people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes. hungary europe's bad boy on a jersey. remembering the victims of the coronavirus china poses to pay tribute to the thousands who've done. well on down jordan the saudis iraq live from doha also coming up a warning of humanity's darkest hour the i.m.f. says the corona virus outbreak brought the global economy to a standstill. each piece way worse. and the global financial

crisis. the battle for mosques the global shortage of much needed medical equipment leads to a bidding war. and i'm going frustration in ecuador with families face unusual challenges that try to bury the. millions across china have stood in silence to all not more than 3000 people have died from coronavirus much of the country came to a stop 2 hours ago. from beijing to woo hand in hundreds of other towns and cities sirens sounded to mock so-called martyrs day china claims to have curb the spread of the virus but some restrictions have again been tightened to prevent a 2nd wave of infections about 82000 have been confirmed infected in china but most of recovered between you has more now from the chinese capital. for 3 minutes

across the country people paused as sirens wailed and the sound of sirens of course resembles the sound of crying it was a very poignant and somber moment here in china people who have cars and boats were encouraged to join in and flags were flown at half mast people wherever they were they stood still with their heads bowed to remember those who lost their lives to cover 19 more than 3000 here in china this is the 1st time a national day of mourning has taken place because of a public health disaster this is only happened previously because of natural disasters such as earthquakes and today on saturday is also here which is termed sweeping festival here in china so traditionally a festival to remember ancestors and commemorate the dead and not only the patients of 1000 but also the health workers who lost their lives in particular 14 doctors and nurses were remembered today as national masses including dr lee when young who

was one of the 1st doctors to sound the alarm at the beginning of the outbreak as of the severity of covert 19 so he was also remembered today but of course the day will normally families would gather in cemeteries and burn offerings to remember relatives who have passed away the government has said because of the outbreak because the threat of covered 1000 is not yet over they've encouraged people to stay home instead to do their remembrances it's humanity's darkest hour that the international monetary fund has described the virus pandemic that it says has brought the global economy to a standstill the head of the agency said the breakers push the world into recession . georgieva said funding is available to help nations recover and she called on advanced economies to help developing countries. this is a crisis like no other member in the history of the i.m.f. . we had weakness the world economy coming to

a stand still we are now in recession eat these way were so then the global financial crisis we have one trillion dollars war chest and we are determined to use as much as best the saving in that protecting the economy from the scouting could this crisis well stan voice is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute he says government should focus on reviving the economy when the health crisis is and the layoffs are continuing and the economic downturn is slowly spreading from the most directly affected industries throughout our economy and so the total shock could well be much greater than what we saw during the global financial crisis 1st and foremost we should obviously deal with the public health threat than on the economic front

and i do think that deploying large amounts of funds is crucial but not in the traditional keynesian way read we're not trying to stimulate aggregate demand in the usual way because we have in fact intentionally reduced demand for for things like barber shops and cruise ships and hotels almost to 0 and so there's no point in trying to stimulate demand for those goods and services instead what we should use the money for is to help households and firms bridge this period ragin so that means sending out cash help help it helping states and local governments bridge this difficult period make sure that employers do not lay off all of their workers all those kinds of measures are what we need in a sense we need to but the economy is sleep but they care because they can wake up and be active again by the time the public health threat goes away that's what we should do ploy large amounts of money for. well countries and cities are competing

for supplies a personal protective equipment for health care workers and what's being called a bidding war the pandemic has led to a worldwide shortage of supplies including masks gloves and gowns so. there's not enough protective gear to go around countries are scrambling to get hold of supplies especially face masks and just soon as possible but some governments are being accused of using unscrupulous tactics and paying inflated prices to get their share. and then is accusing the u.s. of carrying out a modern piracy at bangkok's airport and diverting a shipment of mass destined to germany for itself then these are marked that must marked the whole world is buying them right now it's worth gold at the moment it's sometimes very very difficult to plan things in advance and that sometimes deliveries that were thought to be secured suddenly don't arrive as planned the heads of 3 regions in some of the worst hit coronavirus areas in france have accused the united states of affectively hijacking millions of master shanghai

