Worlds poorest cope with basic access to food and water during the pandemic. And nations across latin america fear the crash of world prices could push the region into its worst ever recession. After weeks of negotiation politicians in the us have joined ranks to try and protect the Worlds Largest economy from the turmoil caused by the corona virus pandemic in the last few hours the senate has passed a nearly 5 100000000000. 00 relief package to help struggling Small Businesses but also provide more funds for hospitals and for testing the bill is now going to the house for a vote. This gives us another 310000000000. 00 for the p. P. P. We look forward to the house passing this tomorrow in being up and running quickly after that this also gives us 50000000000. 00 for disaster loans idle loans that will allow the s. B. A. To make 300000000000. 00 of disaster loans all 1st Small Businesses. Also allows us as the president said more money to hospitals and unprecedented amounts of money for testing and again i think we understand hospitals not only the hospitals that have been impacted by coronavirus but more importantly many hospitals that have been shut down and making sure that the doctors and nurses get money. And present donald trump says and unprecedented executive order to halt immigration for 60 days will be signed this soon as wednesday trump says he wants to protect American Workers above all else by posing immigration will help put unemployed americans 1st in line for jobs as america reopens so important it would be wrong and unjust for americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad we must 1st take care of the American Worker take care of the American Worker and hes also promising to bail out the oil stick to his process for us oil dipped below 0 for the 2nd time in 2 things markdowns of the panda pandemic raba have caused a massive slump in Global Demand for energy mike hanna is live for us and washington d. C. Mike so tell us more about this package this Small Business packets to help keep those businesses afloat. Well it is the 4th or relief package that has been passed by congress to deal with the coronavirus and its impact and this provided some 331000000000. 00 for Small Businesses a sensually force for businesses to keep their employees on the payroll now this was part of one of the previous stimulation bulls however that money ran out very very quickly this is now to reload that fund for Small Businesses essentially to be able to give employers money to be able to pay their stuff during this period to keep them employed thats a key issue that this bill is to address the Unemployment Rate already high rising and certainly its critical as the administration views to keep people on the job as many people on the job as possible and this 330000000000. 00 will go towards that found to give to employers to pay to their staff to keep people employed and might we also heard a little bit more didnt we about this immigration pause who is this going to effect what more do we know about that. Well we dont know that much more about it apart from the tweet that president tramper wrote late last night saying that he was going to be signing this executive order in coming hours or indeed days he did add a little bit information during the briefing saying that it would be in effect for a 60 day period and would then be reviewed by his administration but sources throughout the day have been saying that the white house and various Government Departments have been thrown into concrete turmoil by this they had no prior knowledge some reporters say so they have been busy during this day and will through the night be busy drawing up exactly what this bill means at the moment what we know is that said ban on immigration what type of immigration were not sure we know because President Trump said that it will be in effect for 60 days and will then be reviewed by his administration speculation is that green card holders may not be able to return for example however its got to be stated as well is that immigration has been virtually at a standstill mainly because u. S. Consulates or out the world have shuttered their doors there are no visas being granted so certainly this has had an impact travel has already been severely restricted from other countries into the United States so its not quite clear exactly what kind of impact this bill is going to to have in terms of what is in existence before the executive order was signed but certainly there has been criticism of it already from some in congress particularly democrats who are seeing this as potentially president tramp establishing some agenda for the coming election later on in the year at the same time or the general reaction has been somewhat muted compared to previous immigration restrictions that President Trump imposed and a final point to make is that the Supreme Court back in 2018 held the president s right to impose forms of a limit on immigration and certainly they would be no legal position that would have given that Supreme Court judgment to block what President Trump wants to do once it becomes clear exactly what that is thank you for that than it is sound you hear is mike hanna live for us in washington d. C. The governor of new york andrew cuomo has met with President Donald Trump at the white house where the to discuss the need for more federal help to increase testing for coronavirus new york is the worst affected state in the u. S. With over 250000 infections and nearly 15000 reported deaths its the 1st such meeting between the 2 who have often sparred publicly in the course of the outbreak this time