And shut their borders despite its tough measures italys death toll has jumped by another 349 in the last day to more than 2000. Service into a hole with its really cool use for the european football championships to be postponed at the International Olympic committee is holding talks about tokyo 2020. Below the World Health Organization has urged countries to step up their response to the coronavirus as the global death toll passes 6 and a half 1000 and the head of the World Health Organization is imploring governments to test far more people with suspected cases of covert 19 i mean to you is considering banning all but essential foreign travels with a block for 30 days despite brechts that this will not include the u. K. Or the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is now asking britons to avoid nonessential travel and in the last half hour canada has issued the same advice to its residents there are mounting concerns the pandemic will cause a global recession its been another tore day on the markets stocks plunged around the world despite a coordinated effort by Central Banks to protect growth and jobs if barker begins our coverage with a look at the situation around europe. Kovac 19 has silenced entire cities this is the tourist metropolis of venice now look at it 100000000 europeans are on lockdown in italy the number of dead and infected is rising steadily in its latest crisis briefing the World Health Organization urged countries to strengthen efforts to control the outbreak you cannot fire a fire blindfolded and we cannot stop this plan mimic if we dont know who is infected we have a simple message for all countries test test test in the spanish capital madrid military were on the streets telling people to go home. Spains followed italys lead confining citizens to their houses unless they have to buy food medicine or seek medical help germany the economic powerhouse of europe responded to the crisis on monday by restricting public gatherings and tightening its borders with austria france switzerland luxembourg and denmark several of germanys neighbors including denmark poland and the Czech Republic already close their own front tears as the virus advances the global race to produce a vaccines gathering pace in germany this hopes to have an experimental low dose coronavirus of vaccine ready by june or july available for human testing the company moved to deny reports that the us President Donald Trump offered large sums of money for exclusive access to it elsewhere in europe paris worked to its 1st business day of sweeping restrictions in the u. K. Where things have been more relaxed the Prime Minister announced a new raft of emergency measures without drastic action now Boris Johnson said cases of the virus could double now is the time for everyone to stop nor the central contact with. And to stop unnecessary travel we need people to start working from home where they possibly can and you should still avoid pubs clubs theaters and other such social. As the number of virus cases increases in remaining a network of volunteers is growing in bucharest to help elderly people forced into self isolation for the vulnerable these are anxious times country after country the situations been deteriorating rapidly europes leaders are calling on their citizens to remain united by being further apart. I mean for joining us in here in the studio and you have an update on the number of deaths over an interim leave yeah thats right not just italy italy spain and france all of the reporting the single biggest jump in a single day in the death toll there so in italy 368 new deaths in a single day spain 97 france 29 the complete death toll in italy now over 1800 of course many countries in europe watching what happens in italy very very closely indeed italy several weeks further down the road then for the u. K. For instance and what weve seen in italy is measure after measure some of the incredibly draconian to try and bring the situation under control entire regions of lockdown that was extended to the entire nation all stores nonessential Stores Closed meeting access to pharmacies and food stores is only really where people can go to similar situations are being rolled out in Different Countries and france in germany clearly spain has been drawing some lessons from italy as well and now literally in the last hour or so Boris Johnson the british Prime Minister something of a u. Turn here in the u. K. Previously not going as far as banning public gatherings now advising people dont go to pubs dont go to bars only falling short of saying that schools should be close we could imagine that this pace that might happen quite soon and that that travel ban that we saw over in the u. S. Possibly now being married over in the e. U. What are we hearing about proposed travel restrictions in the Schengen Area you know absolutely extraordinary developments get considering in the European Union the freedom of movement goods and services is one of the cornerstones of what european unity is all about weve got the European Commission discussing the possibility of restricting people from 3rd Party Countries from coming into the shang an area that would also include the u. K. And ireland that are parts of the schengen which basically mirrors what weve seen in the United States we dont know trumps ban on people traveling from europe to the u. S. They seem like tough measures they seem like measures that the e. U. Is very keen to justify right now as it tries desperately to tackle what it sees as an advancing virus thats going spreading very very fast indeed ok mark i thank you. Well fears are growing up for global recession as the coronavirus pandemic sends markets around the world plunging again this is despite Central Banks announcing a court made efforts to ease the effects of the outbreak in the u. S. The dow jones opened down 7. 6 percent and is currently down by more than 9. 7 percent trading on wall street futures also suspended after they fell by the 5 percent maximum allowed and here in london the footsie 100. 00 index has fallen more than 3. 9 percent with other major european markets seeing similar falls in asia japans nikkei sank 2 and a half percent after the bank of japan announced it was expanding its monetary easing while in australia as shares plunged 9. 