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this is thinkable the news live from perth in italy sets a grim brick road in its struggle against the corona virus almost 1000 people have died in the last 24 hours who believe diagnosed with the infection that's the highest death toll since the outbreak was to take it easily in february also on the program. u.s. lawmakers passed the biggest stimulus package in modern history some 2 trillion dollars are said to be rushed to states and businesses struggling i mean eco did 19 crisis legislation also provides direct payments to tens of millions of american
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households. and the world youth confront life in the age of a pandemic presented restrictions are keeping millions of young people add on but that hasn't stopped many from helping people. i'm anthony held welcome to the program italy has set another grim break old for the most deaths from corona virus in a single day almost $1000.00 people have died in the last 24 hours bringing the total death toll to of 9000 that's the highest number of any country and health officials cite the worst may be yet to come hospital wards are still full although doctors say the number of patients is now stating contagion rights of peace to be slowing giving hope that the strict social controls may be working but the lockdown is hitting the it's. having
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a common hunger sour among the most affected churches and charities are overloaded with people looking for basic supplies. earlier we spoke to journalist simak of the who is following the events from ron we asked her how authorities have been explaining these record numbers of thousands shocking figures really but earlier on friday you had representatives from italy's national health institute essentially saying that they are cautiously optimistic despite these immense figures because they say the curve of contagion is flattening any has been just slow ever so slightly since march 20th insult you even had the governor of the lumber the region saying that the region needs start to see a decline in infections in the next few days along with the few recall is the hardest reach hit region in the north of italy so we're nowhere near the peak in
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terms of number of it for actions and we're not in a declining phase either here in italy but there is a sign that days are diminishing in terms of the number of infections and so containment they're saying is even more important now for everyone to stay at home and stick to those not down measures. well the. will be the 1st countries to stop testing drugs in what's being dubbed the solidarity trial. country in the world. with $769.00 people dying in 24 hours. of burial in hazmat suits. one of thousands of victims of the corona virus outbreak in spain . hospital staff in madrid don't need to see the statistics to know spain
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does not yet have a handle on the epidemic. it has been a deadly week for the country 2nd and daily fatalities only to italy. a shortage of equipment and medical staff has left doctors and nurses overwhelmed amnesty international reports that over 9000 spanish health service workers have become infected with the virus more than any other country. even healthy face isolation once they return home careful not to spread the disease to their families. who are having a hard time you feel very lonely and then you go home and you're alone again you remember all the images you saw during the day and you keep thinking and thinking and you can't rest. go home with the images in your head of everything you see here it's very difficult to disconnect it's impossible because you also feel helpless
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and sad. but their work is not in vain thousands have recovered because of their efforts. at this field hospital in the dritte 34 year old grass yellow alone so is going home. when the local the. 19 and i was in this hospital for the last 4 days. i have to say that in the beginning i had a really bad time because i had that feeling of not being able to breathe. but thanks to all the support i received here all the measures that they've taken it wasn't so hard. no matter for that oh i don't for a long so the ordeal is over but for spain the path to recovery is still uncertain . u.s. president donald trump has signed a 2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill into law following its passage through the house of representatives well mike is approved the legislation in a dramatic voice but it's the biggest economic stimulus bill in the nation's
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history and passed with strong support from both republicans and democrats earlier this week and it had already passed the senate. when number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the united states is now passed 100000 earlier on friday president issued an order forcing general motors to produce ventilators and he defended his administration's handling of the emergency the media's been pretty good and the governors have been really good except for a couple and with them it's just political has trumped or no you know that's right because we have done we have done a job the likes of which nobody has seen so there's going to be pressure because you know what when they're not appreciative to me they're not appreciative to the army corps they're not appreciated to fame it's not right. let's go now to washington correspondent stephanie and we heard donald trump calling for appreciation from the states what's the status of that crucial relationship.
