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well you. look at it. this is news live from burlington northern italy grinds to a standstill as of quarantine on 16000000 people takes effect prime minister just 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 women fighting for equality in pakistan international women's day takes us to a sports club in karachi helping women break out that's helping women break out of
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traditional role as. a michael good to have with us. the italian government has put roughly a quarter of its population under quarantine in a bid to stop a rapidly expanding outbreak of the coronavirus prime minister signed a decree after midnight the lockdown affects the region of lumbered he and other northern provinces and includes venice and italy's financial capital milan italy's been hit with the most known corona virus infections in europe the government's most recent figures show 737-5000 confirmed cases 336 people have died the lock down is the most drastic measure yet taken in a european country to try to contain the virus. milan italy's vibrant
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financial heart turned into a ghost town lumber d. is the country's most populous region it's also where the corona virus has hit the hardest putting hospitals under strain and the government under increasing pressure to take drastic measures probably part of the. body and the other northern provinces that i have listed people will be banned from entering or leaving these territories or travelling within the territories. and. just removing exceptions will only be allowed for proven professional needs. exceptional cases and for medical reasons. the decree doesn't only restrict travel people in lockdown zones are also advised to cut down on social activities and stay home as much as possible. and restaurants in the lock down area
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must close by 6 pm schools cinemas museums and gyms are closed nationwide those who do not respect the measures could face jail terms and fines news of the imminent quarantine set off a last minute rush to beat the clock in milan and in other cities people raised to train stations trying to get out before it was too late. for that because i read 2 hours ago that they may be putting out an urgent decree putting part away in the red zone and because i'd like to return down south to my relatives i decided to go earlier the virus is forcing people to change their lifestyles it's also taking a toll on italy's economy the tourism sector is one of the most affected easter one of the peak times is about a month away and reports are that as many as 90 percent of visitors have cancelled it trips. joining us now from rome is she is an n.p.n.
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member of italy's ko ruling democratic party so thankful you could make some time for us i want to start by asking you this in the last 24 hours we've seen a 25 percent rise in the number of infections in italy what do you make of this why some. cases are calming oxidation as you you would say i'm not a doctor but i mean out of a. box he is. going like that we were expecting it and that's why the government has stated stricter pressure last night you know wonderful if i was not heard there. now you yourself come from lombard lumbered a which is one of the regions on lockdown what have you been hearing about the situation on the ground from people you know why do doctors and.
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people are thinking that it could be last night very serious need. also issues are getting organized in order for people to work and home from tomorrow on markets and everybody is getting organized in order not to go house less they just brought more or are they have maybe found our emergency or marriage and so you know any other times. people are watching what's going on in italy and they are dreading that this is what might happen where they have lived i can't imagine what the psychological impact this must be on you for example individually and just collectively for the people in italy can you give us some sense of of how this is affecting people. well everyone in striving to
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decide whether what they do is necessary or full size that's main thing that we're always thinking so actions that you would do on a norm on sunday nights like go out with your friends go and it's your problem you need insert money and says it's becoming unnecessary and you should stay at home we're all wondering i'm pondering and thinking about peace in my situation for example of id i represent me down it's the 1st time in 7 years that i don't go back to leon over the weekend because my husband has yet you know me for a person i think my sister is due she's pregnant she's due in a few days i want to meet mine new nephew i'm to imagine seeing goes away because i cannot go into that zone but i think all of us all of us i don't where on the fact that these measures are taken for what i thought i could agree that teens are doing to stop device from spreading further you mention the red zone i mean there are
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clearly fears at this point that hospitals in that red zone are already on the verge of collapse how bad is the situation right now. well they're out of fuel hosty touching them but i think that they're in a difficult situation because they're smaller hospital in smaller provinces but i'm she now the situation is not dire is not on the verge of collapse collapsed it could collapse in 2 weeks that's why the government today the measure says to him nor is there for those hospitals not to collapse in 2 weeks that opium that of course on the pressure of the entire system down the pressure but we just spent. 1000000000 euros in order to employ 20000 headquarters and in order to increase by 50 percent the number of events to carry doing less is so i mean we're doing everything we can in order to avoid the collapse that is not
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knowledge but it can come in the future in the better they can but it just doesn't go on. keep going out and we need to stop that labor contagion to to keep going up we need to subsidize it among make it go down we can do is we've seen it has worked by not including the 4 people to play at home it can work thank you very very much we're quite a pal of n.p.n. member of italy's democratic party really appreciate your time thanks very much. the number of cases from the new corona virus has surged above 107000 worldwide egypt reports the 1st death from corona virus according to the health ministry a german national which makes it the 1st german casualty in germany health minister yen spahn recommended canceling events with more than a 1000 participants in an effort to suppress the spread of the virus in the u.s.