7 percent lets get the latest on the markets from there hes joining us from new york so stocks really taking a beating over there have they managed to make a bit of her recovery. Not really the stocks are basically been down by 897 percent throughout the entire day as the day went on here monday in new york the dow is down about 9 right now the s. And p. Down about one percent as well this all came after right when the opening bell happened monday morning they stopped trading for 15 minutes when the s. And p. Lost more than 7 percent right at the opening bell we are watching continue to watch this all day all of the 11 sectors of the s. And p. And there are 11 of them health care financials industrials energy theyre divided up into 11 different sectors all 11 sectors are down in the red with the Financial Sector down 10 percent. Just on monday gives you an idea how widespread this is its not just hitting one industry its hitting the entire market the entire economy the dow is on pace to have its worst month now since 1987 things have gotten so bad on wall street that there has been some talk about potentially closing the New York Stock Exchange well the president of the New York Stock ExchangeStacey Cunningham actually sent out a tweet just within the last hour where she said that will not be happening she says its important for the markets to remain open and for them to function in a fair and orderly manner as they have been she went on to say closing the markets would not change the underlying causes of the market decline and would remove transparency and Investor Sentiment and reduce investors access to their money this would only further compound the current market anxiety but just the very fact that you have the president of the New York Stock Exchange having to come out and reassure investors reassure the world if you will that that she will not be closing down the New York Stock Exchange just gives you an idea of where were at right now as one analyst said we are watching the slow shutdown of the entire u. S. Economy all right thank you. What Airlines Across the globe are making unprecedented cuts to flights costs and staffing as lock downs and travel restrictions take their toll on the industry Virgin Atlantic is grounding up to 85 percent of its aircraft and asking stuff to take up to 8 weeks unpaid leave budget carriers ryanair an easy jet also announce plans to ground most of their fleets and in a rare joint statements Airline Alliances one World Sky Team and Star Alliance called for government a well doubt as emerging about the impact of the virus on chinas economy according to the countrys National Bureau of statistics Factory Production inside the country dropped at the fastest pace seen in 3 decades chinas industrial output fell by 13. 5 percent in january to february the largest contraction on record an urban unemployment hit its highest rate ever in february surging to 6. 2 percent while retail sales plummeted by 20 and a half percent and fixed Asset Investments such as rose stayed on machinery has fallen by 24 and a half percent officials in beijing have attempted to put a positive spin on the numbers saying the impact was temporary but the number of new infections in the region continues to go down as wayne hay reports. Day by day there are more signs of life returning to the streets of who province with the corona Virus Outbreak began the simple act of police removing a roadblock was a welcome sight for residents and the government which wants to get the country moving again the industrial engine which led china to become the 2nd largest economy in the world is also restarting after a disastrous 2 months which saw output collapse companies are gradually recovering their general production the situation for factories and business and hiring is improving and the labor demands will continue to increase as the number of new infections in china decreases just 16 recorded on sunday the government expects the economic progress to significantly improve this month but with the outbreak bringing other countries to a halt demand for chinese exports will take some time to recover. The number of new infections is slowing in south korea too but preventative measures are continuing particularly involved areas here volunteer work is spray a Housing Project for the poor in the capital seoul in australia yet many people were angry they werent given enough time to return home before tough new travel restrictions were introduced by the government anyone entering australia must now self isolate for 14 days to return to a farming property we have no food at that time and property were now trying to find people to buy for us so that literally we can eat out 12 hours were in a foreign country with all the warning weve got now i think its deplorable the government of the philippines will extend quarantine measures beyond manila to the entire island of luzon to capitalism take to lock down with travel restrictions in place to try to slow the rate of infection after a spike in the number of confirmed cases the move came as 400 Filipino Crew members from a cruise ship that was stranded off the coast of california arrived back home the workers were flown back on a charter flight after some passengers on the ship became infected with corona virus wayne hay al jazeera lets talk about china and the Global Economy with gareth leather hes a senior emerging markets economist specializing in asia Capital Economics and joining us now via skype from southwest london thanks very much for your time with us on the aljazeera news hour so the numbers coming out of china point to a decline in out preproduction point to a decline in unemployment is the worst over for china. There was looks to be over in terms of domestic demand surely then you know sure the numbers today were pretty shocking sharing show of force in your new exams with infection rates in china now forming shoppy there are signs that the economy that is improving will be very gradually the flipside of that course is that while the domestic outlook in china is improving the external one as overseas go a lot worse with infection rates rising across the world and the restrictions being put in place on Economic Activity explore some china are going to set up shop in the economy although probably it will recover will be very slow to rebound right and the and the the. Sort of the general feeling in the analysis that were getting is that we are in a global downturn right now how much worse can it get and how high are the risks for a global recession. So i think were almost certainly in a global recession now