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yeah the president needs is the in need of some law from the governors in the states and they're not giving it to him the way he thinks they should because again on the ground in those states and for those governors they are looking at a set of problems and that is we are still at the beginning of a major crisis here there is no peek inside yet not for new york not for a new wall and not for other cities like chicago or detroit they're all looking at models and data. which do not look really really good for those metropolitan areas and states and they need again ventilators ventilators ventilators to be prepared for what's coming their way and protective gear for their health care workers for the nurses for the for the doctors the president wants to be appreciated for what he and the federal governments do or or what their what the government is going to do for those states but that doesn't help them right now and
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this is where the disconnect. while that's going on and unprecedented $2.00 trillion dollars relief package is now law what's driving this ratio of unity in congress. desperation that's the unifying drive and motivation here and that is the economy had to be shut down because of the coronavirus as the president said before and everybody else have been for life saving lives saving lives saving comes 1st then we restart the economy democrats and republicans had no other choice and no other chance as working together on this relief package or aid package for the for the economy democrats made sure that a few points there are really eager about having in there are actually even then this is control about where this money will be spent how it will be spent by big corporations and businesses and businesses there are grants do not want a repeat of 2008 where big companies used relief and bailout money to increase
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c.e.o. salaries and buy back program for stock so this is not happening both parties had a little bit wiggle room and found a compromise and now we have a 2 trillion relief package president trump has now reversed course and is forcing the giant general motors to quickly produce much needed vangelis how are americans viewing he's management of this crisis now. it was for a week plus now a lot ahead scratching why the president would come out and say i'm invoking the defense production act and then the day or 2 later saying up i just invoked it but i'm not going to use it now finally a week later and this is also a sign for the immense pressure this trumpet of ministration is under from the governors from the states he actually used the defense productive production act and ordering g.m. to produce ventilators because again ventilators is what this country needs to save
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lives that's what the experts say in the coming weeks stefanski months in washington thank you. well here are more of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic british prime minister barres johnson has tested positive for coded 19 jumps and says it will be so but will continue to lead the fight against the pen demi german chancellor angela merkel and u.s. president donald trump have agreed to explore possible cooperation on combating the conversion of virus outbreak and zimbabwe has announced a 3 way total lockdown to start on monday the measures will make life even more difficult for millions in the country which is already mired in an economic crusts those countries work to slow the spread of the outbreak young people around the world dealing with some historic restrictions on social life with bars beaches pubs and clubs many of their favorite gathering spices are off limits our correspondents
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tell us just how young people are confronting life in the age of a global pandemic. police in brussels have stepped up efforts in order to stop particular groups of young people from meeting up in parks like this one a recent study has shown that 44 percent almost half of 18 to 21 year olds are not respecting the rules of social distancing here in colombia many young people are using their newly gained spare time to assist those in need and the country's major cities private initiatives are popping up that are calling on young and healthy people to go shopping for the elderly and many are volunteering trying to keep those most at risk safe by getting their groceries their drugs their personal hygiene products and delivering them to their doorstep without any kind of personal contact allowing those most vulnerable to stay at home and themselves to feel a little less helpless in these times i mean. to contain the spread of coronavirus
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it is these young men and women who are leading from the front line. stations i managed by young men and women who are also offered in hygiene classes to the young and the old and also encouraging them to socially distance however that is one of the biggest challenges here in what is being called the world's largest lock down about 1300000000 indians have been after they inside the home for 21 since movement is restricted during a lockdown at some local community level young people are using force in media to coordinate efforts to ensure that the elderly people of their communities continue getting their essential supplies the party is seriously over. the pubs clubs are shot and when young people still kept gathering in parks for so-called corona parties one supermarket owner took to facebook warning them that he would no longer sell them alcohol and snacks. well the sporting world has come to a standstill amid the coronavirus crosses but many of its biggest names have used
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the free time to help out in the battle against the pandemic sybian tennis superstar novak djokovic is the latest to step up with a 7 figure the nation. novak djokovic is a man more used to picking up 7 figure checks them to during the moat but the 17 type major winners pledge of 1000000 euros to buy medical equipment in his native serbia sees him join a growing line of sporting stars and institutions who are using their financial muscle to help battle the coronavirus pandemic in football bio munich's prolific. said goodbye to a few of his gold bonuses as he pledged a 1000000 euros to germany's fighting fund. a separate initiative called we kick. and you're sure commish raised more than 2500000 euros in its 1st few days in france paris and german raised over 200000 euros for local
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medical staff battling the coronavirus by selling out a new special edition strip bearing the words all united. reigning european champions liverpool meanwhile had a simple message of support designed to give medical workers a much needed lift. thank you to all the incredible people. services. who want their. believe what you are doing. on behalf of all of us from elop c i would like to say thank you. germany. a typical show of solidarity from the club whose motto is being echoed across the sporting world you'll never walk alone. this is the. you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on
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like any information on the chrono virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at common form slash science. it's going to. quarantine isolation and distancing human beings are social creatures making life in the time of the pandemic a challenging and lonely it's just not how we're built but we are in it together. and among us are people who learned to live in isolation long before the corona virus outbreak how did they prepare and what can we learn from them. hi i'm joined now on and in today's cove in 1000 special we'll be talking about how
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to get through collective isolation and we've got some professional insights from some who know what it's like to be far away from everyone and everything but 1st to someone else and isolation at home our science correspondent derrick williams we've been receiving all your questions for him around coded 19 all the today we've picked the one we've all been asking ourselves have a listen. can life continue normally off to quarantine would not risk other outbreaks. this is indeed the great danger and it's also the key question even if strict social distancing helps us to flatten the epidemiological curve by by suppressing the numbers of new infections won't the number of people getting it just skyrocket again once we end those measures are we just kicking the can down the road a lot of eyes are turning to china now as it cautiously begins to lift some of the
