the world health organization that ours today that they coronavirus at the center has moved from china to your a so is europe ready all the e.u. commission's head seems to think so and are saying today almost unlimited funds to stem the economic damage and calling on the national governments to work with rather than against each other i'm phil gramm in berlin and this is the day. europe has now become the a.p. center of the pandemic isn't give you the german government is ready to do everything that is required with any city people in this epidemic which affects all continents and as his all european countries would be is the most serious health crisis that france was known for a century and you know i think. we're only in the 1st phase of the battle against

the virus being fought by all countries of the world he says than. i am convinced that the european union can withstand this shock. also coming up from football to formula one the world of sports takes a time out says the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll. combine some desert sun for you have to face up to our social responsibility together shown as beauties and as the chancellor says we have to face up to this extraordinary situation as it is after this and ought to step. up into the program for 4 weeks so europe was a spectator as the breaker took hold in asia now it finds itself at the heart of the crisis today the world health organization gave an update on the global pandemic ever rising toll and its geographic shift from the east to the west

more than 132000 cases of corbett 19 have now been reported to deadly joe from 123 countries and territories 5000 people have lost their lives a tragic milestone europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic with more reported cases and theirs is than the rest of the world combined apart from china more cases out of now being reported every day than were reported in china at the highest of its epidemic. well before that announcement from the world health organization e.u. commission president joseph on the line detailed steps to keep the blocks economies afloat as the virus spreads and shutdowns take effect the pandemic would be tough she said but europe was up to the challenge. so the coronavirus and i make is

testing as all institutions governments health systems economies but the coronavirus pandemic is most of all testing people. this is not only an unprecedented challenges for our health care systems but also a major shock to our economies the shock is temporary but we must work together to ensure that it is as short and as limited as well to help us assess the situation in europe and in its biggest economy germany we have political correspondent hans brunt here with me and europe correspondent ben righetti in brussels let's start with you bad lots of money being talked about today the problem with the european body has always been how people actually get their hands on it so how will governments and companies and people eventually get their hands on all these

trillions that the line promised. by the commission president promised that this is really go very very slippery in within 24 hours loans that show the given out to companies and also to single persons there's a huge fund know of 37000000000 euros available and the 1st money is already dispersed through to a company in denmark the companies have to apply with the national authorities and then the promise is this time it will be very fast we have seen these problems also during the financial crisis in 20082900 took a while but no the commission is promising we do everything. it is necessary to stem this corona of ours and to do ease the impact on the of the economy which is really huge right now ok stay with us we're going to hear more from the line who had a warning today for member states she thought in danger of overreacting we've seen

travel bans and controls being put in place in a number of member states certain controls may be justified but general travel bans are not seen as being the most effective by the world health organization so bad really get us a honda law and can say what she likes to a you governments have to listen. but that's the problem the commission has no competence is when it comes to health care governments can do as they do exactly what they want to do for example some countries are closing the borders some countries are locking down people other countries do something else so there's the luck of the corporation and communication and the commission is not trying to avoid that and to keep the countries in line but in the end everybody everybody can do as a suit for example the czech republic today issued

a border closure as of monday which is very unusual and also against european law ok so. lots of money being bandied about today. including an announcement from from angela merkel which flies in the face of germany's famous famously tight fiscal controls yes indeed the german authorities finance minister the economy economics minister and chancellor merkel herself today reiterated that germany will do what ever it tags to protect its companies to protect its economy apart from this 500000000000 euro to be made available in support for your german companies there is also the implication that you know this balanced budget that used to be a kind of article of faith for germany may not be stuck to anymore in other words germany may well go into debt in order to raise more money in order to protect its

economy in other words whatever is necessary even a debt is conceivable in the next weeks and months it's interestingly this phrase is being used by both the leaders in germany and in london when the protege of the other let's talk about leadership in this crisis well i'll ask you this question in a 2nd bet we'll start with you the hans i'm going to machall safe pair of hands in europe if she is. being viewed as a good leader in this crisis indeed is even being viewed as a crisis by germans certainly seen as a crisis yes of course we have reached 3000 infected people confirmed today that number has increased by more than 500 since yesterday so germany is well into crisis mode with all the places being closed down with all the schools being closed down and so on and what has to say i'm going to marco waited quite a while as is her want to before she actually appeared before she actually took

this into her hands before she took on this leadership position and she's very rational about it she's not very emotional about it so she's not somebody that gives people a lot of comfort simply by say by by being warmed by a by her personal warmth but there is a certainty a scientific certainty one might almost say in the way she handles this and so she has taken the reins now and i think people do feel that they are in good hands with are going to now call and said to the same question to you bedri get on the lion is angela merkel's a process this is her 1st big test as commission president. yes that's true that's a huge challenge for her big test she's only 100 days in office and has to manage this crisis as a trained doctor she understands how severe this corona crisis can get she says it's only at the beginning the worst is still to come but she's also trying to to

