Global come to the program our top story european leaders are meeting to discuss the spread of a cry in a virus but concerns over the outbreak forced the emergency summit to be held by teleconference at the reverential meeting need as pledge to do everything they could to protect the blocks economy from the chrono Virus Outbreak an Investment Fund of up to 28000000000. 00 has been established to support Health Care Jobs and small businesses. First and foremost we must act at the macroeconomic level and to be very clear from my part to we will use all the tools at our disposal to make sure that the european economy weathers this storm. Or cases of the crime of virus have been reported in all 27 even Member States with very much a forefront of the crisis and choose they was the 1st day on the major nationwide restrictions there but 168 deaths were still reported in the past day now taking the toll to 631 overall reports European Union leaders are grappling with the fact that one of their own italy is under a nationwide restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus. And usually theyre having to figure out what needs to be done at a distance from one another via video link the days of e. U. Council summits bustling with politicians and press in brussels are over for now visit if you want to overcome this challenge we need a more engaged europe standing beside the Member States and all the players in order to coordinate actions contain and push back the virus. The virus is now present in all 27 Member States and theyll be a keen awareness that whats happening in italy may soon happen elsewhere for the next 3 weeks at least 60000000 italians will be encouraged to remain behind closed doors as much as possible with restrictions on travel and Group Gatherings sure to affect their daily lives few will go to work none will go to school or university or will hope that if they get the virus theyll recover at home rather than in italys overstretched Health System the costs are clear from the tourist sites roads near empty and impressive piazzas deserted fellow e. U. Members spain and austria have halted flights on italian routes how sustainable is all this for a country already on the edge of recession and how effective are these measures anyway. We cant necessarily say what happens in one country always ups and happens in another country but there are really really important things that china has taught us they had an enormous outbreak vast numbers of cases and they took very very strong measures when you look at the epidemiological curve it was going up like this the numbers and then it starts to flat when they took those actions and has come down very very steeply and yes we want to see that happen in other countries after italy france is the next worst affected country in europe president mccrone urged calm but said his countrys epidemic is just beginning france and germany have been relatively restrained in the measures theyve imposed so far some School Closures and restrictions on Sports Events and public gatherings spain has closed schools in the capital madrid and suspended its lower house of parliament after an m. P. Tested positive and greece has closed all schools and universities for 2 weeks. Were now taking care of the children and the grandparents who are the people with the highest risk is if things get complicated because we have to combine our personal life with our work life its complicated everyone must prepare to incorporate coronavirus into their daily lives not easy if youre the Prime Minister of the netherlands who alongside a Health Official announced a new policy of no handshakes before promptly leaning over and shaking hands. With storage or told. Jonah how aljazeera. Ohare the government in the u. K. Is coming under increasing pressure to do more to tackle the coronavirus schools and universities do remain open and there are a few restrictions on people returning from italy may have barkha reports on then. The u. K. s keep calm and carry on approach to the coronavirus is in sharp contrast to many other countries france germany and several other e. U. Nations have banned large gatherings of people and as italians woke up to a countrywide lock down the tightest restrictions since the 2nd world war it was business as usual of britains child and horse race meeting the event drawing tens of thousands of visitors the differences are stark in italy syria our football matches went ahead but without any fans while in the u. K. S Premier League stadiums were packed although players did have to forgo the traditional pregame handshake the British Government says its putting science at the heart of all coronavirus planning its resisted introducing checks in airports and banning public gatherings saying theres very little Scientific Evidence the moves will help instead the governments promoting a phased approach contain delay with search and mitigate we remain in the contained phase of the outbreak but watching what is happening around the world our scientists think containment is extremely unlikely to work on its own and that is why we are making extensive preparations for a move to the delay phase the main strategies based on stalling the peak of the virus until the summer where therell be less strain on the countrys Health Service however experts now warn the virus will change pace in a matter of days requiring