Couple of hours issuing a Global Travel advisory now to americans saying that any american abroad should return to the United States immediately or plan to remain in place now just to give some perspective that level of the highest level advisory against travel for american citizens is the theme that the state department would use for an area of war for example and in this case it is the global coronavirus pandemic that is being advised for americans not to travel hi joe castor there joining us live with the latest from washington d. C. Heidi thank you. For Global Markets are trading up slightly after a major losses thanks to several Central Banks scrambling to soften the impact of the pandemic the dow jones in new york and fitzy 100. 00 in london both closed almost one percent higher but trading of course remains volatile it comes after the u. S. Federal reserve bank of england and the European Central bank will that fresh measures to support the Financial Markets or cases of corn a virus in the states of new york have nearly doubled in one day to 5201 than 3600 of those are in new york city 29 people are already confirmed to have died in the state officials are ramping up testing in an effort to slow the growth Gabe Elizondo is in new york city and says local officials can explain the jump in numbers. And new york state has begun a widespread testing really for the 1st time on wednesday evening into thursday morning the governor saying that they tested about 7500 people in the last 24 hours and that is why we are exploring they were seeing this bike in numbers that is going to continue to go up and one side thats the governor said thats a good sign because were starting to identify who has it and were starting to get them into the hospital so thats in some ways were seeing this bigger number its in some ways a good sign he says but the downside of that is that you know theyre testing 7500 in evening in a city of new york city of 9000000 in a state new york state of about 18000000 people see you can see they have a big hill to climb here to get over this to get a sense of how many people really in this city have this there are 750 new yorkers that are in a hospital hospitalized with coronavirus some in this hospital behind me New York University hospital this is leading to the next stage of this crisis as the governor and mayor call it and thats a Health Crisis many of the doctors and nurses are saying that they just dont have enough of the basic things to help protect themselves to running on shortages of gloves and masks and that is going to be a big problem moving forward both the governor and mayor of new york are employing the federal government washington to get more resources here to new york state and new york city because this now make no doubt about it new york has become the epicenter of the Coronavirus Crisis in the United States. Well while the global struggle to contain colona virus continues there is a glimmer of good news from where it was 1st discovered in china they reported no new local cases on the web and state for the 1st time since the virus again in december but a School Highly of reports from bangkok numbers are still going in all the parts of the region. Well countries across the globe continue to seal borders and lock down citizens the country that saw 1000 primary infection for the 1st time reported no new local cases in china the only new coronavirus patients were imported from abroad as construction and manufacturing resumes after months of shut down the epicenter for the virus 100. 00 city and the surrounding group a province reported no new cases also for the 1st time so that we are delighted to see this double 0 increase this means today we have seen that do enough to say many days of hard deficit theres been an uptick of infections in south korea this after a small cluster was discovered at a nursing home to help offset the Economic Impact of the coronavirus the government announced a support package to help Small Businesses with 2 previous packages the total Financial Aid now tops 39000000000. 00. We should think about ways to support those who have suffered from income levels lost their jobs due to the car iris the asian stock markets continue to struggle as concerns over economic disruption from the virus continues south koreas kaspi lead most of the regions major markets in losses thailand announced its biggest single day jump in corona virus cases at least 60 some of them were people returning from a mass gathering of muslim missionaries in neighboring malaysia thailand has closed some of its border crossings with its southern neighbor one of japans biggest tourist draws is Cherry Blossom season now in full swing but because of fear over spreading the virus viewing parties and picnics are discouraged and events have been cancelled. The japanese government Just Announced the tourist numbers for last month were down over 58 percent thats the biggest drop in 9 years since the tsunami and earthquake in 2011 that triggered the Fukushima Nuclear disaster its got harder aljazeera hundreds of protesters outside Israels Parliament have accused Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu of exploiting the current virus pandemic theyve defied government restrictions on large gatherings and claim netanyahu has used the i wait to consolidate his power they allege shes undermined democracy by granting please the power to track more dates of people suspected of virus he also calls parliament and the courts theyve asked the Supreme Court to suspend mobile phone tracking. In the past 24 hours israel has recorded a further 244 new cases of