Around the nation millions of face shield surgical masks and gloves we initiate an air bridge the president announced yesterday flights have arrived in new york want to arrived in illinois yesterday and a flight will arrive in ohio in the next 24 hours fema is literally working and contracting around the world with now more than 51 flights will be bringing vital medical supplies on the subject of ventilators fema is currently delivering 400 ventilators to michigan 300 new jersey 150 to louisiana 50 ventilators to connecticut and in the last week and in the week ahead more than 450 ventilators to illinois this is in addition to more than 4400 ventilators that the president and fema directed to the state of new york we just want people that are working on the front lines of the president just spoke about dr burks and dr fox he spoke about we want you to know help is on the way and at the president s direction were going to leave no stone unturned anywhere in america or anywhere in the world to make sure that you have the resources and the equipment to do your job so again i want to just say thank you america thank you for stepping up thank you for putting into practice the 15 days to slow the spread and thank you for the response the 10s of millions have already had for the 30 days to slow the spread we incur. Each one of you as we have governors around the country to spread the word about the guidelines listen to your state and local authorities in areas that are more greatly impacted and we continue to urge people in the areas of new York New Jersey and connecticut and to refrain from travel around the country and people who have traveled from that area d check your temperature and so of corn to for 14 days you can see from that chart the unique challenges people in the Greater New York city earlier facing with the corona virus and we want to do all that we can to protect your health focus resources on the community and prevent unnecessary spread leslie is the president highlighted yesterday businesses around america are stepping up as never before tomorrow ill travel with secretary sonny perdue to gordonsville virginia to the Walmart Distribution Center just to the American People can see firsthand how the food supply is continuing to roll an 18 wheels and through air freight all over america and we think u. S. Vice president Mike Richards speaking alongside the White House Coronavirus task force that includes the u. S. President donald trump as well as Health ExpertsDr Anthony Fauci and dr burke as youve heard and the u. S. President warning americans just a few moments ago that they would have a very tough 2 weeks coming in the fight against the corona virus and hes urging everyone to follow federal social distancing guidelines through the end of april so that is for the next 30 days in the Health ExpertsDr Anthony Fauci as well as dr burke speaking about the importance off mitigation when it comes to the corona virus as the u. S. Is now reporting the highest number of cases in the world so far 175000 people infected lets bring in mike hanna joining us from washington so what were the main highlights of that press conference mike. Well it was a very somber President Trump and once again sharing his emotional reaction to seeing those scenes that ive been seeing not the if you center of the outbreak thats a grumpy illness with hospital in new york very close to where President Trump himself grew up and clearly seeing those scenes had played a major role in his decision to extend the lockdown within the United States just days after hed been proposing that possibly things could be lifted by easter thats the 12th clearly hes added an extra month saying that additional done will continue until the 30th of april but a very simple indeed this is what president had to say. I want every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead were going to go through a very tough 2 weeks. And then hopefully as the experts are predicting as i think a lot of us are predicting after having studied it so hard you can start seeing some related the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very painful very very painful to weeks and mike you know listening to dr felching also i suppose its important for them to try to get somewhat it off a positive message across to americans when the doctor specifically said that over the next week were going to continue to see things go up but he added that americans shouldnt get discouraged. Well indeed yes what the experts are talking about is that the projections the models that they finally got in place some critics would argue far too late but certainly they are getting a wider stretch of statistics now from throughout the United States which enables and to have far more effective models you mentioned there dr who has been very realistic throughout this whole crisis saying and looking at the models from say california and Washington State which were the 1st states hit by the virus showing their house because of mitigation efforts that the. Case the records of what is happening is dropping so that is he says an argument a very strong argument ongoing mitigation clearly he says this is showing results but he made the analogy youve got to keep your foot on the excel or rate or that comes to change time when you can put on the brake otherwise you use excel or a t. He says the time now is to keep a full length down on the accelerator in terms of extending mitigation measures in tens of keeping the locked down in terms of social distancing all these things which he says are worth it the president himself said its actually a matter of life or death a very strong turnaround for a president who played down the scare of this particular crisis