Demand for us because of a pandemic. And well take you around the world for one of the most unusual celebrations of easter in modern times. So chinas released new figures showing just over 100 corona virus infections across the country in the last 24 hours it sounds like a low number but it is comparatively the highest number in 6 weeks sparking some concerns about a possible 2nd outbreak globally more than 114000 people have now died from corona virus with over 1800000 infections in the u. K. The dead now gone past 10000 Prime Minister by. As johnson is recovering and is out of hospital after several days in intensive care he thanked Health Care Workers for saving his life critics though say his government is actually letting down the front line stuff by failing to provide them with the right protective equipment the United States more confirmed cases and deaths than anywhere else in the world new york was reporting 758 deaths alone on sunday and political leaders across the country criticizing the white house for failing to do enough testing all told were looking at more than 20000 american deaths so far and on the economic side of things the Worlds LargestOil Producers have agreed they will cut production in fact it will be the biggest cut cuts in history to protect the industry from the impact of the outbreak saudi arabia russia several other Oil Producing nations made a deal to reduce production by david 10000000. 00 barrels a day during may and june but lets go back to those numbers out of china as we said over 100 new infections but also well talk to sarah clarke about this now in hong kong no new infections in hoop a province where it all began so its good news on the one hand concerning on the other. Yes tomorrow weve got 108 you cases confirmed by Chinas National Health Commission and as you mentioned most of these are imported so 98 out of the 100 new infections reported on monday as you mentioned weve got none coming out the province which is an interesting and a Good Development but weve had 2 new disconfirmed from will hand so its a small increase certainly over the long term its a downward trend that were seeing coming out of china but its the highest number of daily cases weve seen out of china in 6 weeks looking at what china is doing its reopening for business you could say weve got the city of last week it lifted its lockdown of the travel resumption inbound and outbound weve also got Domestic Travel resuming across china but we still have heavy quarantine restrictions in place and heavy restrictions on any foreigners trying to enter china and this is simply chinas why im dealing with what they believe could be a 2nd wave of infections so 180. 00 cases its certainly not a Great Development but china would say its particularly in recovery mode at this stage compared to the rest of the world but there have been a number of questions about the accuracy of these figures coming out of china weve had last week a senior british minister michael gove questioning tried as transparency about the in fictionists of this particular virus and present donald trump has also said he questions the number of deaths he said the death toll is on the light side looking at the overall figures coming out of china the total number of deaths of 3343. 00 so thats certainly low in comparison to the rest of the world and 83134. 00 cases of the crowd a virus infection so this is what the questions are appearing and increasing about chinas transparency and its the accuracy of its not just its figures but the accounting measures its using to calculate the number of infections in the country so what other regional developments in asia pacific can you bring us up to that. Looking at some of the Economic Impact across the region due to the credit. We have a development in south korea on monday keogh which is one of the largest Car Manufacturers in the country its told its union groups and the employees it has around 53000. 00 employees act here its told them its considering halting its 3 major plants in that country and thats holding up suspending operations not closing those operations and this is clearly as a crowd of weighs heavily on the imports and the exports certainly to the u. S. And europe the union is yet to accept that particular plan but the negotiations are continuing and other kia scherr is there they will be monitoring those and they filled 3. 4 percent when i heard this news look at south koreas exports for the 1st 10 days of they tumbled and south korea is ages 4th largest country exporting and its the 1st major exporting nation to release its Monthly Trade darter now exports for the 1st 10 days of this month theyre filled by 18. 6 percent so thats a huge drop and thats in comparison the same period last year and weve got analysts and economists saying south koreas contraction is going to be heavy in the 1st half of 2020 and thats despite the huge stimulus package weve seen over the last couple of weeks and thats why the government and the rate cut so certainly this is one economy that will contract as well as others across the region in response to the crowd a Virus Outbreak continuing thank you sir clark in hong kong lets look across europe now where cities were empty this is due weekend as the pandemic grips the continent in the hayward. Britains Prime MinisterBoris Johnson left hospital to continue his recovery at his country residence he was discharged after a week 3 nights of which he spent in intensive care i have today left hospital after a week in which the n. H. S. Has saved my life no question its hard to find words to express my day he paid tribute to those who looked after him. Ive seen the personal courage not just of the doctors the nurses but of everyone