across the land sentimental value taking out is in. the news and current affairs to teeth. down to 0. this is al jazeera. hello i'm rob matheson and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the city that never sleeps comes to a standstill new york effectively goes into full lockdown. much of the same to the city of london with tougher measures going into effect to stop the spread of the coronavirus. jobs lost supermarket shop flights grounded economies around the

world are badly hit by the pandemic and trying to prevent a total financial collapse. also coping with the pandemic how to protect your mental health by practicing social distancing. just after 15 g.m.t. and 4 pm across much of western europe where new numbers of coronavirus cases coming in both switzerland and the netherlands are reporting new infections finland has confirmed its 1st death the fight against covert 19 has governments worldwide imposing stricter and unprecedented measures germany has announced 15 new deaths in an increase in cases overnight by nearly $3000.00 that raise the total there to more than $16000.00 the u.s. has closed its borders with mexico and canada for non essential travel and tens of

millions of americans have been told to stay at home new york city has effectively gone into lockdown as well in the middle east aarons death toll has so power. 1500 after reporting 123 new deaths yet president hassan rouhani says he's considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april iran as one of the countries that seen the worst of the pandemic ok john hall is joining me now live from london john let's talk about the situation in europe and london we've got new figures coming out of europe but we've also got 24 hours or so into these tough restrictions that the u.k. has put in place that's right we're expecting imminently i think even boris johnson in his daily briefing to talk about how those measures be

implemented and what it will take up there is around the country that yes as you say 24 hours ago absolutely unprecedented historic government intervention law is the way people live their lives here in the united kingdom the way to the way business is and the economy function a total closure of all of that by the government of the hospitality in a to take new sector the part far as restaurants. theaters clubs leisure centers james you know all are of course to try and slow the spread of this virus. anecdotally at least on social media some suggestion but not everybody is combine that not all businesses buyers are combined while most seem to be doing so that may be an issue for the government there's no talk of the moment of how this will to be enforced the police are not stepping in to force people to close their own legal measures in place that may be the next step for this prime minister to take the other things we expect to hear him talk about the other big concerns at the moment

are supplier after a week of panic buying in supermarkets with shelves absolutely do new to the produce as people anticipated the coming of these closures and and restrictions they seem to be easing somewhat the supermarket process of the meeting promised the message going out is that it's not a problem of shortage of supply this is a problem of demand that is too great for us to meet on a moment by moment basis the message of course overall is just stop doing it stop buying more food and essential supplies than you actually need and allow everybody to get what they need in the process the other big issue here is personal protection equipment on the frontline of the healthcare response to this crisis health care workers and the national health service here 7 are just isn't enough the government isn't supplying what it needs to they're actually downgraded the beginning of this week the requirements for health care workers so the n.h.s. workers now say they're no longer even provides the world health organization

regulations and they're very worried of course with the numbers ticking out there looking perhaps on the another get a few days or so down the road towards a realist collation of this crisis it wants it's b. they don't have what they need the government says it's so quiet and there's an awful lot of confidence it seems out there don't appeal in the u.k. really aren't used to having their options limited like this how are they reacting to it. i think it's very early if hopes of being able to tell how people are going to respond to this. it were told not to go out on friday night last night shortly after mr johnson made that announcement he said please don't feel you need to go out now and have a big fight over who are in the part of a lot of people 50 to exactly that so you know it is going to be a process it is a matter of time to see how long people will observe these measures and if you look at italy for instance at the moment if you look at spain where let's look

particularly at italy 2 weeks since they introduced them or restrictive measures their numbers are ticking up faster than they have at any stage in this crisis the government is deeply worried most people are an irritant but some people are not some people are taking more unnecessary journeys then the government would like them to unhealthiness the city better that could tip you to to observe these rules so that the big problem here that will be faced by all governments. just how do you make these measures sustainable how long can you restrict people's free movement and join how giving us the the views of europe and london there donna thanks for now and on hand and is joining us live from chicago john millions of americans are being told to stay at home you're one of them what's going on. and right about one in 5 americans more than 60000000 people are under state home orders in

california new york connecticut and here in illinois where i am and what that means by and large is that people are supposed to stay home they're allowed to go out for walks walk their dog even go for a ride they can go to the grocery store or the pharmacy or the gas station in illinois even liquor stores are considered essential businesses so there are a number of things that people can do but they're generally on lockdown they are required to keep a social distance of 6 feet and this is being sort of loosely in force there are not national guard troops in the streets here but the idea is to keep people from being in social contact this as the governor of illinois announced this on friday governor j.v. pritzker that there was an epidemiologist with him who said look the problem is that the people that we're seeing in the news who are sick now got sick a week ago and some of the people that are circulating around in transmitting the

