right wing party could play the kingmaker also coming up on the show the lockdown is back in parts of melbourne australia as a 2nd wave of corona virus infections appears residents of 9 public housing blocks are now under quarantine. plus the byron make it a double meeting later clues into a claim that german cop david alibi open to the scoring as the bavarians added they copped to this season's league title we catch up with all the action from prison cell and fixed idea. i'm claridge's and welcome to the show creations have been voting and parliamentary elections that could push the e.u. member state further to the right with the governing conservative croatian democratic union up against the center left social democratic party the poll is taking place amid a new spike in kofi 1000 cases voters are choosing between leaders who say they can keep. infection rates down while reviving a battered economy. none of the main contenders as expected to gain a majority making a coalition government a likely prospect i'm not sure that some say it's a gamble by the incumbent president and rippling coverts

the lockdown is back in parts of melbourne australia as a 2nd wave of corona virus infections appears residents of 9 public housing blocks and now under quarantine. class by and make it a double baiting labor goes into claimed the german cop down that al about openness scoring is the their hands at the come to this season's league title we catch up with the reaction from both ends olympic stadium. bomber back or is welcome to the program croatians are voting in parliamentary elections today that could push the a human bestowing further to the right with the governing conservative croatian democratic union up against the center left social democratic party the poll is taking place amid a new spike in covert 19 cases voyages of choosing between leaders who say they can keep infection rates down while reviving the battered economy. now one of the main contenders is expected to gain a majority making a coalition government a likely prospect for most of it and some say it's a gamble by the incumbent president under a plan covert that the ruling party calls early elections to profit from th

there are only 4 reasons why people should be leaving melbourne and the fines if you if you don't have a valid reason for about $1600.00 astronomy and dollars which is a fair bit and for a lot of people that would really sting japan's capital tokyo has reported a record daily high of new corona virus infections 220 on thursday the city has been struggling to slow a resurgence in cases which have bounce back since restrictions were lifted in late may 1st days record is the highest spike in new cases since april the 17th support for scottish independence is higher than it's ever been polling is consistently suggesting well over 50 percent of scots want to leave the united kingdom it's been attributed to scotland's success in controlling coronavirus compared to england and the overwhelming hostility towards bragg's it lawrence lee reports from scotland. bert has been dreaming of scottish independence for as long as he can remember he regards the english establishment as imperialists who stamped all over scotland just as they did the colonies the fact that the independence campaign narrowl

new coronavirus cases discovered in melbourne as thousands of public housing residents are ordered to stay at home. but ironically this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up new restrictions are set to be imposed in israel with the prime minister warning the country is at the height of a new covert 19 offensive. display for independence day the us president goes ahead with a speech despite health concerns and protests. hospitals under pressure in south africa as it announces a daily record of more than $10000.00 new infections. so that we begin with the increasing number of 1000 cases worldwide saturday saw the biggest single day rise since the pandemic began with more than 212000 infections recorded globally and the majority of them were in latin america which now has more cases than europe brazil but shows one and a half 1000000 infections and as. had at least $64000.00 deaths in israel officials a reauthorize the use of phone surveillance technology once deployed to prevent attacks and that's after an easing of restrictions led to a rise in cases and the lifting of lockdown m

residents of melbourne in australia are getting ready to return to lockdown for 6 weeks due to the new spike in corona virus infections there police have also been deployed along the victoria state border to enforce quarantine measures the state has seen a spike in coben 1000 cases in recent days australian prime minister scott morrison promised his government would provide financial aid to local businesses which are worried they won't survive at all to lock down. this is for more we're joined by melanie burton she's a journalist working for reuters in melbourne australia milt melanie a city of 5000000 being forced back into lockdown mode how do people feel about that. well thank you for having me i think everyone's feeling a bit flat we just started having some of the restrictions being eased just started i cannot say that was exciting at school holidays now but yeah now well we're all back in our houses and not going anywhere we've been metropolitan melbourne anyway the border between the states of victoria new south wales those are australia's 2 most populous states borders up close

melbourne andn australia preparing to go back into lockdown. also a reported closure. the brazilian president downplays covid-19 even after testing popositive for the viru. brazil has the world's second-highest highest number of cases and deaths. the u.s. officially notified the u.n. is leaving the world health organization. this as coronavirus cases their past 3 million. 3 million.ss first ausustralia, where the residents of melbourne are stocking up on supplies. they are bracing for another lockdown that goes into effect in a few hours and is set the last six weeks. this is part of the response to a spike in coronavirus cases in melbourne, the capital of the state of victoria. also bordering new south wales, which is closed. the prime minister says there are no plans to reimpose restrictions across the country. there is a lot of frustration in the victorian capital. usedas people were getting to looser coronavirus restrictions, life somewhat returning to normal, authorities reinstated stay-at-home orders for the next six weeks starting tonight, this wednesday night.

