al jazeera. that. we will be extending our guidelines to april 30th. to slow the spread donald trump steps up measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic and warns the number of people dying in the u.s. will peak in 2 weeks. hello i'm daryn jordan this is our 0 live from doha also coming up a glimmer of hope for europe's worst hit nations italy and spain recorded for the new code 19 inspections. it's

a 1st working day and will hand the chinese city with a virus was 1st detected we'll have a live update on life after a lockdown. and on a mission to save lives cuban doctors traveling to virus affected countries reject claims they're being used to spread propaganda. in the u.s. president trump says social distancing guidelines should stay in place for another month to slow the spread of the corona virus it comes as the number of deaths linked to the virus in new york state rises above 1000 meanwhile across the country more than 140000 people have been confirmed infected well england's deputy chief medical officer has warned it could be 6 months before strict social distancing measures are lifted the u.k. was put under a partial lockdown last week italy however has recorded a drop in the number of deaths for

a 2nd day and while the infection rate in spain has declined the country has seen another day of hundreds of deaths bringing the total number to more than 6500 more and that's in a moment but 1st this update from rob reynolds in the united states. empty beaches are a sign of the times in southern california as most residents follow a statewide stay at home order. more than half of the 50 us states are now under those order. as intended to slow the spread of corona virus the federal government extended until april 30th it's guidance that people maintain social distancing with the number of confirmed cases and deaths rising one of the country's top infectious disease experts says the final toll could be very high 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 governors like new york's andrew cuomo painted a sobering picture i don't see how you get past that curve without seeing thousands of people cross or louisiana is already running short on hospital space but we're on a trajectory currently to exceed our capacity in the new orleans area for ventilators by about april the 4th and all beds available in hospitals bob out april the 10th. michigan's detroit auto show is canceled and the convention center where it's usually held will be converted to a field hospital we see that's astronomical rise we've got hospitals that are already at capacity illinois governor said he desperately needs more testing kits the white house has promised millions of tests for weeks now and they're just not

here in a briefing president donald trump made the shocking an unsubstantiated claim that the shortage of masks and other protective equipment in hospitals maybe because nurses and hospital staff are stealing them they've been delivering for years 10 to 20000 masks ok it's a new york hospital very it's packed all the time how do you go from 122-230-0000. 122-0000 masks 230-0000 even though this is different something's going on and you ought to look into it as reporters where the masculine are they going out the back door i don't think it's hoarding i think it's maybe worse than hoarding earlier trump tweeted with evident pride that his daily briefings were getting great television ratings higher than some popular reality shows robert oulds al-jazeera. was outbreak continues to grow across

europe leaders and health officials are warning their citizens that antivirus measures could stay in place for months and has this report. 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. it is very likely that the outbreak is evolving properly thanks to everyone's efforts having nearly 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 yes yes autonomous. 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 and 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 best 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. going up on here and it will 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. well in china some people are going back to work in where the virus was 1st detected the city's been under strict quarantine for 2 months but there are fears of

a 2nd wave of infections in china as people return from abroad carrying the virus well katrina you joins us live now from beijing katrina so it's the 1st working day in will hand how are people getting back to their normal lives after months on the lockdown. that's right daryn so for 2 months most people living in one city were confined to their apartment and some still are but starting today monday it's starting to look a little bit more like normal life and if you have a job you will be permitted to leave your is a bit of a residential compound to go to work so you will have that permission to go to work and many in essential industries have begun operations so the car industry cement and steel industry have resumed and in one itself there is starting to be more people on the streets because of this the roads have reopened people can drive their cars again as there was a ban on driving a private car for the last 2 months malls and shops have opened subways have

resumed and so has inbound trains although outbound travel is still restricted until april the 8 now one city was the epicenter of this outbreak here in china they had more than 50000 infections and more than 2500 deaths but in recent days new infections have slowed to all but a trickle and the government has really declared victory over the outbreak you're in president xi jinping visited a neighboring georgia province on sunday much of supervising and having a look at some factories that resuming operations and very much his message was to get the economy going again get things started again and that message was also very much targeted at. province and there are a lot of fears as you mentioned that there will be a 2nd wave of infections because people are quite skeptical of these numbers they're not sure that there have been 0 or close to 0 cases in the last few days and there are fears that officials are under tremendous pressure to to maintain this low streak of new infections that they may not be completely transparent when

it comes to reporting possible new cases of katrina just quickly talk us through what's happening with the markets across asia because they've taken a battering recently other men. that's right it's been an extremely volatile last few weeks for the asian markets and this monday morning is no exception especially as the markets start to digest these growing numbers around the world so we have generally sliding numbers but the nikkei in tokyo taking the biggest hit it's down 3.23 percent in hong kong it's down 1.37 percent in shanghai a loss of $1.00 about and taiwan 1.36 percent the only market bucking the trend is the a a 6 in australia which is up 1.2 percent but that's after a loss of 5 percent on friday and i think we're going to expect more volatility as the days go on as the numbers increase around the world and we do see more economic stimulus measures certainly though the recent weeks it has been

