Responsibilities none of us can do it and the. E. U. Calls for unity as the death toll across europe continues to rise. And soldiers are out in force in south africa as it enters a 3 week lockdown. There are now more confirmed cases of corona virus in the us than anywhere else in the world yet President Donald Trump says he remains committed to getting people back to work as soon as possible thats as a record 3300000 registered as unemployed last week rob reynolds begins our coverage. The number of confirmed cases of coded 19 in the us now tops 83000 more than have been recorded in china or italy more than 1100 people here have died from the corona virus with no vaccine and no proven drug treatment the countrys top medical experts say social restrictions are the only way to curb the rate of infection whenever you put the clamps down and shut things down you do it for 2 reasons you do it to prevent the further spread just because medication but he also do with the buy yourself time to get better prepared for what might be a rebound. In new york which has been hardest hit by the outbreak hospitals are becoming overwhelmed with worse predicted to come the need for ventilators and respirators for patients as well as protective gear for doctors and nurses remains acute one new york City Hospital recorded 13 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours we will event question this virus and President Donald Trump continues to question the stay at home orders affecting much of the u. S. Population saying he wants americans getting back to their jobs soon for the sake of the economy they have to go back to work a country has to go back our country is based on that and. I think its going to happen pretty quickly. The worlds biggest economy has suffered a sudden and significant shock as Consumer Spending has dried up shops and restaurants have been closed and restrictions have been placed on movement a record 3200000 American Workers filed for Unemployment Benefits last week this number of new claims for Unemployment Benefits is truly unprecedented and that represents the unprecedented nature of what were going through right now during a financial crisis a Great Recession the highest or maximum number of new claims or been a. Its we saw approaching a status of 100000. 00 more help for struggling workers and their families is on the way as the u. S. Senate passed a 2 trillion dollars stimulus and relief bill the house of representatives will vote on the legislation friday the measure gives many u. S. Households a cash infusion of 1200. 00 or more depending on income and family size it also increases and extends Unemployment Benefits. As new centers of coronavirus transmission emerge around the country the pandemic and the economy both seem certain to get worse before they get better robert oulds aljazeera. Where dr peter how tense is the dean for the National School of tropical medicine in the u. S. He says the u. S. Is escalating rapidly. Its absolutely tragic and and of course like in china these infections are not homogeneously spread across the country theyre occurring in certain hotspots and its new york city right now is the epicenter in the United States with about half of the cases and our hospitals in new york are being overrun with hospitalized patients and many patients in tents and care units and we learned this morning that one hospital alone had 13 deaths in 24 hours so this is a a dire situation in new york city and now were starting to see new urban centers pop up in places like new orleans and detroit and chicago its highly dense urban areas in fact you can look at a ranking of population density in the u. S. Among cities and it kind of correlates with this with this infection the other piece thats starting to emerge in the last few days is cities that have large populations of extreme poverty so norland detroit and so i think were starting to see in yet another dimension to this epidemic which is. This virus has a Health Disparity particularly among people of color i think africanamerican populations who live in poverty and have dont have the ability to practice social distancing because of the crowded conditions that they live i think theyre going to be vulnerable in the fact that they are many populations of underlying rates of high rates of diabetes and hypertension so the Health Disparity component is particularly troubling for for me in places like new orleans and detroit where time has temporarily banning most International Visitors as a tries to prevent a 2nd wave of infections people with transit visas and foreigners entering through hong kong and macau will be exempt on friday Chinese Health officials reported the 1st locally transmitted infection in 3 days katrina you has more from beijing. From saturday midnight no foreign nationals will be permitted to enter china that is anybody with a residence visa resident permit nor visa and all short term transit visa transit free visits will also be canceled those who are exempt from this are diplomats and people with Service Passports it does indicate how seriously the government is taking important cases we know from this week the government says 90 percent or more than 90 percent of new cases in recent days have been imported on friday the latest figure was we had 55 new cases and 54 of those cases were reported we dont know how many foreigners exactly this is going to affect but we know about what roughly 1000000 foreigners live in china working and studying and its not the 1st restriction that has been introduced this week on thursday