Economies Oil Prices Drop to their lowest level in nearly 20 years. The World Health Organization says its concerned some countries a still not doing enough testing to prevent the spread of corona virus globally more than 8700 people are confirmed to have died after catching the virus the number of reported cases has passed 200000 if lee has reported 475 new deaths that is the highest death toll for a single day of any nation since the 1st case was detected in china late last year meanwhile in china to buy a province for the 1st time no new cases have been reported the area was the original epicenter of the outbreak which began around 3 months ago but the number of imported cases has jumped and stocks continue to fall early on thursday despite government stimulus plans while oil prices of hit an 18 year low. A lot about a man he takes a look now the situation across europe. As the number of recorded coronavirus cases past 200000 the World Health Organization announced the 1st trial of that seems underway the start of a long battle this virus is presenting as we zone im president target but its also an unprecedented opportunity to come together as one against a common enemy an enemy against humanity as. Some countries own still enough testing to stem the virus italy has reported the highest one day death toll in any nation so far 275 who killed by the bars they have 1st of all hard for the army to join in in the area a bit early where the outbreak has been. At its worse so the army has set up hospital camps and that was not seen before there is a great worry china officials because of 8. 3 percent of how care practitioners have been tested positive to the virus in the german city of frankfurt has been queuing to get a free test that covered 90 and then losing patients but here in frankfurt 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 and when the appear to the public not to underestimate the crisis assistant elst 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 so. In some parts of europe the Health Service is just cant cope because of a surge in cases nice in france 6 crew in a virus case. This had to be flown by military plane from mulhouse to the south of the country for treatment in france is a big incentive not to be out in public if you dont have a certificate allowing you to leave the home the police can fine you up to 150. 00. Thank you in spain theyve already arrested dozens of people the going out since in lockdown started at the weekend but its not stop these housebound madrid residents from protesting the demanding the former King Juan Carlos donates millions of dollars he reportedly received from saudi arabia to the spanish help system. In london its quite unusual but nobodys been told to go to some in the british capital the incremental approach is right but in Parliament Prime minister Boris Johnson face demands to take a more proactive stance moeen waiting so lonesome must testing im wrong i are social distancing measures maybe just a gesture away said Boris Johnson did make one long expected announcement of the schools shock that gates from friday afternoon they will remain closed for merged pupils of the vast majority pupils until further notice so different stages in the outbreak and different responses but the challenge for the medical world emphasises in general is immeasurable. As a man the aljazeera. Well as we had the epicenter of the outbreak in china has reported no new infections of all mr cochrans us from hong kong so sara local transmissions of volunteers there are an impressive feat for china tell us more about the numbers that. Well great news coming from china on thursday as you mentioned 0 local infections this is of the a huge turning point you can recall but back in the days of december january we were hearing thousands of cases of the corona virus infection being reported on a daily basis and this is the 1st time since the virus took hold that weve seen 0 or no local transmissions the main front now that china is looking at is the new battleground of the importation of the virus Chinas Health authorities said 3040 cases were confirmed on thursday and all of these are cases of the cases of travelers coming back traveling from aboard trying to beat these Global Travel restrictions which being put in place now that the focus is on these inbound travelers that put in place some quite heavy restrictions on all inbound travelers in beijing theyre being forced into government run facilities theyre having to pay for that particular facility as a result but the 1. 00 line that we read earlier in the china daily today its all it takes is a single spark to start a prairie fire and the same scenario is happening in hong kong where 25 new cases of the coronavirus in fiction are on wednesday this is the highest number of infections reported here since the virus began on the outbreak began and 22 of those 25 cases of those travelers trying to come into hong kong to beat the travel restrictions and from now on as of midnight last night all inbound travelers will have to go into isolation for 14 days and there are how is china explaining this achievement what theyre saying about it. What child is hurling its if it says a victory we had to xi jinping who went to woo had a couple of weeks ago he congratulated love the medical officers and the Health Authorities have been working since day one on the front line trying to curb the