according to the johns hopkins tracker nearly 2 thirds of the total global fatalities are from europe with italy and spain being the worst hit both countries have recorded their highest single day death tolls all run and reports on the situation in europe. italy has lost more people to corona virus than any other country in the world there are individual names risk being overlooked lost in the ever changing statistics of this pandemic but at noon in cities and towns across italy every single one of them was remembered local mayors stood on the steps of their town halls in a minute's silence it was an emotional gesture of solidarity an expression of tribute and then indication of hope and. all the mayors have gathered together in a kind of hug most importantly near the places that are suffering the most but the virus has been strongly as if it grief for people who died it is a sign of respect to their families and their small o.p. communities giving a mess each of us in the bleak madrid rain spain's grave diggers are going about their task with grim purpose the virus claimed another $849.00 lives here in t

in covert 19 cases in europe spain france and the u.k. have all reported their biggest overnight jump in deaths since the start of the pandemic here's the global picture of the pandemic on the johns hopkins tracker more than 855000 infections around the world and 42000 deaths so far. on my count is joining us now live from washington president obama tom was talking at the coronavirus taskforce press conference earlier mike what was he saying. well it's notable that for the 1st time the task force has provided predict sions about the rate of this virus about the impact it is going to have it has not started so in the past it says because there was insufficient data on which to predict these particular models mouth it appears there is enough data coming in from across the united states and it certainly start figures that were announced at that briefing the projected fatalities ranging from 100-002-2400 extension 00 people and this must be stressed that it is even with measures still in force to combat the virus the social lockdowns the soci

the total number of dead there to over $23000.00 that's the highest anywhere in the world and in europe spain has taken the 1st step in easing a nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of nonessential employees have been allowed to return to work italy is also easing some districts ones from tuesday but the world health organization says countries should be cautious about lifting restrictions and that now is the time to be vigilant and careful. the way down is march slower than the way up that means control measures must be lifted slowly and we squander all it cannot happen all at once controlled measures can only be lifted if the right public health measures are in place including significant capacity for contact tracing well let's get more on those axioms that china says it's working on sarah clark joins us live from hong kong sarah so what more do we know about these experimental vaccines and also news that china is locking down a town on the russian border as well. well donald star the latest numbers coming from the national health commission in china we've got 89 new cases and that's d

bringing the total number all dead to over $23000.00 the highest anywhere in the world turning to europe spain has taken the 1st step an easing and nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of nonessential employees have been allowed to return to work if it's also easing restrictions on some businesses from tuesday while the nationwide core intake remains in place until may the 3rd meanwhile france's president a man you walk on has extended them all down there until may 11th. the world health organization says countries should be cautious about lifting with strict since that now is the time to be vigilant careful the way down is march slower than the way up that to means control measures must be lifted slowly and was controlled it cannot happen all at once controlled measures can only be lifted if the right public and measures are in place including significant capacity for contact. but john hendren is live for us in chicago or so john as i mentioned that trump is giving a fairly optimistic picture about the situation national a what more can you tell us that's why the president has been the v

for immediate help to quarantine its crew and the outbreak shows mills sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls and more than 800 deaths have been reported in italy. the former head of the french football club say has died after contracting coronavirus jew full move to france as a teenager from senegal was 60 8 o'clock tweeted that he'll remain in their hearts forever all the french league described him as a charismatic endearing and passionate leader the former journalist and agent is a 1st person to die from kovi 19 in senegal. in kenya a funeral has been held for a 13 year old boy allegedly shot by police in forcing a virus lock down hussein mario says his family was standing on their balcony at the beginning of the nighttime curfew on monday when police opened fire is son died after being shot in the stomach police are investigating the incidents but human rights watch says the use of excessive force by kenyan police good undermine the fight against corona virus in new york what is really a bone with a bang was that in the separa

