this is deja news live from berlin sounding the alarm the german government says the country is facing a coronavirus epidemic the german health minister says there is no way to trace all the infections back to china meaning germany now has its own epidemic. and as germany becomes one of dozens of countries grappling with an outbreak of virus it's not slowing down for the 1st time the number of new infections outside china is

higher than inside the country. plus germany skies quarterback's legalising assisted suicide a federal constitutional court overturns a 2015 all that prevented doctors from helping terminally ill patients and their doctors. absent at the 70th berlin film festival today if you don't use i mean as a friend scott trucks borrow on the red carpet today at the bell and all of that we've got a modern day adaptation of the german literary classic berlin alexander books plus some hollywood star power we have some javier bardem called you're on the red carpet the premier of their film the rage nazi that's coming up. i'm your new phenomenon well we begin with the latest on the coronavirus here in germany 7 new cases also do. these have been confirmed in 3 different states 2

patients are being treated at a hospital in the city of off authorities one the number of cases is likely to rise significantly as they are no longer able to trace the chains of the infection health minister jett yens says the country is at the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic and has urged regional authorities to review their emergency planning if. we are at the beginning of a coronavirus of the damage 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 there are multiple persons who have had contact with the infected patients. and 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. the new form of the corona virus kovac 19 emerged in the

tiny city of and december to date the virus has claimed almost 3000 lives china still has the highest number of reported cases more than 78 how wasn't but the total of cases outside of china is now more than $81000.00 and this is what happened just in the last 24 hours south korea has reported its biggest one day jump in and sections brazil has confirmed less than america's 1st case and in europe italy remains the frontline in the struggle to contain the outbreak which has now claimed 12 lives france has just reported its 1st fatality. international flights to affected areas have been cut back or cancelled and here's a closer look at how countries around the world a fighting to ward off a pandemic. recovered coronavirus patients in blue had are finally free to return home after one last spray the coronavirus is increasing its presence far beyond

china's borders it ranges from crew ships in japan to tehran's public transport but it's also having an effect on countries where it is not yet emerged arland has postponed a major international rugby game with basically as a precaution issues 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 rethink their faith and this is the very very seriously at the same time we should also remember that for both of life. they shouldn't have most instances undercover in the u.s. which has remained relatively sheltered hopes chiefs warn the public to be on alert to 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 staffing roadblocks allowing only authorized personnel access nearly 50000 people have been placed under effective quarantine there. u.s. president donald trump has put vice president mike pence in charge of his administration's response to the coronavirus during a special white house press conference trump said that the risk to americans remains low but he said the u.s. is prepared to escalate its response to an outbreak should the virus continue to spread but. i'm joined now from washington by d.w. correspondent yes pablo what did you make of the press conference. well it was rather interesting what really stood out for me 1st and foremost was that my pence has been placed in charge of they said that stan to his leadership experience now mike pence himself actually said that you know several years ago

when he was the governor of indiana he dealt with a mers i break mirza's also a pretty serious every spirit illness and also i would say it's a gesture to the american people by president that he is taking this seriously trump also said though that the u.s. and his administration have taken the correct measures when this whole break began will say back in china by putting americans who have been infected inquiry by closing flights to the affected areas and you know he said as well that americans need to make basically common sense moves when it comes to this illness such as you know if they feel ill stay at home he said to keep your hands well clean keep the wash don't you know cover your mouth if you have a cough and so at times it was sort of quite interesting to hear the president give this advice i have to americans but also he said it was important to note as well that it's not something that people should be panicking about the thousands of

people die every year from the common flu and he said that he was incredibly shocked to read the the thousands of people who die every year because of diet and also with regards to funding he said he's open to spending money and the money that's required to deal with this crisis. so what could an outbreak of the coronavirus in the u.s. mean for the u.s. economy but also for drums presidential. well this is another area that president trump really spoke about a lot of times it was quite interesting to hear what he had to say with regards to the stock market so for him in recent days he said it wasn't just down to the coronavirus but in fact down to the debates in the democratic party which has been taking place because of course you know investors sold out and that was going to to worry them is what a century he was saying he also said the american economy is very strong he said that consumer spending is is very strong too and he said you know on employment in

the u.s. is very low he said it may have an impact a coronavirus on g.d.p. and also quite interesting legal perhaps not shocking coming from president trump he mentioned the fed and he said that how interest rates are having an impact on the economy and that he completely disagreed with what the fed is doing which is of course an interesting topic to bring all considering that this press conference was actually about the coronavirus. in washington thank you and now to some of the other stories making news around the world in the u.s. 5 people have been killed in a shooting at a brewing company in milwaukee according to police reports the shooter took his own life he has been a day identified as a 51 year old employee of the brewery. officials in indonesia say the death toll from floods that hit the capital jakarta has risen to 5 at least 3 others some missing and nearly 10000 people have been displaced what is submerged entire

neighborhoods on tuesday following a heavy downpour. protesters on the greek island of less bus have clashed with police for a 2nd day they object into plans to build a camp for up to 7 britons a regional governor's office has sided with the protesters and calls of 24 hour strike. germany's highest court has overturned a ban on medicaid assisted suicides a group of patients and doctors brought the case that a law banning assisted suicide was unconstitutional the ruling touches on an emotional debate about euthanasia and end of life decisions and it is an especially sensitive subject here in germany where the nazis used a so-called use in asia 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 determined death. that right includes the 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. small

businesses are simply concerned that there will now suddenly just be a really easy 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 yeah even 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 then you just would. 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 like student teaching. 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. go from. the court's

decision now puts pressure on the government lawmakers will soon have to establish regulations for medication and procedures. but on unix strike obod live and off scheme is facing a months on the sidelines after he suffered a knee injury and tuesday's champions league victory over chelsea he will likely miss the 2nd leg of that's high on march 18th and munich the polish men will be sorely missed by the german champions as they try to win 8 consecutive domestic title given dusty has scored 36 goals in the bundesliga and champions make this turn. 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 in 2004 aged 17 and 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 15 months after failing doping test and 2016 persistent shoulder injuries meant she played only 2 matches in 2020 and lost goals. now to the latest from the 70th berman international film festival and the premiere of the british film the roads not taken it features big name staff including salma hayek and having about him direct expose the daughters love for her ailing father correspondents were at the screening and sent us this report a star studded night here on the red carpet at the bit another war. and have you aboard then we're here for the world premiere of sally potter's new film the roads not taken i think have you bardem was able to show off his acting prowess of course he's an academy award winner and there were several scenes in there were i was really touched but i think that it went a little bit overboard every scene wanted to be a prize winning scene and i think you felt yeah well i thought that the end and

none of them really ended up being prize winning scenes i mean in the end this is an hour and a half of javier bardem something around and groaning and fanning looking very sad . i don't think it was an impressive movie at all it's a film about alternatives about roads not taken i don't think there's any alternative road that this film could take that would lead to a golden bear but there was a film we saw. might might work mike could have a chance it's berlin alexanderplatz and this of course is a adaptation of the classic german novel from the 1920 s. this time given a modern twist set in present day berlin and the main character is an african refugee i thought was a very interesting. the story and a very very powerful way of telling this tale and you know i think the novels famous because it broke ground it was revolutionary in the way that books tell tales i think the film wanted to be revolutionary wasn't quite that but still an epic tale of biblical proportions i would even say and certainly worth of you definitely definitely maybe none of these are really then golden bear contenders

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