i'm still not too dumb to pass. april and. this is the date of your news live from berlin coded 19 is now threatening densely populated areas in the developing world we look at gaza under equipped and under blockade a place where access to health care is minimal authorities in the territory are racing to get ahead of the pandemic. iran's president has said rouhani urges arabian's to embrace the measures to combat the virus he says they're likely to

stay in place for some time but are they tough enough to stop the disease. and sports fans in belarus get a rare rare exception in europe they are still attending soccer matches as life in the eastern european country goes largely unchanged despite the global health crisis. thanks for joining us the covert 900 pandemic could prove especially challenging for countries without advanced health care respirators gloves face masks and hospital beds are all crucial and they're all severely lacking in gaza authorities they're worried the virus could be impossible to stop more than 2000000 people in the palestinian territory live under strict brooke block aids from israel. in 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 well thirty's are doing what they can. as the municipality is organizing the cleaning and sterilising 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 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. and joining me now from gaza is journalist has a. hasn't so far there are at least 9 confirmed infections in the gaza strip how would you describe the situation there right now. well i mean when when the

new cases where where where announced the shock. the people in gaza they didn't expect that gaza would have such a virus as it's under but kate and and seized from all sides the good things that look at the festool cases where it came from abroad and it came from back to stand on the 7th where from policemen and policemen who were wearing contact with the with the faster. there was white fear people who once they announced about the cases winced in the market and so that my kids to buy as much as they can specially those people who can afford for people schools they couldn't do that there was less movement in the streets people were commanded to stay at home if you but if the body is committed to there are still some shops open but i mean. very very little. can you just remind us because some of those

you know challenges are what people in germany let's say are facing what is every day life before the coronavirus struck like in the gaza strip one of the daily challenges that people have to face in addition to the current crisis. well gals are known as lake under blockade for a long time for it for more than a decade and a half. there is a shortage of electricity at least 50 percent shortage of this electricity people having 8 hours on you know hours off. and underground water is and during couple according to the international reports about 97 percent of this water is undrinkable people that rate is over 50 and some to 70 specially you with 40 is very high we are talking about 80

percent of the relations specialist figgis are receiving aids from on or. if we are talking about the health sector it is it is under pressure and for 4 long times after at least we. haven't ation with these well blas the truly is longer furthest along the border which it which had. very few of the weight on the health sector in dollars threat of course and i imagine the social distancing that people are doing in europe is well nigh impossible in such a densely populated area as i gather strip let me ask you though are israel and egypt. authorities discussed discussing any kind of humanitarian lifting of the blockade of the measures given the situation exceptional nature of this crisis. well i mean this is the demand by the palestinians in gaza they want the siege to

be lifted completely and that's why the mass and other factions are but just you know the borders as they are now so they want the siege to be. removed. there are some coordination i believe between the palestinian authority and israel maybe in direct talks between hamas and israeli authorities through the u.n. and other. categories. with. protective. equipment. as well as distinct goals i had no no think it's and they were sending the samples in the beginning to the west bank or to the israeli level stories but now the have one and they can't just. i don't think this that this this crisis would lead to a complete left of that located. ok well thank you for that insight and good luck in the coming days and weeks journalists reporting from gaza city.

iran has seen a further jump in corona virus from a to fatalities the health ministry confirms 123 new deaths raising the country's official death toll to more than 2600 as of sunday around has a total of more than $38000.00 infections with travel bans in place and the country's airports shut down iran's president has an rouhani defended the country's response to the virus saying it had to consider the economy while tackling a pandemic iran has been struggling under u.s. sanctions which prevent the country from selling oil on the international market. earlier i spoke with journalist meir have as he ente read and asked if authorities there have done enough to curb the spread of coronavirus certainly has been the truth is really government has the situation. first of all there was the criticism that while. this year's it isn't there at all was not located at the 1st place why

disease was allowed to spread inside the country and why such serious measures were not taken sooner right now they have taken some measures like banning intercity travel. on and. intercity to control the situation but with. travelers already on the road because of the new year old days this lights not be enough more might have been done to begin with but the question of doing enough for this situation is a good one because as we see around the world it doesn't seem to be so clear what enough is and they will are dealing with problems one way or another and there are deficiencies of course. let's have a look now at the latest developments in the coronavirus story 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 report of the country's 1st death from corona virus the woman died immediately after she was admitted to hospital where it tests 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 warn that police will make more arrests to toughen 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 the 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 is volunteerism taking care of society's less fortunate.

judge. has been cooking free meals for those less fortunate since 1992 becoming the charity kitchens manager 3 years ago these days rather than offering soup and side dishes inside buddhist temple serves large rice balls 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 bowls is not only arise both of them everyone says thank you i tell them that they can get their rights 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 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 souls 25 districts to no one. where an estimated 500 volunteers answered the call to produce reusable cotton mess. 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 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 to cotton masks to each of the districts half a 1000000 citizens can offer other intangible benefits. what's meaningful is that made this help each other when the nation the people and the community are in great

difficulty. it's not important to make 102-1000 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. bellerose has been a major exception in these times most countries have practically cancelled public life including sports matches but belarus is football league has been playing on and despite health concerns fans aren't shying away from the last holdout for a lot of 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 buyer is 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 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. the self also isolation that is in place in much of europe hasn't stopped the rotterdam

villar monic from performing what you might call a confinement concerto the musicians came together virtually from their homes with each playing their part the resulting video has been watched online more than a 1000000 times in the last day well now leave you with their performance of the ode to joy. when told that is for me. is for. beethoven is for. me to use. and beethoven is for. beethoven is.