A few of their routes as the pandemic continues to take its toll on the Global Economy and we report from india where a lot made this of largely silent sunday. Hello for the 1st time in days italys daily death toll from coronavirus has fallen but still more than 650 people died there in the past 24 hours Prime Minister just says the pandemic which has claimed the lives of nearly 5500 people in italy is the countrys toughest crisis since world war 2 spain will extend its state from urgency for a further 15 days 10 percent of all cases there have been Health Workers and germany is banning public gatherings of more than 2 people and chancellor Angela Merkel herself will be isolated after being in contact with an infected doctor. While in colombia at least 23. 00 were killed in a prison riot caused by corona virus panic visitors have been banned from colombias prisons and in efforts to stop the spread so its been another busy day with developments right across the globe for chalons begins our coverage it is a mark of the severity of italys situation when its latest coronavirus daily death toll can be viewed as good news 651. 00 new fatalities more than anywhere else in the world but still fewer than the nearly 800. 00 italian dead announced on saturday. Prime minister koizumi is calling it the countrys toughest crisis since world war 2 all nonessential businesses are being shut for the time being russia is dispatching call go planes of military medical aid to italy germany is banning gatherings in public of more than 2 people chancellor Angela Merkel is in quarantine off the contact with an infected doctor. Spain the state of emergency is being extended till april 11th after the government announced nearly 400 new coronavirus deaths and the pandemic appears to be taking a particularly high toll on Health Workers. As you can often appear but another figure that is what are going out on the one that is affecting the most people involved in the Crisis Response is the number of Health Care Professionals affected. These are 3475. 00 and it represents 10 percent of all cases and. Greece with more than 600 firm cases is to impose a curfew on monday in the United Kingdom as you can see its quiet but there are still people out on the streets and thats because even though the government to shut down many businesses its advice to stay inside and socially distance yourself at the moment fall short of an outright order but Boris Johnson is hinting that if people continue to ignore this tougher measures could follow and i take this is vice seriously follow it because its absolutely crucial and as ive said throughout this process we will keep the implementation of these measures under constant review and yes of course we will bring forward further measures if we think that is that is necessary the u. K. With 281 deaths could be just 2 or 3 weeks behind italy says the Prime Minister chalons al jazeera london. Well the financial fallout from the virus is growing with more airline suffering as demand plummets emirates one of the worlds biggest carriers a suspending most passenger flights from wednesday keeping on a small number of destinations only and jobs wont be lost but staff do face pay cuts Turkish Airlines is also halting almost all of its International Flights kurt hofmann is an aviation journalist at air transport world and aviation week and he says the flight suspensions at emirates are part of a global trend were likely to see more of. Well that sells us and this demonstrates again that no big airline is immune about the Current Crisis it is the biggest crisis for aviation in its history and even emirates have to follow this painful trends to cancel flights throughout the world im sure they were seated also assume a good idea was canceling more flights in your region in the middle east so its just the latest big trends big whats to expect that actually that emirates will also a cancel of the flights yes or no note the middle east and especially dubai that change the traffic flows over the world globally over the last few years so dubai became one of the most d important tops worldwide and every instruction of an hub like this frankfurt dubai paris whatever but dubai specially grades a big impact for the Global Travel system so this is quite a big news in this challenge in days for their vision business you have to expect this crisis vibration takes quite long that will be done a lot of travel ban still of the flight restrictions and i dont expect in the next few weeks or even months that something will go back something its the normal to Many Airlines grounded domo by fleets and emirates is the latest prominence victim on this the many Smaller Airlines which getting deep troubles but you also see we also see now more airlines request and for requesting for aid from the governments Even Stronger of towns or one of the richest islands in the world is looking for state aid from their government well more than a 1000000000 indians have been asked to stay indoors during a daytime nationwide curfew and with the number of cases rising every day healthcare Officials Say the country is now at a critical stage and less about purana much more from the capital new delhi. In a city of nearly 20000000 people the streets of delhi were practically empty on sunday and it was a similar picture around the country but most people understanding the need for the lockdown. This curfew that has been imposed by the federal government in every state is good because in maharashtra in mumbai the case is increasing fast. On normal days this area is bustling in every little crowded