the top u.k. health official has offered a stark assessment of how long it may be before life here and elsewhere goes back to what we all took for granted just a few weeks ago the u.k.'s deputy chief medical officer says social distancing rules will be reviewed after 3 weeks but that it may be 6 months before life can return to normal so it's jenny harris says relaxing social distancing efforts could risk a dangerous 2nd pick meanwhile in the u.s. the country's foremost infectious disease experts says the virus may cause as many as 200000 deaths along with millions of infections those answer the phone feel for that prognosis as the federal government considers rolling back some containment measures well in europe italy has recorded a drop in fatalities for a 2nd day the number of new cases is also the lowest reported since wednesday but spain has recorded another 838 deaths a new high there it's infection rate however cause to klein's well it's agencies are warning of these severe risks to refugees docs

i'm how i had seen in months and what the top stories on al-jazeera the top u.k. health official has offered a stark assessment on how long coronavirus restrictions may be in place the u.k. separately chief medical officer says social distancing rules will be reviewed after 3 weeks that it may be 6 months before life can return to normal for brennan reports. a steady procession of hearses bring the latest virus victims to the temporary morgue set up in madrid largest ice rink on sunday spain recorded another daily death toll of more than 830 people such a small increase on the previous day is seen as a glimmer of hope that the situation remains critical the choice. it is very likely that the outbreak is evolving properly thanks to everyone's efforts having only 20 percent of our cases recovering and that is an encouraging statistic but it is true that the number of people going into intensive care units is doing creasing and there are many regions operating at maximum capacity and many other religions quickly getting closer to this limit yes yes autonomous. the u.k. has

all right so we just heard from the u.k. health secretary matt hancock and i'm just hearing there from deputy chief medical officer jenny harris and having talking about how just really emphasizing the need for national effort this after yesterday boris johnson on monday brought a new restrictions and you look down across the united kingdom also you seeking a quarter 1000000 volunteers to help handle what is believed to be coming in the shape of the coronavirus when it's major face felt in the united kingdom if indeed they are and also talking of a new temporary hospital that we've built has been built in london and will open shortly let's bring in that rory chalons who speaks to us from lewis in the united kingdom and rory just tell us a little bit more expound for us and what these plans are. well this new hospital is going to be called the n.h.s. in 1000 gail a temporary hospital presumably this is named after florence nightingale the famous nurse from the time of the crimean war. is a very sort of a popular historical figure in

a u.k. health minister tests positive for corona virus she recently attended an event with prime minister boris johnson and police in venezuela used tear gas against protesters seeking to oust president nicolas maduro. i am so joe biden has cemented his front runner status in the democratic race for the u.s. presidency is projected to win the big prize of the night michigan on a day of 6 primaries billed as super tuesday to the former vice president is also expected to win in mississippi and missouri with 3 more states now being counted it's a boost to joe biden's already dominant lead over him on senator bernie sam it's. i want to speak to you from philadelphia where we announced our campaign at the front we did our final announcement to all those who have been knocked down all those have been counted out left behind this is your campaign just over a week ago many of the pundits declared that this candidacy was dead. now we're very much in line. i speak to gable end zone to who is in detroit michi

lay watching al jazeera live from doha with me fully back to war also ahead a u.k. health minister tests positive for corona virus she recently attended an event with a minister boris johnson plus 6 u.s. states hold presidential primaries including michigan where bernie sanders is hoping to stop joe biden's momentum and it's usually a breast of cholera but coronavirus is india's only celebration. i am. so u.s. national guard troops are being deployed to a city in new york state now thought to be the center of the corona virus outbreak in the country new rochelle north of new york city has been sealed off it has the largest known cluster of cases in the u.s. troops will be sent in to help disinfect areas and quarantine people meanwhile the trump administration is drafting an economic stimulus package to ease the burden of the outbreak expected to include payroll tax relief and paid family leave for small and medium sized businesses as get the latest from roslyn jordan in washington d.c. ross tell us more for us about the measures being imposed in new rochelle which has now