airport they were made in china and destined for france then it's alleged the us paid $3.00 to $4.00 times the going rate to obtain the us denies the allegations but it's need is great. as the more than a 1000000 people diagnosed with the virus globally the u.s. has the highest number of infections and like many other countries are struggling to find enough protective equipment donald trump is under pressure new york an epicenter of the virus will run short of ventilators in a few days. despite u.s. strange relations with russia and china president donald trump says will take whatever he can get. it was a very nice offer from president putin i spoke to him the other night as a job and they had access to medical equipment things and i'll take it i'll take it i think it's very nice we've got them from china we also help other countries a lot of mosques and ventilates is meant to us states are in

a price bidding war against each other to replenish dwindling supply lines the federal emergency management agency or fema says a black market has emerged some equipment made in u.s. factories being sold to brood brokers traum in their bidding and bidding on always different people it's driving the price up and guess what you know where it's going the domestic sources here are being export across the board canada is investigating reports that one of its orders was diverted to the u.s. i've heard reports on this issue and of course their concern and we need to make sure that the equipment that is destined for canada gets to and stays in canada and i've asked ministers to follow up on these particular reports we are working not just here at home but overseas as well to ensure that the equipment that canada has ordered makes its way to canada. to start slow some governments have been accused of using

a number of toxics including stockpiling medical supply lines blocking exports of protective equipment and seizing shipments transiting through their territories to other countries fighting covert 19 is a race against time and with a global shortage of facts we produce protective gear some are resorting to making their own men time instead of waiting. al-jazeera. health officials in the u.s. have announced new guidelines for the public to fight the spread of the virus but president trump says he has no intention of following them the united states is now the global epicenter of the pandemic with more than 277000 confirmed cases jabatan c. has more. all week have been reports of a debate within the u.s. government on whether to recommend the use of non-medical cloth masks whenever people go outside and on friday the decision was announced the c.d.c. is advise in the use of non-medical cloth face covering as religious voluntary

public health measures almost immediately donald trump undermining the advice. but this is voluntary i don't think i'm going to be doing it. authorities hope the public weren't mistake this advice there for permission to wear specialist masks which should be reserved for those treating the infected and we do they feel the longer feel they need to stay in isolation the president also issued an order preventing the export of personal protective equipment such as and 95 masks to ensure the u.s. a supply of over troubles i suggested that such exports may be up to his discretion in italy if spain who has big problems these have these are countries with tremendous problems france if they ordered if they have long term orders and they're in there and they want to get certain things i've let them go out in certain instances because i think it's only fair there are fears that if the u.s. prevents exports of p.p.t. 2 latin american calendar front line workers will have the protection that they

need to deal with the pandemic and that other countries may limit their exports of essential equipment to the u.s. perhaps the most startling announcement was that tens of millions of people in the u.s. without any medical coverage will have their bills directly paid by the government today i can so proudly announce that hospitals and health care providers treating uninsured corona virus patients will be reimbursed by the federal government. despite raising hopes that he was brokering some sort of deal between saudi arabia and russia to reduce output and stabilize oil prices doldrum seem to be leaving the issue up to market forces they'll figure it out for free market will figure out a girl ear trumpet hosted several c.e.o.'s from u.s. energy companies but they were putin and said he would be willing to reduce oil output if it was in coordination with a reduction in u.s. output but from trump statements on friday it seems he got no such agreement

several times the al-jazeera washington. time for a short break here and al-jazeera when we come back. a hero's sendoff for the navy captain removed from his post at the demand to help as the coronavirus spread through his aircraft carrier. in old function when she. and award winning american soul singer bill withers has died at the age of 81 morning. hello turkey still a favorite for yet more rain sun will spill through lebanon and northern syria we've got showers equally through iran as it is of course spring and even in this part of the world that tends to move winds quite rapidly from north to osiris

