the island of lesbos would be catastrophic also coming up hungry as parliament gives prime minister viktor orban an open ended extension to emergency powers in the battle against the pandemic but critics are calling it a power grab and there was criticism from the police in kenya for their tough tactics as they forced the new coronavirus curfew. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program around the world social distancing has become the mantra of the day but in greece's overcrowded migrant camps like moria on the island of lesbos that's not possible conditions were already unsanitary and many migrants stuck there also have preexisting health problems aid organizations are now calling for the most vulnerable residents to be evacuated to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. in the maria refugee camp very few have been able to get a mask to protect against corona virus there are more than 20000 people living here in dire conditions lack of food washing areas and medicine are the norm. there is a lot of disease here people are sick they have fevers and skin conditions like scabies and lice they cou

hungary's part of that gives prime minister viktor orban an indefinite extension to sweeping a merging sea powers in the battle against the pandemic critics are calling it a power grab. and chewed up from onstott amsterdam to pull out of favor is pro or can hardly give them away rose growers in kenya are also suffering because of the corrupt r.'s. i'm totally yes welcome to the program we start in the united states where new york's governor cuomo has issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers amid what he's calling a staggering number of deaths from the coronavirus the peak came as the death toll in the state climbed to past 1200 most of them in new york city so far around 80000 former medical professionals have answered quote most call meanwhile a u.s. navy hospital ship has arrived to help relieve pressure on the city's hot. little's . a welcome sight for new york as the battle against the corona virus ramps up. a u.s. navy medical ship with a 1000 beds docked in new york harbor on monday. the mayor spoke of the city's frayed nerves with hospitals are already stretched to a break

that's right well he will viktor orban and should ash and their partner party the christian democratswill have pretty well ultimate power here and that will remain they say until the krona virus broad has been beaten and the minister of justice who did fargo said that's going to be up to science and up to life when that happens and so we should be able to pass this because they have a 2 thirds majority that's exactly what they need they couldn't get that last week they read that they could get the 80 percent we need rush week with this week they don't need 80 percent they need 2 thirds and that's pretty well what they're going to get and i believe that they will go into power and. the reporting for us in budapest thank you very much here in germany government economists now say it recession is inevitable because of the kona virus shutdown they're predicting the economy will shrink by anywhere from 2 to more than 5 percent this year last week lawmakers passed a 750000000000 euro relief package to help ease the pain small business owners are already starting to apply cocktail as one of

a lot that hungry supply minister viktor orban says will help fight a pandemic but those who oppose him say it will create the european union's 1st dictatorship. hungary has been under a state of emergency since early march because of the coronavirus that has been extended with no time limits by a parliament dominated by the governing today's party or about now his sweeping powers after being at the helm for 10 years the law is basically extending the extraordinary measures and possibilities of extraordinary measures which is provided by the constitution for 15 days it's going to be the parliament that provides free and it's going to be the parliament who is going to revoke it any time it will. so any criticism that it is something that is going against the european matter of the european way of using extraordinary measures you simply not true did you lol allows or bans government to rule by decree without parliament's approval it sets prison terms of up to 5 years but those convicted of spreading false information about the outbreak and up to 80 is for those who blocked the government'

hungary's parliament has approved a bill that gives prime minister viktor orban is government of limited powers to deal with a pandemic there's no time set for these emergency measures to end organs critics accuse him of a power grab the government insists it's necessary to protect people israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has put himself into isolation one of his aides tested positive for the virus it was expected he would be tested sometime on monday organizers of expo 2020 dubai have backed a proposal to perspire in the event for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic the announcement came after a meeting between officials from the united arab emirates and foreign countries participating. vincent van gogh biasing was stolen from a museum in the netherlands while it was closed because of the coronavirus lockdown took the painting of the night by prying open the gloss doors of the single and museum the abstinence it's believe the painting is worth upwards of $7000000.00. as the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera the inside story which is coming up next stay with us