boris johnson says he's tested positive for curve at 19 and his quarantining in downing streets the u.k. health minister also has the virus as does the government's chief medical advisor. and us president on all trump has signed a $2.00 trillion dollars stimulus package into law speeding up government payments to struggling families is also invokes the defense production act to force general motors to stop producing much needed ventilators. well the epicenter of the outbreak in the us is new york the borough of queens is feeling it or acutely than anywhere zeroes gabler's on the reports now from new york. they're sick and in urgent need of a doctor but with the emergency room hospital inundated with coronavirus patients and no available beds they arrive early in the morning to wait in line to try to get seen inside elmhurst hospital medical staff struggled to keep people alive in 124 hour period 13 people died covert 19 the hospital has 500 beds and his overcapacity on a nice. evening he may have. been a nurse shared video with the new york times it glimpse of what it's like inside. another doc

around 16 percent of total known cases that's compared to 8 percent of health workers in italy and the danger spreading on sunday the u.k.'s national health service announced the death of its 1st frontline health worker who tested positive for the virus well without personal protective equipment p.p.t. the risk of patient to many transmission increases ospital start in the u.s. already protesting over the shortage of good the world health organization has called the manufacturers for ramping up production. well those concerns are also present in the philippines where at least 12 doctors have died treating the sick the health system is struggling to handle the number of rising infections falling below reports in the capital manila. the philippine general hospital unusually empty the country's biggest public health institution treats more than 600000 patients every year now entire wards have been cleared after the government designated it the country's main role in a virus hospital. just to call this an infectious diseases specialist for children has been called into the front like to treat adults have been more or less i

and news just in now and a u.k. health minister has revealed she has tested positive for corona virus made in dorry's is now in isolation it's reported she met with hundreds of people at parliament in the past week and also attended a reception at the residence of prime minister boris johnson leaders have played should do everything they can to protect the blocks economy from the corona virus outbreak is setting up an investment fund of up to $20000000000.00 to support health care and small businesses cases of the coronavirus have been reported in over $27.00 member states with italy at the forefront of the crisis paul brennan has reports upon european crisis would normally see e.u. leaders racing to meet in brussels but concern about possible infection meant an emergency video conference instead the outcome of this rare virtual meeting a multi-billion dollar european investment fund to support health care jobs and small businesses. we will bring forward a corona response investment fund directed at the health care systems

post johnson says he steps of positive for covert 19 and will self isolate in downing street the u.k. health minister also has the virus as does the government's top medical advisor. now china has reported another increase in what it calls imported infections 54 cases involving people who caught the illness overseas were recorded on friday increasing number of imported cases come as new restrictions on entry of foreigners comes into effect let's talk to sarah clarke she joins us live from hong kong sarah let's talk 1st about china then there's now a ban on foreigners which starts today we understand and also we're seeing some new cases are. well 54 new cases were reported on saturday down and that's down from 55 the previous day but as you mentioned these are all imported cases as people went back to the mine and went back to china before the heavy quarantine scenarios came into play so as a result on saturday the banned all foreigners even if they have a visa or some type of permanent resident status foreigners will not be allowed to enter china as of this weekend they've also put a restric

boris johnson says police tested positive for covert 19 of book quarantine and downing street the u.k. health minister also has the virus us president donald trump aside a 2.2 trillion dollars stimulus package into law is also invoked the defense production act to force general motors to start producing ventilators rob reynolds has more. the new partnerships or contracts at the u.s. government as conducted with various private corporations to create of vast number as he said of ventilators and other equipment including masks and gloves that are sorely needed in the hospitals all 'd over the united states the president said that the federal government is doing a hell of a job to do his words although that has been disputed by a number of governors around the country the number here in the united states are frankly pretty disheartening in well over 100000 confirmed cases over 19 as of now the deaths in that excess of 1500 new york city is the worst hit with 366 deaths at last count that is more than has been reported in the entire country of germany there are new hotspots developing in cities l

u.k.'s health minister who has tested positive for corona virus charlotte how high is concern right now about contagion. well it is very high boris johnson was somebody who has shook hands with people as long as he could he's been downplaying the virus just a couple of weeks ago he's since stepped up but now with the health secretary also falling ill with a virus several m.p.'s in the houses of parliament and boris johnson making his rounds throughout london and downing street for example at his daily press conference with the chief medical officer and the chancellor the one who has. took in extraordinary economic measures over the past week those 2 will have to quarantine right now as well and of course the question arises has the government itself not taken social distancing as serious and is this government in the long term able to function if most of the people are in quarantine of course as a precaution but some have already caught the virus and another person who's caught the virus in other very high profile cases prince charles who has tested positive for corona virus charlotte is the