and remember the lives that have been lost to the corona virus in the 2 hardest hit countries in europe spain recorded its highest number of deaths on tuesday bringing the total to more than 1400 the crisis is pushing spain's health care system to its limits but the government says there is reason for cautious hope a minute of silence in madrid after the deadliest day yet in spain's corona virus outbreak the city and much of the country are on lockdown following other european nations a senior health official who has been infected appeared fia video link to praise measures taken so far but with a warning. and history to give it he demanded a kind of you had now this is from last week in certain regions shows that the measures are little by little having the desired effect now it wouldn't make any sense to try new measures very important measures were rolled out on the 15th of march. it's me that is getting the effect of this yeah if you miss him i'm not going to look at it but we can institute more measures if the present ones are having an effect this isn't a race to the top. in the west. me

for he need immediate help to quarantine is quote the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls and more than 800 deaths were reported in italy on tuesday the disease specialists are criticizing the mass spraying of disinfectant in the fight against corona virus footage a measure on sunday of a group of migrant workers in the indian states to pradesh being washed down by men in protective suits the video has caused widespread anger in india and the local administration has apologized saying no one was hurt. the former head of the french football club has died after contracting the coronavirus. who moved to france as a teenager from senegal was 68 years old the former journalist and agent is the 1st person to die from covert 19 in senegal. you have to sit with headlines on al-jazeera the stream is coming up next. it's a tough time for the afghan security forces taliban attacks have increased suffering heavy casualties and the prospect of a withdrawal of u.s. forces hangs over them yet young men are still joining up som

in europe spain has taken the 1st step in easing a nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of non-essential employees have been allowed to return to work it is also easing restrictions on some businesses from tuesday a new danger from brazil's national institute shows that deforestation in the amazon has increased by a 50 percent compared to last year it's posing a threat not only to the environment but also to indigenous communities in the raw fear is illegal loggers can spread the virus through them. for those with the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after witness statement that's a much better. as the wealth battles the corona virus pandemic will bring you the latest developments from around the wilds. with updates about travel restrictions and how to protect yourself. coronavirus pandemic special coverage on al-jazeera. been a sort of a lot of. get going only with food out of all of the wanted but there are 40. 2.2 people in florida i love you i mean. part of the human in the me are. at the bottom. of the. moments ago now we ask for an airport oh man 4 to come out of the lawy

make no mistake we have a long way to go this virus will be with us for a long time well in europe spain's parliament has approved an extension of the state of emergency that the 2 more weeks and in the u.k. the government's defending a proposal to test 100000 people a day by the middle of next week that's off to just 18000 people were tested on tuesday. nearly all of south africa's soldiers are being deployed to enforce a nationwide lockdown there more than $70000.00 troops will join the $2300.00 personnel already on the streets of major cities the move comes after south africa's presidents are on the prison announced a $26000000000.00 virus wreckage rescue package on tuesday. brazil's financial hub is planning to reopen its economy by may 11th but health care systems and many other regions are struggling menow us a city of 2000000 people in the heart of the amazon rain forest has been hit particularly hard the number of burials in the region has more than doubled from around 30 before the pandemic to 100 every day and as you can see the city is having to dig mass graves to to keep up hea

immediate help to code according to its crew and the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls more than 800 deaths have been reported in italy and on tuesday the number of deaths from coronavirus in the u.k. rose by 27 percent. and germany the city of jana has made facemasks compulsory is the 1st city to do so for anyone in public transport that follows australia's decision to require supermarket shoppers to wear masks. and is tracking down thousands of people who attended a gathering of muslim leaders dozens of participants of since tested positive for corona virus at least 10 have died 8000 people from india and other countries were at the meeting in the capital new delhi earlier this month india is under lockdown the people ordered to remain indoors until april the 15th. to kenya where a funeral has been held for the 13 year old boy allegedly shot by police in forcing a virus lock down the boy's father hussein moyo says his family was standing on the ball coming at the beginning of the nighttime curfew on monday

