the developments in the u.s. election campaign on al jazeera. the race for a vaccine to treat coronavirus steps up as italy reports nearly 500 deaths the highest number in a day. or about this and this is all just here live from doha with the corona virus outbreak again dominating this bulletin including donald trump mobilize his military resources in the fight against coronavirus but stirs contriver see again by calling it the chinese virus resistance that comes from change its course. global stocks plummeted again despite plans to stimulate economies spoiled

prices dropped to the lowest level in nearly 20 years. holidaying students flaunt calls to avoid large gatherings despite dire health warnings. this lawyer say they're serious as serious as more serious things out there like hunger and poverty we need to address that. the world health organization says it's concerned some countries are still not doing enough testing to prevent the spread of coronavirus globally more than 8700 people are confirmed to have died after catching the virus the number of reported cases has passed 200000 italy has reported 475 new deaths is the highest death toll from a single day of any nation since the 1st case was detected in china late last year and malaysia authorities are racing to track down potential carriers its confirmed

cases jumped to all. most $800.00 in 2 thirds of those are linked to a religious gathering late last month and that spread the virus to at least 6 other countries and despite many governments announcing packages to stimulate their economies asian european and u.s. markets as well as oil prices have plummeted again again barbara begins our coverage from london. as the number of recorded coronavirus cases soared past 200000 the world health organization announced the 1st trial of a vaccine was on the way the start of a long battle this virus is presenting as we zone president to it but it's also an unprecedented opportunity to come together as one against a common enemy an enemy against humanity if the german city of 100 foot

they've been queuing to get a free test because 19 and they're losing patience put here in frankfurt is it so badly organized as the man behind me who waited for 6 hours yesterday when he actually belongs in bed in a televised address to the nation chancellor merkel appealed to the public not to underestimate the crisis it's now. this is serious take it seriously we have not seen a challenge like this in our country since re-unification know since the 2nd world war which depend so much on us acting together and in solidarity with each other. in some parts of europe the health services just can't cope because of a surge in cases in eastern france 6 coronavirus patients had to be flown by military plane from bellew's to the south of the country for treatment across france there's a big incentive not to be out in public if you don't have a certificate allowing you to leave home the police can find you up to $150.00.

in spain they've already arrested dozens of people for going out since the lockdown started at the weekend but it's not stop these housebound madrid residents from protesting they're demanding for mccain kwan carlos to makes millions of dollars he reportedly received from saudi arabia to the spanish health system in london it is quieter than usual but nobody's big told to go home for some in the british capital the incremental approach is right i think the steps have been put in place are very wise. let's face once again try to avoid the panic if it's a government to default lockdown and ban things it's going to be able to. be a lot worse for people's well being but in parliament prime minister boris johnson face demands to take a more proactive stance why are we waiting so lonesome us testing and why are social distancing measures maybe just suggestions on wednesday johnson did make one

long expected announcement after schools shut their gates from friday afternoon they will remain closed for many peoples for the vast majority of pupils until further notice so different stages in the outbreak and different responses but the challenge for the medical world and for societies in general is immeasurable nadeem al-jazeera. well president obama says he's invoking legislation to ensure an adequate supply of mosques and ventilators in the u.s. the country is facing a shortage of medical supplies and then it measures ron paul the u.s. and canada are going to temporarily close their border to nonessential travel our white house correspondent kimberly holcomb reports. facing increasing shortages of medical supplies like masks and ventilators on wednesday u.s. president donald trump told reporters he was invoking the u.s. defense production act right after and finish with this conference over signing it

it's prepared to go the 950 s. wartime law allows the trump administration to expand production and access reserves of protective gear necessary to prevent corona virus from spreading the 1st 1000000 masks will be available immediately u.s. defense secretary mark as 1st says the military will also be deploying 2 floating hospital ships one near new york city the other on the west coast to increase hospital capacity as the number of corona virus cases is now in all 50 states the actions come as the u.s. and canada announced a closure of their border for all non-essential travel in the attempt to halt the spread of the virus nearly $200000.00 people cross the border each day trade won't be affected. still the u.s. auto industry is feeling the effects of the virus for general motors and ford chrysler have announced they're partially shutting down factories due to the

