Public gatherings are banned find out next why senegal is edging closer to a full law down at the corona virus continues to spread. In other headlining stories the unprecedented drought thats making life difficult for millions of people in chile. As get going the numbers get more alarming by the day more than 300000 people around the world now the coronavirus with 13000 the epicenter its only reported nearly 800 on saturday alone more countries are ordering lockdowns such as india where more than a 1000000000 people have been asked to stay indoors a 14 hour nationwide curfews in place as confirmed cases near 300 australias Prime Minister is warning of tighter restrictions closing all beaches to end for. Social distancing some states and territories shutting their internal borders thailand is reporting its biggest daily increase with 188. 00 new cases taking the total to almost 600. 00 the capital bangkok is under a partial shutdown from sunday we have standing by for us in hong kong for an update on whats going on in Southeast Asia 1st to the indian capital new delhi and our correspondent elizabeth piron im so liz so many people being told to stay at home do we know how long these restrictions will stay in place. Well peter when promised in that in the morning address the nation on thursday asking people to observe this curfew on sunday from 7 oclock in the morning to 9 pm at night he did just say that it was for sunday that it was going to be you know a day of showing. Selfrestraint but what were seeing now is a number of states around the country you know from punjab. Now telling ghana are extending the lockdown beyond today and other states go ahead marching for the. Northeastern states closing their borders saturday for the biggest jump in the number of cases we have 341 now and these are just confirmed cases peter 6 dead 41 of the confirmed cases are foreign nationals and the concern with india is that it has seen for a population of 1300000000 people 341 doesnt seem like very much but its important to keep in mind that india has performed the lowest number of tests among affected countries Something Like 3 per 1000000 and before theyre introduced now theyre bringing in private hospitals to expand testing but before that they were testing Something Like 90 per day and Health Experts around the country are really concerned that the very low level of testing in india has been hiding the real number of cases so in an effort to contain it to stop the spread from getting into the community the Indian Government has taken all these measures including todays could you know International Commercial flights allowed to land for a week in the last hour or so weve heard from Indian Railways who have canceled all the passenger trains around the country to the end of the month this is one of the Biggest Railway networks in the world the government taking all of these measures to make sure that they try to see. Stop corona virus from entering the Community Transmission phase in a country with 1300000000 people and with all that in mind a lot of speculation that todays curfew will be extended elizabeth thanks very much well talk to you later im sure well with more on whats happening in thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia to go pollan joins us from hong kong so do we were talking about thailand were talking about singapore hong kong i guess as well but also china. Thats right peter let me start with thailand 30 percent rice in a single day now that according to the Health Ministries are attributed to a boxing match earlier this month where thousands of people had attended people had been infected at the infected people had attended that match the spread across the nation but the Thai Health Ministry says most of the infections we are seeing a recent infections are in bangkok and theyre mostly young people who have not heeded the calls for social distancing and carry on carrying on with their social activities despite the fact that the Thai Government has put down a partial lockdown on the country the thing is thailand had from very early on been aware of the possibility of imported cases and so had very heavy border restrictions but they hadnt put the lock downs that weve seen in other countries and that seems to have somewhat backfired meanwhile singapore is a once again battling what theyre calling imported cases saying that 80 percent of the new cases that they have seen in the past 3 days are from overseas since singapore is a transport hub a very popular Tourist Destination to singapore is now restricting any passenger or any International Arrival that is not a resident or citizen or permit work permits holder so if transit whether transiting or just traveling for a short stay in singapore you will not be allowed to come into the country meanwhile in china once again same issue imported cases they had a lengthy battle with the outbreak from which surface there for at the end of last year 81000 cases to date the managed to bring them the rise to the fortys over the past few days of the pos 3 consecutive consecutive days all the cases were from overseas but for the 1st time today. Thats a domestically transmitted case apparently connected to an imported case and so china is also stepping up the defenses along its borders thank you very much well talk to you as well a little later im sure iran is