2000 but its really recalled another day with fewer deaths. The bun demick used accelerating. The World Health Organization walls a pandemic is getting worse but says theres still hope for its spread can become. Class pressure mounts on japan to cancel the 20 twentieths lympics because of the only going health crisis. But 1st the u. K. Has become the latest country to order the Restricted Movement of its citizens in a bid to slow the spread of the virus residents will be required to stay at home for 3 weeks there are a few exceptions though and they are for work for exercise and for shopping for groceries and all nonessential businesses will shout the new measures come in the World Health Organization says the spread of the pandemic is accelerating the w. H. O. Chief says it took 67 days before the world reached 100000 confirmed cases then it took 11 days to confirm 200000 cases around the world as a pandemic spread bot. The w. H. O. T. Says it has just taken 4 days for the number of known cases to reach 300000 leave her starts our coverage it was an announcement no british Prime Minister has made since the 2nd world war unprecedented restrictions on peoples way of life you must stay at home because the critical thing we must do to stop the disease spreading between households that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home for the following very limited purposes. Shopping for basic necessities as infrequently as possible one form of exercise a day for example a rum walk or cycle alone with members of your household any medical need to provide care or to help a Vulnerable Person and travelling to and from work but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home. Following the you sample of france germany spain and italy police will now have the power to issue fines and enforce closures britains been watching developments in mainland europe with growing unease but while london landmarks are deserted this was the scene on the citys underground on monday. The advice is clear and so are the risks but crowds are still gathering at this east london market while theyre still demand stallholders say theyre left with little choice but to carry on selling and shoppers people by. The local authorities are painting footprints on the tarmac to help people maintain physical distance but like many of the guidelines nobodys paying any attention this is one of the cheapest places in the area to buy food shutting it down could have dire consequences on peoples lives and livelihoods it is a difficult decision to make but every infected person runs a risk of infecting several others the domino effect could be catastrophic. In italys long body region cemeteries are struggling to keep up with the dead on monday the death toll climb to more than 6000. Is the 2nd straight day the number of dead edged down and the rate of infection slowed its too early to say whether its at least turn the tide on covert 19 but the figures office some hope the government measures are working. A day after italy shut down all nonessential Economic Activity now more restrictions a ban on all internal travel the virus has distorted everyday life buying food can take many hours. The streets of the german capital berlin are also empty and the countrys chancellor Angela Merkel forced to quarantine but theres a glimmer of hope new data suggest the spread of the virus is slowing despite a high infection rate there are relatively few deaths in germany the country was quick to introduce widespread Virus Testing or 2 of your one cool element is the ability to keep track of contacts. Of contacts are kept for 14 days and the isolation of infected people these measures must be kept up and strict it is for the coming weeks and months they are important and will remain important. 2 weeks into its long term spain is now considering extending it further the fiver says swept through dozens of Nursing Homes many of the residents didnt stand a chance soldiers are now battling to contain the spread. Country after country governments are controlling the lives of citizens like never before and then effort to save lives the coronavirus has pushed a continent into confinement leave barca aljazeera london. The head of the un is calling for a global ceasefire to allow the world to concentrate on the fight against the pandemic our diplomatic editor james bays has mol from u. N. Headquarters in new york welcome to this the un is deeply concerned about the spread of coronavirus in countries already dealing with conflict and thats why at a virtual News Conference the secretary general made this call the fury of the vials illustrates the folly of war that is why today i am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world it is time to put Armed Conflict on lockdown and focus together on the to fight of our lives the World Health Organization is the part of the un thats been leading the Global Response its directed general expressed his alarm at the speed of the spread of new cases the pun demick is accelerating it took 67. 00 days from the 1st reported case to reach the 1st 100000 cases 11 days for the 2nd 100000 cases just 4 days for this that 100000 cases the secretary general we launching a global humanitarian appeal on wednesday hes asking for 2000000000. 