to. visit rich old al jazeera. it is a big gamble this is a very unique situation in this economy. and imagine see package of up to a trillion dollars is announced a bull's the us economy during the corona virus outbreak. 20 back to go this is al jazeera live from doha with continuing extensive coverage of the coronavirus been demick including enforcing a knockdown crackdown on people how people have been kept out kept off the streets around here a. bus how priests in georgia trying to lift people's spirits seriously corona virus outbreak and in other news joe biden is closer to winning the u.s.

democratic party's presidential nomination opta crushing victories over bernie sanders. thank you very much for joining us see trump administration is promising up to 8 trillion dollars to help the u.s. economy whether the coronavirus and demi the proposal includes giving money to individual citizens investors responded positively to the announcement with u.s. stock markets bouncing back somewhat from their worst one day's loss since 1907 and number of u.s. cases of the virus has risen 286000 the death toll has reached 100 i wite house correspondent kimberly hockett tassel. as ordinary americans cope with the economic impacts of coronavirus the white house announced it was pushing congress to make a media cash payments to struggling americans what we've heard from hardworking

americans many companies have now shut down whether it's bars or restaurants american state cash now and the president wants to get cash now and i mean now in the next few weeks congress has already put forward a bill to provide sickly as well as food assistance to children and the elderly it still needs to pass the republican controlled senate before us president donald trump can sign it into law. but the new proposed payments which also need to be approved by congress would be part of a package worth more than a trillion dollars. clude help for the airline and other industries hit hard by the slowdown in business this is worse than 911 that for the airline industry we're going big with this invisible enemy we don't want airlines going out of business we don't want people losing their jobs the hotel industry has also been hard hit tuesday maryon the world's largest hotel company started furloughing thousands of

employees as their hotels see fewer customers but it's not just the economy that has the white house worried it says public health remains a priority on standby in new york the army corps of engineers to increase hospital capacity in response to the pandemic new york remains one of the states with a high cluster of coronavirus cases my hunch is it would probably be quicker if it's done at the state or local level but if we can do it quicker we should we were prepared to do that but i think at this point the key is speed still there are signs it will be weeks if not months before life returns to normal beloved events like the kentucky derby horse race now delayed until september. and in an election year the ohio presidential nominating contest was also called off the american red cross on tuesday also put out a call for blood donations the current virus task force here at the white house

says the next 2 weeks will be critical for containing the virus that's why it's urging young people to abide by public health warnings to ensure more vulnerable americans aren't exposed can really help at al-jazeera the white house now schools restaurants and factories are closing across the globe as governments rush to contain the pandemic or it has halted for comment is in europe including both. ford and nissan in the u.s. unions have called for a cop for cough lance to shut down for 2 weeks. dealing with a collapse in air travel less passengers cancel their $0.05 stay home but western countries are taking measures to kick sati economies as we mentioned at the top of the bullets in the u.s. is seeking a one trillion dollars aid package it will include $250000000000.00 in checks for u.s. citizens as well as a bailout plan for airlines and hotels spain france and the u.k. have also announced measures worth hundreds of billions of dollars to help

a qana mees weather the crisis now kevin cloud in is the executive director of the milken institute center for regional economics he says there's a big concern for countries that rely heavily on global trade. even the raw materials countries countries that are dependent on oil and natural gas countries that are dependent on various items like copper or various rare earth metals can have problems if industry idles too much of the demand drops too much and that can lead to some long term challenges in decision making you take a country such as venezuela who is already in very precarious position economically the drop in oil demand plus the ongoing price war is putting a significant pressure on them to keep the economy functioning at all for a country such as mexico which is much more diverse it still has a little bit a lot of it is really based on being part of this global trading system the real

question for a country like that is how much is global trade disrupted how much is the american economy disrupted and how quickly can all of it come back together but we are going to see a recession we're going to see a recession that's going to lay people off or create diminishment of prosperity and jobs almost every country in the world is going to be affected in one way or another. now france has become the latest european nation to impose a nationwide dock down thousands of police are on the streets to find people if they can't prove they're buying food or going to work or brennan reports on the situation across europe. as the noon deadline passed the normally bustling shaun's elisei was almost deserted the famous shops and pavement cafes of paris shuttered by orders of the french president only essential movement is allowed now and non-essential activity is being punished with a fine of more than $50.00 across france $100000.00 extra police are enforcing

