From their balconies to keep their spirits up. Hello we start in spain where the Prime MinisterPetra Sanchez is expected to announce a Strict Lockdown on all its 46000000 residents from monday in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus spain is the 2nd hardest hit country in europe after italy with more than 5700 cases recorded on saturday thats an increase of 1500 infections in just 24 hours spaniards wont be able to leave the house except to buy groceries go to the pharmacy or go to work on friday the World Health Organization said europe was now the epicenter of the pandemic. The situation is complicated i would like to go to germany to be with my parents and feel more safe because here i dont feel safe i hope they let me out. We had to close the restaurant and remain shut for 15 days but this is nothing it is just so more people dont get infected and we can recover from this we have to stay motivated be proactive and stay calm so following the story for us is joining us youre in the studio what can you tell us about spain because people there obviously are poised to go into lockdown starting monday in the number of confirmed cases going on absolutely and the Prime Minister better sunshade himself has said that it could be as much as 10000 cases of course that yet to be confirmed whether that is the case or not but when you dont have 46000000 people in the country who will not be allowed to leave their homes unless theyre going to work or in case of any other sort of urgent situations that they would have to attend these are very closely following what italy has done but going into it at a slightly earlier stage if you will because of course what spain is hoping to do is to avoid the very worst of what italy is having to go through in terms of the disorder wartime practices happened to put in with some of the patients at the hospitals all right nick thank you for that update on the situation in spain well were also hearing that a lockdown has just come into effect in the last ceiling almost 12000000 people into the philippine capital take a look at the scene on friday as people rushed to leave before all Domestic Travel in and out of the city were suspended residents have been asked not to leave the house except for work and emergency night time curfews are also being imposed and shopping malls have been urged to close the measures are some of the strictest taken in asia and city officials hope will help stop the spread of the virus the philippines has so far reported deaths and 98 infractions. Well china says it will step up cooperation with iran as to her struggles to bring its coronaVirus Outbreak under control iran is the hardest hit country in the middle east with 611. 00 confirmed deaths and almost 13000 infections the Security Forces have been sent out to clear the streets as many iranians continue to ignore government calls to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus and the interior ministry has now ordered the closure of all religious sites in the holy city of colm where the virus was 1st detected. Joining us live from irans capital tehran and i suppose the question is if these latest measures zain are likely to work. Well during we heard a very dramatic announcement yesterday by the military saying that they would begin to more closely control traffic and crowds in the streets it is certainly quieter into it is certainly quieter on the streets but there is still traffic people are still Walking Around shops are still open so really it is a mammoth task if you consider shutting down the main cities of this entire country it would have been much easier to have corn teamed the city of whom the initial epicenter of the virus early on now the interior ministry has announced today government ordered to shut down 2 very important shrines in home a mosque and a shrine and really for many people this would have been. Better late than never sort of scenario but many critics will say that its already too late that the damage has been done that those places those religious sites were known sectors for corona virus spreading across the country and that shutting them down daoist really a half measure however the peak of the virus is expected to comment next 2 weeks so this certainly will be a positive step better late than ever in that or weve also heard its our own municipality announce a 3 week hiatus on any Construction Activity or any Building Works in the city again an important step to take but many saying it is come too late in the day its too late in terms of trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus throughout this country and the government is reiterating the point that to her on the capital the new epicenter will not be shut down will not be quarantined so really the government struggles to get the public on board to follow Health Guidance and the government doesnt want to enforce it or stern. We have not seen the police and the military force any sort of orange in on any area but certainly trying to control access that crowds have in border areas for towns and cities and certainly trying to control the flow of traffic in population dense areas like bazaars and markets and of course then as are saying iran one of the hardest hit countries it is a country under u. S. Sanctions and now the president has been speaking out what did he have to say. Thats right the sanctions have really had a compound in effect at this time of crisis really iranians are feeling the effect of those sanctions more so now during this Public Health crisis than ever if you think about iran its one of the Largest Oil Producing Countries in the world if it had been able to continue to sell its oil