big debate about the fact that. this is the news live from berlin germany starts to lock down defined the coronavirus today is day one of a near total shutdown of public life in 2 german states with others likely to follow will hear how authorities in bavaria are trying to keep president's office to rick it's also coming up it's only tightens its restrictions as the coronavirus claims even more lives the death toll leaves behind 627 people in a single day that's the biggest 24 hour increase recorded anyway. plus as it slowly

gets a handle on the crisis china has aid and advice to offer a world putting millions of people on lockdown. train bound. where the care and celebrating the life of a country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 18. i'm carl aspen thanks for joining us close to a 1000000000 people around the world have now been confined to their homes as governments attempt to slow the global spread of the coronavirus germany is among the worst affected countries 2 of its 16 states of imposed now a full lockdown one is for the area that's where the streets look like this the capital munich is nearly deserted. police say there have been only

a few violations of a 2 week curfew sense that came into effect on saturday morning other states are considering following suit and the german government is also considering imposing tighter restrictions on public life nationwide. let's get more on the situation in bavaria boston heartache is joining us from munich boston today day one of a 2 week walk down there what's the situation like right now and how are people reacting so the streets are really empty today there aren't many people outside you're still allowed to take walks you're allowed to go to the growth to do grocery shopping for example let's go to the doctors and to work but it's a saturday so a lot of people are really going to work today also as you can maybe see behind me it's a cold and rainy day so people are really tempted to go outside and there really isn't a lot of reason to because all the restaurants are closed all the cafes are close all the stores are closed so people are largely staying home and i think they're

fine with that at least for now i mean it's they know that they won really now but i think you know their understanding that it's necessary and you can tell because when you go to the supermarket for example they're more much more disciplined than they were say a few days ago still and now they're really keeping their distance and i think it's slowly sinking in how severe the situation is and that depends on the behavior of each and every one to just start to slow the spread of this fire is. all of people are behaving badly are authorities there to in in force these sorts of measures thing. absolutely so the police are out in the streets they're patrolling. i was out in my car before going around town to see what the situation it's ration is like so i report this to you and i was actually i wasn't sure if i was allowed to do that so i had to look it up on the internet apparently it's fine because i got into a police checkpoint in the center of town but i wasn't stopped so apparently i didn't

break any rules but if they do catch you being outside when you're not supposed to be or forming groups for example they have the possibility to slap a fine on you and that can go up to $25000.00 euros so it's it's serious ok you have a 25000 that is definitely serious. now what's taking place there this is really one of the 1st statewide lockdowns could this be an example for the rest of germany only 2 of 16 states so far and i think his kind of measures. right so it's a very a and and. others that are doing this or and so apparently since germany is a federal state right so it's really the responsibility of all the state premiers to take these measures and to to put these measures in place and apparently tomorrow there's going to be a meeting between all the state premiers and chancellor merkel to discuss if there

should be a unified that there should be unified rules all over the country but as i said it's the responsibility of the state premiers to take that action and we'll see what they come up with tomorrow all right the heartache reporting for us in munich thank you very much. well the global death toll in the coronavirus pandemic now stands at more than 11 and a half 1000 no other country's worst affected right now that italy with more than 4000 lives lost so far on friday the country recorded a staggering rise $627.00 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 in very gamo old early but medics warn

young people they too are vulnerable. beauty percent of our patients in the i.c.u. we should be more severe. if the percent of our patients are already 65 years old but there you have it if you present is younger than 6 you are in real issue. here though your ear. well if you. this really is racing to get temporary hospitals up and running this one has been opened by a us 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 scrub all surfaces they think might be susceptible to contamination. but no matter how much they clean nothing can remove the fear of infection. the effects of the corona virus pandemic are being felt worldwide spain recorded almost 5000 new cases in 24 hours surging into 3rd place in the global ranking of infections behind china and italy the thai capital bangkok has ordered the city's shopping malls to close except for supermarkets and pharmacies the africa centers for disease control and prevention says the number of cases on the continent has now topped 1000 and iran continues to be hard hit reporting another 123 deaths that raises the official death toll to more than 1500