the government also announced caps on Foreign Airlines arriving in china so theyve said from march 29th all Foreign Airlines are only committed to land one flight to one destination per week so thatll come in into effect on sunday so definitely time is devaney pivoting away and now that domestic transmission seemed to be under control there may very much focusing on imported cases and from this week anybody who arrived in beijing will be going directly to a designated Quarantine Hotel where they will for no or a local as well so theyre taking this new very seriously well countries across europe are ramping up their response to the pandemic as the death toll keeps climbing increase testing and further social instructions are part of the new measures e. U. Leaders are calling for the 4 nations to work together. This is how spains hoping to win the war on the Coronavirus Police are among the 1st to be tested but its hazardous work for these medical staff a large number of those testing positive on Health Workers. In madrid where an ice rinks been turned into a makeshift morgue or hearses arrived on thursday the death toll has risen to more than 4000 overtaking china. And italy still europes worst affected country the date have been temporarily stored in churches before being sent for cremation by army truck in a deserted European Parliament chamber the Commission President urged europeans to show solidarity several a u. Countries including germany and france have banned exports of protective gear to avoid shortfalls at home ursula von deland warns the practice undermined europes joint response to the crisis we all share this responsibility none of us can do it alone and certainly no member state can handle this crisis on their own and because in this crisis and in our union more generally it is only by helping each other that we can help ourselves in paris Health Workers are conducting drive through testing in the streets frances death toll rose by 28 percent on thursday tracing the spread of the virus is vital for controlling it president micron is one of several World Leaders joining g 20 talks remotely hoping for a global approach to the pandemic on the same Conference Call the russian president vladimir putin. He believes russia can defeat the virus in less than 3 months with tough measures the country will suspend International Flights from friday a moscow will close all shops except pharmacies and Grocery Stores a day later. In the british Capital Works continuing to convert a massive exhibition hall into an Emergency Hospital the number of people in the u. K. Who have died from the virus has jumped by more than 100 in a day for the 1st time. The british vacuum cleaner make it dyson has now joined a growing number of Technology Companies developing ventilators to help the countrys Health Care System for a new great. British woman stark account of having the virus has been shared online cara mannering is 26 weeks pregnant. And. By. The british governments promise to ramp up testing by the end of the week with hospitals in london told to expect a continuous tsunami of patients scientists are warning many countries in europe that the worst is yet to come. Out as they were an armed group in cameroon as he did the uns call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic the 7 camerons Defense Forces say they laid down their weapons for a fortnight starting on sunday its one of a number of separatist groups in the English Speaking regions have been fighting Government Forces in the many french speaking countries which has 75 cases of the virus. South africa started a 3 week lockdown after a significant increase in infections recorded a 6 fold rise in 8 days taking the confirmed cases to more than 900 the highest in Africa Police in the military are enforcing the lock down which includes bans on dog walking and alcohol sales to me the miller is in johannesburg with more. So africans have welcomed this knock down they do understand that its necessary but i imagine that it will take a couple of days for many people to abide by the restrictions because there is a lot to get used to there are police and soldiers on the streets olgas are expected to support to Police Activities but even as we headed to the slept on at midnight South African time there were a large number of cars on main highways like the in full this is what i read that leads to neighboring muslim baek the government has said that Transportation Services especially with regard to goods like food will continue but that not any one else can be on the road no one but essential services of people who work in the medical fields who distribute food so they continue to be some confusion police have said that they will arrest people who dont abide by these restrictions up possible 6 months jail time or perhaps a heavy fines so the coming days really will be a test for South Africans out with regard to just how while they abide by these descriptions time for a short break here now to see when we come back the 1st responders working at the epicenter corona Virus Outbreak in the u. S. Struggle to protect themselves. And a possible breakthrough in israel the Opposition Leader calls for an emergency unity government after being elected parliament and more not saying. Hello is quite a breezy time and about in the Arabian Peninsula this is a fed by the clan to run but much of it is drifting away from the punisher itself so the picture is one of rain in pakistan and occasional shots in iran and the north of iraq and syria now the case is not a combative towards court