a rock and a hard place on al jazeera played an important role judging you would get. ringback more than 33000000 people in the u.s. sign up for unemployment benefits since lockdowns began. i'm comfortable this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a global pitch for more cash to fight the coronavirus the u.n. wants help for the most vulnerable. france unveils its plan to loosen the locks on but some restrictions will remain in paris and other regions. will look at the challenges battling false information about so-called cures for the coronavirus in

africa. we begin in the united states where figures just released show almost $3200000.00 people have filed for unemployment benefits it keeps april on track to be the worst month for job losses on record more than 33000000 people filed for unemployment in just the past 7 weeks and economists say economic growth could plummet by 30 percent in the 2nd quarter in the u.k. the picture is also looking bleak the bank of england expects the u.k.'s economic output to shrink by 14 percent this year and unemployment to rise to 8 percent meanwhile the european union's been warned to brace for its worst ever recession with the economy tipped to slump by 7.4 percent after years of growth but figures from china are suggesting a different picture their exports rose in april for the 1st time this year up 3 and

a half percent after many factories reopened. our economics editor is watching developments from london. i think notoriously difficult at this stage to actually say how deep recessions will because we're not experienced anything like it in the modern era in fact the bank of england had to reach back 300 years to say the u.k. economy will slump to the worst recession since 1709 and that was when we had the great frost the economy here is expected to contract 14 percent in 2020 in the 2nd quarter alone the economy could shrink by 25 percent these are precedented numbers and unemployment is expected to rise to 9 percent and the situation on the continent continues to be even worse will find out the numbers next week come friday when jim new releases its economic numbers that it's expected

to say that in the 1st quarter its economy contracted 2 percent but for the whole year economy says expecting a contraction up 11 percent and governments and central banks are doing exactly what this should be doing their poor in billions of billions of dollars into the economy to make sure the from natural system is working to make corporates make sure that the corporate sector is working when they're paying for workers to stay off work right that this very moment in time so it's really difficult to say exactly where economies are going but we do know that it's heading lower right this very moment. let's go now to our white house correspondent kelly hellcats on the numbers coming out of the u.s. and kimberly more than 33000000 people a filed for unemployment in just 7 weeks put those numbers into context for us.

that will essentially what this is is a decade worth of job gains lost in just a matter of weeks and these numbers are now in the 10s of millions we expect these to continue to rise even into the 40 millions is what has been projected but what makes this so distinct in contrast to say the great depression is the swiftness of how these jobs were lost as a result of stay at home orders that really obliterated the u.s. economy what we've seen is just in the matter of weeks sensually the 50 year low 3.5 percent in terms of the unemployment rate in the united states just wiped out as will this is why we're hearing from the u.s. president in recent days he is so eager to get this economy reopened his exact wording was a you can't keep the kind of country closed forever but at the same time what we know is that the recovery is not going to look like the shutdown in other words

well this disappeared in a matter of weeks bringing these jobs back could take years and could be on the running that someone close to president trump has tested positive for the virus what can you tell us on that front. yeah this story still developing but what we're learning according to a spokesperson inside the white house press office is that one of the members of an elite military unit that works very closely with the 1st family that would be the president the 1st lady and his children what we know is that this person a valet is the position is called has tested positive for corona virus apparently this member of the military started to exhibit symptoms on wednesday he then tested positive for corona virus the president was immediately tested as well as the vice president and they have tested negative but of course this is just an example of

what ordinary americans are going to be experiencing as the president pushes to reopen the economy the fact that these infections are still rising the projected deaths are going to continue to rise and what we know from the president's own guidance for reopening is that the most vulnerable americans those 60 years and older need to stay home to protect themselves will the u.s. president is much older than 60 years old so he himself is at risk and what we're seeing here is what he's experiencing is the risk that americans are going to face as they try to go back to work absolutely thank you for that that's complete. correspondent. as the world's economy suffer from the global pandemic a universal appeal is being made to fund the response the united nations is asking for billions of dollars from originations to help the millions living in the world's poorest countries the world body has increased its appeal launched for the quota virus funding back in march from 2 1000000000 dollars to almost

