we. kick off on you tube joining us. this is the w. news live from berlin the world passes a grim milestone with more than a 1000000 cases of copied 19 force itself on india's prime minister tried to boost morale by urging compassionate sundra nationwide lockdown the united fighting the virus that millions of day laborers in the country now are now going to look fighting for just to survive on the program. german government gets a boost in the polls over the timing of the crisis but germans are worried about

the economic trouble likely to fall and. beating the lock down players have people for stabbing her attorney to use it anything else they can think of to phil's and less hours. and still got welcome to the program more than a 1000000 people have now been infected with the coronavirus around the world $50000.00 adat one country which served 500 minutes of the low infection rate is india with a population of 1300000000 the country's registered only 2500 cases in a video message broadcast on friday prime minister narendra modi try to boost both the morale in the country urging people to light candles last week the country introduced a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the virus. gys

well joins us from the indian capital welcome did mr modi speech include any concrete public health protection measures. for the shot on friday is no prime minister. about the need not to get despondent in isolation and we're going to continue to be that despite the distance we are i can buy in this fight that when i was the so we're not in a speech already to this is not institutional in india out and often questions about why have there been no peak measures announced and even if you know what measures why is there not more information about in yesterday just gets quite what is happening about death what is happening to. project protective equipment what is happening about. jenin to congo because of this knock down why has the prime

minister and garnished indians to stay strong in their results to isolate there's also having to criticism of his message while the country's 3 week lockdown has been hard for millions of migrant workers what's their situation. well initially thousands fled. to get. each in the city anymore because they do not have what to do my name will depend heavily on de religious but most of the week in fact in the last there was no we hind needy people have stopped up would only be standing on 10 days but now the liturgy march on to the streets now that i'm out of so despite the fact that these east it measures to ensure that these people stay in and sometimes these are measured that is physical violence there's this attack. so we went talk to find out what exactly people are doing how exactly migrants how have been the high end of

the city now that the exodus i still don't know how exactly are these managing to survive. waiting. sometimes for hours at end. this is what every day looks like now for these daily wage workers. social distancing boxes seen meaningless in the face of hunger. at the end of this particular way it to oranges none of these men are originally from delhi. they migrated to the capital from villages in neighboring states looking to own a livelihood. some work in small restaurants are those at construction sites everyone meaning depends on the day's awnings but with businesses closed for india's 3 week lockdown these awnings and the meals have dried up now how do you

try to go home but the bus stations were closed the police told us to stay here. but there are no medical services available here and we're not allowed to leave we would have to call an ambulance who are supposed to let us go. yet with food at hand these men are the lucky ones. the government is so why even people would have hundreds of shelters like this one yet the demand far outstrips the supply in addition many are physically unable to be sent those because of the lockdown. this is where civil society is stepping in goon an ngo that has worked on disaster relief jordan floods and earthquakes. is now adapting to a different challenge to a disaster that cannot be seen but that is everywhere. this time fall fewer aid workers are being called in to maintain social distancing and they're taking up

tasks they have never had before relief work especially in the midst of a lockdown is the government's responsibility. but workers here believe there is no time to assign blame lives are at stake and not just because of the good or no iris because good men big government was not for the pay i'm making an effort but there's a captive we all need to work together this is not an issue of survival of this sort of i will go to her. but even as these groups work tirelessly to provide protection and food to the city's poorest. the fight for survival promises to be a long one crowding together for shelter social distancing is a luxury these men cannot afford but for now at least there is food to eat. what are india's next steps then in fighting the coronavirus. well not all the she

and. the government even thought that it was not. the prime minister just yesterday. off the rajiv. gandhi emotions off developing nation. also need to know more about wrapping up testing isolation and treatment and i thought the fact that india is not just dealing with a health crisis but a crisis of hunger it's. good talking to you thank you for that certain image of just well. can we take a look now at some more of the latest coronavirus developments more than a 1000000 infections have been confirmed globally according to johns hopkins university of the united states and currently has the most active cases a cruise ship that was stranded at sea with covered 19 patients on boats been allowed to dock in florida. had been turned away by south american countries and

here in germany more than a 1000 people have died from covered 19 and a nearly 80000 confirmed cases. where the latest polls here in germany indicate support for the government's handling of this crisis german pollsters in for test data also asked people about the effects of the pandemic results indicate the most germans are concerned about a downturn in the economy a 75 percent of those questioned worry that the country's economic situation will deteriorate well 24 percent have little or no concern on that point. well the political correspondent nina can tell us well welcome and nina what do you make of these figures. well of course it does show a certain level of uncertainty here in germany and that is explained by the fact that germans do take note of warning such as the one issued by economics minister my own thursday who said germany will probably see a severe recession this year east that the german economy could shrink more than it

did in the financial crisis in 2009 and at the time trying by 5.7 percent at the same time having said that in the same poll we also learned that 4 out of 5 germans currently are not worried about losing their jobs and that of course has to do with the fact that some of the measures taken in that rescue package by the government are ready being implemented and are literally getting money into their accounts. well the poll also asked how much it people trust germany's doctors and its health care system they got a big thumbs up with 77 percent saying they largely trust the health care system and only 22 percent saying they have little or no trust in it so neither harder is that satisfaction likely to change as infection numbers grow well this is a crisis that is unprecedented nobody knows how it's going to evolve and germans have