but everyone understood the importance and is taking care of themselves but if anyone is coming out we are telling them to follow their nutritional information and take. Half way through sunday the government announced it will extend the curfew in the 75 districts with confirmed cases including in the capital new delhi. Or metroid passenger trains and interstate buses have cancelled this service is until the end of the month places of worship closed their doors those in charge of Indias Health care system say the country is at a critical stage we are. About in this collision of the epidemic but on full guard trying to prevent further injury from oversight as well as containment as quickly as possible within the country no International Commercial flights are allowed to land in india and to the 29th of march after performing the least number of tests among the affected countries which was increasing concerns that could be leaving many cases undetected the Indian Government has expanded its criteria and brought in private hospitals to double the number of Testing Centers from around 50 to 100. People around the country broke the silence on sunday evening by coming out on their balconies to show their appreciation for Health Care Workers it was a moment of unity and supporters the Government Faces the challenging task of limiting the spread of a country with the worlds 2nd biggest population and is a problem al jazeera new delhi. The World Health Organization has warned african countries to prepare for the worse more than 1000 people have been diagnosed with the corona virus in 42 countries right across the continent where the mohammed takes a look at how some nations are responding. Until recently most countries in africa have escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic now cases are rising across the continent many countries like south africa are taking similar precautions as the rest of the world cancelling International Flights closing schools and land borders. In nigeria africas most populous nation of nearly 200000000 people schools have shot and theres a limit to religious gatherings you can see the number of worship was that way in the us today looked up to the one 3rd. Of the noble congregation. To look into the people to. The stores mauritanias normally busy capital is quiet with authorities imposing a nighttime curfew to encourage social distancing. Nations like the democratic republic of congo have dealt with a Health Crisis before the most recent Ebola Outbreak that killed thousands of people this time its president is taking no chances calling for bars and restaurants to close but casual workers who dont and a lot may lose their jobs. But no customers come today and theres no point in sitting tables the ban on International Travel and Sports Events is affecting people in zimbabwe punters here say with sports games canceled fewer people are turning up to betting houses and Street Vendors in this township say they have no choice but to work some are worried about what is to come. There are typhoid in the past and struggles to. Treat. With more than 20 cases reported in cameroon hospital staff in preparing for the worst. And demand for Hand Sanitizer is growing but despite measures put in place to limit large crowds. Some streets are still busy cameroonians are calling for tougher controls. The government must take tough action against people im a shopkeeper and i respect the standards to try to keep things clean and avoid big markets. In kenya Health Workers have been disinfecting local markets but the World Health Organization says african countries need to do more to enhance their capacity to detect the virus early isolates and track patients were he to mohammed al jazeera. At least 23 people were killed when a riot broke out in a colombian prison spurred on by panic over coronavirus 83 others were injured during the unrest at a jail in the capital bogota its the latest in a number of prison riots across the country with many fearing an outbreak behind bars visitors have been stopped from entering all prisons to try to stop the spread lets get an update from his joining us now from bogota so what is the latest on the prison riots and what are health Officials Saying. Well the minister of justice confirmed that 23. Died there and another 83. 00 were injured during these overnight riots at the modelo prison the main main prison in the capital of colombia. Also that sent in Prison Guards were injured 2 of them are in critical conditions and the minister is also saying that this these were coordinated the protests that happened in at least 9 different prisons across the country some of the worst riots that colombia seen in years these prisons are overcrowded the cemetery conditions are very bad in this could explain why people there are so worried so concerned that the possibility of an outbreak of coronavirus inside the prisons however the colombian government is insisting that there are no cases there in any of these prisons at the at this point it also tells us that tensions are rising aim colombe as bogota is going through is 3rd day of a lockdown before a nationwide choir in teen will begin on wednesday which will continue for at least 19 days and as far as the countries around the region go alessandro how are they dealing with the crisis. Look almost all the countries are taking measures on the side of daily bases the latest one on sunday was bullied day and now its a nationwide quarantine for 2 weeks starting this evening also the state of sound following brazil will also go and shut down for another 2 weeks police are on the streets in a number of country to enforce measures that are already in place in particularly in argentina where looks like there have been a serious. Incidents or situations in which a lot of people were on the streets this spite the president there starting a lockdown which originally was supposed to continue until march 31st but the president there now is saying that they will probably going to extend the into april so far the outliners remain brazil and mexico especially brazil has more than 1000. 