spread of the virus now 4 months after the the outbreak weve got these tough new measures which have been put into place and appear to be working that includes the lights of the lockdown where we had the prophet 60000000 people sealed off for months on end now some of the local media reporting from the mine that is now saying that the checkpoints around here by province are being lifted and will have the city of work which has 711000000 people and those people are still sealed off they can travel within were around but they cant leave the city but certainly looking at one particular trial thats leaving who by province today its coming through to the poll river delta and this is the area of joe and this is a sign that china wants to get people back to work and wants to resume business as usual thank you Sarah Clarke Cross developments from hong kong thank you. U. S. President donald trump has signed into law of relief package that promises free testing for anyone who needs it trump is also invoked legislation which he says will ensure an adequate supply of masks and ventilators in the u. S. Mike hanna has more the actual vote took longer than usual senators are drawing the chamber a fewer to tie him to ensure social distance was maintained within hours of the bill being passed to do side to drill or by President Trump. A total of about 100000000000. 00 earmarked for bolstering Unemployment Benefits guaranteeing free testing and providing some American Workers with paid sick leave the law allows the administration to expand production and access reserves of protective gear like masks and ventilators the military will also deployed 2 floating hospital ships to increase Hospital Capacity as the corona virus spreads to all 50 of us states. The white house is urging congress to pass more legislative packages in the days ahead seeking a total of about one trillion dollars to flood the u. S. Economy with cash the stated intention to ease the burden of big businesses as well as provide Financial Relief to each citizen some democrats continue to insist the overall response is still too slow were behind the 8 ball on tests and were soon going to be behind the 8 ball and i see you there beds in ventilators as more and more people get sick. The administration didnt Pay Attention to terrorists and now were paying the price chinese virus in the midst of all this President Trump is insisting on calling the coronavirus chinese virus even as reporters asked whether he was being racist or a sister of the letter comes from changing the story its a posture trumpet insists is appropriate given he sees himself as in a sense a wartime president a president who believes hes leading the fight against what he calls americas increasingly virulent invisible enemy by terror aljazeera washington. Plans by all governments to boost their economies have failed to ease stock market concerns about the impact of coronavirus the dow jones closed 6. 3 percent down earlier trading was suspended for the thought 4th time in a month because of huge sell offs oil prices have plummeted to an 18 year know as the pandemic hits demand kristensen only has more on the new york markets. 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 night 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 crown a virus and its impact on the Economy Energy sector was the worse 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 mond then more layoffs and so on the sentiment on the market 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. Still ahead on aljazeera the protective measures u. S. Troops are taking in iraq after coming under increased tax. At the highest of the century 30 years on a mystery still surrounds beyond whats most intriguing called case. Hello once again its fairly cold in turkey its formed a storm system thats running through syria iraq and iran bringing rain and stave to cuba obviously the Higher Ground there is an influence for the sas these thunderstorms likely iran wanted to showing up in the mountains of society breeze make it pretty cold in for example jerusalem at 11 degrees the showers form in lebanon and in syria its going to be a rather unpleasant feel for says day rather better on friday but time she was we all know better and the shouts will fall by day now theres more of an increasing cloud further south as well showers one of 2 of them even in the n. T. Quarter they focus on dubai as a full cost attempt is around about 32 or 33 so its high but this rain come back in the form of showers by saturday the rainy season here hasnt gone either now the rains are coming north through africas e. C. More and like victoria diaz sea and for example but rather few in tanzania and you might see want to use far north now as our trail setting up into easy if you and further west in this part of tropical africa theres a good break in the clouds about every fall every day with big thunderstorms. The shocking treatment of disabled people in Eastern European state run caverns in these cages who cannot have access to the toilets or water and the bureaucratic indifference to their plight she has his hands and she states rights to the bed 5 years after 1st highlighting such abuses people in power returns with a 2 part investigation to continuing mistreatment and neglect europes recurring shame part 2 on aljazeera one. Whos. Watching aljazeera on her minder of our top stories this hour the World Health