live from berlin this is the news fear of unrest grows as the coronavirus threatens to bring italy's economy to its knees on to police deployed outside supermarkets in southern italy as people run out of food and money they decide. on the movement and calmness simply cannot go on for a. german scientist and a hard hit region into an opening coronavirus lead to trying to find out just how the virus spreads and how it can based paint can tank. plus prison the time of

a pandemic with religious gatherings bandanas fights latest find creative ways to reach they congregations but some site is no substitute for a personal touch. a method of how to welcome governments around the world to scrambling to find ways to limit the spread of the coronavirus many have imposed restrictions on people's movements italy is in its 4th week of a strict nationwide lockdown while this might be helping in the fight against the coronavirus it is also bringing the country's economy to its knees with people losing their jobs and their earnings fears a mounting that in italy dissatisfaction could quickly turn into an wrist. italy's streets empty like they have been for the past 3 weeks.

police are on patrol to ensure citizens only leave their homes when strictly necessary. the lockdown has altered daily life in italy and brought the country's economy to a halt all non-essential businesses have had to shut down many people have lost their jobs or have seen their salaries cut some are now unable to afford even the basics of thirty's and individual citizens have stepped in handing out meals to those in need but these initiatives are hardly enough and the risk of social unrest in italy is growing the mayor of naples has warned that the lockdown can't continue indefinitely. but we will soon need something close to normal economic activity. otherwise not only will we have thousands of coronavirus us but we will also have millions of unemployed he will be only. organized crime will stop

and it can spend money and it can spend it faster than the government. will stop in sicily police are patrolling supermarkets after reports of shoppers refusing to pay italy isn't the only nation with a lockdown is hitting the poor hardest it might again prove to be an example of what's to come in other countries paralyzed by the coronavirus crisis. for more we're joined from brown by correspondent zuma gupta how serious i feel is that the longer the lockdown goes on the more this time could foster crime and go on wrist. yes i mean the concern really is as that package pointed out when you look at the country the concern is more in the south and that's because the south is traditionally the poorer part of the country it has high incidence of unemployment and it's also where you have the presence of those organized crime gangs are groups

that are ready to take advantage of very desperate people so we understand that he's a close these this is a feeling in suffering even those who are involved in ken's deeds go to work that's dried up and they don't actually have access to any of those benefits it's not as easy for them and so you have these reports of supermarkets way people are just going in and taking the food into the police have to stand out there to make sure that doesn't happen you've gotten points of people begging at banks for loans because they need money to support 5 * so this can be to other issues of social tension in unrest and it's precisely in such a situation that you have these organized crime gangs stephanie and the mafia where the experts who study these groups say that you know big got the liquidity they've got the money now to offer very unreasonable loans off of these loans in exchange for recruitment into the eprom electability on top of that they could be tapping into that that people have for protective gear in setting that he quit when formal

money same in italy as a shop north south divide how is the crisis playing out differently across these different areas of the country. well you look at the health response me up north that's where the biggest cost is where we're seeing the biggest emergency but that traditionally is where you have a well cost health system down south it's not as well equipped and there is concern that even the clusters were too it's not there it could potentially be really dangerous now we're already seeing increasing cases in regions like campania with needles located as well as in cornea and it's the city and the hospitals there are not as well equipped and the forty's they'd need more protective gear they need those mosques they need the goggles and all the putting that come to protect those who akara are working to help those affected the key concern is also the presence of the virus in care homes but egypt where the vulnerable 7 and those working there

also to protect the authorities are asking the central government for that scene in the run thank you so much and time now to take a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic and spain has recorded a new daily death toll of 864 and a total of more than $9000.00 covert 19th related deaths a serbian deputy environment minister has died from the corona virus it's the 2nd death of a public figure from the disease in the country and china has reported on numbers of asymptomatic cases for the 1st time it says 1300 people who showed no symptoms have tested positive meanwhile germany says it's extending its social distancing rules and slowing the spread of the virus beyond easter citizens are urged to keep contact with others to an absolute minimum even during the holiday meanwhile a group of german scientists have announced

a new study into the corona virus they are hoping a hard hit region on the border with france can help shed new light on just how the infection spreads. this is germany's. heinsberg is the german epicenter of the corona virus outbreak now it's about to be turned into an open door tree. as one of the country's worst affected regions has reached the point where we can now see new infections declining so here for the 1st time we can ask the question how high the ratio of those really is who were sick without ever being diagnosed it's happening doctors are teaming up with pollsters to analyze a group of 1000 people in this small community of gannett following carnival celebrations in february the town saw a sudden surge of coronavirus infections those responsible hope the mistakes made

back then may now produce some good for others in the end we might end up not just being those who were in the spotlight for being the region where things were particularly bad maybe we will also be seen as those who handle the situation well . it's hoped taking samples from all aspects of daily life will shed some light on how fast and in which ways the virus spread it was probably mostly of the problem is that we are currently relying too much on mathematical models and if only one factor turns out to be wrong the whole calculation collapses and half of. the team of scientists hopes to be able to present the 1st concrete results on actual infection ratios by the beginning of next week. and here are some of the other stories making news around the world. the german government is funding start ups with a rescue package with 2000000000 euros finance minister said that many innovative

