received slavery routes starts march. this is. from berlin tonight sounding the alarm the german government says the country is now in the grips of a coronavirus epidemic the german health minister says there's no way to trace all the infections back to china meaning germany now has its own viral epidemic and is germany becomes one of dozens of countries racing to respond the virus is not slowing down for the 1st time the number of new infections outside china is higher

than inside the country and germany's highest court backing that legalising assisted suicide the federal constitutional court today overturned a 2015 wall there prevented doctors from helping terminally ill patients and. and in rio de janeiro carnival goes political revelers taking aim at brazil's far right government for its treatment of minorities and indigenous people. to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world we begin tonight with the latest on the coronavirus here in germany the country's health minister yet it is warning that the country is at the beginning of a coronavirus effort. now this comes after health officials confirmed 7 new cases

of covert nineteen's signaling the disease could be moving to a new phase here's more from the german health minister if. we are at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic in germany the cases in north rhine-westphalia and a further sign of this change of infection are partly and this is a new aspect not traceable that there are multiple persons who have had contact with the infected patients. but it that's a qualitative difference to the 16 infectious cases we've already had in germany where in each case the chain of infection could be traced back to the outbreak in china. are if more than that now we want to take this to our political correspondent in manual chance she's standing by here in berlin good evening to you emma so we just heard there the country's health minister sounding the alarm saying that we are in a coronavirus epidemic so what's the government doing about it. well yes ponder how

this minister sounded much more worried than before and i like you said he acknowledged idea pedantic was a most likely no longer available here in germany because those who contracted a device have been in touch with so many people before being diagnosed so he asked house officials hospitals medical practices social security services in all of germany's states to refute their emergency plans for depend on a plan that makes. all the new cases he saved now more people should be tested better mood than most it is say here so encourage people with symptoms to come forward and get in touch with doctors but he also warned against away both panic some schools some kindergartens area. where 2 people have been diagnosed have been shut down as well as 2 medical practices out where the tour attended by 2 people infected was shut down until monday dots in line with

containment strategic in place to prevent a virus from spreading as far as possible all right stand by we're going to show you now this report that takes us to the german state of north rhine-westphalia where a new coronavirus cluster is spreading authorities transported the 47 year old man and his wife to it to see golf university clinic early tuesday morning the man's condition is critical he tested positive for covert 19 as the new coronaviruses named on wednesday officials confirmed both he and his wife were infected. which is that a man is gravely ill he's suffering badly from pneumonia and is on ventilation that's the good news is that his condition did not deteriorate overnight showing signs of improvement. if the woman is also ill inflammation of the lungs and the fever but she is by no means in the same serious condition as her husband. the

couple's 2 children have so far show no symptoms of the virus and it being closely monitored. the couple has an active social life and as you might be aware as weekend there were carnival celebrations throughout the state of north rhine-westphalia. what's important is that the woman is a kindergarten teacher and of course was working in child care until the beginning of carnival celebrations. children enrolled in daycare centers and schools in the area as well as their parents are being told to remain at home for the next 2 weeks the goal is to break the chain of infection. and this is why the challenge considering the man was in various places while displaying symptoms during the virus is 10 to 14 day period so he's intentionally came into contact with an almost endless number of people. the man was recently

treated twice at a university clinic in cologne for an unrelated illness stuff who had contact with them there are now under quarantine. so i mean if we look at that story can we add that to the warning that we're hearing tonight from the german government the warning we heard yesterday from the world health organization how worried should people here in germany be tonight. well they're definitely more worried tonight than they were before all those new cases of broke here i mean some of them vent on social media say that they can't even reach their g.p.d. cannot reach a hotline some headlines are saturated some people think they have symptoms and they assimilate a flu symptoms to those of the coronavirus what was especially wearing tonight is that the people who got infected were in crowds this couple in dusseldorf attended carnival festivities they also took a trip a short trip to to to to the netherlands and that will make it is the herself her