the coronavirus he's the highest profile political leader confirmed to have the virus so far the u.k. health minister has also tested positive on thursday night johnson joins the nation and applauded workers at the national health service a day later after receiving the positive test results he posted a video in which he said that he'd been isolating himself but he said that he would continue to lead the nation's response the pandemic. hi folks i want to bring you up to something that's happening today which is that i've developed more of. the corona virus that's to say a temperature and a persistent cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer i've taken a test that has come out positive so you are working from home i'm so far isolated . let's go straight to w. correspondent charlotte potts who is standing by in london charlotte a critical time for the country at this moment how could this diagnosis now impact the prime minister's ability to govern. well he's saying as we just heard that he is now self isolating and that he's planning to govern the country via video conference and t

italy is at the forefront of the crisis and has its whole population of 60000000 on lockdown and a u.k. health minister has tested positive for corona virus doris' is now in isolation is reported she met hundreds of people at parliament in the past weekend attended a reception at the residence of prime minister boris johnson in other news polls have closed in 4 of the 6 u.s. states voting in the latest democratic presidential primaries the latest one closing the big one michigan where 125 delegates are up for grabs joe biden has taken the lead in early results the former vice president is projected to win in mississippi and missouri vermont senator bernie sanders is battling to stop biden's momentum in what is now essentially a 2 man race security forces in venezuela have dispersed and anti-government march led by opposition leader. hundreds of supporters gathered in caracas to take back congress which pro-government factions smashed in january supporters of president nicolas maduro held their own rally across town in malawi police have fired tear gas at protesters who rallied against the arre

for the top u.k. health official has offered a stark assessment of how long it may be before life here and elsewhere goes back to what we all took for granted just a few weeks ago the u.k. steps the chief medical officer says social distancing rules will be refuse after 3 weeks but says that it may be 6 months before life can return to normal dr jenny harris says relaxing social distancing efforts sisu could risk a dangerous 2nd pick meanwhile in the u.s. the country's foremost infectious disease expert says the virus may cause as many as 200000 deaths along with millions of infections dr anthony for she offered that prognosis as the federal government considers rolling back some containment measures in europe italy. has recorded a wreck or drop in fatalities for a 2nd day the number of new cases is also the lowest reported since whedon's day but spain records is another 838 deaths a new high it's infection rates have ever declined and aid agencies are warning of the severe risks to refugees doctors without

health minister have both tested positive for the coronavirus forest johnson says the symptoms of mild and he will continue working via video conference this as another 181 people reported have died in the u.k. the world health organization has warned of a chronic global shortage of personal protective equipment for medical workers it's also urged countries not to use medicines not yet proven effective the history of medicine is strong with examples of drugs that work on paper or you know test you but didn't walk in humans or were actually harmful we must follow the evidence there are no shortcuts we also need to ensure that using unproven drugs does not create a shortage of those medicines to treat diseases for which they have probably been effective. you know as governor says hospitalizations in the states of doubling every 4 days with the peak expected it over 2 weeks because the highest number of infections in the u.s. with more than 44000 confirmed cases there alone. the u.s. and the u.s. house of representatives has passed a 2 trillion dollar bill aimed at propping up the economy during the coronavirus pandemic stay with us here in al-jazeera up front is up next. when the right to fre

in the u.k. health officials are warning it may be 6 months before life returns to normal more than 1200 people have died the government introduced tight restrictions on movement last week australia has tightened up measures to contain the spread of coronavirus gatherings in public of more than 2 people are banned the prime minister says the rate of infection seems to be slowing and libya's announced 5 new infections bringing its number of known cases to 8 medical equipment recently rushed into the country is being distributed by libya's military forces fighting began last year after warlord and eva have to launch an offensive to retake tripoli that's held by the un recognized government. so those are the headlines the news continues here on out as they are after one of the states in terms of watching. from the al-jazeera london bureau caught that entire t.v. special guest in conversation when you say a lie a 1000000 times that the comes to fact you then can create whatever narrative you want on from un

