Stepping up efforts to tackle a disease that has infected tens of thousands but is not coronavirus. To begin with the corona Virus Outbreak that spread to more than 100. 00 countries now across 6 continents italy remains the worst affected country outside asia with a nationwide lockdown in effect south korea is also hard hit more than 200. 00 new cases are reported there many of them at a call center in the capital the crisis in china though seems to be easing with fewer new cases and deaths being reported there the government is allowing some companies to reopen in wu han the epicenter of the outbreak in the u. S. The number of infections has increased with more than a 1000 confirmed cases the National Guard has been sent to a new york city suburb where a cluster of cases was found and a British Government Health Minister has been infected shes 19 doris shes put herself into quarantine she attended an event hosted by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson just last week. Al jazeera as lawrence lee joins us live from london so lawrence 19 doris if youll significant yes Extraordinary Development really isnt it it was announced last nights though shes been. Placing and apparently is getting over the worst of it now she started to feel ill she said when she went really properly ill on saturday in her constituency north of london. And so by that stage she was clearly carrying the virus in the days previous to that when for example she was in Parliament Voting in the lobbies in very tightly packed spaces with hundreds of other members of parliament on the 1st day just 2 days before she started to feel very ill she was with the Prime Minister an event for International Womens day and clearly shes a junior minister in the Government Department thats at the heart of the attempts in this country to get on on top of all these things and so it raises all sorts of questions about whether people including the Prime Minister are going to have to get tested downing street wont say at the moment all the other m. P. s theres lots of questions about among employees of them as to whether parliament should actually be sitting in if it doesnt see it or cant see its what happens instead in terms of the parliamentary governmental response but you know it is happening in the country isnt it happen in iran this happened in france yesterday government has got it it just shows you that the virus has no boundaries whatsoever and it is obviously a massive problem there for government in terms of how its going to respond to the virus going right into the center of the u. K. Political class and were also hearing lawrence how theyve cut Interest Rates by one half thats a huge cut one half of one percent to a historical low so the bank of england the treasury they clearly want to keep the economy going in the right direction in the best way they can. Yes i mean i was saying to hear this that this time yesterday that the the the obvious thing that banks do to try to create a stimulus stimulus the 1st thing they do is try to cut Interest Rates because it makes borrowing cheaper for individuals and also companies clearly and the and the significance of the heavy significance of this is that theyve actually announced this on the morning of the chancellors budgets in the u. K. Which is completely unheard of for the bank of england to to to do something a dramatic as this on the same day that the governments actually announcing its Spending Plans for the whole of the rest of the year but i think it shows more than anything else piece of this absolute essential contradiction and the impossibility for governments like like the one in this country of how theyre dealing with it because they simple tain is they trying to say to people please try and find ways of spending more money and cutting Interest Rates is one day one way of doing that one of the same time. Basically enforcing measures that stop people from spending money by insisting that they that they try to stay at home its only going to get worse because the curve seems to be the u. K. Is about a week or 2 behind italy everybodys expecting the big spike in the u. K. To be of next week or the week ultra low and well talk to you soon im sure thank you. Ok lets get more on the situation in the south korean capital rob mcbride is in seoul he says there are concerns the illness could there spread further. After more than a week of gradually declining daily cases being reported it was really leading to a feeling here that south korea had got this under control and then we get this spike and it is due in large part to a cluster that has sprung up here in the capital seoul and based around this call center now where people started to detect a trends that Call Center Workers were falling sick they started to do widespread testing and have discovered a 93 cases now at this one call center either workers or their immediate family or acquaintances and friends and the concern is that this is the biggest cluster that we have had in the sole area and the sole greater sole metropolitan area which includes the capital but also surrounding cities such as insurance is an area that comprises 25000000. 00 people this call center was in a part of the city that is served extremely well by subway systems by trains so there is a real concern and there you had for a time at least hundreds of calls sent to workers coming to and from work using all of these means of public transport so we can expect to see more cases its feared on the Positive Side this is happened fairly recently in the past few days so it is a time obviously of heightened awareness that there are less people traveling more people have been staying at home if people have been traveling there been extremely conscious about Wearing Masks about keeping distance from fellow passengers and and so on so the hope is that the authorities here the medical services and all of the testing infrastructure that is in place has moved quickly enough to contain that now in china the authorities there are easing restrictions in a province the epicenter of the brink katrina you in the countrys capital with more on what that means for the millions of people within the lockdown area. Weve heard in the last 24 hours 24 new cases reported in 22 deaths but whats significant about this number of the 24 new cases 10 of those new cases were imported primarily from italy and in kuwait province the epicenter of the virus itself there were only 13 new cases reported which is very significant thing as we had more than a 1000 just a couple of weeks ago every day reported and it