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outbreak in the war yet count on lesbos to be catastrophic and hungary's parliament gives prime minister viktor orban an open ended extension to emergency powers in the battle against a pandemic but critics are calling it a power grab. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program as more and more countries impose lockdowns because of the coronavirus india faces a bigger challenge than most it's 1300000000 people have been ordered to say at home since last week but for the informal workers who form the backbone of the economy that means losing their income overnight leaving many without enough money for food and those hardest hit by the lockdown may now also be most at risk of catching the virus. a social distancing is a privilege that these people cannot afford all across india deliveries rushed to transportation hubs carrying whatever they could. the nationwide lockdown has put millions out of work and started a mass exodus from the cities. for these people who are leaving new delhi for their home towns the fear of starving is currently greater than the fear of infection with the coronavirus. if we h

hungary's parliament has voted to give prime minister viktor orban extensive powers to rule by decree. the prime minister says they are necessary to fight the coronavirus. but critics see it as a power grab and a way to entrench his power. locked down poland is considering postponing its presidential election because of the coronavirus. the president has said that the first round, scheduled for the 10th of may, could be delayed if health and safety conditions cannot be guaranteed. poland has almost 2,000 confirmed cases of the virus. easy jet has grounded its entire fleet because of the coronavirus, joining other airlines. the company says it's not sure when flights will resume but it will pay staff 80% of their salaries f for the next two months. a painting by the dutch master, vincent van gogh, called spring garden, has been stolenrom a a museum in the netheherlands. thieves broke into the singer laren mususeum, which is near amsterdam. the 1884 painting is valued at up to 6 million euros. you're watching dw news. still to come, a bit of clarity in these uncertain times as a new dat

gary lawmakers have granted prime minister viktor orban sweeping emergency powers amid this pandemic the bill sets no end date that allows or bonds of will by decree and definitely critics are calling it a power grab rights watchdog amnesty international has said the legislation poses a threat to human rights in the country. while coronavirus was taken hold of europe hungary in parliament here in budapest decided to put democracy itself under a lockdown. the assembly has voted for the provisions in the proposals by a majority of 137 yes votes to 53 knows no abstentions. by a large majority lawmakers approved a bill handing sweeping powers to prime minister viktor orban a highly controversial move. that has. had all of these measures you are asking for an authorization without any time limits which is unprecedented in your at. gary in prime minister says he needs these powers to fight her own virus after declaring a state of emergency earlier in march the new law gives them the right to rule by decree for as long as he wants during this period elections cannot take place and problem e

hungary's parliament has approved a bill that gives prime minister viktor or bonds government unlimitedpowers to deal with a pandemic there's no time set for these emergency measures to end obama's critics accuse him of a power grab but the government insists that it's necessary to protect people hungary and a human the state has previously been warned by the bloc about or by imposing increasingly autocratic rule. organizers of expo 2020 dubai have backed a proposal to the event for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic the announcement came after a meeting between officials from the united arab emirates and participating countries the event which was for 6 months to begin this october there's the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after people and pala next. every year 50000000 tons of electronic waste is thrown away the majority is a leak in the dumps in developing countries right now electronic waste is the most traded as of this with retracing the top 3 the criminal organizations making big profits and asking why the west is turning a blind. man made on the trail on al

the spread of the virus but others fear these extended emergency measures could hand prime minister viktor orban too much power did funny for sharp this report. this treats of the past eerily empty these days just as they are in most cities around the world buses and trams are still on time but there are hardly any passengers parliamentary active the government wants to push through legislation that would extend the state of emergency indefinitely. and this would give prime minister orbán the power to rule by decree now opposition parties are worried that the emergency law will be misused they are calling for a 90 day limit to the all the option to be extended if necessary. extraordinary measures in acts 2 ordinary times i want to talk to a political scientist about the law is involuntary quarantine. we are just. not. credible. grounds. the government says it needs to prolong its emergency powers to deal with unprecedented challenges while lawmakers debate ordinary citizens are just trying to keep going this restaurant has only had 2 customers today. get torn up or 2 people will somehow su