the virus the increase brings the total number of cases there to 677 as more than 650000 people remain under quarantine well as course now its a very full set who is in west jerusalem hi there harry so tell us more than about this increase in cases. Well its a substantial one its an increase of more than 50 percent in cases in less than 24 hours and so it does suggest that israel is on an upward curve a fast up would curve part of that can be explained by the fact that testing is coming on stream in greater numbers there are now more than 2000 tests being done every day and the Health Ministry the government is talking about increasing that still further in the coming days by several 1000 so there was an expectation that the number of cases would increase but israel also has problems in terms of the number of hospital beds per population the kind of preparations it has in terms of medical equipment and so on and so there is a very intense stricture now on people to stay at home the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has a dress this evening said that that was no longer a request or a directive it was now a police in forcible measure that people had to stay at home unless for absolutely essential things or in certain circumstances to go out walk their pets get their childrens and fresh air exercise and organize sporting activities but now the country is under pretty much a police in force lockdown and harry just how much pressure is netanyahu under right now. Well certainly there is a great deal of criticism in the media from Civil Liberties groups and obviously from Opposition Party members to what has happened in the last few days the knesset the Israeli Parliament has as you reported been shut down by the knesset speaker at a time when the opposition parties were trying to replace the speaker and stop putting in legislation that could prevent an indicted member of parliament such as netanyahu from forming a government there is this very strong measure in terms of digital tracking using cell phones the Supreme Court says that there has to be parliamentary approval by tuesday or that has to stop and there are still talks going on about a unity government which seemed to be making some progress the Opposition Leader benny gantz moving away from his total if you refusal from working with bennett with Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister how he feels there joining us live from mr slim hairy think you can have us most densely populated urban area in iran to want to has the highest concentration of cold virus cases in the country with the canadian government urging social distancing and curbing nonessential treatment and services to support the publicly funded Health Care System many are worried that societys poorest and most vulnerable and are being put at even greater risk of disease from the city daniel lack as the story. Is the pen demick spreads a kind gesture on the eerily quiet streets of torontos financial district people are avoiding offices and working from home but the homeless are still here so many things we take for granted if youre working that you can take it take care of your Everyday Needs but the vulnerable you know they struggle day to day in a crisis are not integrated so it becomes especially pronouncer in this time and i want to know this check and i want to know. Outreach worker greg cook says individual generosity isnt enough in canadas most expensive city homelessness was soaring long before coated 19 fears a virus spreading in what shelters there are mean more people may soon be sleeping rough shelters are not safe. Because you have a whole bunch of people in one room. When youre sleeping you cant social distance you cant stay 6 feet apart i mean just theres not a space to do that here at the countrys largest food bank both donations and demands are increasing as the crisis hits those with low incomes the charity is trying to minimize contact with the public while sending out even more food and supplies to the needy here so while theres a heightened sense of anxiety theres also an uplifting sense theres a sense that the city and the country are coming together and saying there are thousands tens of thousands of individuals who are vulnerable who we need to assist canadas government is announcing new measures every day most notably closed borders to all but citizens legal residents and trade and generous Cash Payments to ease economic damage from the spread of disease and the sweeping social measures taken to slow it down. That includes near mandatory isolation for those with even the mildest of symptoms like from a call for the flu and for those who traveled abroad like me 14 full days at home staying inside and not meeting other people canadas Prime Minister is among those avoiding others his wife has tested positive for the virus and hes leading the countrys efforts against it from inside his house with a relatively low number of cases canada is hoping social distancing and Government Spending can ease the impact of the crisis but helping those who cant help themselves the poor homeless the elderly and those with existing conditions is a huge and growing challenge for both government and the public daniel lack aljazeera toronto. Well theres plenty more still to come on the aljazeera news hour including well go live to mexico city where the governments preparing to the full force of combat 19 and zimbabwe braces for it so i wait for the Health Care System thats already being crippled by years of economic crisis. Hello was about to get cold about this part of europe where you see some spring rain coming to portugal and spain the circulation just off the coast there which is significant or will change the weather in next couple days particularly porch go for the north westerly breeze but the blue is rain of course thats coming out of the same system which will bring help for rain probably drop temperatures prost across this part of europe but were show you that in the 2nd a bit more detail this could be significant rain having had the snow recently term to madrid dropping again and when you talk about snow here we are talking about rain to ruin your day to fear around the mediterranean coast now the cold stepping down a bit a temperature of night lets take vienna out as a full cost 20. 