pandemic the white house is lobbying congress to pass several legislative packages collectively amounting to more than a trillion dollars to flood the u.s. economy with cash mr ation says it's hoping to ease the burden on businesses like airlines and individuals who are losing income but opposition democrats believe overall response is still too slow behind the 8 ball on tests. and we're soon going to be behind the 8 ball and i see you bed beds in ventilators as more and more people get sick the administration didn't pay attention to tests and now we're paying the price chinese virus but in the midst of the effort to combat corona virus trump is insisting on calling it the chinese virus even as reporters asked whether the president is being racist it's not racist of the letter of it comes from china that's why it's

a posture trump insists is appropriate given he sees himself as in a sense a wartime president now leading the fight against what trunk calls america's increasingly virulent invisible enemy thank you over the kimberley how hip al-jazeera washington. maicon is joining us with more on this from washington d.c. mike we're seeing a raft of legislation making its way through the process at the moment we understand that a bill has just been possible more do we know about that. indeed yes well the bill had been passed by the house a few days ago it was indorsed by the senate in the course of the stay and it's now gone to president trump for signature president trump has already accepted this bill saying that he will sign it when it arrives on his desk that effectively provides $100000000000.00 for various aspects of us society that are suffering under this onslaught such as unemployment insurance free testing for the virus as well as paid sick leave for some workers however there are couple of loopholes the

paid sick leave for example does not apply to those companies that employ more than 500 people so that's the big companies the wal-mart's the wendy's the mcdonald's excluded from getting any funds out of this particular bill also companies with less than 50 employees can opt out of the the bill if they say that they may lose business because of it and then the question of testing for the virus the bull makes clear that testing for the virus will be free however this doesn't take into account the fact that testing is still lagging 'd far behind and neither does it take into account the cost of treatment should the tests prove proper positive in the u.s. that could come into tens of thousands of dollars so certainly view polls in this particular bill and so one of our number that are likely to go through congress in coming days and apart from its shortcomings certainly it is

a sign of relief to many americans who are facing the onslaught of this virus thanks mike. saudi arabian government says it's reduced spending as a result of low oil prices during the coronavirus outbreak could all prices have fallen because of concerns over the pandemic coupled with an existing price war between saudi arabia and russia finance minister says they've temporarily cuts public spending by just under 5 percent that's $13000000000.00 but he said saudi arabia's economy was still strong enough to resist any long term effects well major stimulus plans by world governments have failed to ease stock market concerns about the impact of the coronavirus the dow jones closed 6.3 percent down earlier trading was suspended for the 4th time in one month because of huge selloff kristen saloon is in new york for the markets closed a short time ago. markets did close down yet again despite washington's efforts to

move forward with a coronavirus relief package that does seem to be advancing but the markets still closed down substantially in fact they've now wiped out the last 3 years of gains with the dow jones industrial average closing below 20000 points for the 1st time since night 2017 just was a rough day across the board all sectors continue to see losses as they weigh the growing impact of the spread of the crowded virus and its impact on the economy energy sector was the worse today though it's down some 30 percent as demand for oil continues to fall and that oil price war continues a price for west texas crude is now below $21.00 a barrel it's the lowest it's been for 18 years so that's one area that's really suffering airlines hotels hospitality industry all continue to suffer.

a lot as a result of this but again it's really across the board you'll find some bright spots out there but when you have headlines about the big 3 automakers suspending production until the end of the mont then more layoffs and so on the sentiment on the market is really volatile in fact the volatility index is again approaching record highs that's also known as the fear gauge so that suggests that maybe the worst isn't over yet lots of volatility and fear around the corner with more analysts predicting that a global recession is now pretty much inevitable still ahead and all of the protective measures u.s. troops in iraq are coming under increased to. the highest of the century 13 years old. also runs the art world's most intriguing cold case.