disease appear to be perfectly healthy because they don't know they have that is ease yet and things are getting quite serious here and so they have they've tried to shut down this movement of people but this is being done on a state by state basis because there is not that leadership at the national level president trump a city does not want to do a national lockdown so that means that each state is deciding for itself whether it needs to do that and in the case of new york they've got 40 percent of the coronavirus cases right now so it was very important if they do that california had some pretty serious outbreaks and it was growing here in illinois so the idea is to keep people at home with so far the rules are fairly loose and as it happens even media is considered an essential business so if i need to get out and do some reporting we can do that. thanks very much indeed john hendren reporting for us

from chicago i want to bring in john holdren who's joining us live from mexico city no john i know there's some of the medical systems in some latin american countries that are already struggling under strain what's the situation and the across latin america at the moment. yes that's the worry in that this could get worse because because as yet it's it's yet to hit latin america really with a vengeance this virus so various different countries in the region for example el salvador fairly early stopped flights coming in argentina is now done as well really getting into a sort of advanced state of readiness countries like chile and costa rica have health systems that are in a bit better condition but there are worries about the level of public health systems in latin america that it's one of the regions in the world that could be least prepared when this virus does actually hit where mexico where we're at now there's been some actions taken president and that is manual lopez obrador is being

criticized for sort of not taking this seriously enough and actually has been now fairly recently in one of the southern state shaking hands with people giving hugs and sort of not setting the same example that his government is preaching in terms of social distancing he's not really doing that mexico is you mentioned actually has sort of a mexico in the united states have decided that the border between the 2 which is one of the busiest in the world will be closed apart from nonessential travel it's sort of not clear exactly what nonessential travel will mean there's also another story that will be developing in this and that's that there's actually lots of asylum seekers they search for asylum in the united states they were put back from the u.s. into mexico these are people from central america and some of them are in a camp of about 2000 people in the motos that obviously is an ideal breeding ground for germs we'll see what happens with them and it's not yet clear really if that

program is going to continue of the u.s. sending asylum seekers back into mexico as it has been doing for more than a year they're obviously going to be in a very vulnerable position. his actually canceling schools in terms of giving them 2 weeks of extra vacation so. one thing that is happening but flights aren't stopping here and the regulations are quite loose compared to other countries countries i mentioned argentina like colombia in some ways and like door there's also some worries about the latin america's other biggest economy along with mexico which is brazil they've declared a state of murder in that country but also the president so you've also not he's also being criticized for still going out shaking hands with people and saying that he doesn't want them to fall into a state of hysteria while his own. his own minister of health has said that the public health system could be completely overrun by

a pro so this region at the moment still sort of waiting for the worst to happen some countries getting ready prepared others sort of adopting a wait and see approach we'll have to see how that pans out john heilemann reporting live for us from mexico city john thanks very much indeed all despite the rising number of deaths and infections iran's leaders says he may lift the restrictions in 3 weeks. is in tehran. since the beginning of this outbreak for the iranian government there have been 2 major concerns the economic health of the country keeping in mind this is a country that has been debilitated financially by american sanctions for years now and the 2nd consideration has been for the government a public that has lost patience with it a public that sees it as relatively speaking unpopular so really the president here 'd trying to strike a balance between addressing this public health crisis and maintaining the economic

stability of the country going forward and maintaining the social political stability remember this is a country that has lost patience with its own government over a series of crises that the country's experienced in the last few months and this is also a president who in one of his 1st appearances since the outbreak was announced in the country came on state television spoke to the iranian people and said that in his estimation the outbreak would be over in a matter of 3 days now that was weeks ago having said that the latest figures might suggest some reason for cautious optimism let me give you what the latest numbers are from the health ministry in the last 24 hours the new number of cases is 966 down from 24 hours previous and the new number of deaths is 123 down from 24 hours previous still very large number still striking figures in terms of the spread of this virus but this does indicate a relative downward trend. says every effort is being made to protect its foreign

