A meal on the table for those living under lockdown and in other news under pressure venezuelas Opposition Leader is accused of a coup attempt and several of his associates are detained at. The end thank you very much for joining as the u. S. Has recorded the worlds worst single day of the coronavirus pandemic with close to 1200 deaths on thursday at the same time more than 30000 new cases where recorded wartime powers are now being used to get urgently needed equipment out to desperate hospitals resin donald trump signed a defense production act ordering private companies to make masks ventilators and other medical gear new yorks mayor is urging people to wear face masks in public as a city remains americas kovac 19 hot spot our White House Correspondent kimberly how get reports on the measures announced by President Trump to tackle the pandemic. As the number of corner virus cases in the United States continues to rise so does historic unemployment as a result the u. S. President announcing 350000000000 in Small Business loans to help Small Businesses retain employees who are staying at home right now as a result 1 of social distancing the u. S. President also saying americans can expect guidance soon and whether or not they should be wearing face mask when they leave their homes now there is in the midst of all this still strict social distancing guidelines and stay at home orders in a majority of u. S. States that is something that is in place to try and help stop the spread but it is not just the United States that to struggle in with the increasing number of coronavirus cases iran of course is also being hit hard i asked the u. S. President whether he thought this might be a time to ease tough economic sanctions on iran in order to help the people fight the virus he said. Eva braun. Senior continue to stand with the people of iran given the fact theyre so hard hit with chronic fire their very hard to pull their hair in a lot of ways they are there. With their economy with their military and with obviously the virus they very hard it would you consider easing sanctions to allow medical supplies to get. Distributed but we know that sanctions hit the people not the government will have anything as to if they want to read word love to me and would love to settle the whole thing but i doubt theyll be its a realistically how does a person in tehran pick on a colleague i think they love america i think the iranians love america i think theyd love to be free i think theyd love to have just some of the things that we have you know i remember many years ago friends of mine were always in around they were doing real estate deals and when they were building beautiful buildings. Well over in the corporate houses it was they were very successful and then one day there came to an end but you know one of the people who read they remember that was a long time ago but not so long ago they remember it and ill tell you they love america they love what we stand for. And were not looking for shit were not looking for government takeover government changing no this countrys been through that many times that doesnt work people do encourage other countries to who are maybe concerned about what i write is what i did as you know i put it out very publicly with respect to iran and said if they need help with respect to the virus wed love to sit with the greatest medical professionals in the world would let their cities are you encouraging perhaps to to lend their support because there are many countries that he only encourages his kids and. Theyve been a very hostile country they made a deal that president obama should have never made it was a short term deal giving a 150000000000. 00 giving them 1800000000. 00 in cash green filters to europe and more responsibility. If you. Have a moral responsibility to help them if they ask if they if they needed help i would certainly consider different anything she says they need help with us up to the United Nations im talking about us and what happens is if they want to help because they have a very big case of virus a very very big case it one of the worst on earth if you believe what youre reading and i happen to believe what i see and what i know and if they wanted help we give them help even as President Trump pushes back on the suggestion of easing sanctions the calls to do just that are growing in the United States the latest coming from former Vice President joe biden who insists that now is the time to ease sanctions in order to make sure that the people of iran get the medical supplies they need. Now concerning about a reserve of infections in the epicenter of the corona Virus Outbreak in china has prompted a warning to people in the city of one to be vigilant and stay indoors theres get the latest from sar croc who has an update on the situation across asia for as sarah is so wide and where this outbreak started really not out of the woods just yet no its not following another latest figures weve got coming from Chinas Health commission we have 31 new cases reported on friday and 29 apparently are imported cases of the crowd of us in fiction other questions globally about the genuine nature of the accuracy of chinas calculations but of course chinas denying its conseil these figures and you mention were here and this is of course the epicenter of the crowd a Virus Outbreak the people there are being allowed to move around and travel within the city its still sealed off and wont reopen for people to exit the city until but people within the city can move if their Health Status is considered but the citys community should say commerce chief has said he doesnt want people to travel or leave their homes unless its vital or necessary in this is simply a concern about a 2nd round of this epidemic hitting han and the province now also on friday china has announced it will have a national day of mourning on saturday this is to try and remember all those lives lost theyll have their flags at half mast not just across the country theyre also have the flag at half mast across the embassies and consulates globally theyve also said theyll suspend all Recreational Activities on saturday for this national day of mourning and the Economic Impacts are of this pandemic on asian economies is already being felt. Yes weve got the latest forecast from the Asian Development bank it said that asias growth is expected to slow and of course this is not a surprise but they put a figure from 3. 