uniquely positioned to deliver against the state we provide business groups promote social economic benefits and provide innovative safe and fire mentally sound energy solutions for future generation the british in the ring future. for. al-jazeera. hello i'm rob matheson and this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes another big surge in 80651 people killed by corona virus in the past 24 hours health workers struggle to keep up with treating infected people. germany bans gatherings of more than 2 to control the spread of corona virus. that nearly $400.00 deaths reported in 24 hours the spain's prime

minister announces new travel restrictions and he'll deploy the army to help distribute food and medicine. new york's mayor says nearly a 3rd of all caught on the virus cases in the u.s. said in his city with more than 8000 people infected. and saying good bye a team of cuban doctors heads off to help treat patients in italy. the human and economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic is mounting by the hour as the outbreak continues to sweep around the world in europe the epicenter of the crisis the number of deaths in italy has reached almost 5 and a half 1000. reported another $651.00 fatalities. spain

has decided to restrict entry into the country for most foreigners via air and sea ports for the next month the prime minister has also extended the state of emergency until april the 11th after the country saw nearly $400.00 more deaths that's up a 3rd in 24 hours and germany's chancellor angela merkel has announced a 2 week ban on meetings of more than 2 people in public outside work to combat the spread of the virus. today we're augmenting the scope of restrictions to have the same rules throughout germany this is the clarity we want as a federal state and people are asked to reduce their contact to an absolute minimum out of their households and the financial fallout is getting worse the divide based carrier emirates one of the world's biggest airlines is suspending most passenger flights from what i can say jobs will be lost but stuff are facing pay cuts turkish airlines is also halting almost all 'd of aids international flights and in the

united states where one in 5 americans are under lockdown new york's mayor says the city now has more than $8000.00 confirmed cases that's a 3rd of all infections in the u.s. but we're right across the latest news with correspondents around the globe in a moment we're going to go to john hendren in chicago to give us an update on a large spire a spike of infections in the u.s. . p.f.c. is in bogota with a wrap up of how latin america is dealing with this crisis but 1st let's go to jonah hall in london with developments out of the u.k. and europe journal let's start with those numbers out of it's really what the story behind that. well the talent is continuing of course to watch these extraordinary fatality counts day in and day out with stories reported of hospitals in absolute crisis particularly the north of the country parties of the dead piling up in hospitals in mortuaries and even in churches as they await

burial swift burials in most cases with no relatives president absolutely unthinkable situation unfolding 'd and continuing to grow in it's only that which other european countries can only look on at and wonder when it will come to then possibly days possibly weeks away the latest jump in the death toll in italy $651.00 people have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours the only notes to make about this is that it's a 100 something less than that figure yesterday and yes they figure who was the highest today and now the question will be asked of course does this signal a turning point for italy it's impossible to know possibly be hoping that it does but as i said other countries looking on and taking ever more stringent action to prevent to delay that moment to lessen that moment when it comes and allow their

health services time to prepare so you've seen the spanish government sanchez announcing this afternoon that he intends to extend a state of emergency at spang for another 15 days when it expires that will take it up to the 11th of april the army doing a lot of work a lot more work they will be doing in spain as well spain's borders close to anyone outside the european union for the next 30 days and in june the end of the call in the last hour has tightened restrictions in germany no gatherings of great more than 2 people that one time businesses that can't maintain a safe to the distance will have to shut all of this in forcible by little and one and by the police and one quick note about germany and get. immediately after the press conference she gave within the last hour she too according to her spokesman stefan see it has gone into quarantine having spent time with a metadata on friday we're told who has since been diagnosed with corona virus and certainly after that press conference that was held by angela merkel we

heard from the u.k. prime minister barak's johnson what was he saying about the situation in the united kingdom well again boris johnson urging people absolutely to comply with the restrictions that are in place here after a very sunny weekend that has seen parks and outdoor recreation spots beaches caravan parks and others absolutely crowded with people mothering sunday mother's day it has been today the government obviously concerned about that and warning that if people don't stick to the rules if people don't comply then stricter rules will be coming down the pipeline including greater powers to the police to enforce these things he also outlined a new proposal so-called shielding program for the most vulnerable individuals in society people with underlying health conditions not just the elderly. bone and blood cancer sufferers the sick fibrosis people who've had it wins donated the transplant to for instance they are being told now to stay at home to not go out

and any circumstances even to collect or buy food special measures will be put into place to help them do that and they're being told that they're going to have to do that for a minimum of 12 weeks an enormous length of time and all the forest johnson could do really was outline these movies and offer some sense of collective hope and this is what he had to say. each and every one of us you are doing your bit in following this advice you are doing your bit to slow the spread of the disease and the more we collectively slow the spread the more time we give the n.h.s. to prepare the more lives we will save the faster we will get through this and always remember we will get through this and we will beat it and we will beat it together. so brutally boris johnson hopes to the french to the germans to the spanish doing their bit everybody around europe the epicenter of this crisis not

