exchange the return of the president on al-jazeera. bold and i'm told stories from asia in the pacific on al-jazeera the on. italy reports nearly $800.00 deaths in just 24 hours a dramatic illustration of high for europe is from containing the coronavirus. i'm hittin and this is al jazeera life from london also coming out. of london remains one of the few major cities in europe with few rules on movement but nevertheless the city is slowly something down. in the us president trump says

conflicting messages on new jersey becomes the latest states to order its residents to stay at home. and a warning of things to come some parts of asia that thought they had turned the tide see a 2nd wave of cases. where the grim announcement from italy in the past few hours has highlighted just high far its and the rest of europe is from containing the coronavirus its own government says the 800 people there have died from the virus in the last 24 hours alone that's the largest one day thoughtful in any country since the outbreak began in china late last year there in asia where things had appeared to be improving a 2nd wave of infections is no appearing singapore reported its 1st 2 deaths after managing to keep a lid on the outbreak well hong kong's leaders say more travel could mean more

cases. as the u.s. has closed its borders with mexico and canada all more essential travel will residents and states that make up around a quarter of the country's population have been told to stay at home or a chalons begins our coverage with a link at the situation across europe this military convoy in northern italy is carrying a grim cargo 30 coffins with the bodies of 30 coronavirus victims headed to a small village for cremation because there are too many covert 19 dead in the nearby city of bergen and with italy recording its deadliest day of the outbreak yet with another nearly 800 deaths that could be more convoys like this needed. the looking. i believe that the maximum measures that could be taken have been taken otherwise there would be a total closure of the country but i wonder how we would live and how we could

sustain ourselves if we did not go out shopping and if the food and other things did not arrive in the supermarkets. spain now has the 3rd highest number of infections worldwide with around 25000 the death toll has passed 1300 now to help madrid and barcelona are converting exhibition centers into field hospitals for the sick germany has had a spike in confirmed cases up to more than 16 and a half 1000 and there are now temporary fences on its border with switzerland the german government is considering whether to bring in a full nationwide ban on going outside where much of europe has already gone with its lockdown and social distancing measures the u.k. is following economically culturally and socially this is a country that has been transformed in just a few days. by order of the governments the u.k. is now pretty much closed pubs cafes restaurants gyms museums nursery schools and

universities all shut for the foreseeable future the capital's buses and metro system are empty don't use them unless your job is critical people in london are being told this usually teaming metropolis is quiet. i think it's good news that it's good news in terms of that they're looking after people that lesion on their wages the fact that they're by stopping hopefully all spreading by closing down the restaurants i think i think they've done the right thing the government is trying to stop a wave of panic buying that has stripped supermarket shelves bare this week. be responsible when you shop and think of others buying more than you need means that others may be left without and it is making life more difficult for those frontline workers such as our doctors and nurses and n.h.s. support staff who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. to prevent total collapse the government will prop up businesses and guarantee 80 percent of

all wages it's an unprecedented temporary nationalization of the u.k.'s economy or a challenge al-jazeera london. was in mentioned earlier more u.s. states are establishing unprecedented locked own rules telling tens of millions of americans to stay at home new jersey has become the latest state to follow california new york illinois and connecticut and rolling out sweeping measures it means all but essential businesses will be closed people are only allowed to leave their homes to go to the supermarket pharmacy or gas station let's get more from castro she joins us live from maryland heidi that's 5 states on lockdown just bring us up to date with the spread of the virus in the states what are you hearing in terms of the total death rate in infections. well unfortunately there has been spikes here in the u.s. as well some of those hot zones the total number of infections according to johns

hopkins university now more than 23000 in the united states and the deaths now are 288 at least half of those cases are being reported in the state of new york and as you mention new york as well as a handful of other states now restricting movements of residents essentially telling people to shelter in place of those orders now impacting one in 4 americans because of the high populations in those areas meanwhile the economy of course is also suffering with economists forecasting that a recession is all but inevitable next week we're expecting numbers from the u.s. labor department to report that 2 and a quarter 1000000 americans have just recently applied for unemployment benefits that is a staggering number the president saying earlier in his daily coronavirus briefing that congress is working on a 3rd economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus this one possibly

topping more than one trillion dollars we're working quickly to pass additional legislation that will provide mess of relief to small businesses and affected investors and give direct payments to our great workers and hardworking american families is going to get anything like we're doing on the hill right now. and i hope it was president tom of course that is doing press briefing and we are hearing conflicting messages in the state so we know from the president a warm hands who is talking up the the tremendous his words work that they're doing and then the state governors who are talking about shortages in hospitals and telling the population to stay who. that's right and overall it's quite confusing isn't it for the american public because we do have president trump saying again today in his press conference that he believes in this

anti-malarial drug being a possible game changer then being quickly corrected now for the 3rd time by a top u.s. medical doctor who said that this was hope but this was not proof that this medication would work against the coronavirus and then you have the local and state health departments in some places like new york and california that are facing drastic shortages of medical personnel and protective equipment against the coronavirus in fact those states telling people who think that they may have the coronavirus to not be tested because they can't spare the nurses doctors and the medical equipment that masks and the gallons to conduct those tests the message to the public saying that if they believe that they have the virus they probably do at this point but that it's not worth getting tested unless it rises to the severity of being hospitalized so certainly when you hear such conflicting

