reporter: i'm on long street in the center of capetown, usuallyy one of the busiest streets in town but right now almosost deserted. the president ordered a lockdkdn after thehe coronavirirus cases slowly kept on increasing in south africa, surpassing more than 1,000 cases.. today and at the same time today it was reported that t two peop, the first two people have died because of the virus here in the western cape region but let me take you on a ride through capetown to show you how it looks like here at the moment. you can still see a few people are out on the road. shockingly, also, dozens of homeless people although the president said the government will take care of them, will take themm off thehe street and make sure they'll be taken care of. it seems it has not happened on time. essential businesses are open andllowed to operate.. susupermarkets, h hospitalsnd pepeople who wll have to go thee obviously allowed to go but this is it. it is not allowed to have a walk around t cororner. it is not allowed to walk y your dog or r to go out for jogging. very strict measures taking effec

couple of days more rain some of that heavy particularly through the interior and warming up in capetown once that cloud moves away with the high for. the. chinese authorities are putting those thanks to you. can be the crime. they show or genuine confession. can i when a student sticker. on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. every. reminder of our top stories here it out there russia has said it can't guarantee the safety of turkish planes flying over syria hours after damascus said it was shutting down airspace over italy these developments kain after turkey shot 2 syrian fighter jets on sunday. people has pulled out of the race for the democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old made the announcement in his hometown of south bend indiana and he thanked his supporters. israelis are voting in the 3rd general election in less than a year the incumbent prime minister benjamin netanyahu hopes to end the political limbo and save his career his main rival is benny. all right let's take you live now to manila the capital of the philippines where as you can see we have a live shot now that is a sh

couple of days more rain some of that heavy particularly through the interior and warming up in capetown once that cloud moves away with the high for those who will. join in the listening as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 hour television news channels for robotic stock and focus on how they report on the stories that matter to the states mislead the public the state media reflects the. climate change their editorial or show you think they don't believe they have. anything to apologize for their listening post on al-jazeera. to turn to. the air. all right it's obvious take a look at the top stories here about jazeera russia has said it can't guarantee the safety of turkish planes flying over syria hours after damascus said it was shutting down airspace over italy these developments came after turkey shot down 2 syrian fighter jets on sunday. people has ended his campaign for a campaign for the democratic presidential nomination the 38 year old made the announcement in his hometown of south bend indiana thanking his supporters. a 2nd person has died from corona vi

that going to continue how is that going to unfold our idea of use age increase reporting for us in capetown thank you very much. here's a look now at the. latest developments in the corona virus pandemic more than 31000 people worldwide have now died from the virus with the global number of infections nearing 700000 in spain a record number of fatalities overnight 800 and $38.00 people passing away that raises the death toll to more than $6500.00 according to the country's health ministry in australia gatherings will now be restricted to just 2 people starting on monday plus playgrounds outdoor gyms and skate parks will be closed and countries scrambling to evacuate citizens that are vacationing on indonesia's resort island of bali many travelers there are stranded as the airlines canceled thousands of flights and ever more travel restrictions go into effect. well the cold in 1000 pandemic is threatening countries and regions without advanced health care things like respirators gloves face masks and hospital beds are all crucial in fighting the virus and they're severely lacking in gaza aut

quarantine once they return to south africa but what do people in the country think our correspondent in capetown at the end creech sent us this update people here are divided about the government's decision to bring the south africans in one big hole many are criticizing the timing already many weeks ago other nations have been bringing their people back home but the government here has been debating and debating and they're only taking action now at a time where the number of cases is going down in china i do this slowly increasing here in south africa on the other hand family members are of course very happy that this is going to happen now they've been lobbying forward with the government for weeks it was a very frustrating time for many of them and although it will still take quite some time until they can physically see their family members remember they have to go in quarantine 1st the moment of their return is definitely going to be a moment of happiness and relief for them. all right that's a good place reporting there from cape town but is it on now from africa you can catch all stories

correspondent major increase in capetown i 1st asked how well the lockdown has been working so far. well you can see it behind me the streets are empty just a few people outside it's going to do shopping which is still allowed there's a plenty of checkpoints on the streets off cape town here but so far so good there are some issues however that i was able to opt for example a big problem is the homeless people who can't might be able to see right behind me they're still dozens of them on the street that i've seen throughout town although the president promised week ago that they will be taken off the streets that the states will take a on them this has obviously not happened also some of the people who work in essential services working for supermarkets for example complained to me that is very difficult for them to get to work public transport is still running for them but they told me the busses overcrowded and this of course should not be the case when you having a lockdown and when you're trying to stop the spread of the virus and you know i have to say it's difficult to watch t

