in one lifetime we cannot see everything with our own eyes without testimony we would know very little witness documentaries that open your eyes on al-jazeera. the i. hope we can do this by easter. i think that would be a great thing for a country. president trump says the u.s. economy could be open for business again within weeks as coronavirus case is saw and state governors police are more equipped. welcome to our dear life and. that is also coming up infection rates continue just like across europe italy and spain and the u.k.

a building makeshift facilities as the health care system struggled to. india orders the world's biggest lockdown 1300000000 people were told to save those for 3 weeks in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. and the olympic games in tokyo people spend for a year because of the global spread of the disease. the new york has become a major battlefront in the fight against the corona virus pandemic the largest us city now has more than 225000 of cases and the number is rising rapidly medical facilities are struggling to cope and facing potential shortages of beds of staff and equipment but the u.s. president says he hopes to have the situation under control by easter gabriel elizondo reports now from new. sobering news for new yorkers the situation is

worse than 1st thought with the coronavirus rate of infection doubling every 3 days we were looking at a free tree coming across the country we're now looking at a bullet through because the numbers are going up that quickly space to do it the governor says the white house has not prioritized health to the state that needs it the most new yorkers 25000 cases it has an on line the problem that california hands 10 times the problem that washington state has you prioritize resources and your activity and your actions to where they are needed. new york will need 140000 hospital beds to care for the ill they currently have 50000 available new york city's largest convention center has been converted into

a makeshift hospital but it won't be enough. york is also exploring converting colleges and hotels to hospitals as well recently retired nurses and doctors are being asked to come back to help fill the need. and global event to leaders are in short supply new york now needs 30000 years the governor urged the white house to send him thousands more that the federal government has in storage and that are not being used as for the streets they remain mostly empty up both people and cars new york is essentially on lockdown and given the increased cases of coronavirus it likely remain like this for at least many weeks to come. april sondos how did your. the u.s. president's continuing to strike an optimistic tone saying he hopes to have the situation under control within a few weeks ultimately the goal is to ease the guidelines and open things up to

very large sections of our country as we near the end of our historic battle with the invisible enemy to go on for a while but we when and when. i said earlier today that i hope we can do this by easter. i think that would be a great thing for our country and we're all working very hard to make it a reality a global market surged on monday in anticipation that u.s. senate is will approve a 2 trillion dollars stimulus bill in the u.s. a doubt industrial average climbed more than 11 percent its biggest one day rise is $933.00 on monday the federal reserve an out some precedented measures saying it will buy u.s. government bonds in unlimited quantities markets had tumbled around the world since the coronavirus outbreak began well let's go live now to mike hanna who's in washington d.c.

and mike so quite pleasing news in coming from the markets in the anticipation in the expectation that that stimulus bill will be pals in the senate. well indeed yes and president trump pointing to that fact but also saying that the markets reacted possibly the way they did because he was considering an ex timeline to. lift the lockdown in a number of places within the united states president trump once again claiming this as his action or partially his action certainly there has been push back against the speculation or the president's intention to lift the lockdown in a number of areas by easter that's less than 3 weeks time even though he said that it would not be in the whole of the country it would be in specific places health professionals arguing very strongly this simply not enough data to make any kind of prediction at this particular point they are not enough tests being conducted and

even in areas that have not been hit badly by the virus there is no knowledge to what extent it is dormant there so from his health advisors the president receiving strong pushback against any concept of a lifting of the shutdown if less then a few weeks as he's saying and certainly for places like new york city making very clear that botch has been terrible to deal with april could be worse and may you could be even worse than that so certainly governors and mayors throughout the country pushing back very strongly against president trams contention that the possibility of lifting the lockdown is only weeks away and what about that direct criticism coming from the likes of andrew cuomo of new york state demanding that more equipment is sent there because this self is saving the hope that if the coronavirus in the united states at the moment. well the strike said what has been a problem in the terms of the u.s. response to the spread of the pandemic president trump contends that the way this