workers during a coronavirus pandemic most of the $470.00 infections in the gulf nation are among migrants many of whom live in labor camps they have been quarantined as a precautionary measure with some areas cordoned off to contain the outbreak has long faced criticism about the treatment of migrant workers. in the case of the industrial area let me assure you that the government is doing everything in its followers to support. the local residents and safeguard your health and well being excellent medical services were mobilized to the area and regular check ups are being taken and peace let's all remember the vis is only a temporary period that should be over soon or later a nationwide curfew has come into force in jordan people are being told to stay home unless it's absolutely necessary to leave all shops across the kingdom have

been ordered to close the information minister says those who violate the curfew will be jailed the world health organization says it's working with scientists across the world on at least 20 different vaccines to prevent covert 19 let's take a look at what's being worked on president donald trump says the u.s. is now speeding up testing of drugs that are already available one being an antiviral treatment and another one used to combat malaria. researchers are also looking into 2 medications used to treat hiv but so far the results haven't been too promising the u.s. biotech companies are among the 1st to develop a vaccine with human trials to begin as soon as april in china which released the genetic sequence of the virus for scientists to study it has approved testing of a vaccine as well but the process to approve any treatment is going to take a long time which means a new vaccine may not be available for another 18 months. is

a research scientist working on a drug for the coronavirus at the diamond light source based science facility she's joining us on skype from oxford thanks very much indeed for joining us i understand this is a busy time for you do you think that the public around the world are being given a misrepresentation of how long it will take for a vaccine to be developed. it's yeah this is quite a tough question for me are our biochemist in a protein chemist i work of the u.k.'s national synchrotron in the lab so it's a difficult question for me to answer in the past. vaccines have taken maybe 11 or one half years to develop. drugs you take antivirals usually take more than that maybe even a decade however these arsed special circumstances and scientists all over the

world including ourselves diamond are collaborating to speed things up and as you mention in your introduction it's possible that existing drugs could be found to be effective against the current iris in terms of the research that must be speed things up sorry forgive me for interrupting and i apologize there's a slight delay on the line. with regard to the research that you're doing give us an indication of the kind of work that you're carrying out because the public clearly has very little perception of what's actually involved when it comes to developing a vaccine so here at diamond we are working on a protein from the coroner virus and this protein is absolutely essential for the corona virus to to to multiply and frankly kate and for this reason we think it will be a go to this protein would be

a good drug target. now i can tell you a little bit about the biology of the of what we work on so as your listeners might be aware of all living organisms are made out of cells and and including humans and these cells can multiply and replicate themselves however the virus is much much smaller much much smaller and full this reason and. it doesn't carry all the machinery required to replicate itself without our human cells. now. protease is absolutely required to produce the protein that we are we're currently working on is required to make more copies of the virus and for the construction of the virus particle so if you can imagine that we could somehow interfere with the work of this protein we could stop the virus nein its tracks

now let me just tell you live analysis from forgive me for interrupting our polar i apologize but there's one thing that seems to have been very apparent to those of us who are not involved in the technical side that clearly you are that communication between different countries and between different scientific bodies is absolutely vital and this is certainly seems to have been the case in spreading the information that there is how much cooperation are you finding that your is available to you in order to be able to develop the project that you're currently on or is that a concern that some teams may be willingly working in isolation because they don't want to share that information with the rest of the world. yeah so so that is a fair point so right now at diamond we are possibly a team of more than of $500.00 people and now our resources are dedicating to the

current of virus our project right now in our lab we are working with our academic labs and industry labs in the u.k. and around the world in order to get this work done for instance we are making just a tickler protein in the lab and sending it out to labs so then they can also look for their own drugs. so it's not just us doing it however traditionally the model is a competitive one science science group compete against each other to meet publications and for their own personal glory and i think we'll have to for now get rid of that mentality really interesting to get your point of view on this patrol thank you very much indeed for your time thank you. tyler and reported more than 89 new cases the biggest very jump in the number of infections so far taking its total to 411 and in singapore as recorded its