one of the hardest hit most affected countries with more than 1500 deaths the Supreme Leader today making a National Address that anyway just a short time ago saying he is baffled by an unconfirmed offer of american help cham blood toilets i dont normally call the americans have offered help to iranian medical support and medicine but they have us to make their request for help which is strange why should they ask us to make their request the u. S. Is short of medicines the mayor of us city is confessing that they have shortcomings in preventing the disease the u. S. Should help itself and its people. Well the number of deaths in italy has now reached another daily high almost 800 in the latest effort to stop the spread of the virus the government has ordered all but essential factories and businesses to close challenge as the european angle of the story from london 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 crim a sion because there are too many covert 19 dead in the nearby city of bergen 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 and 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 governments the u. K. Is now pretty much closed pubs cafes restaurants gyms museums Nursery Schools and universities 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 its good news in terms of that theyre looking after people that lesion on their wages the fact that theyre stopping hopefully or spreading the restaurants i think theyve done the right thing we went out last night for the last hour and sort of chipped up a little bit harder than we should have i suppose so just the 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 nationalisation of the u. K. s economy rory chalons aljazeera london your thoughts is in palestine have confirmed the 1st cases of coronavirus there in gaza the Health Ministry says the 2 palestinians returned from pakistan on thursday and they were under quarantine all restaurants coffee shops and mosques have been ordered to close following the announcement daily life is changing for more americans by the day with tens of millions across 5 states ordered to stay at home while essential Services Remain open other businesses have closed john hendren isnt chicago. The coronavirus now has one in 4 americans living in lockdown every american his or older play in defending our nation from this invisible horrible. Enemy so we say stay at home and save lives on saturday new jersey join california new york illinois and connecticut in ordering residents to stay at home and shuttering nonessential businesses to minimize transmission of the disease orders affecting nearly 85000000 americans we can no longer maintain a sense of business as usual during this emergency and again i repeat just as it is no time to panic but it is time to be smart proactive transparent aggressive in the epicenter of the us viral attack new york 10000 residents have tested positive for the virus but the governor says his state like others has a problem we do have an issue with younger people who are not complying youre not superman and youre not superwoman you can get this virus and you can transfer the virus in California Home to 40000000 americans some Business Owners are boarding up shops to prevent looters as hoarders are emptying Grocery Store shelves the idea of stockpiling is a way to feel in control about a situation that feels out of control its a way to feel like i know no matter what happens i will not run out of what i knew with new transmissions and increased testing the number of u. S. Cases is approaching 23000 with nearly 300 deaths more than 80000000 americans have been ordered to stay at home so for about a quarter of the United States the most common street sound is silence and to d the republic for which it stands on capitol hill congressional leaders hope to approve nearly 2 trillion dollars in aid to businesses and residents is soon as monday but some governors say they are making progress despite a lack of federal help the federal government is like lucy with the football and i feel like Charlie Brown weeks. You know we were promised tests are we seeing more tests yes but not even at the numbers that were promised weeks ago with coronavirus cases rising rapidly across the u. S. State leaders say time is running out john hendren aljazeera chicago. Still to come here on aljazeera. All the news growing anger in guinea as the president looks to extend his time in power. And there are plenty of rain across more areas of indonesia not to use of course this time of year and you can see where the cloud is and not is where generally again were going to see most of rain developing as we go through the day on monday some heaviest falls across most central and southern areas of borneo very wide spread out across sumatra and it lights the cross into java be all night as we have got so many for calls across the malaysian peninsula its a dry they there generally on tuesday and also relatively dry and clear across much of thailand laos and cambodia and then to australia its mostly fine across the north korean off there across much of the south of australia were seeing the rain come through that will work its way across into South Australia these far eastern sections Western Australia on monday very warm in perth still in the late thirtys celsius but cooler in Melbourne Sydney some showers and