Italy is expanding travel restrictions to the entire country locking down 60000000 people to try to contain the corona Virus Outbreak citizens have been told to stay at home and avoid all nonessential travel movement is only allowed for urgent work situations emergencies or Health Reasons the unprecedented move follows another spike in deaths from the virus despite a street or in teen and post in the north of italy for target me reports. Its a nice greater virus that demick already the 2nd most deadly after china has taken another dramatic turn with more than 60000000 people the countrys entire population under lockdown from tuesday. Prime minister does that make contact says hes extending restrictions on movement after another spike in deaths from the coronavirus all public gatherings all banned and schools and universities closed until april the 3rd. There will no longer be a red zone there will no longer be a lawn and zone 2 in the country there will only be its only a protected zone so across the whole peninsula people should avoid all movement unless they are for 3 specific reasons for work emergencies or Health Reasons. 60000000 people in the north of the country have been under lockdown since sunday riots in 2 dozen prisons across italy follett restrictions on face to face visits to modernise 6 inmates died after they broke into the prison infirmary and overdosed on stocks of the heroin substitute methadone. As a warning they posted some pastis which say we can only go inside when a mosque. Has its of one Family Member at a time. This was a hint of what chaos might in see you with the virus were to enter the confines of the prison system it is almost everywhere else in italy these were rest scenes filmed inside a hospital in the northern town of cremona and also on lockdown the Financial Capital milan one of the engines of the economy europes major stock markets problem and then to frankfurt paris and london all suffered dramatic falls on monday with share prices plummeting as the infection rate saw the Economic Impact of the coronavirus is already substantial and will only grow there are discomforting comparisons being made to the 2008 financial crisis with concerns for the preparedness of european banks and businesses. On tuesday elite is will meet to try to come up with a unified response but they wont meet here in person in brussels with it steadily growing infection rate instead theyll be holding a tele conference the circumstances of this unique crisis continue to evolve although not yet into a pandemic says the World Health Organization in which transmission of the virus is uncontrolled now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries the threads of a bunda meek has become very real. But it would be the 3rd spondon week in history that could be controlled there are signs of success against the virus in china south korea and singapore but not yet in europe spain looks set to launch whats being described as Shock Therapy measures possibly following france and germany with School Closures and restrictive public gatherings these are moves the government in britain is not yet prepared to make keen apparently to defer the enormous social and economic costs of fighting the coronavirus but that will likely be no avoiding them victoria gayton be algis there are a couple who is a university of florida and a former italian politician she says italy has one of the worlds biggest aging populations making it more vulnerable to the outbreak. I think that the system of reporting that is used in italy is very very different from systems that are being used in other countries i think that it is likely that infection from asia to dont reach italy only but it reached a series of your pm countries and that there have been intramural pm the circulation of the virus and italy is one of the countries infected by the corona virus it certainly has. Had a significant number of hospitalized patients but its only has. A significant aging population we are one of the older countries with. The longest Life Expectancy plus the Public Service will take on any case and therefore i think that this is quite a unique situation compared to the rest who are i dont think that the virus when it left before they will have locked down went only to italy. There are as i said many many connections in europe with china but also in africa with china and so i suspect that the infection might be more widespread than what is it is currently believed to be chinese president xi jinping has arrived in mohan where the chrono Virus Outbreak originated it was his 1st visit to the epicenter census outright the again in december of 2 sol an hour bob the pride is there so rob this visit as significant. Absolutely a surprise visit so we didnt know it was taking place until it was in fact taking place but it is a big developing story this tuesday the 1st time that president xi jinping has been to the epicenter of the outbreak to the city of and in who bay province he is meeting with medical teams he is visiting some of the hospitals that have been on the front line of fighting this outbreak also meeting with some of the military units theres many components to this National Effort by china to tackle the disease jim ping has had a somewhat controversial role in tackling this outbreak and how he has been seen to be involved when the outbreak 1st happened and it was a devastatingly bad news story a National Crisis a disaster unfolding he was conspicuously kept a low profile he disappeared almost for days on end the feeling being that such an eminence wouldnt want to be associated it would be too damaging for him to be associated with such a negative a vent taking place well now that china seems to have got on top of this its turned it around if you like a more cynically minded might question the timing of this visit to possibly this is she jim ping now deciding its time to be seen as leading the victory against this a National Challenge or we can expect to see an awful lot of coverage of this visit too will hand and portrayed in far more positive terms that this is a much better narrative as we have seen some of these state controlled reporting on this really playing up the more the positive elements that this is china coming together working to overcome this National Crisis and we see now very much she jim pings hand on the helm certainly though from who bay there is far better news to report were hearing that some officials are look. At the possibility at least of allowing people in some of the medium and low risk areas possibly to start venturing out once more to actually start travelling and we are getting reports although it hasnt been officially confirmed yet that there is a possibility that preparations may be under way eventually to reopen Hands International airport ok private there at that there from seoul thank you. And the white house says u. S. President has not been tested for corona virus even though he flew with a congressman who is now quarantined himself this comes as donald trump announced plans to soften the economic effect of the outbreak including potential payroll tax cuts the president says the possible tax relief will be substantial and could help support the economy the viruses and back to more than 600. 00 people across 34. 