u.k.'s health minister is also has the virus as does the government's senior medical advisor the us president donald trump has signed a $2.00 trillion dollar stimulus package into law speeding up government payments to struggling families he's also invoked an act to force general motors to start producing much needed ventilators. this afternoon i invoke the defense production act to compel general motors to accept reform and prioritize federal contracts for ventilators ventilators are a big deal and we've delivered thousands of them and oftentimes you don't need ventilate is very much ospital zone have very many and now we're turning out that we have to produce large numbers but we've been able to do that and we're going to be doing a lot more turkey as president has announced the suspension of all international flights to help stem the spread of the virus threats of top but i want to also encourage citizens to abide by the new voluntary quarantine measures will face strict rules the infection rate in turkey has been growing quickly with over 2000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours for p

a u.k. health minister test positive for corona virus she recently attended an event with prime minister abbas johnson. and it's usually a burst of cholera but coronaviruses dulling india's holy celebration it's. joe biden has cemented his frontrunner status in the democratic race for the u.s. presidency he's won the big prize of michigan in the latest primaries bill this super tuesday to the former vice president also took in mississippi and missouri 3 more states are being counted it's a boost to biden who's extended his lead of a month senator that makes and it's i want to speak to you from philadelphia where we announced turkey and p. at the front we did our final note. to all those who have been knocked down all those have been counted let's be frank this is your campaign just over a week ago many of the pundits declared that this can be used. now we're very much alive. thank. god has more now from detroit and michigan black voters here in the state of michigan came out in overwhelming support

u.k. the growth virus crisis is ramping up pressure on the health services the u.k. death toll continues to rise and it comes amid reports of n.h.s. workers suffering abuse with some becoming a target for muggers well for more on this on a shot it was dusty joins me now hi there shot is so pretty dramatic developments so it's day 3 of the u.k. wide lockdown a national state of emergency and the latest figures are quite stark now 1 more than 9500 people have contracted kovac 19 with the death toll at 465 which is up 43 in just the last 24 hours however on the surface it appears to be the smallest rise of the week but actually the government has moved when the time of death is a record it using a morning cutoff instead so potentially tomorrow morning we could actually see quite a spike now the n.h.s. are treating this crisis as one that will get worse before it gets better and. and now preparing for that eventuality of course the government did announce just yesterday that more than half a 1000000 people have put their names forward to house and h.s. on the front line

the u.k. health minister test positive for a coronavirus she recently attended an event with prime minister abbas johnson. and the disgraced cardinal george pell tries to overturn his child sex abuse conviction the latest from the court in canberra. joe biden has cemented his frontrunner status in the democratic race for the u.s. presidency he's won the big prize of michigan and the latest primaries build a super tuesday to the home of vice president also took mississippi and missouri 3 more states are being counted it's opposed to biden who's extended his lead of of the month senator bernie sanders is only speak to you from philadelphia where we announced turkey in p. at the front we didn't find. all those who have been knocked down all those have been counted let's be sure this is your campaign just over a week ago many of the pundits declared that too this can be seized. now we're very much in line. i was on a has more now from detroit michigan black voters here in the state of michigan came out i

at a briefing elier, the u.k. healthretary annnced more staff would be returning to the >> the call we made at the weekend for people to return to the nhs has beencc incredibly sful so far. so far, 11,788 people have answered the call. 200 -- 2660 doctors, over two and a half thousand other professionals and pharmacist and 6147 nurses. i pay tribute to each -- to the nhs at its hour of need. in addition, from next week, 5500 final your medics and 18,700 final year studentse n will move to the front line to plmake sure we have the pwe need in our nhs to respond to the crisis. >> the u.k. has spent its fst day under tough coronavirus restrictions after prime minister boris johnson declared a national emergency and ordered everyone to stay-at-home. let's remind of ours -- ourselves of the restrictions. vthey ay limiting. you can only lead your home for limited purpos such as going shopping for basic necessities. you can go outside for one form of exercise each day either alone or members of your household. you can leave hom

a u.k. health minister test positive for corona virus she recently attended an event with prime minister abbas johnson. and it's usually a burst of cholera coronaviruses dulling india's holy celebrations.

