Globe would be the shutdown more restricted access to help fight the spread. Well the coronavirus pandemic is only timing its grip on europe this friday to the point where italy is calling in the army to enforce a lockdown in the region of lombardy that is where we will start as we go around the world this hour italy 1st of all with just over 3400. 00 people have died that is now more than anywhere else in the world including china infections of now surpassed 40000. 00 there as well in spain the numbers growing at an alarming rate a 1000 people have been killed and fictions are up at 20000. 00 almost in the middle east iran Just Announced another 149. 00 deaths bringing its total to more than 1400 president Hassan Rouhani is calling on iranians to stay united to tackle the crisis and in the United States the governor of the countrys most. State california has told everyone 40000000 people stay indoors stay home 1000 infections have been reported there so here is the team this hour on Al Jazeera Mike Hanna is in washington d. C. Teresa bo is in buenos aires ill be with you both shortly starting with me in london though nave bring us up to date with whats going on particularly in italy. The situation in italy increasingly critical believe it or not all of the italian or thirties were hoping on april the 3rd to review the nationwide locked in the country with a possible hope of lifting restrictions in some areas while you get the distinct impression that that ship has now sailed very much so particularly and lombardy the region of the north of italy where the Financial Capital is reports of 114 troops being deployed in the lobby to enforce the law there that area has been referred to as the red zone of the plan is to possibly increase troop numbers incrementally and other regions across the country as well italy being seen very much by other nations in europe. How not to deal with the crisis the countrys Health System is very very much overwhelmed. But saying that there have been some glimmers of hope in other parts of europe as well austria tight restrictions introduced very very early on particularly travel from italy to austria they are reporting a situation that is more under control but the really interesting detail is in germany theyve had a high infection rate it stands at around 14000 thats the latest figure i have more than germanys infection rate but if you compare the number of deaths in ratio to that the death toll is hovering around 31 what germany did very very quickly is make testing readily available to as many people as they possibly could well burdening you too much with the numbers the fatality rate in germany now is north point 22 percent compared with 8 percent in italy and 2. 2 percent here in the u. K. So whatever germany is doing is going to be looked at critically by other countries and undoubtedly hopefully copied by numbers as well as extraordinary nave just stay there for a 2nd for me if you wouldnt mind because i want to highlight a particular case from the u. K. Where you are showing the effect the virus is having on some of the people who contract it weve got this clip of a woman shes young shes fit shes healthy shes been stuck in intensive care for days she posted this video on social media warning people not to underestimate the virus. Or. Make it. Indeed yes well a number of us lawmakers for in their own Financial Disclosures have revealed that they were dealing on the stock market in a particularly sensitive period january february at a time when there was discussion about the pandemic but the trumpet administration was continuing to insist that all was well now the most high profile figure to have declared this in its Financial Disclosures is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee Richard Burton now he disclosed that he traded between the middle of february and the end of their breeze some 1700000000. 00 worth of stocks now what is significant kemal is is that these stocks were rooted in the Hospitality Industry in hotel chains and such so forth so certainly this is a very very potentially damning aspect to the behavior off the head of the Senate IntelligenceCommittee Time when there was discussion about the pandemic but the trumpet administration was continuing to insist that all was well now the most high profile figure to have declared this in its Financial Disclosures is the chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee Richard Burton now he disclosed that he traded between the middle of february and the end of their breeze some 1700000000. 00 worth of stocks now what is significant kemal is is that these stocks were rooted in the Hospitality Industry in hotel chains and such so forth so certainly this is a very very potentially damning aspect to the behavior off the head of the Senate Intelligence committee he was also recorded by National Public radio speaking to North Carolina constituents at the end of february saying that this virus is like nothing that is ever been seen before this is what he was saying to his constituents he was not saying that outside a private meeting to the public he took. The Administration Line all is well we are under control we are dealing with this matter dont panic he himself now in the last half hour says that he will refer the matter to the Senate Ethics committee which will be looking at his dealings no doubt and the dealings of a number of other lawmakers who had been dealing and stopped during this highly sensitive and dangerous period mike hanna is in washington d. C. With that update this friday thank you mike and now we go a little further south latin america here is to