seems that who a province itself is starting to ease the lockdown the province has been divided into 3 zones a red zone a high risk zone which includes the at the center the city of homs a yellow zone a medium risk zone and a green zone more of the outskirts of the province and so in the green zone all workplaces just as far as we know are able to go back to work except for Entertainment Venues or entertainment related the businesses in the yellow or the media risks are and more businesses are allowed and in. That area the high risk is are an essential Public Services or only will be allowed to go back that also seems to include companies which are involved in Global Supply chain and weve just heard that honda the car maker is starting to also resume some of its operations in lockdown is still technically in place because norbit he is able to leave a province as yet nobody is able to enter so really what this means is that if you have a green code youre able to move around within your city or within your county so still very much locked down in place but this system at least providing relief to new units of people who have been confined essentially to their residential compounds for the last few weeks israels president is set to begin consultations to decide on a new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu center right bloc failed to win a majority in last weeks election the 3rd in under a year Political Parties now put forward their recommendations for Prime Minister for the president to decide by march 17th to western and our correspondent kerry forces so harry the final results are in what happens next. Well yes those results essentially confirm what we already knew about the proportions the way it stacked up in the Israeli Parliament the knesset and as you say neither main block has a majority as things stand at least not without support from the outside and he is really president s in his comments did a couple of things firstly he made it pretty clear that he was giving an implied rejection of Benjamin Netanyahu is comments after the election in which he said that he was leading 58 to 47 in terms of socalled zionist votes is a pretty clear distinction is doing between palestinian israelis and everybody else the president this morning quoted in arabic saying about patience being from god and haste from the devil and saying that there are no hot citizens of israel simply create he was rejecting that kind of language from the israeli Prime Minister he also said again that he favored a unity government saying the 2 big sides blue and White Alliance led by benny gantz and he could not by Benjamin Netanyahu coming together to form some kind of a central to the right block that could govern the country and of boyd a 4th election but the problem is that as he said not much has changed between the end of the 2nd election and now the beginning of this period after the 3rd election it couldnt be arranged last time because the rejection on the blue and white side and others that there would be any chance of Benjamin Netanyahu sitting thurst as the Prime Minister in a rotating deal because hes about to be tried in 3 separate Corruption Cases benny gantz is play as being to try to form a minority government with support from the outside by those 15 joint honest largely thomas tinian israeli members of the knesset and he would have the numbers if all of his Current Alliance plus those 15 voted in favor when they recommend which Prime Minister they want to see to the president on sunday hed have 62 against 58 but. It is. Problems one member of the gesture labor meretz alliance the head of the good ship party or the levy of the crisis has said that she will not support any minority government supported by palestinian israeli parties and so that now appears to be a busted flush perry thanks very much Israeli Forces in the occupied west bank have used tear gas and rubber coated bullets to disperse Palestinian Protesters. Activists were camping out overnight on the mountain near the city of nablus to fend off illegal Israeli Settlers trying to use location to establish an outpost Palestinian Health Authorities Say 17 people have been injured including a teenager who is now in a Critical Condition it him joins us live now from ramallah in the occupied west bank neda has it calmed down now. Situation is not really calming down in. The competitions are happening in more than one location actually and around the mountain according to medical sources 3 palestinians are in Critical Condition the 3 of them have been hit on the had either by life and munitions or by it of the coated bullets now locals in beit that tell us that this isnt the patients that have been ongoing since the eightys data member fascism 1988 whereby palestinians have managed to fend off the suckers and defend their lives in the area usually settlers like to take the mountains hills faults you can say its part of them keeping the upper hand when it comes to any confrontation or anything else so people of faith that they think that the settlers are using this opportunity to kind of take the land usually settlers would bring a carve on to it becomes an outpost and then it becomes a settlement of course all succulents are considered as their International Law and over the past few years the news has been telling us that secular attacks have been increasing according to the u. N. More than 34 attacks by settlers against palestinians have happened since the beginning of this here so. They say that this is the only way left for them to defend their land to organize citizens and try to push the kurds away from it as weve seen and that they tell us is really rushes to disperse those crowds and any of them mr mitchell thanks very much still ahead here on aljazeera. Its a comeback for the soul of the station. Joe biden moves one step closer toward securing the democratic president ial nomination. Also ahead a disgraced australian caught making a final attempt to overturn his conviction for child sex abuse. Welcome back well start our forecast this time in southeastern parts of asia plenty of thunderstorms showing around indonesia were expecting fairly heavy rain here this little circulation to the south of job which may have some impact on the shower distribution here over the next 24 hours certainly looking to be freddie wet at times borneo looking wet and also for sort of way see some heavy downpours now as we head into a stray here weve got a pretty active system developing around parts of queensland recently seen some large rainfall totals of last 24 hours 102 