the cleaners the cooks the Health Care Workers with every description physios radiograph was pharmacists who kept coming to work kept putting themselves in harms way kept risking this deadly virus the number of people who died in hospitals after being infected with corona virus in the u. K. Has now surpassed more than 10000 the u. K. Government says record amounts of personal Protection Equipment is in the system but staff treating the sick say there are still vulnerable im sorry if ministers feel that they have supplied adequate p. P. To n. H. S. Staff but thats simply not the case of what we are experiencing on the ground and it just dont want to be seen as heroes were not martyrs and we dont want to die in the line of duty we just want to be protected so that we can do our job across europe people are grappling with this crisis the number of deaths in spain rose again after a few days of dropping slightly no wonder then that theres no letup in efforts to try to stop the spread of the virus and corona virus is stalking frances care homes killing some of its residents care workers here face a grim task trying to reassure the living while dealing with the deaths. At the paris Funeral Homes and private Funeral Homes are completely overwhelmed so it means that some corpses stay 34 days in the bed. Dream on the bedroom floor. This weekend should have been one of coming together to many families and friends to easter instead many of europes capitals are empty the landmarks deserted the churches closed. The pope delivered his easter mass in a much scaled down service at the vatican 100000. 00 people usually gather in st Peters Square to listen to the remains the epicenter of europes coronaVirus Outbreak other places so feeding the full force of this human disaster and he would aljazeera as we mentioned leaders from across the u. S. Is worst affected states continuing to blame the federal government for a lack of testing results as among other things that are on sunday new yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke about how difficult its been for his state to cope with the situation its been disorienting everybody is suffering on a lot of levels people are afraid people are anxious their own distress everywhere they turn normally you go home for solace you go home for peace. But its even difficult i home in this period with so many questions so a lot a lot of pain a lot of suffering. But also when things are out their worst sometimes people are at their best and those sentiments echoed by the mayor of new york city building. We pleaded for weeks and weeks for the federal government provide testing up front in the kind of quantity that could have helped us contain this crisis and change the whole course of that we never got that help we continue to plead for more testing still has not come any in anywhere near the numbers that we need but we will not stop were continuing the conversations with the white house with fema demanding the testing we are the epicenter of this crisis we must have the testing to help us move towards that next phase where we get out of widespread transmission of chronic virus and move to a low level transmission on to something better. Lets look at oil now where the largest producers in the world of agreed to the biggest Production Cut in history the demand for oil has plummeted amid the Coronavirus Crisis so in Response Saudi Arabia russia and several other Oil Producing nations made a deal to reduce production by nearly 10000000 barrels a day for the month of may in june pandemic an international lockdowns of had severe impacts on the need for oil all over the world lifes search they grow on the ground to a halt and the u. S. Energy Information Administration says demand for petrol by american drivers is the lowest in decades the norway based Energy Research center i studied energy for costs the change in demand from this time last year could be as much as 27000000. 00 barrels a day and the price of bring kurds fallen from more than 67. 00 a barrel back in december to just have a 21 dollars this month is difficult and now a professor of Political Science at Brown University also wrote the book petro aggression when oil calls as war and he says russias compliance will be key to this deal all eyes now turn to compliance in the past the gulf monarchies saudi arabia kuwait and others have been reasonably strong on compliance but the big question here about russia it has promised to come to reduce its production and its record of doing so over the last few years is not as strong as what opec would like to see. President trouble of course is going to claim credit for the deal but actually its really not clear that he was a major factor the major thing that he tried to do was to bring mexico to the table but mexico held firm and refused to be a part of it and so in fact this deal was largely done between saudi arabia and russia and President Trump is doing what President Trump does which is to try to claim credit for in the news ahead for the 1st time in decades there has been a very different easter mass in jerusalem i will take you to latin america where one country used the holiday to expand to run a virus testing. The. Hello after 2 hot and dusty days in the Empty Quarter and of course in qatar and saudi arabia as temperatures approaching 40 degrees its time for a change and this represents a change that is a cold front behind it the air is cold up but more importantly its less humid and also cleaner the dust is confined to the Empty Quarter of parts of about were still 36. 