the prime minister, scott morrison, announced a $150 million package, which is a really great start.men and for men. in addition to that, there's an enormous recognition that this is happening, which is new, and very welcome. and what do we know about how this might be playing out in other countries the world? it's definitely happening right across the world. so we've seen increases in france and italy. china reported a threefold increase. spain, very sadly, reported the first domestic violence murder in the covid context. that was by a man murdering his wife in front of the children on 19 march. france is providing hotel rooms for women who feel they are in danger, and men, of course, and it's setting up a codeword system for pharmacies, that women can in and use this codeword to get help if they feel they need it. what are some of the practical measures that countries can put in place as support mechanisms for victims of domestic violence? yes, i think it's a really great use of empty hotels, to repurpose them. in this country, in some states, we have a situation where the perpetra

holiday the chief health officer said the daily increase had fallen to around 5 percent by minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression phase 28 people have died and more than 5200 cases have been confirmed the early news on some of this early modeling is that at the current right if we keep doing what we're doing and we keep doing the work to upgrade our i.c.u. capacity and secure the extra villages and all of the things we're doing right now then right now that trajectory is promising it's encouraging but there are no guarantees i want to stress. healthcare workers in pakistan are calling for the government to do more to help them fight the virus many cities are under complete lockdown and the prime minister has urged people to practice social distancing but critics say that's not enough is charles traffic. these policemen in the city at the show are are lucky to have protective clothing. to stanley health workers demand government health police and security forces are having to focus less on fighting crime and more and stopping the spread of covert 19 and a lot of the

health officer said the daily increased infections fall into around 5 percent prime minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression phase 28 people have died from the virus and more than 5200 cases have also been confirmed. so those are the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera one i want to. join me steve clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u.s. politics and society i'm changing but the institutions frequently don't the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy it is a crisis of concentration the bottom line on al-jazeera. in the 1st of the human eye is the race is on. to find the world's most will need to build more. 7 nuclear these are the descendants of new cool some legendary good good. good. good. good good good good price who is so ferocious they took on the minds of the british army. stunned by their courage the u.k. has enlisted a brigade for more than 200.

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prime minister has praised the world health organizations response in the asia pacific region scott morrison also announced lockdown measures will be kept in place for at least another 4 weeks more than $6400.00 cases of the virus have been confirmed in a strain. well the pandemic will cause economic growth to stall at 0 percent for the 1st time in 60 years that's the latest dire projection from the international monetary fund the outbreak has taken an unprecedented toll on the region it's expected to rebound next year but the outlook remains uncertain and nigeria is facing its west recession in more than 30 years the i.m.f. predicts that africa's biggest economy will shrink by 3.4 percent this year the pandemic and global lock downs have pushed down oil prices and about millions of people are expected to lose their jobs amid interest reports from a bridge or the global coverage $1000.00 pandemic is taking a human and economic toll on nigeria its main resources oil demand and the market price is falling was quite adding to the crisis a dispute between major producers saudi arabia and russia

loan worth around $1000000000.00 us dollars emotional employees pleaded with the prime minister scott morrison to change his mind. for those of you watching today place take a moment to ask yourself what a monopoly in the israel and skies would look like you bob in this turmoil for 25 and a half years these people be harming. them our brothers and sisters. don't or could not do your job and i done indeed please let me do more thank you. the government said it would not be allowed airlines deep pocketed foreign shareholders among them richard branson he tweeted that this was not the end of virgin australia but i believe a new beginning. it is now the job of the administrators to we structure and find new investors and get this company soaring again. britain's tourism industry is suffering badly from the corona pandemic cornwall the south of the country has been especially hard hit the numerous beaches and parks there are usually teeming with visitors from around the world this time of year now it's just an eerie emptiness. the picturesque harbors and fishing villages are deserted and the restau

look now at some of the stories making headlines around the world australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of coffee at 19 and the investigation would not talking to any particular country is demand has soured relations with china the new coronavirus is believed to have originally said to them. all it would start if i'm qantas died at the age of 53 indian born actor became internationally known through his roles in the films slumdog millionaire and life of pi 28 t.v. and house he'd been diagnosed with cancer and died in hospital in mumbai. at least one person has been killed and several others injured during a prison life in sierra leone's capital freetown according to officials the violence comes 2 days after all thought is confirmed an inmate of the prison it tested positive for corona virus. a protesters in lebanon have returned to the streets of cities across the country for a 2nd day one demonstrator was reported killed in the latest clashes fueled by the country's deepening economic crisis level has seen months of anti

quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of covert 19 morrison said that the investigation would not target any specific country his demand has soured relations for china where the new coronavirus is believed to efforts in the event that folly would start it from congo has died at the age of $53.00 the indian born actor became internationally known through his roles in the films slumdog millionaire and life of pi in 2018 khan announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer he died in the hospital in mumbai. officials say that at least one person has been killed and several others injured in a prison riot in sierra leone's capital freetown the violence comes 2 days after authorities confirmed an inmate at the prison had tested positive for the copper on a virus. as football fans around the world wait for their favorite teams to return to t.v. screens supporters of german side are trying to solve what they see as an even bigger problem how does a fan remain par

a strong as prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of covert 19 morrison said that the investigation would not target any specific country because demand has soured relations with china where the new coronavirus is believed to have originated. and bollywood star heir from khan has died at the age of 53 the indian born actor became internationally known through his roles in the films slumdog millionaire and life of pi in 2018 khan announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer he died in hospital and by. having to be. a football fans around the world wait for their favorite teams to return to television screens supporters of german side are trying to solve what they see is an even bigger problem how does a fan remain part of the action when they're not allowed inside the stadium. all these quiet in german football the sounds of singing birds has replaced the screaming fans the sight of empty stands likely to remain for many months yet the show. and it's very difficult to watch a game on t.v. instead of actually being met life in the

prime minister has praised the world health organizations response in the asia pacific region scott morrison also announced that lockdown measures will be kept in place for at least another 4 weeks more than 6400 cases of the virus have been confirmed in straight. and nigeria could be facing its west recession in more than 30 is the i.m.f. projects that africa's largest economy will shrink by 3.4 percent this year the pandemic and global lock downs of push down oil prices and millions of people are expected to stay at jobs well those are the headlines the news will continue here on al-jazeera after people and power stay with us. join me steve clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u.s. politics and society i'm changing but the institutions frequently don't the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand that you have people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy is a crisis of concentration the bottom line on al-jazeera. alaska's far north as one of the world's last pristine environments but now the trumpet ministration wants to l

health officer said the daily increased infections that fall into around 5 percent prime minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression phase 28 people have died from the virus and more than 5200 cases have also been confirmed. so those were the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera one i want to. point me steve clemons on the bottom line here we take on u.s. politics and society i'm changing the but the institutions frequently don't the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy it is a crisis of concentration the bottom line on al-jazeera. in the 1st year of the human eye is the race is on. to find the world's most committed world war ii is. 7 that these are the descendants of the pools legendary get rid. of those. books book the good fight who is so ferocious they took on the minds of the british army. stunned by the courage the u.k. has in this to a brigade it is more than 200 feet from the office. today thousands of young appalling men confused to join this and leave

last week prime minister scott morrison said social distancing measures would stay in place for a furtherour weeks. >>> now, china's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to smooth out the economic impact there. the bank trimmed the rate by 0.2 of a point. it was the latest move by chinese authorities to help businesses weather the storm. the people's bank of china announced this month's loan prime rate is 3.85%. it's the first cut in two months. the lpr is the yardstick for lenders to offer funds to businesses. the country's economy shrank 6.8% in the january-to-march period from a year earlier. it was the first economic downturn since 1992, when the country began releasing such data. the central bank hopes the rate cut will make it easier for small companies to raise money. >>> the coronavirus pandemic came to africa later than other parts of the world, but the fatality rate in some countries has now reached double digits. the world health organization warns hundreds of thousands of africans could die without urgent support. it calls on the international community to act fast

countries like the us russia south africa and brazil will follow suit all strongly as prime minister scott morrison says the country will keep lockdown restrictions in place for at least another month in the meantime it will expand testing and improve its ability to contact trace and new york state will require face coverings in busy spaces where people cannot maintain 2 meters of social distance. all migrants heading for europe fled war in poverty in their own countries but many ended up stranded for months at overcrowded squalid camps in greece now the 1st 12 on a company of migrant children from those camps have landed in luxembourg under a new program that aims to eventually resettle more than $1600.00 of them around europe. touched down in luxemburg safety finally for 12 and accompanied minors they were living in refugee camps on the greek islands of chios most and. now they have the chance to start a new life in luxemburg after a period in quarantine. course we've not made the world a better place or made it more beautiful what we have here in the framework of the european union's peace proje

