Some parts of asia that thought they had turned the tide has seen a 2nd wave of cases. And we report from mexico just one of many countries where a plunge into eras and could spell disaster for the economy that. The as the as. A grim announcement from italy in the last few hours as highlights its just time for its and the rest of europe is from containing the coronavirus Italian Government says nearly 800. 00 people there have died from the virus in the last 24 hours thats the largest one day chortle in any country since the outbreak began in china late last year in asia where things have appeared to be improving a 2nd wave of infections is now appearing singapore reported its. 1st 2 deaths after managing to keep a little me a break while hong kongs leaders say more travel could mean more cases now the u. S. Has caused its borders with mexico and canada all mona essential travel while residents and states that make up around a quarter of the countrys population have been told to stay at home well rick chalons begins our coverage with a look at the situation across europe this military convoy in northern italy is carrying a grim cargo 30 coffins with the bodies of 30 coronavirus victims headed to a small village for christmas and because there are too many covert 19 dead in the nearby city of bug and with italy recording its deadliest day of the outbreak yet with another nearly 800 deaths that could be more convoys like this needed spain now has the 3rd highest number of infections worldwide with around 25000 the death toll has passed 1300 now to help madrid and barcelona are converting Exhibition Centers into field hospitals for the sick germany has had a spike in confirmed cases up to more than 16 and a half 1000 there are now temporary fences on its border with switzerland the German Government is considering whether to bring in a full nationwide ban on going outside. Where much of europe has already gone with its lockdown and social distancing measures the u. K. Is following economically culturally and socially this is a country that has been transformed in just a few days. By order of the government the u. K. Is now pretty much closed pubs cafes restaurants gyms museums Nursery Schools and universities are all shut for the foreseeable future the capitals buses and metro system are empty dont use them unless your job is critical people in london are being told this usually teaming metropolis is quiet. I think its good news that is good news in terms of that theyre looking after people that lesion on their wages the fact that theyre by stopping hopefully all spreading by closing down the restaurants i think i think theyve done the right thing we went out last night for the last. Sort of tipped up a little bit harder than we should have are supposed to sort of people going along and its sad for the Small Businesses but hopefully the government to kick in and sort of support people along the government is trying to stop a wave of panic buying that has stripped supermarket shelves bare this week be responsible when you shop and think of others buying more than you need means that others may be left without and it is making life more difficult for those frontline workers such as our doctors and nurses and n. H. S. Support staff who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. To prevent total collapse the government will prop up businesses and guarantee 80 percent of all wages its an unprecedented temporary nationalization of the u. K. s economy laurie chalons aljazeera london. Well lets get more now from aljazeera has joined a whole he joins us now by skype jonah tragic news there from italy is there any indication its all this is coming into control. Well not according to the numbers certainly earlier in the week when the salary daily fatality tolls were the sort of mid for hundreds of like there on tuesday or wednesday despite 25 or something and people went gosh maybe this is the low that the turning point where things start to improve in italy well anything but that has happened italy breaking records now for all the wrong reasons 793 fatalities in the last 24 hours thats the highest single day toll in this crisis anywhere in the world look back it will happen in china where all the gallows earlier in the year the biggest toll daily toll it will have was 150 gives you some sense of the scale of the problems that italy is facing one point to note there 2 weeks in italy now into very restrictive measures on the freedom of movement of people people staying at home inside their apartments avoiding social contact making only the most essential trips via a faithful as well and many people will be wondering quite why this is biting why it isnt working well sandor that opinion broadly speaking of this is something all European Countries would be thinking about it looking at suggests that theres a 2. 00 to 3. 