online at d. w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels. playing. this is d.w. news live from berlin yet another terrible record in italy as the coronavirus claims hundreds more lives exactly one month after its 1st death the virus kills nearly 800 people in a single day it's the deadliest day ever for the world's worst hit countries also coming out one in 4 americans face lockdown as the coronavirus in new york is

the case is this all 211000. train bound for. the camp and celebrating the life of a country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 18 why. thanks for joining may rule beginning in italy which is reported its biggest ever one day rise in deaths from the coronavirus nearly 800 people died from the infection there in the apos 24 hours usually is the worst affected country in the world the corona virus has killed nearly 5000 people there and around the world more than 300000 people have been infected more than one in every 6 cases is. in

italy. this is the chapel at cremona hospital in northern italy. the morgue is full so bodies are being kept here until they can be buried. in the intensive care unit has no bad to last medical staff are struggling to cope. it's not me. we are here. they. all leave we are told to form or. if you are worth in. here or in war because we are. here for the patients. the battle against the spread of the coronavirus is not just in hospitals

but on the streets of italian times and cities police have been making sure that fresh draconian measures introduced on saturday to further limit people's movements are enforced those itin about are stopped and asked to prove why they're not at home despite their efforts the number of dead keeps rising at a staggering rate military vehicles have for another day been transporting coffins for christmas in near the by the affected city of bergen are images that italians fear will be repeated time and again in the coming days and weeks. well let's go to the united states now where one in 4 americans face is locked down the number of coronavirus cases in new york state alone has soared to 11000 president donald trump has urged americans to quote stay at home and save lives but so far he has ruled out a nationwide lockdown vice president mike pence has tested negative for the corona

virus after one of his i contract to coach at 19 according to pens nearly 200000 americans have been tested so. we feel is an economic disaster growing the u.s. is preparing a financial package worth some 2 trillion dollars let's bring in d.w. correspondent all of us in washington hi all of us there's been a huge spike in cases in new york it's got just. the total cases in the u.s. so how exactly is the state coping with these. jared it's a huge spike in almost 25000 cases across the united states right now you mention it half of them almost in new york in new york state and that's really stunning you know yesterday we talked about it and the numbers seem to have almost doubled since then the u.s. now coming after china italy and spain number 4 of the most affected. countries affected by the clone of virus but it's really improved important stressing here

that testing has just begun one week ago in the united states so we don't know all the cases the number of unreported cases must be significantly higher and that is also one of the reasons why the numbers in the u.s. are going up that sharply right now as more results of the tests are coming in and we're witnessing that in new york city a city that seems like a ghost town these days but the regulations there will be even higher as of tomorrow evening there is a total lockdown to be implemented as of sunday 8 pm when all non-essential businesses will have to remain closed of course new yorkers will have to stay in their apartments and that's very frightening for a lot of people there who have never seen their city anything like this before all of one in 4 americans are being told to study hard so why isn't donald trump considering a nationwide lockdown. well the u.s. is a very large country with very different situations so the coasts here west and you

skills are more affected with states like california or new york we just talked about it and then in comparison to states like never asking for instance that don't have many cases as of now so president trump says it's not necessary to put all the same measures on on every american state and so he leaves it up to the governors and mayors to find individual solutions for his individual states and that is exactly what's happening right now but of course this could change very quickly if the situation in the u.s. deteriorates. all over the food and drug administration has approved its 1st rapid coronavirus tests and results are available in around 45 minutes could this be some kind of game changer yet a pencil what quicker results are certainly good but people are advised to stay at home anyway plus in epi centers like in new york there is actually a policy shift right now taking place they want to not test people with minor

syndromes in the future and that's another piece of evidence that the health care system there is increasingly overwhelmed you know material like massing gollum's are missing all scars and every test of course means less supply in the intensive care units and that is potentially life threatening our correspondent in washington all of us out of thank you all of. you might have seen over the last few days on social media these videos of italians singing in solidarity from their balconies during the coronavirus crisis well he has inspired millions of people around the world including right here in berlin. in the evening here in the german capital many people went out on their balconies to applaud people have begun cracking as a gesture of appreciation to the health care workers and those who are continuing to work in rather difficult conditions with the german government is considering

tougher measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus and then measures that have been welcomed by many people here in berlin. in berlin's parts spring maybe in the year but most likely also particles of the coronavirus still some left their homes to catch a bit of fresh air exercise and enjoy some family time all the while generally keeping the recommended distance. these could have been some of the last weekend outings for berliners as a possible nationwide lockdown was on everyone's minds the socialist thought of what i heard from friends in spain how depressing a lockdown is on it wolf but let's i'm afraid it's going to happen for the suspect maybe the weather will also play a role that people stick to the recommendation and hope so. too much of people which is of course people shouldn't gather in large groups it's unnecessary so

that's a sensible rule but a couple going for a walk or enjoying some food in a cafe keeping the appropriate distance why you know to. food markets are still allowed to operate at this one it was business as usual with no social distancing measures observed. good people who came here for their food seemed aware of the risk from the dangerous coronavirus but many also said they didn't have much of a choice they said a lack of supplies in recent days and rumors of further restrictions added to the pressure to stock up. i need to go shopping for my family who knows what will still be possible next week with the. many berliners are fearful of what might yet be looming enjoying rare moments of normal life while they still can. well in australia prime minister scott morrison has announced a 2nd economic rescue package due to the coronavirus now he's told us tried to

cancel all essential domestic and international travel and he says that states are considering adopting draconian measures to enforce social distancing now this comes after authorities will force to close sydney's famous bunk i beat off the lodge crowds gathered there for a swim ignoring orders to keep away from each other. one of the world's most famous speeches still packed in recent days despite the outbreak one dive 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 apart what we saw this morning here on lot beach was the most irresponsible beehive of individuals that we've seen so far with these with the scenes as thousands headed

to the beach sunbathing socializing and surfing all continuing almost as if the pandemic wasn't happening. that changed his bond by closed. many sydney residents now happy to see access to their favorite beach restricted. yet private business yesterday with a lot of people would say we don't care we get the harvest way young going up a little bit that's fun for them but then they can have a little bit working a little bit in. a landmark stretch of golden sound now virtually deserted. i think it's good that they get it and begin to 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 obey the rules more beaches will be closed. well the impact of

the coronavirus pandemic is intensifying around the world the death toll in france has risen by more than 20 percent in a single day $562.00 people have now died due to the virus and the country has reported nearly 15000 cases over in cyprus while it's reported its 1st coronavirus death more than 80 people are infected with the virus there for one has suspended all unnecessary movements outside the home and is clamping down on travel across its borders and switzerland has reported a 25 percent jump in corona virus cases in a single day with infections there at just over $6000.00 well the outbreak is straining hospitals in many countries health care systems are struggling with stopping shortages and doctors on jussi have to navigate strict no contact policies to avoid infection one solution to breath problems could be robots one company in

china hopes to turn its automated white is 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 early 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 to all for sterilization this is what we call 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. country music fans are mourning the death of legendary singer kenny rogers he died on friday of natural causes at the idea of a he won the grammy award winning singer songwriter racked up 2 dozen number one hits and sold over 15000000 albums in the us a line going to leave you now with one of his biggest it's the gambler. on a warm summer's evening on the train bound though. where the camp

of both to try to sleep so we took turns to stare out the window at darkness the boredom overtook us. and he began to speak he said son i made a life out of grieving people's faces knowing what the cards were by the way they killed the red suv you don't see i could see. him see jenny is full of surprises. coming all out. to some sense one day in the footsteps of the great we've. been here in northern most towns.