action so we are now very close to the time probably within the next 10 to 14 days when the modeling would imply we should move to a situation where we say everybody who has even minor Tract Infections or a fever should be so faisel ating for 7 days afterwards the call for calm hasnt been entirely heeded supermarkets have been stripped of toilet paper and Hand Sanitizer as people stockpile for a crisis and no one has. You feel like youre getting information saying not to worry but then you also are wondering if people are downplaying it not to cause panic or think the big trouble is knowing what to believe from the governments worst Case Scenario 80 percent of the country could fall ill the question is whether britain will look back at this time when asked whether anything could and should have been done sooner leave barca aljazeera london. Well israel is now saying it might relax its rule that all foreign visitors have to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks if the virus continues to spread and becomes impossible to control and the Health Ministry of palestine is confirmed another 4 infections on the occupied west bank bringing the total to 29 tourists have been banned from bethlehem for at least 2 weeks now starving the economy of an important source of revenue holy sites are being disinfected and schools remain closed or life is beginning to return to normal in the chinese city at the center of the outbreak president xi jinping has made his 1st trip to the city of han patients who contracted the virus have mostly recovered and people are returning to work. In the United States the head of the centers for Disease Control and prevention as suggested travel from europe has contributed to a rapid increase in corona virus cases in the u. S. White house had wanted to cut 700 1000000. 00 from the Centers Budget but all parties are now promising great of funds alan fischer reports from washington sheri the head of the c. D. C. Says quick Government Action slowed the spread of karuna virus in the u. S. But some democratic members of congress insist there was a failure in leadership we cannot. And this Public Health crisis play fast and loose with Peoples Health due to the administrations failure to treat this threat seriously initial faulty test kits the administration slow approvals for laboratories slow distribution of working kits more people are likely to be infected Robert Redfield assured members of this congressional subcommittee the testing across the u. S. Was being stepped up and said the surge in cases here was because more people travel to europe right now the epicenter of the new china is europe the c. D. C. Director stood beside donald trump when he visited the organization in friday he was asked about some of the claims made by the president as the administration tries to cope with a growing crisis coronavirus like the regular flu then its a hoax and that anyone who wants to be tested can be tested and the cement that you would agree that it was a misleading statements i heard any that i would say is is not other than i do believe the veil really of testing in the last 2 days through question lab corps finally getting us where when healthy the president said he would soon announce a stimulus package to try and to create jobs the Economic Impact of the Current Crisis we want to protect our shipping industry our pollution industry crucial we want to protect our Airline Industry very important donald trump wants to help a number of industries that have been impacted by the virus but House Democrats want to do more for working families by making up lost wages and improving access to Health Services theres talk of a payroll tax but not many people are behind that idea giving americans more money in their pocket when few of them are leaving their home to spend it alan fischer aljazeera on capitol hill. On the corner viruses hit the u. S. President ial race now with Democratic Candidates joe biden and Bernie Sanders having both canceled rallies scheduled for cleveland because of concerns Gabriel Elizondo joins us from detroit the largest city in the state of michigan and so really the anticipation is that its not whether well see or if we will see a spread of the krona virus but when and were certainly seeing these Democratic Candidates responding to that. Yeah thats absolutely right i think what you basically had here was both campaigns sitting back and saying listen the c. D. C. And Health Officials in the United States are discouraging americans from gathering in big groups indoor events and many of them have been canceled as we have been reporting of bents and so i think you have the campaign saying Campaign Rallies are exactly that a lot of people in a very packed in a very small space for 12. 