leaving eco friendly solutions to come back threats to our planet on al-jazeera. lulu. corona virus infections across the united states or past 100000 president signs off on a $2.00 trillion dollar economic rescue package. and we should hear this is al jazeera life and also coming up another rise in deaths in the worst parts of europe italy and spain can change you to feel the brunt of the outbreak. a surge in cases across latin america as well concerns mount over whether enough or stretches are in place to stop the spread. and we take

a look at the social media army that is helping out those most affected during the outbreak. italy has reached another grim milestone reporting the highest death toll on a single day anywhere in the world $919.00 people died of the virus in just 24 hours on friday and factions are also on the rise in more than 80 with more than 86000 confirmed cases now spain's called on the european union to provide urgent financial assistance more than 75050 people have died there just in the past 24 hours and is now europe's 2nd worst affected country grappling with this pandemic and united states president ronald trump has signed off on a $2.00 trillion dollar stimulus package that will provide payments to millions of struggling americans funding for medical workers and a source of loans and investments or prop up the economy trump also invoked the

defense production act which will force companies to manufacture a much needed medical equipment the u.s. has the highest number of cases worldwide as hospital struggle to treat the rising number of patients robert mills. the u.s. navy hospital ship mercy sailed into los angeles harbor equipped with 1000 hospital beds and 800 medical staffers they will treat patients who do not have coded 19 freeing up space at l.a. hospitals for an expected surge of coronavirus cases the u.s. now has more than $100000.00 confirmed cases at its capacity today will add a 3rd more available beds and it full capacity 2 thirds more beds to the fight here in los angeles california governor gavin newsom thanks president donald trump for facilitating the ship's deployment he says the numbers of corona virus cases and

deaths will rise steeply over the next 3 weeks they're seeing surge numbers that put them on track within a week to be aligned with where new york city currently is if they see the kind of increases they experienced yesterday in new york city is the country's hardest hit location doctors there say they don't have proper equipment to care for sick patients every time that i.v. finished it i'm just very frustrated because we are doing everything that we can to help. everyone to treat everyone but we have limited resources and not as much support new york governor andrew cuomo says the peak number of cases is still weeks away now we're looking at about 21 days for a possible apacs so we want to do everything we can to be ready for that increased capacity. that could hit us in 21 days so i say my friends

that we go out there today. and we can't coronavirus that's what i say the motion is adopted. in washington congress passed a 2 trillion dollar emergency aid and relief bill this bill is the most consequential piece of legislation that many of us will ever boat on the american people need help and they need it now the bill gives bailouts to major corporations affected by the pandemic extends unemployment benefits and provides cash payments to families president trump quickly signed it into law this is going to save companies that are incredible companies but that are going to need some help because of what happened a month ago they were outstanding they were having the best year they ever had and then we got hit and as it will help them out it's thousands and millions of jobs trump repeatedly praised his coronavirus response the federal government sent

a hell of a job in spite of trump's boasts new hot spots are merging in chicago detroit dallas and philadelphia a disturbing sign of things to come rob reynolds al-jazeera to asia now and china has begun easing restrictions on the 11000000 residents of the city of han that's where the outbreak was 1st reported in the summer people are now allowed to enter the city that's been out for lockdown for more than 2 months and ones allowed to leave it in those measures are not expected to be lifted for more than a week that's when the local airport will also reopen for domestic flights headed south ministry says 54 imported cases were reported in other parts of the mainland 3 more people have died in china after catching a virus raising the death toll there to 3295 and hong kong gatherings of more than 4 people had been banned after a spike in new cases are clark's live now from hong kong so sara china's health

ministry has begun the daily briefing what what is the latest there saying. it has begun its briefing its daily briefing at this stage we still have the current figures as of $54.00 new cases $55.00 on the previous day so certainly a drop in one and of course all of these cases in the criticism what the concern now is the new battleground being the imported cases of cases coming from abroad back into china and as a result of chinese government it's by sleep in place a ban on foreign nationals and even if you have a visa or parent see opponent resident status you will be denied entrance or access to come back into china as a result of this is sitting then trying to curb the spread on the importation of the virus that chinese and foreign airlines have also been restricted with regards to the number of flights they would have one flight per week that can come into china as a result of this ban and the 75 percent capacity will be on those passengers for those flights restricting numbers coming back in we have got some good news coming

