this is deja news a line from berlin covered 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 or fighting against time to get ahead of the coronavirus. iran's president haasan rouhani urges iranians for adapt to the measures to combat the virus because of their of likely to remain in place for some time but are they enough to stop the spread of the virus. and sports fans

unveil a ruse or a rear stand out in europe still attending football matches his life in the eastern european country remains largely unchanged by the coronavirus crisis. i'm michael thanks for joining us the cove at 19 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 wonderfully under equipped to cope with the pandemic. well thirty's are doing

what they can. but. what 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 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 while 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 seasoned infrastructure mean it's likely to hit them hard. for more than a story i was joined 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 haneke since the 1st 2 cases where announced a couple of days ago and very watery to walk which happened if there is.

a serious outbreak as. in 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 you would need at least 5 intensive care unit. in the whole. mess 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 his challenge at

the best of times. mathias 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 so at number one there has been over these last 2 or 3 weeks since the coroner reached the region let's say a relatively pragmatic cooperation with the is radio already so the goods we have needed to bring in for hospitals and so on as united nations they've been all through and they have also not curtailed the movement of other goods we run for example as were astute alteration told for 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 delfin healthy but an outbreak in gaza will also affect israel and egypt and the last thing we would want is a complete shutting 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. iran has seen a further jump in corona virus related fatalities the health ministry confirms

$123.00 new deaths raising the country's official death toll to more than $2600.00 as of sunday iran has a total of more than $38000.00 infections with travel bans in place in 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. for more on the situation in iran i'm joined now by journalist. in tehran good to have you with us iran was one of the 1st countries of course affected by the corner virus now we're seeing a spike in infections and deaths did authorities do enough to curb the spread of the virus. certainly has been criticism of government has handled the situation. first of all there was the criticism that while. this

year's epicenter at all was not located at the 1st place why does disease was allowed to spread inside the country and why such more serious measures were not taken soon there right now they have taken some measures like banning intercity travel inside iran and not allowing an intercity in order to control the situation but with a lot of travelers already on the road because of the new year all the days this might not be enough that more might have been done to begin with but the question of doing enough for this situation is the real one because as we see here on the wall it doesn't seem to be so clear that what enough is and they were dealing with problems one way or another and there are deficiencies of course you mentioned the holidays and again to be precise we're talking about the persian new year how are

ron's coping with the restrictions given the fact that these festivities ought to be going on at this time. there is difficult i would say because 1st of all we have to take into perspective that i mean eons had a very hard to clarify uranium year that was filled with someone and there was the. ukrainian shoot down and a lot of situations that had to do with economy and sanctions and this one is just the cherry on top right now and will everyone is staying home most of these are saying. they were told to try to not travel and that makes it a very normal no news to begin with what the other factor and the more important factor i would say is the economic one that a lot of businesses mentec for selling was during the holidays and now with everything shut down and people are not really going out why anything is going to

be even harder for them and if this does not mean they are getting i mean i want to just interrupt prefer shitted to say we have about 15 seconds how would you answer this question iran's economy was already struggling before the pandemic what are you hearing about how much longer it will survive as it now faces sanctions but also restrictive measures against the virus will definitely be very large because the government right now is given some rescue package and that is on top of the cash and also was already getting to the people so with less tax revenue and with less oil sales economy is definitely in for our time. journalist amir havarti reporting from tehran thank you so much for that 5. ft. a look now at the latest coronavirus developments in spain the death toll rose by more than $800.00 cases overnight in the 2nd day in a row the country has just entered its 3rd week under near total lockdown in the

netherlands the number of confirmed cases past 10000 where than 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 in playgrounds outdoor james and skate parks will be closed and 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 their code of virus is spreading across the globe of course and just starting to take hold now in africa with more than 1000 registered infections south africa is officially the worst hit nation on the continent the country has just begun a 3 week national walk down and local authorities are taking a hardline approach to enforce it or no mas or not the army is out on the streets here in one of johannesburg's prone neighborhoods it's trying to enforce what seems

difficult from many staying at home for the lead waba family lockdown means 6 people sharing 12 square metres 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 want to care but it's badly needed millions suffer from tuberculosis and aids and that particular risk that's not actually. 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 wild 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 that 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 eastern europe now and baylor as which has been a major exception in these times most countries have practically cancelled public life including sports matches but barely worse is football league has been playing on and despite health concerns fans aren't shying away from the last holdout for life football on the continent. most of europe has suspended sporting events and large gatherings it's not been long get a crowded football stadium is already a jarring sight but the new normal in belarus is still the old normal and top

flight matches like saturday's meet start b. are still underway in front of full houses. albeit with some coronavirus precautionary measures included and football isn't the only thing much of life has gone largely unchanged in the eastern european country the authoritarian state has long had extremely tight travel restrictions and so far has reported only a few cases of the virus president alexander the go has encouraged people to continue business as usual claiming that working with tractors and in the fields has healing power for agricultural laborers despite the panic the virus has unleashed around the world many fans and make share their presidents attitude. will keep coming to the stadium until it's no longer allowed a president said that working on tractors would cure everyone so we'll be fine. they're currently the only football fans in europe with anything to cheer about although that could change if the coronavirus crisis ends up having substantial impact on belarus. you're watching

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