00 hes also written to the richest countries on earth the g 20 saying there needs to be more coordination and more help for the developing world later in the week the leaders of those g. 20 nations will be holding an online summit meeting jamesburg out zira at the united nations. And officials in syria have imposed curfews and banned public transport after the war torn country confirmed its 1st case of korean virus the Health Minister says all necessary measures have been taken and the 20 year old woman who is the case is currently in coron tain theyve been unconfirmed reports of infections in the country for weeks now but the earth orat is have been denying a cover up humanitarian groups a major outbreak in syria would be particularly catastrophic. The u. S. Senate is again failed to agree on a trillion dollar stimulus bill which is aimed at boosting the economy during this pandemic is a 2nd time the legislation has failed to pass politicians are under increasing pressure to prevent an economic collapse but theyve been divided on what the final package should look like we can go live to our correspondent castro now whos in Silver Spring maryland just outside d. C. And what is it dividing congress at this critical time. Martine if the thing thats always dividing congress which is the partisanship between the democrats and the republicans in this case democrats are saying that this package which was drafted by republicans with close working with the white House Democrats say that the bailout lacks transparency the businesses that end up getting help from the federal government they would not have to be announced until 6 months after receiving these loans and democrats say that theres not enough restrictions to ensure that these businesses wouldnt still later on lay off more workers meanwhile republicans point the finger back at democrats accusing members of trying to use this political opportunity to get more unrelated legislation passed things related to voting for example that have nothing to do with the Coronavirus Response so what were left with is even as were talking now the embers of congress continue to baiting these issues weve heard everything from in pietschmann to Supreme Court nominations brought up of course all of this not related to the number one priority of the American Public which is to get past this crisis both medically even as the number of deaths in the u. S. For the 1st time surged past 100 in one day and of course hoping for this legislation to stem the hemorrhaging of the u. S. Economy meanwhile while congress is dithering if you like President Trump is using the executive order in order to support measures to be taken against those who might be trying to exploit this emergency. Thats right he signed an executive order under the defense production act which aims to prevent price gouging and hoarding of critical medical supplies like respirators and like masks this was announced in greater detail by President Trumps attorney general william barr just moments ago saying that anyone or any supplier found with a warehouse full of these things rather than having them being used at a hospital if theyre trying to hoard it for profit they should expect a knock from the federal government that during todays coronavirus White House Briefing which is still currently happening we also heard President Trump give a bit of mixed messaging here saying that he knows that its going to get worse there have been medical professionals saying that the worst certainly is yet to come here in the United States but the same time the president saying he doesnt want the cure his policy of social isolation and social distancing he says he doesnt want that to be worse than the problem itself certainly cognizant of the great damage to the stock market which has erased all gains since President Trump took office and of the continued damage being done to the u. S. Economy the president saying that at the end of this 15 day period which will be next week he it is administration will reassess whether or not to continue the social distancing which is medical professionals are saying should continue for weeks if not months. Thanks very much indeed well as heidi alluded to the state of the markets as have a look at them they are continuing to suffer as she mentioned the dow in new york that closed just over 3 points down off another day of fools across asia and europe and traders would even allowed into the New York Stock Exchange on monday or market trading is now being done electronically because of the new york shutdown. Now more than half of india is under a complete lockdown as the government tries to contain the spread of the virus theres more than 460 confirmed cases in the country while most people are following the governments orders there have been desperate scenes of our stations as Migrant Workers try to get home elizabeth piranhas mall from the capital new delhi this is what the Indian Government wanted to prevent hundreds of people crowding together Migrant Workers in the state of bihar filled overcrowded buses some even climbed on the roofs in a desperate attempt to return to their homes. So you saw this bus and came and sat here and talk to you somewhere but no one was here and. They are. Saying that the bus will go but. We just keep. Migrant workers around the country try to catch buses after Indian Railways cancel Train Services which carry more than 25000000. 