happens is that it's left to the states to deal with at the forefront then he says the federal government will back them up but the states are saying there is no backup at this particular point now you new york did receive a number of new ventilators in the course of the day some 2000 but this is one way less than what they actually need where the absolute minimum says the governor of new york is some 30000 ventilators are needed he's putting this directly on the federal government and their incompetence and their slowness in terms of getting equipment to those in dire need he points out that one in a 1000 people in new york city are infected new york city comprises 30 percent of the total casualties or total recorded test positive test within the country as a whole so certainly this is a priority as far as the new york governor is concerned and he believes that the

administration the federal government is not living up to any assurances that gave that it would back the states in terms of dealing with the pandemic all right mike thanks for that my taurus from that live in washington. well the pandemic is overwhelming health systems in some european countries both the italian and british governments are opening makeshift facilities while in spain an ice rink in madrid has been turned into a temporary morgue paul brennan has more. one in 5 spanish residences age 65 or older so the devastating impact of corona virus in the country is no surprise what's shocking is how the care system collapsed so quickly under the onslaught military emergency units are disinfecting premises as fast as humanly possible as here in madrid the care home staff have been overwhelmed with desperate consequences. mentality and i know the majority are fulfilling their duties they

are paying attention but listen this has to be said the army in some of their visits to the care centers i've seen elderly people completely abandoned even dead in their beds with hundreds hospital morgues full this ice rink has been requisitioned to receive and store the bodies of the coronavirus victims so infectious even in death but the staff are wearing full protective suits it's really the latest clinic repurposed as a coronavirus unit has opened in rome every single patient requires truly intensive care intensive in terms of staffing and intensive in terms of equipment and there is simply not enough to go around why do we going to learn by not feeling more than a growing number of italian town mess of recorded video messages angrily ordering the public to stop flouting the lockdown rules one mayor threatens to send in the cabin yairi with a flame thrower to break up a planned graduation party

a pretty. the shortage of critical care capacity in the u.k. is being at least partly addressed with a brand new temporary hospital being created in just one week at a huge exhibition center in london rules the enter just 1000 girls hospital will comprise 2 wards each of 2000 people with the help of the military and with n.h.s. clinicians we will make sure that we have the capacity that we need so that everyone can get the support they need. the 1st time coronavirus restrictions are now having a tangible effect on millions of u.k. citizens a stay at home order has replaced the previous advisory guidance but not everyone seems to have grasped the urgency this grocery store here in red hill is about the only shop that we found open in this town but the lockdown is far from being

strictly observed here and maintaining it over what could be 3 or even 4 months is going to be a real challenge and construction workers in particular sure little sign of social distancing or other precautions the example of this site in central london was far from unusual across the u.k. but religious services of all denominations are banned wedding plans and baptism ceremonies are on hold only funerals will go ahead this virus robs the joy from society and leaves only the grief paul brennan al-jazeera redhill. the largest lockdown in the world has come into effect after india's prime minister narendra modi ordered the population of 1300000000 people not to leave their homes this comes after the country reported more than 500 confirmed cases and 10 deaths elizabeth purana reports from new delhi. after 2 days of heavy restrictions in most of the country prime minister narendra modi spelt out the situation facing all

1300000000 and. listen carefully the whole country from today 12 midnight the entire country it would be in a complete lockdown in order to save india in order to save the citizens of india and to save yourself save you and your family today at 12 midnight there would be a total ban of venturing out of your homes every state every territory every district every village every locality is being put on lockdown modi said that was the only way to stop the spread of the virus but even before the prime minister's announcement police were out in force and the lockdown around the country and the capital in new delhi police dismantled all the protest sites against the government's citizenship law including and. people had been gathering there for $100.00 days to show they opposition to the legislation which fast track

citizenship to minorities from 3 neighboring countries but excludes muslims ladybird even the budget we never had i would liken 5 women were sitting there and nobody else was sitting there to seize them and damage the protest site the people are very angry because of this there is the issue of growth of ours we are supporting the measures but the women who the police are detained should be released. police detained 9 people after banning groups of more than 4 people gathering you don't talk about. this is a very dangerous environment because of coronavirus and some trouble makers are trying to create problems but we detain them and took actions to clear the protest site. but some people who were out buying groceries said they were attacked by police. we came to buy vegetables at about 5 or 6 o'clock but police chased us off with patterns there is this disease

and we accept that there is this disease in the lockdown is necessary i agree but there will be a time when people don't have food to eat if they don't let us buy vegetables then how will we eat the transportation of essential goods will continue but passenger flights trains buses metros and taxis have been ordered to stop their services. despite prime minister modi saying people will still be allowed to go out to buy essential supplies people have rushed to grocery stores around the country uncertain of what the next 3 weeks will bring and while modi announced the government will spend over $2000000000.00 on health care to fight the virus millions of the country's poor who've lost their livelihoods a still waiting to hear how the government will help them elizabeth al-jazeera new delhi.

