i trained well responsibly make clothes may become the ultimate fashion statement. for. britain's prime minister boris johnson has admitted to hospital 10 days after being diagnosed with a corona virus. i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it rallying her people queen elizabeth makes a rare address to the nation as the u.k. fights to control the pandemic. of adrian for again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up we see light at the end of the tunnel u.s. president donald trump strikes an optimistic note as the number of coronavirus cases dips in the worst hit states new york. sometimes. to the truth.

how do you explain a global pandemic to a 5 year old child the challenges facing parents and caregivers as millions of kids stay home. britain's prime minister boris johnson has been taken to hospital as he continues to battle a corona virus infection a spokesman said that he'd been admitted as a precaution because he still has symptoms 10 days after testing positive earlier britain's queen elizabeth made a rare address to her nation the 93 year old monarch urged people to remain united and resolute to overcome the virus u.s. president donald trump says that 1600000 people have now been tested for covert 19 of the country's top surgeons told americans to prepare for the hardest and saddest week of their lives more than 9000 people have now been tested for covert 19 of the

country's top surgeons told americans to prepare for the hardest and saddest week of their lives more than 9000 people have died so far but there's hope in new york state that the situation could be improving. number of deaths is up that's the bad news. it's 44159. and we pray for each and every one of them and their families and that is up and that is the worst news but the number of deaths over the past few days has been dropping for the 1st time what is the significance of that. it's too early to tell but in europe's hardest hit countries there is some respite it's only have seen the lowest number of single day deaths in more than 2 weeks 525 fatalities a doubt in spain 2 of the infection rates appears to be slowing. al-jazeera is not

am the masi has more now on boris johnson's condition from london. the reason for his admission to hospital is the fact that he had these symptoms that were persistent over a period of time so they've lasted for about 10 days and it's not that his symptoms of necessarily deteriorated it's just that the symptoms the crowd of are symptoms a cough a fever if it does go on for a period of time then typically a patient would be admitted to hospital for the test for a blood test for a scan if something persists and that might be enough of a threshold for a hospital admission but i mean despite those reassurances that it was a precautionary measure it is going to generate a lot of concern that there will be warnings about why the prime minister is not recovering from this infection some 10 days into it and then also concerned about the timing of all of this because this hospital admission is happening just when

the country is on the cusp of what is likely to be its most difficult very difficult few weeks as the struggle against the coronavirus intensifies and in him in many ways what the prime minister is going through reflects exactly what we're seeing across the country with an increase in the number of coronavirus cases and an increase in the number of hospital admissions but the timing is going to cause some concern about whether it could affect the government's response to the epidemic in some way particularly with some very important decisions coming up in the next few weeks about these lockdown measures about testing strategy and of course the economy but the now downing street is very clear that the prime minister is still leading the government he is still in charge. more now on that red dress by britain's queen elizabeth nation the 93 of monaco's people to remain united and resolute to overcome the crisis john holl reports. 2 weeks into the u.k.'s lockdown

and deserted city scenes are testament to a new way of life most people staying home for as long as science and the government decide they must also on lockdown in windsor castle her residence outside london the queen 93 years old reminded britons that this crisis too would pass we should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure better days return we'll be with our friends again we will be with our families again we will meet again but the government is worried about isolation for tea and a minority of people embracing the warm spring weather to picnic and sunbathe in the parks on promenades and beaches the more people follow the rules then the faster we will all be through it so i say this to this small minority of people who are breaking the rules or pushing the boundaries you're risking your own life and

the lives of others and you're making it harder for all banning all this the ability to go outside to exercise in public as the health secretary has said he might have to do would be intolerable to many particularly those who live in cramped apartments with no outside space only compounding the effect isolation has on physical and mental health but the argument goes that if people aren't going to change their behavior themselves well then they might have to be forced to in order to save lives best friends in meal and gabriel a keeping in touch at a safe distance through the fence is still our best friend and we're very good friends so i think that's one of the hardest things about it so we're trying to be a sponsor full. and we just come for a walk once a day but this is really really difficult as far as i know like this is what the government has recommended you get outside get as much sun and fresh air as you can

