i name is the amount of people homes and a war adds to. this is deja vu news line from berlin germany starts to lock down to find the coronavirus today is day one of a near total shutdown of public life into german states with other slightly to follow we'll hear how authorities in bavaria are trying to keep residents off the streets also coming up italy tightens its restrictions as the corona virus claims even more lives the death toll beats by 627 people in single day that's the biggest 24 hour increase recorded anywhere plus. i'm sure you found.

where i am celebrating the life of a country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 80. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us germany is bracing for the full impact of the corona virus pandemic the country's finance minister says it's preparing a supplementary budget of 150000000000 euros as part of a broader funding package to tackle the economic impact of the outbreak close to a 1000000000 people now were around the world have 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 a full on. down saarland in the west and the area in the south where the streets of

the capital munich look a lot like this there are nearly deserted police say there have been a few violations of the 2 week curfew since it came into fact effect on saturday morning other states are considering following suit while the german government is thinking of imposing tighter restrictions on public life nationwide. more on the situation in bavaria the 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 grove to do the 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 closed 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 want really now but i think you they're 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 has told. people are behaving badly are authorities there to and force these sorts of measures through. 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 let's 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 euros so it's it's serious ok other 25000 others 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 is kind of measures right so it's a very i and and 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 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 boss he heartache reporting for us in munich thank you very much. 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 $627.00 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 are oh the early but medics warn young people they too are vulnerable. 50 percent of our patients in the i.c.u. which are the more serious vision if the percent of our patients are we are 65 years old but they're meeting with the idea of 50 percent is younger than 6. years old your ear. well if you. israeli 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 is 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. here are some of the other corona virus headlines from around the world 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 virus that's one in 5 americans only those working in the most essential services are now allowed to go to work there and australia has closed cities iconic bondi beach thousands of people were gathering there in recent days sunbathing essentially ignoring coronavirus warnings the local government says it will shut other beaches if people fail to comply with bans on large gatherings. of 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 and military planes to evacuate them the german foreign ministry says up to 200000 german tourists are currently stuck abroad. but with more on that joining me in studio is debbie reporter nicole reese and nicole. i mean this sounds chaotic you have all these tourists trended how are they supposed to get back home well that's a 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 ole and everybody is overwhelmed the german government of the moment is doing repacked relations 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 to so that's what it takes 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 contribute a bit to get home but it's all a really length of the 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 that these countries are going on lockdown and all you have firsthand experience with international travel recently i mean how difficult is it at the moment to get around basically commute between london and berlin every 2 and 3 weeks i have a job there i have a partner there and i've seen that my island 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. via video chat and just you know coma selves down and hope that'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 to reporter nicole reese thank you. well as we've been hearing the effects of the corona virus endemic are being felt worldwide one look at spain where 1326 people have died due to the virus the

country is now 3rd in the most number of infections by china and italy of least at nearly 25000 vietnam has barred nearly all foreigners from entering the country and shut down inbound international air travel the africa centers for disease control and prevention says the number of cases on the continent has now topped 1000 and switzerland has reported a 25 percent jump in corona virus cases in a single day with infections now at just over 6000. it's a different case in china china has reported no locally transmitted corona virus cases for the 3rd consecutive day the w.h.o. says the city of new holland that's where the outbreak began now provides hope for the rest of the world china did report 41 new cases of the virus but those were imported from overseas the new infections came mainly through students and ex-pats who returned in recent days from the united states and from europe the new cases of

scarred fears of a 2nd wave of the virus just as the country has started to work cover from the initial outbreak. of the pandemic is already straining hospitals in many countries around the world health care systems are struggling with staffing shortages and doctors who are on duty have to navigate strict no contact policies to avoid infection one solution to both problems could be robots one company in china hopes to turn its automated waiters into hospital helpers. a hot pot restaurant in china the food may be old fashioned but the service is straight out of a sign fine novel robots bring fresh vegetables and raw meat to be cooked in a pot at the tables for years now this restaurant chain has featured electronic waiters made by kenyan robotics the company has donated hundreds of robot waiters to hospitals to help battle the coronavirus now they are developing models

specifically designed for the public health sector which if you told me earlier this epidemic has created a lot of demand for delivery robots we believe these robots will be increasingly used in hospitals after the epidemic for example delivering goods all for sterilization this is what we call to trading on right now. some of humans robots have already been put to work in hospitals to help minimize contact between personnel and patients during an epidemic using these machines could slow down the rate of infection. it will be a little while until the company has a finished hospital model staff will also have to be trained on how to use the robots but what's already considered normal in this restaurant might soon be the norm in hospitals to. the sporting world might be at

a total standstill but on the lake in southern siberia an intrepid group of yachting divo cheese are out indulging their passion take a look at his own frozen lake by call enthusiastic ice yachters from around the world gathered for a week's competition the yachts can reach speeds of up to 100 kilometers an hour as they glide across the eyes the late event has been held there for decades it's open to the public anyone with the equipment and a bit of courage are free to go along and take part. in 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 and sold over 50000000 albums in the us alone we'll leave you now with these images and one of his biggest hits the gap.

on a warm summer's evening on the train bound though. where the camp we were both to tack to sleep so we took turns to stare out the window at. the border. is quite as simple as it seems. to understand the world better we need to take a closer look at. the experience knowledge to borrow today. b.t.w. .