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this is dave every news live from berlin another terrible record in italy as the coronavirus claims hundreds more lives exactly a month after its 1st death the virus kills nearly $800.00 people in just 24 hours it's the deadliest day for the world's worst hit country also coming out health care workers in spain rushed to complete temporary hospitals as more cases of cope with 19 need urgent medical support the country is on lockdown as prime minister sanchez says the worst is yet to come. and fears of
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a 2nd wave coronavirus in hong kong as new cases emerge both parties there say a surge in cases of willpower lies the medical system. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program we begin in italy which has reported its biggest ever one day rise in deaths from the corona virus nearly 800 people have died from the infection there in the past 24 hours it's the worst affected country in the world with nearly 5000 recorded deaths globally the number of infections has soared past 300000. this is the chapel at cremona hospital in northern new to me. the morgue is full so bodies are being kept here until they can be buried. in the intensive care unit has no bed
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tonight medical staff are struggling to cope. the saw. me. we are here. they. all leave we are too full for. if you are worth in. here or there 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 autonomy in times and cities police have been making sure that fresh draconian measures introduced on saturday to further limit people's movements are enforced those out and about are stopped and asked to prove why
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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 the by the affected city of bergen are images that italians fear will be repeated time and again in the coming days and weeks. correspondent same to get to joins us now from rime same another tragic death toll it keeps climbing with no apparent end in sight it's still the highest in the world it is i still hope in italy of containing the situation. you're absolutely right i mean these figures are just demoralizing with these new records being set day the now 793 in the country the bulk of which 546 just in that region of lombardy up north the prime minister speaking to the nation late on saturday said that the decision that he made for stricter lockdown measures which include
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stopping all business and all factories from running it was not an easy decision to big but he said the country is facing its biggest challenge since world war 2 and he made the decision after a meeting with representatives of the unions as well as the associations representing the different industries it was clear that ne is of the towns up north as well as regional presidents in different parts of italy have been calling on the prime minister to do this there just too many people out in about going to work as well and so them before they've called on this measure to be put in place that said the banks supermarkets pharmacies and transport still does continue it's important they say what happens in this next one week it's very crucial as we approach that 2 week mark since the lockdown was put in place and from what we're hearing and seeing medical staff there completely overwhelmed by the situation what support if
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they were saving. well you know right i mean it's it's overwhelming and frustrating for them we've seen the medical staff the medical associations taking to social media in order to inform italians that we'll do our job you just stay at home and it's not just italians that they want to speak up to but also the rest of the world to understand and to learn from italy's experience 0 $1.00 study put it that 80 percent of the inspections and it's the actually doctor's medical stuff that i the front my dealing with the spread of this inspections disease we've seen help arriving from abroad china has sent doctors cuba is also sent a group of 52 doctors to help the medical staff here the prime minister had needed hole for 300 doctors to volunteer from the rest of it to be up till now they've seen a response of all those 8000 doctors the authorities say that this is something that
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italians can be proud of that the medical staff is ready to help the hand before the bullet it really is about a crisis move to deal with the lockdown and to deal with the infections up north but also to prepare the situation down south which all the moment remains contained but we'll have to see what happens in the coming days and weeks. say makoto reporting from rime thanks very much for the update and spain is racing to construct temporary hospitals to care for more patients fighting a battle against kobe had 19 a country now has the 4th highest number of coronavirus infections prime minister petra sanchez says the worst is yet to come. * 4 the sound of gratitude and spain's emergency service workers showed the support for the medical staff working around the clock to care for the nation soaring number of
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coronavirus patients. health workers have been struggling with a huge stretch on resources. and there are no waterproof gowns the colleagues protect themselves with garbage bags and trying to get the protection that the hospital does not give them waiting rooms have been set up to treat patients without oxygen the the respirators and the situation is in chaos. spain's prime minister urged the nation to prepare itself emotionally and psychologically for the coming challenges. unfortunately the worst is yet to come when tough days lie ahead for we will see the impact of the hardest most damaging our will push to its limits our material and moral capacities as well as our tenacity as a society. spain is racing to finish construction of temporary hospitals including transforming madrid's largest exhibition center to provide over 5000
