a russian supermarkets in singapore is neighboring malaysia prepares to close its borders after a big leap in corona virus cases however china reports just one new infection in the very province where the pandemic began. live from doha everyone i'm kemal santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera streets are deserted as the french president declares war on the virus while the world health organization has its own battle plan we have a simple message for all countries tears tears tears and in other news the u.s. led coalition begins pulling out hundreds of troops from bases in iraq. so we're starting in malaysia which has rolled out some of the most extreme restrictions after a big spike in coronavirus cases many linked back to a single events it is closing all its borders and says its own citizens cannot leave the country for at least the next 2 weeks malaysia's reported more than 300 cases in just the past 2 days the total there now at over 550 in europe the french president among your micron has declared war on the outbreak and is closing its borders from 1100 hours g.m.t. o

malaysia has rolled out some of the most extreme restrictions after a big spike in corona virus cases many links back to a single event the world health organization is imploring governments to test far more people with a suspected infection it's closing all its borders that is malaysia and says its own citizens cannot leave the country for at least the next 2 weeks but asia has reported more than 300 cases in just the past 2 days taking the total over $550.00 in a year of francis president emanuel cole has declared war on the outbreak and is closing borders from 11 g.m.t. on tuesday the british government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is also asking people to avoid nonessential travel. and not go to pubs clubs and theaters meanwhile u.s. president donald trump has announced a 15 day plan to fight the virus and is urging no social gatherings of more than 10 people or sarah clarke is joining us from hong kong with the latest on the situation in asia tell us about what's happening in malaysia 1st why has a number of cases there gone up so significantly well we've

does a lot of trade with malaysia imports a lot of food from malaysia so the announcement triggered a spate of panic buying people streamed into shops in supermarkets to buy essential is that singapore prime minister had to reassure people that the movement of freight and goods between singapore and malaysia will not be affected what will be affected however is the movement of workers and that could potentially destruct the singapore economy so slowly in call of thank you all on to europe now where spain has just revealed really 2000 new cases of coronavirus as infections the top 11 phones and and france is closing its borders natasha butler joins me live now from in southwest france natasha the french really waking up to a new reality on tuesday yes that's the it's in fact i've midday here local time in. the french presence about omar or as news director measures. is in lockdown after a few days and weeks we've been looking from here and fogs late what's been happening there with the empty streets and people standing in choose a meter of pots but few here really understood so imagine

especially food from malaysia and the announcement by the prime minister of malaysia last night triggered a state of panic buying in singapore such that they think a port so much so that the singapore prime minister had to come out and reassure him that isn't that the movement of goods and freight and food between malaysia and singapore is not going to be affected by the border closure what is going to be affected however is the movement of workers now at least 300000 people use the land crossings between thing of poor and malaysia on a daily basis many of them commute to singapore to work to study and these workers work in the retail sector the restaurants thanked her and also factories so there will be there will be disruption to the singapore economy the singapore government is clearly worried about it and it says it's scrambling to help find temporary accommodation for these malaysian workers who want to remain in finger port for the next 2 weeks while malaysia closes its borders but clearly this is a move that the malaysian government deems it necessary. the single event that your ea

a rush on the supermarkets in singapore as neighboring malaysia prepares to close its borders after a big leap in coronavirus case it's. live from doha everyone i'm kemal santamaria with the world news from al-jazeera iran that is freeing 85000 prisoners as it tries to stem the spread of coronavirus to bomb explosion we should add a government office in southern thailand and the u.s. led coalition begins pulling out hundreds of troops from bases in iraq. so malaysia is rolling out some of the most extreme restrictions after a big spike in coronavirus cases many of them linked back to a single event that's causing all its borders and says its own citizens cannot leave the country for at least the next 2 weeks malaysia's reported more than $300.00 cases in just the past 2 days which takes the total a to over $550.00 let's go around the world as well europe how the french president emanuel macron has declared war on the outbreak fronts closing its borders from 1100 hours g.m.t. which is 2 hours away now in britain the government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is al

