this is d.w. news live from berlin covert 19 just beginning to threaten the african continent and it's hitting south africa 1st the military out to enforce a lockdown but people are finding it difficult to stay in the specially those who are most at risk. plus under equipped and under blockade in gaza access to health care is minimal in the territory is fighting against time to get ahead of the virus and how to control a pandemic in one of the world's most densely populated territories authorities in

singapore hold heavy penalties for rule breakers even jail time of dodged widespread infection. i'm called aspen thanks for joining us the corona virus is reaching across the globe and just starting to spread now more rapidly across africa with more than a 1000 infections south africa is the worst hit nation on the continent the country has just begun a 3 week national lockdown and local authorities are taking a hard line in enforcing it we're no mother no the army is out on the streets here in one of johannesburg's poor neighborhoods it's trying to enforce what seems difficult from many staying at higher. for the lead while about family lockdown means 6 people sharing 12 square meters. that normally only happens at night when

they sleep and they have no running water they have to collect it themselves from a tap a kilometer away. social distancing doesn't really work here but it's badly needed millions suffer from tuberculosis and aids and that particular risk as night. we have no choice we have to come to this place to get water and to go to the toilet. the main roads are almost empty this is one of the strictest lockdowns in the world only those in essential services such as hospitals are allowed to go to work food shopping is allowed but the queues are often long and few here keep their distance. i know that i can't go to work and that worries me i don't know if my employer will still need me after the lockdown is over. the standstill will likely ruin many businesses in south africa but fear of the uncontrolled

spread of the virus is even greater because it could spell the collapse of the country's already stretched health service let's bring in d.w. correspondent adrian creatures in cape town adrian this is day 3 of a 21 day long down already we're seeing soldiers in the streets i mean just just walk us through the challenges that south africa will be facing to get people to follow these sorts of public health measures. of course it's a very challenging time for south africans the measures extremely strict you're not allowed to walk in other allowed to go out for jogging you can't even walk your dog so this is of course something people 1st have to get used to this people who are still allowed to go out those ones who work in essential services supermarket workers for example people working in hospitals and you can see a little bit of movement behind me on the street at the moment this is because this 2 time windows during the day where these people are allowed to go to work and they often however rely on public transport and i talked to some yesterday and they told

me well it is really difficult for them because not many many buses operate anymore and those that operate are totally overcrowded which is of course a problem if you're actually trying to make distance between people and try to stop the spread of the virus as we saw in that report i mean it's most difficult in the poorest areas i mean some people don't have running water just talk about the risks that people face. cape town and also in south africa this is of course the major challenge in the township where millions of south africans are living under very difficult conditions often in crowded spaces in shacks and the big question is how long can they really stay there how long are they going to be patient right now the lock down is scheduled to last 3 weeks but the hope of experts here is that after 2 weeks we will see a decrease in the new infections but this is not guaranteed we have no idea if this will really work out and there's some speculation already if the curfew and the

lockdown might be even extended and then people of course fearing how will people there react how patient can they be in this very trying times remember many of them don't have a fixed salary they have to go out and money too so why have to this is the big question here how is that going to continue how is that going to unfold our idea of use age increase reporting for us in capetown thank you very much. here's a look now at the. latest developments in the corona virus pandemic more than 31000 people worldwide have now died from the virus with the global number of infections nearing 700000 in spain a record number of fatalities overnight 800 and $38.00 people passing away that raises the death toll to more than $6500.00 according to the country's health ministry in australia gatherings will now be restricted to just 2 people starting on monday plus playgrounds outdoor gyms and skate parks will be closed and

countries scrambling to evacuate citizens that are vacationing on indonesia's resort island of bali many travelers there are stranded as the airlines canceled thousands of flights and ever more travel restrictions go into effect. well the cold in 1000 pandemic is threatening countries and regions without advanced health care things like respirators gloves face masks and hospital beds are all crucial in fighting the virus and they're severely lacking in gaza authorities there in the densely populated palestinian territory are worried that the virus could spread unchecked more than 2000000 people live under strict blockades from both israel and egypt. it's been less than a week since the coronavirus reached gaza but already it's clear that the territory is woefully under quick to cope with the pandemic thirty's are doing what they can . the. gaza municipality is organizing the cleaning and sterilising of the