of. l.a. you'd expect during spring time to have this persistent cloud and rain with little bubbles on it where it gets heavy it's a little early now but we've seen rain in china and his reforming itself including in hong kong stretching back towards the end now and then the line this is during thursday produces some significant rain it's way too honshu overnight it will be a wet one i think in turkey but humid and warm but 20 degrees who well above the average this is the wet bit much of china has similar sort of temperatures not so humid but the sun is out the rain not really there at all no you expected to be and by the time we get to friday's a strong westerly it'll feel rather colder but still the sun's out in turkey at 19 and the sun's trying to come out in hong kong but still to go because under storms

around as there will be in borneo job and sulawesi but it is drawing out now and still the rainy season you'll see the showers grow every day the orange tops means the biggest on storms there in borneo they're in java there in sumatra and they might be there in singapore as well they grow obviously day by day there are many yet in india not surprisingly was so watching temperatures rise or up to 39 in new delhi on thursday. for. the want of what do i overdosed. but my sister saved me. a lot my life she sure were more formally the robot the reality of addiction in the arab wild and the struggle of recovery and i'm looking towards just me and it's a drug. al-jazeera wells goes inside

a rehab clinic in the nile delta. rehab egypt edge of addiction on al-jazeera. to. you're watching a reminder of our top stories this hour the world health organization is concerned some countries still aren't doing enough testing to stem the spread of coronavirus the warning comes as italy reports $475.00 new deaths the highest one day toll in any nation so far. u.s. president donald trump says he's invoking legislation to ensure an adequate supply of mosques and ventilators to fight the pandemic the u.s.

and canada have also agreed to temporarily close their border to nonessential travel. markets and continue to plummet despite governments around the world announcing plans to stimulate their economies the dow jones close to 6.3 percent down oil prices have also plummeted to an 18 year low as the pandemic hits demand. crowds of university students in the u.s. is celebrating spring break despite dar health warnings over coronavirus florida is one of the biggest destinations were bars and clubs have been told to close alley some beaches and theme parks have also shot but many are ignoring instructions to avoid large crowds potentially putting others at risk and gallacher reports from miami. it's a dream destination for millions of tourists and one of florida's largest employers now the streets rides and car parks of disney world in orlando are deserted. the company's now putting its resources behind food distribution but in other parts of

the state it's a different story but. in miami university students on their spring break a blatantly ignoring warnings about gathering in large crowds the governor of florida has told them to knock it off but many seem unconcerned about the health risks we need to redefine this morris into a serious a serious more serious. things out there are hunger and poverty and we need to address that what is it in you here other than you go to the bars or the beach tomorrow thing all of it is really mad mad and they're playing it way out of proportion on florida's west coast to tourists and locals appear blissfully ignorant of the dangers of the pandemic the jordan family visiting from tennessee wrongly believe the whole crisis is a hoax there's a lot more people die from the flu a lot more people die from swine flu than any common virus probably ever to you everybody's going to get it eventually it's a viral infection parts of miami beach and now closed but stiffen measures may be needed it's hard to believe this far into the crisis there are some that appear

unconcerned with the pandemic while the young are less at risk they're not exempt they may not get critically ill but they could also be carriers for the more vulnerable florida thrives on tourism but the crowds we're seeing here on helping even president trump who until a few days ago was playing down the risks says young people taking it was sponsible chances we don't want them gathering and i see they do gather including going to beaches and including in restaurants young people. they don't realize that they're feeling invincible. or if you felt invisible when you were very young but they were feeling totally invincible and are feeling that way but they don't realize that they can be carrying lots of bad things home to grandmother and grandfather and even their parents florida's governor wrong to scientists warn people not to gather in groups of mold and 10 it's a warning that few here seem to be heeding and gallacher al-jazeera miami florida

head of the white house colin or coronavirus task force has warned that some young people who contract the virus are becoming seriously ill deborah brooks says the infection rate may be higher in the millennial generation. there are concerning reports coming out of france and italy about some young people getting seriously ill and very seriously ill in the i.c. use and so we cannot have these large gatherings that continue to occur throughout the country for people who are off work to then be socializing in large groups and spreading the virus you have the potential then to spread it to someone who does have a condition that none of us knew about and cause them to have a disastrous outcome dr babar notes the former chief medical correspondent and b c news he told us a high infection rate among younger people also puts older generations of risk. when you look at the death rate roughly 15 percent over 87 percent over 70 but if

