it's far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values. people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes. hungary europe's bad boy on a jazeera. about 3 to 6 months late and lots of uncertainty in the. top u.k. health official warns that it may be a long time before life returns to normal. hello there i'm helena is in and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a stark warning from a top u.s. official finds in the coronavirus expect 200000 deaths and millions of infection its. profit making it's a community building

a tiny restaurant knife eating out of work locals. and it's the zombie apocalypse south korean drama is proving a heads coronavirus not saying it's. the top u.k. health official has offered a stark assessment of how long it may be before life here and elsewhere goes back to what we all took for granted just a few weeks ago the u.k.'s deputy chief medical officer says social distancing rules will be reviewed after 3 weeks but that it may be 6 months before life can return to normal so it's jenny harris says relaxing social distancing efforts could risk a dangerous 2nd pick meanwhile in the u.s. the country's foremost infectious disease experts says the virus may cause as many

as 200000 deaths along with millions of infections those answer the phone feel for that prognosis as the federal government considers rolling back some containment measures well in europe italy has recorded a drop in fatalities for a 2nd day the number of new cases is also the lowest reported since wednesday but spain has recorded another 838 deaths a new high there it's infection rate however cause to klein's well it's agencies are warning of these severe risks to refugees docs of borders says people camps on the greek islands. less force needs to be moved immediately meanwhile syria has reported its 1st coronavirus death we start our coverage with a report from paul brennan. a steady procession of hearses bring the latest virus victims to the temporary morgue set up in madrid largest ice rink on sunday spain recorded another daily death toll of more than 830 people such

a small increase on the previous day is seen as a glimmer of hope that the situation remains critical the choice that he gets. it is very likely that the outbreak is evolving properly thanks to everyone's efforts having only 20 percent of our cases recovering statistics but it is true that the number of people going into intensive care units is doing creasing and there are many regions operating at maximum capacity and many other regions quickly getting closer to this limit your body is one years old on a mass the u.k. has recorded its 2nd successive day of more than 200 new deaths and the government has put the entire country on emergency footing unprecedented in peace time asked about the timescale for the current restrictions the answer came a could be many months so i think 3 weeks for review 2 or 3 months to see whether we've really squashed it that about 3 to 6 months ideally and lots of uncertainty

in that then to see which point we can actually get back to normal and it is plausible that it could go further than. there's been criticism in controversy over the limited scale of the u.k.'s testing regime but there is evidence the capacity is slowly increasing this drive through test center in the car park or an animal adventure park at chessington has opened specifically for national health service workers. the royal college of nursing britain's largest nursing union estimates that up to 20 percent of the u.k.'s health care workforce is currently at home self isolating these testing centers will bring certainty allowing potentially hundreds of nurses to return to the front line of nursing at a time when the health care system needs the most. in france overwhelming pressure on congested hospitals in some regions has made it necessary to transfer patients to other areas these patients are being taken by train from the ground s. region to new aquitaine and some french patients are being transferred to germany

for treatment by combination of german military plane and french military helicopter. we need to free up some space when you free up a space it gives you room for a new patient and that saves a life so there won't be a gridlock on hospital resources for those of us but. across europe coronavirus restrictions have left the streets almost empty but the grim prediction is that it will get worse before it gets any better. al-jazeera. let's get more now from al-jazeera is sanya guy ego she joins us now live on skype sunnier that briefing there in the u.k. to be somewhat overshadowed by the claim that it could be at least 6 months before we return to a semblance of normality what else did we learn from that update. well yes and bearing in mind really that time is really dependent on whether people will keep it daring will start to adhere to the measures that the government has been insisting

that people keep to social distancing not mixing with other people and also not leaving the home unless absolutely necessary but in that press conference as well today it sort of details one of the main issues which is the lack of equipment for frontline n.h.s. work because already you've had one confirmed front line and a death of a frontline and h.s. worker a doctor in nose and throat surgeon his name. he died after contracting 19 and he was working volunteer bring in an 80 unit in england as well of course the crucial part of this is the fact that these frontline health workers need to have the proper equipment with which to be able to protect themselves as they undertake a day which is one of the most urgent responses that the country has undertaken since world war 2 there is