00 cases but the president there are both so now theyre still playing down some of the risk of this outbreak of the risk of coronavirus in the country mostly due to economic concerns the consequence is that it will have it most countries are saying look the situation here is that this is not europe is not the United States Health Services are limited we cannot have the same kind of scenario that were seeing playing out for example in italy right anderson and kathy thank you for that update. Still ahead on aljazeera there are still fewer restrictions on movement in the u. S. Than in much of the rest of the world but the list is growing details coming out. Of. Quite a lot of dry weather across parts of europe at the moment but we have got some lively showers down towards the southeast adding days some long spells of bright some wind as well pushing into northwestern areas but you can see it picks loss of clear weather that we do have just around what a good part of the British Isles right into the continent right central pass as well fabulous snow some wintry weather now replacing the recent heat that weve had data around hungary in playing towards the black sea 3 celsius the top temperate book rest over the next couple of days actually with some sleet and some snow with a bit of that pushing back into the balkans as we head towards the middle part of the way theres actually weather to get up to around 12 celsius in paris as we go through each day and a date into london recovering a little as you pick up something of a southerly breeze on always but some longer spells of rain there just around scotland around the highlands and islands and some bits and pieces of wet weather into well both sides of the mediterranean some showers there just affecting parts of eastern spy and the valley eriks as we make our way through choose day that increase in capital surf at the far northwest of africa see some clouds and rain rolling in here over the next couple of days what weather for morocco and algeria. Talk to al jazeera we want you will force was when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after world war saying youll europeans go build you know at this stage we would but we would not be with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the go 0 just on the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. You take it well bring you the news and Current Affairs that matter to you. Over. The weekend the top stories on aljazeera italys Prime Minister says the coronavirus pandemic is the countrys toughest crisis since world war 2 another 651 people died there on sunday spain will extend its state of emergency for a further 15 days and germany will ban public gatherings of more than 2 people. At least 23 people were killed when a riot broke out in a colombian president spurred on by panic over the coronavirus 83 others were injured during the arrest out of jail in the capital bogota. And more than a 1000000000 indians have been asked to stay indoors during a daytime nationwide curfew the number of cases rising every Day Health Care Officials Say the country is now at a critical stage. For more on the situation here in europe lets check in with our correspondent joined a whole hes joining us via skype from london hi there john also were just hearing the past couple of hours that italy has confirmed another large spike in deaths so what are authorities saying. Not just italy of course but the cross the European Union European Countries big and small registering large increases in their rates of infection and to do their talent he writes every day now italy of course the focus and no exception the big jump in italy now 651. 00 additional fatalities in the previous 24 hour period but all we can say about that is that it is substantially lower than the same the number for the previous 24 hours which was up 7793. 00 so to the extent that these numbers indicate is a drop of 142. 00 in a 24 hour period might easily be on the cusp of some sort of so there are 2 weeks of heavy restrictions which were reinforced and deeper that over the weekend well we will have to wait and see but all other European Countries watching very carefully also tightening their restrictions britain has called i have done it ordering the most Vulnerable People with Underlying Health conditions to lock down completely for a 3 month period. The Spanish Government is extending its federal emergency as i think you mentioned there with the army doing a lot of the heavy lifting as well and in germany chancellor merkel spoke about germany with much tougher restrictions now no gatherings of more to people everybody has to make to me to do any business that cant ensure that to me to shut down immediately along with the schools and all the restaurants and all the rest of chancellor merkel warning people that this is horrible are the police in forcible by law and one small point in addition chancellor merkel just after she spoke went into quarantine herself according to her spokesman she met her doctor on friday spent a bit of time with that doctor had contact with that doctor that doctors since being diagnosed with corona virus are chancellor Angela Merkel herself now in 14 days of war all right john hall thank you for that update from london. Now in the United States where one in 5 people is under lockdown new yorks mayor says the city now has more than 8000. 