stories making headlines this hour parliament will vote later today on whether to give prime minister viktor orban open ended emergency powers in the fight against the corner virus demick that would enable the government to pass any decrees it says are necessary to manage the crisis critics fear the extension could give obama a blank check to clamp down on democracy. easy jet has grounded all of its flights due to the pandemic joining airlines like qantas and grounding its entire fleet the company says it's currently unclear when fines will resume the airline will pay staff 80 percent of their wages for the next 2 months. a recession in germany is unavoidable according to germany's so-called wise men panel of economic experts public health restrictions to deal with coronavirus and demick are predicted to slash growth this year by over 5 percent in a best case scenario germany's economy could rebound strongly i next year. the number of registered coronavirus cases in germany has risen to more than 57000 according to the country's leading public health agency a clinic involved has stopped taki

hungary's parliament will vote later today on whether to give prime minister viktor orban open ended emergency powers in the fight against the coronavirus and demick that would enable the government to pass any decrees it says are necessary to manage the crisis with the involvement of parliament critics fear the extension could give obama a blank check to clamp down on democracy. easy jet has grounded all of its flights due to the coronavirus pandemic joining airlines like qantas and grounding the entire fleet the company says it's currently unclear when any flights will resume airline will pay its staff 80 percent of their wages for the next 2 months. to colombia now where a nationwide lockdown has been in place for almost one week a south american nations but strict curbs on people's freedom of movement and the country's police force has found some creative ways of encouraging their fellow citizens to comply. and. this is. a moment in the limelight for this officer from the may day police force when he started to move to the north abandoning if it is life is beautiful he sings a me

arguments as voted to give prime minister viktor orban a extensive powers to rule by decree indefinitely or says they are necessary to fight the coronavirus but his critics see it as a power grab underway to entrench his power. at the risk from coronaviruses particularly high for older people here in germany as in other countries nursing homes have introduced bonds on visitors in an effort to protect their residents but despite this the number of deaths has increased staff may be infected under is often a lack of protective clothing a nursing home in the city of voles for gay is the latest to suffer from a deadly outbreak. this nursing home in the german city of wolfsburg is on lockdown the patients for their own safety 17 l.t.d. people died here in the last week states with hours he's of 9 tighten the restrictions absolute force for hanging i am ordering a halt to all new patients entering nursing homes effective immediately unless the homes can implement a strict 2 week quarantine. noir of new patients will only be accepted to special short time homes clinics that we are setting up for

making news around the world hungary's parliament is to vote shortly on whether to give prime minister viktor orban open ended emergency powers in the fight against the coronavirus can demick that would enable the government to pass any need to preserve that it says are necessary to manage the crisis critics fear that the extension could give orbán a blank check to clamp down on democracy. easyjet has grounded all of its flights due to the coronavirus pandemic joining airlines which is quantas and at the same grounding its entire fleet the company says it's currently unclear when flights will resume the airline will pay staff 80 percent of their wages for the next 2 months and the 2020 tokyo olympics will now officially kick off on july 23rd 2021 japanese organizers and the international olympic committee settled on that day today according to japanese media a week after the games were postponed because of the global pandemic. oh south korea was one of the 1st countries to be hit hard by the corona virus but in recent weeks the daily number of new infections has been fairly steady suggesting

that are making headlines around the world hungary's parliament has voted to give prime minister viktor orban extensive powers to rule by decree the prime minister says they are necessary to fight the pandemic but is a critic critics see it as a power grab and a way to entrench his authority. lockdown poland is considering postponing its presidential election because of the coronavirus the president has said that the 1st round scheduled for me 10th could be delayed if health and safety conditions cannot be guaranteed poland has almost 2000 confirmed cases of the virus a pave team by the dutch master vincent van gogh called spring garden has been stolen from a museum in the netherlands thieves broke into the. museum near amsterdam which closed 2 weeks ago because of the coronavirus the 884 painting is valued at up to 6000000 euro. or a recession is inevitable for europe's largest economy in the 1st half of the year that is according to a new assessment of germany's locked down economy by the country's top economic advisers the question now is how bad the recession will be and how the rec

