A state of emergency but will people stick to social distancing rules. In the wilds of Oil Producers agree on the biggest cut in production ever but not everyone is ready to turn the tap off. And on peter cymru this. Minister wants his countrys doping been removed while 6 members of barcelonas board removed themselves resign in protest the president calls the bottom thats coming up later this news hour. All the while it is now nearing 100000 deaths from coronavirus the United States has the highest number of infections and in new york now mass burials are taking place as morgues run out of space christensen reports. Part island is new york citys potters field where those with no family or means to arrange a funeral are laid to rest they used to bury 25 people a week here in the age of the coronavirus its about that number every day counting the dead is now part of the daily routine for the gov 911 was supposed to be the darkest day in new york for a generation we lose 2753 lives on 911 weve lost over 7000 lives through this crisis. That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking. I cant i dont even have the words for. As the daily death toll continues to reach new heights and the state builds more temporary hospitals like this 350 bed the syllabi there are signs that the spread of the disease is slowing thanks to mandatory social distancing measures that have all but shut down the city of nearly 9000000 those measures will remain in effect for the forseeable future as the number of new hospital admissions has gone down for the past 3 days if were not careful if were not strong if were not disciplined of fact this is a disease that can really us cert resurge you should be very worried about resurgence we all are. The last thing we can afford is to let down our guard and let this disease back in the door even more and then see the numbers spike up pressured to lift restrictions and let people return to work has been growing along with the Unemployment Rate the number of new yorkers who have filed for unemployment claims in the last 3 weeks has more than double but theres one industry where they cant get enough help funeral homes. The governor says new york state will be bringing in additional Funeral Directors to help people like a sous pujols whos been working long hours 7 days a week and still cant keep up right now money is not worth it its not worth it its not worth it i would give up my job any day for like a normal normal job and every much rather be quarantined in one country. And the bodies are expected to continue to stack up a grim reminder of a silent killer kristen salumi al jazeera new york. But some positive signs are now being seen in parts of the United States its top Infectious Disease expert anthony found she now says fewer people are requiring hospital treatment at the same time as were seeing the increase in deaths were seeing rather dramatic decrease in the need for hospitalizations like i think yesterday was Something Like 200 new hospitalizations and its been as high as 1400 at any given time so that is going in the right direction i say that and i always remind myself when i say that that means that what we are doing is working and therefore we need to continue to do it well for more on this lets bring in our White House Correspondent kelly hellcat hes in washington d. C. Kimberly there is positive trends weve just been hearing about there from that they found she is it too early for optimism. Yeah well dr anthony found she has been speaking on some of the National News networks here in the United States saying just that that look at these are just glimmers of hope but as he likes to say its not time to take your foot off the accelerator what he means by that is keep going with the social distancing policies because theyre working thats whats provided this little glimmer of hope and if anyone relaxes now particularly as we head into some of the warmer weather in the United States particularly as we head into the weekend which is a Holiday Weekend for many who celebrate passover good friday and easter that they may be inclined to say you know what it is things are turning around lets get together have a large family dinner and as a result turn things back towards a negative trend and that is what the Public Health officials are really worried about so theyre going on National Television here in the United States repeatedly saying dont change your behaviors now now in the midst of all of this theres a bit of a contrast in message because the u. S. President on the one hand is saying that he backs the officials the Public Health officials but the same time he also keeps talking is almost cheerleading for the country saying that he is looking forward to when it opens that is going to reopen with a bag hes even as of this morning been tweeting articles talking about reopening the country and that is something the Public HealthOfficials Say is still premature well theyre working on a plan for that they certainly say now is not the time to do it the earliest would be looking at beginning that in may Committee Health at that for us in washington d. C. Thank you candy. Well scientists in the United States have now also begun testing an anti malarial drug as a potential treatments for coronavirus patients now President Trump himself has touted the benefits of hydroxy clear of queen balance despite warnings from Health Experts about its long list of side effects its efficacy in curing covered 19 yet remains unproven care but elizondo reports from new jersey. Its being touted as the miracle drug to cure people infected with grown a virus doctors who have tried it on copd patients are saying hydroxy clora keane has shown it potentially as a preventative drug blocking coronavirus and where its already infected a patient it could suppress it doctors who supported use are also relying on some studies that show similar there are some small clinical studies that have come out the one in french france in particular very small not the kind of study that would ever be viewed as a nothing evidence to cause the drug to be labeled for kovan 1000. 