A hit. India announces a 23000000000. 00 Stimulus Program that includes cash handouts and free food for the poor. Surprise twist in the Israeli Knesset so Opposition Leader benny gantz nominates himself to serve the speaker. And im peter same with you sport italian officials believe a Champions League football match could be partly responsible for the spread of coronavirus in one of its hottest hit cities well hear from. On what people are calling games 0. So then the number of corona virus infections around the world is approaching half a 1000000 cases in italy and the United States are expected to surpass china where the pandemic started. The virus continues to ravage europe spain well its struggling to cope another 650 people have died in the past 24 hours bringing the told to more than 4000 European Commission head is calling for a unified response against the outbreak saying its just too much for any one country to handle across the United States nearly 70000. 00 people have been infected the senate has approved a 2 trillion dollar package to support the economy as a number of unemployment claims soars to a record 3200000 people and india has unveiled a 23000000000 dollars stimulus package to provide relief for low income families and insurance for medical workers a country of 1300000000 has been placed under lockdown with 649 cases and 13 deaths reported or it will begin our coverage from spain a matter of arrow is life for us in madrid numbers just keep on rising fill us in with the latest details if you would. Mention despite the grim secrets reported by the Health Minister officials in spain. 8500 more cases of Coronavirus Infections and thats all increased by 600 people in just 24 hours but though these figures keep increasing theres a small window of hope as for the 1st time in spain the number of contagious and danced and theres happy creased yeah theres a glimmer of hope as now we have to see how it pans out over the next few days of course extraordinary pressure is there on hospitals on Funeral Homes on kraemer tour ems around madrid across the country tell us more about that if you would. Yes well as youve mentioned have to work a strip center here now a 10 percent of those dettol of population that are infected by corona virus is not only the Health Care Workers but our Top Police Officers and single guard that are the ones that are in the front line of the fight of corner virus which are controlling this lockdown nationwide in spain every people can find at home no one allowed to go to the street and unless its completely necessary going to the pharmacy going to buy groceries going to Shop Supermarkets and thats all that we can do so all these people that are fighting in hospitals and in the streets trying to control the no one breaks the slow down all these people what are claiming or what have calling for. Immediate theyre very theyre demanding the immediate supplies of protecting gears of the correct equipment the gloves mask googles in order to back in to develop their duties in the front line of these grown up virus without getting infected or even spreading the coronavirus or the situation in madrid marta or we appreciate it but lets get the view from barcelona now we can speak to parliament was gone zolas whos the chief of Exterior Health in barcelona and joins us via skype a part of welcome to the program youre there in northeastern spain of course tell us more about the situation there well the situation here is not good and the number of cases is increasing in the last they actually got to. The territory it nowadays that is increasing the most in the number of infected people not in the total amount of well of infected people as much as the war state area but catalonia its a lot like a sense that things could be about to get worse. Yeah everything everybody is saying is the same and also in the ministry of health we are waiting for a. Reply on the next few days maybe achieving the peak of the curve. In the next 3 or 4 or 5 days and what is the state of the hospitals in the city around the region how equipped are they were and what about the Health Care Workers. Equipment is arriving but its not enough at the moment so we have several hospitals very big when they are making a lot of the forts to increase the number of bets and the number of intensive bits and the material is arriving actually spain is playing a lot of material from china but we have a student still lack in material in that marriage to care and also what police in the streets and also what people are working in that only if it residency is so old material is coming but not in the amount we will wish he wants it must be but a huge toll on everybody even the healthy and youre in the heart of all this how does it make you feel what your witnesses. Feeling is that we have to be positive but. The problem is that that one of these. The feeling is that the control is not taken. Because we have a lot of cases. And we dont see the light at the end of the tunnel but we have to be positive and i think we have a great system we have material we have possibilities we have Human Resources and i think maybe not now not tomorrow not in 3 days but i think i am sure we are going to cope with it. Well we do appreciate your time to give us the view from barcelona thanks very much a duplicate thank you. Italys Prime Minister is a warning the coronavirus will cause what he calls a hard severe recession in europe as you said Giuseppe Conti address parliament in rome and said europe would only be able to face the shock with exceptional measures with a family in lockdown for for the last 2 weeks conti has promised around 27000000000 dollars