raise the bar in buenos aires where some of the strictest enforcement coming in place tourists are. Well thats correct its a preventive and compulsory down of the whole country from now on those who are found on the streets would have to have a good excuse the government is saying that theyre going to implement fines and prison time for those who does not respect what the government is that implementing right now this is one of the strictest measures to be taken year in latin america so far argentinas president i got to fight him on this prevented flights from coming from europe the United States china and other affected nations also he is impulse to quarantine is to those who have arrived from those countries they need to remain at least 2 weeks at home in order to prevent the spread of the virus against those who do not respect it will end up being sanctions or serving prison time this is an extremely sensitive situation in argentina right now 128 people have been counted or have been infected 3 have died but even though the number is still not high enough theres lots of questioning about how the whole accounting is being done because its being centered year and because of what our scientists so many years believe that that number could easily go up argentina the president has said exactly that this is an exceptional measure and then exceptional time within the framework of what democracy needs so this is a big challenge for a country that is currently in an economic crisis with the recession with quality rates on the rise in many feel that they cannot stay at home that they need to go out and find a make some type of a living or find food because they cannot make it until the end of the day so this is a big big challenge for the presidency a fight about the phone numbers about the what theyre saying is that lives are at risk and that right now the priority is to keep people in a home. That is. Thank you. And were going to keep with latin america for a moment look a little bit wider with. Her has this report on other latin american countries and how they are dealing with the pandemic. Health authorities in mexico are increasing measures to fight the spread of coded 19 on wednesday the Mexican Government reported the 1st Death Associated with the spread of corona virus. Unlike other countries in the region mexico has been reluctant to implement containment measures that could further impact the National Economy while not. Speaking of money its one thing for those of us who have a secure salary is Something Else for the people who make their living on the streets we cant leave these people we need to support that economy in Central America several countries have closed their borders outright for hunter and citizens arriving from sea or from neighboring countries quarantine sites like this one a been set up in the capital. Were a strict curfew has been imposed to prevent further contagion i in brazil protesters in several major cities banged pots and pans from outside apartment windows protesting the governments handling of the coded 1000 elbridge which brazils president. Initially referred to as a cold fantasy. Concerns are growing over code 900 prepared this in venezuela where a 7 year long economic crisis has pushed Health Services to critical levels in the capital get aca as Health Workers at one hospital say that water no longer flows through the plumbing and. Hospitals are empty because the medical personnel who work there are terrified of what of contracting the virus because they dont have adequate protection that colombia which announced a mandatory 14 day quarantine to citizens arriving from abroad will now block all entry to the country starting on monday joy. I have been an outspoken advocate that colombians can enter colombia and we have a wide window so that what we as signing as until this weekend were going to allow colombians from abroad to winter and for a period of 30 days we will suspend the entry of international travelers. In mexico criticism grows over what appears to be an overly relaxed attitude from officials until now also if isolation and quarantine efforts have been led by citizens and private businesses. Despite the continued spread of code 19 the Mexican Government has yet to order the closure of businesses or the cancellation of flights. Zita mexico city. Now for a 2nd day this is interesting no new domestic cases of covert 19 have been reported in china there are of course still concerns about infections coming in from overseas and the economic standstill well that has reduced pollution levels which has been an unexpected bonus test on your rivals in south korea there have been intensified despite the continuing fall in new coronavirus cases the south koreans joined a 3 way Video Conference with colleagues in china and japan to discuss the threat of imported infections more on that from one. Diplomatic tensions have been put aside for now is south korea china and japan pledged greater cooperation to fight coronavirus boxes of protective equipment donated by the Chinese Government arrived in south korea to be sent to vulnerable communities on friday the Foreign Ministers from the 3 countries spoke via video link from you dont turn it on a you do have im sure we all agree that we need to think about ways to prevent the spread of the corona virus as well as the need to minimise the economic and social impacts caused by the decrease of exchanges between our people due to this incident just weeks ago south korea had the highest number of coronavirus cases outside china now. The situation appears to be stabilizing and the number of new cases being recorded is trending downwards but there is no sense of complacency in south korea in fact the government is introducing Stricter Border controls. As of midnight on march 22nd we will conduct testing for all people entering south korea from European Countries and especially for a long time stay people will be required to solve isolate or should be sent to an isolation facility for 14 days florentine measures and border closures announced by governments around the world have meant Passenger Air travel has slumped at an unprecedented rate new Zealands National carrier warning it may need to cut a 3rd of its staff and the government giving it a 515000000. 