millimeters there is certainly by no means exceptional in the region and as we look at the forecasting see this circulation developing the chance of a Tropical Cyclone forming here so certainly very wet along the coast with some strong winds big surf conditions further south looking fine for sydney high as of 25 out across Western Australia it should be a decent day in perth with highs of 31 were also expecting some flooding to affect New Caledonia from that system but then in new zealand the weather is looking draw and fine now as you head on through into friday we see the system moving through the Southern Ocean is likely to give some very heavy rain across times mania so expect a wet and windy day in hobart highs of 23 but up in sydney should still be enjoying the sunshine and the highs here expected to reach 26. Full of struggles full of pleasure. I mean on their way there now they came to. Me blankly funny in only having an intimate look at life in cuba if you dont mind im going to lead again as they present. My cuba. On aljazeera. Youll. Forgive. Him at least recap the top stories for you so far this half hour after days of slowing Coronavirus Infection south korea has reported a spike in new cases over 90 come from a call center in the capital so the government has urged Many Organizations to take extra measures. Health minister in the u. K. Has become the 1st british politician to test positive for corona virus 19 doris is now self isolating she had been at an event the Prime Ministers official residence before her diagnosis. Israels president is set to begin consultations to decide on a new government the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent to write blog failed to win a majority in last weeks election but it was the 3rd one in less than immediate. E. U. Leaders have place to set up a 28000000000. 00 Investment Fund to protect the blocs economy from the corona Virus Outbreak italy is at the forefront of the crisis with its entire population of 60000000. 00 subject to severe restrictions on travel and public gatherings is paul brennan. A pan 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 multibillion 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 directed at as a as some east and as a labor market at the labor markets and other vulnerable parts of our economies the instrument will be sizable and reach 25000000000 euros quickly all 27 e. U. Nations have now registered the presence of the virus and theres a keen awareness that the crisis in italy may 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 they can recover at home without having to make use of italys vastly overstretched Health System the costs a clear from the tourist sites roads near empty and impressive piazzas deserted how sustainable is all this for a country already on the edge of recession how effective are these measures anyway we cant necessarily say what happens in one country always ups and happens in another country but theyre 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 its only frances europes next worst affected country president macron urged calm put said the countrys epidemic is only 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 theyre almost alone 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 now its not easy if youre the Prime Minister of the netherlands who announced an official policy of no handshakes before promptly leaning over and shaking hands. In your silly story very good job over over over paul brennan aljazeera. Well the coronavirus might be the biggest Global Health emergency at the moment but the disease spread by mosquitoes is also a Serious Health issue in many countries sri lanka has seen a major increase in infections in recent years Mel Fernandez has that story from. Both of his shows like a chin mother and go on the prowl part of a larger effort to fight against a viral disease spread by mosquitoes hes part of the team releasing a different type of mosquito to fight it spread. The abs egypt carries the day. Which is infecting mostly lankans every year. The head of the National Dental control unit says expanding cities have led to an increase in breeding sites it is. Burden for his system it is really costly for that many prevention so we need to i know thats a lesson for this. Says it a primitive agrees his 14 year old daughter was treated in hospital after she got sick with dengue last year. She couldnt go to school for months she was told not to. But she was too meek to do that anyways. Distributing boxes containing specially bred mosquito eggs produced with the assistance of the world musky to program the eggs from the. Are infected with bacteria a bacteria found in 60 percent of insects but not the. Percentage. Of proliferation of. Is in the region so there. Will be more but the i want to be. The most to do with these mosquito eggs are produced by the World Mosquito Program using sri lankan mosquitoes the eggs are then sent back to be packed into capsule which are then distributed with tomasky 2 boxes filled with water to allow them to have. The 2 trial areas in the capital colombo are divided into grids and a box containing a capsule with the eggs is hung up in every 50. 00 to 75. 00 metres section. This process will be repeated by teams for 12. 00 to 20. 00 weeks with tests monitoring the newly emerging musky to population pitching musky to against mosquitoes is how the project aims to combat the virus some skeptics including scientists and people in these areas say that this will increase the number of mosquitoes with those behind the project insist that those carrying the bacteria will help reduce the transmission of the virus there will be an increase in the mosquito population while we release mosquitoes but once we start releasing. Comes back to normal so its a minor inconvenience for a time but the mosquito population is say dr montgomery insists this is not a genitive modified organism but one that uses natural processes 1st tried in australia in 2011 the world back in method is now being used in 12 countries which have reported reductions in the number of infections sri lankan Health Authorities see they will monitor the results over the next 5 years we hope its a cheap as the same success here in a fernandez era. President has signed a decree that paves the way for the release of some taliban prisoners 1500 of them will be freed within 15 days in return the taliban will hand over 1000 afghan troops its open to talks between the group and the government the Un Security Council has passed a resolution supporting the deal. Joe biden has cemented his