this is d.w. news live from berlin and china takes drastic steps to curb a deadly viral outbreak work begins on a hospital to house people infected with a new virus authorities vow to have it ready in 6 days $30000000.00 people are under lockdown the hopes of containing to spread also coming up the german chancellor angela merkel is and is on board for what are likely to be tense talks with turkey's president rajapaksa a look at what is at stake for. world

leaders commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz nazi death camp the german president warned the evils of the nazi era era are still with us in the form of anti-semitism. and preparing for the worst organizers of the tokyo olympics to train their staff on how to respond should disaster strike at this year's summer games. i'm sumi so much god it's good to have you with us china is expanding its unprecedented efforts to contain a deadly new coronavirus imposing travel restrictions on more than 30000000 people now the epicenter of the outbreak is the city of new han in who bay province but it is now also spread to at least 10 other cities and all of them are on lockdown it comes as china heads into lunar new year when millions of people travel to take part in celebrations many of those events have now been canceled with more than 800

infections reported and over 25 deaths authorities aren't taking any chances. a city of 11000000 people with almost no one on the streets trains planes buses cars almost nothing leave so enters with han. hospitals and the epicenter of the outbreak are overwhelmed with patients so overwhelmed that authorities have now decided to build a new dedicated hospital from scratch hoping to complete construction in just 6 days. in existing hospitals health workers are working tirelessly against the virus that knows which includes it would of course we're worried and so are our relatives. but we're nurses and will do our job as long as we wear the uniform just by the rising number of cases the world health organization has refrained from declaring

a global health emergency and the question was whether this event constitutes a public of emergency of international concern. to d.g. which is provided by the emergency committee is that no. but china isn't taking any chances transport links within and to a number of nearby cities have been cut and the fear of contagion has produced dramatic scenes like here at physio airport where a man suspected of carrying the virus was confined to a quarantine container. the lockdown now covers more than 30000000 people and it's putting a serious damper on the union your holiday. so a chinese authorities are taking strict measures to contain this fire a speck do they believe they're getting it under control here's more from our correspondent in beijing if you watch the official news in the evening in the

states he then they acknowledge yes it's a severe crisis but it's on a control and on social media yes you know it would be another picture because people are sharing a mess of short videos. from the epicenter of the virus of overcrowded hospitals that have to reject patients also hospitals that have to install temporary tents outside their buildings because they cannot cope with the demands and also the needs of all the patients so it really depends also on what kind of information you're accessing whether you're really for eat the young people who share information on social media they are deeply buried they are all where face masks while the older generation is somewhat. also concerned but less than they used and they are more also in the system because right now there's also a new year and actually it's supposed to be a celebration. let's get some more analysis on the story now we can speak to past the pentagon he's the head of the european center for disease prevention and

control in stockholm pasi thank you for joining us as we saw there china is expanding its lockdown including more cities is this an effective way to contain the virus or is it coming too late. well these are very drastic measures that the chinese authorities have decided to take in response to this relatively large and rapidly evolving outbreak that they have on their hands these are measures that would could not be done in european. context. and they are taken with great expense to to the local and chinese governments as well as the economy in general in these cities. this is very much done to to minimize the possibility of infectious individuals appearing in other cities in china but also in other cities globalise so the chinese authorities are taking

these measures very much to protect the global community. as to what makes this virus sell serious i mean how does it compare to regular winter flu outbreaks for example. so 1st of all this pirates has evolved and appeared at the worst possible time in one hand but also the worst possible time for us in europe since we are in the middle of this season's influenza outbreak it is likely that in one hand for example a large portion of those people that you report on trying to get care in the health care system are actually influenza cases but you don't you do need to have a laboratory diagnosis to differentiate between the 2 the virus that we're talking about now in the novel coronavirus we have very very limited data to base our risk assessments on we have published that on our web site couple of days ago but from