00 confirmed cases of coronavirus officials in the hardest hit areas are warning if major shortages of critical medical supplies as the virus continues to spread through all 50 states there are now more than 27000 confirmed cases in america and at least 340 deaths well the u. S. Economy relies on Consumer Spending and the pandemic has triggered mass layoffs for those working in hospitality and entertainment Many Americans are turning to each other over the internet for help and to share their layoff stories and reports. The lead singer of a country rock zac brown shared this message with fans that are let go of about 90 percent. In the explaining why tour dates have been canceled and why he had to let go of most of his crew. Across the u. S. Performance artists and those behind the scenes are suddenly without work that includes 95 percent of performers and staff from Cirque Du Soleil the entertainment companys revenue last year was just shy of a 1000000000 dollars a number thats dropped to 0 according to its c. E. O. Sit in this extra am a month unfortunately this decision is our only option as we are forced to position ourselves to read of these stores and prepared for everyone chill at the openings a hard sell for those who just lost their only source of income got laid off from job 2 to. Get a virus these kinds of posts are increasing by the day from recently dismissed employees many are sharing their stories online but also to get advice about applying for Unemployment Benefits in their state. Florida wife is a Hotel Manager and was told she needs to dig unpaid weeks coming up just got sacked i thought i would be safe as im in accounting but we are in the Hospitality Industry so i sort of understand i got laid off today on the drive home i got a text from my partners saying her company is filing for bankruptcy quite the day. The Largest Hotel chain in the world Marriott International is planning to temporarily dismiss tens of thousands of workers sending them home without pay over 19. 00 is having to mow more severe and sudden Financial Impact on our business the 911. 00 and the 2009 financial crisis combined the Hotel Industry in the u. S. Is seeking 150000000000. 00 in relief from the government then one by one that would see some sectors of the economy are collapsing wall Street Investment Firm Goldman Sachs issued a dire forecast on friday saying u. S. G. D. P. May shrink by 24 percent in the 2nd quarter of this year. Sports and entertainment spending may decline by 85 percent according to economic forecasts millions of americans can lose their jobs in the months ahead. And the hotels empty arenas and empty theaters 120000 workers in the Film Industry are already out of work in hollywood according to one labor union and millions of people will be forced to temporarily switch careers to make ends meet but there is good news some companies are hiring including the worlds top 2 retailers amazons adding 100000 workers in the u. S. To meet the surge in demand from those now staying at home while walmarts adding 150000. 00 temporary workers whether stocking shelves delivering food or figuring out how to make those face to face interactions online Americas Service sector is being transformed and chapelle aljazeera lets bring in john hendren hes joining us via skype from chicago so john were here at andrews packaged how the American Economy is really taking a hit in people getting laid off. Senators are expected to pass it through trillion dollar stimulus package at least there should be working on it so how close are they to passing it. Well the senate hopes to get this through as soon as monday its not clear whether thats going to happen apparently theres about 1500000000. 00 in aid to businesses and people and about 500000000000. 00 in in loans that could go out but things have been moving really fast here in the United States today just in the past couple of hours ohio in louisiana have joined the other 5 states on lockdown so if youre counting thats now 7 states and about 100000000 people covered in a nation of 350000000 ohio is the 1st state run by a republican governor and thats important because it is the democratic governors who have been really pushing for federal help here and that has caused some feuds with President Donald Trump so if youre awaiting the White House Briefing a little later today daryn get out your popcorn because it could be a lively one 1st off early this morning the mayor of new york bill de blasio with whom trump has had a long standing feud was critical of the federal response he got 8000 cases there thats half of those in the state of new york and the state of new york has a huge proportion it is the epicenter here and the United States so de blasio criticizes trump and then the governor of illinois where i am a state that is also on lockdown criticize the president saying there should be a nationwide lockdown and that the president isnt doing enough to get desperately needed medical supplies to the state President Trump tweeted namings pritzker specifically that he should saying he shouldnt be blaming the federal government for their own shortcomings and trump continued were there to back you up should you fail and always will be pretty tweeted back you wasted precious months when you could have taken that