Fragile Health Systems may collapse. And well look at coping with the pandemic how to protect your Mental Health also practicing social distancing. So its 1400 hours g. M. T. 3 pm across much of western europe where new numbers of coronavirus cases are coming in switzerland and the netherlands are now reporting new infections finland has confirmed its 1st death from corona virus and earlier germany announced 15 year deaths in nearly 3000 new cases overnight that means were looking at up above 16000 cases in germany over in the u. S. Saturday morning there the government has closed its borders of mexico and canada for all nonessential travel while tens of millions of americans have been told to stay home and iran. Death toll which has now surpassed 1500 with a further 123 people dying and yet president Hassan Rouhani says he is considering lifting restrictions by the beginning of april iran of course one of the countries that has been worst hit by coronavirus is the team john hendren in chicago who will bring us up to date shortly with whats happening. In the United States but starting with her a challenge in Trafalgar Square in london rory. Yes its a much much quieter Central London than usual as you would expect considering the measures that the governments of the u. K. Has taken in the last 48 hours or so schools have shut down friday was the last day of any school kid or University Student for the foreseeable future they dont know parents dont know when school kids and students will be going back to normal lessons to start again exams have been canceled and then also we have the government ordered to shut down gyms Leisure Centers restaurants cafes essentially there is nothing to go out for anymore the government is still not saying that it is going to ban or forbid people going out but it is taking away many of the reasons for doing so and thats why you see that this is a much quieter Trafalgar Square than usual essentially the government here is ordering public life and Economic Life in this country in order to try and tackle the corona Virus Outbreak it has not just stepped in to try to prop up businesses which are being hammered by all these measures that taken place the collapse in Economic Activity its also stepping in to be the backstop behind peoples wage pockets 80 percent of peoples wages are now essentially guaranteed by the government itself for a conservative government the government believes in the free market that is an amazing thing to do is amazing for any government to do but it essentially means that the conservative government of the u. K. Has stepped in to effect to read nationalize a huge parts of the united kingdoms economy this is these are unprecedented times. Extraordinary times and they were a challenge in london thank you. And as we mentioned more u. S. States are establishing their unprecedented lock down rules telling tens of millions of americans stay at home york illinois connecticut followed california in rolling out sweeping measures to combat the spread of coronavirus that means all but essential businesses will be closed and that people should only leave home for trips to supermarkets in the pharmacies and the gas stations as i mentioned one of those states is illinois and in chicago is john hendren john tell us about life on the lock down there. When you write a number of states here in the u. S. It shut down what they call nonessential businesses but i mean illinois one of those states that has told people they have to stay home there are exceptions you can go to the Grocery Store the pharmacy you can get gas for your car you can go out for a walk or a hike or walk your dog but other than that youre supposed to stay in your house and the reason for that is a state epidemiologist who joined the governor when he issued this shutdown order yesterday which takes effect at 5 pm local time here on saturday you know when i said that the people that you hear about who are on the news who have the corona virus those are people who can track of the virus about a week ago but many of the people that you see Walking Around communicating with people transmitting the disease are people who are still a stencil healthy but have contracted the disease and dont even know it and that is why they want to shut down those people from going outside so now a little over 60000000 people are on lockdown in states like california new york illinois and new jersey is expected to join that list new jersey has another 8000000 people who will be Something Like 70000000 people or so in a country of 350000000 that really means one in 5 people are supposed to pretty much be at home most of the time here in the United States and i can tell you people are are already shaping at those restrictions but there is an understanding that this virus wont get under control until it until that happens and as as that epidemiologist to made the announcement for the state of illinois yesterday said. If any less this state takes dramatic actions the healthy will do this sick and thats exactly what they dont want to happen thank you for the update john hendren a correspondent in Chicago Illinois despite the rising number of deaths and infections irans leader says he would lift the restrictions in 3 weeks so i must ave has more on that from tehran were since the beginning of this outbreak for the iranian government there have been 2 Major Concerns the Economic Health of the country keeping in mind this is a country that has been debilitated financially by american sanctions for years now and the 2nd consideration has been for the government a public that has lost patience with it a public that sees it as relatively speaking unpopular so really the president here trying to strike a balance between addressing