parts of australia's 2nd city melbourne are back in lockdown to fight a 2nd wave of infections 9 public housing blocks are put under quarantine. and formula one begins its delayed season out with us thrilling grand prix in austria and a message to the world britain's lewis hamilton at leeds an anti-racism protest by kneeling before the start we look at the lack of diversity in the sport. i'm claire richards and welcome to the show croatians have been voting and parliamentary elections that could have pushed the e.u. member state further to the right according to exit polls the governing conservative croatian democratic union will win the most seats ahead of the center left social democratic party but neither is expected to gain an outright majority making a coalition government a likely prospect that could leave room for a new force in croatian politics the nationalist homelands movement led by a popular folk singer. i'm joined now by day i knew of h. he's a professor of political science at the university of sac grab the main opposition party says that the ruling party has called these

millions in melbourne are ordered back into lockdown for six weeks. police checks at the state border between victoria and new south wales. at the uk's high court, the hollywood actorjohnny depp is suing the sun newspaper for calling him a "wife beater". hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. he's been tested before and been negative, but now on the fourth procedure, presidentjair bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. the president has spent months of downplaying the virus's severity, and now finds himself taking hydroxychloroquine. it's a stunning development in a country that is second only to the us in both cases and deaths. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. brazil's graveyards, a testament to the country's crisis. every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the country's shocking statistics. tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that jair bolsonaro has often dismissed, but now he is one of them. the president went on television to announce the test r

new coronavirus cases discovered in melbourne as thousands of public housing residents are ordered to stay home. hello again i'm a fan of you tell you this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a new single day record for corona virus deaths in iraq as the country struggles to contain the spread. more than 30 people have been killed in southwestern japan during flooding and landslides there. and out of there again exclusive access to iranian backed hezbollah a group like used by the iraqi government attacking u.s. forces. now we begin with the increasing number of coded 1000 cases worldwide now saturday saw the biggest single day rise since this pandemic began with more than 212000 infections recorded globally the majority of them and latin america which now has more cases than europe brazil alone has more than 1500000 infections and it's already had at least 64000 deaths are in israel officials have reauthorize the use of phone surveillance technology that was once deployed to prevent attacks that's after an easing of restrictions there led to a rise in cases. the lifting of lo

history is 2nd biggest city under a 6 week lockdown in melbourne to observe a stead home policy to limit the spread of corona. ironically this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up in the program a top u.s. official accuses china of destroying a free hong kong as more details emerge on new security in. the u.k. takes action in the killing of jim out to sochi and other human rights abuses placing sanctions on officials from saudi arabia and russia. those are not on the hands of the spokes the henchmen of dictators not be free to waltz into this country to buy property. and the man who banned the use of masks had to wear one brazil's president tested again for 1000 of the situation in his country west. so that australia may have had early success suppressing coronavirus but it's just been announced the country's 2nd largest city that's melbourne is going back into lockdown the state government a victorian has admitted its lost control of surging infection numbers for 6 weeks from wednesday its 5000000 residents can only leave their homes for essential purposes if it were a state bord

straightly a 2nd biggest city under a 6 week lockdown in melbourne to observe a stays home policies and limit the spread of the coronavirus. plus more storms for constant the south west as the death toll there hits 50 many still missing. now the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings says the u.s. drone strike that killed a top iranian general and january was illegal on the a column od says cousin killing in baghdad went against the u.n. charter the white house has said the attack on ceremony was carried out to deter imminent attacks against u.s. interests well let's get more on this now with out to her magic as james space who is at the u.n. for us james calamos report clearly says the u.s. has provided no evidence an imminent attack was being prepared what are the implications here. well it's a damning report from agnes kalamata who is the special rapporteur as you say on extrajudicial killings worth explaining what that is it's an independent expert who is appointed by the human rights council and these reports where she investigates cases of possible extradition killing the

