about this for several weeks now we're about a week or 10 days too early now why would president hassan rouhani make this is a clear contradiction of the rise in the number of deaths another record setting day here in iran why might he say this well the government here knows that no matter how the virus goes at this stage and perhaps it's already out of their control they know that no matter what happens with the spread of the virus the stability of this government depends on the economy they will live in by how much economic stability they can continue to maintain and president hassan rouhani is eager to try to get things back on track in his statements yesterday he said that talks are underway with neighboring countries to resume exports of goods and cargo as normal even if passengers can't go back and forth but to reopen borders under strict health and hygiene protocols that he said would be endorsed and overseen by the world health organization so certainly the words of a country that is showing that it is desperate to try to resolve the problems that it is facing and it's about bal

iran's president hassan rouhani urges the rain ians to embrace the measures to combat the virus he says they're likely to stay in place for some time but are they tough enough to stop the disease. and it's business as usual in sweden as stockholm takes a more lax approach to the spread of the global pandemic some are enjoying a continued freedom others are wondering if tougher policies are needed. thanks for joining us covert 900 pandemic could prove especially challenging for countries without advanced health care ventilators clubs face masks and hospital beds are all crucial and they're all severely lacking in gasa authorities they're worried the virus could be impossible to stop more than 2000000 people in the palestinian territory live under strict blockades from israel and egypt. it's been less than a week since the coronavirus reached gaza but already it's clear that the territory is woefully under a quit to cope with the pandemic well thirty's are doing what they can. as the municipality is organizing the cleaning and sterilising of the markets in an attempt to prevent the spread

. >> i'm anser hassan at sfo. travelers trying to get home. >> layoffs and reduced hours. the impact of coronavirus on our local economy. >> i'm laura anthony at the port of oakland where the last of the passengers are finally getting off the grand princess. >> i'm kate larson in san francisco where people are getting drive-through coronavirus testing, but not everyone is getting the test that they need, including grand princess cruise passengers who are in quarantine. >> and good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us. a lot to get to tonight. developing right now, four san jose firefighters testing positive for coronavirus. >> disneyland and universal studios have shut down in southern california, and san francisco will shut its schools starting monday to try to curb the spread. >> the district is big. 113 schools serving 54,000 students. abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone is live with more on that. j.r.? >> reporter: yeah. you said it right there, 56,000 students, 9,500 teachers so a lot of families and parents who are impacted here. the supe

death toll which has now surpassed 1500 with a further 123 people dying and yet president hassan rouhani says he is considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april iran of course one of the countries that has been worst hit by coronavirus is the team john hendren in chicago who will bring us up to date shortly with what's happening. in the united states but starting with her a challenge in trafalgar square in london rory. yes it's a much much quieter central london than usual as you would expect considering the measures that the governments of the u.k. has taken in the last 48 hours or so schools have shut down friday was the last day of any school kid or university student for the foreseeable future they don't know parents don't know when school kids and students will be going back to normal lessons to start again exams have been canceled and then also we have the government ordered to shut down gyms leisure centers restaurants cafes essentially there is nothing to go out for anymore the government is still not saying that it is going to ban or forbid people going out but it

iran's coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1500 after reporting a 123 new deaths yet the president hassan rouhani says he's considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april in iran as one of the countries that seen the worst of the pandemic is in tehran with an update on what's going on there. since the beginning of this outbreak for the iranian government there have been 2 major concerns the economic health of the country keeping in mind this is a country that has been debilitated financially by american sanctions for years now and the 2nd consideration has been for the government a public that has lost patience with it a public that sees it as relatively speaking unpopular so really the president here 'd trying to strike a balance between addressing this public health crisis and maintaining the economic stability of the country going forward and maintaining the social political stability remember this is a country that has lost patience with its own government over a series of crises that the country's experienced in the last few months and this is also a president who in one

well came these were prerecorded speeches made by the supreme leader and president hassan rouhani on the occasion of the persian new year all played out for the public early in the morning they wish the country a happy new year but acknowledge that would be harder to celebrate it is a happy one acknowledging a series of hardships the country has gone through in the past many months they started by talking about the biggest elephant in the room which is the corona virus and thanks to health care services that are working hard throughout this holiday period to continue to identify and treat patients they also defended the government's response to the coronavirus something that the government has been criticized for not taking seriously enough soon enough but really what iranians will have been watching for is any comments perhaps about the u.s. sanctions that are not only in place but that have been the new sanctions that have been put into place against iran since the outbreak of the coronavirus in this country the united states started on tuesday by placing sanctions against pakistan

