A state of emergency but will people stick to social distancing rules. In the wilds of Oil Producers agree on the biggest cut in production ever but not everyone is ready to turn the tap off. And on peter cymru this. Minister wants his countrys doping been removed while 6 members of barcelonas board removed themselves resign in protest the president calls the bottom thats coming up later this news hour. All the while it is now nearing 100000 deaths from coronavirus the United States has the highest number of infections and in new york now mass burials are taking place as morgues run out of space christensen reports. Part island is new york citys potters field where those with no family or means to arrange a funeral are laid to rest they used to bury 25 people a week here in the age of the coronavirus its about that number every day counting the dead is now part of the daily routine for the gov 911 was supposed to be the darkest day in new york for a generation we lose 2753 lives on 911 weve lost over 7000 lives through this crisis. That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking. I cant i dont even have the words for. As the daily death toll continues to reach new heights and the state builds more temporary hospitals like this 350 bed the syllabi there are signs that the spread of the disease is slowing thanks to mandatory social distancing measures that have all but shut down the city of nearly 9000000 those measures will remain in effect for the forseeable future as the number of new hospital admissions has gone down for the past 3 days if were not careful if were not strong if were not disciplined of fact this is a disease that can really us cert resurge you should be very worried about resurgence we all are. The last thing we can afford is to let down our guard and let this disease back in the door even more and then see the numbers spike up pressured to lift restrictions and let people return to work has been growing along with the Unemployment Rate the number of new yorkers who have filed for unemployment claims in the last 3 weeks has more than double but theres one industry where they cant get enough help funeral homes. The governor says new york state will be bringing in additional Funeral Directors to help people like a sous pujols whos been working long hours 7 days a week and still cant keep up right now money is not worth it its not worth it its not worth it i would give up my job any day for like a normal normal job and every much rather be quarantined in one country. And the bodies are expected to continue to stack up a grim reminder of a silent killer kristen salumi al jazeera new york. But some positive signs are now being seen in parts of the United States its top Infectious Disease expert anthony found she now says fewer people are requiring hospital treatment at the same time as were seeing the increase in deaths were seeing rather dramatic decrease in the need for hospitalizations like i think yesterday was Something Like 200 new hospitalizations and its been as high as 1400 at any given time so that is going in the right direction i say that and i always remind myself when i say that that means that what we are doing is working and therefore we need to continue to do it well for more on this lets bring in our White House Correspondent kelly hellcat hes in washington d. C. Kimberly there is positive trends weve just been hearing about there from that they found she is it too early for optimism. Yeah well dr anthony found she has been speaking on some of the National News networks here in the United States saying just that that look at these are just glimmers of hope but as he likes to say its not time to take your foot off the accelerator what he means by that is keep going with the social distancing policies because theyre working thats whats provided this little glimmer of hope and if anyone relaxes now particularly as we head into some of the warmer weather in the United States particularly as we head into the weekend which is a Holiday Weekend for many who celebrate passover good friday and easter that they may be inclined to say you know what it is things are turning around lets get together have a large family dinner and as a result turn things back towards a negative trend and that is what the Public Health officials are really worried about so theyre going on National Television here in the United States repeatedly saying dont change your behaviors now now in the midst of all of this theres a bit of a contrast in message because the u. S. President on the one hand is saying that he backs the officials the Public Health officials but the same time he also keeps talking is almost cheerleading for the country saying that he is looking forward to when it opens that is going to reopen with a bag hes even as of this morning been tweeting articles talking about reopening the country and that is something the Public HealthOfficials Say is still premature well theyre working on a plan for that they certainly say now is not the time to do it the earliest would be looking at beginning that in may Committee Health at that for us in washington d. C. Thank you candy. Well scientists in the United States have now also begun testing an anti malarial drug as a potential treatments for coronavirus patients now President Trump himself has touted the benefits of hydroxy clear of queen balance despite warnings from Health Experts about its long list of side effects its efficacy in curing covered 19 yet remains unproven care but elizondo reports from new jersey. Its being touted as the miracle drug to cure people infected with grown a virus doctors who have tried it on copd patients are saying hydroxy clora keane has shown it potentially as a preventative drug blocking coronavirus and where its already infected a patient it could suppress it doctors who supported use are also relying on some studies that show similar there are some small clinical studies that have come out the one in french france in particular very small not the kind of study that would ever be viewed as a nothing evidence to cause the drug to be labeled for kovan 1000. 