00 degrees in dubai you notice on monday but 29 in doha the blue represents the potential for thunderstorms in qatar parts of eastern saturday more frequent showers in iran seem likely well if you look to the northwest so its warming up in jerusalem i mean by route were about 20 pro time to get to choose into the middle twentys in fact they could be some thunderstorms developing in northwestern saudi and central neckers to 34 on this balloon brian message yes some potential for the storms here which built probably return to qatar on wednesday but the weather is changing anyway for the sas and youve got a massive cloud here in tanzania and southern kenya represents fairly wet weather which extensors like victoria so boring the for example on rwanda and equally did congo and this is the case this time the year with the showers increasing their frequency in ethiopia and uganda. Isolating time the listening post cuts through the noise leaving looking at another side of the story not so much the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact its reality really has to reach the lockers exposing the optics try to manipulate the rhetoric and but they cannot manipulate the listening post your insight guide to the media on aljazeera. Meaning. You without just the right continuing coverage of the corona virus pandemic this hour chinas recorded more than 100 new infections the highest in 6 weeks most of those came from people arriving from overseas however no new cases reported a province where the outbreak began. In the u. K. The number of reported deaths caused by the virus assault has soared about 10000 from mr morris johnsons been released from hospital after spending 3 nights in i. C. U. He thanks doctors and Health Care Workers for saving his life. In the Worlds LargestOil Producers agree to the biggest Production Cut in history demand for oils plummeted in this crisis so in Response Saudi Arabia russia and other Oil Producing nations made a deal to reduce production by nearly 10000000 barrels a day. Weve talked about the growing concern over the lack of p. P. A. Protective equipment for Health Workers and the u. K. S Royal College of surgeons says nearly 2 thirds of its members report shortages of personal protective equipment one in 3 surgeons say they lack the protection they need especially in scotland and northwest england overall half of surgeons dapat have access to a covert 1000. 00 test if they needed one and more than 70 percent said the government would be unable to end the lockdown until widespread testing is available when you saw her briefly in a reporter earlier talk to emma kerman whos a pediatrician with the National Health service she also told us that despite the governments assurances that protective equipment is being delivered she and her colleagues still dont have what they need. I think its been really damaging to n. H. S. Morale this week to hear ministers trying to shift the blame for the lack of supplies of p. P. A. To the n. H. S. And was still suggests the plane may lie with n. H. S. Staff misusing the p. P. A. And i think what they said in the briefing certainly will be no condolence to the families of the n. H. S. Staff members who have lost their lives after becoming on well with cope with 19 nobody in the n. H. S. You know who wants to come to work to use more protection than they need we just need to keep ourselves safe close we do our job and its the job of government to make sure that we have the equipment we need to do our job safely and im sorry if ministers feel that they have supplied adequate p. P. N. H. S. Staff but thats simply not the case of what we are experiencing on the ground and dont want to be seen as heroes were not. We dont want to die in the line of duty we just want to be protected so that we can do our joke has been and get into an f. In the n. H. S. To rearrange the way we work to rearrange our hospital wards to redeploy stuff and train them differently and everybody in the n. H. S. Has been so flexible to enable that to happen and to be fed to government that is you know one area where we have had the backing that we need to reorganize the system so that is positive news from libya now waging 2 battles the civil war of course which is that the country and then also the fight against the coronavirus some communities are complaining about the lack of help from the internationally recognized Government People relying on donations volunteers or any other help they can find as mahmoud the head reports from tripoli. This is what lockdown looks like in tripoli the government has put a curfew in place restaurants and cafes are closed down education suspended sushil gatherings banned and movement between cities restricted but the number of 19 is creeping up or the Authorities Say theyre doing what they can to prevent further infections but some municipalities are critical of the governments measures to prevent a bigger break. Weve not received any support from the government as of today a budget has been dispersed by the central bank but some municipalities receive double their portions others receive nothing at all communities are trying to fill the gaps where they say the government has failed this hospital in the city of misrata has been donated by a local businessman to treat coronavirus patients and students in the city are using 3 d. Printers to produce safety gear for medical workers in tripoli these young volunteers are relying on donations to conduct senate campaign. That of cleaning get a home for elderly as well as markets banks and hospitals. We do it out of our humanitarian values weve also launched campaigns to raise Peoples Awareness especially in slums in areas where there are foreign wages. The isolation of this house for elderly people which has a natural ventilation makes it less exposed to infection and the vulnerability of the People Living here makes them a priority