you look at the overall case rate 25 percent are going to be younger people and those there's a brand new paper in pediatrics said just this morning indicating that 10 percent of those over the age of 60 maybe james comes seriously ill what's happening is that beyond those who are getting very seriously ill there are a lot who may not have his temper brooks's said no signs of disease at all and are silent carriers they get to completely prove that point but it appears to be there in the data so those silent carriers are a tremendous risk to their parents and their grandparents as they make socially the main treads mission is going to be through the air so why we were telling people to wash their hands they were washed they were on subways and bars and buses and restaurants and they really should have been isolated you know it's isolate isolate isolate that's going to be the virus if we look at the chinese the chinese want you know by now they are going to be down to 0 cases and that's because they tested everybody they isolated everybody who tested positive even if they were tricked and

measures you know by a democratic societies but they want we're not testing of a pretty we're testing those individuals in the us who are health care providers we're testing those elderly in very high risk for the rest of the population and not be tested triste and that according to the world health organization director general is the key to beating the epidemic we're not delete it and england's not julia. most restrictions in the place to combat the pandemic have been enacted by u.s. state authorities and the federal government now that's led to a huge wave of criticism of the trumpet ministration reports the. times square quiet its famous streets largely empty schools bars restaurants closed down in new york on wednesday neighboring pennsylvania joined new york new jersey and connecticut in taking coronated steps barring gatherings of over 50 people closing most businesses extreme measures to control the rate of infection in the past

spreading coronavirus good morning to urgent multistate response was needed to fill the gap they say the white house isn't the state cannot do this on its own you don't have the capacity we don't have a workforce we can't build new hospitals in $45.00 days the federal government can be extremely helpful here if we do not act the price will only be larger new jersey's governor phil murphy sent a letter to trump asking him to deploy the military to help build 10 hospitals a public health crisis is a direct threat to our national security and the safety of our people murphy wrote . earlier this week governors urged president donald trump to mount a nationwide coordinated campaign against the corona virus pandemic a particular urgent concern and acute shortage in medical supplies at hospitals

throughout the country everything from clubs to masks to respirators a recording of the meeting was leaked to the new york times and in it trump is overheard telling governors that he'll try his best but that the states might be left on their own and that each state should buy anything they can get their hands on the emergency response but public health experts say leaving it to individual states is unwise we don't want governors to of fighting over the same i think they are like happy doesn't mean respirator manufacturers in the us but why should we have our governors fighting it would be better and more fair if it was at a higher level and they of course in a doubt based on your need for instance new york's governor said on wednesday he speaks with trump at least once a day and both sides are now better cooperating but that the northeast states will

continue to rely on each other as there's no longer any 2nd to waste gabriels on doe al-jazeera new york city's declared a state of national emergency is the number of corona virus infections increased by a 3rd in the past 24 hours there are 238 cases there the most in latin america chile's government has closed all borders and banned gatherings of more than 500 people to try to contain the spread of u.s. troops in iraq are being relocated to larger bases to protect them from an increasing number of attacks the most recent sousa rocket strikes targeted a base north of baghdad killing several coalition personnel some of holton reports from baghdad. the body of it is laid to rest the 23 year old was one of 6 people killed in what the u.s. called defensive persuasion strikes on the type hezbollah in southern iraq but his

family says he wasn't a fighter but a daily laborer working at the airport who had nothing to do with the iranian backed group. he worked inside the airport getting paid $8.00 per day now that he's dead who is going to think about his kids his wife his mother where's their guilt. leaves behind a pregnant wife 2 children and a family consumed with grief like many other iraqis the family is angry at the u.s. and the iranian backed groups for settling scores on iraqi soil this conflict is between iran and america it's none of our business they should go out and fight it out between themselves. the u.s. strikes followed a barrage of rockets fired at the taji military base north of baghdad on march 11th killing 2 american and one british soldier the pentagon described the u.s. response as a success we assess that each location stored weapons that would enable lethal

operations against u.s. and coalition forces in iraq we also assess that the destruction of these sites will degrade could teach his balls ability to conduct future strikes but the american reprisal of a followed by a 2nd rocket attack on target just a day later raising doubts about the effectiveness of the u.s. military action. a total of 9 people were killed and 16 wounded in the latest 3 tit for tat attacks most of the casualties were members of the iraqi security forces who work with both sides and. we don't accept being in the middle while the 2 sides to rate their weapons against each other this is caused a lot of damage for the iraqi army. the iraqi joint operations command denounced both the u.s. and what it cautiously calls the other side for not respecting its authority as the highest military body and for not giving it a chance to manage the crisis that. there was no chance to finish the investigation