00 sometimes even 3 hours at a time so that is why you saw both campaigns just within the last couple hours say theyre canceling all of their rallies and Campaign Events this evening in the state of ohio know why ohio thats because ohio is the next state to vote in the democratic primaries thats next tuesday there are only 3 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of ohio but i think its doesnt matter anymore i think this is a both campaigns saying that theyre doing this out of an abundance of caution and it was definitely on the top of minds of both campaigns as we saw on monday Bernie Sanders actually held a coronavirus roundtable in detroit that we attended on monday and also we attended a Joe Biden Rally late monday here in detroit and as the thousands of people were filing into the rally they actually had Campaign Workers with Hand Sanitizer putting it on peoples hands as they came into the rally so both campaigns have been thinking a lot about this but finally decided to make this very pretty much a drastic decision unprecedented to suspend all sort of rallies important to note we dont know how long this will go on they said the only cancel them for this evening tuesday evening but in terms of wednesday thursday friday beyond that they havent made a decision yet all right now what about the importance of michigan in the democratic contest. Yeah were here at a polling station in detroit weve seen a steady stream of people coming in here all day and cast the votes are expecting a big turnout here in the state of michigan why is this state so important really 2 reasons number one delegates its got 125 delegates at stake here more than the other 5 states that are voting on tuesday so thats a lot of delegates that could go to one of the 2 main candidates that are still in it Bernie Sanders or joe biden so the delegate count is very important also michigans important cause its a very diverse state for democrats here in the state a city of detroit about 700000 people 80 percent africanamericans and youve got other parts of michigan there are White Working Class parts of the state so for both candidates they want to win this state not only for the delegates but also because its a very diverse state that represents a lot of the Democratic Coalition and they need to prove that they can win that Going Forward so we expect the 1st votes to be coming in here in about 2 hours or so all eyes will be on michigan tuesday evening for sure all right thank you from detroit michigan. Youre watching aljazeera live from london that. Backs a constitutional amendment that could see him in power until 26 that story and more coming up shortly. 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Struggles full of pleasure at the moment i mean im there but they are now that we came to meet me going make us in the blank a funny in. An intimate look at life in cuba if you dont mind i dont know what again as they present it as i dont have anyone my leave my cuba. On aljazeera. The in. The. The e. U. Welcome back you have al jazeera live from london a look at the headlines following an emergency Video Conference leaders of an al cell establish an Investment Fund of up to 28000000000 dollars to protect the blocks economy from the coronaVirus OutbreakVirtual Meeting was held on italys 1st day on the major nationwide restrictions with 168 new jets recorded in the past day u. S. President donald trump as much as Republican Congress colleagues to discuss economic stimulus in the face of the coronaVirus Outbreak trump said he had not been tested him self but to eat urged americans to stay calm claiming the virus would eventually go away. And life is beginning to return to normal in the chinese city at the center of the outbreak president xi jinping has made his 1st trip to will high on patients who contract the virus of mostly recovered and people are starting to return to work. But effects of court of are still being felt worldwide saudi arabias decision to boost its oil supplies force africas largest producer nigeria to cut the size of its annual budget or oil prices suffered their largest 84. 00 will in almost 30 years on monday i jerry makes up to 90 percent of its Foreign Exchange earnings from oil and it needs a barrel part price of 57. 00 to balance the books and my interest has more on this now from the capital abuja. Voting to started to make investment in Agricultural Production raising export oil exports over the past 2 or 3 years although still remains one of the most critical aspect of the government drawing its finances from so with the paul in prices recently over the past few days there is a sense of panic among economists among government officials themselves. Simply because this is a country that in the past one or 2 years has seen the rate of bordering growing higher and higher and the government growing much more from it. Than it has been in the past few years so there is a lot of concern now that the budget the 34000000000. 00 budget cannot be financed because of the fall in prices so its creating a lot of war here that means that capital and recurrent expenditures will be affected already recurrent expenditure in the 2020 budget us what weve seen a located 2 Capital Budget so a lot of people are worried that this will mean less jobs less investment in. Construction liston investments in other key sectors of the economy and even raising concerns of school what the government will have to do with its huge overhead costs how they go to downsize the walks what force or theyre going to create and ive been you of sourcing for more funds to drive the economy. Well were following other stories this hour as well the russian president Vladimir Putin is backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to potentially remain in power until 2036 by which point he would be 83 politician valentino to put the amendment forward shes proposed either scrapping russias 2 term limit for president s or resetting putins president ial term