this is g.w. news live from berlin and as the world braces for the full impact of the coronavirus ireland's prime minister says we are in this together. everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus we are with you. to all those living in the shadow of what is to call we are with you. in many parts of the world regular life has already

been turned upside down both bring you the latest developments also coming up dealing with the shock of the pandemic along with self isolating and social distancing we take a look at how we can care for our mental health in the weeks and months at. just a coronavirus threat as greece's overcrowded migrant camps tens of thousands of people are already living in squalor with little medical care now they are at risk of a potentially devastating outbreak are profound reports from the notorious more reaction on the island of less close. i'm serious almost kind of thank you for joining us travel in to europe the current epicenter of the corona virus and i make is being severely restricted european union leaders have agreed on a 30 day ban on travelers. entering the block that decision will affect

a fact in most non-citizens and non residents of the european union a with some exceptions it will be up to each member state to implement the new regulations german chancellor angela merkel said the e.u. would do what's necessary to protect the public's health and the economy. all across europe movement is grinding to a halt in berlin chancellor merkel announced that even travel into the e.u. will now seems in the eyes nuff. traveling to europe from countries that are not part of the european union under no great britain is prohibited with very few exceptions and. this ban has to be implemented by the member states of i'm will apply for 30 days. is that fair and also if it finds the target and travel within the union has also become increasingly difficult germany in the

center of europe has been hemmed in by border closures. and even within countries quarantines are keeping people at home on wednesday belgium will be the latest country to implement a complete lockdown lissie torrijos alternative millions are obliged to say is home in order to avoid as much contact as possible outside their close family except to go to work except for essential journeys to go to the doctor to the grocery store to the post office to the bank to the pharmacy to get petrol or to help people in need and all of those one in ireland streets were empty as st patrick's day celebrations were called off and the prime minister delivered a somber address to the nation tonight our national holiday i want to send a message around the world we are in this together. to the people of china spain

and italy who suffered so untold heartbreaking loss we are with you to everyone who has lost a loved one to this virus we are with you to all those living in the shadow of what is to come we are with you. pubs in schools are closed and large gatherings for britain in ireland and the rest of europe social distancing is the price to pay to slow the spread of the coronavirus let's get the view from belgium now our correspondent baron rickard is that brussels plus for us hi baron good to see you this lockdown in belgium has just gone into effect and we can see the square behind you does look pretty empty what have you been seeing there. now the growing plus the iconic card of profits is pretty hefty but as you can see behind me there are still some people on the square taking photos looking what's going on and also television crews are here because journalists are actually exempt from

this lockdown all co if you and the police even bus that says they will and force it very friendly very slowly because people can go to do their groceries they can go to pharmacies they can also exercise the people i encourage to walk and to jog together but not in large groups and only maybe with a family member and you can also walk your dell dog and the costs for friend for french fries the iconic belgian food will also stay open you can still have you take of a food bustles yeah those french fries are definitely at a crucial part of the culture that bad i mean how people in general been coping with this a lockdown with this idea of having to be stuck inside. the aviation say that the streets and buses all right the empty people to go to but they have refrained from from being on the street they're gathering in large crowds cultural institutions are closed but the government said this is not enough we have to do

more and that's why the government decided. to tighten the routes but it's not complete the shutdown now in europe the european court has emptied out the commission the parliament every situation is now shut down and people try to work from home as far as possible. see how this looked. and what is the state of the outbreak right now in belgium. but budget has so far recorded 1400 infections 14 people have died. so the numbers are not very high in a population out of 11000000 and the government says to be have to do. these measures to keep it this way flatten the curve is also. now the rule in brussels and in belgium and. no to leave people between 40 and 50

more infected bows are not so far too much to people about 70 or 80 like in other countries. are back to recruit reporting there for us from brussels thank you now schools all over europe are gradually being ordered to close their doors to slow down the spread of the virus but that does not mean that lessons aren't hold for students or the for their teachers for that matter we visit a school now in rome to find out how they're dealing with the new regime of virtual learning the german school in rome deserted juta the coronavirus crisis well almost deserted the school's principal thomas health is still around at least good morning this is how we greet each other these days welcome at the program. with some $830.00 unrolled students and idea teaches on a regular day around a 1000 people come and go here. now because of the danger of infection there are protective measures in place everywhere. you don't touch door handles anymore no of