1st 2 deaths from the virus there gopalan reports from hong kong where she says the government is stepping up measures to stop the rise. soldiers on the streets of the thai capital taking up the battle against a growing number of person of ours case of thailand reported its biggest single day jump in infections led by those who attended a boxing match at an entertainment complex earlier this month. around 5000 people were among the crowds and have since dispersed across the country the way there was news about other people from the boxing circle was sick they did news was headlining all over the place and i was stressed as i realized i might have it as i have never felt any of these symptoms before. the spike increases the number of infections by 25 percent taking the total past the 400 mark from the start of the

year thailand has been vigilant in trying to keep high risk visitors out of its borders it's a tough call for a country which relies on tourism and now another setback to its economy as the government imposes a partial shutdown of its capital singapore also reached a grim milestone with the announcement of its 1st 2 coronavirus fatalities on saturday there's been a surge in cases this week but the health minister was quick to reassure the nation i know singaporeans will be worried and anxious we must stick courage and not give in to office we have announced a series of save distancing measures yesterday and all to that's a sort of precautions to keep ourselves and our families safe. in south korea a slowdown in infection rates this week proved short lived with 147 new cases reported on saturday south korea is still the 2nd most affected country in asia

behind china its rate of infection is significantly down from the peak at the end of last month but public health officials warn that any recovery remain fragile and cluster infections could still emerge and there's hung that he may feel that the current situation has improved a lot compared to the past that we continue to see group infections inflow from foreign countries i myself breaks at various places. south korea has been fighting the virus through widespread testing without resorting to the lock downs. and heavy restrictions of movement which helped china contain the spread of life in china is slowly returning to normal after reporting no new local infections for the 3rd day but the authorities have warned that imported cases have risen by more than 200 percent this week with an increase of dozens daily all from overseas the government is taking measures to screen and quarantine passengers arriving into the country many of them students from europe or the united states hong kong had managed to

prevent a rise in cases even at the peak of the outbreak in china for the cities now facing a surgeon infections with a number of cases more than doubling in a week the rice was mostly due to residents returning from overseas but the government is highlighting another issue people in hong kong have been vigilant from the start on the streets and in public places it's hard to find someone that's not wearing a face mask but after months of taking precautions taken away from crowds and social distancing many are now dropping their guard and that the government says is the biggest risk to the city and the main reason they're expecting a 2nd wave of infections pollen are just there are hong kong. is an al-jazeera cameraman in china's who by province and he went home 2 days before restrictions were put in place in january 23rd and he's been quarantined ever since he says life has changed considerably since the initial lot done. the highway was closed

the train station was closed. the community the residential community the compound i live was you know sealed off all the gates were sealed off just. you know manned by this community workers the number than cheers so basically everybody stays at home that was that was that was a real real lockdown so nobody would be able to you know get out from on this county you know the whole bay provisional government has removed the deadlocked on in the region in this province except the capital city was basically people can move around and walk out of home to move around and go back to do a normal life so you are outside or. if you you just came here and got stopped you can you can go you can go back to your own place your own provinces and to work where you but you can either go there you know buy

a car you drive yourself or take these you know chartered bus you know this government arranged bus to go there. but still the activities involving big crowds are not allowed in this county. in south africa the number of people infected with corona virus has risen sharply to 240 the country's health care system is already struggling and people worry the pandemic could overwhelm it entirely from the miller has this report from johannesburg. doctors detected the 1st case of covert 1000 in south africa earlier this month over the past 2 weeks more than 150 people have been treated for the virus as the government tries to contain the outbreak many are worried 28 year old stepson quater is one of the $7000000.00 south africans with hiv he says with an already compromised immune system his priority is to keep safe it feels like it's another. reload

of a sword their reaction be if we lose it in something that is a lot of fear and words people living with hiv because we are in their denial of seeing what if they get infected what's going to happen what are the issues that what's the next steps millions like to pull have no option but to use often overcrowded public transport while private taxi operators have promised to disinfect and provide hand sanitizer many have been slow to implement the new guidelines public hospitals and clinics are normally crowded with people waiting for hours to see a doctor they are concerned the corona virus could easily spread when you come to our part of the world our public health care systems are broken our intensive care units are full even before we get to covert 19 so again there's a real danger and this is why i think we need international support for africa we

need a mobilization of resources poor water and sanitation infrastructure in parts of south africa mean that many may not be able to wash their hands as often as they should increasing the risk of contracting cold 1000 in upmarket suburbs like this one homes in spaces a large states a wide it's easier for people to keep apart but for millions of others the reality is quite different. thousands of townships across south africa overcrowded dozens of families share one toilet streets aligned with rubbish and people have little if any space to themselves the government is using t.v. radio and the internet to spread awareness as quickly as possible and as promised quarantine spaces for people who don't have their own it's closed schools and banned gatherings of more than 100 people compared to europe and asia african countries have fewer reported cases of the virus but some experts worry that poorly