a need for them to have personal protection equipment something that the government now says is going to start rolling out not just the $58000.00 hospitals and health care centers but also dentists full care with social care workers and other places where there is a need to tend to the 1500000 bumble people who will have to stay in dole over the next 12 weeks now also as well testing that has also been a crucial part of course as paul brennan mentioned in his report there as well the government has come under a lot of criticism for not conducting enough testing now there has been a promise that there will be certainly best instance testing across n.h.s. the health service workers there who are in need absolutely need to be able. to conduct their work and knowing their status whether they could able to do so or not but also as well to try and find out where they are what the numbers are and what this he kids and whether the u.k.

can really trying to wash that inflation of infection if it is to try and avoid some of the terrorists grim situations that we've been seeing and it's really in spain a lot ok so you're going to go there live for us in london thank you well as some new predictions coming out its own the united states where the country's top infectious disease expert says cases there could reach into the millions so as answer the phone she says the prediction is a moving target but up to 200000 americans could die from the virus in the hardest hit cities states of new york officials warn crucial medical supplies could run night next week or the u.s. has the greatest number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassing both china and italy. looking at what we're seeing now you know i would say between 10200000 cases but i don't want to be held to that because it's deaths i mean we're going to have

millions of cases but i just don't think that we really need to make a projection when it's such a moving target or let's get more now from alan fischer he joins us live from washington d.c. and alan as we heard there from dr anthony 420-0000 that's a stunning number is it not. well it's a stark assessment when you take out of the normal in any of a briefing room when he setting there his own it's a sunday morning you're watching t.v. and he is the most prominent expert in the united states saying that there could be up to 200000 people killed because of the break of this virus but it does fit in with the projections that they've been talking about since the start when you take the fact that they see the rate of death could be around one percent the united states has a population of around $350000000.00 people then if they get less than one percent which would be less than 300000 then that would be a huge victory for the united states but it is quite shocking to hear don't affect

you talk in those sort of terms of millions of cases at 200000 people dying and of course that we're faced with the reality as well is as the governor of new york articulated on saturday there's currently 56 percent of the cases in the us are situated in that state that we have at least 2 to 3 weeks away from what they see as the 1st apex of this break that some point in the next 2 to 3 weeks they will be dealing with a lot more cases in a lot more places across all of new york state which is why they're trying to get in place thousands of ventilators hundreds of thousands of hospital beds across the country and there's also the added problem of louisiana which is another hot sport and people are predicting that the numbers there and across the south will continue to increase over the next few weeks not least because the medical system in the so

isn't quite as advanced as places like new york seattle los angeles and also there are a lot more underlying conditions for a lot of the rural communities there in the southern part of the country so it is a sobering assessment a sobering assessment so what does president tom had to say about all of this. well don't trump has engaged in what we would regard as a tweet storm over the last couple of hours obsessed with his television ratings he says that they're getting very very high figures the equivalent of what you would expect on network monday night football or a top rated sitcom and he says that that is driving the mainstream media or as he describes them the lame stream media crazy because donald trump is every evening at his briefing talking to millions of americans and certainly he has adopted the

idea all of the rallies that he's held and turned them into what he does at the podium he doesn't just talk about the covert break and the steps that he's taken he has rift on other things such as nato membership and his election victory things that he runs through normally at the rallies doing not instead at the podium in fact the new york times has just published a report saying that aides in the white house are looking to see how they can possibly get the president back on 2 rallies at some point lead to an april early may that still seems unlikely given the advice of the medical experts but they are looking at ways that they can get people into the hole and continue social distancing that action to the president's tweets though about his ratings has already brought at least a couple of comments saying that the president has to remember that there are people dying here and also as you said in your introduction while the president

