A sudden admission from the gunman who carried out the attack on 2 mosques in new zealand. And the worst humanitarian crisis the u. N. Calls for an immediate truce in yemen 5 years after a Saudi Led Coalition started the. Welcome to the program the french region worst hit by coronavirus the struggling to cope and has begun sending some of its sickest patients to other cities across borders the Eastern Region of alsace the bordering germany began airlifting patients to other countries on wednesday now its moving others by train to hospitals in other parts of france this is the main station in strasbourg 20 people 4 of them seriously ill have been transferred to a specially equipped high speed train now the region has reported more than 500. 00 that. So far 99 in just the past 24 hours the number of confirmed cases in france has passed 25 and more than 1300 people have died but president manuel micron has called on the army to help even withdrawing troops from iraq to help well doctors in spain say theyre struggling to cope with the rising number of infections many say theyre overworked and under protected with the country facing a severe shortage of medical supplies deaths in spain have now exceeded the total in china paul brennan has more on the situation across europe its a very a char hospital in madrid coronavirus patients now occupy almost every Available Space there are beds for 80 patients at this unit as many as 280 people at a time of being treated here and that means chairs trolleys and even floors will have to do its putting unsustainable pressure on spains medical staff 14 percent of whom have themselves become infected the. More you are afraid for yourself and you are afraid of bringing the virus home because of your family to hear that much that we are emotionally overwhelmed because we are spending more time at work and working doubly hard because the patients are scattered throughout the hospital. Spain has now joined italy and surpassing chinas death toll from corona virus and the upward curve of the infections shows no sign of slowing. The italian Prime Minister is hopeful that stringent restrictions are helping to flatten the upward trajectory of the death toll but in the face of stubborn pockets of noncompliance anyone called leaving their home without good reason now faces an increased financial penalty as much as 3200. 00. Care homes for the elderly have become the latest battlefront in the war with the virus all of spains 5500 homes are in quarantine some residents are left to die in their own beds in france at a single care home near vote 21 elderly residents became fatalities 32 with. Some people at 1st we thought it was just a simple flu in looked like everything with the thing before but after just 3 days of confinement we realized it wasnt at all the same as usual usually in 3 days we can find and the number of cases decreases reputably that was not the case here it was the opposite after a week it was still rising. According to an internal e. U. Document seen by the Reuters News Agency Member States are struggling with limited stockpiles of medical and protective equipment and limited capacity to scale up the production the document warns the traditional supply chains can only provide 10 percent of whats needed European Union leaders meet in a video summit on thursday to consider that issue and more with one proposal for a special a huge Crisis Center to be established paul brennan aljazeera. 2 trillion dollars rotavirus rescue package has passed its 1st hurdle after getting the approval of the u. S. Senate the years for helping frontline medical workers keeping the worlds biggest economy afloat color explains. After days of wrangling the senate votes of the bill the political divide for once bridged as democrats and republicans support the package the senate is going to stand together after gather and pass the start relief package. Like all compromises this bill is far from perfect but we believe the legislation has improved sufficiently to warrant its quick consideration and passage as the treasury secretary was at the center of negotiations that led to the bulls posturing just how do we make sure that American Workers who needed to keep getting paid this is no fault of their own that businesses have been shut down the president and Vice President want to make sure those hardworking americans got money and this was the most efficient way of doing it the President Trump says hell sign the bill as soon as possible expressing the hope that it will speed up the return to normality and an easing of the shutdown and really claiming that some of his opponents are using the crisis to hama selection chances later this year i think there are certain people that would like it not to open so quickly i think there are certain people who would like it to do financially poorly because they think that would be very good as far as defeating me at the polls the democratic mail for the city at the epicenter of the pandemic says new york needs a thaw greatest slice of funds from the stimulus package blaming the Republican Senate leader for the shortfall so it should have been one of the easiest no brainers in the world for the u. S. Senate to include real money for new york city and new york state in this stimulus bill and yet it didnt happen new york city only gets 1300000000. 