this is d.w. news live from berlin italy tightens its lockdown as the coronavirus claims even 4 lives the death toll heaps by 627 people in a single day that's the biggest 24 hour increase recorded anyway also coming up as it slowly gets a handle on the crisis china has aid and advice to offer

a world putting millions of people on the down. road. and concerts in confinements musicians around the world perform on line for their fans who are stuck at home. i'm called aspen thanks for joining us the global death toll in the corona virus pandemic now stands at more than 11 and a half 1000 no other country is worse affected right now than italy with more than 4000 lives lost so far on friday the country recorded a staggering rise of another 627 deaths that's the biggest single day increase anywhere since the pandemic began. doctors

stretched to the limit. patients gasping for air keep arriving but there aren't enough beds. most of the really sick here and better gamo are oh the early but medics warn young people they too are vulnerable. peacekeepers sent of our patients in the i.c.u. which i'd be more severe. if the percent of our patients are already since the 5 years old but let me give you the same young get an. invitation. right here though. 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 are 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 that awful number figures 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. let's get the latest from italy correspondents joins us now from rome that death toll in italy we saw this huge jump on friday what's behind those numbers what are experts say. well kolya absolutely right it's a devastating blow really to have such a huge number of deaths just in the space of 24 hours and the experts the health officials are saying well these figures these infections and deaths that you see are a result of infections that happened before the lockdown measure was put into place

so we're only in day 11 now of the knock down measure and you have to wait at least 2 weeks to see whether that it has an impact and the authorities are say with nowhere near the peak rate of infections just yet they expect it to come for hats next week or maybe one week later that's what the head of it's of the civil protection services is saying but the infection. the deaths and the number of high number of infections as well is a result basically of this or the knock down came to. as we heard a report half of patients there. that have been affected they're younger than age 65 are all age groups in interleague taking the proper precautions. well that's what they're saying you know if you're young and healthy chances are could be a potential carrier of this infection and therefore you may feel fine or you may

have very very mild symptoms but you are still a chariot and you can infect others bills that are more fragile and young people are susceptible as well because you may be young but we have fun denying called conditions for you to be have suffered in fiction elsewhere and so that can have an impact on your ability to fight this infection so if put in place a series of measures now we've seen that mish is already put in place. a more controlled sea or on the streets of the beaches near rome have also been shut is the weather gets better people might want to venture out to sea no. break in in the lead really has been centered in the north officials trying to keep it there but are they worried now about a similar outbreak in the rest of the country we saw in the piece or where you are in rome. well exactly i mean here for instance we're hearing stories of their

little clusters for being in the region of last year where the capital of since we've heard of 59 not. to be positive with 19 in 2 different continents one group and one just outside group we're also hearing of the town of fundy now that's south of rome and their town particular piece of bread so now to eat lockdown because they found several of these 50 people with positive infections are part of a group of elderly people who were celebrating conical there a few weeks ago so as a result of this concern about the impact in the south it is not as well equipped in terms of its health facilities they are trying to boost it up right now but of course we had that movement from north to the south just because the lock down put into place we see for instance in the region of coolio in the south a lot of the new exactions happen to be the parents of those people that left the north and came down south so unfortunately there is concern about further impact on

the south of the country as well ok day 11 of the down in italy correspondents you know good morning for us from rome thank you. well here in germany 2 states have imposed restrictions on movement in the face of mounting infections those measures begin today the states of bavaria that cern germany's 2nd most populous state and sorry london germany southwest have announced an almost complete shutdown of public life for these 2 weeks people are only allowed to leave their homes to work by food or to help relatives more than 20000 and factions have been confirmed in germany so far and almost 70 people have died. i'll have a look at some other corona virus related headlines around the world spain recorded almost 5000 new cases in 24 hours surging into 3rd place now in the global rankings of infections behind china and italy the thai capital bangkok has all of the city's

popular shopping malls to close except for their supermarkets and their pharmacies in africa centers for disease control and prevention say the number of cases on the continent has now topped $1000.00 and hard hit iran reporting another $123.00 deaths the official death toll is now at more than 50 teen and well among the closures of public spaces around the world as sydney's famous bonded beach thousands of people had gathered there in recent days ignoring coronavirus warnings. one of the world's most famous speeches still packed in recent days despite the outbreak became a battleground between revelers wanting to enjoy the sunshine and officials trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus crowds exceeded the numbers allowed people also fail to observe the social distancing guideline of keeping 2 metres of prot what we saw this morning here in palm beach was the most irresponsible beehive of

individuals that we've seen so far. these were the scenes as thousands headed to the beach sun bathing socializing and surfing all continuing almost as if the pandemic wasn't happening. that change has gone by closed. many sydney residents happy to see access to their favorite beach restricted. to private business yesterday when a lot of people say we don't care because the fire is way down and i think that's fun for them but then they don't have to move i think it's just. a landmark stretch of golden sound now virtually deserted. i think it's good that they did it i think you have a yeah it's pretty crazy attack yesterday now that. like other countries australia

is seeing rising numbers of coronavirus deaths officials are warning that unless people are paid the rules peaches will be closed. china has reported no locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the 3rd consecutive day the w.h.o. says the city of han bets where the outbreak began now provides hope for the rest of the world china did report 41 new cases of the virus those though were imported from overseas the new infections came mainly through students at ex-pats who returned in recent days from the united states and europe new cases of sparked fears of a 2nd wave of the virus just as the country is starting to cover from that initial outbreak. let's go to china now correspondent fog and crush my is standing by for us he is in beijing fab young it sounds like a little by little beijing and maybe the entire country starting super turn to normal is that fair to say. you know that's fair to say i would call it not normal

but maybe the new normal i mean the streets are filled by people now i mean it's not as crowded as it used to be but let's say 67 percent at least people are also breaking up to take the subway they go to restaurants the shops are closing really you can see the capital here waking up every day a little bit more but of course you have strict rules and restaurants for example they are only allowed to take. customers to cetera and most people are still wearing face masks so they are cautious but yes they are really feeling more safe you know you can see in those pictures i mean pretty much everyone still wearing a face mask because theoretically there are still risks here right i mean we've heard there are still cases coming in from outside could all this increase movement lead to another outbreak. i mean that's the dilemma right now china is becoming or turning into

a virus free zone yes long estée are keeping the restrictions tight in the restrictions are mostly for people coming from outside they have to go into centralized carrington stations that's really serious but it's long as they keep this rule intact yes china could become basically virus free but as long as they relax or loosen up loosen up this regulations of course the virus would spread immediately 5 incredible reporting in beijing where people beginning to come out of hibernation there thank you very much. all the concerts around the world scrapped for months to come many artists are making are taking to the internet to host free performances for their fans a special series has been initiated by global citizen and the world health organization raise awareness about the spread of coronavirus. casual and much more intimate than a concert hall around the world artists are looking to connect with their fans

hello their performances broadcast from their living rooms via social media. never to play some songs. and i'll play a couple of the new guys request some and play the game see if sure we can play that card 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. record. 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. we can't play 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 are not just for entertainment autists are hoping that performances. can help raise awareness about measures to curb the spread of coronavirus this is keep yourself your circle and. that the more selfless let me do the quicker we can get released 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. many people are finding creative ways to keep fit under the lockdown as one man and friends taking it many steps further aleesha no come of its brand get this the full marathon that's 42.2 kilometers on his balcony it's like i'm 6 hours and 48 minutes to do so jogging back and forth on just a 7 metre long he says he did it to support medical staff fighting the virus on the front lines. watching t.v. news i'll be back with more news at the top the hour. what's the secret behind this classic. music the sound. as

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