Easing restrictions where the outbreak began the chinese province will allow some people to start traveling again. So then the worlds biggest sporting event has been postponed for up to a year the japanese Prime Minister asked for the take your Olympic Games to be put off saying when it happens it will be proof of victory over the coronavirus next year broad as this report. Theres been weeks of speculation about whether the tokyo games would go ahead the coronavirus pandemic thats caused chaos the world over made the event increasingly unlikely now japans Prime Minister says tokyo 2020 will be held in 2021 years off. As the host of the Tokyo Olympics taking into consideration the Current Situation for the athletes for the athletes of the world for them to be able to compete in the best environment and also for the games to be one in which it is safe and worry free for specter. I asked if it would be possible to consider perspiring in the games for approximately one year this weekend saying several countries signaled they wouldnt be sending teams to the event originally planned for july several input qualifiers had to be postponed as a result of the outbreak putting many athletes at a disadvantage and the increasing restrictions on Global Travel made even getting to the competition nearly impossible it was becoming increasingly difficult to see any way in which it could be you know this year. You know you think about it it operates on so many different levels. Dont think about. Just 2 levels around the world which want to train with something that you know theyre not sure about whether its going to help and theyre all in lockdown many are in lockdown scenarios japan had warned that putting off the games but its 1000000000. 00 budget at risk its chief organizers says he still hasnt worked out how much the delay will cost all who will pay. Gunman that you know im sorry about it and i regret it but in a way its also a sigh of relief Prime Minister and president had a call on short notice and gave us a sense of direction so thats a relief but it doesnt solve everything ok that this could be a good pretext for us to go forward and we can prepare for an even better olympic and Paralympic Games and what we plan for this year. 3 of the pick games have been canceled before because of the world wars but its the 1st time in the games 124 yet modern history that a competitions being delayed during peace time japans Prime Minister says when the event does go on it will be proof that the world has overcome the virus while the International OlympicCommittee Says it will leave the flame burning until then as a symbol of commitment and hope brian aljazeera. Lets go to our Sports Correspondent leigh wellington joins us live from the United Kingdom and we were talking about this earlier well you know this is a Long Time Coming but ultimately it was the only decision really where something was difficult and finally and doesnt want to script is the situation the actual decision. With respect to all of the difficulty 6 involved isnt the most difficult you can imagine big this actually what was difficult was getting closer and closer to july and people have a huge sense of uncertainty or indeed the consideration looking into that so im looking into insurance and who. Theyre going to be canceled now that the difficult despondent makes sense and the more you talk about 2021 and the challenges that it poses and the destruction that it cruises answer to cars and cycles yes these are these are problems in a quite big programs but they fall into perspective dont like whats hot in the current virus and the adaptation changes that Everybody Needs to much right seems like it is the right is it in performance that makes sense of how hard is it for the athletes themselves to kind of recalibrate when they be garry up towards this once every 4 years event and now theyre going to delay things by ear. Yeah again its undoubtedly hot and are at the same time as. Beaches or how does a huge amount of sympathy. With outlets who use charges of paging and the full year cycle comes around and start with this how i pay you know not. Actually that has been disrupted and does that uncertainty of not knowing what events we should or what time women can use in trying to insult so i do have she should. Keep in such a well that. The uncertainty and problems the danger to Health Insite yes that comes 1st and 2nd and 3rd and actually it does mean that the games next year are imperfect is why i think but its a now study and i think that will be told increasingly as we move forward people are just happy that the games are actually being reshaped right extraordinary ties but as youve already alluded to is no mean feat moving an event of this scale tell us more about some of the problems that the organizers will face with that. Yeah but they actually did just fix the big event stands out to the championship which is take place you know which 2021 in oregon now it looks like the dont have to move because the island it is most likely to take place they would be moved forward so theres a bit more grown up watching on the part of the olympics all were done into like this is more likely until 2020 to kennedys destruction but really how much destruction in the wider scale not other events that have been canceled 2020 will be shattered in the summer its instance when you think many folks who study your kitchen egypt cup or america so actually bottled in the olympics that will pose a lot of problems just squeezing in a but they dont find a way to do so well starting grow the virus and have to be done with how it fights. Shooting Sports Events its difficult not insurmountable the up the fight is the important thing in a great