Restrictions. The end. Of the end thank you very much for joining us we begin with yet another grim tally of deaths coming out of the United States from the new coronavirus 3176 people have died in just 24 hours taking the total number of destiny only 50000. 00 the highest anywhere in the world globally there are now 2700000. 00 infections and over 190000 deaths on the economic front the u. S. House of representatives has passed a new 484000000000. 00 relief bill to keep Small Businesses afloat and provide funds for hospitals it passed with bipartisan support and will now go to President Trump for final approval more than 26000000 americans are now unemployed in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of 2009 the recession then have been wiped. Out President Trump says u. S. Economy while bounce back quickly but now says lockdown measures will continue until theres a drop in the number of infections our economy will start to pick up very substantially as soon as the states get open and thats happening as we speak and its actually very exciting and. People are just its just thrilled to see it because our country has to get back to work they want to get back to work you see that whether its a demonstration or just in talking to people theyre going to get back to work and theyre going to get back to work very fast his in jordan now with more on the millions of jobs lost 4400000 u. S. Workers filed for unemployment last pushing the countrys unofficial jobless rate to nearly 13 percent its more evidence the cold at 1000. 00 pandemic has damaged the u. S. Economy by the long hand job and these the long hours and with my. Hat in hand is very well you know. The gentleman from asking congress is voting this week to spend another half trillion dollars to help Small Businesses and hospitals but when it comes to helping State Government reeling from the loss of business and personal tax revenues the republican leader of the u. S. Senate says thats not going to happen yeah im a i would certainly be a. Route it saves some so there is no good reason for the veil my guess is their 1st choice would be for the federal government to borrow money generation to send it down to them now so they dont have to do that. They are going to be unplayable. The governor of new york state who is a democrat called Mitch Mcconnells comment outrageous yes airlines are important yes Small Businesses important so of police and fire and Health Care Workers who are the front line workers and when you dont fund the state then the state cant fund those services fictional sense to me whats more new yorks economy is the 3rd largest in the u. S. And in the top 15 worldwide which means its survival as a financial and Cultural Center is key and u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to suspend immigration for 60 days on economic grounds could hurt the u. S. Is ties with other countries Indian Officials are closely studying the order since hundreds of thousands of their citizens many who work for u. S. Firms could be affected all that matters though to connie boyd in North Carolina is her own Economic Future who say were going to go back through we dont know whos going to be the issue next you know the name is specified in that job they just dont know the only certainty right now the economic pain is worsening rosalynn jordan aljazeera not there is white house current a virus briefing President Trump and his head oh science and Technology Director at the department of Homeland Security presented new Government Research about how the virus reacts to heats humidity and light at the research is for eliminating and has not been Peer Reviewed and the scientists far from being conclusive in proving the viruses seasonal. Every 18 hours the virus the life of the virus is cut in half so if you start with a 1000 particles of the virus in 1000 hours youre down to 500. 00 in 18 hours after that youre down to 250. 00 and so on and so forth temperature increases as the humidity increases with no sun involved you can see how drastically the halflife goes down on that virus so the the virus is dying at a much more rapid pace just from exposure to higher temperatures and just an exposure humidity supposing we hit somebody with a tremendous whether its ultraviolet or just very powerful light and i think you said that has him a check that youre going to test it and then i said supposing you brought the light inside the body you can which you can do either through the skin or. In some other way and i think you said youre going to test the 2 sounds interesting right in that i see the disinfectant but not say that in a minute one minute and is away we can do Something Like that. Injection. Or almost a cleaning as you say gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number of so be interesting to check so that you can have to use medical doctors with a doctor on is with the u. S. National association of county and City Health Officials he says its too soon to tell if woman temperatures will have a Significant Impact on the virus. The World Health Organization others have come on board didnt really mention the need to really be very cautious as to the use of u. V. Radiation or u. V. Exposure as a disinfectant we know that it works on things such as mask and other things of a nature but when you speak about exposure of a human being in the body its not something that is fine recommend we do know that the happy life of the corner virus could be nineteenths our scope be to is roughly about 2. 