Organization is concerned some countries still arent doing enough testing to stem the spread of corona virus the warning comes as italy reports 475 new deaths the highest one day toll in any nation so far. Trying to survey a province as reported no new cases for the 1st time since the outbreak began there in december a number of deaths is also steadily declining. And u. S. President donald trump has denied claims of racism over his use of the term chinese virus that comes as washington and beijing have traded blame of the origin of the illness. A larger than just event in indonesia has been canceled off to authorities urged organizers to stop it from going 1 ahead because of the break despite this thousands of people have been gathering near the venue jessica washington is following developments from indonesias capital jakarta. Local authorities never gave permission for this event to go ahead but regardless we know that at least 8000. 00 people showed up in South Sulawesi not just indonesians but many from countries abroad including the philippines thailand and even brunei and timor leste state what we know is that this event never had permission to go ahead we did see some scenes overnight of people crowding into this shed tent space its incredibly dangerous event and really did put people at risk and authorities never gave permission for this event to go ahead we know now that they have finally convinced the organizers to call it off but it may be true late people have already gathered there are thousands there who will now make the journey back home the military will a school them to make sure that that process is as orderly as possible but this is the same group that organized the gathering in malaysia which did cause a huge spike in cases the concern is now that the same will happen here in indonesia we have heard consistent messaging from authorities that these events should be canceled but as we speak theres another event going on in west floras for the ordination of the new bishop weve heard around 40025000 people are gathering there authorities there are trying to Temperature Check the crowds but of course any Mass Gatherings are incredibly risky right now. Thailands government has introduced half of measures to try to control the spread of the virus the closure of all bars and Entertainment Venues in the capital will be a major setback for Small Businesses and millions of informal workers when he reports from bangkok. Outside one of bangkoks famous tie boxing stadiums a makeshift coronavirus testing clinic has been set up its for fighters spectators and anyone else who was here in recent days as the number of cases surged in thailand including a cluster at another boxing stadium across town the Prime Minister has ordered Entertainment Venues and bars to close for 2 weeks. The government will keep evaluating the outbreak situation both in the country and internationally as well as its Economic Impact closely and carefully the virus at an icon of thai culture may remove any lingering complacency about a crisis that could deliver an economic knock out thailands economy was already struggling after a coup in 5 years of military rule last years election did little if anything to brighten the outlook and this situation will almost certainly send it into recession. Coronavirus and the measures to contain it have altered the economic and social landscape of bangkok particularly its notorious night life one of the most vibrant in the world the government ordered to close bars came when business was already dramatically declining partly because tourist arrivals are down almost 77 percent this year bar owners are worried the enforced closures could be extended in a worsening their roles we need to close the business. But only if we try to survive we have to we have our employees that. You need to pay for the rent for the living. Far take care of their family so we try our best to take out them. There is no management taking care of the more vulnerable the 21000000 thais who have informal jobs such as street food vendors many of whom are already struggling to survive because i did on my business is getting worse and worse i dont know if there was such bangkok done or not but if they do we will because we want to have money for food if we stay at home. Thailands economy has been resilient in the past and traditionally bounces back quickly from major setbacks this is evolving shock to an already vulnerable system will test that resilience like never before wayne hay al jazeera bangkok my stress frictions and ties to combat the pandemic have been enacted by a us state rather than the federal government that has led to a huge wave of criticism of the Trump Administration reports. Time square quiet its famous streets largely empty schools bars restaurants closed down in new york on wednesday neighboring pennsylvania joined new York New Jersey and connecticut in taking coronated steps barring gatherings of over 50 people closing most businesses extreme measures to control the rate of infection in the past spreading coronavirus good morning to urgent multistate response was needed to fill the gap they say the white house isnt the state cannot do this on its own you dont have the capacity we dont have a workforce we cant build new hospitals in 45. 00 days the federal government can be extremely helpful here if we do not act the price will only be larger new jerseys