An online to let you know if youve been in contact with someone whos infected. The u. S. Now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world 20000 people thats tally past italy on friday across the u. S. At least half a 1000000 people are infected more than half of the u. S. Deaths are in 3 States New York new jersey and michigan the epicenter remains new york the surge of deaths there has overwhelmed Funeral Homes and the city is using a mass burial site but the state governor says for the 1st time theres been a drop in intensive care admissions new york city has decided to shut Public Schools for the rest of the academic year. You can see that the numbers somewhat. Stabilizing but it is stabilizing at and horrific rate. 783 people 777799 these are just incredible numbers depicting incredible loss and pain john hendren is joining us now from chicago under cuomo there saying that these are incredible numbers what does this mean for the u. S. Well rob every day we seem to hit a new grim milestone on friday it was at the United States had crossed 500000 recorded cases of the coronavirus on saturday is that the u. S. Is now registered 20000 deaths more than any other country including italy and as you point out one 3rd of those cases was from new york state alone new York New Jersey and michigan being the hardest hit of all states so far and u. S. Health Officials Say they believe the infection are going to peak on Easter Sunday this coming sunday that was originally a date when President Trump is that he one of the u. S. To come out of this shelter in place orders and want to business to be back and moving again that is no longer happening that date seems to moved to may 1st and there are a lot of Public Health officials who are skeptical even about that date but there are places here in the United States where pastors are keeping churches open most states 43 states have locked down orders 7 of them do not but of the states that have lockdown orders Something Like 515 of them allow an exemption for Church Services so there is some fear that here on Easter Sunday there will be places where massive amounts of people will be gathering but and then he found the head of the National Institutes of health here in the United States says that there wont be a sense of normalcy here in the u. S. Rob until Something Like november and that of course is when President Trump is up for reelection john you mentioned michigan there and i understand its bringing in some of its strictest coronavirus laws of pretty much any state whats behind that. Thats right because the virus is hitting michigan right now in the midwest here in chicago where i am and the state of michigan both been hit pretty hard the governor there Gretchen Whitmer has issued a new order and that requires people to stay in their homes except for essential tasks like getting groceries and they are barred even from visiting their own vacation homes that a lot of people in michigan have them so michigan is cracking down just trying to keep people indoors in a way that no other state really is but the problem here in the United States is is that some states have strict orders some dont so the virus is sort of like pollution it doesnt respect state borders and governors are trying to get together on this but there are a number of them that continue to resist stricter orders so whether this helps the state of michigan or or whether those cases continue to flood over those borders is an open question because people from other states are still going to be allowed to visit their own vacation homes in michigan even while residents of michigan cannot dont under bring us up to date from chicago don thanks a lot. Or the number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Has risen dramatically in the 4 weeks since the crisis was declared a pandemic and critics of President Donald Trump say his slow response is largely to blame his White House CorrespondentKimberly Hauck that he has betrayed our National Security when the u. S. Recorded its 1st coronavirus case on january 20th the United States was in the midst of another crisis the senate will convene as a court of impeachment the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump something he said was a distraction for the country. But did the Political Drama also leave the president distracted from leaving a response to the covert 19 outbreak hitting the United States trump says he took the virus seriously from the start i felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic all you had to do is look at other countries but his public statements suggest otherwise in january is the World Health Organization warned of a Global Crisis and coronavirus cases in china grew trump bad chinese citizens from traveling to the u. S. But continue to downplay the threat we have a totally under control one person coming in from china he suggested it would go away by april as lawmakers expressed fears the u. S. Was unprepared im deeply concerned that we are way behind the fondness by late february as Rotavirus Group states Like Washington and california lawmakers on capitol hill publicly questioned ministration specials regarding whether or not resources have been stockpiled to deal with the crisis we do have in the Strategic National stockpile ventilators we have masks we have enough for part well of course not or we wouldnt be asking for a supplemental to seek more money to procure more of that