equipped public health systems are failing to spot the true total and warn the continent should prepare for the worst for me al jazeera of johannesburg south africa. so i had an al-jazeera we'll look at the challenges tens of millions of homeless people are facing during this time. of kindness we'll take a look at how volunteers are helping people cope with this stress of the coronavirus. also the spectators may be missing but history in sport is carrying on despite the global pandemic. welcome back is a stormy outlook across parts of the middle east and see the area of rain moving down through the gulf affecting kuwait iran and storms also likely to be hitting

doha times and right around the emirates generator and i'll settle picture a stunning through parts of saudi arabia into yemen so desert showers certainly likely in places pretty color jerusalem 12 degrees damascus a bit better at 17 degrees celsius so head on through into monday the whole system begins move further towards the east so to round scenes of heavy downpours more eastern parts of iran seeing wet weather at times still the showers lingering on the coast of a man down through. into yemen further towards the west looking fine mecca should be bright $32.00 degrees very pleasant there across into africa we've still got this circulation across parts of north and algeria through into tunisia giving some dust in places elsewhere scattering the showers in the gulf of guinea region as we head further south we're looking at heavy showers across d.r. congo towards. and also very wet weather here for. some

showers likely across parts of south africa into the sotto cape town those should be dry and fine a sunny day with highs of $25.00 degrees celsius. the shocking treatment of disabled people in eastern european state run caverns in this cages you can not have access to the toilets or water and the bureaucratic indifference to their plight she has his hands and she states tied to the bed 5 years after fast highlighting such abuses people in power returns with a 2 part investigation to continuing mistreatment and neglect europe's recurring shame hard to on al-jazeera overthrown and exiled point. saying if you all thought this meeting you an intimate film about the struggle of the elected leader of madagascar to return to his country and reinstate his

presidency you know the truth. and we did not think he is the. nutrition. return of the president on al-jazeera. hullo or. georgiades here a reminder of our top stories this hour germany has announced 50 new deaths on an overnight increase of nearly $3000.00 infections raise the total to more than $16000.00 cases residents in parts of the country have been told to stay home. officials in the u.k. say food supplies want to run out as long as people continue to shop normally panic

buying and stockpiling has left a shelter across the country empty and some health care workers say they are on able to get supply. runs coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1500 after reporting a 123 new deaths yet president hassan rouhani says he's considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april. as more countries around the world go into lockdown social distancing is being being recommended as one way to contain the virus is an unusual time for tens of millions of people but there are ways that can make small but crucial differences in their lives i can go up to explains. where the. board where you let me go inspired. and creative life and equality for some it's not often in recent history that

hundreds of millions around the world have shared a common experience so unique and unprecedented. some have been living under lockdown for days others for weeks and some for months trapped inside their homes doctors say that could lead to stress and anxiety the big surprise i can give here is just to kind of plan something in your life that you might focus on and start so i was there when i was out in trying to do some shopping i saw a lot of people rushing to libya i was store struck hardware stores sort of gardening and i think that's a very good idea to. get a sense of control great sense of achievement back into your life in china where tens of millions have been under lockdown for weeks online gym classes and physical exercises are some of the ways people have tried to cope and keep themselves fit.

or maintain or matter how are active have things to do at home. in your social contacts. route have it in. and important to stay in touch with your friends and family german i'm things especially hard for patients and hospitals and their family members who are barred from visiting them in italy where many are dying without their families by their side this frontline doctor is helping his patients connect virtually. initially i thought this would have worried them to see me in a state that would emotionally drain them it turned out to be the exact opposite we participated all together in something miraculous. in this hospital in south korea doctors are using art and bedside concerts to video calls to help patients deal with extreme loneliness in our hospital. we gently many

a come from 19 patients and they being very small trust. big. the psychological problems so we tried to provide a lot of the psychological consultation a pandemic that's cut off nations separated friends families and neighbors from each other has also brought the feeling that we are all in this together. priyanka gupta and his ear. or much of the focus during the corona virus outbreak has been on the most vulnerable like the elderly and those with underlying health conditions but the homeless are equally vulnerable and increasingly overlooked as victoria gave me no reports. for indians with no home to go to in the capital

this pavement underneath a busy flyover office very little comfort. the homeless in new delhi face a daily battle against pollution traffic hunger and disease the threat of corona virus is one more thing to cope with mohammed rafi says he's received no advice about how to protect himself from the disease. i've been living here for years no one has told me about the corner bars i suffer from breathlessness. right josh goutman help some of the city's estimated 200000 rough sleepers he's running what shops on the importance of handwashing say szell distancing and spotting common symptoms of the virus. initially people who are reluctant to know about the corona virus but now they are very much cooperating our aim is to prevent the spread in europe activists say the number of homeless people has increased by 70 percent to 700000 over the last decade mainly because of the stairs he measures and high rents

