VOA [Voice of America] Global English : May 26, 2020 12:00AM-01:00AM EDT

Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 Affection's globally this is the only news. U.s. 00:00:05 Biotechnology company has begun injecting 00:00:08 a coronavirus vaccine candidate and to people nostril yo with hopes of releasing 00:00:13 a proven vaccine this year. Novak's official says that $131.00 volunteers will get 00:00:19 the infection or if the injection and the 1st phase of the trial testing of the 00:00:25 safety of the vaccine and looking for signs of its effectiveness about 00:00:29 a dozen experimental vaccines are in early stages of testing are poised to start 00:00:34 it's not clear that any will prove safe and effective but they do use different 00:00:39 methods and technologies increasing the odds one might succeed Novak's expects the 00:00:45 results of the Australian trial to be known in July and it's making more doses in 00:00:50 anticipation the vaccine will in fact work religious services in the state of 00:00:55 California will look much different under rules on veiled Monday that limit 00:01:00 attendance to 100 people and recommend worshippers wear masks limit singing and 00:01:04 refrain from shaking hands or hugging the state released guidance under which 00:01:09 county health departments going to prove the reopening of churches mosques 00:01:13 synagogues and other houses of worship they've been closed since Governor Gavin 00:01:17 Newsome issued 00:01:18 a stay at home order in March to slow the spread of the virus it's not immediately 00:01:22 known how soon and person services will resume counties that are having success 00:01:27 controlling the virus 00:01:28 a likely to move quickly. So Koreans must wear masks when using public 00:01:34 transportation and taxis nationwide starting Tuesday health authorities are looking 00:01:38 for more ways to slow the spread of the virus as people increase public activities 00:01:43 health ministry officials said mask also will be enforced on all flights from 00:01:47 Wednesday South Korea had largely stabilized break until early May when crowds 00:01:53 flocked to reopen nightclubs and entertainment venues such as Cilla He's will now 00:01:58 have to use smartphone q.r. 00:02:00 Codes or it customers personal information to allow tracking if needed and other 00:02:05 developments around Asia India resume some domestic flights and more strain to 00:02:09 return or former Vice President Joe Biden made his 1st in person appearance more 00:02:15 than 2 months on after more than 2 months on Monday as he remarked Memorial Day by 00:02:20 laying a wreath at a Veterans Park near his Delaware home since abruptly canceling 00:02:25 a March 10th rally in Cleveland at the onset of the corona virus pandemic the 00:02:30 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has waged moche side of his campaign 00:02:34 from his home in Wilmington when Biden emerged on Monday he wore 00:02:38 a face mask In contrast the President Trump was refused to cover space in public 00:02:44 health officials have suggested but Biden his wife Jill have laid 00:02:48 a wreath of flowers with 00:02:49 a big white bow and bowed their heads in silence at that park by remark I'm Tommy. 00:02:57 News. 00:03:10 Money Africa welcome to daybreak Africa from the Voice of America but in Washington 00:03:15 today is day May 26th some of the stories we're covering the. Week's 00:03:22 presidential election the opposition is alleging from 00:03:25 a majority of the Indian people to really fight the prize by what they can and then 00:03:31 pledge for 00:03:31 a commission announced to be open and pay that they paid their resolve and 00:03:39 that is for the opposition collaboration he says it will not accept 00:03:43 a delay in this year's midterm elections beyond December teachers group says it 00:03:48 will challenge the government's decision to reopen schools to for. Students get 00:03:55 school meals. It is 00:03:57 a bubble universe concern about. A specific would be any. 00:04:06 Then it becomes increasingly right the existing things like learning that are not 00:04:11 suitable for the music in any isn't too much because at p.c.h. 00:04:16 . Is the president of the University of Zimbabwe still 00:04:20 a representative council and 00:04:22 a truck driver frustrated with that 19 test at the border there is 00:04:28 a movie coming up on Daybreak Africa. 00:04:37 Position in civil society groups in the same way this least with the outcome of the 00:04:43 general election because of allegations of voter irregularities in front of 00:04:48 a also say intimidation harassment I rest and violence carried out by supporters of 00:04:54 the ruling party of the polls on the mind the integrity of the election their 00:04:59 remarks come after the electoral commission announced. They govern e.c.n. 00:05:04 d d F 00:05:04 d Party candidate won the presidential poll with 68 percent of the vote may 00:05:11 opposition leader got some results from the c.n.n. 00:05:14 Party garnered 24 percent of the vote he has rejected the outcome saying the 00:05:20 party's tabulations sure he won the election Pierre Manuel of tells 00:05:27 viewers Peter Clottey that the plant installation of the president elect is 00:05:32 unlikely to be interrupted by of physicians and civil society groups well the 00:05:37 majority of the young people in the contrary. Of them are not really 00:05:44 cried by would break in and electoral commission. Announced. 00:05:52 The majority were saying how the ruling but would have polluted such an election 00:05:57 and other people on the other tribe. Who support the opposition to 00:06:04 that and have been saying that they cannot in any way. At the result of the 00:06:09 election saying that they have been ordered and they went to read ever heard. 00:06:17 That. Were not allowed to do they were and only were 00:06:21 a bowl of milk from the ruling party. They keep reporting. Electoral fraud in 00:06:28 different parts of the country. For them to believe the real. 00:06:35 Election on the other side of the room. And everybody. Here on. 00:06:43 The opposition party. All the elections in court. 