it is a work to try and identify further cases more difficult so general genuine concern tonight here in germany definitely has reason to be more concerned tonight than 24 hours ago that's for sure and sean thank you very much. well the new strain of the coronavirus which is known as covert 19 it 1st emerged in the chinese city of back in december to date the virus has claimed almost 3000 lives china still has the highest number of reported cases more than $77000.00 it is followed by south korea italy japan and iran $41.00 other countries or territories around the world have also reported cases now that brings the global total to more than 81000 and this is what has happened just in the last 24 hours south korea has reported its biggest one day jump in infections brazil has confirmed latin america's 1st

case and here in europe italy remains the front line in the struggle to contain the outbreak that outbreak has now claimed 12 wives there france tonight reporting its 1st fatality and what about travel international flights to affected areas they have been cut back or canceled here's a closer look now at how countries around the world are fighting to ward off a pandemic. recovered coronavirus patients and are finally free to return home after one last spray the coronavirus is increasing its presence far beyond china's borders it ranges from cruise ships in japan to test runs public transport it's also having an effect on countries where it has not yet emerged arland has postponed a major international rugby game with italy as a precaution he she is the country most affected by the virus in europe. despite these concerns health authorities in europe say there's no reason to panic about the coronavirus their. take the latest and if they ration very seriously at

the same thing we should also remember that for both of faith. faith since i have mild symptoms and recover in the u.s. which has remained relatively shelters health chiefs warn the public to be on alert . the immediate risk to the general american public remains low but as we have warned that has the potential to change quickly meanwhile 11 towns in northern italy where the virus has been diagnosed remain under lockdown military police are stuffing roadblocks allowing only authorized personnel access nearly 50000 people have been placed under effective quarantine there or more now we want to go to margaret harris she is with the world health organization she is working with the coronavirus team in geneva switzerland smorgon it's good to see you you've heard

what the german health minister has said that germany is now in the grips of an epidemic do you do you agree with that language or what's your advice tonight to people here in germany. good evening well i agree with certainly something is i do agree with much of what he said particularly when he said don't panic and this is always difficult when somebody says you've got an outbreak outbreaks do make people frightened but the best way to get through this is to stay calm and get knowledged up so find out about this virus find out what you can do and think about what you your family your friends your community need to do now that sounds very general but this lets you can do what about if for instance you do have to spend 2 weeks and parenting or not if there is ongoing infection in your neighborhood or in your group or in your school so make those plans now and i'm not saying run to the shops

or get the food but think about can you work from home talk to your employers talk to your children talk to your schools think about how you can educate them keep things going keep things as normal as possible china has shown they can do it and the rest of us can do it too what do you do more good so when you have governments or political systems that or working what appears to be a good student thinking about what's happening in iran right now the numbers there we can't verify the numbers in relations to infections the leadership in iran is claiming that the united states is scare mongering trying to use the virus to weaken the country what do you do in that situation. we look at the science now iran has asked us to go and help and that's what we're doing we're sending a group of experts in we're looking at what they need how we can get that to them

as quickly as possible and really help them get their outbreak under control now there are lots of other countries that we've already looked at long before. the outbreaks began to cut good in many countries we were pretty sure that this virus had potential to do that with grateful that china managed to contain it for a long time so we have to do a lot of work with countries these identified as the most fragile countries but now is the moment when we all have to look at what we can do and how we can get through this. tonight from geneva switzerland thank you we appreciate it for some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world egypt has held a military funeral for former president hosni mubarak he died on tuesday at the age of 91 mubarak ruled egypt all the chronically for 30 years before being ousted in the arab spring protests of 20. 4 hours on the greek island of lesbos and clashed

with riot police for a 2nd day there objecting to plans to build a camp for up to 7000 migrants the regional governor's office has sided with the protesters and it's called a 24 hour strike. police investigating monday's carnival car ramming in the german town of folks marson are no closer to uncovering a motive a 29 year old suspect remains in custody and faces attempted murder charges more than 60 people were hurt in that attack many of them were children. a major ruling here in germany and it addresses who decides when we die the country's highest court today overturned a ban on medically assisted suicides a group of patients and doctors brought the case to court arguing that a wall banning assisted suicide was unconstitutional the ruling touches on an emotional debate about euthanasia and end of life decisions and it is especially

