After years under siege plus. Celebrities are not immune to the coronavirus and sing is a finding new ways to reach their audiences and keep people entertained. We are following several developments on the coronavirus pandemic this hour in india 1300000000 people are now under lockdown as the country implements a one day curfew people have been told to stay home between 7 am and 9 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said because if you would be a crucial test of indias ability to fight the pandemic so fall thirtys there have confirmed 315. 00 cases astray and have been told to cancel all nonessential travel and of being warned more draconian measures to combat the pandemic will follow Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement following sorry calling social distancing the best weapon to fight the virus that softer thousands of people flocks to a sydney beach despite bans on large gatherings. Securing essential medical supplies has buoyed by dialing task that the Health Minister has been living together with the industry minister and other ministers across the cabinet. And in forcing the social distancing keeping my healthy physical distance from one another this is one of our most if not our most important weapon against the spread of the quran a virus which means we can cite lives and we can cipher livelihoods lets go live now to peter greste in brisbane and pay to what these draconian measures as Scott Morrison is talking about likely to entail always saying at the moment it is the New South Wales government and the victorians also d announcing a closure of all essential services so that includes things like restaurants bars clubs and so on that are keeping open supermarkets theyre keeping open vama sees petrol stations Delivery Services and so on so that we get the basic supplies that we need. They still talking about closing down schools we havent had the senate is order on that at this point but we were also not seeing the kind of lockdown that weve seen also in places like obviously. And italy but we are moving in that direction a lot of the borders the state borders of also have been closed in the last few minutes in fact the west Australian Government has announced its closing its borders only arrivals will have to spend 2 weeks in isolation and they are joining the governments of tasmania South Australia and Northern Territory and its going of course as you mentioned the government also awarded the closure of sydney the most iconic beaches because we saw too many people gathering there it wants. People worried in astray here i mean you mentioned those images of von diaby they went around the wild do people care. Obviously people care but i think in australia the numbers is still relatively low at last count which had almost 1300 cases in 7 now those numbers are reasonably low and certainly not enough to get people panicked but the troubling thing is that the code of the state rise in the number of cases is following the sign current trajectory that we saw in italy and france and elsewhere that the code hasnt flattened balls and i think thats started to make a lot of people very anxious and the government has also been very consistent in its messaging that this is far more serious than most people might feel initially that we have to take these kinds of measures and i think was starting to see the message through to through its taking time. People are starting to understand. Just how serious we have to. Think that thats peter greste of a live from brisbane palestinian authorities have confirmed the 1st cases of coronavirus in gaza the Health Ministry says the 2 palestinians returned from pakistan on thursday and were under quarantine all restaurants coffee shops and mosques were ordered to close following the announcement singapore plans to my apologies i believe we can go to difficult pollen for the latest on the situation in singapore which is planning to ban all short term visitors from entering or transiting through the country from tuesday to control the spread of corona virus stevia while more can you tell us about the situation in singapore. Thats right kim the singapore government is taking drastic measures to protect its borders they say most of the cases theyre seeing are now people from overseas in fact 80 percent of the infections in the past 3 days were imported cases so what theyre doing now is closing down the borders as you said not allowing transit passengers or short term travelers from going through cases in singapore have doubled in the past 2 weeks singapore is one of the countries that had managed to keep a lid on the rate of infections by very carefully putting in measures within the country and they have highlighted the dangers of people coming from overseas now as people are escaping other parts of the world where infection rates are just spiking now people will be allowed to return if they are citizens residents or they hold work permits but they will have to go into a 14 day home quarantine the other issue for singapore is the fact that many people there hold work passes from malaysia they travel in daily rider from across the border to work in singapore they will not be allowed to cross the border unless theyre deemed as essential stuff people in health care transportation the singapore government says this is necessary because they do have really limited resources and they want to keep those resources for the singaporeans to apollo there with the latest on the situation in singapore from hong kong thank you and there are reports of process that