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oh. this is day to day news live from berlin italy tightens its lockdown as the coronavirus climbs even more lives the death toll ape's by 627 people in a single day the biggest 24 hour increase recorded anywhere also coming up it's day one of a near total shutdown of public life in 2 german states we'll hear how authorities
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in bavaria aim to keep residents off the straits and. there are guys both. concepts in confinement musicians around the world for reform online for their fans stuck at heart. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program italy has recorded a staggering rise in the number of deaths from the corona virus with 627 people dying there on friday it's the biggest single day increase registered anywhere since the pandemic began. doctors stretched to the limit. patients gasping for air keep arriving but there aren't enough beds.
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most of the really sick here and better gamo are elderly but medics warn young people they too are vulnerable. people in percent of our patients in the i.c.u. we shall be much easier. if the percent of our patients are already 65 years old but their name the other 50 percent is younger than 65 and we. went near the barrier. well be if you. italy is racing to get temporary hospitals up and running this one has been opened by a u.s. charity in the northern city of cremona. we came here because our fellow brothers and sisters our italian brothers and sisters are hurting. the horrifying situation in the north is now being replicated in the south here in naples the streets are empty but the hospitals are starting to fill up in the data of another figures
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basically reflected that of lombardy 2 weeks ago the money for. residents from all surfaces they think might be susceptible to contamination. but no matter how much they clean nothing can remove the fear of infection. by to correspondent say mcgeough to enron asked if young people and taking the restriction seriously well that's the whole point i mean what the authorities are saying is that you can be young you can have the inspection and it will not present any symptoms in fact you may just have a mild cold it's a d.c. all few aches and pains because your young that sit there again it comes back to the point if you are spread gyle if you have some fragile issues basically if you have underlying health conditions even though you are young it could have a dramatic impact so that's why you're also seeing some younger patients in the intensive care units and that's why the authorities are stressing that everyone has
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to do the pot in order to limit the spread so even if you're younger you need to help such that the older members of society don't get the infection and what further measures are being taken in italy to curb the spread. well what we do know now is that the next week or so is a crucial one and that's because it's he's nowhere near its peak in terms of the number of inspections and therefore the authorities have clamped down even further right now don't complicate open the a cogent view to conduct any sporting activity and its size at will close to 0 out food stores close to train stations will all be shut and no one is allowed to move to the last 2nd if you like each region is also putting in place specific measures here in rome for example there will be bulk controls on the street as well as road blocks to ensure that people are not moving about without any valid reason up north in the long but even the president of the region asked for military on the streets
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got 114 personnel in the city of milan he says that's not enough even a small base is put in place to prevent people from going outside and then the till and they're saying you can't even walk your dog beyond 200 meters from your residence so really all these measures to ensure that people stay at home because as i mention this next week or so is crucial as we hope it's only he heads towards its peak it all depends on the projections and the trends that the scientists are looking at the hidden civil protection services say could be anything between next week or the week after same and got there reporting for us from rime thank you. as of today 2 german states have imposed restrictions on movement in the face of mounting infections the varia and sol and have announced an almost complete shutdown of public life for at least 2 weeks people are only allowed to leave their
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homes to work buy food or help relatives there are now nearly 20000 people with confirmed infections in germany almost 70 people have died. when they did his best in hostage is standing by for a new tank bastin niceto t. today is the 1st day of the 2 weight lockdown in the varia how's the situation there. so it's saturday morning and it's raining today so the chances of people wanting to actually go outside aren't as high as they were in the last few days when the sun was out and it was really warm and a lot of people were gathering in the parts for example now today the police are out in the streets at random checking if people who are also out have a valid reason to be outside for example grocery shopping or going to the doctor also you are allowed to to be outside and go for a walk for example but if you do that you have to be either by yourself or with your immediate family so people are at the moment there and they're heeding those
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calls and i can't really see a lot of people i haven't seen a lot of people outside except for maybe at the supermarket but again it's raining so it's quite cold so we'll have to see what happens once the weather gets better again you know you mentioned you know some police checks going on there what are some of the measures that authorities are going to take to try and enforce keep this ban enforced. well if they do catch you without a valid reason then they said they're going to impose hefty fines now let's see. how that goes down in the past few days when measures weren't as severe people were the police were outside as well talking to people trying to convince them to not congregate in groups for example with more or less success and people here got more and more irritated with. those few people act to say who or who gathered in parts