a lockdown which extends beyond the streets and into the home of every citizen. to give you some examples a family lunch dinner with friends a football game with friends a game of cards all of that which might not normally seem important is now for britain not just discouraged but for bitterly let's not downplay it each one of those meetings is a moment when the virus can be transmitted. the north a talian city a brasher is in lumber the epicenter of europe's covert 1000 outbreak the grave concern across europe stems from the hard lessons being learned here. impression or . what is really shocking something we have not been able to forecast and brought us to our knees is how quickly the epidemic spreads within 2 weeks now 3 weeks since the beginning of the epidemic we put a total of 1200 patients in lumber deep in intensive care and so the freedom of

movement enjoyed by europeans for decades has abruptly ended this was the traffic jam at the franco swiss border a 4 hour queue affecting even essential workers like this nurse the bus journeys at dawn. our patients are waiting for us our colleagues are also waiting for us these are still human beings they're in their beds there waiting for blood tests they're waiting for us to heat them and here we go we're stuck in the e.u.'s external borders are being shut to a ban imposed on entry for non e.u. citizens for the next 30 days relaxing the east internal borders though is now an imperative we have a lot of traffic jam of lorries transporting goods the flow of goods has to be swift we need these goods for the functioning of the internal market for the moment at least the u.k. is resisting pressure to lock down its citizens people have been urged to avoid bars restaurants and leisure venues and work from home where possible the

government is offering $400000000000.00 of loan guarantees to support affected businesses and the prime minister has appealed for national unity this enemy can be deadly. but it is also beatable and we know how to beat it and we know that if as a country we follow the scientific advice that is being given we know that we will beat but the prospect of a compulsory lockdown is looming italy with more than 2000 coronavirus deaths is the worst affected country outside of china and with more than 3000 new infections in italy every day the burden on hospital capacity is almost overwhelming but the rate of infection has slowed slightly in the lumber the region epicenter of the country's outbreak at least there is a faintest glimmer that the quarantine measures are starting to show results paul brennan al jazeera malaysia has rolled out some of the most drastic restrictions

seen across asia to stop the spread of the virus as the borders are not closed to tourists and malaysians themselves can't leave for 2 weeks it comes as a country confirms its 1st 2 deaths malaysia has recorded $673.00 coronavirus cases the highest in southeast asia more than half of those stem from a religious event late last month at a mosque in kuala lumpur florence we is in kuala lumpur with more on how malaysians have responded to the rest. it's relatively quiet on the streets of kuala lumpur malaysia is biggest city but it certainly was annoying 1st just hours before the partial lockdown or the order to restrict movement came into effect there was traffic chaos 1st will talk about the international border with singapore and these 2 countries are separated by a very narrow strait and many malaysians make their living in singapore as many as 300000 people make a daily commute into singapore to to work and to study. hours before the border is

closed there was a huge rush to get back into singapore there were long lines people waited for hours in crowds just to get back into singapore before the border was shut and even with in malaysia there was chaos there were huge crowds at bus terminals there was also heavy traffic on interstate highways there were also long lines outside police stations because the police had said people would need a police permit to travel into state and police later had to withdraw or suspend that order temporarily because they couldn't cope with the large crowds and they've said they will look into that order again on wednesday so many infectious diseases experts have watched with alarm at what's been happening in the lazio over the last few hours with some speculating whether there could be potential new clusters emerging but many also understand that this is a necessary move that the malaysian government had to implement. still ahead on al-jazeera another postponement in the world of sports as euro 2020 is delayed over

coronavirus. and in other news iraq's president means a new prime minister designate but can he break months of politico dot com. hello there are 2 things happening in the south of the united states we have got some or all the heavy rain developing on the potential for some damaging storms but at the same time some very warm is in place now look at these temperatures 22 celsius in kansas city 22 in atlanta 26 in dallas but this warm air of course is also helping to develop these thunderstorms so they could be very heavy at times we could season damaging hail some strong winds but ahead of this storm system we really have got a very mild fills of things 14 celsius in washington d.c. and look at that a jump of 10 degrees by the time we reach the day and that rain becoming very widespread across the central plains but even here

