Steps yet as infections rise. Plus joe biden convincingly beats Barry Sanders in the illinois and flow of the primaries leaving a step closer to the Democratic Party president ial nomination. Time but ministrations promising up to a trillion dollars to help the u. S. Economy whether the coronavirus pandemic the proposal includes giving money to individual citizens investors responded positively to the announcement that the u. S. Stock markets bungs in baghdad somewhat from their worst one day loss since 1987 the number of u. S. Cases of the virus has risen to nearly 6000 and the death toll has reached 100 White House CorrespondentKimberly Hall could as the latest. As ordinary americans cope with the Economic Impacts of coronavirus the white house announced it was pushing congress to make a media Cash Payments to struggling americans what weve heard from hardworking americans Many Companies have now shut down whether its bars or restaurants american state cash now and the president wants to get cash now and i mean now in the next few Weeks Congress has already put forward a bill to provide sickly as well as Food Assistance to children and the elderly it still needs to pass the Republican Controlled Senate before us President Donald Trump can sign it into law. But the new proposed payments which also need to be approved by congress would be part of a package worth more than a trillion dollars. Clude help for the airline and other Industries Hit hard by the slowdown in business this is worse than 911 that for the Airline Industry were going big with this invisible enemy we dont want airlines going out of business we dont want people losing their jobs the Hotel Industry has also been hard hit tuesday maryon the Worlds LargestHotel Company started furloughing thousands of employees as their hotels see fewer customers but its not just the economy that has the white house worried it says Public Health remains a priority on standby in new york the army corps of engineers to increase Hospital Capacity in response to the pandemic new york remains one of the states with a high cluster of coronavirus cases my hunch is it would probably be quicker if its done at the state or local level but if we can do it quicker we should we were prepared to do that but i think at this point the key is speed still there are signs it will be weeks if not months before life returns to normal beloved events like the Kentucky Derby horse race now delayed until september. And in an Election Year the ohio president ial nominating contest was also called off the American Red Cross on tuesday also put out a call for blood donations the current virus task force here at the white house says the next 2 weeks will be critical for containing the virus thats why its urging young people to abide by Public Health warnings to ensure more vulnerable americans arent exposed can really help at aljazeera the white house or particle hain is joining me live from washington d. C. Its quite clear that this is a 2 pronged attack isnt it on the one hand the health care is the important thing but also sustaining the economy as well. Well right now i think when it comes to the politicians really pretty much most of the focus is on the economic piece of this pandemic now i think in the next couple of days its going to very quickly switch to the fragility of the Health Care System in the United States there are pretty dire predictions that if they dont flatten the curve as weve all been told that the hospitals are simply going to be overrun theres always a ready been questions about just the capacity that exists within the system and again the army can build filled hospitals fairly quickly its just a question of how quickly this virus is going to spread keep in mind very unique to the United States is doing less test in the entire rest of the developed world were talking about thousands of people in the country of more than 330000000 there were a lot of missteps at the federal level as far as making their own tests allowing other companies to do the test lab capacity so there is truly no understanding in this country of exactly how widespread this pandemic is in the United States and where that Tipping Point is where that when the Health System is going to fall to basically what theyve seen in northern italy that is i think in the next couple of days going to be where the focus shifts the more i was talking about some very big numbers but theres no guarantee that despite the fight the time is over the essence on all fronts and this that this financial package is actually going to make it through as quickly as they would like is that. Probably not because although both Political Parties recognize that there is a sense of urgency here democrats and republicans a very different ideas about how to spend this massive amount of money lets go back to the financial the Great Recession they government bailed out big banks and the Auto Companies that was incredibly unpopular the American People said i didnt get a ballot i didnt make the mistakes the banks did the Obama Administration said at the time look this is systematically important so republicans are saying or at least the Trump Administration is saying they want to see ballots for the airlines for the cruise industry for hotels possibly casinos that might be a tougher sell for the American People they can say sure jobs are at risk but you cant say