president hassan rouhani is calling on iranians to stay united to tackle the crisis will get more on that in a moment let's begin our coverage with paul brennan and his report on the war like efforts in italy to overcome the pandemic. the head of the world health organization has called coronavirus the enemy of humanity in this intensive care unit in the italian city of baghdad it's easy to see why this footage filmed by the head doctor gives just a glimpse of the life and death struggles taking place across italy and across the world or 80 beds here occupied it's a crowded frantic overwhelming place the system is on the brink. 100 percent saturation 80 beds for your 4 recover and can leave in a particular day and normally we identify we have to bring in for you or for others we have a very precarious and difficult balance. isolation is a cold hard necessity family members cannot visit here they cannot comfort or support covert 19 brings a solitary death. is perhaps one of the saddest things but you know to cure an epidemic the only way to say don't throughout saudis to not allow con

new year come at a very somber time both the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei and president hassan rouhani recognize this in their speech saying that there has been hardship but they hope things will get better now these speeches come the day after the united states imposed yet more sanctions on iran related sanctions this time on 5 entities helping allegedly to helping iran trade oil a few years ago based out of the united arab emirates and both of the leaders addressed the issue of sanctions the supreme leader said it has made the country stronger and going forward the country must continue to focus on domestic production to continue to be strong in the face of sanctions and president hassan rouhani said sanctions which all leaders of argued have been one of the biggest problems for the country in terms of combating coronavirus that had a compound in effect. making it very difficult for iran to come back to the spread of the virus president rouhani said that sanctions a forced iran to be less reliant on oil and develop its an economic infrastructure and the economic outlook has b

they're continues to be the main epicenter for the virus here in the country despite that president hassan rouhani government says that it cannot and will not lock down the capital that there will be no quarantine in any reports of that are simply rumors and they are not true it's really a struggle to balance the economic health of the country with trying to manage this public health crisis but they did say that the next phase of their reaction to trying to combat the virus will be to start having temperature screening at the city limits of the capital to try to control the passengers that are coming in and out to try to make sure nobody has symptoms and isn't carrying the disease but can the virus continues to spread the numbers continue to go up and the government seems unable to really get a grip on trying to control these figures but we also heard from the counter coronavirus task force set up by president hassan rouhani here in the capitol earlier today was a little bit of new and perhaps disturbing information if this is not an anomaly it could be a source of real concern for a wider

this time so sanctions really at this moment in time have had a compound in effect now president hassan rouhani sent a letter to his counterparts all over the world in capitals all over the world and in that open letter that he published on his website he made a couple of very interesting points let me read you an excerpt he said any policy that results in undermining economic and medical infrastructure and limits monetary resources to manage the crisis will have direct impacts on fighting this epidemic in other countries really drawing a fine point and really making the case that you may not agree with iran politically but the fact is that if you don't help iran now is going to be a problem not just for the country but for the region and possibly globally thanks very much the same ron. we go to latin america now the pandemic has prompted colombia to shut its land border with venezuela this is a crossing that's used by thousands of venezuelans every day to get the food and medicine and other supplies that they just can't get. cases have been rising across the region overall and they're

running president hassan rouhani says the country's fight against the current virus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions iran is the hardest hit country in the middle east with $611.00 confirmed deaths and almost $13000.00 infections security forces have been sent out to clear the streets all religious sites in the holy city of cole where the virus was 1st detected have been closed same as robbie is in tehran he says mistrust of the government has also hampered efforts to contain the virus. ever since the outbreak began here iran is getting the public on board getting the public to cooperate with much of the guidance coming from the health ministry about social distancing now what has happened today is that the interior ministry has ordered that the city of qom shut down 2 very important shrines actually a shrine as well as a mosque now these are major attractions for people thousands of people visit this these sites on a daily basis and now the order is to close them down but it has to be said in that order it said that they will be closed soon and earlier this evening these