$7000000000.00 now calling for extraordinary measures to fight the effects of the crisis in 63 nations so far the u.n. agencies have only received a $923000000.00 from donors while wealthier nations are spending billions to boost their economies aid agencies say they are scraping the barrel for additional resources to help the vulnerable the virus has spread to almost every corner of the globe but with 187 countries affected 264000 more than 264000 deaths have now been reported worldwide with the number of infections now closing in on 4000000 let's go live now to our diplomatic editor james bass who is standing by at the united nations for us so james what more can you tell us well there was a humanitarian appeal at the end of march but they've revised their figures and they've revised the number of nations they're looking at it was 54 nations they

were most concerned about you know put it up to $63.00 but it's not just that is the reason for a massive increase in the amount of money they want and that's because they're not just worried about the effects of covert $19.00 only these nations in the way though respond made it clear to that they're also respond worried about the economic downturn and the effects on these most vulnerable nations and it's for those 2 reasons the head of the world food program david beasley said the situation was so grave. as to what we're facing now is the double pandemic truly famines that could impact us the biblical course there's no question mega famines are all on our break literally right now before kobe hit the scene and we already had 130000000 people as i say marching on the brink of starvation.

the problem of course is going to be trying to persuade countries even the richest countries on earth for example where i am u.n. headquarters is in new york and the u.s. has all its attention on its own economic problems how are you going to persuade them to spend the money it's worth telling you the 1st version of this appeal was $2000000000.00 they only managed to raise home off of that money thank you that said that is on diplomatic initiative james banks. pakistan's prime minister on com says he'll stop the fighting lockdown from saturday despite a high number of cases there are more than 24000 confirmed infections and 564 deaths high is in assam abbas he says people are already breaking restrictions on their doctor and have been warning that going to have devastating consequences there were earlier also objecting to the congregation and prayed that government if they're going ahead read their particular eating of the log down sorry did great to

be important to see how did played out because so far drug courts haven't had that also disrupted and train driver to read you after decision from the province and door day the week will be accompanied strict blog down very good to be important to be where they prepare a bad knee he'd ordered danger in today's big god we have seen it crushed by get on even during the lockdown be by the. moving around in a larger group in the market and not paying any attention to the fop. israel's parliament has officially nominated benjamin netanyahu to form a new coalition between himself and political rival benny gantz. but some israelis are angry about netanyahu forming a government while still under indictment for corruption it's all happening after months of political deadlock and 3 inconclusive elections and less than

a year. still ahead on al-jazeera. are you going to hire the kid he's like fresh out of school or are you going to hire someone who's been on a desk or for 5 years the bleak future facing young graduates is the pandemic home of the rising is the global economy plus. living inside. a rubbish collection is one of the most the jobs that are now one of the most. hallowed we've got some wet weather pushing into northern parts of china at the moment big area of cloud his sliding out of the yellow sea that will eventually not cis area of high pressure around to the way and we'll see some wet weather just tumbling across the korean peninsula and here we go some very heavy bursts of rain for a time as this system makes its way further east was it links back into the hearts

of china south of that it is generate dry at pretty hot well above average in hong kong at around $33.00 degrees celsius not see bad for japan $22.00 celsius there for tokyo it will stay 5 and sunny here as we go on into saturday but the cloud of rain will make its way across the korean peninsula towards that western side of honshu still a rash of showers there across southern parts of china to the south as that he continuing in hong kong fun to try cause the good parts of southeast asia from course the afternoon showers the liveliest showers will be into malaysia some very heavy rain there you can see just pushing up towards the far north of some are joining up with a very heavy rain that we have easing up into parts of the andaman sea right across southern sections of the by i have been go we see a fair bit of cloud syria crossed northern parts this is just around the far north of the region wanted to shower see the rain the process of diminishing the shot was to the southwest.