out of the who by province we have seen some movement or growing to movement with the lock down partially being lifted over time we've had at least 1000 people come back into hand according to the local chinese government reports and the milan reports they've got the trains or the train stations are now being sterilised as they prepare for 16 train stations to be reopened and some subway lines and so certainly some action that's happening there the police are still on patrol you can let you can arrive but you can't leave and the police at the moment across the who by province not issuing traffic fines simply they monitoring people's health and those considered in the green category are allowed to travel again all right sir clark right there up there from hong kong sara thank you south korea's prime minister is warning against complacency in the fight against corona virus the prime minister says his government is preparing for a long battle ahead as 146 new cases have now been reported in the country that

takes the total number of infections to nearly 9500 people. thailand's government has extended closures of public places and businesses until the end of next month the country is under a state of emergency and that allows the government more power to impose curfews and travel bans there has been 1245 confirmed cases and one death reported there are so far and the 3 week lockdown in the afghan capital kabul and its her mental district has now come into effect the government is urging all residents to remain at home and avoid nonessential travel all businesses except grocery shops and most government offices are closed so far there have been 110 confirmed cases reported in that country germany has some of the highest infection numbers in the world but its fatality rate is much lower than its neighbors a make a number land looks at what the country is doing right now take you live precautions they can medics help administer tests for corona contamination at this

center in berlin dr leak and her team concerned patients have to perform the procedure on themselves as when it's done the swabs and blood samples a sent for analysis how. would. we explain and deal with people's uncertainties including the everyday problems worries about chronic illnesses in connection with the coronavirus by doing so we're taking away some of the burden from emergency ambulances and that's how jobs. the size of the task germany faces is clear with tens of thousands of confirmed cases and the worry there may be many more as yet undiagnosed. doctors and nurses working in the medical profession are preparing for the biggest challenge in 75 years we already have many infected people in germany and we are reporting many deaths but that's still the calm before the storm and no one can see exactly what is coming in the next week so far only

a few 100 people have died as a direct result of coronavirus in germany in stark contrast to several of its european neighbors which has led some people to ask how there can be such a discrepancy of on the indictment it will mental the reason for germany's relatively low death rate compared to the number of infected people can be explained with the high number of tests in germany estimations coming in over the last couple days are that we conduct about half a 1000000 tests every week across the country another factor which helps explain the low death rate is how prepared the health care system is generally germany has many hundreds of thousands of hospital beds of which around 25000 are intensive care unit beds the military is also making its facilities available to increase capacity there are also tens of thousands of ventilators in place and alters for many more meaning hospitals have so far faced no mass influx of infected patients at the same time as happened elsewhere in europe. and then there's the breakdown of

the cases themselves the testing being performed at centers like this one here in berlin and around germany show that 54 percent of those infected so far have been male 46 percent female the average age of the people dying from corona virus in germany is 81 years old the average age of those infected so far is 46 years old which is because many of the 1st cases here were of younger people who contract it the virus one ski trips to italy and austria leading scientists say as more patients do succumb to the condition it's very likely many more younger people will be amongst those who die dominic came out 0 berlin so as i mentioned there has been a steep rise in the number of virus related deaths in italy it has 'd overtaken china both the number of deaths and confirmed infections brittanie as a journalist based in milan he says the true number of actions could be far higher

than the number being reported. it's really hard to say when the peak is going to come here and need to lee expected every day but then we must delude ourselves today. since the beginning of the brae it's $919.00 people died in the last 24 hours the civil protection said it is a massive increase after last week when the losses attested around between 60790 day the death toll now reached 9134 the confirmed cases are around 6000 today bringing the total number of positive people over 86000 and. the situation is still extremely serious more than a 3rd of today's deaths come again from better go home eleanor embrace here in northern region in this area there could be as many as 10 times more people

