the democratic nomination i believe we can beat down trying follow the developments in the us election campaign on al jazeera. new york's central park becomes a giant field hospital and donald trump talks of very tough days ahead i made predictions of up to 240000 coronavirus debts in the u.s. . i'm about to sin and this is all just 0 live from doha also coming up. italy remembers its thousands of dead the highest virus toll in the world but spain

has just had its worst day yet. health emergency in mexico latin american countries step up measures to combat the pandemic. and a booming business the company in gaza that simply hiring staff so we can fill a huge demand for medical clothing. the u.s. is being told to be ready for a very rough 2 weeks ahead as the coronavirus pandemic spreads just a week after president donald trump suggested the country could be back in business by mid april is now urging americans to heed the official guidelines that are being extended the number of dead in the u.s. has passed 3800 people that's more than china where the virus originated the united states also has the highest number of infections. i want every american to be

prepared for the hard days that lie ahead we're going to go through a very tough 2 weeks. and then hopefully as the experts are predicting as i think a lot of us are predicting after having studied it so hard you can start seeing some real light at the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very painful very very painful 2 weeks. well mike hanna is joining us now live from washington michael the president was speaking at the press conference of the coronavirus task force what else was being said there. well certainly striking a very soft but indeed saying that mitigation elements fighting the disease by social distances by the long talent is a matter of the mind and at this he put it incidentally it's the 1st time in a room i received has actually released projected figures they've resisted doing so until now they said they didn't have enough data to be able to make it realistic

prediction now it appears that they are getting a great a date data far more detailed data across the u.s. states and that prediction is from 150-002-2400 extension 00 deaths predicted by the models they are looking at and that is even with the gay shouldn't factors that are in place at the moment the locked out the social distancing keeping people away from interaction with others worst case scenarios if there is mitigation measures taken say they will think spurts is something like 1.5 to 2000000 deaths so certainly mitigation as the experts are making very clear is absolutely critical particularly in the next 30 days health expert dr anthony fauci saying now is the time to put the excel rate down on mitigation efforts it's the next 30 days are absolutely critical in terms of keeping the death toll down even though it is very high in terms of those predictions 142250000 people as i said mike

a couple of hours before that press conference the governor of new york city down to cuomo had also been speaking about the situation there what was he saying about that. but once again he's talking about a city which remains at the epicenter of this pandemic that troll of percent. increase in terms of hospital admissions over the past 24 hours now that's a massive leap in terms of people who need to be in hospitals for treatment hospitals obviously struggling the peak of the epidemic is still to come in a couple of weeks' time and already hospitals are literally and the seeds there has been the hospital ship moved it up to new york. city measures are being taken makeshift hospitals in central park and convention centers at javits convention center but certainly in new york absolutely hard hit by this pandemic that numbers

there in terms of the toilet more than 400 in the single day this if your figures that the governor has been warming the warning about in the past few days but still continuing to say that this is not the apex of the epidemic at this particular point that is still to come and that is why everything has to be done now in order to be ready when the full weight of the pandemic hits this massive city and once again that governor saying as well it's absolutely critical mitigation factors the lockdown has got to continue and on a personal note the governor's brother has tested positive for the coronavirus of news broadcasts that he's continuing to work from his home but it just shows that this virus does not respect anybody everybody is that threat mike hanna in washington d.c. mike thanks very much what are these $33.00 centers on board a u.s. nuclear powered aircraft carrier have tested positive for the corona virus the

captain of the theodore roosevelt has told the pentagon that the virus is spreading uncontrollably and has called for immediate help to quarantine its crew let's turn to correspondent particle hane in maryland patty i know that you spent time on this ship how serious could this get. well in a previous job that tricky the layover i'm not in years i spent months or of us as the er roosevelt and i can tell you that this could get x. initially worse much much quicker than we've seen just in the general public in here slot there were 17 levels of stairs and lights on the air at an aircraft carrier us and if you go to the stairs they're pretty steep the pretty dangerous you have to hold on the ground so imagine you touch your face you touch the red line another 5000 people are going to use you know savings and sterols they sleep a flight and have the list of groups sleep about what happens of each other at such a tight corner they can't actually were over in your sleep because your shoulders