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you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour almost 3200000 more people have filed for unemployment in the united states as the coronavirus outbreak devastates the economy 33500000 people have registered as unemployed in just 7 weeks. united nations is asking for nearly $7000000000.00 in funding to fight the effects of the crowd a virus pandemic on for a countries the u.n. humanitarian chief says extraordinary measures are needed to protect vulnerable communities from conflict and starvation. and israel's parliament has officially nominated benjamin netanyahu to form a new coalition between himself and political rival benny gantz that follows 3 failed elections in the year critics say netanyahu should not be allowed to rule out facing corruption charges. moscow's mayor fares the number of cases in the city could be as high as 300000 that's 3 times higher than the official total lockdown in the city has been extended until the end of may 11 1000000 residents will only

be able to leave their homes for essential services and they'll need to apply to use public transport but some missions have been east construction sites and factories are allowed to reopen. france will start easing its lockdown on monday with different regions opening up at different speeds prime minister edward for the pre-war and that some areas like paris will continue to be under restrictions for some time france has been under lockdown since march more than 26000 people have died and they'll break but that's about the is life for us and them in southern france what more can you tell us what else did the province to have to say. well what the prime minister did was really present the government's plan easing the lock down. next monday now we've heard much of this before in a speech that he made last week by. this is really the fine tune sort of tweaked version if you like that what the government is trying to do is really balance the

need to stop a 2nd wave of infections with the need to revive the economy and give people some sort of normal life back now the prime minister says that from monday some things will reopen we'll see businesses being able to reopen some schools will be able to reopen with very reduced call says and what used to reduce that was public transport will also obese nobody increase but all passengers will have to where most people there will still be very much encouraged to work from home and want some of the prime minister is saying is that even though there will be some destructions lifted that many people be happy about such as when need permits to go out anymore the government is warning that units is still needed particularly in be so cold right high risk region so we're talking about the car risk region we're talking about the moon with east of the country and also tara 2 miles where the virus is still circulating in very large numbers so the government is saying that we have to be vigilant and that also unless people have it you want to still take

a lot to move around too much and cross between territories and the government could consider reimposing lock down in the future think of that. across developments and fronts from uncle sam thank you. thousands of people in thailand are relying on charity to get enough food just to survive meals are being handed out at distribution points in the capital bangkok the world bank says poverty there was already on the rise before the outbreak and the pandemic is pushing more into dire straits 55 people have died the restrictions are being relaxed as the number of new infections falls to single digits. the virus has called tributed to the deaths of 6 police officers in bangladesh and infected thousands of others as well as their normal role police have helped to take patients to hospital and inspect food markets force commanders in the capital dhaka reportedly promised to pay $12000.00 to bereaved families a cruise ship at the center of

a criminal investigation into coronavirus deaths and australia has reached the philippines the ruby princess with around $500.00 crew on board is an kid and manila bay many of them are for the peano the ship's links to $21.00 fatalities and $700.00 infections the australian government is investigating how $2700.00 passengers were allowed to disembark in march despite some showing signs of the disease. the 2 week long downs been imposed on the suburb of kenya's capital where the infection rate has increased the government's ordered restrictions in the east lee neighborhood of nairobi 26 kenyans have died in almost 600 cases are reported nationwide. warnings about the spread of virus misinformation being issued in africa health experts say the presidents of some countries are undermining efforts to contain the spread catherine sawyer imports from nairobi. victor evers job as a journalist to the facts checking agency is to verify information on the internet

and examine the truth to what government and political leaders are saying he especially needs to be more diligent during the coronavirus pandemic never has just analyzed the social media video of the governor of kenya's capital nairobi mike's on call who recently included potholes of a brand of cognac in food relief packs and gave these explanations that is committee which was somebody. does a story. it's a symptom and it comes as the disease continues to spread across the continent so does misinformation about it a lot of false information a lot of misinformation and disinformation play on your emotions and when people are emotional the come to be become be critical of this would not be the right thing some in uganda president yoweri with 70 reason he endorsed the production of