in the Senate Patient campaign run by the volunteers but schools that have been turned into makeshift camps for those displaced by the war create a bigger risk of infection the government is actually butin the lack of Financial Support to the oil blockade by forces loyal to the warlord relief or have to do so in communities across the west of libya volunteers are doing what they can to protect themselves and others from the virus. Tripoli a 2 week lockdown in libya liberia got off to a chaotic start on saturday riot police in monrovia used batons and a bulldozer to please and streets as people rush to stock up on supplies many are angered by the restrictions saying a lack of food is actually deadlier than the virus liberians reported 5 deaths and 50 cases. We want to look now at how the pandemics affected is to celebrations around the world starting in jerusalem of the 1st time in nearly 100 years easter mass was celebrated without a congregation to start with this from harry forces. Easter bells ring out from the church of the holy sepulcher in the courtyard below weight of the custody of the church key a responsibility passed down through his family for more than 850 years released. This is only the 2nd easter in history when the city has been attacked like this in 1349 a play closed the doors of the church for several months the catholic patriarch of the church arrived to conduct the mass with a reminder of the easter message that life will prevail the coronavirus lockdown as utterly changed the face of easter in jerusalem usually this square would be thronged with christian photograms from around the world waiting to celebrate mass in the place they believe Jesus Christ Rose from the dead. Instead the congregation this year was a virtual one the service streamed online and broadcast on t. V. Easter usually brings tens of thousands of pilgrims to the old city but now foreign tourism has been banned businesses are closed at the nearby sin george hotel the only guests are those being quarantined free of charge israels Hotel Association says the pandemic could cost the industry more than a 1000000000. 00 we are always fully booked there 131 a year. Last year hundreds of thousands of images visited it will sell it. For at least. Over this year due to their pandemic. 0 pilgrimages its also the week of the jewish passover last year this was the scene at the western wall on sunday the pres were strict to a handful including it was noted with some surprise the u. S. Ambassador to israel. The main paso because east was marked earlier this week. With family gatherings singing from balconies filled the gap that were incredibly uplifting. With their. Families but were part of a broader neighborhood a Broader Community of Palestinian Christians in the occupied west bank of also had to adjust their practices from home church bethlehem is locked down the church of the nativity of limits and. It hasnt been this sad since the israeli army blockaded the church during the 2nd intifada with help people and in such isolation this ancient places borne witness to so many extraordinary religious events if you would have predicted just weeks ago that april 2020 would mark another harry for sit out his era occupied East Jerusalem will go further afield now with this report from jonah hall looking at how believers are adapting during the pandemic with many religions being forced to readjust their ways of worship. Welcome to the kitchen of our home on easter day the archbishop of canterbury as youve never seen him before justin welby broadcast Easter Sunday service from his kitchen using an i pad and the dining room table as an impromptu altar. For the. Church of england rules allowed some clergy to record or Live Stream Services in church empty of course juliet now plays for us christ the lord is risen today others had to improvise making do with laptops and smartphones in private Living Spaces sharing contributions from parishioners confined to their homes to. Sophie what was it like for you delivering the Easter Sunday service from your front room me personally there was a little bit of a heartache that i couldnt be in the church and that i couldnt be with our community but also that sense of hope that actually in what we were doing this morning meant that we could bring people together and we could offer them what the hope is of easter this is the church where the reverend sophie sure brewer would in ordinary times have presided over the Easter Sunday service its so and martins in kensal rise and its a building that has stood for well over a century through 2 world wars and countless other crises and its doors will of course again be opened once this crisis has passed. It isnt just Christian Churches that are empty their bells fallen silent so our synagogues temples and mosques jews are observing the celebration of passover and monday marks the start of the seek 1st of all the vice sarky it is so difficult to be on your own so you really need to connect with other people and especially. When youre in there in a collective way. That while many try to. At a time of uncertainty in spiritual need large numbers of following Services Online in some places faith leaders report large numbers of the normal 19 has altered almost every aspect of the lives we lead is no exception jonah how aljazeera london and a priest in brazil has gone to extreme heights to carry out an easter blessing this is. It took a helicopter ride over Rio De Janeiro to bless the city from the air many people in the deeply catholic country are staying home to stop the spread of coronavirus also there was this rios christ the redeemer statue lit up to on the Health Workers on the front lines the pandemics hit latin america