they say they had a productive and honest discussion about increasing the states Testing Capacity and budget issues and earlier in the day a group of nurses protested outside the white house demanding more personal protective equipment some of them held photos and read out names of colleagues who died after treating covert 900 patients well the 9000 American Health workers have tested positive for the virus so far the u. N. Is warning of multiple famines of biblical proportion and a few months if countries dont take immediate action a report by the world health food sorry World Food Program says the coronavirus pandemic could push more than a quarter of a 1000000000 to the brink of starvation unless they get help people from 55 nations already experiencing a food crisis are especially at risk most are in africa the middle east to asia that america and the caribbean the countries with the largest populations facing acute Food Shortages are afghanistan the democratic republic of congo and yemen among others their food supply has been interrupted by war poverty stream with it and refugee displacement the world bank has cautioned countries against hoarding food it says global Grain Production stocks near all time highs making restrictions unnecessary. Well the uns food agency has asked for 350000000. 00 to set up a network to keep humanitarian supplies chains moving around the world. There are no famines yet but i must warn you that if we dont prepare and act now to secure access avoid fundies shortfalls and disruptions to tree we could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months the actions that we take will determine our success or failure and build a Sustainable Food systems as the basis of stable and peaceful societies the truth is we do not have time on our side so lets act wisely and elicits a i do believe that our expertise and our partnerships we can begin we can bring together the teams of the programs necessary to make certain the covert night Team Pandemic does not become a human and food crisis catastrophe south sudan is one of the west take the countries where more than 5000000 people rely on aid to survive and the pandemic is making their lives even harder now break has slowed down humanitarian operations that and the essential Food Supplies to them open ports from juba. Even prior to the 1st coronavirus case in south sudan many face starvation thats the result of 5 years of fighting between forces loyal to rival political leaders the conflict ended in february with a new Transitional Government sworn in. Really. If my children survive i want them to go to school and learn to take care of themselves before the coronavirus emergency aid organizations estimated more than half of the 12000000 population would need food aid this year nearly 30 percent are women and children were forced a 3rd of the population from their homes 200000. 00 of them are now in the camps around the country hundreds of thousands of others are in hard to reach areas for them food drops are sometimes the only way theyll get food last year we had to feed 5000000 people due to fighting and flooding already in 2020 weve had locust invasions and now there is to cope with 19 plan damage which we predict could almost double the people in the queue hunger by the end of 2020 across the world the only way we can hold this trend is if generous funding for humanitarian crises like the one here in south continues floods last year affected nearly a 1000000 people forcing the declaration of a state of emergency in some parts of the country then a plague of locusts in the eastern part worsened an already dire situation the u. N. Describes the insect threat as extremely alarming and president farmers who have relied on their crops fear another invasion as eggs hatch from the 1st wave. Ive tried to chase them away but they wouldnt leave theyre everywhere in my backyard in my banco plantation the mangos the papayas the glovers that i plant is what provides me with food and income well i do if theyre being eaten by locusts preventive measures by the government and aid organizations have been imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus they include restrictions on movement making many in need even harder to reach people more going on just they are. Well sara bass alone on tape is a representative for unicef in yemen she says access to food health care and education have all being severely restricted because of the pandemic you find that prior to the conflict we had children already out of school and as you see it now with the coronavirus pandemic we have almost 5000000 children who are now unable to go to school where you have a situation in western countries where children can continue to learn Online Children in yemen dont have this Opportunity Health systems that were already fragile in that the brink of collapse weve been working with other agencies to ensure that we preserve those systems still systems are not under threat and with the blockade where you have you have limitations to access to food importations we do not have Free Movement of humanitarian supplies and staffing you can only imagine that the situation in yemen is further exacerbated with the cold it endemic in addition to resources we can have all of the funds require right now but there are many things that will facilitate ensuring that people are reached and people are peoples lives are saved from from coronavirus we need to have unfettered access to airports and seaports right now for humanitarian supply for the supply supply chain and logistics to be ensured right now we only have the oman route through salalah