explain. this in v.w. do you fly from berlin china's annual meeting of the national people's congress is postponed for the 1st time in decades because of the corona virus at the same time authorities imposed tough measures as a dramatic rise in infections and 6 steps makes italy drops frontline against the disease. also coming up india's prime minister narendra modi giving president trump a warm welcome as the to address a huge rally in the state of gujarat the visit is an opportunity to deepen relations despite a stubborn trade dispute. the 70th berland film festival is in full swing my

colleague helena humphrey is down on the red carpet. i'll have a look at french film to lead history which will make you want to delete all of your online accounts and talking about email leaks or there's a big name in town hillary clinton please it's the guardian international film festival i'll have more coming up a little a show on the program. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program we begin with the latest on the coronavirus in china the outbreak has prompted the national people's congress to postpone its annual 10 day meeting for the 1st time in decades it comes after chinese authorities reported $150.00 deaths from the corona virus and a single day pushing the total number of fatalities in the country to almost $2600.00 south korea meanwhile has raised. it's infectious disease alert to the

highest level after more than $160.00 new cases were reported on monday. and in iran the confirmed death toll has climbed to 12 the highest number of fatalities for any country outside of china and authorities in italy are reporting a 6th death from the virus making italy the worst affected country in europe. midnight on the italian austrian border police and the army are deployed to guard to train with a potentially deadly cargo operators stop the service amid fears that 2 of its passengers were carrying the corona virus only once tests came back negative where sever says resumed its early is battling to control a sudden eruption of the virus this entire town was summoned to be tested in makeshift 1st aid centers. nervous wait a call me no activity yet and you know yesterday it was my birthday and now i've

been told happy birthday after the swab we shall see we wait they told us that if we are positive they'll alert us immediately. and then they bring lombardy region more than 10 times have been quarantined. police set up roadblocks around the area a so-called red zone in an effort to stem the rapid rise of infections. to sort out. the by inviting people to stay it in addition to closing places where crowds congregate. trying to ensure containment of this phenomenon. milan 2 is winding down from the opera house to the cathedral cultural hubs have closed their doors fashion week 2 also fell victim armani closed its runway show to the crowds leaving george staring at empty seat. meanwhile the european

union has pledged 230000000 euros to fight the global outbreak we stress that. for the moment. w.h.r. has not advised changing imposing restrictions on other travel or trade. there was some respite for residents of could on you the tug dubbed italy's wu han authorities opened one supermarket after a weekend in lockdown. going by the queues it may be sold out pretty fast and in total 10 villages and $50000.00 people are on lockdown in the lombardy region around milan corresponded we got in on bharti and reports from the town of the to do and to do one as a very small of it it's right on the border to the red zone just across the street there's a road block a done by the caribbean year the italian criminal police they don't let anybody go

to further on those roads because behind the roadblock. these 10 village as you mentioned in the middle of it is called the a.p. center of this outbreak and most of the cases of the 212 cases that are now confirmed in this area and you know on the other side of the border through the red zone it is very quiet also even quieter than usual some fall on the fields about all the schools are closed all public buildings are close and the people i talked to here in the village tell me it's just waiting and they don't know actually what to vade for because nobody knows how long this situation by the go on they are allowed to go to the pharmacy which is on the other side. of the border and they also are allowed to go to the supermarket which is also on the other side but if you go there you have to ask as a precocious measure. let's bring in now margaret harris of the world health

organization she is working with the coronavirus team in geneva margaret welcome to you and thank you for speaking with us today we've just heard a little bit more about the measures that italy is taking to contain the virus is it enough they've taking very serious measures. restricting movement is one way to do it and that certainly seems to work quite well in china as well it's a difficult situation because normally when you've got a virus and outbreak of very often we have a vaccine but at this stage we don't have those tools so we have to use physical the older public health measures there are some who are out there they are call calling for restrictions on travel for restrictions on trade the world health organization is not advising not why not why when you put a blanket restrictions on travel and trade the people you hurt most of the people who are most at risk of infection you prevent them from getting their food as you