also that temperature in brisbane is going to come down a couple of degrees that really is to go through monday it is both on as a new Zealand Weather going to fill slightly the very strong winds and the rain is the caring its way north and east as we go through chews day damages in the high teens for the most part and then youll notice again these temperatures still around 18 from melbourne who bought some showers in sydney at 24 and a little bit cooler in beslan at 26 and again the chance of wanted to show that perth remains fine and dry and very warm really with a high of 34. But. The grim consequences of mexicos bloody drug most watched the people around you mr governor youve got people who are with the narco through the eyes of the journalists determined to report the truth your government is full of naca she said thats how the article should start 60 is own we revisit the reporters still risking their lives laden in this being another outbreak of violence of more of course rewind the deadly speech on aljazeera. The old. Recapping the top stories for you so far this half hour more than a 1000000000 indians are under a 14 hour nationwide curfew to stop the spread of the coronavirus the governments also banned all International Flights and impose self isolation for those returning from abroad. Australias 2 most populous states will shut down nonessential businesses for the next 2 days to try to stop the spread of coronavirus the Prime MinisterScott Morrison says harsher measures may be introduced to him for social distancing as people have been ignoring the warnings. That are told in italy has surfaced with another record high in a day nearly 800 the government is tightening restrictions shutting down all nonessential factories and businesses. Senegal is closing its land sea and air borders schools are shut public gatherings are banned and tens of thousands of expats are being repatriated the World Health Organization fears Subsaharan Africa could be the next virus hot spots after europe and cause heart reports now from dhaka. 3 friends as easily enjoying the way you want to buy a ball only gives 300. 00 francs more than a zs and as es gives 500. 00 francs more than ali how much did each child contribution to the purchase since school shut because of the current Virus Outbreak t. V. s have turned to declasse rooms School Teachers like mr sack into t. V. Presenters they would no longer go to school for 20 days its a long time and what is important is not to tell them about the photos but to make crises as if they were. Watching at home are the siblings they have questions for mr sec questions adults dont seem to have an answer to good morning or good how did the kind of ice get into san diego and affect so many and why is it that so many adults dont seem to care how do we stop this. This is what dr bruce who heading senegals Emergency Response is asking Chinese Health officials there are doctors from rouhani who managed to contain the outbreak more people are dying in europe now than china i think from you know we learned that we need to trust and what we saw in europe. The reaction to the decision was too slow to contain this. Senegal is closing its borders to tens of thousands of tourists and diplomats are being repatch redid even the United States murshid ship a floating hospital with 400 nurses and doctors on board meant to offer help is leaving senegal when the country needs it the most. Meanwhile china is helping build makeshift hospitals the outbreak is showing who can count on in times of crisis and while there are relatively few numbers of cases already the beds in the intensive care unit are full and so the government is turning this all the airport into both a porn tiny area and a makeshift hospital to treat those that have the symptoms of the virus it seems that this country is seeking the chinese approach in tackling the outbreak. Mosques are closed public gatherings are banned the military are deploying mobile clinics senegal is edging closer to a full lockdown aside from isolation there seems to be no other solution to stopping the virus from spreading nicholas hark al jazeera to car. There are reports of violent protests a number of prisons across colombia as panic spreads because of coronavirus prisoners fear an outbreak of the virus behind bars the government to stop people in recent days going in to see prisoners in a pit stop the spread of the virus construction workers in russia are of racing to finish an Isolation Hospital for covert 1000 patients motivational posters have been placed around the site near moscow to inspire thousands of laborers building the 500 bed facility the russian president Vladimir Putin says he believes the pandemic is under control but case number surpassed 300 turkeys coronavirus death toll has more than doubled in the past 24 hours rising by 12 to a total of 21 the number of confirmed cases has also jumped by nearly 300 bringing the total to just under 1000 the authorities on saturday did extend measures aimed at slowing the spread of the virus include a curfew on the elderly a suspension of flights from 46. 