Italy remember its thousands of dead the highest virus toll in the world but spain has just had its worst day yet. A Health Emergency in mexico latin american countries step up measures to combat the pandemic. And the sounds of comfort how artists worldwide to entertaining fans under a lockdown. The u. S. Is being told to be ready for a very rough 2 weeks ahead as they could on a virus pandemic spreads just a week after President Donald Trump suggested the country could be back in business by mid april is now urging americans to heed official guidelines that are being extended the number of dead in the u. S. Has cost 3800. 00 people thats more than china where the virus originated the United States also has the highest number of infections. 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 excess ok for more on this were going to go to my condo hes joining us live from washington d. C. Might need that the president was speaking there at the regular press Conference Held by the Coronavirus Task force what also been hearing from their. Well certainly it was a very somber president indeed hearing there as you. Warning of a very tough 2 weeks to come he was clearly very emotional about his experience of seeing the footage from the epicenter of the pandemic the uns with hospital in new york a place that president tran grew up close to and got very emotional in his News Conference that in at the at the white house but certainly warning that its a tough time that much has to be done still saying as well that he was right to extend this lockdown period until the end of april only last week as you mentioned he would be saying the possibility of lifting it by april but that no longer then we heard from the Health Experts as well once again reiterating this Group Warning and insisting that the whole system down must continue its absolutely imperative if the u. S. Is to weather the coming weeks the predictions there from the new models over 200000 deaths but what is very clear from this briefing is that the endemic task force is getting far more coherent far more detailed data on which to base these models it is doing more testing it is getting more results it is getting a Bigger Picture of whats happening throughout the United States and in terms of that the one Health Expert dr anthony found pointing out that the incidence of infection in the initial states that suffered the kind of california and Washington State up beginning to drop it seems but he insists this is far too early to make any firm prediction about what is happening he used the analogy of either trying a break oh apply the accelerator and he says now is the time to keep the foot flat on the celebrated with regard to mitigation its only by carrying on this lockdown by trying to protect the people in every single way that keeping social distance avoiding it. He contact with the outside that is the only way he thinks that the. Impact of this pandemic which is going to be absolutely massive in coming weeks is rated to an extent but its a long haul as he points out and certainly the americans are in for a very tough time a warning from the president who initially said that this epidemic was not going to have that much effect mark on a live person washington d. C. Mike thanks very much indeed but of these 33 sailors on board a u. S. Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier have tested positive for corona virus the captain of the Theodore Roosevelt has told the pentagon that the virus is spreading uncontrollably and has called for immediate help to quarantine its crew lets get the latest from our correspondent particle him whos in maryland this ship saya find a santa correctly patty are enormous and quarantining about 4000 crew onboard is going to be very difficult whats the latest from there. Well its impossible to quarantine on the Aircraft Carrier a previous job i have to base that several months on the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt at sea and just to explain what an Aircraft Carrier is like you cant walk down the stairs without a hole in the ground there are 70 Different LevelsAircraft Carrier so if youre holding a rally everyone else is holding a rally so its just going to spread and there is not nearly enough were on the ship for a crew of almost 5000. 00 to stay 6 feet apart the birds are not set up that way the sailors that are eliciting literally sleep have above each other so close that you can actually turn your shoulders you get turbo or so that is exactly the worst Case Scenario for trying to contain an outbreak so we saw this remarkable letter from the captain of the ship you know we really see this for people who are commands of Aircraft Carrier sending an urgent letter to the pentagon to say he needs to get 90 percent of the sailors off of that ship he needs to find some sort of warranty ability in why the navy responded they are working for its trying to figure that out so how this all happened on march 24th today he said they had 3 series of tests of positive they flew them off according to a handful more in the secure than if you have said look this proves that we could be at sea but i did a live shot 20 of the 24 explained that you cannot contain the spread of the virus on an Aircraft Carrier or any ship because they need to get in the sleep together and what has to each other theres no and us base and so what were seeing now is exponential rise some reports that is 150 testing positive and they said theyre in test all i thousands and who are not but this captain said in a dire warning they need x. Now say if we do not act we are failing to take care of our most trusted assets our sailors but you given your