00 from this package. That is a drop in the bucket and both mayor and governor are seeking the support of fellow democrats in Congress Greater fans for new york state and city is likely to be just one of the amendments that will be demanded when the bill goes to the house of representatives for a vote and while the senates job is now done another standoff is looming that could further delay the stimulus bill going to the white house for signature mike hanna aljazeera washington. A month long state of emergency has come into effect in thailand the country has reported 111 new coronavirus cases bringing the total to 1045 on thursday people over the age of 70 are being urged to stay at home and public gatherings are banned our correspondent joins me now from bangkok her scott the state of emergency an accident i mean what does that actually mean to the public at large across the country. Right now so hill it doesnt mean that much of a difference from what weve seen over the last id say maybe 10 days where there have been these restrictions kind of put into place on a rolling basis you know shops other than pharmacies and Grocery Stores and take away food from restaurants that went into place on sunday schools have been closed for quite some time id say almost 10 days now going on 2 weeks so those have already been into place the state of emergency what it does do is it gives the government here more authority down the line if they decide that they really need to put more restrictions travel restrictions in the place because of the spread of the coronavirus is really ramping up and they see they need to do that they need to close borders between provinces thats up to the governors of this province but the federal government can deploy the military to make sure that people are adhering to the new laws that they do the new rules i should say if they are put into place so hill right now you know and also it can the state of emergency can have a component that is a curfew but that has not been put into place just yet so such as so its the government kind of getting things in order in case it gets worse and as you said you know right now we have 1045 cases here in thailand the nation of 69000000 people so when you look at the numbers its not a big number but what has been very concerning since the past week and there has been a spike you know over the weekend we saw about a 25 percent spike from the day before on saturday but then on sunday a 45 percent spike and that is kind of steadily gone up right now were about 10 percent each day so that was very concerned because we saw this big big number joe and that prompted the government to come into action of course for the school in bangkok thank you. Midnight on thursday marks the start of a 3 week lockdown in south africa where theres been a dramatic increase in infections the country recorded a 6 fold rise in 8 days taking the confirmed number of cases to more than 700. 00 is the highest rate in Africa Police and the military have been deployed to enforce the lock down which includes bans on dog walking and alcohol sales. Is our correspondent in johannesburg joins me now so obviously the country about to go into lockdown how will that be implemented and. Have we seen any sort of panic buying by the public as they or even people desperate to get home and finding it difficult to find transport links as weve seen in other countries across the world. Now its a hell of a announcement thats electrical were going to. Happened about 3 days ago and since then that has been a lot of confusion and government ministers abuse this time to try and explain exactly what this lot done means so because of that confusion and uncertainty and you know so that because not seen anything like this in recent times there has been a significant amount of panic buying weve seen hundreds of people at individual stores around johannesburg for instance but also across the country and this is also raise concern about the spread of the coronavirus in that in many instances they havent been a lot of social distancing it rather the priorities are getting the goods that people need and weve spoken to the Consumer Council of young South Africans urge people not to panic by saying that the supply chain will be disrupted and theres also concern from people like essential workers who because of their duties dont have the opportunity to go out and buy the supplies they need now the government has also asked the South Africans not to travel to rule areas where many people are from cutting is essentially a migrant province thats where we are its its the economic capital of south africa many people move from rural areas from other provinces to hunting to work and many would want to return to their homes in the governments concern is that if that happens they would contribute to the spread of the covert 19 urging people to stay put and also how going that would be the fact that under the slapdown the public transport will be limited to just a few hours in the warning a few hours in the evening so people dont make it out of the province or to the promises of all the laughter 7 they certainly wont have a chance during that locked up for me to deliver and for us thanks very much. Still ahead here on out is there a cracking down in india violators of the countrys laws are being punished by the police that story after the break. Hello and welcome to International Weather forecast a big area of High Pressure covers much of europe at the moment fine conditions for certain across easterners weve had snow so quite a nice contrast on the ground and Cherry Blossom on the trees well the main feature dominating the weather across europe is the High Pressure so fine conditions for many parts of europe at the moment but weve got this area of low pressure in the mediterranean so the risk of severe storms is moving from here across to sicily and up through southern parts of italy so really quite severe thunderstorms that life is a very strong and gusty winds some waterspouts certainly on the cards some of the forecasts are into friday the central