mentioned in your story that people are already panicking and very concerned about getting their supplies you can manage travel and trade if you do gord entry and exit screening if people are very committed and understand what to look for and make sure that they alert authorities if they if they have any illness but if you cut all travel and trade that means the people who need your help most cannot be helped but what should people be looking for margaret because we heard these reports that people who do not have symptoms are indeed transmitting the virus or have the potential to do so so what do people do. so essentially people need to protect themselves by maintaining a very high standard of jane this is your greatest protection a claim the hand ensure that your hands are always clean you never touch your mouth

your nose your eyes with a hand that hasn't been perfectly watched out washed up keep my hands right away for my face so that i don't do it the other thing keeping the end barmen very clean keeping all surfaces claim you are right it's not clear always whether somebody has symptoms but the symptoms to look out for are a fever cough sore throat and time. margaret harris joining us there with the latest on what exactly is going on here from the world health organization thank you so much for your insight margaret. that's what. let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world israel says that its aircraft have hit palestinian militant sites in the gaza strip and near the syrian capital damascus the strikes were in response to a barrage of rockets fired by islamic jihad militants from gaza into southern

israel the latest escalation comes just a week before israel heads to elections. in a surprise move malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad has resigned but at 94 the world's oldest prime minister may not be out of office for long there are rumors that he may form a new coalition government. fresh clashes have broken out in the indian capital delhi over a controversial citizenship law introduced last december india has seen weeks of often violent protest over the new wall which critics say discriminates against muslims it's that on rest came as u.s. president donald trump began a 2 day visit to india the proceedings kicked off with a massive rally at a newly built cricket stadium he was welcomed by indian prime minister narendra modi in men about the biggest city in modi's home state good dropped the leaders hope to strengthen the ties between the 2 worlds largest democracy. and

shake swapped for hugs as india turned on the calo for donald trump's 1st visit to the country in. the world when 1st day had a lively trio of photo opportunities for a u.s. president in a reelection year 1st to a residence where mahatma gandhi used to live trying to use the guestbook to call modi he's great friend. the motorcade then waved through streets packed with enthusiastic supporters straining to get a glimpse of the 2 leaders the world's biggest cricket study and then played host for a massive rally at nama state trump in front of a 100000 people. in india you had said you lived through the item you learn only. just under 500 feet. it d.d. you upon a good data and clued into the lives you. could be the biggest rally of the u.s. presidents korea and he had

a little trouble with some of the nines as the great religious teachers swami vivere come on now and no one to say. the 6 but he says recent trade disputes could be coming to an end we are in the early stages of discussion for an incredible trade agreement to reduce barriers of investment between the united states and india and i am optimistic that working together the prime minister and i could reach a fantastic deal despite that optimism any breakthroughs on trade talks would be unlikely as bud sites have ramped up tariffs in the last year but leaving the stadium to finish the day at one of the wonders of the world the taj mahal. on tuesday the leaders will sharpen their focus beginning renewed try talks in delhi. more now with a correspondents on your phone the car who joins us on the line from delhi sonia

why is india pulling out all the stops for the american president today. well sarah yeah that was a really kind of lavish grand spectacle that the indian government pulled off for president trump and there are a couple of reasons for this i mean this is in a way a replication of a similar event called how the movie that was held in houston texas for quite a distance for the last year we have to remember that donald trump is also in an election year and this is seen in many ways as a way to kind of court the indian american vote which normally tends to vote democrat but we have to remember that in the state of good drug the diaspora here the community tends to be a wealthy influential community in the u.s. and they tend to be fairly pro crum many of them made many large donations to his last presidential campaign and this is certainly an attempt by trump to galvanize support among these voters but you know beyond the optics of the fanfare this is also a kind of welcome diversion for prime minister who let's not forget is facing large

scale protests at home criticism abroad for a very controversial citizenship law that his government which many feel you know undermines the country's secular traditions so i think there are reasons here for both leaders to hold this kind of make a rabbit ok so a lot of especially domestic issues at play but we also know sonia that bilateral ties are at the center of talks as well what is the state of u.s. india relations right now. well so the u.s. is one of india's top trading partners and this was originally supposed to be a visit that was aimed at announcing a major trade deal between the 2 countries and that is looking very very unlikely because the 2 countries are really very far apart they've been unable to iron out very crucial differences on a whole range of trade issues which have really been complicated by a set of tit for tat tat which was set into motion when president trump suspended india's preferential trade status last year but you know beyond the trade there are also geopolitics of play that india remains