a lockdown across malaysia that's trying to track hundreds who attended a religious event that spread coronavirus to 7 nations. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from though also coming up don't go traveling astray brings in unprecedented emergency measures to try to combat the pandemic. it is a big this is a very unique situation in this economy a trillion dollar cash injection the white house plan to limit the fallout on the u.s. economy. plus 3 more u.s. states go to joe biden a c. search is ahead in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. china says the coronavirus pandemic is exposing shortcomings in the global health system the comments from the foreign ministry come as many other countries are dealing with a growing number of cases china is reporting just 13 new infections malaysia's borders are now shot it's had 2 deaths and 673 cases more than half traced back to a religious gathering in kuala lumpur attendees carried the virus back to 7 other countries the united states has announced a one trillion dollar stimulus package to ease the economic fal

along down across malaysia as it tries to track down hundreds of people who attended a religious event that spread coronavirus to 7 other country it's the end . so i'm fully back to all this is obvious there are live from doha with continued extensive coverage of the coronavirus been demick don't go travelling australia brings in unprecedented emergency measures to try to contain the pandemic. it is a big gamble this is a 1000000000 each situation in this economy a trillion dollar cash injection the white house plan to limit the fallout on the u.s. economy stimulus package to boost the u.s. economy during the current virus crisis. plus 3 more u.s. states go joe biden's way as he surges ahead in the race for the democratic presidential nominee. the end thank you for joining us restrictions around the world are becoming more severe as countries step up their efforts to hold the spread of the coronavirus as a global number of infections nias 200000 malaysia has rolled out some of the most drastic measures seen across asia as it recorded 673 infections cases in 7 other southeast asian coun

sanders and joe biden to be the democratic nominee for president and take on donald trump while in malaysia a new prime minister taking office in a backroom deal and controversially pushing aside mahathir mohamad in the process. super tuesday the biggest day in the u.s. electoral calendar so far resulted in a big win for former vice president joe biden and the establishment wing of the democratic party that he represents biden carried 10 out of the 14 states in play while independent vermont senator bernie sanders who was the front runner going into super tuesday is on track to win the other 4 including the state with the most democratic delegates california so with the contest for the democratic nomination now essentially a 2 horse race which of these 2 men has the best chance of defeating donald trump in november to debate this i'm joined from new york by linda saw saw national surrogate for the bernie sanders campaign and author of a new memoir we are not here to be bystanders and here in the studio by linda lee a democratic delegate count that a member of joe biden's policy and outreach

al-jazeera preparing for extreme coronavirus restrictions supermarket shelves are empty down in malaysia a travel ban and border closures are just hours away and the shutdown across europe is intensifying spain is now reporting more than 2000 new cases also around freeze 85000 prisoners as it tries to stem the spread of coronavirus and in other news iraq could finally get a new prime minister a new name is emerged after months of political uncertainty. i'm joined again. as reports come in from norway and sweden. that you're a 2020 has been and we're awaiting confirmation from you way. so there are restrictions being imposed in many countries around the world and they are getting a whole lot more extreme this tuesday as the world tries to curb the spread of coronavirus malaysia 1st of all rolling out some of the most drastic rules at midnight tuesday malaysians will not be allowed to leave for 2 weeks the borders being sealed and of course it is led to this sort of panic buying and not just in malaysia as well in singapore next door in iran will have closed off access to keep religious sh

malaysia is fast growing economy is attracting increasing numbers of migrants from neighboring countries but it's not always their own choice to uproot themselves and leave their homes some of been driven out of their countries like the man in our next report that puts them in a vulnerable position they come from an extremely traumatic situation only to end up in low qualified jobs living and working under appalling conditions. his mother barbara nitish i was born in charge pew a fishing village and me and mom saddled up in the woods and of the. things. that seem there were people burning down our homes we ran outside in fear then we saw a fire engine coming which we thought would put out the blaze it might they might be. on the save me. from. the mother for that but instead they sprayed petrol on the burning homes and just made the fire bigger i was forced to leave my home and myanmar without any idea of what to do or where to go. in. odyssey began in 2014 along with thousands of other injured he fled the brutal military crackdown in his homeland me and man he managed to get in south sm