a number of prisons across colombia government had stopped visit is in recent days and a bit to stop the spread of coronavirus on the sands he joins me now on the phone from bogota what can you tell us. Well what we understand is that protests have broken out in the past few hours in the geraghty of prisons and Detention Centers across the country in what students to be coordinated protests over coronavirus fear and the sanitary conditions inside these prisons the more violent ones have happened here in the capital but that at the 2 main male prison flammable and not because theyre called that are notorious for overcrowding and Terrible Health conditions there are reports of fires and shot rang out both Prison Guards and inmates that have been injured also reports of possibly one of the show there that could have done 6 it but there is no official confirmation that dates point. Then to the president of colombia than ducat people a little over a half an hour ago saying that the police and the army have intervened to assist the Prison Guards that most of these protests riots were under control at this hour. 5 were getting under control you also said that the government would protect inmates as well and he was obviously mentioning the fears over to the coronavirus and then you were saying in your introduction there had been signs of proto thing past days after the government to spend with these tours some prisoners had burned their matches. But what happened tonight seem to have been coordinated since it happened in different parts of the country all pretty much at the same time also ive heard an audiotape of possible attacks by yellin get the get in remotes remote parts of the country. Close to prince to facilitate allegedly the escape of inmates but so far colombias Prison Agency has been confirmed and we have been deemed to scape the songs around p. S. A. That live from bogota thank you. And the u. S. Vice president my pants and his wife say they do not have the coronavirus they were both tested after a member of the Vice President s staff was confirmed to have the virus meantime daily life is changing for more americans with tens of millions across 5 states ordered to stay at home while essential services will remain open other businesses its john henson reports from chicago. The coronavirus now has one in 4 americans living in lockdown every american has a role to play in defending our nation from this invisible horrible enemy so we say stay at home and save lives on saturday new jersey joined california new york illinois and connecticut in ordering residents to stay at home and shuttering nonessential businesses to minimize transmission of the disease orders affecting nearly 85000000 americans we can no longer maintain a sense of business as usual during this emergency and again i repeat just as it is no time to panic but it is time to be smart proactive transparent aggressive in the epicenter of the us viral attack new york 10000 residents have tested positive for the virus but the governor says his state like others has a problem we do have an issue with younger people who are not complying youre not superman and youre not superwoman you can get this virus and you can transfer the virus in California Home to 40000000 americans some Business Owners are boarding up shops to prevent looters as hoarders are emptying Grocery Store shelves the idea of stockpiling is a way to feel in control about a situation that feels out of control its a way to feel like i know no matter what happens i will not run out of what i. With new transmissions and increased testing the new. Of u. S. Cases is approaching 23000 with nearly 300 deaths more than 80000000 americans have been ordered to stay at home so for about a quarter of the United States the most common street sound is sox to the republic for which it stands on capitol hill congressional leaders hope to approve nearly 2 trillion dollars in aid to businesses and residents is soon as monday but some governors say they are making progress despite a lack of federal help the federal government is like lucy with the football and i feel like Charlie Brown weeks ago we were promised tests are we seeing more tests yes but not even at the numbers that were promised weeks ago with coronavirus cases rising rapidly across the u. S. State leaders say time is running out john hendren aljazeera chicago. We have much more on the crown of our stand still to come what is it like to be blamed for spreading coronavirus an italian doctor tells us about the devastating impact the pandemic has has. Also and look at the threat to some of the worlds most Vulnerable People bugs who are homeless families living on the streets of new delhi saying no ones told them how to protect themselves. Welcome back it looks rather stormy around parts of the middle east at the moment in the forecast a lot of heavy rain kuwait down into iran and this could result in some flash flooding heavy showers across the u. A. E. Here in qatar wouldnt tolerate the chance of a thunderstorm on sunday but the general situation improving here weve got rain also extending across parts of amman and down through far south of saudi arabia and into yemen on the other side the potential weather conditions looking fine mech of that 29 degrees celsius and kweisi conditions around the eastern side of the mediterranean though still quite chilly jerusalem just 12 degrees below the forecast or into monday recovery of temperatures around this region and the rain across the gulf region is clearing away towards the east so bright the conditions