are actually moved a bit further back towards the west again so course we go through to sicily so i didnt i would like to see some pretty Stormy Weather developing so fine across central and Northern Areas sunshine in moscow highs of 12 or a nice spring day into africa and around the gulf assert some pretty strong winds associated with that low weve got some shower activity across parts of west africa and the gulf within the region extending quite a way inland and then moving into more southern portions of africa were looking at some pretty heavy showers across d. R. Congo into wards parts mangala but moving further south into the movie and through into south africa largely fine but one or 2 showers for the eastern cape. Frank assessments the one thing about these bushfires is that its really the politics of Climate Change informed opinion the economy i think is actually whats keeping donald trump afloat right now critical. Debates equal on both do school even know what the law is all about this argument is astonishingly patronize an indepth analysis of the days headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware use of that struggle against an ethnic sectarian cult or inside story on aljazeera. Told about youre watching aljazeera it means the whole drama remind us of our Top Stories Health officials in eastern france are working to evacuate critically ill people from the countrys worst hit region. And especially a quick trains are being used to take the patients to hospitals better prepared to treat them also a 2 trillion dollar coronavirus rescue package has been passed and has jumped its 1st hurdle after getting the unanimous approval of u. S. Senators the money includes Business Loans help for state governments and payments for individuals. Millions of people in south africa wholesale preparing for a 21 day long down which will be enforced from midnight on thursday the move follows a 6 fold rise in corona virus cases in just 8 days. Lets head to south asia now where india is under the biggest lockdown in history with 1300000000 people ordered to stay at home while most observant the restrictions homeless shelters are filling up with people whove lost their livelihoods elizabeth purana has more from new delhi. It was always going to be hard keeping indias population of 1300000000 in doors those who ventured out on the 1st day of the National Lockdown face the consequences. But police in mumbai were seen conducting roadside checks as it appears those found flouting the rules faced instant justice with battens and punishing pushups palestinians or more he says india is at war. Today the war that the country has waged against coronavirus 2021 days. But 3 weeks is a long time for people like this young Migrant Worker stranded afraid and unable to leave delhi for his home state of bihar after the government cancelled all bus and train services. The police will beat me im afraid theyll beat me they arent even allowing us to sit anyway. Others decided to walk all migrant labor sunday started walking a 2 kilometers after his employer shut down operations and Company Accommodation in the state of the pradesh many that are now gone but they are not allowing us to stay very very told us to leave because the virus is a big threat to. Migrant workers join the growing number of homeless and poor health is. Remembering the caretaker of one center the new delhi told aljazeera their supplies will only last another 2 days. Because. People here have been snatching the plates from our homes there are so many people now that were finding it difficult to function and are running out of food and russians. For the millions of poor and daily wage earners in india the threat of hunger looms larger than that of the virus i am not saying that the lock down is a necessary im not a Public Health expert and if we had all that is necessary im willing to believe it but only if it is accompanied by mass relief measures to help people through this time and its not just going to be 21 days for them its going to be a long time before they get their jobs back so far only state governments have announced for national that he met a tear in assistance for people affected indias finance minister says the Central Government is working on an economic plan Prime Minister modi has again been on t. V. To stress the importance of social distancing but thats not the priority for millions of people who are now jobless and dont know where their next meal is coming from and theres a problem al jazeera in delhi has had to asia pacific now where australia is refusing to let 2 cruise ships dock of its coast and has asked them to leave immediately it comes as 7 passengers on board a german operated ship tested positive for corona virus a 2nd ship which refueled in perth this week is also western Australian Waters it was refused entry in dubai an island off perth has been turned into Quarantine Zones 800 australians due to arrive on a 3rd ship on monday lets speak to nicola gage our correspondent in sydney obviously a lot of focus on these cruise ships what do we know about whats going on. Well theres been somewhat of a standoff with the government and these 2 cruise ships off the west coast me and perth one of them arrived on tuesday night and asked the Israeli Government for help saying several people on board was sick with risp ear tree problems and since then 7 have tested positive for corona virus now the 2nd ship was only expected to come to australia to refuel it left on the same knowledge but quickly turned around and came straight back when its destination country the United Arab Emirates said normally you will not be allowed to dock in our country either so theres a situation at the moment Office Charlie is west coast where we have hundreds of people on these ships and they dont know where theyre going but the west Australian Government has been very strong and its hard line approach saying that no one will be entering a strange unless they have a life threatening conditions and thats because another cruise ship has course widespread anger in a stroller it was last week that the ruby Princess Dock didnt see. All of its passengers came into a stroller went on all the flights around australia and since then more than 100. 