young companies already struggle with liquidity and find it difficult to secure loans and its support so as not to endanger their existence he says and years of research and development. is in ukraine. historic land reform bill clearing hurdles to unlock an $8000000000.00 i.m.f. loan package wearing masks and gloves against the coronavirus they lifted a longstanding band on the sale of farmland. and in the us las vegas authorities have converted an outdoor parking lot into a temporary homeless shelter amid the pandemic the measure has sparked outrage with critics pointing to the thousands of empty hotel rooms in the city iraq an estimated 6500 people without permanent housing in las vegas. a west african country of ghana has recorded nearly 200 cases of 19 and 5 deaths the government has imposed a lockdown to contain the spread of the disease this is led pastas in particular to

look for creative ways of reaching their congregations. reports some church leaders finding it hard to adjust to the new reality. mon li. is a young community leader in my deena. he also runs a christian fellowship organization for young people. to pandemic has teamed normality on its hate given the ban on so sharp that the reins is on able to meet his friends for weekly meetings but he has suggested today crises by uses social media to reach his community through life broadcasts he talks about who. and encourage. just men best to stay at home on dope safe social distancing young people to technology so we reach out to our people through feeds through our

food. to disseminate information through the power of technology to look down it's now in place in cities such as accra and the southern city of massey to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. for the next 2 weeks streets like these remain empty people. because of the lockdown they can only come out for food items and other essentials for some of these it's a new experience but it's one they have to cope with in the meantime schools have closed public gatherings after he beat 8 weightings are now limited to 25 people. not. just in easily to these new we are flying 1st shake every may. lead spree is at this mosque he understands the importance of the new restrictions but he shows on confortable about them joy in meeting these

large congregation and talking to them and many of them coming to me to shake my hand. a few of them will house of them personal problems want to me to talk to them now because we have closed no more seen and something has gone. wrong. in my weekly religious life that means look forward to an end to this pandemic so they can resume normal life but at this point there is no way to know when that might be. sport now the wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic plus 2 hof a 1000000 people usually attend the tournament at the all england club but this year for the 1st time since world war 2 the championships will not take place event

had been due to start on the 29th of june. and while european football's governing body your wife says the champions league and europa league will remain suspended until further notice your wife has to the video conference with its 55 member associations today to discuss the coronavirus crosses all international matches that would be played in june have also been put on hold that includes playoff matches for the now postponed euro 2020 and qualifying matches for the women's euros 2021. world football's governing body faith is working on what it calls a football marshall plan to limit the financial damage done to the sport by the coronavirus pandemic. is likely to dip into its reserves of some $2700000000.00 u.s. dollars in order to help associations leagues and clubs as well but a currently starved of revenue by the interruption to play almost all domestic and

international competitions are currently suspended due to the pandemic. and finally here in germany a group of volunteer firefighters in so fossilization received a phone call. to get they've been living at this station for nearly 2 weeks in the small town of bag and on an island off germany's northern coast to avoid infection and stay operational that's in german chancellor angela merkel's constituency so angela called them up to thank them for they did occasion but they thought it was a prank and julie how the call a 2nd call did go through the press office phone to assure them that they indeed had been speaking with. on that note this is day w. news are bonded that our website is there for all the latest news and information around the clock you can find that they doubly dot com for now though i'm anthony

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corona crisis you can find more information online at e.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels. all conquering empty streets in a british film what a strange picture to us humans were used to only seeing all cells governing the world if as soon as we withdraw made so quickly takes over i think is monkeys in thailand as well at the corona crisis events. good for the environment satellite images seem to prove just in italy people have been living in lockdown for weeks traffic stops and nitrogen dioxide levels have clearly dropped and other studies

suggest that germany might even reach its climate goals as the lock down causes the economy to produce much less c o 2. so. good for the planet this is the news with special coverage of the. welcome to. stuart of workers thousands of flights canceled empty streets because people are working from home instead of driving to the office global economic activity has been put into an induced coma bad for the world economy bought from a climate perspective the coronavirus pandemic it's not entirely negative environmental activists might actually with joyce measures have been implemented immediately that drastically cut emission emissions measures that otherwise would have taken years to come into effect. images from space china's and pollution shown in red shrunk dramatically between december and march.

6 smoke has given way to billings. thanks to closed factories reduced capacity power plants and fewer cars on the roads beijing's residents have been enjoying some unusually fresh spring act and then the air in europe is that it too depending on how long the crisis goes on for the think tank estimates that germany's greenhouse gas emissions could be 40 percent lower this year than last. tourist hot spots are also enjoying some restaurant then it's normally bustling with over $20000000.00 tourists each year is virtually empty. the water in its many can hours usually dull and murky as a result of the many boats is certainly clear. kraft are responsible for around 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions but the booming

