and china's grip on a facial recognition surveillance counting the cost analysis. restricting movement in border free europe germany imposes controls on 5 neighbors to try to contain the can own a virus and more countries are set to follow. the economic impact begins to bite china has its worst manufacturing month in decades major u.s. cities shut down restaurants. and civil rahman you want your observer alive my headquarters here in doha are also coming up calling for unity israel's opposition leader benny gantz is tasked with forming a new government after the 3rd election year. and struggling to find clean water

illegal gold mining in dollars is poisoning rivers and drying farmlands. for the 1st time since the coronavirus are breaks there are more deaths and confirmed cases outside of china and across the world tougher restrictions are being rolled out to try to limit the spread the latest global death toll is now 6500 nearly 170000 confirmed cases let's take you through the latest developments while several hours ago germany imposed border controls with 5 of its neighbors you checkpoints are in place and most travel is banned goods and commuters are still able to cross is the latest country in the e.u. borderless shang going zone to bring in restrictions italy reported hundreds more deaths on sunday the country's worst single day 368 were added to the toll taker

get past 100000 sorry 1800 pardon me it's only a week since the nationwide lockdown of 60000000 people began restricting travel and banning public gatherings. and 129 more people have died in iran over the past 24 hours taking the death toll there to 853 iran is one of the worst affected countries with nearly 15000 cases and the philippines has now ordered residents of its capital to stay home as part of expanded measures on the island of luzon domestic travel to and from manila is not banned with the exception of workers and provisions for the very latest developments from europe or we're joined now by lawrence lee joins me from our broadcast center in london lawrence has just begin with the new border restrictions involved in germany. yes as you said it's closed now 5 of its 7 borders the only 2 still remaining open of the

borders with belgium and the netherlands and as you said they're closed to everybody apart from freights and commuters that's obviously partly to try to stop the spread of the disease by lands and also according to german major says top people crossing borders to panic buy things in supermarkets as well but is going to germany in the hub last half hour hungary said it was closing all those borders bowden's already done so in the czech republic as well. and altogether now you have a 100000000 europeans in lockdown spain is now going through the same trajectory as it's a lead just reported the big spike in fresh case in the last 24 hours a friend of mine who lives in southern spain tells me that someone who went out for a jog. got fined $500.00 euros by the police for being outside and so increasingly these enforced stay at homes for people of being

done they're being put into place by by the police and probably in full as it's on by the military as well and frankly i have to say despite the fact that europe is now the center of the pandemic and obviously is a very big rise in cases they talk about trying to flatten the curve out of the virus the other thing that i think european countries are going to have to start to address very very quickly is what on earth you do with all these people are staying at home to pay them any money so they can buy things clearly what we've seen already today is that the measures taken by the central banks to reduce interest rates are virtually 0 there's an absolutely no effect whatsoever the markets all over europe continue to tank by 678 percent i think the foot's in london at an 11 percent today because the markets are just asking the question what are people going to. 2 in terms of money to buy things that are very interesting developments in denmark where the government and the unions mess and cannot with a deal where the government would pay the majority of the pay to employees but

employers had them to promise not to lay those people off whether or not that model can be repeated anywhere else in the poorer parts of your obviously is a completely different question indeed we are expecting later in the day the g 7 leaders to be meeting via video conference involving of the lot of european nations and also present macron to address the nation it's being said around about 1920 g.m.t. the public across europe are really holding their breath and waiting for sort of guidance from their respective leaders and even that is disparate depending on where you are. yes yes very much so and not not really here in the u.k. and to some extent switzerland as well of the 2 out lies in this because that sort of sense of not being able to travel at all large gatherings here in the u.k. a still not banned and the and certainly in the u.k.