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direct hooting restrictions that have been in place there for the last couple of months everyone is sort of waiting with bated breath to see whether the number of new cases there begins to rise again but there are an awful lot of experts now saying that until we come up with an effective vaccine the new coronavirus is here to stay at least in the near future to keep it from overwhelming health systems we'll all have to get used to social distancing as the new norm along with the isolation that that brings. now there is being stuck at home but arguably there are tougher places to be alone astronaut mathias mauer has been training for years for his future flight into space and isolation. ok this is my peers the missions i'm 1st and this is my local mission there to. cut off from the outside world with little equipment and even fewer comforts mathias morris spent 6 days in the
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darkness of this kid in italy to help him prepare for the rigors of space he learned how to explore unknown surroundings and how to conduct scientific experiments underground. and joins us now. you're also having to stay home these days how is your astronaut training helped at all. your software quite prepared for you are salacious i mean i lived i tell you for several days i lived also on the water for 16 days in a very tiny confined environment with other people because like you well it only took well what would you say the hardest part was then that was it communication was it the cabin fever or in your case the cave fever or something else completely . well it's living together with other people like in a confined environment for an extended period of time and for astronauts it's even a little bit more complicated because once we're in space we were lifted up for 6
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months we all come from different countries speak different languages have a cultural background which is different and so communication is the key and we learned before the flight to space how to how to like if that's our way out to interact with other so we talked very openly on the problems that we need to like ok you have this and this which i don't really like and you're changed man a little bit and then once you talk openly then you feel well prepared and then i think that the mission itself is then very sick. well what do you say to help do you psychologically speaking while you were disconnected from everything. it's very important to have a regular schedule during the day so i plan my day and i plan a project i plan also positive spots that i have that you're into that hey and then
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we also plan to have time to get up together with my crew together with my team and it's lunch time it's even in dinner time it's very important to spend this time together we also included a little bit of physical exercise despite being in a very confined environment but you still can do some exercises and this combination of having a schedule of having the project of having friends together with you that helps you that cheer you up i think that was also very important and we had a successful mission there you have it structure is key mathias nara he's an astronaut from the european space agency thank you so much for sharing your insight . my question. now as we heard there not everyone is distancing alone there are those who have to do it in groups being with the same set of people all the time can obviously be hard perhaps even impossible without a bit of fun but don't take our word for it the crew on the international space
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station can tell you more she knows what it feels like to be up there alone u.s. astronaut christina cook repairing the outside of the international space station last year she set a record by spending 328 days in space in the i.s.a.'s you literally couldn't get any further from the coronavirus but the astronauts on board have a lot in common with the millions in isolation 400 kilometers away back on us constantly packed in together yet separated from any other life unable to visit family and friends for months that's why crew are trying to deal with the psychological impact of living in space keeping busy is the key whether working getting a hack caught or of course having a restful night sleep the i.s.o.'s crew like christina know all too well how to stay healthy and happy in isolation jax to star
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is an isolation researcher and a cultural anthropologist specializing in the measurement and enhancement of human performance and extreme environments well it's a mouthful there you've done a lot of work with astronauts you've been advising nasa for several decades what sort of advice have you given to astronauts giving up a way of life on earth to go to space seeing as that can be helpful now. well most astronauts. determined before their mission that getting along with their crew mates will be their highest objective. and they work toward that goal. ways to foster the group solidarity that's necessary when things become a problem or 2 or to a schedule as matthias had just said. but it is ok to sleep in not on the international space station but when you're can try and. in your
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homes sleep is good just make sure that you have a schedule and that you. make a list of objectives and i think the key to surviving i'm in our 12th day of isolation now but the key is to view this as an opportunity rather than an obstacle an opportunity to. to finish projects that you had. let slide around the house or the opportunity to read a book that you'd always wanted to read an opportunity to call friends and family and talk for as long as you would like them to check in on their physical and behavioral health so i guess in some way it is a matter of race framing but there's a knowing you'd be isolated for a limited time like on a space mission versus now where nobody knows how long they'll have to stay home for how does one deal with the open ended ness perhaps of this isolation. yes that
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is that is the difficult part this is imposed on us we didn't volunteer for this space mission but we are indeed passengers on a spacecraft passing through space and time together and some of the ways that we can make this work is to consciously attempt to be polite and respectful with those with whom we're confined. to avoid derisive humor the kind of humor that stablish is wedges between people you are a spy and it is an excellent coping mechanism but avoid that the side of the rights of humor that is so common especially among men. consider the possible consequences before you say or do anything consciously attempt to be cheerful and supportive of your housemates. or your crewmates and.
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eat at least one meal together each day. the importance of kindness of their again and the importance of avoiding the recent humor but speak of social skills that we all have to assume that the outbreak will one day the under control and we'll all be reconnecting based on what you know about astronaut's coming back how do you think we will have changed as a people after all of this. well astronauts spend a lot of time in the coop watching the beautiful earth pass beneath them and almost all of them report when they return that they have changed that that experience has changed their perspective of life on earth there are no borders really visible from space and during the early days of the space of the ice i.s.o.'s base station. there would be an american fighter pilot teamed with a so
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a former soviet fighter pilot they had trained their entire careers to kill each other and yet they got along famously they lived in perfect harmony and working toward the same goals and i think that that's the kind of thing that we can derive from this experience we're all working towards the same goals a reminder from jack's to surface he's an isolation researcher and longtime adviser to nasa thank you very much and that was id w. call the di 900 special from our do check out our social media channels imes and now the milan will leave you now with music from opera singers sing together from greece but alone in their own homes thank you for watching and stay healthy everyone.
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