but by march tom why did travel restrictions to include some European Countries also declared a National Emergency in the us. Still as grotta virus cases expanded trump continued to downplay the problem its going to disappear one day its like a miracle it will disappear. He accused his democratic opponents weaponized in coronavirus for political purposes and harming his reelection chances and this is their new home only as hundreds of new coronavirus cases emerge to process the us to the white house and now its National Social distancing guidelines it prompted closures of most u. S. Businesses overnight causing millions of americans to lose their jobs and a blitter a the once booming u. S. Economy looking for a scapegoat trump blame china generates instead of the net it comes from china and contradicting Public Health officials trump continued to project off to mr telling americans he wanted businesses reopened by easter but as cases of coronavirus rose truck reluctantly expanded Public Health restriction we will be extending our guidelines to april 30th. To slow the spread President Trump has justified the mixed messages from his crown of virus task force arguing hes the countrys cheerleader providing hope to americans in a difficult time but one analyst argues with the november president ial election on the horizon trumps response is driven by his desire to win a 2nd term as you know the saying goes never let a good crisis go to waste this is a president who has used every opportunity this crisis to to attempt to solidify himself solidify his base and solidify his reelection we appreciated very much from continues to praise white house response efforts giving himself a 10 out of 10 even his critics accuse him of failing to respond swiftly to save thousands of lives kimberly health hit aljazeera washington Jason Nichols is a political analyst and a lecturer at the university of maryland hes joining us now from etiquette city we appreciate your time so how would you characterize the way the donald trump has handled this. Well i think you know as we say here in maryland the proof is in the blood and i think that he has been horrendous number one his failure started about a year ago in the when he dismantled the Pandemic Response team which is part of the yes yes you are the n. S. C. Excuse me he has numerous times tried to cut the budget budget of the c. D. C. And and i handle these types of situations he called it a hoax he is one step to stop this was the stop him you know from china but we find out later on that this virus actually came to our country from where scuse me from from europe so he has failed at every turn testing thats been slow weve seen that south korea was able to test 66000 people in one week it took the United States of america the wealthiest country on the planet 3 weeks to test the same amount of people these point political games with ventilators and with american lives so its very frustrating to watch his response to this pandemic if we were facing a president ial election in november do you think that donald trump would have handled this differently. Honestly i would say you know i think donald trump in many cases is unprepared underprepared does not have the right people around him advising him i think he would not have taken this seriously regardless and i dont think that this has to do with an election coming up i think it has to do with incompetence so thats where i think this comes down to i really dont think that this is something some sort of political game he played from the beginning i think its that he was incompetent he has poor judgment he doesnt listen to good advice and he has bad advice and youre. We are nevertheless of course facing the election thats coming up in november do you think that this is going to have despite what youve said and i accept what you say that this is going to have any bearing on how people are likely to vote in november were not much sure hope so when i dont you know weve seen this president be impeached weve seen him do several scandals well domestic and international and he seems to be tough things seem to just kind of slip off for him i mean were facing a tough election coming up its going to be a close one but i still say that this is a really point and that the American People have had enough even with all of the debts were as you stated in your package about 20000 americans have said so coronavirus im not so certain that this is going to tip the scales in any major way but he still going to have his base make no excuses for him and he has sycophants in the media you know were always going to back him regardless even if it causes costs americans lives so will it have some effect couldnt push the needle. Perhaps but is it going to be some sort of landslide because of these dramatic failures i dont think so let me ask you this and if you dont mind if i could ask you to be brief because unfortunately time is slightly against us if this is not going to have any impact on the election in november we are talking about a significant number of people who have lost loved ones relatives Friends Family to this virus there are going to be those who will blame the white house for what has happened what action do you think they can take to show their displeasure if you dont think that this is going to have any bearing on the election in november. So again im not going to say that there will be any bearing i think in some states hopefully