a very important strategic partner for the u.s. it is an important component in america's asia strategy and we can see that in the context also off of growing defense ties between india and the u.s. in recent years india has become one of the major buyers of india of american arms and weapons and what we're likely to see in this trip are a number of defense to preston trump today announced that he expects defense deals to be signed tomorrow worth about $3000000000.00. so a new family car joining us from delhi thank you sonia. in other news supporters of julian assange have gathered outside of a court in london where a hearing has begun into whether the wiki leaks founder should be extradited to the u.s. to face spying charges supporters say that he was a journalist exposing government. a song spent 7 years holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy seeking to avoid extradition.

togo's president for nothing but has one day 4th term in office officials say that he took more than 70 percent of the vote but his main challenger has also claimed victory and accused the incumbent of rigging the results. here in germany angle americal center right c.d.u. party will choose a new leader at a special congress in april merkel's initial heir apparent on a graph from power of our resigned as party leader this month over a scandal involving apparent cooperation with the far right. in her press conference today she lashed out at conservatives at the conservative coalition partner of the social democrats suggesting that they should either stop suggesting the c.d.u. is close to the far right party or leave the government and the c.d.u. is in turmoil with disastrous regional election results over the weekend adding to the crisis the conservatives are now hoping that picking a new leader will mean

a fresh start let's bring in our chief political editor may have a clue who is at the c.d.u. headquarters here in berlin so this plan from the c.d.u. is it enough to lead the party out of crisis mode. well that's certainly the hope and i can it come. down but she said she would basically stay in office until a new party leaders found who should then truly become angela merkel success also in the sense of potentially becoming the chancellor for a candidate in the elections which are due to be held in germany in 2021 right behind me this is the c.d.u. headquarters and there that plan has just been speeded up a bit with the declaration of the special party conference on the 25th of april also trying to push those candidates who've been definite maybe's for some time now to finally come forward and to have something like a competition to settle the internal fight over who can truly succeed and get

a makeover and to reinstill some all story into the party headquarters which has been so come under fire after that corporation with the far right a d. in a regional in the region of tubing and which has really opened a crack here in the conservative c.d.u. party over their very relationship to the far right but also the term what being conservative actually means and can't are also making them have to say appearing to suggest that the s.p.d. should leave the government coalition what are we to make of that. well she very much sounded like somebody who's finally had enough she's under attack from her own party and she was continuously attacked by last thing by the secretary general of the social democrat s.p.d. party the other big tent party in this governing coalition of course she's been

accused of taking the party out of the center also in relations to the far right if tea there was almost an element of belief from the social democrat side who has so much of their own leadership was in the past she clearly told them here in what is a very surprising call and to then just simply go and leave the coalition if they don't want to be in it be in or out this sounds like somebody who is absolutely not toeing the line of angle america who has been very careful to keep that trademark stability also within her own so-called grand coalition with the social democrats at least until germany has completed the e.u. presidency in the 2nd half of this year given all of those factors make a laugh how fragile is merkel's government at the moment. well it's going strong considering it's been declared almost dead so many times before i think that was more than just

a careless comment from its current power there so clearly some damage has also been done done within the so-called grand coalition at the same time at this very moment in time both sides would have so much more to lose then to gain by going down the road of trying to go towards 1st elections which is not an easy road in germany constitutionally so i think the coalition is safe but yet again it's another blow also to the authority of angela merkel herself and it highlights what a lame duck she threatens to be in terms of saving her own party's future. political editor in the hands of her thank you. germany is. struggling to come to terms with a racist mass shooting that has put immigrant communities on edge last wednesday a 43 year old gunman shot dead 9 people in a shisha bar in the town of near frankfort he later killed his mother and himself authorities say that the attacker had

