Prompting new warnings from the w. H. O. And britains Prime Minister has ordered cafes bars and this is to close a move he describes as upsetting but essential. The coronavirus pandemic has hit another grim milestone with global deaths passing 11000 and italy more than 600 people lost their lives in just the past 24 hours in spain the army is on the streets the number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Has reached 19000 and our borders between the u. S. With mexico and canada will close to all nonessential travel mike hanna reports from washington d. C. The trumpet ministration continues director top preventative measures in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic the latest action aimed at cutting. Traffic across the countrys northern and southern borders President Trump was at pains to emphasize this was done in consultation with the governments of canada and mexico the nations Top Health Care officials are extremely concerned about the Great Public Health consequences of mass uncontrolled Cross Border Movement only u. S. Citizens with fellow documents will be allowed to cross and this puts an end to any form of undocumented migration the introduction and spread of the coronavirus in the departments Border Patrol stations and detention facilities presents a serious danger to migrants our frontline agents and officers in the American People mexico confirmed its 1st case of coronavirus related death on wednesday against this backdrop the us president was asked about another controversy in washington reports of a merge that some lawmakers are profiting from the crisis republican chairman of the Senate IntelligenceCommittee Richard Burr is one of them researchers to produce 2 reports he allegedly dumped one point 7000000. 00 worth of stocks in mid february these were shares in the travel and leisure industry one of the hardest hit economic sectors one political observer put it this way he is trading is you know a significant amount of money in a very short period of time all selling stocks that were right coronavirus questions have also been asked about trades made by several other senators including the georgia senator kelly lefler who sold stock on general of the 24th the same day of a close Senate HealthCommittee Briefing democratic senator Dianne Feinstein also traded stocks in this period though she contends that was a decision taken by her Financial Advisor b. Would look at whether those senators made unusual transactions during that period or whether this was part of their normal buying and selling and if its not doesnt amount to a signature. An amount of money or if it is as you said par for the course for these senators then that would suggest that they were deliberately trading on the inside information of the coming pandemic President Trump says he knows nothing about these reported trades though he was quick to remark that a democrat was also apparently part of the group that conducted trades so dont hold groups would include richard burr the head of the Intelligence Committee and it also would include senator kelly love letter and so the question is whether or not they should be investigated for that do you hear what also includes Dianne Feinstein a democrat you didnt mention her name what did you mention her name and i think shes a very honorable person by the way so im not saying but you know its interesting you mention to people that you dont mention one that happens to be a democrat or a senator should they you know because they have to look at it possibly but i find them to be honorable people the matter will now be referred to the Senate Ethics committee which will decide whether these trades constituted unethical if not criminal behavior mike hanna aljazeera washington tens of millions of americans have been told to stay at home as more u. S. States enter an unprecedented lockdown new york illinois and connecticut have followed californias example as they combat the spread of coronavirus means all but essential businesses will be closed and that people should only be plan for trips to supermarkets pharmacies gas stations lets go live now to rob reynolds who is live for us in Los Angeles Rob how is it going there in california people listening to these stay at home or does. Kim by and large by and large it seems that they are weve seen no reports of any widespread defiance of the stay at home orders most people seem to be accepting over Gavin Newsoms description of this as a necessary step and by the way governor newsome has continued with his aggressive moves to try and stem the spread of the virus and milia rate its effects calling out the National Guard just moments ago to deliver food and supplies to food banks around the state that are the place where people disadvantaged people who have little funds. Tend to go to receive low cost or free food generally as i say the the pattern in the state is that most people are staying home i was able to really hear and see the traffic in this famously traffic choked city was very light here in los angeles the stores are mostly closed except for as you mentioned those essential places fueling stops pharmacies groceries also restaurants are able to operate. Only on a takeaway or a delivery basis so thats saving some of the impact but certainly the Economic Impact here in this state as it is across the country and indeed across the world is going to be very very severe gov use of us asked the federal government for a 1000000000 dollars for the state not only for the purchase of medical supplies and equipment but also to help soften the extreme economic blow it people are. Now. Applying for Unemployment