live where i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. witness global news that matters to me. in. the end. this is data real news live from berlin and italy reports the highest single day death toll of any country since the coronavirus outbreak began a grim picture and merges from bergen model where hospital mourners are overwhelmed and the army has to carry away the dead also coming out germany begins the biggest repatriation effort in its history i mean to bring back 100000 german tourists

stranded in destinations around the world after airlines cancel flights on the mast . and the european central bank announces a $750000000000.00 euro bond buying program in an attempt to stave off the pandemics economic fallout european markets initially went out on the news out of since shadows gangs. i'm record has welcome to the program italy has reported more deaths from the corona virus in a single day than any other country so far officials say nearly 500 people died on wednesday the region of lone body is the worst hit hospitals are overwhelmed by the number of patients and the number of deaths as our next report shows. the city of burger mo has run out of speed. to bury its dead. these military trucks are

taking the coffins to nearby cities for burial the corona virus has hit the lombardi 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 i mean you know 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 based on the mia will last we are in desperate need of both nurses and physicians together with ventilators and this positive for protection efforts to build a temporary hospital in the epicenter are under way its top that 200

intensive care units will be ready by the months and. italy has also turned to the country where the virus originated for support medical teams from china have flown in to lend their expertise. not yours or its are joined by each initial hope the people of our 2 countries will stay together and support each other to jointly overcome the hardship. there is your i believe the top class teams of experts will learn from each other and make joint efforts and surely will be able to subdue the outbreak very soon cheer up italy are you all. a mistake elation that the lockdown could be extended for several more weeks italians are finding simple ways to lift their spirits. the. goal or god or man or the.

let's bring in journalist seem a good to end rhyme same italy and now sing its highest death toll in a single day off the struggling for weeks of this outbreak does the country have a strategy for this. well the main strategy is this tagline this mantra that they are telling everyone stay at home that is really the only way they can limit the spread of covert 19 the situation though a particularly bad the more as we saw in that report earlier at but in general in the region of lombardy it really is on the brink i don't know one particular the president of the order of doctors there describing the scenario as apocalyptic the prime minister decepticon to interview to

a local day essentially says that they are not looking at even more stringent measures in terms of the lockdown a complete block all together looking at banning all outdoor activities and stressing to people to stay indoors that's the only way they can limit the spread of the disease now the tyrian ministry has revealed data that in the last 8 days they have had to conduct millions of controls and they've taken to task 53000 people for violations of the lockdown measures so they feel the make this the seriousness isn't really quite hitting home that even if you have no symptoms you can spread the disease and that's why i knew that message is being shouted out from the mountaintops here and doctors have been playing for help as we saw in that report and they starting to get the support they need. well the doctors are really calling out for help but the situation as i mentioned is die if you look at long

but in particular from what i understand the latest figures show that they've already lost 10 doctors to the coronavirus epidemic a pandemic and some more than 2600 doctors have been infected with the virus and that means it becomes difficult for them to actually carry out their work so yes they're turning to military doctors fast tracking the graduation of medical students returning to the private sector and as we saw 300 intensive care doctors have arrived from china as well bringing their expertise from their experience there to the locals here and what they're asking for as well as more beds and more equipment it takes a while to get everything there but the authorities the government is large is looking at producing the mass producing the respirators here in italy in order to. now we're speaking largely about the north of the country what about further south where you are how is the crisis unfolding there. well there is concern now. about

access to said shields there is talk that perhaps the supermarket hours might be staggered in order to limit the amount of movement when people go out to get groceries so this concern about that definitely see more police presence on the street as they control the movements of people but on top of that we've seen infection rates here in the south of the country increase but fairly good teams particularly here it brought and we just have to see what's going to happen in the next coming days and weeks because of course we did see that great movement of thousands of people from the north who came down south just before the lockdown because it was put in place so is that good cause and not the weight of infection that is why they're insisting so much what sort of distancing and the big message to stay at home that we can live to spread even if you feel well you could be carried in the same a good reporting for us in rome thank you and

here in germany the disease control center says the number of confirmed cases has climbed by almost 3000 women in the space of 24 hours that brings the overall number of infections 211000 this says the german foreign office launches a major airlift operation to bring home german tourists stranded abroad due to the pandemic it's estimated around $100000.00 germans are waiting to be repatriated many of them were left with little option but to stay put when airlines started grounding flights. arriving home on this plane landing in berlin tourists returning from egypt this was one of the last shared jeweled flights bringing passengers back to germany for many it was a short vacation then came corona and borders everywhere were closed holiday makers feared they might be stranded. there was chaos at the airport some people were not