so a definite step back for victoria, for melbourne, but a really necessary one. this is going to apply to melbourne, it's going to apply to an area north of it. so 5 million people are now expected to stay home in grade three restrictions, which means not going out unless they are going out for essential shopping or schools, only for senior students that is, because the school holidays have been extended for other students, and if they are caring for someone. people have been urged to work from home, and if they couldn't, they can go to their places of work. but really start language from daniel andrews there, blaming complacency, blaming people who broke the rules when restrictions were eased. it is interesting that he wouldn't commit to the phrase second wave, he said we are on the cusp of something really bad, but if you look at the trajectory and how bad it got and how quickly things got worse within melbourne, if something doesn't change and it doesn't change quickly in terms of how they can control the spread, i think health authorities are worried that the

we'll have the latest from australia as tighter regulations are imposed on 300,000 people in melbourne china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welcome back great to have you with us. police in hong kong have made several arrests under china's new national security laws on the first day they came into force. preliminary official result suggests russians have overwhelmingly supported

all floridians have been forced to order a lockdown for millions of people in its 2nd largest city of melbourne as new infections rage out of control. blasts the battle for the last and next season's blunder and adults hide unhide challenge favorites trade agreement and it was thrilling me close until the very last 2nd. i'm to see one but. welcome to the program on comes leader kerry lam has defended the controversial new security law that china imposed on the city last week she said it would make conkling safer by preventing violent protests she also warned citizens not to break the law so the government will break grizzly implement this law and i for one those radicals are not to attempt to while it. all crossing the red line because the consequences of breaking this law are bearing serious. critics fear the no will and freedom of speech and as did every speech he called reports many activists the suppression of dissent will be stepped up. colorado for years now every one has joined fellow members of his party on the 1st of july to mark hong kong's hang over to chinese troops but everything c

to move in melbourne follows other measures to contain the spread of the virus the neighboring state of new south wales is closing its borders to victoria for the 1st time in 100 years anyone found breaking the rules could face a hefty fine or even jail time the premier of new south wales explained why the step was necessary what is occurring in victoria has not yet occurred anywhere else in stride it's a new part of the pandemic and as such or it requires a new top of response until melbourne's latest outbreak australia had recorded far fewer cases than many other countries in the coronavirus pandemic the country's authorities hope swift and fair measures can keep it that way. now in german football that of braman face no it didn't hang in there relegation pay off that's the match up to fill the last boss that's still up for grabs in next season's going to sleep and after a goalless stroll at braman in the 1st mate the 2nd leg at hyde and i was the decide. hiden himes journey has taken them from 6 division obscurity to the brink of the bundesliga and despite no spectators allowed in

a partial lockdown is reimposed in the australian city of melbourne as thousands of residents are told not to leave their homes for at least five days. how turkey is using its influence in libya to further its ambitions in the region. we have a special report. anger wants to be a key player in the future, whichever emerges from the future, whichever emerges from the chaos in libya, and it is flexing its muscles across the middle east —— ankara. the british government announces over £1.5 billion in funding to protect the arts. the industry has been left devastated by the pandemic. the 72nd birthday of the nhs is marked across the uk with a nationwide clap to thank the health service and those who work in it. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. india has now overtaken russia to become the country with the world's third—highest confirmed coronavirus infections. a sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total health ministry figure to about 690,000. more tha

thousands under lockdown in the history in city of melbourne north to a rise in corona virus case. head on the cloud this is out there and life in the home also coming up to half 1000000 infections and rising not in america if you take to europe's number of covered 900 can see. the display for independence day the us president goes ahead with the patrick show despite health concerns and protests. and egypt just to hold elections for a new council of senators 6 years after the chamber was just. so then lives in lockdown thousands of people living in several densely populated apartments illustrated 2nd largest city have been told not to leave their homes for at least 5 days which began on saturday at the 9 towns and melbourne public housing there's concern for some of the most vulnerable residents that have been to leave for any reason but authorities say food will be delivered to them the state of victoria reported 108 new cases on saturday its biggest rise since march i don't for a moment i underestimate how challenging and actually magic in some respects that would be for the stra