look at our some of the other stories making news around the world australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of it 19 say the investigation wouldn't target any particular country is demand to soured relations with china have a new coronavirus is believed to have originated that bollywood star calm has died at the age of 53 the indian born actor became internationally known through his roles in the film slumdog millionaire and life of pi in 2018 he announced he'd been diagnosed with cancer and died in hospital in mumbai. the 1st time organizers of the oscars will allow movies released advice streaming on video on demand to compete in next year's academy awards inspanned it energy bill it's you rules will only apply vase year and our response to theatre closings and film festival cancellations because of the pandemic. and at least one person has been killed and several others injured during a prison riot in sierra leone's fattal freetown according to officials the violence comes 2 days after authours has confirmed that an inmate

quick look now at some other stories making news around the world australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of covert 19 morrison said that the investigation would not target any specific country his demand has soured relations with china where the new coronavirus is believed to have originated. airbus recorded a 1st quarter loss of nearly 500000000 euros as business dwindled due to the pandemic measures before the outbreak the european plane manufacturer posted a full book of orders but airlines around the world have suspended purchases with their operations now at a standstill and bollywood star from khan has died at the age of 53 the indian born actor became internationally known through his roles in the film slumdog millionaire and life of pi and 28 team khan announced that he had but had been diagnosed with cancer he died in a hospital room by. protesters have returned to the streets and cities across lebanon for a 2nd day with one demonstrator reportedly killed in the latest clashes fueled by the country's deepening eco

the other stories making news around the world and start in australia where the prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of coverage 19 saying the investigation wouldn't target any particular country is demand has soured relations with china we have a new coronavirus is believed to have originated and we see this one person has been killed and several others injured during a prison riot in sierra leone's capital freetown that's according to officials violence comes 2 days after or thought she was confirmed an inmate at the prison that tested positive for coverage 19. the organizers of the oscars wolf will allow movie stream device release device streaming or video on demand to compete for next year's academy awards for the 1st time ever they expanded eligibility rules will only apply the year they come in response to theater closings and the film festival cancellations amid the pandemic so india has lost one of his 1st celebrated actors if an icon died on wednesday by after a 2 year battle against cancer he was 53 leaving the tributes the

australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of coal but 19 morrison said the investigation would not target any specific country is the band has soured relations with china where the new coronavirus is believed to have originated. sean the fire has swept through a makeshift camp for displaced people in mali's capital bamako over a 1000 people have found refuge there after fleeing violence in central mali no casualties have been reported witnesses said the fire was probably sparked by people earning garbage. and bollywood star their fun khan has died at the age of 53 the indian born actor became internationally known through his roles in the films slumdog millionaire and life of pi in 2018 khan announced he had been diagnosed with cancer he died in a hospital in mumbai. the pandemic is hitting farmers in zimbabwe hard they rely on exporting their products to european markets a lot down has closed local markets and now farmers are struggling to secure cargo flights out of the country the new hardship comes as farmers were just st

australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of 19 orson said the investigation would not target any specific country is demand has soured relations with china where the new corona virus is believed to have originated. brazilian president. has said his middle name might be. but he can't perform miracles to fix the coronavirus crisis his remarks came in response to a reporter's question about an increase in new cases has repeatedly dismissed the threat of the virus that is spreading rapidly in brazil. and a fire swept through a makeshift camp for displaced people in mali's capital bamako over a 1000 people have found refuge there after playing violence in central mali no casualties reported witnesses said the fire was probably sparked by people burning car. the pandemic is hitting farmers in zimbabwe very hard they rely on exporting their produce to european markets a lot down has closed the local markets and now farmers are struggling to secure cargo flights out of the country the new hardship comes as farmers were just starting

quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of coal that 19th morrison said that the investigation would not target any specific country his demand has soured relations with china where the new coronavirus is believed to have a burgeoning it should respect the organizers of the oscars to go for the 1st time allow movies debuting via streaming or video on demand to compete for next year's academy awards expanded eligibility rules will only apply this year they come in response to theater closings and film festival cancellations amid the coronavirus pandemic. india has lost one of its most celebrated actors irrfan khan died on wednesday in mumbai after a 2 year battle with cancer he was just 53 now leading the tributes we had indian prime minister narendra modi calling khan's death quote a loss to the world of cinema and theatre khan's award winning career spanned 3 decades and more than 80 films he was one of the 1st bollywood stars to cross over to an internation