00:06:50 From by and you might have maybe followed the leader of the ruling opposition 00:06:56 party. And the National Congress. Already would not. In 00:07:03 any way the results all day the election so therefore you can understand what we 00:07:09 expect now is that he just bring that he just filed 00:07:14 a complaint to the constitutional court and probably hoping that it will not. 00:07:21 Be as a child. You know if. You know what is going to happen it's still 00:07:28 a question but so far that's on right now is not anything about what we know is 00:07:33 that it is highly unlikely that the results of these elections. 00:07:42 Of this judiciary are looking at the result of the fog released by the independent 00:07:48 commission or. Do you know. First full if you go to court to have this election 00:07:56 thrown out or the outcome you know ruled in his favor Well that is not solely 00:08:01 a very big question and it will be the one to respond to this question but if being 00:08:05 there how the judicial really is built is constructed so many people believe many 00:08:11 people have this hope in you and that it is it's biased and it's only working and 00:08:16 the favor of the ruling party is so I I don't think it's likely that it is going to 00:08:22 help it is going to really make a at the engine or 00:08:25 a verdict in the favor of the law that's on route that the leader of the opposition 00:08:30 party what has been the reaction all across the board. There 00:08:36 are calm of these elections will damage already told the Tea Party to try to listen 00:08:42 from the get and that is that. It has not been kind of very trying to rain 00:08:49 it was not the school so they had it wide range of things that could make it 00:08:54 impossible for all the people to believe the result of the election so I had told 00:08:59 you earlier how those elections were organized 1st of all. The majority of the 00:09:03 people all the people when you. Remember. 00:09:11 All about the country and when you. 2 different. 00:09:19 Even one will queued up waiting to another report and when you. 00:09:26 See that none of the opposition party or people who are. Not. 00:09:33 Taking any. Elections were only organized that was it Manuel 00:09:41 speaking with you is Peter Clottey from. The Liberia the leader of the new the 00:09:46 former opposition collaborate in political parties says the group will not accept 00:09:50 to postpone the the country's mid-term elections past December this year according 00:09:55 to the constitution the elections are scheduled to take place in mid October this 00:10:00 year however President George Weah has asked the did legislature to postpone the 00:10:05 vote after he said the National Elections Commission had informed him it was like 00:10:11 him behind him preparing for the polls due to the coronavirus pandemic and is under 00:10:16 communism was recently chosen as the new opposition leader says the opposition 00:10:21 would accept some delay but not beyond December 2020 comments also outlined some of 00:10:27 the objectives of the new collaboration. There are full key areas we need to focus 00:10:33 on immediately One is to set up a functioning c.p.p. That means get the c.p.p. 00:10:40 Recognize and certify but in national elections commission get the secretary of 00:10:45 fully functioning and with all the right systems and processes to run make sure 00:10:50 we're connecting the county organizations to make sure we're connecting with it he 00:10:54 asked make sure we're connecting with regional international players and also 00:10:58 sitting on 00:10:59 a communications infrastructure next party is to begin to consolidate the opposition 00:11:04 of both political parties and others all out to those who are concerned about the 00:11:09 direction of our country I interested in replacing the current government we want 00:11:13 to reconcile integrate and bring that group together and we want to develop 00:11:17 a vision a mission a manifesto what are we for as the c.p.p. 00:11:23 What are we advocating to our people what contract we committing to with them and 00:11:27 so we need to develop that of course we also want to win most of the upcoming seats 00:11:32 in the and by elections how they come to Liberia over the years I can say that this 00:11:38 is not the 1st time that the opposition political parties have been never to come 00:11:44 together. To offer in such cooperation kind of to form with what do you 00:11:50 think makes this coalition different from previous ones but if we are not in 00:11:56 a coalition yet we are in a lab aeration the goal is to move towards 00:12:02 a grand coalition but we want to take baby steps we want to build trust we want to 00:12:06 build process is a systems as a means of ensuring that will go from 00:12:11 a collaboration to police it will endure it will last we are all very clear that 00:12:17 Liberians want us to work together that whoever is seen as causing this cooperation 00:12:22 to break up will be punished we let the river and we also believe that in strength 00:12:26 in numbers I would chances of replacing this goal of many precincts the midterm. 00:12:31 Legislative elections are supposed to be in October of this year but they president 00:12:38 of President George we are as as the legislature to push from the election I think 00:12:43 because of the current of the pandemic what is coming is something that is not 00:12:49 acceptable that the c.p.p. 00:12:50 Look it may be appropriate to delayed till December because the coronavirus But 00:12:56 beyond that we will push back significantly we work with the legislature to make 00:13:01 sure that doesn't happen there is clones in the agreement that brought before 00:13:06 opposition parties together that close states that only. Visible 00:13:13 members of the county shall be recommended by the parties from local government 00:13:19 positions that really Coalition President George we have with the coalition is 00:13:24 criticizing you or I can use 00:13:26 a you for hypocrisy your committee James you have to read the entire section if you 00:13:32 just keep one article you will get the impression any misrepresentation that people 00:13:38 are actually being too but we accept all the feedback that section needs some work 00:13:43 needs to be revisited and we will do that others in the commies is the leader of 