tale of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up malaysia announces it's sealing its borders sparking panic buying there and in neighboring singapore. my and us for perspective is the euro 2020 football championship which had been used take place across the continent. other restrictions around the world are becoming more severe as countries step up their efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus iran has issued one of the most dire warnings so far saying millions could die if they continue to ignore advice and move around the country malaysia has imposed some of the toughest restrictions seen in asia outside china closing its borders and clamping down on movement on the same date recorded its 1st death france has entered nationwide lockdown with thousands of police on the streets to find people if they can't prove that buying food or going to work and the euro 2020 football tournament which was due to be held in 12 different cities across europe has been put back by a year. spain has reported another $182.00 deaths bringing its total toll to $491.00 it also has nearly 200

watching all just our life my headquarters here in doha are also coming up shelves emptied out in malaysia it's preparing for border closures and a ban on all travel after a big rise in corona virus cases also 2 explosions rock a government office in southern thailand and a 2nd attempt to end months of political uncertainty in iraq a former regional governor is named as a prime minister designate. welcome to the program in the coming hours restrictions being imposed in many countries around the world will become a lot more extreme in the tent to curb the spread of coronavirus much of europe is going into lockdown in the past few hours france has sealed its borders just as its neighbor spain reported 2000 new cases bringing its total number of infections to more than 11000 but joins me now live from lamb in southwest france and just take us through really the new reality that french people are now having to live with. well french people are now in lockdown and as you say it really is a new reality because suddenly those liberties that you might take for granted seem to have vanished owns th

now to malaysia seen as being sworn in this malaysia's prime minister by faking it follows a week of political chaos sponsored by the resignation of the veteran leader mohammed he says the move is illegal and is calling for an urgent session of parliament saying is allies have a majority and brian reports. a changing of the god in malaysia that critics are calling the death of democracy. appointment by the king capping a tumultuous week in the country's politics. i thank the king and would like to thank all of you feel moral support i only ask that all malaysians accept the decision announced by the palace today. the king's moved. sidelines former leader mohammed whose ruling coalition collapsed last week i had to resigned as premier after his besides who party which is led by me signaled it could work with the united malays national organization or not their party governed malaysia for more than 60 years until it was forced from power by my had he has coalition and 2018 all know is the party of disgraced former leader browse uk who is on trial for corruption accused of looting milli

his wife and children are sick the money he earns is barely enough for the family to survive on malaysia has not ratified the geneva convention on refugees means people like him have no status no rights and no protection. it's hard because i can't work illegally so i take our jobs and just try to get by . i have. but if i fall sick employers just fire me and then i'm out of a job again. abu city excess immigrants are treated poorly even though they make up a key part of the workforce. the capital kuala lumpur has been undergoing a building boom for years malaysia's economy relies on millions of low paid workers from poorer neighboring countries some are refugees others are economic migrants who come hoping for a better life. but all too often the reality once they arrive is very different thousands of them end up living in so-called consulates illegal shanty settlements that spring up next to major building sites here many unskilled day laborers from abroad risked their lives day in day out for a few $100.00 a month. entrepreneur made her son understands the difficulties i myself in my r

malaysia also supplies a lot of singapore's food, things like vegetables and fruit.rade minister to reassure singaporeans that the city has done enough to ensure supplies. malaysia has amongst the largest numbers of confirmed cases in south—east asia, and its prime minister implemented the ban to stop the spread. but here, just like elsewhere around the world, it is causing a great deal of unease. just hours after the us coronavirus task force announced its huge stimulus package, here in the uk, the finance minister rishi sunak unveiled his support plan to keep uk businesses afloat through the crisis. he said the country is in an economic emergency and now is the time to be bold. he vowed that the government would do whatever it takes to support the economy. it came as the number of confirmed uk cases rose to nearly 2,000, with 71 deaths. political editor laura kuenssberg is in westminster. everything seems different now. you can be on your own in the busiest parts of our biggest city. but quiet doesn't mask the worry. millions are concerned about their health, and l