sunniness. Dont particularly breezy the showers it was so on there were heavy ones in yemen then are far fewer they disappeared for the north for the south or since the horn of africa the picture for saturdays much the same from the point of view of whats happening in in lebanon the one syria and iraq same iran the breeze for the science has become a little bit like to 27 degrees in their heart a cloudy looking picture here are those shares that have come out of yemen into the horn of africa and it particularly i think in somalia and ethiopia but to some degree in kenya as well you get some pretty big storms this time the year this could produce flash flooding after all were talking about whats normally a dry country particularly somalia get big shout out that yes is flash flooding immediately its not unusual just point you tack for the sas and its drawing trend for south africa theres 2 showers in for example zambia and parts fangirl about in cape time enjoy the sun. For. The u. N. Fact finders accuse the Burmese Military of genocide this is a political if you think that. Do you believe the nobody is a fascist i just dont have all the undead. We dont want the recognize the both sides have legitimate grievances against the other plot to make a gaffe this is the foundation of climate back then and that is why the palookas must take hard hitting debate we are. On aljazeera. We move. Oh. Oh. Welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on the aljazeera the u. S. Now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other country in the world surpassing china and italy but more than 85500 new figures also indicate how its hit the economy the record 3300000 people filing for unemployment last week and. Chinas temporary banning most foreigners in entering the country as it tries to prevent a 2nd wave of infections Health Officials or the 1st locally transmitted corona virus infection in 3 days. In europe the number of new deaths a surge in spain to more than 4000 that is continuing to climb in italy e. U. Leaders have given the blocks finance ministers 2 weeks to work out an economic response to the pandemic. Or more now on the rise in infections in the u. S. The number of cases in new york state has just jumped 40 percent within 24 hours thats according to its governor most of those are in densely populated new york city which is now the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak and its where those battling the pandemic are finding themselves increasingly at risk christian salumi has more. Police in new york are now making special patrols to ensure safe social distancing in public spaces. But while local residents are encouraged to stay home. First responders have no such luxury. Calls to the citys 911 Emergency Medical Services have hit their highest levels since the days after the september 11th attacks and at about 6500 day the calls like lines at hospitals and medical centers are only expected to increase. An already overloaded system further strained as 1st responders themselves begin to fall ill in the n. Y. P. D. Nearly 200 of the 36000 uniformed officers have tested positive for coated 19 with many more awaiting results but currently at about 3200 members on the uniform side out sec its about triple the rate that we normally see medical professionals are also at risk new yorks governor is calling on retired doctors and nurses to come back and help weve asked medical staff to bomb and tear it to retard medical staff who are no longer practicing 40000 had volunteered we now have 12000 more people in one day volunteer and to help on the medical staff. But worries about readiness particularly when it comes to protective gear persist as covert 19 cases continue to surge in new york a temporary morgue is being built outside the Public Hospital experts warn the state a still 2 to 3 weeks away from seeing its peak and 1st responders wont be able to protect new yorkers if they themselves arent protected 1st responded is dont have the luxury of not going in to a location they have to go in their job is to respond to emergencies and they have to be adequately protected. In new york is just the beginning of the crisis for the United States with other densely Populated Areas soon expected to follow christian salumi al jazeera new york indias government is unveil a 23000000000. 00 stimulus package to help the countrys poor during its lock down millions of low income families will receive Cash Payments and food staples on the plan the government would also pay for medical insurance for frontline Health Workers 1300000000 people have been put into lockdown across india john stop the spread of the virus. Were just days after the 2020 limpid games with the spam tokyo has become japans epicenter of infections the capital recorded the biggest one day increase on a wednesday with at least 40 people testing positive. Reports. Japans famed Cherry Blossom is in full bloom and tokyos residents are making the most of the spring spectacle while they still can. Coming just after japan took the painful decision to postpone the 2020 summer olympics everyone here has been given a reminder of why their government took that step a sharp increase in the number of coroner virus cases in the japanese capital has led tokyos governor to urge everyone to stay indoors this coming weekend. We must 1st take measures to prevent the spread of the corona virus we cannot move forward that hasnt changed. So far life in japan has been relatively untroubled by the Global Pandemic with businesses and restaurants remaining open. But