this is the news line from berlin german chancellor merkel is to go into quarantine after coming in contact with someone infected with the coronavirus that announcement coming moments after the country tightens its social restrictions banning gatherings of more than 2 people germans were warned to stay indoors over the weekend to avoid stricter coronavirus controls as italy tightens its coronavirus measures other countries are sending their support to russia this bashes doctors and medical equipment to help battle the world's deadliest

coronavirus outbreak and turkey is not yet as badly hit as other countries workers are busy preparing to go to the spread of the virus and citizens are thanking them from their fountain. i'm calling assman thanks for joining us we begin with some breaking news in just the last few minutes it's being announced that german chancellor angela merkel has been ordered into home quarantine after she came into contact with a person who has tested positive for the corona virus we want to jump right into that breaking news let's bring in d.w. political correspondent emmanuel che's with more on that a developing story emmanuelle chancellor merkel going into quarantine at home she

came into contact with someone who tested positive for the corona virus what more can you tell us at this hour. yes that was confirmed by the government spokesperson stations i have backed that i know america was sent in quarantine she was in contact with a doctor who administered the vaccine and you mechanical and a vaccine then since then that doctor has tested positive for corinna virus the coheed 900 so the chancellor found out about it shortly after having given a news conference in which she and use a news conference in which she informed people of the new measures being taken and you know what to do to try and contain cohen of virus outbreak in that country she is now in quarantine and she's going to be money told to very close the farm how. many will do we know with this point how the chancellor being in quarantine might affect germany's response and planning regarding be pandemic. well right now i

think the government will take it one step at a time to check their easy quarantine but she hasn't tested positive 19 and that's septic cautionary measure she staying at home tests will probably be carried out quite quickly so at the moment it doesn't change to the rest homes but should do checks that are indeed test positive the 19 obviously a day would be something to occasions as to watch happens next who can take diseased who can lead to those negotiations for example between state premiers when it comes to talking about how they're into lockdown tightening. taking measures that are already quite drastic so as to force people to stay indoors but we know they yet i get america has not tested positive or core enough virus cocodrie 19 she

is being r m t r. so for now taking all the proper precautions isolating the chancellor and as you mentioned she will be tested for the corona virus meanwhile we want to get to those stricter measures that were announced and then were seemingly overshadowed of course by this breaking news can you walk us through the stricter measures that were announced today for germany. yesterday my significant measure of announced today was. for people to gather together and no more than 2 people would be allowed to for example go for a walk outside and no need to should only go outside if necessary so i don't need to go to where i have to go to dr and such things restaurants with us so. as well as older businesses that imply physical contact such as hairdressers which where i should be allowed to remain open. and set your eyes to trust service is really a tightening of those measurements so as to be used to stick

a nation off and to actually eat reducing artistic elation not to virus and itself so to measures are being taken people to stop interacting with each shoulder so as to slow down this equation often virus and again time so as the hospitals can't get straight each as the outbreak continues they're all right some stricter measures being put into place but of course being overshadowed by breaking news once again german chancellor angela merkel will be ordered into quarantine at home after coming into contact with a doctor who tested positive with manual chase thank you very much for that update . authorities around the world take ever more drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the corona virus the number of cases globally has nearly doubled over the past week let's take a look now at the numbers the current tally by johns hopkins university in the united states counts more than 300000 infections worldwide and with that more than

13000 deaths half of all the cases of coven 1000 are in fact in europe lockdown measures are in place in $35.00 countries with every 7th person now confined to their homes around the world. meanwhile italy is reporting some new figures as well the death toll bearing crease by 651 in the past 24 hours that's fewer than saturday's record number of fatalities but still the 2nd highest recorded in the country so far italy is stepping up measures to control the outbreak and outside help is now on the way doctors from cuba and medical supplies from russia have been dispatched to help support the overwhelmed medical system. an eerie sight that's now the norm in many italian cities rome's piazza vonetta see it practically deserted apart from police cars and military vehicles rules confining

italians to their homes were tightened even further the prime minister announced all public offices building sites and businesses would close unless they are essential to keeping the country's supply chain going. we're sure your dozing sacrifices that today can look like a step behind will allow us tomorrow to run and to come back soon into our factories. into our offices into our squares into the arms of relatives and friends . we're giving up our most beloved habits because we love italy but we're not giving up our confidence in the future you know we will make it. as italy ramps up its lockdown measures with a greater police and military presence the 1st of 9 russian army planes were preparing to fly to italy carrying up to 100 military experts and medics the aid mission comes after russian president putin offered support to the italian prime