what is your outlook for malaysia?alsia, below but given the factors you mention risks are still tilted to the downside. uncertainty isal an important factor at play it adds to the uncertainty. government time the needs to focus on addressing these problems. but the issue here is we are in the middle of transition and it is hard for the new government to really drill down and think about the solutions to counter the effects. and oil is a very important commodity for malaysia. it will have fiscal effects. it will constrain the capacity of the government to provide further stimulus package when it becomes necessary. prices isnge in oil an area people are watching not just because it is a boon for some but not others, but also because of the defaults potentially in the energy sector. given indonesia, given malaysia, how concerning is that? >> i think from a credit standpoint, the risks are rising as we see spreads widening. it starts from countries or sectors that have been hit hard by covid-19, tourism and travel related

tussle at the top in malaysia continues even as a new prime minister is sworn in. as one the south carolina democratic primary securing almost half the votes with bernie sanders coming a distant 2nd he got about 20 percent of the votes biden's victory may give him the momentum he needs going into super tuesday when 14 states head to the polls and gallagher reports from columbia in south carolina. he spent weeks fighting to keep his campaign alive but on saturday former vice president joe biden was back in the race a few months ago victory in south carolina was a foregone conclusion but both bernie sanders and billionaire tom steyer made inroads that threatened barden's bid for the democratic ticket now though joe biden's campaign is alive and kicking thank you thank you. thank you south carolina i. was out thanks to all of your own heart of the democratic primary we just won and we won big because of. the bidens victory ends bernie sanders winning streak after he emerged as the front runner in the 1st 3 contests the senator from vermont finished 2nd and he's now lo

also in the programme: malaysia becomes the latest country to impose a travel ban, and the lockdown hasaused chaos at its border with singapore. and voting in the age of the coronavirus. three us states hold primaries, but others have delayed theirs, 00:01:14,020 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 including the big prize, ohio. it is midnight here in london, 8:00am in singapore and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where the trump administration is spearheading global efforts to help economies withstand the coronavirus pandemic. the us is preparing an aid package reported to be worth $850 billion. this has lifted spirits on wall street, with the dow jones closing up more than 5%. it will include $50 billion for airlines, which have been hit hard by travel restrictions and a dropoff in demand. $250 billion will be for small business loans, and possible cheques sent to americans in the next two weeks. in a parallel move, britain has announced what the finance minister here describes as an unprecedented package of measures to keep uk businesses afloat. we will have more on that later in the progr

shut down across malaysia it's trying to track thousands from a religious gathering that spread the coronavirus to at least 7 other countries. alarms the whole roman you're watching old 0 life my headquarters here in doha also coming up fronts goes under lockdown over coronavirus fears leaving deserted streets in its capital. u.s. markets continue to dive over the pandemic despite the announcement of a trillion dollars aid package by president donald trump. and that says u.s. troops redeploy in iraq iran's president asked further retaliation for the assassination of general kasim sort of money. welcome to the program of terms are underway to track hundreds of people across the world who may have been infected with corona virus during a religious gathering in malaysia it's now been revealed the event was attended by more than 1500 international guests from 26 countries florence levy reports. hours before malaysia shut its borders thousands of malaysian workers who normally commute to work in singapore every day brushed to lean students also formed long lines at bus terminals as confusion over wh

many people work in singapore and live in malaysia.s taking steps to open dormitories and hotels formulation workers who are based here but it's notjust workers. malaysia support a lot of singapore pozmack food needs, so the trade minister had to reassure people that they have done enough to ensure supplies. let's take a look at how the markets are faring. it was another black monday. dramatic losses across the world. you can see it illustrated by the dow at the bottom of the screen. that is how the dow ended on monday. that is how the dow ended on monday. that reflects what is happening in asia, a very flat session as people do not know where to go. we are seeing slight gains across europe, paris has been boosted by the action taken at government level. the finance minister saying there is more money in the pot to support businesses under pressure. in the uk, we are waiting for similar measures. look at the pound, against the dollar, very low. $1.22 at the moment. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. staying

