A leading Health Experts slams the governments pandemic response. Also the u. S. President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. Welcome to aljazeera because in china where the credit virus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. Is in the 1st 3 months of this year that shrank for the 1st time since records began the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of new hardware the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died there the previously reported from the Capital Beijing has katrina you. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the 1st time in decades for the 1st quarter of 2020 chinas g. D. P. Contracted by 6. 8 percent that would be. Current external situation complex domestic demand remains comparatively Weak Companies still face difficulties such years insufficient demand and the drop in orders preventative measures so chinas Economic Activity slowed to a trickle 2 months local infections have eased and some businesses and factories have resumed operations but Many Companies are on the brink of collapse feed this situation is dire or for disasters for me ive got no idea how i can get through this year chinas National Statistics bureau says the economy the bounce back in the 2nd quarter and long term growth want to be affected but the Global Demand plummeting its economy faces and uphill battle the pandemic has been spread out early. Which leads to a lot of countries including the us and European Countries into our recession so that our lead to the increase in demand of chinas. Chinas central bank has cut Interest Rates and provided tax breaks and subsidies to businesses in need but analysts say its broad enough to stabilise point finding work will be difficult for graduates and Migrant Workers especially and while Economic Growth has plummeted chinas corporate 19 death toll has been revised upwards after a formal review officials in the original at the center of increased the number by 1290 saying previous records were incomplete chinas coronavirus count has been adjusted several times in recent months this latest change is stealing suspicion of the accuracy of government figures many critics believe that the official tally is about 82000 falls well short of the real numbers on the ground katrina aljazeera changing. The way china has been reporting. Figures has caused friction between beijing and other governments the u. K. Foreign secretary is the latest to say that it wont be wont be business as usual when the pandemic is over well steve sang as director of the China Institute at the university of London School of oriental and African Studies and he says european leaders are unlikely to follow through on their threats because of economic reliance on china the real issue that get countries in europe and north america angry about china is why the Chinese Government misled the world at early at stake and then engage in a very aggressive public and their campaigns to distort the truth and in using the everybody or person who Production Equipment to support chinese diplomacy these are the issues that get people angry so changing the snitches now is not going to change their opinion i think relationship will get a bit more tense when the mate is under control i dont think trying this government at the moment is to concerned about what countries in europe or the United States ace may do in terms of be reviewing their china policy initiation its already being seen by the Chinese Communist being very hostile to china anyway and they always believe that European Countries including United Kingdom will ultimately be weak on china and we will be thinking 1st and foremost about the economic relationship with china what again about the core values that we or treasure in europe and United Kingdom. Now the telling care home is under investigation after nearly 200. 00 residents were found to have died since the start of the outbreak the facility in milan this suspected of concealing numerous cope with 19 feet talented since february its one of the largest current homes of europe there are also allegations that staff were told not to wear personal protective equipment for fear of frightening residents. The u. K. Government says it will start including care and nursing home deaths in an official count after public pressure not revealing those numbers Health Secretary matt hancock confirmed more than 2 percent of the total deaths from the virus now happening in care homes and that comes as a Top Public Health expert says that britain was too slow to act in the coronaVirus Outbreak professor and new castello question the areas that led to the slow response the death toll has risen on friday to more than 14000. Thousands of workers from the u. K. S National Health Service are also being hard hit it has around one and a half 1000000 staff and hancock says more than 8 percent off work because of the virus dr sanja at the sabra is an n. H. S. Doctor at a London Hospital and she says Frontline Health workers are struggling to find out if theyve been affected. A lot of my colleagues have had been off sick with the virus all and i think theyve had it i was a course for the 1st few weeks we did have testing so let me myself i got symptoms i had to save isolate for 7 days i dont i did have a test that i actually know i had to buy this so in it to be honest we probably will never know because testing wasnt being done in the 1st few weeks we dont see the markle dramatic changes of our past 2 weeks in the n. H. S. And a lot of and it has workers who are