worth of emergency measures italy has the highest number of virus deaths of more than 7500 and the head of the European Commission has criticised european nations for what she calls a lack of coordination in the fight against the virus 1st leavened alone says the commission has created europes 1st stockpile of medical supplies and it will serve as a bank of crucial equipment to help the 27 member bloc when europe really needed to be there for each other to have many initially looked out for themselves when europe really needed an all or for one spirit too many initially gave only for me response and when europe really needed to prove that this is not only a share whether union too many initially refused to share their umbrella but it was not long before some felt the consequences of their own uncoordinated action. While in the french region of alsace coronavirus patients are being transferred on specially equipped trains to hospitals in other cities the number of confirmed cases in france is past 25000 more than 1300 people have died president to mental macron has called in the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq. As more. High speed trains converted into mobile Hospitals Health workers in eastern france load coronavirus patients into t. G. V. Carriages stopped by doctors and nurses and equipped with respirators the regions critically ill patients are being evacuated to hospitals in western france to ease pressure on the alsatian regions overwhelmed Health Services on wednesday the french president arrived at a new military Field Hospital in the eastern city of new lose a facility usually seen in conflict zones but for a man or macro not out of place in peacetime he says the fight against the coronavirus is a war. When you engage in war gauge fully you mobilize together i see divisions and fractures in our country doubts people who want to divide the country when we should have only one obsession to unite to fight the virus. It took the french army 4 days to build a network of tens that can receive dozens of patients in intensive care. If its a store because its the 1st time weve built the sort of structure thats been created specifically for covert 19. Is close to the german border its plight is motivated its neighbors to help several hospitals in germany switzerland and luxembourg have offered to take in french coronavirus patients at a time when so many countries in the e. U. Have shut borders it is a display of european solidarity. On wednesday german Emergency Services collected critically ill french patients and flew them to a hospital in freiburg. Were proud to be able to help our french colleagues our neighbors our friends and irrespective of our location this is about our duty as humans and our desire to help as europeans. At night for bells across france rang out to thank the nations Health Workers for macro its imperative that people unite behind him and support his actions in this moment of crisis hes convince them to stay for 2 weeks but hes now expected to ask them to stay indoors for even longer. Western france. From france to the United States where lock downs and restrictions are having a huge impact on the economy newly released figures show more than 3000000 americans applied for Unemployment Benefits last week thats 5 times more 5 times more than the previous record that was back in 1982 join our White House Correspondent can really help at life in washington d. C. Kimberly staggering figures do expect this to continue in the medium to longer. Yet we do in fact this you have to remember is just the number of americans that got out of their homes and made it to those offices to file those claims but those numbers are expected to rise ive heard the number 46000000 americans being thrown about that thats just how Many Americans are facing over night job loss as a result of the economy essentially shutting down other than those stores that are declared essential and nothing else is open and most of the Major Centers around the United States so this number is expected to get worse i can tell you that the treasury secretary Steve Minucci has been talking about this trying to downplay it saying that the numbers really are relevant to what americans need to focus on is the whole of government approach to this taking place right now pointing to the efforts that are underway to help deal with coronavirus weather and triggering the defense production act the white house putting out some sort of facts and figures for reporters to take a look at touting the fact that the Ford Motor Company for example is now a ramping up supplies of well needed mass for patients and Health Care Workers and also that 3 am has doubled its output for that end 95 respirator so these are some of these samples of what the administration is trying to put forward the headlines but of course thats not what anyone is focusing on what theyre focusing on is the ordinary americans plate and those were jobless numbers or those unemployment claims numbers are certainly the 1st major indicator weve had in the last few days of just how much americans are hurting and all the world continues to. Spin on everything. Yes hes trying to put a positive spin but at the same time the country doesnt feel like its in much of a celebre tory mood for example the u. S. President tweeted shortly after that package that relief package was passed in the u. S. Senate 96 to 0 in the u. S. Senate congratulations america this is not a done deal this rescue package in fact is still has to go to the house of representatives and then it has to be signed into law by the president its not done and americans are already saying they need the help now now certainly there have been efforts put into that legislation to bolster the the fact that so many im an american theyre out of cloyd theyll get 100 percent of their previous paycheck something that didnt exist before and the also be those direct Cash Payments of 1200. 