my ear is saying that the government is willing to allow closer cooperation between the food industry and retail sector to secure supplies here in germany the luxury carmaker bentley will hold its car production in the u.k. for 4 weeks the decision was made to keep employees safe also due to the pandemic there is growing uncertainty regarding parts supply the british luxury brand is owned by books wagon that german company announced its own shutdowns earlier this week. u.s. stock markets have fallen once again rounding off their worst week of losses since the 2008 financial crisis the dow and the s. and p. $500.00 both falling more than 4 percent in friday's session cutting back gains made earlier in the day meanwhile lawmakers in washington d.c. are rushing to assemble a 2nd bailout package to lessen the pandemic pain now china also seems set to unleash trillions of one of government spending the renewed slide in prices follows

a volatile few weeks for investors trillions of dollars have been wiped off the stock market it's well it was a different story for europe and asia after sharp declines earlier this week investors they are welcomed central bank and government stimulus efforts our correspondent in frankfurt chelsea doing has more. well it's been a hopeful and to a brutal week of trading stocks here and frankfurt rebounded on friday but not enough to make up for the 30 percent they've lost over the past month investors do seem to be taking some comfort in the pledges from central bankers and governments that they will do whatever it takes to stabilize the economy over the past week we've seen more than 30 central banks come out and the unprecedented action to to cut interest rates and there's trillions of dollars worth of aid for businesses and workers coming down the pipeline and europe and the u.s. and the u.k.

and asia these measures are necessary to question the economic flow of the coronavirus but whether that's going to be enough given that the global economy is being brought to a standstill the jury is still out on that i think looking forward investors are anticipating more stimulus but what's going to determine if markets find their footing is really at the development of the virus and whether that gets under control at any point. it was just a delay there reporting from frankfurt countries in south america are literally shutting down as the corona virus spreads argentina has introduced a nationwide quarantine and the i.m.f. says that the country may need substantial debt relief brazil has declared a state of emergency and banned many visitors leaving its famous beaches empty. it's the last day on the sand that's. rio de janiero is closing its famous beaches vendors are wondering how they will make

a living. it's very bad it's very difficult to sell anything because of the crisis people are unemployed without money it's become very hard to sell. in neighboring argentina the streets and squares are emptying out shelters cuban born to society's during their final hours of unrestricted movement the country has declared a total lockdown for several weeks confining residents to their homes only those in key jobs will be allowed to go to work. a different continent a different story a street is famous bondi beach in sydney remains packed despite pleas for social distancing the country has closed its borders to foreigners but locals are still out enjoying the sun. really definitely not ideal. it is the are a good time

a people go together and i do think the whole well is probably looking at us right now thinking of what a message to the site that making this an africa there are fears that endangered apes could be the next coronavirus victims one national park in the democratic republic of congo famous for its gorillas is banning visitors we don't know right now how seriously they will be affected but we do know that other human diseases that have gone to apes have had devastating effects like polio and even flu. fear of the corona virus is reaching across continents and now across species. here's a look at some of the other corona related developments around the world the world health organization has warned young people that they too are at risk from the virus the w h o's director general reminding them that quote you are not invincible the virus could put you in the hospital for weeks or even kill you the european commission is

suspending its strict rules on deficits to allow governments to spend freely to confront the pandemic e.u. finance ministers are due to formally approve the unprecedented move next week and the british airline easyjet is grounding most flights beginning next tuesday the budget carrier says it will operate at a maximum 10 percent of capacity serving mainly airports in the u.k. our let's take a look now towards asia where china's neighbors are treating the pandemic and their domestic routes very differently. wearing a face mask in hong kong is not a sign of panic but of be caution the city's response to the virus was swift undetermined schools and businesses were closed and travel is quarantined facemasks became a common signs on the streets as the outbreak was quickly contained with a crisis seemingly averted people are now queuing to send face masks to relatives

and friends living abroad but residents are casting nervous glances across the border. almost all the new cases here are imported and that sense of dread is creeping back home paul is now looking to something else the outside world almost or a rival here will now be placing far inside it's a way that many say even that isn't so you know it only sets in the borders completely also the so-called 2nd wave of infection. panic buying in taiwan as for a number of daily new infections reached double digits for the 1st time. when shopping trolleys with full kombi turned to a country that has been lauded to rigorous on its heavy measures and early precautionary travel restrictions and when you're on the street a public transport probably will find most of the people having their faces covered by moscow and they often we have to go through temperatures happen and somehow that