of the initial stages and only within the last week has grown to comprehend the enormity of what he and the people of the america and the people around the world are facing in terms of this but the message coming strongly out of this News Conference from the Health Experts keep up the levels of mitigation keep up the social distance keep the lockdown in place there is a chance that this period may start easing in certain places but once again came the caveat from dr tree that would not be any cause for celebration whatsoever you have got to see what happens next even a drop in the cases of infection do not necessarily mean. That the parent did make is becoming too near the beginning often and so although he was realistic although he did offer some hope at the end of this very trying to go at the same time he stayed very realistic very pragmatic and said keep your foot on the sill or eat it when it comes to mitigation all right mike hanna thank you all the coronavirus a pandemic is continuing to spread across the globe with countries taking drastic measures to curb transmission and save lives both france and spain have recorded their highest death tolls in a single day since the outbreak began and over the u. S. As youve been hearing the death toll is nearly 3 and a half 1000 now exceeds china its the 3rd highest globally and like the president said the next weeks will be tough and the World Health Organization says the epidemic is far from over in the asia pacific urging countries in the region to prepare for a Large Scale Community transmissions a minute silence has been held across italy its remember its nearly 12 and a half 1000 victims of the pandemic the country remains the hardest hit in the world paul brennan has more. Italy has lost more people to corona virus than any other country in the world their individual names risk being overlooked lost in the ever changing statistics of this pandemic but it noon in cities and towns across italy every single one of them was remembered local mayors stood on the steps of their town halls in a minutes silence it was an emotional gesture of solidarity an expression of tribute and then indication of hope and. These emotions all the mayors have gathered together in a kind of hug most importantly near the places that are suffering the most but the virus has been strongly as it grief for people who died it is a sign of respect to their families and their small or big communities giving a message of hope. In the bleak madrid rain spains grave diggers are going about their task with grim purpose the virus claimed another 849. 00 lives here in the previous 24 hours lockdown means the burials are lonely and heartbreakingly brief efforts to combat the virus and save as many lives as possible increased by the day this Conference Center in madrid one of several such venues across europe being converted to ease the pressure on overcrowded hospitals the french president has visited a facemask factory in western france shortages of mass some protective gowns have left medical staff exposed to the virus with the Global Market struggling to meet demand the president wants selfsufficiency i dont like these new pushes you off last before the crisis were producing 3300000 masks per week by the end of april it will be more than 10000000 i mean we have tripled our production in just a few weeks and we will continue these efforts to increase our Production Capacity of that by the end of the year we will have full independence in producing the masks and not need to rely on other countries. The virus is also proving a challenge for the European Unions democratic principles on monday to hungary and parliament granted Prime Minister viktor orban sweeping Emergency Powers to rule by decree without any time limits in brussels on tuesday the European Commission president underlaying expressed grave concern in a Statement Read out by his spokesman any emergency measures must be limited to what is necessary and strictly proportionate the most not last indefinitely moreover governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny coronaviruses change what might be considered normal there is nothing normal about europe streets being deserted about shops being closed about millions staying at home one day tourists will return to the tourist a fresh array and enjoy the panorama across paris of the eiffel tower for now though the disinfecting squads barely glance at the view in the effort to combat the virus there is no such time to waste paul brennan aljazeera on the number of the total number excuse me of deaths in the u. K. Rose by more than a quarter to more than 1700 new figures announced earlier for a challenge reports on the situation in london. This is how we socialize now in 2020 a socially distance to Birthday Party for a 90 year old man in sheffield dennis richmonds neighbors found a way to celebrate while staying far enough apart to not spread coronavirus i still think you no longer has. Nourished or survived 90 years. You know welcome to my home. But while dennis is still going strong new figures released by Britains NationalHealth Service show a huge increase in coded 19 deaths 381. 