00 commuters a day. All interstate buses and Metro Service is canceled until the end of the month the ministry of Civil Aviation announced all domestic flights will be suspended from wednesday promised in that interim order tweeted saying many people a still not taking the lockdown seriously even though most Public Places were deserted around the country many regional leaders including in the Capital Territory of delhi said they would take action against anyone who violates the measures. Now everyone from today has to obey the law gone completely and not done started this morning maybe you had to go out for some missing to work but from tomorrow the government will enforce the knockdown and will use force to ensure that. Also announced financial and humanitarian assistance to those affected in delhi as the Indian Government introduces more restrictions every day to limit the spread of the virus and many have lost their livelihoods or have been stranded are also hoping to hear how the government will help them beyond telling them to stay at home and as a problem al jazeera new delhi still to come here at aljazeera told to stay at home south africa orders a powerful knock down as a number of coronavirus cases that come from 200 percent. And in other news the u. S. Secretary of state visits afghanistans rival leaders to try to breathe new life into a flagging deal with the taliban. And ive got some rather nasty weather in the forecast for northeastern parts of the u. S. At the moment so a lot of cloud just pushing around the middle antic states sweeping up into new england eastern parts of canada something of a noreaster here just pulling its way through nudging further north as theyll be some snow in the northern flank of that particularly around that east the side of kind of the 30 centimeters of snow for a time all of that area cloud in the right down into central parts of the u. S. And here comes the next system some very heavy rain pushing through the deep south pushing up towards kentucky was tennessee easing a cross those middle and sixtys genius maryland seeing some wetter weather as we go wanted to what is a taboo just falling back just i saw myself stephanie or cam for d. C. Dry weather coming in behind splash of rain there just around the midwest through the Northern Plains mistal seeing some well the onset of weather at times over towards the west coast even as far south as california we are going to see it want to see showers into. Caribana over the midst of them buys pot fun and dry lots of the tropical sunshine coming through so essentially its set fallaci wanted to shout as they would towards the lady was for a tie showers getting driven further west was on that keen wind but for most of the say it is fine and sunny. And chemical agents hard to deal with and noticed throughout history alhaji water 1st appeared its head with me and started fighting me developed by nation state and soon there could be another apple tree in fact every child. Now within reach of those seeking calebs compounding the most toxic substance in the world would have to land me invisible friends on aljazeera. Lets have a look at the top stories here at out today are the british Prime Minister has a very restricted the movement of citizens to slow the spread of the coronavirus residents are required to stay at home with a few exceptions made for work for exercise and for Grocery Shopping and all nonessential businesses will claim its. The death toll in europe there is continuing to grow in italy the number of dead has now past 6000 and thats double that of china where the virus began and in spain the death tolls risen to more than 2. And the u. S. President says he is working with both the republicans and the democrats to ensure a trillion dollar stimulus bill is approved politicians on monday failed to pass the legislation for a 2nd time theyre under increasing pressure to prevent economic collapse and it spread in cases. That will new infections are decreasing in some Asian Countries most of the region is showing no signs of slowing down and governments and they are responding with even tighter restrictions that could last for up to 6 months. Now reports even while there is some positive news on curbing the spread of covert 19 in some countries in asia pacific like south korea its not the fewest new infection cases sit its peak in february many more nations are moving forward on shutting down nonessential businesses and restricting movement in tunisia just began a 2 week emergency period and hong kong will ban foreigner arrivals for 14 days starting on wednesday this after a recent spike in corona virus cases mostly imported. The increasing Economic Impact on the region and the still unresolved 2 trillion dollar u. S. Rescue package forced most major asian stock markets down as the new trading week started captains of Industry Leaders of union just really has implemented strict restrictions on Non Essential Services and social gatherings so together and with the rest of the world we face this unprecedented challenge a once in 100 year event a Global Health pandemic that is fast becoming the economic crisis the likes of which we have not seen since the Great Depression new zealand moved into its highest possible alert level restricting movement and shutting schools to be absolutely clear we are now asking all new zealand is. Outside essential services to stay at home and to start all interaction with others outside of those in your household joining other Major International air carriers Singapore Airlines announced that it was slashed its capacity by 96 percent grounding nearly all of its fleet to catastrophic situation traffic was pretty normal but every numbers traffic in asia fell by about 50 percent and thats deteriorated further as the gun march because more and more countries see folks enough icy rain erna virus outbreaks and as a result more and more borders directions Singapore Airlines move comes after the country closed its borders to travelers even transiting passengers in order to curb the spread of the virus scott had learned. And in south africa the police and the me is being deployed to enforce a 21 day lockdown which starts on thursday the number of cases in south africa is growing rapidly with more than 400 people infected so far more now from our correspondent in johannesburg