Coronavirus. Coping with the pandemic how to protect your Mental Health well practicing social distancing. The koran a virus pandemic has hit another grim milestone with the global death toll now passing 11000 in china where the numbers have been dropping they have seen a jump in imported cases to 269 but sparking fears of a 2nd wave of infections just as the country recovers from the initial outbreak the pandemic has governments worldwide imposing stricter unprecedented measures the u. S. Government has now closed its borders with mexico and canada for all nonessential travel italy recorded 627 deaths on friday the biggest day to day increase italy and spain are also. Were going to stem new infections despite drastic lock downs now the u. K. Has joined the ordering the closure of cafes pubs and gyms in Asia Thailand reported more than 809. 00 new cases the biggest daily jump in the number of infections so far taking its total to 411 singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the virus well have an update on asia in a moment 1st live now to londons Trafalgar Square my colleague rory challen so rory looks pretty empty there right in the middle of Central London people are adjusting to the new normal i guess. But aside from the shot and you can see just how desolate Trafalgar Square is at the moment this of course one of the most iconic parts of london one of the busiest squares in the world normally. See if they can find a bus they seem to have just disappeared at the moment and we can see how empty public transport is the moments the london mass of the car has been asking specifically for anyone who is not doing a critical job critical for the running of the country to stay off public transport to basically keep that resource is being restricted in its operation keep that resource free for the people who need to use it to keep the country running essentially we have had over the last 24 hours or so an announcement from the u. K. Government that pubs are closing restaurants are closing schools shut for the last time yesterday in goodness knows how long i was one of many parents who went down to pick up their kids from school yesterday not knowing when theyre going to be back doing normal lessons again this is a country that almost overnight has had a complete transformation in its social its cultural and its Economic Life we heard a breathtaking announcement from the chancellor of the exchequer the u. K. Finance minister on friday essentially saying that the government is pretty much nationalizing a large chunk of this countrys economy its stepping in to guarantee up to 80 percent of peoples salaries up to a level of about 3000. 00 because otherwise business is going to fold and people are going to. Find the coronavirus epidemic has essentially crushed the entire economy of the United Kingdom there are those who are saying that this measure does not go far enough though there are 5000000 selfemployed and freelancers in the country who have not really been included in this package of measures and well have to wait and see over the next few days whether the government steps in to protect them as well because theyre saying hold on a 2nd where is my money going to come from if you pay getting a salary then ok the governments going to bankroll 80 percent of that but if im paying myself and i cant do that then who is going to pay me but yes this is a country transformed at the moment rory thanks very much well irans coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1500 after reporting a 123 new deaths yet the president Hassan Rouhani says hes considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april in iran as one of the countries that seen the worst of the pandemic is in tehran with an update on whats going on there. Since the beginning of this outbreak for the iranian government there have been 2 Major Concerns the Economic Health of the country keeping in mind this is a country that has been debilitated financially by american sanctions for years now and the 2nd consideration has been for the government a public that has lost patience with it a public that sees it as relatively speaking unpopular so really the president here d trying to strike a balance between addressing this Public Health crisis and maintaining the economic stability of the country Going Forward and maintaining the social political stability remember this is a country that has lost patience with its own government over a series of crises that the countrys experienced in the last few months and this is also a president who in one of his 1st appearances since the outbreak was announced in the country came on state television spoke to the iranian people and said that in his estimation the outbreak would be over in a matter of 3 days now that was weeks ago having said that the latest figures might suggest some reason for cautious optimism let me give you what the latest numbers are from the Health Ministry in the last 24 hours the new number of cases is 966 down from 24 hours previous and the new number of deaths is 123 down from 24 hours previous still very large numbers still striking figures in terms of the spread of this virus but this does indicate a relative downward trend well as weve been mentioning china says its seen an increasing number of imported coronavirus cases sparking fears of a 2nd wave of infections just as the nation recovers from the initial outbreak from hong kong difficult says the government is stepping up measures to stop rise. For the longest chyme china had been battling the outbreak within its borders and now its having to fight cases that are coming into the country and many