Welcomes the program strict new measures to stop the spread of corona virus are ramping up around the world as the number of new cases outside china so posses those inside where the highest death toll outside china has been in iran where 19 people have died iraq has 5 cases its closed schools and banned public gatherings as well as flights from several countries in europe france has recalled its 2nd death well its only has confirmed its 12 and a man who returned to brazil after visiting italy has become latin americas 1st case well globally more than 81000 cases of corona virus have been recorded in 44 countries and territories u. S. President donald trump is due to hold a press conference within the next 30 minutes or so and will be crossing of a live once that gets underway well shortly well cross to latin america at its embassy and human in santiago on the new infections there but 1st lets head to the white house where our correspondent Kimberly Halkett is standing by with the latest kimberly we are awaiting this press conference by President Trump and u. S. Health officials what are you expecting him to say and why theyre speaking now kimberly. Well there is a growing sense of alarm i wouldnt say panic just you have of the setting in with the American Public so this is definitely an effort by this white house to try and calm some of those fears in terms of what the president might say that is also open to speculation many had been suggesting that it was time for the president to appoint a socalled czar to oversee the coronation of resources much like we saw with were off Obamas Administration over the fight against ebola now the white house has tapped down those suggestions saying they wont be a point to get it when the president is very happy with the task force that he put in place many weeks ago so theres also some speculation that perhaps this could be an announcement about new and expanded travel restrictions that is also something that is being watched very carefully the white house again going to put it that task force many weeks ago did put in place mandatory quarantine for some who had traveled from china who had been showing signs of the infection of corona virus so the question now becomes now that this has spread to other nations will there be further travel restrictions kimberly in the white house we know is seeking an extra 2500000000. 00 in contingency funding for the virus i mean how prepared is it ministration Public Health to deal with any kind of major outbreak in the u. S. Well according to many of the Public Health officials they say that they are concerned and are making the preparations but the dollar figure in order for them to do that seems to be under some scrutiny particularly by opposition democrats now the white house on monday night put through sort of an emergency funding request to the u. S. Congress quite surprisingly not only did democrats criticize the funding the 2500000000 as you suggest but also members of the president s own Republican Party in fact one top democrat said the name out used to be 8500000000. 00 the truth is its probably somewhere in the midst of that according to many that we have spoken to but the reality is that many believe that this is ministration has not adequately requested its a very fiscally conservative minded administration at times and this is one area where many are suggesting that is not the time to be showing fiscal restraint so a lot of criticism about the administration its socalled prepared to so far we expect there will be quite a few tough questions as the president makes a very rare appearance in the White House Briefing room in the next hour all right to commit how good that the white house can believe thank you for that lets go live now to our latin america and its a messy and human cheese and something im going to see are so what more can you tell us than about this 1st case on the continent. Well hello there for i can say that the 61 year old man who has now been released from hospital in the city of south while we know he is at home he is doing well according to Brazils Health minister and while he has been the 1st case to be confirmed in latin americas largest country he certainly will not be the last that i can assure you of at least 20 other people are now suspected of having or of carrying the virus 12 of them had come from italy the other 8 to it has not been confirmed where they were but if the minister of health says that regardless he expects the numbers to spread to jump and quite quickly another interesting fact is that the the Stock Exchange the Stock Exchange of brazil which is the largest on the continent plunged by 7 percent as a result of those nudes now the government says its also wants to track just how the virus will react to be to our hot and humid climate like that of brazils remember here in this hemisphere it is summer right now it is very very hot weather that will affect the virus and make it spread more quickly or or slow it down is something that officials both in brazil the region and at the World Health Organization are interested to find out you know on the scene of this all comes at a bad time in brazil with the carnival holiday well underway. Absolutely carnival remember brings out hundreds of thousands actually millions of people out onto the streets of every single town and city in brazil not just Rio De Janeiro which is home to the most famous carnival and what does this mean it means that people are crammed together theyre partying theyre reveling theyre drinking too much everybodys kissing strangers and doing other things as