public health england has announced a $3500000.00 coronavirus tests will be available in a matter of days that says the u.k. government faces criticism for not running out widespread testing much sooner. he reports as the fight against the chrono virus continues the world health organization couldn't have been clearer off about the best strategy to get the global pandemic on the control test test test. countries which have rolled out wide scale testing like south korea have managed to get on top of the outbreak but the government here in the u.k. has been behind the curve initially saying it needs to prioritize the few tests available for those most in need while promising to increase the numbers quickly on our own testing just to reassure him we're moving up 225008 day public health in the now says mass testing will be available as soon as possible with 3 and a half 1000000 test kits on their way but that will come as too little too late for many frontline n.h.s. staff this is the time of year where having a bit of a sniffle having a bit of a cough a bit of a runny nose is relatively normal and what we ha

government on how they are going to ensure both the physical and economic health of russia and all of its citizens or here in the u.k. groups representing frontline national health service staff so they feel abandoned and are expected to take risks with their own health to just shortages of personal protective equipment. the longer this epidemic goes on for if doctors feel that there is a widespread lack of personal protective equipment then some doctors may feel they have no choice but to give up the profession they love because they feel so abandoned by not being given the p.p.a. that the world health organization recommends it comes after the government announced a new n.h.s. volunteer responder scheme on tuesday but some n.h.s. staff have said they had to improvise with non-medical material such as plastic bags to protect themselves while the royal college of nursing has also expressed concerns over serious shortages of face masks. our priority is to make sure nursing staff in frontline care have the masks and equipment they need but the governments of the n.h.s. must be able to offer reasonable protection and a

rate of infection among health workers its government says they make up to 16 percent of the cases that's compared to 8 percent and italy and this dangerous spreading on sunday the u.k.'s national health service announced the 1st death of a frontline health worker who had contracted the virus without protective equipment the risk of transmission from patients to medics increases ospital workers in the us are warning of shortages of gear and the world health organization has called on manufacturers to boost production those concerns are may echoed in the philippines or at least 12 doctors have died while treating the sick and the health system is struggling to handle the rising number of infections part of the low reports from manila. the philippine general hospital unusually empty the country's biggest public health institution treats more than 600000 patients several year now entire wards have been cleared after the government designated it the country's main role in a virus hospital simply. just to hold is an infectious diseases specialist for children boosting called into the front line to treat adults we have more rules in terms. managing to treat. and then even

u.k. health officials are introducing new measures to cope with of the pandemic with of the health secretary using a wartime slogan. we are writing to over 65000 nurses and doctors who recently come off the register recently retired or left the n.h.s. and saying that your country needs the n.h.s. and the n.h.s. needs you. in one stop doctor a nurse have asked former colleagues who have left in the last 3 years to reregister to help tackle what they call the world's greatest health threat in a 100 years also final year medical students will be offered temporary paid jobs. there are enough trained who are who are experienced to do to deal with with the issue with coronavirus patients they're bringing in student nurses they're bringing in retired nurses a lot of doctors and nurses were concerned that it wasn't. appropriate p p e e p s the protective equipment like mosques and surgical gowns and the base there is that cover you from droplets the protection that you have when you're dealing with queri

confirmed cases the national guard has been deployed to new york suburb that's been quarantined in the u.k. health minister has announced that she has tested positive for the virus. well the outbreak poses a challenge and a risk to health workers treating those who are infected in south korea special operating procedures have been developed for paramedics dealing with suspected cases correspondent frank smith is in seoul and sent us this report. paramedics in south korea are answering some tough calls in battling the coronavirus for each perspective covert 1000 emergency like this one they take time to put on high level protective gear and only one paramedic attends to possible patients to safeguard the team paramedic one is ready for what comes watching for the telltale symptoms of coronavirus. high fever and coughing. $1000.00 calls are difficult to respond to because we still don't have a clear idea of how to distinguish an actual case from a false alarm. even if a person hasn't traveled overseas but is running a fever you still have to assume the worst because there's an outbreak in the commun

much faster we are to be concerned about the amount of testing that's happening and within the u.k. health system at the moment in comparison to what's been done in other countries particularly testing being made available for health care workers who really are the heroes of this they're doing incredible work we're already hearing reports from doctors that i have you know some of the toughest days of their lives and they're doing that often without the protective equipment that they need to keep themselves safe and so i think they're definitely prudent that are going to be needed to be made in the care response to improve the care that health workers are given the support that they get and they speed regressively with which people get tested and treated and cared for but i think what we really are seeing and this is many of the foundations for this crisis were in a long time before the virus 1st jumped from the animal to human in i think many of the problems we're seeing are really the virus exposing some of the fundamental weaknesses in our healthcare systems and in our economies and i wo

