this is news live from berlin italy reports the highest single day death toll of any country since the corona virus outbreak began a grim picture emerges from data coming your hospital morris' are overwhelmed and the army asked to carry away the death. also coming up there's a huge rise in corona infections in germany as german chancellor angela merkel appeals for solidarity to fight against culvert 90. the situation is serious take it seriously since german unification note since the 2nd world war there has been

no challenge to our nation that has demanded such a degree of common and united action. meanwhile european stocks 30 after the e.c.b. announces a 750000000000 euro bond buying program to stave off the pandemics actually not my fault. i'm sumi so must conduct good to have you with us italy looks set to extend its nationwide lockdown beyond april 3rd the day it was initially planned to and prime minister g 70 content made the comments after his country reported more deaths from the corona virus in a single day than any other country officials say nearly 500 people died on wednesday lombardy is the worst hit region hospitals there are overwhelmed by the number of patients and the number. deaths as our next reports show. the city of

bergen mohammed run out of space to bury its dead. these military trucks are taking the coffins to nearby cities for burial the corona virus has hit the lombardy region like no other place in italy. names and faces of lost loved ones fill the local papers as the death toll keeps climbing physicians and officials are appealing for help we are in full emergency with this coronavirus anemia a lot of personal nurses and physicians are working round the clock countless our work to fight these incredible situation we do not know are wrong the spontaneous will last we are in desperate need of both nurses and physicians together with ventilators and this positives for protection

efforts to build a temporary hospital in the epicenter are under way its top that $200.00 intensive care units will be ready by the month and italy has also turned to the country where the virus originated 1st support medical teams from china have flown in to lend their expertise. not yours it's about each and that's the hope the people of our 2 countries will stay together and support each other to jointly overcome the hardship. i believe the top class teams of experts will learn from each other and make joint effort and surely will be able to subdue the outbreak very soon cheer up italy. amid speculation that the lockdown could be extended for several more weeks talons are finding simple ways to lift their spirits. was

a. god for the marriage he began you. say that it was. earlier i spoke to correspondent sima in rome with the death toll in the north of the country rising again i asked her if the situation is spiraling out of control well the situation is definitely dire north as you said you talked about the situation in the province of that along the town a bit more definitely a situation that is really on the brink doctors they say that they're the full capacity and what we do know is that this virus tends to impact very badly particularly the elderly the population and it's he has one of the world's oldest population hence we're seeing these immense numbers now prime minister just sepic

on today in an interview with the milan based daily career the less said said that they're looking at a possibility of a complete lockdown and that needs also a ban on all outdoor activity they say people need to take this seriously to stay at all unless it's absolutely necessary because of course you could not show any symptoms you could be fine but you could also be a carrier spreading this virus to others now in one week alone they saw 43000 violations of the lockdown measures and it's because of that the intending to stay amped up these lockdown measures. well here in germany the disease control center says the number of confirmed cases has climbed by almost 321-1000 within the space of 24 hours that comes as chancellor angela merkel addressed the nation in a rare televised speech she said the country is facing its biggest challenge since

the 2nd world war. i am addressing you today in this unusual manner because i want to tell you what is guiding me as chancellor and all of my colleagues in the government at this time that is part of an open democracy that we explain our political decisions and make them transparent that we do all we can to justify and communicate her actions so that they are understandable. because. i truly believe that we will succeed in the task before us so long as all the citizens of this country understand that it is also their task. while germany says it may call in the military to deal with the impact of the coronavirus defense minister ana could come outlined plans for the potential role of just their troops that could include repatriating german nationals from crisis regions and supporting medical efforts to treat patients with violence.

