Suspended at one point on wall street as stocks plummeted again despite the announcement of massive stimulus plan. The World Health Organization says its concerned some countries still arent doing enough testing to prevent the spread of corona virus more than 8000 people globally and now confirmed to have died after catching the virus the number of reported cases this past 200000 italy has reported 475 new deaths the highest death toll for a single day of any nation since the 1st case was detected in china late last year malaysia is racing to track down potential corona virus carriers after its confirmed cases jumped to 790. 00 nearly 2 thirds of those a link to a religious gathering late last month that spread the virus to at least 6 other countries and despite many governments announcing massive stimulus packages asian european and u. S. Markets have plummeted again as well as oil prices u. S. Markets were suspended for 15 minutes for the 4th time in a month the team barbara has more. As the number of recorded coronavirus cases soared past 200000 the World Health Organization announced the 1st trial of a vaccine was on the way the start of a long battle this virus is presenting as we. Didnt to it but its also an unprecedented opportunity to come together as one against a common enemy an enemy against humanity in the german city of one foot theyve been queuing to get a free test because 19 and theyre losing patience but here in france it is a socialist organ is it so badly organized as the man behind me who waited for 6 hours yesterday when he actually belongs in bed in a televised address to the nation chancellor merkel appealed to the public not to underestimate the crisis this is l. This is serious take it seriously we have not seen a challenge like this in our country since reunification know since the 2nd world war which depend so much on us acting together and in solidarity with each other. In some parts of europe the Health Service is just cant cope because of a surge in cases in eastern france 6 coronavirus patients had to be flown by military plane from bellews to the south of the country for treatment. Across france theres a big incentive not to be out in public if you dont have a certificate allow you to leave home the police can find you up to 150. 00 thanks ed spade theyve already arrested dozens of people for going out since the lockdown started at the weekend but its not stop these housebound madrid residents from protesting theyre demanding for Mccain Kwan Carlos to makes millions of dollars he reportedly received from saudi arabia to the Spanish Health system. In london it is quieter than usual but nobodys big told to go home for some in the british capital the incremental approach is right i think the steps have been put in place are very wise. Lets face once again try to avoid the panic if if the government went to default lockdown and ban things its going to be a bit of a lot worse for peoples well being but in Parliament Prime minister Boris Johnson face demands to take a more proactive stance when well ill be waiting so lonesome us testing im right on the social distancing measures may be just suggestions on wednesday johnson did make one long expected announcement after schools shut their gates from friday afternoon they will remain closed for many peoples for the vast majority of peoples until further notice so different stages in the outbreak and different responses but the challenge for the medical world and for societies in general is immeasurable nadeem aljazeera. Well for more the situation in europe lets bring in paul brennan who joins me now live in the studio paul as we heard there the u. K. Ramping up its restrictions per a few weeks a few days behind other European Countries whats going on well the u. K. Is finally following suit in a small degree to some of the restrictions that have been placed on the population in other European Countries but there is still misgivings and we heard in the deans report there in parliament and on the streets that this is still not enough not least because the message thats been coming out loud and clear from the World Health Organization a body which dont forget has had to cope with sars outbreaks and epic. Epidemics in the past theyve got experience of this kind of thing saying the test test test is the basically the want to know only best approach thats not happened here in the u. K. I have to say as well the u. K. Is not alone in that the netherlands is also taking an approach where it wants to try and control the spread of the virus hoping that an immunity will build up within the population but many medics say thats a very dangerous very very gambling strategy really and and frankly the predictions of how many people might die as a result of this range in the 10s of thousands and when it comes to sort of comparing the situation here with whats going on in the rest of the continent theres been some words of concern coming from the french Prime Minister was even saying well the french Prime Minister has been roughly as been. Wanting support frankly from the british if theyre going to be freedom of movement in the European Union and britain is still part of the European Union there has to be a consensus of how they tackle the disease you cant have a lockdown he says in one part in france and in other countries belgium for example and the neighboring country is merely issuing advice which is whats happening here in the u. K. So hes threatened to say well if you dont put a lockdown in pretty quickly then british people will no longer be allowed to come to france there are rumors that a london based lockdown might be imminent but no word yet from the government on that particular prospect and very briefly poor also in europe efforts are being made at the moment to find a vaccine or part of a global race yes and theres a good medical reason is also Good Business reasons i mean Vaccine Companies profit driven as well it would be a strawberry if we could get a vaccine within a year because the normal process is extended through various trial periods all the rest of it but President Trump seems to think that the 1st trials on humans are taking place with one particular company in the us so there is certainly the pressure accelerates the normal way that way of these things there is hope for a glimmer of hope on the horizon very simple brand of thank you very much major stimulus plans by World Governments of fails to east up market concerns about the impact of the coronavirus the dow jones close 6. 