being able to do their bit and all that while everybody watching these numbers continue to grow it actually and hopefully hoping against hope they're doing enough now to prevent the very worst happening to that jonah thanks very much indeed for the moment well let's move on to john hendren who's joining us on skype from chicago so john as given they are there the situation in the euro but in the u.s. things are changing rapidly as well what's been going on there john. that's right the u.s. had about 10 percent of the global total of cases about $30000.00 coronavirus cases here in the united states and about half of those are in new york state new york state actually has about 5 percent of the global total cases of corona virus at $15000.00 the bulk of those more than half $8000.00 cases are in new york city and the mayor of new york city is upset bill de blasio has said the president is from new york and he's not doing enough for the state says they don't have the equipment

they need the masks the gloves the federal hospitals and the governor of new york state mr cuomo andrew cuomo has said he wants 4 hospital set up in new york state alone this is the beginnings of a number of local officials in states and cities around the united states saying the federal government simply needs to do more and one of the people who said that is also the new governor of illinois where i am now and where we are among the 80000000 americans now on lockdown governor j.b. pritzker was on the morning talk shows on sunday and he also tweeted back to the president the president had said calling out pritzker by name that he and a number of other governors should not be blaming the federal government for their own shortcomings trump went on to say we are there to back you up should you fail and always will be j.p.

pritchard tweeted back just a short while ago you wasted precious months when you could have taken action to protect americans and illinois and you should not be leading a national you should be leading a national response instead of throwing tantrums from the backseat it goes on to say where were the tests when we needed them where's the p.-p. eat as a reference to personal protective equipment he says get off your get off twitter and you do your job so you can start to see the. tempers are getting a little hot here the president will probably have a further response when he holds a news conference later this afternoon the virus is also starting to strike a little closer to home to the president himself we've already heard that a white house staffer it tested positive the president the vice president were tested after that and apparently have come up negative and now we hear just within the past hour or so that the 1st u.s. senator rand paul a republican from kentucky has tested positive for the virus 2 members of the house

have also tested positive so things are starting to get to a point here were tempers are flaring in the president is fighting with local governors john hendren reporting forus of from chicago we appreciate it thanks very much john all riots of prisons in colombia have left at least 23 people dead there have been violent protests out a number of presents as panic spreads over coronavirus and made sphero an outbreak of the virus bars without a sound on piano he is joining us now from bogota just give us an update 1st of all of the numbers involved in this. yes absolutely the minister of justice the colombia minister of justice spoke a little over a half an hour ago confirming that 23 inmates. were killed have died in these riots overnight riots in prison in their main male prison here

in the colombian capital. $83.00 other inmates were injured and at least 7 prison guards were also injured 2 of them would be are in critical conditions in hospital there were also there are protests happening in another 8 or 9 prison across the country and one of the worst a night for riots inside colombian prisons in years the minister of justice said that this was a coordinated tend to flee massively from colombian prisons she insisted that the health conditions are not as bad as the mates are saying many of them are protesting the fact that they fear a possible outbreak of coronavirus inside the prisons the minister is saying that

there are no cases so far of 19 in any of the colombian prison so that happened overnight the situation now is back to normal that this shows just how tense the situation is in colombia as it prepares for a full 19 year 99 days long lockdown in the country on a sunday ramp yesterday in bogota thank you very much. cuba is sending medical staff to lumbered it to help italian doctors fight the outbreak there cuban doctors were in the front lines in the fight against color and haiti and against ebola in west africa 10 years ago. has more from havana. over the last 50 years even doctors have saved millions of lives in latin america asia and africa now for the 1st time a cuban medical brigade is on the way to europe there are 36 doctors behind me and

