A plan to tackle lebanons financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spiral. And a growing problem in india were locked down restrictions that disrupted supply chains and left many farmers struggling to survive. Below thank you for joining us as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter economies around the world another 3800000 people have filed for unemployment in the u. S. This past week this means an unprecedented 30000000 americans have now sort of Employment Benefits in just 6 weeks and the numbers are still rising the jobless rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and february but in march it jumped to a 2 and a half year high to 4. 4 percent equating to more than 7000000. 00 people as state governments now try to kick start the economy there relaxing containment restrictions more than half of u. S. States including florida will partially reopen by the end of the week as the Johns Hopkins the board shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Have contracted the virus and almost 61000 have died. Lets talk more about the latest u. S. Economy figures with our White House Correspondent kimberly how the numbers obviously unprecedented but not wholly unexpected are they yeah thats right its yet another bleak marker that weve had this week with regard to the u. S. Economy and the impact is as a result of the shutdown in order to stop the spread of coronavirus in the United States so the number now around the 30000000 mark in terms of unemployment claims filed but that number is expected to climb for at least a few more weeks the projected number could be as high as 46000000. 00 now rather 46000000. 00 people filing for unemployment claims down in the midst of all of this there is this discussion as you point out of the opening that will allow some workers to go back to their jobs but the problem with all of this barbara is that this is a phased reopening this is not going to happen the same way these jobs were lost it will be much more gradual slower some experts predicting it could be 2 to 3 years before the u. S. Economy is fully able to rebound well the u. S. President for his part is continuing to project optimism sometimes in contrast to those in the Business Community say he Still Believes there is an opportunity for the country to rebound i think were going to have a really good year we want to be where we were and i think we can actually show appearance where we were we were the strongest it were the world would at best that we ever were but we were the strongest it were in the world and can really as we mentioned the social restrictions guidelines due to expire later on thursday and these jobs figures will add to the urgency in some states to get their economies back on track so its always that tension isnt it the safety of individuals and you know the devastating effect thats obviously having on economies. Yes the president was asked point blank late thursday whether or not he would be extending these stay at home guidelines that are in place by the federal government no not going to do that expires it 04 g. M. T. So what i can tell you is that whats happening now is this guidance from the Coronavirus Task force to bring these states back on line in terms of their economies but again this means that sort of a gradual respect with regard to the fact that the most vulnerable will still be staying at home and also that theres going to need to be considerable amount of testing that is still getting on line in order to bring these workforces back no to that and the Vice President who heads up that Task Force Mike pence has been under some criticism for his push to get things back on track and perhaps ignoring some of his own guidelines he was viewed were not wearing a mask earlier this week when he went to visit the mayo clinic a world renowned Medical Clinic in minnesota he was told apparently by the mayo clinic that he should have been wearing a mask no real concrete explanation as for why the president or Vice President decided not to wear a mask but it is notable today as he visits the g. M. Plant in indiana the Vice President is now following his own advice he is wearing a face mask to tour that plant can really how can with the latest there from the white house can really for the moment thank you to go to florida where the governor says his state will begin a phased reopening from monday but the most populous counties have been excluded from the plan restaurants and Retail Stores will initially be allowed to operate a 25 percent capacity and the timeframe has actually been set for its hardest hit areas including miami and the gallic of reports. Miamis ocean drive with its iconic on deco buildings never really sees an off season for weeks now its been deserted along with the normally packed beaches and pedestrian ice shopping areas of a city in lockdown. The cautious reopening of parks golf courses and marinas is now under way though and state officials point to corona virus cases showing a slight downturn floridas governor Rhonda Santas a close ally of President Trump says a careful reopening isnt complicated although on tuesday the state recorded its highest total of new deaths on a single day on wednesday to santas announced what he called a safe smart step by step plan to reopen this new phase will start on monday may 4th and will for the time being exclude Miami Dade Broward and palm beach counties these counties have seen the lions share of the states epidemic but they are trending in a positive direction even as beaches and parks reopen in some parts of the state