actually infected the head of the civil protection said on tuesday but the health service is under strain and only those in cervical and severe conditions are tested that's why the virus here seems by the numbers to kill the 14 people out of $100.00 confirmed cases but actually the cases could be many more. still ahead on al-jazeera a shortage of doctors and hospital beds in new york which has become at the center of the outbreak in the u.s. and how the pandemic is affecting how the town's economy the world. how they are off the best part of a week of significant rain for tunisia sicily southern italy greece and turkey the

crowd that brought it is now dispersed you can't really see is circulating like they will be for the showers in those same areas and they've gone further into cyprus and into turkey the rest of the european plain is quite warm really and largely sunny but there's an all the wind which is always a bit telling it will knock the temperatures down for example in germany but in goes under 6 figures a 6 single figures and the same is true in warsaw with that cold front if you pick up but it is a specific example of the forecast it stays relatively cover the next 3 days and goes subzero at night so spring frost has returned now the quite strong winds and blustery weather there around the northwest of africa's more or less got most of got showers in the forecast for the atlas mountains to the low ground in tunisia where the temperatures are in the middle teens not the low teens anymore are in the low twenty's there for current bengazi and those temperatures are rising the still quite a breeze that runs down through sudan if i pick up truck to him in the forecast

attempt is rising to 40 want to again she's come tuesday persistent sunshine but with changing strength of wind. frank assessments the one good thing about these bushfires usage really while going to the politics of climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping domino trouble float right now critical debate sequel of those 3 is going to even know what the law is on 'd a bogus argument astonishingly patronize a in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware use of that struggle against an ethnic sectarian kota inside story on al-jazeera.

the a. marching orders are of let's recap the top stories right now more than $900.00 people in italy have been killed by the corona virus and 24 hours it is the highest death toll in a single day anywhere in the world and live 5000 people have now died in europe's 2nd worst affected country spain as president signed a 2 trillion dollar aid package to help people in businesses cope with the effects of the pandemic america has the highest number of cases worldwide with more than 100000 people infected. and after more than 2 months of lockdown restrictions are being eased in china's one city that's where the new coronavirus outbreak 1st began or are now allowed to enter the city but it's $11000000.00 residents were barred from leaving until april 8th. new york remains the epicenter of the outbreak in the u.s. and the borough of queens has affected more than anywhere else hospital is already

over capacity and just 124 hour period 13 people die from coke at 19 this is the apex of patients we haven't even hit every elizondo is a new york. they're sick and in urgent need of a doctor but with the emergency room hospital inundated with coronavirus patients and no available beds they arrive early in the morning to wait in line to try to get seen inside elmhurst hospital medical staff struggle to keep people alive in 124 hour period 13 people died covert 19 the hospital has 500 beds and is overcapacity all that needs. to be. a nurse shared video with the new york times he clips of what it's like inside another doctor speaking anonymously describe the situation like this it's just like

a tidal wave the only beds we have been able to free up are people who have died it's a pretty dire situation covert is completely taking over the hospital they need help and they need help in a real way i've talked to a lot of friends of mine who are working there. they've been inundated with haitian right now. truly is ground 0. elmhurst hospital is in queens an ethnically diverse borough made up mostly of working class immigrants more people have died here than in any other area of new york city. health insurance is a luxury many here don't have elmhurst is a so-called safety net hospital that won't deny services to anybody even if they can't pay but it simply can't keep up with demand. perhaps most of all is that

apex in this surge of sick people needing hospitalization isn't supposed to hit for at least another 2 weeks there's a health care crisis with the number of new yorkers infected with corona virus increasing by the thousands every day it's not a matter of if hospitals here reach a breaking point it's a matter of when and based on what we're seeing here at elmhurst hospital that breaking point might be now paperless on dough al-jazeera new york and syria only a handful of confirmed cases have been announced but there is concern that will change quickly millions of displaced people live in the northwest province of it labor years of war have the story hospitals and the health system and costello has more. hundreds of thousands of tents an adlib lined up by the turkey syria border most are overcrowded and like basic facilities. and many living here are worried that makes them more vulnerable to an outbreak of koran or virus other aid

workers here are briefing people on how to cope if there is an outbreak i don't know anything about it i just heard i'm learning about it now some say in adequate sanitation puts them at greater risk through iowa low matthew protection come on at them and we like water how can we wash our hands that often a little my thanks they are getting help in sterilizing tents and houses but in a country that suffered 9 years of war much infrastructure is damaged medical supplies are insufficient and health workers scars health officials are warning that about 100000 people could die in northwest syria if they don't get the supplies and equipment they need. we just 1. 101100 it's your bits. we just there.