incentives that are important for people and for our to our customers and as for the credit for us in capetown thank you very much. 3 around the globe investors is still wary of the yesterday's shock trading session the coronavirus and the steep drop in oil prices remain the big concern for investors or prices are up by around 8 percent today with russia now not excluding negotiations with other oil producers a virus led production cuts through to lower demand stock markets in africa are a mixed bag after yesterday's rout song global equity markets south africa's johannesburg stock exchange clawed back just over 2 percent in the nigerian stock exchange continued its slide closing just shy of 5 percent down european markets also struggled with both germany's dax london's footsie emmeline's exchange losing ground as europe tries to prevent a further spread of the virus or dodge a bank says it's dispersing its staff to different locations after a frank based interactive the coronavirus at the european central bank one person has also been diagnosed with the virus and 100 of their colleagues are w

couple of days more rain some of that heavy particularly through the interior and warming up in capetown once that cloud moves away with the high for. the u.s. president's proposed plan for the middle east room this is less territory to time than any other peace plan since 948 hours of corporate wars as we have green because of the video was by years of united states the waters right now much to the palestinian prime minister to his town. of winning programming from international film maker homes. around 0 sets the stage. you could be through here will be the life you feel knowing that the life of the nuns dead everybody is the global expert you get it we're going to let the planet go to ruin because what i do with obviously just open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today on the mountains in. russia says it cannot guarantee the safety of turkish planes flying over serious in the province. i'm convinced now this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up israel holds its 3rd election in a year but will it break the country's political deadlock. the leader of a religious sec

we've be finding out how the poorer communities in capetown are prepang. >> in those poorer communitiesoday, clear signs of trole. the message about social to some.ng has not got through and millions of small businesses ke this gym fear the government won't help them survive the lockdown. >> no. they're not helping me financially to support our business. >> you're on your own here? >> yeah, on our own. >> the immediate challenge here is overcrowding and hygiene. no running water here, and 40 people sharing. >> this is famously the world's most unequal society. the virus set to expose that cruel chasm between the an riche rest. >> and now we take you to india. this is the scene in calcutta. like many indian cities streets are quiets the country tries to move to contain the spread of coronavirus. poce are enforcing ssict rucross the country, meant 1.3 billion peopleents of our correspondent in the capital of deli hasee telling us there' growing concern to access to primary supplies. >> the primary ooncernf citizens is access to primary supplies. where police are implenting ders, there's c

poor districts of the cape flats on the outskirts of capetown going into the. filed by. the team drawn to a building that's home to the leader of the corner glorious a notorious gown. heavily armed officers stormed the building and turn the entire apartment upside down. they find large sums of cash 12800 south african round you quibble and about 800 euros. that is now being sealed. you understand the process acts like you it will be an inquiry and. it's now your kind of money. the police also find drugs hidden in mailboxes outside the building packaged into small bundles ready for sale. and that is what this is this one is about because she says this money she sells was just that in the book is the full of money and. given falls in the 4 simple rules it is that. the officers don't find any weapons but they suspect they're out on the street. more than a 1000000 people live in the cape flats. gangs have a hold on the area and the murder rate is one of the highest in the world. the army has been on patrol here since july 29th. but the death toll continues to rise. we're dri

optimistic that things will get back to normal after this lockdown thank you for answering creation in capetown all travel restrictions imposed because of a coronavirus pandemic coming religious celebrations in jerusalem will be a more muted than usual the past servers in 12 days followed by easter and then the beginning of ramadan the city's streets and religious sites are already unusually quiet. the old 30 of 2 recently the ancient city with its holy sites has to adapt to see via restrictions to the pandemic. this is a very unusual to see in the areas completely quiet streets are empty shops are closed residents are required to stay home or foreign visitors cannot enter the country anymore. processions and prayers are being held to ask for the protection of the city and its people. the. church of the holy sepulcher usually thousands of christian pilgrims from all over the world come to visit what is believed to be this side of the tomb of jesus and his resurrection in recent days the church has been eerily silent except for the monks guarding it on thursday it closed its doors completely to