15 says i spoke to some of them over the last couple of hours and i can tell you they're very proud they insist they're going to italy of their own free will but many of them are very nervous. of course but when we went to fight a bowl in which there for current 2014 we were scared to but we fulfilled our mission there and we all came back. what we going to do is cure and bring relief not only to the italian people but the world's population that this is a global battle and we have to fight it together he said begin looking i'd transfer some recent numbers why are you going on this mission if you know that cuban doctors have died on past missions. because we are the cuban people this is cuba and we're always going to keep. some of the moment i don't want to give blood in my employ cuba has so far registered 25 cases of coronavirus substantially less than most latin american nations. the country prides itself on its preventative health care system and boasts one of the highest stock to patient ratios in the world but

the country's fragile economy is highly dependent on tourism and authorities only announced they would restrict entry into the island on friday. we're not closing the border meaning what we're doing is regulating entry into the country people except those that are residents of our national territory we're not only our countrymen there are other foreigners that reside in cuba were some who because of their work are here for several years. cuba is lending italy these medics at no cost but for over a decade the leasing of doctors and nurses has been the island's top hard currency generator. with cuba's tourism sector hit hard by the corona virus pandemic the communist party will be hoping that unprecedented global demand for doctors will help pay for the power food and running water cubans will need to get through this crisis a silver lining perhaps a dark moment a day long curfew has ended in most parts of india but it is being extended in some

states but the number of cases rising every day health care officials say the country is now at a critical stage elizabeth put on as more. in a city of nearly 20000000 people the streets of delhi were practically empty on sunday and it was a similar picture around the country but most people understanding the need for the lockdown. this curfew that has been imposed by the federal government in every state is good because in maharashtra in mumbai the case is increasing fast. on normal days this area is bustling in every league crowded but everyone is understood importance and is taking care of themselves but if anyone is coming out we are telling them to follow their nutritional information and. half way through sunday the government announced it will extend the curfew in the 75 districts with confirmed cases including in the capital new delhi. or metroid passenger trains and

interstate buses have cancelled this service is until the end of the month places of worship closed their doors those in charge of india's health care system say the country is at a critical stage we are. about in this coalition of the epidemic but on full guard trying to prevent further injury from our sight as well as containment as quickly as possible within the country no international commercial flights are allowed to land in india and to the 29th of march after performing the least number of tests among the affected countries which was increasing concerns that could be leaving many cases undetected the indian government has expanded its criteria and brought in private hospitals to double the number of testing centers from around 50 to 100 . people around the country broke the silence on sunday evening by coming out on their balconies to show their appreciation for health care workers it was

a moment of unity and supporters the government faces the challenging task of limiting the spread of a country with the world's 2nd biggest population and it's a problem al jazeera new delhi. well the pandemic has forced the closure of schools around the world disrupting the lives of hundreds of millions of children and that's posing unprecedented challenges parents many of those children are now confined to their homes raising questions of how to keep them occupied but also how the isolation could affect their development and then there's the psychological impact not only from being isolated but also the anxiety and the stress that comes with a crisis on this scale on top of all of that there's education online schooling is already a reality for many children but making it work is another matter and well let's speak to donna dawson in london she's a psychologist and a former contributor to parents magazine thanks very much indeed for joining us on all jazeera what kind of issues are children going to be facing under these

circumstances. well the main one is food i'm after having a structured day at school they're used to being kept busy and being told what to do and now they're at home at loose ends missing their friends and getting bored and of course once kids get bored they start to fight with each other or nag their parents a lot of this isn't very real to the kids it's not very real to a lot of us adults as well but where are you working from home like i always have or you're just starting to work from home we kind of have to have new rules now about how kids structure their days and what we do with them and how we help each other how do you think and this is perhaps an unfair question because i can imagine it's covering a whole raft of possibilities but how is it best for parents to try to explain to a child that what they are going through is important and does matter but not to

frighten them at the same time. well i think being very matter of fact about it because there's no point lying or diminishing what's happening it's everywhere they can see it for themselves on their phones on the internet it's about being truthful that there is an illness out there you know a bit like measles kids would understand that that they could catch and that if they catch it they could get very ill or their mothers or grandparents could get very ill and that we all have to play our part i think they know this because it's been all around them the schools have told them they've been over the hand washing ritual many times the thing for parents to do which is neither withhold information or get overanxious about it if you have your own personal anxieties save those for either your partner or a friend later on in a telephone conversation but i say be truthful because i think kids need to understand this is serious that a lot of kids can't quite grasp this yet so you know there's no point keeping it

from them but but just stay calm and stay reasonable and you know we'll get through this i can understand saying calm and reasonable and being truthful but certainly when it's dealing with young kids but of course they're going to be many parents who have teenagers and teenagers as we know as we've seen over the last few days a very social individuals they want to be with their friends and they will do in many cases anything they can to make that happen if you're a parent with a teenager who is determined to prove that they are immune to this what kind of action can you take their. well i've got a teenager living with me and he's very happy to be on the internet a lot more than he normally is this is how they're socializing with each other for many kids that's how they've socialized full stop so the idea that they might want to go out is kind of the thing you've got to discourage and if that means i don't know locking yourselves all in or you know barring the door holding on to the car keys the thing they mustn't do is get together in social groups it's fine to go out