people see work in the community have been redeployed to work in Impatient Services and think you must be tools to fill those photographs and so you know actually done about it we did a good job of making sure that stuffing levels find good and hospitals but that isnt something thats sustainable and also all those Community Services they do need to continue as the next few weeks the next few months otherwise theyll start to see other Health Problems aside from current i was so you know we have a think done a very good job thing creasing class the in the hospitals that we need meeting to think about the long term of how we sustain. About half of the crew on a french Aircraft Carrier and the escort vessels have not tested positive for the virus and thats just over a 1000 people these shells to go always brought home early from a deployment have to say were started showing symptoms they now docked in to law and the ships have been decontaminated 24 sailors are in hospital with more than 500 showing symptoms. The swedish government has defended its relax trying to do to combat the break medical experts have called on the government to take stricter measures of which allowed schools cafes and restaurants to remain open the country witnessed a spike in cave in 1000 infections at the end of march the difference between the approaches sweden and other countries not very very big. Its mainly told that we deal with things rather than saying youd need to stay you told me you dont youre not allowed to do that and that were trying to explain to the population why this should. Done and and the recent for it and also the rationale for for for doing certain things now the World Bank Says keeping supply chains open is crucial to the economic and medical fight against krone virus chief david well personally to the commons at the end of a series of Virtual Meetings with officials from the International Monetary fund its important for all those involved in the Food Supply Chain and then also the medical supply chain to maintain open markets and ill say the same thing on the important sign that country draw my own trade in order to have. Prosperity or intended to question the blow now from the economic downturn now u. S. President donald trump are suggested that some states could reopen for business within weeks but as covert 19 keep spreading Democratic HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi says more testing needs to be done and explains its what President Donald Trump calls a science based plan to get the United States back on its feet hes issued guidelines in 3 phases that advise each state when they can begin to reopen and what doctors say will be a new normal america wants to be open and americans want to be open as a have said for some time now a leisure shutdown is not a sustainable long term solution. To preserve the health of our citizens we must also preserve the health. And functioning of our economy over the long haul the 1st phase calls for social distancing and for schools and businesses to remain closed but some larger venues including restaurants and movie theaters could reopen if states see a steady decline in coronavirus cases they can move to phase 2 in which schools some businesses including bars could open big gatherings remain limited the 3rd phase will allow workers to go back to their jobs and for at risk people to continue to take precautions we took the greatest economy in the history of the world and weve closed it in order to win this war and were in the process of winning it now our approach outlines 3 phases in restoring Economic Life we are not opening all d at once but one careful step at a time democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi called the plan vague an inconsistent citing concerns over the need for Rapid Testing oh the corona virus has taken a harsh toll on the u. S. More than 30000 people have died and there have been over 600000 confirmed cases 22000000 people are now out of work wiping out a decade of job growth President Trump says the u. S. Will be back and greater than ever but this is a delicate process that comes down to a state by state county by county basis some states manta phase one as early as friday others face a far longer slog Business Leaders governors and scientists warn a shortfall in testing could hamper efforts to reopen the country that decision now lies with each states governor. In some States Coronavirus case is a yet to peak and as a risk of the virus making a comeback in the months ahead personal Protection Equipment for Health Workers is still in short supply but even if you are in phase 123 its not ok game over its not its going to be a way that we protect ourselves because as we know and as ive said from this podium it may very well be as we go the cycle around that theyll be this virus that wants to come back to us i think were going to be able to handle this is a cautious approach to reopen the Worlds Largest economy something President Trump has long wanted to do the challenges for each state are huge the dangers of making the wrong decision now crucial and as yet theres still no vaccine and a gallica aljazeera and in the last few minutes a new yorks governor has called for more help from the federal government with testing so the state can left lock down restrictions once its past its peak there has been another slight drop in people being admitted to hospital but Governor Andrew Cuomo says its too soon to be complacent the state is the epicenter of the outbreak in the u. S. And are still seeing more than 600. 