april and. this is d.w. news live from berlin northern italy rinds to a standstill as a quarantine on 16000000 people takes a fact the prime minister just said be content ordered the lockdown to contain a rapidly expanding corona virus outbreak the decree imposes travel and other restrictions in italy's wealthiest and most populous region and also coming out in pakistan a sports club helps women break traditional roles that keeps them out of sight

young women in karachi fighting for each colony in a conservative male dominated society. i marry in evanston it's good to have you with us. thea talian government has put about one quarter of its population under quarantine in a bid to stop a rapidly expanding outbreak of the coronavirus prime minister just have a contract signed a decree after midnight now the lockdown affects the region of lombardy and other northern provinces and includes venice and italy's financial capital milan italy is the country with the most corona virus infections in europe the government's most recent figures show some 5883 confirmed cases and 233 people have died of the disease the lock down is the most drastic measure yet

taken in a european country to try to contain the virus. deserted train stations and empty roads. and cities now placed under quarantine wake up to the effects of the new decree overnight a very different scene news of the imminence lockdown set off a rush to beat the clock in milan and in other areas affected by the lockdown people race to train stations trying to get out before it's too late. but i read 2 hours ago that they may be putting out an urgent decree putting in the red zone and because i'd like to return down south to my relatives i decided to go earlier. lumber d. is italy's most populous region with 10000000 inhabitants its capital milan italy spain on show heart it attracts professionals and students from around the world

and from all parts of italy this is where the corona virus has hit the hardest leaving hospitals unable to cope with a growing number of cases italian authorities say the drastic measures to curb the outbreak could not wait any longer. and for the other northern regions that i have listed. there will be a ban for everybody to move in or out of these territories and also within the same territory. queen the exceptions will be allowed only for proven professional needs special cases and for health issues. as the regions affected prepare to implement the decree northern italians get ready to see their lifestyle change drastically at least for

a few weeks those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines businesses are also growing more and more concerned among others the virus is already taking a toll on italy stores insecta easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 90 percent of visitors have cancelled their trips. all right let's get the latest now from journalist sylvia part of the she joins us from the city of milan which means that she herself is now under lockdown hello to you sylvia so tell us what was it like waking up to the news that now you are quarantined. well it was quite weird to be honest and the feeling is a bit claustrophobic but we kind of expected it because last night there was there was a draft of the of a decree that was leaked from the government so we knew disc was going to happen

today now are most people in the effective areas supportive of these very strict measures. well the feeling is i'm evil and there are some people who actually support what the government is doing because they understand that this is the only way to contain the epidemic but there are also scared people of course last major stations of milan were assaulted by people that wanted to leave and to maybe get to their families that they were leaving away from. so it's an ambivalent feeling and give us a sense of how exactly daily life is going to change under these restrictions. well trains us today sunday and the roads are quiet empty there are not people there are not that many people walking around and we will not be able to go to

restaurants at night to have drinks at night won't be able to go to a movie today i won't be able to go to the theater tonight it's a very weird feeling you know my friends are trying to understand if it's ok to you know meet up for dinner or not it's a weird feeling i would say. well what about things like food or other essential goods are authorities ensuring that to live rees will continue and just find this lockdown. was or has not been ordinance yet about this but. they were saying today yesterday that they might close supermarkets at weekends. we can see what happened in the previous record zones. the supermarkets where of sold it at the beginning literally assaulted people will just go and grab whatever they could take and then the next few days they just calm down they closed as supermarkets and then after

a while they just reopen it and everything went back to normal i think this is exactly what's happening today this morning so there are many supermarkets. around my area have been you know assaulted by people trying to get whatever they can but i think things will calm down and big supermarket chain will be able to get into the right zone and bring you know food supplies and. basic needs. are i journaled a civil carty reporting from along which is now in lockdown we thank you so much for talking to us. well for a broader picture from the italian capital we're now joined by court correspondent philip whelan who's in rome hello to you philip now do we know why italy has so many coronavirus cases compared to other european countries. i think their number of reasons for this one is that italy began testing

