Ramadan in the age of coronavirus muslims around the world begin observing the holy month under lockdown and tight restrictions and venezuela is celebrating one of the lowest rates of the illness in the world but doctors say the numbers on misleading. Thank you very much for joining us we begin with yet another grim tally of desk coming out of the United States from the new coronavirus 3176 people have died in just 24 hours and that takes the total number of deaths to nearly 50000. 00 the highest anywhere in the world globally there are now 2700000. 00 infections and over 190000 deaths on the economic front the u. S. House of representatives has passed a new 484000000000. 00 relief bill to keep Small Businesses afloat and provide funds to hospitals they passed with bipartisan support and will now go to president dollar triumphal final approval meanwhile more than 26000000 americans are now. Unemployed in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession have been wiped out present donald trump says the u. S. Economy will bounce back quickly but now says knocked on measures will continue until theres a drop in the number of infections or economy will start to pick up verse abstention as soon as the states get open and thats happening as we speak and its actually very exciting and. People are just its just thrilled to see it because our country has to get back to work they want to get back to work you see that whether its a demonstration or just in talking to people theyre going to get back to work and theyre going to get back to work very fast. In jordan has more on the millions of jobs lost. 4. 4000000 u. S. Workers filed for unemployment last week pushing the countrys unofficial jobless rate to nearly 13 percent its more evidence the cold that 1000 pandemic has damaged the u. S. Economy i do long in shock and outrage and with my. Hat it is very well you know. The gentleman from ask congress is voting this week to spend another half trillion dollars to help Small Businesses and hospitals but when it comes to helping State Government reeling from the loss of business and personal tax revenues the republican leader of the u. S. Senate says thats not going to happen yeah im a i would certainly be an allowance is the. Route it has some so theres no good reason for vailable my guess is their 1st choice would be for the federal government to borrow money if youre generation to send it down to them now so they dont have to do that they are going to be in much more money in the governor of new york state who is a democrat called Mitch Mcconnells comments outrageous yes airlines are important yes Small Business is important so of police and fire and Health Care Workers who are the front line workers and when you dont fund the state then the state cant fund those services fictional sense to me whats more new yorks economy is the 3rd largest in the u. S. And in the top 15 worldwide which means its survival as a financial and Cultural Center is key and u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to suspend immigration for 60 days on economic grounds could hurt the u. S. Is ties with other countries Indian Officials are closely studying the order since hundreds of thousands of their citizens many who work for u. S. Firms could be affected. All that matters though to connie boyd in North Carolina is her own Economic Future and say were going to go back through we know nothings going to be the issue next you know the name is specified in that job they just dont know the only certainty right now the economic pain is worsening rosalynn shorten aljazeera that thursdays white house virus briefing president and his head of science and Technology Director the department of Homeland Security presented new Government Research about how the virus reacts to heats humidity and in light of the research is permitted in area and has not been Peer Reviewed and the science is far from being conclusive in proving the viruses seasonal every 18 hours the virus the life of the virus is cut in half so if you start with a 1000 particles of the virus in 1000 hours youre down to 500. 00 in 18 hours after that youre down to 250 and so on and so forth temperature increases as the humidity increases with no sun involved you can see how drastically the half life goes down on that virus so the the virus is dying at a much more rapid pace just from exposure to higher temperatures and just an exposure humidity supposing we hit somebody with a tremendous whether its ultraviolet or just very powerful late and i think you said that hasnt checked that youre going to test it and then i said supposing you brought the lady inside the body you can which you can do either through the skin or. In some other way and i think you said youre going to test the 2 so it was interesting because right in that i see the disinfectant but not say that in a minute one minute and is there a way we can do Something Like that. By injection inside or almost a cleaning as you say gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number of so be interesting to check so that you can have to use medical doctors with. Dr allan is a chief Program Officer at the u. S. National association of county and City Health Officials he says its too soon to tally form a temperature as a lab a Significant Impact on the virus the World Health Organization others have come on board didnt really mention the need to really be very cautious as to the use of u. V. Radiation or u. V. Exposure as a disinfectant we know that it works on things such as mask and other things of a nature but when you speak about exposure of a human being in the body its not something that is highly recommended we do know that the happy life of the corner virus cover nineteenths are sick of each 2 is roughly about 2. 