Of names. And toilet of irans mr fixit and how hes bringing more than just dolls to life. Well the figures are just getting more mind boggling by the day on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the worlds biggest economy and with yet another stimulus bill set to be approved by the u. S. President the government will have spent nearly 3 trillion dollars as it deals with the economic fallout the latest relief package was agreed to in congress during 2 sessions with members standing apart wearing face masks it is the 4th aid package so far will support Small Businesses well the pandemic has made more than 26000000 americans unemployed in just 5 weeks trump says the economy will bounce back quickly despite the number of cases and deaths continuing to rise in some states like georgia well theyre preparing to reopen their economies later on friday. Economy will start to pick up very substantially as soon as the states get open and thats happening as we speak and its actually very exciting and. People are just they just thrilled to see it because our country has to get back to work they want to get back to work you see that whether its a demonstration or just in talking to people they going to get back to work and theyre going to get back to work very fast to us and told now who has more on the millions of jobs lost 4400000 u. S. Workers filed for unemployment last week pushing the countrys unofficial jobless rate to nearly 13 percent its more evidence the cold that 1000. 00 pandemic has damaged the u. S. Economy if i do long cant stop. Me and with my. Hat in hand is very well you know. The gentleman from s. Congress is voting this week to spend another half trillion dollars to help Small Businesses and hospitals but when it comes to helping State Government reeling from the loss of business and personal tax revenues the republican leader of the u. S. Senate says thats not going to happen yeah im a i would certainly be in favor of allowing the bankruptcy route it saves some cities and theres no good reason for the bay of ailill my guess is their 1st choice would be for the federal government to borrow money generation to send it down to them now so they dont have to do that thats not something im going to be in favor of much more money in the governor of new york state who is a democrat called Mitch Mcconnells comments outrageous yes airlines are important yes Small Business is important so of police and fire and Health Care Workers who are the front line workers and when you dont fund the state then the state cant fund those services fiction or sense them. Whats more new yorks economy is the 3rd largest in the u. S. And in the top 15 worldwide which means its survival as a financial and Cultural Center is key and u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to suspend immigration for 60 days on economic grounds could hurt the u. S. Is ties with other countries Indian Officials are closely studying the order since hundreds of thousands of their citizens many who work for u. S. Firms could be affected all that matters though to connie boyd in North Carolina is her own Economic Future who say were going to go back really not not is an issue next you know name is specified in that job you just dont know the only certainty right now the economic pain is worsening rosalyn jordan aljazeera well in indonesia the government has announced it will temporarily ban all and see travel until june to tackle the outbreak. All of. The new measures come into effect on friday thats the start of the muslim fasting month of ramadan despite government warnings of social distancing many are still attending prayer as in the days are the worlds most populous muslim nation. Because you know this is our ramadan worship the holy reward is different if you pray and im off the numbers and running on automatic a is not touching other people so during the prayer i keep distance with other people not touching that we take care of ourselves so hopefully this way we can keep worshiping and avoid in fiction well with many countries facing lockdown restrictions a pandemic is forcing some muslims to change the way they observe ramadan. As more. For hundreds of years muslims used to go out into empty fields looking at the sky to figure out where bomber done begins these days though clerics here in pakistan and elsewhere used telescopes to get 1st sight of the new moon once spotted ramadan starts its the holiest month in the calendar when muslims stop eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. The fasting allows worshippers to devote themselves to their fate and remember the sufferings of the poor. But during the unprecedented coronavirus emergency muslims are abandoning many of providence traditions and rituals. They wont be able to invite their loved ones the neighbors or the 4 to join the evening Fast Breaking meal known as if tara as covert 900 spreads restrictions are being forced governments have closed borders imposed curfew years lockdowns and encouraged social distancing to contain the contagion islams holiest site in mecca is usually teeming with worshippers from all over the world during ramadan its closed this year as part of the sunday governments campaign to curb the virus spread getting people everywhere to observe social distancing in one more than wont be easy. The highlight of ramadan is the night of destiny where muslims believe their holy book the koran was 1st revealed to the prophet mohammad and where the gates of heaven are open muslims spend the night in contempt lation and prayers in mosques a ritual they are being asked to perform at home this time. Praying together and. Together. Being. Relative to. All their affairs that infections in pakistan could rise rapidly during ramadan the government has decided to keep mosques open