Takes. Joyce stop. The trajectory what what what what we know is that the measures that are being taken are having a very big effect on contacts and i showed you the data on transport you can see dramatic reductions in the amount of transport being used you see dramatic get reductions in footfall we know of course that things like restaurants and pubs which are places where people are going to be in been closed so we are seeing a big change in contacts that is predicted to have a very significant effect on the socalled are the r. Value is the number of people on average infected by one infected person and the idea is to get that number below one at which point the epidemic stops and starts to go down on the basis of the contacts you would expect that are value now in terms of the early phases of transmission in the community to be coming down or below one so that we think that that has had the effect thats the desired that takes 2 or 3 weeks to to feed through into the number of people who might be appearing in hospital a little longer in terms of those who are seriously ill or those of course that might die so we expect to see a lag phase before you really see these curves changing ill also make a comment about the duration its important that we do this now to get the numbers below n. H. S. I. C. U. Capacity that is the absolute priority at the moment once that is achieved once we know that weve got this curve below the i. C. U. Capacity and stable then of course its time to out start asking the question which is being asked across the world at the moment. How do we release those measures and manage this Going Forward so i think its premature to put a time an absolute time on how and long this goes on for we need to do phase one and then we need to think about how we release these in the right way and the right approach in order to be able to allow the curve to stay below the i. C. U. Capacity and i think anything lower died out is that obviously the more and then as the public as theyre doing increasingly follow this guidance the quicker well be able to get into a position where we review whether and how there is an easing of those restrictions better it better be from scott and a question 1st step patrick all on friday the n h s chief said there were 6200 coronavirus patients in hospital today he said it was 9000 thats nearly a 1000 new patients a day do you think those numbers will excel or a save the next 2 to 3 weeks i dont what stage at the moment you think the n. H. S. Curtail its capacity and then just a quick question for the foreign secretary please germanys testing 70000 people a day countries like south korea do mass tested and Contact Tracing to try and control the spread of corona virus our target is 25000 test a day is that because you think that number is up to all all rather is it that we cant get our hands on the equipment because of the countries of being fast out of lots. So answer the question about the numbers so 60029000 roughly if a 1000 a day going up in that in that measure. Thats not an acceleration is quite important and it tells you that actually this is a bit more stable than it has been i do expect that number to continue i expect the number of people coming every day to be about that it may go up a little bit. And then in 2 or 3 weeks you would expect that to stabilize and then to start to go down a bit but its important thats not so rapidly acceleration numbers an important number its a very difficult number to deal with and its a number that the n. H. S. Staff are clearly coping with in terms of what theyre doing at the moment and the numbers as projected are designed as the chief medical officer said to keep this below the i. C. U. Capacity you cant promise and i certainly wouldnt promise that every single i. C. U. Is never going to breach its number because that happens every winter but the aim is to try and keep that below across the country and thats what were shooting for thats what the numbers suggest we should achieve there or there abouts and thats what we need to keep striving for its why its so important that we continue to stop the transmission in the community because that keeps the numbers down going into that critical stage and that is that were operating on multiple fronts to increase the testing that includes purchasing more tests it also means the progress were making bringing former n. H. S. Staff back into the workforce or we want to scale that up as swiftly as possible but its got to be. I think it was the chief medical officer that said one thing worse than no test is a bad test and got to do this in a safe way as of this morning over 900 and it has frontline staff are being tested as part of our new testing scheme and will be rapidly expanding that. And you bill from channel 4 if you have just joined us here on aljazeera that is a briefing out of downing street foreign secretary dominant rob and we heard from Patrick Vallance the chief scientific advisor in the u. K. Just to give you a quick summary of what was said more than 134000 people have now been tested for corona virus in the u. K. 22141 of tested positive the death toll now stands at 1408 but rob spoke about a new arrangement arrangements rather with airlines trying to get as many brits home as possible. And he spoke about the need for commercial commercial options to remain available interested me Patrick Vallance the chief scientific adviser spoke about the fact that people are paying attention to the guidelines to stay at home that if these people continue to do that that they will continue to be a stabilisation he said that we should not be paying attention to the day to day variation in numbers that its not as important as the overall trend and that we are not in a fast acceleration at the moment in fact with a roughly 1000. 