And here they come again dramas in east africa prepare to battle millions of no concern for the 2nd time in months. Millions more people have been added to the queues of americas jobless the wider effects of the coronavirus pandemic become clear another 6600000. 00 claimed Unemployment Benefits last week alone that takes a total to nearly 17000000 people in the past 3 weeks and theres fear the rate could rise to numbers not seen since the end of the Great Depression in some cities drive ins have been created for people to collect unemployment forms john hendren has more from chicago. The president came out saying that the u. S. Was at the top of the hill when it comes to the coronavirus and in some cases going downward but thats not the case when it comes to the economy of and of course thats a lagging indicator here 6600000 new jobless claims 17000000 over the past 4 weeks out of work and filing new jobless claims and an Unemployment Rate of 12 to 13 percent thats a level not seen since the Great Depression forecasters are saying they expect that to go up to at least 15 percent and 11 said that this is really essentially the Great Depression 2 here in the United States one sign of that is the trouble of the u. S. Airline industries the president did address that in that briefing today he said details will come out over the weekend over the u. S. Aid package for those airlines he said the Airline Industry has hit very hard as everyone knows and we are going to be in a position to do a lot to help them but of course no details on that until the weekend so were looking forward to see what the president has to say on that. Now the death toll from corona virus across the u. S. Has now passed 16500 in new york saying its there are signs of improvement with a drop in hospital admissions but the worst affected state had a Record Number of deaths for a 3rd straight day n. S. Christensen omeri ports as struggling to cope hart island is new york citys potters field where those with no family or means to arrange a funeral are laid to rest they used to bury 25 people a week here in the age of the coronavirus its about that number every day counting the dead is now part of the daily routine for the governor 911 was supposed to be the darkest day or for a generation we lose 2753 lives our 911. Weve lost over 7000 lives through this crisis. That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking. I cant i dont even have the words for. As the daily death toll continues to reach new heights and the state builds more temporary hospitals like this 350 bed the syllabi there are signs that the spread of the disease is slowing thanks to mandatory social distancing measures that have all but shut down the city of nearly 9000000 those measures will remain in effect for the forseeable future as the number of new hospital admissions has gone down for the past 3 days if were not careful it were not strong if were not disciplined in fact this is a disease that can really us surge resurge you should be very worried about resurgence we all are the last thing we can afford is to let down our guard and let this disease back in the door even more and then see the numbers spike up pressured to lift restrictions and let people return to work has been growing along with the Unemployment Rate the number of new yorkers who have filed for unemployment claims in the last 3 weeks has more than double but theres one industry where they cant get enough help funeral homes. The governor says new york state will be bringing in additional Funeral Directors to help people like a sous pujols whos been working long hours 7 days a week and still cant keep up right now money is not worth it its not worth it its not worth it i would give up my job any day for like a normal normal job and every much rather be quarantined in my house right now and the bodies are expected to continue to stack up a grim reminder of a silent killer kristen salumi aljazeera new york. Elsewhere indonesias government has announced tied to social distancing measures a sudden surge in cases public transport has been reduced to half capacity and gatherings of more than 5 people are banned the new rules effective friday are in place for 14 days the capital jakarta is the epicenter accounting for nearly half of the more than 3000 Coronavirus Infections jessica washington says the government has been criticized for its slow response. For a number of weeks now schools and many businesses have been close these restrictions hasnt have now been extended there are Numerous Police checkpoints at various border entry points churcher kata not restricting travel into the city but they are checking just how many people are traveling in vehicles theres also restrictions on the number of people who can gather at any point in time maximum of 5 people at any gathering any people found to be in breach of these new regulations could face a fine of around 7000. 00 u. S. Dollars now these regulations are only in place for the jakarta area its not a nationwide social distancing regulation what is lacking here in indonesia is some sort of National Strategy it was only in launch that indonesia confirmed its 1st cases off the coronavirus here by that point the virus had spread well beyond china the government has been criticized for failing to use that time to get the hospitals ready and now that we know that the virus has spread across multiple provinces here in indonesia there is concern that although the virus is largely concentrated here in jakarta and most of the deaths thats around 280. 