places like Miami Dade County continue to take precautions despite the governors optimism reopening isnt a one size fits all policy over a 1000 people have died of covert 9000 in florida a 3rd of them here in miami dade like many other states what this ones facing then is a patchwork of reopening and a continuation of restrictions here in miami beach the boardwalks open but the beach and playgrounds remain off limits its a similar picture in other hard hit cities as local authorities weigh the risks against getting the economy going again social distancing rules remain in place when restaurants are allowed to reopen they will operate at reduced capacity miamis messes if people dont follow guidelines restrictions will come back if we start to see a regression if were not respecting the rules. Then obviously you would not hesitate. To start restricting and thats one of the things that we want to avoid any version of a new norm. Will also be a challenge logistically miami is a hub for the distribution of goods throughout the americas and restarting trade will be difficult its very complicated its. Critical its essential for us to understand what. And how people interact with others while some can now carefully enjoy the states parks restaurants and beaches others remain under tight restrictions the reopening of some parts of the economy in continued closure of others is mostly in the hands of local leaders and the decisions are more crucial than ever and a gala crowd is 0 Miami Florida and staying in the u. S. Dozens of bodies have been found decomposing in a refrigerated trucks outside a funeral home in new York City Police were called when a smell was reported coming from several rental vehicles in brooklyn the bodies were being stored on ice and the company is not facing any criminal charges there have been more than 800000 kroner virus related deaths in new york and Funeral Homes have been struggling to cope gabriel and his aunt has more now from the facility. Dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside this funeral home presumably people that have died for come from coronavirus cases coronavirus in the last week or so and they were brought here and apparently the funeral home their refrigerator and unit that keeps preserves the corpses of the people broke and so they were just putting bodies of people in in trucks. The police were called theyre still on scene here it was just a grim grim Situation Police are saying as many as 40 to 50 bodies of people were in there overnight it just gives you an idea that even though the curve is flattening in new york and even though that this is a city and state that are presumably being told coming out of this and the worst is behind us here it still gives you an idea of how far. The state has to come and how desperate the situation is especially for Funeral Homes and maurits that are just over overwhelmed by the british Prime Minister baraks johnson the lead the daily Coronavirus Briefing after struggling with the illness and self the u. K. Desk telephone kovac 1000 now stands at more than 26000 weve bachar has more from london bike leading britains Coronavirus Response off to his personal battle with the virus and only a day off to his fiance gave birth the Prime Minister faces mounting criticism of his governments response to the outbreak and questions over how to ease current restrictions amid a backdrop of rising deaths but now a glimmer of hope to visit it britains battle with cove at 19 i can confirm today the 1st time we owe the peak of this disease. Were past the peak and were on the downward slope britain may be over the worst but its still a risk for now the lock down will not be loosened weve come through the peak or rather weve come under what could have been a vast peak is that weve been going through some huge outpoint turn and we can now see the sunlight own the the pasture ahead of us and so it is vital that we do not lose control and run slap into a 2nd an even bigger mounted in the past 24 hours hampers and flowers have been arriving here to 10 downing street to welcome boys stantons new baby closely followed by scientific advisors of ministers clutching folders it is a confusing juxtaposition echoing a Wider National confusion over how and when this crisis will end the governments also under mounting pressure to reach its mass testing target by friday at the start of april the Health Secretary matt hancock said he was determined to deliver 100000. 00 tests per day so determined he reportedly made 100. 00 Pound Charity betty to achieve it in recent days mobile testing unit staffed by the army have been travelling around the country as the government races to meet its target smashing his goal with an air force fly past his captain tom moore he initially wanted to raise just over a 1000. 00 for completing laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to mark the milestone having raised more than 37000000. 