00 hospitalizations per day that hospitalizations at least are not excel orating i want to bring in sunny gago who joins us now live from london by skype song if thats not good news but at least encouraging news would you say out of the u k. Well yes it does paint a picture that so far they seem to be sort of bracing themselves for them to the system to be able to deal with the numbers that but of course he did mention the lag in terms of the transmission and thats what we have to really be looking out for its not the case necessarily whats just happening now but preparing for whats happening in 2. 00 to 3. 00 weeks time where you have a transmission which could be asymptomatic right now then of course with people not being aware of this then costing it on to a whole of the group of people and their will increasing that load of transmission dramatically but he did state how for example such measures that were taken such as the decreasing you solve of public transport especially in hopes that big cities and in london which counts for the hearts of the coronavirus cases and in the country really is has so far been having an effect as well as close as of restaurants and so full but really if they all spread if they are going to maintain that as well they also are trying to sort of make sure that the hospitals and places are able to take a in the amounts of people which they anticipate will full with the fires as well which is why theyve theyve stepped out contingency plans on hospitals where theyve cleared out there to as and recovery rooms and make them into areas full people who need to have access to ventilate is a need to be into banks as well also the stop this months of these nice senses these. If field hospitals as it were which had been established in london being established also would in birmingham anxious to call it and also in scotland as well they will have to pass cities the thousands of people there but also quite crucially as well for example Lee Nightingale hospital which is now being repaired in london has to morgues. As well so an indication sadly the amount of deaths that they expect to be seeing from that but of course with all of these situations as well is that the fact that testing is still that subject now it has rolled out increased testing the u. K. Government has rolled out testing out 10000 tests a day theyre expect they want to get it to 25000 tests a day but are still having trouble accessing some of the components that they need for those texts as well the crucial question is whether the other countries where able to access those ahead of the u. K. And that may be quite crucial in the days to come and certainly the weeks to come when theyll start to see more of those infection gathering ground him i was interested to see that Patrick Vallance at least would not be drawn on the time limit that these measures will have to be in place so many people around the world of course including in the u. K. Are staying at home theyre not going to work businesses to shut down theyre not using public transport people are eager to know about how long this is likely to go on but but the authorities there just wouldnt be drawn on giving a number. Well yes of course the deputy chief medical officer yes on sunday gave an indication that it could be between 3 to 6 months and thats certainly something that could be in the offing in terms of planning because what they really have to be mindful of. Is not just a lot knowing that of inspection of the transmissions put also how to manage that once they have succeeded in getting those numbers down and this is going to be crucial to avoid that 2nd spike of inspections i mean to be honest looking at this you have to look at whats been happening in wu hat and the models that it that its been a very slow gradual process there was still a lot of on knowns associated with that says well. Of course were still not at the peak of transmissions here and not all of the infections here in the u. K. As well yes we the u. K. Is on the same trajectory more or less as from its not pretty much saying anything as. For example you are seeing in italy or spain but you are still seeing quite high numbers as well the whole purpose of that will be to try and get those down as well as much as possible you know to to avoid seeing some of those scenes that have been in italy and spain saw him go with his to out of the u. K. Leave it if an l. Thank you. Whats on offer so bright still to come though. Having avoid things pretty much to a standstill here on earth the virus is now ending plans in spades. The air the old. Youre watching our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic organizes of expo 2022 by have backed a proposal to spawn the event for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic the announcement came after a meeting between officials from the United Arab Emirates and Foreign Countries participating event which runs for 6 months was scheduled to begin in oct hungarys parliament has approved a bill that gives Prime Minister viktor orban this government on limited powers to deal with the pandemic theres no time set for these emergency measures to end organs critics accuse him of a power grab but the government insists its necessary to protect the people the law was passed in a parliament dominated by organs party hungry and e. U. Member states has previously been warned by the bloc about orban imposing increasingly autocratic. China has lifted more of the controls that kept 11000000 people under quarantine in the city of where the pandemic originated shops and malls are slowly reopening although with strict limits on how many people are allowed inside but other countries in asia pacific are tightening their rules foreign story reports. Shopping malls and retail plaza slowly reopening into hanss from where the coronavirus 1st emerged but everywhere there are reminders that these are still different times a sign advises shoppers to wear masks and keep a safe distance from others oh yes just im very excited because who hunt has been shut down for a long time through one International Plaza is very representative of the city so its reopening really makes me feel the city is