temperatures change with it and the rain becomes quite visionary now again and it may be the turn of to around to get some decent showers of for most places it's a dry looking picture the wind is likely to increase i think and for the higher to cure it'll be a couple days at what you could probably cause from our very stiff northerly those temps on the high side 30 to 32 degrees and probably recently fine weather not particularly dusty we have has a big shot recently in somalia but on the satellite picture you have to look further west your congo and beyond to get the biggest and in the forecast it is certain parts of africa where the biggest shots are forming so the whole of africa particularly dry just wanted to showers in the high ground in ethiopia and of course still around like the tory but the congo is the focus but the line of wet weather does come south it goes through angola just catching namibia botswana and down towards south africa itself stop take the active line of weather but where you get the showers a slow moving in pretty big and they could be around your house back all the city.

the hillbilly a harmless caricature of or a malicious label denying a people their culture to justify the exploitation of the natural resources that divide and conquer thing has been so successful that even people in the region believe the stereotype then becomes dangerous it's only a region of trash so. why not trash it what's in a name hillbilly but witness documentary on al-jazeera.

welcome back amount of our top stories here on out there are. people across china have so been silenced on the more than 3000 people have died from corona virus 82000 people have been infected in the country but most africa. the international monetary fund says the virus pandemic has pulled the global economy to a standstill it's warning the situation is far worse than the 2008 financial crisis the i.m.f. says it has a trillion dollar war chest to help vulnerable economies. a global bidding war has begun as countries and cities compete for supplies of personal protective equipment including masks gloves and gallons for health care workers. now ecuador's repairing to create a camp for the dead as it struggles with one of the worst covert 19 outbreaks in latin america more than 3000 people are imported have been infected and 145 people have died so far hospitals and morgues are at breaking point in the biggest city

john holmes reports. the people of why kill in ecuador are desperate not only to stop the march of the coronavirus but to bury their dead many have been left in the street the authorities have been overwhelmed. so to the hospital. my name is we limit the son of john who is deceased i believe 8 days i have the order of removal but even still they don't want to give me the body. this is the queue for those trying to get their relatives into the local cemetery it was president lenin moreno says his government criticised for acting late but is now moving his thomas crown body mass we are creating a special camp for the did he believe will be between 2 dozen 502-3500. and that projected estimate is just acquires province. we're going to kill is situated it's higher than the current death toll rule of latin america. refrigerated containers

have been brought in to store the bodies and the government hospitals is picking up more if the only that in the past 3 days the joint work force went from taking away 30 deceased per day to 150. publicity blitz already overwhelmed knows that it only faces more cases more deaths. john home and al jazeera. the number of deaths across europe has surged past 14000 it's in spain account for more than half and are reporting large death tolls daily who'd been reports on the situation right across the continent. maria espen are can only speak to her mother through a distant window 85 year old concepcion lives in a barcelona nursing home for half of the elderly residents have been isolated with suspected coronavirus but if concepcion tests positive and is isolated herself maria may never see her again. these are the people who have gone through a lot they have got through war post war and to leave them die like this it's very

sad very sad they don't deserve it on friday the european union executive admitted it's struggling to procure large numbers of ventilators quickly and member states are scrambling to manufacture their own with spain seeing new fatalities exceed 900 for the 2nd consecutive day the spanish prime minister visited a ventilator factory. going to see her. with this visit i don't just want to pay tribute to the work of this company and all its workers but also to the company's workers and professionals who've been working these weeks against the clock to save lives. as europe grapples with a virus that is yet to hit its infectious peak here governments are struggling to expand medical facilities while at the same time reducing the chance that their citizens will actually need them germany's disease control chief says social distancing is having a measurable impact but there is still a shortfall in equipment. and great for the respirators and intensive care

