Us president has declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and says likely hell soon be tested after possibly being exposed trumps announcement freeze a 50000000000. 00 to address a growing crisis that hes been accused of previously downplaying hours earlier the World Health Organization said the epicenter had moved from china to europe or italy has the highest number of infections and deaths spain is declaring an emergency as other e. U. Countries closed their borders wall street meanwhile ward back from huge losses the day before european stocks were also up capping a rollercoaster week alan fischer has more on the new steps taken and washington d. C. From the u. S. President a dramatic announcement officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words with more than 40 dead and the number of infected growing the president has opened up funding include states to take important steps to blunt the spread of the virus emerging every state to set up Emergency Operation centers Effective Immediately im also asking every hospital in this country to activate its Emergency Preparedness plan so that they can meet the needs of americans everywhere the hospitals are very engaged but the president refused to accept the crisis is know much greater because testing wasnt more widely available no i dont take responsibility at all because we were given a. Set of circumstances and we were given rules regulations and specifications from a different time wasnt meant for this kind of an event with the kind of numbers that were talking about. The trumpet ministration is planning to introduce drive through testing there will be a website to tell people if they need the test and we have to get it whats missing is when these new measures will kick in the governments top expert says he hopes these steps will shorten the epidemic speaker what you seen now with this order is that were going to be able to remove the constraints so that people at the state the local level the individual physician all the way up through the federal government will have as many constraints as possible removed for them to do everything they possibly can so that we can implement the things that weve been talking about across the city on capitol hill the house of representatives is working on a relief bill to help people impacted by the virus it will provide paid sick leave for those who have to skip work and provide free widespread testing the 3 most important parts of this bill are testing testing testing this legislation to sell a taste for a coronavirus testing for everyone who need to test including the uninsured. President trump was forced to take action his public life across america is being impacted with Sports Events canceled schools closed events push pull and its a remarkable step from a man who initially claimed coronavirus was being hyped to politically dummy cham and his reelection effort alan fischer washington yes markets have rallied around President Trumps announcement the dow jones close up 9. 4 percent recouping losses from thursday and london the footsie 100. 00 initially surged 8 Percentage Points but again subsided an afternoon trading and ended up finishing up around 2 and a half percent there was not any bounce back in asia though tokyos nikkei index fell another 6 percent christian salumi has more from new york speaking less than an hour before the end of the trading day President Trump sought to reassure americans and investors that his administration was on top of the Coronavirus Crisis the markets were already in positive territory and remained there throughout trumps News Conference at the closing bell all 3 major indices were up more than 9 percent recouping most of their losses from the day before europes markets also up on the day perhaps most relieved Energy Companies on the announcement that the u. S. Energy department would buy up oil for the countrys Strategic Reserves pushing up crude oil prices as well as Energy Stocks well a relief rally and also i think the concerns that we all had yesterday i mean the fear and anxiety and the worry that we wouldnt see another day but then here we get this today is is just proof that this market is resilient we will get past this there will be more up days ahead. It was a sharp contrast from earlier in the week when the president s ban on travel from europe with only a vague promise of Economic Relief for affected industries sent markets spiraling downward more than 20 percent below market highs into whats known as bear market territory a positive and to what has undoubtedly been one of the most tumultuous weeks in wall street history but theres more uncertainty ahead congress has yet to approve a financial package for those affected by the virus and perhaps more importantly new cases in the United States are still on the rise kristen salumi aljazeera new york brazils president says he has tested negative for coronavirus terrible sorrow it was screen after one of his aides contract of the illness the president S Communications secretary was part of also narrows entourage during a visit to the us which included meetings with president and Vice President mike pence European Countries sitting on the continent thats the new at the new at the center of pulling up draw bridges denmark is blocking entry to most foreigners while other states impose border checks isnt a word reports spain has declared a state of emergency. Closing for the foreseeable future spain is in the grip of the Coronavirus