00:13:47 the newly formed opposition collaborating political parties of Liberia he was 00:13:52 speaking with us from the capital Monrovia in South Africa the education Unio says 00:13:58 it was the government to review plans to reopen schools on June 1st the group's 00:14:03 remarks come after the government eased restrictions meant to halt the spread of 00:14:08 the current virus the administration also announced plans to reopen schools on June 00:14:13 1st starting with grades 7 and 12 but the educators union says the administration 00:14:19 has yet to provide adequate personal protection equipment for teachers and students 00:14:24 . Who sit in general secretary of the teachers union tells viewers Peter Clottey 00:14:30 that his crew. Plans to challenge the government's decision to reopen schools in 00:14:34 court. Because you have 00:14:42 only chunk of schools so obviously that the government has been writing to 00:14:47 depopulate because so many schools joining just not done and are not fixed. 00:14:56 At least. Stopped in schools would come up it's easy. 00:15:05 To be bogged down that day so we believe it is Michael Vick much awful get caught 00:15:11 up to keep fighting because it government is lying to us. And the government goes 00:15:16 ahead with 00:15:17 a promise to open. Beginning in June 11 auction since 00:15:24 you want the government to hold it. The government wants to go ahead with lungs to 00:15:30 open schools and we have been caught up. Publishing given the 00:15:37 evidence but you have 00:15:39 a state of corporate interest because of the negative. Becomes really push to 00:15:46 get what obligation to. Really be you know being the. 00:15:53 Appropriate pick your team out by government legislature so until they hear how you 00:15:59 engage in the government to resolve this on pos Yes we are trying to engage them so 00:16:06 I. Don't want to engage there we are 00:16:13 there because we have not to allow your space to continue to light up well but this 00:16:20 is 00:16:20 a policy decision that is going to be made some people are saying it will be unfortunate 00:16:26 . That the government. I disagree on policy but calling 00:16:33 them lies regrettable so War Do you plan to do since you said the 00:16:39 government appears to be instructed that. They are taken to court and when you plan 00:16:46 on taking those markets to court. Because we can't look on camera 00:16:53 where 247. We bring the cost. To the 00:16:59 Department of Education it would you put it in 3. Minutes 3 occupied 90 that's true 00:17:06 it's absolutely vital. If you push any particular sort of leave period 00:17:13 2.5 can infiltrate and what shoot appearing specked from you 00:17:20 looking at the situation on the ground because the government seems to want to go 00:17:26 ahead to school students to study some are suggesting that your. 00:17:32 So called is transferred and all strong opposition to the government plans will 00:17:37 undermine efforts for students to learn and be called the future we really. 00:17:45 Need to it should. Be leading the lives in the child will come to but 00:17:52 yes only and our expected health expert is going to go look your not your nation 00:17:59 you won't have to look at 00:18:00 a nation have to say that he did if I die it will be tough. 00:18:07 So we can't operate in the me when tough knowing what he will not give up 00:18:11 a good job and did America we calculate time. Not believe I should not must 00:18:18 know. City will see is the general secretary of the Teachers Union of South Africa 00:18:25 he was speaking with us Peter Clottey You're listening to daybreak Africa on the 00:18:29 Voice of America Jens partake in Washington today Tuesday May 26th universities in 00:18:36 Zimbabwe I expected to reopen next week Monday June 1st on the World Health 00:18:40 Organization coronavirus guidelines however the minister for higher and teacher 00:18:46 education Amar more says only 00:18:49 a final year students will be allowed on campus he told the Zimbabwe Herald 00:18:54 newspaper on Monday the rest of the students will do their classes online however 00:19:00 the students protesting and threatening court action over the learning they say 00:19:06 they don't have laptops smartphones and there are limited internet access your not 00:19:12 mattering is the president of University of Zimbabwe student representative council 00:19:17 she says the students are not against the learning process but that they are 00:19:21 concerned about the lack of adequate infrastructure and policy to kick start the 00:19:26 program from the nickel things in the savagery of had it is true and proven that as 00:19:32 it is to Do not be able to using the Internet using computers because they totally 00:19:38 do not have computers and data is very expensive these days and it is 00:19:43 a bug you know buying data is 00:19:45 a luxury as you know the corner batteries long has this replicate normal 00:19:52 early How do you expect students to continue their learning unless they resort to 00:19:59 learning Oh yes virus has become 00:20:02 a global pandemic and you can actually be pin you don't anyone how it is there I 00:20:07 think people actually take this idea as protesting against me from because they 00:20:13 think that we generally do not want to learn but then that is not the case I think 00:20:17 he should and this story in. Should. We get a position as 00:20:23 a country to see the tape things like learning the students cannot afford some 00:20:29 don't even have computers to some cannot even afford by God as you know dead to 00:20:34 price is always 00:20:35 a high gain after every fortnight I read or what ever and some families that 00:20:41 actually find it very hard to even provide for 00:20:43 a new day and you told them that you have introduced. And banged it have been what 00:20:49 is actually 00:20:50 a luxury so you know as much as you would want to result in learning because you 00:20:55 want to make progress we also have to look at the think that the students be able 00:21:00 to cause injury to the school where good they be able to afford the data these are 00:21:04 the issues that really need to be worked on the government provides computers is 00:21:10 the government provide students with 3 