Benefits at a rate twice that of just a week ago so this is still very early days and as far as the state on the order goes we still have to see how after several days several weeks even longer oh many people are able to tolerate this extreme new form of living at fish he was in a quarantine for take al have to leave it there for now rob reynolds thank you live from of sentance. A member of u. S. Vice president mike pence his office has tested positive for corona virus hence his spokeswoman katie miller says the unidentified staffer has not had any recent close contact either the Vice President or the president. European countries italy and spain are struggling to stem new infections despite unprecedented lockdowns now the u. K. Has ordered the closure of cafes pubs gyms and other businesses paul brennan has the story from london. Across europe coronavirus lockdowns have largely emptied the streets to reduce the chances of person to person infection in paris residents face a 150. 00 fine if caught outside without good reason exercise is permitted even encouraged but new restrictions have been imposed along the river scene and around the eiffel tower you can see that we are at the start of this crisis as i have reminded the french people in the beginning of this week we put in place measures to resort this 1st wave its a race against the virus despite nearly 2 weeks in lockdown italy has seen the numbers dead and infected hitting record new highs people are only allowed out for work medical reasons or emergencies and those allowances are expected to be made even tighter this weekend this is just a snapshot of life in Central London but compared to the lock downs in france and italy the difference is striking shops are still open people are still Walking Around driving around each and every contact an opportunity for the virus to spread i have a message for young people. You are not invincible even if you dont get seek their choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else until now restrictions in the u. K. Have been advisory rather than compulsory but in order for schools to shutter finally has come into effect and the gates will not reopen on monday. At his latest daily Coronavirus Briefing the Prime Ministers guidance to leisure venues became a Closure Order we are quick to be telling telly cafes pubs bars and restaurants to close tonight as soon as they reasonably can and not to open to more newly published documents hint at the struggle ahead u. K. Governments latest scientific advice makes sobering reading sage has warned the government that a combination of case isolation household isolation and social distancing of vulnerable groups is very unlikely to prevent Critical Care facilities being overwhelmed and in General Social distancing and School Closures to the mix would probably work if kept in place for a long period how long the government has been warned the to be effective a policy of alternating between more and less strict measures would need to be in place for at least most of a year. Around the World Governments are enacting Emergency Powers imposing draconian restrictions and confining whole populations in their homes and there is no imminent exit strategy paul brennan aljazeera. Turning to the situation in asia south korea has had a slight increase in cases reporting 147 new infections as of saturday the increase comes as authorities check health and welfare facilities in the city at the center of the countrys outbreak and in china some shops in the city who have been allowed to reopen with no new cases of the virus reported in the country for 3 days on and who by province was where the virus was 1st reported. Difficult holland has more from hong kong on the situation in mainland china. What has been under the strictest possible lockdown in china and in fact the whole entire province of who bay where people werent even allowed out of their homes over there was vigilantly being inforced the lock down in fact the World Health Organization called one a beacon of hope to the rest of the world in the way it has managed to what was seen as a rampant outbreak now bringing it down to add to 0 new infections a number that china is very much an ounce into the rest of the country as it tries to get it back on its feet now what theyre planning to do and who is going to start opening shops and commercial centers mostly those who are self food or necessities each household will be allowed to send out one person to go shopping for 2 hours and slowly after that theyll start lifting other restricting the restrictions allowing people to go out and walk on the streets to cycle around but once again this is all going to happen very slowly china is still although its manages domestic infections brought it down to 0 theyre still worried about infections coming in from abroad and from outside so weve seen a number of 41 new cases all of them trying to assess all from abroad to their tightenings screenings of anyone our any passenger who comes in from outside of the country still ahead on aljazeera bracing to stop the spread of latin american countries are dealing with an outbreak. And sounding the alarm u. S. Hospital workers want to die a shortage of medical equipment will force them to choose between who lives and who dies. Welcome back the weather across the Arabian Peninsula is looking very unsettled of the next few days. Intense thunderstorms are possible around the u. A. E. Right amman and indeed here in qatar this area of low pressure across iraq but looks particularly nasty some intense rainfall could well cause some flooding and a threat to life as a move the forecast from saturday through to sunday then will see that system moving further towards the east so its irans turn to see threatening rainfall really could cause somebody severe flash flooding still some storms for qatar and indeed for dubai standing across parts of amount through into saudi arabia and yemen temperatures in the mediterranean regions are recovering a little bit the stage weve got to high as of 16 that beirut about stage and on the western side of saudi arabia where the conditions are generally looking fine now as we head into central parts of africa weve got some very heavy showers across the ethiopia across the highlands of particular largely dry across much of kenya and indeed just a few showers further south in tanzania for extreme south of africa were looking at largely fine conditions across south africa itself with highs of 25. 