not the right time to evacuate personnel on board the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france recorded their highest single day death tolls on tuesday and more than $800.00 deaths have been reported in italy since the outbreak began the disease specialists are criticizing the mass spraying of disinfectant in the fight against corona virus footage emerged on sunday of a group of migrant workers in the indian state of for a day being washed on by men in protective suits the video has caused widespread anger in india and the local administrator has apologized saying no one was hurt in indonesia a special chambers have been set up to give people a quick blast with chemicals in response to the coronavirus spend make on monday drones and fire trucks were used to spray disinfectants in the 2nd largest city of . the former head of the french football club. has died after contracting the virus jew fool moved to france as a teenager from senegal was 68 the former journalist and agent is the 1st person to die a from cold at 19 in senegal and other news the u.s. has offered to

reconsider his decision to withhold funding from the agency in europe spain's parliament has approved an extension of the state of emergency for a further 2 weeks but in the u.k. the government is defending a proposal to test 100000 people a day by the middle of next week. he has imposed a 4 day locked out in 31 provinces to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus istanbul is one of the major cities that has shut down. nearly all of south africa's soldiers are being deployed to enforce a nationwide lockdown more than 70000 troops will join the near 2300 personnel already on the streets iran's revolutionary guard says that it's successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u.s. says that iran's space program is a cover for missile development the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei or says an exciting parts of the occupied west bank is a decision for israel's new government the palestinian authority says that if those plans go through they'll cancel any existing agreements with america and israel are those other headlines now let's get you back to the pol

spain has some of the best health care systems in europe. oking outside at how other countries are dealing with this? are they learning lessons? pointing out countries where it does seem pointing out countries where it does seem to be better handled?” pointing out countries where it does seem to be better handled? i think the general consensus here in spain is that a lot of people have been looking at thejob is that a lot of people have been looking at the job that portugal has done controlling coronavirus there. however, we see that some other european countries have not been handling the situation in the best way possible. they are not putting as strong measurements or restrictions on their population, which would probably lead to in increase in cases in the few weeks. in terms of easing of restrictions, some people told that they can go back to work. 0ther some people told that they can go back to work. other people, they would rather stay at home and stay safe. the government issued some weeks ago state that said that any business that is

. >> to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in europe. spain hass seen a slight hike in death toll's. on monday.,000 mark france's public health chief is warning the worst is far from over. in italy, the prime minister is set to lay out plans for gradually reopening the economy in early may. positive milestones for europe's worst hit country. italy recorded its first drop in the number of people currently suffering from covid-19. the number of intensive care patients fell to its lowest in a month. it's daily death toll rose .lightly to 454 covid-19 deaths and france have surpassed the 20,000 mark, but the number of new deaths have declining.ly for the 12th day in a row the number of intensive care patients fell slightly.the government warned people not to get complacent. [speaking french] u.k., 440 nine more lives were lost to coronavirus in the past 24 hours. the lowest increase in a fortnight. health offfficials say thehe raf infection is slowing. more than 16,000 patients have far, but because most of the u.k. does not count deaths in care h

in europe italy and spain it easing restrictions letting some non-essential employees returned to work and france is extending its lockdown until may the 11th. the world health organization is urging caution other countries lifting their lock downs too soon w.h.o. chief says now is the time for countries to be vigilant. let's talk about where we stand in terms of virus cases this is what we have been looking at some time johns hopkins coded 19 dasa map and you can see in the upper left corner that we have now subpar asked 2000000 confirmed in fiction's globally that has risen quickly if you look in the upper right hand side in white there that is the total number of deaths more than 10900000 people have died from the virus south we total through we will be able to take a look at the number of people there we go that have recovered from the virus that stands at more than 448000. there are concerns about a 2nd wave of infections particularly in some asian countries in south korea $116.00 people have tested positive for the virus for a 2nd time after being initially treated and then creat