we need to have airports and seaports open for humanitarian access for staffing and for supplies. Still ahead here on aljazeera refugees and migrants put under quarantine in greece after more than 100 people test positive for corona virus. And bells toll in churches and temples as for lanka mourns the victims of last years bomb attacks. Hello welcome to have a look at the international forecast in place so weve got some quality weather now into the deep south of the u. S. Southern parts of florida as well following on from a severe storms something of a brief rest by tash we have got more wet weather gathering a keen solidly wind pushing in across texas but in that moisture in from the gulf of mexico you can see that really wet weather setting in across the eastern side of texas as we go on us through wednesday pushes right up through oklahoma pushes right up into the Central Plains and that will continue to drive its way further east was into the appalachians as we go on through the next couple of days then so brace yourself for more severe storms possibly with some tornadoes but the skies come back in behind but the peppering of showers there over the high ground up towards the Northern Plains for the west coast its far to dry warming up in l. A. To around 31 celsius with plenty of sunshine sort of temperature will see across the caribbean slightly fine and dry here not too much in the way of any clapp where they catch that cloud you will see want to see showers just coming into hispaniola maybe into jamaica you might catch the odd shower to into cuba for time western side of the ration is largely dry but we have got a few showers the costa rica and also the panama. But. A policy imposed decades ago pregnant woman thought that she could selectively goods and when a boy is changing demographics across asia with far reaching consequences for creating a pool of socially disadvantaged young men so you have the system where people at every level will be get being given money money to agree distro zation or money to get other people to agree the services out there examines the politics of population control. To to. We want your knowledge is there a reminder of our top stories this hour the u. S. Senate has passed a nearly 500000000000. 00 relief package to aid struggling Small Businesses also provide more funds for hospitals and testing the bill will now go to the house for. Us President Donald Trump says the executive order to halt immigration for 60 days may come as soon as wednesday trump says its aimed at protecting American Workers who lost their jobs through the krona virus and. The u. N. Is warning that more than a quarter of a 1000000000 people could be pushed to the brink of starvation other coronavirus endemic the World Food Program says countries need to take immediate action risk of multiple famines. I was some European Countries gradually ease lockdown restrictions the picture is quite different in the u. K. The death toll there is continuing to rise and the government is facing criticism over a lack of protective gear for Health Workers back reports from london. An intensive care unit in scotland. Where the youngest to test positive has only just been born. Ringback the medics here are traumatized by what theyre dealing with. 2 or 4 stuff to. Research by the office of National Statistics suggesting the actual death toll in england and wales in early april was 40 percent higher than the number reported by downing street. Those daily government figures dont include deaths outside hospital in care homes hospices or in the community they also classify what counts as a covert 19 death in a slightly different way there are concerns the u. K. Could soon have the highest number of deaths in europe putting pressure on the search for a vaccine human trials will begin at Oxford University on thursday this is uncertain science but im certain that we will throw everything weve got at developing a vaccine. The u. K. Is at the forefront of the global effort weve put more money than any other country into the global search for a vaccine the crisis is now also defining the shape of britains democracy with m. P. s making plans for a Virtual Parliament the proposal allows up to 120 m. P. s out of 650 to join the debate by Video Conference a further 50 will be in the chamber sitting spaced apart there are some who believe the parliament should close altogether given Boris Johnson the prime ministers recent bout of coronavirus but others insist it must remain open to continue scrutinizing the Government Technology offers a compromise. But it doesnt provide easy answers on the rising number of deaths elsewhere in Europe Germany where infection numbers have fallen sharply carmaker voles vagrants began preparations to restart production the same kind of song but the countrys foreign minister said normal travel in europe is unlikely to happen this year italys the latest hard hit country to announce it would begin lifting some restrictions starting in early may and in austria restaurants churches and some schools will reopen in 3 weeks time the World Health Organizations warned governments that lifting lockdowns must be gradual these are europes 1st tentative steps towards normality. Needs barker aljazeera london. The u. K. Has found millions of pounds into Vaccine Research the 1st Clinical Trials are expected to start as soon as thursday as paul brennan explains. The government is putting 22000000 pounds into some trials by Imperial College 20000000 into a trial by oxford. In oxford and it seems that the trial in oxford could be at the stage of testing on humans a vaccine or a kind of