hello i'm adrian forgetting this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a lock down across malaysia it's trying to track hundreds who attended a religious event that spread coronavirus to 7 nations. don't go traveling astray or brings an unprecedented emergency measures to try to combat the pandemic. plus 3 more u.s. states go joe biden's way as he continues to surge in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. and. china says the coronavirus pandemic is exposing shortcomings in the global health system the comments from the foreign ministry come as many other countries are dealing with a growing number of cases china though is reporting just 13 new infections malaysia's borders are now shut its had 2 deaths and 673 cases more than half of those are being traced back to a religious gathering in kuala lumpur attendees of carried the virus back to 7 other countries the united states has announced a one trillion dollar stimulus package to ease the economic fallout and to try to prevent a recession a strain has imposed a global do not travel order a ban on indoor gatherings o

malaysia closes its borders a race is to track down thousands who attended a religious event and spread the virus to several countries. the world health organization says he's concerned some countries still aren't doing enough testing to prevent the spread of corona virus more than 8000 people globally are now confirmed to have died after catching the virus the number of reported cases has passed 200000 italy has reported 475 new deaths the highest death toll for a single day of any nation since the 1st case was detected in china late last year malaysia is racing to track down potential corona virus carriers after it confirmed its confirmed cases jumped to $790.00 nearly 2 thirds of those a link to a religious gathering late last month that spread the virus to at least 6 other countries and despite many governments and now seeing massive stimulus packages asian european and u.s. markets have plummeted again as well as oil prices u.s. markets were suspended for 15 minutes for the 4th time 'd in a month the dea marber has more. as the number of recorded coronavirus cases soared past 20000

new disease stills over in malaysia. is killing pigs, then pig farmers and pig butchers and pork sellers. where did it come from? they find the isolated very virus human victims and the pigs the same virus in the human picked victims and the pigs. this is a true case that happened in 1998. they named me but virus after a village in malaysia. then they went looking for the reservoir host and found it in large fruit bats, large fruit bats, the kind that are called flying foxes in asia. how did the spillover occur? the disease detectives tracked it through the root of most likely spillover and here's what happened. people were cutting down forests, in peninsular asia for development, agriculture, timber itself, cutting down that forest, destroyed fruit that habitat. the fruit bats were displaced, had to go looking for food, nectar, somewhere else. they started going closer to human settlements. they were attracted to orchards, fruit trees planted by humans. some of the fruit trees planted by humans were on pig farms, the se

racing to track hundreds of people who may have been infected with the coronavirus during an event in malaysia that country's shut its borders to all travelers after registering 2 deaths and 790 cases maybe 2 thirds of those are linked to a religious gathering of 16000 people in the capital straightly and being told not to leave the country it's declared a human biosecurity emergency giving the government the power to seal off cities and impose curfews the united states has announced a one trillion dollar plan in a bid to try to lessen the economic fallout but that doesn't seem to have calm financial markets and it's only patients are being moved to a new treatment center in rome more than 30000 italians are infected the death toll has now passed 2500 let's go 1st to kuala lumpur about 0 florence louis you can tell us more about the shutdown there how is it going help people behaving. well it's relatively quiet on the streets of kuala lumpur the capital and the nation's biggest city but we're getting reports that not everybody is obeying the government's order to restrict their movements peopl

