this is long from berlin at 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 coronavirus. iran's president rouhani urges iranians to adapt to the measures to combat the virus because they're likely to remain in place for some time but are they enough to stop the spread of the virus. and business as usual in sweden and stockholm takes a more lax approach to the spread of this global pandemic some are enjoying their continued freedom others are questioning whose policies are most effective.

a michael thanks so much for joining us the covert 19 pandemic could prove extra challenging for countries without advanced health care respirators gloves face masks and hospital beds are all crucial and they're 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 ready it's clear that the territory is one fully under equipped to cope with the pandemic. doing what they can. the municipality is all going izing the cleaning and stare. ally's ing 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. i know that. the un 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 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. that 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 counseled. 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. earlier i spoke with. the director of the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees in gaza i asked him to describe the situation there i would describe the situation as one. of our nick 1st 2 cases where announced a couple of days ago and very warry to what would happen if there is an indigenous. serious outbreak as was evidence in. now

hospital sector here is. i'm prepared. for every 100 patients. you would need at least 5 intensive care unit beds. in the whole. 1500 people. the hospital. that's one big concern. with 8 people. say it's extremely challenging. being advised by the world health organization like social distancing and of course proper hygiene conditions. and so on has a challenge at the best of times. iran has seen further jump in coronavirus related fatalities the health ministry confirms $123.00 new deaths reading raising the

country's official death toll to more than $2600.00 as of sunday iran has a total of more than 38000 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 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 me 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. the 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 it's a question of doing enough for this situation is the bigger one because as we see around the world it doesn't seem to be so clear that what enough is and they will are 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 1st of all we have to take into perspective that iranians had a very hard to clarify year a new year that was filled with someone who has and there was the. ukrainian. down and a lot of situations that had to do with the economy and sanctions and this one is just the cherry on top right now and will everyone is staying home most of you reading this are saying home and now they're 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 a main 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 that

iran's economy was already struggling before the pandemic what are you hearing about how much longer it will survive as it now toiling faces sanctions but also restrictive measures against the virus will definitely be very large because the government right now is has 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 the economy is definitely and for our time. journalists are near her vassie reporting from tehran thank you so much for that 5. ft. we're going to give you a look now at the latest coronavirus developments in spain the death toll rose by more than 800 cases overnight the 2nd day in a row the country has just entered its 3rd week under near total lockdown syria reported the country's 1st death from corona virus a woman died immediately after she was admitted to hospital where a test confirmed she had been infected in australia gatherings will be restricted

to just 2 people starting monday and playgrounds outdoor gyms and skate parks will be closed and in the philippines nearly $50000.00 people violated quarantine regulations and night curfews officials warned that police will make more rested tough in the fight against the pandemic countries the world over are struggling to find effective ways of slowing the spread of the corona virus but new data coming out of south korea indicates their country has succeeded in flattening the curve earlier this month south korea was among the hardest hit countries fast forward to today when health officials are reporting only 105 new cases on the day one key aspect of south korea's fight to slow the pandemic has been the role of volunteers stepping up to take care of society's less fortunate. has been cooking free meals for those less fortunate since 1902 becoming the

charity kitchens manager 3 years ago these days rather than offering soup and side dishes inside buddhist temple serves large rice bowls for takeout to prevent the spread of the coronavirus despite the changing menu they say diners are grateful. they give us thanks for providing them these rice balls is not only arise bolter them everyone says thank you i tell them that they can get the right schools without cooperating waiting in line for a short time where in mosques and sterilizing a bit before they can pick up their food and they have to avoid eating in the same place so. many of the temples diners are especially vulnerable and most are not registered as citizens and therefore ineligible for state aid the large rice balls here are often their only meal of the day. to get. a good efforts to increase participation in containing the virus have spread across source

25 districts to no one. where an estimated 500 volunteers answered the call to produce really usable cotton masks. she my neighbor told me that she was volunteering to make the mosques and suggested we do it together i also want to use my sewing skills to help others as these days everybody stays at home so i thought it would be better to help someone instead of just staying at home and doing nothing. although the cotton fields to offer complete protection from the coronavirus high quality disposable masks are rationed no one's leader believes providing 2 cotton masks to each of the districts half a 1000000 citizens can offer other intangible benefits. what's meaningful is that made does help each other when the nation the people and the community are in great difficulty it's not important to make 100 or 1000 mosques but to show the power of the people in korea to help each other when times are tough. after completing the

production process the masks are delivered recipients then often donate their own higher quality medical masks to those more vulnerable pregnant women the elderly and the disabled. we're all in this together. to europe now 2 thirds of the global covered 1000 deaths are here in europe and yet one european country is bucking the isolation trend many people in sweden or 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 suite is 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 unprecedented cabinet meeting has decided to ban the 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 her and they prohibited so we didn't flex approaches in citing unease among some health experts. so there's been a growing concern i would say in the scientific community with the. course the swedish 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 dr 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 and sense of community for as long as they can. self isolation hasn't stopped the water down philharmonic from performing what you might call a confinement control the musicians came together virtually from their homes with each playing their part the response. video has been watched online more than a 1000000 times in the last day will leave you now with their performance of owed to joy.

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