sensitive here in germany where the nazis used a so-called euthanasia program to kill hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities. the decision by the german constitutional court took many by surprise. the ruling means assisted suicide may soon legally take place in germany. i don't mind because we need a common rights of the individual allow the right to a self to mean death. that right includes a freedom to take one's own life therefore also to seek help from a 3rd party as long as it's offered and that. one of the people who brought the case to court was how. he has a terminal illness and wants the right to end his life when it's no longer worth living. i don't want to reach that stage the difficulty breathing. perhaps i won't

be able to communicate. my quality of life will have reached its limits. and i won't want to go on. but not everyone welcomed the court's ruling at a catholic charity hospice in berlin many see things differently so much as it was simply concerned that there will now suddenly just be a really lousy way that's quicker and also cheaper that's not something i want in our society many forms i want to be certain that everything possible is done so that people can live with dignity until the last moment so. there are various opinions on the high court's ruling also out on the street yavin as that is a good point if everything is done according to the rules and all the paperwork is there and the family agrees and i think it's a good thing that he does court. think that people should always give life a chance among all the times a terrible misery something good can happen i find it hard to then get

a doctor involved it's students it's more that. if it's about someone who is terminally ill and has decided they don't want to live anymore then they should also have the possibility that someone can help them. with. the court's decision now puts pressure on the government lawmakers will soon have to establish regulations for medication and procedures. to india now were some of the worst sick tarion violence in decades has claimed at least 27 lives in the capital delhi the source of the violence is a controversial new citizenship law the government says it grants protection to persecuted minorities except muslims from neighboring countries and since sunday violence between hindus and muslims as turned some parts of the indian capital into a no go zone. over to europe and brutal clashes on the streets

of delhi. large parts of the city's new faced have been reduced to battlefields as mob violence has people running for their lives. scenes like these have really been seen in the nation's capital what began on sunday as a protest against a controversial new citizenship law has descended into an all out really just riot pitting hindus against muslims and vice versa. the last 3 days the panic was at the city i was not able to step out of my books because i was a scared that a group of people you know people they came to my house and they will take some soon to be fired me because they can do everything that comes doesn't go on the day before yesterday at least 10 people receive bullet wounds but i was firing from 11 in the morning till at least 6 in the evening but you're just getting. it's not only residents themselves that have been targeted this mosque was vandalized by

rioters a hindu flag now flying from its minaret. daley's police have been criticized for not acting quick enough when violence broke out battle thora t.s.a. things are now under control. sufficient force has been deployed the ministry of home affairs has also given us additional forces that we are deploying as well the main reason for the failure to control violence has been the congestion in the area as a mixed population and there have been some incidents. incidents with that but the streets of this part of delhi look far from normal by any estimate it'll be some time before they do. and one of the areas in the northeast of the capital that is seeing a lot of writing is known as the w.'s correspond to the mission gys wall traveled there to assess the situation. what started as a peaceful protest against a controversial citizenship amendment law has escalated into this bunch america's

austin on shops mosques and religious structure was attacked as well and we are in the national capital this is not these days which has been bonding for 3 days at least 20 people have been killed today finally off to achieve these a while and northeasterly is gellatly peaceful but still very tense that i've been flagged just taken out by police all over this region in the same neighborhood we can see heavy police presence and go a few with a ban on assembly has been imposed in this region as well now it would be interesting to see what the government decides to do next the local government has called for the army but the home minister and then to you to ministry has said there's no need for that the police has the situation under control and so far it doesn't look on to control however that have been allegations as well that that has been in action from the authorities as well as the police that they have stood by

while dr does have attacked hindu mobs have attacked muslim groups muslim neighborhoods mosques says about it and have been chanting and raising religious slogans a mosque was attacked and vandalized and a suffering hindu flag was planted on top of it so a time that is very tense for muslims in the area not just in the area but around delhi as well we will have to watch closely if the death toll goes up and if the government continues to take action in any form v. and reassure minorities that the aussie if in the country that was. there reporting from delhi in thailand authorities have ordered a political party that finished 3rd in last year's elections to be shut down the party which is called future forward was found to have breached electoral rules concerning funding critics say that the move was politically motivated future forward. campaigned against the thai army's influence in politics. flaunting their