if you look at the data indicates is that we track if you dont whats happening to tourism hospital how is he reached how theyre all in a deep slump and that alone will be enough to push the Global Economy into recession the big question the big challenge for policymakers is to ensure that this recession does not into a financial crisis which is why youve seen the big action that weve seen over the past couple of days in terms of the fed session race introducing curios to the package and bank of england and other Central Banks and the key goal now is to ensure that the Financial System remains functioning and the otherwise Healthy Companies are able to make it through this crisis yeah and when they found this law saying its race day rates to 0. What happens then do they have other tools that they can use or or have they played all their cards. This theres other tools that they can use they can use courts to be saying they can use this kind of helicopter drop money whereby the government increases spending and the fed funds it by by cinci printing money i think though the point you make is the Central Banks their policy tools they are coming to an end and its really up to fiscal policy so Government Spending to keep going to mend the economy and i think what youll see over the next few days now is governments really stepping up to the plate and announcing big fiscal stimulus packages to ensure that their economies keep going throughout the crisis and that you were mentioning this just a moment ago about airlines and obviously airlines right across the globe making unprecedented cuts and to their cost as well as their staffing and what is your analysis and outlook for the Airline IndustryGoing Forward well yes oh sure the Airline Industry is being incredibly hard by this seeing over the last few days the huge number of flights that theyve laid off and it appears given the the measures the government announced across the pool that these these layoffs are going to last for quite some period of time and its almost certain theyre going to government help them and government help will be forthcoming after all this crisis will hopefully eventually end some point and the Global Economy governments need a different thing on service so theyll be theyll be given support and make sure that they can make it through the crisis and think all right we thank you very much hank aaron father for joining us from london thank you now canada has Just Announced that its closed thats warders to all foreign travelers as it works to contain the virus Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau says any citizen showing symptoms of the illness will not be allowed to board a flight home we will be to canada to people who are not canadian citizens or permanent residents this measure will carve out some designated exceptions including for air crews diplomats immediate family members of canadian citizens and at this time u. S. Citizens. Us media is reporting that the countrys department of health and Human Services which plays a key role in the response to the corona Virus Outbreak was hit by a cyber attack on sunday nights restaurants bars and cinemas have now been shut down in the countrys 2 largest cities the restrictions were imposed by the mayors of new york and los angeles Officials Say bars and cafes will still be able to deliver food while jim have also been ordered to close. Lets bring in kimberly shes our White House Correspondent joining us from washington d. C. So how much is there the life been affected there so far kimberly. Its been dramatically affected and we are watching and waiting for the White House Task force on coronavirus to of davis in the next couple of hours to find out how that could be impacted even further there had been talk of potentially a National Curfew although the Vice President mike pence saying that for now that is not something that is being considered but it hasnt been ruled out in the future in the meantime if you go out on the streets of the United States already and noticeable impact people staying home from their jobs teleworking we have 50 states here in the United States more than 30 of them have shuttered their schools for children to attend their doing Distance Learning or taking an early spring break it just seems that every facet of society you touch on the bars and restaurants in many cases if theyre not shut down if they are open its for takeout only or if there is seating that there is considerable socalled social distancing keeping a at least a metre apart between the individuals as they sit and enjoy their food and one other notable impact in all of this has been to some of the institutions that americans count on most notable is the Supreme Court this is the highest court in the United States it has now said it will not be hearing oral arguments and whats notable about this is the last time we heard this was 1918 during the spanish flu and gives us a sense of the severity of the krona virus and how its impacting now in the midst of all this the u. S. President did participate in a g. 7 teleconference with g 7 leaders we have got the statement out with regard to that in the sensually not surprising there is sort of an Awareness Among these leaders of the Global Impact now a need to Work Together to not only address the Economic Issues but also to shared data and sort of science in order to try and find a vaccine so that the number of cases can be dramatically reduced in the United States and around the world can really thank you. Iran has recorded another big rise in the number of deaths 129 more confirmed on monday among those dead is a Senior Member of the if experts with almost 15000 confirmed cases there are concerns the pandemic could overwhelm Health Facilities and an economy struggling under sanctions. In the iranian capital he says contradictory messages from the government about the virus arent helping curb it spreads. President Hassan Rouhani during his statement seemed to say that the peak of the virus is over in iran and certainly he was about a week or 10 days early if experts are to be believed but it certainly struck an optimistic a positive tone hours later hours after the news spread across the country and adviser to the president s Office Issued a correction saying that is not actually what the president said if you listen to the translation of the audio what he said is that the figures seem to suggest that there is a positive trend in terms of