to show some confidence that this is manageable and she says it's not a test only for her it's a test for all of us all europeans. bend in brussels a thank you so much a 100 brands here in the studio with me thank you across the atlantic u.s. president don't trump has now declared a national emergency opening up more federal funding to combat the outbreak and he defended his decision this week to impose travel restrictions against flights from europe. as the world health organization confirmed today many of the things that what we said were 100 percent correct including our designation. before them of europe like our earlier very aggressive actions with china this measure will save countless lives lead you leaders of widely condemned the u.s. travel ban which takes effect on saturday the decision cause confusion and anger

for many travelers here in europe but the w. has been watching events unfold at berlin's main international airport. at butlins take aleppo's on friday there was only one topic taking off coronavirus these passengers a waiting in line for the last direct flight to the u.s. from berlin for now u.s. president trump 1st played the colonel virus but in a sudden escalation on wednesday announced new drastic measures 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 u.s. citizens are exempt from the ban but amid confusion and concern many americans have packed at their suitcases earlier than planned i just booked my flight at 2 pm yesterday and it was a really i'm affording staying student here and it was just a really quick process but we made it and yeah it's it was very stressful at the

time but it's fine now i don't feel any greater risk here you know what i love about living in berlin is meeting all the people and being on the. and being on the buses and seeing new faces every single day and when you think about it that's more of a risk than the way we live in the states differently where we drive in cars and we're much more isolated so i think it'll be good to get home but i could've stayed the longer we stay the more risk i mean stranded in europe these are college students you know they're going to have some knock on effects for coursework and things like that so far so for us the decision was a good one to come home early. the days following trump's decision have seen stocks tank and tempus rice in the e.u. . and china on. the decision in the us is not one that was made with us the suggestion in the announcement of this decision that they have been failures in europe also suggests that the reason that played

a role in this decision may not have been grounded in. in fact our bodies' are in charge all but in berlin travel operators are trying to keep a cool head and over reaction of the american administration but we as a german to operator were selling the american product we need to find a solution for our client for the moment of the part of the airlines where we. customer focused and have for give the possibility to rebook to a later time of the year as the world grapples with coronavirus american passengers leaving berlin on friday opted for the emergency exit but when they landed back home turbulent times still lie ahead on both sides of the atlantic. meanwhile a team of chinese doctors arrived in italy to help the fight against corona virus

been at the forefront of the efforts in china and italy's health authorities want to draw on their experience doctors brought tons of medical supplies with them including thousands of face masks the corona virus was 1st detected in china which sold more than $80000.00 infections. of the worst may well lie ahead for other asian countries a member of the philippines a u.n. delegation in new york has tested positive sending the entire delegation into quarantine orthe origins in manila will begin implementing a travel ban and a quarantine of the capital's 12000000 people despite having fewer than 40 cases indonesia is ramping up its response beginning with a massive disinfection campaign. this is indonesia's biggest mosque it can accommodate more than $10000.00 worshippers and it's an icon for the nation's believers. but in times of the novel coronavirus it's

a threat to public health which is why a drive is under way to disinfect this and thousands of other mosques under the watchful eye of the indonesian president we have rolled up and removed all the carpets because they are a potential source of disease and we are spraying disinfectant that. singapore is going a step further closing all mosques in the city state for at least 5 days disinfection crews are becoming a common sight from seoul to tokyo to money. the philippine capital is now facing a month long lockdown after president what ricotta tatay issued an order to suspend all domestic travel to and from the city it's left shoppers worried about food supplies. they said there be a lockdown a whiskered women appear to buy food to go hungry along with. the philippine government has thought to reassure citizens and cautioned against panic buying we

would like to stress that the sport of goods. from the provinces and vice versa will remain subject to guidelines. don't panic and don't stockpile avoid travel and large gatherings that's the message being peddled across asia as the continent tries to slow the spread of the virus. official numbers from the epicenter of the outbreak suggest it's possible on friday china reported just 5 new cases of the coronavirus in were han the lowest daily tally in the city since january. these days the virus is spreading faster in other countries than asia and the wild. so with your of the new covered 99 percent a how does the growth of the number of cases here compared with what we saw in asia t w asked dr stephan flash who specializes in the mathematical modeling of infectious

diseases. well i think it's quite comparable to what happened in china was that until relatively late stage of the early response. they were quite aware off to gravity of the situation. and once they realize the gravity they acted and successfully acted had actually managed to curb the deal all groups of often number of cases and cases for the last couple of weeks have been going down both to china and south korea if you compare this to say to the or even germany or the u.k. . well so we see in a number of cases and initially the situation is actually quite a bit worse. early on in think they have a problem until the 1st couple of death came up and only then ever reacted in 1st in germany you know in the u.k. well we see a number of cases you know where it's all over germany all over the u.k.