3 percent down earlier trading was suspended for the 4th time in one month because of huge sell offs or prices have also plummeted to an 18 year low as the pandemic its demand. Or lets get more now from kristen salumi in new york where the markets have close kristen its been a turbulent feel you weeks on the markets hasnt it and the Us Governments offer financial help has been received word has its steady nerves there. Not very much im afraid the markets did close down yet again despite washingtons efforts to move forward with a Coronavirus Relief package that does seem to be advancing but the markets still closed down substantially in fact theyve now wiped out the last 3 years of gains with the Dow Jones Industrial average closing below 20000 points for the 1st time since knight 2017 just was a rough day across the board all sectors continue to see losses as they weigh the growing impact of the spread of the crowded virus and its impact on the Economy Energy sector was the worst today though its down some 30 percent as demand for Oil Continues to fall and that Oil Price War continues a price for west texas crude is now below 21. 00 a barrel its the lowest its been for 18 years so thats one area thats really suffering Airlines HotelsHospitality Industry all continue to suffer. A lot as a result of this but again its really across the board youll find some bright spots out there but when you have headlines about the big 3 automakers suspending production till the end of the month and more layoffs and so on the sentiment on the market is that is really volatile in fact the volatility index is again approaching record highs thats also known as the fear gauge so that suggests that maybe the worst isnt over yet lots of volatility and fear around the corner with more analysts predicting that a global recession is now pretty much inevitable we also had some other news at the end of the day here just in the last half hour last even the New York Stock Exchange announced that its going to be closing. The Stock Exchange floor markets will remain open but only for electronic trading this will start on monday and its a step that theyre taking because someone tested positive for a coronavirus who was on the Stock Exchange floor they say it will take until monday to get this worked out theyre doing deep cleaning of the floor until then but even the New York Stock Exchange is being impacted by this virus and now shutting down the floor ok kristen so let me thank you very much for the update. The white house economic adviser larry kudlow says there are plans for a further 252300 1000000000 dollars to be injected into the u. S. Economy to help businesses through the pun demi says President Donald Trump says hes invoking legislation to ensure theres adequate supply is a face mask and ventilators a White House Correspondent kimberly reports. Facing increasing shortages of medical supplies like masks and ventilators on wednesday u. S. President donald trump told reporters he was invoking the u. S. Defense production act right after and finished with this conference ill be signing it its prepared to go the 950 s. Wartime law allows the Trump Administration to expand production and access reserves of protective gear necessary to prevent corona virus from spreading the 1st 1000000 masks will be available immediately u. S. Defense secretary marc as 1st says the military will also be deploying to floating hospital ships one near new york city the other on the west coast to increase Hospital Capacity as the number of corona virus cases is now in all 50 states the actions come as the u. S. And canada announced a closure of their border for all nonessential travel in the attempt to halt the spread of the virus nearly 200000. 00 people cross the border each day trade wont be affected. Still the u. S. Auto industry is feeling the effects of the virus for General Motors and Ford Chrysler have announced theyre partially shutting down factories due to the pandemic the white house is lobbying congress to pass several legislative packages collectively amounting to more than a trillion dollars to flood the u. S. Economy with cash mr ation says its hoping to ease the burden on businesses Like Airlines and individuals who are losing income but opposition democrats believe overall response is still too slow were behind the 8 ball on tests and were soon going to be behind the 8 ball on i. C. U. The beds in ventilators as more and more people get sick. The administration didnt Pay Attention to tests and now were paying the price chinese virus but in the midst of the effort to combat coronavirus trump is insisting on calling it the chinese virus even as reporters asked whether the president is being racist resistant letter comes from cheney thats why its a posture trump insists is appropriate given he sees himself as in a sense a war time president now leading the fight against what trunk calls americas increasingly virulent invisible enemy thank you Kimberly Halkett aljazeera washington so lets take a look at the numbers from the worst affected countries china still has the highest death toll at 3122 with 11 new deaths on tuesday though Mainland China had only 13 new infections italy has recorded the pandemics deadliest single day of any country 475 people recorded as being having died bringing the total there 2202978 iran is the 3rd worst hit country with 1135 deaths after it reported another 147 dead its biggest daily jump and spains numbers are rising steadily with 67 new deaths reported earlier taking its death toll to 588 well france has also reported another spike in fatalities from the coronavirus 89 people have been killed over the past 24 hours bringing the total bear up to 264. 