00 therapy but it did suggest there appear to benefit hydroxy clear routine has been around for over 70 years and is approved by the food and Drug Administration for f. D. A. To treat malaria lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis through an emergency authorization the f. D. A. Approved the use of hydroxy clerk in on whats called an off label basis meaning that doctors can prescribe it to covert patients with the understanding that the f. D. A. Will not even guarantee if itll work and also cant say if there will be negative side effects most doctors say its far too early to know what the true results are many doctors are skeptical we still need a lot more study studies to be dogs actually see the us is actually so right now its too early to tell that yes we have something that is working it is you know you know actually eating very well do you support the use of doctors trying this on copd patients or do you think from your standpoint it should all wait until theres its been fully vetted i dont want people to have their hopes up that this is the Gold Standard you know resound that the syllable if you will thats not that hes its also unclear how the drug might react. People with other conditions in a perfect storm im fried joel my potassium is low lying magnesium is low i happen to be on another medicine thats cutie agitating and now i add hydroxy couric when to the mix that could be an explosive combination but into a proven grown up i respect scene is found doctors will search for what ever my work the pros on do. We how could you jersey. Yemen has announced its 1st recorded case of corona virus the infection is in the port city of al shaab abouts in the Eastern Region of how that amounts now the port there is closed for a week so in markets and mosques as well as a curfew has been imposed in some areas well lets get more on this now by speaking to sultan a bag and shes the yemen advocacy manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council and she joins me on skype from london sultan of this is the moment weve all been dreading the 1st case in yemen already of the worlds worst humanitarian disaster do we have any idea how this infection got into the country and that there may be others so far undetected that. Thank you for having me on yes this is the moment weve all feared im afraid i cant i dont have the answer to how this virus got into the country but we all know that this is the Global Pandemic and we were very scared that it would hit yemen at some point so here we are its been a race against time in yemen to prepare for this and eventuality but we all know that after 5 years of war yemens Health System is decimated. How to work at havent been paid for years so yemen is ill equipped to deal with this pandemic and then on top of that youve got millions of yemenis who have already been weakened by hunger and disease diseases such as cholera and manu tristian as well as millions of displaced people who are living in these overcrowded terrible conditions without soaps sanitise our ability to solve isolated so this is a very very worrying situation in yemen and if we dont act now it could be a catastrophe sometime i mean yemen is also essentially an active conflict zone the Saudi Led Coalition may have declared a 2 week truce but the who theists have vowed to continue fighting so how do you deal with an outbreak in a country where great swathes are just no go zones. I think the 1st thing to say is where appealing to the warring parties took all sides in this conflict to immediately implement a cease fire on the ground we need the fighting to stop its hard enough. You know trying to prepare and combat the spread of this virus without fighting so thats our 1st appeal lay down your weapons and guns and come together and focus on combating this virus i think of an aid agency what we really need now we need to be able to work with the authorities despite i know all these measures are going to be put into place so restrictions on freedom of movement and necessary measures in order to combat the spread of the virus but we still need to be able to get to areas to get to the camps so that we can provide critical humanitarian aid and also conduct activities like providing clean water and sanitation to protect people against the spread of the virus sometime i see the World Food Program is already saying that they have limited access to who the areas when it comes to Food Distribution i mean that doesnt bode well. There this is going to be an extremely challenging time and i cant say this is going to be easy but failure is not an option in this context we need the authorities we need you when we need aid agencies and also International Governments to come together to support yemen and to stand in solidarity and i think you know what im currently in the u. K. Because of the shutdown of the airport in yemen i couldnt get back to sun our im normally based and here in the u. K. On seeing the impact of the crisis on the Health System on livelihoods and the economy and so this is going to be a very very serious situation for yemen so we are calling on International Governments