minister on the phone it's help but italy badly needs. behind closed doors and shuttered windows of the long body region people are already reeling from the 546 deaths recorded on saturday here like one over the country just one hope that maybe italy will emerge soon from one of the darkest chapters in recent history. correspondent alessio peroni joins us now from the line alessio those new numbers the number of people in italy have died from the corona virus in just last 24 hours 651 that figure though lower than yesterday and that's seemingly giving some people all reason to hope right i mean is this indicating maybe that that lockdown is having a positive effect hello and thanks and thanks for having me yeah it's hard to call these numbers positive but yet they seem to suggest that they are positive

relatively positive compared to what we've seen yesterday even here in long but the new figures just announced yesterday in milan there were 868 new cases today only 424 ok but still it's half the number of. deaths also here in long body 546 yesterday 361 today. now authorities have warned against taking these numbers as a saw in that the spread of the virus is slowing down it's only could be one day we'll see in the next year the next few days will tell if if the spread is slowing down if the lockdown effects are coming in and kicking in by i think for one day we need to be cautious in about the early cell attempting of course to look for silver linings given how how drastic the situation has been there of the prime minister announcing. tighter measures tighter restrictions on bouffant in italy give us some details about what the prime minister announced. yes i think it's important to

remember for the audience that the lockdown that was in place in italy was not a full blown lockdown like the one we saw. it was you know some people refer to it would be somebody on the phone as a tooth of a lockdown or 3 quarters of a lockdown. industrial activity or greek culture and many workplaces were out were allowed to carry on. during the previous lockdown now with the measures announced yesterday it's not quite clear when they will start taking effect but we've seen with the measures that are announced yesterday many businesses will have to work from home or shut down altogether now there's a long vista long list of operations there are real out so you continue working you know supply chain for medical goods including for example blue factories are great culture public transport so still quite a lot of businesses will remain open but this is probably somebody in to tell us

civil protection in a press conference said that this is probably the strictest measure that italy can take at the moment there is some help on the way medical aid coming from from russia and from cuba how did that come about. yes the. particular goals in other regions the health service in his years been overwhelmed for think it's fair to say for 4 days if not weeks we've heard some doctors describe it got tsunami of patients needing intensive care are arriving in hospitals in the oath or eighty's of sorts held elsewhere so a long long body has asked doctors in other regions of italy to common help and hundreds of responders they're currently looking into where which hospitals most need new doctors but also yeah like you said 53 doctors and nurses are right from cuba today and they will be assigned to a pop up campaspe fill in here

a number of the medical equipment doctors translators interpreters coming from russia as well and must face masks and medical equipment have been sent from china as well and i think it's faults of an operation to full for the health service to stay afloat and keep patients as it quickly becomes overwhelmed now just a just a quick figure there were about 750 intensive care beds at the beginning of the crisis now long been long but the now long body has 1300 solmes doubled its capacity but of course it needs equipment it needs doctors run it's not entirely sure where it where it could find its desperately needed supplies on the way alessio parolee reporting for us and into lee thank you very much thanks for having me. well turkey has also seen an increase in corona virus infections according to the health ministry 21 people have died and there have been nearly 1000 cases there authorities have imposed

a restriction on the movement of senior citizens and the ill in istanbul people are taking the time to show their gratitude for those on the front lines of the crisis . in times of the corona virus. this is what istanbul sounds like at night. from their flats and on the streets people are cheering and applauding turkey's health care well cuz. well it was lucky we want them to know that we're supporting them it may god help their work or the lives in that alone god protect them without them we'd all be lost. on that makes us proud to see our health care workers putting aside their own needs at a time when our society needs them most difficult. or not letting us down and for all your great efforts we sank you very very much.

the stumble is hardly recognizable these days at the world famous all time as mitt most workers are disinfecting the square as that are usually filled by sounds of tourists. in fact all mass gatherings in the country's nearly 90000 mosques have been suspended some face full now hold their prayers and pox keeping their distance. turkey is just at the beginning of what might grow into a health crisis the country's 1st coronavirus death was confirmed on tuesday since then the number of cases has been rising istanbul is a city of 16000000 and the empty streets are clear sign that many people here are taking the threat of infection seriously schools pops gyms have been closed and public transport limited and the city's mayor has ordered where cars and full protective gear to disinfect buses and subway trains on

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