ansar hassan. >>> another step forward to help the u.s. economy. the house is expected to vote today on a $2 trillion economic stimulus package which the senate pased earliersweek. jobina is at the live desk with what comes next. good morning, jobina. >> after the house passes the coronavirus relief bill and president trump will likely sign it into law as we know. the pandemic has had devastating effects on the u.s. economy. we first told you yesterday here on abc 7 mornings the news that more than 3 million americans filed for unemployment last year, according to the labor department. that is a record high. relief is on the way, though. the economic stimulus package includes one-time checks for americans making below $99,000 . >> and i'mprofoundly grateful that both parties came together to provide relief for american workers and families in this hour of need. >> while this may help the economy, the health battle against coronavirus is far from over. the u.s. has more reported cases than any other

we begin with abc 7 news reporter unser hassan. >> reporter: behind me you can see the area where "the grand princess" will come in tomorrow letter governor newsom said they picked port of oakland for several reasons. itsure location, and it's neath ort. this portion of the port of oakland is being secured to bring in the "grand princess" cruise ship and it's 3,500 passengers and crew members who have been quarantined due to the coronavirus. >> this site allows us a number of advantages. >> reporter: governor newsom held a press conference with mayor libby schaaf andga. employees to explain. oak land is close to travis air force base where californians will be taken to be quarantined for 14 days. finally, it's near the oakland airport, where international passengers will be sent home. >> there will be no contact with the general population in terminals, at the oakland airport -- >> reporter: the governor says oakland wasn't the first choice. >> we had originally looked at alameda as a preferable site. the old naval station there. unfortunately, some of the sittisilt issues created conc

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president hassan rouhani says the country's fight against the krajina virus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions iran is the hardest hit country in the middle east with 611 confirmed deaths and almost 13000 infections security forces have been sent out to clear the streets all religious sites in the holy city of call where the virus was 1st detected had been closed same as robin joins us live from tehran zain how is it going getting people to stay home and not congregate. well that's really been the struggle for this government ever since the outbreak began here in iran it's getting the public on board getting the public to cooperate with much of the guidance coming from the health ministry about social distancing now what has happened today is that the interior ministry has ordered that the city of home shut down 2 very important shrines actually a shrine as well as a mosque now these are major attractions for people thousands of people visit this these sites on a daily basis and now the order is to close them down but it has to be said in that order it said that they will be

. >> unser hassan joins us live from the chase center. >> reporter: good evening. the recommendation to ban large gatherings of more than a thousand people was first voluntary. it's now mandatory. that includes events at the chase center like concerts and also all warriors home games. >> it's bigger than the warriors. it's a serious situation. there's a lot of different opinions on what should be done, what could be done, but i think we would all agree and we're also always taught it's better to be safe than sorry. >> reporter: the golden state warriors making it official, no fans at their home games for at least the next two weeks. >> it's a sobering moment to enter into this kind of unknown. >> reporter: the city of san francisco issued a state of emergency in light of the coronavirus. that includes banning all large gatherings of more than a thousand people. this morning mayor london breed and city health officials met with the warriors president, making that ban mandatory. >> i was in touch with the nba immediately after the meeting with the mayor. the nba agre

of senior officials politicians doctors and clerics of contract of the disease iranian president hassan rouhani says u.s. sanctions are severely impacting the country's ability to stop the coronavirus. joins us live now from the capital tehran and as a do we is there an accurate understanding then of this scale and scope of the outbreak in iran. well we got a sense of that in the early days when the health ministry put out a map on twitter the health ministry spokesman put out a map you tweeted a map showing that home was the epicenter a large red dot and then tentacles of an octopus so most of that's exactly what it looked like sort of taking hold of the whole country and that's really what's happened now to iran is the new epicenter ensure the government is truly struggling to control the spread of the disease we see the number of deaths continuing to take up tragically today was another record breaking day and the overall number of cases continue to go up leaders in iran are taking this opportunity to illustrate how u.s. unilateral u.s. sanctions are bad for anything like this happen

to 124 more people died the country has seen more than 20000 cases of the virus and yet president hassan rouhani says he's considering lifting some strictures by the beginning of april but those are the top stories to stay with us here in al-jazeera rewind the deadliest beat is next stay with us and stay safe. hidden away in the a 1000000 japanese on the outside world one o one east investigates why so many young and old feel lost in japan on al-jazeera . i know that i'm laura so if you've seen rewind before you'll know where revisiting some most memorable documentaries and taking a fresh look at what's changed since they 1st as a back in 2011 a witness series took us into the lives of mexican newspaper journalists who were covering stories from the front.