Crisis and didnt madrid restaurants and shops are being told theyll have to shots only promises in supermarkets will be open from saturday across space a state of emergency. It is though that out of my sunni islam into the state of emergency is a legal 2 recognized in our constitution to confront a crisis as extraordinary as that which now faces the entire world and our own country in italy where public life has come to a standstill an entire nation some 60000000 people remain under quarantine but the spirits are important one of these the desperation to not help us we must have hope we must be strong and white. Experts from china have arrived in italy to help bring in 30 tons of Vital Equipment from shanghai and experience on how they battle the outbreak europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic which is more reported cases and is done the rest of the world combined apart from china across the rest of europe measures to stop the spread of the corona virus are being ramped up a ban on public gatherings of more than 100 people is being introduced in france schools universities a nursery as well from monday in the u. K. Top flight football including the premier league has been suspended until the beginning of april after several players a manager has tested positive for corona virus or are in self isolation and in a continent which prides itself on being borderless some European UnionMember States and now imposing tight restrictions on one another introducing border checks all as in the case of the Czech Republic stopping power and travel together of course we all want to protect our citizens from the spread of lives so lets look together at how we can do that and how we can do it most effectively certain controls may be justified but general travel bans are not seen as being the most effective by the World Health Organization its no surprise then that businesses are already taking a hit the Airline British Airways is one stop jobs will go as it prepares to deal with fewer people traveling attempting to put the brakes on this piracy it seems is getting harder every day and he would aljazeera. Russia has started building a new hospital in the capital moscow as part of new measures to contain the spread of the illness itll be able to treat up to 500 patients so far russias record of 45 infections but no deaths but this hospital project has raised concerns of orders are not reporting the true number of cases. And as the number necron a virus infections continues its downward trend in china other Asian Countries are beefing up measures to limit the effect on their economies he has more from kuala lumpur. Major stock markets in asia took the cue from wall street overnight tumble on thursday and extend the losses from the day before japans nikkei index plunged by more than 10 percent in early trade but recovered to close 6 percent lower in south Korea Financial regulators imposed a half year ban on short selling starting on monday the 1st time its done so since 2011 in a bid to curb volatility its going to be very hard to stabilize the markets what were going to need to see is the slowdown in the case in that start. But i think youve got the biggest problem Global Markets u. S. Which is so low Interest Rates and so on. You know its hard for asian markets to bounce back when theres what i would consider pretty big overhang there beyond the stock markets more visible signs that the Global Economy is taking a hit singapore announced it will stop allowing cruise ships to dock with immediate effect gone are the large crowds that usually busy airports across the region as people avoid unnecessary travel and countries impose entry restrictions several airlines have asked employees to take unpaid leave in manila people were stocking up on essential a day off to the philippine president or 3 go to terre day said Domestic Travel to and from Metropolitan Manila would be suspended for a month. Analysts say the move may weaken Economic Growth but many residents agree with the measure that model i dont mind money not being logged on is ok instead of the virus spreading im in favor of it because its better to do it now before they let us know that there are so many cases. In indonesia the government has started a campaign to disinfect thousands of mosques to prevent the spread of corona virus here in malaysia there are concerns that could be a sudden spike in confirmed cases after at least a dozen infections were linked 20 grand held at a mosque on the outskirts of quality up to weeks ago Health Officials estimate as many as 16000 people attended the religious gathering but amid the gloom there is some positive news china reported 8 new cases as of the day the lowest daily figure since reporting began in january south korea to continue the downward trend reporting more recoveries than infections on friday florence li aljazeera kuala lumpur there are more coronavirus updates ahead on aljazeera including in iraq city Business Owners say the virus has essentially shut down the city that never sleeps and other news plans to patrol a crucial syrian highway as part of a cease fire deal and products. Head though that some of the heavy rain on its way really through more eastern areas of japan over the next couple of days you can see quite a stream of trad where they coming from these coastal areas of china so i want to see just a caraway from the south coast on saturday maybe a shower in hong kong with a high of 23 degrees but this is really where the