you know states like michigan there will be some barrier but i think hopefully what will happen regardless is that rules reinstatement of the Pandemic Response team that we will see are start replenished and we will always have the protective p. P. Either protective personal protective gear or are our Health Care Professionals and so regardless of the outcome of the election will be prepared for another pandemic gotta be one comes about what i think that it could push the needle slightly but i dont think its going to be a dramatic change one way or the other were very polarized nation and what you really get to get your thoughts on this Jason Nichols we appreciate your time so thank you very much indeed thank you rob well officials in the u. K. Say the outbreak is yet to reach its peak there as the death toll creeps closer 210000 the governments repeated its warning to the public to stick to the lockdown restrictions over the easter weekend even though the warm weather is forecast these start ficus highlight the gravity of this National Emergency the devastating impact took this virus and the unprecedented but necessary action that we are taking to tackle it is affecting every aspect of my daily lives but my message to anyone still refusing to do the right thing is clear if you dont pay your part of our selfless peace who are out there risking their own life to save others will be unafraid to act while the daily death toll in the u. K. Is expected to continue to rise but as many a muslim reports from london there does seem to be some hope. The numbers are still very high and theyre expected to increase further in the coming days and weeks actually this is in line with expectations as the emergency starts to reach its peak you can see the daily death toll reaching the 1000 level just there abouts here in the u. K. And in fact the last few days the u. K. Already surpassed and spain recording the highest number of daily deaths now interestingly you also hearing from the director of and it chess england Steven Powell and he was saying that there has also been a flattening in the number of confirmed cases and also in the number of hospitalizations and that is really important so and thats not just in london but also in other parts of the country but he did say that it will take some time for us to see the effect of that in the death toll think those because of this time lag with the virus it takes time for an infected person to start to show symptoms and then theres again time before they deteriorate to the point of needing to go to hospital and sadly they might die and so because of that time live you are likely to see a continued increase in the death toll in the coming days and probably this week iran has one of the countrys hardest hit by covert 19 it started reopening government offices after a brief nationwide locked on its got more than 70000 confirmed cases far more than 4300 people have died so basabe has more from tahar. Weeks into the pandemic Health Officials confirmed what many iranians feared the coronavirus had been spreading through the population undetected since january the month before the parliamentary election. There is little doubt now the election contributed to the spread of the virus days after the 1st cases were confirmed in the city of february 19th irans Deputy Health minister showed obvious symptoms during a Media Briefing later confirming he was infected in the days that followed kobe 1000 spread quickly through the ranks of government still president Hassan Rouhani initially downplayed the crisis during the 1st meeting of a task force he set up to respond to the outbreak he predicted the emergency would be over in a matter of days. Irans enemies apos him to scare off society and push the country towards a shutdown as of saturday everything should return to normal. 2 months in the government reports thousands are dead and tens of thousands infected iran has asked the International Monetary fund for a 5000000000. 00 emergency loan to fight the virus the government here says the white house is blocking it since day one of the outbreak irans leaders have had to weigh shutdowns for the sake of Public Health against the cost to an economy stifled by u. S. Sanctions. Foreign minister divides the reef has described americas maximum Pressure Campaign as an economic siege that makes it more difficult for iran to do its part to fight the global spread of the virus something that he says could make over 1000 a for ever pandemic even amid this pandemic the u. S. Government has vengefully refuse to lift its on law and collective punishment making it virtually impossible for us to even buy medicine and medical equipment the trumpet ministration reimposed economic sanctions after pulling out of the nuclear deal in 2018 Health Experts have warned the coronavirus remains a serious public threat but by order of the president life begins to return to normal in parts of iran this week the capital to the economic engine of the country is expected to see businesses reopen by the end of april its a country or small and Medium Enterprise make up a bulk of the economy and Financial Experts have warned president rouhani prolonged closures will make social unrest and street protests inevitable irans government is making a desperate choice at a time of a Global Crisis the health and safety of its people versus the wellbeing of its economy its a decision that many iranians say the country could