messages from the federal government and from the state and local governments it's leading people confused and perhaps even adding to the worry here. bring is opposite there from maryland thank you very much in deeds will the number of coronavirus kisses is still rising across asia thailand's reported its biggest daily jump in infections with these you know new cases will singapore is recorded its 1st 2 deaths and authorities in hong kong and china see very preparing for a 2nd wave of new infections as resident start to become complacent to view poland has more. soldiers on the streets of the thai capital taking up the battle against a growing number of corona virus cases 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 $5000.00

people were among the crowds and have since dispersed across the country the whole way there was news about other people from the boxing circle was sick they didn't use was headlining all over the place and i was stressed as i realised i might have ripped 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 coverage and not give

in to office we have announced a series of save distancing measures yesterday and the most 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 hunger the. you may feel that the current situation has improved a lot compared to the past but we continue to see group inspections in flow from foreign countries i myself breaks at various what 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 but the city is 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 too wearing a face mask but after months of taking precautions staying 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 jazeera hong kong. still to come here on al-jazeera suspected cases of coronavirus sponsored riots as a prison in the water and sri lanka. and we report from mexico just one of the many countries for a plunge and tourism could spell disaster for the economy. welcome back beginning in australasia this time we've got a weather system pushing through tasmania so rather wet to stay weather here for time and also on shore winds bringing heavy showers the coast of queensland so expect some heavy rain in cannes possibly even some flooding up in the top weather

conditions gerri looking 534 there in darwin weather conditions in perth very fine too with highs of 32 but we have got this a trough of low pressure is standing along the abides and that's going to give a threat as meszaros in parts of south australia heavy on the into sunday but area of rain is going to be moving towards new zealand so we can expect some rain to develop here at times and quite strong winds are likely still those showers affecting northern parts of queensland and still some showers along the gulf coast so both of brisbane and then into sydney we could see some rain at times and just 22 is a mix on for sydney certainly cooler here up into the northeastern parts of asia we have this rain moving out from eastern parts of china largely staying south of much of japan but the far southern islands could well see some rain at times but you know it is pretty warm for tokyo at 24 degrees but then we get a change of wind direction as your head on through into monday dropping the temperature by a considerable amount fine conditions across the korean peninsula but unless you've got more heavy rain developing in parts of south china.

the grim consequences of mexico's bloody drug most watched the people around you mr governor you've got people who are with the narco through the eyes of the journalists determined to report the truth your government is full of narky she said that's how the article should start 6 years on we revisit the reporters still risking their lives lately this being another outbreak of violence of more of course rewind the deadliest beat on al-jazeera. the all the. the. quick mind of the top stories here on al-jazeera italy has seen its biggest daily

jump in the number of deaths from the coronavirus since the outbreak began there a month ago 793 people have died in the past 24 hours taking the total number of fatalities to almost 5000 countries across europe are struggling to contain the virus despite tens of millions of people being under the law and spain has recorded nearly 5 fires in the cases in less than 24 hours while switzerland's infections have leapt boy a quarter to 6 1100 cases. and authorities in hong kong and china say they're preparing for a 2nd wave of corona virus infection as the cases are being imported from movie scenes and residents become complacent. when nigeria has closed its airports to all international flights in a bid to contain the virus after the number of infections jumped from 12 to 22

uganda eritrea and angola have all confirmed their 1st cases and in south africa where there are 1240 confirmed cases there are fears the country's struggling health system won't be able to cope for me to miller reports 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 sort their reaction really ill evolute and something that is got a lot of fear and words people living with hiv because 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 streets 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 are lined 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 a failing to spot the true total and warn the continent should prepare for the worst for me al-jazeera johannesburg south africa. libya's warring sides have

agreed to a cease fire alone in the country to focus on the coronavirus threats a spokesman for let her have her welcome the poles and fighting which had been called for by the un so far no cases have been reported in libya but there are fears the health system would be unable to cope with any outbreak. the number of deaths from the corona virus in iran has passed 1500 after 123 new deaths were reported on saturday there are more than 20000 cases of the virus across the country despite that president hassan rouhani says he's considering lifting some distractions but the beginning of april iran is the worst affected country in the middle east. the same the strong he is in teheran he has more now on president rouhani as announcement. or 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 numbers still striking figures in terms of the spread of this virus but this does indicate a relative downward trend. of riots is broken eyes as a jail in northern sri lanka over suspected coronavirus cases and mates were angry patients suspected of having the virus from being kept at jails hospital and i'll finance us reports now from colombo. tension had been building with a suspected case of corona virus within the prison population and there was a lot of concern that this particular inmate all the or the suspect of the coronavirus patient had not been moved out of sight so things had been bubbling and they reached a head from the reports we're hearing during the course of the day today there was a sort of a faceoff between the prison authorities and prisoner reports indicating the

prisoners had busted out of some of the cells some of them had sort of got on top of the roof of the prison and there was sort of chaos reigning in the prison and obviously the special talk was being called in according to some reports that we heard and they obviously had been some shooting that had taken place obviously to bring the situation under control and within all of the meal a we're hearing that one prisoner was killed and up to 3 of the had been injured obviously tensions are high throughout the country given the sort of fears with the coronavirus we are an island wide curfew that was declared dead at 6 pm on friday evening right throughout till monday but basically we're now hearing that in most parts of the country that curfew will be lifted on monday but there was to be 3 districts where the curfew will be reimposed including the capital colombo to