3 percent to 2. 2 percent due to the Global Pandemic of the current virus infections its at the industrial economies in the region they will fare better and its put hong kong taiwan singapore and china in that basket it said that the region will be weakened what by what they describe as external environments and that of course is whats happening in the United States and the European Union now an example of the growth slowing is one particular case we have hong kongs Biggest Airline its certainly one of asias Biggest Airlines Cathay Pacific on friday the c. E. O. Is told stuff to prepare for further cuts and further cuts to passenger flights as well its currently got 3 long haul flights each way its going to reduce that to just 2 an example that they sightedness made to this start said one day this week they had just 582. 00 passengers on a normal day before the crowd a Virus Outbreak that had as many as 100000. 00 passengers per day traveling on that airline other c. E. O. Has also said that he and management staff will cut their pay by 30 percent from now until december but they want stuff that be further cuts to come sara thank you very much for that live there from hong kong and hong kong is closing bars then club starting on friday after a spike in cases there the shutdown is expected to last 2 weeks as a government ramps up its social distancing efforts the city has more than 800 confirmed infections and the government says dozens of cases have been linked to bars. The number of cases in the south korean city of di grew dropped drastically for the 1st time in more than a month the city has a single digit increase with 9 confirmed cases south koreas 4th biggest city has been the countrys at the center for coronavirus with the notches share of cases linked to a church the total number of confirmed cases in that is now more than 10000. 00 in south korea. A cruise ship with 6 passengers on board has docked in florida after it was initially turned away at least 2 onboard died from the corona virus around 200. 00 are showing influenza like symptoms the cruise ship and its sister vessel came ashore in Fort Lauderdale florida after days of negotiations and gallagher reports from miami. The Holland AmericaCruise Line Company called the plight of its passengers a humanitarian situation but after days of uncertainty the zon dominant sister ship the rotterdam a finally docked in florida is on doms journey began in argentina in early march but after passengers began to get sick chile and several other nations refused to let them disembark almost 200. 00 people now have flu like symptoms for elderly passengers died on board at least 2 testing positive for covert 19 well good afternoon initially officials in florida cited Health Concerns the states governor saying foreign nationals were not welcome following coordination with several agencies it was finally agreed to at the ships into u. S. Waters there are also many other people on board who need our help maybe not the americans that are human beings and they also need help returning to their country. This is. Such a great country lets hold the principles that make us a great nation and be compassionate inhumane to other people healthy passengers were transferred to the rotterdam those with symptoms of the corona virus will be treated at local hospitals others are flying back to their respective countries on chartered flights in all there were around 2 and a half 1000 passengers and crew earlier this week u. S. President donald trump spoke about the stranded travelers lot of canadians a lot of british on the ship and theyre coming to take the people that are on the ship back to their home and the carriage is coming in the u. K. Is coming and we have a lot of and we have americas we have some people that are quite sick for these people this is the end of a nightmarish journey that was supposed to last 2 weeks saw some passengers will remain on board while theyre treated others are not so lucky crew ships have now become a symbol of fear ever since the coronavirus pandemic was announced the grand princess was stranded off the coast of california for days while officials squabbled over its fate while those on daum on the rotterdam have now been allowed to disembark here in florida its estimated 9000 passengers on 10 cruise ships remain at sea on the gallacher Miami Florida and u. S. Democrats have postponed nominating their candidate to take on donald trump in the president ial election later this year theyve pushed the Democratic NationalConvention Convention back by 5 weeks saying july would be too early to hold a safe in person gathering event is not scheduled for august 17th 2 Democratic Candidates are still in the race to take on trump in november former Vice President joe biden and if im on senator Bernie Sanders early i spoke to see who is an associate professor of Political Science at Emory University and she explained how this will affect the campaigns. This is definitely