panic buying in malaysia after it takes some of the most drastic steps yet as infections rise. plus joe biden convincingly beats barry sanders in the illinois and flow of the primaries leaving a step closer to the democratic party presidential nomination. time but ministrations promising up to a trillion dollars to help the u.s. economy whether the coronavirus pandemic the proposal includes giving money to individual citizens investors responded positively to the announcement that the u.s. stock markets bungs in baghdad somewhat from their worst one day loss since 1987 the number of u.s. cases of the virus has risen to nearly 6000 and the death toll has reached 100 white house correspondent kimberly hall could as the latest. as ordinary americans cope with the economic impacts of coronavirus the white house announced it was pushing congress to make a media cash payments to struggling americans what we've heard from hardworking americans many companies have now shut down whether it's bars or restaurants american state cash now and the president wants to get cash now and i mean n

for hours in crowds just to get back into singapore before the border was shut and even with in malaysia there was chaos there were huge crowds at bus terminals there was also heavy traffic on interstate highways there were also long lines outside police stations because the police had said people would need a police permit to travel into state and police later had to withdraw or suspend that order temporarily because they couldn't cope with the large crowds and they've said they will look into that order again on wednesday so many infectious diseases experts have watched with alarm at what's been happening in the lazio over the last few hours with some speculating whether there could be potential new clusters emerging but many also understand that this is a necessary move that the malaysian government had to implement. still ahead on al-jazeera another postponement in the world of sports as euro 2020 is delayed over coronavirus. and in other news iraq's president means a new prime minister designate but can he break months of politico dot com. hello there are 2 things happening in the s

malaysia closes its borders and races to track down thousands who attended a religious.

now malaysia has rolled out some of the most drastic restrictions seen across asia to stop the spread of the virus its borders are not closed to tourists and malaysians themselves can't see for 2 weeks it comes as a country confirms its 1st 2 deaths malaysia has recorded $673.00 cases of coronavirus the highest in southeast asia more than half of those stem from a religious event late last month at a mosque in kuala lumpur. with more on how malaysians have responded to the restrictions it's relatively quiet on the streets of kuala lumpur malaysia is biggest city but it certainly was in the 1st just hours before the partial lockdown or the order to restrict movement came into effect there was traffic chaos 1st will talk about the international border with singapore and these 2 countries are separated by a very narrow strait and many malaysians make their living in singapore as many as 300000 people make a daily commute into singapore to to work and to study. hours before the border is closed there was a huge rush to get back into singapore there were long lines people waited for hours

preparing for extreme coronavirus restrictions supermarket shelves emptied out in malaysia a travel ban and border closures are just one hour away. also 2 bomb explosions outside a government office in southern thailand as a coronavirus meeting was taking place. and a 2nd attempt to end months of uncertainty in iraq a former regional governor is named as prime minister designate. and i'm peter scimitar the limburg chief hold emergency talks about 2020 and football's european championships have been called off by you way for as the impact of corona virus continues to be felt. good to have you with us on the news a doctor working at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in italy has a warning for forty's elsewhere act now italy's the hardest hit country in europe with 2158 deaths related to the virus makeshift hospitals are being set up to deal with the spread of the disease and doctors said a ton of says the virus has put health care under unprecedented stress. but as you know what is really shocking something we've not been able to forecast and which brought us to our knees is how q

the tussle at the top in malaysia continues even as a new prime minister is sworn in. turkey opens its border with greece saying it won't stop refugees and migrants trying to cross into europe. in this have a decisive win in the south carolina democratic primary a former u.s. vice president has secured almost half the votes with bernie sanders coming a distant 2nd he got about 20 percent south carolina as the 1st southern state to vote in the process to select the candidate who will take on donald trump in november's presidential election is also the 1st state with a large black population african-americans are a key element of the democratic party's support. oh you were knocked down counted out lucky on prices your cat paid the. rest days ago the press and the promise of your crack this candidacy dead. now thanks to all of your heart of the democratic right we just run and we've run big because. well there are 54 delegates up for grabs in south carolina and biden now has the opportunity to draw level with bernie sanders in the overall number of delegates gained so far

