this is g w news live from berlin the world pounces a grim milestone as more than a 1000000 covert 19 cases are reported by people in turkey are not forgetting their neighbors it's a lifeline for the elderly with 15 years and seriously ill under curfew they depend on others for their daily essentials also coming up india's prime minister tries to boost morale in a country under lock down by urging people to unite in fighting the pandemic but millions of day laborers left with no income are barely surviving and stranded have

brought hundreds of thousands of e.u. citizens face obstacles getting home as the borders are closed and flights are cancelled is help on the way from brussels. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program more than a 1000000 people around the world to now have confirmed corona virus infections and 50000 are dead here are some of the latest developments in the pandemic the united states has registered the world's highest daily covert 1000 death toll thursday saw 1169 confirmed deaths from virus related causes there south korea has refused entry to 8 foreigners who refused quarantine measures all overseas arrivals including south korea nationals are required to self isolate for 14 days and germany now has

more than 80000 confirmed cases and over 1000 covert 1000 deaths that's as the head of the country's disease control agency says deaths are probably being undercounted . well covert 19 cases are also rising sharply in turkey the country currently has more than 18000 confirmed cases and 356 deaths associated with the virus president ret of type one is under growing pressure to impose a general lockdown to slow the outbreak what he did introduce early on is a curfew for the chronically ill and those older than 65 people who have their own special needs. home delivery turkish style. for many istanbul residents this is not a novel way of doing their shopping but with the coronavirus epidemic worsening it's now become a lifeline for the city's elderly. if their. local shopkeepers

have quickly adapted it as other cities that we have started to delivery service so they call us and we help them anyway we care if they want something from the shop of the market we take it to their homes because they are our elders. the curfew for citizens older than 65 was among the 1st measures taken by the turkish government in their battle against the epidemic. it is a family that is local authorities have been told to be strict. to enforce the rules and send people home. at 1st however many pension is wouldn't listen to an arson from the istanbul municipality tells me beat us a lot of the. ybarra started nothing really changed during the 1st days but when you look at it now you can see that the use of public transport for example is down 90 percent and this is a strong sign that our older citizens are more aware of the importance of the issue

now they're following the rules more than before. the more pensioner stay at home the more work there is for municipal support teams across the city they have delivered groceries to tens of thousands of quarantined istanbul lights. but despite the early introduction of the curfew for the elderly it has proven to little in the fight against the virus more measures have been taken. it's jungles grand design of one of the largest in the world is now closed as are schools museums sports. bars and cafes. all international flights have been stopped and domestic travel severely restricted istanbul's new gigantic appu are n.t. and deserted and shingled an arson predicts that move measures will come in the

sulu far as the old are here in istanbul the population density is very high 100 so it's safe to say that we will need more radical measures eventually after all that is somebody has to be a hot spot a fist epidemic in an animal much against stumble. with more restrictions looming he stumbles patients will be tested as well as the slowly darity of its people. and i'm joined now by our turkey correspondent nearly hard who is currently in berlin so yulia turkey has seen the sharp rise in new infections tell us a little bit more about how it is spreading across the country. it is spreading fast the number of officially confirmed cover 19 cases in turkey has more than tripled over the past 7 days that now exceeds 18 thousands more than 350 people have died that's all according to the turkish health minister however

critics argue that the actual number of cases might be higher than so many infections have gone unnoticed because authorities have just recently ramped up tests as some people have also criticised the government 2 weeks has not revealed which parts of the country are most affected so it was only 2 days ago that the turkish ship pavlik officially learned that istanbul is the epicenter of this crisis a city of 16000000 people and it has 60 percent of all the coronavirus cases in turkey and criticism swirling what has been the government's response. well most of the measures have been mentioned in the report we just saw there a curfew for the elder written schools were closed to travel bans put in place mosque prayers gatherings that must have been suspended but president everyone has

so far still chortle off that imposing a complete lockdown on public life in turkey he says the economy must continue to function but with a number of cases on the right he's come under increasing pressure from medical experts and from the opposition most importantly from is timbales new mayor it cram in mahmoud he has repeatedly called on the central government to impose a stay at home order on the city's residents on all of them not just the elderly as quickly as possible as the mayor actually chant just announced such a crowd himself let's listen to why he thinks it's necessary. still we still see 15 percent of people are moving around. and this is very frightening because it means 2000000 people are right on the streets every day. as much as the entire population of some big cities in europe got a q it's a real threat and that's why we say we need stricter measures. to doomsday get

through so the mayor is concerned they're clearly how well equipped is the health system to cope with the pandemic well many doctors would only speak to journalists on the condition of anonymity because they say they're too scared of speaking out so the turkish medical association the country's largest a doctor is union does and they have been saying that its own rules hospitals where short on blogs goggles the mouse another protective gear and that they could face a severe shortage showoff the i.c.u. about the turkish government on the other hand is trying to give the impression that the health system is robust that they have enough resources just a few days ago they protected the quick mend and disinfectant to italy and spain so the government's message is we are well prepared for this who is so well prepared that we can even support other countries in need turkey correspond to you leon thank you. one country with