. in the french capital paris the i'm a solidarity emergency shelter office homeless people somewhere safe and warm to stay but the staff who provide the service fit the spread of coronavirus could mean they have to shut the door to. need to do to say. that ultimately we need to keep the shelter open for people who are coming out of very difficult conditions where we can buy dramatic life experiences the street is damaging and so obviously we will do everything we can not to put them back onto the street. the united states will say faces an enormous challenge the white house says there are more than half a 1000000 rough sleepers in san francisco close 210000 people live on the streets in tent camps drug rehab centers or shelter is most will struggle to self isolate without a home says city officials have set aside 30 recreational vehicles to be used as temporary housing for homeless people under quarantine these are recreational

vehicles that are intended for people who may have tested positive for kovan 19 do not require hospitalization but do not have a place to stay when homeless shelters and food banks are your only option the idea of society shutting down is unthinkable but that's the reality facing the latest on what he may struggle to survive this coronavirus crisis victoria gate and the al-jazeera. ok let me try to give you a sense of the scale of the problem the u.n. estimates more than a 100000000 people worldwide have no housing at all most of them in developing countries wealthy nations so the homeless make up less than one percent of the population but in a country the size of the united states that's well over half a 1000000 people the war straight of homelessness among high income countries is new zealand at around one percent or more than $40000.00 people. down is director

of policy and external affairs at crisis it's a british charity that helps the homeless is joining us and skype from london thank you very much indeed for giving us your times what are the risks 1st of all to homeless people. well 1st of all it's worth reminding ourselves that people who are homeless already disadvantage not simply because they don't have any live but because the average age of death certainly the u.k.'s is only just 44 and 53 times more likely to have underlying respect tree and other health conditions which mean that the threat from the virus is more presence and more dangerous for that that population so basic streaming important that we change our approach to business quickly and save lives who otherwise will be left alone and the guidance from the u.k. government and governments around the oil itself i say in your own home and if you

don't have your own heart do that and also people are asked to keep that and clean you know water water hands for 20 seconds and if you don't if you don't. if you can't do that either. so we need a different response and one that instead of lethal of the streets or in quite often overcrowded not shot is get people into their own self contained accommodation says. how difficult is that going to be given the fight but you're also dealing with many people who are now by their nature suspicious of fishel them and perhaps don't really want to go anywhere near any authorities. well our experience of working with people who are homeless up and down and great britain is that the vast majority of people want somewhere normal to live some safe combination of their own and actually we've been working with hotel chains and to free online hundreds and hopefully thousands of empty hotel vegas and so rooms

so that people who are homeless can take those up and around the world and there are those there are obviously many many of these places available and where the peace that some hotel chains of command for the not that they're on the nation but also who is this student accommodation and in many cities there there is also an accommodation to go round so between us i think when national governments get their act together and say we're going to get everybody in off the streets or out of the night chapters we can do something remarkable to save lives because the opposite is simply unthinkable we can't leave people who are already in desperate situations just a fan of themselves in effect a deadly virus. just a moment ago that many people homeless people really do want somewhere to live so let's say that they got the processes put in place that you suggest that people are given somewhere to stay they're given their own accommodation but the virus moves

on if there is a vaccine it is here's the situation becomes normal again what happens to the homeless people have then told they have to go back on the streets because that accommodation is no longer available to them because the risk isn't there. i think that let's take a step back then and still with this in stages because once it's right to ask questions of the the long term in terms of what happens our emergency response what's needed 1st and foremost is that once we've seen cases here in london of not shot is shutting down. cases of people being infected amongst the volunteer base thrown out of the streets and we can't this is just not not humane. i think you know we're in a situation where we need to do whatever it takes to save lives and you know here in the u.k. we are probably talking about around about 45000 people who are in hospitals

