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 gettin