a downward trend as it has been with markets around the world all right to katrina you there in beijing katrina thank you for the update well in the philippines where at least 12 doctors have died treating the sick the health system is struggling to handle a number of rising infections reports now from manila. the philippine general hospital usually empty the country's biggest public health institution treats more than 600000 patients every year now entire wards have been cleared after the government designated it the country's main role in a virus hospital. or just it is an infectious diseases specialist for children called into the frontline to treat adults we have more rules in terms. and then even us to get fish and. even less adult in the economy in. away from public hospitals private once in manila are

widely considered to be the best but they've stopped that meeting potential coronavirus patients after treating the 1st wave of infections so the empty road that you're seeing right behind me is what's called a facility quarantine zone basically local authorities have sealed off about a kilometer stretch of the road because inside the containment zone it's a hospital where there has been a rising number of coronavirus cases hundreds of health care workers have had to be isolated and several frontline doctors have died of the disease rate now we don't know who has the infection on so when we go out there when we need patience initially if you are it's a very risky without any but they're shy and so. it's really part of the anxiety on our part. well some of the government limited

resources are now at the disposal of the philippine general hospital health care workers from other hospitals continue to beg for help. the health department says despite shortages the story it's best to supply protective gear in the limo pulls up in the shortage of personal protective equipment is an in need to the philippines other countries are experiencing as shortage as well so we are purchasing and accepting donations at the same time rest assured we are working to provide hospitals in need of. the month long lockdown that began 2 weeks ago appears to be the government's preferred solution for now dr spear and out the size of china's circuit obliques could be in the collapse of the entire health care system here on below al-jazeera. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back a new wave of virus related measures come into force in australia. and out violence

and abductions and affected mali's long delayed election on the status. of. hello and welcome back as we look at weather conditions across the americas we've had this area of low pressure sweeping eastwards across the united states has given some really quite nasty thunderstorms and tornadoes all along this line of cloud extending all the way almost from the great lakes down towards texas now as our system continues to push away we should see brighter conditions coming in the more subtle conditions for many another area of rain developing across parts of texas into oklahoma some heavy rain is likely here meanwhile at across more western areas we've got a frontal system giving rain across more northern parts of california further south looking dr fine los angeles there at 22 right into $27.00 on choose the system further north begins to move into the rockies little bit of snow higher elevations

mean more towards the eastern seaboard would like to see some outbreaks of rain but it should stay largely dry for new york and washington turned into the caribbean looking good for most of the islands here lots of sunshine fine conditions kingston jamaica look at maximal 30 heading on into choose stay not a great deal of change of scattered showers through central parts of america i think for honduras and nicaragua and possibly costa rica looking wet times as if things are shaping up in south america we've got for the showers across amazon basin few showers across more southern parts of argentina but it should be largely dry in buenos aires. in 20100 again exclusive access to a young family in the gaza strip. fighting for cash. with a sick child born with a medical condition curable by routine surgery but caught in the red tape of the

health can't bureaucracy. rewind. on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick amount of the top stories here on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump says he wants to extend social distancing guidelines for a month to slow the spread of coronavirus the u.s. has recorded at least 140000 infections the government's top infectious disease expert has warned deaths that could reach 200000. italy has recorded a drop in the number of deaths for

a 2nd day the infection rate in spain has declined but more than 800 people died there in the last 24 hours bringing the total number to more than 6500. and it's the 1st working day since restrictions were loosened in the chinese city of where the virus was 1st detected the city had been under strict quarantine for 2 months there's only been one reported case there in the last 10 days in australia measures were tough enough to contain the spread of corona virus they'll now be a ban on gatherings of more than 2 people in public there's been cautious optimism the prime minister saying the rate of infection seems to be slowing the country has 4164 confirmed cases let's get more on this now we're joined by nicola gage live from sydney nicholas so what more do we know about these measures and how people are responding that. nikken not sure if you can hear me but what more can you tell us about those new

measures and how are people responding there. all right i was having some problems with nicholas cage in sydney will try and come back a little bit later in the going to 10 but strict containment measures such as not to unconfuse i mean force across several latin american countries but other nations are taking a less drastic approach in their fight against the virus has this update from mexico city. a cruise ship anchored off of panama pacific coast began transferring passengers to another vessel on sunday at least 4 people have died aboard the sand them a dutch cruise liner that became stuck after panamanian authorities announced that no ships with confirmed coronavirus cases could transit the panama canal this is the voice of an american passenger aboard the same damn whoever can open the ports to us you'd be eternally grateful and abide by whatever regulations you have for us . we just need to be able to start the process of getting home because other places

