this is the news live from berlin for millions in india the starvation is greater than the fear of infection day laborers scrambling to return home after a nation wide lockdown puts them out of work out on the streets prime minister narendra modi apologizes for their suffering but the worst may be yet to come as the exodus threatens to spread the coronavirus cross the country. groups are calling for the evacuation of vulnerable people from greece's overcrowded refugee camps the fear an outbreak in the more you camp on lesbos would be catastrophic

with an aid worker on the ground. and colombian police get creative as they urge people to comply with a nation wide lockdown. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us as more and more countries impose lockdowns over the coronavirus india faces a larger challenge than most it's 1300000000 people have been ordered to stay at home since last week but for the informal workers who form the backbone of the economy that means losing their income practically overnight leaving many without enough money for food and those hardest hit by the lockdown may now also be at risk of catching the virus. social distant. thing is

a privilege that these people cannot afford all across india daily bers rushed to transportation hubs carrying whatever they could. the nation wide lockdown has put millions out of work and started a mass exodus from the city's. for these people who are leaving new delhi for their home towns the fear of starving is currently greater than the fear of infection with the coronavirus. if we had food why would we have left we're not enjoying this we know that a pandemic is spreading but we are forced to leave we're taking precautions and keeping as much distance as we can i don't know the words i mean if the government did nothing otherwise we wouldn't have left. india's efforts to contain the corona virus has plunged the country into chaos. after transportation was shut down some state governments arranged buses to bring migrant workers back to their home villages. but in other states people were left stranded and forced to walk hundreds

of kilometers home. deliverers street vendors and other informal workers form the backbone of the indian economy. with police chasing them off the streets and no savings to fall back on block zone puts many of them at risk prime minister narendra modi who had ordered india's 1300000000 people to stay home has apologized for the hardships they are now facing. especially when i look at my poor brothers and sisters i think they must be wondering what kind of prime minister i am put people in such a difficult situation. especially ask for their forgiveness. so far roughly 1000 people of india have tested positive for corona virus but experts worry numbers could be much higher. fears are that an outbreak in one of the world's most densely populated countries could result in a catastrophe. let's bring in correspondent. in delhi for us

just looking at those images all these people on the move only 4 hours notice given for this long down does it seem that modi and his government were unprepared for this pandemic. you know why the government is being appreciated from certain sector of bringing about the slowdown at an early stage but there are critics on that opposition which are criticizing the government they're saying that these measures should have been taken much earlier like in the middle of february and i guess the fact that the logged on with announcement just 4 out of notice is being criticized and the critics are seeing this 21 day long as the government trying to ramp up its consideration in terms of. making a web of the ventilator in the best thinking if the critics are seeing this 21 day long down as the government buying time to ramp up its trip nation what are the chances about what the public health officials been saying about that about the the

current situation there with so many people potentially moving into the countryside something similar that we saw happening in china earlier in this outbreak where you know it's important to also remember that the population density main guys price as high as that of china so the danger is probably good here because as we saw the images that are crowding the workers who are walking and queuing up in bus stations to go back to the homes to go back to their religious and as i said the dude has can't trust us to is not that well developed and finally that is the call with 19000 force which i saw tonight we think that india is going into the c.c.l. community transmission but as i said when it comes to your numbers in the festing case and then to meet has the us still falling behind the mac number ok man you're a child reporting for us from delhi on the situation there thank you very much. let's take a look now at some other corona virus developments the number of infections

worldwide has now topped 700000 people according to a tally by the a.f.p. news agency over 33000 people have passed away the u.s. government's top infectious disease expert is warning the pandemic could kill up 220-0000 americans dr anthony found she said millions could become infected after a spike of infections in japan media they're reporting that authorities will start banning foreign travelers from the u.s. china south korea and most of europe and the price of oil has fallen to $23.00 per barrel that is the lowest since the year 2002 it's due to plummeting demand due to the global economic slowdown. all around the world social distancing has become the mantra but on greece's overcrowded refugee camps like moria on the island of lesbos that's very difficult they were already facing dire sanitary conditions even before the outbreak many migrants stuck there also have preexisting health problems

aid organizations are now calling for the most vulnerable residents to be evacuated in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. in the maria refugee camp very few would have been able to get a mask to protect against coronavirus. there are more than 20000 people living here in dire conditions lack of food washing areas and medicine are the norm. there is a lot of disease here people are sick they have fevers and skin conditions like scabies and life they cough and have breathing problems like asthma officially there are no covert 19 cases here but also no government plan to prevent them says doctors without borders such a scenario would be a disaster for everyone on lesbos refugees and residents alike. president bush is going to vote. and. to.

