Coping with the shutdown of schools during the pandemic. The number of countries imposing drastic new restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus is growing police and soldiers in the philippines are sealing off all entry points into the capital manila its 12000000 residents have been told to stay at home for a month with schools closed and Mass Gatherings brand australia has joined the countries imposing self isolation for arrivals as of midnight on sunday people entering the country must isolate themselves for 14 days and in the United StatesPresident Trump has expanded the european travel ban to include the u. K. And ireland that comes into force on tuesday the restriction already includes 26. 00 other european nations so clark is live for us in hong kong so sara whats the latest out of manila. Well the latest is 12000000 people are about to go into lockdown for a month as you mentioned the night curfew starts the saving on sunday will be from 8 pm until 5 am in the morning are people being told are discouraged to go outside there will be some exemptions that will be the medical workers as well as the start working at the grocery and supermarkets which have been told to stay open stores have remained closed already from last week but they will be closed until april 14th government offices have also been closed land air and sea travel has been suspended there we some exemptions cargo flights will still come in but 20000 police have been deployed across manila at the various bed border checkpoints to stop anyone entering the city now other areas also in the philippines have got various travel restrictions in place and Mass Gatherings have been banned and i can also update with some other figures around the region that thailand has reported 32. 00 new cases of the corona virus infection on sunday thats the biggest daily jump so far and in japan the corona virus infections are now at 1484 thats a jump on the previous day and the australian Prime Minister turning our attention so you can grow his line seems to be keep calm carry on we will get through this. Well australia has announced similar restrictions to what has been put into effect in new zealand all Travelers International travelers arriving in australia from midnight on sunday will be forced to into going to self quarantine for at least 14 days a cruise ships have been banned from docking for at least a month and the government they are the Prime MinisterScott Morrison wants distancing rules to come into effect so to try and stay a metre away from everyone hes also said no handshakes and now looking at the schools hes refused to rule out what i should say refuse to put in place mass closures of schools in australia some countries across the region have already done that what hes saying is if he does force massed closures of schools in australia hes forcing students and children back into the community and theres a greater risk of infection as a result now theres been various restrictions or movements he said will be likely now for the next 6 months so thats quite some period of time hes told a strategy to pretty much come to say come but these the restrictions that will be the new norm in the strategy now as i mentioned is eland and some restrictions which come into effect on sunday all International Travelers and you zealand citizens arriving in that country as of midnight theyll also be forced to go into self isolation for at least 14 days now that does exempt the Pacific Islanders arriving into new zealand because at this stage that region in the Pacific Islands that they seem to be void of the crowd a virus infections so far so thanks very much well and sarah was saying theyre the philippines capital manila in effect on the lockdown richard who doubted him as a Professor University in manila he says the restrictions imposed on the philippines on the capital that could last for more than a months. Well i would admit that it feels almost surreal right as albert come with said the 1st thing that the plague brings is a sense of exile so i think a lot of us had our Flights Canceled going out of country classes are suspended for the next month much of govern work is also suspended. Thousands of Police Forces are going to be deployed across the city what 1005. 00 and joint task for members of the Philippine Military are also going to help out so this is this is progressively going to look like lockdown present its hard to call the the lockdown 2 days ago he bought the government officials are calling calling it a Community Choir and what theyre trying to clarify is is that the movement of goods and basic services will not be stopped but the movement of human beings will be progressive youre restricted depending on the facts on the ground so this could actually be extended beyond one month if the situation on the ground doesnt improve now on the surface the philippines has just over 100 cases confirmed but the problem is that we very limited test kits that the philippines has we dont really know how bad the situation needs are suspicion these is just must be so bad that the governments going for a lot though. Well as the u. S. Ban on travelers from e. U. Countries comes into force airports across the country country has been thrown into chaos with incoming travelers forced to wait for hours to get a medical screening before pos and customs the pandemic has also forced the state of georgia president ial primary to be respond until may donald trump stop so says the president has tested negative for the virus he potentially been exposed to it was meeting a brazilian delegation who later found out they were infected ellen fisher has more from washington. On friday after the News Conference there was a discussion about testing for covert 19 and the president agreed to undergo the test no he said on saturday he didnt know how long it would be before the results came back they came back just a few hours later and he was told that everything was all clear who clearly was at risk because he sat down in mar a lago his home in florida last weekend