this is g w news live from berlin adjusting to life with the corona virus as europe becomes a new epicenter of the disease people face a new reality of shutdowns travel bans and calls to limit social contact to slow the spread. germs ramped up its response as coronavirus cases jump to more than 2000 chance on clinical warns against large gatherings schools and kindergartens several regions have been ordered to close. also coming up 12 months after the massacres of 2 mosques in new zealand's prime minister says the country has become

a different place. to put the plunder into a challenge i can't see how you could have been at the end like this and not. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us governments across the world are stepping up efforts to contain the corona virus many countries are closing borders and shutting down all public life saying that is the only way to slow the spread of the disease stock markets have sustained their biggest losses in decades let's look now at how many americans in europe are scrambling to return home before a ban on travel to the u.s. and likely flight cancellations come into force in a few hours time. a rude awakening for many americans in europe departure halls were packed as travelers scramble to get home after hearing that the u.s.

is restricting travel from the european union starting at midnight eastern standard time on friday is pretty crazy because it sounded like 2 am you're on a. train to the airport 3 flights are running on a fly by at 9 am yeah i thought a little bit more heads up would have been nice because we freaked out and then we found out so i guess communication wasn't great trump has restricted travel for foreigners to the u.s. from e.u. countries in an attempt to get a handle on the coded 900 outbreak but some say his decision will do little to stop the virus from spreading. he is facing a lot of criticism because of this trouble been not only in the euro but but also here in the u.s. with many experts say that it's too late that the virus is already here across the atlantic in italy more than 12000 people have been infected and around 1000 have

died in this picture of an exhausted nurse taken earlier this week has become a symbol of the strain medical staff are under the doctors are having to make tough decisions there aren't enough mechanical ventilators in hospitals to treat seriously ill patients the e.u. has expressed solidarity and promised the crisis stricken country billions of euros in aid. the pandemic is having a big impact on the world economy sending stock markets into a tailspin on thursday the new york stock exchange had its worst day of trading since 1907 the dow jones dropped 9 percent after the opening bell and trading had to be stopped for 15 minutes for the 2nd time this week around the world fears over the pandemic are hammering markets and the sell off in the u.s. came after president trump's travel ban announcement sparks fresh market panic in asia and europe it follows days of market drops as investors fear their governments can't contain the coded 1000 pandemic. all right let's talk about all of this we

have got hard business with us in our political correspondent nina as well good to have you both there had let's start with you and i was just talking about markets there's not they're not the only things being having it's a real economy as well as in it yeah it's not just of high finance it was you know about trillions and billions and all that but it's actually companies that are being hit and as real people that are actually already news ing their jobs this morning i spoke to the c.e.o. of a large fashion retailer here in mail order retailer here and germany he told me 2 interesting things the 1st their suppliers in china are coming really coming back home a lot we hear. i'm from the chinese government that the worst is over and all that and actually in terms of the economy that seems to be the case workers are returning to factories and 2nd he told me well we are a large company supplies and china stopped delivering the goods to us but we could switch we have other supplies we can switch to from ledes we can switch to turkey

and now in these cut countries get hit by the virus we will be able to switch back to china but small and medium sized companies do not have this kind of network they won't be able to react like this so large companies are slightly safer than small and medium sized companies and people will be losing their jobs yeah that's really important to keep in mind let's talk about the political aspect and we saw the german chancellor angela merkel meeting with the leaders of germany states yesterday to coordinate measures and she said she's talking to public health officials that the public health of germany is the most important priority but also that she needs to safeguard the economy let's take a look at exactly what she said. in light of the turmoil in the markets germany will do whatever is necessary to help its economy and secure a job. of it that we have agreed that tomorrow the bundestag and the boom does not begin drawing up a plan to compensate workers and companies for reduced working hours programs to

provide more security to them. to be shifted. more security we heard the words there from the chancer what does this mean in concrete terms well there's saw time worker of elations are becoming law at the moment that's an instrument that was used by the german government in the financial crisis and 10 years ago and that worked very well for the german economy it made it easier for smaller sized companies especially to send people home when they were ill and they knew that they would be compensated for that and then the german government has announced a large economic aid package and we'll hear the details of that later today that will be announced by the german economics minister and the finance minister and it will probably be worth billions this evening is going to meet key players from the german economy so they're also going to probably announce moments as ok go ahead what impact will all these measures have on the german economy whether it will hit