on the list but with some luck we managed to get a ticket. we are relieved we could get a seat of course. about 100000 germans are being brought home from around the world they're returning to a country in suspended animation the empty airport is just the 1st sign that everyday life has changed the taxi drivers here know all about it. destroys everything what is happening we never saw anything like this the drivers are fighting amongst each other fighting about getting a fair that is not right. wait for 5 hours without getting any business if we taxi drivers don't work we don't earn anything. in egypt alone 30000 germans are waiting for their chance to fly home the berlin government is mobilizing 50000000 euros to make these flights possible passengers will have to

pay a fair equivalent to an economy class ticket. when germany says it may call in the military to deal with the impact of the coronavirus defense minister and a great outline plans for the potential role of bundeswehr troops that could include repatriating german nationals from crisis regions and supporting medical efforts to treat patients with the virus. astray new zealand have announced they're closing their borders to all visitors to try to stem the spread of the corona virus the 2 nations are only allowing citizens residents and close family members to enter the travel ban came into force in new zealand on thursday night a strain his ban will start on friday has so far recorded around 600 corona virus infections while new zealand has confirmed confirmed almost 30 total cases. when it have a look now at some of the other corona related developments around the world the

use chase negotiator michel barnier says he's tested positive for covert 19 but he tweeted that he's doing well and is in good spirits spain reports a big jump in new infections and more than $200.00 deaths since the day before spain's total death toll is now almost $770.00 in more positive news china reported no new local cases of the infection on wednesday for the 1st time since it began recording them in january and in india prime minister narendra modi is addressing the nation after chairing a high level meeting on efforts to control the outbreak. for the latest from india we're joined by our delhi correspondent emissions the mission what were the main takeaways from prime minister modi's address so that any surprises. well i remember the prime minister has a reputation of making dramatic announcements to leave national address but this one was not that the prime minister of medieval as i am distancing from citizens

just didn't endorse people up 6060 i did not go out specifically and already there was flooding in essential services to step up but this is entirely what intrigues is just something he hasn't got to be able to do that is not down that's not shut down there's only the measures that are already in place let's love just him being shut but more nonsense about markets big but example of the wanting the right minister course for as again a one true but complete got down on certainly not god and warms this 14 hours but again this is entirely what a treat so nothing specifically that's shocking from this announcement he also said that economic group will be prosecuted to ensure that people are not too badly impacted by the grown up by us but that's about to have to say that the number of inspectors in there is still comparatively low given the high population are there

fears of a search. my record speculation is that the diesel engine guard has moved quickly and its actions for example accident a lot of water and result stopping. to do yes and restricting. what will the next we couldn't be because why don't the numbers of little india does not have the capacity to handle a massive surge in q there's a little it's g.d.p. but that spending on health care and it is good so i'm about as large and gives that could happen. to other countries i do we don't now of course there's a little to this is some of the i'm going to go and why it's measures happened you can expect as in india as not testing enough and if there was one death day it could be about an hour in you know it's not just look look. look

good or better yet to see which is community. public spaces in in there are different than in they are in europe or china for instance what are some of the particular challenges facing india when dealing with this pandemic. but it happened you definitely are about india operation that's 50 square kilometer and this is all that much to ask china now the market's not been shut he has seen the streets going to new want to ban a pretty business as usual even though that is by expected that is why it's better managed but in many the 1st session goals from was will show cannot be bad guys feel that they must continue stepping out to other living underneath and this also makes socialist something but it built well it will open spaces like new delhi and mumbai and then what are your eyes actually densely packed so once again a solution it's going to be a difficult this is going to be in my and yet it's going so fast right now do you

actually need the separation because one of the wires gets into these places it can become extremely difficult to contain i mean in delhi thank you. taiwan has managed to keep its infection rate to follow of the neighboring country i think this has to be a collective effort if each of us takes very strict precautions ourselves it eases the burden on the health care system. i think this has to be a collective effort if each of us takes very strict precautions ourselves it eases the burden on the health care system. other than medics and military students and teachers at high school level and below and now banned from overseas travel. foreigners are denied entry. but containing the virus is not only about border control communities have found themselves on the frontline. district officer of the local government gary kwan monitors individuals under 14 day home quarantine. one

of his duties is to take care of the daily needs such as delivering fresh food. there at hello thought that we helped to make it easier for quarantine people to stay at home to reduce the risk of contagion if anyone leaves the apartment will be alerted by text message and call the police he or she may be fined 3. quarantine in taiwan may feel service based but it's also stringent. individuals are under surveillance. telecom providers are cooperating to enable the government to track people via their mobile phones. health officials believe technology helps contain concern and prevent panic. one example is the face mask rationing system where people can place that order and check availability online.

