correspondent joins us now from rio de janeiro when he is good to see you again the w.h.o. recently called the situation in brazil a raging inferno why has brazil been so badly affected. for already more than one year brazil has not taken the sufficient measures in order to stop the pandemic to stop the virus spreading and it's mainly the port of prison or were never to create a real lockdown in the last. month or so at the situation got worse and. because our always react to the pressure of different groups in society in the last weeks mainly the churches. asked him and asked the government to. assist and these are the groups to the ones response and on the other hand the vaccination progress is. again too little and too late and that is a real factor here in brazil that they are not as many people with a vaccination as for example in europe in some countries there or in chile here in south america and in rio we actually see it really difficult situation in the hospitals for example there is a lack of medicine such as tranquilizers and this is really really a tough situati

de janeiro. president jade wilson arrow is adamant there will be no national walk down even as brazil confirmed its 1st case of the highly contagious south african corona virus variant or has used. the media brazil has lost control of the pandemic and that's dangerous with infection spreading rapidly and the virus will continue mutating more the new variants may be immune to the vaccines we already have no doctors and scientists have called for a 3 week nationwide walk down as the country reached another grim milestone 4000 brazilians died on tuesday alone mayors and governors have taken measures to keep people at home and stop the deadly outbreak which is killing one person every 20 seconds restrictions have also been imposed in brazilian slums like rio de janeiro's haase senior or social distancing is almost impossible and rules are not often respected the situation has become so serious that the drug gangs that rule this slum in other slums in rio de janeiro have decreed a lockdown and they ha

de janeiro. it has been a long and lonely walk for the past 22 years biologist my 2 most got fairly has been patrolling the shores of rio de janeiro's polluted one about a bay clearing layers of trash trapped in the mud than planting millions of mangrove seeds one by one fabio zhou has been working with him from the start. when real arrived here this was a dump we've been planning an average of 40000 seeds every week now we have an entire forest. was cut there lee and his team have recovered 1300000 square kilometers of mangrove forest people have lent to 130 football stadiums the size of rio's maracana now he's working on filling another patch of dirty black mud the same size with this powerful green vegetation he hopes the mangroves will help diminish the effects of deforestation in the amazon in march more than 800 square kilometers of the rain forest were destroyed more than double the amount in the same month last year yelling mang growth of 4 dimes a capacitor absorbent carbon dioxide and t

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. india has recorded the biggest one day rise in cave in 19 cases in the world as its crippling 2nd wave of coronavirus continues to escalate thursday sorte reach almost 315000 confirmed infections in just one day more than 125000 more daily cases than a week ago it's a global record with the us previously recording around 300001 day in january altogether nearly 16000000 people have not tested positive in india and the 2074 deaths reported on thursday pushes the official total to nearly 185000 and as of parana reports from new delhi. sitting outside new delhi's biggest co that mine hospital this man has been told all 1500 bets are off . but he is refusing to leave his ambulance driver says they travelled for 3 hours to come to the hospital only to be turned away borrego body. we were told that only if you have a poor from the top authorities only then will they admire the patient about all the ambulance and say be delayed of that mission treat every. no weird or dick the patients on the

on the other side of rio de janeiro or covert 19 vaccines are delivered to the ricin your slum. it's a time sensitive fire that takes health care workers from door to door. a small sign of harp indoctrinates. some big news now from the bundesliga where barring munich be devolves book but the champions coach on the flick shocked fans after the game by saying he wants to leave the club at the end of the season flick has enjoyed a stellar 18 months at the helm winning 6 trophies with the last august's champions league triumph the pick of the bunch but rumors have persisted of a rift between flick and byron sporting director azali how much it now flick has confirmed that he wants to be released from his contract which could set him up to take the vacant role of german national coach felix said he had told his players before the match that he wanted to go but that didn't seem to affect their form as they disposed of a stubborn boss book side. the light cigs goalless draw on friday by an players knew of when involved school would significantly boost their title chances and they alread

de janeiro. still ahead on al-jazeera bulgaria's prime minister seeks a 4th time in office despite months of protests against corruption and why the u.s. state of georgia his most famous sporting event is in the rough with civil rights groups. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways has been a lovely wait for japan and it's going to change as we go on through the next couple of days cloud and right is making its way out of china across the korean peninsula the cool cool weather system making its way across northern parts of japan as we go on through the next couple days there's a lot of cloud and rain then moving across the sea of japan and it does turn increasingly wet here as we go on through sunday so warm right for tokyo later on in the day temperatures here getting up to 20 celsius it will freshen up behind the winds swing around to a northerly direction so very heavy rain for a time a hunch you could lead to some localized flooding but it will brighten up as we go

