Changing the race for the white house. Im going to go just past sports around the world continues to be called off all played behind closed doors including this couple match a brazilian matic in a stadium once famous for holding nearly 200000 fans in a world cup final. More and more countries imposing restrictions and they are getting more drastic in the fight against coronavirus within the last hour austria banning gatherings and ordering restaurants to close while kazakstan has declared a state of emergency earlier on sunday the philippines began sealing off its capital manila 12000000. 00 residents in manila being told to stay at home for a month schools are closed and mass events are banned australia has joined the countrys ordering travel. Into self quarantine as of midnight on sunday they have to isolate themselves for 14 days iran has perspire on the 2nd round of parliamentary elections more than 600 people have died on the road more than 12000 confirmed cases but despite concerns and a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people local elections are continuing in from this well get the latest on europe from the barber in london in a moment sarah clarke is standing by for us in hong kong 1st to manila and our reporter barnaby lo barnaby whats the latest from the philippine capital. Hi peter it is sunday here in the philippines and usually you have millions of people Milling Around the many shopping malls here in metro manila the philippine capital you also have millions of people going out to churches to attend sunday Worship Service but that is not what is happening right now here in metro manila with 17 subsidies the streets are empty but the story is different in borders between metro manila and nearby provinces because that is where things are getting a little confusing there are exceptions to this what theyre calling Community Quarantine the government doesnt want to call it a lockdown youre saying this is a quarantine a soft lockdown if you will but again there are exceptions 12000000 people here in the capital manila are encouraged to stay at home but they are allowed to go out to buy basic necessities they are allowed to go out to go to work Public Transportation remains operational and then you know there are 2 to 3000000 people who live outside metro manila who work in metro manila and they are exempted from this from this lockdown or this Community Quarantine meaning they will be able to get in and out of metro manila for work purposes but they will have to present proof of work proof of employ with or proof of business and this is where its getting a little bit confusing because the government really has not specified what kind of proof of this they have to present what are the required i. D. s really that they have to present and people are also worried that because there are 2 to 3000000 people. Well be able to get in and out of bed for manila in the next month that this can be a cause of the virus spreading because you have this movement of millions of people in addition to that there were 48 hours between the announcement of the lockdown and the implementation of the lockdown where millions of people went back home to their respective provinces and so you had all these people lining up in bus stations crowding the airport and this is becoming a point of concern for a lot of people where you know these people may be bringing maybe a symptomatic or meet may have mild symptoms and they meet made me sick reading now the virus to other parts of the philippines and so a lot of things still up in the air right now a bit confusing but we will probably have more clarity in the next few days and the government is saying that they will be reviewing guidelines day by day Peter Barnaby thanks very much for the countries around asia have been implementing tough measures to stop the virus from spreading the number of countries within a jump in new cases including malaysia which reported 190. 00 new infections so it has the details new restrictions every day across the well as each country fights its own battle against the corona virus in australia has strict travel measures are being implemented anyone arriving from abroad must self warranty for 2 week cruise ships entering australian relatives will soon be banned from docking 30 days. Prime minister Scott Morrison says the restrictions are necessary and has called for an urgent meeting of the g 20 promised the modi is carrying to organize i link up between all the g 20 leaders i think thats i think thats a Commendable Initiative a struggle obviously supports that and even more originating that would be needed would be a further meaning of the g 20 finance ministers and Central Bank Governors this is a Health Crisis but it has very serious Economic Impacts. In new zealand the number of people infected has gone up after a person traveled from australia despite having tested positive for corona virus itself isolation period of 2 weeks to travelers entering new zealand has come into force but those coming from small South Pacific island countries with no reported cases are exempt were going to step out there of course meant things like spot checks to ensure people are self isolating and if you dont stand there are quarantine powers to us and on new zealands east coast passengers on a cruise ship docked in akko to town are not allowed to disembark 3 people on board are quarantined with one showing symptoms also in the Pacific Region the philippine capital manila has begun a months lockdown thousands of police to sealing off the city by blocking major roads the quarantine means