parliament will vote later today on whether to give prime minister viktor orban open ended emergency powers in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic that would enable the government to pass any decrees it says are necessary to manage the crisis but critics fear the extension could give a blank check to clamp down on democracy. a medical back to asian flight bound for japan burst into flames upon takeoff from the philippine capital manila killing all 8 people on board the international airport authorities of the victims were a filipino american woman a canadian man and 6 filipino crew members and medics. both housing has begun in mali. following a long delayed parliamentary election observers suggest the turnout was lower amid fears over the coronavirus is the 1st parliamentary poll in the country since incumbent president. has already won a majority in 2013. miles south korea was one of the 1st countries to be hit hard by the krona virus but in recent weeks the daily number of new infections has been fairly steady that suggests that seoul is having some success and flattening th

the hungary's prime minister viktor orban will seek an open ended extension to a state of emergency today in his country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic hungry has just begun a 2 week lockdown and extending that law would give the government the power to pass any decrees it says are necessary to manage the outbreak but opposition parties and e.u. institutions fear the move could effectively give on a blank check to clamp down on civil rights and democracy. are joining us now correspondent fanny for xara she is in budapest the funny now we seen several world leaders introducing emergency powers tell us more though about the situation in hungary and why this particular bill is so controversial. well as you just mentioned karl is an open ended extension hence once it passes through this problem and here behind me which is pretty much a foregone conclusion today since the government has a 2 thirds majority in the parliament once it's passed the parliament doesn't really have a control over these measures anymore it will be only informed about measures taken but there is no vote on th

hungary's parliament has approved a bill that gives victim prime minister viktor all bands government unlimited powers to deal with the pandemic is no time set for the emergency measures to end obama's critics accuse him of a power grab but the government insists it's necessary to protect people uganda has ordered an immediate 14 day nationwide lockdown in an effort to stop the virus last week the president banned public transport closed the country's borders and urged people to stay home uganda has confirmed 33 cases so far the tokyo olympics have been given a new start date the opening ceremony will now happen on july 23rd 2021 the games were pushed back a year due to the pandemic. there's a headline news here on al-jazeera after a man made on the waste trail. i'm going to move this pile of the waste that i've been down here looking for to us that tugs on a property togs it gives a little indication and provide a clue also who owned it we used it be it in holland general denmark spain wherever it would help me get to the bottom of this dumping to get to. these i have to public place

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they've essentially canceled themselves, suspended a lot of laws, allowed viktor orban to rule by decreethere's no sunset provision in any of this. that means there's no clear determination of when this could be lifted. so, you know, democracies aren't necessarily well suited to tackling crises like epidemics like this. but a lot of human rights people are saying there needs to be built into these new rules provisions that allow them to be lifted once the crisis is over and throughout the world. we're just not seeing that. >> malt bradley live in rome, thanks. >>> as the number of coronavirus cases continues to soar in the u.s., stay-at-home orders are in place for three out of four americans. in texas there's still no statewide directive. the governor is leaving it up to local authorities to do that. with us is the mayor of austin, texas, steve adler. one of the first people to take one of the drastic measures in canceling the south by southwest festival. good to have you with us on the program. you are one of the players in texas who put the stay-at-home order in place. how is that wor

to others viktor orban is an authoritarian demagogue whose far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a 0. 0 good winning the programming for an international film a tense. play al-jazeera sets the stage egypt in ethiopia will be the life of the lion is the life of the nines dead everybody is the global x. but it's you get it we're going to let the planet go through ruin because we're not doing obvious things open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today on al-jazeera. when diplomacy fails and fear sweeps then our borders are wide open wide open to drugs terrorists we've proven the barriers are built to impose division and it's not affecting instead of being an obstacle or tornado wastes it became another obstacle to peace in a 4 part series al-jazeera revisits the reasons for divisions in different parts of the world and the impact they have on both sides walls of shame on al-jazeera. the christian priest you are a friend of the palestinians he's a true o