heaviest of the rain will be now most of the staying all sure we could see a cool some rain showers and sunny to the mountaintops but its staying clear but cool ive been to. Both days in and then also not a bad couple days really across the Korean Peninsula and staying pretty clear throughout much of central on the southern areas over china now to the south more heavy rain south of a sudden across into all central areas of bourne yes and strong thunderstorms at times same story across much of it but to the south across java some outre we have got shot was very widely scattered again at times you could have some heavy downpours but and nothing particularly on toward and you can see here on sunday if anything actually a little bit lighter but we will see on sunday is the rain pushing up into been called that at times could be having the temperature a bit lower as well in bangkok just 30 degrees celsius plenty of heavy rain working its way through eastern areas over india to the north of new delhi and south of it that really does old die away but still some showers likely through west bengal but warming up in new delhi at 26. 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Stocks rallied as he made that announcement the dow jones closed at 9. 4 percent for grouping the previous days historic losses european markets managed to make slight gains with tokyo and hong kong stock exchanges closed down and the World Health Organization says europe is now the center of the coronavirus pandemic with many countries going into lockdown denmark is the latest blocking injury to most foreigners while other states are imposing border checks and in spain a state of emergency has been declared. Around Security Forces will clear the streets of major cities cities within the next 24 hours in a renewed effort to fight the spread of the virus state media says shop streets and roads will all be emptied iran is one of the countrys most affected by the pandemic with the death toll of 514 and more than 11400 infections the country is struggling with a lack of life saving equipment and has asked for an emergency 5000000000. 00 loan from the International Monetary fund so much robby has more from tehran. The fact is here in iran ever since the outbreak began the countrys government a struggle to bring the spread under control you can observe it on a daily basis as the death toll and the number of cases continues to rise president Hassan Rouhani as president rouhani is government has taken criticism over and over again from across the political spectrum and most recently earlier this afternoon 100 members of parliament sent him a letter saying that he should take direct control away from the Health Ministry into his own hands to try to combat the spread of covert 19 in iran there is a real loss of trust in the governments ability to take this on alone last night we saw that the Supreme LeaderAyatollah Khamenei issued a command to the chief of the Armed Forces Major general mohammad the buffery now he will lead a parallel task force with a much more military slant after their 1st meeting on friday morning mr bahari took to the airwaves of the state news machine and told the public some of what they intended on doing and most importantly within 24 hours the plan is that the military will begin to crowd control to try to stem the flow of large populations gathering at bazaars at supermarkets at shopping malls basically population denson vironment. The famously busy streets of new york city have been watch emptier than usual as the state of emergency took effect more than 400 infections have been reported in the state from new york aerials on a reports. Just 20 minutes north of new york city this is new rochelle new yorks governor sealed off the city of 80000 but more than 100 people contracted coronavirus the highest cluster anywhere in the u. S. Scenes like out of a Science Fiction movie a drive through testing station for corona virus the facility designed to handle 200 cars a day has one huge advantage over traditional testing methods according to new yorks governor its actually safer to keep them in their car so they can come in for the testing its less exposure overall back in new york this city is slowly grinding to a halt. The metropolitan museum of art which hosts millions of visitors a year is now closed for those who rely on the crowds for their livelihoods like the Street Vendors out front its been terrible as business is the Business Museum is shut down is notorious so we have to tough it out until its all over. Ive never seen business this bad before never but its not just the met dozens of cultural institutions throughout new york city have been affected in the z. M. Of Natural History but Whitney Museum in new york city opera and even Carnegie Hall all are closed because of coronavirus fierce. Taxi drivers tell us business has been slashed in half waited for hours for right at the airport every day every driver. Because theres no passengers or what. The lights have gone off on broadway to some of the worlds most popular shows among those ordered to close for a month missing out on millions of dollars in revenues and theres also a scarcity the shelves of the supermarket look like the streets largely empty new yorkers rushed to stock up fearing the worst of taking measures to protect themselves gabriels on. New york. So the w. H. O. Is obviously trying to help countries manage this pandemic and they keep talking about social distancing so this is what that