of these people that are coming into the country are students or other residents who had been abroad and are facing lost sounds in other parts of the world and are returning home china has warned about this and has taken very heavy steps to try and for screening in fact that soft allowing flights to come straight into beijing diverting many of them to smaller cities where the passengers will be screened and if they are seen as having passed the test they will then be sent to beijing and then put in Quarantine Centers china the government has been warning about this from the start saying that they can control what happens within their borders but what comes in from outside is the next challenge as they say the 2nd wave there have been no new domestic cases for 3 consecutive days now in china china is now considering lifting many of the heavy restriction to just place that lockdown has placed to try and keep people social distancing and keep people from contracting the virus from others in the city of who bit one in the provinces who bay which was the epicenter of the virus if you recall thats where the virus was 1st detected at the end of the last year there have been no new infections again and this is for another 3rd consecutive day. Stay with that particular region the new infections in the authorities begin to ease the Strict Lockdown restrictions that means people are heading outside for the 1st time in weeks however in the Capital Beijing restrictions are being ramped up as katrina. For the 1st time in almost 2 months shelters are at a fresh food market in. The deer a new local infections reported in recent days the lockdown at the center of the outbreak has eased residents can finally leave their homes and even apply to leave the province but Health Conditions are strict in beijing remains off limits one shin is looking forward to returning to work in the capital but expects to state who pay for at least another month. We cant go back to beijing yet there are many of us who live and work in beijing but stocking. Our health is the priority we absolutely have to listen to the government of this with imported infections now the governments main focus beijing is tightening restrictions historic areas popular with overseas visitors are heavily monitored by police this possibly is usually full of tourists but today as you can see its pretty quiet and behind me a barrier has been set up preventing nonresidents from entering these small Streets Community volunteers check entry permits and for high temperatures in the Central Business district many employees have returned to work checkpoints have been set up at every commercial and residential compound new arrivals to the city are rigorously questioned airport traffic is down 80 percent but roughly 1000 people are still flying into beijing every day local incoming travelers could spot a 2nd wave of actions. So i do worry about the supported cases some of my friends and colleagues returned to china recently its concerning the local cases and the concho beydoun is the Political Center and their stand about that has got him stricter here now all International Arrivals must be quarantined at designated hotels for 2 weeks for many in china strict measures are a small price to pay for controlling the outbreak 1. 00 shit has this advice for those around the world affected by virus lockdowns. Dont call trouble for your country our countries are like parents fighting for us we should have by the rules if we all go out is going to be chaotic so stay home and follow instructions. For those in who bake an evening stroll feels like a hard one treat after weeks of being forced to stay indoors nothing seems so sweet its being able to stop and smell the flowers katrina you aljazeera aging. Thinking is an aljazeera cameraman and province yangon county he went home 2 days before restrictions were put in place on january the 23rd hes been in quarantine ever since he says life has changed considerably since the initial lockdown. The highway was closest the train station was closed. Community the Residential Community the compound i live was you know sealed off all the gates were sealed off just dig up you know manned by this Community Working to show them volunteers so basically everybody stays at home that was that was that was a real real lockdown so nobody would be able to you know get out from on this county you know the whole bay provisional government has removed the deadlock down in the region in this province except the capital city was so basically people can move around cant walk out of home can move around and go back to down normal life so you are outside or. If you like you just came here and they got stopped you can you can go you can go back to your own place your own provinces and to work where you but you can either go there you know buy a car you drive yourself or take this you know a chartered bus you know this government arranged bus to go there. But still the activities evolving big crowds are not allowed in this county. Still to come here on aljazeera the number all virus cases is comparatively low across africa but if that changes the whole system is there to be able to cope. Plus the impact of the corona virus and there may come from the line Health Workers around the world. Welcome back to begin our forecast in northeastern parts of asia the Cherry Blossom is out in tokyo and looking particularly fine and particularly early as well compared with recent years well the situation across northeastern parts of asia is looking pretty unsettled weve got rain across the home sure the moment this area of rain moving out from the East China Sea