a sanitizing spray that a medical investor said could cure the disease but i gasped as president and the rajah alina also launched the distribution of a drink he said calicivirus and kenya some people are using home remedies they swear will protect them from getting sick while health organization has said there's no proven cure or vaccine give up on fusing time for everybody many people are now relying more on online content for their coronavirus some of those he talked to say they are overwhelmed by all the information on fossil media either way very lying on 4 called who are at the peak their feet online and most of the off information has been shared millions of times across the continent. for enochian use a volunteer with the kenyan red cross she distributes sanitizers soap and masks on the streets of. and office accurate information as opposed to the misinformation online of everybody ling us that that drinking

a lot so it means they cannot divide us and that people believe that. name to me is not for africans that's saying that in fact this morning someone quoted me and he told me government is just for each people he doesn't believe in that bullshit. she says the only way to counter the online misinformation is doing what she is doing talking to people on sewing their questions and trying to calm their fears catherine sawyer al-jazeera nairobi kenya. faced with soaring unemployment figures this year's university graduates in the u.s. are coming into the worst jobs market in a century many have large student debts and they're leaving their courses with little hope of a successful start to their korea's reports. for the class of 2020 there will be no caps and gowns no proud march to accept diplomas no celebration after years of study and hard work it's

a distressing time for grads like james werner who attended vassar college in new york but is now with his parents in los angeles in terms of like you know graduating school and going into the workforce it's such a big change in general and kind of having the you know dark cloud of this pandemic over that adds even more stress and intensity to that process back home in gorham maine after american university in washington closed its doors may have terri says she feels like she's in limbo i've been trying to take everything one day at a time to preserve my mental health for both of them and for millions of graduates in the u.s. and around the world job prospects are slim i've done some searching i mean doesn't have a lot of economic opportunities other than the tourist industry so that's entirely shot at the moment are you going to hire the kid who's like fresh out of school or

are you going to hire someone who's been on a desk or flight 5 years. and i don't know i just it makes me feel old it's it's tough young adults leaving college today could face a prolonged period of unemployment for many members of the class of 2020 the economic fallout could linger for years decades or even longer research shows that even if and when the economy picks up again the graduates of today may struggle i mean will be sessions they are going to and since i was a bit well to begin to so you see. income losses better the maybe i might. be seeing that in kind of us a says well they really are it. might not be. despite these negatives workforce experts advise new graduates to remain optimistic

no one thing is going to. new career. you know you have time to time. that advice can be hard for anxious young people to follow i want to go start my life i'm like really ready to do that and it's just like painful having to just sit for now the class of 2020 can only wait and hope for the best robert oulds al-jazeera los angeles. health care workers have been avoided applauded for their sacrifices during the pandemic but other unsung heroes who also risk their lives often get little recognition or support latin america editor henderson newman joined sanitation workers in chile on shift in the capital santiago. they make their living by doing the dirty work on bentyl said he'll fancy school and roberto are a team from dawn to early morning they pick up the rubbish from homes to hospitals

in this working class and neighborhood. residents that they're coming back to my daniel has been doing this for 33 years that i work with someone has to do it we don't have advanced education so we have to do this but i'm not sorry on the contrary it's a noble job. maybe so but it's hazardous. this is dangerous because of the dogs people leave sharp objects in the bags even syringes we pick all this up with our hands and knees and fictions there's no sugarcoating this is one of the least hygenic and well smelly jobs that one can have and it's now become one of the most dangerous because these men have no idea if the rubbish that they're handling over and over again belongs to the people who are going ok the call with 900. fransisco this is now afraid to go home for the work or.

because of the family they say this far is get stuck to the bags and to the handles on the truck. chili's more than 16000 sanitation employees work with gloves that easily ripped to shreds the few disposable face masks the company gave these workers ran out long ago so they wear whatever they find you think that you are meant to look at the most of what you are the security measures in this country are appalling for the sector is especially under these new conditions. but while the private companies aren't paying these men any extra ordinary people are showing their appreciation. now. rubbish collectors have always been stigmatized and seen as the lowest on the totem pole but now with this people giving us credit where it's due it's what keeps their spirits up as the joke with all his pride that they're now considered part of the front line against

