New warnings from the w. H. O. Britains Prime Minister has ordered restaurants bars and passes to close a movie he describes as upsetting but essential. The coronavirus demick has hit another grim milestone with global deaths passing 11000 initially more than 600 people lost their lives in just the past 24 hours in spain the army is out on the streets the number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Has reached 900000 the borders between the u. S. With mexico and canada and now closed to all nonessential travel i can a from washington d. C. Has our 1st report. The trumpet ministration continues to wreck to top preventative measures in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic the latest action aimed at cutting traffic across the countrys northern and southern borders President Trump was at pains to emphasize this was done in consultation with the governments of canada and mexico the nations Top Health Care officials are extremely concerned about the Great Public Health consequences of mass uncontrolled. Cross Border Movement only u. S. Citizens with fellow documents will be allowed to cross and this puts an end to any form of undocumented migration the introduction and spread of the coronavirus and the departments Border Patrol stations and detention facilities presents a serious danger to migrants or frontline agents and officers in the American People mexico confirmed its 1st case of coronavirus related deaths on wednesday against this backdrop the u. S. President was asked about another controversy in washington reports of a merge that some lawmakers are profiting from the crisis republican chairman of the Senate IntelligenceCommittee Richard Burr is one of them researchers to produce 2 reports he allegedly dumped 1700000. 00 worth of stocks in mid february these wishes in the travel and leisure industry one of the hardest hit economic sectors one political observer put it this way he is trading is you know a significant amount of money and a very short period of time all selling stocks that were right coronavirus questions have also been asked about trades made by several other senators including the georgia senator kelly lefler who sold stock on generally the 24th the same day of a close Senate HealthCommittee Briefing democratic senator Dianne Feinstein also traded stocks in this period though she contends that was a decision taken by her Financial Advisor b. Would look at whether the senators made unusual transactions during that period or whether this was part of their normal buying and selling and if its not doesnt amount to a significant amount of money or if it is as you said par for the course for these senators then that would suggest that they were deliberately trading on the inside information of the coming pandemic President Trump says he knows nothing about these reported trades though he was quick to remark that a democrat was also a tyrant lee paul. The group that conducted trades so dont hold group would include richard burr the head of the Intelligence Committee and it also would include senator kelly plus lawyer and so the question is whether or not they should be investigated for that behavior what also includes Dianne Feinstein a democrat you didnt mention her name what did you mention her name and i think shes a very honorable person by the way so im not but you know its interesting that you mention 2 people but you dont mention one that happens to be a democrat or a senator should they be you know because i have to look at it possibly but i find them to be honorable people the matter will now be referred to the Senate Ethics committee which will decide whether these trades constituted unethical if not criminal behavior mike hanna ill just era washington i can speak now to daniel lacquers in toronto daniel so the borders between the u. S. Canada and mexico have now closed what level of disruption is that likely to have. Well both sides the canadians and the americans are saying they want to minimize the disruption clearly they would say that but this is a border of the seas of 02000000000 dollars a day tree between canada and the United States alone and tens of thousands of people crossing at a whole series of crossings across along the border some 6000 kilometers long so what theyre doing is theyre allowing commercial trade and essential travel but not tourism or recreation that means theyre giving Border Guards on both sides a great deal of discretion to decide whether or not someones across the cross what they have to do is balance the needs of families who live on both sides of the border and also people who work in one country and live in another its going to be a big challenge its unprecedented only after the September September 11th attacks of 2001 has that border been shut down like this and then it was quickly reopened to trade and travel once the worst was passed this is supposed to be a 30 day shutdown but the way things are going with the growth of covert 19 cases in both canada and the United States officials are warning it could be close this way for much longer than your lack thank you for that then you like live from toronto tens of millions of americans are being told to stay at home as more u. S. States enter an unprecedented lockdown new york illinois and connecticut to follow californias example as they combat the spread of coronavirus it means all but essential businesses will be closed and that people should only fund for trips to supermarkets pharmacies gas stations bread and says most people in california are following the orders to stay home. By and large it seems that they are weve seen no reports of any widespread defiance of the stay at home orders most people seem to be