right half a 2nd look at the top stories here about 0 new york's governor has made a desperate plea for medical supplies warning the corona virus is spreading rapidly in the u.s. state andrew cuomo says as many as 40000 people could need intensive care treatment within 2 weeks after 2 days of a declining death rate the number of fatalities in italy has risen again by more than 714 and spain has recorded its highest daily tally of deaths and confirmed cases india's 1300000000 people have been put under lockdown for the next 3 weeks people are banned from leaving their homes but the government says essential supplies will be made available. there in china's hu bay province where the outbreak began restrictions are being lifted off the several days with no reports of new local infections it's a similar story in the rest of the mainland but the authorities in hong kong

a clamping down again over fears of a 2nd wave their vehicle palin reports a new milestone in china's battle against the current a virus outbreak nearly all locked down restrictions on who bay the province at the center of the pandemic are being lifted beijing says new confirmed cases in the country have to window old and the threat is now mostly from overseas tens of millions of people who have been confined indoors for weeks will now be able to move freely within the province and cross its borders. public transport plane routes and trains are yet to be reinstated but the transport system is making preparations for that residents of the state capital though where the virus 1st surfaced at the end of last year well have to wait until april 8th to exit the city's limits or has till the majority of china's 81000 cases but from wednesday people will be able to leave their homes and travel within the city if the

community is identified as an epidemic free area residents will need to return to work will be allowed to winter and leave their residents with a certificate from the ploy or if their body temperatures tested normal. the end of restrictions are in stark contrast to the clampdown being imposed in hong kong at the height of the outbreak in mainland china hong kong was an example of how to contain the spread of corona virus but now the city has become a lesson in what happens when you let your guard down too soon last week the numbers surged more than doubling in just a few days prompting authorities to enforce the toughest measures yet to stem the rising number of imported cases non-residents will not be allowed to enter hong kong as of wednesday even transit passengers will be banned and to address locally transmitted infections the government says limiting the sale of alcohol i see if i get most likely being highly the regarding consumption restaurants and bars the

most concerning behavior is taking place in bars around 10 confirmed coronavirus cases are related to activities there so we're focusing on this area. the government found that after months of self-imposed confinement and vigilance many people started socializing again this is line quite a following it's one of hong kong's most popular nightlife districts and it's also at the center of some of the city's recent cluster infections so with the restrictions that are called sales areas like this will come to a standstill nearly $9000.00 pubs and eateries will be affected raising concerns about the impact on hong kong's already struggling economy. many hong kong businesses were hit hard last year by anti-government protests that lasted for months and analysts say the fallout from the social unrest along with the loss of $30000.00 visitors a day and the closure of entertainment centers could devastate the economy this is

the 2nd hard to everyone how it would be bound for the parent cannot really get out i don't free our own economy we will never recover to its former level every we will freeze a slow reply it's an issue that resonates around the world as governments try to stop the spread of the virus the dilemma of how to balance the economic damage from lock downs and restrictions with efforts to contain the pandemic pivi gopalan our jazeera hong kong residency mage's is across latin america will soon be ordered to stay home to try to contain the virus kiva says oh no measure dence and known citizens still only island will be quarantined in hotels from cheese day all chili prevented a cruise ship with 101800 people on board from ducking amid fears that dozens on board have the virus colombia's national koren team will kick in on tuesday night