are other. respects about response or we're on our we have to reject about the not but i don't get it are those that are certain are or in your soul now i. wonder if given or. grown up that. this device is one of only 3 in a that can detect the koran the virus was a lot of a clock at that we received 3 test kits to cave in 1000 yesterday from the world health organization each can do $100.00 tests it would be nothing millions but at least we can confirm if we have a case so far blood samples from just a few people have been studied. the government has confirmed some cases of the virus across the country but as the fight is ongoing here so is trade and that contact with the outside brings the risk of people being infected. if live is the

standard on foreign aid and dollars for medicine and hygiene for adults some health workers here say they have yet to respond affectively to the situation leaving many who have suffered 9 years of war vulnerable and scared as they face the threat of a global pandemic because although al-jazeera. the number of confirmed cases in latin america is rising rapidly to about 11000 but the real extent of the disease is believed to be far greater in a region where some countries remain hesitant to impose law there's a lot of american. inderal senior at brazil's largest favela volunteers distribute donations of soap and disinfectant to people in ri brazil has the highest number of cases and deaths attributed to coal that 95 people live in finland the dissociates house and she's worried. the majority is simi is who work

and get paid by the day so we hope we can get help. in the absence of stronger government measures in some slums local armed gangs are reportedly imposing lockdowns to slow the spread in group weeks for people who die of corona virus have been banned and bodies must be cremated within 24 hours without say there was a hotline for emergency services can't cope with inquiries and requests prompting the president to threaten sanctions against those who call for unjustified reasons . we used to get 3000 calls a day now with 80000 we can only process hauffe that number live in chile which has the 2nd highest number of confirmed cases in the region the government is rushing to prepare $4500.00 beds for critical cases the peak of this pandemic here in chile is estimated to be about a month away which means that there's no time to lose to prepare for the worse but

as the experience of wealthier countries have demonstrated it takes much more than additional beds to lowered the curve of contagion which is vital to prevent the collapse of the public health system although it's increasing mass testing is still not widespread in most countries which is why epidemiology just believe the real number of infected people in latin america. could be at least 10 times the confirmed number for the president of mexico and brazil the region's most populous countries are still refusing to impose even partial quarantines back in chile authorities or in quarantine in neighborhoods or cities on a strictly need to basis not nationwide but this it will be according to the w.y.t. remaining healthy also includes being able to work and so your family obviously the longer you are locked up the more that impacts your health that's what it today meteorologist are also a valley whitens. it's

a calculation but one that many in countries that haven't ordered the lockdowns fear could end up costing unnecessary lives you see in human al-jazeera santiago. government is pumping billions of dollars into the economy which is suffering from the crown of virus impact and low oil prices will depend on economies also getting a boost from some of the country's super rich force their walker has more. as it stands has isolated the 2 main cities the capital. and. the commercial hub he's closed the business still a smidgen of sent her head dresses home yet that is the director of these beauty salon my main concern is my stuff. i'm really worried. because everyone has a family and they have children to feed to be honest i'm very worried i'm even

ready right now to pay them from my own savings. should the idea of how do you like president. has promised a support package worth $10000000000.00 for the economy including helps the businesses like stella's a minimum wage and a 3 month tax and loan repayment break for small and medium enterprises. the oil rich kazakstan doesn't have the funds it once had crude prices have slumped thanks to the price war between saudi arabia and russia because a colony is being dealt a 2nd blow by coronavirus. has declined and accordingly the price is going down even further it was have been our case if the price was falling but the man was still there we could have bastid by selling but both are falling and that makes the situation much worse because extern has weathered crises before its currency and its fortunes rising and falling with the price of oil this week its influential 1st