00 states. We are going to take care of and have been taking care of the American Public and the American Economy we are going to be asking tomorrow were seeing the senate going to be meeting with House Republicans which mcconnell everybody and discussing a possible payroll tax. Cut or relief substantial really very substantial relief thats a big thats a big number. Were also going to be talking about hourly wage earners getting. Help so that they can. Feel a position where theyre not could ever miss a paycheck to be working with companies and Small CompaniesLarge Companies a lot of companies so that they dont get penalize or something thats not their faults not their fault its not our countrys fault that this was something that we were thrown into and were going to handle it and we have been handling it. More from washington d. C. The trouble ministration is struggling to reassure americans that it has the situation involving the coronavirus epidemic under control this is what the u. S. Vice president mike pence told reporters on monday evening what the president was referring to is that we will have people that test positive and then they get better but its also important remember that people with the vast majority get better completely some some large percentage have mild flu symptoms some have serious flu symptoms but then of course for the. For the americans you heard the Surgeon General refer to seniors with underlying Serious Health conditions doctor found she referred to were committed to lean in to make sure they have the support they need but the white house also noted late on monday evening that in response to reporters questions the President Donald Trump has not been tested for a coronavirus this even though a florida congressperson rode with the president on air force one during a Campaign Stop over the weekend that congressman is now in self quarantine for 14 days because he had been exposed to a person who has tested positive for the virus again its raising questions about whether enough is being done not just to protect the u. S. President but the American Public really large. President obamas trying to reassure markets after a plunge in Global Stock Markets on monday all straight suffered its worst one day drop since the 2008 financial crisis with the dow jones fall more than 7 percent so far on tuesday asian markets have shown some signs of stabilizing after an initial drop an opening percent salumi reports from new york. From the opening bell investors were sounding the alarm a massive stock selloff amid growing fears that the coronavirus was evolving from a Health Crisis to an economic one as more people stay home cancel trips and reduce their spending Walking Around new york today or even the last few days one begins to see what is real economic pain to come which is empty restaurants and empty stores and circling looking for business that doesnt seem to be there it got so bad that just minutes into trading a nosedive of 7 percent on the s. And p. Index triggered an automatic shut down temporarily halting trading the market stop for 15 minutes and what is that it gives people a chance sort of stabilize get the buyers or interested involved sellers interested involved this is a gauge of the emotionality of the panic vote and try to get a sense of really whats going on markets open to the news that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the u. S. Had topped 508 states had declared a state of emergency and that oil prices have dropped 30 percent after some Oil Producing countries failed to reach an agreement to reduce production launching a price war. New york was the last stop on a worldwide wave of sally all the main european and exes fell by more than 7 percent after asian markets also saw sharp declines. Made so much uncertainty the Federal Reserve which is the u. S. Central bank has promised to make more money available for Short Term Loans to keep cash flowing to Financial Markets other measures may be under consideration but so far they havent kind of not to reassure investors that the coronavirus wont take an entire economy christian salumi out to 0. Still head on aljazeera. Explosions as the afghan president warned in his rival adela separate ceremony to not write himself. Here in the battleground state of michigan people are going to the polls to vote what could be the deciding day determines who runs against donald trump the general election i pay rolls on to detroit that story coming up. 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A diverse range of stories from across the globe from the perspective of on 20 journalists on aljazeera. Rushing officer lets take a look at the top stories right now italy is expanding travel restrictions to the entire country walking down 60000000 people to contain the corona Virus Outbreak and precedent and move follows another spike in gas from the virus despite a strike or into an imposed in the war. And chinese president xi jinping has arrived with hong where the corona virus originated as new infections continue to slow down state media says the government may ease travel restrictions in parts of the of a province which has been locked down since january and the white house says the us president has not been tested for corona virus even after he flew with the congressman whos now quarantined in cells properly or announced plans to soften the Economic Impact of the virus including potential payroll tax cuts. European and nato leaders have met the turkish president in a bid to deescalate the growing refugee crisis. To want to open the borders to Asylum Seekers wanting to leave turkey and start new lives in the e. U. Has the latest on the situation in their name near the Turkey Greece hoarder. As leaders met the desperate pressed on seizing the opportunity while turkeys borders were still open but abdul sidon describes a harrowing journey that ended with an arrest by the greek police what i one of the we are im a woman a closed road and theyre going all you want to get out is not another good idea when my 3rd are id rather you died another 31 february 28 hours after turkey suffered its greatest number of casualties since its soldiers began fighting in syria turkish president. Urged awad open the countrys northwest border with greece and belgariad urged once new policy or an out of frustration with what he says is europes failure to assist it with hosting 3700000 syrians created another refugee and geo political crisis. A shooting that given a month d. C. To key has a Critical Role to play in handling the refugee problem and it needs the help of europe to do it but this cannot happen and i think everyone realizes it now under conditions of threats and blackmail using flying people as pawns greece may call it blackmail but some analysts say turkeys opening of the border is a successful tactic after 2 years of complaining to the European Union to no avail president now has europes attention and is back at the negotiating table for on monday president wants spoke after meeting with the nato secretary general didnt defeat their construction and is beyond reason and understanding that an ally in a neighboring country points towards turkey as the one responsible for the wave of irregular migration and i have expressed to the secretary general that we are not going to allow this country to use this Current Situation and using European Union in order to obtain in just against. Top officials said the 2016 migration agreement between turf. He and the view is still valid there are missing elements that need to be addressed under the agreement turkey agreed to oppose strict measures to halt the flow of migration into Europe Exchange for of billions of dollars for have expressed very clearly to president our commitment to move forward on these issues provided that this is reciprocal the European Council president called the meetings a 1st step leaving the question of how much longer it would take to end the crisis as thousands of refugees and migrants continue to risk their lives making their way to western Europe Natasha going to aljazeera near the Turkey Gr