talk us through how europe is comparing? yeah, italy and spainountries that economists are talking about the most as having been at the epicentre of europe's coronavirus pandemic. in italy, the numbers people are talking about — again, to benchmark it to the 2008 recession, which is what many people still remember, they are saying this could be two times worse than what that was like for italy. it gives you a sense of scale of the depth of the problem, which is why policymakers are really scrambling to try to address this in different ways. in the us, we're seeing them signing relief aid. and in your introduction you mentioned what europe is doing with the sure act, with money being given to companies to keep people on the payroll. when it comes to the eu—proposed package, this initiative which is called a sure — how is it being received by member states? i think the test will come next tuesday. that is when finance ministers have to approve this. there is optimism that there is enough of a consensus to get this done. but again, i hate to keep go

gatherings have been banned at train services have been stopped also in parts of that province in europe spain is taking the 1st step in easing a nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of non-essential employees have been allowed to return to work. those are the headlines don't go away the news continues here on al-jazeera after what i want to east. every generation. hours. from moulin to the world. 19 has gone blue. killing tens of thousands. and terrifying millions whichever have been. fired in the snow leading. meanwhile another virus has emerged the symptoms suppression misinformation and panic. china was an open transparent democratic nation. then this whole thing might not have happened. one of many stint best to gates to fight the truth in a time of contagion. were . young has a lot of time to think. he's a resident of. the chinese city at the center of the covert 19 outbreak. quarantined in a school dormitory he's unable to interact with anyone around him. when he speaks to us it's via social media his only contact with the outside world. during the cold winter months of last decemb

as the global case number has hit one million, the epicenter is in europe. spain, italy, and new infections slowed in italy and intensive care infections to clyde. -- declined. italy is of particular concern. it had the weakest outlook of the member states. that was before the virus's drug. says hencial minister is willing to offer quick financial aid to minus all the red tape. do you see this as perhaps a sign of hope europe might be able to come together to fight this crisis? >> absolutely. they are going the right direction. moment for cohesion when the pandemic is finally contained. is most impacted by the shutdown. hit extremely hard. they will require fiscal support for quite some time. but kind of af protracted one-off. i have argued for many years that essentially it was designed for another era. werehen public deficits inflationary. is only one benefit to revisitemic, it is to that criteria. from have some comments italy, replying to the letter. saying it is time for the eu to be bold. what does a bold eu mean for investing in european assets? , it cannot

. >> some of figures across europe. spain'sly death toll has his for all rigecond day in a row. 757 people ha lost their lives in just one single day. that's an increase of 14 people it's far lower than the record, which was 950hi deaths, was reported on the second of april but it sho that this crisis is very far from over. almost 15,00 people have died across spain. the country has more confirmed cases than any other in europe, however, rate of new infections appears to be stabilizing and so far at least 48,000eo pe have recovered from coronavirus. so police checks intensifying across the country to ensure that spaniards do respect thedo lock ahead of the easr holiday coming up this weekend. this is aerial footage which shows empty streets and you can also see police carrying out patrols in helicters over the canary islands. this is to make sure that people were not outside their homes for non-essential reasons. some were reportedavting on rocks on beaches despite the spirit of the guidelines. a senior world health organizen w

elsewhere in europe, there is some hope. spainhe worst affected countries, is lifting some of its restrictions from today. manufacturing and construction workers can start to return to work under strict guidelines, breathing new life back into parts of the economy. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, is here. we are still facing hundreds of deaths a day. what will the government to be doing in terms of strategy now? the government has to look at this in the long—term. keeping the lockdown measures in place in terms of tackling the coronavirus. but it is not consequence free to do that. it will have to look at what it means for the economy and for people's mental health. the first review is due this week and in the next few days, and it is very unlikely that this will see any change. that is because the government has consistently said that these measures are about getting us through the peak of the virus and making sure that the nhs is not overwhelmed by the virus. the signs last week is that we were not quite there get. they