combating the spread of the coronavirus but even with that seems to contradict the numbers that are in black and white another record setting day for the death tolls on the same day earlier today hours after president hosni han spoke a member of his Coronavirus Task force the man in charge of the task force for the city of iran painted a much more serious picture calling it biologically different from whats happening in china more complicated and if its not taken seriously it could be something that could proliferates and becomes even worse well into the later part of this year the head of the i. R. G. C. Major general sense alarm went on National Television and literally begged people to stay at home saying that the virus was a chain and to break it people had to stay home so these contradictory messages will not help the government to get its people on board ive been on government has imposed a lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the virus and the countries in the middle of an economic crisis and many residents say staying at home isnt an option there are also concerns over how the struggling Health System will cope then 100. 00 reports from beiruts. Traffic has slowed after lebanons government ordered a lockdown private and state institutions are closed as daily life slowly grinds to a halt its the latest measure to stop the spread of coronavirus but not everyone can afford to stay home and at that minute bill better but if i have 3 daughters theres no work for a tow workers home forced to drive a taxi and then my health is in danger but i have no choice. The government declared a medical state of emergency to keep the number of infections in check while essential Services Like bakeries and pharmacies remain open the country will be sealed off from wednesday with the closure of airports ports and borders but some fear these measures are not enough the start of a few minutes here in the french only problem is many lebanese are not taking the threat seriously ask us why we wear masks and gloves one should protect himself private Health Facilities are now on the frontline of this battle because of the bitter reality of Public Hospitals thats how the Prime Minister has described the situation as they prepare to face the pandemic but doctors say the private sector to doesnt have the equipment and supplies to last over months or the private sector is not ready to take this in charge except a few Major Hospital in beirut and these few Major Hospital in beirut can hand in this basket but not for very long time because we have a huge shortage the government is under pressure on more than one front it is almost bankrupt and there is a deep economic crisis. These are trying to protect people but many are asking what theyre doing to look after their livelihoods many say there is a need for a comprehensive Response Plan and the strategy to ensure the economy doesnt collapse even further some are taking personal initiatives to help those in need opponents of the government believe ministers and Parliament Members should work on retrieving what they say are stolen public money instead of donating this months salary to a National Fund set up to combat the virus people are getting poorer. The needs are getting very big because we got a lot of people. Coming to ask us for relief boxes with the rice. And were giving as much as we can lebanon is facing many crises but the fight against corona virus is taking precedence Health Officials expect the number of infections to rise but as they try to delay that it is the most vulnerable who seem to be left behind so to beirut venezuela has entered its 1st day of corn in america escalates its fight against the pandemic military checkpoints have been set up on main roads and with armed officials ensuring people wear mosques before entering supermarkets all schools have been closed there have been 17 confirmed cases of the virus in the country but no deaths venezuelans are already suffering from an economic collapse which has devastated its Health System lets bring in joining us from just outside a Shopping Center in the. Sort of measures have been put in place to contain the virus. There are a whole series of measures i almost cant keep up with them because they change minute by minute on sunday they just as the government had said that schools would not be closed now they have all classes have been canceled both for primary secondary kindergarten students and also universities so no students they are very quickly moving towards perhaps a close down of businesses the international Health Organization and the chilean government now concede that the pandemic has reached stage 4 here in chile so apart from setting up emergency hospitals both the army and the Health Ministry around the country they are also asking people to start working from home borders will be closed as of early wednesday morning not yet but as of wednesday morning and moles where i am and i am in front right now of a very busy mall will have started to be closed in different parts of the city and this is significant because most supermarkets in this very free market country are located inside of malls including this one so while the shops themselves dont have a lot of people in them the supermarket is bursting i was just in there people stocking up on everything that they can in the meantime a campaign to vaccinate people older than 65. 00 people with preexisting Health Conditions and also children against the influenza which normally starts in about 2 months has been brought forward to prevent people from catching not just one but 2 viruses which of course could be absolutely deadly our neighboring countries have closed their borders flights have been canceled to almost everywhere so pretty soon this whole region of this whole part of south america will be in lockdown one way or another right to see a thank you for that update from santiago. Still to come on the aljazeera news hour the pandemic is putting millions out of work last shops and restaurants close around the worlds tossed world ending a political stalemate a busy reels president aspirate Opposition Leader benny gantz to form a new government in sport well hear from the n. B. A. Basketball player who is feeling fine despite testing positive for corona virus. However after a couple days or cloudy showery weather is disappeared from the readiness you now know that weve got something still to come in iran i think saudi for qatar the