data then we can stats negotiating cut of 00:21:15 your argument is that you learn the violin is the student's right to education how 00:21:22 so I'll cost issue should keep it listed that education is not 00:21:27 a privilege rather ease a right and then the moment 00:21:32 a specific more listening understood why not Bt then it becomes a privilege not 00:21:38 a right that's where we're coming from so if you're just saying things like 00:21:43 learning that are not suitable for the majority it means that even as 00:21:46 a to magically become 00:21:47 a privilege that's why I feel all right has been valid and you have gone to court I 00:21:52 understand what kind of result are you expecting from the court has not gone to 00:21:57 court we only made threads that we would go to court is some institution was not 00:22:03 reading to just some of the things for the students however so far as 00:22:10 so good in the courts they did exist c.t. 00:22:13 Has agreed to come to 00:22:15 a table with good discuss the facts and things that need. Be Changed hoofing that 00:22:21 you will get better results from the other because the meeting is to look at the 00:22:25 year not matter and the cut is the president of University of Zimbabwe student 00:22:30 representative council she was speaking with us from the capital Harare elementary 00:22:35 school children in Malawi one of Africa's poorest countries normally get 3 meals 00:22:40 a school but when the call another was done that made for schools to close in March 00:22:45 families were left with the other cost burden the huge national charity Mary's 00:22:51 Meals which runs the feeding program in one 3rd of my was elementary schools has 00:22:58 started distributing food to poor communities to help them cope limit must see in 00:23:03 the reports from Blantyre Mazza males has been feeding fellows of the children in 00:23:09 this school for the past 18 years they. Receive would call each medical maze also 00:23:16 they have been 00:23:17 a flower mixed with is stored and shoot down there and ways to increase eneral need 00:23:22 for children whom I'd failed to add to the classes because of violating their 00:23:27 families and to me to the nutritional needs of this today and by the room is their 00:23:33 country director for males Manos in my now I am he spoke to v.o.a. 00:23:38 By Delhi for you normally working around 1. 106 in primary school. 00:23:46 And we have. Some special schools. And also. 00:23:54 Some. Sort of pension. Approximately one. 00:24:06 In my church because of all of you the 19 the disease caused by the growing of 00:24:11 Vytas deprived just today in face of the source of nutrition posing if there 00:24:17 have room would. This is 00:24:20 a force of the charity here to find new ways of feeding the huge drain in the glass 00:24:25 with vigilante in 00:24:26 a preventive measure we decided to meet immediate needs. To schools and. 00:24:36 Interactions between human beings and it. Makes. Sense. 00:24:44 It is that again I want to see sadly children are benefiting from this school 00:24:50 feeding program she told if you are 00:24:52 a via telephone that although the mills are meant for white children their whole 00:24:57 family is benefiting. 00:25:04 She says this is a healthy s.l.o. 00:25:06 Which I did because of this but I didn't meet things and we're going we are facing 00:25:12 from the should age is it Alan Holmes so as 00:25:14 a family their food stamps we are receiving for our children I have been because we 00:25:21 are born each to care for they all find me 00:25:24 a room would physically no program was expected to run through July day when they 00:25:29 might lie in 00:25:30 a school year no matter. He says Post big fat I. Should it is going 00:25:37 to remain 00:25:37 a close eye to the start of the new school year in September like nice enough of 00:25:43 you when you land boss on 00:25:47 a street call that night born of tax fry old truck drivers who say they spent 00:25:53 a day with it to be clear. So far only 35 Colvin I think is this 00:26:01 and one death but began requiring the border testing amid rising concerns about 00:26:07 imported infections come to see do bit reports from how people really. 00:26:14 Truck drivers growing frustrated with long delays at both on us but us 2 twit 00:26:19 acquired 1000 testing their truck as they say they wait for up to 5 days before 00:26:24 being cleared to give up in Botswana or transit to through the country so I'm being 00:26:30 a truck driver I'm one period complains there are no washing facilities at the but 00:26:34 I check post and there are no 12 food while waiting for results we are frustrated 00:26:39 with him going on we've been kept. Zambia. For about 00:26:46 5 days now no results no results not his outs. Or truck drivers gathered in one 00:26:52 place of 100. And we are being kept here with this in with the minutes. With 00:26:58 a single. We are only using the 00:27:05 meter period to put on offer it is to speed up the testing i told us there's also 00:27:11 going to be out in the 72 hours but up to now nothing that's come out. To the 00:27:17 authorities to take action now South African truck driver my Lucy I mean he says 00:27:22 the delays 00:27:23 a related to tensions across the border in South Africa he ses Sam South African 00:27:28 track us threatening to block trucks entering from ports are not if this iteration 00:27:32 is not resolved. 