capacities have been increased but in my opinion i still can't be sure that it will be enough personally i think it well but i'll be glad if i am wrong. so prevention and avoidance remain the priority and the world health organization is urging vigilance if countries right to lift restrictions too quickly the virus could research and the economy impact could be even more a c.v. and prolonged police have been questioning passengers at montparnasse station one of paris's main rail terminals at the start of the traditional easter holiday inspired many to head for their country homes passengers traveling without justification and paperwork face a 145 dollar fine and with warm spring weather forecast across europe this weekend there is great concern among the peoples discipline and patience will slip i think so but also not over the last and with this good weather some of you will want to

barbecue of course you can but do it with the people you live with on the same roof do not invite your friends neighbors or relatives remember that picnics in the parks even with the family are not allowed. despite weeks of social restrictions and stay at home orders the virus pandemic in europe is not yet at its peak and people are being warned that the longer they can abide by the lockdown orders the shorter they will have to be in force paul brennan. turkey's president has announced tougher measures to contain the spread of corona virus under the new rules masks must be worn in public places cars are banned from entering and leaving 31 cities for at least 15 days it's done by as mayor has been calling for a full lockdown of the city is the highest infection rate in the country australia's internal borders have been closed as officials try to take advantage of a decrease in the rate of new daily infections people have been warned to stay home whether the easter holiday the chief health officer said the daily increase had

fallen to around 5 percent by minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression phase 28 people have died and more than 5200 cases have been confirmed the early news on some of this early modeling is that at the current right if we keep doing what we're doing and we keep doing the work to upgrade our i.c.u. capacity and secure the extra villages and all of the things we're doing right now then right now that trajectory is promising it's encouraging but there are no guarantees i want to stress. healthcare workers in pakistan are calling for the government to do more to help them fight the virus many cities are under complete lockdown and the prime minister has urged people to practice social distancing but critics say that's not enough is charles traffic. these policemen in the city at the show are are lucky to have protective clothing. to stanley health workers

demand government health police and security forces are having to focus less on fighting crime and more and stopping the spread of covert 19 and a lot of the book to give the pool of police officers in the field needle also organized it works a lot. d. this is the people she's for didn't want to see if you see if you're deployed. to. the streets of bashar or in the northwest of pakistan the virtually empty police used a loud hailer has to urge people to stay at home. government spending on health care for pakistan's 225000000 people has been less than one percent of g.d.p. in recent decades hospitals are often significantly ill equipped and overcrowded the best of times. is coded 19 spreads desperate attempts are being made to prepare

health facilities to cope with the rising number of infected people. met health professionals at the frontline force against covert 19 but unfortunately we are going to fight this battle without any protective gear it's of the utmost importance for us at arms and ammunition for military when they were going to a battlefield and it would be considered a suicide if we fight without proper kit dr osama realises it was the 1st doctor in pakistan to be killed by the virus he'd been treating covert 19 victims many who had arrived from neighboring iran or she'd been one of the worst hit countries it's not known how many health workers have been. actually across pakistan many was simply sorry for yourself why so late it is always easy but. the government is least concerned about the safety of nurses their well being or even duty as they pay a wide role in health care and sadly this $1.00 knows from $1009.00 patients are normal days and if the situation gets out of control how they are going to cope so they

must hire more nurses to tackle this crisis. china has sent medical equipment across the border the help is vital but no way in the area. but this hospital police gave the girl to all of them to show respect to stall and to try and boost the morale of. the for the medics here and it's hospitals across focused all the mistakes will be several to save lives charles started and others are. the u.s. defense secretary is backing the navy's dismissal of an aircraft carrier commander whose crew was hit by coronavirus captain breck was really but come on after he sent a scathing letter to navy leaders asking for a stronger action to stop the spread of the virus particle haim has more. was a truly remarkable sight and send off a mass of u.s.