experience on board that particular ship bombs as i say the. And go on to the question forgive me that the was a just showing us that upon the defense secretary. Is being reported as saying he has not yet had a chance to read that letter from the captain of the ship but given you or your experience of being on board that ship is it better do you think to be able to take the medical facilities to the ship and essentially isolate them on the ship and is that going to be possible again given the size and the structure of the vessel in question the medical care here actually has a very capable medical facilities or as much as there is and which is used to transport rains but they have dentists they have doctors they have searched for suites but theyre not made or even if theyre basically isolating people 1000 people as i said they sleep in pretty bitter on top of each other all day and their Office Spaces are incredibly can pat so no its not going to be possible to safely quarantine on this ship what i think theyre looking for now is bases somewhere on the base for they may be fines and bear access they cant even say those who tested positive are really housman sort of junaid you know that that people are testing people to see positive there so ideally we want is separate server rooms ruby turned the pressure 0 so it doesnt circulate of your system and then you can just order to people who are t. J. This is going to be a massive task if you think about this it was not a huge military facility and this is almost 5000. 00 sailors that they need to find space for so the captain is saying this is dire it needs to happen now but he thanks very much indeed thats particle hand in maryland a pasta in florida has been arrested for defying Public Health all of those aimed at stopping the spread of the corona virus the state has more than 5000 confirmed cases and at least 63 deaths and a gallica has more. There is no how the more then the constitution of the United States of america on sunday worship is packed into the river at Tampa Bay Church despite Health Warnings strict social distancing guidelines and a notice to close all but essential services its pastor Rodney Howard brown received several warnings from police before he was arrested on monday the Authorities Say his actions are a reckless disregard for human life shame on this pastor their legal staff and the leaders of this church for forcing us to do our job thats not what we want to do dorna declared state of emergency the church says its building is sanitized and they cant push it as a pont but the lifestream of sunday Service Shows people breaking guidelines meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus florida limits gatherings of more than 10 people including religious services lawyers for the church allege the enforcement is a form of discrimination but authorities disagree lastly id remind the good pastor of mark 1231 which says there is no more important commandment to Love Thy Neighbor as thyself loving your neighbors as protecting them not jeopardizing their health by exposing them to this deadly virus like many of the states mega churches the river at tampa bay has the technology to broadcast Services Online but Robbie Howard brown is no stranger to controversy he says he can personally hero florida of the coronavirus is touted conspiracy theories and been described as an extremist Authorities Say he endangered the lives of thousands but hes not alone in louisiana hundreds of worship has defied bans on large gatherings in his state that could soon see hospitals overwhelmed he does it the Life Tabernacle church near baton rouge say theyre not forcing anyone to worship but their actions have been condemned it is unpredictable and were learning new things about literally every day there are so many more. Washington answers why would you want to. Thank in virginia one of the most prominent evangelical universities reopened its doors to students despite warnings at least one student has now contract to the coronavirus on monday the states governor ordered all Higher Education institutions to stop on campus lessons the decision by some religiously just a flat warnings meant to slow the pandemic of being condemned as ignorant dangerous and irresponsible and gallacher aljazeera miami florida. Ok i want to give you a look at the picture of the pandemic around the world where youre using the Johns Hopkins tracker its produced by the Johns Hopkins hospital i mean been relating to this and using this all the way through this pandemic there are now more than 8 155000 known infections around the world 42000 people have died in nearly 2 thirds of the total global fatalities are from europe with italy and spain being the worst hit where both those countries have recorded their highest single day death tolls paul brennan reports on the situation in europe. Italy has lost more people to coronavirus than any other country in the world their individual names risk being overlooked lost in the ever changing statistics of this pandemic but at 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. 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 if it grief for people who died it is a sign of respect to their families and their small o. P. Communities giving a mess each of us 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 masks and protective gowns have left medical staff exposed to the virus with the Global Markets struggling to meet demand the president wants selfsufficiency alone a key that you put usual off last before the crisis we were producing 3300000. 00 masks per week by the end of april it will be more than 10000000. 