obviously stay away from people so i think we're doing the social distancing quite well with the police exercising emergency powers to move people on it's expected that britain will get a pretty good idea where the lockdown efforts have helped reduce the peak when it comes in the next week or so but even then a way out of this crisis involving eventual widespread community testing and contact tracing to manage a 2nd wave is many weeks away yet joan hall al-jazeera london u.s. president ronald trump has expressed optimism that cases in virus hot spots a been leveling off that's off the u.s. surgeon general warned americans that they were facing the saddest week as deaths past 9000 troops also said the testing has been ramped up across the country i can report today that the united states has now tested and given results gotten results of 1670000 people that's far more than any other country has been able to. and

you remember we inherited a broken system so a lot of this has been developed by tuesday 1200 brand new rapid point of care testing kits has been produced by abbott laboratories great company and they will be distributed to all of our public health labs at a 15 minute test even less i was there as how did your castro's live for us not home in maryland the president says heidi that we're starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel. he is and i wanted to give a little bit of context to that claim of president trump that the u.s. has had more coronavirus testing done than any other country the numbers by the number is yes but when you break that down by the population well in the u.s. that comes out to be about one test per every $200.00 people have been conducted but you do compare that to south korea for instance that has only one 6th the

population of the states well korea is far ahead it is test done one test per every $100.00 people germany one for every 90 so it's important to keep that claim in context and the president also went on to say that he does see the light at the end of the tunnel which is in stark contrast to the dire warnings that we heard earlier in the day coming from president drums medical officials the u.s. surgeon general saying that in this week to come that americans should brace for the worst week in this generation likening the toll that it will take on lives and on the nation to that of the attack on pearl harbor and $911.00 president trump and his briefing just now also touting a still untested drug that's approved to treat malaria but that the u.s. federal government is heavily investing in it to treat coronavirus patients the

president saying that he was able to push through this experimental approach to use this truck for experimental purposes by having patients work the right to sue their government or drug companies or the insurance company if the results were not to be optimal adrian observes what is your castro reporting live from there many thanks indeed heidi. the number of deaths linked to the corona virus in canada has jumped by 20 percent in one day and the debt is now over 250 canada's government has appealed to volunteers to support frontline health care workers and is offering full time jobs to reservists a number of confirmed cases stands at almost 14 a half $1020.00 steady alack says that the government has tried to prepare the public for a steep rise in the number of deaths. what they did earlier last week late last week was prepare us for this if you will they released modeling that they're acting

upon to encourage social distancing to test and everything else and that modeling did lay out some stark numbers of deaths so when you get these one day jumps like this people of course are shocked and it's tragic and it's acknowledged it all but we've been warned is what officials here would say the other thing that's happened is that canada has also managed to ramp up its testing rapidly it's now got one of the higher testing rates in the world one in every 100 roughly 100 people has been receiving coded 1000 testing so the data the canadian officials are working with is pretty good they say it emerged today that canada has rented a large warehouse in china that is being run by canadian officials accumulating masks and other things and trudeau has said that millions of masks are on the way we'll be here within 24 hours to 48 hours it's not yet overwhelming the health care system here social isolation does seem to be being observed quite widely but

officials are sensitive to all aspects of this and are working you know probably as intensely in heart as all of their counterparts around the world on this we're going to weather update next here on al-jazeera then. usually quiet starts one of the holiest weeks in the christiane calendar. and as if in some good weather across northern sections of china some warm air in place some good sunshine where we haven't seen quite that good weather is across much of japan some wintry blast in that and some fairly brisk winds bathroom monday we could see a few more showers maybe just some snowfall as the high elevations but really it's a case of rain and some. really quite unsettled much of the time.