markets in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. we're doing this despite being short of facilities and equipment. it is our duty to try to prevent the virus from spreading. the u.n. has already warned that the crumbling infrastructure will not be up to the challenge basic health care and sanitation it says simply inadequate. members of the palestinian islamic jihad armed wing the out could brigade taking to the streets not to demonstrate or bully but to join the effort to stop the virus from spreading. business to is contributing its expertise this gaza factory is producing protective clothing for medical workers to its own design. we want to protect ourselves and medical staff production has reached around 1000

suits so far there are 6 factories working for us. mosques in the palestinian territory have closed mass rallies planned for next week along the border with israel have been cancelled. people in gaza doing what they can to prepare for the pandemic but their poor remain ities and infrastructure mean it's likely to hit them hard. and. joining me now from gaza journalist. so far at least 9 confirmed infections in the gaza strip how would you describe the situation there right now. well there are. 2 things 11 good and bad the good thing that the 1st 2 were infected they came from abroad and in isolation once they arrived at the.

world they were in in contact with the infected so we are talking about 2 who are isolated and not coming from the local so the bad things. in this number might not be limited to this and it would be a catastrophe i mean now 'd since the end of the month no schools no universities. now is it closed. under story are limited still people there's no curfew. the local authority is advising people in commending them to stay at home there is no a complete commitment as people still go out. but i mean. obviously we'd see that people have the fear of this virus to be spread. and even as we see in those pictures of the lord is doing what they can but this is really an

uphill battle to control the spread in gaza walk us through daily living conditions there. well there this is this is ongoing problem goes like suffering from 14 years old look. there's lack of. electricity the arsons were seen. on and there was like no no most of the. water is undrinkable according to the international report says we are talking about. 97 percent of that will thirty's i'm doing couple. and you know like employment rate is very high the local authority is suffering from from lack of cash not be their own employees are full salary they are between 40 to 56 per cent of the salaries every month. for the very high

in the united nations the owner was distributing about like 1000000. to the refugees who are living in gaza so in general before this fire was is suffering and the virus is a huge burden on gazans briefly if you can because you mentioned that blockade by israel and egypt is there any word of how those 2 countries might respond even temporary lifting restrictions for humanitarian reasons. well according to the different office shows whether from the u.n. or from local authority that there was a war the nation directly or indirectly between all sides. the actual is helping. is a brood bringing. distinct cats and equipment through is well in the beginning. i had no ability to test them the cases they were sending the

samples to the west bank or is well now with the new lab provided from actual goals and i was able to help. they sent aid some trucks i don't know if that is enough i mean it's still like the shortages worldwide but the gaza officials mention that we have a very nice especially just think it's. over the latest from gaza thank you very much all the reason singapore are looking to enforce stricter social distancing measures as coronavirus cases they are on the rise the crowded region is racing to learn from experiences elsewhere to keep infection rates low. keeping your distance isn't easy in a densely populated city state authorities in singapore are doing everything they can to help keep people apart. because on the floor that bubble tea shop

at the huge ring machines of a mcdonald's restaurant even on public benches after a recent spike in infections brought in from overseas tough punishments will now be imposed on anyone the rules. intentionally standing or sitting less than a mission or away from someone could land you in prison for up to 6 months and incur a fine of up 210000 singapore donna's about 6000 euros i think i would if you don't . like. going these days. but it. does thank you very. much. as if it were. contact tracing and close monitoring of new cases have helped singapore keep infection rates low and it's meant the city has so far

avoided going into a terror to lock down if people here want to keep their remaining freedom they'd better continue to mine the cap. well self isolation has not stopped the rotterdam philharmonic from performing what you might call a confinement a concerto the musicians came together virtually from their homes with each playing their part in the resulting video has been watched online more than a 1000000 times in just the last day well even now with a bit of their performance of ode to joy.

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