A decision on Cardinal Pells last ditch effort to drop his conviction in a child sex abuse case. It is without question the worlds Biggest Health crisis corona virus has now officially been labeled a pandemic as the disease continues to spread around the globe and all nations are working to limit the further spread that includes the United States which has imposed a travel ban to most of europe for a month President Donald Trump in fact blaming the e. U. For some of that situation but he downplayed warnings of a potential recession in india there has been addressed a step taken the suspension of almost all visas to the countrys 62. 00 confirmed cases in india it will also quarantine all arrivals from 7 virus hit countries so lets have a look at the global picture youre familiar with this im sure from Johns Hopkins university the best snapshot we have at any one given time of 126000 just over 126000 confirmed cases with over 4600 deaths but always make sure of that green number if you can see it in the top right hand corner of 68000 which is the number of people who have recovered from corona virus out of the total confirmed infections of over 126000 ok lets start with mike hanna Early Morning in washington d. C. Hello mike why dont you explain to us exactly what donald trump said because there was a bit of confusion he said there would be a travel ban that has sort of been clarified a bit take us through it. Well the couple of misstatements by President Trump to put to bluntly in making his announcement from the oval office this is the only the 2nd time that hes spoken from the oval office or the last time was january last year when he was speaking about a border war with mexico to limit immigration and he posed the virus threat as very much in the same terms describing it as a foreign virus speaking in terms of repulsing some kind of outside invader now the travel ban initially he said applied to everybody that coming from the Schengen States thats 26. 00 european states he also implicitly blamed europe for what he saw as their lax attempts to prevent the spread of the virus subsequently it was clarified that the stairs not apply to cargo planes President Trump treating him the same self and then Homeland Security saying it does not apply to american citizens or permanent residence so certainly there needed to be a lot of clarification about the what the president said in that particular speech here is one of his statements. Taking early intense action we have seen dramatically fewer cases of the virus in the United States than are now present in europe. The European Union failed to take the same precautions and restrict travel from china and other hot spots as a result a large number of new clusters in the United States were seeded by travelers from europe many commentators are asking why the United Kingdom is exempt from this ban some pointing out that the president does have financial interests there the other misstatement by President Trump involved what he said was a guarantee from Insurance Companies that the testing of corona virus cases would be covered by medical insurance within the United States however the Insurance Companies were very quick to say yes they would cover the testing but not the treatment resulting from possible infection so certainly much of the time after President Trump speech has been with various agencies various bodies clarifying exactly what he had to say mike hanna in washington there thank you mike raising the point of why the u. K. Is exempt from this lets ask lawrence the in london if you got an answer for me on that lawrence or at least how this will impact the u. K. Well not no not not not not really. As mike was saying you know he hoped he singled out the 26. 00 showing and countries in the European Union which which the u. K. Was and one of there are another 20 countries or more in europe that arent in the shamed in zone and so it isnt just the u. K. Its 20 other countries as well and thats why so many european politicians and commentators and theyre lining up this morning to roundly condemn what passes for john donald trump strategy as basically cynical and illogical and vindictive frankly because it looks to be a much more a political ax that hes thrown at the European Union and its institutions than anything to do with science and certainly here in the u. K. The chancellor has been on the on the media today saying that the u. K. Wont be following the u. S. Example because travel bans dont work in terms of stopping the disease and i think the the thing that people frankly the. Most of all it is that it does look like its a political and economic gesture that anything this that this to do with the signs and obviously in countries that are in your of the now really really struggling economically because im to shut themselves down the idea that people wont be able to travel and goods may may not be able to travel because that theres uncertainty as mike was saying about that too is making about a situation really much worse lawrence could you update us as well on italy if you dont mind the country in the u. K. Were sorry in the u. K. In europe which is effectively under lockdown now. Well yeah and if donald trump things your opinion not doing enough i mean its really has now closed down completely and with the exception of. Shops where people can buy food and pharmacies obviously where they can buy medicines. In the terrible stories from doctors in italy which make agonizing decisions in whats one of the best funded Health Services in the world not just in europe because on a ventilator for people who have to