meanwhile southern china still very heavy amounts of rain particularly these coastal areas so again feeling of all the cooler in hong kong. with that rain and not a great to choose if anything the rain could be a little bit heavier but it's moving fairly quickly and will eventually throughout the day. across into taiwan and a much better they generate much of japan fine and dry across the korean peninsula then down into indonesia some very heavy rains of the last few days particularly into areas. also across into central story really as we go through monday and tuesday i will see one or 2 showers possible across thailand. and then india it's about the heat really could take you through the central areas we will see if you shine the regions of go through monday and the become heavier on tuesday .

the story of popular. are just. looking for. the truth about. well again this is al jazeera let's remind you of the main news this hour britain's prime minister boris johnson has been admitted to hospital 10 days after being

diagnosed with the corona virus his office says that it's a precautionary measure because johnson has persistent cysts symptoms. earlier britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd made a rare television address the nation the 93 year old mark urged people to remain united and resolute. and u.s. president on a trump says 1600000 people that are been tested for coronavirus for the country's top surgeon has told americans to prepare for the hardest and sad this week of their lives that the more than 9000 deaths links to the old days. the number of infections in latin america has jumped sharply in the last few days more than 25000 cases have been registered in the region brazil being hit the worst so far with over 11000 meanwhile ecuador's government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the victims in giant refrigerated containers as hospitals and morgues struggle to cope. guac eli has emerged as

a regional hotspot for infections president let him know assad that up to 3 and a half 1000 people could die in the region in the coming weeks let's go live now to what al-jazeera understands or run p.s.u. you can update us on what's happening in the region from. bogota starting out of summer with a grim situation in ecuador. absolutely graham in the largest city in iraq whether remains the epicenter of this crisis in all of latin america and ominous signs of where other parts of this region could be heading if things get out of control here hospitals health services morgue completely overwhelmed by the number of cases of covey's 19 and the number of deaths as you were saying in your introduction the government is trying to respond to this you to a sion sending these huge refrigerated containers to store the bodies that

haven't been able to be picked up from the main hospital from people's homes or even from the streets of guayaquil in some cases that the government is also sending 2000 they said cardboard coffins to try to help with the situation here in a special telephone number a hotline has been set up for people that need help they can call this number to see if somebody will come and pick up the body at their house it's a very truly terrible situation so much so that the vice president of the weather went on television and made a public apology for their response to this crisis especially at the beginning when the government hasn't been able to truly m. for sick quarantine that was put in place in kiev and other cities across

the country and the numbers keep going up there there are another 180 confirmed deaths on a sunday in the government saying that that number is probably below the reality and also a lot of warre now in neighboring countries here in colombia and in peril where there are boat business well and migrants the war. there that are trying to flee any quite dorian as well that are close to the border and are trying to flee in colombia or in pedro and both governments have reigned for security at the borders the borders are closed but there are a lot of people that are trying to cross illegally i'm just here as well as some of m.p.'s who reporting live in bogota many thanks indeed. spread of crow virus has been relatively low in africa but the african union predicts of the pandemic could lead to the loss of more than 20000000 jobs a study shows the continent's economy could shrink by one percent this year foreign

investment could slumped by 15 percent trade may drop by some 35 percent which would lead to a loss of 4 than $278000000000.00 in the tourism and oil industries could also see losses that run into the billions of dollars aid workers in nigeria say that nearly $2000000.00 people in camps are at risk of infection the country's reported 4 deaths of more than $200.00 cases. would address reports from. a sprawling county for the displaced in my degree it's one of dozens dotting the landscape of the world east and nigeria. in some of the camps aid workers hand out soup and water in the race to improve personal hygiene as more coronavirus infections and deaths are reported people complain very well.

