zain. this is g w news live from very well and world health chiefs say they're deeply concerned as the number of coronavirus cases it tops 1000000 but the death toll rising in the u.s. new york's governor closes city playgrounds to enforce social just in saying president donald trump incest america will soon have more ventilators than it needs also coming up. italy enters its 4th week of walked out and fears of unrest are growing as armed police guards guard food shops and people run out of food and money. but

the coronavirus means some good news for the world at least with millions of owners stuck at home amid the pandemic our 4 legged friends are getting quality time in quarantine many shelters are also seeing a surge and i drop chickens to fill lonely la county. thanks for joining us the number of coronavirus cases around the world is approaching one a 1000000 with more than 200000 factions the united states is by far the worst hit country new york governor andrew cuomo has ordered the shuttering of all the city's playgrounds to keep people apart and save lives president donald trump says america will soon have more ventilators than it needs and will be able to help other nations for now the emergency at home is still getting worse. the epi center of america's corona virus outbreak the streets of new york are deserted.

but ambulances are a constant presence on the streets the state's death toll has doubled in just 3 days a refrigerated truck was brought in to help this brooklyn hospital deal with a sharp rise in fatalities. hospitals are running out of medications some hospitals don't have protective care for staff or family members of patients that come to the hospital running out of medications of running out of the building and but even running out of oxygen which is something that isn't to have been until. the white house is projecting that the virus could claim up to $240000.00 lives across the country despite this pandemic authorities urging restraint and if you are going to wear a face covering when you go out please understand please don't need an in 95 mask and if you take one of those in 95 i ask you maybe taking it out of the hands of a health care worker who desperately needs it to care for patients union leaders

are warning that frontline health care workers are at risk you're here to say that our members are afraid to work because the protocols aren't being. that is what i were calling for hazard pay you're trying to keep ourselves safe we're trying to work are safe we're trying to work you know. health care workers who didn't get access to a mask are now stuck at home. so i hadn't really been given too much direction besides just wait it out say hello. or it's in there wait it out and if you get worse you know if you can't breathe or you know you're she started her agent sabers . president trump is warning americans they face a very tough and painful to wakes and he has not given to understatement. for more let's bring in journalist james rhino in new york chains and we are seeing a death's mounting in new york what can you tell us about where you are now i think

you can say the mood in new york city is becoming increasingly concerned i think that goes nationwide as well in the last 24 hours there's been a discernible shift in the empathy on the scale of this crisis for example previously president on trump he was talking about you know the possibility of there being some pure being found coronavirus saying that the crisis was going to be as long lasting. and wasn't going to tank the economy as such a long time now that has changed in the last 24 hours we've just had president trump speaking to the nation again and he said it's going to be vicious the predictions the projections for the total death toll from that crisis that a come out of the white house. suggest that as many as 100000 or up 224-0000 people could die and that even if we start to bang the social

distancing rules and everybody does they shut off in their apartments not just here in the worst part of the country the tri state area of new york new jersey and connecticut and he's out the. other parts of the country like florida and you elaine's. starting to show biggest signs of epidemics there it's a growing sense of understanding of the urgency of this pandemic how did new york become the epicenter of the u.s. corona virus outbreak. well there's been some investigation started about there and it does seem to be the coronavirus did come to the city earlier than we originally thought and the way the. outbreak. is that people were traveling in and out of china. way before anybody realized there was a problem and you know one case on one airplane going to a different can multiply become 23 case then other people catch it and multiply it

once again and new york is one of those places where. it's been described as a city one of the biggest. in the world people coming and going. big surprise that such an important metropolitan area one of the financial centers the home of wall street and international commerce is the u.s. city. worst hit by the crisis. as governor andrew cuomo says sure here right now next week and next month it's going to be in. the u.s. . at the moment we know that over this weekend one new yorker died every 12 minutes from the corona virus that according to the department of health what has gone wrong. well i'll give you one piece of the used to come out in the last few hours and that is the stockpiles of personal protective equipment these are the face the gowns and the gloves that doctors have to wear so they can prevent

themselves contract the virus while they're treating them all if they don't buy that the federal stockpiles of those basically running out so the federal government is running out the gear that it needs to thin to new york and add a citizen states across the country so they've got enough but they're doctors so i guess what does that show what is it i like not only the protective gear also the ventilator. that are going to be gently needed to keep people alive so they can be . made to continue breathing. we're out of all this equipment we didn't have enough of it and i think that's going to be big questions are going to be also once this crisis is open about the health care system in the united states whether it was for the for the challenge and whether or not the economy and the structure of lots of people not having health care and still going to work even though that's sick just

because they need to keep the paychecks coming in is going to be a big question going to become a life. changer i know in new york city thank you very much and now let's look at some more ways covalent 19 is impacting the world in the united states las vegas authorities have converted an outdoor parking lot into a temporary homeless shelter amid the pandemic and measure has sparked outrage with critics pointing to the thousands of empty hotel rooms in the city there are an estimated $6500.00 people without running and housing in las vegas. a britain has turned a london exhibition center into a temporary coronavirus field hospital it will treat up to 4000 patients struck down by covert 90 who were previously fit and healthy sicker patients and those with underlying health conditions will be treated in regular hospitals. while the month of april begins with new worries about the coronavirus pandemic here in europe over $30000.00 people have died and the governments are cracking

