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live from berlin this is news the coronavirus crisis deepens india knotted states president donald trump backs away from a controversy over one team from new york and neighboring states with the infection rate threatens to local hospitals also coming up process social isolation as was country has been on the virtual lockdown since march 17th the government now says these restrictions were not in place for at least 3 more weeks. and with a pandemic halting before this latest things in german football is going virtual
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and on want a football tournament is found something to cheer about the clubs for each of their financial futures. a method of how thanks for joining us as the corona virus continues to spread around the globe u.s. president donald trump has decided against sealing off new york and pots of neighboring states he had earlier said he was considering quarantining in the hot spots trump tweeted that after consulting his fars task force and governors of new york new jersey and connecticut he asked the center for disease control to issue a strong travel advisory to be administered by the governors in consultation with the federal government a quarantine will not be necessary he said the c.d.c. has told residents to refrain from non-essential travel for 2 weeks.
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so how will trump's decision go down in new york and the surrounding region journalist and drano give us his thoughts well i think with some degree of relief obviously in the city new york with a mounting death toll and a really large number of confirmed cases you could say that nerves have been frayed and i guess the anything that isn't going to involve a significant increase a restriction about people's ordinary daily life is going to be something that people are going to appreciate of course with still waiting on tenterhooks to find out exactly what kind of travel advisory it's going to be given by the government and by the centers of the control obviously the concern that donald trump the president had does still exist there are a large number of new yorkers with 2nd homes in different the country florida connecticut long island and so on and that's a pretty large number of cases here and people have been thinking well i'm going to
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get out of the city and i'm going to go down to my 2nd home in florida but of course some of them are infected with the 19 virus and some of them don't know about it and what do they do they get on an airplane and they take it down there as well and that could be the cause of. of another outbreak in a different part of the country and not a fire for the government to have to put out i was journalist and ronald early have all new york state so and now the jump in coronavirus fatalities on saturday the brazen accounts for nearly half of the u.s. u.s. death toll which is now more than 2000 and climbing the number of infections is also surging putting severe strain on local hospitals and health care workers. desperately needed help about to head from virginia to virus struck new york president donald trump was sad to see off to 1200 medical personnel today i am here to express my profound gratitude to the dedicated service members who are soon be on the front lines of this fight. but for those on the front line in one of the
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hardest hit areas in the u.s. but help can't come soon enough. respecting the rules on keeping their distance health workers at this hospital protested overwhelming working conditions they say a shortage of protective equipment is putting lives at risk they warn other hospitals across the u.s. could face similar conditions soon a fear echoed by new york state governor. we have been behind this virus from day one we have been in a reactive posture from day one the virus makes another move and then we respond no you don't wane on difference you went on our friends you have to get ahead of this it dissipate what's going to happen. since new york residents were told to stay home almost a week ago the city's resembled
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a ghost town but new infections and deaths keep surging the hope now that monday's arrival of the u.s. navy ship will give new york struggling health system a fighting chance in the battle against kovac 19. help expect say the u.s. needs to do more testing to reveal the true extent of the outbreak there to help achieve that the country's food and drug administration has approved a new rapid result taste the manufacturer. says it can detect the corona virus in about 5 minutes the unit is said to be so small the size of a toaster that it can be used in almost any health care setting the firm says it plans to supply 50000 tests a day starting on april 1st. or here in berlin chancellor angela merkel has called on german citizens to remain patient and to help contain the spread of the virus nearly 400 people have died from the disease in germany with more than. 50000
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confirmed infections will thank the vast majority of citizens for changing their daily behavior to minimize bodily contact the situation in germany is currently file less serious than in italy. but the chancellor's office confirmed restrictions will not be relaxed before april 23rd the closure of non-essential shops and the band of more than 2 people rather making in public. while germans are coming to terms with restrictions on public life their friends now struggling with even tougher measures in place that france has been under a virtual lockdown since 17 and on friday prime minister said the unprecedented based on restrictions on public life would remain in place until at least 15. into the spring is in the year in paris but there's barely anyone else on the streets on the 12th day of the lockdown the french capital was largely deserted and