and people gathering to pray must follow the measures but doctors have urged the government of Muslim Leaders to reverse that decision for more on this lets bring in islamabad and this is the thing isnt it to what degree will millions of worshippers follow through on the social distancing rules being asked of them. Absolutely and what weve been saying is that the killer cleric who actually threatened the government that day would take matter and then go dead on hand if they were not given permission. Basically crowding. Seeing crowds gathering around them and that god blows all of that sort of distancing out of water but they did also important to note that its a budget sunny medicare to association the doctors have warned and theyve told the government that death to pride that the government and the critics have come to such an arrangement which could lead to an expert insured rise in the number of cases according to the water and dog and i j should a preventive measure that your taken if escobedo north followed by get on board have over 200. 00 been confirmed colbert cases by mid july so that did indeed a stark warning people in pakistan are saying that theyre all over the islamic wars people are staying away from the march because of the threat of this pandemic and that right in the number of go where 19 infections why did that double gets on the critics have got to wait where date and why did the pakistani government had actually allowed them to do this because this is indeed a ticking bomb and also we are told that the pakistani Prime Minister had no court and no joy in meeting of all the provincial minister now on that in order to meet membered death sentence for all but if you read about this on people thought he had the government provincial government that that had actually enforced ready strict laws down measured by the crowds bhagavan did this right that discord all aid to more trouble to iraq ill leave it there for the moment thanks very much to mohamed atta reporting from islamabad thank you. Well tens of thousands of students in hong kong a sitting important test during the Global Pandemic a Strict Health measures are in place to ensure that 52000 people are safe students will mosques and had the temperatures checked schools have been closed most of the year with Students Learning online instead despite the precautions some students say that still concerned about the health risk because more for Testing Center in hong kong. This is one of the 350. 00 Examination Centers set up across hong kong with the final year sick of the students taking their final end of year exams these tests had been put on hold but the government gave the Education Bureau the go ahead just last week after decided that the number of coronavirus cases had been falling and i was psyched to allow small groups together now a number of tough social distancing measures have been put in place to avoid human to human contact the students and the teachers have also been trying to deal with emergencies we would like to try ill be back to do whatever we can to make sure that. The proper exam that the have been spend. To be one of. Them above all more money no regrets despite the 2nd precautions that have been put in place some students have told others here that theyre concerned about large groups gathering in one place the risk of an outbreak of the crime of us but if the government records a spike in the number of cases in hong kong these exams would once again be put on hold. China has prosecuted a citizen of belize for alleged indifference in hong kongs Affairs Hong Kong was the site of widespread protests prodemocracy protests last year the man was accused of funding hostile groups in the United States hes also facing allegations of colluding with Foreign Forces to interfere in the affairs of home. Still ahead here on aljazeera the biggest shipment in years of saudi oil is on the way to the us it may not make it that can tell you why. And its venezuelas government celebrates its few cases. The cave of 19 dogs is asking if the numbers reflect reality. However weve got some quality weather pushing into spain and portugal live for the next couple of days to the fish i was in the forecast mind you down into the southeast of here weve had some rain has some snow away with the great mountains that so pushing further east with so well see the disturbed weather sliding across turkey cyprus seeing some of the cloud and rain as well china as well underway as well up into scandinavia we see temperatures stockholm recently getting up to 1718 degrees but have a hive around 11 celsius on friday northerly winds tucking in here so was turning a little cold and that cooler air will sink down across a good part of North Eastern europe over the next couple days but lotty dry for the time being fish i was there its a central parts of fraud some showers across northern parts of spain over towards portugal and the showers becoming more widespread as we go on into sas day by sas station i was there its essential areas of france as well some wetter weather as a system makes its way down across ukraine 3 poland western parts of russia danceable central areas of the med it is generally try and find the eastern side of the med to see babel at this area cloud spilling over towards the levant another area cloud into northern parts of morocco and thats going to bring increasing rain here as we go on through the weekend. As the world battles the corona virus and millions of infections staff had tested positive for the corona virus with countries in lockdown and the threat of a Major Economic crisis to kill it unlocked a global g. D. P. Could be around 9 trillion dollars well bring you the latest developments from around the globe prosecutors say theyre also seeing price gouging on vital medical supply coronavirus and special coverage on aljazeera. What yards are a reminder the top stories this hour the u. S. Government will be spending nearly 3 trillion dollars to respond to the coronavirus pandemic thats after politicians in the house of representatives passed another 484 1000000000. 