00 week lag time behind between effective quarantine measures of population and a noticeable reduction in infection rates so it really may be a matter of days we dont know away from seeing some sort of improvement the key thing is having that message directly communicated to people who may now be looking at the situation if they can cross things are not changing why should we stay quarantined thats a big fear of the government begging people to stay indoors that they will eventually break their quarantine and then the whole again goes back a century to 0. Well lets take a look at whats happening in the u. K. People there are starting to take the virus seriously. I mean i think a lot of people across the u. K. Have been calling on the government to be taking this virus law seriously for quite a long time now as britain has been quite tentative in the steps that its taken control of the population that all changed at midnight on friday total shutdown of hospitality and entertainment sectors restaurants as your example lining there people now very much more confined to their homes and they work and reality is beginning to bite this talk at these sorts of measures going on for a full year its a pretty big shock for the British Public but broadly i think as you were hearing there well could people realize the scale of the problem in italy elsewhere they realize that britain is only perhaps a matter of days away from catching up with these repeated spikes in infection rates same case in places like spain and france and broadly i think welcoming the idea that this is what needs to happen that life is going to be very different for some time to come but necessary so ok john to help bring us all the very latest there thank you very much indeed well more u. S. States are establishing a president his looks and rules as well telling millions of americans to stay at home new jersey has become the latest state to full california new york illinois and connecticuts in ruling out sweeping measures that means all but essential businesses will close people are only allowed to leave their homes to go to the supermarket pharmacy or gas station lets say crosseyed to john hendren hes also on skype this time from chicago john weve seen u. S. States only last say an i think thats 54 or 5 at what are the latest numbers that were hearing in the u. S. In terms of the spread of this corona virus deaths and infections. Well im in one of those states illinois is a state of 13000000 people it just went on lockdown today on saturday there are a total of about 80000000 people in the United States now ordered to stay at home thats about one in 4 americans in a country of about 350000000 people the latest numbers that we have are about 23000 people have been affected and 288 have died because of the virus and that is what has spawned these lockdowns is one epidemiologist here in illinois said in announcing this with the governor of illinois yesterday. The people that we see in the news that are sick or people got sick a week ago and the people that are Walking Around now many of them may have the virus and be passing it on so the effort is to try to keep them at home here in illinois the rules a little lax you can you can go out for a run a walk walk your dog but you must keep 6 feet away from people and only those essential businesses are going to be open so the idea is to keep people away from each other keep them in their home so they cannot transmit the disease right now the u. S. Congress is working on some legislation 2 trillion dollar relief package in the way that works is if youre a Big Corporation like mcdonalds or the airlines youre probably going to get some big help there at the airlines have asked for about 50000000000 alone President Trump was speaking about this earlier today and this is what he had to say. Were working quickly to pass additional legislation that will provide massive relief to Small Businesses and affected investors and give direct payments to our great workers and hardworking American Families as they havent been anything like were doing on the hill right now. Well weve been hearing quite a lot of these press conferences from donald trump and with that comes quite a lot of conflicting messages in the u. S. From the the president on one hands and from state governors on the other President Trump often says things are under control everythings tremendous but this isnt really the message though a lot of americans are getting from their governors or indeed from the medical community. Thats right the president has been looking at everything through rose colored glasses from the very beginning he called it a hoax and usually created by the media and democrats and then when it became clear the corona virus was really a major problem in the United States he acknowledged that it was a serious problem but he keeps saying that things are good he said that everyone who wanted to test could get one that is definitely not true here in illinois ive talked to doctors who have said they said they simply dont have enough equipment i spoke to a nurse in a hospital in virginia who said they actually had no tests so the testing really needs to ramp up the Trump Administration says they are doing that but theres a shortage of masks and gloves they have now made a deal with an Underwear Company hanes and they will make masks for the u. S. So things are not as rosy as the president often says they are as a matter of fact the mayor of chicago just yesterday said that the city the state are doing is lockdown in the absence of leadership from the federal government ok john hendren there joining us live from chicago thank you and the number of coronavirus cases are so rising across asia silence has reported its biggest daily jump in infections with 89 cases while singapore has recorded its 1st seen deaths and authorities in hong kong and china say theyre preparing for a 2nd wave of new infections as president starts to become complacent to vehicle pollen as more. Soldiers on the streets of the thai capital taking up the battle against a growing number of corona virus cases thailand reported its biggest single day jump in infections led by those who attended a boxing match at an Entertainment Complex earlier this month. Around 5000 people were among the crowds and have since dispersed across the country the whole way there was news about other people from the boxing circle was sick they did news was headlining all over the place and i was stressed as i realized i might have read it as i have never felt any of these symptoms before. The