tube use of human rights away from public scrutiny. is the only indigenous group still using the traditional russia sees this muslim minority as a source. corona virus infections across the united states or past 100000 president on all fronts signs off on a $2.00 trillion dollar economic rescue package. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live for doha also coming up another rise in the deaths and the worst hit parts of europe italy and spain could chain you to feel the brunt of the outbreak. in certain cases across latin america as well concerns

mount over whether enough restrictions are in place to stop the spread. look at how social media movement called care mom cry that's helping vulnerable people cope with the crisis wherever they are. italy is leading the grim tally of the highest number of deaths on a single day because of kroner virus 919 people have died of the virus in just 24 hours on friday and factions are also on the rise of more than $86000.00 confirmed cases spain's called on the european union to provide urgent financial assistance more than $750.00 people have died there in just 24 hours and is now europe's 2nd worst affected country grappling with this pandemic and united states president donald trump has signed off on a 2.2 trillion dollar stimulus package and provide payments to millions of struggling americans funds for medical workers and loans in. vestment to prop up

the economy trouble also invoked the defense production act after initially being resistant to doing so it will force companies to manufacture a much needed medical equipment the u.s. has the most cases worldwide as hospital struggle to treat the rising number of patients here's robert oulds. 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 at 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 see 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 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 so we'll 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 emerging in chicago detroit dallas and philadelphia a disturbing sign of things to come rob reynolds al-jazeera and japan more than 60 new confirmed cases of infection have been reported in tokyo it is a record daily increase in the number of infections in the city a minister is giving a press conference right now and the governor there has asked tens of millions of people in the capital and surrounding areas to avoid all nonessential travel until april 12th. and china has begun easing restrictions on the 11000000 people in the city of homs where the outbreak was 1st reported in december people are now allowed to enter the city that's been under lockdown for more than 2 months and not expected to be lifted for more than a week when the local airport world reopened for domestic flights china's health

ministry says 54 imported cases have been recorded and other parts of the mainland 3 more people have died in china raising the death toll to 3295 and in hong kong public gatherings and more than 4 people have been banned after a rise in new cases circle has more from hong kong. at this stage we still have the current figures as well 54 new cases 55 on the previous day so certainly a drop in one and of course all of these cases in the criticism of 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 see put in place a ban on foreign nationals and even if you have a visa or parent see a permit status you will be denied entrance or access to come back into china as a result of this is simply them trying to curb the spread on the importation of the virus now chinese and foreign airlines have also been restricted with regards to the number of flights they will 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 so restricting numbers coming back in we have got some good news coming out of the who by province we have seen some movement or greater movement with the locked and 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 south korea's prime minister's warning against complacency in the fight against coronavirus prime minister chung's cumin says his government is preparing for a long battle ahead is $146.00 new cases have now been reported in the country that

takes the total number of infections to nearly 9500 talk about thailand the government there 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. has and travel bans there's been 1245 confirmed cases and one death reported there so far and the 3 week locked out of the afghan capital kabul and its preventable districts has now gone into effect and the government has urged all residents to remain at home and avoid non-essential travel all businesses except grocery shops and most government offices are closed so far there's been 110 confirmed cases reported in the country now new york remains the epicenter of the outbreak in the u.s. and the borough of queens is more affected than anywhere else l. morris hospital was already over capacity in just 124 hour period 13 people died

from cove in 19 this is the apex of cases is yet to hit erbil is on there was 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 struggled to keep people alive in 124 hour period 13 people died covert 19 the hospital has 500 beds and is overcapacity. in. a nurse video with the new york times eclipse of what it's like inside. another doctor speaking anonymously described 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 are working there. they've been inundated with the 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 ominous 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 andro al-jazeera new york. still ahead on al-jazeera. learning how to cope with an outbreak aid workers prepare displaced syrians. now help technology is being used to help tackle the coronavirus and that. we have seen some flooding into parts of indonesia recently particularly around