next assize if you're staying within you know within 6 feet of other people distancing yourselves but yeah it is a problem if they want to get out the main thing is to vary the day they used to structure so if there is some kind of loose structure to the day where you kind of divide the day up into chunks you may be working yourself from home but for i would say to any parent working from home 2 hours max because after that research shows your concentration goes do something with the kids i actually see this is quite a positive time a time with families can actually do more stuff together whether it's baking cookies watching a film together walking around the block or just talking these are things we often put on hold in our busy working daily lives and these are things we can actually get back to playing those board games you haven't played in years you know listening to music and discussing what's happening in the world all of these things are important because kids don't want money they don't particularly necessarily need large groups of friends they need time with their parents much more so than

we've been able to give them until recently let me just ask you very briefly about the parents themselves there's a lot of support that we're talking about for the children who are going to be going through this this is a very stressful time for parents who suddenly have to essentially be teachers and to carers and so on home in an environment where they're not used to be doing that some of them are working from home as well how do parents manage their time and their psyche their own psychology to be able to deal with this. well i just think taking it day at a time and making sure that if you are working the kids understand that's the time when they have to be quiet that your work is important for everybody not just for you but for the found me so they understand there's something in it for them so they'll cooperate as well hopefully but break your day out so that if you do 2 hours of work you spend some time with the kids or going out for a walk around the block or in the garden that you you know actually very your time as well because it's exhausting to try to work all day and then get constantly

interrupted with kids who are boring bored or fighting so you know make be easy on yourself if you need time away from the kids too you might want to go to another room and say i'm just having an hour's peace you know i'll see you in an hour and take a cup of tea or a glass of wine but becoming to yourself be good to yourself treat yourself this isn't a time to say be on a diet or to be abstemious this is a time to enjoy what you can in the house and to think about the family as a unit you're all in this together and as a community we're all in this together it's not going to last forever this is what i think you have to remind kids that we'll get through this really good to get your thoughts on this don't endorse and we appreciate your time and i just really thank you very much you're welcome well as countries like germany are advising people to stay at home or limit their movements some have chosen to ignore their government's advice these images of cities bondi beach on saturday prompted the australian

government to immediately shut down the area similar scenes and bars and public parks around the world led authorities to take similar action some imposed police to curfews and arrested violators while others called in the army and ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down any fenech is a professor of organizational behavior of a hold international business school he explains why some people struggle to stick to government guidelines. we've seen differences in how different countries around the world have responded to the coded 1000 situation what we're seeing for example in europe and in the u.s. governments are taking their time they don't know how to react to this and because of this inconsistent way of communicating a lot of people allow themselves then to interpret what's going to happen and so in this sense. it makes it very difficult for people to know what to do so what we're now seeing basically happen is more and more people more and more countries are

starting to look down in and imposing curfews and more restrictions because they see that because of the inconsistency in the communication and people not hearing to certain rules or or let's say restrictions they should see that this is the only option that they can take to ensure the safety of the citizens we are very social animals so are social beings let's say so when we don't know what to do in specially in these times of uncertainty we tend to follow other people especially other people like us and so social media plays a big role in that. but also the same time we also want to we derive a lot of meaning and security so we have this kind of sense of security because of the social groups that we engage with and this is probably also another reason why people are let's say going out socializing when they should not actually be doing so there's a lot of uncertainty going on and when there's a lot of uncertainty going on people have to interpret how they want to react and

everyone's coping system is very different and so as we're seeing that some people are just kind of ignoring the information it can one way this can be a way of saying you know i don't want to deal with this this doesn't really exist you know it's that it's something invisible so i don't think it's going to be very threatening so therefore some people kind of find a way to reason why they want to ignore the situation there's also other reasons why people are ignoring the situation. it could kind of also be kind of more of a kind of a defiance in a sense well as we mentioned the pandemic has forced the closure of schools around the world destructing study for hundreds of millions of students and their teachers but for some students home schooling and online education are helping we spoke to michelle rankin's a teacher in spain and her son but all rubia they're both using the learning tools at home which they say come with its own challenges. brit doing out best don't teach him home. it's very different obviously because that primary and secondary

have to find ways of reacting to it but we're also working doing online teaching with the adults the we use different platforms which i learned friendly but is taking time to get parents who are less than 1000000 with the technology than the children and the pillows starting friday the 13th and we started with the online teaching on the monday so yeah we had to work quite a bit but we kind of saw it coming so we tried to we experimented between us out to make sure to make sure where but it is challenging best like a stronghold dog to get into the habit of. get in the fall and in the homework oh and i just did it on the computer as you well me have to do but it's mostly like just there where you have to how to do this like to do the homework is just you know most of the primary most of the primary aged children who

were working with when we spoke to the parents to give them support or so on lie the pattern lots of pairs of up to the child to give them every cue school timetable but still do schoolwork. i had the internet that also include exercise and just simple stuff like knots of people as they knitting flats to go on standing on their balconies and taking 10 minutes essentially still had an al-jazeera on the ground to a halt how the global health emergency is sending the georgian economy into shock especially as government orders the closure of venues including palms and restaurants after many people ignore health warnings.