and our chief political editor michelle has been following the story for us hi michelle could you tell us more about what exactly the armed forces could be doing . yes and i'll start with what they won't be doing certainly for quite a while yet you won't see german troops on the streets there are high constitutional hurdles for that that is limited if that germany was actually under attack from the outside what the army is doing right now is it's supporting other ministries it's also gearing up efforts to support the medical services here in germany there are 5 military hospitals some extra 900 staff of reservists actually have been drafted in particular from the medical field to simply get up to speed and to expand facilities here in germany mainly. medical facilities but there is an option on the table certainly for now that if critical infrastructure was under

threat for whatever reason that could no longer be secured that then the military would help those efforts but no curfew so far here in germany and also no military on the streets how significant is this announcement. it's significant but if we see so many of these days right now clearly it is the biggest effort by the german military in post-war history to actually support civilian structures here in germany which are so under pressure we're talking about very concrete things like infrastructure to get things from a to b. so at the same time we saw the appeal of also from the defense minister to the german public to be disciplined or else and this or else message which source shortly after also from the health minister certainly the issue of

a curfew is off the table here in germany yet and the german military is preparing for what the defense and sykora america effort all right our chief political editor michelle it is and i thank you. the c.e.o. of lufthansa has warned that the coronavirus is jeopardizing the future of aviation cast and she said governments may need to fork out a lot of money to save the entire industry from the fallout of the penn demick only 5 per cent of towns are scheduled flights are taking off right now nearly all planes are grounded ju-ju entry restrictions and a collapse in demand. is a good thought if the current situation doesn't improve in the coming weeks which nobody expects will talk to the government to determine the basic flight services they think should be maintained for a business point of view flying doesn't make any sense right now. transit no.

c.e.o. says europe's largest airline isn't good friend and chill shape for now but he did not provide an outlook for 2020 he said nobody can predict the entire fallout of the pandemic according to the consultancy firm cup a center for every nation most airlines in the world will be bankrupt by the end of may and this government's intervene international industry group says up to $200000000000.00 are needed to help cushion the blow off the outbreak. for more on the story let's bring in chris colfer from d.w. business hi chris lufthansa c.e.o. saying we're talk about the future of aviation here that's at risk i mean can we really say at this point what this crisis needs for the industry. i think it's pretty significant when somebody like casa spore that has 30 years of experience in the industry under his belt use these sort of words to address the problem he said for weeks nobody wanted to fly now nobody can and as we just heard in the report

those times has now scrapped 95 percent of its service that has grounded hundreds of jets it has slashed working hours suspended its dividend and they're not alone in doing so there are many more carriers telling their staff to stay at home they're more governments coming up with financial aid because what they're looking at is is a huge problem because as these countermeasures to fight the coronavirus are put into place and are likely to stay there for months they're going to hit the very idea of the business model of the 80 and the asian industry equally long and parsons who also said those companies that will make it out of this crisis which are going to be fewer of them going in they're going to be looking much differently as for those tons of the company's going to be smaller in the future that being said it's not that the jets are needed we heard in the report that look tons and others are heavily engaged in the biggest repatriation effort in the history of

germany. now list and that has said that they are apparently in pretty good shape right now what do the numbers say. well it sounds as a liquidity of about 4000000000 euros now which is not a soft cushion but it does cushion the blow someone and they have a huge advantage because they own much of their fleet that's important for 2 reasons one they don't have to pay and using rates the 2nd one being that they can if push comes to shove they can get loans against these aircraft and experts say that they would be able to acquire about $10000000000.00 euros and with such an move now as we said look times us tremendously you know drum down their business so far it's called working shorter hours meaning they're being paid less management also said that there were. going to give 20 percent of their pay their accepting the pay cut of 20 percent and the times i said that they have been talking to the

german government about state health financial health costs and $1.00 of the c.e.o. said it's not just about getting rid of of hurdles or lowering hurdles like taxes and fees but rather direct meaning financial aid for the sector so right now it's not about a strategy a business strategy it's not expansion or something like that it's simply about staying alive chris cover from d.w. business reporting for us thank you for your analysis the european central bank has announced a 750000000000 euro bond buying program to help stabilize markets that are reeling from the fallout of the outbreak it's just one of many stimulus plans announced by policymakers across the world while european investors welcome the news that didn't seem to be the case in asia. european stocks are making gains after the e.c.b. announce further stimulus measures in an emergency meeting wednesday evening but