00 for the National Health service the Prime Minister described captain tom as a point of light for the nation the government is now under pressure to be a point of trust in Uncertain Times need parker aljazeera london. Well we heard earlier in the program about unprecedented levels of unemployment in the u. S. Because of the pandemic while data out on thursday shows europes economy has seen its biggest loss and losses since records began the German Government has already predicted its g. D. P. Could shrink by more than 6 percent this year dominic kane has more from berlin on how europe is handling the economic fallout. The Economic Impact of the coronavirus pandemic is becoming clearer than ever right across europe individual governments scrambling to put in place economic measures to try to reduce the damage that their countries are suffering and at the e. U. Level the institutions and theyre doing whatever they can to provide assurance but also credit and the sorts of Financial Assistance that they think will help the governments concerned the European Central bank says it is trying to deal with a very uncertain future certainly thats what the head of the e. C. B. Christine lagarde has been saying given the high uncertainty surrounding the ultimate extent of the economy fallout. Growth scenarios produced by the star suggests that your area g. D. P. Could fall by between 5 and 12 percent this year. Depending crucially on the duration of the containment measures and the success of policies to mitigate the economy consequences for businesses and workers. And the economic worries clearly being felt here in germany too the economy here is going to shrink considerably in this calendar year more than 6 percent and although ministers say they expect the economy to come roaring back in 2021 thats based on projections which infer that they will not be a 2nd wave of coronavirus in this country and while they cant guarantee that ministers angle americal and the leaders of the states of this federal republic are trying to work out what their next step should be how to help the economy more was not allowing coronavirus to flare up again. Still to come. During the age of the corona virus how the pandemic has hit an ancient tradition. I know there are plenty more rain in the 4 calls across the central areas of europe and it is fairly welcome rain as well of course weve got to some areas and some fairly intense drought situations but to the west to get all this constantly in on this bringing with it the right now summer weve had plenty of rain over the last few weeks is turkey and this is one of the reasons into northern seems like theres some very good ground as we just head into the start of may meanwhile well see more scenes like this this of course is in hungary the storm clouds are gathering plenty more of those as we go through friday and saturday you can see all the rain very widespread heavy at times as welcome to the bay of biscay into the southern areas of france as we go through friday and also some heavy rain through areas a poem of course again remember this is suffering from an intense drought that rain hopefully is welcome still pretty warm across the southeast book arrests in athens both enjoying a high there 25 degrees celsius by saturday the rain still very much in the forecast which is really not on the low across the east but elsewhere we have got time which is close that to the average again that rain coming in through the bay of biscay an issue be a dry day generate cool small southern and central areas of the u. K. All the while warming up across much of the portugal and spain for the 1st time in really quite a long time weve got mostly Clear Conditions across much of Northern Africa and so this will be up to 26. 00. Going to play 9 people have been killed to be we in the United States probably ties the old public on from. Saudi arabia. Differently saudis other arabs when they came to britain to be to help the past bombs due to long. Run so this. Is an interesting. Shadow on aljazeera. The the in. The back is a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter economies around the world another 3800000 people have filed for unemployment in the u. S. This past week this means an unprecedented 13000000 americans have no source of Employment Benefits in just 6 weeks. Dozens of bodies have been found a decomposing in an average rate of trucks outside a funeral home in new york city the bodies were being stored on ice Funeral Homes have been struggling to cope after 18000. 00 coronavirus thats in the state and the british Prime Minister says the u. K. s past of the peak of its corona Virus OutbreakBoris Johnson has stressed the country shouldnt risk a 2nd spike of the virus the u. K. Now has the 2nd highest number of deaths in europe after italy. In lebanon the government has approved a financial reform plan for its crisis hit economy leaders have been under pressure to act after months of violent public protests said a holder of reports now from beirut. Since taking office in january Prime Minister has sandy abse government has been working on a plan to save lebanons economy that plan is now ready the state is close to bankruptcy and lebanon defaulted on its debt for the 1st time after much reluctance the government intends to seek Financial Assistance from the International Monetary fund somebody. With this plan as a stepping stone we can build our future we will continue with our request to the i. M. F. And willing gauge seriously with our creditors as a result we will reduce the burden of debt on the shoulders of all citizens the Economic Hardship has been mounting anger spilled onto the streets and it turned violent the National Currency the pound lost more than 60 percent of its value in recent weeks International Donors have demanded Economic Reforms and then end to corruption to unlock billions of dollars in aid while the governments plan mentions the need for reforms its focus seems to be on the Banking Sector and taking back what the Prime Minister calls unrealistic interests on Bank Deposits over the past 5 years while the government wants the Banking Sector. Because of the crisis. If you ask him for the special also to the story structure of the Banking Sector this will