business is currently very international flights have been reduced to a minimum german carrier looked handsome for example has cut 90 percent of its long distance flights in many countries lockdowns a set to continue for some time others are on the threshold of that as china however is beginning to wind its economy back up again and that raises the question when the lockdowns end will it be business as usual. will its joining me now is he's from our environment. we just saw some of the positive effects in inverted commas of this pandemic on the environment so will we or should we go back to business as usual. we need to go back to what we're doing before but in a different way it's really difficult to talk about silver linings or to kind of celebrate these lockdowns because of course we're in the middle of

a pandemic and this is a much more urgent crisis than the climate crisis that we're also living and you can understand people celebrating this partially particularly when we talk about air pollution now air pollution is one of the world's most deadly killers it claims more than $7000000.00 lives each year and it shaves off on average about 3 years of our lives particular people living in the global south then africa and asia now what this means when we've got locked down which have reduced pollution that we can see partially in china and it really is that in the short term at least people are able to breathe better the question is how long can this be held on for and one to look down lift now how will the economy would be reshaped in a way that doesn't lead to just more smoke more smog being produced rather puts things into perspective as if the shutdown also causes a drastic cut in c o 2 emissions to a degree that germany might even lead its climate goals for this year prematurely is that shutdown or a shutdown of that magnitude what it takes to reach climate targets.

it's one way of reaching them but i think most climate experts would say it's not a particularly good way of doing so there are clear solutions that would enable us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the climate targets countries have agreed on in a way that doesn't require people to stay locked in their houses or to a hoax economic activity the most obvious of the flu shot and the to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power and on top of that change how we can meet again and other greenhouse gases. so the key point of reddit from what the climate experts are saying is to find ways to reduce the emissions without causing the harm to the economy to humans that they've locked down the currently doing but as it does do you think that what once the

recovery period after covert has started do you think that fighting climate change will go on the back burner for a while. i think we're already seeing that happen and it's hard to predict how that whole played out once the pandemic is over which will hopefully be a soon as possible what we're going to see this year for sure is climate summit being canceled or postponed or i mean potentially held over skype and video. but a lot less effective if the clear answer we can see governments have much bigger priority to deal with namely reducing the spread of the virus and on top of that we also have the issue of the kind of momentum behind change being lost so even climate activists these school strikers protesting like right having to do that over skype it's a lot less in the public domain it's a lot less on people's minds because rightly there are other more pressing issues to deal with. now the corona virus outbreak is actually changing the way we

think about a whole range of things including how we treat nature intensifying us come in for particular criticism many of many new viruses have spread from animals to humans some say that in that in growing vast quantities of a single crop in monocultures all stripping the rain forest of it's what humanity is laying the groundwork for operates like this one is that true as you are people just using the current crisis to further their agendas or as they indeed a direct connection between say the rain forest and the corn of ours. there's a direct her connection between human activity encroaching on ecosystems and the effects on pandemics whether that was the case with this particular current a virus is too early to know there's some suggestion of the virus spread initially from bats through penguins and then to humans we know that the center of the outbreak in china was in

a wet market where you've got lots of animals being traded sold illegally for meat on top of each other it's very easy to spread from animal to animal now that can all accelerate and what we're seeing clearly from course from a college of course from scientists to protect the drain for earth to protect nature and even if we can assert a link it to the current crisis to be aware that this will help prevent future pandemics as it narrowed down from our environment desk thank you very much thank you. ok time now for your questions answered by our science correspondents derek williams locked away in his office at home keep your questions for him coming via social media by our comments on our you tube channel and if you're more the old fashioned type via email today we start with the weather. does hot weather help stop will slow the virus. most of the most severe

corona virus outbreak so far have been in places that were still in the midst of winter but where spring is now on the way we don't really know yet whether when things heat up in the northern hemisphere it will slow the spread of covert 19 but there is reason for cautious hope that it might related coronaviruses have been shown to have seasonality but the w.h.o. has more than that at this point we very much just have to wait and see. what the lifespan of the campaign if i rests. a study released a few weeks ago in the new england journal of medicine looked at exactly that question and came up with some ballpark figures at 1st looked at how long the coronavirus remained in the air and found there were still viable levels of it after 3 hours the researchers also looked at materials like stainless steel and

plastic and found that the virus survives on those surfaces for up to 3 days on cardboard it only remains viable for around 24 hours it's important to say that those tests they took place under strict laboratory conditions so you can't really transfer those results one to one in the real world but they do provide a kind of rule of thumb. can the virus spread when money changes hands. paper banknotes and bills are not all that different than services like cardboard so yes you can expect a virus to survive for a while on their surfaces so in theory yes money is a possible back to or for infection but but don't forget that you can. can't catch the disease through your skin and the virus has to get into your respiratory tract and it does that by your hands when you touch your face so if you avoid doing that

and wash your hands thoroughly after conducting any monetary transactions it should be an effective way to limit any risk. there are groups that are science correspondent and that concludes our coverage $900.00 special for today for more on the pandemic do check out our social media channels and our website that's t w dot com of course which is dedicated to over $1000.00 pages in 30 languages now before we go let's spare a thought for animal friends in zoos around the world with lockdowns in full force it seems the animals are missing the visitors. anyone who doesn't hear live camera crews for example is created with delight and he's in images are from germany but zookeepers in the u.k. and the usa their animals are feeling the say. well let's hope we'll be back soon.

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