a relatively low infection rate so far as india which has $2500.00 confirmed cases in a population of $1300000000.00 last week the country introduced a nation wide lockdown to stem the spread of the virus in a video message broadcast on friday prime minister to render a modi tried to bolster more hour by urging people to like candles for 9 minutes on sunday night but for millions of day laborers in india who lost their incomes when the country went into lockdown candle light is not going to fill their bellies. reports. waiting. sometimes for all that and. this is what every day looks like now for these daily wage workers. social distancing boxes seem meaningless in the face of hunger. at the end of this particular weight to oranges none of these men are originally

from delhi. they migrated to the capital from villages in neighboring states looking to earn a livelihood. some work in small restaurants are those at construction sites every meal depends on the day's awnings but with businesses closed for india's 3 week lockdown the zoning and the meals have dried up now didn't try to go home but all 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 will 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 providing full would have hundreds of shelters like this one yet the demand far outstrips the supply in addition many are physically unable to reach these centers because of the lockdown this is where

civil society is stepping in. and n.g.o.s that has worked on disaster relief during floods and earthquakes. is now adapting to a different challenge to a disaster that cannot be seen but that is everywhere. this time while 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 gap we all need to work together this is not an issue of survival this sort of i will go through 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 shelter social distancing is a luxury these men cannot afford. but for now at least to eat. and let's have a look at some more ways covert 19 is impacting the world germany's health minister yeah that he sees 1st indications that the rate of new infections in germany is flattening she also said getting masks and other supplies to help workers was improving and that 40 percent of the country's intensive care beds are currently unused from police in france have stopped cars leaving paris to catch potential holiday makers authorities have warned residents to cancel any travel plans for the school holidays which began this week.

foreign ministers have held a video conference to discuss the repatriation of e.u. citizens stranded overseas 600000 e.u. citizens got stuck around the world when the pandemic hit of those at least $350000.00 have already been flown back home on private and tainted flights the rest are still waiting the e.u. has been hoping to pay and coordinate flights. let's get more we are joined by the correspondent teri schultz in brussels to terry foreign ministers have actually been discussing this what's the update. well actually it's a really small proportion of those flights that are paid for and arranged by the european union that is not their 1st choice when it comes to getting citizens home they believe that people should be paying for their flights also the national government should take the lead in this and what the foreign policy chief just said is that 250000 people are still stuck this is

a figure that we've heard now for days so they are still stranded around the world as as more and more flights are canceled as transport hubs are shut down he said it's going to take a long time little by little these people will be able to come home but it is going to take some time we actually heard it even more realistic perhaps impression from german foreign minister heiko moss who said look we are bringing people home but we can't exclude the possibility that you know one in some colombian jungle or in some filipino philippine island they will be sitting there for quite some time so it's just not going to be possible when flights are canceled and there don't seem to be any commercial options complicated situation with no easy answers teri schultz in brussels thank you. well now one is the club has announced that their home stadium is set to become a coronavirus treatment center the largest football stadium in germany will act as a testing station for suspected cases as well as providing medical care for those

that have already tested positive the center which will be staffed by doctors and nurses and stocked with medical equipment will be fully operational from saturday. up next it's our coronavirus special with my colleague gary hart in the meantime i'm sorry kelly in berlin thanks for. comparing the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona. 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. and when will. it just through the topics covered in the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would

like any information on the drawing of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. science. do you also feel like banging your head into the wall sometimes stay in bed forever just cry or plainly freak out because the bad news about corona have no way these are tough times to switch on. news look at your favorite web site and it's not a pretty picture more dead every day infections on the rise johns hopkins now counts more than 1000000 cases worldwide health care systems reaching their limits hope

countries in lockdown friends and families are cutting off contact with each other . and it doesn't end their businesses are facing bankruptcy workers are losing their jobs it's all pretty scary stuff so how can we get through these challenging times without feeling helpless and depressed today will talk about how to get on top of the situation that feels very much like nothing is in our own hands this is either you news with our special coverage of the covenant in pandemic as in berlin . so what coronavirus does to the body is quite well known by now and more research is underway but what does it do to our soul fear of infection the isolation worries about loved ones who are dressed walk we do to not be overwhelmed by panic let's bring in the modern. neuroscientists and her field of research really is bad news and what it does with our brain and how does this barrage of bad news that we're

seeing right now influence our perception of this pandemic. well 1st of all it tilts the perception in a certain direction because as you already mentioned most of the news actually negative so we get the idea that the votes out there is even more negative and even more challenging than it is so what that does to our brain is really create a continuous chronic stress response so we continuously in this situation where we think we either have to fight or run on the side of flight response and what that does to our perception and also to our decision making abilities as county and of the senate and what we know also thought is that it definitely hinders long term decisions that aren't focusing on the long term. the virus is a threat we can all see or feel is similar to radiation does that give the fear

