things is what he's saying right now if he should to do that and we know that the foreign secretary dominic robb is stepping in so he will be the 2nd in command to then lead the country but as of yet we're not there yet forest johnson he was seen in the house of commons as recently as wednesday bereket are there concerns that other members of staff and m.p.'s that they might also have been exposed here. several m.p.'s had just already 2 weeks ago so that they probably shouldn't be all coming together in the house of commons it's quite an hour chamber and people are usually sitting there quite close to each others who expressed the worry that they would basically be like a giant petri dish and then they could all go out into the respective constituencies all over the country and possibly spreading the virus however just recently last week this week people have been spacing out so the house of commons was much quieter than usual and for example the prime minister's questions on wednesday there were just un peace in the chambers normally it's packed so that has already a shift in their behavior of

their case foreign secretary dominic robb has been criticized by former immigration minister over the di situations of britain stranded abroad with no way of getting home. and he said campbell i'm just rings with no answer emails of knowledge but not replying to embassies that are closed and start flown home days ago dole shot to our travelers god was issued by the foreign office yesterday advising british tourists to return to the u.k. where commercial flights are available but then not available hotels are shutting flights are cancelled orders are closed and there are no. many are hours away from the larger pool in countries operating curfews those in australia or new zealand are looking for response thing of course i welcome the comments he's made about working with singapore and allies but to them it looks like my version of those friends words of last week were empty she said the embassies have being closed actually it's a very small number of posts that had to be closed but what we have found and it's not a choice that syria has made it is a direct result of restrictions that ha

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue or be it with a different like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from corona virus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in. 7 days' time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. of confirmed coronavirus cases in latin america is rising rapidly it's now above $10000.00 but the real extent of the disease is believed to be far greater in a region where some countries are still hesitating to take stronger measures reports. interest senior at brazil's largest favela volunteers distribute donations of soap and disinfectant to people in ri brazil has the highest number of cases and deaths attributed to coal that 95 people live in finland the dissociates house and s

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue albeit with a difference like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. time for a short break on al-jazeera when we come back learning how to cope with an outbreak aid workers prepare displaced syrians in. how technology is being used to help educate people on the risks of coronavirus minor. hello rain returning maurice showers are returning to turkey and the cost to throw off will be there through syria northern iraq and iraq's bit disappointing really the temperatures in the high teens for start back old but of course the higher ground and the night it's

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue albeit with a difference like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. turkey's president has announced the suspension of all international flights to help stem the spread of the virus stretch of bird a one also encourage citizens to abide by new voluntary quarantine measures or face strict rules infection rate in turkey has been growing quickly with over 2000 new cases reported over the last 24 hours the epicenter of the outbreak in the us is new york the bar of queens is feeling it more acutely than anywhere i was under reports now from new york. they're

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue or be it with a different like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britain's to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from corona virus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. well the pandemic has exposed a serious shortage across europe and around the world of the protective equipment that doctors and nurses needs as health workers struggle to cope with the huge numbers of infections people there all are often risking their own safety caring for the sick or a challenge has this reports. it's a stark image of this whole coronaviruses taking on spain coffins and the sick being carried into one of madrid several overstretched hospitals inside another medics

doesn't in this case it's already been decided is fairly uncontroversial the foreign secretary dominic robb would be the person in the event that boris johnson symptoms deteriorate and he's unable to perform his duties remotely and from isolation dominic rob would take over until boris johnson is able to come back and do so but again number 10 very keen to stress as is mr johnson himself that he is not. he has not gone down he is able to continue work he is still in control and intends to continue working throughout his isolation all right thank you for that clarity there jonah hall in london. in europe will staying in the region nearly 800 deaths recorded in spain in the past 24 hours which is their highest number in a single day martha herrera has more from madrid. the future sources gave us today the daily figures and they're giving us a $5000.00 of death to the poll and a total of a little bit more about $64000.00 of people infected by coronavirus in spain from which nearly a 15 percent 9500 of people infected in spain are doctors and nurses this is quite worrying as the last few years

couple of weeks kim sun-il gago we will check back in with you as we are expecting an update from dominic robb the foreign secretary in the u.k. on the government's response to the corona virus pandemic for now though thank you new york's health system is getting a lifeline via the sea the u.s. navy medical ship arrived in new york city to help relieve hospitals which are filling up with coronavirus patients the 1000 bed ship will treat people with known virus for them to home and gabriel arizona has more from new york city. the last time that this particular floating hospital is called the comfort the u.s. navy came here to new york was 3 days after 911 to help with people who were injured then this ship is massive it is about 894 feet or about 275 meters it has 12 operating rooms over $1000.00 hospital beds inside and it will have about the 11021200 nurses and doctors and staff on it they will be helping here in the coming weeks and perhaps even months in new york city what they are going to use it for is taking patients that do not have coronavirus out of some of the new york city hospitals