result in a total lack of confidence in the lebanese economy in the Banking Sector by having died a generation of depositors lebanese politicians most of whom are accused of involvement in corruption have traded blame over who is responsible but the opposition says the governing alliance is using its power to target them in an anticorruption drive for. The current government chosen by those in power in the political allies unfortunately has been turned into a tool to settle political schools and revenge practices. The power struggle is worsening tensions the government needs to restore the trust of its citizens deb says his cabinet is made up of independent experts but it was brought to power by some of the parties implicated in corruption scandals that is why protesters have been trying to topple the Political Class say they have little faith in promises to recover stolen public money the Prime Minister may think the plan will put the country back on track but the concerns of many lebanese who have lost the value of their money have not been eased. Beirut. Yemen has recorded its 1st 2 corona virus related deaths leading to fears of a major outbreak in a country already of ravaged by civil war 5 new cases reported in the southern port city of aden that takes the total number of infections nationally to 6 yemen is already dealing with a color outbreak and only half of its hospitals are fully functional the u. N. Says its likely the virus is spreading undetected in the country. Indias lock down is hurting its crucial farming sector which employs more than half the countrys workforce a lack of workers and the breakdown in supply chains as left many farmers struggling to sell their winter crops are india correspondent elizabeth for our number reports now from private in the latest in our series on how the pandemic is affecting farming and Food Security. A hive of activity during a nationwide lockdown farmers been there week to a Government Procurement center in the state of. Its a small victory for british who struggled to harvest his crops the season without the help of seasonal workers. The father of 3 says his family helped him cut the crop and register to sell it to the government everyone feels to a lot of problems with the registration everything is shut so how and where are we supposed to do it we had no idea the children have some education so they were able to do it on their mobile phones the government to sending alec tronic coupons to farmers with a date and time to bring their projects to the centers. Areas many dont have smartphones and Internet Connections to receive them and is locked down couldnt have come at a worse time for farmers theyre at their busiest between april and june when went across like way to harvested and the fields are prepared for some across to be. Without the technology needed to register has crossed public transport to take it to a Government Center or private market the pain that but hes worried about how he and his family will survive. We cant so the next crop as we need the money from this harvest to buy seeds are fertilizers. Many farmers have seen their fruit and vegetables go to waste despite farming being exempt from the lock down the restrictions on Peoples Movement and transport has led to supply chains breaking down. India has large reserves of grains but economists say extra stalks of rice and wheat. Its also about pulses and fruits and vegetables and indian. Quarter the minute. So we need to ensure that that i. Bought from a point of your Food Security as well as keeping the on the me going its very important that we support agriculture and gold plated. 3rd government says agriculture is functioning smoothly and there are no shortages of food but many reject that and with more than half of indias workforce employed in agriculture experts say it must do more to help farmers and secure the harvest for the next season elizabeth aljazeera blanchett. In libya warlord highly for have to announce the ceasefire for hours after his forces launched a rocket attack at a Health Facility militias in libya have been fighting since the overthrow and killing of longtime rule in one market duffey 9 years ago they back one of 2 rival factions the un recognized government in tripoli controls the area in blue fire. Is in charge of the capital is the Prime Minister of the government of National Accord or the warlord heavy for have performed at the self the cleric that Libyan National army controls the area in red have to his administration is based in the eastern city of to broke forces loyal to have that ive been trying to capture tripoli from the jna for a year but havent succeeded beyond that the citys outskirts or what have been what had reports now from tripoli. They say that have to immediately after the announcement of his spokes man ahmed in the smadi of that secession of hostilities have the forces targeted the city of a with heavy weapons and then the Government Forces returned the fire with. Fire. They say that the Government Military sources say that they cannot trust have to forces announcement they say that this could be a kind of attempt by have the forces to try to gain time and try to regroup rearrange their plans especially after this setback to the south of the in the west of libya especially after they lost control of several strategic cities along the highway linking the capital tripoli to the borders the arab league is condemning israels plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank in a Statement Issued after a Video Conference between Foreign Ministers the Organization Called the