for all this and they all eat together so you can't do the ships and this really extraordinary mother saying we have to have that way the almost 5000 people sailors aboard the ship that you have 10 percent board for security for rainy day and what we see is a car as the secretary of defense in an interview saying it's not time to evacuate ship that is in sharp contrast to what this captain said just chimes at the essence he wants to see some sort of who are taking barracks and were as per say fortunately going to send more medical but there are now if you've been on an aircraft carrier if you have an actual fairly sophisticated but it was still is a poor the surgical suite and hospital but it's nothing like you're going to need if this piracy t.v. spreads then surely the secretary point out that most of the people are healthy in essence and they're not in critical condition but it does seem that they there's a disconnect between what the pentagon releases are and what this navy captain

please has to happen if he wants to save lives but he thanks very much indeed particle him live for us in maryland. ok let's take a look at the global picture of the pandemic there are more than 855000 known infections around the world and 42000 people have died now that's according to the johns hopkins tracker nearly 2 thirds of the total global fatalities are from europe with italy and spain being the worst hit both countries have recorded their highest single day death tolls all run and reports on the situation in europe. italy has lost more people to corona virus than any other country in the world there are individual names risk being overlooked lost in the ever changing statistics of this pandemic but at noon in cities and towns across italy every single one of them was remembered local mayors stood on the steps of their town

halls in a minute's silence it was an emotional gesture of solidarity an expression of tribute and then indication of hope and. all the mayors have gathered together in a kind of hug most importantly near the places that are suffering the most but the virus has been strongly as if it grief for people who died it is a sign of respect to their families and their small o.p. communities giving a mess each of us in the bleak madrid rain spain's grave diggers are going about their task with grim purpose the virus claimed another $849.00 lives here in the previous 24 hours locked down means the burials are lonely and heartbreakingly brief efforts to combat the virus and save as many lives as possible increased by the day this conference center in madrid one of several such venues across europe being converted to ease the pressure on overcrowded hospitals. the french president

has visited a facemask factory in western france shortages of masks and protective gowns have left medical staff exposed to the virus with the global markets struggling to meet demand the president wants self-sufficiency i don't like these new put usual off last before the crisis we're producing $3300000.00 masks per week by the end of april it will be more than $10000000.00 meaning we have tripled our production in just a few weeks and we will continue these efforts to increase our production capacity so that by the end of the year we will have full independence in producing the masks and not need to rely on other countries the virus is also proving a challenge for the european union's democratic principles on monday the hungary and parliament granted prime minister viktor orban sweeping emergency powers to rule by decree without any time limits in brussels on tuesday the european commission president underlaying expressed grave concern in a statement read out by his spokesman any emergency measures must be limited to

what is necessary and strictly proportionate the most not last indefinitely moreover governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny coronaviruses change what might be considered normal there is nothing normal about europe streets being deserted about shops being closed about millions staying at home but one day tourists will return to the tourist a fresh array and enjoy the panorama across paris of the eiffel tower for now though the disinfecting squads barely glance at the view in the effort to combat the virus there is no such time to waste paul brennan al-jazeera. health officials and mexico have declared a public health emergency as the number of confirmed cases surges past 1000 several countries across latin america and the caribbean are extending calls for people to

stay in their homes i know that apollo reports from mexico city. mexican health authorities are warning the country's health system could become overwhelmed by the spread of code 19. this week mexico's deputy health minister called for a voluntary 30 day isolation period and declared a national public health emergency. this is our last chance to avoid contagion all we cannot limit the damage we do not want to live in the situation that other countries of facing. in brazil concerns are growing that public health services could collapse by the end of april as the number of covert 1000 infections continues to grow authorities in rio have begun repurposing schools and events spaces to tend to the most vulnerable like the city's homeless population is. this space will be for shouting those who accept being protected

from coronavirus because this population is the most vulnerable and the streets they are very exposed in latin america calls for self isolation as the best defense against covert 19 or intensifying in cuba a lot down is in effect until at least the end of april and only citizens or foreign residents are being allowed into the country all travelers arriving from abroad are sent to a quarantine center for a period of 2 weeks. i live in the united states but i came as soon as i saw how the problem with coronavirus was being handled because this is my country or my family is and i have more confidence in the public health system here than anywhere else. at least a dozen latin american countries have imposed mandatory quarantines to fight contagion authorities in mexico however say they do not intend to enforce that people stay home a policy that could change given the relaxed attitude many here have over the viral threat. mexico city. still ahead on al-jazeera.