was before entering buildings and restaurants so what we have experienced weeks right here is a collective at the spot it government and the community laws with the people that centering the sauce outbreak in 2003. pakistan for a few visible signs of panic or even caution following the 1st record to cave in 1000 deaths on wednesday a partial lockdown is in force in sindh pakistan's most populous province shrines and tourist attractions have also closed in the capital islamabad the number of corona why this case is a steadily increasing in pakistan yet the authorities and the common people seem to be taking it pretty likely here we see a partial shutdown though now the security here is that the case is increased after pilgrims from iran came back to the rest in baluchistan province not properly quarantined and distributed to all over the country promised rumor on cons the government needs to step up efforts because if the virus spreads in pakistan it

could become the next epicenter of the coronal waters. but in an address to the nation on friday prime minister in rang khan said he had decided against a nation walk not down. oh as coded 19 brings our world to a standstill we wanted to explore the science behind the outbreak what makes a virus contagious and what exactly happens during an infection our science team takes a look at how the process works. several 1000 species of viruses have been classified so far but researchers believe millions more are left to be discovered only a tiny fraction just a few 100 cause disease in humans and many of these infectious pathogens including the one that causes covert 19 are transmitted via droplets when someone who's in fact it coughs or sneezes a virus is a little more than

a collection of genetic information protected by a protein coat it's not viewed as a full fledged form of life because unlike life forms it doesn't make its own energy it has to steal energy to make more of itself to replicate a coronavirus has to invade living cells like those in the long of a human being 1st viruses like sars cove to dunk on specific receptors on the cells outer membrane once attached they can either be absorbed entirely by the cell or inject their genetic sequence into its interior the cellular machinery is then hijacked to churn out more viral envelopes and sequences when assembled the new viruses then burst out of the infected cell to infect others usually killing the host cell in the process. well with concerts around the world scraps for months to come many artists are taking to the internet to host free concerts for their fans

a special series has been initiated by global citizen and the world health organization to raise awareness about the spread of the coronavirus. casual and much more intimate than a concert hold around the world artists are looking to connect with their fans hello there in performances broadcast from their living rooms vs social media. now we're going to play some songs. and i'll play a couple in you guys request some and play the game see if charlie can play that my thing is such as charlie post and john legend there among the i list musicians who have hosted gigs themed together at home. good more. good.

this year is sky. sky. coldplay front man chris martin was the 1st to give a hash tag together at home concert saying he wanted to keep making music even as his band mates were left stranded by travel restrictions in various locations around the world. record played together so i thought what would be nice would be to check in with some of you out there and see how you're doing and where you were and what i could do for you. the concerts and not just for entertainment autists hoping that the film. it says can help raise awareness about measures to curb the spread of coronavirus this is keep your secure circle small and. it didn't fit the more selfless let me do the

quicker we can get rid of this and it will be beaten at some point. for fans the concerts are a welcome distraction at a time when home confinement is becoming the new normal. you. know. you know the sounds of our time you're watching e.w. news i'm brant goff in berlin after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight the pandemic and all of us for a walk downs and more loss of wife will be right back. after

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flu discover. the full. subscribe to the documentary on youtube. italy france spain all under a lockdown to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus the southern german state to bavaria joins that list tonight by the end of the weekend it may be all with germany on the other side of the atlantic the same threat the same tactic new york and california 60000000 people told to stay home for their own safety for their own health i'm burned off in berlin this is the day.