that the country needs casinos that its a systematic importance to the economy democrats though are say what they want to see is more money sent directly to Small Businesses directly to the people who have been basically put out of work in a matter of days these are people like watch the bartenders remember this country is built on a Service Economy and they dont necessarily have the 3 months of savings that are recommended in case of emergencies so thats why youre seeing the white house talk about sending these checks out immediately but theres a lot of different ways that they could this could play out and youre going to have to see republicans are going to have to compromise with democrats because unlike the 1st 2 years of the Trump Presidency they now have a seat at the table theyre in control of the house of representatives but it thanks very much indeed. Well the corona Virus Outbreak is causing schools restaurants and factories to close around the globe as governments rush to contain the pandemic works halted for Car Manufacturers in europe including votes wagon daimler ford and nissan u. S. Unions have called for car plants to shut down for 2 weeks airlines are dealing with a collapse in air travel as passengers council their flights and stay home but western countries have taking measures to kick start economies as we mentioned at the top of our bulletin the u. S. Is seeking a one trillion dollar aid package thats going to include 250000000000. 00 in checks for u. S. Citizens as well as a bailout plan for airlines and hotels spain france and the u. K. Have also announced measures worth hundreds of billions of dollars to help their economies whether the crisis with Kevin Mccloud is executive director of the Milken Institute center for regional economics hes joining us now on skype from santa monica in california we appreciate your time so thank you very much indeed for joining us on aljazeera i want to you to speculate a little bit if you can lets just move down the road by about say 6 to 9 months how do you think the worlds economy is going to look then. Thats a very good question. A lot of it really is going to depend on how quickly the western economies can actually contain the virus and whether or not the prediction that the president once made about it being something that is not going to do as well in the warmer months holds true if the u. S. The e. U. India various other countries are able to contain and mitigate the effects of the virus then what were going to see is a continuation of what happened in china a massive slowdown in manufacturing a massive slowdown in a number of different production elements a significant ongoing hit for an extended period to the Hospitality Industry but you will see everybody starting to move back into jobs production picking up a deal the Everyone Wants to be like china and have the confidence to restart the factories and restart the Distribution System but a lot of its really going to depend on the next few weeks in quite honestly the next 2 or 3 weeks especially in terms of not only putting in mechanisms for containment in mitigation of the virus knowing that you cant control it entirely but whether or not you can keep it from overwhelming not only the Hospital System but becoming an ongoing sustained problem for months going by past experiences of global downturns in the worlds economy how do you think its going to impact different parts of the world if we do go into a global recession. Well there are parts of the world that are a bit more resilient in terms of producing various products and goods that are always in demand in certain amount of it but even the Raw Materials countries countries that are dependent on oil and natural gas countries that are dependent on various items like copper or varies rare earth metals can have problems if industry idles too much of the demand drops too much and that can lead to some long term challenges in Decision Making you take a country such as venezuela who is already in very precarious position economically the drop in oil demand plus the ongoing Oil Price War is putting a significant pressure on them to keep the economy functioning at all for a country such as mexico which is much more diverse it still has a little bit a lot of it is really based on being part of this Global Trading system the real question for a country like that is how much is global trade disrupted how much is the American Economy disrupted and how quickly can all of it come back together but we are going to see a recession were going to see a recession thats going to lay people off or create a diminishment of prosperity and jobs almost every country in the world is going to be affected in one way or another really good to get your thoughts on this comes out and thank you very much my pleasure. Well restrictions around the world are becoming more severe as countries step up their efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus france has entered nationwide lockdown with thousands of police in the streets to find people if they can prove theyre out to buy food or go into work and the euro 2020 football tournament which was due to be held in 12 different cities across europe has been pushed back by a year or brown reports on the situation across europe. As the noon deadline passed the normally bustling shauns elisei was almost deserted the famous shops and pavement cafes of paris shattered by orders of the french president only essential movement is allowed now and nonessential activity is being punished with a fine of more than 50. 