have closed their doors to us 4 people are now dead and that is on the head of other people along the way who turned us away please help us. in venezuela $55.00 tons of humanitarian aid were delivered from china on saturday the supplies included facemasks and ventilators and they got out. 500000 fos test kits of arrived there the 1st fastest kits for the offensive and the next phase for us to control and prevent that 19 meanwhile venezuela's opposition leader one who i don't continues to denounce the presidency of nicolas maduro is also calling for more international aid to the tune of $1200000000.00. we propose an emergency national government that includes all sectors of political society. leaders in central america continue to intensify containment efforts on sunday the government of honduras announced that

a national curfew restricting free. them of mobility would be extended into mid april. not all countries are applying the same drastic measures brazilian president . seen here meeting supporters on sunday may be the most reluctant world leader when it comes to cope with 19 containment efforts calling the virus quote a little flu. local governors in brazil however have begun calling for stronger measures in lieu of a federal containment policy no horse in that house mexico's president has also faced criticism for taking what many have called a relaxed approach to the global pandemic though mexican authorities on friday call for people to voluntarily stay in their homes and help flatten the curb of contagion now many come anita they need to feed the only way to reduce the transmission today is to all stay in our homes for a one month period. mexico has resisted implementing more drastic measures the authorities insist the policies in place are based on scientific evidence.

and it's about to strain now where measures have been toughened up to contain the spread of corona virus that nickel again joins us live now from sydney nicholas so what more do we know then about these measures and how are people responding that. well like many other countries around the world measures to reduce the spread of current virus in astronomy are branching out by the day and while we aren't in a stage of lockdown at the moment people last till going to work. from midnight on monday people will no longer be able to gather in public places if there are more than 2 people that has been reduced down from 10 and the message from the government is clear it is that you should be staying at home unless it's absolutely necessary so if he can't work from home the only reason people should be leaving the house is to go to work to exercise or to go to the shops or

a medical appointment now on top of the closures that we saw last week wicklow tolls and pods and other venues closing the areas that people have been going to to socialize will now be closed down as well that includes outdoor pollock's outdoor playgrounds and these state governments will really be in full swing these new measures and the question really is whether it will be a bang these new measures if they don't there will be harsh penalties of on the spot fons for anyone who doesn't follow the rules at the same time the military is continuing to make sure that a stradley in travelers returning home will be quarantined in different cartels and government facilities for 14 days but at the same time the government and the prime minister scott morrison have been somewhat more positive in terms of what's happening here with the spread of current virus it says this the right to spread is

actually reducing here in the air at the moment there is just over 4000 people with coronavirus we had have had another confirmed death here today but at the same time the government is. looking at that rate of spread it's also watching the economy very closely we have had many job losses tens of thousands of job losses over the past wait the government has been bringing in new measures to try and keep people in work and to support small businesses and there has been a little bit more relief today some of the big banks have announced it that they'll be a freeze on mortgage repayments and they'll be have been on a victim wrenches so that is a little bit of relief for some people who have lost their jobs here in very uncertain times are identical gave their life for us from sydney nicholas thank you would have more than 100000 health professionals cuba has one of the highest doctor

to patient ratios in the world the on a nation is sending medical teams around the globe to help with the virus response often at no charge at augustana as a story for. another early morning another ceremony to bed health workers farewell last week a troop of cuban doctors were dispatched to italy. this week medical professionals have been sent throughout the caribbean to surrender grenada jamaica and today st kitts and nevis 29000 cuban doctors and nurses are working in 59 countries around the world and has confirmed cases of corona virus increase so does demand for cuban medics medical services at the island's main export raising more than $6000000000.00 for the states in 2018 but the communist rule diamond doesn't charge for the thousands of doctors who work in more than a dozen low income countries in latin america and africa. the same goes for disaster relief where cuban physicians have provided emergency assistance to

millions almost a 1000 keven doctors arrived in haiti after the 2010 earthquake where they were the 1st to set up medical facilities amid the rubble. get mad there will be more than $12000.00 people willing to fight a bowler and right now there are thousands of cubans willing to complete these missions while western commentators assume cuba sends doctors mainly to expand influence experts on the island's health system draw a different conclusion the root of it in addition to cuba's own health system which provides universal coverage in overthought access is really the belief that cuba is one of a number of developing countries that is trying to make life better for its population there. from the moment we're born in this country we receive an education based on humane principles of the principle of solidarity and internationalism is at the forefront of that this isn't about politics or ideology it's about humanity you're making a big sacrifice why are you willing to go. look

a man is a sea cause there are other people that need me people that is sick and dying and not isn't right people shouldn't be dying when there are people who can help them. at augustan al-jazeera have a nigerian president mamata bihari has announced a lockdown in lagos in the capital of budget for 14 days and attempt to curb the spread of the virus nigeria has $97.00 concerned cases most of which have been in the country's 2 main cities. this is. movements. in the city. living. in the. 2 n.t. this is just. due to its bruising legacy in. between the 2. homes.