another dimension. yes certainly because of course if we see something like a wave coming towards us we can run and what we see unless also especially in many countries that i was pleasant present in the beginning people were very relaxed about it because it was far away and something we know about this perception and humans is that. spoken openly is quite bad so when we don't see something we actually contrast it because our brains are not optimized for that so it's leading needs to be local it needs to be immediate and it needs to perth people for us in order to act and of course that creates really a challenging situation because then it also comes into effect is what i mentioned before it creates this continuous stress response which in this our problem solving abilities really really help old people not only more at risk they are also body for more isolated than the younger people and now even family can visit what

does that do to the elderly and how can we help keep their spirits up. yeah well maybe also sings of a model for because then this is a very negative note in general is what it can also create and also especially to the end of the people is a sense of community because once we all understood that this is really a risk situation and this is really a danger that is out there isn't the though we can't lead fear of it or see it it can create this common sense of shan't responsibility and that's what we see all over the world and also as we got to the old city there people actually take more time take more care not only to the people we know and our own family members who might be isolated and feel a little relieved but also to strange us because we now it what we consider psychologically and one group we act together against this virus that is the global threat. news outlets often criticized for focusing on the bad news all the

time like all journalists we here at the w are guilty as charged but just reporting on a happy promise in pippin's is not really an option either so what can we the media do. yeah i was already kind of hinting at that because that's really a unique chance for what we call constructive or solution oriented join in this these days because now we have this idea of this understanding that we are all in this together and people all over the world ask what now and that's really the key that's a additional question that is introduced by construct defense additionally antic reporting into joining us and into the journalistic thinking and it's for example lots of journalists are practicing now these days because the people come to watch them and they have this urge to get onsets to all that questions and needs to understand the situation and i see this really all over the world now and we just need to focus on it even more the people who select a news they consume but also of course all the jonas that are covering this global

pandemic trying to heed your advise in order that thank you very much for this import. thank you but it's not just the news that can give you the blues we are social creatures so having to live in self isolation can be pretty stressful in itself our reporter hugh dela talked to a researcher who observed quarantined people during the 2003 sars epidemic. in 2003 a previously unknown virus caused the severe acute respiratory syndrome known as sars more than 8000 people were infected and thousands were quarantined. remus direct conducted research into the mental health of people during best songs are in teens. and what we've heard is that there was

a high percentage of. p.t.s.d. the crash. happened. during the sars or. so what we found when we talk about p.t.s.d. what we know is that. well what is it that angry frustrated it they feel there is a lack of control how can you explain the fact. the your experience. so it's not. theirs is not most dramatic. ok so that's what they are starting to experience is the fact that it's a true that and when they were sort of about the fact that they might develop some are or in this particular. virus you're thinking about and we're going to make it when i feel the symptoms oh i have a heart oh you know i have

a longer harder agree it is the common one. although the current coronavirus the pandemic is also throwing up such a thing as there are differences now too and some of these could even have a positive effect on people's mental health. and they are going to have a sense of community so what we see now is there are so many people in isolation but people don't feel they're the only ones you know there is a lot more communication as well now we have to. ologies the other thing that's happened this time which is very different from sars is that there is a lot of psychological support what are they seeing people can do if they find themselves while in isolation and keep in touch with family or friends by using technology they will provide a tremendous amount of support the other thing is setting out a routine and routine helps in harming one's here's an anxiety. even though the

world might seem grim at the moment we should remember that there are still things we can do for ourselves and for others not everything is beyond our control. and not a man who has managed to stay in control and stay calm all through this crisis he's a biologist a science journalist and our resident corona expert g.w.s. derek williams with us again to answer questions that you said to us. since the virus passed from animal human. to night stuck there isn't much work out there yet looking at which animals could carry the disease or might even get sick from it one study published by a chinese team earlier this week claims the virus replicates poorly in

a range of domesticated animals among them dogs pigs chickens and ducks but that cats and ferrets showed some susceptibility and could also passive along to each other that work still has to be confirmed it's not a surprise though if it's correct because a number of coronaviruses are known to cause a range of illnesses in livestock and poultry. how no take for. them to stop infection it turns out that it's a pretty tricky question to answer and like so much else we don't know for sure yet when it comes to catching any viral disease the length of time you remain infectious differs depending on the virus and we aren't sure how long that period it is for sars cove to however a study carried out here in germany indicates very high had loads of virus in covert 1000 patients peaked about 4 days after symptoms began and

dropped steadily from there the researchers recommended release though only 10 days after symptoms began and then only if detectable levels of the virus had dropped dramatically. if the virus attacks. well this also affects. it's clear that if your respiratory system is affected by an illness then it's going to have knock on effects throughout the body not least for your heart of course but. also mounting evidence that the corona virus might directly affect the heart as well or it might have an indirect effect there are also indications that the virus can directly damage the kidneys in some cases though that's apparently more rare but for the majority of patients especially patients with milder cases the disease begins and ends and the lungs. keep the questions for him

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