course we can't the virus can survive a couple of days on the surface. anxiety levels are high the speed with which the corona virus spread to surprise to everyone here. now the principal has an enormous task ahead of him organizing an online syllabus for all students from kindergarten age to dogs in their final year in his office thomas hodges having an online conference with some of his teaches to help them get more familiar with the digital platform the soon going to have to use. for the students it's difficult to structure the day that's why we have produced special instructions for the parents of promise school children but also oldest students so they can plan what they have to do each day. meeting with the student at home to discuss what the new school day looks like it's almost impossible many

families are afraid of being infected and are staying within their own 4 walls. we met with teacher an alum parent she teaches children of all ages. she says it's a massive challenge to replace the traditional class lessons with virtual ones. i heard of to get something special you have to take all the technological aspects into consideration to that age to see which video formats today use how can students open it and sometimes you have to read instructions for that if the students didn't completely understand something someone special. she's put together who knew syllabus using material she found online she also makes her own videos for learning latin so good morning good morning class 8 a b. and c. we're going to continue on with infinitive forms she also has talked time with individual students this is going to do this to see how disciplined are you do you really work from morning to evening out so much as an alum part is trying to

improve workflows because online learning is new territory for all. when you have so much free time and you're expected to manage your own time effectively and it's very easy to do very little or even nothing. if the school structure day it would be a huge help. and everyone is struggling with the current living conditions down on the street because of the new rules of the supermarket the queue to get in looks quite different than normal. 15 years that i know you stand a metre apart because only 10 to 15 people are allowed in at once i was there yesterday and had to wait for an hour to go in. during the corona crisis many are feeling a little trapped perhaps the best distraction is a bit of hard work that applies to teachers as well as students and we can speak now to correspondent seema got that she's standing by in rome hi seem

a good to see you italy has been on nationwide lockdown for over a week now what have you noticed what stands out in what has changed in daily life . well just to give you an idea people when they're out in the street they make a conscious effort to keep that social distancing montra you know i keep that distance from each other you look at that person coming down the street frost the road to go the other side people and you don't want that number of people now boss on if they don't have a boss they use a staff the something to cover the bases out we saw in that package about 9 outside the supermarkets outside the song the seas that's very much a base everybody trying to keep their distance that said however the authorities in the tier of mr ministry has noted for example 8000 sanctions or violations of the measures that have been put in place in terms of movement of people in just

one day the authorities are making it very clear to the public this crucial week that's coming up is very important that people stay at home and they are planning to increase the penalties will be looking into that if people don't listen even the south declaration form that one has to fill up in order to move around for essential activity or for work or for health issues has been changed you have to declare also if you are under warranty if you've tested positive and if anybody but he violates that you can face a charge of causing that damage and so therefore authorities are taking this very seriously they want people to stay indoors simi said the week ahead is crucial and we heard the governor of the northern region on monday say that there are 1st signs of a possible slowdown in the rate of infection in that region which is you know one of the most the worst affected really in this crisis how long do authorities think it will take until the peach is reached. well that's what everyone is waiting to hear

some have suggested maybe the peak will come in that around the 25th of march but honestly even this like reduced rates of infection that we've seen everybody say let's take this cautiously some semblance of hope but we cannot afford to go out guard and the situation up north is very diet particularly in the province of the way hearing dramatic stories of funeral workers getting inspected because they're having to deal with an overwhelming number of deaths and a ways to handle funerals people are not allowed to attend the funerals and lost ones in the area a bit more as well to all still work those are said to have died and the postal workers union say are upset about this if they want to close the offices altogether so definitely all months of tension particularly up north while the rest of the country is trying to grease to sell additional sections all right see most of the