draft vaccine if you like as early as this thursday of this week now hugely cautious there are huge caveats on this very early stages the amounts of money thats involved the fact that its happening so quickly gives you an indication of just how much effort and impetus is being put into this effort to try to combat this virus by different means possible at least 150000 seekers have tested positive for the virus in greece the hostile outside to carney d. U. H. Is home to nearly 500 people has been locked down since april 16th when a pregnant woman contracted the virus its the 3rd migrant facility in greece with confirmed cases of covert 19 as chancellor uplifts with an update on the situation there. Lindt placed this hoto where these 470 Asylum Seekers are being kept under quarantine last thursday because on that day a woman who works at the Hotel Cooking and cleaning for these people tested positive on sunday one of the Asylum Seekers tested positive and that was an accidental discovery she is 6 months pregnant and had gone to hospital for a checkup so now everyone in that facility is being tested what makes that different from previous cases because there have been 2 Asylum Seeker camps that have also had infections in the past is the quantity the number of people infected presumably because theyre living in close quarters. We had a case of 28 positive tests but in a camp that holds about 2000 we had 4 positive tests and a 2nd sample that holds 1400 so to have roughly a quarter or more of the population of this hotel infected means that it is by far the biggest outbreak among refugee populations in greece so far the government is taking precautions as well because this is exactly the kind of outbreak theyre trying to prevent and i have to say on the whole theyve handled this fairly well for example in the supremely of the present camps on the highlands of east asia and they have put preemptive measures in place people working in the camps have been pared down to skeleton crews the Asylum Services have stopped working so that neither interview is no interviewees and inspecting each other both camps are being ring fenced in order to prevent people coming and going from them freely as they have been until now. Tonight america now where the u. N. Says the pandemic may lead to the worst recession in the regions history in mexico nonessential services have been shot until the end of may the government has moved to what it calls phase 3 of its Emergency Response thats to further restrict movements because mexico is now seeing a rapid increase in cases mexicos registered nearly 9000 cases and more than 700 deaths. Ecuador has reported of 810000 cases as the disease chips away at the Oil Producing countries economy the pandemic in recent weeks has overwhelmed all far hes on the largest city of. Corpses have remained in harms or on the streets for hours from chile has the same human wrapping all of the developments from the region. Venezuela has the Worlds Largest oil reserves but youd never know it by looking at the endless patrol choose in the capital caracas. Any of them but weve been in to q. C. s 11 last night and still there are more than 100 cars ahead that. Was already in shambles unprecedented low production u. S. Economic sanctions and low prices made it hard to import chemicals needed to produce petrol now the little money that was coming in from oil exports is gone with the collapse of the market. Venezuela isnt alone neighboring colombia and ecuador which is already deep in debt depend heavily on oil exports as does mexico with the number of infections from coal with 19 is rising sharply admitting that the crash in oil prices will hit mexico very hard president and that is. A load tried to comfort his compatriots. I want to go on t. V. And give you all the security that we mexicans will be able to feed this crisis. On the 42 the world country and of the mexican people. The crown jewel of Argentinas Oil Industry the vaca muerta the shale gas formation is now practically paris just kind of the country needed most to offset a steep recession and debt commitments here in chile the problem is the plummeting price of its main export copper but along with the caribbean islands this is one of the seal latin american countries the practice of practically no fossil fuel which means that the drop in. The price of oil is actually a bit of good. But not for long the Un Economic Council for latin america and the caribbean has just downgraded the forecast for the region even further. What we want to say is that this crisis will create the worst recession in the region since 9141930 this is the magnitude of it our forecast there could be even worse if the price of key commodities like oil does not recover soon to see a neumann aljazeera sent. Police said the death toll in canadas worst mass shooting has risen to 23. 00 the victims include a pregnant nurse and a 17 Year Old Girl the gunmen had driven across the province of nova scotia shooting people in various communities it went on for nearly 12 hours before being shot by police. Hundreds of yemeni soldiers in saudi arabia have laid down their weapons and are demanding to go home theyre protested for a 2nd day about not being paid for 6 months and not having a day off for more than 2 years yemeni soldiers help protect the kingdom southern border from hootie attacks the Border Guards are part of the Saudi Led Coalition which has waged war in yemen for the past 5 years. A service has been held in sri lanka to remember those killed in a series of attacks on Easter Sunday last year the local Muslim Community has since faced a backlash after its all Islamic Group claimed responsibility and often and its reports from colombo where she met with a father who lost his children some on city man and his wife struggling to win the 1st anniversary of the easter bunny the 19 year old son and 22 year old daughter were in demand these church praying for good results at upcoming public exams when a suicide bomber struck. It was the 1st of 6 locations to be hit. Within an hour 279 people were killed and more than 500. 