gradually a realisation is setting in that life might be about to change. When you are stuck at home its stressful so i wasnt sure if i should be here but i wanted to come home my wife wasnt happy about me visiting tokyo but its outdoors and if i keep my distance from other people i think its ok. The olympics are meant to be the high point of Prime Minister shinzo premiership and their postponement is devastating for the japanese economy Prime Minister has faced criticism home and abroad for his handling of the current Virus Outbreak japan has conducted only a fraction of testing carried out by neighboring china and south korea meaning the country could be facing a much bigger problem however serious this outbreak gets abbotts hopes of japan becoming a major tourism destination with 40000000 visitors desir seem to be dashed hes really been focusing on boosting japans Inbound Tourism hes also been very keen on encouraging the hospitality business. But if we reach the nation and the olympics were supposed to be an opportunity to showcase for the International Community so. I think hes that kind of extra. Losing direction for now the mood remains largely festive but as this surge in new cases continues japan knows that optimism i disappear as quickly as its blossom. Aljazeera tokyo where dr michael ryan is helping lead the World Health Organizations response to the virus he told our june that vaccines coming it will take some time. Its going to take at least a year to bring vaccines into the fight against this white house there are at least 30 can that it actually is currently being developed are already under under under trials in fact trials are started last week in the United States and further trials will be starting in china and other countries in the coming weeks thats a massive effort its going to require a coordinated Public Private partnership to do that we will get vaccines but its going to take time dr ryan theres a lot of conspiracy theories out there right now especially due to the rivalry between the u. S. And china has the w. H. O. Been asked to investigate claims that covert 19 was manmade we tend to look for these explanations in situations when weve such a. Horrific event but the reality is and this has always been the reality is that we human beings have behaved in a way over the last number of years weve globalized the planet and with that globalization have come some benefits in terms of freedom of movement in terms of economy but we have stressed the environment we have invaded the animal human interface we have allowed diseases to cross into humans and when those diseases do cross from animals to humans those diseases can amplify and poorly equipped Health Facilities they can amplify in peri urban slums that can amplify amongst stressed refugee populations and then they can spread because we are connected globally so the problem we have right now is manmade the problem we have right now is that we have left ourselves vulnerable to emerging diseases who the diseases themselves are entirely natural but the situation in which these diseases are spreading because we human beings have created the conditions in which these diseases can spread and cause as you see tremendous damage to our Health Systems to our economies to our social systems or more importantly deaths amongst those we love. Lets get you some other news now the u. S. Justice department has charged venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and several senior officials with Drug Trafficking eternity general william barr announced the indictments against him and his top lieutenants are accused of running a socalled narco state and using the proceeds of the cocaine trade to make up for lost oil revenues israels Opposition Leader benny gantz has called for an emergency unity government after being elected speaker of the countrys parliament the unusual move could lead to an alliance with his rival Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu to tackle the virus ganz told the knesset that these were unusual times calling for unusual decisions comes after israels 3rd inconclusive election in less than a year are a force that has moved from western lucilla. As of wednesday benny gantz and the entire opposition were criticizing the former speaker u. T. Edelstein and his likud party the party led by Benjamin Netanyahu because adelstein had failed to allow for a vote which would have allowed the opposition to put its own person as speaker and start legislating in a way which may well have harmed Benjamin Netanyahu is grip on power and of course benny gantz has throughout his just over a year long political career made his brand almost entirely about removing from office replacing with a stable figure himself Prime Minister that hes called corrupt poison to democracy and has said that cannot serve while indicted well all of that now looks to have evaporated because benny gantz appears ready to serve in a unity government an emergency government to tackle the coronavirus epidemic with Benjamin Netanyahu continuing as Prime Minister the reports suggest that gantz may well get a very senior job in the government foreign minister or defense minister that netanyahu may well make way or promise to admit to make way in 18 months time we have yet to see any of those details emerge will be concrete there are also reports that it might just be a 6 month emergency government dances saying that hes doing this out of consideration for the fact that israel is an emergency that its time for statesmanship and patriotism not for splits but