the new normal celebrating birthdays at a distance as britain's latest figures in coronavirus are described as deeply shocking. and concerns over some body's ability to fight the pandemic because of its struggling health sector. we've got yet more wet weather in the forecast for japan we're seeing cloud in the rain pulling away from the whole issue into the open waters dry weather coming back in behind this weather system that will continue to just drift a little further east was slowly but surely drags its way right back into southern parts of china russia but this next system just to the north of that that will sink its way down a little push towards japan as we go on through wednesday with some heavy burst of

right at times across i think to cross southern areas of honshu much of honshu 20 increase the wet as we go once through the day that will sweep through as you go through thursday process guys gradually come back in behind it temperatures lift in tokyo to around 19 a celsius at 66 in found hard fought and dry across the korean peninsula as is the case into northern parts of china that is not the case into southern china more heavy rain in the forecast here there is likely to be a further flooding possibly some further landslides as well the results of the heavy downpours heavy downpours 2 across malaysia indonesia and bad a little further north philippines lossie try and find lost a fight in dried sirrah cross a good part of in china i would say want to see the showers just making their way towards the gulf of thailand but the bangkok is fine the $35.00. overthrown and exiled their point again say if you all thought this race

meeting you an intimate film about the struggle of the elected leader of madagascar to return to his country and reinstate his presidency he knows that the truth was forged by and we say it will not be just think is that all the long wooldridge this return of a president on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour president on the top is warning americans to be prepared for tough weeks ahead as the number of deaths in the u.s.

surpasses china's fatality it's an emergency field hospitals being built in new york's central park to treat coronavirus patients. at least $33.00 sailors on board a u.s. nuclear powered aircraft carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus the captain of the theodore roosevelt has told the pentagon that the virus is spreading uncontrollably and has called for immediate help to call in to its crew. the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls and more than 800 deaths have been reported in italy. and the number of deaths from coronavirus in the u.k. rose by 27 percent and tuesday a government minister has called the spike deeply shocking as the country's health service struggles to get a grip on the crisis or a challenge as more. this is how we socialize now in 2020 a socially distance to birthday party for

a 90 year old man in sheffield dennis richmond's neighbors found a way to celebrate while staying far enough apart to not spread coronavirus i still think you know long queues. nourished by. 90 years you know welcome to my home. but while dennis is still going strong new figures released by britain's national health service show a huge increase in coded 19 deaths $381.00 in 24 hours that's nearly doubled monday's tally. but these days the figures from the national health service may be undercounting u.k. deaths by say 20 percent because they're only tallying up the number of people who die inside britain's hospitals and new figures are starting to come out published by the office of national statistics they're slower to compile but they look at deaths anywhere anywhere where the death certificate registers covert 19 as

a possible cause people dying in their homes or in care homes and the o.m.'s is counting more. the government is insisting the huge shortage of ventilators for critically ill patients will start being filled next week orders have been placed with consortium led by ford airbus the formula one racing teams including mclaren jian aerospace and rolls royce and dyson's and i can answer that this weekend the 1st thousands of new ventilator devices will roll off the production line and be delivered to the n.h.s. next week the economic toll of all this continues to mount as 2 planes arrived at london's gatwick repatch relating britain's home from peru british airways shut down its operations at the airports it follows easy jet grounding its entire fleet on monday the u.k.'s airports like it city centers cafes museums restaurants and shops are almost completely empty rory chalons how does era london saying in

europe in germany the city of jinnah has made facemasks compulsory it's the 1st city to do so for anyone and public transport that follows austria's decision to require supermarket shoppers to wear masks health experts say face masks won't protect the wearer from the virus but masks are a must for an infected person to prevent passing it on. the un chief says the covert $1000.00 pandemic is the worst global crisis since the 2nd world war and tony a good as a once in 10 percent of the global g.d.p. to be allocated to fighting the pandemic our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the un of course very regularly we hear from the un secretary general talking about the problems of the world but i think it's worth putting into some sense of proportion how seriously the u.n. is treating the coronavirus situation the u.n. this year celebrates its 75th birthday and the u.n.