will be seeing some developing rain showers into the south of south africa so cooling things off in capetown and a windy day with a high of 23. join africa's largest trade and investment bank in one day an a.t.f. gives you access to more than 1100 exhibitors and 10000 visitors and buyers and more than 5000 conference delegates from more than 55 countries participate in trade and investment deals with $40000000000.00 u.s. dollars as business and government come together to explore business and networking opportunities at the international exhibit which will include a creative africa exchange or to buy the african export import bank and their premium fatness the i.e.t.f. 2020 transforming africa. i mean are you watching our desire i remind of our top stories this hour in the world health organization says although the coronavirus pandemic is excel aerating the world can still change its trajectory its director general of the international community to adopt more targeted and aggressive measures to stop the virus. the u.s. senate is due to vote on a one trillion dollar economic relief package b

fine with temperatures 27 across into south africa we're looking fine conditions here blue skies in capetown also fine across the may be of last year of 25 infant of. when they're on line like the other government get one of the worst rap to make your review about it or if you join us on sanctuaries a different issue diversity and inclusion and they were sometimes isn't always sincere based is a dialogue sanctions on the ways in which they're applied to iran are an act of warfare everyone has a voice we as a society that is so quick to get timidly need to just sit down and listen join the global conversation on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera these are the top stories right now a ceasefire in syria's alleged province has come into effect the deal comes after a negotiations of pain russian president vladimir putin and turkey's leader russia type are won new cases of coronavirus are risen significantly in parts of europe more jets were ordered in italy the netherlands france and the u.k. on thursday and japan's prime minister shinzo out a says all visitors from china and south korea will have

fine with temperatures 27 across into south africa we're looking fine conditions here blue skies in capetown also fine across namibia of loss of showers here 25 infant of. al-jazeera goods beneath the waves with a team of women determined to save the told friends we all share the same responsibility they need in this ongoing loony project in amazing on a man using a variety of scientific techniques to train to study their behavior we can monitor them and therefore their vocal kowtows and behavior we're able to how they're adapting to their new environment women make science dolphin sanctuary on al-jazeera. the arab. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories a ceasefire in syria is a blip province has come into effect the deal came after negotiations between russian president vladimir putin and turkey's leader richard type are going on both governments have been backing opposing sides and serious conflict japan's prime minister shinzo ave says all visitors from china and south korea will have to undergo 2 weeks of foreign gene due to coronavirus fears south korea is protesting the move

showers in this region where 2 shows could affect on town and revoked here with highs of 27 sunny in capetown eyes of 30. talk to al jazeera let me talk about 2 of the biggest problems facing and they all the endemic corruption and we listen so if you reprint place china as an enemy of the ways and that's really that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter just 0. percent case of the best documentary films from across the net by the noticing or. are you watching out there a reminder of our top stories and saudi crown prince mohammed bin salmond has detained high profile members of the royal family be include former crown prince mohammed bin nayef and the youngest brother the saudi king of course just said they have both been accused of treason. a number of cases of coronavirus worldwide has surpassed the 100000 mark more than 3000 people have lost their lives in china is reporting 28 new deaths on friday. in the united states president all trying to sign a bill providing more than 8000000000 dollars in emergency funding to fight the outbreak the number killed by

washout just on these coastal areas of south africa temperatures are not too bad 25 degrees celsius in capetown but john is there a little bit mile 28 degrees it stays at about $28.00 for the next couple of days it also stay dry meanwhile the show's continuing to coastal areas and again as i say more showers across more than at least in madagascar. joined by listening post as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 hour television news channel on a provocative and focused on. they report on the stories that matter the most to the states misleads the public the state media reflects the center for us climate change a cold air editorial show it's a dark believe they have anything to apologize for their listening post on al-jazeera. on the end to end. a at. georgiadis there are a matter of our top stories in sol italy has become the worst country to be affected by corona virus outside of asia the number of infections has surpassed 7370 reported a largest daily jump and deaths. iran has reported its highest number of call on a virus deaths within 24 hour period bringing the total to

heavy showers in this region where 2 shows could affect antananarivo here with highs of 27 sunny in capetown eyes of 30. join the listening post as we turn the cameras on the media india has more than 424 hour television news channel morning talkers and focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most to states misleads the public to still be here reflects the same thing. want to challenge uphold their editorial showing take a dart believe they have anything to apologize for their listening post on al-jazeera . she was black gay i'm from rio de janeiro's havana's 3 she was also an elected outspoken councilwoman until she was assassinated. people in power investigates the killing of a vocal critic of brazil's security forces and the legacy of empowerment she left behind the murder of mario franco on choosing in. one day i might be covering politics as usual and the next i might be a hotel suite from serbia hungry the what's most important to me is talking to people understanding what they're going through so that i can be the headlines in the most human way possible. we believe ev