afford to put off if it wasnt for the economic pressure from u. S. Sanctions zain bus ravioli just here at the. Researchers in china have discovered airborne traces of the virus can travel up to 4 meters away from patients that had been thought to only reach 2 meters the study tested surface and air samples from wards treating infected people at a hospital in one hand or such as found the virus was mainly concentrated on the floors and some medical staff at picked it up on their shoes dr james trout is a Senior Research fellow and head of epidemic a logical modeling at Monash University and he explains why not all countries are following the World Health Organizations advice on mosques. Previously had the understanding that its been predominately droplet and finite transmission which means that it can transmit on objects it can last up to 72 hours on surfaces its possible that that is one of the reasons why its its spreading more rapidly and those new results from china will have to be interpreted with what we previously understood about the virus and one of the one of the biggest reasons why its transmitting so rapidly is because its so frequently asymptomatic we have people who are asymptomatic for a period of time up to some days before they develop symptoms or they remain a cinematic entirely through their the duration of their owners and i think theyre important factors as well as demand grows in the philippines for coronavirus testing one city is going it alone with its own Screening Program in an effort to flatten the curve as well and dog reports. Its the scribed as the 1st localized Mass Testing Program for the coronavirus here like many cities billions wella is grappling with a pandemic and with help from these Health Workers they say theyre taking matters into their own hands to set up their own testing system separate from the National Government their aim is to stop the disease from spreading the 1st to get tested are some in this neighborhood described here as persons under investigation who may have contracted the virus or been in contact with infected people. Frontline workers such as doctors and nurses are expected to get tested as well. For her. Previously requests for a limited amount of testing kits had to be me to the National Government and it would take at least a week before results arrived with thousands of kit at their disposal and with the hospital that in the process these tests the results should only take 2 days to come through. I may be rallied the relearning the earth. Im very sorry for. Anything hes a light hearted here and. More than 60000000 filipinos have been forced to stay at home after president rodrigo to 30 declared a National Health emergency a few weeks ago checkpoints like this one have become familiar scenes the government says the lockdown is necessary to prevent further outbreak in many communities but more and more experts say this is simply not enough and there are growing calls for the government to conduct mass testing in many communities the Health System in the country is clearly in crisis most hospitals are full and the number of Health Workers dying from the virus continues to rise so testy efforts like this one are seen as a major breakthrough specially in poor communities which usually dont have much choice but to stay a tome and wait for help to arrive there is hope for deliverance they say from their collective anguish. Dog an aljazeera manila. 2 Big Companies say theyre teaming up to develop technology that will alert people when theyre close to someone whos infected the idea is to help governments roll out ups to run on smart phones like reports. For many of Us Technology is a major part of staying in touch during lock down from online workouts to Church Services. And birthday parties. Its helping bring our communities together but take knology also has the potential to alert people when theyve been close to anyone and fictive with the virus. Google is teaming up with apple to develop apps to do just that its a way collaboration between the American Companies whos operating systems power 99 percent of the world smartphones but some fear the technology could also lead to more unwanted scrutiny of our private lives and personal data googles Business Model is to track googles a surveillance capitalist google makes its billions by tracking every move you make on and off the web apple and google say pretty say transparency and consent at most importance in a safe it and they will openly publish information about their work for others to analyze governments worldwide are working out how technology can help us to identify sick people and stop the spread of the virus some countries including poland israel and singapore already use peoples handsets to monitor their quarantine or send coronavirus alerts. South korea is joining hong kong and using electronic wristbands with some uses asked to send a photo of their home to prove their unself isolation thats aimed at getting the lockdowns and border restrictions lifted as soon as possible its very new new technology very interesting but a lot of people worry about it in terms of the persons freedom were going to take a look at that a very strong look at it. Religion oh pretty soon a crime in china where the outbreak began last year mobile q. R. Codes dictate where the people can leave the house and where they can go Digital Rights activists say such apps need to be designed so they cant be misused