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue or be it with a different like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. well sir this president has announced that he's stopping all international flights to help contain the spread of the coronavirus you also said citizens should abide by voluntary quarantine rules if they want to avoid stricter measures if some bills mayor has over the government pulls the nation my iraq time is many people are still using public transport thanks to t.v. people have died from the virus across turkey but the rate of infection as it strips other countries in the past 2 week

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue or be it with a different like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah hole al-jazeera london time for a short break here now to 0 when we come back defying a curfew south african authorities struggle to keep people indoors they try to contain the spread of coronavirus plus. give yourself something to accomplish or take action who better to give top tips on living in self isolation and an astronaut. there was a study quite a moment in the u.s. has been some wintry weather around the ground in the west and this frontal system though diffuse is still there not become more active c

crisis could be running out of basic supplies as other countries go into lockdown foreign secretary dominic robb has said that the government is doing everything in its power to help people return. many shoppers come to matters to get her to come back because you're a sarcophagus on cruises and we appreciate the difficulty that they find themselves in. we also recognize it's. all founded in syria if you care to conserve to get a look at what is hard it's a war it's a lot of what we've heard would be affected. the most are sure. that this is a big piece of working around the clock to pull the phone lines and focus truckers . rob pledged a $75000000.00 pound fund would be made available to help finance chartered flights back to the u.k. but those will only be available when no commercial ones running and critics say that that will be unaffordable to many travelers especially with some airlines pushing up prices announcement comes as britons living in india say the lockdown there means many can't access food or water and the popular holiday destination goa many travelers have been confined to accom

travelers from morocco around 5000 national from the foreign secretary dominic robb they're giving the government's daily press briefing the foreign secretary said that he understood the concerns of those trying to get back to the u.k. and highlighted the work he was doing to bring people home and he also said the government was dramatically expanding n.h.s. capacity n.h.s. testing and reminded people to stay home as per the conditions of the meltdown. british for fighters will assist the public during the lock down and are ready to recover bodies if the crisis worsens as part of a joint national approach the emergency service will deploy for fighters to drive ambulances deliver essential items to the vulnerable and elderly and collect bodies in the event of mass casualties during the break the greenman between the fabricators union and foreign rescue ploys is set to last for 2 months but can be amended depending on demand we face a public health crisis and paralleled in our lifetimes the coronavirus outbreak is now a humanitarian emergency and firefighters rightly want to help their c

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue albeit with a difference like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. now after a heated story aired debates the u.s. house of representatives has passed 8 trillion dollar stimulus bill detail most a gentle daily business of a.b.m.'s i'm going to give your work done. the measure is aimed at propping up the country's economy during the coronavirus pandemic funds which was approved unanimously by senators on wait and say includes business loans help for state governments and payments to individuals present trump said no time in signing the package. deliver ur

foreign minister dominic robb but gave an update on the stranded britons who are abroad and who have been on able to get back he says that while those who would have access to commercial airlines should continue to do so the government will be offering up a package of $93000000.00 to try and get as many of them back as possible so they go back to their homes back to this families and that is only in the case where they would not be able to access any form of of journeys back via commercial ways and they are currently working with other governments in the boat to try and keep airports and ports open to allow people as much as possible to come back as much as possible and also they using the services of some commercial airliners to try and bring those people back who've been stranded and some of them having to pay thousands of pounds of thousands in order to try and come back as possible so that is one source of relief to many who have been abroad i'm able to get back also in the same press conference the chief scientific adviser patrick balance gave an update on on on how he saw the b