well just the sort of thing that spreads viruses of any kind particularly a virus that is as contagious as this one so that certainly has authorities very very concerned and it also means that its a time of year when brazilians are traveling by the millions for one part of the of the this a lot of continental sized country to the other and that could potentially increase the speed of contagion top of that you have latin american so and people actually from all over the world go into brazil to take part in carnival and then leave again back to their home countries so that could help to spread this virus to other parts of the region far more quickly than what authorities had originally anticipated all right listen human there in santiago to see it thank you for that lets bring in dr neeraj shah hes chair of the Infectious Disease committee of the association of state and territorial Health Officials this is a Group RepresentingPublic Health agencies in all u. S. States and joins us live from washington d. C. So were still waiting for this press conference with President Trump and u. S. Health officials from the c. D. C. But how serious is the administration taking this corona Virus Outbreak do you think i mean there are 50 plus cases we hear in the u. S. But theres of course a rapidly spreading global outbreak. Our view is that the United States center for Disease Control has been working very aggressively and quickly ever since word of this virus 1st emerged coming out of china now over 2 months ago what were hoping to hear from the president this evening is a mention or a discussion of the vital role that state and local Health Departments across the United States play in managing this outbreak as it continues although this is a National Situation indeed an International One the response to the outbreak really has played out at the local level by state Health Departments all across the country for that reason were really hoping to discuss how those state Health Departments can continue to be supported and of course this is also about reassuring the American Public isnt it but what is the risk to the u. S. Public at the moment whats your assessment very quickly right now of the risk of the United States public remains low however as we all know that situation is changing very very rapidly we are urging everyone whos watching to make sure that they are checking reputable news sources on a daily basis whether thats their state Health Departments website or the United States centers for Disease Control for the latest information because this is a fast moving dynamic situation what we are doing at the state level is making sure that we are continuing our preparedness efforts all 50 states have been working intensely for many weeks now to make sure that even though we dont hope the situation gets worse no one wishes that if it does we are big we are we are hoping to be as prepared as possible to contend with that we know the white house is asking for 2 and a half 1000000000. 00 from congress to help fight the virus in terms of contingency funding but yesterday we saw u. S. Health officials saying look there isnt enough medical equipment and infrastructure in place to deal with a major outbreak in the u. S. Thats pretty warming though isnt it. What we know is that more resources are going to be needed we appreciate that the white house says initiated discussions around additional funding we view their proposal as the floor our view is that this initial gambit is a down payment but that as this activation continues to stretch on as it might at the state and local level for many weeks to months we know that additional funding may be required and were grateful that the administration ministration has initiated those discussions now we need to make sure that the states receive the funding that they need to make sure that some of the items that you mentioned supplies resources are readily available when this activation continues dr shah we have to leave it there thank you very much indeed for your time sir now meanwhile qatar has a lot of the evacuation of qatari and to 80 citizens from iran due to the spread of infections there its off to iranian president Hassan Rouhani said the country had no plans to quarantine and the citys all districts in response to the outbreak more than 130. 00 people have the virus in iran including the deputy Health Minister are going to return now to those drastic measures announced in iraq to stop the spread of the virus 0 Simona Fulton is in baghdad she says its unclear how the containment measures will be enforced. The ministry of health issued a new decree earlier this evening announcing far reaching measures in what appears to be an effort to get at her terrible spread of the virus here in iraq so far there have been 5. Cases of the coronavirus including in the southern cities of measure of and in the Northern City of kirkuk perhaps in the most surprising what measures to help ministry has asked that it would be for building any public gatherings closing down her face c. N. N. Was and that clips prevented the virus from spreading now its uncertain what exactly will fall under these public gatherings of degree specifically mentioned tastes in the most and clubs did not appear example mentioning restaurants original means to be seen whether those will also be closed and whether and how these measures will actually be enforced but as i say neighboring iran has announced Domestic Travel restrictions at least 19 people have died than 130. 