7 hours in an heiress life fashion that much is now in typical temperatures and that went for 65 percent relative humidity we know that the virus persistent different surfaces whether its plastic metal cardboard and on the skin and other surfaces and different different time frames what we dont know is truly the impact of seasonality is there really going to be a difference when we see sort of the summer climates or timeframes of temperatures versus the more spring like conditions or the winter conditions that some of us were coming out of now you think about that and even look at where viruses spread across all across our country our world not only in our country where you think about florida as well as new orleans which tends to have higher humidity but also the the caribbean and other parts of afghan latin america and even south incision which are more were more you know relatively humid and were still seeing the spread of the virus there. And despite the warning from the medical community some people in the state of georgia preparing to return to work but president says georgias decision to begin exiting law was in violation of the guidelines released by the white house and gallagher has now reports. Across the state of georgia nonessential businesses have remained closed for a pandemic thats already claimed close to 900. 00 lloyds there are some signs the outbreak is flattening but with only a few days of data Health Experts are warning it may be too soon federal guidelines recommend a 14 day sustained reduction in coated 19 cases something georgia hasnt shown but the republican governor is pushing for a partial reopening given the fray verbal data enhanced testing and approval of our health care professionals. We will allow to Fitness Centers bowling alleys body art studios barbers cosmetologists hair designers nail care artist s. Decisions their respective schools and massage therapist to reopen their doors this friday april the 24th Business Owners have been losing income for weeks that many a confused by conflicting information and health risks despite being told to engage in minimum basic operations the test Part Community market is not open and thats where i make most my money and they have to stay close and they should stay close because if you lose anybodys life over money thats wrong but you know the Southern States small but vocal protests of growing as unemployment lines get longer these people gathered outside the Capitol Building in alabama to make their voices hood but stay at home orders remain in place across the Southern States here in miami beaches and businesses remain closed and not likely to change for weeks to come govern the camp of georgia is a close ally of president trumps as is the states governor run the census both of being praised for their reaction to the coronavirus and even as president tom encourages protest as he thinks georgia is acting too soon the president s praise to govern a campus a very capable man now hes publicly disagreeing with his plans that they can wait a little bit lonely just a little bit not that much because safety has to predominate we have to have the. So. I told the governor very simply that i disagree with this decision but he has to do what he thinks is right despite the hardships faced by Business Owners in georgia and other states many remain cautious about exposing themselves and others to the coronavirus many will ignore the governors advice others may feel forced to take risks as the economy continues to falter and gallacher aljazeera. And muslims around the world are starting the holy month of ramadan and many are under restrictions in indonesia there was most populous muslim nation domestic. Temporarily banned by reports on how the coronavirus is changing known cherished traditions for the faithful. For hundreds of years muslims used to go out into empty fields looking at the sky to figure out where bomb a done begins these days though clerics here in pakistan and elsewhere use telescopes to get 1st side of the new moon once spotted ramadan starts. Its the holiest month in the islamic calendar when muslims stop eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. The fasting allows worshippers to devote themselves to their fate and remember the sufferings of the poor. But during the unprecedented coronavirus emergency muslims are abandoning many of providence traditions and rituals. They wont be able to invite their loved ones the neighbors or the 4 to join the evening Fast Breaking meal known as if tara as covert 900 spreads restrictions are being forced governments have closed borders imposed curfew years lockdowns and encouraged social distancing to contain the contagion islams holiest site in mecca is usually teeming with worshippers from all over the world during ramadan its closed this year as part of the sunday governments campaign to curb the virus spread getting people everywhere to observe social distancing in one medan wont be easy the highlight of ramadan is the night of destiny where muslims believe their holy book the koran was 1st revealed to the prophet mohammad and where the gates of heaven are open muslims spend the night in contempt lation and prayers in mosques a ritual they are being asked to perform at home this time. Islams most sacred both to encourage. Praying together and. Together being a month of relative to. 0. Exam time in hong kong with the years