reporting there from rome thank you for that update of a number of covered 1000 cases is rising rapidly germany center for disease control is now stressed that millions of people could be infected if they do not follow the measures imposed by the federal and state governments on restricting daily life. stuart let me make this perfectly clear even if we do not implement the program we have created the measures we recommend for you and which the german government has also adopted for reading on if we do not manage to reduce contact between people for a few weeks then it is possible that in 2 to 3 months we will have up to 10000000 infected people in germany. but this will be a considerable burden on our health system which will last through the reasons. right let's talk about the impact that the corona virus is having on our lives so we can speak now to patricia dell she's

a psychologist and professor of neuroscience from the university of reading in england patricia thank you for joining us you know if you look at the news about the virus out there it is incredibly anxiety inducing i mean how can people take this seriously but also not panic but that's a good thinker question isn't it especially since it's this uncertainty about how long this will last i think one of the things we can do is to make sure that repeal is if we are choosing to stay safe and to help are those absolutely reno would that we really feel much more secure and we feel as if we're doing something to be in control and i think this is a real opportunity for people to show acts of kindness and to feel that control by the fact that they're doing something to help or it could be offering to get prescriptions of things for people that can't retire and in the u.k. it's easier because we're not completely shut down but in other places i mean i

think the examples of the intolerance the new yorker and the buccaneers is a great idea for acts of kindness what can you do to reach out people to connect to be as if you know when in this invention people alone patricia i mean this must be a pretty lonely time particularly for elderly for vulnerable people and for people who just live by themselves. absolutely and i think this is where we really need to look around our community to see whether we know when or that you or i might be aware of somebody who is in that situation and we still can use the telephone we can still use skype and other ways of connecting with people and i think we should be really trying to do as much as we can again and if you're able to drop your telephone number etc to somebody who who is on the web and say please contact me reach out if you feel like chatting and i'm here now and that's a that's a great way to help somebody who's on their own ok so that's how we can reach out

to others i mean what tips do you have for people who may be in quarantine at home for 2 weeks or might even just be working from home for an indefinite period of time. well i think probably structure your day try and make sure that you feel as if you've achieved something by the end of the day so writing a list of the things that you might want to do and then think doing a home to write your things and for me have found this is a huge opportunity to catch up on a whole lot of things i did luck to have done but i've been too busy so how can we actually treat ourselves to reading that book that we can once in tooth fairy to start to watching some of the live streaming of opera and theater on some of these extra oppositionists that we've been given at the moment and really try to enrich your life the more kind of. the more things that we can do the more we can make a difference and and feel special by the end of it the better we're we're cope with it it's so it really is reaching out and seeing of 80 of different things including

work of course. those are some great tips for all of us right there patricia rebel a from the university of reading thank you for joining us. now as the virus continues to spread across europe there are growing a fears of an outbreak at greece's overcrowded migrant camps last week authorities confirmed the 1st case of the corona virus on the island of les paul's proctoring fears that it could spread to the island's notorious morea camp refugees there are already living in squalid conditions with very little medical care now they are more at risk than ever before. the maria camp was originally planned for 3000 people but now it's housing some 20000 asylum seekers. they live in homemade tents outside the official camp in what's been nicknamed the jungle. more than a 1000 people share

a single water outlet which frequently malfunctions. the water now we must. again to hold. this life. sadar an afghan doctor lives with his wife and 4 children in a small tent they fled the war in their country and now rely on a. this means waiting in long crowded lines for hours to get food avoiding close contact is almost impossible in morea aid organizations say the camp is an ideal breeding ground for the coronavirus. we are extremely concerned about these very cramped conditions there's no soap it's impossible for people to take even the most basic hygiene precautions and that's what's worrying because it means they cannot do anything to stop the spread of the virus if it were to write an account the aid organization doctors without borders runs

a hospital here on the outskirts of the camp there are hardly any coronavirus testing kits and there's a shortage of doctors many patients already have respiratory illnesses and weakened immunity which makes a. easier to contract the virus. we have a lot of people who are very vulnerable anyway we have a lot of very sick children also suffering from chronic diseases diabetes is very c.v. and mental health issues and obviously we have adults too have been traumatized so it's difficult to predict but in principle all these people i stream the vulnerable to yet another health threat the greek government says it's prepared for this scenario that they're easy to run a crisis plan but the camps aid organization says they get to see it. that's why they're taking matters into their own hands. and team humanity is small n.g.o.s refugees so surgical masks they can make up to $300.00 day.