00 are infected including the deputy Health Minister same bus route he has more from the capital tehran. During a weekly Cabinet Meeting iranian president Hassan Rouhani struck an optimistic tone saying that the reports about containing the coronavirus in iran are promising a taskforce set up earlier this week by the president including senior members of the government and armed forces he said are making gains in controlling the spread of the disease something that has become a major Public Health crisis here in the country he also addressed public concerns about whether or not the information coming from officials could actually be trusted this after a member of parliament representing the city of home where the 1st case was detected said the number of cases and deaths from this virus are far higher than official figures reported by the government heres what the president had to say about that and i dont mean. I emphasize that we dont manipulate the figures we not the increase no decrease them nor do we exaggerate or downplay him ive told the Health Ministry to announce the figures they have this is a plot we see today in foreign propaganda recently a high ranking u. S. Official made a comment about coronavirus in iran themselves are dealing with the flu 16000 died because of that the cea but they dont talk about it and now they are turning their attention to corona virus in iran earlier this week president Hassan Rouhani also said that the situation in the country could begin to normalize as early as saturday just a matter of days now but during a briefing by the spokesman for the countrys Health Ministry he said that government officials are expecting the number of coronavirus cases in iran to go up in coming days. Well the 2 most affected regions in italy is north currently under lockdown where some 50000 people live there are increasingly worried but i try to stay positive mama john june reports from milan. In less than a week life in the small town of cars that lingo has completely changed the corona Virus Outbreak in northern italy slumbered the region is what did it forcing checkpoints to go up and keeping residents from getting out. Since were barred from accessing areas under quarantine as we speak to volunteer medic marco on skype. He worries about what will happen next but also tries to stay calm ready. I dont live alone so every time i go back home i think about it because maybe ive been in contact with someone that has it but im without symptoms and were constantly checked. Marco says he doesnt want to diminish the gravity of the crisis but he also likes looking on the bright side and tells us there are surprising benefits to living under lockdown. Its beautiful because you see kids playing in the streets the way it was many years ago during the days of our parents and grandparents it was much more like heartedness. Just up the road from cousin is the town of put on youre considered the center of the outbreak because the 1st locally transmitted coronavirus case was detected there in the. Audio protea runs a residential facility for patients with mental and physical disabilities. He tells us staff at the center are doing all they can to keep the situation calm and to ensure the compound remains free of the virus. The residents understand this is a special situation and theyve adapted to it without getting too anxious even our patients who for along the autism spectrum and usually have the most difficult time accepting changes to the routines they have accepted that this is an unusual situation. Here in the regional capital an hours drive away the anxiety is also evident as public spaces remain far quieter than usual for days Italian Government officials have been urging citizens not to panic the people under quarantine weve been speaking to are heeding that advice as coronavirus cases in the country continue to rise they find themselves growing more concerned but they say theyre doing their utmost to remain calm. In a long. Flight so some news just coming in now saudi arabia has suspended issuing of any new visas for religious travel the kingdom also is banning the entry of travelers from countries which are named as coronavirus hotspots i must tell you that again some news just coming into us here at aljazeera the saudi arabia has suspended issuing of any new visas for religious travel the kingdom is also banning the entry of travelers from countries which are named as coronavirus. More to come on the news hour including the man who wants to win the white house but was late to join the race well look at the challenges facing Michael Bloomberg. Turkey says it will push back Syrian Government forces in Northern Syria as the number of displaced people reaches nearly a 1000000. And in sports one of tennis highest profile players has decided to call time on her career and they will be here with that story a little later. Now the mayor of the u. S. City of milwaukee says multiple people have been killed in a mass shooting the attack took place at the headquarters of the multiple cause Brewing Company local media say the shooter is now dead but its unclear how many people have been killed lets get more now from Shihab Rattansi he joins us live from washington d. C. She had but so what more can you tell us about this incident. Well that much were having for a Police Briefing in about 45 minutes time but as far as the police and the official line is concerned this is. A Critical Incident an active scene but not an active threat from a still sweeping the area to make sure that there is no longer a threat if it should be said that nearby areas where there had been lock downs of local factories and schools and offices that seems to