is its the idea that Young Healthy symptom free people in places where theres basically no infections they should stay away from large events and gatherings it also applies to one on one interactions that says we should stay at least a metre away from anyone showing symptoms coughing sneezing and the u. S. Centers for Disease Control actually recommends double that distance and 0 physical contact the c. D. C. Also wants Visitor Restrictions at care homes as elderly people as we have heard they are the most at risk from coated 19 dr alina when as an emergency physician and Public Health professor at George Washington university he says theres an important difference between social distancing and social isolation. Social distancing should not mean social isolation the intent of social distancing is in fact to protect those who are the most vulnerable in particular the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions its also to try to reduce the rate of the spread of the disease so that we can avoid overwhelming the Health Care System with too many built his shins at the same time but i certainly understand that those who are already the most vulnerable already face the greatest barriers to care and may have limited social networks and were asking them to limit these social Networks Even further individuals who depend on their Faith Community were asking them to not go to Worship Services were asking for people who already may go out in a limited way to reduce it even further this is a time though for us to come together to realize that our individual actions make a difference even basic things like checking on people every day helping our elderly neighbors to set up skype and face time so that they can contact their relatives giving them rides giving them supplies all of these are really important interventions that we can do that will make a difference. More coverage of the pandemic ahead but lets pivot now to some of the other big stories were keeping an eye on for you turkey and russia have agreed on the details of a cease fire in syria is it live region plan was finalized after 4 days of talks and then correct now under this agreement turkish and Russian Forces will carry out joint patrols along the m 4 highway linking syrias east and west starting on sunday a cease fire deal has largely hell since march 5th after it was reached in moscow last week. At the un has warned that hundreds of thousands of civilians in it live are still facing dire conditions despite the cease fire we spoke to dr ishant id whos a cardiologist at a hospital in it live which is supported by the Charity Islamic relief he says the few hospitals that are operational are struggling to cope with the increased number of patients. Have the situation and the politics humongous was the impact so much horrible because many hospital here and many right now to care center where after there is more than the already before walk with the money maker sent the mission right up the service because they were targeted and nearly complete the orb are shellys them age. And with the displacement huge amount of people going to the border where there is no Health Care Centers who can manage to them the correct care in fact of the in struggling to make. Hospital and care and health. By. When we lost so many health with souls and the medical staff feel that they are unsafe where in hospital they are all always unconscious and it makes them how difficult for us there in such circumstances. President has condemned airstrikes by the u. S. Which killed 6 people u. S. Military centcom has defended the strike saying they targeted iranian backed fighters. 7 the u. S. Says the strikes were in response to a rocket attack that killed 3 soldiers on wednesday to american and a british soldier were killed after nearly 28 rockets were fired at a military base north west of baghdad its been a faulty reports from baghdad but there are calls for more action against the u. S. And u. K. For that attack. Well there has been a flurry of reaction in response to these strikes from a wide range of political and military institution condemning them as a violation off iraqs sovereignty of course this then some very stark contrast to what weve heard come out of depended on today where general kind of mackenzies called the strikes a success strikes against positions of ukrainian back groups that would help keep calling troops safe that would help deter their ability to conduct future air strikes weve heard condemnations come from the joint Operations Command here in iraq which governs all military activity and what is particularly infuriated them is the fact that 5 members from the army and police were killed in these strikes these are Security Forces that used to partner with american troops in their fight against isis of course this is unintended and something that has been raised military actors here in europe and also had a condemnation from the president s office the foreign minister has some passages from both the u. S. And the u. K. And weve also heard from some of these iranian backed groups who have used the casualties used as example of these drugs that have resulted in the deaths of 6 people to call for further action against u. S. Troops who are present here so the backlash from iraq is quite strong indeed. Virus continues to affect sports around the globe especially football most watched competition the English Premier League has suspended matches until the start of next month and officials are