so to give some rain across some of the southern portions of japan during the course of sunday for the north looking fine across the Korean Peninsula 16 the high in seoul as i had to move the forecast through into monday weve got showers across the western side of japan but generally looking at so brighter conditions tokyo there its 16 degrees its more rain developing across southern parts of china but hong kong sixpences day dry though taipei will see some heavy showers at times into south asia we are looking at some showers across eastern parts of india and into bangladesh wanted to show for the western guys but otherwise weather conditions looking fine pretty hot as well not poor 36 delhi though 30 degrees as a high but for the forecast through into monday were going to see some shower activity as vote across northern parts of pakistan generally across the middle east the region is looking very unsettled with iran seems some to wrench a rain developing during the course of sunday and expect some flash flooding. Certainly aljazeera london broke our fantastic 2 special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people and theres no understanding of what systemic racism is unprompted uninterrupted success comes with opposition if youre not upsetting people youre not saying anything f one has any overlap there is not a family in britain i believe that has not been touched by empire studio be unscripted on aljazeera. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera im peter double your top stories irans coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1500 after reporting 123 new deaths yet the president Hassan Rouhani says hes considering lifting virus restrictions by the beginning of next month chinas reported 41. 00 new virus infections in people returning with the cities with the number of imported this is now standing at 269. 00 the rising price is sparking fears of a 2nd wave of infections just the country recovers from the initial outbreak. Whilst in europe italy and spain are struggling to stem the number of new infections as the u. K. Joins the lock down restrictions ordering the closure of cafes pubs gyms and other businesses. Turning our attention to south africa where the number of people infected with corona virus has risen sharply to 240 the countrys Health Care System is already struggling and people worry the pandemic could overwhelm it entirely from either miller has this report from johannesburg. Doctors detected the 1st case of covert 1000 in south africa earlier this month over the past 2 weeks more than 150 people have been treated for the virus as the government tries to contain the outbreak many are worried 28 year old stepson quater is one of the 7000000 South Africans but. He says with an already compromised immune system his priority is to keep safe it feels like its another hiv reload of a sort there really are actually leave it to evaluate and something that is a lot of fear and words People Living with hiv because we are in their denial of us. What if i get infected whats going to happen why dont you choose thats whats the next steps millions like to pull have no option but to use often overcrowded public transport while private taxi operators have promised to disinfect and provide Hand Sanitizer many have been slow to implement the new guidelines Public Hospitals and clinics are normally crowded with people waiting for hours to see a doctor they are concerned the corona virus could easily spread when you come to our part of the world our Public Health care systems are broken our intensive care units are full even before we get to covert 19 so again theres a real danger and this is why i think we need International Support for africa we need a mobilization of resources poor water and sanitation infrastructure in parts of south africa mean that many may not be able to wash their hands as often as they should increasing the risk of contracting 1000 in upmarket suburbs like this one homes in spaces a large states a wide its easier for people to keep apart but for millions of others the reality is quite different. Thousands of townships across south africa overcrowded dozens of families share one toilet streets aligned with rubbish and people have little if any space to themselves the government is using t. V. Radio and the internet to spread awareness as quickly as possible and as promised quarantine spaces for people who dont have their own its closed schools and banned gatherings of more than 100 people compared to europe and asia african countries have fewer reported cases of the virus but some experts worry that poorly equipped Public Health systems a failing to spot the true total and warn the continent should prepare for the worst for me al jazeera of Johannesburg South africa well the head of the World Health Organization has urged countries in africa to wake up ahead of a possible spike in cases across the continent we have seen how the virus actually accelerates at after a certain tipping Tipping Point so the best advice for africa is to prepare for the worst and prepare to do violence really speeds up then accelerates you know that. Continents or or or or countries so thats our advise and i think africa should wake up my continent should wake up well dr z. Or ondo is an associate fellow at the Global Health program at Chatham House in london she says the focus for the african countries is on containing. South africa and probably canada has and most doctors her population and thats just one doctor or a 1000 people and thats a lot that is already overwhelmed just by the Health Care Workforce and then when you think of intensive care units