move a new war crime against palestinians israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu always pushing ahead with the proposal after striking a deal with rivals when forming a unity government. The current virus pandemic has changed the way the muslims around the world are celebrating the month of ramadan in iran the Food Service Sector has been hit hard many restaurants have closed then for some Business Hours have been reduced same as harvey has more now from tehran. For many iranians there is no better way to break their fast than with one of the countrys most traditional meals. Slow cooked stews of meat lentils and vegetables theyre high in protein packed with flavor and affordable but this year sales are down because of covert 19 but i wasnt about to show that image. That we usually more customers in a moment and more profit in the coronaviruses had a big impact to close for 2 months but reopened recently with Health Protocols people still affright waiting to see how but they were a list customer. Restaurants are closed most of the day in keeping with islamic tradition Business Hours in other sectors also reduced ramadan can be a time of last for a Food Service Workers and day laborers so traders sell home made food on the streets to supplement their income. Before the corona Virus Outbreak restaurants were already struggling months of political and economic on rest meant fewer customers. Many Small Businesses have gone under many more are on the verge of doing so the 2 of us of course on here because of the coronavirus i cant say exactly but weve lost about 50 percent of and come weve been facing problems for months that this husband and wife operation had to fire their employees to stay afloat now they cook the food operate the till and deliver the few orders they get all by themselves some days they only get 2 orders making just 5. 00 they say reduced ramadan hours only make things worse. The government has ordered mosques shrines and places of mass worship to remain closed religious rituals in the time of coronavirus promise to be a more solitary affair but ramadan is also a time to be with friends and family breaking the fast at the end of the day with loved ones around the table of food helping those that are less fortunate these traditions are as much a part of the islamic month of fasting as anything else. Iranians we met said gatherings a dinner tables are likely to be smaller this year i mean we do that every morning we havent been inviting guests so this since the outbreak of the virus we havent gone anywhere either and no if top parties at all tired of this in a cave but if you put it the difference this year is that we should stay away from people we had many guests in ramadan for if time but now no one comes and this year iranians say theyll be praying especially for one thing an end to the coronavirus pandemic. The old 0 to one. Another top stories on aljazeera as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter economies around the world another 3800000 people have filed for unemployment in the u. S. This past week this means an unprecedented 30000000 americans have now sort unEmployment Benefits in just 6 weeks with 31 states set to partially reopen in the coming days u. S. President trump says he believes the economy will bounce back i think were going to have a really good year we want to be where we were and i think we can actually surpass where we were and we were the strongest it were the world would have best that we ever were but we were the strongest it were in the world. Dozens of bodies have been found a decomposing in refrigerated trucks outside a funeral home in new york city the bodies were being stored on ice Funeral Homes have been struggling to cope after 18000 coronavirus deaths in the state more than 61000 people have died across the United States the british Prime Minister says the u. K. Is past of the peak of its corona Virus OutbreakBoris Johnson has stressed that the country shouldnt risk a 2nd spike of the virus the u. K. Now has the 2nd highest number of deaths in europe after italy. Yemen has recorded its 1st 2 coronavirus related deaths leading to fears of a major outbreak in a country already ravaged by civil war the official number of infections across the country 6 but the u. N. Says it is likely spreading undetected yemen is already dealing with a color outbreak and only half of its hospitals are fully functional. The arab league is condemning israels plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank in a Statement Issued after a Video Conference between Foreign Ministers the Organization Called the move a new war crime against palestinians israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is pushing ahead with the proposal after striking a deal with rivals when forming a unity government. Those are the top stories stay with us the stream is coming up next examining how the coronavirus has made life even more difficult for Domestic Violence survivors and ill have more news for you in half an hour thanks for watching. Hi im femi oke a even this is the stream home edition it is a show that is produced under lockdown conditions and we talk about lockdown life around the world today. Domestic violence gender based violence child abuse jena coronavirus pandemic and this topic was suggested by a regular through a few she advanced to the 80 before the court in 1000. 00 pandemic the woman would have the option of leaving home in order to run away from the violence or even go to the police immediately and report but now they have no choice but to stay at home