00 loan to stay in the air we do have a responsibility obviously to move people around the country and we take that very seriously as we do with any repatriation efforts we can through the government and obviously cargo the International Air travel Association Says their lines will need as much as 200000000000. 00 in Financial Aid from governments in the coming months wayne hay aljazeera the philippines has reported another death that raises the total to 18 with 230. 00 infections confirmed 60000000. 00 filipinos have been told to stay at home which is actually more than half the population doctors and nurses on the front line of the emergency is struggling to get work on a below has the story from manila when they come home dr karen lot more anna has had to send her child away from manila. For fear she might have been exposed to the corona virus while the work. She sterilizes which you drive home from the hospital. He said. Her husband assumes he will catch the virus if his wife does know we. Already you know i think its already exposed so hes trying you and us. Saying were trying to work from home. With a lockdown on the philippine capital as well as we age and to the north and south of manila or public transport is paralyzed its become even more difficult for people with vital jobs to get to work some had to walk quite. This test just to get to their. Houses while local governments have stepped in with mobile kitchens and by sheer schemes for instance National Government leaders say guidelines are changing new problems emerge. There may be missteps and misunderstandings confusion and conjecture frustration and fear we appeal for patience and calm as we and the whole world face an unprecedented crisis im in the middle of one of manilas financial districts and on a normal day right behind me there be a lot of people crossing the street but it is an empty district right now with only workers from the basic and Health Services sectors allowed in and out where it is busy however is the countrys main International Airport in manila or confusion over a flight restrictions tourists making a mad rush to leave us well as some of the millions of filipinos who Work Overseas so they dont lose their jobs barnaby law aljazeera manila. Of course we have plenty more ahead on the coronavirus in this news hour. With your lovely bones and. All of these would be. A message from doctors and nurses on the front lines in the fight their message just stay home. Im pouring since stock car while hospitals are adopting military strategies borrowed from the nato summit fears of a big spike in coronavirus cases. And in sports the criticism is mounting botts japanese officials have still welcomed the olympic flame to their country. So we want to take a closer look now at how italy has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in europe the 1st 2 cases there were reported at the end of jenner general in fact it involved a chinese couple who visited from so the government immediately declared a 6 month state of emergency and banned all direct flights to and from china so they took action early more than 2 weeks later where at february the 18th now it is the 1st Italian National who came to a hospital in the long body region showing symptoms but an alarm was not raised because he hadnt been to china only 36 hours later the provincial government said he tested positive for corona virus then he did in fact had 5 Health Workers one patient and his pregnant wife. Days later the Italian Government imposed its restrictions on parts of the long body and vonetta regions 50000 people were cut off and in that same way 900 people were detected with the virus and 21 people died on march 8th one body the business heartland of italy was placed under quarantine and then only 2 days later were up to march 10th by this stage the whole of a 60000000 people came under this one person and nationwide lockdown to slow what had become europes worst coronavirus outbreak but it was all too little too late because on thursday basically and this was the incredible thing its a past china the epicenter of the whole thing its a past china with the highest number of corona virus deaths in the world well lets hear from dr mary louise because now she is a professor of Epidemiology Health care and infection and Infectious Diseases control at the university of New South Wales she told the world can learn from the measures china has taken the slow the virus and says unfortunately italy got it all wrong. When they lock down the country and the long body area they should have actually put in place social distancing instead of the community to go to restaurants coffee shops between 6 am and 6 pm what they should have done is lock it down and prevent anyone from going out socialising let them go to the bank and to get their food but thats it the numbers that we have in an epidemiological could. Usually 7 days late because the incubation period is about 5 to 7 days and in the last day