daily life is changing in malaysia with coronavirus cases soaring in southeast asia the government is introducing drastic measures closing its borders almost entirely no locals can get out and no foreigners can get in. who can call in teams for those who just returned they need to do a health check on a silver quarantine for 14 days they'll be restrictions on the entry of tourists and foreign visitors. businesses schools and universities will be shot only essential services like supermarkets will operate the late night announcement from malaysia's leaders sparked panic buying in neighboring singapore authorities say there's no danger of food supplies running out as the border between the 2 countries would remain open for transporting goods. in indonesia where cases are also steadily rising the president urged people to change their behavior. with this current situation it's time for us to work from home to study from home and to pray for her. it's a suggestion not an order the president says the time isn't right for a national lockdown yet in asia has tested around a 1000 people for t

what about the lockdown in malaysia, right?been exception to sectors that produce ppe, or like, basically gloves. has the government order affected your production in any way or labor shortages for your staff? the locked out, in malaysia is a good time for that. so far, so good. we are still ok. labor,s of labor, yes, there will be shortage. order --e lockdown this one, because of demand more.se, labor becomes we hope we can work together with the government to include especiallys, malaysian workers and foreign workers. manageableare still because we invested a lot in operations. especially in production. automation,ian -- digitization will help us to reduce the workers. in terms of engineers, scientists, we have increased because these are more value stuff. invest direction is to on highly valued or highly skilled employees. so, of course -- haslinda: top glove acquired espion. &a plans? mn dr. lim: yes, we are always looking out for m&a. years inor the past 19 our listing. growth rate was about 21%. m&a. look out for more i t

we know that malaysia is an oil exporter.enue from oil to drop from 80 billion ringgit to 20 billion ringgit. that would have a huge impact on the economy. again, this is a wide-ranging interview. he touched on the status of the one mpb investigations. he said worst-case scenario than what we're seeing right now is if -- comes back to power and he sees that as the ultimate, i guess, challenge of the country. yvonne: yeah, look forward to hearing more of that interview, especially the internal politics and malaysia. but great conversation. let's get more on the market uproar. what are you watching? david: equities quite volatile in the case of asia. monday morning, seeing a lot of pressure on the risk assets, which you should be watching closely because it's looking like we'll get a bed open in india, with the exception of japan. it should be beginning or ongoing as we speak. we'll get you an update once we have more clarity. the bond rally continuing. we're down 20-30 basis points on the entire curve on u.s. treasuries. a qui

i'm adrian finnegan this is the live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes a shutdown across malaysia that's trying to track thousands from a religious gathering that spread the corona virus to at least 7 countries. more coronavirus cases expected in the u.s. as president trump announces a trillion dollars aid package. as u.s. troops redeploy in iraq iran's president vows for the retaliation the assassination of general custom sells the money. and december to the sport the olympic flame heads for turkey but this is the same officials one of whom says it's insensitive and irresponsible to hold the games. but i'm sure of the way to track hundreds of people across the world who may have been infected with corona virus during an event in malaysia the country has shut its borders to all travelers after registering 2 deaths and 790 cases many of those cases live links to a religious gathering of 16000 people in the capital elsewhere a story and speaking told not to leave the country it's declared a human biosecurity emergency giving the government the power to seal off cities and impose cur

as a result, this should be further for malaysia. think this is going to be the picture not just for malaysia but elsewhere. these aremply -- places that will be hit even more because not only do they not have domestic sources of growth but external growth is looking bad. if you don't have to's stick -- domestic sources of growth, you will be hit twice. particularly on the corporate sector because have investment across the region in mainland china, southeast asia and on shore as well. >> thank you so much for joining us. the senior economist for emerging asia. you can keep on top of the stories on your bloomberg. you can use the quick take page and you can see headlines from the bloomberg newsroom. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> our plans are not as full as they would have been coming out of china. we have the ability to move planes in and out. let's look at the latest business flash headlines. kuten is planning a bulk data plan in japan. it is half the price of his three major rivals. they are considering offering unlimited data to attrac