00 across france 100000. 00 extra police are enforcing a lockdown which extends beyond the streets and into the home of every citizen. To give you some examples a family lunch dinner with friends a Football Game with friends a game of cards all of that which might not normally seem important is now for britain not just discouraged but for better and lets not downplay it each one of those meetings is a moment when the virus can be transmitted. The north a talian city a brasher is in lumber the epicenter of europes covert 1000 outbreak the grave concern across europe stems from the hard lessons being learned here. Impression or. What is really shocking something we have not been able to forecast and brought us to our knees is how quickly the epidemic spreads within 2 weeks now 3 weeks since the beginning of the epidemic we put a total of 1200 patients in lumber deep in intensive care and so the freedom of movement enjoyed by europeans for decades has abruptly ended this was the traffic jam at the franco swiss border a 4 hour queue affecting even essential workers like this nurse the bus journeys at dawn. Our patients are waiting for us our colleagues are also waiting for us these are still human beings there in their beds there waiting for blood tests there waiting for us to feed them and here we go we are stuck in the e. U. External borders are being shut to a ban imposed on entry for non e. U. Citizens for the next 30 days relaxing the east internal borders though is now an imperative we have a lot of traffic jam of lorries transporting goods the flow of goods has to be swift we need these goods for the functioning of the internal market for the moment at least the u. K. Is resisting pressure to lock down its citizens people have been urged to avoid bars restaurants and leisure venues and work from home where possible the government is offering 400000000000. 00 of loan guarantees to support affected businesses and the Prime Minister has appealed for National Unity this enemy can be did. But it is also beatable and we know how to beat it and we know that if as a country we follow the scientific advice that is no being given we know that we will beat but the prospect of a compulsory lockdown is looming italy with more than 2000 coronavirus deaths is the worst affected country outside of china and with more than 3000 new infections in italy every day the burden on Hospital Capacity is almost overwhelming but the rate of infection has slowed slightly in the lumber the region epicenter of the countrys outbreak there at least there is a faintest glimmer that the quarantine measures are starting to show results paul brennan al jazeera there are now almost 2000 cases of corona virus in the u. K. Creasing 400 in just a day the government has ramped up its response to the outbreak after scientists advised the number of infections and deaths would spiral without drastic action by minister bought a strong and has asked people to avoid unnecessary contact and travel chief scientific advisor Patrick Vallance says the virus could kill up to 20000 people in the u k. Iran has issued its strongest warning yet about the corona Virus Outbreak suggesting many people could die if they keep ignoring Health Guidance a journalist on state television has urged the public to adhere to travel restrictions iran has also temporarily freed some 85000. 00 prisoners in response to the pandemic including the british iranian aid worker not. Live on monday crowds of conservative iranian stormed 2 major shrines that have been closed due to the violence he is intact and he explains why iranians havent been listening to official warnings this is really something that the government has been struggling with since the beginning iranians are so frustrated with their economic circumstances so frustrated with experiencing one crisis after another that when it comes to following the governments guidance regarding the coronavirus the government simply hasnt been able to get everybody on board now it has to be said slowly but surely you can tell the difference there are fewer iranians that are out on the streets there are more people that are following the government guidelines but this idea that millions of people could be impacted as we saw the news reader on state t. V. Say earlier today this is part of the kind of fear that Government Officials have been trying to instill in people of the consequences of not following through is this fact or fiction well we dont really have any Health Official or Government Official quoted here are standing behind this but medically speaking if you follow the epidemiology if the government is not able to get ahold of the spread of the virus throughout the country it could become a hot zone it could become a long term area of risk in which case there there is a chance it could affect millions of people. Malaysia has rolled out some of the most drastic restrictions seen across asia to stop the spread of the virus its borders are now closed to tourists and malaysians themselves counseling for 2 weeks the countrys more cases than anywhere else in Southeast Asia theres concern about undetected infections in the region as a washington reports from jakarta the daily life is changing in mala