back with me,hassan and adam toos. thank you for joining us. lori, you were -- adam is the author of a book called "crashed" how a decade of financial crises changed the world. i thought people should read this but now you have to read it. we're headed into something like that. lori, you and i talked about the thought that went into buying troubled assets from the banks back in 2008 and 2009 when that was actually the problem. that financial crisis was caused by bad assets by financial shenanigans. now we're in a world in which gig workers and employees and people like me are working from home. i don't need that help. there are a lot of people who cannot call up their bank and get a loan. there are small businesses around me closed all across this country. andrew, like me, is a capitalist. he is no unusual lefty. he believes regular people and small businesses need to get this money as much as big businesses do. >> i agree. i think this is a time for immediate action. much as we discussed yesterday ea evening, getting money to banks is a quick

more than 18000 people have been infected with the illness almost 1300 people have died president hassan rouhani is calling on iranians to stay united to tackle the crisis we begin our coverage with paul brennan of the reports on the medical staff who are fighting to overcome the pandemic. the head of the world health organization has called coronavirus the enemy of humanity in this intensive care unit in the italian city of baghdad it's easy to see why this footage filmed by the head doctor gives just a glimpse of the life and death struggles taking place across italy and across the world all 80 beds here are occupied it's a crowded frantic overwhelming place the system is on the brink. of the. 100 percent saturation. in a particular day and normally we have to bring in free or for our kids we have a very precarious and difficult balance. isolation is a cold hard necessity family members cannot visit here they cannot comfort or support covert 19 brings a solitary death. you perhaps one of the saddest thing you know to cure an epidemic the only way to say day through outside is to not al

briefings that come from the health ministry from the coronavirus task force set up by president hassan rouhani have become fairly routine weeks into this outbreak here in iran but there was a highlight today that certainly will have many younger people sitting up and taking notice the health official with the task force said that 15 percent of those that have died so far in iran are categorized as younger patients and he said that they exhibited no signs of previous respiratory conditions or any other illnesses so certainly this could be an anomaly we don't have any verification for whether or not this is the case but this official suggested that he's not the 1st one to do so that the virus in iran is quote deadlier and wilder than cases that have been observed in other parts of the world so certainly a worrying trend the virus as you said was already a concern for iran's aging population but this is a country with a very large youth population the majority of the country is considered to be in the category of younger people the median age is 31 and for them this will certainly add to

here the government is unable to get control of the spread of this virus in the last week president hassan rouhani has taken a great deal of criticism for not taking a more active role for not being able to get a handle on this and really it's the public that has not largely been cooperating with a lot of the government guidance that's been the criticism from the health ministry well late last night supreme leader ayatollah of the coming day announce the formation of a new task force that will work in tandem with the one that president hassan rouhani began at the start of this crisis this new task force will be headed by the chief of the armed forces not the revolutionary guard but the traditional military the army major general mohammad but harry now the idea behind this is that the supreme leader wants the military to take a more active role in trying to suppress the spread of this virus and during a lot interview with state t.v. this morning after the 1st meeting of this new task force major general buttery announce that in the next 24 hours the military will be trying to assert itself

officials politicians doctors and clerics have all contracted the disease and the iranian president hassan rouhani says u.s. sanctions are severely impacting the country's ability to stop coronavirus we'll get an update from same bus ravi he's joining us from the iranian capital tehran and the same question surrounding the government's transparency in reporting the extent of the epidemic and its actual ability to contain the virus what are you hearing. well iran's government has said over and over again that part of the reason it is struggling to stop the spread of the virus throughout the country is because it doesn't have enough money to throw at the problem and that they say is because of u.s. sanctions unilateral and illegal u.s. sanctions that they say are hampering efforts now and are having a compound in effect at this time when the country is going through a public health crisis 2 days ago if the foreign minister of the country sent a letter to the united nations imploring them to step in and press the united states to remove sanctions yesterday president hassan rouhani in an open

al-hassan is being a bit of a sleepy head this morning but he has to get up at 5 am he prays it's a frugal breakfast consisting of tried dates and then brushes his teeth. of. the. aisle has son bought is 11 years old his family sent him to this religious school 3 years ago. but. now has son goes home just twice a year the rest of the time he's cared for by diablo his quranic teacher who's good reputation extends well beyond the borders of the mali and capital. the other was on. the way out good luck i was raised this way as were our parents and our parents parents there was a remark i mean we were all brought up this way. older we raised the children too. teach them the koran and we take care of them look after their health their clothing and their behavior but we also give them another 3 times that one so they can relax they will watch even now but it will find your fault. koran schools are becoming increasingly popular in mali there are now of the 6000 instructors and roughly 150000 pupils. has a son was sent here because his parents could no longer provide for him and a qur'anic teacher