what we understand so far this virus is very similar both genetically as in its behavior to the 2003 cyrus virus which caused globally important outbreak before all in health care systems more than $8000.00 cases at the time with a 10 percent mortality rate so about $700.00 cases dying in different locations around the world so. we the national public health authorities globally are all preparing the health care systems to to face these issues you mentioned that sars outbreak and what has been learned from that what do we know now about effectively containing this type of virus. well 1st of all we know that it is very important to detect infectious cases early as possible that needs awareness and immediate action from the whole health care systems in those

countries where these cases come potentially be detected and at this stage these are all the countries in the world we have not seen transmission outside of imported cases from c.t. in. other countries outside of china and we i'm sorry we haven't seen transmission in countries outside of china but only exports of cases from the. but it is likely that you also see cases in europe in the coming week as people are traveling away from ok we'll have to leave it there posse penton head of the european center for disease prevention and control in stockholm thank you for joining us here and. thank you let's check in now on some of the other stories making news around the world an anti-government protest that's taken place in the iraqi capital baghdad demonstrators want to bring attention back to domestic issues after the tensions caused by the killing of iranian general counsel of money

and a senior iraqi militia leader by the u.s. . president trump a sad it's likely to launch his long awaited middle east peace plan for early next week trump is traveling back to washington from the world economic forum when he told reporters he believed it was a great plan that really would work. and at least 7 people have been killed in a fierce winter storm that has been battering spain for several days that's caused major flooding and brought extreme temperatures the regions of catalonia and the islands have been at the worst hit. german chancellor angela merkel has arrived in istanbul for talks with turkish president. they're expected to focus on the future of a migration deal between turkey and the e.u. that help curb flows of migrants to europe but the visit comes at a time of strained relations between berlin and. chancellor angela merkel's 1st stop in istanbul was the opening ceremony of the new campus of a turkish german university. and bilin have extensive cultural and economic ties

but the 2 nations are looking for a fresh start in a new decade and their leaders could be hoping 2020 bring about progress on some prickly issues for starters there's libya's complex civil war turkish president red chip type out a one took part in a peace conference in berlin earlier this month having to ploy troops to libya turkey has become one of the key players there. to use 2016 refugee deal with turkey will most likely be up for discussion to under that agreement turkey must stop migrants from crossing into a new territory in exchange for billions of euros to help look after the refugees it hosts. one has warned he can't up hold his end of the deal if fighting in syria is a blip province causes more people to flee. merkel though is likely to urge out of one to stick with the pact. finally germany will probably seek answers over

the issue of german nationals detained in turkish prisons or banned from leaving the country some mudgal turkish nationals and have suffered under the government's crackdown on dissent following the failed military curfew 3 and a half years ago or. 3. on is covering transom ackles visit to istanbul and she joins us for more hi you we're good to see you as we heard there there are plenty of issues for these 2 leaders to discuss tell us what's going to top the agenda today. well yes the list of issues that might potentially come up during today's that talks between the german chancellor and president edwin in the prom the premises right behind me here is quite long the crisis is in syria in libya in iran but from what we understand the so-called a migrant pact will be high on the agenda the number of migrants trying to cross into the european union from turkey illegally has gone up sharply in recent months

in the past a year and there are fee is that that the war in syria is lip province could cause many more people to flee and try to cross into turkey now this migration pact signed in 2016 between ankara and the european union is looking more fragile the longer it is in place turks present ed on has repeatedly threatened to open the gates for migrants to europe as he put it basically saying he can shoulder the burden of hosting nearly $4000000.00 refugees here in turkey alone he's also accused the u. e.u. of not having paid and send the promised 6 a 1000000000 euros of aid to money which the e.u. says it's not true now chancellor merkel on the other hand has made this pact the core the center of her migration policy so my take is she's here in istanbul today to make sure turkey the turkish president is still committed to that deal at the same time relations between germany and. i have to cheery rated over the past 3

years what needs to happen to improve those relations. well some visible attempts are being made today just to the earlier the german chancellor and the present add on in or go right to the new campus of the techies german university here in istanbul a place with students from both countries can study together merkel has called it an extraordinary project of cooperation and one called her my idea friend but of course these displays of harmony can't hide the fact that there is a lot of tension still there in this relationship you've mentioned german citizens allegedly for political reasons here in turkish jails of price freedom freedom of opinion have come under attack here in turkey increasingly that's something the german chancellor has repeatedly criticized and many here in turkey but also at home in germany hope she'll find some clear words today now the turkish side on the other hand has repeatedly accused germany of aiding terrorists of the outlawed p k