00 in 24 hours thats nearly doubled mondays tally but these days the figures from the National Health service may be undercounting u. K. Deaths by say 20 percent because their only telling up the number of people who die inside britains hospitals and new figures are starting to come out published by the office of National Statistics theyre slower to compile but they look at deaths anywhere anywhere where the death certificate registers covert 19 as a possible cause people dying in their homes or in care homes and the o. M. s is counting more. The government is insisting the huge shortage of ventilators for critically ill patients will start being filled next week orders have been placed with Consortium Led by ford air bus the formula one racing teams including mclaren jian aerospace and rolls royce and dysons and i kind of this weekend the 1st of thousands of new ventilator devices will roll off the production line and be delivered to the n. H. S. Next week the economic toll of all this continues to mount as 2 planes arrived at Londons Gatwick repatch relating britains home from peru British Airways shut down its operations at the airports it follows easy jet grounding its entire fleet on monday the u. K. s airports like it city centers cafes museums restaurants and shops are almost completely empty rory chalons how does era london but medical workers say they still lack vital protective equipment sonya the sarahs a doctor in london shes been self isolating and returns to work on wednesday she spoke to me earlier and says the u. K. Should be following w. H. O. Guidelines on personal protective equipment. There has been poppins with not having enough p. P. And many but just i do think many most of the now flocking to the c. P. P. Equipment have been reassured do you have enough but there still has been problems and this has been some confusion about who should be wearing the p. P. The full p. P. A. And in what circumstances and that needs to be addressed quickly and also i think there is a poke in the focus on the hospitals but i know that many working in the community so many about like me to say it and i say should pass a stem and a cat hens and they seem to be have been so focused neglected and havent been given an adequate protections we also need to make sure that all of our health and. And its not just about protecting us now health but also theres a risk without adequate equipment is a vice we can then pos on the section and out of the ends of the vulnerable patients well i think they need to be some click idence and i think also when i guide and in the u. K. Desist from the vehicle license then that creates more consent and confusion among his and we also need to be thinking about its not just about doctors the next is the other case in the Health System and nothing should test them out also being pushed by 6 we need to make sure that everyone has the equipment they need and even though china and south korea appear to be winning their battles against the virus countries in asia pacific have been warned to stay vigilant that comes as japan imposes travel restrictions and another surge of infections a scene in singapore for a story. Who hunt china and where the virus began reported no new cases on monday its 7th day in a row and nationwide over new cases reported when porter but the World Health Organization warns even for countries where the case it seemed to be tapering off this is not the time to let their guard down its regional director for western pacific. Says countries will have to adopt multiple approaches testing isolating and physical distancing to slow the spread of the virus. Which these measures. There is no. Way. Louder measures i asked. More countries are tightening restrictions japan has a citizen its not to travel to 73 countries and regions or a 3rd of all countries in the world cases that have topped 2000 with 2 clusters emerging in tokyo over the past week last week china banned foreigners from entering the country after seeing a rise in imported cases in hong kong residents whove returned from abroad are monitored to ensure they dont break quarantine rules and also have found the mobile app sends me notifications ok janelle asks me to take a photo of my arm with a wristband at my home but i have no idea if anyone is really checking my response to malaysia which imposed strict measures on movement and closed its borders to foreigners to reaks ago will now require returning citizens to be quarantined at Government Centers instead of at home new zealand has extended a National State of emergency for another 7 days to provide the government powers and resources it needs to prevent the spread of coronavirus indonesian says it will ban all arrivals in transit by foreigners as the number of cases in deaths runs no one knows how long the pandemic will last but even after its over its impact will be felt for a long time the wall bangs was Case Scenario estimates 11000000 people in the region could be forced into poverty florence 3 aljazeera. And india is tracking down thousands of people who attended a gathering of Muslim Leaders dozens of participants so since tested positive for corona virus and at least 10 have died 700 have been sent to Quarantine Center while hundreds more are in hospital india is under lockdown with people order to remain indoors until april 15th elizabeth is in new delhi and says the spread from the event has moved across india. Weve still got buses taking people out of the mosques Something Like a 1000 people have been evacuated over the last 24 hours at least 24. 00 have tested positive more than 400. 