7 hours in an heiress life fashion that much is now in typical temperatures and at one for 65 percent relative humidity we know that the virus persistent different surfaces whether its plastic metal cardboard and on the skin and other surfaces in different different time frames what we dont know is truly the impact of seasonality is there really going to be a difference when we see sort of the summer climates or timeframes of temperatures versus the more spring like conditions or the winter conditions that some of us were coming out of now you think about that and even look at where viruses spread across all across our country our world not only in our country where you think about florida as well as new orleans which tends to have higher humidity but also the the caribbean in other parts of afghan latin america and even south insatiate which are more were more you know relatively humid and were still seeing the spread of the virus there tom kong now ways to examine time with a as most important academic test sunda way more than 52000. 00 students have a pang to set the University Entrance exams which were postponed last month because of the coronavirus schools have been closed to most of the year with soden standing on line instead the sections are said to remain in place in the city despite the number of daily cases staying in the Single Digits for almost 2 weeks now has more from hong kong on what measures are being put in place to allow the exams to go ahead. Well there are a number of safety precautions that have been put in place by the government and the Education Department not only have the teachers been trying to deal with emergencies but these schools have been given the likes of face masks and various even robotic dispenses to hand out sanitizer during these exams so that simply to reduce the human to human contact the social distancing measures have been put in place weve got the desk through oversee all one point i meant is a pass of course all the students on arrival of had their health checked and medical every medical certificates provided another 52000 students are taking part in these final years they were delayed last month and only last week that the government gave the go ahead for this final year exam to take place it starts to die on friday and the rollout over the next month the where we are where some choices colleges bicycling most prestigious schools across hong kong a secondary school and we have students taking part exams i started a couple of hours ago but theyre expected to emerge of the next little while but as i mentioned these exams will take place over the next month starting from today. Looting and rioting in south africa troops are deployed in cape town train force a city wide long down. The News International anger grows over israeli prime so i makes parts of the occupied west bank a top u. N. Envoy calls it a dangerous and devastating. Hollow because some quotes where they are pushing into southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula particularly into yemen further north weve got some more the way of clout there between the black sea and the caspian sea this by a cloud spilling out of iraq pushing into iran for time and grew just nothing is the research was here in doha temperatures getting up to 34 celsius on friday almost to this week i want to say 37 celsius is 99. In found hostility shots of one of the nicest say just around the southern end of the red sea into those western pos of yemen joining up to the showers that we have around the therapy and highlands for threat in sioux ethiopia still a shock to some showers into somalia as we go on through the next couple of days in the shower as they slide their way down into kenya rwanda burundi saying showers thats a suicide off the democratic republic of congo heavy showers there into central pass on kenya at this stage to show us the signal rise of fools they continue over towards the gulf of guinea some of them alive beside cameron seeing some big showers some parts of nigeria see some heavy showers as we go on through the weekend just want to see showers to into south africa with many it is fine and dry. It 21. 00. But. As the world fights the corona pandemic were learning more about this every day the new passenger and join our Global Community its up to us for how brief come together to fight your own soaring and your questions can i just honestly think this is a direct event coming on on you tube as you were saying im concerned about the front line filing i think or a crisis and not keeping you up to date and weve seen countries retreat back and beaten back successfully the stream on 0 to 0. For the way. Welcome back the headlines on aljazeera this hour the u. S. House of representatives has passed a new 484000000000. 00 relief bill to keep Small Businesses afloat during the korean advised pandemic and also provide funds for hospitals and it follows a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package that was passed last month meanwhile a record 26400000. 00 americans have lost their jobs since the end of last month in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession i mean white talked and its exam time in hong kong where this year is that with this years most important academic tests out kind of grade more than 52000. 00 students are paired to sit University Entry tech sams which was born last month because of the current of lives. That despite the warning from the medical community some people in the u. S. State of georgia after pairing to return to work at President Trump says georgias decision to begin exit in lockdown was in violation of guidelines released by the white house and he got it as a story. Across the state of georgia nonessential businesses to remain closed for a pandemic thats already claimed close to 900. 