u. A. E. For example it will be quite reasonably warm the breezes coming in from the south is usually just a direction itll get quite intense there in saudi arabia itself and this is dust storm territory because the driving force of the next area of low pressure is there and its deepening which means snow for turkey rain for the levant the temperatures up and then all of the posts once again but 29 in kuwait now that that was tuesday wednesday everything doozies was you might expect significant rains or iraq and then west and iran with snow on the hills once again rock has a 50 degrees in the sunshine and cursed at 3 am its snowing in eastern turkey but at least the showers are fewer in for example the coast of lebanon theres more cloud around for the size but its generally quite a fraught dusty weather in qatar. That most north africa is enjoying quite weather after whats been pretty stormy stuff around egypt this can be cloud here in the development actually in algeria which is bringing some warmth and dust out of the interior of libya towards for example tunisia but the coastal wind will keep it relatively cool. Perception is validation we believe want to be seen but in one life time we cannot see everything that we would lie on experiences of others and the legacies of previous generations. Of that testimony we let you know very little. Witness documentaries that open your eyes on aljazeera. When the news breaks the word out for was dotted with the ins of getting more police on the presentation and Economic Development when people need to be heard but top leadership world where the potential for parity of the bar of weeks before the public were told of a range of aljazeera has teams on the ground the syrian army says determined to defeat the rebels and continues advanced was this is a good bit to bring you more Award Winning documentaries and life news. But i will tell you top stories on officer news hour the World Health Organization is urging countries around the world to test every suspected case of the coronavirus director general ted rossa also said he is deeply concerned about the viruses spread to low Income Countries and Global Stock Markets have plunged again despite Central Banks around the world announcing a quarter needed effort to ease the effects of the virus and the e. U. Is considering suspending all nonessential foreign travel to the walk for 30 days this is Airlines Across the globe make unprecedented cuts to flights costs and staffing as lockdowns take their toll on the industry. Now cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed throughout more than half of africa at least 30 countries there are grappling with nearly 400 infections in kenya the president says encourage people to work from home but as Catherine Sawyer explains from nairobi many dont have medical insurance and have no choice but to risk their health but. Most kenyans use public transport to get around thats why some bus Service Providers are taking no chances this is one of the busiest bass stations in Nairobi City Center youve got. You know little of that an hour theyre not. Enough for each and every one you look at on one place yeah. Ive got. A long. Ask you know our conduct of the nature of the because up until a day but its all been in the above doesnt windows. On sunday the government put in place new restaurant sions after 2 more cases of corona virus were confirmed bringing the top. To 3 president to working out to address the nation announcing the Indefinite Closure of schools and universities along with the bearing of all visitors from coronavirus affected nations and asking kenyans to avoid using cash among other measures government. Businesses. And companies. To work from home many kenyans in the city rely on casual labor for their daily income and do not have adequate medical insurance they woke up to these headlines and are afraid things could get was people are bracing themselves for potential total lockdown if the disease continues to spread government officials are not there yet but some kenyans we spoke to are confound about how they will feed their families told to stay home. Or doubt on much sells treats to passengers and ses he cannot afford to stay home even for one day. If they were going. For that to be it. Means to be fed needs to be paid. Health officials are telling kenyans not to panic maintain good hygiene and follow the guidelines being given they say that government isolation facilities are working and the countrys prepared for the wost this is at one of the government hospitals are high of a skeptical they say they dont have proper protective gas and any way of ensuring their own families stay safe theirs is just one of the many problems the Government Faces as it tries to prevent its small outbreak from getting out of control catherine soy al jazeera nairobi kenya. Well the spread of covert 19 is being tracked by Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. Using figures from several sources including the w. H. O. The number of confirmed cases has now passed 179000 worldwide with the number of deaths at 7057 most of them in china italy and iran but as you can see on that graph more than 78000 people known to have had the virus have already recovered so lets face it dennis nash is an executive director of the City University of new York Institute for implementation science and Population Health is joining us via skype from brooklyn thanks for your time with us on the aljazeera news hour so according to Johns Hopkins university the number of confirmed cases has passed 175000 but the number is actually be much higher yes i think they could and this is account of the number of cases that have been diagnosed and reported to w. Q. We think that there are many many more pieces happening and when is reported to date you expect the number of cases to climb up especially after the World Health Organization director general today called for every suspected case of the coronavirus to be tested test test test he said well yes i mean i think weve not seen the worst of what this pandemic will bring upon us and theyll be many more ts and unfortunately desperate go along with those i think we can expect more countries to be affected and the endemic will likely go on for several months how do you explain the sort of the rapid spread of the virus from china to basically countries right around the world. Well i think you know we have been. There were some missteps early in the