we read a state wide order for people to stay at home we are confident that the people the state of california will abide by practicing social distancing none the less when they're out in the streets of people still getting their medicine people still going about doing the kind of essential work that is required to meet this moment the order provides for all of that confidence because i've seen it every single day we've seen it in cities large and small of people will self regulate their behavior the begin to adjust and adapt as they have been quite significantly it's time for all of us to recognize as individuals and as a community we need to do more to meet this. also coming up with the coronavirus and the calendar in china and the contradictions of the u.s. presence. we have it totally under control it's one person coming in from china

this came out of it we came up so suddenly this is a pandemic i felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic all you have to do is look at other countries the koran dividers you know. this is the new house. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with more deaths more desperation and more lockdowns all connected with the corona virus pandemic in the u.s. residents of california and new york 60000000 people in total are now under lockdown the governors of both states telling people to stay home to protect themselves and to protect each other with the number of confirmed cases doubling in just the last 2 days no one to be seen out under california's sun far and wide and that's how things are set to stay for a while in america's most populous state governor gavin newsome has ordered

a lockdown to battle the virus. this is a moment we need to make tough decisions this is a moment where we need some straight talk and we need to tell people the truth we need to bend the curve in the state of california and in order to do that we need to recognize the reality more people live here than in the whole of poland or in canada new some fears that 25000000 people will become infected in the next 2 months out of $40000000.00 californians 20 percent hospitalisation right it's about $19543.00 people that would need to be hospitalized under that scenario above the existing capacity of our system california will be transformed in the coming weeks with hotels being converted into coronavirus clinics in washington the state department has called on u.s. citizens to stay in the country and anyone abroad to come home and president trump

has canceled the g 7 conference planned for june instead of meeting at camp david world leaders will meet by video conference. i'm joined by journalist p.j. matthews in los angeles we usually talk about hollywood how i wish this were all a bad movie but unfortunately it's not because what is it like right now where your . well 3 words to describe it bad bad and bad that's essentially what it's like here it is impossible to shop at my local grocery store to go to the big stores the small stores any place you try to drive and you go inside there's simply no food left on the shelves this morning alone i went out to try to buy pasta just pasta and i went through 4 stores and none of them had pasta they said

come back tomorrow so it's day after day after day you go to the store looking for the same items and it's nothing but empty shelves so it's been very difficult to say the least here ok so you've got problems 'd there you know buying the essential oils what about if you need to be tested for the corona virus i mean can you get a test if you if you need one if you want one. you still can't get a test you're getting a lot of conflicting information from different medical professionals you've got your city there which tells you one thing you've got your county which tells you something else and then you've got the state that a lot of people are requiring or just recommending is that you contact your main doctor your primary physician to let him or her. about in their local hospital in showing up they don't want dozens if not hundreds of thousands of people just showing up at the same time because they think they may

have been 1000 yeah thank you you can only imagine our colleagues in the white house press corps you know they are facing a very contentious president when they ask about testing and the fears of americans this is what happened earlier today when a reporter asked president trump what he wants to say to the nation about the skyrocketing number of corona virus infections take a listen. nearly 200 dead 14000 who are said millions as you witnessed who are scared right now what you say to americans who are watching you right now who are scared i say that you're a terrible reporter that's what i say. first they were just i think it's a very nasty question and i think it's a very bad signal that you're putting out to the american people the american people are looking for answers and they're looking for hope all right so he attacks a reporter her for a very legitimate question i mean that is a legitimate question in this environment how how does that go down on the west

coast where you work a.j. it's tough you know that's why i think so many people have been relying on their local officials because you're getting so many conflicting comments and orders by so many different agencies that you don't your head is spinning so i think a lot of people have just gone to their local television and said look let me contact my local authorities and find out what we're doing because every day we're hearing something different as you just heard from the president he's very contentious with a lot of people in the media that are simply trying to do their job and educate people as to what to do during this pandemic yet so it sounds like you're saying california's are pretty they're trust more and more in the governor and the state government but you know at the end of the day i mean who in the world do you lean on so many people have lost complete trust in established institutions

taken you hear me. yes i just lost you there but if i can hear you now i think you asked me something about who do you know and basically it's back to the local agencies every day information that we're getting is fluid it changes so often the number of people have been diagnosed with cold in 1000 goes up overnight the number of test kits that they have go up overnight you really just have to stay plugged in and dialed in to your local officials here to find out where you go for help and luckily i live in los angeles county where they've actually been calling everybody with the cell phone allowing them to carlie and every so many hours with their questions for the local medical officials so they've been pretty much on top of it here i can't say that's how it is for every single city in the state of california but so far so good in l.a. county well at least there's some good news there matthews in los angeles tonight here's ed we appreciate you taking the time to talk with this stay safe and stay healthy thank you we're here in europe italy