by here's a look now at some of the other corona virus headlines making news at this hour china has reported no locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the 3rd consecutive day the w.h.o. saying that the city of on which suffered the brunt of that outbreak now provides hope for the rest of the world china did report 41 new cases of the virus but those were imported from overseas. 5 u.s. states including new york california and illinois are confining nearly all residents to their homes in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus that totals one in 5 americans only those working in the most essential services are allowed to go to work. and australia has closed at sydney's iconic bondi beach thousands of people had been gathering there in recent days they were ignoring coronavirus warnings the local government says it will shut other beaches as well of people fail to comply with bans on large gatherings. tens of

thousands of travelers have been left stranded after countries around the world closed their borders in response to the pandemic governments are scrambling to get their citizens home after many countries suspended international flights and passenger ships many of chartered commercial military planes to evacuate them the german foreign ministry says up to 200000 germans who were are currently stuck abroad. but with more now joining me in studio is a reporter nicole reese nicole i mean this sounds chaotic you have all these tourists transit how are they supposed to get back home for the big question indeed for hundreds of thousands of people around the globe who are just on vacation or anything they're trying to get hold of their embassies or travel agents or airlines but it's tough because on the whole and everybody is overwhelmed the german government at the moment is doing repatriation scheme and it's already said it's

the biggest average since where it will choose to get people back while into germany so basically nationals can register on the website of the german foreign ministry get all the details and then they have to be patient really because of how long to take do we know that many people they have started this week already about it's going to take several days or even some weeks the foreign minister said so that's what. so you have to be patient and hang in there but there are also other nationals of course u.s. nationals for example also hoping for a repatriation scheme which the government is starting to do now they starting in morocco with 1000 people coming back and it's all also like you know you have to pay a bit like an economy flight even contributive it to get home but it's all a really lengthy game people are nervous that they don't get home in the u.k. there is no such a scheme they said it's really costly and bit difficult to organize so now private travel agencies are trying to to you know try to get people home for

a fee but it's all in all a very tense situation for those people and we see that these countries are going on lockdown nicol you have firsthand experience with international travel recently i mean how difficult is it at the moment to to get around basically commute between london and berlin every 2 in 3 weeks i have a job there i have a partner there and i've seen that my airline is canceling and grounding flights so we're nervous about this we don't know when we will see each other and have to hang in there as well but if you really compare it to what is going on around us now i think we're really lucky we can see each other where video chat and just you know call ourselves down and hope it's going to get better you know. it's a tough situation for everyone many people around the world in similar situations just trying to figure out how they get home or border nicole reese thank you. right to colombia now where the president has ordered the country into lockdown

beginning on tuesday a nationwide quarantine will last until april 13th and the capital bogota residents are already getting a taste of what's to come the city is carrying out a test run to help officials and the public prepare for extreme social distancing our correspondent nicole for that as more. empty streets closed shops the colombian capital 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 of special care a measure locals embrace with enthusiasm. i hope we keep this up it's very important in order to get this over with quickly. you know not i was stuck in my

daily routine this is helping me to get out of it and seek new horizons. than is that i plan to stay at home what's netflix boardgames 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 the public via facebook from her house mayor claudia lopez praised the city's commitment to the exercise. or using wasn't her closer to you know today 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 if you start. 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 a prison sentence. and finally country music fans are mourning the death of legendary singer kenny rogers he passed away on friday of natural causes aged 81 in a career that spanned 6 decades the grammy award winning singer songwriter racked up 2 dozen number one hits he's sold over 50000000 albums in the u.s. alone will leave you now with these images of anybody 3rd. on the warm summer's evening former training ground from the roof. where the damn loop bove to sleep so we took turns to straighten out the

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