for 19 days alessandra m.p.'s he is following regional developments from the colombian capital bogota. the numbers are going up particularly we've seen today a big increase in chile where there were roughly 100 new cases per day there were practically 200 new cases. this stay but we haven't heard of new measures there we understand that the government there instead of going for a general lockdown is trying to focus on the cases that they're able to confirm and the people these these patients were or have been in contact with also brazil has seen another big increase in more than 2200 confirmed cases there the streets of sao paolo were practically completely empty today something that was credible to

see in the biggest city in the region as you were saying in your introduction cuba's also put new restrictions in place banning their cities and from leaving the island and also demanding that almost 9000 tourists that are still in cuba remain isolated in their otello that there were cell phone use coming from mexico where the minister of health says the country there as and what the world health organization calls the 2nd face of the crisis in which they're seeing an increase in non imported cases in this has pushed the government to finally put some restrictions in place they're banning all public and private large gatherings there for at least a month. in most cases mary has indicated that the corona virus outbreak in russia could be much worse than official figures show on cheers say president putin went to a moscow hospital treating coronavirus patients the president wore

a protective suit and respirator he was told a serious situation could be unfolding there been 495 confirmed infections but the real number could be much higher. a further 120 t.v. evil have died from the virus in iran where the death toll is 2000 around half of all government employees are saying it home in a bid to contain the spread as the number of infections nears 25000 and the health ministry said the number of cases is likely to rise because of testing and screening in the hands meant iran is the worst affected country in the middle east and has blamed u.s. sanctions for preventing it from containing the outbreak the u.n. special envoy for syria has called for an immediate nationwide cease fire in a bid to stop the virus from spreading their gear pederson also appealed for prisoner releases and for medical workers to be given access to detention

facilities the syrian government impose curfews of banned public transport after it's 1st confirmed case they've been unconfirmed reports of infant infections for weeks but the authorities have denied a cover up. all the 1600 people have been arrested in jordan of the past 3 days for violating an indefinite curfew people a banned from leaving their homes under any circumstances and local councils have begun delivering basic supplies the lockdown came into effect on saturday and those arrested for breaching it have in place in quarantine centers run by the army they can also be jailed for up to a year. and sudan has ordered the closure of all its borders in response to the pandemic one person has died and 2 cases of 19 have been concerned about the reports now from a refugee camp. where people are feeling particularly vulnerable for nearly 10 months 16 year old sylar and her sister have been inseparable now

registered in sudan as eritrean refugees the 2 fled their country with help from smugglers solera says the deal was for the smugglers to bring them to sudan but what happened next didn't go as planned. the smugglers from our country demanded more money when we told them we didn't have money they treated us to smugglers on the sudanese side of the border so lera now lives here in camp in the eastern state of along with other refugees according to the united nations more than 120 refugees are in sudan most of them are in castello and unless registered refugees and asylum seekers aren't allowed to leave the camps as a result if you know about the global coronavirus pandemic well those who do our aid. we're afraid we don't know much about the virus if it comes to the camp will get infected because we live like one family here and we interact with each other since the detection of the 1st corner virus in sudan the country's transitional administration issued several directives to try to contain it this is one of the

border crossings between sudan and eritrea so dance government has ordered the closure of all of its borders due to coronavirus fears which here in they've been shut for years but away from government sanctioned crossings most of the border is open making smuggling of people and goods easy in. most parts of the nearly 700 kilometer border look like this open land with little movement during the day and according to local authorities the smuggling during the night the military carries out patrol but the local government says there are challenges in keeping the border completely shut. because of level of 12 there are tribes in the border area that interact with each other. by preventing them from complete movement so the best we can do is raise awareness. back at the camp says she doesn't progress eritrea despite the security and health threats she now faces on the other side of the border people morgan al-jazeera east and sadam rwanda has announced

17 new cases of the virus making it the highest single day increase in the number of infections and brings its total to 36 only one of the new patients was locally infected 9 had recently returned from the united arab emirates 3 from kenya 2 from the u.s. and one each from india and catarrh africa's most populous country nigeria has now $44.00 confirmed cases and one death there is a ban on all international flights and land borders are closed people in the biggest cities of lagos and the buddha have been told to work from home. coronaviruses taking the life of the cameroonian jazz legend managed to bangor. 6 year old contract with the virus in france a pioneer of afro jazz. in the world music scene in the 970 s.