00 deaths a day. While still ahead here on aljazeera told between protecting people out the economy irans government is set to reopen the capitol despite warnings and canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services that they need those stories after the break. Hello the spring rains of certain developing then come quite violent actually you may not think this is part of the system but you can sort of see unwinding through Central China so its got more shit coming from the south and the contrast in the temperature from the north and that does develop stormy systems and this is going to be wet and windy through homeshare on saturday the backwash cooler weather with a few showers is going to be as dramatic as the forefront of it all which is pretty heavy rain run through tokyo most of honshu joining saturday that is a bit of a break for the next lot of rain which is in the middle of Southern China develops on his way through shanghai a Significant Development again of the storm system late on sunday rolling into southern home shoe and south korea but after that the next one isnt quite developed so you get a recently nice end to the weekend in china focused for hong kong shows that there might be your share ice it shows basically still need creasing the humor in there for mr falk will abound south so that we could spread ish as they are pretty well spread out and have you know flashes were lightning in what has been observed as the forecast you could see showers as far north as bangkok or beyond and as far south as jakarta or beyond but they are shipping creasing lee in places like the southern philippines just into a its been quite dry. A history of guerrilla warfare. And placed on the global stage. They are an organization created for stateless population. But before fighting for their land why did the p. L. O. Fight for independence from their arab neighbors. Chronicling the turbulent story of the struggle for a palestinian homeland p. L. O. History of a revolution my knowledge is a. Book about your watching aljazeera with me sell romney a reminder of our top stories chinas economy has shrunk for the 1st time in decades its g. D. P. Was down by nearly 7 percent in the 1st 3 months of the year and the government says 50 percent more people than previously reported died in blue han. President donald trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u. S. Economy but it will be up to governors to decide when to ease lock downs in their states 22000000 americans have been made jobless in the past week. And more than 8 percent of staff at the case National Health service off work because of the virus the Health Secretary says theres a global shortage of protective equipment and theres no magic wand to get more for Health Workers. And in the last few moments the u. K. Has announced a new government led task force and millions of dollars worth of funding for a Coronavirus Vaccine the u. K. s business secretary says its key for controlling the outbreak one of the ways that we can defeat this virus is to find a vaccine just as it would generally develop the smallpox vaccine in the 18th century we need to apply the best of british scientific endeavor to the search for the crude a virus vaccine to that end i can announce today that the government has set up a Vaccines Taskforce to coordinate the efforts of government academia and industry towards a single goal to accelerate the development of a Coronavirus Vaccine lets stay in europe because Germanys Health minister has declared the pandemic manageable once again he says the success is the result of a month long lockdown in response to an early surge in cases germany has the 4th highest number of cases in europe behind spain italy and france germany kane has been following developments from berlin. The German Government is cautiously and quietly confident that the measures it has put in place these past many weeks are helping it to deal with the corona Virus Outbreak the pandemic in their country because they look at the data they look at the many many tests being performed in this country and are able to tabulate that and it tells them which direction the coronavirus is going in lets be clear whats being done in the building behind the robert cock institute collecting all the data and making conclusions drawing conclusions on the basis of those many tests being performed and from their perspective they believe a positive turn has occurred. Beautiful joints so the basic reproduction number in germany is currently an average of 0. 7 there are of course regional differences but it shows that the rate has decreased further so on average it means that at the moment not every and 50 individual has infected another person. On the basis of information like that the Health Minister yen says sharon and his colleagues in cabinet are able then to take other measures and that explains why next week the restrictions on some freedom of movement will be loosened thats why people will be able to go to certain shops certain stores but also we need to be clear here there is a still a large degree of caution in the governmental approach schools will not reopen until the 4th of may large demonstrations large social gatherings are still banned until but basically until the end of the summer so its clear that although the government is cautiously confident there measures are still very much in place the ones projecting at least 300000 africans could die because of the pandemic its Economic Commission for africa says 2300000 others may need hospital treatment fighting the virus is more complicated on the continent because there arent enough hospital beds and breathing machines on top of bart a 3rd of africans have no access to washing facilities at home. Textile factories and tailors in kenya are scrambling to produce tens of millions of surgical masks after the government made it compulsory to wear them in public catherine soy has the story from nairobi. A few weeks ago 300 tellez at this factory in nairobi made clothes most are now on enforced leave because of the corona virus pandemic was left to work a stitching around 20000 protective facemasks a day the government has ordered that everyone must wear proper masks when out in public or pay a fine of 200. 