on the other side of rio de janeiro are covered 19 vaccines are delivered to their a single slum. it's a time sensitive fight that takes health care workers from door to door. a small sign of haarp in dr times. well. correspondent. joins us now from bogota now you were in brazil very recently so you saw and experienced a lot of what we've been seeing us pose in that report there and of course today the. show recently i should say called the situation in brazil a raging inferno why has brazil being so badly affected. what we are seeing in brazil right now is the combination of the inaction on their wrong doing enough to federal government back in january 2021 every expert every biologist the whole scientific community of brazil was warning about the danger of a pandemic getting out of control in the country in 2 or 3 months it means that march and april and april and the government of found out every sort of excuses not to act i was in brazil reporting for us. by the beginning of march and we were talking about the 1500 deaths every single day right now we talk about 4000 almost 5

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. well still ahead here on al-jazeera fighting for democracy protests continue in me at all despite the increase of violence by the military. assault on the right to free expression protesters in the u.k. march against a law that would let police crackdown on demonstrations. it's time for the perfect gentleman the winter storm supply qatar airways is in spring a fun time he can go from warm sunshine to snow in much of 24 hours that's about to to happen in some places already is cold by night this area of high pressure the middle of europe is bent right to clear skies and there's not that war anyway so down to below freezing and daytime temperatures berlin about 9 degrees today that's relatively cool compared with the average is much colder than in bulk there is rain around bug area remain here and crosscuts across into northern greece that area be waving around for a while then dying out but this is the thing to look at as a blast of arctic air as a warning out of developing blizzard to

de janeiro thank you. well coronavirus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday but the spike in cases hasn't stopped millions of people from turning out to vote in regional elections and west sparking fears the state may become the new epicenter elizabeth has more from new delhi. should the sun is inconsolable lot to hearing of her mother's death while waiting in line to get oxygen for her i want to go to my mother she cries repeatedly. she described just how difficult it is to get help in delhi designated as we have an out of a house is 2 in the morning there is no oxygen available in all of delhi and after a lot of running around we finally got here for initially there was a queue on the other side then we were told that we had to come to the fun site in kew here my mother is very ill and for the past 2 days we've been trying to get a bed in so many hospitals in delhi.

de janeiro. the pandemic is changing the demographics in rio de janeiro and 11 other large brazilian cities in recent months they've been witnessing more funerals than births yet another tragic statistic in a country that already has the world's 2nd largest school been 1000 death toll and was late to started spec's in nation campaign. from the start president has been accused of downplaying the coronavirus and of setting a bad example by not wearing a mask nor respecting social distancing rules but on wednesday as brazil surpassed 360000 deaths by covert 19 widespread criticism of both and out of the actions took a serious turn the supreme court authorized a congressional inquiry into the brazilian president's handling of the pandemic a scene if you didn't slow the probe is a blow to both sonari because it'll put the spotlight on the government's mistakes which for many the president will have to explain why he had no national plan to fight the pandemic and why he fought the governors who try to

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro the funerals been held for don't deride the 20 year old black american shot dead by police during a traffic stop emotions run high coming just 2 days in a few kilometers from where a police officer was found guilty of murdering george for it 100 has more now from minneapolis in a warning there are some disturbing images his report. to the family. dante to meet you is right it's become an all too familiar american scene a family gathered to mourn another black man killed by a white police officer my son had a smile that was worth a $1000000.00. 20 year old dante wright pulled over for an expired license plate on april 11th was shot by a police officer who says she meant to fire her taser but drew her gun instead. that officer kim potter now faces a manslaughter charge don't say wright was killed in the midst of the trial of derrick chauvet the white police officer convicted on tuesday of murdering george floyd so this funeral drew many of the same dignitaries that attended that trial and 2 days after she opens conviction floyd's family was also here joining th