handling of the epidemic. And i think you know the availability of delayed availability of diagnostic testing has been a challenge especially here in the u. S. But i think theres a critical time frame where we have to move the Public Health response from an initial one that is more focused on containing spread to one that is focused on mitigating spread within communities so this notion of moving to situations like social distancing and and creating situations where large gatherings cannot happen and things like that the earlier that happens when were suspecting that there could be Community Spread about to happen or already happening the earlier we do those those kinds of strategies of the better so that so is saying that then these measures that were seeing governments take now and the advice thats being given are too little too late and what more would you like to say well i think the the sooner that we can move from containment to mitigation the better i hope that that many places are going to be able to say you know better late than never but in these kinds of situations its really about better really than late theres really no virtue in being a late adopter of these strategies when murphys thing is serious and demick great i mean you get all the downside in terms of theres a structure in a peoples lives and economies and less of the Public Health upside in terms of its benefits when you delay what additional measures would you like to see. Well i think you know we are seeing things like School Closings here in the u. S. Finally and i think its important i think its hard but i think its important i guess its also. The earlier we can get these things implemented i think before people begin to get too worried and panic the faster they might be able to adjust to them and transition to what is going to be a different way of life for a few months right now right Dennis Nasser thank you very much for giving us your time and speaking to us from brooklyn thank you thank you cruise ship carrying more than a 1000 people is set to dock in cuba after it was turned away from multiple ports in the caribbean there are 5 confirmed cases of corona virus on board the m. S. Bramer nearly 40 passengers and crew showing symptoms have been isolated and the british cruise ship has been stuck at sea for more than a week it tried to dock in the bahamas over the weekend but was refused entry restrictions on movement are meant to stop the spread of the virus but there are also forcing millions of people to stay home and theyre causing widespread job cuts Virgin Atlantic is grounding up to 85 percent of its aircraft an awful stuff to take up to 8 weeks unpaid leave budget carriers ryanair and easy jet also announced plans to grounds most of their fleets alexia ryan has more on the global fallouts. From road. To madrid. And manila millions of people now under lockdown or funneled through checkpoints. And heat up some of. Its hard for workers who are not able to go to work and are stuck at home they dont have income they cant buy food their families will go hungry the coronavirus has the world on a war footing authorities battling an invisible enemy that straightening a global recession all bars in the state. And all restaurants. Will close at 9 oclock tonight. How long this or will be in a fact we dont frankly know governments have been forced to announce socalled coronavirus budgets crisis measures hope to contain the financial fallout. But the billions of dollars dont always extend to low wage earners or contract workers many without Health Insurance will be hit hard by the uncertainty which could extend months even years. Yeah in my 35 year career ive never found myself unemployed so its weird for me i never thought even imagine that one day id find myself unemployed i dont know what the future will bring. Right now the future is not looking good for the World Economy is expected to grow at slowest rate since 2009 after the Global Financial crisis that means less wealth and fewer jobs even the most remote areas immune to the virus ski lifts are at a standstill in the swiss alps as resorts turn away tourists. Its a bit annoying because now im out of work but well see whats decided the travel industry is among those hardest hit with airlines grounding planes and slashing jobs tourism operators fear the bill could run into the trillions if you want to ask the obvious a how the but im really concerned about im going to pay my. There are others too who rely on foot traffic for their survival. With streets continuing to empty millions of lives and livelihoods and now on hold. And brian aljazeera midwestern states that works. 2016 election when are lagging behind the rest of americas surging economy the us president promised more jobs. Of those communities during his campaign but his trade war with china has hit the region hards john hendren reports. Ride the rural roads an hour south of chicago to john key from his farm and youll reach the results of a rough year incomes have been trending lower and the trade war definitely exacerbated the lower price for a lot of our commodities. Raising corn soybeans chickens and donkeys he has endured a trade war midwest floods swine flu and now a corona virus that slashed exports to asia we had Mother Nature unleashed one of the worst year of the weather on us so you take most of the prime growing areas across the midwest we had trouble even getting a crop planet and in many areas we did in the swing states in the midwest and pennsylvania which depend largely on agriculture and farming President Trump narrowly won in 2016 on a promise to restore jobs but for his 2020 reelection bid there are economic warning signs farmers are not doing as well as they would like in the new faction. Employment levels in the midwest went through in the 1st few years of the Trump Administration but now the rate of growth in manufacturing has slowed from the midwest Population Centers to the plains and job growth has been anemic in the 1st 3 quarters or 2019 jobs grew at a rate of more than 9 percent in nevada in colorado and less than 2 percent in wisconsin ohio and michigan hardly the midwestern jobs boom the president promised. Amid the manufacturing and farming slowdown democratic activists note several key trump states switched parties in the 2800. 