00 confirmed deaths here in the capital theres concern that if travel continues from the capital to other provinces that Health Care Systems around the country many of which are incredibly poorly equipped even more so than jakarta they simply will not be able to cope and that the virus will continue to spread undetected across the archipelago. Now argentina is one of the latest countries said to extend nationwide corn team measures present. Says strict controls will remain in place until april 23rd Security Forces about shorting the streets to make sure people see home some businesses are being allowed to operate again but under tight restrictions to the said boys in when a size she says the extension will come into force within days. The president has not announced it officially yet hes expected to announce it over the weekend but theres already talk about that this quarantine place will be extended mostly because most of the people we have spoken to here say that it has words i mean that the amount of people infected in this country will be much greater than what it is today argentina right now has around 2000 people that have been confirmed as infected and 70 people have died got the situation would have been much worse like for example in brazil thats the figure the fear you know its so its like it right now im standing in this is the most important avenue in what a sight is theres some circulation its a holiday but theres also i look down and place only supermarkets and pharmacies are allowed to remain open and very and those who are allowed to leave their homes are people that have are carrying very specific permits in order to be allowed to be on the streets and whats worrying many people here in argentina is the Economic Situation theres an enormous crisis an economy thats hit with recession inflation among other things argentinas kaname minister is already restructuring that payments because argentina warm be able to meet many off the books the credit part of it for in debt and thats something that scares argentines away because it reminds them of the crisis back in 2001 theres also the latest that this fix said that Small Businesses for example 50 percent of them wont be able to pay salaries this month the people going to soup kitchens is increasing by the minute those lots of people who work in the Informal Sector in argentina theyre not able to make ends meet especially this month with a lockdown in place but for president out of this right now the priority is saving lives in this country and thats why its likely that the quarantine in argentina will be extended officially extended this this coming weekend. Brazils president has gone on television again to defend his response to the pandemic and encourage people to return to. Work jay of also narrow criticize state governments for imposing containment measures saying the consequences of combating the virus cannot be more harmful than the disease itself is facing widespread criticism and protests for downplaying the crisis. Opec says Top Oil Producers except mexico have agreed to a historic cut in production to counter the slump and demand caused by coal and advise the group of Oil Producing countries will cut 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day and till early june osama bin job it has details. A price war would started in march did not last as long as previous disagreements but its impact has been widespread u. S. Shale oil produces filed for bankruptcy as major Energy Projects have been delayed or suspended in the oil industry face significant job losses the oversupply coincided with a massive reduction in demand for oil because of the global slowdown caused by coronavirus in some markets oil was selling for less than 10. 00 a barrel which spell trouble for oil drilling to connallys when they agreed the market went up when they had their own differences the market went down and what is worse than not agreeing is course is competing for the c. M. Limited area of demand in the world as it stands right now. The crisis began after a deal to limit production fell apart and saudi arabia increased its supply to a record 12300000 barrels a day along with russias 11300000 barrels the markets were flooded to an extent that storage even started to run out as theres agreement is to slash or Oil Production at least until next year the decision will be reviewed in december iran venezuela and libya are exempt from the production cuts a few hours after the opec agreement the g 20 group of nations meet and decide in cuts from the u. S. Canada norway and others some say the crisis created a perfect opportunity for big investors to buy stakes and european oil firms theres a cute saudis in russians of Economic Warfare against the us us media reports 2 senators were working on legislation to remove u. S. Troops and Defense Systems from saudi soil if there were no are put cuts the United States says its output fell because of the price for and decreasing demand but it hasnt committed to any cuts for many years i used to think opec was very unfair i hated alltech you will know the truth i hated it because it was a fix but somewhere along the line that broke down and went the opposite way and we have a tremendously powerful Energy Industry in this country now number one in the world and i dont want those jobs being lost but experts believe even after the record cuts but opec and other produces the gloom for Oil Economies may not be over just because he says demolished russian so far has been 20000000 barrels a day i think its probably more towards the 3035000000 barrels a day if you look at india alone the 3rd Largest Consumer of oil has been decreased its consumption by 70 percent i would say it is more so 10000000 barrels a day is what so far been priced into the market and you saw the last cluster response so we probably need more to do the trick. What began as an attempt to grab a bigger share of the market is ending after 31 days with no real