a loan worth around 1000000000 us dollars emotional employees pleaded with the prime minister scott morrison to change his mind for those of you watching today place take a moment to ask yourself what a monopoly in the israel and skies would look like for you bob in this turmoil for 24 and a half years these people be harming. my brothers and sisters. down or could not do your job. to please let me do more. the government said it would not be allowed the airlines deep pocketed foreign shareholders among them richard branson he tweeted that this was not the end of virgin australia but i believe a new beginning it is now the job of the administrators to restructure and find new investors and get this company soaring again. well another industry that's been hit hard by the pen demick is new sick concerts and tourism been cancelled the prospects for live performances in the future also look bleak in the u.k. a platform originally used for booking artists is now offering musicians an alternative way of making money he reports from london. savannah hunted down here ashley hope you're right there i

health officer said the daily crease in infections had fallen to around 5 percent prime minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression phase $28.00 people have died from the virus more than $5200.00 cases have been confirmed the early news on some of this early modeling is that at the current right if we keep doing what we're doing and we keep doing the work to upgrade our i.c.u. capacity and secure with the extra ventilators and all of the things we're doing right now then right now that trajectory is promising it's encouraging but there are no guarantees i want to stress in other world news dog trump has fired the u.s. intelligence community's inspector general michael atkinson inform congress in september about the whistleblower complaint that led to trump's impeachment he's scheduled to leave his post in 30 days the trump administration had previously sacked several other officials who took part in the impeachment process. tributes have been paid on social media for the 3 time grammy award winner bill withers you know. when. the 81 year old described as an incredible

a story as private as a scott morrison says the country is winning the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and that life is returning to normal on thursday the country recorded 11 new code it 19 cases and one death we are on the road back. and that is demonstrated by the images that we've already taken and we're on the wide back to a covered saif economy as well which is what we have to achieve we are building the protections for this kind of insight economy in the areas that i've mentioned importantly in the areas of violence since i sent and testing in the area of industrializing contect rising capabilities and our immediate response capability to outbreaks wherever they might present themselves we have moved on elective surgery started some moving on schools and i welcome that very much in the schools changes are a very important step in how we react in air con m e going food and most importantly to ensure children are getting the best possible education across europe the people continue to contract coronavirus saving us some countries the beginnings of east restrictions in the

critics say the order will only affect a small number of people the strain in prime minister scott morrison says his country is winning the fight against corona virus and is on the path back to normal life just 11 newer cases reported on thursday and one death arson says the government's focus now is the economy we are on the road back. and that is demonstrated by the images that we've already taken and we're on the y. back to a covered saif economy as well which is what we have to achieve and we are building the protections for this kind of insight economy in the areas that i've mentioned importantly in the areas of violence should so i sent in testing in the area of industrializing contect trice in capabilities and our immediate response capability to outbreaks wherever they might present themselves we have moved on elective surgery and started some moving on schools and i welcome that very much of the schools changes are a very important step in how we reopen air economy going forward and most importantly to ensure children are getting the best possible education in bangladesh nearly a 1

but of course a monopoly in the airline industry is something that no one wants to promise to scott morrison has been very clear that 19 is a lot of the health side and also the economy so it's hoping that if we open up some of these flights into the future we might be able to help bring some of those jobs back and help the economy in a struggle. nearly a quarter of myanmar's prisoners are being released as part of a traditional new yam misty large crowds gathered outside this prison as you can see in yangon despite 19 restrictions a spokesman for the president department says the release of nearly 25000 inmates is not to linked to concerns over the virus but human rights watch has called on the government to reduce prison and numbers prevent a spread of the out free. garment workers in bangladesh have held a protest over unpaid wages hundreds blocked a road outside a factory demanding their salaries take down money factories in bangladesh and mount 85 percent of exports and the boy 4000000 people but international orders have dried up because of the pandemic and prayers at jerusalem's the m

now be a fund settle on a strategy have there been calls in our country full of prime minister scott morrison to make funding for w.h.o. conditional on reforms to the organization i wanted to get your thoughts on that and if you had any advice mr marson look i feel very badly about the world health organization but it's been a tool of china it's been as i say totally china centric you take a look at everything that's happened they've been wrong i was all for it at the beginning what do i know i wept and i said world health organization isn't that wonderful and then you start to see all the mistakes they didn't want us to close our borders to china to woo han. specifically that it won our borders close you take a look mike was there were all there and they're criticizing me for closing the border i did that very early by the way i did that very early well nancy pelosi was trying to haven't said francisco parties in chinatown because they see thought it would be great you want to show that this thing doesn't exist these are people at a we have some politicians on the other side that don't know