front runner status in the Democratic Partys race for the white house and banished Bernie Sanders hopes of reviving his chances in the 6 states voting in tuesdays primaries biden won in mississippi missouri and michigan the state with the most delegates up for grabs april and is on the reports now from detroit. Joe biden at his last Campaign Rally michigan implored people to get out and vote for him but he did these are some of the voters that helped him win michigan making him the undisputed front runner for the democratic nomination i want to thank Bernie Sanders who supported through their Tireless Energy and their passion we share a common goal and together we will defeat. With the freedom to get. Hope to endorsements from senators cama harris and cory booker would help him maintain his overwhelming support from black voters it worked. Because right now everybody. Is going to be strong. Who did you vote for today joe biden. Because he already was in office so he already has a fill about what goes on well leadership what this country need and what it takes to be a successful country Bernie Sanders campaigned heavily in michigan many on his team saw it as a must win money but exit poll shows sanders overwhelming support from young voters wasnt nearly enough this was supposed to be a day that Bernie Sanders revived his campaign and momentum but clearly neither happened here at this Bernie Sanders watch party in detroit they were hoping it was going to be a victory but it was. His supporters consoled one another and spoke as if his campaign might be over but also trying to remain upbeat the central theme of this whole campaign. It is larger than one person is larger than one night is larger than one primary so for me i think the values that the senator has been fighting for clean air Clean Water Health is a human right and i think those are values that are going to live well beyond one Campaign Cycle so you know that was all isnt exactly what i. Seen but i think were excited to see what happens now. Its now clear that the scales tipping in favor of a president ial election between joe biden and donald trump. Detroit. Russias lower house of parliament has approved changes that could see the president Vladimir Putin staying in power from of the 16 years that means he could remain president until he turns 83 his current term limit expires in 2024 thats when the next election showed us a nationwide vote on the proposed changes is due to be held on april the 22nd australias highest court is hearing a final appeal from the disgraced Roman Catholic Cardinal George pell to overturn his sex abuse conviction the former archbishop of melbourne is serving a 6 year jail sentence for molesting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. He then went to rome as vatican pressure a for the Pope Pope Francis the 78 year olds the highest ranking catholic convicted so far in the sex abuse scandal which has shaken the church shoes reputation worldwide a reporter nicholas cage has more now from canberra. It was in its lights 28. 00 chain when a cheery felt guilty of sexually abusing quiet boys in a kid a chill in the toria now last year the Victorian Court of appeal dismissed his lawyer but to try and quashed his conviction and thats how weve ended up here in the high court so today has really been about his lawyer is saying we do not believe that the victorian quote of the people was correct in holding that conviction and theyve really focused on the telling of when these abuses occurred in the could be chill it was on the morning of sunday mess in a busy area they say and they also questioned the reliability old a witness we need to remember that george pell convicted sex offender behind is still a cardinal and thats a separate process within the church if all of that to be changed but the point source has not discussed the issue of george pell and he said we need to let the legal courts run through and exhaust all appeal options before a decision is made and when the only day i mean a decision will be made that the next 2 days of d a big hearing well its unlikely that that will happen it could take months. Well keep you just joining us youre watching to see are live from doha im peter told me these are your top stories after days of slowing corona virus infection south korea has reported a spike in new cases more than 90 come from a cold center in the capital city so the government says Many Organizations to take extra precaution. The Health Minister in the u. K. Has now become the 1st u. K. Politician to test positive for the coronavirus 19 doris is now self isolating she had been at an event in the Prime Ministers official residence before her diagnosis lawrence lee has more from london she started to feel ill she said when she went really properly ill on saturday in her constituency north of london. And by that stage she was clearly carrying the virus in the days previous to that when for example she was in Parliament Voting in the lobbies in very tightly packed spaces with hundreds of other members of parliament on the 1st day just 2 days before she started to feel very ill she was with the Prime Minister and event for International Womens day and clearly shes a junior minister in the Government Department thats the heart of the attempts in this country to get on on top of all these things Israeli Forces in the occupied west bank have used tear gas and rubber coated bullets to disperse Palestinian Protesters at least 17 people have been wounded the activists were camped out overnight on the our Army Mountain near the city of nablus to fend off illegal Israeli Settlers trying to use the location to establish an outpost israels president is set to begin consultations to decide on a new government the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent to write block failed to win a majority in last weeks election the 3rd in under a year afghanistans president ashraf ghani has signed a decree that paves the way for the release of some taliban prisoners 1500 will be freed within 15 days in return the taliban will hand over a 1000 afghan troops its hoped the move will be to talks between the group and the government. Joe biden has cemented his front runner status in the Democratic Party race for the white house in the 6 states voting in tuesdays primaries biden won in mississippi missouri and michigan the state with the most delegates up for grabs up next its my cuba. In about 30 minutes. America. In 2 parallel universes the. War both sides are doing things. On us politics
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