and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter where. you see them or bring you the news and current affairs that meant to tease. out to see. more grim coronavirus numbers in italy stoke fears of the pandemic is breaking through unprecedented containment efforts almost another 800 people have died in one day. early one in 4 americans is now under orders to stay home to slow the spread of infection and politicians are nearing a deal that could pump a trillion dollars into the economy. well i'm richelle carey in doha with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. some

countries in asia that thought they turned the tide are now saying a 2nd wave of cases over governments are going to prevent clusters of infections popping up. and the threat to some of the world's most vulnerable people those who are homeless families living on the streets of new delhi saying no one's told them how to protect themselves. the coronavirus pandemic is exacting an increasingly heavy toll on the world's worst affected country italy are almost $800.00 more deaths and more than $6500.00 new infections in one day of the government is closing all non-essential businesses or at chalons begins our coverage. 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 christian because there are too many coded 19 dead in the

nearby city of berger and with italy recording its deadliest day of the outbreak yet with another nearly 800 deaths that could be more convoys like this needed 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 is good news in terms of that they're looking after people that lived out their wages and the fact that they're stopping hopefully or spreading by closing down the restaurants i think i think they've done the right thing we went out last night for the last. sort of tipped up a little bit harder than we should have i suppose so just the sort of people going along and it's sad for the small businesses but hopefully the government to kick in and sort of support people along 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 rory chalons al-jazeera london. they life is changing for more americans with tens of millions across 5 states ordered to stay home all essential services remain open other businesses are shuttered close to 200000 people have now been tested as president mike pence is to be screened after one of his staff became sick john hendren reports from chicago. the coronavirus now has one in 4 americans living in lockdown every american has a role to play in defending our nation from this invisible horrible enemy so we

say stay at home and save lives on saturday new jersey joined california new york illinois and connecticut in ordering residents to stay at home and shuttering non-essential businesses to minimize transmission of the disease orders affecting nearly 85000000 americans we can no longer maintain a sense of business as usual during this emergency and again i repeat just as it is no time to panic but it is time to be smart proactive transparent aggressive in the epicenter of the us viral attack new york 10000 residents have tested positive for the virus but the governor says his state like others has a problem we do have an issue with younger people who are not complying you're not superman and you're not superwoman you can get this virus and you can transfer the virus in california home to 40000000 americans some business

owners are boarding up shops to prevent looters as hoarders are emptying grocery store shelves the idea of stockpiling is a way to feel in control about a situation that feels out of control it's a way to feel like i know no matter what happens i will not run out of what i mean with new transmissions and increased testing the number of u.s. cases is approaching 23000 with nearly. 300 deaths more than 80000000 americans have been ordered to stay at home so for about a quarter of the united states the most common street sound is silence and to 'd the republic for which it stands on capitol hill congressional leaders hope to approve nearly 2 trillion dollars in aid to businesses and residents is soon as monday but some governors say they are making progress despite a lack of federal help the federal government is like lucy with the football and i

feel like charlie brown weeks ago we were promised tests are we seeing more tests yes but not even at the numbers that were promised weeks ago with corona virus cases rising rapidly across the u.s. state leaders say time is running out john hendren chicago palestinian authorities have confirmed the 1st cases of coronavirus and gaza the health ministry says the 2 palestinians returned from pakistan on thursday and had been under quarantine and ruffa all restaurants coffee shops and mosques were ordered to close following the announcement iran's death toll has surpassed 1500 after reporting 123 new tats but iran's leader says he made to lift the restrictions and 3 weeks samus robbie explains from tehran. we're 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. line is closing more public spaces including all beaches creational spaces like parks are already off limits as are restaurants cafes and malls the gulf country has reported almost $500.00 cases most of which it says right among expatriate workers. will you gross that and no it is now evident that corona virus is more contagious than we could have imagined it spreading among individuals rapidly and widely this is beyond anybody's imagination and it doesn't require more than getting in contact with a person within a proximity of one meter and it only takes a few seconds also studies have shown it can remain on surfaces for a number of hours if not days. and asia and thailand reported more than 89 new