tweets about his ratings and how great they're doing new york is predicting it could run out of medical supplies within a week ok allan for sure that bring us a recess from washington d.c. thank you. $123.00 people have died in the last 24 hours in iran bringing the national total so in $2600.00 officials have committed a 5th of the national budget to fighting the virus the government has also banned intercity travel after many iranians defied calls to cancel travel plans for the persian new year holiday it's began on march 20th the officials say there could be a surge in the country's 35000 confirmed cases. in the philippines an aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from manila's international airports killing all 8 people on board the plane was operated by indonesia based lion air witnesses say the plane burst into flames while it was taking off and crashed onto the runway

the flights was on a medical evacuation mission destined for japan those on board included medical staff a patients and the flight crew countries across asia causing their borders in an effort to combat a surge of coronavirus infections in the region men maher and cambodia have stopped issuing visas for foreigners japan has reported its highest daily race of cases as well sarah clarke brings us always us updates from across asia. beach is normally heaving with tourists at this time of year empty implicate the seaside city has hundreds of resorts bars and restaurants it's now been labeled a coronavirus hotspot after reporting a rise in infections this week with the government blaming tourists and locals for not keeping their distance the city apart tire south of bangkok is traditionally a tourist haven it too has been deprived of visitors with businesses and restaurants forced to close after the government declared

a state of emergency this is the worst that i've ever hit party yeah. during the past toward the tree weeks. so much businesses has already told it has already went bankrupt closed down due to growing up iris thailand has closed its doors to all foreigners that's left many without jobs this restaurant in pitot has reinvented itself it is now a community kitchen feeding hundreds of residents struggling to cope without an income i think about hand baggage on our part really giving out free food to people who bore the brunt of the situation at least they can save up to around $40.00 to $50.00 baht for a meal per day adding a lifeline for them on sunday or announced a temporary suspension of all visas for foreigners cambodia too will stop issuing visas on arrival for at least a month as the government tightens restrictions on travel as in a bid to combat the surge of the coronavirus cases but as countries across asia

close their borders the city at the heart of the corona virus outbreak continues to welcome new arrivals well than 60000 people returned to woo hands on saturday as train stations and roads reopened after a 2 month lockdown flights will resume on the 8th of april when residents are finally allowed to leave the city if they can hold or it's of course much better now there wasn't any people on the street before not. thing on the street that was scary now it's under control now it's great right from this weekend china is banning all foreigners from entering in a bid to stem the number of important infections hong kong is doing assignment from sunday it's also restricting the number of people in public gatherings for people those who defy the law face up to 6 months in jail sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong. lots more still to come on al-jazeera included. fall

of. the love in the time of coronavirus long term partners and face life on their own. and from catwalks to the emergency room i am fashion designers and i'm making masks and bed sheets. hello and welcome back let's take a look at weather conditions across europe 1st of all we've got an area of high pressure out in the atlantic and batters pushing the winds in from the north and northeast so colder direction so this frontal system ours the boundary between the warmer air in the south and the colder and the north so we look at the forecast a lot of fine weather across northern parts of europe but it is turning colder all

the largest 5 is a maximum in vienna some snow on the northern side of the alps. warm air there for rome and for athens that woman is going to take a little while to sink away towards the south but you notice for sarajevo a mix of just 3 degrees on shoes day bigots or wednesday rome i think will have a high of 11 degrees also choose a worth noting we've got rain across eastern parts of spain which will turn quite rightly to snow during the course of the day and through into wednesday on the other side of the mediterranean sea we've got to stir conditions through the gulf of sir wet and windy weather here trippy looking a high of just 16 degrees scattered showers around the gulf of guinea region but no more than you'd expect at this time of year there downpour possible in abidjan in the ivory coast and then across more southern portions of the continent some heavy rain across parts of southern and go through into new libya some rain in places across parts of south africa but largely drying cape town a high here of 22. every

year 50000000 tons of electronic waste is thrown away the majority. in developing countries right now electronic waste is the most traded hazardous way of retracing the tank through the criminal organizations making big profits and asking why the west is turning a blind. eye on the trail on al-jazeera. the in the the in. command of the headlines here and i'll just say around the top u.k.