we have cases but we've probably under-estimating very very likely underestimating the number of cases by 10 or even 100 fault. the hong kong was one of the 1st regions outside the chinese mainland to report coronavirus deaths back in february residents have been told to stay at home to avoid contact with others that's having an effect on the larger community of domestic workers who are losing the little freedom they had to leave their employers homes. shaking off the now they know. that many of the women home. this is their only opportunity to escape don't want. phone calls domestic workers are entitled to one day or week in groups of friends unknowns you gather here every sunday in parks and green spaces but then it's no changes early this year is hong kong got to grips

with the coronavirus and break the labor department recommended that domestic workers stay at home and many and now finding that time off is no longer there are only on live there they say i'm really worried about the virus and like to get ahead my employer is worried too or what they think they like to play but he's afraid i could become infected while hanging out with other helpers and then spread the virus to his family at home i'll see i'll go by the bank on the i'm. not her real i don't want to appear on camera and said she could put her job at risk for speaking out. she like all domestic workers lives in her employees apartment and sleeps in the utility room every week she says she's facing pressure to stay at home. i am going where you thought i had to leave the house today to help a whole lot of what they are not my employers harmison phone if you found on the i'll still value a grandfather grandmother kids everyone has their only at intervals and i don't

have my own room and all the fun is so small i. bulbs to many employees fears over the virus hitting extremely close to home. some and chances he and his family is staying inside as much as possible and expect his domestic flight to do the same he says the situation has left him feeling powerless. dictator but in this situation he needs to cooperate to offer everyone there because of the role there since it's not compulsory for her to stay home then we can do nothing we can just discuss but if she can't understand the situation but she still wants to go and we have no choice other employers a taking a more hard line approach cindy adams has one charity to support domestic workers she says she's dealing with the speeds between employees and stuff almost daily.

she says is left an already vulnerable community even more risk some work is they staying at home is tense moments are working 7 days a week several she says have even been fined that they're put in a situation where yes this is quite difficult how would you agree i don't want to lose my job i cannot agree but i'm depressed i'm getting depressed and the question i ask is do other members of the part of the household go out oh yes they go the husband goes to work the grandmother comes here every day of course the children are here but if you are the only ones not allowed to go out then something is wrong . in a statement to d.w. hong kong's labor department stressed it's illegal to deny domestic work is at least one day off but to women like the son back in indonesia is reliant on her income contradicting employees can often feel like a risk not worth taking. these

are images of the lighting of a limping flame at the beginning of the torch relay on thursday a ceremony in greece went ahead and plan to demonstrate that all is well with you coming summer games in tokyo even as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down international sports. for now it really has been cancelled because of greece's containment measures despite this limbic organizers are insisting the games will go on is i received president thomas back. very many measures are being taken by you know so many governments on the authorities around the world to contain the virus and no 19 there we were before the games and. also making good use for these time over these 19 weeks so are we are in support there we are fully committed to. really encourage

fleets are to go were hurt there with their preparations well he said sure enough will you know take a closer look at how this pandemic in saving the world spoke resurrected and they don't do sport is going to is here to talk assert that welcome and let's start with with thomas about that pick organize is kidding themselves you know it's 5050 i guess because there's somebody i know there are 19 weeks as you mention the out so before the games commence you know july 24 4th and i think experts are trying to be optimistic and hoping that the infection numbers decrease as the temperatures increase you know obviously we don't know you know there's but i can see this amount of terribly 3000000000 dollars from the spencers of our sponsors have already been invested in the game so i think they're going to wait until the last possible moment to pull the plug you know as many others athletes at least hope they can compete well let's talk about the money in sport because they have the

olympics the bay have got their fingers crossed but lots of sports around the world lots of lucrative leagues and games they've been hitting the dust yeah you know this for its industry generates billions you know worldwide and you know just to put it in perspective you know it's has not fair had not pretty much not affected as affected scuse me all of the professional leagues around the world you can look at cricket the world's most lucrative league is in india that generates $11000000000.00 for the indian. government or the state a basically and. that is being postponed until mid april because it's obviously on locke's you can't really have the players come into the country in spain football league they projected if football were to be cancelled now they'd lose a projected 650000000 euro's so you have across the ocean in the atlantic across the atlantic of the united states the n.b.a. other major sports leagues you're talking about hundreds upon hundreds of millions of lost revenue and a lot of restructuring could be involved as well because you know the teams and

organizations never allow ticket sales will be affected in hit you know the hardest because they don't have you know the money and the recognition to generate revenue other ways other than because they're very dependent on gate receipts if you don't you know if you come a lot of people into a stadium you've got nothing so well let's talk about football then because all of these consolations or all of the stuff which is football is going to have some major issues when it comes to shed fooling these games because when they don't they don't dropping them completely right well right now the top you know european all the leagues basically in europe you know are postponed until early april but you wait for the governing body for football they're going to meet next week and determine what the future of the europa league and champions they will be and more importantly the big european championships starting this summer you know they're going to be to determine will they push that to next year and that's where you have the problems in terms of scheduling because that would be a lot of back to back football fifa has their own tournaments that's scheduled to start next summer the nations league the list goes on and on and the players do

need their rest as well and it could actually overlap into when the other domestic leagues are scheduled to start as well so you know i think a lot of organizers are hoping that things can take place if people follow the guidelines and contain themselves you know i think the numbers at least. i'm pretty sure that's what they're they're waiting to see if the numbers are reasonable to where they can justify the tournaments that continue chris. thank you ok. well the days may be done but they've come to say sion can continue online you'll find us on twitter i've seen don't always go along with phil gayle don't forget to use a hash tag the death of a good day. to

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