the governments to the complete about the last few days about this idea of herd immunity and whether it might be a better thing for large numbers of people to contract it and get over it so the general population can build up some sort of immunity they there now have gone back and said that's not what they want to do at all but it is certainly here they're talking about over seventy's now 10000000 people in the u.k. being stopped from leaving their homes for 4 months and if you look at the extrapolation the mortality is extraordinary because in this country if 80 percent of the people were to contract it even less than one percent mortality 'd that would certainly be hundreds of thousands of people dying and the health service in this country just like everywhere else simply can't cope with all this thing so they are to some extent i have to say they look like they're making it up a bit as they go along and as you say there's still much less joined up thinking across countries than than than you might want by now. in our london broadcast

center thanks very much for the update. china has reported its lowest number of new infections but the pandemic is having a major impact on the world's 2nd largest economy figures just show production in its factories down by a record 13.5 percent in february economists warn the recovery may be slow as the break is likely to hinder a rebound in imports opened them it has already pushed the global economy into a recession that's according to some of the world's top analysts form economists the international monetary fund describe the outbreak as a wicked cocktail as more countries improves a precedent it measures the u.s. . federal reserve has dropped its interest rates to 0 and launched a $700000000000.00 stimulus program japan's central bank also announced emergency measures on monday slashing interest rates and issuing loans to companies running out of cash shares opened sharply lower towards europe with the london and paris

stock exchanges as low as just mentioned plunging by as much as 7 to 9 percent per pound an aunt is an associate professor of international business at thomas at business school she says it's impossible to predict how quickly the markets can recover. i think it is quite clear and the economic impact that this coronavirus have on the global economy and that to estimate how deep and how long it also depends on how the virus recover and how the world recover from this if we can recover within the 1st half of the year perhaps impact might not be too bad but nobody knows that so it all depends on how the world recovers from this but i think that it's quite clear that the impact have been felt strongly in most economies particularly on countries that depends a lot on on the soviet industry i think it will take some time before all of the

machines of the factories and off the industrial production goes back to normal. i think that what would happen also in the longer run is that company who start to see that perhaps having all das apply say in concentrated in china is in fact a danger to the supply ice in disruption so perhaps even after china has resumed its who capacity for which there would be concern and the product companies thinking about relocating away from just china and that would be something that other countries in asia would have to look at both as opportunity and flow as frank as well. the cruise ship carrying more than a 1000 people is set to docking cuba after it was turned away from multiple ports across the caribbean now there are 5 confirmed cases of coronavirus on board the m.s. braver nearly 40 passengers and crew showing symptoms have been isolated the british

cruise ship has been stuck at sea for more than a week trying to dock in the bahamas over the weekend but was refused entry let's get more on this by joining ed augustan and he's joining us live in havana via skype good to have you with us again ed i mean why has actually allowed itself to try and help this cruise ship. we at the moment have help from the cuban government about why they say they're doing it they say they're doing it humanitarian reasons and they're saying that this is a moment where the world must come together and that the responses unaided compassion is needed and we need to conscience help each other out in order to contain this farce of trying to contain aspirants i suspect that's one of the reason that about mix that i've spoken to in years covering cuba we've investigated what's called to cuban medical and specialists say that that's what's been sickly

a part of why cuba sends doctors all around the well why cuba. emphasizes health it's the best of population. but there's also the reality that kiba needs cash. cuba is main exports his main export and the is not more than cigars and i think that is doctors they lease doctors around the world and that's why more money up money comes in from even so as of now i don't have any confirmation about whether this agreement is renumerated will not but i think it's clear that cuba is going to try to. stop this on demick as far as possible but is also going to try and leverage it economically because it's really on the question a moment when the trumpet ministration putting sanctions off the sanction on the government which you certainly touched only that she was well known for its medical expertise and sending its staff abroad to the cuban authorities contemplating sending that medical staff to. corona virus it's areas.