00 midterms michigan wisconsin and they all tossed out the republican in the governors chair and they and they put a democrat in them and in november. That can see the writing on the wall that hes a key states as agric. In the Auto Industry struggled through the president s recent trade war with china some niche manufacturers like atlas 2 works in illinois still prospered industries that were in defense of Aerospace Workers been very busy it was our best year in a 100 years and weve seen in 10 years strong growth but here in the prairie states the president s voters can be a stubborn lot as not a true supporter of trump. What form. It is voters like him who are the president s best hope of maintaining his fire wall in the american midwest john hendren 0 in chicago the death toll from an explosion at a Gas Processing plant in nigeria has risen to at least 18 people the blast happened on sunday in the commercial capital of lagos injuring at least 25. 00 people and destroying around 50 buildings after a fire broke out the state owned Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation said preliminary indications showed the blast was triggered when a truck hit some gas cylinders near one of its pipelines. A 6 year old child has died in a fire at an overcrowded refugee camp in greece local media says the blaze at the memorial began in a container nobody else was injured but several tents were damaged the camp is at 6 times capacity holding more than 19000 people in recent weeks hundreds of refugees have arrived on the island off to turkey stop preventing them from traveling to the. Israels president has asked the Opposition Leader benny gantz to form a new government ahead of the current Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu but there are still plenty of obstacles in front of him Farrah Fawcett reports from west to receive them. Theyve been here before israels president ruben rivlin last gave benny gantz the opportunity to form a government in october that time it ended in failure and eventually a 3rd election within a year now though gans has if only just a majority of Parliament Members recommending him for Prime Minister 61 out of 120 and he sounding confident. The time has come to fewer empty words and more big acts the time has come to set aside boycotts and swords and reconnect again all the tribes of israel and all the citizens of israel we will beat the coronavirus we will pass through this crisis we will defeat the hatred because our hope is not gone yet days after israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu called on guns to join him in an emergency government dance returned the favor except with him not know it its head that Israels Parliament the knesset cleaners disinfected the chamber the head of the official swearing in of its newly elected and reelected members a measure to stave off corona virus infection but likely to raise a rueful chuckle from voters who watched their politics dragged through the dirt this past year then another sign of these times of Pandemic Parliament declared open by the president in the chamber empty save for netanyahu and dance in the knesset speaker. In democracy we may be able to replace the leadership but we cannot replace the people not some of the one half of it and not the other half of it with destined to live together and so have just one request to make of you give these people a government. Israels new coronavirus restrictions ban gatherings of more than 10 the members was sworn in 3 at a time there are questions how this new parliament will function under such conditions questions too about what kind of government benny gantz can hope to form one option is a minority government supported by the 50 mainly palestinian israeli members of the joint list but some within gods his own ranks oppose that so he may not get the votes the other option is a unity deal with netanyahu but on guns is terms that would require netanyahu to give up the premiership a position he is desperate to retain ahead of his corruption trial delayed by the Coronavirus Crisis until may god says he will try to form a government within days he has 28 until his mandate expires a 4th election is still grimly possible are a force that aljazeera westerners the russian president Vladimir Putins efforts to remain in power have received a boost from the countrys Constitutional Court judges approved constitutional changes that could allow him to remain in power until 2036 by which time he would be 83 years old has been in office as president for 2 periods and one is Prime Minister but is currently required to step down in 4 years time war than 800000 russians have signed a petition calling the reform an illegal coup a japanese man has been sentenced to death by hanging for one of the countrys worst mass murders such as she stabbed 19 people with mental disabilities at a care home west to tokyo in 2016 the 30 year old targeted many of his victims as they slept and injured a further 26 people during the attack he claimed those incapable of communicating with others were a burden to society and that his actions were for the greater good. Apple has been hit with the largest fine ever handed out by the french competition all 40 theyve been ordered to pay 1200000000. 00 for a striking deals with resellers if its products to keep prices high into French Companies were finds accuse the figuring not to compete with each other over the over her consumers apple says it will appeal. Wholl all. Put it on sports or peter. 3 thank you so much the International Olympic committee will hold emergency talks to discuss the impact of coronavirus on circular 2020 several qualifying events including the european foxing event in london this week have been canceled or postponed and with less than 5 months to go there are growing doubts that the games can take place in july as planned the i. O. C. Meeting will be held on tuesday Via Teleconference with International Sporting federations our Sports Correspondent leigh winnings has more. Time is running out to make decisions about fundamentally whether the games can actually go ahead whether they need to be canceled with some way of perspiring them now i wouldnt expect any decisions yet the i. O. C. Have historically tried to give themselves as much time as possible whatever the circumstances but these are surely the worst they have ever faced and theyve had to therefore how this emergency teleconference where they bring together all the sports under their umbrella of the many sports involved in the Olympic Movement and discuss with them how they can proceed bringing on board as usual