warnings yet saying millions could die if they keep ignoring advice and moving around the country malaysia has imposed some of the toughest restrictions seen in asia outside of china closing its borders and comping down on movement on the same day it recorded its 1st death there as well france has ended nationwide lockdown thousands of police are on the streets to find people if they can't prove that buying food or going to work and the euro 2020 football tournament which was due to be held in 12 different cities across europe has been put back by a year fulbright and begins our coverage with a look at the situation across europe. as the noon deadline passed the normally bustling shaun's elisei was almost deserted the famous shops and pavement cafes of paris shuttered by orders of the french president only essential movement is allowed now and non-essential activity is being punished with a fine of more than $50.00 across france $100000.00 extra police are enforcing a lockdown which extends beyond the streets and into the home of every citizen but we do need. to give you some examples a fa

and panic buying in malaysia after it takes some of the most drastic steps yet as infections rise. the drug administration is promising up to a trillion dollars to help the u.s. economy whether the coronavirus pandemic the proposal includes a $1000.00 check for every u.s. citizen within 2 weeks the number of u.s. cases of the respective 3 illness has surged to meeting 6000 and the death toll has reached 100 that's a growing number of cities for schools bars restaurants and theaters to close. tens of thousands of police all of these. teachers basically. this isn't well the message is that this was something that happened it's nobody's fault it happened and we're going to take care of it will be bigger stronger better than ever before and it won't take that well the president wants to emphasize this is a situation where we have requested that many people stay home so we don't spread this disease this is not like a normal economic situation the government has requested that parts of this economy shut down and the president is determined you can think of this as business interruption m

and malaysia reported a spike that 125 new cases on monday on sunday that 190 new cases now this we believe is linked to a religious event that was held at a mosque in kuala lumpur some time ago so the concern now is that malaysia has the highest number of infections in southeast asia the number of reported crowd of us types is at 553 thank you very much for that have dates our clock live for us in hong kong. now france's president is describing new measures and as unprecedented in peacetime for 2 weeks residents can only leave their homes to buy groceries travel to work or seek medical care and the ila is proposing a ban on all nonessential foreign travel to the region the voc and looks at what's happening across europe. over 19 has silenced entire cities 100000000 europeans of locked paris woke to its 1st business day of sweeping restrictions respected by some ignored by others later the french president urged the country to follow the official advice restricting all the old essential movement he summed up the worsening crisis in one word. on go on we are at war healthwise not aga

up next is malaysia.atch for and how the nation's tenuous political station might play a factor. this is bloomberg. ♪ haslinda: welcome back. another central bank we are watching today is the bank of malaysia, which is expected to deliver a very rare back-to-back easy on the back of increasing pressure from the coronavirus. let's get our economics reporter to take us through what the extra asians are. the eventbefore before the virus, the bank of malaysia had its worst in a decade. lot of pressure lingering from the trade front and other issues in the economy. that was all on the table. then of course we had not only a change in government over the weekend and all the drama that came with it last week, but of course, coronavirus at the top of the line. we see the rba cutting today. we are starting to feel that more pressure is on these central banks which a few days ago were expected to look elsewhere in terms of how to stimulate the economy beyond interest rates. like, is looking especially with the majo

malaysia has a new prime minister but the outgoing leader marketeer.

also on the program 298 people were killed in malaysia airlines some flight m h 17 was shot down over ukraine in 20146 years later being tried in connection with tests. on the doors of these women in mexico killed by now they're taking to the streets to protest against family size and the hope that kind of least save the lives of them was. a time for welcome to the program. global stock markets have plunged over fears about the coronavirus and a conflict amongst major oil producing nations has sparked a crash in oil prices oil collapsed a $31.00 and a half percent of the start of trading hitting $31.00 a barrel at one point its lowest value since january 1991 at the start of the 1st gulf war the prices since recovered slightly but it contributed to a collapse on stock markets on monday on the leading stock exchange in tokyo the nikkei index fell by more than 5 percent and here in germany the dax tumbled almost 8 at the start of trading though it has also since recovered somewhat for d.w.i. financial correspondent chelsea delaney joins us from the front of germany's financial capital w