carriage can carry up to 4 patients there are 20 patients in all that are being evacuated from the alsace region of france the north east of the borders of germany it is the area in france that's really been the worst hit by this corona virus epidemic with a 3rd of the deaths in france actually happening in that region so the hospitals there are completely overwhelmed they are struggling and they have asked the government for help so what the governments come up with is the idea of these mobile trains to transport critically ill patients to hospitals in western france where the coronavirus cases are less at least for the time being and there are beds there to receive some of these patients as i said the northeast of france particularly badly hit on wednesday the french president a man or a toured a military field hospital that has been built specially to try and take in more of those critically ill patients. taking the necessary precautions the french president arrived at a field hospital in the alsatian city of moore lose it was built to ease pressure on east and france's health system t

00. 0 the market watching all just means to hold on the reminder top stories the french region of alsace has begun moving critically ill patients by train spittles in other cities that are better equipped to treat them the region has reported more than 500 deaths so far the number of confirmed cases in france has suppressed 25000 more than 1300 people have died a month from state to emergency has come into effect in thailand the country has reported 111 new credible cases bringing the total number 210451. people over the age of 74 being urged to stay at home and public gatherings about. a 2 trillion dollar coronavirus rescue package has passed its 1st hurdle after getting the unanimous approval of u.s. senators the money into this business loans help for state governments and payments for individuals. the united nations is appealing for $2000000000.00 to support humanitarian efforts worldwide to fight the pandemic and an exclusive interview with our diplomatic editor james bays secretary general until you get tariff says it's in everyone's interest to help the world's poorest nations esp

coronavirus patients to better equipped hospitals in other cities france says worst hit region of alsace has now reported more than 500 deaths 1300 people have died nationwide with 25000 confirmed cases but the e.u. chief has criticized european nations for the lack of a coordinated response to the pandemic as well underway and has called for unity and says the commission has now created a stockpile of medical supplies to help all nations fight the virus when europe really needed to be there for each other too many initially looked out for themselves when europe really needed and all for one spirit too many initially gave only for me response. and when europe really needed to prove that this is not only a fear whether union too many initially refused to share their umbrella but it was not long before some felt the consequences of their own uncooled the need to take action lawrence lee has moved from london if you cast your mind back say to the 26th of february exactly a month ago spain and italy there were no coronavirus cases at all now. exactly a month later $700000.00 deaths in italy

and they have sent the army our in alsace, where they have a lot of cases was that they sent a medicalthat. so they are very strict. and what i found, i listen to president macron's speech because being in switzerland i get french tv, and he said basically now everybody should concentrate on what is essential and read. and cornelia, i love to get your ta ke cornelia, i love to get your take on financial markets. they look at global stocks being pummelled on monday despite fed action and that was a sunday night announcement of a 1% cut in interest rates to virtually zero in the us. everybody seems unconvinced this help? will absolutely. and you saw earlier over the last two weeks the bank of england lowered the rate by 50 basis points and the fed lowered the rate by 50 basis points and that was just lost. i don't think these are measures that can be combated with monetary measures. yes, you will need to do is something to ensure that you still have liquidity in the system, otherwise banks go under and that would not work, but i think it is more the fiscal measures and it is the programm

sometimes they'd fly to the nearby alsace region to sample the excellent local wines or he'd invite bank is and business partners to his yacht or one of his business. i created situations where i could demonstrate my success to the outside world that was very important for me a few months i didn't write people out to the yard to them take them to dinner what does have and these displays of success became part of the business model and weeks i had to do it there keep this game going. and this done to me think more cup would get into. the 996 smita bought himself an airfield a former canadian military facility near baton bad. the powerful state politician helped him to arrange the deal the honorary chairman of the body didn't that free democratic policy. recommended what the german government should sell the airfield and at a reasonable price to about $38000000.00 marks. when he also arranged for us to get a government subsidy provided that we got final approval and started flight operations. on that was a great deal for us so we went ahead with it. deliberately made a point of according t