00 countries and a ban on picnics and barbeques the government of qatar is closing more public spaces including all beaches parks are already off limits as well as restaurants cafes and shopping malls the gulf country has recorded almost 500 cases it says most of expatriate workers. Gross i think that it is now evident that corona virus is more contagious than we could have imagined it spreading among individuals rapidly and widely this is beyond anybodys imagination and it doesnt require more than getting in contact with a person within a proximity of one meter and it only takes a few seconds also studies have shown it can remain on surfaces for a number of hours if not days. Libyas warring sides have agreed to a cease fire to focus on one shared enemy no cases of the coronavirus have been reported but the Health System would struggle to cope with any large scale outbreak last week schools were closed Flights Canceled and borders shot as well. While jazeera has spoken to one doctor in southern italy whos tested positive for the virus just spina is a specialist there he was working in the only hospital in his area when his wife fell ill his tongue. Is now unlocked the hospitals being closed and he is in quarantine and thought all the cases a link to a school but some have accused doctors been spreading the illness is historic knowing that im not my town moliterno in the basilica region has a cluster of coronavirus cases there are not many towns in the south like militant which is in total lockdown theres no movement allowed looks like life has been extinguished here its like a ghost town theres no one outside apart from a few people at the pharmacy or the local Grocery Stores and. In the days before my wife contracted the virus a few people visited the house friends and colleagues and people whove been tested you know with my wife it happened all of a sudden she was healthy and then suddenly came down with a fever in a heavy dry cough it was violent and very strong and what really caught my attention was that her oxygen levels dropped dramatically on top of that is the other symptoms the lung obstruction persistent shaking and coughing tightness in an intense migraine will let if you will die the difficulty in the south of italy is that theres not enough tests youre only a few to surveil every day in the entire region but more importantly its absurd how difficult it is to find protective equipment like the face masks and gowns necessary to fight covert 19000000000. 00 and when i treated my wife at 1st i wasnt wearing protective gear because she had a small fever so i didnt think she had. 19 so thats how i caught the virus as well id been taking consultations in the hospital and various departments while i was positive but i didnt know it and so the hospitals closed down temporarily to clean and sanitizing the entire compound all my colleagues were tested not just the doctors but also the paramedics and the nurses. From a human point of view 19 has been devastated because my wife was the 1st confirmed case in the whole basilica region its unleashed an incredible wasp next door around me related to the gossip those who thought that i was the one who brought this virus to our area but covered 19 is a Global Pandemic it doesnt respect borders doesnt follow rules the virus has reached all corners of the globe in some way i do feel guilty guilty for having a germ even though i dont have any symptoms and even though im living with it my life continues normally except ive lost a bit of appetite makes one understand just how incredibly dangerous this virus can be for a human body if you dont have a strong immune system to fight it this virus will inflict heavy damage and thats why there of being thousands of deaths in our country. Violence broke out in guinea ahead of a controversial referendum to decide whether the president stays in office at these 2 m. P. s have been arrested ahead of the elections on sunday despite attacks on several polling sites the government is still urging people to go out and vote. As the story oh. Clashes between antigovernment protesters and Security Forces capital surround a contentious referendum which could allow the president to extend his career on power several government offices and schools that were to be used as holding stations have been set on fire by demonstrators election material was destroyed and ballots burned to prevent people from voting will keep protesting until he respects the constitution and until. He stops his plans for a 3rd term thats mandatory no matter what the president also ponder has been in power since 2010 the referendum will decide whether the 82 year old can extend his presidency potentially for another 12 years he rescheduled the referendum last month when millions of unaccounted names were listed on the electoral roll. The list dropped from more than 8000000 voters to 7700000 and now to 5000000 no one knows what methods were used or how this was done there was no participation from the opposition or from any credible international institution. Now unease over the potential spread of the new coronavirus has calls for their own arrest but what the government and its opponents have mostly ignored calls to cancel Mass Gatherings their legs under the new property so far we only know 2 cases of the virus so this does not pose a threat to the elections those who disagree should show me Scientific Evidence that shows otherwise. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets since october to speak out against home there and his government they say the economy is weak and their leaders corrupt and was running out were tired of offical were tired of hunger killing and threats we say no to the referendum. The divide is growing between the government of get his 1st democratically elected president and those who say its time for him to step down paths here this is a young aljazeera. Its International Water day a critical resource at all times let alone during a pandemic but thats been the challenge for millions of people in chile facing an unprecedented drought in america at its mercy and human as more. Doesnt have enough water to wash her hands which is regarded as the 1st line of defense against the coronavirus whats left here is for drinking because a cistern truck wont bring her weekly ration until tomorrow her vegetable patch has been reduced to tiny onions what should with whats left from the rinse cycle of her washing machine but do mean that doesnt blame the lack of water on chilies severe drought. In them that i would ask the government to leave some of the water there all the programs are using to us so that we can live through. In chiles robot daughter good region the contrast is striking lush green hills of a car goes for export surrounded by totally parched land its possible because chiles water law and water code allow the state to grant free access in perpetuity to economic interests in 1980 when general i was still pinochet came up with his new constitution and water law no one raised a red flag because it was plenty of water to go around back then no one could have envisaged the impact of Climate Change nor the extraordinary expansion of chiles agricultural and Forestry Industries which are more or more leaving families who have been farming here for generations high and dry without a drop of water coming from a woman agricultural engineer. Leads a nationwide movement to change article 19 of the constitution which establishes that water is an economic as well as a public resource. On our visit to petaca we stumble into a large tube used to carry water up the hill to a massive avocado plantation from a now dry well. This is highway robbery to capture underground water even half the river is gone dry it is illegal but the state turned to blind are. Small farmers and ranchers in petaca cant afford to drill up to 200 metres to access underground aquifers these are a sign of protest hung by farmers an estimated 10000 animals have died of thirst in the last 6 months alone. To the sentiment you know what we are saying that a new constitution must consecrate water as a public and human right and build a new hydro institution ality establishing policies of the use of water the problem isnt avocados but our distorted economic model. Its a model which. Politicians of all political colors are taking full advantage of changing the water law has strong public support but like Everything Else a referendum on whether to rewrite the constitution has been put on hold until after the pandemic passes you see in human aljazeera the dark. Ok lets recap the top stories for you so far today more than a 1000000000 indians are under a 14 hour nationwide curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus the governments also banned all International Flights and impose self isolation for those returning from abroad elizabeth has more now from new delhi there are Something Like 324 confirmed cases in india now around 41 a foreign nationals and 6 people have died so far now beyond sunday and there is a lot of speculation that this curfew is going to be extended but states around the country including rights than good. Job have already extended extended the knocked down beyond sunday and other states around the country. Northeastern states have shut their borders australias 2 most populous states New South Wales and victoria will shut down nonessential businesses for 2 days to try to stop the spread of coronavirus the governments announced a 38000000000 dollars spending plan to limit the economic damage the death toll in italy has now surged with another record high in one day nearly 800 the government is tightening restrictions shutting down all nonessential factories and businesses. Iran is one of the hardest affected countries with more than 1500 deaths there its Supreme Leader today making a prearranged National Address a short time ago saying hes baffled by an unconfirmed offer of american help cham blood a tall outsider on we call the americans have offered help to iranian medical support medicine but they have us to make that request for help which is strange why should they ask us to make that request the u. S. Is short of medicines the mayor of us city is confessing that they have shortcomings in preventing the disease the u. S. Should help itself and its people. There are reports of violent protests thats a number of prisons across colombia panic spreads because of the pandemic. Here with the news from 10 up next its rewind. When diplomacy fails and fear sweeps then borders are wide open wide open to drugs terrorists weve proven the barriers are built to impose division and its no to 16 instead of being an obstacle to waste it became another obstacle to peace in a 4 part series aljazeera revisits the reasons for divisions in different parts of the world and the impact they have on both sides was of shame on aljazeera. Before your. Memory documentaries taking a fresh look at whats changed since they 1st and