but stay in the region because in the philippines congress is considering giving the president to merge unsee powers over the corona virus outbreak to miller island they're going to joins me now from manila jamila obviously the philippines already under stringent and restrictive measures to talk us through what we expect to happen in this meeting. well also hailed the congress session started early this morning they are deliberately to keep points that the president is asking for an 8000000000 us dollar stimulus budget that will help they see as the definition of the government augment a possible economic blow to the country it is going to help supposedly feed the millions of filipinos who are on lockdown at the moment particularly in the region of those on a one contentious demanded the president is asking for is basically additional powers greater powers to control try that enterprises you know are rest hotels transport companies hospitals and according to the government they need these powers in order to respond quickly to the current crisis today marks the highest number of cases to

april 4th the philippines has been placed in a state of emergency present regurgitate a signed legislation allowing him to take over private businesses temporarily to fight the coronavirus congress has already approved the bill the philippines has reportedly around $500.00 infections and $35.00 deaths. a sikh place of worship has come under attack in afghanistan's capital kabul at least 4 people have been killed the interior ministry says unknown gunmen and suicide bombers are targeting the religious complex security forces have cordoned off the area and have rescued a number of hostages those were the headlines and back with more news in the next it's inside story do stay with us. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his back to the country's fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world. was a slogan for the prime minister boris johnson counting the cost. as the coronavirus pandemic spreads worries that poorer nations won't be able to cope health systems are weak in many of these countries and millions of people don't have access to clean water or sanitation so how can we avoid a catastrophe. hello welcome to the program and

until april 4th the philippines has been placed in a state of emergency president signed legislation allowing him to take over private businesses temporarily to fight the coronavirus congress has already approved the bill the philippines has reportedly around 500 factions and 35 deaths a sikh place of worship has come under attack in afghanistan's capital kabul at least 4 people have been killed the interior ministry says unknown gunmen and suicide bombers are targeting the religious complex security forces have cordoned off the area and have rescued a number of hostages those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour next it's inside story do stay with us. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his own parliament that call means a lot of the country's fortunes we bring you the stories in developments the rapidly changing the world we live in. breaks it was a slogan that one of the prime minister boris johnson counting the cost on al-jazeera. as the corona virus spreads worries that poor nations won't be able to cope health systems are weak in many of these countries and millions of people don't have access to clean water or sanitation so how can

well the philippines is introducing a merge and superpowers to tackle the outbreak there congress has already approved the bill and president were eager to tatay is set to sign it into law later on tuesday it will allow details to take control of private industry in order to deal with the crisis the philippines has reported around 500 cases of covert 19 and now more than 30 deaths while thailand is declaring a state of emergency to contain the outbreak there it will last one month and allow the government to impose curfews sense of the media and dispatch gatherings the military will also be given powers to enforce those orders cases have been growing rapidly in thailand with a total of now nearly $1000.00 confirmed infections at least 4 people that have died. south africa has announced a 21 day lockdown for thursday they army is being deployed to patrol the streets and enforce those restrictions the number of cases there is growing quickly with more than 400 people now infected for me tim miller has more from johanna's back. the number of cases of covert 19 in south africa has increas