you could have taken to protect americans in illinois and you should be leading a Nation National response in. That of throwing tantrums from the back seat where were the tests when we needed them wheres the p p e thats a reference to personal protective equipment and he said get off twitter and do your job after that the mayor of chicago chimed in telling the president to get off twitter and offer help in meanwhile weve had more cases that struck a little closer to home for the president there was that one case in the white house of a staffer since then the Vice President and the president have been tested they are said to be negative to members of Congress Tested positive and now in the last couple of hours weve learned that the 1st member of the u. S. Senate rand paul a republican senator from kentucky has also contract at the coronavirus so things are getting lively here we can expect if President Trump attends the White House Briefing later this afternoon and he doesnt always do that he has been doing so lately we can expect a lively one today yeah and we certainly will be carrying that press briefing live here on aljazeera john to leave it there for now thank you for that update from chicago. Well the palestinian Prime Minister has announced a curfew in the occupied west bank all nonessential travel between cities towns and camps is banned Prime Minister mohammad stay is says the restrictions will apply to everyone except for Health Workers bakeries and grocery stores. My son i can be we all share the same social responsibility if we all shoulder it together we should provide it is a critical moment in history a Global Pandemic which we must confront to minimize loss we have passed the 1st phase together citizens businessmen bridgeman and Civil Society we need stricter measures. Army helicopters are being used in lebannon to spread the stay at home message they circled over cities across the country with safety messages being sent out from loudspeakers lebanons borders ports and airports have been shut until the end of the month it has 248. 00 cases of corona virus and 4 deaths so far. All churches across the world have delivered sunday services to audiences online part of a global effort to stop the spread of the corona virus the archbishop of canterbury delivered the church of englands 1st virtual surface in london urging people to care for others during difficult times many churches have suspended services while in some countries they have been banned by governments the u. K. Government has advised people to avoid places of worship in order to maintain social distancing. While many people around the world are living under heavy restrictions at the moment including on the Spanish Island of majorca where the local police have been trying to lighten the mood while on patrol. And. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera italys Prime Minister says the coronavirus pandemic is the countrys toughest crisis since world war 2 another 651 people died there on sunday and spain will extend its state of emergency for a further 15 days germany will ban public gatherings of more than 2 people while chancellor Angela Merkel will enter a self isolation after coming into contact with an infected doctor. Often. Being in public is permitted only with people from the same household always one other person who does not live in the same household at least 23 people were killed when a riot broke out in a colombian prison spurred on by panic over the corona virus 83. 00 others were injured during the unrest at a jail in the capital bogota its the latest in a string of prison riots across the country with many fearing an outbreak behind bars. More than a 1000000000 indians have been asked to stay indoors during a daytime nationwide curfew with the number of cases rising every day healthcare Officials Say the country is now at a critical stage all metro passenger trains and interesting buses have cancelled their services until the end of the month the financial fallout from the virus is growing with more airline suffering as demand plummets emirates one of the worlds biggest carriers is suspending most passenger flights from wednesday keeping on a small number of destinations jobs wont be lost but staff to face pay cuts and Turkish Airlines is also halting almost all of its International Flights. In the United States where one in 5 people is under lockdown new yorks mayor says the city now has more than 8000 confirmed cases of coronavirus officials in the hardest hit areas a warning of major shortages of critical medical supplies as the virus continues to spread through all 50 states there are now more than 27000 confirmed cases in america and at least 340 deaths Army Helicopters are being used in lebanon to spread the stay at home message they circled over cities across the country with safety messages being sent out from loudspeakers lebanons borders ports on airports have been shut until the end of the month lebanon has 248 infections and 4 deaths those are the headlines talk to aljazeera is up next thanks for watching. Good to see. Eisel made headlines around the world in 2014 when its fighters pushed out iraqi soldiers and took control of cities like mosul and central. And in what became known as the sindar massacre thousands of u. C. B. Men women and children were killed. In response to isis rapid territorial gains the United States and its allies formed a coalition to fight the armed groups. They launched airstrikes on actual hideouts its fighters and convoys. In october last year
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