Domestic Travel in and out of miller is suspended with a few exemptions one morning to hear that theres so much traffic the containment measures are disruptive but its ok its for the good of our own health. From monday minute his 12000000 residents will be under a nightly curfew and are encouraged to stay its time during the day schools are closed most government jobs will be suspended and large gatherings are to be banned. The philippines is taking some of the toughest measures yet in the region while Peoples Movement is being restricted if you choose hope it will prevent a bigger spread of the virus so to hide out and just. Correspondent sarah clark joins us live here on the news bureau in hong kong so this is a complicated jigsaw i guess malaysia 1st whats the latest from there. Or seen a huge jump in the know a number of corona virus infections on sunday in malaysia 109000 new cases on sunday and most of these infections have been linked to a religious event that was held at a mosque was attended by more than 10000 people including a number of different people from Different Countries and other new cases now brings the total to 428 cases in malaysia now to take some trying to restore some kind of restrictions in malaysia theyve canceled all massive events but this new tally makes malaysia the worst affected country in Southeast Asia and the chinese authorities still very much of the leading edge of the fight against the coronavirus. Well state media in china is now confirming that all International Travelers coming to beijing will be forced into a quarantine but that will be run by a government body until now people travelers into beijing have been doing self isolation this cannot be in a hotel or someones home but this will now be monitored and questioned and followed by the the government or 40 certainly ramping up their controls trying to cope with curb the spread of the outbreak across china now while the infection numbers have been growing globally the downward trend in china continues china concealed the initial outbreak but now theyre trying to promote this exist and controlling to curb the spread across the country but the mass lockdowns may have come with a psychological and potentially an Economic Cost for those millions of people whove been kept in their homes for months on end. On his 1st trip to the epicenter of the krajina Virus Outbreak chinese president xi jinping went on what commentators called a victory lap visiting members of the communist party and Health Workers on the front line he congratulated the people of one hand for defeating whats now a Global Pandemic the places he went to the very choreographed for everything was stepped in a way so that every night was on message so that it maps to also the signaling in the newspapers t. V. All over try these media is partly winning the battle but partly its also signaling to people. Who were there when its a mass lockdown across e bay province came into effect at the end of january as well strict contain and travel restrictions across china 60000000 people were forced to stay at home including 11000000 from the city of the World Health Organization has raised beijings response but not everyone appreciated the robust can time it measures with in fiction numbers for the hash tag when will who buy blocked was read more than 100000000 times on chinas social media platform weibo the shutdown may have worked but some say that success could also come at a cost i didnt like i was like oh. Oh. But i just sensed safety is the price. Because nobody can tell me what. I think. When you. Look has been separated from her father since january hes in the city we had for work shes chosen to hide her identity in fear of a safety being associated with a resident at the epicenter of the outbreak i just cant help feeling worried for his health and we because we dont know anything about. Whats happening how people are going. Into. The government and who by province is now introducing a mobile Monitoring System with residents given a rating based on the health those considered low risk would be allowed to resume travel officials in other countries including italy are following chinas lead putting the country in lockdown hoping the spread of the virus can be slowed or even reversed as a result the outbreak now threatens Global Growth all eyes will be on china as it attempts to return to business as usual sarah clarke aljazeera hong kong. Ok lets get you up to speed on the picture from europe spain beginning a 15 day nationwide lockdown spaniards are being told to stay at home unless theyre going to work buying food and medicine or in the case of an emergency on other parts of the continent countries are closing borders and imposing checks for the 1st time in years is one of the latest it will deny entry to foreign travelers march the 17th is live for us in london so 19 was the picture from spain. Well peter there have been large queues outside some supermarkets in big cities ahead of the official start of the measures under the state of emergency on monday but generally if you go around places like Madrid City CenterBarcelona City Center is very quiet business is had in some places already shut down but now there are these new restrictions on Peoples Movements spain of course is the 2nd hardest hit country in europe by the coronavirus of the italy theyve got more than 6000. 