the economy of course but you know the companies know that it's like if you contract the virus it's not the virus that kills you it is your immune system's response that kills you and the same goes for for societies are responding to it but they will take a hit the economies inevitably will take a hit but in effect everybody understands that we are at war against this virus you have to throw everything acids the key is though to time everything right to find the right balance the right timing when to reduce measures how to help how to support the front finding this. whole balance is very important otherwise you might win the battle and lose the war mostly no germany does not you know its economy doesn't exist in a vacuum it's also an export nation depends very much on trade with other european countries and you know we've seen a real crises in countries like italy is germany doing anything to support its

partners well devaney depends on other european countries to import the goods from germany of course its interests to keep the european economy growing and i found very interesting that anglo-american said you know the rigid budget discipline that we've had in germany for a long time now that is no longer a top priority she explicitly mentioned the words debt break and black 0 and that is a big thing for political but lynn and she also says that the e.u. needs to coordinate its efforts a lot better and we'll also hear from e.u. top officials later today about more measures that need to be taken to help countries like italy all right. with us here in the studio thank you both very much . well a growing number of states in germany have ordered schools and other public facilities to close in bavaria and sarla authorities have orders schools

kindergartens and daycare centers to close gram and will do the same starting on monday and bird berlin will start gradually closing schools next week it's also going to reduce public transport capacity germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia is also expected to announce steps later today. all right let's talk about all the measures here in germany we have did have you science reporter derek williams with us he is self isolating right now at home here in berlin derrick it's good to see you we've heard there that 3 german states including berlin are now closing schools and kindergartens and we're expecting other states to follow suit does this step make sense. well interestingly the experts there kind of really go back and forth on this question a lot the truth of the matter is is that we don't really know we're in pretty much uncharted territory in this kind of fast moving epidemic every everyone is to some extent sort of making it up as they go along to general opinion amongst most of the

experts here in germany up until very recently was that closing schools in preschools would actually be counterproductive as that would also force parents of school age children to stay home with them now that would also have a serious knock on effect in the health care sector because the frontline staff that are actually treating people because you can have nurses and caregivers and doctors staying at home with their kids when they need to be in the hospitals helping people who are infected so more and more actually but more and more of the experts seem to be moving away from this sort of conviction and they're starting to say that that after all maybe it is a good point at this point in germany to shut schools for a while to slow down the spread of the virus this flattening of the curve that we we've been hearing over and over so some german states have done that already and i actually fully expect the rest of the german states to follow close order by next week what about the issues we've seen from the u.s. derek and president trump shutting borders to europeans is that

a scientifically sound decision. from a logical viewpoint it really doesn't make actually much sense at all i mean while it's true that in europe and in italy in particular there have been they're struggling with numbers of and we're struggling with numbers of infections it doesn't really mean that people are better off in the us i mean most experts say that this lower infection rate is actually down to the fact that very few tests have been conducted in the us at all and that's down to the fact that actually less than 10000 up and just for comparison in south korea a major hotspot they've been conducting 20000 tests a day and 10000 tests in the entire american population is not really enough to say whether or not there's a large number of large great number of people who simply haven't been tested and and but have contract into the infection so shutting off europe doesn't really make any kind of sense logically were scientifically it kind of only makes sense if you think about it as a as a political move does seem like there's

a lot we still don't know and a lot of people are wondering about infection and mortality rates do we have any reliable numbers on that yet. well calculating mortality rates actually during a disease epidemic it's a it's a really a very tricky business because it's just it's not enough to take the number of reported deaths and divide it by the number of confirmed defections because as as we all know there are going to be a large number of people who are about mild symptoms or who are possibly asymptomatic and those people like might never be tested or we might only be a blood test that in the coming months and years for antibodies to see if they might actually have the disease at one point so it's a very very squishy number to talk about the mortality rate what we really need what we do know about it at this point is that it appears to be around one percent to maybe 2 percent depending also very much on changing from nation to nation and

over nation like like like italy it's going to be higher because the population is higher the population is older one in 4 italians is over $65.00 places like south korea where they're testing testing testing it's actually proving to be lower. it's going to be what we know at this point is it's more deadly than the flu and it's less deadly than sars and coming to really firm conclusion about mortality rates other than that it's going to be baked in the for the coming months and years. williams from the day he signs with us thank you very much. the wife of canadian prime minister justin trudeau is tested positive for the coronavirus sophie gregoire trudeau had just returned home from a trip to london when she experienced mild symptoms according to an official statement prime minister trudeau him self is in good health with no symptoms of the virus but he will be self isolating and working from home for 2 weeks as a precaution canada has reported almost 150 coronavirus cases and one death.