00:27:40 With tanks with. Ports on a truck drivers are also subjected to convene 00:27:44 a dentist when they enter the country going to see Dubai for viewing it was hobbled 00:27:50 Rohani fall this Tuesday May 26th edition of daybreak Africa for the daybreak 00:27:55 Africa truth about a Washington wishing you 00:27:58 a very good day. That 00:28:04 the. 00:28:12 Today is Tuesday May 26th and. This is Vale ways international edition I'm Lori 00:28:17 London and Washington coming up President Donald Trump attended 00:28:21 a somber ceremony over the Memorial Day holiday weekend but also took some time out 00:28:27 on Twitter and. Was not taking questions was certainly true to creating controversy 00:28:33 on social media the u.s. 00:28:35 Marked the day as the country's coronavirus death toll nears 100000 Also ahead how 00:28:41 the pandemic is impacting millions for school children and allowing it's on today's 00:28:47 international edition. U.s. 00:28:50 President Donald Trump paid tribute Monday to the nation's fallen soldiers on 00:28:55 Memorial Day and 00:28:56 a solemn laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington it's the 00:29:02 nation's most prominent cemetery for u.s. 00:29:05 Servicemen and women joining us now for the latest as 00:29:10 a White House bureau chief Steve Herman Yes it is public appearances the president 00:29:16 was focusing on Memorial Day visiting the Arlington National Cemetery along 00:29:23 with the vice president and the 1st lady and several members of the president's 00:29:27 cabinet and that was 00:29:29 a solemn ceremony with Taps being played the president did not speak their piece 00:29:34 save his prepared remarks for the 2nd visit of the day which was to Fort McHenry in 00:29:40 Baltimore which most Americans are well aware of the war of 1812 when 00:29:47 a man named Francis Scott he was taken prisoner on 00:29:52 a British ship in the harbor wrote 00:29:54 a poem called The Star-Spangled Banner which was turned into the u.s. 00:29:59 National anthem there the president did make some remarks about the pandemic noted 00:30:05 that tens of thousands of members of the u.s. 00:30:08 Military were deployed in what he called 00:30:11 a war against this invisible enemy. President however was quite disciplined in 00:30:16 encounters with several orders loads on his departure of the White House and his 00:30:23 return he did not stop to take any questions which is 00:30:27 a rather unusual where the president vice president and his entourage doing any 00:30:33 social distancing did they wear masks Well the president in not wear 00:30:38 a mask and members of the cabinet when they were at Arlington National Cemetery 00:30:44 they were 00:30:44 a social distancing but they were not wearing masks during the ceremony we did see 00:30:50 some of them afterwards when they were walking back to their vehicles in the 00:30:54 motorcade and they did have masks on at the President's head of the current virus 00:30:59 task force Dr Deborah Bernd's just over the weekend made it 00:31:03 a point to say you know as people go out for this holiday weekend to make sure to 00:31:08 wear 00:31:08 a mask maybe that's why the president didn't take questions he didn't want to have 00:31:12 any controversy Well the president while he was not taking questions was certainly 00:31:17 China creating controversy on social media on Twitter where he made remarks about 00:31:22 a number of subjects was very defensive about his call saying the previous day he 00:31:28 made some comments about his presumptive opponent in the November election Joe 00:31:33 Biden of the Democratic Party and also discussed his frustration with the state of 00:31:38 North Carolina and its Democratic governor the president wants to be able to hold 00:31:44 a crowded to Republican National Convention later in the summer and said can't be 00:31:50 done in North Carolina where it's scheduled to be held in perhaps we'll do it 00:31:54 somewhere else and on the issue of mass one argument that the president and other 00:32:00 top officials have made is since they are being tested daily and when they are in 00:32:06 close proximity to other people who are being tested daily including the members of 00:32:12 the crust pool that accompany the press. And there's really no need to wear those 00:32:17 mass but of course 00:32:18 a lot of people have said that it would be great for the president to set an 00:32:22 example for the rest of the country by wearing 00:32:25 a mask in public something he's been obviously for like tend to do so far and you 00:32:31 mentioned the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden he also made 00:32:36 his 1st public appearance in about 2 months and he and his wife Jill were 00:32:42 apparently wearing masks the former vice president and Dr Biden his wives ventured 00:32:47 out to 00:32:48 a war memorial in their home state of Delaware and former vice president saying it 00:32:55 was 00:32:55 a good to be out of course he's been characterized as basically spending the last 00:33:00 couple of months in his basement that has been frustrating to him and his campaign 00:33:06 because while it's been 00:33:08 a virtual campaign somewhere Joe Biden the president using Air Force One is able to 00:33:14 get around to various parts of the country and appear out of bands that have taken 00:33:19 on some of the characteristics is 00:33:22 a campaign rally any indication we'll see more appearances there is some 00:33:27 speculation because the president is talking about resuming rallies in the not too 00:33:33 distant future and of course is now getting out of the White House it seems at 00:33:39 least once 00:33:40 a week and is going to will contrast him with Joe Biden sitting at home but of 00:33:46 course the Democrats are going to have to get real creative on what type of events 00:33:50 that they can put on that are going to have some degree of social distancing and 00:33:56 not put in danger candidate Biden's health as well as those who would show up for 00:34:02 any such events Well it's definitely 00:34:04 a stark contrast to the president who's upset you know the Republican National 00:34:09 Convention can't be packed solid with people right well that's also going to be 00:34:13 a dilemma for the. Democrats is well there's talk that perhaps the Democrats will 00:34:18 have 00:34:18 a number of satellite sites where their convention where you would have. People socially 00:34:25 distance and taking other precautions but obviously that would not be the same sort 00:34:31 of spectacles that we have witnessed every summer years in modern American history 00:34:36 of the very oyster is an enthusiastic party conventions that are so much part of 00:34:42 the landscape of the collection here White House spirit Chief Steve Herman 00:34:47 a holiday is also the unofficial start of the summer vacation season in the United 00:34:51 States but it's been overshadowed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has 00:34:57 killed now close to 100000 Americans 00:35:01 a coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force has