back i think i understood that correctly. we have to have new regulations around e.u. funding to remember still a little tough to stop feel and i think that the ability pact is flexible enough for unusual situations and that means that a country like italy. where the whole question of the stability pact will play a role that we obviously aren't going to say that it's really can't invest in their health system because you know we've got this stability pact and debt regulations this is an extraordinary situation that break all of the tools that we have in place for this is flexible enough to cope with this crisis not be the case here too and in terms of paying money back or not paying back the money that hasn't been spent to the member states will of course we'll have to look at this long and hard

before we make a decision we could either ask the member states perhaps to transfer money faster. and still keep the repayment situation as it is we have to ensure that in an emergency situation the things that we've always wanted because we like to have them become par for the course we have to respond to desperate times with desperate measures we will do what is necessary we have said this all along. but we also won't be doing things that will become business as usual because we've always wanted in this way but there won't be any problem to ensure that the investment program be realized as put forward by the european commission and germany will do its bit. so we've talked about an emergency welcome back you've been watching a press conference there with the german chancellor angela merkel also the health

minister yen spawn and also we were listening to a lot he is the head of the robert cock institute of germany's federal agency disease prevention public health agency we heard chancellor merkel say there we have all have to understand that the corona virus has now arrived here in europe we heard her say there's a lot we don't know but we heard again from her and the health minister we need to slow the spread of the corona virus and also we need to act in solidarity to protect the most vulnerable in our society and our chief political editor michelle acuteness at the national press enter a derrick williams from did a few signs with us here as well michelle i want to start with you you were listening in there give me the most important takeaways you have there from those statements those comments. well 1st of all what the european love or america calls for solidarity at the same time is she said that countries shouldn't unnecessarily close borders that there won't be isolation within the european union now that there has to be

a joint he responds and i think the overarching takeaway is that both onions on the health minister are essentially echoing the man who spoke last which is professor below who is kind of the scientist in chief overlooking this crisis just scribing the situation that this is early days that a country like italy is already further down the line of this curve and that the essence is really to buy time to prevent germany's health system from being overstretched the figure we heard here is 25000 intensive care beds which actually have the ventilation facilities for those severe cases and that is mainly elderly people who have previous conditions and we saw health minister spawn there really call for solidarity within society this is something angela merkel described as a test for society right now that she hopes germany will actually pass in pulling

together taking measures like no football games with spectators to protect those who are particularly vulnerable there were no new measures announced where there. no the recommendation still stands that gatherings of more than a 1000 people should be avoided that people should also think long and hard about their own behavior that doesn't mean that anything below 1000 people is ok so no new recommendations but also here in the medical stressing that the structure of a federal state is an advantage right now yes that's true it allows more flexibility down into every branch of the state at the same time she cautioned that that shouldn't mean that a resource or a cheese duck away from responsibility and there again the reference to football games where some results have been very reluctant to give up on this very essential

real social well i say aspect of german culture almost to really see that it doesn't come down to what people cannot attend that this is actually a question where the whole of society has to take responsibility to protect those who will mostly be affected to again avoid a health system that is seen as one of the best in the world from being overstretched by too many intensive care patients so no new recommendations or one that were the ones that were in place still stand and derek given where germany is right now in its outbreak of the corona virus does that make sense does this approach make sense well i think that there is there's no other approach to take i mean as we heard they said there they were counting on 60 to 70 percent of the population becoming infected and so at that point when you've accepted that act which is a big thing to wrap your head around then you have to think ok how is our system going to be able to cope with it and the only way that it can cope with that is if

you slow it down which is why they hammered over and over again these 2 actual there were there were 2 takeaways for me from the press conference that if they hammered over and over slowing it down slowing it down slowing it down we have to slow it down and we also have. to protect the health workers and the frontline people in actually who are actually in the hospitals there are going to be very very they are very very key role and what's coming up so slowing it down and then this protection of the vulnerable groups you know mortality we've seen rises dramatically with age actually and somebody over the age of 80 is much more likely to die from this disease than somebody who is for example 30 or 40 and so protecting those people from becoming infected in the 1st place is also going to be a key part of being able to slow it down but so those 2 things vulnerable groups slowing it down that's the only approach that they really can take i think at this point in the process ok i think we do have a clip of the chancellor speaking directly about that about slowing down the rate