expected but eastern parts of iran through into afghanistan likely see some heavy at times flooding rain moving across into africa its looking pretty wet across much of d. R. See down towards. Some heavy showers also for tanzania may mostly move further towards the south we can see you got showers expect in the long way and then across southern portions of the continent weve got the risk of showers across parts of south africa johannesburg who will pick up wanted to but it is they largely dry and finding cape town. The shocking treatment of disabled people in Eastern European state run kept us in this cages you cannot have access to the toilet or water and the bureaucratic indifference to their plight she has his hands and she states tied to the bed 5 years after fast highlighting such abuses people in power returns with a 2 part investigation to continuing mistreatment and neglect europes recurring shame hard to on aljazeera. Youre watching are just there on a reminder of our top stories this hour indias 1300000000 people are now under lockdown as the country into mensa one day curfew people have been told to stay home between 7 am and 9 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the curfew would be a crucial test of indias ability to fight the pandemic. Australians have been told to cancel all nonessential travel and be warned more draconian measures to combat the pandemic will follow Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement on sunday calling social distancing the best weapon to fight the virus. Palestinian authorities and can confirm the 1st cases of coronavirus in gaza the Health Ministry says the true palestinians returned from pakistan on thursday and were under quarantine all restaurants coffee shops and mosques were ordered to close following the announcement. Initially the number of deaths has reached another daily high almost 800 and the latest effort to stop the spread of the virus the government has now ordered all but essential factories and businesses to close rory chalons is in london with the latest developments in europe this military convoy in northern italy is carrying a grim cargo 30 coffins with the bodies of 30 coronavirus victims headed to a small village for cremation because there are too many covert 19 dead in the nearby city of bergen and with italy recording its deadliest day of the outbreak yet with another nearly 800 deaths that could be more convoys like this needed. Spain now has the 3rd highest number of infections worldwide with around 25000 the death toll has passed 1300 now to help madrid and barcelona are converting Exhibition Centers into field hospitals for the sick germany has had a spike in confirmed cases up to more than 16 and a half 1000 and there are now temporary fences on its border with switzerland the German Government is considering whether to bring in a full nationwide ban on going outside where much of europe has already gone with its lockdown and social distancing measures the u. K. Is following economically culturally and socially this is a country that has been transformed in just a few days. By order of the governments the u. K. Is now pretty much closed pubs cafes restaurants gyms museums Nursery Schools and universities all shut for the foreseeable future the capitals buses and metro system are empty dont use them unless your job is critical people in london are being told this usually teaming metropolis is quiet. I think its good news that its good news in terms of that theyre looking after people that lesion on their wages the fact that theyre stopping hopefully all spreading by closing down the restaurants i think i think theyve done the right thing we went out last night for the last. Sort of tipped up a little bit harder than we should have i suppose so just a sort of people going along and its sad for the Small Businesses but hopefully the government to kick in and sort of support people along the government is trying to stop a wave of panic buying that has stripped supermarket shelves bare this week. Be responsible when you shop and think of others buying more than you need means that others may be left without and it is making life more difficult for those frontline workers such as our doctors and nurses and n. H. S. Support staff who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. To prevent total collapse the government will prop up businesses and guarantee 80 percent of all wages its an unprecedented temporary nationalization of the u. K. s economy rory chalons aljazeera london libyas warring sides have agreed to a ceasefire so they can focus on a shared enemy so far no cases of corona virus have been reported there but the Health System would struggle to cope with any large scale outbreak last week schools were closed Flights Canceled and borders shot warley for half done has spent almost a year fighting to take the capital tripoli from libyas un recognized government. Because our government is closing more public spaces including all beaches recreational spaces like parks are already off limits as are restaurants cafes and moles the gulf country has recorded almost 500. 