braved quite ordinary joy to. do high up there's no oxygen. just to experience life simple pleasures. risking it all in kurdistan on al-jazeera. holding the powerful to account as we examined the u.s. its role in the war on al jazeera. this is a crisis like no other the i.m.f. warns the coronavirus pandemic will cause the worst recession in almost a century which could cost the world $9.00 trillion dollars. on our intake of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. europe takes

its 1st cautious steps out of lockdown with some businesses reopening class. get past yourself and think about society new york's governor accuses donald trump of spoiling for a fight as the u.s. death toll passes 25000 and. migrant workers desperate to return home stormer red with station in mumbai after india extends its knocked down. below the huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic has been laid out in a dramatic prediction from the international monetary fund it expects global output to shrink by 3 percent this year which may sound small but would be the worst year since the great depression of the 1930 s. this equates to a 9 trillion dollars cut in world production this year or next to last greater than

the combined g.d.p. of germany and japan italy's economy is expected to be one of the worst hit shrinking by 9 point one percent they are methinks less developed economies will fare better latin america is being warned to expect a comparatively small 5.2 percent drop and there's hope on the horizon with the i.m.f. predicting a 5.8 percent global rebound next year alan fischer has more. or we in the international monetary fund a stark warning this is a crisis like no other which means there is substantial uncertainty about the impact it will have on people's lives and livelihoods as unemployment lines greer around the world is manufacturing grains to halt in many sectors as businesses are forced to clues. the economic impact of the covert crisis is biting the i.m.f. issues regular reports on the global financial situation 3 months ago they were predicting widespread growth for one of us has radically changed the landscape we

are projecting global growth in 20224 to minus 3 percent now this is a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points from general 2020 a major division over a very short period of time this makes the great lockdown the worst recession since the great depression and far worse than the global financial crisis one of the biggest drops will come in the european euro zone which is expected to take a hit of 7.5 percent the u.s. where the president is pushing to reopen the economy is looking at a contraction of nearly 6 percent japan 5.2 percent down the same as latin america in china where the pandemic began and has begun to reopen its economy it's expected to record growth of just over one percent the i.m.f.

is predicting that if things don't deteriorate there will be a rebound for the global economy and $22011.00 economist warns that might be short lived i think he's going to run into a lot of headwinds in terms of the kind of the drag that's going to come from all the big shock that's happened over the past quarter in terms of bankruptcies in terms of lost jobs and that is going to weigh quite heavily on demand and that is why governments and central banks sticking a stimulus to try and get the economy this extra boost when it comes out of this shock this didn't use. one area seriously impacted the airline industry it seems passenger numbers dropped by half globally airlines now i think they'll lose more than 300000000000 dollars this year much more than expected. the i.m.f. is urging countries to work together to beat the pandemic saying there is no tradeoff between saving lives and saving likelihoods alan fischer how do you see that virtue the u.k.'s finance minister says bric predictions that its economy

could shrink by 35 percent over the next 3 months is just one possible scenario the office for budget responsibility says the u.k. could be set for its deepest recession in 3 centuries with unemployment more than doubling to 10 percent by june the figures were based on this sumption of a 3 month lockdown followed by a 3 month partial lockdown regime soon x. as economic measures taken by the government will significantly mitigate the impact of the pandemic we can't protect every business and every household but we came into this crisis with a fundamentally sound economy powered by the hard work and ingenuity of the british people and british businesses so while those economic impacts are significant the o.b. are also expect them to be temporary after weeks under lockdown business is reopening

in some european countries but social distancing and other measures are still being enforced and nations in the e.u. are being urged to coordinate their efforts and relax restrictions gradually paul brennan has more. after more than a month under government imposed closure the shutters are starting to be razed europe is taking its 1st cautious steps out of lockdown many italian book shops stationery stores and children's clothing shops were allowed to reopen on tuesday albeit with strict conditions but in a country which has seen more than 20000 fatalities from the virus the relief is mixed with fear and. i think the right thing is to prevent every possibility of infection obviously one needs to balance this with the need for normal life to resume but always remembering that the risk is still very high. the. better to be alive and poor if the shops that reopen are totally safe for both

workers and customers then i am in favor i worry that there will be a lot to do to get to that stage though italy is not made up of just large companies with big space as they can easily be organized shops in austria are also reopening for the 1st time since mid march and although shoppers are being urged not to stampede to the sales there is a sense of optimism among vienna's retailers he begun gleason hoffnung spoiled yes actually where in good spirit does the people have been locked up until now we have already received some requests by phone and email or in the mood for some addresses yes we're hopeful that. our approach over the coming months is going to be very clear as much freedom as possible as much restriction that is necessary but let me add should the biggest develop in the wrong direction we will of course hold the emergency brake which we have in place should it become necessary. accurate data is crucial in knowing how and when to apply that emergency brake the virus is ripping