yes they are so i had it confounds me last nights. this week cuban doctors g u 2. flights it's really it's a hell. of a rule it's health system the senate votes in the deal with the crisis and i was taught it confounds me that they can be sent to other. countries so the answer is yes she has been the country sanctioned for a half century and it's one of the countries which has the most doctors in the world it's. in the context of having extreme economic considerations but wanting to prioritize how they've always had a very preventative health care system. from what we know about coronavirus prevention at the moment seems to be the name of the game so i think the way in which health is organized and keep the focus on primary the cuban government was

definitely hoping that they and they can leverage that and that would be a good fit so to speak when dealing with this and then it's interesting what happens at augusta times joining us from live on the. well still ahead here on al-jazeera the 1st person affected by the international criminal court is released from prison in the democratic republic of congo that story after the break. and a turkey has had the cold shock now the story system's going out of the way you see and now the breach should be less the sun should be rather more intense so we're up about 30 degrees in tokyo and 6 in surprised with no more than rain showers the same is true breezy weather across the korean peninsula occasional showers still cold enough a bit is snow in the finals of north korea and we're approaching 20 degrees in

beijing in the sunshine still the seasonal rain is trying to reform itself and we've had about 4 bytes already so to see another one for me is not that surprising it's in sudden china is heading down towards hong kong so the chances are you'll see thundery weather wet weather on wednesday in hong kong the sun remains the thing in japan never play the sun is mostly in the skies over india and pakistan but you've had another western disturbance we've had significant showers go through but now they've gone through it's cleaner air and the temperatures are rising $28.00 in delhi for example a few showers in the middle of the delta not much there in sri lanka despite the northeast monsoon but there are a few showers here even so now is the time being things are quite quiet in the arabian peninsula the cloudy and cherry weather's gone through that's quiet but unfortunately for turkey and the levant it's going downhill again.

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the new border restrictions are being rolled out in europe as it becomes the new a percent of the coronavirus pandemic germany has imposed controls with 5 of its neighbors france and spain also reporting to consider the same. the outbreak is having a major impact on china's economy manufacturing the past month has dropped to the lowest level in decades and retail spending was done by more than 20 percent. and 129 more people have died in iran over the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 853 iran as one of the worst affected countries with nearly 15000 cases. israel's opposition leader benny gantz has called for unity out of being nominated to form a new government he's been tasked with ending a year of political stalemate and to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic neither ganz nor benjamin netanyahu have managed to form a government after 3 elections in the past 12 months harry forsett joins me now

from west jerusalem via skype harry you might say that benny gantz has managed to take one box and jump one hurdle but there are still many more obstacles in his way . yes i mean this this whole year long grinding political crisis has been one of those televised jobs could obstacle challenges with all sorts of traps and places to fall off and i'm sure they'll be more still to come benny gantz does have as you say the 61 recommendations that means he has more than netanyahu has 58 if you get 61 votes in the israeli parliament the knesset which is being sworn in later on monday at some point over the next $28.00 days which is how long he has to try to form a government then he could form a government even if it were a minority one which is one option with his own party the blue and white plus a door lieberman's israel bit tenue party a right wing party and the labor meretz alliance that would give him

a minority government with support critically from the outside by the 15 largely palestinian israeli members of the knesset from the joint list the problem for him in trying to adopt that strategy what's twofold really one is that there are 2 members at least of his own party who are uncomfortable with that and may not vote for it and there is also this enormous pressure from the president from netanyahu the prime minister also a substantial feeling in the public i think as well that at this time we need a stable and relatively secure government in order to try to tackle the very least very strict and strenuous strains that have been put on this country by the coronavirus netanyahu is arguing for an emergency unity government under his leadership. benny gantz in his speech so that he wanted to make apache out of government as soon as possible serving all israeli citizens and he reached out his elbow he said making a reference to the kind of greetings that we're supposed to give each other these

days to netanyahu and the other party heads to join him in that government so will not and you know submit to being number 2 in that kind of administration has shown no sign of that so far i mean you touched for. the fact that there was sort of the 28 days to try and find a path forward but to sort of focusing on that a little bit harry i mean there is elements of public apathy is there not after 3 elections within 12 months so therefore $28.00 days really is it's a limit or you think it could go on longer than that. well that the rule is that if if he gets to the end of his 28 days and doesn't look to have been able to form a government or have much present prospect of forming a government then the mandate will be given back to the president this was what happened after the 2nd election in september and a 2nd choice can be offered so in the previous election netanyahu. was given the give the mandate and dance was given a mandate none of them neither of them was able to form a government there was