and let's take a look at some of the other coronavirus developments now of the cruise company princess cruises that suspended operations for 2 months 2 of its ships were quarantined with outbreaks of the virus singapore has banned a cruise ship visits and mass gatherings effective immediately france has joined a growing list of european countries closing schools and universities in spain as ordered a 1st mandatory lockdown and for towns the corn affects about 60000 people. environmental activists gratitude is called on campaigners to avoid mass protests as a corona virus spreads but she says her friday is for future movement will organize online strikes instead meanwhile the current virus is having an impact on pollution in china where the disease originated there it has led to a decrease in carbon emissions as economic activities of slowed but many believe that effect will just be temporary. surgical mask a popular home remedy against airborne threats until

a few months ago smog and car fumes were the greatest concerns to urban dwellers such as those in vietnam but now the corona virus has taken over as the biggest worry for many as air pollution has dissipated the virus has emptied the streets of china's megacities and manufacturing has slowed. drastic quarantine measures implemented by chinese authorities have resulted in significantly cleaner air as this graphic from the world meteorological organization shows china is now emitting 25 percent less greenhouse gas a small victory against global warming. we've seen with the drastic measures that china has taken with regard to corona that the missions have gone down seriously so people are working from home and manufacturing a slowdown so these are the kinds of drastic measures that we will have to take for climate change and it's better to chew it kind of sooner rather than later because i'll be more painful the longer we wait. scientists have long been sounding the

alarm on climate change. 2019 was the 2nd top to see it on record with the fuss that gets the hottest in human history. but in the house gases concentrations up at the highest level in city 1000000 years could well countries have been slow to act in the face of global warming many have now implemented drastic measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. the climate crisis is somehow much more abstract than the virus and that's why i can't say how many people will die because of climate change but the virus you can calculate it that's why it's a bit closer. well hey if humanity dies off from the corona virus what does the climate model. i hope that we have a vaccination against the virus in a year and a half but the climate crisis is the most important task of the millennium i think

without exaggeration we're going to what. many people in china have already recovered when the coronavirus crisis passes experts say manufacturing will catch up on what it had not been able to produce that means the corona effect on the climate is probably just temporary. for all the latest information on the corona virus including what to do if you think you might be infected go to our website. let's get a roundup now of some other stories from around the world wiki leaks whistleblower shall see manning has been released from a u.s. prison manning had been in detention since last may for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating wiki leaks manning's lawyers say the release comes after she attempted suicide. and officials in egypt say heavy rain and floods have killed at least 5 people across the country and inundated roads in the capital cairo further south the driver was killed when his car was blown into a canal and several people were injured when floods demolished their homes.

new zealand is marking one year since the christ church massacre $51.00 people were killed and dozens were injured in the white supremacist attack on the city's muslim community survivors of the shooting and on the other residents attended community prayers at an indoor stadium to pay tribute to the victims leaders of the $2.00 mosques led the joint service and worshippers her testimony from surviving prime minister just into art and attended the event before the service she said new zealand needs to continue challenging races so a year on i believe new zealand and its people have fundamentally changed i can't see how you could have an event like this and not but the challenge for us will be ensuring that in now every day actions and every opportunity we see bullying harassment rices i'm discrimination calling it out as a nation there is one will show that we each individually have

a role to play and making sure new zealand has fundamentally changed for the beef. while the suspected mosque attacker who is an australian is due to go on trial in june he's facing terrorism charges plus $51.00 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder here's a look back at the tragic events that took place in christ church one year ago. the mass shooting was something new for new zealand the country had been proud that it hadn't have such massacres and its response was novel in many ways the gunman had life streamed his massacre of worship as of the christ church mosque online he wanted to become a global figure. the prime minister just kinda odd took an unusual step and refused to give him the notoriety he was looking for he is a terrorist he's a criminal he's an extremist but he will when i speak be nameless.