java and a little further west off plenty of showers just around the equator want to see showers into southern parts of the philippines over the next as if much of the philippines is fine and dry not dry weather too across india china cambodia could catch wanted to shout chelsea want to those showers just running their way towards thailand in this usual mixed bag as we go through monday hey to the day shall was for many will be across parts of malaysia and back across that western side of indonesia so you want to show us to into the east coast of australia long spells of rain moving through the bite with this weather system just rolling through quite brisk winds just coming in here as well for a time they'll be some showers that just around the palace of new south wales maybe into queensland as well some well the wet weather there just up towards the cape york peninsula by shower as they gather they'll become longer in terms of recall one through monday some wet weather coming in last a dry for new zealand temperatures of about 17 celsius winds easing as we go

through the next i'll say so things improving should be fine and settle for a settle to across west impossibles perth with a top temperature of 26 degrees celsius. on counting the cost as the global economy has a recession the dollar priest be the enemy column c. resilient the coronavirus india grapples with the financial system riddled with bad debts and indonesia according to middle of an old price of. counting the cost on i'll just deal. with understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound so no matter when you call home movies or news and current affairs that matter to you. remove all or rule or.

watching out to sara let's recap the top stories right now more than $900.00 people in italy have been killed by the corona virus in just 24 hours and it is the highest death toll in a single day anywhere in the world and over $5000.00 people have now died in europe's 2nd worst affected country that is spain. yes president has signed a 2.2 trillion dollars aid package to help people and businesses cope with the effects of the pandemic and america has the highest number of cases worldwide but more than 100000 people infected and more than 60 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have been reported in japan's capital tokyo the prime minister since the lobby is giving a press conference right now it's a record that they really increase and the number of infections in the city.

germany's confirmed cases have risen to nearly 50000 the country as some of the highest infection numbers in the world but with only 325 deaths it's for tallaght the taliban rather is lower than its neighbors dominic heinous and when it takes a look at what the country is doing right to take you live precautions they can medics help administer tests for corona contamination at this center in berlin dr lekan lipka and her team are showing concerned patients how to perform the procedure on themselves and stalls when it's done their swabs and blood samples a sent for analysis. right up so that 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 a marriage and see 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 vinegar 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 of the virus was. on 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 don't it came out 0 berlin france has extended nationwide lockdown measures until mid april the prime minister warned of difficult days ahead with the wave of new infections expected in paris and northern regions of the us about lower has more. in a paris suburb volunteers transform a gymnasium into a clinic for coronavirus patients. this center will ease the burden on emergency rooms and g.p.'s if a group patients in one place where we can follow procedure and isolate them say they don't infect others most people in the french capital are a bane president emanuel call to stay indoors streets a quiet and roads nearly empty nevertheless the region is bracing for a wave of new coronavirus patients the french prime minister says it's

a similar picture across the country. increase we are in a crisis that will last and a health situation there will not improve quickly we will have to hold on will have to remain extremely mobilized the wave of cases that is sweeping across france the 1st which hit the east and which is currently arriving in the paris region the north and other french regions is an extremely high wave and is putting the entire health care system and entire hospital system on the tremendous strain the majority of people who have died of the corona virus have been elderly or had underlying medical conditions the doctors in paris say a 16 year old girl is the latest victim proof that anyone can be at risk east and france has had more cases than other regions each day health workers have battle to treat an influx of critically ill people who produce it in the hardest thing is not knowing what's going to happen tomorrow not knowing how many patients will be put on life support not knowing how many beds will be available and despite all the

anticipation we always feel real one or 2 steps behind the reality on the ground there it's clear that the situation in france is hospitals could deteriorate as coronavirus cases rise the prime minister has extended france's confinement period until april 15th to try and stop the spread and he's one. people the worst is yet to come natasha butler al-jazeera frauds. that francis has held a prayer service of his own because of the krona virus lockdown in italy that of the roman catholic church walked alone in st peter's square in vatican city normally of course that place is packed with worshippers the pontiff urged everyone to see the pandemic as a test of solidarity and a reminder of basic values and he praised essential workers such as medics cleaners and those in supermarkets. in 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 adlib or years of war had destroyed hospitals and the health system and costello has more . hundreds of thousands of tents and had lived 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 coronavirus other one aid workers here are briefing people on how to cope if there is an outbreak and 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 for the money like water how can we wash our hands that often a little mike 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 i.c.u. are bits and we just there. are others. about to respond or we're not we have to reach the boat or not but i don't believe it or the last bit of their. radio so now i. want. to read earlier that. this device is one of only 3 in a that can detect coronavirus. we received 3 test kits to cave in $1000.00

