The United States has the most cases with around 230,000. Followed by italy and spain. With just over 110,000 each. In new york state the epicenter of the out break in the u. S. The governor issued another plea for help. At the current burn rate, we have about six days of ventilators in the stockpile. Cuomo says without more of the devices, healthcare workers will be unable to save many people. Who are seriously ill. He expleszed concern that the number of patients could remain high through summer. Long after infections are expected to peak. They are growing hot spots in the country. In louisiana infections shot up to 40 to 90,000. They are setting up a Field Hospital in new orleans. It will have beds to accommodate patients. Its effecting the u. S. President ial election. The Democratic Party has postponed the National Convention until august. Due to coronavirus concerns. At the meeting the democrats will nominate a candidate for november president ial election. The party says it pushed back the opening of the convention from july 13 to the week of august 17. The results of primarying and caucuses so far show former Vice President biden well ahead of senator sand. Who seems determined to score a come from behind victory. Fears about the virus have forced both to suspend rallies and prompted states to delay the nominating contests. Or adopt voting by mail. New york state moved the primary from april 28 to june. The Democratic NationalCommittee Chairman said the health and safety of the Convention Delegates is the party top priority. He said the Democratic Party is ready to defeat donald trump. Sources at south korea unification ministrtry say it approved for the first time an aide plan by a private organization to help north korea deal with the coronavirus pandndemic. The plan w worth aboutut 80,00 calllls for supplies including disinfectant to be delivered to the north. Neither the name of the organization nor the delivery details have been disclosed. Other organizations in south korea are considering offering their support. North korea said it has no domestic cases of infection. But speculation is spreading outside the country about the true situation. Last month south korea president said he wanted to see cooperation with pyongyang on Counter Measures to the coronavirus. A japanese Chemical Firm says it will resume production of an organinic compound used. To make the flu drug studied as a possible treatment for coronavirus symptoms. Tokyo based says it resume makiheompound nt mont it was supplheaterial to the e developer. The only manufacturer of compound in japan. Its suspended out put three years ago. The decision to resume production comes at the request of the japanese government. The government wants the material to be produced in japan to build a free domestic supply chain. Now conducting Clinical Trial with as it seeks approval for the drug to be used to treat coronavirus patients. Government Officials Say they are trying to secure space in hotels for hospitalized coronavirus patients whose symptoms are mild. Doctors will be at the facility to monitor the individuals. They add that patients who symptoms become worse will be sent back to hospitals. Authorities say the measure is aimed at setting aside hospital beds for people with serious stops. That will be crucial if the number of infections surges further. The tally of confirmed cases in tokyo at 684. Including 94 reportrted o on thursday. The highest single day count in the city. The conditions of more than 90 of the coronavirus patients are not serious. People with mild symptoms are those who want tested positive. We want to increase thehe numum of p places where they can stay. There have been more than 2,700 cases reported in japan. That number does not include 712 people infectcted on the diamon princess cruise ship. 84 people have died including 11 on the ship. Japan further tightened border entry restrictions on friday. In effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic. C. Government i is calling o on arrivals from 234i part of the world to selfquarantine at hope or elsewhere for two weeks. During this time travelers asked to avoid using public transportation. The measure will be in place through the end of this month. The government greatly expanded its list of countries and territorories subjectct to e en refusal to 73. Including the United States, canada and britain. It is now denying entry to foreign nationals who visited any of the places within two weeks of their arrival in japan. Japanese returning from any of the 73 countries and territories have to be tested for the virus whether or not they show symptoms. The same arrangement applies to foreign nationals who are aloied to enter japan for special reasons such as having japanese spouses. The government says considering securing airport areas, hotel rooms and places for arrivaling to stay in while waiting for test results. Its weighing the possibility of financially helping with the accommodation fees. Beyond the appalling Health Impact the coronavirus pandemic already hit millions financially. Among the most vulnerable, people without fulltime jobs such