cases the biggest daily jump and its number of infections so far taking its total to 411 and singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the virus to go pollen as in hong kong where he says the government is stepping up measures to stop there by . soldiers on the streets of the thai capital taking up the battle against a growing number of current of r.'s 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 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 do news was headlining all over the place and i was stressed as i realized i might have read 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 our rich and not give into office we have announced a series of save distancing measures yesterday and the most all to that's a city precautions to keep ourselves and our families safe. in south korea slow down 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 warned that any recovery remained 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 that we continue to see group infections in flow from foreign countries i myself breaks at various workplaces. south korea has been fighting the virus through widespread testing without resorting to the lock downs. and heavy restrictions of movement which help china contain the spread of life in china is slowly returning to normal after reporting no new local infections for a 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 surge in infections with the number of cases more than doubling in a week the rise 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 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 jazeera hong kong. still ahead on al-jazeera. our public health care systems are broken already tense of care units all full or as in south africa that the pandemic could completely overwhelm the country's

health care system. what is it like to be blamed for spreading coronavirus the next higher doctor tells us about the devastating impact the illness has had. hello again the start of northeastern parts of asia got some heavy rain moving up from eastern china just effects in southern islands of japan clears away without southwesterly flow we've got quite warm after tokyo 24 degrees some nice warm fuzzy head through into monday as a big drop expect as the wind changes direction about stage fine asika also 16 fine weather across the korean peninsula but again we've got a threat of further rain across southern parts of china taipei could see some rain but hong kong is like to remain draw and relatively fine down into southeastern parts of asia i think the northern part of the philippines is on the can generally

good middle $32.00 degrees celsius heavy showers across southwestern parts of borneo for much of java sumatran up through the day we're looking at some heavy downpours singapore and kuala lumpur expect to see rain at times but it should generally be fine across much of thailand through into gumbo here and central and southern parts of vietnam for surface here we've got some showers across eastern parts of india bangladesh on the sunday elsewhere looking jerry fine i'm pretty hot night for that 36 degrees are some of the forecast through into monday you can see rain approaching out west in parts of pakistan some of that is going to turn out to be heavy should stay dry and crunchy high of 31. for me i'll just say around london pro-car fantastic 2 special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people and there's no understanding of what systemic racism is unprompted

uninterrupted success comes with opposition if you're not upsetting people you're not saying anything else for her needs any el-al you have there is not a family in britain i believe that has not been touched by empire studio be unscripted on al-jazeera. you're watching our jazeera i'm richelle carey and here's a reminder of the top stories. a coronavirus pandemic is taking an increasingly heavy toll in the world's worst affected country italy but almost 800 more deaths of more than 6500 new infections in just one day. earlier quarter of all americans

have been ordered to stay home as more states roll out restrictions limiting people's movement that's happening as politicians get closer to agreeing on a one trillion dollar package aimed at questioning the economic fallout. libya's war and sides have agreed to a cease fire so they can focus on fighting corona virus so far no cases have been reported there but the health system would struggle to cope with any award still outbreak. al-jazeera has spoken to a doctor in southern italy who has tested positive for the virus giuseppi spent as a new was working and the only hospital in his area when his wife became unwell his talent while a tunnel is now on lockdown the local hospitals been closed and he is in coron chain it's thought all the cases are linked to a school in the area but some have accused doctor spend of spreading the illness there's a story. we don't know what might tell moliterno in the basilica region has a cluster of coronavirus cases there are not many towns in the south like militia

which is in total lockdown there's no movement allowed looks like life has been extinguished here it's like a ghost town there's no one else side apart from a few people at the pharmacy or the local grocery stores and. in the days before my wife contract to the virus a few people visited the house friends and colleagues and people who were being tested you know with my wife it happened all of a sudden she was healthy and suddenly came down with a fever. dry cough it was violent and very strong and it. what really caught my attention was that her oxygen levels dropped dramatically on top of that is the other symptoms the lung obstruction persistent shaking and coughing tightness and intense migraine will let if you will die the difficulty in the south of italy is that there's not enough tastes you're only a few tests available every day in the entire region but more importantly it's absurd how difficult it is to find protective equipment like the face masks in gallons necessary to fight covert 19 and end up missing when i treated my wife at