00 of those passengers have tested positive for corona virus doubt if thats not enough there is a now the cruise ship which is going to be arriving in Western Australia on friday there are a few 100 astraddle again residents and citizens on that ship and the government will be quarantining them in a Quarantine Zone that they set up on Rottnest Island a tourist attraction island theyll be there for 14 days and for the other passengers on that ship well theyll be staying out in the ocean until flights are organized mykola thanks for the update nicholas cage there in Sydney Australia for us staying in the region hole straight an australian man accused of murdering 51. 00 people at a time 2 mosques in new zealand the year ago has admitted his guilt but didnt change his plea from not guilty to guilty in a hearing at the high court in christchurch on thursday he also pleaded guilty to 40 counts of attempted murder and war of terrorism 29 year old will be sentenced later. New zealands Prime Minister says that his guilty plea will come as some relief i know that they will still be im sure a suit and sense of relief that the whole nation but particularly our Muslim Community are being speared. From a trial that could have otherwise acted as a platform. Nothing will bring their loved ones back but this is a small reprieve lets bring in charlotte dallas our correspondent in all cloned and of course a significant moving court which perhaps would have surprised many. I didnt date in fact but even surprises hundreds and he said that she had a big sigh of relief when she heard that tara would be changing his place to. Signal the day that his client was interested in changing his play they filed the paperwork on wednesday and now we have had this hearing today many of the people affected people who were wounded those who were directly impacted by these attacks are wondering why he changed his play at this point its been more than a year and theres still a few months before his trial most to begin he was he appeared via video link in Christchurch High School from a prison here in or clinton he listened motionless as as the name to read out 51 counts of. Attempted murder and one count of terrorism and solace he listens he said yes guilty im fortunate may not many people were able to a teams in the courthouse because new zealand into the lockdown today for the next 4 wait for next 17 people were committed inside the courtroom to hear this tends to of those people that would be in the mosques that were attacked the judge said it was regrettable that more people were not able to see this this tendency doesnt bother the relays of the play change for an hour to allow those involved to go back to the community and form them that they would no longer be a trial that terence had trying should place to go the next step is seem to think because of this law because people are able to appear in court and give impact statements and face time head on and let him know exactly how the attacks change their lives in the judge that it was very important that opportunity was presented so until the lockdown is lifted seems to think that will not be seen of course all because of all the covered 90 crisis which has hit single countries including new zealand the commemorations of this were pretty muted. For the victims of the mosque because. Now really new zealand is battening down the hatches as you mentioned for another potential onslaught of an enemy that they call the. It is very agreeable just enjoyed to talk about this the judge talked about this that the Memorial Service and the chance to face tyrants in court both opportunities people that were wounded people who had family members killed even witnesses havent really had a chance to face him or mourn and the year after and so the judge thats another reason that the judge say that its so important thing for the sentencing that they get that opportunity. Charlotte thanks very much all of us all plants new zealands. Yemens warring parties have welcomed u. N. Calls for an immediate truth out of the conflict ended at 6 the year the u. N. Secretary general has to hostilities to focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic theres been a recent escalation in violence in yemen which is already facing the worlds worst humanitarian crisis as will. March 2015 and the who these push into central aden. And begin expanding their influence not only in southern yemen but over most of the country president had fled to saudi arabia where he called for a military intervention by arab nations on march 25th a sandy Led Coalition launched their military campaign to oust the houthi. Operation the size of storm further expanded targeting military installations airports Missile Defense systems and im in addition to pose across the country. But it was yemeni civilians who bore the brunt of war the u. N. And International Aid agencies accuse the Saudi Led Coalition of indiscriminately bombing Populated Areas in the last 5 years thousands of people have been killed and yemenis dont have enough to eat with warnings of famine in yemen is described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. We need are huge it is essential