european union's democratic principles on monday the hungary and parliament granted prime minister viktor orban sweeping emergency powers to rule by decree without any time limits in brussels on tuesday the european commission president underlaying expressed grave concern in a statement read out by his spokesman any emergency measures must be limited to what is necessary and strictly proportionate the most not last indefinitely moreover governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny coronaviruses change what might be considered normal there is nothing normal about europe streets being deserted about shops being closed about millions staying at home but one day tourists will return to the tourist a fresh array and enjoy the panorama across paris of the eiffel tower for now though the disinfecting squads barely glance at the view in the effort to combat the virus there is no such time to waste paul brennan al-jazeera well we have reporters following the story across europe in a moment we'll speak to francesco again paternity who is in milan but 1st let's talk

that started i should by the governing party has approved sweeping new powers for prime minister viktor orban he says it's to fight the coronavirus pandemic with critics see it as another step towards autocracy preg gupta with this report. a lot the tongue greece prime minister viktor orban says will help fight a pandemic with those who oppose him seek to create the european union's 1st dictatorship. hungary has been under a state of emergency since early march because of the coronavirus that has been extended with no time limits by a parliament dominated by the governing today's party or about now his sweeping powers after being at the helm for 10 years the law is basically extending the extraordinary measures and possibilities of extraordinary measures which is provided by the constitution for 15 days it's going to be the parliament that provides free and it's going to be the parliament who is going to revoke it anytime it will. so any criticism that it is something that is going against the european matter of the european way of using extraordinary measures you simply not true did yo

hungary's parliament gives prime minister viktor orban an indefinite extension to sweeping a merging sea powers in the battle against the pandemic chris.

to others viktor orban is an authoritarian demagogue whose far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a. april on al jazeera. countries are imposing drastic measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic we'll bring you all the latest developments from around the world polls and untold stories from across and asia on the pacific one i want east brings new insights from the well to most populated region has the democratic presidential race narrows how will the corona virus outbreak impact big u.s. election campaign an in-depth look at the investigative work of a branding cap a group of independent journalists and back he wrote in the global fight against faith needs the u.s. will count its population and a once in a decade census with coronavirus concerns will it get the full picture april on al-jazeera. from the al-jazeera london pool catherine to special guests in conversation when you say a lie a 1000000 times that becomes the fact you then can create whatever narrat

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and hungary's parliament has voted to give prime minister viktor orban broad new powers that he says are needed to fight the coronavirus there. by decree for an unlimited time the prime minister declared a state of emergency in hungary 3 weeks ago critics say the coronavirus defense act as it's now gives or unnecessary unlimited power allowing them to cement his leadership under the pretext of fighting the bright. hour earlier we spoke to hungary's justice minister and i asked how she responds to the criticism from the opposition and the european union there's no point in thinking about. more power in this emergency situation or in the situation when the next. regular functioning there under the set in a sort of assembly and. basically includes the national assembly may revoke at any time it's authorization. nothing more than to provide for the government the necessary room for acting immediately for the sake of citizens house life and for the stability of the national economy every measure has to be proportionate. into the constitutional framework. it's necessary and can only target

to others viktor orban is an authoritarian demagogue whose far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values. people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a 0. joined a listening post as we turned the cameras on the media india has more than 424 hour television news channel. provocative and focus on how they report on the stories that matter the most the states misleads to talk like the state media reflects the same thing. climate change territory or show you take a dark believe they have anything to apologize for they're listening post on al-jazeera. now it's time for sports and here is peace and counting down to the lympics only another year to go and a little bit more. games will be the light at the end of the tunnel that's the message from the president of the international olympic committee thomas back on monday the circular games were officially given a new start date on tuesday the countdown clock in tokyo was changed the olympics will kick off 2021 in the same time start as they wish a tool for this year with