spike increases the number of infections by 25 percent taking the total past the 400 mark from the start of the year thailand has been vigilant in trying to keep high risk visitors out of its borders its a tough call for a country which relies on tourism and now another setback to its economy as the government imposes a partial shutdown of its capital singapore also reached a grim milestone with the announcement of its 1st 2 coronavirus fatalities on saturday theres been a surge in cases this week but the Health Minister was quick to reassure the nation i know singaporeans will be worried and anxious we must stick our reach and not give in to office we have announced a series of save distancing measures yesterday and the most all to thats a sort of precautions to keep ourselves and our families safe. In south korea a slowdown in infection rates this week proved short lived with 147 new cases reported on saturday south korea is still the 2nd most affected country in asia behind china its rate of infection is significantly down from the peak at the end of last month but Public Health officials warn that any recovery remain fragile and cluster infections could still emerge and theres hunger the you may feel that the Current Situation has improved a lot compared to the past but we continue to see Group Infections inflow from Foreign Countries i myself breaks at various workplaces. South korea has been fighting the virus through widespread testing without resorting to the lock downs. Heavy restrictions of movement which help china contain the spread of life in china is slowly returning to normal after reporting no new local infections for a 3rd day but the authorities have warned that imported cases have risen by more than 200 percent this week with an increase of dozens daily all from overseas the government is taking measures to screen and quarantine passengers arriving into the country many of them students from europe or the United States hong kong had managed to prevent a rise in cases even at the peak of the outbreak in china for the cities now facing a surge in infections with the number of cases more than doubling in a week the rise was mostly due to residents returning from overseas but the government is highlighting another issue people in hong kong have been vigilant from the start on the streets and in Public Places its hard to find someone thats not wearing a face mask but after months of taking precautions staying away from crowds and social distancing many are now dropping their guard and that the government says is the biggest risk to the city and the main reason theyre expecting a 2nd wave of infections pollen are desire of hong kong so they come here on hold as they are suspected cases of coronavirus food supply its a prison the northern sri lanka. And acts of kindness you know could i volunteer to help people cope with the stress of the violence. Hello and welcome back were seeing cold air sinking southward across europe temperatures around the balkans up into the twentys just on saturday but now were seeing temperatures 4 and right by sarajevo 7 bucharest 8 degrees celsius and chilly elsewhere moscow there barely freezing as a maximum temperature meanwhile across more Western Areas of low Pressure Center which being a frosty iberian pitch is still in evidence still looking bashara here as we move on through into monday the risk of showers continues but it across northeastern areas so barcelona could be wet at Times Central parts of europe turn into can draw in fine a lot of fine weather the come as a big area of High Pressure sits across these Northern Areas and still here in seattle across more southeast narrows with the make sure all the rain and snow with those temperatures still pretty low although athens you notice still up at 17 degrees we should by sunday have lost the storm across parts of algeria extending into tunisia so relatively quiet conditions expected plenty of showers across the ethiopian harmans across west africa but nothing untoward to move through monday want to those pushing further inland and then across southern portions of the continent weather conditions looking pretty makes we got some heavy showers to your congo down towards zambia and some heavy rain at times expected in south africa. London is one of the most important cities in the world and decisions made here have an impact right around the globe and so here it down to 0 we will show you the impact of those decisions on people then how it affects them every day that. We are free to put the money into really page stories because we know that all audience is interested not just in the mainstream news but also the morning stories from parts of the world that often go under reported. The eh the. Car. My. Quick reminder of the top stories here on aljazeera italy has seen his biggest daily jump in a number of deaths from the corona virus since the outbreak began there a month ago 793 people have diets in the past 24 hours taking the total number of deaths that almost 5000. 00. Countries across europe are struggling to contain the virus to spike tens of millions of people being on the last time spain recorded nearly 5000 new cases in less than 24 hours while switzerlands infection is of lept by a quarter to 6 1100 cases and authorities in hong kong and china say theyre preparing for a 2nd wave of corona virus infections cases ported from overseas and residents becoming complacent this as singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the virus. The riots broke out as a jail in northern sri lanka over a suspected coronavirus case inmate said the new rods opera prison were angry that patients suspected of having the virus were still being kept at the jails hospital but this comes after sri lankas government imposed a nationwide 60 hour curfew on friday so far sri lanka has reported 65. 