a very warm day city 24 celsius and that again is well above the average about 11 degrees above the average but it won't last long we have got this line of snow working its way across the central plains pushing up into the upper midwest just for celsius in denver and scattered showers really into the southern areas of california and then down to the caribbean and central america it's been pretty quiet here ready for the last week and it's a similar story as we go through this week so on wednesday since scattered showers through the yucatan peninsula maybe pushing across course amala on into wards the nicaragua scattered showers as well across his fan yola becoming a little heavier wednesday into thursday across areas of mexico but dry and warm in mexico city at 27. young women with the house and the space. i used to dream about working in the day are still coming but you know like. not sounding nicer than a small stuff to science a giant leap for womankind incurred to start the game but don't place it inside and

as a scheduled time the satellite will be sent into space women make science congress on space school at the certified on al-jazeera to. be a. way i am going. the air. to welcome back our top stories on al-jazeera the trump administration is promising up to a trillion dollars to help the u.s. economy whether the coronavirus been demick the proposal includes giving money to individual citizens era paean union has agreed to close the bronx external orders for 30 days as restrictions imposed to curb the corona virus spread become more

extreme in italy another 345 people have died in the past 24 hours while spain has recorded another 2000 cases and malaysia has rolled up some of the most drastic restrictions seen across europe to stop the spread of the virus its borders are not close to or is said malaysians themselves can be for 2 weeks it comes as the country confirms its 1st 2 deaths. now a former us vice president joe biden has comfortably beaten bernie sanders in the democratic primaries of florida and illinois is also projected to win in arizona in the race for the presidential nomination biden address supporters from his home in delaware in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus 3 states have primaries on tuesday despite health officials encouraging people to stay home ohio all spawn dates felt that speak to andy gallagher in miami florida for us so another big night for joe biden and the what does this do these wins mean.

while this was undoubtedly a huge night for the former vice president florida for instance is known as the crown jewel in these primaries of $219.00 delegates the polls close around 7 pm the results of a resoundingly when for joe biden came in very shortly afterwards to give an indication of how wide the margin is same picture in illinois now joe biden really has the momentum more delegates than his closest rival bernie sanders so he going into the primaries going forward he has that all important moments of he addressed the nation remotely given the health crisis that's going on at the moment let's listen to some of what he had to say about the virus and the future for him all this together this is one for each of us to see and believe the best every one of us to look out for are unable to understand the fear and stress and so many are feeling so and how is the coronavirus crisis affecting the spine mary's and do you

get a sense that it could have an effect on the election process possibly into november . i mean it already is look at ohio another big primary there that they perspire on their primary until june. gov calling this an unprecedented health emergency so you've got voters turning up to polling stations the polling stations are closed they're extremely disappointed you've got a similar story in alabama kentucky and a couple of other states where they are now thinking about postponing their primaries because of the crisis that is unfolding before this country so you've got some experts now calling for states to have mail in ballots and sort of people going into these crowded polling stations and risking their own health but administratively it's a hot mess the states don't quite know what to do people are not keen to

turn up to these places and hold pens and touch things that are people of touch so this is a serious crisis in so many ways politically and democratically it's also a very big challenge for all these states to figure out exactly what to do pushing these primaries on for a few more weeks or even months is something nobody really wants to see but the states governors the states authorities are all dealing with looking after people's welfare 1st but of course democracy is a very important thing so this is still unfolding as we speak we don't quite know what's going to happen in kentucky now about more under louisiana i should say so it is really is a complicated mess in which people's health comes 1st but their right to vote is also an extremely important thing so it's still ongoing states are still trying to figure out what to do and obviously voters want to get out and vote but do it safely thank you very much for that and gallagher live for us in miami. now a mandatory 14 days

a south korean teen has been imposed by argentina's government for people considered at risk from the coronavirus almost 300 foreigners who didn't want to remain in quarantine have been deported but estimates of all reports it's not just foreigners ignoring government or us. by any 2nd i we say returned from a trip to the united states a week ago and since then she has been inquiring time with her husband and 3 children. she lives in a about 60 kilometers away from where the site is and has had no symptoms of covert 90 yet we were able to talk to her over the phone from outside her home. neighbors help us and bring us food they usually leave and leave it the door we never had time to go to a supermarket to buy supplies so we depend on them all home buying from the market . venice have received a message from the government saying that querent time is mandatory for 14 days in this neighborhood there are several families inquire in time because they travel to