that wasn't the case for asian markets the region's main indexes traded in the red stocks extended this week's losses efforts from europe and the us didn't stop the decline as was the case on wall street wednesday the white house is plodding along with a stimulus plan of more than one trillion dollars. to war and so you know basically you know what many of the industries are what we want to do is we want to make sure they all stay together so that after the war is won we can immediately go right back up to where we were at even beyond that sure that may not be the case as in p. global economies have revised u.s. 2020 g.d.p. growth to negative point 5 percent from 1.6 percent the euro zone's economies also expected to retract as the world's 2nd largest economy china the chinese economy is forecast to grow 3 percent china has accounted for biggest share of global economic growth so be outlook is negative across the world. australia and new zealand have

announced they're closing their borders to all visitors to try to stem the spread of the virus the 2 nations will only allow citizens of residents and close family members to enter the travel ban comes into force in new zealand starting thursday evening and in australia starting friday night australia has so far reported around $600.00 corona virus infections one zealand has confirmed almost 30 total cases. aren't from on the situation there we can speak to journalist roger major he's covering this from sydney hi roger good to see you so australia new zealand as we heard are closing borders airlines are grounding international slate's awas this move expected. well it has come as a bit of a surprise i must say but prime minister scott morrison has revealed that the crackdown he believes was absolutely necessary as a lot of the current cases in australia are linked to overseas visitors people who come into the country so he says that's fundamentally why the government has had to

take this important move of the ban doesn't extend to australian citizens or residents but everybody else and that band could last for as long as 6 months i understand at the same time well so there's 2 main elements close to the sun virgin will end all international flights out of australia until the end of may and possibly beyond that there 'd as well now this is a major issue for australians who don't like the idea of being cut off from the rest of the world and it strikes at the very heart of the nation psyche if you like so it's a very difficult days the island people are surprised about what's going on but to a certain extent they're taking it in their stride pressure what's the picture like where you are in sydney are people following the guidelines are staying at home avoiding social contact. well to a certain extent they are there are no rules or orders here to stay at home exactly

people are still allowed to wander around the streets and in fact going out today you see it plenty of people in cafes and shops and even all the big so people are still treating life really who we normally at the moment but having said that there are whole areas of supermarkets which are devoid of the food like meat and toilet rolls and and other products as well this is a result of panic buying and panic buying has been a real problem here with fighting in subtle isn't even a little girl was injured while being trampled upon you know in a in a supermarket in perth so it's really quite serious that from that point of view. the there are still a lot of people in canberra as i say but having said all that there is a growing concern. the health service may not be able to cope with the rising tide of cases which as you say but about $606.00 people died right right in just very

quickly what about the economy the australian dollar to a 17 year low in the government rolled out a big aid package what does this involve well the certainly the government is working overtime announcing stimulus packages here but they clearly are going to be enough of a struggle to keep the to boost the economy if you like the australian stock market has been really pounded today for another 3.4 percent and closing at its lowest level since 2016 and the australian dollar has also been badly hit sliding at one point to its lowest level since 2002 so far it's fallen 20 percent against the greenback all right journalist roger maynard speaking to us from the said me thank you. let's look now at some other khurana related developments from around the world they use chief breaks that negotiator michel says he has tested positive for cocaine 1000 but he tweeted that he's doing well and is in good spirits spain said

its death toll has jumped by more than 200 to almost 770 in iran the death toll has risen to almost 1300 with the health ministry spokesman saying one person is dying every 10 minutes from the virus but in more positive news china reported no new local cases of the infection on wednesday for the 1st time since it started recording them in january that the u.s. has confirmed almost 10000 cases of the corona virus infection and more than $150.00 deaths on wednesday president trump signed a $100000000000.00 relief package aimed at cushioning the blow from the pandemic has also invoked wartime legislation to speed the production of critical medical equipment but many americans say their government's response to this crisis has been inadequate is all over salat met with one of them a mother under quarantine in washington d.c. . logged on hits home it's an experience was burns and her family could have never imagined but since their old here was hospitalized with

a high fever the burns are quarantined inside their house the only way we can conduct interviews by phone through the window. initially they. know and weren't too worried about it and then. there's our little wall that he's run. are 9 over the next 24 hours. and realize she was negative for everything else and no. one here her record of art were very and all the public health authorities said that she. was burns blames the us government for not responding to the coronavirus threat quickly enough they could have done a lot more at the beginning. i think we should have learned from the pandemic that had happened and asia and. other countries morning very quickly and forcefully on the streets of washington d.c.