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additional beds the country's lockdown is having some unintended repercussions hospitalized coronavirus patients have been forced to leave their pets at home and the restrictions on movement means friends and relatives have been unable to retrieve the abandoned pets so these volunteers in madrid have been rescuing the animals looking after them until they can eventually be reunited hopefully with their recovered onus. the impacts of this crisis are intensifying across the globe the raging pandemic has forced lockdowns in 35 countries with nearly 1000000000 people now confined to their homes people in india have been asked to remain indoors on sunday for a nationwide 14 hour curfew aimed at controlling the spread of the virus palestinian authorities have announced the 1st 2 cases of the coronavirus in gaza the discovery prompted fears of
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a potential outbreak in the crowded on klav meanwhile the chinese city of will hand where the global pandemic was 1st detected went a 4th consecutive day on sunday without reporting any new or suspected cases of the virus. and fears are growing in hong kong of a 2nd wave of the corona virus the territory has been successful in containing the 1st outbreak but new cases have spiked in recent days on friday the territory reported a record jump in confirmed cases as thousands returned home from overseas or thorazine is fear the influx of people could lead to a community outbreak can paralyze the city's medical system hong kong now has moment 270 cases. while several asian countries have introduced technology aimed at curbing the spread of the virus measures include bracelets and phone apps the report way uses and send them text messages if they stray too far from quarantine. travelers arriving at the airport in hong kong are met by officials who issue them
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with electronic wristbands the city says it has 20000 of the bracelets they must be worn for 2 weeks of compulsory quarantine. returning resident angela fan is skeptical download an app and you have to walk around your house and then detect where like how your house is so as soon as you get out there the house and then i. would get alert and health care or the police to come catch you and me it would be out to 6 months prison many of hong kong's confirmed cases caught the virus overseas or from close contacts with travelers but only around a 3rd of the response issued so far have been activated one big problem is that they really didn't have a chance to catch run the whole system before it goes out i think that has nothing to do with the technology it's the procedure o. handling problem at the airport huge number of people
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a lot of confusion some users question whether this surveillance system can work and thirdly we thought it was very very tight in your arm enough that was take it out but then you know. authorities are warning returning residents and others arriving that sticking strictly to their core unseen is critical if hong kong is to avoid a 2nd wave of infections. here in germany there's been an increase of nearly 2000 cases of the crown of virus in just 24 hours government data set to discuss tough tough and mischa's to restrict residents on sunday and nationwide lockdown could be announced but here in germany's capital lynn there are mixed views on what the country should do next. in berlin's park's 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
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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 out of food i heard from friends in spain how depressing a lockdown is other wolf but let's i'm afraid it's going to happen with the specter of nabi the weather will also play a role that people stick to the recommendation i hope so. too much of it 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. food markets are still allowed to operate at this one it was business as usual with no social distancing measures observed. yet 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
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a choice they said a lack of supplies in recent days and rumors of further restrictions added to the pressure to stock up over the floor i need to go shopping for my family who knows what will still be possible next week will go through the. many berliners are fearful of what might yet be looming over enjoying rare moments of normal life while they still can oh. let's take a look now at some of the known coronavirus related headlines from around the world a strong earthquake hit croatia and its capital zagreb causing widespread damage and panic a 15 year old was reported in critical condition and others were also injured the european seismological agency says the earthquake measured a 5.3 magnitude. poses in the west african state of guinea a voting in a bitterly disputed referendum on changing the constitution the reforms could boost
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gender equality and bring other social reforms but critics say the poll is a ploy by the 82 year old president alpha condé to program his hold on power. to buy experience a hail storm on saturday and on usual site for the desert city which often say's temperatures as high as 50 degrees celsius to buy has had more rain than usual jus to efforts by the united arab emirates government to government to create more clouds out officially but hail remains on usual. calls to postpone the tokyo 2020 games are growing amidst this pandemic the governing body of u.s. athletics has pushed for a delay of the olympics because of it the federation says the disruption has made it difficult for plates to train safely and has caused considerable mental stress they're asking the national elim pick committee to back a postponement in the peaks are set to begin on july 24th japan has said they are
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to go ahead. as plants. you're watching news we'll have more news headlines at the top of the hour and a reminder we have extensive coverage of the coronavirus crisis on our web site that's d.w. dot com i'm rebecca riches in berlin problem fully ileus up next hour thanks for watching. my 1st boss a model sewing machine. where i come from women are almost by this social influence even something as simple as learning how to write a bicep those isn't. since i was a little girl i wanted to buy say the lost my home but it took me years to going to play there.

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