wins for anyone involved some of the job although there are still ahead on aljazeera weighing the risk the dilemma facing doctors and Cancer Patients in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Hello there are a few more showers across more northern sections of the middle east of course the Arabian Peninsula some very warm in place they can see where the cloud is and in particular well see some heavy showers pushing through terror but its kid very nicely away from all Northern Areas of turkey this of course the bosphorus and there is the city in the background has a very nice sunny skies and in fact improving to friday across into the temperature beginning to come back up 16 degrees celsius but youll see it through the eastern end of the time which is quite a bit lower than the average and also variance that with ranges and some fairly gusty winds and then the rain is quite widespread through Northern Iraq pushing on again into the central and Western Areas of iran but then to the south look at these temperatures 40 celsius in doha this is about 10 degrees above the average as we go through saturday the temperature is about the same but you notice the winds that coming from the south theyll be very strong and in fact we could once again see some sand and dust storms meanwhile to the north a cold showers really for most part and then some heavier spells of rain just pushing to the east of it now weve got fuel for call sickles into southern portions of south africa madagascar the eastern side well see some fairly heavy showers over the next couple of days and then particularly heavy showers and thunderstorms around the gulf of guinea today. But. Crossing borders breaking boundaries recording injustice fighting inequality from africa and asia to europe the use exile as it were in wind power of street every very grown up for me is one country aljazeera world meets for refugees whove come to your touched peoples lives and made a difference. The hard road from home photographers and activists on aljazeera. Welcome back our top stories on aljazeera 6600000 americans lost their jobs in the past week because of measures to stop the corner via span demick since mid march nearly 17000000 people in the u. S. Have filed for jobless benefits after a sudden surge in corona virus infections indonesia is tightening measures to curb the spread of the virus anyone breaking the rules can be fined up to 7000. 00 and be jailed for up to 6 years in asia has recorded more than 280 deaths and opec says Top Oil Producers except mexico have agreed to a historic cotton Oil Production to counter the slump in demand caused by calling a biased oil prices have come at it by around 30 percent after long downs around the world cut demand. Being called the e. U. s most important economic plan the brocks finance ministers have agreed on a trillion dollars rescue package the deal comes on a day of hope for members say says germany and spain signal they have reached the peak of the pandemic and the hayward reports. The rise in new infections seems to be slowing in spain the countrys hospitals though are still overwhelmed and after weeks of loss and mortar predicted trying to keep coronavirus at bay in public spaces is power mount and resident 3 minded they should stay at home. Spain will remain in lockdown until april the 25th but the Prime Minister says there is no room for hope that is the same on as the. After weeks of this fight which has been from the moment agonizing we see how the the pandemic released is starting to come under control the figures are encouraging we have reached the peak of coke at 19 and we are close to the beginning of the descent. In germany the lockdown appears to be working with burns landmarks empty deserted. And silent the latest coronavirus numbers in germany are a reason for some hope the increases flattening and the current number of infections is lowering a bit if we count the people who are recovered and those who lost their lives more than 18000 people have died in italy its squares remain empty the impact of weeks of prescriptions is clear to see for those families hardest hit the government says loan and mortgage repayments will be suspended and there are questions about who will help pay for the pandemic. Italy is an integral part of the e. U. The e. U. Must show a strong swift and unified response to the repercussions of this pandemic we have to provide answers about politics finance and the economy because this is in all of our interests this does not only concern italy but also spain and all countries that face economic and social problems and those questions are being asked across europe it is grappling with this crisis from the north to the south no where is untouched by. The happening deep divisions that are inside the e. U. About how it should be financed days of talks have now resulted in an agreement held by the french finance minister as the most important economic plan in the history it will allow credit from the blocks bailout fund to go to the worst affected countries until the crisis is over this emergency plan well shield our economic and social fabric as we dive into a recession. Where house prices abates we need to spur the economic recovery he needs it is imperative that we brought together. For many families in Europe Easter weekend which usually market time of togetherness coronavirus will mean many will now spend it apart remembering those who theyve lost and then he would out of their friends find minister is out of intensive care 2 weeks after testing positive full call that 19 after 3 days in i. C. U. Voice johnson is now back in a hospital ward and his is said to be an extremely good spirits hospital intensive care unit in the u. K. Have been overwhelmed with call