through the conference care homes where elderly residents are particularly vulnerable to infection but in the u.k. the government's daily death and infections to to stix only include hospital patients and new data suggests the real totals are much larger. care home providers say the suggestion that u.k. government statistics are under estimating coronavirus deaths by some 15 percent are themselves on their estimates hit c $11.00 of britain's largest operating $329.00 homes including the one behind me said the virus is now present in 2 thirds of its residences and that the deaths of one 3rd of its residents in the past 3 weeks of involved coronavirus that's more than 300 people. britons coronavirus restrictions are being reviewed this week with a decision by thursday on the current evidence there is no possibility that the u.k. will be joining its early austria and spain in starting to lift its coronavirus confinement

orders paul brennan sorry sweden has reported a shop daily rise in corona virus deaths as criticism of its approach to the crisis continues a further 114 deaths were confirmed on tuesday many more than a 1000 people have now died there sweden has not imposed the strict lockdown orders seen in other nearby countries to stem the spread of the virus or thirty's or instead urging citizens to take it upon themselves to observe social distancing. it's been another record day rise in infections in russia more than 2700 new cases have been recorded bringing the total known cases to more than 21000 the government says at least 170 russians have died the capital moscow is the worst affected area health authorities say they could run out of hospital beds to treat the rising influx of virus patients over the next few weeks. well the 25000 people are now

reported to have died from coronavirus in the united states the highest tally of any nation but the president is embroiled in a rout with state governors over when the economy will start again new york's governor has refuted trump's claim that he alone has the total for a teacher reopen the country's businesses andrew cuomo accused him of spoiling for a fight in a combative white house news conference on monday trump told reporters only he could decide to lift restrictions governesses imposed claim several said violates the constitution $10000.00 of the deaths in the u.s. have been in new york the president will have no fight with me i will not engage in i've sat here every day for 44 years asking new yorkers to remember that this is not about me it's about we i understand your personally can even be i understand you're frustrated and stressed and anxious and you're feeling pain think

about we think about get it get past yourself and think about society and think about your family you think about interconnection and act responsibly for everyone else this is no time for politics and it is no time to fight as cost of like how the who's in washington d.c. is it seems though that fight hasn't debated as it between president trump and the governor's. well indeed yes and it's an intense fighting d. governor cuomo was even harsher in an earlier statement describing the president as schizophrenia pointing out that he and other governors were the ones who had to institute block downs in their state while the federal government gave no clear direction so it's up to them to lift the lockdown when and if they deem the time is right but it's far more than that too it's a constitutional issue the governors republican and democrat arguing very strongly

that the rights of the states are protected by the 10th amendment to the u.s. constitution president trump they contend is riding roughshod all over this particular issue so it's an argument it's a debate that could well end up in the country's courts but at the moment it's a debate that doesn't have that much basis because all the experts agree that there cannot be a discussion about opening up about lifting or easing the lock down until there is a coherent testing process in place still up to months there is no coherent testing process being rolled out in the united states and the foremost expert in the u.s. dr anthony far she has this to say the thing we absolutely have to have in place we better have in place is the capability of very efficiently identifying isolating contact tracing getting people out of circulation if they get infected because once you start getting clusters then you're really in trouble so to me we

have to have something in place that is officiant and that we can rely on and we're not there yet and mike in the meantime that the death toll is still very high passing 25000. yes indeed well actually it could even be higher going over 26000 if the figures by the new york city health officials are accepted what they've done is they've changed the way in which they are calculating the number of fatalities before they would only give figures in which the person who died tested positive for the corona virus however they have suspected for a long period of time that many people have died who have not been tested who did die as a result of the virus they included these figures now so basically in new york city alone they've included an extra $3700.00 deaths that's a rocket to the u.s.

total to some 17 percent raising the u.s. figure to over 26000 in one include sees new york figures but this again just points out the urgency of getting proper testing programs in place here you have a scenario where another 3 and a half 1000 tragic deaths are added to account because they were not tested in the 1st place now the question is to what extent throughout the country as a whole people have died who are not being included in the count because of bad testing program mike hanna thank you very much indeed still to come one on here. and that's why i'm so proud to endorse joe biden for prez of the united states many a face lends his former running mate support for the top job. and how taking one step at a time is how 99 year old. tom raise millions of professionals.