accepting it or Gavin Newsoms description of this as a necessary step and by the way governor newsome has continued with is aggressive moves to try and stem the spread of the virus and milia rate its effects calling out the National Guard just moments ago to deliver food and supplies to food banks around the state that are the place where people disadvantaged people who have little funds. Tend to go to receive low cost or free food generally as i say. The pattern in the state is that most people are staying home i was able to go out earlier and see the traffic in this famously traffic choked city was very like here in los angeles the stores are mostly closed except for as you mentioned those essential places fueling stops pharmacies groceries also restaurants are able to operate. Only on a takeaway or delivery basis so thats saving some of the impact. A member of u. S. Vice president mike pence his office says tested positive for corona virus hence a spokeswoman katie miller says the unidentified staffer hasnt had any recent close contact either the president nor the vice president. European countries italy and spain is struggling to stem new infections despite unprecedented lockdown now the u. K. Has ordered the closure of cafes pubs gyms and other businesses or brennan has the story from london. Across europe coronavirus lockdowns have largely emptied the streets to reduce the chances of person to person infection paris residents face a 150. 00 fine if caught outside without good reason exercise is permitted even encouraged but new restrictions have been imposed along the river scene and around the eiffel tower you often see that we are at the start of this crisis as i have reminded the french people in the beginning of this week we put in place measures to resort this 1st wave its a race against the virus despite nearly 2 weeks in lockdown italy has seen the numbers dead in infected hitting record new highs people are only allowed out for work medical reasons or emergencies and those allowances are expected to be made even tighter this weekend this is just a snapshot of life in Central London but compared to the lock downs in france and italy the difference is striking shops are still open people are still Walking Around driving around each and every contact an opportunity for the virus to spread i have a message for young people you are not invincible even if you dont get seek the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and for someone else until now restrictions in the u. K. Have been advisory rather than compulsory but in order for schools to shutter finally has come into effect the gates will not reopen on monday. At his latest daily Coronavirus Briefing the Prime Ministers guidance to leisure venues became a Closure Order we are quick to be telling. Tele cafes pubs bars and restaurants to clues to meet as soon as they reasonably can and not to open to more newly published documents hints at the struggle ahead u. K. Governments latest scientific advice makes sobering reading sages warn the government that a combination of case isolation household isolation and social distancing of vulnerable groups is very unlikely to prevent Critical Care facilities being overwhelmed and in General Social distancing and School Closures to the mix would probably work if kept in place for a long period how long the government has been warned the to be effective a policy of alternating between more and less strict measures would need to be in place for at least most of the year around the World Governments are enacting Emergency Powers imposing draconian restrictions and confining whole populations in their homes and there is no imminent exit strategy paul brennan aljazeera south korea has had a slight increase in cases reporting 147 new infections as off saturday the increase comes as authorities check health and welfare facilities and dive a city of the center of the countries are break and in china some shops in the city of rwanda have been allowed to reopen with no new cases of the virus reported for 3 days or han and who by province was where the virus was 1st reported. And singapore has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from a virus difficult holland joins us now from hong kong with more on that this must be a sad milestone for singapore i mean it had taken an aggressive stance to tackle a virus in the early days. Indeed kim singapore was seen as how to deaths an example of how to contain the virus its with Effective Response to the outbreak and now its reported its 1st 2 fatalities the government says both people had Underlying Health issues but is also warning of a new spike in cases theyve seen a large number of cases the number of cases rise in the past week mainly due to what theyre calling the global wave people coming in from abroad and singapore now has 385 cases so far it has managed over the past few weeks to keep those numbers down now theyre worried about people coming in from outside and bringing them in as people escape other areas or other parts of the world which have the epidemic has gone gone too and so what theyve done now is close the borders even tighter than before but anyone who comes in will not be in a 14 day home quarantine and theyre banning anyone from high risk areas now also need to mention thailand which has had seen a spike in cases again 89 cases thailand has also been very vigilant from the start blocking anyone from high risk areas they say most of these cases come from people attending a boxing match in a strange attainment complex and coming from a religious gathering in malaysia which incidentally has the highest number of cases now in Southeast Asia the infections topping a 1000. What can