is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes new coronavirus cases discovered in melbourne as thousands of public housing residents out ordered to stay. a new single day record for corona virus deaths in iran as the country struggles to contain the spread. out is there again exclusive access to iranian backed the type hezbollah a group produced by the iraqi government of attacking u.s. forces and more than 30 people have been killed in southwestern japan during flooding and landslides. i don't feel sympathy with the school as formula one makes its return but the drivers are divided over a protest against racism with sean the clear and next step in saying they won't speak to me. but we begin this hour with the increasing number of private 1000 cases well why it saturday saw the biggest single day rise since this pandemic began with more than 212000 infections recorded globally the majority of them were in latin america which now has more cases than europe brazil alone has more than 1500000 infections and has now had at least 64000 deaths and israel officials have reauthorize

sourced past 17000000 australia is considering tightening restrictions for its 2nd biggest city in melbourne after hundreds more cases were recorded on friday despite 3 weeks of lockdown and after being virus free for more than a month of yet nom has now reported a daily high of 45 cases all linked to one hospital the country's prime minister has won the entire country is at risk and india has still not managed to get its outbreak under control reporting more than 55000 new infections in the past 24 hours despite that the government has decided to lift a nighttime curfew that's been in place since march let's speak to nicola gage in canberra australia for as nick a number is going up in the state of victoria despite a lockdown being in place for weeks now what's gone wrong. well that's the big question it's certainly not the outcome that authorities were hoping for the current restrictions in place maine that the 5000000 or so people in the city of melbourne currently can only leave their horns if they go into work or to go shopping exercise or for medical appointments but that doesn't seem

after 2 days of record high infections lockdown is returning to melbourne from midnight on wednesday everyone will have to stay at home except for essential reasons including some workers in vital jobs to buy food and medical items and to exercise restaurants will close only takeaways will be allowed there is simply no alternative other than thousands and thousands of cases. and potentially. many many people in hospital and the inevitable tragedy that will come from that 191 people tested positive for corona virus in victoria on monday not the outcome hoped for after strict social distancing measures were already in forced in some suburbs to try and control the spread of the virus the high numbers leading to the closure of the border with the neighboring state of new south wales a logistical nightmare with the defense pools and police brought in to ensure no one crosses this is something entirely different this is going to affect the travel of my stuff because i have stopped. living and working on both sides of the border the most concerning part for authorities is that very few of t

and the capital of madagascar that are back under lockdown or an outbreak in the australian city of melbourne is prompting the indefinite closure of the border between the 2 most populous states the clear gauge has more from the capital canberra. there have been some people speculating about what happened during quarantine there when people did return from the ses but it has happened as well as restrictions have been easing across the country is truly has been very successful up until now really to suppress that 19 which means that shops have started to reopen public gatherings have returned and this is when we have seen a huge spike in cases in specific pockets of the city of melbourne and the victorian premier daniel andrews gave an update a short time ago and he said that they had been 127 new cases reported in the states or even not on sunday now that he's like the biggest jump in cases that victoria has seen since the start of this hand to make which is why many different social distancing measures have now returned so you dozens of suburbs now returning to strict social distancing measu

katty: rachel carey in melbourne. it is grim for the people in those towers. we wish you the best of luck over the next six weeks. please keep yo spirits up. clearly, the whole world is struggling with this virus, but nowhere has more cases than america. the u.s. hasepted 3 million coronavirus infectio. a few mont ago, that number it adds a sense of urgency to how to tackle the dease. new research shows the virus could travel i ty a particles and linger in the air. >> the coronavirus can spread easily, and that seems to happen in three different ways. cough is the most obvious source of infection if you are too close to someone with the virus, which is d why socialtancing is so important to staying safe. surfaces contaminated with the virus. but can the virus also spread through the air? more and more researchers think tiny airborne and stay infectious. in tly days, this idea was widely dismissed. since then, manycientists, including those advising the u.k. government, say tha scenario is possible, but only when people are crowded together in a confined space.