health officer said the daily increased infections that fall and around 5 percent prime minister scott morrison said the country was shifting to a suppression. 28 people have died from the virus more than 5200 cases have been confirmed. now the coronavirus poses a new threat to the homeless population with cafes shopping centers and restaurants closed across washington d.c. the homeless are being left with nowhere to go during the pandemic mike hanna has their story. of street band playing hello from the other side an ironic song for local residents venturing out of the confines of their apartment to shop or stroll around in most cases observing a social distance from their neighbors but there are those in the city who do not have the option who do not have apartments in which to shelter from the virus in accordance with the d.c. mandate tree lockdown order the virus has created new challenges to those who have no homes those like linda who stopped sleeping in shelters even before the outbreak of this pandemic i used to be in a shelter and you go so well for me and when i was doing the winter w

prime minister has praised the world health organizations response in the asia pacific region scott morrison also says that lockdown measures in australia will be kept in place for at least 4 more weeks more than $6400.00 cases of the virus have been confirmed there. well the coronavirus pandemic will bring asia's economy to a complete halt for the 1st time in 60 years that's the latest a dire projection from the international monetary fund the outbreak has taken an unprecedented toll on the region the i.m.f. says they will be the euro economic growth for asia in 20 twentieth's the worst of the 1960 s. it's expected to rebound next year but the outlook remains uncertain while nigeria could also be facing the west recession in more than 30 is the i.m.f. projects africa's biggest economy will shrink by 3.4 percent this year the pandemic and global lock downs have pushed down oil prices and nigeria is expected to lose millions of jobs amid address reports from the preacher the global coverage in 1000 pandemic is taking a human and economic toll on nigeria its main resources oil demand and the m

prime minister has praised the world health organizations response and the asia pacific region scott morrisonalso says that lockdown measures will be kept in place for at least another 4 weeks now more than 6400 cases of the virus have been confirmed that. well 4000 prisoners in colombia will be put on house arrest to try to stop corona virus from spreading in crowded jails to people with coded 19 died shortly after being released from prison the temporary measure will prioritize pregnant women inmates with health issues and to those over the age of 60 people convicted of more serious crimes on television it's estimated that more than 120000 people a crammed into colombia's prisons despiser capacity of only around $80000.00. of brazil's a senior health official leading its fight against corona virus has resigned but the health minister has refused to accept it senior minister senior members of the ministry have been at odds with president diable sonars response to the virus also has repeatedly played down the gravity of the outbreak and also attacked local governors for lock down orders all a

paul: for all essential workers and scott morrison to find anone with a job as essential worker, so this measure and will keep 13,000 childcare centers open. families that have parents and jobs causes is 1.3 million families with an average use of childcare centers, 25 hours a week, five hours a day, having to send their kids to childcare and it won't cost them anything. any parent -- he doesn't want to have any parent having to choose between feeding kids are having kids looked after. this keeps those centers open. they don't have to worry about losing their pace -- their place. this gets bogged back with the crisis is over. crisis isack when the over. and there will be dead somewhere around $1.3 trillion. -- debt somewhere around $1.3 trillion. taylor: ahead of australian research joins us to talk about data and economic outlook. this is bloomberg. ♪ . ♪ ♪ haidi: a very good morning. i'm haidi stroud-watts in sydney, where markets have come online. taylor: i'm taylor riggs in new york. welcome to "daybreak asia"." hits aonavirus epidemic grim milestone, one million people infected worl

in the dark of it well as you say the administration is not currently mandatory but i see that scott morrison has actually ruled that out and they're promising that all the data gathered will be denise said at the end of the pandemic that i know the government there doesn't have the best track record when it comes to protecting privacy is there the trust for this to act now. well look i think you'd have to say an astrolabe it's been a remarkable degree of trust for the population to comply with and willingly go along and take a lot of the suffering and deprivation that's come from the lock down so in a sense that there's a bias of trust there in the public health authorities and it has actually been remarkably successful in australia as it has in new zealand in. the blocking that the spread of the virus when it gets to the questions about. whether this is voluntary or not. but if they have gone a long way you know in the last week to saying it's absolutely not and there are proposals for a law that whenever parliament sort of sits again which could be will sometime soon that they will legisla