just take you straight now to the white house where president trump is about to give a news conference let's listen in very importantly i'd like to begin by saying that we've just reached. agreement the secretary of treasury. steve. with the major airlines all of a greater owens to participate in a payroll support program this agreement will fully support airline industry workers preserve the vital role airlines play in our economy and protect taxpayers our alliance and good shape and they will get over a very tough period of time that was not caused by them the united states is continuing to make substantial progress in our war against the virus we grieve it every precious life that has been lost to the invisible enemy but through the

darkness we can see the rays of light we see that tunnel at the end of that tunnel we see light we're starting to see it more than ever before we've held our rate the numbers everything we've done we've been very very strong on it and very powerful on it you look at what's happening in other countries spain italy united kingdom we're working with them we're trying to help them especially with ventilators they've been calling a lot they need ventilators so badly 15 percent of the counties within the united states have 0 cases and many counties within the united states have a very small number of cases large sections of our country are really looking at other sections and saying wow that looks bad but they don't have the problem i salute the american people for following our guidelines on social distancing even

you people it's so different looking out there when i look at you. their devotion your devotion is saving lives today i'm instructing my administration to halt funding of the world health organization while a review is conducted to assess the world. health organization's role in severely mismanaging in covering up the spread of the corona virus everybody knows what's going on there american taxpayers provide between $400000000.00 and $500000000.00 per year to the w.h.o. in contrast china contributes roughly $40000000.00 a year and even less as the organization's leading sponsor the united states has a duty to insist on full accountability one of the most dangerous and costly decisions from the w.h.o. was its disastrous decision to oppose travel restrictions from china and other

nations they were very much opposed to what we did fortunately i was not convinced and suspended travel from china saving untold numbers of lives thousands and thousands of people would have died had other nations likewise suspended travel from china countless more lives would have been saved instead look at the rest of the world look at parts of europe other nations in regions who follow w.h.o. guidelines and kept their borders open to china excel aerated the pandemic all around the world many countries said we're going to listen to the w.h.o. and they have problems the likes of which they cannot believe nobody can believe the decision of other major countries to keep travel open was one of the great tragedies and missed opportunities from the early days the w

h o's attack on travel restrictions put political correctness above life saving measures travel bans work for the same reason that quarantines work pandemics depend on human to human transmission border control is fundamental to virus control. since a stablish meant in 1948 the american people have generously supported the world health organization to provide better health outcomes for the world and most importantly to help prevent global health crises with the outbreak of the covert day 900 pandemic we have deep concerns whether america's generosity has been put to the best use possible the reality is that the w.h.o. failed to adequately obtain vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion the world depends on the w.h.o.

to work with countries to ensure that accurate information about international health threats is shared in a timely manner and if it's not to independently tell the world the truth about what is happening the w.h.o. failed in this basic duty and must be held accountable it's time after all of these decades the w.h.o. failed to investigate credible reports from sources in war on that conflicted directly with the chinese government's official accounts there was credible information to suspect human to human transmission in december 29th scene which should have spurred the w.h.o. to investigate and investigate immediately through the middle of january it parroted in publicly endorse the idea that there was not human to human transmission happening despite reports and clear evidence to the contrary the

delays the w.h.o. experience into playing a public health emergency caused valuable time tremendous amounts of time. more time was lost in the delay it took to get a team of international experts in to examine the outbreak which we wanted to do which they should have done the inability of the w.h.o. to obtain virus samples to this state has deprived the scientific community of essential data new data that emerges across the world on a daily basis points to the unreliability of the initial reports and the world received all sorts of false information about transmission and mortality the silence of the w.h.o. on the disappearance of scientific researchers and doctors and

a new restrictions on the sharing of research into the origins of covert 19 in the country of origin is deeply concerning especially when we put up by far the largest amount of money not even close had the w.h.o. done its job to get medical experts into china to objective lee assess the situation on the ground and to call out china's lack of transparency the outbreak could have been contained at its source with very little death very little death and certainly very little death by comparison this would have saved thousands of lives and avoided worldwide economic damage instead the w.h.o. willingly took china's assurances to face value and they took it just at face value and defended the actions of the chinese government even praising china for its

so-called transparency i don't think so. the w.h.o. pushed china's misinformation about the virus saying it was not communicable and there was no need for travel bans they told us when we put on our travel ban a very strong travel there and there was no need to do it don't do it they actually fought us the w.h.s. reliance on china's disclosures likely caused a 20 fold increase in cases worldwide and it may be much more than that the w.h.o. is dotted dress a single one of these concerns do a provided a serious explanation that acknowledges its own mistakes of which there were many american the world have chosen to rely on the w.h.o. for accurate timely and independent information to make important public health recommendations and decisions if we cannot trust that this is what we were

receive from the w.h.o. our country will be forced to find other ways to work with other nations to achieve public health goals will have no choice but to do that our countries are now experiencing you look all over the world tremendous death and economic devastation because those tasked with protecting us by being truthful and transparent failed to do so it would have been so easy to be truthful and so much death has been caused by their mistakes we will continue to engage with the devil you h o to see if it can make meaningful reforms for the time being we will redirect global health and directly work with others all of the aid that we send will be discussed at very very powerful little

letters and and with very powerful and influential groups and smart groups medically politically and every other way. and we'll be discussing it with other countries and global health partners. what we do with all of that money that goes to w.h.o. and maybe w.h.o. will reform and maybe they won't but we'll be able to see as you know in other countries hit hard by the virus hospitals have been tragically forced to ration medical care and the use of ventilators but due to our early and aggressive action the skill of our health care workers and the resilience of our health care system no hospital in america has been forced to deny any patient access to a ventilator with all of the talk you for where some states wanted 40 1000 'd ventilators i said that doesn't work 40000 and they ended up with.