in fact somebody who wanted to get access to the camp. and was denied access. while the residents here are undernourished with some having to wait in lines to fetch drinking water overcrowding is another major problem making social distancing almost impossible. there's no support or any donation that will encourage hygiene and healthy lifestyles but yet they are still making emphasis on coughing etiquette good personal hygiene so how do you expect the less privileged in the camp to cope with this situation. we are always praying that through we can do this is a test from almighty god so we ought to accept it with good faith. 10 years of war with boko haram the group fighting against nigeria's army has forced more than 2 and a half 1000000 people from their homes into camps like this. the united nations and i was to magnus response measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus among the

most vulnerable in the northeast but organizations such as doctors without borders say the situation in the camps is dire it's made worse by the country before them attacks not only in northeastern nigeria but in neighboring cameroon chad and michel republic. many fear a corona virus outbreak in these camps could be cut as traffic i fear that's becoming more real with health facilities crumbling across the country how to crease al-jazeera. south sudan is concerned it's 1st case of the coronavirus vice president said that the 29 year old infected woman arrived from ethiopia and separate she's now being treated in isolation. the public health laboratory tested and confirmed a case of 19 in an individual. that says pick presented to the u.n. clinic on the 2nd april 2020 with fever. headache

and should breath the government is members of the public who is strictly the rules of social distancing of zeros have a morgan in khartoum explains why countering the outbreak there will be a challenge. well 1st of all let's remember that south sudan is coming out of a 5 year conflict in which most of its health infrastructures have been damaged and even prior to the conflict there were not much infrastructure to begin with coming to the case that has been confirmed and the key word here is confirmed the patient came to south sudan on the 28th of february according to the government statement but did not present with symptoms of the disease up until just a couple of weeks back so but actually up until a couple of days back so there are questions about whether she is indeed the 1st patient or whether there are other cases that have not been recorded prior to the

case that was announced by the government today there have been 18 people who were tested there were people who were kept in isolation but who escaped according to the government and who refused to be important teen while they were coming from the u.a.e. and from your neighboring uganda and if you'll be so lots of questions about how many people are actually infected and when it comes to the economy of handling the disease south sudan has announced some measures they've announced a curfew they've announced the lockdown or shutdown of restaurants from 6 pm and that restaurants should not allow people to set only to take their food based on orders but then the question is is south sudan ready for a total lockdown and the answer to that is that many people in south sudan rely on a day to day labor to be able to provide for their families so a lot of challenges will be presented to south sudan should the number of cases rise in the country libya's former prime minister mahmoud jibril has died from the virus has been quarantined in a cairo hospital since being diagnosed late last month jabril the antigovernment

protests that i asked a long time leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 then became head of the national transitional council. the head of the roman catholic church pope francis has held palm sunday mass in line with italy's ban on public ceremonies usually tens of thousands of people were turned the square outside instead it had a very more congregation and was streamed online from inside peter's basilica to the faithful servant is the 1st major event of the christian holy week. while governments try to keep ahead of the outbreak they're also planning how to get people back to work one idea centers on something called an immunity passport. explains work the coronavirus has transformed the world where empty streets and shuttered businesses are the norm and billions are under lockdown but researchers around the world are developing tests and conducting

clinical studies to explore if people who have been infected and cured are no longer at risk the aim is to eventually allow people to go back to normal life. idea behind this is that if people get him you and natural infection they would have a similar situation to someone having received a vaccination and we could use the protests as nice proper antibody tests become available we could use antibody tests to document that immunity exists. britain which is struggling to speed up testing has floated the idea of a so-called immunity passport acidic it for those who recover it and declared immune to the virus in the minute to region of italy infected doctors and nurses are being tested to see if they have developed resistance to the virus so they can return to work. and millions more italians will be tested for natural antibodies

but it's unclear just how reliable and effective the tests if you want who are we don't know what kind of immunity people are going to have so that will say yes you've got these antibodies but what we are know is how predictable. at a time when government lockdowns have dropped so many people off their livelihoods there are also concerns about criminals forging immunity documents this passport can be the equivalent of yellow fever. that allow international travel to resume if countries recognize such a certificate but there will be a problem that i see that it's a wrong counterfeit certifications because individuals communities urgently want to return to economic activity there also difficult ethical questions about