needing a hospital beds we also have a critical shortage across the continent as well so really the efforts right now need to be focused on really identifying the important cases looking at the context of those people making sure that theyre all quine 1000 years you also warning quarantine or if there is an isolation you know i think. As soon as possible and really trying to contain this as much as possible well confirmed infections in the u. S. Of now risen above 19000 and thats led to some unprecedented restrictions mike hanna has that story from washington. The trumpet ministration continues to wreck a top preventative measures in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic the latest action aimed at cutting traffic across the countrys northern and southern borders President Trump was at pains to emphasize this was done in consultation with the governments of canada and mexico the nations Top Health Care officials are extremely concerned about the great Public Health consequences of mass uncontrolled Cross Border Movement only u. S. Citizens with fellow documents will be allowed to cross and this puts an end to any form of undocumented migration the introduction and spread of the coronavirus and the departments Border Patrol stations and detention facilities presents a serious danger to migrants our frontline agents and officers in the American People mexico confirmed its 1st case of coronavirus related death and wednesday against this backdrop the us president was asked about another controversy in washington reports of a merge that some lawmakers are profiting from the crisis republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee richard. Is one of them researchers to produce 2 reports he allegedly dumped 1700000. 00 worth of stocks in mid february these wishes in the travel and leisure industry one of the hardest hit economic sectors one political observer put it this way his trading is you know a significant amount of money in a very short period of time but all selling stocks that were affected by the coronavirus questions have also been lost about trades made by several other senators including the georgia senator kelly lefler who sold stock on generally the 24th the same day of a close Senate HealthCommittee Briefing democratic senator Dianne Feinstein also traded stocks in this period though she contends that was a decision taken by her Financial Adviser you would look at whether the senators made unusual transactions during that period or whether this was part of their normal buying and selling and if its not doesnt amount to a significant amount of money or if it is as you said par for the course for these senators then that would suggest that they were deliberately trading on the inside information of the coming pandemic President Trump says he knows nothing about these reported trades though he was quick to remark that a democrat was also apparently part of the group that conducted trades so dont hope for waiting for a good return for that head of the Intelligence Committee and it also would include senator kelly love letter and so the question is whether or not they should be investigated for that here who are also includes Dianne Feinstein a democrat you didnt mention her name what in your mention her name and i think shes a very honorable person by the way so im not saying but you know its interesting you mention to people that you dont mention one that happens to be a democrat or a senator should they fire you or not because id have to look at it possibly but i find them to be honorable people the matter will now be referred to the Senate Ethics committee which will decide whether these trades constituted unethical if not criminal behavior. Mike hanna aljazeera Washington Well more u. S. States are establishing unprecedented lock down rules telling tens of millions of americans to stay at home new york illinois and connecticut have followed the state of california in rolling out sweeping measures to combat the spread of coronavirus it means all but essential businesses will be closed and the people should only leave home for trips to supermarkets pharmacies and gas stations. As a social psychologist and neuroscientist he says looking for a new hobby joining locked is the best way to cope with self isolation youre in a situation that everyone tells you is if youre is important that restricts your life but they cant really charlie much theyre very different sources of information totally Different Things i think the biggest advice or can give here is just to kind of find something in your life that you might focus on and so i just added when i was in art and trying to do some shopping i saw a lot of people rushing to do d. I. Y. Store through Hardware Stores sort of Gardening Centers and i think thats a very good idea to kind of said ok i get a sense of control going to sense of achievement back into your life or having a little project or trying to improve your got right trying to improve your flat or maybe just learning a new language that gives you this feeling back to join control is you can achieve things and then it might also get you away from being preoccupied with the uncertainty of the situation so instead of kind of trying to focus on it so youre not what youre supposed to do theres nothing else you can do ok lets leave that lets focus on Something Else that can give me some feeling of control and joy in achievement of my life that pakistan has just suspended all International Flights for 2 weeks in an effort to contain the pandemic their cargo and diplomatic flights are exempt theyll continue flying pakistan has already shut all of its land