but of course a monopoly in the airline industry is something that no one wants to promise to scott morrison has been very clear that non tain is a lot of the health side and also the economy so it's hoping that if we open up some of these flights into the future we might be able to help bring some of those jobs back and help the economy in a stronger nick cage there for us in sydney thank you very much thank you. still ahead on al-jazeera a delicate and dangerous stage in a pandemic the u.k. says lockdown measures must go. hello we've got lots of lovely spring sunshine across much of europe at the moment laws the clear skies big area of high pressure still very much in charge acting as a lid on the atmosphere keeping it fine dry bright and sunny but we have got some other way some windy and it sounds wintry weather up towards the northeast there pushing down across that western side of russia had some nasty storms into greece and turkey still on the cool side here the wet weather will pull out of the way he makes way for this next weather system which will drive its way in across the southw

prime minister scott morrison is urging people, this year stay home. >> failure to do so this weekend would completely undo everything we have achieved so far together and potentially worse. >> reporter: sydney's iconic fundai beach has been closed because of people flouting social distancing rules. it's a pop-up coronavirus testing center. >> we've identified a hot spot within the bun day community, particularly the backpacker community. >> reporter: for a country that has closed its borders to international visitors and spent billions of dollars, this is like none other. the dream of a laid back beach holiday gone, another sacrifice in the ever lengthening battle against a global pandemic. simon cohen, cnn, australia. >>> early in the pandemic u.s. laboratories had developed their own coronavirus test but cnn has learned the federal government got in the way costing precious time. our investigative report about this is just ahead. >>> also ahead, local leaders in italy say they fear the country's coronavirus death toll is much higher than what's being reported. we take a look at the

paul: the prime minister scott morrison has been taking similar questions this morning on some of the he says the whole thing is a trade-off. he insists any easing of those restrictions is going to be many weeks away. he says you have to get the best value out of the restrictions you can. at the same time come you cannot but the health restrictions -- health situation at risk either. there is plenty of evidence that restrictions are working. there has just been 44 new cases within the past 24 hours in australia, totaling 6377 cases now, 61 deaths. when you stack up australia against the u.s. and europe, it is all looking very enviable at the moment. the intention will be not to ease those restrictions too early and give away all those gains. this will all get discussed on thursday when the national cabinet meets. the prime minister says we are doing well but we cannot be complacent. shery: paul allen in sydney. now a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. treasury secretary steven mnuchin is refusing to budge on repayment guidelines for airlines wanting government aid ami

aboutre have been calls scott morrison making funding available conditional on reforms to the organizationwanted to get your thoughts on that and if you had any advice -- pres. trump: i feel badly about the world health organization, but it has been a tool of china. it has been china-centric. if you look at everything that happened, it has been for it. you start to see all of the mistakes. they did not want us to close our borders to china, to wuhan specifically. you take a look, mike was there, they are criticizing me for closing the border. i did that early while nancy pelosi was trying to have in san francisco parties in chinatown. she wanted to show this thing doesn't exist. we have some politicians on the other side that don't know what they are doing. you have got to look at timelines. the world health organization, like the world trade organization, they have been treating the united states for decades so badly and they have been so in favor of china. china took off when it joined the world health organization because of what has happened. they are considered a developing nation, an

but scott morrison said the world wants to understand how the coronavirus spread from its starting pointof action. this is a virus that has taken more than 200,000 lives across the world. it has shut down the global economy. the implications and impacts of this are extraordinary. it would seem entirely reasonable insensible that the world would want an assessment of both how this all occurred so we can learn lessons and prevented from happening again. it's worth remembering that china is australia's largest trading partner and the business community is keen to maintain its close ties with beijing. around the same time as the prime minister was holding his press conference, another government press conference was underway, announcing new testing kits. but it was taken off track when mining magnate andrew forrest, you can see him on the left there, invited china's consul—general, long zhou to speak, he's on the right. he spoke about the important ties between the two nations and defended beijing's record. while australia's health minister, on the left, was reportedly caught off guard... an

of course a monopoly in the airline industry is something that no one wants the prime minister scott morrison has been very clear that the no one thing is a fight of the health side and also the economy so it's hoping that if we open up some of these flights into the future we might be able to help bring some of those jobs back and help the economy in a strike. well as we reported earlier the w.h.o. is warning that the coronavirus pandemic could have a devastating impact in africa textile factories and tailors in kenya are scrambling to produce tens of millions of surgical masks after the government's made it compulsory to wear them a public cover story reports from nairobi. a few weeks ago 300 tailors at this factory in nairobi made clothes most are now on enforced leave because of the corona virus pandemic was left to workers stitching around 20000 protective facemasks a day the government has ordered that everyone must wear proper masks when out in public or pay a fine of $200.00 it's a job of tailless across the country to make sure there's a constant supply at an affordable price the loc