00 meaning we have tripled our production in just a few weeks and we will continue these efforts to increase our Production Capacity so 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 the 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 but 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 arches era. Still ahead an aljazeera a booming business the company in gaza thats rehiring stuff so we can feel a huge demand for medical clothing. Were saying some violent storms across the deep south of the u. S. Service latest batch of very wet weather now in the process of moving further a swiss things will gradually quieten down a long lost our place to stay safe a way to stay still a few showers just clinging on to the ace disable just around the middle and 6 day strieber the coming back in behind 11 cells is there for new york and for d. C. East prosecuted and not too bad push a little further north you could still see some wet weather some wintry weather as well here based basis of snow is essential parts of canada over towards Pacific NorthwestWestern Areas of the us still a little disappointing in terms of cloud rain and some bits of snow not just some starry weather too just sliding across the Northern Plains as we go on into thursday thursday for the west coast thats fine and dry east coast lost the fog and drive into new england into that say since out of canada could still see a little bit of wet weather just coming in here now that same weather system has been pulling away from southern parts of the us then you can see this area cloud that will continue to drive its way out into the open waters of the atlantic pushing down across cuba initially know the prosecutor on wednesday looking rather disturbed at wetter weather sinks this way further south was but for the much of the caribbean is fine and dry. Join me Steve Clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society im changing but the institutions frequently dont the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand that you have people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy is a crisis of concentration the bottom line on aljazeera. Told a number told stories from asia and the pacific on aljazeera. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour President Donald Trump is warning americans to be prepared for tough weeks ahead as the number of deaths in the u. S. Surpasses chinas fatalities and emergency Field Hospital is being built in new yorks central park to treat coronavirus patients. At least 33. 00 sailors on board a u. S. Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus the captain of the Theodore Roosevelt has told the pentagon that the virus is spreading uncontrollably and is called for immediate help to quarantine its crew. The outbreak shows and no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls and more than 800 deaths have been reported in italy. And the number of deaths from coronavirus in the u. K. Rose by 27 percent on tuesday a government minister has called the spike deeply shocking as the countrys Health Service struggles to get a grip on the crisis rory chalons has more. This is how we socialize now in 2020 a socially distance to Birthday Party for a 90 year old man in sheffield denis richmonds neighbors found a way to celebrate while staying far enough apart to not spread coronavirus i still think you know long queues. Nourished by. 90 years you know welcome to my home. But well 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 theyre 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 ins 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 airbus the formula one racing teams including mclaren jian aerospace and rolls royce and dysons and i can answer that 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 of the airports it follows easyjet 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 aljazeera london but confirmed its 1st coronavirus death on tuesday and now has more than 150. 00 cases but the countrys president is taking a relaxed approach to containing the spread Alexander Lukashenko suggested his fellow citizens should drink vodka to ward off the virus regular trips outdoors and to the sauna were also among his suggestions and bars remain open. Health officials in mexico have declared a public Health Emergency as the number of confirmed cases surges cost 1000 several countries across latin america and the caribbean are extending calls for people to stay in their homes and the appollo reports from mexico city. Mexican Health Authorities are warning the countrys Health System could become overwhelmed by the spread of code 19. This week mexicos Deputy Health minister called for a voluntary 30 day isolation period and declared a National PublicHealth Emergency. This is our last chance to avoid contagion all we cannot limit the damage we do not want to live in the situation that other countries are facing. In brazil concerns are growing that Public Health services could collapse by the end of april as the number of covert 9000 infections continues to grow authorities in rio have begun repurposing schools and events spaces to tend to the most vulnerable like the citys homeless population. This space will be for shelter from those who accept being protected from coronavirus because this population is the most vulnerable and the streets they are very exposed in latin america calls for self isolation as the best defense against covert 19 are intensifying in cuba a lot down is in effect until at least the end of april and only citizens or Foreign Residents are being allowed into the country all travelers arriving from abroad are sent to a Quarantine Center for a period of 2 weeks. I live in the