parts of south africa is looking fairly wet well you see some rain developing in johannesburg but capetown is expected to stay dry. frank assessments the one thing about these bush bars is it really working out the . climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate long bursts through school lawyers all of this argument is astonishingly patronize a in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware use of that struggle against an ethnic sectarian kotor inside story on al-jazeera. the e.u. . welcome back the headlines now spain is in its 1st full day of lockdown the 2nd country to impose such strict measures it's reported more than 2000 new coronavirus cases and 152 deaths the number of people with the virus in iran is nearing 14000 with 113 people having died there in the past 24 hours to iran says u.s. sanctions are severely hampering their ability to fight the virus in the u.s. increased screening measures for people returning from europe of course chaos at airp

showers in this region where 2 shows could affect anton and revoked here with highs of 27 sunny in capetown eyes of 30. when i entered the spittle for modified current $600.00 plus power i feel the happiest. women tearing up the track in the west bank. challenge stereotypes. living life in the fast lane it's like putting the brakes of. the sisters on the same. rule. over you watch out 0 reminder about top stories the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon just attain high profile members of the royal family include former crown prince mohammed bin nayef and the youngest brother of the saudi king report suggests that they have both been accused of treason. the number of cases of coronavirus worldwide has surpassed the 100000 mark more than 3000 people have lost their lives in china is now reporting 28 jets flying. in the us president donald trump has signed a bill providing more than 8000000000 dollars in emergency funding to fight the outbreak the number killed by the virus has risen to 15 that. for the 1st time in 3 months there have been no strikes or shelling in syria's it live province

well 3 will southern and particularly eastern areas of south africa but it's a very nice day in capetown $25.00 degrees celsius and slightly warmed up in johannesburg $28.00 degrees as we go through chews day by wednesday not a huge change we still get those showers across into madagascar but the rains becoming really very widespread and heavy at times through the day i'll say but it's a dry day and a warm day in cape town at 28. join the global conversation to pop the bubble to the people to expand their brains maybe have a different view this is a dialogue women in cambodia are in fact telling their here we don't know how much they're getting paid for it it's hard to track it's hard to treat everyone has a voice tell us what you think and your conversation could be a lot right here in this case we need to step away from gaming people are not necessarily game perfect this is a journey of progression not perfection on al-jazeera. lose. much no observer let's take a look at the top stories right now italy is expanding travel 'd restrictions to the entire country locking down 16000000 peop

libya it looks or should be largely fine across south africa sunshine in johannesburg a fine day in capetown highs here for most part 23. april on al-jazeera. countries are imposing drastic measures to contain the corona virus pandemic we'll bring you all the latest developments from around the world. and i'm telling stories. smartarse and asia pacific one i want east brings new insights from the well to my populated region as the democratic presidential race narrows how will the corona virus outbreak impact the u.s. election campaign and get to be investigated where the burning kept a group of independent journalists and that key role in the global fight against. the u.s. will count its population and a once in a decade census with coronavirus concerns will it get the full picture a pro al-jazeera informed opinions the economy is actually what's keeping donald trump afloat right now and in jeff analysis of the day's headlines the protest movement is only getting stronger the more people the children the resilient the resistant they will become the inside story on al-jazeera. news. oh. hello

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will be seeing some developing rain showers into the south of south africa so cooling things off in capetown and a windy day with a high of 23. when diplomacy fails and fear sweep then our borders are wide open wide open to drugs terrorists we've proven the barriers are built to impose division and it's not effective instead of being an obstacle or tornado wastes into became another obstacle to peace in a 4 part series al-jazeera revisits the reasons for divisions in different parts of the world and the impact they have on both sides walls of shame on al-jazeera. overthrown and exiled their point again say if you all thought this race we actually knew an intimate film about the struggle of the elected leader of madagascar to return to his country and reinstate his presidency he knows that the truth was forged by and we knew they not only do you think he is still holding on we'll look for a change in this return of a president on al-jazeera. i don't get what she does here a reminder the top stories of the number of people killed by the corona virus pandemic in italy has exceeded 6000 with ano