yesterday from the world health organization each can do $100.00 tests it won't be nothing millions bradleys 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 in fact. if you live is the pentagon foreign aid and donors for medicine and hygiene products some health workers here say they have yet to respond effectively to the situation leaving many who have suffered 9 years of more vulnerable and scared as they face the threat of a global pandemic. al-jazeera. the number of confirmed coronavirus 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 america to deal with you neumann. interest senior at brazil's largest favela volunteers distribute donations of soap and disinfected to people in ri brazil has the highest number of cases and deaths attributed to coal that 95 people live in finland the dissenters 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 had been banned and bodies must be cremated within 24 hours with such a there was a hotline for emergency services can't cope with inquiries and requests prompting the president just threaten sanctions against those who call for unjustified

reasons. we used to get 3000 calls a day now with 80000 we can only process hoff that number. living in chile because the 2nd highest number of confirmed cases in the region the government is rushing to prepare 4500 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 has demonstrated it takes much more than additional beds to lower 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 presidents 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 is according to the w.h.o. remaining healthy also includes being able to would consider your family obviously the longer you are locked up the more that impacts your health that's what it today meola just also evaluates and. 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 a u.s. based ratings agency has downgraded south africa's credit rating to junk status the economy is already in recession and the government is battling to contain the virus outbreak police are struggling to enforce a nationwide lockdown people are only allowed out to buy groceries or for help emergencies and alcohol sales are banned that crowds have been gathering and and

worse in crowded townships were socialist and saying it's really almost impossible . apple has launched a new website and phone app in conjunction with u.s. government agencies to help keep everyone informed about coronavirus tech giant has created a screening tool which asking users about their symptoms recent travel and will suggest whether they need to be tested also offering information about the disease and guidance on where to seek testing and care so we all know about scaremongering but what about care mongering it's a social media movement spreading across the internet offering help and kindness to those who need it wherever they are or have a mom it has a story community groups around the world a using social media like these in canada to help people dealing with a coronavirus crisis on their own cameron and the work that we're doing is important because it shows us what true community is it shows us that when we come

together even without massive institutional or governmental support we can create a community that can support itself in ottawa neighbors have stepped in to offer free food coffee and books charities and making sure the trucks stay on the road to deliver vital supplies to food banks and police are helping volunteers distribute groceries to the vulnerable often one out because there's questionable. mail. they aren't being used for has recruited some a dose of groups in hungry while streets in the capital budapest are empty. this pizza restaurant is giving away food to elderly people but to contend that it can have 2000 mammy 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 on part of the most of the fish this is a very difficult time they feel that they are very agitated and anxious but we are here to 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. be safe and wash your hands just a few of the many messages of kindness and solidarity which i uniting people all around the globe in these troubled times for you know mohammed al jazeera. break out the headlines on al-jazeera or the $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. it was president says the needs to pull together to

weather the storm. but in the not be i hope everyone fully understand before it is too late the seriousness of the threat faced by europe sold already is not only required by the values union it was also in the common interest of the us president to sign a 2.2 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 read med hill rob and vi where these are. 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 and more than 60 new confirmed cases of the new crime no virus have been reported in japan's capital tokyo it is a record daily increase in the number of infections in that city the governor says the capital is on the brink of an emergency and has asked tens of millions of presidents to avoid all non-essential travel until april 12th and after more than 2 months of lockdown restrictions are being eased in china as well on city that's where the new crown of virus outbreak 1st began south korea's prime minister is warning against complacency in the fight against the virus chung side says the government's preparing for a long battle $146.00 new cases are reported raising the total to nearly $9500.00 i said the headlines keep it here counting the cost is that next. u.n. fact finders accuse the bunnies military of genocide this is the political that you

see there. do you believe there in the movie is a question. i just don't have all. the recognize the both sides have legitimate grievances against the other climate this is the foundation of climate action and that is why the plan because my take. on al-jazeera. hello i'm sammy's day than this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week a mighty dollar for all the talk of emerging challenges when push comes to shove the dollar proves it's the world's reserve currency.