the 1000 patients nonessential surgeries were cancelled early on now surgeries for diseases like breast and bowel cancer are also being put on hold and he has a story from london. Susie smith has been through Breast Cancer she had a mastectomy radiotherapy and chemotherapy because of coronaviruses have further cosmetic surgery later this year put on hold and she cant get checkups at the moment shes busy homeschooling her 3 children right now but shes worried you dont think thats. Going to happen because. You know that the pope would not cover. That. One im a grandmother now wait. As the number of cases shot up many hospital suspended all nonurgent operations to free up beds and equipment like ventilators for coronavirus patients and increasingly their counseling routine cancer Operations Guidelines say chemotherapy and emergency cancer surgeries should be prioritized but many Cancer Patients including those undergoing chemotherapy have a compromised immune system due to their treatment and theyre now having to choose between risking catching covered 19 in hospital or risking their cancer coming back the very treatments that can treat the cancer is also the very thing that can feather increases that so i think particularly for Cancer Patients they are having a very difficult time at the moment because really for many patients theyre always having to choose between. Cave it now or cancer in the future this center in southwest england provides Free Services to support counsel patience mental and Emotional Wellbeing its now had to close its doors offering things like counseling online and over the phone things are very disrupted in the mainstream system with cancellations postponements and adjustments to the Mainstream Service and as also state consequences locked out of the House Service on a face to face basis at the moment with us having to shutter and between National Center so its bound to be a profound impact on consequence General Health and wellbeing and on their psychology and Mental Health as well for thousands of people like suzy the uncertainty about their future health is compounded by not knowing when the pandemic will be under control nadine barber al jazeera london. 3 man crew has reached the International Space station after an extra long predeparture quarantine because a call in a virus the 2 russian astronauts and one american blasted off in their still use capsule towards the ice says on thursday washing restrictions meant their families werent allowed to attend the launch the usual departure press conference was held online the trio will remain on board until october now on to other world news and iraqs intelligence chief has been asked to form a government as a new Prime Minister designate. Me is a 3rd person to be named to the polls in just over 2 months simona 14 has this report from baghdad. On thursday at 9000 feet became the 2nd Prime Minister designate to withdraw his bid in just 6 weeks prolonging iraqs leadership crisis effects yes when the political agreement is important iraq is living through a catastrophe and there should be a political consensus that we can convince the political powers to reach an agreement and we found it difficult for this government to pass in the parliament for now the consensus seems to have converged around another man within an hour of sort of his resignation president barham salih surrounded by leaders of Major Political parties appointed most of ill cover me iraqs intelligence chief as the next Prime Minister designate. The previous times were accompanied by a lot of acute struggles and disagreements and between us and the political blocs today the political blocs national and social patriotic sectors have chosen mustafa to me for this position. Government has 30 days to form a new government and although he seems to have secured widespread support at the moment that could quickly change many iraqis question whether he is the one who can put an end to months of Political Uncertainty the crisis began when caretaker Prime Minister abdullah mathy resigned last december after widespread antigovernment protests constitutional deadlines to find a replacement were repeatedly missed because a fierce political infighting last month president saleh took matters into his own hands appointing a man i was a few as the new Prime Minister designate the move drew stern warnings from iranian linked armed groups who regarded sort of feel as being backed by the us their political wings in parliament accuse the president of overstepping his authority and put forth their own candidate to me that. There was no way because he didnt come from the political blocs we have a parliamentary system the majority of the political blocs should agree to nominate him. As negotiations to form the new government continue iraq appears rather less as it tries to steer its way through a deepening Political Economic and Health Crisis iraqis are angry at the Political Class for not acting class enough as if they keep going with their conflicts we want this we want that there will never be a government because all these parties they want to fill the post with one of their own and theres a growing feeling that caretaker Prime Minister of the of the mahdi may weather this political storm on our ticket makes you they want to appoint a new Prime Minister they will prolong this crisis and keep. In power because he pleases everyone. In march of the he said he had no longer act as caretaker but has never did less continued to chair government meetings the protests that forced his resignation have all but gone away as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. And with that the prospects for systemic political change are growing increasingly been simona faulty an aljazeera. The army in charge says its killed 1000. 