so europe now in spain has taken the 1st step to ease its nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of non-essential employees have been allowed to return to work italy is also easing some restrictions from tuesday when it came reports now from berlin. for many thousands of people across europe this is the reality of the coronavirus for many millions more it means locked down and the loss of their freedom of movement and for many weeks that's been the case in france now it's a president says it must stay that way a lot longer. need a false. hospitals are saturated everywhere in france in the french overseas territories the system is under strain and the epidemic is not yet under control so we must continue our efforts and continue to respect the rules the more they are respected the more lives will be saved that is why the strictest lockdown must continue until monday may the 11th. but elsewhere monday meant a return to work after weeks in lockdown as here in madrid because in this and a few other sectors of the economy the toughest restrictions have been lifted and some spanish politi

but elsewhere in europe, there is some hope. spain the worst affected countries, is lifting some of its restrictions from today. manufacturing and construction workers can start to start to return to work under strict guidelines, breathing new life back into parts of its economy. katharine da costa, bbc news. and our political correspondent helen cattjoins me here. as other governments look to lift those restrictions, what is the government going to be assessing before it makes the decision to do the same? we should start by saying that it the same? we should start by saying thatitis the same? we should start by saying that it is very unlikely we will see restrictions lifted this week. we know that the government's scientific advisory group cold sage is going to look at the data to see what the social distancing measures are doing, but then by thursday, they have to decide what to do. it is up to the national governments, scottish and welsh governments. downing street said they met last week at a special cobra committee meeting and sa

staying here in europe, spain is loosening its coronavirus lockdown, allowing some construction and factoryorkers to return to work. it comes as the number of new viral cases has slowed in recent days. the government hopes that a gradual easing of restrictions will boost an economy that has been battered by the lock down. >> anxious or steps toward life after lockdown. in madrid, these workers are back on the job for the first time in weeks. ththey have been allowowed to rn to work in hopes of getting the country's economy back on its feet. even with covid-19 stilill claiming hundreds of lives every day. it's a tight roll back the prime minister said was necessasary. >> the virus threatens to take lives and at the same time, crush t the sociaial and economc fabric of our country, which is why it requires accommodation of measures to prevent contagion to allow w the recovery of our heah systemem and to avoid the paralysis and collapse of our economy. >> nearly a million jobs have been wiped out since spain went into lockdown in mid-march. employers say acting now to reopen b businesses while

we are seeing a lot of stress in europe between italy, spain, germany, and the netherlands, and the big debate. everyone trying to figure out whether or not we are going to see debt utilization. the eurozone acting as one to figure out how to deal with the virus, and then how to plan a

western europe remains one of the hardest—hit regions in this crisis, with death tolls mounting at alarming rates. 950 people died in a single day in spain in the world so far. the number of people dying in france and italy is also rising by the day. 0ur europe correspondent, mark lowen, has this report, which starts with exclusive footage from inside a spanish hospital. hoping for a sign of life. when the disease hits, it decimates. fighting it demands precision and speed to cope with these numbers. this is one of spain's biggest hospitals, vall d'hebron in catalonia. but it could be anywhere else that the virus has struck, for this is its hallmark — to plunder a country, overwhelming its hospitals. the doctor shows just one of the patients here needing assisted ventilation. there are 200 in this intensive care unit. catalonia, spain's wealthiest region, is at its limit. "look how vulnerable we are when it hits, a complex living soul stripped bare," lying face down to help clear the lungs — a basic technique to battle a stronger killer. spain, as elsewhere, is short of supplies for its medics, who make up around 15% of all cases. they t