because this is a whole new technology helps us to systemize containment policies in a transparent way it helps the public build up a sense of trust in the government because they are well informed about the situation. in america. taiwan's next step is to broaden its testing regimen. will see anyone with overseas travel history fever or respiratory symptoms is eligible for testing. according to research the spread of the virus can be largely contained if 60 percent of infection genes are broken so we're trying our best to achieve that turns or you don't have time which will show you. the island's remains concerned about a potential massive outbreak while waiting for a vaccine community and government that containment is the only way anyone knows how to fight the virus. 25000000 people worldwide will lose their

jobs because of the corona virus outbreak as the warning from the international labor organization people working in the tourism and service sector will be among the what most affected the number of working poor holding one or more jobs will also increase significantly the united nations' agency said its call for urgent large scale measures to protect workers including paid leave short term short time allowances and other subsidies. the say of german airline love tons that has warned that the corona. iris is a jeopardizing the future of aviation cost and paul said governments may need to fork out a lot of money to save the entire industry from the fallout of the pandemic. 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 that 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 business point of view flying doesn't make any sense right now for trends in what 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 asian most airlines in the world will be bankrupt by the end of may unless governments intervene international industry group says up to $200000000000.00 a needed to help cushion the blow off the outbreak. the european central bank has announced a 750000000000 euro bond buying program to help stabilize markets reeling from the fallout of the outbreak it's just one of many stimulus plans announced by

policymakers across the developed world. european stocks have shed their gains from earlier in the day the e.c.b. stimulus measures not yet enough to bring calm back to volatile markets. the white house to trying to tame the chaos with enormous stimulus packages 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 living beyond a certain meanwhile economists say the united states is headed for a recession as is europe. much like the world's 2nd largest economy china china has accounted for a larger share of global economic growth so the outlook is negative across the world. on top of the self isolation and social distancing measures that paper around the world are practicing there are also some

a simple hygiene guidelines to follow that can help stop the corona virus from spreading is a reminder 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 or nose with a tissue or 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 our science correspondent derrick williams is following the latest medical developments derek anything to add to these measures.

yes when it comes to social distancing there is a number missing the world health organization has recommended that you remain at least a meter away from anyone who is caffeine arsons ing. the thing about social distancing measures is that actually they're one of the few things that we know will slow infection rates down there's some pretty good evidence from earlier epidemics and pandemics like the spanish flu pandemic of 1918 that social distancing really can have an impact on how fast an infection moves through a population the measures are difficult to enforce of course and they also aren't for free they have huge economic costs but social distancing measures really can only help limit exposure and we're no medications or vaccines out there at the moment they're going to be key to flattening infection curves in europe and around the world and has been a question about the safety of using ibuprofen what's the latest on that. you know

this is one of those stories that's very quickly grown very difficult to follow you know the problem is that different authorities have been issuing different recommendations and they're often really contradictory and in the end you feel like there's no really clear answers i mean i started to follow the story when i when i received this 2 minute what sepoys message from a colleague last weekend you might have gotten to it was circulated very quickly on on german speaking social media forms and then it there was this woman claiming to be a young mother who said that doctors at 'd university clinic had discovered that 1000 cases got worse for patients taking the anti inflammatory provent now the clinic responded very fast to that in just a few hours and announced that post this fake news but then the french health minister got involved and basically said 'd the rumor was true that the program could indeed be dangerous for a coronavirus now w.h.o.

official also then said it might cause problems but then the european medicines agency of the day yesterday said the opposite there is no clinical that there is no clinical evidence whatsoever that i've been proven actually if that's the course of covert 19 now the deputy chairman has backtracked and is saying that it's ok after all and that it's not pregnant recommending against the use of i program so it's just lots of chaos a lot of confusion about whether it's safe or not yeah quite a lot of conjecture but what is it about ibuprofen that prices at that might pose a threat. well this is really kind of at the heart of the problem of these cases where coping 1000 patients reportedly had a poor outcome due to i can prove and are anecdotal so there aren't any critical trials that are that are backing up these allegations the fears appear to have been sparked by a letter last week to the medical journal the lancet it some researchers note that

compounds like both affect certain receptors found on the surfaces of cells which happen to be the same receptors and viruses used to invade the cell so these researchers hypothesized a connection but we don't have enough information to either prove or disprove that hypothesis at this particular juncture still just this morning i talked with a doctor about this and he left no doubt that this was definitely going to have an effect on what people are prescribe whether that decision is based on science or not most physicians from now on are probably going to prefer to err on the side of caution and prescribe other medicines or fever like paris see them all which is also called see them in effect in the u.s. are often known by spamming tylenol. one caution. is that at the end important point it's been came up time and time again as we were doing our as i was looking into this is that doctors say that if you take ibuprofen for

a quite a condition you really shouldn't stop taking one day to the next ok if you're talk to your doctor or just science correspondent derek williams follett thank thanks so much for the appetite. as his date of a news life in the land off next focus on europe i'm rebecca written in the end thanks very much for joining us.

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