k for example so i think it takes a lot and it's still a long way to go until these relations between germany and turkey can be called normal again given that backdrop what concretely do you think we here expect to come out of today's meeting. well i don't have to expectations there i'm not expecting any breakthrough initiatives to be announced but probably chancellor merkel wants to take home a commitment by add on that he still our polls this migration pact an add on for himself will press for political concessions under this refugee deal for example visa liberalization for his citizens that something he has promised his citizens that they can travel more easily into the european union our correspondent there for us thank you. you're watching your news still to come on our show preparing for the worst. the tokyo olympics train staff how to respond should

disaster strike at the summer games. but 1st leaders from around the world attended ceremonies in jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp auschwitz they pledge solidarity with israel and vow to uphold the lessons of the holocaust by continuing to fight against all forms of anti-semitism who. knew the holocaust survivor sings the cut the mourners prayer. the ceremony was dedicated to jews and other victims of the holocaust leaders spoke of the need to fight today's anti semitism. that current politics were clear and present. i'm concerned. that we have yet to see a unified and resolute stance against the most you submitted on the planet.

i call on all governments to join the vital effort of confronting iran. the u.s. vice president agreed we must also stand strong. against the leading state purveyor of anti semitism. against the one government in the world that denies the holocaust as a matter of state policy and threatens to wipe israel off the map. the world must stand strong against the islamic republic of iran. russian president vladimir putin delivered an offer to world governments to talk about peace. we suggest a meeting of the heads of state and government of p. 5 russia china the us france and britain which then you could take place in any

country anywhere in the world where counterparts find it convenient. russia is willing to engage in a serious conversation because if you. didn't get your ticket. gemini's president spoke of responsibility all right just a different dates. the words are not the same. the perpetrators are not the same. but it is the same even. this responsibility was of ovan into the very fabric. of the federal republic of germany from day one. but it tests us here and now this germany will only live up to itself if it lives up to its historic responsibility the solemn poses the talk of inclusion

and peace these promises would also not be forgotten said yet fresh em's council chairman we appreciate it very much. to fight. in the races this is a promise this is an obligation this is a duty. that oh this we will never forget what you have said here today the leaders of the world the most you has you know once were long sentence one signature you can decide the people so this side of in friendship and peace thank you. his was a clear appeal that these promises be kept things while with each passing year there are fewer holocaust survivors left to give their personal accounts of the horrors of the nazi regime and that raises the question of how germany should keep

its culture of remembrance alive such as with the national holocaust memorial in central pearl and you see here behind me how should future generations of germans be made aware of this darkest chapter of the country's past commissioned a survey to find out what people today think about this issue here are the results . the horrors of the holocaust and the nazi terror have had a lasting impact on the german national psyche. death camps like auschwitz are seared into memory a vast holocaust memorial stands in the very center of berlin within view of the german parliament the government 1000 germany we'll never forget. isn't we must never forget the holocaust this is a fundamental principle not only for the state but also for society what happened then was an unprecedented collapse of civilization we must always remember what anti-semitism social exclusion and delusional racism lead to in our country.

according to a new survey almost 40 percent of germans say it's time to stop discussing the nazi era. 60 percent disagree. with the movie we must always evoke these memories because if i forgotten the same things could happen again it. by it's me saying of the i was just in israel and this is at the memorial it was terribly depressing and we must never forget ever it's. present and when you see what's going on in other parts of the world you see how important it is to keep alive the lessons and memories of what happened there especially given what's happening in parts of germany it's an outsider. so how much attention to memory is appropriate. 25 percent of germans surveyed think that there's too much discussion of nazi crimes 55 percent think that there is an