that americans are following the guidelines it's been incredible what they've done turning to europe and spain is allowing hundreds of thousands of non-essential employees to return to work and italy is also easing its restrictions france however is extending its nationwide lockdown until may the 11th the world health organization says countries should be cautious about lifting restrictions and that now is the time to be vigilant and careful the way down is march slower than the way up that the means control measures must be lifted slowly and we control it cannot happen all at once controlled measures can only be lifted if the right public and measures are in place including significant capacity for contact tracing. john hendren joins us now live from chicago so john we had earlier there from president donald trump what else did he have to say. well the president was very aggressive in defending himself there been a couple of developments over the past couple of days that have gotten under is skin the new york times just late last week did a story in which they end numerated a specific email c

in europe spain's parliament has a has approved an extension of the state of emergency for 2 more weeks and in the u.k. the government's been forced to defend a proposal to test 100000 people a day by the middle of next week nearly all of south africa's soldiers are being deployed to enforce a nationwide lockdown more than 70000 troops will join the 2300 personnel already on the streets of major cities the move comes off to several. pows a south africa's president announced a $26000000000.00 virus rescue package on tuesday there are more than $3400.00 cases of the virus in south africa $58.00 people have died well those are the headlines inside story is next. he's been determined to be the only player in libya but coming off a half those hopes now seem shattered forces loyal to the internationally recognized government are making significant gains so as huffed are about to lose the war this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan warlord khalifa haftar wants to control libya his battle to do just that could be reaching a turning point but not in his favor he la

the the uk is likely to be one of worst, if not the worst affected country in europe. spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus rises by 619, having fallen for three days in a row. the us overtakes italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world more than 20,000 people have now died. in his easter message, pope francis has delivered a prayer for those affected by the pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 people worldwide. the legendary british motor racing driver, sir stirling moss, has died aged 90. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start with some breaking news. the british prime minister boris johnson has been discharged from hospital. the prime minister will not immediately return to work. his fiance carrie simons said there were times that were very dark indeed. our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside st thomas‘ hospital. just tell us what you can about him being discharged from hospital? well ben, we had in the last half an hour a statement from downing street, confirming that the prime minister has now be

in europe spain has seen the biggest daily increase in deaths in europe, but its infection rate is slowing deal with a backlog of coronavirus victims.

in europe, spain has overtaken italy with the most cases.al number of confirmed fatalities has now reached almost 11,000. the head of the international monetary fund says the crisis is "humanity's darkest hour", adding, we've "witnessed the world economy coming to a standstill." in the us, president trump says officials would call on people to wear face coverings. we'll have much more on all of that in a moment — but first here's hugh pym with the latest from the uk. aimee o'rourke, one of two nurses who've lost their lives to covid—i9. tributes were paid today to their bravery, including at the downing street press conference, and there was this warning to the public from the health secretary. we cannot relax our discipline now. if we do — people will die. so, i end with the advice that we all know. this advice is not a request, it is an instruction. stay at home, protect lives, and then you will be doing your part. it was the same message from borisjohnson, still in self—isolation. in my own case, although i'm feeling better and i've done

working and that americans are following the guidelines it's been incredible what they've done in europe spain has taken the 1st step towards easing a nationwide lockdown hundreds of thousands of non-essential and have been allowed to return to work italy's also easing restrictions on some businesses well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost by fidel throughout history behind has come together in our darkest moments this is a moment pretty much the opposite where retreat from the world could actually save every generation has its moment this one is ours ringback. hello i'm daryn jordan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week it's been a little more than a decade since the financial crisis will the pandemic push the banking and financial industry into another meltdown more jobs a loss than joining the entire global financial crisis and millions more on the line as 2000000000 people go into lockdown. as rich nations pick up last paychecks those people on the margins of society that have no

in europe, spain has overtaken italy with the most cases.al number of confirmed fatalities has now reached almost 11,000. the head of the international monetary fund says the crisis is "humanity's darkest hour", adding we've "witnessed the world economy coming to a standstill." and in china — millions of people joined president xi in observing a 3—minute silence for the people killed by the virus. well, let's get more on that. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing for us. three minutes of silence although horns were sounding across the country. a chance for china to remember those who have passed away from covid—i9. absolutely. flags are at half—mast across the country. todayis half—mast across the country. today is a special festival to remember those who have gone before us but 2020's tomb sweeping day has taken on a particular significance, declared a day of national mourning. at ten o'clock local time people stopped what they we re time people stopped what they were doing. cars pulled up, drivers sounded their horns in their c