50000000 jobs in the global travel and tourism sector risk because of the coronavirus pandemic and in mexico right now the easter holidays are critical to the local economy to whom travel to the coastal town of acapulco to see how it's been affected by the break. it's because sun and sand give more than 4000000 people work its tourism industry is vital for the country now it's under threat. by a man these are years in the resort town of acapulco is wondering if this easter usually high season it will instead look like now. i mean. this is my work my family depends on it i have a wife and children who depend on me so i hope they can control the coronavirus and we have a good easter. the 1st signs are great some consolations already magda and family

here but plan to cut their holiday sure carrying around some of it yeah but not here. we're going back home tomorrow because we're already nervous and seeing on the t.v. that something could happen and the truth is there's very few people here. other famous resorts like cancun cozumel and los cabos depend on international visitors especially from the neighboring u.s. but no cruise ships are coming from flights to down this beach or many other parts of mexico would usually be full of tourists come easter instead this time around a lot of people are going to be wondering if their jobs and their means to provide for their families are going to be able to survive this. i could pull calls taking measures spraying down buses week lauren checking tourists and they going to her tells be it with this the moment or instructions from authorities was similarly ineffective misapply ones ordering bows to close state ones then reminding the.

restaurant owner salvatore says this is the last place he wants to be right now but he's got little choice almost. we're not in your neither and we're scared too but someone's got to serve the tourists because if we don't die of the virus will die of hunger instead. some remain optimistic that up. pool room temperatures and humidity will offer protection but in i.e. the. noise the coronavirus is not going to arrive in a couple good on a virus just get too cold climate and here is too hot it even got a sales pitch here's a look at the merchandise here in acapulco it's warm come here to pass your quality . even if it's head in the sand thinking it chimes with the rest of the city's attitude to hope and hold out john home and how does it or i could pull go. well as more countries around the world go into lockdown social distancing is being

used as one way to contain the virus there is an unusual time for tens of millions of people but there are ways that can make small but crucial differences in their lives priyanka gupta explains. the where the. lonely. bored you go where you let me go inspired. and creative life under quarantine 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 biggest advice i can give here is just to kind of find something in your life that you might focus

on instead so i yesterday when i was out and trying to do some shopping i saw a lot of people rushing to the d.i.y. store so the hardware stores sort of gardening and i think that's a very good idea to kind of said ok i 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 on one gym classes and physical exercises are some of the ways people have tried to cope and keep themselves fate and. maintain your battle our are active have things to do at home maintain your social contacts groucho grabs at it then call. and important to stay in touch with your friends and happy journey i'm things especially hard for patients at 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 our right and bedside concerts to video calls to help patients deal with extreme loneliness in our hospital. we gently and many. come from 19 patients and they. all trust. big. psychological problems so we tried to. a lot of the psychological presentation 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 dizzy or. what we are indeed sir all in this a get there if you had see the al-jazeera dot com website you'll find practical advice on there for dealing with the coronavirus just had to al-jazeera dot com. has bring you the latest global headlines here on al-jazeera italy has again reports as a one day records of coronavirus deaths suffered in the 800 people were killed just under 5000 people have now died there more than a 3rd of the global total meanwhile there have been almost 5000 year infections in spain in the past 24 hours making it the 3rd worst country in the world to the heads the united kingdom and france have also reported more cases in the past day

as restrictions on residents continue the u.s. has closed its borders with mexico and canada to all non-essential travel while presidents in the states that make up around a quarter of the country's population have been told to stay at home the jersey has become the latest state to follow california new york illinois and connecticut says it will get sweeping measures be more present trump says a trillion dollar economic rescue package is close to being agreed were working quickly to pass additional legislation that will provide massive relief to small businesses and affected industries and give direct payments to our great workers and hardworking american families as leverage to get anything like we're doing on the hill right now. there are fears of the potential of a 2nd wave of the virus in asia restrictions have been relaxed in china well officials in hong kong are warning against complacency with the territories

government brown pin up testing of new arrivals singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the corona virus even after a strong response kept the number of cases dein. libya's warring sides have agreed to a cease fire alone in the country to focus on the coronavirus threat a spokesman for a warlord who never have their welcome the person fighting which i've been called for by the un so far no cases have been reported in the bia. in iran the number of coronavirus deaths has high passed 1500 staff to 124 more people died the country has seen more than 20000 cases of the virus and yet president hassan rouhani says he's considering lifting some strictures by the beginning of april but those are the top stories to stay with us here in al-jazeera rewind the deadliest beat is next stay with us and stay safe. hidden away in the a 1000000 japanese on the outside world one

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