a short term loss for the democrats joe biden who at this point is the leading president ial candidate was gaining momentum from those early contests that were held in february and in early march and so his march towards the nomination has kind of stopped in its tracks and been postponed until elections can resume so there will still be elections next week unless they change between now and then but a lot of contests have been postponed until may and until june so joe biden when they actually win the number of delegates that he would actually need to secure the nomination until june. Both parties hold time and or hold their convention things label them rain or shine in peace time and were time so the idea of postponing am and a convention is not unusual and i think given the Public Health aides that it sees that have been raised by qubit 19 this is certainly a a wise step its not delaying it so much that it will start the traditional general Election Campaign cycle which historically in the United States started after labor day so after the 1st weekend in september but it certainly requires a certain level of nimbleness rise to the head on al jazeera we look at the unintended consequences of australias ban on foreign visitors to stop the spread of the coronavirus and to why europes homeless are now facing starvation as the virus continues to spread. Hello and welcome back it will be up nicely here in the Arabian Peninsula well look at maximum temperature 31 and on friday pretty warm conditions on the other side of the potential 38 in mecca but rising to 40 degrees ahead on through into software to stay still the risk of showers across northern parts of iraq moving through into iran to tehran could see the old shower in the course of stuff about highs of 20 degrees remember on the eastern side the mediterranean at least the time being weather conditions looking friday quite a feat a pleasant day in beirut with highs of 25 degrees celsius weve across into africa we got some heavy showers showing across. Well so some heavy downpours across parts of tons and they are. Moving southward for more southern portions portions of the continent were looking at some heavy rain for about 6 to ending southwards through namibia and on into south africa a large drawing pretty woman 30 degrees as about some contrasting with just 17 in johannesburg weather could be some showers few showers likely on the east coast of madagascar but i think front on the reef should largely stay dry and move the forecast through into saturday again still some showers likely be affecting johannesburg maybe not quite as warm 26 but it should be dry i think for when talking to maybe a heist here of 25. But. When diplomacy fails and fierce we then our borders are wide open wide open to drugs terrorists weve proven barriers are built to impose division and its not effective instead of being an obstacle to a dont waste it became another obstacle to peace in a 4 part series al jazeera revisits the reasons for divisions in different parts of the world and the impact they have on both sides walls of shame on aljazeera. The end welcome back a reminder of our top stories on aljazeera the United States has recorded the highest one day death toll of the corner virus been demick anywhere in the world nearly 1200 deaths were reported on thursday President Donald Trump is now using wartime powers to get the needed equipment out to desperate hospitals china has recorded for new deaths on thursday all in the epicenter of the current a Virus Outbreak concern about a resurgence there has prompted a warning to people in the city to stay indoors and hong kong is closing its bars and clubs on friday as it ramps up its social distancing efforts the shutdown is expected to last for 2 weeks the city has more than 800 confirmed coronavirus cases dozens have been linked to boss. Not to australia where fruit and Vegetable Growers are warning that Global Travel restrictions could put their harvests a risk the industry relies heavily on for neighbors to pick its trying to use but the governments effectively closed the border to stop the spread of the fires theyre going to gauge as a story from sydney. Harvest is 2 weeks away on prep goth reese postmen farm its the busiest time of year with only a small window to pick the sweet fruit before its trucked to markets but with the spread of coronavirus disrupting the multibillion dollar industry he still doesnt know who will hire here to get the fruit off these trees and into the packing shed we still havent worked out our labor supply its changing actually every day bretts one of thousands of farmers now figuring out what the strategy is travel restrictions maine for their business and income when it comes to fruit and vegetables most farms employ seasonal Foreign Workers here on a short term visa the majority are backpackers but with foreigners now banned from entering a stray leah and movements restricted inside the country the question is who will replace them when the visas of those already here expire we rely so heavily on our days of work is now seasonal work. To be involved to get. The industry is looking at whether a strongly ins laid off in other sectors due to the cross like hospitality could stepien farmers say the logistics of that happening are complex they want the government to ensure the thousands of foreigners already here can outstay their visas to ensure food supply continues we need to keep them here in australia because this is not going to last forever and when its over we need to make sure that our farmers can continue to pick their crops at a time when people are being told to stay indoors the other issue is making sure the movement of thousands of work