and there had some very heavy amounts of rain calls that into flooding across northern sections of the middle east and still plenty happening in areas of iran but they still as a work their way steadily south was across much of the arabian peninsula and there's been plenty of lightning thunderstorms and also some hail coming in with these storms this is dubai this was on saturday not really that unusual many of the cities across the region actually saw something fairly similar now through monday we should actually have a much clearer picture generally throughout much of the gulf but plenty of rain showers working the east and north. pushing on into afghanistan and still a line of rain heavy at times right the way as you can see here through these coastal areas of amman and down into yemen pushing it a bit further off the coast as we had to choose a bit still it could be a damp day and more showers back in the full cost much of turkey and again those shows work in the east and north across much of the stands and then we had down

into southern africa money gas rig and if you want a full call so the next couple of days but rains are a lot like to generally namibia up towards the north where they will be heavy if the next couple days is through the gulf of guinea particularly into nigeria and cameroon and maybe a static chandon is that with a high of 26. overthrown and exiled point. for. an intimate film about the struggle of the elected leader of madagascar to return to his country and reinstate his presidency. is. creating the return of the president on al-jazeera. there is no channel that covers world news like we do as a roving correspondent i am told simply on the ground covering topics from politics

to conflicts most of them are mentally ill of the counter like nothing you've ever . carried on but we want to know how did these things affect people we revisit places even when they're no international headline. al-jazeera really invests in bonds and that's a privilege as a journalist. all . you want to know it is either a reminder of our top stories this the number of deaths from italy's corona virus outbreak has reached almost 5 and a half 1000 that softer it before to another 651 deaths on sunday the number of

new infections rose by more than 10 percent to over 59000. germany's chancellor angela merkel is in quarantine after a doctor who gave it a vaccine tested positive for the virus minutes earlier in a press conference to announce or to meet ban on meetings or more than 2 people in public outside work. spain has extended its state of emergency after reporting nearly 400 more deaths one 3rd on the previous day the country will also district the entry of foreigners for 30 days. ok let me just bring you a quick update now on some news out of switzerland the international olympic committee is going to be holding talks to discuss the postponement of the 2020 and then picks and japan japan's prime minister shinzo abby has been saying for weeks that he is determined that the games should go ahead the i.o.c. says it's confident they will have the finalized the tokyo games discussions within

the next 4 weeks. from new infections to the number of deaths and where else it has to spread to we're getting information about covered 9000 on a daily basis and while it's important to stay informed the information being given can be difficult to understand there are global guidelines for testing by the world health organization but countries may adopt differently and germany we've seen a lower mortality rate compared to its european neighbors because that may be because it's been testing more people early on the u.s. is far behind many countries in testing the public meaning the true number of cases may actually be higher than what's being reported and then there's the potential that some countries simply aren't reporting the toll despite most being legally obliged to by the w.h.o. north korea and soviet for example haven't recorded any cases goes an assistant professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine and she's joining us on skype from london thank you very much indeed for being with us why is it so

difficult in the case particularly like this to get reliable data from countries around the world. well you highlighted one if you think is that different we are often the place so that a confirmed case in one city or one country's most necessary doesn't represent the same thing as a concern of some or are these different paths in part isn't something some part is only asked a lot of cases others are suspected case in the movie this makes it difficult for us to do both the basic challenge and thanks for another form the number for our and it also makes it difficult to compare between our views on this place is very here because those numbers mean different things so we have to be very cautious in making these for instance why is it that some countries as we mentioned awed legally obliged to do this and yet. that some of those countries are simply not

doing it whereas they the legal backup if you like the legal action that could be taken against them if they don't comply i don't know that they need the authors of it but it is a key force the number of that testing positive for this test that we've done is a lot and though our are the same capabilities to do tests and to do the number of tests as others so that's a key part of the number 2 months. we have seen a series of spikes and surges in numbers over the last few weeks and in the media we have been reporting them what is the risk you think that those spikes that we have been reporting may not be down to an increase simply in the number of coronavirus deaths but actually a different way all of reporting those figures from a certain country is an excellent point and that's something that we in epidemiology and modern do a lot of work to find this in time all these factors so that we can have a true understanding of earth and number of cases and the number of deaths