infection let's listen to that now it's being aware of this fact and aware of the fact that there. was vulnerable groups of the population people with existing ellis' older people who can have a more serious case of this virus if they catch it means that our approach has to be defined by ensuring that our health system not be overwhelmed but rather that we have to be able to deal with the options we have in the health care system to ensure that we slow down and there's a spread of this disease and this is why all of the measures that we're putting into place are crucial because they gain as time. derek we heard that almost like a month that we have to gain time we need to slow down the spread of this outbreak at the same time we also heard from chancellor merkel and from leading experts 60 to 70 percent of the population could be in fact you just that that's a big number to wrap your head around mean how how is that possible. i mean you

know it's a little bit complicated you have to start thinking in terms of mathematical models and when you have a disease that's infectious that disease has a number that's called they are not and on the are not basically is a fairly simple number that describes the number of people that an infected person is going to give their infection to now that for diseases that are in demick in the population they are not as always over one because that if i'm only giving it to one person then disease is sustained within the in the endemically within the pa within the population if it falls below one if i'm starting to give it to fewer than one person each infected person then eventually the disease will die out now this disease the corona virus has an expected are not of the rounds 3 they haven't nailed that down yet that's one of the things that they're working on and trying to figure out now and so that means that for every person who's infected with the corona virus in a population that has no immunity they're going to be giving the virus on average

to 3 other people now in order to achieve a kind of herd immunity within the population they have to drive that are not of 3 down towards one right are you with me so far so that the only the the only way that that can happen is if 2 out of the 3 people that you're that this person would theoretically give it to already have acquired immunity because they've already had it and so 2 out of 360 to 70 percent that's where this mathematic that's where this mathematic myth amount of medical model is coming from and that's where this this number is coming from than the equations that the public health officials here are dealing with michel are coming back to you and there has been a we were talk. before the press conference a little bit about some criticism of what some people have said is a lack of coordination here in germany on some of these efforts and we heard the chancellor talk a little bit about this the fact that states are also and mayors and cities are responsible for some of the measures the measures taken in implementing them and

she said yes you know local health authorities have done a good job at federalism so the idea that states also have power is not about passing the buck what does she mean by that. well i think she quite clearly meant large football match that so went ahead yesterday evening with spectators despite the fact that the recommendation was already days old not more than 1000 people should gather so that was more than an appeal to resolve thora tees to really take decisions although they are uncomfortable ones and very unpopular ones here in society and i think it is a very fascinating moment where we're actually seeing something progress in real time politicians and also regional authorities having to weigh up the interests of essentially the survival of those particular vulnerable groups the health care system not being overstretched and the potential anger and protests and potential not much understanding from their constituencies even of this almost sounds still

that is being called for by politicians and particularly scientists in public life this has a great effect not just on social life here in germany on culture but also as time progresses this is hitting the economy with experts already warning that germany could slide into recession there are 2 aspects to that the supply chains are interrupted also from china that could lead to companies no longer being able to produce but also public if people can't go to their companies any more this means real losses for companies and that's why the figure of some 14000000000 euros is already on the table and could be signed into law in lightning speed. terms and the european union wants to be quick off the mark to compensate for those negative effects to keep up the understanding for a very deep cutting measures measures to avoid the health system being overwhelmed

michel we heard the chance also say that she had just been in a video conference. as well with european leaders speaking in contact regularly with european leaders can you just tell us a little bit about what's being done on the european level what kind of cordon nation is happening there. well all european leaders agree that there would be more flexibility in how to use cohesion funds so that's money already budgeted for some $25000000000.00 euros are currently being discussed will be put into both fighting the disease but also stabilizing the economy and then there will be a much higher level of coordination between health ministers in the future than we've ever seen. the german health minister said something a lesson that was learned during the financial crisis here in europe was that better coordination was needed and this is now being learnt in this crisis among e.u. states at the same time there might be an interest very soon to think again about