melbourne has begun its lockdown, meaning 5 million people are being told y at nthome except for esl trips. wednesday was the third day in a row the state of victoa recorded more than 100 covid-19 cases. some of those are linked to nine public housing towers that e under hard lockdown, in other words, no leaving. 3000 peoe are affected by that , and the police are making sure they stay put. one of the residence is a 21-year-old student. >> initially, we were not allowed to leave the towers to go shopping ortock up. there was a miscommunication as to what was supposed to occur. s there avy police presence immediately, even prior to the announcement going o th was made on live t, rather than direct contact with the residents themselves. i do believe there is slightly less than the first three days of lockdown, but there is still police presence at every access point. communicate with neighbors,o mobile phones. we would like to limit the physical communication or contact with our neighrs. our department of health and services drops off food that was not culturally appropriate on the fir

she also lives in one of the north melbourne suburbs that went into lockdown on saturday. it's very worrying. i was starting to feel like we were getting to a new normal in melbourne, one that we would be able to live with until we found some way out of the pandemic. and now we just seem to be taking a step backwards. so i am very concerned. and why do you think that step backwards is happening, what's gone wrong? well, australia's plan was always to contain and control the epidemic. there hadn't been a plan to eliminate it entirely. so we've always known that there would be times where covid—19 would become a problem in one area or the other and we would have to take measures to deal with it as we tried to get the economy going again. so this has been almost the first test case of it. it is ironic that it happened largely related to breaches in protocol at quarantine hotels. as i mentioned, you live in one of the locked down areas. tell us about the nature of this localised lockdown. for the suburbs that are now involved in the lockdown, it is similar to what many peopl

daily thanks for your time so also response been among melbourne residents to this news. well initially in the not to for the look the lockdown started last night out time there were people out on the streets having enjoying the last opportunity to 18 at restaurants and so on beyond that the businesses have been very upset they had only just reopened restaurants cafes cabs that only just reopened they spent a lot of money on stock refreshing. their stock and rehiring people and now they've had to close down again so there are a lot of people saying that this will probably kill them off and as businesses going forward beyond that i think there is that's resignation people think that this pandemic is not going away it is serious and that they're just going to have to endure as you said this is this is the 2nd sort of locked on there it had been looking like you know this had been dampened chrono virus infections had been dampened even talk of a travel bubble with with new zealand i want to how did this resurgent stuff. we as far as we can tell we can trace it back to the fa

latin america overtakes europe's number of code 980. 1000 is under lockdown in the australian city of melbourne after a rise in infection. and how residents in the philippine capital are caping after nearly 3 months. well one coronavirus cases or record single day increase on saturday since the start of the pandemic the united states brazil and india led the search despite appeals by medical health experts to avoid large gatherings president donald trump hosted an event at the white house to mark independence day reynolds has the story . vintage warplanes filled the skies over the national mall in washington d.c. bombers and fighters from every war the u.s. has been in since the 1940 s. the 1st helicopter the president trump who avoided service in vietnam by claiming medical. draft deferments for bone spurs presided over the spectacle at the white house. despite pleas from public health experts and the mayor of washington d.c. over the risks of people getting killed at 19 a crowd gathered many ignoring social distancing die. thanks to the. courage of those patriots on july 4th 1776 the american

. >>> plus, australian authorities are fighting to contain a covid-19 outbreak in melbourne, and they a're taking measures ty haven't in centuries. we'll explain when we come back. but i am enough. and i know what i'm made of. put your skin in the game. with a razor that puts your skin first. >>> welcome back, everyone. latin america is being particularly hard hit by the coronavirus with numbers of infections and deaths soaring in the region. brazil, chile, mexico all in the top ten. brazil second in the world behind the united states when it comes to cases and deaths. cases now there soaring to over 1.6 million and a massive toll in mexico, too, with nearly 5,000 new cases reported in just the last 24 hours. >>> on monday brazil's president announced he's recently taken yet another covid-19 test and he expects the results today. and yet here are photos posted on social media of boloonaro at a fourth of july event and standing next to the president is the u.s. ambassador. the u.s. defense attach shay is there. no one is wearing a mask or social distancing. mexico's president is carryi

coronavirus restrictions are being eased on some public housing blocks in melbourne where people have not been able to leave for any reason since last weekend it comes as melbourne's 5000000 residents will now be barred from leaving home for 6 weeks except for essential reasons police in the state of victoria say they're setting up a ring of steel around the city with checkpoints any time and anywhere to enforce the law down measures. after months of taking aim at mexico the u.s. president has welcomed his mexican counterpart to the white house on their manual lopez obrador has been criticized for holding talks with donald trump who remains a divisive figure in mexico of the his immigration policies and border war plans the leftist leader defended the trip as trade relations some democrats say trump wants to use the occasion to drum up support among hispanic voters ahead of november's election. the saudi led military coalition fighting yemen's who the rebels have destroyed 2 explosive laden boats in the red sea saudi state t.v. reported the destruction of the vessels which it said hap