count back to 0 because it has been in office for 20 years and is required by the constitution to step down in 2024 a nationwide vote on the proposed changes due to be held on april 22nd. The turkish president. Is to meet his french and german counterparts for more discussions on the refugee situation on is back in turkey off the fruitless negotiations with the e. U. In brussels on monday European Union isnt happy and that turkey has opened its Northern Borders 11 days ago in contravention of a deal struck in 2016 solomon jove it has more on this story now from hatay which is close to the Syrian Border. Weve heard from the turkish president saying that hes going to be welcoming the french president and the german chancellor to istanbul on tuesday and this is coming off the back of the heels of his meeting there with the e. U. Leaders last night 3 he spoke to them and he said hes made his point about why what the e. U. Needs to do more about the thinking of its fair share of what he says its response ability in terms of the refugees that the he has been hosting more than 3 and a half 1000000 refugees from syria have been in turkey and that is something that has been reiterated by the turkish president as well as its foreign minister that the border the southern border of europe does not start at greece but rather at the Syrian Border and turkey is an ally it is a nato member and has been facing difficulties in not just housing those refugees in providing for them but also the security situation that it has faced in the last 80 years so this is an ongoing issue in simultaneously there is a russian delegation which is in town in ankara where talks are underway to thrash out the details of the deal which was signed between the turkish and the russian president s last week the modalities of which as you mentioned will be the 6 kilometer buffer zone along either side off the m 4 highway the important point of contact between the Syrian Government side and the rebel side and more details about that and those joint patrols are posting through. Afghanistans president ashraf ghani is signed a decree that paves the way for the release of some taliban prisoners 1500. 00 taliban prisoners are to be released within the next 15 days its hoped the move will lead to talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government its part of a deal signed by the u. S. And the taliban last month will see the taliban handover 1000. 00 Afghan Government troops in return the u. S. Has started removing some of its forces from the country and also washington has managed to win unanimous backing from the United Nations for that deal with the taliban some members and Security Council that appear hesitant to lift sanctions on the taliban jabber chancy has more on this now from new york over the last few days weve been seeing this resolution being watered down more and more when it comes to the issue of sanctions initially the resolution said once interim afghan talks commence the u. N. Security council is sure it will show its readiness to review the sanctions against the taliban thats not been watered down further to saying well once in traffic and talks begin we are ready to consider a review of the sanctions hes got a little extra words which make it even more distant in some ways it seems that there was concern among some members of reducing the u. N. Security councils leverage over the taliban to prematurely as indeed perhaps some thought maybe it was in the joint declaration now as well as in traffic talks to sort of key the u. S. Representative at the u. N. Security council admitted that those have been delayed they were stories to start on tuesday in all slow that clearly has not happened but what you said was because of what you were just discussing the pledge by ashraf ghani to release at least some taliban troops at least some talks can begin. We go to south africa now the high court there is clear the president several run a poster of Misleading Parliament over a Campaign Donation it was a ledger im opposed to light about a 32. 00 and a half 1000. 00 donation for his campaign succeed jacob zuma as leader of the African National congress for me to miller has more. The halting high court delivered a scathing judgment against the Public Protector the head of the Anti Corruption watchdog syria in cavani accused president. Of lying to parliament about a Campaign Donation he received 3 years ago when running for the leadership of the ruling African NationalCongress Judges rejected that allegation and also ruled against him cavani who wanted to investigate it for Money Laundering to the public. In this poll its in the manner that. We have phoned for the detail the reasons given above but it investigation into this complaint when they feel better if you feel. Further. That her report and the findings of the media. Were invalid. The judges went on to say that the Public Protector didnt act with an open mind and that her findings were irrational and unlawful that will add to speculation that bonnie has a political agenda something she denies president denied the allegations saying they were baseless this is not the 1st time the Public Protector has lost a court ruling and this one will only add to the criticism was to say when combine is facing that shes not fit for office its likely that the question of the credibility will be debated in parliament