into the 1st rocket attack the american side directly reacted with a strike on a rocky facilities that included the army bases and employees and also the other side started their attacks which only complicated the situation. but the iraqi government has never attribute blame nor has it published results of investigations for any of the 2 dozen rocket attacks the targeted the coalition over the past 6 months the iraqi government appears on the willing or able to stop the groups responsible for attacks on bases that house call this an personnel instead it has called for the implementation of the jan your wrist problem entry decision to expel all foreign troops from iraq the coalition has begun withdrawing soldiers from smaller bases to consolidate them in fewer locations and although u.s. officials say that this move is not related to the latest rocket attacks it could pave the way for a partial troop draw down over the next few months seen on a faulty al-jazeera but that. gunman in yemen have reportedly tried to storm the

main port of the island of. the fighting started when the u.a.e. buyers a group attempted to seize a container of military equipment originally from the emirates and have been confiscated by local authorities 2 days ago 13 years ago 2 burglars carried out what's been called the heist of the century they stole 13 rare works of art including several other dutch moscow rembrandt in the u.s. city of boston was when jordan looks cold case at the isabella stewart gardner museum in boston a 30 year old mystery still brings pain and questions. who bluffed their way into the museum tied up the guards and made off with 13 rare paintings drawings and objects where the works now 2 of the most important works that were stolen the concert by their me are just one of $36.00 of his works in existence and christ in

the storm on the sea of galilee by rembrandt his only painting featuring a seascape scene reports that the stolen items are worth 500000000 dollars or more and pragmatically that's a fair estimate however i like to to point out that the pieces that were stolen from the gardener really are the true definition of priceless ness because they can never be solved they can never be replaced a few years ago the f.b.i. thought this surveillance video could solve the case it shows an unidentified man walking through the museum after hours just one night before the heist but that and other clues just weren't enough to help investigators another problem it turns out both suspected robbers died a year after the theft the message to the public if you know something it's ok to come forward we acknowledge the fact that any or all of these pieces could be in

the hands of individuals who had nothing to do with the original theft or may not even know that they're stolen 30 years on the museum's $10000000.00 reward sits unclaimed while curators and law enforcement hope these works one day will return to the gardener's walls rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington. this is all just 0 these are the top stories the world health organization is concerned some countries still aren't doing enough testing to stem the spread of corona virus the warning comes as italy reports 475 new deaths the highest one day toll in any nations so far u.s. president donald trump says he's invoking legislation to ensure an adequate supply of mosques and ventilators to fight the pandemic the u.s. and canada have also agreed to close the border to nonessential travel mike hanna

has got more from washington d.c. it effectively provides $100000000000.00 for various aspects of us society that are suffering under this onslaught such as unemployment insurance free testing for the virus as well as paid sick leave for some workers however there are couple of loopholes the paid sick leave for example does not apply to those companies that employ more than 500 people so that's the big companies the warmups the wendy's the mcdonald's excluded from getting any funds out of this particular bull markets have continued to plummet despite the governments around the world announcing plans to stimulate their economies the dow jones closed at 6.3 percent down oil prices have plummeted to an 18 year low as the pandemic hits demand chile's declared state of national emergency is the number of corona virus infections increased by a 3rd in the past 24 hours there are $238.00 cases there the most in latin america

chinese government has closed all borders and banned gatherings of more than $500.00 people to try to contain the spread. u.s. troops in iraq are be relocated to larger bases to protect them from an increasing number of attacks the most recent sousa rocket strikes targeted a base north of baghdad killing several coalition personnel retaliatory strikes by the us killed iraqi civilians the government in yemen have reportedly tried to storm the main port of the island courts where the fighting started when the u.a.e. by its group attempted to seize a container of military equipment or originally from the emirates those are the headlines coming up next on the inside story from.

how should drug companies handle a car in a virus pandemic pharmaceutical firms rushing to find a vaccine could potentially make millions of dollars. on this be done to ensure they don't put profits before saving lives this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm maryanne demasi scientists around the world on our racing to find a vaccine and a cure for the coronavirus governments are pledging millions of dollars of taxpayers' money for research in both public and private funds the global vaccine market is estimates is a.