in europe, spain has seen the biggest daily increase in deaths anywhere in the world, but its infection rate is slowing. in the italian city of milan, the main crematorium has closed its doors to deal with a backlog of coronavirus victims. now on bbc news, click. the race to make more ventilators. robots on the frontline. and how to look sharp on a digital date. this week, the uk went into lockdown over the continuing coronavirus crisis. we were told to limit all of our activities and stay at home. this comes as the world health organization says the pandemic is accelerating across the globe. hospitals everywhere are facing a shortage of equipment, including ventilators. this life—saving equipment helps patients to breathe in the most critical cases when their lung function fails. the uk currently has around 8,000 ventilators in the country, but needs many more. so, how do we urgently get access to more of these machines? can we manufacture more of them in this country? jen copestake has been looking at some of the possible solutions. the uk government has put a call—out to big business

well staying here in europe spain is loosening its coronavirus lock down allowing some construction and factory workers to return to work it comes as the number of new viral cases has slowed in recent days the government hopes that a gradual easing of restrictions will boost an economy that has been battered by the locked down. sanctions 1st steps toward life after lockdown in madrid these workers are back on the job for the 1st time in weeks they've been allowed to return to work in hopes of getting the country's economy back on its feet even with cope at 19 still claiming hundreds of lives every day it's a tightrope act the prime minister said it was necessary. i mean ethical in the virus threatens to take lives and at the same time crush the economic and social fabric of our country which is why this decision requires a combination of measures to prevent contagion to allow the recovery of the health system and to avoid the paralysis and collapse of our economy and it showed in plumas the price. of nearly a 1000000 jobs have been wiped out since spain went into lockdown in mid march e

diagnosed with the virus but there are some signs the mortality rate is leveling out if not falling in europe spain and germany and the u.k. of all recorded their lowest number of deaths in days meanwhile the u.k. prime minister boris johnson remains in a london hospital johnson said he was in good spirits he will stay under observation after several tests for persistent symptoms and in the united states new york governor andrew cuomo says the state health care system is at maximum capacity but a daily decline in the number of hospitalizations could suggest a possible leveling out of infections they're also talk about let's begin our coverage in europe with paul brennan. 2 you're a fast another significant number on monday as the continent's death toll from corona virus exceeded 50000 people that's the vast majority of the 70000 who died globally so far but while the infection is still on an upward curve in some european countries in others there are signs that the contagion is starting to stabilize austria hopes to allow small shops and garden centers to reopen on april the 14th with restrictions

in europe spain has seen the biggest daily increase in deaths in europe, but its infection rate is slowingin the italian city of milan, the main crematorium has closed its doors to deal with a backlog of coronavirus victims. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest is the british actress, activist and model, jameela jamil. after breaking into the us and the critically acclaimed comedy series, the good place, she's been getting attention for her criticisms of celebrities like the kardashians, for their promotion of diet products to millions of young women on social media. is her campaign to make us feel better about our bodies working? jameela jamil, welcome to hardtalk. hello. thanks for having me. so, you were in your early 20s, you decided you wanted to go into music presenting and you get this big break, you become the solo female host of a very prestigious show on radio in the uk. how important is it for you to break barriers? i think it's very important for me to break barriers. i come from a particularly erased people, you just don't

in europe, spain has seen the biggest daily increase in deaths in europe, but its infection rate is slowingwith a backlog of coronavirus victims. now on bbc news, panorama. the uk economy is closing down. we just can'tjust keep paying wages every week when we've no orders coming in the other end, so we have to make some very harsh decisions. the disease that threatens our families is destroying our livelihoods. cafes pubs, restaurants told to shut to fight virus, as of midnight tonight. we're with those trying to keep us going... i have three kids, seven, five and one,