expressed concern at 00:35:07 scenes showing 00:35:07 a large outdoor gatherings of people over the Memorial Day weekend a.p. 00:35:12 Correspondent Ben Thomas reports we've made it clear that there is 00:35:17 a symptomatic spreading and that means that people are spreading the virus on 00:35:21 knowingly Dr Devore Burks tells A.B.C.'s This Week so you don't know who is 00:35:25 infected and so we really want to be clear all the time that social distancing is 00:35:30 absolutely critical and if you can't social distance and you're outside you must 00:35:35 wear a mask as for the possibility that 00:35:37 a 2nd wave of infections in the fall could prompt another round of shutdowns Burke 00:35:42 says the government is trying to learn how to reopen safely don't we act like we've 00:35:46 actually done this before I am besides 19181919 we've not ever close parts of 00:35:52 America and even then the whole country wasn't closed Ben Thomas Washington the 00:35:57 White House has announced a ban on travel to the u.s. 00:36:00 From Brazil due to the spread of Corona virus in Latin America's hardest hit 00:36:05 country the death toll in Brazil has surpassed 22000 we have more on that story now 00:36:12 from a.p. Correspondent Julie why. Walker the ban only applies to non u.s. 00:36:17 Citizens who had been in Brazil in the 14 days before they sought to travel to the 00:36:21 u.s. 00:36:22 According to Johns Hopkins Brazil has more than 347000 Govan cases 2nd behind the 00:36:29 u.s. 00:36:29 In the number of infections and 22000 deaths President Chavez already banned travel 00:36:35 from the United Kingdom Europe and China all of which have been hard hit by the 00:36:40 virus I'm Julie Walker Syrian refugees in Turkey are reeling from 00:36:45 a coronavirus pandemic 00:36:47 a lockdown that has put most of them out of work these families say in Syria they 00:36:52 hid in their homes fearing bombs and bullets outside now they are locked down 00:36:58 a fearing the virus homelessness and hunger v.o.a. 00:37:02 Is how the Murdoch reports from Istanbul. Syrian 00:37:09 refugees have been living in a 2 room apartment and 00:37:12 a 3 year old girl Zainab is crying out for food they don't supplied grape leaves 00:37:18 from the tree to make an evening meal but it is already afternoon and say nobs 00:37:23 mother says her daughter and the other children haven't eaten all day the rentiers 00:37:28 cheap for Istanbul only $30.00 00:37:30 a month but for this family it is still too much. That 00:37:39 the crying child's mother says they haven't paid their rent in 2 months and the 00:37:43 landlord is threatening to kick them out her family normally sells tissues to 00:37:48 drivers at traffic lights but since the pandemic began its kind of work is not 00:37:54 a lot like most Syrian refugees in Turkey they are doing informal work and now have 00:38:00 no income. A patchwork of aid organizations provide some money food and supplies 00:38:07 but it's never enough parents say they fear their children will starve if the 00:38:11 pandemic continues. Myra 00:38:17 a mother of 5 says in Syria they were locked down as 00:38:20 a war afraid of being killed by airstrikes if they went out now they're locked down 00:38:25 by the covert 1000 pandemic afraid of getting sick if they go out and of starving 00:38:30 if they do not Turkey has over 3500000 Syrian refugees more than any other country 00:38:37 public resentment towards refugees runs deep and the government has encouraged them 00:38:41 to leave refugees say as Turkey grows poorer because of the pandemic locals become 00:38:48 more and more hostile. To this is Mohammad 00:38:54 Omar was husband in Syria he was an opposition fighter after fleeing to Turkey he 00:39:00 thinks motorcycles and painted walls as 00:39:02 a day laborer before the pandemic put him out of work and says he now stays up at 00:39:07 night fearing his children will soon be on the streets even after war in 00:39:12 displacement He adds The hardest thing he's ever had to do is to say no when his 00:39:18 hungry children ask for food as 00:39:21 a Murdoch relay news is done by elementary school children and Millau 00:39:25 a one of Africa's poorest countries normally get free meals at school but when the 00:39:30 coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close and large families were left with the 00:39:36 added cost burden the international charity Mary's Meals with which runs the 00:39:42 feeding program and one 3rd of Malawi's elementary schools started distributing 00:39:48 food to poor communities to help them cope. With Saina reports from long time. 00:39:54 Scenarios as had been feeding the thousands of children in this school was for they 00:39:59 bussed it to the young lady and as they see it would go 00:40:03 a huge medical maze also have been 00:40:05 a flower mixed with the stored. There it was to increase in 00:40:10 a rural need for children Oh my dear fellow why did the classes. Because of 00:40:15 violence their families and to me to the nutritional needs of the students but room 00:40:21 is their country director for males male if. He spoke to v.o.a. 00:40:27 By Delhi for he normally want you know around 1. 106 in primary schools in Malawi 00:40:34 and we have 00:40:35 a focus on some special schools. And also disabled children 00:40:42 so just to get some attention and not see into my normal 40 approximately one. 00:40:52 Is actually. 