00 injured. Went from one Hospital Board to the next looking for my children but i couldnt find the many we finally doctor told me however reluctantly that i should look in the mortuary i couldnt seem to friend who was with me he came back sobbing that my son was there when i recovered consciousness we got another call that my daughter had been found in another mortuary a little known locally slam explains who called the national. Claimed responsibility for the attacks. Investigations revealed some members of the group paid state informants that authorities were repeatedly warned about their activities and that some politicians had even intervened to release some of those arrested earlier but most troubling that intelligence warnings of impending attacks had be known the families of the victims want accountability. I dont think there is any cause in the world that can give me justice because that means giving me my children back that wont ever happen but those who neglected their responsibilities must be punished without the archbishop of colombo Cardinal Malcolm ranjit also criticize the negligence of the then government and the cover up that followed addressing the tensions that came after the bombings he praised his congregation for not letting emotion drive their actions our challenge will be to work amicably with all our fellow citizens and to ensure a true acceptance and integration thats an approach to muslim human rights activist endorses she says the end of muslim sentiment which followed the bombings shook the community when this happened all of a sudden we have become terrorist actually International Terrorist connected to why its so we were really worried about existence in the country because the way that the entire Muslim Community was blamed for what people did was highly problematic through say sri lankan politicians have been engaged in hip mongering feeling tensions and causing division by portraying the Muslim Community as the villain in recent years the past has an ease the pain of losing loved ones anthonys or in the east a bombing most families and all those who warned of the threat of an attack see what. Hardest to cope with is that they think the bombings could have been prevented if only the government had kid to do so even if and then theres just 0 colombo. Watching all these there are these are the top stories u. S. President donald trump says the executive order to halt immigration for 60 days may come as soon as wednesday trump says its aimed at protecting American Workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic by posing immigration will help put an employed americans 1st in line for jobs as america reopens so important it would be wrong just for americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad we must 1st take care of the American Worker take care of the American Worker the u. S. Senate has passed a nearly 500000000000. 00 relief package to aid struggling Small Businesses it will also provide more funds for hospitals and testing the bill will now go to the house for a vote the u. N. Is warning that more than a quarter of a 1000000000 people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the coronavirus pandemic the World Food Program says countries need to take immediate action or risk multiple famines. The coronavirus death toll in england and wales could be much higher than the government figures indicate the office for National Statistics says by april 10th it had record of more than 13000. 00 deaths in england and wales that was 41 percent higher than the governments figure of around 9000. 00 until that day. They say 150. 00 Asylum Seekers including children have tested positive for the virus and greece a hostile outside needy which is home to nearly 500. 00 people has been under quarantine since april 16th when a pregnant woman contracted the virus the government has now put the entire town of canadian and its 4000 residents under lockdown in mexico nonessential services have been shot until the end of may the government has moved to what it calls phase 3 of its Emergency Response lets to further restrict movements because mexico is now seeing a rapid increase in cases mexico has registered nearly 9000 cases of more than 700 deaths but he said the death toll in canadas worst mass shooting has risen to 23. 00 the victims include a pregnant nurse and a 17 Year Old Girl the gunman had driven across the province of nova scotia shooting people in various communities he went on for nearly 12 hours before being shot by Police Investigators are combing through large stretches of the province to try and find other possible victims. One way and one or one east is next. We understand the differences. Of cultures across the world so no matter how you take a. Current affairs. Down to 0. Villages back to the ground. Hundreds of thousands displaced. Mass murder. That is compelling evidence of genocide and genocide to get. The gambia has taken me to the International Court of justice accusing its government of orchestrating a campaign of destruction against the rocking of people there will be no tolerance
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