tobin's 9th for the war. on t.w. . this is deja vu news live from berlin cove of 19 is now threatening densely populated areas in the developing world we looking under equipped and under blockade a place where access to healthcare is minimal authorities in the territory are racing to get ahead of the pandemic. iran's president hassan rouhani urges the rain ians 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 it's business as usual in sweden as stockholm takes a more lax approach to the spread of the global pandemic some are enjoying a continued freedom others are wondering if tougher policies are needed. thanks for joining us covert 900 pandemic could prove especially challenging for countries without advanced health care ventilators clubs face masks and hospital beds are all crucial and they're all severely lacking in gasa authorities they're worried the virus could be impossible to stop more than 2000000 people in the palestinian territory live under strict blockades from 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 a quit 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 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 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 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 immunities and infrastructure mean it's likely to hit them hard. and earlier spoke with. the director of the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees in gaza we asked him to describe the situation there. i would

describe this situation as one. of. 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 was evidence in your report just now in the hospital sector here is well surely unprepared in many ways what i've been told is for every 100 patients what good deal you would need at least 5 intensive care unit beds a 60 maximum in the whole of the gaza strip so you can do the math as soon as they are more than 1500 people also feel 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 usual 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 also a challenge at the best of times. iran has seen a further jump in corona virus related fatalities the health ministry confirms 120 through 3 new deaths raising the country's official death toll to more than 2600 as of sunday has a total of more than $38000.00 infections with travel bans in place and the country's airport shutdown president hassan rouhani defended the country's response to the virus saying he had to consider the economy while tackling the pandemic has been struggling under u.s. sanctions which prevent the country from selling oil on the international market. earlier spoke with a journalist in tehran and asked if authorities there have done enough to curb the spread of corona virus. certainly has been the truth is really government has the

situation. first of all there was the criticism that was. this year's it isn't or at all was not located at the 1st place why disease was. spread inside the country and why such serious measures were not taken soon or have taken some measures like intercity travel. and. intercity to control the situation what with. travelers already on the road because of the new year old days this might not be enough. to begin with but question of. this situation is the real 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. and there are deficiencies. look now at the very latest

coronavirus developments in italy the rate of new infections is slowing recording its lowest number of new infections in 4 days officials are expressing cautious optimism that the most severe shutdown in the industrialized west could be showing results in spain the death toll rose by more than $800.00 cases overnight for 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 a woman died immediately after she was admitted to hospital or a test confirmed she had been infected and in the philippines nearly 50000 people violated quarantine regulations and night curfews officials warn that police for make more arrests are tough in the fight against the pandemic. 2 thirds of global code 19 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 spread elsewhere in my opinion this week 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 though 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 of 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 2 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 government has taken in through this epidemic and 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 and science of community for as long as they can. ok

a little more light on this let's bring in correspondent role for interaction from the swedish television in stockholm sweden chose which is essentially a very different strategy in fighting against the krona virus why is that. well experts of the public health agency here and the government say that suites tend to trust experts and authorities and you do not need that many strict and detailed regulations and rules you can give strong recommendations and suites can have some flexibility in interpret thing them but swedes tend to follow the recommendations of the experts when they say you should stay home if you can work at home no travel to work if you have any sign of having illness some little fever of coughing you should not go to work you should not go to school and you should not visit. above 70 as they should self isolate so of course it's different from

other countries the prime minister has been appealing to the individual responsibility of the swedes and the solidarity and not saying it's possible without so many streets right now is the government however poised to adopt let's say spanish style lockdowns or italian or french style restrictions if things worsen do you think well as you said in your story if there is a debate in sweden if there is a need for stricter measurements and of course if the numbers of infected and did go up there will come stricter measures here in sweden the government has said it's prepared to decide but only if the experts at the public health agency is repenting that's. all right rolf fredrickson from. television in stockholm thank you for that . for reports today suggest that they've postponed tokyo

olympics will take place next july in almost exactly the same time slot that was this year it follows the unprecedented decision to delay the olympics because of the coronavirus. the decision has come under scrutiny with the head of the german parliament sports committee saying the i.o.c. took too long to act. it was up to the president to pull the ripcord difficult and historic decision never before have an olympic games. but the time it took to make that decision has attracted criticism. about oh i found the delay agone i think. the bottom line is that it was an example especially for the athletes. despite the rapid spread of the coronavirus japanese prime minister. had been playing for time.

neither japan nor the i.o.c. wanted to jeopardize their multi-billion dollar gain there are probably. hundreds of thousands of. bark for me. as always positioned himself as a friend of the athletes but. the events of the past week of leadership. if you could but all being a strong leader means giving some direction to those affected by the decisions you take. but the decision was too late it was put off it was can he come back to you for me that was not a sign of strong leadership which we were all expecting. about.

for now resignation is out of the question for barack. last week if he was considering turning his back on the i.o.c. he replied simply no. self isolation across europe hasn't stopped the rotterdam philharmonic 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 you know with their performance of beethoven's ode to joy.

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