with a brazilian delegation and some of those actually tested positive for the virus so clearly his physicians really wanted him to to get the test done that was done and the all clear on saturday the white houses issued a proclamation saying that to morrow will be a national day of prayer 1st of all for the victims of the disease and as we see the number of cases increasing in the United States and the number of fatalities is also rising but its also for the people who are involved in the fight against the disease not just the task force but Health Care Workers right across the country who at the moment are wondering whether they are going to be overwhelmed in the next week or so with the number of cases coming to their door. Several European Countries have imposed checks and closed borders with the e. U. Neighbors for the 1st time in years the stonier is one of the latest it will deny entry to foreign travelers from march the 17th slovakia denmark poland the Czech Republic switzerland cyprus malta and lithuania have all taken similar action there defying e. U. Warnings to avoid blanket travel bans that in barber reports on other developments in europe including her spain is now a country under lockdown. Its only spain 2nd state of emergency since becoming a democracy and this is what it looks like the countries reported a jump of more than 2000 in coronavirus cases in 24 hours now people will only be allowed to leave their homes to buy food and medicine to get to work hospitals or the bank or to care for the young and the elderly and the federal and. I would like to announce that during the period of the state of alert people will only be able to circulate on public roads for the organization of the following activities firstly the acquisition of food pharmaceutical products and basic necessities secondly visits to Health Centers services under stablish meant trips to work place to carry out your work professional or business activities. In the capital madrid people are still venturing out but with many businesses already shut the citys unusually quiet me when sentimental staff came to know i live in the city center and i like to say it empty i like to say that i think people are being responsible and the people who have to stay at home are doing it. The owner of this hotel is offering hundreds of rooms to madrids Regional Government so it can treat coronavirus patients while in seville the mayor has cancelled all easter week recessions just the latest setback to its tourist industry. In the italian capital rome people stuck indoors have been showing their appreciation of doctors and nurses fighting against coronavirus theirs is the worst hit country after china and the death toll is well over a 1000 already. With the entire country in lockdown normal life has come to a halt. And france is now closing all bars restaurants and cinemas and asking people to work from home and avoid nonessential visits it comes after the number of coronavirus cases doubled to more than 4 and a half 1000 in just 3 days. Or places that arent essential to the life of the country will be shut these include restaurants cafes cinemas and nightclubs places of worship will remain open gatherings and ceremonies will have to be postponed germany with europes largest population has recorded just a handful of deaths so far now the governments urging people returning from italy switzerland and austria to self isolate for up to 2 weeks on. Saturday spain bound planes belonging to a low cost British Airline actually turned round midair now the u. K. Government seems set to do its own about turn reacting to moves already made by business and public pressure with all elite football in england suspended until at least early april and the London Marathon perspiring to october the cabinet set to ban Mass Gatherings in the coming week. Garion Prime Minister viktor orban seen here being checked after flying back from all dover is set to announce europes latest School Closures you know if the you cross several e. U. States including poland and the Czech Republic it totally or partially restricting entry to foreign nationals with the consulate now the epicenter of the pandemic more drastic measures look inevitable lady barbara al jazeera. Lebanons president and cabinet will meet in a few hours to discuss the restrictions they should be putting in place libyas u. N. Recognize government has already declared a state of emergency land air and sea crossings as well as schools have been ordered shut for 3 weeks libya does not yet have any reported cases of how that apology or we are announcing a nationwide emergency to tackle this continuing threat and arent sure we are conforming to the w h os pandemic strategy were allocating 360000000. 00 to tackle what is a critical situation we will also close all borders and crossings including airports and ports for 3 weeks starting monday. The iranian president Hassan Rouhani says his governments fight against the virus is being severely hampered by u. S. Sanctions iran is the hardest hit nation in the middle east with 611 confirmed deaths and nearly 13000 infections the Security Forces have been deployed to clear the streets all religious sites in the holy city of qom where the iranian outbreak was 1st detected being closed in both robberies in tehran he says mistrust of the government is also causing problems. Ever since the outbreak began here iran is getting the public on board getting the public to cooperate with much of the guidance coming from the Health Ministry about social distancing now what has happened today is that the interior ministry has ordered that the city of qom shut down 2 very important shrines actually a shrine as well as a mosque now these are major attractions for people thousands of people visit this these sites on a daily basis and now the order is to close them down but it has to be said in that order it said that they will be closed soon and earlier this evening these sites remained open now it is a good step forward for the government to shut down these sites these home was of