i have mocked to my city's days for centuries and accompanied my country through its finest hour. until the day i am. not tied down to. sit down thankfully. this is d.w. news and these are our top stories u.s. president donald trump says the country will have to hold back 10000 ventilators to cope with an expected surge in corona virus patients hospitals across the u.s. are urgently seeking the devices with some states warning they'll soon run out ford and general electric have said they'll produce 50000 ventilators in the next 100 days to help deal with the pandemic the u.s. death toll from the pandemic is more than $3500.00.

a minute silence has been held across spain after the highest daily death toll in the country's corona virus outbreak over 8000 people have died in total on the health care system is struggling to cope new patients are being treated in makeshift hospitals. to streets of nigeria's economic competition lagos have been almost deserted on the 1st full day of a government ordered lockdown nigeria has recorded more than 100 cases of the coronavirus and 2 deaths. this is d w news from berlin for more follow us on twitter or visit our website w dot com. another grim milestone in the corona virus pandemic the united states has now overtaken

china in the number of deaths from the virus hospitals from new york to california inundated by legions of sick people and yet there are hints that the increase in new cases is beginning to level off tonight's data and hope a delicate balancing act in a country bracing for the brunt of a pandemic i'm brooke gulf and berlin this is the day. the number of cases still going up. world research at the apex the other side of the mountain but we are still headed up that up the mountain.