feeling an already tense Political Climate the Main Opposition Party the Democratic Alliance is leading parliamentary processes to have a removed from office and kabbani is expected in court again next week shes seeking an injunction to stop an inquiry into her fitness to hold office which could lead to impeachment it is the 1st time in democratic South African history that the head of a chapter 9 institution a watchdog body made to protect the public from government excesses is facing possible in speech meant in this manner she is challenging that process which she says is governed by rules which she believes are unconstitutional some South Africans hoped that this case would lead to more transparency about Political Campaign funding instead what many see is a political feud back in the spotlight for me to aljazeera pretoria south africa. As Climate Change and rising sea levels increasingly threaten the worlds coastlines scientists here in the u. K. Looking to our prehistoric past for clues to the future Great Britain became an island more than 5000 years ago when rising waters cut off from mainland europe and as Jessica Bolden reports from the southern county of hampshire best still evidence of how our ancestors try to adapt. Low tide at thorne space on the Southern Coast of england maritime archaeologists are searching the mud flats for clues as to what life was like thousands of years ago im telling into our engine parts and here we see this incredible story ongoing material from firing off bows and years ago just in the sea bed white near where i live i find that so turns out why its only. A piece of timber more than 5000 years old might help us understand what happened when sea levels rose creating an island that became britain separate from Continental Europe what were doing with the understanding the patterns are trained to the effect of Sea Level Rise in the past i never could understand the long term impact of the responses of the through a lot of crude are paying. About into the preacher a member of parliament in purple. Tights arent always this low so the marine archaeologists also dived to find evidence of prehistoric activity the salty sea water is an excellent preservative scientists take their findings back to the lab at the university of southampton with the good new tests in carbon dating to figure out how many thousands of years ago our ancestors lived on this for sure it was cuttin theres evidence that the wood was worked on by prehistoric man to make a flat surface they could be a resin that was applied. 5000 years ago maybe to protect it from the water as a scene that was coming up discoveries of signs of prehistoric settlements artifacts and even food give the archaeologists an idea of what life would have looked like. It. We found quite a few of these so you have to bear in mind this is over 8000 years old they found d. N. A. From im corn an ancient grain dating it to 8000 years indicating early trade we dont know too much about our prehistoric ancestors and their struggles with rising sea levels but the more we learn could help in our own approach to Climate ChangeJessica Baldwin aljazeera hampshire england. But look at the headlines now following an emergency Video Conference leaders of an else theyll establish an Investment Fund of up to 28000000000 dollars to protect the regions economy from the coronaVirus Outbreak it was a Virtual Meeting held a chilis 1st day on the major nationwide restrictions with 168 you deaths recorded there in the past day 1st and foremost we must act at the Macro Economic level and to be very clear from my part to we will use all the tools at our disposal to make sure that the european economy weathers this storm for us President Donald Trump has been meeting his Republican Congress colleagues to discuss economic stimulus in the face of the outbreak trump said he had not been tested and he also urged americans to stay calm claiming that the virus would eventually go away and while it has already affected the primary race causing 2 democratic Campaign Rallies to be canceled those are the latest comments from trump life is beginning to return to normal in the chinese city at the center of the outbreak president xi jinping has made his 1st trip to the city of will han patients who contract of the virus of mostly recovered and people are starting to return to work. Well in other news russian president Vladimir Putin is backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to remain in power until 2036 the proposal is to either scrap russias 2 term limit for president s or to reset zone president ial term count back to 0 hes been in office for 20 years and is required by the constitution to step down in 2020 for a nationwide vote on the proposed change is due to be held on april 22nd. Afghanistans president musharraf gandhi has signed a decree that paves the way for the release of some taliban prisoners 1500. 00 prisoners are to be released within the next 15 days its hoped the move will lead to talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government that decree is part of a deal signed by the u. S. And the taliban in a separate deal last month that will see the taliban hand over a 1000 Afghan Government troops in return thats it for myself and the team here in london my cuba is the program coming up next. 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