stepping back from dealing with the government level of the crisis however waiting in the wings is dominic robbthe foreign secretary just in case boris johnson needs to step up and rely on him just as a reminder of been the health minister nagy and doris she had this month contract at 19 at the time it seemed like a shock to westminster but clearly the news of today shows that the pandemic is going through parliament so it doesn't shadier thank you very much indeed thank you well dr david bull told me that it's no surprise those at the top have the disease but there's still a major problem testing politicians but not medical staff. think what this shows more than anything is the virus doesn't discriminate you know rich and poor those people empower those people like the rest of us who are normal working people and that's why the government has been really clear about this whole isolation which is as the as the curve started to increase dramatically that's why they imposed those isolation measures and particular that 2 metres distancing but clearly there is a huge concern here you've got the pri

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue or be it with a difference like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. let's go live now to our correspondent rory talents who's in the us in south east in england rory that was a situation in the u.k. at last what the world health organization which has held its daily briefing and today given a warning about untested medications what can you tell us. yes done and the director general of the w.h.o. the world health organization giving his briefing talking about a number of different things one of the things he addressed was the global shortage of personal

diagnosed as having coded 19 he has been quarantined and so today it was one of the foreign secretary dominic robb to update the country and he took the opportunity to announce a 75000000 pound effort or fund in order to repatriate those brits who are stuck abroad and want to come back to the u.k. . many shoppers haven't given notice to get a. greenback is the result of this increases we appreciate the different relief that they find themselves to. do so recognizes that there is a legacy or found it easier. to conserve to get their loved ones home it's a war it's a vote we've heard it be effective. the moments are sure. that this is a big this is working around the clock this is a pool designed and built for shoppers. now the death toll has been rising we saw it go over a 1000 over the weekend it's now at 1408 people who have sadly lost their lives across all the countries of the united kingdom with the total number of cases now going above $20000.00 above $22000.00 in fact and in order to combat this coronavirus crisis at the governments have instituted a number of measures including social dista

that he could no longer carry out his duties well then it's agreed that the foreign secretary dominic robb would step into his shoes but barring that the normal functioning of government ought to continue albeit with a difference like the majority of britain's workers now the prime minister is also working from home. it is a grim moment for britons to be told they'll be seeing a little less of their leader the latest death toll from coronavirus has shot up 31 percent in 24 hours to 759 in 7 days time when the prime minister emerges from isolation things may well look even worse jonah how al-jazeera london. well after he said 3 hour debates the u.s. house of representatives has passed a 2 trillion dollar stimulus bill to take as much of a gentle valium as of a maybe i'm a i'm going to get your work done. on that bill is aimed at propping up the country's economy joining the kona virus pandemic the funds which was approved unanimously by senators on wednesday includes business loans help for state governments and payments to individuals. and russia's prime minister has urged all 144000000 re

symptoms worsen significantly such that he's on able to carry out his duties the foreign secretary dominic robb who sits in the foreign office just opposite downing street would then fill his shoes for so long as it takes for the prime minister to get better so there is a clear line of succession. so to speak and there is no reason ostensibly why the function of government should continue albeit with a massive difference and that is like most of the workers in this country the prime minister himself is now working from home so in a hall with some extraordinary developments out of the u.k. live from london thank you well it's going to spain with every quarter nearly 800 deaths in the past 24 hours their highest number in a single day mata heroes live for us in madrid this year's model this is a grim milestone is it not. and these years according to health minister figures reported today more than 64000 people are infected by the corona virus in spain and we have reached a death toll of nearly 5000 people but the most worrying figures are the ones affecting the n.h.s. workers from 64000 people in

so for now though boris johnson is not stepping back from running the government's response but dominic robb the foreign secretary here is standing waiting in the wings ready to step up to the plate if boris johnson needs him to do so but just as a reminder you are in the month house health minister doris she tested positive at the time it seemed like a real shock in westminster but today we're seeing that this pandemic is getting through parliament. it seems to me doesn't shock you thank you very much indeed thank you what discuss the outbreak in the government are now joined by dr david bill. thank you very much indeed for joining us i mean this is very concerning isn't it the prime minister and the health secretary by thing fact and well yeah well good afternoon kate yes absolutely and i think what this shows more than anything is the virus doesn't discriminate you know rich and poor those people in power those people like the rest of us who are normal working people and that's why the government has been really clear about this whole isolation which is as the as the curve started to incr