as freelancers and parttimers. We have the story. He works as a Security Guard at concert halls and exhibition spaces. But events are being cancelled. Left and right. Shifts are in red. I have nothing next week. He has only half as much worked for march as february. This brings his regular monthly pay down to no more than 550. He workedd as a gas company but left two years ago after continued harassment and being forced to do unpaid overtime. Since then, low wage work has been his only option. It will last longer if i put it in the freezer. Im getting betetter at savi money. He is looking for other work. But so far has found nothing. Itss finally hit me. Im wondering how ill survive. Another worker fighting to stay afloat. He is directly contracted to various companies to create and manage the web site. But by the end of march, tw terminated contracts. Erasing a third of the income. Im having difficulty sleeping. Wondering whether i should give up and look for a new job. The government Emergency Response measures also cover freelancers. But the maximum amount of support they get is just over 40 a day. Much less than the amount Company Workers are guaranteed. The government says freelancers are paid less because the conditions under which they work vary widely. An increasing number of people say want to live life their own way. And prefer to work freelance. I think the government is not keeping up with such changes in working style. The coronavirus out break is highlighting the weaknesses in the system that so far seems ill equipped to respond to modern day changes in the way people work. All right. Time for World Weather with our meteorologist. Dry and windy conditions are expected in parts of china this weekend. A city what are some of the Major Concerns there. A couple of concerns. The chinese authorities have issued out warnings for high risk of fire because of the dry conditions. And also because they are windy. That could lead to fire in certain participants. Two High Pressure systems that are quite at play here. Asia keeping it clear and sunny. The concern is that it will lead to dry weather. And also very dry conditions to the south korea. Authorities issued out possibility of warnings there. Could lead to the wind conditions could pick up sand and yellow sand rising and spreading across the large portion of china here. It could be dangerous. And effect your vision and cause respiratory issues. Make sure you are safe at all times. It might continue into saturday. Take care at all times. Temperatures are quite warm. Some very hot for beijing at 25. Sunny skies continue across south korea. Into seoul. A bit of clouds and also heavy rainfall starting to develop to the southern part of china. Due to a station nar front. Temperatures are warming up nicely for japan. You can see average temperatures around 18 to 19 degrees in certain parts. 18 spreading to western japan. Slightly cloudy. But warming up to. For those in the United States theres cooler conditions for much of the northern part. Temperatures are dropping a bit. For the great lakes. Temperatures drop due to the snowy conditions and also the low pressure systems that could lead to unstable weather conditions. Most of the weather will be noted just to the south and the southeast. Possibility of hail, Thunder Showers and tornados are quite possible. Take care at all times. Temperatures with chicago at 17 degrees. Good improvement in terms of warming up. Not far from there you see cooler weather for denver, sthoe expected along those parts. And Single Digits in vancouver and seattle. Winnipeg. Way below zero. Thats all for the weather. Take care and stay safe. Have a great day. All right. Finally at this hour. A virtual visit with some of japans favorite dogs. A dog Visitor Center in japan is temporarily closed because of the coronavirus. Staff d dont want fans to miss out. They are taking videos and posting them online. She hopes lots of people will visit when normal service is reserved. That is it for nhk newsline. Thanks for watching. Welcome to nhk newsline in depth. Times are changing . Japan. Especially life patterns. A generation ago it was considered common for people to stay at the same company throughout their working life. Then when they turn 60 to retire. Today we have two stories illustrating how people are starting to chaeng their way of thing about life. In our first report we follow one retiree who is applied to join the religious training school. To become a zen buddhist priest. Attracting a fair number who want to see what it takes to join the zen priesthood. For some it promises to be a life changing experience. The temple in kyoto. The headquarters of the emperors. The interview two applicants. One is 69 yearold. Who used to work at the the other is a 72 yearold publblishing ferm employee. Firm employee. If you were given a temple to manage would your wife come with you . Ive never asked her. But she may tell me to go alone. Not the way to get. Applicanants are asked if theyyn live on pension and savings. And whether they have the support of family. We need people with broad perspective. We would be very grateful