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chou tien—chen will meet antonsen‘s compatriot in the final, viktor axelson.ubles action a little later on. you can watch live coverage on the red button and the bbc sport website. men's golf is on hold until next month at the earliest and we've seen first pga major, the masters, and opening ladies‘ major, the ana inspiration, both postponed. however, in cape town, the south african women's open finished earlier today, and what a week it's been for england's alice hewson. in herfirst event on the ladies european tour, she won by a shot and my colleague chetan pathak caught up with her earlier. it feels absolutely incredible. it is a dream come true. growing up as a kid, all i could dream of was playing on the ladies european tour, and for my first event, to come and win, the feeling is indescribable. you truned pro last year, has this happened quicker than you thought? it definitely has happened quicker than i thought, i was hoping to get to a nice steady start, but this is definitely a good thing. golf is, like most major sports, being shut down now. what is

necessary to right now you know there's been criticism already today of the prime minister in hungary viktor orbán who has been given the right to govern by decree there's no way for the public really at this point to protest against it are there other examples of governments taking advantage of this crisis to put limits on freedom of speech sure i think we're going to see more and more missed time goes on but human rights activists have pointed out 2 examples in russia the government put a ban on public gatherings the very same day that president putin approved a measure that would allow him to stay in office until 2036 so the timing there was pretty obvious or suggestive anyway and also in iraq there's been a protest movement going on since october and that has come to a virtual standstill after the government put a ban on protests there back in at the end of february when they only had one case of coronavirus confirm now the tally has risen in that country but the ban a still effective and it's really shut down the protest movement so i think people are going to be asking will we get our

was scheduled to begin in oct hungary's parliament has approved a bill that gives prime minister viktor orban this government on limited powers to deal with the pandemic there's no time set for these emergency measures to end organs critics accuse him of a power grab but the government insists it's necessary to protect the people the law was passed in a parliament dominated by organs party hungry and e.u. member states has previously been warned by the bloc about orbán imposing increasingly autocratic. china has lifted more of the controls that kept 11000000 people under quarantine in the city of where the pandemic originated shops and malls are slowly reopening although with strict limits on how many people are allowed inside but other countries in asia pacific are tightening their rules foreign story reports. shopping malls and retail plaza slowly reopening into hans's from where the coronavirus 1st emerged but everywhere there are reminders that these are still different times a sign advises shoppers to wear masks and keep a safe distance from others oh yes just i'm very excited beca

rates slowing in both countries hungary's parliament has approved a bill that gives prime minister viktor orban its government unlimited powers to deal with a pandemic has no time set for these emergency measures to end or bans critics accuse him of a power grab but the government insists that it's necessary to protect people the law was passed in a parliament that is dominated by all bans party the turkey olympics have been given a new starting date the opening ceremony will now be on july 23rd 2021 the games were pushed back a year due to the corona virus and to make those the headlines more for you here on al-jazeera after inside story next. role coronavirus cases being reported the pandemic is spreading rapidly but some countries still don't have the capacity to test people so is that hampering efforts to curb the disease this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter davi now the number of people infected by covert 19 is more than 700000 globally the number who have died over 34000 those are the estimates from johns hopkins university but do those figures accurately

that are making headlines around the world hungary's parliament has voted to give prime minister viktor orban extensive powers to rule by decree the prime minister says they're necessary to fight the coronavirus but his critics see it as a power grab and a way to entrench is power. a painting by the dutch master prince of ngo called spring garden has been stolen from a museum in the netherlands seems apparently broken to the. museum which is near amsterdam the museum is closed due to the pandemic the 884 painting is valued up to 6000000 euros. sports news barcelona players will taking 70 percent pay cut and make extra contributions to help pay the club's other staff during the pandemic barcelona camps and he announced the move on social media but he criticised club officials for putting pressure on the players to quote do something that we knew we should be doing anyway the spanish football league has been suspended indefinitely because of the pandemic. the 2020 tokyo olympics will now officially starts on the 23rd of july 2021 the paralympics will follow in august of 2021 the internati