she also quickly showed solidarity with the muslim community and donned a headscarf to lead a nation and defiant morning. many of those who will of being directly affected by this shooting may be migrants to new zealand they may even be refuting is here they have chosen to make new sealing their home and it is the harm that i r s. new zealand also stood out by following warm words with concrete action. within weeks the government launched a gun buyback scheme a month later it banned semi automatic rifles. to another tragic anniversary it has been a year since i cloned a die struck southern africa the storm killed more than 1300 people in zimbabwe madagascar malawi and mozambique the cycle made landfall near the port city of bear

on march 14th 2019 for the widespread destruction and displacement of people the cyclons torrential rains caused 2 major rivers the blue sea in the pond to burst their banks submerging villages and leaving bodies floating in the water and buildings for act according to the u.n. some $600.00 to mozambicans were killed in the infrastructure and many of the affected areas remains critical one year later. and we're joined now from the capital my put 0 by mark he's the national director of mozambique for the aid organization care mark thank you for joining us on what is being done to provide survivors of the cycling with the kind of closure that they need. yes as you heard before and the situation remains critical on the ground because the recovery face is still ongoing and people who have suffered direct impact of the diet still living this day today a lot of the room in terry and plans that were put in place remain on the front it

. was in the region over $100.00 songs and people are still living in makeshift shelters so it die in peril to die is this presence of them on a daily basis also for us to helping people to establish to be a good lives on bringing children back into school for example establishing what the roads are remains one of the top priorities micah said a lot of people are still living in shelters i mean a year later how many people are still dependent upon aid and how many people are still unaccounted for. that is as mentioned about this solomon people remain missing or unaccounted for and that will require closure from from officials. on on the dependency we have been working especially during the past week now for all season to provide my few words assistance in terms of seeds so the be people can rebuild but

unfortunately always seen with the current climate crisis and this is that we see repeated shocks in the region zimbabwe was and b. are involved in a massive droughts in the scene flooding in some of the areas and they are out in the in the last few weeks that have destroyed some of the recovery efforts so that the situation remembrance really much present and he must be nice. mark looking at the situation today a year later would you say that the country is any better prepared now for this kind of catastrophic event in the future. i honestly and i said just a year ago i think it's difficult for any country to be geared for this type of scale and i are all a disaster. i think we have learned a lot of lessons in terms of the just sticks and how to bring and support people but if there would be another sign from today they would be. really much struggling especially since infrastructure is still remaining damaged in some of the areas on

the grid by side when he died all right mark from the aid organization care joining us from. thank you so much for sharing your insights with us today. now back to our coverage of the ongoing corona virus outbreak of a pandemic could also disrupt this summer's olympic games in tokyo president trump suggested that the games should be postponed for a year but japan's the limbic minister says any delay or cancellation is out of the question meanwhile the olympic torch has been lit and it's on its way to tokyo it's . the torch lighting ceremony at the site of the original olympics in ancient greece went ahead as planned. but instead of thousands of spectators only a small crowd of officials and invited guests witnessed the torches departure for japan safe journey back to the c.t.o. for kill. but it's not certain exactly how hospitable tokyo will be the summer

a few days ago officials announced the torch as the rival ceremony next week will be downsized. and now we're going to is on the government who are trying to repair the damage after an official suggested the games might be delayed for a year or 2 the official quickly apologized for what he called a slip of the tongue. but the fury might on the going. there are many opinions out of the but i believe cancellation is impossible like you know what. it's clear that officials are nervous the olympic venues are all finished ready for athletes and spectators to open the games on the 24th of july the big question is whether the coronavirus pandemic will be under control by then. well germany's football league s riposte suspending play in the bundesliga and the 2nd division after this weekend slate of games the suspension would go into effect next tuesday and last until april 2nd that means this weekend's matches would still take place

but behind closed doors that was also the case on wednesday night when i mentioned cologne without any fans inside the stadium a final decision is expected on monday the german league is hoping to so end the season by the summer. as we have seen the coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact on many different sports events around the world here are some of recent developments the premier league has called off matches until next month you waste also confirm that all champions league and europa league games will not take place next week france has suspended its top 2 football leagues until further notice formula one motor racing it's cancelled the australian grand prix that was scheduled for sunday in melbourne. right you're watching the news coming up next to the point of looks at what can be done to combat the coronavirus and we'll leave you with a heartwarming moment from quarantined italy a confined to their homes because of the coronavirus lockdown residents of sienna

are filling the empty streets by singing one of their city's traditional anthems thanks for watching. we.

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