00 the country is in its 2nd day of a nationwide lockdown to try to contain the fast reading illness all 67000000. 00 residents are only allowed to leave their homes to buy groceries go to work or to the pharmacy French Police of already find more than 4000 people for ignoring the rules. Pierre haski is a french journalist currently under lockdown in paris he joins us via skype from the french capital p. S. Thank you very much for joining us let me start by asking you firstly what it is like to live under these restrictions when its its its like a holiday at home except that youre supposed to work its you have more and more incited to stay at home although its possible as you mention to go out to buy groceries or or so on but the city is dead and so the motivation to go out is really limited and today the number of dead in france has risen by 89 highest since the beginning of the epitome and there is the growing sense that weve entered the point where figures are going to be dramatic where the news from the hospitals is going to be increasingly tense and so i think the message has finally come into peoples minds that we are in a serious situation sure and i mean its a holiday if youre staying at home but as you said if youre going outside theres a risk of fines 4000 fines being handed out the police very much involved in making sure people are following the rules that must add to an air of tension in cities like paris. Yes definitely because until only a few days ago including sunday many people were still taking it very lightly you could see people going to meet friends in parks and families despite the government instructions to stay remote from one another and so thats why on monday it was imposed this compulsory confinement because i think a lot of people didnt really realize how serious the situation was and one president among your micron addressed the nation earlier this week there was an error frustration particularly directed at younger people who may not be affected seriously by this particular virus who were flouting the regulations is there now a sense the people are toeing the line people are following the rules. Yes i think there was this probably a problem of communication initially which made people feel that this was a disease for d older people or for Vulnerable People as the phrase goes will have already. Some physical problems and so younger people felt in use and and although although now we know that many people in the 60 are in intensive care in hospitals so its not only people who are of all the age or sick but there was a this problem of maybe young people or bravado who think they are stronger than than an invisible virus but police and for spent for us the growing number of people in hospitals and seeing the part of the medical records on t. V. Telling us how dramatic the situation is in some hospitals in the east of france for example which is the the hot bed of the epidemic situation is really dramatic and gathered there there were questions really from day one what it might be like in countries like france and other countries in europe to see the kind of regulations that we saw in china imposed here what made sense and was perhaps easier in a more off or a tarion country well does that really translate to a country like france the prions its liberty. Its true that only a few days and probably weeks ago what we saw in china seemed in thinkable in a country like france people could not imagine themselves forced to stay at home with the police in the streets to maintain that order so its definitely shocking a both in philosophical terms and in the reality for a country like france with with the very libertarian culture to have this this decision imposed so radically and so quickly on the country but i think today most people i would say the immense but joe ritchie of the french understand the reason accept this decision and are trying to make the best of it you know rediscover time with their children. Find a new lasers new new ways of spending time at home and solidarity also with your neighbors who could be. Have difficulty to buy groceries and that youre going to help so this kind of. New culture of confinement is as quickly taken over pierre experiencing that culture confinement thank you very much for speaking to us here have to french journalist coming under lockdown in paris malaysia has closed its borders after recording its 1st 2 deaths it also has 790 corona virus infections nearly 2 thirds of the infections have been traced to a 4 day event at a mosque in kuala lumpur attended by thousands of people flown slowly as this report. Hours before malaysia shut its borders thousands of malaysian workers who normally commute to work in singapore every day rushed to leave students also formed long lines at bus terminals as confusion over whether campuses which shut prompted many to try to leave 2 police stations were crowded after people were told they would require permits for interstate travel only for police to temporarily withdraw the order even after the partial lockdown was imposed social distancing was forgotten as bae is rushed to supermarkets to stock up on ess