attributable but if that's the right it's really difficult you know to see and that's why women look at these low numbers how there are these 2 things that month . roselyn there go from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine thank you so much for being on al-jazeera. but let's turn our attention to the middle east now and the palestinian prime minister has announced a curfew in the occupied west bank all non-essential travel between cities towns and camps is banned by mr muhammad should say this is the restrictions will apply to everyone except for health workers bakeries and grocery stores. iraq has reporters 214 cases and 17 deaths so far to prevent the further spread of coronavirus the government imposed a weeklong curfew in baghdad and other cities and canceled all domestic flights but security forces are struggling to enforce the law as some one of 14 reports from

baghdad. they defied the threat of penalties roadblocks and even ignored advice from iraq's highest sheol for already to avoid public gatherings despite a curfew to stem the spread of the coronavirus thousands of pilgrims from across iraq flocked to the shrine in baghdad over the weekend driven by their faith reassured by the belief that it could protect them. i am not afraid my faith is strong i love a card a mains nothing can hurt us no disease or anything else god willing this will protect me and my family from corona. this disease needs our prayers i didn't see any sick people collapse in front of me i have a mask and gloves in my pocket when i see an incident i can wear them local officials are worried the pilgrims could transmit the virus to people in this area joiner and there's a lot of programs kind of brought a big burden on us because the residents of

a city were very committed to all the instructions of the authorities sterilize and purify all the locations touched. by the pilgrims and maybe god will have mercy on us. this is the main entrance leading to the shrine here in baghdad and despite instructions to penalize those who violate the curfew people here are being allowed to enter without any obstructions security forces stated it's difficult to enforce the curfew given the religious nature of the pilgrimage. but elsewhere in baghdad security forces appeared less willing to compromise as of saturday they had arrested more than 300 people and find another 4100 for not respecting the curfew in the capital. in back at square the epicenter of months of anti-government demonstrations student protests as we usually gather on sunday stayed away commercial streets remained deserted as patrols and shirt all non-essential

businesses remain shut down some pharmacies and grocery stores are allowed to stay open for now but we've supply routes blocked and customers few and far between shopkeepers are worried about how much longer they could keep going. up to do it so we should be getting help from the government they should for example give us tax cuts or hope pay the rent for the shop they should find a way to supply us with goods. but iraq's caretaker government is weekend after months of unrest and already grappling with declining oil prices and us iran tensions on its soil some iraqis fear that a corona virus outbreak could propel their country into an unprecedented crisis simona fulton al jazeera but that army helicopters are being used in lebanon to spread the stay at home message they circled over cities across the country with safety messages being sent out from loudspeakers lebanon's borders ports and airports have been shut until the end of the logs it is 248 cases of coronavirus

and 4 deaths. from iraq there are. a sterling is government has ordered the closure of gems pubs and restaurants as it steps up its response to the pandemic prime minister scott morrison says casinos nightclubs and places of worship will also have to shut their doors from monday nicola gage reports from the capital. after thousands flooded sydney's popular bone dry beach in recent days defying social distancing orders on sunday it was deserted were forced to close most of sydney's main be choose to stop people breaking the rules this is not something that we're joined because where the fun place to stop something the government is doing because we want to buy cloth easy this is about citing laws the number of corona virus cases in a stroller is rising by the day and so too with the strict measures to slow it

spread days after the government closed its borders to foreigners astroland have been told not to travel within the country are the unless it's essential and this could be the new normal for months the medical advice is very clear there is no quick solution we have to stay ourselves for at least the next 6 months and the measures that we put in place we need to be prepared to carry on for at least the next 6 months and from monday non-essential businesses across the nation will close their doors that includes hotels not clubs cinemas and entertainment the news with restaurants and cafes restricted to take away essential stores like petrol stations and supermarkets who remain open the state of victoria is closing schools. the federal government has announced its 2nd economic stimulus package in just over a week including

a more unemployment benefits for those who lose their jobs and payments by small businesses k. poor because on it's estimated that thousands of the strains could be out of work in the coming weeks and months. this $40000000000.00 scheme which will start in early april will provide lines of up to $250000.00 for up to 3 days for a business with a turnover of less than $50000000.00. no repayments will be required for the 1st 6 months but while the economy will be here todd the government says public health is the priority and more social restrictions could follow in the days ahead gauge al-jazeera camera. across asia the number of infections and also rising most of the new cases are said to be imported and not locally transmitted tyla is reporting its largest daily increase with $188.00 new cases taking its total to