the iranian president hassan rouhani says the country's fight against the coronavirus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions iran. as the hardest hit country in the middle east with 611 confirmed deaths and almost 13000 infections earlier china said it would step up cooperation with iran and a bit to help dealing with the virus security forces have been sent out to clear the streets many iranians though are continuing to ignore government calls to stay at home and the interior ministry has now ordered the closure of all religious sites in the holy city of rome where the virus was 1st detected. has an update from . well many political and military leaders have continued to say that the biggest problem they're facing in terms of combating the coronavirus is the unilateral u.s. sanctions that iranians say is illegal if you think about iran it's one of the largest oil producing countries in the world if it had been for years able to sell its oil freely on the open market it would have had a large financial buffer to be able to throw money at this problem but the fact is that's not the

does not cost the people of iran anything that's really the message we're getting from president hassan rouhani at the moment thank you for that in tehran force. i think ahead on al-jazeera more now people in cheney are trying to avoid catching 2 serious viruses at the same time and an overriding concern and the coronavirus track tom so high is california is to postpone tuesday's primary vote. hello and welcome to international weather forecast as we take a look at weather conditions across europe we're seeing cold air moving across eastern areas specifically the movie got some snowfall across turkey extending through into the caucuses much of central and southern parts of europe but generally looking dry and fine no snow reported over spain is clearing away we're going to see a better day on shoes day madrid there up a 14 degrees and the super super taishan rain but it's going to be the form of rain rubber band snow for the u.k. another weather system bringing some very heavy rain in across northwestern areas with snow on the higher ground moving through into wednesday fine conditions

domestic production and consumption a message we've heard in previous speeches as well president hassan rouhani for his part said sanctions have forced iran to be less reliance on oil related income saying that the economic growth and other sector. agriculture and transport has actually been on the positive trend really it's difficult to see however how the economic growth in the country could be positive especially at a time when so many iranians are going through economic hardship which has only been exacerbated by the public health crisis with the spread of covert 19 staying with this concept of the idea of the sanctions and where the country is headed next i mean there is this request for a big loan from the i.m.f. can that request exist outside of the existing sanctions or the new sanctions well that's really a question that a lot of people are going to be pondering as well as experts and those responsible for trying to help iran we've seen the u.n. help we've seen the united nations various agencies even call for sanctions to be lifted along with echoing what many iranian leaders

of senior officials politicians doctors and clerics have contracted the disease iranian president hassan rouhani says u.s. sanctions are severely impacting the country's ability to stop the coronavirus was amos ravi joins us live from the capital tehran and of course iran was suffering from an economic crisis before that the outbreak of corona how much more pressure a people feeling now. well certainly the sanctions of for many many months had a compound in fact even before this outbreak and really the cracks are beginning to show because the public health care sector is under a great deal of strain and iran simply doesn't have any extra money to throw at the problem so a great deal of pressure and the pressure could be getting worse tragically today yet another record setting day with the death toll spiking the number of cases spiking and remains the epicenter of the problem here in the country that are on provinces was the cop the capital city to ron this is where the bulk of the cases are but the government continues to say despite the fact that we were expecting the military to enfor

38000 infections with travel bans in place and the country's airports shut down iran's president hassan rouhani defended the country's response to the virus saying it had to consider the economy while tackling the pandemic iran has been struggling under u.s. sanctions which prevent the country from selling oil on the international market. let's have a look now at the latest coronavirus developments there are more than 700000 confirmed infections worldwide more than 33500 people have died from the virus nigerian president do bihari ordered people to stay put for 2 weeks in both the mega city of lagos' and in the capital abuja nigeria has confirmed 97 coronavirus cases and one death in italy the rate of new infections is slowing down to the lowest number of new infections in 4 days officials are expressing cautious optimism that the most. severely shut down western nation could be showing positive results in moscow the mayor has ordered all residents to stay at home as of monday muscovites will no longer be allowed to move around in the city without a good reason. and in hungary a 2 week