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most who had to be out weren't exactly comfortable about being the. most who was going to have to go to work i get nervous when i use public transport i'm talking to you know without a musket but when i get on the metro a put on my mask and keep my distance. and i respect the advice we've been given because i'm not a scientist. police have been out in high numbers enforcing the lockdown they say more than 225000 fines for violations so far. but authorities say in general the measures have been widely well received. and despite the circumstances many say they're simply learning to live with confinement . bush with and i'm starting to get used to it's becoming a routine you know i'm at home and i'm working from home so it's pretty quiet for
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me. but not all french like it quiet across the country people are finding new ways of coping with being cooped up at home. this cello player for example didn't take to social media to show off his talents he simply stepped out onto the balcony. the french appear to be complying with the lockdown so far but with the confinement measures set to last to at least the 15th of april possibly longer who knows how long that public support will last. time to take a look now at more of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic italy's death toll from cove of 19 has climbed past 10000 with 889 new reported deaths the 2nd highest daily tally worldwide more than 30000 people have now died from the virus with the global number of infections exceeding 650000 spanish to halt all
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non-essential economic activity for 2 weeks in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus the chinese city of hand meanwhile has partially reopened after more than 2 months of almost total isolation people are now allowed to return to the city but known as yet allowed to leave. well health systems like those in europe struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic poor nations with even weak infrastructure know they could be next that's why this but relatively low numbers of reported cases india has put its 1300000000 people into lockdown the situation has forced those 2 who i used to working with little to make do with even less. lockdown and social distancing don't appear to be making much of a difference to life at delhi central market except that masks are on sale fruit and vegetable sellers have to provide for the city's $20000000.00 residents. one of
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them is raj ridge oriya his stall may look full but after 5 days of lockdown coming up with fresh fruit is a challenge. i couldn't get 506 things on my list a tool there are hardly any imported products even indian products hard to come by . central delhi is nearly empty india has good reason to fear corona virus a densely populated country with a poor health system makes an outbreak too terrifying to contemplate the police are taking the lockdown seriously videos on social media are said to show how they're responding to those without a reason to be out. hunger is also a problem improvised soup kitchens have sprung up 90 percent of workers are day laborers and are now out of a job rajkumar drives a rickshaw but not for the next few weeks. i don't even
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have money for tea i couldn't survive without a place like this you get food here in a big city like delhi no we're not soft to others. this aid organization relies on donations. the government has pledged support for 800000000 indians about half the population how that might work remains unclear. with hardly getting any food prices of almost doubled and the money the government has promised hasn't arrived yet. from home the head of india's chamber of commerce is working to ease supply shortages he's heard reports from around the country of trucks getting caught up in the lockdown. so interested in a dusty did in the. sticks and then. by
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the end of the day joria was able to secure a good amount of fruit paintings are crisis masters he said and they'll get through this one somehow. to the world of sport now and another way can because bob without any bones like a football teams across the country seeing their income take a big hit from the holton play the german football league will hold a meeting with clubs from germany's top 2 divisions on tuesday when an extension to the current suspension will likely be decided it's left many teams facing a real threat to their existence. the brand is league season on hold matches are taking on a virtual look at least a foot ball tournament giving found something to shout about during the coronavirus outbreak the business leaders actual clubs the emotions are real they're worried about a loss of income during the shutdown on thursday the 4 german teams who played in
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the season's champions league pledged 20000000 euros in a solidarity fund it's not a proper solution though according to the president of minds a club fighting relegation from the bonus league. we can plug small gaps but we need to talk more about who we overcome this crisis. the german football league the d.f.l. has recommended extending the shutdown until april 30th clubs could lose up to 750000000 euros in ticket sales and t.v. revenue if matches are played. the worst case scenario is the season is cancelled and we can't start the next one if that happens football will be on the brink. some 2nd division teams have already furloughed star players from others the forgoing their salaries but it 2nd division darmstadt the president who also sits on the board says clubs should look after themselves. i did vies
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each club to be responsible for their own crisis management and not hope for funds from others i think that's the wrong approach for. where the bridge is league it goes next will be discussed it's a meeting with clubs on tuesday until then virtual football is taking center stage nice but certainly no substitute for the real thing. around the world we're seeing communities applauding the efforts of health care workers who've been on the front lines of the global pandemic well starting this weekend france has also been paying tribute on the eiffel tower in the nation's capitol. the very special live show is capped off with a simple messy and a reminder to everyone in pairs and everywhere else on the walk down to stay at home. you're watching day w. news don't forget you can always get the latest news and information around the
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