7 or 8000 and they had no problem 40000 ventilators for in-state ridiculous the scariest day of my life was about a month ago when after a long day of meetings my team told me that we were going to be needing $130000.00 ventilators that we were short hundreds of thousands of until layers this is the system we inherited i had governors requesting an reasonable sum set the federal government just didn't have and. you look at the states the states didn't have the states were not prepared i knew that every person who needed a ventilator and didn't get one would die and that's what we were told they would

die i saw another country's doctors having to make decisions on who got a ventilator and who didn't and i knew that this would be a defining challenge of the crisis those that didn't get. ventilators were said to be in a position only of one alternative and that was death would we be able to prevent americans from dying because we couldn't get them ventilators and the ventilate is that they needed and they needed immediately i instructed my team to move heaven and earth to make sure that this didn't happen we started to smartly ration and distribute the ventilators that we had and that others had and i got daily updates on the supply we had from requests coming in and people wanting to have updates we had

a great group of people working on it i instructed my team to use the defense protection act and the defense production act was used very powerfully more powerfully than anybody would know in fact so powerfully that for the most part we didn't have to officially take it out it was a hammer it was a very powerful hammer in order to manufacture is many ventilators as possible last year america manufactured from a dead start 30000 ventilators and this year the number will be over 150000 vet latest it could be as high as 200000 far more than we'll ever need so we'll be able to stockpile will be able to talk to states about stockpiling these high quality ventilators we had a choice we could do inexpensive less productive ventilators or high quality we've

done a high quality ventilator. so we should have anywhere from 152200000 ventilators in addition to that we have 10000 ventilators right now in the federal stockpile ready to move should we need them we might not should we need them in new york or new jersey or in louisiana or in illinois or any other state that may need them if we have a search i'd like to ask adam bowler to come up and just say a few words he's done a fantastic job young man who worked 24 hours a day on handling this situation and i just like to have at him wherever he may be come up and say if you can please thank you very much thank you thank you mr president at your direction this country has worked hard over the past few weeks to ramp up ventilator production through all means possible

thousands of ventilators are coming in now monthly with over 100000 by the end of june at the same time there are over 60000 ventilators in our hospitals right now that are not in use knowing this and at your direction we reached out to the american hospital association to design a system that allows hospitals to lend ventilators to other hospitals right when they need it within the past week alone 20 top health systems have signed up for this dynamic ventilator reserve representing over 4000 ventilators not only do we have top academic systems like cleveland clinic and mayo clinic but we also have top health systems from new york city new orleans washington state and california over a week ago these places would have needed help but now they are here to help there's been no american that is needed a ventilator that has not received one. this dynamic virtual reserve combined with

our strategic stockpiled will ensure that this is always the case i'd like to thank the president for his leadership and directive to focus on public private partnerships like this one i also like to thank sam hasan from h.c.a. lloyd dean from common spirit for leading this effort with the ha and the federation of american hospitals these have been difficult times a few weeks ago the vice president came into my office and he wrote reminded us of the power of the resilience of the american people and a private companies we needed it that day mr vice president this partnership is another example of americans helping americans thank you thank you thank you sir. i'd shake his hand but i'm not allowed to the times have changed haven't they thank you very much you did

a fantastic job we're proud of you and your whole team thank you. today we are taking further action to maximize our oversupply in available ventilators this afternoon i met with the leaders the top people of many of america's big powerful beautiful and you know very very important hospitals and hospital associations who joined us today in a great meeting learned a lot and they've been going through a lot they've been doing a fantastic job as everybody here will attest i'm pleased to announce that my administration is partnering with the hospitals across the country to create an innovative do system called a dynamic ventilator reserve so that we're going to have tremendous numbers of ventilators that we're able to help our states with at a later date if there's ever a problem like this which we hope to god will never happen again. it was

917918 that's a long time ago we hope it never happens again and i'd like to ask rick pollack of c.e.o. of american hospital association sam hazen c.e.o. of h.c.a. healthcare it's the largest in the united states warner thomas c.e.o. of. health and if i could my hall you know you hear from cleveland clinic somebody good thank you come on up folks please thank you so if you work. thank you very much mr president we appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your team on the dynamic then a later reserve program this will provide a really important mechanism for us in serving our patients and communities by ensuring that this vital a quick and will be available to critical areas that are in need you know as the.