this is news coming to you live from berlin the united states bans nearly all travel from europe to fight the spread of the coronavirus president donald trump blames new infections in the u.s. for the lack of action in europe restrictions will remain in force for 30 days also in the program italy orders non-essential shops to stay closed after unprecedented limits on travel and public gatherings public the prime minister to step in conte says the country has to take one more step to fight the correct one.

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. u.s. president donald trump has banned nearly all travel from europe to the united states starting at midnight on friday the bat will last for 30 days but excludes the u.k. and ireland and a few other countries outside the schengen passport free travel area trump said clusters of corona virus infections in the u.s. were traceable to people coming from europe and he blames the european union for failing to act quickly enough to prevent the spread of the disease so far the u.s. president had made light of the qur'an a crisis but now donald trump has taken trust take masha's. my fellow americans to keep new cases from entering our shores we will be suspending all travel from

europe to the united states for the next 30 days the new rules will go into effect friday at midnight and these prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade in cargo but various other things as we get approval. for the travel ban will affect 26 european countries and is set to come into force at midnight on friday trump's move seemed to take u.s. allies as well as the markets by surprise it was quickly followed by another dramatic announcement the n.b.a. said they would be suspending the basketball season fans at a game in oklahoma was sent home before a ball was bounced it later imagine that a player had tested positive for the coronavirus officials fear that rudy go bad may have been spreading the virus through the league on monday he appeared to make light of hygiene concerns when he touched reporters recording equipment at a press conference. then oscar winner tom hanks revealed he and his wife had tested

positive to the couple are in isolation and following public health advice and australia. in an instagram post the actor said they were taking one day at a time and told his fans to take care of themselves. is covering the story for us and join just this morning good morning nina so dull trump has ordered flights from continental europe to the u.s. to be stopped for 30 days how is that going down here in germany. well he. of course has announced that britain is not part of this ban which is interesting but of course in germany here it's going to affect a lot of people in 29000 alone some 5600000 people flew into the u.s. from germany so that's a very drastic step and we must say that an e.u. diplomat has told reuters that you were not informed about this decision by the u.s. president in advance so of course this is probably also not going to help the already

strained relations the diplomatic relations between europe and the u.s. the head of the w.h.o. the world health organization he's calling for more decisive action in dealing with this crisis several countries have imposed travel restrictions can we expect more drastic steps to be taken in germany. well you always have to remember that germany is a federal state that means those issues when it comes to health when it comes to education when it comes to decisions whether to close down schools or whether to impose travel bans it cetera or whether to cancel mass gatherings they are always taken at the regional level not taken at the federal level so angle america conscious go ahead and close down germany as a whole and in fact he doesn't intend to do so that's the message that we're getting whenever we talk to politicians they have recommended to cancel mass gatherings of more than a 1000 people and some of germany's most affected regions have already implemented

that ban and they're calling on everybody to actually ask themselves do you really need to meet your friends in these drastic weeks but macca went to the media and actually addressed the public for the very 1st time in the crisis and maybe we can take a look at that. appearances from the chancellor at such news conferences are rare but merkel went on the offensive after weeks of holding back unlike the german health minister beside her she hasn't visited any hospitals now she has stepped up to appeal to the public doesn't know that our solidarity our rationality and our compassion for one another are being put to the test i hope we pass this test. but the chancellor warned the crisis shouldn't lead to a europe in total isolation co-existence has to continue she said a remark echoed by the health minister who said it require discipline and that

everyone would have to make some sacrifices. for this reason we've called for the cancellation of major events and changes in our daily routines. that means everyone has to do something for themselves and the society as a whole the same applies to businesses authorities and all of us. the message don't panic but the signal is clear the situation is serious the president of the robert koch institute estimates that 2 thirds of the german population could become infected and that the number of serious cases will increase. government offices mayors and hospitals have to prepare for more patients. at the beginning of this epidemic so they need to set up their plans and strategies to deal with as many of these patients as possible. time is of the essence now the sooner preparations are made the more effectively hospitals will be able to manage the surge in infections with their existing capacity. you know at that news conference

yesterday chancellor merkel herself pointed out in her own words that if things don't change 60 to 70 percent of the population could be infected by the corona virus how are people reacting to that i think it is beginning to dawn on germans that the virus really is here to stay for a long time there was a thought we don't really have high numbers so maybe it's not as serious as in other countries but now people are beginning to change their behavior that made it very clear that the german government is taking this issue very seriously indeed people are beginning to think about whether they really need to travel and then today for example the education ministers of all the regions they will discuss the topic of school closes is that something that needs to be considered of course then the argument against that is that you would also have to keep parents at home who