00 lives there are some signs the outbreak is flattening but with only a few days of data Health Experts are warning it may be too soon federal guidelines recommend a 14 day sustained reduction in coded 900 cases something georgia hasnt shown but the republican governor is pushing for a partial reopening given that for a verbal data enhanced testing an approval of our Health Care Professionals we will allow to Fitness Centers bowling alleys body art studios barbers cosmetologists hair designers nail care artist s. Decisions their respect. Schools and massage therapist to reopen their doors this friday april the 24th Business Owners have been losing income for weeks that many a confused by conflicting information and health risks despite being told to engage in minimum basic operations the test Part Community market is not open and thats where i make most my money and they have to stay close and they should stay closed as if you lose anybodys wife over money thats wrong. In other Southern States small but vocal protests of growing as unemployment lines get longer these people gathered outside the Capitol Building in alabama to make their voices heard but stay at home orders remain in place across the Southern States here in miami beaches and businesses remain closed and not likely to change for weeks to come govern the camp of georgia is a close ally of President Trumps as is the states governor ron the scientists both have been praised for their reaction to the coronavirus and even as president encourages protesters he thinks georgia is acting too soon the president s praise to govern a campus a very capable man now hes publicly disagreeing with his plans that they can wait a little bit lonely just a little bit not that much because safety has to predominate we have to have the so. I told the governor very simply that i disagree with this decision but he has to do what he thinks is right despite the hardships faced by Business Owners in georgia and other states many remain cautious about exposing themselves and others to the coronavirus many will ignore the governors advice others may feel forced to take risks as the economy continues to falter and agalloch a aljazeera. Now European Union leaders have held their 4th video summit on ways to protect the Single Market from the effects of the cold that 19 outbreak in agreed on the need to Work Together on a way to out of the crisis but seemed less united on what that should look like this is some pantries begin to ease restrictions the Czech Republic for instance has lifted a ban on overseas travel while others are pushing ahead with the search for a vaccine sonja gago has out. In this laboratory in oxford a glimmer of hope human trials have now begun here with a vaccine. Researchers are confident that it could take just months before they know if it would work in manufacturing it on a large scale could take much longer but hopefully this will give us some good data and hopefully in a couple of months or maybe a year or so we will be able to protect more people with us in germany the 1st day back at school but nothing like these peoples could have imagined a partial reopening for older peoples only carries many restrictions social distancing is tightly in force between their designated desks the usual hive of energy replaced by a more careful serious mood. Despite having the 5th largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world germany is slowly relaxing its lockdown but a desire for things to return to normal as well as fears over the Economic Impact of the pandemic have come with a warning from the chancellor Angela Merkel is that going in there is not going to often targeted i will therefore tell you quite frankly that i fully support the decisions taken by the federal and State Governments on wednesday last week but the implementation since then worries me in part it seems to me very brisk some of it seems to me to be quite brisk if not afraid to praise. For the European Union the full extent of the damage the pandemic has caused the block wont be revealed for months but it is preparing for a slump the like of which has not been seen since world war 2 the European Commission has suggested a 325000000000. 00 Recovery Fund for his forthcoming budget as well as borrowing another 350000000000. 00 from Capital Markets for the spending really up to mr h. Because even if its difficult even for those different since it if it is in europe and goes into the surprise there is a very Strong Political arena to Work Together and to succeed to build compromises. On the political strains are already evident wealthier countries such as france will remain under pressure to provide aid to the blocs less well off members as a test of solidarity that could define the very future of the union itself so nick i i go. A lot on missions in the philippines have been extended until mid to major try and contain the spread of all these 19 the current tape measures will continue in the capital of manila until may 15th but restorations will be eased in other low risk areas president reagan to ted has also threatened to impose martial law if a deliveries are disrupted by antigovernment. Rivals south africas president says he will gradually ease a nationwide lockdown starting as early next month some parts of the economy will be allowed to reopen and Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to stop Wearing Masks outdoors he says restrictions will be lifted slowly to reduce the risk of a spike in infections people in south africa have been under some of the strictest quarantine measures in africa with an unprecedented deployment of troops beyond thursday the 30th of april we should begin a gradual and phased recovery of Economic Activity we will implement. What we call a risk adjusted strategy through