the idea is melbourne itself will self-isolate from the rest of the country. so they are stopping anyone from victoria heading north in an attempt to stop the spread of this pandemic. >> certainly a very different response compared to what we see in the united states. thanks. >>> china is trying to prevent another outbreak this one bubonic playing. now a city in the country's inner mongolia region is on high alert and five areas were closed down after the case of the playing was confirmed on tuesday. a playing prevention alert will be in place through the end of the year in the city where it was found and being are being urged to take precautions. a small number of cases of bubonic typically show up around the world each year including in the united states. it can usually be treated successful with antibiotics if it's caught early enough. >>> when we come back, the outcry over hate speech on facebook. what happened when civil rights groups came face-to-face with mark zuckerberg. we'll tell you when we come back. neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that f

coronavirus under control. 5000000 people ordered back under lockdown in australia's 2nd biggest city melbourne. un's expert on extrajudicial killings says the u.s. drone strike that killed a top iranian commander customs or money was unlawful. and china's new security law prompts to talk to pull out of hong kong zuma towards facebook and google in suspending data sharing with police. who brazil's president has tested positive for grown a virus after months of dismissing it as a little flu even as the situation in his country deteriorated show ableson are insists he feels in good health despite a fever the right wing leader began feeling ill on sunday and was taken to a military hospital after developing symptoms he has repeatedly defined local guidelines to wear a mask in public and as opposed to locking down the country even as it battles that in america's worst outbreak brazil has reported more than 65000 deaths and more than 1600000 cases a 2nd highest totals in the world. everybody knew that sooner or later a significant part of the population would get it it happened i'm an example myself

we will look at what put melbourne back into virus turmoil. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> you are watching "daybreak australia." i am karina mitchell with first word headlines. the vice president of the federal reserve says the u.s. can and will do more to help the economy. they will be offering forward guidance and asset purchases to support the recovery. rates aregnaled expected to say the same to stay the same through 2020. shipments fell slightly more than forecast from taiwan to china, leaving a trade surplus. meanwhile, north korea is ramping up tensions with the west, ruling out talks with president trump's envoy. talks were called nonsensical as relations continue to sour. news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. haidi: australia's second largest city is going back under lockdown after a sharp spike in coronavirus cases. our analyst is watching all of this. what caused the resurgence of cases we are now seeing? >> the premier of victoria has ordered a judicia

that is because of a spike in new cases in melbourne. there were nearly 200 new cases reported in victoria state over the past two days. and officials had put thousands ofx÷ u1% housing residents on what they're calling aok hardfá lockdown. >> this is not about punishment. this is about protection. we cannot have a cohort of people, many ofw3 whom, not all but many of whom in poor health to start with, we can'tt( have this virus spread.  to contain the virus and that's why staying in your unit, staying in your flat, is absolutely essential. >> let's talk more about it. joining me now from melbourne to talk about it is dr. tony bartoni, president of the australian medical association. we appreciate you coming on. i want to ask you, what is particularly alarming about this outbreak in these housing units? >> good morning, natalie. thank you for the opportunity to talk to you this morning. >> of course. >> this -- these óomoutbreaks aa significant concernÑi because the virus, in first wave, between the months of late february, right th

of thousands under lockdown in the australian city of melbourne after rising coronavirus case. that i'm in a club is out is there a life and holes are coming up the display for independence day the us president goes ahead with a speech to fight health concerns and protest. at 2 and a half 1000000 infections in writing that america overtakes europe's number of covered 1000 cases. and people flock to bars as part of a relaxation of restrictions in the u.k. but it's being called risky business. lives in lockdown thousands of people living in several densely populated apartments in australia's 2nd largest city have been told not to leave their homes for at least 5 days and this began on saturday the 9 towns in melbourne there are public housing and there's concern for some of its most vulnerable residents have been to leave for any reason but all 30 safe food will be delivered to them at the state of victoria has reported a further 74 infections on sunday a day after finding 108 cases that was the biggest rise since march i don't for a moment i underestimate how challenging and act