they say that sanctions are making that very difficult to do just a few days ago we saw president hassan rouhani send a personal letter to the government of south korea urging them to sell them the necessary medical equipment they need to treat recovering patients and to identify and isolate those affected by code 1000 but south korea make clear that they simply can't do that sanctions would prevent them from being able to make that transaction now let's take a look at the latest figures we've got here in iran 1762 new infections that's up from yesterday from 24 hours previous the death toll is down slightly $122.00 yesterday was $127.00 so it is down but keeping pace president hassan rouhani who for the health minister figures came out was saying that hospital visits are going down and the number of deaths are going down but the infections it seems they seem to be keeping pace they seem continuously to be going up but the president hassan rouhani continuing to try to paint a pretty picture trying to stay optimistic about the future trend here however health officials within the governme

advisors later died as did other politicians there's a widespread shortage of medical supplies president hassan rouhani blames u.s. sanctions on medicine a charge the u.s. contests. disinfectant masks their monitors basic medicines sick people and their relatives go from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for the essentials. a video uploaded to social media purports to show long lines outside a hospital but there's no way to verify its authenticity there are barely any foreign journalists left. killing e.k.g. i do also works in the hospital they forced her to come to work many of her colleagues refused to come even if it means they'll be following this infection to money on authorities have started disinfecting streets in the capital tehran schools and universities are closed until early april and nearly all flights in and out have been cancelled many are worried that the virus will wreak economic havoc in a country already stretched to the limits. other stories making headlines now. firefighters are continuing a search and rescue effort at a hotel that collapsed in the chinese city of kwan june at l

speak about this crisis in more words terms that in terms of a public health issue now president hassan rouhani for his part says that the health minister the health ministry all of the associated bodies dealing with this crisis have all the necessary tools that they need to address the coronavirus outbreak but that really is a question that people are wondering if the answer is correct because from the start money has been a problem from the start there's been a concern about whether or not there is enough economic. capital to deal with this crisis and that may be the case that may be the thing that iran is struggling with most earlier this week the governor of the central bank reached out to the international monetary fund the i.m.f. to try to request a $5000000000.00 loan to deal with the corona virus outbreak. be reporting live from tehran to johannesburg now and who's standing by for us south africa has recorded what 17 cases from india this includes the 1st person to person transmission there how concerned are people there. well despite the government urging people in south africa

many cities in many countries here in germany there are reports now that people have been stealing hassan's. this is from hospital waiting rooms. and from the president among them a cause that the government will require stationed all facemask stocks in the countries to make sure that the health care workers have what they need now healthcare health care experts say that we should not be stocking these face masks they are and they are not that effective in protecting us you know one room the on the bus or on the train that health care workers really do need them when it comes to the toilet paper with the advice is don't panic there's enough for everyone there should be enough for everyone while it's going to be a clean world after all of this wealth after as always they. are into the united states and the super tuesday primary results super results for former vice president joe biden he has now taken the lead against the other democratic candidates for u.s. president biden now has at least 400 $53.00 delegates after winning 10 of the super tuesday races so far but of course that race is not

iranian president hassan rouhani says the country's fight against the coronavirus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions iran is the hardest hit country in the middle east with $611.00 confirmed deaths many iranians continue to ignore government coals to stay at home a pandemic has prompted colombia to shut its land border with venezuela after it confirmed its 1st 2 cases on friday the border is crossed by thousands of venezuelans every day in search of food and medicine because of the economic crisis they face in their own country but perhaps some better news from who by province where the virus originated as a 50 day lockdown is finally starting to ease the number of new virus cases imported into china has exceeded the amount of locally transmitted infections for the 1st time so an important change that. al-jazeera world is coming up next with an episode called the french oriental ist i'll see you in about 25 minutes time with another update of global news by female. orlov her or. this is the hotel draw a well established french auction house in the 9th out on the small of paris know

new tatts president hassan rouhani says he is considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april iran israel the country said seen the worst of the pandemic construction workers in russia are racing to finish an isolation hospital for coronavirus patients but of ational posters have been placed around the site near moscow to inspire thousands of workers building the 500 bad facility russia's president vladimir putin says the pandemic is under control as the number of cases surpasses 302 prisoners have been killed as police stormed a jail in sri lanka where a riot broke out prisoners came out of their cells in the city of on a road accord to protest the handling of a suspected virus case as an infected and may was still being kept in the prisons hospital because government imposed a nationwide 60 hour curfew starting from friday those are the headlines will be back in about 30 minutes time with much more. how much is the coronavirus on the stock market thing in the race to the white house. to find someone to secure the democratic nomination i believe we can be down the trunk. lid