00 have been showing symptoms and taken to hospital more than 800 have been put in quarantine and we know that 6 people who attended this religious gathering 6 indonesians because they were people from all over india and other countries 6 and did lesions who traveled after the gathering was finished from delhi to the Southern State of telangana have since passed away and so too has muslim cleric in srinagar in indian administered kashmir so this has very much lead to states around the country on a manhunt Something Like 6 regions have cases with direct links to the congregation of the cases in the state of telling ghana are linked to what happened and so this is very much now being treated. As a hot spot to try and find others in the country that could be victims you know people who attended and could now be vectors for the virus nigeria has imposed the 2 week lockdown on 3 major states that are home to almost 30000000 people the streets of lagos africas biggest city youre normally jammed with traffic but were almost entirely empty on tuesday nigerias president has ordered a succession of movement dr michael yar works for the w. H. O. In africa and he says the management of the corona virus has to be adapted to local circumstances. When confined med missiles not taken in the african contests. We take into a call how they a Vulnerable People will continue to live in many setting we also have people suffering. From a humanitarian crisis including security we have displaced people people dot com not to fall to leave without in a support and the way out that the confinement may have the event side effects including having assessed to normal services so confinement measure would be really think designed in a way that saw a net being it defense on to go along with confinement and also we construct out the confinement we really contribute to reduce cases by is strengthening the detest by also skating the treatment a capacity so why would salt intervention like confinement is not enough to deal with you may have many side effects thats weak on event was and they have found this on the many people about to move for fixed length for milan as well as in many of the also so that all of them should be a design we fed through here and then one channel going to off the cliff it might not cement of a tunnel keeping of us said this is running in senegal the government has ordered curfews and lockdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus but in a country with limited access to clean water following the Health Guidelines is difficult because have reports from to car. In the fight against the virus is deploying bulldozers. This informal market was where people came for food clothes for a cup of tea destroyed in a matter of minutes by a government which wants people to stop gathering in public spaces. Vendors retrieve what they can before the market is disinfected the chemicals used are meant to protect them theyre told protect them from what wonder street vendors. More threatening than the virus is the uncertainty ahead he says its very dangerous you know people are selling out you know doing their activities because they dont want to stay at home because when theyre when they stay at home they cannot actually food feed themselves in the answers neighborhood where people live in close proximity social distancing is a luxury confinement is not an option for those struggling to survive while president shows people how to wash their hands in a country where most people have access to Running Water the government is trying to impose a state of emergency and a curfew in order to limit movement of people this is the case not just in senegal but in other african countries too several infected patients have escaped quarantined in isolation units in hospitals in mauritania zimbabwe this crisis is really feeling the level of trust people have in their government and Health Services before the outbreak already people here were struggling with access to water and electricity now with even more restrictive measures they struggle with trying to make ends meet. Half a 1000000000 people across Subsaharan Africa live on less than 3. 00 a day some already face war now they face a potential deadly virus save the children says cases of cove in 1000. 00 have gone up by 500 percent in just a week we need to it now and we need to maintain support. On which one of the median people. If such funding is theyve heard the cost it was would be catastrophic. Cash strapped african countries are calling for day relief in 150000000000 dollars in Emergency Funding with the number of cases multiplying daily time isnt on their side Nicholas Hawk aljazeera the car. Factories in gaza are wrapping up production of medical equipment to tackle the coronavirus territory has confirmed just 10 cases but Health Officials fear a wider outbreak could have devastating effects it has more. Than a queen takes this is anything but business as usual the company which provides clothing and blankets to gazas Health Sector had largely switched from manufacturing to importing what it can get through the israeli and egyptian blockade but now its rehiring laid off employees to make just one product medical grade coveralls the Health Workers preparing to confront the coronavirus norm that its where you are guardian of the now were getting an income we can buy food for our children and get them what they need before the coronavirus we could just get a bit of seasonal work. Colonna house on a one is for now at least rare in gaza someone who seen the effects of the pandemic up close hed been living in china for 15 years sourcing the companys products when the virus started to spread he was quarantined for 2 weeks before deciding to come home. I knew the virus would reach us here because i wanted to import the suit from china but it would have taken too long so i got all the specifications from chinese friends and decided to produce it here we found the Raw Materials and made a prototype and i got the ministry of health approval. He says his 5 factories can produce a 1000 suits a day but gazas market has only enough material to make a total of 10000. 00 the same blockade that has hampered the market has also slowed the entry of the virus into gaza but with a handful of cases now detected there is huge concern about the potential impact on a densely packed strip of 2000000. 