been warned that we're still at the beginning of this. epidemic here in this country but of course the country has stepped up the number of intensive care unit beds that it has available they used to be 28000 and now that number has been has increased 240000 then roughly 300000 tests are being carried out people are being tested they are getting the treatment that they need but of course the health minister has also said that he can't promise people that we can avert a situation like in the most affected regions it is sleep. the polls also found a strong surge in support for chance them ackles potty if federal elections were held next sunday the chancellor's conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc would benefit significantly its current 34 percent approval rating is an increase of a 7 percentage points coalition partners the social democrats remain on 16 percent

meaning the miracles coalition would keep its governing majority in parliament. day comes it 10 percent the business friendly f d p reaches 5 on the left party has a 7 percent approval rating and the greens have a strong 22 percent showing nader how much is this the improved showing for the conservatives down to the chancellor. americal does come across to most germans as somebody who can handle such crises really well she does seem transparent in her decision making as she listens to experts she draws her own conclusions so that is something that germans do appreciate also her health minister from the conservative party ends and has risen in popularity and i find that interesting that he before this crisis was known as one of ungrammatical strongest critics and he he was always portrayed as one of her main challenges and

so the poll seems to suggest that germans do appreciate that those in the party political feuds cross party feud that cetera they are just being put to one side they don't seem to matter and the government is really. speaking with one voice here and it's interesting to see that this poll showed the most dramatic change in german's attitude towards their current government in the whole time that this agency has actually done these polls since 997 this current government is getting the highest approval ratings that's ever been polled in one such poll this is the 1st since june 28th to indicate a majority for the conservatives on the social democrats is that juju vis crisis well the short answer is yes ok well that's a loose. thank you so much. we do like to be concise

now where those of us opposed to stay indoors and stay away from found friends and family a social media is helping to fill the void videos and names have become sources of smiles during the crisis so let's take a look at how some people have been showing their creative sides. which music is the medicine for the mind creating a virus has its own showing right. for some home office means blowing off some steam. for their use getting a bit more restless. how about some sports. to fish no equipment and just improvise. even if the goods are in short supply. we've seen disappearing cars.

not to mention disappearing parents. some just want to ride off into the distance. others have been sharing their time for state attempts at home a face masks just don't forget our canine companions and to fall out fail just party. as a reminder of the top stories that our india's prime minister narendra modi has urged people to light candles for the 9 minutes on sunday as a show of unity last week introduced a street week lockdown to stem the spread of the virus this has left millions of people jumpers. in germany they covered 19 death toll has climbed above a 1000 at testing for the disease has been extensive helping to keep the rates of

fatalities offenders if you love a new poll shows most voters back the government response of fear and economics to . this is data and news more on the web sites. you buy dot com i'll be back at the top of it i'm good. for. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. and. what are scientists learning. background information. corona. 19 special next on d w. how does

a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll. just 3 of the topics covered and weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the krona laroche or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you can get your podcast and also find us at. science. corners now. really silver is the weapon against coronavirus on the other strain of the corona virus and has been able to eliminate it within 12 hours . jim back to this televangelist has now been sued for selling these fake coronavirus. wasting no time to make money from your fish hoax likely

originated from a widespread spread belief in silver antibacterial properties some tooth brush from the mantle to in order to boost sales but scientists agree silva is no effects against the corona virus in fact exposure to colonial silver can be toxic. well other fake remedies against covert 19 and fake news about the outbreak are flooding the internet right now so let's have a look at what's right and what's wrong about this is your covert 19th special news . berlin welcome times of crisis always great times for fake news and propaganda and. more ridiculous the claims it seems the more traction on social media tips like drinking alcohol to kill the virus and fight the disease as tempting as it may sound for some it isn't or religious claims that corona was

a punishment dished out by god or mother nature our team from did obvious science has put together a selection of some of the most outrageous fake news about covert 90. whatever you do don't try this at home this clip widely shared on whatsapp is just one example of the many coronavirus related stories circulating online the problem as the disease continues to spread fake news is going viral. in india a picture purporting to show an italian boy taking his life after all his family members died from corona virus went viral there's a fact check revealed that the footage actually shows the suicide of a woman before the outbreak. this photo doesn't show dead bodies on the streets of italy it's actually an art installation in germany. also doing the rounds conspiracy theories among them the just south korean series forecasts the

corona virus outbreak back into a. just one of many stories describing the pandemic as a premeditated invent. platforms like facebook are rife breeding grounds for the spread of fake knees the social networking giant is among several companies pledging to take stronger action to prevent the spread of misinformation others too are doing their bit to make sure people are getting the right information about corona a service called africa check recently to rebuff a south african men claim that a vaccine against corona virus had being developed. much of asia seems just as. over the hill in most of europe as a myth battle against covert 19 africa is bracing for impact and fake news is not helping societies that prepare for the onslaught that's brand vincent and as he's deputy kenya africa check and joins us from nairobi vincent how much of