if we cacan get people who are matures human beings. To become priests. Before his retirement ten years ago. He believes becoming a priest will help him make a he never had time for his family. Everything about him used to be me, me,e, me. We only spoke to say good d morning or have a nice day. I used to have a big ego. I i would deliberately say thin that hurt people. I applied not to atonee f for m past. I dont think doing anything will make it disappear. Its important to acknowledge what i did and deal with i it. Becoming a priest requires three d d primary s session wit monks. Toto see what itits likike. The studies scriptture and meditate. The f First Experience is simple. Rice and vegetables. Many applicants are employees of nature companies. Who have reached retirement age. Whether they can give up pride and values. I know i will have to face in trials. But i intend to try my best. Some of the people who make it through the program have eventually take charge of their own temples. He used to work for a leading telecommunication firm. He has been leading this temple for two years. A complete stranger to this community. But not close to the heart of the locals. He is always there when people need to someone to talk to. They have come to relay on him. Im thankful for the new priest. We need a priest to hold the community together. My days are full. Ii intend to o stay here as lons i live. About two months after the trial session, they made a big decision. He is ready to come to the next step. Its a ceremony where they promise to complete to become a priest. Giving up all desires and h h must now under go routine. It lasts over a year. If he makes the grade, he will be given a temple to look after. Hes given a name. 600 people have so far applied to join the program. But only 17 have become priests. A new life into local communities. Others are giviven thehemselves start a new zezen life. That character in the new religious names carries the connotation of perseverance. We spoke with him to find o out how hes enduring in his new life. Especially in the testing time of the coronavirus. His mission cannot provide physical healing like a doctor. It can help anxiety and peace of mind and feels a fresh sense of purpose. Japan like so many countries around the world is finding that the coronavirus pandemic is having a Major Economic impact including in the workplace. Companies having to adjust to the changing add separations of younger employees. Many lost interest in the old and start their own businesses. A company that keeps employers connected with former employees. This report was filed at the end of the last year before the pandemic. Its indicative of the flexibility the Business World will need to adopt. This was organization together with former employees. We currently work for different firms. I intend to continue to treasure our relationship. A new company in tokyo. He is ceo. His business helps companies build relationships with workers who have moved on. The places where they are working now. The former employees are called alumni. He works through the clients. A way formployeers to to benefit both sides. Companies can prosper if alumni bring in new knowledge and expertise. Alumni benefit using experience in new ways. Each company has its own rereasons for signing up. One participant is a large chemical manufacturer. Its lost a number of workers in recent years especially younger ones. To positions. It costs arere higher people wh worked in n the past. The company that takes great care in training loses out when employees resign when they are getting up to speed. The loss is greater if they dont reemploy when the chance arises. Employees resign. Receive a visit from Hr Department half year later. He move after working. He was happy to stay in touch and see what the future holds. If i didnt quit because i disliked my former job. Iiad noo hardd feelings. Ooip glad we can sayay in conta. I thihink if we can rehire en one or two alum nigigh in the future it will be worth the effofort to cultivate the relationships. The labor market is changing. With alumni valuable sources again. Working together made better. The ceo who connects alumni to companies tells us employees feel more inclined to hold onto company jobs. At the same time for the companies its more important than ever to keep in touch with the alumni with a view to hiree them back in the future. Especially as budgets for hiring new graduates are greatly reduced now. But the net works in the report provide a view of security in the absence of government measures to strengthen the social safety net. There is no knowing how this pandemic will eventually pan out. As we live through this time of uncertainty and becomes increasingly obvious how pre. Designing a career path is not about working. But about life and how we live it. Thats it for todays in depth. Thank you for watching. See you again next time. Economy. More than 10 Million People now applying for unemployment benefits. Helena this is al jazeera live from london. Also coming up, oils biggest oneday rally, prices surge. Somber milestone, 10 thousand People Killed by covid. 9