should be postponed because some other news now molly has held its long delayed parliamentary election but with the double threat of a coronavirus pandemic and violence by armed groups the turnout was low. empty polling stations for an election meant to bring peace to mali many voters chose to stay home after attacks by armed groups and the risk of current virus but but some of them betty says she won't let those threats shut her voice out unless i have whole bindi's elections the m.p.'s must not forget they are here to represent us and not to fill their pockets with money put to serve our needs. and then to the violence is what money is want this is the village of psagot which was attacked once again in february in the past year nearly $200.00 ethnic polonius have been

killed by their neighbors from the dawn tribe human rights watch says both the un peacekeeping troops and money and forces could have prevented the killings stopping this this you know cascade of violence is incredibly important because it is of course. deepening the security. crisis in mali by pushing more and more young men from all different ethnic groups into armed actors which is just you know leading to this exponential rise in violence that we're seeing. in the absence of the state an armed group called. mostly mean is stepping in offering protection to the population the al qaeda linked group says it's willing to negotiate a peace agreement with the government but it's 1st demanding the departure of $15000.00 french and u.n. peacekeeping soldiers and the parliamentary elections be cancelled days before the vote the government says the armed group kidnapped mollies opposition leaders who say while he was campaigning in timbuktu in north and central mali fighters often

target elected officials opposition party candidate who is an ethnic falana he believes the threats and intimidation should not stop people from voting through. voters have a lot of expectations if i am elected we need to defend the interests of those we represent and of all mali and including those that you left out schools have been shut down for nearly a year due to lack of funding health facilities are overrun understaffed and ill equipped a new parliament would allow new budgets to be voted and hold president mubarak countable some have accused him of corruption but with more than 300000 people displaced from their homes continuing attacks by armed groups and a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus few have come out to vote either out of fear or frustration with the political system that has failed to bring peace to mali nicholas hawk al jazeera saudi arabia appears to be secretly tracking its citizens in the united states using mobile phone networks the u.k.'s

guardian newspaper is reporting millions of trucking requests were made by the kingdom. they were used to establish the locations of saudi registered phones using floors in a global messaging system all the news of course on our website there it is on your screen the address of course al jazeera dot com that's al-jazeera dot com. top a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump says he wants to extend social distancing diet lines for a month to slow the spread of coronavirus the u.s. has recorded at least 140000 infections more than any other country. because you're talking about a potential of up to 2200000000 and some people said it could even be higher than that so you're talking about 2200000 deaths 2200000 people from this

and so if we could hold their own we're saying 210-0000 it's a horrible number maybe even less but 210-0000 so we have between 10200000. we altogether of done a very good. and china some people are going back to work in and with the virus was 1st detected the city's been under strict quarantine for 2 months but there are fears of a 2nd wave of the infections in china as people return from abroad carrying the virus. italy has recorded a drop in the number of deaths for a 2nd day the infection rate in spain has declined but more than 800 people have died there since saturday a total of more than 17500 people have now died between the 2 countries that's about half the number recorded in the world since the start of the outbreak. the u.k.'s deputy chief medical officer says it may be 6 months before life returns to normal the u.k.

government introduced tight restrictions on movement last week. australia has toughened up measures to contain the spread of coronavirus they'll now be a ban on gatherings of more than 2 people in public but there's been cautious optimism with the prime minister saying the rate of infections seems to be slowing polls have closed in mali's long delayed parliamentary election gunman abducted observers in a bid to stop the vote turnout was low due to security worries and fears about the coronavirus pandemic and saudi arabia appears to be secretly tracking its citizens in the united states using mobile phone networks the u.k.'s guardian newspaper is reporting millions of tracking requests were made by the kingdom they were used to establish the locations of saudi registered phones using flaws in the global messaging system well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after really one station thanks so much and by the u.s. census it only happens once every 10 years but as the coronavirus pandemic grips

the world will americans be required to take part in the count during a national emergency and will donald trump's and immigration rhetoric deter some from participating follow the u.s. census on al-jazeera. follow one santa maria and welcome to rewind behind me the city of. we've been coming here to the museum of islamic art to revisit some of the best documentaries we've made a large extent our life chances that determined by where we are born today's rewind 1st date back in 20.