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To get them for the whole 5 Me room would says the. No program was expected 00:42:16 to read the full July day when. He says Post big Zack. 00:42:24 The disc was remade a close eye to the start of the new exhibit 00:42:29 a lot like my 2nd half of the way and you. Won 00:42:35 a strict. Border checks have riled truck drivers say they spend days waiting to be 00:42:42 cleared that's why has so far confirmed only $35.00 covert $1000.00 cases and one 00:42:48 death but began requiring the border testing amid rising concerns about imported 00:42:54 infections d.c. 00:42:56 Do Bay reports from Gaborone truck drivers growing frustrated with long delays at 00:43:02 both join us but us 2 twit acquired 1000 testing their truck as I say they wait for 00:43:07 up to 5 days before being cleared to Dubai ports in ports on 00:43:11 a transit to through the country so I'm being 00:43:14 a truck driver I'm one period complains there are no washing facilities 00:43:18 a but I checked poised and they don't approach food while waiting for results for 00:43:23 us but I did witness wishing going on we've been here. For 00:43:29 about 5 days no no results no results no dissolves. Or drug raid was covered in 00:43:36 one place up 100 sites and we have been kept here we can see we're doing it. With 00:43:42 a single toilet. No water no food we are only using That was 00:43:49 a meter Piri used to put on all 30 two's to speed up the testing they told us 00:43:54 there's also going to be out in most of the 2 hours but the no nothing else come 00:43:59 over we're going to go take action now South African truck driver my Lucy 00:44:06 says the delays they have led to tensions across the border in South Africa he 00:44:10 say's some South African track has 13 into broken. Roxanne telling from Donna if 00:44:16 this situation is not resolved. Before. 00:44:24 Time Sweeting to plead for time on truck drivers are also subjected to convene 00:44:29 a dentist when very anti the country to put on our imports about 2 days of his 00:44:34 goods from South Africa. 1000 task force team had looked at getting much knowledge 00:44:41 of the challenges faced by truck driver I was going to give out of my get 00:44:45 a good look at it. But he sees that immediate action can not be taken overnight 00:44:52 steps will be taken to improve the lives of 3 of us while our way to the other is 00:44:56 out. And that would fail should be taken seriously as they provide an essential 00:45:01 service introduced. Testing for truck drivers after confirming 7 imported 00:45:08 cases of the Koran not by us from truckers in the past week going to see duty for 00:45:13 viewing it was hot water only here are some of the other stories we are following 00:45:18 at v.o.a. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel will not miss 00:45:23 a historic opportunity to extend its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank calling 00:45:28 the move one of his new government's top tasks Palestinians considered an illegal 00:45:34 annexation of occupied land they want for 00:45:37 a future state last week they declared an end to security cooperation with Israel 00:45:43 and its ally the United States in protest of the plan British Prime Minister Boris 00:45:48 Johnson's closest aide refused to resign on Monday despite calls to quit from 00:45:54 lawmakers Church of England bishops police officers and scientists over his 250 00:46:01 mile trip from London to northern England while Britons were being told to stay at 00:46:06 home to fight the virus they say damaged citizens trust in public health messaging 00:46:12 but the aide says he did nothing. Wrong by making the drive to access child care 00:46:17 the World Health Organization said Monday that countries where corona virus 00:46:21 infections are declining could still face an immediate 2nd peak if they let up too 00:46:26 soon on measures to suppress the outbreak the w.h.o. 00:46:30 Emergencies head said the world is still in the middle of the 1st wave of the 00:46:34 outbreak and noted that while cases are declining in many countries they are still 00:46:40 increasing in Central and South America South Asia and Africa. Stay with be away 00:46:47 for all the latest u.s. 00:46:48 And world news. 00:46:56 Police said they arrested more than 180 people Sunday when authorities fired tear 00:47:01 gas and used 00:47:03 a water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters as unrest returned to the 00:47:08 Chinese ruled city after months of relative calm the demonstration comes amid 00:47:14 concerns over the fate of the One Country 2 Systems formula that has governed Hong 00:47:20 Kong since the former British colonies returned to Chinese rule in 1997 journalist 00:47:26 real mogul is in Hong Kong and was out observing the protests international edition 00:47:31 Steve Miller spoke with her veil what's up to learn why some feel one country 2 00:47:37 systems may be coming to an end. No one was expecting it really when China 00:47:43 announced yesterday that they would impose these new national laws and make no 00:47:48 mistake about it by doing so Beijing has sent 00:47:51 a very clear message to Hong Kong and that is that they are tightening their grip 00:47:56 on the Special Administrative Region so these laws when passed would give the 00:48:02 Chinese Communist Party more control over Hong Kong today actually is when the 00:48:08 annual gathering of the National People's Congress kicks off in Beijing and they 00:48:13 are likely to approve this law which would curb sedition secession foreign 00:48:18 interference here in Hong Kong and this law would actually be implemented through 00:48:24 a rarely used method that would bypass Hong Kong's legislature. Explain how that 00:48:31 mechanism works because Hong Kong is governed under the basic law the mini 00:48:35 constitution that was put into effect after the handoff That's right so in fact 00:48:40 a little bit of background in 2003 about half 00:48:43 a 1000000 people took to the streets to protest against the implementation of 00:48:48 Article 23 of the basic law and as you said the Basic Law is this is Hong Kong's de 00:48:54 facto constitution now Article 23 would have allowed Hong Kong to enact laws on its 00:49:00 own to prohibit any act of secession sedition and subversion against China 00:49:07 and after the peaceful demonstrations that legislation was subsequently shelved and 00:49:13 now there is 00:49:13 a little loophole that that is in the basic law and it's called an excuse 3 and 00:49:19 Beijing would be using this to completely bypass Hong Kong's legislature to 00:49:24 implement these new national laws 17 years after half 00:49:30 a 1000000 people peacefully demonstrated their frustration this is coming after 00:49:35 several months of protests sometimes violent last year what do we know. About why 00:49:41 Beijing is implementing this now and then you know what's been the reaction you 00:49:46 know to this move in Hong Kong as expected Steve there is absolute outrage here in 00:49:52 Hong Kong Hong Kong people see this move as undermining