00 its a job of tailless across the country to make sure theres a constant supply at an affordable price the local authorities have only 35 the surgical ones but those are not very comical efore feely to have if one of the 4 devote every day for what we came up with is the clock mark a few textile companies have also been commissioned to make other past more protective equipment for health lakas. But this young people in a neighborhood backyard on the outskirts of the city tell us they too can make protective. Spondon they all recently lost their jobs as economy continues to suffer theyve already made body suits like this one which theyve distributed to a local Health Center here they tell us this is an extra layer of protection and. And it all for her award. From different. Parts of the country with groups. Who are unmarked got official that occurring a girl standard or forewarning or some of this product. For a 4th. Their walk is not yet approved by the governments bureau of standards but they hope it will be soon its just like. Anything you. Can you has little experience in manufacturing medical supplies it mostly realize and imports from countries like china and foreign aid hospitals have around 500 ventilators many like this a private Health Facility are preparing isolation units one pass and recently died of the disease here. Around 5000. 00 Public Health workers are to be employed in the special units and those on the frontline will be regularly tested but some nasa say its not enough we have been raising the issue. Of help to be dusted after 14 hours. To ensure that. We have been raising the issues of Life Insurance from Health Care Workers that has not been responded by the minister for now its a race to have everything in place using all means available to deal with a pandemic that is causing so much distress across the walls Katherine Sawyer aljazeera nairobi kenya. Members of the ultraorthodox Jewish Community and. Yes jerusalem of hurled objects at police over coronavirus Restrictions Police responded to the violence by throwing stun grenades one which hit and injured a child the Israeli Government has placed a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people and has banned communal prayers. Businesses in irans capital will begin reopening on saturday and thats despite Health Authorities in the country warning of a 2nd wave of infections but the government has been scaling back the lockdown that shift its focus to saving the economy from complete complete collapse has more from tehran. To france ancient bazaars are the beating heart of the city the coronavirus means its beating a little softer these days. 6 6 with stay at home order still in effect the call to prayer comes from an empty mosque the citys bread makers carry on to make sure people have enough to eat i mean ive got my work is easy were comfortable we have no problems but nobody brings us handsome and ties a disinfectant all mosques the government brought nothing we have to pay for it from our own pocket couvade 19. 00 has done what 4 years economic sanctions failed to bring irans economy to a near standstill irans government is looking to breathe life back into businesses as soon as possible the krampus dollar is the symbol of irans mercantile tradition really is strange to see this place so empty on any given day its bustling with people by itself some of the people who live in this neighborhood iranians that weve spoken to say that this was already porton indicator of the health of the countrys economy probably hasnt been this empty in central. Iran is a land bridge connecting europe asia and the middle east merchant trade has been a part of the fabric of this country for millennia. If shocks dont reopen soon iranians worry some may never be able to open again but that. All these years that we have been doing business here weve never seen such a vast closure of the facade the reason is this fire is that you adopt disease is disease its not up to me or you it happens if im going to contact corona today ill get it if i dont contact it i wont it is up to fate. To corona virus is still killing people but a nationwide travel ban will be lifted this month and shops will begin to reopen this week the grand bazaar with a narrow alleyways full of people would be the Perfect Place for a virus to spread so most markets like this will remain closed for now. President Hassan Rouhani has said people can begin to return to work safely the head of Tehran City Council disagrees we are concerned about another outbreak in tehran we expect the National Counter corona toss force to use the citys councils experience to make more realistic decisions traffic jams are already a common site once again Health Experts have warned relaxing control measures that took weeks to implement risks a 2nd outbreak but whatever the numbers whatever