00 in joburg and cape town but showers and madagascar highs are 24 and montana riva. Talk to aljazeera what will force was when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after the war saying you have been to 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 how does iraq really understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound so no matter when you call me only any use in Current Affairs that matter to you. What you are just there a reminder of our top stories this hour the United States and mexico have agreed to restrict nonessential travel across their shared border to contain the spread of coronavirus follows a similar agreement between the u. S. And canada. More than 11000 people worldwide have now died from corona virus italy has called in the military to force its launch down after reporting more than 600 deaths in 24 hours. South korea is reporting a slight increase in corona virus cases 147 new infections and 8 more deaths in china some shops in the city of have been allowed to reopen with no new cases of the virus reported for 3 days. Another news north korea has fired 2 missiles into the sea off the coast of the Korean Peninsula thats according to south koreas military it follows 2 launches earlier this month the u. S. And china have appealed to north korea to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs or mcbride joins us now from seoul with more rob so the rest of the world is very much focused on the coronavirus that north koreas continuing its missile launches. Thats right as far as north korea is concerned it does seem to be back to business as usual and this is the test this air of it so weapons and that was after a lull of several months the difference between this test and the previous 2 tests weve had this series does seem to be a more sophisticated weaponry on show the 1st 2 tests were from the east coast of the peninsula and it they appear to have been either rocket launches or long range artillery these launches of 2 projectiles were from the west coast they flew right over the peninsula 400 kilometers landing in the sea that separates the tenets of the from japan and it does appear that south Korean Military officials here at that that they were short range Ballistic Missiles also they noted that a guy system appeared to have been in use so its led people here to conclude this is part of a new more sophisticated guided Weapon System that the North Koreans have been developing south korea has condemned this launches saying that it is extremely inappropriate to say the least to be conducting this sort of test while the rest of the world is struggling with the coronavirus outbreak or why is it choosing now to conduct these tests so well their most straightforward explanation is that this is simply targets of its winter exercises that are being conducted for the past couple of months and that are now concluding that another possible way of looking at base is that this is kim jong uns way of really stamping his all 30 of telling its own people that he is very much in control that he is in charge north korea is making an awful lot at the moment of the fact that he has not recorded apparently a single case of the coronavirus it was very quick at the start of this crisis basically to seal itself off from the outside world it thought the foreign mainly the foreign diplomats in the diplomatic compound all under quarantine and. It is carrying nightly news reports on state run media about how it is preventing the virus from arriving under the leadership of kim jong un but the country has been suffering financially economically been there is an ease in the country and i think this is the way that the leadership telling its people is very much in control and also to back that up its actually called a meeting of the Supreme Peoples Assembly this is north koreas rubberstamp parliament calling a meeting of base in pyongyang in april so just as the rest of the world is avoiding mask gatherings it is calling together 700 of its political column and street parliamentarians if you like for a gathering in pyongyang to show their solidarity behind that of kim jong un. Think of that that rob mcbride there live from seoul. Almost 30 Security Forces personnel have been killed as an Afghan Military base was stormed in the self it government blames the attack in Zabul Province on the taliban the armed groups signed a peace deal with the u. S. Last month as part of the agreement taleban was supposed to begin talks with afghan big this about reducing violence but the process stalled after a disagreement about the release of prisoners. Adult court has sentenced a man who shot 4 people dead on a tram last year to life in prison judges said 38 year old cockman thomas had shown no remorse and was fully responsible for his a