this is news coming to you live from those the global number of coronavirus cases passes 200000 new travel restrictions mean long delays the border crossings have had to wait in their vehicles for more than 24 hours so are getting through it all elsewhere. m.t.s. airlines around the world. also coming up. on the sofa i sleep but not well because i'm waking up every hour with. revisit an intensive

care unit that's fatling to save lives in. the region. and preparations for the olympic games continue even as the nearly empty plane leaves tokyo to pick up the olympic flame from greece but as corona virus spreads fake one number of athletes from the games transfer. welcome to the program. the world health organization is urging countries around the world to introduce rigorous measures to fight coronavirus testing and isolating everyone with symptoms the call comes as italy announced its highest daily death toll nearly $3000.00 people have died of the corona virus there alone that's almost as many as in china many european countries have closed their borders e.u.

leaders have also imposed a 30 day ban on travelers entering the block and prances taking unprecedented steps to cope with the. operation relocation france's army prepares to airlift critically ill patients to military facilities these planes are normally used to evacuate soldiers from conflict zones now they are being flown to fight what the president has called a public health war hospitals in the country's east are stretched to the limit france has been placed on a strict lockdown after the number of cases in the country rose sharply. in the e.u. is travel restrictions have seen my a long traffic jams for commuters like here on the german polish border some had to wait in their vehicles for more than 24 hours. you know you've got out of the park you know it just took us 3 hours to drive 2 kilometers

on the motorway the traffic jam here is 40 kilometers long it's catastrophic the police trucks are standing in 3 rows. unbelievable. except for polish cars at the borders open german registered cars and german citizens are not allowed in while some places face bottlenecks others are empty in frankfurt airport police are screening passengers trying to enter the block. that. there will be a lot more passengers we have to send back to new sure. these people can stay in the transit area get themselves some that eat and drink and then they'll preferably get back on the flights they arrived on. and adapting to the new normal belgium is the latest e.u. nation to impose a countrywide lockdown challenging times for the elderly who are most at risk this super market chain has dedicated its 1st opening hour to seniors only an act of

solidarity in an unsettling time. the number of covert 900 cases is rising rapidly here in germany the country is center for disease control robert institute has 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. let me make this very clear if we do not implement the program we have devised the measures we recommend which the german government has also adopted such as reducing contact between people for a few weeks and then it is possible that in 2 to 3 months we will have up to 10000000 infected people in germany. this would substantially overburden our health system our chief political correspondent linda crane is covering the story of

melinda are people in germany largely following the measures prescribed by the government. it's a very mixed picture on the one hand 80 percent of germans say that they find the measures correct and that they think they're necessary and officially many many measures have been followed for example schools are shut most bars and restaurants are either closed or largely empty large events are being counseled months into the future but informally the picture is pretty different i just came here on my bicycle through you to full sunny parks and streets and there were a lot of people out who were definitely not following social distancing precautions nearly 25 men watching and or playing soccer for example spontaneously on a soccer pitch groups of people sitting in the sun chatting all of those are potential infection chains and when we also look at the surveys of people here in

germany many younger people in the 20 to 29 year old age bracket say they're not taking it quite so seriously now the fact is those young people probably wouldn't get very ill if they caught cove it but they are super carriers as it's known that means they can infect a lot of very much more vulnerable people so they need to be following this measures and if they're not we may see stricter measures put in place but is what i wanted to ask you there's a lot of anxiety many people are wondering whether the german government will impose a law the way it is already in place in italy spain and france are there any indications that the german government will take that step. it's certainly not impossible i don't think we're going to hear the chancellor say that this evening she is going to be speaking once again to the nation but we're told it will be an appeal to germans trying to explain why the measures are so important and why they need to follow them but certainly in the government still box is is that complete

lockdown that prevention on people leaving their homes for anything but the most urgent business they would probably need to declare a national emergency to do that and certainly other countries have done it as you said italy spain france so we may well see that happen here you know he's chief political correspondent melinda crane there well u.s. president all troll has likened himself to a wartime president in fighting the coronavirus he says he will invoke the defense production act in case it's needed which would allow the government to use the private sector to accelerate the production of needed equipment trump added that he plans to send hospital ships to affected areas we're sending. upon request the 2 hospital ships are being prepared right now of the massive ships there the big white ships with the red cross on the it's one is called the mercy of