appropriate amount of discussion and 17 percent say there's not enough there are fewer holocaust survivors left to tell their stories but the number of books exhibitions and memorial sites is growing. 75 percent of germans polled say school field trips to holocaust related memorial site should be mandatory over 60 percent support obligatory research into personal family history and over 40 percent say asylum seekers should be educated about germany's nazi past 55 percent disagree. over all the surveys suggest the history of nazi crimes is still firmly anchored in germany's collective memory and that a majority of society does not want to forget. now its more stories from around

the world actress annabella shorter who appeared in the t.v. series the sopranos as accused former producer harvey weinstein of raping her she was the 1st accuser to give evidence at his trial in new york whites in his pleading not guilty to charges of assaulting 2 women he says all his sexual encounters were consensual. and swarms of locusts are eating their way across large parts of east africa the worst outbreak some regions have seen in 70 years researchers say they could severely affect food supplies locusts reproduce rapidly and if left unchecked they could be 500 times their current number. preparing for disaster that is an issue on the minds of organizers of this year's olympic games in tokyo with little more than 6 months to go preparations are entering their final stages and they include holding emergency response trails in the event of an earthquake. preparing for the worst but hoping they won't have to do it for real in this trailer rescue team from the tokyo fire

department has just rushed into action victims are treated on the spot or taken away on stretchers to have their injuries assessed. these are the 1st 15 minutes of a hypothetical 7.3 magnitude earthquake in a country is quite prone is japan tokyo 2020 organizes leaving nothing to chance. to. be. you're going to conduct a survey from the participants of this drill including people with disabilities to collect ideas and suggestions for us to review our operations you know so that the government. this trail involves more than 500 volunteers they play the role of evacuees with instructions relayed in both japanese and english organizes acknowledge though that their linguistic capabilities mustn't stop there i only

talk about it. we are aware that among foreigners some people do not speak english. so what will be necessary to take measures to be able to deal with several languages just a lot of things. to the outside this might all of quite scary but the message to visit is is don't be afraid if any city in the world is prepared for an earthquake it's tokyo. this is deja vu news these are our top stories china has started working on a hospital to house people infected with the cauldron of virus the aim is to have this hospital ready in just 6 days some 30000000 people are under lockdown as authorities try to contain the virus. germany's chancellor angela merkel is in turkey at a time of strained relations between the 2 countries she's all. talks with president add on after formally opening the new campus of the turkish german university in istanbul the talks are focusing on a turkey e.u.

deal that has curb the flow of migrants to europe. and anti-government protests has taken place in the iraqi capital baghdad demonstrators want to bring attention back to domestic issues after the tensions caused by the killing of iranian general custom stolen money by the us. the panel of scientists who oversee the doomsday clock have moved it to 100 seconds to midnight for only the 2nd time panel members listed nuclear weapons and the climate crisis as looming threats to humanity this is news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at w news or visit our website d.w. dot com. now it is the final day of the world economic forum in davos let's check in with our senior business editor ben facility who is part of our team at the annual business summit hi ben good to see you so one of the overarching narratives we see this world economic forum is that there are 2 groups who really need to talk

in these days of a growing climate concern that's young people and industry business leaders did they manage to get together to find some common ground. they have been talking and business leaders have been listening surprise surprise a whole lot of old white guys here listening to a gang of teenagers from around the world with some great initiatives on how to make business more profitable in the long term and also more responsible to society and the environment not just to shareholders this is stakeholder capitalism which is being launched here by the world economic forum they're hoping it will catch on but that's the big question whether or not these companies do take action they've signed up to a pact a manifesto as well saying that they're going to pay their taxes they'll treat their workers in supply as well no corruption and accepting fair competition it would be really nice if world leaders would also sign up to that but i know some

that would find it quite difficult to be all right and those are a lot of promises there ben and for us in davos and ben will be back in just a few minutes on your business statement.

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went to peru because of the crisis that i wonder if he hadn't gone there we would have died of hunger running out of town. displaced this week d.w. . youth were front and center at this year's davos meetings will look at what if any influence they had on the events more powerful powerful participants. also in the show we'll talk to a nobel prize winning economist who believes that american companies need to change their obsession with shareholder value. and get a central bank go green the e.c.b. launches a strategic review that looks at buying more climate friendly bonds from euro zone members.