A plea from the u. N. Chief a war stop to focus on the coronavirus battle. If you started to put Armed Conflict on lockdown and focus to get it on the confides of all liars. All 66000000 people in the United Kingdom have been ordered to stay home for 3 weeks in a bit to halt the spread of coronavirus Prime MinisterBoris Johnson says expect exceptions will be allowed for certain activities and for some people to go to work elsewhere in europe the death toll in italy has declined for a 2nd straight day but continues to rise sharply in spain needs aka reports. It was an announcement no british Prime Minister has made since the 2nd world war unprecedented restrictions on peoples way of life you must stay at home because the critical thing we must do to stop the disease spreading between households that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home for the volleying very limited purposes shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible one form of exercise a day for example a rum walk or cycle alone with members of your household any medical need to provide care or to help a Vulnerable Person and travelling to and from work but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home. Following the example of france germany spain and italy police will now have the power to issue fines and enforce closures britains been watching developments in mainland europe with growing unease but while london landmarks are deserted this was the scene on the citys underground on monday. The advice is clear and so are the risks but crowds are still gathering at this east london market while theyre still demand store holders say theyre left with little choice but to carry on selling and shoppers people by. The local authorities are painting footprints on the tarmac to help people maintain physical distance but like many of the guidelines nobodys paying any attention this is one of the cheapest places in the area to buy food shutting it down could have dire consequences on peoples lives and livelihoods it is a difficult decision to make but every infected person runs a risk of infecting several others the domino effect could be catastrophic. In italy the region cemeteries are struggling to keep up with the dead on monday the death toll climb to more than 6000. Years the 2nd straight day the number of dead edged down and the rate of infection slowed its too early to say whether its at least turn the tide on covert 19 but the figures office some hope the government measures are working. A day after italy shut down all nonessential Economic Activity now more restrictions a ban on all internal travel the virus has distorted everyday life buying food can take many hours. The streets of the german capital berlin are also empty and the countrys chancellor Angela Merkel forced to quarantine but theres a glimmer of hope new data suggest the spread of the virus is slowing despite a high infection rate there are relatively few deaths in germany the country was quick to introduce widespread Virus Testing horror to. One cool element is the ability to keep track of contacts. Of contacts are kept for 14 days and the isolation of infected people these measures must be kept up and straight it is for the coming weeks and months for they are important and will remain important. 2 weeks into its lockdown spain is now considering extending it further the virus is swept through dozens of Nursing Homes many of the residents didnt stand a chance soldiers are now battling to contain the spread. Country after country governments are controlling the lives of citizens like never before and then effort to save lives the coronavirus has pushed a continent into confinement. Aljazeera london. Or president tom says his considering how the u. S. Could reopen for business as soon as possible despite a rapidly growing rate of infection say he says the u. S. Was quote builds not built to be shut down the economy is in turmoil with millions of americans under shutdown orders and american politicians on monday again failed to pass a trillion dollar stimulus bill. Reports. The streets of manhattan are empty reminiscent of the days after 911 but with a new yorks hospitals doctors say theyre under siege the number of cases across the country has soared we dont get control of this like in the next 2 to 3 weeks our Hospital System to be overwhelmed under mounting pressure from state governors President Trump says his administration has shipped 8000000 respirator masks hes also signed an executive order to prevent the hoarding of critical medical supplies but if you are sitting on it on a warehouse with masks. Surgical masks you will be carrying a knock on your door for more than 100000 americans are under orders to stay home despite the growing number of cases trump says he hopes to reopen the country soon were not going to let it turn into a long lasting financial problem started out as a purely medical problem and its not going to go beyond that were just not going to allow that to happen meanwhile Congress Remains at a stalemate over a nearly 2 trillion dollar economic rescue package the republican plan stalled by Senate Democrats the bill still includes something that most americans dont want to see. Large corporate bailouts with no almost no Strings Attached the government is also fast tracking experimental drug treatments one endorsed by President Trump as a possible game changer