the volunteers are amazing. sitting there from 7 o'clock in the morning on till. evening and just want to do it with so that they don't want to take a break the just want to work they want to help they know how dangerous this is everybody knows this is because of this threat there's really only one solution which is that the european union must now do everything possible to evacuate these people as quickly as possible let's pause morea camp it's not a place where you can handle a potential coronas threat and the action needs to come now. but as european countries continue to seal off their borders many refugees are afraid they'll be forgotten in the coronavirus crisis. all right let's look now at some news from around the world former vice president joe biden has topped the poll in the 3 latest democratic presidential primaries in the u.s. and the vote in what i had in arizona florida and illinois despite fears about the

spreading coronavirus ohio postponed its scheduled primary due to the pandemic. german chancellor angela merkel will deliver a televised address later today it is the 1st time that she will directly speak to the nation outside of her annual new year's address michael spokesperson says she will not be announcing any more restrictions for public life in that speech. and the b.m.w. is shutting down all car production in europe and south africa until at least the end of april the german carmaker said it needed to protect the health of its employees the company already had at least a 3 identified cases of the virus at its research and development center in new nick there earlier this week dime learned folks back and also announced shutting down plants. for let's bring you an update on the latest that we know was on the corona virus now of the total number of confirmed cases as nearly hit 200000 worldwide and more than 8000 people have now died from the disease more than

850000000 unesco's now confirmed that more than 850000000 students worldwide are not at school due to the drastic measures taken and we are starting to understand more about the virus a new study has confirmed previous estimates that the median intubation period for the virus is about 5 days. and let's bring in our cyrus science correspondent derek williams now for more on that hi derek a new study now out from australia is providing some new insights into covert 19 and the progress of that in patients what does the study say. well the study which was published in the highly respected science journal nature medicine it closely examined a patient to contract that code in 1008 and subsequently fell ill in australia now her case was described as mild to moderate and although she was hospitalized she didn't receive any drugs and she could not be put on a ventilator so she had a less severe form of the disease despite the hospitalization and

a group of scientists there who was able to study her immune response to the virus in detail for example through blood samples that closely tracked when she was when she began to develop antibodies and whether they continue to be present after the infection have gone its course it also told them at least in this otherwise healthy patient which kind of the new cells appear and when they were able to describe the woman's entire immune response in a great in great detail how does that information help us fight the disease. won't knowing how immune responses work and when certain things activate and the healthy person's body during an infection is important for several different reasons 1st because having that information is going to allow us to potentially develop tests that will let us track the progress of the disease in patients more or less in real time or at least that's the hope that information can be fine when terms of making

decisions about when to do what in the course of infection it could also in the long term help with vaccine development but last and last but not least it can provide some clues as to how and why some people react to the virus more seriously than others i mean it could help us understand exactly why the immune response is is weaker in some patients it's the kind of research that really lays the foundations for a wide range of other work involving treatments and therapies and it's really the kind of research that in the long run is going to save lives and are just quickly what else have we learned about the virus as this outbreak has progressed. well there there was another interesting study that was published recently here in germany press providing more precise date on exactly when patients are most contagious it showed track viral activity and said that in actually when they're most contagious is is in the run up is when before they begin to show symptoms and

in the 1st week after they begin to show symptoms another interesting point from that study was that it shows that a there are the patients have huge loads of this virus many many up to a 1000 times more than they do with related viruses like sars so that might be one of the reasons why it's so infectious and and finally. there are there they found out that it's not actually that although for and also in this in this study that although the virus is injected and stool for example that that it's no longer that it's no longer infectious at that point so that has a huge impact on on caregivers and and medical workers as we move forward with this disease and acquire a clearer picture of of what this pathogen does how and how it does. science thank you. coming up next to show eco africa that's our environment show

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