what do officials attribute the rising cases in melbourne to? >> the big worry, natalie, is there is a lot of community transmission. people aren't sure of authorities, aren't sure where the new cases are coming from, and it's led them to take drastic action. 3,000 people living in nine housing community blocks now on total lockdown as of last night. they're not let out of their hands for any reason. police are guarding them, making sure nobody believe leaves. police in australia have weapons. that's a little confronting for people told they wouldn't be able to leave their homes for five whole days. many people heard about it on the 6:00 news, natalie. it was very quick the way that the authorities brought it in, and that's because of the severity situation there. 108 cases on friday. over 70 cases detected on saturday, and 23 in these very highly densely populated housing blocks where authorities feel that transmission could spread very quickly. everybody in there is going to get tested, and -- i'm sorry, saying today he is very grateful for th

parts of australia as a 2nd city melbourne are back in lockdown to fight a 2nd wave of infections 9 public housing blocks are put under quarantine. i'm kyra phillips and welcome to the show croatians have voted in parliamentary elections that could push the e.u. member state further to the right according to exit polls and the governing conservatives will win the most seats ahead of the center left social democratic party but neither is expected to gain an outright majority making a coalition government a likely that could leave room for a new force in croatian politics the nationalist homeland movement led by a popular folk singer. observing strict hygiene precautions and social distancing routes voters in croatia cost their ballots. prime minister under a plane coverage its ruling party is expected to take victory some say the center right party called the early elections in order to profit from its relatively successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic and that decision seems to have paid off. chrissy means that citizens can express their opinions today is the day in which we have t

university melbourne australia speaking to me a little while ago the sick a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. at least one person has died in mali in capital bamako as anti-government protests turned violent demonstrators block streets attacked the parliament building and stormed the state t.v. broadcaster for weeks mass demonstrations have called on president evo humble. to resign. singapore's prime minister lee hsien long says his long governing people's action party is on course to retain power after friday's election but its support dropped to just over 60 percent there were celebrations among the opposition workers' party which saw its number of seats in parliament jump. us prosecutors have filed a new count a new 6 count indictment i should say against elaine maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of late finance year geoffrey epstein maxwell has been charged with recruiting and grooming underage girls so epstein could sexually abuse them she is seeking bail citing the risk of contracting covert $1000.00 ways. u.s. president donald tru

authorities in the australian city of melbourne have reimposed strict lockdown measures in some areas in an attempt to contain a 2nd wave of coronavirus residents of 9 in a city public housing blocks have been placed under quarantine for 5 days and move caught many tenants by surprise. this is the closest to outside they can get for the next 5 days no going to work no running out to get groceries. police swarmed 9 public housing towers in melbourne on saturday evening blocking driveways and doorways to vent anyone from leaving. it isn't a crime scene the state government says is to avoid an explosive corona virus outbreak there's $27.00 confirmed cases of the virus among the $3000.00 residents of the estates. knowing tale was that of being locked in on the lockdown for at least 4 of those because that is deemed the appropriate period to test everybody every single resident other than those who have already tested positive across those towers. the authorities insist the lockdown isn't about punishment but protection except some residents say they're being treated like prisoners aid gro

who has had little of it chez social anthropologist an award winning writer at our mit university in melbourne australia a little of each has written about the long term effects of the bosnian war but more importantly sir you are from and have relatives who were killed in the massacre there what does this day mean for you. well a clear about who survives regret so this is they most of us are conscious about the whole of the year it's not just a one time a year event for most of us this is something to think about our daily bases. some more than others and i know that my auntie said my uncles and my cousins who example are much more directly affected and myself i happen not to be so green so tired of genocide and lesser it's i was you know you know my early teenage years. as catching bogus crime finally got born and then 5 priests in. all these cases together it's been our very own going process a very very traumatic experience to go through so it is our humble they they were members and they offer affection for all of us as it should be no one else understood the war was fuelled by nationalism

says it can't rule out that covid—19 can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air millions in melbourne are ordered back into lockdown for six weeks — there are police checks at the state border between victoria and new south wales. and we hearfrom one american family how they are coping with a death from covid—19. hello and welcome. he's been tested before and it's come back negative, but now on the fourth procedure, brazil's president has tested positive for coronavirus. jair bolsonaro has spent months downplaying the severity of the virus, in a country that has the second highest number of covid—19 cases and deaths in the world, after the us. he is now taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug he and president trump have promoted but which is unproven as a treatment for the disease. this from our south america correspondent katy watson. brazil's graveyards, a testament to the country's crisis. every day, more tombs are filled, every burial another number in the country's shocking statistics. tens of thousands of people are falling ill every day, numbers that jair bolsonaro has often di