nearly 600 if you go on as this update from hong kong. this is what it looked like germ bangkok's the 1st day of a partial shutdown it's normally buzzing shopping areas and commercial centers fell silent in line with government orders to close malls restaurants and schools for 3 weeks thailand has so far resisted the severe lockdown measures imposed in other parts of asia but finally gave in after a spike in corona virus infections this week measuring. i want the government to implement more intense fighting measures they're still not addressing the right things part of the more still open so people still alan about. infections in thailand rose by 30 percent on sunday its biggest jump so far taking the number of cases to nearly 600 the health ministry says most of the new infections are linked to boxing match which had thousands of spectators earlier this month and the virus

is spreading because mostly young people are not heeding calls to stay at home until recently thailand had managed to contain the outbreak by tightening its border controls early on from the beginning of the year the government bans anyone are riving from high risk areas and starting from sunday anyone who visits must present a health certificate. it's a measure that other countries in the region are now just catching up 2 cases in singapore doubled this week to more than 430 mainly due to travelers from abroad the health ministry says 80 percent of cases in the past 3 days were imported so from tuesday the government will block short term visitors and transit passengers only residents and citizens will be allowed through and they will have to face a 14 day mandatory quarantine china is facing similar problems all the new infections over the past 3 days came from overseas but on sunday

a new development. 45 new confirmed cases imported from abroad were reported. on march 21 there was one new confirmed domestic dong that may have been too close contact with an imported. chinese officials fear cases from overseas made night the crisis again in response authorities there have tightened border restrictions from monday all international flights to beijing will be diverted to other cities where passengers will be screened for the virus before getting back on the flight to the capital where they will spend 2 weeks in quarantine all travelers into hong kong too will be tested the city has experienced an unprecedented surge in the past week recording 44 new cases on sunday bringing its total past $300.00 hong kong's chief executive says the situation here is at a critical moment with both locally transmitted and imported cases rising daily

after relaxing social distancing measures earlier this month the government is once again telling people to work from home limiting government services postponing exams and warning that schools may remain shut for much longer they've got pollen allergies or hong kong. so we're going to georgia may only have 49 confirmed. actions but the virus has sent its economy into shock a state of emergency has been declared banning gatherings of more than 10 people well the government has announced an assistant package but for businesses and households many people are already jobless from tbilisi a problem for us ian walker reports an important transport network is off to police the streets under the mayor's orders thousands of georgians depended on these mini buses for travel hundreds of drivers depended on the fleet for their income vocht on cuffed i'd say doesn't know how he's going to put food on the table now. i mean

the money. the minimum that i own daily that's what the government should pay because i have to feed my family but they said they giving me nothing do just government is not able to pay private sector salaries it's busy propping up its currency which this week lost 10 percent of its value against the dollar but an assistance plan worth $360000000.00 will offer tax breaks for the tourism sector which last year generated an estimated 21 percent of g.d.p. because today the tourists a gold bars restaurants and most hotels have closed their employees left to contemplate what lies ahead. ordinarily this street would be thronging with visitors from the middle east and from iran to celebrate the spring break now it's completely empty and it's

a very unsettling feeling to be here. one industry now in need of a bigger workforce of the supermarkets to keep shelves stocked. that's presented an opportunity to hotel workers because it's a most easy place is now where people go salute worthless and big supermarkets and binds a loss of goods now so. our to our working for the groceries now for one month. for the clinics is the cleanest and the chambermaid went to work in the clinics where like say. in the corner we try to wind the very. strong we we're finding the solutions like when your body wrestled before. despite recent heavy snow georges ski resorts are now shut for the forseeable future critical sectors of the economy have gone into cold storage robin 1st year walk.

to please but also in layoffs in the us especially in the hospitality and attainment industries many americans are turning to each other over the internet for help and to share their stories under sapelo reports. yes. the lead singer of a country rock zac brown shared this message with fans. about 90 percent. explaining why tour dates have been cancelled and why he had to let go of most of his crew. across the u.s. performance artists and those behind the scenes are suddenly without work that includes 95 percent of performers and staff from cirque du soleil the entertainment company's revenue last year was just shy of a 1000000000 dollars a number that's dropped to 0 according to its c.e.o. sit in this is extra am amounts she says unfortunately this decision is our only

option as we are forced to position ourselves to weather the storm and prepared for everyone chill at the openings a hard sell for those who just lost their only source of income and got laid off from a job 2 to. corona virus these kinds of posts are increasing by the day from recently dismissed employees many are sharing their stories online but also to get advice about applying for unemployment benefits in their state. florida wife is a hotel manager and was told she needs to dig unpaid weeks coming up just got sacked i thought i would be safe as i'm in accounting but beyond the hospitality industry so i sort of understand i got laid off today on the drive home i got a text from my partners saying her company is filing for bankruptcy quite the day the largest hotel chain in the world marriott international is planning to