coronavirus you see in human al-jazeera sent out. the prime minister of the so too says he's retiring at the end of next month a hero all thomas to bomb he says he's leaving because of his age not because of growing political pressure he's been implicated in the murder of his estranged wife 3 years ago the bond his new wife has been charged as the lawyers argue the prime minister's immunity from prosecution. to the decision to retire for his role entirely despite the fact that my course is just now is due to end in 2022 years i did indicate in january the job of prime minister has perception is really as rugby term physical strength. as energetic as i used to be. as he's added to voluntarily wreck a door he's and over the reins of government now accordance with the laws over the

short. placed 11 people have been killed by a gas leak at a plastics factory in india more than 300 all those have been taken to hospital the incident happened after gas tanks were there on attended for 40 days because of india's lockdown there's a problem reports from the capital new delhi. panic and chaos in india's southern city of a shock apartment as people living in an industrial area began losing consciousness that's after a gas leak at a plastics factory owned by a south korean company l.g. chemicals the leak happened early on thursday morning when most people were asleep . the national disaster response force evacuated at least a 1000 people from the 3 kilometer radius around the factory there were some people who were unconscious also make launches there were people who were not able to move there were children there were women there were people who. all of them were helped at least 800 were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties and irritated skin

police said that styrene gas leaked out of 25000 ton tanks which had been left unattended as the factory was closed for 40 days during india's small town. they said that he to produce inside the tanks was released soon after the factory reopened. l.g. chemicals confirmed the plant wasn't operation because of the lockdown but said they were maintenance staff that the facility emergency workers said the date was brought under control by midday so now the focus is not so much on the gosh leakage as the effect of the gas leakage on the treatment of the of the people who have been affected. l.g. said it was investigating the cause the industry as minister of the state of said it looked as though proper procedures weren't followed when the plot reopened he also said they want the company to ensure the same level of responsibility is take . and if the incident were to happen in the e.u. or united states. police in the eastern city of baghdad also reveal that there was

a gas leak as a paper mill on wednesday they said the owner tried to hide the incident in which at least 7 workers were hospitalized in critical condition like the factory. but he said the paper mill had also been shot during india's lockdown and workers had been preparing to reopen it elizabeth al jazeera new delhi. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories almost 3200000 more people have filed for unemployment in the united states as the crowd of ours operate devastates the economy 33500000 people have registered as unemployed in just 7 weeks watch house correspondent kimberly hellcat has. it's you know exceeding 30000000 and it could go even into the 40000000 mark because we know that it's every sector whereas initially it was sort of hospitality it was tourism those jobs where they can sort

of feel some of this short term pain what we now know is that we're going to secondary ripple effects now where governments are starting to consider laying people off at the local levels we're really seeing that across the board. united nations is asking for nearly $7000000000.00 in funding to fight the effects of the crowd a virus pandemic on poor countries it's humanitarian chief says extraordinary measures are needed to protect vulnerable communities from conflict and starvation. pakistan's prime minister and noncom says he'll start lifting the lockdown from saturday despite a high number of cases where more than 24000 confirmed infections and 564 deaths. france will also start easing its lockdown from monday different regions will open up at different speeds but prime minister eduardo for the said some areas like paris will continue to be under strict sions for some time. israel's parliament has

officially nomination benjamin netanyahu to form a new coalition between himself and political rival benny gantz that follows 3 failed elections in a year critics say netanyahu should not be allowed to rule while facing corruption charges the prime minister says he's retiring at the end of next month a 2 year old thomas to bondi says he's leaving because of his age not because of growing political pressure he's been implicated in the murder of his strange wife 3 years ago to barney's new wife has been charged his lawyers argued to the prime minister's immunity from prosecution. at least 11 people including a child have been killed in a gas leak in southern india it happened at a factory producing plastics and on truck produce states the news continues here on al-jazeera right after talk to al jazeera which is coming up next.

it's been nearly 2 months since the time implemented a series of measures to contain the outbreak of covert 19. the government has since closed schools he should stay at home or does i think those travel bans will travelers from many countries. but one of a number of deaths here remains low infection rates continue to rise. i'm hashim in doha.