with the virus but there are some signs that mortality rate is leveling out if not forming in europe spain germany and the u.k. of all recorded their lowest number of deaths in de paul brennan average ports 2 0 . europe passed another significant number on monday as the continent's death toll from corona virus exceeded 50000 people that's the vast majority of the 70000 who die globally so far but while the infection is still on an upward curve in some european countries in others there are signs that the contagion is starting to stabilize austria hopes to allow small shops and garden centers to reopen on april the 14th with restrictions potentially lifted on larger shops and hairdressers on may the 1st. but speaking from behind a protective per spec screen the austrian chancellor warned that everything depends on the infection rate the allstar walker we have done in the wake of a star will be a deciding wait for us and it will be a week which will decide whether the resurrection of the east which we're all hoping for can actually happen as planned. the spanish government is also studying h

in europe spain's parliament has approved an extension of the state of emergency for a further 2 weeks out in the u.k. the government is defending a proposal to test 100000 people a day by the middle of next week turkey has imposed a 4 day locked out in $31.00 provinces to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus istanbul is among major cities that have shut down the restrictions coincide with the holy month of ramadan iran's revolutionary guard says it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u.s. says that iran space program is a cover for missile development u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe says it's up to israel's new government to make any decision on axing parts of the occupied west bank the palestinian authority says that if those plans go through it will cancel any existing agreements with america and israel those that had livestock stop its witness. a policy imposed decades ago. the cheap goods he goods and it's changing demographics across asia with far reaching consequences. poor socially disadvantaged young men so you have this system

in europe, spain has seen the biggest daily increase in deaths but its infection rate is slowing.ith a backlog of coronavirus victims. you're up—to—date with the headlines. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

similar positive news out of europe, spain, germany, italy.omo talking about a potential plateau in new york. he did warn people to remain socially distant in place. president trump striking this deal with 3m to get more protective masks. manus: we will still be social distancing for quite a while. that is your addition of "daybreak: europe." ♪ anna: welcome to "bloomberg markets the european open." markets say ite is risk on again. futures in europe and the u.s. points against. is less than an hour away. forrest n

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will reconsider its freeze in funding for the agency in europe spain's parliament has approved an extension of the state of emergency for another 2 meet 2 weeks and in the u.k. the government is defending a proposal to test 100000. 100000 people a day by the middle of next week turkey has imposed a 4 day lockdown in 31 provinces to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus istanbul as one of the major cities that is to be shut down these latest restrictions coinciding with the holy month of ramadan president wretch of top of the one says the infection rate is starting to slow iran's revolutionary guard says it successfully launched a military satellite into orbit for the 1st time the u.s. says iran space program is a cover for missile development that is the headline news continues on al-jazeera after the stream next. words al-jazeera english since its launch as a principal presenter and as a correspondent with any breaking news story to hear from those people who would normally not get the votes is heard on the international news channel i'll be very proud of who is when we publish the pol

the pandemic beijing is also reporting no new coronavirus deaths for an 11th straight day and in europe spain has recorded its lowest daily death toll in 5 weeks 288 people died in the past 24 hours as the number of new infections also drops. in south korea another sign that life is starting to return to normal catholics are attending mass for the 1st time since social distancing measures were introduced at the start of the pandemic but what bryant has more from seoul on the precautions been taken. it's nearly 2 months since the catholic church and other churches here in south korea decided it was simply too risky to hold normal services instead they're holding masses on the line and it's only now all of these weeks on that the catholic church has decided it is safe to reopen its churches but only under the strictest of precautions we're at the main cathedral in seoul can only have a congregation of up to a 1000 but only a quarter of that number are being allowed in for 'd each mass and you know order to do so you have to turn up here early go to this building where you get a number and your