health official has warned that maybe 6 months before the coronavirus measures can be safely relaxed deputy chief medical officer told reporters that dropping socially media efforts to see kids risk a dangerous 2nd. america's foremost infectious disease expert says the virus may cause as many as 200 fires and tents on millions of factions in what the federal government is considering pulling back some containment measures. and countries across asia and are causing their borders in an effort to combat a surge of corona virus infections in the region the recounts the move comes after mr pound puts its highest daily rates of new cases. well the corona virus has proven particularly dangerous for the elderly people with underlying health conditions 80 percent of those who died from the onus in the us were 65 and older and gallacher reports now on what health authorities and the

public are doing to help their most vulnerable citizens who are following a law that will be. at a nursing home in alabama john klein serenade his wife through a window social distancing join the coronavirus pandemic is now vital for those at risk but when you've been married for 45 years contact is equally important could you read more of. bob shallow and like many is separated from his wife a necessary but difficult time for elderly couples makes me feel bad because i i want her down with me. i know she can't the reality for seniors is frightening health officials say older adults are twice as likely to contract a serious illness from the virus than anyone else those that live in long term care facilities are among the most vulnerable. for seniors living outside the health

care system tasks as simple as buying food is risky many supermarkets are now operating what they call senior hours potentially lowering the health risks for those 60 and over we try and have the store hours before they come in they are the target of this virus and so we're trying to work a strong reason here facilities like drive through test sites are slowly being set up but with an aging population the us faces worrying times as figures tick higher here in florida a quarter of the population is 60 or older making this state particularly vulnerable best testing is sporadic at worst nonexistent health care providers say they want to test more but don't have the equipment so far there have been suspected or confirmed corroded cases in 1900 elder care facilities a number that may get higher here waiting for you are close to the window while the authorities struggle others are doing what they can to support the senior community i did not expect and there are just people where the internet was finally home find

that she was just dancing like this a new search saving for the elderly fear and isolation runs deep reaching out supporting and helping those most vulnerable to the pandemic has never been more important and to go across 0 miami florida lebanon could face a critical shortage of medical supplies if the coronavirus outbreak their progress is some businesses are shifting away from their usual production lines and are stepping in to help hospitals meet their new demands real mahomet's has more. work has come to a halt for many in beirut but for fashion designer tony ward who specializes in gowns business is slowly picking up in a different way i don't know. i mean. we 1st made these masks for our own employees and they can be worn in a very simple why and also washed his garment factory shifting from its usual production lines to helping local hospitals by making must body suits and bed

sheets. they put me in contact with the director of a fake harry hospital and he told me that they have a big shortage of bed sheets because they are preparing a new department we decided to buy fabric involve our staff and work together to make big. as lebanon's doctors and nurses work on the front lines to contain covert 19 private and public hospitals are feeling the strain there's not enough money and medical supplies items that are normally imported it's prompted other businesses like this plus that usually makes dental floss and diapers to step into design ventilators. maybe after this outbreak we will learn a big lesson or lebanese can have an impact on the future percent and reality not always depend on what's coming from the outside and asked for help. lebanon is already facing an economic and financial crisis according to human rights watch the

government has not given any money this year to the publicly funded refeed curry hospital in beirut where most cases are being treated and it only gave 40 percent of its jews last year while the infections increase those running businesses like this hope their input can help prepare lebanon for what's may come mohamed al jazeera. people who have returned to their home states in india have no space at home or self isolating in trees to protect their relatives these villagers in the state of west bengal have made temporary shelters to keep their distance they've been advised to self isolate for 14 days several villages in sri lanka have been sealed off after confirmation of the 1st death from covert 19 members of the military and police have been patrolling the streets of at all goma that's just outside the capital colombo where dozens had been in contact with the symptomatic patient sri lanka has arrested fisons for violating the nationwide curfew.