de janeiro. still ahead here on al-jazeera families grieve for the victims of friday's train crash in taiwan well prosecutors raid a construction site near the tunnel. why the u.s. state of georgia is most famous sporting event is in the rough with the civil rights groups. how the weather's fine and dry across much of north america now clear skies of the eastern seaboard we have got a little bit of a wet weather some wintry weather to come from one of 2 spots but nothing too much to speak of as eastern areas high pressure that's why it is fine and tribal further west we have got some wintry weather just rolling across the canadian rockies maybe into the pacific northwest for a time one or 2 showers there too into texas as we go through sunday look at the temperature in félix 78 celsius above the seasonal average here and i say fire risk as a result of that down towards the 4 corners states and some of the pictures to go on 3 monday maybe a little more snow just coming in across the mountain stat

de janeiro. india has reported the world's largest daily increase in crime virus and sanctions since the start of the pandemic well than 314000 new cases were registered many hospitals of war that are dangerously low on oxygen. indonesia's navy chief is warning that oxygen supplies on a missing submarine will run out by saturday $53.00 crew members on board the k r i wrangled garra 4 o 2 went missing during a military exercise on wednesday and there's been no contact since an oil spill has been spotted in the area the sound was detected around the time that the vessel disappeared. the u.k. has apologized for failing to properly recognize black and asian soldiers who died in world war one the war graves commission that as many as 350000 soldiers from minority groups weren't commemorated by name due to pervasive racism the u.k. defense secretary expressed deep regret there can be no doubt prejudice played a part in some of the commission's decisions in some cases the i.w.c. assume for communities o

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. much more still ahead for you on the program some of sport's biggest names log off to fight back against online abuse we'll tell you why these mass ahead is fair an avocado fun could put that way of life at risk. europe is divided literally at the moment by a frontal system that just won't go away is in this massive cloud here it's going roughly from southwest to northeast and here it is but the fact that it's moving very slowly has got ripples all it means it will produce some pretty heavy rain fronts be where this weekend this is it developing in the northeast of a spade and then this part of southern france running to switch to the northern italy significant amounts of rains or flooding as well likely significant snow for the alps as you can see here it's also dividing because to the north which is still the low side northerly with the low countries it means 14 in paris and 40 in berlin and that's the improvement on friday the other side it's really quite warm southerly breeze out

de janeiro. the u.s. envoy for climate john kerry says that he hopes to work with china to tackle climate change kerry is in abu dhabi for talks on what's happening in the middle east and north africa the meeting comes ahead of the un climate summit in scotland later in the event where leaders are expected to build on the 2015 paris accord but well we want to do this be helpful not here to tell anybody what to do we're here to try to talk through a problem we all share and find a common way to address. recognizing that countries just care shut down any more than we did in kosovo you can't shut down you've got to continue to try to provide a revenue base keep your people employed have stability so you've got to transition in a way that makes. the un has warned that time is running out to slow climate change saying that the upcoming summit in glasgow could be our last chance to take action the conference wants to mobilize support for countries that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate chan

de janeiro. voting is underway in both gary's general election. a prime minister boyhood borders so often seeking a 4th term with the center right party of fighting corruption and managing the coronavirus pandemic could be key issues in the company has seen recent surge in trade with 900 factions turnout will be one of the most keenly watched aspects of the vote smith reports from sofia. bulgaria the prime minister hasn't given any interviews in this election campaign just photo opportunities the only camera allowed is from his own team. governs an e.u. country where according to the u.s. state department there's little judicial independence there are opportunities and journalists are threatened with violence in sunday's election he could well retain his grip on this form a satellite of the soviet union. takes long for democratic states to mature but on the other hand there are concrete. experiences of the both gerunds over the past 3 decades and the fact that they have none being been able to re

the lines are growing in the center of rio de janeiro and not just in front of the soup kitchens i mean come here for a bath and i hear. on the bus. the number of people living in the streets has doubled since the beginning of the pandemic many here have lost their jobs at home . 10000000 brazilians were already going hungry when the pandemic began now the situation is much worse in january the government suspended the emergency aid benefiting half of brazil's population just as infections began to spiral out of control forcing new lockdowns. to pay the crisis affected private businesses which were contributions to charity last year and can no longer afford to do so with no help from the public sector and no jobs for people in the slums and core neighborhoods are literally starving to death. is part of the g 10 a group of brazil's 10 biggest slums they have started the campaign empty pots in brazil together they were able to obtain the 1st donation this year. 1000 basic food baskets to share among way too many 180000 people live in the hasi alone. we received 10000 basic food baskets to