this Public Health crisis and maintaining the economic stability of the country Going Forward and maintaining the social political stability remember this is a country that has lost patience with its own government over a series of crises that the countrys experienced in the last few months and this is also a president who in one of his 1st appearances since the outbreak was announced in the country came on state television spoke to the iranian people and said that in his estimation the outbreak would be over in a matter of 3 days now that was weeks ago having said that the latest figures might suggest some reason for cautious optimism let me give you what the latest numbers are from the Health Ministry in the last 24 hours the new number of cases is 966 down from 24 hours previous and the new number of deaths is 123 down from 24 hours previous still very large numbers still striking figures in terms of the spread of this virus but this does indicate a relative downward trend. In Asia Thailand has reported more than 89 new cases the biggest daily jump in the number of infections so far meaning its total is not 411 and also singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the virus Divya Gopalan reporter now from hong kong where she says the government is stepping up measures to stop the rise. Soldiers on the streets of the thai capital taking up the battle against a growing number of crew in a virus cases thailand reported its biggest single day jump in infections led by those who attended a boxing match at an Entertainment Complex earlier this month. Around 5000 people were among the crowds and have since dispersed across the country the whole way there was news about other people from the boxing circle was sick they did news was headlining all over the place and i was stressed as i realized i might have it as i have never felt any of these symptoms before. The spike increases the number of infections by 25 percent taking the total past the 400 mark from the start of the year thailand has been vigilant in trying to keep high risk visitors out of its borders its a tough call for a country which relies on tourism and now another setback to its economy as the government imposes a partial shutdown of its capital singapore also reached a grim milestone with the announcement of its 1st 2 coronavirus fatalities on saturday theres been a surge in cases this week but the Health Minister was quick to reassure the nation i know singaporeans will be worried and anxious we must stick our rich and not give into office we have announced a series of save distancing measures yesterday and all to thats a sort of precautions to keep ourselves and our families safe. In south korea a slowdown in infection rates this week proved short lived with 147 new cases reported on saturday south korea is still the 2nd most affected country in asia behind china its rate of infection is significantly down from the peak at the end of last month but Public Health officials warned that any recovery remained fragile and cluster infections could still emerge and theres hunger the you may feel that the Current Situation has improved a lot compared to the past but we continue to see groups infections and inflow from Foreign Countries i myself breaks at various places. South korea has been fighting the virus through widespread testing without resorting to the lock downs. Heavy restrictions of movement which helped china contain the spread of life in china is slowly returning to normal after reporting no new local infections for the 3rd day but the authorities have warned that imported cases have risen by more than 200 percent this week with an increase of dozens daily all from overseas the government is taking measures to screen and quarantine passengers arriving into the country many of them students from europe or the United States hong kong had managed to prevent a rise in cases even at the peak of the outbreak in china for the cities now facing a surge in infections with the number of cases more than doubling in a week the rise was mostly due to residents returning from overseas but the government is highlighting another issue people in hong kong have been vigilant from the start on the streets and in Public Places its hard to find someone thats not too wearing a face mask but after months of taking precautions taken away from crowds and social distancing many are now dropping their guard and that the government says is the biggest risk to the city and the main reason theyre expecting a 2nd wave of infections typical pollen are desire of hong kong plenty more ahead including how the coronavirus is threatening south americans lucrative travel industry this picture many of the parts of mexico would usually be full of tourists come easter is that this time around a lot of people are going to be wondering if their jobs and that means to provide for their families are going to be able to survive this. And having already been through a cholera epidemic now the poorest country in the americas is having to confront a coronavirus as well. Welcome back or begin in northeastern parts of asia you see this rain moving it from eastern china south yanks across the East China Sea and clipping the southern parts of japan system likely here cheri day i think for many areas but innocent pretty warm day for tokyo highs of 24 degrees celsius as you move the forecast through into monday were going to see a change in wind direction for tokyo so a big drop in temperatures for still a fair amount of dry weather at times and lighter rain across more southern parts of china all that just towards the coast we could see a pepping up here in the course of the Day Hong Kong should be largely dry and fine with temperatures of 26 degrees a few showers likely