the warnings whatever the risk to save irans economy the government says roads and shops must reopen and whether people like it or not it is already happening saying bus ravi old to 0. Now is the crime virus crisis deepens in north america many canadians are coming together to help societies most vulnerable when profit groups and volunteers have mobilized over the past few weeks and as david mercer reports from calgary in western canada. Its a sign of the times in cities across canada empty restaurants closed temporarily to prevent the spread of the corona virus but while thousands have lost their jobs staff at this calgary restaurant are determined to bring some good out of the bad things important to us that you know that were not throwing up to this can be used in especially in in this tough time that this food goes to people that need it. Thats where lotus one and her team come in her Charitable Group leftovers redirects food from businesses that have closed their doors today theyre picking up 55 kilograms of prime rib beef its just a fraction of the food theyve redirected in the past week we have about 10 to 15 calls a day we have an army of volunteers that are out there redirecting food in their own vehicles from restaurants to Grocery Stores and bakeries and were getting that food to people in need so that its consumed within 24 to 48 hours. This delivery is going to a home for the families of children with serious illnesses or injuries and whose immune systems are weak staff say the donation comes at a particularly stressful and uncertain time for the 2 dozen families living here the home for Dinner Program is a real comfort for them you know there they spend long days at the hospital they get to come back to the houses and there is dinner on the table its nutritious its well thought out its provided by Smiling Faces that goes a long way of cases of kobe 1000 continue to multiply across canada volunteer groups have sprung up here in calgary and across the nation on offer everything from free food and medicine drop off to Online Counseling Services and dog walking for people who cant leave their homes calgarians have also turned to social media to offer their help and share information c. N. N. Holden is one of the administrators of a group thats grown to more than 14000 members in just over a week thats what keeps you going through a time like this is being able to see to see goodness in the world to know that its not all dark and scary and if we are moving into the unknown knowing that weve got each other after work sienna picks up groceries for and immunocompromised woman whos reached out on facebook while kovac 1000 has changed the way we live she and other volunteers prove that generosity and compassion are here to stay david mercer aljazeera calgary canada. And finally a fundraiser kick started by a british war veteran has now collected more than 22000000. 00 for the u. K. S National Health Service. Emergency workers visited captain todd wallace home to salute to support his initial target was just 1000. 00 and his mission was to walk 100. 00 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday at the end of this month well done to him. Youre watching aljazeera it means the whole romney reminder of our top stories chinas economy has shrunk for the 1st time in decades its g. D. P. Has down by nearly 7 percent in the 1st 3 months of the year the government says 50 percent more people have previously reported died in hand President Trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u. S. Economy but it will be up to governors to decide when to ease lock downs in their states 22000000 americans have may be made jobless in the past month new yorks governor has called for more help from the federal government with testing so the state can lift lockdown restrictions once its past its peak theres been another slight drop in people are being admitted to hospital but andrew cuomo says its too soon to be complacent and in the last half hour the u. K. Has announced a new Government Task force and millions of dollars worth of funding for Coronavirus Vaccine the u. K. s business secretary says its key for controlling the outbreak one of the ways that we can defeat this virus is to find a vaccine just as it would jenna developed the smallpox vaccine in the 18th century we need to apply the best of british scientific endeavor to the search for the crude virus vaccine. To that end i can announce today that the government has set up a Vaccines Task force to coordinate the efforts of government academia and industry towards a single goal to accelerate the development of a Coronavirus Vaccine untelling care home is under investigation after nearly 200. 00 residents were found to have died since the start of the outbreak the facility in milan is suspected of concealing numerous covert 900. 00. Since february there are also allegations that staff were told not to wear personal protective equipment for fair a frightening residence about half of a crew on a french Aircraft Carrier and vessels are now tested positive to the virus thats just over a 1000 people the Charles De Gaulle was brought home early from a deployment after sailors started showing symptoms 24 hours and im in hospital those are the headlines later. 1948 the state of israel was proclaimed. Palestine was lost. 16 years later in 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization or the p. L. O. Was founded. Made up of different factions the p. L. O. Has been at the heart of the struggle to regain palestine ever since. The