naturally of freely on the open market over the last few years iran would have had a very strong very large financial buffer to be able to weather a storm of this size to be able to take on a Public Health crisis at this scale but the fact is that doesnt exist and really the cracks are beginning to show medical equipment isnt getting through theres been some help by countries like qatar by russia by china by the World Health Organization but these are really a bandaid on a gaping wound that gaping wound is the struggling economy and president Hassan Rouhani who just about half an hour to an hour ago published an open letter to World Leaders on his official site and let me read to you some of the experts excerpts from that it really gives you a sense of where the governments thinking is that he said no country can manage this dangerous and widespread crisis by itself let alone a country that does not have access to Financial Markets and has many problems accessing required goods he also said that its no doubt this dangerous global epidemic shows that derren and home are cities that are not that far away from paris and london so he really draws a very clear line pointing to the practicalities here that if you continue to place Financial Burdens on iran limit its ability to take on the coronavirus for political unilateral illegal us sanctions thats how the iranians frame it then this will no doubt become inevitable a problem for the wider region and possibly the world right in perpetuity all right thank you for that update from to iran. Saudi arabia suspending all International Flights for 2 weeks from sunday the kingdom reported 24 new cases of the coronavirus on friday raising the total number of infections to 86 and kuwait has also canceled all International Flights indefinitely major tourism and Cultural Centers have been shut down in abu dhabi where the pandemic has prompted colombia to shut its a shut its land border with venezuela its a crossing used by thousands of venezuelans every day who are looking for food and medicine during their devastating economic crisis on a sunday is monitoring the situation from its own go. They president they say they shut the border with venezuela starting at 5 am on saturday it was a bit of a surprise we knew that this could have been a possibility given how worried the colombian government is. The possibility of this thread of the current of virus inside the venue sway left given how ill equipped to the Health Services are in the country in the neighboring country given the fact that its been going through a very severe economic crisis for you years now its also suffering from the us thanks a u. S. Sanctions things of thousands of venezuelans depend on crossing on a daily basis to prolong for basic food for Health Services for medical appointments and we are already getting reports there of hundreds if not thousands of people who are trying to cross through dirt paths illegal crossings that excesses of a porous border the Colombian Police trying to stop them so this is a very aggressive measure on part of colombia but it shows just how worried they are about what could happen inside of venezuela. More than 120 South Africans just repatriated from rouhani have been moved into quarantine in the northern Limpopo Province they were working and studying in the chinese city when it went into lockdown 2 months ago Officials Say none of the rhetoric returning is how the virus and insists the 21. 00 day quarantine is a precautionary measure but many residents in the pople have accuse the government of putting the area at risk of infection south africa has recorded 38 cases of the coronavirus and no deaths were hearing that the u. S. Is set to add britain and ireland to its 30 day ban on travelers from europe which has now come into effect donald trump announced the sweeping restrictions in an effort to stop the spread of the virus thats our rush of people trying to fly into america before the ban came into place at midnight on friday the u. S. Has nearly 2000 confirmed cases of corona virus and 43 people have died lets get an update from mike hanna hes joining us from washington d. C. Mike what more are you learning about this expanded travel ban that could possibly now include the u. K. Well i can give no confirmation whatsoever at this particular point suffice to say that the Vice President mike pence issued jule to hold a News Conference in coming minutes so maybe there will be some clarity there however the president did mention in his News Conference friday that this was being contemplated this was in a direct response to a question from one of the report. All right apologies we seem to have lost our communication with mike hanna speaking from Washington Well move on well take a break on aljazeera and tell you whats coming up next yet another new hardship for syrians displaced by fighting a storm destroys their meager shelter urns and another setback on the path to talks between the Afghan Government and the taliban details in just a moment. Welcome back to starting northeastern parts of asia this time weve got one low pressure system moving away clear of japan so bright conditions for a time but then this next area of low pressure is moving across the sea Japan East Sea into japan once again korean potential general looking fine so looking at highs of 7 degrees so to move the forecast through to monday were going to see a brace of rain across many parts of japan i think for tokyo you see some rain during the day but also with the wind coming from the northwest we get some shelter off the mountain so not too bad at times about stages should be dry for hong kong taipei also enjoying plenty of