decide who gets a ventilator people without Underlying Health conditions seem to be being prioritised and older people or people who have preexisting conditions on being treated and are effectively being left to die and thats absolute catastrophic really but they simply have decided they have no choice this other Prime Minister put it when he made the announcement. Forward with them and now is the time to take more important steps now were closing all Retail Businesses except for Grocery Stores and pharmacies attention it is not necessary to rush to buy food in supermarkets however we have closed shops bars pubs and restaurants leaving the possibility to make Home Deliveries. That come all the country thats coming up on the rails behind its really in europe with the biggest rise in cases in is now spain. Where its just been announced that a member of the spanish cabinets protested positive and so the whole of the spanish cabinets in government are going to have to be tested the Prime Minister talking about in government remotely and theyre talking about potentially locking down madrid and in much the same way here in the u. K. The Emergency Committee is meeting this morning and there are all sorts of rumors that in the coming weeks london might get locked down too so this is now building up. Pace really in many major European Countries in capitals lawrence lee with the word from europe from our london news and thank you lawrence lets go further afield again our india correspondent elizabeth purana says the government there is hoping this emergency measures will contain the spread among one and a quarter 1000000000 people. As of 12 g. M. T. On friday and on to april the 15th no foreign nationals can enter india apart from diplomats work for the United Nations or have. Employment visas the Indian Government has also said that all incoming travelers including incoming travelers indians havent been to any destination coming from any destination but havent been to china its in the south korea france germany and spain will be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days and all indians whether they hear or board to avoid. Essential travel and saying that they might be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days upon their return to india now india has 68. 00 confirmed cases so far 14 of them italian tourists and as well as the latest precautions that are being taken by the government which have seen headlines around the country saying india quarantines itself you know essentially closing itself off to the world we have had all primary schools and shot at least for the last week there are 5 cases and delhi all educational institutions have been closed in indian administered kashmir where there is where there is one case the Indian Government is also evacuating its nationals from iran there are Something Like 2000 indians there were 58. 00 back at the end of last just a few days ago actually but before it does that and whether its from iran its also planning to bring back nationals from italy it actually has to send medical teams to test them to see if they have a virus before bringing them back now all of this is going to its already seeing an impact on the economy which has seen a significant is experiencing a massive slowdown and both of indias 2 main stock indices are in freefall but the government feels that it has to take these proportions. To stop people from stop people who might have come on a virus from entering a country because once they do it will be hard to limit its spread amongst 1300000000 people. Iran now and the number of coronavirus cases there is gone up more than a 1000 in just the past 24 hours bringing the total number of infections to have 810000. 429 people have died iran has been trying to combat the outbreak by closing schools universities and counseling Public Events saudi arabia now joining the long list of countries canceling flights and residents are barred from flying to cities in europe as well as parts of africa and Southeast Asia the kingdom has 45 confirmed coronavirus cases and in kuwait next door the Main International airport is shutting on friday for 2 weeks so 2 are all but essential Government Departments and visits to markets cafes and gyms are banned kuwait with 80 confirmed cases and here in qatar the number of cases jumped significantly from 242262 the Health Ministry says the infections are among Foreign Workers who live in the one residential complex. Cotchery Health Minister confirmed today that 238 new kernel bars cases have been registered among residents you mix with the 3 cases announced positive last sunday as they all live in the same compound the ministry of health made it clear that the new confirmed cases have been subject to quarantine as part of the precautionary measures since the discovery of the 1st 3 cases so of course a big change we have now is that corona virus is being labeled a pandemic that is defined as a disease spreading through many countries around the world at the same time last time we saw this it was h one n one nearly 10 years ago which killed about 284000 people mostly in africa and Southeast Asia and epidemic by comparison affects a smaller. Area and there are fewer infections for example 2003 the sars outbreak that was an epidemic 774 people were killed dr Gloria Telhami is the director of the clinic of infectious and tropical diseases at sufi ns a university in rome and she told us earlier that prevention is really the only cure for the virus right now to stop infection from being from being a killer for more afraid for people so we have to teach people