the coronavirus pandemic has hit global airlines particularly hard with several seeking government bailouts but qatar airways group c.e.o. akbar barker believes the airline industry will bounce back. that has been difficult but we are persevering we have our passengers that are all over the place where we have to take them safely back home we have received a lot of requests from embassies and governments around the world to help citizens to be taken back to their homes and to their loved ones and qatar airways is just serving the the world community if airports around the world start closing down and airspace are being blocked it is of course natural that got there it was for this completely stuff flying but for the time being we have a skeleton service that is flying around and this for the foreseeable future

will continue airlines and the evolution industry plays such an important role in our lives these days that this industry will rebound like it did previously of course this time it is very serious much more serious than 911 we haven't have faced such a situation in the last 100 years so now we have to wait and see but at the end it will be survival of the fittest and we want the terrorists to be one of those survival success stories. of millions of people around the world confined to their homes is a huge demand for streaming television services and one you really see these in south korea is proving to be a timely hates right has more from seoul. kingdom is a zombie so a guy with a difference the hordes have been infected with the mysterious plague in an uncanny parallel with the current crisis and the release of series to write new has been an

international hit. result kemal an executive in malaysia is hawked as his country joins so many others in ordering people to work from home the people in the cities are in a lockdown you know the we had to close the ring to get leaders on beat out and i think it's a similar situation except that we're playing a game of who's who's infected instead of offering a scape ism this is one boxset the reminds viewers of the real world horror outside and yet like the zombies themselves they seem drawn in droves so why things which was on the films and dramas. they're kind of high concept content you know quite easy to understand and yet there are always kind of underlying things going on as well the zombie genre is often a metaphor for deeper fears about some existential threat that lurks among us

making this series resonate all the more the creator of the series based the concept on historical documents that chronicle a real life plague several 100 years ago on the korean peninsula that killed thousands of people and it is released just as netflix and all the other online streaming services are desperate for content. the closure of cinemas and in forced home confinement around the world has meant a massive increase in demand and films about infectious outbreaks are proving highly popular and in the top 10 you have like contagion. any career is like. these films dealing with pandemics. clearly some people want to avoid these films but evidently those are not the way series 2 ends means a series 3 is highly likely hopefully to be released to a world finally over its real life ordeal robert bright al-jazeera so

well there is much more available on our website of course just had to al-jazeera dot com for the best updates of the coronavirus pandemic from around the world. here with al-jazeera these are the headlines the top u.k. health officials offered a stark assessment of how long it may be before life here and everywhere goes back to what we all take for granted just a few weeks ago the u.k.'s deputy chief medical officer says social distancing bulls will be reviewed after 3 weeks but it may be 6 months before life can return to normal adults jenny harris says for lapsing social distancing efforts could risk a dangerous 2nd peak america's top infectious disease expert says cases there could

reach into the millions of us and safe and she says the protection of american targets and up to 200000 americans could die from the virus in the hardest hit city states of new york officials warn crucial medical supplies could run i next week the u.s. has the greatest number of confirmed cases worldwide surpassing china and italy. looking at what we're seeing now you know i would say between 10200000 cases but i don't want to be held to that because it's the deaths i mean we're going to have millions of cases but i just don't think that we really need to make a projection when it's such a moving target 123 people have died in the past 24 hours in iran bringing the national total to more than $2600.00 officials have created a 5th of the national budget fighting the virus government has also banned intercity travel after many rainy and to fight calls to cancel travel plans for the

persian new year holidays that began on march 20th officials say there could be a surge in the country's $35000.00 confirmed cases. people who return to their home states in india and have no space at home or self isolated trees to protect their relatives these villagers in the state of west end goal of the temporary shelters to keep their distance from loved ones they've been advised self isolates for 14 days and countries across asia and are closing their borders in an effort to combat a surge of current corona virus infections in the region where the move comes as japan reports its highest staling rates of cases b.m.r. and cambodia have stopped issuing visas for foreigners. but they stay where there's a here and al-jazeera talked to our desires up next featuring dr mike ryan from the world health organization to.

google's. covert 19 has killed more than 18000 people and infected at least 400000 worldwide and counting. it all started in december last year when cases of an unusual pneumonia were reported in the chinese city of war haun. most of those affected by the unknown virus seem to have something in common they were working at a local seafood market. at the chinese health authorities were trying to investigate the causes of the illness for the numbers kept growing on january 7th the world health organization announced it had identified the new virus 4 days later.