00 cases now later on sunday Pedro Sanchez the Prime Minister holds a Video Conference with the various regional governments but on saturday he held a Cabinet Meeting which lasted 7 hours those measures that they came up with as you were saying include only allowing people out of their houses for essential reasons although that does include going to work and going to the bank things like that so perhaps not as restrictive as as people might have feared or in some cases people might have hoped for it as again italy is the largest is the worst hit country in europe their cases rose they soared by 20 percent overnight between friday and saturday and their medics have been issuing stern warnings to their colleagues around europe about how to get ready not least to the u. K. Now austria is now as you were saying restricting entry for. Non nationals including britons and now the u. K. Has been added of course to the u. S. Bound as well so a lot of eyes on the u. K. Right now and also when we talk about countries like austria and all something. Understandable siege mentality is kind of moving across the continent because some of those countries on the periphery of europe you know those peripheral edges of europe theyre taking these quite draconian measures as well. I think they are because theyre saying that theres no coa concerted response and notably britain is the outlier and on sunday morning the Health SecretaryMatt Hancocks been on National Television trying to reassure people they know what theyre doing because theres been 2 letters from hundreds of scientists asking the government to release their modeling as to why they have been delaying drastic measures which weve seen elsewhere and now the Health Secretary confirms that in the coming weeks they will be asking people over 70 years of age to self isolate perhaps up to 4 months a huge step which will be very very difficult indeed theyve been on the back foot if you like because businesses have already taken measures like shutting down operations sports organizations have counseled events and so on so now the British Government is trying to get on top of their messaging and the Prime Minister is set to call on money factor its a ventilators to join what is calling a National Effort the Health Secretary saying we cant produce enough or we cant produce too many ventilators a sign of how seriously they see things in the weeks and months to come. Thanks very much ok thats the picture from europe its also the picture from Asia East Asia australia and australasia jordan in the middle east announcing 6 new cases of the virus while lebanons president and cabinet will meet in just a few hours time to discuss what restrictions they should be putting in place libyas un recognized government has already declared a state of emergency land and sea crossings as well as schools have been ordered closed for 3 weeks libya does not yet have any reported cases and then how the party or we are now seeing a nationwide emergency to tackle this continuing threat and ellen sure we are conforming to the w h os pandemic strategy were allocating 360000000. 00 to tackle what is a critical situation we will also close all porters and crossings including airports and ports for 3 weeks starting monday show at the. A top Iranian Health official in iran has warned the pandemic could overwhelm facilities in the country as the hardest hit nation in the middle east with nearly 13000 factions and 611 confirmed deaths the Health Ministry says 15 percent of those killed were under the age of 40 the iranian president Hassan Rouhani says the fight against the illness is being hampered by u. S. Sanctions. Ok lets wrap up some other top stories for you here on the news hour russia and turkey are set to begin joint military patrols in syria to monitor a cease fire it leaves province the latest plan to try to end violence as the last rebel held area it was finalized on friday after 4 days of talks in ankara theyll be patrolling the strategic m. 4 highway linking syrias east and west the 2 countries back opposing sides in the syrian war conflict started 10 years ago in 2011 for more on this live now to istanbul and my colleagues in him because solar system how will this function do we think. Peter actually this joint patrols thing for today is kind of complicated because both turks and russians have been scheduled to begin giant joint patrols around 4 to 5 minutes ago yes they gathered and serach up the key highway town that connects m. 4 and m. 5 highways both turkish and Russian Military were there however since yesterday there have been demonstrations by the it activists and the opposition area that every jacked idea that russians should patrol and for highway and today those sit ins continue they have even built up tents there by the way they want this joint patrol to stop and they are protesting thats why the joint patrol has been relatively cut short it took only 3 kilometer is the cricket one of the critical towns near up which has been a battleground between the Syrian Opposition and the Syrian Government and the russians and nonstop that because of the civilians blocking the m 4 highway they have shortened both turkey and russia decided to shorten the route for the joint patrol and i have confirmed this with the Turkish Military sources as well but we still have no idea whether the joint patrols have actually defacto begun or has it been cut short already within 3 kilometers we will be updating your with more it is ok stay close in him in the meantime thanks very much well the war in syria began as a protest against the government of Bashar Al Assad way back in march of 2011 and the conflict and humanitarian crisis that followed has now entered its 10th year according to the United NationsRefugee Agency 5600000 people have fled syria the majority of the