course the epicenter of the virus in the beginning these places were known vectors for the virus and the peak of this experts say iran is coming in the next 10 days to 2 weeks so certainly better late than never but critics will say its too little too late because the damage has already been done the virus has already spread throughout the country from home into her on the new epicenter of the virus the numbers continue to go up the number of deaths the number of overall cases the government has announced a closure and a stoppage of any construction work any Building Works that are happening but again many will see this is a half measure because the government is also saying that the quarantine of the capital is a rumor that is untrue and president Hassan Rouhani has offices said over and over again that that will not happen even though experts and lawmakers are saying that it should. Still to come here on aljazeera israel persones Benjamin Netanyahu is corruption trial for years to do with the coronavirus. The other top story this half a decade of fighting we look at syrias one ending as it enters its 10th year with no peace in sight. Hello and welcome to International Weather forecast now there are changes taking place in europes weather the moment across eastern areas this area of High Pressure is drawing in some colder air from further north so were going to see temperatures dropping quite considerably here weve got another frontal system pushing in across the u. K. Surprise surprise but were going to see different is taking place across much of the Iberian Peninsula ill come to that in the moments there is that frontal system give you some heavy rain across parts of england in particular further north are seeing some snow affecting southern parts of scandinavia a pretty unsettled picture across southeastern parts here is rain indeed snow pushing towards the coaxes for instance central areas generally dry and fine now you look at the weather for spain there cheering the course of sunday rain developing temperatures sort of at 19 in madrid but as i move the forecast on by 24 hours temperatures really falling away and cold air beginning to push in were going to see some outbreaks of snow quite considerable thats in places too so bear that in mind if youre in the area now elsewhere looking fine conditions are a there sunshine highs of 17 degrees into northern and central parts of africa generally settle picture weve got a cool breeze for the mediterranean there giving temperatures of just 19 degrees celsius in tripoli. Whats behind the recent tensions between pakistan and india weve given them the opportunity to. Realize its not just politics its the new book walk in lots of feet Pakistani Foreign minister shop Mahmood Qureshi talks to aljazeera really understand the difference in. Cultures across the world thats what weve been using currently for that matter. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this half hour checkpoints are in place around the philippines capital manila as the government imposes new restrictions to curb the coronavirus 12000000. 00 residents are only allowed to leave their homes for work or emergencies for the next month. Australia is also introducing tough travel restrictions all International Travelers must now go into self isolation for 14 days cruise ships wont be allowed in from foreign ports for 30 days. And the u. S. Has extended a european travel ban to include the u. K. And ireland President Trump has tested negative for the virus after he came into contact with a brazilian official who later tested positive for. Chiles government says its time to take extreme measures to curtail the spread of the virus more than 60 cases have been confirmed there are lots in america at its in the sea and human reports now from santiago on what people can expect. Chileans are being told that more than 500 people cannot gather in one place added time indoors or outdoors which will clearly be a test of the governments strength and authority because as you will probably remember on going protests are taking place in this country almost every day with thousands and thousands of people gather apart from that flights from europe and from asia have been canceled until further notice hospitals special emergency hospitals are being built have a stampede yetta who heads a regional body has just called for an emergency summit Via Teleconference for monday with his with the other south american leaders so that they can try to coordinate tried to set parameters a common policies so that they can and also try to help each other because not every country is equally prepared to face this president nicolas and i would have for example to suggesting that all they need to do is wear a face mask when there arent any face mask or very very few of them in venezuela and in fact in many countries including chile and argentina theyve already sold out in almost every single pharmacy so there are a lot of things that need to be done helping with doctors helping to set different targets to decide when its time to close a border when when it is it a lot needs to be done especially as the south american winter approaches right now were still in summer or getting into into autumn but when the Colder Weather hits things will get much worse i know a lot faster. Well the pandemic has led to School Closures in many countries unesco the Un Educational Organization estimates more than 421000000 children in 60 countries roughly are affected many teachers are using Virtual Learning to ensure children dont miss out on the lessons there are still several challenges is pretty good dog. At a time when the ended be seem to be most at risk of the coronavirus pandemic. The young are being told to stay at home to stop the infection from spreading now but. Were worried about this chronic virus but were also a bit relieved because theres not much chance of a diaper or more scared of transmitting it will feel for it. And were more scared for the elderly grandma and grandpa the many. Dozens of countries around the world have