party logo in defiance panic awana is one of the most prominent faces of thailand's no defunct future forward party r f f p she like other former party executives has been banned from politics for 10 years but that hasn't harmed. the former spokeswoman says she has the temperament to fight on. if you keep worrying you cannot do anything our main our primary goal is to change the country if we are to worry some for our own fate we cannot do anything for their better country a sentiment echoed by many experts who see last week's ruling heart not only the party but democracy itself. so when you. a future for a party like this you basically disenfranchise and taking away the votes of more than 6300000 people and there will be very angry and now they're not left without

any representation in parliament. students have been gathering at universities here in bangkok and across the country to show their support for the f.f.t. and to call for democracy i'm wondering whether these dissolution of the future forward may have crossed a threshold may have been a turning point because for the 1st time in the last 15 years are you seeing the student bodies of different universities taking a role having a say in thai politics by more. acute going 5 be i believe in democracy someone. pushed out or light. but i will fight we're having some hope that one day the dictatorship in thailand will be lost to the democracy. whether she thought thailand could slide back into the old pattern of street protests on military interventions konica want to try to

dispel concerns but doesn't rule anything out. it doesn't mean that the has to move from mr east punditry democracy to just like a or think sweet potatoes know. at the end of the day you might have to move to west that unfortunately but. i see as you have high hopes and officials can make gradual change happen you are. the. man many in thailand seem angry indeed and determined to prevent the wished for democracy in thailand from becoming a figure of the posh to. the right. and here are some of the other stories that are making headlines around the globe officials in indonesia say the death toll from floods that hit the capital jakarta has risen to 5 at least 3 others are missing and nearly 10000 people have been

displaced floodwaters inundated entire neighborhoods on tuesday following a heavy downpour a doomsday vault in the arctic council received 60000 new seeds samples to guard in case of a global disaster the facility on norway's spitsbergen islands now holds more than a 1000000 varieties of food crop seeds new additions include offerings from india mali and peru as well as specimens grown by the native american cherokee try. candid it's a game out front runner bernie sanders at the democratic presidential debate in the us state of south carolina on tuesday despite senator sanders extending his lead in recent weeks former vice president joe biden says he's still confident of winning the south carolina primary on saturday. are going to south america carnival season in rio usually features flamboyant floats feathers and lots of fun but this year it's unusually political many folks are taking aim at the right wing populist

government of president john you're both scenario the president is accused of dividing the country by targeting causes that are close to carnivals heart. the highlight of this year's controversy will convoluted rio jesus on the cross in the form of the young black men from both of ala a poor neighborhood riddled with bullet holes the monkey into somebody's school wants the world to know today jesus would be one of them. it is just that he would be born in the man or a 5 he would be put back and he would definitely be killed by religious police force that message was directed at the brazilian government jesus is a gay man and indigenous person or as a woman minorities would feel threatened by joe you have the narrowest government it is unpleasant i represent the women of the world who are attacked on that. even before the festival got underway conservative christian groups had already

protested against the parade. this is kind of it was the most political and year is taking aim at corruption racism environmental destruction and the murder of indigenous people. by the fall out here we can say what we want and they say is our way of protesting. as always it's a protest contained in the competition which consists of color contours and plenty of fantasy. lots of fantasy for sure all right. wertz 5 time grand slam champion maria sharapova is retiring from tennis at the age of 32 the teenage prodigy won her 1st grand slam at wimbledon back in 2004 at the age of 17 she completed a career slam all 4 major titles by winning the french open in 2012 the russian who moved to florida as a child was banned for for 15 months after failing a doping test in 2016 persistent shoulder injuries meant that she played only 2

matches in 2020 she lost both of those matches. well here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you germany's health minister says that the country is now at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic that comes as cases of the infection are spreading around the globe for the 1st time the number of new infections outside china has outpaced those inside shocked. you're watching the news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around we'll be right back.

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