temporarily dismiss tens of thousands of workers sending them home without pay over $19.00 is having to mow more severe and sudden financial impact on our business the $911.00 and the 2009 financial crisis combined the hotel industry in the u.s. is seeking $150000000000.00 in relief from the government then one by one galaxy some sectors of the economy are collapsing wall street investment firm goldman sachs issued a dire forecast on friday saying u.s. g.d.p. may shrink by 24 percent in the 2nd quarter of this year in. sports and entertainment spending may decline by 85 percent according to economic forecasts millions of americans can lose their jobs in the months ahead. and the hotels empty arenas and empty theaters 120000 workers in the film industry are already out of work in hollywood according to one labor union and millions of people will be forced to temporarily switch careers to make ends meet but there is good news some

companies are hiring including the world's top 2 retailers amazon's adding 100000 workers in the u.s. to meet the surge in demand from those now staying at home while wal-mart's adding 150000 temporary workers whether stocking shelves delivering food or figuring out how to make those face to face interactions online america's service sector is being transformed and or should help al jazeera. a huge missions underway to protect homeless people in the u.s. state of california by providing hotel rooms and shelters the state's unlock time of people ordered to stay at home but authorities estimate as many as 60000 homeless people could contract the virus california as government has promised protections for vulnerable communities the netherlands is famous for its flowers but a drop in demand caused by the pandemic means millions of unsold blooms are being destroyed every day distributors say as much as 80 percent of total production is

being dumped and with many countries marking mother's day this weekend the timing couldn't be worse. this is really the 1st time that we. have to do this. the dutch auction already exists for more than a 100 years and this is the 1st time we're in such a crisis. with james closed and social gatherings banned in many countries working out has become a challenge for everyone in sweden people are holding on to their regular routine while they still can always reports from momo. momos football stadium will lie quiet for a long time this year the ban on large gatherings means there'll be no kickoff and elsewhere in europe no title celebrations just yet. top sports stars are in many places confined to their houses their skills are still on the supply even if only

online. while some of the millions in quarantine go to any lengths to keep fit. in sweden there's a decades long tradition of group training that people are reluctant to give up while the government still allows it they feel that this is a social thing to be together quite hard in tough times we still have some people coming here even if they're. 17 years of age because this is where they meet people . some of the more intense aerobics that call for closer contact and high fives have been moved outside the school bus load if we stop training completely would feel much worse out here we have more space we don't need to touch each other and can keep feeling good in these tough times. i'm a sports have continued as well even though numbers are down. as many follow

government recommendations to minimize contact but it's only this week that sweden's football league delayed its opening match is there's nothing strange about there being no friends here at this time of year because the swedish season doesn't start until april that's now been put back to may or june or beyond. the pact standing areas it's mama f.-f. and other clubs make any imminent start of the season unrealistic. but one professional competition did manage to finish on saturday the season finals in bandi hockey being completed north of stockholm. with coronavirus case is steadily rising here but it may not be long until all team sport in sweden has to follow the worldwide trend. paul reece al-jazeera. now something a little different to one this hour doctors in italy have penned a message of hope to the millions and locked out the song was 6 the tune of an

italian classic asks people to stay home and wait for an end to the crisis that he never heard is going to be here in a moment with more of the day's news. from the. moment out of my. show you. see. the last. minute on. fire to. see. my. if.

it doesn't display of all peanuts and fantasy fun to cam's fashion it isn't only a lesson in creativity but also in sustainability all these clothes are made from recycled fin teach all repurposed fabrics we're leading the way to make sustainability the new normal. because that's what it used to be some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses are based in paris most say that they're

trying to become more environmentally friendly changing a multi-billion dollar industry is a challenge but in an environment driven by trends where responsibly make clothes may be company ultimate fashion statement singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged sat and some of the islands off the coast of indonesia literally it's a big business smuggling sample it will take to sit there in the sand is there to save this beautiful beach but behind it is something that's not so full of tragedy is that people are just not aware and ecological investigation into a global emergency sandals at this time on al-jazeera. in response to global warming germany is gradually shutting down its coal industry but is it happening fast enough we don't have any time to waste anymore we can't wait so we're taking direct action to call for the immediate phase out of culture

as climate change activists challenge communities reliant on the industry for jobs people in power who will win the cold war on al-jazeera. 651 more deaths in italy germany bans gatherings of more than 2 people and a new plea in the u.k. to protect the vulnerable across europe and the world the coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of slowing down. you're watching out is there a live from london i'm also coming up. at least 23 people are dead after coronavirus fear sparked a riot in a colombian prison. to.