00 cases most of which it says are among experts who work is. Very gross and that it is now evident that coronaviruses more contagious than we could have imagined it spreading among individuals rapidly and widely this is beyond anybodys imagination and it doesnt require more than getting in contact with a person within proximity of one meter and it only takes a few seconds also studies have shown it can remain on surfaces for a number of hours if not days. Turkeys coronavirus death toll has more than doubled in the past 24 hours rising by 12 to a total of 21 the number of confirmed cases has also jumped by nearly 300 bringing the total to just under 1000 authorities on saturday extended measures aimed at sowing the spread of the virus thanks luda curfew on the elderly a suspension of flights from 46 more countries and a ban on picnics and barbeques. Construction workers in russia racing to fish an Isolation Hospital for coronavirus patients but eventually post is the theme placed around the site to moscow to inspire thousands of labor is building the 500. 00 bed facility its been modeled on a hospital built in china in record time during the worst of the outbreak there russias president Vladimir Putin says the pandemic is under control as the number of cases passed 300. Lots of the focus during the outbreak has been on the most vulnerable like the elderly and those with underlying Health Conditions but the homeless are equally at risk and are increasingly of a looks as victoria reports. For indians with no home to go to in the capital this pavement underneath a busy flyover office very little comfort. The homeless in new delhi face a daily battle against pollution traffic hunger and disease the threat of coronavirus is one more thing to cope with Mohammed Rafi says hes received no advice about how to protect himself from the disease my own. Ive been living here for years no one has told me about the corner bars i suffer from breathlessness. Right josh goutman help some of the citys estimated 200000 rough sleepers hes running workshops on the importance of handwashing social distancing and spotting common symptoms of the virus. Initially people are reluctant to know about the corona virus but now they are very much cooperating our aim is to prevent the spread in europe activists say the number of Homeless People has increased by 70 percent to 700000 for the last decade mainly because of the stairs he measures and high rents. In the french capital paris the m a o solidarity Emergency Shelter office Homeless People somewhere safe and warm to stay but the staff who provide the service fear the spread of coronavirus could mean they have to shut the door to let me do 2 sources that ultimately we need to keep the shelter open for people who are coming out of very difficult conditions where we can buy dramatic Life Experiences the street is damaging and so obviously we will do everything we can not to put them back onto the street. The United States also faces an enormous challenge the white house says there are more than half a 1000000 rough sleepers in San Francisco close 210000 people live on the streets in tent camps Drug Rehab Centers or shelters most will struggle to self isolate without a home so city officials have set aside 30 recreational vehicles to be used as temporary housing for Homeless People under quarantine these are recreational vehicles that are intended for people who may have tested positive for cobra 19 do not require hospitalization but do not have a place to stay. Where homeless shelters and food banks are your only option the idea of society shutting down is unthinkable but thats the reality facing the nation he may struggle to survive this Coronavirus Crisis Victoria Gate and be al jazeera. Aljazeera has spoken to a doctor in southern italy has tested positive for the virus just giuseppa spina is a new new you know all of it im sorry hes a doctor he was working in the Army Hospital in his area when his wife became unwell his town military know is now in lockdown the local hospital is being closed and hes in quarantine its thought all the cases are linked to a school in the area but some of the curious doctors spinner of spreading the illness has his story. No you get no my tell moliterno in the basilica region has a cluster of corona virus cases there are not many towns in the south like militant which is in total lockdown theres no movement allowed looks like life is being extinguished here its like a ghost town theres no one outside apart from a few people at the pharmacy or the local Grocery Store. In the days before my wife contracted the virus a few people visited the house friends and colleagues and people whove been tasted you know with my wife it happened all of a sudden she was healthy and then suddenly came down with a favor in a heavy dry cough it was violent and very strong and what really caught my attention was that her oxygen levels dropped dramatically on top of that is the other symptoms the lung obstruction persistent shaking and coughing tightness and intense migraine will let if you will die the difficulty in the south of italy is that theres not enough tastes are only a few tests available every day in the entire region but more importantly its absurd how difficult it is to find protective equipment like the face masks and gallons necessary to fight kovac 19 inductees saying when i treated my wife at 1st i wasnt wearing protective gear because she had a small fever so i didnt think she had covered one thing so thats how i caught the virus as well id been taking consultations in the hospital and various departments while i was positive but i didnt know it and so the hospitals closed down temporarily to clean and sanitizing entire compound all my colleagues were tested not just the doctors but also the paramedics and the nurses. From a human point of view 19 has been devastated because my wife was the 1st confirmed case in the whole basilica region its unleashed an incredible wasin a store around me related to