you tell us about the situation in china weve been hearing its the 3rd day with no new local transmissions and theyre now reopening some shops in what was the epicenter. Thats right so the epi center was a province home to watch on city thats where the virus was 1st detected at the end of last year that city has been an incredible Lockdown People have been able to leave their homes for weeks for any reason but now that weve seen no new cases for consecutive days the government says theyre going to lift those restrictions theyre going to lock people out of their homes for very short periods of time theyre going to start with opening shops and commercial retailers mainly those that sell food and other necessities and they will allow each household to send someone out for 2 hours of the day to go shopping to get those necessities the rest of china in many parts are still in lockdown china is now worried people bringing in cases so the borders and our major Cities International travelers there will be under a huge scrutiny they will have to go on into very tight screening before theyre allowed to land or come into major cities in china as china tries to control to control what theyre calling a new wave of imported cases devika problem live from hong kong thank you so ahead on aljazeera sounding the alarm u. S. Hospital workers want to die a shortage of medical equipment will force them to choose between who lives and who dies. Why the chaos on oil markets is sending shock waves through indonesias economy. Welcome back the weather across the Arabian Peninsula is looking very unsettled overnight few days intense thunderstorms are possible around the u. A. E. Right amman and indeed here in qatar this area of low pressure across iraq but looks particularly nasty some intense rainfall could well cause some flooding and a threat to life as a move the forecast from saturday through to sunday then well see that system moving further towards the east so its irans turn to see threatening rainfall really could cause somebody severe flash flooding still some storms for cats are indeed 40 by standing across parts of amount through into saudi arabia and yemen temperatures in the mediterranean regions are recovering a little bit at that stage weve got to high as of 16 there beiruts about stage and on the western side of saudi arabia where the conditions are generally looking fine now as we head into central parts of africa weve got some very heavy showers across the ethiopia across the highlands of particular largely draw across much of kenya and indeed just a few showers further south in tanzania for extreme south of africa were looking at largely fine conditions across south africa itself with highs of 25. 00 in joburg and cape town but showers on madagascar highs of 24. 00 and montana. For. 4 minutes practice. To achieve their dream of becoming afghanistans 1st ever wintering in pms they will have to overcome many mountains. Coming up powerful hope and inspiration where the light shines witness on aljazeera the. Youre watching aljazeera of either of our top stories this hour the United States and mexico have agreed to restriction nonessential travel across their shared border to contain the spread of the coronavirus it follows a similar agreement between the u. S. And canada. More than 11000 people worldwide have now died from coronavirus italy has called in the military to enforce its lockdown after reporting more than 600 deaths in 24 hours. South korea is reporting a slight increase in corona virus cases 147 new infections and 8 more deaths in china some shops in the city of rouhani have been allowed to reopen with no due cases of the virus reported for 3 days. North korea has fired 2 projectiles into the sea off the peninsulas east coast thats according to south koreas military earlier this month that launched several missiles into the same area as part of what it lead is called firing true the u. S. And china have been pushing north korea to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs or macbride has more from south Koreas Capital seoul. This is the 3rd test this year of it so weapons that was after a lot of several months the difference between this test and the previous 2 tests weve had this series does seem to be more sophisticated weaponry on show the 1st 2 tests were from the east coast of the peninsula and it they appear to be either rocket launchers a long range artillery these launches of 2 projectiles were from the west coast or they flew right over the peninsula 400 kilometers landing in the sea that separates the from japan and it does appear that south Korean Military officials here know that they were short range Ballistic Missiles and also they noted that the guy system appeared to have been in use so its led people here to conclude this is part of a new more sophisticated guided Weapon System that the North Koreans have been developing south korea has condemned this launches saying that it is extremely inappropriate to say the least to be conducting this sort of test while the rest of the world is struggling with the coronaVirus Outbreak why is it choosing now to conduct these tests so well theyre most straightforward explanation is that this is simply targets of its winter exercises that have been conducted for the past couple of months and that are now concluding that another possible way of looking at this is that this is kim jong uns way of really stamping his or 30 of telling its own people that he is very much in control that he is in charge almost 30 security personnel have been killed as an Afghan Military thanks for stormed in the self the government blames the attack and Zabul Province on the taliban the group signed a peace dea