the free travel of goods and people we've already seen border closures to a certain degree in between austria and italy for instance and also a very different level of measures already being taken for instance neighboring poland has announced that it will close all of its schools come next week germany still it seems right now far off from that measure but will there be some kind of european level coordination on measures that need to be taken and if yes for how long so a lot of questions on the table and the european union that is learning new lessons and what kind of level of coordination it needs in a crisis like this to tackle it indeed at the european level yeah everyone really seeing how this outbreak continues to develop mashallah deryk coming to you looking at the global outbreak at this point and also the situation here in germany and what is the most important thing people need to know well i think there are actually 2 things that it's important for people to need to know and there are

things that we've been saying since the very beginning of this outbreak 1st thing is something that we've been saying at least since the very beginning of this outbreak which is pay attention to what the w.h.o. is saying about communicating this disease to other people. pay attention to the rules wash your hands practice coughing netiquette. there's a there's a list of 4 or 5 simple things that you can do personally to help to help slow this down which as we learned is going to be the most important aspect of it the 2nd thing that i actually never get tired of saying is that don't forget that 4 out of 5 people who get this illness have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic the the crisis is really one that is going to affect all people there's no question about that but the general populace needs to remember that 4 out of 5 of the people who get it are not going to end up in the hospital more than that are not going to end up in the hospital and your new system is going to get on top of it and eventually this too is going is going to pass a very important message there a dark williams from d.w.

science with us all sorts of political editor michelle no want to thank you both for your insights well as we've heard italy is the worst hit country in europe the leader of the northern region around milan has called for stricter measures to be imposed to halt the virus that appeal came as the number of dead increased to 631 and infections exceeded 10000 of montana called for public transport in the north to be completely suspended italy is in the 2nd day of a nation wide lockdown. on lockdown its streets on obscured by the usual hordes of 2 just. the shutters came down at 6 pm as bars and restaurants closed in accordance with new measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus the message is simple stay at home it's advice italians are taking

seriously after the number of confirmed cases of covered $1000.00 top $10000.00 and the death toll rose above $600.00 in florence to the normally bustling streets were unusually quiet and for some the financial consequences of the nationwide lockdown are already beginning to bite. from around 140 plates a day we've gone down to 25 place this afternoon. this nice yet we've decided to stay open to see if we can do something even if it's a small thing we have in chloe's and rent to pay and alone. meanwhile there's trouble with the neighbors slovenia has closed its border to italy well austria has banned incoming journeys by train and plane moves criticized by french president emanuel mccomb. because we don't want things to get out of proportion that's why because it needs to work and because it's only the beginning

of this epidemic and if we take disproportionate measures they'll be unsustainable in the long run and that's counterproductive i sincerely believe that these are bad decision was european coordination is much more efficient as if it just for. european coordination means working from home the brussels based president of the european parliament is in self isolation after a visit to his native italy. back in rome the president of the italian football federation said that the season already suspended could be abandoned as the corona virus affects every pillar of italian life. the number of new infections in south korea has jumped again after more than a week of decline at least 90 people linked to a call center were found to be infected after authorities tested hundreds of people in the building the spike in new cases comes as 200000 followers of a christian sect thought to be at the center of the outbreak were test. let's speak

now to correspondent frank smith he is on the story in seoul hi frank tell us more about this latest spike in infections well that took place the call center that you mention that took place in 1900 story building and it's at a subway junction of lines one in 2 of the sole metro so what's particularly concerning there is that the people working in the call center were commuting from outlying areas to that schindler room station and would have possibly spread the virus to other people during their commute we have seen here in the capital the number of cases just spiked from 50 to 200 over the last 48 hours and 2 of the workers in that call center are members of the ocean john she called that you mentioned although it's unclear whether they were the source of the spread of the virus there i did get a chance to to visit an e.m.t.