notches or on the streets it's entirely possible for us to find that number contains confidential units where they come from and yes we will then move into situations where actually we might need a plan for every single one of those people to get me to a stable load arrangement but frankly if it takes the forever virus 1st see provide enough of that and let's just use the 2 really interesting to get your views on this matter danny of crisis thank you very much indeed and. well as the number of cases rises around the world global markets and national economies have taken a huge hit but the head of the international monetary fund's strategy policy says years of growth high unemployment rates and early government interventions should be enough to weather the impact of the u.k. government says it's going to pay up to 80 percent to workers' wages for at least 3 months to prevent mass layoffs now one trillion dollar relief package is being

debated in the us it's expected to bring tax cuts business loans and it could even provide cash payments to individuals but not all economies are as financially stable iran already struggling under strict u.s. sanctions as requested a 5000000000 dollar loan from the i.m.f. and of course these measures haven't stopped thousands of people from losing their jobs around the world kiran jones is one of them he was recently hired for the job in new york city before the virus hit. i was very excited to start my last new york and i was lucky enough to secure a job with about 6 weeks ago working as a conference producer so organizing conferences but clearly the events and conference industry is one that's being quite hit quite hard by what's been going on with code 9 tain and unfortunately yesterday after around out that jury to the circumstances i'd been let go i'm a number of eastley not the only one there are quite

a few people within our company and on the shimming a lot more within lots of other companies that have it's obviously being that guy the conference industry has been really hit hard and obviously judo all of the social distancing and and rules on gatherings there are a lot of people who 'd are feeling the pinch at the moment and we're only one of many industries obviously and i meant and all sorts of other industries are feeling it haiti has an eyes its 1st 2 cases of coronavirus the president declared a state of emergency in a country with an already fragile health care system there harding has more it's the poorest country in the americas is on lockdown he's airports schools factory in seaports iceland has to worry choppers are stocking up with basic supplies you know with the i'm asking all of you to stay calm even if you heard everything is shutting down goods will continue to come to the country we ask everyone to follow the advice of the government to prevent the worst. president said the 2 patients

who tested positive are in quarantine and came from abroad but the pandemic is expected to hit haiti's crumbling health care system hard there are just over 100 intensive care beds available for the 10000000 people that live here 2 thirds of the population don't have access to decent sanitation regular hand washing is a luxury the state of emergency is being enforced to stop new cases but healthcare workers are concerned it could also prevent medical supplies and volunteer doctors from coming in but you might get it but again we don't have supplies we haven't even heard from the ministry of health we don't have clubs all mosques to fight the virus in 2010 u.n. peacekeepers were responsible for bringing and cholera to the country at least 10000 people died at the. cholera called major damages in haiti with the arrival of the coronavirus in the face of

a major crisis that could take cholera and will be even worse for the coronavirus. gas stations ran out of fuel on friday haiti's fight against 19 is likely to be brutal hard in al-jazeera. challenging times can bring out the best in people around the world volunteers are trying to help those on the front lines of the pandemic or have a home and reports on how the crisis in sparring acts of kindness. as the world comes to terms with an outbreak they hoped would never come old artie's are trying to figure out how to best protect health care workers during a time when they're needed most. covert 19 has the 2 a shortage of supplies and medical staff say they're running out of testing kits and protective gear needed to help patients it could be some combination of we don't have enough shields but we have enough masks so we don't have enough mass but we have enough so it's prompted online uses to help jeffrey zines factor his

thoughts of producing 2000000 face masks a day for medical staff in new york his next challenge he tweets will be distribution. panic buying has led to empty shelves in some places fears are growing there isn't enough food to go around. grocery stores are lending a helping hand by designating specific hours to senior citizens and disabled customers to shop and volunteers are stepping in to assist the elderly people are able to submit requests online for grocery delivery pharmaceutical deliveries whatever it is that they need from outside if they don't want to go out and we send a volunteer to pick it up for them we make sure to minimize physical contact so all money is slid under the door the groceries are left outside that concern echoes across borders this restaurant in berlin closed a few days ago but the chef and stoffel working to prepare dishes for nearby hospitals. and we thought people will work for 18 hours and sleep on their desks or in the waiting room how they'd be taken care of how can we make sure they eat well

and stay healthy and then max said hey i can't do much but i can cook while schools are shut in georgia are in the united states bus drivers are still on judy ensuring children get a hot meal all parents are at work are mind focus is to see that the children are bad no matter who they are. and musicians have set up washing stations to protect the homeless right here doing our part to ensure. people have access to this basic necessity during this pandemic. for many who are in self isolation there's a need to keep spirits up with song. he's still got it or a message of appreciation to those during the crisis and to all our health care workers we salute you.