00 therapy but it did suggest there appear to benefit hydroxy clear routine has been around for over 70 years and is approved by the food and Drug Administration for f. D. A. To treat malaria lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis through an emergency authorization the f. D. A. Approved the use of hydroxy clerk in on whats called an off label basis meaning that doctors can prescribe it to covert patients with the understanding that the f. D. A. Will not even guarantee if itll work and also cant say if there will be negative side effects most doctors say its far too early to know what the true results are many doctors are skeptical we still need a lot more study studies to be dogs actually see the us is actually so right now its too early to tell that yes we have something that is working it is you know you know actually eating very well do you support the use of doctors trying this on copd patients or do you think from your standpoint it should all wait until theres its been fully vetted i dont want people to have their hopes up that this is the Gold Standard you know resound that the syllable if you will thats not that hes its also unclear how the drug might react. People with other conditions in a perfect storm im fried joel my potassium is low lying magnesium is low i happen to be on another medicine thats cutie agitating and now i add hydroxy couric when to the mix that could be an explosive combination but into a proven grown up i respect scene is found doctors will search for what ever my work the pros on do. We how could you jersey. Yemen has announced its 1st recorded case of corona virus the infection is in the port city of al shaab abouts in the Eastern Region of how that amounts now the port there is closed for a week so in markets and mosques as well as a curfew has been imposed in some areas well lets get more on this now by speaking to sultan a bag and shes the yemen advocacy manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council and she joins me on skype from london sultan of this is the moment weve all been dreading the 1st case in yemen already of the worlds worst humanitarian disaster do we have any idea how this infection got into the country and that there may be others so far undetected that. Thank you for having me on yes this is the moment weve all feared im afraid i cant i dont have the answer to how this virus got into the country but we all know that this is the Global Pandemic and we were very scared that it would hit yemen at some point so here we are its been a race against time in yemen to prepare for this and eventuality but we all know that after 5 years of war yemens Health System is decimated. How to work at havent been paid for years so yemen is ill equipped to deal with this pandemic and then on top of that youve got millions of yemenis who have already been weakened by hunger and disease diseases such as cholera and manu tristian as well as millions of displaced people who are living in these overcrowded terrible conditions without soaps sanitise our ability to solve isolated so this is a very very worrying situation in yemen and if we dont act now it could be a catastrophe sometime i mean yemen is also essentially an active conflict zone the Saudi Led Coalition may have declared a 2 week truce but the who theists have vowed to continue fighting so how do you deal with an outbreak in a country where great swathes are just no go zones. I think the 1st thing to say is where appealing to the warring parties took all sides in this conflict to immediately implement a cease fire on the ground we need the fighting to stop its hard enough. You know trying to prepare and combat the spread of this virus without fighting so thats our 1st appeal lay down your weapons and guns and come together and focus on combating this virus i think of an aid agency what we really need now we need to be able to work with the authorities despite i know all these measures are going to be put into place so restrictions on freedom of movement and necessary measures in order to combat the spread of the virus but we still need to be able to get to areas to get to the camps so that we can provide critical humanitarian aid and also conduct activities like providing clean water and sanitation to protect people against the spread of the virus sometime i see the World Food Program is already saying that they have limited access to who the areas when it comes to Food Distribution i mean that doesnt bode well. There this is going to be an extremely challenging time and i cant say this is going to be easy but failure is not an option in this context we need the authorities we need you when we need aid agencies and also International Governments to come together to support yemen and to stand in solidarity and i think you know what im currently in the u. K. Because of the shutdown of the airport in yemen i couldnt get back to sun our im normally based and here in the u. K. On seeing the impact of the crisis on the Health System on livelihoods and the economy and so this is going to be a very very serious situation for yemen so we are calling on International Governments as well to continue funding and providing support to yemen so we can get you know many of the help that they need in a very very challenging time to head on a bag and theyre the yemen advocacy manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council thank you for joining us on aljazeera. Thank you for having me. Now nonessential businesses in tokyo have been asked to close to help stop the spread of coronavirus the citys governor has been at loggerheads with the Central Government on introducing new measures but finally got consent to close cafes sports clubs and cinemas i as a career reports. Rush hour in central tokyo theres little sign of social distancing with most Japanese Companies working normally. That may change in the coming days as the country tries to reduce person to person contact by 80 percent but the strategy of achieving that without a complete lockdown has left many experts skeptical in the face of escalating infections this is the tip of the iceberg the decision not to impose closing shop. And said some sort of tongue. Was a mega just asking people to stay at home is very weak state of Emergency Powers now allowed tokyo and other large prefectures to asked people to stay at home and tell businesses to close a city of 14000000 people tokyo accounts were 20 percent of japans total Economic Activity causing businesses here that will hurt the whole country and Prime Minister shinzo our base since the determined to limit the damage abi has been locked in a dispute with the citys governor. About how many businesses must close beliefs more drastic action is needed and more quickly. Im going to ask businesses to close down and appeal for their cooperation parts of tokyo are already clearly quieter the media cover family has been running this restaurant for 100 years. They continue to operate despite falling customer numbers if we got compensation we could close our shop for now but because we dont know whats going to happen we have to earn what we can not know what you can and cant do is the biggest problem the Abbott Government has been criticised for doing too little too late in tackling the virus and their fears japan could be facing a much bigger hidden outbreak were going to talk about economic policies physical financial all day long but unless we basically flatten the curve its almost like trying to fix a Drainage Pipe while you still have your faucet open for many tokio theres a double uncertainty of how big a health risk theyre facing and what that will do to the health of their businesses i asked out of sierra tokyo. Well for the 1st time in weeks no new cases have been reported in the south korean city of dacre at the heart of that countrys corona Virus Outbreak the number of new infections across the country also continues to decline just 27 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours south korea has reported more than 10000 cases so far more than half of those in daegu while south korea is also the 1st major country to hold a general election during the curve of 19 crisis president in cast his ballot while suitably protected youre watching these pitches hes been praised for getting one of the worlds worst outbreaks under control thats helped his Democratic Party of career regain support following an economic slowdown corruption scandals and tensions with north korea Robert Bryant has more from seoul. 1st of all industrial size scale screening literally thousands of tests being carried out just to get the authorities here a real good picture of exactly where the infections are and where it must direct its resources that has been key it has also been very good at introducing her missing new technology for example people arriving at ports of entry here into south korea have had to download apps all lead to vices which keep tabs on their location within south korea and also they have to interact with that application to say that they are healthy and if you dont interact then you are followed up by officials it is all very labor intensive work but it is all very necessary and seems to have produced results and we are likely to see that in the elections that are now going to be taking place in the next week or so it has to be said with under extreme precautions that Peoples Health is not impacted people have to wear disposable gloves when they go in to handle ballot papers and keep their distance when lining up and so on we have to wait and see if this is going to be transferred into support for the parties and politicians in the National Assembly who support moving jay in the countrys president because his popularity has stepped steadily climbed during the weeks of this crisis and his Approval Rating now stands at a very high 57 percent now indonesias government has announced tight as social distancing measures off to a sudden sajan cases that public transport has been reduced to half capacity and gathering that bans the new rules are in place for 14 days the capitol to casa accounts for nearly half the more than 3000 infections. And mexico where theres concern that there could be hidden victims of this pandemic womens rights advocates say the country has a bad track record when it comes to gender based violence and the outbreak is only making things worse John Holliman has more. Mexico already had a big problem for me so its at least 10 women are killed each day according to authorities. Last month tens of thousands of women took to the streets and also held a National Strike to protest things were supposed to change but then coronavirus struck off to the optimism of just a month ago some believe that now things could instead be getting worse east rice is the us everybody is well. Over increasing violence against. The Citizens Council from mexico city a joint government and Civil SocietyInitiative Says calls to the helpline about Domestic Abuse have gone up by 25 percent theyve been hiring for the last 2 months to deal with the uptick. In these call center we give free help every day and we have a team of eightys they call a juice and lawyers also to support the victim if she wants to press charges the National Network of womens shelters has also had a 60 percent increase in calls for help they say this is exacerbating an already chronic problem that. Theres have been damaged here apart from covert 19 up and demick that weve had for years and that hasnt been attended to yet the states neglected it and the women who have been murdered are mothers daughters friends mexican citizens that the state has failed. To show to say that just when they needed it the money they get from the government has been held up if you know the head of that government doesnt himself believe that covered 19 has affected Domestic Abuse in the way in the same. No one should say without evidence that now that people are in their houses there is more violence thats not happening. Those calling for help say differently instead of a refuge in their homes theyre finding themselves facing threats inside and out dont homan know disease or screw city. Well European Union finance ministers have agreed to a 590000000000. 00 rescue package aimed at propping up economies devastated by the Coronavirus Crisis now that includes a short Term Employment scheme which aims to prevent millions of workers from losing their jobs funds will also be made available in loans to Member States which need help with health care virus cure and prevention costs but the ministers couldnt agree on shed borrowing and also postpone talks on how to fund a long Term Economic recovery well lets not speak to dominic cain who joins me from Ballin Dominic finally some agreement amongst the e. U. But clearly not on everything including strikingly on these socalled corona bonds. Yes no agreements in the long term which perhaps is the thing which the governments of the city in spain are really particularly concerned about what they get instead is the message for equivalent of tea and sympathy they get loans they can draw down right now as you were outlining in the introduction that to help in the fight against coronavirus right now but they dont get a clear steer about where the e. U. Is going to go if its going to help them for the future they could not agree that in those marathon talks that took place and so theyre left with the sense that yes they control money down now yes they can follow the model but remember this model is the german model the German Government has implemented already the sorts of short working practice that you were referring to the 20 percent of the funding thats being made available by the e. U. Is doing so via this this german scheme inside that they work the company can can use state to help pay a fraction of its payroll in the short term thereby protecting jobs its the german model thats being agreed on here and its not something for the long term thats clear and dominant what kind of reaction every been saying to this package so far. Well remember youve got disparate voices youve got the least fold governmental voices from the e. U. The germans the dutch the finns the austrians really opposed to the idea of you are a box around of bombs then you have the southern european states you really think thats the only as yet we have not heard from the Prime Minister mr consummates who is due to a speech this afternoon to give an idea give us all an idea of what he makes of whats the e. U. Has come up with but remember behind this you have in destry business in germany and elsewhere and theres over Northern European countries i outlined earlier to want to show solidarity they want to help in the short but they dont want to help so much that it would damage their own firms and their own economies certainly that is a view that may be a minority view amongst companies and business in germany but they have a loud voice in this saying yes solidarity theyre not corona its. Done they can theyre speaking to us from that end thank you dominic. Well it is now time for the weather to more tornado touchdowns very small but nonetheless damaging were in the states this line of cloud that new sas is just another cold front spring is approaching as the temperature differential is getting greater and greater as that cold front went through we had a couple of touchdowns probably e. F. One of the smallest of the lowest on the scale but even that would speed we talked about spinning winds 160 Kilometers Per Hour so shes one reason why they do the damage they do even to pretty well built buildings now that is the cold front is usually where theres always a driving head to the top of that was still wintry weather this is freeport in maine for the rest of the night. Will be you brunswick remaining snow im back in California Snow again 1st of all a rather poor looking los angeles. But there is in fact slow forming here up in the mountain somebody there cant this is where youd find a ski resort and it would be lovely to go skiing cause you cant. And of course its late in the seasons this will be spring snow but it just cannot be used except those few in now we have this circulating. Small area of low pressure with persistent snow with storm warning and a flash flood risk down the valleys in fact sunday a goes weekend is looking rather dismal. 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And again im just. A reminder of our top stories this hour. The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has risen to 16500 new york had a record to date he told of almost 800 but there are some positive signs and the number of new hospital admissions has dropped for a 2nd straight day. Yemen has announced its 1st recorded case of coronavirus the infection is in the port city of alice shot in the Eastern Region of how that amounts now the port there has closed for a week or so a markets and mosques as well as a curfew imposed in some areas. And no new cases have been reported in the south korean city of daegu at the homes of that countrys corona Virus Outbreak for the 1st time in weeks the number of new infections nationwide also continues to decline just 27 were confirmed in the past 24 hours. Britains foreign secretary dominic robb is urging the public to stay indoors over the easter weekend as the weather gets warmer rob is also warning people to stick to the governments lockdown rules and not to ruin the progress made so far and tackling the virus will join holland joins me now live from london john easter weekend a holiday lovely weather where you are and i know with 30 is a really concerned that people might take the opportunity to move around so have any additional restrictions been put in place. No additional restrictions no i mean were now the 3rd weekend into the u. K. s lockdown introduced on march the 23rd by Boris Johnson of course before he the Prime Minister god elan each weekend theres been this concern its nice as you say spring weather that people would breach the lockdown restrictions and of course the easter weekend now a time when people want to be with their families extended families and friends and so on if there was ever going to be a moment of lockdown for tea one imagines this might be it and the government of course the message as you heard it there from dominic rupp the foreign secretary mr johnsons effective stand in these please dont preach these restrictions stay at home as much as you can come out to exercise once a day by all means but no sunbathing no picnicking in the parks and behind me this park is a pretty good example of a very disciplined self to suit distancing going on really not very crowded at or about may not be the case around the country weve heard in the last 24 hours from supporter of violence the chief scientific adviser also paul calls for the medical director of Public Health england both pointing to a slackening of the transmission rate the rate of infections an apparent flattening over recent days also reductions in the i. C. U. Admission rate just 2 weeks ago that was doubling every 3 days its now doubling every 6 or more and they point to these 2 metrics if you like as evidence that the lockdown really is having an effect the death toll is extremely high still the latest death toll 866 people died in the last 24 hours registered as having died in u. K. Hospitals but but they say those or beef many hope that would have contracted covered 900 before the lockdown came in in place so dont be put off by those figures they say and indeed the high death toll may continue for another couple of weeks before the lag effect kicks in but overall the message is the lockdown is working please please stick to it and turn out with those seemingly positive trends has there been any further indication of when restrictions might be its. You know no ones putting any sort of a date on that Boris Johnson has said on march the 23rd well do this for 3 weeks well review it all after the easter weekend and see where we are then well look the fact is there may be these tentative signs of optimism dominic rather said there are no plans to ease these restrictions there may be further talks about it next week in fact not even clear quite how these decisions will be made whether by sort of committee of cabinet members whether theyll want to talk to the Prime Minister during his convalescence when hes able to focus and register but but but the thing is theyll want to see these numbers coming down considerably not just plateauing but considerably coming down before they even consider easing restrictions whether on a sector by sector basis perhaps letting manufacturing start up all the schools go back before the theaters bars and restaurants but were not at that point yet and it may well be at least another couple if not several weeks more of this to come to an a hole there from a very very sunny london thank you very much tony. Small businesses across the United States are now trying out new methods to help them survive the economic fallout of coronavirus it comes during a standoff between u. S. Senate has on whether to free up 250000000000 dollars in Economic Relief and as roselyn jordan explains some businesses are now turning to the internet rather than waiting on the government to stay afloat. Even before the code at 19 pandemic triggered a state of emergency in virginia forcing nonessential businesses to close upward faithing dogs the owners of honest soul yoga were moving their Classes Online making that initial choice right away start things right away starts free meetings i think has helped our team. And yeah and it has helped us generate a lot of content share and continue to interact in class never fight to achieve self he says what to do about money. A few doors down a martial arts studio has turned to videos to keep its students on track. And Master Instructor result dog says not being hands on means relying on extra help our parents and our families have been very very resilient and creative in ways in which they train and in fact parents are even more inclined to practice the techniques with them so they do in a sense do get some sense of sparring and practice in there. As are concerned the rent utilities and paychecks are still do even though our seniors are essentially running dark right now that doesnt mean those payments go away or any were still responsible to be sure that we can you are very bad as you have business for people to come back to the pandemic is also challenging art order. Ization to rethink how they engage with visitors and the Broader Community right now the only way to experience the Boca Raton Museum of art in florida is to visit its online exhibitions or take a Virtual Class this is causing us to do is to rethink our entire practice and the presentation that we may get a public what is our goal what is the role of art in society we have to make an even more compelling case. For the mantra has to be creativity has not been canceled all of us we have no idea how this is going to end when this is going to and so just keep supporting each other up with each other in checking in with people your neighbors for why a deep breath and deep trust that people will support the businesses and organizations that enrich their lives now and after the pandemic is over chamber hope get out roslyn jordan aljazeera washington. While g. 20 Energy Minister holding a virtual me saying to discuss protecting Global Oil Markets and that meeting comes a day off to opec and its allies agreed to cut production the deal will see Oil Producing nations cut output by 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day until alley chain like outsiders account on the stump and demand caused by the corona virus pandemic. Saudi arabias economy is also taking a big hit from the low oil prices and its not the only problem its facing its leadership has reportedly also gone into isolation because of coronavirus well lets now speak to abdullah bob ward hes a visiting professor at the National University of singapore is middle east institute and he joins us on skype from there adel ill start with the oil price because even with these well cuts theyre still going to be a huge global glass of oil so just how much of a difference is this going to make and how is the saudi economy coping with all of this well thank you but maybe a little bit too too little too late in one sense because there is a lot of us we all. Sort of oil stocks due to the very last prices that was due to the growth what weve come to sell its not as high as whats expected we were expecting Something Like 20. Bottles to tell about it was a big. Hole or over 15. Or so its all in the market for the kind of look warmly but there. It went up a little bit but then again down on and i think its not not enough and its also very short lived so there are a lot of questions about you know the power of the vote is this going to cause a lot of and the challenges are are still there the oil price. In the region is is that very important because most of the economies in the gulf states are relying. On the. Show and in terms of trying to manage all of this i mean a good portion of the saudi leadership right now is in isolation as its trying to deal with the economic fallout of this pandemic so how bleak is this for saudi arabia and the broader region going forward. Well the saudi arabia has not had a good deal of good years in the in one sense because. There are have been going on one collapses that the other part being where of course you know the war again and the caves are for particularly if. You have a lot of political problems and it was combined with by the problems that is simply an divisions one of the of the crown prince of the old man lives and ill be. The. Incumbent the government the government wendling because not going to the world and we are going to accept a lot and also because of. That no the end of the Oil Price War so there have been the big challenge and you know that your government gets all the you know one of the limits be able to deliver on the vision that you have basically what is being is will. Not be looked into until question and i dont really costly for. You know his attempt to become the next game and thats to say that you know the whole of their own family will be in you know kind of put away from the back and so i think that you know if you really do facing economic problems and also you know the stock market itself has gone down. Some of those that will give someone a 100000000000 about that and that itself you know all are if theyre even if they were called relying on oil and bleeding money from their investment in Sovereign Wealth Fund that has lots of the beginning of the thing so its really not news that all of us are going to get mom a lot dont you also mention the war in yemen there and the saudi u. A. E. Led coalition thats been fighting there has now agreed to a unilateral cease fire there for at least 2 weeks do you think that might have been influenced by just simply how much money it has to spend at the moment. I think its i have come with nation of a number of things one is that there. Has been been making some. Getting some grants and this warrant any amount of and theyre taking a lot more areas so google issue this by about all the you know enlightened. Being have a force at that theyre not stopping them have not stopped them that is one of thing and i think you know that the that they are also under economic and also political pressure that its a lot of Blood Pressure for the heart of a collision of the south 11 illusion to stop this war and i think he now will. Accept that i think they want to win the and have the upper hand by and i was seeing a cease fire which in itself is good but its not good enough you know this 2 weeks to fire is not going to make not much different of what the country needs is a completely you know local station of Peace Process and then leaves will article solution not that different factions in yemen and all the different forces to all our human needs you know galling i mean weve thought that causes being too high for a hold of the yemeni the will because of all of the humanity this war thats the spot and saudi arabia and the United Arab Emirates i think that realize that they are and that a lot of especially from the United States as we go out there are some really kind of about the press that theyre getting there and that from the national you have asked if they want middle east institute thank you for your insights on aljazeera thank you. Well a Good Friday Service has been held in paris is not to don cathedral nearly a year after it was devastated by fire only 7 people attended the ceremony as paris remains under lockdown amid the corona Virus Outbreak but the event was broadcast nationwide as christians around the world commemorate easter many parts of the cathedral were destroyed in a fire last summer in tooting its roof and iconic bell towers well the French DefenseMinistry Says 50 people on board its only Aircraft Carrier have contracted coronavirus the captain of the shell de gaulle was instructed to return to pause after some of the 1700 sailors on board started showing symptoms earlier this week parts of the ship have been put into lockdown and the crew has been ordered to wear masks the ship is due in the coming days. Now musicians in the french city of border have organized special concepts to show support for hospital stuff the border opera is performing in front of a hospital garden as well as at an elderly home now those participating in the show are expected to obey social distancing rules. Act. Farmers in the philippines finding it tough to get their projects to market because of the virus struck down now more than 200. 00 filipinos have died of the virus and theres around 4000. 00 and factions jamila undergoing reports. Our visit to this farming cooperative is welcomed but there are clear protocols the province of new every see how it is considered one of the philippines biggest important food ground reads roma will have years as the price of grain has more than doubled after last years drop in prices thats being welcomed. But he says the market is bola tiles and farmers are worried about the future. We are scared for what might happen next because of this law and the law are still waiting for the promised machine from the government that we were supposed to get from that if they earned then the increase in last year. The Philippine Government has imposed strict measures to clamp down on the spread of the 1900 pandemic putting the entire region of lives on under what it calls an enhanced community quarantine. It is home to more than 60000000 filipinos and the closure of businesses has led to a sudden loss of work that is devastating families here reland overly n. T. Owns 82 hacked or pepper and tomato farm and is one of those affected. By years dont do it it cant be shia. We dont want to go to day when we do they even dictate the price. At least 2 warehouses they say have closed down here and now farmers have to queue for space at trading posts like this one before the lock down this was just an empty parking lot now this has become a temporary drop off point for farmers who are desperate to sell their vegetables those who are able to sell say theyre grateful to get anything and others say they end up taking their produce back to their farms or its left to rot some farm owners say they dont want to harvest anymore Filipino Farmers are among the poorest people in the philippines most are in debt and they say theyre no longer able to pay their creditors and the extension of the lockdown is upsetting many here who believe it will devastate them they say they need help and they need it now. Doug and al jazeera live it you see how province northern philippines now speaking of farming and province and produce a 2nd plague of locusts this year is feared by farmers in east africa if they dont act fast huge areas of farmland were already destroyed a few months ago and as catherine so reports from kenya the next swarms could be up to 20 times larger. This farmers in eastern kenya skittery county are running out of time the wind weighted by millions of Desert Locusts that used their farms to breed now the hope is are about to mature and if the farmers dont kill them all before they develop we think this 2nd generation of luckiest that over 80 devoid tens of thousands hacked years of vegetation across east africa will cause even more devastation. If the matter before we are done killing them they will overwhelm us the came here and. We cannot kill them because they were flying so we are trying to finish the hope before they can fly swarms 1st landed in north in kenya at the beginning of the year and spreads to other parts of the country eating all the vegetation along the way most of last seasons crop in this area was destroyed by the law casts the long rains are starting and farmers are afraid if they dont clear the breeding grounds all the insects quickly then their family and is going to be destroyed again. Mary karimi lost most of her have assists got one sack of grain down from the 5 sacks you usually have us. Have children and i had to serve a sack of green grams was goofys now im buying food and its very expensive. The east African Regional body guard is tracking the movement of the la casts using a supercomputer the relays climate conditions and wind patterns to predict where the lock has a heading the swarms in kenya will be moving north in the region countries such as if e. O. P. Or somalia south sudan and he will be he tied as a lock us head to where the are a b. And peninsula. Some farmers are concerned that with the onset of coronavirus many governments will die over creased walls is meant to deal with the locusts honestly yes there is a concern because these means Restricted Movement and Restricted Movement means in areas where specialists were supposed to come or also in assisting the control efforts from other countries theres no restriction on who can come in or travel to certain countries because of the cough use lockdowns and the likes back in the village the families are doing what they can to ensure that this new swarms will not make it out alive to destroy crops anywhere else catherine soy aljazeera to east and kenya. A 3 man crew has reached the International Space station after an extra long predeparture quarantine due to the risk of coronavirus the 2 russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut blasted off in their stories capital capsule towards the i assess on thursday now hostile restrictions meant that their families werent allowed to attend the launch and the trio will remain on board until october. Now the pandemic is changing lives in many ways including the way many of us speak the Oxford English dictionary has published an update to reflect the words and phrases now in regular use coded 19 as a brand new entrant phrases including so self isolate social distancing and flash on the curve have also been added because of the new context in which they are being used. Still ahead piso will be here with the sports as dots fans get a treat from 2 of the sports biggest legends. Business leaders is both to buy no bra spar. With. Business leaders his goal to buy no bra spot. But now its time to support his peter starr thank you so much the crisis at Barcelona Football Club has deepened after 6 Board Members resigned late on thursday in disagreement with the clubs president theyre angry with some of those handling of a social media spent between star player on the Club Sporting director eric abby del as well as a voicing their concern over how the club plans to bounce back after the coronavirus pandemic nearly 2 weeks ago boston as players announced they will take a 70 percent pay cut while Board Members had also agreed to reduce their celery. The head of the Players Union in england has criticised the British Government to singling out premier League Players during the current Coronavirus CrisisGordon Taylor says it is unfair that Hedge Fund Managers and bankers were not asked to take pay cuts and yet the British Health minister so far to call on premier League Players to take a pay cut the players have already set up a fund to raise money for the National Health service maintains the players were attacked unnecessarily by the governments next weeks u. F. C. To 49 has been cancelled both e. S. P. N. And Parent Company disney stopped the sports president pushing ahead with the event amid the coronavirus pandemic you have seized chief dana white had a valid 4 weeks to maintain a regular show duel of fights despite most of the sporting rules shutting down of despite the cancellation but says he still plans to put on small 5 shows on a private island in the future. Russias sports minister onesies countrys doping ban forgotten saying that coronavirus offers International Authorities the chance to turn a new page russias fleets have been banned off the doping data at a moscow lab was manipulated the court of arbitration for sport is due to rule on the ban but its hearings have been delayed over the Health Crisis organizations around the world are facing tough challenges in testing athletes who are isolating the head of the u. S. Antidoping Agency Travis Tygart has told of his era usada is having to adapt its methods he also spoke about athletes who will now have served in bands in time for the delayed lympics next year. This is always an issue some athletes bans in before major competitions so the postponement you know in of itself doesnt affect in the rule has been clear and legally its a sound rule that once youve you know so to speak served your time youre eligible for all benefits that the rules allow for so i think its small as you compared to the overwhelming benefit of the postponement to ensure that this testing period now that sees reduced testing is made up for it allows for that russia case that is so critically important for clean athletes is finally decided at the castle level and in time to put in adequate testing one in the russian athletes that may be there and it also gives the i. O. C. Taskforce adequate time to ensure the recommendations that it is sent around the globe are actually being implemented and weve essentially bought you know another 12 months to do the job that antidoping should be doing all along but then you look at the necessary reduction in testing thats had to happen around the world and we know in some parts of the world theres no testing going on and thats been announced here in the u. S. We you know indicated it were doing Mission Critical testing and weve tried to do that and of in a way with added enhanced processes masks gloves social distancing eccentric to ensure its done as safe as possibly can be done in this environment you know were were confident clean athletes are going to continue to compete clean you know no kid grows up saying i cant wait to be a superstar athlete at the olympic level and have to you know inject myself with dangerous drugs and they also know that winners never cheat and cheaters never win but look its naive i think to. See that some athletes arent going to trial or coaches or doctors you know the but the bad folks out there are going to try to use this time period to try to get away with something and its incumbent upon us during this time period but once were back fully operational from a testing standpoint to ensure that those that might try to get away with something are allowed to do so. 6 time super bowl winning Quarterback Tom Brady is one of Many AmericanFootball Players who currently do not know if they next season will start on time n. F. L. Seasons usually start in september but with the current coronavirus pandemic having virtually shut down old sport globally theres no guarantee of when things will return to normal brady left the new England Patriots after 20 years and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers i know were faced with a pretty tough circumstance now is as a world and i think rod is trying to focus on what our priorities are here and if we can do that then you know were going to come out of it stronger now Roger Federer has joined with wimbledon organizers to ask for tennis fans to stay home and salute healthcare workers as the real champions of the Coronavirus Crisis the a time wimbledon winner to an emotional video released by the tournament take a look. Sadly we must come together by staying apart no tents will be pitched no records broken. No trophies engraved. But as we say thank you for your passion support. We remind ourselves of countless champion schools be found. Frontline workers across the globe compete for us. To cheer for them. For now we play suspended. We are united in the hope. That tomorrow will be better than today. Transcend champion andy murray will play in a virtual version of the madrid open 164000. 00 prize money will go towards fighting the coronavirus. And thoughts fans have had a real treat as 2 of the sports legends wed head to head from the comfort of their own homes. Multiple World Champion gone 5 time World Champion raymond fan born a felt in a virtual match for charity that had an epic 2007 World Champion final but the dutchman won and it was fun bonafide again talked from his home in den haag the match raising over 18000. 00 to support Health Care Workers in britain. And thats all the sport for now thanks for that. Well thats it for main. Dont go away ill be back in just a moment with mornings. 11. April on aljazeera. 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