thanks very much indeed thats also what her family weddings well Lonnie Belcher as a british canoeist and she competed in the 2016 summer olympics and she believes it is the right decision to postpone the games. Firstly i think it was inevitable that it was going to happen you know with other major well sporting events council. And i definitely feel for the athletes i think a lot of uncertainty would have been in their minds and that is difficult but you know they had they have their focus that they are. Extremely focused say they would have just kept on training and doing everything they can but if the games are going to happen a body but then also having knowing that in the back of them and that it potentially could be could be pushed by and. I think that its always going to be difficult i definitely feel for the athletes and also the spectators that are going out to support family and friends and their country but i i definitely feel that the the i. O. C. And the Prime Minister of japan have made the right decision to destroy the net and to safeguard the athletes and ultimately reduce the spread of the virus but away from the olympics the World Health Organization has won the pandemic is still in a nascent stage with infections expected to rise considerably in the past the indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi announce a nationwide lockdown which will be in force at midnight it will affect 1300000000 people in the worlds 2nd most populous country more than 500 infections and 10 deaths have been reported so far the modi has warned everybody to stay at home and save themselves. Visionary. Listen carefully the whole country from today to midnight the entire country it would be in a complete. Order to save india in order to save the citizens of india and to save yourself save you and your family today at 12 midnight there would be a total ban of venturing out of your home every state every territory every district every village every locality has been put on lockdown in europe spains store its highest daily increase in deaths with another 514 People Killed that brings the death toll 226962700 pretty much more than 40000 people there are infected 5000 of them are Health Workers fighting to contain the pandemic europe was declared the epi center of the pandemic 2 weeks ago but the w. H. O. Now warns it could be replaced by the United States more than 530 deaths there and 46000 cases have been reported so far nearly half of them in new york state alone but in china restrictions of being lifted there and who bay province where the outbreak began the one exception is the city of the worst affected area well lets head north more now from on indias got down from Elizabeth Perna and you debbie. Since thursday evening is when he 1st addressed the nation and he asked everyone to observe this 14 hour voluntary curfew and since then that wall entry because he was extended in 75 of the countries districts that was 110th that happened on sunday halfway through the day yesterday on monday that was extended by the end of the day 3 quarters of the country was under some kind of a lockdown and the Prime Minister came out this evening and unsurprisingly as more and more of the country is under some kind of lock down whether its completely possible he announced that in fact it is the entire country that its a 21 day and that that is the only way that india can fight fight covering a virus saying that you know much more developed nations have have struggled against it and that these precautions have to be taken now if india has any chance of fighting it one of the just mentioned spain has reported its sharpest daily increase in corona virus cases with infections rising among Health Workers lets speak now to join a small to head out of who joins us from madrid amal to give us an update on the latest situation specifically the latest Government Action and also the big numbers of Health Workers getting in fact. Aneesh a Cabinet Meeting has approved today to present to parliament 15 days extension of the state of emergency that will me going to april 11th now they will pass the parliament for approval because these are exceptional measures post spanish constitution however Prime Minister peres contest that hes. Already given the indication that he will be receiving the backing of the rest of the major a Political Party in the Parliament Today almost all those pennies cabinet has approved the terms of the 1st tranche of coronavirus government Business Loans of 20000000000 euros. Very briefly if you would infections rising among Health Workers to we understand yes sure yeah but Health Workers theyve got to return to 40 percent off of people the back you know coronavirus the pain they are all demanding anybody have protective equipment they cant go in a virus that down. The glass we have to remember that these people are in the front line of the coronavirus battle and they need to perform their work in minimal take the conditions with no rate of getting infected or its spreading about coronavirus all right well leave it there for the time being thats a picture of madrid mater how to order. Just ahead here on down to your Remote Learning the new reality for teachers and students amid the coronavirus. However was about to put an end to the rush of war in beijing has been out nicely but line of plaid here this is a front behind which the air is cold so they got 22 degrees on wednesday and its nice and warm for the Korean Peninsula and through japan there is movement by says to some to drop to about 10 degrees is this front goes through still cold enough to some snow in parts of northeastern china least behind about 10 degrees destructing the temperatures in northern