where the sat so difficult it's will cause more prejudice and further restrict the most vulnerable in society you can ensure that people face lower risks and we reduce the death toll from this but you have to make more decisions about you know who will be allowed to work and who won't be who will be allowed to travel who want be the idea attractive and hopefully perhaps but also from with uncertainties as the wild hunkers down for yet another day of the global pandemic pianka could go on to 0. the whole country is on lockdown schools close and children at home many families and caregivers around the world a facing the challenge of how to talk to their kids about the coronavirus i was 0 selec sam brian got some tips from a few experts. on the streets of gaza human sized virus mix around raising awareness about $119.00. an effort to make learning about the virus

engaging and accessible was it's a challenge caregivers around the world are facing as they try to explain the battle against an invisible enemy the pandemic is keeping around a 1000000000 children away from school it's really important to be honest and tell the truth and sometimes people say well how can i tell the truth my child or so young and that's ok we can tell the truth using age appropriate language watching our children's reaction being sensitive to the level of anxiety unicef has helped publish a story called my hero is you to help adults who may be struggling to find their own words to explain why the world has been turned upside down so the virus is basic rofl not today under a microscope. or with dangling. new zealand science educator dr michelle

dickinson uses videos to tell kids this superheroes of viruses on a mission to destroy the virus by washing their hands and she says the activities help children feel like they can control something when everything normal it's been put on hold children are talking to other children online and they find if we don't talk about the series you're in trying to shield your child from the well actually learning summation from and maybe aren't so to going to go up in these unprecedented times many homes are now also workplaces and schools and the al. spent cooped up inside and putting extra pressure on family thought she was really follow what we say but they even more a what we do and how we act so we want to be aware of her own emotions and manage those. i'm modeling not anxious thing which sometimes means acting a little bit calmer than i did but it's so important to show her kids that we 'd

can be calm and in a time. we may not be like the spider man and entertaining kids stuck at home but the experts say we all have superpowers up our sleeves to fight this pandemic stay home be kind and you saw it because basing the coronavirus really is in our hands. brian al-jazeera. it's good to have you with us hello everyone for going to the headlines on al-jazeera britain's prime minister boris johnson has been admitted to hospital 10 days after being diagnosed with covert 19 his office says that it's a precautionary measure because johnson has persistent symptoms earlier britain's queen elizabeth the 2nd made a rare television address to the nation but i see a 3 year old monaco urged people to remain united and resolute we will succeed

and that success will belong to every one of us we should take comfort that while we may have more still to and go better days will return we will be with our friends again we will be with our families again we will meet again but for now i send my thanks and warmest good wishes to all. president trump has expressed optimism that cases in virus hotspots of been quote leveling off that's the number of deaths in new york state dropped slightly but the u.s. surgeon general has told americans to prepare for the hardest and saddest week of their lives but then will the 9000 deaths linked to the illness i can report today that the united states has now tested and given results gotten results of 1670000 people that's far more than any other country has been able to do. and you

remember we inherited a broken system so a lot of this has been developed by tuesday 1200 brand new rapid point of care testing kits has been produced by abbott laboratories great company and they'll be distributed to all of our public health labs it's a 15 minute test even less. the number of deaths linked to the corona virus in canada has jumped by 20 percent in a day the number of dead is now at over 250 kind of this government has appealed to volunteers to support frontline health care workers ecuador's government has begun storing the bodies of victims of the corona virus in a giant refrigerated container as hospitals and morgues struggle to cope president let a 1000000 a set that up to 3 and a half 1000 people could die in the region in the coming weeks there's the headlines that he's continues on his ear off the inside story.

life coronavirus some countries are considering issuing immunity pulse sports for those who've recovered from the illness the aim is to allow them to go back to a normal life but would that work and is it certain that their immunity would last this is inside story. hello and will.