borders as reported 3 deaths and nearly 500 cases so far. And if my curfew is now in force in jordan 2 people there are being told to stay at home unless it is absolutely necessary to leave all shops across the kingdom in order to close the information ministers as those who violate the curfew will be jailed. One of australias most iconic be choosers been closed off to people ignore the ban on Mass Gatherings big crowds were seen a bondi beach in sydney on friday despite a government ban on gatherings of more than 500 people the images sparked widespread anger across australia the Authorities Say the closure will extend to other beaches if social distancing advice is being ignored. Or these are unprecedented times for Health Care Workers of course anywhere in the world some have been infected whilst all of them are at risk every day and many hospitals are running out of protective clothing as cases pile up so do the concerns about the stress and the exhaustion amongst medical workers is pretty good to exhaustion takes on a whole new meaning for these Health Workers. Every day around the clock thousands of doctors and nurses around the world are on the frontline fighting whats described as an invisible enemy in italy where the new crew now virus has killed more people than anywhere else in the world some hospital staff c. Diff reached breaking point sykora to commit them or to provide psychologically its a very difficult we are trying to keep strong and not give up it will be at the end of this emergency and that reveal see how we stand. As these doctors and nurses soldier on coping with the unprecedented pandemic concerns are growing about the likely psychological impact of the grueling odds and dealing with rising numbers of dead healthcare workers real heroes sounds out there but they also suffer from stress anxiety. Break. I refused to hong kong where they are at the forefront of this. In their personal protective equipment its uncomfortable and shortages of critical medical supplies in many countries have put their health at risk thousands of Health Workers have been infected in countries such as china and italy in our own side were low on i protection and 95 masks some sights are low on surgical masks and so you know when we are not protected and. Then we certainly worry about our own Health Personal protective equipment or p p e r usually used by Health Workers who are in direct contact with infected patients it includes gowns medical boss clubs and eye protection like goggles that need to be disposed off after every patient china is the biggest supplier of moss but they are in short supply so hospital workers like in this facility in the us are making their own its the courage and resilience that gives hope for people around the world millions of homes are living under quarantine their work uploaded now during the crisis and hopefully after its over to. Aljazeera. This is al jazeera these are your top stories so far irans coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1500 after reporting 123 new deaths yet the president Hassan Rouhani says hes considering lifting virus restrictions by the beginning of april as endless ravi has more now from tehran really the president here d trying to strike a balance between addressing this Public Health crisis and maintaining the economic stability of the country Going Forward and maintaining the social political stability remember this is a country that has lost patience with its own government over a series of crises that the countrys experienced in the last few months and this is also a president who in one of his 1st appearances since the outbreak was announced in the country came on state television spoke to the iranian people and said that in his estimation the outbreak would be over in a matter of 3 days now that was weeks ago china has reported 41 new corona virus infections in people returning from overseas puts the number of imported cases to 269 the rise is sparking fears of a 2nd wave of infections just the country recovers from the initial outbreak in europe its early and speight are struggling to stem the number of new infections and the u. K. Added new restrictions ordering the closure of cafes pubs gyms and other businesses chalons is in london the government says at the end of the week friday announced that it was going to be shutting pubs and restaurants and cafes and leisure senses and j. Music sacha it was the last day of schools i was one of many parents who went down to collect their kids from school for the last time in who knows how long we dont know when theyre going to be opening again this is essentially nothing short of an overnight transformation of the social cultural and Economic Life of this country. The United States and mexico have started restricting nonessential travel across the border to contain the spread of coronavirus and follows a similar agreement between the u. S. And canada pakistan has just suspended ole International Flights for 2 weeks in an effort to contain the pandemic cargo and diplomatic flights are exempt pakistan house already shot all its land borders as reported 3 to the nearly 500 cases up next its inside story ill see from 70 tomorrow. Is total lockdown the cure for the coronavirus the city at the center of chinas crisis reports no new cases for the 2nd day in a row of other cities following hans lead and imprisoned millions of its people for weeks and is chinas experiment the model for us all this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program. The world was stunned when trying his government announced the shutdown of one on the city at the center of the coronavirus out