i'm how i had seen in london with the top stories on al-jazeera the top u.k. health official has offered a stark assessment on how long coronavirus restrictions may be in place the u.k. stepney chief medical officer says social distancing rules will be reviewed after 3 weeks that it may be 6 months before life can return to normal paul brennan reports . a steady procession of hearses bring the latest virus victims to the temporary morgue set up in madrid's largest ice rink on sunday spain recorded another daily death toll of more than 830 people such a small increase on the previous day is seen as a glimmer of hope that the situation remains critical the choice that he gets. it is very likely that the outbreak is evolving properly thanks to everyone's efforts having only 20 percent of our cases recovering and that is an encouraging statistic but it is true that the number of people going into intensive care units is doing creasing and there are many regions operating at maximum capacity and many other regions quickly getting closer to this limit your body is one year

in response the u.k. health secretary matt hancock has promised to strain every sinew to get frontline medical workers everything they need to protect themselves as the government announced the opening of a temporary hospital with 4000 beds at london's xcel center to tackle the crisis and more than 3000000 antibody tests are being ordered to tell people whether or not they've had coronavirus or to discuss the frontline n.h.s. issues i'll be joined in the next hour by an intensive care doctor. well the u.k.'s foreign secretary dominic robb has been criticized by a former immigration minister over the dire situation of britain stranded abroad with no way of returning. and he's helped find the rings with no answer emails of knowledge but not replying to embassies that are closed and star flown home days ago dole shot to our travellers god was issued by the foreign office yesterday advising british tourists to return to the u.k. where commercial flights are available but then not available hotels are shutting flight

u.k.'s health secretary said that people aged over 70 years old could be isolated for up to 4 months it's a long time we asked people in london what they thought about the government's high risk approach to tackling the pandemic more generally it's probably true to take your view but i don't really describes how we 1st take responsibility i should do what we can do which i already knew so we put at risk for i situation like this i can see the argument doing that but really i can also see that indeed they were going to you know push it out of people to get that virus and if we make that really sounds we've come down to die. which scared to divide us but we got carry on living. overseas i don't say that by this is a peek into about 10 weeks time so that's when i will get really concerned what we don't know yet is full range of data and evidence that we would need to know whether or not we do become immune to this virus possibly. it's a great strategy possibly wrong strategy i don't know why nobody. seems to be giving us all the range of maybe it's a once a year last thing isn't it well my t

the coronavirus he is the highest profile political leader confirmed to have the virus so far the u.k. health minister has also tested positive on thursday night johnson joins the nation in applauding workers in the national health service a day later after receiving the positive test results he posted a video in which he said that he would be isolating himself but he says that he would continue to leave the nation's response to the pandemic. heifetz i want to bring you up to speed to something that's happening today which is it i'm developed symptoms over the coronavirus necessary a temperature and a. system cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer i've taken a test that has come out that you say you are working from home i'm so far it's you let's go straight to the correspondent mass who is standing by in london barrett what does this mean for johnson's ability to govern in this very critical time for the country well boris johnson assert himself and his message that he is continuing to lead the fight against the coronavirus so he will stay on top of things is what he's saying r

the u.k. health minister test positive for corona virus she recently attended an event with prime minister abbas johnson. and the disgraced cardinal george pell tries to overturn his child sex abuse conviction the latest from the court in canberra.

johnson becomes the first world leader to test positive for coronavirus and his health secretary has it as well. we will go live to u.k. next. this is bloomberg. ♪ boris johnson is tested positive for coronavirus and now his health secretary has it as well. what could this mean for the operations at number 10? we welcome guy johnson. this is terrible, of course. he's not alone in the u.k., looks like the numbers are spiking as we speak. numbers are spiking sharply, david. moving very quickly in the u.k., the virus. overnight rising to 759. that is a big expansion, the .umber of cases from 11,659 t criticized foren not testing enough. the expectation is those numbers are higher. they include the prime minister and health secretary. both are saying that conditions are mild enough they will u.k.'se to lead the efforts against the virus. both will be self-isolating, including the prime minister from his fiancee, who is pregnant right now. is mild. hope it seems like we can't predict this. are there plans if he is incapacitated for some time? normals, there is the way of dealing with this. the way it would be handled is ha