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has the story from oakland where several events went on as plans >>n a warm summer night, the oakland first friday street fair can attract up to 30,000 people. but it was cool and a slightly smaller crowd. >> i expected there to be more people. >> erica and her friends sat curbside enjoying street food. she says she candidate concerned about the koerchs but organizers say some are and that's one reason for the drop in andreaens. >> we in two people pull out out of caution. >> two vendors. >> we did. but as you can see everyone feels safe out here. so i think everyone just has to do due dilgz. >> sara says extra sand advertisgtaon set linda daniels was ready for a night out. >> i use the chlorox, color ox wipes, lie sol wipes and spray. >> you brought it you with. >> i have it in my purse. and ate before i came and if i'm not buying it, i'm not touching it. so i'm having no concerns. >> and over at the oakland coliseum, kiss. >> you are ready for tonight. >> i am so ready for ton, yeah. >> big fan, like. >> huge fan. >> sarah grimes and her friends say

reporting live, anser hassan, abc7 news. >> thank you. here are the symptoms associated with covid-19. this comes from the centers for disease control. fever, cough, shortness of breath, and symptoms may appear two to 14 days after exposure. but you can take simple steps to protect yourself. here is a description of the top three from san francisco's director of public health, dr. hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. cheap soap is just as good as spiff so expensive soap. if you do not have the ability of a sink or soap, use hand sanitizer. please do not come to work or go to school if you are sick. stay at home. and if necessary, contact your le health care provider. >> kate larsen spoke to a doctor and clorox scientist about what you need to do to kill the coronavirus. >> all of these products here are considred effective against the coronavirus. >> richard lowe is a scientist at clorox, which is headquartered in oakland. the epa lists multiple products as effective against novel coronavirus. their stock is up as their disinfectants

dramatic increase in the number of deaths as the coroner virus takes its toll on iranian president hassan rouhani says the country's fight against the virus is being severely hampered by u.s. sanctions iran is one of the worst affected countries with more than 600 deaths and 13000 infections the pandemic has prompted colombia to shut its land border with venezuela after it confirmed its 1st 2 cases on friday the border is crossed by thousands of venezuelans every day searching for food and medicine because of the economic crisis that that country is in. people in manila have been told to stay home as a lockdown comes into effect in the philippines capital this is a saying on friday as people rush to leave before all domestic travel in and out of the city was suspended residents have been told to own lately the house for work and emergencies iraq's military says 2 air defense service men and 3 coalition members have been critically injured in a rocket attack on tashi base north of baghdad it's not yet known who is responsible it comes a day after u.s. air strikes on multiple sites in iraq

abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has the story from oakland where several big event went on as plans. >> on the summer first first friday night the oakland street software attracted a slightly smaller crowd. >> erica and her friends sat sush curbside eating street food. she is she isn't concerned about the coronvirus but some people are it's a reason for the slight drop in attendance. >> we did have two people pull out out of caution which is fine. but as you can see, like everyone feels pretty safe out here. so i think everyone just to do their due dilgz. >> reporter: sarah says extra sand advertising stations were set up. >> linda was daniel. >> i use the color ox wipes and spray. >> you have it on you. >>? my purse and i ate before i came and if i'm not buying it i'm not touching it. i have no concerns. >> over at the oakland coliseum, kiss. >> you are ready for tonight. >> so ready for tonight. >> sarah grimes and her friends say they are focused on music will yous about also know how to stay safe. >> from what i know i'm in pretty good health and know how to have basic hygiene i

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abc 7 newser ansar hassan has the story. ♪ >> reporter: despite the warnings to avoid large crowds --> i'm a huge fan. >> reporter: dub nation came out to support their team, although many are taking precautions. >> ever since 1997, you know, antoine jamison and john starks. >> reporter: eugene ramos knows several people tested positive for the coronavirus in san francisco. the threat isn't big enough to keep him home but he's being safe. >> i want to take precautions just in case. i'm not full-on paranoid but why not? >> it's our first time here in the new arena. >> reporter: lily and her two sons were pumped for their first game at chase center. she knows the advisory is to stay away from big crowds but she says her family is well prepared. >> you're always taking a risk if you go outside in crowds, but yeah, more than anything we're not sick so hopefully nobody else around us is sick. we'll wash our hands and we'll take good precautions. >> reporter: signs were posted at the entrances to chase center advising people who are feeling sick to stay out. inside, fewer fans than usual, c