00 cases 26. 00 of them people who has recently returned from italy or an elephant and this has the latest now from the capital colombo. Engine had been building with a suspected case of corona virus within the prison population and there was a lot of concern that this particular image or the or the suspect of the coronavirus patient had not been moved out of sight so things had been bubbling and they reached a head from the riposte hearing during the course of the day today there was a sort of a faceoff between the prison authorities and prisoner reports indicating the prisoners had busted out of some of the cells some of them had sort of got on top of the roof of the prison and there was sort of chaos reigning in the prison obviously the special talk was being called in according to some reports that we heard and that obviously had been some shooting that had taken place obviously to bring the situation under control and within all of the meal a were hearing that one prisoner was killed and up to 3 of the had been injured obviously tensions are high throughout the country given the sort of fears with the coronavirus we are an island wide curfew that was declared dead at 6 pm on friday evening right throughout till monday but basically were now hearing that in most parts of the country that curfew will be lifted on monday but there was to be 3 districts where the curfew will be reimposed including the capital colombo. Well it seems 50000000. 00 jokes in the Global Travel and Tourism Sector are at risk because of the virus pandemic and in mexico right now the east a whole is a quest to kl seeing the local economy well john holdren traveled to the coastal town of acapulco to see how its been affected by the outbreak. Miscarry sun and sand give more than 4000000 people work its Tourism Industry is vital for the country now its under threat. By a man these are years in the resort town of acapulco is wondering at this easter usually high season it will instead look like now. Let me put it. This is my work my family depends on it i have a wife and children who depend on me so i hope they can control the coronavirus and we have a good easter. The 1st signs are great some cancellations already magda and family here but plan to cut their holiday sure carrying around some of it yeah but not here. Were going back home tomorrow because were already nervous and seeing on the t. V. That something could happen and the truth is theres very few people here. Other famous resorts like cancun cozumel and los cabos depend on International Visitors especially from the neighboring u. S. But no cruise ships are coming from flights or down this beach or many other parts of mexico would usually be full of tourists come easter instead this time around a lot of people are going to be wondering if their jobs and their means to provide for their families are going to be able to survive this. I could pull calls taking measures spraying down buses we cloran checking tourists are they going to her tells will be it with this fall to the moment or instructions from authorities were similarly ineffective misapply ones ordering bows to close state ones then reminding the. Restaurant owner. Salvatore says this is the last place he wants to be right now but hes got little choice. Were not a new neither and were scared too but someones got to serve the tourists because if we dont die of the virus will die of hunger instead. Some remain optimistic that i could pull woman temperatures and humidity will offer protection but in i mean its not that i know you know the coronavirus is not going to arrive in a couple but on a virus just gets too cold climates and here is too hot hes even got a sales pitch here a look at the merchandise here in acapulco its warm come here to pass your quality. Even if its head in the sand thinking it chimes with the rest of the citys attitude to hope and hold out. Well john holeman joins us now live from mexico city and john a lot of concern there from jobs and livelihoods of people complacent about the Actual Health concerns this fire springs. Im not sure if complacent is the word but yes a lot of people are more concerned perhaps about the economy than losing their jobs you heard the restaurant here say there if we if the corona virus doesnt get us we could die of hunger instead miscues president taken a sort of a leave thats been criticized by some hes still Walking Around states in the south shaking hands with people even while his government calls for distance weve actually melisa speak today with medical staff in a couple of hospitals in mexico city that say that theyre worried about the lack of basic equipment that theyve got both to treat patients and also to protect themselves so there is a sense in mexico that the government hasnt taken the strict measures that have been taken elsewhere and that they could be consequences from that if you go a little bit further south down what a mile or has today just declared a curfew so theyre getting a bit stricter about this. How do already declared a curfew and el salvador had already banned flights from people getting into that country before now colombia has also said that from next week the entire country will be in quarantine theyll be a stay at home order so theres various countries in latin america that are getting strict on this mexico and brazil seem to be the exceptions in which the president s trying to take a different town john home and theyre bringing us the latest from mexico city thank you very much indeed. Now qatar has announced its closing all parks cafes restaurants and beaches in