which we take a deliberate and approach to the easing of current lockdown constrictions. Is in johannesburg and she explains what the measures will mean for South Africans the president to use the sadrist to outline 5 key phases of a lock down or a reopening of Economic Activity and an easing of restrictions and moving from level 5 with south africa is now which is you know at the end of that spectrum the the harshest restrictions so far south africa would move to level 4 which the president has said would then still include some pretty tough restrictions for South Africans but i think the key difference would be the reopening of Economic Activity and even then companies would be forced to only allow a 3rd of their workforce at the places of employment at any given time now borders in south africa will remain closed besides repacked rating South Africans will be no travelling between individual provinces for south africa all gatherings will remain prohibited by the government but sides funerals so there is some change but i think not the kind of relief millions of South Africans were hoping for given that all that rick is now entering the 5th the week of a very Strict Lockdown. Now police in ivory coast this commercial capital have raunchy campaign to convince people to wear face masks the government has made masts mandatory to stop the spread of over 1000 hundreds of offices and now visiting crowded streets and markets where theres little social distancing telling people to use face masks ivory coast has nearly 1000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus now the World Health Organization meanwhile has dismissed a herbal tea talented as a cure for the virus by the president of madagascar are the drink contains the r t c media plant which is normally used to treat malaria present. Claim the tonic would cure a coronavirus patient within 7 days is spin given out for free to the countrys most vulnerable w. H. O. Has warned there is no evidence that alternative remedies can cure coronavirus and says some may not be safe to consume. The president did this remotely cures and we trust him so we drink it give up the other guy yes its healing we hope it heals many people so we can have a happy life in madagascar the president is making efforts to save all the people of madagascar. For now when i discovered this drink i said to myself how come sick people dont drink it and why do we make students drink it i hesitated a lot. Now the World Health Organization is also warning the number of malaria deaths in Subsaharan Africa could double this year because of the pandemic antimalarial campaigns and distribution of into insecticide nets and medicine have been disrupted by knock down measures the w. H. O. Is aging governments to keep up the fight against malaria or risk seeing the worst death toll in 20 is that of the situation here in the gulf region and another 623 corona virus cases have been confirmed here in qatar pushing the total numbers to 7764 thats a total number of infections 10 people have died here also of the new confirmed cases among expat workers the emir of qatar for more Global Cooperation to combat the pandemic and its effects what would you if you had. I seize this opportunity to address would leaders in one leap advanced economies and concerned organizations i call on them to cooperate not compete for developing a vaccine and cure to the virus mistress of the economic and social aftermath of the pen gimmick will not be achieved without global coordination and cooperation at the highest possible level. And the u. A. E. In the u. A. E. The city of dubai is easing lockdown measures to reopen cafes and restaurants Shopping Centers can also trade again but for limited hours and with fewer shoppers for more people died on thursday taking the number of fatalities to 56 more than 8700 people have tested positive folk over 1000 in the united arab emirates. Muslims around the world are starting the holy month of ramadan and many are under lockdown in indonesia the worlds most populous muslim nation domestic air and sea traveler temporarily banned. Reports on how the virus is changing long cherished additions or 3. For hundreds of years muslims used to go out into empty fields looking at the sky to figure out when the done begins these days though clerics here in pakistan and elsewhere used telescopes to get 1st sight of the new moon once spotted ramadan starts. Its the holiest month in these lima calendar when muslims stop eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. The fasting allows worshippers to devote themselves to their fate and remember the sufferings of the poor. But during the unprecedented coronavirus emergency muslims are abandoning many of providence traditions and rituals. They wont be able to invite their loved ones the neighbors or the poor to join the evening Fast Breaking meal known as if they are as covert 900. 