coming back to life. Before people are allowed in their temperature is checked and they have to show a mobile phone code that certifies that in good health china has reported a drop in new coronavirus cases for the 4th day in a row after restrictions on foreign travelers reduced the number of imported cases but elsewhere in the asian region countries are tightening their rooms australias 2 most populous states New South Wales and victoria are limiting public gatherings to just 2 people from a previous limit of 10 in vietnam the Prime Minister has asked local officials in major cities to prepare for possible lock downs the number of confirmed cases there has reached nearly 200 and nonessential services have already been ordered to shut till at least mid april even in countries which have avoided strict measures the economic fallout has been severe south korea says theyll make an emergency cash payment to all families except the richest 30 percent a move that will cost the government more than 800000000. 00 but these scenes of life slowly returning back to normal and on offer hope to many and weve had to that has now im very excited and happy for the 1st day of reopening today i think be able to be healthy and leave the house and meet with other colleagues who are also healthy is a very happy thing it might seem very ordinary but after during the epidemic being safe is a blessing. Florence aljazeera. Zimbabwe has begun implementing a 3 way lockdown to prevent the spread of covert 19 Security Forces have been deployed to enforce the restrictions there are concerns about the governments ability to fight the pandemic because of its struggling Health Sector one person has died and 7 others are infected. The tokyo of the big games have officially been given a new start after the 2020 games were canceled because of the coronavirus the event will open in 2021 exactly a year from the original date tokyo organizers and the International Olympic committee reached an agreement earlier this monday the Opening Ceremony will take place on july the 23rd and the games will conclude 2 weeks later on august the 8th the decision to postpone this years event due to coronavirus was made last week. How activists a warning that conditions that crowded cabs and saw things bangladesh leaving a 1000000 refugees at risk of contract. And internet shutdown in and around the camps is making situation even more dangerous reports. In the Worlds Largest refugee settlement anxiety and alarmed as the 2 clutches her prayer beads she also clings to her faith i dont know what. Weve heard the corona virus has occurred in malaysia mecca and thailand now weve heard it has spread in bangladesh and were praying to god to save us around 1000000. 00 refugees live in these informal settlements in coxs bazaar where sanitation has always been an issue and Living Conditions are so crowded that social distancing is impossible. Authorities are using loudspeakers in some parts of the camps to give advice on how to prevent the spread of coby one team but humanitarian groups say its not enough the running the medics Organization Warns a corona Virus Outbreak in this community could lead to an enormous loss of life all right and there is a ticket and its been producing informational videos in the working the language and posting them online but last september bangladeshs government shut down most of the internet and Telecommunication Networks in and around the camps unfortunately the door and you have the axes so we are doing our best. And its really frustrating for us that we are not reaching the talking to the nation aid groups and in geos are urging government officials to reverse their decision should immediately let the internet restriction so that refugees have information they are able to inform themselves about how to mitigate the risk of a crowd of virus spread in the camps the government hasnt responded to calls to restore the internet but says all measures its taken to prevent an outbreak have been no. Sorry we cant add up the government on largely you have ordered the shutdown of places where people usually gather including schools my grandsons learning centers etc only essential commodities will be continued in the camps. Amnesty International Says the lack of Internet Access in bangladesh and other parts of the world is making the situation worse its not the best time to happen in. Telecommunications because thats thats the easiest and fastest source of this amazing information that needs to be provided is vulnerable not voted for Development Activists have been holding seminars to educate other refugees about a threat unlike any theyve faced before having escaped violence now doing all they can to evade the virus. And jersey or along towns have been significantly less traffic on roads around the world and clean air in major cities new satellite Images Released by the European Space agency show dramatic thing lower levels of pollution its like nitrogen dioxide which is harmful to the month the European PublicHealth Alliance says governments must take action to continue improving at quality once the Coronavirus Crisis is over but it was maps actually tell us is that human activities and especially transport contributes a lot to polluted air it harms our health and if we manage to get crazed them then we can all saw a better air quality so now that we are forced to do that because dont measure the mass and those visualize significantly improved air so that tells us that change is possible and it should be done in a sustainable they are. Well spoke a lot in recent weeks about how airlines and others in the transport industry of being affected by the crisis is also causing delays for space travel and work for example on americas next manned mission to the mood and. With so many aspects of our lives shutting down it can be reassuring to see some things keep going 1st mission for the United States base force a Successful Mission on thursday launched from Cape Canaveral in florida with a 1