ordered schools to shut down its impact being felt on the daily lives of more than 400000000 children what they know are. In a matter of days educators and institutions are being forced to adapt innovate on a scale never seen before draw a shoe that looks the way you teachers and students are trying to use Online Learning to was ushering in a new era of Digital Learning this current of our situation gives us a great object lesson where we can say well how are we going to design for survival under these pretty new circumstances and online teaching is an exact. Response to. The problem and we get to innovate with our teaching how to respond to a crisis but in a world where nearly 40 percent of the population dont have access to internet the new coronavirus has also exposed the deep Digital Divide that exists between countries. And communities where low income families dependents schools to provide the children with safety abbey tradition closing of schools mean inciting and hunger for some in many countries including the United States i schools function providing or food which organ we have over 50 percent of the Children Public School unites. Gates qualified to receive free lunch and free wreckless its cool every day and if theyre not in school it means some of them will not be eating there are many parts of the world including the United States where our poor people do not have access to the internet and so to rely on Virtual LearningRemote Learning during this period is going to exacerbate those inequities as most cities and towns go under lockdown and government leaders scramble for response it seems like its taken a pandemic to view the existing inequality made much worse Priyanka Gupta dizzier. Efforts to form a new Coalition Government in israel are expected to resume later on sunday the discussions are expected to last only for one day because of the corona Virus Outbreak strict restrictions are in place across the country well for more on this lets go live to our aforesaid whos in west jerusalem for us this hour so harry as far as this meeting with the president s concern the discussions what are the possibilities here. Well yesterday Political Development sandys development on the virus coming thick and fast and based in terms of the politics there very much breaking in favor of Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu now in a few minutes time the president ruben rivlin will start getting recommendations from each of the newly elected factions of the parliament the knesset and the election on march the 2nd as to who they think should be Prime Minister this is a truncated process taking just one day this time around and in due course after that the president will be expected to mandate somebody who gets the most recommendations to try to form a Coalition Government but this time there is this separate track this calls for an emergency unity government to deal with the coronavirus and thats something that is happening really outside this official process which were going to see get underway at the president s residence will be blue and white the main Opposition Alliance joining with Benjamin Netanyahu is it could after the 2nd election benny gantz the leader of blue and white said that he would not sit in a rotational agreement with Benjamin Netanyahu having 1st as Prime Minister while he was a Prime Minister under indictment now that apparently dropped that requirement they say that that is on the table for 2 weeks and that you know his hand is only being strengthened by the other news that emerged earlier on sunday that his trial is now being postponed it was due to get under way as trial in 3 separate Corruption Cases on tuesday its now being pushed back until late may because of a decision by his Justice Minister to freeze the courts because of the corona Virus Outbreak now it has been noted by commentators and politicians. That a this is happened as a result of a decision by one of his key allies that as an yahoo is on television every evening almost with another update on the virus proving once again to the public just how indispensable how in command he is and just take one comment from a very Senior Member one of the top 4 members of named white who presumably would be expected to partake in a unity government if it came about he said anyone who criticized us is mushy yellow and when we want against us becoming or do ones turkey should internalize the cynical exploitation of the Coronavirus Crisis personal political needs of a defendant before a trial. And lets talk about the virus for a couple of seconds nearest actions can today how will they work yes those restrictions are very extensive already pretty much all foreign arrivals into israel have been closed down now internally the country is being at least partially shut down all Entertainment Venues youre going see the mall behind me closed down restaurants cafes all gatherings of more than 10 people and people are being told only to come into work if absolutely necessary that all employees should if possible work from home and there is this other measure as well a measure which netanyahu says in the past he would only use in his words to combat terror and not on Israeli Citizens surveillance surveillance of cell phone surveillance of digital records trying to track the spread that way he admitted that would have Civil Liberties impingements but said that it was necessary to time of war against an invisible enemy perry thanks very much. The war in syria and its tense here on sunday marking a decade of fighting with no end in sight more than 370000 people have been killed and millions more displaced. Reports the u. N. Says more than 11000000 syrians are in urgent need of aid. The 2011 uprising had been brewing for decades and the suppression and exploded during the arab spring. People from all walks of life protested in their thousands and seeing a possibility of overthrowing a government they saw as undemocratic back then it was syrians and divided forward in this city religion or sectarianism. But the government to use force