down on movements to stop the virus from spreading but italy is in its 4th week of a nationwide lockdown while this appears to be helping in the fight against the corona virus it is also hitting the country's economy hard people are losing their jobs and their earnings and fears are mounting that frustration and desperation could soon become something much worse. italy's streets empty like they have been for the past 3 weeks. police are in 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. authorities 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 he still we will soon need something close to normal economic activity. otherwise not only will we have thousands of coronaviruses deaths but we will also have millions of unemployed people need you'll need to. organized crime will stop it can spend money it will stop and it can spend it faster than the government because it 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. well time

now to take a look at some other developments in the pandemic the world health organization has voiced a deep concern about the quote rapid escalation and global spread of covert 19 there are now 205 countries affected and over 900000 cases around the world spain has recorded a new daily death toll of 864 and a total of more than 1000 kovan 1000 related deaths and a major un climate summit has been postponed due to the outbreak the cop 26 was set for november in glasgow and is now scheduled for 2021. the wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled as a result of the krona virus pandemic close to half a 1000000 people usually attend the tournaments at the all england lawn tennis club but this year for the 1st time since world war 2 the championships will not take place the event had been due to start on the 29th of june. well

european football's. governing body you weigh 5 says the champions league and europa league will remain suspended until further notice the way for hosted a video conference with its 55 member associations to discuss the coronavirus crisis all international matches that were due to be played in june have also been put on hold that includes playoff matches for the now postponed to euro 2020 and qualifying matches for the women's euros 2021. well one 3rd of humanity is under some form of pandemic lockdown but how have the restrictions changed life for our 4 legged friends millions of pets seem to be enjoying the extra quality time at home with their owners many people are also using the opportunity to welcome a new pet into their homes. long days stuck at home may be frustrating for us humans but many of our 4 legged friends have never had it so good leo from florida is locking up the extra attention. during this rather tricky time leo brings

a load of joy in getting to. the at the parties because they are used to seeing us and being hornsey with us so the doorkeeper be spoiled it's obvious that feeds the bodies that have time with the fallacy in london scene rance pooch can't believe her luck. everything has gone completely out of the window as long as social distancing is practiced there's no reason to give up movies and it's not just dogs who are enjoying more family time willie is usually asleep at this time she is night out or and i hug but their own sense our kids are here and everything we thought we'd take her out. during times of crisis pets can be a great comfort that's why across the world animal adoptions are now soaring. hussein 1000300 percent increase in adoptions and interest around foster care

a brick ations and it's been really motivating to see many people turn to animals for some companionship over the next few weeks if not months. thanks to the increase in demand for new furry family members many of these shelters cages and now empty. well don't forget you can always got g.w. news on the go just download our app from google play or from the outstart. give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the t w app to send us photos and videos of what's happening. if you're watching t w news don't forget our website is there for all the latest information and news around the clock at your dot com i'm director dan thanks for joining us.

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would like any information on the throne of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. science. goats conquering empty streets in a british village what a strange picture to us humans we're used to only seeing ourselves governing the world as soon as we withdraw or nature quickly takes over. these monkeys in thailand as well at the corona crisis eventually being good for the environment satellite images seem to prove just that in italy where people have been living in lockdown for weeks traffic has nearly stopped sent nitrogen dioxide levels have

clearly dropped and other studies suggest that germany might even reach its climate goals as of her own a lockdown causes the economy to produce much less c o 2. so is the coronavirus good for the planet this is deja vu news with special coverage of the covert 19 pandemic in berlin welcome to our factories still out of work as 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 rejoice 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 pollution shown in red shrunk dramatically between december and march.

6 smoke has given way to building skylines thanks to closed factories reduced capacity power plants and fewer cars on the roads beijing's residents have been enjoying some unusually fresh spring at and they're not alone the air in europe is that it too depending on how long the crisis goes on for the a guru 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 clear. crafter 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 their 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 it strong i mean. 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 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 in particular people living in the global south then africa and asia now what this means when we look down which have reduced pollution that we can see partially in china or in italy 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 you know 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 reach 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 just emissions and meet the climate targets that 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 is to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power and on top of that change how we consume food how we to reduce the amount of for instance beef that's being a term that required raising rain forests and raising large numbers of cattle that belch meat tain and other greenhouse gases. so the key point of read it from what the climate experts are saying is to find ways to reduce the emissions without

causing the harm to 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 hope played out once the pandemic is over which will hopefully be of soon as possible what we're going to see this year for sure is the climate summit being canceled or postponed or i mean potentially held over skype and video. but a lot less effective as a clear answer we can see governments have much bigger priority has 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 grit 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 has 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 its wood humanity is laying the groundwork for outbreaks like this one is that true is it are people just using the current crisis to further their agendas or is they indeed a direct connection between say the rainforest and the corner virus. 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 virus it is too early to tell there are some suggestions that the virus spread initially

from bats through pangolins 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 calls from a college of course from scientists to protect these rainforests to protect nature and even if we commissar to link it to the current crisis to be aware that this will help prevent future pandemics as ignorant on from our environment desks thank you very much. thank you thanks ok time now for your questions answered by science correspondent 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. once the lifespan of the coronavirus. 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 that 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 remained 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 the 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'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 covert $900.00 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 does appear. camera crews for example is greeted with delight at using the images are from

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