this is the line from berlin 19 is now threatening densely populated areas in the developing world. under equipped and under blockade in gaza where access to healthcare is minimal authorities in the territory are fighting against time to get ahead of the corona virus. the virus hits south africa hard the military is out to enforce a lockdown but people are finding it difficult to stay in especially those who are most at risk. and business as usual in sweden and stockholm takes

a more lax approach to the spread of this will pandemic some are enjoying their continued freedom while others are questioning whose policies are most effective. i'm joining us the covered $900.00 pandemic could prove extra challenging for countries without advanced health care respirators gloves face mask and hospital beds are all crucial and they are severely lacking in gaza authorities worry the virus could spread unchecked more than 2000000 people in the palestinian territory live under strict blockades from both israel and egypt. it's been less than a week since the coronavirus reached gaza who already it's clear that the territory is woefully under equipped to cope with the pandemic is it doing what they can.

does the municipality is organizing the cleaning and sterilizing of the markets in an attempt to prevent the spread of the corona virus. 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 al 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 the scars of factories producing protective clothing for medical workers to its own design. we

want to protect ourselves and medical stuff production has reached around 1000 suits so far there are 6 factories working for us. our mosques in the palestinian territory have closed while mass rallies planned for next week along the border with israel have been canceled. 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. for more on this story i was drawing to a little while ago by. he's the director of the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees in gaza this is how he described the situation on the ground i would describe the situation as one. of panic 1st 2 cases where a couple of days ago and very. warry to walk which happened if there is.

a serious outbreak as evidence and your report just now in the hospital sector here is wall shortly i'm prepared in many ways what i've been told is for every 100 patients what good deal you would need at least by intensive care unit beds. in the whole of the gaza strip so you can do the math as soon as they are more than 1500 people also the hospitals would simply not cope so that's one big concern the other concern is that in these crowded conditions you know with 812 people often sharing a 2 bedroom apartment let's say it's extremely challenging. the measures being advised by the world health organization like social distancing and of course proper hygiene it conditions in terms of hand washing and so on has

a challenge at the best of times. gaza has been blockaded for years by israel in egypt of course how might those countries respond for example is there any talk of temporarily lifting restrictions for humanitarian reasons. well there's a couple of things to say about this number one that there has been over these last 2 or 3 weeks since the koran that reached the region let's say a relatively pragmatic cooperation with the israeli authorities so the goods we have needed to bring in for hospitals and so on as united nations they've been out through and they have also not curtailed the movement of other goods we run for example as we're through to operate until over a 1000000 people so more than 50000050 percent of gaza's population depend on food and of course in the lock down it's critical that people have access to food so so

far that has not been blocked what has been blocked is movement of people and that's understandable our water it's and are appealing to israel but also egypt as another neighboring country and the international community here is not to forget gaza it is understandable that with this being a pandemic and all countries including israel and egypt being affected that the focus is at home trying to keep one's own populations death and healthy but an outbreak in gaza will also affect israel and egypt and the last thing we would want is a complete chopping off of the borders people need food and need other materials for the hospital sector and so forth really appreciate your being with us mathias sessional a director of the un's relief and works agency for palestinian refugees in gaza thank you so much thank you. the cola virus is spreading across the globe and just starting to take hold in africa with more than a 1000 registered infections south africa is officially 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 a enforcing it or no 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 for many staying at home. for the lead waba 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 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 an 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 earlier i spoke to d.w. correspondent major increase in capetown i 1st asked how well the lockdown has been working so far. well you can see it behind me the streets are empty just a few people outside it's going to do shopping which is still allowed there's

a plenty of checkpoints on the streets off cape town here but so far so good there are some issues however that i was able to opt for example a big problem is the homeless people who can't might be able to see right behind me they're still dozens of them on the street that i've seen throughout town although the president promised week ago that they will be taken off the streets that the states will take a on them this has obviously not happened also some of the people who work in essential services working for supermarkets for example complained to me that is very difficult for them to get to work public transport is still running for them but they told me the busses overcrowded and this of course should not be the case when you having a lockdown and when you're trying to stop the spread of the virus and you know i have to say it's difficult to watch the report that we just gave viewers and not ask yourself do these people stand a chance there are fundamental infrastructure problems that make fighting 19 i

think. clearly an enormous effort what is the government doing to address those issues. absolutely i mean the president said we have to do this lockdown because otherwise our health system might just collapse 80 percent of the many poor population relies on the public health sector and it's already now overwhelmed we've created in the report it's could be a major challenge if the numbers continue to increase like they do now experts believe only after 2 weeks of the doc down there's a chance that the number of new infections will decrease but even that is of course not guaranteed and nobody knows how the situation could possibly develop specially in the poor areas in the townships where people live and very crowded spaces under very difficult circumstances how patient can these people be and how will the states cater for them because many of them don't have savings they will not be able to so wife basically if they don't have a job and they don't have anything to do. what's the emotional reaction that people

are having to. well i mean you basically are not allowed to do anything any more than shopping or go to hospitals you're not allowed to have a walk to go out with your dog go to some talking all this is banned so obviously it is difficult for people but as i said i think the people most affected are the ones in crowded townships at the moment and this is really interesting in the next week to see how they are really trying to cope with the situation and if the state will really be able to bring the resources to this side of the city and off the country to support the poor population. age increase in south africa 1st thank you so much. so let's take a look 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 the netherlands the number of confirmed cases past 10000 on sunday within 701 people have died there but officials say the rate of

hospitalizations is slowing in australia gatherings will be restricted to just 2 people starting monday and playgrounds outdoor gyms in skate parks will be closed in the philippines nearly $50000.00 people violated quarantine regulations and night curfews officials warn that police will make more rested tough in the fight against the pandemic iran has seen a further jump in coronavirus related fatalities the health ministry confirmed that a further 123 people have died raising the country's official death toll to more than 2600 as of sunday iran has a total of more than $38000.00 infections with travel bans in place and the country's airports shut down iran's president rouhani defended the country's response to the virus saying it had to consider the economy while tackling the pandemic iran has been struggling under u.s. sanctions which prevent the country from selling oil on the international market.

2 thirds of global covered 1000 deaths are in europe and yet one european country is bucking the isolation trend many people in sweden are still socializing in groups and relaxing in the springtime sun despite more than 100 deaths from the corona virus swedish authorities have yet to introduce any drastic restrictions on freedom of movement. large gatherings crowded streets afternoons in the sun in sweden this remains the norm while such scenes fade into the memory of people elsewhere in europe though sweden has more than 3000 confirmed infections and more than 100 people have died many swedes are keeping their cool as the coronavirus spreads elsewhere in my opinion sweetest handling the crisis very good. and it's partly because i don't think i could manage being inside the whole day primary schools kindergartens bars and restaurants all remain open the authorities

encourage people to work from home and practice social distancing high schools and universities have closed and other measures are gradually being implemented. with extra income not really unprecedented cabinet meeting has decided to ban public gatherings of more than 50 people. from. the stands in stark comparison to other european countries like the u.k. and germany where groups larger than to a car and they prohibited so we didn't flex approaches in citing unease among some health experts. so there has been a growing concern i would say unless i'm typical munity with the. course the swiss government has taken in through this epidemic especially because there is. really a lot of scientific evidence being put forward for these policies in an open letter to the government some 2000 doctor democrats are calling for justification

for the government's decisions while many people around the world are debating which political decisions will prove the most protective many swedes are soaking up the sun.