most important academic tests way more than 52000 students are sitting the University Entrance exams which were postponed last month because of the coronavirus schools have been closed for most of the year with Students Learning online instead perceptions are said to remain in place in the city despite the number of daily cases in the Single Digits for almost 2 weeks now sa clarke has more from hong kong on the Safety Measures being taken during the exams. But there are a number of safety precautions that have been put in place by the government and the Education Department not only have the teachers been trained to deal with emergencies but these schools have been given a life of face masks and various even robotic dispensers to hand out sanitizer during these exams so that simply to reduce the human to human contact the social distancing measures have been put in place weve got the death through oversee all one point i meant is a part and of course all the students on arrival of had their health checked and medical medical certificates provided at their 52000 students are taking part in these final year they were delayed last month and early last week that the government gave the go ahead for this final year exam to take place it starts today on friday and the rollout over the next month the where we are where some choices colleges bicycling most prestigious schools across hong kong a secondary school and we have students taking part exams i started a couple of hours ago but theyre expected to emerge of the next little while but as i mentioned these exams will take place over the next month starting from today. Still ahead on aljazeera the biggest shipment in years of saudi oil is on its way to the u. S. But it may not make it pay i will tell you why looting and rioting in south africa troops are deployed in cape town to enforce a citywide knocked off. The air. Because some quotes weather now pushing into southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula particularly into yemen further north weve got some more the way of cloud there to train the black sea and the caspian sea this bad a cloud spilling out of iraq pushing into iran for a time and garage just nothing its way of the race was here in doha temperatures getting up to 34 celsius on friday will most of us would not want him to sas day 37. 00 celsius is 99. 00 in found high still a chance of one of the nicest just around the southern end of the red sea into those western parts of yemen joining up with the showers that we have around the therapy and highlands for threat in sioux ethiopia still a shock to some showers into somalia as we go on through the next couple of days and those showers they slide their way down into kenya rwanda burundi saying showers that say suicide of the democratic republic of congo heavy showers there into central parts of kenya at this stage the showers the seasonal rains of course they continue over towards the gulf of guinea some of them alive beside cameron seen some big showers some parts of nigeria see some heavy showers as we go on through the weekend just want to see showers to into south africa with many it is fine and dry just 21. 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House of representatives has passed a new 484000000000. 00 relief bill to keep Small Businesses afloat during the coronavirus and make and provide funds for hospitals it follows a 2 trillion dollars stimulus package that was passed last month meanwhile a record 26400000. 00 americans have lost their jobs since the end of last month in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession after a new white towels and in hong kong social distancing measures are being enforced as of 152000 students take the as most important academic test a University Entrance exam was postponed last month because of the coronavirus restrictions in hong kong remain in place despite the infection rates slowing. Now as Oil Producers cope with the largest in global history the biggest saudi oil shipment in years is making its way to the United States and they are reports the kingdom is exploring where those tankers can be rerouted to if washington bans them john hendren explains. A flotilla of Saudi Oil Tankers is slowly steaming toward the United States and into which really welcome for a u. S. Ally indicative of how desperate these at war states are forced to sell their oil to find a place directly to find a place to place their oil with the coronavirus driving oil prices to historic lows all u. S. Oil storage is expected to be filled in the next month the saudi move to occupy much of that precious Storage Space on the u. S. Gulf coast has been called by some industry insiders in economic pearl harbor a hostile attack on u. S. Soil. A coalition of 13 u. S. Senators from energy state goes even further calling it Economic Warfare texas senator ted cruz writes on twitter 20 tankers filled with 40000000 barrels of saudi oil are headed to the u. S. This is 7 times the typical monthly flow my message to the saudis turn the tankers the hell around cruz says the longtime u. S. Ally is exploiting a pandemic to kill the rival American Shale Oil industry some analysts say hes right what inside arabia rightfully doing as any other oil producer is to get rid of the competition and competition in this case is Expensive Oil shale oil expensive to produce u. S. Leaders have long nurtured strong bonds with saudi leaders even since the rise of shale oil helped the u. S. Overtake saudi arabia is the Worlds Largest oil producer 3000000000. 00 the fact that saudi leaders are now willing