a final 21 day session where anyone from within the knesset could try to form a government that failed as well and that's what triggered the 3rd election without coronavirus on the scene here politically we may well be careering towards a 4th election coronaviruses the extra ingredient this time around the fact that there are such big restrictions imposed the economy partially shut down there are a big health and economic implications on the way is that really going to focus the minds of these politicians who've been fighting hammer and tong for so many months and get them to work together the other ingredient course is the fact that netanyahu is facing a corruption trial which has been put back to the end of may he's always wanted to fight that trial from the prime minister's office that's a big prize and a big source of power for him to give up even at the stomach at this time of crisis or see what happens for the moment harry falls in west jerusalem thank you. the 1st

one ever convicted by the international criminal court has been released from prison supporters gathered outside the jail in the capital of the democratic republic of congo to greet thomas lubanga he was found guilty in 2012 recruiting child soldiers laura but luckily his will. to his supporters thomas lubanga left macculloch prison and. here are. the 2 others he was considered one of the most dangerous move and what's now the democratic republic of congo. you know me better than these 3 international criminal court judges who tried to present me as a devil i remain thomas lubanga who suffered with you in 20022003 during these conflicts and it turi i remain the same to you my people that are not militia this young girl was among many who was taken from have family trained and forced to

fight in the 2nd congress will. bang the head is a militia called the union of congolese patriots all the p.c. one of 6 groups involved in fighting for control of the mineral rich turi region between 19092003. he was later found guilty of abducting children under the age of 15 and forcing him to fight he denied the charge. 10th of july 2012 and historic moment for the i.c.c. its 1st ever case arrest and trial vanga. recruit train and use hundreds of young children to kill. the latch and rape the city banker is sentenced to a chuckle period of 14 years in prison lubanga showed no emotion as the

presiding judge read out the verdict a 14 year sentence that would be backdated to the time of his detention a few years later he was ordered to pay $10000000.00 in compensation to the families affected a fine his lawyers say he could never a food aid groups estimate that around 5 and a half 1000000 people died as a result of the congolese war between 19082007 that's more than any other conflict since world war 2 the whole possibility a. sort of if we do believe that the release of thomas lubanga would result in some issues related to the current security situations and it tory because he was among people who were fighting for our peace and security and it was a reason. to live on this supportive consider his release a sign of hope in an unstable region but after being found guilty of sanctioning

masochism forcing children to war many others would not welcome his newfound freedom. laura garza manly out is there. russia and turkey have been holding joint military patrols in syria to monitor a cease fire the last rebel held stronghold of italy province despite backing opposing sides in syria's war which is now in its 10th year cinema consumer reports now from istanbul. through syrian protesters and the town of my rob and i don't want turkish or russian troops in their area the 2 military powers are patrolling a section of the m 4 highway but the federation was stopped after dozens of activists who oppose the russian presence and that blocked the highway. we're here to send a clear message to the russians and the turks we will not open the road unless assad forces and russian militias withdraw isn't even enough they killed displaced

us. from the joint patrols are part of an agreement struck between russian president vladimir putin and the turkish later richest so far john during their meeting in moscow earlier this month the deal is also expected to set up a security corps or the 16 kilometers north and south am for highway that connects latakia to surat. but since sunday is the 9th anniversary of the syrian war there is heightened tension but. it's the 2nd day of our protest honest highway it's the anniversary of our revolution for 9 years we suffered the regime's massacres we don't care about agreement we will not allow russians here they should get out of our country the fighting going to live has been catastrophe for the people. nearly 1000000 syrians have fled their homes since the government backed by russia began

its latest offensive last december it's happened despite a deal back in 2018 that turned into a better school ation zone supposedly cleared from acts of aggression most of the people who have a scaped have now crowded at the turkish border turkey older the whole smaller than 3600000 syrian refugees the crisis nearly letter a direct conflict between turkey and russia especially after the syrian government carried out on air strike in the late last month that killed the dozens of turkish soldiers on corresponded with drone strikes in order to load a fire that killed hundreds of pro syrian government forces and destroyed over a 100 armored vehicles meant to cease fires have common gone in to some even lasted less than 24 hours turkey and russia insists they still want to preserve the latest cease fire the spied supporting opposing sides in the conflict it is unclear how