against the protesters those opposing it when labeled terrorists. Opposition leaders professionals activists are all targeted those who werent executed but arrested tortured or rent placing thats when the uprising turned violent 2 machine guns replaced by tanks and rifles by airstrikes. When the governments use of indiscriminate bombs failed opposition areas were targeted with chemical weapons hundreds were killed. Already World Leaders at peace in meetings try to find solutions the Un Security Council has since passed over a dozen resolutions but russia blocked many of them while maintaining its support for the Assad Government what is important is that governments in the region and beyond work together. With this syrians to resolve this current crisis. This is a war in syria soon became a battleground for international and regional powers the dresher in iran standing by the Assad Government countries the u. S. And turkey. All backed opposition groups which failed to put up a united to fight. While the world lacking a meaningful response competing interests and mounting debts violent groups became dominant and in 2014 these nomic state of iraq and the levant or i still declared a caliphate but as its capital. 6 6 the countries which are fused military action in syria soon formed a coalition against isis. Syrian civilians were being killed by assads forces opposition infighting eisen attacks and Coalition Airstrikes by then more than 200000 people had been killed and the United Nations decided to stop counting the dead. Russias active military deployment in 2015 was a game changer for damascus it was backed by should be of russian air power and iranian troops and military from iraq and lebanon opposition fighters drop at the last areas they controlled through the years activists and rights group kept reminding the world of the horrific violence syrians theyre facing. Propaganda and abuse by Government Forces drew condemnations from International Leaders from the military or surrender tactic worked where bombs and troops didnt millions of syrians removed each year to live province and deals until it became the last remaining rebel stronghold in the last 9 years hospitals have been deliberately destroyed even doors was called in its provided by the un to russia and Syrian Forces in its Relentless Campaign the government has started civilian buildings it would in schools universities and community centers. Even rescuers have been targeted in secondary strikes when they gather to pull bodies from the rubble of an attack over half of serious prewar population thats more than 12000000 people have either been killed or forced from their homes. Every once in a while when a large group of refugees head towards europe the world pays some attention but a vast majority of syrians affected by the war feel abandoned by the world with no end in sight for the suffering. Theyre. Pretty capping the top stories for you this half hour checkpoints are in place around the philippines capital manila as the government imposes new restrictions to curb the coronavirus 12000000 residents are only allowed to leave their homes for work or emergencies for the next one months australia has introduced strict travel restrictions the government has joined the countries imposing self isolation for arrivals as of midnight on sunday people entering the country must isolate themselves for 14 days sarah clarke has more from hong kong. Orcus and quite tight restrictions being imposed in australia by this train Prime MinisterScott Morrison all International Travelers arriving in australia from midnight tonight will have to go into a selfimposed isolation of quarantine and now basically cruise ships now will also be banned from docking and thats for at least 30 days and the Prime Minister is also encourage people to social distance themselves has discouraged handshakes and no gatherings of more than 500. 00 people will be allowed from monday and if these rules are breached the government says they will impose penalties they get to and thats what those penalties will be the u. S. Has extended a european travel ban to include the u. K. And the republic of ireland it will come into force as of tuesday 26. 00 countries are already banned American Airlines say it plans to cut 75 percent of it is International Flights soon several European Countries have imposed checks and closed borders with the e. U. Neighbors for the 1st time in years a stone you know is one of the latest itll die entry to foreign travelers from march the 17th talks between the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and the blue and white party in israel to form a new Coalition Government are expected to resume today the discussions may last only one day because of the corona Virus Outbreak strict restrictions are in place across the country the pandemic has also forced the perspire moment netanyahu is corruption trial until may the news continues after talking to al jazeera i will see you very soon. Americans live side by side in 2 parallel universes the trouble parts of america are getting trampy are there is a poll out a few weeks ago that you had almost 30 percent of americans believing they were on the cusp of civil war both sides accuse each other of doing things that are so blatantly wrong the bottom line on us politics and policies and their effect on the world. We see. But youre going to harm me its been over a year since the former cricketer turned politician imran khan became pakistans Prime Minister. During his campaign mr cohn promised to turn around the countrys economy but the fight to ease inflation has not been an easy one the pakistani rupee lost 35 percent of its value drink comes 1st year in office and despite some encouraging news from the International Monetary fund many are still struggling as a result of the weak economy pakistans location brings a lot of opportunity as well as challenges a lot of hope has been put on its agreement with china to set up an economic corridor but its not clear if the ambitious project will be beneficial to both sides