00 spreads restrictions are being inforced governments have closed borders imposed curfew years lockdowns and encouraged social distancing to contain the contagion islams holiest site in mecca is usually teeming with worshippers from all over the world during ramadan its closed this year as part of the sunday governments campaign to curb the virus spread getting people everywhere to observe social distancing iran more than wont be easy. The highlight of ramadan is the night of destiny where muslims believe their holy book the koran was 1st revealed to the prophet mohammad and where the gates of heaven are open muslims spend the night in contempt lation and prayers in mosques a ritual they are being asked to perform at home this time islams most sacred month meant to encourage unity praying together and breaking the fast together may end up being a month of relative solitude. On to some other news now and the United Nations says israels planned an expansion of the occupied west bank violates International Law and deals a devastating blow to a 2 state solution the comments made at the Security Council meeting come after the u. S. Secretary of state said it was up to israel new government to decide whether or not to do it a diplomatic as a genspace has and it is from the line israels new Coalition Government a deal between Benjamin Netanyahu and benny gantz means the possibility it will an expanse of the west bank is now much more lightly i know your for your nickel are welcome in a virtual session of the un Security Council the man in charge of middle east peace efforts for United Nations said that would be a disastrous step for peace in the region mr president. The dangerous prospect of an accession of israel parts of the uk west bank is a growing threat such a move. It will constitute a serious violation of International Law. Damage devastating loss of the 2 state solution cost of not all of your will of negotiations and threaten efforts for advance Regional Peace the Palestinian AmbassadorRiyad Mansour made it clear it was time for an International Conference on the middle east the International Community must it beauty it and demand a halt to all annexation measures do not fall prey to the pretext crafted by israeli officials now the excuse of the pandemic to divert attention from these crimes has israeli counterpart danny down on said while his country had been helping palestinians during the covert 1000 out break the response of been what he described as hate and anti semitic incitement. One Security Council member the ambassador of indonesia told out in an interview that israel shouldnt be contemplating illegal action at any time with especially not your pandemic it becomes a double jeopardy a meaning the issue of occupation and theres also an issue of the pandemic so i think the International Community meetings have to ensure that there are. Of the necessary assistance the necessary humanitarian assistance and also to ensure also that the occupying power complies with the many Un Resolution its pretty clear among the Security Council the u. S. Is the only country that would not object israel an exciting part of the west bank however can we other members of the Security Council take hemming action to stop it while the u. S. Is a permanent member and almost certainly it would block any resolution using its veto power james. Or of the United Nations. Hello again im fully back to bill with the headlines on aljazeera the u. S. House of representatives has passed a new 484000000000. 00 beneath bill to keep Small Businesses afloat during the corner virus pandemic and provide funds for hospitals it follows a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package that was passed last month meanwhile a record 26400000. 00 americans have lost their jobs since the end of last month in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession have been wiped out. Economy will soar to pick up very substantially as soon as the states get open and thats happening as we speak and its actually very exciting and. People are just that just thrilled to see it because our country has to get back to work they want to get back to work you see that whether its a demonstration or just in talking to people theyre going to get back to work and theyre going to get back to work very fast. More than 52000 students in hong kong are preparing to sit this years most important academic exam the University Entrance test was postponed last month because of the coronavirus schools have been shut so students have been learning online the exams taking place with social distancing measures being in force European Union leaders have held their 4th video summit on ways to protect the Single Market from the effects of the over 1000. 00 outbreak theyre seeking a job joint Financial Fund of up to 2. 00 trillion dollars to recover the economy Strict Lockdown measures in the philippines have been extended until mid made to try and contain the spread of the virus the quarantine measures will continue in the capital manila until may 15th but restrictions will be eased in other low risk areas south africas president says he will gradually ease a nationwide lockdown starting early next month some parts of the economy will be allowed to reopen and Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to stop Wearing Masks outdoors the World Health Organization is warning the number of malaria deaths in Subsaharan Africa could double this year because of the current a virus pandemic antimalarial campaigns and the distribution of insect to side nets and medicine have been disrupted by Town Missions those are the headlines coming up next on aljazeera as a stream stay with us. Talk to al jazeera we want your force were when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after the war saying europeans go build United States of you but we will not be with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on aljazeera. Hi im going to be ok and your in the stream home edition welcome to my house today i should be asking you whats in the show because this show is a q. And a about the clone a virus and Subsaharan Africa weve had your tweets in already thank you very much for those but also on you chiefs i just jump in the cheap shot ask your questions and you can also be in the streams conversation today i want you to meet the panel i think youre going to be impressed still to regina introduce yourself hi im gina i am an Infectious Disease specialist and i work in johannesburg at the arm institute