secretary general says this is the most difficult challenge the organization has faced in all that time since the 2nd world war it is a combination on my hands of a disease that represents a stress to everybody in the world and sentence because it does have it is an economic impact that will bring a reception at reception that probably is not parallel in the recent past the combination of the 2 facts and the reason that it contributes to that. you know this is that it is a i know it's impressed and it has conflict are scenes that make as believe that this is indeed the most challenging crisis we have faced since the 2nd will war the secretary general says that funding is urgently needed particularly for some of the poorest countries on earth he remarked that in the united states congress raise some 2 trillion dollars in the bill that's about 10 percent of the american economy

he said the world needed something on a similar scale about 10 percent of global g.d.p. to fight the virus and the economic and social effects of the virus the world health organization is calling on asia pacific countries to stay vigilant in the fight against a cut on the virus a pandemic the warning comes amid further travel restrictions in japan and another surge of infections in singapore on slowing reports. china where the virus began reported no new cases on monday that 7th day in a row and nationwide all the new cases reported when porter but the world health organization warns even for countries where the case they seem to be tapering off this is not the time to let their guard down its regional director for western pacific takeshi cousin says countries will have to adopt multiple approaches testing isolating and physical distancing to slow the spread of the virus. we know

these measures the risk will. not wait as long as the. lugger these measures as well your. mission more countries are tightening restrictions japan has citizens not to travel to 73 countries and regions or a 3rd of all countries in the world cases that have topped 2000 with 2 clusters emerging in tokyo over the past week last week china banned foreigners from entering the country to seeing a rise in imported cases in hong kong residents who've returned from abroad a monitor to ensure they don't break quarantine rules and also have found the mobile app sends me notifications ok tional and asks me to take a photo of my arm with a wristband at my home but i have no idea if anyone is really checking my response

malaysia which imposed strict measures on movement and closed its borders to foreigners to reaks ago will not require returning citizens to be quarantined at government centers instead of at home new zealand has extended a national state of emergency for another 7 days to provide the government powers and resources it needs to prevent the spread of coronavirus indonesia says it will ban all arrivals in transit by foreignness as the number of cases and deaths rise no one knows how long the pandemic will last but even after its impact will be felt for a long time the well bangs was case scenario estimates 11000000 people in the region could be forced into poverty florence 3 al-jazeera. india is tracking down thousands of people who attended a gathering of muslim leaders dozens of participants of since tested positive for corona corona virus and at least 10 have died 700 have been sent to

a quarantine center hundreds more are in hospital india has over $1100.00 confirmed cases over 30 have died in nationwide but he's in south africa are being accused of heavy handed behavior after using tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a protest by health workers the nurses a granny regional hospital who are rallying over the lack of protective gear like gloves and masks the hospital says the group was blocking the entrance and breaking restrictions on gatherings. some bob has begun implementing a 3 week lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus security forces have been deployed to enforce the restrictions but there are concerns about the government's ability to fight the pandemic because of its struggling health sector reports from harare. police in harare blocked major roads as the begins a 21 day nationwide lockdown if people can't prove why it is essential for them to travel to the city center they are told to go back home so i think maybe those

measures taken place and. budget ground in limitation meant something to do their due. to government of. the spread of the us. other countries have also put in place similar measures in varying degrees but zimbabweans living with hyper inflation and high unemployment worry that closing down markets and non essential businesses cash for millions already struggling. to raise. even one soon to be 2 of us. on day one of the lock down harare streets were largely deserted health officials say they are ready to minimise the impact of the outbreak should they be more infections are now only transport operators for the state are allowed to work or they are needed for people who are in