One Country 2 Systems 00:49:59 which is what was put into place when the British left Hong Kong and 1907 and you 00:50:05 know Hong Kong was officially supposed to become part of China and 2047 and many 00:50:10 activists are saying that this will be the end of Hong Kong as we know it and you 00:50:15 know the reason that Beijing has come down so hard is of course as you mentioned 00:50:20 last year's antigovernment movement what started as 00:50:23 a series of peaceful protest against the now shelved extradition bill soon you know 00:50:29 morphed into these often violent displays of dissent against Beijing's encroachment 00:50:35 into Hong Kong and the the alleged police brutality and what people saw as an 00:50:40 erosion of freedoms of their rights what are you hearing about people possibly 00:50:46 getting together to voice their concerns about this implementation of Article 23 00:50:51 Yeah in fact you know last night as well the anger was rife just hours after the 00:50:56 new law was announced people took the telegram which is the social media app that's 00:51:02 used by protesters and messages were flying about to gather and various districts 00:51:07 in defiance of China's announcement and people did gather and you know districts 00:51:11 that are closer to the border of China and police riot police were gathered in 00:51:17 these districts as well and there have been calls for more demonstrations to take 00:51:21 place tonight and over the weekend as well there were calls for some protests to 00:51:26 emerge during the day but not much has transpired but we'll just have to wait and 00:51:31 see whether anything will happen this weekend and whether anything will take place 00:51:36 tonight as well as the coronavirus continues to grip many. Parts of Africa 00:51:41 including Kenya residents in Nairobi's East play 00:51:46 a predominantly Somali neighborhood are celebrating the end of Ramadan in lockdown 00:51:51 after the government extended movement in and around the area for another 2 weeks 00:51:57 some families say they have never experienced an Islamic celebration like this one 00:52:02 . Tells us some families say Bahama used tells us some families say they have 00:52:09 never experienced an Islamic celebration like this one Mohamed Osman is an easily 00:52:15 resident and one of tens of thousands of Muslims celebrating it all fits the end of 00:52:20 Ramadan he says this is 00:52:21 a different age for him and his family. But enough about it. 00:52:29 We are told what we cannot go to the market and you cannot purchase 00:52:33 a lot of items because everywhere you go there are security officers around and say 00:52:39 you cannot go out for us business people we are not allowed to go out this is very 00:52:44 different from previous day celebrations we prayed but there is no celebration 00:52:50 family gatherings we used to have before he said he's the father of 3 says he is 00:52:55 finding it hard to explain to his children the need to stay at home. Not lacking 00:53:02 they were trying to keep them in the house Previous 00:53:05 a celebration I used to take them for Osman say now I buy them 00:53:10 a few items to keep them busy at home but they are not happy with what we are doing 00:53:14 at all they're too young to understand the challenges we are going through he says 00:53:20 another resident of his Late Edition. Opened his clothing business on the day of 00:53:25 celebrations in. The run up to him but. 00:53:33 I have never seen 00:53:34 a celebration like this one where people are not allowed to celebrate together he 00:53:38 says people are afraid of each other. They don't touch each other no shaking hands 00:53:43 no visiting homes in my entire life not in cars or at 00:53:47 a huge like there's got I'd say Cain was old his close all the area May 6th after 00:53:53 29 new cases of the corner virus were found there in 00:53:56 a single day also it is medics and food into the area to limit the spread of the 00:54:02 virus Kenya has been gatherings and ordered communities to follow health 00:54:06 precautions and wear masks in public Mohammad should call 00:54:10 a religious leader says people need to follow the precautions set by health 00:54:14 officials many people are dying and they saw that we really need to think this must 00:54:19 be very seriously if we need to be saved from this disease even from the Islamic 00:54:27 point of view perspective there are so many not issues from the Prophet peace 00:54:34 be upon him harm of. This practice it. Or the plague 00:54:41 took place many years ago last week can you know the old has extended the 00:54:45 restriction of movement in the area for another 2 weeks Kenya's government 00:54:49 spokesman said as 00:54:50 a goanna say there is tension is to keep the community safe its strategy to be able 00:54:55 to deal with the said in 00:54:57 a situation is to contain the movement in and out of that area for that number go 00:55:03 in and get that knowingly so 00:55:06 a number would get out and distribute that to that from those reading fiction to 00:55:12 other areas the decision honestly is expected to and June 6th Mohammad Yousuf 00:55:17 a very news now. 00:55:29 And finally Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had free stents put in after 00:55:34 experiencing what he describes on an Instagram video as 00:55:39 a small heart attack. The 72 year old said It was shocking because he thought he 00:55:44 was completely healthy. Started with an 00:55:48 a and Roger Taylor the remaining members of cleaning teaming up with singer Adam 00:55:54 Lambert to release 00:55:55 a new version of the band's we are the champions to raise money for frontline 00:56:00 health care workers. You've been listening to international edition that does it 00:56:07 for our show today but you can always find us v.o.a. 00:56:10 News dot com on behalf of our producer Jackson when I'm Laurie London in Washington 00:56:16 thank you so much for listening please take care and be well. 00:57:05 What's going on I forgot this is Jacksonville gunyou coming to you from the Voice 00:57:09 of America studios here in Washington d.c. 00:57:12 Join us. As we discuss 00:57:16 a range of topics. The band. 00:57:23 Of today. 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