00 in relief. Muslims around the world are beginning to mark the 1st day of the fasting month of ramadan with countries facing looked on restrictions because of the outbreak many communal practices have been done in seclusion. DiStrict Health measures are in places 52000 students in hong kong said important academic tests students are Wearing Masks and had temperature schools have been closed for most of the year. All right as Oil Producers cope with volatility because of an abundance of supply and demand the biggest saudi Oil Shipments in years is making its way to the United States abouts u. S. Politicians are calling for the tankers to be turned around with domestic oil storage expected to be filled up soon and there are reports that the kingdom is exploring whether those tankers can be sent if washington does ban them 100. 00 has this report. A flotilla of Saudi Oil Tankers is slowly steaming toward the United States and into which really welcome for a u. S. Ally is indicative of how desperate these petro states are put to sell their oil to find a place to find a place to place their oil with a coronavirus driving oil prices to historic lows all u. S. Oil storage is expected to be filled in the next month this saudi move to occupy much of that precious Storage Space on the u. S. Gulf coast has been called by some industry insiders an economic pearl harbor hostilities back on u. S. Soil. A coalition of 13 u. S. Senators from energy state goes even further calling it Economic Warfare texas senator ted cruz writes on twitter 20 tankers filled with 40000000 barrels of saudi oil are headed to the u. S. This is 7 times the typical monthly flow my message to the saudis turn the tankers the hell around cruz says the longtime u. S. Ally is exploiting a pandemic to kill the rival American Shale Oil industry some analysts say hes right what the saudi arabia rightfully doing as any other oil producer is to get rid of the competition and competition in this case is Expensive Oil shale oil expensive but use u. S. Leaders have long nurtured strong bonds with saudi leaders even since the rise of shale oil helped the u. S. Overtake saudi arabia is the Worlds Largest oil producer 3000000000. 00 the fact that saudi leaders are now willing to risk the anger of their American Allies suggests they believe the worlds oil glut wont end anytime soon with much of the world on lockdown few drivers on the road and fewer planes and ships are using fuel oil prices are so low they briefly hit negative territory this week at the chicago board of trade that left some sellers actually paying buyers to take it off their hands now many producers are simply storing it was waiting for prices to rise. The u. S. Can hardly turn the ships away the saudi government owns them ot the oil refinery in port arthur texas americas biggest it usually crude. Refinery you know. Market oil you must just buy your own oil even as american politicians lament the saudi incursion the ships sail ever closer john hendren aljazeera chicago lets move on to brazil which is reporting its highest single day death toll with 407. 00 people dying from the virus and that takes the total to more than 3300. 00 at least half of those are in the state of south brazils epicenter for the pandemic president jaya both sonora has dismissed scientific advice and its led a number of anti look down protests all cases in ecuador theyve nearly doubled to 22000 after a backlog of tests were analyzed is now the 2nd worst hit nation in the region off to brazil the government has begun storing bodies in refrigerated contain as as morgues fill up ecuador has nearly 600 confirmed deaths and hospitals in peru are increasingly strained off the cases past 20000 thats double the number of last week bodies have been kept in hospital hallways and Health Workers say theyve been forced to reuse mosques but the decline in the number of infections ive seen some schools reopening and rural areas if you close for months attendance will not be made when day 3. Venezuela says that robust testing and tougher measures have led to one of the lowest rates of coronavirus in the world having just over 300 cases in a country of 29000000 people but some doctors warn the numbers are being drastically under reported stories about the reports. They see more of a sales food on the streets of kut yeah i working class neighborhood in caracas the ongoing economic crisis and the lock down are having a big impact in her life. But i think i mean there are some real only working 3 hours a day i understand they are doing it to protect our health but i am a single mother of 2 children and my eldest daughter and his son also live at home i think the situation will get worse every day. To cuti forces on the streets are trying to enforce a lockdown to prevent the spread of covert 19 but people are becoming more and more desperate every day. On thursday reports of looting and clashes with Security Forces in several states around the country so how dire the situation is. Covered 19 may generate fear among people but surviving every day is the main worry for many release of government figures show that venezuela has around 300 confirmed cases of covert 1000 president says the country has tested over 200000 people with the help of the Chinese Government is a let me tell a 1000000 plus one that is the medium term goal we have to reach a 1000000 texts at this stage we carried out 250000 but we have to reach 10000000 trees to comply with the complete protocol of the World Health O