a problem is corona fake news in african countries right now. thanks for having me coronavirus misinformation is a big big problem and the reason is that the more people believe misinformation then they will not follow their instructions are not going to wash their hands only practice social distancing and they will not stay at home so the strings mean that if they don't pay attention wires threats more and on top of that you have people throwing certification to yours or medicines that have been proven not to work we've seen in nigeria for example that people have been poisoned by chloroquine because they heard it could work. and what's the weirdest piece of fake news you've come across so far or the weirdest i have come across is that if

you take some orange peels and you boil and you inhale the steam you're going to cure coronavirus and we know that's not sure because your body temperature internal body temperature never really 'd changes or you end up doing is burning. why on earth are people actually believing this kind of stuff well people believe misinformation particularly about health because it's tied into the people are read diseases that are difficult to cure and so this gives them hope when you give little hope they will try and secure as to who i am medicines fake medicines if they have to. you should know just that really we don't see a lot of fake news about it's a disease like malaria because we all know it's curable in medicine is clearly accessible. to people across africa generally trust that governments to

take the right measures of force that misinformation are on fertile ground. people are are more or less trustful of their governments and the reason they are is because they know that government really can do them most to protect what we have seen is a bitter dissatisfaction with the measures that are being taken so for example in kenya we knew that for example the number of tests have been rising but these are concerned that they're not you know and also the fact that a lot of people live in an informal economy in kenya so they have to go out every day and money and it's very difficult to tell people like that to stay at home and so why so late unless you're providing them with money so that they can stay inside . who benefits from these fake news.

a lot of people benefit there are people who wants to grew their insurance online and those credit anything but his fate whether it's about coronavirus or politics it doesn't matter then there are people who want to actually make a business selling fake cures so that you can actually spend your money to buy a fake a cure or to do things that are not true for example or in cio water and then finally you've got people who want. to drive a political agenda so they're going to capitalize on people's fears to spread the stories and that way they spread the agenda that's probably the system is wrong and therefore you should for me because i have a solution so there are people doing it's digitally online to have. to convert.

others have commercial reasons and some have all the 2 koreas. benson's and gave me the deputy kenya at the time and africa chick thank you very much for joining us from our bokes talking. oh it's time again for your questions keep them coming on you tube facebook and twitter all send us an e-mail today science correspondent gary williams will do with some of the most viral and fake news stories unfold claims about the coronavirus. this time it's genetically modified to be used as a biological weapon this was one of those conspiracy theories that was bound to pop up in the midst of a global pandemic right i mean there have been too many books and movies with that as a plot line but a team of researchers that studied the genetic makeup of the virus recently published some compelling arguments for why it wasn't engineered but must have

naturally evolved 1st they said source code to most closely resembles coronaviruses found in bats that don't cause disease in humans and of course and evil scientists trying to build a superbug would have started with one that's already been proven to make us sick 2nd in our computer models the changes to the stars code to genetic sequence that allowed it to start infecting us just don't look like they should work very well they aren't mutations that any bio engineer would have chosen if they were trying to build a superbug because the models would have said they don't really work so no the coronavirus was not designed by humans. can supplements like fish oil zinc ovitz and then that's how. supplements are an area of nutrition where there's very little consensus in the scientific community under ordinary circumstances much less in the midst of a pandemic the idea that you can somehow boost your immune system i mean what does

that mean anyway the answer to this question is a resounding no the only thing that we currently thing. it will prevent you from catching the virus is if you've had it already and developed antibodies that will prevent you from getting it again i'm not saying you should stop taking your fish oil or your vitamins just don't expect them to keep you from catching covert 19. there is agreement that lots of smell is a sign of this a v.a. case if they did 19 can we hear more about that. recent large scale study in britain that collected data from hundreds of thousands of people reporting on and out sure that from those who eventually tested positive for the disease around 60 percent had that symptom to a greater or lesser extent that certainly sounds pretty convincing the only problem is that losing the sense of smell or taste is also closely associated with other

respiratory infections it's a lot more common than you might think that's why as of this morning at least the w.h.o. was still reviewing the issue and hadn't yet decided to add the loss of smell or taste to the official list of symptoms of corona virus infection but that could very well happen in the coming days if there's enough evidence to support it. 3rd williams there from a science department answering your most pressing questions and that concludes code with 19 special forces day for more on the pandemic social media channels and our website that's w dot com which has dedicated covered 900 pages in 30 languages now before i let you go let's go back to africa where musicians are fighting against the coronavirus together with local health authorities before most of cross the

continent and getting vital messages across to the public in. songs they sing about washing hands wearing face masks and voiding the fake news trucks. are definitely. going to go to blow nobody does i mean i did a little of that if i could in a unit like the big up above the lead in delegates but i'm going to be. sure of. what unites. what defines. the man. trudging course. what binds the continent together the cancers and stories aplenty the. spotlight on people.

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