prime minister scott morrison said australia will over the next month expand testing and improve systemses. that's the situation around the world. let's return to the uk and the government has extended the lockdown to contain the coronavirus for at least another three weeks. the daily downing street reading set the country was at a delicate, dangerous stage in the pandemic. he said the measures were paying off, there was some light of the tunnel but we needed to keep our fort on the pedal. so let's talk to professor stuart brown from the university, she's an expert on public health. good to have you with us. public health. good to have you with us. i think ministers have been surprised by the result of the british public and how widely it's been observed, the lockdown. but is there a concern that the longer it goes on as we go into this next three—week period that some might just tired of it? and it might be undermined in some way?|j just tired of it? and it might be undermined in some way? i don't think many people will be surprised at this extension. i think the extension of the lockdo

buying and those antics in the aisles of supermarket have been described by the prime minister, scott morrisonke many other countries, heads into the unknown. their shelves are fuelling what marketing experts call a herd mentality for the once the hoarding starts, other shoppers feel they have to join in. when they walked down to the supermarket aisles or log onto social media, all they see as herds of people that are crowding around, trying to purchase product. that increases fear, that increases anxiety, and of course at the same time, increases the behaviour. stockpiling is left charities in australia struggling to feed the vulnerable. donations of canned food have been down. for some, panic buying is a sign of a materialistic society in real trouble. it was the saddest thing to see, people panicking so much. like, we live in such a world of number one, and all of those people are kind of forgotten, the world doesn't revolve around them. in the end times, it is not going to be stuff that saves us. it is going to be our loving relationships. across the country, supermarkets can now open for

australia's conservative prime minister, scott morrison, led with science and stark warnings. he issued an early stay-at-home order, movement restrictions, >> there are no guarantees, i want to stress. this virus writes its own rules and we have to seek to try and understand them as best we can, and respond as best we can toe essures that we face. >> schifrin: morrison's response was a political recovery, afdur he stumbleng australia's worst ever brush fires. tukuitonga fears the u.s. is stumbling today. >> in terms of the leadership r the nation and for the world, that the u.s., as we have known it, isn't shing those ndadership required for controlling the ic at home, but obviously in terms of communicating to the rest of the world. >>chifrin: but theiwis' steps clicked, so even tourists trapped in the country because of borr closures were happily stuck. >> i actually feel like i'm in the safest country i could be in the world. it feels like a safe haven. it feels like they've done things really promptly. >> we're a small, small place, at the bottom of the world. but nonethel

about the laboratory - -- >> reporter: there have been calls and our country for prime minister scott morrison to make funding w.h.o. conditiona conditional -- >> president trump: i feel very badly about the world health organization but it has been a tool for china, it has been totally china centric. everything that has happened, it's been wrong. i was all for it in the beginning, world health organization isn't that wonderful? that you see all of the mistakes, they didn't want us to close our borders to china, to wuhan specifically. they didn't want our borders closed. you take a look, mike was there, i did that very early. nancy pelosi was trying to have parties in chinatown because -- he thought it would be great, she wanted to show this thing doesn't exist. we have some politicians on the other side that don't know what they are doing. if you look at timelines, the world health organization, just like the wto -- i'm telling you, they have been treating the united states for decades so badly and they have been so in favor of china, china took off when it joined the wto because of what has

the path back to normal life they were just 11 new cases reported as of thursday and one death scott morrison says the government's focus now is the economy we are on the road back and that is demonstrated by the measures that we've already taken and we're on the y. back to a covered saif economy as well which is what we have to achieve we are building the protections for this kind of insight economy in the areas that i've mentioned importantly in the areas of violence should so i sent him tasty in the area of industrializing contect pricing capabilities and our immediate response capability to outbreaks wherever they might present themselves we have moved on elective surgery. moving on schools and i welcome that very much in the schools changes are a very important step in how we reopen air economy going forward and most importantly to ensure children are getting the best possible education the indian government says it plans to manufacture thousands of electronic wristbands that will monitor the location and the health of virus patients the country is ramping up surveillance as it begins to