countries affected by the virus in europe china or the united states it's a preventive measure imposed by the government to prevent the spread of the virus and those who do not respect it could be fined or end up serving prison time. with 19 has become a challenge for argentina's government that does not want to see what's happening in italy here. almost 300 foreigners that did not want to remain inquire in time were deported by the authorities in the past few days they were picked up in their hotels and taken to the airport by the police dole of muslim to muslim president out of the farm and the says government measures will likely increase in the next few days and there is no employment there we are analyzing the recommendations of the world health organization and they say we need to take drastic measures to prevent the dissemination of the virus. measures that for now most argentines

appear to agree with. one of sightings now you ron has issued its strong as warning yet about the corona virus outbreak suggesting many people could die if they keep ignoring health guidance a journalist on state television public 2 idea to travel restrictions iran has temporarily freed $85000.00 prisoners in response to the pandemic including a british iranian aid worker nazneen zakaria ratcliffe on monday crowds of conservative iranian stormed 2 major shrines which were kills because of the virus senders ravi is in tehran and he explains why you haven't been listening to officials here so. this is really something that the government has been struggling with since the beginning iranians are so frustrated with their economic circumstances so frustrated with experiencing one crisis after another that when it comes to following the government's guidance regarding the coronavirus the government simply hasn't been able to get everybody on board now it has to be said slowly but surely you can tell the difference there are fewer iranians that are out

on the streets there are more people that are following the government guidelines but this idea that millions of people could be impacted as we saw the news reader on state t.v. say earlier today this is part of the kind of fear that government officials have been trying to instill in people of the consequences of not following through is this fact or fiction well we don't really have any health official or government official quoted here are standing behind this but medically speaking if you follow the epidemiology if the government is not able to get ahold of the spread of the virus throughout the country it could become a hot zone it could become a long term area of risk in which case there there is a chance it could affect millions of people. now to georgia now where the orthodox church has taken a unique approach to tackling the coronavirus outbreak sprinkling holy water georgia has said before cases and 3 say they have turned to god to save the country i've been driving around the capital to breast presidents and commuters. walking

report some to b.c. . in georgia the church is calling on god to protect the people from the virus. priests sprinkled so to mingle with the snow and rain. in tbilisi cathedral hundreds of liters of water were blessed for the purpose the church continues to welcome congregations . its priests believe in the healing power of prayer. we see how hard the situation is in our country the whole world and how the virus is spreading that's why the church has decided surprise. some of the books of the judges or thirty's have identified fewer than 40 cases of 19 but the prime minister on tuesday warned it's now spreading among the general population. maybe we are moving from the stage of stopping the epidemic to containing spread this transition

is very important and we need to be ready 1st and foremost of the health care system. georgia has been preparing schools and universities closed 2 weeks ago its borders a shut in public transport is about to be limited. orthodox priest says refused to alter their rituals. their presence remains a comfort to many. for a deeply religious society at this time of anxiety this is the georgian orthodox his way of providing some spirit through support and guidance at these difficult times roman for thier walka al-jazeera tbilisi. are some sports related news now and here are 2020 set to become euro 2021 because of coronavirus the football championship is being postponed for a yet on a to speak sporting event to be affected they've been

a strong call to push determent tenement back from june and july it came after days of talks at the governing body u.s. as headquarters in switzerland rather than being held in a single country it was you to be paid in 12 different european nations a sports correspondent in the welling reports rather reports on the decision the decision may allow the domestic football leagues which are also suspended to be completed in the summer it was absolutely a decision. to judge in these circumstances it sure dances to the leg live here makes perfect sense that the resulting see how he forwards will move into minds and place the 12 cities they were playing to their minds in christ. if there's any chance further down the line that i might actually consider reality into just one but that's a lot of the down the line i think what's really significant as well is