1st i wasn't wearing protective gear because she had a small fever so i didn't think she had covered 19 so that's how i caught the virus as well i'd been taking consultations in the hospital and various departments while i was positive but i didn't know it and so the hospitals closed down temporarily to clean and sanitize the entire compound you know my colleagues were tested not just the doctors but also the paramedics and the nurses. from a human point of view 19 has been devastated because my wife was the 1st confirmed case in the whole basilica region it's unleashed an incredible wast next door on me related to the gossip those who thought that i was the one who brought this virus to our area but covered 19 is a global pain dimmock it doesn't respect borders doesn't follow rules the virus has reached all corners of the globe in some way i do feel guilty guilty for having agenda even though i don't have any symptoms and even though i'm living with it my

life continues normally except i've lost a bit of appetite makes one understand just how incredibly dangerous this virus can be for a human body if you don't have a strong immune system to fight it this virus will inflict damage and that's why there of being thousands of deaths in our country. turkey's groener virus death toll has more than doubled in the past 24 hours rising by a 12 to a total of $21.00 the number of confirmed cases has also jumped nearly $300.00 bringing the total to just under a 1000 authorities on saturday extended measures aimed at slowing the spread of the virus they include a curfew on the elderly and a suspension of flights from $46.00 more countries and a ban on picnics and barbeques tunisians are confined to their homes people can only leave their homes for essential food and medicine mosques cafes restaurants all have been ordered shut the borders are closed a 72 year old woman became the 1st victim of the virus when she died on thursday

hundreds of people have been arrested in jordan for violating a nationwide curfew restriction bans anyone from leaving their homes indefinitely and her schapelle has more. sirens blare across the jordanian capital warning residents to stay in their homes. tough new measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus bringing amman to a standstill. thousands of army troops have been deployed to enforce a nationwide curfew after this warning from the government. anyone who violates the provisions of this order and the measures issued by the prime minister under a minister of defense shall be liable to immediate imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year i don't know it's been led to scenes like this and one of the city's supermarkets they along with bakeries and every other business have been ordered to close people are waiting to find out how they'll be able to go and buy groceries and they can even leave their homes jordan has sealed itself

suspending all flights in and out closing all sea and land crossings entire population of $10000000.00 is on lockdown and thousands of tourists have already left so that's made one job easier. i mean this apology is taking advantage of the curfew as streets are empty just stop the disinfection of public sites shops roads in a streets and alleys the new measures are meant to keep the number of cases low to make the economic fallout less severe and create conditions for daily life and tourism to return half a 1000000 tourists have already canceled their trips to the kingdom instead of catering to them dozens of hotels have been turned into quarantine facilities for citizens who've recently returned from the united states and other places with far more cases and al-jazeera. it is important to remind ourselves that the vast majority of people who contract covert night do recover is that to one such patient

in iran who described his traumatic experience. then i look for the sellers because this was about 3 weeks ago i had shortness of breath i couldn't breathe i just thought it was because of a cold i even visited a doctor who said it was nothing important and prescribe some simple medicine as shortness of breath continued i visited a doctor on march 2nd and he noticed that my blood oxygen level was much lower than normal he sent me to a hospital emergency situation i was examined and had achieved x. ray then in the lead after i was tested they looked to be afraid of me i was told that i was probably tested positive is all you can feel your of course i was fearful it was a strange fear for me i am an optimistic person in general the feeling went out into the hospital 6 in a way patients were waiting to be divided into rooms anxiety was running high in the ear some were coughing strangely some were screaming when you suddenly faced something that you've heard about much in the news and the fake news on social