university in melbourne australia a little of each has written about the long term effects of the bosnian war but more importantly sir you are from and have relatives who were killed in the massacre there what does this day mean for you. well a clear about who survives regrets that this is a most of the fights are conscious about the whole of the year it's not just a one time a year event for most of us this is something you think about how daily bases. some more than others and i know that my aunty said my uncles and my cousins who example are much more directly affected and myself i have found not to be sort of tired of genocide and i let us know my teenage years. as catching bogus crime finally go born in 5 preceding. all these cases together as you know our very own going process a very very traumatic experience to go through so it is a humble they they are members and they offer affection for all of us as it should be but one ounce understood the war was fuelled by nationalism some will say that nationalism is on the rise again in many parts of the world do you see any similarities t

your time thank you so much professor for global urban and social studies at our mit university in melbourne italy has successfully tested a system of giant barriers designed to protect the city of venice from flooding engineers pump compressed air into individual units causing them to rise and block off in less into venice's lagoon the barriers are designed to protect the city from tidal surges the system cost more than 6000000000 euros and was supposed to be in operation by 2011. you're watching news from berlin remember you can always stay up to date on our web site www dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram at news for all of us here. thanks so much for joining us we'll see you from with more news in 45 minutes. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. our corona update. 19 special next on d w. is for me. it's for. being told it's for. beethoven.

we have the latest from tighter regulations imposed on 300,000 people in melbourne. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 3h years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. welcome back, great to have you with us. police in hong kong have made several arrests under china's new national security laws on the first day they came into force. preliminary official results suggests russians have overwhelmingly backed p

>> so the frightening thing for authorities in melbourne and the rest of victoria is they don't know?; where these outbreaks a coming from. most of the cases that are bein3 counted each day are considered community transmission, soq they're searching for where thesew3 cases have come from. and they foundw3 23 in thesefá highly denselylpq populated pub housing units in the city. nine public housing units where been told they can't leave their there is police that are guarding them, and they're on what the government is calling a hardt( lockdown. the premier this morning said he was proud of people on the front line of the fight against coronavirus, and so the support would be offered to them in the form of free rent, financial t( payments, and other support from mental e1health, drug and alcoh, family violence, potential issues that people might face, take a listen to what he said this morning.r punishment. this is about protection. we cannot have a cohort of people, many of whom, not all, but many of whom in poor health to start with, we can't have y! this virus spread, we have to d

state of victoria is being oscillated from the rest of the country because its capital city melbourne he's seeing a 2nd wave of corona virus cases. this is as i said not a situation that anybody wanted to be in but it is the reality that we must confront to do otherwise is to pretend that this isn't real to pretend that we have the best public health advice is to take those steps. shoppers strip the supermarket shelves before the big night deadline has melbourne's 5000000 residents return to strict lockdown measures for the next 6 weeks i think we're doing a good job the overall as frustrating as it is i support it. but you know ask me again in 6 weeks. most people can still go out for work grocery shopping or light exercise but for these people in some of the city's public housing estates they can't even leave their homes the state government implemented a 5 day hard lockdown on 9 housing blocks after 27 residents tested positive for the virus authorities said they were preventing an explosive outbreak but many trapped inside say they are being treated like prisoners with little acce

millions in melbourne are ordered back into lockdown for six weeks. there are police checks at the state border between victoria and new south wales. angry crowds in serbia have stormed the parliament building in response to the announcement of a weekend curfew because of the virus. the world health organization says it can't rule out that covid—19 can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. brazil's president has tested positive for coronavirus. but he's not the only high profile leader to contract covid—19. a very warm welcome. we begin the programme today in australia. australia's second most populous city is heading back into lockdown. we will be covering all the latest, of course, when it comes to coronavirus. after a record spike in cases, five million people in melbourne and an area just north will be required to stay at home for the next six weeks other than for necessities including going to work, shopping for essentials, or care giving. the new measures come into effect later today and will be strictly enforced by police with t