sunshine highs of 15 in shanghai and royce also expecting a large dry weather across northern parts of vietnam just no side chance of a shower for her knowing into southeastern parts of asia plenty of showers here across more southern portions of borneo developing during the course of the day looking pretty wet for western parts of china such a carter could have some issues there and showers also likely in kuala lumpur and singapore away into south asia weather conditions cheery not looking too bad the showers across eastern parts of india into bangladesh should gradually weaken but we are going to see showers creeping up into southern parts of sri lanka too in the course of monday. The shocking treatment of disabled people in Eastern European state run caverns in these cages you can not have access to a toilet or water and the bureaucratic indifference to their plight she has his hands and she states tied to the bed 5 years after 1st highlighting such abuses the people in power returns with a 2 part investigation to continuing mistreatment and neglect europes recurring shame hard won on aljazeera. The. Fellow again the top stories on aljazeera coronavirus cases in spain have risen by 1500 in the past 24 hours Prime MinisterPetra Sanchez is expected to announce a Strict Lockdown across the country with almost 6000 cases spain is the worst affected country in europe after italy which has more than 15000. 00 cases china says it will step up cooperation with iran as it struggles to bring the corona Virus Outbreak under control more than 600 people have died there and there are almost 13000 infections but many iranians are ignoring the government calls to stay. And the president has prompted colombia to shut its land border with that as well law which confirmed its 1st 2 cases on friday the border is crossed by thousands of venezuelans every day in search of food and medicine due to the economic crisis in their country. Or the number of flu virus cases imported into china from overseas has exceeded the amount of locally transmitted infections for the 1st time but there is good news from a province where the virus originated as a 50 day lockdown is finally starting to katrina you has more from beijing. In who people are starting to celebrate the Chinese Government says the peak of the outbreak here has passed and the province wide lockdown is easing for the 1st time in more than 50 days residents of show county are enjoying a day out for leo it feels like winter is finally over here and heard the economy there are very very very happy today is a bright sunny day and the flowers blooming lockdown is over so im taking my dog for a walk in the park also relieved to walk outdoors recovered coronavirus patients in one hon medical workers there are celebrating the closure of the citys last makeshift hospital daily numbers of new virus cases and deaths nationwide have dropped to Single Digits but the Chinese Government has been accused of rushing to declare victory to help its political image state media a working to convince the public that life is returning to normal but psychologists say the transition will be challenging your. People will need time to adjust they have been inside for so long i will feel awkward both physically and mentally some people may react to this freedom by panicking saw me how potential psychological problems. Certain who they factories and businesses have been given permission to resume operations. Re tongues company is one of them the hardware engineer is eager to return to the office he hasnt been able to work from home and is worried about his income. Is definitely running of course this affects our personal income we dont know how we get paid for february not all counties have lifted restrictions millions are still under orders to stay home. He just has been making the most of her time indoors with family but is struggling to contain her excitement. On the day that saw her for freedom im going to feel like an excited bird flying out of his cage. For now shes getting ready for her day under the sun katrina you aljazeera beaching well governments around the world are using social distancing as one of the ways to stop the virus from spreading but Health Workers are urging the author already used to also look at the cost of exclusion and loneliness among the most vulnerable Priyanka Gupta has more. The 2nd pandemic of the 21st century has led to the largest quarantine in Human History bustling cities have turned into ghost towns millions are under lockdown in parts of asia and europe. Public squares communities have been converging for centuries are almost empty. In todays hyper connected world doctors and governments are urging less social contact to reduce the risk of infection but there are concerns that social distancing although vital in these times can also lead to social isolation intent of social distancing is in fact to protect those who are the most vulnerable in particular the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions its also to try to reduce the rate of the spread of the disease so that we can avoid overwhelming the Health Care System with too many patients at the same time but i certainly understand that those who are already the most vulnerable already face the greatest barriers to care and may have limited social networks and were asking them to limit these social Networks Even further in new york volunteers of local Charity Groups like this one are working overtime to deliver food to the elderly and poor stuck at home those who are just fog rubel to the virus but also hunger its very serious it specially those who have the vulnerable conditions or preexisting conditions they can