a history of racist activity online on sunday some 10000 people marched through the streets of this town to show their support for the victims and their families but i witnesses are still deeply shaken. it was meant to be a quiet evening with friends and their favorite chief. but the head of it turned into a night of horror. i was there really early maybe 6 or half past 6 we just wanted to smoke a pipe and then go home but another friend came along and suggested we stay to watch a champions league match at half time the door to the cuff they opened and the shooting began after a few minutes the gunman left and hena turned to his friend seduction which for the . i tried to leave so that i tapped him 2 or 3 times and said sid at let's go then i looked up and saw the blood coming out of his head

and ears and i says he had no indication at all that a racist attack like this could happen in his hometown. but he says he had heard people talking badly about she. thought i heard things from let's say german friends things like you got your she should do your deals your drug deals and stuff. but this 4 of the 10 victims were killed people are in mourning. at the same time questions are being asked and demands articulated. the state has to protect citizens like us but efforts have to be stepped up to fight prejudice pro-democracy companies are good but not enough. demonstrators have been on the streets of hama for days demanding more protection for people with migrant backgrounds and the places they meet and people are ready

to push back against racist rhetoric. is dini going we need to make sure that the voice of people affected is heard more people who could be murdered tomorrow people hit by racism mentioned they have to be heard. and some voices calling for organized self-defense are also growing louder that isn't supported by these people directly affected by the han over time. you have to because this is a country with laws if everyone started carrying a gun we might as well head off to the hills and fight do you understand. at the same time the hand of attack is weighing on the relationship between people with a migrant background and the state like we've had to move on this system. we aren't the only people in hanover asking when this is going to happen again and who will it be. given what we want to surance it's from the states that this will

not happen again. like conflicts like in germany then where can i the message from the state has to show that everyone in germany enjoys the same level of protection. the 70th birthday an international film festival is in full swing here in the german capital one film competing for the golden bear is taking a critical and comical look at life in the age of tech giants of social media to leave history from a french director follows 3 neighbors who teamed up with a hacker to avoid being blackmailed over social media. news and now as a producer on a more. sure so i just want to. get a. view. because he. truly looks the most vulnerable to the goods whose use. you.

60 who prefers the censored through social cues are pretty fussy. and my colleague helen humphrey took a sneak peek at today's films running for the golden bear award on saturday welcome to you helena you seem to lead history which takes a look at the dark side of social media sounds like a serious and a worthy film what did you make of it. sarah a very worthy issue told in a very comedic manna i think it is fair to say this tells the story of 3 friends living in the provincial suburbs of france they meet as members of the yellow vest protest movement on a roundabout and they soon find themselves embroiled in all sorts of trouble as you probably saw in that clip related to social media but in the true spirit of the protest movement they decide to go on and take on the big data is to somehow larry is affected i think it has to be said and nevertheless this is

a piece of social commentary much like the tradition in france during the 1960 s. targeted at consumerism or capitalism and this feels like the next step and at the press conference today the actor coming messy who actually said that we are all members of the best protest movement and she was wearing a yellow waistcoat in tribute to that so inherently political as one might expect to hear about international film festival a meantime my little sister is today's other film in the competition what's the story there well here we've got a film which is the exact opposite it's a very emotional drama from switzerland about a brother sister relationship the sister is a playwright in the brother is a much loved theater actor he in germany who is sadly and slowly passing away from leukemia and nursed by his sister who takes him from that in to switzerland believing that the climate and the medical treatment there will be better for him but it is a story of contrasts between life in berlin and life in switzerland

a life of prosperity and a life of creativity and a brother sister relationship a close look at that and the symbiosis between twins a very emotional drama there is also political prominence at the berlin wall it's a what's the story there. right sara none other than hillary clinton the former u.s. secretary of state and presidential hopeful is coming to town she's he for the documentary about her career name simply hillary she wants famously said that on her tombstone the epitaph that she wanted simply written she was neither as bad or good as people thought so we'll have to see what kind of story and narrative the documentary provides. helen humphrey at the 70th burleson international film festival on the red carpet there for us thank you helena. you're watching news coming up after a short break it is the w.

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