de janeiro. it has been along in lonely walk for the past 22 years biologist my do most has been patrolling the shores of rio de janeiro's polluted one about a b. clearing layers of trash trapped in the mud then planting millions of mangrove seeds one by 15 year olds who has been working with him from the start. when we arrived here this was a dump we've been planning an average of 40000 seeds every week now we have an entire forest. was cut bailey and his team have recovered 1300000 square kilometers of mangrove forest the equivalent to 130 football stadiums the size of rio is maracana now he's working on filling another patch of dirty black mud the same size with this powerful green vegetation he hopes the mangroves will help diminish the effects of deforestation in the amazon in march more than 800 square kilometers of the rain forest were destroyed more than double the amount in the same month last year yelling mangroves of 4 dimes a capacitor absorbing carbon dioxide from the amazon rain for

on the other side of rio de janeiro or co the 19 vaccines are delivered to the ricin your slum. it's a time sensitive fight the tanks health care workers from door to door. a small sign of harp in doc times. well deja vu cars funded your hands i mean joins us now from bogota now you were in brazil very recently so you saw and experienced a lot of what we've been seeing us pose in that report there and of course today are w.h.o. recently i should say called the situation in brazil a raging inferno why has brazil being so badly affected. what we are seeing in brazil right now is the combination of the inaction on the run doing enough to federal government back in january 2021 every expert every biologist the whole scientific community of brazil was warning about the danger of a pandemic getting out of control in the country in 2 or 3 months it means march and april and april and the government of found out every sort of excuses not to act i was in brazil reporting for us. by the beginning of march and we were talking about the 1500 deaths every single day right now we talk about 4

of all just 0 rio de janeiro. will get a weather update back on al-jazeera than. cancer in a wad have already lost 2 children now 11 year old karim is suffering a colleague at the treatment soon to be. an eclipse hawk on the island of selby scenting in kept very aware for the 1st time in a 100 years the carnival has been cancelled with no tourists coming to the islands of cowbird find out next how the economy of the country is struggling. hello let's start in china with things are looking rather wet and windy for northern and southern areas we've got a weather system developing across mongolia parts of northern china bringing some really strong winds and heavy snow and rain there we could see some dust being kicked up as well funded showers are expected in beijing but those could clear by the time we get to the weekend giving way for some nice sunshine to come through 900 degrees there will see it come up into the twenty's for the south we've got some thunder showers along the southern coast extending into taiwan and by the time we get to saturday japan will see t

de janeiro the u.s. is easing covert 19 restrictions for people who are fully vaccinated they cannot socialize outside without a mosque more than half of all adults have had at least one dose but an increasing number of americans are skipping the 2nd shot as john hendren reports from chicago this beautiful afternoon in a sign of pandemic progress the united states is lowering mask restrictions starting today. if you're fully vaccinated and you're outdoors you need and not a big crowd you no longer need to wear a mask the new guidance from the u.s. centers for disease control says that even unvaccinated americans may now go without masks outdoors or while dining outside with friends but that does not extend to indoor events or crowded outdoor events such as concerts even when you're talking about variants indoors outdoor was get vaccinated and you will certainly have a degree of protection but there are also troubling signs of covert complacency super sites in ohio texas and florida are closing louisiana

on the other side of rio de janeiro or co the 19 vaccines are delivered to the ricin your slum. it's a time sensitive fight the tags health care workers from door to door. a small sign of harp in doc times. some breaking news now from the bundesliga where byron munich beat volves book but the champion's coach has a flake shocked fans after the game by saying he wants to leave the club at the end of the season blake has enjoyed a stellar 18 months at the helm winning 6 trophies with last august champions league triumph the pick of the bun. but rumors have persisted ever rest and flake and byron sporting director has found sally how much it now flake has confirmed that he wants to be released from his contract which could set him up to take the vacant role of german national coach plex said he had told his players before the match that he wanted to go but that didn't seem to affect their form as they dispose of a stubborn ball spokes side for. the light cigs goalless draw on friday by own players knew a win involve spooled would significantly boost their title chances and they alr

and for more now i'm joined by our brazil correspondent aber he is in rio de janeiro good evening to you once he is you know you're reported paints a very dark picture it seems every time we speak things have gotten worse just how bad is the situation there tonight. hospitals are operating at their limits we've seen that in the last week in one intensive care unit here in region here by ourselves and a friend of mine for example lost 3 family members within one week the youngest was only 14 and yeah brazil is reducing again more than $3000.00 karuna death per day and that's a really tough situation. that there are just to problems and the wave seems only to go back really slowly here in brazil on the other hand we can also see that normal life goes it comes back is returning and restaurants are open again fitness studios and well as well and flights are fully booked. it's amazing hard to imagine too considering how many people are dying critics we know continue to accuse brazilian president. of mismanaging this pandemic how much of the blame does he care. yeah but it's not true and i