president nursultan nazarbayev called on the wealthiest to donate to an emergency fund as a sign of how serious this crisis has become robin 1st year was. the most famous landmark in france has spread the message on quite a buyer a safety and a what up to think the nation's medical staff on the front line of the emergency powers light show reminded everyone to stay at home well know about scaremongering how about care mongering as a social media members spreading across the internet offering help and kindness anyone who needs it wherever they are will mohammed has a story. social media groups like this one in canada are being set up in many countries to help people dealing with the current a virus crisis on their own in ottawa neighbors have stepped in to offer free food coffee and books charities are making sure that trucks stay on the road to deliver

vital supplies to food banks. and police are helping volunteers distribute groceries to the vulnerable and often one of the district. there is questionable. mail. they aren't being firm as recruiting tomatoes and troops. in hungry while streets in the capital book arrests are empty. this pizza restaurant is giving away food to elderly people but. it means a lot for those who can't go out my family and i eat a lot of pizza but now i'm alone my family can't come so this is a big help the owners of an apartment normally rented out to tourists is offering their property to medical workers. we think that those who can should help those who are doing the actual work through action with money and with any kind words the red cross in italy is trying to make life easier for thousands of homeless who

normally beg on the streets they don't have the option anymore because of the lockdown. this is a very difficult time they feel and they are very agitated and anxious but really here we give them food to eat we measure their temperature we bring them clothing hygiene kits what they need to survive others also vyvian the isolation by doctoring a pet to look after animal rights groups say that with so many people at home all the time pets provide vital companionship. it's so lovely and such a bright ray of sunshine and like really scary and uncertain times so it gives all of us something really wonderful to focus on as health workers on the front line face a lack of personal protective equipment creative ways to design makeshift mosques are being shared online. some share their message in other ways. i

hope you find comfort in my dance. and then they can be kind to running as they pray for the now and then. be safe and wash your hands just a few of the many messages of kindness and solidarity which all uniting people around the globe in these troubled times for you know mohammed al jazeera. take out the headlines right now on al-jazeera more than $900.00 people in italy have been killed by the corona virus and 24 hours it is the highest death toll in a single day anywhere in the world and over 5000 people have now died in europe's 2nd worst affected country that is spain has president has signed a 2 trillion dollar aid package to help people and businesses cope with the effects of the pandemic america has the highest number of cases worldwide with more than

100000 people infected we are working to sign contracts immediately with the major ventilator companies in the country including g.e. philips medtronic hamilton joel 'd red med hill rob and vi you're these are all 'd. the companies that do this great companies the f.d.a. will be reducing and waiving unnecessary regulations in order to get this done and we're going to be getting rid of certain. let's say barriers to speed we want them to get it done quickly after more than 2 months of lockdown restrictions are being eased and china's hu han city that is where the new coronavirus outbreak 1st again so people are now allowed to enter the city but the 11000000 residents they are barred from leaving until april 8th south korea's prime minister is warning against complacency in the fight against the virus chung sakyo

and says the government's preparing for a long battle $146.00 new cases have been reported raising the total to nearly $9500.00 thailand's government has extended closures of public places and businesses until the end of next month the country is under a state of emergency and that allows the government more power to impose curfews and travel bans 1245 confirmed cases there and one death reported so far in the afghan capital of kabul and prevention districts have gone under lockdown for 3 weeks people are being urged to remain in homes and avoid nonessential travel all businesses except food shops are closed doctors are reporting 110 confirmed cases so the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera the news continues and sad story as that next. the u.s. is always of interest to people all around the world this has been going on for

a number of tear gas being used to report on international perspective to try to encourage a mobile audience how this could impact your life this is an important part of the world now does it is very good news to the world from here. globalization put to the test as the corona virus spreads many argue there is an absence of global leadership in the fight against the pandemic so is that justified and can countries deal with the threats of corona alone this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter dalby now it's being called a war against an invisible enemy and it's now being fought on a global scale the world is in a race to stem the increasing number.