abbas johnston says he's tested positive for covert 19 and will self isolate in downing street the u.k. health minister also has the virus as has the government's top medical adviser. for the world health organization and its latest briefing has warned about the use of untested medications to treat the virus. we call on all individuals and countries to refrain from using type you do x. that have not been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of corbett 90 in the history of medicine is strewn with examples of drugs that would on paper or even a test you but didn't work in humans or were actually harmful during the most recent ebola epidemic for example some medicines start were thought to be effective where found not to be as effective as ours are medicines when they were compared during a clinical trial and we must follow the evidence there are no shortcuts. we also need to ensure that using proven drugs does not create a shortage of those medicines to treat diseases for which they have proven effective or china has reported another increase in what it calls imported infections 54 case

government also stated that it plans to ban large events after delaying on the decision additionally the u.k. health secretary has said that people aged over 70 could be isolated for up to 4 months we asked people in london what they think about the government's high risk approach to tackling the pandemic. it's probably true to q. i don't really describe how the 1st to respond i should like to be nobody needs to be put at risk for a situation like this i can see the argument doing that but really i can also see the n.t. can say we're going to. put up people to get that virus if we make sense we've come down to try. to get scared to justify this but we've got to carry on living. overseas i don't say that for this is a peek into about 10 weeks time so that's when i will get really concerned what we don't know yet is full range of detail and it didn't so we would need to know whether or not we do become immune to this virus simply. it's a great strategy possibly the wrong strategy we don't know but nobody seems to be given us all the range of thinking so one year i might tell gleeson associate professo

from it 60 to 70 percent of the population could be infected if the situation continues in the u.k. health minister has tested positive for cope with 19 and is self isolating despite being in contact with her last week prime minister boris johnson says he does not need to be tested his message is business as usual and to help the annual budget promised 39000000000 dollars to ward off a coronavirus recession the w.h.o. says countries still have the power to change the course of this pandemic but what is inevitable is that cases will continue to climb the barca 0 the biggest basketball league in the world to spend its star player your talents as center. has tested positive for chronic virus the n.b.a. will be out of action until further notice earlier some franchise owners suggested games played behind closed doors without fans hollywood actor tom hanks who is currently in australia filming a movie says he and his wife have tested positive for the corona virus in a statement on social media hanks says that had a fever and headaches and will stay in isolation australia has about 120 confirmed

from it 60 to 70 percent of the population could be infected if the situation continues in the u.k. health minister has tested positive for cope with 19 and is self isolating despite being in contact with her last week prime minister boris johnson says he does not need to be tested his message is business as usual and to help the annual budget promise 39000000000 dollars to ward off a coronavirus recession the w.h.o. says countries still have the power to change the course of this pandemic but what is inevitable is that cases will continue to climb he barkha al-jazeera. a barrage of rockets fired at a military base in iraq has killed 2 americans and british other personnel are being treated for their injuries that camp taji north of the capital baghdad now one has claimed responsibility for the camp as a former iraqi republican guard base used by the u.s. since its capture in 2003 reports amount of whole team in baghdad says this concern this latest attack could lead to an escalation of violence. well many people fear that this deadly attack could once again result in a series of tit for t

u.k.'s health secretary said the people aged over 70 could be isolated from up to 4 months that will bring a lot of issues as well of course loneliness except for we asked people in london what they think about the government's high risk approach to tackling the pandemic . it's probably true to take your view but i don't really describes how we must take responsibility i should do what if i already knew so we put at risk i situation like this i can see the argument doing that but really i can also see that in to say we're going to. put up people to get that virus and if we make that we've come down to die. a bit scared to justify this but we've got carry on living . overseas i don't say that by this is a peek into about 10 weeks time so that's when i will get really concerned what we don't know yet is full range of data and if you didn't see it we would need to know whether or not we do become immune to this virus possibly i use the right strategy for simply wrong strategies i don't know when you'll be c.c. given us all the range of people so once a year. my tilled least an associate profe