00 book or armed fighters near the lake chad border region an Army Spokesman says 52. 00 of its soldiers died in the operation that started more than a week ago Officials Say the armed group has been forced out of the country the offensive was launched after a boko haram attack killed nearly 100. 00 chaldean soldiers last month. But a 2nd wave of Desert Locusts is about to hit kenya and east africa this time the swarms are expected to be up to 20 times larger than the ones that ate their way through farmland earlier this year from q 2 innocent kenya Catherine Sawyer reports. This farmers in eastern kenya county are running out of time line weighted by millions of Desert Locusts that used their farms to breed now the hope is are about to mature and leave the farmers dont kill them all before they develop we in this 2nd generation of luckiest that overrated word tens of thousands hacked years of vegetation across east africa will cause even more devastation. If the matter before were done killing them or they will overwhelm us came here in large form we cannot kill them because they were flown so we are trying to finish the hope but before they can fly swarms 1st landed in north in kenya at the beginning of the year and spreads to other parts of the country eating all the vegetation along the way most of last seasons crop in this area was destroyed by the law casts the long rains are starting and farmers are afraid if they dont clear the breeding grounds all the insects quickly then the fam land is going to be destroyed again. Mary karimi lost most of her have a sister shirley got one sack of grain down from the 5 sacks you usually have a. Have children and i had to sell the stock of green grams was coffees now im buying food and its very expensive. The east African Regional body guard is tracking the movement of the la casts using a supercomputer the relays climate conditions and wind patterns to predict where the law ahead in the slums in kenya will be moving north in the region countries such as if the o. P. s somalia south sudan every track and he will be he tied as a locust head to where the Arabian Peninsula some farmers are consigned to the onset of coronavirus many governments will divert resources meant to deal with the locusts honestly yes there is a concern because this means Restricted Movement and Restricted Movement. In areas where specialists who are supposed to come or also in assist in the control efforts from other countries theres no restriction on who can come into or travel to certain countries because of the cough use lockdowns and the likes back in the village the families are doing what they can to ensure this new swarms will not make it out alive to destroy crops anywhere else catherine soy al jazeera to east and kenya. Headlines on aljazeera 6600000 americans have lost their jobs in the past week because of measures to stop the coronavirus pandemic since made macia nearly 17000000 people in the u. S. Have filed for jobless benefits john hendren has more from chicago. The president came out saying that the u. S. Was a turnip of the hill when it comes to the coronavirus and in some cases going downward but thats not the case when it comes to the economy of intercourse thats a lagging indicator here 6600000 new jobless claims 17000000 over the past 4 weeks out of work and filing new jobless claims in an Unemployment Rate of 12 to 13 percent thats a level not seen since the Great Depression forecasters are saying they expect that to go up to at least 15 percent the death toll across the u. S. Has now passed 16500 in new york say there are signs of improvement with a drop in hospital admissions but the worst affected state had a Record Number of deaths for the 3rd straight day with 799 fatalities on thursday indonesias government has announced hi to social distancing measures after a sudden surge in cases public transport has been reduced to half capacity and gatherings of more than 5 people are banned the new rules effective friday are in place for 14 days a capital jakarta is the epicenter accounting for nearly half of the more than 3000 Coronavirus Infections opec says Top Oil Producers except mexico have agreed to a historic cutting Oil Production to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus the group of Oil Producing nations will cut 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day until early june oil prices of promenade by around 30 percent after last dance around the world demand the European Union has agreed to make more than one trillion dollars available to Member States under lockdown fighting the coronavirus as finance minister has described the economic plan as the most important in the box history. And britains Prime Minister is out of intensive care 2 weeks after testing positive focal theyve 19 after 3 days in i. C. U. Boys johnson is now back on a hospital ward and is said to be an extremely good spirits theyre up to date with the headlines on aljazeera more news on aljazeera dot com as always coming up next its a program vaults of shame. When a Prime Minister takes a lump of coal into his own column and that call means a lot to the countrys fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in get breaks it does not was a slogan that whatever the problem is of course jokes and counting the cost on aljazeera. In 2002 the Israeli Palestinian conflict was further inflame as a contentious supporter was cast in concrete. The following film 1st aired 5 years after construction began on what israel describes as a separation wall. Leading up to. Friday afternoon in the west bank village of. Another demonstration against the israeli governments main that will take over
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