has been speaking to doctors in rio de janeiro battling not only the pandemic itself but a critical lack of medical supplies as well. in riyadh lingo a suburb of rejection erode the situation is dire there are similar scenes throughout the city the number of coated 19 patients is high at the same time hospitals are out of drugs such as sedatives. we have to strap down patients who are on ventilators because we don't have any more sedatives so painkillers really shouldn't have to do that it's like torture the patient can no longer ask for help when they feel uncomfortable the lack of much needed medicines makes us and the patients suffer. but if so i don't want to be while more and more younger patients are being admitted to intensive care units with cases so severe that they have to be artificially ventilated this is apparently jus to the fast dispiriting p. one mutation according to the director of rio's largest hospital treating cope with 19 patients. the number of older people getting sick has decreased slightly because many have already been vaccinated jimmy but at the same time the

de janeiro. behind a store a haven for children there's no school and a huge patio with new when unusual toys this abandoned factory at the entrance of real's old islam has become their playground during the pandemic its walls shield them from the traffic and violence outside but offer little protection from covert 19 or you know since the pandemic began in march of 2020 until last february 47000 babies and children under the age of 10 have been hospitalized with the virus and 2100 have died vital strategies and in joe specialized in public health has released data showing an explosion of deaths among children and babies in brazil. as against the near brazilian variant is partly responsible because it has a larger viral load than the original one and has more capacity to affect the young but poverty and inequality also play a big part in this strategy and almost all babies who died are poor am black. brazil also accounts for half of the world's maternal deaths by couvade 19. runs a workshop for p

de janeiro. kind of the biggest province on taria is extending a stay at home order as experts warn kovan 19 infections that could rise 6 fold police are now able to stop and question people if they believe they have attended any social events and nonessential travel has been banned the province of nearly 15000000 people reported about 5000 new cases on friday we know that if we hang in there. and fall the rule for the coming weeks as much as we're tired of them as much as we're frustrated we have a chance of getting to the summer in much better shape this is a moment for us to dig deep at what is hopefully the very late stages of this pandemic for us all and make it through its time to show our neighbors and our loved ones what we're made of as we keep people safe and those who are opposed to lockdown measures protested in toronto on saturday. they're angry about the latest restrictions on terrorists premier doug ford is under pressure for not going further critics say he abandoned a previous st

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. state elections are underway in india amid awarding surging coronavirus cases the balls are seen as crucial for prime minister narendra modi's b j p party to gain a foothold in east and south india where regional parties dominate elizabeth bronner reports from new delhi. despite india recording its highest number of corona virus cases since the pandemic began tens of millions of people turned out to cast their ballots on tuesday. polling is being held over 8 days in west bengal 3 days an hour but only on tuesday in catalan and put a cherry. the election is the 1st an hour since the b j p government carried out a controversial register of citizens a campaign it said was meant to check illegal immigration from neighboring. nearly 2000000 of the state's 35000000 population were left off the list including hakim with an he cast his vote anyway as he waits to appeal against his exclusion. i have voted today and for this reason i am very happy because i am a citizen of india after they get

de janeiro. the numbers are staggering since january kovac 19 has killed over 197000 brazilians more people have died in 4 months than in all of last year but now the pandemic has taken a sharp political turn congress is investigating whether president. is responsible for the world's 2nd largest kovac $1000.00 death toll after the united states also not 0 is accused of downplaying the dangers of the virus and the efficiency of the vaccines. last year the government rejected several offers to buy the corona back and pfizer vaccines from china and united states delaying the mass inoculation campaign airport here put me there vs this is the 1st time crew actions are being investigated the governor and he denied the pandemic but also confronted governors and mayors who imposed restrictions protect the population supreme court bought the president from of touting curfews and lockdowns but now congress will hold him accountable for his actions. failed to stop lawmakers from launching the probe now a se

