this is d.w. news live from berlin another terrible record in italy as the coronavirus claims more lives exactly a month after its 1st death the virus kills nearly $800.00 people in just 24 hours is that deadliest day ever for the world's worst hit country also coming up. health care workers in spain rush to complete temporary hospitals of the country sees a 30 percent increase in cope with 19 cases in a single day the country is on lockdown as prime minister federal sanchez says the

worst is yet to come. and germany so its own fight the government is asking carmakers to make medical care and lawmakers discuss a possible nationwide looked at will see how people are dealing with the fast pace of changes here in the capital. public welcome to the program while authorities around the world take more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of cases globally nearly doubled last week the current tally by johns hopkins university in the united states kind more than 300000 infections worldwide without over 13000 deaths half of all the cases of covert 19 are in europe. lockdown measures are in place in 35 countries where every 7th person now confined

to their homes and italy is struggling most to combat covert 19 with nearly 40 percent of the global recorded deaths officials there reported the largest one day increase in fatalities from the corona virus with almost 800 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. 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 beds left medical staff a struggling to cope. the soft. tsunami. we are here. and they. all leave we are told to fall for.

if you are worse in baka here or there more because we are a. here for the patients. the battle against the spread of the coronavirus is not just in hospitals but on the streets of italian towns 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 and stopped and asked to prove why they're not at home despite their if it's the number of dead keeps rising at a staggering rate military vehicles have for another day been transporting coffins for promotion near the badly affected city of the. images italians fear will be repeated time and again in the coming days and weeks. correspondent alessio perona

is following developments in milan earlier i asked him how people are dealing with italy's rising death toll and the national lockdown. as a matter of fact most of us have been a home for a couple of weeks thousands here now milan is not as badly affected as the provinces to the east of milan not such as a more cremona and pressure where the priests some of the priests i spoke to that told me you know it's going to be difficult for this town to even restart life because so many people that we knew so well have died. so we were mostly staying at home it's a nervous game of of of waiting there are long queues to get into the supermarkets and we're doing as we're told. well the death toll keeps climbing in italy what more can the authorities do now to contain a further spreading of the virus. i think we know

most of us don't know because a lot has already been done. and we i think we're entering uncharted territory here is this is a full blown lockdown only essential. such as pharmacies grocery store supermarkets are allowed to carry on so it's not clear what else can be closed one thing that is clear is that we've always been told that the lockdown and all the strict measures that the government has adopted we would see their effects further down the line so a lot of hoping a lot of us are hoping that this week maybe we'll start to see. you know the spreads slowing down a little bit this is not clear it's not clear when the effects to kick in but we're hoping to see the effects soon. well i mean you know it's like a pretty overwhelming situation and of course some of those who are probably the most overwhelmed will say would be medical staff and what support our day receiving at the moment well it's it's quite it's

a huge operation of spoken to a few doctors in i.c.u. . and they've describes a race against time to free up more beds every day and by the end of the day no matter how many pets they're freed up they're you know always the same amount of beds is available because so many patients keep going to hospitals long body has called doctors recall doctors from retirement but also invited doctors from cuba from china or from venezuela there's a constant recruitment process to have new nurses and new doctors every week and still they don't they never seem to be you know. and this this is meanwhile authorities are moving patients we are ambulances but also helicopters to 2 hospitals far away to free up more beds so this is the kind of support operation that it's quite astonishing really but still it doesn't seem to be enough. well on a reporting from milan italy thank you. spain

is experiencing europe's 2nd most severe i break of the coronavirus cases in the country increased by 30 percent in one day prime minister better sanchez is calling for an extension to the current state of emergency and many in spain are rushing to help support the country's strained resources. the sound of gratitude and spain's emergency service workers showed their support for the medical staff working around the clock to care for the nation's soaring number of coronavirus patients. health workers have been struggling with the huge stretch on resources my mother and i mean our lives 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. as the funeral. spain's prime minister urged the nation to prepare itself emotionally and psychologically for the coming challenges. unfortunately the worst is yet to come with tough days lie ahead for them we will see the impact of the hardest most damaging our that will push to its limits on 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 $5000.00 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 movements means friends and relatives have been unable to retrieve the abandoned pets so these volunteers in the trade have

been rescuing the animals looking after them until they can eventually be reunited hopefully with their recovery it's own is both parties in gaza have confirmed the 1st cases of corona virus in the palestinian territories the health ministry says 2 infected palestinian citizens had returned from pakistan wedding venues in gaza has been closed and a large gatherings and the prime minister has ordered a 14 day lockdown the arrival of the virus raises fears for one of the world's dentist and most impoverished populations movement in and out of the territories restricted by israel and egypt and health care offerings remain limited. germany is reporting an increase of nearly 2000 cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours government leaders are set to discuss tougher measures to restrict residents on sunday and nationwide lockdown could be announced but here in germany's capital

berlin there are mixed views on what the country should do next. in berlin's parks 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 out of food i heard from friends in spain how depressing a lockdown is. but let's i'm afraid it's going to happen. the weather will play a role that people stick to the recommendation. 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 light note. food markets are still allowed to operate at this one it was business as usual with no social distancing measures observed. to 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 yet. many berliners are fearful of what might yet be looming while enjoying rare moments of normal life while they still can. fares are growing in hong kong of a 2nd wave of coronavirus the territory had 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 thirty's fear the influx of people could turn into a community i break and paralyzed the city's medical system on kong now has more than 270 cases. several asian countries have introduced technology and aimed at curbing the spread of the virus measures include bracelets and phone up start reports where users are 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 issued them with electronic wristbands the city says it has 20000 of the bracelets they must be worn for 2 weeks of compulsory quarantine. returning resident i'm just a fan is skeptical download it out and then you have to walk around your house and then. like how your house is though as soon as you get out the house and then i.

would get alert and a house cat all the police become catch you and me it would be out you 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 has been acts. hit 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 problems at the airport huge number of people a lot of confusion some users question whether this surveillance system can work and thirdly if there wasn't a very tight in your arm enough that was there that take it out but then you know. authorities are warning returning residents and others arriving that sticking strictly to their core and teen is critical if hong kong is to avoid

a 2nd wave of infections. religious services around the world have been interrupted by the corona virus outbreak in the vatican the sunday angelus prayers are being broadcast online instead for the 3rd week in a row pope francis has made no secret of his own discomfort while talking to a camera instead of people he has complained of feeling like he was sitting in a cage the vatican st peter's square has been sealed off and this is just one of italy's latest measures to slow down the outbreak in the world's hardest hit country. calls to postpone the tokyo 2020 games are growing the governing body of u.s. of the latics has pushed for a delay of the olympics because of the pandemic the federation says the disruptions have made it difficult for athletes to train safely and has caused considerable mental stress they're asking the national olympic committee to back a postponement the olympics are set to begin on july 24th japan has said they are

to go ahead as planned. but you're watching d.w. news we'll be back at the top of the hour undermined or we have extensive coverage of the coronavirus crisis on our web site that's the w dot com i'm pablo folios in berlin thanks for watching take care. is from me. is for you.