many on the left many of his former colleagues because his own blue and White Alliance has now broken up over this as saying that this is a essentially a betrayal and that hes now serving with someone he said he would not serve with an armed group has carried out a 2nd major attack in northern mozambique in just 3 days the attack was seized and destroyed a Police Station in the town of in cover delgado province the town is near another that was taken over by the group on monday the fighters are locally known as are sabbat but theyre not linked to the group of the same name operating in somalia. Now there are fears that a leading mali an Opposition Leader is being held by a group linked to al qaida so many see say went missing along with 6 members of his team while campaigning in the war torn center of the country. The latest. Where is the say its a question his Party Members are asking after malis Opposition Leader vanished on wednesday he was campaigning in timbuktu for sundays parliamentary election when gunmen attacked his convoy several of his entourage were killed but he was kidnapped along with 11 of his aides these are live in effect they were kidnapped by an armed group whose identity we do not know they are armed men for us yet on identified we must be clear on their. Own while no one has claimed responsibility for the attack Security Forces suspect an al qaeda affiliate. Which is active in northern mali to western hostages were released in northern mali earlier this month after 15 months in captivity. Is due to. Recently because its a joy that this liberation of civilian prisoners kidnapped in a faster but held in mali is taking place under the current circumstances without negotiation that these hostages are being released today is a good thing and a good sign the Al Qaeda Linked group says its willing to negotiate a Peace Agreement with the government but talks comes with 2 conditions the 15000 french and u. N. Peacekeeping troops in mali must leave the country and sundays parliamentary election is counseled president. Announced on wednesday that the elections will go ahead as planned. The general live in the months the election will be held on march 29th that is to say this sunday and it scrupulous respect for the barrier measures the government will do everything to make it happen. With more than 300000. 00 people displaced continuing attacks by armed groups in mali in the sale region a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of covert 19 now the disappearance of a leading political figure in sundays election has gripped mali before voting has even started Nicholas Hawke aljazeera. Now people around the world have been finding ways to thank Health Care Workers from home. But it is the u. K. Where people around the country are pulled from the housing. Market were lit up in the National HealthService Colors of blue and white during. Part time for a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera the u. S. Now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other country in the world so passing china italy with more than 85500 for china is temporarily banning most foreigners from entering the country as it tries to prevent a 2nd wave of infections Health Officials reported the 1st locally transmitted corona virus infection in 3 days between a u. Has more from beijing. We dont know how many foreigners exactly this is going to affect but we know about what roughly 1000000 foreigners live in china working and studying and its not the 1st restriction that has been introduced this week on thursday the government also announced caps on Foreign Airlines arriving in china so theyve said from march 29 all Foreign Airlines are only permitted to land one flight to one destination per week so thatll come in into effect on sunday so definitely china is definitely pivoting away and now that domestic transmission seemed to be under control there may very much focusing on imported cases in europe the number of new deaths a surge in spain to more than 4000 down continues to climb in italy south africa has begun a 3 week lockdown after a significant increase in infections this recorded a 6 fold rise in 8 days taking the confirmed cases to more than 100 the highest in africa and on group in cameroon as he did the uns call for global ceasefire during the pandemic the southern cameroon Defense Forces say they lay down their weapons for a fortnight starting on sunday its one of a number of separatist groups in the English Speaking regions whove been fighting Government Forces in the mainly french speaking country. Indias government has unveiled a 23000000000. 00 stimulus package to help the countrys poor during its lockdown millions of low income families will receive Cash Payments basic Food Supplies under the plan 1300000000. 00 people have been put in lockdown the u. S. Justice department is charged venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and several of his officials with Drug Trafficking they are accused of running a socalled narco state and israels Opposition Leader benny gantz as called for an emergency unity government after being elected speaker of the countrys parliament the move could lead to an alliance with his rival Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. Well those were the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after the stream station thats watching by foot. In the midst of a coronavirus dimmick china is in lockdown. When i want to report from inside the quarantine company. On aljazeera. 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