28 on t.w. . this is news coming to you live from berlin sounding the alarm the german government says the country is now facing its own coronavirus epidemic president trump says the u.s. is well prepared to face any outbreak. we're ready to adapt and we're ready to do whatever we have to as the disease spreads if it spreads also coming up in case you didn't know it's international color beric day as those majestic creatures face a shrinking arctic top attack conservationists hope this day will encourage more

people to think about their carbon footprint and to do something to reduce. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the corona virus is now spreading faster outside of china then in it here in germany 10 new cases have been confirmed since tuesday evening and the government has set up an emergency task force 2 patients are being treated at a hospital in. authorities warn the number of cases is likely to rise significantly as they are no longer able to trace the chain of infection. german health minister yen spawn says the country is at the beginning of a code a run of by risk epidemic and he's urging regional authorities to review their emergency planning if in on some begin 9. we are at the beginning of

a coronavirus demick 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 heard in germany where in each case the chain of infection could be traced back to the break in china. for more on how germany is coping with the corona virus are joined here by our political correspondent kate pretty good morning kate so the health minister there we heard him saying that the country is now facing its own coronavirus the demick what's the government doing about it well at the moment we're seeing a very clear headed and level headed approach to this actually of course the german government is in touch with other european governments as well particularly with italy but at the moment germany for example has very specific come down at plan in

place for the. virus but we are seeing the situation changing very rapidly so we could see climate change measures being increased in the coming days and of course the federal government has been local governments to review the measures and health plans as well but was seen at the moment we're not really seeing any large scale measures no villages or towns being closed off for example like we've seen in italy but of course the government to make sure that people who are affected isolated has been the case so far and also people who have been in contact with these affected people. as well for a couple of weeks. and of course the general the general call on the public as well is to keep following very simple measures of how and washing as well making sure that that is carried out there ready ok well one place where the virus is spreading in germany is the state of north rhine-westphalia and his wife have

both been hospitalized there in the city of. authorities transported the 47 year old man and his wife who would suit off university clinic early tuesday morning the man's condition is critical he tested positive for cope with 19 as the new coronaviruses named on wednesday officials confirmed both he and his wife were infected. the man is gravely ill he is suffering badly from pneumonia and is on ventilation. 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 shown 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 parents 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. tangibly 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 and now under quarantine. so the crude a virus is continuing to spread the german health minister is warning of an

epidemic in this country how worried or people in germany of course people are concerned this is something new we still don't know everything about this virus and of course at the moment there's still currently no vaccine available but some fucking people seem to have been acting rather responsibly and calmly people quarantining themselves. over quiet amount of time as we saw in the reports and some schools have also being closed as well as a precautionary measure during that. period and of course people have been reaching out to health authorities where necessary and it certainly seems here in berlin at least that people have been taking hand washing take very seriously and very looking to try and find some hand sanitizer at the moment as many of the shelves here at least in the capital empty of alcohol and lots of soap as well all must be said also that germany's health system is pretty well set up to deal with at least the country's health ministers confident about the of course germany has

a very strong health system and i think that something as well that's keeping germans as well extremely calm right now and they are of course following the advice of the of the of the health ministry as well and the best thing that people can do is just keep listening to see what the local measurement measures offer from local governments as well ok thanks so much political correspondent for. so far to date the virus has claimed almost 3000 lives globally more than 82000 cases have been reported the best majority of them in china the infection rate there is now slowing as the virus spreads faster elsewhere south korea has again reported its biggest one day jump in infections and saudi arabia has stopped travel to religious pilgrimage sites due to fears over the virus in the europe italy's outbreak has works worsened while remaining in denmark and a stone in the latest countries to confirm cases and australia has kicked off

emergency measures to stop the disease spreading there. well numerous international flights have been cut back or cancelled here's a closer look at how countries around the world are trying to fight off a pandemic. recover coronavirus patients and a finally free to return home to one last. the coronavirus is increasing its presence far beyond china's border as it ranges from cruise ships in japan to tehran's public transport it's also having an effect on countries where the pirates has not had emerged on land has postponed a major international rugby game with italy as a precaution its leaves the country west affected by the virus in europe despite these concerns health authorities in europe say there's no reason to panic about the coronavirus that take the scientists and if they can very seriously at the same time we should also remember that for the oath of fife. patients