. >> from australia, there have been calls in our country for prime minister scott morrison to make funding for w.h.o. conditional on reforms to the organization. i wanted to get your thoughts on that, and if you had any advice for mr. morrison? >> look, i feel very badly about the world health organization, but it's been a tool of china. it's been, as i say totally china-centric. you take a look at everything that's happened, they've been wrong. i was all for it at the beginning. what do i know? i walked in, i said world health organization, isn't that wonderful? and then you start to see all the mistakes. they didn't want us to chose our borders to china, to wuhan specifically. they didn't want our borders closed. you take a look. mike was there. we're all there. and they're criticizing me for closing the border. i did that very early. by the way, i did that very early while nancy pelosi was trying to have in san francisco parties in chinatown. because she thought it would be great. she wanted to show that this thing doesn't exist. these are people -- i tell you, we have some politicians

of course a monopoly in the airline industry is something that no one wants the prime minister scott morrison has been very clear that 19 is a fight of the health side and also the economy so it's hoping that if we open up some of these flights into the future we might be able to help bring some of those jobs back and help the economy in a stronger. xor cautions were in place as a u.s. and russian crew arrived back from the international space station to what they say is a very different planet they landed in kazakhstan after spending more than 200 days in orbit that recovery team assigned to help the crew has been under close medical observation for nearly a month. well spending months at a time in isolation is not uncommon for us starts now millions have been looking to their experience for advice that i lack has more from toronto. ground control to me. famous for performing david bowie's space oddity in space and for being perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever chris hadfield is reaching out to those of us grounded by social isolation. his 3 missions in earth orbit including co

the path back to normal life there were just 11 new cases reported on thursday and one death scott morrison says the government's focus is the economy we are on the road back. and that is demonstrated by the images that we've already taken and we're on the white back to a kind of ad saif economies will which is what we have to achieve well move away from not statement to take you live to the u.s. president donald trump speaking on come on a virus let's listen and action program and health care and has been tacked i'm grateful that congress is answering my call to deliver these additional 300 $20000000000.00 in relief for the american worker and for small businesses at a time when many americans are enduring significant economic challenges this bill will help small businesses to keep millions of workers on the payroll you see states are starting to open up now and it's very exciting to see i think it's very all inspiring we're coming out of it and we're coming out of it well and we're really i'm very happy the governor's been the governors really have been doing a really good job working wit

there are have been calls in our current through for prime minister scott morrison make funding for w.h.o. conditional on reforms to the organization. i wanted to get your thoughts on that, and if you have any advice for mr. morrison? >> i feel very badly about the world health organization but it has been a tool of china. it has been as i say totally china centric. you take a look everything that has happened. they have been wrong. i was all for it at beginning. what do i know? world health organization, isn't that wonderful. then you start to see all the mistakes. they didn't want us to close our borders to china, to wuhan specifically. they didn't want our borders closed. you take a look. mike was there. we're all there and they're crist sizing me for closing the border. i did that very early. i did that very early while nancy pelosi was trying to have in san francisco parties in chinatown because she thought it would be great. she wanted to show this thing doesn't exist. these are people, we have some politicians on the other side that don't know what they're doing. look at timelines.

there's been calls in our country for prime minister scott morrison to make funding on w.h.o. conditional on reforms to the organization. i wanted to get your thoughts on that and if you had any advice for mr. morrison. >> i feel badly for the world health organization, but it's been a tool of china. it's been as i say totally china centric. you take a look everything that's happened, and i said world health organization isn't that wonderful, and then you start to see all the mistakes. they didn't want us to close our borders to china, to wuhan. pike was there, we're all there and they're criticizing me for closing the border. by the way, i did that very early while nancy pelosi was trying to have in san francisco parties in chinatown because she thought it would be great. she wanted to show this thing doesn't exist. these are people. i'll tell you we have some politicians on the other side that don't know what they're doing. if you look at timelines -- you've got to look at some timelines, but the world health organization just like the world trade organization, they have bee

decision is deeply regrettable not all leaders are so critical though straining prime minister scott morrison said in a radio interview that while he wouldn't follow in transferred steps he sympathizes with the president's criticisms of the world health organization including he said the delay in the clarin the pandemic we call this thing which before the w.h.o. did if we were relying on their advice then i suspect we would have been suffering the same fight that many other countries currently are we were calling it a pandemic back in early january and we generally i should say. let's bring in our diplomatic editor james bays he joins us from the united nations and james just how disruptive would a cut in u.s. funding be to the u.n. agencies. there is shock exasperate shin here at the united nations because the world health organization is a big part of the u.n. it's the part of the u.n. that is the technical agency dealing with global health care at the time of a global pandemic you need the world health organization there is only one world health organization there's also some book reviews