against the corona virus has not been a proven effective in a clinical setting and in arizona a man who self medicated with a drug to treat his corona virus has died heidi joe castro aljazeera maryland australia has seen a jump in reported cases with more than 7800 people now infected authorities in the say to New South Wales where nearly half the cases are have warned the pandemic is at a critical stage and they say theyll be harsh penalties to enforce south isolation. As they can to gauge reports from sydney the crisis has led to a surge in the number of unemployed. Its been a very incredible 24 hours in a strike. Since the government announced the closure of many nonessential businesses including pogs hotels cinemas we have seen the biggest mass unemployment to heat a stray since the Great Depression in the 19th thirties and the government is estimating that about 1000000 astray lost their jobs or denied from these changes and another 1000000 could be out of work in the coming days and weeks ahead now this has led to tens of thousands of people flooding into Welfare Centers to try and work out how can they afford their rents and bills in the future how they can feed their family the Australian Government has announced an economic stimulus package which shows provide extra money for those who will be out of work but i spoke to an economist just a short time ago and he was painting a very dire picture indeed he said that similar to the United States in the u. K. Australia could be heading for an Unemployment Rate of up to 20 percent or higher depending on what happens but while we havent been seeing those mounts shutdowns lot other countries it is really hitting the economy hard and at the same time the rights of the spread of this virus is increasing a lot the New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian has said that further restrictions could come into place in the days ahead so well just have to wait and see if theyll be more social isolation measures here now the head of the United Nations is calling for a global ceasefire to allow the world to focus on the fight against the pandemic our diplomatic editor james phrase has more from the un headquarters in new york hello welcome to this the un these deeply concerned about the spread of coronavirus in countries already dealing with conflict and thats why its a virtual News Conference the secretary general made this school and the future of the. Streets the fall of war. That is why today i am calling for an immediate global cease fire in all corners of the world it is trying to put Armed Conflict on lockdown and focus together on the to fight of our lives the World Health Organization is the part of the un thats been leading the Global Response its directed general expressed his alarm at the speed of the spread of new cases the pandemic is accelerating it took 67. 00 days from the 1st reported case to reach the 1st 100000 cases 11 days for the 2nd 100000 cases in just 4 days for this. 100000. 00 cases the secretary general we launching a global humanitarian appeal on wednesday hes asking for 2000000000. 00 hes also written to the richest countries on earth the g 20 saying there needs to be more coordination and more help for the developing world later in the week the leaders of those g. 20 nations will be holding an all new law in some meeting jamesburg 0 at the United Nations that china has tightens the rules for people arriving in this capital anyone entering beijing has been overseas in the past 2 weeks will be quarantined and tested for the virus those measures come as the government reopened a section of the great wall a spot of efforts to show life in the country is returning to normal 70 new classes new cases have been reported on tuesday the majority of those were brought in from overseas japans olympics minister says an end to corona virus infections worldwide would be necessary before tokyo can host the olympics discussions between International Olympic committee and tokyos organizers are underway on postponing the event. Your take i should say will salute for japan in hosting the tokyo games unless each country and region has curved the corona wireless it would not be possible to proceed with hosting the games in the true complete manner that the Prime Minister had stated. And still ahead on al jazeera the United States slashes aid to afghanistan after rival afghan leaders failed to agree on a new government plus. Indonesia is one of the Worlds Largest coal exporters but declining Water Quality is proving a challenge im jessica washington in bali where local farmers and harvest is a working out a sustainable approach to revive the industry that story coming up. How the weather squatting down now across the middle east weve had a lot of a couple of days for many to see this big hook of cloud rolling across iran into afghanistan pakistan following its way right back across the could parts of southern oman and into the gulf of aden so we will still see want to see showers here on tuesday just around southern areas of yemen clearing away from amman kwacha weather around the gulf here in doha getting up to 27 celsius love the sunny weather coming through in the starting to ease back and not too bad a little further north just around the levant least for a time you want to see showers just creeping across syria spilling out of turkey as we go on into wednesday the showers will continue into afghanistan maybe want to see showers there into iran and of course pakistan seeing some rather wet weather for time still want to see showers just clinging on around the gulf of aden but not too much to speak of in between the showers when they join up the showers that we have across the ethiopian holidays will see some rot about whether spilling in headsail into the rift valley as well but its a bit towards the gulf of getting that we have some really heavy rain setting in over the next couple of days cameroon cobol and well see some big downpours for a time possibility of some localized flooding as is the case today in the democratic republic of congo with a few shot was he sed. 