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a cruise ship hit by the virus is redirected to oakland possibly to be placed under quarantine saudi arabia announces a temporary lockdown of the kucha region a center of the kingdom's shiite minority iran has also been hard hit by the corona virus officials say there are more than 6500 cases and 194 deaths so far but many iranians suspect the real numbers are much much higher. a climate of mistrust and fear 2 weeks ago international researchers predicted the number of infections would be many times higher than government figures. 100 lawmakers were tested for corona virus 20 of those tests came back positive one of supreme leader ayatollah ali how the names closest advisors later died as did other politicians there's a widespread shortage of medical supplies president hassan rouhani blames u.s.
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sanctions on medicine a charge the u.s. contests. disinfectant masks their monitors basic medicines sick people and their relatives go from pharmacy to pharmacy looking for the essentials. a video uploaded to social media purports to show long lines outside a hospital but there's no way to verify its authenticity there are barely any foreign journalists left. killing e.k.g. i do also works in the hospital they forced her to come to work many of her colleagues refused to come even if it means they'll be following this infection to money on authorities have started disinfecting streets in the capital tehran schools and universities are closed until early april and nearly all flights in and out have been cancelled many are worried that the virus will wreak economic havoc in a country already stretched to the limits. other stories making headlines now. firefighters
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are continuing a search and rescue effort at a hotel that collapsed in the chinese city of kwan june at least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others are still missing the 5 story building was being used as a quarantine facility for coronavirus patients. hundreds have gathered at the site where ethiopian airlines flight 302 crash last march killing all $157.00 on board the ceremony in the village of to the far symbolized the country's emergence from a year of mourning aviation authorities grounded the boeing $737.00 max after the crash which came 5 months after a similar macs crash off the coast of indonesia. demonstrators have been holding rallies around the world to mark international women's day in madrid thousands marched against gender inequality and exploitation in pakistan some conservative groups tried to disrupt
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a rally by throwing shoes and stones in the capital islamabad but police prevented them from breaking through accord. staying in pakistan as we continue our women's day coverage conservative groups in the islamic republic 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 karate 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. no miss 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 up but gradually we've become more confident and move. for would now people
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consider us as cyclists and it's become more normal there are still some people out there who create trouble for us we just ignore them made up 15 year old told them so both sides have a lot of 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. the girl cycling group is part of the girls cafe a space that offers training and support to women of all ages. yes the men are most of our mentees good especially for girls because there are many who can't afford education they come there far away from their homes to be educated to 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. in the bundesliga leaders by munich have
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beaten oxburgh to nil in the very in darby in front of 75000 fans to most nearly scored a superbowl printer before leon gorecki grabbed a late 2nd byron our 4 points clear at the top minds drew 11 with dusseldorf in their relegation clash mines remain 4 points above dusseldorf to occupy the playoff spot. teams of dogs and mushers have made the ceremonial start to the 1500 kilometer i did a rod dog sled race in alaska the race commemorates a rescue mission dating back almost 100 years that sent lifesaving medicine by dog sled relay to the coastal town of no among this year's field our mushers from norway italy canada and denmark the dog teams are expected to arrive in nome in about 9 days. later.
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you're watching news from berlin coming up next ford slice of international women's day edition where women are finally conquering football and don't forget you can always stay up to date on our website that dot com michael loco in berlin thanks so much for watching. he's the chairman race destroying itself. we are ruining the basic elements of our existence we're using too much water and we're polluted water is life. or supplies will last for ever but they won't. when the rain stops starts march 20th on w. .

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