they will achieve this but the rebels are worried about losing their last stronghold in syria and flush out says talk is not using its influence to control the opposition fighters most of whom want school a kiss is off being terrorists see an anchor solo al-jazeera a stumble. in god or illegal gold mining is threatening farmlands destroying the landscape and poisoning water sources leaving some communities struggling to find clean drinking water treatment plants are being shut down and had reports there are warnings the country it might be forced to import water. the river proud southern ghana is contaminated with mercury and cyanide and vegetation is drying up and gone as heartland of cocoa the main ingredient of chocolate. the river is also vital for fishing farming and the water. the pollution is blamed on frozen a small scale gold mines working round the clock at this one boys as young as 15

and dozens of men what they're doing is illegal many mines have been here for years despite a government crackdown to close them. they operate deep in the forest hidden from the police and the military task force attracted by the precious metal minus come from different parts of ghana and neighboring countries as well as china they say is their only source of income per goddess of the risks and injuries. and i was able to provide money and help my family in the volta region until the government decided to ban small scale and illegal mining now police harass us all the time some of us tried to run away and others fall into the money hits those who can't swim get injured or die. there joe had his hand cut off 2 years ago while mining he received no compensation if you knew you were going to there were no decent jobs for the an educated and poor young people if we had training opportunities provided by the government it would be better. makeshift pumping stations are used to divert

rivers. bandits. to become your. big book on this these 5 minus just a few grams and sold it for $128.00 u.s. dollars sent between them as one of africa's leading gold export. presidents none of has pledged to continue his fight against illegal mining his government regulates the industry or community. what is meant a lot more. in the communities are people in a community who want to get more money to be able to do. the will serve more small scale money but critics and environmental activists blame the lack of political will and corruption for government promises falling short. all the funding sources have to be from foreigners and there have been from the top quality car and in this

society i need a reason why. in the government it has also been difficult one environmental groups call for tighter regulations minus say they have no choice but to continue digging for their survival for him a comment on just even. your geologist there with me cell rob a reminder of all top stories you border restrictions are being rolled out in europe person becomes the new at the center of the coronavirus pandemic germany has imposed controls with 5 of its neighbors friends in spain are also reported to be considering shutting their borders lawrence lee has more from london. it is now starting to look given that europe is now the epicenter of the virus that they are taking the most draconian measures you can possibly think of to stop its transmission by people moving from country to country you mention france and spain

ireland i'm given understand them too and some are going to a similar sort of lockdown at some point in the next. day or 2 and of course the problem with all this is that one thing is one thing trying to contain the virus is another thing trying to insist everyone stays at home while while moving sure they spend money and keep the economy going it's only reported hundreds more deaths on sunday the country's worst single day 368 were added to the toll to get past 1800 it's nearly a week since a nationwide lockdown of 60000000 people began restricting travel and banning public gatherings and 129 more people have died in iran over the past 24 hours taking the death toll there to 853 iran is one of the worst affected countries with nearly 15000 cases and china has reported its lowest number of new infections but the pandemic is having a major impact on the world's 2nd largest economy figures just show that production

is out all fell by a record 13.5 percent in february economists warn the recovery may be slow as the outbreak is likely to hinder a rebound in imports. and the 1st man ever to be convicted by the international criminal court has been released from prison thomas lubanga was greeted by supporters as he was driven out of jail in the democratic republic of congo's capital kinshasa the banger was found guilty in 2012 for uprooting child soldiers and it slows near an oil pipeline in nigeria has killed at least 17 people with and injured 60 others emergency workers in lagos say it was caused by a truck that caught fire those are the headlines inside story is next to stay with us.

libya syria and yemen are bracing for a possible corona virus outbreak officials there have shut down schools and impose travel restrictions but how can this virus be contained in conflict zones and can developing nations cope with the pandemic this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm studying obligates from complete lockdowns of cities to building new hospitals rich countries appear to be better suited in the fight against the corona virus pandemic but covered 19 is straining health systems and some guy.