in the u.k. health officials are warning it may be 6 months before life returns to normal more than 1200 people have died there the government introduced tight restrictions on movement last week. australia has toughened measures to contain the spread of the corona virus gatherings in public more than 2 people be banned the prime minister says the rate of infection seems to be slowing the country has just of a 4000 confirmed cases and libya has announced 5 new corona virus infections bringing its number of known cases to 8 medical equipment recently rushed to the country's being distributed by libya's military forces those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after studio b. unscripted staging consulship battle. thank you i'm sure a lot of people in the audience you know i've heard bits and pieces about what's going on in the philippines but from your perspective like what's the big deal why should we care about not only way you and your organization are experiencing but what's more br

but for now i rubbed reynolds live there in los angeles thank you very much in seats now a top u.k. health official has offered a stark assessment on home coronavirus instructions might be in place you case deputy chief medical officer says social distancing rules will be reviewed after 3 weeks but that it may be 6 months before life can return to normal paul brennan reports. a steady procession of hearses bring the latest virus victims to the temporary morgue set up in madrid's largest ice rink on sunday spain recorded another daily death toll of more than 830 people such a small increase on the previous day is seen as a glimmer of hope that the situation remains critical he joins there she just didn't ok that it is very likely that the outbreak is evolving properly and thanks to everyone's efforts having only 20 percent of our cases recovering that's an encouraging statistic but it is true that the number of people going into intensive care units is doing creasing and there are many regions operating at maximum capacity and many other regions quickly getting closer to this limit yeah yea

he is reportedly in good health after completing the seven-day quarantine recommended the u.k. health. official said last week the 71-year-old was displaying mild symptoms. his wife camilla tested negative but will remain in self isolation until the end of the week. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. taylor: this is bloomberg markets. i'm taylor riggs in new york. amanda: i'm amanda lang in toronto. oil is hitting an 18-year low today as the coronavirus craters global demand and surpluses rise. now set to bes weighing a stake in its pipeline unit in an effort to raise $10 billion. with us now is the person who leads our oil coverage. , the saleo clarify price on this could be $10 billion. why does saudi aramco need to resubmit cash? >> obviously, for a long time now, even before this most recent oil crash, they have been trying to move away from oil as the main source of their revenue. oilthe problem for them is prices are going with seemingly

as strict as in spain now we're going to get the has a sense we also understand that the health system in the u.k. disquiets trade we've also had reports that the health care profession has and are being tested and also they don't have the right to that equipment so i am quite a bit worried about that about the effect that this is going to have had a system where they're going to be able to prevent having said that i think something very positive that also spain and the u.k. has that is building x. that we need to agree with it stadiums we need to learn from that they get them out manship hospitals and also hospitals in big stadiums like the one that was that he met ephemera and the one of the betting in london but very important i predict that they're going to need to build many more hospitals and it would be good if they said anything it rather late now you have plenty of expertise particularly in asia you said and in places like singapore for example they've been able to halt the spread of the corona virus what is about you know spain italy germany the u.k. or just other countries around the w

quarantined greece is shutting schools universities and daycare centers for 2 weeks and in the u.k. a health minister has announced that she has tested positive for the virus. and for all the latest on the corona virus including information about what you can do if you think you might be infected do visit our web site that's w dot com you'll find lots of reliable information there. now joe biden appears to have cemented his position as the frontrunner in the us democratic presidential race the former vice president has scored big wins in 4 of 6 states holding contests in the race to select the democratic nominee including the largest prize there michigan the results are a blow to biden's rival the nomination for mom senator bernie sanders although some of his supporters say he still has a slim chance of winning is what joe biden had to say to his supporters this election is it more and it has character on the ballot the character the candidates the character the nation is on the ballot is more than a comeback mark york you. see comeback for the soul of this nation. this campaign is taking of

u.k. is health minister has announced that she has tested positive for the virus well germany's angela merkel has warned that up to 70 percent of the country's population could become infected with government 90 that's about 58000000 people the country is seeing a 3 confirmed deaths from the disease and about $1300.00 people are infected from the chancellor said the government is ready to spend whatever it takes to contain the outbreak appearances from the chancellor at such news conferences are rare but merkel went on the offensive after weeks of holding back unlike the german health minister beside her she hasn't visited any hospitals now she has stepped up to appeal to the public doesn't so does our solidarity our rationality and our compassion for one another are being put to the test i hope we pass this test. but the chancellor warned the crisis shouldn't lead to a europe in total isolation co-existence has to continue she said a remark echoed by the health minister who said it required discipline and that everyone would have to make some sacrifices it's not going to be that's for this r