00 for individuals under an income of 70000 dollars but certainly this is just in the short term in fact this is already big knowledge by lawmakers on capitol hill that they made another relief package in fact Chuck Schumer saying the odds are high congress will need to pass even more measures or kimberly thanks very much and it can be how could there in washington d. C. Well while a large part of Economic Activity is shutting down to the United States some businesses including Grocery Stores and Delivery Services and pizza shops well theyre seeing a boom in sales and one of the windows that might come as a surprise those 200 reports now from chicago. Across the u. S. Businesses are bearing their show is boarding up and shutting down. But one industry is booming fear i think that people are fearful that if the conditions with coronavirus spiral down that its not always going to bring out the best in people and that there will be people that are opportunistic and some predators at clelands outdoor world in ohio theyre having trouble coping with demand we have been seeing nonstop traffic. Also for ammo but selling all the guns that we did have we have made 2 runs now to go get supplies in recent days he says sales have jumped 300 percent is the fear of the unknown and farriers the comes along with panic and protect what they have those sales could increase is more states close most businesses. Here in illinois the governors ordered residents to stay home and all nonessential businesses to close that includes gun shops but you around much of the country im still im sure about is it is Grocery Stores. In alabama rifles handguns in ammunition are selling fast is definitely picked up over the weekend. Say a lot of 1st time gun buyers and theres no buyers right now Kerry Bradley says even his distributors are running low on ammunition and he thinks he knows what explains the run on weapons here i mean people are just scared rattle and fear as they say is a powerful motivator john hendren aljazeera chicago. Turning to asia and while china has started easy restrictions in the region where the pundits started other countries are struggling to contain the spread of covert 19 restrictions are now in place in several countries as devika paula reports from hong kong. Chinas leaders are continuing their push to get people back to work and life back to normal airports and railway stations have reopened and who bay province where the most drastic locked on restrictions were enforced until this week tens of millions were confined to their homes for weeks in the province which still accounts for the majority of chinas 81000 cases nearly all the infections in china and recent days have been imported from overseas with the number china appears to have pos the worst. Government ministers are reaching out to other countries to lend expertise or. Do. We fully understand the difficulties of others and that provide assistance to the best of our ability the Chinese Government has announced that it would provide to 83. 00 countries and the international and regional organizations such as the Worlds Organization we imagine see assistance. Southeast asia was on the periphery at the height of the outbreak in china but many countries there are now struggling malaysia has the highest number of cases in the region prompting the government to extend restrictions on peoples movements until april the 14th. Malaysia suffered its biggest daily increase new cases on thursday raising the infections total pos 2000 new cases are also rising in indonesia but government leaders in the worlds 3rd most populous country are stepping up this infection and sanitizing measures rather than keeping people at home this infection and hand washing stations are open in the capital after confirmation of nearly 800 cases in jakarta coming to the fore side to me at the moment many people in public still remain. The are no restrictions on lockdown so we hope this will become one of the alternatives to prevent the spread of covenanting. You zealand has had its 1st day at its highest level of alert requiring people to stay Home Health Ministry reports at the largest daily increase in new infections bringing it to 73 thailands state of emergency has tarted up to criticism of the governments slow response leaders have additional powers to implement curfews censor the media disperse gatherings and deploy the military for enforcement more than a 1000 people are reported infected but most of the world closes its doors china is reopening many tourist sites are welcoming visitors for the 1st time in 2 months. I think the epidemic is under control there should be a problem for people to go outside. A glimmer of hope from the country which still has the worlds most cases but is clearly sending a message that they wont be beaten by the virus to be gopalan argues their own home kong. In india the government has unveiled a 23000000000. 00 package stimulus to help stimulus packages say to help the countrys poor d jury is locked down millions of low income families will receive Cash Payments and food staples under the plan and the government will also pay for medical insurance for frontline Health Workers 1300000000 people are currently in lockdown across india to try and stop the spread of coronavirus we are looking at both Cash Transfer as one set of measures and of the set of measures will be Food Sec