france operated a specially adapted train to evacuate patients from the northeastern region of alsace to hospitals in another region. the united states has reported 13,987 new cases for a total of 68,440. its death toll increased by 257 to 994. at a news conference, new york governor andrew cuomo pledged to work aggressively to increase the state's hospital capacity. >>> the number of people filing claims for unemployment benefits in the united states last week jumped to a record of more than 3 million due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. the department of labor says the advanced figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 3.28 million for the week ending march 21st. that's over ten times the revised number logged in the previous week. the labor department says the economic impact of the coronavirus has caused the surge. states continue to cite service industries broadly, particularly accommodation and food services, the department said in a statement. additional industries heavily cited for the increases included healthcare and social assistance, arts, entertainment

ill coronavirus patients to better equipped hospitals and other cities france's west hit region of alsace has reported more than 500 deaths the israeli parliament is currently meeting to pick a new speaker a day off to uni edelstein stepped down in protest edelstein is a close ally of prime minister benjamin netanyahu before quitting he refused to comply with the supreme court order to convene parliament in order to vote on his successor while those other headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera off to the stream stay with us. how much is the coronavirus on the stock market affecting the race to the white house we need to point to some of the democratic nomination i believe we can be down. with developments in the u.s. election campaign on al jazeera. it's really important you stay in today with information in both of our important matter you take regular greeks so go outside if it's safe to do so go into your garden and do some gardening if it's safe to do so also something else that you enjoy doing recognize that there are only one or 2 hours in a day that you will allow yourself

sending some of its sickest patients to other cities and even across borders the eastern region of alsace bordering germany began airlifting patients to other countries on wednesday now it's moving others by train to hospitals and other french cities this is the main station in strasbourg. 20 people 4 of them seriously ill are being transferred on a specially quipped high speed train now the region has reported more than 500 deaths so far 99 in just the past 24 hours the number of confirmed cases in france has the past 25000 more than 1300 people have died french president manuel marc rars called on the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq because those are the latest pictures coming from strasburg ambulances of course on the platform waiting to transfer patients to those trains across france let's see if we can get in touch with our correspondent natasha butler who joins me from in the south of the country natasha really interesting scenes in stroudsburg as we see those ambulances and vans getting ready to transfer people across france to get medical attention what more do we k

were big clusters of the virus there in the early days that we are hearing both from the prefect of alsace and from the health department and myself that they are reaching saturation point and they're just hoping that that promise that the president emanuel macron made last night when he said that the army would come into that region and set up military field hospitals but that will come sooner rather than later because they really are struggling meanwhile here in paris they're saying that it's tough but they're still on top of that but what's worrying them and the large numbers of people who are coming and who are younger than 60 years old a lot of people had thought this virus only affected older people but there's a lot of younger people coming and there is concern to go ok so that's that's the health impact let's talk about them the money what's being done to lessen the economic impact. 2 strings here on the one hand you have got what the ministry of finance announced this morning it was about 45000000 euros going to put aside to help companies through this next couple of weeks and tha

in southern alsace one of the areas hardest hit by the virus health services are severely stretched there are almost no more intensive care beds available president emanuel mccraw announced that a military hospital will be set up in the region and the army deployed to transport the sick to hospitals. meanwhile one of france's biggest luxury conglomerates is lending its support to the medical sector production of cosmetics is on hold as the group dedicates itself to producing sanitizing gel. could cost american pharmaceutical factories are very similar and the recipe is nearly the same. so we rerouted the production lines to produce this gel which we hear could soon be in short supply in hospitals in. france has also announced prices measures to provide financial support to small businesses many of which may not be able to stay afloat during the crisis. and we can speak now to correspondent catherine seal she is in paris hi catherine a france is now in complete lockdown that's taken effect how are people there taking this. well it's been very much a mixed picture here in paris this morning

though in the french region of alsace coronavirus patients are being transferred on specially equipped trains to hospitals in other cities the number of confirmed cases in france is now past 25000 more than 1300 people have died president macro has called in the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq the trash about to has more. high speed trains converted into mobile hospitals health workers in eastern france slowed coronavirus patients into t.g.v. carriages stopped by doctors and nurses and equipped with respirators the region's critically ill patients are being evacuated to hospitals in western france to ease pressure on the alsatian region's overwhelmed health services. on wednesday the french president arrived at a new military field hospital in the eastern city of moore lose a facility usually seen in conflict zones but for a man who will mark rohr not out of place in peacetime he says the fight against the coronavirus is a war going on. when you engage in war you engage fully you mobilize together i see divisions and fractures in our country doubts people who want to div