china hasnt made much difference in seoul youll notice and theres rain coming up with a southerly breeze a humid breeze and this of course is for thursday for south korea and some parts of japan and then of china south the chinese mainland is showing very much his wish for springtime rains was almost in the heart of if the heaviest stuff. Now areas further south are going further north or west leaving in 2 days you know completely but theres more of a concentration on the shots coming in from the western pacific towards the southern philippines there are also showers throughout java throughout borneo peninsula malays are not towards thailand and cambodia but there still a scattering there is significant rain on its way once again to the finals of India Kashmir maybe but also intensively for pakistan. But. The grim consequences of mexicos bloody drug most watched the people around you mr governor youve got people who are with the narco through the eyes of the journalists determined to report the truth your government is full of naca she said thats how the article should start 6 years on we revisit the reporters still risking their lives laidley this being another outbreak of violence of more of course rewind the deadly speech on aljazeera. Ok you want a reminder of our top stories this hour and the worlds biggest sporting event as people spend for up to one year to safeguard the health of athletes and everybody else involved with the coronavirus pandemic the tokyo summer olympics would you to begin in july. The indian Prime Minister near and remote he has announced a nationwide lockdown will be enforced at midnight 1300000000 people will be affected india has reported more than 500 confirmed cases of corona virus and 10 deaths. Spains death toll has surged with another 514. 00 People Killed that brings the total to 2700. 00 more than 40000. 00 people there are affected 5000. 00 of them are Health Workers fighting to contain contain the pandemic. Now a cruise ship in italy that was converted into a hospital has started to take in its 1st patients the m. S. E. Splendid there is docked in juneau it can accommodate up to 350 people its designed to take in coronavirus patients who have been discharged from hospital but need more time in a controlled environment before returning Home Organizers say the floating hospital can help free up bed space in intensive care units much needed of course in italy lets get more on the situation there it is the worst affected country in europe francesco attorney is in milan just give us the latest situation overall across italy if you would. Well. Right now italians are taken very seriously and patiently the measures imposed by the government. I would say that yes the police like. Interest Ministry Said has checked one a 1000000 people moving on the street and 95 percent of them had a good reason to be outside so they were not find but if you want to know how the people are feeling well there was a change in the mood of the talons at the beginning of the lockdown everyone went just outside on balconies saying in making music. According and making chance for doctors and nurses that were fighting in the hospitals so there was a kind of positive feeling of unity later as the day when the days went by and the number of positive cases and the dead kept growing and people locked at home didnt see any results in their effort well nobody had anything to cheer for anymore so. Right now nobody can still forget the images of army trucks transporting coffins out of the region of the longer the because there was no space anymore in incriminatory rooms. Now in the last 2 days the trend in the numbers seems to be slightly changing in a good way so there is a glimmer of hope but next 4 or 5 days will be fundamental and we also have to understand if those data are really reliable raw and despite all the terrible and tragic events that weve been seeing it seems that that italians are broadly supportive of how this is behind by the government. Yes the rating approval of Prime Minister does appear content has never been so high it hits a 70 percent so. Even though he was criticized for the way he managed something in the specially in communication with unclear decrees and late night press conferences we could say that italians are with the government at the moment in a way that has no precedents. 2 days ago also signed a new decree that close to 70 percent of the italian production of the factories and also this measure was seen by the public as essential so the general sentiment is still trust in situations but today the head of the Civil Protection confirms what many experts already suspect that the number of cases of corona virus in easily could be 10 times higher than the number recorded so the last official estimates from yesterday its 64000 positive cases and a real one could be up 2640000 the labs where the tests are analyzed are already full so testing did the diseases been limited to the many who needed immediate hospital care as specially in the hardest hit region what the government knows very well is that. We need to do more tests and people know too so this is we have to check for disintegration or at the front as to gamble to only depreciate the franciscan youre to him a land like you know in turkey the demand for sanitizers and Hygiene Products is cause prices to soar the country has nearly 1600. 00 confirmed cases including 37. 00 s. And a simple 0 to report from istanbul mens cologne is also high in demand. Caring able to look alone its important for both hospitality and hygiene in turkey its not only popular because it smells nice lemon cologne is the kidnap sound its ours or its for turks struggling to control the spread of coron