the gossip those who thought that i was the one who brought this virus to our area but covered 19 is a Global Pandemic it doesnt respect borders doesnt follow rules the. Has reached all corners of the globe in some way i do feel guilty guilty for having a gym even though i dont have any symptoms and even though im living with it my life continues the only except ive lost a bit of appetite makes one understand just how incredibly dangerous the spars can be for a human body if you dont have a strong immune system to fight it this virus will inflict heavy damage and thats why there of being thousands of deaths and no country. What hundreds of millions of people worldwide forced to stay indoors entertain is especially musicians are finding it tough to reach the masses so they going online saying they hope their banks can ease the pressures of isolation rosalyn jordan has a story. And a telling of contagion and physical isolation the. Musicians who thrive on the energy of the crowd are feeding that energy back via social media hi my name is chris is this on chris martin of coldplay raising money for the w h os Global Pandemic fund so i thought it would be nice to be to check in with some of you out there and see how youre doing and where you are and what i can do for you. The famous pop stars such as pink. And a local favorites Like Washington d. C. Is just untrue and are reaching out mainly because they want to ease peoples minds you know were going to the Grocery Store and people are people are fighting over you know the last remove toilet paper people are a little bit more worked up and they are normally in life. Perhaps the most inspirational. The ordinary women and men taking to their balcony. And to their sidewalks to enjoy a melody or 2 of course at a safe distance. And. Rebecca is a professor who studies and practices Music Therapy she says music helps people feel sick and in control of dairy products. Even things that need to relate with each other we use eco nuts to make sense of all well so seeing this neat this immediacy and this need to activate and ignite our artistic beings as a way of coming together to Community John legend followed her place chris martin to the online stage to help raise money for covert 19 really i think somewhat her question is actually yes i am a twitter and its a good song to start with its by Stevie Wonder called loves in me. Stretching hands and voices beyond the stage to soothe a worried and anxious world i hope. Al jazeera washington the more. Results there are these are the top stories indias 1300000000 people are now under lockdown as the country implements a one day curfew people have been told to stay home between 7 am and 9 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the curfew would be a crucial test of indias ability to fight the pandemic straight and so been told to cancel all nonessential travel and are being warned to more draconian measures to combat the pandemic will follow Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement on sunday calling social distancing the best weapon to fight the virus morris and also announced a 38000000000 dollar economic rescue package aimed at helping Small Businesses weather the impacts of securing the essential medical supplies has been made by dialing task that the Health Minister has been living together with at the industry minister and other ministers across the cabinet. And in forcing the social distancing keeping the physical distance from one another. The seas one of our most if not most important with or against the spirit of the corona virus which means we can save lives and we can save livelihoods. Singapore plans to ban all short term visitors from entering or transiting through the country to control the spread of corona virus almost 80 percent of the citys states new infections over the last 3 days have been imported and thailand has reported its largest ever daily increase in corona virus infections up 188 cases to nearly 600 there are reports of protests at a number of prisons across colombia there were fires and reports of gunshots at a prison in the capital bogota the government has stopped a visit is in recent days in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Palestinian authorities have confirmed the 1st cases of coronavirus in gaza the Health Ministry says the 2 palestinians returned from pakistan on thursday and were under quarantine or restaurants coffee shops and mosques were ordered to close following the announcement. Confirmed corona virus cases worldwide have now passed 300000 the pandemic is taking an increasingly heavy toll in the worlds worst affected country its only there have been almost 800. 00 more deaths and more than 6500 new infections in just one day. And news continues here on al jazeera off the people and how. Singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged satins some of the islands off the coast of indonesia literally vanished its a big business smuggling sample and they will take the say there in the sand is. You see this beautiful beach but behind it is something thats not so plentiful the tragedy is that people are just not aware and ecological investigation into a global emergency sandals at this time on aljazeera. 2014 people revealed a shameful treatment of disabled people and remain you state from. Our investigation is to raise questions about why the e. U. Was from doing some of those institutions now the refresh allegations about neglect and mistreatment this time not just in romania but in neighboring countries in the 2nd of 2 special reports