and emergency station here in south korea and talk to them about how paramedics are responding to this crisis let's take a look at that report now. paramedics in south korea are answering some tough calls in battling the coronavirus for each prospective covert 19 emergency like this one they take time to put on high level protective gear and only one paramedic attends to possible patients to safeguard the team paramedic and is ready for what comes watching for the telltale symptoms of corona virus. high fever and coughing. $1000.00 calls are difficult to respond to because we still don't have a clear idea of how to distinguish an actual case from a false alarm. even if a person hasn't traveled overseas but is running a fever you still have to assume the worst because there's an outbreak in the

community. 3 hospitals in seoul have suffered clusters of the outbreak closing their emergency rooms other hospitals are at times unavailable because they're overcrowded when transporting possible coronavirus patients ambulances in seoul sometimes travel long distances so 3 a c.d.c. and emergency command center route paramedics to designated hospitals with space in trio in a negative pressure isolation room which has special ventilation to prevent the spread of the virus faster each called the ambulances are thoroughly disinfected in their interiors sealed to ensure their virus free. but. if i ever get infected i'm confident that i would eventually recover given my young

age. but i live with my parents and they are older so i'm most worried that i might pass it on to founder and there are no guarantees that they could receive the treatment they need in a timely manner because emergency services are so overstretched right now. the medics at the ambulance center are required to live in isolation eating alone at separate times and maintaining social distancing still team members say that morale has remained good. to my new leader that we work in a fear of the fabulous team now so putting in an extra shift and announce another cold is simply a part of our job description. if they needed a suppressive allowance we simply kept our head down and work time out instead of fretting about it they're not going to. it looks like there will be no let up in work on has just been dispatched for a week with more than a dozen colleagues to dig the epicenter of south korea's coronavirus outbreak.

frankly really see that the struggles facing a health workers trying to contain this outbreak what have the economic implications been for south korea well i had a conversation with a business person friend of mine and he was trying to reach his accountant yesterday he couldn't get through the account and called him back later in the day and you know they talked and he asked the accountant more you know why couldn't we talk earlier in the count and said i've i've been fielding calls from small and medium sized businesses that are trying to find ways to lay off the fire to let go of their regular employees now we also saw today their stock market south korean stock index the cost be to up 3 percent and even blue chip stocks like samsung electronics was 4 percent so we're seeing now this ripple the economic effects of

the kona coronavirus ripple throughout the south korean economy frank what lessons if any you think other countries credit learn from the way that south korea has handled its outbreak. well i think you know a couple of things need to happen so 3 is really communicating quite well they are engaging in some public outreach to let people know how they how they should behave and trying to get the public to cooperate they're also using some new technologies such as drive through testing and messaging emergency messaging regarding the whereabouts of of previous corona virus infections to prevent people from going say through those subway to stations or to those various destinations and they're trying to really you know maintain this kind of open transparency about how they deal with the crisis to maintain again public support which is so vital to battling

the coronavirus here in south korea correspondent frank smith reporting for us there thank you very much for that let's move on to some other news now in the u.s. presidential election it looks like joe biden has solidified his position as the favorite to take on donald trump in november the former vice president scored big wins in the latest round of primaries including the largest price the state of michigan the results are a blow to biden's rivals for the democratic nomination senator bernie sanders. the 1st super tuesday make joe biden the comeback kid a 2nd has made him the man to beat just over a week ago many of the pundits declared that the scans he used it. now are very much aligned. coronavirus fee is limited the size of the party to celebrate but there was no doubting the size and significance of the victory itself the former vice president won $4.00 of 6 states including

michigan the biggest prize of primary voting on cheese de botton also extending his delicately the main rival senator bernie sanders as voters voiced growing pragmatism. i voted for joe biden because i think he has the best chance of uniting democrats and moderate republicans and independents. yeah i voted. this time. i think he's got the best shot at the drop. joe biden was careful not to claim victory instead he offered an olive branch to send his supporters whose votes he'll need should he become the nominee to should. and i want to thank bernie sanders who supported through their tireless engine and their passion we share a common goal and together. will defeat. will if you get. thank the only sanders is yet to verbal

e concede anything other than the delegate lead but with several key voting demographics leaving his fanatics increasingly isolated upcoming elections in delegate rich states of florida illinois and ohio could prove decisive in the fight to challenge donald trump. ok let's get a reminder now of our top story here on t w german chancellor angela merkel has made her 1st remarks to the media about the corona virus outbreak she says the majority of people in germany are likely can take and track the virus and everything must be done to slow its spread the health minister against fine at that all citizens should act in solidarity with those most vulnerable to the virus in the press conference comes as germany reports its 3rd coronavirus death in the west of the country. aren't coming up next our show made in germany about the opportunities to make economy sustainable and eco friendly stay tuned for that just.

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