United States but i came as soon as i saw how the problem with coronavirus was being handled because this is my country or my family is and i have more confidence in the Public Health system here than anywhere else. At least a dozen latin american countries have imposed mandatory quarantines to fight contagion authorities in mexico however say they do not intend to enforce that people stay home a policy that could change given the relaxed attitude many here have over the viral threat. Mexico city. Ok lets head to kenya thats where a funeral is being held for a 13 year old boy allegedly shot by police in forcing a virus lock down same oreos says his family was standing on their balcony at the beginning of the nighttime curfew on monday when police opened fire his son died after being shot in the stomach police are investigating the incident now factories in gaza ramping up production of medical equipment to tackle coronavirus the territory has confirmed just 10 cases but Health Officials fear a wider outbreak could have devastating effects Harry Fawcett has more. A queen takes this is anything but business as usual the company which provides clothing and blankets to gazas Health Sector has 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. 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 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 masks. They go into the occupied west bank and israel. In the past gaza factories have been working around the clock to supply Israeli West Bank and gaza markets but because of these really. Says this part of the current. Orders from an israeli private company and then of the company in hebron in the west bank a total of 5000000. 00 mosques. Has rehired more than 150. 00 unemployed workers to fulfill the massive orders but while he and his employees are glad of this sudden surge in demand theres also a fear that it could be the prelude to a devastating new crisis for garzas economy and the health of its people are a force it. Theyre determined industry has been hit hard by the pound across the entire art sector productions and concerts are canceled from releases of delayed and festivals have been spoiled but people under lockdown are finding new ways to entertain themselves on the arms of the reports. In londons theater and the lights are illuminated but the door firmly shut in cinemas advertising springtime blockbuster movies and 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 bennys that will suffer enormously we went dark 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 box office so the minute we cant show a production and have the audience coming in our busy income and then cash flow the organization becomes incredibly critical of. 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 selfemployed people immediately out of work instead sun set 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 weve. Put together a package of emergency d funds from the arts council 160000000. 00 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 Theatres boyle ballets and 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. Aljazeera southern england. This is all just 0 these are the top stories President Donald Trump is warning americans to be prepared for tough weeks ahead of the number of dead in the u. S. Has passed 3800 people thats more than china where the virus originated the United States has also the highest number of infections an emergency Field Hospital is being built in new yorks central park to treat coronavirus patients 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 gave to having studied it so hurt even to start seeing some related the end of the tunnel but this is going to be a very painful very very painful to excess at least 33. 00 sailors on board a u. S. Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier have tested positive for the corona virus the captain of the Theodore Roosevelt has told the pentagon that the virus is spreading uncontrollably and has called for immediate help to quarantine its crew. The outbreak shows no sign of slowing down in europe spain and france have recorded their highest single day death tolls more than 800 deaths have been reported in italy and on tuesday the number of deaths from coronavirus in the u. K. Rose by 27 percent. Well because confirmed its 1st coronavirus death on tuesday and now has more than 150. 00 cases the countrys president is taking a relaxed approach to contain the spread Alexander Lukashenko suggested his fellow citizens who drink vodka to ward off the virus regular trips outdoors on to the sauna were also among his suggestions restaurants and bars remain open. A funeral is being held in kenya for the 13 year old boy allegedly shot by police in forcing a virus locked on the boys father hussein moyo says his family was standing on their balkany at the beginning of the nighttime curfew on monday when police opened fire his son died after being shot in the stomach police are investigating and those are the headlines coming next on aljazeera its one of the one east africa. As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic well bring you the latest developments from around the wilds. With updates about travel restrictions and how to protect yourself. Around a virus pandemic special coverage on aljazeera. In the midst of a chronic virus pandian china is in the. Beijing capital of the worlds most populous nation stands to the. Millions of residents are forced to stay behind closed doors in moves now being replicated in countries across the globe. On this episode of one on one east we report from inside the quarantine capital of beijing. Its been months since theres been a real reason