the latest measures to combat the coronavirus also szell gatherings have been forbidden including words ins and funerals patrols will be deployed to question anyone breaching the restrictions the small state says 460 infections the highest number in the gulf region. A challenging times can bring out the best in people and around the world volunteers are trying to help those on the frontlines of the pandemic regular mohamad takes a look at how the crisis is inspiring acts of kindness. As the world comes to terms with an outbreak they hoped would never come out r. T. Theyre trying to figure out how to best protect Health Care Workers during a time when theyre needed most. Covert 19 has the 2 a shortage of supplies and medical staff say theyre running out of testing kits and protective gear needed to help patients it could be some combination of we dont have enough shields but we have enough masks so we dont have enough masks but we have enough shield so its prompted online uses to help jeffrey zines factor his started producing 2000000 face masks a day for medical staff in new york his next challenge he tweets will be distribution. Panic buying has led to empty shelves in some places fears are growing there isnt enough food to go around. Grocery stores are lending a helping hand by designating specific hours to Senior Citizens and disabled customers to shop and volunteers are stepping in to assist the elderly people are able to submit requests online for grocery delivery pharmaceutical deliveries whatever it is that they need from outside if they dont want to go out and we send a volunteer to pick it up for them we make sure to minimize physical contact so all money is slid under the door the groceries are left outside that concern echoes across borders this restaurant in berlin closed a few days ago but the chef and stoffel working to prepare dishes for nearby hospitals. And we thought people will work for 18 hours and sleep on their desks or in the waiting room how theyd be taken care of how can we make sure they eat well and stay healthy and then max said hey i cant do much but i can cook while schools are shut in georgia are in the United States bus drivers are still on judy ensuring children get a hot meal all parents are at work our main focus is to see that the children are bad no matter who they are. And musicians have set up washing stations to protect the homeless right here doing our part to ensure. He was access to this basic necessity for this family and it. Was for many who are in self isolation theres a need to keep spirits up with song. Hes still young or a message of appreciation to those jury in the crisis and to our Health Care Workers we salute you. Its unclear how long this Global Pandemic will last but Human Connection and the kindness of neighbors goes a long way. Aljazeera. The top stories now on aljazeera its really has again reported a one day records of coronavirus deaths certain youre the 800 people were killed just in the 5000 people have now died there more than a 3rd of the global total meanwhile there have been almost 5000. 00 new infections in spain in the past 24 hours making it the 3rd worst hit country in the world the United Kingdom and france have also reported more cases in the past day restrictions on residents continue. The u. S. As close as borders but mexico and canada to all nonessential travel all residents and states that make up around a quarter of the countrys population have been told to stay at home new jersey has become the latest state to fill a california new york illinois and connecticuts ruling it sweeping measures meanwhile President Trump says a trillion dollar economic rescue package is close to being agreed. Were working quickly to pass additional legislation that will provide massive relief to Small Businesses and affected investors and give direct payments to our great workers and hardworking American Families as leverage to get anything like were doing on the hill right now. Now there are fears of the potential of a 2nd wave of virus in asia restrictions have been relaxed in china while officials in hong kong are warning against complacency with the territories government ramping up testing of new arrivals singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the corona virus even after a strong response kept the number of cases down neighboring malaysia so another jump in cases there as the outbreak expands one prisoner was killed after a riot broke out in the sri lankan jail over fears over the coronavirus inmates were concerned about its congested conditions at the prison they were also angry that patients suspected of having the virus were still being kept at the jails hospital and in iran the number of coronavirus deaths has no past 1500 after 123 more people dalis the country scene more than 20000 cases of the virus nonetheless president rouhani says hes considering lifting some restrictions stay with us on aljazeera the listening post is a next. Time next week what were hearing from the scientists for the president on that stage 2nd to the democrats to try to turn a fire at the top political attack charts i should create. Cleric. Hello im Richard Ginsberg and youre listening post among the media stories that were covering this week donald trump this information and the coronavirus the white house and its sidekicks at fox news have been producing fake news of the most dangerous. Well i feel like the more i learn about this the less terrorist worry i was about the same thing china throws out more american journalists as the media battle between beijing and washington heats up and uprising in lebanon where protesters want to bring down the political establishment and that includes the news media