so today to opt in were not china we never make you you know make you use this but what happens tomorrow when its on every i. I. S. Device and every adult device and we start using the lockdowns and we say to people you want to go back to work you can but heres the cab yacht you have to turn it on you have to opt into it you know your choice you dont have to go to work but if you want to go to work you got a. Scientist said mit take knology alone it wont be enough to eradicate the virus instead it will need peoples commitment in real life brian aljazeera. In other news according yemen run by who 3 rebels has sentenced for journalists to death they were part of a group of 10 journalists who were accused of spying for the saudi u. A. E. Coalition on this Day International says the matter being held on false charges its calling for their Immediate Release as being 50 years since what nasir describes as a successful failure the launch of the apollo 13 Mission Never made it to the moon and an explosion on board left 3 astronauts fighting for their lives but as mike hanna explains the Lessons Learned have inspired a new generation of astronauts. A barely audible outer ring was an iconic phrase that became part of popular culture. With telecom. Saying employees and we have a problem. The launch was routine this was to be the 3rd moon landing and the Mission Commander james lovell was on his 4th trip into space. And it was just after a month 35 hours of this pleasure that occur ok now its everybody keeps an explosion in an oxygen tank destroyed the outer pen also the command module and shorted many of the intricate electronics keeping the craft in orbit the idea of a moon landing was abandoned the success of the mission was not to be measured by survival the astronauts used the lunar model as a lifeboat well dozens of scientists back at Mission Control worked out how to repair the systems keep the astronauts alive and get them back to find a way to make this video into the homefront vs. Using nothing but that. Is getting towards. Building this is. The world was transfixed by the drama taking place in space. Your astronauts will come back 3. For a few days all division was forgotten as millions around the globe will be astronauts as safe return home. And 50 years later a new generation of astronauts inspired by Lessons Learned from the apollo 13 mission. Members of massas autumn is program which is designed to put a man and woman on the moon by 2024 followed by a mission to mars we learn more from our failures than we ever do from our successes. Up in space astronauts on the International Space station continue their work remembering the apollo 13 mission in a Video Conference and paying tribute to the scientists on striving to keep them safe in the face of a pandemic has changed the way that Mission Control operations worked theyre actually doing hand over between shifts between 2 different rooms to minimize the contact but yet here they are persevering and through their ingenuity in their professionalism were theyre going to return a star earth safely just like their predecessors did 50 years ago i think apollo 13 was a very good example. Of always expecting. The unexpected. When i saw the persian streaming out is the loss of. Blood this time that the less we sunk in the Pacific Ocean we would be successful. A 50 year old message that resonates in a world sheltering from pandemic mike hanna aljazeera washington. And this is all just these are the top stories more than 20000 americans have died after contracting the corona virus the u. S. Has surpassed italys death toll and leads the world with the highest number of fatalities new york is the epicenter of the virus with more than 8600 deaths the state governor says the situation is stabilizing theres been a drop in the number of admissions to Incentive Care for the 1st time since the outbreak. You can see that the numbers somewhat. Stabilizing but it is stabilizing and horrific rate. 783 people 777799. These are just incredible numbers depicting incredible loss and pain u. K. Health Officials Say the corona Virus Outbreak has not yet reached its peak there despite the death toll hearing 10011 year old was among the fatalities announced on saturday the governments urging people to stick to lockdown restrictions that have been long queues outside supermarkets in turkey after the government put 31 cities including istanbul and ankara under a 2 day curfew bakeries hospitals pharmacies and factories making medical equipment are exempt lockdown is due to end on sunday at midnight researchers in china have discovered airborne traces of corona virus can travel up to 4 meters away from patients that had been thought to only reach 2 meters the study tested surface and air samples from wards treating infected people at a hospital in walk on the researchers found the virus was mainly concentrated on the floors some medical staff picked it up on their shoes Pacific Island nations have been struggling to prepare for more coronavirus cases while dealing with the effects of a powerful storm like phone haralds tore through a number of islands destroying homes and leaving tens of thousands without power thousands have been forced into Evacuation Centers at a time when governments are trying to keep people apart and those are the headlines the news continues here in all of his era off to talk to or to sierra compain. 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