have mild symptoms and are over. in the us president donald trump held a special press conference on the coronavirus whilst emphasizing that the risk to americans was low he said the u.s. was prepared to escalate its response to a potential outbreak. we we're ready to adapt and we're ready to do whatever we have to as the disease spreads if it spreads. meanwhile 11 towns in northern italy where the virus has been diagnosed remain under lockdown military police and stuffing roadblocks allowing only authorized personnel access nearly 50000 people have been placed under effective quarantine that. and of course you can find reliable information about the spread of the corona virus on our website that's t w dot com. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today police

in the indians capital delhi say sporadic violence has continued in the aftermath of sectarian riots that have claimed 32 lives you know the rest broke out early this week between thousands protesting for and against a new citizenship law riot police and paramilitaries have been deployed in the affected areas. syrian rebels say they have recaptured a strategic town in northwestern it live province as the syrian army continues to push to retake the last large rebel held region a syrian human rights group says government troops have seized full control of southern it live and adjoining province in the last 3 days. now to africa where devastating swarms of locusts have reached the democratic republic of congo it's the country's 1st sighting of the braces in sight since the 1940 s. somalia uganda and kenya have been battling the locusts since mid january.

spraying insecticide that have raced against time. after millions of locusts revathi strops and grazing land here in northern kenya the insects left behind what could be an even bigger disaster millions of locusts eggs that are hedging into baby locusts known as hoppers these hoppers can fly yet when their wings grow new mega swarms i expect it is killing the hoppers fastest crucial planting season here starts around april the un is worried that a new generation of locusts will emerge at the same time we want to control. the whole process. almost a 100 times the adults a lot left. so that's a big how big of a challenge is because if we. turn to mildew on slum for example

now you say to me don't times 100. how big of a problem will be. as agencies carry out large scale spraying kenya somalia and ethiopia report they're short of planes and insecticides the u.n. has made an urgent plea for more help and is warning of a looming hunger crisis in east africa. it's world polarbear day to day aimed at reminding people about global warming images of the bears roaming an ever shrinking habitat have become symbolic of the threats posed by climate change conservationists hope world polar bear day will encourage people to do more to help cut carbon emissions and save those majestic animals. they can smell you from a kilometer away run most humans and crush a seal skull with their jaws no doubt about it polar bears like these are seriously scary they're also the best known victims of climate change the one that is not

really thought of the polar bears living in the arctic rely on pocket ice with survival and they have seals by waiting for them to come up through holes in the ice. if the ice melts and increases and saw use that becomes a very real threat of a problem. for the i spend. satellite images of the arctic show red areas where the ice is fading and that makes it more difficult for polar bears to hunt seals their main source of food the bears also depend on snow and ice to build dens where females give birth to their young and where they stay for 3 to 4 months after they're born. as about a few surprises many people is that although polar bears can get really big and all the largest land based presence on the planet when they're born that about the size of a guinea pig. almost make you blind and deaf and without the support of the mothers

they can't survive. but just a few months later they develop into a really handsome but i have to think on and they could. stop here bill. only 26000 polar bears are left in the wild scientists say they warn that 2 thirds of them might disappear within this century if the earth continues to get warmer if governments don't take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions these magnificent animals could even become extinct. sports now and it was a night of upsets in the champions league leone beat eventis one nil in the 1st leg of their last 16 tie while in the pick of the games manchester city shocked real madrid to one disco gave ryall the lead after a mix up in the city defense but the english side hit back through gubbio his toes and they completed their comeback 5 minutes later man of the match kevin broad

scored from the penalty box penalty spot rather added to rebels problems sasha ramos was shown a red card will now miss the 2nd leg in manchester. this is d.w. news thanks for watching. we're all set. to go beyond beyond. that. we're all about the stories that matter to. country. whatever it takes. people are running around trying to get paid but if nothing else d.w. just made for mine.