his fusion of african rhythms and funk influenced disco and hip hop. in the world's biggest sporting event has been postponed for up to a year the japanese prime minister also the tokyo olympic games to be put off saying when it happens it'll be proof a victory over the virus. reports. there's been weeks of speculation about whether the tokyo games would go ahead the corona virus pandemic that's caused chaos the world over made the event increasingly unlikely now japan's prime minister says tokyo 2020 will be held in 2021 i feel the money as the host of the tokyo olympics taking into consideration the current situation for the athletes for the athletes of the world for them to be able to compete in the best environment and also for the games to be one in which it is safe and worry free for spectators i asked if it would be possible to consider perspiring in the

games for approximately one year i think this week in saying several countries signaled they wouldn't be sending teams to the event and originally planned for july several input qualifiers had to be postponed as a result of the outbreak putting many athletes at a disadvantage and the increasing restrictions on global travel made even getting to the competition nearly impossible it was becoming increasingly difficult any way in which it could be you know this year. you know you think about it it operates on so many different levels you don't think about. just 2 levels well it's around the world which i train for something that you know we're not sure about whether it's going to help and they're all in lockdown many are in lockdown scenarios japan had warned that putting off the games but it's $1000000000.00 budget at risk it's chief organizer says he still hasn't worked out how much the delay will cost or who will

pay. gunmen that you don't i'm sorry about it and i regret it but in a way it's also a sigh of relief prime minister and president barak had a call on short notice and gave us a sense of direction so that's a relief but it doesn't solve everything this could be a good pretext for us to go forward and we can prepare for an even better olympic and paralympic games and. we planned for this year. 3 elliptic games have been canceled before because of the world wars but it's the 1st time in the game's 124 year modern history that a competitions been delayed during peace time japan's prime minister says when the event does go on it will be proof that the world has overcome the virus while the international olympic committee says it will leave the flame burning until then as a symbol of commitment and hope brian al-jazeera. and another story of $92.00 chatty and soldiers have been killed in the worst attack by boko haram in

the country's military while visiting the site of the attack in the lack province president idriss deby said it's the 1st time that the forces of lost so many men the attack lasted 7 hours and reinforcements that was sent to help were targeted the armed group has increased attacks recently in the late chad area. coverage to take a look at the top stories here at al-jazeera new york's governor has made a desperate plea for medical supplies warning the corona virus is spreading rapidly in the u.s. state andrew cuomo says as many as 40000 people could need intensive care treatment within 2 weeks one of the forecasters said to me we were looking at a freight train coming across the country we're now looking at a bullet train because the numbers are going up that quickly u.s.

president those continuing to strike an optimistic tone saying he hopes to have the situation under control by. ultimately the goal is to ease the guidelines and open things up to very large sections of our country as we near the end of our historic battle with the invisible enemy gone for a while but we win and when. i said earlier today that i hope we can do this by easter i think that would be a great thing for our country and we're all working very hard to make it a reality after 2 days of a declining death rate the number of fatalities in italy has risen again by more than 740 and spain has recorded its highest daily tally of deaths and confirmed cases. india's 1300000000 people have been put under lockdown for the next 3 weeks people are banned from leaving their homes but the government says essential

supplies will be made available residents in major cities across latin america will soon be ordered to stay home to try to contain the virus kiba says all normal residents and mon citizens will be quarantined in hotels from t.s.a. while chile has prevented a cruise ship from docking because of fears that dozens of people on board have the illness a 19 day lockdown in colombia is used to begin within hours. the tone here 2020 and then bits of in perspective here the prime minister shinzo says is determined to hold the games in full by summer 2021 as a symbol of the world's trial of over coronavirus right up to date those all the latest headlines coming up next here it out is there is the bottom line.

hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question in a time when handshakes rallies fundraisers and door knocking have all been cancelled what happens to the american election campaign this year let's get to the bottom line. but how fast things are changing around us here's how we started last week's show across the u.s. so far about 5000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded today that number stands at closer 250000 still rising listen to where the u.s. president was just 3 and a half weeks ago we have the greatest it's a greatest tourism country in the world so instead of leaving our country leaving our shores a stay here and again.