into northern parts of vietnam into Southeast Asia took him pretty wet across at the moment so i sort of course a sunday some heavy showers here a few showers to singapore and kuala lumpur. General though southwest will see some heavy downpours and see the ways he looks to be pretty wet at times into south asia through the course of sunday some showers across eastern parts of india up into the poor and through towards bangladesh otherwise the drawing just wanted to showers in the south and then as we head on through sunday into monday well see a rain developing across parts of pakistan but still staying dry and night poor highs of 37. The un in fact find is accused of genocide the political if you think you. Do you believe there is a fascist. Recognise that both sides have legitimate grievances against the other climate. And why. They. Are. On. The latest on the corona virus pandemic this hour and germany has announced 15 new deaths but also an overnight increase of almost 3000. 00 infections that raised the total to more than 16000. 00 cases residents in parts of the country been told to stay home tens of millions of americans have also been told to stay home the u. S. Closed its borders with mexico and canada as well for all nonessential travel and irans coronavirus death toll supports 1500 after reporting 123 new deaths and yet president Hassan Rouhani is talking about possibly lifting coronavirus restrictions by the beginning of april. Well up to 50000000 jobs in the Global Travel and Tourism Sector are at risk because of the pandemic and in mexico right now the easter holidays are a critical time John Heilemann went to the coastal town of acapulco to show us how the income of thousands is now in jeopardy. Its crew sun and sand give more than 4000000 people work its Tourism Industry is vital for the country now its under threat. Bomb and these are years in the resort town of acapulco is wondering if this easter usually high season for it will instead look like now. Let me get. This is my work my family depends on it i have a wife and children who depend on me so i hope they can control the coronavirus and we have a good easter. The 1st signs are great some cancellations already magda and family here but plan to cut their holiday sure can bring out some of it yeah but not here. Were going back home tomorrow because were already nervous and seeing on the t. V. That something could happen and the truth is theres very few people here. Other famous resorts like cancun cozumel and los cabos depend on International Visitors especially from the neighboring u. S. But no cruise ships are coming from flights or down this beach or many other parts of mexico would usually be full of tourists come easter instead this time around a lot of people are going to be wondering if their jobs and their means to provide for their families are going to be able to survive this. I could pull calls taking measures spraying down buses week laura and checking tourists and they going to her tells will be it with this the moment or instructions from authorities who are similarly ineffective misapply ones ordering bows to close state ones then reminding the. Restaurant owner salvatore says this is the last place he wants to be right now. But hes got little choice. Were not immune either and were scared too but someones got to serve the tourist because if we dont dive the virus will die of hunger instead. Some remain optimistic the acapulco when temperatures in humidity will offer protection but we. Know the coronavirus is not going to arrive in a couple but all right lets just get to cold climates and here it is too hot hes even got a sales pitch here a look at the merchandise here in acapulco its warm come here to pass your quality. Even if its head in the sand thinking it chimes with the rest of the citys attitude to hope and hold out john home and how does it or i can pull. Pakistan has just suspended all International Flights for 2 weeks as it tries to convey a pandemic cargo and diplomatic flights are exempt though they will continue operations pakistans already shut all of its land borders reporting 3 deaths and nearly 500 cases. Says every effort is being made to protect Foreign Workers during the coronavirus pandemic most of the 470. 00 infections in the gulf nation are among microns many of whom live in labor camps have been quarantined as a precautionary measure but some areas cordoned off to contain the virus there has long faced criticism about its treatment of Migrant Workers in the case of the Industrial Area let me assure you that the government is doing everything in its followers to support. The local residents and safeguard your health and well being extra medical services were mobilized to the area and idlers checkups are being taken and peace lets all remember that this is only a temporary period that should be over sooner or later. A couple more stories in the middle east a nationwide curfew is now in force in jordan where people are being told to stay home unless its absolutely necessary to leave all shops across the kingdom of been ordered to close the information minister says those who violate the curfew will be jailed. For every death from coronavirus there are many more people who have recovered and weve spoken to one of them a patient in iran who told us contract in the illness was a traumatic experience and i work with us because of about 3 weeks ago i had shortness of breath i couldnt breathe i just thought it was because of a cold i even visited a doctor who said it was nothing important and prescribe some simple medicine as shortness of breath continued i visited a doctor on march 2nd and he noticed that my blood oxygen level was much lower than normal he sent me to a hospital emergency situation i