has begun sending some of its sickest patients to other cities across borders the eastern region of alsace the bordering germany began airlifting patients to other countries on wednesday now it's moving others by train to hospitals in other parts of france this is the main station in strasbourg 20 people 4 of them seriously ill have been transferred to a specially equipped high speed train now the region has reported more than $500.00 that. so far 99 in just the past 24 hours the number of confirmed cases in france has passed 25 and more than 1300 people have died but president manuel micron has called on the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq to help well doctors in spain say they're struggling to cope with the rising number of infections many say they're overworked and under protected with the country facing a severe shortage of medical supplies deaths in spain have now exceeded the total in china paul brennan has more on the situation across europe it's a very a char hospital in madrid coronavirus patients now occupy almost every available space there are beds for 80 patient

ill coronavirus patients to better equipped hospitals and other cities france's west hit region of alsace has reported more than 500 deaths the israeli parliament is currently meeting to pick a new speaker a day after uni edelstein stepped down in protest edelstein is a close ally of prime minister benjamin netanyahu before quitting he refused to comply with a supreme court order to convene parliament in order to vote on his successor well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the strain stay with us. how much is the coronavirus on the stock market i don't think to get the rights to the white house we need to point to some secure the democratic nomination i believe we can be down draw follow the developments in the u.s. election campaign on al jazeera. really important you stay home today with information both are important that you take regular breaks so don't go outside if it's safe to do so go into your garden and do some gardening if it's safe to do so or something else that you enjoy doing recognize that there are only one or 2 hours in a day that you wi

country to be called off the match had been due to be played at strasbourg saw thora tees in the alsace region have cancelled the public gatherings there sporting events like april's paris marathon and the paris nice cycling race have also been delayed. english premier league leaders liverpool are back on track following a slight mid-season wobble they had lost 3 of their past 4 matches in all competitions as they host bournemouth on saturday and they went a goal down of them feel too but the reds came back for a 2 and when they are now 25 points clear at the top of the table. the n.b.a. is asking teams to make plans for games without basketball fans because of coronavirus but there's a high profile opponent see that l.a. lakers superstar le bron james saying he will not play without horses james maybe mark on the showdown between the leading teams from the east and west the lakers getting the veterans in is ok but by 10 points to guarantee a place in the playoffs james with 37 points and in front of his home crowd at least for now. he played games well to france now suppose. i am playi

country to be called off the match was due to be played at strasbourg but all thorazine is in the alsace region of canceled public gatherings there are other sporting events like april's paris marathon and the paris nice cycling race have also been delayed english premier league leaders low poor are back on track following a slight mid-season wobble they had lost 3 of their past 4 matches in all competitions as they host the bournemouth on saturday and then they went a goal down at enfield but the reds would come back for a 21 win they are 25 points clear at the top of the table. and there's nothing good in losing football games but it makes. you aware of how special it is to win football games it's not always for us especially not always possible to play our best football but to give everybody a proper fight should be always possible and that's what the boys did very often because moto g.p. may have been cancelled this weekend due to coronavirus quarantine laws but the moto 2 and motor 3 races already able to go ahead at the sale international circuit that's because those teams had alre

while in the french region of alsace coronavirus patients are being transferred on specially equipped trains to hospitals in other cities the number of confirmed cases in france is past 25000 more than 1300 people have died president to mental macron has called in the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq. as more. high speed trains converted into mobile hospitals health workers in eastern france load coronavirus patients into t.g.v. carriages stopped by doctors and nurses and equipped with respirators the region's critically ill patients are being evacuated to hospitals in western france to ease pressure on the alsatian region's overwhelmed health services on wednesday the french president arrived at a new military field hospital in the eastern city of new lose a facility usually seen in conflict zones but for a man or macro not out of place in peacetime he says the fight against the coronavirus is a war. when you engage in war gauge fully you mobilize together i see divisions and fractures in our country doubts people who want to divide the country when we should have only