as well to continue funding and providing support to yemen so we can get you know many of the help that they need in a very very challenging time to head on a bag and theyre the yemen advocacy manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council thank you for joining us on aljazeera. Thank you for having me. Now nonessential businesses in tokyo have been asked to close to help stop the spread of coronavirus the citys governor has been at loggerheads with the Central Government on introducing new measures but finally got consent to close cafes sports clubs and cinemas i as a career reports. Rush hour in central tokyo theres little sign of social distancing with most Japanese Companies working normally. That may change in the coming days as the country tries to reduce person to person contact by 80 percent but the strategy of achieving that without a complete lockdown has left many experts skeptical in the face of escalating infections this is the tip of the iceberg the decision not to impose closing shop. And said some sort of tongue. Was a mega just asking people to stay at home is very weak state of Emergency Powers now allowed tokyo and other large prefectures to asked people to stay at home and tell businesses to close a city of 14000000 people tokyo accounts were 20 percent of japans total Economic Activity causing businesses here that will hurt the whole country and Prime Minister shinzo our base since the determined to limit the damage abi has been locked in a dispute with the citys governor. About how many businesses must close beliefs more drastic action is needed and more quickly. Im going to ask businesses to close down and appeal for their cooperation parts of tokyo are already clearly quieter the media cover family has been running this restaurant for 100 years. They continue to operate despite falling customer numbers if we got compensation we could close our shop for now but because we dont know whats going to happen we have to earn what we can not know what you can and cant do is the biggest problem the Abbott Government has been criticised for doing too little too late in tackling the virus and their fears japan could be facing a much bigger hidden outbreak were going to talk about economic policies physical financial all day long but unless we basically flatten the curve its almost like trying to fix a Drainage Pipe while you still have your faucet open for many tokio theres a double uncertainty of how big a health risk theyre facing and what that will do to the health of their businesses i asked out of sierra tokyo. Well for the 1st time in weeks no new cases have been reported in the south korean city of dacre at the heart of that countrys corona Virus Outbreak the number of new infections across the country also continues to decline just 27 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours south korea has reported more than 10000 cases so far more than half of those in daegu while south korea is also the 1st major country to hold a general election during the curve of 19 crisis president in cast his ballot while suitably protected youre watching these pitches hes been praised for getting one of the worlds worst outbreaks under control thats helped his Democratic Party of career regain support following an economic slowdown corruption scandals and tensions with north korea Robert Bryant has more from seoul. 1st of all industrial size scale screening literally thousands of tests being carried out just to get the authorities here a real good picture of exactly where the infections are and where it must direct its resources that has been key it has also been very good at introducing her missing new technology for example people arriving at ports of entry here into south korea have had to download apps all lead to vices which keep tabs on their location within south korea and also they have to interact with that application to say that they are healthy and if you dont interact then you are followed up by officials it is all very labor intensive work but it is all very necessary and seems to have produced results and we are likely to see that in the elections that are now going to be taking place in the next week or so it has to be said with under extreme precautions that Peoples Health is not impacted people have to wear disposable gloves when they go in to handle ballot papers and keep their distance when lining up and so on we have to wait and see if this is going to be transferred into support for the parties and politicians in the National Assembly who support moving jay in the countrys president because his popularity has stepped steadily climbed during the weeks of this crisis and his Approval Rating now stands at a very high 57 percent now indonesias government has announced tight as social distancing measures off to a sudden sajan cases that public transport has been reduced to half capacity and gathering that bans the new rules are in place for 14 days the capitol to casa accounts for nearly half the more than 3000 infections. And mexico where theres concern that there could be hidden victims of this pandemic womens rights advocates say the country has a bad track record when it comes to gender based violence and the outbreak is only making things worse John Holliman has more. Mexico already had a big problem for me so its at least 10 women are killed each day according to authorities. Last month tens of thousands of women took to the streets and also held a National Strike to protest things were supposed to change but then coronavirus struck off to the optimism of just a month ago some believe that now things could instead be