in large numbers very early or scrupulously reported the results of the tests and this has not been done in other european countries so this population in the world after japan and of course it's a very popular tourist destination so there were. a lot of. dealings with china chinese tourists coming to the country and of course trade connections to asia and to china in particular. their fill of the strict quarantine measures that were announced overnight center on northern italy which powers the country's entire economy so what is the government planning to do to lessen the economic impact of the coronavirus. well i think this is going to be a major challenge for italy the government has announced

a package of 7500000000 euros to support the a cup or an army to support businesses and individuals who said the livelihoods of the infected the opposition says that this is not nearly enough and clearly if the most productive region of the country is sat under lockdown and tourism effectively grinding to a halt one can have foresee enormous losses for the country very difficult to make that out until you actually will be looking for support and understanding from from europe and won't want to be constrained by european rules on the deficit well we're hearing that even the vatican has been affected and that pope francis is resorting to some unusual measures tell us more.

that's right actually as we speak who believe in gondolas prayers not for his window looking st peter's square normally. but leading protests. by video live streamed on internet and are visible on television and the idea is to discourage them. in large numbers instead be to school because i don't see that group you know of who exchange or. surge of this letters. all right philip will in reporting from rome we appreciate it. well the number of cases from the new coronavirus has surged a bomb 106000 worldwide here in germany health minister spahn says more public events should be cancelled in the united states a cruise ship hit by the virus has been redirected to oakland worldwide airlines

are reducing their capacities and the virus has now taken hold in latin america with costa rica confirming its 1st cases. all right let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world in the chinese city of gone joe at least 10 people have died in the collapse of a hotel used for quarantining coronavirus patients more than 20 are still missing authorities say that emergency services have rescued about half of the 70 people who are trapped inside the building. on the land border with turkey my parents have been trying to break through to the greek side on saturday a group of people trying to bring down a fence by tying ropes on to it rica forty's responded with the use of tear gas and water cannons. more than 100 migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean sea as they attempted to cross from morocco to spain spanish rescue services found 2 boats

adrift near mulago in southern spain carrying 100 migrants including 29 women and 2 children. former brazilian football star and i'll do you know has been ordered into pretrial detention and parent by after a judge deemed him a flight risk he and his brother were arrested on friday for allegedly entering the country with falsified documents. today is international women's day and to market we're highlighting inspiring stories about women from across the world our next report takes us to pakistan conservative groups there believe women should be kept veiled and in their homes but younger generations are challenging these attitudes and creating space for girls to thrive . a brave act in an ultra conservative society here in the neighborhood of kharaj females aren't supposed to do such things going out in

public is considered taboo cycling brings mobility and independence to women and girls and is often met with hostility. when we started to learn to cycle we face lots of problems we had to listen to ugly comments people even threw stones a toss but gradually we've become more confident and moved forward now people consider us cyclists and it's become more normal there are still some people out there who create trouble for us we just ignore them. the same. problems as some people are religious extremists and illiterate so they aren't aware that girls should do sports as they have the same rights as men they don't know what female empowerment is but. but. the girl cycling group is part of the girls' chaffee a space that offers training and support to women of all ages. yadi

megamall this environment is good especially for girls because there are many who can't afford education they can't go far away from their homes to be educated so they come here and learn fighting for equality women and girls in pakistan are carving out space for themselves in a society designed to keep them invisible. and before we go our reminder of our top story. italy has ordered a one quarter of its population into lockdown in an attempt to contain its rapidly expanding outbreak of the new coronavirus the quarantine affects much of northern italy and includes the cities of milan and venice cinemas theaters and museums nationwide are closed. to europe today to this hour and d.-w. news i'll be back again at the top of the hour with another update for you up next is world stories omarion ehrenstein for me and the entire news team in berlin

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