be the one. before the pandemic germany had agreed to accept unaccompanied minors that's off the table now an effort to avoid bringing in outsiders from at risk groups opposition parties have criticized a lack of political will to end the humanitarian crisis. many politicians say we don't want a repeat of 2000 to 15 but we're not talking about millions of people here just a few tens of thousands if you're really serious and want to do everything possible to prevent a further outbreak then we have to evacuate these camps. a camp intended for 3000 people housing 20000 that makes social distancing here close to impossible. let's bring in a nicholas pollack a top alosi is with the international rescue committee that's a humanitarian aid organization working in lesbos 1st of all we heard about we saw

those dire conditions in maurya now there's a pandemic to worry about you're on the ground there tell us about the current situation. as you already mentioned the situation is very very clear because. our concern. the health and safety. in their own beat as well as the health and safety of the host the police look it's. is there any sort of plan in place there in case there is an outbreak of $1000.00 in the camp. there has been . some development towards a plan. designed by the greek c.d.c. could the incorporation with a n.g.o.s and the perfect your. northeast the g.m. mainly tombstone and construct different areas. for current

pain when the area or isolation of a case is another one or 2 yards so that we vary as to the local it was because we'll be. meeting mice in newport not too good just like. we've seen during this pandemic already the importance of things like like face masks gloves ventilators how much of that sort of an important and life saving equipment is there in the camp. i don't think we can be talking about the indicators and the company basically primary health care is offered in the camp and for the for the reason that there are also no protective material. to cover the needs of the 20000 people that live in poor. conditions and respect with a certain rate seen over up what they saw and saved access to medical care we

understand the most important thing right now east who. from the greek government to the consist of the islands as soon as possible prioritizing it with chronic disease pregnant women around women we thought i knew borns people with special needs. as well as. you mention the greek government in terms of getting these vulnerable people out of the camp what about other countries in europe or are as there are international support there there should be international support and respect with their company children because there was a number of 7 member states that pledged to receive over 100 unaccompanied children inside the land there has been no progress with this thing in mind and the situation there complexities to go around but the e.u. has the means and has the capacity to address this. given now it's

a priority a worrying situation there nicholas pica topless with the international rescue committee thank you very much thank you. 1st article check now of some of the other stories making news around the world the spanish coast guard has rescued over 70 migrants at sea near the canary islands the migrants were brought to port in gran canaria and henery for they underwent medical checks since the outbreak of the coronavirus the influx of migrants into europe as someone slow. hungary's parliament will vote later today on whether to give prime minister viktor orban open ended emergency powers in the fight against the coronavirus and demick that would enable the government to pass any decrees it says are necessary to manage the crisis with the involvement of parliament critics fear the extension could give obama a blank check to clamp down on democracy. easy jet has grounded all of its flights due to the coronavirus pandemic joining airlines like qantas and grounding the

entire fleet the company says it's currently unclear when any flights will resume airline will pay its staff 80 percent of their wages for the next 2 months. to colombia now where a nationwide lockdown has been in place for almost one week a south american nations but strict curbs on people's freedom of movement and the country's police force has found some creative ways of encouraging their fellow citizens to comply. and. this is. a moment in the limelight for this officer from the may day police force when he started to move to the north abandoning if it is life is beautiful he sings a message of hope for those stuck inside and residents watching from the balconies loving it. you know.

we're doing this in all parts of marrying we're trying to bring hope to the people in this difficult situation. serenading residence a not town is just one of the unusual ways authorities are maybe trying to get their coronavirus message across 9. paris it's on its way through the streets of the city but this is not a funeral on the cuff and the coronavirus and the message although we were have to die let's not get house elves killed. high up in the air above the city drones assent flying. what are you doing in the park you should be at home peach here's hoping that the people of mayday you will get the message. you're watching the news from

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