those instruments of solidarity are very scarce. Indeed, there has been a division. Different strategies in different countries, not coordination of the actions to defeat the virus. Anchor aid workers in bangladesh are racing to stop the coronavirus from spreading in the Worlds Largest refugee camp. More than 1200 families have been placed in quarantine after the first covid19 cases were confirmed. We have more. Preparations to combat the spread of covid19 were underway well before the first case of the disease was confirmed among the refugee population. Extremely concerned about the devastating toll the virus could take on one of the worlds most vulnerable communities, the United NationsRefugee Agency has been working hard to construct isolation shelters and quarantine facilities. At the moment, the target is to have 1500 isolation and treatment beds available which would be for the refugee population and local bangladeshi population but we have not reached that target. Reporter around one million refugees r