spain and france are all under a lockdown germany has been the big exception but that began changing today the southern state of bavaria today told residents to stay home all public life in bavaria is now shut down. upright dark disputants upright are from friday night and on this friday beginning tonight at midnight from my phone initial period of 2 weeks there will be general restrictions on movement into varia house guns be showing through and we're not closing bavaria off soon probably shutting down public life in bavaria for almost completely by nonsense for them to settle into. and that was the bavarian state premier marcus. this week and the german chancellor angela merkel will most likely declare a lockdown in some form for the entire country that as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb 14000 people are now infected 31 people have died.

empty streets a silent fire borg will have to get used to after all flora t.'s announced a 2 week lockdown it was the 1st german city to order residents to stay at home but many are now asking themselves if the whole country could soon be stuck indoors including sarah and her friends who were out enjoying the sun together despite appeals not to is this push the best outcome of this is medically better so people don't get infected and the hospitals are already overstretched but it's hard to imagine a country with so many people like germany. not thrilled that absolutely not most of those gathering in the park know they shouldn't be but they find it hard to accept in this residential area nearby many are staying at home that it's hard. to get i'm not doing well i'm going to cry.

and it might be because i can't see my children. for use in something you know is this and it's a real shame that we can't see our children and especially our grandchildren i don't believe that you need but we accept it we do what we're supposed to. keeping our distance you know keeping distance berlin's brandenburg gate is pretty empty and those we spoke to expect a lock down it's come to 9 party so be here in a few days that's why right now. the town of heinz berg is a coronavirus hotspot in germany or thor and he's there are appealing for a reason i love using high risk groups ourselves isolating they only go out to the doctor the others restrict their movement to a minimum efficiently drive to work for them by essential. lives a call from the threat of

a lockdown is weighing on people's minds. if you had experience in the biggest loss of personal freedom since the 2nd world war 2 weeks ago there were soccer matches with 50000 fans it's not easy to change so radically from one day to the next the government is trying appeals if they don't work bans on going out will follow. up fine blog has taken that decision the lockdown goes into force on saturday or the political correspondent huns branch joins me now good evening to you hons are you also hearing that a nationwide lockdown will most likely be approved or declared this weekend. it seems pretty likely yes what we know for sure is that i'm going to machall we'll have a video conference with all the premiers of the 16 german federal states on sunday and in that this and that discussion there we're going to in fact decide on

a common common line on whether or not to impose a lockdown that was a kind of script behind this i think earlier this week on monday very severe restrictions were already imposed on public life in germany all shops that did not do not sell essential goods were closed all places of entertainment were closed concert halls gyms clubs cinemas all of that in an attempt to kind of give a disincentive to people to leave their homes there was no place to go as it were no place to go out and have fun no place to go out for a bit of shopping as it were you could only go out to do essential things and the idea was that one would of service for about a week and the german center for disease control the robot cough in situ it was is getting today data from mobile phone companies which should be given indication to the extent of the extent to which people in germany are no longer

moving their own so they were trying to see whether this would be effective enough and then decide on sunday whether to take the next the last possible step in the sense what happened today in fact was that there was a whole range of new measures announced by various federal states ranging from the locker locked all in bavaria to other states to say that much smaller groups of people were only allowed to be outside groups of 3 or 5 people so there were further restrictions imposed almost across germany today so it's very likely that on sunday these will be tightened for the. huns in the united states the governors of california and new york they've declared lockdowns in their states and this is being seen as a reaction in part to in action by the u.s. president and the federal government is the situation in bavaria is it similar

i think it's similar in one sense in the sense that there's a feeling of urgency a probably in california. and there's also a feeling of urgency in bavaria but it's not similar in the sense that there's no support for what the central government is doing is really being supported by all the federal states in her policies they are continuous consultations and there's none of this acrimony that you have between the white house in the united states and various governments of federal states so in general i think one of us said german government he of both regional and central is on the same page on this but of area especially feels under particular pressure because it's close to it to be which we know is the focus of the global pandemic at the moment it's also close to all straight and and all stransky results there have been several hotspots of infection so people in bavaria particularly scared of that infection coming across .