a financial services the government has also closed borders and banned large gatherings. pharmacies fuel stations and supermarkets can stay open jaring the 3 week lock down the daily water fuel and food shortages need queuing for hours looking for basic commodities practicing coronavirus prevention methods such as social distancing is nearly impossible for many it's a dilemma between hitting out to provide for their family or staying at home. if he is postponing national elections in response to the pandemic the polls set for august over the 1st since prime minister and nobel prize winner that came to office in 2018 is carried out wide ranging reforms over the last 2 years if the op here has 26 confirmed covered 19 cases factories in gaza are ramping up production of medical equipment to tackle coronavirus the territory has confirmed just 10

cases but health officials fear are wider outbreak could have devastating effects are a faucet as more. than a queen takes this is anything but business as usual the company which provides clothing and blankets to gaza's health sector has largely switched from manufacturing to importing what it can get through the israeli and egyptian blockade but now it's rehiring laid off employees to make just one product medical grade coveralls the health workers are preparing to confront the coronavirus. of the now we're getting an income we can buy food for our children and get them what they need before the coronavirus we could just get a bit of seasonal work. colonna house on a one is for now at least rare in gaza someone who seen the effects of the pandemic up close he'd been living in china for 15 years sourcing the company's products when the virus started to spread he was quarantined for 2 weeks before deciding to

come home. i knew the virus would reach us here because i wanted to import the suit from china but it would have taken too long so i got all the specifications from chinese friends and decided to produce it here we found the raw materials and made a prototype and i got the ministry of health approval. he says his 5 factories can produce a 1000 suits a day but gaza's market has only enough material to make a total of $10000.00 the same blockade that has hampered the market has also slowed the entry of the virus into gaza but with a handful of cases now detected there is huge concern about the potential impact on a densely packed strip of 2000000 people reliant on an already struggling health system. another textile factory and more intense activity here and in 4 other restarted sister factories they're working 2 shifts a day to meet demand but these masks aren't they going to the occupied west bank and israel. in the past because the fact she's had been working around the clock to

supply west bank and gaza markets but because of these really. says this part of the current. orders from an israeli private company and then of the company in hebron in the west bank a total of $5000000.00 mosque. has rehired more than $150.00 unemployed workers to fulfill the massive orders but while he and his employees a glad of this sudden surge in demand there's also a fear that it could be the prelude to a devastating new crisis for garza's economy and the health of its people are a force that al-jazeera. this is all just 0 these are the top stories president donald trump is warning americans to be prepared for tough weeks ahead the number of dead in the u.s. has passed 3800 people that's more than china with

a virus originated in ited states also has the highest number of infections and emergency field hospitals being built in new york central park to treat coronavirus patients i want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead we're going to go through a very tough 2 weeks. and then hopefully as the experts are predicting as i think a lot of us are predicting gave to having studied it so hard even to start seeing some related the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very painful very very painful 2 weeks at least $33.00 sailors on board a u.s. nuclear party aircraft carrier have tested positive for corona virus the captain of the theodore roosevelt has told the pentagon that the virus is spreading uncontrollably and it's called for immediate help to quarantine its crew. the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls more than 800 deaths have been reported in

italy and into state the number of deaths from coronavirus in the u.k. rose by 27 percent. in germany the city of genoa has made face masks compulsory is the 1st city to do so for anyone in public transport it follows austria's decision to require supermarket shoppers to wear mosques. india is tracking down thousands of people who attended a gathering of muslim leaders dozens of participants since tested positive for corona virus and at least 10 have died 8000 people from india and other countries were not the meeting in the capital new delhi earlier this month india is under lockdown the people order to remain indoors until april the 15. those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the bottom line by phone.

hi i'm steve clemons and i have a couple of questions why do almost half of americans not vote and what does this say about the legitimacy of america's leaders and political system let's get to the bottom line. america prides itself as one of the world's great democracies in a vibrant democracy everyone has a say in how they're governed so how can we explain why more than 100000000 americans simply don't vote more than 40 percent of the eligible population and why does america rank almost dead last when it comes to turnout rates in developed countries what does this disengagement mean for the policies in legislation in this country and what does it mean for the future of america's democracy fortunately we're joined by people who have been.