are potentially doctors nurses etc people who they needed in germany's hospitals the czech prime minister whose country shares a border with germany has accused the chancellor of spreading panic with her statement that i just described 60 to 70 percent of the company perhaps good of the country perhaps becoming infected what does that tell us about european court nation in addressing this issue well i believe it tells us 2 things i think it tells us very clearly that one the german chancellor is a scientist herself she's a firm believer in experts opinions that is not something that can be said of some of the other european governments that we have in place at the moment so she actively consults fired or just she wants to hear the facts and statistics she wants to be prepared and then she believes it's her duty to convey these messages to the public so that everybody feels informed and can draw conclusions from this that is one point in the 2nd point of course is that european can coordination.

they needed. in a video conference between huge leaders on the topic. this week maybe this step came to late that european the european union has now decided to coordinate its efforts but of course again it's an issue that every country deals with at a national level for now in some countries have just not been as affected so of course the sense of urgency has not been that but that trying to improve that situation and the health minister is going to talk to each other on a daily basis from now on in a thank you very much of course we'll keep following the story and you know our political correspondent. the world health organization has declared the coronavirus a pandemic accused governments of quote alarming levels of inaction w.h.o. says it hopes using the word pandemic will shock lethargic governments into taking more decisive measures one of the worst hit countries italy has announced another

wave of restrictions now all shops except food stores and pharmacies will be closed to try to halt the spread spread of the disease. a major airport in milan missing its travelers. a ghostly silence in the heart of rome. as italy surpasses 12000 coronavirus cases the government is tightening its restrictions. now we are closing down all commercial activities except for grocery stores pharmacies and drug stores. therefore there is no need to run and buy food in supermarkets. and initially. we will close shops as pubs and restaurants. may go. other european countries are struggling to avoid the same fate greece closed

schools across the country. and the czech government banned all public gatherings of 100 or more people. now the world health organization is warning the spread of the respiratory illness also known as covered 19 has become a pandemic. we are deeply concerned by the i'm not a mean level of spread and see very easy and by the a lot of mean a level is often auction we have that for the us system and that 19 can be conducted i used as a pundit make up more than 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries china italy iran and south korea but the corona virus continues to cross borders it's why el salvador quarantined returning is from spain and announced it would ban all foreign visitors for the next $21.00 days in

a bid to keep the virus out. and for all the latest on the corona virus including information about what to do if you think you might be infected please do visit our website that's d.w. dot call. now brief look at some of the stories making headlines around the world european commission president or slow funday lion has postponed a visit to greece because of the coronavirus pandemic she was due to hold talks there on the situation on the border with turkey where they've been clashes with police as thousands of migrants attempt to cross into the e.u. . media reports say germany's domestic intelligence agency is placing an extremist group in within the far right alternative for germany party under surveillance the group is led by firebrand your own parka who's been accused of using rhetoric harking back to germany's nazi pants. and former movie mogul harvey weinstein has

been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault the sentence was close to the maximum sturm salt by prosecutors the announcement was greeted with a loud cheers by women outside the new york court. and in football in the champions league holders liverpool have been knocked out of the competition liverpool squandered a 2 goal advantage to lose 32 at home against of that they go madrid elsewhere how the sun should man beat german side dortmund to nail to advance to the quarterfinals. in the bonus league beat cologne by 2 goals to one in the match made history off the pitch because it's the 1st german league clash to be held behind closed doors fans were excluded in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus. blinis league of fans have dubbed matches held behind closed doors like this one goes to games but that didn't discourage thousands from gathering

outside the stadium and gladbach to peek through the cracks inside only a handful of club officials were waiting for this historic match to kick off despite not having fan support the home side struck 1st patcher come on to brazil envelope who built it like beckham from inside the box the of not sure what envelope was listening for with no fans but blockbuster cheered him on for the early lead in his 7th goal of the campaign. things didn't improve for cologne after the break cintra defender mirroring attempted to clear the ball but instead fired it right past his own goal keeper team owen doubling the lead for glove but. 10 minutes later cologne did manage to pull one back after yon summer had his own blunder the bad pass found mark who didn't waste the gift weaving through traffic

in scoring colognes only goal of the match. glad babo held on to the lead and got the 21 victory moving up to 4th in the standings. you're watching g.w. news coming up next we've got a documentary for you about young europeans fighting for shared european values that they see as being under threat i'm terry marsh and thanks for. that. we're all about the stories that matter to you. whatever it takes. to running. if in fact. you made for mines.