life has slowed down dramatically the usually busy streets remain empty restaurants are open only for takeouts. universities and schools and many states remain closed putting additional strain on students and families. at the albert einstein high school in the state of maryland stuff hands old back launches offering some relief for parents the pandemic is putting low income families at particular risk some working parents have been laid off and now find themselves in a desperate situation but i think i'm and they're not the most there are no jobs for us they canceled everything we don't know how to pay our rent in place apartment and. as a government employee it was burned says her job is not at stake but she's well aware that many americans are not as lucky. on top of the south isolation and social distancing measures that people around the world are practicing there are some simple hygiene guidelines to follow that can help stop the spread of the

virus take a look wash your hands with soap and water and do it often keep going for at least 20 seconds especially after you've been in a public place alcohol based hand sanitizers are a good alternative. if you cough or sneeze cover your mouth and nose with a tissue well you see inside of your elbow throw away used to shoes and don't use them twice after blowing your nose coughing or sneezing wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces every day this includes tables door handles light switches countertops desks phones keyboards toilets taps and sinks all right let's talk about these measures with our science correspondent derek williams hi derek as you have anything to add to that list. maybe just

a number when it comes to social distancing of the deputy chair recommends remaining at least a metre away from anyone who's coughing or sneezing. and interesting fact actually about social distancing measures as there's some there's some pretty good evidence from earlier pandemics like like the flu pandemic of 918 that they really really can't happen and it's likely the very big one on the spread of infection so they're difficult to enforce of course and they can come at the major economic cost but social distancing measures really can help limit exposure and they're one of the best ways in the curve of new cases dark i want to ask you about a question that's been circulating about the safety of the use of ibuprofen what is the layer latest that you've heard on that. well as a science journalist this is one of those stories that kind of turns into a nightmare because different authorities have ended up issuing different

recommendations and they're often they're often contradictory ones and in the end you feel like there's kind of no clear answers it started for me when i received oh what's that message from a colleague last weekend you might have gotten it to it's really circulated very quickly you know in german speaking social media platforms and it there was this woman claiming to be a young mother who said that doctors and yet the university clinic had discovered that taking the empty inflammatory ibuprofen made covert 19 cases worse now the clinic came out and quickly denounce that post as news but then the french health minister i got involved and basically said it was true and since then we had a w.h.o. official who said it also might cause problems but then you got the european medicines agency saying the opposite that there is no clinical evidence whatsoever that i've been profoundly affects the course of over 19 so now in the w.h.o. is also about to act a little and says it's gathering further evidence before making any kind of

recommendation so all in all it's kind of sort of a chaotic informational now it's there could you try to explain a trace i mean why might ibuprofen be posing a threat to some patients. well i mean it's important to say that there really aren't any clinical trials backing up these allegations and the figures appear to have been sparked by a letter last week to the medical journal the lancet and chinese researchers hypothesize they are pompous eyes that compounds like ibuprofen could affect certain receptors that are found on the surface of cells that are very very whole a c e 2 receptors and they were what we think i was the corona virus uses to get into the cell but that's just the hypothesis we don't we don't have enough information right now it's either really prove that it worked or disprove it still i think that said i talked with a doctor in the field this morning about this and and he was pretty certain that it

was going to have an effect on prescriptions i think that most physicians from now on will probably prefer to err on the side of caution and prescribe other medicines for fever though prescribe things like paracetamol which is called acetaminophen in the united states. one caution though an important point that came up time and time again when i was researching this topic is that if you if you take ibuprofen on the advice of your doctor then you really should not stop taking it from one day to the next without consulting them because you're worried about what will happen if you catch the new coronavirus you should always always hope your 1st all right our science correspondent dan williams speaking to us thank you so much terry. now one of the world's most famous statues has been lit up to express solidarity with people suffering from the virus the christ the redeemer statue in rio de janeiro was illuminated with the flags and knobs of countries and continents affected by

coke of 19 to 30 meter tall statue which last year saw almost 2000000 visitors is now closed to the public as part of the efforts to contain the virus. thank you for watching we're back at the top of the hour with more news.

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