the other is called the comfort and. in tip top shape they were 2 will be they're getting ready to come up to new york i spoke with governor cuomo about it he's excited about it and i also haven't made the final determination as to where it's going to go in the west because. the comfort is located. in san diego and it's going to be we'll be picking the destination fairly shortly. u.s. president there speaking a short while ago at the white house well doctors and nurses are at the forefront of efforts to save lives in this pandemic of course in europe's worst affected country italy more than 2 and a half 1000 health workers have tested positive for corona virus the northern region of lombardy which has been at the center of the outbreak is appealing to recently retired doctors nurses to return to work to help overwhelmed colleagues we take you know inside an intensive care unit in northern italy. the camera follows

calmes streaming into the at the center of the coronavirus crisis in northern italy a hospital in crum own in the long body reaches she explains what she must wait to keep stuff. surgical gloves shoe cumbers headgear special gloves that are different to the ones i've got on now and most importantly face masks and protective glasses . mistry me and colleagues have lost count of the number of hours they've spent treating patients in the intensive care unit. patients connected to ventilators while lying on their stomachs the pressure makes it easier for oxygen to into the bloodstream at least that's what's supposed to happen for people suffering from pneumonia but now the method isn't working and the doctors and nurses can't explain why. the problem. unfortunately we haven't seen anyone recover yet in this hospital. ideally we'd like to take some patients

off the ventilator is and see whether they get better. we need a successful case to know that we're doing the right thing. up until now mr rayney says 107 patients have already died in this unit of the hospital out of 854 people who were brought here. we've had several deaths and it's really wearing us down because we're thinking we're not in a position to do what we're here for treating patients so they get better by watching them die and inside we're dying to. the hospital increment has been taking in coronavirus patients since the beginning of the operate outside they've set up tents for trios sorting patients for treatment. what shocks me is that we have no power in the face of this emergency. of course we're used to dealing with severely ill patients who are close to death and we know what our job entails. but

we've never had such a rapid influx of people in danger of losing their lives. and it's hard it's hard for everyone. the death rate is significant but there has been one ray of light here today a 23 year old man made a full recovery and was able to leave the hospital. with wife at 9 i collapsed on the sofa i sleep but not well because i'm waking up every hour with 9 mans my husband and daughter waited home for me they try to talk to me but i don't really take it in thing ask me if i'm listening but i can't. get it it's terrible. calamus trini will keep trying to help and to heal that is a job at the hospital increment the a piece into of the coronavirus crisis. b.m.w. is joining other auto companies in shutting down their factories due to the

coronavirus the german luxury carmaker announced that all car production in europe and south america south africa stopped until at least the end of april the end of the representatives said the health of its employees was of utmost concern and stressed they were using a wide range of tools to prevent the spread of the virus among its staff. and sports the international olympic committee like the japanese government has refused to postpone the upcoming summer games in tokyo amid the coronavirus pandemic it acknowledged that there is no ideal scenario for the games under the current circumstances the i.o.c. has insistence on holding the games as part criticism both from athletes and from within its own ranks. the official tokyo games plane about to head to greece to pick up the olympic flame and bring it back to the host country but as with so much else recently nothing is quite as it seems the coronavirus crisis means that there

are nor olympic delegates on board. yet there has been no indication from the you see that the games will be to spawn and japan is pressing ahead as planned must have to hear more we've heard the government would like to work closely together with the i.o.c. tokyo 2020 and the tokyo council to prepare for games there will be safe and secure for athletes and spectators. but the i.o.c. stance has come under a welter of criticism both from within and without the organization. canadian i.o.c. member hayley wickenheiser a 4 tame ice hockey gold medalist with canada called it insensitive and irresponsible reigning olympic pool vault champion catarina stephanie of greece said being asked to train every day meant the i.o.c. was risking athletes health no not just in 4 months time. in tokyo the count don't

clock ticks down the seconds till the games but olympic fever is notably absent in a city that has also fallen victim to the coronavirus but i'm sure if we say we'll hold the olympics with fans in the stadiums then without doubt people from all over the world will travel here that increases the risk of death a virus can be unknowingly reintroduced and that worries me a lot for watching. others worry about the impact on japan should the games not take place. the games are one thing. what worries me a lot more. is what it would all mean for the economy. and for my business of course. but the whole situation in japan is very worrying give us a little listen i. really practice underway and anticipation of the flames

arrival whether it will light the olympic cauldron as planned on july 24th depends on the iowa seas ability to weather some of the heaviest criticism it has ever faced. you're watching the news you can find laws of information by the way about the coronavirus including what you can do if you think you've been infected i'm terry mark thanks watched. the global corona traces you can find more information online at d w dot com and on t.w. social media channels. virus spread. and. just through the.