the World Health Organizations advice but also knowing that time critically is running out and theres such pressure on things like qualifying tournament people think of the olympics just maybe a fortnight generation theres so much organization that goes in so many qualifying tournament beforehand that things are being affected now and the olympics ultimately if it does take place would need to be as fair as possible can i be in these exceptional circumstances meanwhile you wait for all get together a teleconference with the european leagues and professional football associations to discuss what is going to happen 1st and foremost about euro 2020 i cannot see that taking place in june thats just not going to happen so once that is spawn perhaps the next year probably wont be completely cancelled yet then does it leave space for other leagues to be played and finished i dont think any football is going to be played for the next few months so even if some plans are agreed and provisionally put in place they might not happen the way that you wife a woman said the womens tennis tour has spent it all sort of instance or made the 2nd its male counterpart the a. T. P. Had already called off its tour events for the next 6 weeks your 2nd grand slam tournament the french open is still on for now it is should you all to begin on may 24th. Hundreds of thousands attended the chelton festival last week but its now been announced that British Racing events will be held behind closed doors until at least the end of march and the rugby union and League Seasons in the u. K. Have also been suspended. N. B. A. Basketball star rudy go basis he wishes hed taken coronavirus more seriously the utah jazz player tested positive just days after joking around at a press conference touching reporters microphones his diagnosis led to the n. B. A. Season being suspended and subsequently every major american sport followed suit i just wanted to make sure to remind you guys to keep washing your hands frequently with soap and water try to avoid touching your facial nose your eyes and of course try to avoid making a sort of contact with people. Its all about protecting yourself and the people around you. I wish i would have to stay most seriously and i hope everyone else will do so because we can do it together one of the best teammates also tested positive for the start of the mitchell is also still under quarantine and self isolation mitchell says hes fine but is warned that some may have it without knowing its amazing the magic you know i dont have any symptoms i could walk down the street enough it wasnt Public Knowledge that i was sick you would know it you know and i think thats the scariest part about this virus is that you know you may see. You never know who you may be talking to who theyre going to for me the ones mclaren team says theyre a mechanic who tested positive for corona virus is recovering well his diagnosis led to the cancellation of the australian grand prix meanwhile italian tire manufacturer perrelli say one of their stuff has tested positive well madrid football and basketball teams are staying at home and theyve asked fans in spain to do the same. I think after a lot of. A lot of cover your mco as cases continue to rise they say its everyones responsibility to try to stop the pandemic rail were put into isolation after basketball player tested positive for corona virus the league has postponed for 2 weeks at least while these people in spain may be in isolation but they have novel way to keep up the cardio this video reportedly shows an aerobics instructor conducting a class on a roof in seville and heres a new one for us window tennis its perhaps one of the most nail biting matches seen a its we dont recommend you try this one at home this year on the ground floor ok well leave it there for now most sports is coming up again a little bit later ill see you then daryn all right see you later peter thank you very much for that update while a lot of older people around the world are preparing to spend or theyre getting ready used to reading getting used to spending a significant amount of time at home but it doesnt mean they have to be alone. I do 65 you did a lot of that because if one is of the stay home and be here. It. Is you know me. And luke who loves kids. Ages it may be the oh that was you know. Thats what we do we dont go all the dont go the rest downs we dont do anything like that it was just there is Arnold Schwarzenegger with his ponies on the masses to stay safe at home the 72 year old actor and former governor of california is under self isolation a cleanest until the eminence risk has been terminated thanks for watching the news hour on aljazeera thats it for myself Lawrence Taylor will be with you in just a moment with much more of the days news ahead thanks for watching but i. Join the conversation up the bubble to the people to expand their brains maybe have a different view is a dialogue with women in cambodia are in fact telling their here we dont know how much theyre getting paid for it its hard to track its hard to treat everyone has a voice tell us what you think and your conversation could be a law right here in the state we need to step away from gaming people are not necessarily game perfect this is a journey of progress and not perfection on aljazeera. News as it breaks the fostering service in some posts. Its a start from early next year but the coronaVirus Outbreak could put the brakes on the project and slow down construction with detailed coverage we know that more than 40 people were killed in the violence and officially 350 people were injured from around the world they wanted to create a logistical problem for the greek will sorties but they were enough to make many of the people of lesbos are ensures. A 4 hour climb. For 4 minutes of practice. But to achieve their dream of becoming afghanistans 1st ever win to win in p. M. s they will have to overcome many mountains. Camping a path of hope and inspiration where the light shines witness on aljazeera the. Bold in Untold Stories from asia and the pacific on the aljazeera. War. We have a simple message for all countries test test test the World Health Organization says the current response is not enough to stop the coronavirus pandemic spreading. Lets take you straight to visa palace in france missing to present. A continuous. Talk about the Health Crisis in our country he didnt need to learn it. Coronavirus was just an followed by