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. pakistan has reported smaller than $100.00 kroner virus deaths in 24 hours the highest one day total of the country's 3rd wave infections have risen sharply with more than $19000.00 cases in april restrictions are in place in high risk areas until sunday the prime minister has warned of tough and nationwide measures unless guidelines follows. state elections are under way in india amid a warring surge in coronavirus cases of polls is seen as a crucial test for prime minister narendra modi's b j p party to gain a foothold in east and south india where regional parties dominate elizabeth brandon reports from new delhi. despite india recording its highest number of corona virus cases since the pandemic began tens of millions of people turned out to cast their ballots on tuesday. polling is being held over 8 days in west bengal 3 days an hour but only on tuesday. and put the cherry. the election is the 1st and since the b. j p government carried out a controversial register of citizens a

all just sirrah rio de janeiro. coronavirus cases deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave there as they saw more than 3600 fatalities and nearly 380000 new cases despite the surge millions of people turned out to vote for regional elections in west bengal about sparking fears the state may become the new epicenter. at this point in time you have you have it beyond our capacity for us to see what effect it has between. the legislators you're using and if you have a direct link to their young patients oh yes yes they did fight back and i got a pretty good. deficiency on the ward were very sick ideally should be the night but you know these women still had on al-jazeera to cause. trouble at the border between kurdistan and to jerk a stunning conflict over water several dead and injured. south africa's president spends another day testifying to corruption inquiry. it's time for the perfect johnny. winter storm supply qatar airways. hello those drenching rains that

de janeiro our u.s. military ship has fired warning shots at iranian naval vessels in the latest round of escalating tensions between the countries washington says the ships got too close to the spy multiple warnings my town is running us from washington d.c. so any more official comment on this incident spike well the navy says that 3 uranian gunboats conducted a series of maneuvers close to 2 u.s. vessels in the gulf sea they passed in front of the vessels repeatedly despite warning fire being by from the u.s. ships despite loud hailer calls from the u.s. ships at one stage says the navy the iranian boats came as close as 70 yards away from the u.s. vessels now the last time this happened was a year ago last april and certainly this is something that may heighten tensions diplomatic tensions that were already frayed between the u.s. and iran i mean well we know that u.s. and iranian u.s. and israeli excuse me officials have been discussing iran what's been said about that. yes this was a previously shu

ok monica an active live from rio de janeiro the rio de janeiro rather thank you very much. for that. india has again reported a record number of new covert 19 cases we're going to 115 thousands were reported on whedon's day it also recorded 630 deaths that's the highest death toll since november iran has reported its highest number of new cases in a single day since the pandemic began the health ministry recorded nearly 21000 new infections on whedon's state travel in celebrations cheering the new year holiday of no rules are being blamed for the rise in case numbers in thailand at least 10 cabinet ministers and dozens of politicians are self isolating after coming into contact with people who tested positive for corona virus becomes as the capital bangkok is seeing a sharp increase in infections in the 1st domestic cases all the u.k. variants of the virus thailand is aiming to start its mass immunization campaign from june. plenty more so ahead it's on the news hour including our continuing coverage of the pandemic. more than their 3rd place to hear my friend for a while.

of al-jazeera rio de janeiro. the international rescue committee is warning that countries in conflict a seeing a significant rise in covered 19 cases and deaths infections in yemen ethiopia and northeast syria increased by as much as 500 percent in march organization says more contagious and lethal variants are to blame it's issued an urgent call for wealthier countries to donate excess vaccines state elections are underway in india the middle warring surging coronavirus cases the polls are seen as crucial for prime minister narendra modi's b j p party to gain a foothold in east and south india elizabeth prada reports from new delhi. despite india recording its highest number of corona virus cases since the pandemic began tens of millions of people turned out to cast their ballots on tuesday. polling is being held over 8 days in west bengal 3 days an hour but only on tuesday. and put the cherry. the election is the 1st and since the b. j p government carried out a controversial register of citizens a campaign it

of all just 0 rio de janeiro. coronavirus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave thursday saw more than 3600 fatalities and nearly 380000 new cases spite of all the millions of people turned out to vote for regional elections in west bengal sparking fears the state may become the new epicenter. still ahead on al jazeera. trouble at the border between kurdistan and tajikistan a conflict over water leaves several dad in. south africa's president spends another day testifying and a correction inquiry. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point at ways hello those rains that have been plaguing areas of japan are now starting to slide off to the pacific but we've got another bout of moisture coming so let me break down those details 1st for that 1st system is out toward the pacific but still some heavy rains for northern areas of japan in the forecast on friday so let me take you to saturday now we see this disturbance in the sea of japan it's