sailors swarm the hangar pay to say goodbye to their captain brett krueger removed from his job alone he walks the gangplank as a sailor's cheer his name. a clear message the navy paul says this crew is not happy cruiser was removed from his position after a letter he wrote to the bosses went public after a few sailors tested positive for the coronavirus he begged them to let him evacuate most of the ship writing we are not at war sailors do not need to die if we do not act now we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset our sailors the acting secretary of the navy says that language and the fact that dozens of people were sea seat on the email were the reasons he was removed he called his letter unnecessary when the commanding officer of the u.s.s. teddy roosevelt decided to write his letter on the 30th of march 2020 that outlined his concerns for his crew in the midst of the covert 19 outbreak the department of

the navy had already mobilized significant resources for days in response to his previous previous requests. that doesn't seem accurate given on the same day the secretary of defense said there was no need to evacuate but as the captain pointed out in his letter it's an aircraft carrier with almost 5000 sailors on board they eat sleep and work in close quarters there is not enough space for social distancing as his letter became public the sailor started be moved to shore but at a cost to the captain your commander or an aircraft carrier you're going to make out and the fact that he was willing to operate i was not or wealthier people to me i just can't tell you how much i admire him he's not alone over 100000 people have signed a petition to have him reinstated and even presidential candidate former vice president joe biden sent a tweet calling it poor judgment by the trump administration that would people and

with this his crew send the message they agree with the article hang out to 0 but some of the news donald trump has fired the intelligence community has inspector general michael atkinson handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered trump some peach mint atkinson's the latest person who was involved in the procedure to be removed the president said he'd lost confidence in. the solo legend bill withers has died from heart problems 3 time grammy award winner was best known for his hit singles lean on me ain't no sunshine a lovely day he was 81 nor about money takes a look back at his life. is so full of bars when born powerful melodies and engaging there though with his music has stood the test of time. it's inspired generations from r. and b. rap and soul and it's been played in films commercials and of weddings throughout

the world. even health care workers choirs and. the 10 year term look where the bars. born william harrison with his genius he grew up in slog for west virginia after school he joined the navy for 9 years before becoming a milkman and then a factory. between shifts he took himself to play guitar he bought from a pawnshop. a demo tape recorded lands in the hands of an effect a fossil records in 19711 of them they recorded would be a hit no sunshine one of grammy awards. with his joint columbia records in 197510 years after his 1st grammy you want to

know the 1st song here of course has been great for washington jr just the 2 of us . he won his 3rd grammy for recording of lean on me in 1987. so the music business like beef is today hamburger business. you know if you don't have a soul that's where it all starts. with this one also be known i 1st saw a man who turned his back and forth in 1905 he quit singing and retreated from public life he didn't just type of. the system basically he made a quip for them told someone he was with us and they didn't believe him. but he did

make a rare appearance when he was inducted into the hall of fame in 2005. 1 this time many feel honesty in his lyrics. connect with. a quick check of the headlines on al-jazeera. people across china have stood in silence on a more than 3000 died from the corona virus a 2000 have been infected but most have recovered the international monetary fund says the coronavirus has brought the global economy to a standstill. it's warning the situation is worse than the 2008 financial crisis

i.m.f. says it has a trillion dollar war chest available to help vulnerable economy. this is a crisis like no other never in the history of the i.m.f. we have weakness the world economy coming to a stand still we are now in recession it is way worse. then the global financial crisis we can have one trillion dollars war chest and we are determined to use as much as vesa serry in debt protecting the economy from this current of this crisis a global bidding war has begun as countries and cities compete for supplies of personal protective equipment including masts gloves and gowns for health care workers turkey's president has announced tougher measures to contain the corona

virus under the new rules masks must be worn in public and cars are banned from entering and leaving 31 cities for at least 15 days australia has closed its internal borders to maintain the decrease in the rate of new delhi infections people have been warned to stay at home over the upcoming easter holiday the prime minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression phase 28 people have died in the virus more than 5200 cases have been confirmed. and in other news donald trump has fired the u.s. intelligence community's inspector general michael inform congress in september about the whistleblower complaint that led to trump's impeachment. was 1st and bold impeachment procedure to be removed those were the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after my cuba but no.

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