they have to protect themselves and protect others by controlling the emission of the virus in person who may be asking to mattick or break symptomatic stop the transmission to other people so we have to wash our hands clear the surfaces and. Call their mouth and nose when we call for and when we we have fur and sneezing and this is the most important maisha we can take at the moment. Coronavirus coverage continues in a moment the n. B. A. Suspended all of its games indefinitely in the United States after a player has tested positive for the virus and not so smooth sailing for the Cruise Companies told to do more to prevent Coronavirus Infections. Well i welcome have a look at the International Full cost its looking a little quiet if its a pan over the next couple of days have had a cloud right now sweeping away clear skies in there for a time 18 celsius in tokyo not too bad someone cool with their facility around 8 degrees was the high for around 10 celsius there for beijing for the southeast take a look at southern parts of china they have seen some pretty heavy right main pulse of flooding rains now in the process of pulling out into the open waters to things started to quieten down here as well as that system moves out into the northwest pacific it would introduce more the way of cloud and right and some cooler weather to into were to pass a token a high than around 12 degrees celsius is that rain sets in as we go on through the weekend. Sunshine and showers into parts of southern areas of india a little bit of a cloud showing up his muck up was a north of missing rather more active weather pushing through another one of those western disturbances easing across northern parts of india into the far northeast as well some of the shows on the liveliest so either be there friday the deficit stays well sliding down through behind into west bengal watch weather pushing back in behind a top temperature 26 degrees there for need any. But. It could be the biggest land grab in history. As powerful nations lay claim to territories under the ocean 21. 00 geologists are secret. As the struggle for resources be intensified some of the worlds most powerful scientists speak out. Oceans manakin on aljazeera. The top story on aljazeera is of course the coronavirus pandemic and the e. U. Has condemned a decision by the u. S. To suspend all travel from most of europe for 30 days after the World Health Organization declared that pandemic the e. U. Warns the move will cause economic disruption and saudi arabia has put a number of restrictions on flights residents and citizens have been barred from traveling to europe as well as parts of africa southern asia and Southeast Asia and in italy more businesses are being forced to close their doors as the country tightens its restrictions only shops selling food and pharmacies will be allowed to stay open. On hundreds of millions of people in some form of isolation at the moment the World Health Organization says its important for them to try to keep up their daily routines stay connected to the outside world and chapelle reports now on how some a coping. A small town in northern italy with 11000 residents number is on lockdown like the rest of the country its mayor under self quarantine after testing positive for corona virus proved a great joy to me and he can get it today on after 3 days of high temperatures and simply taking some feeble remedies i no longer have symptoms today im well and i have been well for 6 days so far and im working for my town as its mayor. The mayor says hell stay in isolation for 14 days his wife and son isolated elsewhere in the house. A challenge to milan for fashion week and when i arrived in barcelona i started noticing symptoms neil munro also tested positive for corona virus and was placed in quarantine in barcelona he passes the time by responding to questions on social media to reassure the public you know. Im a young person and im healthy so the symptoms im having are like a normal cold like a flu i had a little bit of fever headache general discomfort but anyone would have thought it was just a cold. Corona virus affects people in different ways and most who test positive wont require medical attention denmarks 1st patient was shocked by his diagnosis his wife showed symptoms he did not he tested positive she did not after 6 days in self koren teen he says the symptoms were gone and he didnt need any medicine i dont want to be the one that makes other people sick so that was my greatest concern and i think that is the greatest concern for everybody is that we dont we dont want this thing to spread more than possible so i preferred to stay home a week or 2 more or even longer if i could prevent anybody from getting this cease. Older people and those with chronic medical conditions can die from it that is clear isolation is intended to protect them from germs younger healthier people so easily spread for them the biggest gripe is probably boredom. The video sharing site ticktock has become a favorite for those in isolation including an American Teacher in will hon meghan munro has provided daily updates from the chinese city at the center of the outbreak including the day she found her Apartment Building padlocked. Others are coming up with creative ways of passing time letting family and friends know theyre ok that theyre following the advice of doctors refusing to be panicked by the new disease. Couple of other notes for you hollywood Actor Tom Hanks and his wife rita are among the people infected with corona virus the oscar winning actor is making a movie in australia where there ar