hunger is parliament has just voted to grant prime minister viktor orbán broad new powers that he saysare needed to fight the coronavirus there the new law allows orbán to rule by decree for an unlimited amount of time the prime minister declared a state of emergency and hungry 3 weeks ago critics say the anti coronavirus defense act as it's known gives orbán unnecessary and unlimited power allowing him to cement his leadership under the pretext of fighting the outbreak. well around the world social distancing has become the mantra of the day greece's overcrowded refugee camps like moria on the island of lesbos were already facing dire sen he conditions even before the corona virus outbreak many migrants stuck there also have preexisting health problems aid organizations are now calling for the most vulnerable residents to be evacuated in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. in the maria refugee camp very few have been able to get a mask to protect against corona virus. there are more than 20000 people living here in dire conditions lack of food washing areas and medicine are t

to others viktor orban is an authoritarian demagogue whose far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a 0. a showcase of the best documentary films from across the neckline on out 0. 00 all. the numbers have been incredible on testings with 3000 dead in the us down trump claims america is now testing more people than any other country but a governess paint a different picture citing a critical shortage of testing kits. play watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the back to bow also ahead corona virus infection rates are trending downwards in italy and spain but the world health organization edges both nations to state budget is going down isn't just a bit of luck and let go. to go.

european union's democratic principles on monday to hungary and parliament granted prime minister viktor orban sweeping emergency powers to rule by decree without any time limits in brussels on tuesday the european commission president on the lane expressed grave concern in a statement read out by his spokesman any emergency measures must be limited to what is necessary and strictly proportionate the most not last indefinitely moreover governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny coronaviruses change what might be considered normal there is nothing normal about europe streets being deserted about shops being closed about millions staying at home one day tourists will return to the tourist a fresh array and enjoy the panorama across paris of the eiffel tower for now though the disinfecting squads barely glance at the view in the effort to combat the virus there is no such time to waste paul brennan al-jazeera for the u.s. still has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world by far with over 175000 people infected the number of deaths has now pass

to others viktor orban is an authoritarian demagogue whose far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a jazeera. or . hello again this is al jazeera let's take a moment to remind you of the main news the president of trump says the u.s. is now testing more people for corona virus than any other country but testing put capita is lower than some of the countries and many state governors say they're still struggling to access enough testing kits to fight the outbreak more than 3000 people have died in the u.s. due to illnesses links to the virus florida's governor says he doesn't want a cruise ship carrying coronavirus patients to dock in his state 4 people have died and dozens of sick on board. which is heading towards the u.s. after passing through the panama canal. and for the 3rd consecutive day spay and reported more than $800.00 deaths in the previous 24 hours and after 2 days of klein the number of deaths and italy rose again to $812.00 there is some hope that in

garion prime minister viktor orban seen here being checked off to fly. back from all dover is set to announce europe's latest school closures you know if you didn't cross several e.u. states including poland and the czech republic it totally or partially restricting entry to foreign nationals with the continent now the epicenter of the pandemic more drastic measures look inevitable lady barbara al jazeera pope francis won't be leading any public easter celebrations at the vatican because of the coronavirus break worshippers will be able to follow the pontiff prayers through the internet and on t.v. the leader of the roman catholic church had already canceled some public audiences after catching a cold but there will now be a full shutdown until easter day that's april 12th lebanon's president and cabinet will meet in a few hours to discuss what restrictions they should be putting in place libya's u.n. recognize government has already declared a state of emergency land air and sea crossings as well as schools have been ordered closed for 3 weeks libya doe

garion prime minister viktor orban seen here being checked after flying back from all dover is set to announce europe's latest school closures you know if you didn't call several e.u. states including poland and the czech republic and totally or partially restricting entry to foreign nationals with the consulate now the epicenter of the pandemic more drastic measures look inevitable but the barber al jazeera well a lockdown on manila has gone into effect that sealed almost 12000000 people into the philippines capital all domestic travel in and out of the city has been suspended residents have been asked not to leave the house except for work and emergencies night time curfews will also be imposed and shopping malls have been urged to close measures are some of the strictest taken in asia the city officials hope they will help stop the spread of the corona virus philippines has so far reported 8 deaths and 98 infections. and then in the united states the president is expanding his european travel ban to the u.k. an island from cheese day in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus a