Plus. The berne tell its not true because he drove reopens for an intimate Good Friday Service. Fellow authorities around the world are warning people to stay at home and abide by tough restrictions to movement as the coronavirus pandemic reaches a significant point the official global death toll has now passed 100000 with more than 1600000 confirmed cases but experts believe the number of deaths attributed to the virus is deceptively low and the u. K. Has recorded europes highest ever number of hospital fatalities in a single day with 980 deaths over in spain the government there says its beginning to see results from its Strict Lockdown as its daily death rate comes down but it does remain europes most effective country after italy with nearly 16000 dying from the disease now despite the success being seen in some countries the World Health Organization has warned governments against prematurely rolling back restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic it says that while the rate of infection has been slowing in some countries others are seeing an alarming surge in cases. I know that some countries are already planning the transition out of stay at home restrictions w. H. O. Wants to see distractions lifted as much as anyone i descend time lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence the way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not money properly while the us President Donald Trump is among those taking an optimistic view of the statistics at his Daily Briefing on friday he said the number of infections a slowing down suggesting the country is getting closer to the peak were seeing hospital admissions declining very substantially as i said a nationwide the number of new cases per day is flattening substantially suggesting that were near the peak and our comprehensive strategy is working overtime or guidelines to slow the spread or decreasing the rate of new cases very substantially and will result in fewer hospital admissions and were seeing that its. Incredible i think with with no exceptions its looking like its slow lets bring in our White House Correspondent kimberly halakhah to join us in washington d. C. So kimberly what are we to read into the president s comments considering that warning from the w. H. O. Yeah the u. S. President continues to project optimism as there is reason for optimism but its caution optimism and that was very clearly made in the points from the Public Health officials both dr anthony and dr Deborah Burkes as they spoke there in that White House Task force briefing just a few moments ago the u. S. President though it has been the cheerleader among that group for some time he is very eager to see americans getting back to work right now we have guidelines in place for staying at home until at least april 30th but the question became in that briefing would he listen to Public Health officials on may 1st and he insists that he would but at the same time in that very same briefing he said we have to get back so theres no question that this is a president that is eager to get back we have to remember hes running for reelection in november the economy was the biggest strength that he had in terms of trying to win reelection but it is important to note that there were a few headlines in the press briefing that are notable notably the fact that the projection for the number of americans that could die as a result of coronavirus initially had been as high as 2000000 at one point but on the lower end 200000 that now being downgraded to about 60000 still a horrible number really terrible number but at the same time using that as one of the barometers that they may be turning the corner in the United States in terms of dealing with this crisis and can really the message of course from Health Officials there is the spike the easter weekend just continue to do what youre doing and stay home. Yeah and theyre worried that americans are not going to listen to this advice and were going to see in the United States a 2nd wave or peak like weve seen in new york city which has been horrific at times in terms of what the frontline hospital workers have had to deal with just the sheer number of deaths that really flooded the hospitals in that area and what theyre saying is that there is reason to believe that the socalled curve or peak is flattening in terms of the reduction in the number of new hospital admissions but at the same time the concern is going into this Holiday Weekend its warmer weather there 2 are many people celebrating passover theyre celebrating easter and that people may ignore this advice and so theyre watching very carefully in a number of areas they even spoke about some of the rule areas because the focus has been on these metro areas these urban areas that have been hit the hardest but rule areas particularly in. Folks older folks homes and caring facilities for the aged that this is where these could pop up in some of the rural areas so again caution ing to be very careful because just very quickly the thing that they noted in this briefing the top Public Health officials saying is the still the best care they have is hand washing right now in social distancing there is no cure there is no vaccine there are some optimistic looks at 8 different interventions they call them in Clinical Trial but the bass Case Scenario for these would be in terms of being able to bring these to the public would be as early as the summer and that seems unlikely so still there is no sort of replacement for social distancing and thats what the president is so eager to end and get this economy back on track got it can really health and thank you for that update well these positive signs are starting to increase in spain and italy but the italian Prime Minister says restrictions there will be extended dominic cain has more from berne then. Signore do your know its a stark example of what the coronaviruses done to this continent the traditional good friday people Passion Service in rome and pope francis forced to preside over a ceremony with almost no congregation because the pandemic continues to kill thousands of people every day we are particularly concerned by the large number of infections reported among Health Workers in some countries there are reports of up to 10 percent of Health Workers being infected this is an alarming trend. When Health Workers are at risk we are all trees but just as corona targets populations so it attacks their economies which is why late on thursday e. U. Finance ministers agreed a vast new credit package for those worst affected fast loans for governments and short term aid to companies which might otherwise go they had up to around out of the trillion euros a step change in the economic ordination we did in our union this emergency plan well see old our economic and social fabric as we dive into a recession. But its not enough for several stricken european states italy has long argued for wealthier countries to guarantee the debt of the poorer ones which this deal does not i because the impact of the lockdown across Southern Europe is clear in spain the beaches are empty with no prospect of this changing anytime soon on any normal good friday afternoon you could expect this area of central berlin to be packed with tourists and berliners alike all enjoying the sunshine and yet corona means they cant those who are here doing the exercise there are allowed to do that many of the shops around here are shut down even the most iconic hotel in berlin and very low occupancy at the outline right now all because of corona which is why the staff inside have taken to baking easter themed cakes to provide to the homeless of the city but such gestures alone cannot bring anything but a temporary or spite in a pandemic that shows no sign of stopping dominic came aljazeera burleson. Well turkey has ordered a 48 hour curfew in 31 cities starting midnight on friday more than a 1000 people have died from coronavirus there with nearly 5000 confirmed cases meanwhile ankara has. That mosques and other medical supplies to the u. K. To help the country deal with the coronavirus pandemic president. Sent a letter to Prime MinisterBoris Johnson offering him well wishes as he recovers from covert 19. War torn yemen has confirmed its 1st case of the corona virus prompting fears that an outbreak could ravage the countrys already decimated Health Care System the case was confirmed in the region of hard im outside the 12 hour curfew has been implemented there to prevent the spread of the virus the United Nations says an outbreak would be catastrophic as laura burton melly reports. Streets deserve. A 12 hour curfew imposed its a Movement Many fear that yemens 1st reported case of called 19 in the southeast import city of. Yemeni medical officials in 100 region have tweeted that the person is in a stable condition in Hospital Health care workers know how dangerous the virus is in a country where hall of all facilities have been destroyed by 5 years of war. With the governor of how dramatic to inspect the patients examination and diagnosis at the feet of hospital in follow this same time has been established and ready to receive as many patients as necessary. The World Health Organization says its assessing who may have been exposed to the virus and the charity save the children says there are 700 intensive care unit beds including 65 children and 520 latest for a population of about 30000000 people confirmation of the virus came with stones were too weak to cease fire by the saudi u. A. E. Led coalition it says the pause in fighting is to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. But the spokesman told our dizzier they consider the cease fire announcement a media and political stunt and want a comprehensive u. S. Led deal. But we were very clear before the krona pandemic we wanted the world to stop completely in the siege to be fully lifted the siege makes human too weak to fight the pandemic we didnt say that the ceasefire is rejected but we expressed doubts about the intentions of the saudis who have proved that they havent committed themselves to date unilaterally announced truce. Analysts believe the saudis and the emirate isnt looking for a face saving way out war they cant win the pause in fighting in yemen started as the United NationsSecurity Council held an emergency closed door meeting by Video Conference un secretary general and tony could terrorists says he wants to work towards a cease fire in all conflicts during the pandemic many fear in a country where millions face famine and lack access to clean water its impossible to follow simple rules to prevent the spread of the infection youre about the money out is there are meanwhile the spokesman of the un recognized governments forces says hope the rebels have attacked Yemeni Military positions 74. 00 times the last 24 hours it comes after the u. S. Urged the armed group to respect a 2 week you know lateral cease fire announced by the Saudi Led Coalition on wednesday but a jose spokesman had told al jazeera they consider it a political stunt and want a comprehensive u. N. Led deal 5 year conflict has killed over 100000. 00 people and created a huge humanitarian crisis. The worlds top Oil Producing nations have been finalizing a deal to cut global output in a bid to lift prices hit by the coronavirus Pandemic Energy ministers of the worlds 20 largest economies discuss the deal by Video Conference that followed thursdays agreements why the oil cartel opec and its allies to cut Global Production by 10 percent but the pact was stalled after mexico failed to agree to its share of cuts President Donald Trump has since said the u. S. Will further reduce its output to help mexico and jeff colgan is a professor of Political Science at Brown University and author of petro aggression when Oil Causes War he says its unrealistic to believe the deal will stabilize the oil markets any time soon. Oil markets have actually fallen on news of the deal as opposed to rising as opec plus had hoped that it would happen they were looking for a boost of up to 15. 00 a barrel and in fact prices are going into reverse and thats striking because i think theres really 2 things that are happening because of whats happening here one is that while the deal does contain some substantive cuts most of whats being announced are socalled market cuts meaning that these are the kinds of things are going to happen deal or no deal these are decisions made by individual producers reacting to the change in Market Conditions that are you know ramping down because of Lower Oil Prices so in some sense that this is more hype than real substance and the 2nd thing that matters for the prices is the fact that there is a can persistent overhang in supply so the expected shortfall in demand over the next 2 months is Something Like 25. 00 to 30000000. 00 barrels a day and this deal is 10. 00 to 15000000. 00 barrels a day so it only goes part of the way to addressing that massive demand shock work and continuing to see oversupply and thats going to drive prices likely downwards as inventory continue to build it is significant in the sense that saudi arabia and a few of the gulf monarchies are changing their strategy to certain degree but much of whats happening here as i said is market cut this is going to happen anyway especially in the United States. On to more ahead on aljazeera coming up including kenyas 2nd wave farmers prepare to battle billions of locusts that have already devastated arsonists. And japan aims to slash person to person contact to fight coronavirus but its not yet but its not yet ready to declare a national long. Hello there are still some very nice warm sunny weather across much of Central Europe all this High Pressure still in control damages are above the average in most places but its also doing is keeping all of this weather the cloud the shadow as well across the north and the northwest you see quite a band of cloud there traveling down into Northern Spain thats been bringing a few showers that are not quite managing to reach or this particular northern spots in spain you can see quite a bit of cloud here say the mist is sort of coming off the water but there are a few in the forecast as a go through saturday again across that same region and that cloud on the showers like you down as far south as madrid so keep us haemorrhages a little bit lower a few showers pushing in on a fairly stiff breeze across northern sections of the u. K. And sunny bringing some rain showers into these coastal areas of norway on tool sweden and also northern sections of denmark itll become a little bit stronger and havea as we go through sunday the winds also a bit colder coming down from the north and just wrapping around those coastal areas also some rain work its way across these Western Areas some scattered showers across southern regions of the u. K. And also pushing into Western Areas of france and again down into spain and portugal but temperature wise it is still pretty warm to much is about 10 to 11 degrees above average in paris for the next couple of days dipping down on monday with some more scattered showers in your forecast and also staying warm but again cooler on monday. From the aljazeera in london. To special guests in conversation as the resistance and i see joy in the midst of pain your books do that and from uninterrupted wire all of the people of color and theyre just one color but there is no i dont think that should be people of no color but exactly Fatima Bhutto meets Marc Lamont Hill i very much thought i was going to look at a bad movie studio unscripted on aljazeera. The. Other than the top stories on aljazeera the global death tolls the coronavirus pandemic has now passed 100000 with more than 1600000 confirmed cases but experts believe the number of deaths attributed to the virus is deceptively low. The World Health Organization has warned governments against prematurely rolling back restrictions and containing the pandemic it says that while the rate of infection has been slowing in some countries others are seeing an alarming surge in cases. Energy ministers in the worlds top Oil Producing nations have met via Video Conference as they move to stabilize prices hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Farmers in east africa say they have to act fast to stop a 2nd plague of locusts hitting the region this year huge areas of farmland were destroyed by the insects just a few months ago and this catherine saw 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 weans then 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 they match 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 was before they can fly swarms 1st landed in north in kenya at the beginning of the year and spread 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 cary me lost most of her have assists surely got one sack of grain down from the 5 sacks you usually have us will. Have children and i had to serve a sack of green grams was coffees now im buying food and its very expensive. The east African Regional body guard is tracking the movement of the law 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 every track and he will be he tied as a lock us head to where the arabian peninsula. Some farmers are concerned that with the onset of coronavirus many governments will divert resources 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 who are supposed to come or also in assist in the control efforts from other countries theres no restriction on who can come into or travel to certain countries because of the cough use lockdowns and the like back in the village the families are doing what they can to ensure this new swarms will not make it out alive to destroy crops anywhere else catherine saw aljazeera get to east and kenya return to the coronavirus and some businesses in tokyo have been asked to close as japan scrambles to contain the outbreak the citys governor has been at loggerheads with the government which has been reluctant to impose measures that will hurt the economy i ask the corps reports in the japanese capital. 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 transport isnt. Was a mega just asking people to stay at home is very weak state of Emergency Powers now allows 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 are basics determined to limit the damage abby 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 mia cover family has been running this restaurant 400 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 government has been criticized 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 Policy 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 ask out of sierra tokyo. Theres concern in mexico that there could be many hidden victims of the pandemic womens rights advocates say the country has a bad track record with gender based violence and the outbreak is only making things worse john holeman reports. Mexico already had a big problem femicide 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 and after the optimism of just a month ago some believe that now things could instead be getting worse hes right that us everybody whos well has them so 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 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 damage here apart from corbett 1000 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 so. The shelters 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 and. 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 now dizzee into mexico city. A Good Friday Service has been held in paris is not. Nearly a year after it was devastated by a large fire but only 7 people attended the ceremony as the french capital remains under coronavirus lockdown and thats also butler reports. Sound of a violin echoed around not to damn the musician dressed in protective clothing because a cathedral isnt safe after the fire ravaged it a year ago. The archbishop of paris led a good friday ceremony kneeling at an ancient representation of a crown of thorns that had been rescued by firefighters with frogs in lockdown because of the Coronavirus Crisis only 7 people were allowed to attend. In the sun usual time we ask you god for all those who are victims of this terrible illness those who are grieving those who have dedicated themselves to hope love each other. The ceremony offered an opportunity for a rare glimpse inside not a dam since renovation work began last year the fire destroyed its roof spire and some of its intricate stained glass windows the site of the medieval and got explained are in flames shocked people around the world nearly 1000000000. 00 in donations has so far been pledged to restore the cathedral but under the french governments coronavirus restrictions rebuilding work has been halted. d the construction site was closed and definitely at the beginning of the confinement like most of the construction sites in the country public authorities made this wise decision churches and other places of worship remain open during the lockdown but the french government has Bound Services and religious gatherings an exception was made for the ceremony not to dam the far not a dam was a moment of National Crisis the brought people together one year on i dont know of a crisis is creating a sense of national solidarity. The catholics in france this easter is clearly unusual obliged to stay indoors because the coronavirus there are unable to attend church will travel to spend time with family and for. For many the ceremony not the dam will be a symbol of hope revival and a moment of contemplation in such difficult times. To talk about just era france. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera the global death toll of the coronavirus pandemic has now passed 100000 with more than 1600000 confirmed cases but experts believe the number of deaths attributed to the virus is deceptively low and the World Health Organization has warned governments against prematurely rolling back restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic it says that while the rate of infection has been slowing in some countries others are seeing an alarming certain cases i know that some countries are already planning the transition out of stay at home restrictions w. H. O. Wants to see distractions lifted as much as anyone i december time lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence their way down can be as dangerous as the way if not money properly u. S. President donald trump is among those taking an optimistic view of the statistics is the only briefing on friday he said the number of infections is slowing down were seeing hospital admissions declining very substantially as i said a nationwide the number of new cases per day is flattening substantially suggesting that were near the peak and comprehensive strategy is working overtime or guidelines to slow the spread or decreasing the rate of new cases very substantially and will result in fewer hospital admissions and were seeing that its. Incredible it with with no exceptions its looking like its low. Energy minister a sign the worlds top 20 economies have met via Video Conference to try to stabilize prices hit by the coronavirus pandemic on thursday opec and its allies agreed to cut Oil Production by 10 percent the spokesman of the un recognized Government Forces any evidence says Houthi Rebels have attacked Yemeni Military positions 74. 00 times in the past 24 hours the u. S. Had urged the armed group to respect a 2 week unilateral cease fire announced by the Saudi Led Coalition on wednesday youre up to date so the headlines risking it all guinea is coming up next thanks for watching