it's unclear how long this global pandemic will last but human connection and the kindness of neighbors goes a long way. al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera calls grow louder to postpone the summer olympic games in tokyo far is going to be here with that story coming up in the sport. join the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 hour television news channel morning talkers and focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most the states misleads the public the state media reflects the same thing as clonic challenge to hold their editorial shows a dark believe they have anything to apologize for their listening post on al-jazeera. winning programming from international film

a tense. play al-jazeera sets the stage for egypt to be to appear will be the life of the line is the life of the nines dead everybody is their global expert it's you get it we're going to let the planet go to ruin because we're not doing obvious things open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today on al-jazeera. you're the all. right it's time for the sports here's far rob thank you so much australian sports is pressing on in the midst of the coronavirus crisis most major sports leagues are

continuing even though it's happening all behind closed doors with no spectators the men's and women's football leagues in the country are for once a focal point for fans around the world on saturday there was a huge jarvey in the elite table toppers city f.c. were held to one all draw by the western sydney wanderers all the rules in rugby are also carrying on behind closed doors leading rugby league competition the and r.l. is largely reliant on its television contracts to place salaries players have been told if the games stop their wages could be cut as well the. game is at risk. some of the consequences a catastrophic and we will take every action we need to to keep the game viable and to make sure that our plan is health and safety is always our number one priority if you look if you saw an agreement. both parties with you know you know if you're

40 feet and you're able to play you should be. getting paid. australian sports writer scott bailey was at the 1st and r.l. game to be played behind closed doors he's been telling us what's at stake for the league and its players. the arrow is no exact thing in a dry place financially i mean buried it there in a safe spot provided we don't have a global pandemic but also we now have 0 endemic which frightens shutdown day so what's it mean in a bit of trouble so while lot of people's math if they were to me spot the 6 wakes and all the sudden the bank would be getting pretty empty the chairman of the ladies the other day when he announced that the competition was kate going. along the lines of you know he looked through the bank statements and all he kept saying was the word catastrophic if the game didn't continue so as far as in our all's consent they made the sport continue players that are trying to play obviously that

other than that they're basically confined to their homes and that's still being negotiated half of that goes to put those point of things in place or trying to take the whole lake safe because if one goes the probably going to be you know faces the spend in a way that the realities have that can actually come up they can protect players is questionable because you know you can't sort of novel children who are going to school work and they want to play. the n.r.l. and see who is incredibly physically young it's contact every 10 seconds so if one player gets it could definitely spread and it's impossible you know for example for more 'd society is as we've seen around the world with the spend democrat really. here as the limbic leaders are facing a growing rebellion as usa track and field has become the latest body to call for a postponement of the games the big torch is already in japan with a 4 month torch relay around the country set to begin on thursday the games

themselves are still scheduled to start as planned in july or earlier usa swimming formally asked for a 12 month delay in a letter its chief executive wrote everyone has experienced on imaginable disruptions mere months before the olympic games which calls into question the authenticity of a level playing field for all we respectfully request that the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee advocate for the postponement of tokyo 2020 by one year. around the world are also urging olympic bosses to consider a postponements many are being forced to train at home polish discus thrower peter ski has twice won an olympic silver medal he's worried athletes could be seriously injured due to a lack of proper preparation. there's a proposed structure because most of the competitors have not yet reached the minimum so they will be running against time in sport when you do something in a hurry you do it carelessly so

a lot of people will get injuries or will be risky than injury at the end it's all about showing our fans the best side of us and show good results at the olympics and not let it be the games of death. coronavirus continues to hit the n.b.a. at least 14 players have now tested positive boston celtics guard marcus smart is one of those affected and he shared this message on social media. so i just found out i tested positive for a coronavirus i'm ok i'm still sorry i'm going to read in a sentence but i can't stress enough practice is also just really you know cheap yourself away from a large group of people who just really want. and help protect yourself and your protectors parkinson's he said thank you. ok and that is all your support for now much more coming up later but for now it's back to you rob thank you very much indeed of course you can get more details on all these stories on the web site all

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al-jazeera bringing you the news and current affairs that matter to. how to 0. the. the biggest city in the united states new york goes into full lockdown. much of the same 2 for london with tougher measures going into effect to stop the spread of the coronavirus. roberson and this is obviously a live from doha also coming up iran's president says he's considering lifting coronavirus restrictions by the beginning of april despite new cases being reported .