offering no guarantee season will ever be finished so. It was the Health Update from this premier League Manager that finally forced the worlds most lucrative league to take action just hours after was announced that. Had contracted coronavirus an emergency meeting was held in london. Got great League Management they made the right decision on the t. V. We. Got it in for you want it in the premier league. After they put the full none of us know well see. To wasnt the only case Callum Hudson a dog was the 2nd e. P. L. Star to announce he tested positive and like carter to the teenager is currently in isolation as you may be away. For the last which ive recovered from. Everybody for a week. And a picture recent the move to suspend football could cost the league millions but the decision is receiving support from those within the game. Contract this problem and unfortunately 24. To suspend. And a few weeks the list of suspended competitions which already included the top divisions of spain and italy got even longer on friday with the announcement that germanys. Early next month while frances league also announced a halt to their season. Training sessions will continue because we dont have a date yet know when the chamber trip will resume but we have to continue training while taking precautions for the players and the people who are still here at the club. Games had been due to be played behind closed doors in front of the problems with that post you highlighted with parasite your man found the downside this stadium on wednesday for a year pretty much in defiance of the order that game was in the Champions League which itself is now being suspended indefinitely europes governing body will meet on tuesday to decide whats next for football across the continent so when malik 0. Thousands of people in the United States will not be working for at least a month because major sporting leagues have canceled or postponed games but a rookie player in the n. B. A. Is stepping up to help 19 year old Zion Williamson who was a 1st round pick and interact for the by the new Orleans Pelicans has pledged to pay the salaries of employees at us home stadium announced this on and stick ram would help cover salaries for workers for the next 30 days after days of lockdown residents of the italian city of naples have started singing from their balconies. This happening across italy from rome to salerno to milan millions have been forced to stay in their homes under National Lockdown as the country grapples with a virus which has killed more than 1200 people. Im Richelle Carey these are the headlines right now on aljazeera u. S. President i will try and pass declared a National Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic 50000000000. 00 will be freed up for the states to combat the virus half a 1000000 extra coronavirus tests were also become available next week to unleash the full power of the federal government that the surfer today i am officially declaring a National Emergency. 2 very big words the action i am taking will open up access to up to 50000000000. 00 of very importantly for britain and a large amount of money for states and territories or look overseas in our shared fight against this disease in furtherance of the order emerging every state to set up Emergency Operation centers Effective Immediately and also eschewed every hospital in this country to activated submergence you prepared as planned so that they can meet the needs of americans everywhere u. S. Stocks rallied as trump made that announcement the dow jones closed 9. 4 percent up recouping the previous days historic losses european markets managed to make slight gains but the tokyo and hong kong stock exchanges they closed down World Health Organization says europe is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with many countries going into lockdown denmark as the latest walking entry to most foreigners while other states are imposing border checks and spain a state of emergency has been declared iran Security Forces will clear the streets of major cities within the next 24 hours in a renewed effort to fight the spread of the virus state media say shops streets and roads will all be empty iran is one of the countrys worst affected by the pandemic with the death toll of 514. 00 and more than 11400. 00 and factions the country is struggling with a lack of lifesaving equipment and has asked for an emergency 5000000000. 00 loan from the International Monetary fund turkey and russia have a grade on the details of a ceasefire in syrias liberation the plan was finalized after 4 days of talks and anchor up under this agreement turkish and russias Russian Forces will carry out the trolls along the m 4 highway linking syrias east and west that will start on sunday the cease fire deal has largely hell since march 5th after it was reached in moscow last week. The headlines keep it here on aljazeera more news to come in the meantime inside story as that next. Countries around the world are struggling to keep up with the coronavirus pandemic Global Stock Markets have had a turbulent week with some of the worst losses in over 30 years so whats the economic fallout and can a global recession be of this is inside story. Hello again im jane space its the worlds Biggest Health emergency the corona Virus Outbreak is now a pandemic and there are fears it could lead to a catastrophic Global Economic crisis sweeping containment measures have disrupted markets around the world including the u. S