that the level of assistance that we are currently grinding is maintained to ensure that the situation doesnt deteriorate credibly precarious situation and humanitarian. Is a like. Saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Said the goal was to defeat the healthy rebels and restore how these government but the scope of their involvement raised many concerns among yemenis the u. A. E. Supports militias in the south that operate secret prisons where detainees are tortured. The kingdoms hugely expensive military campaign has failed to ask the who these saudi officials accuse iran of supporting the whole of these rebel groups that rose to prominence in 2014 when it took over the capital sanaa with the help of former president ali abdullah saleh. Also known as unsubtle or the partisans of government have repeatedly launched cross border attacks targeting the oil rich kingdom i was shocked they have expanded that territory by taking control of well giove province near the saudi border and fightings intensifying in the oil rich province of marriott forces supporting president had with creating after suffering a series of setbacks weve seen 40000 people just in the 3 months of this here who have been displaced now theyre being forced into desert like conditions and of credit cans without access to water without access to sanitation and this is really putting peoples lives at threat. The un still hopes to convince the warring factions to implement the terms of the agreement signed in stockholm 2 years ago. As the feuding sides failed to reconcile their differences the stalemate is likely to play more innocent lives. But are aljazeera. Malis main Opposition Leader has gone missing in a suspected kidnapping some say and his delegation have been campaigning in the central mali and town. In the northeast of the capital bamako theyve been seen since wednesday afternoon or have been seen since wednesday afternoon in mali has been struggling since 2012 to contain an islamist insurgency. A court in london has denied Julian Assange bail the wiki leaks founder sought to be released over the risk of contracting the coronavirus in prison and his lawyers argued british jails would become epicenters for the spread of the virus due to overcrowding and soldiers being held in the u. K. Awaiting possible extradition to the u. S. Where he may face charges relating to 2010 leaks over the wars in iraq and afghanistan. And of course you can follow the rest of our coverage of the krona Virus Outbreak globally on our website at al jazeera dot com its updated through the day. Youre watching aljazeera with a reminder of our Top Stories Health officials in eastern france are working to evacuate critically ill people from the countrys worst hit region and specially equipped trains are being used to take the patients to hospitals better prepared to treat them also a 2 trillion dollar coronavirus rescue package has passed its 1st hurdle after getting the unanimous approval of the u. S. Senators the money includes Business Loans and help for state governments as well as payments for individuals President Trump says that hell sign the bill as soon as possible but hes accused some of it some of trying to hold it back for political gain. I think there are certain people that would like it matter open so quickly i think there are certain people who would like it to do financially poorly because they think that would be very good as far as defeating me to force a month long state of emergency has come into effect in thailand the country has reported 111 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number to 1045 on thursday people over the age of 70 are being urged to stay home and public gatherings are banned the closure of businesses prompted tens of thousands of Migrant Workers to leave the country all nonresident foreigners have been banned from entering thailand millions of people in south africa for a 21 day lockdown which will be enforced from midnight on thursday the move follows a 6 fold rise in corona virus cases in just 8 days. India is under the biggest lockdown in history with 1300000000 people ordered to stay home across the Country Police have been stopping people out on the streets some lock down violators are being physically punished australia is refusing to allow to crew ships and has asked them to leave immediately becomes a 7 passengers on board a german operated ship tested positive for corona virus a 2nd ship which refueled in perth this week is also in west Australian Waters it was refused entry to by the australian man accused of murdering 51 people and tax on 2 mosques in new zealand a year ago has admitted his guilt brenton tyrant changed his plea from not guilty to guilty in a hearing at the high court in christchurch on thursday he also pleaded guilty to 40 counts of attempted murder and one of terrorism those were the headlines about the more news in half an hour nexis inside story with Bernard Smith to stay with us join me Steve Clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u. S. Politics and. The institutions frequently dont the system itself to benefit those who understand you have people who actually believe things that are not true that is a crisis for democracy is a crisis of concentration the bottom line. What are the financial and psychological costs of the coronavirus to the sporting world the olympics is the latest major event to be. What will be the impact on athletes families and businesses this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program and its 3 Olympic Games have been cancelled in the past because of the 2 world wars but this year is the 1st time the event
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