media that creates fear inside you then you feel all you hoped for and thought about suddenly a rise to the ground to prisoners had been killed as police stormed a jail in sri lanka where a riot broke out prisoners came out of their cells in the city of poor to protest against the handling of a suspected crime a virus case they said infected and mate was still being kept in the prisons hospital because government imposed a nationwide 60 hour curfew starting propriety and action numbers have been rising in south africa a country whose health system is already struggling in a war the pandemic will overwhelm it entirely miller reports on johanna's. 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. load of a sort of bad reaction he 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 why don't you since that's 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 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 a failing to spot the true total and warn the continent should prepare for the worst for me al-jazeera johannesburg south africa. which the focused on the outbreak has been on the most vulnerable like the elderly and those with underlying health conditions but the homeless or equally at risk and increasingly overlooked as a tory m.p. reports. for indians with no home to go to in the capital this pavement underneath a busy fly over office very little comfort. the homeless in new delhi face a daily battle against pollution traffic hunger and disease the threat of coronavirus is one more thing to cope with mohammed rafi says he's received no advice about how to protect himself from the disease my up islam and the rabid dog

have been living here for years no one has told me about the corner bars i suffer from breathlessness. man help some of the city's estimated 200000 rough sleepers he's running workshops 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 m a o solidarity emergency shelter office homeless people somewhere safe and warm to stay but the staff who provide the service feared the spread of coronavirus could mean they have to shut their doors to let you know he 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 also 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 shelters most will struggle to self isolate without a home so 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 cobra 19 do not require hospitalization but do not have a place to stay. well homeless shelters and food banks are you 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 is there. and you can get the very latest on what is happening with the corona virus and just go to our website at that dates from around the world that's al jazeera al-jazeera dot com. i'm richelle carey and this is al-jazeera and these are the top stories the coronavirus pandemic is taking an increasingly heavy toll on the world's worst affected country italy there have been almost $800.00 more deaths and more than 6500 new infections and just one day of a government is closing all non-essential businesses nearly a quarter of all americans have been ordered to stay home as more states or that

restrictions limiting people's movement is happening as politicians get closer to agreeing on a one trillion dollar package aimed at cushioning the economic fallout because 3 government has toughened its response closing more public spaces the gulf country has recorded almost 500 cases most of which it says are among expatriate workers be the uterus and that enough it is now evident that coronaviruses more contagious than we could have imagined it spreading among individuals rapidly and widely this is beyond anybody's imagination and it doesn't require more than getting in contact with a person within a proximity of one meter and it only takes a few seconds so also studies have shown it can remain on surfaces for a number of hours if not days. libya's warring sides have agreed to a ceasefire so they can focus on fighting corona virus so far no cases have been reported there but the health system would struggle to cope with any large scale outbreak construction workers in russia are racing to finish an isolation hospital

for coronavirus patients but of ational posters have been placed around the site near moscow to inspire thousands of workers building the 500 bed facility russia's president vladimir putin says the pandemic is under control as the number of cases surpasses 302 prisoners have been killed as police stormed a jail in sri lanka where a riot broke out prisoners came out of their cells in the city of on a right of porridge to protest the handling of a suspected crime a virus case they said infected and mate was still being kept in the prisons hospital because government imposed a nationwide 60 hour curfew starting from friday those are the headlines will be back in about 30 minutes time with much more.

maintaining our mental health during a global pandemic there are worrying signs of growing anxiety as people around the world adjust to a new way of living so how can we deal with this and what are the long term effects this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm a homage enjoy him our world is experiencing an extraordinary health emergency hundreds of millions of people have been told to stay home and limit their contact with others the coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 11000 people and cases continue to rise and the situation is creating panic and anxiety for.