00 on friday down to 9 northerly winds rain and then down to forces a High Temperature on sunday as cold up to bring snow back to terrilyn mountains and is that as cold has been generating in regenerating areas of low pressure in the eastern med for the last couple of months heres another one that northerly breeze will take time for dying kaross 16 degrees in the breeze does extend beyond that but of course is further west of the coast of morocco algeria where whats happening in spain portugal will affect you too cold cloudy. The u. N. Fact finders accuse the Burmese Military of genocide because they political if you think or. Do you believe there are no motives of russia or poor a kid going to have a bomb they. Would have to know the recognize the both sides have legitimate grievances against the other climate this is the foundation of climate back then and that is why the palookas must take a hard hitting debate with us. On aljazeera. So many aljazeera london broke our santa to special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people and theres no understanding of what systemic racism is unprompted uninterrupted success comes with opposition if youre not upsetting people youre not saying anything for her needs any oh. There is not a family in britain i believe that has not been touched by empire studio be unscripted on aljazeera. Welcome back or a mind of our top stories currently here on aljazeera italy has become the nations most seriously hit by cool a virus that with the number of deaths of passing those in china. U. S. President double jump says hes called on the food and Drug Administration to streamline its processes to speed up the development of a treatment for cruel virus. Global markets the trading slightly off after major losses thanks to several Central Banks scrambling to soften the impact of the pandemic. Aid agencies are warning that refugees of course are increasingly vulnerable to the virus they say theyre struggling to protect people in overcrowded ill equipped camps where many have already enjoyed years of suffering while the jungle reports. The population so traumatized by violence now terrified of a virus in Northern Syria after 10 years of war and humanitarian catastrophe medics are doing all they can to prevent an outbreak of covert 19 masks are being handed out parents are trying to protect their children but everyone seems to know its not nearly enough the south edges are filled by thirds of them we have very little equipment and supplies not just right here but in all of Northern Syria not that if we do not one of the fighters in bangladesh where around 3 quarters of a 1000000 rohingya for me and more are in camps youth activists are teaching refugee children about the importance of proper hygiene anxiety in the largest refugee settlement in the world is on the rise warnings from agencies are stark imagine then what it would course in densely crowded refugee camps Community Centers filled with said billions in the war so on displaced people fleeing to informal settlements in places where there is little or no water no 100 percent of these little hygiene and no health care in greece Doctors Without Borders has urged the government to evacuate refugees from overcrowded camps they say provide the perfect storm for a coded 1000 outbreak we have why dont want to go and where 1300 people in moore you know we have one toilet for 200 bieber and if we asked people today to go to the doctor if they have a problem there is no doctor to go and if we ask either of these people to. To isolate them so there is no space resolution this week the United NationsRefugee Agency announced that due to severe travel disruptions around the world travel arrangements for resettling refugees are being temporarily suspended we are queuing 2 sites and working very closely with them to ensure that movements can still continue for the most critical emergency cases. Thats possible as panic over the pandemic spreads around the world refugees and the internally displaced are as always just trying to survive people long accustomed to uncertainty for whom life has suddenly become an even greater challenge mohammed jim jim. The u. N. Secretary general antonio good terrace is calling the World Leaders for a global and coordinated response to the Coronavirus Crisis if you let the virus spread like wildfire especially in the most vulnerable regions of the worlds it with millions of people as we need to immediately move away from a situation where each country is in the thinking its only our strategies to one that ensures in full transparency the core of the nature of the Global Response including gulping countries that are less prepared to tackle the crisis well latin america continues to prepare for what many see as an inevitable large scale contagion but in mexico many say the government isnt doing enough on the republicans us now from mexico city man well has the Mexican Government started adopti