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Welcome back our top stories on aljazeera this hour british Prime Minister voice johnson has severely restricted Peoples Movement to slow the spread of coronavirus most are being told to stay home with a few exceptions for work exercise and Grocery Shopping police will have the power to enforce the new measures meanwhile the death toll in europe continues to grow in its lead a number of dead is past 6000 double that of china where the virus began and in spain the death toll has risen to more than 2200 and a 1000000 australians have lost their jobs because of the pandemic the largest mass unemployment since the Great Depression it comes after a jump in reported cases with more than 7100 people now infected. Now more than half of india is under lockdown as the government tries to contain the spread of coronavirus there more than 460 confirmed cases while most people are following the governments orders they have been desperate scenes at bus stations as Migrant Workers try to return home elizabeth branom has a story from new delhi. This is what the Indian Government wanted to prevent hundreds of people crowding together my good workers in the state of bihar filled overcrowded buses some even climbed on the roof in a desperate attempt to return to their holidays. Saugus bus and game and such here and talk the global must be somewhere but no one was here. Ever gave me our thirtys a saying that the bus will go but how will we just keep. Migrant workers around the country try to catch buses after Indian Railways cancel Train Services which carry more than 25000000. 00 commuters a day. All interstate buses in Metro Service is also canceled until the end of the month the ministry of Civil Aviation announced all domestic flights will be suspended from wednesday promised in that interim order tweeted saying many people a still not taking the lockdown seriously even though most Public Places were deserted around the country many regional leaders including in the Capital Territory of delhi said they would take action against anyone who violates the measure is. Going now everyone from to day has to obey the law gone completely and not been started this morning maybe you had to go out for some missing to work but from to model the government will enforce the law down and will use force to ensure that. Also announced financial and humanitarian assistance to those affected in delhi as the Indian Government introduces more restrictions every day to limit the spread of the virus many have lost their livelihoods or have been stranded are also hoping to hear how the government will help them beyond telling them to stay at home elizabeth aljazeera new delhi. Africa has announced a 21 day lockdown starting on thursday the armys being deployed to patrol the streets and enforce the restorations the number of cases is going rapidly with more than 400 people infected military force from johannesburg. The number of cases of covert 19 in south africa has increased 6 fold in recent days from 61 cases just over a week ago there were 402 by monday for the government and alarming is collation leading to the announcement of a 21 day lockdown by the president it is clear from the development of the disease in other countries and from our own modeling that immediate swift and extraordinary action is required if we are to prevent a human catastrophe of enormous proportions in our country only essential workers such as Police Health care workers and those working in Food Services will be allowed out people will only be allowed to leave their homes for medical care or to buy food and medicine the army will be deployed to ensure restrictions on movement are abate a travel ban from high risk countries is already in place and schools a shut all designed to reduce the spread of the virus for many this is a welcome move by the president they have been calls from labor unions doctors and thousands of others across the country for swift action for a country already grappling with an almost 50 percent Unemployment Rate and low Economic Growth a lockdown could be disastrous for the economy but will the government the drastic measures are necessary to save lives no matter the cost our country finds itself confronted not only but in wider as that has infected more than a quarter of a 1000000 people across the globe but also by the prospects of a very deep economic recession bad will cause businesses to close and many of our people to lose their jobs the government says it will create a temporary Compensation Fund so the. Businesses can avoid have it defies stuff as well as provide tax relief for Small Businesses experts estimate that wit