00 people reliant on an already struggling Health System another Textile Factory and more intense activity here and in 4 other restarted sister factories theyre working 2 shifts a day to meet demand but these mosques arent for gaza they go into the occupied west bank and israel. In the past gaza factories had been working around the clock to supply Israeli West Bank and gaza markets but because of these really siege. Says this part of the current got purchasing orders from an israeli private company and then of the company in hebron in the west bank a total of 5000000. 00 mosques. His rehired more than 150. 00 unemployed workers to fulfill the massive orders but while he and his employees a glad of this sudden surge in demand theres also a fear that it could be the preview to a devastating new crisis for garzas economy and the health of its people are a force that aljazeera. Well the Entertainment Industry has been hit hard by the Global Pandemic fear productions and concerts have been cancelled film releases delayed and festivals postponed but in some places the arts are coming to peoples homes in new ways as Charlie Angela reports. In londons theatre land the lights are illuminated but the doors of firmly shut in cinemas advertising springtime blockbuster movies are taking 0 at the box office for the 1st time in history when stay at home measures were introduced the effect on arts culture and Entertainment Industries across the world was instant and devastating a sector where 13000000000. 00 to the u. K. Economy alone now entirely shut down. With many music concerts and theater productions canceled for good its the smaller independent bennies that will suffer enormously we went on the 16th of march and because we are receding yet so most of our income that shit all of our income comes from our books on this so the minute we cant show a production and of the audience coming in our busy income and then cash flow the organization becomes incredibly critical. The film sector is also hurting the Cannes Film Festival vital to the survival of world cinema is postponed but hopes to be resurrected later in the year the building that usually hosts film stars in the film market is now hosting the homeless around 70 men and women who would otherwise have nowhere to go during the lock down in front. Of hundreds of films have halted production or delayed release putting many self employed people immediately out of work instead sunset builders technicians and engineers offering their skills to help build makeshift hospitals for the overstretched n. H. S. While the arts council is hoping the new Emergency Fund will help keep institutions afloat we have already put together a package of Emergency Funds from the arts council 160000000 parents and but even with the governments interventions already been announced we know thats not going to be enough perhaps once quarantine is over theyll be more appetite for the cultural communal experience than ever before right now streaming platforms like Netflix Apple t. V. Is coming into their own but National Theatre is boiled ballets in classical orchestras are also putting that content online for free finding an entirely new audience. Some artists are still drawing a small crowd in spain a singer performs nightly from her balcony to local residents in barcelona. Oh in italy scenes from classic films. A projected on to buildings something for people to share in isolation charley and aljazeera southern england. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera in the past hour the u. S. President has spoken about the pandemic and far starker tones that he has used before donald trump admitted that he had the next 2 weeks will be very tough as what he described a plague spreads the country has the highest number of cases in the world with more than 175000 more than 3 and a half 1000 its a one every american to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead were going to go through a very tough 2 weeks. Then hopefully as the experts are predicting is i think a lot of us are predicting gave to having studied it so were going to start seeing some related the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very painful very very painful to fix spain has recorded its single biggest daily number of deaths from the coronavirus 846 new fatalities were announced taking the total to more than 8100 and nationwide hibernation came into force on tuesday but the Prime Minister ordering a halt to all but essential Economic Activity in neighboring france the death rate accelerated for the 3rd day with one short of 500 new faith. Italy has observed a nationwide minute silence to remember its victims of the virus more than 11 and a half 1000 people have died in the country. Theres a new warning for countries in asia to be vigilant against a resurgence of the corona virus the World Health Organizations regional director in asia pacific said countries must lead down their guard it comes a singapore reported an increase of cases to nearly a 1000 the city state had managed to keep the spread of the disease under control during the initial outbreak authorities in india are urgently trying to track down thousands of people who went to a Religious Center link to dozens of infections at least 10 people who went to an Islamic Center in the capital delhi are known to have died. Youre up to date with the latest headlines on aljazeera up next its my cuba. Country thanks for watching. One of the most highly regarded journalists in the philippines is facing charges of Saliba Michael what impact will the trial have on journalism in the digital age of the philippines the trial of journalist maria ressa on aljazeera. Media. To make way. For the us film one. 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