one of the worst possible times as you know many countries were already on the brink of recession but despite the bleak Economic Predictions and an uncertain future many people focus on their faith and celebrated Easter Sunday where and with whom they could a latin america editor to see a new man has more. In haiti the government has ordered a total lockdown but in the capital of the western hemispheres poorest country some catholics ventured outside to the shuttered gates of this Catholic Church to hear the Easter Sunday service not everyone had internet to listen to the mass online zip probably wasnt for coronavirus the church would be full of people there wouldnt be room for all of us today is the day of jesus resurrection a great victory over death and it is fundamental to christianity others could not be consoled them poor women were still up in the morning we are seeing the end of the world so why cant we put our hands together and pray we cant great each other its the end of the world the end of times. Throughout latin america home to more than 40 percent of the worlds roman catholics millions renounced tradition in the name of Public Health where they could catholics watched religious Services Online most of them risky. We have to find a way to be close to the people and thanks to the willingness and inspiration of title we could do this to our social media. While churches remained empty mexicos Health Officials use the Public Holiday to finally begin wider testing for cold 19 the death toll is growing rapidly and just as in brazil mexicos president had under played the severity of the pandemic many are praying that not only will they end their loved ones survive this new virus but also its Economic Impact in a region that was already in trouble before the pan dimia in a report issued on Easter Sunday by the world bank the forecast for this year is grim in argentina brazil and mexico for sees a negative g. D. P. Of 5 to 6 percent and even higher for some caribbean islands. All this is an estimate the peak of the pan dead. It is still weeks away which is why the news whale has extended its nationwide lockdown until april 30th in argentina and through until april 26th. By contrast here in chile the government has decided to reopen communities in the capital on monday that will quarantined for only 2 weeks despite a stern warning by the deadly l. H. O. No to relax isolation measures to suit the sea in human aljazeera santiago families performed for huge crowds around the world but on Easter Sunday the italian 10 are underway but surely sang to silence instead live streamed and special concert to millions from in front of each of these famous dorm a cathedral in milan. Oh yes. Its. Here the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic china recording 108 new infections the highest in 6 weeks most came from people arriving from overseas no additional cases have been reported in the province where the outbreak was 1st detected us there are concerns about a potential 2nd wave of infection sarah clarke has more on that from hong kong. As of monday so these are the figures coming from the National Health commission its 108. 00 cases of the infection reported across china of course most of these Health Commission says are imported cases and this is the highest number of daily cases that weve seen in china in 6 weeks now we have 3 deaths new deaths as of monday now its a small increase as well from the day before we had 99 the day before and 100 night on monday but were saying its ongoing downward trend were saying a number the cities reopen across china weve got the traverse directions lifted for Domestic Travelers across the country but this is ongoing concern about a 2nd wave of infections in the u. K. The number of reported deaths has gone past 10000 Prime MinisterBoris Johnsons been released from hospital after spending 3 nights in intensive care thanks doctors and Health Care Workers for saving his life u. S. Infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci says he cant guarantee it would be safe for americans to vote in person during november president ial election the u. S. Now has more confirmed cases and deaths than anywhere else and the number of fatalities in the worst affected state of new york is only rising. The Worlds LargestOil Producers agreed to a Production Cuts the biggest in history the demand for oil is plummeted in this Coronavirus Crisis and so saudi arabia russia and several other Oil Producing nations have made a deal to reduce Production Cut nearly 10000000 barrels a day in may and june and turkeys present reject typo to un has rejected his interior ministers resignation so the man who tried to quit after he abruptly enforced a 48 hour curfew which sparked panic buying in major turkish cities that curfew has since been lifted you are up to date with the headlines on aljazeera the listening post with Richard Geres bit is next. Counting the cost from the Health Emergency to Economic Disaster good the will be heading for another financial crisis and as workers lose their jobs at a faster pace in the Great Depression what can government do to help them and who is falling through the cracks. Counting the cost and how does it. Coronavirus crisis around the world is approaching. The 700. Ok i call it was about i mean by that time 15840. 6000. On. Hello im richard gives birth and youre watching the listening post here are some of the coronavirus stories the media angles that were covering from home this week they say numbers dont lie when youre tracking the pandemic though the numbers can mislead and misinformed italy is now more than a month into its National Quarantine we speak with journalists there about the hits and misses in their