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for example. in the city or are on the riverbank and then there are a lot more people were calling for these measures to be enforced more strictly and to be put in place because they were seeing that those appeals before just weren't working fast and haitian munich thanks very much. on the global death toll now stands at more than $11000.00 countries around the world are responding with measures to restrict movement as we just heard germany has also followed suit 5 u.s. states including new york california and illinois confining nearly all residents to their homes that's one in 5 americans jordan is the lightest country to go on lockdown restricting the mobility of 10000000 people underfed until further notice as the number of deaths climbs world wide in hard hit iran another 123 people have died raising the death toll there to move than 1500 but in a positive development china still unknown locally transmitted cases for the 3rd
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consecutive day. among the closures of public spaces around the world is sydney's famous bon dive bache thousands of people had gathered there in race in days ignoring coronavirus warnings. were it's one of the world's most famous beaches but bone dry has turned into a battleground between revelers wanting to enjoy the sunshine and officials trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus crowds on saturday morning exceeded the numbers allowed people also fail to observe the social distancing guideline of keeping 2 meters apart. what we saw this morning here a whole lot beach with the most irresponsible behavior of individuals that we've seen so far. these were the scenes as thousands headed to the beach on friday even some of those out enjoying the sunshine uneasy about the numbers.
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definitely not ideal. it is the ari would so many people go together and i do think the whole world is probably looking at us right now thinking of what a message to say that we're making i think people are taking advantage of the whole way why they can a lot of people being stuck indoors said they probably think that i will take my chances 1st when you know it's this much the way you have to be really close proximity and we just need to be more conscious and aware of what we're doing. like other countries australia is seeing rising numbers of coronavirus deaths officials are warning that unless people pay the rules more beaches will be closed. and colombia's president has ordered the country into lockdown from choose day and quarantine will last until i pull 13th in the capital bogota residents are already getting a taste of what's to come. empty streets closed shops the colombian capital
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seemingly turned into a ghost town but bogota isn't in quarantine there's no curfew it's day one of a mandatory isolation drill ordered by the city's mayor. for 4 days nobody is allowed to leave their homes exceptions include journeys for medical reasons trips to the supermarket and visits to those in need a special care. measure locals embrace with enthusiasm. i hope we keep this up it's very important in order to get this over with quickly. when i was stuck in my daily routine this is helping me to get out of it and seek new horizons. than it is that i plan to stay at home watch netflix board games and spend time with my family remember we all have to stay at home. through this drill the city government hopes to understand the logistics of total isolation talking to
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the public via facebook from her house mayor clubby lopez praise the city's commitment to the exercise. or using wasn't or closer to know the day we did something we had never done before something we didn't know how to do and we did great people stayed at home and stuck to the quarantine drill we registered very positive results and learned a lot but he started. with concerns about the corona virus on the rise in colombia here in bogota millions are showing they're ready to step up to the challenge of slowing the spread of the virus. the fact that this is a drill doesn't mean it's not serious this isolation exercise bogota will be carrying out until monday night is mandatory and not following the mayor's instructions can lead to harsh punitive measures from a simple warning up to
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a prison sentence. with concerts around the world scrapped for months to come many artists of taking to the internet to host a free performances for their fans a special series has been started to raise awareness about the need for social distancing. casual and much more intimate to the concert whole around the world artists are looking to connect with their fans although their performances broadcast from their living rooms via social media. are now going to play some songs. and i'll play a couple of the new guys request song and play the game of so you're sure we can play that card thing is such as charlie person john legend there among the i list musicians who have hosted gigs themed together at home.
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good morning. record. the serious guys oh you just kind. of. 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. well you walk through what i could do for you. the concerts are not just for entertainment autists are hoping that performances can help raise awareness about measures to curb the spread of coronavirus this is
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keep yourself your circle and. that the more selfless let me do the quicker we can get released and it will be big at some point. for fans the concerts are a welcome distraction at a time when home confinement is becoming the new normal. you. don't you know watching the news more news headlines at the top of the hour with comments meant i'm rebecca it has thanks for watching. what's the secret behind this classic. music the sound. as
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