de janeiro. india has reported more than 200000 new covert 19 cases that's the highest rating tally in the country style the 2nd worst affected in the world of already looking to import oxygen levels that run dangerously low and stricter measures are being imposed as elizabeth brunt of reports from new delhi. this has become an increasingly common sight on the streets of india's capital long lines of people waiting to be tested for covert 19 the countries facing a 2nd wave with cases of rising much more rapidly than the 1st labs are overwhelmed and the waiting time for results is encreased from a maximum of 12 hours to at least $24.00 and often longer the minutes imap mutable since the past 3 days i've been running around for my report where's my report here the officials have no answers for me asking me to go from one place to another if i am ill if i am sick where should i go what am i supposed to do like many indian states of delhi has been recording its highest number of cases since the pande

de janeiro. still ahead here now there are fighting for freedom of expression protests in the u.k. against a controversial policing bill. and a spectacle fit for kings and queens egypt's moves its role in mummies to a new restaurant but. it's time for the perfect gentlemen. sponsored point qatar airways we've got some subtle changes taking place in the weather across the middle east over the next couple of days we have still got some clouds some rain a little bit of a wintry weather there across northern parts of the region the bylaws here those temperatures are starting to notch up at long last so we're getting into the low twenty's there in damascus $22.00 celsius by rate 80 degrees to reflect a similar temperature here as well so when she weather moving across tech mega-star northern parts of afghanistan further south it is largely dry but temperatures starting to fall away here in doha 29 celsius earlier on in the week we're into the high thirty's so that is something of a change the winds ha

de janeiro. still ahead on the officer a news hour the u.s. climate envoy calls for global cooperation to tackle global warming as climate talks kick off in the u.a.e. an assault on the right to free expression and testers in the u.k. march against the law that would lead police crackdown on demonstrations in sports the n.b.a. star le bron james follows in the footsteps of michael jordan by becoming a movie star. well just as the flowers bloom is going to be a bit of a shock for most people in europe may not see very much but look at the speed at which that line of cloud is coming down on us affectively much colder and much windier weather is coming right the way down across the plain of you know where currently we're sitting in these high pressure which means quiet weather cold at night relatively warm by day though it's taken a tumble recently but look at this this is and all the gales to the north sea bringing snow showers yes i said snow showers to the coast of the netherlands to germany and

report from rio de janeiro. behind a store a haven for children there's no school and a huge patio with new when unusual toys this abandoned factory at the entrance of real's old islam has become their playground during the pandemic its walls shield them from the traffic and violence outside but offer little protection from covert 19 or no since the pandemic began in march of 2020 until last february 47000 babies and children under the age of 10 have been hospitalized with the virus and 2100 have died vital strategies and then joe specialized in public health has released data showing an explosion of deaths among children and babies in brazil. yes it was because the near brazilian variant is partly responsible because it has a larger viral load than the original one and has more capacity to affect the young but poverty and inequality also play a big part in this strategy and almost all babies who died are poor and black. brazil also accounts for half of the world's maternal deaths by covert 19. 90 runs a worksho

he lives in rio de janeiro but nowhere near the beach. norman just lose his wife always prays for his safe return. in a dangerous neighborhood. and ended up making lots of money through crime. in 15 years up want to steal all they see. fortunately i did bad things. kill people. that's why today my mission is to. be. it'll be the 1st time he attends one since the pandemic hits me. while gangsters patrol the streets with automatic weapons dimitri on my chains prepares to deliver a sermon. evangelical christianity is booming among the poor this is one of the many churches in the favelas. options. on a wheelchair. the church's pastor is get the service going. but this brand of christianity there are a lot of young people in the congregation. dimitrios asks anyone to come forward who has a friend or relative in a drugs gang. that's what his time as a gangster he can do they are they are. part of life that i lead i had money and power but i had to hide every night because i couldn't trust anybody. not even my friends. he. later back at his home

now we head to brazil because kite surfers in rio de janeiro have been enjoying perfect conditions hundreds have been speeding across the water against the spectacular backdrop of the sugarloaf mountain the city's famous beaches are closed for general use because of coronavirus restrictions but individual sports activities are permitted the kite surfer say that when conditions are this good they just have to get out there to ride the wind and the waves. up next it is business news with my colleague monica jones i'm sorry kelly in berlin that you so much for joining us here on new take care. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity for we established itself. both religious and secular leaders or eager to display their power.