a little talk about. every one of the european clubs the promise. representatives about whether the seasons can very well in domestic scenes can be finished and one of the things about. your religion. is it opens up possibilities for matches to be played in some. to other news now iraq's president has appointed a new prime minister but untied government protesters have immediately rejected his choice. fees a former governor of najaf and heads the parliamentary group of former prime minister has out of body he has 30 days to form a cabinet simona holton reports somebody that. in the latest effort to end the month of political crisis president barham saleh has appointed of nuns of feet as the new prime minister designate it with a clear mandate hold early elections and unite a deeply divided iraq. bring together all the sides heal the wounds

on the roofs that is the 1st mission for this man. is among a dozen names who've been considered to put a post and the 2nd person to be officially named as prime minister designate since caretaker prime minister abdullah of the mahdi resigned in the event following the deaths of many anti-government protesters demanding change just like previous nominees demonstrators were quick to reject sort of who was a member of parliament oh i guess only i remember well as a government official he is rejected by the people he is not independent he is with elma see a party. the nomination came hours before the imposition of a weeklong curfew to stem the spread of coronavirus protesters accuse the government of using the curfew to silence public dissent i don't want to so why the curfew was chosen at this time so they can get this candidate through parliament so they can fill us in on the people this is

a recluse disregard from the government with regard to the will of the iraqi people we will continue protesting here but on tuesday tahrir square was almost empty as iraqis prepared for the lockdown. months of unrest and the dramatic fall in oil prices have taken their toll on iraq's economy iraqis are also caught up in escalating tensions between the u.s. and iranian backed armed groups many are exhausted and simply want a candidate whole restore stability. so i don't. want the prices are going up even our mental health is affected for the past 3 to 4 months we've had. then they brought mohamed tawfik a law then i don't know who but now we hope that he will bring good things and i wish that the parties and the people will support him. and nonvoters faces the dual challenge of securing support from protesters and at the same time the political

establishment they oppose anti-government demonstrators reject sophie for representing the status quo while political parties fear he won't protect it some parties have already come out to say that they will not endorse a candidate chosen without their input in the past the prime minister has been a consensus candidate chosen by the largest group of m.p.'s following secretive backroom discussions but after major political parties failed to agree on a candidate ahead of the march 17th constitutional deadline president barham saleh made his own choice that has angered the iranian linked alliance the largest bloc in parliament. that he was rejected for many reasons 1st of all he is in fatah's nominee secondly in his statements he was mostly adopting the american and western point of view all this stance towards iran was adversarial. that he has 30 days to form a cabinet kurdish sunni and some shia parties are likely to back him but without

the support of iranian backed groups so he may struggle to secure the majority in parliament on a full team al-jazeera but that more news on our web site on jazeera dot com live updates on there on the coronavirus endemic al jazeera dot com. hello again i'm fully battle with the headlines on al-jazeera the administration is promising up to 8 trillion dollars to help the u.s. economy whether the coronavirus pandemic the proposal includes giving money to individual citizens. to the. least of these. is this is a well the 1st search is that this was something that happened just over whose fault it happened and we're going to take care of it will be bigger stronger better than ever before and i want to take that low. the european union meanwhile has

agreed to close the bronx external borders for 30 days as restrictions imposed to curb the spread of corona virus become more extreme in italy another $345.00 people have died in the past 24 hours while spain as reported another 2000 cases malaysia has rolled out some of the most drastic restrictions seen across asia to stop the spread of the virus its waters are not closed to tourists and malaysians themselves can't be for 2 weeks it comes as a country confirms its 1st 2 deaths in the united states former vice president joe biden has comfortably beaten bernie sanders in the democratic primaries of florida and illinois is also projected to win in arizona in the race for the presidential nomination 3 states held primaries on tuesday despite health officials encouraging people to stay home ohio postponed its votes argentina has imposed a mandatory 14 day quarantine the people considered at risk of coronavirus from friday long distance trains buses and domestic flights will be suspended across

latin america around 800 confirmed cases of the virus have been reported iran's state television has issued its most drastic warning so far saying the coronavirus pandemic could kill many more people if they keep ignoring health guidance it's also temporarily freed about 85000 prisoners and kills 3 of its holiest sites euro 2020 is set to become euro 2021 because of corner virus a football championship is being postponed for a year the latest big sporting event to be affected had been a strong call to push to turn him in back from june and july you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera coming up many states women make science stay with us. join me steve clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u.s. politics and society i'm changing the but the institutions frequently don't the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy is

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