and balun thanks so much for your insights on al-jazeera it will come well in the french region of alsace coronavirus patients are now being transferred on specially equipped trains to hospitals and other cities now 20 people 4 of them seriously ill left from the main station and stroudsburg the region has reported more than 500 deaths so far 99 in just the past 24 hours the number of confirmed cases in france has now passed 25000 and more than 1300 people have died there french president emanuel has called in the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq well our correspondent joins us now from southwest france natasha what more do we know about exactly where these trains are going and especially given that some of these patients are in really serious conditions how they'll be cared for on board the trains. well it is a very creative solution if you like to the problem of the coronavirus crisis in some of these regions of france in particular in this case in eastern france where the number of cases and deaths is enormous in fact a 3rd of all deaths in france happened in the alsatian

the country to be called off the match was due to be played at strasbourg but authorities in the alsace region have cancelled public gatherings there sporting events like april's paris marathon and the paris nice cycling race have also been delayed. after the last round of italy's city our matches were postponed because of the coronavirus are break the league is back this week with one of the country's biggest contests however when 2nd place you venters host of 3rd place in similarity in a match it's early darby they will be no fans inside the stadium empty stadiums will be the order of the day after the italian government to create all sporting events until april food must take place without spectators. down to 9 put down to under siege or when you play football in big stadiums it is important to have the fans in the stadium but right now we are in the delicate situation and we need to pay a lot of attention so health comes before anything else for everybody's we will have to adjust to that and do things in the safest possible way to. english premier league leaders liverpool are back o

game in the country to be called off the match had been played at strasburg that authorities in the alsace region have cancelled public gatherings their other sporting events like paris marathon and the paris nice cycling race have also been delayed. the n.b.a. is asking teams to make plans for games without basketball fans because of coronavirus but there's a high profile opponents and a lake in superstar le bron james says he won't play without supporters james stamp his mark on the showdown between the leading teams from the east and west conferences like his getting the better of you know what he thought 113-2032 guarantee a place in the playoffs against with 37 points. while the nets have put on a show for one of their franchise legends hall of fame it serious thing attending a game for the 1st time since they moved to brooklyn in 2012 he witnessed a triple double treat through cameras he picked up 27 points 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 810392120 pounding of the san antonio spurs a utah jazz double act has led them to a 4th straight victory donovan mitchell setting up really go for t

country to be called off the measured been due to be played at strasbourg but authorities in the alsace region have canceled public gatherings there are the sporting events like april's paris marathon and the paris nice cycling race have also been delayed. english premier league leaders liverpool are back on track following a slight mid-season wobble at last 3 of their past 4 matches in all competitions as they hosted bournemouth on saturday there was a goal down at anfield too but the reds did come back for a 21 win that means their 25 points clear at the top of the table and there's nothing good in losing football games but it makes. you aware of how special it is to win football games it's not always for us especially not always possible to play our best football but to give everybody a proper fight should be always possible and that's what the boys did very often the n.b.a. is asking teams to make plans for games without basketball fans because of coronavirus but there's a high profile opponent to that idea los angeles lakers superstar le bron james he says he won't play without sup

in the country to be called off the match had been jews be played in strasburg but thirties in the alsace region have canceled public gatherings there other sporting events like april's paris marathon and the paris nice cycling race have also been to late italy is preparing for a weekend of top level football matches without spectators because the virus is fans will still be allowed into the stands at premier league games but there won't be any pre-game handshakes between the players. we trust the things they tell us so that's what we do know and take so no entry no must go to moscow and if there are some of our club some additional things to do these people sit together the whole week and think about what they can do to decrease the probability to get infected. well the n.b.a. is asking teams to make plans for games without basketball fans because of coronavirus but there's a high profile opponent l.a. lakers superstar le bron james saying he won't play without supporters james stamp his mark on you a showdown between the leading teams from the east and west conferences the lakers gettin